256. The Hitchhiker: The Murder of Dorothy Donovan

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Today, we are going to Harrington, Delaware, where 41-year-old Charles Holden returns home from work just after 1 am. Pulling up to his home, he notices a man lurking outside, peeking in the windows. Charles, who shares the property with his mother, left the scene to phone the police. Charles explained to the dispatcher that he feared the man was trying to break into his mother’s home and was worried since she lived alone. Charles went back to the location to wait for the police. Corporal Myrna Williams Kinney of the Delaware State Police arrived, walked around the house, and discovered a window on the back of the house had been shattered. Charles's heart sank as he worried about his elderly mother.

Join Jen and Cam on this episode of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ as we discuss “The Hitchhiker: The Murder of Dorothy Donovan.”

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Sources:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847944/

https://tt.se/media/image/sdl6DlqWhr5rbk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mSAimU3THQ

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Donovan

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-272822.html

https://veritycreates.medium.com/killer-hitchhiker-the-murder-of-dorothy-donovan-b6c5dfc6d359

https://www.facebook.com/341180555899616/posts/in-memory-of-dorothy-donovanshe-was-born-dorothy-mae-bonney-on-may-18-1921-in-bu/2557279680956348/

https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/6opxy3/tomt_hitchhiker_kills_family_member_of_the_man/

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Edward October.
0:02.6	Over the years I've narrated more ghost stories, horror shows, and creepy pastas than I can count.
0:08.0	And yet, the crimes discussed on our true crime podcast managed to scare the shit out of me. This program is not
0:16.0	suitable for children or the faint of heart. If you are such a person go ahead and
0:20.1	switch off this podcast. Listen to something else.
0:24.0	Are you still with us?
0:26.0	Well, we've warned you. So, Hey Jen!
0:47.0	Hey Kim, how you doing?
0:50.0	I'm doing pretty darn well today.
0:52.0	And yourself? I'm doing pretty darn well today.
0:52.6	I'm doing well also.
0:55.1	I'm getting so nice and I'm so excited to do it.
0:58.4	I like it.
0:59.4	I like it.
1:00.4	I like it. It's 90, it can stop.
1:02.1	It doesn't have to get any hotter. But anyway, we got a lot to discuss today, don't we? Yes, we do. Let's start with the case first. All right. And then we'll go in our separate ways. Yep.m.
1:28.0	pulling up to his home, he notices a man lurking outside, peeking in the windows.
1:34.0	Charles's trailer home was on the same property
1:37.2	that he shared with his mother.
1:39.0	And Charles was obviously worried about her safety as well as his own.
1:43.4	So he left the scene and he went to a pay phone to call police.
1:47.1	Charles explained to the dispatcher that he was fearful the man was trying to break into
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