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Morning Cup of Murder

A Serial Killer Couple Who Traveled the World - August 14 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

When police arrives, I found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:06.0

We have a weird homicide.

0:08.8

A scene described by one investigator is reminiscent of a weird...

0:13.0

When a crime catches up with people, sometimes they take drastic measures to maintain freedom.

0:21.6

On August 14, 2017, a man was sentenced for crimes he committed while fleeing suspicion back in the U.S.,

0:28.6

a man who tried his best to maintain his freedom.

0:33.6

So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

0:41.5

William Dathan Holbert, born September 12, 1979, in Saluda, North Carolina, spent most of his young years living in rural mountains on his family's small apple orchard and cattle ranch.

0:55.1

Attending high school in the neighboring city of Hendersonville,

0:58.7

William played football, was well liked by his teammates and fellow students,

1:03.4

and was remembered as quite gifted, though he maintained a relatively average GPA.

1:09.7

What he was also known for was being a bit of a troublemaker.

1:15.3

When he was just 17 years old, William was cited by a game warden for illegally hunting on federal land.

1:22.0

But because of his age and because this was his first known offense, he was fined and released without an arrest.

1:28.3

After graduating from high school in 1997, William Holbert then began schooling at the Blue Ridge Community College,

1:36.3

where he sought his associate's degree in agriculture, while also working as a landscaper,

1:42.3

eventually managing to start his own business in Hendersonville.

1:48.0

Along the way, William met and married a woman in 1998, and though they would divorce just six years later,

1:54.5

the pair welcomed three children into the fold. Unfortunately, it seemed like the divorce was a precursor to a troubling shift in

2:04.0

William's life. Declaring bankruptcy not long after the divorce and ceasing his child support payments,

2:11.5

William listed over $500,000 in assets, but declared he was more than $700,000 in debt.

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