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Murder Dictionary

Axe Murders: Victor Licata, Jake Bird, William Patrick Mitchell, and Tyree Smith

Murder Dictionary

Brianna Miera

Comedy, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.4645 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Episode 1 starts off with discussing Victor Licata, the inspiration behind the movie Reefer Madness. Then we will talk about itinerant worker and serial killer Jake Bird, who took axe murder on tour. We will move on to Australian William Patrick Mitchell, who had a little problem with rejection. Our episode comes to a close with new Subway spokesperson Tyree Smith, adding chopsticks to the axe murder mix.

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0:00.0

Thank you for checking out Murder Dictionary Podcast. I just wanted to give a quick disclaimer that we are still learning the ropes of audio and podcasting in general. The sound quality and content will get better as we get more experience, so please bear with us through this learning curve. We focus mostly on the murderers, so some listeners may feel that

0:23.5

the subject is approached too lightheartedly and with a lack of focus on the victims. Although we

0:29.8

want to be sensitive to that, we cannot help but focus on the details or facts that we find

0:35.7

most fascinating. And for us, that is often the life of the murderer and the details or facts that we find most fascinating. And for us, that is often the life of the murderer

0:40.2

and the details of the crimes.

0:43.0

We appreciate you checking us out

0:44.6

and hope that you are also interested

0:46.5

in the stories that we are intrigued enough by to explore.

0:51.4

Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes. I'm going to be able to be. I'm going to

1:13.6

I'm going to be.

1:15.6

I'm going to Welcome to the Murder Dictionary Podcast. My name is Brianna and with me is Kelly.

1:40.0

Hey.

1:40.7

Today we are discussing Axe Murder.

1:43.7

We've got a few cases and a little bit of history for you.

1:48.9

Some of the oldest tools ever discovered were axes.

1:52.8

In early weaponry, axes were often used because they were cheaper than swords, more readily available, and more functional due to their many uses. They're a lot more

2:03.9

uncommon today, but axe murder was more common in the 19th century and before, because axes

2:10.1

had so many purposes around the average household. Your voice is beautiful. It's like, it's so angelic.

2:19.2

Oh, man, I feel ridiculous.

2:21.3

I feel like I'm giving a high school report or something.

2:25.4

No, it's good.

2:27.3

Good.

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