EP. 119 FLORIDA - The Killer Captain & The Sea Orphan: Family Annihilation On The High Seas

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In the year 1961, a tragic boat accident claimed the lives of 6 people and left only survivor... at least, that's what the Captain who escaped the accident thought. As it turned out, only a few days after Captain Julian Harvey would be discovered floating at sea and would explain the tragic events to the US Coast Guard, ANOTHER survivor, a young girl nicknamed "The Sea Orphan" would be found, and she had a VERY DIFFERENT story to tell about just what had happened to her family on board that cursed ship that night... this is the story of Captain Julian Harvey, the cursed Bluebelle ship & Tere Jo, "The Sea Orphan"... you're listening to MURDER IN AMERICA. - Start YOUR therapy journey TODAY with BetterHelp! Just visit https://www.BetterHelp.com/MIA today to get 10% off your first month. - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Warning. The following podcast is not suitable for all audiences.
0:04.0	We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
0:12.0	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses
0:17.1	against children.
0:18.4	This podcast is not for everyone.
0:20.7	You have been warned.
0:22.2	It's 1961 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
0:25.0	The sun is shining, the waves are lapping,
0:27.0	and it's the perfect day to go for a cruise.
0:29.0	In the month of November that year,
0:31.0	the Duperal family boarded a vessel known as the Blue Bell,
0:34.4	captained by a man named Julian Harvey, and set out sailing towards the Bahamas.
0:38.8	For years, the family had been saving money, suffering through the freezing cold Wisconsin winters, waiting for the time
0:44.3	when they could finally head south and chase sunny skies.
0:47.5	And finally, that chance had come, but storm clouds were on the horizon. On November 8th, 1961, five members of a Duperall family boarded
0:56.0	the Blue Bell, along with the Captain Julian Harvey and his wife Mary. And in less than 10 days,
1:01.6	Captain Harvey would be found dead in his hotel room after an apparent
1:05.0	suicide, and most of the members of the Duperil family would be dead.
1:09.4	This is one of the most disturbing stories we've ever heard about a man on the edge, a person who truly snapped.
1:15.6	I'm Colin Brown and you're listening to Murder in America. The Oh, yeah. Oh, you know, you're going to be.
2:03.0	Oh, you know.
2:05.0	Oh, you.
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