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Murder In America

EP. 138 CALIFORNIA - The WORST MOM In America: Theresa Knorr (She Tortured & Killed Her Children)

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.86.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

WARNING: The following podcast contains extremely disturbing descriptions of child abuse, murder and other atrocious acts and crimes. A parents job is to protect and love their children... but that doesn't always happen. You see, in the 1980's a killer mom terrorized her children inside of their home in California, and when the details of the murders finally emerged and were published in the media, people were absolutely astonished. They literally couldn't believe what they were reading. This is the disturbing case of Theresa Knorr, and you're listening to MURDER IN AMERICA! - 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 2024 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,

0:16.0

murder, and offenses against children.

0:18.3

This podcast is not for everyone.

0:20.6

You have been warned. It's the year 1984 in Placer County, California, near the captivating Lake Tahoe.

0:30.0

Lake Tahoe is beautiful.

0:32.0

It's a place where many people go to unwind and have some fun.

0:36.8

But on this day, as Mabel Harrison is driving down Highway 89, she notices a fire burning in the woods right off the road, so she

0:46.6

pulls her car over to investigate. She also flags down another vehicle to help.

0:53.6

Luckily, the man in that car, Robert Eden,

0:56.8

has a fire extinguisher, and from there

1:00.0

they both run over to put out the flames.

1:03.0

It's difficult for them to tell exactly what is burning in front of them.

1:08.1

They assume it's a pile of camping gear someone left behind.

1:12.4

But one thing they know for sure is that whatever it is is

1:16.5

releasing a horrible smell. Robert continues to use the fire extinguisher on the

1:22.2

blades and once the flames find to use the fire extinguisher on the blades.

1:23.4

And once the flames finally die down and the smoke clears,

1:27.7

they immediately realize that they are looking at a dead body. Soon enough the police are on scene and start their

1:35.7

investigation and they eventually learn that the body found on the side of

1:40.4

Highway 89 was a young woman. They also learned that she was alive

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