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Crimes and Consequences

EP93: Disciples of Destruction

Crimes and Consequences

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

When Kimberly Cates went to bed the evening of September 4, 2009, she had no idea that she would be startled awake later that night and attacked in her bed with her 11-year-old daughter next to her. Kimberly was murdered during a random home invasion by members of the Disciples of Destruction, a “brotherhood” of some high school friends that decided they would raise some hell and terrorize the residents of the little rural town of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. Listen to this week’s episode to find out more about this little town’s most heinous murder.

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Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spader-steven.htm
Steven Spader’s Murderpedia page

https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/10/11/haunting-pasts-led-four-to-violence/
“Haunting past leads four to violence” by Jessica Fargen for The Boston Herald

https://www.courts.state.nh.us/caseinfo/pdf/mtvernon/gribble/2010/feb/Gribble-Indictment-Conspiracy-to-Commit-Murder.pdf
Christopher Gribble’s Indictment by the State of New Hampshire

https://www.courts.state.nh.us/caseinfo/pdf/mtvernon/spader/2010/feb/Spader-Indictment-Attempted-Murder.pdf
Steven Spader’s Indictment by the State of New Hampshire

https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/local-news/2013/07/31/new-documents-about-murderer-steven-spader-8217s-sentencing-show-a-family-struggling-to-control-a-teenager-8217s-actions/
“New documents about murderer Steven Spader’s sentence show a family struggling to control a teenager’s actions” by Staff for The Telegraph

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39895053
“Witness: NH man wanted to kill, eat victims” by Lynne Tuohy for NBC News

https://www.necn.com/news/local/_necn__school_apologizes_for_including_students_charged_with_murder_in_yearbook_necn/61994/
“School Apologizes for Including Students Charged with Murder in Yearbook” by Alysha Palumbo for NECN

https://www.wmur.com/article/parole-granted-for-man-convicted-in-connection-with-mont-vernon-killing/8615648
“Parole granted for man convicted in connection with Mont Vernon killing” by Andy Hershberger for WMUR9

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/04/04/nh-home-invasion-accomplices-face-decades-in-prison/
“NH Home Invasion Accomplices Sentences to Decades in Prison” by Lynn Tuohy for Associated Press for WBZ CBS Boston

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.

0:09.0

Listener discretion is advised.

0:12.0

Hi everyone, I'm Tanya, and I'm Tlaia. advised.

0:12.8

Hi everyone, I'm Tanya.

0:14.3

And I'm T Leah.

0:15.4

And we are Crimes and Consequences, a true crime podcast. Hi Tanya, how are you today? Today's a great day. How are you today?

0:35.0

Today's a great day. How are you? I'm doing great. I'm excited to tell everyone this latest story so welcome back everyone before I get into it though if you could

0:45.4

hit the subscribe or follow button on whatever app you're listening to that would be

0:49.5

great so Tilly are you ready? Yeah I just want to take a second to think everybody for taking time out of their day to listen to us.

0:57.1

We really appreciate you guys more than you know.

1:00.5

Absolutely.

1:01.7

I second that. 42 year old Kimberly Cates woke up in the early morning hours in her bedroom on September 4th, 2009.

1:12.0

She thought she heard her 11 year old daughter Jamie coming into her bedroom.

1:17.6

The Kate's family consisted of Kimberly, her husband David, and Jamie and they all lived in the charming little New Hampshire town of Mount Vernon.

1:27.0

Mount Vernon is a rural town of about 2,000 people near near the Massachusetts, New Hampshire border.

1:34.7

The home they lived in was on a rather isolated street,

1:37.8

and they didn't really have any close neighbors,

1:40.6

but there were some other houses on the street.

1:43.0

At time my houses.

1:44.0

Yeah, they're spaced.

1:46.0

Kimberly's husband and Jamie's father, David, was out of town on business.

1:51.0

Kimberly and Jamie were home together alone or so they thought.

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