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Once Upon A Crime

Swan Songs: Katherine Korzilius

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The mysterious death of a young girl inspires Jon Bon Jovi to record a song dedicated to her.  This is the case of Katherine Korzilius.  Resources: Unsolved Mysteries, Season 10: Episode 7 - https://unsolved.com/gallery/katherine-korzilius/ "Family Searches for Answers, Peace" by Hank Stuever for Austin American-Statesman, Aug 7, 1997.  "Jon Bon Jovi Busy with Singing, Newfound Acting Career" by Winnie Bonelli for The Herald-New, Passaic, New Jersey, June 20, 1997.  Links: Song: "August 7th, 4:15" by Jon Bon Jovi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoABwDxs9q8  CrimeCon tickets: www.crimecon.com - Use discount code ONCEUPON2020 for 10% off your registration Music Credits: Original theme music by http://AaronGoldberg.Bandcamp.com Other music from Freesound.org - Licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. 

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0:00.0

This podcast details true crime cases.

0:04.9

It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

0:08.7

It is not intended for children.

0:10.9

Listener discretion is advised.

0:12.9

Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.

0:20.2

This month I'll be featuring true crime cases that inspired songs.

0:25.1

As listeners know, I almost never cover unsolved cases.

0:29.5

There are so many great true crime podcasts out there that do, and personally, I prefer

0:34.2

to research cases that have a resolution.

0:37.1

But in this first episode, I'll be telling you the story of a tragic death of a young

0:41.3

girl, and giving you some information so you can decide.

0:45.9

Was this a case of a tragic accident or an unsolved murder?

0:50.6

This is the story of Catherine Brazilians.

0:56.6

August 7, 1996 was a blazing hot day in Austin, Texas.

1:02.2

It was one of those late summer days where you can almost hear the heat shimmering off

1:06.5

the pavement.

1:08.3

Nancy Crazilius had spent the day running errands around town in her Chevy suburban.

1:13.2

Her SUV was the quintessential suburban mom car, which was perfect for Nancy because she

1:19.2

was a suburban mom, always on the go with her two kids, Chris age 9 and Catherine age

1:25.1

6 and toe.

1:27.5

Although it was summer, today was no exception.

1:30.5

It had been a busy day.

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