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Morning Cup of Murder

The Boys Dark Side - February 2 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

February 2nd: Joshua Jenkins' First Murder (1996) One should be able to trust their own family members. This, however, is not always the case. On February 2nd 1996 a boy committed a heinous act against a family who trusted him. https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jenkins-joshua.htm, https://thecinemaholic.com/alene-and-george-jenkins-murders-where-is-joshua-jenkins-now/, https://apnews.com/article/81630a3a5b7b99f09293e2c54ad0424d, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-30-mn-8473-story.html, https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/feb/27/police-say-teen-plotted-slaying/, http://hauntedfamilytrees.com/modernpsychopaths/who-is-joshua-jenkins-an-authors-tale/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:06.0

We have a weird homicide.

0:08.8

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:12.0

One a cup of murder...

0:15.0

One should be able to trust their own family members.

0:18.2

This, however, is not always the case.

0:24.6

On February 2nd, 1996, a boy committed a heinous act against a family who trusted him. So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled,

0:31.1

sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder. Aileen Jenkins, 48, and George Jenkins, 50, were in the year 1996, living what most would

0:42.1

call an idyllic life.

0:44.2

Living in Las Vegas, Nevada, the married couple had a wonderful relationship and never

0:49.1

having any children of their own, decided to adopt two children, Joshua and Megan, while they were infants and

0:56.0

give them everything they could in life. However, not everything was so wonderful behind closed doors.

1:03.5

From the early age of five, Joshua started experiencing problems in education, behavior, and

1:09.2

mental health that had his parents seeking professional

1:12.1

assistance. Known to take out his mood swings on Aileen and George, when Joshua was a teenager,

1:18.2

they were forced to call the police to their home on numerous occasions, when their son's threats

1:22.9

and violence became too much to handle. In fact, in one particular incident, Joshua armed himself with a crossbow and a rifle

1:30.7

with plans on taking his father's life.

1:33.7

The weapons were eventually coerced out of his hands and the parents, at a loss, decided to

1:39.2

enroll Joshua into Vista Del Mar, a well-known boarding school for, quote, troubled youths in Los Angeles, California.

1:48.0

While they saw the move as beneficial for everyone in the family, it only served as a trigger for

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