The Dangers of Being a Confidential Informant - December 17 2022

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS! https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 17th: Rachel Hoffman Born (1984) How far would you go to stay out of trouble with the police? On December 17th 1984 a young woman was born who would, in a desperate plea to stay out of trouble, agree to help police in a drug bust she was woefully unprepared for. A decision that would end up costing her her life. Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rachel_Hoffman, https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/05/06/10-years-later-rachel-hoffmans-death-makes-police-informants-safer/580595002/, https://www.wtxl.com/news/remembering-rachel-hoffman-s-murder-years-later/article_ea518ee8-52c9-11e8-ae8f-27670182aced.html, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/03/the-throwaways, https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/10-years-later-Rachel-Hoffman-murder--481981331.html, https://www.wfla.com/news/documentary-looks-at-police-work-with-informants-after-rachel-hoffmans-death/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	There were two more murders.
0:31.8	15 miles away.
0:32.7	When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.
0:36.1	We have a weird homicide.
0:38.9	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
0:42.3	How far would you go to stay out of trouble with the police?
0:48.3	On December 17, 1984, a young woman was born who would, in a desperate plea to stay out of trouble, agreed to help police in a drug bust she was woefully unprepared for, a decision that would end up costing her her life.
1:04.3	So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.
1:21.3	Rachel Morningstar Hoffman, born December 17th, 1984, was a 23-year-old graduate from Florida State University when, on April 17, 2008, someone in her apartment complex complained about the smell of marijuana,
1:30.8	called the police, and voiced their suspicions that the young woman was selling drugs.
1:35.6	After willingly letting the police search her home, replying yes when they asked if any illegal
1:40.5	drugs were on the premises, officers uncovered just over five ounces of cannabis
1:45.3	and four ecstasy pills tucked underneath the cushions of her couch. Now, while this may not
1:52.0	have seemed like a big deal for some, Rachel was actually under drug court supervision for possession
1:57.6	of 0.9 ounces of marijuana during a traffic stop in February of 2007.
2:04.3	Because of this, and this new offense, Rachel faced possible prison time if charged and convicted
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