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In the 1970s, Nashville appeared to be a picture of safety, with quiet streets and friendly neighbors. It seemed the kind of place where nothing truly bad was supposed to happen. But within the first few months of 1975, two girls would be found murdered. First twenty-year-old Sally Des Prez, a college Freshman was raped and killed in her own apartment. Then, a nine-year-old Girl Scout, Marcia Trimble, vanished while delivering Girl Scout Cookies. Her tiny body would be found later in a neighbor's shed. Police set their sights on a suspect and wouldn't give up on their pursuit, but it took decades to bring the murderer to justice. Join Cam & Jen as they discuss "Tunnel Vision: The Murders of Sally Des Prez & Marcia Trimble." Thank you to our team Listener Discretion by Edward October Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint https://theinkypawprint.com Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNPqLYPhD5M&ab_channel=NashvilleBanner Hidden in Plain Sight - Paula Zahn S8E6 https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200040149/s02-e10-her-mother-s-prayers Grave Secrets - S2E10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marcia_Trimble https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200929286/sarah-van_natta-des_prez https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/legal/ruling-excludes-cops-theory-of-how-marcia-trimble-died/article_f510bc28-fc00-578e-87ff-d90c43ba4196.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/108989999/?match=1&terms=Des%20Prez  https://www.newspapers.com/image/108988599/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/108988667/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/108991245/?match=1&terms=Des%20Prez https://www.newspapers.com/image/109007277/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble https://www.newspapers.com/image/111990026/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble https://www.newspapers.com/image/109012282/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble https://www.newspapers.com/image/111990026/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble https://www.newspapers.com/image/112019838/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble https://oldnewstom.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the_suspect-final.pdf (book co-written by Jeffrey Womack and his lawyer) https://www.newspapers.com/image/304655571/?match=1&terms=Jerome%20Barrett https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/the-file-on-marcia-trimble/article_1350fb37-d13b-55bd-a9fb-b37da734f948.html https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2012/m2009-02636-cca-r3-cd.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2025

The neighborhood of St. Louis Hills was quiet that evening in November 1980. The leaves were turning as winter was making its way in. John Dooling was suddenly jolted awake by a loud sound. Was it A scream? Or had he imagined it? He immediately thought of his 18-year-old daughter, Ellen. Ellen had gone on a date that night. She should have been home by now. John threw off the covers and moved to the window, peeling back the curtain. That’s when he saw a blue Oldsmobile Cutlass idling in front of the house. The car wasn’t moving. He grabbed his robe and stepped outside. Something was wrong. It was Ellen; she was slumped over in the car.John yanked the door open when he saw her face. He screamed so loudly that it would surely wake the neighbors in the 6200 block of Walsh Street. Ellen Dooling and her date, 20-year-old Gary Consolino, never left the car alive. They had been shot—executed—right there in front of her parents' home. There were no signs of a struggle. No shattered glass. There are no desperate claw marks on the door handles. The car hadn’t been ransacked. Their wallets and jewelry remained untouched. This crime should have been solved so easily, but it was not. Justice should have brought at least some comfort to both of their families, but it did not. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Horror in St. Louis Hills: Ellen Dooling and Gary Consolino.’ Listener discretion by our bestie @octoberpodVHS Music is by our other bestie who is also our editor @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/218-blame-it-on-the-game-mary-towey--55288137 https://muckrack.com/bob-cyphers/articles https://www.firstalert4.com/video/2022/01/21/someone-knows-something-gary-consolino-ellen-dooling-cold-case-that-haunts-st-louis/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/31437268/the-murders-of-ellen-jean-dooling-and/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/phcd5m/41_years_later_the_murders_of_gary_consolino_and/ https://twitter.com/kmov/status/1432374841693425667 https://www.firstalert4.com/2022/01/21/horror-st-louis-hills-gary-consolino-ellen-dooling-murders-that-shook-city/ https://www.firstalert4.com/news/st-louis-unsolved/ https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/mother-of-murder-victim-makes-plea-for-help-in-cold-case/63-368399891 https://www.newspapers.com/article/30024498/ellen_dooling_and_gary_consolino/

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

It was a brisk autumn night in October 1977 when two best friends, Christine Eadie and Helen Scott, stepped into Edinburgh’s World’s End Pub for what should have been a carefree night of drinks and laughter. Just seventeen years old, they were out to blow off steam, pub-hop, and soak in the city’s energy. But as the night drew to a close, a chance encounter changed everything. On their way out, the girls struck up a casual conversation with two men—a chat that lasted no more than 25 minutes. Moments later, Christine and Helen disappeared into the night. They were never seen alive again. That ordinary pub, on that ordinary night, would be etched into Scotland’s darkest history—The World’s End Pub forever linked to their final steps. Like Whitechapel in the time of Jack the Ripper, or the Ford Theatre on the night Lincoln fell, The World’s End would become a place where tragedy and terror collide. What happened next would haunt a nation—and ignite one of Scotland’s most chilling manhunts. Join Jen and Cam on this episode entitled 'Double Jeopardy at the World's End: Scotland's Angus Sinclair." Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS Researched and written by Lauretta Allen, as well as myself. Executive Producers @theinkypawprint Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_End_Murders https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-47524945  https://youtu.be/dNMTHwOrQK0?si=DbcL4bufbpxU60US https://youtu.be/5WcrDOim1Rw?si=C7jsagwsgwOKHwd0 https://youtu.be/EoHghw36gpk?si=0n6DhReS29po3ZLK https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sinclair-angus.htm https://www.newspapers.com/image/1047423638/?match=1&clipping_id=172210762 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1047422373/match=1&terms=%22Catherine%20Reehill https://www.newspapers.com/image/1047422301/?match=1&clipping_id=172210941 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1047424653/?match=1&clipping_id=172211034 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048695564/?match=1&clipping_id=172211313 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048838948/?match=1&clipping_id=172211394 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048780956/?match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048767078/?match=1&clipping_id=172211704 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048724298/?match=1&clipping_id=172211867 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048736127/?match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048732134/? match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048647935/?match=1&clipping_id=172212169 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048590172/?match=1&clipping_id=172212245 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048722237/?match=1&clipping_id=172212760 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048793994/?match=1&clipping_id=172212787 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048792299/?match=1&clipping_id=172212838 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048651639/?match=1&c

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

On June 7, 1994, a 13-year-old  Ann-Marie Clifford, a student at Collingwood College in Camberley, Surrey, was jumped. The attack was swift, unprovoked, and deeply disturbing. In the school’s bathroom, the student was stabbed in the back with a knife. The force of the blow punctured the lung. The attack was impulsive. But what made it even more horrifying was the lack of emotion on the face of the attacker. Join Jen and Cam on this episode entitled ‘The Devil’s Daughter: Sharon Carr. ’Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music by our E.P. @theinkypawprint Sources: Deadly Women, Investigation Discovery. Never Too Young (Television documentary). Season 8, episode 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Carr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hbSPe5_jw https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/double-murderer-aged-15-girl-given-life-sentence-6511078.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/12/classroomviolence.pupilbehaviour https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/britain-youngest-female-murderer-parole-release-b2176083.html https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/britain%25E2%2580%2599s-youngest-female-killers https://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-girl-who-killed-aged-12-1275008.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/i-was-born-to-be-a-killer-every-night-i-see-the-devil-in-my-dreams-1275032.html https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/katie-killer-set-fight-murder-4853422 https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5e6f684d2c94e038e9f35f1e

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

In 1993, MTV aired a music video for the song “Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum. In the video, names and photographs of real missing people were featured.  In that music video, the picture of fifteen-year-old Vicky Hamilton is displayed just long enough to burn the image of the girl with the short bob haircut into your mind. When the video was made, Vicky had been missing from her family in Scotland for two years. A little while later in the video, there is another photograph of a girl, Dinah McNicol, an 18-year-old from Essex, in the UK, who had just finished her A-level exams. When the Soul Asylum video was made, Dinah had also been missing for two years. Aside from the fact that both girls went missing six months apart in the same year, and aside from the fact that they both appeared in the same music video, two other things connected these girls. They had both been murdered by the same man. And they both shared the same grave. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss the chilling case of Peter Tobin, one of the UK's most depraved serial killers. We explore how his unassuming life as a handyman masked a brutal reality, leading to the murders of Angelika Kluk, Vicky Hamilton, and Dinah McNicol. *Come join Jen and Cam in Italy 2026* We are touring Italy in 2026, and would love for you to come along!  Come see Venice, Florence, and Rome with us! The dates or June 12 thru June 20. If there is enough interest, we can add Pompeii and Capri.  Spaces are limited Email us at [email protected] for more information or go to  Our True Crime Podcast Dark History Tour Italy 2026 or call to book now 1-800-438-7672 Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEOtOs4eBE&ab_channel=DocumentaryCentral https://youtu.be/LcmcpdVbb4g?si=r_NusKUlIjzIXBet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFCe57LwYjY&t=51s&ab_channel=OldStuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOvqocYZHS0&ab_channel=OldStuff https://stpatsanderston.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/3/7/12370892/st_pats_guide.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/04/ukcrime.estheraddley https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/oct/01/ukcrime.scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tobin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approved_school https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/dec/16/peter-tobin-profile-wild-child-killer https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-51114483 https://vocal.media/criminal/the-disappearance-of-louise-kay https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-51114483

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

If you listen to the podcast, you know a thing or two about crime. You may like the following questions: Why did they do it? How did they do it? Why this victim and not someone else? No matter why you listen, I bet you can remember a case from childhood that left a mark, changed how you looked at humanity, or made you lose your innocence. For me, this is that story. I had just turned 11 years old and I still remember the look of shock on my mother’s face when she was talking about this.  The call came through just before dawn on Thursday, October 23, 1980. A dispatcher’s voice crackled over the radio, summoning officers and an ambulance to Pope’s Cafeteria at 12450 Manchester Road, inside West County Center in Des Peres, Missouri. If you are local, you may call it the White Dove, at least we did growing up. When officers arrived, they were met with a small crowd of employees, still in their uniforms, visibly shaken. Some clung to each other for support, their faces pale with shock as they pointed officers toward the inside of the restaurant. Whatever had happened, it was bad. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode, “Pope's Cafeteria Massacre.” Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music by  @theinkypawprint Sources: Murder At Pope's Cafeteria by Ronald Martin.  https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-thomas-selvey-an/21186652/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-byrd-guilty-of-f/16608221/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-leader-and-press-byrd/80560580/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-byrd-1/80560921/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-dairy-queen-murd/17396419/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/48854693/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-maurice-osca/16349748/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-oscelious-green/20674092/ "Byrd". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 23, 1991 – via newspapers.com. "Verdict". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 15, 1982 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-shootings-recall/19116456/  "Suspect's wife tells of money at murder trial". The Springfield News-Leader. August 12, 1982 – via newspapers.com. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/missouri-1 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/08/Convicted-murderer-Maurice-Oscar-Byrd-has-been-sentenced-to/2762408171600/  "Defendant Said To Boast Of Killings". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 12, 1982 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-shootings-recall/19116456/

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

On December 6th, 1989, a gunman walked into an engineering classroom in Montreal's École Polytechnique and opened fire. Within twenty minutes, fourteen women were dead. Killed only because they were women. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss what happened in the twenty minutes of Canada's deadliest mass shooting. ***Jen tried her best to pronounce the victim's names correctly.  *Come join Jen and Cam in Italy 2026* We are touring Italy in 2026, and would love for you to come along!  Come see Venice, Florence, and Rome with us! The dates or June 12 thru June 20. If there is enough interest, we can add Pompeii and Capri.  Spaces are limited Email us at HERE for more information Or go to  Our True Crime Podcast Dark History Tour Italy 2026 Or call to book now 1-800-438-7672 Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_L%C3%A9pine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/mass-shooting-1989-montreal-14-women-killed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18d2eocYP9Y&ab_channel=GeorgiaMarie https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/polytechnique-massacre-30-years-later-loreen-pindera-pov-1.5371032 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Because_They_Were_Women/aHwpEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT18&printsec=frontcover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnyT4rXwbAc&ab_channel=100huntley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s4MAG-jOfc&ab_channel=100huntley https://www.google.com/books/edition/Because_They_Were_Women/aHwpEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT18&printsec=frontcover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spsAJ76rP3I&rco=1&ab_channel=CBCNews https://globalnews.ca/news/6187845/montreal-massacre-victims/ https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/the-nightmare-of-marc-lpines-mother

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

Lawrencia Bembenek’s beauty was both a blessing and a curse. To some, it was a key that unlocked doors. But to others, it was the perfect tool for shaping a narrative—a narrative that framed her as a modern-day femme fatale. The press depicted her as “a former Playboy bunny,” yet Laurie had worked only three weeks as a waitress at the Lake Geneva Playboy Club and never posed for the magazine in her birthday suit. The closest she came to being a centerfold was fully clothed in a Schlitz beer calendar. This story was eaten up by the public and often distorted by the media. There were public rallies cheering her on with cries of “Run, Bambi, Run,” the name the press gave her and the name she hated. People could not get enough of this case, which brings me to the whole reason I decided to cover it today, as it may sound a bit familiar to another case in the headlines today. Take a listen and see what you think. Was Laurie set up?  Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast’s ‘Crossing the Thin Blue Line: Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek.’ Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our EP @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/06/us/murderer-s-fiance-is-guilty-of-aiding-her-prison-escape.html https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNPSRhBCVoQAIAlJRXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1748466018/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fLaurie_Bembenek/RK=2/RS=AkhxsqB51BnrkNSjGnQcq94GW4Y- https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/laurie-bambi-bembenek-did-she-kill-or-was-she-framed-by-cops https://www.milwaukeemag.com/archive-obsession-ira-robins-quest-justice-laurie-bembenek/ https://www.fox6now.com/news/attorney-seeks-pardon-for-laurie-bembenek-murder-conviction https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/milwaukee-history/shes-beautiful-shes-dangerous-and-shes-on-the-run-the-law_1/ https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrFDyJPBiVonJgL5AcPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1747285712/RO=10/RU= https%3a%2f%2fwww.upi.com%2fArchives%2f1993%2f05%2f13%2fBembenek-argues-with-juror-during-interview%2f5138737265600%2f/RK=2/RS=Ze19vMx_lPU62e0go3aMzzSnaC0- https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrFYG93BiVour8KgzoPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1747285752/RO=10/RU= https%3a%2f%2fcrimelibrary.org%2fnotorious_murders%2fwomen%2fbambenek%2f8.html/RK=2/RS=flDMvoE.qGH2UUjOqCwK4J2noYU- https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNPc0iBiVoPFQLFhgPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1747285667/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fthecinemaholic.com%2flaurie-bembenek%2f/RK=2/RS=PKZLDh5bTW0wQg2UMuJD.hNFtW0- https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNPc0iBiVoPFQLIBgPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzUEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1747285667/RO=10/RU= https%3a%2f%2fwww.jsonline.com%2fstory%2flife%2f2023%2f09%2f12%2flawrencia-laurie-bembenek-run-bambi-run-facts-murder-escape-from-prison-cause-of-death%2f70794066007%2f/RK=2/RS=1GdjKM0vWnG.dKmdAS5BcBrp2Sk- https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/life/2023/09/07/laurie-bembenek-tried-for-murder-in-1982/70791199007/ https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Trial-Lawrencia-Bembenek/dp/0061006009 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019065121/ http://www.milwaukeemag.com/article/6212011-laurieslastdays https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19900815&id=C75RAAAAIBAJ&pg=5364,3674311 http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/109696054.html

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

Fern Cowen Rodgers was a wealthy socialite living in the quiet town of Searcy, Arkansas. But in September 1974, her life came to a shocking end when she was found shot to death in her home. The murder stunned the people of Arkansas.  As police searched for answers, they uncovered a story full of secrets: a rocky marriage, past affairs, and a husband who had more to hide than anyone expected. Fern's murder rocked a small town and led to one of Arkansas’s most talked-about trials. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Sweet Tea & A Southern Scandal." *Come join Jen and Cam in Italy 2026* We are touring Italy in 2026, and would love for you to come along!  Come see Venice, Florence, and Rome with us! The dates or June 12 thru June 20. If there is enough interest, we can add Pompeii and Capri.  Email us at [email protected]  for more information or go to  Our True Crime Podcast Dark History Tour Italy 2026 Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: Book: A Murder in Searcy by Mike S. Allen , Deana Hamby Nall  https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Searcy-Mike-S-Allen/dp/B099FMBZ9G/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14484920/fern-rodgers https://www.centuriespod.com/post/episode-2-30-scandal-in-arkansas-the-murder-of-fern-rodgers https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/rodgers-v-state-no-889185361 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_Rodgers_Sr._House https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10076263/porter_roland-rodgers https://casetext.com/case/state-medical-board-v-rodgers https://www.newspapers.com/image/1099835/?match=1&terms=%22Fern%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/949767446/?match=1&terms=%22Fern%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1095685/?match=1&terms=%22Fern%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1102359932/?match=1&terms=%22Fern%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1100114/?match=1&terms=%22Fern%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1100114/?match=1&terms=%22Fern%20Rodgers%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/949365915/?match=1&terms=%22Dr.%20Porter%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/353717930/?match=1&terms=%22Dr.%20Porter%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1101968456/?match=1&terms=%22Dr.%20Porter%20Rodgers%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1101968456/?match=1&terms=%22Dr.%20Porter%20Rodgers%22 https://www.centuriespod.com/post/episode-2-30----scandal-in-arkansas-the-murder-of-fern-rodgers?fbclid=IwY2xjawJOiANleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTncw6wBCKXOX9Zwl0FhZNhKGdqX8RP0LkvB41yiopEb2FkIk292FTuN2Q_aem_Ute4IZ6-hs5UCju1PKIpMg https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1933?amount=2700   https://www.randallroberts.com/obituaries/peggy-heredos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwuUBb5C2TQ&ab_channel=HTTCrime%28Here%27sTheThing%29

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

Somewhere the sun shines, somewhere the birds sing the glories of a new dawn. Somewhere … it's Spring again!  But HERE … every day is Halloween!  Rogue Transmissions, an uncanny anthology of exceptional indie podcasts, presents  the Halfway to Halloween Hullabaloo!  Your horror host Edward October is scanning the dial for lost broadcasts, campfire tales, and weird nostalgia to bring you a hell-raising halfway to Halloween party that will chase away the springtime blues.   First up:  Vintage Halloween games and fortune-telling rituals, the secret of "The Ring Wraith Kid," and ghostly electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) recorded in a haunted apartment. Then: Green glowing footprints (do they belong to a ghost or an alien?), a startling steampunk re-imagining of The Tell-Tale Heart, a haunted pub, and a terrifying true missing persons case. Plus: The Tavern Haunting, and the true account of a haunted cabin in the woods.   Featuring Rogue Transmissions from: Karyn Raynor & Aubree Summers (Chick Lit podcast), Alecia Watson (Twisted & Uncorked and Truly Twisted), Amber & Maddie (Witches Talking Tarot), JT Hosack (Brew Crime), Emma & Becky (Spine Chillers & Serial Killers), Nikki Young (Serial Napper), Jen (Our True Crime Podcast), and Edward October (Octoberpod AM).   Tighten your screams, dust off your shrouds, and bring enough candy to feed a crowd ... because we're throwing a Halfway to Halloween party wild enough to wake the dead on this edition of Rogue Transmissions, the uncanny anthology of exceptional indie podcasts.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2025

The night was bitter that October night, but then came the fire. An all-consuming inferno that lit up the quiet streets of Prairie Village.  In minutes, the Farrar home — the suburban dream home belonging to two respected doctors, Michael Farrar and Deborah Green, and their three children, Timothy, Kate, and Kelly — was consumed by flames. The firefighters arrived and battled the blaze, but it was too little, too late. Two people made it out. The rest… didn’t. What was left behind wasn’t just a burned-out house — it was ground zero for a waking nightmare. As dawn broke and the smoke cleared, investigators searched what was left of the family's home. They were expecting tragedy. What they weren’t expecting was malice. Because beneath the ashes, something darker began to take shape—something deliberate. This wasn’t an accident.  It was murder. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast ‘Burning Betrayal: The Murders of Tim and Kelly Farrar.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources:https://mail.murderpedia.org/female.G/g/green-debora.htm https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article278565144.html https://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Harvest-Womans-Mothers-Sacrifice/dp/0684810476 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477435/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ks-supreme-court/1285263.html https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2014/12/21/mother-seeks-resentencing-deadly-arson-fire/16645032007/ https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2022/06/14/dr-debora-green-tennis-and-insanity/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1h03c63/female_family_annihilators/ https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-unthinkable-crimes-of-dr-debora-green-2257a5dcd9a3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAvb4qDE9Io https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfnWaYbZQLk http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2020/05/debora-green-serial-family-annihilator.html https://ground.news/article/michael-farrar-whose-ex-wife-served-him-poison-and-killed-2-kids-in-95-fire-dies-at-68

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

*****Warning***** This episode contains discussions of child abduction, abuse, and violence that may be distressing for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. In just three minutes, a quiet bus stop in Queensland became the site of one of Australia’s most haunting crimes. This episode unpacks the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe — the boy in the red shirt — and the years-long investigation that followed. Through silence, sorrow, and relentless pursuit of justice, Daniel’s story became a turning point for a nation. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Three Minutes: The Daniel Morcombe Abduction." Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: Book: The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe’s Killer by Kate Kyriacou  60 Minutes Australia https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4251154/ Missing Persons Unit https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5624692/ https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/608476/cif-morcombe-d-20190405.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Daniel_Morcombe https://casefilepodcast.com/case-54-daniel-morcombe/ https://danielmorcombe.com.au/about/daniels-story/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/11/schoolboy-daniel-morecombe-died-within-hour-of-being-abducted https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-26/daniel-morcombe-timeline/4389166 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Peter_Cowan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx5rnRtZwCw&ab_channel=7NewsSpotlight https://youtu.be/uFfDiVWlWX8?si=UcrFFZc4l9ei5F_4

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

The Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast returns for its second season! Seven years after his release from prison, former juvenile lifer Luis "Suave" Gonzalez seems to be thriving. His career has taken off, he’s in a committed relationship and he’s received public recognition after telling his story on the podcast. Suave always thought once he was out of prison and found stability in his new life, he would finally feel truly free. But freedom, it turns out, is more complicated than it seems. "Suave" is a deeply intimate portrait of a man battling the lingering trauma of incarceration and his search for happiness in the outside world after a near-lifetime in prison. In this season we explore the long shadow of prison.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

For years, Robert Brashers had managed to evade justice, slipping through the cracks repeatedly. But on January 13, 1999, his luck finally ran out in a modest motel room in Kennett, Missouri. What began as a routine police search quickly escalated into a tense, life-or-death standoff that would forever change the lives of those involved. Who was Robert Brashers? A man who his wife and children loved. What could have driven him to such a tragic end?  The entire truth would remain hidden for years, with whispers suggesting that there were more victims out there.  Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode, "Genetic Justice: Unmasking Robert Brashers.”  Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our executive producer @theinkypawprint Sources:  https://www.facebook.com/InvestigationDiscovery/videos/connected-by-murder-on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/2284387901877879/ https://greenvillejournal.com/tag/robert-eugene-brashers/ https://www.kait8.com/2018/10/05/killer-linked-murders-missouri-tennessee-south-carolina-paragould/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/murder-suspects-robert-brashers-body-exhumed-solve-two-1990s-cold-cases https://archive.today/20230115112055/ https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/10/05/greenville-cold-case-robert-brashers-jenny-zitricki/1534079002/ https://archive.ph/20230115112155/ https://www.kfvs12.com/2019/02/05/my-father-was-serial-killer-robert-brashers-daughter-speaks-out/#selection-811.21-1279.52 https://archive.ph/20230115112128/ https://greenvillejournal.com/news/greenville-police-murderer-in-28-year-old-cold-case-identified/#selection-937.42-937.43 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers https://archive.today/20230115112038/ https://www.fultonsun.com/news/2020/nov/19/fulton-resident-reminisces-homicide-investigation/ https://archive.ph/20230115112159/ https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/01/13/daughter-serial-killer-rapist-tied-greenville-hes-still-my-father/2481586002/#selection-529.0-851.132 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31099977/robert-brashers-mo-from-1985/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54853022/robert-brashers-florida-crime-1985/

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

On the evening of Saturday, July 21st, 1984, the local Catholic residents of the tiny town of Ronan, Montana, all gathered at 5:30 p.m. to celebrate mass with their new priest, Father John Kerrigan, who had just been assigned to their parish.  He never showed. He didn’t show up Sunday morning either.  Days later, his bloodstained clothes were discovered along a highway, but his body has never been found. Father Kerrigan’s case has many similarities to the disappearances and murders of three other priests.  Two of whom knew Father Kerrigan. Could they all be related? Join Cam and Jen as they discuss “Last Rites: Father John Kerrigan” Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint https://unsolved.com/gallery/fr-reynaldo-rivera/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193119300/john-patrick-kerrigan https://www.insidehook.com/culture/unholy-mystery-murdered-priests https://www.newspapers.com/image/394096896/?match=1&terms=missing%20priest https://www.newspapers.com/image/412665061/?match=1&clipping_id=167657715 https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/23/the-vanishing-of-a-priest/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076932453/?match=1&clipping_id=167658436 https://www.newspapers.com/image/350294378/?match=1&clipping_id=167658601 https://www.newspapers.com/image/241351966/?match=1&clipping_id=167658779 https://www.newspapers.com/image/350293577/?match=1&clipping_id=167658861 https://www.newspapers.com/image/350304344/?match=1&clipping_id=167658922 https://www.newspapers.com/image/350294283/?match=1&clipping_id=167659009 https://www.newspapers.com/image/351402921/?match=1&clipping_id=167659122 https://www.newspapers.com/image/354806616/?match=1&clipping_id=167659492 https://www.newspapers.com/image/955820619/?match=1&clipping_id=167660070 https://www.newspapers.com/image/349681260/?match=1&clipping_id=167660152 https://www.newspapers.com/image/350705169/?clipping_id=167660321 https://www.newspapers.com/image/958094424/?match=1&clipping_id=167660609 https://www.newspapers.com/image/410685517/?match=1&clipping_id=167660917 https://www.newspapers.com/image/470116359/?match=1&clipping_id=167661286 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1073605939/?match=1&clipping_id=167661444 https://www.newspapers.com/image/957459872/?clipping_id=167661532 https://www.newspapers.com/image/467114749/?match=1&terms=Father%20John%20Kerrigan%20priest https://www.newspapers.com/image/467367147/?match=1&terms=Father%20John%20Kerrigan%20priest (List of accused priests and personnel) https://www.newspapers.com/image/958922589/?terms=Father%20John%20Kerrigan%20priest https://www.newspapers.com/image/350303929/?match=1&terms=Curtis%20Holmen https://www.newspapers.com/image/350302245/?match=1&terms=Curtis%20Holmen https://charleyproject.org/case/curtis-austin-holmen https://www.newspapers.com/image/394128873/?match=1&terms=Swan%20River%20Youth%20Forest%20Camp https://www.newspapers.com/image/350292686/?match=1&terms=Daniel%20Radi https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076936323/?match=1&terms=Daniel%20Radi https://www.newspapers.com/image/350294378/?match=1&terms=Daniel%20Radi https://www.newspapers.com/image/350294362/?match=1&terms=Daniel%20Radi https://www.newspapers.com/image/351280442/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Ferguson%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/351115205/?match=1&terms=Episcopal%20priest%20missing https://www.newspapers.com/image/392859867/?match=1&terms=Episcopal%20priest%20missing https://www.newspapers.com/image/392870634/?match=1&terms=Episcopal%20priest%20missing https://www.newspapers.com/image/351116613/?match=1&clipping_id=167830432 https://www.newspapers.com/image/394137120/?match=1&clipping_id=167833184 https://www.newspapers.com/image/288943388/?match=1&clipping_id=168181958 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/eir/what-is-the-difference-between-the-episcopal-church-and-the-roman-catholic-church/

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

In the early hours of July 17, 1997, Denise Wolff, 39, had just finished her overnight shift as a card dealer at the President Casino on the Admiral. It had been a good night, and Denise, feeling optimistic, climbed into her brand-new Chrysler Cirrus LX. She had a new job, a new car, and even a new man in her life. Things were finally looking up for her. On her way home, Denise stopped at a drive-thru on Hampton Avenue to grab a bite before returning to her house on Bancroft Avenue. The streets were quiet at this time which was good since South St. Louis had a predator, known as the South Side Rapist, who had been lurking in the area. Ever cautious, Denise had installed a motion-activated floodlight near her driveway, ensuring she would be seen if anyone approached. But tonight, something felt different. Denise usually pulled straight into her garage, never exposing herself to the darkened street. But tonight, she parked her car on the street. She stepped out and walked toward her front door, but never made it. Join Cam and Jen on this Our True Crime Podcast episode entitled ‘Shots in the Dark: The Murder of Denise Wolff.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music by our E.P. @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.firstalert4.com/2022/02/16/this-was-weirdest-case-absolutely-crazy-puzzling-south-city-murder-remains-unsolved-decades-later/ https://www.firstalert4.com/news/st-louis-unsolved/ https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/see-no-evil-2472783 https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/now-you-see-it-now-you-dont-2472870 https://www.firstalert4.com/2022/02/16/this-was-weirdest-case-absolutely-crazy-puzzling-south-city-murder-remains-unsolved-decades-later/ https://www.safehorizon.org/get-informed/domestic-violence-statistics-facts/ https://slmpd.org/homicide/unsolvedhomicides/ https://uncovered.com/states/missouri-cold-cases/st-louis-mo https://www.bonterratech.com/blog/domestic-violence-statistics

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025

Thank you Katie for requesting this case! On the evening of November 17th, 1973,  five teenage friends decided to head to the Gitchie Manitou State Preserve located in the far northwestern corner of Iowa. Most of the parents of those teenagers knew where the kids were going that night and didn’t think much about it. It was a pretty standard hang-out spot.  As the kids were sitting around a campfire enjoying the cold evening, three figures came out of the darkness and opened fire. Five teenagers went into the reserve on that fateful night. Only one came out alive. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss The Gitchie Manitou Murders Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint In this episode, Jen discusses the book "Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland" by Phil Hamman & Sandy Hamman  Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/33479397/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Gitchie_Manitou_murders https://www.newspapers.com/image/238916630/?match=1&clipping_id=167274037 https://www.newspapers.com/image/351566342/?match=1&clipping_id=new https://www.newspapers.com/image/239140778/?match=1&clipping_id=167275118 https://www.newspapers.com/image/351577134/?match=1&terms=Manitou%20murder https://www.newspapers.com/image/238916994/?match=1&clipping_id=new (arrest) https://www.newspapers.com/image/238916649/?match=1&clipping_id=167275988 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44867920/roger_norman-essem https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime/1/01/01/sole-survivor-of-brutal-1973-slayings-finds-strength-to-tell-her-story/3726397/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/345756026/?match=1&clipping_id=167279012 https://www.newspapers.com/image/887070515/?match=1&terms=Gitchie%20Manitou%20murder https://www.newspapers.com/image/338754858/?match=1&terms=Gitchie%20Manitou%20murder https://www.newspapers.com/image/239045447/?match=1&terms=Gitchie%20Manitou%20murder https://play.max.com/video/watch/5bbc1c12-54db-498f-8604-a48d6ff671d4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/239044008/?match=1&terms=Gitchie%20Manitou%20murder https://www.newspapers.com/image/351573016/?match=1&terms=Gitchie%20Manitou%20murder https://www.newspapers.com/image/239092497/?match=1&terms=Gitchie%20Manitou%20murder https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/16/gitchie-manitou-murders-1973-survivor-sandra-cheskey-fryer-brothers-south-dakota-iowa/8637229002/ Killer Siblings Season 2 Episode 2

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

Today, we are going back in time; let’s rewind the clock to 1969, the year the world got slightly brighter—because Jen and I came into being. But hold on tight because we’re about to dive into the scene's heart. A place where the music’s alive, the air’s thick with good vibes, and the soul just flows. We’re talking about The Scene, man.  Now we meet Steve Paul, the cool cat that operates The Scene, and let me tell ya, this joint on West 46th Street in the Big Apple is where at. Every night, you’ll find the grooviest cats in town—hippies, musicians, artists, and just free spirits all jammin’ out together, sharing a little bit of magic, and yeah, passing around that sweet, sweet devil’s lettuce.By February 2003, the glory days of the once vibrant nightlife hub and gritty hustle had long since faded into the past. The building’s remaining tenants—sex workers, drug users, and the forgotten souls of the neighborhood kept a few apartments in the building. The storefronts, once home to The Scene, had cycled through several different faces since its closure: a pornographic video shop, a seedy dive bar, and now, a restaurant eager to convert the basement into a walk-in freezer.  Demolition made way for a shiny new Riu Hotel, which was not completed until 2016. On February 10th, construction workers stumbled upon something strange while tearing down what was left. Behind an aging coal furnace in the basement, they noticed a raised concrete slab six feet wide, five feet long, and about a foot high. One worker took a sledgehammer and struck the slab. Once he was inside, a human skull rolled out of its resting place. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘Buried for Decades: Discovery of Midtown Jane Doe.' Listener Discretion is by @octoberpodVHS All music is by our editor @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/true-crime-mystery-murder-the-scene-new-york-1235156741/ https://people.com/midtown-jane-doe-new-york-woman-identified-patricia-kathleen-mcglone-8641422 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=434347589384178&id=100064771266307https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/us-news/midtown-jane-doe-finally-idd-20-years-after-remains-found-cemented-in-former-nyc-hot-spot/ https://vocal.media/criminal/midtown-jane-doe-identified-after-50-years-using-dna https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1cfjvaq/midtown_jane_doe_2003_identified_as_16yearold/ https://www.facebook.com/FOX5NY/videos/who-was-midtown-jane-doe/3012225785594168/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/30/patricia-kathleen-mcglone-midtown-jane-doe-cold-case/73515200007/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/patricia-mcglone-midtown-jane-doe-murder-victim-identified-cold-case-dna-911-victim-nypd/ https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrFY0w.4Npn3Gwj.gYPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1742426302/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cnn.com%2f2024%2f05%2f01%2fus%2fmidtown-jane-doe-death-ring-cec%2findex.html/RK=2/RS=EJ_.ELaYzd69r4SyrsnD98NHxmk- https://www.doenetwork.org/closed/articles/337UFNY_article.pdf

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

Episode requested by Anthony W. Thank you, Anthony! Welcome to OTCP's 300th regular episode!  ******Content Warning: Sexual assault and death of children********* In this episode, we dive into Canada's most notorious serial killer, Clifford Olson Jr. Olson’s disturbing story is filled with horrific crimes. To be honest, I thought I knew about everything there was to know. I was wrong!  Camille and I will take you from his early life of crime to his eventual capture and conviction for the rapes murders of eleven children.  Join Cam and Jen as we discuss- oh boy, do we discuss- "Cash for Corpses: Clifford Olson Jr."   Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Research by Jen The book that Jen talks about in the episode is Predator: The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Clifford Olson by Peter Worthington. Sources: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d71f0bf7-0816-4be2-a7cb-30e993d440bb https://mail.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/olson/2.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Olsonhttps://murderpedia.org/male.O/o/olson-clifford-robert.htm https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Olson,%20Clifford%20Robert%20_fall,%202006_.pdf https://www.newspapers.com/image/327941931/?match=1&terms=Christine%20Weller (Christine's first appearance in the papers) https://www.newspapers.com/image/327924712/?match=1&terms=Christine%20Weller https://www.newspapers.com/image/327919464/?match=1&terms=Colleen%20Daignault https://www.newspapers.com/image/465765361/?match=1&terms=Daryn%20Johnstrude (1997 article about the killings) https://www.newspapers.com/image/461585007/?match=1&terms=Daryn%20Johnsrude https://www.newspapers.com/image/501459047/?match=1&terms=Daryn%20Johnsrude https://www.newspapers.com/image/493593898/?match=1&terms=Ada%20Anita%20Court https://www.newspapers.com/image/493882891/?match=1&terms=Simon%20Partingtonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/493882891/?match=1&terms=Simon%20Partingtonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/493608556/?match=1&terms=Simon%20Partingtonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/501398181/?match=1&terms=Judy%20Kozma https://www.newspapers.com/image/501397506/match=1&terms=%22Raymond%20King%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/560032794/match=1&terms=%22Raymond%20King%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/501407128/match=1&terms=%22Louise%20Chartrand%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/509017457/match=1&terms=%22Clifford%20Olson%22 https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/local-news/43-years-later-friend-of-verna-susan-bjerky-says-search-for-her-still-continues-in-hope-7353295 https://www.newspapers.com/image/471944608/match=1&terms=Mary%20Ellen%20Jamieson https://www.newspapers.com/image/493885490/match=1&terms=Mary%20Ellen%20Jamieson https://www.newspapers.com/image/493885859/match=1&terms=Mary%20Ellen%20Jamieson https://www.huffpost.com/entry/post_b_1923792https://www.huffpost.com/entry/serial-killer-clifford-olson_n_192074

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

It is November 6th, 1990. The air was crisp, the Belt Parkway humming with the usual New York traffic. Among the cars was Eddie Lino—an old-school Gambino enforcer, a man whose name carried weight in the city's underworld. He’d spent years dodging the law. But this time, the flashing red and blue lights in his rearview weren’t just another routine hassle. As the unmarked car closed in, Lino must’ve felt it—something was off. Before he could react, gunfire rang out. The ambush was clean and professional in a city where power shifts with a trigger pull; Eddie Lino’s time was up. For a man who had made a living by the gun, there were only two ways out: a prison cell or a body bag. Lino avoided the first. And he paid his dues in full on that Brooklyn highway in 1992. Dirty cops and the mob—nothing new in New York. But this case? This was different. Two high-ranking NYPD detectives weren’t just looking the other way; they worked for the Lucchese crime family, pulling jobs and covering tracks for over a decade. They didn’t just take bribes—they were on the payroll. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Mafia's Finest: Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our editor @theinkypawprint Sources: Mafia Cops Interview - Louis Eppolito on the Sally Jesse Raphael show https://www.amazon.com/Mafia-Cop-Lou-Eppolito/dp/1416517014 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/mafia-cops-louis-eppolito-stephen-caracappa-sentenced-life-prison-article-1.366777 https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2009/2009mar06b.html https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/15ygama/louis_eppolito_on_sally_jesse_raphael_1992/ https://nypost.com/2005/07/07/victims-mom-fingered-mafia-cop-from-tv-talk-show/ https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2005/2005mar10.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/nyregion/louis-eppolito-dead.html https://www.silive.com/news/2017/04/report_mob_cop_with_staten_isl.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170412190201/http://gothamist.com/2017/04/12/nypd_cop_turned_mafia_hitman_dies_i.php https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1532561.htmlhttps://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-mafia-cop-louis-eppolito-dead-20191105-55tnkoq4f5amvm5555qcp3fb34-story.html https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2009/2009mar06b.html http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/caracappa_indictment/caracappa_indictment_newest.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060111191537/https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/05/60minutes/main1180833.shtml http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/caracappa_indictment/caracappa_indictment_newest.htm

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

Thank you to Charity, who requested the episode! In the quiet town of Georgetown, Indiana, former state trooper David Camm’s life was torn apart when he came home and found his wife, Kim, and their two children, Brad and Jill, shot to death in the garage. The investigation that follows is fraught with errors and David Camm is convicted of murdering his family. But is he truly guilty?  Join Cam and Jen as they discuss ‘The Journey To Justice: The Camm Family Murder.’ Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3500392/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_conviction_of_David_Camm https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2022/04/27/ex-indiana-state-trooper-david-camm-reaps-millions-murder-case-settlement/9558355002/ https://www.wdrb.com/news/serving-a-225-year-sentence-charles-boney-vows-hes-a-changed-man-hes-innocent-and/article_20ce461c-701b-5bd0-b710-97077af0368a.html https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2013/09/12/david-camm-confessed-to-murders-while-getting-tattooed-former-inmate-says-/2806371/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16974874/bradley_ray_cammhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10707091/kimberly_starr-camm https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16974747/jillian_catherine_cammhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/159785985/?match=1&terms=Camm%20obituary https://www.newspapers.com/image/976806243/https://investigatinginnocence.org/david-camm https://idsnews.indiana.edu/news/suspended-justice/index.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/in-court-of-appeals/1344066.html https://investigatinginnocenceblog.com/tag/charles-boney/ (excellent article on the blood spatter dilemma) https://cullmantimes.com/tag/charles-boney/ https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/david-camm-awarded-3-million-in-civil-suit-against-convicted-killer-charles-boney/article_9766427a-41f0-11ee-92ae-032ebc112749.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Floyd_County,_Indiana https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2013/09/09/charles-boney-tells-jury-he-listened-as-former-indiana-trooper-david-camm-killed-family/2788861/ https://www.wave3.com/story/4496219/camm-judge-dismisses-conspiracy-charge-witness-says-jill-camm-was-molested-earlier-than-thought/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/in-supreme-court/1354614.html https://casetext.com/case/camm-v-stanley-o-faith-1

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

The night of April 19, 1997, was like any other Saturday at Tony’s Pizza in Hardyston, New Jersey. The dinner rush had come and gone, and as the clock neared 10:45 p.m., Jeremy Giordano,  22, and Giorgio Gallara,  25, prepared to call it a night. But first, there was one last order to deliver—two pizzas bound for 196 Scott Road. A routine run. A simple transaction. They had no idea they were driving straight into an ambush. As Giordano pulled up to the curb, a car sat waiting in the darkness. Gallara, the restaurant's owner, rolled down the passenger-side window and called out, “Sixteen-fifty,” expecting a quick cash exchange. But instead of a wallet, one of the waiting men reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol. The first shot shattered the quiet night. Then another. And another. The gunman emptied the chamber. His accomplice, unwilling to be a spectator, drew his weapon and joined in. Shots ripped through metal and glass, through the inside of the vehicle. The car lurched forward, rolling off the road before finally coming to a stop, its frame riddled with bullet holes. But the horror wasn’t over. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “Thrill Killers: The Murders of Jeremy Giordano and Giorgio Gallara.” Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music and EP by @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.njherald.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/19/1997-thrill-killings-2-pizza/4127116007/ https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNP7BkJLZnNZ0g9w0PxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1740018917/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.njherald.com%2fstory%2fnews%2f2015%2f04%2f19%2fslain-son-s-memory-still%2f4043273007%2f/RK=2/RS=z03AcPdo0uYot7mkSYhG4z7H0eM- https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/22/nyregion/2-held-in-thrill-killings-of-pizza-men.html https://www.njherald.com/story/news/crime/2019/08/09/convicted-killer-pizza-deliverymen-can/4321608007/ https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/supreme-court/2001/a-22-99-opn.html https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/25/nyregion/mother-apologizes-to-families-of-deliverymen-slain-by-her-son.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-26-mn-2826-story.html https://www.nj.com/news/2010/07/former_sussex_county_man_convi_1.html https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2010/a1697-07-opn.html https://horrorobsessive.com/2022/05/13/the-pizza-murders-the-story-of-a-random-double-murder-that-shocked-a-small-town/ https://www.alamy.com/file-jason-vreeland-17-from-vernon-township-nj-is-seen-in-this-high-school-yearbook-photograph-vreeland-and-thomas-j-koskovich-18-from-franklin-were-charged-with-the-murders-of-two-pizza-delivery-men-saturday-night-in-franklin-ap-photodaniel-hulshizer-image543056317.html https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/chilling-case-baby-faced-pizza-31912103

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025

15-year-old Rachel Barber. a bright and promising teenager from Melbourne, Australia, disappeared after leaving class in 1999. Rachel's boyfriend told the Barbers his cryptic conversation he had with Rachel earlier in the day about her having a job lined up for that evening and how now she could buy some shoes she had wanted.  Another friend mentioned that Rachel had planned to “meet up” with an unnamed female friend. When the Barbers reported their daughter missing to the police, they got the speech, “Most missing teenagers show up within 48 hours alive and well”. Her family, desperate for answers, launched an extensive search, unaware that the person responsible for her disappearance was someone they knew who had a deadly obsession. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Twisted Fascination: Rachel Barber" on this week's episode of Our True Crime Podcast. Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vetesse of The Inky Pawprint Producer Jesse Fyffe-Vetesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/958866.Perfect_Victim https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertsons-deadly-obsession-with-beautiful-dancer-rachel-barber-led-to-murder/news-story/ca370d6f83a0f9a2c37b8075cfef2913 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=HspjEK5bb2E&ab_channel=Dr.ToddGrandeqhttps://www.youtube.com/watchv=DPkDk1ay0A8&list=PLf6JoKlW9k2akQi9zQ7k7nQq62ccw_TGo&ab_channel=CasefilePresents https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertson-who-strangled-dancer-rachel-barber-in-1999-freed-on-parole/news-story/5ce7e1bd298fbc40145f6aacf02dbfed https://rachel barber official memorial.yourwebsitespace.com/bio.h tmlhttps://www.penguin.com.au/authors/elizabeth-southall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Her_Skin https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3267106/ Deadly Women Season 7, Episode 11 "Heartless Souls" https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/dancers-fixated-killer-a-real-danger-parole-rejection-bid-20120718-229nt.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from-freud-to-fluoxetine/202310/pathological-jealousy-in-borderline-personality-disorder https://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0011/th001130.htm https://aussiecriminals.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/in-her-skin-court-transcript_opt.pdf

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2025

Nestled in the small, unassuming town of Stella, Missouri, in the heart of the Ozarks, nine-year-old Rowan Ford lived a life like any kid would. She shared a modest home in Newton County with her mother, Colleen Munson, and her stepfather, David Spears. 25-year-old David Spears had a long-standing friendship with 32-year-old Christopher Collings, a man who wasn’t family by blood but had become close to the family over the years. Collings moved into the Spears household during the summer of 2007, living in the basement and being looked up to by the young Rowan, who fondly called him “Uncle Chris.” But by late October, Collings left the Spears home and relocated to a farm in Wheaton, Missouri, where he had a trailer parked on the property.  On the chilly evening of November 2, 2007, Nathan Mahurin, another friend of both Spears and Collings, joined the two men at the Wheaton farm. The trio stopped at a local liquor store to stock up on malt liquor before returning to Spear's home to drink and play pool. The following morning, November 3, her mother, Colleen, returned from her shift around 9:00 a.m. to find Rowan missing. At first, she assumed her daughter was somewhere in the house, but after a frantic search, she realized Rowan was gone.  Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode, ' Snatched As She Slept: Rowan Ford.’ Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-supreme-court/1676021.html https://casetext.com/case/collings-v-state-2 https://www.ozarksfirst.com/crimetraveler/crime-traveler-what-happened-to-rowan-ford/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/03/christopher-collings-execution-missouri-rowan-ford/76744499007/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-collings-missouri-execution-rowan-ford-murder/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/missouri-execution-christopher-collings-rape-murder-b2658052.html https://krcgtv.com/news/local/parson-state-of-missouri-will-execute-man-convicted-of-rape-murder-of-nine-year-old-girl https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/breaking-death-row-inmate-christopher-838753 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21708153 https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/videotape-confession-presented-in-rowan-ford-case/article_16eca7b2-73ee-519c-8000-2d3ed82751c9.html https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/chris-collings-father-no-matter-what-happens-i-love-my-son/article_e10bdd91-c2d5-5fa5-ad47-fb1b9d65fd00.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-collings-missouri-execution-rowan-ford-murder/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/02/missouri-execution-christopher-collings https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/02/christopher-collings-execution-rowan-ford-missouri/76578296007/ https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-6703.html https://mdcp.nwaonline.com/news/2012/oct/04/murder-charge-dropped-20121004/ https://fox4kc.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-missouri-man-facing-execution-in-the-sexual-assault-and-strangling-of-a-9-year-old-girl/ https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/crime/murder-victims-step-father-where-is-he-now/ https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2024/12/02/missouri-executing-christopher-collings-rape-murder-rowan-ford/76711350007/ https://www.ky3.com/2025/01/14/missouri-lawmakers-demand-firing-rowan-fords-step-father-public-defenders-office/

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2025

In the early hours of December 11, 2017, the small, tight-knit community of Walkden, Salford, was thrust into the heart of a nightmare that would forever scar its residents. It was just after 5 a.m. when Michelle Pearson, a single mother of five, dialed emergency services. Desperate and trembling, her voice cut through the static as fire and rescue teams scrambled to the scene, racing against time. Flames already consumed the house. Neighbors watched helplessly as the fire raged. Inside, Michelle’s family was trapped. Michelle was a mother to five children: 17-year-old Kyle, 15-year-old Demi,8-year-old Brandon, 7-year-old Lacie, and the youngest, 3-year-old Lia. Michelle was their protector and rock. But on this fateful morning, she was about to find herself in a battle for their lives, a battle she would lose. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘Revenge and Ruin: The Pearson Family Arson.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music and Editing courtesy of @theinkypawprint Promo by our own @rett1214 and her new podcast Mystery, History and Crime.  Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-56829229 https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2021/april/trio-jailed-for-mothers-death-following-2017-petrol-bomb-attack/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/26/michelle-pearson-mother-of-four-children-killed-in-2017-house-fire-dies-salford https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/michelle-pearson-walkden-bolland-worrall-20435550 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9495581/Judge-jails-cowardly-monsters-life-murdered-mother-four-young-children.html https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-03-30/walkden-fire-zak-bolland-and-david-worrall-found-guilty-of-murdering-michelle-pearson-in-fire-that-killed-four-children https://news.sky.com/story/mum-michelle-pearson-told-all-her-four-children-died-in-december-fire-11346054 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/heartbroken-mum-spent-final-months-23954952 https://www.amazon.com/Killers-Caught-On-Camera/dp/B0DBDHM2HZ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24768140.inquest-deaths-michelle-pearson-four-children-go-ahead/ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19166189.happened-son-gives-evidence-murder-trial-death-tragic-mum-michelle-pearson-died-house-fire/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9495581/Judge-jails-cowardly-monsters-life-murdered-mother-four-young-children.html

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. -Margaret Atwood Shana Grice was a bubbly teenager who worked as an office receptionist in Portslade in the summer of 2015. At the time, she was just 18, bright-eyed and full of promise. She was excited to be able to save money for the wedding she planned with her boyfriend of two years, Ashley. Shana's co-worker Michael Lane, a 26-year-old mechanic was instantly smitten with Shana. Lane was eight years older than Shana, and she was quite flattered by this older guy’s attention. So, when Shana’s and Ashley’s relationship hit a rough patch, and the couple decided to “take a break,”  her relationship with Michael Lane went from flirtatious to something more physical. After a three-month relationship with Michael, Shana decided she wanted to be with her high school sweetheart, Ashley, and broke off the relationship him. Michael, however, couldn’t abide by her decision and told a friend, “She’ll pay for what she’s done.” Michael became obsessed with Shana and began stalking her. Shana was afraid and went to the police for help on five occasions. It seems her complaints fell on deaf ears. Join us as we discuss, "She'll Pay: The Stalking and Murder of Shana Grice." We will be in London at CrimeCon UK! Come see us! You can use our discount code OTCP10 for 10% off the ticket price! Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vetesse of The Inky Pawprint Producer Jesse Fyffe-Vetesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex49297674 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shana_Grice https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-39363003 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/08/police-told-not-to-use-fines-in-stalking-cases-after-shana-grice https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/murder-in-slow-motion-the-shana-grice-story/umc.cmc.3omacvuai5ho5g7uzu3lq7ep4 https://www.hudgellsolicitors.co.uk/news/civil-liberties/the-murder-of-shana-grice-why-police-attitudes-must-change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sarah_Everardh ttps://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/sarah-everard-what-happened-wayne-couzens-report-b2504551.html https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7161363/stalker-murder-the-sun-campaign-change-law/ https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/domestic-abuse-police-katrina-ohara-failings-dorset-phone-taken-attacker-stuart-thomas-stalking-harassment-a8148726.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-64161716 https://youtu.be/bXByyDziY-0?si=irkguwPmHVO6eCfm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8NAyAHOrs&ab_channel=EvilAmongUs https://www.justice.gov/archive/ovw/docs/bjs-stalking-rpt.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/30/shana-grice-misconduct-finding-over-harassment-case https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-46071010 https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/r-v-lane-sentencing-remarks.pdfhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-49297674 https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/femicideepidemic/#:~:text=Every%20month%2C%20an%20average%20of,partner%20violence%20is%20uniquely%20American. https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2024/11/one-woman-or-girl-is-killed-every-10-minutes-by-their-intimate-partner-or-family-member#:~:text=Globally%2C%2085%2C000%20women%20and%20girls,members%20were%20the%20primary%20perpetrators. https://www.womankind.org.uk/resource/a-femicide-factsheet-global-stats-calls-to-action/

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2025

It was a cold November evening on the 26th, 2004, in Van Buren, Missouri, when the events that would soon unravel in the small, unsuspecting town began to take shape. Two men, Lance Shockley and his sister-in-law’s fiancé, Jeffrey Bayless, embarked on an innocent enough drive in Bayless' truck. But as they made their way, something went wrong. Under Shockley’s control, the vehicle careened off the road, plunging into a ditch. But it wasn’t the crash that would raise the most questions—it was what happened afterward that would haunt everyone involved. As the investigation unfolded under Highway Patrol Sergeant Carl DeWayne Graham, Jr., the small town would see another person lose their life. Join Jen and Cam on this Our True Crime Podcast episode entitled, ‘Officer Down: The Execution of Sergeant Carl D. "Dewayne" Graham.’ Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint Sources:  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-supreme-court/1641767.html https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/17-8599/48167/20180524163117353_2018-05-23%20-%20Shockley%20BIO%20-%20FINAL.pdf https://notes.mshp.dps.mo.gov/si01/si01p001.nsf/035631d21d12b3ca8625729800536894/f2437dc3b16326358625726d006c4fe8?OpenDocument https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-shockley-no-899789387 https://www.kfvs12.com/story/10410825/lance-shockley-sentenced-to-death/ https://www.dexterstatesman.com/story/1993757.html https://missouritrooper.com/sergeant_carl_d_dewayne_graha.php https://www.kait8.com/story/10074122/prosecutions-witnesses-testify-about-guns-at-trooper-murder-trial/ https://notes.mshp.dps.mo.gov/si01/si01p001.nsf/9c752498db6706a18625729800536890/93f4fb63106cf0a1862575be00749277?OpenDocument https://www.kansas.com/news/article1005976.html http://crimesceneinvestigations.blogspot.com/2008/09/delay-again-in-lance-shockleys-murder.html https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Man-who-killed-Missouri-trooper-loses-appeal-433906243.html https://ktvo.com/news/local/conviction-upheld-for-man-convicted-of-killing-missouri-trooper https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Missouri-Supreme-Court-upholds-conviction-for-Ozarks-man-in-death-of-trooper-508656111.html

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

Sam and Margaret Kastanis met while playing in a band and were married in 1987. When the children came along, they quit the band to focus on family. Margaret said that even after a decade of marriage, she still often had butterflies in her stomach when she looked at her husband.  The couple had three beautiful children: Melissa, 11, Clinton, 9, and Christine, 6. The neighbors described the family as idyllic. Margaret became severely ill with the Epstein-Barr virus and had been out of commission for more than a month. Sam eventually had to take time off from work to stay home with her and the children because she had no energy to care for them. By November 17th, 1991, Sam had been off work for several weeks, and Margaret was frustrated she wasn't getting better. The couple recently put their house up for sale and received a bid. Now, it looked like they would be moving and buying a bigger and better house during the holiday season, yet Margaret was still not fully recovered. Add to this the fact that Margaret had made friends with a mentally unstable woman in the neighborhood and that she, too, had recently shown signs of paranoia. It became evident to some that the Kastanis family was beginning to unravel. But nobody who knew the couple could have known that four of the five members of the Kastanis family would never make it to Thanksgiving. A tragedy of epic proportions was about to unfold in the upscale suburb of Salt Lake City.  Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Snapped: The Kastanis Family Murders." Cam and Jen will be in London at CrimeCon UK! Come see us! You can use our discount code OTCP10 for 10% off ticket price! A HUGE shoutout to Newspapers.com! They have been our resource and we've relied on them since we started in 2018. Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vetesse of The Inky Pawprint Producer Jesse Fyffe-Vetesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/kastanismargaret.htm  https://www.newspapers.com/image/613665361/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613664961/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613664417/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613664128/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613666265/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/469680036/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613665851/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613665851/?match=1&terms=Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/470771883/?match=1&terms=Sam%20Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613679275/?match=1&terms=Sam%20Kastanis https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130815084404.htm https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=honorscollege_cj (page 26) https://www.deseret.com/1993/6/17/19052136/questioning-failed-to-alter-kastanis-story/ https://www.jurispro.com/files/documents/doc-1066204696-resume.pdf https://www.newspapers.com/image/470757772/match=1&terms=Rod%20Englert%20Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/470755669/?match=1&terms=Rod%20Englert%20Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613678190/match=1&terms=Rod%20Englert%20Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613678194/?terms=Rod%20Englert%20Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/470769718/match=1&terms=Rod%20Englert%20Kastanis https://www.newspapers.com/image/613678006/match=1&terms=Rod%20Englert%20Kastanis https://www.deseret.com/1991/11/20/18952786/deaths-margaret-jenkins-kastanis-melissa-missy-kastanis-clinton-clint-kastanis-christine-chrissy-kas/ https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2022/may/1/pseudoscientific-practice-blood-spatter-analysis-how-desire-convictions-drives-flawed-prosecutions/

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025

Listener warning: this case is extremely disturbing.  It is our final day of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. In May 1981, on the outskirts of Chicago, a hotel maid went to work like she did every day. For the most part, the day was uneventful, except when she noticed a horrible smell. The Moonlit Hotel wasn’t exactly a five-star place to stay. It was known as a place for drug deals and quick sex. Even so, the maid had never noticed a smell like this before. This was something new. And all day long, she tried to find the source of the stench but never found it. She returned to work the next day, and the smell was even worse.  It is a medical fact that women have a better sense of smell than men. They are also better at identifying a specific odor. And what the maid smelled that day was death. Her gut told her that something was dead on the hotel premises, but no matter how much she looked for the source, she couldn’t find it. The stench was making it almost impossible to work. Finally, she went to the hotel manager, who said that, yeah, now that she mentioned it, he smelled something, too. She told him that she’d already checked all the rooms, so the manager began to search the grounds. The manager came upon a gruesome discovery in an empty field behind the hotel. This would not be the final victim, but the biggest shock was yet to come.  Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘The Personification of Evil: The Chicago Ripper Crew.’ A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-ripper-crew-satanic-murderers-thomas-kokoraleis https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1989/65229-7.html https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ripper_Crew https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/29/ripper-crew-killer-thomas-kokoraleis-paroled-after-37-years-prison/3308889002/ https://www.cracked.com/article_35559_the-ripper-crew-the-scariest-cult-youve-never-heard-of.html https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gecht-robin.htm https://www.newspapers.com/image/387761257/?match=1&terms=%22Shui%20Mak%22%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/387816419/?match=1&terms=%22Shui%20Mak%22%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/387816597/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/387752260/?match=1&terms=%22Shui%20Mak%22%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/388105253/?match=1&terms=%22Shui%20Mak%22%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/387746495/?match=1&terms=%22Shui%20Mak%22%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/387887372/?match=1&terms=%22Lorry%20Borowski%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/388083689/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/387753721/ (plus page 2) https://www.newspapers.com/image/387880426/?match=1&terms=%22Lorraine%20Borowski%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/387743330/?match=1&terms=%22Lorraine%20Borowski%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/388109876/?match=1&terms=%22Angel%20York%22 (how suspect was arrested) https://www.newspapers.com/image/387845914/?match=1&terms=%22Angel%20York%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/73489679/? match=1&terms=%22Sandra%20Delaware%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/919587870/?match=1&terms=%22Rose%20Beck%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/387845914/?match=1&terms=%22Angel%20York%22 https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/court-of-appeals-first-appellate-district/2008/1063487.html

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2024

Here is day 11 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. After the American Civil War, the U.S. government decided it would be delightful to shuffle the Osage Indians from Labette County, Kansas, to what would soon be the state of Oklahoma—because who doesn’t love a good game of human chess? As they cleared the land, they rolled out the red carpet for homesteaders, luring them in with shiny promises of opportunity. By October 1870, five families of spiritualists—because obviously, that’s who you want on the frontier—decided to stake their claim on this “untamed paradise.” As noted by the proclamation issued on May 17, 1873, this was far from paradise for many travelers. Several atrocious murders have been recently committed in Labette County, Kansas. Join Jen and Cam on this episode entitled ‘Trail of Terror: The Bloody Benders and Their House of Death.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music by our executive producer and editor @theinkypawprint Sources: https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2024/10/bloody-benders/ https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bloody-benders https://www.kctv5.com/2024/07/04/kansas-bloody-benders-digging-clues-century-old-murders/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/ https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/ku-researchers-dig-deeper-into-the-bloody-benders-site/ https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/kansas-stories/people/true-crime-in-kansas-the-mystery-of-the-benders https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sale-kansas-land-where-bloody-benders-committed-their-crimes-180974121/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/13godpkiaP4Ile72PYAIL5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

We are on day ten of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On a freezing cold night in December of 1977, two women in their mid-thirties were leaving the Forker’s Café at 64 Union Street in Newark, Ohio. At 2:30 a.m., Joyce Vermillion, a barmaid at the café, and Karen Dodrill (dod-rill), a patron and friend of Joyce’s, were preparing to call it a night. Karen had been out celebrating her birthday and had offered to give her friend Joyce a ride home. Since it was minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit, Karen went out to warm up her car first and was headed back into the bar when she was gunned down by a person waiting in the bushes.  Since there was a homemade silencer on the gun, Joyce had no warning of any danger and walked out of the building and was shot and killed as well. (Some sources say they were walking across the parking lot when they were gunned down.) When Joyce failed to return home from work, her husband notified the police. No one knew that there was not just one killer at work; there were two, and they were related. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Ohio's 22 Caliber Killers: The Lewingdon Brothers.’ Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_and_Thaddeus_Lewingdon https://mail.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/partners/lewingdon_bros/4.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/288325368/?match=1&terms=Joyce%20Vermillion%20Karen%20Dodrill https://www.newspapers.com/image/288325794/?match=1&terms=Joyce%20Vermillion%20Karen%20Dodrill https://www.newspapers.com/image/288326901/?match=1&terms=Joyce%20Vermillion%20Karen%20Dodrill https://www.newspapers.com/image/288331767/?match=1&terms=Joyce%20Vermillion%20Karen%20Dodrill https://www.newspapers.com/image/989648304/?match=1&terms=%22Robert%20McCann%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/601876460/?match=1&terms=%22Robert%20McCann%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/844598598/?match=1&terms=Robert%20Mickey%20McCann https://www.newspapers.com/image/406055736/?match=1&terms=Jenkins%20Jones https://www.newspapers.com/image/406055736/?match=1&terms=Jenkins%20Jones https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5054b15de4b02b42cb2ebd87/t/58aef25a17bffc1271928016/1487860323271/HistTimes201401.pdf http://wiki.lickingcountylibrary.info/Murders_and_Homicides https://www.newspapers.com/image/863804609/? match=1&terms=%22Claudia%20Yasko%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/825445876/?match=1&terms=%22Claudia%20Yasko%22%20confessed https://www.newspapers.com/image/903090856/?match=1&terms=%22Gerald%20Fields%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/297373789/?match=1&terms=%22Gerald%20Fields%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/288468878/?match=1&terms=%22Gerald%20Fields%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/296336484/?match=1&terms=%22Jerry%20Martin%22%20%20Martha https://www.newspapers.com/image/288494235/?match=1&terms=%22Jerry%20Martin%22%20%20Martha https://www.newspapers.com/image/287438136/?match=1&terms=%22Joseph%20Annick%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/157391755/?match=1&terms=%22Joseph%20Annick%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/295929917/?match=1&terms=%22Claudia%20Yasko%22%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/287557372/?match=1&terms=Lewingdon%20organized%20crime https://www.newspapers.com/image/296705157/? match=1&terms=John%20Vodhanel%20charges https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065476941/?match=1&terms=John%20Vodhanel%20charges https://www.newspapers.com/image/719952673/?match=1&terms=Christine%20Herdman https://www.newspapers.com/image/406056639/?match=1&terms=Christine%20Herdman https://www.newspapers.com/image/395561556/?match=1&terms=%22Jerry%20Martin%22%20obituary

Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2024

It is day 9 of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On a sweltering June 26, 1957, Margaret Harold, a vibrant young woman, and her boyfriend, a U.S. Army sergeant, were enjoying a rare weekend getaway. As they were making their way, a green Chrysler came barreling toward them. Without warning, the car swerved, forcing them off the road. The driver, a tall, dark-haired man, stepped out with a sinister calmness. He approached their vehicle with a wicked look in his eyes. The stranger demanded that they roll down their window as he brandished a nickel-plated .38 revolver. At first, the man demanded money and then cigarettes. When the couple did not have anything to give him, he shot Margaret point-blank in the face. The horrified soldier, paralyzed by shock, fled the scene, racing through the rural fields that surrounded him. Finally, he reached a farmhouse, where he managed to call the police, relaying the horror he had just witnessed. The sergeant provided a clear description of the man who had attacked them—a man with an average build and somewhat tall stature, marked by dark hair and a clean-shaven face. Before police could find the stranger, he would do a lot more damage.  Join Cam and Jen on this episode entitled “The Sex Beast: Melvin Rees.” Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music is by our executive producer and editor @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-preys-upon-a-woman-out-for-a-drive https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/193/849/1733703/ https://www.facebook.com/baileysarian1/videos/the-chilling-story-of-melvin-rees/1122503025475063/ https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rees-melvin.htm https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/melvin_rees/13.html https://www.sharda.ac.in/apply/ed/4c000655-Ay9X2VWw1xs.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/melvin_rees/12.html https://www.tamucc.edu/online/video/video-kMVK9ybIbWB.html

Transcribed - Published: 21 December 2024

It is day eight of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. At 5:45 a.m. on May 12, 2005, Michael Ross woke up and got out of bed as usual. It was a partly cloudy morning in Somers, Connecticut, and the day would be warm and pleasant. At 6:00 a.m., Michael had oatmeal for breakfast, then watched television and read the newspaper. After reading for a while, he received communion from a Catholic priest. The day was going well—pretty typical for him, actually. He visited with family and friends in the afternoon for a few hours. The only thing unusual about Michael’s dinner of turkey a la king, rice, fruit, mixed vegetables, and white bread was that it would be his last because, a few hours later, Michael Ross was executed by the state of Connecticut. It was the first execution in the state of Connecticut since Joseph “Mad Dog” Taborsky was electrocuted in 1960.  Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled 'The Roadside Strangler: Michael Bruce Ross.' Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mAMXqN0Eaw (If you watch or listen to one thing on Michael Ross, watch this one. It's the one Jen spoke about.) https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/ross-michael.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bruce_Ross https://www.newspapers.com/image/972592729/? match=1&terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/254927798/?match=1&terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20 https://web.archive.org/web/20050616003937/ http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/rossexecution.letter.ap/index.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144278/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175726038/dzung-ngoc-tuhttps://magazine.nd.edu/stories/my-name-is-michael-ross/ (in his own words) https://www.newspapers.com/image/490184513/? match=1&terms=%22Paula%20Perrera%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/242556358/?match=1&terms=%22Tammy%20Williams%22 https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/michael_ross/index.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/242699683/? match=1&terms=%22Debra%20Smith%20Taylor%22%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/970513270/?match=1&terms=%22Robin%20Dawn%20Stavinsky%22 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138698281/wendy-lynn-baribeault https://www.newspapers.com/image/369000327/?match=1&terms=Wendy%20Baribeault https://www.newspapers.com/image/970460283/?match=1&terms=Wendy%20Baribeault https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/crime/2016/05/21/detective-who-stopped-serial-killer/29175692007/

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024

As we start this episode, it is day seven of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On Sunday, February 16, 1997, around 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., an employee arrived at Captain D’s restaurant on Lebanon Road in Donelson, Tennessee, ready to start another routine day. But as he approached the establishment, an unsettling sight greeted him: the doors were firmly locked, which should not have been the case since two other employees were scheduled to open earlier.  He went to a neighboring restaurant to call Captain D’s, and when he received a busy signal, he felt relief. After a few minutes, he tried again, but the phone continued to ring this time. He knew something was wrong. Concerned for his colleagues, he contacted another employee whose father served as a Metro police officer. When the employee’s father arrived at the scene, they entered the restaurant between 11 a.m. and noon. What they found was shocking.  In an instant, the routine of a Sunday morning was replaced by an unspeakable tragedy, and the community would soon grapple with the aftermath of this horrific crime. Sadly, this was just the beginning.  Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast on the episode “The Fast Food Murders: Paul Reid.” Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music is by our editor and executive producer @theinkypawprint Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2001/m1999-00803-cca-r3-dd.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/paul-dennis-reid-never-confessed-230942209.html https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/s8rviv/does_anyone_on_here_know_about_paul_dennis_reid/ https://www.tba.org/journal/the-murders-of-paul-dennis-reid-jr https://web.archive.org/web/20060616222357/http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3867 https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/nashville-serial-killer-paul-dennis-reid https://web.archive.org/web/20070127141638/http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_98859.asp https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/convicted-mass-murderer-paul-dennis-reid-pronounced-dead/article_782aac80-7223-594f-b2ac-be4105f56968.html https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/320079/s02-e05-the-fast-food-killer https://web.archive.org/web/20110527105333/http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/4809806.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY22n_y5Msg https://www.wbir.com/article/news/tennessee-mass-murderer-paul-dennis-reid-dead/51-95431900

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2024

It is day six of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas, and we are headed to Germany. After World War II, Germany was divided into four Allied occupation zones, with the Soviet Union controlling East Germany and East Berlin, while the United States, France, and the U.K. managed Western Germany and West Berlin. By 1949, Europe had transformed dramatically, symbolized by the creation of two Germanies. Initially, movement between the two regions was unrestricted, but as East Germans fled westward in droves, the border was sealed in 1961, culminating in the Berlin Wall, a defining emblem of the Cold War.  In Plauen, East Germany, young Volker Eckert grew up in a Communist city near the Czech border. As a child, Volker developed a fixation on hair, playing with his sister’s dolls and mother’s wigs, which sparked sexual fantasies he kept secret. By age 14, his obsession with hair escalated into violence. On May 7, 1974, he strangled his classmate Sylvia Unterdörfel in her home under the pretense of needing help with homework, driven by an uncontrollable urge to feel her hair. Fearing exposure, he killed her and staged her death as a suicide. Sadly, Sylvia would not be his only victim. In fact, there would be many more.  Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘The Polaroid Killer: Volker Eckert.’ A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8BLkEZ7zk0&ab_channel=Mia%27sRealityChannel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_Eckert https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/eckert-volker.htm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/07/crime https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/01/germany.gilestremlett https://web.archive.org/web/20120103001441/ http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11264.shtml#ixzz5TG24bAlw https://www.novinite.com/articles/73211/Bulgarian+Victim+of+German+Sex+Killer+was+Pregnant https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/23/germany.gilestremlett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

For the fifth day of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas, we are headed north to Anchorage, Alaska, where we meet 52-year-old Mindy Schloss. Mindy had moved to Anchorage back in the 1980s by accident. Mindy came for a visit and never left. Mindy worked as a nurse practitioner in Fairbanks' psychiatric department. The commute from Anchorage to Fairbanks was a long one-hour flight, but Mindy had to make the trip twice a month. Her good friend Gerri would care for her cat Willy while she was gone working.  The friends would meet up before Mindy left for work, so when Gerri didn’t hear from Mindy, she called and left a message with Mindy checking in, but Mindy did not return the call, which was unlike Mindy. “Maybe she is just busy’ her friend thought. Mindy’s other friend, Bob Conway, her on-again and off-again boyfriend, reached out to Mindy as well, and when he could not leave a voicemail due to a full mailbox, he knew something was wrong. Bob called Gerri to inquire if she had heard from Mindy. When Gerri said no, they both felt something was wrong.  Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast on the episode “Cold Blooded Killer: Joshua Wade.” Listener Discretion is by @octoberpodVHS All music is courtesy of our executive producer @theinkypawprint Sources: https://alaskapublic.org/2024/06/21/alaska-serial-killer-joshua-wade-dies-in-indiana-prison/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Wade https://apnews.com/article/alaska-serial-killer-dies-prison-2e292616a49b5cd49eabb2f3256fd412 https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/anchorage/news/convicted-killer-joshua-wade-claims-responsibilty-for-additional-murders https://www.oxygen.com/fatal-frontier-evil-in-alaska/crime-news/serial-killer-joshua-wade-is-found-dead-prison https://archive.today/20220506153526/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-alaska-man-sentenced-to-99-years-in-nurses-murder-2010feb17-story.html https://archive.today/20210625194748/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/authorities-joshua-wade-admits-3-additional-killings-0/2014/06/20/ https://archive.ph/20220506153526/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-alaska-man-sentenced-to-99-years-in-nurses-murder-2010feb17-story.html#selection-2173.1-2201.114 https://archive.ph/20210625194748/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/authorities-Joshuaua-wade-admits-3-additional-killings-0/2014/06/20/ https://archive.ph/20161127222923/https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2016/11/27/exceptional-account-traces-path-of-alaska-serial-killer-Joshuaua-wade/

Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2024

It is day four of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas, and we are headed to the Midwest. Every city has trouble with crime. Just watch the news for an hour, and it’s pretty evident that violence occurs even in small communities, no matter how many disbelieving residents claim otherwise.  However, some cities statistically have a higher crime rate than others, and many reasons and factors contribute to that. According to the U.S. News Real Estate website, Kansas City, Kansas, located in the middle of the United States, has a slightly higher crime rate than the national average. In 2001, Kansas City had 10,909 violent crimes. Among those were 92 murders, 945 rapes, 7,449 assaults and 2,423 robberies. But, oddly enough, there was no category for “Death by Vampire Cannibal.” Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘The Kansas City Vampire: Marc Sappington Day.’ Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print Sources: https://youtube/Hv3ISDg811U?si=DtrujPt8oYKO-Lcw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Sappingtonhttps://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sappington-marc.htm https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/sappington/1.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/686892606/?match=1&terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/686883369/match=1&terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/686887661/? match=1&terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/686895681/match=1&terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/686894452/?match=1 &terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/06/11/schizophrenic-episodes-linked-to-the-drug-pcp/647db04d-f0c2-4a1e-aee5-2cdc458aa203/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/686817896/?match=1&terms=David%20Mashak https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ks-supreme-court/1066394.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/687193968/?match=1&terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/687337700/?terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/688165754/? match=1&terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/688165754/?match=1&terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/688172334/?terms=%22Marc%20Sappington%22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDDcDGiGaA&ab_channel=KMBC9

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024

It is day 3 of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. In December 1995, 19-year-old Conan Wade Hale and his accomplice, Jon Susbauer, unleashed a wave of terror in Oregon. It began on December 4, when they ransacked a woman’s home, stealing valuables worth thousands and slashing furniture before fleeing. Days later, on December 16, they drove a stolen silver Chevrolet Suburban through Eugene and encountered two teenagers, Kara Krause and Jesse Jarvis, parked on a desolate road. After Susbauer posed as a property owner to engage the couple, a masked figure armed with a machete emerged from the darkness, forcing the teens to strip before sexually assaulting Kara. Both survived and later identified Susbauer as the "property owner," though only Jesse tentatively linked Hale to the attack. The duo escalated their spree on December 19, burglarizing another home to steal valuables, including a rabbit-fur jacket and a .38-caliber revolver, leaving behind more vandalism. By December 20, cruising the streets in the stolen Suburban, they crossed paths with Hale's 15-year-old ex-girlfriend Kristal Bendele and her friends. These young teens would not be as fortunate as those before.  Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled “The Killer, the Confession and the Magazine Spread: Conan Hale.” Listener Discretion is courtesy of @octoberpodVHSAll music is courtesy of our editor and executive producer @theinkypawprint Sources: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19980516/2750951/man-guilty-of-triple-murder https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=474 https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/priest-involved-in-jailhouse-confession-is-leaving-town02e73f9c/ https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/05/whos-on-oregons-death-row-27-men-2-others-held-elsewhere.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/05/11/taping-of-jailhouse-confession-to-priest-creates-furor-in-oregon/fdc77ccb-fc07-4c85-850d-90e08855b90a/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1996/05/12/violating-the-confessional/e333b7df-bb5f-460b-b48c-af7a1c9f51be/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/news-of-the-weird-6361362 https://www.statesmanjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2016/11/14/oregon-death-row-inmates/93826530/https://casetext.com/case/hale-v-belleque-4 https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hale-conan-wayne.htm https://nypost.com/2000/02/18/united-victims-of-benetton-families-speak-out-against-ads-that-honor-their-loved-ones-killers/

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2024

We are headed west on day two of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. It was pitch black on a gorgeous night in the middle of the Arizona desert in October 2003. There was not a cloud in the sky, but billions of stars were observable by the naked eye because Bumble Bee Road is in the middle of nowhere. In every direction, there was nothing but 90,000 acres of rolling hills dotted with Saguaro cactus spikes. Brandon Rumbaugh, age 20, a personal fitness instructor, and his girlfriend, Lisa Marie Gurrieri, a nineteen-year-old secretary for the Salt River Project, were celebrating their one-year anniversary. They had initially wanted to go to Disneyland to commemorate the occasion, but it was too expensive. The couple had been discussing marriage, so they didn’t want to spend much money.  So, instead, they thought it would be romantic to go back to the Arizona desert and do some stargazing as they did on their first date. This time, though, they decided to camp out under the stars. Lisa had never been camping before, and the couple didn’t really have camping equipment either, so they asked Lisa’s mother, Paula, if they could borrow her brand-new white F-150 truck, and they would just sleep in the back of the vehicle with some sleeping bags. Paula wasn’t thrilled about them taking the truck since it needed an oil change, but in the end, she gave them permission. Lisa also borrowed her mother’s video camera. Then, Lisa made another request; she asked her mother not to tell her Uncle Mike where they were going because she knew that he’d be upset and worried about them. The area had become known as a “party destination. Unfortunately, it would turn out that Uncle Mike had every reason to worry. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘The Bumblebee Road Murders: Brandon Rumbaugh & Lisa Marie Gurrieri.’ If you have any information about this case, please contact the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office or Silent Witness at 480–948–6377. Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Vy0TYqOo_sg&ab_channel=RachelShannonTrueCrime https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22764900/lisa-marie-gurrieri https://www.newspapers.com/image/125512144/match=1&terms=Paula%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125512236/match=1&terms=Paula%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125513123/match=1&terms=Paula%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125454864/match=1&terms=Paula%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125254509/match=1&terms=Paula%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205289317/brandon-keith-rumbaugh https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/azcentral/name/brandon-rumbaugh-obituary?id=27815392 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125516344/match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125255612/match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125503770/?terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125503785/match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/125583182/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 (Rusty Rankin) https://www.newspapers.com/image/126708234/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 (Sonoma Ca couple) https://www.newspapers.com/image/125478691/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/361287432/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 (14 years later) https://www.newspapers.com/image/619647478/match=1&terms=Lisa%20Gurrieri%20 https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/nearly-20-years-since-the-murders-of-lisa-gurrieri-and-brandon-rumbaugh-in-yavapai-county https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/murder-suspect-dies-after-police-standoff/73-344894944 https://darrensrides.blogspot.com/2011/09/crown-king-arizona.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/125583750/?match=1&terms=%22Rusty%20Rankin%22 https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/scottsdale-couple-murdered-camping-trip-2003-unsolved/75-6cc84714-3ffc-49d5-9a06-5ba344db75f0  (image of the last photo taken on the camera) https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/brandon-rumbaugh-lisa-gurrieri-cold-case-could-camera-hold-clue https://www.newspapers.com/image/125496399/match=1&terms=Michael%20Villers https://the-m-files.medium.com/double-homicide-on-bumble-bee-road-4fa16a21d71 https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/mortality-data.htm https://www.newspapers.com/image/125503785/match=1&terms=Crime%20Bumble%20Bee%20

Transcribed - Published: 14 December 2024

On the first day of our Seventh Annual "12 Nightmares Before Christmas," we are heading just north of us to Fairfield, Iowa.  On November 2, 2021, the community of Fairfield, Iowa, was devastated when beloved Spanish teacher Nohema Graber, 66, went missing. She hadn’t been heard from since she set out for her daily walk in Chautauqua Park. Just one day later, on November 3, her badly beaten body was discovered—mere hours after she was reported missing. Authorities found her remains concealed beneath a tarp, a wheelbarrow, and railroad ties. The police confirmed that Graber had suffered significant trauma to the head. This cruel act shattered the peace of a close-knit community, leaving residents not only devastated but grappling with a haunting question: what could drive someone to commit such an unthinkable act of violence? The answer would emerge just days later, but the age of the perpetrators and the motive behind their actions would leave the community speechless. Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast to discuss “The Brutal Murder of Nohema Graber.” Special thank you to Abby Stout, who suggested this case to us.  Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/nohema-graber-jeremy-goodale-willard-mille-b2448484.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRV4LzHE71k https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeremy-goodale-iowa-teen-sentenced-killing-spanish-teacher-nohema-graber/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2023/07/06/fairfield-teacher-murder-teen-gets-life-in-prison-at-sentencing/70387288007/ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nohema-graber-why-spanish-teacher-070137251.html https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/18vij6a/november_2021_two_teens_planned_executed_and/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66111470 https://www.facebook.com/nohema.m.graber/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/03/22/iowa-teens-jeremy-goodale-willard-miller-nohema-graber-bat-snapchat-court-documents/7135981001/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nohema-graber-murder-willard-miller-jeremy-goodale-killed-spanish-teacher-over-bad-grade-iowa-prosecutor-says/ https://www.behnerfh.com/obituaries/nohemacastilloycastillo-graber https://lawandcrime.com/crime/teenager-who-helped-beat-spanish-teacher-to-death-over-co-defendants-failing-grade-is-sentenced/

Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2024

We’re heading to Hinckley, Utah—a remote place tied to one of the most heinous crimes in Utah’s history. It was October 14, 1979, a crisp autumn afternoon in Salt Lake City, when four-year-old Alonzo Daniels was last seen playing in the courtyard of his apartment complex. When his mother checked on him, he was nowhere to be found. Alonzo had simply disappeared.  Desperation set in as relatives and neighbors combed the grounds and nearby streets; their search turned up nothing. Police arrived, questioning residents door-to-door. One of the first to be interviewed was Roger Downs, a neighbor who lived directly across the hall from the Daniels family. Downs denied knowing anything about the boy’s disappearance, his demeanor was calm, and his answers were routine. Leads poured in, but each one proved fruitless. Alonzo had seemingly disappeared into thin air, leaving a community haunted by unanswered questions. What no one knew was that little Alonzo had already been murdered as his mom continued her search for him. The killer was hiding in plain sight and was far from being done. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘I'd Do It Again: Arthur Gary Bishop.’ Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint Proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.comThe World's Original and Finest CBD Topical for SleepOrder your bottle at sleepcreme.com. Use the code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/1988/19907.html https://www.readbetweenthelynes.com/book/9781952043031 https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/arthur_bishop/7.html https://www.oxygen.com/violent-minds-killers-on-tape/crime-news/serial-killer-rapist-arthur-gary-bishop-victims https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KWC5-K36/arthur-gary-bishop-1952-1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUqfvs7XnzE&pp=ygULI2dvZHJraWxsZXI%3D https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/violent-minds-killers-on-tape/4638325638079482112/seasons/1/episodes/arthur-gary-bishop-episode-5/906c63df-9db2-353a-8380-42fadbfee057 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/caught-arthur-gary-bishop-gives-040000456.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Gary_Bishop https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bishop-arthur-gary.htm

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2024

The summer of 1975 found the United States obsessed with Magic 8 Balls, mood rings, and disco music. People partied and danced to ”The Hustle,” all while wearing their hip-hugging bell bottoms. The movie Jaws dominated the box-office, and a new horror writer named Stephen King had just appeared on the scene, scaring anyone who dared to read his books.  The people of Florida were going through a real-life horror story: Women, some as young as fourteen, were disappearing and turning up dead in canals. Many in law enforcement were adamant that there was no connection to any of the dead women that year, and others thought they were all connected.Join Jen and Cam as they discuss “The Year of Terror: Florida’s Flat Tire Murders.” A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  Anyone with information on the murders of Barbara Schreiber and Darlene Zetterower or on any of the other murders mentioned in this podcast is urged to contact Det. Andrew Gianino at 954-321-4376. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or browardcrimestoppers.org. Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617 Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of Thehttps://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617 Sources: https://www.sheriff.org/PIO/BSONews/Pages/BSO%E2%80%99S-%E2%80%9COPEN-AND-UNSOLVED-THE-MURDERS-OF-BARBARA-SCHREIBER-AND-DARLENE-ZETTEROWER%E2%80%9D.aspx https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/suspect-identified-in-brutal-1975-murder-of-two-teen-girls-in-broward/3097156/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45619541/belinda-darlene-zetterower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat-Tire_murders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18gPtefdGGc&list=PLVP5hI-vxFZhPSOV_AyRRjwYycGf7hxHW&index=6&ab_channel=BrowardSheriff%27sOffice https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61257126/barbara-susan-schreiber https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/dna-identifies-killer-1975-murders-b2401199.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/230821973/?match=1&terms=Zetterower https://www.newspapers.com/image/626881336/?match=1&terms=Zetterower https://www.newspapers.com/image/318387725/?match=1&terms=Zetterower https://www.newspapers.com/image/626888522/?match=1&terms=Zetterower (continued from https://www.newspapers.com/image/626885984/) https://www.newspapers.com/image/231550509/?match=1&terms=Zetterower https://www.newspapers.com/image/231552121/?match=1&terms=Zetterower https://www.newspapers.com/image/302421384/?match=1&terms=Zetterower https://www.newspapers.com/image/230822360/?match=1&terms=Zetterower https://www.newspapers.com/image/626863317/?match=1&terms=Zetterowerhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/224752752/?match=1&terms=Zetterowerhttps://youtu.be/P14UwetD8tA?si=ggqx8KktSgIyg_PB https://www.newspapers.com/image/999442205/https://www.newspapers.com/image/999442207/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/999443009/?match=1&terms=%20%22Robert%20Clark%20Keebler%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/231777734/?match=1&terms=%22Judith%20Ann%20Osterling%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/334921137/?match=1&terms=%22Judith%20Ann%20Osterling%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/231565988/?match=1&terms=%22Barbara%20Davis%20Stephens%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/231755243/?match=1&terms=%22Barbara%20Davis%20Stephens%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/232289478/?match=1&terms=%22Arietta%20Marie%20Tinker%22 (promiscuous lifestyle) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P14UwetD8tA&ab_channel=TheFlatTireMurders https://www.newspapers.com/image/301831640/?match=1&terms=%22Barbara%20Davis%20Stephens%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/302146679/?match=1&terms=%22Ronnie%20Sue%20Gorlin%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/624762660/?match=1&terms=%22Sunny%20Isles%20Motel%22%20sexual%20assault https://www.newspapers.com/image/231708128/?match=1&terms=%22Ben%20Botwinick%22 https://www.insideprison.com/state-inmate-search.asp?county=unknown&state=FL&id=1068912&lnam=botwinick&fnam=ben https://www.leagle.com/decision/1977986343so2d6431911 https://www.newspapers.com/image/302419941/?match=1&terms=%22Elihu%20Phares%22%20hitchhiking https://www.disastercenter.com/crime/flcrime.htm

Transcribed - Published: 4 December 2024

On June 10th, 1983, the decomposing body of a well-dressed man was found in a desolate canyon near Los Angeles. John Doe #94 would soon be identified as missing variety show producer Roy Radin. He'd last been seen after meeting with a mysterious woman in a gold dress. Her name was Lanie Jacobs. Jacobs and Radin were obsessed with becoming Hollywood movie producers. And when their paths collided, it led them to a tantalizing film deal promising fame and fortune. But then, a twisted script unfolded, plunging them into a million-dollar cocaine and cash heist, a tangled web of lies, and ultimately – murder. The trail led investigators right to Hollywood's doorstep, linking former golden boy producer Robert Evans to the case and dredging up Radin's own troubled past. But the case turned ice cold. It would take more than five years of dogged pursuit by the L.A. Sheriff’s Department detectives, a secret undercover witness, and another murder almost 3,000 miles from Hollywood – to unlock the truth. This is the story of a doomed Hollywood partnership, a grisly murder and the search that stretched across the country for a killer – or killers. From Wondery, and the team behind the hit series Hollywood & Crime: The Dating Game Killer, The Wonderland Murders, Death of Starlet, and the Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley comes a six part series that dives into the dark side of Hollywood through a shocking murder – fueled by ruthless ambition and desperate dreams. Co-hosted by Tracy Pattin and Josh Lucas. Listen to Hollywood & Crime: The Cotton Club Murder: Wondery.fm/TCCM_OTCP

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2024

The Memorial Day weekend brought swarms of tourists to Niagara Falls, eager to celebrate under the sun. Just an hour away, a group of local teens gathered at Wayne Fleet Quarry, diving into the water and marking the unofficial start of summer. Alison and her friends, thrilled to leave the school year behind, decided to up the ante by jumping from an old bridge spanning the quarry. But as they reached the top, something unusual in the water caught their eye: a large, bulky bag emblazoned with "US" in bold, black letters. Curiosity piqued, they made their way down to inspect it. But the water around the bag turned red before they could haul it to shore. This wasn’t discarded junk—junk doesn’t bleed. Panicked, the teens scrambled up the road, frantically waving down a passing car, whose driver quickly called the police. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘A Body in the River: The Murder of Dr. Paul Campagna.’ Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS. All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint. This episode is proudly sponsored by Yaman.Welcome to Yaman the very latest and greatest in J-Beauty innovations Listeners can visit YA-MANUSA.com/discount/TCP for a 20% discount Also proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.comThe World's Original and Finest CBD Topical for SleepOrder your bottle at sleepcreme.com. Use the code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Sources: https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrihPO9bUdnkdo4e6QPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1732763198/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.stcatharinesstandard.ca%2fnews%2fcrime%2flies-damn-lies-and-fingerprints%2farticle_77e41f8b-01cd-55fb-8d35-8f10c24fd8dd.html/RK=2/RS=T8uhDLJ6WOZ2NL0a746Szmy7r_w- https://www.coursehero.com/file/166768238/Matt-Bowden-Casedocx/ https://yandex.ru/video/preview/2848096618408381532 https://twitter.com/mylifeofcrime/status/198501313909239809?lang=en https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/crime/the-big-score/article_0b6d041c-5d1b-591f-a7b1-9be99f00ae33.html https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/crime/the-big-score/article_0b6d041c-5d1b-591f-a7b1-9be99f00ae33.html https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/tag/matthew-bowden-of-dunnville/

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2024

It was frigidly cold in January of 1994, with snow drifts a foot high, as twelve-year-old Rebecca Savarese made her way to Notre Dame Middle School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Suddenly, there was a man at her elbow. She was completely taken off guard because he had approached her from behind. She gave a startled jump, and the man said to her, “Do you see this gun I have?” Rebecca said that she had seen it.  The man then pointed at his truck and instructed her to get in. Rebecca balked, and although she remained calm, her mother’s words echoed through her mind. Never get in a stranger’s vehicle. When the man urged her to get into his truck, Rebecca pretended as though she was having an asthma attack. She pretended to have trouble breathing and feigned dizziness. Her actions took the man off guard for just a split second. He grabbed her and got a hold of her backpack. Rebecca wriggled out of it and took off running down the street, leaving the man holding her pack.  As she was running Rebecca saw a man standing outside a bank, “Sir, sir, sir! A man tried to kidnap me!” she said. The man ushered her into the bank, where they called the police.   There was no way that Rebecca Savarese could have known that morning when she got out of bed that she was going to inadvertently play a part in catching a child killer.  She had no idea that her actions on that day would bring closure to two families and probably stop an untold number of other children from experiencing a horrific early demise. She wasn’t thinking about any of that. But when the moment came, Rebecca knew one thing. She wasn’t getting in that vehicle. “If I’d gotten in that truck, I just knew I was going to end up someplace dead,” she later told reporters.  Of that, Rebecca was most likely correct. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Evil in the East: Sara Anne Wood & James Bernardo" If you have any information that could help locate Sara Anne Wood's remains, please contact The Major Crimes Unit at 315-366-6000. A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  Be sure to check out the new book box subscription service at Brew, Book & Candle. The box will include a book from an Indie author or publisher, a handmade scented candle in a glass holder, and a sample of either a single source coffee or Adagio tea.  Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print Sources: https://charleyproject.org/case/sara-anne-wood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Sara_Anne_Wood https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lent-lewis.htm https://synwrites.blog/2020/03/08/the-crimes-of-lewis-lent/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/545432106/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1098418684/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/472084126/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1098419878/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1066549303/match=1&terms=%22Holly%20Piirainen%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/440696102/match=1&terms=%22Holly%20Piirainen%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1063901310/match=1&terms=%22Jimmy%20Bernardo%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/257050527/match=1&terms=%22Jimmy%20Bernardo%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076572951/match=1&terms=%22James%20Bernardo%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/257227815/match=1&terms=%22James%20Bernardo%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076573314/?match=1&terms=%22James%20Bernardo%22 https://charleyproject.org/case/james-donald-lusher-jr https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065249505/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065249882/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065680133/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1066250925/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094973218/match=1&terms=%22Sara%20Wood%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1100537302/match=1&terms=%22Sara%20Wood%22

Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2024

Like many Americans, Thanksgiving is a cherished occasion—a time to gather with family, indulge in turkey and stuffing, and celebrate the bonds that hold loved ones together. This Thanksgiving event hosts three generations of family ready to enjoy a day of food and good company. After a busy day of food preparation, the guests all take their seats to eat the giant feast.  A tradition that the family has been doing for many years starts right after everyone is stuffed from eating, a singalong by the piano. The tranquil joy would come to a shocking end as bullets rang out.  It was a Thanksgiving that should have been like any other—a night for family, food, and tradition at a home in Jupiter Florida not murder.  Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘A Thanksgiving Massacre 20 Years in the Making: Merhige Massacre’ Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint This episode is proudly sponsored by Yaman. Welcome to Yaman the very latest and greatest in J-Beauty innovations Listeners can visit YA-MANUSA.com/discount/TCP for a 20% discount Also proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.comThe World's Original and Finest CBD Topical for SleepOrder your bottle at sleepcreme.com. Use the code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Sources :https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2011/10/28/guilty-plea-brings-7-life-sentences/ https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2011/09/15/lawsuit-merhige-s-parents-did/7486766007/ https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/state/2009/12/03/suspect-in-jupiter-thanksgiving-killings-still-at-large/31733085007/ https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2010/03/09/victim-thanksgiving-day-shooting-out/7578161007/ https://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/a33984895/native-american-thanksgiving-holiday/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-2009-highlights-todays-130038254.html https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-of-makayla-sitton-to-sue-thanksgiving-killer-paul-merhige-parents/2055945/ https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/02/21/parents-not-found-negligent-in-palm-beach-county-massacre/26934352007/ https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a-history-of-violence/2055615/ Homicide for the Holidays S1. E 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Thanksgiving_murders https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/two-years-after-the-jupiter-thanksgiving-massacre/ https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/thanksgiving-massacre-plea-deal-expected/ https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/lawsuit-to-be-filed-in-thanksgiving-shooting-rampage/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/no-thanks-5-notorious-crimes-committed-on-thanksgiving-day https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/3-grisly-thanksgiving-family-murders-that-will-make-you-hug-your-family-tighter-this-season

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2024

A listener requested episode.  Thank you, Katherine! Thank you to Ana, who helped me with some pronunciations. I'm still not sure I got it right. By the time twenty-four-year-old Stephen Anderson stood in the doorway of the dining room on the 8th of February 1997 and announced, “I’ve had sex with a dog,” paused, and then added, “And a cat, too.” It was already too late for any intervention. The fates of the people seated around the breakfast table were already sealed.  Moments later, Stephen Anderson would come back into the room with a sawn-off shotgun and commit one of the worst massacres in New Zealand history. Join Jen & Cam as they discuss "The Raurimu Massacre."   A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print https://www.youtube.com/watchv=XmIMII7hHK0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimu_massacre https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-massacre-remembering-the-fallen-20-years-on/4E6CRIG2PFWVL26JVBGNOQFFWY/ http://www.crime.co.nz/c-files.aspx?ID=302 https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/latest-edition/2674418/Survivors-recount-lodge-nightmare https://www.newspapers.com/image/829111181/ (gun control issue in NZ) https://khandallahiscorrupt.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/raurimu-massacre-stephen-anderson-information/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/475263667/match=1&terms=Raurimu%20New%20Zealand https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/anderson-stephen-lawrence.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_New_Zealand https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-paranoia https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/victims-mother-upset-killers-quiet-release https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2024

In the heart of Albuquerque, Pastor Greg Griego often stood before the fire department and the local jail, sharing his powerful testimony of redemption. Once entangled in the world of gangs in California, he had found a new path through faith, a transformation that resonated with those who listened. He was well-known and well-liked in the community.  Greg Griego. Once a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division, Greg had led a life marred by drugs and gangs. However, during a stint in jail in California in the early 1990s, he experienced a profound transformation, finding faith and embracing Christianity. This pivotal change set him on a path of redemption, ultimately leading him to serve others. While his wife, Sarah, dedicated herself to homeschooling their ten children in their modest home in the semi-rural South Valley. Greg had five children before he met his wife, Sarah, with whom he had five more. Greg turned their backyard barn into a sanctuary for released prisoners. Most would agree that Greg and Sarah were strict parents. They prohibited their children from playing violent video games and meticulously monitored their television choices. Greg Griego was determined to cultivate a home of hope, love, and healing, but that all ended on January 19, 2013. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Something Went Terribly Wrong: Griego Family Murders’ Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint This episode is proudly sponsored by Yaman. Welcome to Yaman the very latest and greatest in J-Beauty innovations Listeners can visit YA-MANUSA.com/discount/TCP for a 20% discount Also proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.com The World's Original and Finest CBD Topical for SleepOrder your bottle at sleepcreme.com. Use the code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/new-mexico-supreme-court-upholds-life-imprisonment-for-nehemiah-griego/ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/01/30/Family-of-teen-killer-question-confession/31021359568995/ https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/lawyer-seeks-higher-quality-rehabilitation-for-nehemiah-griego/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Valley_homicides https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341638987_Nehemiah_Griego_-_Killer_Child https://apnews.com/article/politics-new-mexico-supreme-court-albuquerque-child-abuse-fec25ffc0b34e7067728204daa55a000 https://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-mexico-family-killer-nehemiah-griegos-girlfriend-tells/story?id=18290148 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnWdQ3oNGw https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/23/sheriff-new-mexico-teen-told-others-plan-kill-his-family/15840419007/ https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-23-la-na-nn-griego-albuquerque-shooting-20130123-story.html https://people.com/crime/nehemiah-griego-15-fatally-shoots-parents-and-three-siblings-cops/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-mexico-teen-charged-massacre-not-monster-relatives-say-flna1c8089481

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2024

This case is shocking. Shocking in many ways and I can't believe it's not talked about. The only place I've seen this is on Southern Gothic from our friend Brandon. When he first saw a small blurb about it in a book, he didn't even think it was true so he asked Lauretta to do some research. Sure enough, it is 100% true. As sensational as it was and is, I can't believe it's been forgotten. So after you listen, make sure you catch the Southern Gothic episode "The Curious Case of Knox Martin." In late March of 1879, in Davidson County, Tennessee, a wagon carrying a prisoner by the name of Knox Martin was headed to the gallows. John Kirk and Sons were busy building the scaffold that would host the hanging later that afternoon. Mothers pulled their children out of school so that they could take them to the execution. Nearly 10,000 people were making their way to the location nestled between two ridges; some had even camped out overnight to guarantee the best view. For years to come, some folks in attendance at this execution would have an unbelievable story to tell.  It appears that in the days leading up to his date with the gallows, Knox Martin was approached by two doctors from the nearby Vanderbilt University, who, having great interest in galvanism, and who, having read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, wondered if Knox Martin would allow them to use his dead body for an unusual and ethically questionable experiment. Knox Martin had agreed. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "The Second Death of the Bells Bend Killer: Nashville's Frankenstein." A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  A big Thank you to Brandon Schexnayder of Southern Gothic  Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October of OctoberPod VHS Executive Producers Nico Vitesse and Jesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://digital.tnconservationist.org/publication/i=717358&article_id=4091300&view=articleBrowser https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898102/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/167988101/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 Memphis Daily Appeal) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897977/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (20 Feb 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897985/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (22 Feb 1879  "       ") https://www.newspapers.com/image/587081215/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898061/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 March 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897970/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (19 march 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898101/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (28 March 1879  "         "   ) https://www.newspapers.com/image/587081061/?match=1&clipping_id=141956459  (28 March 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897857/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 January 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/587072345/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 Jan 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche) https://www.newspapers.com/image/587072496/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (17 Jan 1879        "          "              ") https://www.newspapers.com/image/586295694/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (22 Jan 1879 The Knoxville Whig and Chronicle) https://www.newspapers.com/image/585907534/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1  (19 Jan 1879 the Knoxville Daily Tribune) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897925/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (5 Feb 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897970/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (19 Feb 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/171801938/?match=1&clipping_id=141958321 (3 April 1879 the Pulaski Citizen) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603957284/terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22%20&match=1 (6 April 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603957393/?match=1&clipping_id=141958630 (8 April 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/171802187/?match=1&clipping_id=141958816 (10 April 1879 The Pulaski Citizen) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63692152/john-wittenmeier https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forest-republican-knox-martin-back-t/7964582/

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2024

This case is shocking. Shocking in many ways and I can't believe it's not talked about. The only place I've seen this is on Southern Gothic from our friend Brandon. When he first saw a small blurb about it in a book, he didn't even think it was true so he asked Lauretta to do some research. Sure enough, it is 100% true. As sensational as it was and is, I can't believe it's been forgotten. So after you listen, make sure you catch the Southern Gothic episode "The Curious Case of Knox Martin." In late March of 1879, in Davidson County, Tennessee, a wagon carrying a prisoner by the name of Knox Martin was headed to the gallows. John Kirk and Sons were busy building the scaffold that would host the hanging later that afternoon. Mothers pulled their children out of school so that they could take them to the execution. Nearly 10,000 people were making their way to the location nestled between two ridges; some had even camped out overnight to guarantee the best view. For years to come, some folks in attendance at this execution would have an unbelievable story to tell.  It appears that in the days leading up to his date with the gallows, Knox Martin was approached by two doctors from the nearby Vanderbilt University, who, having great interest in galvanism, and who, having read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, wondered if Knox Martin would allow them to use his dead body for an unusual and ethically questionable experiment. Knox Martin had agreed. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "The Second Death of the Bells Bend Killer: Nashville's Frankenstein." A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  A big Thank you to Brandon Schexnayder of Southern Gothic  Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October of OctoberPod VHS Executive Producers Nico Vitesse and Jesse of The Inky Pawprint Sources: https://digital.tnconservationist.org/publication/i=717358&article_id=4091300&view=articleBrowser https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898102/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/167988101/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 Memphis Daily Appeal) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897977/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (20 Feb 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897985/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (22 Feb 1879  "       ") https://www.newspapers.com/image/587081215/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898061/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 March 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897970/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (19 march 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898101/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (28 March 1879  "         "   ) https://www.newspapers.com/image/587081061/?match=1&clipping_id=141956459  (28 March 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897857/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 January 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/587072345/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 Jan 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche) https://www.newspapers.com/image/587072496/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (17 Jan 1879        "          "              ") https://www.newspapers.com/image/586295694/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (22 Jan 1879 The Knoxville Whig and Chronicle) https://www.newspapers.com/image/585907534/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1  (19 Jan 1879 the Knoxville Daily Tribune) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897925/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (5 Feb 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897970/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (19 Feb 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/171801938/?match=1&clipping_id=141958321 (3 April 1879 the Pulaski Citizen) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603957284/terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22%20&match=1 (6 April 1879 The Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/603957393/?match=1&clipping_id=141958630 (8 April 1879 the Tennessean) https://www.newspapers.com/image/171802187/?match=1&clipping_id=141958816 (10 April 1879 The Pulaski Citizen) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63692152/john-wittenmeier https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forest-republican-knox-martin-back-t/7964582/

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2024