3C Podcast - Circle City Crime

We've been in a holding pattern for so long in our efforts with the Burger Chef Murders and the case I have long-planned to cover for season 4 of Circle City Crime. We have some updates on the progress and on what the heck happened to the Burger Chef Murders cases that have disappeared from our feed.

Ronnie Roberts was a good kid, a good employee, and a good boyfriend. One Sunday night in 1973 he went missing, and two days later his body was on the wooded shoreline of a reservoir more than 30 miles away from the place he was last scene.

Check out bookCASE, the newest podcast by Words With Chris Productions. On bookCASE we'll dive headfirst into the art of writing crime, mystery, and horror fiction, as well as true crime books and podcasts. Host, Chris Davis will talk with authors about how and why they do it and readers and listeners about why they love it. bookCASE will also feature live reads of original fiction by Chris and other authors.Follow on Social Media:TWITTER: www.twitter.com/_wordswithchrisINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/wordswithchrisRead the Blog: http://wordswithchris.home.blog

We wrap our discussion of the murder of Tristan Twilley with a discussion regarding what the family has been told about why, despite significant video evidence and witness testimony, no charges have been filed in Tristan's case.Stay tuned afterward, for an introduction and reading from Chris's debut novel, Beneath the Fallen Leaves.Join the discussion: www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyOrder your copy of Beneath the Fallen Leaves: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C71PMT5 Banks and Brower Blog: https://banksbrower.com/2020/01/31/felony-murder-how-it-is-possible-to-be-convicted-of-murder-without-killing-anyone/KTBS3 News Story: https://www.ktbs.com/news/homicide-defendant-rejects-plea-officer-trial-set-this-fall/article_01847f70-c08d-11ea-a03a-83b8ed5320ad.html

In this episode, we put to bed some more general theories about what could have lead to Tristan Twilley's murder and hone in on a theory that involves a targeted setup.I'm coming to you live from one of our hotels as we travel Route 66 this week so please excuse the handful of bangs and clangs from doors closing that I couldn't edit out. I thought it was important to keep getting the new evidenced we've unearthed about Tristan's murder out there even though I couldn't record from the comfort of home. If you're interested in our trip, check out our social media for pictures and stories. You can find us as "3CPodcastIndy" on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

It's rare to have a surveillance video that shows a murder, but there's so much about the time and place Tristan Twilley was murdered that you can't see from that video. This week we dive into those things we've uncovered and where we hope that leads us next.Join the Conversation & Share the Message: https://www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our Sponsor, Broad Ripple Candle Company: www.broadripplecandle.comUse Code 'CRIME15' at checkout to save 15% on your entire purchase!Join us July 18, 2020 'Murder at the Vogue: An Afternoon of True Crime' at The Vogue Theater in Broad Ripple Village. Tickets available at www.thevogue.com or on our Facebook Events Tab.

In March 2018 44-year-old Tristan Twilley was shot in broad daylight as he was leaving a barber shop on Indianapolis's east side. To this day, even with a video showing Tristan's killer and the events surrounding the shooting, more questions remain than answers. Join us as we join Tristan's family in the hunt for answers.Join the discussion: facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our sponsor, Broad Ripple Candle Company:broadripplecandle.comUse code 'CRIME15' to save 15% at checkout

In this, our second YouTube Live video we introduce you to our next case, talk about Chris's upcoming debut novel, Beneath the Fallen Leaves, do a rapid-fire look at three unsolved Indiana cases, and discuss some notable theories about the Burger Chef Murders and the Westside Park Murders.Join the discussion: facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our Sponsor, Broad Ripple Candle Company: broadripplecandle.comUse code 'CRIME15' at checkout to save 15% on your entire order.

After more than four months, we're wrapping up our regular coverage of the Westside Park Murders. In this episode, we give the most detailed profile we can of who we think committed this terrible crime. Please share. I think if the right person who lived in Muncie, Indiana in the 1980's hears this, they'll immediately have a name come to mind that fits the description of the type of person we believe was beyond the murders of Muncie teens, Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon.Join the conversation:facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our sponsor:Broad Ripple Candle Companywww.broadripplecandle.comUse code 'CRIME15' to save 15% on your entire order at checkout

Years after the senseless murder of Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon, a man imprisoned for his most recent in a string of violent crimes contacts Muncie Police Department with a story about that night in September 1985. Does he know something, was he involved, or was he just cooking something up to get a better sentence?Join the Discussion: www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our Investigations: www.patreon.com/3CPodcast

After a talk in recent weeks with a law enforcement officer with extensive knowledge of the West Park Murders, I am taking a second look at some earlier assumptions and adding a new avenue to my own research. I'm going to need your help.Join the Discussion: www.facebook.com/3CPodacstIndySupport our Sponsor: www.broadripplecandle.com

In our first live episode we discuss how IMPD officers are working to protect you and themselves from transmission of COVID-19 as they continue to keep our city safe, their thoughts on the on-duty murder of Officer Breann Leath, and we end with some thoughts on DNA testing, specifically related to the Burger Chef Murders. Join the discussion: facebook.com/3CPodcastIndy

A listener question spurred us to discuss some of the lesser-known theories in the case, and we spend the 2nd half of the episode giving you our two cents on a second man, and a person very close to one of the Westside Park Murders victims, who many in the public still seem to have suspicion about.Join the discussion at www.facebook.com/3CPodcastSources: The Muncie Star PressPlease support our sponsor, Broad Ripple Candle Companywww.broadripplecandle.comSave 15% by using code 'CRIME15' at checkout

It's been known by the public since the earliest hours following the murders of Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon in Westside Park that they were discovered by K9 Officer, Terry Winters, but somehow Winters name also got bandied about early on as a suspect by the public, and for many that we've spoken to that stigma around Winters remains. This week, we got the chance to speak with Mr. Winters and form our own opinion.Join the conversation online:www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyPlease Support our Sponsor:Broad Ripple Candle Company - www.broadripplecandle.comUse code 'CRIME15' to svae 15% at checkout.

In 1964 a couple in their 50's, who had already experienced immense tragedy with the death of their two sons to cancer in the previous 11 years, gets hit again. 50-year-old Indiana Republican Party Delegate, Dorothy Handley, was found stabbed to death in their Mishawaka, IN home by her 56 year-old husband Ray, an elementary school teacher. Authorities had two early suspects, but to this day, nearly 56 years later the case remains unsolved.www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our sponsor, Broad Ripple Candle Company:www.broadripplecandle.com Use code 'CRIME15' to save 15% at checkout.

We've pieced together hints about the Muncie Police Department's top suspect and gotten a little help from the Muncie rumor mill to find the baddest that 'Little Chicago' had to offer in the 80's and 90's. The men in Danny Slaven's orbit had little regard for human life, and that's exactly what it might take to murder two innocent teens in cold blood.Source: www.thestarpress.comJoin the converation: www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our Sponsor: www.broadripplecandle.com Use code 'CRIME15' to save 15%

This is my first live event and probably one of the only times I'll ever try to tell the story of the Burger Chef Murders all in one sitting, but for someone out there, this bite-sized episode may be the perfect way to introduce them to Indiana's most horrific unsolved mass murder.www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyPlease support our sponsor and use code 'CRIME15' at checkout to save 15%www.broadripplecandle.com

It's time to take all the information we've gathered and begin to form theories and examine potential suspects in the case of the West Side Park Murders, and we have a doozy to start with.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndy'Please Support Our Sponsor:broadripplecandle.comSources:thestarpress.com

This week we discuss the known facts of the Westside Park Murders with criminal behaviorist and investigator, Sarah Cailean. She lends he 20+ years of experience to help us create a very basic profile of Kim and Ethan's killer and outline some avenues for investigation.If you like what you hear from Sarah, you can also find her on HLN's "Hell in the Heartland", as well as on recent episodse of podcast like Die-Alogue, Crawlspace, and 3 Men and a Mystery.www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyGet tickets to our upcoming live event: https://www.facebook.com/events/216589062809005/

The father of Kimberly Dowell shares some of his fondest memories, some of his darkest, and his thoughts when it comes to a resolution for his daughter, his family, and his community.Facebook.com/3CPodcastIndy

In this episode we dive deeper into our thoughts on the randomness of the murders of Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon, begin to discuss the idea they were targeted by someone, and discuss how these ideas can begin to point us toward suspects.Facebook.com/3CPodcastIndy

There are lots of specific theories that have been floated in the Westside Park Murders over the years, but we feel it important to discuss, and eliminate if possible, categories of theories for people who are less familiar with this case. In this episode we go over the ideas that the Westside Park Murders were the act of a serial killer or simple a random thrill kill.

Clues released to public in the case of the Westside Park Murders are sparse, but each one may carry a wealth of information so listen closely as go over each one in this week's episode.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndypatreon.com/3CPodcastSOURCES: Muncie Star & Muncie Evening Press thestarpress.com

Things like this just don't happen in Muncie, but in the late hours of Saturday September 28, 1985, the lives of Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were tragically and senselessly taken as they sat in the city's Westside Park, the same as dozens of other teens who went home safely that night. The city itself is as big a character in this story as any person...so we present to you Muncie, Indiana.www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndy

We've embarked on the journey for truth in another of Indiana's most tragic and senseless unsolved homicides. Two young people, Ethan Dixon and Kimberly Dowell, were gunned down on Saturday, September 28, 1985 in Muncie's Westside Park. Lots of people from Muncie will tell you they know who did it, but they haven't all settled on a single suspect. We'll go down all the rabbit holes in pursuit of one thing...the truth.Join the Discussion: www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyLend a Hand: www.patreon.com/3CPodcast

This will likely be our last update for quite some time on this case, and we need your help. Dive into this latest theory with us and help up make heads or tales of the world that surrounded victim Mark Flemmonds in 1978.www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyPlease take the time to rate and review our podcast, and if you really feel compelled to help our efforts, your donations are greatly appreciated at www.patreon.com/3CPodcast

In the first part of our 2+ hour long update on the Burger Chef Murders, we highlight a few corrections we'd make to recently-released media about the case, including early episodes of our own podcast, give our thoughts on some theories highlighted in the Red Ball Podcast, and play audio from an interview with one-time suspect, Donald Forrester.Part 2 coming soon! In part two, we'll share our latest tips and theories.www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndywww.patreon.com/3CPodcast

A lot more questions than answers exist at this point in the case of Najah Ferrell. Was she harmed by someone close to her or was it a random act? If it was random, how did someone get to her during a simple morning commute. We explore these questions and more on today's episode of the 3C Podcast.http://www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyNews Clip Courtesy FOX59 News and reporter Aaron Cantrell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2zccDf1r1A INCLUDED: Preview of Murder in My Family Podcast, Courtesy Mike Morford

On March 15, 2019, a mother of 5 from Avon went missing. She never made it to work to start her 5 AM shift, but her family wasn't alerted until she missed picking up her children later that Friday afternoon. 9 months later, they're still looking for answers.

Maryann Higginbotham's disappearance and the discovery of her body a year later rocked her family and friends in the late 1970's. They've fought hard for answers in that time, but none have come. Maryann's boyfriend, Timothy Willoughby disappeared the same time she did in the summer of 1978. Some say suspect, and others say second victim. We'll give you lots of details you've never seen or heard surrounding this case and let you know what we think.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndy

This week we share and discuss one of the most heartbroken unsolved crimes of early 2019, the disappearance of 8-month-old Amiah Robertson. Originally reported as a missing person, the investigation was soon turned over to the Indianapolis Metro Police Department Homicide Division. However, to date, no body has been found and no arrests have been made. Help this family find Amiah.Hosts Chris and Alleywww.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndyIntro and Transition Audio courtesy of Ronnie CourseyIMPD Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxspSuQX268

Joined by guest co-host, Amy form Cold Case Chronicles, we highlight the most recently released evidence in the unsolved murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, and we conclude with a heart-wrenching discussion about the case from then until now in the life of Liberty's sister, Kelsi.For more details about the case or for further discussion visit:www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndySupport our efforts to highlight and investigate Indiana's worst unsolved cases by becoming a show patron. You can contribute for as little as $2 a month, and our $10 Super Shef patrons receiving unique show merchandise, each episode early and ad-free, and eventually additional true crime content.Join Today: www.patreon.com/3CPodcast

Burger Chef Murders Bonus Episode: Four Names

Joni us and our three favorite Indiana true crime podcasts as we discuss the nature of our shows, and what covering true crime in Indiana means to us and should look like going forward.

In this final episode of season 1, we discuss our experience investigating a cold case and producing a podcast, share our plans to continue to investigate behind the scenes, and get you ready for what's next on the podcast.www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndywww.patreon.com/3CPodcast

In this first part of our wrap-up of season 1, we wrap up our discussion of Stan, discuss a new twist on an old theory that we'll be investigating even after season one ends, and let you in on one of our more heated discussions involving motive.

We thought we knew what Stan's alibi to police was all these years for the night of the Burger Chef murders, but when we got a chance to speak to him recently, we heard a whole new story.

This week we reveal the known extent of previous investigations into Stan by investigators on the Burger Chef Murders and set the stage for why we think they may have stalled.DISCUSS with others on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/3CPodcastIndyREAD our blog: : https://3cpodcastindy.home.blogDONATE and support our investigative efforts for this and other cases: patreon.com/3CPodcast

One of the biggest questions we get about this case is how could the people who did this keep it a secret for so long? Maybe they died, maybe they moved away, or maybe they didn't really try to keep it a secret at all.Join the conversation on Facebook at www.facebook.com/3CPodcastIndy or www.facebook.com/groups/3CPodcastIndySupport our investigative efforts by becoming a Patron or purchasing unique true crime merchandise at https://3cpodcastindy.home.blog

We wrap up with a discussion on Darrell Crabtree, including some new information we've learned since our last episode and some ideas on where we're taking the investigation next.Contribute to our Investigation:www.patreon.com/3CPodcastJoin the Discussion:www.facebook.com/groups/3CPodcastIndy

This week we begin to establish Darrell Crabtree's criminal timeline and potential connections to Speedway, Indiana

In this episode we begin to discuss suspects never before named by authorities. Some we have been able to verify were looked into in the early years of this, while others may be getting scrutinized for the first time. Join the discussion online: www.facebook.com/groups/3CPodcastIndyContribute to our Investigation: www.patreon.com/3CPodcastEpisode Sources: IndyStar (May 2, 1980 Ed.) and Franklin Daily Journal (May 5, 1980 Ed.)

This week we learn some new info the about early hours of this case straight from some people who were there, and we take a look at what we know about the current status of the official investigation, including a State Police Investigator that refuses to play by the rules.

The combination of 40 years time and very little real information has lead to one inevitable outcome regarding the Burger Chef Murders: Rumors. Which ones are true? Do you ignore them all? Why do so many of them mirror each other? Find out what we think on this week's episode.

Some similarities and odd connections lead us from the Hollandsburg Murders of February 1977 to two names we've heard in connection with the Burger Chef Murders.

In this episode we give our final thoughts on Brett Kimberlin's criminal activity and present the unexpected turn our investigation took about a month ago.Visit our Facebook Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/groups/3CPodcastIndyDonate to our investigative efforts for as little as $2: www.patreon.com/3CPodcast

Brett Kimberlin was tied to drug smuggling activities from Maryland to Texas, had is name mentioned in connection with a cold-blooded murder in Speedway, IN, and was convicted of setting off six bombs in the same Indianapolis suburb, but are people crazy when they think Brett Kimberlin when they think about the Burger Chef Murders?Join the discussion: www.faceboook.com/3CPodcastIndyFollow along behind the scenes: www.instagram.com/3CPodcastIndyBlog posts, episode-specific articles, shop true crime merchandise: http://3cpodcastindy.home.blog

This week get the details and our final thoughts on the statements and confessions of Donald Ray Forrester. Compete liar? Con man? Or something more?Join the discussion: www.faceboook.com/3CPodcastIndyFollow along behind the scenes: www.instagram.com/3CPodcastIndyBlog posts, episode-specific articles, shop true crime merchandise: http://3cpodcastindy.home.blog

This week, we play a portion of a recent phone call we had with forensic psychology and licensed private investigator, Dr. Joni Johnston. Joni's unique insight has given us an informal template on how to consider the many statements of Donald Ray Forrester in the Burger Chef Murders.Join the discussion: www.faceboook.com/3CPodcastIndyFollow along behind the scenes: www.instagram.com/3CPodcastIndyBlog posts, episode-specific articles, shop true crime merchandise: http://3cpodcastindy.home.blog

In this episode we begin to discuss victimology, dive into new theories, and meet Donald Ray Forrester.

Before we move into our discussion of nearly a dozen viable suspects, we will spend this episode recapping important facts, giving you our guiding theories that will help is in including or excluding a potential suspect, and share some information that simply wasn't fitting for any previous episode.