Crime With My Coffee

We unfortunately do not have a new episode for you this week. We will be back to our regularly scheduled episodes as soon as we can, but we do not have a set date for that at this time.

Since Christmas is next week, we wanted to make this week a lot lighter and more fun for everyone. Please enjoy this collection of dumb and funny crimes and criminals and laugh along with us.Sources for this episode:Listverse - Ten of the Most Bizarre Crimes of 2022AP News - 2 escape jail and go to IHOP, where patrons report themMetro.uk - Worse disguise ever? Burglars cover faces with permanent markerNY Daily News - 8 Weird and Wild Christmas CrimesOddee - 10 Ridiculous Christmas CrimesLaw & Crime - Top 10 Most Outrageous Christmas CrimesThe Odyssey - 12 Funniest Crimes That Were Actually CommittedList 25 - 25 Dumbest Criminals and How They Got CaughtThe Oklahoman - Outspoken Defendant gets Point Across

It was August 5, 1992, in Vancouver, Canada when Alexandra Pesic was gunned down outside her employer's building. The authorities were able to identify and arrest the two mysterious men that were in the car when she was shot along with two of their accomplices in less than two weeks. Sources for this episode:Oxygen - Jelka Pesic Uses True Crime Book As Blueprint to Terrorize And Murder Her Former Daughter-in-LawPressReader - Mother-in-law who set up murder says she feels sorry for victimMedium - Inspired by the Plot of a True Crime Book, a Grandmother Hired a Hitman to Murder Her Daughter-in-LawLepotesrbije.alo.rs - JELKA PEŠIĆ JE U SVETU POZNATA KAO SVEKRVA IZ PAKLA: Njena zloba i danas šokira, a na kraju je sve otišlo PREDALEKO

In Strongsville, Ohio, Melinda Pleskovic, a middle school teacher, was found dead in her home in October 2017. Her husband and soon-to-be son-in-law both called 911 right away. Less than two weeks after her brutal murder, police would have a suspect in custody, and it would surprise many at how close the murderer was.Sources for this episode:Medium - He Was Going To Be Exposed So He Opted For MurderWYKC - Jeffrey Scullin sentenced to life in prison for killing Strongsville teacher Melinda PleskovicCleveland - 'Manipulative' Strongsville man gets life in prison for brutal killing of fiancee's mother, popular teacherThe Post - Man who killed Strongsville teacher sentenced to life in prisonFox 8 - Prosecutor: Strongsville teacher stabbed 36 times, killer planned crime weeks in advanceCleveland 19 - Alleged killer calls 911 to report future mother-in-law's death (listen)Court of Appeals of Ohio - State of Ohio v. Jeffery W. Scullin, Jr.Wikipedia - Strongsville, Ohio

In August 2014 in London, England 14 year-old Alice Gross went missing while returning home from a walk. Tragically, a month later, her body would be discovered. Arnis Zalkalns, a Latvian builder and convicted murderer, was identified as the prime suspect.Sources for this episode:New Scotland Yard Files - A True Nightmare: The Murder of Alice Gross Public Broadcasting of Latvia - Murder suspect Arnis Zalkalns found dead in London The Week - Alice Gross: why did police not know about killer's past? British Transport Police - London bombings of 2005 Wikipedia - Scotland Yard

Air Force Staff Sergeant Nathan Paet was shot multiple times in his garage in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 1, 2010. The motive behind the murder was revealed to be a life insurance policy taken out by Paet, with his wife, Michelle, as the beneficiary. Michelle Paet and her boyfriend, Michael Rodriguez, were arrested and charged in connection with the murder, leading to a high-profile trial that unfolded the details of the conspiracy to commit the crime.Sources for this episode:Oxygen - Why Was Military Staff Sgt. And Devoted Dad Of Four Gunned Down Outside His Las Vegas Home?Review Journal - Man gets life in prison without parole for slaying of Nellis airmanCinemaholic - Nathan Paet Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him?KSNV 3 News - Michelle Paet sentenced to life without parole for conspiring to kill her husbandAmerican Monster - Season 3 Episode 6, Watch Your Back

The morning of July 27, 1989 in Kansas City, Missouri would forever change the lives of the Cox family. Fawn Cox's mom and sister found her lifeless body when they went to wake her up that morning. She had been beaten, raped, and strangled, all while the family slept downstairs the night before. It would be 31 years before her family would get the answers as to who had killed Fawn.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Kansas City, MissouriWikipedia - List of people from Kansas City, MissouriCBS News - Teen's decades-old murder solved with new DNA technologyFox 4 KC - KC teen's cold case rape, murder solved by 'advanced techniques' 31 years laterNortheast News - New DNA tech solves Cox cold caseHeavy - 31 Year-Old Rape & Murder of Kansas Teen Fawn Marie Cox Solved: KCPDNewspapers.com - KC teen charged in death of girl, 16Newspapers.com - Three teens held in girl's deathNewspapers.com - Northeast area girl, 16, found slain in bedroomNewspapers.com - Northeast girl was strangled, autopsy shows

November 15, 2001 was a day of catastrophic storms for Austin, Texas. Diane Holik's coworkers were unable to get in touch with her the next day, so they called the police to do a welfare check on her. They found her body upstairs in the guest room. They would learn through their investigation that there was a strange man going around to homes listed for sale in the area trying his hardest to get in the homes when the women were home alone. Could this be Diane's killer?Sources for this episode:Caselaw - Russo v. StateOxygen - Patrick Russo Is Convicted of Killing Texan Diane HolikMRT - Jury convicts man who posed as homebuyer to killMedium - Texas Church Minister Killed A Woman For His 'Erotic Horror' FetishSpectrum News 1 - 15 Years Ago Today: Historic Texas FloodFind A Grave - Diane Tammy Holik

In 1973 in Italy, John Paul Getty, III, heir to the Getty fortune, was kidnapped by several members of the 'Ndrangheta gang. He was held captive for about 5 months while his kidnappers negotiated a ransom amount with his family. They wanted $17,000,000 but his grandfather, the family patriarch, would only concede to $3,000,000 after the kidnappers sliced off his grandson's ear and mailed it to a local newspaper.Sources for this episode: Town & Country - The Tragic True Story of John Paul Getty III's Kidnapping All That's Interesting - The True Story Of The John Paul Getty III Kidnapping People - John Paul Getty III After the Kidnapping: How Drugs and Torment Destroyed Billionaire HeirWanted in Rome - The story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III in Rome Rolling Stone - John Paul Getty III: The True Story Behind 'Trust' Rolling Stone - J. Paul Getty III: Exclusive 1974 Interview with Kidnapped Oil Heir

Dean Corll, also known as the "Candy Man," was a notorious American serial killer in the early 1970s. He, along with teenage accomplices David Brooks and Elmer Henley, committed a series of brutal murders in Houston, Texas. They lured young boys with promises of money or parties and was responsible for at least 28 known victims. His crimes shocked the nation, and the case highlights the dangers of charismatic predators who prey on the vulnerable.Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Fort Wayne, Indiana Wikipedia - Dean Corll Wikipedia - Rheumatic fever Wikipedia - Pasadena, Texas Criminal Minds Fandom - The Houston Mass Murders Missing Kids - Candy Man Victim: New Clues in Serial Killer Mystery Texas Monthly - The Lost Boys

Dean Corll, also known as the "Candy Man," was a notorious American serial killer in the early 1970s. He, along with teenage accomplices David Brooks and Elmer Henley, committed a series of brutal murders in Houston, Texas. They lured young boys with promises of money or parties and was responsible for at least 28 known victims. His crimes shocked the nation, and the case highlights the dangers of charismatic predators who prey on the vulnerable.Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Fort Wayne, Indiana Wikipedia - Dean Corll Wikipedia - Rheumatic fever Wikipedia - Pasadena, Texas Criminal Minds Fandom - The Houston Mass Murders Missing Kids - Candy Man Victim: New Clues in Serial Killer Mystery Texas Monthly - The Lost Boys

In 1980 in St. Polten, Austria, Werner Kniesek broke into the home of 55 year old Gertrude Altreiter and her adult children, Walter and Ingrid. Over the course of several hours, Kniesek would torture the family before ultimately strangling them to death. The next day, he would take their car, loaded with the bodies of his victims, with him while he ran his personal "errands." He would eventually confess his crimes, and his motive, to the police after his capture.Sources for this episode:Astro Databank - Kniesek, WernerAcademic - Werner KniesekWikipedia - Werner KniesekWikipedia - Sankt PöltenIMDB - Angst

Diane Whipple was returning to her Pacific Heights apartment in San Francisco, California in 2001 when she was attacked by her neighbors' dog, a large Presa Canario. After her death, the owners, Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel, were charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, respectively. Sources for this episode:SF Gate - 'Dog of death': The horrific killing of Diane Whipple in San FranciscoDog Bite Law - The Diane Whipple CaseABC 7 News - Parole denied for Marjorie Knoller, convicted in San Francisco's notorious 2001 dog-mauling death of Diane WhippleABC News - Killer Dog's Owner Blames VictimDaily Mail - San Francisco attorney whose dogs mauled her neighbor to death in 2001 is denied parole after being jailed for life for murderRolling Stone - Mad Dogs & LawyersSF IST - Woman Convicted in Notorious SF Dog-Mauling Murder Case Gets Denied ParoleWikipedia - List of people from San FranciscoWikipedia - San FranciscoFindAGrave - Diane Alexis Whipple

This week we talk about the Dallas Carter High School football robbery ring.  Join us as we talk about the unexpected criminal activies of a high school football team, how their actions both on and off the field, led to a scandal that rocked the community.  From winning the state championship to heists, we will reveal the hidden side of these young men and the consequences they faced.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Oak CliffWikipedia - David W. Carter High SchoolStateline Sports Network - Carter High...'it simply doesn't matter that you can run the football'Dallas News - Former players on 1988 Dallas Carter football team tried to move on, but shaking past wasn't easyDallas News - From the Archives: arter High stripped of 1988 State Title After WinWFAA - 'Best team ever assembled': As Dallas ISD prepares for its first championship since 1958, memories of Dallas Carter's 1988 season remainCarter Boyz by Gary EdwardsDallas News - Bad habit: Robbery spree involving 6 1988 Dallas Carter football players was 'just for kicks'New York Times - 10 Texas Athletes Are Sentenced to Jail Terms for RobberiesSupport the show

This week we talk about the true story of Teresa Stamper and her relentless stalker, her ex-husband Paul Stamper.  From their abusive marriage to attempted murders, this episode will uncover the nightmare that led to Paul's shocking disappearance.  Will justice ever be served?Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Kingfisher, OklahomaThe Oklahoman - Kingfisher Escapee Gets 30-Year TermThe Oklahoman - TV Crime Show Returns Fugitive To State JailMurfreesboro Pulse - The New Teresa Ringer: Her Story of Abuse, Homelessness and SurvivalUnsolved Mysteries Fandom - Paul StamperThe Oklahoman - Masked Gunman Frees Inmate at Kingfisher JailThe Oklahoman - Trial Date Set In KidnappingThe Oklahoman - TV Program Ends 5 Years of Freedom for EscapeeOklahoma Offender SearchSupport the show

In Forest Park, Georgia in April 2010, 15 year old Candice Parchment went missing.  Her remains were discovered 7 months later not far from her home.  It would be another year after that before her family and the community would get the answers to their questions about what happened to her.  Candice named Marshae Hickman and Jermaine Robinson as her attackers in a diary entry from a few months before she went missing and that was just the break the police needed to break her murder case wide open.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Forest Park, GeorgiaThe US Sun - Five most chilling Candice Parchment murder details revealed in documentary from dark diary entry to violent attackABC News - Georgia: Murdered Teen Girl's Diary Leads to Alleged KillerWSB TV - Man ofund guilty of murdering teenage girlThe Atlanta-Journal Constitution - Authorities: Diary leads to alleged killer of missing teenHickman v. The State (2016)The Cinemaholic - Candice Parchment Murder: Where are Marshae Hickman and Jermaine Robinson Now?Support the show

In the mid to late 1800s, John Humphrey Noyes became a believer in perfectionism.  He would eventually found two different communities of his own, the most well-known being in Oneida, New York which became known as the Oneida Community.  They would practice free love and male continence.  They would start an eugenics experiment later on in their existence.  They would eventually dissolve the cult community and become a manufacturing company most well known for their silverware.Sources for this episode:sources to be updated soonSupport the show

It was mid August of 1996 when Jeffrey Wolfe and his new girlfriend took off on a road trip that would start out as a business trip and turn into a mini vacation on their way back.  They left the Houston, Texas area and drove towards Moss Point, Mississippi to meet Gary Simmons and Timothy Milano for this particular meeting.  Not long after arriving at Simmons' home, however, Jeffrey would be dead and his girlfriend would be fighting for her life.  Sources for this episode:Casetext - Simmons v. EppsMurderpedia - Gary Carl SimmonsGulf Live - Gruesome murder, rape case recalled: Gary 'The Butcher' Simmons scheduled to be executed June 20Caselaw - Milano v. StateUPI - Texas man found dismembered in Miss.Find A Grave - Jeffrey Lee WolfeWikipedia - Moss Point, MississippiSupport the show

The evening of June 13, 2009 was the last time anyone saw Phyllis Phares alive at her Charelston, West Virginia home.  When her daughter couldn't get a hold of the 82 year old widow, she went to check on her and found a gruesome crime scene.  The Mallo family, who lived directly across the street, became suspects in the ensuing murder investigation after Thomas Mallo, the 14 year old son, told police about a man he had seen on the porch of Mrs. Phares the night she was killed.  It wouldn't be long before nearly every member of the 8 person household would be behind bars for one reason or another.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Charleston, West VirginiaFind A Grave - Phyllis Jean Jones PharesMetroNews - Murder Sentence Stays Same For TeenagerCharleston Gazette-Mail - Judge upholds 40-year sentence for teen convicted of murderMetroNews - Convicted murderer sentenced for violent escape attemptDreminDemon - The Mallos Are Seriously Effed Up - Murderers And Child Abusers (copies of no longer existing online news articles were copied and linked in this forum thread)BadLawyerNYC - White Trash Horror StoryWV Mountain News - 14 year old boy and family remian in jailEvil Kin - The Evil Inside, Season 1 Episode 4Support the show

Juan Cornoa was a Mexican-American serial killer whose heinous acts shocked the nation in the eary 1970s.  He was convicted in 1973 of the murders of 25 men, mostely transient farm workers.  He remains one of the most infamous instances of serial killing in American history. Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Yuba City, CaliforniaWikipedia - Autlán Wikipedia - Sacramento ValleyWikipedia - Juan CoronaNY Times - Corona, 85, Convicted as Killer of 25 Farm Workers, DiesCriminal Minds Fandom - Juan CoronaSupport the show

It was October 29, 1983 in Marshalltown, Iowa when 20 year old Kevin Thacker was arrested for OWI by Officer Kendall Eldred.  Less than an hour later, Kevin would be fighting for his life due to a head injury.  Six days later he would succumb to this injury.  His parents took Officer Eldred to court with a civil lawsuit claiming that he had caused the death of their son.  The police department would contend that Kevin had escaped custody and jumped from their roof to the roof across the alleyway when he fell to his death, making it a total accident.Sources for this episode:Justia - Thacker v. EldredTimes-Republican - Kendall Joel EldredDeposition of Kendall EldredYouTube - The Thacker Case: Booking VideoFind A Grave - Kevin Thacker, Thomas Thacker, Beverly ThackerWikipedia -  Marshalltown, IowaYouTube - FBI Corrupt Coverup of a murder by a policemanWikipedia - U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by stateLSA Iowa - Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) LawFacebook - Justice for Kevin ThackerSupport the show

Alcatraz Prison was touted as an unescapeable prison.  The worst of the worst were sent there.  In 1962, however, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, were serving a stint there when they worked out an escape plan.  After seeing to all of the details, the big night eventually came.  They were discovered missing from their cells the next day.  Though nothing has been proven one way or the other, many believe that their escape was successful and they lived the rest of their lives on the run from the US Government.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - San FranciscoWikipedia - Alatraz IslandHistoricTalk - The Incredible True-Life Story Of The Fantastic Escape From AlcatrazFBI - Alcatraz EscapeNational Park Foundation - A Genius, Two Brothers, and Fake HeadsIndependent - Their families insist they survived.  Investigators doubt it.  The enduring mystery of the three missing men of AlcatrazUS Marshals - Frank Lee MorrisAlcatraz History - Facts & FiguresAlcatraz History - Famous Alcatraz InmatesWikipedia - June 1962 Alcatraz escape attemptSupport the show

In 2012 in the rural areas of Quebec, Canada, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ) discovered nearly 10,000 barrels of maple syrup was either missing or had had its contents replaced with water.  After discovering almost $18,000,000 of syrup missing, a massive investigation was launched.  A few people would eventually be brought to justice for what would become known as the Great Maple Syrup Heist.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, Quebec, List of people from QuebecAGR - Canadian Maple SyrupThe Guardian - Canada's 'maple syrup heist' thief must replay millions for sweet stolen goodsCBC - Ringleader in maple syrup heist gets 8 years in prison, $9.4M fineThe Canadian Encyclopedia - Great Canadian Maple Syrup HeistGlobal News - Mastermind of. Quebec maple syrup heist gets 8 years in prison, $9.4M fineSupport the show

Mid-July of 2018 saw 8 month old Raija Straight spending the day with her 17 year old dad, Jayden Straight, in Des Moines, Iowa.  It would be the afternoon of July 13 when he would have his mom drive the three of them to the hospital because Raija was unresponsive.  Sadly, Raija would pass away just over 24 hours later.  Listen in this week as we discuss the events leading up to the injuries she suffered that caused her death along with who eventually would plead guilty to causing those injuries.Sources for this episode:Des Moines Register - Father charged with 8-month-old's traumatic, fatal injuries sentenced to 100 years in prisonPeople - 8-Month-Old Iowa Girl Beaten to Death - and Her 17-Year-Old Father is ChargedWHO 13 - Family of Teen dad Accused of Murdering Daughter Speaks OutKCCI - Remembering Raija: Vigil held for 8-month-old who died of traumatic injuriesFind A Grave - Raija Armoni Lynn StraightYouTube - EWU Crime StorytimeSupport the show

We wanted to give you something different this week instead of all the dark, dreary, and draining.  We hope you enjoy these 50 weird, wacky, and sometimes dumb laws from all 50 states in the United States.History Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In December of 1994 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 27 year old Alison Botha thought she was being carjacked.  It turned into a literal fight for her life.  Her attackers, Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, would rape her, disembowel her, and nearly decapitate her before leaving her for dead in a ditch on the outskirts of town.  Alison had no intentions of dying that night, or letting them get away with what they had done to her.  Against all odds, Alison survived and saw that her attackers were sent to jail.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - GqeberhaMedium - Raped, Disemboweled & Nearly Decapitated: The. Remarkable Survival Story of Alison BothaVocal.Media - The Amazing Survival of Alison Botha (Case of Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger)All That's Interesting - How Alison Botha Survived A Brutal Attack By The 'Ripper Rapists'IMDb - AlisonI Have Life: Alison's Journey as told to Marianne ThammSupport the show

Starting in July 1976, New York City was gripped in fear because someone was shooting random people.  This shooter was known as the .44 Caliber Killer but was most well known as the Son of Sam.  After the eight different shootings, David Berkowitz was identified as a viable suspect.  Once he was in police custody he confessed to the crimes and told them his reason for doing them. Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - BrooklynWikipedia - David BerkowitzBritannica - David BerkowitzA&E - 'Son of Sam' David Berkowitz's Life in Prison and Chances for ParoleMurderpedia - David Richard BerkowitzSupport the show

In Septmeber of 2005 a double homicide in Pineville, Missouri and the massacre of almost an entire family in Pampa, Texas and a traffic stop at the border of Mexico and Texas were all connected.  10 year old Robin called 911 in the early morning of September 30 to report that there had been a shooting in her house in Pampa, which sadly claimed the lives of her mother, Michell Conrad, her stepdad, Brian Conrad, and her brother, Zach Doan.  A few hours after that call, Pineville officers were called to the scene of Orlie and Dawn McCools' murder.  It wouldn't be until that night that someone connected to these murders was stopped trying to cross back into the United States from Mexico.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Pineville, MissouriWikipedia - Pampa, TexasCBS News - Surviving a Texas shootoutKFDA 10 -Levi King" Inside the Mind of a MurdererKFDA 10 - Inside the Levi King Courtroom: Day 9Twitter - Levi King TrialJoplin Globe - Levi King receives life sentences for deaths of Orlie, Dawn McCoolDaily Mail - Teen tells how she played dead for two hours after psychotic AK-47 gunman broke into her home and killed her family 'for fun'KFDA 10 - Accused Gray County Killer will Face Death PenaltyState Journal-Register - Man pleads guilty to 2005 shooting deathsMcDonald County Press - OPINION: Interview With A KillerTexas Monthly - The Girl Who Saw Too MuchMy Plainview - Authorities look for links between Missouri, Texas slayingsKHOU 11 - Convicted killer on trial in Texas triple homicideMedium - The Daughter Had a Nightmare of Gunshots as She Slept Then She Woke up and Heard ScreamsYouTube - A child's call for helpSupport the show

In September 2009, Emma Neiderbrock and two of her friends, Melanie Wells and Richard "Sam" McCroskey, left Emma's home in Farmville, Virginia and travelled to Southgate, Michigan to attend the Strictly For the Wicked horrorcore music festival.  When Melanie didn't return home a few days later, her mother would make phone calls to police for a welfare check.  It would be a few days later when police would finally find the bodies of Emma Neiderbrock, Melanie Wells, Dr. Debra Kelley, and Reverend Mark Neiderbrock in the home.  They would finally track down their suspect and apprehend him at the airport while he was waiting for his flight to be called.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - HorrorcoreWikipedia - Farmville, VirginiaMurderpedia - Richard McCroskeyMedium - The Aspiring Death Metal Rapper Who Couldn't Lose His "Girlfriend"Discover Walks - 10 Facts About Brutal The Farmville MurdersNBC 12 - McCroskey pleads guilty to Farmville murders, gets life in prisonSupport the show

In 2017 Ben Renick was living a life many would envy.  He had a beautiful wife, kids, land, and a successful reptile business that he was super passionate about.  On June 8th, 2017 his wife would find him dead in his reptile breeding facility in New Florence, Missouri.  Initially, it was thought that one of his snakes had escaped and killed him.  It was obviously a murder when they realized he had been shot eight times.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - New Florence, MissouriPeople - A Reptile Breeder Was Killed by One of His Snakes, the 911 Caller Said.  Then Bullet Wounds Were FoundCBS News, 48 Hours - "Rock star" reptile breeder murdered; Coroner says "This was not just a random act"US Sun - Inside Ben Renick's disturbing messages from wife Lynlee that helped uncover snake breeder's death and 'heinous' secretUS Sun - Inside disturbing death of 'rock str' snake breeder Ben Renick after wife Lynlee was hiding 'heinous' secretABC 17 News - Judge keeps Lynlee Renick from collecting husband's inheritanceFind A Grave - Benjamin Blue-Brich "Ben" RenickWorld of Ball Pythons - Ben RenickHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In Cleveland, Ohio on July 11, 1969 was an adventurous day for bank employee Theodore Conrad.  At just 20 years old, he walked into work after lunch like always, left like normal, and then disappeared.  It was discovered the following Monday that $215,000 had disappeared with him.  Thomas Randele was making a quiet peaceful life for himself in the Boston, Massachusetts area.  He got married, helped raise a daughter, was a fixture around his town.  Sadly, he lost his fight with cancer in 2021.Shortly afterwards, the FBI came knocking on the Randele door to speak with Thomas' widow.  What they would reveal to each other would surprise many.Sources for this episode:CBS News - Friends, family stunned that Thomas Randele, Boston car salesman, was fugitive bank robber wanted in Cleveland for 50 yearsFind A Grave - Theodore John "Thomas Randele" ConradCleveland - Mystery solved: Theodore Conrad vanished after robbing Cleveland bank where he worked in 1969; marshals traced him to Boston suburbNBC Boston - Inside the 50-Year Manhunt for a Cleveland Bank RobberNew York Post - Infamous Ohio bank robber who vanished 50 years ago ID'ed as dead manHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In August of 1955, 14 year old Emmett Till left his home in Chicago, Illinois and traveled with his uncle and cousin to Money, Mississippi for a visit.  While he was there, a white woman claimed that he had offended her in some way which led to two white men tracking him down and kidnapping him in the dark hours of the morning a couple of days later.  His mutilated body would be found just a few days after he was kidnapped.  Listen in this week to hear about how the kidnappers court date went and how Emmett Till would open people's eyes to the way that African Americans had been and were still being persecuted in America.Sources for this episode:sources to be updated soonHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In August of 2009 in Brunswick, Georgia, 22 year old Guy Heinze, Jr. came home and found the nine other people that he was living with massacred in their home.  Turned out that two of the nine people who had been beaten were still alive when first responders came.  One of those would succumb to their injuries the next day, and the 3 year old would go on to make a full recovery.  Guy was arrested and later charged with the eight murders of his father and those that he considered his uncle, his cousins, and his cousin's boyfriend.  Listen in to hear about the case, the evidence, and then weigh in and tell us what you think about this one.Sources for this episode:The Florida-Times Union - five pages of links of articles about this caseMurderpedia - Guy Heinze Jr.Criminal Behaviors - Guy's Voice Justia - Heinze v. GeorgiaWikipedia - Brunswick, GeorgiaHistory Nerds UnitedLet's make history fun again! Come listen to interviews with today's best authors.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

On July 4/5, 1990, Eric Breazeale doused Natchez, Mississippi resident, Nellie Jackson, with gasoline after she refused him entry into her brothel because he was drunk.  Miss Nellie would lose the fight for her life a few days later, but her life up to that point had been one she fought hard for and she built a life that she was very proud of.Sources for this episode:Clarion Ledger - 'She will always be a legend around here.' The life of Mississippi Madam Nellie JacksonBruce L. Hartman - Looking Deeper Before We JudgeNewspapers.com - Clarion Ledger article titled Suspect in fatal Natchez brothel fire diesNewspapers.com - Clarion Ledger article titled About 100 attend funeral of Nellie Jackson, Natchez brothel ownerWikipedia - Natchez, MississippiMississippi Madam: The Life of Nellie JacksonSupport the show

Lester Gillis, better known as Baby Face Nelson, was a bank robber in the late 1920s and early 1930s.  He became a well known member of several different gangs of the time, and was even named Public Enemy Number One by the FBI at one point.  Listen in this week for more details of his life, and his eventual death.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - ChicagoWikipedia - List of people from ChicagoWikipedia - Baby Face NelsonFBI.gov - Lester Gillis ("Baby Face" NelsonNew York Times - WIFE LYING IN DITCH SAW NELSON SHOT; She Says She Took Him to a House Near Chicago Where He Died 3 Hours Later. HELPED TAKE CODY TO ROAD Federal Agents Visit Him of Bandit's Mother After Sister Retells Story of DeathBritannica - Baby Face NelsonWikipedia - Little Bohemia LodgeSupport the show

In Savannah, Georgia back in 1734, young teenaged Alice Riley, and indentured servant from Ireland, and Richard White, also from Ireland, turned against their master, William White.  It was said that they drowned him after taking all of the abuse and sexual advances from him that they could take.  After a quick trial, they were both found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.  Alice Riley would become the first woman to be publicly executed in Georgia.Sources for this episode:Murderpedia - Alice RileyGhost City Tours - The Ghost of Alice RileyWikipedia - Savannah, GeorgiaWikiTree - Alice RileyNightly Spirits - A Savannah Ghost Story: The Ghost of Alice RileySupport the show

In the summer of 2002, Scott Shanahan disappeared from the public eye in his small town of Defiance, Iowa.  His wife, Dixie, told everyone that asked that her abusive husband had up and left her after she got pregnant with their third child.  Eventually someone would contact the authorities and mention this super strange absence.  You won't believe what their investigation turned up.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Defiance, IowaMurderpedia - Dixie ShanahanDes Moines Register - Who is Dixie Shanahan Duty and why did she murder her husband?Oxygen - A Mother Shoots Her Habitually Abusive Husband, Hides Body Under Blanket In Bedroom For MonthsDixie's Last Stand by John FerakSupport the show

In May of 1999, Martha Hart, the wife of WWF professional wrestler Owen Hart, received the phone call that no wife ever wants to get.  Her husband had been hurt during a live pay per view show in Kansas City, Missouri.  She would receive a call shortly after that first one informing her that her husband, sadly, did not survive his injuries.  Shortly after his funeral, she would file a wrongful death lawsuit against the WWF and other people and companies involved in this failed stunt.Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - WWEOwen Hart FoundationOwen Hart KCPD FileBroken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart by Martha HartWikipedia - Owen HartSupport the show

During the 1970s in Lexington, Kentucky Andrew Carter Thornton, II was living his best life.  He was a police officer for the Lexington Police Department, he joined their Narcotics Division when it was formed, he held a degree in law enforcement and he was a lawyer.  In the early 1980s, he quit the PD and went into private security with a friend of his.  It wasn't long after that that his drug smuggling ways would come to light.  In September of 1985, while coming back from Colombia with a load of cocaine, he would dump some of the cargo over the Chattahoochee National Forest before setting the plane to autopilot to crash in the mountains of North Carolina and jumping out over Knoxville, Tennessee.  His body was found in a driveway the next morning, and some of the dumped cargo would be located the following December, along with the carcass of the bear that ingested some of the cocaine before it died of an overdose.Sources for this episode:Lexington Herald Leader - Who was Andre Thornton, Ky. officer whose drug smuggling plays a role in 'Cocaine Bear'?Washington Post - Drew Thornton's Last AdventureKnox News - 'Cocaine Bear' tells a wild story, and Knoxville plays a roleThe Bluegrass Conspiracy by Sally DentonKYforKY - Meet Our New Mascot: Cocaine BearInvestigation Discovery - 5 Things To Know About Drug Officer Andrew Thornton And The Real Story Of The 'Cocaine Bear'New York Times - The Real Story of 'Cocaine Bear'Independent - Cocaine Bear: True story of infamous bear who consumed duffel bag of cocaine and got Hollywood treatmentWAVE3 - 'Cocaine Bear' at Lexington store is not the real bear; sources confirmSupport the show

Theresa Cross Knorr, 5 times a bride and once a widow, went on trial for murdering her first husband when she was 18 years old, with a baby and another on the way.  She was acquitted as the jury believed she acted in self defense.  Over the next several years she would remarry 4 more times, have 4 more children, and abuse them while they were with her.  She even caused the death of two of her daughters then enlisted the help of two of her sons to dispose of their bodies.  This episode discusses child abuse.Sources for this episode:Mother's Day by Dennis McDougalMurderpedia - Theresa KnorrThe Cinemaholic - Is Terry Knorr Dead of Alive?  How Did She Die?The Cinemaholic - Where Are Theresa Knorr's Sons Now?Find A Grave - Theresa Marie "Terry" Knorr WalkerMedium - Theresa Knorr: Mother Most EvilSupport the show

Theresa Cross Knorr, 5 times a bride and once a widow, went on trial for murdering her first husband when she was 18 years old, with a baby and another on the way.  She was acquitted as the jury believed she acted in self defense.  Over the next several years she would remarry 4 more times, have 4 more children, and abuse them while they were with her.  She even caused the death of two of her daughters then enlisted the help of two of her sons to dispose of their bodies.  This episode discusses child abuse.Sources for this episode:Mother's Day by Dennis McDougalMurderpedia - Theresa KnorrThe Cinemaholic - Is Terry Knorr Dead of Alive?  How Did She Die?The Cinemaholic - Where Are Theresa Knorr's Sons Now?Find A Grave - Theresa Marie "Terry" Knorr WalkerMedium - Theresa Knorr: Mother Most EvilSupport the show

August 12, 1978 best friends Daryl Barber (19) and Jim Boucher (16) set out on a week long vacation road trip in Daryl's red Chevy Nova.  They were headed to Daytona Beach, Florida from Metamora, Michigan.  When they failed to return home, their parents jumped into actions, calling the cops, hiring a private investigator, and even writing letters to governors and other elected officials.  Listen in this week to hear how the investigation into their disappearance would lead to John "Snake" Cox, Jr. and Theodore "Spider" Bassett and what the ultimately happened to the boys.Sources for this episode:Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Grim Details Of Double Murder Related In CourtDaytona Beach Morning Journal - 'Spider' Smith Found GuiltyThe Day - Murderer's fate weighedOcala-Star Banner - Don't Sign Death Warrants, Convicted Killers Ask GrahamThe News Journal - Michigan parents enduring revisitation of teens' murderDetroit Free Press - Grisly clue to missing teensThe Snake and the Spider: Abduction and Murder in Daytona BeachWikipedia - Daytona Beach, FloridaWikipedia - Metamora, MichiganSupport the show

June 21, 2020, a young Amish woman, Linda Stolzfoos, disappeared on her walk home from church.  It would be just a couple of weeks later when Justo Smoker was charged with her kidnapping.  It wouldn't be until six months later that he was finally charged with her murder, even though she had not yet been found.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, Gap, Pennsylvania Lancaster Online - A full timeline of 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos' disappearance so farLancaster Online - Paradise Twp. man charged with kidnapping Linda Stoltzfoos, an Amish teen who is still missing [update]KIRO 7 - 'I robbed her family of time': Killer of Amish teen Linda Stoltzfoos gets 35 to 71 years in prisonFox 43- Justo Smoker to serve virtually a life sentence as he confesses to the murder of Linda StoltzfoosFox 43 - Police: Justo Smoker was texting his brother during time when Linda Stoltzfoos disappearedAP News - Man pleads guilty to kidnapping, killing young Amish womanLancaster Online - Justo Smoker's Affidavit of Probable CauseSupport the show

In 2019, John McGuire and his girlfriend Amanda left Minnesota on a road trip to Alabama to visit John's mother.  Authorities would eventually bring in Larry McClure on a tip they received, and Larry would tell the officers how he and his two biological daughters, Amanda and Anna, had tortured and killed him Valentine's Day.Sources for this episode:Owantonna People's Press - John T McGuire Jr. "Bamma"AP News - 3 charged after Minnesota man's remains found in WVaMetro News - Update: Additional murder charges filed in death of man in McDowell CountyWOWK 13 News - 3 accused of murder after Minnesota man's body found in West VirginiaBluefield Daily Telegraph - Human remains: cases of father, daughter bound over to Grand JuryAP News - Suspect writes letter confusing to West Virginia slayingBoston 25 News - Convicted sex offender accused of killing daughter's boyfriend, marrying daughterBluefield Daily Telegraph - Skygusty murder, incest: Father pleads guilty in death of daughter's boyfriendBluefield Daily Telegraph - 'Three days of hell': Man gets life without mercy in McDowell murder, incest caseDaily Mail - Woman, 31, is sentenced to 40 years in prison for helping murder her boyfriend so she could have sex with and marry her FATHERBluefield Daily Telegraph - Plea accepted in horrific case: Woman charged in grisly Skygusty murder faces 40 yearsDaily Star - Woman who helped torture and kill sister's boyfriend in sick incest plot is jailedPeople - Sister of Woman Who Killed Own Boyfriend, Married Their Father Sentenced for Role in 'Trust Game' MurderSupport the show

Between July 1979 and May 1981 the city of Atlanta, Georgia was gripped in fear.  More than 20 children and adults went missing, and most were found murdered, during this time.  The authorities would eventually arrest local music promoter, Wayne Williams, and charge him with two murders, though they believe that he may be responsible for 22 more he was never charged with. Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - AtlantaWikipedia - Atlanta murders of 1979-1981FBI - Atlanta Child MurdersWikipedia - Wayne Williams11 Alive - Family of victims demand DNA testing be released in Atlanta Child Murders caseThe Atlanta Child Murders on Investigation DiscoverySupport the show

Between July 1979 and May 1981 the city of Atlanta, Georgia was gripped in fear.  More than 20 children and adults went missing, and most were found murdered, during this time.  The authorities would eventually arrest local music promoter, Wayne Williams, and charge him with two murders, though they believe that he may be responsible for 22 more he was never charged with. Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - AtlantaWikipedia - Atlanta murders of 1979-1981FBI - Atlanta Child MurdersWikipedia - Wayne Williams11 Alive - Family of victims demand DNA testing be released in Atlanta Child Murders caseThe Atlanta Child Murders on Investigation DiscoverySupport the show

In New York City in 1933, during both the Great Depression and the Prohibition Era, a group of guys - Tony Marino, Daniel Kriesberg, Francis Pasqua, and Joseph Murphy - hatched a plot to kill Michael Malloy, a regular at the speakeasy that Marino owned, and collect on a few insurance policies that they were going to take out on him.  After several failed attempts, they enlisted the help of Tough Tony Bastone and his sidekick Joseph Maglione, and later one even cab driver Harry Green and local doctor, Dr. Frank Manzella.  It would seem that it was impossible to kill Iron Mike, as he came to be known.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - New York Cityall that's interesting - The Curious Case of Michael Malloy - "Rasputin Of The Bronx"Smithsonian Magazine - The Man Who Wouldn't DieDrinking Cup - The legend of Mike Malloy and the Murder TrustTrivia Library - New York Gangs Murder Trust and Michael Malloy Parts 1-5Irish Central - Michael Malloy - the Irishman in The Bronx that could not be murderedThe True Crime Edition - The Murder Plot of "Iron" Mike MalloySupport the show

Belle Gunness, a Norwegian immigrant to America, is thought to be a serial killer with at least 14 murders attributed to her, but possibly up to 40.  She was in Chicago, Illinois and La Porte, Indiana during her "active" killing years between 1884 and 1908. It is thought that her killing spree came to an end with her untimely demise in a house fire, though many people believe that she actually faked her death and lived out the remainder of her life elsewhere under a different identity.Sources for this episode:Wikipedia - Selbu, Chicago, Belle Gunness, Quinine, La Porte, IndianaOnly In Your State - An Indiana Woman Named Belle Was America's First Female Serial KillerLegends of America - "Hell's Belle" Gunness - Black Widow of the MidwestSupport the show

In 2008, The Stockdale Family Band made it reality tv show debut on Season 4 Episode 15 of Wife Swap.  9 years later, on June 15, 2017, they would make the news for an entirely different reason.  Jacob Stockdale, the third of four sons of the Stockdale family, had apparently shot and killed his mother, Kathryn Stockdale, his little brother, James Stockdale, before turning the gun on himself.Sources for this episode:Court Docket for Jacob StockdaleWayback Machine - The Stockdale Family BandI Can't Believe It's NonFiction - Jacob StockdaleHeavy - Jacob Stockdale: 5 Fast Facts You Need to KnowYahoo - A Mother And Son Featured On "Wife Swap" Were Murdered By A Member Of Their FamilySaving Country Music - God, Family, Bluegrass, & Murder: Inside the Life of the Stockdale Family Bandpopculturecrime on Medium - After Wife Swap: The Stockdale Family MurdersTimes Reporter - Psychologist: Jacob Stockdale competent to stand trialTMZ - 'Wife Swap' Son Alleged Escape Attempts From Mental Hospital ... Ahead Of Murder TrialThe Columbus Dispatch - Disbelief, sadness set in after Stockdale family shootingsFox 8 - Motive still a mystery in double murder, attempted suicide involving family featured on reality TV showPeople - 'Wife Swap' Killings: Son Allegedly Shoots Himself in the Head After Killing Mother, BrotherSupport the show

On September 14, 1989 in Louisville, Kentucky, pressman Joseph Wesbecker entered the Standard Gravure where he had been employed and opened fire on several of his coworkers.  He went on a 30 minute shooting spree, killing 8 people, before turning his weapon on himself.Sources for this episode:sources to be updated soonSupport the show

In October 1927, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, housekeeper Nettie Compass walked into the apartment she was supposed to clean and found it covered in blood.  Once the police arrived, they found the dismembered bodies of Leonide Moity and her sister-in-law, Theresa Moity, stuffed into trunks in the bedrooms of the apartment.  After a quick search, the man responsible for their deaths was caught.  Henry Moity, the husband of Theresa, made easy work for the police when he confessed to the murders.  But his story doesn't end there.Sources for this episode:sources to be updated soonSupport the show