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We've had an amazing time, and are sad to leave! Thank you for all the support and love along the way!

Looking in from the outside, she had it all. A loving husband who doted on her, a career as a romance author, a comfortable life and home. But she wanted more, and she left dozens of clues to her deadly plans in plain sight for years before taking her husband's life.    Writer of 'How to Murder Your Husband' now on trial in her husband's killing Nancy Brophy, romance novelist who wrote "How to Murder Your Husband," found guilty of murdering her husband - CBS News 'How to Murder Your Husband' writer Nancy Crampton Brophy found guilty of murder : NPR Nancy Crampton-Brophy case: Request to seal court documents - DocumentCloud Former cellmate of Crampton-Brophy testifies in murder trial | KATU   Pamplin Media Group - Vigil honors 'Chef Brophy' after fatal shooting Nancy Crampton-Brophy sentenced to life in prison for murder of chef husband  

When a fetish turns deadly, DC homes are turned into smoking piles rubble in the wake of a man named Thomas Sweatt.    DC Area Serial Arsonist | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives  Letters From an Arsonist  'As with most sociopaths, he likes to brag': An investigator recalls DC's deadly serial arsonist - The Washington Post  Southeast DC - Millie

The horrifying, brutal murder of Matthew Shepard sparked an international debate over what should or should not be considered a hate crime.    Our Story - Matthew Shepard Foundation  The Murder of Matthew Shepard | WyoHistory.org  Matthew Shepard | Biography, Death, Legacy, & Facts | Britannica  Matthew Shepard Murder: A Chronology  Matthew Shepard: The murder that changed America - BBC News  Wyoming - the Land That the Roaring '90s Forgot - CSMonitor.com  Murderer: “Matt Shepard needed killing”

Join the Brookes down the rabbit hole that is the horrifying Project MKUltra. Cold War feared gripped the hearts and minds of all as titans faced off against one another, and commonsense fled in their wake. Once good men reacted to these threats and soon found themselves embroiled in schemes of illegal, involuntary human experimentation and torture. Shrouded in mystery and hearsay, MKUltra is a paranoia inducing nightmare that truly happened and we can't help wondering what else may be going on under our noses even today!     PROJECT MKULTRA, THE CIA'S PROGRAM OF RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION JOINT HEARING “There's Something Rotten in Denmark:” Frank Olson and the Macabre Fate of a CIA Whistleblower in the Early Cold War LSD - Alcohol and Drug Foundation The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief'   

In the second and final part of our dive into the wildness that was the Order of the Solar Temple, we see the group take a hard left into very scary behavior and malicious manipulations that ended in tragedy in the 90's. If any of the warning signs of cult tactics or behaviors sounded personally familiar to yourself or about someone you care for, please see the resources below for links to organizations that can help in the process of helping to identify and hopefully leave destructive groups.    Cult Education Institute  Dare to Doubt  -  the difference between a religion and a cult?—Hopes&Fears  How to identify a cult: Six tips from an expert - CBS News  The Order of the Solar Temple  Order of the Solar Temple | New Religious Movement | Britannica  An Apocalyptic Vision Finds a Logical, Tragic End : Religion: Solar Temple members foresaw environmental doom as the post-Cold War end.

In Pt. 1 of this two part series on the Order of the Solar Temple, we discuss the tangled history of religions and cults and how to identify one. Brooke struggles with "Franch" pronunciations and we meet the key players in this tragic tale of when faith turns murderous.   the difference between a religion and a cult?—Hopes&Fears How to identify a cult: Six tips from an expert - CBS News   The Order of the Solar Temple Order of the Solar Temple | New Religious Movement | Britannica An Apocalyptic Vision Finds a Logical, Tragic End : Religion: Solar Temple members foresaw environmental doom as the post-Cold War end..   

Evil can take many forms... and sometimes it chooses to take the form of a 13 year old, red headed, be-speckled child. The death of four year old Derrick Robie will haunt our minds, and the hearts of the citizens of Steuben County to this day.    People v. Smith, 217 AD2d 221 | Casetext Search + Citator  Boy's death grieves NY town arrest is even more shocking Teen's confession stuns neighbors  A Big-City Horror in a Small Town - The New York Times  Eric Smith was 13 when he murdered a child. Now he's back in the headlines. - CBS News  Difference Between First and Second Degree Murder? - FindLaw  Huntley Hearing Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.  Parents of Derrick Robie, the 4-year-old beaten killed 27 years ago say that they can now move on | Daily Mail Online

No new Crimonomicon episode this week, however we do get to meet the lovely host of Horror House: True Crime and the Macabre! A Horror House episode hosted by Dom and featuring Brooke E. will be available on his podcast coming April 29th! 

The wonders of modern medicine benefits us all, and yet sometimes, those with nefarious intentions can cause harm with that meant to heal. Join the Brookes on this wild ride into the Tylenol poisoning spree of 1982 Chicago in this chilling play-by-play sixteenth episode!      Revisiting Chicago's Tylenol Murders  The 'Tylenol Murders' Changed the Way We Take Medicine | Discover Magazine  Potassium Cyanide: Systemic Agent | NIOSH | CDC  Probe of Tylenol murders shifts focus to Unabomber's DNA - Chicago Tribune  How the Tylenol murders of 1982 changed the way we consume medication | PBS NewsHour

Victorian Era Penny Dreadfuls called him man, myth, and monster all at once. Spring-Heeled Jack was a figure of terror and thrills, and represented a much larger truth about human nature at the same time. Join us in the way-back machine on this Cryptid Corner!   Spring-heeled Jack - Wikipedia  Spring Heeled Jack  Spring-Heeled Jack | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom  The Original Urban Legend: Spring-heeled Jack | Monstrum

People disappear all the time. Snatched from the streets to never be seen again. But sometimes, they return with harrowing tales of their time in captivity. This week, Brooke and Brooke discuss the story of Sherri Papini and her mind bending story.    Family members fear California mother of 2 was abducted while running | Fox News Case 3:22-mj-00001-DMC *SEALED* Document 1 Filed 03/03/22 Page 1 of 55 California mom Sherri Papini charged with faking 2016 kidnapping | Fox News Sherri Papini case: Suspect sketches, 911 call in kidnapping of California mom released | Fox News Sherri Papini released from jail following arrest for alleged fake kidnapping | KTLA 

Fan Man-yee's horrific story draws to a close and the Brookes ponder what our ethical responsibility as a society is knowing that there are millions of others out there just like her.    The Hello Kitty Murder Why is it called the HelloThe Hello Kitty Murder Kitty murder? | South China Morning Post Chinese Orphanages: A Follow-up   Life for 'Hello Kitty' Killers - ABC News     National Domestic Violence Hotline Sex Workers Project  Homeless Shelters Directory  Ten Reasons to Decriminalize Sex Work

1990's Hong Kong was a place full of the dangers of triad activity, the streets prowled by predators and killers. This was the world 16 years old Fan Man-yee was forced into after a grueling childhood in a notorious orphanage. Brooke and Brooke discuss the undercurrent of circumstances that would lead to her brutal slaying a few years later in Pt. 1 of the Hello Kitty Murder.      Sources:  The Hello Kitty Murder  Why is it called the Hello Kitty murder? | South China Morning Post  Chinese Orphanages: A Follow-up  Life for 'Hello Kitty' Killers - ABC News 

Brooke and Brooke delve into the twisted fantasies of Arthur Eggers and his wild tales of innocence despite all evidence to the contrary.      People v. Eggers :: :: Supreme Court of California Decisions  ExecutedToday.com » arthur eggers  Dorothy Eggers — Calisphere

The Brookes discuss several mystifying disappearances in the Smoky Mountains and a special guest delivers chills to send you shuddering.      Dennis Lloyd Martin Disappearance Case File  Vanished into Thin Air at the Great Smoky Mountains | Mysterious Universe

A woman's husband plots her murder in this twisted tale of love gone terribly wrong.      A Hit Man Came to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn't.  Portlander Michael Kuhnhausen, who hired hitman to kill wife (she strangled him), dies in prison - oregonlive.com  Woman who killed hit man hired by husband helping crime victims track their offenders | KATU

Gardner Museum guard wrote thesis on art heist - The Boston Globe  Rick Abath's Story  Five Things to Know About the Gardner Museum Heist—the Biggest Art Theft in Modern History | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine  The Theft | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum  The Thrilling Gardner Museum Heist  Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories - The New York Times  FBI — FBI Provides New Information Regarding the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist

What happened to Toronto's 'Eight-day bride'? | The Star  Who Killed Christina Kettlewell? : r/UnresolvedMysteries Christina Cecelia Mocon (1925-1947) - Find A Grave Memorial https://newspaperarchive.com/crime-clipping-jun-21-1947-697634/ The Mysterious Death Of The Eight Day Bride https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/eight-day-bride/

What Life in Captivity Was Like for Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus - ABC News  Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro sentenced to life, plus 1,000 years | CNN  8 yearersary o annivf Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight's escape  Sentencing Memorandum FILED - DocumentCloud  Michelle Knight | Lily Rose Lee  https://abcnews.go.com/US/michelle-knights-triumph-11-year-captor-ariel-castro/story?id=67857015  Ariel Castro | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom

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Chicago's first serial killer - Lake County News-Sun The Enduring Mystery of HH Holmes, America's 'First' Serial Killer | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, July 28, 1895, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress Exhumation confirms gravesite of notorious Chicago serial killer HH Holmes - Chicago Tribune