It’s A Crime Podcast

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Dolly Oesterreich was 1930s housewife who was a lady of many lovers and one ill fated husband.

Zona Heaster Shue was murdered by her husband Edward in 1897. When it looked like he might get away with the crime, her ghost returned to serve him up with some justice.

Dennis Nilsen was a Scotish born serial killer active in London from 1978-1983. He would likely never have been noticed, much less caught, if he hadn't told on his own self.

The Hinterkaifeck murders occured on March 31st, 1922 when five members of one family, along with the family's maid, were all killed by pick axe blows to the head. 100 years later this case is still unsolved.

In 1971, John List murdered his wife, mother, and three children. He then spent the next eighteen years eluding capture. Until an eagle-eyed neighbor and a famous TV show brought him down.

On Friday, November 17th, 1978, four young employees of a Burger Chef restaurant in Speedway, Indiana were abducted and murdered. The case remains unsolved to this day.

Maura Murray disappeared on the night of Feburary 9th, 2004 after wrecking her car. At the time of her disappearance she was a junior studying nursing at UMass Amherst. In this episode, we look only at the confirmed facts of a case that is famous for its rabbit holes.

In 1996, Kelly Anne Bates was murdered by her then boyfriend when, what started as a case of domestic abuse, morphed into a month-long slow, horrifc torture that resulted in her death. This case is an important one to share, but a hard one to talk about.

Today, for the first time ever in talking true crime together, Kisha's mind is blown as we dicuss the case of German cannibal Armin Meiwes. For a great book on this case give Cannibal: The True Story of the Maneater of Rotenburg by Lois Jones a read.

On January 12th, 2010, JoAnn Matouk Romain mysteriously disappeared after leaving an evening prayer service in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Seventy days later, her body surfaced off an island in Canada. The police rule the case a suicide and close it, but the family is sure a cover up is involved.

Todd Kohlhepp is a South Carolina based serial killer who killed seven people between 2003 and 2016. Todd has a terrible personality.

Our take on one of the most famous unsolved true crime cases: JonBenet Ramsey

Starting in the late 1970s, residents of Circleville, Ohio, are bombarded with letters by an unknown writer who tries to destroy the reputation of two town residents. One day in 1983, that campaign of terror escalates to attempted murder. While someone was caught and prosecuted, was he really the writer of the letters and responsible for the booby trap? Or has someone gotten away with attemtped murder for all these years?

We thought we would start off with a bang so join us to talk about the monster that is Josef Fritzl! All research from this episode came from the book I'm No Monster: The Horrifying True Story of Josef Fritzl by Stefanie Marsh and Bojan Pancevski. Find us on instagram @itsacrimepodcast or email us at itsacrimepodcast@gmail.com