MurderCast

October 11th, 2016. Zambia, South Africa. Dr. Larry Rudolf and his wife Bianca began packing up their belongings for their return flight to the United States later that day. The couple had just finished a hunting trip where Bianca had hoped to kill a leopard. Unfortunately Bianca did not get to shoot her leopard. No trophy to behead and mount on the wall as a momento. But there would be a killing before the evening was over. Was the death a terrible accident? Was it a suicide like some claimed? Or was there more to this story? Let's face it, after all, this is not Accidental Death-Cast. You are listening to Murdercast. Thank you to Nakia Gorden for reading the intro and Victor Olumide for additional voicing.Please make a tax-deductible donation to Luv of Dogz:https://www.luvofdogz.org/donate/Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/murdercastSubscribe to Southern Gothic:https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic

A Murdercast exclusive! On September 21, 1950, Marjorie O'Rourke left for a trip to the grocery store but did not return, abandoning her three children and husband. For decades her son Robert tried finding her to reconnect with his mother, even hiring private investigators, but to no avail. After a chance meeting with a genealogist, Robert's son, who is carrying on the search for his grandmother, discovers what may be a horrifying truth about his family history, up-ending everything he had learned regarding his family history that could tear his own family apart. You are listening to Murdercast.Please support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/murdercastPlease consider giving a 100% tax-deductible donation to our 501-C3 sponsor Love of Dogz Fund by visiting: http://www.luvofdogz.org/Please check out If The Walls Could Talk podcast:https://ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com/

Just before 9 PM on Feb 21, 1977, firefighters are dispatched to 2740 N. Pinegrove, in Chicago, Illinois. A woman's body, a hospital worker named Teresita Basa, is found stabbed and burned inside her apartment. The case goes cold. But six months later, a doctor claims that the spirit of the murdered woman possessed his wife on several occasions, seeking justice and naming her killer. Did the ghost of Teresita Basa possess her co-worker's body in order to attain retribution for her murder?MurderCast is now on Patreon, where you can directly support the show's production for as little as one dollar an episode. As a one man operation, it can be hard to balance the podcast with my other obligations, but with your support, I can focus more time and energy on producing more episodes. In exchange you'll get early access, ad-free episodes, and other patron-only rewards. So please visit MurderCast now has a patreon page where you can directly support the show's production for as little as one dollar an episode. As a one man operation, it can be hard to balance the podcast with my other obligations, but with your support, I can focus more time and energy on producing more episodes. In exchange you'll get early access, ad-free episodes, and other patron-only rewards. So please visit https://www.patreon.com/murdercastThank you to MagicMind.co for sponsoring this episode. For 40% off your subscription and 20% off any order, please visit: https://www.magicmind.co/murdercast and use the coupon code MURDERCAST20

Bay Village, Ohio. An affluent beach-front area on the shores of Lake Erie, located on the West Side of Cleveland. It is in this insulated neighborhood where Amy Mihaljevic was kidnapped and murdered after being lured to meet a stranger who called her family's home, apparently knowing all of their personal details. Will DNA technology catch up with this killer to offer justice for Amy?

Charles Morgan June, 1977. Somewhere in a remote area of Tucson, AZ. A brand new Mercury Cougar slowly drives down State Route 86. It is almost pitch dark and the driver turns on the dome light to check the hand-written directions. He tunes the CB radio to channel 19, waiting for communication. Pulling off the highway in the San Juan Springs area, he stops the car. This is the place. In the trunk of the car, a cache of ammunition. On the back seat, one of his own teeth wrapped in a handkerchief. In a briefcase on the seat beside him, thousands of dollars in large bills. He zips up his bulletproof vest and scans the darkness around him, thick with the summer's humidity. Inside the holster strapped to his side, is a .357 Magnum. He makes sure the gun is loaded, places it back in the holster and exits the car. These were the last moments of Chuck Morgan's life. You are listening to Murdercast. Thank you to MagicMind.co for sponsoring this episode. For 40% off your subscription and 20% off any order, please visit: https://www.magicmind.co/murdercast and use the coupon code MURDERCAST20

Colonel Philip Shue April 16, 2003. Bernie, TX. A maroon car speeding along interstate 10 suddenly begins to drive erratically, spinning out of control, finally coming to a stop after hitting a tree. The victim, 54 year-old Airforce Colonel & Psychiatrist Philip Michael Shue is dead. He had left two-and-a-half hours earlier for work, but never arrived. His death and the subsequent investigation would raise more questions than answers. Upon examination, Colonel Shue appears to have been bound and tortured. Duct tape is found on his wrists and ankles, both of his nipples have been cut off and the tip of his left pinky is missing. What happened to cause the fatal crash? Was Colonel Philip Shue's death an accident, or murder? You are listening to Murdercast. 

Adrienne Salinas Father’s Day, June 15th, 2013. Nineteen-year-old college student Adrienne Salinas vanishes only blocks from her apartment in Tempe, AZ. A few months later, a shocking discovery is made. Was Adrienne the victim of the Canal Killer? Or was someone closer to her involved in her disappearance?

Victoria Cilliers Wiltshire, England. Easter Sunday, 2015. A holiday observed by Christians, celebrating the resurrection of Christ, three days after his death on the cross. Victoria Cilliers, a 42-year-old army Physio-therapist and mother of two, waits for the signal to jump. Victoria is given the thumbs up. She can’t help but smile, feeling the excitement of the adrenaline rush to come. Victoria leans out into the rushing wind, staring down at the seemingly endless fields and farmland 4,000 feet below her. Letting go of the plane’s wing brace, she lets herself fall, plummeting towards the ground at over 100 miles an hour. The wind howls around Victoria, who is completely unaware that this would would be... her final jump. You are listening to MurderCast. 

Fayetteville, NC Summer, 2002. Fayetteville, North Carolina. As one of the country’s earliest settlements, Fayetteville with a  population of just over 200 thousand, has received the All-American City Award three times. The state lies on the eastern coast of the United States, overlooking the vast Atlantic Ocean. Humidity levels are high, and can bring spontaneous thunderstorms and rain showers to the region. But the summer of 2002 would bring a dark and ominous cloud over Fayetteville...one like the city had never seen before...a cloud which remains to this day. In a short, six-week period between June and July, four people are murdered in their bedrooms, leaving authorities scrambling to connect the killings. What is the link between these four murders? You are listening to Murdercast.

Martina Posch Vöcklabruck, Austria. November 12th, 1986. Seventeen-year-old Martina Posch, hurries out the door of her mother’s house to catch the 6:42 AM bus to her job as an office worker at a construction company. Her footsteps disappear into the early morning sounds. Somewhere between her home and the bus stop, only 300 feet away, Martina vanishes. The petite brunette would never be seen alive again. The investigation into Martina Posch’s murder would raise more questions than answers, becoming the longest murder investigation in Upper Austria’s history. You are listening to, Murdercast. 

Dan Markel Summer, 2014. On a humid July morning in Tallahassee, University of Florida law professor Dan Markel pulls into the garage of his home after dropping his two children off at school. As he chats with a friend on his cell phone, he notices a car pull in behind him. After some muffled sounds, two gunshots are heard, then the line goes dead...and so does Dan Markel. Who would want to kill this popular and highly-regarded university professor? You are listening to MurderCast.

Danny Casolaro In the early 90s, freelance journalist Danny Casolaro began an investigation for a story he called: The Octopus. His investigation led him to uncover corruption and criminal activity at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Did the tentacles of The Octopus pull him under the murky waters of a conspiracy? You are listening to MurderCast.

Brenda Schaefer A picture is worth a thousand words. But there are no words to describe the fate that befell Brenda Sue Schaefer from Louisville, Kentucky. You are listening to MurderCast.

Monika Rizzo On June 4th, 1997 Police in San Antonio Texas received an anonymous call stating that human remains could be found in the back yard of a home on the 4400 block of Forrest Green. DNA testing revealed that the remains were of four different people. Was there a serial killer on the loose in San Antonio? You are listening to MurderCast.