Never Light Up A Room Podcast

On January 26, 2011, Sam Goldberg found his fiancé, Ellen Greenberg stabbed to death in the couple's apartment. Ellen's death was initially ruled a homicide but that was later changed to rule her death a suicide. Ellen's family does not believe that she took her own life and instead believes that she was murdered. Join us as we discuss the evidence for both theories and provide an update on where this case is today, in April of 2025. Sources: “Case Files for Missing and Endangered”, Crime Timeline, https://crimetimelines.com/ellen-greenberg/, accessed March 16, 2025.    Lyon , Rivy, “Ellen Greenberg Was Stabbed 20 Times In The Back And Chest — But Police Ruled Her Death A Suicide”, All That's Interesting, Dec 22, 2023, https://allthatsinteresting.com/ellen-greenberg, accessed March 16, 2025.    White, Nic, “Ellen Greenberg's fiancé breaks his silence 13 years after her death was ruled a suicide despite 20 stab wounds”, The Daily Mail UK, Dec 7, 2024, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14168759/Ellen-Greenbergs-fiance-breaks-silence-death-ruled-suicide-20-stab-wounds-Philadelphia.html, accessed Mar 24, 2025.    Stevenson, Thomas, “Former fiancé of woman found dead with 20 stab wounds in 2011 insists it was suicide after then-AG Josh Shapiro refused to prosecute”, The Post Millennial, Dec 7, 2024, https://thepostmillennial.com/former-fiance-of-woman-found-dead-with-20-stab-wounds-in-2011-insists-it-was-suicide-after-then-ag-josh-shapiro-refused-to-prosecute, accessed Mar 30, 2025.    “Ellen Greenberg”, Sippindale Foundation, https://sippindalefoundation.com/case/ellen-greenberg/, accessed Mar 30, 2025.    “Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93”, AP News, May 13, 2024, https://apnews.com/article/cyril-wecht-pathologist-jfk-dead-80ddc0a642cb4eb39dc763400e330a38, accessed March 30, 2025.    Roppolo, Michael, “Authorities say the cause of a Philadelphia teacher's death was suicide, but her parents say it was murder”, CBS News, Mar 11, 2020, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-teacher-death-suicide-ellen-greenberg-parents-say-murder-48-hours/, accessed Mar 30, 2025. 

On July 15th 1976 3 gunmen would hijack a school bus that was carrying 26 kids from the ages of 5-14. The gunmen would go to hold the children and bus driver captive for over 24 hours. Tune in to hear the incredible story of what unfolded and the act of heroism. Sources   Ritzen, Young, Chris, “Remembering the Chowchilla kidnapping: A never-before-seen interview with a survivor”, CBS News, March 17 2023, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-survivor-never-before-seen-interview/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed March 30 2025  CBS News, “ Chowchilla bus kidnapping: Rare photos from one of the largest abductions in U.S. history”, CBS News, March 17th 2023, https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed March 30th 2025   Begnaud, David, “Chowchilla bus kidnapping survivor's lifelong fight to keep her captors behind bars”, CBS News, March 18 2023, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-jodi-heffington-survivor-lifelong-fight-to-keep-captors-behind-bars/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed March 30th 2025  Yan,Holly, “26 kids were buried alive in California. A new CNN Film shows how one plotted their escape – and what happened years later”, CNN, Updated December 2 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/us/chowchilla-kidnapping-escape-cnn-film/index.html, Accessed March 30th 2025  

We're back with our Thirteenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!References:  Speakman, Kimberlee, “Ghost Adventures Star Aaron Goodwin's Wife Arrested After Allegedly Plotting to Have Him Killed: Report” People, Published March 11, 2025, https://people.com/ghost-adventures-star-aaron-goodwin-wife-arrested-conspiracy-commit-murder-11694554, Accessed March 28 2025   del Valle, Lauren , Casarez, Jean and Tucker, Emma, “Newly released texts and 911 call transcript from surviving roommates of Idaho murders reveal panic and terror”, CNN, Mar 7, 2025, https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/us/idaho-student-killings-911-call-transcript/index.html, accessed Mar 28, 2025.  Schroeder, Joe, “Delphi murders: Full ‘Bridge Guy' video releases on website supporting Richard Allen”, Fox59, Mar 12, 2025, https://fox59.com/delphi-trial/delphi-murders-full-bridge-guy-video-leaks-on-richard-allen-innocence-website/, accessed Mar 28, 2025.  Trethan, Phaedra, “Karen Read's second murder trial is about to get underway: What to know”, USA Today, 03/25/2025, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/karen-reads-second-murder-trial-is-about-to-get-underway-what-to-know/ar-AA1BDgTc?ocid=BingNewsSerp, accessed Mar 28, 2025.   Renner, James, “Fingerprints Found in Maura Murray's Car Match Troubled West Point Cadet”, Maura Murray Mystery, March 17,2025, https://mauramurraymystery.com/fingerprints-found-in-maura-murrays-car-match-troubled-west-point-cadet/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed Mar 28th 2025  

This week we are looking at the psychology behind why a person would confess to a crime that they never committed. We discuss the categories of false confessions including voluntary, persuaded or internalized, and compliant false confessions. We also discuss examples of cases where someone has falsely confessed including the JonBenet Ramsey case, the murder of Hartmut Hagan, the Satanic abuse case against Paul Igram, the West Memphis 3 case and the Central Park 5.  Sources: Johnson, Ruth, “The Psychology of False Confessions”, Psychology Today, Sept 8, 2020, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/so-sue-me/202009/the-psychology-false-confessions, accessed Mar 21, 2025.  Soury, Lonnie, “West Memphis 3”, FalseConfessions.org, Jan 5, 2010, https://falseconfessions.org/fc_cases/west-memphis-3/, accessed Mar 21, 2025.   Anglis, Jaclyn, “The Story Of John Mark Karr And The JonBenét Ramsey Case”, All That's Interesting, Oct 21, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-mark-karr, accessed Mar 21, 2025.    “Gunther Kaufmann”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Kaufmann, accessed Mar 21, 2025.   “Thurston County Ritual Abuse Case”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurston_County_ritual_abuse_case, accessed Mar 21, 2025.  “Central Park Five: The true story behind When They See Us”, BBC, June 12, 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48609693, accessed Marc 21, 2024.  Nesterak, Evan, “Coerced to Confess: The Psychology of False Confessions”, Behavioural Scientist, Oct 21, 2014, https://behavioralscientist.org/coerced-to-confess-the-psychology-of-false-confessions/, accessed Mar 21, 2025.   

On March 17th 1990 14 year old Rachel Hurley was out boating with her friends at the Jupiter Inlet in Florida. With her Mom waiting in the parking lot just over a mile away, Rachel leaves her friends at the washroom to make sure she wasn't late. Unfortunately that would be the last time she would be seen alive. Tune in this week to find out Rachel's story.Sources  Julius Whigham II, “Who killed 14-year-old Rachel Hurley? Search in Palm Beach County cold case enters 31st year today”, Palm Beach Post, March 17, 2021, https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/03/17/who-killed-14-year-old-rachel-hurley-search-enters-31st-year-today/4729835001/, Accessed March 16th 2025  Lena Salzbank, “Who killed Rachel Hurley? The Jupiter teen's death remains cold 32 years later”, CBS 12 News, Published March 17th 2022,  https://cbs12.com/news/local/jupiter-inlet-march-17-1990-carlin-park-who-killed-rachel-hurley-the-jupiter-teens-death-remains-cold-32-years-later-palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office, Accessed March 16th 2025  True Crime Diva, “The 1990 Unsolved Murder of Rachel Hurley”, True Crime Diva, Published July 15th 2018, https://truecrimediva.com/the-1990-unsolved-murder-of-rachel-hurley/, Accessed March 16th 2025  Andrea Cavallier, “Loved ones still fighting for justice 31 years after St. Patrick's Day murder of Rachel Hurley”, NBC News, Published March 20th 2021, https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/loved-ones-still-fighting-justice-31-years-after-st-patrick-n1261667, Accessed March 16th 2025  Jupiter Inlet, Marinas Blog, https://marinas.com/view/inlet/d7iqd_Jupiter_Inlet_Jupiter_FL_United_States, Accessed March 16th 2025   Maverick1862, “Rachel Karin Hurley”, Find a Grave, August 16 2005, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11544223/rachel-karin-hurley, Accessed March 16th 2025  

On Dec 6, 1989, Marc Lepine carried out a targeted attack on women at the Ecole Polytechnique engineering school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The rampage resulted in 14 women losing their lives and 14 other people being wounded, while countless others were forever traumatized. This was the largest mass shooting in Canada until 2020. Sources:  Humphreys, Adrian, “Montreal massacre: 19 minutes at École Polytechnique”, National Post, Nov 28, 2024, https://nationalpost.com/feature/montreal-massacre-ecole-polytechnique, accessed Mar 3, 2025.  “Montreal Massacre victims”, CBC News, Dec 6, 2009, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-massacre-victims-1.797455, accessed Mar 3, 2025  Enright, Michael, “This is how one survivor described the Montreal Massacre the day after the shooting”, As It Happens CBC Radio, Dec 6, 2017, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4435607/this-is-how-one-survivor-described-the-montreal-massacre-the-day-after-the-shooting-1.4435613, accessed Mar 5, 2025.   Dalton, Melinda, “Remember the 14”, CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/montreal/features/remember-14/, accessed March 5, 2025.  “Marc Lepine”, Wikipedia,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_L%C3%A9pine, accessed March 8, 2025.  The Canadian Encyclopedia, “Gun Control in Canada”, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Feb 7, 2006, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gun-control, accessed March 8, 2025.  Lanthier, Stéphanie, “École Polytechnique Tragedy (Montreal Massacre)”, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Jan 5, 2012, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/polytechnique-tragedy, accessed Mar 9, 2025. 

On February 24th 1986 29 year old Sherri Rasmussen would be found dead in her home by her husband John Ruetten. Sherri would have 3 bullet wounds to her chest as well as a bite in her arm. Police initially ruled it as a home invasion gone wrong. Would that be what happened? Or is it something more sinister?  Sources   Doc Louallen, “Former LAPD detective who murdered her ex-lover's wife, hid crime for decades remains behind bars”, ABC News, October 4th 2024, https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-lapd-detective-murdered-lovers-wife-hid-crime/story?id=113955531, Accessed March 2, 2025  Naman Shrestha, “Sherri Rasmussen: How Did She Die? Who Killed Her?”, The Cinemaholic, October 4th 2024, https://thecinemaholic.com/sherri-rasmussen/, Accessed March 2, 2025   Kriti Mehrotra, “John Ruetten: Where is Sherri Rasmussen's Husband Now?”, The Cinemaholic, October 4th 2024, https://thecinemaholic.com/john-ruetten/, Accessed March 2, 2025   Kriti Mehrotra, “Stephanie Lazarus: Where is the Killer Now?”, The Cinemaholic, October 4th 2024, https://thecinemaholic.com/stephanie-lazarus/, Accessed March 2, 2025   Jessica OConnor, “How Sherri Rasmussen's Murder Went Unsolved For Decades — Until An LAPD Detective Was Convicted”, All thats interesting, July 10th 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/sherri-rasmussen, Accessed March 2, 2025   “Once Bitten” People Magazine Investigates, Directed Stephen Schuster, Season 2 Episode 5, Radley Studios, December 4, 2017

We're back with our twelfth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!References: Lake, Thomas, “Despite 20 knife wounds and 11 bruises, Ellen Greenberg's death was ruled a suicide. The pathologist just changed his mind”, CNN, Feb 3, 2025, https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/us/ellen-greenberg-philadelphia-case-update-cec/index.html, accessed Feb 26, 2025.   Charlotte Foster, “Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after 137 years”, Readers Digest, https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/jack-the-rippers-identity-revealed-after-137-years , Accessed Feb 27,2025  

On March 19, 1960, James Kinne was allegedly shot and killed by his 2-year-old daughter who had been playing with James .22 pistol and accidentally fired the gun, killing her father. Within a month, James' widow, Sharon Kinne, was involved in an affair with Walter Jones, who was married to Patricia Jones. When Sharon asked Walter to leave his wife Patricia, Walter refused. Mysteriously, Walter's wife, Patricia, was murdered days later. Sharon was arrested for Patricia's murder and prosecutors also suspected that Sharon was responsible for her husband, James Kinnes, death as well. Sharon was put on trial but acquitted of Patricia's murder. When it came to the trial for James' murder, there were a series of mistrials. While Sharon was out on bail, awaiting a fourth trial for James' death, Sharon went to Mexico, where she killed Francisco Ordonez. Sharon was arrested in Mexico and found guilty of murdering Francisco and sentenced to sever 13 years in prison. 5 years into her sentence, Sharon escaped prison and was on the run for over 50 years. In December of 2023, an anonymous tip came in claiming that Sharon had been living in the rural Canadian town of Taber, Alberta.   Sources: Graveland, Bill, “American killer and fugitive lived for 50 years under a new name in an Alberta town”, Global News, Jan 31, 2025, https://globalnews.ca/news/10991664/american-killer-fugitive-alberta/, accessed Feb 13, 2025.      Grant, Meghan, “Needlepoint and banana bread: Murderous American fugitive who hid in Alberta for decades remembered by friends”, CBC News, Feb 1, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/sharon-kinne-dee-glabus-taber-alberta-missouri-kansas-city-mexico-murder-fugitive-1.7447811, accessed Feb 20, 2025.     Graveland, Bill, “'Her traumatic legacy': American killer and fugitive lived 50 years in Alberta town”, Calgary Herald, Jan 31, 2025, https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/her-traumatic-legacy-american-killer-and-fugitive-lived-50-years-in-alberta-town, accessed Feb 20, 2025.    “Sharon Kinne”, Wikipedia,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Kinne, accessed Feb 20, 2025.     “Discover Taber”, Town of Taber, https://www.taber.ca/discover-taber, accessed Feb 21, 2025. 

On February 14th 2010 Richard Schoeck was to meet his wife Stacey Schoeck at Belton Bridge Park in Hall County Georgia for some adult activities. While they both took separate vehicles, when Stacey arrived at the park, she would find Richard dead beside his truck with multiple bullet holes. Join us this week in discovering what happened to Richard Schoeck on Valentines Day.    Sources:Viswa Vanapalli, “Where is Stacey Schoeck Now?" The Cinemaholic, Published Nov 13, 2021, https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-stacey-schoeck-now/, Accessed February 16th 2025  Jill Sederstrom, “A Valentine's Day Rendezvous Turns Deadly For Georgia Dad — Who Wanted Him Dead?”, Oxygen True Crime, Published Jun 15, 2022, https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/stacey-schoeck-arranges-murder-of-husband-richard-schoeck, Accessed February 16th 2025   Stephen Gurr, “Family is hopeful for solution to murder”, Gainesville Times, Published Mar 20, 2010, https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/family-is-hopeful-for-solution-to-murder/, Accessed February 16th 2025   DogMama08, “Memorial Page for Richard Kevin Schoeck, Find a Grave, Published Oct 11 2013, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118517372/richard_kevin-schoeck, Accessed February 16th 2025   Stephen Gurr, “Wife, 2 others charged in Belton Bridge Park murder”, Gainsville Times, Published May 25, 2010, https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/wife-2-others-charged-in-belton-bridge-park-murder/, Accessed February 16th 2025  "Stacey Schoeck”, Snapped, Created by Jupiter Entertainment, Season 19 Episode 10, Oh! Oxygen, 2017  “Romantic Rendevous ends in murder of fifth husband”, True Crime News, Created by True Crime News, 2020  

In the early morning hours of July 31, 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla drove her car 100mph into a brick building. The crash resulted in the deaths of the two passengers in the car, Dominic Russo, who was Mackenzie's boyfriend, and Davion Flanagan, who was a friend of Dominic's. The crash was originally considered an accident, but after further investigation it was determined that Mackenzie intentionally crashed her car, intending to kill Dominic and Davion.  Sources:  “State v. Shirilla, 2024-Ohio-4674", Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sept 26, 2024,https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2024/2024-Ohio-4674.pdf, accessed Jan 30, 2025.   Lenthang, Marlene,  “Father of 20-year-old murdered by girlfriend in 100 mph crash doesn't want life in prison for her”, NBC News, Aug 18, 2023,https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-teen-100-mph-crash-father-boyfriend-life-prison-rcna100635, accessed Jan 31, 2025.  Acosta, Nicole, “Sister of Man Killed by Girlfriend in Intentional Crash at 100 mph Says Family 'Will Never Be Whole Again'”, People, Aug 24, 2023,https://people.com/sister-man-killed-girlfriend-intentional-crash-100-mph-family-never-be-whole-again-7852471, accessed Jan 30, 2025.   Smith, Jen, “Mackenzie Shirilla is a remorseless bully who murdered our son: Davion Flanagan's parents speak out against 'hell on wheels' driver who they say has STILL not apologized for horror crash”, Daily Mail, Sept 23, 2023,https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12546707/Mackenzie-Shirilla-remorseless-bully-murdered-son-Davion-Flanagans-parents-speak-against-hell-wheels-driver-say-not-apologized-horror-crash.html, accessed Jan 30, 2025.   Smith, Jen, “Mackenzie Shirilla's mother tried to blame crash that killed two on her being DIZZY - despite cops finding magic mushrooms and weed at scene and her previous threats against her boyfriend”, Daily Mail, Aug 17, 2023,https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12416779/Mackenzie-Shirillas-mother-tried-blame-crash-killed-two-DIZZY-despite-cops-finding-magic-mushrooms-weed-scene-previous-threats-against-boyfriend.html, accessed Feb 1, 2025.  Mandenberg, Yelena, Ohio 'killer teen' went to concert after murdering boyfriend and man by driving into wall at 100mph, The Mirror, Jan 11, 2025,https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/ohio-killer-teen-went-concert-904452, accessed Feb 1 2025.  “'She's Always Taken the Easy Way Out': Families Speak at Sentencing”, CourtTV, 8/21/2023,https://www.courttv.com/title/shes-always-taken-the-easy-way-out-families-speak-at-sentencing/, accessed Feb 1, 2025.  “Mackenzie Shirilla, Mom and Attorney Beg Judge for Mercy”, CourtTV, Aug 21, 2023,https://www.courttv.com/title/mom-attorney-and-mackenzie-shirilla-beg-judge-for-mercy/, accessed Feb 1, 2025.    

In March of 1972 a crew of burglars  from Youngstown Ohio travelled to Laguna Niguel California to get the score of a life time. One small mistake foiled the crew from pulling off an almost perfect heist.   Sources  “Amil Dinsio – Master Bank Burglar”, https://amildinsio.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed Feb 2 2025     “Masterminds E005 The Laguna Niguel Heist”, Daily Motion, https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pddqy, Accessed Feb 2 2025     Lawrence Lease, “Unraveling the United California Bank Heist”, Hubpages, Updated April 10, 2023, https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/The-United-California-Bank-Heist-A-Tale-of-Robbery-and-Betrayal?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed Feb 2 2025    The FBI Files, “The Perfect Heist” youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvrBNCZqRig Accessed Jan 31 2025   ,     Courtney Razee, “The United California Heist” Genially, November 30, 2022, https://view.genially.com/6386b5630bebe600195b18b9/presentation-the-united-california-heist, Accessed Feb 2 2025

We're back with our eleventh Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References:  Asma-Sadeque, Samira, “'Slender Man' Stabber Morgan Geyser Will Be Freed from Psychiatric Hospital 11 Years After Attacking Classmate”, People, Jan 10, 2025, https://people.com/slender-man-stabber-morgan-geyser-will-free-psychiatric-hospital-8772496, accessed Jan 27, 2025.    Cirrone, James, “Transgender Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser to be released from prison despite victim Payton Leutner's pleas”, Daily Mail, Jan 9, 2025, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14268555/slenderman-stabbing-morgan-geyser.html, accessed Jan 27, 2025.    Shapiro, Emily and Robinson, Kelley, “'Slender Man' teen to be released, survivor's family wishes she served longer sentence”, ABC News, Sept 13, 2021, https://abcnews.go.com/US/slender-man-teen-conditional-release-mental-health-facility/story?id=76386897, accessed Jan 27, 2025.    “Slender Man”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man, accessed Jan 27, 2025.    Associated Press, “Man shot himself in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say”, CBC, Jan 2, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tesla-cybertruck-trump-hotel-explosion-1.7421747, accessed Jan 27, 2025.     Brigham, Noble, “Man behind Cybertruck explosion ‘broken' by 2019 deployment, ex-girlfriend says”, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jan 13, 2025, https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/general/man-behind-cybertruck-explosion-broken-by-2019-deployment-ex-girlfriend-says/ar-BB1roFL3?ocid=BingNewsSerp, accessed Jan 27, 2025.    Maryclaire Dale, “Accused in death of former Flames star Gaudreau pleads not guilty to homicide charges” cbc.ca, January 7th. 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/gaudreau-flames-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-1.7424999 , Accessed Jan 28, 2025     Caroll Alvarado, Elizabeth Wolfe, Avery Schmitz, “A visual timeline of the New Year's attack that left at least 14 dead in New Orleans, CNN US, January 3rd, 2025, https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/02/us/timeline-truck-attack-new-orleans-dg/index.html , Accessed Jan 29, 2025     Gary Marti, “Peeping Tom”, pharses.org, https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/peeping-tom.html , Accessed Jan 30, 2025     FBI National Press Office, “FBI Statement on the Attack in New Orleans”, FBI.gov, January 1st, https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-the-attack-in-new-orleans, Accesses Jan 29, 2025     Prasad, Sumith, “Mike Nifong: Where is Ex-DA of Durham County Now?”, The Cinemaholic, June 3, 2022, https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-the-staircases-mike-nifong-now/, accessed Jan 30, 2025.     “Michael Peterson Trial”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_trial, accessed Jan 30, 2025.  

On Feb 22, 2024, 22-year-old Laken Riley went for run on her college campus, but sadly, Laken never made it home from this run. Laken's body was found over 60 feet off the running trail several hours later. Police immediately began searching for a suspect in Laken's murder, and they soon came across Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela. Join us as we discuss Laken's story and lasting impact she has left behind.   Sources:    Vago, Steven; DeGregory, Priscilla, “Emotional bodycam footage of officer attempting to resuscitate Laken Riley shown in court: ‘I'm not getting any pulse'”, New York Post, Nov 15, 2024, https://nypost.com/2024/11/15/us-news/laken-riley-bodycam-footage-shows-officers-trying-to-resuscitate-student/, accessed Jan 5, 2025.    Deliso, Meredith, “Timeline: Laken Riley's last moments retraced during trial on Georgia nursing student's murder”, ABC News, Nov 20, 2024, https://abcnews.go.com/US/laken-riley-case-murder-trial-texts/story?id=116009547, accessed Jan 5, 2025.    “Laken Riley murder suspect was grilled by wife in jail phone call played in court: "What happened with the girl?"”, CBS News, November 20, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laken-riley-murder-suspect-grilled-by-wife-jail-phone-call/, accessed Jan 5, 2025.    Thapliyal, Oshika, “Jose Ibarra past criminal record explored amid Laken Riley murder guilty verdict”, SoapCentral.com, Nov 21, 2024, https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-jose-ibarra-past-criminal-record-record-explored-amid-laken-riley-murder-guilty-verdict, accessed Jan 10, 2025.     McDonagh, Shannon, “Man Convicted in Laken Riley Killing Seeks New Trial, Citing Legal Errors”, News Week, Dec 4, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/laken-riley-murderer-seeks-new-trial-1995564, accessed Jan 12, 2025.    Bennett, Brian, “What's in the Laken Riley Act?”, Time, January 10, 2025, https://time.com/7205925/laken-riley-act/, accessed January 12, 2025.     Court TV Staff, “The Murder Trial of Laken Riley: Verdict and Sentencing | Court TV Podcast”, CourtTV, Jan 7, 2025, https://www.courttv.com/news/the-murder-trial-of-laken-riley-verdict-and-sentencing-court-tv-podcast/, accessed Jan 11, 2025.    Court TV Staff, “The Murder Trial of Laken Riley: Closing Arguments | Court TV Podcast”, CourtTV, Dec 27, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/the-murder-trial-of-laken-riley-closing-arguments-court-tv-podcast/, accessed Jan 11, 2025.    Court TV Staff. “The Murder Trial of Laken Riley: DNA and Autopsy Testimony | Court TV Podcast”, CourtTV, Dec 18, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/the-murder-trial-of-laken-riley-dna-and-autopsy-testimony-court-tv-podcast/, accessed Jan 11, 2025.    Court TV Staff, “The Murder Trial of Laken Riley: Laken's Last Moments and Ibarra's Injuries | Court TV Podcast”, CourtTV, Dec 16, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/the-murder-trial-of-laken-riley-lakens-last-moments-and-ibarras-injuries-court-tv-podcast/, accessed Jan 11, 2025.    Court TV Staff, “The Murder Trial of Laken Riley: Laken's Roommates Testify | Court TV Podcast”, CourtTV, Dec 4, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/the-murder-trial-of-laken-riley-lakens-roommates-testify-court-tv-podcast/, accessed Jan 11, 2025.    Court TV, “The Murder Trial of Laken Riley: Opening Statements | Court TV Podcast”, CourtTV, Nov 29, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/the-murder-trial-of-laken-riley-opening-statements-court-tv-podcast/, accessed Jan 11, 2025. 

On March 13th 2006 during spring break at Duke University the Lacrosse team that had to stay on Campus went on to throw a party at an off campus house where the team hired 2 exotic dancers to attend. Shortly after the 2 girls arrived they would both pick up and leave. While one left in a car the other would be convinced to go back inside and would eventually end up at the police department in Durham to accuse some of the team members of criminal actions.   Sources  William D. Cohan, “Remembering (and Misremembering) the Duke Lacrosse Case” Vanityfair.com, March 10th 2016, https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/duke-lacrosse-case-fantastic-lies-documentary?srsltid=AfmBOopi5a2mPU35xDSjsU2UUhsEF5V9-g1mMVfo2Gle636bXi06YDcL&utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed 01-11-2025      Jordana Comiter, “Revisiting the Duke Lacrosse Case After Crystal Mangum Admitted to Fabricating the Scandal: What Happened in 2006 and Where Are the Players Now?” people.com, December 13th 2024, https://people.com/duke-lacrosse-scandal-2006-what-to-know-8761056, Accessed 01-11-2025    Associated Press, “Timeline of Events in Duke Lacrosse 'Rape' Case” Foxnews.com, April 11 2007, https://www.foxnews.com/story/timeline-of-events-in-duke-lacrosse-rape-case?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed 01-11-2025    Associated Press, “Law Panel Disbars D.A. in Duke Lacrosse Case” npr.org, June 16th 2007, https://www.npr.org/2007/06/16/11134497/law-panel-disbars-d-a-in-duke-lacrosse-case?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed 01-11-2025     Wikipeda, “Duke University”, en.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_University?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed 01-11-2025    DURHAM (WTVD), “Looking back at the Duke lacrosse scandal 10 years later”, abc11.com, March 13th 2016, https://abc11.com/duke-lacrosse-scandal-mike-nifong/1244112/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed 01-11-2025    “'Innocent': The Case that Changed Duke”, issuu,com, March 10th 2016, https://issuu.com/dukechronicle/docs/the_case_that_changed_duke, Accessed 01-11-2025    David K.Li and Katie Wall, “Woman who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 now admits she lied” nbcnews,com, December 13th 2024,  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-accused-duke-lacrosse-players-rape-2006-now-admits-lied-rcna184136, Accessed 01-11-2025  

In mid-December, we released episode 40: Rachel Bellesen and the Death of Jacob Glace. After releasing the episode, Rachel reached out to us and let us know that we had some inaccurate details in our episode. Rachel very kindly provided us with the corrected information and those details are included in this update episode.   Sources: Allison Griner, “She killed her ex-husband in self-defense. Can she now find peace?”, The Guardian, Dec 12, 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/dec/13/rachel-bellesen-self-defense-montana-domestic-abuse, accessed Nov 11, 2024.

In August of 1992, the US Marshals Services were called to a property in the remote Boundary County of Idaho, called Ruby Ridge, to arrest Randy Weaver who had failed to make his court appearance for gun charges. The exchange between the Weavers and the US Marshals soon turned violent and the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) was called in to help. Over 11 days, 3 people would end up losing their lives and the events that took place during the standoff would be hotly debated for many years to come.     Sources:    Lancaster, Joe, “Randy Weaver Dies”, Reason.com, May 13, 2022, https://reason.com/2022/05/13/randy-weaver-dies/, accessed Dec 14, 2024.    Editors, TheFamousPeople.com, “Randy Weaver Biography”, TheFamousPeople.com, Jan 5, 2021, https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/randy-weaver-11610.php, accessed Dec 14, 2024.     History.com Editors, “Ruby Ridge”, History.com, Aug 21, 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/ruby-ridge, accessed Dec 14, 2024.    Cantrell, Asher, “The Ruby Ridge Standoff Was Worse Than You Think”, Grundge.com, May 19, 2020, https://www.grunge.com/210766/the-ruby-ridge-standoff-was-worse-than-you-think/, accessed Dec 16, 2024    Fraga, Kaleena, “What Really Happened During The Siege At Ruby Ridge?”, Allthatsinteresting,com, June 16, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/ruby-ridge-incident, accessed Dec 16, 2024.     Sengupta, Sounak, “Lon Horiuchi: What Happened to The Ruby Ridge Sniper?”, The Cinemaholic, Nov 15, 2023, https://thecinemaholic.com/lon-horiuchi/, accessed Dec 31, 2024.  Geranios, Nicholas, “20 years after Ruby Ridge, there's forgiveness”, NBC News, Aug 20, 2012, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna48725729, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “William Degan - Remembering Twenty Years Later”, U.S. Marshals Service, https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/roll-call-of-honor/william-degan-remembering-twenty-years-later, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “Deputy U.S. Marshal William Francis Degan, Jr.”, Officer Down Memorial Page, https://www.odmp.org/officer/370-deputy-us-marshal-william-francis-degan-jr, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “Waco siege”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “Oklahoma City bombing”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “A Review of Allegations of a Double Standard of Discipline at the FBI”, US Department of Justice, Nov 15, 2002, https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/0211/chapter5.htm, accessed Jan 5, 2025.    “Ruby Ridge: Sara Weaver Discusses Inside Details of Siege - Pt. 1 - Crime Watch Daily”, Crime Watch Daily, June 1, 2016, https://youtu.be/IVLxdWwGB0I, accessed Jan 5, 2025.    “Ruby Ridge: Sara Weaver Discusses Inside Details of Siege - Pt. 2 - Crime Watch Daily”, Crime Watch Daily, June 1, 2016, https://youtu.be/SC820Ii_RxM, accessed Jan 5, 2025.   

We're back with our tenth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References:      Schmunk, Rhianna, “Luigi Mangione, suspect charged in CEO's killing, was caught in McDonald's with gun: police”, CBC, Dec 9, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-shooting-1.7405958, accessed Dec 29, 2024.    The Associated Press, “Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and terror charges”, CBC, Dec 23, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mangione-trial-not-guilty-1.7417794, accessed Dec 29, 2024.    Cohen, Marshall  and Klein, Betsy, “President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden”, CNN, Dec 2, 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/politics/hunter-biden-joe-biden-pardon/index.html, accessed Dec 29, 2024.    Maggiore, Sabrina, “Man accused of stabbing girlfriend in head tells police “I'm sorry””, WFTV9, May 30, 2024, https://www.wftv.com/news/local/domestic-violence-homicide-man-accused-stabbing-girlfriend-head-tells-police-im-sorry/SFOPV7IR75G3RM6MWBZYAX3FMM/, accessed Dec 29, 2024.    Langston, Jacob, “Florida woman dies after being stabbed in head; boyfriend arrested”, Click Orlando, May 29, 2024, https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/05/29/florida-woman-dies-after-being-stabbed-in-head-boyfriend-arrested/, accessed Dec 29, 2024.    Petro, Allison; Crombleholme, Hayley; Atkins, Tony, “Police: Man arrested after fatally stabbing girlfriend in the head in Casselberry”, WESH2, May 30, 2024, https://www.wesh.com/article/man-fatally-stabs-girlfriend-in-the-head-casselberry/60941054, accessed Dec 29, 2024.    FOX 35 Digital Staff, “Florida man charged with murder after calling 911, saying he stabbed his girlfriend: police”, FOX 35, May 30, 2024, https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/boyfriend-murdered-casselberry-woman-charged-her-death-police-say, accessed Dec 29, 2024. 

Happy Holidays! Tune in this week to hear the case of the kidnapping of Karen. Where things may not be what they seem to be. Sources: United States Census Bureau. "Winter Park town; Colorado" Accessed 12-20-2024

On Oct 8, 2020, Rachel Bellesen met with her abusive ex-husband, Jacob Glace, to discuss matters related to their children. During the meeting, things turned violent with Jacob attacking Rachel and Rachel had to use deadly force to defend herself. Rachel then faced a legal battle to prove if she was within her right to defend herself against Jacob.    Sources:    Allison Griner, “She killed her ex-husband in self-defense. Can she now find peace?”, The Guardian, Dec 12, 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/dec/13/rachel-bellesen-self-defense-montana-domestic-abuse, accessed Nov 11, 2024.    Kriti Mehrotra, “Where is Jacob Glace's Ex-Wife Rachel Bellesen Now?”, The Cinemaholic, Aug 26, 2021, https://thecinemaholic.com/did-rachel-bellesen-kill-her-ex-husband-jacob-glace/, accessed Nov 25, 2024. 

On June 10th 1991 in South Lake Tahoe California, 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard would be on her way to the school bus when a man and a women pulled their silver car up to Jaycee and would use a stun gun to immobilize her and kidnap her. Jaycee would go on to be missing for 18 years. Tune into this episode to hear what happened to Jaycee Dugard throughout her time in captivity and what happened on the other side.   Sources   Susan Young and Vickie Bane, “Inside Story: How Jaycee Dugard Finally Escaped Her Captor”, People.com, Published August 29th, 2009, https://people.com/celebrity/inside-story-how-jaycee-dugard-finally-escaped-her-captor/, Accessed 11-20-2024    Sal Bono, “How Jaycee Dugard Was Found After 18 Years In Isolation”, Inside Edition, Published July 26th 2019, https://www.insideedition.com/how-jaycee-dugard-was-found-after-18-years-in-isolation-54765, Accessed 11-20-2024    Austin Haryvey, “A Stolen Life: The Kidnapping Of Jaycee Dugard And Her 18 Years In Captivity”, All thats interesting, Published March 20th 2023, https://allthatsinteresting.com/jaycee-dugard, Accessed 11-20-2024    Biography.com Editors, “Jaycee Dugard Biography”, The Biography.com. Published April 2, 2014, https://www.biography.com/crime/jaycee-dugard, Accessed 11-20-2024     Amber Dowling, “How Jaycee Lee Dugard Reclaimed Her Life after an 18-Year Kidnapping”, Goalcast.com, Published May 30th, 2022, https://www.goalcast.com/jaycee-lee-dugard-kidnap-survivor/, Accessed 11-20-2024  

On Sunday, February 23, 2020, Jorge Torres and Sarah Boone were reportedly playing a game of hide and seek when Sarah zipped Jorge into a suitcase. Sarah then left Jorge in the suitcase overnight. When Sarah awoke the next morning, she realized that Jorge was still inside the suitcase and had suffocated to death. Sarah was arrested for Jorge's death, however Sarah's defense tried to argue that she left Jorge in the suitcase in an act of self-defense. Join us as we discuss details of Jorge and Sarah's relationship and the trial against Sarah.  Sources:    “Soft-spoken Sarah Boone Nervously Details Boyfriend's Last Moments Alive”, Newsweek, Oct 22, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/sarah-boone-suitcase-murder-trial-florida-testimony-1972914, accessed Nov 12, 2024.    “Sarah Boone's Bizarre Testimony: Shocking Moments From Her Hours On Stand”, Newsweek, Oct 23, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/sarah-boone-testimony-suitcase-murder-trial-1973765, accessed Nov 12, 2024.    Lara Greenberg, “Documents show history of violence between Sarah Boone and boyfriend”, Fox 35, Feb 26, 2020, https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/documents-show-history-of-violence-between-sarah-boone-and-boyfriend access Nov 12, 2024.    Lauren Silver, “FL v. Sarah Boone: Suitcase Murder Trial”, Court TV Oct 25, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/fl-v-sarah-boone-suitcase-murder-trial-updates/, accessed Nov 13, 2024.    Lauren Silver, “Attorneys seeking payment describe ‘constant battle' with Sarah Boone”, Court TV, Sept 24, 2024, Attorneys seeking payment describe 'constant battle' with Sarah Boone | Court TV, accessed Nov 15, 2024.    Ivy Brown and Lauren Silver, “Sarah Boone, searching for 9th attorney, represents herself at hearing”, Court TV, July 26, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/sarah-boone-searching-for-9th-attorney-represents-herself-at-hearing/, accessed Nov 15, 2024.     “Jorge Torres' Family: Sarah Boone is 'Calculated, Devious and Conniving'”, Court TV, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55AAmkQbea4, accessed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55AAmkQbea4, accessed Nov 15, 2024.     “Graphic Video: Sarah Boone's Boyfriend Begs to Be Released From Suitcase”, Court TV, https://www.courttv.com/title/graphic-video-sarah-boones-boyfriend-begs-to-be-released-from-suitcase/, accessed Nov 15, 2024.    Jenna Sundel, “5 Reasons Why Sarah Boone Wants New Trial After Murder Conviction”, Newsweek, Nov 5, 2024, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/5-reasons-why-sarah-boone-wants-new-trial-after-murder-conviction/ar-AA1tzoDP?ocid=BingNewsSerp, accessed Nov 15, 2024.     Hannah Parry, “Sarah Boone Sentencing Updates: Watch Live as 'Suitcase Killer' Faces Up To Life”, Newsweek, Dec 2, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/sarah-boone-sentencing-updates-watch-live-suitcase-killer-faces-life-1994318, accessed Dec 2, 2024. 

We're back with our ninth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References: “Michael Peterson trial”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_trial, accessed November 29, 2024.    “2022 University of Idaho killings”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_University_of_Idaho_killings, accessed Nov 29, 2024.     Liam Quinn, “Prosecutor Reveals Disturbing Details of How Delphi Murders Took Place as Suspect Stands Trial”, People, Oct 18, 2024, https://people.com/delphi-murder-trial-prosecutors-reveal-how-victims-were-found-8730651, accessed Nov 29, 2024.    Jeramie Bizzle, Darius Johnson, Todd Feurer, “Richard Allen convicted in Delphi murder trial for killings of 2 teenage girls in Indiana”, CBS News, Nov 11, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/delphi-double-murder-trial-verdict/, accessed Nov 29, 2024.  

On November 28th 1981 Natalie Wood, her husband Robert Wagner, Friend Christopher Walkin, and yacht captain Dennis Davern would head out to dinner on the island of Catalina off the coast of California. After the dinner they would return to their yacht and only a short period later Natalie Wood would go missing. She would later be found dead the next morning. Join us this week to listen to our theories and the facts on what happend to Natalie Wood. Sources: Times Staff, “ 40 years later, the mystery over Natalie Wood's death endures”, Los Angeles Times, Published November 30th 2021, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-30/40-years-later-the-mystery-over-natalie-woods-death-endures, Accessed 11-12-24    Crimesider staff/ CBC News, “Natalie Wood Death Investigation: Sheriff's Officials Discuss New Details, ET, Published February 5th 2018, https://www.etonline.com/natalie-wood-death-investigation-sheriffs-officials-discuss-new-details-95813, Accessed 11-12-24    Kayleigh Roberts, “ A Complete Timeline of Natalie Wood's Mysterious Death”, BAZAR, Published May 9th 2020, https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32420871/natalie-wood-death-true-story-timeline/, Accessed 11-12-24     Biography, “Natalie Wood” Biography, Updated March 29th 2021, https://www.biography.com/actors/natalie-wood, Accessed 11-12-24  

On May 26, 1990, Marlene Warren opened her door to someone dressed as a clown who was presumably delivering flowers and balloons to Marlene's home. However, as Marleen accepted the gifts, the clown pulled out a gun and shot Marlene. Investigators then struggled for 27 years to gather enough evidence to make an arrest. Join us as we discuss the details of Marlene's murder, including a recent update in the case from November 2024.  Sources:    Terry Spencer, “Killer Clown Released from Prison After Murder of her Husband's ex-wife", The Independent, Nov 4, 2024, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/killer-clown-dheila-keen-warren-florida-b2640869.html,  accessed Nov 4, 2024.    Taigi Smith, Jonathan Balthaser, Kristin Pisarcik, Oriana Bravo, and Ivan Pereira, “'Killer clown' victim's son reflects on 33-year fight for justice”, ABC News, May 24, 2024, https://abcnews.go.com/US/killer-clown-victims-son-reflects-33-year-fight/story?id=98941520#:~:text=For%20over%2030%20years%2C%20the%20%22killer%20clown%22%20has,her%20door%20and%20gave%20her%20balloons%20and%20flowers., accessed Nov 4, 2024.    Peter Van Sant, “After three decades, Florida "killer clown" case ends with unexpected twist”, CBC News, Nov 4, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-killer-clown-case-sheila-keen-warren-marlene-warren-murder-48-hours/, accessed Nov 4, 2024.   

On Oct 26, 2015, Lee Antoni arrived home to his Calgary home from a weekend out of town. When Lee entered his home, he made the horrific discovery of his wife, Amanda Antoni, dead in a pool of blood in the basement of their home. Calgary Police initially investigated Amanda's death as a potential homicide, however there was no evidence that linked someone to the scene. Amanda's death has perplexed both her family and investigators. Was foul play involved or was Amanda's death the result of a tragic accident?  Sources:    “Body in the Basement”, Unsolved Mysteries, Gabe Torres, Season 4, Episode 2, Netflix, 2024.    “Castleridge, Calgary, AB Crime Rates”, AreaVibes.com, https://www.areavibes.com/calgary-ab/castleridge/crime/, accessed Oct 28, 2025.    Aayush Sharma, “Unsolved Mysteries: Who Is Amanda Antoni's Husband Lee Antoni & Where Is He Now?”, ComingSoon.net, Aug 5, 2024, https://www.comingsoon.net/true-crime/news/1822849-unsolved-mysteries-who-is-amanda-antoni-husband-lee-antoni-where-is-he-now, accessed Oct 29, 2024.    Melissa Gilligan, “New 'Unsolved Mysteries' episode examines death of Calgary woman”, CTV News, July 31, 2024, https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/new-unsolved-mysteries-episode-examines-death-of-calgary-woman-1.6984557, accessed Nov 4, 2024.    “Suspicious death of Calgary woman, 31, now deemed an accident”, CBC News, Dec 13, 2016, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-amanda-antoni-death-ruled-accidental-1.3895003, accessed Nov 4, 2024.   

On the evening of February 9th 2004 21 year old college student Maura Murray would be involved in a car accident when her car came off the road and crashed into a tree in Haverhill New Hampshire. Police were called and arrived within 10 minutes but Maura was no where to be found. Tune in this week to learn more about what may have happened to Maura Murray. Sources   The Charlie Project, “Maura Murray”, The Charlie Project, Published October 12 2004, https://charleyproject.org/case/maura-murray, Accessed  11-02-2024    Jessica Trufant, “What happened to Maura Murray? Family still seeks answers 20 years after her disappearance”, Patriot Ledger, Published February 3 2024, https://www.yahoo.com/news/happened-maura-murray-family-still-094608529.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC4o0p5JlsTjBF65uhnakfi-0tD_Yu90fsPWkeiKWF6xxP-sNQpJJbsTgW3QHe2UjasgqNd9SvMmgRjhYyEk_kl8Vp5wJkm4bQvPDa8me7JEAVZ2FSVx7JJda2qmkQE0zS06IXKeYfixWUyiLfdAIXOViSfa3mU1aNmcbQ6oiq7Z, Accessed 11-02-2024    Katie Serena, “The Mysterious Disappearance Of Maura Murray, The Nursing Student Who Vanished Without A Trace”, All things interesting, Published November 24th 2021, https://allthatsinteresting.com/maura-murray, Accessed 11-02-2024    Corin Cesaric, “It's Been 20 Years Since Maura Murray Vanished. Will Her Sister's New Podcast Help Find Her?” People.com, Published February 9th 2024, https://people.com/maura-murray-vanished-twenty-years-ago-sister-podcast-media-pressure-8567768, Accessed 11-02-2024  

We're back with our eighth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References:  Elizabeth Yuko, “Why Black Cats Are Associated With Halloween and Bad Luck” History.com, Published October 13th 2021, https://www.history.com/news/black-cats-superstitions , Accessed 10-26-2024  Christopher Cann, “Are the Menendez brothers getting released? What to know about the resentencing decision” USA Today, Published October 25th 2024, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/25/menendez-brothers-resentencing-release-details/75836700007/ , Accessed 10-26-2024     Tim Stelloh, “Delphi murders trial: What we know about Richard Allen and the teens he's accused of killing”, NBC News, Oct 18, 2024, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/delphi-murders-trial-richard-allen-what-know-rcna175789, accessed Oct 27, 2024. 

On Friday, September 22, 2006, 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart was housesitting for her aunt and uncle when she was brutally attacked and murdered in the home. Police quickly narrowed in on 2 of Cassie's classmates, Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik, as the prime suspects in the crime. It was later discovered that Brian and Torey had extensively planned Cassie's murder and the two were planning on continuing their killing spree if they had not been caught. The crime was reportedly inspired in part by the slasher film, Scream and therefore became known as “The Scream Murder”.    Sources:  “Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik: The Complete Tape [2006]”, YouTube, Feb 16, 2023 https://youtu.be/yOWWQ1NzyKk, accessed Oct 17, 2024    Joshua Rofe, “Lost for Life”, 2014.    “Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart, accessed Oct 17, 2024.    Danielle Tinning, “Inside The Grisly Case Of Cassie Jo Stoddart, The Teenage Girl Killed By Her Classmates — For Fun”, All That's Interesting, Feb 11, 2023, https://allthatsinteresting.com/cassie-jo-stoddart, accessed Oct 17, 2024.    Samadrita Roy, “Dateline NBC: Who was Cassie Jo Stoddart?”, Sportskeeda, Feb 19, 2024, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dateline-nbc-who-cassie-jo-stoddart, accessed Oct 10, 2024.    Viswa Vanapalli, “Cassie Stoddart Murder: Where Are Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik Now?”, The Cinemaholic, June 10, 2022, https://thecinemaholic.com/cassie-jo-stoddart-murder-where-are-brian-draper-and-torey-adamcik-now/, accessed Oct 17, 2024.    Shelbie Harris, “Remembering Cassie Jo — Brother opens up as 10th anniversary of grisly murder nears”, AP News, Sept 24, 2016, https://apnews.com/article/5941d6d84531438e8825976560d6c276, accessed Oct 18, 2024. 

This week we are covering the horrifying real life events that inspired the horror movie ‘Scream'. The university town of Gainesville Florida was shaken in 1990 when 5 students, Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manny Taboada, were brutally murdered over the course of 4 days in August, right before the fall semester was about to begin. Investigators eventually linked Danny Rolling to the slayings and he was dubbed ‘The Gainesville Ripper' by the media. However, investigators would uncover that Danny's brutal crimes extended beyond Gainesville.   Sources:  William DeLong, “The True Story Of Danny Rolling, The Gainesville Ripper Who Inspired ‘Scream'”, All That's Interesting, Jan 16, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/danny-rolling-gainesville-ripper, accessed Oct 10, 2024.    Glenn Ruppel, Sean Dooley, and Anthony Rivas, “How a woman in Louisiana helped break the case of 5 student murders in Florida”, ABC News, April 8, 2021, https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-louisiana-helped-break-case-student-murders-florida/story?id=76900692#:~:text=Eighteen-year-old%20Sonja%20Larson%20was%20among%20the%20victims%20of%20the%20so-called#:~:text=Eighteen-year-old%20Sonja%20Larson%20was%20among%20the%20victims%20of%20the%20so-called, accessed Oct 8, 2024.    Tim Ott, “Danny Rolling: The True Story Behind the Killer Who Inspired 'Scream'”, Biography, Oct 14, 2020, https://www.biography.com/crime/danny-rolling-scream-killer-gainesville, accessed Oct 8, 2024.     Michelle Dean, “The True Story Behind the Horrific Murder Spree That Inspired 'Scream'”, Complex, Dec 20, 2016, https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/michelle-dean/scream-20th-anniversary-true-story-serial-killer, accessed Oct 8, 2024.    Staff Writer, “Former suspect in Gainsville killings graduates from UCF” The Ledger, June 5, 2009, https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2000/08/07/former-suspect-in-gainsville-killings/8026682007/, accessed Oct 8, 2024.    “Sondra London”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondra_London, accessed Oct 9, 2024.  

Join us for episode 31 where we head back to the 1970s to the Defoe family murders that happened in Amityville Long Island in New York. These murders are what sparked the famous Amityville horror hauntings. We go through the events that happened on November 13th 1974 where Ronald Defeo jr would go on to murder his parents and 4 siblings. Sources: History.com Editors, “The Amityville murders”, A&E Television Networks, Published February 19th 2024, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amityville-horror-true-story-defeo-family-murders, Accessed 10-11-2024     MD Bastek, “The DeFeo Murders: The Story Behind The Amityville Horror” , Horror Obsessive, Published July 28 2021, https://horrorobsessive.com/2021/04/02/the-defeo-murders-the-story-behind-the-amityville-horror/, Accessed 10-11-2024    Biography. Com Editors, “The Real 'Amityville Horror': Chilling Facts About the Crime and Haunted House”, Biography, Updated October 14th 2020, https://www.biography.com/crime/the-real-amityville-horror-facts, Accessed 10-11-2024    Erin Kelly. “The Horrific True Story Of Ronald DeFeo Jr. And The Amityville Murders”, All thats interesting, Published August 7th 2022,  https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-murders, Accessed 10-11-2024,    “Amityville” , Wikivoyage, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Amityville, Accessed 10-11-2024 

This week, in honor of the Candian Thanksgiving holiday, we are covering a series of Thanksgiving related cases. We start by discussing the murder of Brioni Rutland, who was killed by Jeremy Williams over an apparent gambling bet. Then we discuss the murder of Janet Yearly, which went unsolved for 17 years, until 2022. Then we discuss 2 family murders that took place during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Privacky family murders and the Merhige family murders.    Sources:  Catherine Boeckmann,  “4 Ways Canadian Thanksgiving Differs From U.S.A.'s Thanksgiving”, Almanac.com, Sept 23, 2024, https://www.almanac.com/content/ways-canadian-thanksgiving-differs-american-thanksgiving, accessed Sept 30, 2024.    Jeff Somers, “THE MOST FRIGHTENING CRIMES THAT HAPPENED ON THANKSGIVING”, Grunge.com, Feb 7, 2022, https://www.grunge.com/261400/the-most-frightening-crimes-that-happened-on-thanksgiving/, accessed Aug 30, 2024.      Crystal Bonvillian, Convicted killer of Deshler High coach gets life in prison, AL.com, Jan 28 2016, https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2016/01/convicted_killer_of_deshler_hi.html#:~:text=Jeremy%20Lashun%20Williams,%2031,%20of%20Florence%20was%20convicted%20in%20November, accessed Sept 30, 2024    Shraman Mitra, “Bree Rutland Murder: Where Is Jeremy Williams Now?”, TheCinemaholic, Jan 4, 2023, https://thecinemaholic.com/bree-rutland-murder-where-is-jeremy-williams-now/, accessed Sept 30, 2024.    Matt Christy, “The murder of Janet Yeary: Kokomo cold case closed after 17 years”, Fox59, Jan 14, 2022, https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/kokomo-thanksgiving-murder-cold-case-of-janet-yeary-officially-closed/#:~:text=For%2017%20years%20the%20death%20of%20Janet%20Yeary%20has%20been, accessed Sept 30, 2024.  “Seth Privacky”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Privacky#:~:text=Seth%20Stephen%20Privacky%20(June%202,%201980%20%E2%80%93%20July%2015,%202010), accessed Sept 30, 2024.    “Paul Michael Merhige”, Murderpedia, https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/merhige-paul.htm#:~:text=WEST%20PALM%20BEACH--%20Prosecutors%20have%20decided%20to%20seek%20the%20death, accessed Sept 30, 2024.    CNN Wire Staff, “Man admits murdering 4 relatives on Thanksgiving, gets life in prison”, CNN, Oct 28, 2011, https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/justice/florida-thanksgiving-killings/index.html#:~:text=After%20hearing%20from%20relatives%20of%20the%20victims,%20Palm%20Beach%20County, accessed Sept 30, 2024. 

The Black Dahlia case is the tragic murder of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. Her case became notorious due to the gruesome nature of the crime and the fact that it remains unsolved to this day. Elizabeth Short, who later became known as the Black Dahlia, aspired to be an actress and became the subject of intense media scrutiny after her death. Despite a massive investigation that produced over 150 suspects, her killer was never identified, making her story one of the most mysterious in the history of American crime.  Sources Steve Hodel, “LA and Chicago Autopsy Reports Confirm a Skilled Surgeon Performed “Hemicorpectomy” on Both LA Victim Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short and Chicago “Lipstick Murder” Victim Six-Year-Old, Suzanne Degnan”, SteveHodel.com, Feb 27, 2019, https://stevehodel.com/2019/02/27/la-and-chicago-autopsy-reports-confirm-a-skilled-surgeon-performed-hemicorpectomy-on-both-la-victim-elizabeth-black-dahlia-short-and-chicago-lipstick-murder-victim-six-year-old-suzanne-de/, accessed Sept 15, 2024.    Richard Milner, “THE TRULY HORRIFIC CRIME SCENE OF THE BLACK DAHLIA”, Grunge, April 9, 2021, https://www.grunge.com/378684/the-truly-horrific-crime-scene-of-the-black-dahlia/, accessed Sept 15, 2024.    Katie Serena, “The Gruesome Story Of The Black Dahlia Murder — And Why The Case Remains Unsolved To This Day”, All That's Interesting, April 3, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short, accessed Sept 15, 2024.     “Black Dahlia Biography”, TheFamousPeople.com, https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/black-dahlia-35605.php, accessed Sept 16, 2024.     Kaleena Fraga, “Who Killed Elizabeth Short? 7 Possible Suspects In The Horrifying Black Dahlia Murder”, All That's Interesting, Sept 8, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-killer/7, accessed Sept 18, 2024.    Courtney Fretwell, “The Black Dahlia”, Forensic Tales, March 15, 2020, https://forensictales.com/the-black-dahlia/, accessed Sept 18, 2024.    Jessica OConnor, “The Disturbing Story Of George Hodel, The S&M-Obsessed Doctor Suspected Of Murdering The Black Dahlia”, All That's Interesting, Aug 1, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-hodel, accessed Sept 18, 2024.    Steve Hodel, “THE DA GEORGE HODEL-BLACK DAHLIA BUGGING TAPES”, SteveHodel.com, May 28, 2009, https://stevehodel.com/2009/05/28/the_da_george_hodel-black_dahl/, accessed Sept 19, 2024.    Steve Hodel, “The DA's Hodel-Black Dahlia Transcripts”, SteveHodel.com, https://stevehodel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BDA-II-Chap-6-DA-transcripts.pdf, accessed Sept 19, 2024 

We're back with our seventh Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   References:    Morgan Le, “Judge prepares ruling on possible retrial of movie armourer in fatal set shooting by Alec Baldwin”, Toronto Sun, Sept 26, 2024, https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/judge-prepares-ruling-on-possible-retrial-of-movie-armourer-in-fatal-set-shooting-by-alec-baldwin, accessed Sept 27, 2024.     Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Devon Sayers, “Georgia school shooter hid an AR-15-style rifle in his backpack and left class with his bag the morning of the deadly rampage”, CNN, Sept 13, 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/us/georgia-school-shooting-colt-gray-ar-15/index.html, accessed Sept 27, 2024.    Deon J. Hampton and Corky Siemaszko, “The 2 teens and 2 teachers killed in the Georgia school shooting leave behind a trail of grief”, NBC News, Sept 5, 2024, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-teens-2-teachers-killed-georgia-school-shooting-leave-trail-grief-rcna169778, accessed Sept 27   

On September 27th 2008 the town of Edson would endure a tragedy as 14 year old Emily Stauffer would be murdered by Ross Kleman while out for a walk on the town's trail system. Join us this week as we go through the case and why this one is near and dear to our hearts. Sources: Leo Pare, “Alberta man pleads guilty to killing pastor's daughter in broad daylight”, Red Deer Advocate, April 26 2010, https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/uncategorized/alberta-man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-pastors-daughter-in-broad-daylight-7029855 ,Accessed 09-11-2024    Sonia Sunger, “Edson residents say goodbye” , CTV News, October 3 2008, https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edson-residents-say-goodbye-1.330650 , Accessed 09-11-2024    CBC News, “Man charged with 1st-degree murder in Edson teen's slaying” CBC News, December 4th 2008, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/man-charged-with-1st-degree-murder-in-edson-teen-s-slaying-1.716489 , Accessed 09-11-2024    Karen Kleiss,  “Former travelling preacher pleads guilty to fatally slashing Edson pastor's daughter” Edmonton Journal, April 26th 2010, https://globalnews.ca/news/88174/former-travelling-preacher-pleads-guilty-to-fatally-slashing-edson-pastors-daughter/ , Accessed 09-11-2024     CBC News, “Kleman confessed to slaying pastor's child” CBC News, June 8th 2010, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/kleman-confessed-to-slaying-pastor-s-child-1.959780 , Accessed 09-14-2024     CTV Edmonton, “Dramatic RCMP video confession of convicted murderer released” ctvedmonton.ca, September 16 2010, https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/dramatic-rcmp-video-confession-of-convicted-murderer-released-1.553141 , Accessed 09-21-2024    Karyn Mulcahy, “Stauffer family releases statement after plea in daughter's death”   Global News, April 27, 2010, https://globalnews.ca/news/62092/stauffer-family-releases-statement-after-plea-in-daughters-death/ Accessed 09-21-2024    Alexandra Zabjek, “Former preacher faces sentencing for random murder of Alberta teen” , Edmonton Journal, September 14th 2010, https://globalnews.ca/news/97401/former-preacher-faces-sentencing-for-random-murder-of-alberta-teen/ , Accessed 09-21-2024    Ctvedmonton.ca, “Man accused of killing Edson teen pleads guilty to lesser charge” CTV News, April 26th 2010, https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/man-accused-of-killing-edson-teen-pleads-guilty-to-lesser-charge-1.506264 , Acessed 09-21-2024 

On Aug 3, 2020, Jonathan Creswell made a call to 999 saying that he had found his partner's sister, Katie Simpson, hanging by the banister in the home that they all lived in. Katie was transported to hospital but never regained consciousness and passed away on Aug 9, 2020. While Jonathan initially appeared as the “chief mourner” after Katie's death, some suspicions began to be raised about if Jonathan was more involved in Katie's death than he was letting on.    Sources:  Clare O'Reilly, “PURE EVIL The tragic case of showjumper, 21, killed by ‘devil' her sister loved – and his twisted attempt to cover up her murder”, The U.S. Sun, June 22, 2024, https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/11704690/katie-simpson-murder-creswell/, accessed Sept 4, 2024.  Keiron Tourish, “Katie Simpson: Family remember a 'brave, caring, funny' daughter”, BBC, April 24, 2024, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-68870202, accessed Sept 4, 2024  “Katie Simpson: Jury in murder trial told accused killed 21-year-old woman due to 'jealousy'”, Derry Journal, April 23, 2024, https://www.derryjournal.com/news/crime/katie-simpson-jury-in-murder-trial-told-accused-killed-21-year-old-woman-due-to-jealousy-4602430, accessed Sept 5, 2024  John Breslin, “Katie Simpson: Three separate complaints to police after the dying young woman was admitted to hospital”, The Irish News, May 22, 2024, https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/katie-simpson-three-separate-complaints-to-police-after-the-dying-young-woman-was-admitted-to-hospital-4QR4OB4VXJHQFB5UATP4RM673U/, accessed Sept 5, 2024.  Jennifer O'Leary, “Why did it take so long to look for Katie's killer?”, BBC News, July 23, 2024, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c720k0yl80yo, accessed Sept 5, 2024.  “'Conspiracy of silence' around Katie Simpson's death”, BBC, May 31, 2024, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce55mkd006mo, accessed Sept 5, 2024.  Rebekah Wilson, “Three avoid jail over Katie Simpson death cover-up”, BBC News NI, June 14, 2024, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11vp30wg2o, accessed Sept 5, 2024.  Anders Anglesey, “Horse trainer who 'murdered showjumper then tried to make it look like suicide' found dead”, Mirror, April 24, 2024, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horse-trainer-who-murdered-showjumper-32661237, accessed Sept 5, 2024.  Hugh Jordan, “LAID TO REST | Killer Jonathan Creswell secretly buried in front of just two mourners”, Sunday World, May 7, 2024, https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/killer-jonathan-creswell-secretly-buried-in-front-of-just-two-mourners/a588085187.html, accessed Sept 6, 2024.  “Lyle hails 'incredible' Olympic experience”, BBC, July 31, 2024, https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cp4wgrp9xqro, accessed Sept 6, 2024.  Keiron Tourish, “Katie Simpson murder accused had 'violent past', ex-partner says”, BBC News NI, April 25, 2024, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-68895803, accessed Sept 6, 2024. 

August 13th 2018 in Fredrick Colorado, the Watts family would be changed forever. Shanann, Celeste, and Bella Watts would end up missing with husband and father Chris Watts at a loss for words of where they could be. With lies, deceit and a massive news following is Chris really telling the truth on not knowing where his family is? Sources:  Elise Schmelzer, “Christopher Watts murder investigation: Timeline of the high-profile Colorado case”, The Denver Post, Published August 11,2019 , https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/11/christopher-watts-murder-timeline-colorado/ , Accessed 08-24-24    Noelle Phillips, “Christopher Watts, accused of killing his pregnant wife and daughters, faces life in prison”, The Denver Post, Updated August 21st 2018, https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/21/christopher-watts-frederick-killings-court/ , Accessed 08-24-24   Mariel Loveland, “What We Learned About The Chris Watts Case From American Murder: The Family Next Door” Nicki Swift, Updated February 21st 2023, https://www.nickiswift.com/259822/what-we-learned-about-the-chris-watts-case-from-american-murder-the-family-next-door/ , Accessed 08-24-24     Emily Shapiro, “Chris Watts' daughter's heartbreaking last words before he killed her: 'Daddy, no!'”,ABC News, Published March 7th 2019, https://abcnews.go.com/US/chilling-confession-chris-watts-told-police-killed-pregnant/story?id=61477303 , Accessed 08-24-24    Amy Mackelden, “ A Complete Timeline of the Events in American Murder: The Family Next Door” Bazar, Published October 5th 2020, https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34258121/american-murder-the-family-next-door-true-story-timeline/ , Accessed 08-24-24     Elise Schmelzer, ““It's horrific”: Christopher Watts' girlfriend speaks out for the first time as sentencing in Frederick murders draws near”, The Denver Post, Updated November 15th 2018, https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/15/christopher-watts-murder-mistress-nichol-kessinger/ , Accessed 08-24-24    Steve Helling, “Investigators Reveal How They Learned Chris Watts Was Lying — and that He Killed Pregnant Wife, 2 Daughters”, People, Published October 4th 2022, https://people.com/crime/chris-watts-investigators-reveal-confession-killing-wife-daughters/ , Accessed 08-24-24  Laura Barcella, “Chris Watts Murder Case: The Most Disturbing Revelations from the Prosecution's Discovery Files” , A&E, Published December 13th 2018,  https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/chris-watts-murder-case-discovery-files-revelations , Accessed 08-24-24     Ethan Harfenist, “ Chris Watts Provides New Details On Murders Of Wife, Children To Colorado Investigators”, Oxygen True Crime, Published February 28th 2019, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/chris-watts-provides-new-details-murders-shanann-daughters-colorado-investigators , Accessed 08-24-24     “Obituary for Shan'ann Cathryn Watts and Children”, Sandhills Sentinel, Published August 25th 2018, https://sandhillssentinel.com/obituary-for-shanann-cathryn-watts-and-children/ , Accessed 08-24-24     Gina Tron, “'You Heartless Monster': Chris Watts Sentenced To Life For Killing His Pregnant Wife And Their 2 Daughters”, Oxygen True Crime, Published November 19th 2018, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/chris-watts-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-pregnant-wife-shanann-watts-daughters-bella-celeste , Accessed 08-24-24  

On the night of Oct 6, 2019, Kristine Melton and her friend went out to a bar, where Kristine met a man, Wade Wilson. Kristine and Wade seemed to initially hit it off with each other, but later that night, Wade strangled Kristine to death. The following day, Wade also killed Diane Ruiz, by strangling her and then repeatedly running her over with the vehicle he was driving.   Sources:   Jillian Jalali, “Ep 275: The Wade Wilson Trial”, Court Junkie, Episode 275, Wayfare Recording Co., Aug 6, 2024, https://courtjunkie.com/court-junkie/ep-275-the-wade-wilson-trial/  Erin Keller, “Who Are Wade Wilson's Victims Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz?”, Newsweek, June 27, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/wade-wilson-florida-verdict-victims-1917621#:~:text=A%20Florida%20man%20could%20face%20the%20death%20penalty,hours%20of%20each%20other%20back%20in%20October%202019., accessed Aug 23, 2024.  Elizabeth Biro, “‘That monster was the last one to talk to her'; victim's family speaks out against accused murderer”, WINK, Aug 15, 2024, https://winknews.com/2024/06/03/victims-families-speak-against-accused-murderer/, accessed Aug 8, 2024.   Erin Keller, “Wade Wilson Death Penalty Update: Convicted Killer Sent for MRI Testing”, Newsweek, Aug 21, 2024, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/wade-wilson-death-penalty-update-convicted-killer-sent-for-mri-testing/ar-AA1pcm1t?ocid=BingNewsSerp, access Aug 24, 2024.  Courtney McGinley , Erin Keller and Eileen Holliday, “Wade Wilson Victim Families Make Promise To Killer: 'See You At Execution'”, News Week, Aug 27, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/wade-wilson-killer-live-updates-court-1944820, accessed Aug 28, 2024. 

We're back with our sixth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   References:  Kaitlyn Huamani and Andrew Dalton, “What to know about the 5 people charged in Matthew Perry's death”, AP News, Aug 15, 2024, https://apnews.com/article/matthew-perry-arrests-doctor-assistant-3a9230ff6658e6b478751c8c1ec3e430, accessed Aug 29, 2024.  Josh Campbell and Cheri Mossburg, “Autopsy shows Matthew Perry died of ‘acute effects of ketamine'”, CNN, Dec 16, 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/15/entertainment/matthew-perry-autopsy-report/index.html, accessed Aug 29, 2024.  John O'sullivan, “Walmart's emergency codes explained: From 'Code red' to 'Code brown', know what they signify”, MSN.com, July 3, 2024, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/walmarts-emergency-codes-explained-from-code-red-to-code-brown-know-what-they-signify/ar-BB1plYI8, accessed Aug 29, 2024.  Anne D'Innocenzio and Alexandra Olson, “Walmart wrestles with how to respond to active shooters”, AP News, Aug 6, 2019, https://apnews.com/general-news-43ee7a174b0641e49a92f71f8e76c7de, accessed Aug 29, 2024.   Christopher Kokoski, “How To Write a Manifesto: 15 Easy Steps (With Examples)”, Writing Beginner, https://www.writingbeginner.com/how-to-write-a-manifesto/#:~:text=A%20manifesto%20is%20a%20declaration%20of%20an%20idea%2C,like%20a%20book%20or%20the%20Declaration%20of%20Independence., accessed Aug 30, 2024.  Jeff Somers, “THE MOST FRIGHTENING CRIMES THAT HAPPENED ON THANKSGIVING”, Grunge.com, Feb 7, 2022, https://www.grunge.com/261400/the-most-frightening-crimes-that-happened-on-thanksgiving/, accessed Aug 30, 2024.     Julia Reinstein, “Thomas Lane, former cop convicted in George Floyd's death, released from prison”, ABC News, August 20th 2024, https://abcnews.go.com/US/thomas-lane-former-cop-convicted-george-floyds-death/story?id=112982850 , accessed Aug 30, 2024    Lisa Kadane, “Canada's mysterious lake monster” BBC, March 10 2020, https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200309-ogopogo-the-monster-lurking-in-okanagan-lake , accessed Aug 30, 2024    Anna Kaufman, “Where did not wearing white after Labor DAy come from? FAshion's famed rule, explained” USA Today, August 12 2022, https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2022/08/12/white-after-labor-day-explained/10269739002/ , Accessed August 30, 2024  

On Feb 19, 1984, 11-year-old Jody Plauche was abducted from his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. What was seemingly unique about this abduction is that Jody was not abducted kicking and screaming. He willingly and knowingly went with his abductor, Jeff Doucet. After the abduction, Jody's dad, Gary Plauche took justice into his own hands.   Sources:  Jody Plauche, “Why Gary Why”, Aug 22, 2019, Inspired Forever Book Publishing    Tim Brinkhof, Gary Plauché, “The Louisiana Dad Who Took Deadly Revenge On His Son's Rapist On Live Television”, All That's Interesting, January 30, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/gary-plauche, accessed Aug 18, 2024.  Jeremiah Hassel, 'I was kidnapped and raped by my karate teacher - then my dad shot him dead on live TV', Irish Star, Mar 2, 2024, https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/jody-plauche-jeff-doucet-shot-32260120, accessed Aug 8, 2024.     

Join us this week as we talk about the Bennington Triangle that is located in the state of Vermont in the USA. Wally talks about ghost towns, disappearances, monsters, and possibly some curses. Sources:  Jennifer Deutschmann, “THE BIGGEST BENNINGTON TRIANGLE DISAPPEARANCE THEORIES: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?”, Grunge, Published October 17th 2023, https://www.grunge.com/625795/the-biggest-bennington-triangle-disappearance-theories-what-really-happened/ Accessed 08-15-2024     Wikipedia, “Glastenbury, Vermont” ,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastenbury,_Vermont, Accessed 08-17-2024    Renee Chandler, “10 Creepy Mysteries of the Bennington Triangle” ListVerse, Published March 12th 2019, https://listverse.com/2019/03/12/10-creepy-mysteries-of-the-bennington-triangle/ , Accessed 08-08-2024    John Kuroski, “Inside the Unsolved Disappearances of the Bennington Triangle” All thats interesting, Published May 30th 2018, https://allthatsinteresting.com/bennington-triangle , Accessed 08-18-2024     Aimee Lamoureux, “What you need to know about the mysterious Bennington Triangle disappearances” Grunge, Updated October 11th 2023, https://www.grunge.com/331599/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-mysterious-bennington-triangle-disappearances/ , Accessed 08-18-2024     Legends of America, “Bennington Triangle, Vermont”, Legends of America, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/bennington-triangle-vermont/ , Accessed 08-18-2024  

On August 3, 2019, Patrick Crusius drove from Allen, Texas to El Paso, Texas. When he arrived, he went to the Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall, where families were spending their Saturday morning grocery shopping and doing their back-to-school shopping. After uploading a “manifesto” to the website, 8Chan, Patrick went on a shooting rampage in the Walmart. In the attack, 23 people were killed and 22 people were injured. Join as we discuss the details of this horrific case.   Sources:  Dana Branham, “El Paso massacre suspect wrote an anti-immigrant 'manifesto' before the attack, authorities say”, The Dallas Morning News, 08-03-19, https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2019/08/04/el-paso-massacre-suspect-wrote-an-anti-immigrant-manifesto-before-the-attack-authorities-say/  “2019 El Paso shooting”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El_Paso_shooting  Nate Ryan, “El Paso Walmart manager relives mass shooting terror at his store”, ABC7,08-08-19, https://web.archive.org/web/20190811123110/https://www.kvia.com/news/el-paso/walmart-store-manager-relives-saturday-s-shooting/1107366007 Bill Hutchinson, Aaron Katersky, and Josh Margolin, “Alleged shooter cased El Paso Walmart before rampage that killed 22: Law enforcement officials”, ABC News, 08-05-19, https://abcnews.go.com/US/death-toll-rises-22-el-paso-shooting-victims/story?id=64780680 Scott Stump, “Hero Walmart employee snuck dozens out of store during El Paso shooting”, Today, 08-07-19, https://www.today.com/news/walmart-employee-helped-save-dozens-people-during-el-paso-shooting-t160233Cindy Ramirez, ““I think of them always,” survivor of El Paso Walmart shooting says of those who were killed three years ago”, The Texas Tribune, 08-03-22, https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/03/el-paso-walmart-shooting-survivor/  Ellen Cranley and Lauren Frias, “The El Paso Walmart mass shooting claimed 22 victims. Here are their stories.”, Business Insider, 08-06-22 https://www.businessinsider.com/el-paso-shooting-victims-walmart-2019-8  Amanda Jackson, Emanuella Grinberg and Nicole Chavez, “Police believe the El Paso shooter targeted Latinos. These are the victims' stories”, CNN, 08-07-19, https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/el-paso-shooting-victims/index.html  Daniel BorundaBriana Sanchez, “El Paso Walmart shooting victim 'Tank tough' Guillermo 'Memo' Garcia mourned a hero”, El Paso Times, 05-16-20 https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/community/2020/05/16/el-paso-walmart-shooting-victim-guillermo-memo-garcia-mourned/5188180002/   Alyssa Choiniere, “Patrick Crusius' Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know”, Heavy, 08-08-19, https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/patrick-crusius-parents-family-dad-grandparents/ Ashley Killough and Holly Yan, “Suspect in Texas Walmart massacre that left 23 dead in El Paso pleads guilty to 90 federal charges”, CNN, 02-08-23, https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/us/el-paso-shooting-suspect-patrick-crusius-federal-plea/index.html Rosa Flores, Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, “Man who killed 23 people in Texas Walmart shooting targeting Latinos sentenced to 90 life terms by federal judge”, CNN, 07-07-23 https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/07/us/el-paso-walmart-shooter-sentencing-friday/index.html Maria Cortes Gonzalez, “What is schizoaffective disorder? El Paso Walmart shooter diagnosed with illness”, El Paso Times, 07-07-23 https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/health/2023/07/07/what-is-schizoaffective-disorder-patrick-crusius-el-paso-walmart-shooter-ailment/70392362007/ Raja Razek and Hollie Silverman, “El Paso Walmart shooter has mental disabilities and was in a psychotic state after the shooting, defense counsel says”, CNN, 07-14-20, https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/el-paso-shooter-psychotic-state/index.html   Alex Brandon, Ben Finley, “‘Bodies drop' as Walmart manager kills 6 in Virginia attack”, AP News, 11-23-22, https://apnews.com/article/walmart-shooting-chesapeake-virginia-b52927596381aa65efed367ce0c81c83, Adam Powell, “El Paso Walmart mass shooting: 'We are in a constant healing process' as victims are mourned”, El Paso Times, 08-03-24, https://www.yahoo.com/news/el-paso-walmart-mass-shooting-230027490.htmguccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIiZBxmWaZTNCLg2-VVtA8Hrw2i9oMuxxDkWiBqks2rpQkfbJ4DjpQ0m5lY8xTx6AbSBxfURnBaxZvYa8JEH1xlQ3fnnWhJSuovEk211kipaD3jJnK42yuQfPE7VzaCdn9MhI-2HfaqwS6nvt8ZvWosbn-xNYHsVQgizgx0kuW6t “Texas Walmart shooting: Hero who saved baby from attack was homeless man”, Sky News, 01-29-20, https://news.sky.com/story/texas-walmart-shooting-hero-who-saved-baby-from-attack-was-homeless-man-11920536

On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, employees at the Wal Mart in Chesapeake Virginia were preparing for their evening shift when gunshots ran out through the store. Sadly, 6 employees, Lorenzo Gamble, Kellie Pyle, Tyneka Johnson, Randall Blevins, Fernado ‘Jesus' Chavez-Barron, and Brian Pendleton lost their lives in this attack along with the gunman, Andre Bing. It was identified that the gunman, Andre Bing, was a team lead at the Wal Mart.   Sources:  Ben Finley, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Hannah Schoenbaum, “Walmart shooting claims teen, young woman, father, mother”, AP News, Nov 27, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/business-shootings-virginia-30958aa5e765cde6fd3529e9d0ca6f3a, accessed July 19, 2024.  Karina Elwood, Laura Vozzella, Clarence Williams, Olivia Diaz, Casey Parks and Maham Javaid, “Families of Chesapeake Walmart shooting victims mourn their losses”,  The Washinton Post, Nov 23, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/23/chesapeake-walmart-shooting-victims/, accessed July 19, 2024.  Aya Elamroussi, “Survivors and investigators are spending Thanksgiving questioning the motive behind a mass shooting in a Virginia Walmart that left 6 workers dead”, CNN, Nov 25, 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/us/chesapeake-virginia-walmart-shooting-thursday/index.html, accessed July 20, 2024.  Alex Brandon, Ben Finley, “‘Bodies drop' as Walmart manager kills 6 in Virginia attack”, AP News, Nov 23, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/walmart-shooting-chesapeake-virginia-b52927596381aa65efed367ce0c81c83, accessed July 20, 2024.  Timothy H.J. Nerozzi, “Virginia Walmart gunman's manifesto claims he was 'betrayed' by coworkers he killed, felt 'led by' Satan”, Fox News, Nov 25, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-walmart-gunman-manifesto-says-he-was-betrayed-coworkers-he-killed-felt-led-satan?msockid=0aeb90933b7b60c21f4d84af3ac36177, accessed July 20, 2024.  Morgan Winsor, Jon Haworth, and Melissa Gaffney, “Virginia Walmart mass shooting: Survivors and witnesses speak out”, ABC News, Nov 25, 2022, https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-fatalities-walmart-shooting-virginia-police/story?id=93832868, accessed July 7, 2024.  Aya Elamroussi, Eliott C. McLaughlin, “Authorities disclose note found on Walmart shooter's phone”, CNN, Nov 25, 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/25/us/chesapeake-virginia-walmart-shooting-friday/index.html, accessed July 20, 2024.  Awanish Kumar, “Andre Bing: Chesapeake Walmart shooter was 'hunting for his targets' and ensured they were dead”, Gadget Any, Nov 25, 2022, https://www.gadgetany.com/news/andre-bing-chesapeake-walmart-shooter-was-hunting-for-his-targets-and-ensured-they-were-slain/, access July 20, 2024.  Julia Varnier, “Chesapeake Walmart to reopen nearly 5 months after 6 employees were killed in mass shooting: Official”, WTKR News, April 3, 2023, https://www.wtkr.com/news/chesapeake-walmart-to-reopen-nearly-5-months-after-6-employees-were-killed-in-tragic-shooting-official, accessed July 20, 2024. 

We're back with our fifth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   References:  Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, “Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of all charges of sexual assault”, CNN, July 26, 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/uk/kevin-spacey-trial-jury-verdict-intl/index.html, accessed July 28, 2024.    Alex Ritman, “Why Is Kevin Spacey Suddenly Being Honored With Awards in Europe?”, Variety, July 16, 2024, https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/why-is-kevin-spacey-suddenly-being-honored-with-awards-in-europe/ar-BB1q5i3Y?ocid=BingNewsSerp, accessed July 28, 2024.    “Harvey Weinstein”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein, accessed July 28, 2024.     James Leggate, “Would you buy a murder house? Here's what happened to high-profile crime properties”, Fox Business, July 25, 2020, https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/buy-murder-house-what-happened-to-crime-properties, accessed July 28, 2024.    Asher Klein, Eli Rosenberg and Anthony Vega, “Dates set for Karen Read's retrial, hearing on dismissing 2 counts”, NBC Boston, July 22, 2024, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/dates-set-for-karen-reads-retrial-hearing-on-dismissing-2-counts/ar-BB1qpp0U?ocid=BingNewsSerp, access July 28, 2024.    “forensic hypnosis”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_hypnosis , Accessed July 28,2024     Fabiana Chaparro, “Chicago reels from violent holiday weekend: More than 100 shot, 19 fatally”, CNN, July 8th 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/us/chicago-shootings-july-fourth-weekend/index.html , Accessed July 28, 2024 

On the morning of April 12, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp returned to her family's cabin in Keddie, California after spending the night at her friend's house for a sleepover. Sadly, Sheila walked in to find her mom, Glenna “Sue” Sharp, her older brother, 15-year-old John Sharp, and John's friend, 17-year-old Dana Wingate were brutally murdered. Sheila ran back to her friend's house to alert her friend's parents who alerted the police. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Sheila's younger brothers, 10-year-old Rick and 5-year-old Greg, as well as their friend Justin Eason-Smartt who were in the cabin at the time of the attack were still alive. However, 12-year-old Tina Sharp was discovered to be missing, with her body being discovered several years later. Although there were some suspects initially identified, this case remains unsolved today.  References:  Jennifer Deutschmann, “THE MYSTERY BEHIND THE KEDDIE CABIN MURDERS EXPLAINED”, Grunge, https://www.grunge.com/673233/the-mystery-behind-the-keddie-cabin-murders-explained/ , Accessed 07-16-2024    Cold Case Explorations, “The Keddie Cabin Murders: The Real Story Behind Cabin 28”, Cold case Explorations, https://coldcaseexplorations.com/california-cold-or-unsolved-cases/the-keddie-cabin-murders-the-real-story-behind-cabin-28/ , Accessed 07-16-2024 

On January 28, 2022, John O'Keefe and his girlfriend, Karen Read, were hanging out with friends at a local bar. When the bar closed, the group of friends went to Brian and Nicole Albert's house for an after party. Karen dropped John off at the party and went home, however when John did not come home, Karen went looking for him. Karen would find John's body in the snow in front of the Albert's home, and people who were at the party the night before said that John never came into the house. It appeared that Karen may have hit John with her vehicle as she left the residence, however Karen's defense believes that it was actually an elaborate police cover up and John was murdered by someone at the party.   Sources:  Eric Levenson, “What we know about the Karen Read murder trial and the death of her police officer boyfriend”, CNN, June 27, 2024, https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/karen-read-john-okeefe-what-we-know/, accessed July 1, 2024.     Emanuella Grinberg, “Key players in the Karen Read murder case”, Court TV, May 10, 2024, https://www.courttv.com/news/key-players-in-the-karen-read-murder-case/, accessed July 2, 2024.      Frank O'Laughlin, “‘You have really hurt me': See all the messages Karen Read and John O'Keefe exchanged before he died”, Boston 25 News, June 20 2024, https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/you-have-really-hurt-me-see-all-messages-karen-read-john-okeefe-exchanged-before-he-died/535J4MAO65GC3JB45FB4L2JCIQ/, Accessed July 8, 2024.     “Boston officer John O'Keefe was called a ‘patron saint' by the girlfriend accused of killing him”, AP News, June 28, 2024, https://apnews.com/article/karen-read-boston-murder-trial-8dfa34c4be6aeabe649373ea006e9f10#, accessed July 10, 2024.     Tara Kerrigan, ”Remembering the Real Victim in the Karen Read Case, My Friend John O'Keefe”, Boston Magazine, April 12, 2024, https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2024/04/12/john-okeefe-karen-read-case/, accessed July 10, 2024.     Matt Schooley, “Karen Read's attorneys seek to dismiss 2 charges, reveal how jury may have voted in trial”, CBS News, July 8, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-murder-trial-result-alan-jackson/, accessed July 10, 2024.     Mike Toole, Victoria D, Kristina Rex, “Karen Read murder trial testimony focuses on "how long to die in cold" search, SUV driving in reverse”, CBS News, June 14, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-trial-live-stream-today-day-25/, accessed July 10, 2024.     Matt Schooley, “A timeline of the Karen Read case and the story behind the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial”, CBS News, July 10, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-trial-timeline-john-okeefe/, accessed July 10, 2024.     Matt Schooley, “Karen Read murder trial witness Colin Albert questioned about bloody knuckles, threatening videos”, CBS News, May 16, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-live-stream-today-murder-trial-day-13/, accessed July 10, 2024.     Matt Schooley, “Karen Read murder trial jury hears 911 calls on Day 5 of testimony from first responders”, CBS News, May 6, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-live-stream-today-murder-trial-day-5/, accessed July 11, 2024.     Neal Riley, Kristina Rex, “"Flirty" texts between Karen Read, Brian Higgins revealed in murder trial testimony”, CBS News, May 24, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-trial-live-stream-today-brian-higgins/, accessed July 11, 2024.     Matt Schooley, “Karen Read murder trial testimony focuses on bar drinking video, broken SUV taillight”, CBS News, June 5, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-murder-trial-live-stream-today-day-20/, accessed July 11, 2024.     Matt Schooley, “Karen Read murder trial highlights Trooper Michael Proctor's "regrettable" text messages”, CBS News, June 10, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-murder-trial-live-stream-today-day-22/, accessed July 11, 2024.      Matt Schooley, Kristina Rex, “Karen Read's defense team rests their case in her murder trial”, CBS News, June 25, 2024, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-murder-trial-live-stream-today-day-29/, accessed July 11, 2024.     

On Dec 4th, 1998, the Trover's family truck was found abandoned and on fire. When investigators approached the vehicle, they encountered a frightened and badly beaten Cheryl Trover. Cheryl told investigators about an intruder entering the Trover's family home the night before. The intruder killed Cheryl's husband, John Trover, tied up the Trover children, and then abducted Cheryl. Although investigators initially believed Cheryl, they soon uncovered a dark secret that Cheryl had been keeping and they're focus began to shift. The next series of events would lead to the Trover children being left without both of their parents.  Sources:    Associated Press, “Wyoming murder had twists of well-written mystery Plot went awry, led to suicide in love triangle”, Deseret News, https://www.deseret.com/1998/12/14/19417921/wyoming-murder-had-twists-of-well-written-mystery-br-plot-went-awry-led-to-suicide-in-love-triangle/ , Accessed 06-27-2024    Mead Gruver, “Wyoming Town Shocked By Tale Of Murderous Wife” , The Seattle times, https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19981214&slug=2788953 . Accessed 06-27-2024    Gruver, Mead “Small Town Murder a tale of passion, deception and grit”, Salt Lake Tribune ,December 14th 1998, https://www.newspapers.com/image/612944562/?match=1&terms=John%20Trover , Accessed 07-09-2024    John and Kay, True Crime Couple, “Episode 109: The Trover Family | A Calculated plan” , Apple Music, 17 August 2021, Accessed 07-09-2024     AP, “Teacher Kills Herself After Plot Uncovered”, Daily Kent Stater, December 9th 1998, https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19981209-01.2.26&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- , Accessed 07-09-2024 

Dorothy Stratten was on a fast track to stardom after she had been discovered by Playboy in 1979. Her career quickly transitioned from her being a waitress at a Dairy Queen in Vancouver Canada, to being named the Playboy Playmate for the month of August in 1979, to being named Playmate of the year in 1980. By the end of 1979 and in early 1980, Dorothy begun to experience success as a TV and movie actress. However, on Aug 14, 1980, 20-year-old Dorothy would meet with her soon to be ex-husband, Paul Snider to discuss their divorce settlement. Sadly, this would be the last meeting Dorothy ever had.  Sources:  Teresa Carpenter, “Death of a Playmate”, The Village Voice, November 5, 1980, https://www.villagevoice.com/death-of-a-playmate/, accessed June 23, 2024.    “Playboy's Roller Disco and Pajama Party”, IMDB, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446238/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt, accessed June 22, 2024.    “Fantasy Island”, IMDB, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077008/, accessed June 22, 2014.    “The Mermaid/The Victim”, IMDB, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0577840/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1, accessed June 22, 2024.    “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century”, IMDB, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078579/?ref_=tt_ov_inf, accessed June 22, 2024.    “Cruise Ship to the Stars”, IMDB, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533098/?ref_=ttep_ep11, accessed June 22, 2024.    “They All Laughed”, IMDB, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083189/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_1_act, accessed June 22, 2024.    Jon Azpiri, “The grisly murder of B.C.-born Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten still resonates 40 years later”, Global News,  Sept 22, 2020, https://globalnews.ca/news/7273712/dorothy-stratten-murder-40-years/, accessed June 23, 2024.    Leslie Veliz, “INSIDE THE TRAGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOROTHY STRATTEN AND PETER BOGDANOVICH”, Grunge, June 22, 2022, https://www.grunge.com/903713/inside-the-tragic-relationship-between-dorothy-stratten-and-peter-bogdanovich/, accessed June 23, 2024.    “The Killing of the Unicorn”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_of_the_Unicorn, accessed June 23, 2024.    Jessica McBride, “Dorothy Stratten Crime Scene: What the Coroner Found”, Heavy, Oct 18, 2019, https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/10/dorothy-stratten-crime-scene-autopsy/, accessed June 23, 2024.    Shannon Carlin, “The True Story Behind Hulu's Welcome to Chippendales”, Time, Nov 23, 2022, https://time.com/6235751/welcome-to-chippendales-hulu-true-story/, accessed June 23, 2024. 

In Oct 2012, Lisa Mitchell went missing after an argument with her common law husband, Allan Shyback. Allan claimed that Lisa had just up and left, however, police were not buying this, and they embarked on an elaborate undercover investigation. But nothing could prepare anyone for what they would find out. It turned out that Lisa had been much closer than anyone ever expected.  Sources:  Nancy Hixt, “The Disappearance of Lisa Mitchell|9", Crime Beat, Global News, Jan 13, 2020.    Meghan Grant, “Dead woman found in plastic bin inside homemade concrete tomb, murder trial hears”, CBC News, April 18, 2017, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/allan-shyback-lisa-mitchell-murder-trial-body-hidden-1.4073353, Accessed June 14, 2024.    Nancy Hixt, “The Disappearance of Lisa Mitchell”, Global News, May 8, 2020, https://globalnews.ca/news/6915682/lisa-mitchell-disappearance/, Accessed June 14, 2024.    “Lisa Michelle Mitchell's body kept in home for 2 years, police say”, CBC News, Dec 8, 2014, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lisa-michelle-mitchell-s-body-kept-in-home-for-2-years-police-say-1.2863151, accessed June 14, 2024.    Bill Graveland, “Allan Shyback's version of killing wife untrue, Crown argues at trial”, CBC News, April 25, 2017, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/allan-shyback-lisa-mitchell-murder-trial-cross-exam-1.4085267, accessed June 14, 2024.    Ina Sidhu, “Parole reversed for Calgary killer”, CTV News, Oct 8, 2019, https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/parole-reversed-for-calgary-killer-1.4629915, accessed June 14, 2024.     Bill Graveland, “Day parole denied again for man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home”, Global News, Aug 19, 2021, https://globalnews.ca/news/8126281/allan-shyback-lisa-mitchell-death-full-parole-denied-again/, accessed June 14, 2024.    Bill Graveland, “Crown wants up to 15 years for Calgary man who killed wife, then buried her in basement”, The Calgary Herald, Sept 20, 2017, https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/sentencing-arguments-for-calgary-man-who-killed-wife-buried-body-in-basement, accessed June 14, 2024.     Dave Dormer, “Convicted killer Allan Shyback set to be released from prison”, CTV News, April 7, 2022, https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/convicted-killer-allan-shyback-set-to-be-released-from-prison-1.5852553, accessed June 14, 2024.    Bill Graveland, “‘My hands were around her neck:' trial hears Allan Shyback's alleged confession”, Global News, April 20, 2017, https://globalnews.ca/news/3393809/my-hands-were-around-her-neck-trial-hears-allan-shybacks-alleged-confession/, Accessed June 14, 2024. 

We're back with our fourth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.  Sources:  Marshall Cohen, “What to know about the federal gun trial Hunter Biden faces this week”, CNN, June 3, 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/02/politics/hunter-biden-trial-preview/index.html, accessed June 17, 2024.  Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, “Hunter Biden convicted on all 3 charges at federal gun trial”, CNN, June 11, 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/politics/hunter-biden-gun-trial-verdict/index.html, access June 17, 2024.  Michelle Butterfield, “Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing first wife, 2nd wife's kids”, Global News, June 3, 2024, https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/chad-daybell-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-first-wife-2nd-wife-s-kids/ar-BB1nyrpF?ocid=BingNewsSerp, accessed June 17, 2024.  Cybele Mayes-OstermanChristopher Cann, “Gilgo Beach suspect charged in more slayings; new evidence called a 'blueprint' to kill”, USA Today, June 6, 2024, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/06/gilgo-beach-rex-heuermann-additional-murder-charges/73354319007/, accessed June 17, 2024.  Rebecca Aizin, “Gilgo Beach Murders: A Timeline of the Long Island Serial Killer Suspect's Crimes, Arrests and Charges”, People, June 6, 2024, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/gilgo-beach-murders-a-timeline-of-the-long-island-serial-killer-suspects-crimes-arrests-and-charges/ar-BB1nLyso?ocid=BingNewsSerp, accessed June 17, 2024.  Ryan Breslin, "Live Updates: No Verdict Reached in Karen Read Murder Trial, Jurors Will Return To Deliberate Monday", MSN.com, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/live-updates-no-verdict-reached-in-karen-read-murder-trial-jurors-will-return-to-deliberate-monday/ar-BB1p5naa?ocid=BingNewsSerp, Accessed June 6th 2024

On October 16th, 1986 Kerrie Ann Brown would go missing from a house party in Thompson Manitoba Canada. Her body was later found on October 18th, 1986 by 2 ladies on a horseback ride. Several suspects were considered but her case is still unsolved to this day. If you have any information on the murder of Kerrie Ann Brown, please contact the Thompson RCMP detachment at (204) 677-6909. Or, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can reach out to Manitoba Crime Stoppers, which can be reached toll-free at (800) 222-8477 (TIPS) or you can submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text "TIPMAN" plus your message to CRIMES (274637).  Sources Rachel Bergen, “It's been 36 years, but Kerrie Ann Brown's family won't give up pursuit of justice in teen's death”, CBC News ,  www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kerrie-ann-brown-anniversary-rcmp-thompson-manitoba-1.6620761 , Accessed 06-05-2024    Bryce Hoye, “Killer Caller” CBC News, https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/someone-knows-something/, Accessed 06-22-2024    Thompson Citizen, “ Kerrie Ann Brown: Ending the 'conspiracy of silence'”, Thompson Citizen, Kerrie Ann Brown: Ending the 'conspiracy of silence' - Thompson Citizen and Nickel Belt News , Accessed 06-22-2024     SKS Team, “Kerrie Ann Brown (1971-1986)” CBC News, Kerrie Ann Brown (1971-1986) | CBC Radio , Accessed 06-22-2024     Bryce Hoye, “Mysterious killing of Manitoba teen Kerrie Ann Brown explored in CBC podcast” CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kerrie-ann-brown-murder-cold-case-1.4859553 , Accessed 06-22-2024     David Ridgen, “Someone Knows Something” , Season 5 , CBC News, October 15th 2018-March 5th 2019 , Accessed 06-22-2024     “Social media blitz in hopes of solving Thompson teen's 30-year-old murder”, CTV News, https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/social-media-blitz-in-hopes-of-solving-thompson-teen-s-30-year-old-murder-1.3116950 , Accessed 06-23-2024    Shannon Vanraes, “Canada's worst violent crime problem is in Thompson, Man.”, Maclean's, https://macleans.ca/society/canadas-worst-violent-crime-problem-is-in-thompson-man/ , Accessed 06-23-2024