Suspect Zero

Missing and Indigenous women go unreported everyday.  On Thursday, February 2—Aielah, her sister Kyla and brother, Tim headed to the Pine Center Mall. Aielah and her sister ran into some friends at the mall and the group decided to get together later that evening. Tim opted out and the girls went alone. At some point, Aielah and her sister were separated and went different ways. When her sister, Kyla arrived home early the next morning, she didn't find her sister at home. A little panic set in and on Friday morning, her mother went to the police to file a missing person's report. The police told her to wait 78 hours to see if Aielah would show up, and if she didn't —then she could come back again and file a report.On February 10, almost a week after she was last seen at the mall, a witness alerted police to seeing something in a ditch alongside Highway 16.  When police went to investigate, they discovered the body of a young woman in the ditch. The body was identified as that of Aielah Auger. Police determined that Aielah had died from blunt force trauma to the head and her death has yet to be solved.   

Sometimes evil lurks in the most unexpected places.  In a setting where you or your family members should be given the utmost care and special attention, no one should ever be questioning an untimely and suspicious death. No one could predict the horror that was about to unfold as a result of predators lurking among them.  In today's episode, we will be discussing “The Angels of Death,” or as in some cases, “The Angels of Mercy” who are typically employed as caregivers and instead of carrying out the duty of making sure their patients are under the best care, they intentionally harm or kill them instead. 

Sometimes the quests we set out to achieve take us on a journey we never expected. A chance encounter can potentially change the course of our lives and set us in a new direction where we are utilized and needed.  Today's guests illustrate just how the course of a person's life can take on new meaning.  Not only are they doing humanitarian work, but they were recently featured in the Netflix documentary, “The Times Square Killer,”  where convicted serial killer, Richard Cottingham's known crimes are uncovered.  Cottingham has admitted to 11 murders, but he has stated that he has committed well over 85 and under 100, that have yet to be solved.  Suspect Zero welcomes, Jennifer Weiss and Peter Vronsky, the only people Cottingham has opened up to....listen to their story. 

Jillian Fuller was only 28 years old when she died. She was last seen leaving the Fraser Arms Hotel at half past midnight and headed downstairs to the Rock Cellar Pub between 1:30 and 1:40 a.m., just hours before her death. A waitress had seen Jillian leave with a man and described Jillian as wearing a pink sweater with red trim and carrying a pink colored book.  The waitress told investigators that Jillian had made contact with the man that evening and the two agreed to meet up later at her apartment. This individual has not since been identified, but is considered an important person of interest. Jillian was a victim of a violent assault.  Her death was found to be a homicide, and her apartment was clearly set ablaze in an attempt to conceal the crime.As there have been many theories surrounding her death, it has been stated that Jillian's social circle was made up of shady and questionable characters and some even question Jillian's poor decision making.  No matter what the explanation, Jillian didn't deserve to die and answers are sought in this untimely death.

Today's podcast will focus on Robert Christian Hansen a.k.a. "The Butcher Baker,” who was an Alaskan hunter, arsonist, serial rapist, and later serial killer who abducted prostitutes and hunted them in the wilderness in the early 1980s. On June 13, 1983, one of his victims escaped, and told the Anchorage police what he had done to her. Hansen denied the accusations — notably saying that "you can't rape a prostitute" — and was not initially considered a serious suspect…..yet.  

Suspect Zero  discusses The Balcony Strangler with guest, Vanessa Brown, author of the book, “The Forest City Killer: A Serial Murderer, A Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice." London, Ontario, which is proudly known as, "The Forest City," is home to nearly 400,000 residents. Many of these residents were oblivious to the Monsters that lived among them. 

Suspect Zero invites special guest, Vanessa Brown, author of the book, “The Forest City Killer: A Serial Murderer, A Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice,” where we are introduced to Jackie English, a 15-year-old who was abducted on her way home from her waitressing job at the Metropolitan on October 4, 1969. Jackie was supposedly taking a bus home, until a witness came forward to say she got into someone's car instead. Vanessa will talk about her theories into this case and more. 

The Jeff Davis 8, sometimes called the Jennings 8, refers to a series of unsolved murders in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.  Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding Jennings, Louisiana.  Most of the bodies were found in such a state of decomposition as to make the actual cause of death difficult to determine.Questions about the investigation surfaced after an investigative reporter, Ethan Brown, started digging for answers.  In December 2008, a task force consisting of 14 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies was formed to solve the killings.  From the outset, the task force was searching for a serial killer.  However, Brown's recent investigative work exposing connections between victims, suspects, and the police casts doubt on the theory that the Jeff Davis 8 is the work of a serial killer. Family members of the victims suspect the police are actually responsible for the deaths.

Suspect Zero  analyze Jack Unterweger, an Austrian serial killer who murdered Margaret Schafer in what appeared to be an isolated murder.  He was convicted in 1974 and was serving a life sentence when he once again used his manipulation to his advantage. He wasn't finished with what he started and many would regret ever believing the mastermind behind this reign of terror.

Suspect Zero take a deep look into the Monster of Florence. Between 1974 and 1985, seven couples were murdered while having sex in parked cars in the hills of Florence, Italy.  With many twists and turns, this case has yet to be solved and although more than 100,000 men were questioned and investigated, it only spun a web of deceit that made things even more confusing. Many men were accused of being the monster, having their lives turned upside down and into an utter nightmare. While the real monster continued to carry out his sick and evil ritual.

Suspect Zero  discuss David Parker Ray, AKA, “The Toy Box Killer."   Ray soundproofed a truck trailer which he called his "toy box", and equipped it with items used for sexual torture. He would kidnap between five and six girls a year, holding each of them captive for around three to four months. During this period he would sexually abuse his victims, sometimes involving his dog or his wife (who participated willingly in her husband's crimes), and often torture them with surgical instruments. Then Ray would either kill his victims or drug them with barbiturates in an attempt to erase their memories of what had happened before abandoning them by the side of the road. 

Suspect Zero  welcomes special guest, John Allore.  Since 2002, Theresa's brother, John Allore – whose podcast, Who Killed Theresa?– has continued the investigation, identifying 14 other unsolved murders from 1975 to 1981 which he believes may be connected. Beginning in 2018, John Allore started to focus on other Quebec cases from the 1970s through the present era, cases that further suggest systemic failures in how investigations are carried out.  They also talk about Luc Gregoire, a Canadian serial killer, who looks to be a viable suspect.

Suspect Zero takes a closer and more detailed look at The Chicago Millennium Strangler(s),  Whose victims, predominantly African-American and Hispanic women and teens between the ages of 18 and 58 and were strangled and left in abandoned buildings, alleys, garbage bins, parks and snowdrifts. There is much speculation around three separate serial killers who have been operating in Chicago since at least 2001.

Suspect Zero  looks into the lesser known case of Michael Scott Magliolo, a nomad who would hitch rides with truckers to carry out his “quests” around Nashville, Ohio, and quite possibly other places that we are unaware of.

Suspect Zero will visit the 1972 cold case of Jeannette DePalma who went missing from her Springfield, NJ home.  Law enforcement authorities have denied that her murder was a result of Satanic rituals.  Further controversy was aroused when it was discovered that the body had been found on a cliff known to locals for several decades as, "The Devil's Teeth".

Suspect Zero will be discussing at the case of Mike DeBardeleben, a convicted kidnapper, rapist, counterfeiter, and suspected serial killer, who became known as the "mall passer" due to his practice of passing counterfeit bills in shopping malls bordering interstate highways across the United States.

Suspect Zero invites their students to take a look into the unsolved case of Susie Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sheryl Levitt, “The Springfield Three,” who went missing on June 7, 1992, in Springfield, MO. Their bodies have yet to been found and brought home to their families.  Join us in helping solve this case!

 A lesser known serial killer, George Waterfield Russell, who between June and August 1990, would sexually assault and murder three women in Seattle. In each case, he horribly mutilated and violated the corpses, posing them in various embarrassing positions before leaving the crime scene.

In this episode of Suspect Zero...Suspect Zero looks into the disturbing case of Israel Keyes. Keyes, a serial killer, rapist, necrophile, arsonist, and deviant,  proves there are lesser known and more versatile criminals that will blow the mind of anyone who hears this case.