The Forever Children of Oakland County

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Between 1976 and 1977, 4 children were abducted in public in the wealthiest county in Michigan, held for days, and murdered. Their bodies were dumped by the sides of public roads. At the time it was the most well funded investigation in US history. The in


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    Episode 13: False Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 47:16


    Here we are at (maybe?) the end of the podcast. New questions are raised and I finally provide answers on what I think happened. If there's any new developments I'll let you know. If you enjoyed the podcast be sure to tell me and let someone know about it! Thanks for joining me on this journey through the case of the Oakland County Child Killings. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Big Announcement! What would you ask the Oakland County Prosecutor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 2:35


    Big Announcement! Soon I have an interview with The Oakland County Prosecutor, and that's not all! YOU can ask the prosecutor questions too. Go to anchor.fm/eddie-white4 to contribute your question! VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 12: The Deal with DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 49:35


    Here is the full interview with Dr. Foran of Michigan State University. Take a listen and you'll definitely learn something about DNA-- I sure did! Thanks to Dr. Foran at MSU for providing his expertise to this episode. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 11: Gamesmanship

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 37:43


    Mislabeled evidence leads to another breakthrough in the case... If massive egos and petty squabbles don't get in the way first. Thanks to Dr. Foran at MSU for providing his expertise to this episode. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 10: The Ties that Blind Us

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 45:33


    This horrid case has lacked physical evidence that ties anyone definitively case... until now? Listen for information on the first ever DNA match in this case, as well as a deep dive into the proceedings that could have inhibited the solving of the Oakland County Child Killings. Thanks to Dr. Foran at MSU for providing his expertise to this episode. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 9: A Sinister Duo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 40:02


    Another episode, another set of promising leads that were seemingly overlooked. Who are Christopher Busch and Gregory Greene? Was the car used in the abductions the widely report blue Gremlin? Listen to hear the biggest bombshell yet in the case of the Oakland County Child Killer. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 8: The Lies We Were Told

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 29:55


    Bodies scrubbed clean, no suspects, no evidence. That was the narrative and that is what the public was told in the 1970s and beyond. The reality was much different. Take a step inside the rejuvenated search for the Oakland County Child Killer. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 7: A Lasting Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 24:08


    Though the Oakland County Child Killer stops, a pall looms over the Detroit area. In this episode I examine the long term community impact of these heinous crimes through the eyes of Nina Innsted, J Ruben Appelman, and my father. This case still matters all these years later, and this impact lays a foundation for what we are yet to discover. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 6: A Father's Plea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 34:08


    The Oakland County Child Killer is back for one more terrible killing. Young Timothy King knows to watch for strangers, but is still abducted, held for days, and found killed. This time the victim is found over the Wayne County border, bringing entirely new investigative teams into the fold. The task force seems hard at work investigating this, and then they shut down, seemingly at random. What's going on here? Is anyone going to catch the Oakland County Child Killer? VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 5: The International Pedophile Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 24:33


    All while the Oakland County Child Killings are happening, another heinous crime is occurring in Michigan-- an international pedophile ring run under the guise of a boy's camp is about to get busted. Power and influence run amok in the beautiful North Fox Island. But, does it get us any closer to the Oakland County Child Killer? VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 4: A Serial Killer at Large

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 36:54


    After 2 more kids go missing from Oakland County under the exact same conditions as Mark Stebbins, it is clear that a serial killer is on the loose in Oakland County. Jill Robinson and Kristine Mihelich go missing, are held for days alive, and then ultimately are found murdered by the sides of public roads. Enter late 1976 and early 1977 as the community goes frantic and the hunt for the Oakland County Child Killer intensifies. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 3: Interstate Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 25:21


    Another child goes missing from Oakland County, only this one is found in Ohio, and the circumstances seem different. Due to this and other incidents in the community, tensions begin to rise. Judy Ferro's case is ultimately put to rest, but that only leaves more questions regarding the other victims. A lot has happened in a short amount of time, so in this episode I also step back and take a look at the overall events that have occurred in the first few months of 1976. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 2: Twilight of Innocence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 27:38


    Young Mark Stebbins goes missing, but unlike earlier victims, he is younger, and is held for days before his murder. This murder seems different than the others, and it adds to the growing anxiety in metro Detroit. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support   Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com   Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Episode 1: A Chilling Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 22:57


    New Year's 1976 began as any other-- people looked to the new year with optimism and hope for a better future. This future is never realized in the Detroit area because in a matter of days, several children are murdered. The community struggles to deal with these losses and is unprepared for what is next: The Oakland County Child Killer. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever Symphonic Dream performed by Anders Ekengren/Epidemic Sound under license from Adobe Stock. VIEWER DESCRETION IS ADVISED. Topics discussed include but are not limited to the sexual assault and murder of children. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

    Trailer: The Forever Children of Oakland County

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 1:22


    Between 1976 and 1977, 4 children were abducted in public in the wealthiest county in Michigan, held for days, and murdered. Their bodies were dumped by the sides of public roads. At the time it was the most well funded investigation in US history. The investigation remains unsolved, or does it? Join me for a journey through Michigan's most notorious cold case. Support the show: anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support Email the show: foreverchildrenofoaklandcounty@outlook.com Follow us: @OCCK_forever --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eddie-white4/support

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