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Today Becca has gone for a brief dip back into true crime with a tragic case that ends in the family annihilation of the whole family in a murder suicide. In this first of two parts, Becca talks about Jen and Sarah Hart, a couple who adopted 6 children. Outwardly, their lives seemed like idyllic dreams, but under the surface things were far worse than anyone could have ever imagined.   TW for child abuse, child death, suicide, and forced removal of children from family custody.    Sources https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43581974    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47817593    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43619894    https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/06/us/hart-family-crash-inquest-searches/index.html    https://www.glamour.com/story/hart-family-tragedy-jen-and-sarah-hart-case    https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ferguson-riot-and-ferguson-unrest-2014-2015/    https://www.reddit.com/r/hartfamilycrash/comments/ah35sl/a_collection_of_screenshots_of_jen_harts_facebook/    https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/09/457f99a9ef7947/inside-the-hart-family-home-po.html    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-devonte_b_6136384    https://awareawakealive.org/educate/blood-alcohol-content    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OgHCtIIoadRJ2SEIzcD1l?si=43tFuKndTHeONvSOZ9ZESQ    https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EfB7aLa7g7sIIV9PunT3p?si=fe7Ja926TZyMYtEbNCzcIQ    https://open.spotify.com/episode/66B4fAjtBlZ6bgHjIIpJpD?si=feHq-o0MRS-mvrbjSkfdsA    https://open.spotify.com/episode/7J1MyWvY8WmmW0wt2zS5nI?si=42Q6I03TTc6fog3uOuNGaw    Broken Harts documentary, Discovery+: https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.a23f71d8-3590-4e43-a7a3-e3b6449975c8&ref_=atv_dp_share_seas&r=web 

Join us this week as Elle looks into the tragic murder of 20 year old nursing student Holly Bobo. Holly was such a genuine, nice and lovely girl who was on her way to an 8am nursing exam, when she was kidnapped and murdered. It would be 3 years before her body was found, and before anyone was arrested. This is a case with lots of twists and turns, and which left the question of 'are the right people in jail'?    Sources https://www.wbbjtv.com/2017/09/13/warning-graphic-photos-experts-examine-remains-holly-bobo-murder-trial/   https://fox17.com/news/local/holly-bobo-trial-former-tbi-agent-explains-focus-on-terry-britt-not-zach-adams   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marshals-official-says-sex-offender-offered-to-make-plea-in-holly-bobo-case/   https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2021/04/11/holly-bobo-abduction-murder-timeline/7154741002/   https://the-line-up.com/holly-bobo   https://www.wbbjtv.com/2017/09/13/warning-graphic-photos-experts-examine-remains-holly-bobo-murder-trial/   https://allthatsinteresting.com/holly-bobo   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-was-waiting-for-holly-bobo-crime-expert/   https://www.foxnews.com/us/holly-bobos-mother-breaks-down-on-stand-as-disturbing-details-emerge-in-murder-trial   https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6zfk65/holly_bobo_trial_megathread/   https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/holly-bobo   https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-sons-accused-killing-tennessee-student-holly-bobo/story?id=50157060   https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/judge-upholds-zach-adams-conviction-for-holly-bobo-murder   https://wreg.com/news/holly-bobo-murder-trial-to-start-monday/   https://fox17.com/news/local/holly-bobo-trial-co-conspirator-offers-grisly-details-of-murder-offer-to-kill-brother   https://truenoirstories.wordpress.com/2016/08/18/holly-bobo/

Join Elle and Becca for a special and spooky episode to celebrate their 1 year anniversary of the podcast! Brace yourselves for some chilling tales of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, that long-standing area of mystery in the Atlantic!    Sources https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/bermuda-triangle-mystery-disappearance   https://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_0000b2.htm#google_vignette   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-you-know-man-who-survived-bermuda- triangle-gourav-deep-das?trk=read_related_article-card_title   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cyclops_(AC-4)#:~:text=USS%20Proteus%20was%20sold%20on,Canada%20on%2027%20February%201941.   https://www.history.co.uk/articles/what-happened-to-the-uss-cyclops   https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/october/uss-cyclops-deadliest-unsolved-mystery-navy   https://www.history.co.uk/articles/five-of-the-most-mysterious-bermuda-triangle-disappearances   https://www.history.co.uk/articles/lost-and-found-in-the-bermuda-triangle   https://www.britannica.com/story/what-is-known-and-not-known-about-the-bermuda-triangle   https://www.technewsiit.com/bermuda-triangle-incidents-and-mystery-theories   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargasso_Sea   https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/bermudaandcaribbean/bermuda/fdrs_feat_29_8.html?n=Top/Features/Travel/Destinations/Bermuda   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/disasters-and-phenomena/flight-19.html

Join us this week for another Elle episode - which can only mean one thing, we're back to true crime this week!  Sadly this is such a tragic case, that is full of heart wrenching irony. Annie Le was 24 years old, and she was busy burning brightly as she not only planned her wedding with her fiancé Jonathan Widawsky, but also studying for her PHD at Yale with an aim to treat and cure diabetes and certain cancers. Horrifically though her life would be cut short 5 days before her wedding, ending a life that could have changed countless others.   Sources 'The Vanishing Bride-To-Be' (2018) A Wedding and a Murder, Series 1, episode 4 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/annie-les-death-is-like-a-knife-searing-through-my-soul-says-mother/ https://nypost.com/2009/09/27/tears-as-slain-grad-annie-le-is-buried/#6 https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Connecticut-News-Killer-of-Annie-Le-at-Yale-16887420.php https://rb.gy/gxf7vw https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/clark-raymond.htm https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/annie_le_raymond_clark https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/article/ray_clark_to_enter_plea/ https://www.oxygen.com/a-wedding-and-a-murder/why-yale-student-annie-le-murdered-before-wedding

Today we're finally summiting Everest with climber and ex Naval rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson! We finally face the horrors of loosing your sight at the top of the tallest mountain in the world, and follow Brian as he realises his only chance of survival is to try and descend the mountain while unable to see, and navigate all the obstacles that are hard enough in typical circumstances, and which included narrow bridges with drops of 2 miles either side, and ladders over chasms...and his faces this challenge! Sources Brian Dickinson, Blind Descent [Tyndale House, 2014] https://happylandtreks.com/world-record-youngest-person-to-climb-mount-everest/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/11/this-dog-did-not-climb-mount-everest/281693/ https://www.threadmb.com/brian-dickinson https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48464030 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherpa-people https://www.getaway.co.za/travel-news/mount-everest-is-growing-taller-every-year-but-for-how-much-longer/ https://www.umt.edu/this-is-montana/columns/stories/everest.php#:~:text=Straddling%20the%20rim%20of%20Tibet,British%20government's%20charting%20of%20India. https://www1.cbn.com/700club/everest-climbers-mountaintop-experience https://www.briandickinson.net/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everest/Early-expeditions https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-should-know-about-mount-everest https://www.himalayanwonders.com/blog/mount-everest-base-camp-weather-climate.html https://explorerspassage.com/chronicles/history-mount-everest/#:~:text=It%20was%201841%20when%20an,to%20scale%20it's%20mighty%20face.

Today we're heading further up Everest with climber and ex Naval rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson! So put your hiking boots back on and try to hold your nerve! We learn about how unlucky taking a shower can be, and how monotonous the initial part of climbing Everest can be - and while monotonous at times, this is only one of the harsh challenges Brian will face!     Sources Brian Dickinson, Blind Descent [Tyndale House, 2014] https://happylandtreks.com/world-record-youngest-person-to-climb-mount-everest/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/11/this-dog-did-not-climb-mount-everest/281693/ https://www.threadmb.com/brian-dickinson https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48464030 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherpa-people https://www.getaway.co.za/travel-news/mount-everest-is-growing-taller-every-year-but-for-how-much-longer/

Today we're heading to Everest with climber and ex Naval rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson! Pull on some hiking boots and wrap up warm as we do some exploring of our own. Becca looks at the history of Everest, who Brian is, and how he prepared for his journey up the world's highest peak. Then in part 2 we'll be following Brian on his ill-fated expedition itself.   Sources Brian Dickinson, Blind Descent [Tyndale House, 2014] https://happylandtreks.com/world-record-youngest-person-to-climb-mount-everest/   https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/11/this-dog-did-not-climb-mount-everest/281693/   https://www.threadmb.com/brian-dickinson   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48464030   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherpa-people   https://www.getaway.co.za/travel-news/mount-everest-is-growing-taller-every-year-but-for-how-much-longer/  

Join us this week for our last episode of 2022, which is a super bumper length episode to finish the Slenderman stabbing case!   This week we cover the aftermath of the attack, the attempted search for Slenderman mansion from Morgan and Anissa, as well as the court case. We take a look at the girl's struggles with mental health - especially Morgan with her, at the time, undiagnosed schizophrenia, and we take a look at what happened to all three girls after the trial and as time moved on.   Sources Slenderman: A Tragic Story of Online Obsession and Mental Illness by Kathleen Hale (2022) https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/slender-man-stabbing-wisconsin-girls-to-be-tried-as-adults-appeals-court.html https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-slenderman-legend-everything-you-need-to-know/6/ https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1004096-2014-slender-man-stabbing https://allthatsinteresting.com/slender-man https://nypost.com/2019/10/24/slender-man-stabbing-victim-payton-leutner-on-the-friends-who-tried-to-kill-her/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/06/02/slenderman-stabbing-girls-12-accused-of-attacking-friend-to-please-creepy-character/ https://www.wisn.com/article/photos-crime-scene-evidence-from-slender-man-stabbing-released/19811965 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2957709/Inside-notebook-Slender-Man-stabbing-suspect-12-list-supplies-attempted-killing-mutilated-Barbies-message-said-love-killing-people.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/slender-man-stabbing-victim-speaks-publicly-time-situation/story?id=66268385

We're finally back to an Elle episode! And while it's not spooky season anymore, join us for an dive into the Slenderman Stabbing case. In 2014, Payton Leutner was stabbed by her friend Morgan Geyser and also Anissa Weier... all of them were just 12 years old.  After stabbing Payton, Morgan and Anissa left her to die while they set off looking for the Slenderman. Luckily they were quickly caught, and Payton would go on to make a full recovery, but in this first part we will look into the 3 girls relationship and also battles that Morgan, and to a differing degree also Anissa, had with mental illness.   Sources Slenderman: A Tragic Story of Online Obsession and Mental Illness by Kathleen Hale (2022) https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/slender-man-stabbing-wisconsin-girls-to-be-tried-as-adults-appeals-court.html https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-slenderman-legend-everything-you-need-to-know/6/ https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1004096-2014-slender-man-stabbing https://allthatsinteresting.com/slender-man https://nypost.com/2019/10/24/slender-man-stabbing-victim-payton-leutner-on-the-friends-who-tried-to-kill-her/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/06/02/slenderman-stabbing-girls-12-accused-of-attacking-friend-to-please-creepy-character/

Today it's another Becca wilderness episode! To kick start the festive season Becca has gone for an uplifting and positive case, because let's face it, the world is shit enough right now! So get ready to head into the Arizona desert with Ann Rodgers, her dog Queenie, and cat, Nike. But oh no, remember to check your fuel levels first...!   *Note* Sorry about the audio quality, we were remote recording due to illness, and this episode was done out of order too!   Sources  https://www.thesmartsurvivalist.com/20-amazing-survival-stories-in-the-wilderness/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3539526/72-year-old-woman-lost-nine-days-Arizona-wilderness-reveals-dog-Queenie-helped-survive-sniffing-trails.html   https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/tucson/ann-rodgers-update-woman-lost-in-forest-for-9-days-credits-survival-course   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/13/the-wondrous-survival-of-a-72-year-old-woman-and-her-dog-lost-9-days-in-the-western-wilderness/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/12/arizona-grandmother-ann-rodgers-dog-survive-lost   https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2016/04/12/72-year-old-tucson-woman-survived-wilderness-9-days/82942632/   https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2016/04/13/arizona-wilderness-survivors-journey-anger-and-frustration-but-also-hope/82980172/   https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tucson-woman-describes-how-she-survived-nine-days-in-arizona-wilderness-exclusive-8212920   https://www.kold.com/story/31716548/pilot-medic-share-their-story-of-rescuing-ann-rodgers/   https://www.showlowaz.gov/225/Economic-Development   http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PWNA_Native_Reservations_WhiteMountainApache   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p043rys9

Today Becca is being a bit scatter-brained. She couldn't choose just one case, so we've got three mini-tales rolled into 1, all on the subject of aeroplanes and how terrifying hurtling through the sky in a lump of metal is! So, erm, nervous flyers or vertigo-sufferers, maybe give this a miss (Elle wishes she could!). Everybody else, let's take embark on the hair-raising flights of: the 1988 Aloha Airlines flight number 243, the British airways Flight 5390 in 1990, and Germanwings 2015 flight, 9525.   Sources https://tailstrike.com/database/28-april-1988-aloha-243/   https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/screams-then-silence-the-story-of-flight-243s-miracle-landing/BDV7QVFFX2K23KKZDEOUWZGI54/   https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/04/30/and-then-whoosh-she-was-gone/a4da02d6-c8c3-47f7-a4e4-da2097a73b2a/   https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/image-of-pilot-hanging-out-window-captures-heroic-story-30-years-on/GR2HBBCBUGMOTA7MEYPI7UR54A/   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32072220   https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germanwings-pilot-intentionally-crashes-plane-killing-150-people   https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brit-28-killed-psychotic-pilot-25412113   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390   https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900610-1   https://web.archive.org/web/20190112140812/http://home.bt.com/news/on-this-day/june-10-1990-miracle-of-ba-flight-5390-as-captain-is-sucked-out-of-the-cockpit-and-survives-11363985642960

So this week we are saying goodbye to 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville. Before leaving we will look at the possible finding of a second gun that might have been connected to the DeFeo murders, as well as possible other theories and alleged police brutality. One thing is for certain, whatever happened in that house, it is a house that refuses to let people go, even if it is just capturing the attention of people with a morbid curiosity.   Sources https://www.maxim.com/do_not_migrate/return-amityville/ https://www.seequent.com/amityville-weapon-resurfaces/ https://morbid-n-macabre.tumblr.com/post/178131416506/this-is-such-an-interesting-subject-im-fairly https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/03/16/george-and-kathy-lutz/ https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/home-sales-new-york-what-the-listing-broker-must-disclose.html https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/amityvillehorror1979.php https://www.biography.com/news/the-real-amityville-horror-facts https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-horror-house#23 https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/03/16/george-and-kathy-lutz/ https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132035&page=1 http://thetruthaboutamityville.amityvillenow.com/ https://amityvillemurders.com/ My Amityville Horror 2012 The Night the DeFeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders - by Ric Osuna

Join us this week for a suitably spooky episode on Halloween!    This time we are going to 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville to dive into the hauntings the Lutz family claimed to have experienced when they moved in a year after the DeFeo's murders. They only lasted 28 days before they fled the house! Was it really haunted by malevolent forces, or was it all a big exaggeration?   Sources https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/03/16/george-and-kathy-lutz/ https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/home-sales-new-york-what-the-listing-broker-must-disclose.html https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/amityvillehorror1979.php https://www.biography.com/news/the-real-amityville-horror-facts https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-horror-house#23 https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/03/16/george-and-kathy-lutz/ https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132035&page=1 http://thetruthaboutamityville.amityvillenow.com/ https://amityvillemurders.com/ My Amityville Horror 2012 The Night the DeFeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders - by Ric Osuna

Join us this week as we venture inside 112 Ocean Avenue, the real Amityville Horror house!    This episode we will be covering the murders of the DeFeo family one fateful night...all that is apart from Butch DeFeo, the eldest son, who would end up being convicted for the murders. This was not a happy family, and sadly they met a horrific end, but was it as clear cut as it was claimed?   Sources https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/03/16/george-and-kathy-lutz/ https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/home-sales-new-york-what-the-listing-broker-must-disclose.html https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/amityvillehorror1979.php https://www.biography.com/news/the-real-amityville-horror-facts https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-horror-house#23 https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/03/16/george-and-kathy-lutz/ https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132035&page=1 http://thetruthaboutamityville.amityvillenow.com/ https://amityvillemurders.com/ My Amityville Horror 2012 The Night the DeFeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders - by Ric Osuna  

This week we come to the end of Becca's case on the senseless murders of Molly LaRue and Geoff Hood.   Paul David Crews, the scum who killed the couple, was thankfully caught quickly and a pretty open and shut case ensued. Meanwhile, the beautiful and heart-breaking ways Molly and Geoff's families honoured the couple show just how much they touched the world.   Sources The main source material: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/murder-appalachian-trail/ https://appalachiantrail.org/our-work/about-us/media-room/#:~:text=How%20many%20people%20use%20the,of%20those%20completing%20the%20Trail. https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/wildlife-along-appalachian-trail/ https://www.nps.gov/appa/planyourvisit/safety.htm https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/food-appalachian-trail/ https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2019/09/double-murder-on-the-appalachian-trail-remembering-the-horrific-crime-29-years-later.html?utm_campaign=pennlive_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3NQJM1ipLlOMA_2b5pIQQuO8OjUmEeS7dFZLsy5gqNRZLLqsAxrCuWyP4 https://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-appalacian-trial-murders-20220806-sfdazsjnanfh3hscaoqkg7wknu-story.html https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/tag/Geoffrey+Hood+and+Molly+LaRue+murders+appalachian+trail https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pennlive.com/news/2022/08/appalachian-trail-killer-who-targeted-couple-in-perry-county-dies-in-prison.html%3foutputType=amp  https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/exhibits/show/doublemurderinsnp/doublemurderontheat#:~:text=In%201990%2C%20Molly%20LaRue%20and,week%20later%20for%20the%20crime  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pennlive.com/crime/2021/09/a-tragedy-beyond-words-a-senseless-murder-on-the-appalachian-trail-31-years-ago.html%3foutputType=amp  https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2019/09/double-murder-on-the-appalachian-trail-remembering-the-horrific-crime-29-years-later.html?utm_campaign=pennlive_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3NQJM1ipLlOMA_2b5pIQQuO8OjUmEeS7dFZLsy5gqNRZLLqsAxrCuWyP4 https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2019/09/double-murder-on-the-appalachian-trail-remembering-the-horrific-crime-29-years-later.html

Join Becca and Ellie in the 2nd part of Molly LaRue and Geoff Hood's tragic murder.   Sadly we're moving away from the happy pursuits of the couple as they savoured their journey. Today we will start to examine the tragic murder of the pair by a monstrous man who was already on the run, wanted for another murder in Florida. This case will conclude next week with the 3rd and final part.   Sources The main source material: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/murder-appalachian-trail/ https://appalachiantrail.org/our-work/about-us/media-room/#:~:text=How%20many%20people%20use%20the,of%20those%20completing%20the%20Trail. https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/wildlife-along-appalachian-trail/ https://www.nps.gov/appa/planyourvisit/safety.htm https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/food-appalachian-trail/ https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2019/09/double-murder-on-the-appalachian-trail-remembering-the-horrific-crime-29-years-later.html?utm_campaign=pennlive_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3NQJM1ipLlOMA_2b5pIQQuO8OjUmEeS7dFZLsy5gqNRZLLqsAxrCuWyP4 https://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-appalacian-trial-murders-20220806-sfdazsjnanfh3hscaoqkg7wknu-story.html

Today we're heading back to the Appalachian Trail, following the footsteps of Molly LaRue and Geoff Hood. They were lovers of the outdoors, and love sharing this passion to working with children! They were so excited, good spirited and just loving life as they made their way along the nearly 2,000 mile trail in 1990, and were a young couple in love. Tragically, their time was cut short in the most awful of circumstances... This is the first of 3 parts.   Sources The main source material: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/murder-appalachian-trail/ https://appalachiantrail.org/our-work/about-us/media-room/#:~:text=How%20many%20people%20use%20the,of%20those%20completing%20the%20Trail. https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/wildlife-along-appalachian-trail/ https://www.nps.gov/appa/planyourvisit/safety.htm https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/food-appalachian-trail/ https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2019/09/double-murder-on-the-appalachian-trail-remembering-the-horrific-crime-29-years-later.html?utm_campaign=pennlive_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3NQJM1ipLlOMA_2b5pIQQuO8OjUmEeS7dFZLsy5gqNRZLLqsAxrCuWyP4 https://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-appalacian-trial-murders-20220806-sfdazsjnanfh3hscaoqkg7wknu-story.html

This week we are finishing looking at the tragic murder of Becca Aylward. We cover the events leading up to the trial, the trial and then the aftermath. This is such a tragic case, but we've tried to keep the focus on both the facts and trial, but also Becca and her family.   Like with part one, a lot of the information for this episode came from the book "Bye Mam, I love you" which was written with Becca's mum, Sonia Oatley, and it is well worth a read.   Sources "Bye Mam, I Love You" Book by Lynne Barrett-lee and Sonia Oatley https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/27/rebecca-aylward-welsh-schoolgirl-murder https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/schoolboy-killer-joshua-davies-finally-15311092 https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/he-murdered-her-for-a-free-breakfast-bc58517f7b52 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7363158/joshua-davies-murder-schoolgirl-rebecca-aylward-rock-breakfast-freedom/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323857/Rebecca-Aylward-family-tribute-body-dumped-woodland.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11778123  

This week we are covering the tragic case of Rebecca Aylward, who wished to be known as Becca Oatley. Becca was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Davies, who lured her to the woods under the pretence of getting back together. Davies had a bet going with his friends, that if he murdered Becca, they would buy him a fry-up for breakfast...    A lot of the information for this episode came from the book "Bye Mam, I love you" which was written with Becca's mum, Sonia Oatley, and it is well worth a read.   Sources "Bye Mam, I Love You" Book by Lynne Barrett-lee and Sonia Oatley https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/27/rebecca-aylward-welsh-schoolgirl-murder https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/schoolboy-killer-joshua-davies-finally-15311092 https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/he-murdered-her-for-a-free-breakfast-bc58517f7b52 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7363158/joshua-davies-murder-schoolgirl-rebecca-aylward-rock-breakfast-freedom/

This week Becca is diving into the unknown with a slight case of...that's right, devil possession.   Arne Johnson was a regular teenager in the small town of Brookfield, before getting mixed up in some exorcisms with none other than Ed and Lorraine Warren. Sadly, Arne would later go on to murder his landlord in either a drunken rage, mental illness or because of a demon controlling his mind. Join Becca and Elle as they discuss whether the devil really did make Arne do it.   Sources https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it-and-arne-johnsons-trial%3famp https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/the-conjuring-3-true-story-arne-johnson-case-real/amp/ https://people.com/archive/in-a-connecticut-murder-trial-will-demonic-possession-prove-nine-tenths-of-the-law-vol-16-no-17/ https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Brookfield-man-sues-over-demon-book-86231.php https://prowritingaid.com/art/755/7-legal-tips-for-writers.aspx https://allthatsinteresting.com/arne-cheyenne-johnson

This week is another Elle case, and she goes back to a case mentioned on the Israel Keyes episodes -  The Pinnacle Lake Murders.   Tragically the murders of Mary Cooper and her daughter Susanna Stodden have never been solved. The police only removed their husband/father David Stodden as being a person of interest in 2018 , 12 years after the murders, despite him passing lie detectors and having an alibi.   Sources https://www.heraldnet.com/news/murder-case-is-cold-but-memory-still-burns/ https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/murder-fascinates-but-experts-say-its-becoming-rarer/ https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/the-bizarre-double-murder-of-mary-cooper-and-susanna-stodden-29cf63206e59 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060724&slug=memorials24m https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/mary-stodden-obituary?id=29016901 https://www.q13fox.com/news/man-cleared-as-suspect-more-than-10-years-after-wife-daughter-murdered-on-hiking-trail

Join us this week where Becca has finally reached the end of her research into Claudia Brenner and Rebecca Wight. This episode focuses on the aftermath of Carr's arrest and the legal process that ensues. Is justice done? The case is straight forward enough, but the legal system is a delicate balancing act.   Sources Eight bullets : one woman's story of surviving anti-gay violence by Brenner, Claudia, 1956 https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/mcall.com/ https://www.gsafewi.org/wp-content/uploads/US-LGBT-Timeline-UPDATED.pdf https://www.shiva.com/learning-center/sitting-shiva/mourner/ https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1997/rt9703/970324/03240100.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rebecca_Wight In the Hollow (https://vimeo.com/186263836)

Join us this week for part two of the tragic case of Claudia Brenner and Rebecca Wight. This week focuses on Claudia's hike for help after the attack. Braving the wilderness alone, and then coping with her wounds in the hospital, she has to wait for news of Rebecca. The enquiry into the attack also begins.   Sources Eight bullets : one woman's story of surviving anti-gay violence by Brenner, Claudia, 1956 https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/mcall.com/ https://www.gsafewi.org/wp-content/uploads/US-LGBT-Timeline-UPDATED.pdf https://www.shiva.com/learning-center/sitting-shiva/mourner/ https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1997/rt9703/970324/03240100.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rebecca_Wight In the Hollow (https://vimeo.com/186263836)

In this first of 3 parts, Becca dives into the story of Claudia Brenner and Rebecca Wight. A couple who should have had the chance for a long and beautiful life together. Sadly, that wasn't to be due to a homophobic scumbag. In this episode we learn about who the women were, and how they came to be on the Appalachian Trail on the 13th of May, 1988.   Bring tissues, as even Elle can't hold it together with this one.   Sources Eight bullets : one woman's story of surviving anti-gay violence by Brenner, Claudia, 1956 https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/mcall.com/ https://www.gsafewi.org/wp-content/uploads/US-LGBT-Timeline-UPDATED.pdf https://www.shiva.com/learning-center/sitting-shiva/mourner/ https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1997/rt9703/970324/03240100.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rebecca_Wight In the Hollow (https://vimeo.com/186263836)  

Join us this week for an episode about an amazingly strong woman - Mary Vincent! *Trigger Warning: Mutilation and brutal violence and rape*   Mary was only 15 when she was abducted by Lawrence Singleton. Singleton then proceeded to rape and torture Mary, before cutting her arms off and leaving her to die. Determined not to let Singleton do this to anyone else, Mary climbed back up a 30 foot cliff and survived, going on to testify against her attacker in court. Sadly though, there wasn't justice for Mary, in our view, though that does not take away from what an incredible and strong woman she is.   Sources https://people.com/archive/a-victims-life-sentence-vol-29-no-16/ https://blurredbylines.com/articles/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-attack-survival/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/singleton-found-guilty-of-murder/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-25-ls-32048-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/02/25/rape-victim-testifies-at-attackers-murder-trial/fb6c6384-2b5b-4653-a0ea-ecdf0f7ded2c/ https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-victim-a-survivor-an-artist-1106335.php#taboola-4 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200427125205.htm https://hilltromper.com/Del_Puerto_Canyon  

Join Becca and Elle for a shorter case today investigating the disappearance of Beethoven actor Joe Pichler.   The 18 year old vanished on the 5th of January 2006 without a trace. He has never been seen again, but was this budding film star's disappearance the result of foul play, or tragic mental illness? We might never know.   If anyone listening has any information, call Bremerton Police Department (Washington) on: 1-360-308-5400 or 1-360-473-5228, OR 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-the-lost).   Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pichler   https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1035785   https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/former-child-actor-vanishes-without-a-trace-81118999467a   https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060117&slug=missingactor17m

Join us this week as we travel to Finland for a bit of an older case! The Mystery of the Lake Bodom Murders has passed into legend in Finland (from what we've read!), and is such a baffling case, with multiple suspects that all seem credible! Sadly the police work was bumbled a lot, and there were so many twists and turns, that no one has every been convicted of the murders!   Sources: https://www.historicmysteries.com/lake-bodom-murders/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/lake-bodom-murders https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-lake-bodom-facts/cristina-sanza https://wickedwe.com/lake-bodom-murders-sex-killing/ https://finnishcrimestory.tumblr.com/post/652370804083998720/the-lake-bodom-murders https://www.murha.info/rikosfoorumi/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1194 https://thecasualcriminalist.com/podcasts/the-lake-bodom-murders/ https://chloewells.medium.com/the-lake-bodom-murders-1824da9337e1

Join us this week for the final part of Timothy Treadwell! As stated before, this was originally going to be a 2 parter, but with everything Becca talked about, to give the full story as much as we could, there needed to be another episode! This week we sadly cover the tragic deaths of Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard, and take a look at which bear likely was responsible.    * This is a very graphic episode, so please use your own discretion.    Sources https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/timothy-treadwell-12873.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/05/timothy-treadwell200405 https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/about-canadian-seal-hunt https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-14-tm-treadwell50-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-10-0310100357-story.html https://www.katmaibears.com/timothytreadwell3.html https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/a-bearfaced-liar-6112471.html ‘Grizzly Man', 2005, Director: Werner Herzog, Studio: Lionsgate.  ‘Death in the Grizzly Maze: The Timothy Treadwell Story', Mike Lapinski, 2005, Falcon Guide USA.  ‘Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska', Timothy Treadwell & Jewel Palovak, 1997, HarperCollins Publishers Inc. USA. 

Join us this week for part 2 of Timothy Treadwell! This was originally going to be a 2 parter, but we've had to make it a 3 parter! This week we meet Timothy's girlfriend Amie Huguenard, and join them for their fateful last trip to Alaska, and how they were almost out, before fate had a different idea.   Sources https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/timothy-treadwell-12873.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/05/timothy-treadwell200405 https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/about-canadian-seal-hunt https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-14-tm-treadwell50-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-10-0310100357-story.html https://www.katmaibears.com/timothytreadwell3.html https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/a-bearfaced-liar-6112471.html ‘Grizzly Man', 2005, Director: Werner Herzog, Studio: Lionsgate.  ‘Death in the Grizzly Maze: The Timothy Treadwell Story', Mike Lapinski, 2005, Falcon Guide USA.  ‘Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska', Timothy Treadwell & Jewel Palovak, 1997, HarperCollins Publishers Inc. USA. 

Join us today for a slightly different case in that though there is death in this case, it does not involve murder. In this first of two parts, Becca and Elle are discussing the life of Timothy Treadwell, better known as ‘the Grizzly Man'. Timothy Treadwell turned his life around, escaping drugs and drink for the wilds of Alaska where, for 13 years he lived amongst grizzly bears of Katmai National Park. This is what he is known for. But who was Timmy, the man behind the myth?    Sources https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/timothy-treadwell-12873.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/05/timothy-treadwell200405 https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/about-canadian-seal-hunt https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-14-tm-treadwell50-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-10-0310100357-story.html https://www.katmaibears.com/timothytreadwell3.html https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/a-bearfaced-liar-6112471.html ‘Grizzly Man', 2005, Director: Werner Herzog, Studio: Lionsgate.  ‘Death in the Grizzly Maze: The Timothy Treadwell Story', Mike Lapinski, 2005, Falcon Guide USA.  ‘Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska', Timothy Treadwell & Jewel Palovak, 1997, HarperCollins Publishers Inc. USA. 

In this 2nd part of the Molly Bish case, Becca further explores the police efforts to find Molly years after her disappearance, and the tragic discovery of her remains. We also look at possible suspects in the case – which if anything makes the case more confusing! And touch on the incredible strength of Molly's family and the remarkable ways that they have taken their pain and dragged positive social change out of this.   If anyone has any information on the disappearance of Molly, information can be given via email sent directly to Chief of Police Bruce D. Spiewakowski at warrenchief1@verizon.net, or by calling the Warren Police Department at: 413-436-9595.   Also here is the link to Heather Bish's TikTok that Becca mentioned which is well worth a watch!    Sources Morbid's Molly Bish Episode Morbid's interview with Heather Bish Person's of Interest https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2021/12/molly-bish-murder-case-dna-testing-could-be-the-closure-about-kidnapping-killing-21-years-ago-sister-says.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182375/Molly-Bish-murder-Breakthrough-police-search-trailer-convicted-killer-Rodney-Stanger.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2174917/Molly-Bish-murder-Old-wallet-belonging-Rodney-Stanger-hold-clues-killing-teen.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/news-report-gaffe-sees-hamster-375323 https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/a-suspect-has-been-named-in-molly-bishs-murder-heres-what-we-know/2397504/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/massachusetts-cold-case-linked-dead-man/story?id=15280841 https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/sources-msp-exhume-body-potential-person-interest-holly-piirainen-murder-investigation/ML3MCM4ONZBWTKVC6XUALZBGI4/ https://www.warren-ma.gov/police-department/pages/molly-bish https://www.masslive.com/news/2008/10/steven_lukas_of_warren_former.html

Join Becca and Elle for the 1st of a 2-part dive into the disappearance (and sadly, murder) of Molly Bish. Molly was a bright, energetic, and life-loving 16 year old, who went missing on the 27th of June 2000 whilst on duty at her lifeguard post by Comins Pond in Warren, Massachusetts. There was no trace of her anywhere to be found and the case went cold for years. In this first part we discuss who Molly was, the events leading up to Molly's disappearance, and the ensuing search.   Sources Morbid's Molly Bish Episode Morbid's interview with Heather Bish Person's of Interest https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/molly-bish/ https://www.helpholly.com/hollys-story/ https://acasestudy.com/cold-cases/ https://eu.recordonline.com/story/news/2000/10/26/letter-from-missing-teen-links/51304464007/ https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/molly-bish https://www.warren-ma.gov/police-department/pages/molly-bish    

It's felt like it would never end, but join us this week for our final part of the Ken and Barbie Killers - aka Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka! We cover the tapes being found and the contents that was discovered on them, the trial of Paul Bernardo and finally where they both are now. The end of this case in infuriating and feels like such a piss take of justice. Also here is the witness impact statement of Ryan I said I'd link in the show. Trigger Warning again of rape, torture and murder of minors. Please check us out at our website! Sources Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes(2021): Watched on Discovery+ Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka https://www.voxbliss.com/karla-homolka-now/ https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Bernardo_and_Karla_Homolka https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/newsalert-parole-denied-for-killer-rapist-paul-bernardo-after-25-years https://www.criminalbehaviours.com/post/paul-bernardo https://murderpedia.org/ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20080423/281629595996180 https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-bernardo-ken-and-barbie-killers http://mascaramurder.blogspot.com/ https://www.narcity.com/canadian-serial-killer-paul-bernardo-was-just-charged-with-new-crime-while-in-prison https://latestnews.fresherslive.com/articles/is-paul-bernardo-still-alive-what-happened-to-paul-bernardo-318507 https://www.okaybliss.com/ken-and-barbie-killers-now/ https://globalnews.ca/news/1429674/convicted-killer-paul-bernardo-set-to-marry-report/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6050274

This week join us for the second episode into the Ken and Barbie Killers - Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Like last week, it is rough going and very gnarly in places, especially as this week we cover the deaths, rapes and torture of Karla's own sister Tammy, as well as Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French.        Trigger Warning for this episode - there are brutal rapes, sexual assaults and murders of teenagers covered in this case.   Sources Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes(2021): Watched on Discovery+ Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka https://allthatsinteresting.com/karla-homolka https://www.criminalbehaviours.com https://murderpedia.org/ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/ http://mascaramurder.blogspot.com/2012/03/karla-homolka-and-fireside-chat.html https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/8olyel/paul_bernardo_and_karla_homolka_with_their_dog/ https://victimsofhomicide.fandom.com/wiki/Tammy_Homolka https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/serial-killer-pair-headed-back-to-the-streets/news-story/ad16be5e76c2dde63977960317177c16 https://thecinemaholic.com/leslie-mahaffy-and-kristen-french-murders-where-is-paul-bernardo-now/

This week join us for the first episode into Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka - otherwise known as the Ken and Barbie killers! This will be a three parter, as there is so much to cover and we wanted to do it justice, so it's a proper deep dive! It's really rough going - as anyone who knows the case will know, it is horrific. Paul and Karla were responsible for the deaths and torture of three teenager girls: Karla's own sister Tammy, as well as Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. Paul also committed a horrendous number of rapes as the Scarborough Rapist. Sadly in the end, justice isn't served, as only one of these monsters gets put away for life... Trigger Warning for this episode - there is a lot of rapes and sexual assaults covered from Paul's crimes as the Scarborough Rapist, which are particularly brutal in nature. There is also assaults on children mentioned.

This is a local case which happened just a few miles from where Becca lived at the time so it's one she remembers well. The prevalence of mental health issues in it struck a cord for her and Elle. Trigger warning for discussions of mental illness symptoms and behaviour. This week Becca discusses the case of Peter Wrighton. In August 2017 the pensioner, Peter, was walking his beloved dogs when his life was ended in a vicious attack. The man responsible, Alexander Palmer, had a history of extreme mental health disorders and had gone unhelped by medical services despite his issues being reported multiple times. Amidst a crumbling system of care in England, this is a case which seems to have more than just one victim.   Sources https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/former-soldier-alexander-palmer-accused-of-murder-of-peter-wrighton-1089998 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43147587.amp https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/unhinged-soldier-who-hated-dog-22415529.amp https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/im-little-devil-laughing-murderers-12103597 https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/police-had-been-warned-about-killer-alexander-palmer-more-than-2433008 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-50028921.amp https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/murdered-dog-walker-s-family-slam-mistakes-in-killer-s-1463850 https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/woman-recalls-moment-she-found-body-of-peter-wrighton-in-2421106

Join us this week for part three of Israel Keyes. Last week we ended with Israel Keyes confessing to the murder of Bill and Lorraine Currier. In this episode we cover the brutal double murder of Bill and Lorraine Currier, as well as what Keyes could have possibly been doing in Texas before heading back to Anchorage to dispose of Samantha Koenig's body. We will also cover other suspected murder that Keyes committed, and 'tell' FBI analysis worked out for when Keyes committed his murders. We get into some weird body modifications Keyes elected to have done, and possible reasons why, and the ultimate conclusion to Keyes, with his suicide.   Sources Video of Samantha's abduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V26GhTKTlI4 https://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/04/police-release-detailed-account-of-koenig-murder/ https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-information-released-in-serial-killer-case https://abcnews.go.com/US/serial-killer-israel-keyes-suicide-letter-creepy-ode/story?id=18421558 https://crimereads.com/interview-with-a-serial-killer/ https://www.murderminute.com/story/israel-keyes https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/government-releases-interviews-confessed-serial-killer-israel-keyes/2013/04/10/ https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/israel-keyes-interview-june-7-2012/view https://www.wta.org/news/magazine/magazine/1207.pdf https://www.heraldnet.com/news/murder-case-is-cold-but-memory-still-burns/

Join us this week for part two of Israel Keyes. Last week we ended with Israel Keyes being arrested in Luffkin Texas for the illegal use of Samantha Koenig's debit card.   In this episode we cover Keye's account from the FBI interviews of Samantha's abduction and murder, as well as what he was up to in the time between her abduction and his arrest. Please be aware this does contain some graphic details. We then talk about his childhood, before finishing on Keyes confessing to two more murders - that of Bill and Lorraine Currier.   In Part Three we will cover the murder of Bill and Lorraine Currier, as well as getting into more suspected murders committed by Keyes, his interviews with police, his odd unravelling behaviour with Samantha's murder, and then his ultimate end.   Sources Video of Samantha's abduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V26GhTKTlI4 https://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/04/police-release-detailed-account-of-koenig-murder/ https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-information-released-in-serial-killer-case https://abcnews.go.com/US/serial-killer-israel-keyes-suicide-letter-creepy-ode/story?id=18421558 https://crimereads.com/interview-with-a-serial-killer/ https://www.murderminute.com/story/israel-keyes https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/government-releases-interviews-confessed-serial-killer-israel-keyes/2013/04/10/ https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/israel-keyes-interview-june-7-2012/view https://www.wta.org/news/magazine/magazine/1207.pdf https://www.heraldnet.com/news/murder-case-is-cold-but-memory-still-burns/

Join us this week for part one of Israel Keyes. There is so much to talk about when it comes to this serial killer, and it would be impossible to cover it all in just one episode!  In part one we kind of start at the end of the story, with the murder of 18 year old Samantha Koenig in Anchorage, Alaska back in 2012. We get frustrated at the initial police handling of the case, and follow all the maddening twists and turns in the hope of finding Samantha alive! We also talk about the search for her killer, and eventual capture of Israel Keyes, who wasn't even on the police's radar, despite being a brutal and scarily efficient killer!    In Part Two, we will talk about Keyes's younger life, before then covering two of his previous murders, as well as the the extra details Keyes's gave police in regards to Samantha Koenig.  In Part Three we will get into more suspected murders committed by Keyes, his interviews with police, his odd unravelling behaviour with Samantha's murder, and then his ultimate end.    Sources Video of Samantha's abduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V26GhTKTlI4 https://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/04/police-release-detailed-account-of-koenig-murder/ https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-information-released-in-serial-killer-case https://abcnews.go.com/US/serial-killer-israel-keyes-suicide-letter-creepy-ode/story?id=18421558 https://crimereads.com/interview-with-a-serial-killer/ https://www.murderminute.com/story/israel-keyes https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/government-releases-interviews-confessed-serial-killer-israel-keyes/2013/04/10/ https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/israel-keyes-interview-june-7-2012/view https://www.wta.org/news/magazine/magazine/1207.pdf https://www.heraldnet.com/news/murder-case-is-cold-but-memory-still-burns/  

Join Elle and Becca for another (slightly less teary) case by Becca. She bravely tackles the horrifying and sickeningly brutal murder of Suzanne Collins. Suzanne was a bright, inspiring 19 year old Marine in-training, just 1 day away from graduation, on the night she was killed in 1985. The trial is a roller coaster of Mental Health, as well as ultimately begging us to ask 'should we abolish the death penalty?' after recent findings throw the conviction into question.  Sources https://wpln.org/post/national-group-wants-to-reopen-tennessee-death-row-case-13-years-after-execution/ https://www.actionnews5.com/2019/10/14/hearing-scheduled-monday-consider-dna-testing-sedley-alley-case/?_ga=2.28551740.1663628019.1646466764-1726196113.1646466764 https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/05/10/appeals-court-dismisses-request-dna-testing-sedley-alley-rape-murder-case/ https://meaww.com/amp/1985-tennessee-murder-suzanne-marie-collins-sedley-alley-was-wrong-man-executed-in-2006-dna-test https://www.lee-high-alumni.org/Suzanne%20Collins.htm https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/supreme-court/1989/776-s-w-2d-506-2.html Journey Into Darkness, John Douglas & Mark Olshaker (London: Arrow Books, original published 1998, this ed. 2019)

Join us this week for part two of our first ever two-parter! We continue the dive into mysterious deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon who went missing on the 1st of April 2014 in Panama. Sadly, there is no conclusion to what happened to the two women, however in this episode we discuss some other oddities in the case, before giving our own take on it!    Sources Lost in the wild: Hike into hell (Season 1 Episode 3)  https://imperfectplan.com/kris-kremers-and-lisanne-froon-case-articles/ https://www.tyla.com/tv-and-film/lost-in-the-wild-hike-into-hell-kris-kremers-and-lisanne-froon-20211108 https://allthatsinteresting.com/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon https://koudekaas.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-disappearance-of-kris-kremers-and_11.html  

Join us this week for part one of our first ever two-parter! We are delving into mysterious deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon who went missing on the 1st of April 2014 in Panama. The circumstances and evidence surrounding their disappearance and later deaths are very puzzling and odd, and it is still a mystery to this day what happened to them.    Sources Lost in the wild: Hike into hell (Season 1 Episode 3)  https://imperfectplan.com/kris-kremers-and-lisanne-froon-case-articles/ https://www.tyla.com/tv-and-film/lost-in-the-wild-hike-into-hell-kris-kremers-and-lisanne-froon-20211108 https://allthatsinteresting.com/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon https://koudekaas.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-disappearance-of-kris-kremers-and_11.html  

Join us this week for a case that is very close to our hearts. The murder of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, both 10 years old, happened in 2004 in Soham, Cambridgeshire. Not only were the girls the same age as Becca, but we also grew up not to far from this area and Elle remembers the case and the impact it had at the time.  Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/jul/22/socialcare.soham https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-who-helped-put-soham-17870529 https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/media/investigation-by-cambridgeshire-constabulary-20040530.pdf https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/huntley-ian-evidence.htm https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a11435528/soham-murders-jessica-chapman-holly-wells-ian-huntley/ Beyond Evil - Inside the Twisted Mind of Ian Huntley by Nathan Yates

Join Becca and Elle for a special (first of many) episode where Becca has wrestled the notebook out of Elle's hands and is taking on the role of very weepy host! Becca covers the heart-breaking case of 11 year old Alison Parrott. The budding athlete was murdered in 1986 after going to meet a photographer. The monster who murdered her was finally brought to justice 13 years later after the most vile trial defence Becca has come across...  Sources: Johanna Lunn - Forgiveness: Stories For Our Time (available at: https://www.nfb.ca/film/forgiveness_stories_for_our_time/). 48 Hours/Crime Beat - Alison Parrott: Leader of the Pack (available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDzXxPzyZPY). Journey Into Darkness, John Douglas & Mark Olshaker (London: Arrow Books, original published 1998, this ed. 2019) pp.63-70.

This week join us for a delve into the Lululemon murder. This case happened in 2011, and was such a sad and tragic ending to Jayna Murray's life, all over a pair of leggings. There is so much to cover in this case, and it is a gripping, wild ride. While we covered as much as we could, we would also recommend the book The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing By Dan Morse - which goes into so much more fascinating detail that we could ever have the time to cover! Sources: https://forensictales.com/lululemon-murder/  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-yoga-store-murder-the-shocking-true-account-of-the-lululemon-athletica-killing-by-dan-morse/2013/11/29/36493e46-51fc-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html  https://biorecovery.medium.com/famous-crime-scenes-the-lululemon-murder-36a3f7177268  https://abcnews.go.com/US/maryland-yoga-shop-killing-brittany-norwood-stolen-merchandise/story?id=13183233#:~:text=The%20blows%20to%20Murray's%20head,at%20the%20Lululemon%20Athletica%20shop  https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/blood-spatter-expert-testifies-in-yoga-store-killing/2011/10/31/gIQAaSeNZM_blog.html  https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/maryland-yoga-shop-killing-brittany-norwood-stolen-merchandise/story%3fid=13183233  https://www.macabredaily.com/articles/leggings-that-kill-the-lululemon-murder-part-1 https://www.macabredaily.com/articles/a-stab-in-the-dark-the-lululemon-murder-part-2  https://dirediary.home.blog/2020/05/22/the-lululemon-murder/  https://www.ranker.com/list/jayna-murray-lululemon-facts/stefanie-hammond  The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing By Dan Morse

Join us for our first episode where we cover the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders. This is a tragic case from 1977, where 3 girls scouts, who should have been so excited for a summer camp sadly end up getting murdered on the first night and unfortunately the monster(s) who committed it were never brought to justice. Please note the trigger warning that this involves the murder of children. Sources: https://darkideas.net/true-crime-articles/wrongful-conviction/the-oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/ https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc339326/ https://thetruecrimefiles.com/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/ https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/tag/Camp+scott+murders+oklahoma