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On Mother's Day 1985, a call came into the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department that neighbors had not seen a mother of three, nor her three children in days. When they had gone to check on the welfare of the family, they could hear the youngest of the daughters crying. When they had looked through her window, they saw the toddler alone, wailing, desperately seeking comfort. A deputy came to respond to the distressing call, but it would not be the condition of the poor child that would shock the city of Fayetteville, it would be the horrors that lay beyond her room. Sponsors: Greenlight Start your risk free greenlight trial today at greenlight.com/tcc IQ Bar IQBAR is offering our special podcast listeners 20% off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. To get your 20% off, text TCC to 64-000 Check out the Crime and Coffee Couple Podcast! Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/three-trials-for-murder Three trial for murder By Nicholas Schmidle Innocent Victims: The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders by Scott Whisnant Open Roads Media https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdf https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/hennis-v-united-states/ https://5clpp.com/2020/02/10/the-relationship-between-dual-sovereignty-and-double-jeopardy-the-trials-of-tim-hennis/ https://www.stripes.com/news/soldier-on-death-row-will-ask-the-military-s-highest-court-to-overturn-his-conviction-1.603983 https://www.foxnews.com/us/25-years-later-widower-recalls-slain-family https://abcnews.go.com/2020/3rd-trial-master-sgt-timothy-hennis-guilty-1985/story?id=10324918 https://www.newspapers.com/image/655987126/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/984728037/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/655994809/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis https://abcnews.go.com/US/gary-jana-eastburns-nightmare-odyssey-convict-familys-killer/story?id=11644539

The history of Craig County Oklahoma is filled with stories of sadness and chaos. Today we will be discussing another time that blood was spilled on the dirt of Craig County, but this time there was no massive conflict or war, this was an entirely different kind of modern tragedy for two families in late December of 1999. It was an exciting time, not only was it one of their 16th birthdays but they were on the precipice of new millennium, an exciting new year. To celebrate this the girls planned a sleepover. The night was supposed to be filled with whispered secrets, junk food and laughter, but instead it encompassed their final hours, which were marked by unimaginable terror.  Sources: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/04/18/records-released-in-shooting-death/62098673007/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/662257052/?match=1&terms=shane%20freeman https://www.newson6.com/story/67731da48a4b0cd5008f7dd9/25-years-later:-the-1999-disappearance-of-lauria-bible-and-ashley-freeman https://unsolved.com/gallery/lauria-bible-ashley-freeman/ https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/04/18/records-released-in-shooting-death/62098673007/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13038073/kathy-eleta-freeman https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/outreach/awareness-months/more-than-12-people-kept-silent-after-oklahoma-girls-disappeared-in-1999-prosecutors-say/520-b2f75c47-9eea-48fa-b88f-31a7b5797532 https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=PI002 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/lauria-bible-and-ashley-freeman-murder-mystery-dark-forces-at-work/2XAINSQXRXXVT4NKWFNS22R3OQ/ https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-overlooked-clue-broke-open-1999-murder-case/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224748/https://www.tulsaworld.com/specialreports/missingwelchgirls/ https://odcr.com/detail?court=018-&casekey=018-CF++1800056 https://www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-20250312_5 https://www.koamnewsnow.com/phil-welch-mug/image_2e20efd4-f88a-11ef-8546-eb0aed0f10dc.html https://kfor.com/news/local/25-years-later-families-continue-search-for-missing-oklahoma-teens/ https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-welch-girls-cold-case-picher-ashley-freeman-lauria-bible/41759447 Hell in the Heartland Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls By Jax Miller 

On a cold February night in Pontiac Michigan the dream an expecting mother would have to one day hold her son would be ripped from her when she was brutally murdered in her bedroom. The suspects would be plentiful because many had the opportunity, but this case would come down to who had the motive to murder. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: IQBAR IQBAR is offering our special podcast listeners twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. To get your twenty percent off, text TCC to 64-000 MASTERCLASS See MasterClass's latest deal–at least 15% off–at masterclass.com/tcc  Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2009/20090825-c284096-63-284096-opn.html https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I007ebf67fee611d99439b076ef9ec4de/View/FullText.html?rank=0&docSource=8cf8e70f113a456abfe2b487d42da885&transitionType=Document&contextData=%28sc.Document%29 https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=235484 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-6th-circuit/1429205.html https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/Opinions/Final/COA/19960917_C173448(0049)_173448.OPN.PDF

In Jacksonville, FL a shocking discovery was made in the early morning hours of October 28, 2012. A husband returned home from work to find his wife dead in their bedroom. The crimes against her were brutal and the suspects were plentiful, including the husband himself.  Sources: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/jacksonville-fl/kim-dorsey-5292665 https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/first-district-court-of-appeal/2022/21-0683.html#:~:text=Kirkpatrick%20vs%20State%20of%20Florida,-Annotate%20this%20Case&text=2%20Kirkpatrick%20entered%20the%20victim's,testimony%20from%20the%20victim's%20husband. In Cold Blood Dateline 4/9/2017  https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/in-cold-blood-part-12-928230467821 https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Forensics/News/Rape-and-murder-of-Kim-Dorsey-%E2%80%93-FDLE-did-DNA-testi https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/15/jury-deliberates-case-man-accused-killing-firefighters-wife/15658889007/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213046206/kim_marie-dorsey https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/08/jurors-hear-about-infidelities-firefighters-wifes-death/987163007/ Newspapers.com

Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide open.  From shocking murders to serial killers, Clues dives into all the forensic details and brilliant sleuthing of the world's most infamous cases. CLUES is a Crime House Original, powered by PAVE Studios. Follow and listen now wherever you get your podcasts

In October of 1983 Detectives were stumped by the brutal murder of 33 year old Rozanne Gailiunas. I would take years of drama, another murder attempt, and loss to bring this case to a close. And trust us, you will not see this twist coming... Hello Everyone! We still are releasing our old Patreon Episodes for the month of April because of the arrival of our beautiful baby girl. We will be able to our regular schedule and release an episode on May 4th. Sources: Open Secrets by Carlton Stowers Macmillan Publishers 2002 Abilene Reporter - 22 May 1994 https://www.newspapers.com/image/765266883/?terms=rozanne%20gailiunas&match=1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218519948/peter-gailiunas https://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2014/03/18/true-crime-lake-highlands-mom-hit-man/ https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Joy-Davis-Aylor

** We are releasing a past patreon episode in place of a new episode as promised. Pray for us as we are deep in the newborn trenches** The crimes of the man who was given the moniker of Mr. Cruel have been emblazoned in the minds of the residents of the greater Melbourne area for almost four decades now. We do not know if the man who inflicted so much pain into the lives of so many will ever be caught, but we do know the hunt for him will never stop. Sources https://melbinmarvels.com/2021/01/26/mr-cruel-serial-rapist-and-murderer-overview-of-case/ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/mr-cruels-victim-sharon-wills-wants-closure-after-childhood-abduction/news-story/5a7d31b10436dc70b8d47ccb4810a4fe https://melbinmarvels.com/2021/09/04/the-abduction-of-sharon-wills/ https://www.google.com/search?q=sunrise+on+december+27+1988+ringwood+austalia&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS789US789&oq=sunrise+on+december+27+1988+ringwood+austalia&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10.17560j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://allthatsinteresting.com/mr-cruel https://melbinmarvels.com/2021/02/24/mr-cruel-2-the-lower-plenty-attack/ https://melbinmarvels.com/2022/01/20/the-abduction-of-nicola-lynas https://www.newspapers.com/image/120653574/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/22082407/ https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8c5f843543b740bc96d972e9519ea122 https://whoismrcruel.com/suspects/ Mr. Cruel | The Mystery Murderer of Melbourne (Phyllis Chan's plea is the first clip in doc.) Hunting Mr. Cruel

During a bitterly cold day on January 30, 2002 a man was witnessed by multiple people running for his life while his hands were restrained with duct tape. Unfortunately, no one called the police. The following day he was found murdered in a car on the busy Las Vegas Blvd. Join me as I tell John just what happened to Richard Carno.  Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/150826370/?match=1&terms=richard%20carno https://www.sevenhillsbi.com/about/las-vegas-community-resources/vegas-suicide-rates/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20in%202008%2C%20National,higher%20than%20for%20those%20who https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/22/siblings-facing-off-against-each-other-in-murder-t/ Access to local newspapers through Newspapers.com

In the summer of 1990 the bar scene of Bellevue Washington was being stalked by a sadistic killer. Join me for part two of our two part episode as I tell John how this monster was caught. Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/1994/60673-1-1.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8158272_The_Rarity_of_Unusal_Dispositions_of_Victim_Bodies_Staging_and_Posing https://www.newspapers.com/image/738777312/?match=1&terms=Mary%20Ann%20Pohlreich The News Tribune, Article by Michael Gilbert dated 1/10/1991 accessed through Newspapers.com  The News Tribune, Article by the Associated Press 10/14/94 accessed through Newspapers.com

In the summer of 1990 the bar scene of Bellevue Washington was being stalked by a sadistic killer. Join me for part one of our two part episode as I tell John just what this monster did. (Part two will be released on Tuesday). Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/1994/60673-1-1.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8158272_The_Rarity_of_Unusal_Dispositions_of_Victim_Bodies_Staging_and_Posing https://www.newspapers.com/image/738777312/?match=1&terms=Mary%20Ann%20Pohlreich The News Tribune, Article by Micheal Gilbert dated 1/10/1991 accessed through Newspapers.com  The News Tribune, Article by the Associated Press 10/14/94 accessed through Newspapers.com 

In late September of 2015 Joseph Smedley was reported missing from the off campus house he shared with his fraternity brothers. The investigation that will follow will make you question everything except for the dedication and commitment his sister had to get answers for her little brother.  Sources: Walnut street and 7th location Distance from walnut and 7th to Griffy Lake Distance from Griffy Lake to Old State Rd 37 https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/in-depth/news/crime/2022/11/08/iu-students-body-found-in-lake-2015-coverage-of-joseph-smedleys-death/69626638007/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/still-a-mystery/an-indiana-family-still-wants-answers-in-a-young-mans-mysterious-death https://gordie.studenthealth.virginia.edu/learn/hazing-education/alcohol-hazing#:~:text=Since%20January%202000%2C%20over%20100,substance%20use%2C%20nearly%20always%20alcohol. http://www.hazemovie.com/ https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/iu-president-issues-statement-on-student-deaths https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/still-a-mystery/an-indiana-family-still-wants-answers-in-a-young-mans-mysterious-death Access to local and nationwide newspapers through Newspapers.com

Crime House True Crime Stories is the ultimate destination for true crime fans. Every episode features two notorious cases from that week in crime history, tied by a common theme like infamous serial killers, mysterious disappearances, tragic murders, and more. Every Monday, uncover the full stories behind the headlines as host Vanessa Richardson takes you through high-profile investigations like the murder of Gabby Petito, the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, and the mass suicide of the Heaven's Gate cult. Follow Crime House True Crime Stories — a Crime House Original — wherever you listen to podcasts. 

On February 19, 1982 Jim Krauseneck came home to his Brighton, NY residence to find his wife brutally murdered and his three year old daughter alive within the chaos. It would take forty years for a trial to hopefully bring justice to the family of Cathy Krauseneck. Join me as I tell John this tragic case and let us know if you believe justice was served.  Sponsor: IQBAR To get your twenty percent off and free shipping, just text TCC to 64-000 Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70070758/cathleen_rose-krauseneck https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brighton-ax-murder-timeline-cathy-krauseneck-jim-krauseneck/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-krauseneck-cathy-krauseneck-ax-murder-convicted-48-hours/# https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2022/09/12/stephanie-kupchynsky-life-death-new-book-stepsister-rachel-rear/65467249007/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/933875862/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck https://www.newspapers.com/image/884838132/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck https://www.newspapers.com/image/1011251995/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck https://www.newspapers.com/image/881672664/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck Source 9

17 year old Jessica Dishon was abducted from the driveway of her when she was leaving for school on the morning of September 10, 1999. The investigation, or lack thereof, that would follow would call into question just how safe the people of Shepherdsville, KY were and would shatter entire families in the process. Nothing can prepare you for this case.   Trigger Warning: Sexual assault and abuse Sponsor: Beam Try Beam's best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/TCC and use code TCC at checkout! Sources: https://www.wdrb.com/news/stanley-dishon-pleads-guilty-in-1999-death-of-jessica-dishon/article_0f2fd29d-c76b-5599-b6ba-ae80a4c09cd3.html https://www.belivewire.com/9864/features/too-close-to-home-the-tragic-case-of-jessica-dishon/ http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/92165 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-dishon-cold-case-stanley-dishon-ky-teens-uncle-charged-with-her-murder-14-years-later/ https://www.belivewire.com/10649/features/too-close-to-home-the-tragic-case-of-jessica-dishon-2/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/111647898/?terms=Jessica%20Dishon https://www.newspapers.com/image/180897664/?match=1&terms=david%20brooks Local newspapers accessed through Newspapers.com

On January 13, 1995 Detectives in Knoxville, TN arrived at a murder scene in Tyson Park. This was unlike anything they had ever seen before. In the dirt leading up to the victim's body they found finger marks, which implied the victim had been physically dragged to a more remote location while fighting desperately to save her life. Her clothes were strewn up in the surrounding trees, covered in blood, and she had been beaten horrifically and slashed with what they assumed as a knife. She had a deep impact wound on the left side of her head and it appeared that brain matter was visible.  This was a brutal murder and they knew it would rock the community of Knoxville, especially because the victim was college aged, and they had many universities and post high school programs located around them. But what the detectives feared far more than fielding phone calls from concerned parents was the fact that, in the midst of America's ‘Satanic Panic', their victim had a pentagram carved into her chest.  Sponsors: IQBAR To get your 20% off, just text TCC to 64-000 Acorns Head to acorns.com/tcc or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Sources: A Love to Die For by Patricia Springer Amazon Link for book https://casetext.com/case/state-v-shipp-13 Newspapers.com Access to TN newspapers  https://myfox8.com/news/court-upholds-sentence-for-only-woman-on-death-row/ https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/09/17/christa-pike-death-sentence-isolation/ https://casetext.com/case/pike-v-state-15 https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/19a0205p-06.pdf https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/response_-_to_motion_1.pdf https://archive.ph/20130127053544/http://www.ksdk.com/news/crime/article/311792/147/Death-row-inmate-woos-NJ-man-and-guard-to-help-plan-escape https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/19a0205p-06.pdf https://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/3/11/319852/Chattanooga-Federal-Judge-Upholds.aspx

On the night of January 27, 1983 John Duffield fell asleep to his television in his bedroom. His wife, Carole, was a nurse who worked the night shift, so sleeping alone was something that he had grown accustomed to, and why the droning noise of the television kept him company. But in the early morning hours he was awoken by the worst sound a parent could hear. He heard the frantic calls and moans of pain from his 15 year old son Paul, whom he knew had fallen asleep on the couch in the family living room. He rushed downstairs to his son and found him unresponsive and in a large pool of his own blood, a massive wound to his head. John could barely process what was happening. He was in shock. He rushed to the phone to call 911…but the phone lines were dead. He had no idea that the chaos of that night had only just begun.  Sponsors: Masterclass Head over to MASTERCLASS.com/TCC and save up to 50% off  Miracle Made TryMiracle.com/ TCC -  If you order today you can save over 40%. AND if you use our promo TCC at checkout you'll get 3 FREE TOWELS and SAVE an extra 20%! Sources: Newspaper articles obtained through Newspapers.com ranging in date from January 29, 1983- February 2018 from the following news sources: Wichita Eagle Olathe News Council Grove Republican The Salina Journal  Kansas City Star Kansas City Times St. Joseph's News State v. Cade, Johnson County, No. K-44347 https://law.justia.com/cases/kansas/supreme-court/1987/59-019-2.html https://www.kmbc.com/article/man-convicted-in-35-year-old-olathe-murder-wants-out-of-prison/18917466 https://www.facebook.com/groups/in-loving-memory-of-john-carole-paul-kelly-and-janelle-duffield-273705412361/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-duffield-murders-20/49041/

In the tightknit community of the Woodside Apartments the residents gather each year for the Yuletide fest where everyone in the complex can eat, drink, and be merry as their children play games and visit with Santa. But, as is often the case, when we feel comfortable to let our guard down, that evil takes its opportunity to strike. In the middle of the residents catching up and talking about their holiday plans on that December night in 1989 a 5 year old girl, who had just been seen by her mother a minute prior, was kidnapped in the presence of 115 people. No one had seen anything.  MasterClass Head over to MASTERCLASS.com/TCC for the current offer of up to 50% off  Miracle Made Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.  Sources: https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/9704a/11branne.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-11/27/005r-112799-idx.html https://casetext.com/case/hughes-v-commonwealth-7 https://www.woodsideapartmentslorton.com/sitemap.aspx https://www.newspapers.com/image/1071961330/?match=1&terms=Melissa%20Brannen https://www.newspapers.com/image/919607331/?match=1&terms=Melissa%20Brannen https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-convicted-in-1989-child-abduction-sent-back-to-prison/3728108/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2019/04/19/abductor-year-old-melissa-brannen-be-released-prison-after-years/ Forensic Files: Innocence Lost (TV 1999) Season 4 Episode 5

Jane Mackle had been nursing her daughter, Barbara, back to health after she caught the flu during her finals week at Emory College in December of 1968 when two masked assailants rushed into their motel room and kidnapped 20 year old Barbara. What would follow would be one of the largest manhunts and rescue missions the FBI would ever take on. Join me as I tell John the story of Barbara Mackle.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Join to receive ad free episodes and 129+ bonus episodes! Sponsors: Uncommon Goods To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/tcc Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackle_Brothers  https://www.themacklecompany.com/index https://people.com/barbara-mackle-kidnapping-buried-alive-8736831 https://web.archive.org/web/20071110191155/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,900442,00.html https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/topten-history/hires_images/FBI-293-RuthEismannSchier.jpg/view https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-alsd-1_06-cr-00057/USCOURTS-alsd-1_06-cr-00057-0 "Buried Alive". FBI: The Untold Stories. Season 1. Episode 13 Book: https://www.everand.com/read/305263613/True-Crime-Florida-The-State-s-Most-Notorious-Criminal-Cases https://www.everand.com/read/606716727/The-Fall-of-the-FBI-How-a-Once-Great-Agency-Became-a-Threat-to-Democracy Barbara's Book: 83 Hours Until Dawn Herald from that day: https://www.newspapers.com/image/621746964/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/621747024/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/621747030/

Getting Ready for Thanksgiving? We have a bonus patreon episode for you to listen to. If you want another 128 bonus episodes join our patreon today!  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple As five residents slept peacefully in their beds in Lebanon, Maine, on the night of March 29, 1999, a sudden knock at their door would change all of their lives forever. Join me as I tell John about the case of Deborah Brown.

Over the span of three decades a man left bread crumbs for law enforcement officers to find all over the country. Luckily, time and technology would eventually catch up to him and Roy Melanson would have to pay for the crimes he had committed and what he had taken from his victims and their families.  Sponsors: IQ Bar To get your twenty percent off, just text TCC to 64-000 Uncommon Goods To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/TCC Miracle Made Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF Sources: https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/22/flower-child/?clearUserState=true https://vocal.media/criminal/murder-on-kebler-pass-road-michele-wallace https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/22/flower-child/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9551613/michele_cecile-wallace https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/02/20/now-they-can-say-goodbye/ https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2008/07/06/state-case-with-local-link/8483778007/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83432208/margaret-cecilia-wallace https://www.wafb.com/story/12581570/deputies-charge-73-year-old-in-connection-with-1988-murder/ Smooth Talker: Trail of Death by Steve Jackson  Available: https://www.amazon.com/Smooth-Talker-Trail-Steve-Jackson/dp/194226643X

Three members of the Colegrove family were brutally murdered in their home during a thunderstorm in a Pennsylvania town of roughly 379 people. Is the killer walking among them or is it the residents of the town that can help detectives find out who the killer is with their inside knowledge of the family.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Uncommon Goods uncommongoods.com/tcc for 15% off! Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/1220-mda-2019.html Newspaper articles arcdieved through Newspapers.com from: The Star-Gazette Times Tribune Citizen's Voice Press and un Bulletin 2007-2009

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On Monday October 19, 1970 in the midst of the Manson family murder trials and with two serial killers on the loose, both the Zodiac and the Co-ed Killer, firefighters in Soquel, CA discover the bodies of five people in the swimming pool of a wealthy home in the Santa Cruz mountains. Through a note left at the scene a murderous cult took responsibility for the Ohta family murders. Join me as I tell John just what happened and who was responsible.  Sponsors: Ibiana Unlock your inner wit today by downloading the Ibiana app and sign up. Or get more information at ibiana.com. Join the hunt today (it's free).  Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/5/287.html https://projects.scpr.org/timelines/capital-punishment-in-california/ https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Santa-Cruz-mass-murderer-kills-self-in-prison-3221281.php https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/files/original/571aa1b2b278eb1f40c3970e109bbcb4.PDF https://lookout.co/i-wanted-to-see-the-co-ed-killer-in-a-wheelchair-old-and-broken-down-revisiting-edmund-kemper/ https://www.sfweekly.com/archives/yesterday-s-crimes-the-santa-cruz-serial-killer-epidemic/article_9b3d46d5-6be8-5fc0-9779-93e77924685a.html Murder in California: Rage and Revenge  By Marques Vickers, 2021 Accessed through Everand Newspaper articles from the Santa Cruz Sentinel from October 20, 1970-November 23, 1973 accessed through Newspapers.com

On June 8, 2017 a call came into Montgomery County, MO dispatch. The two people on the line stated that someone had been found dead inside a large snake breeding facility and one of the large snakes was not accounted for. When deputies got on the scene they were terrified and had no idea what they were in for. Had someone been killed by a snake or had this been a cold blooded murder? Sponsors:  Hometown Ghost Stories Watch Hometown Ghost Stories live on YouTube, Tuesday nights at 9pm eastern; or catch the podcast on Wednesdays on any podcast platform. Listen to terrifying ghost stories from all around the world, or go to hometownghoststories.com to submit your own. IQ Bar Products To get your twenty percent off, just text TCC to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Sources: https://www.courttv.com/trials/mo-v-renick-2021/ https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198075 https://abc17news.com/news/top-stories/2022/08/16/attorney-wants-murdered-mans-wife-barred-from-inheritance-payouts/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W_WPo3g_VY Archived newspapers articles from: Columbia Daily Tribune, Springfield News-Leader, Missouri States Times, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch between June 2017 and May 2023

As all news does in a high school, rumors of what happened to bright, beautiful, athletic Emma Walker spread like wildfire. Some said that she had died by suicide, but most couldn't believe that. Her life was perfect. She had a great boyfriend, she was a cheerleader, and had a close circle of friends. It just didn't seem like it could be true. But if Emma Walker did not harm herself, it meant that something far more sinister happened…that someone had wanted to hurt her. Now that didn't sound too far from the truth because in the days prior to her death odd things had been happening to the 16 year old girl.  Patreon: Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Don't forget to send your listener stories to truecrimecouple@gmail.com Sponsors: Miracle Made Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OF Sources: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/teen-dating-violence-red-flags-from-someone-who-lived-through-it/51-f28f6a14-dbd7-4f0c-bca4-47cd37f7c435 (talking about relationship - mom) https://www.newspapers.com/image/777866500/?match=1&terms=emma%20walker https://www.newspapers.com/image/777847139/?match=1&terms=emma%20walker https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/05/02/william-riley-gaul-trial-witnesses-detail-staged-kidnapping-before-central-high-cheerleader-slain/570824002/ Google view of the home: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0364202,-83.9765422,3a,75y,159.82h,86.13t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1saCY5BTqOUoBf2DIMyKFr_g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DaCY5BTqOUoBf2DIMyKFr_g%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.share%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26yaw%3D159.82049548311872%26pitch%3D3.868277855724372%26thumbfov%3D90!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu If you or someone you know is suffering from domestic violence help is available Speak with someone today 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 National Domestic Violence Hotline Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service Hours: 24/7

On August 30, 2011 the body of Jennifer Webb was found beside her SUV near a drainage ditch in Buena Vista, MI. What police think initially is a suicide turns out to be a case that will shake them to their very core. Trigger Warnings: Discussions of suicide and violence against a pregnant woman Send in your listener stories to truecrimecouple@gmail.com Sponsors: Magic Mind You have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code TCC at checkout You can claim it at: https://magicmind.com/tcc Miracle Made Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Thank you Miracle Made for sponsoring this episode! Sources: https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/cities/us/mi/buena-vista-township/crime-rate-statistics#:~:text=The%20Buena%20Vista%20Township%20MI,a%200.22%25%20decline%20from%202016. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend https://www.911.gov/assets/2021-911-Profile-Database-Report_FINAL.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411039/ Buena Vista Township MI Crime Rate 1999-2018 | MacroTrends https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/saginaw/name/jennifer-webb-obituary?id=21780242 https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/2012/09/jennifer_webbs_mother_sister_t.html Source 8 Source 9 Source 10

Introducing a NEW investigation from the BBC's World of Secrets podcast: The Apartheid Killer. All the victims were black and the youngest was just 12 years old. Some relatives are still searching for the graves. They were killed during a three-year bloodbath in the 1980s, in the South African city of East London – by one person. He killed so many, he lost count. It has been 30 years since the white supremacist apartheid regime crumbled. The unresolved trauma of this time has cast a long shadow across a nation. In piecing together this story, the new season of World of Secrets exposes the disturbed past and racial injustices of South Africa itself. Search for World of Secrets, wherever you get your podcasts. World of Secrets is the BBC podcast about the stories they don't want told. Delve into a World of Secrets – major BBC global investigations and gripping storytelling. Holding the powerful to account and exposing scandals around the world.

Jake Millison was last seen leaving the ranch he called home on May 16, 2015 by his mother. He would often leave for long term jobs in other states, but after he was not heard from for two months he was finally reported missing. Investigators would have to make up for a lot of missed time in order to solve the mystery of the 7-11 Ranch. (Solved case) Sponsors: Miracle Made TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF Sources: https://www.ranchflip.com/ranch/12923 https://www.gunnisontimes.com/articles/idyllic-ranch-rocked-by-murder/ https://quartzcreekrides.wixsite.com/711-ranch/about2#:~:text=About%20the%207%2D11,Open%20from%20May%20to%20November. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/10/colorado-gunnison-ranch-murder/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194409383/marion-adam-rudibaugh Source 6 https://www.co7da.org/stephanie-jackson-plea/ https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/10/colorado-gunnison-ranch-murder/ Archived newspaper articles from the Gunnison County Times, The Crested Butte, the Denver Post, and the Denver Gazette through Newspapers.com

In the early morning hours of June 2, 2009 a thunderstorm broke the constant quiet that existed in the Amish community of Apple Creek, OH. Inside the well kept two story white house the occupants slept fretfully because of the storm. What they did not know was that the loud noises outside were nothing compared to the danger that had sneaked its way inside. A figure walked its way through the unlocked house and down the hall to the main bedroom. They readied themselves to shoot the rifle they had brought with them. Temporarily they were illuminated by a bright flash of lighting and as a thunderclap roared its way through the house they fired the gun. The children slept on none the wiser that their lives had just been shattered by the murder of their mother.  Sources: Olsen, Gregg, and Rebecca Morris. A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder. St. Martin's Press, 2016.  Purchase the book! Articles found in the Akron Beacon Journal, accessed through Newspapers.com  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ga-supreme-court/1294613.html https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A573154 https://amishamerica.com/amish-technology-friendliness/ https://amishamerica.com/who-are-the-andy-weaver-amish/ https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/blog/amish-ordnung

In the early morning hours following the 4th of July celebrations in Moorpark, CA a security guard spots what he assumed was a drunk driving incident. But when he approached the accident he realized something more sinister had occurred at the intersection between Highway 23 and Los Angeles Avenue. The investigation that would follow would reveal the depth to which humanity could reach.  Sponsor: Miracle Made Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Thank you Miracle Made for sponsoring this episode! Sources: Google Maps of area (crash) https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1465032.html https://international-spr.com/2021/06/10/haunted-lands-in-southern-california-the-santa-susana-mountains/ https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/megan-barroso-killed-by-vincent-sanchez-4th-of-july Angels Are Watching by J.D. Berger publisher: AuthorHouse 2005 (accessed through Everand in July of 2024) Amazon Link for Angels Are Watching https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-07-me-rbriefs7.1-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/190352861/?match=1&terms=Joshua%20Reno https://www.newspapers.com/image/776771692/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist https://www.newspapers.com/image/929034645/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist https://www.newspapers.com/image/928934219/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist https://www.newspapers.com/image/160495259/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist https://www.newspapers.com/image/160393340/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist https://www.newspapers.com/image/935440033/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist https://www.newspapers.com/image/161659644/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist https://www.newspapers.com/image/159650673/?match=1&terms=simi%20valley%20rapist Black Canyon Road View - Google Earth

Two days after she had run away and returned home 14 year old Kristy Ohnstad went missing from her home in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Bellingham, WA. The investigation that followed would reveal an evil so diabolical no one saw it coming.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: IQ BAR To get your twenty percent off, just text TCC to 64-000. Get your discount.  Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Sources: https://cob.org/services/planning/neighborhoods https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/wa-supreme-court/1480415.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160207745/kristy-lynn-ohnstad Distance from home to middle school https://www.newspapers.com/image/770914597/?match=1&terms=Kristy%20ohnstad https://www.newspapers.com/image/770923992/?match=1&terms=Kristy%20ohnstad https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/crime/article122770324.html Evil Lives Here | Investigation Discovery (Mark's interview) https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1764-1771_Online.pdf ​​https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article124043069.html https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/court-upholds-death-penalty-for-rapist-clark-elmore/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/17/us-supreme-court-rejects-clark-elmores-death-penal/ https://casetext.com/case/elmore-v-sinclair-7

Fred ‘FC' Martinez Jr. was brutally murdered on the night of June 16, 2001. He is one of the youngest recorded victims of a hate crime in the United States. Join me as I tell John the case of the Navajo teen and his two spirits.  Trigger Warning: mentions of suicide and hate crimes Patreon.com/truecrimecouple or join on the app to get ad free episodes and two full length bonus episodes per month Sponsors: Miracle Made TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF IQBAR Text TCC to 64-000 20% off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/09/01/gay-youths-death-shakes-colo-city/98d8eab5-4afb-41b9-b83c-35d69d7cc88e/ https://otherwisechristian.com/2020/01/06/gender-diversity-nadleehi-and-dilbaa/ https://www.pbs.org/video/independent-lens-gender-as-a-spectrum-not-a-divide/ https://www.greeleytribune.com/2019/03/02/weld-residents-face-felony-charges-for-allegedly-robbing-extorting-man-out-of-120/ https://www.denverpost.com/2009/11/27/film-explores-death-of-transgendered-colo-teen/ http://archive.cortezjournal.com/archives/1news2006.htm https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hate-crimes-media-and-emt_b_334566 Two Spirits (2009) from filmmaker Lydia Nibley

In the early morning hours of July 22, 1987 a mother and daughter were found in a car wreckage. An first responders worked to save the women's lives they quickly realized the crash had been no accident... Sponsors: Detective Perspective Podcast Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/175480928/?match=1&terms=robert%20peernock https://www.newspapers.com/image/403006838/?match=1&terms=robert%20peernock https://www.newspapers.com/image/176359550/?match=1&terms=robert%20peernock https://www.newspapers.com/image/334357576/?match=1&terms=robert%20peernock https://www.newspapers.com/image/67978002/?match=1&terms=robert%20peernock A Checklist for Murder by Anthony Flacco 

On August 3, 2013, just weeks before beginning her senior year of high school, 17 year old Alexis Murphy left her family home after telling her mother that she was going to spend the day shopping in Lynchburg, VA. Unfortunately Alexis never returned home that night so her mother reported her missing to the Nelson County Sheriff's Department. Within a week investigators would find a suspect, but it would take years for the family of Alexis Murphy to receive justice.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Miracle Made Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Criminal Coffee WWW.CRIMINALCOFFEECO.COM and use our code CRIMECOUPLE10 for 10% off your order!  FÜM Head to tryfum.com and use code tcc to get a free gift with your order today. Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/987401891/ https://www.oakridgeestate.com/ https://www.missinginillinois.org/post/samantha-ann-clarke-19-september-14-2010-orange-virginia https://twitter.com/AugensteinWTOP/status/1362167909259358210/photo/1 https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/03/alexis-murphys-killer-led-authorities-to-her-remains-remains-focal-point-in-virginia-murder-of-samantha-clarke/ https://wset.com/archive/the-search-for-alexis-murphy-a-timeline https://wset.com/news/local/remains-of-alexis-murphy-missing-since-2013-found-in-lovingston https://www.c-ville.com/inside-the-randy-allen-taylor-trial-jury-rejects-defendants-claims-delivers-murder-conviction/ https://www.wsls.com/news/2015/05/11/appeal-denied-for-randy-taylor-man-found-guilty-of-killing-alexis-murphy/ https://www.12onyourside.com/story/26095068/randy-taylor-sentenced-to-in-death-of-alexis-murphy/

On the night of August 8, 2017 15 year old Jasmine Block seemingly disappeared into thin air. When her mother returned home after only being gone an hour that night Jasmine's cell phone was near the couch which she had left her daughter sitting on. Join me as I tell John the case of Jasmine Block.  Trigger Warning: Sexual assault and descriptions of extreme violence Correction: John told me to let you know he was wrong about St. Paul and he apologizes to all Minnesotans! Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Join for two full length bonus episodes a month and ad free episodes! Sponsors: Crime Weekly Listen to Crime Weekly wherever you listen to podcasts or on YouTube. Be sure to tell them we sent you Füm Start the Good Habit at https://tryfum.com/tcc to save 10% off the Journey Pack today. Sources: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/jasmine-blocks-mom-shares-kidnapping-story/89-472038358#:~:text=%22Sleep%20is%20hard%2C%22%20Sarah,daughter%2C%20Jasmine%2C%20was%20missing. https://www.newspapers.com/image/442436194/?match=1&terms=jasmine%20block https://frankweberauthor.com/blog/alexandria-teenager-jasmine-block  https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/jasmine-blocks-mom-shares-kidnapping-story/89-472038358 https://frankweberauthor.com/blog/alexandria-teenager-jasmine-block https://www.echopress.com/news/barker-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison https://www.echopress.com/news/holby-sentenced-to-less-than-eight-years-second-man-in-jasmine-block-case-sent-to-prison#:~:text=Sarah%20Block%20said%20she%20is,has%20already%20spent%20in%20jail. https://www.echopress.com/news/powers-pleads-guilty-in-kidnapping-case-sentencing-set-for-january https://www.twincities.com/2018/11/21/third-man-pleads-guilty-to-abducting-alexandria-girl-holding-her-captive-till-she-escaped/ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/retired-farmer-gives-reward-money-to-kidnapped-teen Polaris Project ​​https://polarisproject.org/blog/2020/08/what-we-know-about-how-child-sex-trafficking-happens/

On April 17, 2016 A motorist found the burned, beaten, and frostbit body of a woman on a desolate stretch of Highway 212 in the Crow Reservation in Montana. Miraculously she was still alive. Join me as I tell John the case of Roylynn Rides Horse and the senseless act of violence that left her in the condition in which she was found.  Trigger Warning: domestic violence, extreme violence ** Correction: the time between the murder of Hanna Harris and Roylynn Rides Horse was 3 years not 9, I apologize.** National Indigenous Women's Resource Center Sponsors TryMiracle.com/TCC If you order today you can save over 40%. AND if you use our promo TCC at checkout you'll get 3 FREE TOWELS and SAVE an extra 20%! Sourcing: Map showing distance from Kirby Saloon to Castle Rock Road https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-sanchez-1064 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/busby-man-sentenced-life-murder-woman https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3642&context=mulr#:~:text=Misprision%20of%20felony%20is%20defined,respect%20of%20the%20other's%20crime. https://www.newspapers.com/image/480228813/?match=1&terms=roylynn%20rideshorse https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/12/21/man-gets-life-sentence-burning-woman-crow-reservation/2393219002/ Investigation Discovery Show: Dead Silence Season 4 Episode 8 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-woman-dies-after-being-beaten-burned-on-crow-2016jun28-story.html https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/slain-womans-last-words-cant-be-used-in-trial-judge-rules https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/february-2018/call-action-declare-may-5-2018-national-day-awareness-missing

Today's case spans three countries and the course of ten years. It begins as separate tragic cases of young individuals who are in crisis, but when a 64 year old self-admitted armchair detective got involved she slowly began to connect all the dots…something horrible was happening on the internet.  Trigger Warnings: Today's case deals with discussions surround suicide and suicide ideations Resources: Suicide Prevention resources The national suicide prevention lifeline is now 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) You could also call 1800-273- TALK (8255) Learn the warning signs for suicide International Suicide prevention hotline lists Yourlifecounts.org Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors Füm Start the Good Habit at https://tryfum.com/tcc to save 10% off the Journey Pack today. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kajouji-s-video-diary-shows-path-to-suicide-1.802270 https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/parents-plea-for-help-to-find-missing-daughter-1.282736 https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/angels/melchert_dinkel/1.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mn-supreme-court/1660689.html Newspaper.com archives from the Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star, Battle Creek Enquirer, and New York Times Death on the Web miniseries Web of Lies (ID)

On November 14, 2015 the most unthinkable crime was committed in the midst of a youth football game in Scottsville, KY reaffirming the scary truth that it is not the unknown we should fear, but those closest to us. Join me as I tell Johnny the case of seven year old Gabriella Doolin. Trigger warning: sexual abuse and murder of a minor Sponsors: Factor Meals Factormeals.com/truecrimecouple50 and use code truecrimecouple50 to get 50% off Miracle Made TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF Morbidology Podcast You can find Morbidology wherever you listen to podcasts! Sources: https://www.scribd.com/document/293042050/Timothy-Madden-Indictments https://www.wbko.com/content/news/Sentencing-for-Timothy-Madden-begins-in-Allen-County-563706761.html https://vocal.media/criminal/the-gruesome-murder-of-gabbi-doolin https://www.newspapers.com/image/663596265/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/663596330/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/140911235/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/463094782/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1

30 year old Cindy Monkman went missing in the hours before she was supposed to catch a flight home with her sister for Christmas. Join me as I tell John the heartbreaking case of Cindy and how falling in love can sometimes be a very dangerous thing to do.  Kathy Monkman Higham's links: Blog Youtube Channel  Sponsors: FUM TryFum.com/tcc Get 10% when you use code tcc Sources: Source 1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168356499/dorothy-june-monkman https://casetext.com/case/state-v-apelt Clip from American Monster (Season 9 and Episode 4) https://middlechildbook.com/2022/04/27/gone/ Newspaper.com access to the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star archives

The case that we have for you today will take us on a scenic road trip from the beautiful Vancouver Island through the majestic pacific northwestern state of Washington, with our final destination being Seattle. But somewhere along the way a wrong turn was taken, and the vast and dense forests around us, once beautiful and intoxicating, will take on a new sinister light. And very quickly the trip that was supposed to be fun for a young, new couple, just beginning to map out their own lives, would send them on the path towards their brutal murders…because a killer was now following them.  Join me as I tell John the case of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg Patreon.com/truecrimecouple  For ad free episodes, and two full length bonus episodes a month Sponsors: Factor Meals factormeals.com/truecrimecouple50 and use code truecrimecouple50 to get 50% off. Sources: The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder By Edward Humes Penguin Random House 2022 Purchase book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njKHQNyEXaY https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/tracing-the-last-steps-of-saanich-couple-killed-in-1987-4661130 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tanya-van-cuylenborg-jay-cook-cold-case-timeline/ https://casetext.com/case/state-v-talbott-15#:~:text=William%20Earl%20Talbott%20II%20appealed,reversal%20and%20affirm%20his%20convictions. https://bjs.ojp.gov/taxonomy/term/combined-dna-index-system-codis https://www.newspapers.com/image/515711914/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/488387258/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/488386250/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/488383043/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1

In New Washoe City, Nevada two armed gunmen stormed into the trailer of the Dodd Family in late December of 2012. In their wake they would leave the head of the household dead and a family reeling from the seemingly senseless act of violence. But as the investigation fell into the lap of investigators the family would only be further torn apart by devastating secrets and betrayals.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: Reno-Gazette Journal archives accessed through Newspapers.com (2012-2015) https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/crt-app-nev/2131406.html https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2:2021cv01398/151484/41/0.pdf Source 3 https://www.washoesheriff.com/outreach/archive/1300001.php https://casetext.com/case/dodd-v-state-121 Snapped Season 19 Episode 6 (Interviews)

Detective Scott Day had been on the Edmond Police Force for just about 20 years. Close to his retirement, he could reflect back on his career and be proud of the work that he had done…all except for that one case from 18 years prior. He had been a rookie officer then, and the first to respond to the scene of a murder and a violent sexual assault. The case had gone unsolved and haunted the community. It was something that he thought about often. The house, the details, he could see the only survivor standing in the doorway of the house battered and covered in blood sobbing as he ran to her. That's why it was odd that there he was in 2004 and he stood again in front of a brick house with a large bush in front of a window on a suburban street. It was like deja vu….he got his bearings and looked around. He was actually only steps away from the house he responded to back in 1986. Had he done it again… Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Miracle Made Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF Sources: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2004/05/01/edmond-peeping-case-leads-to-break-in-86-killing/61991753007/ https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1987/08/16/woman-cant-forget-terrifying-night-memories-of-rape-murder-linger/62680656007/ https://casetext.com/case/graham-v-pettigrew https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2005/01/06/murderer-gets-life-in-edmond-cold-case/61959645007/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfA_CyKWFIk https://tulsaworld.com/news/peeping-tom-arrest-could-revive-86-murder-case/article_06487f54-f78d-5ad8-a493-723a3bbeac65.html Oklahoman articles accessed through Newspapers.com 

Just weeks before Christmas a woman was found murdered in her car on a remote country road in Texas. Her murderer was trying to throw off detectives with a faked sexual assault, the clothes of the victim folded neatly in the front seat, her purse missing but not other the other valuables in the vehicle. They didn't know what to make of it. But the family of Sandy Harper Dial would not let their sister/daughter's case go unsolved. And don't worry this case is solved…the only problem is…it morphs into another one entirely. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple SOLVED Sources: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1993/june/murder-in-the-family/ https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/10/a-wild-update-on-a-murder-that-happened-almost-30-years-ago/ https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2019/october/killer-instinct-prison-pen-pal-south-dakota-gatesville/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2012/02/19/more-than-20-years-later-sandy-harper-dials-murder-still-divides-family/#:~:text=April%201997%3A%20Don%20Dial%20is,to%2050%20years%20in%20prison.&text=May%201998%3A%20Charges%20against%20Lynn,dropped%20for%20lack%20of%20evidence. https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/reviewDetail.action?sid=05287836&tdcj=00784209&fullName=DIAL%2CDON+KINDALL

Please enjoy a short clip of the new true crime podcast, Slaycation. This captivating, engaging, and at times darkly humorous podcast is hosted by Kim, a true crime fanatic, her comedy writer husband, and his TV producing partner and looks to shed new light on the dangers that lurk when your relaxation is up and your guard is down.

In 1995 detectives from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Department had a witness who saw the man that brutally murdered a mother of two in her hair salon. They had another witness that saw the vehicle he had most likely been driving, and to the credit of one very diligent criminalist, they had his DNA…but for an infuriating ten years the murderer of Dana Satterfield would evade them allowing him to wreak havoc on the women in his life. That is until 2005 when the guilt got the better of one final witness.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors Skylight Frames Go to SkylightFrame.com/COUPLE to get $15 off your purchase Sources https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/sc-court-of-appeals/1494842.html#:~:text=Appellant%20Jonothan%20C.,each%20for%20CSC%20and%20kidnapping. https://medium.com/@jade00townsend/the-murder-of-dana-satterfield-2870ed79518d https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2005/10/25/arrest-made-in-slaying-10-years-earlier-in-sc/30246323007/ https://www.spartanburgcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/983/051309---Convicted-Murderer-Receives-3-Year-Prison-Sentence-For-Jail-Attack https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2006/05/19/family-still-seeks-answers/29368003007/

When a badly burned body is found in a home in Las Vegas on April 9, 2021 it only takes investigators a short time to figure out who committed the crime. In this case it is not the investigation that must be discussed but rather the years leading up to this tragic event.  Patreon.com/TCC Sponsors: Blissy Blissy.com/TCC and use code TCC to get an additional 30% off  Skylight Frames To get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame just go SkylightFrame.com/COUPLE Sources: Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vzCPxRSf2qU https://ballotpedia.org/Elizabeth_Halseth https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/former-nevada-state-senators-husband-sentenced/ https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/former-republican-state-senator-who-resigned-during-difficult-divorce-to-run-again-in-2018 https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/videos-show-custody-fight-for-teen-later-charged-in-fathers-death-2398842/ https://thenevadaglobe.com/articles/exclusive-elizabeth-helgelien-announces-candidacy-for-cd-3/ Newspaper.com access to the Las Vegas Review-Journal

On the night of March 23, 1997 a 911 call came in from a 16 year old boy who stated that he had come home that night to find his father murdered in the living room. He was unsure if the other members of his family were alive because he had left the home in fear. When police responded they found four members of the Hunt and Duke family brutally murdered. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Skylight Frames SkylightFrame.com/COUPLE Sources: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1438808.html https://casetext.com/case/duke-v-state-43 https://www.oxygen.com/family-massacre/crime-news/mark-duke-brandon-samra-behind-family-slaughter-over-truck-fight https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1438853.html https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/05/our-darkest-moment-family-speaks-about-4-murdered-in-1997-ahead-of-killers-execution.html https://www.wbrc.com/2019/05/17/man-convicted-pelham-quadruple-homicide-executed/ https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2019/05/20/state-executes-man-convicted-in-1997-pelham-murders/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-alnd-2_07-cv-01962/pdf/USCOURTS-alnd-2_07-cv-01962-0.pdf https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2012/07/13/ruling-could-affect-sentence-given-to-mark-duke/

Cult leaders, with their charisma and allure, always wield a captivating influence over the individuals who become their devoted followers. These figures not only have the ability to deliver their ideologies in a way that unfolds gradually and increases with intensity over time but also their ability to fulfill the needs of those who seek purpose, belonging, or a sense of identity. In today's episode we will take on such a case when discussing the crimes of Jeffrey Lundgren and the event that will become known as the Kirtland cult killings.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Skylight Frames: Get $15 off a Skylight Frame at Skylight Frame.com/COUPLE Blissy: Get better sleep now with Blissy and use TCC to get an additional 30% off at blissy.com/TCC Sources: https://archive.org/details/prophetofdeathmo00earl https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-13-me-188-story.html https://www.news-herald.com/2014/12/30/kirtland-cult-killings-timeline-of-events/ https://www.news-herald.com/2014/12/30/kirtland-cult-killings-looking-back-at-lake-countys-worst-mass-murder-25-years-later/ https://www.blockparole.com/remembrance/dennis-becky-trina-karen-and-cheryl-avery/ Prophet of Death: The Mormon Blood Atonement Killings by Pete Earley (accessed through Kindle)

The body of Corey Parker was found the day after Thanksgiving in her Jacksonville, FL apartment. She had been brutalized and stabbed over 100 times. It would take detectives over a year to bring her killer to justice and when they did they learned that this was a family affair…just not the kind you could ever guess.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://thecinemaholic.com/corey-parkers-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/ https://bjs.ojp.gov/female-murder-victims-and-victim-offender-relationship-2021#:~:text=The%20percentage%20of%20females%20murdered,intimate%20partner%20(figure%201). https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/52685934/ https://www.news4jax.com/news/2018/07/16/man-sentenced-to-life-in-ragtime-waitresss-murder-hopes-for-new-trial/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=93742&page=1 https://medium.com/the-criminalist/25-year-old-college-student-was-stabbed-101-times-3ab2a8cf0959 http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041905/met_18514888.shtml#.V_RBSqIm2Pc Corey Parker, Robert Denney: ‘Dateline' NBC — College Coed's  Stabbing Death By Alleged Copycat Killer In Jacksonville Beach, Florida, On Tonight. Access to the archives of the Florida Times Union through Newspapers.com

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In the early morning hours of Valentine's Day a storm rolled into Hollandsburg, IN but it was not the storm the residents had prepared themselves for. Four members of the Spencer family were brutally murdered in their family's home. Join me as I tell John a case filled with heartbreak and resilience.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Blissy Try now risk-free for 60 nights, at Blissy.com/TCC and get an additional 30% off when you use code TCC Sources: https://www.journalreview.com/stories/home-heating-aid-advocates-seek-emergency-funding,94237 https://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isulib/id/2754 https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1980/778s146-2.html http://occasionaljustice.com/Drollinger.html https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2014/01/30/hollandsburg-massacre/5059499/ Newspaper Archives accessed through Newspaper.com of Parke County Sentinel