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Becky Thomson and Amy Burridge, two sisters who fell victim to the ruse of two abductors, the epitome of wolves in sheep's clothing. One would make it out alive, only to bear the brunt and guilt of being the survivor. Unfortunately, the tragedy didn't end on September 4th, 1973, at the Fremont Canyon Bridge, located just outside Casper, WY. It struck again nearly 19 years later at the same bridge, bringing their story to a heartbreaking end. Episode 45.Explicit content: rape and sexual abuse details related to the crime itselfThank you for listening!Please follow us on Instagram, support our Patreon, view show notes, and more at https://www.sleuthbetold.com
In 1973, a brutal crime shocked a small, windy town in Wyoming. And although there was light at the end of the tunnel for the survivor, it seemed as though there never was to be a true escape from that fateful evening. This, is the story of Becky Brown and Amy Burridge. And you're listening, to MURDER IN AMERICA.
She died twice on that 12 story bridge. The first time - she was thrown off the bridge by two men in hopes of killing her. This would be the only way their night of sick torture would stay secret. The second time - 19 years later. The same bridge. The same spot. The same 120 feet fall. Are the events connected? How does someone die twice?
We are talking about survivors of horrible crimes. First, Sarah tells us about the kidnapping of Becky Thomson and Amy Burridge. Then, Caitlin shares the attempted murder-suicide of Kelly & Issy Stapleton. TW: Cases involve rape, minors, a hate crime against someone with disabilities. Get access to bonus episodes! HEREInstagram: @luminolpodTwitter: @luminolpodCheck out our website: www.luminolpod.comSend us a message luminolpod@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/luminolpod)
What would you do if a friend or even your own mother shared with you that she had killed her husband? Amber’s shares this week that for Alice Uden’s friends and family this was a question they had to find the answer to. It would take 40 years with over 15 years of investigation to finally arrest her for the murder. The story didn’t end there for this family, Alice had a lot to say after she was arrested. She was quick to point the finger at her husband and his involvement in another missing person’s story. Celina shares with us this week a story of survival and tragic loss for one family. Becky Thompson and her sister Amy Burridge, went to the store one evening in 1973. When the girls return to their car after shopping, they find that one of the tires has gone flat. Two men walk up to them and offer to help them, however the girls soon find out that they are not good samaritans at all, when they kidnap the girls and drive them to a bridge in Casper, Wyoming. What follows is horrifying and leaves one of the girls dead and the other fighting for her life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Casper Wyoming is a quiet town. But in 1973, it was marred by an horrific crime. Two girls, sisters - Becky Thompson and Amy Burridge - were snatched off the street, attacked and driven 35 miles to an iron bridge over Fremont Canyon. Then the two men that took them threw them over. But one of the girls survived the 112 foot fall and identified Ronald Kennedy and Jerry Jenkins as the men who attacked them. Still, tragedy would follow her. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mensreapod/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/MensReaPod) ! With thanks to our supporters on Patreon! (http://ww.patreon.com/MensReaPod) This week’s featured Podcast Promo is the new Real Life Real Crime (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/real-life-real-crime/id1451676874) by Woody Overton. Join this veteran law enforcement professional as he gets into the details of cases he actually worked. Theme Music: Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com/) ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Additional Music: Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources: Ron Franscell, The Darkest Night (New York: St Martin's Press, 1997) Purchase here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkest-Night-Sisters-Brutal-Innocence/dp/0312948468/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=CGWK2D5CPPWB&keywords=The+Darkest+Night%3A+Two+Sisters%2C+a+Brutal+Murder%2C+and+the+Loss+of+Innocence+in+a+Small+Town&qid=1557251413&s=gateway&sprefix=play+do%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-1-fkmrnull) Wyoming Offender Locator record: http://wdoc-loc.wyo.gov/Home/Detail/?id=21339&dbType=WCIS Keryn Donnelly, “In 1973, Becky Thompson was brutally attacked on a bridge,” 19 years later she died there” from Mamamia.com.au https://www.mamamia.com.au/true-crime-stories-becky-thomson/ (16 September 2018) John E. Yang, “A crime's lasting wounds” from The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/08/13/a-crimes-lasting-wounds/f4cd227d-d5dc-422f-bf3c-99ccbcd5ad3b/?utm_term=.d43c95e2822c (13 August 1992) Furman v Georgia 408 U.S. 238 (1972) -access it here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Furman_v._Georgia Furman Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furman_v._Georgia Gregg v Georgia Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_v._Georgia “Innocence Lost” Youtube Documentary by Wold Gang of Wyoming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1lWMN-JbEw (15 October 2016) “Casper killers re-sentenced” in The Casper Star Tribune 85th year, no. 92 April 2nd 1977 (p. 1) Joan Barron, “Kennedy loses another court battle” in The Casper Star Tribune 11th October 1977 (p. A12) Kathie Magers, “ Prosecutor addresses trial jury” in The Casper Star Tribune 25th April 1974 (p. 29) Kathie Magers, “ Girl points finger at pair accused of murder, rape” in The Casper Star Tribune 25th April 1974 (p. 1) Kathie Magers, “ FBI testers take murder trial stand” in The Casper Star Tribune 26th April 1974 (p. 1) Kathie Magers, “ Arresting officers testify at trial of Kennedy-Jenkins” in The Casper Star Tribune 26th April 1974 (p. 15) “Court strikes down death penalty” in The Casper Star Tribune 28th January 1977 (p. 1) Casper Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper,_Wyoming
This was Ron's first visit to the show, and he is so compelling in his storytelling, you will understand why we always love having him on the program. Casper, Wyoming:1973. Eleven-year-old Amy Burridge rides with her eighteen-year-old sister, Becky, to the grocery store. When they finish their shopping, Becky’s car gets a flat tire. Two men politely offer them a ride home. But they were anything but Good Samaritans. The girls would suffer unspeakable crimes at the hands of these men before being thrown from a bridge into the North Platte River. One miraculously survived. The other did not. Years later, author and journalist Ron Franscell—who lived in Casper at the time of the crime, and was a friend to Amy and Becky—can’t forget Wyoming’s most shocking story of abduction, rape, and murder. Neither could Becky, the surviving sister. The two men who violated her and Amy were sentenced to life in prison, but the demons of her past kept haunting Becky…until she met her fate years later at the same bridge where she’d lost her sister. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/burl-barer/support
Just before 9 p.m. on Sept. 24, 1973, 18-year-old Becky Thomson left to buy groceries and asked her 11-year-old half-sister, Amy Burridge, if she wanted to ride along with her. The two girls went in Becky’s station wagon to a Thriftway store in Casper, Wyoming. But when Becky and Amy came out of the store, […]
Just before 9 p.m. on Sept. 24, 1973, 18-year-old Becky Thomson left to buy groceries and asked her 11-year-old half-sister, Amy Burridge, if she wanted to ride along with her. The two girls went in Becky’s station wagon to a Thriftway store in Casper, Wyoming. But when Becky and Amy came out of the store, […] The post Bridge of Sorrow appeared first on Tiegrabber.
Casper, Wyoming:1973. 11 year-old Amy Burridge rides with her 18 year-old sister, Becky, to the grocery store. When they finish their shopping, Becky’s car gets a flat tire. Two men politely offer them a hand. But they were anything but Good Samaritans. The girls would suffer unspeakable crimes at the hands of these men before being thrown from a bridge into the North Platte River. One miraculously survived. The other did not. Author and journalist Ron Franscell who lived in Casper at the time of the crime, and was a friend to Amy and Becky, can’t forget Wyoming’s most shocking story of abduction, rape and murder. The two men who violated her and Amy were sentenced to life in prison, but the demons of her past kept haunting Beck until she met her fate years later at the same bridge where she’d lost her sister. THE DARKEST NIGHT-Ron Franscell