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On the afternoon of November 24th 1971 a man by the name of Dan Cooper purchased a ticket to a flight from Portland to Seattle. What followed is one of the most famous unsolved cases in the history of the United States. “D.B Cooper Hijacking”, FBI, https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking , Accessed April 27th 2024 “D.B Cooper”, Crime Museum, https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/d-b-cooper/ , Accessed April 29th 2024 Josh Clark (Host), Chuck Bryant (Host), “SYSK Live: The DB Cooper Heist”, Stuff You Should Know, iHeart, Oct 17, 2017. “Women Says Her Uncle Was a Famous Hijacker” , The New York Times, Katharine Q Seelye, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/us/04cooper.html , Acessed May 5th 2024 “D.B. Cooper Mystery: Marla Cooper's Mom Comes Forward About Brother-in-law", ABC News, ABC News, https://abcnews.go.com/US/db-cooper-mystery-marla-coopers-mom-forward-brother/story?id=14228244 , Acessed May 5th 2024 “The Hunt for DB Cooper – the Barb Dayton confession” , The Mountain News, Bruce Smith, https://themountainnewswa.net/2011/02/11/continuing-the-hunt-for-db-cooper-pierce-county-involvement-in-the-case/ , Accessed May 5th 2024 “New evidence discovered in DB Cooper Skyjacking case”, Fox Weather, Lauren Donavan, https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/new-evidence-d-b-cooper-skyjacking-case , Accessed May 5th 2024 “Who Was Duane Weber? Was He DB Cooper? How Did He Die?”, Visawa Vanapalli, The Cinemaholic, https://thecinemaholic.com/who-was-duane-weber-was-he-d-b-cooper-how-did-he-die/, Accessed May 5th 2024 “The Missing Piece of the D.B. Cooper Story”, Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/db-cooper-tina-mucklow-untold-story-1111944/ , Accessed May 5th 2024 "The Mystery of D.B. Cooper" Documentary, 2020,
Dry those eyes! Your favorite midwestern gals are back from break and fully (ahem) rejuvenated. Brandi starts us off with a story that *seems* straightforward. When LaNell Barsock was discovered dead in her home, investigators looked into the most likely suspect – her boyfriend, Louis Bonheur. He'd always been the jealous type. LaNell's friends said that he could be controlling. In fact, on the day of her murder, Louis got into a public altercation with LaNell. Investigators figured they had their guy. But Louis had a rock-solid alibi. Then Kristin tells us about one of the douchiest men we've ever covered. His name was Ira Einhorn, but he nicknamed himself “The Unicorn.” He claimed that he read a new book every day. He claimed that he invented Earth Day. He claimed to have insider knowledge on everything from extraterrestrials to global conspiracies. What he didn't like to claim was his history of violence toward women – specifically women who were in the process of dumping him. So when his ex-girlfriend Holly Maddux wound up dead, Ira blamed everyone but himself. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “The Ira Einhorn Case,” by Steve Lopez for Time Magazine “Ira Einhorn, counterculture guru and murderer, dies in prison at 79,” by Katharine Q. Seelye for The New York Times “No, Ira Einhorn is not the founder of Earth Day,” by Dan Mcquade for PhillyMag.com “A touch of Eden,” by Russ Baker for Esquire “Ex-Fugitive convicted in 25-year-old murder,” The Associated Press “Maddux boyfriend testifies he feared for her safety,” by Joann Loviglio for The Associated Press “For Ira Einhorn, a fate worse than death, by Dave Lindorff for Salon.com “Fugitive Einhorn is guilty of murder in 1977 bludgeoning of his girlfriend,” by Linda Loyd for the Philadelphia Inquirer “Former hippie guru Ira Einhorn convicted of killing girlfriend in ‘77,” by Joann Loviglio for The Associated Press “The Unicorn Killer,” episode of People Magazine Investigates In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “The Case of LaNell Barsock” episode Dateline: The Last Day “Woman leaves false clues in lover's murder, caught after escape to Belize” True Crime Daily “Investigators Focus In On Slain Nurse's Boyfriend, But Who Is The Real Killer?” By Jill Sederstrom, Oxygen “Jury deliberates in case of woman accused of shooting ex-lover, fleeing to Belize” by Jerome Campbell, Los Angeles Times “Palmdale woman guilty of killing lover, framing victim's boyfriend” The Antelope Valley Times “Palmdale woman's conviction upheld for fatally shooting ex-lover” by City News Service, The Antelope Valley Times YOU'RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We'd offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you'll get 40+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90's style chat room!
The wayward son of a manufacturing dynasty tries to sow fresh roots in his family tree. Sources: Jane Mayer Daniel Schulman Brian O'Reilly & Patty De Llosa Katharine Q. Seelye Family Ghosts is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Kindred Spirits, our community of supporters on Patreon. For just $5 per month, Kindred Spirits hear our episodes ad-free, and get exclusive bonus content that's not available anywhere else. If you have the means, please consider joining the Kindred Spirits at http://patreon.com/familyghosts. Thank you for listening!
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING PART 1 (0:0 - 6:11): ────────────────── Chile Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage — A Sign of Vast Social and Moral Change in Latin America NEW YORK TIMES (PASCALE BONNEFOY AND ERNESTO LONDOñO) Chile Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage at Fraught Political Moment PART 2 (6:12 - 11:20): ────────────────── Scott Peterson Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for Killing His Pregnant Wife Confirmed — Rightly Convicted of Two Killings, Not One LA TIMES (DON THOMPSON) Scott Peterson Re-Sentenced to Life Term in Laci Peterson's 2002 Death PART 3 (11:21 - 13:26): ────────────────── Author Constance Ahrons Dies at 84 — But Her Idea of the “Good Divorce” Has Gained Ground NEW YORK TIMES (KATHARINE Q. SEELYE) Constance Ahrons, Advocate of ‘Good Divorce,' Dies at 84 PART 4 (13:27 - 17:8): ────────────────── What are the Possible Outcomes of the Mississippi Abortion Case? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing PART 5 (17:9 - 18:14): ────────────────── Does Investing in China Lead to Westernization? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing PART 6 (18:15 - 20:17): ────────────────── Why Should We Not Just ‘Flush and Forget'? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing PART 7 (20:18 - 22:17): ────────────────── Is It Wrong for Christians to Think About A Trimester Understanding of Pregnancy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing PART 8 (22:18 - 23:51): ────────────────── Will You Discuss Why 5 of 6 Justices Who Voted in Favor of Roe Were Appointed by Republican Presidents? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing PART 9 (23:52 - 26:14): ────────────────── In the Case of Stare Decisis, When Is It Appropriate for the Supreme Court to Supersede and Overrule the Will of the People? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing
In this episode, host Martin Rodriguez sits down with Allen Yeh, associate professor of intercultural studies at Biola University, to discuss his experiences in missiology and his hopes for its future. Our Guest Allen Yeh (DPhil, Oxford University) is an associate professor of intercultural studies at Biola University. He specializes in Latin America and China. He also has academic interests in history, classical music, homiletics, social justice, the California missions, the Maya, and biographical interest in Jonathan Edwards (America's greatest theologian) and Adoniram Judson (America's first intercontinental missionary). He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Theological Education in Southeast Asia. He earned a BA from Yale, MDiv from Gordon-Conwell, and MTh from Edinburgh. Despite this alphabet soup, he believes that experience is the greatest teacher of all (besides the Bible). As such, Allen has been to over 60 countries on every continent, to study, do missions work, and experience the culture. As Mark Twain said in 1857, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." He is joyfully married to Arianna Molloy, a professor in Biola's communication studies department. Among Allen's publications are three books: Polycentric Missiology: 21st Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2016), Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things: William Carey & Adoniram Judson, Missionary Pioneers (Studies in World Christianity), co-edited with Chris Chun (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2013), and Routes and Radishes: and Other Things to Talk About at the Evangelical Crossroads, co-authored with Dwight Friesen, Mark Russell, Michelle Sanchez, and Chelle Stearns (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010). Special Note Dr. Yeh mentions Lamin Sanneh, one of the leaders of world Christian studies. After this episode was recorded, Lamin Sanneh died unexpectedly. A few related links: Greg Sterling, "Professor Lamin Sanneh, 1942-2019," https://divinity.yale.edu/news/professor-lamin-sanneh-1942-2019. Andrew F. Walls, "Professor Lamin Sanneh: In Memoriam," http://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2019/01/professor-lamin-sanneh-in-memoriam. Katharine Q. Seelye, "Lamin Sanneh, Scholar of Islam and Christianity, Dies at 76," https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/obituaries/lamin-sanneh-dead.html. Publications Mentioned Allen Yeh. Polycentric Missiology: 21st-Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2016. Philip Jenkins. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Andrew Walls. The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1996. Tokunboh Adeyemo, ed. Africa Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary Written by 70 African Scholars. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. Brian Wintle, ed. South Asia Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary on the Whole Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015. Angela Duckworth. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016. Organizations Mentioned Urbana Student Missions Conference, https://urbana.org. Student Missionary Union, https://www.biola.edu/smu. Asian Access, https://www.asianaccess.org. Centre for the Study of World Christianity, https://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2019/01/professor-lamin-sanneh-in-memoriam. Credits Hosted by Martin Rodriguez Produced by Greg McKinzie
Two closely watched trials are heading toward a verdict. We discuss the complexities of both cases. Guests: Katharine Q. Seelye, who has been covering a manslaughter case in Taunton, Mass., involving texts between two teenagers; Lili Bernard, one of Bill Cosby’s accusers who has been attending his now-deadlocked trial in Norristown, Pa. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nyti.ms/2rFwYIE. For two weeks, we’re offering listeners a free trial of a New York Times digital subscription. Visit nytimes.com/dailytrial to sign up.