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In this episode Kaia Alexander, founder of the Entertainment Business School, moderates a panel of diverse TV writers who discuss their scripts on The Stunt List. The conversation highlights the importance of a supportive community for writers, inspirations, what makes a good story and favorite movie snacks! The goal of the Stunt List and its new original script divisions The Dead List and The Originals Bureau is to amplify a diverse portfolio of voices through writer-forward showcases and radical kindness. Like a “Netflix For Writers,” the interactive website presentation showcases a complete brand image at the script stage. The aim is to give the industry a glimpse into how the screenplay would feel as a finished movie—through a streaming-style layout and theatrical-like marquee that offers rad visuals including poster artwork, trailers, proof of concepts and script teasers. You'll find sold and produced industry pros, repped and ready writers, to undiscovered and underrepresented voices on the verge. Your next writer AND your next greenlight are here. We are a team of writers and producers who find joy in giving back to this incredible community by volunteering to run The Stunt List and its initiatives.” Learn more at: OfficialStuntList.com  Panelists: Elizabeth Ditty, HELLCATS OF THE CARIBBEAN, Twitter/IG/Threads: @ditty1013 | bsky: @elizabethditty.com Jelena Woehr, KATABASIS, @jelenawoehr (Twitter) @yellinawar (Insta) Nanea Taylor, AS BEFORE, @tay_nanea Josh Price & Sarah Mack, SHRINK RETREAT, @actorjoshprice and @thesarahmack Eddie Hamel, MURDER TOWN, @EC_Hamel Jonathan Melikidse, Moku Moku, @jmelikidse, https://808mokumoku.com/ Zack Morrison, CANUSA STREET, https://twitter.com/ZackMorrison18 Stephen Nolly, HOWLIE, https://twitter.com/skndeep Matthew Tuthill, CADY RING, https://www.matt-tuthill.com/, https://twitter.com/MCTuthill Joseph Mwamba, NIGHTS PHOENIX, https://twitter.com/JoeMightLikeTV Stacey Russell, YOUNGBLOODS, https://twitter.com/staceycrussell Tim Westland, FOR THE ARTICLES, www.timwestland.com, https://twitter.com/timwestland Connect with your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia  Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Get career training and a free ebook “How to Pitch Anything in 1Min.” at www.EntertainmentBusinessLeague.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHELLEY BURR chats to Craig Sisterson about her novels WAKE and MURDER TOWN*, winning awards, getting published, women crime writers leading the way down under.*referred to as Ripper in the interview, it's Austrialian titleMURDER TOWN: Gemma Guillory has lived in Rainier her entire life. She knows the tiny town's ins and outs like the back of her hand, the people like they are her family, their quirks as if they were her own.She knows her once charming town is now remembered for one reason, and one reason only. That three innocent people died. That the last stop on the Rainier Ripper's trail of deaths fifteen years ago was her innocuous little tea shop. She knows that the consequences of catching the Ripper still haunt her policeman husband and their marriage to this day and that some of her neighbours are desperate - desperate enough to welcome a dark tourism company keen to cash in on Rainier's reputation as the murder town.When the tour operator is killed by a Ripper copycat on Gemma's doorstep, the unease that has lurked quietly in the original killer's wake turns to foreboding, and she's drawn into the investigation. Unbeknownst to her, so is a prisoner named Lane Holland.Gemma knows her town. She knows her people. Doesn't she?Shelley Burr is the winner of the CWA Debut Dagger award with Wake, an alumni of the ACT Writer's Centre Hardcopy program (2018) and a Varuna fellow. When not writing she works at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. She lives in Canberra, but grew up splitting her time between Newcastle and Glenrowan, where her father's family are all sheep farmers. WAKE is Shelley's first novel. Winner of the Ned Kelly best debut. *Ripper is published in the UK as Murder TownRecommendations James McKenzie Watson DenizensMatthew Spencer Black River Hayley Scrivoner Dinuka McKenzie The Torrent Craig Sisterson is a features writer and crime fiction expert from New Zealand who writes for newspapers and magazines in several countries. In recent years he's interviewed hundreds of crime writers and talked about the genre on national radio, top podcasts, and onstage at festivals on three continents. He's been a judge of the McIlvanney Prize and Ned Kelly Awards, and is founder of the Ngaio Marsh Awards and co-founder of Rotorua Noir. He lives in London with his daughter. He is the author of  SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME: The Pocket Essentials Guide to the Crime Fiction, Film & TV of Australia & New Zealand.Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023& Newcastle Noir 2023

In this episode the guys review Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse, discuss the collection of bimetric data, ghost towns, and a very serious case of A.I. gone rogue. MattyBizz rattles off a few key comics. LORDDREW has a message for The Murder.   Follow us on all Social Media @ caskandcrow Please SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caskandcrow/support

Come hang out with us. Merkel Media is heading to Washington state in a couple weeks to shoot our next fill investigating bigfoot encounter locations! While we are out there we are going to do an advanced screening of our next film “The Shape of Shadows” at Battle Ground Cinema on April 6th at 6:30pm PST! After the advanced screening, we will be doing a town hall where bigfoot experiencers can share with everyone in attendance. Lastly, after the town hall, we will wrap up the night with a Q&A section hosted by Wes Germer and Tony Merkel. If you are interested in this event then get your tickets now because they are going to sell out fast! GET TICKETS HERE: theshapeofshadows.com DATE: April 6th, 2023 TIME: 6:30PM to 9:30PM PST LOCATION: Battle Ground Cinema 1700 SW 9th Avenue Battle Ground, WA 98604   Tonight we will be speaking to Matt. Matt writes "Hello Wes, so I had a horrifying experience when I was 14 years old. I live in Youngstown, Ohio. I grew up on the Northside of town in the city. If you look up pics of the old steel mills in town you will get an understanding of what I am talking about. So my buddy literally lived across the street from the mills. We would regularly go down there and just investigate the MASSIVE AREA. All but shut down and dilapidated. Well we had certain old buildings that we frequented and one we made into our home base. We spent weeks making walls and strengthening spots so no one could get in and especially the wild dogs that also frequented the area and were especially vicious. They travelled in packs of 6 or more. The building we went to all the time had no stairs so we had to jump up to get in. Made it safer for us. I was right by an active railroad. The other working steel mill near used it to get supplies in and out. Fast forward to the summer and we were there one night. We always had guns as this was Youngstown, Ohio in the early 90's. Murdertown, USA @ that time. Plenty of Bloods and Crypts. We had chosen an old factory building that was huge and we would have massive fires right on the floor of the 1st floor. We erected a wall of these metal U shaped things to give us privacy and safety. If anyone saw us from the railroad they would call the police and security and we would be in trouble. Well, we were hanging out and we heard a pack of dogs coming and we thought it sounded like they were chasing something. We went out to see and they ran near us over a huge mound of coke that steel mills use in the steel making process. They ran over and we hear a fight ensuing. Vicious attack going on, all dogs involved. After 6-7 seconds we hear a louder dog above all the others and the beginning screams of the wild dogs started. Then to our shock @ different times wild dogs we're literally being thrown over the mound in different directions. Finally all the wild dogs run away in the direction they came but as fast as they could possibly run, some limping, some with obvious injuries. We were shocked. Then one of my friends screams “WHAT IS THAT?!…LOOK!!” At that moment, I kid you not, A GIANT Wolf like animal the size of which seemed quite honestly fake crawls on all fours to the top of the mound and is looking directly into the area the wild dogs ran, it lifts its leg and subsequently and substantially releases a urine flow that honestly seemed like it was released out of a garden hose. That right there, may sound amusing. It scared the hell out of us because it have the idea of just how large this thing was. My one buddy stumbled backwards into our makeshift wall and it then turns its attention to US. I cannot relay to you the amount of fear we all immediately felt. I feel it even NOW writing this to you. The hairs on my arm are standing up. It had yellowish amber colored eyes that literally glowed like they had a power source behind them. Looking back on it we agreed it was from the light of the huge bonfire that we had made in our home base. It growls next and it was so deep we all felt it. I said out loud that I just felt that in my chest. My 2 buddies said they were all of a sudden light headed and getting sick. I did not feel that as of that moment. But we all were horrified. It then did something so shocking, so alien to the status quo that we immediately felt in danger and ran inside the building and up 2 sets of broken, missing and falling apart concrete stairs up to a third level. We are all very lucky that no one fell to at least a broken bones type fall, maybe worse. It stood up on 2 legs, it's back legs. They looked like a huge set of dogs legs but the large leg muscles were reminiscent of a body builder. But thicker. And just the look of its massive body was unbelievably impressive & intimidating. My one friend was crying he was so terrified. When we got to the third floor we had to smack and shake him to shut him up as well as cover his mouth until he almost passed out from lack of air. We hoped it left. It did not. After what seemed like an hour but only one or two minutes we hear it climb up on the outside and start to enter the building. We first saw the shadow of it which was 10 times as large as the beast. We all froze, no one dared make a sound, we should have dropped down out of sight but we're so terrified we just stood there staring. It came into the light and we saw everything on the animal. It was at the very least the size of a grizzly bear. Again, the size was so large it was hard to believe that we were not dreaming, that this was real, it was and it was happening 20 feet in front of us. It was growling, sniffing the air and it just automatically looked straight up at us. It knew where we were. The whole time. It's eyes glowing, the thing that stood out to us was it started drooling, but not a little. It was pouring out of its mouth, was it pouring from the idea it was about to eat? To kill us? It could have EASILY! It looked away from us and saw the stairs. We froze again and got a newfound feeling of horror. It was heading to the stairs to come up where we were. We started freaking out and looking around and had only 1 escape, an outside fire staircase going up to the roof. The part to go down had rusted and fell off however long ago. It hopped easily over the 3 steps missing and was instantly up on the 2nd floor. It was walking to the next set of stairs and at that moment we heard the most beautiful sound EVER! A train coming right by the building, slowly too, they had to see the fire because when they were passing the building they let loose the treason horn. And it freaked out the wolf creature. It looked towards the opening of the building and in 2 seconds was out of the building and gone! We all started screaming help which no one heard but also we just were screaming from stress and because we felt we were going to maybe be ok. When the train could no longer be heard, the fear set back in and we thought every single sound was the thing coming back in. It did not Thank GOD! We then started to remember we had 3 pistols with us. We all took them out, took the safeties off and started to make our way back down to the second floor, waited 20 minutes and then to the first floor and waited probably an hour before we ventured back outside pointing the guns and flashlights in front of us the whole time. Remember, we didn't have LED lights in the early 90's. These were cheap plastic ones that only lit so much. But 4 of them helped light the way. We thought for sure every second we were making our way back to my friends house that it was coming after us. We heard the wild dogs from a distance and started running. We ran until we got to my buddies house. Those of us that are still alive, talk about that night everyone time we see or talk on the phone. We will remember that until the day we die. I still am in awe that these things exist. Every time I see or hear a story about someone's experience with one or more I freeze. I am instantly brought back to that night and I feel true fear again.”

A new series with a new name and a new presenting line up in the form of Jennifer Howze who joins Wendy Golledge on the brand new Netmums podcast. For the maiden voyage they're joined by actress Emilia Fox, who's keen to get some tips of her own from Wendy and Jen on the struggles of parenting tweens and teenagers! Murdertown series 4 is available to stream on Crime+Investigation Play now, with episodes available every Monday. Sign up now at crimeandinvestigationplay.co.uk. This episode of The Netmums Podcast is sponsored by Aldi Mamia. 

Murdertown, the Crime+Investigation original podcast, is back for a new series on Monday, September 12, 2022. Alongside the Crime+Investigation TV show, we'll explore the darker sides of our towns. With eight-episode locations covering all four corners of the UK, make sure to follow on your favourite podcast player. New episodes every Monday:- APPLE PODCASTS - SPOTIFY - ACAST Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howdy Y'all. In a blatant attempt to capture a new demographic, we're talkin' about a murder. 

This week we head to Taika Waititi-land (isn't that what we're calling it now?

Talking new music and music news of December 2021. Plus new music from Punchline, Grade 2 and Superchunk!Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY, stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA mobile appSUPPORT THE ARTISTS PLAYED ON THIS PODPunchline - Holiday Ep - https://punchline.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-epGrade 2 - Graveyard Island: Acoustic Sessions - https://grade2.bandcamp.com/album/graveyard-island-acoustic-sessionsSuperchunk - Wild Loneliness - https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/album/wild-lonelinessemail me for FREE Power Chord Hour stickers - powerchordhour@gmail.comFacebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhourInstagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour/Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour/Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8LggSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg 

News We start out the week talking about the growing feud between Ruby Rose and Warner Brothers over drama on the Batwoman  set. We talk about the facts and the rumors and what we think.  We move into more sad news as Y: The Last Man has been canceled. We talk about the reasoning and what we want to see next for the series. Over in the land of Marvel we touch on the announcement of a new She-Hulk comic series, and the shifting of the release dates for all of the MCU movies. This Week In Pop Culture This week we celebrate the birth of Mike Judge and Trey Parker. We celebrate a Princess with the birth of Carrie Fisher, and the trippiness of classic Disney movies.Lightning RoundJonathan starts us out by catching up on some comic book series including Two Moons. Michael tells us his thoughts on Halloween Kills, and Greg brings us up to speed on The United States Of Captain America #5.Fan DomeWe cover all the stuff from this past week's event including The Batman, The Flash, and Black Adam.Featured Comics We start with the main course as we return to Eat The Rich #3. Then we head straight into Murdertown with Nita Hawes Nightmare Blog #1. Then we read a horrible comic titled Ant #1, before wrapping everything up with Phoenix Song Echo #1Comics Agenda is hosted by Michael (Twitter@mokepf7), Jonathan (@callmeboesy), and Greg (Twitter@Comicsportsgeek). We discuss new comic book releases each week, in addition to news, movies, and TV. You can reach us on Twitter @TheComicsAgenda or email us at TheComicsAgenda@gmail.com As Always, don't forget to Like. Review, and Subscribe 

Episode Notes Join us this week as the “Spooky Train” makes a pit stop back into Murder Town. Meredith tells us the horrid story of the Lululemon Murder in Bethesda, Maryland. A horrible tale of pure rage and deception. As for astrology, beware folks because Mercury is headed back into retrograde 9/27-10/18. On Wednesday 9/29 Venus in Scorpio will be trine with Neptune in Pisces, which will be a good day for romance. On Thursday 9/30 Venus in Scorpio will be square with Jupiter in Aquarius, this will be a good day to just chill and not be too emotional. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

TV & radio broadcaster Anita Rani hosts a brand new original UK TV series of Murdertown.In each episode, Anita Rani visits the towns and local communities where the murders took place to re-tell these tragic stories and shed new light on how lives and places are changed forever by such shocking and unforgettable crimes. Locations include: Milton Keynes, Wakefield, Wigan, Wishaw, Bath, Southampton, Oxford, Leicester, Lichfield and Whitby.Watch Mondays 9pm from 27th September on Crime+Investigation. You can watch the first episode of the second series for free now on Crime+Investigation Play. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our 1st guest on Prime Time Flies is Wade Randolph! Over 15 years, he's delivered some of the funniest characters, performances & shows that are now CLASSIC 101 canon. "Murder Town" is a catchy song-ridden gem! Teaming up with Kelsy Abbott & Eric Acosta, Wade co-created long spans of brilliant loophole returning energy! Outside of 101, this Colorado-born writer/actor's work can be seen & heard in the animated series' Uncle Grandpa, Rick & Morty, Twelve Forever and don't forget his work in the 'Our _ Remake's of Footloose and RoboCop. Wade and fellow 101'r Willy Roberts co-host your fave conspiracy theory-meets-comedy podcast, 'Real Life Sci-Fi' and more recently, Wade's been side-kick'n Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman, in a new podcast focused on mental health 'I Hate Myself', brought to you by Heavy Metal. Wade Randolph on IMDb Real Life Sci-Fi on Apple Podcasts I Hate Myself on Apple Podcasts Todd Donald (host) Postmodern Machine (music) Channel 101 Podcasts (network)

 Here's a tale I swear I've shared with you before, called "Murdertown - One Mile."  Not a true story, by the way.Download the episode by Right-Clicking HERE.Support me on Patreon (new exclusive episode on the way) by clicking HERE.Logo by Gino "Manslaughtertown" Moretto.Music was "Ethernight Club" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-clubLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week sees Ed almost but not quite get scammed and you have to listen to the end to find out how. There is also a brief discussion on the plausibility of vaccines being demon seed, if the Queen is a lizard or a human being and what bus shelters should be called but mostly the episode is a review of (and a warning to not to watch) the new show "the Undoing" with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Helicopters! Sexy cops! Eyebrows! Enjoy.

In this episode of Wit All Due Respect; were still stuck in quarantine and friends of the show Gambo & Sammy (@depositmymoney) join our conversation about life in Wilmington, DE in the late 90's/early 2000's..Later in the show, Gambo tells his story on drug addiction and path back to "normalcy". Dope guests, Raw conversation, & Honest opinions.. Follow the boys on FB: @witallduerespectpodcast Twitter: @ADR_Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Wit All Due Respect; were still stuck in quarantine and friends of the show Gambo & Sammy (@depositmymoney) join our conversation about life in Wilmington, DE in the late 90's/early 2000's..Later in the show, Gambo tells his story on drug addiction and path back to "normalcy". Dope guests, Raw conversation, & Honest opinions.. Follow the boys on FB: @witallduerespectpodcast Twitter: @ADR_Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckle up because life is a great ride. Today's featured author is American Sign Language Interpreter, half-marathon runner, chocolate lover, and mom of 4, Kelly Brakenhoff. Kelly and I talk about how she got into writing both mystery novels and children's books, where she finds the inspiration to write her books and more!!! *For An Entire Special Edition transcript of this episode, scroll below. Key Things You'll Learn: Why she writes mystery novels and why they're her favorite book genre. Why she started her own publishing company. What inspired her children's book series. The most important thing you must get right about when you publish a children's book.   Kelly's Site: http://kellybrakenhoff.com/ Kelly's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Kelly-Brakenhoff/e/B07PN7K7T7%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   The opening track is titled "Good Morning World" by EV Sharp (Formerly Known As MagicMusic Productions). Listen and download the full track by clicking on the following link. https://evsharp.bandcamp.com/track/good-morning-world   Resources Mentioned: NaNoWriMo: https://www.nanowrimo.org/   Related Episodes: 33 - "Inspiration, Sci-Fi, & Video Games" with Beth Martin (@bethmart07): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/33-inspiration-sc-fi-video-games-with-beth-martin-bethmart07   92 - "Roya Sands and the Bridge Between Worlds" with Saryon Michael White: http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/92-roya-sands-and-the-bridge-between-worlds-with-saryon-michael-white 120.5 (Local Author Bonus Special) [LABS] - "The Children of Time" with Victory Parsons (@ReadLiftRepeat): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/1205-local-author-bonus-special-labs-the-children-of-time-with-victory-parsons-readliftrepeat   150 - "Princess Monroe and Her Happily Ever After" with Jody Vallee Smith: http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/150-princess-monroe-and-her-happily-ever-after-with-jody-vallee-smith   241 – “Highwayman” with MJ Preston (@MJPreston1): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/241-highwayman-with-mj-preston-mjpreston1   243 – “Fantasy Writing & The Power of Audiobooks For Indie Authors” with Riley Tune (@rileytuneauthor): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/243-fantasy-writing-the-power-of-audiobooks-for-indie-authors-with-riley-tune-rileytuneauthor   Episode Transcript (Courtesy of Kelly)  :) : Dom Brightmon: You are now tuning in to the going North podcast. With your host, bestselling author, professional speaker, and member of the John Maxwell team, Dominique “Dom” Brightman, and every Monday and Thursday we're going to hear the voice of a different author, sharing their gifts, stories, and expertise to help your charge forward in life. Now, let's get on with the show. And today on the Going North podcast, we're bringing some fabulous humans from across the globe. Today is no different. Today is no different because we got another fabulous author from the Creative Edge Crew, baby. That's right. These are some creative folks who have an edge and not Adam Copeland because this fabulous author right here is not only a fabulous mom, but she's also an American Sign Language Interpreter, which is actually a first for this podcast. You we've never had an ASL professional well on his podcast, and her motivation for learning ASL actually began back in high school when she wanted to converse with her Deaf friends and she also, and published her first novel a murder mystery, which is Death by Dissertation, which was published back in April, 2019 as well as Dead Week. In addition to that, a children's picture books series featuring Duke, the Deaf Dog as well. This is a lady of many talents in addition to all that fabulous stuff. She also serves on the Board of Editors for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf publication, VIEWS. Let's give it up for the fabulous KB, not KB Toys herself. Ms. Kelly Brakenhoff, how are you today, ma'am? Kelly Brakenhoff: Hi, I'm great. How are you doing? Dom Brightmon: Doing fabulous, doing fabulous, indeed. We got the fabulous Kind Kelly on the show. I'm talking about. Kelly Brakenhoff: You remind me when I was younger, and people would try to make fun of my name. You know, they do the rhyming thing. The worst thing they could come up with was smelly Kelly with a belly full of jelly. I was really hurt though. Dom Brightmon: Or did you even have a belly, at least a huge one? Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, no. I suppose is that if that was the worst they could come up with, that was okay. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah, we can always call you a tree. Well that that could be worse. Why did I do that to myself? Never mind, that's bad, but don't worry. It's about the sensational Kelly. Would you mind filling in some cavities or filling an introduction and tell us a bit about who is the one and only Kelly B. herself. Kelly Brakenhoff: I was looking over your website and everything. You really have had a lot of inspirational people on before me, and all of the things that you've gotten to do. I was trying to think of what I could contribute to that body of work there. I was intimidated thinking that I'm just a mom and I wrote some books. But I guess one thing that's interesting is that it took me a really long time to write the books. I am quite a bit older, and I've had this career as an American Sign Language interpreter for a very long time. And like you said, I have four kids. I took a lot of time raising and teaching them how to use the washing machine and the dishwasher while they were growing up, until they could fend for themselves and move out. Once they got older, I got serious. I'd always wanted to be a writer my whole life, and once they started getting old enough, I really buckled down and decided that I wanted to do this badly enough. I was going to do whatever it took. I think it was 2014 when I did my first NaNoWriMo. Dom, have you experienced a NaNoWriMo yourself before? Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah, I wrote maybe five words. Kelly Brakenhoff: See, I'm the person where I love that challenge. I'm competitive, like our family. We have these, you know, game nights. Everybody in our family is really competitive. If you set a competition before me, that's the best way to get me to do something. When I read about National Novel Writing Month, I thought, okay, I can write every day for 30 days and I can come up with 50,000 words. I think I can do this. One year I decided to go for it. Well, I ended up with 50,000 words, and then it took me another four years to edit and revise them to make it into my first book, Death by Dissertation. Dom Brightmon: Well, hey, that's frigging awesome. Well, I mean, that's a feat within itself to be able to actually write enough words during that month before it ends, or as it ends, and then it's actually published. It actually takes guts because some folks in the past on this show, they've done NaNoWriMo they've had plenty of books, but they never actually published them for the public to read. That takes guts on your follow through, and it looks like we found a new nickname for you, Competitive Kelly. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, that's right. I mean, definitely it's a great accomplishment to complete NaNoWriMo. Some people do it for their own personal satisfaction, to challenge themselves, but I wanted more. I've always wanted to be an author and I never really saw the path to do that in my life with time and everything. But once I broke it down into the small chunks of like, okay, well I can write 50,000 words and then I can start working on getting them revised. It took me a couple years to get through that whole process and I submitted it around to a bunch of agents and publishing houses. I had a lot of people who asked me to send in my whole manuscript. And I did that for over a year and worked really hard at that. And then, I never could get anybody that was interested in offering me a contract. And I went through this time where I had to decide, do I start something else or do I keep working on this one? And I really believed in this story because of the main character, her name is Cassandra Sato and she moves from Hawai'i to Nebraska for her dream job. Who does that, right? But she always wanted to be a college administrator. She works in a small college in Hawai'i, and she wants to become a president of a university someday. She gets offered the job at this college in Nebraska, but after a couple months they find a student dead on the campus. She has to go and help figure out what happened to the student. Some of the characters in the book are Deaf and use American Sign Language. In the process of writing the book, I realized that one of the things that I wanted to do with this was make people aware of what it's like. You know, with my day job, I work with Deaf people all the time, and I know lots of really cool Deaf people that have really cool jobs and do great things. But your average person doesn't run into very many deaf people. And you might not know very much sign language except for the alphabet and a couple of curse words, and that's it. I thought it'd be really cool to have characters in the book that are Deaf and use sign language. The more I've gotten into it, and the more I've written in the series and everything, I've realized that's my thing. I wanted to make the world more aware of what it's like to be Deaf or to know sign language. A lot of the feedback that I've gotten from reviewers and readers have said that they really appreciated learning about Deaf Culture. The first book is a lot about what it's like to be a college student who's Deaf. If you imagine that you're in your class and the professor is talking, but you're getting all the information through the interpreter and what that's like and how hard and challenging that is. You know, a lot of people don't think about things like that. And the readers have really enjoyed getting a taste of what it's like through the books. That cemented in my head why I'm doing this. Dom Brightmon: Ah, yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. And I'm guessing your day to day work with Deaf folks, is that really the main inspiration beyond the novel, the mystery novel. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, definitely. In my day job, most of what I do is on call. Well, not now, but usually what I'm doing is on college campuses. I actually attend the classes with Deaf students and interpret what the teacher and the other students say in class, and then interpret what the student says to the rest of the class so that everybody knows what each other's saying. I've been doing this for over 20 years, and I've done 17 different college majors all the way from freshmen English to PhD candidates. A really, really wide variety of things. I've seen really good professors. I've seen really bad professors. I've had interesting classes and some classes that are make me squeamish or things like that.  It's been a really interesting thing. I noticed college campuses have academic politics. I've worked with faculty members too and sat in on staff meetings and everything. You know, some of that stuff, like how they always say like life is stranger than fiction. I always thought this is a great place to have murder. You've got mayhem. You've got politics, you got all kinds of good stuff here. Some of the quotes in the book, I didn't even make it up. It was things I've overheard. Dom Brightmon: Not just killing walls but killing humans. Kelly Brakenhoff: There's quite a few series that are based in college campuses. I'm not the only one who thinks that it's a ripe setting. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah. Cause definitely a lot of folks in the spring, some professors fighting for tenure, right? Of course, administration, the politics and hell, that's everywhere. Shoot, whenever there's more than one person, there's going to be something happening. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, there's something about college campuses. You know how it's almost like a little town within a town. There's all kinds of plot opportunities there. Dom Brightmon: That's right. It's like a little town. It's like an exhibit Pimp My Ride. It's like, yeah, yeah, man. We put a town inside of your town. It's really called Murder Town. It's a mystery novel where somebody got killed. Yup.. Kelly Brakenhoff: Sorry. I have this visual of a car with a town inside the back. Whatever. Totally taking me off on a tangent now. I'm sorry. I'll come back. Dom Brightmon: Oh no, we're going to go down a rabbit hole, bunny ears and all . . . about that time we had the mushrooms. Let me start. I'm just messing with you don't' worry. But it's all good though. It's all good. Out of all of the types and genres out there of novels and fiction, why mystery? Kelly Brakenhoff: Oh, that's easy. I love mysteries. That's been my favorite genre since I was little. You know, Nancy drew, except I thought Hardy boys were more interesting cause they got to do more cool stuff. They get to dig and camp and all this stuff. And, and as I grew up, I read more mysteries. I love to read thrillers too, but I don't know. Those are the things that I love to read myself so that's what I write. Dom Brightmon: Sweet. Yes, indeed. It's kinda funny. It's like whatever we expose ourselves to the most is what we eventually become. It's like you expose yourself to mystery books and then you love them so much that you eventually get to join a business of immortality and write a few of your own. Kelly Brakenhoff: Definitely. One of the good things that's kept me going here in my extended, self-quarantine, our cable TV company added all the Hallmark Channels to our package. We didn't get them, but now we have the Hallmark Mysteries and Movies channel. I've watched this whole channel, all of these different mystery movies and shows. It's been really nice for me to sit down at night. I feel like I can call it research and then it doesn't seem like I'm wasting time, but it's been really fun. Maybe someday I'll try to sell them my mysteries. Dom Brightmon: Heck yeah. Probably got two books cooking right now as we speak. Kelly Brakenhoff: That'd be great. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Tony, the tiger approved too. That's right. The sponsors didn't pay me, and they are not going to be feeling great. That was Roy. Tony the tiger. I'm about to show him who the real Tiger King is. Let me see. Kelly Brakenhoff: Do you watch that Tiger King show? Dom Brightmon: I've seen photos. I had no idea what the heck it was until maybe yesterday. I'm like, what? In the blue Hill? Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, I kept seeing people talk about it, but I didn't know what they were talking about. Then I saw someone listed all of the things in it, and then I was like, okay. I think I'm okay with not knowing about it. I'm good with that. I think I don't really need to know everything. Dom Brightmon: One of the few times or ignorance truly is bliss. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. There are a few times, and this might be one.. Dom Brightmon: Yeah. But the beautiful thing is that you are versatile and yeah, agile in the literary sense. Cause you also have a children's book as well. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yes, that's right. I do. The children's book I've written is for preschool to second grade age. The kind where your parents still have to read to you or your grandparents or babysitter or somebody has to read you the book out loud and, it's called, Never Mind. it's about Duke, the Deaf Dog. Again, using my professional experience. I've been around a lot of really cool deaf people for a long time, and it's changed how I look at the world. I think I was telling you before how it took me a really long time to get my first couple of mysteries published. But at a certain point, I had to decide if I wanted to get an agent or a publisher or if I wanted to do it myself. And I did a lot of research for about a year before I decided I'm a control freak, I'm going to do it myself. And I hired an editor and a cover designer and went down that path and worked really hard to learn about the publishing industry. And as I was doing that, I had to file with our secretary of state. Set up my own publishing company that I could publish my own books. I filled out the paperwork and sent in the money. And then about two weeks later happened to be on Christmas Eve. I woke up in the morning and I had this revelation where it dawned on me that, well, if I'm going to start my own publishing company and I'm really going to do this, then I can do whatever I want. Like I'm the queen, I can publish whatever books I want. Then my mind started racing from there. It was like flipping a switch. Maybe some deaf people that I know maybe want to write a book and I could publish their book. Or if something inspires me, I could publish that. The next day I had another idea. There's not that many children's books out there that have deaf characters in them. I started doing research on it. The more research I did, I realized that, especially for this age group, there's seriously three or four books. That's all that have deaf characters that aren't those baby signs books. That's popular where people have babies and teach them “milk” and “more.” But there's few books that actually have Deaf characters where a Deaf child could open up the book and see that character is like me. Cause now I'm going to have my own company. I put all these things together. And one of the really cool things about the book is that there's photos inside the book of one of my friends who's an American Sign Language instructor at the university. The book has photos of her signing the 10 vocabulary words in the book. As the kids are reading the story, they can also learn some signs. And I thought, well, a lot of the parents of kids that are deaf, you know, a lot of those parents can hear, and they don't know any signs. This way it would be a good thing for them to start learning sign language at the same time that their kids are learning. Then it took off from there. Dom Brightmon: Like a big old rocket ship, indeed. Competitive and creative. Kelly Brakenhoff: You know how you make one decision and it opens the doors to stuff that you never would have thought about before. Dom Brightmon: Oh heck yeah. Pandora's box on a good way. Kelly Brakenhoff: Right, exactly. Once I crossed that threshold and said, this is what I want to do. It was amazing. All of the people that I was able to contact and all the things that fell into place. The book was published the end of December. Seeing the response of people and how they are excited about it. Parents are excited about it. We have videos online. In the book you also get access to videos on my website where Amy teaches you how to do the signs and then she even reads the whole story in sign language on my website. Kids can practice how to do it and learn some signs. Each thing that we do leads to the next step, you know. If you had told me a year and a half ago that this was going to happen, I don't think I would have even believed it, but one step at a time . . . Dom Brightmon: One step at a time, and then the jump happens. Yes, indeed. Yes indeed. And definitely got to give you kudos to that cause definitely write this out. ‘Cause outside of the baby signs books, there's really nothing out there for Deaf children at all. Even deaf people, period. To be honest. Kelly Brakenhoff: A few movies here and there. There's a few. And you know, they're good. There's not very many. Like I think about my four kids. I don't know if you've heard of them Little Critter books by Mercer Mayer. Did you like those when you were a kid? My kids loved those and they each had a little lesson and the illustrations were cute and everything. And I said why don't deaf kids have something like that that they can see themselves in? The cool thing that's at the end of the book, the last section is all the people who worked on the book with me are Deaf. Except for my sister, ‘cause my sister's the illustrator and she's not deaf. But the other people who helped me with the book are all Deaf. And I thought it was really cool that I have their stories at the end. What they do for a living and how they got to be where they are. Deaf children need to see what they can become when they grow up. And I wanted them to see some of the people that I know who are really successful. I wanted deaf kids to be able to see a glimpse of the things they can become. Dom Brightmon: Well, opening up a whole new world for him. That's what I'm talking about. Kelly Brakenhoff: A lot to ask from 34 pages, but we're trying, Dom Brightmon: Oh, don't worry. I'm sure those pages are being multiplied as we speak. Kelly Brakenhoff: My sister is working on the second book. She's drawing it right now. You're going to like this. The name of the second book is called Farts Make Noise. Dom Brightmon: Yeah. But they catch them on Facebook. I'm like, God, this is going to be given the keys. They were killed. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, we do have three boys, we had a lot of research at our house. Dom Brightmon: Research by force, I'm assuming. Kelly Brakenhoff: Whether I wanted it or not. Dom Brightmon: Yeah, exactly. There was no choice. Kelly Brakenhoff: There's certain things you learn when you're a parent. Definitely. Dom Brightmon: Beautiful. So for those who are out there, who may be trying to write a children's book, what was the best advice you can give those who want to go the children's book route? Kelly Brakenhoff: Ooh. You really have to do research. Children's books are very different than adult books. I had to join a whole bunch of other groups for children and I feel like I'm scratching the surface. I still have a lot to learn. I'm really lucky. My sister did the illustrating. I know a lot of times when you say, yeah, my sister's doing the illustrating, people think, okay, great. But my sister is actually really good. She's not using crayons and making some sketches. She's a professional artist. That was a big relief for me that I could ask her, and she would come through for me. Whereas if you're a person writing a book and you don't have any art skills, especially for picture books that's hard. The illustrator makes the book. I mean, my story while I like it, and it's great. But the pictures make the book. If you look online and you see the pictures of Duke and the other dogs, they're adorable. They make it much better. And even writing older books like chapter books and young adult books. People think that they're like little adults, but they're not. You have to come at it from a completely different perspective. Dom Brightmon: Right. You're definitely right about the illustration as being everything, the illustrator making the kids book itself. Because if the pictures are bad or they don't match the words then you're in trouble. ‘Cause I remember one time I was reading a kids book and there were these aliens in the book. I forgot what they originally were supposed to be, but I'm like, wait a second, why are they green space aliens? I thought they were supposed to be little insect people. I said, what's going on? Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, yeah. Well, and there's many kinds of art. You know, some of them are anime and some of them are old fashioned. Even my sister, you know, I said, Hey, I want to do this book and I want it to be dogs and you know, what do you think? And she's like looking at me like, you're such an idiot. She didn't say that out loud, but I'm sure in her head she was like, you have no idea what you're talking about. She was like, well . . . what kind of drawings? Like I said, I'm lucky I could put myself in her hands because she did a great job. But honestly, the pictures are what make the book good. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Definitely fabulous right there. And that's the power of trusting a good specialist that knows the difference. That's something I forgot for a split second, but you're right. Because there are different styles of drawings in the illustrations. It's like, you know. If you go the anime style route, you're going to be in trouble trying to reach certain audiences with your work. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, it symbolizes something else, right. Or if you do more of a fantasy type of thing or a science fiction look. People can tell at glance at the pictures, what the meaning is behind it. And even young kids, that's how they get started. If you're watching TV shows, the difference between cartoons and their styles. There's so much thought that goes behind all of those pictures. I took that for granted before I started working with the illustrator. I didn't realize how much thought they put into every single drawing, every single step. Dom Brightmon: Yes indeed. It's true. And I agree with the cartoons and the anime on the TV and everything like that. Seeing how much behind the scenes work is required to put something like that together. You want to respect those that do that more often cause it's like, Oh, I didn't know how much work was required for that. Kelly Brakenhoff: Oh sure. Think about even the Pixar shorts. Those take a whole team of people a year to work on, what, a 15-minute video. We don't respect how much time and skill it takes. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah. Because folks see the finished product, they don't see the work that was involved. Kelly Brakenhoff: I mean, I guess that's how it is with anything, right. You know, when you're see something done very well, it looks effortless, but we all know it's not. Dom Brightmon: Folks finished the book faster than you as a writer and then they want to know when's your next one? I read that in one day. Yeah, we're gonna find a time chamber for you. Shoot. I'll be right back.  What's on the horizon for Kelly? What's next. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, I thought I'd be through my third book in the Cassandra Sato series. I'm working on it right now. I thought with all this time at home, I should be writing thousands of word every day. But the news makes me anxious.  The first week or so it was really hard to get going, but the last couple of weeks I've been moving along pretty good. I'm almost done with the next book. Like I said, my sister's working on the next Duke, the Deaf Dog book. Those should both be coming out later this summer. Dom Brightmon: Wow, two more books out? That's what I'm talking about. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, when we get past all these really difficult times, it'd be great if I had something to show for it. At least a clean house or some organized shelves and maybe a book. That would be nice. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah, definitely. I'm in the same boat with you. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. trying to stay away from people and keep other people healthy and not be the person who causes anybody else, any anxiety or stress. Trying to do my, my part in this little corner of the world. Dom Brightmon: Some call it the cozy corner. Kelly Brakenhoff: Right, me and my dogs. They're really confused. They don't understand why I'm home all day. They keep looking at me like, are you ever leaving? Like what are you still doing? Dom Brightmon: It's like, we're going to mess up the furniture. Why are you still here? Come on. Darn it. It's like the human's been here for a long time. What's going on? This is something going on. We don't know about. There was this thing with beer, I don't know, maybe it was a chocolate chip cookie. No, that was probably the beer. Kelly Brakenhoff: Probably one of the first days I was home. I was making a sandwich for lunch and I put the ingredients on the counter, and I made the mistake of walking out of the room. One of our dogs is a German Wirehair Pointer. He's about nose level with the counter. When I came back, my, my bread was gone and I was like, dude. What kind of coworker are you? Dom Brightmon: Who's the real breadwinner now? Kelly Brakenhoff: Clearly hiring in this place is bad.. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Not too bad. The HR office is closed on this one. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. Nobody wants to hear your complaint. Dom Brightmon: Woo. But there's one thing we definitely want to hear and that is the advice you would give to your 25-year-old self. If you were 25 and it occurred in the year of 2020. Kelly Brakenhoff: Wow. 25-year-old self. Buckle your seatbelt and enjoy the ride, because it's going to be a lot of fun. There's a lot of ups and downs, but it's going to be a lot of fun. I had my first son, my first child when I was 25. It got better and better after that. Dom Brightmon: It's still hard to believe. Listening to your voice that you're old enough. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. I know I have a young sounding voice. When I lived in a different state from my parents and I was probably about 25. Some telemarketer called the house and he said, Hi, can I talk to your mom? And I said, my mom lives in Nebraska, and I hung up. I know I have a young sounding voice, but my mother does not live with me anymore. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Age could be an advantage too. It's like, yep. Had a child at 25 you get to stay at 25 metaphorically, Kelly Brakenhoff: That's right. I wish my face and my gray hairs and my wrinkles would stay 25 but you know, Hey. Dom Brightmon: You can say gray or some call it silver magic. Kelly Brakenhoff: I know. All the young girls are dying their hair gray and I'm trying to cover mine up. Dom Brightmon: That's the thing. I'm still confused about it. I'm like, why is your hair gray? I thought, y'all don't want to rush that process. Nobody wants to rush that process. Kelly Brakenhoff: You know what's funny though? I think it's stunning if you have the right skin tone and the right style. Some of those girls are really pretty with it. But yeah, people my age are saying no way. Dom Brightmon: Exactly. It's like, stop rubbing it in. No, I'm the original on the natural hair. Well for those who want to keep in magical contact with a competitive, kind, and creative Kelly, what's the best way for folks to reach out to you? Kelly Brakenhoff: I would love if people would check out my website, which is my name, kellybrakenhoff.com or you can see me on Facebook @KellyBrakenhoffauthor. I'm really trying to post funny things on Facebook. Try talking to people and not be too salesy. Especially at this moment, like I said earlier, I'm an extrovert. I'm dying here. I need people to talk to me. Follow me on Facebook and talk to me ‘cause I'm stuck in my house all day long. I'm not built for that. Dom Brightmon: Yeah. I guess the dogs can only woof so much. Kelly Brakenhoff: That's right. They're very cuddly, but you know, I do like to talk to people also. Dom Brightmon: That's right. Fabulous having you on today folks, and also our Facebook page. Give us some likes, some magical hearts. Check out our Amazon page and check out some of the magical books. Those who love mystery, or who wants something with the kids. Any parting words for the folks still listening, Kelly? Kelly Brakenhoff: I'm really hope everybody can, stay healthy and stay safe. Hug your family and your loved ones and take care of each other. Dom Brightmon: How's it going? You're super special, you awesome human. 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Buckle up because life is a great ride. Today’s featured author is American Sign Language Interpreter, half-marathon runner, chocolate lover, and mom of 4, Kelly Brakenhoff. Kelly and I talk about how she got into writing both mystery novels and children’s books, where she finds the inspiration to write her books and more!!! *For An Entire Special Edition transcript of this episode, scroll below. Key Things You’ll Learn: Why she writes mystery novels and why they’re her favorite book genre. Why she started her own publishing company. What inspired her children’s book series. The most important thing you must get right about when you publish a children’s book.   Kelly’s Site: http://kellybrakenhoff.com/ Kelly’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Kelly-Brakenhoff/e/B07PN7K7T7%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   The opening track is titled "Good Morning World" by MagicMusic Productions. Listen and download the full track by clicking on the following link. https://magicmusicx.bandcamp.com/track/good-morning-world Resources Mentioned: NaNoWriMo: https://www.nanowrimo.org/   Related Episodes: 33 - "Inspiration, Sci-Fi, & Video Games" with Beth Martin (@bethmart07): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/33-inspiration-sc-fi-video-games-with-beth-martin-bethmart07   92 - "Roya Sands and the Bridge Between Worlds" with Saryon Michael White: http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/92-roya-sands-and-the-bridge-between-worlds-with-saryon-michael-white 120.5 (Local Author Bonus Special) [LABS] - "The Children of Time" with Victory Parsons (@ReadLiftRepeat): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/1205-local-author-bonus-special-labs-the-children-of-time-with-victory-parsons-readliftrepeat   150 - "Princess Monroe and Her Happily Ever After" with Jody Vallee Smith: http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/150-princess-monroe-and-her-happily-ever-after-with-jody-vallee-smith   241 – “Highwayman” with MJ Preston (@MJPreston1): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/241-highwayman-with-mj-preston-mjpreston1   243 – “Fantasy Writing & The Power of Audiobooks For Indie Authors” with Riley Tune (@rileytuneauthor): http://goingnorth.libsyn.com/243-fantasy-writing-the-power-of-audiobooks-for-indie-authors-with-riley-tune-rileytuneauthor   Episode Transcript (Courtesy of Kelly)  :) : Dom Brightmon: You are now tuning in to the going North podcast. With your host, bestselling author, professional speaker, and member of the John Maxwell team, Dominique “Dom” Brightman, and every Monday and Thursday we're going to hear the voice of a different author, sharing their gifts, stories, and expertise to help your charge forward in life. Now, let's get on with the show. And today on the Going North podcast, we're bringing some fabulous humans from across the globe. Today is no different. Today is no different because we got another fabulous author from the Creative Edge Crew, baby. That's right. These are some creative folks who have an edge and not Adam Copeland because this fabulous author right here is not only a fabulous mom, but she's also an American Sign Language Interpreter, which is actually a first for this podcast. You we’ve never had an ASL professional well on his podcast, and her motivation for learning ASL actually began back in high school when she wanted to converse with her Deaf friends and she also, and published her first novel a murder mystery, which is Death by Dissertation, which was published back in April, 2019 as well as Dead Week. In addition to that, a children's picture books series featuring Duke, the Deaf Dog as well. This is a lady of many talents in addition to all that fabulous stuff. She also serves on the Board of Editors for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf publication, VIEWS. Let's give it up for the fabulous KB, not KB Toys herself. Ms. Kelly Brakenhoff, how are you today, ma'am? Kelly Brakenhoff: Hi, I'm great. How are you doing? Dom Brightmon: Doing fabulous, doing fabulous, indeed. We got the fabulous Kind Kelly on the show. I'm talking about. Kelly Brakenhoff: You remind me when I was younger, and people would try to make fun of my name. You know, they do the rhyming thing. The worst thing they could come up with was smelly Kelly with a belly full of jelly. I was really hurt though. Dom Brightmon: Or did you even have a belly, at least a huge one? Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, no. I suppose is that if that was the worst they could come up with, that was okay. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah, we can always call you a tree. Well that that could be worse. Why did I do that to myself? Never mind, that's bad, but don't worry. It's about the sensational Kelly. Would you mind filling in some cavities or filling an introduction and tell us a bit about who is the one and only Kelly B. herself. Kelly Brakenhoff: I was looking over your website and everything. You really have had a lot of inspirational people on before me, and all of the things that you've gotten to do. I was trying to think of what I could contribute to that body of work there. I was intimidated thinking that I'm just a mom and I wrote some books. But I guess one thing that's interesting is that it took me a really long time to write the books. I am quite a bit older, and I've had this career as an American Sign Language interpreter for a very long time. And like you said, I have four kids. I took a lot of time raising and teaching them how to use the washing machine and the dishwasher while they were growing up, until they could fend for themselves and move out. Once they got older, I got serious. I'd always wanted to be a writer my whole life, and once they started getting old enough, I really buckled down and decided that I wanted to do this badly enough. I was going to do whatever it took. I think it was 2014 when I did my first NaNoWriMo. Dom, have you experienced a NaNoWriMo yourself before? Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah, I wrote maybe five words. Kelly Brakenhoff: See, I'm the person where I love that challenge. I'm competitive, like our family. We have these, you know, game nights. Everybody in our family is really competitive. If you set a competition before me, that's the best way to get me to do something. When I read about National Novel Writing Month, I thought, okay, I can write every day for 30 days and I can come up with 50,000 words. I think I can do this. One year I decided to go for it. Well, I ended up with 50,000 words, and then it took me another four years to edit and revise them to make it into my first book, Death by Dissertation. Dom Brightmon: Well, hey, that's frigging awesome. Well, I mean, that's a feat within itself to be able to actually write enough words during that month before it ends, or as it ends, and then it's actually published. It actually takes guts because some folks in the past on this show, they've done NaNoWriMo they've had plenty of books, but they never actually published them for the public to read. That takes guts on your follow through, and it looks like we found a new nickname for you, Competitive Kelly. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, that's right. I mean, definitely it's a great accomplishment to complete NaNoWriMo. Some people do it for their own personal satisfaction, to challenge themselves, but I wanted more. I've always wanted to be an author and I never really saw the path to do that in my life with time and everything. But once I broke it down into the small chunks of like, okay, well I can write 50,000 words and then I can start working on getting them revised. It took me a couple years to get through that whole process and I submitted it around to a bunch of agents and publishing houses. I had a lot of people who asked me to send in my whole manuscript. And I did that for over a year and worked really hard at that. And then, I never could get anybody that was interested in offering me a contract. And I went through this time where I had to decide, do I start something else or do I keep working on this one? And I really believed in this story because of the main character, her name is Cassandra Sato and she moves from Hawai’i to Nebraska for her dream job. Who does that, right? But she always wanted to be a college administrator. She works in a small college in Hawai’i, and she wants to become a president of a university someday. She gets offered the job at this college in Nebraska, but after a couple months they find a student dead on the campus. She has to go and help figure out what happened to the student. Some of the characters in the book are Deaf and use American Sign Language. In the process of writing the book, I realized that one of the things that I wanted to do with this was make people aware of what it's like. You know, with my day job, I work with Deaf people all the time, and I know lots of really cool Deaf people that have really cool jobs and do great things. But your average person doesn't run into very many deaf people. And you might not know very much sign language except for the alphabet and a couple of curse words, and that's it. I thought it'd be really cool to have characters in the book that are Deaf and use sign language. The more I've gotten into it, and the more I've written in the series and everything, I've realized that’s my thing. I wanted to make the world more aware of what it's like to be Deaf or to know sign language. A lot of the feedback that I've gotten from reviewers and readers have said that they really appreciated learning about Deaf Culture. The first book is a lot about what it's like to be a college student who's Deaf. If you imagine that you're in your class and the professor is talking, but you're getting all the information through the interpreter and what that's like and how hard and challenging that is. You know, a lot of people don't think about things like that. And the readers have really enjoyed getting a taste of what it's like through the books. That cemented in my head why I'm doing this. Dom Brightmon: Ah, yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. And I'm guessing your day to day work with Deaf folks, is that really the main inspiration beyond the novel, the mystery novel. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, definitely. In my day job, most of what I do is on call. Well, not now, but usually what I'm doing is on college campuses. I actually attend the classes with Deaf students and interpret what the teacher and the other students say in class, and then interpret what the student says to the rest of the class so that everybody knows what each other's saying. I've been doing this for over 20 years, and I've done 17 different college majors all the way from freshmen English to PhD candidates. A really, really wide variety of things. I've seen really good professors. I've seen really bad professors. I've had interesting classes and some classes that are make me squeamish or things like that.  It's been a really interesting thing. I noticed college campuses have academic politics. I've worked with faculty members too and sat in on staff meetings and everything. You know, some of that stuff, like how they always say like life is stranger than fiction. I always thought this is a great place to have murder. You’ve got mayhem. You’ve got politics, you got all kinds of good stuff here. Some of the quotes in the book, I didn't even make it up. It was things I’ve overheard. Dom Brightmon: Not just killing walls but killing humans. Kelly Brakenhoff: There's quite a few series that are based in college campuses. I'm not the only one who thinks that it’s a ripe setting. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah. Cause definitely a lot of folks in the spring, some professors fighting for tenure, right? Of course, administration, the politics and hell, that's everywhere. Shoot, whenever there's more than one person, there's going to be something happening. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, there's something about college campuses. You know how it's almost like a little town within a town. There's all kinds of plot opportunities there. Dom Brightmon: That's right. It's like a little town. It's like an exhibit Pimp My Ride. It's like, yeah, yeah, man. We put a town inside of your town. It's really called Murder Town. It’s a mystery novel where somebody got killed. Yup.. Kelly Brakenhoff: Sorry. I have this visual of a car with a town inside the back. Whatever. Totally taking me off on a tangent now. I'm sorry. I'll come back. Dom Brightmon: Oh no, we're going to go down a rabbit hole, bunny ears and all . . . about that time we had the mushrooms. Let me start. I’m just messing with you don’t’ worry. But it's all good though. It's all good. Out of all of the types and genres out there of novels and fiction, why mystery? Kelly Brakenhoff: Oh, that's easy. I love mysteries. That's been my favorite genre since I was little. You know, Nancy drew, except I thought Hardy boys were more interesting cause they got to do more cool stuff. They get to dig and camp and all this stuff. And, and as I grew up, I read more mysteries. I love to read thrillers too, but I don't know. Those are the things that I love to read myself so that's what I write. Dom Brightmon: Sweet. Yes, indeed. It's kinda funny. It's like whatever we expose ourselves to the most is what we eventually become. It's like you expose yourself to mystery books and then you love them so much that you eventually get to join a business of immortality and write a few of your own. Kelly Brakenhoff: Definitely. One of the good things that's kept me going here in my extended, self-quarantine, our cable TV company added all the Hallmark Channels to our package. We didn't get them, but now we have the Hallmark Mysteries and Movies channel. I've watched this whole channel, all of these different mystery movies and shows. It's been really nice for me to sit down at night. I feel like I can call it research and then it doesn't seem like I'm wasting time, but it's been really fun. Maybe someday I'll try to sell them my mysteries. Dom Brightmon: Heck yeah. Probably got two books cooking right now as we speak. Kelly Brakenhoff: That'd be great. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Tony, the tiger approved too. That's right. The sponsors didn't pay me, and they are not going to be feeling great. That was Roy. Tony the tiger. I'm about to show him who the real Tiger King is. Let me see. Kelly Brakenhoff: Do you watch that Tiger King show? Dom Brightmon: I've seen photos. I had no idea what the heck it was until maybe yesterday. I'm like, what? In the blue Hill? Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, I kept seeing people talk about it, but I didn't know what they were talking about. Then I saw someone listed all of the things in it, and then I was like, okay. I think I'm okay with not knowing about it. I’m good with that. I think I don't really need to know everything. Dom Brightmon: One of the few times or ignorance truly is bliss. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. There are a few times, and this might be one.. Dom Brightmon: Yeah. But the beautiful thing is that you are versatile and yeah, agile in the literary sense. Cause you also have a children's book as well. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yes, that's right. I do. The children's book I've written is for preschool to second grade age. The kind where your parents still have to read to you or your grandparents or babysitter or somebody has to read you the book out loud and, it's called, Never Mind. it's about Duke, the Deaf Dog. Again, using my professional experience. I’ve been around a lot of really cool deaf people for a long time, and it's changed how I look at the world. I think I was telling you before how it took me a really long time to get my first couple of mysteries published. But at a certain point, I had to decide if I wanted to get an agent or a publisher or if I wanted to do it myself. And I did a lot of research for about a year before I decided I'm a control freak, I'm going to do it myself. And I hired an editor and a cover designer and went down that path and worked really hard to learn about the publishing industry. And as I was doing that, I had to file with our secretary of state. Set up my own publishing company that I could publish my own books. I filled out the paperwork and sent in the money. And then about two weeks later happened to be on Christmas Eve. I woke up in the morning and I had this revelation where it dawned on me that, well, if I'm going to start my own publishing company and I'm really going to do this, then I can do whatever I want. Like I'm the queen, I can publish whatever books I want. Then my mind started racing from there. It was like flipping a switch. Maybe some deaf people that I know maybe want to write a book and I could publish their book. Or if something inspires me, I could publish that. The next day I had another idea. There's not that many children's books out there that have deaf characters in them. I started doing research on it. The more research I did, I realized that, especially for this age group, there's seriously three or four books. That's all that have deaf characters that aren't those baby signs books. That’s popular where people have babies and teach them “milk” and “more.” But there's few books that actually have Deaf characters where a Deaf child could open up the book and see that character is like me. Cause now I'm going to have my own company. I put all these things together. And one of the really cool things about the book is that there's photos inside the book of one of my friends who's an American Sign Language instructor at the university. The book has photos of her signing the 10 vocabulary words in the book. As the kids are reading the story, they can also learn some signs. And I thought, well, a lot of the parents of kids that are deaf, you know, a lot of those parents can hear, and they don't know any signs. This way it would be a good thing for them to start learning sign language at the same time that their kids are learning. Then it took off from there. Dom Brightmon: Like a big old rocket ship, indeed. Competitive and creative. Kelly Brakenhoff: You know how you make one decision and it opens the doors to stuff that you never would have thought about before. Dom Brightmon: Oh heck yeah. Pandora's box on a good way. Kelly Brakenhoff: Right, exactly. Once I crossed that threshold and said, this is what I want to do. It was amazing. All of the people that I was able to contact and all the things that fell into place. The book was published the end of December. Seeing the response of people and how they are excited about it. Parents are excited about it. We have videos online. In the book you also get access to videos on my website where Amy teaches you how to do the signs and then she even reads the whole story in sign language on my website. Kids can practice how to do it and learn some signs. Each thing that we do leads to the next step, you know. If you had told me a year and a half ago that this was going to happen, I don't think I would have even believed it, but one step at a time . . . Dom Brightmon: One step at a time, and then the jump happens. Yes, indeed. Yes indeed. And definitely got to give you kudos to that cause definitely write this out. ‘Cause outside of the baby signs books, there's really nothing out there for Deaf children at all. Even deaf people, period. To be honest. Kelly Brakenhoff: A few movies here and there. There's a few. And you know, they're good. There's not very many. Like I think about my four kids. I don't know if you've heard of them Little Critter books by Mercer Mayer. Did you like those when you were a kid? My kids loved those and they each had a little lesson and the illustrations were cute and everything. And I said why don't deaf kids have something like that that they can see themselves in? The cool thing that's at the end of the book, the last section is all the people who worked on the book with me are Deaf. Except for my sister, ‘cause my sister's the illustrator and she's not deaf. But the other people who helped me with the book are all Deaf. And I thought it was really cool that I have their stories at the end. What they do for a living and how they got to be where they are. Deaf children need to see what they can become when they grow up. And I wanted them to see some of the people that I know who are really successful. I wanted deaf kids to be able to see a glimpse of the things they can become. Dom Brightmon: Well, opening up a whole new world for him. That's what I'm talking about. Kelly Brakenhoff: A lot to ask from 34 pages, but we're trying, Dom Brightmon: Oh, don't worry. I'm sure those pages are being multiplied as we speak. Kelly Brakenhoff: My sister is working on the second book. She's drawing it right now. You're going to like this. The name of the second book is called Farts Make Noise. Dom Brightmon: Yeah. But they catch them on Facebook. I'm like, God, this is going to be given the keys. They were killed. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, we do have three boys, we had a lot of research at our house. Dom Brightmon: Research by force, I'm assuming. Kelly Brakenhoff: Whether I wanted it or not. Dom Brightmon: Yeah, exactly. There was no choice. Kelly Brakenhoff: There's certain things you learn when you're a parent. Definitely. Dom Brightmon: Beautiful. So for those who are out there, who may be trying to write a children's book, what was the best advice you can give those who want to go the children's book route? Kelly Brakenhoff: Ooh. You really have to do research. Children's books are very different than adult books. I had to join a whole bunch of other groups for children and I feel like I'm scratching the surface. I still have a lot to learn. I'm really lucky. My sister did the illustrating. I know a lot of times when you say, yeah, my sister's doing the illustrating, people think, okay, great. But my sister is actually really good. She's not using crayons and making some sketches. She's a professional artist. That was a big relief for me that I could ask her, and she would come through for me. Whereas if you're a person writing a book and you don't have any art skills, especially for picture books that’s hard. The illustrator makes the book. I mean, my story while I like it, and it's great. But the pictures make the book. If you look online and you see the pictures of Duke and the other dogs, they're adorable. They make it much better. And even writing older books like chapter books and young adult books. People think that they're like little adults, but they're not. You have to come at it from a completely different perspective. Dom Brightmon: Right. You're definitely right about the illustration as being everything, the illustrator making the kids book itself. Because if the pictures are bad or they don't match the words then you're in trouble. ‘Cause I remember one time I was reading a kids book and there were these aliens in the book. I forgot what they originally were supposed to be, but I'm like, wait a second, why are they green space aliens? I thought they were supposed to be little insect people. I said, what's going on? Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah, yeah. Well, and there’s many kinds of art. You know, some of them are anime and some of them are old fashioned. Even my sister, you know, I said, Hey, I want to do this book and I want it to be dogs and you know, what do you think? And she's like looking at me like, you're such an idiot. She didn’t say that out loud, but I'm sure in her head she was like, you have no idea what you're talking about. She was like, well . . . what kind of drawings? Like I said, I'm lucky I could put myself in her hands because she did a great job. But honestly, the pictures are what make the book good. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Definitely fabulous right there. And that's the power of trusting a good specialist that knows the difference. That's something I forgot for a split second, but you're right. Because there are different styles of drawings in the illustrations. It's like, you know. If you go the anime style route, you're going to be in trouble trying to reach certain audiences with your work. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, it symbolizes something else, right. Or if you do more of a fantasy type of thing or a science fiction look. People can tell at glance at the pictures, what the meaning is behind it. And even young kids, that's how they get started. If you're watching TV shows, the difference between cartoons and their styles. There's so much thought that goes behind all of those pictures. I took that for granted before I started working with the illustrator. I didn't realize how much thought they put into every single drawing, every single step. Dom Brightmon: Yes indeed. It's true. And I agree with the cartoons and the anime on the TV and everything like that. Seeing how much behind the scenes work is required to put something like that together. You want to respect those that do that more often cause it's like, Oh, I didn't know how much work was required for that. Kelly Brakenhoff: Oh sure. Think about even the Pixar shorts. Those take a whole team of people a year to work on, what, a 15-minute video. We don't respect how much time and skill it takes. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah. Because folks see the finished product, they don't see the work that was involved. Kelly Brakenhoff: I mean, I guess that's how it is with anything, right. You know, when you're see something done very well, it looks effortless, but we all know it's not. Dom Brightmon: Folks finished the book faster than you as a writer and then they want to know when's your next one? I read that in one day. Yeah, we're gonna find a time chamber for you. Shoot. I'll be right back.  What's on the horizon for Kelly? What's next. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, I thought I’d be through my third book in the Cassandra Sato series. I'm working on it right now. I thought with all this time at home, I should be writing thousands of word every day. But the news makes me anxious.  The first week or so it was really hard to get going, but the last couple of weeks I've been moving along pretty good. I'm almost done with the next book. Like I said, my sister's working on the next Duke, the Deaf Dog book. Those should both be coming out later this summer. Dom Brightmon: Wow, two more books out? That's what I'm talking about. Kelly Brakenhoff: Well, when we get past all these really difficult times, it'd be great if I had something to show for it. At least a clean house or some organized shelves and maybe a book. That would be nice. Dom Brightmon: Oh yeah, definitely. I'm in the same boat with you. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. trying to stay away from people and keep other people healthy and not be the person who causes anybody else, any anxiety or stress. Trying to do my, my part in this little corner of the world. Dom Brightmon: Some call it the cozy corner. Kelly Brakenhoff: Right, me and my dogs. They're really confused. They don't understand why I'm home all day. They keep looking at me like, are you ever leaving? Like what are you still doing? Dom Brightmon: It's like, we're going to mess up the furniture. Why are you still here? Come on. Darn it. It's like the human's been here for a long time. What's going on? This is something going on. We don't know about. There was this thing with beer, I don't know, maybe it was a chocolate chip cookie. No, that was probably the beer. Kelly Brakenhoff: Probably one of the first days I was home. I was making a sandwich for lunch and I put the ingredients on the counter, and I made the mistake of walking out of the room. One of our dogs is a German Wirehair Pointer. He's about nose level with the counter. When I came back, my, my bread was gone and I was like, dude. What kind of coworker are you? Dom Brightmon: Who's the real breadwinner now? Kelly Brakenhoff: Clearly hiring in this place is bad.. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Not too bad. The HR office is closed on this one. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. Nobody wants to hear your complaint. Dom Brightmon: Woo. But there's one thing we definitely want to hear and that is the advice you would give to your 25-year-old self. If you were 25 and it occurred in the year of 2020. Kelly Brakenhoff: Wow. 25-year-old self. Buckle your seatbelt and enjoy the ride, because it's going to be a lot of fun. There's a lot of ups and downs, but it's going to be a lot of fun. I had my first son, my first child when I was 25. It got better and better after that. Dom Brightmon: It's still hard to believe. Listening to your voice that you’re old enough. Kelly Brakenhoff: Yeah. I know I have a young sounding voice. When I lived in a different state from my parents and I was probably about 25. Some telemarketer called the house and he said, Hi, can I talk to your mom? And I said, my mom lives in Nebraska, and I hung up. I know I have a young sounding voice, but my mother does not live with me anymore. Dom Brightmon: Yes, indeed. Age could be an advantage too. It's like, yep. Had a child at 25 you get to stay at 25 metaphorically, Kelly Brakenhoff: That's right. I wish my face and my gray hairs and my wrinkles would stay 25 but you know, Hey. Dom Brightmon: You can say gray or some call it silver magic. Kelly Brakenhoff: I know. All the young girls are dying their hair gray and I’m trying to cover mine up. Dom Brightmon: That's the thing. I'm still confused about it. I'm like, why is your hair gray? I thought, y'all don't want to rush that process. Nobody wants to rush that process. Kelly Brakenhoff: You know what's funny though? I think it’s stunning if you have the right skin tone and the right style. Some of those girls are really pretty with it. But yeah, people my age are saying no way. Dom Brightmon: Exactly. It's like, stop rubbing it in. No, I'm the original on the natural hair. Well for those who want to keep in magical contact with a competitive, kind, and creative Kelly, what's the best way for folks to reach out to you? Kelly Brakenhoff: I would love if people would check out my website, which is my name, kellybrakenhoff.com or you can see me on Facebook @KellyBrakenhoffauthor. I'm really trying to post funny things on Facebook. Try talking to people and not be too salesy. Especially at this moment, like I said earlier, I'm an extrovert. I'm dying here. I need people to talk to me. Follow me on Facebook and talk to me ‘cause I'm stuck in my house all day long. I'm not built for that. Dom Brightmon: Yeah. I guess the dogs can only woof so much. Kelly Brakenhoff: That's right. They're very cuddly, but you know, I do like to talk to people also. Dom Brightmon: That's right. Fabulous having you on today folks, and also our Facebook page. Give us some likes, some magical hearts. Check out our Amazon page and check out some of the magical books. Those who love mystery, or who wants something with the kids. Any parting words for the folks still listening, Kelly? Kelly Brakenhoff: I'm really hope everybody can, stay healthy and stay safe. Hug your family and your loved ones and take care of each other. Dom Brightmon: How's it going? You're super special, you awesome human. Since you made it to the end of episode, it looks like you really enjoyed yourself. Since you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share with at least three people in your network and tell them what you really liked about this episode. And even shoot myself or the guests an email and let them know what you like most about this interview that way they can stay inspired to keep pushing out great work.

We sat down with Dennis, the founder of MurdertownUSA. It was definitely a great time and I can't wait to see what he has coming next.

As the frost began to thaw on the morning of January 30th, 1992 in Wallington by Croydon, South London, Nimal Samarasinha and his family prepared for work and school. He left the house to warm the car up, and soon his daughter ran out to meet him, only when she got to the pavement, her father was lying on the ground - one forceful blow of a knife in his heart.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCESCOURT RECORDR V. Florence Samarasinhahttps://app.justis.com/search/Samarasinha/1/RelevanceARTICLESHERALD SCOTLAND8th DECEMBER 1993https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12708787.wife-murdered-husband-to-hide-her-secret-life/18th DECEMBER 1993https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12705126.gambling-wife-who-hired-man-to-kill-husband-jailed-for-life/THE GUARDIAN8TH DECEMBER, 1993https://www.newspapers.com/image/260278804/?terms=Nimal%2BSamarasinhaTHE GUARDIAN18TH DECEMBER, 1993https://www.newspapers.com/image/260286606/?terms=Nimal%2BSamarasinhaINDEPENDENThttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/woman-guilty-of-killing-husband-to-protect-secret-life-council-officials-life-of-prostitution-and-1466055.htmlCOURT NEWS UKhttp://courtnewsuk.co.uk/?s=Nimal+SamarasinhaBOOK CHAPTER‘Hitmen — True Stories of Street Executions’By: Wensley ClarksonJohn Blake Publishing, Limited, 2005Chapter Title: Stand By Your ManTVCRIMEWATCH, APRIL 1993https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BZtZ6Rb-wEWALLINGTON/ CROYDON/ OTHERhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallington,_Londonhttps://www.plumplot.co.uk/Croydon-crime-stats.html

Six miles west of the Seaport town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire, is the tiny rural village of Irby upon Humber. On the evening of July 10th, 1991, Humberside Police were called to the home of a well known local family, the Newton’s, where shots had been fired. The owner of the house, Forty-five-year-old Clifford Newton was the eldest son and business partner of Grimsby millionaire nightclub and bingo hall owner Bernard “Bunny” Newton. Bunny and his sons had been in the club business since the early ’70s. When police pulled into the driveway of Clifford’s home, they didn’t anticipate anything particularly serious. But, when no one would exit the house, the officer’s settled in for a two-and-a-half-hour standoff. At the end of it, Bunny Newton would be found dead.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCESLOCAL HISTORY:https://www.lincswolds.org.uk/enjoying/tourist-informationhttp://www.localhistories.org/grimsby.htmlhttp://sidneysussexheritage.co.uk/the-royal/Homicide Act, 1957http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/partial-defence-to-murder-diminished-responsibilityA COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:Published: Saturday 04 August 1951 Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph Published: Wednesday 16 October 1957 Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post Published: Tuesday 09 May 1967 Newspaper: Reading Evening PostPublished: Saturday 29 April 1967 Newspaper: Liverpool Echo Published: Saturday 29 April 1967 Newspaper: Reading Evening Post Published: April 30th... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was an ordinary evening in the January of 1994 when a knock came on the door of Catherine and Terry Maidens’ family home in Whitestone, Nuneaton. Through the window, Catherine Maidens could see there was a man wearing a motorcycle helmet, just like a pizza delivery guy, only the Maiden’s hadn’t ordered any pizza. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCESHISTORICAL CASE ARTICLES:Published: Thursday 27 January 1994 Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19940127/116/0014Published: Thursday 27 January 1994 Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19940127/001/0001Published: Friday 28 January 1994 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19940128/052/0007Published: Saturday 29 January 1994 Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19940129/001/0001Published: Monday 31 January 1994 Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19940131/021/0002Published: Monday 31 January 1994 Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19940131/063/0011Published: Monday 31 January 1994 Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19940131/009/0001Published: Tuesday 01 February 1994 Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19940201/122/0009Published: Tuesday 01 February 1994 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal

In October 2016, police knocked on the door of a large cottage six miles southwest of Greenock, in the small Clyde Coast village of Inverkip, Scotland. They were looking for Margaret Fleming; a thirty-six year old woman who had been on long-term disability benefits. Only, Margaret’s carers said she had left their care years ago and would drop in when she wanted money. When detectives did some digging however, they would find that no one had seen Margaret for sixteen years.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCES:http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/8/2233/HMA-v-Edward-Cairney-and-Avril-Joneshttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48191108https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/17/margaret-fleming-carers-edward-cairney-avril-jones-jailed-for-life-over-of-vulnerable-womanhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/17/margaret-fleming-carers-edward-cairney-avril-jones-jailed-for-life-over-of-vulnerable-womanhttps://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/margaret-fleming-carers-thought-they-had-got-away-with-murder-1-4947857https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16992972.margaret-fleming-murder-trial-collapses/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-fleming-murder-convictions-are-rare-when-victim-s-body-is-never-found-sr5xmt9krhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48620867https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48191108https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48123959https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48523897https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41542875https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/14/margaret-fleming-carers-found-guilty-of-murder

On October 30th 1998, twenty-two year-old Jenny King left Chasers Nightclub in Bristol with a fiver that her brother had given her to get a taxi home. The following day, Jenny’s loved ones would realise she never made the mile to her family home in Warmley. Over the coming weeks, the residents of Bristol would question the shocking similarities between Jenny’s disappearance and that of Melanie Hall from nearby Bath just two years earlier.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCEShttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/JENNY%3A+MAN+CHARGED+WITH+MURDER+AFTER+KEYS+OPEN+HIS+HOUSE%3B+Jobless...-a060627643Published: Wednesday 3rd November 1998 Newspaper: The Guardian, Londonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/260677552/?terms=bristol%2Bnightclub%2BchasersPublished: Saturday 07 November 1998 Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001730/19981107/045/0006Published: Friday 5th November 1998 Newspaper: The Guardian, Londonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/260681305/?terms=Jennifer%2BkingPublished: Thursday 4th November 1998 Newspaper: The Guardian, Londonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/260678777/?terms=Jennifer%2BkingPublished: Monday 09 November 1998 Newspaper: Liverpool Echo https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19981103/015/0004Published: Saturday 07 November 1998 Newspaper: Liverpool Echo https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19981107/012/0004Online Articles:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/206095.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/687037.stm

Finally, a good werewolf movie! Two thumbs way up from both of us. This week we talk periods, periods, and, well, more periods. Puberty is hard, folks! We also discuss lawless Canadian towns, awkward dog photos, and rainbow bridges. Rate and subscribe, otherwise we’ll pierce you with a used silver earring. Stats/info: 2000, directed by John Fawcett, starring Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle (Intro music from https://www.free-stock-music.com)

The 3rd of August was the hottest day 1990 and County Durham had seen so far. That Friday would end up being the hottest day ever recorded in England at the time. So, when it came time for Peter Heron to come home for lunch to the fairly rural property on the outskirts of Darlington that he shared with his wife Ann, he was not surprised to find that she has been sunbathing in the yard. He would leave again an hour later, back to the office for meetings as Ann moved her sun lounger around to the front of the property, to enjoy the rest of the afternoon sun. A few people reported seeing Ann lounging in the yard as their vehicles passed by on the busy A67 — Darlington to Yarm Road. But when Peter returned home just before 6 that evening, he would find his wife murdered on the living room floor.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCESARTICLE OF THE TIMEPublished: Tuesday 07 August 1990 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19900807/001/0001Published: Tuesday 07 August 1990 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002240/19900807/129/0012?browse=truePublished: Wednesday 08 August 1990 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19900808/001/0001Published: Thursday 09 August 1990 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002240/19900809/093/0009?browse=truePublished: Saturday 11 August 1990 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002240/19900811/049/0005?browse=truePublished: Saturday 11 August... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At 8:20pm on the evening of May 14th, 2018, thirty-seven-year-old pharmacist Mitesh Patel phoned the Cleveland police in Middlesbrough, panicked and breathless. After returning from collecting a pizza and visiting his pharmacy, he had found his house burgled and his wife Jessica non-responsive on the living room floor, her wrists and ankles bound with duct tape. His voice was shrill as he told the dispatcher that he had put her in the recovery position, but she was cold. Within two minutes, the ambulance are heard in the background, arriving at the scene as Mitesh begins sobbing into the phone. Within a few minutes, Jessica Patel would be pronounced dead.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCES:999 CALLhttps://news.sky.com/video/gay-pharmacist-murder-case-999-call-and-cctv-11572378 THE LAW PAGEShttps://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/crown-court-lists-results.phpPOLICE HOUR: 17TH MAY 2018https://policehour.co.uk/2018/05/jessica-patel-mystery-surrounds-death-as-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-the-murder/NDTV: MAY 20 2018https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/husband-charged-with-murder-of-indian-origin-pharmacist-in-uk-1854542MIDDLESBROUGH & CRIME RATEShttps://www.police.uk/cleveland/Middlesbrough%20North/crime/+ni5ndq/stats/https://www.police.uk/cleveland/Middlesbrough%20North/performance/compare-your-area/THE NORTHERN ECHO:THE NORTHERN ECHO: 16TH MAY 2018https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16225766.murder-probe-into-middlesbrough-womans-death/THE NORTHERN ECHO: 17TH MAY 2018https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16231884.jessica-patel-murder-police-inquiries-at-victims-workplace/THE NORTHERN ECHO: 19TH MAY 2018https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16237119.man-in-court-charged-with-jessica-patel-murder/THE NORTHERN ECHO: 22nd MAY 2018https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16241436.husband-of-middlesbrough-woman-in-court-accused-of-murder/THE NORTHERN ECHO: 13TH NOV... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Saturday June 16th 1990, fifty-two-year-old Trevaline Evans locked up the antique shop she owned in Llangollen, North Wales. Like many other days running a local business, she popped out to do a few things, leaving her customers a note on the door that read: “Back in two minutes.” Trevaline then purchased an apple and a banana up the road, and was seen two hours later, walking back towards her store “Attic Antiques.” Only the shop would not reopen that afternoon, and Trevaline would never be seen again.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 16th September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCESGENERAL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Trevaline_Evanshttps://newspapers.library.walesCRIMEWATCH:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rlbWImm_iEARTICLES:https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/police-were-seen-digging-rhuddlan-16003571https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mystery-disappearance-trevaline-evans-almost-16318987https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/cops-referred-themselves-police-watchdog-16300415https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/15761362.Police_rule_out_serial_killer_link_to_Trevaline/https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/trevaline-evans-new-appeal-over-8445933http://www.kenskates.co.uk/en/llangollen-am-contacts-crimewatch-over-trevaline-evans-case/https://www.bbc.com/news/10317563https://www.bbc.com/news/10317563https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/want-find-sister-give-christian-2904890https://www.bbc.com/news/10317563https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6095631/medium-predicted-dads-death-at-11-and-claims-message-from-a-teenage-murder-victim-led-police-to-her-body/

On the 9th of December 1986, the half naked body of Linda Cook was found in the grass and scrub of a pathway in Buckland, Portsmouth. She had been repeatedly kicked in the face, head and body after being raped. The only clue the Hampshire Constabulary had to go on was a footprint left on her abdomen, a mens trainer with a unique tread — the word “FLASH” imprinted on the sole. The killer would be dubbed ‘The Beast of Buckland”, and the crime became known as “The Cinderella Murder.”Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 16th September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost.SOURCES: GENERALhttp://www.armchairdetective.org.uk/chrisclarkradiotv.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Linda_Cook / https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/xwb9dn/hunting-englands-notorious-murderer-the-beast-of-bucklandhttps://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/326061/response/805358/attach/3/HC%2000793%2016%20Chris%20Clark.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1https://archive.org/stream/AHistoryOfCouncilHousingInPortsmouth/Unknown-AHistoryOfCouncilHousingInPortsmouth_djvu.txthttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/crimes-from-the-archives-michael-shirley-wrongly-161411http://library.college.police.uk/docs/hors/hors285.pdfhttps://www.portsmouth.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/recollections-of-club-s-sticky-carpet-and-its-plastic-tree-1-3004222http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=176&termRef=Sandra%20Courthttps://innocent.org.uk/2017/01/05/michael-shirley-first-exoneration-on-the-basis-of-new-dna-evidence-2003/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3041650.stmhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-michael-shirley-murder-conviction-overturned-107244699.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3039608.stm

Before the launch of the brand new second TV and podcast series of Murdertown, we're giving you an exclusive preview of the first episode of the podcast, hosted by Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us.Search for Murdertown on your podcast app and subscribe to get the a new episode every Monday straight after the TV series.This episode of Inside Crime+Investigation was produced and hosted by Chloe Frost, with editing by Sam Pearson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The official Murdertown podcast is returning for season 2 on Monday's with Benjamin Fitton (They Walk Among Us). Are you ready to delve into the dark side of your town? These are the true crime stories from 10 more towns across the UK. Ten stories of people who might appear just like us — but are capable of evil.Get in touch to let us know which cases you'd like us to cover by using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Visit Murdertown, it's closer than you think.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland, and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The official Murdertown podcast is returning for season 2 this September with Benjamin Fitton (They Walk Among Us). Are you ready to delve into the dark side of your town? These are the true crime stories from 10 more towns across the UK. Ten stories of people who might appear just like us — but are capable of evil.Get in touch to let us know which cases you'd like us to cover by using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Visit Murdertown, it's closer than you think.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/murdertown/id1434068072Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland, and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The BBC Africa film “Murder Town” explores South Africa's Cape Town, both a popular tourist destination, and one of the most divided and violent cities in the world. Journalist Vauldi Carelse went to the site of one brutal mass killing in the Blikkiesdorp neighbourhood to tell the stories of the people living and dying there. Picture: a mother overlooking Cape Town. Credit: BBC

The official Murdertown podcast is returning for season 2 this September with Benjamin Fitton (They Walk Among Us). Are you ready to delve into the dark side of your town? These are the true crime stories from 10 more towns across the UK. Ten stories of people who might appear just like us — but are capable of evil.Get in touch to let us know which cases you'd like us to cover by using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Visit Murdertown, it's closer than you think.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland, and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back! Phil Wang and Pierre Novellie discuss their Most Authoritarian thoughts and Least Authoritarian thoughts, also including:. Pervert or Japanese? Blimptons Unrefined Oats, Most Authoritarian and Most Libertarian, Legal Blackmail, Sugar Eagle, F*cking Idiot Registration, Murdertown, Speeding North, Speeding Common, Marjorie Returns! Email us at thebudpod@gmail.com or tweet us @thebudpod and don't forget to rate us on iTunes and like and subscribe! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On a cool evening in April,1973, a cargo ship came into Shoreham Harbour, near Brighton, West Sussex. Sailors watched the murky water below as the ship got closer to port, and in the water, close to the side of the ship, they noticed something bobbing around on the surface.Hauling it out, they found a bloated body, still wearing a jacket and trousers. There were no feet attached, and sticking out from the collar of the jacket— a skull, stripped of all flesh and hair, no eyes, just bone.What they had uncovered that night was the dark side of Brighton, and a small town harbour full of crustaceans that had been feeding on human flesh. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCEShttp://www.oldpolicecellsmuseum.org.uk/content/history/local-historians-history/david-rowland/hello-hello-hello/horrendous_murders_in_the_1970s_and_1980shttp://www.blackkalendar.nl/content.php?key=9155https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol6/pt1/pp138-149https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13503458.From_Hells_Angel_murder_to_the_botched_Dome_heist__renowned_barrister_tells_of_his_50_years_at_the_bar/BOOKShttps://books.google.com.au/books?id=eONxCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA409&lpg=PA409&dq=Albert+Dorn+and+Brian+Moore&source=bl&ots=7-zfAn1PWH&sig=AuDvDtbkiFyTUMhspevIS7sMOPU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6mPXp97ndAhVywMQHHUy5AEcQ6AEwA3oECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Albert%20Dorn%20and%20Brian%20Moore&f=falsehttps://books.google.com.au/books?id=1OFiCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT174&lpg=PT174&dq=Albert+Dorn+and+Brian+Moore&source=bl&ots=By3VlYn194&sig=L6z0VEqpcpjP1Ig9V3IrXVG2kFI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6mPXp97ndAhVywMQHHUy5AEcQ6AEwBHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Albert%20Dorn%20and%20Brian%20Moore&f=false See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1955, the small Tyne-On-Wear village of Windy Nook was like many other towns trying to build themselves back up to former glory days. The quarries were long closed, and many of the young residents had moved on to nearby cities like Sunderland or Newcastle in search of work.Mary and John Knowles had lived in their cottage in Windy Nook since they first married. When John died of suspected Tuberculosis at 76, no one thought twice. Mary would find comfort in someone close to her, a man who could fill the void of John, but it would be short lived as he would also die shortly after.Over the following two years, the townsfolk of Windy Nook began suspecting that something wasn’t right. Something wasn’t adding up. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCESA collection of British Newspaper Archives:https://web.archive.org/web/20120928102916/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/memories/darlington/3861932.Brassed_off_by_the_cold_and_back_again/https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19571209/012/0001https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19571202/053/0004https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002077/19571202/002/0001https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19571212/177/0024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19571209/009/0003https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19571202/015/0003https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000651/19571212/012/0001https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002077/19580210/024/0004https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19580211/389/0017https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002077/19580303/034/0007https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19580324/049/0006

In May 1996, ninety-four year old Dorothy Wood said goodnight to her care worker who had come by to get her ready for bed. Profoundly deaf and crippled by arthritis, Dorothy struggled to complete even the most simplest of household tasks, but she was adamant she would keep her independence. The following morning when family friends arrived to help her out of bed and get her breakfast, they found that someone had broken into the house and Dorothy had been murdered. It would not take long for police to hone in on a suspect, but would they have the right man?Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCESGENERALhttps://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/who-killed-dorothy-wood-crime-14184036 CAUGHT 1998http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/235721.stmCLEAREDhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/experts-unique-earprint-evidence-overturned-as-courts-clear-man-of-murder-74963.html’https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/murder-spinster-stays-mystery-5092265https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1452346/Expert-evidence-flaws-clear-earprint-killer.htmlEVIDENCEhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jan/23/ukcrime1https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/new-look-dorothys-murder-case-5063931https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1364060/Prisoners-to-appeal-as-unique-earprint-evidence-is-discredited.htmlCOURT OF APPEALShttp://netk.net.au/UK/Dallagher.aspFREED AFTER 7 YEARShttps://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/cleared-murder-after-seven-years-5092262 https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/judge-frees-earprint-murder-case-man-1-2540588https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-convicted-on-ear-prints-is-freed-185827.html

Early one February morning in 2010, local Watford refuse worker Gary Bennett was woken up just before 5 am with a nudge from his mum. He put on his work gear and walked out the door. Later that morning two schoolboys found Gary’s savagely beaten body in a local park. But how had Gary gotten there? He had not ridden his bike as he usually did, It wasn’t even on his route to work. Over the next few months, Hertfordshire Police would hone in on one man, but would they ever get all the answers?Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCESPhotos - https://www.heart.co.uk/watfordhemel/news/local/watford-bin-man-murder/gary-bennett-murder-8/Timeline - http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/gary_bennett_murder_trial/CCTV footage - http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/video/97230/?page=4http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/5025312.Breaking_news__Man_s_body_found_in_park https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/5028744.Murder_victim_worked_for_Watford_Borough_Council/http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/5063462.Man_arrested_in_Gary_Bennett_murder_investigation/http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/5068145.Man_charged_with_Gary_Bennett_murder/DNA evidence - https://www.forensicconnect.com/2010/10/12/blood-samples-produced-identical-dna-match-to-that-of-aldenham-country-park-murder-victim-gary-bennett/http://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/5071702.Murder_suspect_worked_alongside_alleged_victim/http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/5056357.Police_offer_reward_for_information_about_Gary_Bennett_s_murder/http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8435967.murder-suspect-julian-felisi-spoke-about-large-quantities-of-cash-carried-by-alleged-aldenham-country-park-victim-gary-bennett/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/8700469.stm

In 1951, headmistress of the Burton-On-Trent High School, Winifred Mulley had dismissed six hundred girls for the Summer. Winifred lived in a house on the grounds of the school. She was signing off on a new home she had just purchased in Burton and was preparing to leave for her Summer holiday. She wasn’t feeling very well and so rather than leave that day for her trip; she decided to postpone it and get some rest. The following day when the domestic helper Mrs. Plummer knocked on the door, Winifred didn’t answer. Her bedroom door was locked and a cup of tea with a spoon— which Winifred never used, was sitting on the kitchen table. When the door was finally opened, what Mrs. Plummer saw would haunt her forever. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCESSelection of Historical Newspaper Articles 1951 - 1964:The Daily MirrorThe Courier & Advertiser, ScotlandThe Yorkshire PostThe Birmingham GazetteThe Coventry Evening TelegraphThe Manchester Guardian See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Harry and Megan Tooze’s neighbours heard two gunshots coming from the couple’s farm in Llanharry, South Wales they didn’t think twice. Harry had always had trouble with rabbits and they assumed he was shooting them out of his cabbages again. That evening when Harry and Megan’s daughter attempted to get a hold of them they were nowhere to be found and soon police were all over the property, trampling across what soon be considered a crime scene. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCEShttp://www.homepage-link.to/justice/jones/index.htmhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19930728/014/0004https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19930803/032/0004https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19930826/050/0007https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19931209/085/0009https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/couple-shot-dead-at-remote-farm-1487607.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/man-who-killed-for-inheritance-jailed-for-life-man-given-life-for-murders-at-remote-farm-life-1614522.htmlhttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-conviction-quashed-1.43324https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-alibi-evidence-in-tooze-shooting-1618464.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/i-will-not-stop-until-jonathan-is-free-1618905.htmlhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/19960426/392/0030https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tenacious-fiancee-triumphs-as-her-lover-is-cleared-of-farmhouse-shotgun-killing-1306788.htmlhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001874/19960905/567/0064http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/2728525.stm

On a quiet Sunday morning in 1974, father of five Michael Taylor was found naked in the street in Ossett, Yorkshire, covered in what was thought to be red paint. As Police Constable Ian Walker approached him, he realised it was not red paint at all— it was blood. When Michael Taylor began screaming that it was the blood of Satan, backup was called in and what unfolded would change the town forever. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCES http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11290611 https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/1974-exorcist-killer-back-before-court-1-931236https://www.newspapers.com/ Following arrest/trial:https://www.newspapers.com/image/259735511/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/56205697/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/257858183/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259714848/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259719053/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259720761/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259734212/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259735268/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259824796/?terms=Michael%2BTaylor%2Bexorcism"Exorcism warning after misadventure verdict."Times [London, England] 24 Apr. 1975:2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 23 Sept. 2015. Generalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Taylor_(demoniac)

Although this season of Murdertown has concluded with the triumphant solving of the/a murder, we'd hate to wrap things up without padding our statistics a bit for our pitch to potential advertisers. So we've got an exciting new extended interview this week!

Thirty year old Lynda Hunter woke up one Friday in August 1987 with morning sickness and was glad she and her husband Andrew had that day off. They had been married less than a year and she was thrilled about the baby who was six weeks along. Lynda and Andrew went to the pharmacy and then onto the doctor for some relief. When she got home later that morning she packed a bag for her nightshift which wasn’t until the following day and said she had decided to go to her parents— she would tell them about the baby. According to Andrew, she was in a bit of a mood. He asked for a lift into town but before he could gather his things she and Shep the dog were gone. When Lynda’s sister arrived at the couples cottage later that day for a visit she had arranged, there was still no sign of her, in fact Lynda had never gone to her parents at all— so where was she?Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCESCrimewatch:https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/527370/crimewatch-axed-tayside-fife-cases-featured-hit-bbc-show/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuiyOTaXvsc&index=2&list=PL5LzvOWSLAydUtcxVJkl5w3-UR3i1tMGihttps://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/crimewatch-coming-end-two-shocking-local-cases-appear-show-one-yet-solved/Articles:https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/694627/landmark-dog-lead-strangler-crimewatch-murder-trial-remembered-30-years-on-by-community/https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/crimewatch-coming-end-two-shocking-local-cases-appear-show-one-yet-solved/Smith, Murray. Trainspotting. London: British Film Institute, 2002. Stollery, Martin. Trainspotting. London: York, 2001.https://philosophyinfilm.com/2014/04/18/trainspotting-and-the-dilemma-of-scottish-national-identity/http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/bygone-news/july-1988http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11922460.Husband_loses_murder_appeal/His past explained:https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/a-sex-mad-killer-in-the-salvation-army-960821

The Jane and John Does of the U.K, the unknown people, walking amongst us, unnoticed on the streets, here one day and gone the next. The unidentified, the unloved, the forgotten, the lonely, the lost, the missed and the loved.*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED AS THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND DESCRIPTIONS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING *** More information can be found on our website at http://theywalkamonguspodcast.com For early advert free access and other extras visit https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs Subscribe to Murdertown on Apple Podcasts here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/murdertown/id1434068072?mt=2MUSIC: Seasong by JelsonicOceanTapping by P C IIIAll Will See by HysonDead Waters by Rest You Sleeping GiantClean Soul by Kevin MacLeodWaves of Sleep by Lee RosevereFeatherlight remix (vocals by Heather Feather) by Lee RosevereMusic sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org - used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ YOU CAN FOLLOW US VIA OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_Podcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/ Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1346814312074979/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/ Acast - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, just south of Dartford, two young women were murdered five months apart. Both lived alone in bedsits less than a mile from one another, both worked on Camden Road, both ate lunch at the same cafe. The women didn’t know each other, but they will forever be remembered together for their murderer was never caught. In 2007, with advances in forensics, a full DNA profile was obtained from minute evidence from one of the crime scenes. But would the killer be caught or is he still out there?Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCES2007 APPEAL:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/8453919.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/6957446.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/6954760.stm25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY:https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/serial-killer-murdered-wendy-knell-905508https://www.heart.co.uk/kent/news/local/appeal-over-25-year-old-murder/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-18532610https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/serial-killer-murdered-wendy-knell-905508www.mirror.co.uk/news/serial-killer-murdered-wendy-knell-905508.ampBLOG:http://wolfiewiseguy.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-unsolved-murders-of-wendy-knell.htmlCRIMEWATCH:https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/crimewatch-coming-end-two-shocking-local-cases-appear-show-one-yet-solved/DNA:The Guardian: Case Closed 17th Jan 2008https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jan/16/ukcrime.forensicsciencePCR:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In December 1979 a fire broke out while four boys and their mother slept in their two story council house in Hull, Yorkshire. Edith Hastie and young Tommy escaped with their lives but three of the brothers would not survive. Police realised quickly that the fire was deliberately lit and chased rumours all over Hull until an unlikely source gave himself away. But this wasn’t the end, it was just the beginning.Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's brand new TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.SOURCES- Hull, Hell & Fire written by Detective Sergeant Ronald Sagar and published by Highgate Publications (Beverley) Ltd, 1999.- Various historical newspaper articles from The Guardian, The Observer, The Liverpool Echo and The Newcastle Journal.http://criminalminds.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_George_Peter_Leehttp://web.archive.org/web/20150209235314/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/bruce_lee/1.htmlhttp://crimefeed.com/2017/06/31074/https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/a-city-s-memories-branded-in-fire-of-killer-s-reign-of-terror-30-years-ago-1-2314856/amphttps://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/1402897/sister-of-three-boys-burned-to-death-by-serial-killer-bruce-lee-in-1970s-outraged-after-his-release-from-psychiatric-unit/amp/http://www.robertkellerauthor.com/2015/10/serial-killers-bruce-peter-george-lee.html?m=1http://crimefeed.com/2017/06/31074/http://criminalminds.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_George_Peter_Leehttps://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/horrific-care-home-fire-claimed-1128122.amp See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a very special episode of Murdertown today, as we bring you the raw, uncut footage from our live show at Bentwood Festival in Chicago. But will this light-hearted three-quarters of an hour of conversation be enough to solve McGillivray's murder?

Are you ready to delve into the dark side of your town? These are the true crime stories from 10 towns across the UK. Ten stories of people who might appear just like us — but capable of evil. These are the stories of Murdertown.Watch Katherine Kelly's Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 3rd September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast.Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gary Pascal grew up in a home operated like an engineering firm thanks to his ME father. This nature and nurture led to all four of the family's kids also becoming mechanical engineers. After choosing BEST Robotics to fulfill a graduation requirement for his STEM high school, Gary was well on his way to serving as an engineer for Mars Chocolate right out of college. In spite of the inherent fun-factor of being the project manager for a couple of Fun-Sized Snickers assembly lines, Gary admits that he wasn't very good at this high-stress position. He's since found a great balance between drafting custom furniture designs and leaning into his analytical approach to comedy writing. Notes: Check out Gary's newest comedy project, Murdertown.  Here's an explanation of Gary's robotics teacher's bumper sticker (and it was red).  Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Cooperative for coordinating sponsorship with Overcast, MBS's personal favorite podcast player.  

Hey there Koch fiends who are for some reason still subscribed to this show! Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll from Koch Brothers Mystery Show have a new podcast: Murdertown! It's a cold case investigation that takes them to Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to investigate the 1976 murder of Catskill "Bones" McGillivray. But they soon learn that the mystery of Chatapicnic runs much deeper than they imagined - because a bunch of other people are also getting murdered, all the time. Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts! And be sure to visit murdertownpodcast.com for more updates on the case.

Murdertown: Season 1 is premiering June 6. Chicago-based citizen journalists Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll Head to Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to investigate one of the state's most notorious cold cases: the murder of Catskill "Bones" McGillivray. Subscribe now on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever else you get your podcasts!

Bryce and Beckers are back it again with the next great Spiderman game, High School Musickill, and the biggest battle royal game ever.   Music by Bensound.com

Thank Jason It’s The Final Friday! We are back at once again with our special guest, Dead For Filth host & Hollywood screenwriter Michael Varrati! Together, we tackle some huge, burning questions: What breakfast pastry was Freddy Kruger’s favorite? What’s the real estate game like in a “Murder Town” like Crystal Lake? How would you explain the plot of Psycho to a 7-year-old kid? Is Steven supposed to be the town “bad boy” just because he lettered in getting girls pregnant? Plus, we get pitched a whole new version of CSI: Crystal Lake and a new Choose Your Own Death-venture - and you’ve got a finger-snapping good time! Never fear - new episodes of Kill By Kill are made available every other Friday! Have something to say? Reach out on Twitter @killbykillpod or email us: killbykillpod@gmail.com. Follow on IG @killbykillpodcast Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com

Giddyup y'all! Today we're reading "The Cop Who Stole Christmas" by Christie Craig. Join us as we follow Savanna Edwards on a Christmas adventure with her cop neighbor Marc (or possibly a fake Santa?) as they play a dangerous game of "will they/won't they" with a detour through MURDERTOWN, USA.

Content warning! If you’re squeamish around violent stuff, you should skip this one. Will is a collector. Final song: Pour Endormir les Démons by Merle Bardenoir from Chants D’Avant L’Aube.

POLYAMORY CHATS with festival buddy, comedian and writer: Mindy Raf! Check out Mindy on twitter at @mindyraf. If you’re in Ireland, buy tix for MurderTown at the Dublin Fringe and This Feels Terrible at the Dublin Podcast festival!  

Introducing the ridiculously talented, professional funny lady Erin McGathy. I fell in love with her listening to her excellent This Feels Terrible podcast and you will too! Erin is an accomplished comedienne who recently upped sticks and moved from LA to Dublin so she tells us how that happened, talks about the traumas of touring with a Korn fan, handling long distance love and shares some pretty wonderful wise insights on happiness! You can follow Erin on Twitter @ErinMcGathy and check out her website at www.erinmcgathy.com - if you ever have an opportunity to check her out DO IT! Look out for MurderTown coming to the Dublin Fringe Festival in September and on 23rd September at the Cork Comedy Festival!

Erin is still at the Edinburgh Fringe and sits down for a chat with LA comedian, James Adomian for a talk about comedy, love, seagulls and everyone cries. See James at the Edinburgh Fringe! Buy tix for Murdertown at the Dublin Fringe in September!

Scottish comedian and stellar soul, Fern Brady talks to Erin about the time she went out with a model who worked for Trump, the depths of their abusive relationship and the quest to find comedy in all of it. Also on the episode, is a preview of the This Feels Terrible: LIVE from Dublin. The full episode is available at patreon.com/erinmcgathy. And see MurderTown at the Edinburgh Fringe!!! Buy tix at www.erinmcgathy.com!

Ever since she witnessed the aura surrounding Tilda while sitting across the aisle from her on a plane, Erin McGathy has not been able to shake her fascination with Swinton's presence, lifestyle, and approach to art. Admittedly a fairly casual fan of Tilda's film work, Erin still cites the way Swinton discusses acting as a collaborative effort and less selfish endeavor as an inspiration to not be too hard on herself as a creator and performer. She even credits Swinton's ability to live happily in Scotland as a working actor for inspiring her to take the leap and move to Dublin from LA. We needed to talk about Kevin, David Bowie, and Michael Clayton, as well as a bit about how Tilda became a character in Erin's upcoming Edinburgh/Dublin Fringe festival show, MurderTown. Notes: Erin's one-woman murder mystery, MurderTown at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Dublin Fringe Festival This Feels Terrible, Erin's relationship podcast on Feral Audio

Pornographic actor, Chad Alva AKA Chad Fjerstad lets Erin ask every question she’s ever had about the porn industry. What happens when someone starts crying? What are the cliques in the porn scene? What do you do when you’re not attracted to the person you’re working with? Why is so much of porn so violent towards women? Who’s cool? Have you seen the movie, Atonement? Erin also muses on the type of porn she’d make given the chance. **Buy tickets now for Erin’s Edinburgh Fringe Show, MURDERTOWN at erinmcgathy.com**

Jill was part of a 3-woman vocal band in the '80s called The Life is Grand Band, and then in 1995 released Songs About Sex & Depression, and only in 2015 unveiled her long-awaited study of the dark psychology of fairy tales, A Handmade Life. We focus on this most recent project, discussing "Letters from Murdertown" and "Eyes of Fire," and playing at the end "Walking on Glass." Our third discussion song goes back to the previous album with "Everything Makes Me Cry." Opening music is The Life Is Grand Band's "Harry's Song" from Feel Like Makin' Art (1989). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page.

Jill was part of a 3-woman vocal band in the '80s called The Life is Grand Band, and then in 1995 released Songs About Sex & Depression, and only in 2015 unveiled her long-awaited study of the dark psychology of fairy tales, A Handmade Life. We focus on this most recent project, discussing "Letters from Murdertown" and "Eyes of Fire," and playing at the end "Walking on Glass." Our third discussion song goes back to the previous album with "Everything Makes Me Cry." Opening music is The Life Is Grand Band's "Harry’s Song" from Feel Like Makin' Art (1989). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page.

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The party goes to Murder Town, and does a little shopping. If you like this show, please support it - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Visit the Major Spoilers store for Critical Hit and Major Spoilers merchandise! Character sheets for characters at level 17 are available at members.majorspoilers.com Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The party goes to Murder Town, and does a little shopping. If you like this show, please support it - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Visit the Major Spoilers store for Critical Hit and Major Spoilers merchandise! Character sheets for characters at level 17 are available at members.majorspoilers.com Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

While Nazim was on vacation, Brett interviewed his friend Ross, a Public Defender in a City ABC Networks have deemed "Murder Town".  Brett and Ross discuss what is like to be a Public Defender, how to properly eat pizza, U.S. v. Luis, and bank robbery movies.  This was split into two parts, so please listen to Part Two.

This is The Spoon, where Allen Lulu is our guest and we just destroyed the studio. Durf Stories, Foraging, Skype Habits, Jetsons Tech, East Of La Cienega, Kitchen Design, Food Pics, Facebook Pyramid, Bring The Ribs, Walking In Tandem, In Between Dogs, Fecal Fiesta Truck, Run Like A Girl, Life In Pieces, Sitcom Tropes 101, Engineering Fail, LA Power Pop Scene, Don't End The Band, New Muppet Show, Smoking Flintstones. Peak Television, Cut Through The Noise, Oliver The Place, Spoon Feeding, Cover TunesListen LIVE! Thursdays at 7:00pm PST on TMV CafeTMV Cafe Mobile AppThe Men Of The SpoonRobbie Rist Chris Jackson Thom BowersMusic By Derf Scratch The Andersons! Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves  Spoon FeedingRosemary Concord ShrubCommunity Superenthusiast Radio Ryan Adams ~ 1989

OR 8 Simple Rules For Not Getting Stabbed Outside Your Apartment! Weeelcome to the HappyCast! We lied before. THIS is the season 2 premiere of the HappyCast. And welcome to it! In this epidition, Ben and Brian talk about holiday blitz sales, Smurf Smirks, and cow spiders.Listen here!