Secondary Accounts: Recent Episodes
Meredith Sims
Retellings of true cases committed by wicked people. Ranging from kidnappings to murders and to unsolved cases. Welcome to Secondary Accounts.
I got the idea to do this style episode from Kalyn Nicholson’s Coffee Talk podcast, she did a Halloween type of episode a couple years back. “The Woman on my Street” by u/waziot. “Deep Woods Oddities” by u/False_Jello1662. “There’s Someone in my House” by u/meeeelikesfrogs. “My Puija Board Tried to Warn Me” by u/Kellidactyl. “The Old Lady” by u/WhatAmIDoing_here. “I Used to Work Night Shifts Until This” by u/XxPrincessDoomY2kxX. “Delivery Guy Stalked Me” by u/XxPrincessDoomY2kxX.
My husband and I tried having our honeymoon in Rocky Point, MX. Emphasis on “tried”! This is our story of trying to find a place to stay, and what ended up happening during our honeymoon.
The Gruber family and their maid Maria were mysteriously killed in 1922. This cold case feels like a ghost story, so get ready to get spooked. Sources: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime. https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/hinterkaifeck-farm-murders/. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders.
Junko spent 44 days in Hell. This episode goes over what she experienced while being held captive by members of the Yakuza, a transnational organized crime syndicate. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/junko-furuta. https://japaninsides.com/44-days-of-hell-the-story-of-junko-furuta/. https://www.thetealmango.com/featured/junko-furuta-case/. https://enewsinsight.com/brutal-murder-of-junko-furuta-this-poor-soul-never-received-justice/.
A case regarding Nikolai Dzhumagaliev, AKA Metal Fang. The Russian serial killer and cannibal. This case contains graphic details and listener discretion is advised. https://the-line-up.com/metal-fang-Nikolai-Dzhumagaliev. https://allthatsinteresting.com/nikolai-dzhumagaliev. https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/cannibal-nikolai-dzhumagaliev-metal-fang-escapes-asylum-in-kazakhstan/news-story/98d1717ab5ddb2fa55a30093892bc74c. https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dzhumagaliev.htm.
Lori Kay Soares Hacking lived a wonderful, happy life with her husband Mark. But, Mark was keeping a secret he would kill to keep quiet.
Michael Rockefeller followed his passion of the art he found in the Asmat Tribe. His passion was so strong, that he eventually went missing for it. Was it cannibals? Was it drowning? What are your theories? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/What-Really-Happened-to-Michael-Rockefeller-180949813/. https://historyofyesterday.com/michael-rockefeller-ba42d5f245f. https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2014/10/28/michael-rockefeller-savage-harvest. https://www.vox.com/2015/1/30/7928001/michael-rockefeller-cannibals. https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-the-disappearance-of-michael-rockefeller/. https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefeller.
Angela Samato was twenty years old and attended SMU at the time of her murder. Her case went cold for twenty years, and the advancements in DNA testing provided a way to convict and sentence the one who killed her. https://thecinemaholic.com/who-killed-angela-samota-where-is-donald-andrew-bess-now/. https://medium.com/@writermsmith/the-case-of-angela-samota-9ba5a0b9eba6. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44470377. https://apps.texastribune.org/death-row/. http://mepsfit.com/2020/11/26/one-lone-black-pump-angela-samota/.
The story of James Bulger, a two year old who’s life was taken from him by ten year olds. https://allthatsinteresting.com/james-bulger-case. https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/james-bulger. https://encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10544033/James-Bulger-killer-Jon-Venables-launch-new-bid-freedom-weeks.html. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10765215/James-Bulgers-father-Ralph-demands-killer-anonymity-stripped-Parliament-debate-topic.html. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger.
This episode is about the unsolved mystery of the Boy in the Box. A boy was found deceased in a cardboard box in Philadelphia in 1957. Many theories have been made about the case, but no conclusive evidence has been found. https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/decades-after-he-was-found-there-is-still-hope-for-americas-unknown-child-678ce17ff7ec. https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box. http://americasunknownchild.net. https://youtu.be/BnxfuvRHKDk
This episode is about James Gregory Marlow and Cynthia Coffman, the impulsive serial killers who took the lives of four innocent women. Sources: https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/marlow-james.htm. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-murdering-couple-is-sentenced-to-death. https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2011/11/06/25-years-since-murder-rocked-redlands/. https://books.google.com/books?id=hiV92zlgd2YC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=lynel+murray&source=bl&ots=zXjefzQvAr&sig=ACfU3U1xDb6VJ3vbor-VA-faxnie6_inIQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU0r_wuab3AhULD0QIHdnGBMQQ6AF6BAgfEAM#v=onepage&q=lynel%20murray&f=false. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-02-me-2076-story.html. https://torontosun.com/news/world/crime-hunter-serial-killer-cynthia-coffman-longest-serving-woman-on-death-row. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72204187/sandra-ann-neary. http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/M/MARLOW_james_gregory_COFFMAN_cynthia_lynn.php. https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/coffman-cynthia.htm. https://www.wesawthedevil.com/all-episodes/on-this-day-in-true-crime-cynthia-coffman. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/15788275-i-wish-you-were-never-born. https://6park.news/tennessee/crime-hunter-killer-cynthia-coffman-is-the-oldest-woman-on-death-row.html.
My name is Meredith and welcome to my podcast, Secondary Accounts, about different cases that have stood out to me.