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Sinister murders, ominous abductions, and ghastly crimes will leave your jaw dropping and goosebumps popping. Join Leigh and Devin every Thursday on GhastLeigh for a menacing true crime story; it's always spooky season here!
Mickey Hughes inflicts many forms of horrific abuse upon his wife, Francine, and their 4 children in the 1960-70s. After 13 years of ferocious battering, their relationship finally bursts into flames. Francine's case sparks a movement across the US, resulting in amended laws and improved resources to support victims of domestic violence.
Sources:
- https://retroreport.org/transcript/transcript-the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/francine-hughes-wilson-dead-burning-bed-defendant.html
- https://www.wkar.org/history/2017-03-30/burning-bed-murder-case-defense-attorney-looks-back
- https://www.michiganradio.org/law/2017-04-03/michigan-womans-story-of-abuse-forever-changed-americas-view-of-domestic-violence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Hughes
- https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abuse
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12947080/james-berlin-hughes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177971624/francine-wilson
- McNulty, Faith (1980). The Burning Bed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
MMA fighter Jon Koppenhaver and adult film star Christy Mack enter a fiery, passionate relationship after meeting on the set of a Hustler magazine shoot. Young Christy is already wrapped around Jon's finger when she learns that, behind his façade, he is capable of heinous, deadly domestic abuse.
*Trigger warning for assault.
Sources:
- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/war-machine-sentenced-to-life-for-brutal-assault-of-ex-inside-the-mma-stars-fall-200852/
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/05/war-machine-jonathan-koppenhaver-life-sentence-christy-mack-kidnapping
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PLLOreTLY
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Machine_(mixed_martial_artist)
- https://youtu.be/z8OjbixPf90?si=-hBYNvyK1JTSalFy
- https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/15/war-machine-wedding-photos-prison-pen-pal-married/
A close-knit family of 4 is abducted from their Montana motel room at gunpoint the night before their cross-country road trip. The horrors that occur over the following 48 hours result in a traumatized survivor and a death penalty case.
Sources:
- https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/dawson-s-last-days/article_88af748e-e339-524e-9961-e7db4388906f.html
- https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/survivor-of-dawson-killings-enjoys-beach-time-with-kidsposted-on-aug-11/article_9d108632-b503-53d7-a1c0-ae7bd821ac98.html
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296453/monica-mary-rodstein
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296417/david-h-rodstein
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153650084/david-thomas-dawson
- https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/friends-neighbors-recall-the-victims-of-killer-david-dawson/article_ffca8787-6185-5eca-8889-8a55990db67e.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billings,_Montana
- http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/dawson1039.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomas_Dawson
Scott and Yarmila Falater are highschool sweethearts and a loving married couple of 20 years. They have a flourishing marriage with 2 happy children in Phoenix, Arizona. That is, until the neighbor watches as a man drowns Yarmila in her own backyard pool.
Sources:
- https://people.com/crime/scott-falater-case-man-killed-wife-claimed-sleepwalking-son-speaks-out/
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/sleepwalking-killer-scott-falater-wracked-guilt-murdering-wife/story?id=75468448
- https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/scott-falater-says-he-still-doesnt-remember-sleepwalking-murder
- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-scott-falater-now/
- https://www.dailycrime.com/scott-falater-case-of-the-sleepwalking-husband-who-murdered-his-wife-yarmila/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4506454/
Stunning, ambitious Laura Black catches the attention of an older co-worker, Richard Farley. When she politely turns down his request for a date, his pursuit becomes increasingly relentless and escalates to obsessive stalking. Years of rejection fester under the surface, and Richard finally erupts into a brutal rampage.
Sources:
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-18-mn-43514-story.html
- https://katira.medium.com/the-stalking-case-that-led-to-mass-murder-d15385ac8c49
- https://abc7news.com/archive/8743901/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESL_Incorporated
- https://wickedwe.com/richard-farley/
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/02/19/Memorial-for-mass-murder-victim/6747572245200/
- https://vimbuzz.com/where-is-laura-black-now/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/02/18/sudden-death-in-sunnyvale/4f50e5d7-0804-4a56-a2af-ced693c3b577/
Wealthy, adventurous American couple, Mac and Muff Graham, take a 6 month sabbatical to an isolated Pacific island, hoping to frolic in paradise by themselves. But they're not alone on this island and vanish a few weeks after arriving. 7 years later, dismembered human remains wash ashore in a metal WWII container.
Sources:
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192823587/eleanor-laverne-graham
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214652588/malcolm-graham
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKR5-ZH7/malcolm-gs-%22mac%22-graham-iii-1931-1974
- https://www.seanmunger.com/blog/disappeared-malcolm-mac-graham-and-the-palmyra-curse
- https://www.dailycrime.com/murders-of-mac-and-muff-graham-on-id-did-buck-walker-kill-the-wealthy-couple-to-steal-their-yacht/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll
- https://en.famagusta.news/entertainment/stories/fonos-ston-tropiko-paradiso-i-mirea-synantisi-dyo-zevgarion-pou-katelixe-me-skeleto-se-kouti/
- https://thecinemaholic.com/muff-and-mac-graham-murders-how-did-buck-duane-walker-die-where-is-stephanie-stearns-now/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Sea_Will_Tell
- https://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/07/13/news/story04.html
Pennsylvania police receive a 911 call reporting a strange man exiting the bank with a bag of money and what appears to be a bomb collar locked around his neck. Minutes later, news channels film a hole being blown through this man's chest on live TV. The convoluted details that police uncover about the death of Bryan Wells are nothing short of demented.
Sources:
- https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2007/july/collar_071107
- https://pizzabomber.com/timeline-of-pizza-bomber-events/
- https://people.com/crime/real-life-story-evil-genius-netflix-pizza-bomber/
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-wells-evil-genius-marjorie-diehl-armstrong
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jury-convicts-woman-in-collar-bomb-robbery/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells
- https://www.morbidtourism.com/locations/id/5fe7bb1c17add4c4ee798cc6
This story has it all: Assault rifles, Taylor Swift, & Waffle House. When many hungry Nashvillians pack inside Waffle House to enjoy a scrumptious, greasy 3am meal, the last thing the diners expect to see is a crazed man entering the premises holding a deadly weapon. The ruthless attack launches police into a manhunt for this maniacal killer and leaves the city devastated.
Sources:
- https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/waffle-house-shooting-victims-nashville-attack
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/akilah-dasilva-memorial
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebration-of-life-for-deebony
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Waffle_House_shooting
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/us/waffle-house-shooter-travis-reinking-sentence/index.html
- https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooting-what-we-know/index.html
- https://nypost.com/2022/02/01/waffle-house-shooting-video-shows-hero-james-shaw-disarm-gunman-in-2018-attack/
- https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/its-draining-a-familys-quest-5-years-after-waffle-house-shooting/
- https://www.newschannel5.com/news/waffle-house-shooting-victim-family-awarded-212-million-in-damages
- https://fox17.com/news/local/photos-show-aftermath-of-tennessee-antioch-waffle-house-shooting-as-travis-reinking-murder-trial-begins-nashville-tennessee-crime
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-waffle-house-shooter-travis-reinking-wrote-taylor-swift-oprah-winfrey-testimony
- https://fox17.com/news/local/two-years-after-waffle-house-shooting
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/waffle-house-victims_n_5addc5f2e4b009869bfb86b4
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/waffle-house-shooting-tennessee-today-live-updates-2018-04-22/
- https://apnews.com/article/shootings-nashville-travis-reinking-8a6d24d3fcb1d72adf35bf3e838a9849
4 years after divorcing each other, Micki Kanesaki and Lonnie Kocontes decide to rekindle their relationship by booking a Mediterranean cruise together. 6 days into the cruise, Micki's lifeless body is found floating off the shore of a coastal Italian city, and US authorities are left to ascertain how Micki died from thousands of miles away.
Sources:
https://people.com/crime/former-california-attorney-convicted-of-strangling-ex-wife-throwing-her-body-overboard-cruise-ship/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/irvine-lonnie-kocontes-micki-kanesaki-cruise-murder-life-prison/2430425/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/trial-begins-for-irvine-husband-accused-of-strangling-ex-wife-on-cruise/2305513/
https://heavy.com/news/micki-kanesaki-murder/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279723/Lonnie-Kocontes-arrested-murder-seven-years-ex-wife-Micki-Kanesaki-fell-cruise-ship-Italy-coast.html
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/lawyer-who--almost-got-away-with-murder--sentenced-for-ex-wife-s
At 3 years old, twins June and Jennifer initiate a lifetime of creepy behaviors. They create their own language to communicate exclusively with each other and span decades without speaking to another human. The girls obsessively mirror their behaviors, even inhaling and exhaling simultaneously. Eventually, a mysterious death leaves us with more questions than answers.
Sources:
https://thenetline.com/june-gibbons-now/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/silent-twins
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-10-02/silent-twins-movie-true-story-letitia-wright
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_and_Jennifer_Gibbons
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/jun/28/fiction.classicalmusicandopera
https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191622/the-silent-twins
Leigh's science publication:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41389-023-00477-z
Five females completely vanish from Rockhampton, Australia between 1998-1999, and police identify a heinous man with an abominable background as the culprit. His homicide trial skyrockets to international headlines due to a shocking guest appearance.
Sources:
- https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/fraser-leonard.htm
- https://thenetline.com/natasha-ryan-story/
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-22/keyra-steinhardt-memorial-held-in-rockhampton-qld/5403992
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-05-09/fraser-convicted-of-qld-serial-murders/1851222
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Fraser
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Ryan
- https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/watchingrobertpickton88015/the-leonard-fraser-story-a-violent-psychopathic-mi-t1590.html
- https://www.mamamia.com.au/the-rockhampton-rapist/
Police find 36-year-old Lacey Fletcher rotted to death in her parents' home, after being couch-ridden and neglected for over a decade. Brace yourselves for a graphic story that will make your skin crawl.
Sources:
- 3146161#:~:text=The%20pons%20contains%20nerves%20and%20nerve%20tracts%20%28pathways%29,dreaming%2C%20digestion%2C%20swallowing%2C%20breathing%2C%20and%20the%20heartbeat.%20
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22462-locked-in-syndrome-lis
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10786339/Horrifying-evidence-photos-revealed-extent-Lacey-Fletchers-ordeal.html
- https://nypost.com/2022/05/04/parents-of-lacey-fletcher-dead-woman-found-melted-to-couch-are-out-of-jail-on-bond/
- https://nypost.com/2022/04/29/louisiana-woman-found-dead-in-neglect-case-melted-into-couch/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10783477/Lacey-Fletcher-seen-public-15-years-death-neighbors-reveal.html
- https://lawandcrime.com/crime/our-first-look-at-parents-who-were-just-indicted-for-allegedly-leaving-their-daughter-to-die-on-couch-while-she-was-covered-in-feces-and-maggots/
During the 11pm shift change at a police station, a mysterious person opens fire on two law enforcement officers from the dark, distant tree line. Corporal Bryon Dickson II is killed, and Trooper Alex Douglass is left critically wounded. This lands the cruel murderer a spot on the FBI's Most Wanted list, and the longest manhunt in Pennsylvania history ensues through 300 square miles of the Pocono Mountain wilderness.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_State_Police_barracks_attack
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/eric-frein-was-dedicated-killing-cops-pennsylvania-police-n237916
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/manhunt-eric-frein-timeline-search-pennsylvania/story?id=25750810
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/eric-frein-killing-trooper-handwritten-letter-police/story?id=26056128
- https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/06/manhunt-for-cop-killer-eric-frein-took-48-days-cost-12m-and-drastically-altered-lives.html
- https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/death-row-inmate-eric-frein-moves-to-phoenix-state-prison/
- https://www.wtae.com/article/execution-date-set-for-eric-frein/32439331#
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Frein
- https://www.psp.pa.gov/memorial-wall/Pages/Wall%20Bios/Corporal-Bryon-K-Dickson-II.aspx
- https://www.odmp.org/officer/reflections/22183-corporal-bryon-keith-dickson-ii/175
Multi-millionaire ophthalmologist Mark Sawusch leads a successful life but severely struggles with mental illness in his fifties. He unexpectedly befriends a lively, adventurous couple at an ice cream shop who eventually infiltrates and destroys his life under the guise of being his best friends.
Sources:
- http://home.znet.com/sawusch/index.htm
- https://malibutimes.com/article_19f9acdc-6f41-11e8-9414-5f4147817e1c
- https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/couple-drugged-ailing-malibu-doctor-to-take-over-home-millions-report/
- https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-02/pair-arrested-allegedly-duped-malibu-doctor-stole-millions
- https://malibutimes.com/grand-jury-charges-two-with-alleged-multimillion-dollar-fraud-against-malibu-based-eye-doctor
- https://www.crimeonline.com/2023/04/14/couple-accused-of-fraud-for-befriending-doctor-drugging-him-to-steal-millions/
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-actor-the-hairstylist-and-the-eye-surgeon-drugs-and-death-in-a-malibu-beach-house/ar-AA19LOwn
Gerri Moss arrives home on a Thursday night in 1998 excited for dinner with her husband and 2 kids. But upon entering the house, her world is shattered when she discovers her entire family murdered and riddled with gunshot wounds. Police act swiftly to catch the monster responsible for this, and it thankfully doesn't take long for justice to be served.
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Sources:
- https://www.ajc.com/news/local/the-murders-behind-what-will-georgia-5th-execution-this-year/SSM9kdGqZnfSDEPR9OCiRO/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_family_murders
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3562324/Georgia-prepares-execute-man-convicted-triple-killing.html
- https://www.ibtimes.com/who-daniel-anthony-lucas-georgia-man-convicted-1998-triple-killing-executed-lethal-2360863
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13439904/steven-eugene-moss
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13440006/kristin-deanne-moss
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13440037/bryan-james-moss
Fun-loving, disco queen Cheryl Thompson is ecstatic to go dancing with her boyfriend, but she completely vanishes on her way to the disco. Her battered body is discovered on a riverbank 2 weeks later. Over 3 decades elapse before her freezing cold case finally gains fiery hot momentum.
Sources:
- https://breaking911.com/dna-used-to-uncover-70s-serial-killer-who-raped-and-strangled-college-student-in-ohio/
- https://www.cincinnati.com/story/accused/2020/10/26/backstory-investigators-hope-dna-might-solve-cheryl-thompsons-1978-slaying/3630172001/
- https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/its-driven-me-crazy-for-40-something-years-friend-grateful-after-officials-solve-cheryl-thompson-cold-case
- https://www.wlwt.com/article/42-years-later-loveland-detectives-use-dna-technology-in-hopes-of-finding-killer-in-unsolved-murder/34114071
Mediocre computer programmer Louis Hastings develops a hatred toward the Alaskan Pipeline and the risk it poses to wildlife in the 1980s. Louis moves to a remote Alaskan town with 22 residents, and these neighbors are blissfully unaware of his delusional scheme to dismantle the pipeline and the irreparable collateral damage his plan will inflict.
Sources:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/07/29/6-murders-linked-to-scheme-to-sabotage-alaska-pipeline/58b7985f-54ef-4b1a-842d-eadca72e93c9/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthy,_Alaska#:~:text=1983%20shooting%20%5B%20edit%5D%20In%20an%20attempt%20to,Tim%20Nash%20and%20Amy%20Lou%20Ashenden%20Nash.%20
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System
- https://amok.fandom.com/wiki/Louis_Hastings
- https://robinbarefield76.medium.com/the-mccarthy-massacre-of-1983-361e6971754d
- https://www.kennicottlodge.com/about-the-area/
- https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pipeline-environmental-movement-and-oil-industry/#:~:text=One%20particular%20concern%20was%20to%20protect%20Alaskan%20wildlife.,the%20pipeline%20would%20disrupt%20the%20animals%27%20migration%20routes.
Beautiful Amy Hoffman and Deirdre O'Brian are both abducted directly from the driver seat of their cars and stabbed to death in another location. Their cases share a nearly identical M.O., leading police to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. Thankfully, it doesn't take long for the killer to snitch on himself in the dumbest way.
Sources:
- https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/bizarre-stabbing-incident-helped-police-crack-case-of-slain-high-school-cheerleader-woman
- https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/koedatich-james.htm
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26887236/deirdre-ellen-o'brien
- https://www.deirdreshouse.org/history/#:~:text=In%201982%2C%20at%20the%20age%20of%2025%2C%20Deirdre,sentenced%20to%20two%2030-year%20terms%20in%20state%20prison
- https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/07/nyregion/jersey-woman-25-seized-in-car-and-fatally-stabbed-at-route-80.html
- https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2018/10/02/convicted-1982-morris-county-killer-james-koedatich-wants-innocence-projects-help-dna/1496340002/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Koedatich
- https://thecinemaholic.com/amie-hoffman-murder-where-is-james-koedatich-now/
Elaine O'Hara is a hard-working, loving woman with 2 jobs, enrolled in school, and a frequent volunteer. She also dabbles in BDSM with strangers she meets online. Here, she encounters Architect72 and tragically allows the man to hold her life (and death) in his malicious hands.
Sources:
- https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/elaine-ohara
- https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20320868.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Elaine_O%27Hara
- https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/the-texts-between-graham-dwyer-and-elaine-ohara-on-day-of-murder-38984815.html
Seven healthy people die suddenly and unexpectedly around Chicago, Illinois on September 29, 1982. Investigators develop an inkling that these are poison-induced fatalities, and chaos ensues as they dig deeper into the common household item behind these confusing, mysterious deaths.
Sources:
- https://beyondthedash.com/blog/remembering/remembering-the-victims-chicago-tylenol-murders/7360
- https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2012/Chicago-Tylenol-Murders-An-Oral-History/
- https://www.history.com/news/extra-strength-tylenol-poisonings-1982
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7636577/mary-ann-kellerman
- https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/cyanide/basics/facts.asp
When a Baltimore police officer pulls over Nicole Johnson for a speeding ticket in July 2021, he discovers that she's driving unlicensed with fake license plates. More concerning, though, is the thick stench of decomposition emanating from the car and the maggot-infested, disturbing contents of Nicole's trunk.
Sources:
- https://nypost.com/2021/07/31/baltimore-woman-nicole-johnson-found-with-dead-bodies-of-niece-nephew-in-car-trunk/
- https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/news/2021/07/30/bodies-of-two-deceased-children-discovered-during-traffic-stop-suspect-arrested
- https://news.yahoo.com/baltimore-woman-arrested-niece-nephew-172300616.html
- https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2021/07/nicole-michelle-johnson-baltimore-aunt-busted-driving-with-decomposing-bodies-of-niece-7-nephew-5/
- https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquirySearch.jis
Roughly 3 million people venture to the Appalachian Trail each year seeking beauty, wilderness, and self-discovery. But even the most avid of hikers aren't immune from danger. Over a span of 15 years, the hikers Lollie Winans, Julianne Williams, Louise Chaput, and Scott Lilly are found ruthlessly murdered on various segments of the trail. To this day, their killers evade police.
Tips regarding Julie, Lollie, or Scott can be submitted to the Richmond FBI at 804-261-1044.
Tips regarding Louise can be submitted to the New Hampshire cold case unit at 603-271-3658.
Sources:
- https://www.greenbelly.co/pages/appalachian-trail-murders
- https://appalachiantrail.org/explore/explore-by-state/
- https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/magazine/august-2004/why-is-the-blue-ridge-blue/#:~:text=Yet%20the%20distinct%20blue%20haze%20of%20the%20Appalachians,to%20produce%20a%20hazy%20effect%20over%20the%20mountains.
- https://popculturecrime.medium.com/the-murders-of-julianne-williams-lollie-winans-6b040eb502a2
- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/scott-lilly
- https://www.concordmonitor.com/Twenty-years-later-Chaput-murder-is-still-unsolved-43696199
- https://www.conwaydailysun.com/berlin_sun/news/local/twenty-years-later-chaput-murder-is-still-unsolved/article_5237c8a8-47de-11ec-aa7b-e32de0a52198.html
- https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/true-crime-murder-on-mount-isolation-8a89ff71dfc9
- https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-white-mountains-mystery-louise-chaput/42126315
- https://appalachiantrailnoir.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/the-death-of-scott-lilly/
When 16-year-old Kelly Anne Bates finally brings home her boyfriend of 2 years to meet the parents, they are alarmed to discover that her boyfriend James is an unemployed predator approaching FIFTY years old. James spends the next 6 months isolating and fatally torturing Kelly Anne in ways too horrendous to fathom.
Sources:
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/kelly-anne-bates-james-patterson-smith
- https://morbidology.com/the-murder-of-kelly-anne-bates/
- https://www.buggedspace.com/kelly-anne-bates/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelly_Anne_Bates
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127239961/kelly-anne-bates
Small, insecure Issei Sagawa has developed escalating cravings for taste of human flesh throughout his young life. When he leaves Japan to study abroad in France, he becomes infatuated with a gorgeous fellow student named Renée Hartevelt. Once Issei finally allows the depraved desires to manifest, he creates a morbid crime scene that nightmares are made of.
Sources:
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/7bwvvx/whos-hungry-502-v16n1
- https://listverse.com/2018/03/30/10-dark-facts-about-issei-sagawa-the-japanese-celebrity-cannibal/
- https://nypost.com/2018/10/20/issei-sagawa-the-cannibal-who-became-a-folk-hero-in-japan/
- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/02/national/issei-sagawa-dies/
- https://curioustic.com/story-of-japanese-cannibal-issei-sagawa/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issei_Sagawa
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/issei-sagawa
- https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/issei-sagawa-15501.php
- https://wickedness.net/murders/renee-hartevelt/
A lively 9-year-old Girl Scout named Marcia Trimble briefly leaves her Nashville home in 1975 to deliver cookies to a neighbor. She vanishes into thin air, leaving the whole city shocked and terrified of a lurking child abductor. Her body is discovered one month later surrounded by cookies. Police immediately develop tunnel vision in their pursuit of Marcia's killer.
Sources:
- https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/disappearance-of-marcia-trimble-that-took-30-years-to-solve-on-grave-secrets/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3057758/If-gun-d-kill-Mother-daughter-9-raped-murdered-40-years-ago-finally-asks-sickening-photos-body.html
- https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/the-file-on-marcia-trimble/article_1350fb37-d13b-55bd-a9fb-b37da734f948.html
- https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/legal/ruling-excludes-cops-theory-of-how-marcia-trimble-died/article_f510bc28-fc00-578e-87ff-d90c43ba4196.html
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11786950/marcia-virginia-trimble/photo
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33921623/charles-kinkead-trimble
- https://www.nashvillepost.com/home/trimble-murder-trial-barrett-convicted-of-2nd-degree-murder/article_927261b5-8c77-5832-a3ff-043849a957e5.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marcia_Trimble
- https://worldhistory.us/american-history/a-cold-case-murder-in-nashville-tennessee-marcia-trimble.php
On an Indiana pig farm in 1908, a small farmhouse owned by Belle Gunness burns to the ground, killing everybody inside. Following the farmhouse inferno, DOZENS of murdered, dismembered male bodies are discovered to be buried beneath the farm's soil. News spreads across the world like wildfire, and thousands of onlookers swarm as police exhume countless victims of the Indiana Ogress.
Sources:
- https://www.historicmysteries.com/belle-gunness/
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness
- https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/belle-gunness
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/acute-ulcerative-colitis-5201473#toc-symptoms
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26461302/andrew-k-helgelien
- https://www.grunge.com/408306/was-serial-killer-belle-gunness-ever-found/
- https://bellegunnessserialkiller.weebly.com/alleged-victims-and-murder-theories.html
- https://yesterdaysamerica.com/the-haunted-farm-of-an-indiana-serial-killer/
19 year old Brandon Hole is obsessed with 2 things: My Little Pony and mass murder. Displaying suicidal and violent ideations from a young age, the Brony's frustration and existential misery escalate to spark the worst massacre in Indiana history.
Sources:
- https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/fedex-shooter-idd-as-19-year-old-brandon-scott-hole/
- https://www.newsweek.com/mother-brandon-scott-hole-fedex-shooting-suspect-was-concerned-last-year-hed-commit-suicide-1584729
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/fedex-shooter-brandon-hole-was-obsessed-with-my-little-pony-report
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_FedEx_shooting#:~:text=Nine%20people%20were%20killed%2C%20including%20the%20gunman%2C%2019,worst%20mass%20shooting%20in%20the%20history%20of%20Indiana.
- https://heavy.com/news/brandon-hole/
The Brothers-Harper family, a family of 5, is found slaughtered in their home. Their primary suspect's strong alibi was BUGGING investigators, so they consulted an unexpected expert to find their killer: an entomologist.
Sources:
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-04-oe-kimsey4-story.html
- https://www.bakersfield.com/news/defining-cases-bugs-and-sex-vincent-brothers-2007-multiple-murder-conviction-came-down-to-insect/article_ce95278b-1ed2-5c2c-8b16-2998cc7ef5f5.html
- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bakersfield/name/joanie-harper-brothers-obituary?id=26718968
- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bakersfield/name/earnestine-harper-obituary?id=26718938
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Brothers
- https://www.bakersfield.com/archives/brothers-trial-harper-friend-recalls-finding-bodies/article_e6f55e30-4fc9-5ab5-9f89-7702c8f76e5b.html
- https://www.oxygen.com/family-massacre/crime-news/vincent-brothers-slaughtered-family-caught
Young, lively nursing student Holly Bobo is spotted walking into woods with a mysterious man in camo, and she is never seen alive again. This case shocks the rural Tennessean community and escalates to national news as authorities scramble to ascertain details behind Holly's ominous disappearance.
Sources:
- https://www.newschannel5.com/news/bobo/zach-adams-found-guilty-in-murder-of-holly-bobo
- https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2020/07/02/the-abduction-and-murder-of-holly-bobo/
- https://www.lexingtonprogress.com/2020/09/16/jason-autry-to-be-released-with-time-served-in-holly-bobo-case/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Holly_Bobo
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/holly-bobo-case-prosecutors-describe-her-final-hours-in-murder-trial-closing-arguments
A mysterious monster terrorized New Jersey in 2016, murdering multiple women he met online. His method of finding victims makes today's dating world feel a lot darker. Thankfully, the strategy utilized to catch this cold-blooded killer is nothing short of genius.
Sources:
- https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/12/19/khalil-wheeler-weaver-found-guilty-montclair-serial-killer-case/2700680001/
- https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/khalil-wheeler-weaver-charged-2016-murder-mawa-doumbia
- https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/2022/10/26/nj-serial-killer-khalil-wheeler-weaver-pleads-not-guilty-newark-mawa-doumbia/69587217007/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalil_Wheeler-Weaver
- https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-jersey-serial-killer-khalil-wheeler-weaver-due-in-court-in-murder-of-15-year-old-mawa-doumbia/
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/khalil-wheeler-weaver
After witnessing a long night of their parents fighting, the children of William and Za'Zell excitedly wake up Christmas morning to open presents. Unbeknownst to them, their father has done something so disturbing that it will ruin the holiday for these children forever.
Sources:
- https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/man-who-killed-wife-propped-up-body-while-kids-opened-presents-sentenced/
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/za-zell-preston
- https://people.com/crime/man-convicted-murder-after-killing-wife-having-kids-open-christmas-gifts-in-front-body/
- https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/william-wallace-sentenced-for-murder-of-wife-zazell-preston
- https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/man-fatally-beat-wife-put-her-body-on-sofa-and-told-children-she-ruined-christmas-prosecutor/
Sarah and Jennifer Hart adopt 6 sweet children in the early 2000's, and life seems dandy on social media. But when signs of child abuse bubble to the surface, desperate and perilous measures are taken to evade consequences.
Sources:
- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/hart-family-mystery-deepens-as-friends-remember-previous-foster-child-in-minnesota/#:~:text=The%20Harts%20fostered%20a%20teenage%20girl%20in%20the,license%20for%20two%20years%20beginning%20in%20April%202005.
- https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/the-evil-manipulative-mom-behind-the-devonte-hart-tragedy/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hart-family-crash-clak-county-washington-investigators-home-search/
- https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/03/hart_family_deadly_crash_a_tim.html#:~:text=Here%27s%20a%20timeline%20of%20what%20we%20know%20so,for%20almost%20two%20years%20beginning%20April%201%2C%202005.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150627182651/http:/papertrail.co.nz/meet-devonte-little-boy-big-heart/
- https://theappeal.org/hart-family-fatal-crash-birth-mother-scheurich/
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/devonte-hart
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_family_murders#cite_note-TST-20
- https://people.com/crime/hart-family-murders-anniversary/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hart-family-8-died-murder-suicide-cliff-crash-jury-finds-n991331
John Price's butchered body is found hanging from a doorway in his home. 2 fresh meals sit on the table containing mysterious meat, each next to a note for John's children. Eyes quickly turn to a vengeful ex with a violent, turbulent history.
Sources:
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/katherine-knight
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8050101/Katherine-Knight-killed-John-Price-horror-murder.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Knight
- https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knight-katherine.htm
18-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl is lured into a hidden dungeon for 2 and a half decades of captivity, assault, and impregnations. Disgustingly... her depraved captor is a member of her own family.
Sources:
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/18/psychiatrist-analyses-josef-fritzl
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/19/josef-fritzl-jailed-for-life
- https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2020/10/josef-fritzl-elisabeth-fritzl.html
- https://www.zimbio.com/photos/Josef+Fritzl/0gTEd1vVT2a/Court+Deliver+Josef+Fritzl+Verdict
- https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/e29tk/the_secret_cellar_of_josef_fritzl/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-564753/Dungeon-dad-Ive-known-24-years-I-insane--Hitler-way.html