Bourbon, Wine and True Crime: Recent Episodes
Miranda Smith
A scientist, a Witch and a salty military Vet sit down once a week to discuss true crime and gossip about a bunch of BS.
As social media influencers become more common, we see people exhibiting more and more drastic behavior in order to go viral. AJ brings us a case of a pathetic woman who tried to ruin the lives of an innocents couple who had the misfortune of seeing her at a store, just for a few likes on social media.
#truecrime #socialmediacrime #influencer
Sources:
https://twitter.com/henrykleeKTVU/status/1338646205501329409https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/katie-sorensen-mom-influencer-sentenced-instagram/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/katie-sorensen-fake-kidnapping-california-jail.html#:~:text=Katie%20Sorenson%20was%20sentenced%20to,making%20a%20false%20crime%20report.&text=A%20California%20woman%20and%20Instagram,days%20in%20jail%2C%20prosecutors%20said.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/ex-sonoma-county-mom-influencer-katie-sorensen-sentenced-to-30-days-in-cu/
https://latestinbollywood.com/who-is-katie-sorensen-wiki/#Who_Is_Katie_Sorensen_Wiki
On October 31, 2010, young Devon Griffin received a phone call from his aunt asking where his father was. When he searched the house for his family, he stumbled upon what he initially thought was a Halloween prank but would turn out to be the very real anniliation of almost his entire family. One of the most chilling parts of this case is that Devon spoke to the murderer...after his family had been killed.
#truecrime #halloween
Sources:
https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/bj-liske-kills-3-family-members-in-halloween-murders https://www.newspapers.com/image/289183577/?match=1&clipping_id=133323724
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-triple-murder-teen-thought-it-was-halloween-prank/
https://youtu.be/TKXUQFbRW2I
Velma Barfield was an American serial killer who was convicted of one murder, but eventually confessed to six. Despite being close to three suspicious deaths of her family members, Velma was allowed to take on caretaker jobs of the elderly, where the deaths continued.
Sources -https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/velma-barfield/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Barfield https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/capital-punishment/biographies/barfield https://youtu.be/vXHn2dqhLzM
In the late night hours of November 19, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Club Q, the oldest LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO. The shooter was stopped by three brave club-goers, but not before five people were dead and 17 were injured. Who is the shooter and why weren’t his guns taken after he took his grandparents hostage and had a stand off with SWAT the year before?
ClubQ #ColoradoSpringsSources:https://www.gofundme.com/f/official-club-q-fundraiserhttps://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-photos#rebelltitem9https://clubqonline.com/https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-reopeningannouncement#rebelltitem1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrancehttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/club-q-shooter-who-killed-5-getslife-in-prisonhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judge-warned-of-gay-barattackers-shootout-plans-in-2021https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-shooter-sentencinghttps://gazette.com/nowall/5-victims-in-club-q-mass-shooting-identifiedas-mourning-continues-around-colorado-springs/article_2ef3071e-69ce-11ed-bc92-bf8667b52b96.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-crime-hate-crimesd2379dce03c66ea3bc0faa2c5ffb7c21https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_nightclub_shootinghttps://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/us/club-q-shooting-suspect-courtappearance/index.htm
The historic Stanley Hotel was built in 1909 as an upper-class resort and a health retreat for people suffering from tuberculosis. At the time, no one could guess that it would become iconic for the paranormal activity that happens there. The Stanley even gave inspiration to legendary author of all things horror, Stephen King, to write his 1977 novel The Shining.
Sources:
https://www.stanleyhotel.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stanley_Hotelhttps://lifefamilyfun.com/stanley-hotel-room-217/https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4834?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI14-my4WwgAMVPS-tBh0lxQTfEAAYAiAAEgL6p_D_BwE
In this episode, the ladies discuss a case a lot of us have seen play out in the media; Lori Vallow AKA the Doomsday Mom and the mysterious deaths that surround her and the outright murder of two of her children.
Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/57695046/?clipping_id=63481920&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU3Njk1MDQ2LCJpYXQiOjE2NzczNjAxMjMsImV4cCI6MTY3NzQ0NjUyM30.rD7YIPN-A9nb3S_BpTOSulb-mY6EzsEF4NBPsyAgIPkhttps://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/lori-vallow-daybell/#Lori_Vallow_Daybell_Biography_Age_Birthday_Early_Lifehttps://people.com/crime/lori-vallow-brother-recounts-harrowing-conversation/https://allthatsinteresting.com/lori-vallowhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/4495586/cult-mom-lori-vallow-brother-incest-relationship-hitman/https://www.insideedition.com/lori-vallow-daybells-niece-says-she-experienced-tragedy-during-childhood-that-kept-her-from-herhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Tylee_Ryan_and_J._J._Vallow#cite_note-loribirth-22https://conandaily.com/2022/04/19/lori-daybell-biography-13-things-about-tylee-ryan-j-j-vallows-mother/
The COVID pandemic hit us all differently, but today we bring you the stories of someone that chose to try and take advantage of the crisis, and just a few cases of the extreme racism and xenophobia that Asian Americans had to endure.
Sources:https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-man-accused-hoarding-covid-19-materials-price/story?id=70333494&fbclid=IwAR1U09fRuk5RoTgr2VLBi5j1C568KeQiSpNFHCXVL6FPikbHZjsszSVS0ZYhttps://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20220411.655787/https://www.npr.org/2021/08/12/1027236499/anti-asian-hate-crimes-assaults-pandemic-incidents-aapihttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/12/covid-19-fueling-anti-asian-racism-and-xenophobia-worldwidehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56218684
This case covers the story of Francine Hughes, a survivor of domestic violence who, after thirteen years of abuse, had enough. Her trial would begin the long-overdue discussion in the US about the laws protecting victims of domestic violence, or the lack thereof. Sources:https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abusehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Hugheshttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/video-dept/the-burning-bed-recalls-the-case-that-changed-how-law-enforcement-treats-domestic-violencehttps://www.retroreport.org/transcript/the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action
Today we're talking a little bit about a strange unsolved mystery surrounding the Oklahoma City Bombing and a little bit about some of the spooky stories that have happened in our own lives.
oklahomacity bombing #spookystories #ghosts #truecrime
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/7/oklahoma-city-bombing-secret-dna-extracted-from-un/
https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Jane_Doe_(1995)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/true-crime-unsolved-mysteries
Sunny brings us an Easter story that is just a little early. #easterstory #badeasterbunny #truecrime
AJ and Randi go down the twisting, winding story of Lori Vallow, the woman who has been arrested and charged, along with her husband, in the murders of her two children.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/57695046/?clipping_id=63481920&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU3Njk1MDQ2LCJpYXQiOjE2NzczNjAxMjMsImV4cCI6MTY3NzQ0NjUyM30.rD7YIPN-A9nb3S_BpTOSulb-mY6EzsEF4NBPsyAgIPk
https://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/lori-vallow-daybell/#Lori_Vallow_Daybell_Biography_Age_Birthday_Early_Life
https://people.com/crime/lori-vallow-brother-recounts-harrowing-conversation/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lori-vallow
https://www.the-sun.com/news/4495586/cult-mom-lori-vallow-brother-incest-relationship-hitman/
https://www.insideedition.com/lori-vallow-daybells-niece-says-she-experienced-tragedy-during-childhood-that-kept-her-from-her
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Tylee_Ryan_and_J._J._Vallow#cite_note-loribirth-22
https://conandaily.com/2022/04/19/lori-daybell-biography-13-things-about-tylee-ryan-j-j-vallows-mother/
Today AJ takes us briefly through the Las Cruces Bowling Alley murders. Even though there were descriptions of the alleged perpetrators, an arrest has never been made. Despite the case going cold after over 30 years, police still think an arrest can be made.
lascruces #bowlingalleymurders #truecrime #coldcase
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Cruces_bowling_alley_massacre
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2022/02/10/las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre-reward-increased-32nd-anniversary/6704122001/ https://kvia.com/video/2022/02/10/nearing-the-32nd-anniversary-of-las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre/
https://unsolved.com/gallery/bowling-alley-murder/
https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/las-cruces-police-still-searching-for-suspects-in-3-decade-old-bowling-alley-massacre/
In this episode, Randi takes us through the details of what has been released about the very recent quadruple homicide that occurred in a small college in Moscow, Idaho just a few short months ago. We still don't know all the details, but as the case progresses we'll be sure to keep you updated.
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-college-murders-timeline-events/story?id=93575278
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_University_of_Idaho_killings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xburbmcNxpA
Today AJ tells us about two bizarre crimes that happened in Colorado and were solved decades later through genealogy.
https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/pilot-talk/2022/05/11/an-sos-call-and-a-40-year-murder-mystery/
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/16/alan-phillips-1982-cold-case-murder-conviction/?fbclid=IwAR0UQAM1_cRmLDzDDdb9UXH0LzlBZo0bTe1kHEelmMHaMDGkaftR32EuzuU
http://openai.com/
truecrime #genealogy #orangesockmurders #colorado
In this episode we discuss the case of the Cosplay Killer in Malaysia with some nice palate cleanser to finish us off!
cosplaykiller #truecrime
Join us as we discuss some naughty Santa's from days gone by. January is still the holiday season....right?
truecrime #naughtysanta
In this episode we discuss the case of Susan Smith, the infamous woman from South Carolina who murdered her children so she could start a new life. #susansmith #southcarolina #truecrime #mothers
In this weeks episode, Sunny tells us the unsettling true story behind the Netflix show, The Watcher. A New Jersey family is terrorized by mysterious letters for years, to the point that they never actually move in to their newly purchased house.
truecrime #truecrimepodcast #thewatcher #bw&tc
Today, AJ covers the heart-breaking case of Carlie Martinez, a young El Paso woman who was murdered in the late 90's. There is a particularly emotional connection, as AJ and Sunny where in El Paso when this unfolded. #truecrimepodcast #elpaso #carliemartinez #truecrime
In this episode, the ladies cover a truely senseless murder of a young woman that was just out to celebrate her birthday and Randi learns some interesting facts about some of her fellow Scorpio's.
scorpio #scorpioseason #truecrime #truecrimepodcast
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-29180584 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/24/woman-killed-kilburn-shooting https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/28/armed-woman-kills-man-firing-rifle-party/9975381002/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2753691/Violent-drug-dealers-jailed-minimum-37-years-street-gun-death-innocent-mother.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/13/what-are-rules-firearms-licences-uk
In 1968 a young girl murdered two pre-school age boys in England. Was she a monster from birth or was she made into one by her horrific upbringing?
marybell #childkiller #tynesidekiller #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #bourbonwineandtruecrime
Today, AJ is diving into the case of David Leonard Wood, an absolute reeking trash pile of a person who is responsible for the murders of multiple girls and young women in the El Paso area in 1987.
davidleonardwood #elpaso #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #serialkillers
In todays episode, we wrap up Spooky Season this year with the mysterious deaths on what is now known as Dyatlov Pass. Do you agree with the people that say it's been solved? Or do you think the explanations don't quite make all the pieces fit?
#spooky #dyatlovpass #truecrime #mysterious #truecrimepodcast
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-25/dyatlov-pass-mystery-potentially-solved/101171704
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8
In todays episode everyone's favorite troublesome trio explore the legend of Bloody Mary and the possible historical origins of the story. There's also some talk about why King Henry VIII was a vile human being.
Sources:
https://www.royal.uk/henry-viii
https://www.history.com/news/queen-mary-i-bloody-mary-reformation
https://allthatsinteresting.com/bloody-mary
https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/creighton-mary-frances.htm
On this episode Sunny takes us down a very interesting path by telling us about some of the odd crimes and spooky stories she heard while she was gallivanting around Europe. Spooky Season is alive and well and so are the very odd behaviors of some of our distant brothers from across the pond.
Sources:
Elsje Christiaens Hanging on a Gibbet -
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/343628 https://www.expatica.com/nl/living/gov-law-admin/unbelievable-dutch-laws-1110960/
https://time.com/5689057/bird-arrest/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50054044 https://thetourguy.com/travel-blog/france
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/05/what-happened-to-napoleons-penis.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/how-dead-girl-paris-ended-up-most-kissed-lips-in-history-l-inconnue-de-la-seine-resusci-anne-cpr-annie-death-mask#:~:text=That%20incredible%20number%2C%20amassed%20over,have%20been%20saved%20by%20CPR.
https://www.annieandre.com/weird-funny-french-laws/
https://www.expatica.com/fr/living/gov-law-admin/weird-laws-in-france-730259/
https://www.chron.com/news/bizarre/article/Dutch-sunbathers-should-keep-on-their-toes-1497567.php
https://nltimes.nl/2022/08/08/relatives-moved-least-nine-graves-seance-leusden-cemetery#:~:text=2022%20%2D%2012%3A10-,Relatives%20moved%20at%20least%20nine%20graves%20after%20seance%20in%20Leusden,children%2C%20moved%20in%20the%20meantime.
Episode 2- La Llorona aka. The Wailing Woman
Source:1. https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/wailing-woman#:~:text=The%20origins%20of%20the%20legend,been%20linked%20to%20Aztec%20goddesses.
Source2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona
Source3: https://kisselpaso.com/3-real-life-paralyzing-run-ins-with-la-llorona-along-the-border/
Angela Aguilar - La Llorona https://youtu.be/h5z99EYHY4I
We are back! After a little hiatus so Randi could go play in the desert, we're here to officially kick off Spooky Season 2022. Randi brings on the weird in this in-depth look at The Black Eyed Kids also known as, The Black Eyed Children. We've always known that kids can be weird, but this is just too much.
Sources:
https://www.historicmysteries.com/brian-bethel-black-eyed-kids/
That One Time I was Abducted By Aliens on YouTube
The Chilling, True Terror of the Black-Eyed Kids by G. Michael Vasey
http://weekinweird.com/2016/01/28/witness-report-i-let-the-black-eyed-children-into-my-home-and-now-im-slowly-dying/
In this episode AJ dives into the gruesome history of the lobotomy, Sunny tells us about some interesting healing crystals and Randi begins her story about Doctor Death
AJ brings a particularly dark case about a man that was killed by his best friend....at his request. Sunny has an interesting story about unfortunate timing with a telephone pole, a photo bomb, and Mr. Happy. Randi tells us about a tragic tale of high-school "Mean Girls" turned deadly.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Skylar_Neese
https://meduim.com/crimebeat/the-tragic-story-of-skylar-neese-burtally-murdered-by-her-best-friends-8862d9302837
https://www.grunge.com/382849/the-tragic-murder/of/skylar-neese/
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-in-anaheim-korean-friend-killing-sentencing-10102020-snap-story.html
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-man-who-killed-his-best-friend-at-the-dead-mans-request-2
https://art19.com/shows/detective-trapp
In this episode AJ brings us the story of a group of attractive women who used their looks to run one of the most successful gangs of their time. Sunny brings back some interesting slang from the 1920's, some of which we still use today! And this time it is Randi's turn to skip the syllabus and talks about a case that is just slightly (way) outside the scope of the era.
https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/female-gangsters-secret-history#slide-5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Diamond
Audible Book: Alice Diamond and The Forty Elephants
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/27/girl-gang-london-underworld
https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/female-gang-terrorised-london-200-20306560
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlyne_Brickman
https://mafia.wikia.org/wiki/Arlyne_Weiss-Brickman
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-15-bk-6660-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-03-09-9201220559-story.html
AJ and Randi bring the absolute rage and frustration with their cases about killer families....but luckily Sunny is here to provide a nice palate cleanser. As always, listener discretion is advised.
In this episode AJ brings on the anger and frustration with a cold case that should have been solved immediately. Sunny didn't read the syllabus so our reverse shit sandwich doesn't quite follow the script. Randi talks about a cold case that also could have been solved long before it was if only law enforcement had paid attention.
In episode 2 of Bourbon, Wine and True Crime AJ covers a case of drug dealers whose only unbreakable rule is, don't do drugs, but torture and ritualistic killings are still on the table. Sunny has three pieces of bread in the typical reverse shit-sandwich and Randi discusses the most prolific female serial killer in history, but was she a serial killer or just too powerful for the royal court?
In the very first episode of Bourbon, Wine, and True Crime AJ brings us a case about a young child murderer, Sunny discusses two "accidental female assassins" and Randi goes down a very dark and bloody path about a murderess who, despite being dead for over 150 years, has been made famous by recent pop culture.
Sources:
Murderpedia:https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bell-mary-flora.htm
Ati:https://allthatsinteresting.com/mary-bellWikipedia
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-torture-chamber-is-uncovered-by-arson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLaurie
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/delphine-lalaurie/
64parishes.org
https://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/lalaurie-delphine.htm
https://deadline.com/2020/12/assassins-director-ryan-white-greenwich-entertainment-documentary-interview-news-1234654976/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Kim_Jong-nam
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-north-korea-tricked-two-women-into-assassinating-kim-jong-uns-half-brother-kim-jong-nam
https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/vx/basics/facts.asp
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48142871
https://deadline.com/2020/12/assassins-director-ryan-white-greenwich-entertainment-documentary-interview-news-1234654976/