75. The Mornington Monster: Family Annihilator John Sharpe

 

****Warning****  This episode is not for the squeamish.You have been warned.

Mornington, Victoria Austria is a quiet coastal town that is located about 35 miles or 57 kilometers south of Melbourne. Many folks from Melbourne take day trips to visit the beaches and wineries that Mornington has to offer.

On May 26, 2004, 37 John Sharpe, a lifelong resident of Mornington goes on TV to plead for anyone with any information about his wife and daughter who have been missing since the end of March.
Although John seems like a concerned father, his body language makes the public suspicious. There seems to be more to the story that the tale John Sharpe is telling but no one is prepared for the truth.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss the Mornington Monster, Family Annihilator John Sharpe.

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Sources:
http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSC/2005/276.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-killed-wife-and-daughter-with-speargun-husband-20050202-gdklvk.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/crimeinfocus/mornington-monster-john-sharpe-murdered-family-with-speargun-as-they-slept/news-story/b811071182c87306f4ac1defac93d77e
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https://www.amazon.com.au/Why-Did-They-Cheryl-Critchley-ebook/dp/B00XMLMB6A
Crime Investigation Australia  Season 1 Episode 5

74. What Happened to Tiffany?

Twenty-year-old Tiffany Sessions is a junior at the University of Florida studying economics and getting excited to get her life started. It is February 9, 1989, and Tiffany had finished all her classes and decided she would go out and take a walk before hunkering down for a night of studying. Tiffany told her roommate she was going to take her usual powerwalk and she would be back soon which meant she would be returning around 6 pm or so.


Six o’clock comes and goes and Tiffany has not come home yet. By 8 pm, her roommate is starting to worry as this was not like Tiffany at all. At 9 pm, her roommate calls the police and then calls Tiffany’s parents to tell them she was not yet home.  It would take a lot of police work and many years of dead-end leads to figure out what just what happened to Tiffany Sessions on that winter day.


Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “What Happened to Tiffany?”

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Promo is by our friends @murderandmore

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All our music and flawless editing is provided by the noble Nice @wetalkofdreams


Sources:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article225472130.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4m8eff/tiffany_sessions_disappearance_in_florida_missing/

http://charleyproject.org/case/tiffany-louise-sessions

https://www.jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2014-02-05/story/breaking-suspect-tiffany-sessions-cold-case?+JacksonvillecomNews+%28Jacksonville+Local+News+%E2%80%93+Jacksonville.com+and+The+Florida+Times-Union%29

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-the-search-for-tiffany-sessions/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Tiffany_Sessions

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/article1960072.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/article1960072.html

https://criminalmisconduct.blogspot.com/2016/08/what-happened-to-tiffany-sessions.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=tiffany+sessions+bones&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_j7zi8dvnAhVGa80KHSkdBNsQ1QIoAHoECAsQAQ&biw=1164&bih=810&safe=active&ssui=on

73. The Tragic Death of Amora

*Warning: today’s episode is extremely graphic and contains details involving child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

Blaine Milam, 18 years old, had just been released from jail and was now deemed a sex offender. It was shortly after his ‘self-imposed’ release that he met Jessica Carson.  Jessica was still in high school in January 2008 when she fell for Blaine. Jessica, however, was not just a high school teen--she was a mom to a baby girl by the name of Amora, which means ‘love.’  While this threesome would join together and create the perfect family they had always dreamed about, this time would not last. Mental illness, drug abuse and religious delusions set in and all come to together ending with a murder of the most innocent.

Join Jen and Cam on Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘The Tragic Death of Little Amora.’

Promo by our friends at @murderupnorth

Listener Discretion by the efficacious Edward Octoberpod @octoberpodVHS
Original music and editing is courtesy of the nefarious Nico @wetalkofdreams

Sources: https://www.facebook.com/justiceforamora/
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Conroe-jury-hears-horrific-details-of-injuries-to-1696955.php
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1622523.html
https://truecrimeandcoffee.com/f/the-murder-of-13-month-old-amora-bain-carson
http://www.angelizdsplace.com/child122.htm
https://www.houstonpress.com/news/blaine-milam-strong-candidate-for-tool-of-the-decade-on-trial-in-conroe-for-east-texas-exorcist-baby-murder-6737419
http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=7739.0;wap2
https://www.kltv.com/story/9451701/update-rusk-county-baby-had-bite-marks-murder-scene-was-gruesome/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-toddlers-exorcism-turns-deadly/
Herzog, Werner: On Death Row   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3279048/?ref_=ttep_ep3

72. Edward Maps: The Beatnik that Beat Feet...Or Did He?

January 1964.  Neighbors alert the fire department that 510 Sarah St in Stroudsburg PA was on fire and Edward, Christine and four-month-old Julie Louise were inside.

The first responders found 23-year-old Christine barely alive on the kitchen floor.  They found Julie Louise not breathing only a few feet away from her mother.  

Numerous searches in the house and surrounding areas were held but Edward Maps was never found. 

The District Attorney named Edward a wanted man for arson and murder. The FBI put him on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List.

But in 1995, the case is reopened. Maybe Edward Maps isn't guilty after all.

Come listen to Jen and Cam talk about Edward Maps: The Beatnik That Beat Feet...Or Did he?


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As always, our listener discretion is provided by the epic Edward October from @octoberpodVHS.
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Sources

https://www.poconorecord.com/article/20080413/NEWS/804130349
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71. 1/2. The More You Know: Netflix's I Am A Killer-Part 2

If you love television documentaries, especially on crime or prison, this is the OTCP episode for you. On Friday, January 31st, Netflix is releasing the second season of ‘I Am A Killer.’ The series features people that are currently in prison serving time for committing murder and telling their stories. The show combines crime footage along with interviews of the killer as well as interviews with family members and their victims’ families.  In today’s episode, ‘The More You Know: Netflix’s I Am A Killer’ Jen and Cam profile each of the killers highlighting details of their crime allowing you to get a head start on this fantastic series.

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As always, our listener discretion is provided by the epic Edward October from @octoberpodVHS.
We couldn’t do what we do without the hard work of Nico from @wetalkofdreams who edits as well as composed all our music.

Make sure to like and subscribe to Our True Crime Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts. We can be reached on Instagram and Facebook at Our True Crime Podcacstor on twitter at @ourtruecrimepod. You can email us at ourtruecrimepodcast@gmail.com

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Sources:
Netflix https://www.netflix.com/browse
I Am A Killer
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10207098/lindsay-haugen-robert-mast-girlfriend-strangle-lover/
https://www.dreamindemon.com/community/threads/lindsay-haugen-strangled-her-new-boyfriend-to-know-what-it-felt-like.109522/
Woman sentenced to 60 years for strangling man to death in Wal-Mart parking lot
By Ashley Nerbovig - Billingsgazette.com
Woman sentenced for strangling boyfriend in Billings  By Aja Goare - MTN News
Woman accused in Heights homicide said man asked to die; she wanted to try killing with 'her bare hands’  By Ashley Nerbovig - Billings Gazette
Juvenile injustice? Mysanantonio.com

https://www.statesman.com/news/20160904/where-is-the-texas-death-row-class-of-1999-now
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbpZqlgzMFw

https://local12.com/news/local/woman-who-murdered-her-husband-buried-him-in-the-backyard-in-1985-wants-parole

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7676393/Woman-claims-husband-laughed-pals-raped-her.html

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https://www.missourinet.com/2015/08/18/death-sentence-vacated-for-missouri-man-who-killed-grandparents/

State of Missouri v. David Barnett---980 S.W. 2d 297 (Mo.banc 1998)

https://www.thepitchkc.com/cavona-flenoy-teases-having-sex-with-man-kills-him-and-gets-25-years-in-prison/

Woman Sentenced to 25 Years for Murder---KMZU.com

Cavona Flenoy pleads guilty to killing Hassan Abbas, writes that she teased having sex with him prior to shooting     By Justin Kendall - Pitch.com

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mo-court-of-appeals/1681974.html

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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27514251/charles_armentrout_mother_testimony/

State of Missouri v. Charles W. Armentrout III---Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.,December 21, 1999

https://www.ky3.com/content/news/One-time-death-row-inmate-from-Lawrence-County-Mo-dies-in-prison-564352091.html

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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27209708/toby_lynn_williams/

https://casetext.com/case/williams-v-state-852
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