Our True Crime Podcast: December 2023

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

242. The Gig's Up: Rori Hache & Kandis Fitzpatrick

SURPRISE!

We have one last episode for 2023!

Thank you to Tina for requesting this episode. She's been a listener since pretty much the beginning of OTCP.

On the evening of September 11th, 2017, a fisherman spotted an unusual object floating along the surface of Lake Ontario near Oshawa Pier. After several attempts to bring the object closer with his fishing line, he realized he had made a grim discovery - the dismembered torso of a woman. There were no signs of identification, such as age indicators, scars, or tattoos, so Durham Police began scouring their missing people database for clues.

It would take two months for police to identify the torso as 18-year-old Rori Hache, who had been reported missing a few days prior to being found. Despite their efforts to find the killer, the investigators could not find any significant leads that would give them the answers they were looking for.

On December 29th, 2017, the police received a call a huge break. A plumber had dialed 911 to report a suspicious substance found in a drain at a property he was working at. He had gone to the property following complaints from neighbors that their plumbing was backing up into their sinks and bathtubs and was causing an unpleasant smell throughout their apartments.

Durham Regional Police arrived on the scene a short while later and knocked on the home's basement apartment. When 45-year-old Adam Strong answered the door, he calmly said, "The gig's up..."

Rori Hache

Kandis Fitzpatrick

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss the horrifying case "The Gig's Up: Rori Hache & Kandis Fitzpatrick"

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Fern Bushnall
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideo
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.com

Sources:
https://globalnews.ca/news/3736628/woman-torso-lake-ontario/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/autopsy-on-torso-found-in-oshawa-harbour-inconclusive-police-say-1.4288354
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/oshawa-harbour-torso-1.4285247 https://www.durhamregion.com/news/concern-growing-for-oshawa-teen-who-simply-vanished-in-august/article_5ebe0d37-de93-505e-86c6-c7b1de4d110c.html https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/oshawa-murder-victim-rori-hache-was-pregnant-and-determined-to-keep-the-baby
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/she-did-not-deserve-to-die-family-remembers-teenage-girl-whose-torso-found-in-lake-ontario-1.3673593?cache=yesclipId10406200text%2Fhtml%3Bcharset%3Dutf-80404%2F7.314145%2F7.314145 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/mother-of-murdered-teen-rori-hache-believes-her-daughter-was-hunted/article_a04d0075-585d-5f13-8e73-b9cf44ea13f4.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHfRhKzmaWc https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/body-parts-found-with-undetonated-explosive-matched-to-torso-found-in-september
https://www.durhamregion.com/news/torso-found-in-oshawa-harbour-is-that-of-rori-hache-teen-missing-since-august-durham/article_5b8bbc37-bb39-5e63-801f-c9ce5dfc7caa.html https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/body-parts-found-with-undetonated-explosive-matched-to-torso-found-in-septemberhttps://nationalpost.com/news/canada/body-parts-found-with-undetonated-explosive-matched-to-torso-found-in-september https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/sun-exclusive-ex-of-hache-suspect-says-he-needs-to-choke-women-to-orgasm
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/rori-hache-dismemberment-suspect-controlling-and-abusive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6k8lr_Efjc https://www.durhamregion.com/news/crime/police-discover-dna-of-second-woman-kandis-fitzpatrick-while-searching-home-of-adam-strong/article_deaf5e2f-f5ad-5d46-8ff6-d8112eb074ed.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/durham-police-find-second-missing-woman-s-dna-sample-in-home-where-teen-s-remains/article_491f138f-13e5-50f2-8383-ccc170d5b1e8.html
https://torontosun.com/news/crime/dad-of-missing-teen-i-could-have-choked-adam-strong-to-death
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/adam-strong-murder-charges-1.4897703
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/oshawa-man-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-deaths-of-two-women-whose-remains-and/article_629df7b2-b0f9-5a83-aa44-80fa8cf34e9d.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/adam-strong-trial-begins-1.5741888 https://globalnews.ca/news/7382079/adam-strong-trial-video-statement/ https://www.durhamregion.com/news/oshawa-murder-trial-shifts-to-focus-on-adam-strongs-alleged-history-with-women/article_abc8effd-c20e-565c-ba6a-2c3817122f94.html https://www.durhamregion.com/news/accused-killer-adam-strong-showed-off-sex-video-bragged-of-dungeon-court-hears/article_22324a18-27c0-5558-9c67-b5d2ab6c9f70.html https://www.durhamregion.com/news/strong-murder-trial-hears-grotesque-inventory-of-remains-found-in-apartment/article_9f70590e-0759-5e23-bd77-52b84367361f.html https://www.durhamregion.com/news/bruising-skull-fractures-found-in-rori-hache-autopsy-strong-murder-trial-hears/article_885015a1-ab70-54a4-8c4c-afa16d922897.html https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/verdict-in-case-of-oshawa-ont-man-accused-of-killing-two-teenage-girls-pushed-to-next-month-1.5290896
https://criminallawoshawa.com/adam-strong-convicted-of-first-degree-murder-and-manslaughter/
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1371814011797389313.html https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/you-sir-have-brought-darkness-to-everyone-rori-hache-s-father-says-to-daughter-s-killer-at-sentencing-hearing-1.5444674
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/adam-strong-sentenced-to-life-1.6044616
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/remains-of-kandis-fitzpatrick-found-14-years-after-she-went-missing-1.6353740

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Little White Corvette: Robert Lee Yates Jr Day 12 :12 Nightmares Before Christmas

We made it to Day 12! We hope you've had a wonderful holiday season! Thank you all for such a great 2023!

Most people have heard of the Green River Killer. Washington State’s most notorious serial killer was hard to miss in the 1990s. His moniker and his horrendous deeds could be found in most major newspapers across America. But there was another serial killer preying on society’s weak and vulnerable at about the same time in the exact same state.

While Gary Ridgeway was killing women and dumping them on the western side of Washington, Robert Lee Yates Jr was doing the same thing just four hours to the east on the other side of the state. In fact, at one point, investigators thought that the Green River Killer had just moved his hunting ground. But after a few bodies showed up in Spokane with gunshot wounds and plastic grocery bags wrapped around their heads, they realized that the MO was totally different. With a growing sense of dread, investigators realized that the sex workers and runaways of Spokane were not the victims of the Green River Killer. They were the victims of an entirely different monster.

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Little White Corvette: Robert Lee Yates Jr."

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideo
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.com

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zK9oS7LvoIk&ab_channel=RealCrime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CInxSUo55tM&ab_channel=A%26

Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Torture Dungeon of Charles Ng and Leonard Lake: Day 11: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

On June 2, 1985, the Southern San Francisco police department received a report of a shoplifting incident. A man calmly exited a store with a tool called a vice, placed it in the trunk of a beige 1980 Honda Prelude, and vanished before apprehension could occur. Officer Daniel Wright reported to the South City Lumberyard. Inside the car was a man who presented a driver's license identifying him as Robin Stapley. One issue: the license photo did not match the man sitting in front of them. License plates on the vehicle indicated that it was registered to an individual named Lonnie Bond, and the car was listed as a Buick. Growing suspicious, officers got into the trunk and discovered the vice that had been reported as stolen. Also inside the trunk is a .22-caliber revolver fitted with a silencer. The unknown man was taken into the station, where he adamantly denied any involvement in any wrongdoing. What would unfold in the next several days is unthinkable.

Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss The Torture Dungeon of Charles Ng and Leonard Lake: Day 11 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.

Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS
Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/08/news/mn-61708

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19850616&id=2tsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=6662,3773323&hl=en

http://www.biography.com/people/charles-ng-11735781#synopsis

http://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/12/news/mn-26600

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19850616&id=2tsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=6662,3773323&hl=en

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/county-289813-convicted-murders.html

http://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/21/local/me-29591

https://web.archive.org/web/20110308053131/http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/serialkillers/miranda.htm

Friday, December 22, 2023

The Saskatchewan Stabbings Day 10: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

Day 10 is here!

On September 4, 2022, 32-year-old Myles Sanderson went on a killing spree in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on the James Smith Cree Nation. Eleven people lost their lives, and eighteen more were injured. This event is considered to be one of the deadliest massacres in Canadian history.

In a country where mass killings are relatively rare, the attacks shook the country to its core. Especially when Canadians discovered shortly thereafter that the RCMP had been looking for Myles since May of 2022 when he stopped meeting with his caseworker. The public was aghast to learn of Myles Sanderson’s criminal history and how the system had so grievously failed them.

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "The Saskatchewan Stabbings."

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideo
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.com

Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/worlduscanada65405210.ampfbclid=IwAR2994KEosA5lr9iTeFg5UD0Wg3zeZpYBgtIcRLnL1sAIX66_B1-huuj-vk]
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yUpq_R3IBQg&ab_channel=CBCNews%3ATheNational https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxae5-sVnaU&ab_channel=CBCNews%3ATheNational
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62829432
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Saskatchewan_stabbings
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a-timeline-of-the-deadly-stabbing-rampage-at-james-smith-cree-nation-in-saskatchewan/article_a34550a5-7a21-5518-a7e4-2edf7c096a5a.html
https://globalnews.ca/news/9232740/james-smith-cree-nation-vanessa-burns-myles-sanderson/
https://globalnews.ca/news/9232740/james-smith-cree-nation-vanessa-burnsmyles-sanderson/
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/here-s-what-we-know-about-myles-sanderson-accused-killer-in-saskatchewan-stabbing-rampage/article_676a69c4-444c-5df6-9ea3-01632de2b1b1.html
https://globalnews.ca/news/9148025/saskatchewan-stabbings-skye-sanderson/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyyRZSoNbM0&t=45s

Thursday, December 21, 2023

The Family That Kills Together: India’s Baby Killers Day 9: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

On the 9th day of our "12 Nightmares before Christmas," our journey takes us to Pune, India, where we encounter twenty-one-year-old Renuka Kiran Shinde. She had just returned to her home, which she shared with her second husband, her son from her first marriage, her mother, Anjanabai, and her younger stepsister, Seema Gavit. Renuka was excited, as the family had long struggled financially and was searching for a way to obtain money quickly. Renuka believed she had a perfect plan, albeit a highly gruesome one, that would eventually earn the three women the infamous title of 'India’s Child Killers.'

Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss India’s Baby Killers: The Family That Kills Together: Day 9 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS

Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/gavit-sister-case-files-how-a-25-year-old-legal-battle-unfolded-101642525732195.html

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/thieves-who-kidnapped-used-and-killed-babies

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr9zX7klHdlUkMFDBkPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1702364517/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.news.com.au%2fworld%2fasia%2fserial-killer-sisters-renuke-shinde-and-seema-gavit-who-abducted-and-murdered-children-in-bid-to-avoid-execution-at-the-gallows%2fnews-story%2fef93b4b1ccc699db80223bbf0b4018ad/RK=2/RS=jnLE6M79LjOhcMYmotZkPaGMKM4-

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr9zX7klHdlUkMFFBkPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1702364517/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.indiatoday.in%2findia%2fstory%2fkolhapur-sisters-death-sentence-commuted-to-life-imprisonment-1901450-2022-01-18/RK=2/RS=YkfM2ACzy0NPpMqR6Mph14JiF44-

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Renuka-Shinde-and-Seema-Gavit-the-Serial-Killer-Sisters-of-India

https://www.opindia.com/2022/01/maharashtra-serial-killer-sisters-death-sentence-commuted-life-imprisonment-kidnapped-children-murdered/

https://news.abplive.com/crime/most-shocking-crimes-anjanabai-renuka-shinde-seema-gavit-sisters-kiran-shinde-murder-toddlers-1990-1996-death-sentence-1633026

https://vocal.media/criminal/the-notorious-crimes-of-seema-gavit-and-renuka-shinde

https://pronouncenames.com

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

The Glynn County Massacre: Guy Heinze Jr Day 8: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

It's already day 8!

On an August morning in 2009 in Brunswick, Georgia, twenty-two-year-old Guy Heinze Jr returned to the trailer that he shared with nine family members. When he stepped inside, he found the beaten bodies of seven people: his father, Guy Sr, Russell Toler Sr, Russell Jr, Michelle and Chrissy Toler, Brenda Falagan, and Joseph West. Michael Toler and Chrissy's three-year-old were clinging to life. Michael would later die at the hospital.

Guy Heinze Jr was arrested for the murders and found guilty in a court of law. But not everyone agrees with the verdict. While some agree Guy Jr killed his entire family in a drug-fueled rage, others believe that he is completely innocent. At the very least, they feel he did not get a fair trial and that the investigation was poorly executed.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The Backpack Killer: Ivan Milat Day 7: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

On Saturday, September 19, 1992, Ken Seily and his companion Keith Caldwell were pursuing their shared passion for running. Both were running club members and regularly trained on various trails within the Belangalo State Forest. They spent a significant part of the day running through the forest, eventually reaching a location known as the "Executioners Drop" due to its steep descent into a deep gorge. However, as they neared this spot, a foul odor began to fill the air. The closer they came to the area, the more intense the stench. Upon reaching their destination, they noticed an unusual mound on the ground, with what appeared to be strands of human hair protruding from it. Upon closer examination, they also observed a shoe fragment emerging from the mound. Sadly, the discovery of this body would be the first of many to come.

Join Cam and Jen from Our True Crime Podcast to discuss The Backpack Killer: Ivan Milat: Day 7 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.

Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS

Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/27/ivan-milat-chilling-serial-murders-haunt-australia-after-death

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ivan-milat

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/ivan-milat-backpacker-murderer/ivan-milat-the-australian-serial-killer-who-murdered-7-backpackers

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/the-real-wolf-creek

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/backpacker-paul-onions-took-down-serial-killer-ivan-milat

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7620569/UK-backpacker-helped-convict-Ivan-Milat-says-serial-killers-death-doesnt-change-anything.html

https://nypost.com/2016/12/06/backpacker-serial-killer-boasts-prison-is-a-cakewalk/

Monday, December 18, 2023

Bye Bye Velma: Death Row Granny Day 6: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

Day 6! We are halfway there!

The revival was just getting started when 56-year-old farmer Rowland Stuart Taylor felt a wave of nausea and abdominal discomfort. Thinking it was just something he ate, Stuart fidgeted but wanted to stay for the revival. As the service went on, he began to feel worse and worse. He also didn’t want to disappoint his girlfriend, 45-year-old Velma Barfield, by leaving, so he decided to go out to the truck to lie down for a while.

When the revival ended, Velma returned to the truck and drove them home. She had to stop the vehicle at least once for Stuart to throw up on the side of the road. Assuming he had one of the many strains of influenza, Stuart asked a friend to care for his pigs “just until I get over this flu.” Stuart never got over the flu. He died two days later.

Stuart had not died of natural causes. He’d been murdered by his sweet, unassuming girlfriend, Velma Barfield.

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Bye Bye Velma: Death Row Granny".

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideo
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.com

Sources:
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Sentence-Barfields-Crimes-Punishment-ebook/dp/B07W1PVKHX
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qDS_Pijlzx0&ab_channel=TheCrimeReel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXHn2dqhLzM&ab_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrime
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ofdGA8yudqU&ab_channel=DeathRowExecutions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Barfield https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/c apital-punishment/biographies/barfield
https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/barfield-velma.htm (your one-stop info dump on Velma)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/401327868/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/494467203/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/569891081/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/705107544/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/624508368/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/974782410/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/336246618/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/654819433/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6786695/velma-barfield
https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/capital-punishment/biographies/barfield?fbclid=IwAR0YVx6zQ3G2es76SAetRKpOKosoo8AInhv7hKJutaUEGdZ6jHltvJasj0U

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Wicked Romance: Cynthia Coffman and James Marlow Day 5: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

On November 10, 1986, the Redlands, California, police department received an urgent phone call from a concerned woman. She reported that her highly responsible employee, 20-year-old Corinna Novis, had failed to show up for work for several days, which was uncharacteristic of her. Corinna recently relocated from Idaho to California and worked diligently to support her education. As news of Corinna's disappearance began circulating in the media and spread throughout the area, the Redlands Police Department received an intriguing phone call from the Laguna Police Department. A Laguna Police sergeant reported that a local convenience store manager had made a puzzling discovery near the dumpster.

Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast to discuss Wicked Romance: Cynthia Coffman and James Marlow: Day 5 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.

Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS
Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:
https://murderific.com/cynthia-coffman-james-marlow/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1445535.html

https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-marlow-33453

https://wickedwe.com/cynthia-coffman/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-26-mn-1532-story.html

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Broken: Leslie Allen Williams Day 4: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

It's Day 4!

On a cold and cloudy May of 1992, a middle-aged man and his mother visited the Hillview Memorial Cemetery in the Springfield township of Oakland County, Michigan. They were there to leave flowers for his father, who had passed away two years before. The man noticed something odd as he approached his father’s grave. There was a car parked haphazardly on the drive, with the door standing wide open. The man honked his horn, but when he got no response to that, he became worried. He got out of the car to investigate, and that’s when he saw a tattooed, muscular man with a mustache dragging a woman into the bushes along the tree line. The mustached man had his hand over the woman’s mouth, and she looked frightened. “Sir, will you go away?” the muscular tattooed man yelled.

The older man’s blood ran cold as he realized that what was going on wasn't consensual. As casually as he could, he placed the flowers on his father’s grave, turned, took down the car's license plate number, and then drove away. Soon, he happened upon a patrol officer who was at the scene of an accident just a quarter of a mile from the entrance to the cemetery. He told the officer he’d just seen a man try to abduct a woman from Hillview Memorial. Oakland County Deputy Gary Alexander hopped in his car and headed straight for the graveyard. As the officer got closer, he saw the car speeding down the road, and he then engaged in a high-speed chase.

As he was cuffing the man, he heard a sound. He stopped, glanced around, and realized the noise was coming from the car's trunk. After securing the suspect, the officer managed to open the trunk, and there he found a woman bound with a plastic zip-tie around her neck. Alexander also found a handgun, a knife, and a bag of zip ties in the car. The deputy pulled the driver’s license from the man’s wallet, which read: Leslie Allen Williams.

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss " Broken: Leslie Allen Williams"

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideo
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.com

Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-leslie-allen.htm
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=130095
https://omny.fm/shows/already-gone/serial-killer-leslie-allen-williams
https://www.newspapers.com/image/453978537/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/453978836/
https://crimeindetroit.com/documents/Deadly%20 Nighmare%20ends%20Confession%20to%204%20Deaths.pd
f https://podtail.com/podcast/already-gone-podcast/serial-killer-leslie-allen-williams/
https://www.amazon.com/The-Vanishing-Teens/dp/B084L6NLV7/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21047AOU610ZX&keywords=lake+erie+murders&qid=1693946426&sprefix=lake+erie+murders%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-2 (Lake Erie Murders Season 2 Episode 2)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/453992721/?terms=%22Leslie%20Allen%20Williams%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/99831667/terms=%22Leslie%20Allen%20Williams%22&match=1 (article that details childhood abuse)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/99832826/?terms=%22Leslie%20Allen%20Williams%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/205997345/terms=%22Leslie%20Allen%20Williams%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/99830327/terms=%22Leslie%20Allen%20Williams%22&match=1
https://www.amazon.com/Born-Bent-Into-Serial-Killer-ebook/dp/B00K4KYLSS

Friday, December 15, 2023

A Fine Line Between Genius and Insanity: Amy Bishop: Day 3: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

Today, we are going to the University of Alabama at Huntsville. It was February 12, 2010, and the day commenced like any other typical school day. The campus bustled with activity, featuring a mix of young students envisioning their future and more mature individuals returning to complete degrees they had embarked on years earlier.

On that morning at UAH, Instructor Amy Bishop conducted her science classes, and her students later described the course as uneventful and routine. Meanwhile, a meeting for the biology department was slated for Room 369 in the Shelby Center for Science and Technology, which housed both the Biology and Mathematics departments. Amy Bishop joined her colleagues at the meeting, and for approximately 40 minutes, she sat silently among them.
What would happen next would shock the academic community, leaving three families grieving and many asking why.

Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast to discuss A Fine Line Between Genius and Insanity: Amy Bishop: Day 3: The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS
Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/a-loaded-gun

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/us/21bishop.html

https://www.al.com/news/2022/08/amy-bishops-son-seth-anderson-died-in-unintentional-shooting-huntsville-teen-indicted.html

https://www.al.com/topic/Amy%20Bishop/index.html

https://sports.yahoo.com/amy-bishops-son-seth-bishop-200037215.htm

l https://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/types-of-crime/school-violence/amy-bishop/

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/amy-bishop-husband-alleged-university-alabama-shooter-loving-mother-wife/story?id=9883895

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3280081/Former-Alabama-professor-shot-6-3-fatally-apologizes.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/02/amy_bishop_alleged_uah_shooter.html

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Room 354: Jeffrey Gorton Day 2 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

Welcome to day 2 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

Fifty-five-year-old Margarette Eby lived a rich and full life as a music professor at the University of Michigan. Margarette was well-liked by her students and coworkers and had several grown children of her own. Around 4:30 in the afternoon on November 9th, 1986, some of Margarette’s students arrived at the cottage to take her to a concert. When the students knocked on the door, they were met with silence. Finally, one of them tried the doorknob, and it was unlocked. They entered the cottage and found a grisly scene.

Margarette Eby was Flint, Michigan’s 56th homicide that year.

Five years later, in hotel room 354 in Romulus, Michigan, the wake-up calls from the front desk went unanswered. A 41-year-old flight attendant, Nancy Jean Ludwig Lud wig, from Minnetonka, Minnesota, had checked into room 354 around 9 P.M. the night before. Nancy had been a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines since 1976 and enjoyed her job quite a bit. It was about 12:50 in the afternoon when the housekeeper opened the door to a pitch-black room. The housekeeper walked over to the window and, upon opening the curtains, turned and discovered Nancy Jean Ludwig. She had been stabbed to death.

Both cases went cold until 2002 when new technology helped investigators find their killer, Jeffrey Wayne Gorton.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

With Friends Like These: Adrianne Reynolds Day 1: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

High school is brutal. To quote my dear friend Dexter from season 6, “High school, a small world unto itself, combining all the elements of a federal work camp with those of a third-world poultry farm.”

Adrianne Reynolds, a 16-year-old, had recently arrived in town in November. Originally, Adrianne had been residing in Kilgore, Texas, with her mother. However, due to difficulties in school, her parents decided to send her to live with her stepfather, hoping that a change of environment would provide her with a fresh beginning. Consequently, Adrianne relocated to East Moline, Illinois, where her father and stepmother eagerly welcomed her. It was in East Moline that Adrianne crossed paths with Sarah and Corey. Like most teenagers, all Adrianne wanted was to fit in, and she was an outgoing and talkative girl who loved to sing. Her biggest dream was to be a contestant on American Idol. Adrianne would never get the chance to audition for the popular television show. Adrianne would never get a chance to do anything ever again.

Join Jen and Cam from Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘With Friends Like These: Adrianne Reynolds Day 1: The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.’
Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS

Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15333880

https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111604/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20146836,00.html

https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/unthinkable-the-murder-of-adrianne-reynolds

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https://qctimes.com/news/local/article_491d3fbc-0643-11df-a00e-001cc4c03286.html

https://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=296357

https://qctimes.com/news/local/accomplice-in-east-moline-teen-s-killing-dies-in-fiery/article_2d85584c-8996-11e1-a999-0019bb2963f4.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20120324123837/http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?90249-Illinois-teen-killed-and-dismembered-classmates-under-arrest

https://www.kwqc.com/2022/03/09/cory-gregory-gets-same-sentence-2005-killing-adrienne-reynolds/?outputType=amp

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

241. Burning Anger: Stanley Ford

We are heading to Akron, Ohio, specifically to the Sherbondy Hill neighborhood, where families are actively engaged in their lives and the upbringing of their children. This well-established neighborhood is home to a diverse group of middle-class families, ranging from elderly residents to brand-new parents. The quiet area was shocked when, on April 18, 2016, a deadly house fire killed two of the neighborhood's own citizens. Friends wonder how this could happen to such sweet and loving people. The fire was determined to be arson, but investigators could not determine who set the house on fire; the case went cold. Then the unthinkable happened. On Mother’s Day 2017, the arsonist struck again, but this time, the blaze would end up being the deadliest house fire in the city's history.

Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Burning Anger: Stanley Ford.’

Promo by our bestie Edward OctoberpodVHS introducing his new Holiday series. @octoberpodVHS

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The music is by our EP, Nico. We love him, too. @theinkypawprint

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https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/judge-addresses-sentencing-issue-in-stanley-fords-arson-murder-case/70439441007/
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-ford-92317
https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/10/26/stanley-ford-akron-man-who-killed-9-people-sentenced-by-judge-following-jurys-recommendation-life-prison/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTaxvtGjQs

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/08/17/what-we-know-stanley-fords-arson-trial-9-murders-akron-start-again-lewis-hart-huggins-boggs/8164058002/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLWhNSLgFNc https://thecinemaholic.com/who-were-stanley-fords-victims-where-is-stanley-ford-now/
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https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/stanley-ford/arsonist-who-killed-9-people-ranted-about-homosexuality-said-someone-asked-about-size-of-his-penis-prosecutor/
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