Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Come with Jen & Cam to the UK for a Dark History Tour!



Our True Crime Dark UK History Tour





Our True Crime Podcast is sponsoring a guided Dark History tour of three amazing UK cities.

Everyone is invited!

Tour dates are June 13 through June 22, 2025

That's next year, so there is plenty of time to plan and save


We will start in Edinburgh, where we will soak in the Scottish city's Georgian charms.





Then, we will set travel through English countryside stopping in York where you'll discover their dark past. We can visit The Shambles which was the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter movies.





We will end our trip in London, where we'll see iconic landmarks and get a glimpse into the royal life outside Buckingham Palace.




There are special inclusions to experience that showcase the haunted happenings of these enchanted cities. Think: Ghost tours through historic neighborhoods, murder mysteries.



The tour includes:

8 nights in handpicked hotels
Breakfast daily
2 dinners with beer or wine
7 sightseeing tours
Expert Tour Director & local guides
Private deluxe motor coach

Don't have anyone to travel with? No problem! 
There will be plenty of people on the trip so you won’t be alone. 
Plus you already know Jen & Cam. 

Open the QR code to look at the itinerary or click HERE

You can book on line or call You can book online 
or 
Call 1-800-538-7672 and use reference code 70971994

 The next 7 people that book will get a FREE Jack the Ripper tour on us.

If you are not in the US and are having trouble booking, let us know.

Email us at ourtruecrimepodcast@gmail.com

We would love to have you along. It's going to be a great time!


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249. The Speedboat Killers: The Deaths of Charlotte Brown & Nancy Manni

 Sometimes, being in the wrong place at the wrong time can have deadly consequences. Sometimes, it's not just the place that's the problem; it's the who that you're with. In the two cases we discuss in this episode, neither of these men intended to kill their victims. They did not set out that morning to take the life of another human being. Nor did they gain anything from the demise of their victims. But they were responsible for their deaths all the same.


The first case is in London, England, where twenty-four-year-old Charlotte "Charli" Brown from Essex had been looking for love on Tinder for some time but had had no luck. She wasn't interested in having a good time; she was looking for a long-term relationship. Before long, she began talking to a thirty-year-old web designer named Jack Shepherd. On December 8th, 2015, a Tuesday night, Jack took Charlotte to a restaurant on the 32nd floor and wined and dined her. Everything was going well until Charlotte was killed in an accident involving Jack Shepherd's speedboat.


The second case is a request from Jenn K on behalf of her mother. Thirty-one years ago, on August 30th, 1993, the body of a 33-year-old Nancy Lynn Manni was found floating in the Chesapeake Bay just 250 yards from the Cove Point Lighthouse in Cove Point, Maryland. Nancy had lacerations on the back of her legs and buttocks, which were most likely made from a propeller. The coroner felt that Nancy had been alive and trying to swim away when she was run over by a boat. It would take years and being featured on Unsolved Mysteries to discover who was responsible for Nancy's death.



Join Cam and Jen as we discuss 'The Speedboat Killers: The Deaths of Charlotte Brown & Nancy Manni.'

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Want to travel to the UK with Jen and Cam? go to ourtruecrimepodcast.com and find out how to join the tour, or click HERE.

To book, you can call 800-438-7672, mention the group reference number # 70971994

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print

Sources:
https://www.itv.com/watch/the-speedboat-killer-the-killing-of-charlotte-brown/10a1748
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/10/how-speedboat-crash-thames-london-jack-shepherd-tried-to-elude-british-justice-in-tbilisi-georgia-charlotte-brown
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/speedboat-killer-prefers-to-serve-sentence-in-georgia-says-lawyer-fighting-extradition-bid-a4051676.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/98696648/?terms=nancy%20manni&match=1

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

248. Innocent Victims: Eastburn Murders

 Katie Eastburn had posted a classified advertisement in a local newspaper catering to the military community near Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg to sell their English setter, Dixie. At the time, Katie's husband Gary, an Air Force captain, was away attending a squadron officer's school in Alabama, leaving her at home with their three young children. The couple had met twelve years prior at a singles' softball game, and Gary vividly remembers her powerful impact on him, saying, "It was like somebody hit me between the eyes with a ball-peen hammer. I was madly in love with her." They tied the knot in 1975, and Katie became pregnant three years later. In 1983, the Air Force relocated Gary and his family to Pope Air Force Base, where he served as air traffic control chief. When Gary proposed the idea of moving to England, Katie had some reservations; however, her passion for horses played a significant role in her decision, and after Gary assured her that she and their daughters would have ample opportunities to ride in the English countryside, she agreed to the move. Gary typically made Saturday morning calls to check in with Katie while he was away, but when he tried to reach her on Saturday, May 11, she didn't pick up, and he wasn't overly concerned yet. He tried repeatedly that day to reach Katie, but the calls went unanswered. When a neighbor noticed the newspapers were piling up, he looked in a window and made a gruesome discovery.



Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “Innocent Victims: Eastburn Murders.”

Listener Discretion by the amazing Edward OctoberpodVHS @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our editor and EP Nico @theinkypawprint


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Sources:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116638/

https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Victims-Eastburn-Family-Murders-ebook/dp/B01N5VD3R7

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

https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdf

https://www.cbs58.com/news/triple-murder-suspect-goes-from-guilty-to-innocent-and-back-to-guilty

https://www.wral.com/story/1422972/

https://journalnow.com/soldier-gets-death-sentence-in-1985-family-murders/article_e33c942e-7ec3-57f8-93eb-7de9b4504cae.html

https://abc11.com/archive/7673238/
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-execution-draws-closer

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-20-ca-26627-story.html

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2015/03/05/timothy-hennis-seeks-relief-in/22233652007/

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/staff-sergeant-tim-hennis-murder

https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/family/hennis/overkill-three-brutal-murders.html

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/news-developments-recent-death-penalty-decisions-through-march-6
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Our True Crime Dark History Tour

Cam and Jen are excited to announce


Our True Crime Podcast is sponsoring a guided Dark History tour of three amazing UK cities.

Tour dates are June 13 through June 22, 2025


We will start in Edinburgh, where we will soak in the Scottish city's Georgian charms.


 


Then, we will set travel through English countryside stopping in York where you'll discover their dark past. We can visit The Shambles which was the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter movies.





We will end our trip in London, where we'll see iconic landmarks and get a glimpse into the royal life outside Buckingham Palace.





There are special inclusions to experience that showcase the haunted happenings of these enchanted cities. Think: Ghost tours through historic neighborhoods, murder mysteries.

Sounds fun, doesn't it?

To learn more about the trip, click HERE



Or you can email Cam and Jen at ourtruecrimepodcast@gmail.com

Spaces are limited, so book your spot soon. 

Call 1-800-438-7672  and use reference code #70971994

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247. Death of a Butterfly: Heather Palumbo-Jones

Thank you to Holly Elenor for the episode request.

The entertainment district of Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, draws people from all over the world to participate in its blues music and dine on the famous Memphis-style barbecue.

Home of Sun Studios and Graceland, it’s often referred to as the birthplace of rock-n-roll. So, it might surprise some people to find a little hotspot, an inconspicuous-looking (in kun spic yoo us) building, where the Latin beats pulse through the crowd of dancers. They go there for the salsa dancing with its fast, syncopated celebration of life. Dancers are bathed in pink and purple lights and sweat the night away.

It was there, in that little rumba room, where Heather Palumbo-Jones would spend one of her last happy nights on earth, wearing a brand-new dress and a big beaming smile. She danced for three hours with one of her best friends, something she might not have even been able to do just a year or two earlier.

It would turn out to not just be one of Heather's last happy nights on earth; it was one of her last nights on earth, period.



Join Cam and Jen as they discuss 'Death of a Butterfly: Heather Palumbo-Jones.'

If you are suffering from domestic violence and need help, please call the hotline at
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Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print

Sources:
https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2017/w2015-01028-cca-r3-cd.html
https://wreg.com/news/mother-of-murder-victim-hoping-to-start-movement/
https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000372680_01/24947c74-4386-359b-9fb8-995607ff5c62?paused=true https://www.newspapers.com/image/777114190/?terms=Palumbo&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/777110979/?terms=Palumbo&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/777123966/?terms=Palumbo&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/777133521/?terms=Palumbo&match=1 (Obituary)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/777111347/?terms=Palumbo&match=1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231540199/heather-leigh-palumbo-jones
https://wickedwe.com/heather-palumbo-jones-murder/
https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/37-heather-palumbo-jones
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6057688/ Season 23 episode 33



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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

246. The Leaf Killer: Matthew Hoffman

It is 4 pm on Thursday, November 11, 2010, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, when a phone call comes from police. On the line is Valerie Haythorn, manager of the nearby Dairy Queen, who is concerned that her employee 32 year- 32-year-old Tina Herrmann, has not shown up to work today or the previous day. This was very unlike Tina’s character, who has always been dependable. Valerie tells the police she is so worried she goes to Tina’s house to check on her. She is there as she is phoning the police. She informs police that she went inside the house via a rear window. Tina lives in the home with her two children, 13-year-old Sarah and 11-year-old Kody, and her live-in boyfriend. She informs officers that there is blood everywhere. The officer tells her to stay outside, and they are on their way. Once officers are on the scene, they encounter a blood bath. The problem is that although blood was everywhere, there were no bodies. It was as if the family had disappeared.


Join Jen and Cam on this episode named “The Leaf Killer: Matthew Hoffman.’

Listener discretion by Edward October @octoberpodVHS
All music is by our EP/editor Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/killer-matthew-hoffman-stockpiled-leaves-ohio-home-made/story?id=12877942

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2011/02/09/what-was-in-home-mind/985882007/

https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A645571

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/leaf-killer-house-horrors-stuffed-30078266
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matthew-hoffman-ohio-killer-who-hid-bodies-in-tree-pleads-guilty/

https://www.oxygen.com/twisted-killers/crime-news/why-matthew-hoffman-is-known-as-leaf-killer

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-matthew.htm


https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Matthew_Hoffman

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/knox-county-killer-i-did-not-know-single-one-them/530-bce26d0a-7feb-48d0-82c5-40901a730740

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/06/ohio.family.sentence/index.html

https://www.grunge.com/964006/where-is-convicted-murderer-matthew-hoffman-now/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40948174

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354984/Matthew-Hoffmann-Confession-burglar-murdered-3-raped-girl.html

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/knox-county-killer-told-investigators-hes-crazy/530-13faf556-6f19-4ee8-bcb3-36dfac4a3d19


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