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How does catfishing lead to murder? How much is a friendship worth? A line of depravities leads to brutality and betrayal for $9 million.Thunderbird Falls video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20JTSgku_qY Sourceshttps://lawandcrime.com/crime/catfished-killer-takes-plea-deal-in-2019-death-of-best-friend-murdered-in-exchange-for-9m-from-fake-millionaire/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alaska-woman-pleads-guilty-killing-best-friend-man-catfished-offered-p-rcna71330 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/after-alaska-teen-s-murder-cybersecurity-experts-warn-catfishing-predators-n1019536 https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Who-is-accused-killer-Darin-Schilmiller-Cynthia-Hoffman-murder-suspect-511444111.html https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2023/02/16/anchorage-woman-pleads-guilty-to-2019-murder-of-teen-near-thunderbird-falls/ https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=802fdb4c-d573-4c84-bafd-f31b6fb923af https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/11/photos-on-alaska-murder-suspects-phone-leads-to-ne/ https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/truly-horrific-alaska-teens-charged-in-brutal-murder-of-friend-for-9mAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Bark Peace of mind when they're online. Block, monitor, protect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

An adventurous, self-reliant girl moves to Anchorage to start the next stage of her life. Less than a week later, she's gone. It took years and a brother's betrayal for the killer to receive his due.Sources:Klinkhart, G. (2014) Finding Bethany (https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Bethany-Glen-Klinkhart/dp/0985351136/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FM84542VSFVI&keywords=finding+bethany&qid=1678999306&sprefix=finding+bethany%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1) https://www.adn.com/books/article/finding-bethany-details-detectives-quest-solve-horrific-murder/2014/07/20/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24831943https://www.alaskastar.com/2017-01-13/former-detective-shares-thoughts-crime-personal-safetyhttps://www.frontiersman.com/news/lawson-draws-99-years/article_d21b98e0-cace-5983-aeea-f5eea9a06570.htmlAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

When murder becomes a family business and girls go missing, always look under the concrete slab.Sourceshttps://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/2014/02/ward_weaver_iii_like_his_fathe.htmlhttps://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/2014/02/francis_weavers_father_grandfa.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/step-by-step-in-oregon-killer-case/http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2007/05/07/news/news03.txthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-town-mourns-slain-girls/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2216310.stmhttps://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125821&page=1https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/potential-news-for-convicted-murderers-in-weaver-family/article_13dbe18f-ee36-5ac7-bf47-be96c675c8b3.htmlhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/ward-weaver-iiihttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11065622https://theworldlink.com/handcuffs-hair-found-in-suspects-storage-unit/article_0641936e-6fc7-51d9-b13a-9477bcbb77e4.htmlAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Scorpions of the Memphis Police Department pulled over a vehicle driven by Tyre Nichols. Three days later, Tyre was dead. Sourceshttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-03/sixth-memphis-officer-fired-after-death-of-tyre-nichols#:~:text=In%20body%2Dcamera%20video%20from,police%20said%20in%20a%20statement. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/us/tyre-nichols-timeline-investigation/index.html#:~:text=Tyre%20Nichols%2C%20a%2029%2Dyear,fired%20and%20face%20criminal%20charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/us/memphis-emt-suspended-preston-hemphill-fired.htmlAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

The Warwick Slasher cut class for vicious attacks two years apart. Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20080103152008/http://www.cnn.com/2007/CRIME/12/31/iron.man.ap/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121109221207/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/14/us/rhode-island-is-seeking-to-keep-a-killer-of-four-in-jail-when-he-reaches-21.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100206021548/http://www.projo.com/extra/2004/craigprice/content/part1.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090221153422/http://www.projo.com/extra/2004/craigprice/content/part2.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090314121918/http://www.projo.com/extra/2004/craigprice/content/part3.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080104082125/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2007%2F12%2F15%2Fnational%2Fa111618S73.DTLhttps://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/courts/2019/01/18/craig-price-gets-25-years-in-stabbing-of-inmate/986782007/Audible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

In one ordinary evening, a spree killer roamed Kalamazoo, taking six lives and injuring two. Did the app make him do it, or was he just an angry man who couldn’t handle a customer service job? Sources:https://abcnews.go.com/US/uber-driver-shooting-rampage-victim-17-discusses-long/story?id=61149198 https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2016/03/police_believe_jason_dalton_us.htmlhttps://www.wjtv.com/news/police-jason-dalton-said-uber-app-controlled-him-like-a-i/https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawyer-michigan-uber-drivers-family-shares-details-alleged/story?id=37175519https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-kalamazoo-shootings-20160221-story.htmlhttps://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/05/20/jason-dalton-hauled-out-court-after-outburst/84648780/https://abcnews.go.com/US/uber-driver-blame-2016-shooting-rampage-devil-app/story?id=61148966https://www.gq.com/story/the-uber-killerhttps://nypost.com/2019/05/08/ex-fbi-agent-reveals-secrets-that-made-him-the-real-life-mindhunter/Audible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

He raped and murdered throughout the Midwest while the system let him loose over and over…until DNA helped trip the snare one final time.Sources: Echols, P. (2011). In Cold Pursuit: My Hunt for Timothy Krajcir – The Notorious Serial Killer. New Horizon Press.https://archive.vn/20070813105326/http://www.lincolncourier.com/story.asp?SID=21954&SEC=8http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/17/serial.killer/index.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20071216090153/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/2282BEB7FD528D94862573B20010A5E1?OpenDocumenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20071217035443/http://www.semissourian.com/story/1297514.htmlhttps://archive.vn/20070421170151/http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/01/18/breaking_news/doc47912d56d38cd965744113.txt#selection-1341.0-1369.356https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/timothy-krajcir-serial-killerhttps://dailyegyptian.com/92845/news/catching-krajcir-a-bloody-footnote-in-southern-illinois-history/https://www.kfvs12.com/story/38666547/serial-killer-the-two-lives-of-timothy-krajcir/Audible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

4 murdered. 3 injured. 2 kidnapped. 1 theft victim. A disgraced want-to-be police officer with a death wish declares war on southern California law enforcement. The result? He flamed out and hurt a lot of innocent people in the process. Sources:https://graphics.latimes.com/christopher-dorner-manhunt/#chapter-one https://www.npr.org/2013/02/15/172102686/why-do-people-sympathize-with-christopher-dorner https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21476904 https://laist.com/news/christopher-dorners-manifesto-in-fu https://theweek.com/articles/467840/alleged-cop-killer-christopher-dorners-rambling-manifesto-most-chilling-bizarre-statements https://www.police1.com/legal/articles/brady-lists-ignite-conflicts-between-police-and-prosecutors-management-and-the-front-line-jaBRldmLu8wSdPnN/Audible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

This is a re-release where we reworked some pieces and combined two episodes into one.In November 2015, the bodies of neighbors Pam Phillips and Ed Dansereau were found in a burned-out vehicle. Later the body of Calvin Phillips was found in his cellar. Who was the target, and who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time on Main Street in Pembroke, Kentucky?  Resources:Trial footage: https://www.courttv.com/trials/ky-v-martin-2021/Amazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

An Anchorage narcissist thought he could dress the stage to cover murder and fool the cops. Sources:https://www.legalmomentum.org/history-vawahttps://casetext.com/case/bailey-v-state-809Amazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Laying his trap on social media, this young serial killer thought he could stalk the dark cordiners of the web. Until Tiffany Taylor turned his snare against him and proved she would not go quietly into the night.Sourceshttps://www.northjersey.com/in-depth/news/2020/02/03/tiffany-taylor-victim-victor-and-star-witness-serial-killer-trial/4454134002/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/2022/10/26/nj-serial-killer-khalil-wheeler-weaver-pleads-not-guilty-newark-mawa-doumbia/69587217007/ https://lawandcrime.com/crime/n-j-serial-killer-gets-160-years-in-prison-for-using-social-media-to-target-victims-of-2016-rapes-and-murders/https://montclairlocal.news/serial-killer-khalil-wheeler-weaver-charged-with-a-fourth-murder/https://www.nj.com/essex/2021/10/convicted-serial-killer-rapist-says-cops-got-the-wrong-guy-before-judge-sentences-him-to-160-years-in-prison.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/nyregion/khalil-wheeler-weaver-new-jersey.htmlhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/khalil-wheeler-weaverAmazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

He hid in Oklahoma caves and secreted around Camp Scott until the night the Girl Scouts came. Then this cave troll spirited three little girls out of their tents and to their deaths.Sources:https://www.hulu.com/series/keeper-of-the-ashes-the-oklahoma-girl-scout-murders-ef3c55e1-0799-4432-a0fd-868d29566a7e http://www.girlscoutmurders.com/Complete_Cherokee_Advocate_article.pdf https://www.koamnewsnow.com/i/dna-points-to-longtime-primary-suspect-in-1977-oklahoma-girl-scout-slayings-sheriff-says/https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/camper-in-tent-next-to-victims-recalls-1977-oklahoma-girl-scout-murders-i-had-a/article_b3135c02-eb33-11ec-9f83-ff81eeecd739.htmlhttps://www.ranker.com/list/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/cat-mcauliffehttps://www.news9.com/story/6279dba06e504b0726fcb888/girl-scout-murders:-dna-closes-the-case-45-years-later-Amazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Full of unrealized potential, this snake let his anger and envy take over. Slithering through Anchorage’s trails, the serial killer murdered five people and seriously injured another before he was stopped. Resources and SourcesSketch: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2016/11/15/apd-gun-used-by-suspect-in-saturday-police-shooting-implicated-in-five-anchorage-homicides/Dashcam video: https://youtu.be/o46Oq08s8no Cold Blooded Alaska Season 1, Episode 9: https://amzn.to/3CpPRWO 1998 Sentencing Hearing: https://soundcloud.com/kyle-hopkins-4/james-dale-ritchie-1998-court-appearance-and-testimony?utm_source=www.alaskasnewssource.com&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fkyle-hopkins-4%252Fjames-dale-ritchie-1998-court-appearance-and-testimonyhttps://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2016/07/03/two-bodies-found-along-ship-creek-trail/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2016/07/29/apd-body-found-in-muldoon-street-after-reports-of-gunfire/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2016/08/28/with-4-months-left-in-2016-valley-of-the-moon-slayings-push-anchorage-to-tie-last-years-homicide-tally/https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Father-surprised-to-learn-identity-of-sons-accused-killer--403871066.htmlAmazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

In the middle of spring break revelry, a mother’s premonition comes true - the beginning of an enduring mystery.SourcesMerchant, E. (2017). Lost and Found https://amzn.to/3BWhcjchttps://www.eonline.com/news/1331722/inside-the-13-year-search-for-brittanee-drexel-a-familys-nightmare-grim-twists-and-a-suspect-chargedhttps://fox28media.com/news/local/timeline-disappearance-of-brittanee-drexel-wcivhttps://www.syracuse.com/state/2022/05/brittanee-drexel-killer-confessed-police-say-was-pulled-over-day-after-upstate-ny-teen-disappeared.htmlhttps://heavy.com/news/raymond-moody/https://conandaily.com/2022/05/17/raymond-moody-biography-13-things-about-georgetown-south-carolina-man/https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/abrittanee-drexels-alleged-killer-raymond-moody-recalls-1983-kidnapping/https://www.the-sun.com/news/5359137/brittanee-drexel-murder-cold-case-missing-woman-raymond-moody/https://www.postandcourier.com/news/in-2004-brittanee-drexels-alleged-killer-said-he-would-never-hurt-another-child/article_a4f71d64-f3c3-11ec-8ff1-cb7c87da1f2e.htmlhttps://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/05/17/sheriffs-office-brittanee-drexel-murder-suspect-confessed-following-arrest-provided-information-location-remains/https://www.whec.com/archive/exclusive-fbi-informant-speaks-with-news10nbc-says-he-witnessed-brittanee-drexels-murder/Amazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

When his reign as the master of his domain began to fail, he took a last measure of control. At the end of his rampage, 16 people were dead in a little slice of Arkansas. ResourcesNational Domestic Violence Hotline: Free. Confidential. 24/7. https://www.thehotline.org/ (Live chat available)1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788SourcesAP News. (Dec. 31, 1987). Massacre victims eulogized at funerals with AM-Alonga killings. https://apnews.com/article/73630a60d031a70a6717c0a48dc673fa Applebome, P. (Dec. 31, 1987). 16 murders and countless questions. The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/31/us/16-murders-and-countless-questions.htmlMarshall, B. & Williams, P. (1991). Zero at the bone. https://amzn.to/3wWbElL Harris, J.F. (Jan. 1, 1988). Divorce plans may be motive in Arkansas killings, probers say. The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/01/01/divorce-plans-may-be-motive-in-arkansas-killings-probers-say/733168ac-f13f-4ce6-9055-20991bad79d1/Jonas H. Whitmore, Individually and as Next Friend of Ronald Gene Simmons, Petitioner v. Arkansas et al. 495 U.S. 149 (1990): https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/495/149 L.A. Times Archives (Dec. 30, 1987). Mass slayer abused wife, got daughter pregnant, in-laws say. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-30-mn-21766-story.html#:~:text=Enraged%20relatives%20of%20Rebecca%20Simmons,cut%20off%20from%20the%20world. Simmons, B. (Jan 3, 1988). Mass murderer’s relationships with wife, children – not working. AP News: https://apnews.com/article/55549446f58d5cddf3cdfa540f5f9955 Amazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

In this all-discussion episode, we bring you lots of cop stories and a free secret family recipe!Homeless Cookie RecipeAmazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

How many bodies before a connection is drawn? Between 1979 and 1981, 5 young women missing from interior Alaska. The youngest was 11. The oldest, 20. All hunted by the same predator with a signature that finally put him in the crosshairs.ResourcesMap of area: https://www.crimeraven.com/post/hunting-ground-north-pole-s-serial-murders SourcesBarefield, R. (Dec 30, 2018). The North Pole murders. https://robinbarefield76.medium.com/the-north-pole-murders-2df18db4c864 Brennan, T. (2001). Murder at 40 Below: https://amzn.to/3zszSWv Daily Sitka Sentinel. (August 19, 1986). Skull identified as that of girl. Investigation Discovery. (January 2, 2013). Alaska Ice Cold Killers: North Pole Slay Ride. Season 1, Episode 5.Mitchell, K. (March 17, 1983). Bunday a suspect in murder cases. Daily Leader: Frederick, Oklahoma.Vanapalli, V. (December 24, 2021). Is Thomas Bunday dead or alive? How did he die? https://thecinemaholic.com/is-thomas-bunday-dead-or-alive-how-did-he-die/ Audible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEAmazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryDescript All-in-one audio and video editing and transcription platform. Try Descript free at our link!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

In the early spring of 1987, a monster took advantage of the help he had been given by his family. Perverting a normal Saturday morning of coffee, cereal, and cartoons into terror, he destroyed the Newman family.ResourcesJourney into Darknets by John Douglas: https://amzn.to/3OwjkB4 SourcesBarer, B. Murder in the Family: https://amzn.to/3Ov2tP9 Brennan, T. Murder at 40 Below: https://amzn.to/3zszSWv Toomey, S. (Jan 26, 1988). Judge disallows part of Anthoney’s record: Defendant in grisly triple murder case has violent history jury won’t hear about. Anchorage Daily News: Anchorage, Alaska.Toomey, S. (June 2, 1988). Accused murderer to jury: “I didn’t do it”: Anthoney makes 3 hour plea; Prosecutor details state’s version of how the crime happened. Anchorage Daily News: Anchorage, Alaska.Toomey, S. (May 6, 1988). Mother saw her children slayed, testifies witness: Woman says Anthoney talked of the murder to her. Anchorage Daily News: Anchorage, Alaska.Toomey, S. (May 24, 1988). Husband and father testifies at murder trial; State then rests. Anchorage Daily News: Anchorage, Alaskahttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/26/A-suspect-in-one-of-the-most-grisly-crimes/6602546408000/ https://www.magazinefeatures.co.za/event/en/1/1653504.162715/MUM+AND+HER+TWO+DAUGHTERS+MURDERED+BY+ANGRY+NEPHEWhttps://medium.com/real-crime/woman-brutally-murdered-with-her-two-children-by-cousin-in-law-65612573525f Audible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEAmazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryDescript All-in-one audio and video editing and transcription platform. Try Descript free at our link!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

It takes more than charisma to get away with killing. Two murder plots in southern California are exposed when one of the rats jumps ship. We thought about calling this the Circus of Murderous Idiots, but in this case, it was Well Deserved Justice.Sources and Resources:Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine: https://amzn.to/3nScZFr Dead Reckoning by Caitlin Rother: https://amzn.to/3RJ3RAK  LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2005-08-23-export1330-story.html Orange County Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2008/10/05/victim-jackie-hawks/ Orange County Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2008/10/05/victim-jon-peter-jp-jarvi/ ABC’s 2020: https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/alonso-machain-details-murders-tom-jackie-hawks-part-68365133Prison Legal News: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2008/feb/15/privately-run-seal-beach-california-jail-closed-following-checkered-past/Support the show

On a Saturday night in early January 2007, Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom were planning to head to a party when they were carjacked in a north Knoxville apartment complex parking lot. Instead of just taking Channon’s SUV, they took everything. Crime scene video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVaIcH8IMvMOprah: https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/the-greatest-lessons-on-the-oprah-show_1/3 The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker: https://amzn.to/3yjrkkg Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/newsom-christian-murders/ This page may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service through one of them, we will receive a commission (at no additional cost to you). We only endorse products that we have personally used. We appreciate your support.Descript All-in-one audio and video editing and transcription platform. Try Descript free at our link!Amazon Send gifts with Same Day deliveryAudible Thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content at your fingertips.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show