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  • On November 14, 2015 the most unthinkable crime was committed in the midst of a youth football game in Scottsville, KY reaffirming the scary truth that it is not the unknown we should fear, but those closest to us. Join me as I tell Johnny the case of seven year old Gabriella Doolin.

    Trigger warning: sexual abuse and murder of a minor

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    Sources:
    https://www.scribd.com/document/293042050/Timothy-Madden-Indictments
    https://www.wbko.com/content/news/Sentencing-for-Timothy-Madden-begins-in-Allen-County-563706761.html
    https://vocal.media/criminal/the-gruesome-murder-of-gabbi-doolin
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/663596265/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/663596330/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/140911235/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/463094782/?terms=Gabriella%20Doolin&match=1


  • 30 year old Cindy Monkman went missing in the hours before she was supposed to catch a flight home with her sister for Christmas. Join me as I tell John the heartbreaking case of Cindy and how falling in love can sometimes be a very dangerous thing to do.

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    Youtube Channel

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    Sources:
    Source 1
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168356499/dorothy-june-monkman
    https://casetext.com/case/state-v-apelt
    Clip from American Monster (Season 9 and Episode 4)
    https://middlechildbook.com/2022/04/27/gone/
    Newspaper.com access to the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star archives


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  • The case that we have for you today will take us on a scenic road trip from the beautiful Vancouver Island through the majestic pacific northwestern state of Washington, with our final destination being Seattle. But somewhere along the way a wrong turn was taken, and the vast and dense forests around us, once beautiful and intoxicating, will take on a new sinister light. And very quickly the trip that was supposed to be fun for a young, new couple, just beginning to map out their own lives, would send them on the path towards their brutal murders…because a killer was now following them. Join me as I tell John the case of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg

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    Sources:

    The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder By Edward Humes
    Penguin Random House 2022
    Purchase book

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njKHQNyEXaY
    https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/tracing-the-last-steps-of-saanich-couple-killed-in-1987-4661130
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tanya-van-cuylenborg-jay-cook-cold-case-timeline/
    https://casetext.com/case/state-v-talbott-15#:~:text=William%20Earl%20Talbott%20II%20appealed,reversal%20and%20affirm%20his%20convictions.
    https://bjs.ojp.gov/taxonomy/term/combined-dna-index-system-codis
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/515711914/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/488387258/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/488386250/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/488383043/?terms=tanya%20van%20cuylenborg&match=1


  • In New Washoe City, Nevada two armed gunmen stormed into the trailer of the Dodd Family in late December of 2012. In their wake they would leave the head of the household dead and a family reeling from the seemingly senseless act of violence. But as the investigation fell into the lap of investigators the family would only be further torn apart by devastating secrets and betrayals.

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    Sources:
    Reno-Gazette Journal archives accessed through Newspapers.com (2012-2015)
    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/crt-app-nev/2131406.html
    https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2:2021cv01398/151484/41/0.pdf
    Source 3
    https://www.washoesheriff.com/outreach/archive/1300001.php
    https://casetext.com/case/dodd-v-state-121
    Snapped Season 19 Episode 6 (Interviews)


  • Detective Scott Day had been on the Edmond Police Force for just about 20 years. Close to his retirement, he could reflect back on his career and be proud of the work that he had done…all except for that one case from 18 years prior. He had been a rookie officer then, and the first to respond to the scene of a murder and a violent sexual assault. The case had gone unsolved and haunted the community. It was something that he thought about often. The house, the details, he could see the only survivor standing in the doorway of the house battered and covered in blood sobbing as he ran to her. That’s why it was odd that there he was in 2004 and he stood again in front of a brick house with a large bush in front of a window on a suburban street. It was like deja vu….he got his bearings and looked around. He was actually only steps away from the house he responded to back in 1986. Had he done it again…

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    Sources:
    https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2004/05/01/edmond-peeping-case-leads-to-break-in-86-killing/61991753007/
    https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1987/08/16/woman-cant-forget-terrifying-night-memories-of-rape-murder-linger/62680656007/
    https://casetext.com/case/graham-v-pettigrew
    https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2005/01/06/murderer-gets-life-in-edmond-cold-case/61959645007/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfA_CyKWFIk
    https://tulsaworld.com/news/peeping-tom-arrest-could-revive-86-murder-case/article_06487f54-f78d-5ad8-a493-723a3bbeac65.html
    Oklahoman articles accessed through Newspapers.com


  • Just weeks before Christmas a woman was found murdered in her car on a remote country road in Texas. Her murderer was trying to throw off detectives with a faked sexual assault, the clothes of the victim folded neatly in the front seat, her purse missing but not other the other valuables in the vehicle. They didn’t know what to make of it. But the family of Sandy Harper Dial would not let their sister/daughter’s case go unsolved. And don’t worry this case is solved…the only problem is…it morphs into another one entirely.

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    SOLVED

    Sources:
    https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1993/june/murder-in-the-family/
    https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/10/a-wild-update-on-a-murder-that-happened-almost-30-years-ago/
    https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2019/october/killer-instinct-prison-pen-pal-south-dakota-gatesville/
    https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2012/02/19/more-than-20-years-later-sandy-harper-dials-murder-still-divides-family/#:~:text=April%201997%3A%20Don%20Dial%20is,to%2050%20years%20in%20prison.&text=May%201998%3A%20Charges%20against%20Lynn,dropped%20for%20lack%20of%20evidence.
    https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/reviewDetail.action?sid=05287836&tdcj=00784209&fullName=DIAL%2CDON+KINDALL


  • Please enjoy a short clip of the new true crime podcast, Slaycation. This captivating, engaging, and at times darkly humorous podcast is hosted by Kim, a true crime fanatic, her comedy writer husband, and his TV producing partner and looks to shed new light on the dangers that lurk when your relaxation is up and your guard is down.

  • In 1995 detectives from the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Department had a witness who saw the man that brutally murdered a mother of two in her hair salon. They had another witness that saw the vehicle he had most likely been driving, and to the credit of one very diligent criminalist, they had his DNA…but for an infuriating ten years the murderer of Dana Satterfield would evade them allowing him to wreak havoc on the women in his life. That is until 2005 when the guilt got the better of one final witness.

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    Sources
    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/sc-court-of-appeals/1494842.html#:~:text=Appellant%20Jonothan%20C.,each%20for%20CSC%20and%20kidnapping.
    https://medium.com/@jade00townsend/the-murder-of-dana-satterfield-2870ed79518d
    https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2005/10/25/arrest-made-in-slaying-10-years-earlier-in-sc/30246323007/
    https://www.spartanburgcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/983/051309---Convicted-Murderer-Receives-3-Year-Prison-Sentence-For-Jail-Attack
    https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2006/05/19/family-still-seeks-answers/29368003007/


  • When a badly burned body is found in a home in Las Vegas on April 9, 2021 it only takes investigators a short time to figure out who committed the crime. In this case it is not the investigation that must be discussed but rather the years leading up to this tragic event.

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    Sources:
    Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vzCPxRSf2qU
    https://ballotpedia.org/Elizabeth_Halseth
    https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/former-nevada-state-senators-husband-sentenced/
    https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/former-republican-state-senator-who-resigned-during-difficult-divorce-to-run-again-in-2018
    https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/videos-show-custody-fight-for-teen-later-charged-in-fathers-death-2398842/
    https://thenevadaglobe.com/articles/exclusive-elizabeth-helgelien-announces-candidacy-for-cd-3/
    Newspaper.com access to the Las Vegas Review-Journal

  • On the night of March 23, 1997 a 911 call came in from a 16 year old boy who stated that he had come home that night to find his father murdered in the living room. He was unsure if the other members of his family were alive because he had left the home in fear. When police responded they found four members of the Hunt and Duke family brutally murdered.

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    Sources:
    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1438808.html
    https://casetext.com/case/duke-v-state-43
    https://www.oxygen.com/family-massacre/crime-news/mark-duke-brandon-samra-behind-family-slaughter-over-truck-fight
    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1438853.html
    https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/05/our-darkest-moment-family-speaks-about-4-murdered-in-1997-ahead-of-killers-execution.html
    https://www.wbrc.com/2019/05/17/man-convicted-pelham-quadruple-homicide-executed/
    https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2019/05/20/state-executes-man-convicted-in-1997-pelham-murders/
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-alnd-2_07-cv-01962/pdf/USCOURTS-alnd-2_07-cv-01962-0.pdf
    https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2012/07/13/ruling-could-affect-sentence-given-to-mark-duke/



  • Cult leaders, with their charisma and allure, always wield a captivating influence over the individuals who become their devoted followers. These figures not only have the ability to deliver their ideologies in a way that unfolds gradually and increases with intensity over time but also their ability to fulfill the needs of those who seek purpose, belonging, or a sense of identity. In today’s episode we will take on such a case when discussing the crimes of Jeffrey Lundgren and the event that will become known as the Kirtland cult killings.

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    Sources:
    https://archive.org/details/prophetofdeathmo00earl
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-13-me-188-story.html
    https://www.news-herald.com/2014/12/30/kirtland-cult-killings-timeline-of-events/
    https://www.news-herald.com/2014/12/30/kirtland-cult-killings-looking-back-at-lake-countys-worst-mass-murder-25-years-later/
    https://www.blockparole.com/remembrance/dennis-becky-trina-karen-and-cheryl-avery/
    Prophet of Death: The Mormon Blood Atonement Killings by Pete Earley (accessed through Kindle)


  • The body of Corey Parker was found the day after Thanksgiving in her Jacksonville, FL apartment. She had been brutalized and stabbed over 100 times. It would take detectives over a year to bring her killer to justice and when they did they learned that this was a family affair…just not the kind you could ever guess.

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    Sources:
    https://thecinemaholic.com/corey-parkers-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/
    https://bjs.ojp.gov/female-murder-victims-and-victim-offender-relationship-2021#:~:text=The%20percentage%20of%20females%20murdered,intimate%20partner%20(figure%201).
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/52685934/
    https://www.news4jax.com/news/2018/07/16/man-sentenced-to-life-in-ragtime-waitresss-murder-hopes-for-new-trial/
    https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=93742&page=1
    https://medium.com/the-criminalist/25-year-old-college-student-was-stabbed-101-times-3ab2a8cf0959
    http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041905/met_18514888.shtml#.V_RBSqIm2Pc

    Corey Parker, Robert Denney: ‘Dateline’ NBC — College Coed’s
    Stabbing Death By Alleged Copycat Killer In Jacksonville Beach, Florida, On Tonight.

    Access to the archives of the Florida Times Union through Newspapers.com


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    Thank you for all of your submissions, they were amazing, you are amazing, WE LOVE YOU ALL!
    Happy Halloween,
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  • In the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day a storm rolled into Hollandsburg, IN but it was not the storm the residents had prepared themselves for. Four members of the Spencer family were brutally murdered in their family’s home. Join me as I tell John a case filled with heartbreak and resilience.

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    Sources:
    https://www.journalreview.com/stories/home-heating-aid-advocates-seek-emergency-funding,94237
    https://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isulib/id/2754
    https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1980/778s146-2.html
    http://occasionaljustice.com/Drollinger.html
    https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2014/01/30/hollandsburg-massacre/5059499/
    Newspaper Archives accessed through Newspaper.com of Parke County Sentinel


  • The murder of Brandi Peters and her children was a tragic and horrifying event that shocked the community of Tallahassee, Florida in November of 2010. The investigation that followed was a difficult and complicated one. It would take nine years and two court cases to try and get justice for the family that had been so brutally slain. Do you think the prosecution got it right?

    Trigger Warning: This episode contains harm against children

    Send your listener stories to [email protected]

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    Sources:
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/249956529/
    https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/first-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-4266.html
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLc1cz4jDWg
    https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/man-convicted-of-quadruple-murder-of-girlfriend-her-three-kids
    https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/08/16/jury-finds-segura-quadruple-murder-charges/571846001/
    https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2021/11/03/henry-segura-remain-behind-bars-murders-appeal-rejected-tallahassee-appellate-court/6272710001/
    https://www.courttv.com/trials/fl-v-segura-2019/
    https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/henry-segura-quadruple-murder-trial-what-you-need-to-know
    https://casetext.com/case/segura-v-state-43

  • Chris Smith moved to sunny Orange County, CA to escape the corporate world of Silicon Valley. He was talented and hardworking which earned him a lot of money very quickly in the budding new tech capital of California. But just shy of two years into the start of his successful new company Chris decided to cash in and get out. So what caused the man who had everything to get up and leave those everythings behind. Had he done something he was trying to escape, or was there someone or something he was hiding from?

    This is a solved case.

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    Sources:
    Source 1
    Source 2
    Source 3
    Source 4
    Source 5
    Source 6
    Source 7
    Source 8
    Newspaper.com Archived articles from the LA Times and The San Francisco Chronicle regarding case from 2017-2018

  • On Christmas Eve 1991 23 year old Dana Ireland went out for a ride using her sister’s bike while her family was in Hawaii for an extended vacation. But the picturesque life that the family had been enjoying would be ripped from under them when the bike Dana was riding was discovered mangled. The only trace of Dana left behind was her sneaker and a clump of her long blonde hair. Join me as I tell John about the murder of Dana Ireland, the convoluted search for the person who committed this heinous crime.

    Trigger warnings:
    Sexual assault

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    Sources:

    https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2023-01-25/man-imprisoned-for-dana-ireland-murder-rape-released
    https://archives.starbulletin.com/specials/ireland/index
    https://bigislandgazette.com/police-chief-issues-statement-on-dana-ireland-murder-investigation/
    https://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/07/23/news/story4.html
    https://law.justia.com/cases/hawaii/court-of-appeals/2021/caap-20-0000374.html
    https://www.hawaiiinnocenceproject.org/albert-ian-schweitzer
    https://innocenceproject.org/about/
    Newspaper.com (archives from Honolulu Star Bulletin from 1991-2023)


  • In the Spring of 1999 a beautiful young woman, just shy of her 19th birthday went missing after leaving her house on the eve of the first day of her full time job. Both her family and employer knew that she would never miss that first day of work, so when she never came home and did not show up for work they knew that something was wrong. The investigation into her disappearance would leave a black mark on the reputation of the Akron, Ohio police department and the beginning of legal battles that would take over a decade to bring justice to Hannah Hill.

    Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence

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    Sources:
    Who Killed Hannah Hill? A Story Told in Eight Parts by Keith McKnight and Ed Meyer
    The Akron Beacon Journal Deceber 9-16, 2001 (accessed through Newspapers.com)
    https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/hannah-hill
    Dateline (Season 21 Episode 20)
    Source 4
    https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/9/2014/2014-ohio-2867.pdf

    If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence help is available. Please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline | Call 800-799-7233 or Text START to 88788



  • Two weeks before Christmas in 2001 there was a brutal home invasion in Early, Iowa while a mother of three was home alone with her children. She fought for her life and the life of her kids. During the struggle there was one death, one death that led to a decade long struggle for justice.

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    Sources:
    https://siouxcityjournal.com/previous-dustin-wehde-tracey-richter-stories/collection_dd59131d-9079-5729-8f08-77eeac703cf9.html#5
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hero-claim-rejected-iowa-mom-guilty-of-murder/
    https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45007535
    https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45007535
    https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/media/documents/2997_D4A4EC4A4E2CA.pdf
    Twisted Dateline: Season 22, Episode 52
    Beautifully Cruel Mass Market Paperback by M. William Phelps

















  • On the night of September 20, 2009 the Gee Family was mercilessly slaughtered in their homes. The small town of Beason was shocked and horrified to think that a person so evil could walk among them. Join me as I tell John the case of the Gee family and the lurid trial that followed.

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    Sources:
    Source 1
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    Source 7