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Episodes
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
On January 6th 2007, in Knoxville Tennessee, Channon Christian and her boyfriend Christopher Newsom were leaving their friend's apartment when they were carjacked and abducted. Over the next 24 hours the couple were brutally tortured and murdered and their bodies were disposed of in the most horrific way. This episode explores the five heinous individuals who committed these terrifying crimes and reveals the tragedy that unfolded at their trials, that put Channon and Christopher’s families through even more heartache.
Listener discretion is advised for this episode.
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Sources used in this episode:
https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/04/04/christian-newsom-torture-slayings/485812002/
“Couple exploited to attack blacks”:https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2007/killing-knoxville-tenn-couple-exploited-attack-blacks
https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/davidson-lemaricus.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AMurders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom/Archive_2
YOUTUBE LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqS6OFuUXe8
WBIR PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5kk_5bWARQ&feature=youtu.be
Day two of the Letalvis Cobbins trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLROGagpraY
Day five of Letalvis Cobbins trial - medical examiner testimony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hII0wRg_7YU
Letalvis Cobbins’ testimony from the stand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix1ZNe4Zrxw
The trial of Lemaricus Davidson - day one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgzb8DyC7LU
Davidson trial - day five: Medical examiner testimony regard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcUP1HZ_1yg
Davidson trial - day give: medical examiner testimony regarding Channon Christian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h3zAy_xuIk
Lemaricus Davidson trial day 9: Prosecutor’s final comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cAbQXlVi7M
Closing arguments in the trial of Vanessa Coleman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqMg7fw5AKw
KSCO officer reads letter from Coleman to her pare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGBHIryofrI
George Thomas trial day one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6tcvePur-4
George Thomas’ sentencing and families’ reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbegHdxwIY
Letalvis Cobbins found guilty of first-degree murder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fGi7oCDDfM
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
On the 13th of July 1966, 24 year old Richard Speck broke into a dormitory where student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital lived. After he broke in, he committed one of the worst mass murders America has ever seen. This episode explores the crimes Richard Speck committed leading up to this fateful day and discusses the life he led in prison after his conviction.
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Sources used in this episode:
Article about Luisa Silverio: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/xgqvjj/richard-speck-murder-nurses-survivor-corazon-amurao-luisa-silverio
https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-speck
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/richard-speck/crimes
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/richard-speck/aftermath
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-04940-001
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadonnaWhoreComplex
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-mass-murderer-leaves-eight-women-dead
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/richard-speck
https://www.counselormagazine.com/en/columns/2016/may-jun/cultural-trends-jun-2016
https://apnews.com/caa5b94ca71e5b3edd129a46de1da7c5
https://www.counselormagazine.com/en/columns/2016/may-jun/cultural-trends-jun-2016
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/shadow-boxing/201406/the-fbis-sessions-serial-killers
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5860193/pamela-lee-wilkening
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5860300/mary-ann-jordan
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5860194/merlita-ornado-gargullo
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5860192/gloria-jean-davy
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5860189/patricia-ann-matusek
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5860191/nina-jo-schmale
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178402071/valentina-p-pasion
YOUTUBE LINKS:
The Details of Mass Murderer Richard Speck | Oxygen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6tfvDyjpVs
3 Real Stories Behind the Killers on Mindhunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_zCNzXlfxQ
RICHARD SPECK (video from inside prison):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slm_YDzx4vI
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
In December 1988, Yvonne Sleightholme, a quiet and shy doctor’s receptionist from Scarborough, was arrested and charged for the brutal execution-style murder of Jayne Smith. Shortly after her arrest and before her case had even gone to trial, Yvonne went completely blind as a result of a mental disorder that was known at the time as ‘hysterical blindness’. This episode examines the evidence that was used to convict Yvonne for this violent murder and asks the question... was she wrongfully convicted?
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Sources used in this episode:
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/6666382.yvonnes-backers-given-euro-setback/
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7916964.campaigners-battle-to-free-sleightholme/
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/truro-daily-news/20110528/282458525554329
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7120676.judge-review-yvonne-murder-case/
https://www.academia.edu/8195872/Semiotics_Miscarriages_of_Justice_and_the_Trials_of_Jesus
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7046716.convicted-killer-remain-prison/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35460904/guardian-29-may-1993-retraction/
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7939048.blind-killer-in-euro-court-bid/
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1994/dec/06/yvonne-sleightholme
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/6668703.uncertain-future-for-blind-murderer/
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7907523.blind-killer-does-not-have-anger-problem/
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7896501.blind-killer-gets-prison-swap/
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000954.htm
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7046716.convicted-killer-remain-prison/
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7931332.still-blind-still-in-jail-and-still-innocent/
Book: The Mammoth Book of More Bizarre Crimes - By Robin Odell and Paul Donnelley
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
On November 16th 1989, Julie Hogg, a young mother, went missing without a trace. The police were quick to tell her family that she had probably just run away. Months later, Julie’s body was found in an area the police said they’d searched. Her murderer was arrested and charged, but shockingly was acquitted of the murder in court. Despite him telling everyone he could that he had killed Julie, an archaic law called Double Jeopardy meant that he couldn’t be tried again for this violent crime. This episode explores this law and discusses how Ann Ming, Julie’s mother, fought tooth and nail to create a landmine ruling in British legal history.
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Sources used in this episode:
Book: For the Love of Julie - By Ann Ming
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-44877908
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1807214.victims-son-repay-fraction-stolen-cash/
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/horror-julie-hoggs-family-after-14925545
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07qjd33
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
On August 13th 2008, pregnant Shanann Watts and her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, went missing without a trace from their own home. The police were quick to investigate and when the evidence showed that Shanann had not run away with her children, they began to suspect foul play. This episode unravels the evidence that the investigators uncovered and reveals the devastating truth that was worse than anyone could have imagined.
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Sources used in this episode:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a30655961/chris-watts-murders-wife-daughters/
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/chris-watts
Court Documents: https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/19th_Judicial_District/caseofinterest/2018CR2003/001/COMPLAINT%20AND%20INFORMATION.pdf
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/21/christopher-watts-frederick-killings-court/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_family_murders
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/texts-chris-watts-lied-close-friend-family
YOUTUBE LINKS:
“The Watts Family Murders” Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPjHrFcKPg0
Chris Watts Media Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmdt3SZpbSc
Compilation of home videos of the Watts Family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5vBBG1oQKo
ONE STOP Documentary on Chris Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGl8r5MzUI&feature=emb_rel_end
Chris Watts’ Mother: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNcsODH1UUg
Body Language Analysis of Chris Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZJzEZ8Y-rM
Interview with Chris Watts where he describes killing his daughters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB8nVk-5eh8
Body Cam Footage Searching the House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ3Pq4TW0E
Chris Watt’s ‘Mistress’ Sobs in Police Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6cxbRZn3CE
Footage showing potential accomplice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq7wPvJhmQA
FBI Interview - Body Language Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2lpwPsY410
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
When Bryce Laspisa was 19 years old, his parents received an odd call from his roommate and girlfriend, saying that he had been acting very strangely. Bryce spoke to his parents and told them he was driving home to them, but he never made it. Instead, he pulled over on Interstate 5 and sat in his car for over 13 hours. On August 30th 2013, Bryce’s car was found, but Bryce was nowhere to be seen. Nobody has heard from him since. This episode discusses the timeline of events that happened up to the moment he disappeared and explores the theories surrounding what might have happened in this case.
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IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BRYCE LASPISA, PLEASE EMAIL: findbrycelaspisa@gmail.com.
Facebook page dedicated to finding Bryce: https://www.facebook.com/FINDBRYCELASPISA/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
If you have a case you want us to cover, please submit your suggestions here: https://forms.gle/8RL9wSbu6DZeBa5D8
Our theme music is the work of the very talented Joseph McDade.
Sources used in this episode:
https://medium.com/@kympasqualini/a-son-goes-missing-the-disappearance-of-bryce-laspisa-d813bf48a535
http://charleyproject.org/case/bryce-david-laspisa
https://medium.com/@truecrimetimesblog/the-strange-vanishing-of-bryce-laspisa-b8f5c6936889
https://heyyitsjen.com/bryce-laspisa-missing/
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/where-is-bryce-laspisa
https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2019/02/11/the-disappearance-of-bryce-laspisa/
https://betterwithcrime.com/2020/06/06/missing-bryce-laspisa/
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
On July 9th 1996, Lin Russell was walking her two daughters, Megan and Josie, home from a swimming gala in the quiet village of Chillenden in Kent. In broad daylight at 4pm, all three of them were tied to a tree, blindfolded and then viciously attacked with a hammer. Their attacker then walked away and left them for dead. This episode explores the attack that has been dubbed “The Chillenden Murders” and discusses the theory that the wrong man may have been convicted of this violent crime.
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Sources used in this episode:
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/lin-and-megan-russell-murder
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41652456
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/conviction-killer-michael-stone-seen-2338133
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/police-comment-on-chillenden-murder-confession-136121/
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1016864/josie-russell-hammer-attack-murder
http://www.michaelstone.co.uk/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/milly-dowler-killer-levi-bellfields-21214109
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Bellfield#Links_to_other_crimes
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Evelyn Hernandez was 24 years old and 9 months pregnant when she, and her 5 year old son Alexis, went missing from the Crocker-Amazon neighbourhood of San Francisco. Several months later, her torso washed up on the banks beneath the Bay Bridge. Her son Alexis and her unborn son Fernando have never been found. This episode explores the murder of Evelyn and the suspected murder of her two sons, whilst also looking at a very similar case that got much more media attention. We discuss the concept of ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’ in relation to the lack of media attention in Evelyn’s case and discuss what the motive might have been to kill her.
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Our theme music is the work of the very talented Joseph McDade.
Sources used in this episode:
http://charleyproject.org/case/alexis-geraldo-hernandez
https://altaonline.com/a-tale-of-two-killings/
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Eerily-similar-case-languishes-in-obscurity-2621215.php
http://thetroublewithjustice.com/2017/10/16/what-about-evelyn/
http://pwc-sii.com/Media/missing.htm
https://people.com/archive/the-other-laci-peterson-who-killed-evelyn-hernandez-vol-60-no-1/
https://edition.cnn.com/2003/LAW/07/09/peterson.case/
https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/138488
Article by Zach Sommers on Missing White Woman Syndrome: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7586&context=jclc
https://people.com/archive/the-other-laci-peterson-who-killed-evelyn-hernandez-vol-60-no-1/
https://nortonbooks.typepad.com/everydaysociology/2009/05/news-coverage-of-crime-victims.html
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
LaVena Johnson was 19 years old when she died on July 19th 2005. She was a black, female Private First Class in the US Army. Despite the glaring evidence that suggested otherwise, the US Army ruled LaVena’s death as a suicide. This episode explores this evidence and also looks at the uphill battle the Johnson family have been fighting for the past 15 years.
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PETITION TO REOPEN LAVENA JOHNSON’S CASE:
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES: PETITION FOR A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR BEREAVED MILITARY FAMILIES:
https://www.petition2congress.com/ctas/bill-rights-bereaved-military-families
(this petition requires a US zip-code, if you are not from the US you can use 90015 (LA) or 10001 (NYC)).
Sources used in this episode:
The Silent Truth Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=5HGhaiJZNmc&feature=emb_logo
The Facebook Group Dedicated to Finding Lavena Johnson: https://www.facebook.com/groups/190880771002636/
https://thehueandcry.com/lavena-johnson/
https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/07/18/questions-linger-decade-private-lavena-johnsons-death/
https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/07/18/questions-linger-decade-private-lavena-johnsons-death/
https://thehueandcry.com/tina-priest/
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93493468?storyId=93493468&t=1593014693548
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10899.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Wright
https://www.donaldwatkins.com/post/the-murder-of-pfc-lavena-johnson-part-3
https://theintercept.com/2018/11/19/civilian-casualties-us-war-on-terror/
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
On Wednesday 19th August 1992 in New South Wales, Australia, Ebony Simpson got off her school bus right by her house and was brutally murdered. Her killer inserted himself into the search for the missing 9-year-old, before he was eventually caught by the police. This episode explores this heinous crime and looks at the way Ebony’s family worked to overcome their grief, by helping other victims through their own awful situations.
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If you have a case you want us to cover, please submit your suggestions here: https://forms.gle/8RL9wSbu6DZeBa5D8
Our theme music is the work of the very talented Joseph McDade.
Sources used for this episode:
‘Crimes That Shook Australia’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVjj2wo1BUg
https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/garforth-andrew.htm
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127511836
Book: The History of Australian True Crime By Nigel Cawthorne
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33283700/felicia-marie-wilson