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Every week host Dan Zupansky will interview the authors that have written about the most shocking killers of all time.
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ROGUE MOBSTER-Mark Silverman and Scott Deitche - May 24,2012 | When the infamous gangster Whitey Bulger went on the lam in 1995, the streets of Boston became a war zone between the Mafia and the renegades, with the Winter Hill Gang looking on. Rogue Mobster: The Untold Story of Mark Silverman and the New England Mafia chronicles the inside story of the Boston mob wars of the 1990’s when over two dozen gangsters were killed in a vicious war for control of the Boston underworld. Rogue Mobster is told in the words of Mark Silverman, an outsider from Medford who got inside the mob and became an integral part of the ensuing war. His account is the first-ever inside glimpse into what went on at the street level, why people were killed, and what the stakes were. Silverman grew up in the shadow of Whitey Bulger, Howie Winter, Raymond Patriarca and Jerry Anguilo, bosses of Boston’s most infamous crime families. With a Jewish last name, his opportunities should have been limited in Boston’s Irish/Italian underworld, but he moved up quickly, gaining acceptance across the board. Silverman was ‘made’ in the Patriarca Family as a reward for infiltrating a renegade mob faction backed by a New York family. The book begins with a unique history of the Boston gangland scene and takes the reader up to the late 1980’s,Silverman recounts the shifting alliances and friendships that were torn apart as the various mob factions battled for control of the Boston underworld through the early 2000’s. Rogue Mobster is a firsthand account of the violent Boston mob wars of the 1990s, when bodies were piling up across New England and Mark Silverman was walking a tightrope between Winter Hill and the Mafia. ROGUE MOBSTER-Mark Silverman and Scott Deitche | 23 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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LUST FOR JUSTICE-Paulette Frankl and J. Tony Serra - May 17,2012 | The greatest counter-culture lawyer of his time. His trials have garnered him acclaim as one of the greatest criminal defense lawyers of the century. Hes the white tornado in court, a semantic samurai, a shaman, a bard, a hero to some, a trickster to others, and always a force to be reckoned with, respected by all. This is a no-holds barred examination of the man, his renegade lifestyle, his resolute beliefs, and the legal system he serves and transforms. Filled with murder, drugs, and death-penalty cases, snitches, the psychological elements of crime, the nullification of and nexus with juries, closing arguments, and more, Lust for Justice pulls the black robe off the justice system to reveal what it is: a railroad to prison for minorities. In Lust for Justice, you view the law through the eyes of one of its greatest practitioners - and youll never look at it the same way again. LUST FOR JUSTICE-The Radical Life & Law of J. Tony Serra-Paulette Frankl and J. Tony Serra | 16 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE CHARMER-Richard Muti and Charles Buckley - May 10,2012 | When prison inmate Robert Reldans aunt died and left him an $8.9 million trust fund, Arthur and Barbara Reeve, parents of murder victim Susan Reeve, acted to deprive Reldan of the funds that could gain him freedom on parole. The Reeves ultimately got an unheard of $10 million judgment against their daughters killer, effectively stripping the man known as Americas richest inmate. Soon after Susans murder, the Reeves set up a scholarship fund in her name and the killers money is currently used in that fund which helps to educate young men and women. The Charmer embraces the hunt to bring Susana killer to justice and then the chase of a lifetime by one family determined to give their slain daughter a voice, decades after she was silenced. THE CHARMER-The True Story of Robert Reldan-R****t, Murderer and Millionaire-and the Women who Fell Victim to his Allure- Richard Muti and Charles Buckley | 9 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE FRANK MATTHEWS STORY-Ron Chepsiuk and Al Profit - May 03,2012 | In the early 1970s, Frank Matthews became Americas biggest drug kingpin. His organization, headquartered in Brooklyn, stretched across more than 20 states, and he became the only Black gangster to establish direct ties to the French Connection heroin pipeline. After being indicted in 1973, he disappeared with 15-20 million dollars in drug profits, equivalent to roughly 100 million in todays cash. Despite one of the largest manhunts in US history, Frank Matthews hasnt been seen since. There is no proof of whether he is alive or dead. To quote the federal prosecutor assigned the Matthews case he "was a pioneering giant of drug distribution". His organization eventually outgrew even the Italian Mafia and when he built himself a mansion in Staten Islands most exclusive neighborhood (and across the street from Mafia boss Paul Castellano) he found himself on the verge of war with La Cosa Nostra. He also battled militant Black Muslims for control in the streets of New Jersey and Philadelphia as he built his empire. See the amazing true story of Frank Matthews rise to power as Americas biggest kingpin and how he escaped justice for nearly 40 years. THE FRANK MATTHEWS STORY-Ron Chepsiuk and Al Profit | 2 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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WHEN SATAN WORE A CROSS-Fred Rosen - Apr 26,2012 | In 1980 in Toledo, Ohio—on one of the holiest days of the church calendar—the body of a nun was discovered in the sacristy of a hospital chapel. Seventy-one-year-old Sister Margaret Ann had been strangled and stabbed, her corpse arranged in a shameful and stomach-churning pose. But the polices most likely suspect was inexplicably released and the investigation was quietly buried. Despite damning evidence, Father Gerald Robinson went free. Twenty-three years later the priests name resurfaced in connection with a bizarre case of satanic ritual and abuse. It prompted investigators to exhume the remains of the slain nun in search of the proof left behind that would indelibly mark Father Robinson as Sister Margaret Anns killer: the sign of the Devil. When Satan Wore a Cross is a shocking true story of official cover-ups, madness, murder and lies—and of an unholy human monster who disguised himself in holy garb. WHEN SATAN WORE A CROSS-Fred Rosen | 25 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HEAD SHOT-Burl Barer - Apr 19,2012 | In the mid-to-late 1980s, a quiet neighborhood near Tacoma, Washington was terrorized by the violence of three men: Paul St. Pierre, an alcoholic psychopath; his younger brother, Chris, who had committed unspeakable acts to be one of the boys; and Pauls childhood friend, druggie Andrew Webb. The three beat up one man before cutting his throat on a deserted beach. They decapitated another victim, whom Paul St. Pierre had killed, and buried his head in a bucket of concrete. Soon, the twisted triad turned on each other. St. Pierre shot Andrew Webb in the stomach during an argument. Chris St. Pierre called the cops. He and Webb, who survived his attack, were sentenced to life in prison. Paul St. Pierre choked to death alone in his jail cell. HEAD SHOT-Burl Barer | 18 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SCAPEGOAT-THE CHINO HILLS MURDERS-J. Patrick O'Conner - Apr 12,2012 | In June 1983, Doug and Peggy Ryen, their ten-year-old daughter and a 11-year-old house guest were brutally murdered in Chino Hills, California. Two days before, Kevin Cooper had escaped from a nearby prison and hid in a vacant house 125 yards below the murdered familys hilltop house. After the San Bernardino Sheriffs Department established that he had ben there, it focused on him as the lone assailant despite numerous eyewitness reports that implicated three white men as the perpetrators. Kevin Cooper was convicted of the murders in 1985 and has been on Death Row at San Quentin since then. SCAPEGOAT shows how the sheriffs office and the District Attorneys office of San Bernardino County framed him for the horrific murders and how the justice system has failed him at almost every turn in his long, drawn-out appeal process. As OConners shocking but thorough investigation shows, the sheriffs department discarded information that pointed at other suspects, destroyed evidence that exculpated Cooper and planted evidence that implicated him. If it were not for a court-ordered moratorium on executions in California over the lethal injection controversy, Cooper-with no appeals remaining-would have been executed. SCAPEGOAT-THE CHINO HILLS MURDERS AND THE FRAMING OF KEVIN COOPER-J. Patrick OConner | 11 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A KNIFE IN THE HEART-Michael Benson - Apr 05,2012 | Sarah Ludemann was new to love. The Pinellas, Florida, 17-year old was a late bloomer. When she fell for a boy she was blind to the world of sex, drugs and drama swirling around her. Soon, Sarah had a bitter enemy in 18-year-old waitress Rachel Wade. Both girls were head-over-heels with a cocky two-timer named Joshua Camacho. On a warm spring night, their passions erupted into violence. A knife flashed under the streetlights. When the fight was over one girl was dead and the other charged with murder. In an emotion-packed courtroom the whole story took shape--a troubling tale of conflicting lives, tangled sexual affairs, and the high price of having the right feelings for the wrong guy. A KNIFE IN THE HEART-Michael Benson | 4 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE-Cathy Scott - Mar 22,2012 | The beloved son of Holocaust survivors, forty-nine-year-old George Kogan grew up in Puerto Rico before making his way to New York City, where he enjoyed great success as an antiques and art dealer. Until one morning in 1990, when George was approached on the street by an unidentified gunman—and was killed in cold blood. Before the shooting, George had been on the way to his girlfriends’s apartment. Mary-Louise Hawkins was twenty-eight years old and had once worked as George’s publicist. But ever since they became lovers, George’s estranged wife, Barbara, was consumed with bitterness. As she and George hashed out a divorce, Barbara fueled her anger into greed—especially after a judge turned down her request for $5,000 a week in alimony. Barbara, who stood to collect $4.3 million in life insurance, was immediately suspected in George’s death. But it would take authorities almost twenty years to uncover a link between her lawyer, Manuel Martinez, and the hitman who killed George. In 2010, Martinez agreed to testify against his client…and Barbara eventually pled guilty to charges of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit murder, and murder in the first degree. THE MILLIONAIRES WIFE-Cathy Scott | 21 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BLOOD HIGHWAY-Sheila Johnson - Mar 15,2012 | On January 23, 2000, already battered by an ice storm, the rural Alabama resort town of Mentone was about to be struck by an even more terrfying freak catastrophe. Hurtling down the highway in a Lincoln Town Car was Hayward Bissell, a 400-pound madman on a murder rampage. Ramming the pickup truck of Don and Rhea Pirch, Bissell lured Don Pirch on to the road, running him down with his car. Bissell next targeted the home of James and Sue Pumphrey. After stabbing James Pumphrey in the stomach Bissell was thwarted by two family dogs, who gave their lives to protect their owners. Their sacrifice bought the Pumpreys enough time to get a gun and scare off Bissell-who didnt know the weapon was actually inoperable. When Bissell was finally stopped, police discovered that he wasnt alone. Occupying the passenger seat beside him was the mutilated, partially dismembered body of his pregnant girlfriend, Patricia Ann Booher. In February 2002, Bissell pled "guilty but insane" and was sent to prison for life. Was he really crazy? Or was he a psychopath trying to avoid a death sentence.. BLOOD HIGHWAY-A TWISTED KILLER ON A RAMPAGE MAKES A COUNTRY ROAD A HIGHWAY TO HELL-Sheila Johnson | 14 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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POISONED LOVE-Caitlin Rother - Mar 08,2012 | On November 6, 2000, paramedics answered a call to find Kristin Rossum, 24, sobbing. Her husband, Greg de Villers, wasnt breathing and she claimed he had overdosed on drugs after learning she was leaving him. But family and friends who knew of Gregs distaste for drugs werent buying Kristins story - particularly the idea that he would take his own life. The daughter of a well-to-do California family, Rossum was a brainy blonde beauty whose talent for toxicology had won her a post at the San Diego County Medical Examiners Office. But her sweet smile masked a dark side. Shed developed a taste for methamphetamine in high school, and six months after her marriage to Greg, shed begun seeking secret trysts with other men. At the time of her husbands death, Rossum was engaged in an illicit affair with her married boss. Investigators found that the Medical Examiners Office was missing supplies of meth and fentanyl, the narcotic that had killed her husband. With each clue discovered, another piece of Rossums "good girl" facade fell away. What the world would eventually see was the true face of a murderer - and the hand of justice...POISONED LOVE-Caitlin Rother | 7 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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OBA CHANDLER AND THE MURDER OF THE ROGER'S FAMILY-Fred Shrum - Mar 01,2012 | On June 4, 1989, the bodies of Jo, Michelle, and Christe Rogers were found floating in the serene waters of Tampa Bay, Florida. They were stripped below the waist, bound, and tied to concrete blocks. They were going on vacation! It was a trip that may seem normal to some. But to the Rogers family, it was the trip of a lifetime. They were going to Florida to make some memories. But Florida would literally become a tourist trap for Jo, Michelle, and Christe. They would not make it home alive. The Rogers women were going to experience Florida in the classic fashion. They would color their days with beaches, attractions, and maybe even a visit to Mickey Mouse. This would be a welcome respite from their daily grind spent on a three-hundred-acre dairy farm in Ohio. They were determined to enjoy every moment. There were still no fresh leads by the spring of 1992. Moore decided to push harder with the media. He released information from a psychological profile that was prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The reward was raised to $25,000. Moore held press conferences and had the case featured on such national television shows as Unsolved Mysteries and Diabolical Minds: Case Studies. Something clicked this time. Jo Ann Steffey of Tampa was convinced that her neighbor was the killer. Police did not act on Steffeys tip initially but she was persistent and police finally made the arrest of Oba Chandler that year. OBA CHANDLER AND THE MURDER OF THE ROGERS FAMILY-Fred Shrum, III. | 29 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SERIAL KILLER COUPLES-R. Barri Flowers - Feb 16,2012 | SERIAL KILLER COUPLES: Bonded by Sexual Depravity, Abduction, and Murder chronicles the true crimes of sexually motivated serial killers who are intimates. In this latest true crime book from award winning, bestselling criminologist R. Barri Flowers, nine gripping tales examine killer couples from America, England, and Canada whose murderous reign of terror knows no end till they are brought to justice. Chapter 1: Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, Chapter 2: Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, Chapter 3: Fred West and Rosemary West, Chapter 4: Gerald Gallego and Charlene Gallego, Chapter 5: Douglas Clark and Carol Mary Bundy, Chapter 6: Alvin Neelley and Judith Ann Neelley, Chapter 7: Alton Coleman and Debra Denise Brown, Chapter 8: James Gregory Marlow and Cynthia Coffman, Chapter 9: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. SERIAL KILLER COUPLES-R. Barri Flowers | 15 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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LOVE LIES-Amanda Lamb - Feb 08,2012 | Nancy Cooper is missing… Her husband said she went for a jog and never came home. Hundreds search for the vivacious mother of two young girls in the upscale North Carolina neighborhood. Days later, Nancy’s body is discovered facedown in a ditch a few miles from her home. It appears she’d been snatched off a jogging trail and strangled. Yet, focus immediately falls on Nancy’s smart, athletic and handsome husband, Brad, because the couple had been embroiled in a violently contentious divorce. Brad Cooper steadfastly maintains his innocence. Nancy’s loved ones know of Brad’s lies and his cheating. They know he wielded an unhealthy control over his wife. They feared, with good reason, that the strong-willed Nancy was ultimately no match for her husband’s dark side As the story unfolds in this peaceful suburb, secrets are revealed, families are torn apart, and a trail of damning evidence paves the path to final justice. LOVE LIES-A TRUE STORY OF MARRIAGE AND MURDER IN THE SUBURBS-Amanda Lamb | 7 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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H H HOLMES IS JACK THE RIPPER-Jeff Mudgett - Feb 01,2012 | Jeff Mudgett is the great, great grandson of Americas most shocking serial killer-H. H. Holmes. Jeff Mudgett was previously on True Murder talking about his book Bloodstains and his discovery of memoirs of H.H. Holmes which led to incredible new and shocking information about Americas infamous serial killer and his murderous secrets. Jeff vowed on that program that he would also soon have the definitive evdience that would prove that H.H. Holmes was a actually Jack The Ripper. THE PROOF THAT H. H. HOLMES WAS JACK THE RIPPER-Jeff Mudgett-author of BLOODSTAINS | 31 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TRUE CRIMES ON AMERICAN HORRORS-Burl Barer and Hart D. Fishe - Jan 25,2012 | Veteran radio broadcaster and Edgar award-winning author Burl Barer and famed attorney Don Woldman created True Crimes Uncensored on Outlaw Radio in 2008. Don left the program in 2011 but has reunited with Barer for a 2012 syndicated television series True Crimes produced by Hart D. Fisher for the American Horrors channel. Hart is a successful horror author, a critically acclaimed poet, a horror filmmaker (Flowers on the Razorwire) and was a regular contributor to author Corey Mitchell’s In Cold Blog. Fisher has also produced music videos, currently involved with Danzig and Gorgeous Frankenstein. His first feature, The Garbage Man, was released in 2009 to critical acclaim. Hart’s opinions on serial killer culture have been sought by television programs such as Entertainment Tonight, Larry King Live, The Jerry Springer Show, CNN Headline News, A&Es Biography, as well as Time magazine and The A-Z Guide to Serial Killers. Fisher began his art career as the publisher of Boneyard Press, an independent publishing house that has garnered coverage worldwide from mass media and protest marchers thanks to books such as Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer and O.J.s Big Bust Out. Hart is the producer and on camera host for the internationally syndicated television program American Horrors. Burl, Don and Hart will discuss the new television program, giving the audience a sneak peak as to what viewers can expect from the program. TRUE CRIMES on AMERICAN HORRORS-Burl Barer, Don Woldman and Hart D. Fisher. | 24 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE DARKEST NIGHT-Ron Franscell - Jan 18,2012 | Casper, Wyoming:1973. 11 year-old Amy Burridge rides with her 18 year-old sister, Becky, to the grocery store. When they finish their shopping, Becky’s car gets a flat tire. Two men politely offer them a hand. But they were anything but Good Samaritans. The girls would suffer unspeakable crimes at the hands of these men before being thrown from a bridge into the North Platte River. One miraculously survived. The other did not. Author and journalist Ron Franscell who lived in Casper at the time of the crime, and was a friend to Amy and Becky, can’t forget Wyoming’s most shocking story of abduction, rape and murder. The two men who violated her and Amy were sentenced to life in prison, but the demons of her past kept haunting Beck until she met her fate years later at the same bridge where she’d lost her sister. THE DARKEST NIGHT-Ron Franscell | 17 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ON THE FARM-ROBERT WILLIAM PICKTON-Stevie Cameron - Jan 12,2012 | Female prostitutes from the East Side of Vancouver were disappearing and yet police had made no arrests. One police oficer stated that a serial killer was on the loose and yet officially the police didnt think so. People came forward with incredible tales of a slow-witted pig farmer named Willy Pickton. Police ignored the stories as they came from women deemed non-credible. There were protests by the families of missing women and stories in newspapers everywhere. But by the time police finally were able to search Willy Picktons property it turned into the biggest, most comprehensive, expensive and high profile murder trial in Canadian history with Pickton charged with 33 murders. He stated in custody that one more murder and he would have hit 50! It was found that he had butchered vulnerable street women who wound up being fed to his pigs and visitors partying on the farm. Award winning and best-selling investigative journalist Stevie Cameron has penned the difinitive book about one of the most shocking cases in history. ON THE FARM-ROBERT WILLIAM PICKTON-Stevie Cameron | 11 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT-Brian McDonald - Jan 06,2012 | Now that Joshua Komisarjevsky has been sentenced to death we revisit my interview with author Brian McDonald as we discuss In The Middle Of The Night. The affluent suburb of Cheshire, Connecticut, seemed like the perfect place for Dr. William Petit and his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, to raise their two lovely daughters… Until July 23, 2007, when, according to police, two ex-cons invaded the Petit home hoping to embark on a routine robbery—one that would ultimately prove deadly. What unfolded at 300 Sorghum Mill Drive was a tragic and horrifying sequence of events that shocked a community and made headlines across the nation. Before the morning was over, Mrs. Hawke-Petit and one of her daughters would be sexually assaulted, the entire house would go up in flames, and only Dr. Petit—his head bloodied, his legs bound—would manage to escape with his life. With the help of neighbors and local police, the two suspects were soon found and captured. Now, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes await trial for murder IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. | 5 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EQUAL VERDICTS-THE LEX STREET MURDERS-Antonne M Jones - Dec 21,2011 | On December 28, 2000, the city of Philadelphia experienced the worst mass murder in its three hundred year history. Ten people were viciously gunned down in a dilapidated crack house in the Mill Creek section of West Philly. The community was scared and outraged. City officials demanded a swift resolution. Within days and under an avalanche of pressure, the police obtained a confession and the case was cracked. Four local young men were arrested and charged with seven counts of first degree murder, attempted murder, robbery, and related offenses. The District Attorney Office vowed to seek the death penalty for what appeared to be an open and shut case. After fifteen months of preparation, when the trial was less than three months away, the case took a major turn in an adverse direction. The whole world was watching and awaiting the prosecution team s next move. Equal Verdicts chronicles the investigation of the grisly slaying from the night of the murders until the conclusion of the case. The author interviewed suspects, lawyers, judges and reporters to get a first hand account of what really occurred during the proceedings. Exclusive police interrogations of the murderers, jailhouse snitches, and correction guards are recorded which adds mystery to the already petrifying saga. Ultimately, more shocking than the murders was the motive. "Most of my life I felt violated. Everything I loved was taken away from me. My mom, grandmother, father. My mothers boyfriend got killed right in front of me so I did the same thing. I never did anything to anyone who didnt deserve it. Besides, most of the people in that house were just junkies and drug dealers anyway." -Shihean Black Convicted Killer. EQUAL VERDICTS-THE LEX STREET MURDERS-Antonne M. Jones | 20 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BLOOD TRAIL-Rick Reed - Dec 08,2011 | On October 29, 1997, hooker Andrea "Slick" Hendrixs, beaten, naked body was discovered in a roadside ditch near Stewartsville, Indiana. With no leads for police to follow, the case eventually went cold, but it wouldnt stay that way. In 2003, sadistic sexual predator Joseph W. Brown claimed to have strangled Hendrix with his favourite murder weapon: a shoelace from a womans size-8 shoe. Ginger Gasaway, 53, met Brown at a Gamblers Anonymous meeting. She didnt know that when she took up with him, she was gambling with her life. On August 30, 2000, Brown murdered Gasaway and scattered her body parts across three Indiana counties. For this grisly crime, he would be sentenced to life in prison without parole. But it wouldnt be his first time behind bars...In 1977, Brown had been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery. In 1995, he was released despite the fact that hed beaten a fellow inmate nearly to death. Brown later confessed that during the next five years, he indulged in a seven-state rampage of torture and murder, his victims female hitchhikers and prostitutes. Now, doing time in Wabash Valley Corrections Centre, Brown maintains that he murdered no less than thirteen other women. | 7 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BROTHER'S BLOOD-Scott Cawelti - Dec 01,2011 | Jerry Mark was a Peace Corps volunteer, lawyer, 4-H leader, vice-president of his Cedar Falls High School senior class and certainly a most likely-to-succeed young man when he graduated in 1960. In 1976 he was convicted of 4 execution-style murders of his own family. How could he have done such a thing and why? Author Scott Cawelti knew Jerry Mark from high school and when on to interview him in prison, attending the trial and discovering a mind consumed with anger, revenge, jealousy and greed. Brothers Blood chronicles the killers cross-country motorcycle ride, the landmark investigation and arrest, the circumstantial case at trial and the appeals that continued for 30 years. BROTHERS BLOOD-A HEARTLAND CAIN AND ABEL-Scott Cawelti | 30 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BLOODSTAINS-H.H. HOLMES-Jeff Mudgett - Nov 18,2011 | Bloodstains is the startling tale of one man’s search for the truth after inheriting the personal diaries belonging to his great-great-grandfather who he discovers was America’s first and most notorious serial killer Herman Webster Mudgett. Better known by his alias H.H. Holmes, Mudgett was the mass murderer who struck terror into the nation by being the proprietor of the infamous Murder Castle and stalking the streets of Chicago during the 1893 World’s Fair. During his incarceration awaiting execution, well over a century ago, Holmes admitted killing 27 innocent victims, but the evidence the author locates indicates hundreds more likely. From his investigation, Jeff Mudgett, the direct descendant, learns that Holmes’ reign of terror was worldwide and not limited to Chicago as has been so widely believed. Based upon never before revealed historical facts, Jeff pieces together a dynamic and extraordinary puzzle, including the strong possibility that Holmes was also Jack the Ripper. BLOODSTAINS-Jeff Mudgett | 17 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A KILLER'S TOUCH-Michael Benson - Nov 10,2011 | Denise Amber Lee was a 21-year-old happily married mother of two little boys. She had her whole life ahead of her...until an intruder broke into her Florida home. Within a few short hours, she was savagely terrorised and murdered. Michael King, a 38-year-old out-of-work plumber, was a ticking time bomb. Incredibly, Denise managed to call 911 twice during her abduction. Eyewitnesses and her distraught husband also called, but a slow, inefficient system tragically failed her. King was sentenced to death...but for Denise and her loving family, it was too late. A KILLERS TOUCH-Michael Benson | 9 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CAMOUFLAGED KILLER-David A. Gibb - Nov 03,2011 | He was a perfect man living a perfect life...which made him a perfect killer. Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams commanded the largest Canadian Forces base in the country. He had personally piloted prime ministers, dignitaries, and members of the British royal family, and was one of the most respected and trusted soldiers in the military. He was also a r****t and a murderer. This is the disturbing true account of how one of Canadas highest- ranking military officers became one of Canadas most notorious criminals, including his ultimate capture, trial and conviction for a twisted spree of sexual deviancy and two brutal rapes and murders. CAMOUFLAGED KILLER-THE SHOCKING DOUBLE LIFE OF CANADIAN AIR FORCE COLONEL RUSSELL WILLIAMS-David A. Gibb | 2 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EMPIRE OF THE WHEEL-Walter Bosley and Richard B Spence - Oct 27,2011 | Seven questionable and long forgotten deaths in historical San Bernardino, California, offer clues to a shocking possibility that occult serial murder went undetected as such for nearly a century. Through an esoteric based analysis of the odd facts and unanswered questions of the case, in order to determine a possible pattern in the mind of a killer, there is revealed an unexpected yet specific connection between all the known attacks by the legendary Zodiac Killer a half century later-- presented for the first time here. With figures like Aleister Crowley and Harry Houdini moving about the periphery and through the middle of the mystery, nothing may have been what it seems, and someone appears to have wanted it that way... | 26 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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JOHN WAYNE GACY-DEFENDING A MONSTER-Judge Sam Amirante and D - Oct 20,2011 | "Sam, could you do me a favor?" Thus begins a story that has now become part of America’s true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga—the story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defender’s Office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation’s history. Sam Amirante had just opened his first law practice when he got a phone call from his friend John Wayne Gacy, a well-known and well-liked community figure. Gacy was upset about what he called “police harassment” and asked Amirante for help. With the police following his every move in connection with the disappearance of a local teenager, Gacy eventually gives a drunken, dramatic, early morning confession—to his new lawyer. Gacy is eventually charged with murder and Amirante suddenly becomes the defense attorney for one of American’s most disturbing serial killers. It is his first case. This is a gripping narrative that reenacts the gruesome killings and the famous trial that shocked a nation. JOHN WAYNE GACY-DEFENDING A MONSTER-Judge Sam Amirante and Danny Broderick | 19 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SILENT SCREAM-Yvonne Mason - Oct 13,2011 | It was a time of innocence, a time of hippies, flower children and the Age of Aquarius. A time when young people felt free to roam the countryside hitchhiking without fear. A time when law enforcement was trusted by the people they were sworn to protect and serve. That time was shattered by one of law enforcements own. His name was Gerard Schaefer. He was a former Florida Police officer who lied his way into the office of the Martin County Florida Sheriff’s Office. He used his lie to continue to perpetrate his crimes of torture and murder of young women who hitchhiked along Florida’s roads. Schaefer not only destroyed the lives of as many as 34 young women, he kept trophies of his kills, and he lived the crimes over and over again. He believed he was doing the world and his victims a justice by ridding the world of the “whores” who hitchhiked. Gerard Schaefer was a narcissistic psychopath who wanted his fifteen minutes of fame. He believed he had earned it. SILENT SCREAM-Yvonne Mason | 12 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE SOURTOE COCKTAIL CLUB-Ron Franscell - Oct 05,2011 | Over the years, Ron Franscells books have earned high praise from bestselling authors such as Ann Rule and Vincent Bugliosi. He is the bestselling author of The Darkest Night. His writing has often been compared to Truman Capote. Ron grew up in Wyoming. A lifelong journalist, he worked for newspapers in Wyoming, New Mexico and Californias Bay Area before hitting the road in one of American journalisms best beats, covering the evolution of the American West as a senior writer for the Denver Post. Shortly after 9/11, he was dispatched by the Post to cover the Middle East during the first few months of the Afghan war. In 2004, he became the managing editor for the Beaumont (TX) Enterprise, where he covered the devastation of Hurricane Rita. After Rons divorce, he feared he was the link in a long chain of estranged fathers. But when the author and his teenage son embark on a road trip to the Yukon to seek out a macabre cocktail containing an amputated human toe, they unwittingly begin a journey into their own past, present and future. The Sourtoe Cocktail Club is a true-life love story about fathers and sons, set against epic backdrops and overlooked places. It is also a road book that attempts to answer, for one father and son, a pivotal life question: Where does the road go? THE SOURTOE COCKTAIL CLUB-Ron Franscell | 4 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE FATAL GIFT OF BEAUTY-THE TRIALS OF AMANDA KNOX-Nina Burl - Sep 29,2011 | The sexually violent murder of twenty-one-year-old British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, on the night of November 1, 2007, became an international sensation when one of Kercher’s housemates, twenty-year-old Seattle native Amanda Knox, as well as her Italian boyfriend and a troubled local man Knox said she “vaguely” knew, was arrested and charged with the murder. Award-winning author and journalist Nina Burleigh investigated the murder, the controversial prosecution, the conviction and twenty-six-year sentence of Knox, the machinations of Italian justice, and the underground depravity and clash of cultures in one of central -Italy’s most beloved cities. When Perugia authorities concluded that the murder was part of a dark, twisted rite—a “sex game”—led by the American with an uncanny resemblance to Perugia’s Madonna, they unleashed a media frenzy from Rome to London to New York and Seattle. The story drew an international cult obsessed with “Foxy Knoxy,” a pretty honor student on a junior year abroad, who either woke up one morning into a nightmare of superstition and misogyny—the dark side of Italy—or participated in something unspeakable. The Fatal Gift of Beauty is a compelling examination of an enduring mystery, an ancient, storied place, and a disquieting facet of Italian culture: an obsession with female eroticism. It is also an acute window into the minds and personalities of the accused killers and of the conservative Italian magistrate striving to make sense of an inexplicable act of evil. THE FATAL GIFT OF BEAUTY-THE TRIALS OF AMANDA KNOX-Nina Burleigh | 28 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE CRIME BUFF'S GUIDE TO THE OUTLAW ROCKIES-Ron Franscell - Sep 22,2011 | The Rocky Mountains hold a celebrated place in the "wildest" West of both myth and reality--yet this is the first-ever travel guide to the many sites associated with Colorado and Wyomings notorious past, complete with precise GPS coordinates of significant places. Written with the same fast-paced, gripping style of bestselling crime author Ron Franscells widely praised earlier work, The Crime Buffs Guide to the Outlaw Rockies takes you on a time-traveling tour through the haunts of Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch, serial killer Ted Bundy, the Columbine massacre, and hundreds of the Wests most lawless characters. Its an indispensable resource for both criminal-history enthusiasts and travelers because each site description includes a concise summary of the locations significance, historical context, maps, directions, photos ... all with exact GPS details! THE CRIME BUFFS GUIDE TO THE OUTLAW ROCKIES-Ron Franscell | 21 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NOT CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE-TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE - Sep 15,2011 | In February, 2009, Guy Turcotte a cardiologist stabbed his two young children, Anne-Sophie, 3, and Olivier, 5, 46 times while they were lying in their beds. Turcotte admitted to the killings, but in the subsequent murder trial he claimed he could not recall carrying them out. The Guy Turcotte murder trial was one of the most closely followed in recent history in Canada — both horrifying and captivating the public. The jury deliberated for 5 days, deciding on the fate of the cardiologist charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his children Olivier and Anne-Sophie. The trial hinged on Turcotte’s state of mind at the time of the February 2009 slayings. Was he trying to get revenge on his estranged wife, a fellow doctor, for cheating on him with a mutual friend? Or was he a sick man who had lost all reason? Turcotte’s lawyers argued he had been rendered temporarily insane over the recent breakup of his marriage with Ms. Gaston. In the July verdict, a jury found he was “not criminally responsible” for his actions. In September, Turcotte faced a five-person mental health tribunal to determine whether he should be released, or whether he should be detained for another year. As the mental health tribunal decided whether to set Guy Turcotte free, hundreds of protesters gathered in 14 Quebec cities calling for an overhaul of the justice system. Crown prosecutors are seeking a retrial for Turcotte, arguing that the judge erred in law in his instructions to the jury. NOT CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE-TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE-Dan Zupansky | 14 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TRAILS OF DEATH-Fred Rosen - Sep 08,2011 | Trails of Death is the explosive chronicle of Americas only known national parks serial killer, Gary Michael Hilton. Hilton struck in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina before he was finally caught. The author explores the crimes in detail with full cooperation from the victim families and brings readers into what makes a latelife serial killer through interviews with those who know him. Readers will also hear from the lead investigator who finally tracked Hilton. TRAILS OF DEATH-Fred Rosen | 7 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GIRL.WANTED-THE CHASE FOR SARAH PENDER-Steve Miller - Aug 25,2011 | Sarah Pender was an attractive, outgoing, intelligent woman with great potential. But the straight and narrow had no appeal for this depraved young woman dubbed "the female Charles Manson", who knew how to get what she wanted from men-even if it meant murder. GIRL, WANTED-THE CHASE FOR SARAH PENDER-Steve Miller | 24 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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STRAIGHT FROM THE HOOD-Ron Chepsiuk and Scott Wilson - Aug 18,2011 | Many books have written about the black gangster. They have been, for the most part, lengthy tomes focusing on the kingpins of the gangland scene, gangsters with names like Nicky Barnes, Frank Lucas, Lorenzo Fat Cat Nichols and Kenneth Supreme McGiff. Yet there are many stories about the black gangster that have not received much press coverage or have simply been ignored or missed by the media. They indeed reveal a lot about the history of the hood. Straight from Hood is a compilation of some of those fascinating stories. You will find tales featuring drug kingpins, entertainers, hit men, street gangs, con men, corrupt cops and reformed gang bangers. Read about the most feared man in the entertainment industry, the love story between Fran, a former heroin addict, and David, a reformed gangster, both of whom have become celebrities; the unlikely alliance between an ambitious black gangster and a violent-indeed crazy-white Italian-American mobster; the terrorist plot involving a Chicago street gang, and more. Learn about Al Capones impact on Chicagos African American community and what Alcatraz has to do with Harlems most famous godfather? Why is Denzel Washington in this book? Who is a modern day desperado who died by the gun but managed to live on through rap music? How did a stick-up artist from Brooklyn become Hip-Hops answer to Lee Harvey Oswald? Each of the following stories are amazing and all of them true. STRAIGHT FROM THE HOOD-Ron Chepsiuk and Scott Wilson | 17 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE CASEY ANTHONY VERDICT ANALYSIS-DIANE FANNING - Aug 04,2011 | A week after my interview with Diane Fanning discussing her book Mommys Little Girl-before the Casey Anthony murder trial had commenced. It is very rare to have a book published before a trial has taken place and it seemed to Diane and myself certain that Casey Anthony would be convicted of murdering Caylee. Now that the verdict is in and Casey acquitted Diane will join me again to discuss the incredible case and give us her analysis of the entire trial. DIANE FANNING-THE CASEY ANTHONY MURDER TRIAL ANALYSIS. | 3 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MOMMY'S LITTLE GIRL-THE CAYLEE ANTHONY CASE-DIANE FANNING - Jul 28,2011 | SPECIAL ENCORE INTERVIEW-THE CASEY ANTHONY CASE-DIANE FANNING. This interview was conducted before the trial. We can listen again and hear what was known at that time now that the verdict is in and Casey is a free woman. When news broke of 3-year-old Caylee Anthonys disappearance from her home in Florida in July 2008, there was a huge outpouring of sympathy across America. The search for Caylee made front-page headlines. There were disturbing questions raised about Caylees mother Casey and she became the prime suspect. In October, based on new evidence, her erractic behavior and lies and the signs of human decomposition found in the trunk of her car-a grand jury indicted the young single mother. Two months later police found Caylees remains just a 1/4 mile away from the Anthony home. Casey pled not guily and professes her innocence to this day. MOMMYS LITTLE GIRL is the definitive account of one of the most shocking, confusing and horrific murders in American history. MOMMYS LITTLE GIRL-DIANE FANNING | 27 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MOB KILLER-Anthony M. DeStefano - Jul 21,2011 | He dissolved the bodies of some of his victims in acid and poured them down the sewer. He hung grisly souvenirs on nails in his junkyard. La Costra Nostra Charles Carneglia was a stone-cold killer who fell in with the bloodthirsty John Gotti crew. As the infamous crime family rose to power with their murderous trail of sex, jealousy, greed, and revenge, Carneglia rose with them. Mafia, Madness And Murder This is the horrifying story of a misfit who fit perfectly into the New York mafia. In a harrowing journey inside a ruthless criminal underworld, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony M. DeStefano chronicles one man’s life in a world of depraved acts of violence and the horrors that went with being a member of the Gambino family. MOB KILLER-Anthony M. DeStefano | 20 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS-R. Barri Flowers - Jul 14,2011 | A marriage made in hell...Barely five feet tall, sweet and innocent looking, Charlene Gallego used all of her charms to beguile pretty teenage girls and young women into the back of a van, where her lethal husband, Gerald, lay waiting. A killer couple bound together by secrets, lies, and sex slave fantasies Married multiple times and still in his early thirties, Gerald Gallego found the perfect companion in Charlene. Over a grisly period of twenty-six months, their bloody and brutal rampage of kidnapping, rape, and murder spanned three states and claimed eleven lives. SEX SLAVE MURDERS-R. Barri Flowers. | 13 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE SERIAL KILLER - Jun 30,2011 | On Thursday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m. CST I will appear on CRIME BEAT on the ARTISTFIRST RADIO NETWORK with hosts Will Hyrb and true crime bestselling author Ron Chepesiuk. The title of the program is THE SERIAL KILLER where we will be discussing my book TROPHY KILL-THE SHALL WE DANCE MURDER and the mind of the serial killer. On the eve of the CRIME BEAT program I hope you will tune in for, for the very first time I will be reading excerpts of Sidney Teerhuis incredibly shocking letters that specifically pertain to serial murder. Not for the faint of heart, these letters were the crucial evidence at trial and are the most shocking revelations ever written. THE SERIAL KILLER-SIDNEY TEERHUIS and TROPHY KILL. | 29 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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WATCH MOMMY DIE-Michael Benson - Jun 22,2011 | First, he bound and beat his girlfriend, a 43-year-old librarian. Then he went after her teenaged daughter - warning her, Scream and I will kill you both - before knocking her unconscious. When the teenager awoke, he proceeded to rape her. And in a final horrifying act of depravity, he forced the girl to watch as he s**t her mothers throat. But the killing didnt stop there...Stephen Stanko was described as a perfect gentleman who seemed so pleasant...and so normal. But behind Stankos mild-mannered appearance, round spectacles, and quiet intelligence was a coldblooded ex-convict who kept a grisly scrapbook on serial killers - and convinced everyone he was a nice guy - until he killed and killed again. A well-orchestrated manhunt caught up with Stanko, who tried to get away with his crimes by pleading insanity. But the jury saw through his ruse and the ruthless killer was sentenced to death. WATCH MOMMY DIE-Michael Benson | 21 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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DEADLY DECEIT-Don Lasseter - Jun 16,2011 | After years of hard work, Brian and Jeannie Legg has earned a well deserved life of leisure in their picture-perfect Phoenix mansion. Until their troubled son showed up with a need for cash - and a thirst for murder...David Legg was an obsessive control freak and an army deserter. After fathering an illegitimate child, he wooed and wed a trusting young woman - only to destroy his marriage with lies and infidelities. But his deceptions were far from over...In June of 1996, Jeannie and Brian were found shot to death, their bodies sitting next to each other on their living room loveseat. Jeannies expensive ring and the couples credit cards were missing. Meanwhile, David, the prime suspect, was living it up in Hawaii with his fifteen-year-old girlfriend, draining his dead parents savings through ATMs. After a long and costly chase this remorseless killer faced a jury of his peers in 2000, and was locked behind bars for life. DEADLY DECEIT-Don Lasseter | 15 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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DEAD RECKONING-Caitlin Rother - Jun 10,2011 | Happy and retired, Tom and Jackie Hawks lived a charmed life in sunny Southern California. They were delighted when former child star Skylar Deleon and his pregnant wife Jennifer offered cash to purchase their 55-ft yacht The Well Deserved. But a trial voyage turned into a nightmare. Out at sea, the Hawkses begged for their lives as they were forced to sign everything over to Skylar. In return, they were tied to the ships anchor and thrown overboard - alive...Skylar and Jennifers twisted story became even more shocking when Skylars unusual sexual motivations were revealed in court. After killing a man while out of jail on work furlough, he hired hits from prison on four witnesses, including his father...For this former child actor, the answer to "where are they now?" is Death Row. DEAD RECKONING-Caitlin Rother | 9 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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DEAD RECKONING-Caitlin Rother - Jun 09,2011 | Happy and retired, Tom and Jackie Hawks lived a charmed life in sunny Southern California. They were delighted when former child star Skylar Deleon and his pregnant wife Jennifer offered cash to purchase their 55-ft yacht The Well Deserved. But a trial voyage turned into a nightmare. Out at sea, the Hawkses begged for their lives as they were forced to sign everything over to Skylar. In return, they were tied to the ships anchor and thrown overboard - alive...Skylar and Jennifers twisted story became even more shocking when Skylars unusual sexual motivations were revealed in court. After killing a man while out of jail on work furlough, he hired hits from prison on four witnesses, including his father...For this former child actor, the answer to "where are they now?" is Death Row. DEAD RECKONING-Caitlin Rother | 8 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FATAL BEAUTY-Burl Barer - May 26,2011 | Jimmy Joste was a powerhouse in the oil and gas industry, but he was a weakling when it came to his gorgeous, athletic, longtime lover, Rhonda Glover. Addicted to her sexual prowess and madly in love, Joste gave her homes, cars, cash, and a $350,000 engagement ring. Their fifteen years of passion and excess ended the day Rhonda drove directly from a shooting range to the Austin home they once shared. After pumping ten bullets into him from a Glock 9mm, she stood over Joste’s blood-splattered body and shot him six more times—twice below the waist. According to Rhonda, Joste was violent, abusive, and had threatened her life. Here, for the first time, are Rhonda Glover’s shocking stories of drug-crazed devil worship and sexual perversity. But in a packed courtroom, prosecutors presented shocking evidence that beautiful Rhonda didn’t act in self-defense—it was just hot-blooded murder! FATAL BEAUTY-Burl Barer | 25 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UNREASONABLE INFERENCES-Michael Griesbach - May 19,2011 | Michael griesbach had been a prosecutor for 22 years and thought he had seen it all. But nothing prepared him for the case of Steven Avery-a true crime story, where the good guys are sometimes the bad guys and the bad guys the good. It is case of violent crime with a mind-numbing twist, but mostly, its a case about innocence and guilt. On July 29, 1985, Penny beernsten set out for a late afternoon jog on a beach on the Lake Michigan shoreline, unaware that just minutes later a deranged sex offender would shatter her world forever. Within hours police zeroed in on Steven Avery, a known offender who was out on bail for aserious crime. Armed only with suspicion and lacking a warrant, they dragged their suspect to jail. What followed was a 20 year crime saga that gripped the entire state making Steven Avery a celebrity in Wisconsin and leaving the local justice system nearly in ruins. UNREASONABLE INFERENCES-Michael Griesbach | 18 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT-Jeannie McDonough and Paul Lonardo - May 13,2011 | Adam Leroy Lane was a trucker with a passion for morbid side trips. At random truck stops along the interstates in Americas Northeastern states, Lane would leave his truck and, under the cover of darkness, prowl nearby neighborhoods in search of an unlocked door and a vulnerable woman. His first known victim would be Darlene Ewalt, who was murdered on the back deck of her Pennsylvania home as she sat talking on the phone with a friend; and her husband and son sleeping inside. Monica Massaro would be next. A single woman living alone in New Jersey duplex, Monica would be the third to die at the hands of this nomadic serial killer. Lanes reign of terror would end when he crossed the threshold of the McDonoughs home in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. When he entered Sheas room, he wasnt counting on a teenage girl who was a fighter, a broken air conditioner preventing a deep sleep, or nearby parents willing to do anything to protect their daughter. CAUGHT IN THE ACT-A COURAGEOUS FAMILYS FIGHT TO SAVE THEIR DAUGHTER FROM A SERIAL KILLER-Jeannie McDonough with Paul Lonardo | 12 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT-Jeannie McDonough - May 12,2011 | Adam Leroy Lane was a trucker with passion for morbid side trips. At random truck stops along the interstates in Americas Northeastern states, Lane would leave his truck and, under the cover of darkness, prowl nearby neighborhoods in search of an unlocked door and a vulnerable woman. His first known victim would be Darlene Ewalt, who was murdered on the back deck of her Pennsylvania home as she sat talking on the phone with a friend; and her husband and son sleeping inside. Monica Massaro would be next. A single woman living alone in New Jersey duplex, Monica would be the third to die at the hands of this nomadic serial killer. Lanes reign of terror would end when he crossed the threshold of the McDonoughs home in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. When he entered Sheas room, he wasnt counting on a teenage girl who was a fighter, a broken air conditioner preventing a deep sleep, or nearby parents who willing to do anything to protect their daughter. CAUGHT IN THE ACT-A COURAGOUS FAMILYS FIGHT TO SAVE THEIR DAUGHTER FROM A SERIAL KILLER-Jeannie McDonough with Paul Lonardo | 11 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE KING OF THE GODFATHERS-Anthony M. DeStefano - Apr 28,2011 | THE LAST OF THE OLD-WORLD MOB BOSSES AND THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL-For more than twenty years, Joseph "Big Joey" Massino ran what was called the largest criminal network in the U.S., employing over two hundred and fifty made men and untold numbers of associates. The Bonanno family was responsible for over thirty murders, even killing a dozen of its own members to enforce discipline and settle scores. He would be brought down by Salvatore "Good Looking Sal" Vitale, the underboss who was not only Massinos closest and most trusted friend, but also his brother-in-law. In the end, facing the death penalty and the prospect of leaving his family penniless, Massino started talking to the FBI--the first Mafia Godfather to break the sacred code of omerta, and the end of a centuries-old tradition. THE KING OF THE GODFATHERS-Anthony M. DeStefano. | 27 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE BUNDY MURDERS-Kevin Sullivan - Apr 23,2011 | Theodore Bundy was one of the more infamous, and flamboyant, American serial killers on record, and his story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundys life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information on several murders is unveiled. The biography follows Bundy from his broken family background to his execution in the electric chair. THE BUNDY MURDERS-Kevin Sullivan | 22 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE BUNDY MURDERS-Kevin Sullivan - Apr 21,2011 | Theodore Bundy was one of the more infamous, and flamboyant, American serial killers on record, and his story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundys life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information on several murders is unveiled. The biography follows Bundy from his broken family background to his execution in the electric chair. THE BUNDY MURDERS-Kevin Sullivan | 20 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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DELIVERED FROM EVIL-Ron Franscell - Apr 14,2011 | A 12-year-old boy cowers in his closet while a lunatic killer slaughters his family . . . a nursing student unwittingly opens her home to the serial killer on her front porch . . . an 11-year-old girl drifts alone at sea on a flimsy cork raft for almost four days after a mass murderer kills her vacationing family aboard a chartered yacht . . . a brave firefighter suddenly finds himself in the crosshairs of a racist sniper almost nine stories above the ground . . . And, astonishingly, they all survived. From Howard Unruh’s 1949 shooting rampage through a quiet New Jersey neighborhood to Louisiana serial killer Derrick Todd Lee’s reign of terror in 2002, the corpses piled up and few lived to tell their tale of horror. Award-winning journalist Ron Franscell explores the wounded hearts and minds of the ordinary people these monsters couldn’t kill. His mesmerizing accounts crackle with gritty details that put the reader in the midst of the carnage—and offer a front-row seat on the complex, painful process of surviving the rest of their haunted lives. Delivered From Evil takes the reader on a pulse-pounding dash through the murky intersection of pure evil and the potency of the human spirit, a journey into the darkest corners of the American crime-scape. DELIVERED FROM EVIL-Ron Franscell. | 13 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AGAINST HER WILL-Ronald J. Watkins - Apr 07,2011 | Richard and Victoria Tinyes feared the worst when their thirteen-year-old daughter Kelly Ann vanished from their quiet suburban community of Valley Stream, New York on March 3, 1989. But the nightmare to come was worse than they could ever imagine.Only five doors away, in the home of John and Elizabeth Golub, police found Kelly Anns body stuffed in a plastic garbage bag. Shed been brutally beaten, stabbed, strangled and mutilated. After weeks of intense investigation, police arrested the Golubs twenty-one-year-old son, Robert – a reclusive young man obsessed with bodybuilding and given to fits of rage.The sensational trial and subsequent conviction of Robert Golub shocked the nation and tore the once-peaceful community apart. Neighbors took sides. So did the media. And no one who lived on Horton Road would ever be the same.Acclaimed journalist Ronald J. Watkins takes you into the dark heart of an idyllic American suburb, where the savage murder of a young girl shattered the innocence of a town forever. AGAINST HER WILL-Ronald J. Watkins | 6 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Burn Farm: Michael Benson - Mar 24,2011 | Sheila LaBarre liked to troll the personal ads and homeless shelters, looking for men whom society had rejected for one reason or another - men she could easily dominate both verbally and sexually. One by one, she invited them to her remote New Hampshire farmhouse, where she engaged them in S&M. But over time, sex gave way to brutal acts of torture as she mercilessly flogged and beat her captives until they confessed to committing unspeakable acts. Once satisfied that they had paid for their sins, Sheila savagely slaughtered them and burned their remains on her farm...From the disturbing audiotapes Sheila made of her victims' confessions to her own bizarre statements in which she claimed to have returned from the dead to be God's avenger. "The Burn Farm" takes you behind the scenes of the scandal that rocked a quiet New England town, and into the twisted, depraved mind of a manipulative, cold-blooded murderer. BURN FARM-Michael Benson | 23 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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LOVE HER TO DEATH-M. William Phelps - Mar 17,2011 | In the midst of Pennsylvania's Amish country, on a peaceful summer night in 2008, the body of 45-year-old Jan Roseboro was found at the bottom of her backyard pool. Her husband Michael, a successful businessman and a member of a prominent family, showed no emotion as he learned of her death. But the next day an autopsy revealed Jan had been savagely beaten and strangled before being tossed in the water to drown. Soon Michael's secret lover, pregnant with his child, stepped into the media spotlight. And a horrifying true story of illicit passion, deadly deceit, and cold-blooded murder unfolded...LOVE HER TO DEATH-M. William Phelps | 16 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NO, DADDY DON'T-Irene Pence - Mar 10,2011 | Mary Jean Pearle and John Battaglia's marriage seemed picture perfect from the outside. With their two young daughters, Faith and Liberty, they made their home in a wealthy Dallas suburb. John was handsome, charming, and successful - but behind his mask of normality lay a vicious, violent abuser who'd brutally beaten his first wife - and who made Mary Jean the new target of his irrational rages. After nine hellish years, she divorced Battaglia. 'I Never Thought He'd Hurt The Children...' On Christmas Day, 1999, during a court-ordered family visit, he attacked her in front of their daughters. For the next two years, he threatened, harassed and stalked her. Mary Jean feared for her life, but not for the lives of the children, with whom Battaglia was never anything less than caring, loving, and gentle. But in spring, 2001, when Faith and Liberty were visiting their father, Mary Jean received a message to call her daughters. Helpless, horrified, she heard her older daughter's pleading cries. Then came the sound of gunshots - followed by silence. What evil impulses had driven a seemingly devoted father the ultimate act of violence and Betrayal...and how would justice be served? NO, DADDY DON'T-A Father's Murderous Rage,a Mother's Worst Nightmare-IRENE PENCE | 9 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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WAGES OF SIN-Suzy Spencer - Mar 03,2011 | On January 11, 1995, deputies outside Austin, Texas, found a mutilated body laid across a cold campfire—head destroyed, hands cut off, skin singed by fire. In less than three days, they had the kill zone: a small apartment, where shy Christopher Hatton was shot at point blank range in his bed. Stephanie Lynn Martin, despite her devout Southern Baptist upbringing, was reborn as a sultry stripper and calendar girl. William M. Busenburg was a good-looking wannabe living his own lies. They came together in an explosion of violence and sex. Then they decided there was only one thing missing from their romance-Murder. But within days, they were under arrest and savvy prosecutors learned the ugly truth behind the senseless slaughter of Busenburg's friend. How twisted fantasies of murder fueled the couple's lust and led to the unspeakable crime. And how they both tried to cover up their heinous deed...until they finally ran out of lies. WAGES OF SIN-Murder Was Their Turn-On-SUZY SPENCER | 2 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE LAST MEAL-Dennis Shere - Feb 24,2011 | It took almost 10 years for investigators to arrest two men for the brutal murders of seven workers in a fast-food restaurant in suburban Chicago. The tragic events captured headlines nationwide. When the arrests finally were made, the evidence against one man was virtually irrefutable. His DNA was found on chicken bones recovered from a trash bin at Brown's Chicken and Pasta; investigators contended that he ate pieces of chicken before killing the victims - the so-called "last meal." He confessed, indicating that he got "caught up in the moment" as he s**t the throat of one victim. If someone ever deserved the death sentence, he did.The Last Meal is the story of horrific crime. It is also the riveting account of how a team of defense attorneys fought to show how their client did not commit the killings, and what happened when that failed to save him from a death sentence. This true-crime story is unique as it is written from the perspective of the defense attorneys rather than the prosecutors. THE LAST MEAL-Dennis Shere | 23 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CHARLES MANSON NOW-Marlin Marynick - Feb 15,2011 | In November 1970, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for the horrifying and cold-blooded murders of seven people near Los Angeles. His sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment after California abolished its death penalty. At Manson's trial, lead prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi spun the story of a demonic cult leader who hypnotized people to commit murder. He published his theory in Helter Skelter, the bestselling true crime book of all time. When author Marlin Marynick was eight years old, he discovered a beat up copy of Helter Skelter. The book’s portrayal of Charles Manson as an icon of unbridled evil haunted Marynick for years, well into his career as a psychiatric nurse. So when a chance conversation with a man selling Manson memorabilia on the Internet facilitated a connection to Manson himself, Marynick went along for the ride. This happenstance journey introduced Marynick to Manson’s closest confidants, eager to share Manson’s story, his talent, his passion, and his philosophy. The adventure crescendoed through Marynick’s phone conversations with Manson and ultimately culminated when the two met behind the tightly locked doors of California's Corcoran State Prison. Charles Manson Now is a critical dissection of what happened forty-one years ago, when Manson family members stormed the Polanski estate and murdered five people, among them one of America’s most beautiful, beloved actresses, Sharon Tate. The book is also a collage of Manson’s own writing, a poetic, ironic, and disturbing account of his universe, from his childhood to his time in the 8x12 prison cell where he is condemned to stay forever. It is Charles Manson, uncensored, unedited, in his own words. CHARLES MANSON NOW-Marlin Marynick | 14 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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COLUMBINE- Dave Cullen - Feb 03,2011 | On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their plan was staggering: to blow up their school, surpass Oklahoma City in horror, and leave "a lasting impression on the world." The bombs failed. But the unprecedented attack unleashed a new era of violence in schools—branding every future shooting "another Columbine." When we think of Columbine, we think of the Trench Coat Mafia; Cassie Bernall, mistaken Columbine martyr; and Patrick Ireland, "the boy in the window"—the whole world watching his gutsy escape. Now, in a gripping work of journalism a full decade in the making, comes the story we never knew. In this revelatory book, Dave Cullen debunks the myths and produces a profile of teen killers that burrows to the core of psychopathology. He reveals two radically different killers: Eric Harris, the callously brutal mastermind, and Dylan Klebold, the quivering depressive who journaled obsessively about love and attended the Columbine prom three days before opening fire. Columbine unfolds seamlessly, in an unforgettable tale of two honor students with a healthy circle of friends, secretly stockpiling a cache of weapons in the basement. They recorded their vitriol on film while manipulating every adult who could have stopped them. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold left warnings all around them—described by Cullen with a sharp investigative eye and psychological acumen. Culling from hundreds of interviews, thousands of police files, testimony from world-class psychologists brought in by the FBI, and the boys' videos and journals, he delivers the first comprehensive account of the tragic Columbine school shooting. A riveting tale of murder, redemption, police cover-up, and a town torn apart—the haunting cautionary tale for our age. COLUMBINE-Dave Cullen | 2 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE KILLING OF LITTLE SHEPHERDS-Douglas Starr - Jan 27,2011 | A True Crime Story and The Birth of Forensic Science. Starr eloquently juxtaposes the crimes of French serial killer Joseph Vacher and the achievements of famed criminologist Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne during France's belle époque. From 1894 to 1897, Vacher is thought to have raped, killed, and mutilated at least 25 people, though he would confess to only 11 murders. Lacassagne, who headed the department of legal medicine at the university in Lyon, was a pioneer in crime scene analysis, body decomposition, and early profiling, and investigated suspicious deaths, all in an era when rural autopsies were often performed on the victim's dinner table. Lacassagne's contributions to the burgeoning field of forensic science, as well as the persistence of investigating magistrate Émile Fourquet, who connected crimes while crisscrossing the French countryside, eventually brought Vacher to justice. Vacher claimed insanity, which then (as now) was a vexed legal issue. Lacassagne proved the "systematic nature" of the crimes. Starr, codirector of Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism, creates tension worthy of a thriller; in Lacassagne, he portrays a man determined to understand the "how" behind some of humanity's most depraved and perhaps take us one step closer to the "why." THE KILLING OF LITTLE SHEPHERDS-A True Crime Story and The Birth of Forensic Science-Douglas Starr. www.douglasstarr.com | 26 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE LAST SIX MINUTES-Sandra Martins-Toner - Jan 20,2011 | The Last Six Minutes is the true account of the random and violent murder of 16 year-old Matthew Martins, and his family's journey through the Canadian Criminal Justice System. On July 2, 2005 Matthew Martins, while waiting near a Sky Train Station for a friend was approached by a woman named Katherine Quinn. Quinn wanted Matthew's crucifix and jumped him trying to get it from him. In the scuffle she was scratched by something and began screaming to her friends and her boyfriend Forslund, that she had been stabbed by Matthew. He ran but was chased and they cornered him at the bottom of the escalators, robbing and then beating and stomping him to death. Forslund had even s**t Matthew's throat. Quinn and Forslund were arrested, charged and sentenced for second-degree murder. Now the family faced the killer's appeals and the threat of another trial. As a result of the family's nightmarish ordeal Matthew's mother Sandra founded F.A.C.T. families Against Crime and Trauma working tirelessly to help others who have lost a loved one to a violent crime. She has witnessed first hand the imbalance in the Canadian Justice System, and believes it is time to see the rights of victims supersede those of the offenders. THE LAST SIX MINUTES-Sandra Martins-Toner | 19 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE FRAMING OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL and CRIME MAGAZINE-J. Patrick O'Conner - Jan 13,2011 | In this account of the trial of controversial death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, O'Connor, editor and publisher of crimemagazine.com, clearly lays out his case that Abu-Jamal should receive at least a new trial, if not complete exoneration. O'Connor asserts that Abu-Jamal was framed for the 1981 murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner because of a vendetta by Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo and the police due to Abu-Jamal's defense, as a journalist, of the cultish countercultural group MOVE. Relying heavily on court transcripts and prior books on the case, O'Connor shows what he sees as the judge's bias, troubled relations between Abu-Jamal and his defense lawyer and dubious statements by various witnesses. Abu-Jamal was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death; later overturned, the sentence could still be reinstated pending a decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Now in the wake of Faulkner's widow's recent book alleging Abu-Jamal's guilt, it has made it more difficult to be swayed entirely by O'Connor's arguments, but he makes a strong case that the investigation into Faulkner's murder deserves another look. THE FRAMING OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL-J. Patrick O'Conner | 12 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EVIL NEXT DOOR-Amanda Lamb - Jan 06,2011 | On May 21, 2002, twenty-three-year-old Raleigh, North Carolina resident Stephanie Bennett was found murdered in her apartment. Despite ample DNA evidence at the scene, investigators could find no matches in their criminal databases. Two years into the investigation, Detective Ken Copeland-known as "the garbage man" for leaving no stone unturned in his search for evidence-and his partner, Jackie Taylor, joined the case. After culling through the entire file with fresh eyes and re-interviewing witnesses, they re-released a description of a suspect neighbors had seen nearby, a man who'd once lived just next door to the murder scene. But the suspect refused to hand over a DNA sample, wiping down anything he touched, and even planting decoy samples. This is the gripping story of how a team of aggressive detectives doggedly tracked down a killer (under suspicion for a killing spree that investigators believe might have spanned years and crossed state lines)and brought closure to an innocent young woman's grieving family. EVIL NEXT DOOR-THE UNTOLD STORY OF A KILLER UNDONE BY DNA-AMANDA LAMB | 5 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TRUE MURDER YEAR END ENCORE PROGRAM-HONEYMOON WITH A KILLER-DON LASSETER - Dec 30,2010 | Rebecca Salcedo had an easy smile, a sexy body, and strong appetites-she wanted the world. Bruce Cleland, she decided, would buy it for her. The shy engineer quickly fell victim to her charms, getting her whatever she wanted. A new car. A boat. A house. But he wasn’t Rebecca’s only admirer… Even after Rebecca manipulated Bruce into marrying her, hoping to divorce him and take him for everything he had, she occupied herself with a series of lovers…Male strippers, women…they all spent time in Rebecca’s bed. But when she learned that a divorce would only get her a few pennies, she knew she had to find another way to secure Bruce’s fortune. Enlisting two family members as killers-for-hire, Rebecca set in motion her solution to the problem. While she watched, the first bullet hit Bruce in the face. Three more would follow. But while Rebecca kept the blood off her hands, she could not conceal evidence that led straight to her, culminating in a trial that would shock a community. HONEYMOON WITH A KILLER-Don Lasseter. | 29 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TRUE MURDER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!?! - Dec 23,2010 | It's Christmas time and the perfect opportunity to recap the first year almost of True Murder and great interviews with great authors discussing their fine books. I'll be speaking about a few things of interest, the latest update on the Sidney Teerhuis appeal and the very best books and interviews I've had the pleasure to do. A big thank you for all the listeners-over 75,000 in the last 3 months alone. I'll open the lines for anyone to call in and comment-and help you usher in the holidays with some recommendations for books you really should check out and read. And-stay tuned for news of exciting new authors and their books for the new year. Thanks for listening! | 22 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PROHIBITION-William Vandergraff - Dec 16,2010 | William Vandergraff began his career as a police officer in 1972. After 6 years of walking Main Street beats he graduated to detective, which he worked as most of his 29 years. He worked as Staff Sergeant and was in charge of Homicide, Major Crime and Street Gang Unit. He was also the Witness Protection Coordinator and a Hostage Negotiator. On Christmas Eve, 1987 Larry Fisher and Jon Waluk visited the home of Agnes Kirk-Kirton looking for her husband Terry. He escaped out the window but the men shot and killed the mother and her 2 small children. William assembled a squad of officers, Waluk was captured quickly and 2 days later Fisher was in custody. After extensive questioning the motive was discovered. Fisher did not want his girlfriend using drugs and the Kirtons were her heroin connection and Fisher infuriated that they had sold her the drugs. In the 90's 3 men were found savagely butchered in a home. 2 Los Bravos bikers were arrested. The motive was that 2 of the men were in competition for control of some prostitutes. The third man simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. 13 year-old Beeper Spence was out walking alone in a north-end neighborhood when he was gunned down by gang members, mistaken for a rival gang member. William became aware of L.E.A.P, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a U.S. based group comprised of police officers, judges, prosecutors, prison officials and politicians from around the world who recognized that the prohibition of drugs was causing the very same crime problems that the alcohol prohibition had done early in the 20th century. William believes that the majority of murders he investigated could be attributed to the Prohibition on Drugs. William will discuss his career working in Homicide in Canada's murder capital and the work he now does with L.E.A.P. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PROHIBITION-William Vandergraff. | 15 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT -Brian McDonald - Dec 09,2010 | The affluent suburb of Cheshire, Connecticut, seemed like the perfect place for Dr. William Petit and his wife Jennifer-Hawke-Petit to raise their two lovely daughters...Until July 23, 2007, when according to police, two ex-cons invaded the Petit home hoping to embark on a routine robbery-one that would ultimately prove deadly. What unfolded at 300 Sorghum Mill Drive was a tragic and horrifying sequence of events that shocked a community and made headlines across the nation. Before the morning was over, Mrs. Hawke Petit and one of her daughters would be sexually assaulted, the entire house would go up in flames, and only Dr. Petit-his head bloodied, his legs bound-would manage to escape with his life. With the help of neighbors and local police, the two suspects were soon captured. Now Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes await trial for murder. IN THE NIDDLE OF THE NIGHT-Brian McDonald | 8 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE PROFILER-MY LIFE HUNTING SERIAL KILLERS AND PSYCHOPATHS-Pat Brown - Dec 04,2010 | In 1990, a young woman was strangled on a jogging path near the home of Pat Brown and her family. Brown suspected the young man who was renting a room in her house and quickly uncovered strong evidence that pointed to him-but the police dismissed her as merely a housewife with an overactive imagination. It would be six years before her former boarder would be brought in for questioning but the night Brown took action to solve the murder was the beginning of her life's work. Pat Brown is now of the nation's few female criminal profilers-a sleuth who assists police departments and victim's families by analyzing both physical and behavioral evidence to make the most scientific determination possible about who committed a crime. Brown has analyzed many dozens of seemingly hopeless cases and brought new investigative avenues to light. In THE PROFILER, Brown opens up her case files to take listeners behind the scenes of bizarre sex crimes, domestic murders, and mysterious deaths, going face-to-face with killers, r****ts, and brutalized victims. A rare, first-person account of the real world of police and profilers as they investigate crimes-the good and bad, the cover-ups and the successes. THE PROFILER-MY LIFE HUNTING SERIAL KILLERS AND PSYCHOPATHS-PAT BROWN | 3 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BONE CRUSHER-Linda Rosencrance - Nov 25,2010 | When the urge took hold, serial killer Larry Bright brought women back to his home. After raping and murdering his victims, he brutally disposed of their bodies. Sometimes he built a white-hot fire and burned them in his backyard. Other times he dumped them along nearby roads and fields. For years, Bright had trolled the roads and back streets of Illinois for the most helpless, desperate women he could find. Then one woman escaped, and suddenly police were looking for bodies everywhere-trying to find out how many women Bright had really killed and what he'd done with their remains. Step by step, an all-out investigation would shock hardened detectives. From interviews with women who survived their encounters with him to the forensic search for bone fragments and pieces of burned, buried flesh, the case against Larry Bright finally closed like a vise-on the man who turned his victims into ashes. BONE CRUSHER-Linda Rosencrance | 24 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FREE JUAN RIVERA-Rob Warden - Nov 18,2010 | On Aug. 17, 1992, 11 year-old Holly Staker was baby-sitting a 5-year-old boy and his 2 1/2-year-old sister. After eating pizza, the boy went out to play. At 8 p.m., when a neighbor noticed he was still outside, the boy said he was locked out. The neighbor took the boy to his mother at her job at a nearby tavern. The mother, Dawn Engelbrecht contacted Holly's mother, and the two of them went to the apartment, where they found the 2 1/2-year-old girl unharmed but Holly was dead in a bedroom. She had been stabbed 27 times and brutally raped. In the days after the crime, Juan Rivera was jailed on an unrelated burglary charge. Another inmate told authorities that Rivera told him he knew who had killed Holly. Police focused on Rivera, then just a few days short of his 20th birthday. Ultimately, Rivera signed two confessions to the crimes. He later testified at a pretrial hearing that he was coerced into confessing and had nothing to do with the rape and murder. Engelbrecht, whose children Holly was baby-sitting, had initially told police after Rivera was arrested that he had approached her outside her apartment on the night of the crime and asked, "What's happening?" She later recanted that identification, however, and said she believed Rivera was not Holly's killer. In 1993 Rivera was sentenced to life in prison. That sentence and the conviction were set aside in 1996 by the Illinois Appellate Court, which ruled the judge in the case had made errors. In 2005 new DNA testing excluded Juan Rivera as the killer r****t prompting a third trial with Juan, his family, defense attorneys and supporters believing in his innocence, confident that Juan would finally be released. On May 8, 2009 Juan was convicted of Holly Staker's rape and murder yet again, even though DNA excluded him. Prosecutors cited Juan's confession as proof of his guilt. FREE JUAN RIVERA- Rob Warden of the Center on Wrongful Convictions. | 17 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SHATTERED-Kathryn Casey - Nov 11,2010 | In Creekstone, Texas, a small, quiet suburb of Houston, football was king...and David Temple was a prince. A former high school and college gridiron star-turned-coach, he had a fairy-tale marriage to bright, vivacious Belinda Lucas, a teacher at the local high school who was so warm and poular her colleagues called her "The Sunshine Girl." The fairy tale ended savagely on January 11, 1999, when belinda's lifeless body was discovered in a closet. Her skull had been shattered by a shotgun blast at close range. She was eight months pregnant. Threre was no damning evidence directly linking the brutal murder to husband David, who stood by emotionless and dry-eyed as police searched the crime scene. But a dogged eight-year investigation would expose a shocking history of domination, infidelity and rage, ultimately resulting in an epic courtroom battle for the ages, as the scandalous truth was revealed about love betrayed and innocent lives...SHATTERED-KATHRYN CASEY | 10 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MURDER IN THE HIGH HIMILAYA-Jonathan Green - Nov 04,2010 | Cho Oyu Mountain lies 19 miles east of Mount Everest on the border between Tibet and Nepal. To the elite mountaineering community, it's known as the sixth highest mountain in the world. To Tibetans, Cho Oyu represents a gateway to freedom through a secret glacial path: the Nangpa La. On September 30, 2006, gunfire echoed through the thin air near Advance Base Camp on Cho Oyu and climbers preparing to summit watched in horror as Chinese border guards fired at a group of Tibetans fleeing to India, via Nepal. Murder in the High Himalaya is the unforgettable account of the brutal killing of Kelsang Namtso, a seventeen-year-old Tibetan nun fleeing with the group to Dharamsala to escape religious persecution. Kelsang's death is a painful example of Tibet's oppression by China, but this time a human rights atrocity was witnessed and documented by dozens of Western climbers. Their moral dilemma was plain-would they tell the world what they had seen? The center of the story is an American climber, struck with a crisis of conscience, who gambled with his career to speak out and a young, Tibetan girl who sacrificed her rights to ever return to Tibet by telling the Western media about the murder of her best friend. Both risked their futures to expose the abuses of China in Tibet and paid a terrible price. MURDER IN THE HIGH HIMILAYA-Jonathan Green | 3 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BLOOD AMBUSH-Sheila Johnson - Oct 28,2010 | For Darlene Roberts, a quiet drive home from work turned out to be the end of the road when a stranded motorist flagged her down. As soon as she stopped, Darlene was forcibly dragged from her car and viciously thrown to the ground, bound with cords and tightly gagged. A second attacker stepped into the scene, a woman in a hood and a mask. In the ensiung struggle, the woman's mask slipped off, revealing the face of Darlene's husband's ex-wife, Barbara Ann Roberts. Darlene broke away, running for her life. The couple pursued her across a field until they found her hiding in the grass. A shotgun was aimed and fired point blank. Later, Darlene was found floating in a pond. Who fired the fatal shot? The bitter ex-wwife? Or her lover and accomplice, millionaire neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Schiess the third? Only one of them would be convicted in this disturbingly twisted tale of lovers, cheaters, and killers in a small Alabama town. BLOOD AMBUSH-SHEILA JOHNSON | 27 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ON THE FARM-ROBERT WILLIAM PICKTON-Stevie Cameron - Oct 22,2010 | Covering the case of one of the most prolific serial killers for 8 years gave Stevie Cameron unmatched access to the entire shocking story as it unfolded. In ON THE FARM, you will read of Pickton's early years and wonder if anything he experienced could ever explain what he later committed. You will learn of the suspicions from some of Pickton's long time friends. You will hear from two women who narrowly escaped being Pickton's victims. Pickton was originally charged with 26 murders in the biggest, longest and most expensive investigation ever conducted in Canada. ON THE FARM delivers a fascinating and horrific account of the life of a serial killer, the women he murdered, the many people that worked to solve the case and the families of victims looking for justice. ON THE FARM-ROBERT WILLIAM PICKTON AND THE TRAGIC STORY OF VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN-Stevie Cameron | 21 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MURDER OF A MAFIA DAUGHTER-Cathy Scott - Oct 15,2010 | Susan Berman was reared in the lap of Las Vegas luxury as the daughter of Davie Berman, a notorious casino mogul and mafia leader. It wasn't until college, well after her father's death that she learned what he really was and really did. She ultimately dedicated her life to learning about Vegas and it's underworld bosses, publishing 2 books on the subject Easy Street and Lady Las Vegas. Her story takes a turn for the bizarre in 1982 when Kathie Durst, the wife of college friend and heir to a New York real estate fortune, Robert Durst-mysteriously disappeared. Robert Durst was the primary suspect but no charges were laid. Shortly after the Kathie Durst case was reopened Susan Berman was found shot in the back of the head, mob execution style. No forced entry, no robbery, nothing missing. Again Robert is a suspect. Did Susan know her killer? Did she she have knowledge about Kathie Durst's death? MURDER OF A MAFIA DAUGHTER-THE LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF SUSAN BERMAN-Cathy Scott | 14 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Luggage By Kroger-Gary Taylor - Oct 07,2010 | Grab a seat on the wild side of an obsessive relationship, from its erotic beginning to its violent end and the trials required to clean up the mess. Gary Taylor, a former Houston Post reporter recounts his personal, true-life fatal attraction involvement in the trail of violence that dogged texas attorney Catherine McHaffey Shelton for nearly three decades, prompting coverage by newspapers, magazines, 48 Hours, American Justice and even Oprah. The result is a tooth-grinding, genre-bending tale that blends memoir with murder mystery and legal procedural with psycho-killer in an adventure odyssey of self-discovery that nearly cost him his life. LUGGAGE BY KROGER-Gary Taylor | 6 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-MOMMY'S LITTLE GIRL-Diane Fanning - Sep 30,2010 | The Caylee Anthony Case: When news broke of 3-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance from her home in Florida in July 2008, there was a huge outpouring of sympathy across America. The search for Caylee made front-page headlines. There were disturbing questions raised about Caylee's mother Casey and she became the prime suspect. In October, based on new evidence, her erractic behavior and lies and the signs of human decomposition found in the trunk of her car-a grand jury indicted the young single mother. Two months later police found Caylee's remains just a 1/4 mile away from the Anthony home. Casey pled not guily and professes her innocence to this day. MOMMY'S LITTLE GIRL is the definitive account of one of the most shocking, confusing and horrific murders in American history. MOMMY'S LITTLE GIRL-DIANE FANNING | 29 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-SERGEANT SMACK-Ron Chepesiuk - Sep 23,2010 | True crime author Ron Chepesiuk uncovers one of the biggest hoaxes in the history of the international drug trade in Sergeant Smack: The Legendary Lives and Times of Ike Atkinson, Kingpin, and his Band of Brothers. Sergeant Smack details the true legend of Ike Atkinson, one of the biggest Black drug traffickers in U.S. history. Atkinson pioneered some of the most innovative methods used in international drug smuggling. They ranged from duffle and AWOL bags, to the U.S. Army Postal System to the use of unsuspecting crew chiefs who operated military aircraft transporting teakwood furniture. But, contrary to popular belief, Atkinson's methods did not include the bogus cadaver-heroin smuggling connection conspiracy exploited by Frank Lucas in Hollywood 's blockbuster film, "American Gangster." The film not only distorted Atkinson's historical role in the international drug trade, but falsely depicted Lucas as the pioneer of the Asian heroin connection. As the book conclusively shows, the conspiracy is a hoax, as is Frank Lucas' claims of participation with Ike in the conspiracy. SERGEANT SMACK-Ron Chepesiuk | 22 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-UNDER THE BRIDGE-Rebecca Godfrey - Sep 18,2010 | • On a moonlit night in November 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to a party with some of her friends near the idyllic waters of Victoria, British Columbia. She never returned home. A week later, her body was found by police divers, and eight teenagers, seven of them girls, were arrested. Two teens, Warren Glowatski and Kelly Ellard, were charged and eventually convicted for their role in a vicious and unexpected crime. In Under the Bridge, author Rebecca Godfrey unravels the haunting, compelling tale behind this terrible murder, and the long, often bizarre trials of the now notorious Kelly Ellard. Drawing on exclusive interviews and six years of research, Godfrey reveals the complex story behind the headlines, offering readers a vivid portrait of suburban teenagers, persistent detectives, and stunned parents caught up and transformed by a Canadian tragedy. UNDER THE BRIDGE-The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk- journalist and author Rebecca Godfrey | 17 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-TRUE CRIME BOOK REVIEWS-Kim Cantrell - Sep 09,2010 | Kim Cantrell has been reading true crime for 20+ years, becoming hooked after checking out a true crime story from her high school library. Her interest in the judicial system led to a career as a legal secretary then on to private investigations until 2002. She decided to expose herself as a fan of this very closeted genre when she began reviewing on Amazon in 2006; quickly rising to a top reviewer rank. Seeing the growing intensity of the genre and the loyality of its readers coupled with the difficulty of fans finding books she decided it was time to take it to an all new level with a site dedicated just to true crime books; what's new, who's new, and the classics otherwise long forgotten. Her site the premier true crime book review in America. The site a must for all fans of the genre-passionate, detailed and comprehensive reviews. TRUE CRIME BOOK REVIEWS with special guest Kim Cantrell. | 8 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Very Best of True Murder-Body Parts-Caitlin Rother - Sep 02,2010 | 36-year-old Wayne Adam Ford walked into the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office in Northern California with a woman's severed breast in his pocket. He ended up convicted of the grisly torture and murder of 4 women, confessing to police because he couldn't stop himself. Based on previously sealed testimony and interviews with the key players in the case, BODY PARTS is a frighteningly intimate look into a twisted man overcome by the horror of what he had become-powerless to resist the ever-increasing perverse sexual amd murderous desires within him. With unprecendented access my guest author Caitlin Rother reveals what exactly drove a troubled man to commit such unspeakable murders. BODY PARTS-author Caitlin Rother. | 1 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Very Best of True Murder-Through The Valley of the Shadow - Aug 26,2010 | For half a year, the man who came to be known as the Abbotsford killer terrorized the valley community. On Friday, Oct. 13, 1995, two teenage girls Tanya Smith, 16, and Misty Cockerill, 15 were attacked by Terry Driver in the heart of the city. Smith's body was found near the Vedder Canal. Driver had clubbed Cockerill seven times in the head with a baseball bat, but she managed to get to the nearby hospital to tell her story. The case was a bizarre cat and mouse game; the murderer taunted the public and the police by dumping a gravestone on a vehicle at a local radio station. The killer would call the station and police from local phone booths, saying he would kill again. People, women and girls in particular, deserted the streets at dusk, too afraid to be out on their own. Dozens of Abbotsford Police officers worked with the RCMP, tracking down the suspect. The case broke when two things happened: investigators found a complete fingerprint on an envelope that was with an item Driver had thrown into a window. The second was when Driver's own mother recognized his voice on tapes the police made public. Rod Gehl, a retired Abbotsford police inspector who took the first call from Driver back in 1995, will discuss his book on the case, called, Through the Valley of the Shadow: The Search for the Abbotsford Killer. | 25 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Very Best Of True Murder-33-Nick Pron-Lethal Marriage - Aug 19,2010 | Paul Bernardo was a handsome and charming young man with a violent sexual nature. Then he met a pretty woman named Karla Homolka and together they abducted, raped, terrorized and murdered several victims. Homolka had even drugged her virgin sister and offered her to fiance Bernardo as a Christmas present. She died as a result. There were videotapes made of their ghastly crimes but still Homolka negotiated a deal that she only serve 12 years for the murders. The incredible terrifying tale-Journalist and author Nick Pron was there in the courtroom witnessing true crime history and will be discussing his book Lethal Marriage-The Uncensored Truth Behind the Crimes of Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. | 18 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 32-The Very Best of True Murder-Diane Fanning-Baby Be Mine - Aug 12,2010 | 36 year-old Lisa Montgomery was a mother of 2 but still wanted to have more shildren. The last time pregnant she miscarried and now she was pregnant again-and desperate to have another child. On December 16th, 2004 in Skidmore, Missouri Montgomery strangled 8-month pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett and cut from the womb her unborn baby. Lisa Montgomery fled to Melvern, Kansas and managed to pass off the abducted newborn as her own to her unsuspecting husband and family members. Thanks to Amber Alert and a forensic examination of computer correspondence, the baby was found safe and sound and Montgomery was arrested. At trial-Was she suffering from mental illness or simply a cold-blooded killer? What would the jury decide? Diane Fanning has written 3 books of fiction and 9 true crime books published by St. Martin's Press. | 11 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 30-The Very Best of True Murder-Sue Russell-Lethal Intent - Jul 29,2010 | On November 30th, 1989,in Florida a man was shot 4 times by a naked, hard-faced blonde prostitute. He suffered a slow, agonizing death while the woman stripped him of his valuables and drove his Cadillac back to the motel where her lesbian lover was waiting. In 1990 her killing spree kicked into high gear, with three men slain in 3 weeks. Six of the seven male victims whose bodies were found, some were nude, all had been shot dead and robbed. In January 1991, pawnshop records led to the arrest of Aileen Carol Wournos, aka 'Lee' an abusive, alcoholic man-hater with a murderous hairtrigger temper. Tired of turning 20 dollar tricks and often being abused Wournos decided to rob her customers of everything they had-including their lives. Her arrest and trial prompted a world-wide media frenzy. In the end Wournos recieved 6 seperate death sentences. Lethal Intent is the definitive account of a killer who confounded the profiling experts, forever changing their concepts of the crimes of which a woman is capable. Guest author and journalist Sue Russell | 28 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 29-The Very Best of True Murder-Moira Martingale-Cannibal Killers - Jul 22,2010 | These are no ordinary killers. They are monsters who murder, mutilate and carry out the most gruesome, unimaginable act of all....eating the flesh of their victims. CANNIBAL KILLERS - Includes the world's most evil psychopaths JEFFREY DAHMER. ED GEIN AND ANDREI CHIKATILO. A chilling look at history's most repugnant criminals. CANNIBAL KILLERS is a horrifying story too shocking to believe-except that it's true! Author Moira Martingale guest. | 21 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 28-The Very Best of True Murder-Burl Barer-Body Count - Jul 15,2010 | On August 26, 1997, the half-naked body of prostitute Heather Hernandez, 20 was found in an empty lot in Spokane Washington. The same day, the decomposed corpse of prostitute Jennifer Joseph, 16, was discovered in an alfalfa field. Both women had been shot in the head. The day after Christmas, four more women were found with plastic bags tied over their heads, the gruesome signature of a killer who had sexually violated each one of them, after they had died. Police had only one good lead, a driver in a white Corvette who picked up prostitutes on the street. When the killer is finally arrested he turns out to be a devoted husband, a father of five, a National Guard helicopter pilot and a Desert Storm veteran. Not since the Green River Killer had the Pacific Northwest been so terrorized by so savage a serial killer. Robert Lee Yates Jr. is charged for 13 murders. Edgar Award-Winning Author Burl Barer discusses BODY COUNT: The Terrifying True Story of the Spokane Serial Killer. | 14 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27-The Very Best of True Murder-Slow Death - Jul 08,2010 | Beside New Mexico's Elephant Butte Lake stood a windowless trailer which owner David Parker Ray, 59, and his girlfriend Cynthia Hendy, 39, called The Toybox. A $100,000 homemade torture chamber, it was equipped with whips, chains, pulleys, straps, clamps, leg spreader bars, and surgical blades and saws. A camcorder stood next to the leather-padded torture table-set up to make 'snuff' videos-while a ceiling-mounted video monitor allowed female victims to see every excruciating detail of the agonies inflicted on them by their captors. "Never trust a chained captive", was one of the rules David Ray kept posted as a reminder to himself and his followers. It's truth was proven on March 22, 1999 when, after surviving a three-day torture orgy, Cyndi Vigil, 22, stabbed Hendy with an ice pick and escaped, clad only in a slave collar and padlocked chains. She told police that she'd been kidnapped, raped and tortured by Ray and Hendy. A second victim, Angie Montano, 27, came forward to describe how she'd survived a similar ordeal less than a month before. Satanist Ray was the center of a web of satanism, sex slavery and murder. His disciple, drifter Roy Yancy, confessed to strangling to death Marie Parker, 22, while Ray took photos. Ray's daughter Jesse, 31, was convicted of helping her father kidnap and torture Kelli Van Cleve, 22. Cynthia Hendy told authorities that Ray had killed 14 women. Police believe that he may have slain more than 60. SLOW DEATH-Author Jim Fielder | 7 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 25 -SAVAGE SON-Corey Mitchell - Jul 01,2010 | It was a night of celebration for the Whitaker family. Their son Bart was graduating from college. But when Bart's brother Kevin opened the door to their house, a masked intruder shot him point blank. His mother took the next bullet, followed by Mr. Whitaker and Bart. Blood was everywhere, but somehow Bart and his father survived. To the cops the story didn't add up, and their investigation discovered a stunning web of lies. Bart was living a double life. He hadn't been enrolled in college since his freshman year. Instead of attending classes, he'd spent his days playing video games with his friends - while planning to murder his family to inherit their million-dollar estate. Savage Son takes us inside this chilling murder case to reveal the twisted motives of a seemingly All-American-Boy-Next Door who turned into a cold-blooded killer now residing on Death Row. Bestselling Author Corey Mitchell | 30 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 24-THE MOST SHOCKING KILLER IN TRUE CRIME HISTORY-APPEALS - Jun 24,2010 | May 21st and the appeal for the Jack-the-Ripper-meets Hannibal Lector killer Sidney Teerhuis. Why is he the most shocking killer of all time and what does Susan Sarandon's stolen gold necklace have to do with the motive to this and other similar murders? Tune in while Dan Zupansky discusses the case and his highly acclaimed true crime shocker-TROPHY KILL-THE SHALL WE DANCE MURDER | 23 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 23-HONEYMOON WITH A KILLER-Don Lasseter - Jun 17,2010 | Rebecca Salcedo had an easy smile, a sexy body, and strong appetites-she wanted the world. Bruce Cleland, she decided, would buy it for her. The shy engineer quickly fell victim to her charms, getting her whatever she wanted. A new car. A boat. A house. But he wasn’t Rebecca’s only admirer… Even after Rebecca manipulated Bruce into marrying her, hoping to divorce him and take him for everything he had, she occupied herself with a series of lovers…Male strippers, women…they all spent time in Rebecca’s bed. But when she learned that a divorce would only get her a few pennies, she knew she had to find another way to secure Bruce’s fortune. Enlisting two family members as killers-for-hire, Rebecca set in motion her solution to the problem. While she watched, the first bullet hit Bruce in the face. Three more would follow. But while Rebecca kept the blood off her hands, she could not conceal evidence that led straight to her, culminating in a trial that would shock a community. HONEYMOON WITH A KILLER-Don Lasseter | 16 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22-THE BUNDY MURDERS-Kevin Sullivan - Jun 08,2010 | Ted Bundy was one of the most infamous, flamboyant American serial killers on record, and his story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth coverage of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information on several murders is unveiled. The biography follows Bundy from his broken family background to his execution in the electric chair. THE BUNDY MURDERS with guest retired minister and author Kevin Sullivan | 7 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21-LETHAL CHARMER-Patricia Springer - Jun 03,2010 | Fort Worth businessman Stephen Barbee was handsome, popular and married to a wonderful woman. There was just one problem: His ex-girlfriend, Lisa Underwood, was pregnant-and asking for money...As guests gathered for Lisa's baby shower with presents and good wishes, only two things were missing: Lisa and her seven-year-old son, Jayden. As time passed, friends and family became concerned. But even their worst fears couldn't compare to the gruesome truth...Lisa was at home when Barbee showed up. Voices were raised. Then fists. By the end, Lisa, her unborn child, and young Jayden were dead. But all police found was a bloody room. What followed was an investigation filled with lurid twists, a wild trial, grisly details of multiple murder, a shocking burial, and the warped motives of a man who would do anything to gain his own happiness. LETHAL CHARMER-guest Author Patricia Springer | 2 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20-RUNAWAY DEVIL-Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose - May 27,2010 | In April 2006, a twelve-year-old girl named JR committed a brutal crime that terrified parents everywhere: after weeks of plotting, she and her twenty-three-year-old boyfriend stabbed to death her mom, dad, and little brother in the family's home in Medicine Hat, Alberta, making her the youngest multiple killer in Canadian history. JR was a quiet honour-roll student living in the small Prairie town of Medicine Hat, Alberta. But her middle-class existence concealed an ominous alter ego: Runaway Devil. Her Internet persona professed a fondess for a darker world of death metal music, the goth subculture, and her love for the much older Jeremy Steinke, a high-school droupout living in a trailer park with his mother. When JR got involved with Jeremy, her concerned parents tried all the tough love strategies to restrain her and interrupt the relationship-to no avail. Was JR simply growing up too fast and under the spell of a Svengali-like Steinke? Or was she really the puppet master who manipulated her boyfriend to do her bidding? Based on the trials and exclusive interviews with the prosecutors, police, family and friends of the victim and murderers, RUNAWAY DEVIL gives the truth behind the shocking tragedy. Authors Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose | 26 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19-SLOW DEATH-Jim Fielder - May 20,2010 | Beside New Mexico's Elephant Butte Lake stood a windowless trailer which owner David Parker Ray, 59, and his girlfriend Cynthia Hendy, 39, called The Toybox. A $100,000 homemade torture chamber, it was equipped with whips, chains, pulleys, straps, clamps, leg spreader bars, and surgical blades and saws. A camcorder stood next to the leather-padded torture table-set up to make 'snuff' videos-while a ceiling-mounted video monitor allowed female victims to see every excruciating detail of the agonies inflicted on them by their captors. "Never trust a chained captive", was one of the rules David Ray kept posted as a reminder to himself and his followers. It's truth was proven on March 22, 1999 when, after surviving a three-day torture orgy, Cyndi Vigil, 22, stabbed Hendy with an ice pick and escaped, clad only in a slave collar and padlocked chains. She told police that she'd been kidnapped, raped and tortured by Ray and Hendy. A second victim, Angie Montano, 27, came forward to describe how she'd survived a similar ordeal less than a month before. Satanist Ray was the center of a web of satanism, sex slavery and murder. His disciple, drifter Roy Yancy, confessed to strangling to death Marie Parker, 22, while Ray took photos. Ray's daughter Jesse, 31, was convicted of helping her father kidnap and torture Kelli Van Cleve, 22. Cynthia Hendy told authorities that Ray had killed 14 women. Police believe that he may have slain more than 60. SLOW DEATH-Author Jim Fielder | 20 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18-OUT OF CONTROL-Steven Long - May 13,2010 | Clara and David Harris were married on Valentine's Day. Young and in love, they developed a thriving dental business, built a half-million-dollar mansion, and raised the perfect family. Then whispers of an affair between David and his beautiful office assistant drifted through their exclusive Houston social circle. A private detective confirmed the rumors. When Clara saw David with his mistriss, she attacked the woman, then climbed behind the wheel of her luxurious car and put an end to her charmed life with her husband-by crushing him to death underneath the wheels of her silver Mercedes-Benz. Clara Harris had the perfect explanation for police: "It was an accident." What the headline-making trial ultimately revealed a high profile marriage running on empty, marital infidelity, a woman's deadly passion, and the private hell behind a public life of the rich and privileged. OUT OF CONTROL-author Steven Long | 12 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17-BODY HUNTER- Author Patricia Springer - May 06,2010 | To the people of Olney, Texas, 39 year-old Faryion Wardrip was an upright citizen-a happily married man, a valued employee, and a respected Sunday school teacher. In January, 1999, investigators reviewing the files of 3 unsolved murders dating back 15 years came across information linking Wardrip to the female victims-Terry Sims who was bound, raped and stabbed to death. Toni Gibbs slashed and sexually assaulted and left in a bus shelter and Ellen Blau who disappeared after a workshift and her decomposing body found a month later. Clever police snared a DNA sample from Wardrip which matched the DNA found with Terry Sims. Wardrip then confessed to the three murders and 1 more-Debra Taylor. Wardrip is also a suspect in 10 other murders but it was Sim's murder that made him eligible for the death penalty. Before the BTK Killer, another deadly predator BODY HUNTER- Author Patricia Springer | 5 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16-RIPPER-Linda Rosencrance - Apr 29,2010 | Rhode Island detectives knew they had a serial killer in their midst. But the victims were women who lived and worked in a sexual underground-and whose bodies were never found. Then, prostitutes began to talk about a man who played rough. Police arrested Jeffrey Mailhot, a seemingly law-abiding ordinary citizen and an incredible duel of wits began. A brilliant police interrogation led to a chilling confession. This story is an insider's account of a modern-day Jack-the Ripper, which includes the killer's own words, telling police how he killed women with his bare hands, cut them into pieces-and then went off to kill again. RIPPER by Linda Rosencrance | 28 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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-Episode #15-BLOOD LUST-Sheila Johnson - Apr 22,2010 | From the time he was a teenager, Jeremy Bryan Jones had let his violent passions run wild: attacking, raping, and mutilating. Then, in Mobile County, Alabama, Jones' rampage was stopped. But no one knew how many bodies were in his past. Convicted and sentenced to die for the brutal murder of Lisa Nichols, an Alabama mother of two children, Jones shocked authorities with the story of his life - and his claims of snuffing out over a dozen victims in thirteen years. But was he telling the truth, or was he simply taunting his captors? Detectives from across the South scrambled to prove Jones' claims. At every turn, the man dubbed "the redneck Ted Bundy" made a mockery of the police, the courts, and the media, and investigations into the horrifying crimes attributed to him still continue. Now, for the first time, the definitive story is told about a psychopath who enjoyed confessing almost as much as he enjoyed killing... | 21 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #14- TROPHY KILL: THE SHALL WE DANCE MURDER-Dan Zupansky - Apr 15,2010 | On the eve of the release of Trophy Kill: The Shall We Dance Murder-The Trial and Revelations of a Psychopathic Killer, True Murder host Dan Zupansky opens the phone lines for questions about the book. Discussed in the hour includes the explanation behind the incredible role that Susan Sarandon's stolen gold necklace had in the shocking motive for one of the most horrifying murders of all time. | 14 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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# 13-Body Parts-Author Caitlin Rother - Apr 08,2010 | 36-year-old Wayne Adam Ford walked into the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office in Northern California with a woman's severed breast in his pocket. He ended up convicted of the grisly torture and murder of 4 women, confessing to police because he couldn't stop himself. Based on previously sealed testimony and interviews with the key players in the case, BODY PARTS is a frighteningly intimate look into a twisted man overcome by the horror of what he had become-powerless to resist the ever-increasing perverse sexual amd murderous desires within him. With unprecendented access my guest author Caitlin Rother reveals what exactly drove a troubled man to commit such unspeakable murders. BODY PARTS-author Caitlin Rother | 7 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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# 12-Body Count-Author Burl Barer - Apr 01,2010 | On August 26, 1997, the half-naked body of prostitute Heather Hernandez, 20 was found in an empty lot in Spokane Washington. The same day, the decomposed corpse of prostitute Jennifer Joseph, 16, was discovered in an alfalfa field. Both women had been shot in the head. The day after Christmas, four more women were found with plastic bags tied over their heads, the gruesome signature of a killer who had sexually violated each one of them, after they had died. Police had only one good lead, a driver in a white Corvette who picked up prostitutes on the street. When the killer is finally arrested he turns out to be a devoted husband, a father of five, a National Guard helicopter pilot and a Desert Storm veteran. Not since the Green River Killer had the Pacific Northwest been so terrorized by so savage a serial killer. Robert Lee Yates Jr. is charged for 13 murders. Edgar Award-Winning Author Burl Barer discusses BODY COUNT: The Terrifying True Story of the Spokane Serial Killer. | 31 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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# 11-Through The Valley of the Shadow: The Search for the Abbotsford Killer - Mar 25,2010 | For half a year, the man who came to be known as the Abbotsford killer terrorized the valley community. On Friday, Oct. 13, 1995, two teenage girls - Tanya Smith, 16, and Misty Cockerill, 15 - were attacked by Terry Driver in the heart of the city. Smith's body was found near the Vedder Canal. Driver had clubbed Cockerill seven times in the head with a baseball bat, but she managed to get to the nearby hospital to tell her story. The case was a bizarre cat and mouse game; the murderer taunted the public and the police by dumping a gravestone on a vehicle at a local radio station. The killer would call the station and police from local phone booths, saying he would kill again. People, women and girls in particular, deserted the streets at dusk, too afraid to be out on their own. Dozens of Abbotsford Police officers worked with the RCMP, tracking down the suspect. The case broke when two things happened: investigators found a complete fingerprint on an envelope that was with an item Driver had thrown into a window. The second was when Driver's own mother recognized his voice on tapes the police made public. Rod Gehl, a retired Abbotsford police inspector who took the first call from Driver back in 1995, will discuss his book on the case, called, Through the Valley of the Shadow: The Search for the Abbotsford Killer. | 24 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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# 10-Lethal Intent-Aileen Wournos by Sue Russell - Mar 19,2010 | On November 30th, 1989,in Florida a man was shot 4 times by a naked, hard-faced blonde prostitute. He suffered a slow, agonizing death while the woman stripped him of his valuables and drove his Cadillac back to the motel where her lesbian lover was waiting. In 1990 her killing spree kicked into high gear, with three men slain in 3 weeks. Six of the seven male victims whose bodies were found, some were nude, all had been shot dead and robbed. In January 1991, pawnshop records led to the arrest of Aileen Carol Wournos, aka 'Lee' an abusive, alcoholic man-hater with a murderous hairtrigger temper. Tired of turning 20 dollar tricks and often being abused Wournos decided to rob her customers of everything they had-including their lives. Her arrest and trial prompted a world-wide media frenzy. In the end Wournos recieved 6 seperate death sentences. Lethal Intent is the definitive account of a killer who confounded the profiling experts, forever changing their concepts of the crimes of which a woman is capable. Guest author and journalist Sue Russell | 19 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #9 - Steve Singular-UNHOLY MESSENGER-B.T.K. - Mar 11,2010 | UNHOLY MESSENGER: THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF THE BTK SERIAL KILLER To all appearances, Dennis Rader was a model citizen, and a seemingly ordinary father and husband. But Rader's average life belied the existence of his dark, sadistic other self: he was the BTK serial killer. For 31 years, BTK as he called himself, which stood for bind, torture, kill terrorized Wichita Kansas, not only with his brutal, sexually motivated murders, but also through his taunting communications with the media and law enforcement. Author Stephen Singular recounts the year prior to Rader's arrest drawing from extensive interviews with Rader's pastor and congregation, detectives, and psychologists who worked the case, and from his unnerving detailed 32 hour confession. UNHOLY MESSENGER delves into the disturbing life and crimes of BTK to explore fully-for the first time-the most dangerous and complex serial killer of our generation and the man who embodied at once, astonishing extremes of normality and abnormality. A chilling story of a man considerd a spirtual leader by his pastor and congregation, but turned out to be the devil next door. | 10 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #8 - Philip Carlo- NIGHT STALKER - Mar 04,2010 | The NIGHT STALKER-THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF RICHARD RAMIREZ by PHILIP CARLO This True Crime classic is based on Carlo's meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, the Night Stalker which revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more shocking than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age 11, to his 19 death sentences to the juror that fell in love with him and the numerous female groupies he attracted, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil. An interview with Philip Carlo about The NIGHT STALKER, with new exclusive death row interview! | 3 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Episode 7-Moira Martingale-Cannibal Killers - Feb 24,2010 | These are no ordinary killers. They are monsters who murder, mutilate and carry out the most gruesome, unimaginable act of all....eating the flesh of their victims. CANNIBAL KILLERS - Includes the world's most evil psychopaths JEFFREY DAHMER. ED GEIN AND ANDREI CHIKATILO. A chilling look at history's most repugnant criminals. CANNIBAL KILLERS is a horrifying story too shocking to believe-except that it's true! Author Moira Martingale guest. | 24 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Episode 6-Kathryn Casey-Descent Into Hell - Feb 18,2010 | DESCENT INTO HELL-The True Story of an Altar Boy, a Cheerleader and a Twisted Texas Murder. University of Texas college student Colton Pitonyak and his friend ex-cheerleader Jennifer Cave lived in Austin. Bright, attractive and from a good family, Colton a former altar boy became involved in the underworld of drugs and guns. When Jennifer didn't show up for work her mother suspected the worst and her and other family members found at his apartment a scene worthy of the grisliest horror movie and Colton was nowhere to be found. A gripping story of the brutal slaying and the wild 'Bonnie and Clyde' flight from justice of a cold-blooded killer and his would-be girlfriend. A DESCENT INTO HELL BY KATHRYN CASEY | 17 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Episode 5-Trophy Kill-The Shall We Dance Murder - Feb 11,2010 | July 1st, 2003 and the Miramax movie Shall We Dance starring Jennifer Lopez, Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon was being filmed in Winnipeg. Police were called when Susan Sarandon reported her gold necklace and other jewelry stolen from the movie set. On July 2nd, Sydney Teerhuis calmly walked into a police station to report waking from a drunken blackout to find a man he had met the day before-dead in the bathtub. Police escorted Teerhuis to his rented hotel room and in the bathtub they found the victim decapitated, the body sawn in half. He had been chopped into 8 separate pieces. He was posed crudely reassembled-A few feet away from the horror spectacle police found Susan Sarandon’s stolen gold necklace. Through a fateful turn of events, Dan Zupansky, an ambitious journalist manages to develop a unique working relationship with Sidney, and through correspondence, letters and phone calls, eventually is given crucial documentary and physical evidence pertaining to the murder trial. He becomes the star witness for the prosecution, testifying against the killer, trying desperately to ensure he spends the rest of his life in prison. Through his investigation Dan discovers the incredible role Susan Sarndon's stolen jewelry really had in the shocking motive behind the murder-horror spectacle and he will talk publicly about that for the very first time. You will hear some of the killer's actual revelations-as heard at trial. A very strong warning-Not for the faint of heart. The definitive discussion about the most shocking book you'll ever dare to read. Trophy Kill-The Shall We Dance Murder-The Trial and Revelations of a Psychopathic Killer | 10 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Episode 4-Nick Pron-Lethal Marriage-Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka - Feb 04,2010 | Paul Bernardo was a handsome and charming young man with a violent sexual nature. Then he met a pretty woman named Karla Homolka and together they abducted, raped, terrorized and murdered several victims. Homolka had even drugged her virgin sister and offered her to fiance Bernardo as a Christmas present. She died as a result. There were videotapes made of their ghastly crimes but still Homolka negotiated a deal that she only serve 12 years for the murders. The incredible terrifying tale-Journalist and author Nick Pron was there in the courtroom witnessing true crime history and will be discussing his book Lethal Marriage-The Uncensored Truth Behind the Crimes of Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo | 3 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Episode 3-Cathy Scott; The Rough Guide to True Crime - Jan 28,2010 | The Rough Guide to True Crime: Organized Crime, Serial Killers, Expert Psychological Profiles. Cathy's book features Jeffrey Dahmer, mob hitman Richard 'The Iceman' Kuklinski, John Glover 'The Granny Killer' and British Doctor of death Harold Shipman. What differentiates these serial killers from all the others? can these killers be profiled? The Rough Guide to True Crime-everything you wanted to know about true crime and much, much more. | 27 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Episode 2-Don Lasseter-Die For Me - Jan 21,2010 | Die For Me: The Terrifying True Story Of The Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders by Don Lasseter. Inspired by a fictional book called the Collector, Leonard Lake and Charles Ng abducted, tortured and murdered women in a secret home made dungeon, all the while videotaping their ghastly deeds. They took the lives of at least 16 victims and are among the most notorious serial killer teams in true crime history. murder, Lake, Ng, Lasseter, torture Entertainment Everyone | 20 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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True Murder-Episode 1-Diane Fanning-Baby Be Mine - Jan 14,2010 | 36 year-old Lisa Montgomery was a mother of 2 but still wanted to have more shildren. The last time pregnant she miscarried and now she was pregnant again-and desperate to have another child. On December 16th, 2004 in Skidmore, Missouri Montgomery strangled 8-month pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett and cut from the womb her unborn baby. Lisa Montgomery fled to Melvern, Kansas and managed to pass off the abducted newborn as her own to her unsuspecting husband and family members. Thanks to Amber Alert and a forensic examination of computer correspondence, the baby was found safe and sound and Montgomery was arrested. At trial-Was she suffering from mental illness or simply a cold-blooded killer? What would the jury decide? Diane Fanning has written 3 books of fiction and 9 true crime books published by St. Martin's Press. | 13 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great Program!!
I am an American living in Australia. I listen to this program on my morning and evening commute. The topics are always fascinating. As with the case of True Crime authors it can be hit and miss. Some authors I simply had trouble listening to as I felt they were sensationalists and full of opinion rather than facts. That is I suppose is the issue with this genre of books. That being said, it's really great and the host Dan does an excellent job of asking the appropriate questions to unravel the stories to the audience. This show is well done, but I agree with the below reviewer. The audio quality at times can be quite poor. I'm assuming that because it's mostly phone interviews the quality will never be consistant but I believe some investment in sound editing equipment would make this show appear more professional. At times I have to turn the volume up loud to hear the authors only to be scared out of my wits when Dan starts talking or interjects. Sound quality aside, this show deserves a growing audience. It should be a must "hear" for everyone who enjoys learning about true crime stories. Fantastic show, I suggest you listen. Lets hope the sound issue will be addressed soon.
Could be 5 stars
This is a great podcast but the audio quality on some of the episodes is poor. Please clean up the audio.
Great!!
Interesting podcast , guests well informed !! Audio needs a lil work.. Otherwise great job!
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