233. Visions: The Murder of Tracey Schoettlin

On June 3rd, 1985, in Summerfield, North Carolina, police watched in horror as a Chevy Blazer full of passengers exploded on NC150 right before their eyes. There were no survivors. Within minutes, the dark clouds hovering in the sky let loose, dumping rain and hail on the grotesque scene. “It was like the Lord was mad,” one officer said later. “Like He was real mad. I mean, really pissed off.” In the Blazer was Susie Newsome Lynch, her first cousin and lover Fritz Klenner, and Susie's young sons, John and James. The events that led to this tragic moment are drenched in deep-seated resentment, paranoia, fear, obsession, and hatred. By the time the carnage was over, nine people had died, three officers were wounded, three families were left in ruins, and those who survived were devastated. It left everybody scratching their heads and asking, “Why?”Join Jen and Cam while they discuss the wild case "Killing Cousins: Susie Newsom Lynch & Fritz Klenner'.The book Jen talked about is called Bitter Blood by Jerry Bledsoe. Mr. Bledsoe originally wrote about this case in the Greensboro News & Record, and that piece won an award. That was then turned into this book that hit the New York Times Bestseller list. Jen would mark it as one of the top True Crime books she's read. You can find the Amazon link at the top of the sources list.The made-for-TV two-part movie is called In The Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness. Starring Kelly McGillis, Harry Hamlin, and Keith Carradine.Thank you to Bingo Bash for sponsoring this episode. Download Bingo Bash for free today on Google Play Or Apple Store and join the Bingo Fun!Written and researched by Lauretta Allenwith bits added in by JenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:Bitter Blood on Amazonhttps://www.nydailynews.com/2022/06/11/justice-story-kissing-and-killing-cousins-kept-their-crimes-in-the-family/https://wfhszephyr.com/4137/features/too-close-to-home-fritz-klenner-and-susie-lynch/https://carolinacrime.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/cc-episode-2-susie-lynch-and-fritz-klenner-.pdfhttps://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/40-the-bitter-blood-murdershttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9421073/frederick-robert-klennerhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90748424/susie-sharp-lynchhttps://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/klenner-frederick.htmhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7842386/delores-lynchhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kEQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bM4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=Susiee%20lynch&pg=6795%2C3744851https://www.newspapers.com/image/624539730/?terms=Fritz%20Klenner&match=1 (Ian Perkins) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Syys 202359min

We are headed to the great state of Texas, Houston, to be exact. Renee and her 19-year-old daughter Ashley Wilson are very close, talking often, usually every day. There was no answer when Renee tried to reach out on the phone to have their usual chat. Usually, this may scare Renee, but she thought she knew why. Ashley had called her mom a few days earlier to tell her she had some news, and that news came with lots of crying in about nine months. Renee thought Ashley was upset with her as her, as Renee told Ashley there would have to be some changes in her life with a baby coming. One of those changes included moving back home. Ashley, who had just moved out, had been in a terrible car accident with severe injuries. Ashley took a long time to heal and was proud of her new independence. On January 19, 2004, a call came into the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s office. Renee is shocked to find her sweet daughter dead inside her apartment. Around her neck is the cord she wore around her neck at her high school graduation and a pillow over her head. Ashley had hanged herself, but Renee did not believe this to be the case. Perhaps Renee was wrong, or maybe it was a mother’s intuition. Join Jen and Cam on this “Our True Crime Podcast” episode entitled ‘A Mother’s Intuition.’Listener Discretion by the oh-so-talented @octoberpodVHS All Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint (formally known as @wetalkofdreams) Promo from our friends at www.crimewithmycoffee.netSources:https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=127642&page=1https://www.foxnews.com/story/passion-confessor-pleads-guilty-to-murderhttps://www.scotsman.com/news/world/film-prompts-murder-confession-2509128https://medium.com/vandal-press/an-assholes-guide-to-getting-away-with-murder-677337e321edhttps://militaryjusticeforall.com/tag/ashley-wilson/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4607592https://www.cbn.com/entertainment/screen/passion_eldred_texaspassion.aspx?mobile=falsehttps://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Killer-confesses-Teen-s-death-not-suicide-9749822.phphttps://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-ashley-nicole/26483377/https://thecinemaholic.com/ashley-wilson-murder-where-is-dan-leach-now/https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Autopsy-Victim-in-Passion-case-not-pregnant-8955115.phphttps://www.imdb.com/find/?q=%20%E2%80%98Signs%20Of%20A%20Psychopath%3A%20Unholy%20Acts%E2%80%99%20&ref_=nv_sr_smhttps://ww.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B091JSM2D4/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_lZOsi7_2_7?jic=8%7CEgNhbGw%3D Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Syys 202349min

Content WarningThis episode deals with the rape and death of a young child.Ten-year-old Holly had been playing with a neighborhood playmate a bit younger than her. When it came time for her friend to go home, Holly didn’t want the little girl to walk back alone. So her mother, Maria, gave her permission to escort her friend home since the walk wasn’t very far, only about six minutes. In fact, it was the same route that Holly took every day to get to school.By 8:30, darkness had fallen, and Holly had not arrived home. At first, Maria thought that her daughter must have stayed at her friend’s house to play for a little while, but a quick phone call confirmed that she hadn’t. Family and friends began canvassing the neighborhood. A frantic Maria called the police and reported her daughter missing.The next morning, a man was walking their dog along the beach when he saw a black nylon duffel bag in the water. Inside that bag, he would find the torso of a young girl wrapped in plastic.Join Jen and Cam as they discuss the heartbreaking case 'Gone In A Flash: Holly Jones.'Michael Briere is up for parole in 2028. There is already a petition to make sure he stays behind bars. Here is the link if you would like to add your name.https://www.change.org/p/holly-jones Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.missingkids.org/education/kidsmartzhttps://www.crime-safety-security.com/child-safety-kidnap.htmlhttps://www.primetimecrime.com/Recent/Murder/murder_Holly_Jones.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwEDVJZ9xmY&ab_channel=AlexanderGoddardhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs2H8x0oEAg&ab_channel=CP24https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Holly_Jones#:~:text=Hours%20after%20her%20disappearance%2C%20she,Island%20on%20May%2013%2C%202003.https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-the-grim-20-year-anniversary-since-holly-jones-was-abducted-and-killedhttps://toronto.ctvnews.ca/detective-who-solved-holly-jones-murder-reveals-what-sharp-eyed-officers-noticed-in-killer-s-apartment-1.5599109https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/briere-michael.htmhttps://canadiancrowe.tripod.com/holly.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239273387/holly-maria-jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Syys 202340min

Donna Willard, a single mother of three, lived in a tight-knit community of South Philly, doing her best to raise her three children. Her oldest was Todd, 12, with his baby sisters, 10-year-old Donna and 7-year-old Jessica, following. They were the light of her life, and she worked hard as a hairdresser to give them a good life. Donna was petite, weighing just over 80 pounds at 4’10, but she was big in her principles. She believed in working hard and doing the right thing. She was energetic and outgoing; love was the only thing missing in her life. In 1988, that would change for Donna when a man named Tommy Tyrrell, a pipefitter by trade, stepped into her hair salon for a haircut and ended up leaving with much more: her heart. After dating for a bit, Tommy popped the question, and the two were engaged. Life was perfect for Donna and Tommy, with a bright future ahead of them, but neither would know that was all about to change.Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Silenced Witness: Donna Willard.’Listener Discretion by the oh-so-talented @octoberpodVHS All Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint (formally known as @wetalkofdreams) Sources:https://chaddsfordlive.com/2014/11/25/court-upholds-death-sentence-in-willard-murder/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gettysburg-times-donna-willard/355976/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/30388069/https://casetext.com/case/burke-v-us-14https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-speaker-donna-willard/355958/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7830400/http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/99d0956p.pdfhttps://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/homicide-bureau-attorney-anna-sigga-nicolazzi-takes-viewers-inside-the-fight-for-justice-in-investigation-discoverys-new-series-true-conviction/https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/14d0588p.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Elo 202333min

In many ways, the Privackys were your average American family. They lived in western Michigan, in rural Dalton township just north of Muskegon. The family consisted of Stephen Privacky, a his wife Linda, and their two sons. Jedidiah, and Seth.Around noon on November 29th, the already tense family relationships were strained to the breaking point when Seth and his father had yet another fight. Only this time, his father told Seth that he wanted him to move out of the house. This enraged Seth, who claimed that his father never had anything positive to say to him. Steve left the house around 12:45 to pick up his father, John, to bring him back to their home for Thanksgiving dinner and Linda decided to take a quick shower. Jed made himself comfortable on the couch in front of the TV.Seth went upstairs to his parent’s bedroom and took the gun out of his father’s closet. While the aromas of Thanksgiving dinner filled the house, Seth loaded his dad’s .22 caliber Ruger.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss 'Massacre in Muskegon: The Privacky Family Murders.'Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskegon,_Michiganhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Muskegon,+MI/@43.2606111,-86.3913292,11z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88197cc3a93d9ed9:0x247e359134f72540!8m2!3d43.2341813!4d-86.2483921!16zL20vMHZmczg?entry=ttuhttps://www.michigan.org/city/muskegonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/481046064/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/512122262/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/204917423/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/209378302/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/442308058/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/735981881/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/204088750/?terms=April%20Boss%20&match=1 (April's mother)https://www.newspapers.com/image/212458485/?terms=April%20Boss%20&match=1 (911 call) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Elo 202345min

Today, we are going to a small town in Iowa called Macedonia. The city is located just outside of Omaha, Nebraska, and boasts a population of around 250 residents. It is the kind of town in America where everyone knows each other, and you can’t get away with much because you are either related to them or someone you know is related to them. When a 37-year-old single mom named Cari Farver disappeared in 2012, it was all hands on deck. It would take many people to get some answers for those who loved Cari, and when the answers came, the truth about what happened was nothing less than a horror movie. If this story were not true, you would find it difficult to believe.Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘I Will Not Be Ignored: Cari Farver.’Listener Discretion by Edward October @octoberpodVHSMusic by our E.P. Nico @theinkypawprintSources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9015931/Texts-Nebraska-woman-sent-family-murdered-Cari-Farver.htmlhttps://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/shanna-golyar-killed-cari-farver-after-impersonating-herhttps://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-disappearance-of-cari-farverhttps://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/stalker-convicted-of-murdering-missing-woman-spent-up-to-50-hours-weekly-on-twisted-plothttps://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/cari-farver/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-key-details-cari-farver-s-missing-case-ahead-lifetime-s-the-disappearance-cari-farverhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/5371202/cari-farver-murder-shanna-golyar-dateline/https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Farver-Howard-Braunstein-Films/dp/B0B67ZXJB3https://nonpareilonline.com/news/a-tangled-web-the-cari-farver-case-becomes-lifetime-movie/article_d7afce42-45c9-11ed-a2af-37a43f4b81f8.htmlhttps://heavy.com/news/cari-farver-body-disappeared-found/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Elo 202338min

David and Patricia Stallings married in August of 1988, and with the belief that they were about to embark on their part of the American Dream, the couple bought a small white farmhouse on Lake Wauwanoka in Hillsboro, MissouriTwenty-four-year-old Patricia gave birth to the couple’s first child, Ryan Stallings, in April of 1989. Even though Ryan suffered from gastronomic distress since birth, the couple were overwhelmingly happy in their new roles as parents. But on July 9th, 1989, that would all change as Ryan became horribly ill with nonstop vomiting and labored breathing. Patricia drove full speed up Highway 21 toward St. Louis with her sick baby cradled in his car seat. In a panic, Patricia got lost and ended up at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital instead of going to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, as she intended.Once there, Ryan was immediately ushered into the ICU, put on a ventilator, and had numerous tubes and IVs going into his tiny body. Patricia was overwhelmed when the doctors couldn’t seem to diagnose what was wrong with him. They slammed her with a barrage of questions and then ran a complete blood and urine analysis. The staff would not allow her or David to be alone in the room with Ryan. Anytime David and Patricia were in Ryan’s room, there had to be medical staff present.Three days later, Patricia was arrested on assault charges for poisoning Ryan.Join Jen and Cam as we talk about "Preconceived Notions: "Patricia Stallings"Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/139943203/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/819970269/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/207793816/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/139942291/https://www.newspapers.com/image/139942651/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/139958402/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/141238228/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/141439318/https://www.newspapers.com/image/141439346/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Stallings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Elo 202346min

Today we are heading south to a town called Davie, just outside of Florida’s Gold Coast. It is a small town where not a lot happens, and that is precisely how the townfolk like it. A massacre in this sleepy town would disrupt the calm community, leaving them in fear. It would take a long time to finally get justice, but how the case unfolds is genuinely one of the most bizarre.Join Jen and Cam on this episode of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ entitled 'Death in Davie: Donna Decker.'Promo by our friends Whitney and Melissa over at @NavAdvocacyPod. Check them out today!Listener Discretion by the oh-so-talented @octoberpodVHS All Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint (formally known as @wetalkofdreams) Sourceshttps://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1996/84198-0.htmlhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-11th-circuit/1717231.htmlhttp://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/sc07-564/07-564ini.pdfhttps://mycrimelibrary.com/dana-williamson-florida-death-row/https://mycrimelibrary.com/dana-williamson-florida-death-row/http://www.floridacapitalcases.state.fl.us/inmatedetails8a88.html?IID=87https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-07-16-9407150625-story.htmlhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/1990/05/04/invasion-victim-arrested-davie-home-robbery-killed-woman-wounded-3-in-1988/https://casetext.com/case/williamson-v-state-296https://www.scribd.com/book/195157649/Until-Proven-Innocent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Elo 202347min