Episode 186 - From Darkness to Light - How DNA Resurrected The Sharron Prior Case

Backpacking around the world - very few ideas bring to mind such a sense of adventure, independence, and romantic idealism. For one young woman, in November 2018, traveling the world before jumping into a career was a dream come true. But she never could’ve imagined the danger in store for her in what is widely considered one of the safest countries in the entire world. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/117623648/the-complete-evidence-the-grace-millane-murder-trial-heard-inside-the-case-that-gripped-a-nation https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grace-millane-murder-trial-accused-told-police-he-last-saw-grace-at-10pm/ZPTGAIWHZEWTFRCZWXUZMKPNWI/ https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/grace-millane-murder-trial-timeline-of-british-backpackers-final-hours.html https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/timeline-trials-and-conviction-grace-millanes-killer-jesse-kempson#:~:text=British%20backpacker%20Grace%20Millane%20arrived,grave%20in%20the%20Wait%C4%81kere%20Ranges. https://gracemillane.portfoliobox.net/cv https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/grace-millane-murder-woman-who-went-on-date-with-killer-warns-women-to-trust-their-instincts.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Millane https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300152121/grace-millane https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300149742/grace-millanes-killer-named-as-jesse-kempson-who-raped-and-attacked-other-women https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300185667/grace-millane-jesse-kempson-abused-multiple-women-before-murdering-backpacker https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/109943778/grace-millane-woman-feels-lucky-to-be-alive-after-terrifying-date-with-killer https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grace-millane-remembered-during-funeral-in-hometown-overnight/7EQHCIBK3KCE5BHO2I4I2NOAMM/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/grace-millane-remembered-by-those-who-knew-her-as-a-beautiful-person-inside-and-out/E2NKEMRR74PNQOAC5ABF24G4O4/ https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/news/2020/2/21/remembering-grace-millane https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/22/love-grace-handbags-collected-in-memory-of-grace-millane https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/grace-millane-remembered-her-light-our-love https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410017/grace-millane-s-life-far-more-than-the-details-of-her-death#:~:text=Grace%20Millane%20had%20landed%20in,and%20mingling%20with%20other%20backpackers. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-46502649 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123455211/grace-millanes-family-heartbroken-after-her-father-david-dies-of-cancer#:~:text=David%20Millane%20was%20diagnosed%20with,channels%20to%20describe%20their%20loss.&text=%E2%80%9CLooking%20back%20on%20all%20of,difficult%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20post%20began. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/one-of-the-last-people-to-see-british-backpacker-grace-millane-says-she-planned-to-visit-the-south-island/SAMN45VFSLSK4CO4ESHEIYYR74/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13544832/jesse-kempson-grace-millane-killer-cia-killer-lies/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300185667/grace-millane-jesse-kempson-abused-multiple-women-before-murdering-backpacker

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In the very early morning hours of March 19th, 2011, 22 year old Sian O’Callaghan decided to walk back to her apartment after a night out at a club in Swindon, England; a town with a reputation for its safe streets.  It’s the reason Sian thought nothing of it to make the short walk back to her apartment by herself that night, totally unaware a predator was lurking in the shadows. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Featured Podcast: It's Frightful https://www.itsfrightful.net Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-12799196 https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2257201/sian-ocallaghans-mum-wont-allow-herself-to-be-consumed-by-anger-for-sick-killer-christoper-halliwell/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5oV3e9R7js https://www.dorset.police.uk/media/54620/response-to-kidnap-blackmail-product-contamination-external.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/19/chris-halliwell-found-guilty-becky-godden-murder Fulcher, Stephen. (2017). Catching a Serial Killer. Edwards, Karen. (2019). A Killer’s Confession: And a Mothers Fight for Justice.

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On a hot day in Houston, Texas in June 2014, Catherine Martinez had just spent the day with her children as well as her mother and sisters. She was clearing the air after some difficulty with her sons’ father, Russell Neal, and was looking forward to getting back on her feet and expanding her personal training business. But Catherine’s former lover wasn’t used to being rejected. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Featured Podcast: Cory Talks https://corytalks.com Sources: https://abc13.com/news/family-of-woman-allegedly-killed-by-r-b-artist-speaks-out/156787/ https://kdhnews.com/obituaries/death_notices/catherine-martinez/article_88b8b38c-07eb-11e4-a15a-0017a43b2370.html https://www.change.org/p/russell-neal-stop-brasilia-martinez-killer-from-getting-loose-russell-neal-no-bond/c http://helpingtheparents.blogspot.com/2014/07/member-of-90s-r-group-hi-five-stabs.html https://dailyentertainmentnews.com/music/catherine-martinez-brasilia-martinez-hi-five-singer-russell-neals-wife/ https://www.essence.com/news/hi-five-group-member-russell-neal-charged-murder-wife/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/03/02/hi-five-member-russell-neal-claims-insanity-in-girlfriends-murder/ https://madamenoire.com/787668/russell-neal-catherine-martinez/ https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/hi-five-singer-russell-neal-faces-murder-charges-wife-found-fatally-stabbed-article-1.1854769 https://gonebutnotforgotten.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/estranged-husband-is-accused-of-shooting-wife-in-arlington/ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-dallas-morning-news/20080606/282037617912205 https://www.wfaa.com/mobile/article/news/local/police/-lose-track-of-accused-murderer/287-411450054

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In the summer of 2016, in the city of Bend Oregon, the future was looking bright for Kaylee Sawyer. The 23-year old had recently decided on becoming a dentist, was in a loving relationship with her long-time boyfriend, and had the full support of her close-knit family. But in the early morning hours of July 24th, while Kaylee was walking alone in the dark after a rare argument with her boyfriend, someone she thought she could trust offered her a ride. Someone she thought could help her. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Featured Podcast: Unethical Podcast https://unethicalpodcast.blubrry.net Sources: https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/friends-fondly-remember-kaylee-sawyer/article_4d06a13d-d760-5998-9948-9929c3cdd747.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167800052/kaylee-anne-sawyer https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2016/07/26/update-bend-resident-kaylee-sawyer-was-hit-by-car-then-body-dumped/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0QHfWcCmog https://ktvz.com/news/2018/04/20/da-releases-lara-murder-case-evidence https://www.kgw.com/urgetokill  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9043427/Mother-23-year-old-woman-killed-campus-security-wanted-ask-colleagues-red-flags.html https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/04/federal-judge-issues-2nd-life-sentence-for-edwin-lara-a-campus-security-officer-turned-killer-armed-carjacker-and-kidnapper.html#:~:text=Drug%20and%20alcohol%20abuse%20caused,degree%20from%20Portland%20State%20University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Averw3z4Q&ab_channel=KGWNews https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=781583445621799 https://www.redmondspokesman.com/news/lara-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-kaylee-sawyer/article_605b94b0-f6f7-505b-9fdf-0351833bbbd1.html Dateline NBC - Into the night

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Russell Tillis was described by residents of Bowden Circle East in Jacksonville Florida, as “the neighbor from hell.” Since taking over his parent's already dilapidated home, Russell set to work transforming the property into a ramshackle fortress, guarded with a makeshift privacy fence lined with razor blades and hidden booby-traps throughout his yard. In February 2016, police arrived at his property with shovels and a hand-drawn map. They were there to unearth the dismembered skeletal remains of a missing young woman.  How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Steve Hide Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Featured Podcast: Judgey & Juryish https://www.spreaker.com/show/judgey-juryish Sources: https://www.thv11.com/article/life/style/trends/fla-man-arrested-for-dismembered-body-found-in-backyard-police-fear-more-victims/91-366400221 https://youtu.be/uVUe5DEXgZY?t=1486 https://youtu.be/zmOa-ofzhzo?t=202 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1SsqkltGIg https://www.news4jax.com/news/2019/06/03/russell-tillis-wants-to-get-rid-of-11th-lawyer/ https://www.news4jax.com/news/2019/07/25/russell-tillis-12th-lawyer-is-on-the-case/ https://www.jacksonville.com/news/2016-12-08/house-horrors-suspect-now-charged-murder-buried-body-identified-police-fear-more https://www.news4jax.com/news/morning-show/2019/12/13/russell-tillis-admits-killing-and-dismembering-captive-women-in-jailhouse-confession/ https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/10/20/murdered-woman-found-on-property-of-incarcerated-neighbor-from-hell/ https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/tillis-competent-to-stand-trial/77-1e8cd54d-00b2-489c-ab62-a78065514ca1 https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/05/26/russell-tillis-ruled-competent-for-trial/ https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2020/11/13/former-prostitute-recounts-russell-tillis-alleged-house-horrors/6277518002/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O8lzXG_KQk&t=7660s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7FUbMRqlrw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pG8FJLKZ7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5cIDg8tq24 https://youtu.be/80hbBFKWQeQ?t=26922 https://youtu.be/80hbBFKWQeQ?t=24254 https://youtu.be/MkFvy3SRJGo?t=93 https://youtu.be/yrpW-9In8QM?t=851 https://youtu.be/r6YrlXbpgFk?t=7792 https://inmatesearch.jaxsheriff.org/pgInmateDetailsPublic.aspx https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2021/02/10/death-penalty-trial-house-horrors-case-start-march-2021/6707997002/ http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/showthread.php?11401-Death-Penalty-Trial-Set-for-Russell-David-Tillis-in-May-2015-FL-Murder-of-Joni-Lynn-Gunter/page3 https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/prostitute-testifies-russell-tillis-chained-her-to-a-bed/77-3d187145-23a6-43ef-b335-f39c2dc10e62

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When 25 year old Josefina Rivera stepped into a white Cadillac on the evening of November 26th, 1986, it set in motion the first of a series of sinister events that would shock Philadelphia to its core. In this terrifying case, you’ll hear about six courageous young women and the horrors they endured in their desperate bid to stay alive. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Featured Podcast: Philotimo Life https://www.philotimolife.com Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/monster-preacher/crime-news/monster-preacher-what-happened-to-gary-heidnik https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/01/us/philadelphia-neighborhood-torn-by-racial-tension-starts-to-simmer-down.html https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/gary-heidnik https://allthatsinteresting.com/gary-heidnik https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/17/Lawyer-Heidniks-church-alive-and-well/7859545630400/ https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/1991/526-pa-458-1.html https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Heidnik https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/07/23/inside-the-house-of-heidnik/ https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2020/07/thank-you-jesus-gary-heidnik-house-of-horrors-killer-was-the-last-person-to-be-executed-in-pa.html https://filmdaily.co/news/gary-heidnik/ https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gary-heidnik-attorney-house-of-horrors-buffalo-bill-true-crime-doc https://6abc.com/philadelphia-crime-mass-murder-serial-killer/3429565/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHctVr-SuJE https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/08/01/2013-18552/change-in-terminology-mental-retardation-to-intellectual-disability Cellar of Horror - Ken Englade

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Usually, when we think about the possibility of an intruder entering our home with the intention of bringing us harm, we think of a stranger. Someone we don't know. But what happens when the intruder is someone from within? In the picturesque neighborhood of Carrollwood, Florida, Vicki Robinson finds herself caught in what became every parent's worst nightmare. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Special Thanks: Christina Crane Featured Podcast: Living With Me https://monoonno.com Sources: Rother, Caitlin. (2016). Love Gone Wrong. https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/davis-adam.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsfwJGitNrA https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-enemy-within-iii-what-drove-valessa https://mdkelleher.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/introduction-dead-for-no-reason/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/04/25/dear-journal-it-s-me-valessa/ https://www.poynter.org/archive/2003/a-lesser-degree/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-enemy-within-missing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2spjsGlUso https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/04/10/mad-love/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/06/30/search-on-for-missing-mother-daughter/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/07/02/missing-daughter-hangs-out-with-pals/ https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2016/1/13/exclusive_notorious_ https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/man-charged-with-helping-to-kill-a-friends-mother-released-from-prison/67-333d65b0-40db-4d94-aca1-a30321417643#:~:text=TAMPA%2C%20Fla.,and%20the%20Tampa%20Bay%20area. https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/man-convicted-of-killing-st-petersburg-woman-20-years-ago-now-back-behind-bars/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2020/05/18/state-seeks-renewed-death-sentences-as-florida-high-court-backtracks-on-unanimous-juries/?outputType=amphttps://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/07/12/what-can-i-do-with-her/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/07/04/missing-mother-found-dead/ https://fall.fsulawrc.com/flsupct/sc06-1444/06-1444ini.pdf

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In 1989, 26-year-old Monika Beerle headed to New York City in hopes of fulfilling her dream of becoming a dance instructor. As she searched for affordable housing she met an eccentric pot dealer named Daniel Rakowitz who offered to share his apartment with her. She had no idea that the laid-back hippie who served food to the homeless wasn’t the pushover he appeared to be. Listen to Episode #98 now to hear the firsthand account from someone who not only knew Daniel but recorded one of their conversations. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Special Thanks: Tony Cheryl Lindsey - Livin' With Me MonoOnno.com  Sources: https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/09/18/the-untold-story-of-the-tompkins-square-murder/ http://matthewnewton.us/blog/the-butcher-of-tompkins-square-park/ https://20thcenturymurder.home.blog/2020/05/01/daniel-rakowitz-the-butcher-of-tompkins-square-park/ https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920218&slug=1476340 https://anyflip.com/yqtr/vhib/basic https://nypost.com/2004/07/15/grisly-map-of-murder/ https://books.google.com/books?id=j7i0e_Hx44MC&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=monika+beerle&source=bl&ots=SwDfl2_9-a&sig=ACfU3U2zbjl8hWmtWjf_cSQL2dypM9CvLw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjf9qLOhfTuAhXSZs0KHcAeCXAQ6AEwBXoECAkQAw#v=onepage&q=monika%20beerle&f=false https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/monika-beerle/ https://books.google.com/books?id=FfQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=monika+beerle&source=bl&ots=KOwn0o82De&sig=ACfU3U1fxTPq6qYlC4YV6ZAyuLNI9wbZQw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjf9qLOhfTuAhXSZs0KHcAeCXAQ6AEwCXoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=monika%20beerle&f=false https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rakowitz-daniel.htm https://www.amny.com/news/the-case-of-the-butcher-of-tompkins-square-park/ https://www.facebook.com/TheNyhcChronicles19792015/posts/there-was-a-storefront-in-the-east-village-for-many-years-with-this-diagram-pain/628002297345121/ https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/15/nyregion/the-police-disconnect-1-800-want-pot.html http://entheology.com/peoples/temple-of-the-true-inner-light/?fbclid=IwAR3YU7YSZ8Ikdy1UlG-hVBRPlUhh4VxvHqKhWGk_GK62wDkS9Di_yYdnRvs https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1992-04-17-2861615-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/18/nyregion/metro-datelines-witness-describes-bucket-with-skull.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2005/2005-50310.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/02/06/In-bizarre-testimony-defendant-threatens-prosecutor/1046665816400/ The Measure of Madness: By Cheryl Paradis, Katherine Ramsland

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