The Boy In The Box - February 25 2021 - Daily True Crime

February 18th: Hans Schmidt Executed (1916) Being a man of the cloth doesn’t make you immune to punishment. On February 18th 1916 a man was executed in a history making case. A man who killed as many as 5 individuals while working as a trusted member of a church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Schmidt_(priest)#:~:text=On%20the%20night%20of%20September,ferry%20into%20the%20Hudson%20River., https://allthatsinteresting.com/hans-schmidt, https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/schmidt-hans.htm, https://www.grunge.com/335949/the-crazy-story-of-hans-schmidt-the-killer-priest/, https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-dreadful-crimes-of-the-only-priest-ever-executed-on-the-electric-chair-2975072643d3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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February 17th: Eugenia E. "Jeanne" Calle Killed (2009) The loss of human life will always be devastating. On February 17th 2009 a woman who made a tremendous impact in the world of cancer research was taken away by a man who just wanted a payout. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_Calle, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/killer-of-top-cancer-researcher-dr-eugenia-calle-pleads-guilty-gets-life-in-prison/, https://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/fulltext/2009/03100/cancer_epidemiologist_eugenia_e__calle,_phd,.9.aspx, https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/69/7/3238/553316/Eugenia-Calle-In-Memoriam-1952-2009 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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February 16th: Dana Gray's First Victim Found (1994) Money is one of the greatest motives. An excuse used time and time again to take a human life. On February 16th 1994 the first victim of a greedy serial killer was found in a case that, at its root, was all about the money. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Sue_Gray, https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gray-dana-sue.htm, https://joniejohnston.medium.com/an-armchair-analysis-of-female-serial-killer-dana-sue-gray-1f7d7b642b7b, https://wickedness.net/serial-killers/dana-sue-gray/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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February 15th: Billie Jo-Jenkins Killed (1997) One can only hope that, when a foster family takes in a young child, they will be the kind and caring parental figures needed. This, we know, is not always the case. On February 15th 1997 a young girl was brutally killed in the backyard of the home she was living in with her foster family. A case that, though it seemed like there was an obvious answer, remains unsolved in the eyes of many. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Billie-Jo_Jenkins, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-murder-of-billie-jo-jenkins, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-60198324, https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220622143596/who-killed-billie-jo-main-other-suspect-in-unsolved-murder/, https://aboutforensics.co.uk/billie-jo-jenkins/, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17608134/who-killed-billie-jo-jenkins/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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February 14th: Charles Walton Killed (1945) Some stories are so strange they seem more fiction than fact. On February 14th 1945 a man was killed in a truly strange case that remains a mystery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Walton_(murder_victim), https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab7nb/charles-walton-murder-victim, https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/charles-walton/, https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/witchcraft-and-murder-on-meon-hill-9223403/, https://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/charles.htm, https://truecrimedetective.co.uk/the-folk-murder-of-charles-walton-d8ac08a8266a, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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February 13th: Thomas Dee Huskey's Trial Declared a Mistrial (1999) Sometimes even a confession isn’t enough to convict. On February 13th 1999 a mistrial was declared in a complicated case that saw a confession but not a conviction. http://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/huskey-thomas.htm, https://911animalabuse.com/thomas-dee-huskey-elephant-trainer-rapist-confessed-serial-killer/, https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/appalachian-unsolved-the-serial-killer-who-got-away-with-murder/51-409311086, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/202005/the-zoo-man-murders, https://forensictales.com/zoo-man-murders/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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February 12th: Kirsten Hatfield Born (1989) Some cases will never get the closure that the family needs and deserves. On February 12th 1989 a young girl was born who would have her life ripped away far too soon. A case where, to this day, no one knows exactly what happened to her and where her body is. https://kfor.com/news/kirsten-hatfields-family-still-searching-for-answers-22-years-after-her-disappearance/, https://www.newsweek.com/oklahoma-anthony-palma-strangled-prison-kirsten-hatfield-1346995, https://morbidology.com/the-neighbour-from-hell-the-abduction-of-kirsten-hatfield/, https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/28/child-killer-strangled-death-jail-cellmate-victimizing-children-8785417/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrest-made-18-years-after-disappearance-8-year-old-oklahoma-n443916, https://thecinemaholic.com/kirsten-hatfield-murder-is-anthony-palma-dead-or-alive/, https://www.929thedrive.com/story/5e34803c527dcf49dad75bc1/kirsten-hatfields-mother:-im-not-celebrating-anthony-palmas-murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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February 11th: Timmy Brent Olsen Plead Guilty (2011) Sometimes the person who holds the key to solving a case remains so tight lipped that it becomes impossible to close. On February 11th 2011 one person involved in a devastating case pleaded guilty to his role in the crime but, with the other remaining silent, a family remains unable to find the closure they so desperately deserve. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Kiplyn_Davis, https://kutv.com/news/local/attorney-man-convicted-in-utah-teens-murder-has-done-all-he-can-to-help-find-remains, https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/22/22344591/man-who-refuses-to-say-where-he-buried-kiplyn-davis-ordered-to-serve-full-sentence, https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/03/18/new-law-cited-timmy-brent/, https://www.fox13now.com/news/local/kstu-plea-deal-reached-kiplyn-davis-case,0,4332722.story?fbclid=IwAR3A_3tNi9Nm6Sf7CKvXKW1uSxJuM1PE0S2zemwb94OVobJuqN9zWi5dXeo, https://gephardtdaily.com/local/new-utah-law-may-prevent-early-parole-of-man-convicted-in-1995-death-of-15-year-old-kiplyn-davis/, https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/9/22321534/just-tell-me-where-kiplyn-davis-is-father-pleads-with-convicted-killer-timmy-olsen-prison-parole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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