213: A Murder Mystery & the Central Park Karen

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Brandi is back at it again with another Johnson County murder mystery. How does she keep finding these? Is it because she’s the one committing all these murders? Is that why she knows so many details?? (Don’t look at me! I’m just asking questions!)

Barbara Haddock’s death was staged to look like an accident. Barbara lay dead in her garage, under a large amount of firewood. It looked as though she’d been crushed by the firewood. But a closer look revealed a different story. Barbara had been killed by several blows to the back of her head.

Then Kristin tells us about the Central Park Karen. On May 25, 2020, Christian Cooper was birdwatching in an area of Central Park known as the Ramble. The Ramble is home to wildlife and delicate plants, and several signs that state that dogs must be kept on a leash. Amy Cooper figured the rules didn’t apply to her. When Christian asked her to put her dog on a leash, she got offended. Then she decided to weaponize her white womanhood.

And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.

In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“Rescue organization returns dog to Amy cooper, one week after “Central Park Karen” video went viral,” by Sophie Lewis for CBS News
“Christian Cooper on being racially targeted while birdwatching in Central Park,” video on YouTube from CBS News
“Amy Cooper faces charges after calling police on Black bird-watcher,” by Jan Ransom for the New York Times
“Case against Amy Cooper lacks key element: Victim’s cooperation,” by Jan Ransom for the New York Times
“Why I have chosen not to aid the investigation of Amy Cooper,” by Christian Cooper for The Washington Post
“Amy Cooper, who falsely accused Black bird-watcher, has charged dismissed,” by Jonah E. Bromwich
“Amy Cooper was fired after calling 911 on a Black birdwatcher. Now she’s suing her ex-employer,” by Jaclyn Peiser
“Amy Cooper sues ex-employer for racial discrimination after viral Central Park incident,” by Meredith Deliso for ABC News
“Franklin moves to dismiss Amy Cooper’s wrongful termination suit,” by Nicole Piper for citywireusa.com
“How two lives collided in Central Park, rattling the nation,” by Sarah Maslin Nir for the New York Times
“Central Park birdwatching incident,” entry on wikipedia

In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“State v. Haddock” anylaw.com
“Haddock v. Roberts” leagle.com
“Olathe Man Charged in Wife’s Death” by Max Evans, Olathe Daily News
“Insurance policies offered as possible murder motive” by Max Evans, Olathe Daily News
“Haddock tries to build alibi defense in wife’s murder” by Andy Hoffman, Olathe Daily News
“Shocking tape played at trial” by Tony Rizzo, The Kansas City Star
“Police questioned suspect about cuts on his hand” by Tony Rizzo, The Kansas City Star
“Haddock draws life sentence, continues to dispute verdict” by Andy Hoffman, Olathe Daily News
“Man sentenced to life for killing wife is seeking appeal” by Andy Hoffman, Olathe Daily News
“Fighting for their father” by Shaun Hittle, Lawrence Journal-World
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