233: The Murders at Gitchie Manitou

Before 1991, Dan and Fran Keller were just an All- American couple running their own day care business in the town of Oak Hill, Texas. When accusations   surface from several children, allegedly disclosing the details of what was happening at the daycare, the entire town turns upside down. Those aware of the allegations developed one mission, to bring the Keller’s down. This case is a prime example of what happens when people cannot see beyond a narrative that was created right from the start. But was it the TRUTH?  You truly will not believe the outcome.  Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell Frances Keller - National Registry of Exonerations (umich.edu) Oak Hill satanic ritual abuse trial - Wikipedia Fran’s Day Care case – Dan and Fran Keller – News Article Excerpts from 1991 – 1993 : S.M.A.R.T.'s Ritual Abuse Pages Smith, Jordan (March 27, 2009). "Believing the Children: It's likely Fran and Danny Keller were innocent of charges of child sexual abuse, but they're still in prison after 17 years". The Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas: Austin Chronicle Corp. Retrieved February 1, 2014.  Herskovitz, Jon (November 27, 2013). "Texas frees daycare operator accused of 'satanic' sexual abuse". Reuters. Austin, Texas. Retrieved February 1, 2014.  King, Michael (June 20, 2017). "Kellers Exonerated". Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas: Austin Chronicle Corp.  Lindell, Chuck (August 22, 2017). "Dan, Fran Keller to get $3.4 million in 'satanic day care' case". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas: Gannett. Retrieved August 24, 2017. The Day Care Ritual Abuse Moral Panic - Mary de Young - Google Books Embarassing Holiday Stories - Most Embarrassing Moments (cosmopolitan.com)

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Music by: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/news/local/the-short-life-and-tragic-death-laila-marie-daniel/RoUb8hgCcWJZBB5NhhGqJO/%3foutputType=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/crime/nightstick-fracture-doctor-testifies-about-broken-bones-suffered-by-laila-daniel/85-ef2bba53-b7fa-4334-bf73-d01e0c799f9e https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/toddler-laila-marie-daniel-murder-case-will-move-out-henry-county/vMgFGfEZXW9p1RZ6mnZanO/%3foutputType=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5dd39f01342cca69bd879cf0/amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/crime/mistakes-made-by-dfcs-workers-are-focus-of-rosenbaum-foster-child-murder-trial/85-c58f68c3-d06f-4e69-ba4d-59c4f4d0f88e https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/crime/it-hurt-7-year-old-details-spankings-belt-use-at-trial-of-2-year-old-sisters-alleged-murder-by-foster-parents/85-0e65df1c-3be5-47a7-98e2-a4501fdca38f https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/foster-parents-beat-boy-2-death-found-guilty-murder/%3famp=true https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsbtv.com/news/local/henry-county/now-sequestered-jury-deliberating-in-trial-of-foster-parents-accused-of-murder/971888570/%3foutputType=amp https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invisible-choir/id1407577718?i=1000491099692

28 Marras 20211h 54min

Irene Schroder was the youngest of 15 children born in poverty with very little life skills and choices ahead of her. When she meets married Boy Scout leader and Sunday school teacher Walter Glenn Dague the choices they make together would lead to Irene being the first woman in Pennsylvania to be executed via electric chair. Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell 23 February 1931 – Irene Schroeder | Execution of the day (wordpress.com) Irene Schroeder – Pennsylvania ‘Trigger Woman.’ – Crimescribe irenes (rowdiva.com) Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

25 Marras 202159min

In 2017 Sarah and Jacob Henderson were married and living with Sarah's two beautiful little girls. On November 1 Jacob became concerned for his wife and her mental state, and called 911. It turned out to be a false alarm....or so they all thought. Jacob's next call to 911 came at 2:29 a.m. on November 2 after being woke up by his wife telling him that she had done the unthinkable. Music by: Jonas Bjornstand Cover art by: Charnell  Why? Sarah Nicole Henderson Texas mom shoots daughters, 5 & 7. (scallywagandvagabond.com) Monster mum, 31, AVOIDS death penalty after admitting murdering daughters, 5 and 7, when ‘everything got too much’ (thesun.co.uk) Family, Friends Remember ‘Adorable’ Girls Allegedly Shot To Death By Their Mother – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth (cbslocal.com) Did a Texas woman snap and kill her children, or was it premeditated murder? (lawenforcementtoday.com)

21 Marras 202156min

Rattlesnake James thought he was one smooth dude collecting insurance money on the wives of his life....and for a while he was. Until the fate of his actions catch up to him and he ends up being the very last man to go to the gallows in the State of California.  Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art by: Charnell In One of L.A.'s Most Outrageous Murder Cases, a Rattlesnake Was the Weapon (lamag.com) Rattlesnake James - Wikipedia Robert S. James | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family’s Secret By Pamela Everett

18 Marras 20211h 4min

What should have been a typical bus ride home for 26 school children and one bus driver ended up being the longest ride of their life when they were all kidnapped and held hostage by three individuals in 1976. Music by: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell Chowchilla bus kidnapping survivor: "I felt like I was an animal going to the slaughterhouse" — "48 Hours" Live to Tell - CBS News 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping - Wikipedia From the Archives: The 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

14 Marras 202148min

Cover Art By: Charnell Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/48-hours-ncis-search-for-a-missing-military-wife-takes-ncis-agents-into-dark-world-of-bdsm/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fallbrook-marine-wife-killing-brittany-killgore-autopsy-report-unsealed/110969/%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/brittany-killgore-murder-sentencing-fallbrook-louis-perez-dorothy-maraglino-jessica-lopez/90008/%3famp https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/10/22/three-convicted-in-sm-murder-case-that-shocked-san-diego/

11 Marras 20211h 19min

Ocey Snead married her first cousin but that isn't even the weirdest thing that happens in her life. She is raised by her mother and two aunts that dress in mourning garb and chant prayers around people that appear to make them bend to their will. Unfortunately for Ocey, the greed of her relatives ends up bringing her to her death.  The Slow Death of Ocey Snead. Starved, overdosed, and drowned by her… | by Heather Monroe | Medium Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy; By Norman Zierold Ocey Snead - Wikipedia Cover Art By: Charnell  Music By: Jonas Bjornstand

7 Marras 20211h 21min