The Aqua Tots Murder Case - The Death of Kathy Tongay - May 6 2025

September 7th: Brook Baker Found Dead (1997) Sometimes it takes one tragedy to solve another. On September 7th 1997 a young girl was found dead inside of her apartment. A case that would have stayed unsolved had it not been for the unfortunate tragedy suffered by another victim. https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Brook_Baker, https://www.oxygen.com/one-deadly-mistake/crime-news/brian-jones-killed-vincennes-students-brook-baker-erika-norman, https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-brook-baker, https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/special-report/the-killer-they-knew-one-mans-rage-lead-to-the-deaths-of-two-college-students-in-vincennes/, https://vutrailblazernews.com/1836/features/25-years-later-remembering-brook-baker/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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September 3rd: Michael Reinoehl Killed (2020) Sometimes, the reaction to a person’s death or murder can change depending on what is going on in the world at the time. On September 3rd 2020 a man was killed as a reaction to a crime he committed days earlier. Two deaths that were treated differently because of the political climate in the United States at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Aaron_Danielson_and_Michael_Reinoehl, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/michael-reinoehl-antifa-portland-shooting.html, https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/11/estate-of-michael-reinoehl-portland-anti-fascist-sues-law-enforcement-government-agencies-over-his-death/, https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/michael-reinoehl-antifa-portland-shooting-lawsuit-1234787573/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-documents-detail-moments-leading-deadly-protest-shooting/story?id=72837959, https://www.npr.org/2020/09/04/909515885/protester-suspected-in-portland-shooting-death-killed-by-law-enforcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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September 2nd: Lauren Landavazzo Killed (2016) Delusion can create danger. On September 2nd 2016 a young girl who was unknowingly part of someone’s delusion became the target of his ire. https://authorcindyparmiter.medium.com/the-devil-made-him-do-it-the-shocking-murder-of-thirteen-year-old-lauren-landavazo-59dde80aaa17, https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/09/02/remembering-lauren-landavazo/, https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/laurens-law-honors-wichita-falls-teen-murdered-in-2016/, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/man-sentenced-stealing-memorial-slain-192457262.html, https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2018/09/10/trial-begins-for-man-who-reportedly-said-he-shot-13-year-old-girls-at-the-devil-s-request/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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September 1st: Angela Mack and Thomas Rettew Reported Missing (2002) Determination can be the difference between a solved case and an unsolved one. On September 1st 2002 a pair was reported missing. A case that, thanks to one determined investigator, was solved almost two decades later. https://charleyproject.org/case/angela-christine-mack, https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/a-closer-look/a-closer-look-angela-mack-cox-and-her-son-killed-bodies-destroyed-in-a-furnace-per-fcso/, https://www.kait8.com/2021/04/09/widow-confesses-late-husband-murdered-missing-woman-child/, https://www.fox13news.com/news/arkansas-woman-confesses-18-years-later-missing-mother-child-were-murdered-by-my-husband, https://lawandcrime.com/crime/cold-case-solved-widow-says-her-late-husband-killed-and-incinerated-mother-and-child-in-2002/#wrap, https://www.reddit.com/r/coldcases/comments/mp3osi/case_closedbut_is_it_really_angela_cox_and_4year/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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August 31st: Dana Laskowski Killed (2001) Sometimes investigators must go down a rabbit hole to solve a crime. On August 31st 2001 a woman was killed inside her home. And it would take going down a whole bunch of different rabbit holes for her crime to finally be solved. https://medium.com/@nikyoung/she-wrote-kill-someone-get-away-with-it-in-her-journal-the-murder-of-dana-laskowski-ff78f8545415, https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/emily-lauenborg-murders-dana-laskowski-in-bucket-list-killing, https://medium.com/@astapovaanastasia1997/the-mysterious-death-of-dana-laskowski-24be52c7257e, https://tomblog.rip/the-murderer-who-wrote-kill-someone-get-away-with-it-on-her-bucket-list/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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