Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup May 22nd: Donna Roberts Born (1944) The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. On May 22nd 1944 a woman was born who would make a horrible decision just to enter a new relationship.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Roberts, https://murderpedia.org/female.R/r/roberts-donna.htm, https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2020/12/attempt-at-appeal-fails-for-donna-roberts/, https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2021/03/new-sentencing-hearing-set-in-murder-case/, https://www.wfmj.com/story/43110454/ohio-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-roberts-appeal, https://www.wkbn.com/news/27-investigates/sitting-on-death-row-nathaniel-jackson-and-donna-roberts/, https://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-time/donna-roberts-nate-jackson-murder-plot-husband-insurance-jail-letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 21st: Victor Ernest Hoffman Dies (2004) You never know where danger may lurk. On May 21st 2004 a man passed away in custody after commiting a random crime and taking the lives of almost an entire family inside of their own, safe, home.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Lake_murders, https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-victor-ernest.htm, https://m.facebook.com/TodayInHorrorHistory/photos/august-15-1967shell-lake-saskatchewan-canada-victor-ernest-hoffman-murders-nine-/2369862733334688/, https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19670821.2.16&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1, https://amok.fandom.com/wiki/Victor_Ernest_Hoffman, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/marking-50-years-since-the-shell-lake-murders-canada-s-worst-random-mass-killing-1.4244265 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 20th: Jennifer Kesse Born (1981) When an investigation seems to stall before it really begins, it’s hard not to look at law enforcement and point the finger. On May 20th 1981 a young woman was born who would become the victim of some sort of abduction. Her case remains unsolved and, if her family is to be believed, the fault lies solely on the police department who handled the investigation.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Jennifer_Kesse, https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/jennifer-kesse-disappearance-timeline/, https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/monday-marks-16-years-since-jennifer-kesse-disappeared, https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/01/21/jennifer-kesses-father-marks-16-years-since-disappearance-lambasts-orlando-police/, https://forensictales.com/jennifer-kesse/, https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/01/24/family-jennifer-kesse-demanding-answers-orlando-police/, https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/jennifer-joyce-kesse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 19th: Wayne Boden Arrested (1971) When a killer leaves behind a unique signature, they also leave behind a chance for capture. On May 19th 1971 a man was arrested for the murder of 1 woman. It was his signature that would lead to more convictions and link him to the crimes of the Vampire Rapist.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Boden, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/boden-wayne.htm, https://serialkillercalendar.com/WAYNE-CLIFFORD-BODEN-THE-VAMPIRE-RAPIST.php, https://sites.psu.edu/beamerblog/2022/01/28/serial-killer-2-wayne-boden-aka-the-vampire-rapist/, https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/is-black-christmas-inspired-by-true-story-of-wayne-boden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 18th: Susan Berman Born (1945) Some stories contain endless twists and turns. Today’s case is just one part of a much larger story. On May 18th 1945 a woman was born who had the unfortunate opportunity to meet and befriend a dangerous man. Though her case would be his ultimate undoing, the story of this particular criminal is much too involved to be contained to just one episode. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Berman#:~:text=In%202000%2C%20Berman%20was%20found,2015%20and%20convicted%20in%202021., https://www.the-sun.com/news/3487343/who-was-susan-berman-and-what-happened-to-her/, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/robert-durst-sentence-susan-berman-murder-1242348/, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-14/robert-durst-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-susan-berman-murder, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-21/robert-durst-susan-berman-murder-trial-relationship-timeline, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-durst-susan-berman-guilty-verdict/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 17th: Sergei Dovzhenko Arrested (2002) Revenge is a motive we are all too familiar with. One that can have deadly consequences. On May 17th 2002 a man was arrested after revenge motivated him to take the lives of 19 individuals. Many of whom had nothing to do with his current setbacks in life.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Dovzhenko, https://thekillerblogofkillers.tumblr.com/post/623999203736272896/sergei-dovzhenko-1972, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 16th: Laetitia Toureaux Found Dead (1937) Sometimes even the most mild mannered people have a deadly secret. On May 16th 1937 a young woman was found dead inside the Paris Metro in a case that only got more and more juicy as the victim’s clever lies were peeled back for all the world to see. Secrets that also kept her case from ever being truly solved.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laetitia_Toureaux, https://eholgersson.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/laetitia-toureaux-main-study.pdf, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0097155803014001004?journalCode=frca, https://www.bestfranceforever.com/the-double-life-of-laetitia-toureaux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-double-life-of-laetitia-toureaux Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 15th: Brenda Sue Brown Born (1955) In a dream world every guilty person makes a deathbed confession before taking their secret to the grave. We know, however, that this is so rarely the case. On May 15th 1955 a young girl was born who, at the age of 11, had her life cut tragically short. A case that would remain unsolved until a deathbed confession finally named the man responsible.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Brenda_Sue_Brown, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14795479/brenda-sue-brown, https://www.wbtv.com/story/11964469/shelby-murder-case-goes-to-trial-44-years-later/, https://www.wistv.com/story/6077871/four-decades-after-nc-murder-man-arrested-in-childs-death/, https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/suspect-girls-death-dies-without-trial-case/223453011/, https://www.foxnews.com/story/north-carolina-man-arrested-four-decades-after-murder-of-11-year-old-girl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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