Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

January 14th: Power Ranger Murderer Arrested (2016) For those familiar with Hollywood and the tabloids, you may have seen, more times than can be counted, how former child stars fall from grace in one way or another. On January 14th 2016 a young man was arrested for murder and made headlines, not just because of his crime, but for his former acting credentials which included the role as the beloved red Power Ranger.  https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/dead-by-the-sword-of-the-former-red-power-ranger-2, https://time.com/4719955/ricardo-medina-jr-sentenced-stabbing-power-rangers/#:~:text=A%20former%20actor%20who%20played,voluntary%20manslaughter%20of%20Joshua%20Sutter., https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/power-rangers-star-ricardo-medina-jr-admits-killing-roommate-sword-n735031, https://deadline.com/2017/03/power-rangers-murder-ricardo-medina-killed-roommate-prison-sentence-1202056298/, https://people.com/crime/former-power-ranger-actor-convicted-of-triple-murder/, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7804183/The-secrets-Power-Rangers-actors-led-disturbing-criminal-life-murder-abuse.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Medina_Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Tammi 202312min

Morning Cup of Murder Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ January 13th: Nikki Whitehead Dies (2010) Fights between parent and child are not all that uncommon. Those fights ending in murder, however, is a whole other story. On January 13th 2010 a young mother was brutally killed in a crime that, when the investigation came to a close, saw two very young offenders being arrested.  Morning Cup of Murder Season 1: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-1 Morning Cup of Murder Season 2: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-2 Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Nikki_Whitehead, https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/whitehead-sisters.htm, https://www.covnews.com/rockdale-archives/bond-denied-for-one-of-the-twins-charged-with-mothers-murder/, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/twisted-twins-jasmiyah-tasmiyah-whitehead-confess-to-killing-mother/85-c17170fe-6e96-4262-a356-7cacdbd865de, https://medium.com/dark-aberrations/the-murder-of-nikki-whitehead-6a1310b11c01, https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-twin-daughters-who-studied-and-murdered-together-d87703c9d15, https://forensictales.com/whitehead-twins/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Tammi 20239min

January 12th: Tyree Smith Makes Incriminating Statement (2011)  When someone makes a shocking confession, it’s hard to take them at their word. On January 12th 2011 a man made an incriminating, and gruesome, statement on Facebook that would, in hindsight, open up a window into what, exactly, he was capable of.  https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/smith-tyree-lincoln.htm, https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/A-portrait-of-Tyree-Smith-man-accused-of-3361634.php, https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Cannibal-committed-for-60-years-4799551.php, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyree-smith-update-fla-man-committed-to-60-years-in-psychiatric-ward-in-conn-murder-cannibalism-case/, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cannibal-victim-family-court-article-1.1450958, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tyree-smith-axe-murder-cannibal-connecticut_n_1232067, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352925/Tyree-Lincoln-Smith-Cannibalism-trial-set-begin-man-hacked-homeless-man-death-eating-eye-brain-ate-homeless-man.html, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2416772/Cannibal-hacked-homeless-person-death-ate-eye-brain-APOLOGIZES-hes-committed-60-years-psychiatric-hospital.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Tammi 202310min

Morning Cup of Murder Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Morning Cup of Murder Season 1: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-1 Morning Cup of Murder Season 2: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-2 Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Tammi 20232min

January 11th: John Sheedy Attacked(1891) Sometimes a murder can symbolize something far bigger then anyone could anticipate. On January 11th 1891 a man was attacked in a crime that, in its aftermath, threatened to dismantle Lincoln, Nebraska’s high society.  https://history.nebraska.gov/blog/great-sheedy-murder-trial-1891, https://history.nebraska.gov/tags/john-sheedy, http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/07/great-sheedy-murder-case.html, https://www.cram.com/essay/The-Great-Sheedy-Murder-Trial-Analysis/PJQ4DMA7QG, https://journalstar.com/no-8-john-sheedy/article_fcbcd054-79a1-5e66-a5af-bf99a964e050.html, https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/25025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Tammi 202312min

January 10th: Spider Sabich Born (1945) Fame and fortune don’t always secure you a happy life. On January 10th 1945 one of the most famous skiers to ever hit the slopes was born and, despite his great success, was in an unhappy relationship that, depending on who you believe, may have cost him his life.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Sabich, https://snowbrains.com/murder-glory-money-fame-scandal-the-spider-sabich-story1/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudine_Longet#:~:text=Longet%20was%20arrested%20and%20charged,showing%20her%20how%20it%20worked., https://allthatsinteresting.com/claudine-longet, https://tahoequarterly.com/people/the-incandescent-life-and-untimely-death-of-spider-sabich, https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/claudine-longet-aspens-femme-fatale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Tammi 202315min

January 9th: Kevin Brown Questioned About Torrey Beach Murders(2014) DNA can’t always solve a case. On January 9th 2014 a man was questioned in regards to a crime that he was connected to via DNA. A connection that may, or may not, have been the slam dunk investigators thought it was.  https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/timeline-the-haunting-torrey-pines-beach-murders-of-barbara-nantais-and-claire-hough/, https://kfgo.com/2020/03/09/tales-of-true-crime-episode-17-dna-gone-wrong-and-the-suicide-of-kevin-brown/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dna-results-stun-in-california-beach-cold-case/, https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/crime/barbaranantaisdna/509-87060444-d5c9-4376-a674-60bd7279b71d, https://darkideas.net/true-crime-articles/other-true-crime-mysteries/the-murders-at-torrey-pines-beach/, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/02/05/brown-sandiego-murder/, https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2017/09/13/teens-1978-mutilation-murder-in-torrey-pines-remains-unsolved/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Tammi 202318min

January 8th: Charles Jackson Jr. Arrested (1982) DNA, time and time again, connects dangerous men with the cold cases they thought they got away with. On January 8th 1982 a man was arrested for the murder of one woman. A victim who, though dealt a devastating blow to her life, was far from her killer’s one and only victim.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Jackson_(serial_killer), https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/JACKSON_Charles_Jr., https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/07/16/1970s-serial-killers-sowed-fear-in-contra-costa/, https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/DNA-ties-inmate-to-18-year-old-murders-3083431.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Tammi 20238min