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An anonymous phone call comes into the police in October 2002. On the other end of the line is a man who states he’s been hearing rumors and the rumors were so strong, he felt he needed to call the police. The man said he had heard that a body had been dumped near Half Moon Bay. Police arrive on the scene and aren’t sure what they have found but they know it is suspicious. They work to secure the scene and call for backup. Detectives arrive and work the scene. As they move the rocks, they now know that the 911 call was not just a tip but was responsible for leading investigators to a body. Join Jen and Cam from Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘A Girl like Gwen: Gwen Araujo.’ Our listener discretion is by the oh-so-talented Edward October @octoberpodVHS. All our original music is by the merrymaking Nico @wetalkofdreams. Nico is also our executive producer. Sources:https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/14/the-murder-of-gwen-araujo/https://medium.com/the-crime-center/the-brutal-murder-of-gwen-araujo-fce7d95b6560https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787484/https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2016/10/14/gwen-araujo-murder-14-years-later-transgender-teens-killers-face-parole/https://www.queersiliconvalley.org/the-panic-defense/https://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/339https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/us/two-guilty-of-murder-in-death-of-a-transgender-teenager.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19332053/gwen-amber_rose-araujohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gwen_Araujohttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19332053/gwen-amber_rose-araujohttps://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Gwen_Araujohttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/One-year-since-transgender-teen-s-death-Gwen-2584451.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Kesä 202144min

Please note: this episode was previously released as a Patreon episode. Patreon episodes are not heavily edited and are done in a conversational tone, meaning there is more banter in this episode. If this would offend you, please skip this episode and listen to another of our episodes. Thank you!***Warning*** this episode mentions child abuse. Underwood Minnesota is as small-town America as it gets. With a population of around 300 people, it’s a rural farmland town, kinda a one-stoplight kind of town. May 20 in Minnesota started out as just like another spring day. The kids were getting excited as school was about to be out for summer break. The weather was great and that summer feeling was coming on strong. One of the residents living a calm life was a 13-year-old named Sarah Ann Rairdon. Remember what was important at 13? Friends, clothes, and oh, and puppy love. Sarah was a great, reliable daughter so when she didn’t return home when she was supposed to, no one was immediately panicked. When minutes turn to hours, it becomes obvious something is wrong but who would harm sweet Sarah? The truth was under their noses and more brutal than anyone could imagine. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss ‘The Slaying of Sweet Sarah: Sarah Rairdon’ on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast. Listener Discretion is by the awesome Edward from @octoberpodVHS.Our music by Nico from @wetalkofdreams.Sources:https://www.twincities.com/2015/08/08/30-years-ago-girls-murder-shocked-small-northwest-minnesota-town/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/19/us/father-s-arrest-deepens-a-small-town-mystery.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/cc3cb57b23e5efca38242aa219c13740https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/491676-underwood-girl-disappeared-25-years-ago-todayhttps://taramallick.medium.com/sarah-rairdon-a-minnesota-murder-dfe0509940eahttps://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1996/c8952552.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61062440/sarah-ann-rairdonhttps://www.inforum.com/news/626026-30-years-ago-fathers-evil-act-shocked-small-Otter-Tail-County-townhttps://www.twincities.com/2017/12/11/story-of-minnesota-girls-killing-by-molester-dad-featured-on-discovery-show/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Kesä 202145min

Mark Tim Todd was raised in Herculaneum and it was right away that everyone knew Tim was going to be a standout in athletics. His dedication and his physique helped him become a stellar athlete. At 6’7 and 230 pounds, it was no shock that he would be so successful in all sports, voted most talented his senior year as well as most handsome. Every boy wanted to be him and every girl wanted to be with him. When Tim goes to work for a prominent police chief, it seems like the whole world is in his hands but all is not what it seems. When the fairy tale story ends, a person is left dead on the garage floor.Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “The Chief, the Gym Rat and the Hitman’ on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast.Listener discretion is by the amazing @octoberpodVHS.All our music is by @wetalkofdreams -we loved Nico so much we made him our executive producer. Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25928684/ex-chief-pagano-mentor-for-the-man-he/https://law.justia.com/cases/missouri/court-of-appeals/1994/17970-1.htmlhttps://subslikescript.com/series/Killer_Bods-11208504/season-1/episode-3https://ccofgr.com/uranium-metal-lmi/da3191-festus-missouri-murders-paganohttps://www.teamglobal.in/wp-content/cache/vanilla-extract-qij/festus-missouri-murders-pagano-58ce94https://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/prosecutor-recounts-bizarre-cases-in-scoundrels-to-the-hoosegow/article_42d7f078-ea9f-54b3-a705-62f6260421f9.htmlhttps://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/william-pagano-walks-past-photographers/image_879e5da1-9dc7-5eba-af43-c3acb215d467.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37702221/william-n_-pagano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Kesä 202144min

The aroma of hot dogs, churros, and fried twinkies waft over the fairgrounds. The bright lights, some flashing, some remaining solid with brilliant color, are dazzling to the fairgoer. The sounds of children laughing, carnival workers barking at the crowds to come play a game, bells dinging, the echo of rides spinning and rolling is what draws the people of Barton County to the annual fair. Sonny and Pauline Carpenter had spent their retirement selling handmade jewelry and handbags at fairs across the country. They planned to make the Barton County fair their last before hanging up their vendor life.Little did they know a "hit" had been ordered on their lives.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss the crazy story of The Carnival Mafia: The Murders of Sonny and Pauline Carpenter.Promo by our bestest friend OctoberpodVHS, Please check out his YouTube channel. He's amazing. https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoHe's the fantastic voice of our listener discretionThe Producer that makes us sound professional with all the editing, sound, and theme music is done by Nico Vetesse of We Talk of Dreams.https://wetalkofdreams.com/Source:https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article222942590.htmlhttps://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/dec/11/5-people-held-in-state-face-charges-in--1/https://www.wibw.com/2020/07/11/florida-man-faces-life-in-prison-for-two-wichita-murders/https://www.gbtribune.com/news/local-news/preliminary-hearing-held-suspect-double-homicide/https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Bodies-of-Wichita-couple-found-in-shallow-grave-in-Arkansas-488543821.htmlhhttps://nypost.com/2018/07/19/carnival-workers-arrested-in-deaths-of-fair-vendors/ttps://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article247179789.htmlhttps://www.kwtx.com/2020/11/16/texas-man-sentenced-for-death-of-2-carnival-vendors/https://www.ksn.com/news/local/woman-makes-court-appearance-in-a-wichita-couples-murder/https://www.kake.com/story/42910062/man-gets-life-in-prison-for-deaths-of-wichita-couple-at-kansas-county-fairhttps://www.4029tv.com/article/woman-pleads-guilty-in-carnival-mafia-murder-case/27483173https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Preliminary-hearing-held-for-accused-leader-in-carnival-mafia-murders-of-Wichita-couple-566287041.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Touko 202132min

Today we are going to a city outside of Los Angeles called Bradbury. It is a gated community of the elite where everyone has a mansion and several cars. With a small population and so close to a large city, it is a peaceful paradise for those that can afford it. The serenity was shattered when a killer came calling early one morning in 1988 leaving two people dead and a community that would have to wait over 19 years for justice. Join Jen and Cam on this episode, ‘Beyond the Checkered Flag: Mickey and Trudy Thompson’ of Our True Crime Podcast.Listener discretion is by the renowned Edward OctoberpodVHS @octoberpodVHS.Our executive producer, who also does our music, is by Nico @wetalkofdreams.Sources: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-conviction-upheld-mickey-thompson-20150126-story.htmlhttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15150445/a-strange-turn-in-the-mickey-thompson-murders-case-car-news/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thompson-murder/man-guilty-of-killing-mickey-thompson-idUSN0419959320070104#:~:text=Michael%20Goodwin%2C%20who%20had%20long,without%20the%20possibility%20of%20parole.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN7duRaJEFkhttps://www.ocregister.com/2012/02/15/mickey-thompsons-killer-plugging-away/https://www.ocregister.com/2012/02/15/mickey-thompsons-killer-plugging-away/https://us.motorsport.com/bike/news/arrest-made-in-mickey-and-trudy-thompson-murders/1944999/https://www.bikewriter.com/the-daily/2019/12/22/oae5g5acjhxbupwlt9qi3186xr9caehttps://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=2650942&seriesId=99https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/speed-king-mickey-thompson-killers-large-20-years-article-1.338885https://motocrossactionmag.com/my-afternoon-with-mike-goodwin-the-father-of-supercross-a-convicted-killer/https://www.mickeythompsontires.com/wheelshttps://www.ocregister.com/2015/01/26/conviction-is-upheld-in-murder-for-hire-of-racing-legend-mickey-thompson-and-his-wife/https://mynewsla.com/crime/2021/03/03/latest-appeal-denied-for-man-convicted-in-murders-of-mickey-thompson-wife/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Touko 202148min

Since the Columbine school shooting in 1999, many schools and institutions in the United States now hold active shooter drills. Per the NEA National Education Assoc, In the 2017-16 school year, over 4.1 million students had participated in at least 1 drill. Lockdowns and active shooter drills are normal now. School mass shootings only account for .2% of the 36k or so gun deaths in the United States.On October 1st, 2015 Nine students attending the Umpqua (Ump-Kwua) Community College would be included in that statistic and the other students on campus would know the true terror of coming close to death.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss the Massacre At UCCBig thank you to Kiah Gleason for her help with the researchListener Discretion by Edward from Octoberpod VHShttps://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoThe Producer is Nico Vettese https://wetalkofdreams.com/And a huge thank you to Emma from True Crime Witch for writing the episode. You are a lifesaver!https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/oregon-college-shooting/index.html https://www.umpqua.edu/about https://web.archive.org/web/20151016232700/http://www.katu.com/news/local/Reports-Active-shooter-on-the-Umpqua-Community-College-campus--330285921.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/43959201?mag=making-men-online&seq=1 https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-shooting-20151002-story.html https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2017/09/ucc_shooting_investigation_sho.html https://www.oregonlive.com/roseburg-oregon-school-shooting/2016/09/umpqua_community_college_shoot.htmlhttps://www.newsweek.com/45th-mass-shooting-america-2015-378803 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46507514 https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/gun-violence/16-facts-about-gun-violence-and-school-shootings/ https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html https://www.thetrace.org/2019/08/children-teens-gun-deaths-data/ https://www.vox.com/a/mass-shootings-calendar-2015 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/2015-the-year-in-mass-shootings-34983/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xAAERl-VTc&t=338s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Touko 202149min

**Special thanks to APOSTROPHE for sponsoring this episode of OTCP.Today we venture back in time to 1931, Honolulu Hawaii. At this time, the beautiful land was home to native Hawaiians but also immigrants who traveled to Hawaii for its alluring beauty and a shot at a better life. Honolulu was also home to many US Navy Soldiers stationed there. These young men brought their families to this paradise. The serene lifestyle would be turned upside down one summertime evening when a- 20 year old young woman is found on the side of the road. Her name is Thalia Massie, wife to a naval officer named Thomas Massie. She has scratches and bruises all over her face and body and has been beaten up. What unfolds is a severe miscarriage of justice and how privilege and prejudice are stronger than any court of law. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss ‘Island of Injustice: Massie Trial’ on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast.Listener discretion is by Edward OctoberpodVHS. He is a wonderful storyteller-check him out.Our show’s music is courtesy of our executive producer Nico @wetalkofdreams. Sources: https://www.famous-trials.com/massie/308-commentaryhttps://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20120722/News/307229896https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/5239128/massie-case-revisitedhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/island-murder-five-men-accused-assaulting-thalia-massie/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/massie/peopleevents/p_thalia.htmlhttps://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local/post-time-thalia-part-daughter-suicide-mother-unrepentant/baGwioS9z6GJAtjrU3W5CM/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6217390/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0771639/https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/5239128/massie-case-revisitedhttps://www.famous-trials.com/massie/310-rapetimelinehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/hawaii-s-scandalous-thalia-massie-trial-a7921741.htmlhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090749/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stannard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Touko 202150min

What pops in your head when the state of Texas is mentioned? Cattle? Oil? Football? Music? Texas is the 2nd largest state in the United States and Austin, Texas always makes it on the best cities to live in lists.Another list that Texas has made isn't quite as positive. That is Rolling Stones November 2014 list of 5 Worst States for LGBT People.In the 1980s and 90s, queer-bashing was a popular pastime for some Texas high school kids. In just 10 years, 1988 to 1998, at least 28 gay men in Texas had been killed in a hate crime.Today Cam and Jen discuss the deaths of two of these men, John Lloyd Griffin and Tommy Lee Trimble.This episode was written and researched by Jeremy Wayne.Listener discretion by OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6wTheme music and editing by Nico Vettesewetalkofdreams.comSources:https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-5-worst-states-for-lgbt-people-198931/https://books.google.com/books?id=UWMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=gay+bashing+in+texas+since+1988&source=bl&ots=wmGoPGXlWo&sig=ACfU3U35tY34977QkdxEAwRoZxkrPtd4dg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjpqZyLh6DwAhXmMlkFHRFlBfkQ6AEwBnoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=gay%20bashing%20in%20texas%20since%201988&f=falsehttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/1995/02/texas-murder-199502https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/breaking-down-texas-hate-crime-laws/285-2bf9d3c9-6a02-4fa5-873f-084bb360ea91https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1584549/https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1755439/m1/1/https://lgbt-history-archive.tumblr.com/post/153780039737/shame-on-you-judge-bednarski-drove-many-mileshttps://antifadallas.wordpress.com/2019/11/07/throwback-thursday-homophobic-killings-in-1988/http://www.texasobituaryproject.org/051588trimble-griffin.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/17/us/texas-judge-eases-sentence-for-killer-of-2-homosexuals.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/12/17/judges-remarks-on-gays-protested/649e6016-616e-4a72-892e-b9775fafcdd9/https://apnews.com/article/4285a88eca4b1466b31081086ef54c93 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Huhti 202158min