Could This Woman Be Jack The Ripper? - June 21 2024
June 21st: Lizzie Halliday Convicted (1894) Women were not always looked at as serial killers. For quite some time it didn’t seem possible for the “fairer sex” to be so coldblooded. On June 21st 1894 one such woman was convicted in a case that shocked the nation when details were released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Halliday, https://allthatsinteresting.com/lizzie-halliday, https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2014/08/a-short-history-of-serial-killer-lizzie-brown-halliday/, https://hvmag.com/life-style/history/lizzie-brown-halliday-serial-killer/, https://www.casebook.org/ripper_media/book_reviews/non-fiction/cjmorley/76.html, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-news-justice-story-arsonist-lizzie-20181011-story.html, https://www.grunge.com/889514/chilling-details-about-serial-killer-lizzie-halliday-the-worst-woman-on-earth/, https://buriedinstone.com/lizzie-halliday-the-catskill-murders/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Kesä 202410min
A Soldier Scorned - June 20 2024
June 20th: Dean Allen Mellberg Kills (1994) Disappointment is a difficult emotion to process. And, sometimes, it can lead to acts of revenge. On June 20th 1994 a man determined to get revenge upon the people who led to his disappointment began a deadly rampage that saw 22 injured and 4 dead in his wake. https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/mellberg-dean.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Air_Force_Base#1994_shooting, https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/22/us/an-airman-s-revenge-5-minutes-of-terror.html, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-22-mn-7137-story.html, https://apnews.com/article/60e457fded655d6ff932695474e20473, https://www.crimetraveller.org/2017/03/warnings-unheeded-twin-tragedies-book-review/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Fire Devil of Volkhoven - June 19 2024
June 19th: Willi Walter Seifert Born (1921) With the death of the accused we oftentimes lose the chance to hear their motive. On June 19th 1921 a man was born who would take out his long brewing revenge upon a school that had nothing to do with the pitfalls of his life. A man with a motive we will never understand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_school_massacre, https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/seifert-walter.htm, https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/12/archives/maniac-sprays-fire-on-cologne-pupils.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Kesä 202411min
A Devastating Story The Unfolded in France - June 18 2024
June 18th: Typhaine Case Reported Missing (2009) Crimes against children are always a horrific topic to cover. Especially when the culprit is a member of their own family. On June 18th 2009 a young girl was reported missing in France in a case that, very quickly, became something far more devastating than it initially appeared. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhaine_case, https://persiflagefrance.blogspot.com/2009/12/mother-says-typhaine-taton-is-dead.html, https://www.anorak.co.uk/214704/madeleine-mccann/typhaine-taton-is-frances-madeleine-mccann.html, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brutality-lies-and-the-tragedy-of-la-petite-typhaine-1838774.html, https://alchetron.com/Typhaine-case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Kesä 202410min
An Unbearable Grief - June 17 2024
June 17th: Ralph Marler Gragg Born (1917) No mother should have to bury her child. Let alone 8 of them. On June 17th 1917 a man was born who, in seeking revenge, would take the lives of 8 innocent children. https://amok.fandom.com/wiki/Ralph_Gragg, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10220602/ralph-marler-gragg, https://truecrimediva.com/gragg-family-murder/, https://www.facebook.com/TodayInHorrorHistory/photos/a.1433758530278451/3182131708774449/?type=3, https://ruralnchistory.blogspot.com/2016/05/catherine-christine-jimmy-peggy-carolyn.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Kesä 20246min
The Youngest American Put to Death in the 20th Century - June 16 2024
June 16th: George Stinney Executed (Mary Thames and Betty Binnicker)(1944) Racism has been playing a role in crime for longer than we would care to admit. On June 16th 1944 a young boy was put to death for a crime that, depending on what side you land on, was either a gross miscarriage of justice or a biased trial of a guilty individual. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stinney, https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/george-stinney, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/18/the-rush-job-conviction-of-14-year-old-george-stinney-exonerated-70-years-after-execution/, https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/mar/22/george-stinney-execution-verdict-innocent, https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-stinney-jr, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/us/judge-vacates-conviction-in-1944-execution.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Kesä 202415min
Mysterious Polaroids in the Parking Lot - June 15 2024
June 15th: Polaroid Found in Tara Calico Case (1989) Some cases seem unsolved on the surface but, behind closed doors, might implicate someone important to a community. On June 15th 1989 a photograph was found that would make an already tragic case even more complicated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Tara_Calico, https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/tara-leigh-calico, https://allthatsinteresting.com/tara-calico, https://people.com/crime/tara-calico-polaroid-photo-true-story/, https://www.taracalico.com/, https://www.koat.com/article/tara-calico-cold-case-investigation-new-mexico/37641318, https://uncovered.com/cases/tara-calico, https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Mysterious-Polaroid-Picture-The-Disappearance-of-Tara-Calico, https://www.the-sun.com/news/7343021/who-tara-calico-what-happened-to-her/, https://coreysobell.medium.com/what-happened-to-tara-calico-183c77453675 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Kesä 202413min
The Cannibals Hiding in the Appalachian Mountains - June 14 2024
June 14th: Dennis Martin Goes Missing (1969) Hearing story after story, crime after crime, it’s hard not to fear what happens deep in the woods. On June 14th 1969 a young boy joining his family on a camping trip disappeared in a case that, unfortunately, has so little information it’s hard not to worry about what happens when you step off a trail and into the wild. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Dennis_Martin, https://allthatsinteresting.com/dennis-martin, https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-1969-Disappearance-of-Dennis-Martin-An-Enduring-Mystery-of-the-Great-Smoky-Mountains, https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2019/06/06/dennis-martin-missing-smoky-mountains-disappearance/1338089001/,https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2019/06/06/dennis-martin-missing-smoky-mountains-50-years-spence-field-mystery-smokies-search-east-tennessee/1272247001/, https://hellbenderpress.org/item/7-missing-persons-in-the-park Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Kesä 202410min
