212. Unsolved in Massachusetts: Deanna Cremin

Crime may not pay but it sure does provide an entertaining way for a singer to tell a unique story. The murder ballad has been around for as long as singing and murder itself. The murder ballad, a sub-genre from the ballad, is a song that tells a narrative about a crime often including the 'why’ as well as the fallout. Join Cam and Jen as we attempt (badly) to sing (please have ear plugs ready) and discuss some tunes you may have never known were based on a twisted true tale. New listener discretion by the wonderfully fabulous OctoberpodVHS    Do yourself a favor and check him out!Promos for our friends Bad At Love PodcastandPeople Are Wild Podcast   Links for the songs so you can hear them they way they were supposed to sound. Love gone wrong between Frankie Baker and Allen Britt:"Frankie and Johnny" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNq532Cyhu0This song has been covered by many greats such as the above Jimmie Rogers. Also check out   Johnny Cash's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msLG5uEOkYA Murder committed by 'Stack' Lee Shelton over a hat:"Stack O' Lee" by Mississippi John Hurt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlniDmj10u8 Murder of Georgia Moses:"Georgia Lee" by Tom Waits   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLLsuoNPkl4 Maria Marten Murder:"Murder in the Red Barn" by Tom Waits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v6oLsysgY The Moor Murders-Ian Brady and Myra Hindley:"Suffer Little Children" by The Smiths  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZpmVgpRh9A Grover Cleveland Elementary Shooting by Brenda Spencer:"I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yteMugRAc0 Gary Ridgeway 'Greenriver Killer':"Deep Red Balls" by Neko Case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScT9eo5cljk Abduction of a 14 year old girl by Gerald Friend:"Polly" by Nirvana  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvViGntr2tA Jennifer Levin/ murdered by the Preppy Killer Robert Chambers:"Jenny" by The Killers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jCJTZaR34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Nov 201843min

In 1985, seventeen-year-old Sharon Faye Smith ("Shari") was abducted from the driveway of her Lexington County, South Carolina home. Quickly, authorities gathered.  A manhunt and search was launched as they desperately looked for this beautiful young girl. A phone call to her distraught family was about to change everything. Could the police locate the psychopath before it was too late or would he strike again? Promos from our friendsGo PostalandEveryone Has a Story  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/10/04/Man-who-killed-two-executed/1199844401600/Forensic Files: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYu-rM0HfLUShuler, Rita Y. (2007). Murder in the Midlands: Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror That Shook South Carolina. The History Press. ISBN 1-59629-250-4.https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/sick-notes-victims-kin-evil-electrician-zapped-article-1.2012209https://crimeola.com/larry-gene-bell-murdered-shari-smith-and-debra-may-helmick/https://www.inquisitr.com/3852749/shari-smith-larry-gene-bell-twisted-serial-killer-abducted-teen-at-mailbox-then-killed-her-on-ids-i-witness/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185320554/debra-may-helmickhttps://documentaryaddict.com/films/serial-killer-larry-gene-bellhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gene_Bell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Nov 201845min

Part 2 In 1970, after a day of heavy drinking, Dale went on a rampage and murdered 8 people. Not much has been published about Dale's killing spree, so we set out to find all the details.Join us as we talk about Dale and his decent into madness. Or was he really insane?Warning: These episodes deal with graphic violence and details not meant for kids to hear. Or for anyone to hear really. Please be aware that it may contain triggers and cause nightmares. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Nov 201856min

In 1970, after a day of heavy drinking, Dale went on a rampage and murdered 8 people. Not much has been published about Dale's killing spree, so we set out to find all the details.Join us as we talk about Dale and his decent into madness. Or was he really insane?Warning: These episodes deal with graphic violence and details not meant for kids to hear. Or for anyone to hear really. Please be aware that it may contain triggers and cause nightmares.Promos this week are from our friends:We Too andMoms And MurderLinksThe Limits of Sanity By Larry Still: Book is out of PrintWiki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Nov 201846min

Happy Halloween 2018!Since it's our favorite time of the year, we decided to do something more ghostly that murdery. Join us as we tell a few personal unexplained happenings. Then Jen tells us about her favorite haunted house close to St Louis. We bet you've never heard of this place!This week we have promos from our friends:It's Haunted...Now What http://hauntedpod.comFlorida Men https://floridamenpodcast.comExtra special shout out to Cam. She spent HOURS putting this baby together! Thanks, buddy!LinkHaunted Odyssey by Jim Longo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Nov 20181h 3min

A man searching for cans thinks he sees a mannequin. As the man got closer, he could see it was not a mannequin but the body of a young woman. There were few clues but sadly it wouldn’t be long before this California killer would again come calling. And again. And again and many more times. This is the story of a man who lived a seemingly normal life right alongside the officers who were desperately looking for a madman. Little did they realize he was right in front of them. Please join us as we discuss the ‘Riverside Killer’ also known as the ‘Lake Elsinore Killer’ William Suff. "19th Victim Is Linked to a Killer," New York Times, December 26, 1991.https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9502E0D71F39F93AA15753C1A963958260.htmlReal Detective: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6057504/https://www.pe.com/2014/04/28/riverside-county-death-penalty-upheld-for-serial-killer-william-suff/"Man Charged in Prostitute Slayings in California," New York Times, January 15, 1992.https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/us/jury-asks-for-death-penalty-for-convicted-killer-of-12-women.html"Suspect in 19 Killings Indicted in California," New York Times, July 29, 1992."Man Is Indicted in 14 Killings in California," New York Times, July 30, 1992."Homicidal Mania: The Fifteen Most Horrific Murder Cases Ever to Shock America" by Bill Kelly at CyberSleuths.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/brian-alan-with-william-suff-lane/cat-and-mouse-mind-games-with-a-serial-killer/"Californian Is Guilty in Killing of 12 Prostitutes," New York Times, July 20, 1995."Jury Asks for Death Penalty for Convicted Killer of 12 Women," New York Times, August 20, 1995."Killer of Prostitutes Gets Death Sentence," New York Times, October 29, 1995. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Okt 201840min

It started in July of 1967.  Young women in a small college town started to go missing.  They would later be found dead. Their bodies mutilated.  It would be two years before the killer would be found. No one suspected the cute, clean cut college kid.Looks can be deadly.Don't forget to stay for the out takes!Music by Nico https://wetalkofdreams.com/Promos from our friends:OctoberpodVHS  https://tinyurl.com/y8d8mervBrewcrime  https://brewcrime.com/http://www.annarbor.com/news/the-michigan-murders-is-one-of-those-rare-books-you-re-read-because-the-suspense-remains/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_murdersA Crime to RememberA New Kind of Monster, December 10, 2013 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19690418&id=5UIvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H0gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5077,1050722&hl=enKeyes, Edward (1976). The Michigan Murders. U.S.A.: Reader's Digest Press. ISBN 978-0-472-03446-8.https://aadl.org/node/89932https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/539/597/244231/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19690328&id=A5NPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q1IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7183,101354&hl=enhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19690629&id=q180AAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7380,5848198&hl=enhttp://www.annarbor.com/news/the-michigan-murders-is-one-of-those-rare-books-you-re-read-because-the-suspense-remains/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Okt 201852min

Imagine losing your entire family to murder and the police blame you for the heinous crime. You are then locked up for life in prison.Poisoned Truth is the story about lies, hidden depositions and lost documents.  It's a story about a flawed system. One that failed a family and community.PromosKillafornia Dreaming--Killaforniadreaming.comMythical Podcast-- linktr.ee/mythicalpodcast And of course our awesome music was composed by Nico at We Talk of Dreams-- wetalkofdreams.comhttps://www.freedommag.org/magazine/201702-the-data-demon/investigation/poisoned-justice.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joseph_Richardsonhttps://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/orange-picker-wrongfully-convicted-of-murder-is-subject-of-fliff-documentary-7340585https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/finally-fla-law-signed-to-pay-man-wrongfully-held-/ngPkZ/"Delayed Justice". The Miami Herald. December 13, 1988.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19890426&id=xkpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3494,8744691https://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/film-tv/article/21022310/watch-this-free-film-about-a-black-arcadia-man-wrongfully-imprisoned-for-21-years-for-killing-his-seven-childrenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130601183243/http://www.victimsofthestate.org/FL/Richardson.htmlhttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1988-10-09-0070310020-story.html  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Okt 201839min