85: A Crime of Passion - July 24 2019 - Morning Cup of Murder

July 9th: Signal Mountain Murders (1988) Anger can make people into monsters. On July 9th 1988 three men disappeared. Men who, it would later be learned, may have lost their lives because they made o...

9 Jul 202514min

July 7th: Roxanne Paltauf Disappears (2006) One chance meeting can change a person’s life forever. And not always for the best. On July 7th 2006 a young woman disappeared from a motel room. A woman w...

7 Jul 202511min

July 8th: Michelle Moore-Bosko Body Found (Norfolk Four) (1997) Wrongful convictions are difficult to prove. On July 8th 1997 a woman’s body was found in a case where there were clear issues from the...

7 Jul 202518min

July 6th: Brittany Tavar Last Seen (2010) Extending kindness can, sometimes, have deadly consequences. On July 6th 2010 a woman was seen for the very last time. A woman who offered someone a great ki...

6 Jul 202512min

July 5th: Last of Michael Malloy's Killers Executed (1935) Some murders are spontaneous. Others are carefully planned out. That doesn't always mean they go according to plan. On July 5th 1935 the las...

5 Jul 202513min

July 4th: Steve McNair Killed (2009) There are some cases where the victim’s name becomes lost in all the chaos. However, in cases like today’s, the victim is someone larger than life who no one coul...

4 Jul 202517min

July 3rd: Patrick Tracy Burris Finishes Spree (2009) Sometimes, a criminal can flip a switch and turn into someone incredibly dangerous. On July 3rd 2009 a man ended his spree of murders. A man who, ...

3 Jul 20258min

July 2nd: Pegye Bechler Born (1959) Not everything is exactly as it seems. On July 2nd 1959 a woman was born who would, on the surface, seem to have everything together. Her disappearance, however, r...

2 Jul 20257min