123: A Welsh Psychopath Killer - September 3 2019 - Today in True Crime

“This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/morningcupand get on your way to being your best self.” November 7th: Sheila Bellush Murdered (1997) Sometimes, the most dangerous thing in the world is a man who feels slighted and angry. On November 7th, 1997 a young mother was killed in an elaborate scheme that led straight back to the one man who was angry enough to take her life but smart enough to have someone else do it.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sheila_Bellush, https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20141122/News/605205769, https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20170509/anderson-heroic-death-of-sheila-bellushs-dad, https://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/04/13/decades-old-sarasota-murder-case-back-court-friday-ends-with-shocking-twist/, https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/ex-millionaire-who-plotted-his-ex-wifes-sarasota-murder-dies-in-prison/2207417/, https://www.wattpad.com/622646337-true-crime-database-sheila-bellush Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Nov 202212min

November 6th: Rebecca Schaeffer Born (1967) The obsession with celebrities is something that has been happening since the dawn of entertainment. While most of these obsessions are relatively harmless, other times they can evolve into something dangerous. On November 6th 1967 a young woman was born who would work hard to climb the ladder of entertainment success only to have her life cut short by a stalker who thought she had lost her innocence and deserved to die for it.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer, https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a27116831/rebecca-schaeffer-murder/, https://www.today.com/news/why-actress-rebecca-schaeffer-s-1989-murder-was-hollywood-s-t157444, https://allthatsinteresting.com/rebecca-schaeffer, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sitcom-actress-murdered-death-prompts-anti-stalking-legislation, https://abcnews.go.com/US/rebecca-schaeffers-star-sister-sam-devastated-murder/story?id=62284160 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Nov 202211min

November 5th: Ripper Crew Arrested (1982) When dangerous men band together it can have deadly consequences. On November 5th 1982 four men, potentially a bit dangerous in their own right, came together to make a deadly crew who stalked the streets of Chicago and, in just over 1 year, took the lives of at least 18 people in a ritual that would both shock and disgust the people of Illinois.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripper_Crew, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-ripper-crew-thomas-kokoraleis-release-20190327-story.html, https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ripper_Crew, https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/12/ripper-crew-victims-thomas-kokoraleis/, https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-ripper-crew-satanic-murderers-thomas-kokoraleis, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/29/ripper-crew-killer-thomas-kokoraleis-paroled-after-37-years-prison/3308889002/, https://windycityghosts.com/the-ripper-crew-of-chicago/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Nov 202212min

November 4th: Roger Dale Stafford Born (1951) Not every spouse is willing to keep secrets. On November 4th 1951 a man was born who would start as a spree killer and move on to serial killer. A man whose spouse would, ultimately, be his downfall and lead to his arrest because she was unwilling to keep his secret and, instead, saved herself from execution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Dale_Stafford, https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s1/stafford-roger-dale.htm, https://law.justia.com/cases/oklahoma/court-of-appeals-criminal/1983/6015-1.html, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133613924/roger-dale-stafford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Nov 202210min

November 3rd: Anthony Jacques Brousard Kills (1981) Some stories, when told, elicit an unforeseen reaction from the community. On November 3rd 1981 a young girl was killed and, in the aftermath of her death were reactions from her classmates that no one could have quite predicted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marcy_Renee_Conrad, https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/the-true-story-of-rivers-edge-f844ae792917, https://www.sfweekly.com/news/yesterdays-crimes-what-really-happened-at-the-rivers-edge/, https://www.lethalamounts.com/magazine-index/2020/12/03/teenage-destruction-murder-and-heavy-metal-in-1987-rivers-edge, https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/05/us/coast-youth-who-boasted-of-killing-girl-is-sentenced.html, https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/14/us/youths-silent-on-murder-victim-leaves-a-california-town-baffled.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Nov 20227min

November 2nd: Jury Convicts Paul Hill (1994) Having a strong belief system is both an important way of life and a way to make sense of the senseless. However, that strong belief system should never justify an act of violence to make your point known. On November 2nd 1994 a jury convicted a man with very strong beliefs about abortion  who took the lives of two men in order to became a martyr for his cause.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jennings_Hill, http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/hill873.htm, https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/abortviolence/stories/hill.htm, https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/04/us/florida-executes-killer-of-an-abortion-provider.html, https://www.fadp.org/paulhill-2/, https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/12/04/paul-hill-tells-of-his-plan-to-murder/ Show less Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Nov 20228min

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1 Nov 20223min

For more than three and a half decades, the disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews was a mystery – a riddle neither authorities nor her family members could solve. The residents of her cloistered Colorado hometown had scoured every inch of prairie. Jonelle’s face had been on milk cartons nationwide. Even the President of the United States had appealed to the public for help. Still, every lead had fizzled. Every person of interest had turned out to be a dead end. Then, in 2019, Jonelle’s remains were unearthed near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. With the discovery came a troubling new question: Had the truth been hiding in plain sight the entire time? Was the man who couldn’t stop obsessing over Jonelle’s disappearance also the person who took her? From Campside Media and Wondery comes season two of SUSPECT. Former CNN reporter Ashley Fantz and executive producers Matthew Shaer and Eric Benson (Suspect, Over My Dead Body) dig into one of the most mind-bending cold cases in modern history, in an attempt to separate fact and fiction, compulsion from guilt, and true-crime fandom from a motive for murder. Hey Prime Members, listen to the Amazon Music exclusive podcast, SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow, in the Amazon Music App. Download the app today. http://www.amazon.com/SUS_us_pfd_AA_11012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Nov 20228min