139: The most sadistic case of abuse and murder - September 19 2019 - Today in True Crime History

August 27th: William Lembcke Sentenced (2001) Family is a complicated thing. On August 27th 2001 a young man was sentenced for a crime that saw a complicated family and a complicated motive.  https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lembcke-william.htm, https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/comments/2awczd/i_was_childhood_friends_with_someone_that_ended/, https://mycrimelibrary.com/william-lembcke-teen-killer/, https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2001/08-21/0042_colville__defense__teen_who_kille.html, https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010828&slug=family28m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Aug 202311min

August 20th: The Lead Masks Case Bodies Found (1966) What happens when a case has more supernatural leads then “normal” ones? On August 20th 1966 two men were found dead and began what is still considered one of Brazil’s most infamous cold cases.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Masks_Case, https://allthatsinteresting.com/lead-masks-case, https://the-line-up.com/lead-masks-case, https://www.ranker.com/list/case-of-the-lead-mask-deaths/patrick-thornton, https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/lead-masks-case-the-mysterious-death-of-two-ufo-hunters-e5d71d174292 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Aug 202310min

August 25th: Todd Chance’s Body Found (2013) Even perfect marriages can have some cracks. Some of which are far too big to patch up. On August 25th 2013 a body was found in an almond orchard and, when identified, was traced back to, what everyone assumed, was the perfect marriage.  https://www.turnto23.com/news/leslie-chance-trial/leslie-chance-sentenced-50-years-to-life-for-shooting-death-of-husband, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8967787/Former-principal-serving-life-prison-shooting-husband-dead-2013-speaks-out.html, https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/jenea-chance-principal-murders-husband-over-flirty-messages, https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/chance-sentenced-to-50-years-to-life-for-murder-of-husband, https://www.bakersfield.com/news/dateline-episode-to-explore-bakersfield-murder/article_edbef19a-29d3-11eb-8769-1f947ac6fdf5.html, https://www.bakersfield.com/news/prosecutor-describes-detailed-murder-plan-in-closing-arguments-in-leslie-chance-trial/article_83722c7a-3cb3-11ea-98de-47be05144983.html, https://heavy.com/entertainment/leslie-jenea-chance-today/, https://heavy.com/entertainment/todd-chance-leslie-jenea-chance-murder/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Aug 202313min

August 24th: Sofie Johannesdotter Born (1839) Who knows what inspires a person to take a human life. On August 24th 1839 a young woman was born who would, seemingly out of the blue, begin her career as a serial killer.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofie_Johannesdotter, http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2015/02/sofie-johannesdotter-norweigan-serial.html, https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofie_Johannesdotter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Aug 20238min

August 23rd: Caleb Harrison found dead (2013) Custody battles can be extremely messy. They can also, in some cases, be deadly. On August 23rd 2013 a man in the midst of a long and extremely tumultuous custody battle lost his life at the hands of people who didn't think he deserved to have his own children.  *Suggested by Amelia Thornton* https://thepointer.com/article/2020-08-19/part-1-the-harrison-murders-how-did-peel-regional-police-investigators-miss-the-obvious, https://torontolife.com/city/house_of_horrors/, https://projects.thestar.com/harrison-family-murders/, https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/01/11/mississauga-mom-and-her-spouse-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-killing-of-ex-husband.html, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Aug 202320min

August 22nd: Leung Ying Kills (1928) Motive doesn’t always provide us with concrete answers. On August 22nd 1928 a massacre occurred and, when questioning the killer, their ever changing motive did nothing more than create more questions.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leung_Ying, https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/local-features/local-lifestyle-columns/horrific-1928-mass-murder-in-fairfield/, https://crime-notforgotten.tumblr.com/post/131184252618/leung-ying-was-a-drug-addicted-labourer-and-petty, https://www.facebook.com/TodayInHorrorHistory/photos/august-22-1928fairfield-california-leung-ying-alternatively-referred-to-as-loy-y/2375033242817637/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Aug 20237min

August 21st: Amy Fisher Born (1974) The media can completely alter a case without a second thought. On August 21st 1974 a young girl was born who would be thrust into the media spotlight for a crime she committed at the age of just 17. A case that, depending on what news source you consumed, had a few very different schools of thought when it came to who was a victim, who was not, and who should be held responsible for the crime.  https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fisher, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/flashback-amy-fisher-becomes-long-island-lolita-193012/, https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/11/amy-fisher-joey-buttafuoco/,https://www.grunge.com/803798/heres-what-happened-to-amy-fisher/, https://toofab.com/2021/05/05/jessie-buttafuoco-amy-fisher-mary-jo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Aug 202312min

August 19th: Alfred Knapp Executed (1904) Some killers go to death asserting their innocence even with all the evidence in the world against them. Others, like the man executed on August 19th 1904, are more than happy to tell police exactly what atrocities they committed.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Knapp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40498623/alfred-andrew-knapp, https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/KNAPP_Alfred_Andrew, https://crimecapsule.com/meet-three-of-americas-forgotten-early-serial-killers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Aug 202311min