141: The Murderer and The Hidden Money - September 21 2019 - Today in True Crime

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup       Morning Cup of Murder Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ January 16th: Suspect in Richmond Hill Explosion Pleads Guilty (2015) Selfishness can sometimes turn dangerous. On January 16th 2015 a suspect pleaded guilty in a crime of selfishness that caused the death of 2, the injury of 7, and massive amounts of destruction.  Morning Cup of Murder Season 1: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-1 Morning Cup of Murder Season 2: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-2 Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill_explosion, https://www.wrtv.com/longform/the-night-the-sky-caught-fire-the-untold-stories-of-the-richmond-hill-explosion, https://www.wrtv.com/longform/the-4-million-arson-plot-how-greed-sparked-the-richmond-hill-explosion, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/11/10/richmond-hill-explosion-7-keys-solving-case/846607001/, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/01/30/mark-leonard-richmond-hill-mastermind-found-dead-prison/1079809001/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Jan 202314min

Morning Cup of Murder Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ January 15th: Miyuki Ishikawa Arrested (1948) Sometimes, when speaking with a killer or hearing their story, they make it seem as though they had the best of intentions when taking a life. This is one of those cases. On January 15th 1948 a woman was arrested for the murder of more than 100 infants. Murders that, she claimed, she committed with the best intentions in mind.  Morning Cup of Murder Season 1: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-1 Morning Cup of Murder Season 2: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-2 Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyuki_Ishikawa, https://allthatsinteresting.com/miyuki-ishikawa, https://murderpedia.org/female.I/i/ishikawa-miyuki.htm, http://www.absolutecrime.com/miyuki-ishikawa.html#.Yl7zFxPMLAM, https://culturacolectiva.com/history/miyuki-ishikawa-serial-killer-midwife/, https://historyofyesterday.com/why-miyuki-murdered-a-hundred-infants-8ed5297d75eb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Jan 20238min

January 14th: Power Ranger Murderer Arrested (2016) For those familiar with Hollywood and the tabloids, you may have seen, more times than can be counted, how former child stars fall from grace in one way or another. On January 14th 2016 a young man was arrested for murder and made headlines, not just because of his crime, but for his former acting credentials which included the role as the beloved red Power Ranger.  https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/dead-by-the-sword-of-the-former-red-power-ranger-2, https://time.com/4719955/ricardo-medina-jr-sentenced-stabbing-power-rangers/#:~:text=A%20former%20actor%20who%20played,voluntary%20manslaughter%20of%20Joshua%20Sutter., https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/power-rangers-star-ricardo-medina-jr-admits-killing-roommate-sword-n735031, https://deadline.com/2017/03/power-rangers-murder-ricardo-medina-killed-roommate-prison-sentence-1202056298/, https://people.com/crime/former-power-ranger-actor-convicted-of-triple-murder/, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7804183/The-secrets-Power-Rangers-actors-led-disturbing-criminal-life-murder-abuse.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Medina_Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Jan 202312min

Morning Cup of Murder Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ January 13th: Nikki Whitehead Dies (2010) Fights between parent and child are not all that uncommon. Those fights ending in murder, however, is a whole other story. On January 13th 2010 a young mother was brutally killed in a crime that, when the investigation came to a close, saw two very young offenders being arrested.  Morning Cup of Murder Season 1: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-1 Morning Cup of Murder Season 2: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-2 Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Nikki_Whitehead, https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/whitehead-sisters.htm, https://www.covnews.com/rockdale-archives/bond-denied-for-one-of-the-twins-charged-with-mothers-murder/, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/twisted-twins-jasmiyah-tasmiyah-whitehead-confess-to-killing-mother/85-c17170fe-6e96-4262-a356-7cacdbd865de, https://medium.com/dark-aberrations/the-murder-of-nikki-whitehead-6a1310b11c01, https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-twin-daughters-who-studied-and-murdered-together-d87703c9d15, https://forensictales.com/whitehead-twins/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Jan 20239min

January 12th: Tyree Smith Makes Incriminating Statement (2011)  When someone makes a shocking confession, it’s hard to take them at their word. On January 12th 2011 a man made an incriminating, and gruesome, statement on Facebook that would, in hindsight, open up a window into what, exactly, he was capable of.  https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/smith-tyree-lincoln.htm, https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/A-portrait-of-Tyree-Smith-man-accused-of-3361634.php, https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Cannibal-committed-for-60-years-4799551.php, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyree-smith-update-fla-man-committed-to-60-years-in-psychiatric-ward-in-conn-murder-cannibalism-case/, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cannibal-victim-family-court-article-1.1450958, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tyree-smith-axe-murder-cannibal-connecticut_n_1232067, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352925/Tyree-Lincoln-Smith-Cannibalism-trial-set-begin-man-hacked-homeless-man-death-eating-eye-brain-ate-homeless-man.html, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2416772/Cannibal-hacked-homeless-person-death-ate-eye-brain-APOLOGIZES-hes-committed-60-years-psychiatric-hospital.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Jan 202310min

Morning Cup of Murder Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Morning Cup of Murder Season 1: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-1 Morning Cup of Murder Season 2: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-2 Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Jan 20232min

January 11th: John Sheedy Attacked(1891) Sometimes a murder can symbolize something far bigger then anyone could anticipate. On January 11th 1891 a man was attacked in a crime that, in its aftermath, threatened to dismantle Lincoln, Nebraska’s high society.  https://history.nebraska.gov/blog/great-sheedy-murder-trial-1891, https://history.nebraska.gov/tags/john-sheedy, http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/07/great-sheedy-murder-case.html, https://www.cram.com/essay/The-Great-Sheedy-Murder-Trial-Analysis/PJQ4DMA7QG, https://journalstar.com/no-8-john-sheedy/article_fcbcd054-79a1-5e66-a5af-bf99a964e050.html, https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/25025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Jan 202312min

January 10th: Spider Sabich Born (1945) Fame and fortune don’t always secure you a happy life. On January 10th 1945 one of the most famous skiers to ever hit the slopes was born and, despite his great success, was in an unhappy relationship that, depending on who you believe, may have cost him his life.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Sabich, https://snowbrains.com/murder-glory-money-fame-scandal-the-spider-sabich-story1/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudine_Longet#:~:text=Longet%20was%20arrested%20and%20charged,showing%20her%20how%20it%20worked., https://allthatsinteresting.com/claudine-longet, https://tahoequarterly.com/people/the-incandescent-life-and-untimely-death-of-spider-sabich, https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/claudine-longet-aspens-femme-fatale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Jan 202315min