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

January 30th: Gary Hilton Pleaded Guilty (2008) What, exactly, lurks in the woods? On January 30th 2008 a man pleaded guilty to crimes committed in the deep woods of various National Parks. A man who just may have committed more crimes than convicted of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Hilton, https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hilton-gary-michael.htm, https://people.com/crime/gary-hilton-serial-killer-real-life-nightmare-paul-holes/, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dateline-unforgettable-where-gary-hilton-now, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/chilling-words-serial-killer-told-28496775, https://www.mysuncoast.com/2021/08/26/serial-killer-gary-michael-hiltons-death-sentence-upheld/, https://www.the-sun.com/news/6677960/national-forest-serial-killer-gary-hilton-chilling-words/, https://www.foxnews.com/us/convicted-serial-killer-behind-2-beheadings-once-warned-police-victims-head-missing-reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Jan 202412min

January 29th: Priscilla Joyce Ford Dies (2005) A crowded sidewalk in broad daylight isn’t exactly a place where you expect to see a murder. On January 29th 2005 a woman passed away in prison for a crime committed in the middle of the afternoon on the Thanksgiving holiday and took the lives of 6 and injured 24 more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Ford, https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/11/27/thanksgiving-40-years-ago-priscilla-ford-drove-into-reno-crowd-killing-6/6429370002/, https://murderpedia.org/female.F/f/ford-priscilla.htm, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/mentally-ill-woman-dies-after-20-years-on-nevadas-death-row, https://carsonnow.org/story/07/13/2019/nevada-lore-series-murderous-thanksgiving-reno-rampage-priscilla-ford, https://www.newsreview.com/reno/content/the-day-terror-came-downtown/20584/, https://www.deseret.com/2005/11/28/19924540/victims-still-suffer-from-car-rampage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Jan 20249min

January 28th: Linda Cook's Killer Found Guilty (1988) The idea of spending decades behind bars for a crime you did not commit is a terrifying one. On January 28th 1988 a man was found guilty for a crime that he swore he did not commit. One that saw the death of a young woman, a trial that kept some details secret, and a long fight for justice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Linda_Cook, https://www.vice.com/en/article/xwb9dn/hunting-the-beast-of-buckland-the-search-for-linda-cooks-killer, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/21/tracymcveigh.theobserver,  https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/linda-cook/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Jan 202412min

January 27th: Iana Kasian Born (1986) Loving someone shouldn’t cost you your life. On January 27th 1986 a young woman fell in love with the wrong man and unknowingly placed herself in grave danger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Iana_Kasian, https://allthatsinteresting.com/iana-kasian-blake-leibel, https://abc13.com/iana-kasian-blake-leibel-torture-woman-killed-west-hollywood-scalp-missing/2442213/, https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-blake-leibel-convicted-20180620-story.html, , https://morbidology.com/a-hollywood-horror-the-murder-of-iana-kasian/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hollywood-horror-story-producer-blake-leibel-graphic-novel-a-blueprint-for-murder-48-hours/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Jan 202410min

January 26th: Diane Whipple Dies(2001) One must have a reasonable amount of responsibility to own a pet. When that isn’t the case, an animal can become dangerous. On January 26th 2001 a woman lost her life in a case that saw an animal as the killer but their humans as the responsible party.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Diane_Whipple, https://dogbitelaw.com/diane-whipple/the-diane-whipple-case, https://darktales.blog/2021/01/17/the-death-of-diane-whipple/,https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92791&page=1, https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Grisly-mauling-account-Trial-opens-with-2872084.php, https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/WAS-IT-MURDER-A-year-ago-Diane-Whipple-was-2880870.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Jan 202410min

January 25th: Billy Bailey Executed (1996) Not every killer has a motive and it leaves a senseless crime feeling even more so. On January 25th 1996 a man was led to the gallows for a crime that even he didn’t know why he committed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bailey, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/01/26/an-execution-in-the-old-way/0fbf3f86-9ecd-4457-bb37-87ffd74018e6/, https://www.express.co.uk/news/history/1725631/billy-bailey-us-execution-hanging-death-row-spt, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bailey-billy.htm, https://leelofland.com/effects-of-hanging-and-strangulation-bill-bailey-aint-coming-home/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Jan 20246min

January 24th: Anthony McKnight Arrested (1986) You never know what someone might be hiding beneath their friendly exterior. On January 24th 1986 a man who was described favorably was arrested for being a serial rapist. A man who, police believed, was actually the serial killer whom they had been looking for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McKnight, https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/mcknight-anthony.htm, https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10/18/east-bay-serial-killer-rapist-on-death-row-dies-of-unknown-cause/, https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/East-Bay-serial-killer-Anthony-McKnight-dies-on-14545901.php, https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/san-francisco-killer-dies-death-row/103-d28de2d0-fead-4832-b1e5-d311a97d456a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Jan 20248min

January 23rd: Athalia Ponsell Lindsley Dies (1974) Not everyone can love their neighbor. On January 23rd 1974 a woman was brutally killed in what may have been a neighborly dispute. A case that, though there seems to be a clear answer, remains unsolved due to some compromising police work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athalia_Ponsell_Lindsley, https://crimecapsule.com/bad-blood-the-murder-of-athalia-ponsell-lindsley/, https://mysteries-and-theories.fandom.com/wiki/Athalia_Ponsell_Lindsley, https://historiccity.com/2017/staugustine/news/former-mayors-wife-hacked-to-death-61705 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Jan 20249min