Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

February 28th: Sandra Bridewell Sentenced (2008) Money, I think we can all agree, can make some people do crazy things. On February 28th 2008 a woman later called a Black Widow would receive her sentence after leaving behind a string of victims and raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars.  https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bridewell-sandra.htm, https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/black-widow-pleads-guilty-6406079, https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/return-of-the-black-widow-6398345, https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1987/may/the-black-widow/4/, https://www.sunsigns.org/famousbirthdays/d/profile/sandra-bridewell/, https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2018/01/back-story-dallas-black-widow-sandra-powers-rehrig-identity-theft/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Feb 202316min

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup   February 27th: M. Jaishankar Dies (2018) There is a collective sigh of relief when a dangerous killer is caught and sent to jail. But, what happens when that person escapes? On February 27th 2018 a man died while behind bars after 2 successful escapes that allowed for more victims.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Jaishankar, https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jaishankar.htm, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/salem/30-rapes-15-murders-2-escapes-psycho-shankar-terror-reign-ends/articleshow/63104820.cms, https://www.thesocians.com/post/m-jaishankar-serial-rapist-and-killer-who-picked-up-women-from-road-and-raped-till-her-death, https://indianexpress.com/article/india/a-life-in-crime-rapist-killer-who-terrorised-women-on-highways-m-jaishankar-5083411/, https://irshadgul.com/tamil-nadu-salem-m-jaishankar-who-became-infamous-as-lady-killer/, https://forensicyard.com/the-terror-of-psycho-jaishankar/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Feb 202310min

February 26th: George Joseph Cvek Executed (1942) Cleverness can get someone incredibly far in life. It can also be used for evil. On February 26th 1942 a very clever young man was executed for murdering a newlywed. And, though she was the only one of his victims to lose her life, at least as far as the investigation tells, she was far from his only victim.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Joseph_Cvek, https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cvek-george.htm, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/aspirin-bandit-article-1.290117, https://www.nytimes.com/1941/05/16/archives/cvek-tells-court-he-killed-in-anger-strangled-mrs-pappas-after-she.html, https://www.inquisitr.com/3849931/catherine-pappas-egyptian-beauty-murdered-in-bronx-home-after-cup-of-tea-with-handsome-gentleman-on-a-crime-to-remember/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Feb 202310min

February 25th: Imette St. Guillen Killed (2006) When going out at night, many people take the necessary precautions to make sure they can be as safe as possible. This, however, doesn’t always assure your safety. On February 25th 2006 a young woman lost her life at the hands of a man who, most would assume, was there to make sure she was safe.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Imette_St._Guillen, https://nypost.com/2020/03/16/torn-from-the-headlines-goes-inside-the-grisly-imette-st-guillen-murder/, https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/crime-news/bouncer-darryl-littlejohn-strangled-imette-st-guillen, https://thecinemaholic.com/imette-st-guillen-murder-where-is-darryl-littlejohn-now/, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11623311, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/darryl-littlejohn-life-parole-imette-st-guillen-murder-article-1.407660 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Feb 202318min

February 24th: Tyrone Mitchell Dies (1984) Grieving can come in all shapes and sizes. No two people grieve alike so it’s hard to know what is, and what is not, an appropriate way to act after a loved one is taken away. On February 24th 1984 a man began a rampage that ended with his own life. A man who, many speculate, began a shooting spree while grieving the loss of his family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Mitchell, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/02/25/sniper-firing-at-school-kills-child-injures-13-before-shooting-himself/87145fce-57de-4de2-be12-3454ba4c5616/, https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/25/us/girl-killed-11-shot-at-school-on-coast-suspect-found-dead.html, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31290178/tyrone-mitchell, https://amok.fandom.com/wiki/Tyrone_Mitchell, https://reallifevillains.miraheze.org/wiki/Tyrone_Mitchell, https://debrabuck.medium.com/tragic-story-of-tyrone-mitchell-and-the-49th-street-elementary-school-shooting-6659ba515575 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Feb 20239min

February 23rd: Little Jane Doe in St. Louis Killed (1983) Tales involving a John or Jane Doe always seem to have an added layer of sadness to their case. Something about the fact that they are buried without any identity makes their stories just a little bit harder to stomach. Today’s story is one of those cases. On February 23rd 1983 a Jane Doe in St. Louis was killed and, even to this day, no one knows who she is and who brutally killed her.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Jane_Doe, https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/little-jane-doe-grizzly-1983-st-louis-child-death-remains-unsolved/, https://fox2now.com/news/metro-most-wanted/st-louis-cold-case-investigators-still-have-hopes-of-solving-1983-little-jane-doe-murder/, https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/St._Louis_Jane_Doe_(1983), https://www.trace-evidence.com/little-beth, https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/who-is-little-jane-doe-a-headless-body-a-haunting-cold-case, https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/unidentified-persons/jane-doe-44, https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/st-louis-jane-doe-child-killed-cold-case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Feb 20239min

Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. When a young mother disappears under unexplained circumstances, police always turn suspicious eyes towards the husband. And although there was distrust around Charles Warren, he wasn’t the only suspect when Sheree went missing. She also had a boyfriend, a former cop named Cary Hartmann, who lived a sinister double life. Season three follows two suspects– men who both raised suspicion for investigators. But with two strong persons of interest with competing facts and evidence, it muddied the murder investigation. This season, host Dave Cawley, digs into the lives of these two men, the details of the case and examines the intersections between domestic abuse and sexual violence. The COLD team seeks to answer the question: what really happened to Sheree Warren? Hey Prime Members, you can binge all 10 episodes of COLD: The Search for Sheree ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today: Wondery.fm/MCOC_ColdS3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Feb 202310min

February 22nd: Petr Zelenka Sentenced (2003) Hospitals are a place filled with death. On February 22nd 2003 a man was sentenced after taking advantage of that fact and hoping it covered up his many crimes. He appeared to be successful for quite some time and would, in the end, take the life of at least 7 individuals.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Zelenka_(serial_killer), https://murderpedia.org/male.Z/z/zelenka-petr.htm, https://english.radio.cz/heparin-killer-gets-life-prison-8598847, https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/heparin-killer-blames-madness-retracts-confession/r~i:article:519143/, https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKL2147825120080221 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Feb 20236min