Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 9th: Mary Kate Sunderlin Chamizo’s Body Found (1999) Unsolved cases can have some interesting theories associated with the crime. Theories that sometimes connect cases that one might have never thought to connect. On December 9th 1999 a woman was found dead in Illinois and, though her case is unsolved, may somehow be connected to a case we already covered a few months back.  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://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Mary_Kate_Chamizo, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cumqcd/racine_county_jane_doe_was_she_murdered_by_mary/, https://www.ghostwritergrownup.com/unsolved-homicide/mary-kate-sunderlin, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-02-11-0602110211-story.html, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-02-10-0602100234-story.html, https://morbidworldblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/endless-possibilities-no-answers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Des 202210min

MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 8th: Frank Vitkovic Kills (1987) When the perpetrator of a crime dies before being taken into police custody, it becomes impossible to answer the millions of questions that are left in their wake. On December 8th 1987 a man walked into an office building and began a shooting spree that ended only when he fell from an 11th floor window. In his wake he left question upon question that will never be answered much to the dismay of those affected by his crime.  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/Queen_Street_massacre, https://amok.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Vitkovic, https://murderpedia.org/male.V/v/vitkovic-frank.htm, https://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/7-scariest-killers-australia-6492/frank-vitkovic-6506/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Des 202211min

MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 7th: Mark Hofmann Born (1954) Sometimes a killer is known for far more than the murders they committed. On December 7th 1954 a man was born who would create quite the name for himself long before he ever took a life. A man who would end up altering certain pieces of history without anyone knowing.  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/Mark_Hofmann, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a35698693/mark-hofmann-murder-among-the-mormons-netfix-today/, https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/1/22307305/who-is-mark-hofmann-what-did-he-do-forgery-murder-among-mormons-lds-church-netflix-documentary, https://screenrant.com/murder-among-mormons-netflix-mark-hofmann-missing-information/, https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a35650287/mark-hofmann-murder-among-the-mormons-netflix/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Des 202217min

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup  MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 6th: Los Feliz Murder Mansion Murder Takes Place (1959) Some stories don’t end when the lives of the victims do. On December 6th 1959 tragedy struck a family in the Los Feliz neighborhood and, in the aftermath, came a story, a haunting, that has continued on for decades.  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://www.atlasobscura.com/places/los-feliz-murder-mansion, https://la.curbed.com/2015/9/21/9920706/los-feliz-murder-house, https://historythings.com/haunting-story-los-feliz-murder-mansion/, https://the-line-up.com/los-feliz-murder-house, https://strangeremains.com/2019/12/26/the-sinister-story-of-las-murder-mansion/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Des 202211min

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup  MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 5th: Deanna Butterfield Killed (1987) Unfortunately, sometimes it takes one case to be able to finally solve another. On December 5th 1987 a young woman was brutally murdered in a case that went cold for a number of years. It wasn’t until another woman fell victim to the same man that webs were spun and the killer was finally identified and brought to justice.  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://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/09/04/you-disgust-me-victims-family-faces-killer-before-he-gets-life-without-parole/, http://themurdersquad.com/episodes/william-wild-bill-huff/, https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/San-Pablo-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-gruesome-13206530.php, https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-east-bay-cold-case-murders, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/man-sentenced-dna-cold-case-murders-bay-area, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/man-sentenced-dna-cold-case-murders-bay-area   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Des 20228min

MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 4th: Pillow Pyro Arrested (1991) Sometimes, the perpetrator of a crime is the person you least expect. On December 4th 1991 an arsonist was arrested and taken into custody for a devastating number of California fires. A man who was, by all accounts, the last person many would have suspected of such a heinous crime.  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/John_Leonard_Orr, https://murderpedia.org/male.O/o/orr-john-leonard.htm, https://thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/john-leonard-orr/, https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/john-leonard-orr/m0d7dkf?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Des 202211min

MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ 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

3 Des 20224min

MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/  Our New Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ December 3rd: Maria Ridulph Disappeared (1957) Some historic cases don’t always pan out the way people anticipate. On December 3rd 1957 a young girl was abducted from her neighborhood by a man whose identity was a complete mystery. A case that, decades later, became the nation’s oldest cold case to be brought to trial but, in the end, had a much different outcome than many were expecting.  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/Murder_of_Maria_Ridulph, https://www.chronline.com/stories/seattle-pays-300000-to-settle-lawsuit-filed-by-man-wrongly-convicted-of-1957-murder-of-illinois,2370, https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/12/us/ridulph-mccullough-innocence-ruling, https://www.prisonerresource.com/prisoner-released/jack-daniel-mccullough-released/, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/crime/illinois-police-eye-possible-new-suspect-in-1957-child-murder/526-afc609df-9ca0-4e7a-8666-5951d3b6d2d9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Des 202219min