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Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com An affair can be a dangerous thing. There is always the chance that you will be caught and your marriage, career and life, would blow up along with it. On September 27th 1997 a man would go to drastic measures to conceal an affair that no one knew anything about. Peter Contos Kills (1997) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Sep 20196min

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com We now live in a world of Lyft and Uber where we rely on drivers, who are vetted by a company, to take us safely to our destinations. Those in past generations, weren’t so lucky and had to rely on complete strangers to get rides. On September 26th 1995 a 43 year old mother of 2 would accept a ride from a stranger she met in a bar and was never seen again. Alive that is. Jerry Ray Davidson Kills Virginia Jackson(1995) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Information for this podcast collected from: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/dickson/2015/09/28/daughter-mothers-killer-needs-die/72981868/ https://www.google.com/url?q=http://caselaw.findlaw.com&sa=D&ust=1569301706091000&usg=AFQjCNHl0lt_8dvw3Hg8NBruE6vEPKzSwA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Sep 20198min

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com So many times we hear stories that include a sanity plea. It’s an important piece of law but can often be abused. On September 25th 1982 a spree shooting took place in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. The man who committed these crimes had a past that would beg the question: was he truly not in control of his actions or was he hiding behind a sanity plea?Wilkes-Barre Shootings (1982) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Sep 20197min

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com There are very few murdered who hold the moniker of “Freeway Killer”. On September 24th 1939 one of these men, who would later claim the lives of 28+ victims, was born. Patrick Kearney Born (1939) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Sep 20197min

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com Sometimes, the facts of the case and who was found guilty, don’t add up. Small inconsistencies or coincidences will give you pause and wonder “did they really catch the guy or was there something missing?”. On September 23rd 1998 a man was executed for a robbery gone wrong murder. And, while he may have been the man who committed the crime, there are some coincidences that will make you go “huh”. David Allen Costillo Executed (1998) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Sep 20196min

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com As we have come to learn, many of the men and women in these stories suffer from various mental illnesses. What if they got the proper help early in life? Would that change things? Would it stop them from becoming serial and spree killers? On September 22nd 1980 a man took his first victim. A man who, 14 days before his spree killing began, attempted and failed to get help for his paranoid schizophrenia. Joseph Christopher’s First Kill (1980) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Sep 20197min

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com Imagine walking into the home of your employer and finding that, not only has he been murdered, but so has the two family members living with him? That’s exactly what happened to day nurse, Mary Drake on the morning of September 21st 1983. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Sep 20197min

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com Hearing a murderer’s victim count can be staggering sometimes. There are some killers who are well into the double digits. On September 20th 1971 a man took his first of, what police think, 67 victims. Randy Kraft’s First Victim Last Seen Alive (1971) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Sep 201910min