A Murder At Sea With A Miraculous Survivor - November 12 2025

April 9th: Martha Needle Born (1863) Crimes from a long ago era, while interesting, often feel unfinished by the passing of time and the deaths of those involved in the case. On April 9th 1863 a woman was born who, when she took her last breath, she also took with her a deeper knowledge of her crimes and the motive for her murders.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Needle, https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/needle-martha.htm, https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/martha-needle/, https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/from-the-archives-1894-the-last-days-of-martha-needle-the-richmond-poisoner-20201016-p565sn.html, https://australiasdarkheart.weebly.com/martha-needle.html, https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/mentally-ill-or-clever-and-calculating-the-thrilling-story-of-aussie-woman-who-poisoned-her-entire-family/news-story/929c1a55323b325bd71fefddd4d3251c, https://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/a-diverse-state/felon-families/martha-needle/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Apr 20228min

April 8th: Julia Campbell Last Seen (2007) Some people have a life and a light that shines for the world to see. On April 8th 2007 a woman who accomplished so much in her 40 years and was in the process of accomplishing much more was killed at the hands of an angry man. And, with her last breath, went the light that she shined for all the world to see.  https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/world/asia/01iht-phils.2.5516337.html#:~:text=Juan%20Duntugan%2C%20a%20woodcarver%2C%20admitted,of%20Manila%2C%20on%20April%208., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Campbell_(journalist), https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/06/30/08/update-suspect-julia-campbell-murder-found-guilty-gets-life-sentence, https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/88481/julia-campbell-killing-court-ruling-out-june-30/story/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/autopsy-shows-murder-in-peace-corps-death/, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18355336, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-murder/filipino-charged-for-murder-of-peace-corps-volunteer-idUSMAN15284320070430, https://www.foxnews.com/story/murder-charges-for-confessed-killer-of-peace-corps-volunteer-julia-campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Apr 20227min

April 7th: Dena Laettner Schlosser Found Not Guilty (2006) It is an unfortunate fact that, almost every day, new mothers everywhere come out of the hospital with some form of postnatal depression. Some simply struggle with the difficult baby blues while others become swallowed whole by something much darker and much more dangerous. On April 7th 2006 a woman was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a case that highlighted the notion of mental health in new mothers. A case where a woman showed all the signs of something dark but, for one reason or another, never received the help she really needed.  MERCH IS OUT NOW!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Join the 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 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://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/schlosser-dena.htm, https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2012/08/07/woman-who-cut-off-babys-arms-in-2004-is-fired-from-job-at-wal-mart-in-terrell/, https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/mother-who-cut-babys-arms-off-found-working-in-north-texas-walmart/285-340337996, http://whatchildneeded.blogspot.com/2018/02/dena-schlosser.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Apr 20228min

April 6th: Jake England and Alvin Watts Kill (2012) When hatred gets the best of some men, it can have dangerous repercussions. On April 6th 2012 a man who felt as though he lost everything went on a killing spree against a race of people. A spree that saw 3 deaths and 2 more injuries.  MERCH IS OUT NOW!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Join the 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 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.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/tulsa-shooting-guilty-plea/4045901/, https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shooters-get-life-without-parole/article_0d34eeb7-1991-5471-be80-8291bb13929a.html, https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/13/justice/oklahoma-shootings/index.html, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/oklahoma-killers-life-alvin-watts-jake-england, https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2012-apr-09-la-na-nn-tulsa-suspect-20120409-story.html, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/us/tulsa-police-arrest-2-men-in-shootings.html, https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/tulsa-killings-read-the-facebook-posts-of-suspected-shooter-jake-england/2012/04/09/gIQAcC7p5S_blog.html, https://www.newson6.com/story/5e3637082f69d76f62054df7/tulsas-good-friday-murder-suspects-plead-guilty, https://www.fox23.com/news/breaking-news/da-will-seek-the-death-penalty-for-jacob-england-a/254172958/, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsa-shooting-jake-england-alvin-watts-race-hate-crime_n_1422099 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Apr 20227min

April 5th: Newhall Incident (1970) Small things, things that are hard to notice, can lead to a great disaster. On April 5th 1970 two men decided to square off with the California Highway Patrol in a massacre that, in the end, would see a number of changes in the way the entity was run.  MERCH IS OUT NOW!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Join the 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 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/Newhall_incident, https://www.chp.ca.gov/home/about-us/the-history-of-the-california-highway-patrol/milestones-in-time/the-newhall-incident, https://www.police1.com/officer-shootings/articles/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-newhall-incident-qCwXs8stVK31qmSC/, https://www.hometownstation.com/s1-news/c26-local-news/california-highway-patrol-remembers-newhall-incident-on-50th-anniversary-of-tragedy-321389, https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/al1972.htm, https://signalscv.com/2020/04/chp-remembers-four-killed-in-newhall-incident-50-years-later/, https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/07/newhall-massacre/490526/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Apr 202213min

Go to shop.analuisa.com/morning make Mom's Day and treat her to new jewelry pieces with Ana Luisa's Buy One, Get One 40% OFF sale! One piece for her, and one piece for you https://shop.analuisa.com/morning I know you’ll LOVE them! #analuisany April 4th: Eric Hainstock Born (1991) There is only so much that a teenager can handle before they break. On April 4th 1991 a boy was born who, almost from the beginning of his life, was mistreated by the people who supposedly loved him most. A boy who, at just 15 years old, finally broke under the weight of that mistreatment.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston_High_School_shooting, https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hainstock-eric.htm, https://isthmus.com/news/cover-story/eric-hainstock-free-at-last/, https://journaltimes.com/teen-gets-possible-parole-in-30-years-for-shooting-principal/article_79f78a16-4d7f-5cb5-984b-a1f08f0b804b.html, https://mycrimelibrary.com/eric-hainstock-teen-killer/, https://www.rivertowns.net/news/953261-student-says-something-snapped-his-head-killing-principal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Apr 202213min

April 3rd: Ira Einhorn Dies (2020) Not everything is as it seems. On April 3rd 2020 a man died behind bars that, in his earlier life, was remembered as Philadelphia’s biggest hippie. A man who threw away that peaceful exterior and became dangerous when his girlfriend of 5 years broke his heart.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Einhorn, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/ira-einhorn-dead.html, https://www.inquirer.com/news/ira-einhorn-dead-unicorn-killer-earth-day-holly-maddux-20200403.html, https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/einhorn-ira.htm, https://apnews.com/article/d65f423f783e62947bf373c7dbce93cc, https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/04/03/unicorn-killer-ira-einhorn-dies-in-prison-at-79/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Apr 202213min

April 2nd: Dieter Krombach's Appeal Rejected (2014) The love of a parent can make people fight tooth and nail to make sure their child is safe. On April 2nd 2018 a man’s appeal was denied and he was left behind bars for a murder that, had a father not fought tooth and nail for his daughter’s justice, may have never been solved.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinka_Bamberski_case, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8029893/Doctor-murdered-French-girl-freed-11-years-father-kidnapped-him.html, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/what-happened-to-kalinka-bamberski-64967073/, https://magazine.atavist.com/the-kalinka-affair/, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27902154, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/24/thirty-year-search-justice, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/world/europe/for-3-decades-french-father-pursued-justice-for-his-daughter.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Apr 202219min