From Obsession to Murder - November 14 2025

August 31st: Ruby McCollum Born (1909) Some cases alter the course of history. On August 31st 1909 a woman was born who would find herself at the center of a case shaped by race, class, and something called paramour rights. One that, when finally talked about, would change the way some people viewed the power dynamic between Black women and white men. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_McCollum, https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mccollum-ruby-1909-1992/, https://chicagodefender.com/the-strange-case-of-ruby-mccollum/, https://dunnhistory.com/the-ruby-mccollum-story-1949/, https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mccollum-ruby.htm, https://blackthen.com/heartbreaking-story-of-ruby-mccollum-woman-kills-doctor-because-he-wouldnt-leave-her-alone/, https://www.ocalastyle.com/silenced-the-story-of-ruby-mccollum/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Aug 202412min

Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode: August 30th: Christina Morris Disappeared (2014) One should feel safe when out partying with a group of friends. On August 30th 2014 a young woman spent an evening out with old friends and never made it back home. A person who, though she thought she was safe, became the victim of someone close to her. https://thecinemaholic.com/christina-morris-murder-where-is-enrique-arochi-now/, https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/christina-morris, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-chilling-details-christina-morris-murder#:~:text=Authorities%20obtained%20surveillance%20footage%20that,to%20have%20seen%20her%20alive., https://www.androvett.com/reporters/will-christina-morris-kidnapper-face-murder-charge, https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2018/07/12/appellate-court-affirms-conviction-for-christina-morris-kidnapper/, https://localprofile.com/2018/09/20/christina-morris/, https://www.fresherslive.com/latest/articles/christina-morris-missing-what-happened-to-christina-morris-who-killed-christina-morris-what-was-christina-morris-cause-of-death-10003581, https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/building-christina-morris-murder-case/255182/, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/skeletal-remains-christina-morris-found-creek-article-1.3865149 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Aug 202413min

Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode: August 29th: Lynne Knight Last Seen Alive (1979) Breakups shouldn’t be a catalyst to murder. On August 29th 1979 a young woman was seen alive for the last time. A woman who ended a relationship with a man and unknowingly became the target of his anger. https://thecinemaholic.com/douglas-bradford-where-is-lynne-knights-ex-boyfriend-now/, https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/true-crime-buzz/inside-douglas-bradfords-conviction-for-murder-of-lynne, https://www.yahoo.com/now/clue-finally-helped-solve-california-150100982.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANdtgtBihY-uNCU7MTPemh7vyueLBkpVL7tUePKWW1uEfHzjDsNek6_Su2eXNklLVP-B3jbe5Sfh22oQ1f0vCz6fHjuiW4mO3HEqH_g83vK1yRdoQDKOlq-tstpB6v79r4uPxHeRkIvSiyAsLh76Ev8pUs-XlnjF3ff1DYWY8Tad, https://www.ocregister.com/2017/03/14/orange-county-mans-conviction-in-1979-murder-upheld/, https://www.dailybreeze.com/2014/07/07/jilted-lover-douglas-bradford-plotted-1979-killing-of-torrance-nurse-lynne-knight-prosecutor-says/, https://people.com/crime/engineer-sentenced-in-30-year-old-cold-case-murder-of-his-girlfriend/, https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-cold-case-conviction-nurse-20140814-story.html, https://www.vizaca.com/lynne-knight-murder/, https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-nurses-ex-boyfriend-found-guilty-of-murder-35-years-after-she-was-strangled-and-stabbed-in-california Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Aug 20248min

August 28th: Nude in the Nettles Body Found (1981) Some mysteries are doomed to remain so. On August 28th 1981 a strange phone call ignited a decades long investigation into who the victim was and how she died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_in_the_Nettles, https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/interactive/nude-in-the-nettles-I, https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/yorkshires-nude-nettles-unsolved-murder-23589817, https://morbidology.com/the-nude-in-the-nettles/, https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/5239786/nude-in-the-nettles-aberdeenshire/, https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/local-news/tragic-nude-nettles-police-investigation-6901531, https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/interactive/nude-in-the-nettles-II, https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/9588893.dna-breakthrough-in-1981-nude-in-the-nettles-case/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Aug 202410min

Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode:August 27th: Robert Leroy Anderson's First Murder (1994) When a killer chooses a victim at random it can make identification incredibly difficult. Things become easier, however, when the suspect gets careless and leaves witnesses behind. On August 27th 1994 a man took his first human life. A man who would leave behind a young witness who would bravely point the finger at him and help place him behind bars. https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/the-vault/robert-leroy-anderson-the-serial-killings-that-rocked-south-dakota-in-the-90s, https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/anderson-robert-leroy.htm, https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/robert_anderson/index.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anderson_(murderer), https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/duct-tape-killer-the-crimes-the-capture-and-conviction-of-robert-leroy-anderson/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Aug 202415min

August 26th: The Preppy Murders (1986) When a murder occurs one half of a horrific story is lost with the victim. On August 26th 1986 an infamous murder took place. One where the only person who could explain what happened that night was the man who everyone believed was guilty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Chambers_(criminal), https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/11/8771659/where-is-robert-chambers-preppy-murderer-now, https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/news/a7587/jennifer-levin-robert-chambers-preppy-killer/, https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a29712185/robert-chambers-preppy-murder-central-park/, https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a29786012/robert-chambers-jennifer-levin-preppy-murder-case/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=arb_ga_whm_md_pmx_us_urlx_17871928004&gclid=CjwKCAjw0N6hBhAUEiwAXab-Tac94Dw1mw1Y2LYf9eAPsSee0_2qN5W77qv5dJ4ohRPtzkj7koVBvRoCFGQQAvD_BwE, https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/what-happened-to-robert-chambers-the-man-behind-the-preppy-murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Aug 202415min

Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode:August 25th: Cassidy Rainwater Reported Missing (2021) When a loved one goes missing the hope is that, one day, they will turn back up alive and well. We know, though, that this is not always the case. On August 25th 2021 a woman was reported missing. A victim who would never be seen alive ever again.  *Suggested by arekkusa on Instagram* https://fox4kc.com/news/community-reacts-to-cassidy-rainwaters-death-after-missouri-sheriff-called-rumors-crap/, https://www.yourtango.com/crime/what-happened-cassidy-rainwater-cannibalism-rumors., https://www.ky3.com/2022/09/19/one-year-later-where-does-cassidy-rainwater-case-stand/, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/cassidy-rainwater-murder-charges-1259531/, https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/cassidy-rainwater/cassidy-rainwater-everything-we-know-about-her-disappearance-the-suspects-and-the-house-fire/, https://krcgtv.com/news/local/investigation-continues-into-missing-lebanon-woman-as-rumors-swirl-on-social-media, https://www.cbs17.com/news/national-news/woman-missing-for-months-as-cannibalism-rumors-swirl-image-of-partially-nude-caged-woman-found/, https://www.thedailybeast.com/missing-missouri-woman-cassidy-rainwater-was-gutted-and-stashed-in-freezer-police-reveal, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/missing-cassidy-rainwater-death-rumors-b1961032.html, https://people.com/crime/murder-charges-filed-in-case-of-missing-missouri-woman-cassidy-rainwater/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Aug 20249min

Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode: August 24th: The Seal Chart Murder (1908) A murder can set off a chain of events that no one quite anticipates. On August 24th 1908 a victim was killed in a notorious case that remains unsolved. One that later led to the death of the victim’s loved one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Mary_Luard, https://the-line-up.com/caroline-luard-seal-chart-murder, https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/was-it-the-work-of-a-maniac-it-looks-very-much-like-it-259930/, https://www.unsolvedcasebook.com/the-murder-of-caroline-luard/, https://medium.com/@evesevansauthor/the-seal-chart-murder-the-heartbreaking-true-story-behind-caroline-luards-murder-77ff02f0814f, http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=112&termRef=Caroline%20Mary%20Luard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Aug 202410min