Our True Crime Podcast27 Dec 2025

340 ‘Bluebell Betrayal: Terri Jo Duperrault.’

It all began in November 1961, when Arthur Duperrault, a 40-year-old optometrist from Green Bay, Wisconsin, finally set out to give his family the adventure he had been dreaming of for years. Arthur had built a thriving practice specializing in contact lenses, a career that afforded him comfort and stability. But he wanted more than the routines of Midwestern life. What he craved was experience, something unforgettable for himself, for his wife Jean, and for their children: 14-year-old Brian, 11-year-old Terry Jo, and little René, just 7 years old. For years, Arthur had talked about escaping the bitter Wisconsin winters, of trading frost for sunlight and snow for turquoise waters. The Bahamas, in particular, held a special place in his memory. He had promised himself then that he would one day return with the family he dreamed of building. That promise became a plan, and over time, a quiet obsession. He saved steadily until, at last, the moment arrived. What was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime would end in murder, and more than a few questions, and only one person would be left to tell the tale. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Bluebell Betrayal: Terri Jo Duperrault.’ Listener discretion by Edward OctoberpodVHS @octoberpodVHS Music by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.vintag.es/2017/05/orphaned-on-ocean-unbelievable-story-of.html https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/219816524/ https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrhcaQGuk5pbccmIH1XNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzYEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1767976710/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nydailynews.com%2f2021%2f08%2f01%2fjustice-story-mystery-of-little-girl-lost-at-sea-after-family-is-slaughtered-aboard-their-boat%2f/RK=2/RS=E4PyQI3FuG_cpl5FxHI0.P_8n1E- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/219816524/ https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrihfPLuU5p7w0KH9NXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1767976652/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-us%2ftv%2frecaps%2fsole-survivor-of-family-yacht-massacre-dubbed-the-sea-orphan-recounts-harrowing-ordeal%2far-AA1QqPv5/RK=2/RS=pp5.5u.YB3ABBwpQCMX2Lg.MDII- https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrhcaQGuk5pbccmHn1XNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1767976710/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cbsnews.com%2fnews%2fbook-em-alone-orphaned-on-the-ocean%2f/RK=2/RS=LFc_O5uAZEGfVOOliG.CGWmsRqY- https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=AwrFNFbuuU5p8xgCGAX7w8QF;_ylu=c2VjA3NyBHNsawN2aWQEZ3BvcwMz?p=terry+jo+duperrault&vid=ccc8147ec2dfb63a8b497d5dae1dfc31&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOVP.RS5vx3w7LkZG1V61MjIygwHgFo%3Fpid%3DApi%26h%3D360%26w%3D480%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dwm6_aQLN2C4&tit=Surviving+Alone+at+Sea%3A+%3Cb%3ETerry%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EJo%3C%2Fb%3E+Dupperrault%26%2339%3Bs+Incredible+Story&c=2&sigr=HiVjSq0fRPdv&sigt=hK2aKYEUebpS&sigi=sp4TVRMIJpZQ&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&h=360&w=480&l=892&age=1722152718&fr=mcafee&tt=b https://www.twincities.com/2010/05/30/alone-book-recounts-green-bay-girls-1961-ordeal-at-sea-and-life-after/ https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrihfPLuU5p7w0KGdNXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1767976652/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mirror.co.uk%2fnews%2fworld-news%2fman-who-killed-family-left-36410942/RK=2/RS=t_eXudIGd.DitWnU0wDNGvShofA- Logan, Richard; Duperrault Fassbender, Tere Jo (2010). Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean. Wisconsin: Titletown Publishing. ISBN 978-0-982-72063-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=AVQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40365158/jodailynews23-11-61/ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/219816524/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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