Broken: Leslie Allen Williams Day 4: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

It is day six of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. We are going to Mosman, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, where 82-year-old widow Gwendolin Mitchellhill was found right outside her apartment building around 4 pm on March 1st, 1989. Two children had just stepped off the elevator; through the glass security doors, they saw the poor woman crawling on her hands and knees with an immense amount of blood coming from her head. The woman’s belongings, shoes, cane lay neatly a few feet away, her pantyhose were off, and her purse was open. Assuming she had fallen and hit her head, an ambulance was called for the woman, and she was rushed to the hospital. One keen-eyed ambulance driver noticed her open purse, noticed her wallet was not inside and reported it to the police. Kind neighbors took it upon themselves to gather Ms. Mitchelhill’s cane and bag and clean all the blood from the sidewalk. This was the first murder by a man known as The Granny Killer. Join Cam and Jen as we discuss “The Mosman Monster: Granny Killer John Wayne Glover” on Day 6 of 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.Edward October from @octoberpodVHS is the voice you hear at the top of the show. Sweet Nico is our bestie. Nico @wetalkofdreams makes all our music and just happens to be our EP too. Sources:Book: Crime and Punishment: 50 Crimes That Shocked Australia by Alan Sharpehttps://www.amazon.com/Crime-Punishment-Crimes-Shocked-Australia/dp/0908272502https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gloverhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/suburban-serial-killer-20050910-gdm1em.htmlhttps://www.serialkillercalendar.com/John%20Wayne%20GLOVER.phphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSRwUI3nkVQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ZAX1yxKUshttps://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/glover-john-wayne.htmhttps://www.9news.com.au/national/foy-family-archives-could-link-juanita-nielsen-disappearance-killer-john-wayne-glover-a-current-affair/3b54825c-b77d-417f-856f-c6155fb043aahttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/from-the-archives-1990-granny-killer-glover-gets-life-20200312-p549i4.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/123604229/?terms=%22lady%20winifreda%22&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/123427788/?terms=granny%20killer&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/124699907/?terms=granny%20killer&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/272649570/?terms=granny%20killer&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Dec 202141min

For day five we are going ‘down under’ to Saturday, June 4, 1961. We are in Brisbane where a 55-year-old man named Amos Hurst meets a gentleman outside the Roma Street Railway Station. The two of them partake in lots of drinking and not wanting to end the night, the two head back to Hurst’s hotel room where they continued to drink. As the pair drank to near oblivion, Amos passed out only to wake up to his friend strangling him. Amos tried to fight back and was hit so hard in the face, he died. The killer then undressed Amos and put him in the bed as if he were just sleeping and made his escape. For days the murderer would obsessively check the newspapers for the death. Finally, days later, Amos Hurst’s obituary was in the paper saying that Amos had died of a heart attack. The man had just gotten away with his first murder and was now on the prowl In Brisbane for his next victim. Join Cam and Jen as we discuss “Death Down Under: William Macdonald” on Day 5 of 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does our magical listener discretion. Nico is our bestie. Nico @wetalkofdreams makes all our music and just happens to be our EP too. Sources:https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/death-of-serial-killer-william-the-mutilator-macdonald-not-suspicious-coroner-20160609-gpfai0.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/william-macdonald-the-mutilator-serial-5695616https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/the-innocent-serial-killer-455ce312bfd2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_MacDonald_(serial_killer) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Dec 202129min

Listener warning as this episode deals with sexual assault and abuse of young children. Please use discretion as needed. This killer described his sexual abuse and torture of young girls as being like a theatre performance, and he was like an actor who would commit these crimes. However, he was not an actor but a delivery driver who committed the most heinous acts on the most vulnerable: young children. He was one of Scotland’s most evil, and we are looking at the atrocities one man bestowed on a community during the 1980s. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “A Man Most Vilel: Robert Black” on Day 4 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. That mystical voice you hear at the top of the podcast is our friend Edward October from @octoberpodVHSAs always, our music is from Nico @wetalkofdreams. We liked him so much; we made him our executive producer. Sources:Book: Murder by Numbers: British Serial Sex Killers Since 1950 by Anna Gekoskihttps://www.amazon.com/Murder-Numbers-British-Killers-1998-09-17/dp/B01K8ZE1LKhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TR17kMRY7ghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSZWwZlIPTMhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6fal3yhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4nnb1mhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7s994yhttps://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/remains-serial-child-killer-robert-7193277https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2056915/I-escaped-child-killer--destroyed-life.htmlhttps://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/detective-who-netted-scottish-child-serial-killer-robert-black-after-painstaking-probe-into-abductions-and-murders-of-3-young-girls-has-died-3192683https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-44660880 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Dec 202151min

We are headed across the pond to Glasgow. It is the late 1960’s and there are lots of changes happening in the world. Glasgow had been ravaged over the years but the town was investing in herself. Fashion and music were bigger and better than ever before with the young generation leading the charge. The young adults were heading out and partying in clubs overall Glasgow wearing their finest attire. All that came to an abrupt end in 1968 when a killer came to prey on young women. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “The Bible John Killings” on Day 3 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does our fabu listener discretion. Nico @wetalkofdreams does all our music and just happens to be our EP too. Sources:https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/8029670/bible-john-new-portraits-glasgow-serial-killer/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/how-notorious-killer-bible-john-12078716https://www.vice.com/en/article/5947e5/the-mystery-of-bible-john-scotlands-zodiac-killerhttps://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/who-exactly-is-bible-john-24553749https://unresolved.me/bible-johnhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/husband-bible-john-murder-victim-23770769 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Dec 202135min

For the 2nd nightmare before Christmas, we discuss one of the oldest unsolved cases in New South Wales, Australia, and one of the country’s most infamous cases. Most of us know about the Beaumont Children’s disappearance, the three Australian siblings who disappeared from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia, and are still missing. But I don’t think many of us outside of Australia know about Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock, murdered on Wanda Beach a year before. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “Wanda Beach Murders” on Day 2 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. That mystical voice you hear at the top of the podcast is our friend Edward October from @octoberpodVHSAs always, our music is from Nico @wetalkofdreams. We liked him so much; we made him our executive producer. SourcesCrime and Punishment by Alan Sharpehttps://www.amazon.com/Crime-Punishment-Crimes-Shocked-Australia/dp/0908272502/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=crimes+and+punishment+sharpe&qid=1633142280&sr=8-3The Snapshot Killer: The shocking true story of serial killer Christopher Wilder - from Sydney's beaches to America's Most Wanted https://www.amazon.com/Snapshot-Killer-shocking-predator-Christopher-ebook/dp/B07L2V7LL2/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=snap+shot+killer&qid=1633142425&sr=8-3Chris Wilder - The Snapshot Killer: Inside the Wanda Beach murders | 7NEWS Spotlighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQDW9pr_KzACrime Investigation Australia - Wanda Beach Murders: The Beaumont Children Mysteryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfzy0DPTLBshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/122800045/?terms=wanda%20murders&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/122113478/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20schmidt&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/122727455/?terms=wanda%20murders&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/122729183/?terms=wanda%20murders&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/122113478/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20schmidt&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/122733141/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20schmidt&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/123986430/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20helmut&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/123894408/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20met%20boys&match=1https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/36390/Measured_alcohol_lev.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Beach_Murders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Dec 202139min

To kick us off on our first episode of12 Nightmares Before Christmas, we are traveling to southern Florida-- Coconut Creek, to be exact, where the Broward County Sheriff’s dept has been called out to an abandoned car. It is January 9, 1990, and just after 1:30 in the morning. Officers arrive at the car and notice all the windows have been shot out. As they get closer, they see something slumped over in the back seat: a man with duct tape covering his mouth, and bullets riddle his body. Officers are careful to search the car for some ID and find it. The man is 42-year-old Christopher Morris. So begins a tale of deceit, betrayal, and murder. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “Lies that Bind: Christopher Morris” on Day 1 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. That mystical voice you hear at the top of the podcast is our friend Edward October from @octoberpodVHSAs always, our music is from Nico @wetalkofdreams. We liked him so much; we made him our executive producer. Sources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/02/05/parents-accused-of-murder-in-deadly-doublecross/ceae6cc7-ceea-4076-ae1c-b46f4c8582ed/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-09-05-9102030870-story.htmlhttps://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2019/aug/09/police-identify-driver-who-died-gunshot-wound-thursdays-chase/789986/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-08-24-9102010727-story.htmlhttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-02-02-9002023094-story.htmlhttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19900202&slug=1053982https://www.postbulletin.com/insurance-murder-ploy-backfires-police-say/article_ccbe4300-c254-56d2-b30d-3c98c2cb98dc.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Dec 202133min

In 1986, a young teenage couple was out and enjoying their final summer nights of fun. They were trying to make the most of their days off and freedom. Just as many teens do, they make a few bad decisions, but one of them would pay for that poor choice with her life. This tragic event would lead to another tragedy and leave a small town in disbelief. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Small Town Tragedy: Kristin Umstadter.’Listener Discretion by the wonderful Edward October @OctoberpodVHS. Music and EP courtesy of Nico from @wetalkofdreams. Listener Discretion by the wonderful Edward October @OctoberpodVHS. Music and EP courtesy of Nico from @wetalkofdreams. Sources:https://apnews.com/8a3e684f3b585796677d223531b196abhttps://openlibrary.org/works/OL4233360W/Blood_and_revengehttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/09/17/Man-receives-20-years-for-revenge-killing/3142558849600/https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2004/mar/13/confidential_digs_into/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-02-mn-750-story.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/27/us/family-who-lost-a-child-will-see-another-tried-for-murder.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Dec 202138min

It was October 16, 1931, when Winnie Ruth Judd bought a train ticket, boarded the vessel with the two traveling trunks, and made her way to Los Angeles. En route, the trunks began to leak and emit a horrible smell. Police greeted Judd at the Los Angeles station and asked her to open the trunks. Winnie was afraid and mortified on the inside, but her outward demeanor was coy and stand-offish. When asked to smell the trunks, she leaned in and claimed that she couldn't smell anything at all. The baggage attendants pushed her to open the trunks. Claiming that her husband had the keys, she fled the scene. What would occur next would leave many asking what happened and who was responsible? Join Jen and Cam as we discuss this listener submission entitled “The Trunk Murders: Winnie Judd” A giant thank you to long-time listener and friend, Chrissy with a K. She wrote and researched this episode. As always our listener discretion warning is by the lovely voiced Edward October from @octoberpodVHS.Our music and executive producer is the multi-talented Nico @wetalkofdreamsSources:Azcentral.com https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/ahfmurArizona press releases https://www.azfamily.com/news/original_reporting/true-crime-arizona-the-1931-trunk-murderess-winnie-ruth-judd/article_4f444576-415f-11eb-8b47-43dbe03cc05c.htmlBook by Jane Bommersbach-https://www.amazon.com/Trunk-Murderess-Winnie-Ruth-Judd/dp/1590580648Wikipedia -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_Ruth_JuddNewspapers.comYouTube videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Dec 202146min