Ep 106 The Disappearance of Polly Melton

On this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss the Dozier School for Boys. The school was a reform school operated by the state of Florida in the panhandle town of Marianna from January 1, 1900, to June 30, 2011. For a time, it was the largest juvenile reform institution in the United States. Throughout its 111-year history, the school gained a reputation for abuse, beatings, rapes, torture, and even murder of students by staff. Despite periodic investigations, changes of leadership, and promises to improve, the allegations of cruelty and abuse continued. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_School_for_Boys https://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162941770/floridas-dozier-school-for-boys-a-true-horror-story https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/dozier-school-abuse-restitution/index.html https://www.amazon.com/We-Carry-Their-Bones-Justice/dp/0063277239 https://www.amazon.com/Truth-You-Decide-Investigative-Summary/dp/0557481341

28 Apr 1h 7min

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale continue the discussion of The Yogurt Shop Murders with a researcher and local resident of Austin Texas. This was a quadruple homicide that occurred at an "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!" store in Austin, Texas on December 6, 1991. The murders remain unsolved to this day. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

21 Apr 41min

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale discuss The Yogurt Shop Murders which was a quadruple homicide that occurred at an "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!" store in Austin, Texas on December 6, 1991. The murders remain unsolved to this day. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_killings https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2025/03/11/documentary-about-1991-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-premieres-at-sxsw/82138304007/ https://www.amazon.com/Who-Killed-These-Girls-Murders/dp/0307594114 https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/the-austin-yogurt-shop-murders

14 Apr 59min

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale give an update on the search that took place on 4/4/2025 in relation to the Asha Degree case.  Several law enforcement officers were at the old North Brook Consolidated School (also known as North Brook I) property on NC-182 and Highway 274 on Friday, April 4.   We went out there during the search and this episode gives some insight of the events from our perspective. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

4 Apr 24min

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles we tell the tragic story of Judith Eva Barsi, the child star whose bright future was tragically cut short by the very hands that should have protected her. From her breakout roles in "Jaws: The Revenge",  "The Land Before Time" and "All Dogs Go To Heaven" to the dark shadows cast over her life by her own father, this episode delves deep into the life of a young talent whose career was cut short at the age of ten. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Barsi https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-07-me-382-story.html https://thought.is/three-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-judith-barsis-tragically-short-life/

31 Mars 39min

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale were invited to be guest on Impact of Influence podcast hosted by Seton Tucker and Matt Harris to discuss the disappearance of Asha Degree. They can be found at the links below. https://www.facebook.com/murdaughpodcast/ https://evergreenpodcasts.com/impact-of-influence-the-murdaugh-family-murders-and-other-cases Our Links: https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

24 Mars 50min

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale tell the story of Kathy Bonney who was brutally murdered on November 21, 1987. The case gained media attention not only due to the brutal manner in which the killing had been carried out, but also because of an evil personality that was involved in her murder. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kathy_Bonney https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1991/38a89-0.html

17 Mars 53min

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale tell the story of what happened to Tara Grinstead. Tara was a high school history teacher from Ocilla, Georgia, who went missing on October 22, 2005. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES: https://www.crimelibrary.org/criminal_mind/forensics/tara_grinstead/1.html https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-happened-to-tara-grinstead/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Grinstead_murder_case

10 Mars 55min