169: A Hippie Turned Killer - October 19 2019

May 18th: Susan Berman Born (1945) Some stories contain endless twists and turns. Today’s case is just one part of a much larger story. On May 18th 1945 a woman was born who had the unfortunate opportunity to meet and befriend a dangerous man. Though her case would be his ultimate undoing, the story of this particular criminal is much too involved to be contained to just one episode. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Berman#:~:text=In%202000%2C%20Berman%20was%20found,2015%20and%20convicted%20in%202021., https://www.the-sun.com/news/3487343/who-was-susan-berman-and-what-happened-to-her/, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/robert-durst-sentence-susan-berman-murder-1242348/, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-14/robert-durst-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-susan-berman-murder, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-21/robert-durst-susan-berman-murder-trial-relationship-timeline, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-durst-susan-berman-guilty-verdict/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Maj 202313min

May 17th: Sergei Dovzhenko Arrested (2002) Revenge is a motive we are all too familiar with. One that can have deadly consequences. On May 17th 2002 a man was arrested after revenge motivated him to take the lives of 19 individuals. Many of whom had nothing to do with his current setbacks in life.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Dovzhenko, https://thekillerblogofkillers.tumblr.com/post/623999203736272896/sergei-dovzhenko-1972, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Maj 20239min

May 16th: Laetitia Toureaux Found Dead (1937) Sometimes even the most mild mannered people have a deadly secret. On May 16th 1937 a young woman was found dead inside the Paris Metro in a case that only got more and more juicy as the victim’s clever lies were peeled back for all the world to see. Secrets that also kept her case from ever being truly solved.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laetitia_Toureaux, https://eholgersson.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/laetitia-toureaux-main-study.pdf, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0097155803014001004?journalCode=frca, https://www.bestfranceforever.com/the-double-life-of-laetitia-toureaux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-double-life-of-laetitia-toureaux Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Maj 202313min

May 15th: Brenda Sue Brown Born (1955) In a dream world every guilty person makes a deathbed confession before taking their secret to the grave. We know, however, that this is so rarely the case. On May 15th 1955 a young girl was born who, at the age of 11, had her life cut tragically short. A case that would remain unsolved until a deathbed confession finally named the man responsible.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Brenda_Sue_Brown, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14795479/brenda-sue-brown, https://www.wbtv.com/story/11964469/shelby-murder-case-goes-to-trial-44-years-later/, https://www.wistv.com/story/6077871/four-decades-after-nc-murder-man-arrested-in-childs-death/, https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/suspect-girls-death-dies-without-trial-case/223453011/, https://www.foxnews.com/story/north-carolina-man-arrested-four-decades-after-murder-of-11-year-old-girl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Maj 202316min

May 14th: Anastasia "Ana" Kriégel killed (2018) A parent's intuition is something that cannot be ignored. On May 14th 2018 a young girl left her home and her mother’s intuition told her something was wrong. A gut feeling that would end up being horrifyingly prophetic.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ana_Kri%C3%A9gel, https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/ana-kri%C3%A9gel-murder-trial-the-complete-story-1.3929570, https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/stuff-slowly-leaks-out-ten-people-accused-of-circulating-images-claiming-to-identify-ana-kriegel-killer-39677786.html, https://medium.com/dark-aberrations/the-cruel-murder-of-14-year-old-ana-kri%C3%A9gel-55745fe9ae4d, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48595885, https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/06/19/news/ana-krie-gel---a-murder-that-shocked-a-nation-1644972/, https://nobetterdan.com/treue-crime/disappearance-murder-ana-kriegel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disappearance-murder-ana-kriegel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Maj 202320min

May 13th: Bethany Decker Born (1989) A confession is the difference between a family holding out hope for the rest of their lives and finding out the truth. On May 13th 1989 a young woman was born who would, at the very young age of 21, disappear without any warning. Her friends and family held out hope until, finally, one statement put all their dreams to rest.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bethany_Decker, , https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2020/11/new-details-emerge-in-2011-disappearance-of-va-woman-bethany-decker-boyfriend-arraigned/https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2022/03/ex-boyfriend-denied-bond-in-loudoun-co-for-2011-disappearance-death-of-bethany-decker/, https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/bethany-decker-missing-boyfriend-charged-9-years-later-still-no-body/65-401561e1-d4a9-4112-a909-6d8b8f1fbee1, https://people.com/crime/bethany-decker-missing-virginia-woman-boyfriend-charged-murder/, https://charleyproject.org/case/bethany-anne-decker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Maj 202313min

May 12th: William McDonald Dies (2015) Some seem to be born with the desire to hurt and kill. Others have something happen in their lives that spark murderous tendencies. On May 12th 2015 a man died behind bars serving time for crimes that he committed after being irrevocably shaped by a tragic event.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_MacDonald_(serial_killer), https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/macdonald-william.htm, https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/death-of-serial-killer-william-the-mutilator-macdonald-not-suspicious-coroner-20160609-gpfai0.html, https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/the-innocent-serial-killer-455ce312bfd2, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/william-macdonald-the-mutilator-serial-5695616, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/william-macdonald-the-mutilator-serial-5695616, https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/the-mutilator-dead-at-90-william-macdonald-who-cut-off-victims-genitalia-was-nsws-longestserving-prisoner/news-story/4891e559b83ea3d9edbf291f410005d1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Maj 202317min

May 11th: Peter Miles Kills (2018) What makes someone into a killer? For every story we tell the reason is a little bit different. For today’s, one man is still fighting for that answer. On May 11th 2018 a man seemed to snap and take the lives of his entire family. A crime that has potential motive and blame to share according to someone close to the victims.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmington_shooting, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-14/margaret-river-murder-suicide-peter-miles-pain-behind-killings/9756918, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-27/committee-asked-to-investigate-margaret-river-mass-murder/12816698, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8350139/Disturbing-history-Western-Australian-psychopath-killed-wife-daughter-four-grandchildren.html, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/05/13/father-of-children-killed-in-australia-mass-shooting-says-their-grandfather-planned-the-attack/, https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/south-west/margaret-river-massacre-depression-drug-clue-to-grandfathers-murder-of-family-ng-b88840726z, https://www.9news.com.au/national/osmington-shooting-bedford-murders-in-2010s-how-they-changed-australia/46aebef0-e465-438f-b795-d671ad4062e4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Maj 20239min