235: The Murder of A Millionaire - December 15 2019

January 27th: Trial for Nikolas Jacob Cruz Scheduled (2020) Today’s story is one that remains fresh in the minds of many Americans. On January 27th 2020 the courts scheduled the trial for a dangerous teenager who went into his old high school armed with an assault rifle. A tragic event that many of us saw unfold in real time and saw demand for legislative changes.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneman_Douglas_High_School_shooting, https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/20/us/nikolas-cruz-parkland-shooting-guilty/index.html, https://www.npr.org/2021/10/20/1047574452/parkland-nikolas-cruz-pleads-guilty-high-school, https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2022/02/03/judge-delays-marjory-stoneman-douglas-parkland-gunman-nikolas-cruz-sentencing-trial-until-april/9317795002/, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2019/01/25/feature/his-brother-confessed-to-gunning-down-17-people-in-parkland-but-hes-the-only-family-zach-cruz-has-left/, http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/MSDHS/Meetings/November-Meeting-Documents/Nov-13-145pm-Cruz-Behavior-Chris-Lyons.aspx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Jan 202316min

January 26th: Abdulrahman Ali Sentenced(2018) Embarrassment can turn someone dangerous. On January 26th 2018 a young boy was sentenced for a crime that stemmed from embarrassment in a group chat. One that cost another young boy his life.  https://m.facebook.com/TodayInHorrorHistory/photos/a.1442157599438544/2639035686417390/?type=3, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-42829651,https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/teenager-stab-friend-death-snapchat-emoji-argument-jailed-london-tottenham-abdulrahman-ali-a8180081.html, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/boy-16-who-stabbed-rival-teen-osman-sharif-to-death-after-snapchat-emoji-row-is-jailed-for-life-a3751011.html, https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/26/killer-16-jailed-stabbing-schoolboy-death-snapchat-row-7264430/, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teenager-who-murdered-friend-meat-11916853, https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/09/abu-ali-abdurrahman-tennessee-death-row-case-back-nashville-court/6332623001/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Jan 20234min

January 25th: Oscar Ray Bolin's First Victim Killed (1986) Sometimes a court case doesn’t go as everyone predicted. On January 25th 1986 a man took his first victim. A man who, when finally brought to trial, started a long process that, despite the hard evidence against him, took years to finally see an outcome.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Ray_Bolin, https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/execution-of-oscar-ray-bolin-under-delay-for-final-appeal-to-us-supreme/2260491/, https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/only-eve-of-execution-survivor-of-serial-killer-oscar-ray-bolin-jr/2260290/, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bolin-oscar.htm, https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/florida-set-execute-serial-killer-oscar-ray-bolin-thursday-night-n492386, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/oscar-ray-bolin-man-convicted-of-three-murders-cleared-and-then-found-guilty-again-to-be-executed-a6800841.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Jan 202315min

January 24th: Susan Wright Turns Self In(2014) When one person in a messy equation is dead, it’s hard to know what is fact and what is fiction. On January 24th 2014 a woman turned herself in for a crime that, if she was to be believed, was an act of self-defense. A hard theory to prove when the other person involved, her own husband, was found buried in her backyard.  ps://abc13.com/susan-wright-murder-trial-jeff-stabbed-husband-193-times/9184616/, https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/susan-wright/, https://soapboxie.com/government/Susan-Wright, https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/susan-wright-released/285-70d09f30-ae9e-45c0-a61a-50cd388e8017, https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/12/30/susan-wright-woman-who-stabbed-husband-193-times-at-harris-county-home-expected-to-be-released-from-prison/, https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/blue-eyed-butcher-texas-woman-who-stabbed-husband-193-times-2003-released-parole/GMR2DZYQLVEIBCYYT7DPOB6IW4/, https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wright-susan.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Jan 202312min

January 23rd: Grimes Sisters Bodies Autopsied (1957) It’s devastating to hear stories about a parent losing one of their children. Even more devastating when it is more. On January 23rd 1957 the bodies of two young girls were laid on an autopsy table in a case that, in addition to completely devastating a family, remains unsolved to this day.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Grimes_sisters, https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/murders-of-barbara-and-patricia-grimes, https://rare.us/rare-media/entertainment-and-culture/the-grimes-sisters/, https://crimecapsule.com/cold-case-frozen-the-grimes-sisters-of-chicago/, https://sites.psu.edu/annaliseblog/2021/03/06/cold-case-files-the-grimes-sisters/comment-page-1/, https://columbiachronicle.com/chicago-history-cop-making-headway-in-grimes-sisters-murder-case, http://www.hauntdetective.com/hauntings-legends-folklore/chicago/southside/66-grimes-girls, https://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-history-cop/2020/01/unsolved-chicago-grimes-sisters-murder-new-witness-info-and-a-new-reward-fundraiser/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Jan 202323min

Morning Cup of Murder Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ January 22nd: Mark Hopkinson Executed (1992) Sometimes it takes looking a bit deeper to realize how dangerous a person really is. On January 22nd 1992 a man was executed for the crimes that no one had any clue he was committing. Or, to be more accurate, he was having other people commit.  Morning Cup of Murder Season 1: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-1 Morning Cup of Murder Season 2: https://morningcupofmurder.com/mcom-yr-2 Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Listen to The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hopkinson, http://wyomingfrontierprison.org/mark-hopkinson/. https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h1/hopkinson-mark.htm, https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/man-who-killed-4-people-lives-quietly-in-wyomings-bridger-valley/article_077eb6c9-d476-57f9-ae67-30b675780630.html, https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/wy/063obctk, https://www.deseret.com/1992/1/22/18963537/hopkinson-is-put-to-death-in-wyoming-br Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Jan 202315min

January 21st: Ilan Halimi Kidnapped (2006) Preconceived notions can be dangerous. On January 21st 2006 a young man, just 23 years old, was kidnapped simply because of the fact that he was Jewish and, as far as this group was concerned, all Jewish people had enough money to pay a hefty ransom. He would end up paying the ultimate consequence because of their preconceived notion and antisemitism.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ilan_Halimi, https://www.adl.org/24days, https://www.ajc.org/news/remembering-ilan-halimi, https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/world/europe/torture-and-death-of-jew-deepen-fears-in-france.html, https://www.fondationshoah.org/en/anti-semitism/24-days-true-story-ilan-halimi-affair-film-alexandre-arcady, https://www.france24.com/en/20140420-new-french-film-tackles-grisly-anti-semitic-murder-jewish-ilan-halimi-cinema Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Jan 202311min

January 20th: Dimitrious Gargasoulas Kills (2017) One small difference can change absolutely everything. On January 20th 2017 a man went on a rampage that saw the deaths of 6 complete strangers. A man that, had one small legal change occurred prior to his killing spree rather than in the aftermath, would have left him behind bars and unable to take a human life.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2017_Melbourne_car_attack, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/22/james-gargasoulas-jailed-for-life-over-bourke-street-massacre, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/19/bourke-street-attack-coroner-laments-agonising-failures-that-led-to-massacre, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-22/police-tell-bourke-st-inquest-why-james-gargasoulas-not-stopped/11799448, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-19/bourke-street-attack-inquest-findings-released-by-coroner/12897456, https://getindianews.com/james-gargasoulas/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Jan 202313min