#157 The "Dream" Murder

August 9, 2014 Michael Brown Jr. an 18 year unarmed black man was shot to death by a white officer, Darren Wilson in Ferguson Missouri. On Nov. 24 the St. Louis County Prosecutors decided not to indict officer Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown, that night the city broke into chaos. That night tragedy struck the community again, through the only man killed on the night of the Ferguson riots,  20 year old DeAndre Joshua.  Then again in September of 2016 a prominent activist named Darren Seals was found under similar circumstances... Were they related, and who committed these murders?  Patreon.com/sandupodcast  Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ferguson-death-mystery-black-lives-matter-michael-brown-809407/amp/  http://nation19.com/the-mystery-killings-of-darren-seals-deandre-joshua-and-shawn-gray/  https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/puzzling-number-of-men-tied-to-ferguson-protests-have-died/article_73a8fcaa-a69a-5667-b460-6afa596ee970.html  https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/us/parkland-shooting-officer-reinstated/index.html  https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/us/another-killing-in-ferguson-leaves-a-family-grappling-with-the-unknown.html https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/ferguson/a-tale-of-2-ferguson-deaths-1-well-known-1-anonymous/63-211122561 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxVUstvv-RU http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/ferguson-activist-darren-seals-dies-at-29/article_2174f1d8-747f-11e6-990f-33cd70d152a7.html  http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/top-ferguson-activist-darren-seals-found-dead-in-burning-car-police-say/article_12371f3c-753f-11e6-9c8b-2b02493140fc.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-ferguson-activist-deaths-black-lives-matter-20190317-story.html

29 Juni 202032min

Making a Murderer….but with a woman.   Beyond a reasonable doubt… that's what jurors are told when looking at a case, not to decide the defendant is guilty unless it is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.   So how does a jury convict a woman for 27 years with no physical evidence proving she committed the crime? No witnesses? No motives?    How do they know beyond a reasonable doubt that she is guilty? Because the police built a case before they even started an investigation.   From the moment detectives arrived at the home of Jamie(Jim) and Sandra Melgar they knew who had killed Jim… Sandra.     Patreon Exclusive Content     Resources: https://youtu.be/ft2JMpQ3NmM full length interview  https://abcnews.go.com/US/amateur-sleuths-case-woman-prison-stabbing-bludgeoning-husband/story?id=59477363 https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/missing-pieces/sandra-melgar-appeal-denied-murder/285-17509c26-0b35-4c26-8c8f-83ceea90c283 https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2018-11/30-til-death-do-us-part https://www.facebook.com/FreeSandyMelgar/

22 Juni 202042min

When Marsha P. Johnson stepped off a bus onto the streets of New York in 1963,  just after graduating high school, she had a bag of clothes and $15 to her name. Little did she know that her name would don the side of buildings and statues built to honor her and her activist work in the LGBTQ community today. Marsha’s body was found floating beneath Christopher St. pier at 5:30 p.m. on June 6th 1992, under highly suspicious circumstances... Patreon Page!  References:  The Death & Life of Marsha P. Johnson- Netflix Doc https://youtu.be/Bo0nYv9QIj4 Frameline- Interview of Marsha https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/us/marsha-p-johnson-biography/index.html  https://www.biography.com/activist/marsha-p-johnson https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/marsha-p-johnson-1945-1992/  https://greyartgallery.nyu.edu/2019/08/artwork-spotlight-andy-warhols-ladies-and-gentlemen/

15 Juni 202042min

On December 6 2006 13 year old Tair Rada walked up the stairs to the girls bathroom with no idea what was waiting for her beyond the stall door.  Or did she walk into the bathroom with an odd looking man following close behind?  Or was it a "group of friends" that turned out to be more of an angry mob? The truth is in the shadows it seems, and everyone has a flashlight, except the police....   Patreon.com/sandupodcast   Sources: Netflix Doc "Shadow of Truth" https://www.netflix.com/title/80132792 https://www.redressonline.com/2016/06/murder-intrigue-and-cover-up-the-twin-peaks-of-israel/ https://youtu.be/hOWNwzTlyb0. https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-opposes-retrial-for-convicted-murderer-who-insists-he-was-framed/

8 Juni 202058min

This one is straight out of a James Bond movie. A tangled web of spies, double agents, an unsolvable puzzle and a private life no one should have ever known about.  An investigation that was stifled by red tape and barricades by MI6 and secret service. A brilliant life snuffed out and no one can figure out why, was it an attempt to cover up government secrets, a russian assasination, a lover’s quarrel gone wrong?  Or possible the worst way to commit suicide? Or just an accident caused by a sexual fascination?   Patreon.com/sandupodcast    Sources: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomwarren/secrets-of-the-spy-in-the-bag  https://youtu.be/OBVPXnWGd8w  https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-mysterious-death-mathematician https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPyMbRVgFeY https://youtu.be/yHr2OgnH9ik  https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-coroner-never-solved

1 Juni 202039min

In the early morning hours of May 1, 2010,  as Shannon Gilbert was riding down the long quiet strip of road that lead to a small gated community  She had no idea that she was riding by a makeshift graveyard with the remains of others girls just like herself. She also had no idea that she would unfortunately, join them...Geez that sounded dark. I apologize...   Patreon.com/sandupodcast    Sources: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=283573225993682  https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/lost-girls-who-were-the-victims-of-the-long-island-serial-killer https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a31435851/where-is-sarra-gilbert-now-lost-girls-netflix/ https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/12/16/dormer-speaks-out-about-shannan-gilbert-gilgo-beach-murders-on-48-hours-mystery/ https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/us/new-york-shannan-gilbert-case/index.html https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/sarra-gilbert-sentenced-to-years-to-life-in-prison-in/article_a26d775d-dfe7-5b17-bc9c-3dfe2fc2827f.html https://www.nhpr.org/post/lost-girls-abbreviated-timeline#stream/0 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/why-hasnt-the-long-island-serial-killer-case-been-solved-119604/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/long-islands-suspected-serial-killer-case/story?id=68328499

25 Maj 202059min

Not very many murders go unsolved when a police officer is shot, especially when he is shot inside his own station. On May 7, 1988, 21 year old rookie cop Steve Sandlin was alone in the Mountainair New Mexico police station when his life was brought to an end. The apparent fatal gunshot to Steve's head appeared to have been fired from his own weapon, his police issued .375 magnum which was found laying beside him.   Patreon.com/sandupodcast   Sources: http://trailwentcold.com/2018/04/11/the-trail-went-cold-episode-67-steve-sandlin/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/steve-sandlin/ http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Steve_Sandlin https://www.abqjournal.com/201338/officers-death-still-a-mystery-after-25-years-2.html

18 Maj 202038min

Between the years of 1979 and 1991 there were a string of child abductions in the East Bay area of Northern California.   I cover a few of them that had one strange connection...a man by the name of Timothy Binder. Was Binder just a "Good Samaritan" or was he just always a few steps ahead of police? Patreon.com/sandupodcast

11 Maj 202049min