Trail of Terror: The Bloody Benders and Their House of Death: Day 11: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

In the summer of 1985, the folks in the small town of Gillespie, Illinois were shaken to their core when 16-year-old Bridget Drobney was found brutally murdered.Three men were arrested and one, Robert Turner was sentenced to death. In January of 2003, Governor Ryan commuted all 167 of Illinois’ death row inmates to life sentences. One of those was obviously, Robert Turner. Years later, In March of 2011, Governor Pat Quinn would abolish the death penalty in the state of Illinois altogether. In June of 2022, Turner was able to get a clemency hearing with the help of the Illinois Prison Project. The Illinois Prison Project fights for people serving “unjust, unnecessary and excessive” sentences in Illinois. If you visit their website, it says in big letters they are fighting a “system that treats people as disposable.” And while there are certainly many innocent people serving sentences in Illinois that are serving especially excessive sentences, the Drobney family feels that Robert Turner is not one of them.Please listen to Jen & Cam as they talk about Bridget Drobney's murder and if you are like us and the Drobney family and feel that Robert Turner does not deserve clemency,please make your voice heard.Contact Jennifer Soble, Executive Director of Prison Release Board. Her email is PRB.Clemency@Illinois.Gov The family asks that you state that it is regarding Robert Turner IDOC No N66184.Special thanks to Paula Lucca for talking with us about Bridget.Thanks to the OTCP teamListener Discretion by Edward @OctoberpodVHS. You can find him on all your podcast apps or at https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoProducer and theme music by Nico Vettesewetalkofdreams.comResearched and written by Rett MacPhersonSources:https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Moreth-seeks-death-penalty-for-Turner-in-1989-12649227.phphttps://www.newspapers.com/image/388401459https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-07-20-8502170328-story.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/f6356cf8684ba9bcba0391753f1f045bhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/04/10/Accused-killer-says-it-was-just-a-joke/5931513493200/https://www.newspapers.com/image/388339586/?terms=Bridget%20Drobney&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/388339586/?terms=Bridget%20Drobney&match=1https://www.leagle.com/decision/1989668128ill2d5401642?fbclid=IwAR1P1--T0vtd-v_yjxhJr7COcEKYK40oTJ_BL9XAttATBySn8UA72Y6x_5chttps://www.newspapers.com/image/388358006/?terms=Bridget%20Drobney&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/388544507/?terms=Bridget%20Drobney&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Juni 202242min

The Mafia, the Mob, the family. It has many names but there is only one thing this organization is concerned about: money. This long-standing group has members operating from the streets hustling all the way up to corrupt government officials. In the neighborhoods they run, they are feared by some and adored by others. This family follows a set of rules demanding loyalty to each other above all else, including, well, your own family. To break these laws not only goes against what they stand for but it very well may cost a life or two. Afterall, someone must pay.Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Mafia Murder Mystery: Johnny Boy D’Amato.’Our listener discretion is by the amazing Edward October @octoberpodVHSOur multi-talented editor does all our music too @wetalkofdreams Sources:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mob-boss-hit-over-gay-encounters/https://nypost.com/2003/05/01/mobster-sleeps-with-the-swishes/https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/mafia-family-tree.pdf/viewhttps://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/9059166https://www.thefreelibrary.com/WHY+THE+GAYFATHER+HAD+TO+BE+WHACKED%3B+Hitman+killed+homosexual+Mafia...-a0101005486https://www.legendsofamerica.com/la-cosa-nostra/https://www.pinterest.com/pin/63965257184500635/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/may/02/usa.garyyoungehttps://www.cosanostranews.com/2012/05/why-decavalcantes-hit-acting-boss.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Five-Familieshttps://www.biography.com/news/five-families-nyc-mafiahttps://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/mafia-family-tree.pdfhttp://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/p/current-leadership-of-five-families.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbjfoJSMXOwhttps://torontosun.com/news/world/meet-the-real-jersey-mob-decavalcantes-ruled-the-garden-statehttps://nypost.com/2021/09/25/the-sopranos-was-inspired-by-this-newark-mob-family/https://nypost.com/2021/07/17/bringing-down-the-sopranos-for-the-fbi-destroyed-my-life/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Juni 202244min

Friday, March 25th, 1988, Lisa got in her Honda and headed north. She would take Interstate 25 to Casper, Wyoming, and from there she would take the mostly two-lane US-20/26 to Greybull, where she would then finish the trip at her boyfriend's house in Cody, Wyoming, on US14. She’d planned to stay the night there and make the remaining hour-and-a-half trek to Billings the next morning with her boyfriend in tow. When Lisa Marie didn’t arrive at Ed's house in Cody, as planned, he was immediately worried and called her parents. Lisa was nowhere to be found. She had vanished somewhere on her 600-mile journey home.Lisa's case would go cold for 14 years until DNA would link authorities to her killer.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss 'Long Road To Justice: Lisa Kimmell'.Thank you to the folks who help make the OTCP greatListener Discretion by Edward @OctoberpodVHS. You can find him on all your podcast apps or at https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoProducer and theme music by Nico Vettesewetalkofdreams.comResearched and written by Lauretta AllenSources:The Murder of Lil Miss: A Mother's Brutal 16-Year Fight for Justiceby Sheila Kimmell https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Lil-Miss-Mothers-16-Year/dp/0976747006/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X49XOXGA1264&keywords=sheila+kimmell&qid=1655250436&sprefix=sheila+kimmell%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIHEI1el6ssn Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5DV-DKhqhA CrimeVaulthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DW0CGco4gc TiffanyKristinaXOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqtvdTjKLG8 Scary Mysterieshttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/tag/the+Great+Basin+Serial+Killerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil%27_Miss_murder https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8701970/lisa-marie-kimmellhttps://oilcity.news/crime/2022/03/25/convicted-murderer-dale-wayne-eaton-re-sentenced-30-years-after-disappearance-of-lisa-marie-kimmel/https://www.ranker.com/list/lisa-marie-kimmell-facts/rachel-souerbryhttps://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/news/2013-03-04/authorities-to-investigate-new-leads-in-the-1997-disappearance-of-amy-wroe-bechtel Billings Gazette: https://www.newspapers.com/image/415632475/?terms=Lisa%20Marie%20Kimmell&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Juni 20221h 6min

Today we are going nearby to St Charles Missouri where a local businessman was found shot to death inside his office on June 8, 2007, by a postwoman. It was about 12:30 in the afternoon when she called 9-1-1 and informed the operator that the man had been shot and, she thought he was dead. As she is on the phone with 911, a police officer drives by and she flags him down. The officer enters the business and finds the man. The officer clearly identifies a gunshot to the head. The man’s name was Robert Eidman and whoever killed him did it, wanted to make sure Bob would see exactly who wanted him dead.Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘The Price of Doing Business: Bob Eidman.’That brand new listener discretion is by the smooth-voiced Edward October from OctoberpodVHS. He is the bee’s knees.All our music is by our wonderful executive producer and editor Nico from We Talk of Dreams.The promo is by the podcast World’s Dumbest Criminals. If you like true crime but need something a bit lighter, make sure to check them out.Sources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4623626/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mo-court-of-appeals/1658449.htmlhttps://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-time/insurance-salesman-bob-eidman-office-murder-solved-dnahttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/man-who-murdered-st-charles-insurance-agent-sentenced-to-two-life-terms/article_d1193768-0104-11e2-8557-0019bb30f31a.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19832766/robert-louis-eidmanhttps://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/true-crime/https://6park.news/missouri/murder-of-robert-eidman-by-cleo-hines-and-paul-white-examined-in-a-time-to-kill.htmlmurder-of-robert-eidman-by-cleo-hines-and-paul-white-examined-on-a-time-to-kill/https://thecinemaholic.com/bob-eidman-murder-where-is-paul-white-now/https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/10/31/268571.htmhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/robert-eidman-obituary?id=2887637https://patch.com/missouri/stcharles/paul-c-white-sentenced-to-x-in-murder-of-st-peters-man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Juni 202238min

On a flat and lonely stretch of highway in San Joaquin County, California, in February of 2012, onlookers were horrified as a backhoe violently tore into an abandoned well, nicknamed "Loren's Boneyard." The giant claws of the backhoe rose out of the ground holding a massive amount of dirt and the skeletal remains of the victims buried within—the victims presumably of Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine, AKA The Speed Freak Killers. While only convicted of murdering four people, they are suspected of murdering upward of 72 people.Join Cam & Jen as we discuss 'Made The Devil Do It: The Speed Freak Killers'.Listener Discretion by Edward October of OctoberpodVHShttps://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoProducer and Music by Nico Vettese wetalkofdreams.comWritten & Researched by Rett MacPhersonhttps://www.amazon.com/Rett-MacPherson/e/B000APPJ6A?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1654048621&sr=8-1SOURCES:https://charleyproject.org/case/chevelle-yvonne-wheelerhttps://charleyproject.org/case/cynthia-ann-vanderheidenhttps://charleyproject.org/case/joann-hobsonhttps://charleyproject.org/case/tracy-diane-meltonhttps://mail.murderpedia.org/male.S/s/shermantine-wesley.htmhttps://mail.murderpedia.org/male.H/h/herzog-loren-joseph.htmhttps://www.kcra.com/article/hobson-family-sues-s-j-sheriff-over-linden-dig/6402318https://www.sky.com/watch/channel/sky-crime/dateline/episodes/season-1/episode-3https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Freak_Killershttps://allthatsinteresting.com/speed-killershttps://www.courthousenews.com/county-must-face-claims-handling-mass-murder-grave/https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/03/06/speed-freak-killers-cause-of-death-deep-anger-revealed/https://www.thoughtco.com/wesley-shermantine-and-loren-herzog-973133https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2012/02/18/8216-blood-money-upsets/49731909007/https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2012/02/13/speed-freak-killers-victims-and-possible-victims/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Juni 20221h 3min

We are headed to Cape Cod where the Montgomery County police just received a phone about a female body on the beach. When they arrive, they found a young woman on her stomach, both her arms reaching into the sand. She was topless and her back was severely sunburned. As they get a closer look, they realize both of her hands have been cut off and part of her face is missing. Police discover she has been out here for several days, with beach-goers simply thought she was sunbathing. The woman had no identification and the media dubbed her the ‘lady in the dunes’. Police try to chase leads but they are coming up empty-handed and the case goes cold. There would be more and the person responsible was someone that no one would recognize…not yet anyway.Join Jen and Cam on this episode of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ entitled Dressed to Kill: Hadden Clark. Listener discretion is by the fabu Edward October @octoberpodVHSShow is EP by Nico @wetalkofdreams, he is the best.**This episode is sponsored by StoryWorth.Give all those you love in your life a meaningful gift youcan both cherish for years to come - StoryWorth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Maj 202259min

On a beautiful Midwestern June evening in 2017, nineteen-year-old Tanner Scott Ward told his mom, Lisa, he was headed out to see his friend, Jeremiah, and to fix him a plate for dinner because he’d only be gone about thirty minutes. He kissed his baby girl, Sophia, and left on foot with only the clothes on his back. It was the last time his family would see him alive.Six months later Tanner's body would be found hanging from a tree not far from his home. Tanner's death is ruled a suicide but the Ward family vehemently rejects the ruling. Considering some of the conflicting reports, it’s easy to understand their frustration. Join Cam and Jen as we discuss The Death of Tanner Ward.Special thanks toEdward October of OctoberPodVHS. Now available on YouTube and your favorite podcast apphttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6wSound & Editing by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreamswww.wetalkofdreamsResearched and Written by Lauretta AllenSources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m64p27u79q4https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215367751/tanner-wardhttps://medium.com/the-mystery-box/hanging-body-of-missing-father-found-with-no-feet-840f2a9a55f6https://medium.com/serial-napper/murder-or-suicide-the-story-of-the-life-and-death-of-tanner-ward-bd5b56b63eehttps://original.newsbreak.com/@crimeneversleeps-1590148/2400727603702-tanner-ward-was-it-suicide-or-murderhttps://www.change.org/p/missing-and-endangered-northwest-missouri-and-surrounding-areas-get-justice-for-tanner-wardhttps://www.facebook.com/MissingPiecesNetwork/posts/sadly-the-remains-of-tanner-ward-were-recovered-early-on-the-morning-of-monday-d/1754735148165989/https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/pf3yfx/lets_talk_about_tanner_ward/https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/03/01/mystery-in-missouri-what-happened-to-tanner-ward/https://republican-times.com/2018/04/18/wards-death-is-ruled-a-suicide/https://www.kttn.com/arrest-warrant-issued-for-tanner-ward-of-trenton/https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/mo-tanner-ward-19-trenton-7-june-2017.340371/page-2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6nt4sBBqEYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqumE0Y_VCY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Maj 202250min

Today we are headed to the outskirts of Dallas to a seedy area known as Oak Cliff, where income is low, and crime is high. It is 1990, and gangs, drugs, and sex workers frequent the area. Crack was big, and people would do almost anything to get it, including selling themselves for enough money to get a hit of crack, and then the cycle would repeat itself. Officer Regina Smith is on duty on December 13, 1990, when a call comes in pertaining to a body. It was a sex worker by the name of Mary Pratt. Her body was found on a street laid out for all the world to see. Obviously, the killer was proud of his work and wanted everyone to see her. Mary was a drug-addicted sex worker with the track marks to prove it, but there was something different about this murder, and it was gruesome.Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘The Eyes Have It: Charles Albright.’Listener discretion is by the fabu Edward October @octoberpodVHSThe show is EP by Nico @wetalkofdreams; he is the best.Make sure to check out the podcast ‘It’s Murder Up North’ @murderupnorthListen to their promo during our show.Sources: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/see-no-evil-3/http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Albright,%20Charles.htmhttps://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20030206063654/http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/episode/episode_5_the_eyeball_killer.htmlhttps://www.audacy.com/krld/articles/news/dallas-historys-notorious-killer-of-prostitutes-has-diedhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fAkgAAAAIBAJ&dq=charles%20albright%20murder&pg=5313%2C5601569https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/season-1/videos/mark-of-a-killer-an-eye-for-murder-season-1-episode-3http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2013/08/investigation-discovery-show-spotlights-oak-cliff-serial-killer/http://www.parkaman.com/charles-albright-eyeball-killer/http://documents.latimes.com/charles-f-albright/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1214469/https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/serial-killer-charles-albright-the-texas-eyeball-killer/https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/resource/enucleated-a-case-study-of-charles-albright-the-eyeball-killer/https://documentaryheaven.com/born-kill-charles-albright/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Maj 202244min