298. A Journey To Justice: The Camm Family Murders

It was early Christmas morning 2009 in Houma, Louisiana when just after 3 am a call comes into the police. The man on the phone was the owner of a local bar called the Drama Club. He tells officers that his friend and manager of the Drama Club, Robert LeCompte, called him to let him know he was leaving for home. When Robert didn’t arrive home, police were sent to check out the bar. Once inside, police find a gruesome scene with blood everywhere and a lifeless body on the floor. Who would want to hurt Robert? Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “Bloody Christmas at the Drama Club: Robert LeCompte. A special thank you to Love Letter from Z-man Games for sponsoring this episode. Order the game at www.zmangames.com or your local Target store.Listener Discretion by our buddy Edward October @octoberpodVHSOur original music is by our executive producer Nico @wetalkofdreams Sources:https://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20121129/News/608087505/HChttps://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20121130/News/608087544/HChttps://www.houmatimes.com/news/healing-can-begin-guilty-verdict-delivered-in-drama-club-murder-case/https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/murder-in-the-gay-south-the-christmas-day-killing-at-the-drama-clubhttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/society/2014/01/murder-drama-club-louisianahttps://www.wdsu.com/article/ex-bartender-guilty-in-killing-at-houma-nightclub/3359973#https://unfinishedlivesblog.com/2010/01/02/christmas-murder-of-gay-man-in-louisiana-still-unresolved/https://www.wafb.com/story/12252814/man-arrested-in-connection-with-bar-murder/https://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20130116/News/608072979/HC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Aug 202141min

Naomi Oni was an extremely smart and respectful young lady. She was always taught to place more value in who she is as a person, as opposed to how she looked. She had a tight group of friends and just like a lot of teens, they were all into celebrity culture, fashion, make-up, and music. On the 29th of December 2012, Naomi set off as usual to work her shift in Stratford. After finishing at 11:30 pm, she left the store with her colleagues and as a group, they all walked to the train station where they eventually went separate ways. As she exited the bus and began walking the short distance home, something caught her eye. She felt uneasy, but what would happen next would change Naomi forever. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Acid Attack: The Betrayal of Naomi Oni.’Special thanks to our sponsors Zman Games, the maker of Love Letter and other fun gameshttps://zmangames.com/en/index/Birthdate Co candlesTake 15% off your order of $50 or more by going to birthdate.co/OTCPListener Discretion by the amazing Edward October of OctoberpodVHShttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6w/featuredMusic and editing by Nico Vittese of We Talk of Dreamshttps://wetalkofdreams.comWritten and researched by Fern from Evidence of a CrimeSources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg3uTwxIOrohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o8t1zkFDZIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXHt4FkV5Mc https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5d38c003-c54a-4513-a369-f9eae0d52f91https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2442620/Acid-attack-victim-Naomi-Oni-weeps-joy-eyebrows-restored.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POrHN9VF9-Uhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25840681https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/crime-court/mary-konye-sentencing-naomi-oni-tells-how-dagenham-acid-attack-left-her-suicidal-1-3461645https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/21/mary-konye-jailed-12-years-acid-attack-oni-friend-londonhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/victorias-secret-worker-naomi-oni-poured-acid-on-her-face-after-becoming-obsessed-with-katie-piper-9048615.htmlhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/685292/mary-konye-jailed-for-12-years-after-evil-acid-attack-on-friend/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Juli 20211h 3min

Like many children, Corey Breininger was being raised by his father and grandparents as his mother was not currently in his life. The arrangement worked well for all of them. When Robert Breininger met a woman by the name of Judith Hawkey, there was an immediate connection because the family could once again become a unit. Corey was only 4 years old when he met Judith, and at that young age, he could not yet know how much Judith would change his life and make what should be a little boy’s dream of having a family turn into a nightmare that no one would believe. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of OTCP as we discuss ‘The Wicked Stepmother: Judith Hawkey.’ Listener discretion by the phenom Edward October @octoberpodVHS.All those ear jingles and flawless editing is from our EP Nico @wetalkofdreams.Sources:https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190305/news/303059909https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/did-woman-sway-boy-to-kill-his-dad-court-raises-doubts/article_c3c59007-8f20-5724-aa48-eacbf00efd57.htmlhttps://thecinemaholic.com/robert-breininger-murder-where-are-judith-hawkey-and-corey-breininger-now/https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190305/news/303059909https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11678176/https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hawkey-judith.htmhttps://apnews.com/article/f37420a2d6c34217b950f1c4a649bfd4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Juli 202139min

***********Graphic Content Warning***************Join Cam and Jen as we discuss Missouri's most heinous modern-day serial killer. Bob Berdella preyed on young men that were down on their luck. Once they were in his grasp, they would be raped, tortured, and murdered.Whether you know him as The Kansas City Butcher or The Collector, one thing is clear, Robert Berdella will still be one of the most sadistic serial killers that Cam and Jen have ever covered. Listener discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS. Please subscribe to his YouTube channel for amazing contenthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6wProducer and music by Nico Vettese of We Talk Of Dreams. If you are looking for a composer, reach out to him atwww.wetalkofdreams.comResearch for this episode was sent to us by Gabriel Bulsaraand Emma from True Crime Witch Podcast helped with the writing.Sources - https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Rites_of_Burial/Y6q5OAAACAAJ?hl=en https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iZ4SfpW5Er4C&pg=PA243&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/20/us/missourian-admits-murders-of-5-men.html https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/berdella-robert.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-berdella https://www.thoughtco.com/robert-berdella-case-972707 https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/robert-berdella-the-butcher-of-kansas-city-562f95c41858 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/kansas-city-butcher-warped-serial-10987094 https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/kc-true-crime/article704522.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6139717/robert-andrew-berdellahttps://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Berdella https://www.kctv5.com/news/investigations/family-questions-how-crime-scene-evidence-from-berdella-murders-now-for-sale/article_ee4fcc4c-437e-11ea-8a06-777cddb3aef8.html https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/serial-killer-bob-berdella-sold-human-skulls-at-his-bizarre-bazaar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Juli 202147min

Today we go to Paradise where a predator stalked and murdered his victims over thirty years ago. It was the mid-late 1980’s and Hawaii was about to be struck by their first serial killer. It is May 29, 1985 when 25-year-old Vicky Gail Purdy was reported missing by her husband. Vicki had gone out with friends in Waikiki but never came home. This would be the first in a series of murders that would plague the island. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss ‘The Case of the Honolulu Strangler’ on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast. Please note: the recording takes a turn at the end and we wanted you all to hear it as, well, Cam gets quite the shock. Also, I apologize for my course language, I can’t even remember saying those words. It is shocking, to say the least. As always our listener discretion is by our bestie @octoberpodVHS.All music (as well as our producer) is courtesy of Nico @wetakofdreams. Sources:Investigation Discovery (ID) channel program, Breaking Homicide, on May 13, 2018https://web.archive.org/web/20110908192856/http://www.kitv.com/news/4506075/detail.htmlhttps://www.onlyinyourstate.com/hawaii/honolulu-strangler-mystery-hi/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15711491/honolulu-star-bulletin/https://listverse.com/2018/08/25/10-terrifying-facts-of-the-honolulu-strangler/https://sites.psu.edu/gillianpassionblog/2021/04/01/hawaii-the-honolulu-strangler/https://activefugitives.com/is-the-honolulu-strangler-dead-or-still-at-large/https://serialdispatches.com/the-honolulu-strangler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Juli 202143min

In this episode, Jen tells Cam about one of Australia’s most infamous cases.On July 2, 1970, tourists visiting the Loch Ard Gorge in Port Campbell see a yellow Hudson sedan 52 feet below the cliffs. Once the police bring the vehicle to safety, they discover the bodies of Therese(35), Kathryn (13), James (8), and Karen(6).The police suspect the deaths to be murder-suicide. But, things aren't always what they seem. When investigators enter the family home, they find a horrifying crime scene.Join us as we discuss this week's episode Hanging From A Cliff: The Crawford Family Murders.Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers. www.crimestoppersvic.com.auListener Discretion by Edward Octoberpod from Octoberpod VHS.Please check him out on YouTube and subscribe to his channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6wProducer and music theme by Nico Vettese. www.wetalkofdreams.comThis episode was written by the amazing Fern from Evidence of a Crime.Sources:https://www.amazon.com/Almost-Perfect-Crawford-Family-Murders/dp/1450285163/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crawford-elmer.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5xhYa2g4PUhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_family_murderhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5st557/the_crawford_family_murder_glenroy_austrailia/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5037065/Killer-Elmer-Crawford-believed-living-WA-outback.htmlhttps://twistedhistory.net.au/2018/07/01/murder-of-the-crawford-family-2-2/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za8i0JpD3p8https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-woman-holds-key-to-40-year-old-australian-murder-mystery-vp5m32c9qqz https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7890825/Irish-woman-holds-key-to-40-year-old-Australian-murder-mystery.htmlArticles from Newspapers.com: The Age, July 4th, 1970 – Murder Family: Husband SoughtThe Sydney Morning Herald, July 4th, 1970 – Four murdered, put over the cliffThe Age, July 6th, 1970 - ‘Lights’: New Lead in Cliff MurdersThe Sydney Morning Herald, July 6th, 1970 – Girls tell police: We saw a man at death homeThe Age, July 7th, 1970 – Seeking Glenroy HusbandThe Age, July 8th, 1970 – Search for him goes onThe Age, July 9th, 1970 – Irish Police Alerted on CrawfordThe Sydney Morning Herald, July 6th, 1971 – Killed wife, three childrenThe Age, June 24th, 1971 –... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Juni 202142min

This is a Special OTCP featuring ‘Beyond the Rainbow.’24-year-old Kevin Fret was an up-and-coming Latino trap singer who also happened to be the first openly gay artist in the genre. On Thursday, January 10th, 2019, his life was cut short when he was fatally shot in the head as he was driving his motorcycle in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While questions still circle the crime, one thing remains true. No one has ever been charged with the murder and a killer still walks free. Join Jen and Cam on this special edition of Our True Crime Podcast as we welcome our friend, CJ from ‘Beyond the Rainbow’ podcast as she presents the story of Kevin Fret entitled ‘Beyond the Rainbow: Mysterious Murder of Kevin Fret.’Special thanks and shoutout to CJ for all your hard work and research on this episode but mostly for agreeing to be associated with us. Just like our dear friend Edward from @octoberpodVHS who does our listener discretion each week and our bestie Nico from @wetalkofdreams who does all our sound and produces the show.Sources:Death of Kevin Fret Highlights Crisis of Violence in Puerto Rico - Rolling StoneOzuna blackmailed over 'intimate tape' - BBC NewsOzuna Admits He Was a Victim of Extortion Plot: 'I Made a Mistake' - Rolling StoneKevin Fret - Bio, Rapper, Net Worth, Death, Murder, Gay, Trap Star, Cause of Death, Age, Facts, Wiki, Soy Asi, Killed, Dies at 24, Family, News - Gossip GistOzuna's manager not person of interest in rapper’s murder (pagesix.com)Hispanic Rapper Kevin Fret Arrested for Battery in Miami – NBC 6 South Florida (nbcmiami.com)Well-known gay rapper murdered in Puerto Rico (washingtonblade.com)Exploring the Santurce Neighborhood | Discover Puerto RicoWho Was Kevin Fret? 5 Things To Know About The Gay Latin Trap Artist | Billboard | BillboardLatin rapper Kevin Fret faces judge after Brickell fight – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort LauderdaleCosculluela - WikipediaKevin Fret's Mother Continues to Accuse Ozuna and His Manager, Vicente Saavedra, of the Trap Artist's Death (newsweek.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Juni 20211h

An anonymous phone call comes into the police in October 2002. On the other end of the line is a man who states he’s been hearing rumors and the rumors were so strong, he felt he needed to call the police. The man said he had heard that a body had been dumped near Half Moon Bay. Police arrive on the scene and aren’t sure what they have found but they know it is suspicious. They work to secure the scene and call for backup. Detectives arrive and work the scene. As they move the rocks, they now know that the 911 call was not just a tip but was responsible for leading investigators to a body. Join Jen and Cam from Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘A Girl like Gwen: Gwen Araujo.’ Our listener discretion is by the oh-so-talented Edward October @octoberpodVHS. All our original music is by the merrymaking Nico @wetalkofdreams. Nico is also our executive producer. Sources:https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/14/the-murder-of-gwen-araujo/https://medium.com/the-crime-center/the-brutal-murder-of-gwen-araujo-fce7d95b6560https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787484/https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2016/10/14/gwen-araujo-murder-14-years-later-transgender-teens-killers-face-parole/https://www.queersiliconvalley.org/the-panic-defense/https://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/339https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/us/two-guilty-of-murder-in-death-of-a-transgender-teenager.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19332053/gwen-amber_rose-araujohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gwen_Araujohttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19332053/gwen-amber_rose-araujohttps://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Gwen_Araujohttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/One-year-since-transgender-teen-s-death-Gwen-2584451.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Juni 202144min