Episode 56 - The Benoit Family
Chris Benoit was an international superstar, an elite athlete, and one of the most inspiring performers in the world of professional wrestling. However, following a weekend in June 2007, Chris Benoit's reputation as a hero was stripped away, leaving behind a much more sinister legacy. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Joe Turner https://www.joeturnerbooks.com Featured Podcasts: Devil We Know - https://www.spreaker.com/show/devil-we-know-podcast Nature vs Narcissism - https://www.spreaker.com/show/nature-vs-narcissism Sources: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3CBFFkYrhCMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false) https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/benoit-chris.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/us/27wrestler.html https://omny.fm/shows/talk-is-jericho/inside-the-benoit-family-tragedy-on-talk-is-jerich https://omny.fm/shows/talk-is-jericho/tij-ep10-chavo-guerrero-pt-1 https://omny.fm/shows/talk-is-jericho/tij-ep11-chavo-guerrero-pt-2 https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Chris_Benoit_double_murder-suicide https://www.ringsidenews.com/2019/02/26/how-chris-benoits-brain-changed-wwe-forever/ https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/chris-benoits-dad-son-suffered-severe-brain-damage/story?id=11471875 https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wadekellerdotcom/45950.shtml https://www.postandcourier.com/staff/mike_mooneyham/ring-of-hell-tells-disturbing-story/article_2c523c48-553a-594c-a4f8-33799a1ea5ca.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Dungeon https://www.athleticscholarships.net/concussion-wrestling-football-college.htm https://news.miami.edu/stories/2019/07/nick-buoniconti,-co-founder-of-the-miami-project-to-cure-paralysis,-passes-away.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeI4TmBkRhI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wz9RbxD5j4
18 Aug 201950min
Episode 55 - Ronald Platt
51-year-old Ronald Platt was thrilled to be invited boating with his dear friend David Davis. Davis was a semi-retired Canadian businessman who lived in Woodham Walter, a village about 80 kilometers northeast of London in the English county of Essex, with his young wife and two beautiful daughters. The pair set sail in the English Channel near the Devon resort town of Torquay on Davis’ 24-foot yacht The Lady Jane. Ronald was never seen alive again. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Featured Podcast: The True Crime Files - https://www.spreaker.com/user/fuller/the-true-crume-files-podcast-promo Sources: “The Time a Rolex Watch Helped Solve a Murder Mystery.” Rolex Blog, September 6, 2018. https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/just-because/rolex-watch-helped-solve-murder-mystery.html “The Rolex Murder: How Police Caught Killer From a Single Clue.” Plymouth Live, September 22, 2017. https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/rolex-murder-how-police-caught-516448 “An Almost Perfect Murder.” Real Stories, July 15, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdB6aYXVO-A “Walker Withdraws Application for Parole.” Brantford Expositor, October 7, 2015. https://www.facebook.com/BrantfordExpositor/posts/walker-withdraws-application-for-parole/959394860775328/ “Convicted Murderer and Fraudster Has Applied for Parole.” SouthernOntario.ca, August 5, 2015. https://www.southwesternontario.ca/news-story/5784754-convicted-murderer-and-fraudster-has-applied-for-parole/ “Killer Albert Walker Pleads Guilty to Theft, Fraud.” The Star, April 26, 2007. https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/04/26/killer_albert_walker_pleads_guilty_to_theft_fraud.html “Daughter Speaks Out Against ‘Evil’ Father.” The Globe and Mail, March 19, 2005. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/daughter-speaks-out-against-evil-father/article18219037/ “Man at Centre of Bizarre Case Returning to Canada.” The Globe and Mail, February 22, 2005. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/man-at-centre-of-bizarre-case-returning-to-canada/article1114896/ The World’s Most Mysterious Murders, 2003. https://books.google.ca/books?id=gld0JI3tZokC&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Albert+Johnson+Walker&source=bl&ots=uSV5cG7VW4&sig=ACfU3U3l9eDkICEu3HqCKkEqY8OvcSsTTQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit35LQib3jAhUIY6wKHU2MC104FBDoATAFegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Albert%20Johnson%20Walker&f=false “Time Will Tell.” Forensic Files, 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNbbV4mVzac “Sheena Walker Maintains Her Dad Asked Her to Lie.” CBC News, November 13, 1998. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sheena-walker-maintains-her-dad-asked-her-to-lie-1.166577 “Walker Money Hunt.” McLeans, July 20, 1998. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/walker-money-hunt “The Devil In Disguise; Life for Murdering Pal Whose Identity He Stole; Lived With Daughter as Couple and Fiddled $10m.” The Mirror, July 7, 1998. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/THE+DEVIL+IN+DISGUISE%3B+Life+for+murdering+pal+whose+identity+he...-a060667526 “Walker’s Trail of Pain.” Macleans, July 6, 1998. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/walkers-trail-of-pain “An English Murder Mystery.” Macleans, June 22, 1998. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1998/6/22/an-english-murder-mystery “Albert Johnson Walker.” Murderpedia, n.d. https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/walker-albert-johnson.htm “Canada’s Most Wanted Criminal Hid In Plain Sight For Over 20 Years.” Life Daily, n.d. http://www.lifedaily.com/story/canadas-most-wanted-criminal-hid-in-plain-sight-for-over-20-years/ “DS Phil Sincock Talks the Albert Walker Case.” Crime + Investigation, n.d. https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/ds-phil-sincock-talks-the-albert-walker-case “Paris, Ontario.” Wikipedia, n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Ontario
4 Aug 201950min
Episode 54 - Heather DeWild
In July of 2003, 30-year-old Heather DeWild was a loving mother to two beautiful children: Jacob, five, and Hannah, three. Heather and her husband Daniel had been married for six years and had created a good life for themselves in Edgewater, Colorado. By all accounts, the DeWilds were living the American Dream. Until their marriage slowly unraveled and Heather vanished on July 24th, 2003. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Featured Podcasts: Voices For Justice - https://www.voicesforjusticepodcast.com Mugshot - https://www.spreaker.com/show/mugshot Sources: “The Devil’s Twin.” 48 Hours Transcript, June 14, 2014. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heather-dewild-will-her-killer-get-away-with-murder/ “Duct Tape Divorce.” Blood Relatives, May 22, 2014. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6qtaj2 “Twins’ twisted murder plot; The murder of a pretty mum-of-two remained unsolved until one brother turned on his sibling...” The People, January 12, 2014. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Twins%27+twisted+murder+plot%3B+The+murder+of+a+pretty+mum-of-two...-a0355992656 “Daniel DeWild Gets 74 Years for Brutal Murder After Twin Brother's Reenactment.” Westword, March 1, 2013. https://www.westword.com/news/video-daniel-dewild-gets-74-years-for-brutal-murder-after-twin-brothers-reenactment-5865513 “Daniel DeWild Sentenced to 74 Years in Killing of Estranged Wife.” Fox31 News, February 28, 2013. https://kdvr.com/2013/02/28/daniel-dewild-sentenced-to-75-years-in-killing-of-estranged-wife/ “Daniel DeWild, Twin Brother Sentenced To 74 Years In Murder Of Estranged Wife.” HuffPost, February 28, 2013. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-dewild-twin-brothe_n_2784949 “Judge Sentences Daniel DeWild To 74 Years Behind Bars.” 4CBS Denver, February 28, 2013. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/02/28/judge-sentences-daniel-dewild-to-74-years-behind-bars/ “First DeWild Sentenced.” Centennial Citizen, January 28, 2013. https://centennialcitizen.net/stories/first-dewild-sentenced,95622 “Annual Report 2013: Office of the First Judicial District Attorney Serving Jefferson and Gilpin Counties.” 2013. https://www.jeffco.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/168 “Confession Cancels DeWild Retrial.” Highlands Ranch Herald, December 26, 2012. https://highlandsranchherald.net/stories/confession-cancels-dewild-retrial,116518 “Man Admits to Killing Wife, Stunning Victim’s Family.” Denver 7, December 20, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kvpt7-K0d0 “Mixed Verdict for DeWild.” South Platte Independent, November 27, 2012. https://southplatteindependent.net/stories/mixed-verdict-for-dewild,22752 “DeWild Jurors Mull Competing Stories in Murder Case.” The Denver Post, November 16, 2012. https://www.denverpost.com/2012/11/16/dewild-jurors-mull-competing-stories-in-murder-case/ “Testimony: Heather DeWild’s Estranged Husband Said She Was ‘Ruining His Life.’” The Denver Post, November 15, 2012. https://www.denverpost.com/2012/11/15/testimony-heather-dewilds-estranged-husband-said-she-was-ruining-his-life/ “Double Trouble in DeWild Trial.” Douglas-County News Press, November 13, 2012. https://douglascountynewspress.net/stories/double-trouble-in-dewild-trial,62899 “DeWild Case Set for Trial.” Parker Chronicle, October 24, 2012. https://parkerchronicle.net/stories/dewild-case-set-for-trial,104553 “David DeWild Pleads in Heather DeWild Murder Case Involving His Twin Brother.” Westword, August 6, 2012. https://www.westword.com/news/david-dewild-pleads-in-heather-dewild-murder-case-involving-his-twin-brother-5901132 “DeWild Brothers’ Murder Trial Date Scheduled.” Englewood Herald, May 25, 2012 https://englewoodherald.net/stories/dewild-brothers-murder-trial-date-scheduled,92148 “Judge to Reexamine Cold Case Charges.” Colorado Community Media, March 8, 2012. https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/judge-to-reexamine-cold-case-charges,42985 “Daniel DeWild, Plus Brother and Sister-In-Law, Busted in 2003 Murder of Heather DeWild.” Westword, December 15, 2011. https://www.westword.com/news/daniel-dewild-plus-brother-and-sister-in-law-busted-in-2003-murder-of-heather-dewild-5856754 “DeWild Case Arrests Bring Up Bad Memories For Victim’s Sister.” 4CBS Denver, December 15, 2011. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/12/15/dewild-case-arrests-bring-up-bad-memories-for-victims-sister/ “DeWild Twins, Sister-In-Law Face Murder Charges.” 9News, December 15, 2011. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/dewild-twins-sister-in-law-face-murder-charges/73-334423822 “3 Arrests Made In 8-Year-Old Edgewater Murder Case.” 4CBS Denver, December 14, 2011. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/12/14/3-arrests-made-in-8-year-old-edgewater-murder-case/ “Arrests Made in Death of Mother.” Associated Press, December 14, 2011. https://www.dailycamera.com/2011/12/14/arrests-made-in-death-of-mother/ “Indictment Filed By District Court Jefferson County, State of Colorado.” 2011. https://cbsdenver.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/final-dewild-indictment.pdf “Coroner Releases Autopsy Report in DeWild Case.” 9News, March 29, 2004. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/coroner-releases-autopsy-report-in-dewild-case/73-344931699 “Heather J. DeWild.” Obituary in Denver Post, September 25-26, 2003. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?n=heather-j-dewild&pid=1424287&fhid=4390 “Heather DeWild.” Find A Grave, n.d. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73576321/heather-jean-dewild “Identical DeWild Twins Nearly Pull Off Perfect Crime.” CBS News, n.d. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/did-identical-dewild-twins-nearly-pull-off-perfect-crime/ Audio Clips: “Colorado Road Worker Recalls Making Disturbing Discovery.” Daily Motion, 2013. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x172w05 “Heather Dewild’s Husband Gets 74 Years for Her Murder.” Denver 7, February 28, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzqW_McvvKs
21 Juli 201951min
Episode 53 - Quee Choo Chadwick
On Wednesday October 10, 2012 Peter Chadwick and his wife Quee Choo disappeared from their Newport Beach home in California. The following day, Peter made a call to 911 from a gas station close to the Mexican border. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Featured Podcasts: Corpus Delicti - https://www.spreaker.com/show/corpus-delicti Trace Evidence - https://www.trace-evidence.com/ Information On Peter Chadwick: https://www.usmarshals.gov/investigations/most_wanted/chadwick/chadwick.htm Sources: Print “Find Peter Chadwick: Manhunt Continues for Fugitive Multimillionaire Years After Being Charged With Wife's Murder.” 48 Hours transcript, May 11, 2019. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/find-peter-chadwick-manhunt-continues-for-fugitive- multimillionaire-years-after-charged-with-wifes-murder/ “‘Countdown to Capture’ Podcast Traces the Hunt for Millionaire Murder Suspect Accused of Killing His Wife — And Police Want Your Help.” Crime Online, October 20, 2018. https://www.crimeonline.com/2018/09/20/countdown-to-capture-podcast-traces-the- hunt-for-millionaire-murder-suspect-accused-of-killing-his-wife-and-police-want-your-help/ “How Millionaire Property Tycoon Got Away With Murder.” Northern Star, October 6, 2018. https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/wifekilling-property-tycoon-still-on-the-run- three/3542878/ “Mystery of British Millionaire Peter Chadwick Who Strangled Wife Then Used His Cash to Disappear.” Mirror, September 27, 2018. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mystery-british-millionaire-peter-chadwick-13321661 “A Local Police Department Hopes a Podcast Will Help It Catch a Fugitive.” Los Angeles Magazine, September 21, 2018. https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/peter-chadwick-crime-podcast/ “American Police Use Serial-Style Podcast to Hunt British-Born Murder Suspect.” The Telegraph, September 21, 2018. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/21/american-police-use-serial-style-podcast-hunt-british-born-murder/ “Millionaire Fugitive Accused of Murdering Wife May Be Hiding in Canada.” CTV News, September 21, 2018. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/millionaire-fugitive-accused-of-murdering-wife-may-be-hiding-in-canada-1.4103674 “Feds Hope Asian Sex Workers Can Help Track Down Millionaire Fugitive Accused Of Wife's Murder.” Oxygen, September 20, 2018. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/peter-chadwick-fugitive-millionaire-wanted-for-wife-quee-choo-lim-chadwick-murder “Multi-Millionaire on The Loose: Police Launch Podcast to Catch Fugitive Accused of Killing Wife.” The London Free Press, September 20, 2018. https://lfpress.com/news/crime/multi-millionaire-on-the-loose-police-launch-podcast-to-catch-fugitive-accused-of-killing-wife/wcm/42f15414-0091-45e6-aa92-da54856fc3b3 “‘On The Run’ Who Is Peter Chadwick, Where Is The Murder Suspect and What Is the ‘Serial’ Style Countdown to Capture Podcast?” The Sun, September 20, 2018. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7308829/peter-chadwick-murder-suspect-california-podcast/ “Officials Announce $100K Reward for Information Leading to Capture of O.C. Fugitive Accused of Killing His Wife.” KTLA 5 News, September 19, 2018. https://ktla.com/2018/09/19/officials-announce-100k-reward-for-information-leading-to-capture-of-o-c-fugitive-accused-of-killing-his-wife/ “Newport Beach Man, Suspected of Killing Wife in 2012, Is Still at Large so Authorities Offer $100,000 Reward.” The Orange County Register, September 18, 2018. https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/19/newport-beach-man-suspected-of-killing-wife-in-2012-is-still-at-large-so-authorities-offer-100000-reward/ American Nightmare#39 Inside the Life of Millionaire Family Before Dad Allegedly Strangled Mom.” People, April 11, 2018. https://people.com/crime/peter-chadwick-on-the-run-wife-quee-choo-murder/ “Search for Fugitive in 2012 Newport Coast Slaying Adds Podcast and $100,000 Reward.” Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2012. https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-chadwick-murder-20180919-story.html “Multimillionaire Real-Estate Mogul Wanted for Murder of Wife.” True Crime Daily, December 7, 2015. https://truecrimedaily.com/2015/12/07/multimillionaire-real-estate-mogul-wanted-for- murder-of-wife/ “Quee Chadwick, OC Homicide No. 39: Millionaire Peter Gregory Chadwick Held.” OC Weekly, October 29, 2012. https://ocweekly.com/updated-with-husband-blaming-painter-quee-chadwick-oc- homicide-no-39-millionaire-peter-gregory-chadwick-held-6441983/ “Blood, Broken Glass at Home Alarmed Officers.” The Orange County Register, October 24, 2012. https://www.ocregister.com/2012/10/24/blood-broken-glass-at-home-alarmed-officers/ “Peter Chadwick, California Executive, Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering Wife, Quee.” HuffPost, October 14, 2012. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/peter-chadwick-executive-murder-wife-quee_n_1964992 “Executive's Wife Missing; Evidence of Violent Struggle at Home.” L.A. Now, October 13, 2012. https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/executives-wife-missing-evidence-of-violent-struggle-at-home.html “Local Cops Arrest Newport Beach Man in Homicide Case.” 7 San Diego News, October 12, 2012. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Newport-Beach-Man-Arrested-Wife-Homicide-San-Diego-Chadwick--173911021.html “Quee Choo Lim ‘Q.C.’ Chadwick.” Find A Grave, n.d. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176251383/quee-choo_lim-chadwick#source “The Pegasus School.” School website, n.d. https://www.thepegasusschool.org/about/head-of-school Podcast and Website “Countdown to Capture.” 2018. https://countdowntocapture.com Audio Clips “Calif. Man Tells Authorities His Wife Was Murdered in Bizarre 911 Call.” CBS News, May 9, 2019. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-chadwick-calif-man-tells-authorities-his-wife-was-murdered-in-bizarre-911-call/ “News Conference.” Newport Beach Police Department, September 19, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZipqzjX6t0
8 Juli 201957min
Episode 52 - Helle Crafts
On November 18th, 1986, thirty-nine-year-old Helle Crafts was dropped off at her house in Newton, Connecticut by her co-workers. She was exhausted after fulfilling her flight attendant duties on a long haul from Frankfurt to New York. Helle was happy to have made it home before the impending storm and looking forward to tucking in her three children. As Helle’s co-workers watched their friend enter her home, they didn’t realize it would be the last time they would ever see her again. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Featured Podcasts: Azkas Mystery Podcast https://soundcloud.com/user-404863201 https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/04/16/713984800/5-year-old-azka-publishes-her-first-mystery-podcast Sources: “Helle Crafts: Winter of the Woodchipper.” Forensic Files Now, September 7, 2018. https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/richard-crafts/ “The Wood Chipper Murder – Helle Crafts.” Morbidology, December 22, 2017. https://morbidology.com/the-wood-chipper-murder-helle-crafts/ “You Won't Sleep After Hearing About the Real Murder That Inspired Fargo.” Popsugar, April 20, 2017. https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Fargo-True-Story-34660331 “Woodchipper Murder Case From 30 Years Ago Was Pivotal for Forensic Scientists.” Eyewitness News 3, November 17, 2017. https://www.wfsb.com/news/woodchipper-murder-case-from-years-ago-was-pivotal-for-forensic/article_2a473c33-283f-5893-89b2-ad37227da774.html “Forensic Files - Series Premiere: The Disappearance of Helle Crafts.” YouTube, May 5, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwkYk9IyN-s “Analysis of Experimental Wood Chipper Trauma on Bone.” MA Thesis George Mason University, 2012. http://mars.gmu.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1920/7858/Domenick_thesis_2012.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y “23 Years Ago, Richard Crafts Was More Willing to Part With His Wife Than His Money.” New Times, November 18, 2009. Web. https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/23-years-ago-Richard-Crafts-was-more-willing-to-256633.php “Green Beret Indicted for Murder.” History.com, November 13, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/green-beret-indicted-for-murder “Rodgers v. Crafts.” September 7, 2000. https://casetext.com/case/rodgers-v-crafts-no-cv87-0293694-s-sep “Ten Years Ago, the Crafts Murder Case Was a Pivotal Experience For Many.” The Newton Bee, August 10, 1999. https://www.newtownbee.com/date-fri-31-jul-1998-23 “Crafts Loses Appeal for a New Trial.” Hartford Courant, July 7, 1993. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1993-07-07-0000007613-story.html “State of Connecticut v. Richard B. Crafts.” July 6, 1993. https://www.leagle.com/decision/1993463226conn2371451 “The Job Is Murder--Solving 'Perfect Crimes': Forensics: Expert Uses Science And Technology to Unravel the Most Baffling Whodunits. Most of His Cases Involve Homicides.” Los Angeles Times, March 29, 1992. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-29-mn-305-story.html “Sensational Case In Spotlight Again Second ‘Wood Chipper Murder’ Trial Scheduled This Month.” The Orlando Sentinel, September 3, 1989. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-09-03-8909034758-story.html “The Lady Vanishes, and a Woodchipper Leaves Just a Shred of Evidence.” People, August 1, 1988. https://people.com/archive/the-lady-vanishes-and-a-woodchipper-leaves-just-a-shred-of-evidence-vol-30-no-5/ “Dentist Identifies Tooth Fragments as Dead Wife's.” UPI, May 12, 1988. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/12/Dentist-identifies-tooth-fragments-as-dead-wifes/2333579412800/ “Richard Crafts Murder Trial Begins.” AP, April 5, 1988. https://www.apnews.com/b51f1e9feb7bfa0e5537637ffea937f6 “Parts of Wife's Body Turn Up Around Lake; Pilot Held.” Los Angeles Times, January 14, 1987. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-14-mn-3454-story.html “Richard B. Crafts.” Murderpedia, n.d. https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crafts-richard.htm “Helle Lorck Nielson.” PAN AM World DocuProject, n.d. http://www.panam-world.org/helle-lorck-nielson/ “Richard Crafts: The Infamous Wood Chipper Murderer.” Criminal website, n.d. https://criminal.media/richard-crafts-the-infamous-wood-chipper-murderer “Exclusive: Reelz Explores the Shocking Truth Behind the Murder That Inspired ‘Fargo’.” Fansided, n.d. https://hiddenremote.com/2017/06/16/reelz-presents-fargo-the-shocking-truth/ “Fargo.” Wikipedia, n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_(film)
23 Juni 201958min
Episode 51 - Lauren Phelps (Hugelmaier)
In 2017, twenty-nine-year-old Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps appeared to have her whole life ahead of her. The newlywed lived in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband Michael Phelps, where she taught Sunday school, owned her own business, and was busy mapping out her future. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster Fleslit - She A Goofy The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Featured Podcasts: Real Life Real Crime https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/woody-overton/real-life-real-crime M.C.R.O. Radio https://open.spotify.com/show/2pVd76WNM2kbtTTQZaK8Da Sources: Print: “‘We will remember:’ Families speak for loved ones silenced by violence.” WRAL.com, December 12, 2018. https://www.wral.com/we-will-remember-families-speak-for-loved-ones-silenced-by-violence/18061105/ “Father of woman killed in ‘cold medicine murder’ will ‘never’ forgive her husband.” Inside Edition, October 17, 2018. https://www.insideedition.com/father-woman-killed-cold-medicine-murder-will-never-forgive-her-husband-47685 “Cold medicine killer gets life for wife’s murder.” Cherokee One Feather, October 11-17, 2018. https://theonefeather.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/October-11.pdf “Husband pleads guilty to stabbing wife 123 times, blames cough medicine.” Newsweek, October 6, 2018. https://www.newsweek.com/husband-pleads-guilty-stabbing-wife-123-times-blames-cough-medicine-1156464 “Raleigh man pleads guilty in 'cold medicine' murder case.” Spectrum News, October 5, 2018. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2018/10/05/raleigh-man-pleads-guilty-in--cold-medicine--murder-case- “‘I feel like a monster.’ Husband pleads guilty in ‘cough medicine’ killing.” The News & Observer, October 5, 2018. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article219420090.html “He was obsessed with ‘American Psycho,’ police say, and stabbed his wife 123 times.” The Washington Post, April 3, 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/04/03/he-was-obsessed-with-american-psycho-police-say-and-stabbed-his-wife-123-times/?utm_term=.f3d4d6d35d26 “Man who blamed 'cold medicine' after wife was murdered was 'obsessed' with 'American Psycho'” USA Today, April 3, 2018. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/03/man-who-blamed-cold-medicine-after-wife-murdered-obsessed-american-psycho/480885002/ “Victim in NC cough syrup stabbing wanted to end relationship, warrants say.” 10 Wavy.com, April 2, 2018. https://www.wavy.com/news/victim-in-nc-cough-syrup-stabbing-wanted-to-end-relationship-warrants-say/1095122408 “Suspect in 'cough medicine' killing was fan of 'American Psycho,' NC police say.” The State, April 2, 2018. https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article207721164.html “Search warrants: Couple was having money problems before man, who claimed to be on cold medicine, stabbed wife 123 times” ABC 11 News, April 2, 2018. https://abc11.com/warrants-couple-was-having-problems-before-alleged-cold-medicine-murder/3292831/ “A staple of the Durham economy, and your commute on I-40, has made noticeable changes.” The Herald Sun, November 14, 2017. https://www.heraldsun.com/news/business/article184532603.html “NC woman stabbed 123 times in cough syrup murder case.” WFMY News 2, October 17, 2017. https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/nc-woman-stabbed-123-times-in-cough-syrup-murder-case/484036112 “Autopsy: Raleigh woman stabbed by husband 123 times.” Spectrum News, October 17, 2017. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2017/10/17/autopsy--raleigh-woman-stabbed-by-husband-123-times “'I think I did it': Bloke, 28, tells cops he ‘woke up from a bad dream’ to find his wife lying dead next to him covered in blood.” The Sun, September 24, 2017. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4391306/man-stab-wife-dream-north-carolina/ “Aspiring pastor Matthew Phelps makes first court appearance since killing his wife.” Christian News, September 8, 2017. https://www.firstladyb.com/lauren-phelps-matthew-phelps/ “Friend defends man accused in Raleigh cold medicine murder.” ABC News 11, September 7, 2017. https://abc11.com/friend-defends-man-accused-in-cold-medicine-murder/2387402/ “Instagram page shows another side of suspect in cold medicine murder case: ‘There is evil in my head’.” Inside Edition, September 6, 2017. https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/25367-instagram-page-shows-another-side-of-suspect-in-cold-medicine-murder-case-there-is-evil “Cold medicine has been linked to hallucinations. But could it actually lead to violence?” The News & Observer, September 6, 2017. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article171627862.html “Lawyer says effects of cold medicine will be ‘subject of inquiry’ in man’s murder trial.” The News & Observer, September 5, 2017. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article171349327.html “Man who drank cold medicine awakens to find wife stabbed to death: ‘I think I did it’” Global News, September 5, 2017. https://globalnews.ca/news/3720442/cold-medicine-murder-wife-stabbed-to-death/ “Lawyer says effects of cold medicine will be ‘subject of inquiry’ in man’s murder trial.” Winston-Salem Journal, September 5, 2017. https://www.journalnow.com/news/state/lawyer-says-effects-of-cold-medicine-will-be-subject-of/article_cd102b3d-4087-55da-b05d-658a9ca90feb.html “Funeral held for wife, 29, whose husband blamed her murder on him taking too much cold medicine after he 'woke up' to find her dead with a bloody knife on their bed.” Daily Mail, September 5, 2017. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4854816/Funeral-wife-killed-husband-blamed-cough-syrup.html “Lauren Hugelmaier Obituary.” The News & Observer, September 3, 2017. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.aspx?n=lauren-hugelmaier&pid=186555341&fhid=39899 “Raleigh, North Carolina.” Wikipedia, n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina “Hope Lutheran Church.” Church Website, n.d. http://www.hopelutheranwf.org “Dunlap Lawn Service.” Company Website, n.d. http://www.dunlaplawnservice.com Audio: “‘I feel like a monster.’ Husband pleads guilty in ‘cough medicine’ killing.” The News & Observer, October 5, 2018. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article219420090.html “Family, friends stunned by Raleigh woman’s death.” WRAL.com, September 4, 2017. https://www.wral.com/news/local/video/16927375/
10 Juni 201945min
Episode 50 - Candace Rough Surface
On August 2nd, 1980, eighteen-year-old Candace “Candi” Rough Surface vanished while out for the evening in Mobridge, South Dakota. Nine months passed before the young mother was found. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Special Thank Homer and Clara Featured Podcasts: Writing About Crime https://winingaboutcrime.podbean.com/ Murderish https://www.spreaker.com/show/murderish_2 Sources: Print: “From '80 Crime, White-Sioux Tension Today.” The New York Times, February 20, 1996. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/20/us/from-80-crime-white-sioux-tension-today.html “Brutal 1980 Murder Raises Racial Tensions – Indians Say Bail, Long Delay Before Arrest Are Evidence Of Prejudice.” The Seattle Times, March 17, 1996. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960317&slug=2319519 “Revisiting a Murder Across Racial Divide.” The Washington Post, May 3, 1996. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/05/03/revisiting-a-murder-across-racial-divide/c053673f-857e-4c99-a7fc-d9fb7bca16cf/?utm_term=.96d4986e91e6 “Non-Indian Men Arrested for Murder, Racial Tensions Rise.” NBC Nightly News [Transcript], May 8, 1996. https://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/flatview?cuecard=36305 “16-Year Murder Mystery Ends in Tears.” Chicago Tribune, July 2, 1996. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-07-02-9607020074-story.html “Deny Parole for Nicholas A. Scherr #0000018139.” Change.org, 2014. https://www.change.org/p/south-dakota-board-of-pardons-parol-deny-parole-for-nicholas-a-scherr-0000018139?recruiter=91288114&utm_campaign=share_facebook_mobile&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition “The Murder of Candace Rough Surface, Unsolved for 16 Years.” Justice For Native Women, March 24, 2016. http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/03/the-murder-of-candace-rough-surface.html?m=1 “Man Who Raped, Killed South Dakota Woman in 1980 Paroled.” Argus Leader, May 3, 2019. https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/03/man-who-raped-killed-south-dakota-woman-nicholas-scherr-candace-rough-surface/3661191002/ “Man Who Raped, Killed South Dakota Woman in 1980 Paroled.” AP News, May 3, 2019. https://www.apnews.com/7d9af67984e1458abceccee0e12fef1f “Mobridge Man Who Raped and Killed Standing Rock Woman Granted Parole.” Aberdeen News, May 3, 2019. https://www.aberdeennews.com/courtnews/mobridge-man-convicted-of-rape-murder-granted-parole/article_e5bcaffb-74d8-54f9-abd8-60534a3766eb.html “Howe Event Center.” City of Mobridge. n.d. https://cityofmobridge.com/scherr-howe-event-center Audio: “Clara Rough Surface Oxford Interview.” May, 2019. “Homer Rough Surface Interview.” May, 2019. “Man Who Raped, Killed South Dakota Woman in 1980 Paroled.” Keloland Media Group. May 3, 2019. https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/man-who-raped-killed-south-dakota-woman-in-1980-paroled/1975782955
26 Maj 201936min
Episode 49 - Ardeth Wood
On a hot, humid afternoon in August 2003, Ardeth Wood borrowed her brother’s bike and ventured out along the wooded bicycle trails in Ottawa, Ontario. Ardeth was enjoying time with her family, unwinding, and reconnecting with her friends back home while on a two-week break from the Philosophy PhD program at the University of Waterloo. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Special Thanks Sophie H Featured Podcasts: Murder And Such https://murder.ly/murder-and-such Dark Poutine https://darkpoutine.com Sources: Articles: “Killer has Ottawa on edge.” The Globe and Mail, August 12, 2003. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/killer-has-ottawa-on-edge/article20450636/ “Ardeth Wood obituary.” Ottawa Citizen, August 16, 2003. http://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/ardeth-wood-1065940316 “New tips in Ardeth Wood case.” Daily Bulletin: University of Waterloo, July 22, 2004. https://bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2004/jul/22th.html “Inside the hunt for Ardeth’s killer.” Ottawa Citizen, August 6, 2004. http://www.ottawamenscentre.com/news/20040806_Ardeth_Wood.htm “Scholarship remembers murdered grad.” Daily Bulletin: University of Waterloo, September 10, 2003. https://bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2003/sep/10we.html “Ottawa police announce break in Ardeth Wood case.” CBC News, October 20, 2005. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa-police-announce-break-in-ardeth-wood-case-1.519523 “Myers to plead not guilty in Wood killing.” CBC News, October 21, 2005. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/myers-to-plead-not-guilty-in-wood-killing-1.542140 “Police had early tip in Wood murder: Report.” CBC News, November 22, 2005. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/police-had-early-tip-in-wood-murder-report-1.524697 “Man will be tried for first-degree murder in death of Ardeth Wood.” CBC News, November 24, 2006. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/man-will-be-tried-for-first-degree-murder-in-death-of-ardeth-wood-1.591431 “Man pleads guilty to Ottawa murder of Ardeth Wood.” CBC News, January 8, 2008. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/man-pleads-guilty-to-ottawa-murder-of-ardeth-wood-1.698474 “How the killer was finally caught.” Ottawa Citizen, January 9, 2008. https://pressreader.com/@nickname11856483/csb_MLLsemzCp1tpmI9otwSMG5whE_bRsqKBz3VqAmaBy-Cc96uucaaR94jLBgJ-vQwe “A past that offered little hope…” Ottawa Citizen, January 9, 2008. https://pressreader.com/@nickname11856483/csb_MLLsemzCp1tpmI9otwSMG6DrgkgoIbPZD-amdTwe-dPFqOEypKW2tf84ztVNEc7G “10 years later, Ottawa remembers Ardeth Wood.” CTV News, August 6, 2013. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/10-years-later-ottawa-remembers-ardeth-wood-1.1400208 “Ardeth Wood murder resonates 10 years later.” CBC News, August 6, 2013. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ardeth-wood-murder-resonates-10-years-later-1.1362669 “Ardeth Wood’s brother wants to clone the majestic oak named in her honour after violent storm.” Ottawa Citizen, September 29, 2017. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ardeth-woods-brother-looking-to-clone-the-majestic-oak-named-in-her-honour-after-violent-storm “Iconic oak damaged in storm has decades of life left, says expert.” Toronto Sun, October 3, 2017. https://torontosun.com/2017/10/03/iconic-oak-damaged-in-storm-has-decades-of-life-left-says-expert/wcm/c3765887-1072-485d-8352-2a22decf8dd3 “Dominion Arboretum.” Friends of the Central Experimental Farm website, n.d. https://friendsofthefarm.ca/plan-your-visit/attractions/ “Central Experimental Farm Advisory Council, May 10, 2018.” Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website, May 10, 2018. http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-us/offices-and-locations/central-experimental-farm/about-the-central-experimental-farm/central-experimental-farm-advisory-council/central-experimental-farm-advisory-council-meeting-dates/may-10-2018/?id=1536949796646 Audio Clips: “The family of Ardeth Wood honoured the Ottawa woman 10 years after she was killed.” CBC News, August 6, 2013. http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2399652263/ “The pathway predator.” Murder She Solved: True Crime, Season 1, Episode 3. https://youtu.be/ukAPezOkJ38 “Reward offered for killer of Ottawa woman.” The New RO, posted to YouTube January 20, 2016. Parts of this news report could serve well as the introductory news interview, audio clip: 0:37-2:55. https://youtu.be/9oPR1yA7ZF0
15 Maj 201941min
