Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

December 7th: Marlene Oakes Born (1954) Sometimes all a cold case takes is one person’s dogged pursuit for answers to finally be solved. On December 7th 1954 a woman was born who would suddenly disappear in 1980. A woman whose case went cold until her daughter, with the help of others, fought and pushed for information that finally brought one man to justice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marlene_Oakes, https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Marlene_Oakes, https://medium.com/@Charlie_OBrien/the-murder-of-marlene-oakes-3bbeb2dfdb86, https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2021/05/31/marlene-major-a-life-in-minor-key/, https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/the-murder-of-marlene-major-solved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Dec 202312min

December 6th: Marc LePine Kills (1989) Hatred is incredibly dangerous. On December 6th 1989 a man with hatred darkening his heart made a decision that would end up costing 14 strangers their lives and injure many more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_L%C3%A9pine, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre, https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lepine-marc.htm, https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Marc_L%C3%A9pine, https://www.flare.com/news/marc-lepine-feminists/, https://www.ranker.com/list/marc-lepine-montreal/amandasedlakhevener, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/mass-shooting-1989-montreal-14-women-killed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Dec 202317min

December 5th: Katelin Akens Goes Missing (2015) When someone disappears without a trace, it’s hard to know what the circumstances are. Did they run off, did an accident happen, or were they killed? On December 5th 2015 a young woman went missing in case that, because the circumstances are unknown, remains a mystery. https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/katelin-michelle-akens, https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/, https://charleyproject.org/case/katelin-michelle-akens, https://www.cbs19news.com/story/43529881/new-billboard-for-missing-person-katelin-akens, https://thecinemaholic.com/katelin-akens-found-or-missing-is-she-dead-or-alive/, https://shenbagalakshmi.medium.com/the-extremely-sketchy-disappearance-of-katelin-akens-93e7b0828f5f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Dec 20238min

December 4th: John "Bruce" Childs Convicted (1979) Getting on the wrong side of a dangerous man can end up costing someone their lives. On December 4th 1979 a man was convicted for crimes he claimed responsibility for. A man who, years later, would take down 2 others along with him and make more shocking confessions that brought the whole case into question. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Childs_(murderer), https://medium.com/crimebeat/britains-infamous-contract-killer-who-should-never-have-been-caught-7c633e720ce2, https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+only+way+to+make+Childs+laugh+is+start+talking+about+killing...-a060627740, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/oct/31/ukcrime.hughmuir, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/psycho-serial-killer-dubbed-narcissistic-7703676, http://forejustice.org/wc/pinfold_mackenney_dec_2003.htm, https://www.murderuk.com/john-childswith-terry-pinfold-harry-mckenny-aquitted.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Dec 202311min

December 3rd: Jessica Gutierrez Born (1981) Persistence can make or break a cold case. On December 3rd 1981 a young girl was born who would only get a few short years on the planet before someone snatched her out of bed. A case that remained unsolved until her mother’s persistence led to an arrest. https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jessica_Gutierrez, https://www.wistv.com/2022/03/31/jessica-gutierrez-murder-suspect-appears-court/, https://people.com/crime/man-charged-1986-murder-4-year-old-girl-taken-from-bed-while-family-slept/, https://www.trace-evidence.com/jessica-gutierrez, https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/deputies-arrest-killing-of-jessica-gutierrez-lexington-south-carolina/101-e57ed075-f77f-43bb-aa64-b74d188032ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Dec 20236min

December 2nd: Sarah Stern Went Missing (2016) Sometimes the most obvious choice isn’t the right one. On December 2nd 2016 a young girl disappeared in a case that, as it turned out, was not what it seemed. https://theblast.com/123658/the-murder-of-sarah-stern/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/liam-mcatasney-sentenced-life-parole-murdering-friend-sarah/story?id=63869375, https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2022/02/court-upholds-sentence-of-man-who-tossed-his-friend-sarah-sterns-body-off-jersey-shore-bridge.html, https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/sarah-stern-new-jersey-college-student-murder-friend-liam-mcatasney-sentence-court-guilty/1537853/, , https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/judge-wont-reduce-sarah-stern-murder-accomplices-sentence/1990341/https://heavy.com/news/liam-mcatasney-confessed-killing-sarah-stern/, https://www.app.com/story/news/2019/06/21/sarah-stern-murder-killer-mcatasney-sentenced-spend-his-life-prison/1461596001/, https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-sarah-stern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Dec 20237min

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1 Dec 20235min

December 1st: LaSalle Street Murders (1971) What happens when a case has too many suspects? On December 1st 1971 three men met their bloody end in a case that saw far too many individuals who might have wanted them dead. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2021/12/01/lasalle-street-murders-indianapolis-indiana-impd-crime-homicide/6338186001/, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2013/12/03/indiana-unsolved-1971-lasalle-street-murders-a-mystery/3863157/, https://www.wibc.com/news/local-indiana/the-lasalle-street-murders-solved-a-case-for-the-case/, https://fox59.com/news/more-than-40-years-later-new-book-claims-to-solve-infamous-lasalle-street-killings/, https://www.clermontsun.com/2020/11/04/marc-hoover-the-unsolved-lasalle-street-murders, https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/lasalle-street-murder-she-wrote, https://news.yahoo.com/two-people-shot-north-lasalle-214619061.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Dec 20239min