Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

August 23rd: Caleb Harrison found dead (2013) Custody battles can be extremely messy. They can also, in some cases, be deadly. On August 23rd 2013 a man in the midst of a long and extremely tumultuous custody battle lost his life at the hands of people who didn't think he deserved to have his own children.  *Suggested by Amelia Thornton* https://thepointer.com/article/2020-08-19/part-1-the-harrison-murders-how-did-peel-regional-police-investigators-miss-the-obvious, https://torontolife.com/city/house_of_horrors/, https://projects.thestar.com/harrison-family-murders/, https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/01/11/mississauga-mom-and-her-spouse-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-killing-of-ex-husband.html, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Aug 202320min

August 22nd: Leung Ying Kills (1928) Motive doesn’t always provide us with concrete answers. On August 22nd 1928 a massacre occurred and, when questioning the killer, their ever changing motive did nothing more than create more questions.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leung_Ying, https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/local-features/local-lifestyle-columns/horrific-1928-mass-murder-in-fairfield/, https://crime-notforgotten.tumblr.com/post/131184252618/leung-ying-was-a-drug-addicted-labourer-and-petty, https://www.facebook.com/TodayInHorrorHistory/photos/august-22-1928fairfield-california-leung-ying-alternatively-referred-to-as-loy-y/2375033242817637/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Aug 20237min

August 21st: Amy Fisher Born (1974) The media can completely alter a case without a second thought. On August 21st 1974 a young girl was born who would be thrust into the media spotlight for a crime she committed at the age of just 17. A case that, depending on what news source you consumed, had a few very different schools of thought when it came to who was a victim, who was not, and who should be held responsible for the crime.  https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fisher, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/flashback-amy-fisher-becomes-long-island-lolita-193012/, https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/11/amy-fisher-joey-buttafuoco/,https://www.grunge.com/803798/heres-what-happened-to-amy-fisher/, https://toofab.com/2021/05/05/jessie-buttafuoco-amy-fisher-mary-jo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Aug 202312min

August 19th: Alfred Knapp Executed (1904) Some killers go to death asserting their innocence even with all the evidence in the world against them. Others, like the man executed on August 19th 1904, are more than happy to tell police exactly what atrocities they committed.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Knapp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40498623/alfred-andrew-knapp, https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/KNAPP_Alfred_Andrew, https://crimecapsule.com/meet-three-of-americas-forgotten-early-serial-killers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Aug 202311min

August 19th: Alfred Knapp Executed (1904) Some killers go to death asserting their innocence even with all the evidence in the world against them. Others, like the man executed on August 19th 1904, are more than happy to tell police exactly what atrocities they committed.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Knapp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40498623/alfred-andrew-knapp, https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/KNAPP_Alfred_Andrew, https://crimecapsule.com/meet-three-of-americas-forgotten-early-serial-killers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Aug 20239min

August 18th: Zachary Turner Killed (2003) Sometimes the person who is supposed to take care of you can be the biggest threat to your life. On August 18th 2003 a young boy lost his life in a completely preventable crime that saw the person he should have been able to trust the most as his killer.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Zachary_Turner, https://www.ranker.com/list/dear-zachary-timeline/crystal-brackett, https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/news/after-newfoundland-woman-killed-their-son-and-grandson-california-couple-seeks-to-improve-bail-laws-393895/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/no-need-for-zachary-turner-to-die-death-review-1.596561, https://canadiancrc.com/Zachary_Turner.aspx, https://archive.triblive.com/local/westmoreland/nearly-2-decades-after-the-murder-of-a-physician-and-his-son-a-legacy-of-love-survives/, https://medium.com/@lauloulew/the-murder-of-andrew-bagby-9cb717a803a8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Aug 202317min

August 17th: Strathfield Massacre (1991) Grief and sadness can sometimes bring out the worst in people. On August 17th 1991 a man, without any warning, began a massacre that would end up costing 7 strangers their lives. People who had nothing to do with his grief but, if theories are correct, became his targets anyway.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathfield_massacre, https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/from-the-archives-1991-the-strathfield-massacre-20210811-p58hzd.html, https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/frankum-wade.htm, https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/strathfield-massacre-how-wade-frankum-killed-seven-and-injured-six-before-turning-gun-on-himself-on-august-17-1991/news-story/0b2dc758349ba16431a2ded805746c3a, https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/the-1991-strathfield-massacre/cksfcjzsz000y0inyt1fctc42 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Aug 20239min

August 16th: Eric Nesbitt Killed (1996) One night can change everything. On August 16th 1996 two young men who were looking for some beer money made a decision that would end up costing a stranger his life and send one of them into a decade long legal battle.  https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/atkins-daryl.htm, https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19990819-1999-08-19-9908190190-story.html, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/prosecutorial-misconduct-leads-to-life-sentence-for-daryl-atkins, https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19980215-1998-02-15-9802150033-story.html, https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/article_3c4e5744-c0c6-5892-a30e-52659689cb14.html, https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/article_3c4e5744-c0c6-5892-a30e-52659689cb14.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Aug 20238min