Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

April 29th: Delays in Thomas Thompson’s Execution Ended (1998) Some criminals go to the grave proclaiming their innocence. On April 29th 1998 delays in a man’s execution were put to an end and he, in turn, was sent to the execution chamber. A man who, until his last breath, believed he was an innocent man.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Martin_Thompson, https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t1/thompson-thomas-martin.htm, https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital-punishment/inmates-executed-1978-to-present/thomas-m-thompson/, https://innocenceproject.org/california-man-executed-in-1998-likely-innocent-according-to-federal-judge/, http://www.lairdcarlson.com/grip/Thompson%20Case%20Summary.htm, https://www.kcrw.com/news/articles/did-an-innocent-man-go-to-his-death-at-san-quentin, , https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-death-penaty-thompson-prop-62-prop-66-20161020-snap-story.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163341805/thomas-martin-thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Apr 20228min

April 28th: Martin Bryant Starts Killing (1996) Deep seeded hatred can become overwhelming for even the strongest individual. On April 28th 1996 a deadly massacre took place after a man’s hatred for 1 couple ended up costing 35 people their lives.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bryant, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia), https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bryant-martin.htm, https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Bryant, https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/port-arthur-massacre-a-story-that-must-be-told-not-buried-20201201-p56jgt.html, https://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/7-scariest-killers-australia-6492/martin-bryant-6508/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Apr 202220min

April 27th: Antoinette Scieri Sentenced (1926) Not all women are built to be nurturers. On April 27th 1926 a woman was sentenced for the crimes she committed while under the guise of a kind, nurturing, nurse who, in reality, relished in watching her patients grip on to life with all that they could only to lose that battle and take their last breaths.  https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/scieri-antoinette.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoinette_Scieri, https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/scieri-antoinette-fl-1920s, https://en.linkfang.org/wiki/Antoinette_Scieri, https://amp.google-wiki.info/57410145/1/antoinette-scieri.html, https://urbexsession.com/en/antoinette-scieri-manor/, https://insidious-whispers.tumblr.com/post/131878835417/truecrimefiend-antoinette-scieri-was-an Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Apr 20227min

April 26th: Donald Beardslee Arrested (1981) A prisoner’s death sentence is not always met with absolute certainty. On April 26th 1981 a man was arrested and, while there’s no doubt he was guilty of his crimes, his level of responsibility and questions about his mental state made his sentence a hard one to swallow for many.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Beardslee, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/beardslee-donald.htm, https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital-punishment/inmates-executed-1978-to-present/d-beardslee/, http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/beardslee946.htm, http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/beardslee946.htm, https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Murderer-Beardslee-executed-Lethal-injection-at-2704322.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Apr 202210min

April 25th: Daniel Bartlam Kills (2011) Not all murderers are tall, dark, and terrifying looking men. Some of them are sweet, baby-faced 14 year old boys who, on April 25th 2011, acted out a fantasy that ended the life of his own mother.  https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-coronation-street-killer-58ae957bba3f, https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/chilling-story-behind-nottinghamshire-boy-4603792, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/02/teenager-daniel-bartlam-jailed-murder, https://mycrimelibrary.com/daniel-bartlam-teen-killer/, https://reallifevillains.miraheze.org/wiki/Daniel_Bartlam, https://www.crimetraveller.org/2015/08/children-who-kill-daniel-bartlam/, https://www.insideedition.com/gallery/americas-youngest-killers-41453/daniel-bartlam-81, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/coronation-street-copycat-killer-murdered-17116982 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Apr 20229min

April 24th: Joseph James DeAngelo Arrested (2018) Today’s story is one that blasted through headlines for decades and, only recently, saw a name attached to a long list of horrendous crimes. Crimes that escalated over the years and filled an entire state with debilitating fear for a man, arrested on April 24th 2018, that almost got away with murder.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_James_DeAngelo, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-08/man-in-the-window Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Apr 202222min

April 23rd: Alek Minassian Kills (2018) We may never truly know how dangerous a person is and how much damage they are capable of committing. On April 23rd 2018 a man who never raised any red flags drove up on a sidewalk and took the lives of 10 complete strangers. A man who, as far as anyone knew, was completely harmless.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_van_attack, https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/12/19/alek-minassian-killed-10-people-and-injured-16-in-four-minutes-of-terror-on-yonge-street-did-he-know-what-he-did-was-wrong.html, ,https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/world/canada/toronto-van-alek-minassian.html , https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/03/03/incel-alek-minassian-found-guilty-van-attack-killed-10/6906716002/, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/toronto-van-killer-autism-defence-alek-minassian, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56269095, https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/autism-did-not-cause-alek-minassian-to-kill-10-people-in-van-attack-crown-says-1.5236989 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Apr 20229min

April 22nd: Eastbourne Manslaughter (1860) The idea of corporal punishment, with more modern eyes, seems completely barbaric and absolutely unnecessary. This, however, was not always the case. On April 22nd 1860 a young boy was found dead in the home of his teacher. A teacher who was given permission to teach the “unteachable” boy through any means necessary and may, or may not, have taken it way too far.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastbourne_manslaughter, https://murderresearch.com/victorian-trials-1860-1869/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Apr 202212min