Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

December 12th: Gilbert Paul Jordan Born (1931) When you drink in excess, there is a good chance you wake up the next morning with some regrets. On December 12th 1931 a man was born who would wake up from a night of binge drinking with a lot more than a hangover. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, rollingstone.com, CBS, dallasnews.com, loudwire.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Dec 202011min

December 11th: Andrew Wamsley Kills (2003) The perfect family doesn’t exist. No matter how perfect someone looks from the outside, there is always something less than perfect happening behind closed doors. Now, that doesn’t always mean something horrible is happening, it just means that no one is truly perfect.  On December 11th 2003 a double murder would unleash the secrets that a perfect Texas family tried to keep private. Nineteen eighty was going to be Dorothy Stratten’s year. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner thought it might even be her decade. She was just 20 years old, the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn’t know her own beauty. But who was Dorothy really? And how did her rise to fame ultimately lead to her death? This is a six-part series about love, sex and murder in 1970s Hollywood when glitter pants and roller skates were all the rage, and the Playboy mansion hosted the biggest party in town. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/Starlet_CupofMurder Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, rollingstone.com, CBS, dallasnews.com, loudwire.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Dec 202016min

December 10th: Thomas Bartlett Whitaker Kills (2003) Parents and their children can sometimes have a tumultuous relationship. But very few take things to the extreme of cold hearted murder. On December 10th 2003 a son who felt unloved made a devious plan to get back at his parents and make sure they finally saw him. Nineteen eighty was going to be Dorothy Stratten’s year. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner thought it might even be her decade. She was just 20 years old, the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn’t know her own beauty. But who was Dorothy really? And how did her rise to fame ultimately lead to her death? This is a six-part series about love, sex and murder in 1970s Hollywood when glitter pants and roller skates were all the rage, and the Playboy mansion hosted the biggest party in town. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/Starlet_CupofMurder Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, rollingstone.com, CBS, dallasnews.com, loudwire.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Dec 202016min

December 9th: William James Bosket Jr. Born (1962) A baby face can get you a long way. On December 9th 1962, William James Bosket Jr. was born and would use his youth, and sweet face, to try and get away with murder. But, when he was caught, he would change the laws for juvenile offenders of the future. Nineteen eighty was going to be Dorothy Stratten’s year. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner thought it might even be her decade. She was just 20 years old, the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn’t know her own beauty. But who was Dorothy really? And how did her rise to fame ultimately lead to her death? This is a six-part series about love, sex and murder in 1970s Hollywood when glitter pants and roller skates were all the rage, and the Playboy mansion hosted the biggest party in town. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/Starlet_CupofMurder Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, rollingstone.com, CBS, dallasnews.com, loudwire.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Dec 202016min

Nineteen eighty was going to be Dorothy Stratten’s year. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner thought it might even be her decade. She was just 20 years old, the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn’t know her own beauty. But who was Dorothy really? And how did her rise to fame ultimately lead to her death? This is a six-part series about love, sex and murder in 1970s Hollywood when glitter pants and roller skates were all the rage, and the Playboy mansion hosted the biggest party in town. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/Starlet_CupofMurder December 8th: Nathan Miles Gale Kills (2004) When a celebrity dies, a world mourns. We may not know that person in real life, but they undoubtedly were there during a hard time. Whether it be a song that got you through a break up, a movie that made you laugh when you needed it most, or a performance that touched you and made you feel understood. On December 8th 2004 a musician was killed while performing on stage and the world of metal would never be the same. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, rollingstone.com, CBS, dallasnews.com, loudwire.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Dec 202018min

December 7th: John Williams Kills (1811) In the early 1800s, there were 3 central roads leaving London, one of which gained a bad reputation because of its seedy businesses, dark alleys and run down houses. When crime happened on Ratcliff Highway, no one bat an eye. And, on December 7th 1811, a man took full advantage of this less than desirable location to commit 2 vicious attacks later referred to as, the Ratcliff Highway Murders. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, westindiacommittee.org, thamespolicemuseum.org.uk, kyrackramer.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Dec 202010min

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup December 6th: Harvey Miguel Robinson Born (1974) We can be shaped by those who we idolize. Whether that be for the best, or for the worse. On December 6th 1974 a young boy was born who idolized his abusive, alcoholic father. A man who grew up to take the lives 3 women, one of which was a young girl, and terrorize another. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, enacademic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Dec 202013min

This Episode is sponsored by Better Help Get 10% off your first month with betterhelp.com/morningcup December 5th: Norman Thorne Kills (1924) Desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s the way the saying goes at least. On December 5th 1924 a desperate man made a drastic decision when he felt he had no other choice. But, even now, all these years later, many are left debating his innocence. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, enacademic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Dec 202012min