The Family Murders (Part Two: The Family)
Unresolved8 Mars 2020

The Family Murders (Part Two: The Family)

As the families of five young men mourned, investigators began to circle around their top suspect, Bevan Spencer von Einem.

From the outside looking in, von Einem was incredibly average: a middle-aged accountant for a mid-level supplies company, who lived at home with his mother and regularly endeared himself to her older friends. But underneath the surface, a monster lingered, and police quickly tagged von Einem as the culprit in the latest of the five murders.

In the decades since, though, the other four crimes have gone non-prosecuted. Many believe that von Einem did not act alone in the murder that he was convicted of, and may have had help from some of the area's rich and powerful: individuals that have come to be known as "The Family"...


Part two of two

I originally covered this story back in 2017. The script has been completely re-written, and I have since added in some new/additional information.



Episode hosted, produced, and research/writing by Micheal Whelan

Original music created by Micheal Whelan through Amper Music

Theme music created and composed by Ailsa Traves

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