290. Ed Gein's House of Horrors

*this case includes children* On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the brutal slaying of 4 family members at Thanksgiving.  Live Show Tickets: https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Case Sources: the-sun.com, "Holiday Horrors: Most gruesome Thanksgiving murders from pastor who shot family over game to man who ‘waited 20 years’ to kill relatives," by Luke Kenton, November 25, 2021 "Merhige had history of mental problems, says man who knew him well," by John Lantigua, November 26, 2009 tampabay.com, "Gunman Said Nothing Before Killings,' November 29, 2009 palmbeachpost.com, "An unusual suspect: Merhige was likable honors student before he did the unthinkable," by Adam Playford, December 18, 2009 tampabay.com, "TV Show Plays Big Role in Murder Case," January 9, 2010 nbcmiami.com, "Witness: Thanksgiving Killer Went Back to Shoot Girl Again," by Janie Campbell, September 4, 2010 nbcmiami.com, "Thanksgiving Killer's Parents File Countersuit," by Brian Hamacher, November 29, 2011 palmbeachpost.com, "Merhige had history of mental problems, says man who knew him well," by John Lantigua, March 31, 2012 wptv.com, "10 Years After The Jupiter Thanksgiving Murders: A Family Remembers," by Kelley Dunn, November 22, 2019 YouTube.com, channel MirrorMind: The Disturbing Story of Paul Merhige | True Crime, November 24, 2021 Newspaper.com sources: Mike Phillips, The Miami Herald, "Khoury League starts traveling to Japan," 31 July 1986, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/632678571); citing print edition, p.24 The Stuart News, "Stations win six Emmys," 7 December 1992, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/886580679), citing print edition, p.D1 Andrew Marra, Bill DiPaolo, Eliot Kleinberg, Sun-Sentinel, "Shooter kills four in holiday rampage," 28 November 2009, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/286398908); citing print edition, pp. 1, 3 Elinor J. Brecher, The Miami Herald, "Tragedy echoes '73 murders, suicide," 29 November 2009, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/658361525); citing print edition, p.14A Carol Marbin Miller, Jennifer Lebovich, The Miami Herald, "Twin sisters silenced forever," 29 November 2009, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/658361459); citing print edition, pp.1A, 14A Robert Samuels, The Miami Herald, "Slain sisters' voices heard again," 1 December 2009, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/658492900); citing print edition, p.3B Liz Balmaseda, The Palm Beach Post, "Without Makayla," 25 December 2009, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/206748667); citing print edition, p.A1 John Lantigua, The Palm Beach Post, ""'Pleasant' motel guest rarely went out, explained to owner: 'I'm just resting'," 4 January 2010, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/208095494); citing print edition, pp. 1A, 8A Jane Musgrave, The Miami Herald, "Pair sued over son's spree," 16 September 2011, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/654931364); citing print edition, p. 3B Daphne Duret, The Palm Beach Post, “7 Life Sentences for Merhige: 'He Will Never See the Light of Day'," 28 October 2011, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/163645273); citing print edition, pp. 1A, 8A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Nov 202253min

Payton drops onto your feed mid-week to give a clear timeline of the breaking Idaho College Murders. 4 University of Idaho college students are stabbed to death in their apartment… who did it? What do the police know? Live Online Show Tickets: https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Nov 202218min

On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the disappearance and murder of Lisa Marie Kimmel. Live Online Show Tickets: https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband Free MWMH World: https://murderwithmyhusband.world.co/?page=home Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Case Sources: Scott, Robert (2009). Rivers of Blood. (2009, New York: Pinnacle), by Robert Scott Wikipedia.org, Lil' Miss murder Charleyproject.org, Amy Joy Wroe Bechtel Trib,com, “Inmate: Eaton confessed,” by Tara Westreicher, March 10, 2004 Trib.com, “Victim's family shares their anger as Dale Wayne Eaton sentenced to life,” by Victoria Eavis, May 8, 2022 Billingsgazette.com, “Court hears 1988 tape of Kimmell,” by Tara Westreicher, March 3, 2004 Billingsgazette.com, “Another Eaton victim lives to tell of ordeal; California woman expected to testify at penalty phase of trial,” by by Greg Tuttle, March 17, 2004 Billingsgazette.com, "Eaton upset as convict testifies," by Tara Westreicher, March 9, 2004 Ranker.com, "The True Story Behind The Lil' Miss Murder," by Rachel Souerbry, February 19, 2021 WyoFile.com, "Wyoming should abolish the death penalty, even for Eaton," by Kerry Drake, June 16, 2020 caselaw.findlaw.com, EATON v. STATE Department of Psychology Radford University, Dr. Mike Aamodt, Dale Wayne Eaton  http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Eaton,%20Dale%20Wayne.pdf Newspapers.com sources:  Pat Bellinghausen and Tom Howard, "Billings teen disappears during trip,” The Billings Gazette, 29 March 1988, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/410694282 : accessed 27 October 2022); citing print edition, p.7-A Vikki McLaughlin, “Searchers suspect foul play,” The Billings Gazette, 1 April 1988, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/415632449 : accessed 27 October 2022); citing print edition, p.1 “Wyoming lawmen looking for missing Montana teen-ager,” Casper Star-Tribune, 30 April 1988, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/349601308: accessed 27 October 2022); citing print edition, p.3 Pat Bellinghausen, "Kimmell's body identified,” The Billings Gazette, 4 April 1988, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/415636958 : accessed 27 October 2022); citing print edition, p.1 Pat Bellinghausen, "Cops: No leads in teen’s death,” The Billings Gazette, 5 April 1988, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/415637713 : accessed 27 October 2022); citing print edition, p.1 Tom Howard, "Kimmell had stab wounds,” The Billings Gazette, 7 April 1988, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/415639477 : accessed 27 October 2022); citing print edition, p.1 Rita Munzenrider, "Kimmell's friends say goodbye,” The Billings Gazette, 9 April 1988, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/415641872 : accessed 27 October 2022); citing print edition, p.1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Nov 202240min

On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the curious murder of young adult, Nick Howard. LIVE ONLINE SHOW TICKETS HERE! https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband MWMH Free World Sign up: https://murderwithmyhusband.world.co/?page=home Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Case Sources: Forensic Files, “Oily in the Morning,” broadcast October 5, 2005 on TLC The New Detectives, “Betrayed,” broadcast December 13, 2002 on The Discovery Channel Forensicfilesnow.com Wikipedia.org, Humphrey the Whale Sacramentofuneralandcremation.com, John Findleton obituary Ancestry.com, 1977 Sacramento City Directory (1977, R.L. Polk & Company Publishers) Ancestry.com, 1978 Sacramento City Directory (1978, R.L. Polk & Company Publishers) Saccounty.gov: Sacramento County, Archived Index of Recorded Documents Anylaw.com SFGate.com/San Francisco Examiner, Still Singing That Whale Song, by Jane Kay Newspapers.com sources: The Sacramento Bee, "Man loses control of truck, drowns," 15 March 1996, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/627244911: accessed 29 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B2 Gary Voet, The Sacramento Bee, "Volunteers plan major search for body of drowning victim," 26 February 1997, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/627678806: accessed 28 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B2 The Sacramento Bee, "Body in marina missing teen," 27 February 1997, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/627680800: accessed 29 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B2 Yvonne Chiu, The Sacramento Bee, "Guilty verdict in teen's murder," 8 December 1999, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/628446627: accessed 30 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Nov 202244min

LIVE ONLINE SHOW TICKETS HERE! https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband Sign up for our world! Come hang-out Monday 11/7 at 7PM PST https://murderwithmyhusband.world.co/  https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Ads: Lumi Labs: www.microdose.com and use code husband MrBallen Podcast: Strange Dark and Mysterious Stories in the Amazon Music App Case Sources: Just Another Indian, A Serial Killer and Canada’s Indifference, by Warren Goulding, Askew Creek Publishing Ltd., 2001 Saskatoon StarPhoenix, “Saskatchewan serial killer John Martin Crawford dies at Regional Psychiatric Center,” by Thia James, December 17, 2020 Eaglefeathernews.com, “Opinion: Looking back at Just Another Indian,” by Warren Goulding, August 17, 2016 Edmontonsun.com, “A story that no one wanted told,” by Andrew Hanon, September 20, 2005 Murderpedia.org, “John Martin Crawford” Justicefornativewomen.com, “Janet Sylvestre, Unsolved Saskatchewan murder from 1994, posted by Mak, August 6, 2021, listing sources as CBC, Murderpedia, and Saskatchewan RCMP Facebook. Serialkillercalendar.com, “John Martin Crawford” Cbc.ca, “To him, they were expendable: Columnist says Saskatoon serial killer exploited racism when targeting victims,” by Dan Zakreski, December 17, 2020 Theglobeandmail.com, “The Taken: How Shelley Napope fled into a predator’s stalking ground” Wikipedia, “John Martin Crawford” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Nov 202253min

On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the Salem Witch Trials. LIVE ONLINE SHOW TICKETS HERE! https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Ads: Simpli Safe: https://simplisafe.com/mwmh Butcher Box: www.butcherbox.com/HUSBAND and use code BONUS100 Rocket Money: www.rocketmoney.com/husband Case Sources: https://mrnussbaum.com/life-in-puritan-massachusetts Smithsonianmag.com, “A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials,” by Jess Blumberg, October 23, 2007 History.com, “Salem Witch Trials,” by history.com editors, November 4, 2011, updated October 5, 2021 History.com, “Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials,” by Melinda Beck, October 15, 2021 History.com, “Why Do Witches Ride Brooms?” by Sarah Pruitt, updated October 29, 2021 Salemwitchmuseum.com, “Proctor’s Ledge Memorial” Salemwitchmuseum.com, “Path from Jail to Execution” Salemwitchmuseum.com, “Salem Witch Trials Memorial” Brittanica.com, “Salem witch trials,” by Jeff Wallenfeldt, last updated August 22, 2022 Time.com, “The Last of the Witch-Trial Hangings,” by Jennifer Latson, September 22, 2014 Reference.yourdictionary.com, “The Salem Witch Trials: Real Facts That Will Haunt You,” by Jennifer Gunner Salemnews.com, “Accuser’s descendant leaves note on memorial to victim of Witch Trials,” by Dustin Luca, October 14, 2022 Mtsu.edu (The First Amendment Encyclopedia), “Salem Witch Trials,” by Elizabeth R. Purdy Danverslibrary.org, Danvers Archival Center, “Portrait of Samuel Parris” Gallowshillsalem.com Allthatsinteresting.com, “20 Accusations and 20 Deaths: What Caused The Salem Witch Trials?” by All That’s Interesting, checked by John Kuroski, December 18, 2021, updated September 21, 2022 Owlcation.com, “The Salem Witchhunts: A History of Witches, Trials, and Witch Hunts,” by Angela Michelle Schultz, March 24, 2022 Healthline.com, “What is Mad Had Hatter Disease?” Wikipedia, “Salem witch trials,” image used Assisted research and writing by: Diane Birnholz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Okt 202259min

On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the murder of couple Ronald Sisman and Elizabeth Platzman back in 1981. LIVE ONLINE SHOW TICKETS HERE! https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband  Case Sources: https://www.metv.com/lists/10-extremely-eighties-products-introduced-in-1982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_in_the_United_States Nytimes.com, “Police Seek Motive in Deaths of Student and a Photographer,” by Les Ledbetter, November 2, 1981 Nytimes.com, “The Region; Actress’s Assailant Given 30 Days in Jail, by UPI, April 29, 1981 Dailynews, “Photog, coed slain in Chelsea,” by Thomas Raftery and Richard Edmonds,” November 2, 1981 Dailynews, “Gentle Life, Violent Death,” by Murray Weiss, November 2, 1981 Imdb.com, “Ron Sisman” Insider.com, “10 terrifying murders committed on Halloween night,” by Frank Olito, October 13, 2020 Findagrave.com, “Elizabeth Lee Platzman” History.com, “This Day in History, 1977, August 10, Son of Sam serial killer is arrested,” by History.com editors True-crime.quora.com, “Murder of Ronald Sisman and Elizabeth Platzman unsolved since 1981,” Karen M. Shelton New York Magazine, “Melonie Haller’s Lost Weekend,” by Anthony Haden-Guest, May 12, 1980 Newspapers.com, “Ron Sisman’s Efforts to Obtain a Gun Permit?” Thecinemaholic.com, “How and Why Was Ron Sisman Killed?” by Viswa Vanapalli, May 5, 2021 Dailystar.co.uk, “Mystery of the Manhattan murders,” by Ariane Oxygen.com, “How Did Murdered Producer Roy Radin Become Connected To The ‘Son of Sam’ Killings?” by Kevin Dolak, May 8, 2021 Sports.yahoo.com, “The Sons of Sam: Who Was Roy Radin? How He Was Potentially Linked to David Berkowitz,” by Stacey Nguyen, May 5, 2021 friendsacademy.org Medium.com, “Son of Sam’s Connection to a Halloween Massacre,” by Lisa Marie Fuqua, October 4, 2019 Thewrap.com, “’Sons of Sam’: 5 Most Shocking Details from the True Crime Docuseries,” by Samson Amore, May 5, 2021 Bookaddicts.org, “Sons of Sam 2021 series” Unsettlingthings.com, “10 Of The Worst Crimes In Halloween History,” October 27, 2020 Ebay.com googlemaps.com Reddit.com, “It is Hallween night 1981,” posted by u/LetsRead_YouTube, 2019 Slappedham.com, “8 Real Unsolved Halloween Mysteries,” November 2, 2017 Wikipedia, “Melonie Haller” Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Ads: Betterhelp: www.betterhelp.com/husband Flip: Download the Flip app for free today and order with code ‘husband’ Factor: www.go.factor75.com/husband120 and use code husband 120 Shopify: www.shopify.com/husband Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Okt 202243min

On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the brutal attacks executed by the East Coast Rapist and how a billboard eventually led to his capture. LIVE ONLINE SHOW TICKETS HERE! https://www.moment.co/murderwithmyhusband Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Case Sources: Abcnews.go.com, “’East Coast Rapist’ Suspect Aaron Thomas Attempts Suicide,” by Dean Schabner and Kevin Dolak, March 6, 2011 Cbsnews.com, “First photos of ‘East Coast Rapist’ suspect Aaron Thomas,” by Edicio Martinez, March 14, 2011 Nbcnews.com, “East Coast Rapist suspect arrested in Conn.,” by the Associated Press, March 4, 2011 Wjla.com, “Aaron Thomas, East Coast Rapist, sentenced to three life terms in prison,” by Horace Holmes, March 1, 2013 Foxnews.com, “Authorities Credit Billboard Campaign in Capture of ‘East Coast Rapist’ Suspect,” by Fox News, date not provided Washingtonpost.com, “After 13 years, police still hunting for the East Coast Rapist,” by Josh White and Maria Glod, march 16, 2010 Washingtonpost.com, “Aaron Thomas sentenced to life terms for 2001 East Coast Rapist attack in Loudoun,” by Josh White, March 15, 2013 Washingtonpost.com, “East Coast Rapist suspect acknowledges attacks in several states,” by Josh White, November 10, 2012 New Haven Register, nhregister.com, “Connecticut case agains East Coast rapist dropped,” by Randall Beach, April 5, 2013 Insidenova.com, “East Coast Rapist will spend his life in prison,” by Amanda Stewart, March 1, 2013 Police1.com, “Police: DNA confirms suspect is ‘East Coast Rapist,’” by John Christoffersen, March 5, 2011 Patch.com, “East Coast Rapist Pleads Guilty to Halloween Attacks,” by Mary Stachyra Lopez, November 30, 2102, updated December 1, 2012 Criminaldiscoursepodcast.com, “East Coast Rapist,” image of billboard, October 19, 2020 Assisted research and writing by Diane Birnholz Ads: Prose: www.prose.com/mwmh  CareOf: www.careof.com use code mwmh65 Simpli Safe: https://simplisafe.com/mwmh Rocket Money: www.rocketmoney.com/mwmh Hello Fresh: HelloFresh: www.HelloFresh.com/Husband16 and use code husband16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Okt 202245min