You Never Can Forget: “Murders at the Burger Joint"
We have spent more time on the Burger Chef murders than on any other case. Recently, we got the opportunity to be part of "Murders at the Burger Joint," an upcoming documentary on the case that will premiere on Investigation Discovery on September 5, 2022.In this episode, we talk with Jeremy Pion- Berlin, the director of the film. He will talk about his perceptions of the case as well as share some behind the scenes stories about filming a true crime documentary.Sponsor:Best Fiends Download your new favorite getaway, BEST FIENDS, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. You'll get $5 worth of in-game rewards when you reach Level 5. That’s friends, without the r—Best Fiends.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
30 Aug 202239min
The Delphi Murders: August 2022 Updates
Kegan Kline was temporarily and voluntarily transferred into the custody of Indiana State Police on Friday August 19, 2022. On August 23, we drove up to Peru, Indiana and witnessed state police searching the Wabash River. We understand that this search was related to the Klines, although we have no official confirmation. In this episode, we will also analyze our previous episode on the FBI's early mistake in the case.This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.Follow the Murder Sheet on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 Aug 202230min
The Delphi Murders: The FBI and the Lost Tape
In this episode, we will discuss the FBI's role in the Delphi investigation, a key mistake made by FBI personnel, and context around the controversial Indianapolis division of the FBI.This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.Follow the Murder Sheet on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
23 Aug 202234min
Going Behind the Scenes
In this episode, we'll talk about some of the behind-the-scenes happenings at the Murder Sheet. If you prefer our straight news coverage and case-focused episodes, feel free to skip. We'll be talking about our process for records requests, revealing our latest angles on the Delphi case, and addressing some false accusations thrown at us by Sarah Turney and the Fall Line podcast.Follow the Murder Sheet on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
18 Aug 202227min
You Never Can Forget: Ashley Flowers and the Emails
A few weeks back, we covered the saga of how serial plagiarist Ashley Flowers worked out a deal with Indiana State Police investigator Bill Dalton to get the exclusive right to access — and make money off of —the Burger Chef investigative files Dalton had been entrusted with.To learn more about that sorry affair, please listened to "You Never Can Forget: The Fiasco" (https://tinyurl.com/5n82x5wn).This week, we're back with more information on this mess, thanks to a records request that the ISP just (finally) completed. In this episode, we'll get into bizarre details about the Red Ball collaboration, like how Dalton and Flowers mocked other podcasters and planned trips to Idaho together. We'll also feature insights from Chris Davis, another podcaster who's covered the Burger Chef case.Here is a link to the definition we cited in the program: https://www.yourdictionary.com/silver-platter-doctrineFollow the Murder Sheet on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
17 Aug 202223min
Blood Ties: The Slaying of Salvatore “Sally Daz” Zottola
Organized crime figures are known for ordering vicious assaults and heinous murders. So when an alleged "wise guy" ended up in trouble a few years ago, authorities suspected that underworld in-fighting was behind it all . But the case of Sylvester "Sally Daz" Zottola ended in a horrific way that almost no one saw coming.True crime researcher Stephen Popkin returns to help the Murder Sheet discuss this tangled, twisty case. He also authored this script. Email him at dvdjsteve@gmail.com.Popkin's sources:The New York Times's coverage of the case: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/mafia-zottolo-mcdonalds-killing.htmlNBC's coverage of the case: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/son-man-dad-brother-mob-killed-nyc-drive-thru-mcdonalds-hit-murder-hire-plot-prosecutors/1063025/The New York Post's coverage of the case: https://nypost.com/2007/12/21/vinny-gorgeous-winds-up-doing-time-for-a-spell/The U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York statement on the case: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/son-victim-slain-mcdonalds-drive-through-indicted-murder-hire-conspiracyClick Track's coverage of the jukebox industry: https://www.clicktrack.fm/p/the-dark-history-of-the-jukebox-howGangland News: https://ganglandnews.com/index.htmFollow the Murder Sheet on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
16 Aug 202225min
You Never Can Forget: Ashley Flowers and the Fiasco
Ashley Flowers, the host of CRIME JUNKIE, is on a PR tour to promote a novel that she worked on with another writer. As part of that, ELLE magazine just published a long article referring to her as “the Queen of True Crime.” To our surprise, the Murder Sheet was also mentioned in that article. The article gets into the history of crime junkie and it’s parent company Audiochuck, Flowers’s upbringing, and Flowers’ close relationship with Sarah Turney — a true crime podcaster who we’ll note has often weighed in publicly on ethical issues but has seemingly not spoken about the controversy around Flowers. Interesting given that she also sits on the board of Flowers’ nonprofit. It discusses a bit of the criticism we leveled at her for RED BALL. That podcast, you will recall, focused on the Burger Chef murders. As part of it, Bill Dalton of the Indiana State Police gave Flowers the exclusive right to monetize criminal investigative files that even the families of the victims are not permitted to see. We are quoted in the piece as calling the resulting programs badly written copaganda– we stand by that criticism but also note there were far worse ethical transgressions involved in the production of that program. In the same article, Flowers dismisses the plagiarism complaints against her. She says she did not use the work of other podcasters or paraphrase their words. She claims that “I didn’t take anyone’s work and make it my own.” We do not believe that to be true. But we thought it made sense to let you decide for yourself. So, as a bonus episode, we are re presenting an episode we originally released late last year which goes into considerable detail on the plagiarism charges Flowers tries to brush aside and the long lasting real world harm caused by the Bill Dalton/ RED BALL affair. It permanently affected the willingness of the Indiana State Police to use media to publicize cold cases– and cost at least one grieving family the opportunity to have the story of their loved one reach a natrional audience.Follow the Murder Sheet on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12 Aug 20221h 48min
The Delphi Murders: An Eleven-Hundred Foot View
We have sources close to the Delphi investigation. We have also dug into public records to get a better sense of where the case is today. In this episode, we will share a few updates on where the Delphi investigation has been, and where it appears to be going.This episode takes a break from our focus on restaurant homicides, and is part of our intermittent series of episodes on the Delphi case. If you have information on the Delphi murders, send your confidential tip to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or call 844-459-5786, 800-382-7537 or 765-564-2413.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsors:Best Fiends Download your new favorite getaway, BEST FIENDS, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. You'll get $5 worth of in-game rewards when you reach Level 5. That’s friends, without the r—Best Fiends.Everlywell Everlywell helps you find out what you need for a better tomorrow. Everlywell offers over 30 at home lab tests so you can find the one that can help you get the answers you need. For listeners of our show Everlywell is offering a special discount of twenty percent off an at home test at everlywell dot com slash msheet.Dermawand Dermawand is the non surgical and non invasive way to make your skin look younger. Now you have the chance to plug Dermawand into your routine — you’ll also get a $100 value if you purchase, along with free shipping and free 30 day returns. Head to dermawand.com and enter promo MSHEET20 for a 20% discount on your order. That’s M-S-H-E-E-T-2-0 to get 20% off your order.Follow the Murder Sheet on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
9 Aug 202242min
