A Marching Band Hazing Murder - November 19 2025

Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to staysafesubmissions@.com and they could be read on a future episode! Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode:October 1st: John Crutchley Born (1946) The bravery of others can sometimes result in a monster being captured. On October 1st 1946 a man was born whose crimes would go undiscovered until one of his victims fought like hell to escape. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brennan_Crutchley, https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crutchley-john.htm, https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-john-brennan-crutchley/cat-mcauliffe, https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2020/12/02/murder-space-coast-crutchley-leppert-vampire-rapist/3797040001/, https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-04-02-0204020318-story.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Okt 202413min

September 30th: J. Douglas Edgar Born (1884) Sometimes a crime, no matter the person at its center, is doomed to remain unsolved. On September 30th 1884 a young man was born who would find his growing career cut short by a crime that, to this day, remains unsolved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas_Edgar, https://golfingherald.com/james-douglas-edgar/, https://www.golfcanada.ca/articles/whodunit-murder-canadian-open-champion-james-douglas-edgar/, https://adventuresincemeteryhopping.com/2014/01/17/atlantas-other-golfing-great-the-mysterious-death-of-j-douglas-edgar/, https://medium.com/the-greigh-area/the-unsolved-death-of-james-douglas-edgar-324c46c22a03, https://heatonhistorygroup.org/tag/james-douglas-edgar/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Sep 202410min

September 29th: Dale Anderson Arrested (1989) Sometimes lies can be so convincing that even the person who made up the tale believes their own falsities. On September 29th 1989 a man was arrested in connection to a double murder. A man who spent much of his life lying to anyone who would listen and even seems to believe his own lies. https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/anderson-dale.htm, https://theyardcrimeblog.com/2021/05/17/serial-killer-dale-anderson/, https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/belleville-serial-killer, https://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/dale-anderson/image_5d349bda-7410-5ab7-b489-77555a284ee4.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Sep 202416min

September 28th: Mary and Susie Reker Bodies Found (1974) There are cases out there that, as they unfolded, completely destroyed the innocence of a city, state, and even country. On September 28th 1974 a devastating discovery occurred in St. Cloud, Minnesota. One that changed the way children were watched and still haunts many to this day. https://www.tricountycrimestoppers.org/open-cases/special-reward-cases/mary-and-susan-reker/, https://www.fox9.com/news/mother-of-murdered-girls-confronts-suspected-killer-on-his-death-bed, https://www.insideedition.com/could-carnival-worker-who-murdered-maryland-sisters-in-1975-be-behind-1974-killing-of-minnesota, https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-new-lead-in-minnesota-cold-case-double-murder/89-9aafabd4-0304-4538-a5da-4c7c209594a0, https://thepublishedpen.com/mary-and-susan-reker-murder-1974/, https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2014/09/01/years-sisters-killed-questions-remain/14917247/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Sep 202412min

September 27th: Volga Maniac's Last Murder (2012) Some victims are chosen at random. Others are picked to make a crime that much easier to commit. On September 27th 2012 a serial killer in Russian took his last victim. An elderly woman who, trusting, let a man into her home and was easily overpowered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_Maniac, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/volga-maniac-radik-tagirov-serial-killer-arrested-russia/, https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-crime-murder-idUKKBN28B612, https://nypost.com/2020/12/01/russian-man-confesses-to-being-volga-maniac-serial-killer/, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9006439/Russian-serial-killer-dubbed-Volga-Maniac-strangled-26-elderly-women-arrested.html, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55153407 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Sep 20247min

September 26th: Clocaenog Forest Man's Photo Released to Public (2016) Sometimes, hard work doesn’t pay off the way we hope. On September 26th 2016 a photo of an unidentified victim was released to the public in a case that, despite the hard work of investigators, remains a mystery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clocaenog_Forest_Man, https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/murder-victim-discovered-clocaenog-forest-25559138, https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mystery-skeleton-clocaenog-forest-continues-24192511, https://www.herald.wales/north-wales/clocaenog-forest-man-did-you-know-him/, https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mystery-surrounding-murder-victim-found-25550218, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46243092 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Sep 20245min

September 25th: Robert Francis Burns Dies (1883) When a victim is found, attention turns to the last known person in their company. On September 25th 1883 a man who happened to be the last person seen with multiple victims was hanged for what might be only 1 of his handful of crimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Francis_Burns, https://www.facebook.com/315934825111204/posts/robert-francis-burns-the-wickliffe-murderon-the-1st-of-july-1880-the-body-of-an-/1189424524428892/, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/robert-francis-burns/11210616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Sep 202411min

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24 Sep 202410min