In Season 2 Episode 1, we discussed the Denver Movie Theatre Shooting 2012. We discussed the premeditation as well as Holmes's prison experience. Then we talked about the journey that is BTK. In part 1, we discuss Dennis Rader’s childhood upbringing to try and figure out where it all went wrong.Works Cited“Aurora Shooting Leaves 12 Dead, 70 Wounded.” History.Com, A&E Television Networks, 2 Dec. 2013, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/12-people-killed-70-wounded-in-colorado-movie-theater-shooting.“Aurora Theater Shooting: Profiles of the Victims.” The Denver Post, extras.denverpost.com/trial/aurora-shooting-victims.html. Accessed 22 Jan. 2023.Beeman, Amy. “Inside Dennis Rader’s Childhood: What Made Him the BTK Killer?” Heavy.Com, 6 Jan. 2023, heavy.com/entertainment/2020/09/inside-dennis-raders-childhood-btk-killer/.“Evolution of a Serial Killer: Dennis Rader, BTK.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/202202/evolution-serial-killer-dennis-rader-btk#:~:text=He%20attended%20Riverview%20Elementary%20School,while%20still%20in%20grade%20school. Accessed 25 Aug. 2023.“Map, Timeline of Shooting in Aurora.” CNN, Cable News Network, www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/07/us/aurora.shooting/index.html. Accessed 22 Jan. 2023.Mayer, Chloe. “James Holmes’ Prison Life, 10 Years on from Aurora Movie Theater Shooting.” Newsweek, Newsweek, 20 July 2022, www.newsweek.com/aurora-movie-shooting-where-james-holmes-now-prison-1725658.“Powerful Photos Released from Aurora Theater Shooting.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 18 Oct. 2015, www.cbsnews.com/pictures/powerful-photos-released-from-aurora-theater-shooting/27/.Press, The Associated. “What Led James Holmes into the Aurora Theater Shooting? New Book Suggests Answers Aren’t Likely.” Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, 25 Sept. 2019, www.cpr.org/2018/08/06/what-led-james-holmes-into-the-aurora-theater-shooting-new-book-suggests-answers-arent-likely/.Rosewood, Jack. “Dennis Rader.” Big Book of Serial Killers, Createspace Independent, 2017, pp. 300–302.

In episode 8, we talked about Diane Downs, a mom who claimed that she and her three children were attacked by a “bushy-haired stranger,” but later investigation led detectives to believe that something more sinister may have happened. Then we talk about the murder of college student Haruka Weiser and the conviction of her murderer Meechaiel Criner.

Works Cited

Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Diane Downs: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers.” Diane Downs | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers, https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/downs-diane.htm.

“Diane Downs.” Crime Museum, 11 June 2021, https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/diane-downs/.

Fox News. “Police Nab Homeless Teen in on-Campus Killing of University of Texas Freshman.” Fox News, FOX News Network, 9 Apr. 2016, https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-nab-homeless-teen-in-on-campus-killing-of-university-of-texas-freshman.

Margaritoff, Marco. “Diane Downs Shot Her Three Young Children - and Then Tried to Blame It on a Carjacking.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 11 Jan. 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/diane-downs.

McCausland, Phil. “Man Found Guilty in Killing of Texas College Student Haruka Weiser.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 20 July 2018, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-found-guilty-killing-texas-college-student-haruka-weiser-n893316.

Reese, Lyla. “A Parent's Worst Nightmare.” Medium, Medium, 4 Sept. 2021, https://lylareese.medium.com/a-parents-worst-nightmare-bbf3a8766cad.

Richkoff, Cheryl Adams. “12 Horrifying Stories of Murder on College Campuses.” Ranker, Ranker, 19 May 2022, https://www.ranker.com/list/scary-university-murder-stories/cheryl-adams-richkoff.

Tisdale, Jennifer. “A New '20/20' Special Features the Daughter of ‘Mommy Murderess’ Diane Downs.” Distractify, Distractify, 5 Feb. 2022, https://www.distractify.com/p/diane-downs-now.

In episode 7, we talked about the Larry Rudolph trial. We discuss if his wife died by accident or malice and what could be his motive? Was it for money or his other woman? Then we talk about the Covina Christmas Massacre. In 2008, Bruce Pardo dresses up as Santa to crash the annual Ortega family Christmas party, where his ex-wife Sylvia and her elderly parents resided. Pardo then brutally murders 9 members of the Ortega family. Toward the end of the massacre, Pardo engulfs the entire house in flames with a homemade flamethrower.

Works Cited

The Associated Press. “Dentist Admitted to Killing His Wife on African Safari, Federal Prosecutor Says.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 14 July 2022, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dentist-confessed-killing-wife-african-safari-federal-prosecutor-says-rcna38178.

Becerra, Hector, and Tami Abdollah. “More Grim Details of Christmas Eve Shooting Rampage in Covina Emerge.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2008, https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-santa-shooting31-2008dec31-story.html.

Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Bruce Pardo: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers.” Bruce Pardo | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers, https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pardo-bruce.htm.

“Covina Massacre.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Dec. 2022,

Griffin, Allie. “Millionaire Dentist Found Guilty of Shooting Wife Dead on African Safari.” New York Post, New York Post, 2 Aug. 2022, https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/millionaire-pennsylvania-dentist-larry-rudolph-found-guilty-of-killing-wife-on-african-safari/.

Karimi, Faith. “An American Dentist and Big-Game Hunter Is Found Guilty of Killing His Wife on Their African Safari.” CNN, Cable News Network, 2 Aug. 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/us/lawrence-rudolph-guilty-safari-murder-cec/index.html#:~:text=Lawrence%20Rudolph%2C%2067%2C%20killed%20his,death%20almost%20six%20years%20ago.

Rob. “Santa's Slay: Bruce Pardo Massacred His Whole Family on Christmas 2008.” Sinister Isles, Sinister Isles, 30 Dec. 2021, https://www.sinisterisles.com/post/bruce-pardo-santa-massacre.

“Santa Slayer Planned More Murders.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 30 Dec. 2008, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/santa-slayer-planned-more-murders/.

“Sylvia Ortega (1965-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32415013/sylvia-ortega.

In episode 6, we talked about Za'Zell Preston and the domestic violence she endured throughout her relationship with William Wallace and her eventual brutal murder on Christmas Eve in 2011. Then we talk about the kidnapping and eventual murder of Dorothy Jane Scott by her phone stalker. In addition, we talk about theories of this unsolved case and possible related cases, such as the case of Patricia Schneider.

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Allan, Laura. “The Deeply Unsettling and UNSOLVED MURDER of Dorothy Jane Scott.” Ranker, Ranker, 2 Sept. 2022, https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-dorothy-jane-scott/laura-allan.

Bandyopadhyay, Alakananda. “Za'zell Preston's Dead Body Was 'Cold', Says Daughter after Killer Put It on Couch on Christmas.” MEAWW, 8 June 2021, https://meaww.com/who-za-zell-preston-dead-body-cold-says-daughter-william-wallace-put-on-sofa-christmas-life-in-prison.

Brown, Lee. “Man Who Killed Wife, Propped up Body While Kids Opened Presents Gets 15 Years to Life.” New York Post, New York Post, 7 June 2021, https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/man-who-killed-wife-propped-up-body-while-kids-opened-presents-sentenced/.

“Dorothy Jane Scott.” Unsolved Mysteries Wiki, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Jane_Scott.

Emery, Sean. “Anaheim Man Gets 15-to-Life for Killing Wife Whose Body He Propped on Couch for Kids at Christmas.” Orange County Register, Orange County Register, 5 June 2021, https://www.ocregister.com/2021/06/04/anaheim-man-gets-15-to-life-for-killing-wife-who-he-then-propped-on-couch-for-kids-at-christmas/.

Margaritoff, Marco. “He Killed His Wife on Christmas, Then Sat Her on the Couch in Sunglasses While His Kids Opened Presents.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 11 Mar. 2021, https://allthatsinteresting.com/za-zell-preston.

Martinez, Taylor, and News Staff. “Zazell Preston.” NBC Palm Springs, 4 June 2021, https://nbcpalmsprings.com/tag/zazell-preston/.

Mickadeit, Frank. “Column: Suspect Says He 'Creamed' Za'zell.” Orange County Register, Orange County Register, 25 May 2012, https://www.ocregister.com/2012/05/25/column-suspect-says-he-creamed-zazell/.

Nucleus. “Dorothy Scott.” The True Crime Database, 13 Nov. 2022, https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/dorothy-scott/.

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In episode 5, we talked about the murder of Thomas Wayne Grammer and how a deck of cards led to the conviction of his killers. Then we talk about the abduction and brutal murder of 2-year-old James Bulger in 1993. Two 10-years old stole him from his mother in Liverpool and then was taken 2.5 miles away and murdered on a railway.

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Duell, Mark. “James Bulger's Father Ralph Split from Wife Because They Couldn't Console Each Other.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 12 Feb. 2013, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2277410/James-Bulgers-father-Ralph-split-wife-console-other.html.

Finley, Gabrielle. “Card Heats up Cold Case.” The Ledger, The Ledger, 10 Feb. 2006, https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2006/02/10/card-heats-up-cold-case/25910474007/.

Hayes, Liz. “The James Bulger Murder: Inside the Chilling Police Investigation | 60 Minutes Australia.” YouTube, YouTube, 25 July 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Liupgs_fXU.

Mack, Lindsay. “5 Real Crimes That Were Solved in Unbelievable Ways.” Insider, Insider, 23 Feb. 2018, https://www.insider.com/crimes-twists-history-2018-2#homicides-solved-by-a-card-game-3.

Mitchell, Brittan. “A Criminal Flush: Playing Cards and Solving Cases.” Criminal Flush: Playing Cards and Solving Cases | Office of Justice Programs, https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/criminal-flush-playing-cards-and-solving-cases.

Neyfakh, Leon. “An Ingenious New Way of Cracking Unsolved Crimes-Using Playing Cards.” Slate Magazine, Slate, 1 Feb. 2016, https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/02/cold-case-playing-cards-are-an-ingenious-new-way-of-cracking-unsolved-crimes.html.

Rennie, Daniel. “They Abducted, Tortured, and Killed a Toddler - and They Were Only 10.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 28 Oct. 2021, https://allthatsinteresting.com/james-bulger-case.

In episode 4, we talked about the assault and survival of Mary Vincent. Then we talk about the family annihilator, John List.

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5 True Crimes More Interesting than Another Ted Bundy Movie - Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/90287443/5-true-crime-stories-way-more-interesting-than-another-ted-bundy-movie.

AETV. “I Survived: Woman's Arms Cut off in Horrific Assault - Full Episode (S3, E1) | A&E.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Sept. 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA-yk8-ALoc.

All That's Interesting. “John List Killed His Family to Save Their Souls. Then He Vanished.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 11 Dec. 2021, https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list.

“Mary Vincent Speaks out: 'He Destroyed Everything about Me.'.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 1997, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-25-ls-32048-story.html.

Rose, Shari. “How Mary Vincent Survived Lawrence Singleton's Attack.” Blurred Bylines | Freelance SEO | Long-Form Articles, 27 Oct. 2022, https://blurredbylines.com/articles/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-attack-survival/.

Story By Regina Hackett; Photos By Ron Wurzer. A Victim, a Survivor, an Artist, 13 Mar. 2011, https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-victim-a-survivor-an-artist-1106335.php.

Thompson, Emily G. “Left for Dead - Mary Vincent • Morbidology.” Morbidology, 19 Sept. 2021, https://morbidology.com/left-for-dead-mary-vincent/.

In episode 3, we talked about the Columbine high school massacre, where two teens shot and bombed fellow students. Then we talk about Herb Baumeister, a serial killer in the 80s and 90s targeting gay men in Indianapolis and supposedly Ohio on I-70. Works Cited Baumeister, Herb - Fall, 2005 - Radford University. http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/baumeister,%20herb%20-%20fall,%202005.pdf. Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Herbert Richard Baumeister: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers.” Herbert Richard Baumeister | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumeister-herbert.htm. “Colombinus.” YouTube, YouTube, 17 Apr. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpcF_pXde3M. Accessed 2 Nov. 2022. “Columbine High School Shootings Fast Facts.” CNN, Cable News Network, 1 Apr. 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/columbine-high-school-shootings-fast-facts. “Columbine High School Shootings.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/event/Columbine-High-School-shootings. DeGroot, Natalie. “Herb Baumeister / the I-70 Strangler.” Talk Murder With Me, Talk Murder With Me, 1 Sept. 2022, https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/4/6/herb-baumeister. “Events of the Shooting.” The Columbine High School Shooting, https://courses.bowdoin.edu/history-2203-fall-2020-ecahill2/narrative-of-the-event/. Hickman, David. “Massacre at Columbine High.” Zero Hour, season 1, episode 2, 2004. History.com Editors. “Columbine Shooting.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/columbine-high-school-shootings. Montaldo, Charles. “Herbert Richard Baumeister, Serial Killer.” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 15 Nov. 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/herbert-richard-baumeister-973121. Transcript of the Columbine 'Basement Tapes' - School Shooters .Info. https://schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/columbine_basement_tapes_1.0.pdf.