Episodes

  • 12 - Lynn Hernan
    Sep 12 2023

    Welcome back to A Dose of True Crime! After a week off, we are back with a LIVE case! The trial is set for October 2023 so listen in to this week's episode to learn the story and the details. A suspicious death and the investigation into all the players.


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    References

    1. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-woman-arrested-accused-murdering-friend-eye-drops/story?id=78148517

    2. https://www.thedailybeast.com/wisconsin-cops-say-jessy-rose-kurczewski-poisoned-lynn-hernan-with-eye-drops

    3. https://www.scribd.com/document/510942936/Kurczewski-complaint#


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    27 mins
  • 11 - Janet Overton
    Aug 29 2023

    A wife, mother, and active community member collapses. A vicious campaign to tear her down. A husband with a past. Listen in to hear the story of Janet Overton and the paranoia that killed her.


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    References


    1. https://www.oxygen.com/the-real-murders-of-orange-county/crime-news/richard-overton-poisoned-wifes-makeup-to-kill-her-over

    2. https://www.oxygen.com/the-real-murders-of-orange-county/crime-news/richard-overton-poisoned-wifes-makeup-to-kill-her-over

    3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38236575/richard-kenneth-overton

    4. https://www.ocregister.com/2009/06/07/richard-overton-convicted-of-poisoning-wife-in-1988-dies/

    5. https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-richard-overton7-2009jun07-story.html

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    20 mins
  • 10 - The Teacup Murders, Pt 2
    Aug 22 2023

    Part 2 to the obsessive story of Graham Young and the victims he attacked. An obsession leads to the death and injury of numerous people. Listen in to learn about the science behind it.


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    References

    • https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-young

    • https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-notorious-case-of-dr-crippen/

    • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9821627/The-schoolboy-poisoner-Graham-Young-14-spiked-family-roast.html

    • Holden, Anthony (1995), The St Albans Poisoner, Corgi Books, ISBN 9780552144087

    • https://www.vpisglobal.com/2019/10/01/cherry-laurel-and-other-cyanide-containing-plants/#:~:text=Cherry%20laurel%20(Prunus%20laurocerasus)%20and,%2C%20hydrocyanic%20or%20prussic%20acid).

    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507796/

    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513240/

    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14579545/

    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037053/

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    28 mins
  • 9 - The Teacup Murders, Pt. 1
    Aug 15 2023

    An obsessive child combined with a love of chemistry? Talk about toxic. This week we start part 1 of the story of the Teacup Murders and the assumed illness that ravaged the Young family.


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    References:

    1. https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-young

    2. https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-notorious-case-of-dr-crippen/

    3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9821627/The-schoolboy-poisoner-Graham-Young-14-spiked-family-roast.html

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    14 mins
  • Ep08 - Cheryl Forster
    Aug 8 2023

    A murder or a suicide? When the mental illness of one man leads him to act desperately, who is his target, himself or his wife?

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    References: 

    1. https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/ex-husband-contends-his-own-suicide-was-motive-for-assault/article_f77f57b6-5c1d-5f26-92d3-dc849c725e20.html

    2. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/may/02/husband-charged-in-poisoning-attempt/

    3. https://dnews.com/local/affidavit-chemistry-student-tried-to-poison-wife/article_2a2a1c60-2076-5022-802d-e736b36608e8.html

    4. https://klewtv.com/news/local/uniontown-man-pleads-innocent-to-attempted-first-degree-murder

    5. https://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/uniontown-man-pleads-guilty-to-lesser-charge-in-attempted-murder-case/article_b15e5522-9871-5adb-af49-9b489d0469b4.html

    6. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/lungs

    7. https://www.npr.org/2022/09/13/1122620496/nitrogen-hypoxia-death-sentence-alabama

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    18 mins
  • Ep07 - Darrius Ellis
    Jul 25 2023

    A heated argument leads to a cruel killing. Listen to this weeks episode to hear about the crime and the science behind it.


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    References:


    1. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-bleach-murder-suspect-laughs-20170309-story.html

    2. https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/14/21138049/yasmine-elder-15-years-bleach-darrius-ellis-englwood-bishop

    3. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/girlfriend-charged-after-man-dies-from-being-force-fed-bleach/

    4. http://chicago.homicidewatch.org/2017/03/09/argument-in-van-leads-to-woman-pouring-bleach-on-her-boyfriends-face-killing-darrius-ellis-in-west-englewood/index.html

    5. https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2017/03/yasmine-elder-kills-darrius-ellis-boyfriend-forcing-drink-bleach/

    6. https://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/ISinms2.asp?idoc=Y41430

    7. https://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/EarlyCNER2_6.asp

    8. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-15-year-prison-bleach-20200225-47oez5o34zeifjlb52zbrcq6tu-story.html

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    17 mins
  • Ep06 - Lakhvinder Cheema
    Jul 18 2023

    A sixteen year affair and a new, younger woman? It's a recipe for murder. Listen to this week's episode to find out how far a woman will go to keep her man from from finding a new woman.


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    References:


    1. https://www.mangaloretoday.com/headlines/NRI-Lady-Convicted-Of-Poisoning-Ex-Lover-To-Death-In-London.html

    2. https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/fiancee-s-grief-for-curry-poison-victim-as-his-killer-gets-23-years-6733459.html

    3. https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/5049797.fiancee-curry-murder-victim-speaks-devastating-loss/

    4. https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/southall-curry-killer-who-murdered-25109433

    5. https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/its-a-bloody-business/8378.article

    6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8314510/

    7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19514874/

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    23 mins
  • Ep05 - Linda Curry
    Jul 11 2023

    Did she take her final breath next to a man or a murderer? Listen to the story of Linda Curry and the justice that took 20 years to capture.


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    Research:

    1. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/timeline-investigating-the-death-of-linda-curry/14/

    2. https://abcnews.go.com/US/paul-curry-convicted-1994-nicotine-poisoning-death-wife/story?id=25881116

    3. https://www.oxygen.com/charmed-to-death/crime-news/paul-curry-poisoned-wife-linda-kinkade-cold-case-solved

    4. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/to-catch-a-genius-48-hours-probes-1994-nicotine-poisoning-death-of-linda-curry/

    5. https://casetext.com/case/people-v-curry-326

    6. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1636690.html

    7. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-14-mn-968-story.html

    8. https://thecinemaholic.com/paul-curry-where-is-linda-currys-ex-husband-now/

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    29 mins