Episodes

  • 264: Episode 264: The Murder of Joseph Elwell

    264: Episode 264: The Murder of Joseph Elwell
    Jun 23 2024
    Have you ever played the game Bridge? Me either. It looks hard- but Joseph here made quite a name and living for himself on the game. He had it all- a yacht, several houses, cars and lots and lots of women.....his lifestyle came with everything including enemies apparently.

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    Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
    Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox


    J.B. ELWELL, WHIST EXPERT AND RACE HORSE OWNER, SLAIN; Found Dying by Housekeeper After Being Mysteriously Shot While Reading Letter. VALUABLES NOT TOUCHED Tragedy Follows Theatre Party at Which Victim Was Guest of Walter Lewisohn. WOMEN HAD KEYS TO HOME Police Obtain List of His Visitors but Fail to Find Them--Suicide Theory Is Exploded. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Joseph Bowne Elwell - The True Crime Database JB Elwell
    The 'Impossible' Locked Room Killing of Joseph Elwell (frontpagedetectives.com)
    Wikipedia
    Joseph Bowne “J. B.” Elwell (1873-1920) - Find a Grave Memorial
    Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction | Kirkus Reviews
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 263: Episode 263: The Murder of Sophie Elliott

    263: Episode 263: The Murder of Sophie Elliott
    Jun 17 2024
    Sophie Elliott was a recently graduated 22 year old beautiful woman with a new job and ready to begin her adult life. She recently ended her relationship with 33 year old Clayton Weatherston a university tutor that worked at the same university Sophie had attended. Clayton could not cope with Sophie ending their unhealthy relationship just as she learned she would be moving for her first after college professional job. On his birthday just before Sophie leaves Clayton Weatherston does the unthinkable with Sophie's mother right on the other side of her bedroom door.

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    1. Booker, Jarrod. “Gruesome details of…” The New Zealand Herald. 23 Jun 2009.
    2. Longley, Mark, and Brownlie, Kaysha. “Sophie Elliott’s mother…” NewsHub. 22 Nov 2022.
    3. Find-a-Grave. Sophie Kate Elliott.
    4. Dennett, Kelly. “A decade on…” New Zealand Herald. 05 Jan 2018.
    5. Callahan, Caley. “Father of Dunedin…” NewsHub. 09 Jul 2022.
    6. Murder of Sophie Elliott - Wikipedia
    7. Clayton Weatherston jailed for minimum 18 years | Stuff
    8. Gruesome details of Sophie Elliott killing revealed in court - NZ Herald
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    48 mins
  • 262: Episode 262: The Masked Marvel David Bacon

    262: Episode 262: The Masked Marvel David Bacon
    Jun 9 2024
    Today we bring you a case all the way back from the 1940's era. David Bacon was a hero in cinema. However, he would not be able to enjoy his fame because the role he was best known for "The Masked Marvel" did not release until after his tragic and still unsolved murder.


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    Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
    Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox
    David Bacon, Whose 1943 Slaying Remains Unsolved, Made his Home at a Hollywood Hills ‘Castle’ (yahoo.com)
    Home - The True Crime Database
    The ‘Masked Marvel Murder’ – Part 12 | (ladailymirror.com)
    The Mysterious Death of Cape Cod's David Bacon - New England Historical Society
    The Unsolved ‘Masked Marvel’ Murder | by Nicole Henley | Of Misdeeds and Mysteries | Medium
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    55 mins
  • 261: Episode 261: The Watcher

    261: Episode 261: The Watcher
    Jun 2 2024
    Megan is back from her conference and we are changing it up just a little with an unusual stalker case or if Megan has her way it is a haunted house that wants to eat people (insert nervous laugh here). Regardless- the facts are Mr. and Mrs. Broaddus have bought the home of their dreams and excited to move in after renovations are done. That is, until they begin receiving unsettling, creepy and threatening letters in their mailbox warning them that The Watcher is watching and waiting for them.

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    Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
    Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox
    The Watcher: The True Story of the Haunting of 657 Boulevard (thecut.com)
    'The Watcher' True Story, Explained | Marie Claire
    'The Watcher' Real Family: Where The Broadduses Are Now (today.com)
    True Crime Cases - The True Crime Database
    The Watcher true story and what happened to the real-life family (digitalspy.com)
    Where Are Maria, Derek Broaddus Now? 'The Watcher' Real Family, Story (stylecaster.com)
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 260: Episode 260: The Murder of Shannon Griffin

    260: Episode 260: The Murder of Shannon Griffin
    May 26 2024
    We are BACK after a small hiatus while Charnell delt with a family emergency. Thanks for understanding!
    Jennifer Mee along with her then boyfriend Lamont Newton and friend Laron Raiford conspired together to use Jennifer as bait to lure people to a secluded area to rob them at gunpoint. When Shannon Griffin fights back, his life is tragically taken over 50.00 and lives are forever changed. Jennifer had big plans for herself especially after she was once famous for having the hiccups for five weeks. Take a listen to hear how she went from America's favorite hiccup queen to convicted murderer.

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    Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
    Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox
    Hiccup Girl — from social media darling to convicted murderer (nypost.com)
    Jennifer Mee - Wikipedia
    Hiccup girl Jennifer Mee denied new trial (tampabay.com)
    How Notorious ‘Hiccup Girl’ Jennifer Mee Ended Up Jailed For A Murder ‘She Didn’t Commit’ | HuffPost UK News (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
    One Breath Away: The Hiccup Girl - From Media Darling to Convicted Killer by: M. William Phelps
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    52 mins
  • 259: Episode 259: The Unsolved Murder of Janice Weston

    259: Episode 259: The Unsolved Murder of Janice Weston
    May 5 2024
    The body of Janice Weston, 36 was on top of her corporate lawyer game when she was found in a ditch near the A1 in Cambridgeshire on 11 September 1983. She had been bludgeoned to death. The details of her life and possible motives come to light throughout the investigation but it is just not enough to bring closure to this beautiful woman's case as it still remains unsolved today.

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    Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
    Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox


    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-66812075
    Who Killed Janice Weston?. On the morning of September 11, 1983, a… | by Eve S Evans | True Crime Hub | Medium
    Janice Weston - The True Crime Database
    Janice Weston: The A1 Murder – Crime Immemorial
    A1 murder: Police issue appeal over 1983 killing of Janice Weston (bbc.com)
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 258: Episode 258: The Sara Kruzan Case

    258: Episode 258: The Sara Kruzan Case
    Apr 28 2024
    Sara is a survivor of child sex trafficking but that is not how she was viewed in a court of law when she was sentenced to life without the possibility of patrol at the age of 16. This one will leave you wondering how we could have been so negligent as a society in general in the early 90's and highlight how far we have come.

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    Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
    Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox

    Interview with Vogue At 16, Sara Kruzan Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Now She’s Ready to Take Back Her Story | Vogue

    (2022). I Cried to Dream Again: Trafficking, Murder, and Deliverance – A Memoir. with Cori Thomas. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0-593-31588-0

    Sara Kruzan - Wikipedia
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 257: Episode 257: The Murder of Alexandra Zapp

    257: Episode 257: The Murder of Alexandra Zapp
    Apr 21 2024
    Alexandra Zapp was a young, vibrant woman that had a love and expertise for sailing and charity work. Paul Leahy was a violent habitual sex offender felon with no future. The chances that the two would ever have met in a social setting were zero- but when Alexandra stops at a rest area to use the bathroom, her life and those who loved her would be forever changed due to the choices of Leahy who just so happened to work at the rest area Burger King.

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    Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
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    Paul Leahy | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
    What Happened to Alexandra Zapp?. She was at the wrong place at the wrong… | by Carter Covington | The Crime Center | Medium
    Murder of Alexandra Zapp - Wikipedia
    COMMONWEALTH v. LEAHY (2005) | FindLaw
    A California dog missing since the summer is found in Michigan | AP News
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    53 mins