Visit www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. August 29th, 1995. Springfield, Illinois. The suburbs. 430 PM. Mark Winger hears a noise upstairs. Or does he? Sources: ABC News - The Perfect Lie 20/20 https://abcnews.go.com/US/families-torn-killer-dad-reflect-years-believed-hero/story?id=77097895

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98 • A Happy Accident

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www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Alex J. Mengel was a poacher of human beings. This widely unknown killer has a terrifying, yet barely mapped out history despite an actual map being found tucked into the dash of his ghostmobile.  Sources: Unearthing a Serial Killer (Book) UNEARTHING A SERIAL KILLER: Paul, David, McMurray, Kevin F.: 9781519348821: Amazon.com: Books Unearthing a Serial Killer (Podcast) https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/unearthing-a-serial-killer/id1583990190 Arrest of Mengel https://www.toronto.com/news-story/6197127-book-on-serial-killer-mengel-recalls-his-arrest-by-toronto-police-30-years-ago/

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111 • The Poacher

From Dark Topic Plus - with purpose. This episode is about domestic violence. It is pretty heavy, and I said i'd not release it. But I am because I was told it might help. Thank you!  Sources: 911 Call (6:30) https://youtu.be/2AWKhij9IV8 Articles Michigan Live Fatal shooting of Nancy Kovach in Comstock preceded by argument over cooking a meal, police say - mlive.com Son, 10, testifies John Kovach said he 'did her family a favor' by shooting his wife - mlive.com Nancy Kovach, victim in Comstock slaying, remembered as great mother, 'smiley, happy' - mlive.com John Kovach to spend at least 20 years in prison for murdering his wife, Nancy Kovach - mlive.com

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110 • I hope she's happy

For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopic In the early eighties David Alan Gore along with his cousin Fred Waterfield, stalked and terrorized Vero Beach - AKA Zero Beach, Florida. Thanks to letters written by Gore in prison, we know more than we’d like to know about just how brutal the serial killer life can be. Listener beware. Sources: Music - Tyler Jakes - Tylerjakes.com Book - The Serial Killer Whisperer by Pete Earley Book - The Killing Cousins by Jack Rosewood Crime Stories - https://youtu.be/N_qj6fYxlrg?si=uBvfpmmnFQuyswoB

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109 • Gore

www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Larry Gene Bell was a suspected serial killer who only became known as a result of calling in his crimes - to one victims family. Sources: Book - When A Killer Calls. By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/when-a-killer-calls-a/9780062979797-item.html Trial Records BELL v. EVATT (1995) | FindLaw State v. Bell :: 1990 :: South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions :: South Carolina Case Law :: South Carolina Law :: US Law :: Justia Forensic Files S7E42 https://youtu.be/nZ33ptQ7wyA?si=oIFKmuHK2jmxLmRo FBI Files S2E3 Cat and Mouse https://youtu.be/hhMCb6Tp3C4

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108 • The Walrus

The intended episode was too dicey for a public release. Head over to www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives, including that episode DT + 17 ~ Nothing Happened. Two special releases from the growing Patreon and Apple + archive. 1 ~ Out to Lunch A little ditty bout Brad and Diane Sources: Forensic Files - News at 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgq-SDPTog&t;=42s&ab;_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrime The Lineup https://the-line-up.com/the-murder-of-newscaster-diane-newton-king 2 ~ The Creep This is the unfortunate crime story of a Creep named Justin Thurber. Sources: Caselaw.FindLaw.com STATE v. THURBER (2018) | FindLaw Discovery + Extreme Forensics S2 E3 Deadly Obsession Kansas Reflector Supreme Court allows pursuit of DNA testing by convicted Cowley County murderer - Kansas Reflector It’s Crime O’Clock somewhere The Murder of Jodi Sanderholm — It's Crime O Clock Somewhere

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98 • A Happy Accident

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