Almost Fiction

This week we go over the case of another killer couple, a pair of individuals who would have done just about anything not for each other, but for meth. 

This week we talk about Cynthia Lynn Coffman and James Gregory Marlow. 

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SOURCES:

Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers - Hunting Humans

S.C. Upholds Death Sentences for ‘Folsom Wolf’ and Girlfriend Who Claimed He Battered Her By Kenneth Ofgang - MetNews.com Friday, August 20, 2004

Condemned and Waiting: Cynthia Coffman Came West for a New Life; Now She Faces 2nd Death Sentence By Nancy Wride - Los Angeles Times April 26, 1992

People v. Marlow IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA August 19, 2004 THE PEOPLE, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. JAMES GREGORY MARLOW AND CYNTHIA LYNN COFFMAN, DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANTS.

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Welcome back to Almost Fiction and the conclusion of our talke about Gordon Frederick Cummins. 

SOURCES:
Read, Simon. In the Dark . Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins

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Gordon Frederick Cummins wasn’t the original ripper, but it didn’t stop him from trying to make a name for himself anyways. 

SOURCES:
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm
Read, Simon. In the Dark . Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins

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DESCRIPTION:
Sometimes people just… snap revealing who and what they are and in a split second, your entire world can either change, or even… end. 
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SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Charles_Nielsen
https://www.sunjournal.com/2006/09/16/troubled-childhood/
https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/nielsen-christian.htm
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/state/2007/10/17/nielsen-aspired-to-be-serial/52766583007/ 
STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTIAN NIELSEN Docket: Oxf-07-645, May 6, 2008. Maine Supreme Judicial Court. 


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John Sapp always had an excuse for what he did, and those excuses were never good. 

SOURCES:


https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-sapp-33309

THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA, THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S023628
v. JOHN SAPP, Contra Costa County, Defendant and Appellant.
Super. Ct. No. 33597-6



https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital-punishment/condemned-inmate-list-secure-request/

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Welcome to part 2 of the case of Judith Ann and Alvin Howard Neelley. Don’t forget to rate and review as it helps the show continue to grow. 



SOURCES:

Cook, Thomas H.. Early Graves: A True Story of Murder and Passion. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. Kindle Edition.


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Welcome to part 2 of the case of Judith Ann and Alvin Howard Neelley. Don’t forget to rate and review as it helps the show continue to grow.

SOURCES: Cook, Thomas H.. Early Graves: A True Story of Murder and Passion. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. Kindle Edition.

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There are always three sides to every story. In court this usually amounts to the prosecutor’s depiction of events, the defendants depiction of events, and… the truth. 

SOURCES:Cook, Thomas H.. Early Graves: A True Story of Murder and Passion. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. Kindle Edition.

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Howard Hawk Willis began his criminal career later in life, but he never seemed to let that slow him down. 


SOURCES:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59416199/adam-ray-chrismer

Howard Hawk Willis Article by Seamus McGraw for TruTV Crime Library

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-willis-391

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David Frank Spanbauer could be the poster child for recidivism. A man who never felt bad for what he did, just looked forward, towards a day when he would be able to do whatever he wanted. He already knew he’d be out again, it was just a matter of… time.



SOURCES:

David Spanbauer, Serial Child Killer and Rapist by James Card, from crimelibrary.org.

David Frank Spanbauer v. John C. Burke, Warden, Wisconsin State Prison, 374 F.2d 67 (7th Cir. 1966) Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Filed: December 28th, 1966

‘Pure evil’ serial killer Spanbauer dead at 61, By Dan Wilson and Ed Culhane - Appleton Post-Crescent July 30, 2002


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