Troy Michigan, September, 1964 – Estranged from his wife and desperate to avoid a divorce, a mentally unstable man does the unthinkable. Special thanks to Sam Kulper and CD Luck for providing additional voices for this episode.

 #murder #family #Michigan

This episode starts in my hometown of Berkley Michigan, with a look at the many crimes of murderer and Berkley High graduate Byron Hoffmeister. This week’s promo from the Murder Mile true crime podcast.

 #Michigan #Murder 

This episode contains graphic details relating to murder. Listener discretion advised

The 1979 Murder of Monica Hockey of Clarkston, Michigan. A crime so brutal, so vicious, that lawmakers lobbied to bring the death penalty back to Michigan.

On Monday November 23, 1987 the bodies of Gail and Ricky Brink are discovered in their Holland Township (Michigan) home. Twenty two year old Gail and 29 year old Ricky were each shot multiple times, likely in the small hours of Sunday November 22.

It will take 25 years for their killer to be brought to justice.

This week’s promo from Pretend Radio

In April of 1974 two prisoners walked away from the Magnum Prison Farm near Marquette Michigan. They embarked on a 55 hour crime spree that involved kidnapping, robbery and murder. The spree culminated in the deaths of three people, including Troy Michigan Police Officer Martin “Marty” Chivas.Episode 96 The Death of Officer Martin Chivas

Episode includes an interview with Troy Mayor Dane Slater, who worked with Martin Chivas in 1974.

Promos: Targeted Podcast, Crimesphere Podcast 

Possibly the most disturbing episode of the show to date. In March of 1982 41 year old Maris “Marty” Karklins entered the Paulson home on a Saturday afternoon. When he left, all five members of the family, Bob, Mary Jane and their three children, Cyndi, Carla and Casey were dead and the house would burn to the ground. A tragedy that rocked their family and the small, western Michigan town they called home.

Karklins would not be captured until July of 1982 when he fatally shot his mother, Milda Karklins in her Grand Rapids home.

Update - 11-13-2023 still unsolved 

On November 12, 2013 Chelsea Small was working at the Advance America store in Taylor, Michigan. During a robbery she was shot twice and her killer made off with $200 in cash. Despite video and images of the killer, he remains at large.

Surveillance video of killer

In 1971 Ralph Dean Templeton, known as “Dean” decided to leave his life in Flint, Michigan behind. He set out on a cross country journey in an unsuccessful bid to become the 38th president of the United States.

In January of 1975 Templeton was murdered- shot and left on the side of the road in rural Washington.

This episode was inspired by a thread on the Unresolved Mysteries Subreddit.

If you have information about the murder of Dean Templeton, contact the Kittitas County Sheriff at (509) 962-7525

On June 8, 2012 Lisa Marie Knight met up with her former husband, Lloyd Frey, they had plans to visit their youngest child.

The visit never happened. Lisa made a 10:30p phone call to a friend, and then she vanished.

Det/Sgt Harshberger of the Michigan State Police is in charge of Lisa’s case and he’s determined to locate Lisa and bring those responsible for her disappearance to justice.

If you have any information on Lisa’s disappearance you’re asked to call Michigan State Police Alpena Post at 989-354-4101.

#Missing #Michigan #Unsolved

In this bonus “mini-sode” we discuss the dig for the bodies of up to seven women happening in northern Macomb County. The life and crimes of convicted murderer Arthur Ream, touch on the Oakland County Child Killer and review the cases of missing women from the metro area that could be uncovered in the search.

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