American True Crime

Jerry Lee Harris was an unstoppable force when it came to business. On a typical evening in October, he roared out of the driveway of his newly purchased pink mansion, in his trademark bright yellow Mercedes. His wife, Susan, didn’t wait up for him. She knew Jerry would be out late. But Jerry didn’t make it home, he would never come home again. 

Show Notes 

Books 

This Episode would not have been possible without the excellent research done by Ann Rule, in her book, In the Name of Love and Other True Cases. 

If you want to learn more about the case ATC highly recommends his book, it’s available on Audible or Amazon. 

Articles and Internet Sources 

Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), 31 Oct 1987, Sat, Page 9

Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), 02 Nov 1987, Mon, Page 5

Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), 04 Nov 1987, Wed, Page 35

The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), 22 Sep 1988, Thu, Page 6

The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), 18 Feb 1988, Thu, Page 21

On a cool evening in April, two droogs set out for a bit of that ‘ultra – violence’, craving a little bit of the ‘ole in – and – out’…. 

Show Notes 

Books 

This episode relied heavily on, A Clockwork Murder: The Night a Twisted Fantasy Became Demented Reality, by Steven Jackson. 

If you want to learn more about the case ATC highly recommends his book, it’s available on Audible or Amazon. 

Articles and Internet Sources 

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), 01 May 1997, Thu, Page 16

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), 14 Dec 1997, Sun, Page 21

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), 22 Aug 1999, Sun, Page 10

The Republic (Columbus, Indiana), 15 Jan 2000, Sat, Page 2

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), 22 Mar 2000, Wed, Page 10

Fort Collins Coloradoan (Fort Collins, Colorado), 06 Dec 2002, Fri, Page 17

The Petit family lived in Cheshire CT. They had a peaceful home in a safe neighborhood until two evil men shattered their world and safety of those around them. 

Show Notes 

Books 

The Rising: Murder, Heartbreak, and the Power of Human Resilience in an American Town by Ryan D’Agostino 

Articles and Internet Resources 

Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) 24 Jul 2007, Tue Page A01 0 A04

Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 03 Dec 2010, Fri, Page A03

Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 23 Oct 2011, Sun, Page A04

Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 29 Oct 2011, Sat, Page A05

Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 01 Nov 2011, Tue, Page M5

Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 28 Oct 2011, Fri, Page M4

Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 28 Oct 2011, Fri, Page A15

Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 01 Nov 2011, Tue, Page B06

Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 28 Oct 2010, Thu, Page M3

Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 09 Nov 2010, Tue, Page M1

Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 03 Dec 2010, Fri, Page A03

The Cheshire Murders, directed by David Heilbroner

Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

Background music – 

Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

Interlude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

Tommy Gilbert was a regular on the New York social scene. When he wasn’t getting his hedge fund off the ground, he was surfing in the Hamptons. The only thing standing in the way of his financial success was his father, Thomas Gilbert Sr. But he finally had the means and plan to deal with him, once and for all. Or was it something else entirely? What was going on with Tommy Gilbert?

Books

Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt

Articles and Internet Sources

Red Collar Podcast: Ivy League Killer – Catherine Townsend @audiochuck

Snapped – Thomas Gilbert Jr. – 2021

Vouge, A Gilded Rage (April 2015) by Benjamin Wallace

The East Hampton Star, Son Gets 30 Years, Mother Speaks Out, (Jan 2020) by Taylor K. Vecsey

The East Hampton Star, Tommy Gilbert’s Agonizing Descent (Jan 2020) by Taylor K. Vecsey

The East Hampton Star, Storm Signals Flew Before a Murder, (Jan 2020) by Taylor K. Vecsey

New York Post, A Wealthy Man’s Murder by Mentally Ill Son Exposes Our Broken System (August 2021), by John Glatt

Town & Country, Thomas Gilbert Jr. Was Sentenced to 30 Years to Life for Killing His Father (Sept 2019) by Caroline Hallemann

New York Times, Princeton Graduate Killed Father Over Allowance: He Got 30 Years to Life (Sept 2019) by Edgar Sandoval

New York Post, Rich Kid Thought His Dad Had a lot More Money than this Before Alleged Killing (May 2016) by Julia Marsh

The List family was active in the small town of Westfield, New Jersey. A suburb of New York, where some of Wall-streets biggest players lived to get away from it all. 

The List’s lived in the largest home, in one of the nicest areas of town. 

After an extended trip to North Carolina, the lights in the windows started burning out, and the grass was over grown, leaving the house looking abandoned. 

Neighbors began to wonder if the List’s were ever going to return from their impromptu trip. There was even talk that something sinister had happened… 

Show notes

Research 

Books 

Death Sentence: The Inside Story of the John List Murders, by Joe Sharky 

Articles and Internet Sources

Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York), 13 Dec 1971, Mon, Page 11, 14

Daily News (New York, New York), 30 Dec 1971, Thu, Page 2, 12

The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York), 04 Jan 1972, Tue, Page 25

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 29 Jun 1972, Thu, Page 15

Daily News (New York, New York), 31 Aug 1972, Thu, Page 63

Daily News (New York, New York), 10 Nov 1976, Wed, Page 25

Daily News (New York, New York), 04 Mar 1979, Sun, Page 12

Daily News (New York, New York), 09 Dec 1980, Tue, Page 22

Daily News (New York, New York), 04 Dec 1983, Sun, Page 13

The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York), 21 Dec 1986, Sun, Page 40

Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 11 Jun 1989, Sun, Page 7

New Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 11 Jun 1989, Sun, Page 7

Daily News (New York, New York), 11 Jul 1989, Tue, Page 21

Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York),16 Aug 1989, Wed, Page 4, 5, 6,7, 17

Newsday (New York, New York), 05 Apr 1990, Thu, Page 7, 34

Daily News (New York, New York), 10 Apr 1990, Tue, Page 7

Daily News (New York, New York), 02 May 1990, Wed, Page 7

The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), 02 May 1990, Wed, Page 7

1971 Family Killer Breaks Silence, By, ABC News, January 6, 2006

Daily News (New York, New York), 20 Apr 2008, Sun, Page 48

Daily News (New York, New York), 25 Mar 2008, Tue, Page 16

Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

Background music – 

Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

Inrolude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

Art by dimpledollme

Arthur Shawcross is finally behind bars; the people of Rochester want to know who has been terrorizing them for months and what compelled him to kill so many innocent women. 

Show notes

Research 

Books 

Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris 

American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000, By Peter Vronsky

Articles and Internet Sources

Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York), 14 Dec 1990, Fri, Page 7

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 24 Jul 1991, Wed, Page 1 & 12

Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 29 Aug 1992, Sat, Page 3

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 02 Aug 1992, Sun, Page 8

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 29 Dec 1994, Thu, Page 15

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 16 Jul 1997, Wed, Page 1

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 21 Jul 1997, Mon, Page 11

Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York), 21 Sep 1999, Tue, Page 6

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 02 Jul 2000, Sun, Page 15

Daily News (New York, New York), 03 Apr 2001, Tue, Page 5

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 04 Apr 2001, Wed, Page 8

Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 04 Apr 2001, Wed, Page 14

The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York), 04 Apr 2001, Wed, Page 1

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 12 Nov 2008, Wed, Page 4

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 12 Nov 2008, Wed, Page 33

Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York), 12 Nov 2008, Wed, Page 1

New York Daily News (New York, New York), 26, December, 2017 

After Horror, an Act of Kindness, By Craig Fox, Watertown Daily Times, November 27, 2013 Updated May 29, 2019

192 A.D.2d 1128 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993) 596 N.Y.S.2d 622

After months of terrorizing Rochester New York, the serial killer known as the Genesee River Killer is finally caught, after a horrific holiday murder spree. The man, Arthur Shawcross, is the last person police expected to be the killer.

Show notes

Research 

Books 

Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris 

Articles and Internet Sources 

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 03 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 4

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 10 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 6

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 13 Dec 1989, Wed, Page 11

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 20 Dec 1989, Wed, Page 4

Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 04 Jan 1990, Thu, Page 14

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 05 Jan 1990, Fri, Page 2

The Journal News (White Plains, New York), 05 Jan 1990, Fri, Page 3

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 06 Jan 1990, Sat, Page 2

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 06 Jan 1990, Sat, Page 3

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 07 Jan 1990, Sun, Page 1 & 6

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 08 Jan 1990, Mon, Page 4

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 08 Jun 1990, Fri, Page 7

Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

Background music – 

Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

Interlude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

Art by dimpledollme

Arthur Shawcross has settled into his new life in Rochester, NY. Living under the radar of police scrutiny he is able to act out his viscous impulses on the unsuspecting subculture of sex-workers in his area. Using a fake name, he eludes police attention...while investigators are hunting for their suspect, Art wreaks havoc on the city’s most vulnerable women. 

Show notes

Research 

Books 

Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris 

Articles and Internet Sources 

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 15 Oct 1989, Sun, Page 28

The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), 19 Nov 1989, Sun, Page 7

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 21 Nov 1989, Tue, Page 1

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) 24 Nov 1989, Fri, Page 1

The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York), 25 Nov 1989, Sat, Page 2

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 25 Nov 1989, Sat, Page 1

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 02 Dec 1989, Sat, Page 9

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 03 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 2

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 07 Dec 1989, Thu, Page 1

Daily News (New York, New York), 10 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 42

Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

Background music – 

Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

Interlude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

Art by dimpledollme

Watertown New York is still reeling from the disappearance of seven-year-old Jack Blake. Four months after the Blake tragedy, Karen Ann Hill goes missing while visiting Watertown with her family. The police suspect Arthur Shawcross immediately….

Show notes

Research

Books

Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris

Articles and Internet Sources

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) 18 Oct 1972, Wednesday

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) 21 Nov 1972, Tuesday

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York)18 Oct 1972, Wednesday

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York)04 Sep 1972, Monday

Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) 23 Jun 1987, Tuesday

Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) 23 Jun 1987, Tuesday

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) 20 Jun 1987, Saturday

Music Courtesy of Pixbay

Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol

Background music –

Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel

00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

Inrolude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6

Art by dimpledollme

The quiet upstate New York city of Watertown was shaken by the sudden disappearance of ten-year-old Jack Blake. The police considered the boy a runaway, a common occurrence in Watertown. But the boy’s mother suspected a local fisherman named Art, who showed an unusual interest in her son, of foul play. Who is Art? And what was he doing in Watertown?

Research

Books

Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris

Articles and Internet Sources

French, J. H. Gazeteer of the State of New York. Ira J. Friedman, 1860.

The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), 07 Jun 1972, Wed. Newspapers.com

Daily News (New York, New York), 12 May 1972, Fri, Page 7. Newspapers.com

The Oneonta Star (Oneonta, New York), 11 May 1972, Thu, Page 1. Newspapers.com

Music Courtesy of Pixbay

Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol

Background music –

Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel

00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

Inrolude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6