Crooked cops, cocaine cowboys, and conspiracy all started in my hometown of Lexington, Kentucky.  Oh yeah, there's also a coked-out 175-pound black bear. SOURCESThe Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs & Murder Paperback – March 7, 2016; book by Sally Denton https://variety.com/2021/film/news/cocaine-bear-elizabeth-banks-keri-russell-1235010081/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/871/572/44183/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/12/nyregion/parachutist-dies-with-cocaine-sack.html 

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They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but no woman had more fury than Katherine Knight. The rough and tumble Australian abbatoir had a nasty habit of physically abusing and dominating her partners, eventually skinning one in the same manner as one of the animals in her slaughterhouse. Trigger warnings all around, this one is gruesome!SOURCESBeyond Bad: The Life and Crimes of Katherine Knight, Australia's "Hannibal"– February 6, 2003; Book by Sandra LeeBlood Stain Paperback – October 28, 2005; Book by Peter Lalor Katherine Knight | Crimes That Shook Australia | S1E06

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I'm currently in the middle of a move, so please enjoy an episode that was previously for Patreon members only. Patreons, I'll make it up to you in the form of TWO bonus episodes this month!This is the TRUE story of the events that inspired the film, The Exorcist. 

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On the evening of December 2, 2010, 24-year-old Phoebe Handsjuk was found dead on the floor of the refuse compactor room at the bottom of her luxury apartment complex in South Melbourne, Australia. Phoebe was heavily intoxicated at the time of her death,  but the coroner ruled that she had put herself into the chute, despite her apartment being ransacked and the troubled relationship with her older, live-in boyfriend. This is another case where you can decide for yourself if this was an accident, suicide, or murder. SOURCEShttps://www.phoebehandsjuk.com/Into the Darkness: The Mysterious Death of Phoebe Handsjuk – September 1, 2017; Book by Robin Bowleshttps://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2016/phoebesfall/CoronerFinding.pdfhttps://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/coroner-finds-baillee-schneider-death-was-self-inflicted-after-break-up-20200616-p552y1.htmlChute Experiment Video: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/fresh-questions-over-bizarre-death-of-melbourne-woman-phoebe-handsjuk-who-fell-12storeys-to-her-death-in-a-garbage-chute/news-story/c365ec259a0190a253f3f1a58ee9aaf2

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Over a span of ten weeks in 1946, a masked serial killer haunted the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas before vanishing into thin air. The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, which they were later called, still remain unsolved. SOURCESThe Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: The Story of a Town in Terror; Book by James PresleyPresley, James (May 6, 1971). "Texarkana Gazette article". Texarkana Gazette.https://vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders

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If you live in the U.S., Happy Native American Heritage Day, Happy Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, and Black Friday to you! The day started out like any other Thanksgiving Day in November 1991, but instead of a roast turkey and the fixins, Egyptian model Omaima Nelson's husband was on the menu. Put your fork down before you listen to this one! SOURCESSnapped; Episode 1, Season 14; Oxygen Deadly Women: Volume 1: 18 Shocking Murder Cases; Book by Robert Kellerhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/omaima-nelson-california-woman-convicted-grisly-murder-husband/story?id=14675780https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-10-me-2582-story.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2045969/Black-widow-butchered-ate-husband-BBQ-sauce-thanksgiving-1991-denied-parole.html

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The true story of the Black Widow, Patrizia Reggiani, and the murder she commissioned in the name of fashion. This saga has everything: glamour, greed, sex, murder, betrayal, and a raging quest for power and status. SOURCESThe House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed; Book by Sara Gay FordenLady Gucci: The Story of Patrizia Reggiani; Documentary, ID Discovery https://www.hautehistory.co.uk/gucci-timeline/house-history-the-gucci-timeline

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Marilyn Monroe, an American icon with a tragic past perhaps more famous in death than in life. I'm covering the facts and the many conspiracies surrounding her death, so you can decide for yourself if you think her death was a suicide, an accident, or murder. SOURCEShttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/29/No-evidence-Marilyn-Monroe-murdered-DA-says/1635409986000/The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe; Book by Sarah ChurchwellMarilyn Monroe: Murder Cover-Up; Book by Milo Speriglio  Marilyn Monroe: The Biography; Book by Donald SpotoThe Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe; Book by Robert Slatzerhttps://www.biography.com/actor/marilyn-monroe  Marilyn; Book by Norman Mailer http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/deathcert/monroe,%20marilyn_dc.pdfhttps://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-marilyn-monroe-19620806-story.html

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In the conclusion of Kristin Smart's case, the evidence that lead to the arrest of her killer is detailed.  It's not a happy ending entirely, but you'll definitely smile when you hear the details of the arrests. SOURCESKristin Smart Archives; James R. Murphy Jr., A Law Corporation; https://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-22/judge-rules-paul-flores-and-father-to-stand-trial-in-1996-kristin-smart-killingYour Own Backyard; Podcast and investigation by Chris Lambert https://www.nytimes.com/article/kristin-smart-case-timeline.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kristin-smart-disappearance-photos/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/topics/kristin-smart-case“The Disappearance of Kristin Smart”; Dateline;16th episode in Season 33Deposition of Paul Flores; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzDE65VaGEMhttps://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/

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A college student goes missing after being walked home after a party in 1996.  She was never seen again and her body has never been found. The ONLY suspect is the last person who saw her alive, the man that walked her home. SOURCESKristin Smart Archives; James R. Murphy Jr., A Law Corporation; https://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-22/judge-rules-paul-flores-and-father-to-stand-trial-in-1996-kristin-smart-killingYour Own Backyard; Podcast and investigation by Chris Lambert https://www.nytimes.com/article/kristin-smart-case-timeline.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kristin-smart-disappearance-photos/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/topics/kristin-smart-case“The Disappearance of Kristin Smart”; Dateline;16th episode in Season 33Deposition of Paul Flores; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzDE65VaGEMhttps://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/

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