Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

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In February 2021, “the Reading Man” of Grand Junction, a man named Warren Barnes, became the target of an aspiring serial killer. Two days after Warren was last seen by his friends, a local teen’s mom found a severed head and hands in her son’s closet.  

Also, Junction apparently refers to the confluence of the Colorado River and the Gunnison River—though there are also some trains in Grand Junction. 

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Episode Source List:

 https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/07/warren-barnes-reading-man-killer-sentenced/ 

https://www.mesacounty.us/news/district-attorney/cohee-found-guilty

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/moment-us-police-arrest-teen-who-hid-head-of-homeless-man-he-murdered-in-closet-5353873  

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/closing-arguments-made-in-cohee-trial/article_5d287e64-a26f-11ed-873f-079866165563.html 

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/documents-reveal-grisly-details-in-murder-investigation/article_0c324ab4-7ddf-11eb-af82-2b6f81889002.html 

https://www.kjct8.com/2023/01/28/prosecution-rests-their-case-brian-cohee/ 

“It was a Frenzy.” Signs of a Psychopath. Season 7, Ep. 3.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gjsentinel/name/warren-barnes-obituary?id=6904348 

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On Halloween 2019, 26-year-old Kristen Trickle died in her bed. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but both Kristen’s family and the detectives on her case knew that it had to be murder. The evidence kept stacking up until authorities finally had enough to arrest her killer.

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Episode Source List:

https://www.kake.com/story/50718207/kansas-man-who-killed-his-wife-used-insurance-payout-to-buy-sex-doll 

https://hayspost.com/posts/0379c4b5-8e93-4dcb-8d83-cfb4b8537b90 

https://www.kake.com/news/kansas-man-accused-of-killing-his-wife-will-go-to-trial/article_3780627a-d36f-50d0-8f3b-0f72f3c12f1b.html 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristen-trickle-colby-trickle-kansas-psychological-autopsy-criminal-case-to-determine-mindset-of-fatal-shooting-victim-48-hours/ 

https://www.kake.com/news/jury-convicts-kansas-man-of-killing-his-wife/article_dc81fdde-edf5-551d-8f72-419d80c86f7b.html 

“Autopsy of the Mind.” 48 Hours: Season 37, Episode 28.    

https://www.haysmemorial.com/obituary/Kristen-Trickle 

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In November 2017, 24-year-old Dedra Lawrence was sharing a home with her mom, 46-year-old Deanna Lawrence.

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Episode Source List:

https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2023/e2022-01342-cca-r3-cd.html

https://www.local3news.com/update-bledsoe-man-gets-consecutive-life-terms-in-grisly-2017-double-ax-murders/article_fe8af2ae-c173-543e-8fe9-2c9af02dfaf3.html 

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2021/8/9/432567/They-Were-Both-So-Very-Loved--.aspx     

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/bledsoe-co-man-accused-of-killing-mother-daughter-makes-first-court-appearance 

https://www.local3news.com/local-news/whats-trending/update-bledsoe-co-man-indicted-in-axe-murders-of-two-women/article_8308b381-b126-5108-89f9-ca5e36b4f963.html 

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In 2013, 48-year-old Jill Stacy was canning homemade salsa made from veggies she grew on the morning someone brutally murdered her. Investigators suspected she knew her killer, but they really didn’t have any suspects. But cold case detectives weren’t going to give up on Jill’s case, and her family would make sure she got justice. 

Note: Aaron said it was okay to leave in the thing, haha.

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Episode Source List:

https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_e27290b6-6aae-11ee-80b4-bf6ab2e5e25a.html  

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/children-of-2013-hawkins-co-murder-victim-say-mothers-accused-killer-was-at-one-point-a-good-friend/

https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/hcso-kingsport-woman-pleads-guilty-to-2013-murder/

https://www.timesnews.net/news/crime/kingsport-woman-indicted-in-2013-hawkins-murder/article_79bad2ba-a209-11eb-95b0-eb985fb6277a.html

https://www.timesnews.net/news/appalachian-highlands/kingsport-woman-pleads-guilty-to-2013-murder/article_e18b8038-6c37-11ee-ae22-7f6463980103.html 

https://tbinewsroom.com/2021/04/20/joint-investigation-results-in-indictment-in-2013-homicide/
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1736274713180250  

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As police arrived to arrest him, murderer Frederick Moses McCallum sat at a kitchen table, drinking tea. The priest he’d called to the crime scene stood nearby. Inside the small house in Buffalo Narrows, the seven members of the Pederson Family lay bleeding from axe wounds, along with family friend John Baptiste Herman in one of the bloodiest murders in Canadian history. The Pederson family included Thomas, Bernadette, Connie, Cynthia, Grace, Donny, Robert, Richard, and Rhoda Pederson. 

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Episode Source List:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/regina-leader-post/20220906/281539409786857

https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/sundays-tragedy-is-among-deadliest-spree-killings-in-sask-history

http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/freelaw/Publications_Centre/Justice/Milgaard/PublicDocuments/09262005/Linda%20Fisher/049045.pdf 

https://www.comeexplorecanada.com/saskatchewan/buffalo-narrows

https://homicidecanada.com/canadian-top-10-mass-murders/    

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.evil/c/tS293gskmSs?pli=1  

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/buffalo-narrows-50-years-pederson-1.4997319 

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/i-don-t-know-how-to-love-sisters-search-for-answers-51-years-after-their-family-s-axe-murder-1.5476551 

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NDBgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nW8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1349%2C2980096 

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_zVgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zm8NAAAAIBAJ&dq=la%20loche&pg=6853%2C4087414 

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It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than meets the eye. This case has murder, fortune telling, crystal balls, snakes, lies, snarky reporters, past lives (allegedly), even more lies, and a wayward preacher’s daughter. 

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Episode Source List:

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2022/01/09/lena-clarke-mysterious-murderous-postmistress-west-palm-beach/9084494002/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2019/04/17/post-time-lena-clarke-was-west-palm-beachs-killer-postmistress/5375480007/ 

https://palmbeachpast.org/2021/07/going-postal-1920s-style-the-strange-case-of-lena-clarke/ 

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1921-08-08/ed-1/seq-3/

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024827/1921-08-14/ed-1/seq-7/ 

https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/the-murdering-postal-woman-lena-clarke-1921/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/313585521/?terms=lena%20clarke&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/410910479/?terms=lena%20clarke&match=1 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23950611/lena-marietta_thankful-clarke     

https://www.bridgebum.com/joseph_bowne_elwell.php
https://mru.ink/the-unsolved-locked-room-murder-of-joe-elwell-1920/

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In January 2022, 17-year-old Zion Foster got off work and decided to hang out with her cousin. She never came home that night, and her family lost a creative girl who loved reading and being a big sister. 

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Episode Source List:

https://apnews.com/article/missing-teen-michigan-landfill-murder-205018a13dc3c32869acce1263ce29c6

https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/prosecutor/zion-foster-s-cousin-jaylin-brazier-charged-in-her.aspx

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/zion-foster-jaylin-braziers-cell-phones-seized-in-2023-arrest

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/zion-foster-murder-trial-jaylin-brazier-returns-to-court-as-case-enters-second-week 

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/eastpointe-police-asking-tips-disappearance-zion-foster-n1287680 

https://www.macombdaily.com/2023/08/09/zion-fosters-cousin-bound-over-to-circuit-court-on-murder-charge/ 

https://apnews.com/article/teens-detroit-prisons-13887e512405c4875abb7c2890b67e64 

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/zion-foster-cousin-jaylin-brazier-charged-with-murder/ 

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/zion-foster-murder-case-jaylin-braziers-trial-continues-today-after-tuesdays-testimony 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/zion-foster-case-jaylin-braziers-211302178.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC48HWsQiYfBEI1Ww-q5Af-jgNGdnAzY4ZPjvU8cfzVDISm-6cf2sS6SaVqlMDlWvWqiS6QsbBJ3r57rQPLk8LEOqOfW0uaazbCkhfvq80kWMocWCpv3Fp3UyxYga7NQBn0Eb54Oz6YEdRCuCGwmsxwBzx3C3xvytkB32jY18E1z 

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Join us for a 3-Part Live Show from Comicpalooza in Houston, TX. We’re going to talk about movies inspired by real-life murders (hello, Scream), murders committed by killers who claimed to be creatures (sure, you’re a real vampire), and a few dummies who committed crimes dressed as superheroes (Spiderman gets his butt kicked). 

Episode Source List:

Part 1: Movie Murders

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/ 

https://screenrant.com/strangers-movie-true-story-real-crimes-inspiration-explained/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/

https://www.thehollywoodoutsider.com/scream-inspired-by-a-true-story-podcast-danny-rolling-gainesville-ripper/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075342/

https://vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders 

https://www.biography.com/crime/ed-gein 

https://www.biography.com/crime/ed-gein-inspired-horror-movies 

https://movieweb.com/horror-movies-inspired-by-serial-killer-ed-gein/ 

Part 2: Oh, The Horror

Vampire Killers

Fritz Haarman

https://allthatsinteresting.com/fritz-haarmann 

Werewolf Killer

Manuel Blanco Romasanta

https://galiciaalive.com/en_US/manuel-blanco-romasanta-asasinatos/

https://historycollection.com/serial-killer-insisted-werewolf-trial/ 

Part 3:Superhero Slip-Ups

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/national/holy-batman-man-dressed-as-superhero-robs-florida-store/103-35362865

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/deputies-arrest-suspected-batman-robber 

https://digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=2e9ed7fa-8083-481f-b604-b77d813332b2 

https://www.kltv.com/story/15740200/spiderman-robber-beaten-by-broom-arrested/

https://wcti12.com/archive/sword-slinging-spider-man-beat-with-broom 

https://www.wlbt.com/2019/09/11/man-dressed-captain-america-arrested-clarksdale/ 

https://wreg.com/news/armed-ex-marine-catches-captain-america-breaking-into-shed/ 

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When 18-year-old Sara Ann Goodwin disappeared off a notorious Houston, TX, street, her friends did everything they could to search for her. After her violent murder, the words used to talk about Sara would continue to tear her down. 

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https://www.harriscountyda.com/houshouston_man_sentenced_to_45_years_in_prison_for_murdering_dismembering_prostitute_in_2022ton_man_sentenced_to_45_years_in_prison_for_murdering_dismembering_prostitute_in_2022

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21272623-henry-david-cossette-arson-criminal-complaint 

https://abc13.com/sara-goodwin-missing-henry-david-cossette-houston-woman-killed-s-course-drive-near-bissonnet/11596682/ 

 https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/sara-goodwin-houston-murder-update/285-a0e95ce3-498c-4bf6-8bfb-d7467e9b4a18  

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/quanell-x-search-efforts-sara-goodwin/285-4bc6bff2-a07e-436e-8711-0a0ddbcda34e 

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/02/24/family-of-18-year-old-woman-demands-no-bond-for-man-charged-with-her-murder-in-sw-houston/ 

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/henry-david-cossette-accused-of-murdering-sara-goodwin  

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It’s Fall 2002, and teenagers Adam Chrismer and Samantha Leming decide to marry in a double wedding with their teenage friends, Kelly Willis and Brandon Chancey. Less than two months later, Adam and Samantha will be missing, as will Kelly’s step grandfather Sam Thomas—oh, and her mom’s been missing since 1987. Today, we’re delving into the murder web of Howard Hawk Willis. 

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

https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/opinions/2016/07/06/state-tennessee-v-howard-hawk-willis 

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-willis-248 

https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/willishowardopn.pdf

https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/howard-hawk-willis-claims-state-withheld-evidence-that-could-have-helped-his-case/article_6389aab1-c0e7-549b-9ea9-f0656aa8653c.html 

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/death-row-inmate-who-acted-as-own-attorney-seeks-new-trial 

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2002/10/18/27949/Headless-Body-Of-Murder-Victim-Sam.aspx

https://charleyproject.org/case/nancy-debra-willis 

https://accesswdun.com/article/2005/2/150544 

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2002/10/17/27824/Willis-Also-Suspected-In-Mysterious.aspx 

https://wcyb.com/news/local/man-convicted-of-2002-double-murder-in-washington-county-tenn-seeks-new-trial-howard-hawk-willis-adam-chrismer-samantha-leming-chrismer

“The Found Them in Storage.” Evil Lives Here. Season 8, Episode 7. 25 Oct 2020.    

“The Killer Beside Me.” Who the Bleep Did I Marry. Season 7, Episode 10. 2022.