Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

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In May 1896, a fiend attacked 5 members of the Meeks Family with a gun and a blunt object—allegedly an ax or hatchet. One family member survived to point the finger at the family’s killers, who turned out to be two very prominent citizens.

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/franklin-county-tribune-meeks-murder/16252402/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/darlington-record-taylors-sought-in-murd/8364945/

https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/04/meeks-family-murder.html

https://sullivan.mogenweb.org/meeksmurders.html

https://www.linnr1.k12.mo.us/vnews/display.v/ART/4cd2bd5f227f3 

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/outlaws/83/ 

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18970131.2.6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------

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When 18-year-old Katherine Foster disappeared, her friends and family banded together to find her. Two days later, searchers found her body in a wooded area near the University of South Alabama campus. Proving who put her there would be difficult—but not impossible.

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https://www.alabamaag.gov/ag-announces-murder-conviction-upheld-by-appeals-court-in-1980-murder/ 

https://www.wlox.com/story/9399395/cold-case-arrest-unearths-painful-memories-in-pascagoula/ 

https://www.al.com/live/2010/05/testimony_victim_was_concerned.html

https://www.al.com/live/2010/05/jamie_letson_convicted_of_1980 

https://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2008/11/25/28-years-later-arrest-made/ 

https://paroles.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/NoReply.Scans_20220118_105445.pdf 

“Dear Katherine, It’s Me the Killer.” Nightmare Next Door. Season 6, Episode 3. 16 September 2016.

“The Campus Killer.” Blood, Lies, and Alibis. Season 1, Episode 6. 9 July 2012.

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In February 2022, Christina Yuna Lee was followed into her apartment complex in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood. Her neighbors called the police, who arrived in minutes—so why doesn’t this story have a happy ending?

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https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-guilty-plea-of-assamad-nash-for-brutal-murder-of-christina-yuna-lee/

https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-sentencing-of-assamad-nash-for-murder-of-christina-yuna-lee/ 

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/02/15/christina-lee-alleged-killer-arrests-mental-health/ 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspect-in-gruesome-chinatown-stabbing-death-of-christina-lee-deemed-unfit-for-trial/4415987/ 

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2022/02/18/christina-yuna-lee-funeral-chinatown-nyc-stabbing-murder/6846530001/ 

https://nypost.com/2024/07/30/us-news/family-of-christina-yuna-lee-nyc-creative-producer-slaughtered-in-her-chinatown-apartment-ask-for-homeless-shelter-in-her-honor/ 

https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/splice-christina-lee-new-york-murder-remembered-1235032087/ 

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In December 2020, Timothy Saunders discovered a horrific scene in his daughter’s home on Cemetery Road. His daughter, Risa Saunders, lived in the house with her husband Daniel Long, and three sons named Gavin Smith, Gage Ripley, and Jameson Long. The crime that had occurred in their small West Virginia home scarred their small town. 

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https://www.scribd.com/document/563634116/Gavin-Smith-Order-Granting-Motion-To-Transfer 

https://www.scribd.com/document/613242520/Gavin-Smith-Verdict-Form 

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_valley/girlfriend-testifies-told-smith-to-hurry-up-and-kill-family/article_51e06d70-74ad-5d1a-bdb7-1578d66654e4.html 

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/01/17/teen-sentenced-life-murdering-4-family-members/  

https://wchstv.com/news/local/relationship-between-teenagers-accused-in-quadruple-elkview-murder-a-perfect-storm 

https://wchstv.com/news/local/teen-gavin-smith-who-killed-4-family-members-was-on-video-call-with-girlfriend-rebecca-walker-during-shootings-elkview-west-virginia   

https://wchstv.com/news/local/teen-who-was-accessory-in-elkview-murders-reports-to-prison 

https://wchstv.com/news/local/state-rests-case-in-murder-trial-of-man-accused-of-killing-four-members-of-his-family 

“His Parents Didn’t Like Me.” Signs of a Psychopath. Season 8, Episode 4. 

https://apps.wv.gov/OIS/OffenderSearch/DOC/Offender/Search 

https://www.waybrightfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Risa-Mae-Saunders?obId=19320947 

https://www.adamsfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Daniel-Dale-Long?obId=19333105 

https://www.waybrightfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Gag

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This week, we’re going to take a break from talking about traumatic crimes. Instead, we’re going to tell you about some ridiculous crimes involving pie. Trust us, you’ll enjoy this episode. It’s officially one of our favorites. 

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https://mndaily.com/204532/uncategorized/pie-throwing-protester-charged-assault/

https://mn.gov/law-library-stat/archive/ctapun/0006/1201.htm 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/12/pieing-politicians-and-other-powerful-people.html 

https://www.nebraska.tv/news/crime/grand-island-man-arrested-for-restaurant-burglary-and-theft-of-cash-and-pie

https://www.klkntv.com/yogi-bear-wanna-be-arrested-in-coconut-cream-pie-theft-in-grand-island/ 

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-accused-of-dumping-water-on-brothers-head-to-cool-him-down-during-argument-over-key-lime-pie-faces-prison-time/ 

https://cbsaustin.com/news/offbeat/police-man-arrested-for-battery-after-dumping-water-on-brother-during-pie-argument-first-degree-aggravated-person-lee-county-florida-prison-30-years-physical-domestic-dispute-cool-down-altercation-ate-key-lime-pie 

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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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 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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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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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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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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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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