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In 2015, Cristie Schoen-Codd and J.T. Codd were building a cozy life in Leicester, North Carolina, after years of working in the film industry. They were expecting their first child and planning to open a farm-to-table restaurant. Their disappearance would scar the community—and solve a cold case that had been featured on the show Disappeared.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-admits-killing-ex-food-network-contestant-and-husband-burning-bodies-in-wood-stove/ 

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/03/17/codds-remembered-heart-just-ripped-half/24911793/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/cristie-schoen-codd-murdered-food-network-star-husband-had-charmed-n325911 

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/food-network-star-contestant-slaying-human-remains-found-in-neighbors-wood-stove/article_b4507e75-8587-5e9c-9fb4-5658e98649ef.html 

https://people.com/crime/food-network-star-cristie-schoen-and-j-t-codd-opened-hearts-to-accused-killer/ 

https://www.tastingtable.com/1050152/cristie-schoen-codds-devastating-2015-death/ 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1911116/  

https://www.voglerllc.com/portfolio/cristie-schoen-memorial 

https://www.delish.com/food-news/news/a52829/man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-food-network-star-and-her-family/ 

https://wpde.com/news/local/former-friend-neighbor-shares-pathological-liar-jason-owens-plea-deal-zebb-quinn-disappearance-case-amy-carson

https://wlos.com/news/a-good-kid-the-22-year-murder-mystery-of-zebb-quinn/documentary-a-good-kid-the-22-year-murder-mystery-of-zebb-quinn

https://abc11.com/asheville-cold-case-zebb-quinn-robert-jason-owens/12071997/ 

“Just a Nice Guy.” Disappeared. Season 5, Episode 15. 

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When 36-year-old James “Jimmy” Sheaffer disappeared, police thought he might be hiding from local bookies. But then his neighbor and friend, Angela Stoldt, started making some very concerning statements. Angela’s story would lead investigators to a cemetery and a soup pot that was used for very wrong things.

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https://www.oxygen.com/floribama-murders/crime-news/angela-stoldt-stabbed-strangled-dismembered-jimmy-sheaffer 

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2014/12/05/florida-woman-gets-life-killing-cooking-neighbor/15644310007/ 

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2014/12/03/jury-hears-suspects-recorded-confession-in-case-of-dismembered-deltona-neighbor/30693741007/ 

https://angelastoldt.net/history.html 

https://people.com/crime/florida-woman-angela-stoldt-accused-of-killing-and-cooking-her-neighbor/ 

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2014/12/05/deltona-woman-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-cutting-up-cooking-neighbor/30694010007/ 

“Angela Stoldt.” Snapped. Season 17, Episode 12.  

“Bones of Contention.” Fear Thy Neighbor. Season 9, Episode 6. 

“Devastated in Deltona.” Floribama Murders. Season 1, Episode 5.

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We’re wishing you all a very happy holiday season. With Christmas right around the corner, we decided to do a light-hearted episode about some unique crimes involving misbehaving Santas. The naughty list is about to get a lot longer. 

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Territory Dispute

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/watch-santas-locked-in-fierce-brawl-of-territory-is-the-most-bizarre-christmas-video-ever-2423045.html 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7784903/Two-Santas-brawl-Russian-shopping-mall-one-shouts-territory.html 

The Brawl

https://www.nbcsports.com/nhl/news/pht-time-machine-remembering-the-nassau-coliseum-santa-brawl 

https://nyihockeynow.com/new-york-islanders-nassau-coliseum-philadelphia-flyers-new-york-rangers-santa-msg/     

Santa Con Beat Down

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/16/santacon-brawl-new-york-city_n_4452081.html 

https://www.the-sun.com/news/6866417/santacon-nyc-history-nutcracker-brawl-tips/ 

https://nypost.com/2018/12/16/hobokens-santacon-turns-into-drunken-chaos-with-10-arrests/ 

https://www.850wftl.com/santa-con-is-back-in-nyc-so-that-means-we-get-to-resurrect-the-santa-fight-video/ 

https://patch.com/new-york/east-village/photos-santacon-transformed-nyc-drunk-mess 

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In May 2019, police in Surrey, England, received a curious phone call. A man confessed to committing a murder and told the dispatchers where officers could find him. But the reason behind the murder was bizarre—and the killer on the bench turned out to be a man who worked on multiple blockbuster movies, including The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. 

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-murder-parents-dog-poorly-london-sergey-koudriavstev-kensington-a9152376.html   

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/former-lord-of-the-rings-vfx-artist-jailed-for-26-years-for-murdering-parents-in-row-over-pet-dog-a4259346.html

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/sergey-koudriavstev-killed-parents-jailed-17075577 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/11/lord-of-the-rings-worker-jailed-killing-parents-after-dog-row 

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/son-killed-mum-dad-after-17029249 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/24/man-charged-murder-elderly-couple-found-dead-kensington-flat/ 

https://news.sky.com/story/lord-of-the-rings-crew-member-gets-life-for-stabbing-parents-to-death-over-dog-row-11833000 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-50015703  

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In February 2020, 21-year-old Ariel Starcher disappeared in Kansas City, Missouri. Two weeks after her disappearance, a road crew employee made a horrific find along a rural road north of Kansas City. It would take help from the public for investigators to unravel what happened to Ariel. 

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https://people.com/crime/good-mother-was-found-dead-in-bag-along-missouri-roadside-in-2020-and-man-and-woman-are-arrested/

https://apnews.com/article/woman-killed-duffel-bag-body-694d3ccdb6c39e565561372500d7948c   

https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-michael-brown-independence-crime-27059ade94e6411b6294c46eac52f160 

https://www.aol.com/families-reconcile-sentencing-013500263.html 

https://stjosephpost.com/posts/fdbec664-cdde-4207-928a-c6cd8ba3f4af 

https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/education/brooks-trial-gets-underway-in-2020-death/article_131ba6b0-8334-11ee-828c-6f8eced3307b.html?fbclid=IwAR2YTFDmZBikPITCv7qHPOg7Xrl_NUZ4IZsTxQ_g1v9GWgmaFInhCFCs4QE 

https://fox4kc.com/news/i-hope-they-pay-dearly-family-of-woman-found-dead-in-buchanan-co-one-year-ago-wants-justice/ 

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https://www.mscnews.net/news/?nk=71407 

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This year, we discuss 5 weird and ridiculous crimes that occurred on Thanksgiving. They range from serious—with murder and assault—to petty—in the form of some turkey day grinches. 

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Early Eater Stabbing

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/police-boyfriend-stabbed-over-thanksgiving-dinner/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2853354/Cops-Beau-ate-holiday-meal-early-gets-stabbed.html 

Thanksgiving Stolen Off Woman’s Porch

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27974401 

https://abc13.com/archive/6534553/ 

Stolen Turkeys

https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/turkey-theft-brought-thanksgiving-day-trouble-for-small-business-in-east-alabama/

Leftover Murder

https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/man-slain-in-chicago-dispute-over-hands-in-thanksgiving-food/ 

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/11/30/21726203/marquette-park-stabbing-vincell-jackson-james-dixon

Police Help Man Who’s Thanksgiving Was Stolen

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jimmy-mulligan-911-dispatchers-thanksgiving_n_4380272  

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Thanksgiving 2020 was hard for most people. It was in the middle of the pandemic, and families were doing their best to see each other safely. For one family, Thanksgiving turned into their worst nightmare when one family member’s crisis resulted in two deaths and nearly a third. 

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https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/thanksgiving-day-family-altercation-new-orleans-leaves-2-dead-1-wounded/CVDVIRILCJF7TJSF4ZBQEKW7KA/

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/man-shoots-kills-parent-stabbing-brother-step-father-dies-mother-stabbed-in-the-face-report/289-35b1f203-c1a2-4ed7-b5d1-fada85027a36 

https://www.fox8live.com/2020/11/27/family-says-mentally-ill-son-stabs-his-mother-father-son-shot-killed-by-brother/

https://www.ibtimes.com/mentally-ill-man-kills-stepfather-stabs-mother-shot-dead-brother-3091370 

https://uptownmessenger.com/suspect-arrested-in-three-unprovoked-serial-stabbings-near-overpass-police-say/ 

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In Thanksgiving 2009, Muriel and Jimmy Sitton hosted Thanksgiving dinner for their extended family. The day would have been perfect—if two of their relatives hadn’t secretly invited their rage-filled son who wasn’t supposed to come. Paul Michael Merhige arrived at the gathering that day with an evil plan, taking the lives of family members Makayla Sitton, Raymonde Joseph, Carla Merhige, and Lisa Knight. 

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https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/384112/file/14-859_JurisIntBrief_050214.pdf 

https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/justice/florida-thanksgiving-killings/index.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/thanksgiving-massacre-gunman-kills-relatives-dinner/story?id=9189258

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2012/03/31/i-ve-been-waiting/7832926007/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/   

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-of-makayla-sitton-to-sue-thanksgiving-killer-paul-merhige-parents/2055945/ 

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/jupiter/10-years-after-the-jupiter-thanksgiving-murders-a-family-remembers 

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2012/03/31/an-unusual-suspect-merhige-was/7757281007/ 

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2009/11/28/four-killed-at-family-dinner/ 

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizophrenia

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In April 1996, 17-year-old David Crawford went for a walk on the railroad tracks near Sparta, Michigan. That day, he met another teenage boy during his walk, 16-year-old Federico “Kiko” Cruz. No one could predict the darkness waiting inside Kiko, or the horrors he’d film himself committing. 

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https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2000/20000128-c209273-0079-209273-opn.html 

https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-order/2023/364089.html 

https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/1996-teen-killer-again-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/man-who-was-a-minor-when-he-killed-and-beheaded-a-teen-gets-shorter-sentence/ 

https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/man-who-beheaded-teen-in-1996-resentenced/ 

https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/man-who-killed-beheaded-teen-near-sparta-apologizes-has-life-sentence-reduced/ 

https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/man-who-killed-beheaded-teen-near-sparta-apologizes-has-life-sentence-reduced/ 

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/savage-butchery-of-teens-1996-beheading-warrants-life-in-prison-judge-rules/69-612350195 

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/satan-inspired-beheading-committed-as-teen-brings-killer-back-for-resentencing/69-611509091 

Skeletons in the Closet: Stories from the County Morgue By Tobin T. Buhk

Wicked Deeds: Murder In America By James M. O'Kane

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In January 2003, 17-year-old Jon Siesling called 911 to report intruders in his home. Inside, first responders found his mother Sharon and sisters Katelin and Leah brutally murdered. The evidence soon led investigators to some horrifying conclusions. 

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https://casetext.com/case/people-v-siesling-3 

https://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2005/061605/27726.pdf 

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/man-who-killed-mom-2-sisters-as-a-teen-to-get-new-sentence/ 

https://ssristories.org/17-year-old-kills-his-two-sisters-his-mother-no-illegal-drugs-or-alcohol/ 

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https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/murderer-jon-sieslings-sentence-reduced-to-years-after-court-ruling/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer/23413610/ 

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2023/04/19/michigan-man-who-killed-mom-2-sisters-as-a-teen-to-get-new-sentence/ 

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/10/house-where-teen-violently-murdered-his-mom-and-sisters-features-chilling-halloween-display.html 

https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/grandrapids/name/sharon-ruth-obituary?id=15208306 

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