Content Warning: this episode contains graphic details. Listener discretion is advised. On October 3, 1997, Nichole Collins and Lauren Barry went camping near Tathra and Bega Roads in New South Wales, Australia. The group was celebrating Labour Day weekend along with Lauren's birthday. At 10 pm on Sunday, October 5, Lauren and Nichole decide to walk to a party in nearby Jellat Jellat, five miles away.It should have been a safe journey. Join Jen and Cam as we talk about one of Australia's most vicious crimes on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled Bega Schoolgirl Murders: Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins.Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS Research and Writing by Lauretta AllenMusic is by our executive producer @wetalkofdreamsSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bega_schoolgirl_murdershttps://www.thesenior.com.au/story/4972821/schoolgirl-victims-of-one-of-australias-most-vicious-crimes-remembered/https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/beckett-lindsay.htmhttps://julesyus.medium.com/two-schoolgirls-viciously-murdered-on-their-camping-trip-51c50ca286f7https://www.carolineoverington.com/facing-the-devil-https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-05/school-girl-killer-sentenced/5138310https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/bega-schoolgirl-killer-moved-after-prison-guards-love-letters-found/news-story/cb7d7a2aa6e0f13d92ad2b8614461f9ahttps://www.smh.com.au/national/act/a-grope-in-the-dark-and-a-weapon-is-found-20121210-2b64q.htmlhttps://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/camilleri-leslie.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/122860735/?terms=Bega%20murder&match;=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/123800576/?terms=Bega%20murder&match;=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/119759011/?terms=Bega%20murder&match;=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/123799247/?terms=Bega%20murder&match;=1<a...

216. Bega Schoolgirl Murders: Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins

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On August 7, 1995, in Aroma Park, Illinois, 9-year-old Christopher Meyer approached his mom, Mika Moulton, asking for permission to visit the Aroma Park boat launch by the Kankakee River. Christopher, who spent his summers with his mother but resided with his father, Jim Meyer, in Walla Walla, Washington, during the school year, was eager to explore. Mika permitted him to go but set a curfew, instructing him to return home by 5 pm.  When 5 o'clock came and went, Mika began to worry. She went out to search for Christopher but was unsuccessful so she returned home to phone the police and report Christopher missing.  At the time, no one knew it but Christopher was not this person’s first victim. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled “The Murders of Tara Sue Huffman and Christopher Meyer.”Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our EP @theinkypawprintOneSkin sponsors this episode. OneSkin is the world's first skin longevity company. Focusing on the cellular aspects of aging, OneSkin keeps your skin looking and acting younger for longer.  If you want 15% off use the code OTCP when you checkout at oneskin.co. This is only for a limited time.  That’s 15% off oneskin.co with code OTCP.  After you purchase, they’ll ask you where you heard about them, support our show, and tell them we sent you.Sources:https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/buss-timothy.htmhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/07/03/july-3-1996-buss-woes-stem-from-childhood-doctor-says/https://casetext.com/case/people-v-buss-4https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/sgeb6r/in_1981_a_13_year_old_boy_named_timothy_buss/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jul/06/killer-sentenced-to-death-in-murder-of-10-year-old/https://daily-journal.com/news/local/timothy-buss-asks-shorter-prison-time/article_638f3aa8-8ed8-5bd8-ac6c-d9fe8e7c3d74.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-tara-sue-huffman-ki/24824721/?locale=en-UShttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960706&slug;=2337897https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-03-mn-41912-story.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/07/04/july-4-1996-buss-father-blames-himself-for-sons-behavior/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/il-supreme-court/1008442.htmlhttps://medium.com/@criminalmatters/13-year-old-sexually-assaulted-killed-5-year-old-12-years-later-he-killed-again-a4597417af20

262. The Murders of Tara Sue Huffman and Christopher Meyer

In April 2001, Jerry Heimann's son, Greg, had come to Washington State to visit his father. When his father didn't pick him up from the airport, he grew concerned. When he arrived at his father's home, and there was no answer, he broke into the house. Jerry wasn't there, and neither were most of Jerry's belongings.  As he made his way into the dining room, he found an 89-year-old grandmother, Evelyn, and an Alzheimer's patient slumped in her wheelchair. She had been left alone, starving. Greg called 911.When police asked the neighbors if they had seen Jerry, they said they hadn’t seen anyone at the residence after the live-in housekeeper and elder helper, Barbara Opel, had backed a U-Haul into Jerry’s driveway, packed it full of things from Jerry’s house, and left. Soon, police knocked on Barbara Opel's hotel room door, asking her, her children, and their friends to come down to the station to answer some questions about the whereabouts of her employer, 64-year-old Jerry Heimann. Barbara spun a story of how Jerry was dying of terminal prostate cancer, and he was just finished with this world. He’d given her all his earthly possessions, and she had no idea where he was. Nobody else talked to the police. They did not betray Barbara. But eleven-year-old Derek did. When the police asked him if he knew where Jerry was, he simply said, “Yes. He’s dead.”Join Cam and Jen as they discuss. "Mommy Dearest: The Murder of Jerry Heiman"Thank you to YA-MAN USA for sponsoring this week's episode. To experience the future of beauty, you can visit yamanusa.com and use code TCP for a 20% discount.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/little-girl-lost/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Opelhttps://www.heraldnet.com/news/sentenced-to-50-years-in-everett-slaying-hell-get-out-after-21/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16566644/jerry_duane-heimannhttps://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/opel-barbara.htmhttps://www.seattleweekly.com/news/little-girl-lost/https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01DQ3K84A/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 Investigation Discovery: Deadly Sins Season 2 Episode 8; Mommy's Little Killershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4xtkBOfP84&ab;_channel=DanielleKirsty<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1032029517/?match=1&terms;=Barbara%20Opel"...

261. Mommy Dearest: The Murder of Jerry Heimann

In the early hours of May 14, 1983, two California Highway Patrol officers pulled over a suspected drunk driver on the San Diego Freeway in Mission Viejo, California. Instead of staying in his vehicle, the driver jumped out, pouring the contents of a beer bottle onto the road as he exited. His disheveled appearance caught the officers' attention as he approached their patrol car. The officers asked for the man’s driver’s license, and he readily admitted that he had been drinking beer, but he claimed to be sober. Sergeant Michael Howard approached the vehicle and noticed a man slumped in the passenger's seat, partially obscured by a jacket, with empty beer bottles strewn around his feet. A folding knife was visible on the driver's seat. Howard tapped on the window, but there was no response. The man was unconscious and had no shoes on. His pants were unzipped, with his genitals hanging out of his pants. The officer attempted to find a pulse, but there was none. A closer look at the man indicated that the man had been strangled. This standard DUI arrest just changed to murder, but this is far from the only murder this man would commit. Join Jen and Cam of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ as we discuss “The Scorecard Killer: Randy Kraft.”Listener discretion is by the talented @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our executive producer @theinkypawprintSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_Darkness_(book)https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/the-scorecard-killer-southern-california-man-may-have-murdered-as-many-as-67-victimshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Kraft#Conviction_and_incarcerationhttps://randykraft.com/the-victims/https://latimes.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-randy-kraft/138310135/?locale=en-UShttps://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/KRAFT_Randy_Stevenhttps://inmagazine.ca/2022/03/queer-crime-was-serial-killer-randy-kraft-wrongly-convicted/https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/15wby08/all_randy_krafts_victims_suspected_connected_and/https://www.ranker.com/list/randy-kraft-facts/christinatedescohttp://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Kraft,%20Randy%20_spring%202007_.pdfhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/iowa-teen-identified-victim-scorecard-killer-randy-kraft-nearly-50-yearshttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1402694.htmlhttps://www.allgaylong.com/blog/randy-kraft-the-sadistic-scorecard-killer/https://bonlinetr.unionjill.org/content?c=scorecard+killer&id;=12https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-29/scorecard-killer-victim-identified-michael-ray-schlicht-orange-county-randy-kraft<br...

260. The Scorecard Killer: Randy Kraft

All considered twenty-five-year-old school teacher and beauty queen Irene Garza to be a “devout” Catholic. She attended daily mass at Sacred Heart Church in McAllen. There was nothing pretentious or fake about Irene, and she lived her faith. Being good to others was part of her life’s mantra. She told a friend of hers that she found strength and comfort from her daily communion, so it was only natural that she would go to confession that Saturday evening before Easter. In fact, her family said that Irene attended confession every Saturday, whether she needed to or not.Irene arrived for confession around 7:00 p.m., entered one of the confessionals, and seemingly disappeared. Five days after she went missing, on April 21st, 1960, the body of Irene Garza was found floating in the 2nd Street irrigation canal, just three miles from the Sacred Heart church where Irene was last seen. Police only had one suspect in mind for her murder. He was the last person to see Irene the night she left. In fact, he heard her last confession. His name? Father John Feit.Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "A Wolf In Priest's Clothing: Irene Garza."Thank you to YA-MAN USA for sponsoring this week's episode. To experience the future of beauty, you can visit yamanusa.com and use code TCP for a 20% discount.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/unholy-act/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irene-garza-murder-john-feit-former-priest-dies/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2712047-Irene-Garza-Autopsy-Reporthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Irene_Garzahttps://www.cnn.com/2013/05/31/justice/garza-cold-case-timeline/https://www.smh.com.au/world/break-in-cold-case-police-arrest-former-beauty-queens-priest-in-her-1960-killing-20160211-gmrhii.html?deviceType=texthttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/evidence-photos-in-the-irene-garza-murder-case/46/ https://www.dps.texas.gov/apps/coldCase/Home/Details/151https://www.podles.org/case-studies/Irene-Garza-Case-Study-page2.htm<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49lv3dxmJPE&ab;_channel=TrueCrimeDaily" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

259. Wolf in Priest's Clothing: Irene Garza

Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction and reality.Listen to Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy early and ad-free on Wondery+.Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.https://wondery.app.link/HNADN-OTCP

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