Cafecito & Crime

On Thanksgiving day of 2006, the Mehari family gathered in their apartment to celebrate the holiday.  A little after 3 pm,  someone came into the apartment and shot to death Winta Mehari, her mom, and one of her brothers, and injured others. That, someone, was Asmerom Gebreselassie, who was Winta's brother-in-law. Winta had been married to Abraham, Asmerom's brother,  who passed away from natural causes in March of 2006.  You see, Asmerom believed that Winta and her family killed Abraham even though there was never any proof of foul play in his death. So, what drove Asmerom to that point? Well, listen in to find out.  Grab your cafecito and let's get started. 

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Welcome to episode numero 27 of Cafecito and Crime! This week we will be going over the Halloween murders. I know what y’all thinking, (it’s not Halloween Espooky vibes anymore), but hear us out on this one.  Two young women, Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara who had their whole lives ahead of them were murdered brutally and senselessly on Halloween night of 2004. There are a lot of twists and turns in this one. Brought to you by the one the only Barbs. So grab your cafecito and let’s get into it! 

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On Thanksgiving weekend of 1991, Bill Nelson invited his daughter, Margaret, over to spend the holiday with him and his new wife Omaima.  Margaret declined and said goodbye to her dad not knowing that would be the last time she would ever speak to him.  A couple of days later after Thanksgiving, Omaima would knock on the door of an old acquaintance named Jose and ask for his help in disposing of Bill's body.  Jose calls the police, and Omaima is arrested after human organs are found in a trash bag in the front seat of her car. Those organs would later be identified as Bill's. What happened on that weekend? What drove Omaima to not only kill her husband Bill but to dismember him and cook some body parts? A crazy one we know,  so, grab your cafecito and let’s get into it.

TW: rape, cannibalism, child abuse. 

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In 2014, Payton Leutner was an ordinary 12-year-old girl doing everyday 12-year-old things, like going to a sleepover at a friend’s house After school, on Friday, May 30, Payton set out to go celebrate her best friend's birthday at Skateland, which was a success but nothing could prepare her for her friend's betrayal the next morning. After being stabbed 19 times by said friend, Payton manages to crawl her way to safety and is found just in time by a bicyclist and gets rushed to the hospital. After telling police who had done it, a major search ensues for two other 12-year-old girls who had planned the whole thing. But what drove these two girls to stab another 12-year-old? Listen in to find out. So grab your cafecito and join us for this episode.

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La Mano Peluda, La Llorona and El Cucuy are Latin myth icons that we were told about as kids to get us to behave. In our case, we were never given the full story behind them, just that they would come for us if we did not listen. They'd lurking, biding thier time for a kid to misbehave and then, at night, they'd strike.  In this episode we will be talking about the origin of these legends and how they came to be the legends we know about today. So grab your cafecito, and let's get espooky. 

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Espooky Season Continues! On Memorial Day weekend of 1990, Marlene Warren was at home hoping to enjoy the holiday just like everyone else. When her doorbell rang right before 11 am, she did not expect a clown to be standing at her front door holding flowers and balloons, but that was not the only thing the clown was holding. After handing Marlene the flowers and balloons, the clown pulls out a gun and shoots Marlene in the face. When the police start investigating the case, they cannot find anyone who would want to hurt Marlene, but as they continue to dig, pieces of a much bigger puzzle start to come together. It would take 27 years for an arrest to finally be made in Marlene's murder, but there's more to the story on why it took that long. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get into it.

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Happy October! We're happy to start spooky and cucuy season!
We're here with all the Halloween vibes and there isn't a better way to start than with the classic case of the OG Candy Man. Ronald Clark O'Bryan, also known as The Man That Killed Halloween and The Candy Man, murdered his son on Halloween night in 1974 and also attempted to murder four additional innocent children. It's a lot to unpack for this one so agarre su cafecito and let's get started. 

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On June 2, 2010, Derrick Bird went on to commit one of the deadliest mass shootings in UK history and no one really knows why. Growing up in a normal family, that included his twin brother, David, an older brother, and his 2 parents, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.  As an adult, he went on to have 2 children with his longtime girlfriend but she eventually left him. He went on to struggle for many years after that, but were his personal struggles the real reason why he killed 12 people that fateful day? 
Today's one is a doozy so grab your cafecito and let's get into it. 

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Judy Buenoano had a hard childhood. From losing her mother at an early age to being put up for adoption, to then going back to live with her dad and new stepmom who made her life a living hell. As she became an adult, had children and got married, Judy finally seemed to be living a stable, happy life. That is until her first husband James Goodyear dies. After James's death, Judy's next partners also die or are almost killed. Her oldest son Michael also passes away. One thing they all had in common was that they all had life insurance policies. OF COURSE, THEY DID! Judy's greed got the best of her and in the end, it is what led to her capture. 
For today's episode were are joined by a special guest,! So grab your cafecito, and let's get into it.


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Kenia Monge was a regular 19-year-old girl who was out with her friends when she disappeared in 2011.  The next day her cell phone receives a text message from an unknown number belonging to Travis Forbes, who turned out to be the last person to have seen her alive. But who was Travis Forbes?  And how did he end up giving Kenia a ride when the last time she was seen by her friends was when she got up to use the restroom?  This one is a crazy one so grab your cafecito and let's get into it. 

TW: Rape.

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