Compulsion

By Zach Williams

A research focused and scripted true crime podcast. We focus on smaller cases that haven't been covered before and cases local to us in central Ohio, where newspaper records are easier to access. We a... more

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How many episodes does Compulsion have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.

Compulsion episodes:

September 29, 2021 Dennis Martin Part Three: The Missing 411 Theories
Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter, Facebook, Youtube: @CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast

Sources
The NPS FOIA Disclosure
Missing 411 Eastern United States by David Paulides
Lost! by Dwight McCarter
Reddit links
about_this_sub_the_feral_wild_men_of_the_great
child_snatched_by_feral_wild_man
i_live_in_the_great_smoky_mts_and_i_know_what
The Knoxville News Sentinel
Carson Brewer - 4/8/93, 6/24/69
Betsy Kauffman - 12/27/94
John Stiles -7/19/98
Bob Hodge - 2/22/09
Michael Patrick - 6/28/09
Isabel Lohman - 6/6/19
Staff - 6/9/19
The Daily Times (Maryville)
Joel Davis - 3/25/12
CBS11
Caitlin Coffey 3/27/21
TheSmokies.com
John Gullion - 3/1/21
Drivinvibin.com
Kyle Brady, Olivia Brady - 2021
InTheKnow.com
Kelsey Weekman - 2021
The Knoxville journal (now defunct)
Staff - 7/21/69
Kannapolis Daily Independent (now defunct)
UPI - 6/16/69, 6/27/69
The Jackson Sun
AP - 6/16/69, 6/23/69, 6/15/70
The Kingsport Times
UPI - 6/17/69, 2/12/70, 7/22/69
Carolyn Atkin - 6/20/69
Carl Vines - 2/15/70
The Tennessean
Staff - 6/17/69, 2/19/70
Wayne Whitt - 6/18/69, 6/19/69, 6/20/69, 6/24/69, 6/26/69, 6/27/69
AP - 6/28/69, 6/30/69, 7/21/69, 7/27/69, 7/15/69, 1/24/73
Carl Vines - 7/21/69
UPI - 7/16/69
Matt Lakin - 6/12/19
Huntsville Times
AP - 6/17/69, 6/19/69, 6/20/69, 6/24/69, 6/26/69
Jim Bennett -6/22/69
The Johnson City Press Chronicle
AP - 6/18/69, 6/20/69, 6/14/70
UPI - 6/18/69, 9/11/69
The Daily News Journal
Carl Vines - 6/18/69
UPI - 6/24/69
The Statesville Record and Landmark
UPI - 6/18/69
Greensboro Daily News
UPI- 6/19/69, 6/23/69
AP - 6/29/69
Gastonia Gazette
AP - 6/21/69
The Asheville Citizen Times
Staff - 6/24/69, 6/27/69, 7/11/69, 7/17/69
Matt Lakin - 6/11/19
Sumter Daily Item
AP - 7/21/69
The News and Observer
UPI - 8/16/69
...more
49min
September 16, 2021 Dennis Martin Part Two
Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter, Facebook, Youtube: @CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast

Sources
The NPS FOIA Disclosure
Missing 411 Eastern United States by David Paulides
Lost! by Dwight McCarter
Reddit links
about_this_sub_the_feral_wild_men_of_the_great
child_snatched_by_feral_wild_man
i_live_in_the_great_smoky_mts_and_i_know_what
The Knoxville News Sentinel
Carson Brewer - 4/8/93, 6/24/69
Betsy Kauffman - 12/27/94
John Stiles -7/19/98
Bob Hodge - 2/22/09
Michael Patrick - 6/28/09
Isabel Lohman - 6/6/19
Staff - 6/9/19
The Daily Times (Maryville)
Joel Davis - 3/25/12
CBS11
Caitlin Coffey 3/27/21
TheSmokies.com
John Gullion - 3/1/21
Drivinvibin.com
Kyle Brady, Olivia Brady - 2021
InTheKnow.com
Kelsey Weekman - 2021
The Knoxville journal (now defunct)
Staff - 7/21/69
Kannapolis Daily Independent (now defunct)
UPI - 6/16/69, 6/27/69
The Jackson Sun
AP - 6/16/69, 6/23/69, 6/15/70
The Kingsport Times
UPI - 6/17/69, 2/12/70, 7/22/69
Carolyn Atkin - 6/20/69
Carl Vines - 2/15/70
The Tennessean
Staff - 6/17/69, 2/19/70
Wayne Whitt - 6/18/69, 6/19/69, 6/20/69, 6/24/69, 6/26/69, 6/27/69
AP - 6/28/69, 6/30/69, 7/21/69, 7/27/69, 7/15/69, 1/24/73
Carl Vines - 7/21/69
UPI - 7/16/69
Matt Lakin - 6/12/19
Huntsville Times
AP - 6/17/69, 6/19/69, 6/20/69, 6/24/69, 6/26/69
Jim Bennett -6/22/69
The Johnson City Press Chronicle
AP - 6/18/69, 6/20/69, 6/14/70
UPI - 6/18/69, 9/11/69
The Daily News Journal
Carl Vines - 6/18/69
UPI - 6/24/69
The Statesville Record and Landmark
UPI - 6/18/69
Greensboro Daily News
UPI- 6/19/69, 6/23/69
AP - 6/29/69
Gastonia Gazette
AP - 6/21/69
The Asheville Citizen Times
Staff - 6/24/69, 6/27/69, 7/11/69, 7/17/69
Matt Lakin - 6/11/19
Sumter Daily Item
AP - 7/21/69
The News and Observer
UPI - 8/16/69
...more
49min
September 01, 2021 Dennis Martin Part One
Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter, Facebook, Youtube: @CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast

Sources
The NPS FOIA Disclosure
Missing 411 Eastern United States by David Paulides
Lost! by Dwight McCarter
Reddit links
about_this_sub_the_feral_wild_men_of_the_great
child_snatched_by_feral_wild_man
i_live_in_the_great_smoky_mts_and_i_know_what
The Knoxville News Sentinel
Carson Brewer - 4/8/93, 6/24/69
Betsy Kauffman - 12/27/94
John Stiles -7/19/98
Bob Hodge - 2/22/09
Michael Patrick - 6/28/09
Isabel Lohman - 6/6/19
Staff - 6/9/19
The Daily Times (Maryville)
Joel Davis - 3/25/12
CBS11
Caitlin Coffey 3/27/21
TheSmokies.com
John Gullion - 3/1/21
Drivinvibin.com
Kyle Brady, Olivia Brady - 2021
InTheKnow.com
Kelsey Weekman - 2021
The Knoxville journal (now defunct)
Staff - 7/21/69
Kannapolis Daily Independent (now defunct)
UPI - 6/16/69, 6/27/69
The Jackson Sun
AP - 6/16/69, 6/23/69, 6/15/70
The Kingsport Times
UPI - 6/17/69, 2/12/70, 7/22/69
Carolyn Atkin - 6/20/69
Carl Vines - 2/15/70
The Tennessean
Staff - 6/17/69, 2/19/70
Wayne Whitt - 6/18/69, 6/19/69, 6/20/69, 6/24/69, 6/26/69, 6/27/69
AP - 6/28/69, 6/30/69, 7/21/69, 7/27/69, 7/15/69, 1/24/73
Carl Vines - 7/21/69
UPI - 7/16/69
Matt Lakin - 6/12/19
Huntsville Times
AP - 6/17/69, 6/19/69, 6/20/69, 6/24/69, 6/26/69
Jim Bennett -6/22/69
The Johnson City Press Chronicle
AP - 6/18/69, 6/20/69, 6/14/70
UPI - 6/18/69, 9/11/69
The Daily News Journal
Carl Vines - 6/18/69
UPI - 6/24/69
The Statesville Record and Landmark
UPI - 6/18/69
Greensboro Daily News
UPI- 6/19/69, 6/23/69
AP - 6/29/69
Gastonia Gazette
AP - 6/21/69
The Asheville Citizen Times
Staff - 6/24/69, 6/27/69, 7/11/69, 7/17/69
Matt Lakin - 6/11/19
Sumter Daily Item
AP - 7/21/69
The News and Observer
UPI - 8/16/69
...more
48min
August 11, 2021Joan Gay Croft
Discussion on the mysterious disappearance of 4 year old Joan Gay Croft after the Woodward OK tornado of 1947.

Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter: @CompulsionCast
Facebook: @ CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast
Youtube: @ CompulsionCast

Sources

Unsolved Mysteries Season 6 Episode 1
Wiki page on the Woodward Tornado
The find a grave links:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188301947/hutchinson-olin-croft
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213079863/carol-daun-croft
The Daily Oklahoman (later rebranded to The Oklahoman )
AP - 06/12/94
Michael McNutt - 01/19/97
Robert E Lee - 04/08/79, 04/09/67
Staff - 04/21/47, 06/05/47
J.B. Blosser Bittner - 04/13/98
The Tulsa World
AP - 04/15/94, 10/22/94
Gene Curtis - 03/27/07
The Woodward Daily News
Robin Hohweiler - 04/09/16
Robert E Lee - 04/16/12
NBC4
Kevin Ogle - 03/05/16
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times Democrat
Edwyna Synar - 11/19/20
The Ada News
AP - 07/29/47
The Avalanche Journal
Staff - 08/10/47
Miami Daily News Record
Staff - 04/10/47
AP - 04/09/48
The Pampa Daily News
Staff - 08/15/47
Siskiyou Daily News
Staff - 07/11/47
The Harper County Journal
Staff - 04/17/47, 05/01/47
The Mangum Daily Star (Now Defunct)
H.W. Holmes - 04/10/47
Carter W. Bradley - 04/10/47
The Wichita Daily Times
UP - 04/20/47, 06/22/47
The Seminole Producer Sun
UP - 04/11/48
The Ponca City News
AP - 04/09/48
The Dover New Philadelphia Times reporter
Carol Sowers - 04/17/94
...more
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July 28, 2021Jeremy Alex
Discussion into the 2004 disappearance of Jeremy Alex,

Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter: @CompulsionCast
Facebook: @ CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast
Youtube: @ CompulsionCast

IIf you have any information on Jeremy Alex, please call the Belfast Police Department at (207) 338-2420

Sources

https://charleyproject.org/case/jeremy-ted-alex
Investigation Discovery’s: Disappeared Season 3 Episode 6
The Portsmouth Herald
Nancy Cicco- 04/21/05, 04/29/04
Joe Adler - 04/30/04, 05/04/04
Adam Leach - 12/24/07
Tara Johnson - 02/03/09
Lisa Karakostas - 5/02/05
The Bangor Daily News
Abigail Curtis - 02/07/11
Staff - 06/27/09
Dawn Gagnon - 06/27/09
Walter Griffin - 09/25/04, 04/26/07, 05/04/04
Tim Groening 04/29/04
News Center Maine
Luke Saccone - 04/24/21
The Madisonville Messenger
Amber Coulter - 06/15/06
The Waldo Village Soup
Kathy Langelier - 02/01/11
Staff - 02/01/11, 03/25/13, 12/11/12, 04/20/10
...more
46min
July 14, 2021Scott Kleeschulte
Discussion into the 1988 disappearance of 9 year old Scott Kleeschulte in St. Charles, Missouri.

Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter: @CompulsionCast
Facebook: @ CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast
Youtube: @ CompulsionCast

If you have any information, contact St. Charles, MO Police at 636-949-3300

Sources

The Charley Project
Reddit Links
Redditor Confesses to Killing Childhood Pal
Discussion_potential_missing_child_information
To those who have accidentally killed someone
User ad33dvf9
uad33dvf9 might have found a missing person
The Nancy Grace Show from February 10th 2011
The Saint Louis Post Dispatch (also includes the Saint Charles Post)
Tim O’Neil - 01/12/21
Kim Bell - 01/12/17
Carolyn Tuft - 06/07/98
Patrick Gauen - 01/03/01
Marianna Riley - 06/10/88, 07/20/88, 07/24/88, 10/13/88, 12/25/88, 08/18/90
Bob Wehling - 06/13/88
Nordeka English - 04/09/93, 05/06/93
Susan K Brown and Nordeka English - 12/06/93
Michele Munz -07/02/01
Heather Ratcliffe - 08/04/01
Staff -06/16/07, 08/25/96, 02/15/15, 11/09/97, 06/01/89, 10/31/13
Margaret Gillerman 06/18/92
Susan Weich - 08/07/13, 02/02/07
Linda Eardly - 08/15/90
Bill Smith and Marianna Riley 08/16/90
Peter Hernon 08/19/90
The Kansas City Star
Karen Branden -08/16/90
Staff - 08/22/90
CBS
Steve Perron - 09/19/2016
Fox News
Greta Van Susteren 01/18/07
O’Fallon Journal
Steve Pokin - 01/21/07
Jefferson City News Tribune
Jim Salter - 02/01/07
Christopher Leonard - 07/18/07
Alton telegraph
AP - 07/18/07
The Springfield News-Leader
Christopher Leonard - 04/19/07
The Sedalia Democrat
AP - 08/16/90, 08/24/90
...more
1h
June 23, 2021 Derrick Todd Lee
Discussion into serial killer Derrick Todd Lee who terrorized Baton Rouge, LA between 1998 and 2003.

Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter: @CompulsionCast
Facebook: @ CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast
Youtube: @ CompulsionCast

Sources

WAFB

2002, Father Of The Serial Killer's Fourth Confirmed Victim Talks With 9 News

2002, Remembering Gina Wilson Green One Year After Her Murder

2003, LSU honors murdered student Carrie Lynn Yoder

2003, Murray Pace

ThoughtCo

2020, Montaldo, Charles. Victims of Serial Killer Derrick Todd Lee

2021, Profile Of Serial Killer Derrick Todd Lee

KPLCTV

2021, Randi Mebruer

2003, Geralyn DeSoto

WBRZ

2021, Dupuy, Kevin. Timeline Of Events: Serial Killer Derrick Todd Lee

Bayou Justice

2021, Arledge, HL. Blount, Kinamore Abductions Potentially Linked

The Advertiser

2021, Acadiana woman recalls surviving attack by Derrick Todd Lee

The Clarion Ledger

2016, Watkins Mothers Fight Justice

Oxford University Press

2021, Covering The Search For A Serial Killer

The Charley Project

2021, Randi Jane Mebreur

Murderpedia

2021, Blanco, Juan. Derrick Todd Lee
...more
38min
June 09, 2021Ongoing Columbus BLM: Casey Goodson Jr, Andre Hill, and Ma'Khia Bryant Part 3
Part 3/3. Discussion on the Columbus Police Department's ongoing issues with police violence. This episode highlights Andre Hill and Casey Goodson Jr.

Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter: @CompulsionCast
Facebook: @ CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast
Youtube: @ CompulsionCast
The Columbus Dispatch
Dean Narciso - 12/29/20
Céilí Doyle - 02/23/21
Bethany Bruner - 12/08/20, 12/04/20, 12/11/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20, 12/26/20, 04/15/21, 04/25/21
Danae king - 12/06/20, 12/26/20, 12/29/20
John Futty - 12/07/20, 01/16/21, 02/06/21
Holly Zachariah - 12/10/20, 12/16/20, 01/18/21, 01/31/21
Adam Jardy - 12/10/20
Alissa Widman Neese and Ken Gordon - 12/13/20
Anthony Polletta - 12/12/20
Bill Bush - 12/18/20
Bethany Bruner, Megan Henry , and Dean Narciso - 12/24/20
Mark Ferenchik - 01/04/21
Eric Lagatta and Bethany Bruner - 02/05/21, 04/16/21
Ken Gordon - 04/18/21
Max Filby - 04/18/21
Allison Ward - 05/03/21
The New York Times
Will Wright, Lucia Walinchus and Kevin Williams - 04/22/21
Will Wright - 02/03/21, 12/22/20
Azi Paybarah - 12/24/20
Lucia Walinchus and Richard A. Oppel Jr. - 12/15/20
Christine Hauser - 12/08/20
Columbus Alive
Andy Downing - 12/07/20, 02/25/21, 12/28/20, 04/17/21
NBC4
Staff - 12/07/20 (3 articles published that day, all listed under staff)
Staff - 12/08/20, 12/09/20, 12/10/20, 12/11/20, 12/12/20, 12/16/20, 12/17/20, 12/22/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20 (2 articles), 12/28/20, 12/10/20, 04/20/21, 04/30/21, 04/28/21
Kerry Charles - 12/09/20, 02/10/21
Dan Pearlman - 12/11/20, 12/26/20
Allen Henry - 12/12/20
Eric Halperin -12/23/20
Karina Cheung- 01/04/21
Brian Hofmann - 01/28/21
Cynthia Rosi- 02/05/21
Daniel Griffin 03/17/21
CNN
Don Lemon (Host) - 12/08/20
Kristina Sgueglia, Taylor Romine, Sonia Moghe and Amir Vera - 12/31/20
ABC
Quoted Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D25eSY8i7pM
The Lantern
Sarah Szilagy, Jack Long, Mackenzie Shanklin, Owen Milnes, Max Garrison and Sam Raudins - 12/11/20
Bella Czjakowski, André White and Mackenzie Shanklin - 12/12/20
Sarah Trombetti - 01/14/21
The Washington Post
Robert Klemko -12/26/20
Randy Ludlow, Derek Hawkins, Paulina Firozi, and Toluse Olorunnipa - 04/21/21
Randy Ludlow, Paulina Firozi, David A. Fahrenthold, Derek Hawkins - 04/22/21
...more
38min
June 02, 2021Ongoing Columbus BLM: Casey Goodson Jr, Andre Hill, and Ma'Khia Bryant Part 2
Part 2/3. Discussion on the Columbus Police Department's ongoing issues with police violence. This episode highlights Andre Hill and Casey Goodson Jr.

Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter: @CompulsionCast
Facebook: @ CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast
Youtube: @ CompulsionCast
The Columbus Dispatch
Dean Narciso - 12/29/20
Céilí Doyle - 02/23/21
Bethany Bruner - 12/08/20, 12/04/20, 12/11/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20, 12/26/20, 04/15/21, 04/25/21
Danae king - 12/06/20, 12/26/20, 12/29/20
John Futty - 12/07/20, 01/16/21, 02/06/21
Holly Zachariah - 12/10/20, 12/16/20, 01/18/21, 01/31/21
Adam Jardy - 12/10/20
Alissa Widman Neese and Ken Gordon - 12/13/20
Anthony Polletta - 12/12/20
Bill Bush - 12/18/20
Bethany Bruner, Megan Henry , and Dean Narciso - 12/24/20
Mark Ferenchik - 01/04/21
Eric Lagatta and Bethany Bruner - 02/05/21, 04/16/21
Ken Gordon - 04/18/21
Max Filby - 04/18/21
Allison Ward - 05/03/21
The New York Times
Will Wright, Lucia Walinchus and Kevin Williams - 04/22/21
Will Wright - 02/03/21, 12/22/20
Azi Paybarah - 12/24/20
Lucia Walinchus and Richard A. Oppel Jr. - 12/15/20
Christine Hauser - 12/08/20
Columbus Alive
Andy Downing - 12/07/20, 02/25/21, 12/28/20, 04/17/21
NBC4
Staff - 12/07/20 (3 articles published that day, all listed under staff)
Staff - 12/08/20, 12/09/20, 12/10/20, 12/11/20, 12/12/20, 12/16/20, 12/17/20, 12/22/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20 (2 articles), 12/28/20, 12/10/20, 04/20/21, 04/30/21, 04/28/21
Kerry Charles - 12/09/20, 02/10/21
Dan Pearlman - 12/11/20, 12/26/20
Allen Henry - 12/12/20
Eric Halperin -12/23/20
Karina Cheung- 01/04/21
Brian Hofmann - 01/28/21
Cynthia Rosi- 02/05/21
Daniel Griffin 03/17/21
CNN
Don Lemon (Host) - 12/08/20
Kristina Sgueglia, Taylor Romine, Sonia Moghe and Amir Vera - 12/31/20
ABC
Quoted Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D25eSY8i7pM
The Lantern
Sarah Szilagy, Jack Long, Mackenzie Shanklin, Owen Milnes, Max Garrison and Sam Raudins - 12/11/20
Bella Czjakowski, André White and Mackenzie Shanklin - 12/12/20
Sarah Trombetti - 01/14/21
The Washington Post
Robert Klemko -12/26/20
Randy Ludlow, Derek Hawkins, Paulina Firozi, and Toluse Olorunnipa - 04/21/21
Randy Ludlow, Paulina Firozi, David A. Fahrenthold, Derek Hawkins - 04/22/21
...more
40min
May 12, 2021 Daniel LaPlante Part Four
Part Four of Four. Discussion on the origins and exaggeration of the tale of Daniel LaPlante, the boy in the walls.
Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist Hexsystem
Social Media
Twitter: @CompulsionCast
Facebook: @ CompulsionCast
Instagram: @CompulsionPodcast
Youtube: @ CompulsionCast

Sources

Your Worst Nightmare Season 2 Episode 1 Bump in the Night

Parkaman.com

1993 Appeal

2019 Appeal

The Boston Herald
All articles taken from 1987- 2005
John Impemba
Harvey Dickson
Michelle Caruso
Joe Battenfeld
Beverly Ford
Robert Connolly
L. Kim Tan
Margery Eagan
Susan Brink
John Birtwell
Charles Craig
Alice McQuillan
David Armstrong
David Weber
Peter Gelzinis
Brett Arends
The Boston Globe
All articles taken from 1987-2019
Kevin Cullen
Diego Ribadeneira
Doris Sue Wong
Jim Gomez
Peter J. Howe
Sean Murphy
Andrew L. Andrews
Paul Hirshson
Paul Langner
Peter S. Canellos
Anne Wyman
John R. Ellement
Laura Crimaldi
Patricia Nealon
The Nashua Telegraph
Jeffrey Mcmenemy is the only author listed by name, numerous other AP articles, or articles credited only to staff used as well from dates
12/03/87
12/04/87
12/13/87
10/13/88
10/16/88
10/20/88
10/22/88
The Bennington Banner
12/04/87 - Murder Suspect Still Eleudes Police
The Hartford Courant
12/07/87 - Officials Defend Freeing of Murder Suspect
The Rutland Daily Herald
Kevin Galvin - 10/31/88
Springfield Union News
Tom Shea is the only author listed by name, all other are AP from the following dates
10/09/88
10/12/88
10/19/88
10/25/88
10/26/88
The Berkshire Eagle
10/25/88 LaPlante case goes to jury
The Lompoc Record
12/02/91 - David Jackson
The LA Times
05/20/90 - Dana Kennedy
Associated Press
12/07/87
10/17/88
12/05/87
03/05/19 - Bob Salsberg
UPI News
12/03/87
MA Lawyers Weekly
04/21/03 - LaPlante v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Holbrook Sun
10/07/05 - Steve Pratt
The Lowell Sun
2007- 2019
Jack Minch
Lisa Redmond
Rick Sobey
Jon Winkler
...more
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