Crime Castle

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Gabriel Fernandez was a sweet little boy from Palmdale, Ca. He spent the last 6 months of his life being physically abused by his mother Pearl Fernandez and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre. On May 22nd, 2013 he was beat so badly he eventually passed in the hospital. His family, teacher, strangers, and more all reported that they suspected he was being abused to the Los Angeles Department of Family and Child Services and also to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs however, his case was never taken seriously and he was never removed from the home where he was tortured daily. He lived a beautiful life until the last 6 months, he was loved and will always be loved and remembered by his community. The people of Los Angeles demand change from DCFS so kids will stop being killed by their abusers but there is a long way to go for them to implement real and meaningful changes. This episode will discuss some of the abuse he suffered so I want to add a trigger warning here for those who cannot handle child abuse.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gabriel_Fernandez

https://www.insideedition.com/5-questions-answered-after-netflixs-gabriel-fernandez-documentary-58524

https://www.latimes.com/local/countygovernment/la-me-gabriel-fernandez-20140819-story.html

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/timeline-child-abuse-tragedy/1976354/

https://www.distractify.com/p/isauro-aguirre-death-date

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/trials-of-gabriel-fernandez-has-dcfs-changed-since

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In the 80's DNA, facial reconstruction, and basically all sort of modern day evidence we accept and think as standard were in their infancy and not credible. The investigators of this case thought outside the box and took a chance on these available methods. This helped to find and identify the victim Karen Price and ultimately solve her murder.



Sources:
https://truecrimeengland.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/the-murder-of-karen-price/

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Selena Quintanilla Perez was at the peak of her career when her friend and business partner shot and killed her. Selena was able to accomplish so much in her short time on this Earth but her legacy lives on. She is just as famous now as she was when she was alive. She has influenced people like Beyoncé, J-Lo, Keke Palmer, etc. and she continues to be influential to so many to this day. This case is a personal one to me, I grew up listening to Selena and watching her performances on TV and her murder was my first introduction to murder and understanding why people kill other people. If you do not know who she is, I recommend seeing some videos of her on YouTube and listen to a few of her songs to see what she was like for yourself. I also give a personal opinion at the end.... Abraham please do not sue me!!!!


Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena

https://www.biography.com/musician/selena

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/selena-6747.php

https://history-biography.com/selena-quintanilla/

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James Bulger was a 2 year old boy who was abducted, tortured and killed in Liverpool by two 10 year old boys. I share the story of what happened to him, and so I do put a trigger warning because it is the torture and murder of a minor. In this episode I also include an interview with James's mother Denise. She gives us a great perspective of what she has gone through since her boy was taken from her. I hope that including this point of view, us true crime fans can understand what the surviving family feels and goes through when their loved one is taken and murdered. I also want to say that I took a long break from posting new episodes and I apologize for that. As always I will include my sources below and please contact me at [email protected]. If you have a perspective, comment, story of your own, etc. I would love to include it in an episode!!!


Sources:

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/james-bulger-killers-jon-venables-robert-thompson-murder-now-221759

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/20/james-bulger-murder-25-years-on-mother-denise-fergus

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Rodrigo Alcala aka Rodney Alcala is suspected of having more than 100 victims on his death toll. He was able to get on the tv show The Dating Game and ended up winning which is where  The Dating Game Killer name came from. There are pictures of hundreds of women who investigators believe are likely his victims. They remain unidentified and so I ask you to take a look at the pictures and share them with people you know so that we can close some of these cases. I will link the photos on the bottom and if you happen to find any information you can call Patrick Ellis at 714-536-5971 or email me at [email protected] and I will help you to get to the right person! Thank you for listening!!!

Photos taken by Rodney:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/scpr/albums/72157623600695928/


Sources:

Https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/rodney-alcala

Https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/alcala-rodney.htm 

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On June 13th, 1977 Lori Farmer, Michele Guse, and Doris Milner were murdered on their first night at  Girl Scout Camp. 44 years later this case is still unsolved although most people believe escaped convict Gene Leroy Hart was guilty. 





https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2018/11/30/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders

https://www.ranker.com/list/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/cat-mcauliffe

http://www.girlscoutmurders.com/THE_STORY.html

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/horror-at-camp-scott-the-girl-scout-murders-78195eb3eb49

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This episode centers around a Canadian couple named Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo aka The Ken and Barbie Killers. Paul was a predator obsessed with virginity and Karla was eager to please him. These two are a couple from hell but Karla manipulated her way out of prison.
Thank you to the five people who have listened to me so far. I am finding my groove slowly but surely! I hope you stick around and of course as always contact me at [email protected]


Sources:

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/karla-homolka/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla_Homolka

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo

http://mascaramurder.blogspot.com/2012/03/karla-homolka-and-devil_12.html

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This is the first episode and one of my favorite murders, The Black Dahlia. It may be a bit rough around the edges but I want to start talking to you guys right away! Contact me at [email protected] to let me know your thoughts on this case or if you have any cases you want me to cover. In this episode I talk about the timeline of Elizabeth Short's final days and who could possibly be her murderer. I would like to do a follow up episode with replies from you guys so please send those emails!



Sources:
https://www.biography.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-mystery

https://historydaily.org/black-dahlia-murder-facts-stories-myths-trivia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia

https://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/?p=66

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia

http://www.localhistories.org/black.html 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/tortured-hacked-half-drained-blood-11161233

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short