Episode 35 - Ohio

This week we explore Ohio... and it's a bit rough...

Maggie starts us off with a very tragic story of the abduction of a pregnant woman, Teresa Andrews. It's a sad story, so just heads up in advance...

Amber then tells us about Anna Marie Hahn, an old timey lady serial killer from the 1930s!

Sources:

Montaldo, Charles. "The Theresa Andrews Case." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/the-theresa-andrews-case-973480

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oscar%27s+mother+was+murdered+so+he+could+be+stolen+from+us+...but+now...-a067122029

http://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hahn-anna-marie.htm

Episode 34 - West Virginia

West Virginia gives us some real doozies this week!

Amber starts us off with a bad story that just gets worse and worse... We learn about the odd relationship between Larry McClure and his daughters, and how they're strange bond led to the murder of John McGuire

Then Maggie takes us back to the 1920s and the original Catfisher - Harry Powers, or Herman Drenth, or Cornelius O. Pierson.

Sources:

http://www.appalachiantalk.org/2019/05/05/harry-powers-the-lonely-hearts-murderer-from-west-virginia-known-as-the-bluebeard-of-quiet-dell/

https://peoplepill.com/people/harry-powers

https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/powers-harry.htm

https://people.com/crime/man-confesses-killing-daughters-boyfriend-valentines-day-allegedly-marrying-her-himself/

https://people.com/crime/man-confesses-killing-daughters-boyfriend-valentines-day-allegedly-marrying-her-himself/

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/three-days-of-hell-man-gets-life-without-mercy-in-mcdowell-murder-incest-case/article_4465d2cc-dddd-11ea-a85e-fb20ad9d9f1a.html#:~:text=Larry%20Paul%20McClure%20Sr.%2C%2055%2C%20of%20Pendleton%2C%20Ky.%2C,death%20of%20John%20Thomas%20McGuire%2C%2038%2C%20of%20Minnesota.

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/plea-accepted-in-horrific-case-woman-charged-in-grisly-skygusty-murder-faces-40-years/article_789f02dc-610b-11eb-b1be-37c789c5b10f.html

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/anna-marie-choudhary-pleads-guilty-in-death-of-john-mcguire

Episode 33 - Virginia

This week we travel up the coast to Virginia.

Maggie starts us off with a really polite bank robber, Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca.  And then tells us about another Conman - Russel Geyer.

Amber then takes us down memory lane, with a story about Myspace! But more about the horrorcore genre of music and the risks of online dating. Her story is about Richard McCroskey AKA Syko Sam.

Sources:

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/dominyk-antonio-alfonseca-robbed-bank-with-a-note-posted-theft-to-instagram/news-story/c669f772d76d6669988a05a1170bee74

https://www.wtkr.com/2016/06/06/instagram-bank-robber-scheduled-to-be-sentenced-monday/

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article244797982.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/virginia-man-russell-geyer-faked-his-own-death-in-ridiculously-elaborate-plot-to-avoid-bankruptcy

Gruesome

Singer: Va. Murders Off Limits to Horrorcore Rappers | Fox News

Details Revealed in “Syko Sam” Killings – NBC Bay Area

Horrorcore - Wikipedia

"Syko" Sam's Alleged Victims Remembered, Suspect Was Horrorcore Rapper - CBS News

Singer: Slayings off limits to horrorcore rappers - The San Diego Union-Tribune

'Horrorcore' rap drew together suspect, victims - Boston.com

Farmville murders - Wikipedia

Episode 32 - North Carolina

This week we're in North Carolina! Amber tells us about Terry Hyatt, a serial killer that got away with his murders for decades... We're pretty convinced he must have had more victims.

Maggie then tells us about Gaston Means, a conman who lied his way into some of the highest circles in the US Government.

Sources:

Homicide City Charlotte on ID ( Episode 2 Trail of Evil)

https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/true-crime/murder-of-harriet-simmons-and-jerri-ann-jones-terry-hyatt-charged/

https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/warm-tv-blog/article237956119.html

https://statesville.com/news/local/o-c-stonestreet-column-gaston-means-was-in-a-criminal-class-by-himself/article_6a56e468-04d7-11e7-88df-9f196248c02a.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gaston-Means

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

This week we're in Georgia! Amber tells us about the tragic life of Janie Lou Gibbs and her many losses...

Then Maggie tells us about the alleged bank fraud by Arthur Cofield. Then about the malpractice lawsuit of William Martinez's wife. Then about Pat and Tom Allanson and their troubled relationship with Tom's parents, and Pat's involvement in resolving those problems.

Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gibbs-janie-lou.htm

https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-public-safety/georgia-man-indicted-for-stealing-11-million-while-in-prison/

http://lawrenceville.11alive.com/news/news/119022-cop-dies-during-3-way-sex-widow-wins-3-million

https://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/allanson-patricia.htm

Episode 29 -  Florida

Happy New Year everyone!!!! Let's all hope 2021 turns things around...

This week we're in Florida!

Maggie starts us off with the story of Kosta Fotopoulos and Deidre Hunt. Kosta used people in his murderous plot, but how responsible was Deidre for these acts?

Then Amber tells us about the tragic disappearance of Mike Williams and his mothers insistence on uncovering the truth!

Sources: https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/a-plot-hatched-in-hell/

https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/the-hunter-killer-club-narcissist-true-crime-bb501e3854ef

https://www.earnthenecklace.com/where-is-denise-williams-what-happened-mike-williams-murder-case/#:~:text=One%20such%20case%20is%20the%20murder%20of%20Mike,Williams%2C%20was%20arrested%20on%20suspicion%20of%20his%20murder. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2020/11/25/1st-dca-reverses-denise-williams-murder-conviction-upholds-conspiracy/6425085002/

Episode 28 - Alabama

This week we're in Alabama!

Amber starts us off with the story of the Alabama Snake and neither of us can really decide what we think of the whole situation.

Then Maggie tells us about the slanderous online attack against Monika Glennon.

Sources:

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/alabama-snake

https://gizmodo.com/when-a-stranger-decides-to-destroy-your-life-1827546385

Episode 27 - Mississippi

This week we are listening to some Blues and exploring Mississippi.

Maggie starts us off with a super interesting story about Nellie Jackson, a black woman who ran a successful brothel for many years!

Amber then tells us about Benny Joe Stevens who couldn't cope with losing to his wife in their divorce/custody battle and back child support may have pushed him to do something terrible.

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.ceb62501-826b-c974-66d5-6cda522fb5cf?autoplay=1&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/2019/11/13/natchez-mississippi-brothel-owner-nellie-jackson-mississippi-madam/4164682002/ https://brucelhartman.com/looking-deeper-before-we-judge/ https://www.hannapub.com/concordiasentinel/frank_morris_murder/cold-case-a-drowning-a-kiss-triggered-joseph-edwards-murder/article_3283737c-4af8-11e3-9756-001a4bcf6878.html http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/stevens1249.htm

Episode 26 - Tennessee

This week we experience the sounds of Nashville and Memphis in Tennessee!

Amber starts us off with a tragic story of a street race gone wrong and all the lives it affected.

Maggie then basically just recaps the Dateline episode "A Villainous Plan" and tells us about bank robbers Michael Benanti and Brian Witham.

Sources:

https://heraldcourier.com/news/update-man-convicted-in-jc-drag-racing-crash-denied-work-release-again/article_b7e42694-6016-5da6-857c-2811571f9626.html 

https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/mullins-bradley.htm

Dateline: Season 27 Episode 31

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10247324/