Crime Crack

On this episode of Crime Crack, we discuss about a murder that happened on Halloween in 1981. The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz claimed to have information on the murder and described in great detail prior to the murder parts of the murder only someone in on it would know.

https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/son-of-sams-connection-to-a-halloween-massacre-76f0ce92b6c1

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On December 9th, 2001 in Durham, North Carolina, Kathleen Peterson died. According to the 911 call, she was found by her husband Michael Peterson at the bottom of a staircase in their home. He was soon charged with first-degree murder, that it had not been a fall, but he had in fact beaten her to death. He was found guilty at trial, and sentenced to life in prison. The most intriguing theory in this case: In 2009, a second look at the evidence discovered that Kathleen had been found with feathers in her hands and hair, while the lacerations on her head appeared as if they could’ve been inflicted by an owl’s talons. Join us as we discuss was it Michael himself, Kathleen falling down the stairs, or a barn owl that killed her.

Phil Hartman shot to TV stardom with Saturday Night Live, joining the cast in 1987. In 1986, Phil Hartman married his third wife, Brynn, the former model who aspired to be an actress and screenwriter but eventually found herself relegated to the role of housewife and mother to their two children. Despite Brynn's growing feelings of discontent, almost every one of Hartman's close friend's believed that Phil and Brynn were the perfect couple. They were always happy and seemed to gaze adoringly at one another.

Chris Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler. During his 22-year career, Benoit worked for numerous promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Industry journalist Dave Meltzer considered him "one of the top 10, maybe even the top 5, all-time greats". He married twice, and had two children (David and Megan) with his first wife, Martina. By 1997, that marriage had broken down, and Benoit was living with Nancy Sullivan, the wife of the WCW booker and frequent opponent Kevin Sullivan. On February 25, 2000, Chris and Nancy's son Daniel was born; on November 23, 2000, Chris and Nancy married. It was Nancy's third marriage. In 2003, Nancy filed for divorce from Benoit, citing the marriage as "irrevocably broken" and alleging "cruel treatment". She claimed that he would break and throw furniture around. She later dropped the suit as well as the restraining order she had filed.

Two very famous men leading very prestigious lives. Yet both of their lives ended in a murder-suicide. What could cause two men to such insanity? Join us as we explore these crimes.

In 2014, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, both now 12 at the time, lured 12-year-old Payton Leutner into the woods and stabbed her 19 times. The kicker? The girls believed Slenderman was real and said they stabbed their classmate to protect their families from harm. The girls said believed the only way to become a follower of the character was to murder someone. After this, they claimed they thought they would be his servants and live in his mansion. Was this case due to mental illness or something of a more sinister nature? Join us as we discuss the possibilites.

The rape and murder of Candace Rough Surface happened in 1980. Nicholas Scherr, 15 at the time, and his cousin, James Stroh, 16, the boys dragged her into a field and raped her before Scherr shot her five times. Join us as we discuss the case, our personal thoughts, and much more!