Karl Tanzler was frequently visited by the spirit of an ancestor that told him his soul mate would be a dark haired, exotic beauty. What the ancestor must have left out was that Karl would not meet this woman until later in life when he was working as a radiology technician and she was dying from TB. This is a disturbing story of the lengths one man goes to keep his supposed soulmate with him for the rest of his physical life.   

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Carl Tanzler - Wikipedia

The Corpse Bride: the true story. Carl Tanzler and Maria Elena Milagro De… | by Tansy Bradshaw | Medium 

The Real Corpse Bride - Carl Tanzler's Horrifying Obsession - History Collection

Stacey Lannert was found guilty of murder of her father at 18 and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. A sentence she would serve for two decades until someone listened to her side of the story. Stacey had endured a childhood of physical, mental and sexual abuse by her father and only ever wanted to protect her younger sister from the same fate. Take a listen to this powerful story of a sisters love, protection and resilience. 

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 Redemption: A Story of Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Freedom Behind Bars. By Stacey Lannert and Kristen Kemp.

Unspeakable Crimes: The Stacey Lannert Story 

There is nothing more vulnerable than a child and Jori Lirette was only the precious age of 7 when his life was tragically and brutally cut short by his own father. Born with disabilities, Jori could only speak very few words- but his smile told everyone he was happy to see them.

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Louisiana man decapitates disabled son, 7: police

Louisiana father Jeremiah Wright found not guilty by reason of insanity in decapitation of disabled son - CBS News

The Silent Victim: Jori Lirette • Morbidology

Remembering Jori Lirette on anniversary of his murder

The Picayune Item, 23 August, 2011 – “500 at Vigil”

The Times, 24 August, 2011 – “Disabled Boy Buried in Family Crypt with Toys”

The Times, 27 August, 2011 – “Man Indicted for Son’s Death”

Boy beheaded: Dad allegedly threatened son as baby

The Daily Review, 17 February, 2014 – “Insanity Ruling in Child Decapitation”

Capgras delusion - Wikipedia 

Judith Roberts was a month away from her 7th birthday when she was abducted from her grandparents' home in the middle of the night and found days later battered and abused. The crime shocked South Miami at the time and the motive and perpetrator still remain a mystery today.

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Miami's Criminal Past: Uncovered (c) November 1, 2007 by Sergio Bustos & Luisa Yanez 

This is a redone episode from our second ever episode at crime curious, just like we did last week for the Mary Vincent case. We had to bring you the conclusion of the heinous perpetrator Larry Singleton in his final act of horror, with his crimes against the beautiful mother of three from Florida, Roxanne.

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 "Lawrence Singleton vs. State of Florida: Initial brief of appellant" (PDF). Florida State University. Archived from the original. 

A Figure of Infamy Is Held in a 2d Outrage - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Lawrence Singleton, despised rapist, dies / He chopped off teenager's arms in 1978 (sfgate.com)

https://www.salon.com. 

The Mad Chopper: How the Justice System Let a Mutilator Free, This Time to Kill: Rosen, Fred: 9781504023108: Amazon.com: Books

Singleton Found Guilty Of Murder - CBS News

Victim's daughter: Lawrence Singleton should live - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7846822.stm

If you have been a long-time listener you might recognize this case from our very first episode! Today we are bringing you a re-do of the amazing Mary Vincent survival story who was sexually assaulted and brutally mutilated by Larry Singleton.

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Mary Vincent Speaks Out: 'He Destroyed Everything About Me.' - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Judge sentences Singleton to death for killing prostitute in Tampa - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper

The Mad Chopper: How the Justice System Let a Mutilator Free, This Time to Kill: Rosen, Fred: 9781504023108: Amazon.com: Books

Los Angeles Times article by Margaret Talev

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-27-me-59877-story.html

Mary Vincent - Chilling Crimes

Lawrence Singleton : She Was A Job He Couldn't Finish - Monsters (thisismonsters.com)

The Amazing Survival Story Of Mary Vincent (ranker.com)

Lawrence Singleton, despised rapist, dies / He chopped off teenager's arms in 1978 (sfgate.com)

The Case of Lawrence Singleton — Criminally Intrigued

https://www.salon.com.

http://thefloridamantimes.com.

Megan and Charnell are on vacation this week so we are dropping for you bonus case from 2023 that was previously released as exclusive content for our Patreon's only. This the case of Minnie Dean- and comes with historical perspective on "baby farming"

We will be back next week with a new episode and hope you enjoy this look into what bonus content is like!

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Baby farmers - Baby farmers | NZHistory, New Zealand history online

Related Biographies – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

NZ Folk Song * Minnie Dean

Cooper, Daniel Richard and Cooper, Martha Elizabeth – Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – Te Ara

Fostering: the early years | The Fostering Network

The conclusion to the heartbreaking and disturbing case of Shad Thyrion, may he rest in peace.

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Today Megan is bringing us two-part coverage on a very gruesome and disturbing case that took place in 2022. Shad was murdered and dismembered in his own home by a woman he called a friend.

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David Spanbauer was the type of serial killer and rapist that was never going to stop until he got caught. The unfortunate reality is that he had been caught after his first crimes, he had been sentenced to decades in prison... and yet he was released to continue to spread his horror where he makes up for lost time. David's crimes led to a  change in laws we just wish it hadn't been at the expense of innocent lives. 

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"Parolee is Charged in Wisconsin Slaying," Chicago Tribune, November 24, 1994.

Segall, Cary. "Court Backs Media On Inmate Records," Wisconsin State Journal, November 21, 1996.

Bibliogragphy — David Spanbauer, Serial Child Killer and Rapist — Crime Library

"Man Admits Killing Wisconsin Girls, Cops Say," Chicago Tribune, November 24, 1994.

Lampert Smith, Susan. "Killer Spanbauer Put Away for Good; Judge Asks What Hellish 'Cesspool' He 'Slithered' From," Wisconsin State Journal, December 21, 1994.

David Spanbauer, Serial Child Killer and Rapist By: James Card