Crime Curious

Today Megan brings us a powerful case of self defense in a murder for hire that went wrong for both perpetrators in this case, and went right for the victim.

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 Music By: Michael Drzewiecki

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Sources cited within episode

Japanese scientists make robot face with living skin that can smile (msn.com) 

Judy Hand was only 15 years old when she went missing while walking to babysit her cousin in 1971. Two weeks later her body was found with very little forensic evidence to guide the investigation. Now over 50 years later the Hand family still does not have answers on the who or why of this life shattering tragedy.

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'Roger Hand' (Legacy), 11/2/2007

'Judith E. Hand' (Find a Grave), 6/15/2010

'Edward A. Hand' (Find a Grave), 6/15/2010, by Cheryl Chastain-White

'Freda Josephine Collins Pease Hand' (Find a Grave), 1/8/2013

'Obituary for Lillian Hand' (Wiles Remembrance Centers), 3/25/2013 

'Unsolved Homicides Hand, Judith' (Maine State Police), 10/15/2021

The Unsolved Murder of Judith Hand — Murder, She Told: Maine & New England True Crime (murdershetold.com)

'Police still searching for clues in 48-year-old murder of Judith Hand' (Portland Press Herald), 9/10/2019 

Tim Corbett comes back to join the show today to tell us about his recent solved cases and what it is like to work with a private investigator.  Tim and his colleagues have put over 400 people in prison for homicide, handled over 1,100 death investigations and solved 33 cold case murders. 

Interview conducted with Tim September 8, 2024

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Marcus was removed from his biological mother at the age of three for abuse and neglect concerns. He was placed by a private agency into the home of Liz and David Carroll. What happens within months of being place in their care is unthinkable and tragic and has led to many policy and law changes.

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Murder of Marcus Marcus Fiesel - Wikipedia

What cracked the case of missing Marcus Marcus Fiesel? (wcpo.com)

Marcus Marcus Fiesel's murder broke our hearts (wcpo.com) 

18 year old Lloyd Bogle and 16 year old Patricia Kalitzke had been sweethearts for a little over a month when in January 1956 their lives were cut short while parking in a popular spot for lovers. At the time, there was very little evidence to go by to bring any closure to the hearts of the devastated families. It would take 65 years before that closure finally came.

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Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Montana Sweetheart Murders - The True Crime Database Montana Sweetheart Murders

Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Montana Solves Lloyd Bogle, Patricia Kalitzke Murders with DNA Evidence (lawandcrime.com) 

Phil and Kathrine Ranzo were hardworking Modesto California parents to a 10 year old son Mark when their lives were brutally cut short all over the greed of four teenage boys.

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A162633.PDF (ca.gov)

press-release-4-14-2023-Maria.pdf (stanislaus-da.org)

Another participant in the brutal Ranzo murders of 1979 denied parole (turlockjournal.com)

Stanislaus County Convicted Murderer Eligible for Parole (fox40.com)

(6) JUSTICE (NO PAROLE) FOR THE KILLING OF PHIL AND KATHY RANZO | Facebook

Decades after Ranzo murders, family still fights grants of parole | Modesto Bee (modbee.com)

Parole request denied for Marty Spears, ‘mastermind’ of 1979 Ranzo murders - Ceres Courier 

Adam Chase loved spending time with his son, his family and playing video games. Adam's parents became suspicious when his wife said he walked away from their home after an argument about his addiction to gaming got heated.  When Adam had not returned in 24 hours it was his mother who reported him missing instead of his high school sweetheart, Rose. 

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Investigation Discovery’s A body in the basement: Chase and Lies

Rose Chase sentenced for husband's murder (democratandchronicle.com)

Adam Chase Murder: Where is Rose Chase Today? (thecinemaholic.com)

Husband killer Rose Chase featured on 'Snapped' (democratandchronicle.com)

How was Adam Chase's missing case solved after months? Details explored ahead of A Body in the Basement on ID (sportskeeda.com)

Court reversal for woman convicted of killing, dismembering husband in 2012 (13wham.com) 

Amy Bishop was a Harvard University PhD graduate (and she wanted everyone she met to know it) a mother of four, and University of Alabama Huntsville associate professor. Her life by appearances only seemed perfect. Until one day she opens fire at a staff meeting and kills three of her colleagues execution style, and police are forced to deep dive into Amy's dark past and discover she is responsible for more than just the senseless murder of three innocent people. 

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2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville_shooting

Amy Bishop: Where is the University of Alabama Mass Shooter Today? (thecinemaholic.com)

Braintree native Amy Bishop's son Seth shot to death in Alabama (patriotledger.com)

A Loaded Gun | The New Yorker

Alabama Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison After Victims Oppose Death Penalty (eji.org)

ID discovery; Deadly Women; Tipping Point. 

Rosemarie Nitribitt was one of Germany's highest paid luxury call girls of her time. When she was found brutally strangled to death with all of her luxurious possessions still in the home, and many high profile clients- police have their work cut out for them to solve the case-and it only gets more complicated two years later when another luxury call girl is found murdered her in her home under similar circumstances. 

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WEST GERMANY: Rosie & the New Rich | TIME

Death of a Luxury Call Girl - Rosemarie Nitribitt (Episode 6) | ZDF Studios (zdf-studios.com)

Home - The True Crime Database

Rosemarie Nitribitt - Wikipedia

BEAUTIFUL, BLONDE, AND WEALTHY, THIS GERMAN CALL GIRL MET AN UNTIMELY END (pleasekillme.com)

Johnny and Christale Careaga were a happy big blended family that enjoyed running multiple businesses together in their community. Unfortunately, Johnny also got himself wrapped up in an illegal business that ended up taking his life, his wife and two of their innocent children as well.

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Kitsap Peninsula - Wikipedia

'We've wanted answers for the last 5 years': 3 suspects in Careaga family murders held without bail (yahoo.com)

Christale Lynn (Agado) Careaga, 37 (kitsapsun.com)

Johnathon Felipe Higgins, 16 (kitsapsun.com)

Hunter Evan Schaap, 16 (kitsapsun.com)

Detectives' investigation links 3 men to murders of Careaga family (kitsapsun.com)

3 found guilty in 2017 quadruple killing of Washington family | AP News

Careaga family murder: Timeline of the investigation and arrests made (fox13seattle.com)

Killers sentenced to life in prison for 2017 quadruple murder | king5.com

Careaga family murders - Wikipedia

Closing arguments begin for 'Bandidos' gang members accused of killing Seabeck family | king5.com