Welcome to "Munch or Madness?" week....and Amber is bringing it with a case that will seriously have you pondering who the real victim is in all of this. Gypsy Rose Blanchard was an adult who was never told her real age, told she was special needs and endured years of medical procedures that she never needed all because her mother Dee Dee likely suffered from Fictitious Syndrome or as others know it Munchausen by Proxy. Gypsy felt she had no way out, and as long as her mom was living she would always be in captivity. 

Sources:

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/295258-overview#a1

https://www.gawker.com/everything-we-know-about-dee-dee-blanchardes-twisted-oz-1712087183

https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a26887470/who-is-rod-blanchard-gypsy-rose-blanchard/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.refinery29.com/amp/en-us/2019/03/226947/how-old-gypsy-rose-blanchard-age-birthday-the-act

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

Erin Lee Carr. Mommy Dead and Dearest. 2017 

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art By: Charnell

Hannibal MO is not just the birthplace of Mark Twain...it is also the place where three boys disappeared without a single trace while exploring a cave....or a construction site...or they were possibly more victims of John Wayne Gacy Jr. Either way...it's not good.

Sources:

Wingate, John. Lost Boys of Hannibal. Wisdom Editions, 2018.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-boys-of-hannibal/id1474689261

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art By: Charnell

As promised part two is released early for you! Hear the conclusion of the 1937 murders of three little girls in Inglewood California and how one woman's journey to find her long lost aunts possibly uncovered a huge miscarriage of justice on one man.

Music by: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art By: Charnell 

Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family’s Secret by Pamela Everett.

The 1937 "Babes of Inglewood" Murders w/ Pamela Everett - A True Crime History Podcast - YouTube

The 1937 Murder of the 'Three Babes of Inglewood': A Relative's Search for What Really Happened - A&E (aetv.com)

Pamela Everett might never had known she had two aunts that were murdered along with their friend in 1937 if she had not tried to lie to her father about where she was one night when she was 15. Instead of being upset with her, her father simply told her that he had lost two sisters and he couldn't lose a daughter too. It was that statement that sent her searching as an adult for the two aunts she never knew. What she discovered was not only details about her families secret, but that the wrong guy was possibly sent to the gallows for the murder of the "Babes of Inglewood"

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art By: Charnell 

Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family’s Secret By Pamela Everett.

The 1937 "Babes of Inglewood" Murders w/ Pamela Everett - A True Crime History Podcast - YouTube

The 1937 Murder of the 'Three Babes of Inglewood': A Relative's Search for What Really Happened - A&E (aetv.com)

To conclude our "unexplained" week, Charnell brings you a 2009 case of what seems like a tragic drunk driving accident caused by Diane Schuler but her husband maintains to this day that his wife was not a drinker and was an amazing mother, so she never would have been drunk and high while transporting 5 children home from a camping trip. Take a listen to decide for yourself. 

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art By: Charnell 

2009 Taconic State Parkway crash - Wikipedia

HBO Documentary There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (HBO Docs) - Bing video

Diane Schuler: The "Perfect PTA" Mom Who Killed 8 With Her Van (allthatsinteresting.com)

Autopsyfiles.org - Diane Schuler Autopsy Report

This week we bring you the theme of "unexplained" but honestly......this one is even unexplained by the doctors. The horrific murder attempt on Alison Botha by the "Ripper Rapists" is one of the most gruesome and unbelievable survival stories ever told. Take a listen to hear her amazing story.

Sources: https://www.alison.co.za/assets/content-page.php?id=home

Alison, Marianne Thamm. I Have Life: ALISON'S JOURNEY. Penguin Books, 2017

Uga Carlini. 2016. Alison.

Music by: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art by: Charnell

Charnell brings you the recently and FINALLY solved 1979 murder of the beautiful Michelle Martinko who was found stabbed to death in her vehicle at a mall parking lot in Iowa. Take a listen to hear how karma comes back to bring justice, and how Michelle helped solve her case 40 years later. 

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art By: Charnell

One-time suspect in unsolved Cedar Rapids homicide dies in prison | The Gazette

Young murder victim helps solve her own cold case nearly 40 years later - CBS News

Murder of Michelle Martinko - Wikipedia

Jerry Burns attorney files for new trial | KGAN (cbs2iowa.com)

April Millsap was a 14 year old girl in Michigan walking her dog Penny when she was brutally murdered. Take a listen to hear how her fitness tracking app on her phone significantly helped to solve her case.

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art By: Charnell 

https://missingsouls.com/girl-who-solved-her-own-murder-with-fitness-app-april-millsap/

 On the Case with Paula Zahn. It’s season 14 episode 7, titled ‘Path of Tears.’

April Millsap | Murdered | Crimes and Consequences Podcast | Listen (tntcrimes.com)

April Millsap Murdered: Man charged with murdering Armada, Michigan teen - CBS News

The key to the April Millsap case is her dog, Penny – The Context Of Things

Amber is wrapping up her small town secrets week with the horrific unsolved murders of two beautiful girls in the small town of Delphi Indiana. Take a listen to hear the details and information of how you might be able to help!

Sources:

https://youtu.be/-8OBeidiJ1E

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

https://youtu.be/7LIzbat_ktM

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/64gxk0/delphi_murders_write_up_overview_and_theories/

https://youtu.be/kmPJr6hvmGc

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/delphi-murders-connected-nearby-kidnapping-case-sheriff/story%3fid=77364836

Amber brings to light some small town secrets in our own home state! You won't believe the horrific story of the murder of the entire Robison family that is still "unsolved" (but we have a good idea who did it).

Sources: https://www.9and10news.com/2021/02/04/unsolved-the-robison-family-murders/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.northernexpress.com/amp/news/feature/case-closed/

https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/10/50_years_after_michigan_family.html

https://share.crimedoor.com/profile/yL5ppvxVZ5IGbX0WOO3g

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

When Evil Came to Good Hart by Mardi Link, narrated by JoBe Cerny on my Audible app. Try Audible and get it here: 

https://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B01EBADY66&source_code=ASSORAP0511160006

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad

Cover Art: Charnell