Crime, Wine & Chaos

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This week,  Amber covers the family annihilation of the Browning family. 

 Then, Naomi shares the story of an Indiana neighborhood that was rocked by tragedy when one of their own brought a con man into their midst. 

Amber's Sources:

 Browning family murders - Wikipedia

Md. teen pleads guilty to murdering family

Teen who killed family gets 4 life sentences

United in life, and now death – Baltimore Sun

Community mourns death of Towson attorney - Maryland Daily Record

Teen pleads guilty to killing his family | 6abc Philadelphia

Home at start of Cockeysville manhunt was same home as Browning family murders in 2008

Naomi's Sources:

 Worst Neighbor Ever: Season1: Midwest Meltdown – Netflix

Richmond Hill explosion - Wikipedia

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 This week Naomi covers the story of a man who did the unimaginable, not once, but twice. 

Then Amber covers the disappearance of Christopher Kerze.  On April 20, 1990, 17-year-old Christopher Matthew Kerze told his parents he wasn't feeling well and stayed home from school. By the end of the day, he was gone. 

 If you know anything — anything at all — about Chris, about an old Mossberg bolt-action shotgun found in the north woods, or about a zebra-striped Swatch watch, please contact the Eagan Police Department at 651-675-5700, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. His parents are waiting. The phone number still works. 

Naomi's sources:

 Gregory Green | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

https://www.fox2detroit.com/grandfather-of-murderer-helped-get-suspect-out-of-prison

https://www.washingtonpost.com/woman-married-murderer-he-killed-all-her-children/

Amber's Sources:

 Christopher Matthew Kerze – The Charley Project

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=110dmmn

Watching Your Child Grow Up in Pictures

Disappearance of Christopher Kerze - Wikipedia

Eagan parents still hoping to find son missing since 1990 – Twin Cities

Family revitalizes search for Eagan runaway | Local News | hometownsource.com

Soul Asylum - Runaway Train (Official HD Video)

The Missing: Christopher Kerze – The Morbid Library

https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/https-medium-com-nickib-where-is-christopher-kerze-499763f662f6

https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2020/06/14/the-missing-murdered-and-reunited-of-runaway-train/

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This week, Amber covers Robert Eric Wone.  A 32-year-old lawyer who was stabbed to death August 3, 2006,  just 79 minutes after arriving at his friends house. 

Then, Naomi tells the story of a young, Christian woman who posed as a doctor to a vulnerable population under the guise of service. 

Amber's Sources:

Murder of Robert Eric Wone - Wikipedia

Who Killed Robert Wone? Inside The Unsolved Mystery Of His Brutal Murder

Who Killed Robert Wone? The Suspects and Theories Explained - Newsweek

Robert Wone Murder Case is Missing ‘Huge’ Detail, Doc Director Says - Newsweek

Robert Wone: The theories and suspects in the unsolved murder - Yahoo News UK

Who Killed Robert Wone? Why This Peacock Crime Doc Is a Must Watch After Following the Murdaugh Murder Trial

A Murder Mystery On Swann Street · City Cast DC

Naomi's Sources:

 https://www.theguardian.com/white-savior-complex-documentary-tv-show-hbo-renee-bach

Who is Renee Bach? The controversial star of HBO's new 'Savior Complex' documentary

How NPR covered the missionary who ran a center for malnourished kids where 105 died - capradio.org

A Missionary on Trial | The New Yorker

Serving His Children - Wikipedia

https://www.npr.org/american-with-no-medical-training-ran-center-for-malnourished-kids

Where There Is No Doctor - Wikipedia

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This week Naomi covers the death of a young mom married to a man with a pattern of losing wives in tragic accidents.

Then Amber covers the story of Kennedy Littledike. An Idaho teenager who miraculously survived a horrific 2021 car crash. 

Naomi's Sources:

Randy Roth: How Many of His 4 Wives Did He Murder? | A&E

Randy Roth - Wikipedia

Randy Roth | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Amber's Sources:

https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/us-news/idaho-teen-kennedy-littledike-hung-from-power-line-with-broken-leg-for-an-hour/

Teen Had Leg Amputated After Car Accident Left Her Dangling Upside Down on a Power Line for an Hour

Meet Kennedy Littledike Bingham | Adaptive Training Foundation

https://vocal.media/motivation/from-death-to-life-the-unbelievable-survival-of-kennedy-littledike

Idaho Teen on Losing Leg After Surviving Car Crash That Left Her Hanging From Power Line for an Hour | Inside Edition

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**THIS EPISODE STARTS WITH AN UPDATE ON THE OSCAR URIAS MURDER TRIAL. THIS CASE WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED ON EPISODE 198. THANK YOU TO THE LOVED ONES OF ELIZABETH AND HATTIE WHO REACHED OUT****

This week Amber covers the murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, committed by Taylor Parker who faked a pregnancy for months and violently attached Reagan. 

Then, Naomi covers one of the most iconic concerts of all time, and the money it raised that wound up as weapons instead of food.

Amber's Sources:

Murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock - Wikipedia

The Taylor Parker Case, Explained

Where Is Taylor Parker Now? What We Know About the ‘Maternal Instinct’ Killer on Texas Death Row

Texas woman faked pregnancy for months before killing friend, abducting her unborn baby

Why Warnings About Taylor Parker's Fake Pregnancy Didn't Save Reagan Simmons Hancock | Oxygen

What Happened to Taylor Parker’s Children After Her Pregnancy Hoax and Murder Conviction | Oxygen

Taylor Parker sentenced to death for killing pregnant friend to steal her unborn baby - CBS News

Taylor Parker story: Texas woman sentenced to death for killing Reagan Simmons-Hancock, removing unborn baby from womb - ABC7 Los Angeles

Death Row Inmate Appeals Sentence, Claims Prosecution Fat-Shamed Her - Texas Scorecard

‘Maternal Instinct’ on Netflix: Where Is Taylor Parker’s Ex-Boyfriend Wade Griffin Now?

Maternal Instinct Documentary: Where is Taylor Parker now? True Story, Cast, What Is It About? - Netflix Tudum

Naomi's Sources:

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

The Truth About 1985's Live Aid Concert

The Truth About 1985's Live Aid Concert - Grunge

https://ifmyrecordscouldtalk.com/the-decade-of-the-charity-single-benefit-concert

Live Aid: The Complicated History of the World’s Biggest Charity Concert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F

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

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

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

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This week, Naomi covers a double homicide that at first glance looked like bedroom role play gone horribly wrong. 

Then Amber covers Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon 2 Dutch students who went missing on April 1, 2014  while hiking in Panama. 

Naomi's sources:

Temptation - Dateline NBC - Apple Podcasts

Where Is Brendan Banfield Now? His Life After Stabbing Wife with Au Pair Lover

https://www.nbcnews.com/au-pair-murders-brendan-banfield-juliana-peres-magalhaes

US man who plotted with au pair to murder wife given life sentence | Virginia | The Guardian

Who Is Brendan Banfield? All About the Man Who Plotted His Wife's Murder With Their Au Pair

https://www.courthousenews.com/defense-attorney-pushes-back-against-catfishing-theory/

VA man who plotted with au pair to kill his wife gets prison - Maryland Daily Record

Murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan - Wikipedia

Amber's Sources:

 Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon - Wikipedia

Lost in the Jungle: The mysterious disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in Panama by Marja West | Goodreads

Death on the Serpent River: How the Lost Girls of Panama Disappeared

Kris & Lisanne likely fell off cliff in Panama: investigators | NL Times

https://allthatsinteresting.com/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon

The disturbing deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon on their La Pianista Hike in Panama — StrangeOutdoors.com

The mysterious deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon

Sobering story of two tourists who vanished before camera was found and left behind disturbing clues

A Decade of Unanswered Questions Surrounding Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers | by Stephen Crow | Medium

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In this episode, Amber tells the story of a young girl found in distress near the Dublin General Post Office. 

 Then, Naomi tries to make sense of a chaotic story of eternal life, raw food, celebrities, and coercive control. 

Amber's Sources:

 Operation Shepard - Identification of female found by Gardai on O’Connell Street on the 10/10/13

Four years after 'GPO girl' mystery, the woman behind it appeals jail sentence in Australia

Mystery GPO girl makes similar claims in Canada

‘GPO Girl’ to walk free from Australian jail after posing as child sex ring victim

https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/samantha-azzopardi-true-story

Police investigating reports con woman Samantha Azzopardi targeted Melbourne family - NZ Herald

https://www.goodto.com/entertainment/where-is-samantha-azzopardi-now

Samantha Azzopardi - Australia's biggest con artist | that's life!

Samantha Azzopardi — Grokipedia

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

Naomi's Sources:

The True Story Behind Netflix's New Docuseries Bad Vegan

BAD VEGAN IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY — Sarma Raw

A Second Act For Bad Vegan’s Sarma Melngailis

Sarma Melngailis - Wikipedia

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. - Netflix

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This week, Naomi covers the murder or a husband and a father in what was first believed to be a tragic and random act of violence.

Then Amber covers Hedviga Golik, a Croatian nurse who died of natural causes alone in her Zagreb apartment in the mid-1960s. Due to deep social isolation, her mummified body remained completely undiscovered in her armchair for 42 years.

Naomi's Sources:

2 sentenced for roles in murder-for-hire

https://komonews.com/news/local/accused-teen-goes-on-trial-in-murder-for-hire-case

https://cases.justia.com/washington/files/62407-5.unp.doc.pdf

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/teens-who-conspired-to-kill-get-25-years

Gov't. Puts Car in Court in Murder Trial

https://thecinemaholic.com/velma-ogden-whitehead-jon-ogden-and-wilson-sayachack-now/

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/prosecutors-say-wife-set-up-fatal-carjacking

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/wife-of-slain-boeing-worker-pleads-not-guilty

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/accused-wife-can-t-use-husband-s-money

Velma Ogden-Whitehead | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Amber's Sources:

Death of Hedviga Golik - Wikipedia

The Haunting Silence of Hedviga Golik: Forgotten for Decades | Criminal

The Woman Who Sat Dead for 35 Years While Her Neighbors Fought for Her Apartment | by MKWritesHere | Write A Catalyst | Medium

Heartbreaking story of woman who died in her apartment and wasn't discovered for decades

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This week, Amber tells the story of Matthew Davies who robbed a bank in Scotland with a meat cleaver and a pillow case. 

Then, Naomi tells the story of a woman out to destroy the life of the surrogate she blames for the death of her son.

Amber's Sources:

Bungling Dunfermline pillow case disguise bank robber jailed

And finally… blind stupidity | Irish Legal News

Brain of Scotland - Man who robbed bank wearing pillow case without eye holes arrested after fleeing 'very slowly' then stopping to pat a dog, court hears

Hapless Scottish bank robber forgot to cut eye holes in makeshift pillow case mask

Naomi's Sources:

https://www.wired.com/story/the-baby-died-whose-fault-is-it-surrogate-pregnancy/

The billionaire obsession with surrogacy | The Aggie

How Risky is Being a Surrogate? | Sharp HealthCare

Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo - ScienceDirect

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