Crime, Wine & Chaos

This week, Naomi covers the unbelievable true story of a young man whose lies were on the verge of being exposed, leading him to the conclusion that murder was the only solution.

Naomi pulled her sources from:
https://www.crimetraveller.org

https://www.cbsnews.com/chandler-halderson

https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/murders-of-bart-krista-halderson

https://www.gundersonfh.com/obituaries/Bart-Krista-Halderson

Then Amber tells the story of one of the most sophisticated coupon cons in U.S. history. 

Amber pulled her sources from:
The Con Season 2 Episode 5: The Coupon Con”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/virginia-beach-couple-sentenced-31-million-coupon-fraud-scheme

https://www.the-sun.com/news/6080308/where-lori-ann-talens-now/

This week, Amber was drinking Casa Santos Lima – Red Wine from Portugal

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This week, Amber tells the incredible survival story of Jennifer Schuett who was just 8 years old at the time of her abduction.

Amber pulled her sources from:
The Vile Files – A True Crime Podcast Episode 23

48 Hours Live to Tell: Jennifer Schuett

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/october/shuett_101309

https://www.thesnaponline.com/2022/05/16/sexual-assault-survivor-shares-her-story-during-child-abuse-prevention-breakfast/

Then Naomi covers Juliane Koepcke’s incredible story of surviving a plane crash in the jungle.

Naomi pulled her sources from:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17476615

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUeIE30SrD4

https://allthatsinteresting.com/juliane-koepcke

This week, Amber was drinking Gazali Estate South African Merlot. 

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This week, Naomi tells the tragic murder of Louise Evans.

Naomi pulled her sources from:
Louise Evans FB Tribute page

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jheTC-uAASQ

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/153602/Killers-stabbed-too-loud-girl-18

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news

http://news.bbc.co.uk

https://www.rossendalefreepress.co.uk/news

Then Amber covers the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli.

Amber pulled her sources from:

Hollywood Crime Scene Podcast

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-16-ca-4894-story.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmO9VE0PuY

https://totally80s.com/index.php/article/milli-vanilli-started-singing-infamous-press-conference

For this episode, Amber was drinking Luz Maria white blend from Chile. 

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This week, Amber covers the unsolved murder of Arpana Jinaga who was found dead in her apartment after a community Halloween party.  Thank you to Jennifer B. for the story suggestion!

Amber pulled her sources from:
Podcast – True Crime All The Time – Unsolved, Episode 140

Arpana Jinaga — Unresolved

Man Accused Of Killing Arpana Jinaga Freed After He's Held 9 Years With No Conviction

The Troubling Trial of Emanuel Fair | Seattle Weekly

Then, Naomi takes us back to the late 80s and the second largest oil spill in US waters next to Deepwater Horizon.

Exxon Valdez oil spill - Wikipedia

This week, Amber was drinking Casa Santos Lima, a red blend from Portugal. 

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In this episode, Amber recounts the horrific crimes of Mark Burns and the impact it had on his unsuspecting wife.

Amber pulled her sources from:
A serial rapist who attacked strangers in Davis County will spend the rest of his life in prison

Evil Lives Here 

'Clearfield Rapist' Mark Burns sentenced to 242 years to life in prison

FOX 13 Investigates: The rapist who beat death row

Serial killer & rapist lived undercover as working truck driver for 30 years - now awaiting sentencing

Then, Naomi tells us the unbelievable true story about a dead body found in a funhouse and how it got there.

Naomi pulled her sources from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_McCurdy

https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory

This week Amber is drinking Malbec  a full-bodied red wine  from Argentina. 

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This week Amber is joined by her younger sister, Marissa!

Amber covers the murder of Amy Mullis AKA the corn rake murder.  Todd Mullis found his wife, Amy, dead in their barn with a corn rake sticking in her back. He believes that it was an accident and that Amy must have fallen on the rake. Todd has an alibi: his 13-year-old son was working with him on the farm that day.

Amber pulled her sources from:
Amy Mullis Obituary

 The Corn Rake Murder – 48 Hours

Amy-mullis-corn-rake-death-

Amy Mullis

Then Marissa covers missing  Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, On March 8, 2014, flight  370 was  carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members when it lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur then veers off course and disappears. Most of the plane, and everyone on board, are never seen again.

Marissa pulled her sources from:
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, Louise Malkinson, RAW TV, 8 Mar 2023

Langewiesche, William. “WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO MALAYSIA’S MISSING AIRPLANE”, The Atlantic, July 2019, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/mh370-malaysia-airlines/590653/ 

Horton, Adrian. “The greatest aviation mystery of all time’: what really happened to flight MH370?”, The Guardian, 6 Mar 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/05/flight-mh370-what-happened-mystery-netflix-documentary 

Rotiff, Rozanna. “Nine years on, families urge new search for missing Malaysia plane MH370”, Reuters, 5 Mar 2023, https://www.reuters.com/world/nine-years-families-urge-new-search-missing-malaysia-plane-mh370-2023-03-05/ 

Amber was drinking  a red called Nine Hats and Marissa had a Moscow Mule

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This week, Naomi tells us the horrible story of the murder of the vibrant and beautiful Grace Millane, one day before her 22nd birthday, in Auckland
NZ, just one of the many stops on her global travel adventure.

Naomi pulled her sources from:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-murder

https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-accused-killer

https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-body-found

https://www.thesun.co.uk/grace-millane-missing

https://www.thesun.co.uk/familys-desperate-plea

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

https://thelincolnite.co.uk/documentary-cover-up-grace-millanes-murder

I Met My Murderer Online Podcast – Episode 2 - Grace

Then Amber talks about the Lake Shawnee Amusement Park. A total of 6 people died at the park leaving locals to believe the property may be cursed. 

Amber pulled her sources from:
The extremely haunted Lake Shawnee Amusement park. | by Dani Hendrix | True Horror Stories | Medium

The Haunted History of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park - Road Unraveled

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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This week, Amber covers the murder of Tina Faelz. On April 5th 1984, a young freshman named Tina Faelz left Foothill High School in Pleasanton to walk home, but she never made it home.

Amber pulled her sources from:

Cold Case Files “She Never Came Home”

PleasantonWeekly.com 

crimecapsule.com

www.cbsnews.com

Then Naomi tells us the true story of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers off the coast of Scotland in 1900 that leaves everyone scratching their heads over 120 years later.

Naomi pulled her sources from:

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

https://www.history.co.uk

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

https://amhistory.si.edu/lighthouses

http://www.unexplainedpodcast.com/episode-8-when-the-light-fades

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This week, Naomi takes us to the UK where a self-proclaimed “psychopath with a conscience” murdered two single mothers, six months apart. He had all the makings of a serial killer, but one of his victims left a trail of breadcrumbs leading right to his door.

Naomi pulled her sources from:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk

https://www.sussexlive.co.uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFP2t7Bnvis

Then Amber talks about McKamey Manor which advertises as a haunted house, but visitors describe it as a torture chamber.

Amber pulled her sources from:
McKamey Manor - Wikipedia

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mckamey-manor

https://www.theguardian.com

https://www.cbs42.com

https://people.howstuffworks.com

https://www.usatoday

https://www.fox5atlanta.com

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com

https://www.knoxnews.com

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This week, Amber covers the murder of Faith Hedgepeth. Faith was a beautiful young college student with a bright future. But on the morning of Spetember 7, 2012, her roommate returned home to find Faith beaten to death in their shared apartment. 

Amber pulled her sources from:
Real Life Nightmare, Season 3, Episode 5 “Murder at Chapel Hill”

Killing of Faith Hedgepeth - Wikipedia

No bond for man charged with 2012 murder of UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth

1 Year After Arrest in Hedgepeth Murder Case, What Do We Know? - Chapelboro.com

Top Stories of 2021: An Arrest Made in the Murder of Faith Hedgepeth - Chapelboro.com

Then, Naomi tells us about the time a meth overdose saved a man from Nazis.

Naomi pulled her sources from:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aimo-koivunen

https://www.history.com/topics/crime/history-of-meth

https://medium.com/exploring-history

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

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

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

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