Crime with a K

Happy Halloween!!! We're back with another episode, and this time, we're getting as spooky as we can! Kelsie walks us through another potential serial killer that's been discovered in the United States. Then we jump into Ronald Clark O'Bryan, the notorious 'Candy Man', and not the good kind. Finally, the unsolved case of Ronald Sisman and Liz Platzman is unraveled, and what we learn leaves us with more questions than answered. Make sure you're subscribed as we upload every Monday. Thanks for listening!

Sources for this episode include:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/8ge87v/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man 

https://www.mamamia.com.au/candyman-murder-halloween/

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Ronald_Clark_O%27Bryan

https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/cyanide/basics/facts.asp

https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/emergency/chemical_terrorism/cyanide_general.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/us/09penalty.html#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20Supreme%20Court%20has%20never%20held%20a%20method,prohibits%20cruel%20and%20unusual%20punishment.

https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/emergency/chemical_terrorism/cyanide_general.htm

https://murderpedia.org/male.O/o1/obryan-ronald-clark.htm

https://www.quora.com/Can-a-person-buy-cyanide-legally-in-the-United-States

https://who13.com/news/officials-discussing-next-steps-to-find-victims-of-suspected-iowa-serial-killer/

https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/stony-brook-university/forensic-anthropology/case-study-3-the-murders-of-ronald-sisman-and-elizabeth-platzman/31286201

https://true-crime.quora.com/Murder-of-Ronald-Sisman-and-Elizabeth-Platzman-Remain-Unsolved-Since-1981-Photographer-Ronald-Sisman-39-and-Elizabeth

https://www.listennotes.com/top-podcasts/ronald-sisman/

https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c1/coppola-frank.htm

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This week, Kelsie walks us through the horrifying details of the murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart. Two high school boys obsessed with Columbine and the movie Scream, wanted to film their own horror movie, and wanted to do it at the expense of their classmates life. Make sure you subscribe as we upload a new episode every week. As always, thanks so much for listening!

Sources for this episode include: 

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/brian-draper-torey-adamcik-convicted-killing-cassie-jo-stoddart 

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/cassie-jo-stoddart-murder-5-quick-facts-know 

https://allthatsinteresting.com/cassie-jo-stoddart

https://www.ranker.com/list/cassie-jo-stoddart-facts/jacob-shelton

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This week Kelsie walks us through the case of Kristen Gilbert, a VA nurse who abused her position to murder veterans staying at the hospital. Not only did coworkers know something was up, but so did everyone at the hospital. Make sure you subscribe as we upload new episodes every Monday. As always, thanks for listening!

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Yep, you read that right. California recently announced that there may be a potential serial killer on the loose. This week Kelsie shares all of that CRAZY information and then walks through the horrible murders of Nancy Ludwig and Margaret Eby. A flight attendant and a professor who were ambushed in places they believed they were safe. Make sure you subscribe as we upload every week. Thank you for listening!

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It's a bonus! In this episode, Kelsie walks through the New England Spree killer that has still left a mark on the small town in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. Gary Lee Sampson had a long track record of criminal behavior, but no one expected him to go on a killing spree within a matter of days. Make sure you're subscribed as we upload episodes every week. As always, thanks for listening!

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This week, Kelsie and Chase walk through the history of how Skid Row came to be. From there, they jump into the Skid Row Stabber, one of LA's most notorious serial killers who terrorized those in an already struggling community. While police were dealing with the Hillside Stranger, Manson Murders and other serial's, the Skid Row Stabber took their chance to murder as many people as they could, at random. Make sure you're subscribed and following as we upload episodes every Monday. As always, thank you for listening!

Sources for this episode include:

-  https://la.curbed.com/2017/12/14/16756190/skid-row-homeless-history

https://vanlifewanderer.com/2022/05/26/skid-row/

https://skidrow.org/about/history/#:~:text=The%20religious%20community%20responded%20to,known%20as%20%E2%80%9CSkid%20Rows.%E2%80%9D

- https://www.inquisitr.com/10009487/skid-row-stabber-still-at-large-nearly-40-years-later

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-08-02/hillside-strangler-devil-in-disguise-peacock#:~:text=Los%20Angeles%20has%20been%20called,Serial%20Killer%20Capital%20of%20America.

http://lachamber.com/clientuploads/LUCH_committee/102208_Homeless_brochure.pdf

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This week, Kelsie is joined by Chase and they walk through the case of Herb Baumeister, who was an American Serial Killer suspected of killing 23 men throughout Indiana and Ohio. Herb was secretly living a double life, and though from the outside it may have looked like he had it all, he did not. A struggling marriage, a struggling business and seemingly struggling with his sexuality, Herb resorted to violence. As always, thank you for listening! We upload episodes every Monday.

Sources for this episode include:

- https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumeister-herbert.htm 

- https://allthatsinteresting.com/herb-baumeister

- https://inmagazine.ca/2021/03/queer-crime-the-double-life-of-herb-baumeister/ 

- https://www.thoughtco.com/herbert-richard-baumeister-973121

- https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/westfield/2019/05/17/fox-hollow-farm-murders-where-bodies-were-buried-now-sale/3667251002/ 

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This week, Kelsie takes us down to Florida, to a case where the defense is unlike anything we've ever heard. Brooke Preston and Randy Herman were best friends, close enough where they'd known each other for years and thought of the other as a sibling. They spent their time living a fun, fast paced lifestyle that suddenly ended in tragedy. Make sure you subscribe as we upload every Monday, and as always, thank you for listening!

Sources for this episode include:

https://starcasm.net/dead-asleep-does-randy-herman-jr-have-new-girlfriend/

https://watermark.silverchair.com/sleep-30-8-1039.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAtIwggLOBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggK_MIICuwIBADCCArQGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMkfhNJCq4p2d6C6LQAgEQgIIChYCbl9yFlJXOXleOgDFciApSeSje_SgCDGQnS3P74Lot-BtsKaofhpnv_M62WPmH3zPCsX-JavDHv9sQn-nzxZyszTjE6X__BvmZ17fQAwTqP_mSXblOVEFwKOENsBu9YxjZwUrFh2hPPlKQPjLGO-yiOsW7I4N68Vke8eIfd_lY8oc_Wdk2mdX47hclIqzNMr6xK5BFlfAffSQpnd406Elc7qDCsfJj51_evXHFwp5zoOM1bLfPRe8sM3TY8SuQ_IwBsxf5fR2rJiF_YK3LaMVPyURtTvMOFROKyGl0GlIVtF1CH_squ22HaDnauquArDdDm-5pt4ER4t8KAPWWchTnFcEuyIEBSp1-v-eKG2tqmwfm6-lSIqYhdJhCDn_uGLBcU1G-7H_E56Qf1BbtLE_J-YxL0XHbW1ArpOvRub_i9EXfSCdbiwERjRjx8Ff9vJKqhT_IrkQuv2avWwjVOK4eMNIkIfBaDekTWrLJDKZz9W_yUR2xXT7XWytByBp1ttTSppJayadJK02Dlx2HjMnuMhVgeJQX9YCm8-PGG0E2lkhzQ8P4T2TXmuMOnSpHzcJfwsKxrYq3kaVKUjYCVGGvrvKiGHda-QyC7XDRzyE7dyO301x0b7-96d7qsR50aV-EEi1plWAI8aqNeiqR50-0wud_MZZCkXJRtR9Ba2jVJbvUgOpuhUG34ljQ-K8Oao5JwJlEt--UuaifAMMe5SBxoeAAifD23NngQzdha0O5qNaM5CSAVPZciDyvShw3rS2nMuhnaTf4iMiEsFF0csIJRCccXfYsos_bn457cNe4P0DmoTyRvOuYFu-W4HzhXpJMTMTDZ8DzttKmjvmd4p0D2BUZIw

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/07/hulu-sleepingwalking-murder-case-brooke-preston-randy-herman-jr-wants-new-trial/8890838002/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526132/#:~:text=Sleep%20occurs%20in%20five%20stages,spent%20in%20the%20N2%20stage.

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This week we're taken on another Kelsie Unsolved! Brandy Hall disappeared in August of 2006 and has never been seen or heard from since. A local firefighter who was thought to have the whole world going for her suddenly disappears and each year, on the anniversary of her disappearance, police are left a new clue. Tune in each week as we upload episodes every Monday! Thanks for listening, y'all rock.

Sources for this episode include:

https://disappearedblog.com/brandy-hall/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/18/firefighter-missing-years-officially-declared-dead/31958375/ 

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/04/private-eye-leads-search-bring-missing-firefighter-brandy-hall-home/2194943002/ 

https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10504494/missing-florida-firefighters-pants-found-in-pond

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/08/14/brandy-hall-timeline-missing-since-2006/31733341/

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We're back! This week, Kelsie is joined by her boyfriend Chase as they unravel the crazy details of the Delphi Murders. Libby German and Abby Williams were walking along the High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana when they posted to their snapchat story, and moments later, were murdered. The suspect was actually caught on video, both walking and speaking. Yet, even though police have video evidence, they still can't close the case. We upload episodes every week, so stick around. As always, thanks for listening!

Sources for this episode include:

- https://fox59.com/indiana-news/search-warrant-delphi-killer-took-souvenir-may-have-staged-murder-scene/

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imEe0v72_7Q

- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10829317/New-details-Delphi-Bridge-Murders-reveal-victims-died-bloodbath-killer-took-souvenir.html

- https://gazette.com/news/back-in-colorado-springs-daniel-nations-says-im-not-what-they-made-me-out-to/article_90e13f08-9c15-11e8-8eee-afc825d25419.html

- https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/a-break-in-the-delphi-murders-transcripts-reveal-new-details/ 

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