Crime With My Coffee

This week June tells us about the tragic deaths of Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Carol Denise McNair when three, possibly four, men bombed the church they attended in 1963.

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June 7, 1998 is a day that will live on in infamy for the state of Texas, and especially for the small east Texas town of Jasper. James Byrd, Jr. was a father, a grandfather, a brother, a son and his death is one of the most horrible instances of white supremacy rearing its ugly head. We will hear about the torturous way that he was killed by John William King, Lawrence Russel Brewer, and Shawn Allen Berry and the convictions that followed.

Sources for this episode:
Biography.com - James Byrd, Jr.
Murderpedia.com - John William King
Murderpedia.com - Lawrence Russell Brewer
The Washington Post - First Trial Opens in Dragging Death
The New York Times - Texas Death Row Kitchen Cooks Its Last 'Last Meal'
Wikipedia.com - Jasper, Texas

Also mentioned in this episode was the movie Jasper, Texas starring Jon Voight.Support the show

This week June tells us all about the 11 person killing spree that Charles Starkweather embarked on starting in 1957 until his apprehension just a couple of months later in 1958. We also hear about Caril Ann, his maybe accomplice, depending on who you believe, him or her.
Mentioned in this episode were the movies based on this horrible spree, The Sadist, Badlands, and Kalifornia. Also the song, Nebraska, by Bruce Springsteen. This was also featured in Dangerous Liaisons, season 4 episode 4, of Deadly Women.
Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - Charles Starkweather
Wikipedia - Caril Ann Fugate
Wikipedia - Lincoln, Nebraska
NBC News - Notorious killer Charles Starkweather's ex-girlfriend denied pardon by NebraskaSupport the show

Join us this week as we hear about the kidnapping of Denise Amber Lee, a Florida woman. We will hear about her kidnapping, the various calls to 9-1-1, the capture and trial of her kidnapper, and what has come about because of this case.

Sources for this episode:
Wayback Machine - Map of area
Wayback Machine - CNN Woman's frantic 911 call helps convict her killer
ABC News - Are Botched 911 Calls to Blame for Denise Lee's Death?
Denise Amber Lee Foundation
Dignity Memorial - Denise Lee Obituary
Wikipedia - North Port, Florida
Murderpedia - Michael KingSupport the show

This week, June tells us about the sad and tragic murder of McAllen, Texas teacher, Irene Garza. After more than 50 years, justice is finally served in her cold case.

Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - McAllen, Texas
Wikipedia - Murder of Irene Garza
Wikipedia - University of Texas - Pan American
Wikipedia - Phoenix, Arizona
Wikipedia - List of people from Phoenix
Vocabulary.com - Rectory
The Dallas Morning News - Ex-priest baffled by arrest in 1960 McAllen schoolteacher slayingSupport the show

This week Suzanne tells us about the cold case rape and murder of Fort Worth, Texas teenager, Carla Walker. After 46 years, there is finally an arrest made.
For a more in depth look at this case, check out the Gone Cold Podcast.
Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - Fort Worth, Texas
NBC DFW - Cold Case: Who Tortured, Raped, and Killed Carla Walker?
FindAGrave.com - Carla Jan Walker
Newspapers.com - Carla (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
Houston Chronicle - Woodlands DNA lab IDs suspect in 1974 cold case murder
NBC DFW - Suspect Arrested in 1974 Cold Case Murder of Carla Walker; Was 'Random Attack': Police
Fort Worth Star Telegram - 'I didn't mean to do it,' suspect charged in 1974 Fort Worth killing says in interview
Fort Worth Police Twitter - Statement and photo of redacted letter released in 2019Support the show

This week June tells us about Don Spirit, a family annihilator. We learn about the murder-suicide he committed against his daughter and six grandchildren before turning the weapon on himself.

Sources for this episode:
FindAGrave.com - Sarah Lorraine Spirit
Tampa Bay Times - Hotline tip warned DCF of Bell family two weeks before mass killing
USA Today - Sheriff: Grandfather killed 6 grandkids, daughter, self
news4jax.com - Florida Department of Law Enforcement Investigative Report
Wikipedia - List of rampage killers (familicides in the United States)
Wikipedia - Familicide

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In under two weeks in July 2017, four young men go missing from a small county in Pennsylvania within days of each other. Join us as we discuss the circumstances surrounding their disappearances, the terrible discovery of what happened, and the subsequent arrests and convictions of the two young men accused of killing them.

Sources for this episode:
IMDB - The Lost Boys of Bucks County
phillymag.com - The Untold Tale of Cosmo DiNardo's Descent Into Murder and Madness
Wikipedia - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Wikipedia - July 2017 Pennsylvania Murders
WNEP.com - 10 Days of Horror: The Killings That Stunned Small-Town Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Mark Sturgis: A big 'teddy bear' with a strong sense of self
CBS Philly - Sean Kratz Rejects Plea Deal, Cosmo DiNardo Pleads Guilty To urder charges In Deaths Of 4 Men
nbcphiladelphia.com - Prosecutors Don't Seek Death Penalty Against Sean Kratz After Conviction for 2017 Bucks Co. Farm SlayingsSupport the show

This week we learn about the fate of one Texas woman, Lisa Underwood, her unborn baby, and her son, Jayden, and the fate of her convicted killer.

Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - Azle, Texas
Wikipedia - Denton, Texas
Wikipedia - Tyler, Texas
Murderpedia - Stephen Dale Barbee
FindLaw - US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Death Row Information, Stephen Dale Barbee
The Texas Tribune - Texas court halts the execution of Stephen Barbee to consider U. S. Supreme Court precedent
KLTV.com - Ex-boyfriend Arrested in Tyler , Confesses To Deaths of Lisa and Jayden UnderwoodSupport the show

This week we are discussing the case of the rape and murder of 15 year old Nicole van den Hurk in the Netherlands and the Facebook post and false confession that led to a conviction.

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Due to lack of electricity so far this week, we will update the sources as soon as the electricity becomes more stable.Support the show