Crime With My Coffee

Back in the 1980s, there was a string of unsolved murders in the Wichita Falls, Texas area. They would later be connected to an unsolved murder in Fort Worth, Texas after a man who had already confessed to one murder years before was looked into and confessed to them, too. Listen to the tale of Faryion Wardrip, which we have dubbed the Tattletale Serial Killer.

Sources for this episode:
News Channel 6 - District court reinstates Faryion Wardrip death sentence
Department of Psychology Radford University - Faryion Wardrip
Wikipedia - Faryion Wardrip
Forensic Files - Sip of Sins, Season 7 Episode 25Support the show

Join us this week as we hear about the horrors committed by William and Lila Young, the Baby Barons of East Chester. In the 1920s through the 1940s, they ran the Ideal Maternity Home for unwed mothers to help them adopt their babies out.

Sources for this episode:
Canadian CRC - Survivors of dark episode in Canada's history trace their past
Canadian CRC - The Selling/Murdering of Canadian Babies and Children, The Butterbox Babies Story
Canadian CRC - Watch the Movie Butterbox Babies
Ideal Maternity Home Survivors - Photos and Videos
Murderpedia - Lila Gladys Young
Find a Grave - Eva Margaret Nieforth
Photo of Memorial By Hantsheroes - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0Support the show

Seven years ago, 26 year old Brandon Lawson left his home in San Angelo, Texas and has never been heard from again.

If you have any information, please call the Texas DPS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at (512) 424-5074 or the Coke County Sheriff's Office at (325) 453-2717.

Brandon was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, camo shorts, and size 11 white 2013 Nike Air Max shoes. He was 5'9" tall and weighed 230 pounds. He had brown hair and blue eyes. He had multiple tattoos on his arms, back, neck, and chest. He has a scar on his chin and left knee. One ear was pierced.

Sources for this episode include:
Charley Project - Brandon Mason Lawson
LostNMissing.org - Brandon Lawson
DPS Texas - Brandon Lawson, Case #M1308005
TexasLostnmissing Facebook - Dear Hunters Missing Poster
Help Find Brandon Lawson Facebook
Go San Angelo - The mystery around the disappearance of Brandon Lawson
Missing Brandon Lawson
Crawlspace Podcast - LAWSON - 2 - Brandon’s Brother KyleSupport the show

June takes us in the Way Wayback Machine to tell us about the crimes committed by Herman Webster Mudgett, AKA H. H. Holmes.

Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - H. H. Holmes
Britannica.com - H. H. Holmes
Britannica.com - Ben Pitezel
Oak Cliff Advocate Magazine - Backstory: The Oak Cliff victims of famed serial killer H. H. Holmes

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Suzanne tells us about a cold case that was solved by forensic genealogy. William Talbott, II was the first ever person to be convicted using forensic genealogy evidence.

Sources for this episode:
Victoria News - Unsealed Record Suggests U.S. Man Convicted in Murder of Saanich Couple Left DNA on Zip Tie in 1987
Herald Net - Jurors Share Why They Found Talbott Guilty of Double Murder
Times Colonist - Washington State Man Accused of Killing Saanich Couple Won't Face Death Penalty
CBC News - Man Appealing Genetic Genealogy Murder Conviction was a Violent Child, His Family Told PoliceSupport the show

June takes us in the Way Back Machine to the kidnapping of a school bus full of children returning from a field trip in California in 1976. Spoiler Alert: The children are all returned back to their parents alive.

Sources for this episode:
New York Times - 3 Plead Guilty '76 Chowchilla Kidnapping of 26 Children and Driver
New York Times - Ed Ray, Bus Driver During Kidnapping, Dies at 91
LA Times - From the Archives: The 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping
Wikipedia - 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping

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Suzanne takes us on the roller coaster ride that is Amy Jones's reality in this episode to highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Amy is a survivor of a case of domestic violence that swung from one extreme to the next in the blink of an eye. Join us as we learn about her harrowing ordeal.

If you are in an abusive relationship, please visit thehotline.org for resources to help you get out. Alternatively, please call 1-800-799-SAFE, 1-800-799-7233. TTY please call 1-800-787-3224. They can help find ways to keep you as safe as possible during your exit.

Sources for this episode include:
Yahoo! News - How "perfect husband" turned dark and tried to murder his wife three times
Fox19 Now - Slaying Plot
Wikipedia - Amy's Law
Policepublicrecord.com - Christopher Rezos
On the Case With Paula Zahn - Cheating Death, Season 3 Episode 6
thehotline.org - National Domestic Violence HotlineSupport the show

This week June tells us about what led up to Martha M. Place being the first woman executed in the electric chair in New York in 1899.

Sources for this episode:
Murderpedia - Martha M. Place
Wikipedia - Martha M. PlaceSupport the show

This week, Suzanne tells us about the famous Big Dan's Rape case from New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Sources for this episode:
AP News - Death of Big Dan's Rape Victim was Final "Tragic Chapter" of Her Young Life
People.com - No Town Without Pity, a Divided New Bedford Seeks Justice in a Brutal Gang Rape Case
Washington Post - Woman Leaves Seclusion to Tell Court of Assault, Cheering in Big Dan's Bar
Herald News - Brothers break silence in Big Dan's rape case

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This week, June tell's us all about the rise and fall of notorious crime boss, Al Capone.

Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - Al CaponeSupport the show