Crimes and Consequences

In this episode, we’re diving into the twisted and tragic story of Ezra McCandless, a young woman with a turbulent love life that led to a shocking and brutal crime. Ezra’s tale is one of passion, betrayal, and deadly obsession—capturing headlines and the public's morbid curiosity.We’ll dissect the events that led up to that fateful day, the complex relationships that fueled her actions, and the strange web of lies and manipulation uncovered in the courtroom. Was Ezra a master manipulator who took things too far, or was she another victim of a tragic love triangle?Early access listeners, prepare to be pulled into the chilling story of “Killer Girlfriend” Ezra McCandless. This is one case you won’t want to miss.

On September 16, 2019, police officers responded to a car crash in the city of Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia. Michael Wayne Jones Jr.'s white Chrysler Pacifica minivan was the only car involved in the accident. When police responded to the crash, nobody was prepared for what Michael had to say about his wife, Casei Jones, and his children.

SOURCES:
1) Casei Jones Obituary (2019)
2) Death Penalty Possible For Family Annihilator Who Drove For Weeks With Remains In Tow
3) Flies obviously were flying around’: Florida man explains how he masks smell after killing wife & 4 children, driving with their bodies for days
4) Casei Jones: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
5) Man who beat wife to death with bat then strangled and drowned 4 young children sentenced to death
6) Bodies of four kids found after mom discovered dead in husband’s van
7) Jury weighs death sentence for Florida man who killed wife with bat and murdered her 4 kids
8) Evil dad who murdered wife and four children aged from one to 10 sentenced to death
9) Deputy Report On Casei Jones and Children Murders
10) YouTube: The sad case of Casei Jones and her children | Michael Jones Interrogation and confession!

Marybeth Tinning murdered each of her children in cold blood. The motive was that she enjoyed the sympathy and attention she received when her children brought to the hospital.The causes of death for Tinning's first eight children was initially thought to be genetic. Even when her sixth child, Michael – who was adopted and not of blood relation – died in 1981, authorities failed to open an investigation.

On the morning of March 12, 2011, Rachel Orteli, the manager of a Lululemon in the suburbs of Washington D.C., walked up to the storefront ready to start her day and get the store opened. As Rachel approached the front door, she noticed that the door was already unlocked. Once inside, Rachel found the store in disarray: clothes thrown about, mannequins knocked over, clothing racks tipped. Immediately concerned, Rachel ran out of the store and called 911. When police arrived and further entered the store, they discovered this was not just a robbery. They found 30-year-old Jayna Murray dead and facedown in a pool of blood in the back hall and 28-year-old Brittany Norwood in the bathroom bound at the wrists and ankles with zip ties. Listen to this week's episode to hear what happened.

SOURCES:
1) Timeline: Lululemon Investigation and Trial
2) Macabre Daily Pt. 1
3) Macabre Daily Pt. 2
4) YouTube: Snapped (Season 9, Ep19)
5) Murder Victim's Brother: Murray Would Have Been "Insulted" To Learn Another Employee Was Stealing
6) Jayna Troxel Murray Obituary
7) Brittany Norwood's Murderpedia Page
8) Photos from Brittany Norwood's Murder Trial
9) Lululemon Murder Wikipedia Page

We are diving into the tumultuous and controversial life of Bonny Lee Bakely, a woman whose ambitions and manipulations put her at the center of a Hollywood tragedy. From her string of relationships with wealthy men to her final marriage to actor Robert Blake, Bakely’s life was one marked by scandal, deception, and obsession. But her story came to a shocking end in 2001, leaving behind a tangled web of suspects, secrets, and unanswered questions.

The Citizen Record reported on Thursday, June 7, 1934: “4 MEMBERS OF MURDER SYNDICATE WHO FINALLY KILLED ‘DURABLE’ MALLOY DIE IN CHAIR TONIGHT – At Sing Sing Prison tonight, in the little room with the horrible chair, the Bronx murder syndicate will sit down to death. One by one the undertaker Frank Pasqua, the speakeasy owner Anthony Marino, the bartender Joseph Murphy, and the fruit dealer Daniel Kriesberg they will die, and the state of New York will have avenged the strangest murder in history.” Listen to this week's episode to hear the story of the man who seemed unkillable--Michael Malloy and members of "The Murder Trust" who wouldn't stop until Michael was dead.


SOURCE:
1) "On the House: The Bizare Killing of Michael Malloy" by Simon Read

The human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it can be the stuff of nightmares. On this new series from master storyteller MrBallen, we’re sharing medical horror stories and diagnostic mysteries that are surgically calibrated to make your blood run cold.From bizarre, unheard-of diseases and miraculous recoveries to strange medical mishaps and unexplainable deaths — you’ll never hear the phrase “heart-stopping” in the same way again. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between MrBallen and Wondery, the award-winning company behind Dr. Death.Listen to MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries wherever you get your podcasts: http://wondery.fm/MBMM_CAC

The Citizen Record reported on Thursday, June 7, 1934: “4 MEMBERS OF MURDER SYNDICATE WHO FINALLY KILLED ‘DURABLE’ MALLOY DIE IN CHAIR TONIGHT – At Sing Sing Prison tonight, in the little room with the horrible chair, the Bronx murder syndicate will sit down to death. One by one the undertaker Frank Pasqua, the speakeasy owner Anthony Marino, the bartender Joseph Murphy, and the fruit dealer Daniel Kriesberg they will die, and the state of New York will have avenged the strangest murder in history.” Listen to this week's episode to hear the story of the man who seemed unkillable--Michael Malloy and members of "The Murder Trust" who wouldn't stop until Michael was dead.

SOURCE:
1) "On the House: The Bizare Killing of Michael Malloy" by Simon Read

SHOUT OUT TO STACY M. FOR SUGGESTING THIS EPISODE! THANK YOU!

In October 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling and his brother, Trevor (age 10), and best friend, Aaron (age 11), convinced Jacob's parents to allow them to ride their bikes to a local convenience store in St. Joseph, Minnesota. It got dark early in the evening in Minnesota in October, and the boys had to take flashlights and wear reflective vests before they could go. The boys made it to the convenience store, however, on their way home they were stopped by a man who abducted Jacob. Listen to this week's episode to hear more about the decades-long story of what happened to Jacob Wetterling.

SOURCES:

1) Minnesota Man Admits to the Murder of Jacob Wetterling
2) Minnesota man describes killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling in chilling detail
3) The search for Jacob
4) Charlie Grafft
5) Missing a Murderer: Why law enforcement didn't see that Danny Heinrich killed Jacob Wetterling
6) The Jacob Wetterling Investigation: Timeline of Events
7) Dan Rassier (Mr. BeBop)
8) Timeline of Events in Jacob Wetterling's Abduction
9) Parents, investigators recall long quest for answers after Jacob Wetterling's 1989 abduction
10) Jacob Wetterling Case Went Unsolved for Years, but Evidence Tied to Killer Was Found Days After Abduction: FBI
11) Heinrich as suspect: A timeline
12) Parents, investigators recall long quest for answers after Jacob Wetterling's 1989 abduction
13) Full Transcript Of Heinrich's Confession In Court Released
14) Danny Heinrich Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
15) How a True Crime Blogger and Jacob Wetterling’s Mom Teamed Up to Solve the Boy’s 27-Year-Old Abduction Cold Case
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Complaints of a nasty smell led the landlord to check on the apartment of Darlene Hayes. He made a horrific discovery on the 27th of July in 2009.Inside a closet lay the severely beaten and decomposing body of 23-year-old Darlene Hayes. It was clear that Darlene had been dead in the hot July heat for several days. The most disturbing fact of the scene was that Darlene had been 8 months pregnant… and her unborn child was missing.


SOURCES:
1) True Crime New England
2) Find a Grave: Darlene Haynes
3) Woman gets life for killing neighbor, cutting baby from womb
4) New Photos of Baby Stolen From Dead Mother's Womb
5) VINE
6) Mass. woman found guilty in cut-from-womb killing
7) Julie Corey, who was found guilty of killing her former neighbor and removing her unborn baby, motions for a new trial, claiming ‘mental impairment’
8) Julie Corey, who was found guilty of killing her former neighbor and removing her unborn baby, denied new trial, first-degree murder conviction upheld
9) Julie Corey's father: 'I don't think justice has been served'
10) Murderpedia: Julie Corey