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  • 47 • Bizarre Bob and his Play-toys

    Robert Berdella ... quite the fella.

    For additional content including the Full DT, visit 1159 Patreon at www.patreon.com/1159media

    suggested listening - True Crime Guys

    Sources:

    Robert Berdella: The True Story of a man who turned his darkest fantasies into a reality. ~ By Ryan Becker



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    41 min
  • 46 • The Righteous Anger of Jason Vukovich

    The Alaskan Avenger.

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    A companion episode to the recent TCK 16 ~ Jason Vukovich

    https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/true-crime-kent/id1536490711 

    To learn more about Jason, or to support him, click the link below:

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    52 min
  • 45 • The Devil's Music

    This episode has been repurposed from Tier 13 of Patreon. I have been releasing consistent episodes of "Full Dark Topic" there for a while. 25 percent or so of Full Dt eps will drop here at least once a month going forward. www.patreon.com/1159media for the Full DT.

    Melvin Davis Rees. The Sex Beast.

    Written, researched, narrated and produced by Jack Luna for 11:59 Media. ECDLSP.


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    PROMO CODE: DARKTOPIC

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    SOURCES

    Rees v. Commonwealth, 203 Va. 850 – www.CourtListener.com

    https://youtu.be/u3TJGhEftVk

    https://link.medium.com/4YP8PHRksfb

    Death of Innocence: Jackson Family Murders Shock Area | | fredericksburg.com

    Music

    Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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    Epilog - Ghostpocalypse by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    33 min
  • 44 ~ Dirty Faced Cats

    Since DT has been a bit of a ghost lately, here is a Halloween special from Tier 13 of 11:59 Media Patreon to keep you spooked. Be back ASAP. ECDLSP.

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    18 min
  • 43 • The Demented Farmer of Bath

    Fueled by revenge or madness, a Michigan farmer does the unthinkable — generations before it became in vogue.

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    References:

    From the newspaper archives of the Lansing State Journal, The Windsor Star, Wisconsin State Journal, San Francisco Call, Reno Gazette Journal, The Butte Miner, The New York Times, The Neosho Daily, The Battle Creek Enquirer, The Times Herald, The Forth Worth Record, The Bristol Herald, The Detroit Free Press, The Freeport Journal, The Grande Island Daily Indepependence, The Argus Leader, The News Pallad, The Escanaba Daily, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, The Daily Telegram, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Herald-Examiner, The Associate Press, United Press International.

    Transcript of the May 23-25, 1927 Clinton County, Michigan Coroner's Inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the Bath School Superintendent, Emory Eli Huyck, on May 18, 1927 in the Village of Bath, Michigan.

    http://www.msu.edu/~daggy/tbsd/bsdlrp.htm

    http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bauerle/history/disaster.htm

    http://harte.us.net/news/18.htm

    Bath Massacre, by Arnie Bernstein, Copyright 2009

    American Murder: Criminals, Crime and the Media, by Mike Mayo, Copyright 2008



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    41 min
  • 42 • The Moral Imbecile

    Harvey Miguel Robinson is one of America’s youngest serial killers. In the early 90’s, the 17 year old stalked the streets of Allentown, Pennsylvania, taking the lives of two women and a teenage girl. But his insatiable bloodlust got the best of him when he stumbled into a trap set by police.


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    From the archives of the:


    The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania)

    Sept. 2, 1990

    July 2, 1993

    Aug. 1, 1993

    Aug. 3, 1993

    Aug. 5, 1993

    Dec. 7, 1993

    March 4, 1994

    April 17, 1994

    Aug. 4, 1994

    Nov. 11, 1994

    Nov. 27, 1994

    Dec. 7, 1994

    May 24, 1995

    Nov. 4, 1999

    April 6, 2006

    July 1, 2016

    Oct. 16, 2019



    Philadelphia Inquirer (PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA)

    Dec. 13, 1993

    Nov. 10, 1994


    York Dispatch (York, Pennsylvania)

    Dec. 22, 1962


    The Gazette & Daily (York, Pennsylvania)

    Dec. 24, 1962


    The Mercury Morning (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)

    Dec. 24, 1962


    York Daily Record (York, Pennsylvania)

    May 8, 1963

    May 9, 1963

    Nov. 28, 1994


    Court records: 

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

    Case No. 06-c-0089

    Sept. 8, 2020


    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

    Civil Action No. 14-227

    Judgement (7/17/2019)


    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

    Civil No. 2:14-cv-0227

    PLAINTIFF’S’ PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS (6/19/201)


    SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

    Case 2:14-cv-00227-MPK

    CIVIL COVER SHEET (02/18/2014)



    SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA  

    COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Harvey Miguel ROBINSON, Appellant.

    No. 662 CAP.

    OPINION (12/27/2013)


    Romance Department:

    https://www.hotshotinmates.com/harvey-robinson?lightbox=image_1p6m



    Music

    Blue Feather - Reunited by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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    Music - Interloper by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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    Music - Gagool by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100443


    Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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    Music - Dreamlike by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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    59 min
  • 41 • The Bluebeard of Quiet Dell

    Harry Powers wooed the ladies with his slick stories and promises of riches. But instead of filling their hearts and homes with love, he took their money … then he took their lives . Powers is one of the first men in modern history to be labeled a serial killer.


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    Dark Topic is created and hosted by Jack Luna

    Written and researched by F.T Norton

    Produced by Jack Luna for 11:59 Media


    References:

    From the newspaper archives of:

    The Capital Times (Madion, Wisconsin)

    Bluefield Daily Telegraph (West Virginia)

    The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)

    Brooklyn Times Union (New York)

    Clarksburg Exponent (West Virginia)

    Daily News (New York, New York)

    Pittsburgh Press (Pennsylvania)

    Fort Worth Star Telegram (Texas)

    The Associated Press

    Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

    Knoxville Journal (Tennessee)

    The Winnipeg Tribune (Canada)

    The Chillicothe Scioto Gazette (Ohio)

    The Mansfield News (Mansfield, Ohio)

    United Press International

    Quad City Times (Iowa)

    The Clarksburg Telegram (West Virginia)

    The Weekly Courier (

    The Daily Notes (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania)

    Lansing State Journal (Michigan)

    Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)

    The Tribune (Coshcton, Ohio)

    Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

    Mid-West Progressive (Muscatine, Iowa)

    Nashville Banner (Tennessee)

    The Daily Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota)

    Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)

    Chattanooga News (Tennessee)

    Decatur Daily (Illinois)

    Deadwood Pioneer Times (South Dakota)

    Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

    Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

    The Montana Standard

    The Akron Beacon (Ohio)

    The Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia)

    Des Moines Register (Iowa)

    The Dothan Eagle (Dothan, Alabama)

    The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana)

    Time Magazine

    The Selma Times Journal (Alabama)

    The Wausau Daily Record Herald (Wasau, Wisconsin)


    Records from the West Virginia & Regional History Center 


    Music - 


    “Crime at Quiet Dell” by Chris Stuart, Backcountry Music, BMI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFcz7_Zhjk&ab_channel=ChrisStuart%26Backcountry-Topic


    The Crime at Quiet Dell by Frank Welling and John McGhee 1926



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    57 min
  • 40 • A Despicable Abomination

    Cesar Barone. Pupil of Ted Bundy.

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    References:

    The New Detectives 2001, Season 7, Episode 2

    Predator at Large Season 1, Episode 2

    https://meaww.com/green-river-killer-ted-bundy-help-arrest-gary-ridgeway-over-70-women-rape-murder-washington

    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Jan. 28, 1996

    https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2000-07-22-0007210931-story.html

    https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/12/oregon_death_row_inmate_cesar.html

    Archives of the Miami Herald, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, The Oregonian, Corvallis Gazette, Associated Press


    FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100232

    Artist: http://incompetech.com/


    Dark Topic is created, hosted and produced by Jack Luna

    Written and researched by F.T Norton

    For 11:59 Media



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    1 hr 1 min
  • 39 • Little Red Wallet

    The disappearance of 14 year old Stephanie Bryan on April 28th 1955, and surrounding events.

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    Dark Topic is created and hosted by Jack Luna

    Written and researched by F.T Norton

    Produced by The Operator for 11:59 Media

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    SOURCES

    From the archives of The San Francisco Examiner, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, San Mateo Times, Roseville Press-Times, Associated Press, Reuters, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, New York Daily News, United Press International,

    Book: Shallow Grave in Trinity County by Harry Farrell.



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    54 min
  • 38 • The Walk of Death

    The story of Americas first mass shooter. Howard Unruh.

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    Dark Topic is created and hosted by Jack Luna

    Written and researched by F.T Norton

    Produced by The Operator for 11:59 Media


    SOURCES


    https://www.newspapers.com/image/593718819/?terms=%22thomas%2Bzegrino%22

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/138420899/?terms=%22john%2Bpilarchik%22

    https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/nyregion/20unruh.html

    http://partners.nytimes.com/library/national/090749nj-shoot.html

    https://amp.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2014/09/04/sept-6-1949-camden-is-scene-of-nations-first-mass-murder/15063383/

    Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill, By Katherine M. Ramsland

    https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/flipbooks/issues/19500916/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-first-mass-murder-us-history-180956927/


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Hrf3ZqUmI

    second day story: https://www.newspapers.com/image/480360327/?terms=%22thomas%2Bzegrino%22%2Bcamden


    https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=43873882&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE3NDQ0Mjg5NSwiaWF0IjoxNTgyNjQwODgxLCJleHAiOjE1ODI3MjcyODF9.ytXVaYJmLcaupih79FU1a1ZbewctK7IGcSawbftDITs


    https://www.newspapers.com/image/174438481/?terms=unruh%2B%22roxy%2Bdimarco%22


    https://www.newspapers.com/image/343829743/?terms=%22howard%2Bunruh%22


    https://www.newspapers.com/image/5346356/?terms=%22Frieda%2BUnruh%22


    https://www.newspapers.com/image/174444420/?terms=%22Frieda%2BUnruh%22


    https://www.newspapers.com/image/173765790/?terms=%22Frieda%2BUnruh%22


    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-first-mass-murder-us-history-180956927/



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    30 min

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