Don't Blame The Mom

In 1972 The Stayner family became well known across America as the youngest son Steven had been missing for 7 years after vanishing on his way home from school. When he miraculously suddenly re appeared after rescuing another young victim & escaping their evil paedofile kidnapper, he became Americas youngest hero . But this was not where the Stayner story ends … Years after Steven was tragically killed in a motorbike crash the family name was all but forgotten in the media as they were left to grieve .. That is, until a grisly spate of murders began in Mariposa County in 1999 causing ripples of fear across the young women of California. As stories of more savage murders hit the news it left everyone asking the question, who is the Yosemite Park Killer & when would he strike next ? Finally the net closes in on this brutal predator & when it is revealed who he really is law enforcement & people all over the world are left in total shock. Because this violent murderer is the older brother of Americas young hero Steven Stayner . But this brothers story is the polar opposite to the heroic tale of his brave sibling that we covered last week … And as Cary Stayner is charged & sentenced to death for the murders of 4 women, suspected to be many more, it leaves us asking the age old question about known serial killers ? Is it infact nature or nurture that makes these monsters kill ?

This is episode 48: Cary Stayner - The Yosemite Park Killer ….

Crime talk timestamp: 5:33 mins

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It was December 4th 1972 & 7 year old Steven Stayner was making his way home from school in Merced,California. Suddenly two men in a car pull up beside him, lure him inside & he was driven miles away . In that moment his whole life was about to change as he was ripped away from his family & friends by an evil paedophile who would spend years abusing & brainwashing his young victim . It was only when Steven had grown too old for convicted sex offender Kenneth Parnell that the pervert abducted a new innocent little boy to victimize . Determined to not let another childs life be destroyed, Steven decided to bravely take this opportunity & finally escape. Carrying little 5 year old Timothy White on his back he flees into the night, saving them both in the process, becoming an overnight celebrity & Americas new hero . He was reunited with a family who believed they’d never see him again, including his teenage older brother Cary who little did the Stayners know was harbouring sick, murderous fantasies from a very young age. You would think Steven could live happily ever after considering everything he’d survived. Sadly the story does not end there & even more tragedy awaits him. Today’s case takes so many shocking twists & turns including incredible heroic moments & utterly tragic twists of fate …

This is episode 47 Steven Stayner

Crime talk timestamp: 8:18 mins

Trigger Warning* Contains topics of child & sexual abuse.

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The names David & Katherine Birnie still resonate & strike fear & horror in the hearts of Australians & people around the world to this day . This ruthless & twisted killer couple from Perth Australia kidnapped & murdered four women in their home in Perth Australia in 1986 to fulfill their own sick, sexual needs. They were only captured after one lucky intended fifth victim managed to jump out of a window & escape, narrowly avoiding a brutal death. This brave young womans heroic act exposed Birnies as two of Australia’s most evil killers . Also referred to as the Moorhouse Murders & by law enforcement as the most violent couple in their countries history , their sadistic crimes went down as some of the most shocking & depraved acts ever carried out not just by one killer, but two. The meeting of these twisted minds formed a deadly combination leaving death & horror in their wake .…

This is episode 46: David & Catherine Birnie - The Moorhouse Murders .

Crime Talk Timestamp:15.57 mins

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This is the concluding part to the deeply disturbing case of a killer who could have stepped right out of a horror movie, David Fuller. The married father of two is about to be uncovered as not only a murderer, but also the worst necrophile in history. Using an advancement in technology called Familial DNA, British police in 2021 launched an early morning arrest at his family home in Sussex, England for the savage murders of 2 women he had savagely killed 33 years before. But this was not all , police also unwittingly uncovered a treasure trove in his room . A plethora of hidden evidence he had carefully stored, nearly one million videos & images that depicted Fuller sexually abusing hundreds of corpses in the local hospital morgue where he worked . Tracing back into his history with the help of all of the trophies & files Fuller had stashed, investigators meticulously searched through the hundreds of hidden hard drives, memory sticks, phones & photographs . Thus revealing his macabre, sickening addiction to creeping into the mortuary using his hospital swipe card to film himself abusing hundreds of victims, his eldest victim being 100 years old & his youngest only 9. The depths of depravity this monster sunk to knew no bounds . In 2022 he was sentenced to a whole life term for the 1987 murders of Wendy Knell & Caroline Pierce, plus 12 years for his necrophilic acts. His sentence left people asking the question do British laws need to be updated & re-evaluated so the crime of necrophilia holds a more severe sentence to match the severity of the sickening act? Don’t the victims of this twisted crime also deserve justice after death as they have no voice of their own ? Get ready to hear a true crime case that is so nightmarish it’s almost unbelievable.

This is episode 45: David Fuller ‘The Monster Of The Morgue Part 2.’

Crime talk timestamp: 7:30 mins

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In 1987 two brutal murders took place just months apart in a town called Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England . Two young women Wendy Knell 25 & Caroline Pearce were ambushed late at night whilst alone in their bedsits, sexually assaulted & savagely murdered. Despite the polices best efforts their cases sadly went cold. As the years passed the country began to believe they could never be solved & yet this dangerous predator was still on the loose somewhere. It was not until 33 years later in 2021 that their unassuming killer would finally be identified using the advantage of a new advancement in technology, Familial DNA. With his arrest & consequent house search came the shocking discovery of hundreds of hidden hard drives, revealing nearly one million videos & images of the most heinous & repugnant of crimes. Not only had law enforcement finally found the man responsible for two of the longest running unsolved murders in British history… But the police had also just uncovered the worst necrophiliac in history. The scale of his macabre offending is totally unprecedented not just in the UK but around the world. And there is nothing we have ever seen like this before…..

This is episode 44 the case of David Fuller, The Monster Of The Morgue Part1.

Crime talk timestamp: 10:54 mins

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In the concluding part to the shocking case of ‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow, the investigation takes a devastating turn. As law enforcement arrest Lori for the disappearances of her children 16 year old Tylee Ryan & 7 year old JJ Vallow, they secure a warrant to search her husband Chad Daybells sprawling property. When they do they uncover the sickening truth of the tragic fate these innocent children met. Consequently after his arrest they discover other innocent victims this killer couple eliminated in their quest to be together in order to prepare for ‘Doomsday’. In this horrifying story where a seemingly normal woman turns from a loving mother into a murderer, alongside her narcissistic lover we see how two evil minds met. And the devastating effect it would have on those around them. Their crimes shook America & the world to its core & as Chad awaits his day in court the twisted details continue to emerge ….

This is episode 43: Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell Part 2…..

Crime talk timestamp: 1:58

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In February 2020 then 48 year old Lori Vallow went from being a normal, seemingly loving mother to being known around the world as the ‘Doomsday Mom’. She was responsible for committing the most unthinkable act by brutally murdering her two children 16 year old Tylee Ryan & 7 year old JJ Vallow ,with the help of new husband Chad Daybell. Together this sickening couple would weave a twisted web of badly thought out lies in order to cover up their heinous crimes. As the newlyweds moved from place to place they spent their time honeymooning in Hawaii, preaching about zombies, impending doomsday, & plotting who else needed to be eliminated until the law finally caught up with the evil pair. This year Lori Vallow was finally sentenced to consecutive life terms for the horrific murders of her children,Tylee & JJ who were both killed in the most horrendous, abhorrent way. As well as being sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder for her role in the death of her new husband’s wife Tammy Daybell, Lori has finally faced justice & thankfully will never see the light of day again . Her partner in crime Chad Daybell still awaits his day in court charged with the same crimes & more. So what went wrong with this once wholesome, kind mother to make her commit these truly despicable crimes that quite simply defy the laws of nature….?

This is episode 42 Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell Part 1.

Crime talk timestamp: 5:45 mins

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Reeva Steenkamp was a 29 year old bright, young woman from Cape Town South Africa. She was not only a trained paralegal but also a model who was fast becoming the hottest face on the South African celebrity scene & her star was rising fast . That was until the early hours of the morning on Valentine’s Day 2013. This is when Reeva’s life would cruelly come to an end & she was murdered, shot four times by her violent controlling boyfriend, celebrity olympian & South African hero Oscar Pistorius, also known as the Blade Runner. Her bright future was stolen by a dangerous ticking time bomb, who had a history of being abusive & controlling to past girlfriends. As the world looked on in disbelief at this shocking story people were torn on what to believe . Had Oscar really believed there was an intruder in his house leading him to shoot blindly through his bathroom door in fear, killing Reeva in the process ? Or was Oscar Pistorius, the talented young athlete that had left the world in awe due to his remarkable sporting achievements actually a violent abusive killer who had murdered his girlfriend in a fit of jealous rage ? Now, as he is set to be released in just over a month we look at the shocking story of Oscar’s incredible fall from grace, where he went from being South Africas celebrity poster boy, to being officially charged & sentenced for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.

This is episode 41 Oscar Pistorius...

Crime talk timestamp-7:19

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It was July of 2021 when 22 year old aspiring travel influencer Gabby Petito & her fiancé Brian Laundrie embarked on what was to be the trip of a lifetime. A trip they named “Van Life“ where together they would travel & explore different states & national parks documenting it all on social media as they lived out of their newly renovated van . But by august 27th Gabby suddenly goes completely out of contact with her family after they receive some very strange texts from her then radio silence. After 2 weeks they report her as missing & worryingly Brian not only isn’t helping them by explaining where she is or where he’d last seen her. Infact he has secretly returned home to Florida without Gabby, hiring a lawyer & refusing to talk to her family. From that moment on the search for adventurous, talented Gabby is on & the entire country & world join the ever growing search for her desperately hoping to find her alive . Thanks to her well documented van trip on her social media everyone was invested in her case. Which is why social media ends up playing a huge part in finally locating Gabby’s remains , helping to bring the tragic answers to her family and the devastating news they’d been dreading to hear . Their daughter had been murdered & now the only person of interest in her murder Brian Laundrie has disappeared too …What fate did this young killer meet in the end,how was he able to slip away from under police surveillance, & how much did his parents know about Gabby’s murder ? Todays episode is a heartbreaking case of domestic violence, a young life tragically stolen, & hopefully new ways in which law enforcement can spot early signs of potentially deadly relationships…

This is episode 39 Gabby Petito...

Crime talk timestamp: 6:36 mins

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