Crime talk timestamp: 7:50 minutes

Sometimes there is nothing better than going for a nice walk to help you relax & enjoy nature whilst escaping the hectic buzz of a city …

This is one of the many reasons why lots of people enjoy hiking in America’s beautiful nature attractions like for example their National Parks.

The beauty & sanctity of which was nearly destroyed back in 2007 when a dangerous predator was discovered to be lurking within these parks .

Serial killer Gary Micheal Hilton began living off the grid & seeking isolated areas like national forests & parks across different states.

He would park up & prowl through the trees, hunting & watching through his binoculars for unsuspecting victims with his dog Dandy at his side to make himself appear more approachable . After launching his brutal sadistic attacks & keeping some victims alive & captive for days he would kill them before dismembering & disposing of their body parts in different areas ,

Although officially charged with 4 murders Hilton is suspected to have killed more victims, as the FBi do not believe he suddenly began killing at the age of 60 .

However if that is the case this would make him the worlds oldest serial killer …

Now with Hilton locked behind bars never to set foot in one of his beloved parks again , it leaves us asking worrying questions…

How safe are we alone or even with a companion on nature trails or in national parks, even if it is broad daylight ?

At what point is it ok to tell a stranger to please leave , & to stop being polite?

Does Hilton have any more victims out there, that he has hidden somewhere in the wilderness waiting to be finally found, identified & brought home to their loved ones ?

And if so, how many …..?

This is episode 113

Gary Hilton

The National Park Serial Killer

Part 1

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Crime talk timestamp: 10:21 minutes

It was a normal afternoon on July 9th 2024 in the peaceful & affluent area of Bushey, Hertfordshire in England

But on this day which had started just like any other for residents on this quiet cul de sac, piercing screams would suddenly ring out shattering the calm & alarming the neighbours of the Hunt family .

The terrified screams had come from inside the Hunt family home, where three women 28 Year old Hannah, 25 year old Louise & their mother 61 year old Carol Hunt -were systematically subjected to sexual violence, torture & murder.

These crimes were so horrific & sadistic that the people across the UK were in shock.

Especially because their killer, 26 year old Kyle Clifford, had fled the scene & was now on the run .

As a huge manhunt ensued everyone was on high alert & asking the same question - why ?

Why would this bitter, narcissistic ex-boyfriend take a break up so badly that he thought the best revenge was to take the lives of his ex & two of her family members ?

Were there any red flags? And what in his past had perhaps contributed to him becoming such a sadistic & dangerous killer …..?

This is episode 112

The Crossbow Killer: The Murders Of Carol, Louise & Hannah Hunt

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This is the concluding part to our deep dive into the unbelievable case of Ward Weaver III.

In today’s episode we look at what could have happened in his life that may have contributed to turning him into the killer that he is soon be exposed to be …

Was he just born with a predisposition for murder or was it sadistic, abusive behaviours he had learned as he went through life, perhaps from his own family members ?

As his house & surrounding property in Oregon City, Oregon is finally searched by the FBI some shocking truths are revealed & truly grim discoveries are made .

We will learn the awful truth of what happened to the two missing school girls 12 year old Ashley Pond & 13 year old Miranda Gaddis on the days they both disappeared en route to school, two months apart .

And as we take a look into Weavers family history & lineage it reveals a shocking pattern of sexual violence, abuse & murder from not one, not two, but three male members of the same family . Making the Weaver family the perfect example of the age old fascinating but morbid question , is it nature or is it nurture that creates a sadistic killer….?

This is episode 111: Generational Evil: The Murders Of Ashley Pond & Miranda Gaddis

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Crime talk timestamp- 10:07 minutes

There have been many times when we have come across a story of a brutal killer, or a case where a persons acts seem so evil that we have questioned were they born this way? Or was it perhaps something that stemmed back to their childhood that had moulded them into a monster…?

Never has it been such a compelling or fitting question as it will be when we delve deep into today’s case .

Because when young school girl 12 year old Ashley Pond disappeared en route to her bus stop in Oregon City in 2002, the locals eventually realised a dangerous child abductor must be hiding in their midst.

Then two months later when Ashleys school friend 13 year old Miranda Gaddis also vanished from the bus stop the shocking case was huge in the media, and yet the nationwide search for them continued to hit a dead end.

However when it is finally revealed what tragic fate they had met, & who the predator was that was responsible for taking their lives people were not that surprised when they learnt the kind of family lineage he had come from .

Because their brutal killer Ward Weaver III had a father who was not only a cold blooded killer himself, but also strongly suspected to be a serial killer.

And unbelievably the boy Ward Weaver III had raised as his own son would also later became a killer too . Three generations of evil .

So in today’s case we take a look at how the two innocent young girls had their lives cruelly stolen from them by a dangerous sexual predator, & we look closely at the age old question…..

Was it nature that had led their killer to commit those cruel acts, or was it infact nurture?

This is Episode 110 Generational Evil:

The Murders Of Ashley Pond & Miranda Gaddis

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Crime talk timestamp : 11:50 minutes

It was the evening of October 25th 2023, when 21 year old water polo coach Lilie James entered the gymnasium washrooms after finishing work. She had always felt safe and comfortable in St Andrews cathedral school in Sydney , CBD and had no reason to be afraid as she is caught on cctv entering the cubicle to change out of her work gear .

But little did she know that laying in wait for her was the bitter and controlling man she had briefly dated, 24 year old Paul Thijssen.

For days he had meticulously planned a savage attack on Lilie that would sadly take the bright, talented young woman’s life in the most brutal way, leaving her family & friends devastated.

Today’s episode highlights the very real and present dangers that intimate partner violence presents to young women in Australia and the world over.

It also shows how abusive behaviour like coercive control can escalate rapidly, & if it’s not recognised or action isn’t taken in time it can ultimately lead to the needless murder of innocent young women, just like Lilie….

This is episode 109: ‘When Rejection Turns To Murder’ The Tragic Case Of Lilie James

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Crime talk timestamp : 9:56 minutes

Today’s episode concludes our two part deep dive into the case of 35 year old Claudia Lawrence who disappeared on March 18th 2009 from Heworth, York, England .

Claudia had last spoken to her parents on the phone around 8:30pm the night before saying she would head up to bed and after that she was never seen or heard from again .

Over the years many different theories and possibilities of what may have happened to Claudia have been explored and investigated. However to this day 16 years later , she still remains one of Britain’s longest running missing persons.

Today we cover the appeals & police investigation, different suspects & arrests that were made , and any information that has been discovered in the past 16 years as the search for Claudia continues …

Although her family & friends are still desperately hoping for answers, the heart breaking mystery of what happened to Claudia 16 years ago is still unknown .

But, one thing is for sure…

That somebody out there is hiding something , someone who knows more than they are letting on, & someone holds the key to unravelling what happened to Claudia Lawrence …

This is episode 108: Somebody Knows, The Disappearance Of Claudia Lawrence

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Crime talk timestamp: 12:09 minutes

It started out as a normal day on the 18th of March 2009 as 35-year-old chef, Claudia Lawrence left her work to head home in Heworth, York, England.

After speaking to both of her parents later that evening all seemed well as she explained she was going to head up to bed so she would be ready for her early shift the next morning.

Little did her parents know this would be the last time they would ever speak to her again, because at some point in the hours following this, Claudia Lawrence vanished.

As a huge nationwide search for the much loved missing woman was launched, a search that now spans years, many different theories have been explored.

And many people have been questioned in relation to her possible whereabouts

Yet 15 years later it still seems we are no closer to finding out the truth of what happened the night she vanished.

With police now treating her case as a murder investigation today we are looking into what we do know about the details of Claudia’s case and explore the different possibilities in the hope we can raise awareness of a young woman who is still missing and whose remaining family members still need answers …

This is episode 107:

Somebody Knows: The Disappearance Of Claudia Lawrence Part 1

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It was early on the morning of September 8th 2010 as 19 year old Ethan walton &

his 20 year old girlfriend Amanda Burney drive towards an isolated property in Prague, Oklahoma to sell some land to a man they vaguely knew, named Glendon Gouker.

As they set out on what feels like a normal car ride the excited young couple have no idea they are driving straight into a deadly trap.

What they are about to endure is a real life nightmare that is so terrifying, so violent & horrific, that it could be straight out of a horror film . And it not only involves the man they planned to do business with, but also his wife Michele .

Even though two of them had set off that day to sell the property just to better their lives & fund their future plans, tragically only one out of this young couple would escape alive …

This is episode 106: Escaping The Toolshed Killer

The case of Amanda Burney & Ethan Walton ..

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In this concluding part to the case of 13 year old Daniel Morcombe, we see how the Australian police refuse to give up on finding the man responsible for his disappearance.

This leads to them launching a long & complex undercover police sting in order to trick their main suspect, convicted paedophile Brett Peter Cowan, into a confession that they desperately need in order to seek justice for Daniel & to bring closure to his family.

This was an undercover operation the likes of which was totally unprecedented & had never been seen before in Australian history .

But thankfully & unbelievably the plan works, & thanks to law enforcement’s perseverance, hard work & diligent efforts Cowan walked straight into the trap they had laid out for him . Finally leading to the answers everyone in Australia had wanted for 8 years .

Not only did he unknowingly confess to undercover police what had happened to Daniel that day he disappeared from a bus stop , but Cowan also naively leads them directly to where he so callously discarded Daniel’s body all those years before.

Todays case shows how a country pulled together to keep the search for Daniel going even years after his disappearance. And how his family managed to turn some darkness into light by creating ‘The Daniel Morecombe Foundation’. This helps them raise awareness of stranger danger to children in schools across the country .

It also shows us how someone so innocent like Daniel who was just going about a normal Sunday, can innocently cross paths with a true monster. But although Daniel was taken he still to this day will never be forgotten & he continues to save lives through the foundation built in his memory ….

This is episode 105: Forever 13

The Tragic Case Of Daniel Morecombe

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Crime talk timestamp: 11:05 minutes.

It was a sunny Sunday on December 7th 2003 as 13 year old Daniel Morcombe left his home on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, to buy some

christmas gifts for his family.

As he said goodbye & walked out of the door that afternoon, his family had no idea that they would never see Daniel alive again.

Shortly after this he disappeared from the bus stop, & a huge national search for him followed that left the whole country praying for his safe return.

For years his brave, stoic parents never gave up hope of one day finding their son.

They searched tirelessly for him, until one day a huge undercover police sting finally managed to trick the cruel, predatory paedophile who took Daniel’s life .

Despite Brett Peter Cowan now being locked away in prison, the loss that the whole of Australia felt over Daniel’s tragic murder is still felt to this day.

But out of the darkness can come some semblance of light, & his death has not been totally in vain. Because his parents Bruce & Denise have managed to use their grief & channel it into a positive force, as they continue to campaign for safety for children bringing awareness about ‘stranger danger’ all over the country to different schools.

No doubt also saving young lives in the process & very importantly, keeping Daniel’s memory alive .

In today’s case we see how the murder of an innocent young boy had hugely deep & lasting ripple effects spanning people across an entire country, people who all continue to mourn the loss of Daniel to this day….

In a testament to the strength of them as a nation, the people of Australia come together to celebrate him yearly on a “Day for Daniel”

Where they can remember him for the beautiful loving boy he was, & to let him & his family know that even though Daniel was taken, he will never be forgotten….…

This is episode 104

Forever 13: The Tragic Case of Daniel Morcombe Part 1

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