In the United States, the 4th of July holiday weekend is usually spent celebrating summer with friends and family, by BBQing and other outdoor activities. However, July 5, 1951 was not a celebration for Betty Jean Hansen and her family. On that day, the deadly obsession that Betty Jean's stepfather, Frank Walter Kristy had with her ended. This is the story of that obsession and of Betty Jean's demise.SOURCES:1) Creepy Kristy: https://derangedlacrimes.com/?p=40732) Prople vs. Kristy: https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/111/695.html3) USC Libraries: https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID;=2A3BXZ8L1DSZU&SMLS;=1&RW;=1366&RH;=651&FR;_=1&W;=1728&H;=9594) Newspaper article5) Find a grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/206502/memorial-search?firstname=Betty&middlename;=Jean&lastname;=Hansen&cemeteryName;=Downey+District+Cemetery&birthyear;=&birthyearfilter;=&deathyear;=&deathyearfilter;=&memorialid;=&mcid;=&linkedToName;=&datefilter;=&orderby;=r&plot;=

EP223: Deadly Obsession: The Death of Betty Jean Hansen

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On October 31, 1975, around 12:15 in the afternoon, Sheila McGuire, a teenager living in the exclusive Belle Haven community in Greenwich, Connecticut, was walking from her house to her friend Martha Moxley’s to invite her to go downtown that day. To get to her friend’s house, she cut through a wooded section of their backyard. She spotted underneath the low-hanging branches of a pine tree what looked like a sleeping bag lying on top of a foam mattress. As she continued to walk closer, she was able to see that it was the partially clothed body of her friend, Martha Moxley. Listen to this week's episode to hear more.SOURCES:1) https://ctvisit.com/listings/town-greenwich2) https://www.greenwichtime.com/realestate/article/Exploring-Belle-Haven-s-history-and-architecture-15012249.php3) http://marthamoxley.www8.50megs.com/susken.htm4) https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/25/nyregion/ex-head-of-suspect-s-school-won-t-testify-in-75-murder-case.html#:~:text=Joseph%20Ricci%2C%20executive%20director%20and,Kennedy5) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/02/style/skeletons-in-the-classroom.html6) https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/05/09/skakel.trial/index.html7) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/17/nyregion/a-witness-from-skakel-s-past-says-he-confessed-to-the-moxley-killing.html8) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/nyregion/skakel-convicted-in-1975-beating-death-of-greenwich-neighbor.html9) https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/24/skakel/index.html10) https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/michael-skakel-gets-a-new-trial11) "Murder in Greenwich" by Mark Furman12) Redhanded Podcast EP 297 "Martha Moxley: Death and Dynasty"

EP229: The Death of Martha Moxley

Lisa Au was only 19 when her car was found abandoned on a highway during a storm in Hawaii. Strange clues emerged as the police examined her car. Then, 10 days later her naked, murdered body was found in a ravine. Who killed Lisa? Listen to this episode to make your own decision.

EP228:  The Mysterious Murder of Lisa Au

On March 20, 1995, Japan's subway system was attacked by a cult using Serin gas to poison the passengers. The goal was to cause so much panic and damage and then blame the attack on the United States--in the hope the Japanese government would start a war. The cult's leader, Shoko Asahara preached to his followers that the end times were near, and if a war was started, his prophecies would come true. Listen to this week's episode to hear more about the Aum Shinrikyo cult, and the damage it caused to the people of Japan.SOURCES:1) https://www.wired.com/2009/03/march-20-1995-poison-gas-wreaks-tokyo-subway-terror-2/?redirectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fmarch-20-1995-poison-gas-wreaks-tokyo-subway-terror-2%2F2) https://allthatsinteresting.com/aum-shinrikyo3) https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,982760-7,00.html4) https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-shoko-asaharas-wife-and-kids-now/5) https://time.com/3742241/tokyo-subway-attack-1995/6) https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,982749-2,00.html7) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322761/8) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/05/16/leader-of-japanese-cult-arrested-in-subway-attack/55c1dadc-02d5-4a75-9591-64bbc76c1a12/9) https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/asia/japan-aum-shinriyko-leader-executed-intl/index.html

EP227: Japan's Serin Gas Attacks

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EP226:  The Zombie Hunter/Serial Killer

In February of 2015, 16-year-old Becky Watts was starting a normal day. When Becky failed to show up to a lunch date planned with her boyfriend that afternoon and stopped responding to texts from family and friends, worry set in for Becky's loved ones. Just over 24 hours later, her father and stepmother reported her missing and the search began.SOURCES:1) Police Tapes: The Murder of Becky Watts (episode 1)(Prime Video)2) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/11/becky-watts-shy-girl-growing-confidence3) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/15/becky-watts-case-review-finds-care-service-failed-murdered-teenager#:~:text=The%20review%20says%20Becky's%20parents,the%20mother%20of%20Nathan%20Matthews4) https://bristolhes.co.uk/about/our-offer/5) https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/becky-watts6) https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2015-11-11/becky-watts-a-timeline-of-events7) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/02/becky-watts-disappearance-timeline-16-year-old-bristol8) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-666867999) https://www.sentencingacademy.org.uk/release-on-licence/#:~:text=When%20an%20offender%20is%20released,second%20half%20of%20their%20sentence10) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Becky_Watts

EP223: Deadly Obsession: The Death of Betty Jean Hansen

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