Melinda Pleskovic was brutally shot and stabbed over 35 times in her home while her non-verbal son with Downs Syndrome and infant granddaughter were alone with her.  Who would want to murder this 49-year-old schoolteacher?  Listen to this episode of Crimes and Consequences to find out!Join us on Facebook and IG:  @HARDCORETRUECRIMEWeb:  www.crimesandconsequences.com-------->Get ad-free early releases of each episode, plus over 170 exclusive Members Only episodes by going to Patreon.com/tntcrimes or joining our Apple Channel on the Apple Podcast App.  ------>Sources:1) Court Records2) Medium: https://medium.com/crimebeat/he-was-going-to-be-exposed-so-he-opted-for-murder-e56fe3e5b39b3)Cleveland.com: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2018/10/manipulative-strongsville-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-brutal-killing-of-fiancees-mother-popular-teacher.html4)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=420682429398125

EP154: The Murder of Melinda Pleskovic

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On August 3, 2013, Alexis Tiara Murphy, a 17-year-old high school student from Nelson County, Virginia disappeared after being seen at a gas station in Lovingston, Virginia. Eventually, Randy Taylor was convicted of her brutal slaying.  The question is how many others did Rany kill?Thank you Rachael Spillers for writing this episode and SHANEL B. for suggesting this case.Sources:Alexis Tiara Murphy obituary. Lacaze, Katherine.  “17-year-old…”  The News and Advance.  06 Aug 2013.Hardy, Steve.  “Car found…”  The News and Advance.  07 Aug 2013.The Charlottesville Daily Progress.  “Family’s agonizing wait…”  The News and Advance.  08 Aug 2013.Bayne, Liana.  “Searching for…”  The Daily Progress.  08 Aug 2013.Bayne, Liana.  “Search for teen…”  The Daily Progress.  09 Aug 2013.Bayne, Liana.  “Clock is ticking…”  The Daily Progress.  10 Aug 2013.Hardy, Steve, and Koerting, Katrina.  “Nelson rallies in…”  The Daily Progress.  11 Sun 2013.Reed, Ray.  “Arrest made in…”  The News and Advance.  12 Aug 2013.Hutchins, J. Reynolds; Richardson, Aaron; Evans, K. Burnell; and Bayne, Liana.  “A suspect, but…”  The Daily Progress.  13 Aug 2013.Bayne, Liana.  “Nelson County abduction…”  The Daily Progress.  14 Aug 2013.Evans, K. Burnell, and Hutchins, J. Reynolds.  “Defense: teen was…”  The Daily Progress.  15 Aug 2013.Mohrmann, Barrett.  “Murphy’s family skeptical…”  The News-Virginian.  16 Aug 2013.Evans, K. Burnell.  “Shadows of 2010…”  The Daily Progress.  18 Aug 2013.Thompson, Dave.  “Taylor’s bond hearing…”  The Daily Progress.  21 Aug 2013.Bayne, Liana.  “Judge denies Taylor…”  The Daily Progress.  23 Aug...

Ep230: The Murder of Alexis Murphy

Those in the workplace whether it be an office, department store, fast food, or corporation should never have to fear for their safety. From the time you clock in, to the time you clock out, there should be no worry about getting back to your homes and families unharmed. Unfortunately, those who worked at the Xerox Corporation of Honolulu, Hawaii in 1999, would never feel safe at work again after an employee walked into the building with a loaded semi-automatic weapon tucked under his shirt.SOURCES: 1) State v. Uyesugi (hawaii.gov)2) Man Opens Fire in Xerox Office, Killing 7 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)3) Byran Uyegusi | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers4) The Chilling Story Behind The Worst Mass Shooting in Hawaii | by The True Historian | Lessons from History | Medium5) Massacre's 20th Anniversary: Lessons from the Xerox Murders | Hawai'i Public Radio (hawaiipublicradio.org)6) The Xerox Murders — Examining Workplace Homicide — Crime Library7) Delusional Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, Types & Treatment (clevelandclinic.org)8) Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News (starbulletin.com)9) Peter Brent Mark (1953-1999) - Find a Grave Memorial10) John Keiji Sakamoto (1963-1999) - Find a Grave Memorial11) 20 years ago, a killer shattered the morning calm and changed Hawaii forever (hawaiinewsnow.com)

EP231: The Honolulu Xerox Shooting

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

EP154: The Murder of Melinda Pleskovic

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