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A string of mysterious deaths in Auburn, CA, caught the attention of attorney and reporter Christine Craft. She enlists two PIs to help her look into 10 cases where the deaths were ruled either accidental or suicide rather quickly by the police but had too many similarities to ignore. Some think the social or economic status of the residents may have caused their deaths to go without investigation, or that there was even a serial killer in Auburn around that time. We are going to talk about the 10 cases and the theories brought up in the documentary by Christine Craft called: Everyone Counts An Auburn Documentary. We put the link below and highly recommend it. Additionally, the family of Calvin Kelley has set up a tip line to report information on any of the cases mentioned in this episode. Please call: 530-269-3478 if you have any information.  

Everyone Counts An Auburn Documentary by Christine Craft: https://youtu.be/yiz_J19aN6k  

TW: mention of suicide and this is a graphic episode with talk of death and dismemberment and a dog that is killed by a train

On December 18, 1994, Alison Botha was having an ordinary day out with her friends until she was driving herself home. A man got into her car and took her by knife point. He picked up his friend and they took her to a deserted area and brutally assaulted her. The men, Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, left her for dead but they did not expect Alison to have the strength to pull herself up and survive. We'll discuss her amazing survivor story and her determination to make sure her attackers were caught and would not be able to harm anyone else.

TW: sexual assault and graphic violence

In this episode we will discuss Harold Shipman a.k.a. Dr. Death. Shipman was a general practitioner from the United Kingdom who is estimated to have killed 250 of his patients, with the majority being women over the age of 40, with lethal injections of morphine, or by prescribing high amounts of a medication. 218 of those murders were committed between 1975 and 1998. Since most of his murders can be confirmed through medical records and the fact that he would be the last person with the patient before they died abruptly, he is considered one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history.

TW: brief discussion of suicide

Lonnie Franklin, Jr. lived a double life as a charming family man who helped his neighbors with their cars then would sneak around Los Angeles to sexually assault and murder women. He began his spree in the 1980's but after realizing one of his victims survived, he decided to lay low and his next confirmed murder wouldn't happen until 2001. He was dubbed the Grim Sleeper because of his supposed 14-year hiatus. This monster would terrorize the city of Los Angeles for almost 30 years. 

TW: rape, murder, death of a child

Terry Neely went missing on August 2, 2009 and his body was found 3 days later in unrecognizable condition. Later on, the details of what happened to him would put the city of Phoenix, AZ in a panic. Angela Simpson was arrested and convicted of his brutal torture and murder. She would go on to do multiple interviews, one of which went viral. We'll discuss her cold and calculated demeanor in this episode and our thoughts on this horrific case. 

TW: torture

For this episode, we are covering a local missing woman, Allahnia Lenoir, who is called “Fruity” by her friends. Allahnia is a 24-year old Atlanta woman that went missing on the evening of July 30, 2022, after an evening spent hanging out with a family friend and two men at the 1660 Peachtree Apartments in Midtown. Despite being told that their daughter was probably a runaway, Janette Jackson and Abraham Lenoir, Allahnia's parents, started putting the word out in every way they could that their daughter had disappeared under very strange circumstances and that she would never have just left. It has been over six months now and there are two men in custody in connection with Allahnia's disappearance and one man, Steven Oboite, who is still a fugitive and the police are asking for help in locating him. Please listen to this episode and share it with others, especially our Atlanta listeners. If this was your sister or daughter, you'd want the same. And please continue to say her name, Allahnia Lenoir!

According to news outlets, there is now a $15,000 reward leading to the arrest of Steven Oboite. There is also an up to $2,000 cash reward for an anonymous tip that leads to his arrest through Crimestoppers at: 404-577-TIPS(8477), or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637). Persons do not have to give their name for any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $2,000.

The Atlanta Police Department’s website atlantapd.org, had the following information:

The Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide/Adult Missing Person Unit is still requesting the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Allahnia Lenoir. Ms. Allahnia was last seen at 1660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, Ga 30309 on July 30, 2022. Ms. Allahnia is 5’04 Ht. and 120 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a Blue Shirt, Blue Shorts, and Cream Shoes. 

If any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact 911 or the Atlanta Police Homicide/Adult Missing Person Unit at 404-546-4235.

Emanuela Orlandi went missing at the age of 15 under strange circumstances. Her disappearance is described as one of Italy’s most baffling missing persons cases. This episode will take you down a rabbit hole that leads to suspicions of mafia ties, the KGB and a Vatican coverup. We’ll discuss all of these theories and a few others.

TW: kidnapping and brief mention of an alleged sexual assault on a teenager

In part two, we discuss the horrific massacre of the six members of the Alday family - Ned, Jerry, Jimmy, Shugie, Aubrey, and Mary Alday. We'll get into the eventual capture of the fugitives, the confession of what happened to Richard Miller and trials of the men responsible for this awful day in the small, quiet town of Donalsonville, Georgia.

TW: sexual assault, murder

In this two-parter, we discuss the events that led up to the tragic murder of the Alday family in Donalsonville, which was the second largest mass murder in Georgia history at the time. In part one, we get into the backstories of Carl Isaacs, Billy Isaacs, Wayne Coleman, and George Dungee and talk about the circumstances in which a killer can be "created." TW: sexual assault, child abuse --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support