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By GhastLeighTrue Crime
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- 34. Burning Bed: Mickey and Francine Hughes
Mickey Hughes inflicts many forms of horrific abuse upon his wife, Francine, and their 4 children in the 1960-70s. After 13 years of ferocious battering, their relationship finally bursts into flames. Francine's case sparks a movement across the US, resulting in amended laws and improved resources to support victims of domestic violence.
Sources:
- https://retroreport.org/transcript/transcript-the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/francine-hughes-wilson-dead-burning-bed-defendant.html
- https://www.wkar.org/history/2017-03-30/burning-bed-murder-case-defense-attorney-looks-back
- https://www.michiganradio.org/law/2017-04-03/michigan-womans-story-of-abuse-forever-changed-americas-view-of-domestic-violence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Hughes
- https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abuse
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12947080/james-berlin-hughes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177971624/francine-wilson
- McNulty, Faith (1980). The Burning Bed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
28 min - 33. Fight or Flight: Christy Mack and Jon Koppenhaver
MMA fighter Jon Koppenhaver and adult film star Christy Mack enter a fiery, passionate relationship after meeting on the set of a Hustler magazine shoot. Young Christy is already wrapped around Jon's finger when she learns that, behind his façade, he is capable of heinous, deadly domestic abuse.
*Trigger warning for assault.
Sources:
- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/war-machine-sentenced-to-life-for-brutal-assault-of-ex-inside-the-mma-stars-fall-200852/
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/05/war-machine-jonathan-koppenhaver-life-sentence-christy-mack-kidnapping
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PLLOreTLY
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Machine_(mixed_martial_artist)
- https://youtu.be/z8OjbixPf90?si=-hBYNvyK1JTSalFy
- https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/15/war-machine-wedding-photos-prison-pen-pal-married/
42 min - 32. Motel Menace: Rodstein Family Murders
A close-knit family of 4 is abducted from their Montana motel room at gunpoint the night before their cross-country road trip. The horrors that occur over the following 48 hours result in a traumatized survivor and a death penalty case.
Sources:
- https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/dawson-s-last-days/article_88af748e-e339-524e-9961-e7db4388906f.html
- https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/survivor-of-dawson-killings-enjoys-beach-time-with-kidsposted-on-aug-11/article_9d108632-b503-53d7-a1c0-ae7bd821ac98.html
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296453/monica-mary-rodstein
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296417/david-h-rodstein
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153650084/david-thomas-dawson
- https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/friends-neighbors-recall-the-victims-of-killer-david-dawson/article_ffca8787-6185-5eca-8889-8a55990db67e.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billings,_Montana
- http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/dawson1039.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomas_Dawson
30 min - 31. Sleepwalking Killer: Death of Yarmila Falater
Scott and Yarmila Falater are highschool sweethearts and a loving married couple of 20 years. They have a flourishing marriage with 2 happy children in Phoenix, Arizona. That is, until the neighbor watches as a man drowns Yarmila in her own backyard pool.
Sources:
- https://people.com/crime/scott-falater-case-man-killed-wife-claimed-sleepwalking-son-speaks-out/
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/sleepwalking-killer-scott-falater-wracked-guilt-murdering-wife/story?id=75468448
- https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/scott-falater-says-he-still-doesnt-remember-sleepwalking-murder
- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-scott-falater-now/
- https://www.dailycrime.com/scott-falater-case-of-the-sleepwalking-husband-who-murdered-his-wife-yarmila/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4506454/
25 min - 30. Unrequited Obsession: Richard Farley
Stunning, ambitious Laura Black catches the attention of an older co-worker, Richard Farley. When she politely turns down his request for a date, his pursuit becomes increasingly relentless and escalates to obsessive stalking. Years of rejection fester under the surface, and Richard finally erupts into a brutal rampage.
Sources:
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-18-mn-43514-story.html
- https://katira.medium.com/the-stalking-case-that-led-to-mass-murder-d15385ac8c49
- https://abc7news.com/archive/8743901/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESL_Incorporated
- https://wickedwe.com/richard-farley/
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/02/19/Memorial-for-mass-murder-victim/6747572245200/
- https://vimbuzz.com/where-is-laura-black-now/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/02/18/sudden-death-in-sunnyvale/4f50e5d7-0804-4a56-a2af-ced693c3b577/
38 min - 29. Perilous Paradise: Disappearances of Mac and Muff Graham
Wealthy, adventurous American couple, Mac and Muff Graham, take a 6 month sabbatical to an isolated Pacific island, hoping to frolic in paradise by themselves. But they're not alone on this island and vanish a few weeks after arriving. 7 years later, dismembered human remains wash ashore in a metal WWII container.
Sources:
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192823587/eleanor-laverne-graham
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214652588/malcolm-graham
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKR5-ZH7/malcolm-gs-%22mac%22-graham-iii-1931-1974
- https://www.seanmunger.com/blog/disappeared-malcolm-mac-graham-and-the-palmyra-curse
- https://www.dailycrime.com/murders-of-mac-and-muff-graham-on-id-did-buck-walker-kill-the-wealthy-couple-to-steal-their-yacht/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll
- https://en.famagusta.news/entertainment/stories/fonos-ston-tropiko-paradiso-i-mirea-synantisi-dyo-zevgarion-pou-katelixe-me-skeleto-se-kouti/
- https://thecinemaholic.com/muff-and-mac-graham-murders-how-did-buck-duane-walker-die-where-is-stephanie-stearns-now/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Sea_Will_Tell
- https://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/07/13/news/story04.html
43 min - 28. Pizza Bomber: Death of Brian Wells
Pennsylvania police receive a 911 call reporting a strange man exiting the bank with a bag of money and what appears to be a bomb collar locked around his neck. Minutes later, news channels film a hole being blown through this man's chest on live TV. The convoluted details that police uncover about the death of Bryan Wells are nothing short of demented.
Sources:
- https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2007/july/collar_071107
- https://pizzabomber.com/timeline-of-pizza-bomber-events/
- https://people.com/crime/real-life-story-evil-genius-netflix-pizza-bomber/
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-wells-evil-genius-marjorie-diehl-armstrong
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jury-convicts-woman-in-collar-bomb-robbery/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells
- https://www.morbidtourism.com/locations/id/5fe7bb1c17add4c4ee798cc6
29 min - 27. Waffle House Massacre: Travis Reinking
This story has it all: Assault rifles, Taylor Swift, & Waffle House. When many hungry Nashvillians pack inside Waffle House to enjoy a scrumptious, greasy 3am meal, the last thing the diners expect to see is a crazed man entering the premises holding a deadly weapon. The ruthless attack launches police into a manhunt for this maniacal killer and leaves the city devastated.
Sources:- https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/waffle-house-shooting-victims-nashville-attack
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/akilah-dasilva-memorial
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebration-of-life-for-deebony
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Waffle_House_shooting
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/us/waffle-house-shooter-travis-reinking-sentence/index.html
- https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooting-what-we-know/index.html
- https://nypost.com/2022/02/01/waffle-house-shooting-video-shows-hero-james-shaw-disarm-gunman-in-2018-attack/
- https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/its-draining-a-familys-quest-5-years-after-waffle-house-shooting/
- https://www.newschannel5.com/news/waffle-house-shooting-victim-family-awarded-212-million-in-damages
- https://fox17.com/news/local/photos-show-aftermath-of-tennessee-antioch-waffle-house-shooting-as-travis-reinking-murder-trial-begins-nashville-tennessee-crime
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-waffle-house-shooter-travis-reinking-wrote-taylor-swift-oprah-winfrey-testimony
- https://fox17.com/news/local/two-years-after-waffle-house-shooting
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/waffle-house-victims_n_5addc5f2e4b009869bfb86b4
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/waffle-house-shooting-tennessee-today-live-updates-2018-04-22/
- https://apnews.com/article/shootings-nashville-travis-reinking-8a6d24d3fcb1d72adf35bf3e838a9849
33 min - 26. Catastrophic Cruise: Death of Micki Kanesaki
4 years after divorcing each other, Micki Kanesaki and Lonnie Kocontes decide to rekindle their relationship by booking a Mediterranean cruise together. 6 days into the cruise, Micki's lifeless body is found floating off the shore of a coastal Italian city, and US authorities are left to ascertain how Micki died
from thousands of miles away.Sources:
https://people.com/crime/former-california-attorney-convicted-of-strangling-ex-wife-throwing-her-body-overboard-cruise-ship/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/irvine-lonnie-kocontes-micki-kanesaki-cruise-murder-life-prison/2430425/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/trial-begins-for-irvine-husband-accused-of-strangling-ex-wife-on-cruise/2305513/
https://heavy.com/news/micki-kanesaki-murder/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279723/Lonnie-Kocontes-arrested-murder-seven-years-ex-wife-Micki-Kanesaki-fell-cruise-ship-Italy-coast.html
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/lawyer-who--almost-got-away-with-murder--sentenced-for-ex-wife-s
25 min - 25. Silent Sisters: June and Jennifer Gibbons
At 3 years old, twins June and Jennifer initiate a lifetime of creepy behaviors. They create their own language to communicate exclusively with each other and span decades without speaking to another human. The girls obsessively mirror their behaviors, even inhaling and exhaling simultaneously. Eventually, a mysterious death leaves us with more questions than answers.
Sources:
https://thenetline.com/june-gibbons-now/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/silent-twins
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-10-02/silent-twins-movie-true-story-letitia-wright
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_and_Jennifer_Gibbons
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/jun/28/fiction.classicalmusicandopera
https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191622/the-silent-twins
Leigh's science publication:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41389-023-00477-z
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