Going West: True Crime

In August of 2006, an attorney in Washington DC was murdered after spending the night at a friend’s house while multiple other people were in the house. After his death, they were adamant that an intruder must have entered the home. But, as details came out about the evening and the scene of the crime, they painted an incredibly bizarre scene. This is the story of Robert Wone.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20795466/robert-e-wone

2. Asian American Legal Focus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Jy4pp43tg

3. Asian American Legal Focus, part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=JrFxchxBYDc

4. NY Times Wedding Announcement: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/08/style/weddings-celebrations-katherine-yu-robert-wone.html

5. Affidavit: https://legaltimes.typepad.com/files/ward_affidavit.pdf

6. The Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/360856201/?terms=robert%20wone&match=1

7. Washingtonian: https://www.washingtonian.com/2010/04/20/robert-wone-life-death-and-love/

8. Blog: https://whomurderedrobertwone.wordpress.com/

9. Washington Blade: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/08/19/wone-case-defendants-now/#:~:text=Price%20and%20Victor%20J.,at%20various%20times%20since%202008.

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In May of 2002, a 28-year-old woman returned to her hometown in Texas to start anew. But, after spending the evening with an anonymous person, she disappeared. The next day, her Jeep was found, followed by her body floating in the Red River days later. Rumors circled the town regarding love triangles and a potential pregnancy, but who murdered her? This is the story of Jennifer Harris.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Fort Worth Star Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/646260695/?terms=jennifer%20harris&match=1

2. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dfw/name/jennifer-harris-obituary?id=16593696

3. Red Rabbit Justice: https://redrabbitjustice.com/#5d51d2ce-1d06-464b-99d5-9cea5afc45b5

4. 48 Hours Episode: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/k0pgF5gA2oV1XK09IE9ZXKWSUgvwCQNo/

5. KXIIi: https://www.kxii.com/video/2022/05/12/we-want-answers-remembering-jennifer-harris-years-after-her-unsolved-murder/

6. Barry's website: https://www.wernickfordallas.com/

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In 2009, a 17-year-old girl headed to Myrtle Beach with some friends for a spring break trip. But when she walked off alone to meet someone after sunset, she vanished. Following 13 years of searching intensely for her and questioning numerous potential suspects, answers finally came to the case in May of 2022. This is the story of Brittanee Drexel.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/us/brittanee-drexel-body-found-arrest.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brittanee-drexel-missing-2009-new-york-teen-found-dead-raymond-moody-charged-murder/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/family-suspect-disappearance-brittanee-drexel-devastated-investigation/story?id=84833937

https://www.syracuse.com/state/2022/05/brittanee-drexel-killer-confessed-police-say-was-pulled-over-day-after-upstate-ny-teen-disappeared.html

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/timeline-brittanee-drexel-disappearance-death-details-update-breakthrough-myrtle-beach-south-carolina-missing-person-missing-teen-found-body-raymond-moody/

https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article229581499.html

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/05/16/timeline-look-back-major-developments-brittanee-drexel-case/

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In 1988, an 18-year-old woman hit the road in Colorado to visit her family in Montana. But when she never arrived, police began their search for her in Wyoming and gathered some incredibly bizarre witness sightings. Sightings that only added more questions when her body was found soon after. This is the story of Lisa Kimmell, also known, as the Lil Miss Murder. 

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Unsolved Mysteries Episode: https://unsolved.com/gallery/lisa-kimmel/

2. Ranker: https://www.ranker.com/list/lisa-marie-kimmell-facts/rachel-souerbry

3. Casper Star Tribune: https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/victims-family-shares-their-anger-as-dale-wayne-eaton-sentenced-to-life/article_96a099f9-e547-5672-bd9a-6f1bd1b4b471.html?mode=comments

4. K2: https://k2radio.com/no-death-penalty-in-brutal-casper-lil-miss-murder-rape/#google_vignette

5. Death Penalty Info Center: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/bungled-resentencing-of-wyomings-only-active-death-penalty-case-revictimizes-victims-family

6. Crime Vault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5DV-DKhqhA

7. The Missoulian: https://www.newspapers.com/image/352283324/?terms=ricky%20kimmell&match=1

8. Crime Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ5uxP9uL9E

9. Eaton vs. the State of WY: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/wy-supreme-court/1438693.html

10. Background on Dale: http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Eaton,%20Dale%20Wayne.pdf

11. Casetext: https://casetext.com/case/eaton-v-wilson

12. Casper Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/349755856/?terms=lisa%20marie%20kimmel&match=1

13. Billings Gazette: https://www.newspapers.com/image/411965577

14. Casper Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/467450900

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We have finally made it to 200 episodes! Make sure to check out the episode before this (200) on the murder of Janett Christmas, and the urban legend that followed.

Here's a Q&A where we answer a bunch of questions sent in by our listener over the past week.

Thank you everyone!

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In 1950, a teenage girl was babysitting for a local Missouri family when she was brutally murdered before the nights end. She was able to phone police and briefly ask for help, but the call dropped and was unable to be traced. Within years of her terrifying murder, an urban legend developed that has inspired numerous horror stories and movies… This is the story of Janett Christman, and The Mans Upstairs.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.newspapers.com/image/204723643/?terms=Janett%20Christman&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1836581/?terms=Janett%20Christman&match=1

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52836495/janett-christman

https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=Janett%20Christman&p_province=us-mo&dr_year=1950-1950

https://swati-suman.medium.com/the-true-crime-story-behind-the-movie-when-a-stranger-calls-fdcfe1895254

https://openjurist.org/203/f2d/797/mueller-v-powell

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In August of 1992, a 21-year-old woman left New Jersey for Iowa to begin her senior year at college. But after becoming stranded in Illinois, she went missing. The following week, her body was found 500 miles away, leaving investigators wondering who killed her and where they could be. This is the story of Tammy Zywicki.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/tammy-j.-zywicki

https://people.com/crime/killing-tammy-zywicki-featured-people-magazine-investigates/

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/tammy-zywicki/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/05/08/illinois-police-clark-perry-baldwin-not-suspect-1992-slaying/3101500001/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/871d8b/unresolved_murder_tammy_zywicki_21_was_seen_at/

https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/mendenhall-bruce.htm

https://www.facebook.com/notes/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/case-summary/10156483640511921

https://amwfans.com/thread/901/unknown-tammy-zywicki-killer-illinois#ixzz5Ar7QwibK

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-tammy-zywicki-murder-people-magazine-investigates-20210319-ilotp32n35dstpewbwpprrrqpy-story.html

https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/people-magazine-investigates/highway-of-horrors

https://www.vidocq.org/

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/76-year-old-mother-continues-fight-justice-daughter-killed-27-n1048341

https://medium.com/the-shadow/truck-driver-is-suspected-killer-of-bitter-creek-betty-and-other-women-6324baaf4d73#:~:text=Clark%20Perry%20Baldwin%20was%20arrested%20for%20the%20murders%20of%20Sheridan,both%20women%20found%20in%20Wyoming.

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In 1984, residents in the small Alaskan village of Manley Hot Springs began disappearing when a drifter arrived to town. After 9 people were murdered, investigators zeroed in on a 26-year-old man who had appeared bizarre and creepy to many of the locals. This is the story of Michael Silka and the Manley Hot Springs Murders.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/44783844/?terms=michael%20alan%20silka&match=1

2. https://www.fubo.tv/watch?programId=EP016585230002&playing=vod&airingId=3741505

3. https://books.google.com/books?id=DIG_9oBssrAC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=Hoffman+Estates+High+School+michael+alan+silka&source=bl&ots=fhzxuvIspk&sig=ACfU3U0J6o07_0FONTV630wLXay1cuaRqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqmq31qJf3AhWWD0QIHZJkDm4Q6AF6BAgVEAM#v=onepage&q=Hoffman%20Estates%20High%20School%20michael%20alan%20silka&f=false

4. https://robinbarefield76.medium.com/murders-at-manley-hot-springs-2ca3205d2901

5.https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/data/developers/understandingplace.pdf

6. https://militaryjusticeforall.com/1984/05/19/michael-alan-silka-killed-9-people-in-a-three-hour-rampage-in-manley-hot-springs-alaska-may-19-1984/

7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12468556/article-on-manley-hot-springs-massacre/

8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32418518/dale-madajski/

9. https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/manley-hot-springs-rampage-michael-alan-silka-killed-at-least-9-people-in-a-three-hour-rampage/

10. https://www.oxygen.com/fatal-frontier-evil-in-alaska/crime-news/alaskas-history-with-serial-killers-crime-explained

11. http://alaskaweb.org/blacksheep/silka.html

12. https://www.whitepages.com/name/Betty-Silka

13. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyherald/name/frank-silka-obituary?id=29693266

14. https://truecrimeinvestigation.tumblr.com/post/187379280022/michael-silka-victims

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In 1999, a 19-year-old woman was working an overnight shift at a Minnesota gas station when she was abducted from behind the counter. With the help of numerous tips, a clear suspect was uncovered. And thanks to NASA and a very specific dental filling, answers came to the case. This is the story of Katie Poirier.

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IMPACT:Disclaimers and Disclosures (to be included in the show notes/description)

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6781809/kathlyn-elizabeth-poirier

2. https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/blom-donald.htm

3. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1402520.html\

4. https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/9_LMzNS7cEQ?pli=1

5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/195030550/?terms=Katie%20Poirier&match=1

6. https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/state-fines-poiriers-employer/article_81596366-1fef-5a7a-9c78-2a9bd472a3c5.html

7. https://chippewa.com/poirier-family-reflects-on-life-without-daughter/article_2099ea4e-94e9-5809-a192-efefe03406e8.html

8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/196089702/?terms=Katie%20Poirier&match=1

9. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/see-no-evil-investigation-discovery/mr-reed-will-see-you

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FykyEtMgMHw

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RRyYRjZc28&t=1s

12. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2006/11/20/cold-case-is-donald-blom-a-serial-killer/

13. https://www.postbulletin.com/news/bloms-wife-takes-stand

14. https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/business/bloms-wife-says-he-was-home-on-night-of-abduction/article_5a293949-85ed-5bbc-a4fa-0cd5ea48c816.html

15. https://fdltcc.edu/students-receive-katie-poirier-memorial-scholarship/

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In 2016, a 19-year-old man in Washington told his grandmother that he had an epiphany about his life that he was excited to share with her. But when she returned home later to hear about it, he was gone. When his car was found on the side of the road the next day with his cell phone, wallet, and snacks inside, his family and police wondered where on earth he could have gone. This is the story of Logan Schiendelman.

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