Going West: True Crime

It's our 1 year podiversary!

Instead of a normal episode, we decided to answer your questions regarding our show and our lives.

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In 2008, a man dressed in a Santa suit entered the home of his ex-wife's family during a Christmas party and opened fire on everyone inside before setting the home on fire. This is the story of the Covina Christmas Massacre.

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In 1991, an 11-year-old girl was on her way to school in South Lake Tahoe, California when a car pulled up and snatched her. 18 years later, she would finally be reunited with her family. This is the abduction of Jaycee Lee Dugard.

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In 2012, a woman and her husband were hiking in the Rocky Mountains when she had a fatal fall off a cliff. It took 2 hours for life support to arrive. But when they finally did, she was pronounced dead. Before the investigation began, her husband's story wasn't quite lining up, and an anonymous letter to police would turn this "accidental death" on its head.

**Case Sources**

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/how-this-man-tried-to-get-away-with-murdering-both-of-his-wives/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-10th-circuit/1868895.html

https://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/henthorn-affidavit-warrant.pdf

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/09/22/lethal-love-harold-henthorn-had-two-wives-both-died-in-bizarre-brutal-ways/

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/harold-henthorn-convicted-of-murder-of-his-second-wife--but-did-he-also-kill-his-first-wife/news-story/6dd6e94040225f76151f7416b32d737c

https://pix11.com/2014/11/09/man-charged-with-2nd-wifes-fatal-fall-now-investigated-in-1st-wifes-death/

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/11/12/despite-claims-government-says-henthorn-had-no-job/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-accidental-husband-48-hours-investigates-unusual-deaths-of-harold-henthorns-wives/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In early 2002, a 7-year-old girl is taken from her bedroom in the middle of the night. Her parents don't realize until the following day, but when they do, they phone police. The search begins in their neighborhood and detectives narrow in on the man who lives 2 doors down. This is the murder of Danielle Van Dam.

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Case Sources:

https://www.horvitzlevy.com/230F70/assets/files/Documents/peoplevwesterfield.PDF

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/angelsresort/danielle-van-dam-t864.html

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040ACR73

https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/westerfield-david-photos.htm

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In 1982, three Texas teenagers went out to watch the sunset over Lake Waco and didn't come home by curfew. When the night passed, their families feared the worst. But that following evening, their bodies would be discovered at a different park across the lake, and an intense investigation would begin. This is the story of the murders of Jill Montgomery, Raylene Rice, and Kenneth Franks. This is the case of the Lake Waco Murders.

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Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience – and deepest griefs -- as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman’s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. Trapp embarks on a dark journey that brings her face to face with a man who takes “a little piece of her soul.”

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*Case Sources*

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-murders-at-the-lake/

https://www.wacotrib.com/news/crime/last-lake-waco-triple-murder-defendant-dies-in-prison/article_0e671f9a-4171-594a-987c-82199afd628c.html

https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/crime/sons-of-man-executed-for-lake-waco-murders-sue-texas/433127124

https://historydojo.blog/2019/09/23/the-case-of-the-lonely-loser/

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On December 24, 2002, a pregnant woman disappeared after a normal morning at home while her husband was supposedly out fishing. 4 months later, her body is found in the same area her husband went fishing he day she disappeared. But is he guilty of her murder? This is the case of Laci Peterson.

Cases Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/us/scott-peterson-trial-fast-facts/index.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5595358/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/witness-peterson-ordered-adult-tv/#.XdB8qS2ZNPM

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/THE-PETERSON-TRIAL-Who-was-Web-surfing-Dec-24-2729173.php

https://www.foxnews.com/story/peterson-testimony-returns-to-computers

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,646370,00.html

https://www.scottpetersonappeal.org/scotts-boat.html

https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article3096438.html

https://alibiapple.wordpress.com/2018/09/18/til-death-do-us-part/

https://www.thoughtco.com/amber-frey-ex-mistress-scott-peterson-971137

http://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Pexhibits.htm

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/da-attacks-laci-sighting/

https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/expert-fetus-expelled-from-laci-peterson-s-body-after-her/article_7fb42bd1-f393-5574-b166-2a63708d3daf.html Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 2006, a 27-year-old Medical School student went out to a bar with some friends. But when they couldn't find him by last-call, they left without him. Days passed and his dad decided to file a missing persons report. But when police finally checked the bar's surveillance footage, they noticed that he was never caught leaving the bar that night. This is the disappearance of Brian Shaffer. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In Fall 2012, a 19-year-old college student went out with her friend/roommate in their town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina before returning home in the early morning. Her friend left so she could get some sleep but returned home hours later to find her dead in the apartment. This is the murder of Faith Hedgepeth.

Cited Sources:

https://truecrimedaily.com/2015/08/27/losing-faith-the-hedgepeth-murder-mystery-at-unc/

http://www.justiceforfaith.com/obituary-.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/9wg63v/solving_the_murder_of_faith_hedgepeth/

http://statement-analysis.blogspot.com/2015/12/911-call-faith-hedgepeth-murder-2012.html

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In 1993, a 12-year-old girl had her 2 friends over for a slumber party at her home in Petaluma, California. Before they headed to sleep, a strange man entered the house and abducted her. This is the case of Polly Klaas.

Case Sources:

https://people.com/archive/polly-alive-in-memory-vol-60-no-12/

https://www.crimeonline.com/2017/09/30/taken-in-the-night-polly-klaas-kidnapping-and-how-winona-ryder-offered-20k-for-her-return/

https://www.deseret.com/1994/5/15/19109038/slumber-party-excitement-turned-to-terror-girls-recall

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