**TRIGGER WARNING: Child Ab*se** 

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Christopher Bennett was just 18 years old when at his stepfather Vincent McDorman’s home he heard his 5 year old sister crying for help. Christopher broke into the home, weapon drawn to find his stepfather ab*sing his stepsister, Victoria. Christopher shot McDorman in the head killing him instantly. After his full confession, the book was thrown at him and he was given 1,800 years in prison. So today we discuss, what is justice? We're allowed to disagree! Most importantly we hear Victoria’s own story for the first time.

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⁠Victoria's Orato Account⁠

⁠LittleThings.com⁠

⁠Yahoo⁠

⁠YourTango.com⁠

⁠WDBJ7 News⁠

⁠Virginian Review⁠

⁠⁠Change.org Petition for Christopher's Freedom⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Facebook Group Advocating for Christopher's Freedom⁠⁠

Today we are joined by @pamelabannos to discuss The Chicago City Cemetery. Pamela is a photographer, a professor at Northwestern, an author, and so much more. Last week we covered the history of the Ira Couch tomb and the cemetery, and this week we had the pleasure to sit down with Pamela and discuss her research.

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Today Sam is giving you a bit of a Chicago history lesson. Chicago’s Lincoln Park is well known as a hotspot in the city, but in the mid 1800’s the park was one of Chicago’s first cemeteries. Currently Ira Couch’s tomb is the last standing reminder of Chicago City Cemetery. Check out Pamela Bannos’s research about Chicago City Cemetery!

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Chicago PopulationThe Chicago Fire

Chicagology

papersofabrahamlincoln.org

Hidden Truths: Pamela Bannos

Atlas Obscura

Historical Marker Database

WBEZ

Explorethearchive.com

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We cover the continued tale of the life of the great American poet Edgar Allan Poe. This episode follows him from his teens all the way through some of America's most cherished literature to his tragic end.

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A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Tell Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher: Kelly tackles the legendary American Poet Edgar Allan Poe's life and death. Be prepared to have your opinions of the famous talent changed in ways you never thought. In this episode we explore mainly the life and childhood of Poe, but touch on the dark themes and continued instances of tragedy that happen to Poe during his life. The icon was truly a mystery and his body of work stands as some of the best American poetry

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A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak, Feb 2024

Today Sam tells you about the terrifying murder of Missy Bevers. On April 18, 2016 Missy was murdered early in the morning at an area church while setting up for a 5:00 AM fitness class. Unfortunately her murderer has never been identified despite some eerie security footage.

If you have any information about Missy’s murder please contact Midlothian Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 972-775-7634 or Crime Stoppers of Ellis County at 972-937-PAYS (7297). A $150,000 reward is available for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction.

Sources:Missy’s Obituary - Jacksboro Newspaper

People Magazine

Camp Gladiator Glassdoor Reviews

Reddit Post - DefenseofDragons Post

Midlothian Police Department Youtube

swfa.com

CBS News Article 1

CBS News Article 2

SWFA Youtube

Everytownresearch.org

NBC DFW

ABC News

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Susan Bailey was a 43 year old mother to two children, Jennifer, 17, and David, 13. She "poured her heart into her children" but unfortunately when Paul Henson entered the picture everything would escalate rapidly into teenage angst, the occult, and plots for murder.

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⁠We Got This Covered⁠

⁠Oxygen⁠

⁠Quora⁠

⁠Daily Mail⁠

Snapped: Killer Couples, Season 17 Episode 14

Sam tells you about the disappearance of Andrew Gosden in 2007. Andrew left his home on September 14th just like any other school day, but instead of going to school he sat at a nearby park and waited for the rest of his family to leave. He went back home, changed out of his school uniform and went to the train station. On the way to the station he withdrew £200 and hopped on a train to London. Unfortunately he would not be seen again. If you have any information on Andrew’s whereabouts or any information in his disappearance please contact the South Yorks Police on 0114-220 2020.

Missingpeople.org.uk

Generation Why Blog

BBC Article 1

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The Guardian

The Sun

BBC News Article 1

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BBC News Article 4

BBC News Article 5

Missingpersons.police.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Vice.com

Websleuths

Mirror

Reddit

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This week Kelly discusses some of Bellevue Hospital's history as New York City's first public hospital. Throughout history Bellevue has been known for its mad and macabre nature, but it also has been at the forefront of massive changes to the medical field. We cover the good, bad, and ugly of history's wild pandemic diseases all the way up to doing some processing of 2020.

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Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic

Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital

Steve Schott - First Person Experience

Wikipedia - Bellevue Hospital

History - NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Data - Yellow Fever

City Journal

The Sun

Today Sam tells you about the tragic story of the murder of Sandra Rivett and the disappearance of Lord Lucan. After Sandra Rivett, who was a nanny for Veronica Bingham’s children, was believed to have been murdered by the father of the children she nannied for, Lord Lucan, he would disappear without a trace. 

Sources:Town & Country Magazine

The British Newspaper Archive

LordLucan.com

LBC.com

Inflation Calculator

British Scandal: Lord Lucan

Historyhit.com

The New York Times

Lord Lucan: My Husband, The Truth

Medium Article

Business Insider

The Guardian

Independant.co.uk

The US Sun

Historyhit.com

BBC.com

BBC News

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