Homebrew Murder Crew

 Kristy tells us about the dark history of black-market adoptions in the early-mid 1900's, focusing on one diabolical woman by the name of Georgia Tann, who stole over 5000 children in the span of 30 years In Memphis, Tennessee.

References:

https://nypost.com/2017/06/17/this-woman-stole-children-from-the-poor-to-give-to-the-rich/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-21-tv-13236-story.html

https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1428&context=hwlj

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Meaghan tells us about 2 young girls who take fantasy a little too far when they offer their friend up as a sacrifice to the Slender Man.

Resources:

https://people.com/slender-man-stabbing-where-are-anissa-weier-morgan-geyser-now-8643057

https://www.biography.com/crime/a63393305/slenderman-stabbing-case-updates

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/us/slender-man-assailant-release-psychiatric-hospital/index.html

https://www.scribd.com/document/727806486/Folklore-Horror-Stories-and-the-Slender-Man-The-Development-of-an-Internet-Mythology-by-Shira-Chess-Eric-Newsom

2016 HBO Documentary "Beware The Slenderman" available on Crave

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Kristy throws it back close to home with an explosion that takes place at an explosives plant in 1975 that is now the site of the Douglas Square Shopping Centre in Calgary AB....But when you hear one man's story, you will be questioning destiny.

References

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/fortney-explosive-day-in-calgarys-history-almost-forgotten 

http://www.nakina.net/private/cilx.html

http://www.republicofmining.com/2010/05/27/a-brief-history-of-unions-in-sudbury-%E2%80%93-c-anderson-august-1970/

https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/02/the-bomb-girls-of-ajax/

https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/once-upon-a-city-archives/2016/06/04/once-upon-a-city-women-who-were-unsung-heroes-of-war-effort.html

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=4914693&lang=eng

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Industries_Limited

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On March 12th 2011, store manager Rachel Oertli discovers Jayna's lifeless body in her store, and another employee, Brittany, tied to the bathroom. According to Brittany, two masked assailants followed the pair back into the store that night.

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lululemon-murder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lululemon_murder

https://wjla.com/news/local/lululemon-murder-apple-store-employees-stand-idly-by-in-video-72610

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/jayna-murray-alive-during-322-injuries-prosecutor/2011/11/02/gIQAtVxgfM_blog.html

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Meaghan takes us through some dark history of the Chicago Projects that were a result of racism and segregation, before narrowing in on a terrifying murder of a beautiful 52 year old woman just trying to make it in Chicago despite her crippling paranoia and mental health diagnoses, in a city still plagued by racism in 1987.

Sources:

https://chicagoreader.com/news/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Housing_Authority

https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/candyman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABLA_Homes

https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-housing-abla-fire-soccer-cha

https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IL-01-031-0030

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David Randall Blythe is an American vocalist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of heavy metal band Lamb of God and Burn The Priest. He has also performed guest vocals for numerous other bands. At the end of June 2012, Blythe was arrested, charged and remanded in custody by the Czech authorities in connection with an incident that had happened during Lamb of God's previous concert in Prague two years earlier.

Sources:

Dark Days - Book by Randy Blythe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Blythe_manslaughter_case

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