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Its a two-parter, it's a long one but it's a wild story so of course I had so give you all the deets. John List grew up in a very strict, prideful and religious Lutheran home. He met and married Helen only 2 months after meeting her and they ended up having 3 children. By 1971, the time of the families deaths, John's life was falling apart. He was broke, he had been fired multiple time throughout his life, his marriage was shitty and so much more. In October of 71, he hatched a plan to "send his family to Heaven". Part one is ALL about John's life up until the day after the murders. Part two will contain crime scene brokedown, how John List got away for 18 years and of course the one of the most famous fugitive catches of all time.

Sources will be linked in show notes on PART TWO because of details not discussed in this episode. 

Another shorty for ya today! Way back in the day, the FLDS split off from the regular Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints because they banned polygamy. All was good in the hood until Warren Jeffs sicko self became the leader. Not only was polygamy still going to be accepted, but he himself would take plenty of wives, many being young girls, even as young as 12. If you want a deeper dive and to hear victim stories, without a doubt, go check out the documentary on Netflix called "Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey". 

Beautiful, smart, and really good at acting at only 10 years old, Judith Barsi could have ruled the world. Directors were impressed with her ability to follow verbal commands and they were drawn in by her small size. She had a bright future until her own father dimmed her light. Listen to the story of this innocent baby. 

SOURCES: 

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

https://allthatsinteresting.com/judith-barsi

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/haunting-tale-child-star-judith-22404359

https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-murder-of-child-star-judith-barsi-55553f94d5b0

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/judith-barsi-43516.php

https://reallifevillains.miraheze.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zsef_Barsi

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058279/bio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF4QrQ_1GmM

Back in 2014, dad, Troy Turner was hanging out with his family in a park on a nice Sunday afternoon in September of 2014 and it would be the last normal day he had. Soon after, his 2 year old went out with his mother, Catherine, to grab pizza and never returned. Instead of being suspicious and concerned that Catherine was NOT supposed to be alone with her children, her parents accepted her excuse and went on with their day. The next morning, Troy wakes up to Catherine and their 3 year old daughter, Sarah missing. When Catherine shows back up with no children, Troy gets concerned. To this day, there has not been a conviction or an leads into the children's whereabouts. 

In 1957, the body of a young boy was found brutally murdered in the woods and is still to this day unidentified. This case has stumped police for over 60 years. With no credible leads, the boy's true identity, where he came from and who he is, is still unknown to this day. Listen in and tell us which theory you think is most likely! 

SOURCES: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box_(Philadelphia)

https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6z6fb4/the_boy_in_the_box_witness_m/

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box

https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-and-theories-about-the-boy-in-the-box/cat-mcauliffe

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/unsolved-mysteries-who-was-the-boy-in-the-box-172e19dbba85

https://www.grunge.com/901122/the-tragic-1957-murder-of-the-boy-in-the-box-explained/

https://www.journeyranger.com/stories/the-case-of-boy-in-the-box/

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/the-boy-in-the-box

https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/the-box-in-the-box

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1231830

https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/04/24/the-boy-in-the-box/

https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/316318/the-boy-in-the-box-who-is-americas-unknown-child/

Come with us as we go into America's most prolific serial killers victims. Some victims we know nothing about at all, some we have maybe a name and round about age and others we know their identity but regardless of their status, all these women were someone. They lost their life in a horrific way to a monster of a man. There stories deserve to be told, they all should have a name and be able to be laid to rest. 

The FBI has officially named Samuel Little had America's Most Prolific serial killer with what they suspect to be at least 93 victims all across the United States. Samuel Little started his reign of terror around 31 years old and wasn't caught until he was 72. 

In the fall of 1982, super early in the morning, 12 year old Johnny Gosch left his home with his weenie dog, Gretchen, to deliver the Sunday edition of the Des Moines Register. He was seen at the corner of his route by another paper boy while they folded newspapers together. A man stopped and asked for directions and then the boys parted ways. That was the last time Johnny was seen alive and he is unfortunately still missing to this day. Join us on the wild ride of Johnny's case, the theories and sightings? 

Sources: 

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

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/johnny-gosch/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2017/09/04/johnny-gosch-kidnapping-west-des-moines-child-abduction-responses/595639001/

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/paperboy-abductions-milk-carton

https://mashable.com/feature/johnny-gosch

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-05-mn-1010-story.html

https://sites.psu.edu/dannyablog/2022/04/15/the-johnny-gosch-dissapearance/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/johnny-gosch

https://www.alcatrazeast.com/crime-library/kidnappings/johnny-gosch/

In 1965, when Sylvia and Jenny's parents went on the road, they were left to stay with Gertrude (Gertie) Baniszewski and her 7 children. For the first few weeks, it was great but soon it would turn into the Likens' girls personal hell. 16 year old Sylvia endured terrible trauma. Listen to the brutal torture and murder of Sylvia Likens . 

On May 29th 2005, 18 year old Natalee Holloway was enjoying her last night in Aruba with friends on her graduation trip. They had been having a blast the past 4 days and planned on making their last night the best. But when the nightclub they were at started to close, most of her friends went back to the hotel but Natalee wanted to stay out. She was last seen with a local named Joran Van der Sloot and 2 of his friends. To this day there has been no evidence, no body and no official conviction in Natalee's case. 

SOURCES: 

https://www.eonline.com/photos/28082/untangling-the-disappearance-of-natalee-holloway

https://www.biography.com/news/natalle-holloway-murder-timeline

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/natalee-holloway-disappearance-aruba-senior-trip-joran-van-der-sloot/40143611#

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/beth-holloway-sues-over-oxygen-channels-series-the-disappearance-of-natallee-holloway/16574523

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/natalee-holloway-resource-center/

https://peoplepill.com/people/natalee-holloway

https://www.courthousenews.com/oxygen-media-cant-duck-lawsuit-from-natalee-holloway-family/