Keystone State of Mind

*CONTENT WARNING*
This episode contains descriptions of violence and murder, as well as discussion of religion, racism, anti-semitism, and neo-Nazism. Please proceed with caution!!

On February 27, 1995, 3 members of the Freeman family were found murdered in their Salisbury Township home. Investigators would soon find out that the perpetrators of this heinous crime were actually members of the same family, and were teenage boys. Find out all about this unthinkable act on this episode of KSOM!

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Music: Jay Root

References:
Blood Crimes: The Pennsylvania Skinhead Murders, By: Fred Rosen
Open Road Media (July 21, 3015)
Purchase at: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Crimes-Pennsylvania-Skinhead-Murders/dp/150402298X

https://www.splcenter.org/

http://inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov/#/

https://www.jw.org/en/

https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-freeman-howorth-murders-anniversary-20150227-story.html

https://apnews.com/6c575df837444898ac6962847a9dd1ba

Just over a century ago, the world was it with a pandemic that infected 1/3 of the world's population and killed up 100 million people. Find out how the Spanish Flu affected the Keystone State on this episode of KSOM!!

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Music: Jay Root

References:

The Basket Babies, By: Carrie Hagen, Mountain Home Magazine, 8/29/18
Retrieved from: https://www.mountainhomemag.com/2019/08/29/275246/the-basket-babies

https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/1918-Influenza-Epidemic.aspx

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/influenza-philadelphia/

Did a UFO land in Kecksburg, PA in 1965? Was it a secret government aircraft? Was it a Russian satellite? Get the scoop on this episode of KSOM!!!

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Music: Jay Root

References:
Unsolved Mysteries, Season 3, Episode 1
https://youtu.be/fzWA0tDRPtk

Kecksburg – The Untold Story: Stan Gordon
https://www.amazon.com/Kecksburg-Untold-Narrator-Stan-Gordon/dp/B00014NEGC

 https://www.mufon.com/kecksburg-crash---1965.html

This is the conclusion to the story of the MOVE bombing, the time that the Philadelphia bombed their own city. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, go back and listen to that first! Grab a Key Light and learn about one of the most horrific events in PA history!

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Music: Jay Root

References:

 onamove.com

“Let The Fire Burn” documentary
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Rb5cyQbJA
Info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119463/

“MOVE” documentary By: COHORT Media
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34mKTAm7klk
Info: https://archive.org/details/MOVE_Documentary

In Part 1 of this two part series, find out how a political/religious group came up against the Philadelphia Police Department in a stand-off that left a police officer dead, and set the stage for the most catastrophic fire in Philadelphia's history. Come back next week to hear the conclusion to this tragic story.

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Music: Jay Root

References:

onamove.com

“Let The Fire Burn” documentary
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Rb5cyQbJA
Info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119463/

“MOVE” documentary By: COHORT Media
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34mKTAm7klk
Info: https://archive.org/details/MOVE_Documentary

Federal prosecutor, Jonathan Luna, was found dead in a creek in rural Pennsylvania. Toll records indicate Luna travelled from his office in Baltimore, Maryland to Amish Country in Lancaster, PA, only to end up dead after an apparent attack. Find out all the details on this week's episode of KSOM!!

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Music: Jay Root

 References:

“Mysterious death of Baltimore prosecutor Jonathan Luna gets renewed attention after coroner’s records found” By: Justin Fenton, 02/11/20, The Baltimore Sun

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-jonathan-luna-coroner-records-20200211-gygcnqtblrcmto2g2rrcwskbmu-story.html

“Private investigator in Jonathan Luna murder reveals information on 16 year cold case” 

By: Jossie Carbonare (FOX43), 02/07/20

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/jonathan-luna-murder-mystery-2003/521-2229b272-9355-43a8-8163-506440862577

“Conspiracies and the Very Weird Murder of Jonathan Luna” By: Brent Swancer, 05/08/19

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/05/conspiracies-and-the-very-weird-murder-of-jonathan-luna/

“The Jonathan Luna Case Study: A Chronology” Pherson Associates, LLC

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog885/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog885/files/file/Luna%20Case%20Study/CS10-2.pdf

“The Jonathan Luna Case Study: An Unsolved Mystery” Pherson Associates, LLC

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog885/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog885/files/file/Luna%20Case%20Study/CS10.pdf

“Jonathan Luna” Casefile: A True Crime Podcast, Episode 9, 03/05/16

https://casefilepodcast.com/case-09-jonathan-luna/

On May 31, 1889, over 2,000 people were killed when the South Fork Dam gave way and unleashed over 20 million tons of water into the Conemaugh Valley. Find out all about this tragedy on this week's episode of KSOM!!

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References: 

“The Johnstown Flood” by David McCullough
Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Johnstown-Flood-David-McCullough/dp/0671207148

“Johnstown Flood” (Documentary)
Directed by Mark Bussler
Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss
Available on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Johnstown-Flood-Richard-Dreyfuss/dp/B07CZ5DHMQ

Johnstown Area Heritage Association
jaha.org

https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm

Lessons Learned from Dam Incidents and Failures
Case Study: South Fork Dam (Pennsylvania, 1889)
Retrieved from: https://damfailures.org/case-study/south-fork-dam-pennsylvania-1889/

*WARNING* This episode contains descriptions of torture, rape, and murder. Listener discretion is advised.

Gary Heidnik held 6 women captive for a total of four months. The horrific torture these women suffered in unimaginable. Get the whole story on this week's episode of KSOM!!

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References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sq2fjyZktM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQh0KAiJD-A
 

Killer Profile S.1 E.2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHctVr-SuJE

https://www.thescarechamber.com/gary-heidnik/

Gary Heidnik 

Information researched and summarized by Sally Moore, Stephanie Montgomery, Karri Mills, Patrick Missory.

Department of Psychology Radford University Radford, VA 24142-6946 

Retrieved from: http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Heidnik,%20Gary%20-%20fall,%202005.pdf

Gary Heidnik and Philadelphia’s House of Horrors. By Matt Gilligan.

Retrieved from: https://didyouknowfacts.com/philadelphias-house-horrors/

Philadelphia Magazine. “Inside the House of Heidnik”. 

by VICTOR FIORILLO· 7/23/2007, 12:53 p.m.

Retrieved from: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/07/23/inside-the-house-of-heidnik/

*WARNING* This episode discusses gun violence perpetrated against police officers. Listener discretion is advised!

On September 12, 2014, two Pennsylvania State Troopers were shot in cold blood. One the largest manhunts in PA state history ensued. Find out what happened on this episode of KSOM!!

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References:

Letter could suggest Eric Frein’s motive: Revolution
By Beth Brelje / Pocono Record Writer
Posted Nov 13, 2014 at 5:22 PMUpdated Nov 14, 2014 at 10:12 AM
https://www.poconorecord.com/article/20141113/NEWS/141119752

https://heavy.com/news/2014/09/eric-matthew-frein-pennsylvania-state-police-shooting-survivalist/

09/18/2014 08:17 am ET Updated Sep 19, 2014
Bryon Dickson, PA State Trooper Killed In Ambush, To Be Laid To Rest
Associated Press
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bryon-dickson-funeral_n_5841726

State police making secret changes to prevent 'Eric Frein-style' ambush
Updated Jan 05, 2019; Posted Oct 28, 2015
By John Luciew | [email protected]

*WARNING* This episode deals with the subject of suicide and contains graphic audio. Listener discretion is advised.

If you or anyone you know is in crisis and thinking of suicide, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . 1-800-273-8255 Available 24/7/365

R. Budd Dwyer was a Pennsylvania politician that took his own life during a televised news conference on January 22, 1987. Find out what led him to this desperate act on this episode of KSOM!!

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Music: Jay Root

References:

Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer, documentary
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623777/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/r-budd-dwyer

Timesuck Podcast, Episode #103, THE PUBLIC SUICIDE OF BUDD DWYER AND THE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT LED UP TO IT, published 9/3/18