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This story is about a hostage wired to a shotgun, and a radio broadcaster trying to save him. Oh, and it all happened on live TV. 

SOURCES:
https://indyencyclopedia.org/tony-kiritsis-case/

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2014/02/08/tony-kiritsis/5287963/

Dead Man’s Line

https://www.crimescenecleanup.com/famous-american-murders/

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A story about a little girl who walked to school, but never made it inside. Questionable parents, a suspicious bystander, and DNA tests. We are still waiting for Alexis Patterson to come home. Someone knows something.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/07/20/a-second-theory-about-what-happened-to-alexis-patterson/70434653007/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/07/20/one-theory-about-what-happened-to-alexis-patterson/70434536007/

https://uncovered.com/cases/alexis-patterson

https://www.wisn.com/amp/article/milwaukee-alexis-patterson-missing-20-years-since-disappearance/39894820?fbclid=IwAR3fYCYZ1ULF3hFbpUCG3jcvlHxYvF-N6chQ9OdyQlOJF9tQiWohwNAYxfY

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/06/21/what-we-learned-from-secret-police-files-in-the-alexis-patterson-case/70338450007/

https://fox59.com/news/is-woman-living-in-ohio-really-missing-girl-from-wisconsin-police-await-dna-test-results/

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The Pelley family was an all American family with a perfect life in a quiet Indiana town... or so it appeared. What was really going on in pastor Robert Pelley's home? Who is responsible for the deaths of him, his wife, and 2 young girls? Could his own son really kill them in cold blood? 

SOURCES:
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/prom-night-murders-why-convicted-quadruple-killer-jeff-pelley-is-seeking-another-trial/531-da345897-a6d7-4159-9e46-9a25b66790eb

https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/Jeff-Pelley

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jeff-pelley

Crime Junkie Podcast 

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Daniel Reaves was an ordinary guy who straight up vanished in the middle of the night. did he leave on his own? or was it something sinister? Someone knows something.




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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkPtgwiY0lc

https://original.newsbreak.com/@fatim-hemraj-561392/2718572518155-14-years-ago-a-young-father-sent-a-cryptic-last-text-to-his-girlfriend-he-was-never-seen-again

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/szj2p0/daniel_reaves_sent_his_girlfriend_a_cryptic_text/?rdt=41288

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Shanda was a bright 12 year old girl when she was lured outside by a group of teen girls who proceed to horrifically torture her all night long - and ultimately burning her alive.  

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https://allthatsinteresting.com/shanda-sharer

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

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-hate-fueled-murder-of-12-year-old-shanda-sharer

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Lisa Irwin was just 10 months old when her mom laid her down for bed. Her dad came home from work to find a window open, a door unlocked, and baby Lisa was gone. many eyes were on mom, but a missing cell phone and a mysterious phone call suggest someone else was in the house that night. Someone knows something.

SOURCES:
https://uncovered.com/cases/lisa-irwin

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lisa-irwin

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Baby-Lisa-Irwin-Vanished-Ten-Years-Ago-Parents-Still-Hope-They-Will-Find-Her

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Herb Baumeister  was a strange man from the get go.  But things get even stranger when men start going missing from downtown Indianapolis. How did they catch him? A wild story full of mannequins and murder.

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https://medium.com/crimebeat/herb-baumeister-and-fox-hollow-farm-8d4f49bb3031

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

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/herb-baumeisters-killing-field-and-the-new-effort-to-identify-his-victims-forgotten-at-fox-hollow

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/westfield/2023/10/17/fox-hollow-farm-victim-identified-decades-after-herbert-baumeister-killing-spree-westfield-indiana/71214676007/

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Christy Jo went missing in the middle of the night. Her purse and suitcase were gone...but mysterious actions by her husband lead her family and police to believe there is more to the story. Someone knows something.

SOURCES:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/christi-jo-nichols/

https://www.gothenburgleader.com/news/update-christi-jo-disappearance-32-years-later/article_a2ce42ae-37a7-11ea-aa54-3f58c0e571d6.html

https://truecrimediva.com/christi-jo-nichols/

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Part 2 is here and Jonny is going to tell us WHY he thinks OJ is innocent and WHO he thinks is responsible. Y'all I don't know how no one was arrested for these horrific murders! I had NO idea there was so much evidence. Subscribe to listen!

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https://www.grunge.com/794344/the-truly-horrific-crime-scene-of-nicole-brown-simpson/

https://www.businessinsider.com/oj-simpson-murders-and-jason-simpson-2014-6

https://www.quora.com/How-long-did-it-take-to-drive-from-Nicole-Simpson’s-hone-to-OJs-home

https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.simpson14/index.html

https://celebsuburb.com/where-is-jason-simpson-son-of-o-j-simpson-his-interesting-facts/

https://www.biography.com/crime/nicole-brown-simpson

https://www.yourtango.com/2020339443/oj-simpson-conspiracy-theory-jason-simpson

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Herb Allen was....not the greatest guy. But he went missing and I think that's sad. Herb deserves to be found. Herb went missing under very suspicious circumstances despite one man have all the red flags on him. Who was responsible for Herb going missing? Who is looking for him? 

SOURCES:
https://charleyproject.org/case/herbert-leroy-allen

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-disappearance-of-herbert-allen-cleveland-ohio-2008-c638c30d4eef

https://uncovered.com/cases/herbert-allen

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/30-year-mystery-solved-missing-mans-remains-found-suspected-serial-kil-rcna121259