April 25th: Heidi Firkus Killed (2010)

Covering up a lie can be a dangerous endeavor. On April 25th 2010 a woman was killed inside her home. A case that, if the detectives and prosecution are right, was rooted in the desperate need to cover up lies.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-heidi-firkus-nick-firkus-saint-paul-minnesota-timeline-48-hours/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nick-firkus-murder-conviction-foreclosure-rachel-firkus-heidi-rcna120385, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heidi-firkus-murder-nick-firkus-saint-paul-minneapolis-foreclosure-48-hours/, https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/married-to-a-murderer-but-didnt-know/89-39f40b69-771f-49b3-9214-9851f30b8099, https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/nick-firkus-heidi-wife-murder-b2458839.html, https://www.twincities.com/2023/04/13/nicholas-firkus-sentenced-life-in-prison-heidi-firkus-murder/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-wifes-suspicions-confirmed-husbands-arrest-murder/story?id=98498114

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April 23rd: Marlen Ochoa Lopez Killed (2019)

Mothers help one another out. Whether it be a sympathetic smile, a helping hand, a borrowed necessity, or a much needed supply, it's one of those unspoken bonds you feel with others who are in the same boat as you. On April 23rd 2019 a young girl thought she was being given one of those helping hands from a fellow mother. And, unknowingly, walked right into a deadly trap.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48641308, https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/06/26/marlen-ochoa-lopez-timeline-of-the-tragedy/, https://hue.crc.nd.edu/pilsen/murals/memorial-for-marlen-ochoa-lopez-and-her-baby/, https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/24/one-year-later-family-of-murdered-pregnant-teen-marlen-ochoa-lopez-still-waiting-for-justice/, https://abc7chicago.com/clarisa-figueroa-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-pregnant-woman-marlen-ochoa-lopezs-murder-whose-baby-was-cut-from-womb/14676286/, https://abc7chicago.com/marlen-ochoa-lopez-murdered-pregnant-woman-malren-chicago-crime/13173913/, https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/16/chicago-woman-pleads-guilty-gets-50-years-cutting-child-victim-s-womb, https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/16/south-side-woman-gets-50-years-in-murder-of-marlen-ochoa-lopez/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/14/18678827/marlen-ochoa-lopez-yovanny-dies-clarisa-desiree-figueroa-baby-cut-womb-strangled, https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/26/us/chicago-marlen-ochoa-lopez-investigation/index.html

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April 22nd: Chelsea Poorman Body Found (2022)

When someone goes missing the first few hours are crucial. But what happens when the police don’t seem to act in those first few hours? On April 22nd 2022 a devastating discovery was made in a case that saw a family fighting back against a police department they claimed didn’t act quickly enough when their loved one went missing.

https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2022/02/03/the-disappearance-of-chelsea-poorman/, https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/notorious-vacant-shaughnessy-mansion-on-the-market-8103236, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chelsea-poorman-vancouver-police-investigation-1.7436777, https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-cops-investigated-neglect-duty-chelsea-poorman-disappearance, https://globalnews.ca/news/10963339/vancouver-police-officers-allegations-neglect-of-duty-chelsea-poorman-case/, https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/16/vancouver-police-chelsea-poorman-investigation-neglect-of-duty/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chelsea-poorman-death-shaughnessy-over-1-year-not-suspicious-1.6451091, https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/so-many-unanswered-questions-family-looks-for-answers-in-chelsea-poormans-mysterious-death, https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/mother-searching-for-missing-daughter-24-in-vancouver/, https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/15/VPD-Review-Chelsea-Poorman-Investigation/, https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/05/09/What-Happened-Chelsea-Poorman/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chelsea-poorman-missing-woman-vancouver-1.5946304

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April 21st: Rachael Maidens Welfare Check Made (2013)

When you say your marriage vows you promise to love, cherish, and protect the person standing in front of you. On April 21st 2013 a concerned family member asked police to perform a welfare check. In doing so, they unknowingly sent them walking straight into a crime scene.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/brentwood/2014/09/17/maidens-family-says-murderers-punishment-light/15771745/, https://www.williamsonherald.com/news/maidens-pleads-guilty-today-of-second-degree-murder/article_d9ca5f8a-3df8-11e4-b6e0-001a4bcf6878.html, ,https://www.williamsonscene.com/brentwood/news/maidens-homicide-shook-posh-brentwood-enclave/article_b31c197e-cf0b-5a5c-9012-b3ba9fa72c14.html https://www.williamsonscene.com/news/public_safety/maidens-can-return-to-governors-club-murder-details-revealed/article_03a59f0b-c055-5f10-955c-87fbb02d3801.html, https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-man-accused-killing-wife-cleared-live-million/story?id=19755471, https://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2013/12/did-randolph-maidens-murder-his-wife.html, https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/16/randolph-maidens-gets-years-wifes-death/15734969/, https://www.wkrn.com/news/2-dead-1-hurt-in-stabbing-shooting-at-governors-club-home-in-brentwood/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/tenn-man-accused-shooting-killing-wife-charged-murder/story?id=19017072

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April 20th: Ma'Khia Bryant Killed (2021)

How do you diffuse a dangerous situation? On April 20th 2021 a young girl found herself in the midst of a dangerous situation. An aggressive one where tensions were high and things had to be diffused. The consequences were deadly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ma%27Khia_Bryant, https://www.npr.org/2022/03/12/1086283433/police-officer-cleared-makhia-bryant-shooting, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/us/ohio-columbus-makhia-bryant-police-shooting/index.html, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/columbus-police-shooting-bryant.html, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-ma-khia-bryant-speaks-out-after-teen-killed-columbus-n1264997, https://apnews.com/article/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-girl-bd579b69e19abf5a93722986ee78c957, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/makhia-bryant-shooting-columbus-police-officer-cleared

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April 19th: Matias Reyes Attacks Trisha Meili (1989)

When someone gets away with a crime, where does the blame go? On April 19th 1989 a woman was brutally attacked while on a run. A crime for which the blame went to, not the man truly responsible, but a group of young people of color who, in the end, were completely innocent. Allowing a monster to walk freely and attack again and again and again.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/matias-reyes, https://www.newsweek.com/who-matias-reyes-serial-rapist-murderer-central-park-five-series-when-they-see-us-1442045, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a27688229/when-they-see-us-central-park-five-matias-reyes/, https://innocenceproject.org/six-years-later-the-central-park-jogger-case/, https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48609693, https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-central-park-five/conviction-and-exoneration, https://www.colorado.edu/outreach/korey-wise-innocence-project/about-us/korey-wises-story, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/arts/television/when-they-see-us.html

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April 18th: 911 Called for Candace Newmaker (2000)

There are many different therapy practices. However, none should ever put a patient in danger. On April 18th 2000 a young girl found herself in the middle of an incredibly dangerous therapy practice. One that put her life in danger and left her completely powerless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Newmaker, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1174742/, https://learn.sunyempire.edu/media/The+Death+of+Candace+Newmaker./1_9g84vgmx, https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124076&page=1, https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,,509588,00.html, http://www.childrenintherapy.org/victims/newmaker.html

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April 17th: Anna Repkina's Body Found (2017)

You can’t always get what you want. At least, most people understand that concept. On April 17th 2017 a woman’s body was found. A victim who was in the middle of a love triangle and killed so that everyone involved, except for her, could get exactly what they wanted.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/anna-repkina-murder-evidence-photos/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anna-repkina-murder-william-hargrove-love-triangle-time-travel/, https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/man-convicted-murder-fiancee-william-hargrove-anna-repkina-alsea-oregon-time-travel-b1454490.html, https://thedylandeckard.medium.com/anna-repkina-moved-from-russia-for-love-and-was-murdered-99027f71963c, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/04/william-chase-hargrove-anna-repkina-oregon-murder/

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April 16th: Charles Quansah's Trial Began (2002)

Desperation can make people do things they never would consider under normal circumstances. On April 16th 2002 a man’s trial began. A man who claims he is innocent and accused a desperate police department of doing the unthinkable to solve a horrific series of crimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Quansah, https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.Q/q/quansah-charles-ebo.htm, https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ebo-Quansah-the-strangler-The-serial-killer-who-murdered-nine-women-in-Kumasi-Accra-1643816, https://www.kweiquartey.com/post/africa-s-greatest-unsolved-murders-3, https://3news.com/featured/the-accra-strangler-the-tale-of-charles-papa-kwabena-ebo-quansah-murder-strangulation-rape-and-devastation/, https://www.modernghana.com/news/139720/serial-killer.html

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