This week we talk about the completely senseless murders of 25 year old Giorgio, and 22 year old Jeremy at the hands of two teenagers seeking to commit murder for the sake of a thrill. Our oddity is Cadaver Dogs.

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https://eu.njherald.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/19/1997-thrill-killings-2-pizza/4127116007/ 
https://eu.njherald.com/story/news/crime/2019/04/26/pizza-deliverymen-s-killer-expected/4203232007/ 
https://eu.njherald.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/04/18/the-thrill-killings-8212-photos/65436564007/ 
https://www.newsweek.com/deadly-late-night-delivery-173050 
https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/supreme-court/2001/a-22-99-opn.html 
https://www.advertisernewssouth.com/news/giorgios-room-memorializes-victim-of-pizza-murder-FRAS20041109311099994 
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nj-superior-court/1198619.html 
https://horrorobsessive.com/2022/05/13/the-pizza-murders-the-story-of-a-random-double-murder-that-shocked-a-small-town/#comments 
https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/1997/04/22/2-teens-are-held-in/50606667007/  

Oddity:

https://alifeofdogs.com/the-history-of-cadaver-dogs/ 
https://www.dogmanray.com/true-stories/buster/ 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue_dog#:~:text=Cadaver%20dogs%20are%20working%20search,evidence%20and/or%20body%20recovery.


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In this mini, we discuss the horrific murder of Sabrina Lukosky.  

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Sources: 

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/deputies-arrest-boyfriend-of-missing-woman-found-dead-in-granny-flat/1966289/ 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2015/04/18/butterfly-center-re-emerges-in-bonsall/ 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/10/15/jury-convicts-encinitas-man-in-girlfriends-2019-death-2/ 

https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2019/10/12/u-s-marshals-arrest-fugitive-suspected-of-killing-his-girlfriend-in-encinitas/ 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2020/01/23/encinitas-man-ordered-to-face-trial-in-girlfriends-death-2/ 

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/man-sentenced-to-55-years-to-life-in-prison-for-girlfriends-murder 

https://thecoastnews.com/mans-conviction-upheld-for-girlfriends-murder-in-encinitas/

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Today we're talking about the death of Tom Merriman, and the dark, twisted secret that was uncovered by his stepdaughter, Jade Janks. Our oddity is the ever elusive Willie Pep.

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48 Hours: Ep 5 S 37 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2022/12/21/solana-beach-interior-designer-guilty-in-death-of-stepfather/ 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/01/05/butterfly-farms-in-encinitas-will-carry-on-despite-co-founders-death/ 

https://thecoastnews.com/conviction-upheld-for-solana-beach-woman-in-stepfathers-murder/ 

https://thecoastnews.com/janks-trial-continues-with-detective-testimony-dna-autopsy-analysis/ 

https://thecoastnews.com/janks-takes-stand-in-murder-trial-i-wasnt-trying-to-dump-his-body/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jade-janks-tom-merriman-murder-evidence-clues-48-hours/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jade-janks-guilty-murder-stepfather-tom-merriman-nude-images-of-herself-on-his-computer/ 

https://www.courttv.com/tag/jade-janks/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/jade-janks 

https://people.com/jade-jenks-killed-stepfather-finding-nude-photos-herself-8772844

Oddity:

https://www.boxing247.com/williepep.html 
https://medium.com/@kennethbridgham/the-100-greatest-boxers-of-all-time-5-willie-pep-f417ef866382 
https://steveloff.medium.com/2-11-aa38b51b2a4c 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Pep


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This week we're taking a look at the Starlight Tours, the survival of Darrell Night, and the deaths of Rodney Naistus, Lawrence Wegner and Neil Stonechild. Our oddity is the story of Albert Hofmann and his adventures with LSD.

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Two Worlds Colliding 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/darrell-night-who-exposed-canada-police-freezing-deaths-scandal-dies-at-56 
https://nit.com.au/07-05-2023/5864/darrell-night-starlight-tours 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/darrell-night-died-starlight-tour-1.6818232 
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/starlight-tours-whistle-blower-darrell-night-passes-away/ 
https://archive.org/details/starlighttourlas0000rebe/page/378/mode/1up 
https://macleans.ca/news/canada/new-light-on-saskatoons-starlight-tours/ 
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/the-stonechild-effect-ten-years-after-the-explosive-inquiry-a-look-at-how-one-teens-death-changed-a-city 
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/betty-ann-adam-the-neil-stonechild-case-decades-later 
https://web.archive.org/web/20231226101657/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatoon/decade-old-death-resurfaces-feb-22-2000 
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/darrell-night-who-exposed-a-dark-underside-in-saskatoon-policing-has-died 
https://www.stonechildinquiry.ca/backgrounder.shtml https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/3/24/the-indigenous-people-killed-by-canadas-police 
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsprnc/brfng-mtrls/prlmntry-bndrs/20230720/12-en.aspx 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Stonechild https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_freezing_deaths  
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/police-chief-denies-racism-was-involved-in-dustyhorn-death-1.288220 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/no-charges-against-saskatoon-police-in-ironchild-death-1.221986 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/police-pa-upherville-sirt-conclusion-1.7484121

Oddity:
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/world/europe/30hofmann.html 
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/apr/30/drugs.chemistry 

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In Part 2 we're talking about Leslie's time in prison, and unravel the mystery of his life post incarceration. Our oddity is The Most Prolific Mother Ever (According to Guinness World Records)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/us/cold-case-john-damon-william-leslie-arnold.html 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/09/australia/australia-william-leslie-arnold-cold-case-intl-hnk-dst/index.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/14/william-leslie-arnold-australia-nebraska-killed-parents-jailbreak 

https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/us-marshals-nebraska-use-dna-evidence-close-55-year-old-cold-case 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Arnold 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starkweather https://nptelegraph.com/timeline-leslie-arnolds-life/article_58e64604-0fca-5311-8d53-cda2de350f97.html  

Oddity:

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-mother-ever#:~:text=The%20greatest%20officially%20recorded%20number,and%20four%20sets%20of%20quadruplets  

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151020-did-one-woman-really-give-birth-to-69-children  

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Vassilyev



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This week we're talking about William Leslie Arnold. In part 1 we will discuss Leslie's background, and the murders of Bill and Opal Arnold. Our oddity is Horse Diving.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/us/cold-case-john-damon-william-leslie-arnold.html 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/09/australia/australia-william-leslie-arnold-cold-case-intl-hnk-dst/index.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/14/william-leslie-arnold-australia-nebraska-killed-parents-jailbreak 

https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/us-marshals-nebraska-use-dna-evidence-close-55-year-old-cold-case 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Arnold https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starkweather 

https://nptelegraph.com/timeline-leslie-arnolds-life/article_58e64604-0fca-5311-8d53-cda2de350f97.html  

Oddity:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/horse-diving-atlantic-city-steel-pier 

https://memoriesofsanantonio.com/2022/02/18/the-diving-horse-tragedy/ 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_horse


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Today we are talking about Terry Thompson, exotic animals, and the Zanesville Zoo. Our oddity is the tale behind the Claddagh ring.

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https://www.gq.com/story/terry-thompson-ohio-zoo-massacre-chris-heath-gq-february-2012 

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12653/zanesville-0312/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-21/exotic-animals-endured-abuse-neglect-at-ohio-farm-documents-say 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-20/all-exotic-animals-killed-captured-or-eaten-case-not-over 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-19/owner-of-exotic-animal-preserve-known-for-guns-run-ins-with-law 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-20/exotic-animals-owner-suffered-bite-marks-to-head-was-dragged 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-20/six-exotic-animals-saved-from-carnage-settling-in-at-ohio-zoo 

https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-oct-19-la-na-ohio-wild-animals-20111020-story.html 

https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/10/18/zanesville-wild-animal-release-2011-terry-thompson/75732591007/ 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-15602401 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-15364027 

https://people.com/celebrity/terry-thompson-ohio-zoo-owner-the-inside-story/ 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Zanesville,_Ohio_animal_escape  

Oddity:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/claddagh-rings-ireland-barbary-pirates-corsairs#:~:text=The%20Claddagh%20ring%20design%20draws,crown%20sometime%20in%20the%201690s.&text=Nearly%20350%20years%20ago%2C%20a,Galway%20across%20the%20Atlantic%20Ocean. 

https://claddaghring.ie/history-of-the-claddagh-ring/ https://www.claddaghrings.com/claddagh-ring-history/ 

https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/blog/richard-joyce-and-the-oldest-known-claddagh-ring/

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We're back for Part 2, and this time we’re going to talk about the night of the disappearance, the discovery of the bodies, and theories as to how this could have happened. Our oddity is Marion Stoke's archive.

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Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of The Yuba County Five by Tony Wright
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Things-Arent-Right-Disappearance-County/dp/1958727202 

Files of The Unexplained – Missing Yuba County Five 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/13126398/ 

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a60396338/gary-mathias-yuba-five/ 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five

Oddity:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/marion-stokes 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Stokes


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Mortals, I don't know how to be any clearer.

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Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five by Tony Wright
https://time.com/archive/6847112/crime-fear-by-fire/

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This week we're discussing the disappearance of the Yuba County five. Who were Ted Weiher, Jackie Huett, Bill Sterling, Jack Madruga and Gary Mathias? In Part 1, we're going to get to know each of the lads a little better. Our oddity is the story of Anatoli Bugorski.

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Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of The Yuba County Five by Tony Wright
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Things-Arent-Right-Disappearance-County/dp/1958727202 

Files of The Unexplained – Missing Yuba County Five 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/13126398/ 

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a60396338/gary-mathias-yuba-five/ 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five 

Oddity: 

https://allthatsinteresting.com/anatoli-bugorski 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski 

https://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-you-stick-your-head-into-a-particle-a-1171981874 

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