Welcome back Hannah & Sarah! This week Lauren tells them about Brenda Spencer who is often regarded as the first modern school shooter in the United States. Most people know her as the girl who didn’t like Monday’s.

Update: As of February 2025 Brenda Ann Spencer was denied parole for the sixth time.

Sources:

• All That’s Interesting: Brenda Ann Spencer, The Disturbed Perpetrator Behind The 1979 Cleveland Elementary School Shooting by Katie Serena
• This Day In History: School Shooting in San Diego
• Wikipedia

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the horrible crimes of Gene Leroy Hart and maybe a crime he didn't commit at all.

Sources:

• Girl Scout Murders.com
• 'People Magazine Investigates': The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, and a Family's Pursuit of Justice by Christine Pelisek
• KOCO: Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: Timeline of events by Brooke Withrow
• News9: Girl Scout Murders: DNA Closes The Case 45 Years Later by Reagan Ledbetter
• The Oklahoman: Answers to Scout Murders Case Gone With Slain Former Suspect by Judy Fossett
• Tulsa World: DNA points to longtime primary suspect in 1977 Oklahoma Girl Scout slayings, sheriff says by Tim Stanley
• ABC: 20/20: S45E7Girl Scout Murders
• Keeper of the Ashes: The Girl Scout Murders
• Wikipedia

This week, Amanda and Lauren wrap up their Women's History Month series with the story of the tragic murder of Dominique Dunne, and the injustice that followed.

Sources:

• People Magazine: “What Happened to Dominique Dunne? How Her 1982 Death is Connected to the Menendez Brothers Trial” by Rebecca Aizin
• Cosmopolitan: “The Dominique Dunne Case and Its Connection to Lyle and Erik Menendez, Explained” by Lydia Venin
• Screen Rant: “Poltergeist Actress Murdered: Dominique Dunne’s 1982 Death (& How It Connects to the Menendez Brothers) Explained by Jeffrey Nemon
• Vanity Fair: “Justice: A Father’s Account of the Trial of His Daughter’s Killer” by Dominick Dunne
• Town & Country: “What Happened to Dominique Dunne?” by Emily Burack
• The Tab: “Where is John Sweeney now? Dominique Dunne murder case brought up on Monsters on Netflix” by Hayley Soen
• The Kelly Clarkson Show on YouTube: “Griffin Dunne Opens Up about Sister’s Tragic Death in ‘Friday Afternoon Club’”
• County Office Law on YouTube: “What Happened to Judge Burton Katz”
• Wikipedia

This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss the tragic stalking and death of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.

Sources:

• E! News: “The Terrifying Rebecca Schaeffer Murder Details: A Star on the Rise and a Stalker’s Deadly Obsession” by Natalie Finn
• ABC News: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s co-star on ‘My Sister Sam’ says she was ‘devastated’ by her murder” by Anthony Rivas
• ABC News: “The day a young actress was on the verge of becoming a big star was killed in cold blood: ‘The world just seemed physically wrong’” by Emily Whipp, Gwen Gowen, and Enjoli Francis
• The Los Angeles Times: “A young actress, an obsessed stalker and a Hollywood murder that changed America” by Christopher Goffard
• Good Housekeeping: “How Rebecca Schaeffer’s Horrific Murder Led to the Nation’s First Anti-Stalking Law” by Blake Bakkila
• Entertainment Tonight: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s Murder: How Actress’ Death Changed Hollywood and Inspired Anti-Stalking Laws” by Joe Bergren
• Remind Magazine: “‘My Sister Sam’ Star, Rebecca Schaeffer’s Gruesome Murder Happened 35 Years Ago” by Remind Staff
• People Magazine: “How the Murder of Starlet Rebecca Schaeffer by Her Stalker ‘Changed Hollywood’” by People Staff
• Vocal Media: “The Tragic Death of Rebecca Schaeffer and the Birth of Anti-Stalking Laws in America” by Deji Akomolafe
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: “Death of actress aided by state’s failure to protect data in 1989” 
• Crimes of the Century podcast: “S1 Ep18: Rebecca Schaeffer: The Slaying of a Starlet”
• 20/20, Season 41, Episode 33: “Your Biggest Fan” (although it was only the first, like, ⅔ of the episode because ABC doesn’t have it online anywhere else that I could find)
• Wikipedia

This week, Amanda and Lauren continue through Women's History Month by discussing the awful murder of celebrity couples and sex therapist Amie Harwick.

Sources:

• CBS News: “Amie Harwick’s killer ‘wanted to make a statement by killing her on Valentine’s Day,’ says prosecutor” by Erin Moriarty, Richard Fetzer, and Lauren A. White
• CBS News: “How murdered Hollywood therapist Amie Harwick ‘testified’ at her alleged killer’s trial” by Lauren A. White
• CBS News: “The evidence that helped convict Amie Harwick’s killer” by Cameron Rubner
• NBC News: “Ex-boyfriend of celebrity therapist Amie Harwick sentenced to life in prison in her 2020 slaying” by Antonio Planas and Phil Helsel
• ABC 7 Eyewitness News: “Man sentenced to life in prison for killing well-known therapist Amie Harwick in Hollywood Hills” by City News Service
• Oxygen True Crime: “Ex-Boyfriend Fueled By ‘Obsession and Rage’ Plotted Hollywood Sex Therapist’s Murder for a Month: ‘She Was Terrified’” by Caitlin Schunn
• The Guardian: “Ex-boyfriend given life without parole for murder of Hollywood therapist” by Gloria Oladipo
• The Independent: “Drew Carey says he can ‘finally move on’ following sentencing of ex-fiancee’s murderer” by Inga Parkel
• People: “Lawyer for Man Accused of Murdering Hollywood Sex Therapist Amie Harwick Claims She Fell from Balcony by Accident” by KC Baker
• Los Angeles Times: “Man convicted of killing well-known therapist Amie Harwick by throwing her off balcony” by Christian Martinez
• Deadline: “Amie Harwick Murder: Ex-Boyfriend Gets Life Without Parole For Her Slaying - Update” by Dominic Patten
• Forty Eight Hours, Season 37, Episode 18: “Justice for Amie Harwick”
• Wikipedia

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Tiana Notice  who was stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day, 2009. 

Sources:

•  Deseret News: Connecticut man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend by Associated Press
• The Tiana Angelique Notice Foundation
• AP News: Slain woman’s dad awarded $10M in police lawsuit
• Connecticut News: Man Who Killed Grad Student Sentenced to 60 Years by LeAnne Gendreau, Debra Bogstie and and Brynn Gingras
• Medium: MURDERED: Tiana Notice by Natasha Leigh 
• Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall Season 4 Episode 4: If I Can’t Have You
• Let’s Go To Court: Episode 203. A Stalker & A Deeply Stupid Heist

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the Hungarian-born physician became known as the acid doctor in the 1960's.

Sources:

• Murderpedia: Dr. Geza de Kaplany
• The Acid Doctor: The Most Horrendous Murder in American History, 1962
• Medium: The Torture and Murder of Hanja Piller
• 100 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
• Let’s Go To Court: Episode 61: The Ha Ha Tonka Castle and The Acid Doctor
• Wikipedia

This week, Amanda and Lauren discuss the inconsistencies in the official story of Dr. King's assassination, including alleged conspiracy involving a mysterious man named Raoul.

Sources:

• Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica Editors
• FBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”
• Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
• Time: “What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.” by Olivia B. Waxman
• PBS American Experience: “King’s Assassination: A Timeline” 
• AL.com: “Former James Earl Ray Attorney: ‘Dr. King just wasn’t on his radar screen’” by Ivana Hrynkiw
• The Portland Observer: “The Conspiracy Killing of Dr. Martin Luther King” by John Coleman
• Truer Crime podcast: “The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
• Assassinations podcast: “James Earl Ray: MLK Assassin”
• Historical Blindness podcast: “The Killing of Dr. King, Part One: A Dream Defied,” “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Two: The Legend of Raoul,” and “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Three: Ray’s Reasons”
• The Conspiracy Podcast: “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part One - Episode #56,” “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Two: James Earl Ray - Episode #57,” and “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Three: The Conspiracies - Episode #58”
• Wikipedia

This week, Lauren and Amanda talk about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by James Earl Ray, who made the FBI Most Wanted fugitives list twice. This is the official story.

Sources:

• Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica Editors
• FBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”
• Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
• Time: “What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.” by Olivia B. Waxman
• PBS American Experience: “King’s Assassination: A Timeline” 
• Truer Crime podcast: “The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
• Assassinations podcast: “James Earl Ray: MLK Assassin”
• Historical Blindness podcast: “The Killing of Dr. King, Part One: A Dream Defied,” “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Two: The Legend of Raoul,” and “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Three: Ray’s Reasons”
• The Conspiracy Podcast: “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part One - Episode #56,” “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Two: James Earl Ray - Episode #57,” and “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Three: The Conspiracies - Episode #58”
• Wikipedia

This week, Lauren and Amanda continue in their Black History Month series by discussing the lynching of Emmett Till. 

This episode contains graphic depictions of violence against Black people and children. Please take care of yourselves.

Sources:

• PBS American Experience: “The Murder of Emmett Till: Timeline”
• US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs: “Federal Officials Close Cold Case Re-Investigation of Murder of Emmett Till”
• Famous Trials: “The Emmett Till Murder Trial: Chronology”
• Mississippi Encyclopedia: “Social and Economic History 1890-1954” by Connie L. Lester
• Civil Rights History Project: "The Murder of Emmett Till"
• FBI History: "Emmett Till"
• Civil Rights Trail: "Remembering Emmett Till"
• National Museum of African American History and Culture: "Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement"
• CNN: "Woman whose accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till has died at 88, coroner says" by Dianne Gallagher, Sara Smart, and Emma Tucker
• Crimes of the Centuries podcast: “S2 Ep2: The Galvanizing Murder of Emmett Till”
• Murder in America podcast: “EP. 55 MISSISSIPPI - The Emmett Till Story” (would not recommend, because they really disrespectfully use Emmett’s nickname throughout the episode rather than call him by his given name. It was distasteful.)
• True Crime Kent podcast: “The Murder of Emmett Till”
• Timesuck with Dan Cummins podcast: “360 - The Lynching of Emmett Till”
• Wikipedia