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"Lizzie Borden took an ax/ And gave her mother forty whacks./ When she saw what she had done,/ She gave her father forty-one." This is a nursery rhyme that some kids chant when they skip rope or play games. But this sinister rhyme has a lot more meaning to it than a kid's game. Who was Lizzie Borden? Is she really an axe murderer?

On May 8th, 2021, a cloudy day in Times Square, four-year-old Sky Martinez, forty-three-year-old Marcela Aldana, and twenty-three-year-old Wendy Magrinat were all tourists in the city and complete strangers to one another. Little did they know, at 4:55pm, they would experience possibly the most terrifying moment of their lives. All three of them became victims to a shooting, which took place due to a dispute between a few men. Out of anger, at least one perpetrator(s) pulled out a gun and accidentally shot the innocent bystanders. Will the three victims make a full recovery? Will New York City ever be safe?

Dr. Carl Tanzler loved one of his patients. In fact, he was obsessed with her. When Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos loses her life to tuberculosis, Dr. Tanzler is devastated. How far will he go just to keep the memory of Helen alive?

TW: Necrophilia 

This episode of Obscure Crimes covers the story of Reena Virk, a self-conscious teenager who wanted more than anything to be socially accepted and have good relationships with her peers. 

One Friday night in 1997, Reena was invited to hang out with teenagers she knew at a bridge in British Columbia. Reena loved being invited to see people from school and to get out of her house, away from her parents and their strict rules. But at the bridge, what happens is worse than anything Reena could've imagined. 

Artwork has been important to people for many, many centuries. One fairly well-known artist was Zdzislaw Beksinski, a Polish artist who specialized in his fascinating dystopian-surrealism paintings. 

But something that's not as well-known about Beksinski is how he died. Zdzislaw lived a full, creative life until he was found stabbed to death in his apartment. Who murdered the 75-year-old artist and why?

Today, on Obscure Crimes, I'm going to tell you guys about the world's youngest serial killer: Amarjeet/Amardeet Sada. Sada was only seven years old when he made his first kill. Between the ages of seven and eight, Sada would go on to kill two more children- and be proud of it. But because of his age, Amarjeet Sada wasn't eligible for a long-term sentence after being charged with murder. The media and authorities have kept quiet about what became of Sada. Where is Amarjeet now? Does he deserve to still be behind bars after killing three children or should he be given a chance to live the rest of his life outside of a prison? 

Today's episode of Obscure Crimes is about Steven Coleman. Steven was 32 years old when he went missing in the August of 2017. Now, it's speculated that he was murdered by his girlfriend: Cierra Alexis Sutton. Is Cierra really a remorseless killer? So much circumstantial evidence points to her being the perpetrator of a horrific crime, but do we really know for sure? 

TW: mutilation, gore

Today, I'm going to be talking about the murder of 11 year old Debbie Horn...was there an unknown serial killer living in New Hampshire?

Debra Horn was a little girl in 1969 who stayed home from school one day, only to mysteriously disappear. Months later, her remains were discovered in a trunk by three teenage boys. After tips, searches, and false alarms, authorities still struggled to find out the truth about Debra's murder. Will it ever be solved?

Today I'm covering the murder of Renee Pagel. Renee lived in a small town called Rockford, Michigan. In the August of 2006, she was stabbed over 50 times in her own home. Almost no evidence as to who the perpetrator is was left behind. After nearly fourteen years, authorities begin to discover more clues about this case. Will they ever find Renee's killer?  

Today's episode of Obscure Crimes is all about the mysterious case of the Panama Hikers. This is the FIRST unsolved crime I'm talking about on the podcast.

Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers took a trip to Panama in 2014. The girls left the home they were temporarily staying at to go hiking, but they never returned. Months later, their remains were found along a riverbank near the hiking trails. What happened to Lisanne and Kris? Why did it take so long to find their remains? From wild animals to foul play, there are so many theories as to what happened to these girls. We have clues like cellphones, clothing, and mysterious photographs, but will anyone ever discover the truth behind the case of the Panama Hikers?