This week we discuss how Daniel Petric rebelled against his strict religious parents rules by playing violent video games. After disobeying his parents one too many times, his video game was confiscated, and he severely overreacted by trying to stage a fake murder suicide between his dad and mom.  

 

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DANIEL PETRIC LINKS:

http://www.lifedaily.com/story/ohio-teenager-has-surprise-for-his-parents-after-they-confiscate-his-favorite-game/

 

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/12/trial_of_boy_accused_of_killin.html

 

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/12/boy_killed_mom_and_shot_dad_ov.html

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31387876/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/teen-who-killed-over-video-game-gets-years/#.XKE1_utKjEY

 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/media-spotlight/201308/are-video-games-addictive

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6788681&page=1

 

http://www.chroniclet.com/news/2008/03/24/Pastor-shot-in-head-returns-to-pulpit-speaks-about-accused-son.html

This week we kick off letter G with some information about how violent video games have been shown to increase aggressive impulses, & decrease empathy. Our first gamer murderer is Devin Moore, who copied Grand Theft Auto when he stole a cop’s gun, & killed 3 officers, before stealing a police cruiser.   

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DEVIN MOORE LINKS:
https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20120218/conviction-upheld-in-03-fayette-slayings 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/can-a-video-game-lead-to-murder-04-03-2005
https://law.justia.com/cases/alabama/court-of-appeals-criminal/2018/cr-16-1311.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/science/studying-the-effects-of-playing-violent-video-games.html 
https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/health/video-games-and-violence/index.html

This week we explore how criminals use social media as part of their tool kit. We discuss a case where a catfishing criminal named Manuel Guzman lured in Eddie Leal on Facebook, so he could rob and murder him. The investigation takes a turn when detectives find evidence that helps them solve a 30 year old cold case.   

 

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MANUEL GUZMAN LINKS:

https://m.news24.com/You/Archive/too-pretty-to-live-how-a-woman-convinced-her-parents-

 

http://rivcoda.org/opencms/system/galleries/download/daReleases/

 

https://www.sgvtribune.com/2013/12/04/two-get-eight-years-for-1982-killing-and-assault-at-rowland-heights-park/

 

https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2013/11/20/crime-scene-plea-bargain-in-1982-cold-case-slaying-ires-family-members/

This week we discuss how Jenelle Potter got so upset over being unfriended, that she concocted a story that she was being bullied severely enough for the CIA to get involved. Her parents believed the deception so wholeheartedly, that her father Buddy murdered her former facebook friends Billy Payne & Billie Jean Hayworth.   

 

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JENELLE POTTER LINKS:

https://m.news24.com/You/Archive/too-pretty-to-live-how-a-woman-convinced-her-parents-and-boyfriend-to-kill-facebook-bullies-20170728 

 

https://www.oxygen.com/criminal-confessions/crime-time/woman-impersonates-cia-agent-convince-murder 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/social-media-feud-led-murder-young-tennessee-couple/story?id=34346840

For our first Facebook Murder episode, we examine performance crime, & how it’s becoming more common for criminals to broadcast on social media. We discuss how Steve Stephens’ lost his home and girlfriend as a result of his gambling addiction, so he shot a stranger named Robert Godwin, then posted it online.  

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STEVE STEPHENS LINKS:
http://time.com/4742204/steve-stephens-cleveland-shooting-facebook/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/alleged-facebook-killer-what-we-know-so-far-121260/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/facebook-gunman-steve-stephens-ex-girlfriend-questions-site-s-role-n749191
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/facebook-killer-steve-stephens-left-girlfriend-upbeat-voicemail-article-1.3120281
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cleveland-facebook-killer-steve-stephens-tortured-pets-as-a-teen-neighbor-says
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11840953

This week we discuss 84 year old Melissa Ann Shepard, who is known as Canada’s Internet Black Widow. She has repeatedly married men for their money, then drugged them, & attempted to murder them. Even though she has been convicted multiple times, she was out violating parole as recently as 2016. 

 

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MELISSA ANN SHEPARD LINKS:

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Canadas-Black-Widow

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/internet-black-widow-melissa-ann-shepard-peace-bond-1.3810094

http://murderpedia.org/female.F/f/friedrich-melissa.htm

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7bd3gd/you-probably-shouldnt-date-this-80-year-old-nova-scotia-woman

This week we discuss how Faye and Ray Copeland killed multiple farm workers as an elaborate check fraud scam. By the time their scheme was discovered, they were in their 70’s & became the oldest couple sentenced to death in America. 

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FAYE AND RAY COPELAND LINKS:
https://www.thoughtco.com/serial-killers-couple-ray-faye-copeland-972702

This week we discuss how age influences criminal behavior. We also detail how Tamara Samsonova was caught on CCTV leaving a trail of blood from a dismembered body back to her front door. 

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TAMARA SAMSONOVA LINKS:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/599044/Tamara-Samsonova-Russia-prolific-killer
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/samuel-little-golden-state-killer-elderly-criminals-confessions http://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/samsonova-tamara.htm 

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE LINKS:

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline

https://victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/bulletins-for-teens/bullying-and-harassment
http://stompoutbullying.org/
Home – The Hotline®

http://www.ncadv.org/
http://www.crisistextline.org/textline/?gclid=CjwKEAjw9MrIBRCr2LPek5-h8U0SJAD3jfhtHplx6Ibc8Ov7oG79YLibo1TubSfQrumNc-WnXJixDxoCKafw_wcB
https://www.mentalhelp.net/meeting-finder/ca/woodland-hills/

On this D for Dirty Cops episode we talk about how Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were kept on retainer to provide confidential information to the Lucchese family. In addition to obstructing the NYPD’s investigations, Lou and Steve gave up the identities of confidential informants that resulted in many people being murdered. Eventually their bosses turned informant, & they were convicted of 8 murders. 

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LOUIS EPPOLITO AND STEPHEN CARACAPPA LINKS:

Louis Eppolito: Working for the Mob

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

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE LINKS:

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline

https://victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/bulletins-for-teens/bullying-and-harassment
http://stompoutbullying.org/
Home – The Hotline®

http://www.ncadv.org/
http://www.crisistextline.org/textline/?gclid=CjwKEAjw9MrIBRCr2LPek5-h8U0SJAD3jfhtHplx6Ibc8Ov7oG79YLibo1TubSfQrumNc-WnXJixDxoCKafw_wcB
https://www.mentalhelp.net/meeting-finder/ca/woodland-hills/

On this D for Dirty Cops episode we discuss how LAPD officer Stephanie Lazarus was so distraught about her former college booty call moving on with a new woman, that she began stalking his wife Sherri Rasmussen. When Sherri was murdered, the detectives didn’t question Stephanie, even though they were informed about the stalking & recent confrontations. Sherri’s murder would go unsolved for 23 years, until the cold case unit finally matched Stephanie’s DNA to forensics left at the crime scene. 

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STEPHANIE LAZARUS LINKS:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/07/lapd-lazurus-murder-mystery-killer/amp
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/07/lapd-lazurus-murder-mystery-killer
http://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/lazarus-stephanie.htm
http://sprocket-trials.blogspot.com/2012/03/stephanie-lazarus-verdict-aftermath.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/06/the-lazarus-file/308499/