Like many crimes, the three cases this week involve greed, lust, and lies but what's different this week is two of the cases also involve cement tombs. Abraham Shakespeare life changed when he won the lotto but money wasn't the only surprise. Doug Benton was an amateur bodybuilder with a girlfriend who was unique in their community but this case is sure to leave more questions than answers and finally the story of Rachel Siani, beautiful, young, and troubled but was her death an accident or murder?

A marriage can be the best or worst thing to ever happen, especially when it ends in murder. Two very different stories, the first involves a couple of newlyweds, Ryan and Sarah Widmer of Ohio, and a case that may leave you with more questions then answers then the story of Ben and Erika Sifirt, a couple vacationing in Maryland that meets another couple which is when things take a very bizarre turn.

Lies. There's never less than a dozen in all cases of murder, this week we examine two classic cases from the early 1900s that involve men with multiple wives, one a barber in LA and another a Vet in Wisconsin. The final case examines the murder of a choir teacher in Texas and a story that's full of twists.

Ending the worst year in our memories with the story of the Weepy Voiced Killer, a killer in St. Paul, Minnesota that called into the police to confess his crimes. We then head south to tell the story of a woman that tried to do good and what happens when jealousy kills.

***Note: Trying new things with ads, if it sounds weird or is annoying PLEASE email me, SteveLaTart@gmail.com.*****. Three murder cases that I find fascinating include a story from St. Paul, MN, another involves a 3 am call to 911 which revealed a twisted tale of murder and lust and how the execution of a mother and father lead police down a strange trail that involved the internet and allegedly the CIA.

Sister Margaret Ann Pahl was the chapel caretaker at Mercy Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, and the morning before Easter in 1980, was discovered stabbed to death. The murder was a shock to the church and community and it took investigators years to bring the killer to justice for their sin.

This week we visit the case of two victims, one in Kentucky, a handsome lawyer misses a date with a beauty queen and is found dead. Our second case examines the disappearance of a medical student who seemed to disappear.

Helle Craft was an airline stewardess and mother of three who wanted a divorce after finding out her husband was cheating. The circumstances of her murder are so outrageous it ended up inspiring an Oscar-winning film.

A young sick girl's mother ends up dead in a story that left police puzzled. Gypsy Rose was a sick girl that needed constant care, she loved princesses and fairy tales, and while her mother did whatever she could to care for her sick daughter this story would not have a happy ending.

I'm revisiting one of my favorite cases for the very first episode of Murder He Wrote. This is the case of Christa Worthington, a case that I've learned more about in the last few years including meeting some of the people that have dug into the case.

I'm hoping this podcast can be more than just audio so as we begin this journey please tell me what you think as it evolves. Thanks for listening and send me thoughts to SteveLaTart@gmail.com