Murder in the Mountains

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This week, Alexa tells Tori the story of the senseless murder of Lauren Giddings. 


Show Sources: 

Video of interview and camera into Lauren's home: 


https://allthatsinteresting.com/stephen-mcdaniel


Other sources: 

https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/lauren-giddings

https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/04/11/law-student-murdered-dismembered-by-stalking-classmate-neighbor/

https://www.dreshare.com/lauren-giddings/

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Alexa, Lisa, and Megan talk The Central Park 5 and other cases related to false confessions. 

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This week, Alexa tells Lisa the story of The Central Park 5 and how their story, though in 1989, could very well happy today.


Show Sources:

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

https://web.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kassin/files/CPJ.Morganthau.motion.12.5.02.doc

https://web.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kassin/files/CPJ.Morganthau.motion.12.5.02.doc

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-85-the-central-park-5/id1250599915?i=1000431749689

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1244121

https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/1980s/central-park-five

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Alexa, Ryan, Adam, Holly, and Megan discuss the past 2 weeks cases and also the true crime topic of whether or not video games and media play a role in the violence in society. 

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This week, Alexa tells Lisa the twisted case of Kelsey Berreth. 



Show Sources: 

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/kelsey-berreth-case/krystal-kenney-resentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-after-procedural-error-forced-vacated-sentence?_amp=true

https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-kelsey-berreth

https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/patrick-frazee-trial-a-look-at-the-timeline-of-events/amp/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-we-know-about-kelsey-berreth-s-disappearance-investigation-her-n954636

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna980721

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/patrick-frazee-sentenced-colorado-mom-kelsey-berreth-gets-justice-a-year-after-thanksgiving-day-killing/#app

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devils-bargain/id1464919521?i=1000465261823

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This week, Alexa tells Ryan the case of Ernesto Miranda and how his arrest changed law enforcement procedure, forever. 


Show Sources: 

https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/miranda-ernest

https://www.britannica.com/event/Miranda-v-Arizona

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

https://law.jrank.org/pages/3105/Ernesto-Miranda-Trials-1963-1967.html

https://www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/the-miranda-rights-are-established

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Alexa, Megan, Adam, and Holly discuss this week's case of Kitty Genovese and of course a variety of other subjects. 

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In the second installment of the "where did this come from?" mini series. Alexa tells Megan the story of Kitty Genovese and how her murder helped to create the 911 emergency systems.


Show Sources:

·        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

·        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

·        https://www.insideedition.com/how-the-death-of-kitty-genovese-birthed-911-and-neighborhood-watches-58288

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On the first episode of "Motive in the Mountains", Alexa. Megan, Adam, and Holly get together to discuss their thoughts and theories on a few of the episodes so far. 

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The first installment of the "Where Did This Come From" mini series, Alexa tells Adam and Holly the case of Amber Hagerman. A 9 year old girl whose kidnapping and murder started the nationwide Amber Alert.


Show Sources:

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/police-release-new-photos-seek-new-info-unsolved-1996-murder-amber-hagerman/DYCH62JDMVCOZFBRS265GCKCJU/

https://amber.ny.gov/activation-criteria

https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer

https://allthatsinteresting.com/amber-hagerman

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