Murder in the Mourning

Murder in the Mourning

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  • Ep. 9 - Olga Ooro / Darnell Sterling
    Welcome back to another twisted Murder in the Mourning! Today we have a 2020 case with a 2023 update. How often do you hear of murderers getting away with an easy conviction since the body never turned up? That is not the case today. Let's take a deep dive into how prosecutors can still put evil people behind bars even without the most damning piece of evidence, the body.
    Olga Ooro was a young single mother who was taken away from her child and family many years too soon. Darnell Sterling is an abusive, controlling man who almost got away with murder. This is their story.
    (Also, everyone go check out “The Butcher and the Wren” by Alaina Urquhart)
    References:
    Boyfriend convicted of murdering woman 'whose body has never been recovered'. Law & Crime. (2022, October 5). Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://lawandcrime.com/crime/boyfriend-convicted-of-murdering-woman-whose-body-has-never-been-recovered/
    Brown, A. (2022, October 4). Prosecution lays out timeline before and after murder during closing arguments. D.C. Witness. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://dcwitness.org/prosecution-lays-out-timeline-before-and-after-murder-during-closing-arguments/
    Cordes, J. (2022, October 5). DC man convicted of killing girlfriend whose body has never been found. WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.wric.com/washington-dc/dc-man-convicted-of-killing-girlfriend-whose-body-has-never-been-found/
    District man sentenced for second-degree murder for killing woman in her apartment. The United States Department of Justice. (2023, March 24). Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/district-man-sentenced-second-degree-murder-killing-woman-her-apartment
    Dorn, A. (2023, January 18). Murder convictions without a body challenging, not impossible. NewsNation. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/murder-convictions-without-a-body-challenging-not-impossible/
    SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CRIMINAL DIVISION (AFFIDAVIT)
    25 min
  • Ep. 8 - The Beast of British Columbia

    The Beast of B.C., the Rent-A-Car Killer, Canada's first true Bogeyman... Known by many names, this monster was always a menace to society. During the early 80's however, he went on a killing spree that will forever stain British Columbia's history. Over the course of 9 months, almost a dozen children between the ages of 9 and 18 were abducted and their lives brutally ended. Today, I bring you the story of Clifford Olson, Canada's "Pioneer Serial Killer."


    References:

    Clifford Robert Olson. Murderpedia. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2023, from www.murderpedia.org


    In jail almost 25 years, Canada's most infamous serial killer is still finding ways to outrage the justice system. (2006, July 3). Retrieved March 23, 2023.


    Mulgrew, I. (2011, October 3). Clifford Olson — Canada’s national monster — dead at 71. Vancouver Sun.


    Newton, M. (1990). Hunting humans: An encyclopedia of modern serial killers. Loompanics Unltd.


    Parole hearing set for Olson. (2006, June 21). Retrieved March 23, 2023.


    Serial child killer 'should die in prison'. (2006, June 22). Retrieved March 24, 2023.



    26 min
  • Ep. 7 - Katie Poirier / Donald Blom

    Nearly 25 years after her disappearance, Katie Poirier's killer has died in prison. This small win comes at a terrible cost. Less than 10 miles from my childhood home in northern Minnesota, Katie was kidnapped from a gas station to never be seen again. Let me take you back to that fateful night in 1999 to explore what happened to Katie and unearth the secrets her killer was hiding.


    Sources:

    Blom Gets Life Without Parole for Kidnapping and Killing Poirier. MPR. (2000, August 17). Retrieved March 11, 2023, from News.Minnesota.Publicradio.org

    Ramsland, K. (n.d.). Donald Blom: A Repeat Sex Offender Finally Stopped. Murderpedia. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from www.murderpedia.org


    Erickson, A., & Johnson, B. (2019, May 25). 20 years after Poirier kidnapping, some laws improve while others remain the same. Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from www.duluthnewstribune.com


    Butterbrodt, L., & Cadeau, T. (2023, January 11). Man convicted in 1999 kidnapping and murder of Katie Poirier in Minnesota dies in prison. InForum. Retrieved March 10, 2023, from www.inforum.com


    Uren, A. (2023, January 11). Donald Blom, who kidnapped and killed Katie Poirier in 1999, dies in prison. Bring Me The News. Retrieved March 10, 2023, from www.bringmethenews.com


    28 min

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