A young married couple are victims of a home invasion and the wife is killed. 

It takes over a decade for the perpetrator to be convicted and justice served.

The perpetrator followed a similar trajectory to how the first case unfolded which reignited suspicions that one of the victims, wasn’t actually a victim.

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Uxoricide

Sources:

https://www.twincities.com/2014/04/24/four-years-after-st-paul-killing-heidi-firkus-family-wants-answers/

https://www.twincities.com/2023/01/27/heidi-firkus-murder-trial-opens-husband-nicholas-firkus-eviction/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heidi-firkus-fatal-shooting-nick-firkus-trial-911-call-minnesota-48-hours/

https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/leadership/county-attorneys-office/news-updates/case-updates/state-v-nicholas-firkus

https://www.ramseycounty.us/sites/default/files/County%20Attorney/Press%20Release%205.20.21_0.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-heidi-firkus-nick-firkus-saint-paul-minnesota-timeline-48-hours/

https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/06/nicholas-firkus-murder-appeal-circumstantial-evidence/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78747601/heidi_marie-firkus

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/husband-locked-up-for-life-after-blowing-away-first-wife-with-shotgun-blaming-murder-on-nonexistent-black-man-remarrying/

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Workplace disagreements happen all the time and sometimes Management have to step in, especially when someone is physically assaulted.

Its usually inevitable that the offending worker is dismissed.  What is not usual is the deaths that follow.

Was he slowly going downhill for quite some time and no one noticed?  Or did he just explode at the perceived injustice?

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Workplace Violence, Workplace Homicide, Going Postal

Sources:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article144360854.html

https://heavy.com/news/2017/04/abeku-wilson-equinox-fitness-center-gym-shooting-janine-ackerman-merrick-park-shooting-facebook-photos-instagram/

https://unicourt.com/case/fl-mda3-in-re-wilson-abeku-sadjan-463898

https://www.judyrecords.com/record/8tugcwtre616

https://www.judyrecords.com/record/n8ggeo9x8144

https://www.instagram.com/abeku21

https://www.local10.com/news/2017/07/07/equinox-fitness-club-shooter-had-marijuana-in-system/

https://thecinemaholic.com/janine-ackerman-and-marios-hortis-murders-is-abeku-wilson-dead-or-alive/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178395830/janine_ella-ackerman

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206073092/marios_nicholas-hortis

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I'm sure some of you have wondered where we've been, this should give some answers.

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People disappear all the time and murder victims get labelled incorrectly as runaways.

But sometimes its voluntary, people want to start a new life unburdened by their past.

Such a plan this week required a body so that the runaway would not be looked for by authorities and to pay out insurance to their family.

What’s a little murder between an employer and employee?

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Arson, Dismemberment, Larceny, Insurance Fraud

Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/terry-john-david.htm

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115897725/john_david-terry

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35577866/james-chester-matheney

https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1208/98219512-s.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/supreme-court/1991/813-s-w-2d-420-2.html

https://casetext.com/case/terry-v-state-295

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984224/

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-terry-74

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZjgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D2UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1371,2429384&hl=en

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4T1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6717%2C3044326

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A troubled teen turned into a miserable adult.

 Being absent in his relationship and neglecting his parter resulted in an *unexpected* outcome, his wife had enough and filed for divorce.

Was it resentment at being “abandoned” in his words, or was it that she had moved on with her life that made him commit the most heinous of crimes.

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Filicide

Sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/dad-accused-of-killing-3-daughters-called-mom-and-said-you-can-come-home-now-because-i-killed-the-kids-she-says

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/parents-of-man-who-killed-daughters-testify/

https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/daily-updates/psychologist-testifies-schaffhausen-sane-at-time-of-murders/article_e2653baf-9580-510b-8170-8669228ca9cf.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0mKC36lRYU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m17mEpM__FM

https://www.twincities.com/2013/04/15/schaffhausens-insanity-claim-rejected-3-slain-girls-father-faces-life-in-prison-w-video/

https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/public_safety/man-who-dated-jessica-schaffhausen-testifies-he-received-threatening-call/article_1c8c3650-b5df-5134-a20d-5c573c2e87b6.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thistles-Thorns-Jessica-Lee-Peterson/dp/1951375769?ie=UTF8

https://appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/details/detail

https://cases.justia.com/wisconsin/court-of-appeals/2015-2014ap002370-cr.pdf?ts=1436882617

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 https://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2012/07/aaron-schaffhausen-what-kind-of-man.html

https://mileswmathis.com/schaff.pdf

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Being involved in politics requires a certain amount of ones private life being scrutinised.

Being the child of a politician may cause you to grow up differently to your peers.  

It may also give you ideas on how to deal with people that are not doing what you want them to.

Are you entitled or completely off the rails?

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Arson, Politics

Sources:

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/69cbb5_1098579f4eeb40279003e881181b7fd8/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Helgelien

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/16-year-old-girl-and-her-18-year-old-boyfriend-murdered-her-dad-tried-to-dismember-body-police/

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/video-shows-arrest-of-2-teens-accused-of-killing-girls-father-2410734/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225701773/daniel_wendell-halseth

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/teen-girl-boyfriend-sentenced-for-killing-girls-father-2661082/

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/im-not-a-monster-las-vegas-teen-who-killed-girlfriends-father-discusses-what-lead-to-murder/

https://thenevadaglobe.com/articles/opinion-the-worst-congressional-candidate-ever/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nevada-elizabeth-helgelien-oped-2024-b2514499.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzCPxRSf2qU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPmXrFCKgps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dMSEzwzx5Q

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William’s childhood appeared normal and uneventful until around the age of 17, when things began to take a darker turn and he started accumulating a criminal record.

As an adult his behavior spiraled further, leading him into a life of serious crimes. For years, he managed to evade justice despite being involved in increasingly heinous acts.

Was his descent into violence triggered by an alleged drug debt, or was it simply the inevitable outcome of the path he had chosen?

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Serial killing

Sources:

https://x.com/HabitualSlayers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wickline

https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w1/wickline-william.htm

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97993465/charles_morgan-marsh

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151121885/christopher_malcolm-lerch

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151122200/peggy_ann_lerch

https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A178066

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-wickline-2

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/319/813/533866/

https://drc.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/d37bdc54-c4bc-4240-87d2-bd7514495588/Wickline+William.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_K9I401S01H7F40QBNJU3SO1F56-d37bdc54-c4bc-4240-87d2-bd7514495588-obcl6yx

https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amr510402004en.pdf

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-william-dean-wi/78537661/

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Adopted at birth, Joshua began exhibiting troubling behaviors as early as age five.

Despite numerous doctors and diagnoses, nothing seemed to help, by the age of 14, his behavior had escalated to the point where he was sent to a boarding school that also served as a residential care facility. 

Was his eventual act of destroying his family a response to learning about his adoption? Or was it an inevitable outcome, simmering beneath the surface all along?

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Serial killing, Family Annihilator

Sources:

https://people.com/alaska-serial-killer-who-killed-five-people-dead-indiana-prison-8667872

https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jenkins-joshua.htm

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/feb/27/police-say-teen-plotted-slaying/

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/may/29/da-portrays-teen-as-brutal-killer-in-slaying-of-fa/

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/30/las-vegas-teen-who-murdered-family-describes-killi/

https://www.dailycrime.com/joshua-jenkins-murdered-five-members-of-his-family/

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/2024/09/25/hearing-results-august-2024/

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/2024/11/07/week-of-oct-28-nov-1-2024/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/reactive-attachment-disorder

https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/california/vista-del-mar-child-family-services-special-care/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10392256/?ref_=ttep_ep1

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104188377/george-jenkins

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104188372/alene-jenkins

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A heartfelt thanks to all of you who listen, a gift, and a little challenge for the budding artists.

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They were farmers, had 8 children.  The oldest son (second child) was sent out to get bullets or shot and missed his fathers rampage, wiping the whole family out, including himself, on Christmas day in 1929.

Its about 60 years later that a motive comes to light but even now, its not confirmed that it is true.

This week we discuss:  Murder, Motive, Serial Killer, The Great Depression, Sharecropping, Family Anihilator, Familicide

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Lawson_family#See_also

https://the-line-up.com/lawson-family-massacre

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/secret-behind-photo-in-lawson-family-christmas-day-massacre-when-seven-people-died/news-story/080cd6dcee54a210d70098ca45dc3851

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-murder-of-the-lawson-family-the-true-events-behind-folk-musics-scariest-murder-ballad/

https://www.amazon.com/White-Christmas-Bloody-Christmas-Finally-Murders/dp/0962810800

https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Our-Tears-Murders-Christmas-ebook/dp/B01EKOU42U

https://www.amazon.com/Death-North-Carolinas-Piedmont-Suicide/dp/1596291966#customerReviews

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30065567-the-meaning-of-our-tears

https://horrorobsessive.com/2020/12/21/christmas-mass-murder-the-lawson-family/

https://www.newsweek.com/28-days-haunted-madison-funeral-parlor-lawson-family-murders-1754536

https://myfox8.com/miniseries/hauntings-in-the-piedmont/disturbing-photos-taken-at-cemetery-link-back-to-one-of-north-carolinas-greatest-ghost-stories/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7944187/Charlie_davis-lawson

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50653435/james_arthur_lawson

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lawson-charles-davis.htm

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