Murder, My Dude

It’s milestone time - this is Murder, My Dude’s 100th Episode!

And, like most of our episodes, it contains a lengthy tangent about halfway through (this one’s about when holidays should be) and is jam-packed with the kind of irreverent true crime comedy goodness that only we can provide! This week, that includes the introduction of a new member of one of our hosts' extended family and an idea that'll keep you from ever looking at change machines again.

But there’s serious business to get to, and serious reminiscing to be done. This Week In Murder takes a look at new developments in old - and current - cases. After that, we finish (for now) our look at the Zodiac Killer.

Finally, we play the biggest Who Died The Worst of all-time: the All-Star Edition!

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Farewell, double digits! Murder My Dude hits the century mark next week, and we’re doing so with a double episode!

This week and next, we’re taking a look at the infamous, unsolved Zodiac killings that plagued the greater San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The culprit in this case terrorized his victims and taunted law enforcement and the media with code ciphers, some of which have been solved as recently as this year. This week, we explore the crimes. Next week, we take a look at possible suspects.

Before that, This Week In Murder explores an arrest made in a trio of Brooklyn murders and a cooking show winner gone bad. And then we finish up with an all-animal edition of Who Died The Worst!

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Murder, My Dude returns this week with a case right out of The Big Apple (or, at least, the island right next to it.)

Joel Rifkin’s awkward, unhappy childhood led him to a shiftless life that culminated in a brutal serial murder spree lasting about four years. Like the more famous Jack, Joel the Ripper preyed on sex workers, though he preferred the streets of New York City to those of Whitechapel.

This week, we explore his story.

BUT FIRST! This week in Murder explores a death of a police officer seemingly straight out a Danny Glover movie and a lover’s quarrel gone horribly wrong. And finally: we close with a game of Who Died To Worst sure to satiate even the biggest appetites!

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This week’s super-sized episode of Murder, My Dude takes a look at crimes on a bigger scale than the ones we usually cover.

Given our penchant for delving into politics, of course we have to cover the January 6th attempted insurrection on the Capitol, which we delve into during This Week In Murder. Also, we cover new developments in a chilling case of family annihilation in a Florida community designed by Disney.

In our featured topic, we take a look at the Yakuza, the organizations that make up organized crime in Japan, with an especially close look at the largest of those organizations: the Yamaguchi-gumi.

Of course, we play Who Died The Worst! But after that, Jackson Welles takes to his soapbox for a lengthy chat about anything an everything!

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New year, same true crime comedy goodness!

2020 saw the conclusion of an infamous Australian murder case that was four decades in the making. Andrea Blanchard and Leonard Warwick’s marriage was a short and tumultuous one, ending four years after it began. Their subsequent divorce and custody battle, however, was long and arduous. This week, we explore it and the lives lost in the process.

Also, This Week In Murder looks deeper at the Nashville bomber and a horrific double murder in the town of Lancaster, CA (making its second appearance on TWIM in as many weeks).

Finally, we play an edition of Who Died The Worst that may help you stick to your New Year’s Resolutions.

P.S. -  if you thought we weren’t going to be getting political this year, you’re wrong! This week, it’s a true crime sandwich with political bread. Discussion of the recent events related to the Jacob Blake and Kyle Rittenhouse campuses (and the issues surrounding them) bookends the show proper. 

[NOTE: this podcast was recorded before the terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th]

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Happy New Year, My Dudes!

This horrible, horrible year is just about over, so why not spend an hour and a half or so finishing out 2020 (or, if you’re late to the party, ringing in 2021) with a hilarity-filled look at a gruesome, gruesome killing!

This week, we explore the life and death of newsman Walter Liggett, whose love for politics was matched only by his hatred of corruption. When those two came to a head in Walter’s home state of Minnesota, the consequences were fatal.

But first, This Week In Murder explores a suspicious COVID-19 death and the recent Christmas Day terrorist attack in Nashville, TN. As always, we close with a game of Who Died The Worst!

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Murder, My Dude returns from a brief Winter break to provide you with more true crime comedy goodness just in time for Christmas!

This week, we cover one of the most famous unsolved crimes of the past quarter century, one that still spurs outrage and debate to this day: the death of JonBenet Ramsey. After going to bed Christmas Night, 1996, JonBenet was nowhere to be found the next morning. Instead, an odd ransom note was discovered and the six-year-old’s body was found in the basement of her family home later that day.

Suspicion has been cast all around, but the one thing needed - proof conclusive enough to make an arrest - has never been found. We explore the case in this super-sized episode.

BUT FIRST! This Week In Murder explores the latest federal execution and a date gone horribly wrong. Finally, we play a globetrotting edition of Who Died The Worst!

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It may be two months before Valentine’s Day comes around again, but we’ve got an old-fashioned Lover’s Triangle on this week’s episode.

John Ruetten and Stephanie Lazarus lived in the same dorm building during their years at UCLA. Eventually, that friendship wound up adding some “benefits.” Apparently, Stephanie thought those benefits were something more permanent, and when John married Sherri Rasmussen, it didn’t end well.

Before we explore that story, This Week In Murder explores a confession in the case of a Russian serial killer and a tragic suicide seen by the last people who should have saw it.

And, as always, we close with an episode of Who Died The Worst!

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We’ve covered a lot of gruesome cases in the 2+ years we’ve been doing this show, but this one could be the worst of them all.

Junko Furuta was a soon-to-be high school graduate with a job lined up and her whole life ahead of her when a group of young gang members put it to an end and subjected her to some of the worst treatment imaginable.

Fair warning: if you feel like you’d possibly be disturbed by this case, you probably will be.

First off, This Week in Murder takes a look at a case of Diplomatic Immunity and a motel shooting with racial implications.

And as always, we finish with Who Died The Worst!

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It’s MMD’s third Thanksgiving episode, and it’s about time we look at the forgotten half of the holiday’s equation: America’s indigenous people. It’s heartbreaking, but true that Native Americans - Native American women in particular - are at a higher risk for violent crime, especially violent crime at the hands of people outside of their ethnic group, and this week’s episode explores two of those stories.

Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind and Hanna Harris were two young mothers taken away before their time, and this week’s episode explores their stories. Elsewhere, This Week In Murder covers two different types of domestic dispute and we play a culinary-themed Who Died The Worst!

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