Murder on the Map

Halloween crimes are usually thought of as the thoughtless mayhem of demented strangers who enjoy poisoning candy or putting razor blades in apples. But crimes committed on Halloween are much more serious - and more real - than those urban legends. There have been numerous murders, kidnappings, and assaults that have taken place on October 31, and many are directly related to the festivities of the holiday. While it remains debatable as to whether or not there's a spike in crime on Halloween, there's no debate that all that these particular assaults happened in connection with the holiday.

On this episode, I'll tell you about 13 true crimes that have happened on Halloween.

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On Thursday, May 23rd, 1985 Jody Lee Ledkins was last seen walking down a Kansas City street. And then she was gone. 35 years later, the mystery of what happened to the 14-year-old girl remains unsolved.

Resources for today's show:

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/mother-continues-search-for-missing-daughter-35-years-later

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In a world before online shopping and cell phones, 3 girls ventured off to the Seminary South Shopping Center in Fort Worth, Texas on December 23, 1974. Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Ann Moseley vanished from that shopping center just 2 days shy of Christmas, and have not been seen since.

Resources for today's show: 

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

https://medium.com/@tamaragane/what-happened-to-the-fort-worth-trio-322a0afe3db9

https://www.facebook.com/groups/321287435430379 

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On September 23, 1992, 23 year old college student Dail Dinwiddie attended a U2 concert with her friends in Columbia, South Carolina. After the concert ended at around 11:15PM, Dail and her friends headed to the Five Points’ area of Columbia and went to Jungle Jim’s, a popular nightclub at the time. After being separated from Dail, her friends left at approximately 1:00AM on September 24th. They told authorities they thought she had found another ride home or called her parents to pick her up.

This, however, was not the case; Dail was still in the nightclub. Around 15 minutes after her friends had left, she asked the bouncer at Jungle Jim’s if he had seen them. At 1:30AM after chatting with the bouncer for a while, Dail walked north on Harden Street wearing a forest green pullover, faded jeans and a blue L.L. Bean jacket tied around her waist.

Dail has never been seen or heard from since.

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Resources for this week’s episode:

https://thetruecrimefiles.com/dail-dinwiddie-disappearance/

https://www.wistv.com/2020/09/24/police-actively-investigating-new-tip-years-after-dail-dinwiddies-disappearance/

On August 3rd, 2020, 27-year-old Michael Bryson, stopped at his parent’s house in Harrisburg, Oregon. He informed them he would be going up to a week long party/camping trip with some friends at Hobo Campground near Dorena, Oregon. They didn’t realize that they would be speaking to their son for the last time.

Reports state that Michael was at the renagade on Monday and Tuesday. If you’re like me and didn’t know what a renegade is, it’s basically a rave with no insurance and is held off the beaten path so drugs can be freely passed around with no police involvement. By very early Wednesday morning, Michael Bryson had disappeared.

Detective Richard Smith of The Lane County Sheriff’s Office states that at around 4 am that Wednesday, Michael wandered away from his group of friends in an unknown direction. Left behind was his camping gear, his phone powered off, and he has not accessed his bank account since.

I got to talk to Michael’s parents, Parrish and Tina Bryson by phone this week. They were incredibly gracious and while talking to them, you can feel the emotions they’re going through, but also their resilence. Give that they’re in Oregon, our interview was conducted by phone, so the audio can get a little fuzzy in spots, but I tried cleaning it up the best I could. Now, here’s the interview.

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Let's Find Michael Bryson Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180812175619844/ 

GoFundMe for Michael Bryson: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lets-bring-michael-home?fbclid=IwAR3qT4NMdDLzH_0pu9_3wlATRlH5G8Y1YRYk8d1w60aHJjp93d_kgBub5bE

A.J. Breaux had lived in Houma, Louisiana, his entire life, raised three daughters, and worked in the same clothing store for more than three decades. For years, A.J. had also battled a drinking problem, which led to an arrest for drunk driving. But A.J. seemed to have conquered his demons and had been sober for eight years

Almost every evening, he could be found at The Easy Does It Club, a support group for people with drinking problems. According to his daughter, Melissa Tardo, A.J. prided himself on being available at any hour of the day or night to assist those in need.

On August 28, 1991, AJ left a meeting of the Easy Does It Club and has never been heard from again.

On today’s episode, we go through the sightings of AJ since his disappearance, and discuss the hope his daughters still hold almost 30 years later.

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Resources for this week’s episode:

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/A._J._Breaux

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/adam-john-aj-breaux

https://www.dailycomet.com/news/20170827/daughters-seek-answers-26-years-after-fathers-disappearance

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/A-J-Breaux-Project-W-I-S-H-What-If-Something-Happened-315934701898434/

Welcome back to Murder on the Map! Today we're covering Florida and the two bizarre cases of Diane T. Francis and George J. Contos. 

For a more in depth look at Diane's case, check out the Sippin' on Some Crime Podcast or sippingonsomecrime.com. Erin's podcast is fantastic! 

The Finding Diane Francis Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FindingDianeFrancis/

Sherri's GoFundMe to get to Florida: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-find-diane?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet

The Justice of George Contos Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindGeorgeContos/

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Have fun out there! And be careful!

When 19-year-old Jade Williams’ dad was away working on a fishing boat and her grandmother was out of town in August 2017, she used it as an excuse to throw a party at her home in Kake, Alaska with some of her friends, sort of a belated birthday party as she had turned 19 only three days previously. By 9:30 that night, the neighbors were calling Alaska State Troopers because Williams was unresponsive.

On this episode, I also talk about the staggering number of missing and murdered Native Women throughout the US. You can find resources for this episode below.

https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw

Hashtags for more investigation:

#mmiw #nomorestolensisters #notinvisible  #mmiwg #mmiwg2s

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Lakira Goldsmith went missing on November 27, 2018 & hasn’t been seen or heard from since. It’s been two years and virtually no press coverage. In today’s show, we talk about what could have possibly happened to Lakira & hope to bring awareness to her case. For resources, photos, or to become a show sponsor, please visit murderonthemap.com

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