Murder on the Millennial Express (MOTME)

Caroline tells Jane about the completely senseless and utterly heart wrenching murder of Sam Poss. Sam was a quirky teen who danced to the beat of his own drum. Kind and comfortable in his own skin, Sam was the captain of his high school's drumline and loved computers. One night, a peer gave him a call asking for help with a video game, and Sam rushed over to give him a hand....and that was the last time he was ever seen alive.

Sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/10/two-teens-made-a-suicide-pact-but-first-they-wanted-to-see-how-it-feels-to-kill-police-said/

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/jury-finds-one-of-the-teens-accused-of-killing-sam-poss-guilty/93-550329605

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/perry-investigator-samuel-poss-killing-really-weird-disturbing/339880313

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/disturbing-posts-linked-teen-slaying-suspects/hDAgfP6mx18COGgsjKHZ2I/

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/sams-not-alive-says-accused-teen-on-taped-interview-shown-in-court-tuesday/93-549965905

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/malice-murder-vs-felony-murder-a-look-at-the-ahmaud-arbery-murder-trial-charges

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/man-convicted-of-murdering-sam-poss-seeks-new-trial/93-b0be2993-6806-4086-abef-7e3c211aba5e

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/jail-is-the-best-hotel-ive-been-in-state-argues-for-no-parole-in-sentencing-of-poss-killer/93-586904791

https://www.41nbc.com/344905-2/

https://wgxa.tv/news/local/trial-begins-for-perry-teen-charged-in-murder-of-former-high-school-classmate

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/crime/dakota-white-appeals-sentence-supreme-court-georgia/93-64fc884a-59d5-466d-af15-9089e8b67663

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/murder-suicide-pact-guilty-killing-sam-poss

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/father-of-sam-poss-reflects-on-his-death-a-year-later/93-482324058

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/georgia-supreme-court-upholds-life-without-parole-sentence-for-dakota-white/93-532ee99b-dec8-45c6-85b9-f987414fed5e

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/houston-county-man-convicted-murdering-sam-poss-denied-new-trial/93-afd6ce98-5ff7-44b6-abb3-1b2d194455fd

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5714639/Teens-suicide-pact-killed-boy-know-feels-like-kill-someone.html

https://wgxa.tv/news/local/i-didnt-want-to-die-warren-found-guilty-in-murder-of-slain-perry-teen

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/poss-family-keeps-memory-alive-with-sock-donations/93-0008b12b-abd6-4139-9a5e-e6e52bbdc156

Jane tells Caroline about the murder of Sherri Rasmussen. Three months after their wedding Sherri's husband finds her shot dead in the couple's home. The police quickly rule the case a burglary-gone-wrong, but decades later, the cold case turns hot revealing a much more sinister truth involving police corruption and a jealous ex-lover.

Source:

https://www.ranker.com/list/sherri-rasmussen-case/patrick-thornton

https://www.insideedition.com/the-case-of-the-murdered-newlywed-and-the-cop-who-nearly-got-

away-with-it-inside-the-lazarus-files

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/07/lapd-lazurus-murder-mystery-killer

https://www.insideedition.com/the-case-of-the-murdered-newlywed-and-the-cop-who-nearly-got-away-with-it-inside-the-lazarus-files

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1707766.html

https://www.namnab.com/post/the-death-of-sherri-rasmussen

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-john-ruetten-now/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-10-me-stephanie-lazarus10-story.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/06/the-lazarus-file/308499/

Jane tells Caroline about the heart wrenching murder of Holly Maddux. In 1972, when Philadelphia's local hippie hero Ira Einhorn meets the beautiful Earth Mother Holly Maddux, it seems like a love story written in the stars. But, five years later after the pair part ways, Holly returns to Ira's apartment to gather her belongings and is never seen again.

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/ira-einhorn-dead.html

https://www.phillymag.com/city/2015/04/22/ira-einhorn-not-founder-earth-day/

https://www.inquirer.com/news/ira-einhorn-dead-unicorn-killer-earth-day-holly-maddux-20200403.html

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/pa-superior-court/1030703.html

https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/10/17/einhorn.trial/

https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Einhorn-made-to-read-from-his-own-diaries-8740616.php

https://apnews.com/article/3bdb0affb427bff4a63036b61bd87802

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-07-13-0107130039-story.html

Caroline continues to tell Jane the infamous story of Pamela Smart in Part 2. When Pamela finds her husband, Gregg, shot dead in their entryway, she appears to be a shocked, grieving widow. But, it's not long before the police uncover that 22-year-old Pamela had been having a criminal and highly inappropriate sexual relationship with a local high school student. Pamela's soon becomes a prime suspect and the media spares no time labeling her a black widow master manipulator.

Sources:

Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery

www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp…od-murderess/

www.pressherald.com/2021/12/09/pame…mpshire-pardon/

www.wmur.com/article/pamela-sma…-commuted/38445434

abcnews.go.com/US/pamela-smart-t…story?id=67946265

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pame…ng-blame-n1035851

www.boston.com/news/local-news/2…chance-at-parole/

archive.ph/20120729041017/http…ord=secondarystory/

www.nhmagazine.com/pamela-smart-in…r-still-guilty/

www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2019-05-15…-in-husbands-death

heavy.com/news/billy-flynn-today/

www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/…04-story.html

www.wmur.com/article/30-years-a…r-freedom/35905375

people.com/crime/billy-flynn-k…rk-release-program/

web.archive.org/web/2015111019130…s-granted-parole/

www.nytimes.com/1993/03/12/us/wom…ifts-prisons.html

www.nytimes.com/1991/04/01/us/tea…s-a-surprise.html

Caroline tells Jane the infamous story of Pamela Smart. When Pamela finds her husband, Gregg, shot dead in their entryway, she appears to be a shocked, grieving widow. But, it's not long before the police uncover that 22-year-old Pamela had been having a criminal and highly inappropriate sexual relationship with a local high school student. Pamela's soon becomes a prime suspect and the media spares no time labeling her a black widow master manipulator.

Sources:

Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2019/01/15/feature/the-enduring-appeal-of-pamela-smart-the-misunderstood-murderess/

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/12/09/pamela-smart-who-recruited-teen-lover-to-kill-her-husband-seeks-new-hampshire-pardon/

https://www.wmur.com/article/pamela-smart-nh-files-new-request-to-have-life-sentence-commuted/38445434

https://abcnews.go.com/US/pamela-smart-teen-lover-murdered-husband-decades-ago/story?id=67946265

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pamela-smart-serving-life-recruiting-teen-kill-husband-taking-blame-n1035851

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/01/08/pamela-smart-to-ask-for-another-chance-at-parole/

https://archive.ph/20120729041017/http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_072225952.html?keyword=secondarystory/

https://www.nhmagazine.com/pamela-smart-innocent-or-still-guilty/

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2019-05-15/pamela-smart-seeks-reduced-sentence-in-husbands-death

https://heavy.com/news/billy-flynn-today/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-william-flynn-freed-20150604-story.html

https://www.wmur.com/article/30-years-after-sentencing-pamela-smarts-team-still-hopes-for-freedom/35905375

https://people.com/crime/billy-flynn-killer-of-pamela-smarts-husband-is-moved-to-work-release-program/

https://web.archive.org/web/20151110191305/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/03/12/teen-killer-pamela-smart-lover-is-granted-parole/

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/12/us/woman-in-plot-to-kill-husband-shifts-prisons.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/01/us/teacher-says-her-conviction-was-a-surprise.html

Jane tells Caroline about the Starbucks triple homicide. In 1997, the upscale Georgetown community is shocked when three young baristas are found shot and killed in the backroom of a local Starbucks. One of the victims is found with the keys to the safe clutched in her hands, but upon investigation police find that not a dollar of the over $10,000 stored in the coffee shop's safe has been taken. After it becomes public knowledge that one of the victims was an intern for President Bill Clinton people begin to wonder whether what at first glance appeared to be robbery gone wrong could be something much more sinister.

Sources:

The Man Behind The Starbucks Triple Murder | by Ryan Fan | CrimeBeat | Medium

United States v. Cooper, 85 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2000) :: Justia

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/march99/starbucks070897.htm

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-07-09-1997190088-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/08/us/three-workers-found-killed-in-coffee-shop-in-georgetown.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-09-30-1997273005-story.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-04-26-0004270195-story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/march99/cooper18.htm

https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-man-behind-the-starbucks-triple-murder-ee59fdd67ae1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/march99/cooper6.htm

Caroline tells Jane about the VERY mysterious disappearance of Brandon Lawson. In August 2013, Brandon was driving to his parents house in rural Texas when he disappeared without a trace. A bizarre 9-1-1 call and a series of strange communications with his brother leave investigators with more questions than answers, and the case remains unsolved.

Sources:

https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2018/07/12/five-years-gone-disappearance-brandon-lawson-west-texas/630518002/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-man-who-called-911-then-vanished-in-2013-remains-missing

https://www.vizaca.com/brandon-lawson-mystery/

https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/news-connection/update-on-the-case-of-brandon-mason-lawson/

Jane tells Caroline about the disturbing and senseless murder of 15-year-old Becca Oatley. Becca was overjoyed when her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Davies, wanted to reconnect. The two meet up in the woods near his house, but Becca’s mom soon becomes worried when Becca fails to return home that evening. After Becca’s body is found lifeless and battered in the woods the next day, the sinister truth about the monster-that-is Joshua Davies begins to surface.

PETITIONS:

1) https://www.change.org/p/home-office-joshua-davies-must-never-be-released

2) https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/joshua-davies-two-accomplices-to-be-brought-to-justice-under-the-joint-enterprise-law

Sources:

https://meaww.com/teenager-killed-ex-girlfriend-win-bet-for-a-free-breakfast-finally-confesses-to-murder

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/schoolboy-killer-who-murdered-ex-13455134

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-teen-girl-murdered-ex-13295561

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/savage-killing-teenage-girl-bludgeoned-15168680?_ga=2.226037267.864468512.1637719307-193002896.1624226515

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bye-Mam-Love-You-Daughters/dp/178219987X

Bye Mam I love you - Sonia Oatley

https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaOatleyFoundation/

Caroline tells Jane about the very mysterious disappearance and murder of Molly Bish. In the summer of 2000, 16-year-old Molly vanished in a matter of minutes from her job as a lifeguard at a small pond in Warren, Massachusetts. Her mother remembers seeing a creepy man staring at Molly the day before, but other than that, the clues are sparse. Although the subsequent years have produced quite a few suspects, the case remains unsolved.

Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20110927114026/http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/2258530/detail.html

http://archive.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2005/11/21/bish_parents_speak_of_impact_of_arrest/

https://web.archive.org/web/20090206103645/http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/38580217.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20120705100257/http://www.wggb.com/2012/05/31/fbi-joins-molly-bish-investigation/

https://www.masslive.com/news/2011/11/gerald_battistoni_man_eyed_in.html

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/04/16/new-tests-planned-evidence-molly-bish-case

https://www.wcvb.com/article/molly-bish-murder-person-of-interest-named-warren-massachusetts/36622524#

https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2021/06/molly-bish-murder-case-francis-sumner-sr-who-died-in-2016-named-person-of-interest-by-worcester-da-early-as-new-evidence-emerges.html

https://www.ibtimes.com/investors-pile-risky-assets-welcome-2012-bang-390280

https://www.wcvb.com/article/watch-spider-man-no-way-home-trailer/38278422

https://people.com/crime/molly-bish-teen-lifeguard-killed-2000-possible-killer-identified/

https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/person-of-interest-named-in-molly-bish-murder-after-20-years-suspect-died-in-2016/

https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/familial-dna-testing-bill-could-help-solve-molly-bish-murder-case/article_ec6f9dd2-a2da-11eb-a8e8-d32b31f2805d.html

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/05/frank-sumner-molly-bish-criminal-history-murder/

https://thecinemaholic.com/molly-bishs-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/

https://obits.masslive.com/us/obituaries/masslive/name/molly-bish-obituary?id=14997957

https://people.com/crime/21-years-after-sisters-murder-massachusetts-woman-fights-expanded-use-familial-dna-solve-crimes/

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/molly-bish-legacy-20-years-later/IX24NTBWINEOHGG7A7YX4IGSCY/

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/28/nyregion/in-an-old-family-a-suspect-in-crimes-old-and-new.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6797785&page=1

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/source-body-exhumed-mass-connection-with-unsolved-disappearance-murder-holly-piirainen/2YVQ7VMJPFAIDG44SX53LJZ2HA/

https://www.mollybishfoundation.com/

https://annamaria.edu/academic-centers/molly-bish-center/

On the Case with Paula Zahn S21 Ep8

Jane tells Caroline about the mysterious murder of Gail Katz. At first, when Gail meets Robert “Bob” Bierenbaum, a charming surgical resident with his pilot’s license, he seems too good to be true, but it’s not long before he shows his true colors and her dream man becomes a nightmare. When Gail goes missing without a trace in July 1985, decades pass before the truth comes up.

Sources:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1525116.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/surgeon-confesses-wifes-body-airplane-ocean/story?id=80647310

https://starcasm.net/20-20-robert-bierenbaum-strangled-his-wife-and-threw-her-out-of-a-plane/#:~:text=Gail%20had%20met%20Robert%20in,and%20was%20even%20a%20pilot.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/21/robert-bierenbaum-confessed-throwing-wife-out-of-plane-into-ocean/6117758001/

https://wmrn.iheart.com/content/2021-10-21-after-3-decades-ex-surgeon-admits-he-threw-his-wifes-body-out-of-airplane/

https://heavy.com/news/gail-katz-bierenbaum-body-found/

https://heavy.com/news/robert-bierenbaum-today-now-update/

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-alayne-katz-now/

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/truro-news/20141122/281715497923039

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/09/nyregion/police-charge-a-surgeon-murdered-wife-in-85.html

https://heavy.com/news/robert-bierenbaum-second-wife-janet-chollet/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10120535/Ex-girlfriend-NYC-surgeon-threw-wife-plane-says-therapist-warned-life-danger.html