Murder Tapes

Murder Tapes

By Annaleesah Garcia-PiñaTrue Crime
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Murder Tapes episodes

  • Case 16: The Ricky McCormick Case

    When a man is found murdered in a field with two coded notes in his pockets and a troubled past the FBI would do everything they could to decode it but never could. Listen in to hear the full story available on Apple and Spotify podcasts.


    If you or someone you know has any information, please contact the FBI at 1-800-225-5324. If you can decode these notes or have seen similar ones please write to CRRU at the following address:


    FBI Laboratory Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit

    2501 Investigation Parkway Quantico, VA 22135 and put in the Attention Line: Ricky McCormick Case


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    Both Pages of Notes :

    https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/help-solve-an-open-murder-case-part-2


    The Puzzler Website: https://casecrackers-puzzler.blogspot.com/


    Information on Amoco & Owners: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/code-dead-do-the-encrypted-writings-of-ricky-mccormick-hold-the-key-to-his-mysterious-death-2498959


    19 min
  • Case 15: The Jeanette DePalma Case

    When a woman’s dog returns from the woods it begins to gnaw on a bone. When she approached to see what exactly it was messing with she realized it was a human arm. Tune into today’s episode to hear the rest of this case.


    If you or someone you know has any information about please contact the Union County Prosecutor’s Office at (908) 527-4500


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    Daily Beast Article:

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-jersey-student-jeanette-depalma-murder-has-links-to-witchcraft-devil-worship-and-a-serial-killer


    My Central Jersey Article:

    https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/cold-cases/2019/08/23/nj-cold-case-jeannette-depalma-springfield-1972-watchung-reservation/1889140001/


    Encyclopedia Article: https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/jesus-movement


    NorthHampton Chronicle & Echo:

    https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/special-report-alleged-victim-of-historic-abuse-reveals-traumatic-childhood-growing-up-in-jesus-army-840120


    Information on the Patrick Michael Newell Case: https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/06/archives/-satan-cult-death-drugs-jolt-peaceful-vineland-nj-satan-cult-death-.html


    Facebook Page: Justice for Jeannette DePalma

    https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForJeannetteDePalma/


    20 min
  • Case 14: The Israel Keyes Case



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    If you or anyone you know has information please contact the FBI at 1-800-225-5324


    Surveillance Footage (Time Stamp 1:10) : https://youtu.be/F5LZmufZCn4?si=4jtzuGGi4nlwL-o8


    Audio from the FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-information-released-in-serial-killer-case


    Samantha Koenig’s Father Speaking Out:

    https://youtu.be/Vq-ku1JHuGg?si=XKdZ3W_Z6PpmzPmU


    Information on Interviews:

    https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2018/05/18/unsealed-interviews-detail-two-lives-of-alaska-serial-killer-israel-keyes/


    Article on Blood Painted Skulls:

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-keyes-serial-killer-skulls-blood-48-hours/


    FBI Files/Internet Archives: https://archive.org/stream/IsraelKeyes/Israel%20Keyes%20Part%2008%20of%2008_djvu.txt

    Israel Keyes Timeline:

    https://dig.abclocal.go.com/wls/documents/wls_081313_Israel%20Keyes_timeline.pdf


    32 min
  • Case 13: The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

    When 4 teenage girls are brutally murdered in an Austin Yogurt shop police would do their best to arrest the perpetrators but would they ever be able to? Tune in to today’s episode to get the full story. 

    If you or anyone you know knows anything even if it's something you’re not 100% sure about please contact the Austin police department homicide tip line at 512-477-3588 or crime stoppers at 512-472-8477

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    Detective John Jones audio & footage:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKPH5t7dApo

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-texas-yogurt-shop-murders-innocence-lost/

    Former Yogurt Shop Suspect Killed by APD:

    https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2010-12-24/former-yogurt-shop-suspect-killed-by-apd-updated/

    Archive about the girls: 

    https://web.archive.org/web/20080629152849/http:/www.news8austin.com:80/content/special_coverage/yogurt_shop_murders/?ArID=41837

    Newest Update: 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFdNS_UG91M


    18 min
  • Case 12: The Zack Bowen and Addie Hall Case

    When Addie Hall's body is found dismembered and her boyfriend is also found dead police would be given all the answers quicker than they expected. Tune in to hear the full story.

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    Lana's Interview: 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwIxCdL8RGM

    New York Times Article: 

    https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/us/nationalspecial/holdouts-on-dry-ground-say-why-leave-now.html

    Margaret Sanchez (Jaren Lockhart) Case:

    https://wgno.com/news/local/margaret-sanchez-pleads-guilty-to-killing-jaren-lockhart/

    Study:

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178922000155

    19 min
  • Case 11: The St. Louis Video Strangler (Maury Travis Case)

    When a murderer's evil acts are caught on a video camera but no one can find him detectives would try their best to track him down. Find out what leads to his arrest in today's episode.


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    More details and photos:

    https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/serial-killer-maury-travis-the-street-walker-strangler/

    Reverend Inuka Mwanguzi Conversation:

    https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132006&page=1

    Newspaper Clipping:

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-maury-travis-ser/16235927/

    ABC 10 Article:

    https://www.abc10.com/article/news/national/woman-learns-shes-living-in-serial-killers-former-torture-chamber/103-277624085


    26 min
  • Case 10: The Lululemon Murder (Jayna Troxel Murray Case)

    Could a woman brutally murder her coworker over a pair of Lululemon leggings or was the store robbed? Tune into today’s episode to get the full story.  

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    Case photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057040/Brittany-Norwood-guilty-Lululemon-yoga-worker-Jayna-Murrays-murder.html

    Information on the Case:

    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/md-court-of-special-appeals/1699427.html#:~:text=to%20kill%20murder.-,The%20jury%20found%20Norwood%20guilty%20of%20first%2Ddegree%20murder.,without%20the%20possibility%20of%20parole.

    https://wamu.org/topic/lululemon_murder_trial/



    16 min
  • Case 9: The Teresita Basa Case

    When Teresita Basa solves her own murder the world would soon question the reliability of the case. Evidence would later shock the world when the evidence she brings forward proves to accurately describe the chilling details of her death. Tune in to get the full story. 

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    Case Information:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/09/17/voice-from-the-grave-evokes-a-murder-trial/13b6d805-2413-4015-b70a-b9b28ab5d40d/

    https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160913/edgewater/did-teresita-basa-solve-her-own-murder-true-life-ghost-story-still-haunts



    25 min
  • Case 8: The Horrific Murder of Sylvia Likens

    Today’s case was labeled as one of the worst crime cases in Indianapolis history. How could a woman with kids of her own treat 16 year old Sylvia so terribly? Listen in as I discuss the horrors Sylvia Likens would endure along with the trial following her death.


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    Audio of One of the Neighbors that Branded Her (Time Stamp 0:25-2:58) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU3Bonz-HNc&t=45s


    Memorial Information:

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-sylvia-likens-2/27737339/


    Information Regarding the Case:

    https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/young/likens/1.html


    Thomi Elmore Interview (Time Stamp 10:00-11:38)


    https://youtu.be/pblJKy1t6IA?si=2P3fIYPRL4LifOMu


    29 min
  • Case 7: The Gypsy Rose Blanchard Case

    How long could a mother lie about her daughters health for her own personal benefit and what would her daughter do when she finds out? Tune in to get the full story.


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    Crime Scene Photos: https://youtu.be/VCCjGoV9bm0?si=XVxA55baRvNPMvRM



    Case Information: https://abcnews.go.com/US/young-wheelchair-bound-woman-treated-illnesses-ended-prison/story?id=52138979




    19 min

About Murder Tapes

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Hi everyone, thank you so much for checking out the podcast! My name is Annaleesah and I'm a recent forensics grad from Texas. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. I'll be covering all…