Murder, Vee Wrote

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of murder, abuse, strangulation and imagery unsuitable for listeners under 13.

This week Vee covers a lesser known, but still prolific serial killer, Coral Watts. Given the moniker the Sunday Morning Slasher, Watts was able to elude capture and attack/murder women from Canada to Michigan, and finally Texas for over a decade.

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/coral_watts/2.html

This week Vee covers the curious case of James Ruppert, a man who gunned down his entire extended family as they celebrated Easter, perpetrating the deadliest mass shooting by one individual in the state of Ohio's history. Find out what happens when paranoia, jealously, and delusion come home to roost.

This weeks sources:

murderpedia.com- James Ruppert

thedeadhistory.com- James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre

ctpost.com - Family Annihilators: The Psychology Behind Familicide

This week, Vee is back to celebrate her birthday by sharing the case of one of the earliest know mass killers and the first school bombing in American History. Find out what happens when personal grudges, financial difficulties, and a proud angry man all collide.

Music by: C. Johnson

This weeks sources:

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kehoe

The Bath School Disaster -Monty J. Ellsworth

Manic: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer -Harold Schechter

In the early 90s, the bodies of 3 sex workers would be found in South Dallas, all with their eyes cut out with surgical precision. The clock is ticking as the police, aided by the first hand accounts of other sex workers, try to track down a dangerous man who didn't seem that dangerous at all.

This week covers the disappearance, and ultimately triple murder of Madalyn, Robin, and Garth Murray O'Hair. The O'Hair's went missing in 1995, and everyone including those closest to them thought they had fled to start a new life in New Zealand. It would take a dogged reporter and a private investigator years to ultimately to uncover the horrifying and gruesome truth.

This week, Vee covers the story of prolific con man and murderer John Edward Robinson. Robinson began luring, kidnapping and murdering women under the guise of love, job opportunities, and BDSM interactions, ultimately killing them. As time went on, John went from using classified ads, to online chatrooms to find his victims. Ultimately, John's inability to control himself in these BDSM scenarios (and a theft of an unusual kind) that would bring him to justice.

Research for today's episode came from murderpedia.org as well as the following books: The Serial Killer Next Door by Steve Gorman and

As a bonus Mother's Day episode, Vee covers Audrey Marie Hilley- wife, mother, serial poisoner, and master of disguise. What Audrey wanted, she got and it didn't matter to her if she had to kill her own family to get it. A fascinatingly wild ride that includes a stint on the run, assumed identities, a prison escape, and of course, arsenic.

Research for this episode came from the following:

"Poisoned Blood" - Philip E. Ginsburg

"The Encylopedia of Serial Killers"- Brian Lane and Wilfred Gregg

"Murder Most Rare: The Female Serial Killer" - C.L. and Michael Kelleher

This week Vee covers the rise and fall of ex Carolina Panther's player Rae Carruth, who famously had his girlfriend killed in a murder for hire plot to avoid paying child support... and the little boy who fought to live in spite of it all.

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Sources for this week's episode:

"Rae Carruth, The Women Who Loved Him, and the One He Wanted Dead" - Peter Richmond for Deadspin.com

"The Boy They Couldn't Kill" -Thomas Lake for Sports Illustrated

"First Degree Tragedy" - Michael Bamberger for Sports Illustrated

This week, Vee covers the disappearance of former NBA star Bison Dele, his girlfriend Serena Karlan, and boat captain Bertrand Saldo. The trio is reported missing and assumed dead after a strange series of events leads authorities to an unbelievable suspect, with an even more unbelievable story to tell. 22 years later, the case remains open, leaving us to wonder what truly happened aboard the Hakuna Matata that faithful day in July.

Research for today's episode came from the SI.com article entitled "Lost Soul" by Chris Ballard, and an article from tiebreaker.com entitled "The Unique Life and Mysterious Death of Bison Dele.

This week, Vee covers Diane Downs a young Oregon mother who attempted to murder her 3 children so that she was free to be with her married lover. A media sensation of its time, we look at why its so hard for the public to believe women are capable of murdering their children, and what it looks like when police work and forensics show a much darker version of events than anyone could've imagined.

Research for this week's episode came primarily from Ann Rule's bestselling book about this case, "Small Sacrifices".

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