Murder With My Husband

On this episode, Payton discusses the Carol Thompson case, and how someone hiding in her basement ended her life. Who did it and why? Who masterminded this brutal murder?

Sources:

“Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson” by William Swanson

The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/us/t-eugene-thompson-dies-at-88-crime-stunned-st-paul.html

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/cold-case-t-eugene-thompson/

Park Rapids Enterprise https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/the-vault/money-sex-and-power-the-1963-murder-of-carol-thompson-by-her-attorney-husband-shocked-the-twin-cities

Court Transcripts from Law.Justia.com - https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1966/39343-1.html

MNOpedia.com - https://www.mnopedia.org/event/murder-carol-thompson

The Star Tribune - https://www.startribune.com/even-after-50-years-st-paul-wrestles-with-thompson-murder-for-hire/233885361/

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On this episode, Payton and Garrett discuss the murder of Natalee Holloway and how a whole Island tried to cover it up.

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Episode Sources

“Loving Natalee: A Mother’s Testament of Hope and Faith” by Beth Holloway

“Aruba: The Tragic Untold Story of Natalee Holloway and Corruption in Paradise” by Dave Holloway and Larry Garrison 

“Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection” by Cheyna Roth

Oxygen’s “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway” Docuseries - https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000047913_01/971327dc-e966-3590-a494-3cc17b9b4524?paused=true

CNN.com- https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/us/natalee-holloway-case-timeline/index.html, https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/us/joran-van-der-sloot-trial-delayed-natalee-holloway/index.html

NYDailyNews.com - https://www.nydailynews.com/news/disappearance-natalee-holloway-gallery-1.2240424

ChillingCrimes.com - https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/natalie-holloway

NBCNews.com - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8202144

DeseretNews.com - https://www.deseret.com/2005/6/14/19897490/2-ex-guards-released-in-aruba-case

CBSNews.com - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dutch-teens-dad-arrested-in-aruba/

InsideEdition.com - https://www.insideedition.com/770-casino-video-shows-joran-van-der-sloot-meeting-his-alleged-victim

HuffingtonPost.com - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sex-offender-natalee-holloway-tv-series_n_59e4fec7e4b0ca9f4839c786

Today.com - https://www.today.com/news/natalee-holloway-s-father-discovers-human-remains-aruba-t115151

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On this episode, Payton and Garrett dive into the Nick Markowitz case, where a debt with a friend turned deadly. 

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“My Stolen Son: The Nick Markowitz Story” by Susan Markowitz and Jenna Glazer

LATimes.com - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-10-me-63811-story.html

AllThatsInteresting.com - https://allthatsinteresting.com/nicholas-markowitz

CBSNews.com - https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/mother-of-

murdered-teen-boy-outraged-that-alpha-dog-kidnapper-granted-parole/

MyStolenSon.com - https://www.mystolenson.com/

TheCrimeWire.com - https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Truth-Behind-

Alpha-Dog-Ben-Markowitz-Too-Soon-Taken

Murderpedia.org - https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hollywood-jesse.htm

TrueCrimeFanatic.com - https://truecrimefanatic.com/nicholas-markowitz-murder-wrong-place-wrong-time/

NBCNews.com - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna35265265, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16636250

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

Alchetron.com - https://alchetron.com/Ryan-Hoyt

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On this episode, Payton and Garrett discuss the case of Dorothy Stratten and how her rising career was tragically cut short.

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The Killing of the Unicorn by Peter Bogdanovich

ABC’s 20/20 -

https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-10/18-the-death-of-a-playmate-the-dorothy-stratten-story

The Village Voice - https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/02/14/death-of-a-playmate/

ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/horrific-murder-playboy-playmate-verge-hollywood-stardom-flaw/story?id=66193166

Harpers Bazaar - https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a12500777/dorothy-stratten-hugh-hefner-playboy-playmate/

Allthatsinteresting.com - https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-snider

Globalnews.ca - https://globalnews.ca/news/7273712/dorothy-stratten-murder-40-years/

Popsugar.com - https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/dorothy-stratten-death-49012299

Good Housekeeping - https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a42125851/how-did-dorothy-stratten-die/

Denofgeek.com - https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/welcome-to-chippendales-grim-real-life-story-paul-snider-dorothy-stratten/ 

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On this episode, Payton and Garrett discuss the case of Jennifer Levin and the media frenzy that surrounded the "Preppy Killer". 

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Episode Sources:

“Wasted: Inside the Robert Chambers- Jennifer Levin Murder” by Linda Wolfe

Vulture - https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/alex-kapp-on-the-preppy-killer-and-robert-chambers.html

AETV - https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/robert-chambers-now-preppy-killer

Good Housekeeping - https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a29712185/robert-chambers-preppy-murder-central-park/

Inside Edition - https://www.insideedition.com/the-preppy-killer-and-the-tabloid-sensation-still-defining-1980s-new-york-today-56546

Hollywood Reporter - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amc-sundancetv-documentary-examines-preppy-murder-metoo-lens-1254573/

People Magazine - https://people.com/crime/preppy-murder-robert-chambers-jennifer-levin-amc-series/

Ranker - https://www.ranker.com/list/robert-chambers-facts/cat-mcauliffe

History.com - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/preppy-murder-stuns-new-york

The New York Times - https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/chronology-revisiting-the-preppy-killer-case/

UPI.com - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/17/Victims-family-shocked-by-Chambers-video/2202579844800/

ThePeopleHistory.com - https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1986.html

Oxygen.com - https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a29786012/robert-chambers-jennifer-levin-preppy-murder-case/

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On this episode of MWMH, we discuss the murder of Irene Garza and the blasphemous search for her killer. 

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Sources:

48 Hours - https://www.amazon.com/48-Hours-Season-30/dp/B077921R34

Texas Monthly - https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/unholy-act/

CNN.com - https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/31/justice/garza-cold-case-timeline/

McAllen Chamber of Commerce - https://mcallenchamber.com/news/a-look-into-our-past-tells-us-of-our-future/

CBSNews.com - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irene-garza-murder-former-priest-john-feit-arrested-in-beauty-queens-1960-murder/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irene-garza-murder-john-feit-former-priest-dies/

The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.smh.com.au/world/break-in-cold-case-police-arrest-former-beauty-queens-priest-in-her-1960-killing-20160211-gmrhii.html

Courthouse News Service - https://www.courthousenews.com/former-priest-convicted-of-1960-murder-dies-in-prison/

My San Antonio - https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Ex-priest-coming-back-to-Texas-to-sta

nd-trial-in-6853963.php

The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/12/08/in-1960-she-went-to-confession-and-vanished-now-we-know-the-priest-murdered-her/

My NYC Geneology - https://mcnygenealogy.com/book/kodak/kodaslide-viewer.pdf

BishopAccountability.org - https://www.bishop-accountability.org/

Phoenix New Times-

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/altar-ego-priest-john-feit-irene-garza-beauty-queen-6430571?storyPage=3

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On this episode of MWMH, Payton tells Garrett the unbelievable case of George Smith and how he seemingly vanished while on a cruise.

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Case sources:

“Man Overboard: Inside the Honeymoon Cruise Murder” by Joan Lownds. 

Dateline NBC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7j5I_LQC4c

CBS News. https://www.ibolaw.com/images/Murder-at-Sea-CBS-News.pdf, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-closes-probe-into-vanished-cruise-ship-honeymooner/

MSNBC. https://youtu.be/zoNy-VvybWg 

The New York Times- https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/nyregion/grand-jury-reviews-report-of-rape-on-cruise-ship.html

Greenwich Time- https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Family-outraged-over-FBI-dropping-probe-into-6003042.php

Local 10- https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/09/11/critical-clue-released-in-unsolved-davie-murder-from-last-christmas/

Justice for George Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/JusticeforGeorgeSmith?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

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On this episode of MWMH, we discuss the murder of Anita Knutson and the decades long investigation to catch her killer.

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TW*SUICIDE

Case Sources:

Nbcnews.com, “Eight Years After Brutal Murder, Sister Still Looking for Answers,” by Rachel Trost, April 17, 2015

Nbcnews.com, “Arrest made in 2007 murder of Anita Knutson in Minot, North Dakota,” by Veronica Fulton, March 16, 2022, updated March 18, 2022

KFYRTV, “Update: suspect charged in killing of Anita Knutson posts bond, as new details emerge in investigation,” by Grace Kraemer and Joe Skurzewski, March 17, 2022

Kxnews, kxnet.com, “Nichole Rice’s pretrial conference and arraignment,” by Kyara Brown, September 8, 2022, updated September 9, 2022

KEYZAM 660 News Radio, Keyzradio.com, “New Details Emerge About Nichole Rice, Suspect in 2007 Slaying of Minot State University Student Anita Knutson,” by cmstester, March 24, 2022

Thedailybeast.com, “’Belligerently Drunk’ Ex-Roommate Admitted to Murdering College Student, Cops Say,” by Pilar Melendez, March 17, 2022

Law & Crime, “Woman Accused of Stabbing 18-Year-Old Roommate to Death in Their Apartment More Than 15 Years Ago Enters Plea,” by Alberto Luperon, September 9, 2022

The Washington Post, “A college student was stabbed to death 14 years ago. Police have charged her then-roommate with murder,” by Jaclyn Peiser, March 21, 2022

Findagrave.com, Anita May Knutson

Findagrave.com, Daniel Dean “Rico” Knutson

Popculturecrime.medium.com, “North Dakota Cold Case: Who Killed Anita Knutson?” by Pop Culture Crime, August 7, 2020

Lewiston Tribune, “Woman charged in 2007 death of 18-year-old roommate,” from Wire Service Reports, March 18, 2022

KFYR, “Update: suspect charged in killing of Anita Knutson posts bond, as new details emerge in investigation,” by Grace Kraemer and Joe Skurzewski, March 17, 2022

KFYR, “Defense calling for more DNA evidence in Anita Knutson death investigation,” by Joe Skurzewki, March 23, 2023

Park Rapids Enterprise, “Minot college student’s slaying in 2007 remains a mystery,” by [email protected], June 4, 2012

Heavy.com, “Nichole Rice, Anita Knutson Murder Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know,”

True Crime Daily, “North Dakota cold-case mystery: Who killed Anita Knutson?” no author provided, March 1, 2016

Minot Daily News, “Cold case solved,” by Jill Schramm, March 17, 2022

Minot Daily News, “Knutson murder suspect failed to appear in 2012 court,” by Shalon Baer Gee, March 22, 2022

Minot Daily News, “Trial set for accused Anita Knutson killer,” by Charles Crane, September 9, 2022

Minot Daily News, “Nichole Rice pretrial conference continued,” by Charles Crane, June 8, 2023

The Dakotan, mydakotan.com, “Cold Justice Targets Killer,” by Kim Fundingsland, October 12, 2022

The Dakotan, mydatokan.com, “Anita Knutson Murder Case Delayed Again,” by Kim Fundingland, February 10, 2023

The Dakotan, Mydakotan.com, “Killer Classmate or Friend,” by Kim Fundinsgland, May 26, 2022

Affidavit of Probable Cause, written by Mikali Talbott

Am100theflag.com, “Gag order…” by Ty Schonert, June 23, 2023

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Thoughtcatalog.com, “A Woman Went To A Funeral To Berate A Grieving Mother, It Turns Out Her Daughter Might Be The Murderer,” by Chrissy Stockton, April 13, 2022

Inforum.com, “Report for 2007 Minot murder case suggests alternate suspect’s DNA wasn’t tested“ by April Baumgarten, March 29, 2023

Inforum.com, “Roommate’s arrest 15 years after Anita Knutson’s killing reopened ‘a terrible wound,’ friend says,” by Robin Heubner, March 18, 2022

Oxygen.com, “Who Killed Anita Knutson? The 100th Episode Of ‘Cold Justice’ Looks Into 2007 North Dakota Stabbing,” by Joe Dziemianowicz, October 1, 2022

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