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It was frigidly cold in January of 1994, with snow drifts a foot high, as twelve-year-old Rebecca Savarese made her way to Notre Dame Middle School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Suddenly, there was a man at her elbow. She was completely taken off guard because he had approached her from behind. She gave a startled jump, and the man said to her, “Do you see this gun I have?” Rebecca said that she had seen it.  The man then pointed at his truck and instructed her to get in. Rebecca balked, and although she remained calm, her mother’s words echoed through her mind. Never get in a stranger’s vehicle.

When the man urged her to get into his truck, Rebecca pretended as though she was having an asthma attack. She pretended to have trouble breathing and feigned dizziness. Her actions took the man off guard for just a split second. He grabbed her and got a hold of her backpack. Rebecca wriggled out of it and took off running down the street, leaving the man holding her pack.  As she was running Rebecca saw a man standing outside a bank, “Sir, sir, sir! A man tried to kidnap me!” she said. The man ushered her into the bank, where they called the police. 

 There was no way that Rebecca Savarese could have known that morning when she got out of bed that she was going to inadvertently play a part in catching a child killer.  She had no idea that her actions on that day would bring closure to two families and probably stop an untold number of other children from experiencing a horrific early demise. She wasn’t thinking about any of that. But when the moment came, Rebecca knew one thing. She wasn’t getting in that vehicle. “If I’d gotten in that truck, I just knew I was going to end up someplace dead,” she later told reporters. 

Of that, Rebecca was most likely correct.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Evil in the East: Sara Anne Wood & James Bernardo"

If you have any information that could help locate Sara Anne Wood's remains, please contact The Major Crimes Unit at 315-366-6000.

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Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
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Sources:
https://charleyproject.org/case/sara-anne-wood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Sara_Anne_Wood
https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lent-lewis.htm
https://synwrites.blog/2020/03/08/the-crimes-of-lewis-lent/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/545432106/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1098418684/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/472084126/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1098419878/match=1&terms=%22Rebecca%20Savarese%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1066549303/match=1&terms=%22Holly%20Piirainen%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/440696102/match=1&terms=%22Holly%20Piirainen%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1063901310/match=1&terms=%22Jimmy%20Bernardo%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/257050527/match=1&terms=%22Jimmy%20Bernardo%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076572951/match=1&terms=%22James%20Bernardo%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/257227815/match=1&terms=%22James%20Bernardo%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076573314/?match=1&terms=%22James%20Bernardo%22
https://charleyproject.org/case/james-donald-lusher-jr
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065249505/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065249882/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065680133/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1066250925/match=1&terms=%22James%20Lusher%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094973218/match=1&terms=%22Sara%20Wood%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1100537302/match=1&terms=%22Sara%20Wood%22

Like many Americans, Thanksgiving is a cherished occasion—a time to gather with family, indulge in turkey and stuffing, and celebrate the bonds that hold loved ones together. This Thanksgiving event hosts three generations of family ready to enjoy a day of food and good company. After a busy day of food preparation, the guests all take their seats to eat the giant feast.  A tradition that the family has been doing for many years starts right after everyone is stuffed from eating, a singalong by the piano. The tranquil joy would come to a shocking end as bullets rang out.  It was a Thanksgiving that should have been like any other—a night for family, food, and tradition at a home in Jupiter Florida not murder. 

Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘A Thanksgiving Massacre 20 Years in the Making: Merhige Massacre’

Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS

All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint

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Sources
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https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2011/10/28/guilty-plea-brings-7-life-sentences/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2011/09/15/lawsuit-merhige-s-parents-did/7486766007/

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/state/2009/12/03/suspect-in-jupiter-thanksgiving-killings-still-at-large/31733085007/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2010/03/09/victim-thanksgiving-day-shooting-out/7578161007/

https://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/a33984895/native-american-thanksgiving-holiday/

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-2009-highlights-todays-130038254.html

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-of-makayla-sitton-to-sue-thanksgiving-killer-paul-merhige-parents/2055945/

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/02/21/parents-not-found-negligent-in-palm-beach-county-massacre/26934352007/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a-history-of-violence/2055615/

Homicide for the Holidays S1. E 1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Thanksgiving_murders

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/two-years-after-the-jupiter-thanksgiving-massacre/

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/thanksgiving-massacre-plea-deal-expected/

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/lawsuit-to-be-filed-in-thanksgiving-shooting-rampage/

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/no-thanks-5-notorious-crimes-committed-on-thanksgiving-day

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/3-grisly-thanksgiving-family-murders-that-will-make-you-hug-your-family-tighter-this-season

A listener requested episode.  Thank you, Katherine!
Thank you to Ana, who helped me with some pronunciations. I'm still not sure I got it right.

By the time twenty-four-year-old Stephen Anderson stood in the doorway of the dining room on the 8th of February 1997 and announced, “I’ve had sex with a dog,” paused, and then added, “And a cat, too.” It was already too late for any intervention. The fates of the people seated around the breakfast table were already sealed. 

Moments later, Stephen Anderson would come back into the room with a sawn-off shotgun and commit one of the worst massacres in New Zealand history.

Join Jen & Cam as they discuss "The Raurimu Massacre."  

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Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=XmIMII7hHK0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimu_massacre
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-massacre-remembering-the-fallen-20-years-on/4E6CRIG2PFWVL26JVBGNOQFFWY/
http://www.crime.co.nz/c-files.aspx?ID=302
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/latest-edition/2674418/Survivors-recount-lodge-nightmare
https://www.newspapers.com/image/829111181/ (gun control issue in NZ)
https://khandallahiscorrupt.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/raurimu-massacre-stephen-anderson-information/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/475263667/match=1&terms=Raurimu%20New%20Zealand
https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/anderson-stephen-lawrence.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_New_Zealand
https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-paranoia
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/victims-mother-upset-killers-quiet-release
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/

In the heart of Albuquerque, Pastor Greg Griego often stood before the fire department and the local jail, sharing his powerful testimony of redemption. Once entangled in the world of gangs in California, he had found a new path through faith, a transformation that resonated with those who listened. He was well-known and well-liked in the community.  Greg Griego. Once a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division, Greg had led a life marred by drugs and gangs. However, during a stint in jail in California in the early 1990s, he experienced a profound transformation, finding faith and embracing Christianity. This pivotal change set him on a path of redemption, ultimately leading him to serve others. While his wife, Sarah, dedicated herself to homeschooling their ten children in their modest home in the semi-rural South Valley. Greg had five children before he met his wife, Sarah, with whom he had five more. Greg turned their backyard barn into a sanctuary for released prisoners. Most would agree that Greg and Sarah were strict parents. They prohibited their children from playing violent video games and meticulously monitored their television choices. Greg Griego was determined to cultivate a home of hope, love, and healing, but that all ended on January 19, 2013.

Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Something Went Terribly Wrong: Griego Family Murders’

Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS

All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint

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https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/new-mexico-supreme-court-upholds-life-imprisonment-for-nehemiah-griego/


https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/01/30/Family-of-teen-killer-question-confession/31021359568995/

https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/lawyer-seeks-higher-quality-rehabilitation-for-nehemiah-griego/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Valley_homicides

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341638987_Nehemiah_Griego_-_Killer_Child

https://apnews.com/article/politics-new-mexico-supreme-court-albuquerque-child-abuse-fec25ffc0b34e7067728204daa55a000

https://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-mexico-family-killer-nehemiah-griegos-girlfriend-tells/story?id=18290148

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnWdQ3oNGw

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/23/sheriff-new-mexico-teen-told-others-plan-kill-his-family/15840419007/

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-23-la-na-nn-griego-albuquerque-shooting-20130123-story.html

https://people.com/crime/nehemiah-griego-15-fatally-shoots-parents-and-three-siblings-cops/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-mexico-teen-charged-massacre-not-monster-relatives-say-flna1c8089481

This case is shocking. Shocking in many ways and I can't believe it's not talked about.

The only place I've seen this is on Southern Gothic from our friend Brandon. When he first saw a small blurb about it in a book, he didn't even think it was true so he asked Lauretta to do some research. Sure enough, it is 100% true. As sensational as it was and is, I can't believe it's been forgotten. So after you listen, make sure you catch the Southern Gothic episode "The Curious Case of Knox Martin."

In late March of 1879, in Davidson County, Tennessee, a wagon carrying a prisoner by the name of Knox Martin was headed to the gallows. John Kirk and Sons were busy building the scaffold that would host the hanging later that afternoon.

Mothers pulled their children out of school so that they could take them to the execution. Nearly 10,000 people were making their way to the location nestled between two ridges; some had even camped out overnight to guarantee the best view. For years to come, some folks in attendance at this execution would have an unbelievable story to tell. 

It appears that in the days leading up to his date with the gallows, Knox Martin was approached by two doctors from the nearby Vanderbilt University, who, having great interest in galvanism, and who, having read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, wondered if Knox Martin would allow them to use his dead body for an unusual and ethically questionable experiment. Knox Martin had agreed.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "The Second Death of the Bells Bend Killer: Nashville's Frankenstein."

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A big Thank you to Brandon Schexnayder of Southern Gothic 

Thank you to our team:

Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October of OctoberPod VHS
Executive Producers Nico Vitesse and Jesse of The Inky Pawprint

Sources:
https://digital.tnconservationist.org/publication/i=717358&article_id=4091300&view=articleBrowser
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898102/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 The Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/167988101/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 Memphis Daily Appeal)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897977/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (20 Feb 1879 the Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897985/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (22 Feb 1879  "       ")
https://www.newspapers.com/image/587081215/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (29 March 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898061/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 March 1879 the Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897970/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (19 march 1879 the Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603898101/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (28 March 1879  "         "   )
https://www.newspapers.com/image/587081061/?match=1&clipping_id=141956459  (28 March 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897857/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 January 1879 The Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/587072345/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (16 Jan 1879 the Daily Memphis Avalanche)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/587072496/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (17 Jan 1879        "          "              ")
https://www.newspapers.com/image/586295694/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (22 Jan 1879 The Knoxville Whig and Chronicle)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/585907534/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1  (19 Jan 1879 the Knoxville Daily Tribune)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897925/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (5 Feb 1879 The Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603897970/?terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22&match=1 (19 Feb 1879 the Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/171801938/?match=1&clipping_id=141958321 (3 April 1879 the Pulaski Citizen)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603957284/terms=%22Knox%20Martin%22%20&match=1 (6 April 1879 The Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/603957393/?match=1&clipping_id=141958630 (8 April 1879 the Tennessean)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/171802187/?match=1&clipping_id=141958816 (10 April 1879 The Pulaski Citizen)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63692152/john-wittenmeier
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forest-republican-knox-martin-back-t/7964582/

It is  January 8, 1981, and we going to Lassen County, California, where we encounter 21-year-old Kevin Thorpe. After completing high school, Kevin enlisted in the Navy, serving for three years before returning to his hometown of Ridgecrest, California. Upon his return, he met a young woman named Laura Craig at a social gathering. Laura, a mother to a young child, captivated Kevin, who was undeterred by her circumstances; his affection for her was profound. Their relationship developed quickly and intensely—an embodiment of the adage, “When you know, you know.”Eager for a fresh start, Laura and Kevin packed their belongings into Kevin's white Ford Elite, towing a utility trailer, and left Ridgecrest for Oregon, where they hoped to be closer to Kevin’s brother. They made the bittersweet decision to leave their baby, Treena, with Laura’s mother until they settled in. As they took the scenic backroads north on Highway 395, a sudden jolt signaled trouble: the trailer had a flat tire. They decided to press on to Madeline, where they encountered a seemingly helpful man who offered assistance and invited Laura to warm up inside with his wife. Just as they began to fix the tire, three other men arrived, discussing plans to meet women in Oregon. Though Kevin wanted to continue their journey that night, little did they know, that the warmth of the cafe would soon be overshadowed by a chilling darkness, as their lives would be forever altered by the intentions of those they encountered.

Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Real Life Boogeymen: The Murders of Kevin Thorpe and Laura Craig.’

Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS

All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint

This episode is proudly sponsored by Yaman. Welcome to Yaman the very latest and greatest in J-Beauty innovations Listeners can visit YA-MANUSA.com/discount/TCP for a 20% discount
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Sources:https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62323355/

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/When-Jailbirds-Sing-It-was-the-pure-savagery-of-3018647.php

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/three-hells-angels-sentenced-life-prison-racketeering-conspiracy-and-related-crimes

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article63689282.html

https://www.courthousenews.com/retrial-ordered-in-1981-california-murder-case/#:~:text=Silva%20and%20Thomas%20hopped%20in,down%20with%20a%20machine%20gun.

https://www.grunge.com/1518423/most-dangerous-members-hells-angels/

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

https://www.lassennews.com/district-attorney-opposes-parole-for-madeline-murderer

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-9th-circuit/1102895.html

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Murder-conviction-overturned-decades-after-6440834.php

https://www.lassennews.com/horrific-news-for-victims-families-shelton-released-in-sacramento-cdcr-schedules-parole-hearing-for-second-murderer-benjamin-silva

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-27-me-reverse27-story.html

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article63932682.

htmlhttps://www.courthousenews.com/retrial-ordered-in-1981-california-murder-case/

https://www.lassennews.com/governor-denies-parole-to-madeline-double-murderer

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/45/604.html

https://www.lassennews.com/governor-cdcr-court-grant-parole-to-infamous-lassen-county-murderer

In Logan County, West Virginia, there have been sightings of the ghost of a murdered woman that haunts 22 Mine Road. But underneath the spooky legend and sightings is a chilling story about the free-loving, warm-hearted Mamie Thurman who knew too much.

It was the height of the Depression, and America saw the lowest numbers recorded on the stock market exchange. Prohibition was in full swing, and speakeasies and gambling houses permeated the town of Logan. 

On Wednesday, June 22nd, 1932, a berry picker found Mamie Thurman's body on the side of a mountain. Her throat had been slashed.  While investigating, police found that Mamie had been living a double life. A life that was deemed immoral by most of the town. 

Clarence Stephenson, a black "odd jobs man," would be found guilty of the murder of Mamie Thurman and sentenced to life in prison, where he claimed his innocence until the day he died.

To this day, many think Clarence Stephenson is innocent, and Mamie's murder is still unsolved. 
And there are some that believe Mamie haunts 22 Mine Road because her real killer was never brought to justice.

Light a pumpkin-spiced candle for spooky season and join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Something About Mamie: The Murder of Mamie Thurman."

A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! 

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October of OctoberPod VHS
Executive Producers Nico Vitesse and Jesse of The Inky Pawprint

Sources:
https://loganwv.us/the-murder-of-mamie-thurman-remains-a-mystery/https://loganwv.us/does-mamie-thurman-still-walk-those-hills/
https://loganwv.us/part-two-the-mamie-story-continues-the-trial/
https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/06/unsolved-murder-of-mamie-thurman.html
https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/06/unsolved-murder-of-mamie-thurman.html
https://theclio.com/entry/18472 
https://original.newsbreak.com/@shaq-writes-1608998/3276768959265-mamie-thurman-s-ghost-22-mine-road-s-haunting-mysteryhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/667521954/?match=1 (25 June 1932 Hinton Daily News)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667553022/?match=1&clipping_id=138888007 (4 Aug 1932 The Leader)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/6915627/?match=1&clipping_id=138888179 (29 June 1932 Charleston Daily Mail)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/7881551/?match=1&clipping_id=138888372 (2 April 1933 Charleston Daily Mail)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667516180/?match=1&clipping_id=138888611 (15 Sept 1932 Independent Herald)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/6937494/?match=1&clipping_id=138888878 (29 July 1932 charleston daily Mail)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667562351/?match=1&clipping_id=138889041 (24 Oct 1932 Hinton Daily News)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/6912593/?terms=%22Mamie%20Thurman%22&match=1 (26 June 1932 charleston DailyMail)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/6911307/?terms=%22Mamie%20Thurman%22&match=1 (24 June 1932 Charleston Daily Mail)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/6910785/?match=1&clipping_id=138891962 (23 June 12932 Charleston Daily Mail.)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/6912182/?terms=%22Mamie%20Thurman%22&match=1 (25 June 1932 Charleston Daily Mail)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/6914335/?match=1 (June 27 1932 Ch DailyMail)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667521962/?match=1&clipping_id=138893837 (June 27 1932 Hinton Daily News)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/11853384/?match=1&clipping_id=138897924 (11 Oct 1932 Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/11853702/?match=1&clipping_id=138898062 (12 Oct 1932 Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667561919/?match=1&clipping_id=138898309 12 October 1932 Hinton Daily News)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667561952/?match=1&clipping_id=138898411 (13 Oct 1932 Hinton Daily News)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/11854469/?match=1&clipping_id=138898538 (Oct 14 1932 Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667516349/?match=1&clipping_id=138898739 (Oct 20 1932 Independent Herald)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/7954539/?match=1&clipping_id=138899150 (Dec 17 1932 Char Daily mail)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57843541/mamie-thurman
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22378700/alvin-thurman
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56962619/harry-nighbert-robertson
https://www.newspapers.com/image/827839495/?match=1&clipping_id=138903623 (26 June 1932 Richmond Times Dispatch)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/912936330/?match=1&clipping_id=138903768 ( 25 June 1932 Roanoke Times)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/40116327/?terms=%22Mamie%20Thurman%22&match=1 (24 Sept 1932 Pittsburgh Carrier)  https://www.newspapers.com/image/146904839/?match=1&clipping_id=138908680 (25 June 1932 Pittsburgh Press)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/40116353/ ( 8 Oct 1932 Pittsburgh Courieer)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/146918947/?match=1&clipping_id=138909395 (july 6 1932 the Pittsburgh Press)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/146903257/?match=1&clipping_id=138909554 (June 24 1932 )
https://www.newspapers.com/image/146905518/ (26 June 1932 The Pittsburgh Press)

Today we are headed to Laurelwood, Oregon where we meet a young woman named Margo Compton.  Margo grew up in Solano County, California. She was a bright child who made good grades and had good friends.  Things started to change for Margo. Margo ended up getting married in August of 1969 to Doug  Compton at just 16 years old. At first, all seemed good in their marriage. Things changed when Doug met new friends from the Nomads motorcycle club, an offshoot of the Hell’s Angeles. When Margo got pregnant, the violence began. This led to them both doing drugs and it was rumored that Doug often beat Margo. Doug started hanging out increasingly with the bikers and less at home. In July 1977, Margo testified in a California criminal case against a high-ranking member of the Hell’s Angels. This would be a fatal mistake. 

Join Cam and Jen on our True Crime Podcast episode entitled ‘Fatal Mistake: Margo Compton Murders.’

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On a frigidly cold night in 1976, in a western suburb of Chicago, sixteen-year-old Pamela Maurer was hanging out at her friend’s house in Woodridge, Illinois.  Around 9:45 p.m., Pam decided she needed a pick-me-up and told her friends she was heading out to get a soda. Pam put on her plaid coat and headed out into the frozen night, her breath billowing and catching on the wind. She pulled her coat close and made her way through the snow-covered neighborhood.

When Pam did not return to her friend's house that night, none of her friends were all that worried. After all, her curfew was 10:00 p.m., and they assumed she went straight home after buying her soda. But Pam never got her soda. She never made it home, either.  She would be found early the next morning when a county road commissioner came across her body lying frozen in the snow.

It would take forty years to find Pamela Maurer's killer. 

However, the case doesn't end there. In fact, investigators found that it was just getting started. 

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Under The Radar: The Murder of Pamela Maurer."

*In this episode, I, Jen, accidentally say Woodbridge Illinois. It's actually Woodridge. My apologies. 


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57tMhuOhwQY
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https://people.com/woman-dated-serial-killer-realized-later-being-drugged-8656517
https://www.newspapers.com/image/527767225/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/527767629/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/382310003/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/382318962/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/382310764/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/527767340/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/386705183/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206264784/pamela_a-maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/241468115/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/630885831/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81090862/debra-elizabeth-colliander
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/1059209617/match=1&terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
https://www.newspapers.com/image/773246192/match=1&terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
https://www.newspapers.com/image/543141356/match=1&terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186292897/charles_robert-huber
https://www.newspapers.com/image/628668848/terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
https://www.newspapers.com/image/645560006/match=1&terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
https://www.newspapers.com/image/629129788/match=1&terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
https://www.newspapers.com/image/629129036/match=1&terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1003572257/?match=1&terms=Charles%20Huber%20Bruce%20Lindahl
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(On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 22 Episode 5)
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/631822388/match=1&terms=%22Debra%20Colliander%22

On the morning of January 7, 2018, at 9:25 a.m., a chilling call was made to the 911 dispatch in Belgrade, Montana. A distressed woman reported that her neighbor had just come to her home in a panic, explaining she had returned to her residence to discover her two roommates had been shot. One roommate, she believed, was gravely injured but still clinging to life. Terrified, the neighbor had fled the scene and sought refuge, desperately asking for help. Law enforcement officers were immediately dispatched, though they had no idea what they were walking into. The initial report indicated that one female was dead and another, a 30-year-old, was wounded and unconscious. Recognizing this may be a difficult scene, the first responding officer requested backup as he approached the scene. Upon arrival, the officer was met by a visibly shaken woman—the roommate who had gone to her neighbor for help, now standing before him, clearly distraught. She was the third resident of the home, the one who had just witnessed the aftermath of what appeared to be a horrifying crime within her own home. Join Jen and Cam in discussing “The Bloody Footprints: Lauren DeWise and Ashley Van Hemert” on Our True Crime Podcast.

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https://www.kbzk.com/news/crime-courts

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https://juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTrackId?DocId=389784

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4zwPV0y5mk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffyBv_OL74A

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/trial-continues-for-bozeman-man-accused-of-killing-wife-blaming-sonhttps://apnews.com/general-news-2d7d455984f9bfd1dece30e701a7d326

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https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/crime/defendants-son-testifies-says-he-witnessed-2018-homicide/article_de6ba56d-116d-5b18-bb19-94761a3b5974.html

The Murder Tapes Episode 3

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