Long before Craigslist and dating apps, there were lonely hearts ads. Harry Powers took advantage of widows and divorcees via these ads to swindle them out of their money. He eventually resorted to murder. This is the real life version of the film Night of the Hunter.

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Every year, people look forward to the holidays. But it's also a time when many people are very sad or stressed. This stress can manifest into murder. This week, I have three tales of Christmas gone horribly wrong.

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In St. Augustine, Florida, a woman was viciously murdered in broad daylight on her front steps. The entire neighborhood swore they knew who killed her. But somehow this is an unsolved mystery. Find out about this and it's strange link to another unsolved murder.

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You're probably familiar with rock star, Dave Navarro. He's known to millions world-wide. But what isn't so well known is the murder of his mother and her best friend at the hand's of his mother's ex-boyfriend. For years, the man was on the run. Meanwhile, Dave was dealing with his grief by using heroin. It took a toll on his life. Hear Connie's story and learn about the immense pain those who loved her suffered.

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In the small town of Saxtown, near Millstadt, Illinois, an entire family was brutally slaughtered in their home with an axe. The murders have an odd similarity to the very famous Hinterkaifeck and Villisca Ax murders that occurred years later in the early 1900s.

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When Michael and Kristine Barnett decided to add to their family of three boys by adopting a Ukrainian orphan, they thought it was a good thing. However, it proved to be a nightmare. Kristine contends that the girl, Natalia, isn't a child but an adult woman who has tried to kill them. The couple left the girl in an apartment by herself and have been charged with neglect. Is Natalia a child or is she an adult?

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Fifteen-year-old Emanuela Orlandi disappeared from Vatican City on June 22, 1983. Her disappearance has been a mystery. This year, an anonymous tip suggested her family look for her beneath a pointing angel statue. The story has everything from the Pope, the Mafia, the Masons, to conspiracy and murder.

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In part three of this episode, I talk about how Roman Polanski and Sharon's father each conducted their own investigation into Sharon's death. I also discuss how the Manson family were caught and the aftermath of the trial.

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In part two, we come to the night of the murders at Cielo Drive. Watson, Atkins, Krenwinkel, and Kasabian drive to the home in the quiet canyon. As Joan Didion wrote, on the night of August 9th, the sixties died.

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On August 8, 1969, Sharon Tate, her unborn child, and four others were brutally slaughtered by the Manson Family. That much the world knows. But how much does everyone know about Sharon Tate. On part one of this episode, I'll talk about the life of Sharon as well as Roman Polanski, Wojciech Frykowski, and Abigail Folger. Next week's episode will focus on the murders.

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