When Joey Fulgham was found dead in his bed, suspicion fell fast on his ex-wife, Kristi — and then on her 13-year-old half-brother, Tyler Edmonds. What followed was a confession caught on camera and one of Mississippi’s most shocking reversals. 

This is the case that exposed coercion, flawed forensics, and the power of family manipulation.

Sources Used

1. Edmonds v. State, 955 So. 2d 787 (Miss. 2007) – Mississippi Supreme Court opinion overturning Tyler’s conviction.
2. Fulgham v. State, 46 So. 3d 315 (Miss. 2010) – Kristi Fulgham’s capital-murder conviction and sentencing.
3. National Registry of Exonerations – Case #10433 (Tyler Edmonds).
4. Court TV coverage: State of Mississippi v. Tyler Edmonds (2004 trial) and Freeing Tyler Edmonds (2007 segment).
5. Murderpedia – entries for Tyler Edmonds and Kristi Fulgham.
6. Find a Grave – Joseph Thomas Fulgham Memorial (#39527792).
7. Evil Sister Frames 13-Year-Old Brother for Murder | The Case of Tyler Edmonds & Joey Fulgham (YouTube, @ 13:30 timestamp for Tyler’s own recantation statement).
8. WLBT News Archives – coverage of Kristi Fulgham’s death-sentence trial and family statements.
9. Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, MS) – Joey Fulgham obituary and community reporting.
10. Innocence Project Press Archive – investigation into Dr. Steven Hayne’s forensic testimony.
11. law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/2017/2015-ca-01788-sct.html
    
    

Happy Halloween! 

If you missed our first ever Tiktok Livestream, thats okay! Here is what you missed. 

We traveled back to 1804 London — a village buried in fog, fear, and superstition. Locals swear a ghost stalks the graveyard, and one man sets out to stop it. But when he pulls the trigger, the truth is more terrifying than any haunting.

Listen now for this spooky true-crime story.

Catch us on next months Live at Siblingsincrimepod on all platforms.

SOURCES:

• Old Bailey Online – Trial of Francis Smith (January 1804)
• Library of Congress Law Blog – “The Case of a Ghost That Haunted England for Over Two Hundred Years”
• Historic Mysteries – “The Hammersmith Ghost Murder”
• Londonist – “The Hammersmith Ghost Story”
• Regina Jeffers Legal History Review – “The Hammersmith Ghost: Legal Precedent in UK Self-Defense”
• Wikipedia – Hammersmith Ghost Murder Case (cross-checked with Old Bailey transcripts)

Welcome back to SIC

When police respond to a welfare check in a quiet New York neighborhood, they expect a simple call. Instead, they find a locked bedroom door, two glasses on a nightstand, and a man lying cold on the bed. It looks like suicide. But as detectives dig deeper, they uncover a second tragedy in the same small family — and a pattern that’s far too precise to be coincidence.

This is the story of David Castor, and the investigation that would expose one of the most chilling cases in upstate New York history.

Sources Cited

• ABC News – “Black Widow Stacey Castor Sentenced to More Than 50 Years” (March 2009)
• ABC’s 20/20 – “Black Widow” episode (2009)
• NY Daily News – “Woman Gets 50 Years in Antifreeze Murder” (March 6, 2009)
• Syracuse.com – Onondaga County trial coverage (2008–2009)
• Murderpedia – “Stacey Castor” case file
• Court transcripts and sentencing coverage (Judge Anthony Aloi, Onondaga County Court, 2009)
• Victim Impact Statement – Ashley Wallace (March 5, 2009)
• https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=7394363&page=1
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090311052333/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/03/06/2009-03-06_woman_gets_50_years_in_antifreeze_murder.html
• https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/castor-stacey.htm

Welcome to SIC!

In February 1990, four members of the Parker family were murdered inside their Walnut, Mississippi farmhouse, their home set ablaze to hide the crime. What followed was one of the most horrifying cases in state history—and a decades-long fight for justice. This week, we investigate the Parker family murders, the paroled men behind them, and the surviving sons who never stopped demanding accountability.

From Remember The Parkers Facebook group page posted on 2/2/2024

“If you have a minute today, please call the attorney general of Mississippi and ask what's th tatus of Robert Simon, Jr and Anthony Cari

+1 (601) 359-3680.

Thank you all in advance for your care and support over these 34 years.”

Sources Used

• Simon v. State of Mississippi (1993 & 1995) – Mississippi Supreme Court
• Carr v. State of Mississippi (1995) – Mississippi Supreme Court
• Simon v. Epps (5th Circuit, 2009) – Federal appellate review
• Mississippi Bureau of Investigation case files and coroner’s summaries
• Clarion-Ledger archival reporting, 1990–2021
• Sid Salter, “Reckoning Eludes Final Surviving Member of the Carl Parker Family in Quitman County”, Magnolia Tribune, Sept 15, 2021

It was early May in the year 2000 in the deep Antarctic winter. The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station was cut off from the outside world with flights grounded during their winter months between April and October. The approximately 50 person winter crew knew that they were months away from anyone coming or going from this frozen continent.

The evening of May 11th, after a long shift at the observatory, Rodney, an Australian astrophysicist, complained of nausea. In less than 36 hours, he was dead.

Was this an accident or something far more sinister?

Listen, rate, subscribe and comment! 

Thank you for the support

-The Sibs

SOURCES

• New Zealand Herald (2014): “New twist in case of Antarctica poisoning death.”
• ABC News Australia (2014): “Antarctica: Rodney Marks death mystery.”
• RNZ National (2024): Stephen Davis investigates a cold case whodunnit.
• NZ Coroner’s Report (2008): Findings by Coroner Richard McElrea, Christchurch.
• Universe Today (2008): “Astrophysicist’s South Pole death remains a mystery.”
• LiveScience (2015): “Why Antarctica fuels excess drinking.”
• Wired (2015): “Scientists in Antarctica drink a lot — maybe too much.”
• The Sydney Morning Herald (2001): Obituary confirming Marks’s violin playing.
• SouthPoleStation.com: “Blue Flash Band” archive photo, confirming Marks on guitar.
• NZ Listener (2024): “Lawless land: Kiwi journo on decades spent investigating a suspicious death in Antarctica.”
• HowStuffWorks (2019): “Who’s in charge of investigating deaths in Antarctica?”
• Conspiracy Theories (Podcast, 2025): “Murder in Antarctica.”

Welcome to SIC!

This week we dive into a case littered with forensics and betrayal.

When Cara Knott’s car was discovered near the Mercy Road bridge, detectives were faced with more questions than answers.There were no witnesses, no clear motive, and no reason a young woman should vanish just minutes from home.

But as investigators began piecing together the evidence — fibers, tire tracks, and a single golden thread — the truth that emerged would devastate a community and forever change how California responds when someone goes missing.

Sources

• Los Angeles Times, Dec 30 1986 – Jun 23 1988; Jul 27 1996; Dec 7 2000
• San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan 1987 – Jan 2011
• People v. Peyer (1989 Cal.App. 4th)
• Forensic Files, “Badge of Betrayal” (Season 4, Episode 2)
• KPBS News, “Remembering Cara Knott,” Dec 2016
• California DOJ Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit – Historical Notes
• Caltrans District 11, “Cara Knott Memorial Bridge” Dedication Records

This week on Siblings in Crime, we’re exploring three short stories in the unsettling world of break-ins. We kick things off with two gripping Reddit stories that capture the shock and fear of discovering someone inside where they don’t belong. Then, we take things closer to home with a childhood story from our own past — a real moment that ties into this week’s theme. 

Listen Now and Stay Safe!

Welcome to SIC PART TWO 

Just one year after terrorizing a family from inside their walls, Daniel LaPlante’s crimes escalated to something even more horrifying. In December 1987, in the small town of Townsend, Massachusetts, a husband returned home to find the most horrific scene. The investigation revealed a trail of stolen guns, matching bullets, and chilling evidence — all leading back to the boy once mistaken for a ghost. This half of the story unravels the brutal murders of the Gustafson family and the trial that finally put Daniel LaPlante behind bars.

Sources 

• Commonwealth v. LaPlante, 416 Mass. 433 (1993) – Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion (detailed trial evidence, forensic testing, ballistics, manhunt evidence).
• Commonwealth v. LaPlante, 482 Mass. 399 (2019) – resentencing appeal (juvenile life sentencing, parole eligibility after 45 years).
• Oxygen True Crime: “Daniel LaPlante Murdered Pregnant Woman And Kids” (2018).
• Archival news reports: Boston Globe, Lowell Sun, UPI (contemporaneous coverage of manhunt, capture, trial).

Welcome to SIC, PART ONE:

It began with whispers in the night, noises no one could place. A family grieving their mother thought it might be her, reaching across the veil. But as days passed, the whispers became knocks, the knocks became footsteps, and the fear in their home turned suffocating. Whatever was in their walls, it was alive. 

Listen now and turn on notifications to hear next weeks PART TWO of The Killer Ghost.

Sources Used

• Commonwealth v. LaPlante, 416 Mass. 433 (1993) – Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion (trial evidence, ballistics, forensic details, manhunt evidence).
• Commonwealth v. LaPlante, 482 Mass. 399 (2019) – resentencing appeal, parole eligibility after 45 years.
• Oxygen True Crime, “Daniel LaPlante Murdered Pregnant Woman And Kids” (2018).
• News reports: Boston Globe, UPI, Lowell Sun (archival coverage of arrest and trial).
• Secondary storytelling: MrBallen, Wendigoon, creepypasta retellings — noted for legend vs. fact contrasts.

In 1974, nineteen-year-old Patricia Hearst was ripped from her apartment at gunpoint. Within days, a radical group calling themselves the Symbionese Liberation Army claimed her as their prisoner and issued a ransom demand unlike anything America had ever seen. But when Patty finally resurfaced, she wasn’t begging for freedom. She was carrying a rifle.

Sources Used

• FBI case history: fbi.gov – Famous Cases: Patty Hearst
• Historical overview: History.com – Patty Hearst Kidnapped
• Detailed timeline & trial: Famous Trials – Patty Hearst
• Contextual background: Wikipedia – Patty Hearst
• https://famous-trials.com/pattyhearst/2209-tapes
• https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/february/hearst_020409
• https://youtu.be/qZLN1UHliRE?si=1fnj_psoS5Q3QtcR