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- Episode 18 Bonus: A Friday the 13th Slasher
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On October 24, 1988, in Greenfield, MA, 18-year-old Sharon Gregory’s slain body was found by Sharon’s twin sister Cheryl, in the bathtub of their home with multiply gashes to the head, chest and torso. The urban legend of a small-town killer inspired by the horror movies from the Friday the 13th film series, might have played a role in 19-year-old Mark Branch brutally killing Sharon Gregory. Police and the media quickly blamed the tragedy of Sharon’s murder on Branch’s obsession with horror movies as he supposably was wearing a hockey mask like that of Jason Vorhees in the Friday the 13th thriller films while killing Sharon . So, was this a murder committed by someone that was truly mentally unwell or was this a sinister mind playing out a fantasy with his obsession of horror movies?
References:
Mark Branch : The Friday The 13th Killer (bizarrebuffet.com)The Creepy Story of Mark Branch, The Friday The 13th Copycat Killer (ranker.com)
Mark Branch : The Friday The 13th Killer (bizarrebuffet.com)
Sharon Gregory Murder Update: Where is The Murderer Mark Branch Today? - Wasit
Copycat killer dressed as Jason Voorhees brutally murdered teenager found dead in bath - Daily Star
Slasher-movie buff murder suspect's body found - UPI Archives
www.tdcj.texas.gov
www.psychologytoday.com
www.washingtonpost.com
www.humanrightscareers.comSupport the show
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Cash App-36 min - Episode 17: The Ghost of Jasper
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On June 7, 1998, in the small Texas town of Jasper, 49-year-old James
Byrd Jr, a black man, accepted a ride from three white men with two of the men being avowed white supremacists who brutally lynched James Jr.
chaining him to the back of their truck and dragged him to his death. His
brutal murder that was racially motivated made national headlines and
sparked legislative changes. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed
the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
References:
Jasper, Texas 20 Years After James Byrd Jr. Was Dragged to Death (insider.com)
James Byrd, Jr. (1949-1998) • (blackpast.org)
James Byrd Jr. - Death, Trials & Facts - Biography
James Byrd Jr. | Say Their Names - Spotlight at Stanford
James Byrd Jr. - Death, Trials & Facts - BiographySupport the show
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Cash App-35 min - Episode 16: New Year's Sinister Crime Battle Off
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Happy New Years to all you wonderfully strange and unusual creatures! Kori and I hope 2023 brings everyone one of you peace and happiness. For our New Year’s episode Kori and I have decided to change things up a bit and thought is it would be fun to have a sinister crime battle off. We have each picked and have no idea what case the other has chosen and will be hearing the details for the first time right along with you listeners. We need our listeners help in voting which case was the most sinister crime. Please vote on today’s Episode Instagram post @ sinister crimes and cocktails and Facebook page.
References:
Ricky Gray’s execution took more than 30 minutes. His attorneys want to know why. - The Washington PostRicky Gray, Ray Dandridge Masterminded 2 Family Massacres | Crime News (oxygen.com)
Ricky Gray Executed: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
Ricky Gray: Convicted family killer executed in Virginia | CNN
A man set for execution, and the unforgotten murders that could have happened to anyone – The Virginian-Pilot (pilotonline.com)
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Cash App-37 min - Episode 15: A Silent Night Murder: Part 2
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JonBenét Ramsey was an American child beauty queen who was only six years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996. Her murder made national headlines, in part because her mother Patsy Ramsey, a former beauty queen, had entered JonBenét into a series of child beauty pageants. JonBenét’s murder became one of the decade's most famous police investigations and to date, no one has ever been charged for JonBenét's death and the investigation remains open over two decades after her death. For the second part we will look into and discuss the different theories of who might have killed JonBenét Ramsey.
References:
JonBenét Ramsey - Crime MuseumJonBenét Ramsey - Brother, Parents & House - Biography
The Entire JonBenet Ramsey Case Timeline Explained (grunge.com)
JonBenét Ramsey’s Murder: Timeline of the Child Pageant Star’s Death and Investigation - Biography
JonBenet Ramsey: The Denver Post Online
JonBenét Ramsey News, Updates, Stories, Archives — The Denver Post
Jon Benet Ramsey Investigation: The Denver Post Online
Here’s Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know About The JonBenét Ramsey Murder | Thought Catalog
JonBenét Ramsey’s Murder: Timeline of the Child Pageant Star’s Death and Investigation - Biography
John and Patsy Ramsey's Interviews- Statement Analysis®
Burke’s Behavior – A Short Life in the Spotlight (gsu.edu)
JonBenet Ramsey: How detective Lou Smit saved John and Patsy with 'intruder' theory based on crime scene photos | MEAWW
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Cash App-1 hr 10 min - Episode 14: A Silent Night Murder Part 1
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JonBenét Ramsey was an American child beauty queen who was only six years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996. Seven hours after JonBenet was reported missing her lifeless body would be found in the basement of her home. She had sustained a broken skull from a blow to the head and had been strangled. Her murder made national headlines, in part because her mother Patsy Ramsey, a former beauty queen, had entered JonBenét into a series of child beauty pageants. JonBenét’s murder became one of the decade's most famous police investigations and to date, no one has ever been charged for JonBenét's death and the investigation remains open over two decades after her death. December 26th of this year will be the 26th anniversary of her murder.
References:
JonBenét Ramsey - Crime MuseumJonBenét Ramsey - Brother, Parents & House - Biography
The Entire JonBenet Ramsey Case Timeline Explained (grunge.com)
JonBenét Ramsey’s Murder: Timeline of the Child Pageant Star’s Death and Investigation - Biography
JonBenet Ramsey: The Denver Post Online
JonBenét Ramsey News, Updates, Stories, Archives — The Denver Post
Jon Benet Ramsey Investigation: The Denver Post Online
Here’s Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know About The JonBenét Ramsey Murder | Thought Catalog
JonBenét Ramsey’s Murder: Timeline of the Child Pageant Star’s Death and Investigation - Biography
John and Patsy Ramsey's Interviews- Statement Analysis®
Burke’s Behavior – A Short Life in the Spotlight (gsu.edu)
JonBenet Ramsey: How detective Lou Smit saved John and Patsy with 'intruder' theory based on crime scene photos | MEAWW
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Cash App-1 hr 24 min - Episode 13: The Christmas Present
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18-year-old Alexis Valdez, who had been living with his aunt and her 41-year-old boyfriend Silvestre Diaz-Hernandez, would return home from making a run to a local convenient store with Silvestre on Christmas eve 2013. Upon returning from the quick trip, Valdez would let Silvestre enter their apartment first and then savagely attacked Silvestre from behind with a hammer and brutally killed him. Valdez would leave a Christmas present on his aunt’s bed one that she would never forget. Had something sinister been occurring in the apartment to make Valdez react in such a violent way or was this just a sinister mind at work.
References:
1. Alexis Valdez, Chicago Teen, Allegedly Decapitated Man As A 'Present' For His Aunt [UPDATES] | HuffPost Chicago
2. Alexis Valez, 18, charged with decapitating man in Chicago - CBS News
3. Alexis Valdez, Chicago teen, charged with killing, decapitating aunt's boyfriend as "present" to aunt - CBS News
4. Man Gets 33 Years In Prison For Decapitating Aunt's Boyfriend - CBS Chicago (cbsnews.com)
5. Teen Kills Aunt's Boyfriend, Puts His Head in Bed as Present: Prosecutor - Hermosa - Chicago - DNAinfo
6. Officials: Defendant offered dismemberment as a 'present' – Chicago TribuneSupport the show
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Cash App-31 min - Episode 12: The Santa Slaying
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Twas the night before Christmas when all through the Ortega house, 25 people were partying when an unexpected visitor was announced. Who could it be, why it was Santa himself! That jolly old elf was carrying a large, wrapped package. What could it be a mower or blower? Nope, it was a homemade flamethrower and guns full of lead, leaving 9 people dead. Was this Santa simply unhinged or had he sought revenge?
References:
1. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, Killer Santa | The Scare Chamber2. Bruce Pardo | WickedWe - The Dark Side of Humanity
3. Bruce Pardo: Santa Gunman Knocked On Door And Shot Ortega Family To Death In California Christmas Massacre On ‘Homicide For The Holidays’ (yahoo.com)
4. Covina Massacre: Bruce Pardo Murders Ortega Family | True Crime Buzz (oxygen.com)
5. Bruce Pardo | Photos | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
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Cash App-40 min - Episode 11: Once Upon a Christmas Murder
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In the late afternoon of Christmas day in 2016, Tricia McCauley a 46-year-old actress who worked in a series of short films and body double for leading ladies in Hollywood left her home in Washington D.C. to head to a friend’s Christmas dinner. As Tricia was getting in her car to head out, she would cross paths with 29-year-old Adrian Duane Johnson, a man who had a history of mental illness and criminal behavior. In the late-night hours of December 26, 2016, Tricia’s lifeless body would be found in the backseat of her car with Johnson in possession of her car keys. When police questioned Johnson, he told them Tricia had committed suicide in the backseat of her car. So, was this a case of suicide or murdered committed by a sinister mind?
References:
1. Suspect in Yoga Instructor’s Death Gives Grim Account of Ordeal – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)
2. ‘Everybody had a crush on her’: Before she was killed, D.C. actress Tricia McCauley radiated light - The Washington Post
3. TRICIA McCAULEY Obituary (2017) - Washington, DC - The Washington Post (legacy.com)
4. Actress Tricia McCauley Found Dead In Her Car After Disappearance | HuffPost Entertainment
5. Tricia McCauley case: D.C. yoga instructor who disappeared on way to holiday party found dead - CBS News
6. Tricia McCauley: Friends Remember Strangled Actress Who Vanished in D.C. (people.com)
7. Who was Tricia McCauley? Step Up actress found dead in Washington – here’s what we know | The Sun
Tricia McCauley case: Disturbing details emerge in Washington, D.C. yoga teacher's death - CBS NewsSupport the show
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Cash App-37 min - Episode 10: A Nightmare Before Christmas
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During the Christmas Holidays in 2010, 15-year-old- Kristy Bamu and four of his siblings would visit their 29-year-old- sister, Magalie and her 28-year-old boyfriend, Erik Bikubi, staying in the couple’s east London flat in Newham. Instead of basking in the holiday cheer, Kristy and his four siblings were subjected to a prolonged attack of unspeakable savagery lasting almost 4 days at the hands of Magalie and Erik, ridding the siblings from their evil spirits in the name of witchcraft or Kindoki. On Christmas Day 2010, the cruel and heinous attacks ended in an exorcism performed on Kristy causing his drowning in the bathroom tub. So, was the killing done in true religious beliefs or that of two sinister minds?
References:
1. Why Was Kristy Bamu Murdered On Christmas By His Sister? | by Charmaine Wilding | Crimes That Shocked Britain | Medium2. Kristy Bamu Christmas killing – Torture, exorcisms and ‘witchcraft’ delusions – thelondonpress.uk
3. Witchcraft murder: Couple guilty of Kristy Bamu killing - BBC News
4. Witchcraft murder: Couple jailed for Kristy Bamu killing - BBC News
5. Kristy Bamu's murder was child abuse, first and foremost | Albert Tucker | The Guardian
6. Kristy Bamu, 15, 'tortured to death over witch claim on Christmas Day in Newham' | Daily Mail Online
7. Kristy Bamu Witchcraft Murder: Boy Tortured So Horrifically By Relatives He Begged To Die | HuffPost UK News (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
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Cash App-41 min - Episode 9: Thanksgiving Special -The Thanksgiving Butcher
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Omaima Aree Nelson, a 24-year-old Egyptian nanny and model would be compared to Jeffery Dahmer and the fictional character Hannibal Lector by authorities, after discovering that on Thanksgiving Day in 1991, Omaima had not cooked a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner of turkey and sides. Instead on the menu, Omaima had chopped up and cooked her husband of three weeks as a stomach-churning revenge for his alleged sexual attacks on her. So, was this a case of revenge killing or that of a sinister mind?
References:
1. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNO5zjGXFjMzAdUCAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1668385380/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fallthatsinteresting.com%2fomaima-nelson/RK=2/RS=lQTFUKzMuw6OVL9jOIY2ia4_.yQ-2. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNO5zjGXFjMzAdViAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1668385380/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ranker.com%2flist%2fomaima-nelson-facts%2fcat-mcauliffe/RK=2/RS=S3ROlh6HaxK67nQ7UBHcW6_gbIY-
3. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNO5zjGXFjMzAdWiAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzUEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1668385380/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fmedium.com%2fcalifornia-dreaming%2fomaima-nelson-the-thanksgiving-butcher-2e21d300b328/RK=2/RS=7pizgtL6fudV_UIPQLPPwljMotg-
4. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNO5zjGXFjMzAdXiAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzcEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1668385380/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investigationdiscovery.com%2fcrimefeed%2fmurder%2fomaima-nelson-the-model-who-killed-castrated-ate-her-husband-for-thanksgiving/RK=2/RS=_Tp10nXobkgTVHxuG4VdYYdZcf8-
5. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNO5zjGXFjMzAdZCAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEwBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1668385380/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.murderpedia.org%2ffemale.N%2fn%2fnelson-omaima-photos.htm/RK=2/RS=8VVdDWy1autCN_pfutDDHbsb0pw-
6.https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNO5zjGXFjMzAdYCAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sb
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Do you love everything true crime and cocktails? Then this is the show for you. Listen every week, as Sinister Crimes and Cocktails takes a deep dive into true crime stories from around world…
exploring sinister minds, their menacing crimes and the mistakes left behind all while enjoying a cocktail masterminded by us for each episode... Believe us you will need it!