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In Episode 7: My Mother Joined Cult and Nobody Knew we followed the case of Idaho Doomsday author and cult leader Chad Daybell and his new wife Lori Vallow Daybell, a mother of three. The newlyweds would soon find themselves as the prime suspects in four murders and one attempted murder. Chad Daybell has finally been found guilty and sentenced for his role in the deaths of siblings Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, the children of his second wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, and the death of his first wife Tammy Daybell in what People magazine call “a plot that stemmed from his bizarre doomsday prophesies that he believed to be true and preached about.”
References:
Chad Daybell sentenced to death in zombie murder trial : NPR
Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision (msn.com)
Chad Daybell verdict: Jury finds doomsday author guilty of murdering Lori Vallow's kids, his first wife (msn.com)
Chad Daybell: Death sentence for man convicted of triple-murder | CNN
Lori Vallow's son, Colby Ryan, speaks at Chad Daybell sentencing (msn.com)
Chad Daybell verdict: Jury finds doomsday author guilty of murdering Lori Vallow's kids, his first wife (msn.com)
Chad Daybell sentenced to death in triple murder of family (msn.com)

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In March of 2011, Jayna Murray a part-time manager at a Bethesda, Maryland Lululemon store, which is high end sports brand clothing store known for their hundred-dollar yoga leggings, was killed in the most brutal of ways over a pair of them. Prosecutors theorized that Brittany Norwood, a colleague of Jayna’s, had killed her in attempt to keep Jayna from reporting that Brittany had stolen a pair of the luxury brand leggings during a shift at work. However, Brittany claimed that both Jayna and her had been attacked and sexually assaulted by two unidentified men. So, did Brittany Norwood kill Jayna over a pair of a hundred-dollar leggings or was she a victim in the crime as well.
References:
Jayna Murray and the Lululemon Case - en.guiltyeats.com

Lululemon Murder: Detective Recounts Jayna Murray Killing | Crime News (oxygen.com)

The Truly Horrific Crime Scene Of The 2011 Lululemon Murder (grunge.com)

Brittany Norwood convicted of killing Lululemon co-worker Jayna Murray - The Washington Post

Brittany Norwood Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder in Lululemon Slaying – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)

Jayna Murray Murder: Where is Brittany Norwood Today? (thecinemaholic.com)

Brittany Norwood found guilty of first degree murder in Lululemon trial - CBS News

Medical Examiner: 'She Was Alive' | Bethesda, MD Patch

Lululemon Murder: The Vicious Killing Over Leggings (allthatsinteresting.com)

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For three years from 2020 to 2023, in long-term health facilities across western Pennsylvania, 41-year-old registered nurse Heather Pressdee administered excessive amounts of insulin to 22 of her patients trying to kill them. Of the 22 patients that Heather tried to murder she was successful in killing 17. She would later claim she was performing mercy killings to end her patients’ suffering. To avoid the death penalty, Heather plead guilty to three counts of first-degree murder as well as 19 counts of criminal attempt to commit murder. So, did Heather Pressdee commit mercy killings or murder because she liked the power and dominance in it?
References:
Former Pennsylvania Nurse Gets Life Sentence in Insulin Deaths - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Western Pa. Nurse Charged with Killing 2 Patients, Harming Another with Intentional Doses of Insulin – PA Office of Attorney General

Pennsylvania nurse connected to 17 patient deaths gets life in prison (usatoday.com)

Pennsylvania nurse pleads guilty to killing patients with lethal doses of insulin (nbcnews.com)

Nurse charged in the deaths of 17 patients berated and bullied diabetic man before giving lethal insulin dose, suit says (nbcnews.com)

Nurse Kills Two Patients with Insulin, Says They’re ‘Better off dead’: Criminal Complaint – Crime Online

Pennsylvania nurse sentenced to life in prison after admitting she intentionally gave patients excessive insulin doses, prosecutors say | CNN

Heather Pressdee: Nurse gets life over deaths of 17 patients, victim's family calls her 'pure evil' (msn.com)

Is this nurse one of America’s most prolific serial killers? (thetimes.co.uk)

Chalon C. Young: Why did Heather Pressdee kill her patients? (msn.com)

'Pure evil': Pennsylvania nurse connected to 17 patient deaths sentenced to hundreds of y

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Before the notorious serial killer Jeffery Dahmer ever appeared on the scene, there was Levi Boone Helm, the Kentucky Cannibal. Helm a mid-19th century American frontiersman from Kentucky, was a gunfighter who got his nickname for his “opportunistic and unrepentant proclivity for consuming human flesh”, usually in survival situations, though there are documented instances of him killing people unprovoked for their meat. By all accounts, Helm had been raised by a loving family but nevertheless, became a cannibalistic drifter. So, was Levi Boone Helm born a cannibalistic killer or was there something more sinister at play.
References:
CANNIBALIZED MURDER VICTIM FROM PIKEVILLE TENNESSEE | Crossville News First (crossvillenews1st.com)

Gregory Scott Hale Murders Lisa Hyder - Murder Database (murderdb.com)

Man charged with murder in cannibalism killing of Bledsoe County woman | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Man accused of killing, dismembering woman, eating part of her (yahoo.com)

Man sentenced to life in prison in Tenn. cannibal case (corrections1.com)

Gregory Scott sentenced to life after dismembering and eating woman | Daily Mail Online

Gregory Hale accused of dismembering, eating body of Lisa Marie Hyder in Coffee County, Tennessee - CBS News

Tennessee man admits to dismembering, eating woman on day they met - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Woman who was dismembered, eaten had ties to central Ohio (dispatch.com)

Tennessee man accused of chopping up woman, eating her remains | CNN

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In June of 2014, 37-year-old Gregory Scott Hale, was arrested in Coffee County, Tennessee, and charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. He confessed to authorities of killing 36-year-old Lisa Marie Hyder before he dismembered her and then ate parts of her body less than a day after meeting her. So, what makes one commit murder and then eat their victim.
References:
CANNIBALIZED MURDER VICTIM FROM PIKEVILLE TENNESSEE | Crossville News First (crossvillenews1st.com)

Gregory Scott Hale Murders Lisa Hyder - Murder Database (murderdb.com)

Man charged with murder in cannibalism killing of Bledsoe County woman | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Man accused of killing, dismembering woman, eating part of her (yahoo.com)

Man sentenced to life in prison in Tenn. cannibal case (corrections1.com)

Gregory Scott sentenced to life after dismembering and eating woman | Daily Mail Online

Gregory Hale accused of dismembering, eating body of Lisa Marie Hyder in Coffee County, Tennessee - CBS News

Tennessee man admits to dismembering, eating woman on day they met - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Woman who was dismembered, eaten had ties to central Ohio (dispatch.com)

Tennessee man accused of chopping up woman, eating her remains | CNN

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In 1981, Japanese killer Issei Sagawa, also known as the “Kobe Cannibal,” murdered his friend Renée Hartevelt, a young Dutch student, and ate her remains. Nevertheless, he was never charged for his crime and lived as freeman after committing the murder. So, what makes one want to eat their friend.
References:
Japanese Cannibal, Who Was Never Punished for Eating Woman, Dies (thedailybeast.com)

‘Kobe Cannibal’ Issei Sagawa, who killed and ate a Dutch student, dies at age 73 | The Straits Times

Issei Sagawa's Cannibalistic Murder In 11 Photos (thecrimemag.com)

Issei Sagawa Dead: Why Notorious Cannibal Killer Never Saw Jail (newsweek.com)

Issei Sagawa, The Kobe Cannibal Who Killed And Ate His Friend (allthatsinteresting.com) 

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Since the very beginning of our podcast, Kori and I have pointed out many mistakes that parents have made with their children or dire situations that young children have been privy to that has led to their sinister actions. So, for Mother’s Day we put together a Top 10 list of How Not to Raise a Killer.  

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Andrei Chikatilo  aka, “The Butcher of Rostov” or “The Red Ripper” was one of the most prolific killers in the Ukraine. Between 1978 to 1990 he murdered at least 53 young women and children who he lured into the woods, raping his victims before he ate their sexual organs, as well as removing other body parts like their nose and eyes. After twelve years of slipping through the authorities’ fingers on multiply occasions, Chikatilo was arrested in 1990 and executed for his crimes in 1994. So, what causes one to become such a sinister killer who enjoyed dining upon his victims.
References:
Jeffrey Dahmer, Albert Fish and More: Why Do Some Serial Killers Turn Into Cannibals? - A&E True Crime (aetv.com)

Andrei Chikatilo, The 'Red Ripper' Who Butchered 53 Victims (allthatsinteresting.com)

Andrei Chikatilo - Quotes, Childhood & Death (biography.com)

Andrei Chikatilo Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements (thefamouspeople.com)

Profile of Andrei Chikatilo, Serial Killer (thoughtco.com)

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Hilda Nilsson also known as “The Angel Maker on Bruks Street”, is in one of Sweden’s most notorious female serial killers. In 1917 she was imprisoned for murdering eight children that were under her care at her home and given a life sentence. So, what would make a woman caring for infants turn into such a sinister killer.
References:
Sweden's Most Deadly Baby Farmer Hilda Nilsson - Crimes Lab

Swedish History - Hans Högman (hhogman.se)

Hilda Nilsson | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

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Some serial killers develop a kind of calling card throughout their rein of terror such the “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez leaving a bloody pentagram or the “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz leaving handwritten letters. Serial killer Charles Albright, a native Texan, left his own unique calling card as well. During the early 90’s in Dallas, Texas, Albright killed a string of female sex workers and removed his victims’ eyeballs with surgical precision. Throughout his life, Charles Albright had been described by many who knew him as happy, untroubled and troubling no one. Per Texas Monthly, “He was, they said, a kind of Renaissance man—fluent in French and Spanish, a masterful painter, able to seduce women by playing Chopin preludes on the piano or reciting poetry by Keats.”So, what would cause a man who was so polite and charming to become such a sinister killer later in life.
References:
The Texas Eyeball Killer: Perfect Gentleman or Psychotic Murderer? | by Pranshu "Maverick" Dwivedi | CrimeBeat | Medium

Where is Charles Albright now? | The True Story of the "Eyeball Killer" (thereviewgeek.com)

Eyeball Killer: Charles Albright Killed Sex Workers In '90s Dallas | Crime News (oxygen.com)

See No Evil – Texas Monthly

Charles Albright — Texas True Crime Blog (txtruecrimeblog.com)

Who Were Charles Albright’s Victims? How Did Charles Albright Die? (thecinemaholic.com)

Charles Albright: Serial Killer Who Collected Victim’s Eyes (serialkillershop.com)

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