Weird Distractions

Sister Tadea Benz & Johnny Frank Garrett

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Weird and frustrating, you won't want to miss this episode, where the story takes us back to  Halloween of 1981 in Amarillo, Texas. Tune in to hear Alex and Christie weave the information around the horrible death of Sister Tadea Benz, and the prosecution of Johnny Frank Garrett - a local boy who some believe met the hand of utter injustice. Need a distraction? We got you.

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Resources: 

  • Cosmopolitan article - “The Halloween Costume Everyone Was Wearing the Year You Were Born” - by Carine Lavache - September 13th, 2019 - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/g12267541/the-halloween-costume-everyone-was-wearing-the-year-you-were-born/
  • Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Frank_Garrett
  • Murderpedia - https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/garret-johnny-frank.htm
  • The Last Word documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FnFqq6x_zY
  • UPI.com article – achieved article from August 26th, 1982 – “Nuns who found sister Tadea Benz dead in her…” - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/08/26/Nuns-who-found-Sister-Tadea-Benz-dead-in-her/3024399182400/
  • Here’s the Fucking Twist blog – by fellow Canadian, Krystin - https://heresthefuckingtwist.com/2019/10/22/true-crime-tuesday-the-nun-killer/
  • Blood Shed Books website - http://www.bloodshedbooks.com/tour.php?category=Garrett%27s+Death+Row+Letters

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