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The murder of 6-year-old Eli Hart by the hands of his mother was tragic and entirely preventable. There were many missteps taken by social workers assigned to the case - it's safe to say that the foster care system failed Eli Hart.

Sources: 
1) https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-eli-hart-child-red-protection-failures/89-a0878e1a-f655-48bc-96ce-b25114aef1ac#:~:text=Sometime%20on%20the%20morning%20of,pizza%20as%20police%20interrogated%20her.\
2) https://www.fox9.com/news/eli-hart-killing-mom-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murdering-her-son
3) https://elihartplayground.com/
4) https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/julissa-thaler-sentenced-murder-6-year-old-son-eli-hart/
5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnetrista,_Minnesota
6) https://www.fox9.com/news/eli-hart-killing-boys-dad-testifies-at-julissa-thalers-trial
7) https://medlineplus.gov/download/genetics/condition/townes-brocks-syndrome.pdf

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Micki Kanesaki and Lonnie Kocontes were seemingly working on re-igniting their former marriage, which had previously ended in divorce. As such, they booked a beautiful Mediterranean cruise for May of 2006. However, what Micki was not aware of was the fact that Lonnie had booked that particular cruise, as well as the particular room they stayed in, for a very nefarious reason.
Can you get away with murder in international waters? Is there legal grey area with cases like these? Tune in to find out!

Sources:
1) https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/lonie-kocontes-convicted-of-killing-wife-micki-kanesaki-on-cruise
2) https://www.the-sun.com/news/8118838/what-happened-to-micki-kanesaki/
3) https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-shocking-details-micki-kanesaki-s-murder
4) https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/irvine-lonnie-kocontes-micki-kanesaki-cruise-murder-life-prison/2430425/
5) https://allthatsinteresting.com/cruise-ship-disappearances/6

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Susan Powell believes that she found the perfect opposite to her outgoing personality - Joshua Powell. They marry quickly and have children. But as their marriage progresses, Susan learns that Joshua is far from the man she thought he was.
This case involves a dangerous obsession, a couple of different heart-wrenching tragedies, and a family who seemingly lies (and potentially kills) for each other. 

Sources: 
1)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Susan_Powell#:~:text=Susan%20Marie%20Powell%20
2) https://www.susancoxpowellfoundation.net/about-susan/#:~:text=Susan%20is%20an%20outgoing%2C%20optimistic,belief%20that%203) families%20are%20forever. 
4) https://uncovered.com/cases/susan-cox-powell 
5) https://ksltv.com/541768/susan-powells-father-relieved-by-courts-98m-decision/ 
6) https://abcnews.go.com/US/susan-powell-disappearance-young-sons-horrific-death-haunts/story?id=73983127 

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On March 15, 1989, Tracey, only 17 at the time, was found at her job laying in a pool of her own blood. It was the first time that Tracey had closed the store on her own. After decades of leads that have never fully panned out, the case is still unsolved to this day. 
Who murdered Tracey Kirkpatrick? 

Sources:
1) https://www.intothesilentland.com/
2) https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tracey_Kirkpatrick
3) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9588951/tracy-lynn-kirkpatrick
4) https://thecinemaholic.com/tracy-kirkpatrick-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/
5) https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/the-brutal-murder-of-tracey-kirkpatrick-923fec1bc4dc
6) https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/the-brutal-murder-of-tracey-kirkpatrick-923fec1bc4dc
7) https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/frederick-maryland
8) https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/04/17/the-murder-of-tracy-lynn-kirkpatrick/#:~:text=EARLY%20LIFE%3A,to%20Point%20of%20Rocks%2C%20Maryland.
9) https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/family-members-gather-on-30th-anniversary-of-one-of-citys-oldest-unsolved-homicides/article_fb21adab-c039-5240-a2c3-e1c87343e134.html
10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHfDKN6nzXo 

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This week, Kate talks about the case of Ellen Rae Greenberg, which was ruled a suicide early on in the investigation. However, the physical evidence points toward homicide...

Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Rae_Greenberg
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manayunk,_Philadelphia
3) https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/ellen-rae-greenberg-death-court-ruling/
4) https://gavinfish.com/cases/ellen-greenberg/ (all primary documents)
5) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-teacher-death-suicide-ellen-greenberg-parents-say-murder-48-hours/

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This week, Christine talks about the mysterious deaths and disappearance of the Yuba County Five - a friend group of 5 young men. This group attended a basketball game one night in 1978, and were later found either dead or missing - in a very puzzling place.

Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five 
2) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/ 
3) https://www.historicmysteries.com/yuba-county-five/ 

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It took 40 years for investigators to find out the identities of a Jane and John Doe, only to discover that they had an infant at the time of their deaths...but where was she?
In this episode of Small Town Mysteries, find out what happened to Baby Holly, where she is now, and how this case involves a cult.
The murder of her parents, Harold Dean Clouse Jr. and Tina Gail Lin, is still unsolved and currently an open investigation. 

Sources: 
1) https://abcnews.go.com/US/baby-holly-speaks-1st-time-after-missing-40/story?id=104425263
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Dean_and_Tina_Clouse
3) https://justicefordeanandtina.com/
4) https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/investigators-reveal-unprecedented-murder-case-baby-holly-parents-104605797 
5) 20/20 Baby Holly Found - David Muir Reporting Baby Holly Found 
6) https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/baby-found-alive-missing-40-years-parents-murdered-85286297
7) Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Driving My parents Murders, and Saved by a Prayer by Holly Marie

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This case takes place in Napa, California, in the early morning hours of November 1, 2004, when a young woman was woken around 2AM by the sound of breaking glass and a blood-curdling, terrified scream. When she heard whoever was in the house exit, she went to investigate, and found both of her roommates lying in a pool of blood. 
Who did this, and why? The answer to both of these questions is shocking.

Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napa,_California
2) https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-2004-napa-halloween-murders-37c8d97e3d4b
3) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nightmare-in-napa-19-04-2007/
4) https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/parallels-in-idaho-stabbings-2004-napa-murders/#:~:text=It%20was%20Halloween%20night%20in,killer%20creep%20up%20the%20stairs.
5) https://www.swordandscale.com/jealous-rage-to-double-murder-in-napa-valley/
6) https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/napa-arrest-made-in-fatal-stabbings-of-2-women-2567339.php
7) https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/LegalCenter/story?id=1187524&page=1
8) https://www.crimescenecleanup.com/napa-ca-halloween-massacre/
9) https://truecrimedetective.co.uk/one-night-of-terror-the-napa-valley-halloween-murders-38a7433d027f
10) https://www.theforgivenessproject.com/stories-library/cathy-harrington/

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During the last Spooky Szn episode of October 2023, Christine talks about a haunted tunnel in Massachusetts and the story of Eunice Cole, a woman in New Hampshire who was accused of (and tried for) being a witch 3 TIMES throughout her life. 

Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosac_Tunnel  
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida,_Massachusetts  
3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha 
4) https://hoosactunnel.net/hauntings/ 
5) https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/eunice-cole-the-witch-of-hampton-who-could-not-be-stopped/ 
6) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Cole 
7) http://www.hamptonhistoricalsociety.org/gcole.htm 

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In the first case, Rachael talks about a man who killed the woman he was seeing...over halloween candy. 
In the second case, we cover the murder of Timothy O’Bryan, a young boy who was killed by his father on Halloween night.

Sources:
1) https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/0c5a6fb2-702d-4961-ad07-c4763daa4ea7/1161735_R23.pdf
2) https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woman-stabbed-over-halloween-candy-dies-ledell-peoples-maria-adams/1914915/
3) https://idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html
4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Clark_O%27Bryan
5) https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-man-who-killed-halloween
6) https://www.vice.com/en/article/8ge87v/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man
7) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15208882/timothy-marc-o'bryan
8) https://www.census.gov/glossary/#term_Populationestimates
9) https://www.texasalmanac.com/drupal-backup/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf

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