Solved, Unsolved or Spooky - A True Crime Podcast

Solved, Unsolved or Spooky - A True Crime Podcast

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  • Dumb Criminals January 2023

    Hi,  to our lovely, truly amazing True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.

    • This week Steph is going to entertain us with stories of the dumbest, craziest and blatantly stupidest criminals alive,
    • These criminals are the laziest, poorest planners and plain simple folk.
    • I suggest that if you are going to be a dumb criminal, that you use these stories as your training plan, however you may need to update your address to your local jail, as that is where you will be going.
    • But if you are just a regular Joe, that is looking to have a laugh at the expense of a desperate fool, here you go, sit back, grab a drink and a snack and prepare for a laugh.
    • Kim and I picked our  favorites and we would love you too, so please write to us on [email protected] and we will reply to each of you.
    • We are changing some details in our socials and we will update these in our intro and outro's, soon.
    •  we are looking forward to hearing from you.

    Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx

    References:
    https://www.crazyask.com/worlds-dumbest-criminals/
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime-doesn-t-bray-getaway-donkey-ruins-robbery-by-alerting-police-8460320.html
    https://www.thecut.com/2017/12/california-man-stuck-in-chimney-burglary-criminal-santa.html
    Photographs and additional reading.

    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below


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    Persons of Interest

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    46 min
  • Elisa Izquierdo, Little Lost Girl
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • this is going to be another horrific one, thanks to Kim.
    • trigger warning this is horrible as usual, and there is a little child involved, so if you can not stomach child abuse, please tune in next week for  a more laid back episode.
    • Elisa Izquierdo (Feb 11, 1989 – Nov 22, 1995) was a precious, innocent six-year-old Puerto Rican–Cuban-American little girl who died of a brain hemorrhage inflicted by her dreadful mother, Awilda Lopez.
    • This all occurred at the height of a prolonged & increasing rampage of physical, mental, emotional, and sexual child abuse that took place between 1994 and 1995.
    • It was described by authorities in NYC as the "worst case of child abuse they had ever seen."
    • The life and death of Elisa Izquierdo first made national headlines when it became clear that the city's child welfare system, had missed many chances to intervene with her family and save her life.
    • These failures to protect Elisa, became the inspiration for Elisa's Law, and  increased accountability of all parties involved in child welfare within the city 
    • Elisa's Law was implemented in February 1996.
    • Elisa has been referred to as a modern-day Cinderella because she had at first been under the protection of a loving father and had befriended Prince Michael of Greece, who had offered to pay for her private tuition until 12th grade—before being placed into the permanent custody of her mother.
    • This terrible tale is unfortunately a true one. 


    Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx

     References:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13940948/elisa-izquierdo
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Elisa_Izquierdo
    https://medium.com/@grantbjork92/abuse-and-murder-of-6-year-old-elisa-izquierdo-murderstation-a06a811c2112

    Photographs and additional reading.
    https://ms-my.facebook.com/IllicitDeeds/photos/a.403740360271849/886096018702945/?type=3
    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au

    Persons of Interest

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    37 min
  • Crazy Crimes, Dumb Criminals and Simply laughable events
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • This week we are sharing some stupid stories about crazy people and much more.
    • This is the last episode for the year, we will be back sometime next year.
    • thanks for your support throughout the year, we really appreciate it.
    • We hope you have an amazing break and that you get the opportunity to celebrate what ever you believe in with your family and friends.
    • Here is to hoping that 2022 will be a fairly covid free year and that you all take care and stay safe.
    • For those of you who celebrate Christmas and New Year, We wish you a great one.
    •  Love Steph and Kim xx



     References:
    https://www.newser.com/tag/49386/1/dumb-criminals.html
    https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/series/series-articles/analysing-the-truth-crime-law-and-forensics/5-crime-fails-almost-too-funny-to-be-true
    Photographs and additional reading.

    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below



    Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=45582970)


    Persons of Interest

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    1 hr
  • The Sunset Strip Killers, Part 3
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • this is gong to be the final of a three part episode.
    • This week Kim wraps up the story of this horrible team and the end of the tale.
    • trigger warning this is horrible as usual.
    • Carol Bundy and Doug Clarke are truly depraved monsters
    • they targeted sex workers and runaways.
    • So if you want to know the rest of the story kick back and get ready to have your mind blown by the depravity of mankind.

    Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx



     References:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Clark_(serial_killer)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_M._Bundy
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/doug-clark
    https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bundy-carol.htm#:~:text=Carol%20M.,were%20young%20prostitutes%20or%20runaways.

    Photographs and additional reading.

    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below


    Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=45582970)


    Persons of Interest

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    28 min
  • The Sunset Strip Killers, Part 2
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • this is gong to be the second of a three part episode.
    • This week Kim going through all the gruesome details of the many killings that these two embarked on and their undoing.
    • trigger warning this is horrible as usual.
    • Carol Bundy and Doug Clarke are truly depraved monsters
    • they targeted sex workers and runaways.
    • So if you want to know the rest of the story kick back and get ready to have your mind blown by the depravity of mankind.
    • there is also a part three for this story, that will be out soon.

    Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx


     References:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Clark_(serial_killer)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_M._Bundy
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/doug-clark
    https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bundy-carol.htm#:~:text=Carol%20M.,were%20young%20prostitutes%20or%20runaways.

    Photographs and additional reading.

    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below


    Persons of Interest

    From murderers to money launderers, thieves to thugs – police officers from the...

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    47 min
  • The Sunset Strip Killers. Part 1
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • this is gong to be the first of a two or three part episode.
    • This week Kim is building the backstory for what is to come the following week.
    • trigger warning this is horrible as usual.
    • This awful couple meet each other and Carol is a desperate woman who will do anything to keep her man.
    • Actually she was a desperate woman who would do anything to keep a number of men.
    • This particular one was Douglas Daniel Clark .
    • Carol M. Bundy became his accomplice in murder, and they were collectively known as the Sunset Strip Killers.
    •  They were convicted of a variety of murders in Los Angeles, California.
    • Mostly sex workers and runaways
    • So if you wan't to know the rest of the story kick back and get ready to have your mind blown by the depravity of mankind.

    Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx


     References:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Clark_(serial_killer)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_M._Bundy
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/doug-clark
    https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bundy-carol.htm#:~:text=Carol%20M.,were%20young%20prostitutes%20or%20runaways.

    Photographs and additional reading.

    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below




    Persons of Interest

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    51 min
  • Elizabeth Smart, The epitome of strength, resilience and Compassion
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • This week Steph is sharing Elizabeth Smart's tragic tale of kidnapping and horror.
    • trigger warning this is horrible beyond all belief, and is fairly graphic.
    • There are Two main hero's in this story, and they are the victim and her younger sister, they both display strength and wisdom well beyond their years.
    • Elizabeth was taken at knife point from her home and treated like a chained animal.
    • She endured 9 months of rape, and many other forms of abuse at the hands of a married couple.
    • Elizabeth's younger sister realizes who abducted her sister and the search for Immanuel began.
    • Want to know if they found her? 
    • Then have a listen kick back and get ready to have your mind blown by the depravity of mankind or in this case woman and child unkind.
    • Her tragic story is particularly hard to listen to, it is truly shocking.
    • Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx

     References:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Elizabeth_Smart
    https://www.biography.com/news/elizabeth-smart-timeline-story
    https://www.eonline.com/news/893598/to-hell-and-back-the-impossible-resilience-of-elizabeth-smart
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Smart

    Photographs and additional reading.
    https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=50632966&itype=CMSID
    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below




    Persons of Interest

    From murderers to money launderers, thieves to thugs – police officers from the...

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    52 min
  • Sylvia Likens, or "Cookie" as she was known to her friends.
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • This week Kim is telling the awful tale of Sylvia Likens.
    • trigger warning this is horrible beyond all belief, and is fairly graphic.
    • Sylvia Likens was a 16 year old young lady who suffered brutal beatings and much more at the hands of  Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several of their neighborhood friends
    • Sylvia was increasingly neglected, belittled, sexually humiliated, beaten, starved, lacerated, and dehydrated by her tormentors.
    •  Her autopsy showed 150 wounds across her body, including several burns, scald marks and eroded skin.
    •  Through intimidation, her younger sister, Jenny, was occasionally forced to participate in her mistreatment. 
    • The official cause of her death was determined to be a homicide caused by a combination of subdural hematoma and shock, complicated by severe malnutrition.
    • Her tragic story is particularly hard to listen to, it is truly shocking.
    • have a listen kick back and get ready to have your mind blown by the depravity of mankind or in this case woman and child unkind.
    • the worst part of this tale is the many people who knew what was happening and they did not report it to police or the Community Service workers who simply did not do their job.
    • Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx

     References:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sylvia_Likens https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/baniszewski.htm https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/sylvia-likens
    Photographs and additional reading.

    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below


    Persons of Interest

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    57 min
  • Joel Rifkin, AKA Joel the Ripper.
    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • This week Steph is spreading the Horror of Joel Rifkin.
    • trigger warning this is horrible beyond all belief, and is fairly graphic.
    • Joel Rifkin was adopted at the age of three weeks old.
    • He had a loving family.
    • However Joel was horrifically bullied by others his whole life.
    • Joel grew into a violent murderer who dismembered his victims to hide their identities
    • His victims were all sex workers, who he lured to their deaths
    • unfortunately many of them were never identified and some bodies still have not been found.
    • Rifkins confessions and trophy stash was the only way all of the victims could be identified.
    • Joel was found guilty on 9 counts of murder, however there were 17 victims that he confessed to.
    • this one is particularly hard to listen to, it is truly shocking.
    • have a listen kick back and get ready to have your mind blown by the depravity of mankind.
    • Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx

     References:
    https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/joel-rifkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Rifkin https://www.oxygen.com/rifkin-on-rifkin-private-confessions-of-a-serial-killer/crime-news/how-joel-rifkins-mom-sister  https://www.eonline.com/news/1257209/serial-killer-joel-rifkin-details-gruesome-murder-in-bone-chilling-video https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rifkin-joel.htm
    Photographs and additional reading.
    https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rifkin-joel-photos.htm
    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below

    Persons of Interest

    From murderers to money launderers, thieves to thugs – police officers from the...

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Richard Remirez, The Night Stalker, The Walk-In Killer, The Valley Intruder and Richard Mena

    • Hi,  to our lovely True Crimer's, thanks for listening and please help us spread the word by telling your friends and family about us.
    • This week Kim is telling the awful tale of Richard Ramirez.
    • trigger warning this is horrible beyond all belief and very bad language is used in the depiction.
    • He was named the Valley Intruder and the Night Stalker and the Walk in Killer
    • Ramirez's well known home invasion and murder crime spree terrorized the residents of the Greater Los Angeles area and later the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area from June 1984 until August 1985.
    •  He used a wide variety of weapons, including handguns, knives, a machete, a tire iron, and a claw hammer. 
    • In 1989, Ramirez was convicted of thirteen counts of murder, five attempted murders, eleven sexual assaults, and fourteen burglaries.
    •  The judge who upheld Ramirez's nineteen death sentences remarked that his deeds exhibited "cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding".
    •  Ramirez, who never expressed any remorse for his crimes, died on June 7, 2013 of complications from B-cell lymphoma while awaiting execution on California's death row.
    • this one is particularly hard to listen to, it is truly shocking.
    • have a listen kick back and get ready to have your mind blown by the depravity of mankind.
    • Please take care and stay safe, Love Steph and Kim xx

     References:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ramirez https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/richard-ramirez https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ramirez-richard.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xqZ9T7o-Hg https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Ramirez

    Photographs and additional reading.

    Resources:
    https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
    https://www.beyondblue.org.au
    https://www.betterhelp.com

    Find us at:
    Instagram: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
    Facebook: Solvedunsolvedorspooky
     Email us at: [email protected]
    Patreon: see below



    Persons of Interest

    From murderers to money launderers, thieves to thugs – police officers from the...

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    1 hr 3 min

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