That's a Bad Sign

When 17-year-old Cindy Paulson is found handcuffed and barefoot on the side of the highway in Anchorage, Alaska foul play is suspected. When she IDs the local bakery owner from town, the police dismiss her story. It's not until the FBI comes to town trying to find a serial killer that the two cases collide. Then we dive into the unsolved crime of the Delphi Murders. 14-year old Liberty “Libby” German and 13-year-old Abigail “Abby” Williams were best friends out for a hike, but they never returned. When the police gather evidence, they find a video on a phone indicating something sinister might have happened.

Sources:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005374/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-hansen
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Hansen
https://truecrimeforensics.com/criminal-profilers-in-real-life/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Abigail_Williams_and_Liberty_German
https://allthatsinteresting.com/delphi-murders
https://fox59.com/news/timeline-disappearance-and-deaths-of-liberty-german-and-abigail-williams-in-delphi/
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2020/02/12/delphi-murders-libby-german-abigail-williams-cold-case/4715068002/

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Omaima Aree was born in southern Egypt in 1968 but moved to the United States as a teenager. In October of 1991, while having a drink at a bar, Omaima caught the eye of a man named Bill Nelson. The two quickly got married, despite their age difference, but the relationship wouldn't make it past Thanksgiving. Then we cover the case of Michelina Lewandowska and Marcin Kasprzak. The two were in a tumultuous relationship, and when Marcin heard Michelina was going to move back to her home country of Poland with their child, he decided if he couldn't have her no one could.

Sources:
“Snapped” Season 14, Episode 1
https://allthatsinteresting.com/omaima-nelson
https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaima-nelson-california-woman-convicted-grisly-murder-husband/story?id=14675780
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/11/06/michelina-lewandowska/
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/19/shallow-grave-woman-tells-of-shallow-grave-ordeal_n_1158141.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-20769623
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2076154/Marcin-Kasprzak-buried-Michelina-Lewandowska-alive-convicted-attempted-murder.html 

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Brooke Skylar Richardson was a popular teenage cheerleader with a secret. She was pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's baby. After a few months, her doctor becomes worried there's no sign of a baby. When authorities get involved, everyone begins to wonder - Did Brooke have a miscarriage? Or did she kill her baby? Next, we cover the stalking story of Dorothy Scott. She was a 32-year-old mother living in Stanton, California. After escorting her friend to the hospital, she seemingly vanishes from the parking lot. With no clues to go on, the police are stumped - while her family is antagonized by the killer weekly with unwanted phone calls.

References:
https://tatiana2417.medium.com/brooke-skylar-richardson-her-story-and-where-brooke-is-today-53d570b02aa2
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/12/brooke-skylar-richardson-trial-not-guilty-most-serious-charges/2305221001/
https://www.fox19.com/2019/09/04/skylar-richardson-trial-jury-begin-hearing-evidence/
https://www.crimetraveller.org/2020/10/the-tragic-death-of-dorothy-jane-scott/
https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/dorothy-jane-scott/
https://the-line-up.com/dorothy-jane-scott

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October 1984, 20-year old Angie Samota was found brutally murdered in her off-campus apartment at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX. Police name a suspect early in the investigation, but a lack of evidence turns the case cold. Thanks to advancements in DNA testing over the years, the police get a second chance at catching a cold-blooded killer. Then we cover the twisted story of Seemona Sumasar. She's charged with robbery and impersonating a police officer. While police are happy with closing their case, some aspects of the crime don't add up... leaving us to wonder if Seemona is a criminal? Or an innocent woman framed by her psychopathic ex Jerry Ramrattan .

Sources:
Dateline Season 20, Episode 53 “In the Middle of the Night”
https://www.thecriminaljournal.com/angela-samota-the-murder-of-a-20-year-old-college-student-by-donald-bess-who-stabbed-her-18-times
https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-downfall-of-an-innocent-woman-8fcfe88428db
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/nyregion/jerry-ramrattan-found-guilty-of-raping-and-framing-ex-girlfriend.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/nyregion/a-revenge-plot-so-intricate-the-prosecutors-were-pawns.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=A%20Revenge%20Plot%20So%20Intricate,%20The%20Prosecutors%20Were%20Pawns%20&st=cse
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/01/csi-loving-sociopath-going-away-for-long-time.html
https://www.nsbcivilrights.com/news/seemona-sumasar-spent-7-months-in-jail-framed-by-ex-authorities-ignored-evidence-of-her-innocence/
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/judge-rips-man-set-ex-girlfriend-diabolical-amp-sends-jail-32-years-article-1.1000816
https://nypost.com/2012/01/04/queens-rapist-vows-hes-not-done-with-victim-before-being-handed-a-32-year-term/
dateline Vengance
https://abc7ny.com/archive/8510099/ 

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Graham Young was never a normal child. Rather than spending time with children his own age, he developed a fascination for Adolf Hitler and poison. After attempting to poison his family and being locked away, he's released as an adult - only to continue his poisonous ways. Then we cover the murders of 393 Powell Street. Just this year in 2021 police uncovered a serial killer, picking of victims one-by-one in a Brooklyn, NY apartment building for the elderly.

Sources:
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2019/06/11/graham-young/
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/graham-young
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/nycha-nypd-woodson-houses-nyc-murders.html
https://www.magzter.com/stories/Lifestyle/New-York-magazine/The-Murders-Down-the-Hall
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-arrest-alleged-serial-killer-targeting-elderly-women-brooklyn-nycha-building

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Spooky season is here! We first cover the story of the Amityville horror house. The story begins in 1974 when 23-year-old Ronald Jr. crept into the family home and shot his parents and all four of his siblings while they were asleep in their beds. A month after Ronald Jr. was convicted, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the home with their three young children. Only 28 days later they moved out, claiming the house was haunted. Then we cover all the different crimes that have taken place in haunted house attractions over the years: Everything from accidental hangings to stabbings to murder.

Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-horror-house
https://nypost.com/article/amityville-horror-house-real-story/
https://www.topic.com/the-true-twisted-story-of-amityville-horror
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/bad-behavior/boo-actual-crimes-committed-in-haunted-house-attractions
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/halloween-hanging/
https://www.ranker.com/list/people-died-halloween-attractions/harrison-tenpas
https://time.com/3548116/scary-story-halloween-1957/
https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/man-stabbed-at-haunted-house-by-friend-who-thought-knife-was-a-prop/523-a38d0e68-e235-47e0-9652-27bbd94afff1
https://www.ibtimes.co.in/halloween-hoax-busted-man-walks-into-haunted-house-chainsaw-murders-7-people-fake-video-611163
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2019/10/24/haunted-houses-require-waiver-insurance-drug-test/4082035002/
https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-mckamey-manor-the-most-terrifying-experience-in-the-world-20201028 

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Elizabeth (Bipsy) Amirian was a singer and piano player living in California. Her dad was an abusive religious fanatic - but when she and her mom moved out she began to live a normal life.... until she met Mikey Wagstaff. He belonged to the ultra-conservative Seventh Day Adventist church and while he seemed kind, in the beginning, Bipsy quickly realized Mikey was more like her father than she initially realized. Then we cover the disappearance of Brian Shaffer. The last time he was seen, he was partying with his friends in a club. When his family reported him missing, the police tried to retrace his steps during his wild night out. Only issue? He never left the club.

Sources:
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2019/06/04/elizabeth-amirian/
http://www.michaelgingrich.com/mytests/01217.htm
https://www.dreamindemon.com/community/threads/elizabeth-amirian-was-stabbed-to-death-by-her-bf.14874/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trial-begins-for-calif-man-who-allegedly-raped-and-stabbed-fiancee-after-keeping-her-in-van/
https://patch.com/california/murrieta/defense-murrieta-church-member-killed-fiancee-in-panic
Crime over Coffee: Episode 1
https://www.ranker.com/list/brian-shaffer-missing-mystery/patrick-thornton
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/nc919s/what_is_your_theory_about_the_disappearance_of/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-shaffer
Crime Junkie: Episode “MISSING: Brian Shaffer”

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The Rideout family was a rather large family living in upstate New York. Despite Craig and his wife Laura going through a contention divorce, the family of 9 stayed close.  But after Craig goes missing and is found in a field several miles away, investigators start putting the pieces together and uncover multiple suspects – even within his own family. Then we cover the case of two hikers who met a stranger on the Appalachian Trail and discovered too late he was armed and dangerous. Wounded and bleeding, the hikers spent the night fighting to survive against a mad man, Randall Smith.

Sources:
Dateline - Season 25, Episode 48 “Devil’s Bathtub”
https://13wham.com/news/local/son-convicted-in-connection-to-rideout-murder-released-from-prison
https://medium.com/@deborahhalber/the-untidy-murder-of-craig-rideout-275506da6ced
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/laura-rideout-convicted-of-husbands-murder-will-remain-in-prison-after-judge-denies-motion
I survived - Season 6, Episode 7
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29187510 

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Terry Rasmussen was an American serial killer and although he was one of the country's most deadly killers, law enforcement suspects his number of victims is underreported. He would target older mothers, cut them off from their families and friends, then murder them - assuming he isolated them enough that everyone would think these women simply ran away. Then we cover the murder of Kerrie Brown. In 1986 she went to a house party in Manatoba, Canada, only to be discovered two days later murdered. While this is a cold case, we dive into the top theories of what happened.

Sources:
20/20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Peder_Rasmussen
https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-serial-killer-terry-rasmussens-terror-hampshire-california/story?id=69505755&fbclid=IwAR3ZT7kTT4YStAWirDPkNMnKaJ_otXzNOqEngLqXq8AbPG0mB87X0CCQlrM
https://abcnews.go.com/US/terry-rasmussens-victims-unknown/story?id=69585534
https://canadiancrimeopedia.com/unsolved_women/brown-kerrie/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kerrie-ann-brown-murder-cold-case-1.4859553
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/who-s-who-in-season-5-kerrie-brown-1.4861499
“Someone Knows Something” Podcast

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Cher Hughes visited the island of Bocas del Toro, an island off Panama, and quickly decided to make the island her new home. She was peacefully living there for years when her neighbors noticed she was missing. While some thought she simply was on vacation, others began noticing a pattern.... Every few months an island resident would simply "go on vacation" never to be seen again, leaving behind all their possessions. Then we cover the story of Tanya Kach, a 13-year-old girl who was groomed by her middle school security guard. She voluntarily decided to move to his home at first, but after wanting to leave she was forced to stay against her will.

Sources:
Dateline Season 19 Episode 8 “Stealing Paradise”
https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/panama-property-killings/story?id=11374933
https://nypost.com/2016/07/10/how-a-small-time-crook-became-a-ruthless-killer-with-a-passion-for-real-estate/
https://people.com/archive/the-case-of-the-missing-girl-locked-in-a-room-vol-78-no-15/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_Nicole_Kach
https://www.wtae.com/article/tanya-kach-sued-by-father-stepmother-1/7457575#
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2013/05/08/Story-hits-close-to-home-for-Tanya-Nicole-Kach-held-captive-in-McKeesport/stories/201305080177
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tanya-kach-book-recounts-10-year-sex-slave-nightmare-ensuing-rift-father-article-1.960512
https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3317283&page=1 

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