The Chalkline

What started as a regular closing shift in a Lululemon store, would soon turn into one of Bethesda, Maryland’s most horrific crimes. With the small wealthy town shaken, and the public wondering who among them would commit such a gruesome act, investigators would need to hustle if they wanted to catch their killers.

Sources for this episode:

Oxygen: Snapped Season 9, Episode 19 (Brittany Norwood)

https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/norwood-brittany.htm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/md-officials-yoga-store-killer-brittany-norwood-doesnt-deserve-new-trial/2015/01/21/da57ea86-a0d0-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-yoga-store-murder-the-shocking-true-account-of-the-lululemon-athletica-killing-by-dan-morse/2013/11/29/36493e46-51fc-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/police-describe-brittany-norwood-interviews/2011/09/03/gIQAEDUozJ_blog.html

It’s Massachusetts' oldest Jane Doe, she was found lying on the beach in 1974. Years later facial recognition still hasn’t quite pinpointed who she is, however, Massachusetts and people from all across America have come forward with some interesting theories. She would officially be known as The Lady of The Dunes.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20190414/new-look-at-old-lady-of-dunes-mystery

https://www.capecod.com/lifestyle/a-shocking-crime-on-cape-cod-is-this-the-lady-of-the-dunes/

https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/lady-of-the-dunes-623d5d723030

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_of_the_Dunes

https://www.historicmysteries.com/lady-of-the-dunes/

https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/618/Lady-in-the-Dunes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/07/jaws-mystery-did-unidentified-cape-cod-murder-victim-appear-scene/923860002/

https://www.ranker.com/list/lady-of-the-dunes-facts/jim-rowley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oHiHZ896c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhubKOlA6Ik

Back when gas was 31 cents per gallon, and Casey Anthony wasn’t a household name, America knew a different name, “Alice Crimmins”. Dubbed the Casey Anthony of her time, Alice Crimmins was a mother in the 1960s who didn’t necessarily fit society’s standards. When her two kids turn up dead, and she is police’s main suspect, her trial seems to focus a lot less on the murder of her children and a lot more on who she was in her free time.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/a-crime-to-remember/videos/1965-alice-crimmins-facts

https://allthatsinteresting.com/alice-crimmins

https://hazlitt.net/longreads/why-cant-you-behave-revisiting-case-alice-crimmins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Crimmins

Mark Winger would send a frantic 911 call to rush police over to the scene of him defending his wife from an unwanted intruder. What would seem like a revenge plot against Donnah Winger would thicken into something no one would have suspected.

Sources for this episode:

https://casetext.com/case/people-v-winger-5/?PHONE_NUMBER_GROUP=C

https://heavy.com/news/mark-winger-today/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/families-torn-killer-dad-reflect-years-believed-hero/story?id=77097895

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/donnah-winger/

“A Welcome Intrusion” Forensic Files

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqN9KQ-fLQo (911 call)

https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/winger-mark.htm

You voted on our instagram for which case you wanted to hear next and of course: we delivered. This case consists of inspiration from an old movie, a 13 year old waiting on the phone for the other line to be free, and it all comes down to being cracked open by testimony about an air conditioner. We are talking about the murder of Ellen Sherman.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1996-01-12-9601120342-story.html

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-02-08-0000206091-story.html

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-03-18-0000204483-story.html

https://www.criminalelement.com/four-murders-and-a-missing-woman-in-the-nutmeg-state/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/c5qku4/the_botched_cases_of_henry_lee_who_killed_ellen/

“Forensic Files” Dinner and a Movie (TV Episode 2003)

Last week you heard us dive into the beginning of the story surrounding Cassie Jo Stoddart’s death. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, then go check it out! This week we will explore the days leading up to her murder.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.ranker.com/list/cassie-jo-stoddart-facts/jacob-shelton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart

https://cases.justia.com/idaho/supreme-court-criminal/34667.pdf?ts=1396120321

https://www.ksl.com/article/554128/pocatello-residents-distraught-over-teens-murder

https://www.msnbc.com/documentaries/watch/in-coldest-blood-346332739506

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/remembering-cassie-jo-brother-opens-up-on-10th-anniversary-of-grisly-murder/article_b160f34d-1f1e-5a9c-a585-bc49422a78b7.html

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/adamcik-i-want-to-apologize-to-cassie-s-family/article_cb72a4a8-3116-11e5-90b0-ffda01763a0c.html

Cassie Jo Stoddart was a 16 year old girl from a small town called Pocatello, Idaho. She had big dreams of becoming a lawyer and “putting the bad guys away”. One regular night she decided to help out her aunt and uncle by dog sitting for their family, and she would meet an unexpected and gruesome fate.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.ranker.com/list/cassie-jo-stoddart-facts/jacob-shelton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart

https://cases.justia.com/idaho/supreme-court-criminal/34667.pdf?ts=1396120321

https://www.ksl.com/article/554128/pocatello-residents-distraught-over-teens-murder

https://www.msnbc.com/documentaries/watch/in-coldest-blood-346332739506

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/remembering-cassie-jo-brother-opens-up-on-10th-anniversary-of-grisly-murder/article_b160f34d-1f1e-5a9c-a585-bc49422a78b7.html

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/adamcik-i-want-to-apologize-to-cassie-s-family/article_cb72a4a8-3116-11e5-90b0-ffda01763a0c.html

Denita Monique Smith was a 25 year old with a passion for photography and big plans. She excelled in school, was loved by all her friends, and was planning a beautiful wedding. This all comes to an end one day when she is killed execution style in her own apartment complex. What would seem like a random attack would turn out to be a very calculated result of a toxic love affair.

Sources for this episode:

https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/07/denita-monique-smith-murder-death/#:~:text=On%20Dateline%20NBC's%20episode%20titled,their%20opinion%20on%20the%20case.

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1589180.html

https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/crawley-shannon.htm

https://greensboro.com/news/public_safety/guilford-911-worker-arrested-in-slaying/article_de2ae9bf-01ee-5f04-b43d-4960dbd4be12.html

Dateline

This week we are bringing you a story unlike any other that we have done yet. It’s a Hollywood story baby! Natalie Wood was a famous Hollywood star. She was known for her major roles and was nominated for 3 Oscars before she turned 25, but she was also known for her phobia of water. Which makes her disappearance all the more bizarre. This case features notable names like Christopher Walken and Robert Wagner.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.thecut.com/article/natalie-wood-death-what-really-happened.html

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32420871/natalie-wood-death-true-story-timeline/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/natalie-wood-death-murder-robert-wagner-book

https://www.biography.com/news/natalie-wood-death-mystery

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a25242203/natalie-wood-death/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/natalie-woods-yacht-captain-claims-robert-wagner-held-him-hostage-1147168

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/15/natalie-wood-death-investigation-book-christopher-walken/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/natalie-wood-death

Buzzfeed Unsolved

Michelle Von Emster was a 25 year old girl and the world was her oyster. She beat cancer and lived a free-spirited and fun life. Her life would sadly be cut short in April 1994, and the big question that is left is honestly ridiculous on its face. Was Michelle Von Emster murdered, or was this merely a gruesome shark attack?

Sources for this episode:

https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/apr/09/cover-naked-and-alone-ocean-night/?page=1&

https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/deeper-than-the-ocean-the-mysterious-death-of-michelle-von-emster-4f9c8208dc00

https://www.buzzfeed.com/unsolved/watch/video/10246