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  • Episode 107: A Bunch of Schmos | Operation Greylord and Kathy Augustine

    Hillary and Tina cover Operation Greylord and Nevada State Controller Kathy Augustine.

    Hillary’s Story

    Like most state’s, Illinois’s Cook County’s judicial system covered a myriad of cases from minor infractions to serious felony charges. BUT, when the FBI gets wind that judges and other court officials were on the take, they put forward a decade’s long undercover operation to stop public corruption.

    Tina’s Story

    Kathy Augustine served as Nevada State senator from 1995-1999 and then went on to be the first female state controller. BUT when she died suddenly in 2006, police suspected foul play.

    Sources

    Hillary's Story
    American Bar
    Operation Greylord: The True Story of an Untrained Undercover Agent and America's Biggest Corruption Bust--By Terrence Hake

    Associated Press

    Three Attorneys Convicted of Bribery in Operation Greylord Case

    Chicago Tribune

    Operation Greylord: A federal probe of court corruption

    FBI

    Operation Greylord

    FBI Studies

    Operation Greylord

    The New York Times

    CHICAGO AREA JUDGE IS ACQUITTED IN 'OPERATION GREYLORD' TRIAL

    US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs

    Operation Greylord and Its Aftermath

    Wikipedia

    Operation Greylord

    Photos

    Judge Wayne Olsen--via Decades (Operation Greylord)
    Terrence Hake--via Decades (Operation Greylord)

    Tina's Story

    8 News Now
    Prosecutors Play 911 Tape in Chaz Higgs Murder Trial

    CBS News

    Power, Passion, and Poison--by Lisa Freed and Linda Martin

    Las Vegas Review Journal

    Daughter of lawmaker killed in 2006 found dead in apparent murder-suicide--by Antonio Planas and Mike Blasky
    Murder conviction in Augustine case upheld

    Las Vegas Sun

    Police: Woman had affair months before murder-suicide--by
    Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

    Las Vegas Weekly

    HE STRANGE DEATH OF KATHY AUGUSTINE--by Joshua Longobardy

    Los Angeles Times

    Nevada official’s widower guilty--BY SCOTT MARTELLE

    NBC News

    A shot in the dark--by Hoda Kotb

    Nevada Appeal

    Replacement named for Augustine

    Syringe, 911 call top trial in Augustine death

    The New York Times

    Husband of Ex-Official Is Convicted of Killing Her--by Associated Press

    The Record Courier

    Assembly votes to impeach Controller Kathy Augustine
    Reno Gazette

    Nevada GOP far more bipartisan in 2004 impeachment of Augustine--by Sheila Leslie

    Reno News and Review

    Constitutional conundrum--by Dennis Myers

    The Seattle Times

    Nevada politician's death turns into a saga--by Scott Gold

    Man cleared in death of Nevada official, awaits trial in second case--by Ken Ritter

    Tahoe Daily Tribune

    Nurses fired after Augustine death--by Sandra Chereb

    Taipei Times

    Husband arrested for possible role in poisoning death of Nevada controller

    Taiwan News

    Husband of late Nevada state controller arrested, charged with her murder--by Associated Press

    Washington Post

    Candidate's Death Piques Interest Across Nevada Reno Police Await Autopsy Results on State Controller--By Sonya Geis

    Way Back Machine

    State Controller Kathy Augustine Press Release

    Photos

    Kathy Augustine via screenshot of Crime Investigation (YouTube)
    Kathy and Chazz via screenshot of Crime Investigation (YouTube)
    Chazz Higgs’ Mugshot via screenshot of Crime Investigation (YouTube)
    Kathy and Charles Augustine via screenshot of Crime Investigation (YouTube)

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Li'l Muck Episode 40: Denise Horland

    Hillary and Tina speak to City of Plantation, Florida Council Member, Denise Horland.

    Denise Horland has been serving the City of Plantation since 2018. A strong believer in civic engagement and service to others, Denise continues to serve on several boards and charitable groups. She currently serves on the Broward League of Cities Board Directors, Florida League of Cities Advocacy, and Municipal Administration Legislative Policy Committees and was recently appointed to the Broward County Planning Council. Denise was proud to have been named by the Florida League of Cities as Plantation’s first Home Rule Hero, and as a 2021 Woman of Distinction by the Broward County Commission on the Status of Women. Additionally, Denise currently serves as Secretary on the Plantation Police Pension Board and earned her Certified Public Pension Trustee (CPPT) designation in 2021.

    Hillary and Tina speak to Denise Horland about her activism, her public service, the importance of local politics, and more!

    Sources

    Denise Horland City of Plantation Bio
    Council Member Denise Horland Facebook

    Special Guest: Denise Horland.

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    27 min
  • Episode 106: Stay Out of the Ocean | Wyatt Outlaw & the Kirk Holden War and George Q. Cannon

    Tina and Hillary cover Commissioner Wyatt Outlaw & the Kirk-Holden War and Utah Territorial candidate George Q. Cannon.

    Tina’s Story

    Wyatt Outlaw was the first African American to be appointed Town Commissioner and constable of Graham, North Carolina in 1869. BUT when whites objected to being policed by a black man, the KKK lynch Wyatt leading to the Kirk-Holden War.

    Hillary’s Story

    George Q. Cannon moved up the ranks to become a senior apostle in the Mormon Church and also served as non-voting delegate for Utah Territory in the United States Congress for 10 years beginning in 1872. BUT when political opponents learn of his plural marriages, his seat is jeopardized.

    Sources

    Tina's Story
    Black Then
    THE KIRK-HOLDEN WAR OF 1870
    The Murder of Wyatt Outlaw--by Matt Swift

    Caswell County Historical Association

    Kirk-Holden War (1870)

    City of Graham

    Remembrance of Constable Wyatt Outlaw

    Civil War Era North Carolina

    Governor William W. Holden's Impeachment
    John Walter Stephens
    The Ku Klux Klan and the Kirk-Holden War

    Elon News Network

    Alamance NAACP spearheads effort to rename park after Black councilman slain in 1870--by Mackenzie Wilkes

    Medium

    The Confederate monument standing where the Klan killed Wyatt Outlaw--by Mike Scott

    NC Pedia

    Governor Holden Speaks Out Against the Ku Klux Klan
    The Kirk-Holden War
    Union League

    North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultureal Resources

    Lynching of Wyatt Outlaw and the Kirk-Holden War

    North Carolina History

    Holden Impeachment

    The Times News

    The life and tragic death of Wyatt Outlaw

    Trial of William W. Holden

    A Red Record

    Wyatt Outlaw

    Wikipedia

    Kirk-Holden War
    William Woods Holden
    Wyatt Outlaw

    Yes Weekly

    Wyatt Outlaw and the white men who put a monument where they lynched him--by Ian McDowell

    Photos

    Wyatt Outlaw--taken from Black Then
    William Woods Holden--via Public Domain
    George W. Kirk--from Library of Congress via Public Domain

    Hillary's Story

    BYU Religious Studies Center
    George Q. Cannon in Hawai‘i, 1850–54: Relationship Challenges of a Young Missionary--by Davis Bitton

    Church Historians Press

    The Journal of George Q. Cannon

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

    George Q. Cannon: A Mighty Instrument

    History, Art & Archives

    Cannon, George Quayle

    Utah Department of Heritage & Arts

    A PATRIARCH & THREE SCIONS: GEORGE Q. CANNON AND HIS OLDEST SONS JOHN, FRANK & ABRAHAM

    Wikipedia

    George Q. Cannon

    Photos

    George Q. Cannon--by Mathew Benjamin Brady via Public Domain
    Cannon and his three oldest sons--via Utah Department of Heritage & Arts
    Portrait of Polygamists in prison--from Charles Roscoe Savage via Public Domain

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 105: Ghosts, bitch | Priscilla Giddings and Bradford Bishop

    Hillary and Tina cover Idaho House Representative, Priscilla Giddings and former foreign service member and federal official Bradford Bishop.

    Hillary’s Story

    Priscilla Giddings spent most of her career serving in the US Air Force and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2021. BUT, after winning a seat in the Idaho House of Representatives that same year, this decorated officer gets dressed down for her outrageous and dishonorable actions while in office.

    Tina’s Story

    United States foreign service member and federal official Bradford Bishop was known for his industrious and cooperative attitude. BUT, when no one hears from his family in over a week, police discover a destructive side to the diplomat.

    Sources

    Hillary's Story
    ABC News
    Idaho lawmaker accused of rape was warned about his behavior--by Rebecca Boone

    Associated Press News

    Lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong--By REBECCA BOONE

    Big Country News

    Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger Sexual Misconduct Allegations Being Investigated by Boise Police--by Hayat Norimine, The Idaho Statesman

    Change.org

    Recall and Expel Priscilla Giddings Idaho Representative 7A

    The Clearwater Progress

    U.S. Air Force promotes Rep. Priscilla Giddings to Lt. Colonel

    The Guardian

    Intensity of Idaho childcare battle shows rise in extremism, post-Trump--by Amanda Holpuch

    Idaho Press

    House votes to censure Rep. Giddings for 'conduct unbecoming'
    By BETSY Z. RUSSELL

    Just Facts

    Priscilla Giddings' Biography

    KTLA 5

    Idaho lawmaker who named rape accuser and shared her photo online denies wrongdoing in ethics hearing--by Associated Press

    KTVB 7

    Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics committee backs expulsion--by Katie Terhune

    The Spokesman-Review

    Former Idaho lawmaker pleads not guilty to rape charges--by Associated Press

    Wikipedia

    Priscilla Giddings

    Photos:

    Priscilla Giddings--via Bonner County Daily Bee
    Aaron Von Ehlinger--by Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/AP via Idaho Press

    Tina's Story

    America's Most Wanted
    Brad Bishop Letter from Bankston

    Associated Press News

    Old Letter Yields Clues In ’76 Killings of Diplomat’s Family--by JONATHAN MOORE

    Bethesda Magazine

    Woman discovers accused mass murderer from Bethesda is her father through DNA test, genealogy--by Briana Adhikusuma

    FBI (Most Wanted)

    William Bradford Bishop, Jr.

    Global News

    FBI exhumes body in hunt for ’10 Most Wanted’ fugitive search--by Andrew Russell

    Murderpedia

    William Bradford Bishop, Jr.

    NBC News 4 Washington

    FBI Confirms NC Woman Is Accused Killer William Bradford Bishop's Daughter--by Shawn Yancy, Rick Yarborough, and Steve Jones
    The Hunt for William Bradford Bishop: What to Look For--by Tisha Thompson and Rick Yarborough
    Inside the Evidence Room in the Hunt for William Bradford Bishop--by Tisha Thompson and Rick Yarborough

    The News and Observer

    Bishop still wanted in family's death--by Jerry Allegood

    The New York Times

    Woman’s Search for Her Birth Parents Leads to a Story of Murder--by Maria Cramer

    Time Magazine

    Crime: The Bishop Murders

    The Washington Daily News

    The Bradford Bishop Mystery--by Jurgen Boerema

    The Washington Post

    Where is Brad Bishop?

    Wikipedia

    Bradford Bishop

    WUSA 9 CBS

    After 44 years, accused Bethesda killer William Bradford Bishop still at large, still one of FBI's Most Wanted--by Bruce Leshan

    Photos

    William Bradford Bishop--from FBI via Public Domain
    William Bradford Bishop Age Progression--from FBI
    Annette Bishop with her children--screenshot via True Crime Daily on YouTube
    Shovel found at crime scene--screenshot via True Crime Daily on YouTube

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    1 hr 8 min
  • Li'l Muck Episode 39: Desmond Meade

    Hillary and Tina speak to President and Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Desmond Meade.

    Desmond Meade is a formerly homeless returning citizen who overcame many obstacles to eventually become the President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), Chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy, and a graduate of Florida International University College of Law.

    As President and Executive Director of FRRC, Desmond led the FRRC to a historic victory in 2018 with the successful passage of Amendment 4, a grassroots citizen’s initiative which restored voting rights to over 1.4 million Floridians with past felony convictions. Recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2019, Desmond presently leads efforts to empower and civically re-engage local communities across the state, and to reshape local, state, and national criminal justice policies.

    For show notes and links to our sources, please click here.

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    25 min

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