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The Murder Police Podcast is a hobby for Wendy and David; a chance to speak with feeling about homicide investigations, the curiosity they draw and lift victims of violent crime up to be remembered with respect, as more that a Uniform Crime Reporting number or statistic.

One goal from the beginning was that if the podcast ever generated any revenue, large or small, charitable giving would be a must.

With the opening of a merch and store on the horizon in 2022, it was time.

The Murder Police Podcast Focus Group, “The Squad”, was asked for suggestions for charities that had a broad reach helping victims of violent crime and their families.

The Squad came through with many great suggestions with one standing out: The DNA Doe Project.  Our decision was cinched up with our interview with Sgt. ‘Cat’ Catalano with the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office in California, as she detailed the identification of Patricia Skiple in April 2022.  Patricia was an unidentified victim of the Happy Face serial killer and went 30 years without a name, though her killer was convicted of her murder.

The DNA Doe project is a non-profit organization focusing on the identification of human remains.  They work with law enforcement agencies to make specialized DNA sampling and testing and research to bring answers to family members and move cases forward.

The DNA Doe project can be assisted through donation and or volunteering (imagine working a case and finding answers!).  And a huge help is to upload your DNA test results to GEDMatch or Family Tree DNA to add to the database and improve the likelihood of identifying people.

Take a listen to this episode and hear Cairenn Binder, the Director of the Director of Education and Development at DNA Doe Project, talk about the project and how we all can help.

Learn more about the DNA Doe Project.

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In this 4th and final episode, you will here a great amount of detail.  So much that we caution the listener and remind everyone that we should always focus on the victim and their surviving family and remember that graphic descriptions are only given on this podcast to set the context for challenges in investigations.

For example, in cases where a body has decomposed, how are fingerprints taken? And if the condition is so poor that DNA sampling (over 20 years ago) cannot be made from the victim, are there alternatives?

We move through the autopsy findings, more evidence, prosecution and even an appeal.

And in the end, Paul Williams and Billy Richmond sum up most murders as attributable to greed, and the killer using a permanent solution to a temporary problem, destroying lives around them.

As always, thank you for listening and remembering Mr. Aubrey Nuckolls.

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 1 of 4 | 10/25/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 2 of 4 | 11/1/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 3 of 4 | 11/8/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 4 of 4 | 11/15/2022

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If you have come this far, you definitely want to stay in the loop.

In this episode you will hear about the profound impact good citizens coming forward with what seems like small details have on critical investigations like this one.  For example, a storage shed manager not only finds it interesting that a particular shed gets an unannounced visit, but gets that visit after the cops were there.

And, how many people have offered a place for a friend to store a car for a while?

Who really solved cases?  The detectives or the community?

We learn about a house on DeWeese Street (and why it’s called a shotgun house of all things), and what roll it played in Aubrey’s kidnapping and murder.  Interesting things are found from ammunition to dried blood.

You will learn more about the suspect, who by the way wasn’t a talker with the law, and likely was more interested in scooting off to Mexico.  And as an artist, did he find a new medium to create with?  Like murder?

Take a listen as Paul Williams and Billy Richmond look for a mystery gun, and find a car in a rural area, surrounded by dead grass.

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 1 of 4 | 10/25/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 2 of 4 | 11/1/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 3 of 4 | 11/8/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 4 of 4 | 11/15/2022

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The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 2 of 4

In this episode, we hear detectives Paul Williams and Billy Richmond move the case further down the road.  Who Aubrey Nuckolls is only gets more mysterious.  A search of a storage unit becomes and eye opener, a search of a post office box leads to more interviews, phone records tick away at the case and an uncashed check reveals a relationship that was in the dark itself.

And simple things, someone dropping a car off in a rural area and getting a ride home, prove to be major breaks in the case.  Oh, and did me mention you might hear the name of a suspect?  Well, there is that…

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 1 of 4 | 10/25/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 2 of 4 | 11/1/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 3 of 4 | 11/8/2022

The Murder of Aubrey Nuckolls | Part 4 of 4 | 11/15/2022

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On September 11, 1998, Officer Scott Blakely with the Lexington Police Department responded to call for service at a home in Lexington Kentucky. 

At the home, Officer Blakely met a woman that stated she had found an apparent ransom note tucked  into the front door of her house, demanding $20,000 for the safe return of her husband, Aubrey L. Nuckolls, also know as ‘Al”.  Al had not returned home from the day before.

The note read: "Call his pager from a pay phone that rings. He is fine. Do not worry or call anyone!!" "Do as you are told!!!!".

Officer Blakely contacted the Lexington Homicide Unit and Detectives Paul Williams, Billy Richmond, Craig Sorrell and David Lyons responded, along with FBI Special Agent John Whitehead.

What followed in the search for Mr. Nuckolls was nothing short of a mystery, largely revolving the life of Mr. Nuckolls that was found to be complex and somewhat mysterious in itself.

Join Wendy and David as they sit down with retired Sergeants Paul Williams and Billy Richmond as they recount the investigation.  This is one of those sessions where you will feel like you are in the room with the detectives as they deep dive into the why and how of not just this case, but murder cases in general. 

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The Unsolved Murder of David Kelm | Part 1 of 2 | Tuesday September 13, 2022
The Unsolved Murder of David Kelm | Part 2 of 2 | Tuesday September 13, 2022

46 year old David Kelm was shot in his own home in the Masterson Station area of Lexington Kentucky on April 23, 2019, and died of his injuries at the University of Kentucky Hospital that same evening.

Years and 6 newly assigned homicide detectives later, his family has no answers, and no justice.

Join Wendy and David as we talk to talk to his mother, Jessica Profitt, and sister, Rachel Romero, about who David is, and how their lives changed forever that night.  Learn about David growing up, the things in life he enjoyed and where he was in life when it was taken by evil.

You will walk away from these 2 episodes as perplexed as his family and friends, asking how a man is killed in his own home, and why no one has been brought to justice.

Know that these episodes are very emotional, as Jessica and Rachael recount how they learned David died.

And just as importantly, please share these episodes far and wide with everyone you know.  It is our hope that David’s name goes remembered, and someone comes forward with information to close this case.

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The Unsolved Murder of David Kelm | Part 1 of 2 | Tuesday September 13, 2022
The Unsolved Murder of David Kelm | Part 2 of 2 | Tuesday September 13, 2022

46 year old David Kelm was shot in his own home in the Masterson Station area of Lexington Kentucky on April 23, 2019, and died of his injuries at the University of Kentucky Hospital that same evening.
Years and 6 newly assigned homicide detectives later, his family has no answers, and no justice.

Join Wendy and David as we talk to talk to his mother, Jessica Profitt, and sister, Rachel Romero, about who David is, and how their lives changed forever that night.  Learn about David growing up, the things in life he enjoyed and where he was in life when it was taken by evil.

You will walk away from these 2 episodes as perplexed as his family and friends, asking how a man is killed in his own home, and why no one has been brought to justice.
Know that these episodes are very emotional, as Jessica and Rachael recount how they learned David died.

And just as importantly, please share these episodes far and wide with everyone you know.  It is our hope that David’s name goes remembered, and someone comes forward with information to close this case.

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We have all heard about those rare murder cases where a suspect is charged and convicted of murder, even though the victim’s body, was never found.

There is another side of this case coin: a body, a suspect and a firm conviction in court, without knowing who this unidentified Jane Doe is

It opens up another tragic tale that somewhere, someone is missing a family member or friend, who appeared to disappear.  Add a few decades to this mystery, and it feel hopeless to even think about it.

Of course the convicted suspect is known, a serial killer coined The Happy Face Killer named Keith Hunter Jesperson.

This is the story of Patricia ‘Patsy’ Skiple, that was known as ‘Blue Pacheco’ to her Cold Case investigator, Detective Sergeant Shannon ‘Cat’ Catalano, with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in California.

With Cat’s help, we tell the story in two parts of the painstaking and detailed investigation that took place to ultimately return Patsy’s name, and provide answers to her family, using DNA in a fairly new light.

Show notes HERE

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We have all heard about those rare murder cases where a suspect is charged and convicted of murder, even though the victim’s body, was never found.

There is another side of this case coin: a body, a suspect and a firm conviction in court, without knowing who this unidentified Jane Doe is

It opens up another tragic tale that somewhere, someone is missing a family member or friend, who appeared to disappear.  Add a few decades to this mystery, and it feel hopeless to even think about it.

Of course the convicted suspect is known, a serial killer coined The Happy Face Killer named Keith Hunter Jesperson.

This is the story of Patricia ‘Patsy’ Skiple, that was known as ‘Blue Pacheco’ to her Cold Case investigator, Detective Sergeant Shannon ‘Cat’ Catalano, with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in California.

With Cat’s help, we tell the story in two parts of the painstaking and detailed investigation that took place to ultimately return Patsy’s name, and provide answers to her family, using DNA in a fairly new light.

Show Notes HERE

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Just who are Wendy and David?

The Murder Police Podcast is on its 3rd year (hard for us to believe!), and looking back, we never published what some call “Episode 0”, where listeners learn more about the show, and the hosts.

Take a listen to these 2 episodes and learn about Wendy and David’s careers, passions and even their miniature horses on The Murder Police Podcast Farm.

We have no doubt we share the same loves and passions as our amazing audience.

Show Notes Here

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