This Shit Really Happened

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SOURCES:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180926220350/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-07-20/news/9301250094_1_bobby-kent-lisa-marie-connelly-alice-jean-willis

https://dutkoandkroll.com/media/articles/dutko/Kent-Tropic-1993.pdf

https://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/86242/86242ini.pdf

https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1997/86242-0.html

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/woman-convicted-in-broward-murder-talks/1879299/?amp=1

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SOURCES:

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

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

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/10/21/Videotape-of-bodies-shown-in-Ng-murder-case/6628719640000/

https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-ng-34682

Die For Me: The Terrifying True Story of The Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders by Don Lasseter

When a 14 year old's body is discovered floating in a river in Baraboo, Wisconsin, police ultimately rule the death a tragic accident. However, when one year later, a thirteen year old boy is kidnapped from his home in the middle of the night by his seventeen year old neighbor, the town of Baraboo discovers that there was a twisted monster living in their midst in the shape of 17 year old Joe Clark.

This episode covers the case of the Baraboo Bone Breaker Joe Clark, who had a sick fetish for the sound of breaking bones.

THAD’S GOFUNDME:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-thad-phillips-real-hero-of-baraboo

SOURCES:

Young, Nikki, “The Lone Survivor of the Bone Breaker Killer” https://medium.com/@nikyoung/the-lone-survivor-of-the-bonebreaker-killer-14f0d2aabceb

Dvorak, Rich, and Troy Laack. 1994. "Clue's sought in teen's death." Baraboo News Republic, July 13: 1.

—. 1994. "Missing youth's body found." Baraboo News Republic, July 12: 1.

Jaeger, Richard. 1995. "Autopsy discovers broken bones." Wisconsin State Journal, August 5: 1.

O'Connell, Mike. 1995. "13-year-old boy kidnapped, tortured." Baraboo News Republic, August 2: 1.

I Survived Podcast - Episode: “I Fell Into a Deep Dark Place,” March 18, 2024

“Kidnapped and tortured by the ‘Bonebreaker’ Survivor never receives $21M award.” Youtube.com. WKOW 27 NEWS. April 14, 2023. https://youtu.be/8QyiZHZ5O-M?si=mOq3uRpppClUq8Zx

SOURCES:

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/William_Bonin

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/who-is-william-bonin-southern-californias-freeway-killer

https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-bonin

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bonin

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Intro & Outro Music:

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TSRH is back! In part one of this case, we cover the childhood and early crimes of William Bonin, the notorious Freeway Killer that terrorized southern California from the early seventies to June of 1980.

Intro & Outro Music:

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This episode covers the case of Katie Collman who, on a normal day in January of 2005, was abducted while on her way home from an errand her mother sent her on dozens of times before. An enormous search effort was undertaken to look for the missing girl, but unfortunately, five days after she disappeared, Katie's body was found floating on a lake only a short distance away from her hometown of Crothersville, Indiana. Sources:https://medium.com/@sellmagical/when-the-punishment-doesnt-end-the-story-katlyn-colman-b63b3b0f3567https://www.wave3.com/story/5788092/inmate-convicted-killer-agreed-to-tattoo-to-avoid-more-attacks/https://readysteadycut.com/2023/09/07/what-happened-katie-collman/

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In this episode, we cover the incredible story of Krystal Surles, who survived an encounter with serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells t just ten years old, and played an important role in finally bringing him to justice.

Sources:https://www.lifedaily.com/story/daughter-wake-up-to-killer-sitting-at-the-end-of-her-bed/

https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/48-hours-presents-live-explores-victim-amazing-survival-brutal-crime-article-1.417633

https://crimeandcoffeecouple.com/2022/08/13/how-krystal-surles-survived-attack-of-serial-killer-tommy-lynn-sells/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lynn_Sellshttps://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/tommy_sells/index.html

Intro & Outro Music:

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This episode covers the murder of Mark Kilroy, a spring-breaker who went missing around Matamoros, Mexico in March of 1989. The discovery of Mark's mutilated remains on a ranch just outside Matamoros three weeks after his disappearance led to the discovery of 14 more bodies and the sinister inner workings of a drug cartel turned human sacrificing cult, led by a man named Adolfo Costanzo who believed that human sacrifice was the key to money, protection, and power.

SOURCES:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Constanzo

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-work-of-the-devil/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mark_Kilroy

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/the-believers-cult-murders-in-mexico-53577/amp/https://allthatsinteresting.com/mark-kilroy

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In this episode we cover a case that was requested by one of our listeners - the murder of Cheryl Silvonek. This case led to Cheryl's daughter Jamie Silvonek being the youngest person in Pennsylvania history to be tried as an adult for first degree murder. Sources:https://www.tnonline.com/20230121/judge-no-new-trial-for-silvonek/#:~:text=At%2014%2C%20Jamie%20Lynn%20Silvonek,years%20to%20life%20in%20prison.https://www.mcall.com/2019/05/15/timeline-the-extraordinary-case-of-jamie-silvonek/https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/09/judge_to_smirking_killer_you_m.htmlhttps://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2016/08/jamie_silvonek_testifies_she_d.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3731520/amp/Lawyer-Teen-girl-not-soldier-boyfriend-killed-mother.html

Intro & Outro Music:

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