This Shit Really Happened

This Shit Really Happened

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  • 15 | The Toy Box Killer // David Parker Ray - Part 2

    Part 2 of 2

    On March 22, 1999, a 911 operator received a call from an elderly couple reporting that a woman, naked and covered in blood, had entered their home frantically looking for help. This woman was Cynthia Vigil, who had just escaped three days' captivity, during which she was beaten, raped, and sexually tortured by a man named Dave and his girlfriend Cindy.

    Cynthia Vigil's escape from her captors led to the arrest of David Parker Ray and Cindy Hendy and uncovered what may be one of the most disturbing crimes we've covered on this podcast to date.

    Sources:

    https://youtu.be/WcGbzG4o8NU documentary

    https://youtu.be/xuyw-B68WqE tape audio

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

    https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/surviving-the-toy-box-killer/amp/

    https://www.ranker.com/list/david-ray-parker-facts/jacob-shelton

    http://thinkingaboutphilosophy.blogspot.com/2012/10/david-parker-rays-audio-tape-transcript.html?m=1

    https://historydaily.org/toy-box-killer-david-parker-ray-facts-stories-trivia/3

    https://www.goalcast.com/cynthia-vigil-david-parker-ray/amp/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/cindy-hendy

    https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/albuquerque/items-david-parker-ray

    Intro & Outro Music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 31 min
  • 14 | The Toy Box Killer // David Parker Ray - Part 1

    Part 1 of 2

    On March 22, 1999, a 911 operator received a call from an elderly couple reporting that a woman, naked and covered in blood, had entered their home frantically looking for help. This woman was Cynthia Vigil, who had just escaped three days' captivity, during which she was beaten, raped, and sexually tortured by a man named Dave and his girlfriend Cindy.

    Cynthia Vigil's escape from her captors led to the arrest of David Parker Ray and Cindy Hendy and uncovered what may be one of the most disturbing crimes we've covered on this podcast to date.

    1 hr 39 min
  • 13 | 18 Acre Boneyard // Herb Baumeister

    In May of 1993, the Indianapolis Police Department opened up an investigation into the disappearances of numerous men having gone missing on their way to or from gay bars in downtown Indianapolis. At the same time, private investigator Virgil Vandagriff was leading his own investigation into the missing men. These investigations brought up Herbert Baumeister–a wealthy businessman beloved by his community–as the prime suspect. Furthermore, Baumeister would also be suspected of committing a string of murders along Interstate 70, running through Ohio and Indiana, credited to a serial killer that the police dubbed "The I-70 Strangler."

    Sources for this episode:

    https://inmagazine.ca/2021/03/queer-crime-the-double-life-of-herb-baumeister/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/herb-baumeister

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

    https://www.thoughtco.com/herbert-richard-baumeister-973121

    https://the-line-up.com/serial-killer-herb-baumeister?amp=1

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-70_Strangler

    Intro & Outro Music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 32 min
  • 12 | The Kobe Cannibal // Issei Sagawa

    For as long as he could remember, Issei Sagawa had a hunger for human flesh. On June 13th, 1981, Sagawa realized a fantasy 32 years in the making when he shot and killed his close friend, Renee Hartevelt, a 26 year old Dutch woman attending the same university as Sagawa in Paris, France.

    Sagawa spent the next two days indulging in acts of necrophilia with Renee's corpse, while at the same time butchering pieces of her flesh for consumption. He was finally arrested for Renee's murder four days after a failed attempt to dump her remains in a public park.

    Though he openly admitted that he killed Renee in order to eat her flesh, Sagawa never faced the proper punishment for his crime, and lives as a free man today.

    Sources for this episode:

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

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/issei-sagawa

    https://www.ranker.com/list/issei-sagawa-facts/cat-mcauliffe

    https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird-cannibal-who-ate-friend-is-free-and-wants-to-do-it-again-20210704.amp.html

    https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/7bwvvx/whos-hungry-502-v16n1

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 27 min
  • 11 | 44 Days of Hell // Junko Furuta

    Junko Furuta was only seventeen years old on November 25, 1988, when she was kidnapped on her way home from work by a group of four teenage boys. One of the boys, Miyano Hiroshi, was a classmate of Junko's who had been scorned when he asked Junko on a date and she rejected him. In retaliation, Miyano and three of his friends– Ogura Jō, Minato Shinji, and Watanabe Yasushi–held Junko captive for 44 days where they repeatedly beat, tortured, and raped her. Junko would remain imprisoned by these boys until her body finally succumbed to its injuries and she died on January 4th, 1989.

    Sources for this episode:

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

    https://japaninsides.com/44-days-of-hell-the-story-of-junko-furuta/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/junko-furuta

    https://www.thetealmango.com/featured/junko-furuta-case/

    https://www.alittlebithuman.com/what-happened-to-junko-furuta/

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 20 min
  • 10 | Survival Story // Alison Botha

    For Alison Botha, December 18, 1994 started out just like any normal summer day in her home of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She spent the day with friends at the beach, then watching movies at her apartment. What Alison thought would be a normal night relaxing at home after her friends left turned into a horrific and harrowing tale of survival after she was kidnapped and brutally attacked by two men who would come to be known as "The Ripper Rapists."

    Sources for this episode:

    “Alison” documentary on Prime Video

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/alison-botha

    https://thenetline.com/alison-botha-story/

    https://biographyhost.com/p/alison-botha.html

    https://www.algoafm.co.za/local/no-parole-for-alison-rapists-says-correctional-services-department

    Intro and outro music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 11 min
  • 9 | Survival Story // Mary Vincent

    On September 29, 1978, 15 year old Mary Vincent was picked up by 50 year old Lawrence Singleton as she was hitchhiking her way from Berkely, CA to Corona, CA. Not long after picking her up, Singleton pulled over onto the side of a deserted road where he proceeded to brutally beat and rape Mary. After holding her captive for an entire night, Singleton hacked off both of Mary's arms, threw her down a 30 foot embankment, and left her for dead.

    Mary, however, had a strong will to live, and refused to let Singleton get away with what he had done to her. In an incredible tale of survival, Mary was able to be rescued and receive treatment for her injuries, after which she testified against her attacker to help put him in prison.

    Sources for this episode:

    https://www.ranker.com/list/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-case/laura-allan

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Vincent_(artist)

    https://www.scarymommy.com/incredible-fortitude-mary-vincent/amp

    https://blurredbylines.com/articles/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-attack-survival/

    https://youtu.be/CA-yk8-ALoc

    Intro & Outro Music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 16 min
  • 8 | The Brutal Torture and Murder of Kelly Anne Bates

    When Kelly Anne Bates was only 14 years old, she entered into a relationship with Dave Smith, a man 32 years her senior. Their relationship lasted 3 years, throughout which Dave Smith subjected Kelly Anne to horrific abuse. Their relationship would come to a brutal end on April 16, 1996.

    Sources:

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

    https://www.ranker.com/list/kelly-anne-bates-facts/amandasedlakhevener

    https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/our-daughter-was-tortured-to-death-by-her-sadistic-boyfriend

    https://www.buggedspace.com/kelly-anne-bates/

    https://crimesandconsequences.com/kelly-anne-bates/

    https://www.thescarechamber.com/kelly-anne-bates/

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 10 min
  • 7 | The Chicago Ripper Crew

    From May 23, 1981 - October 6, 1982, the Chicago Ripper Crew terrorized the greater Chicago area, leaving behind a trail of murdered, mutilated women in their wake. Was this the case of a satanic cult, or just the case of 4 deranged lunatics acting out their most depraved fantasies on the unfortunate women who happened to cross their paths?

    //

    Sources:

    Deadly Thrills: The True Story of Chicago's Most Shocking Killers by Jaye Slade Fletcher

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

    https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-ripper-crew-satanic-murderers-thomas-kokoraleis

    https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ripper-crew-victims-thomas-kokoraleis/

    Intro and Outro Music:

    Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    1 hr 25 min
  • 6 | The "Basic Instinct" Killer // Luka Magnotta

    On May 25, 2012, a video titled "1 Lunatic, 1 Icepick" was uploaded onto Bestgore.com. For the members of the Facebook group "Find the Vacuum Kitten Killer for Great Justice”, this was an escalation they anticipated but were horrified to see actually come to fruition.

    This episode covers the murder of Jun Lin, committed by the narcissistic, celebrity wannabe Luke Magnotta,

    Sources:

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

    https://abcnews.go.com/International/slideshow/canadian-porn-star-luka-magnotta-caught-berlin-16492343/image-16492361

    https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/jun-lin-luka-magnotta-victim-dont-f-with-cats-netflix-who-was-he

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/luka-magnotta-lin-jun

    46 min

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