This Part 1 episode gives a brief review of some of the top True Crime Cases in 2023

*YnwMelly Trial

*Kaitlin Armstrong Trial/Case Breakdown

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*Danelo Cavalcante

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*Sergio Brown

*Danny Masterson

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*Carlee Russell

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For this weeks case we are heading down under to Australia to talk about the financial schemes/crimes of Miss Melissa Caddick. This is a bonus 3 part series as we take a really Deep Dive into Melissa as a person, her background, her crimes, the victims and the bizarre body part that resulted in her being declared legally dead. But is she?

Melissa was responsible for defrauding 72 people. And unlike a lot of other financial or Ponzi schemes NONE of the victims were strangers to Melissa. Quite the opposite. They were all close family members, life long childhood friends and their families.

Melissa had a need for a high luxury lifestyle and was perfectly fine with using the money her friends and family worked so hard to earn then entrusted with her to invest for them. Cars, homes, jewelry, purses, travel, all of the stolen money funded these high price items for Melissa.

And as these things tend to do, it all came crumbling down on Nov. 11, 2020 when a raid took place at her multi million dollar Dover Heights home.

So, when a body part washes ashore several months after the raid took place, people wonder was this another scam? Esp when the condition of the body part and the clothing do not match the timeframe that Melissa had been missing.

*** This is a bonus series. Due to the holidays the normal schedule has been switched up a bit. But this is a 3 part Deep Dive that I think you guys are going to love. They will be released one after the other. So, 3 parts in 3 days.

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"The whole of Kokomo is grieving", "Justice for Ree", "Now we fight"

"Because of her race, age and situation, no one seems to care"

"I heard what sounded like a struggle or a fight"

"I heard someone gasping or whimpering"

"I believe I saw a person covered and lying on the floor"

All of these are quotes and/or statements that are attributed to the investigation and murder of Karena McClerkin in Kokomo, IN.

At such a young age, still a teenager, Karena was battling some very adult and very grown up demons. At a crossroads, Karena has to decide the direction that she wants to take her life in.

Karena was battling with addiction and had decided she was going to get her things in order to head to a rehab facility in Florida and take back control of her life.

Enter in: 51 year old Flint Vincent Farmer. He was Karena's enabler, alleged drug dealer, and it really seemed like he preyed on her addiction to get things from her. He is also(allegedly) her murderer.

Solved Saturday Episode Ep. 7 covers the 2016 disappearance and murder of Karena S. McClerkin.

For this months History's Mysteries Ep. 4 we are jumping across the pond to discuss one of Britain's most well known criminal and missing persons cases. The murder of Sandra Rivett and the disappearance of Lord Lucan.

There are so many twists and turns to this case . There are Sightings, facial recognition, an adoptive son that comes back to fight for justice for his birth mother that he didn't know about.

Soo many theories(including Arnold Schwartzenegger's alleged involvement as a hired hitman), direct ties to the Kydd side of Princess Diana's family, gambling, divorce, and Lord Lucan's consideration for the part of James Bond.

Who killed Sandra Rivett? Did Lord Lucan die the night of November 7th? Did he escape and live a long life under an assumed name? Is he still alive in Australia?

This episode was originally going to be a History's mysteries episode but because of the timing of the 1st of the month and Mystery Monday(not to mention the size of the episode) this upload will serve as a History's Mysteries in addition to a Mystery Monday episode. This is a big episode and I didn't want to upload back to back. That way neither episode get s overshadowed by the other. Next week uploads will be back to the normal schedule.

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This weeks Mystery Monday Ep. 14 focuses on the 2015 disappearance of Macin Smith. This is definitely a different case than I normally research because almost every theory has viable potential. There is a very likely possibility that Macin is still out there, just living his life away from his parents.

But, there is also I think an equal likelihood that Macin is no longer with us, whether it is via the parents theory that Macin died of self infliction, or more along the lines of the police's suspicion, and that the parents(specifically the father) know more than they are saying and have possible involvement.

The parents timeline does not add up and has quite a few discrepancies in it. The father made a weeks long trip to Las Vegas after Macin went missing to "search" for Macin on his own but yet would not participate in any of the searches done in Utah to look for his son. What happened in Vegas? What happened at the house the night of August 31- the morning of Sept. 1, 2015?

All of that will be broken down in this episode. And there is a lot to cover!

This episode covers the recent Trial and Sentencing of convicted killer Kaitlin Armstrong. This is an episode that comes with a trigger warning. I do not normally put trigger warnings on my episodes because true crime as a whole is a pretty unpleasant topic. However this episode is different because their will be audio surveillance evidence that was played in court that shows the audio of a murder being committed as well as very raw and guttural victim impact statements from Moriah's family.

This episode covers the day to day happenings of Kaitlin's trial, verdict and sentencing.

If you need a refresher on what led up to this trial check out my Solved Saturday Ep. 6: A Texas Love Triangle: The Murder of Moriah Wilson.

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Episode 14 of Mystery Monday will be on the 2015 disappearance of 17y Macin Smith. This is a preview of the episode. I typically post a Mystery Monday episode every Monday but this ended up being a much bigger case that is going to take a little longer than typical. Mystery Monday will be a full episode next week on November 20, 2023. I cant wait for you to hear about this case. There is so much involved, a possible runaway, a note(suicide note? Maybe?), the police thinking the Father is involved, conflicting statements and timelines, almost a dozen search warrants, sightings in Ca, Arizona, Mexico and Argentina, and more. There is a lot of information to go over! I appreciate your patience and I'll have a full episode of Solved Saturday this Saturday November 18th.

Part 2 of Mystery Monday: The 2017 NYC disappearance of Corinna Slusser. Last week we discussed Corinna wanting to leave the small town life behind her and setting her sights on New York City. Corinna is in contact with older men who promise her the world and of course never deliver on the promises they give.

New York is not the dream Corinna posts about on her socials and is soon caught up in New York's dark world of sex work and trafficking. She is assaulted and robbed by one of her pimps only to get caught up with another one. She has an argument with him as well and he leaves her at a not so safe, by the hour motel known for working ladies. Corinna decides she wants to go home only to disappear later that night.

Part 2 covers the search for Corinna, the arrest of both of her pimps and her Mother, Sabina's, confrontation with both of them, and her request to the White House for the help that the FBI refuses to give her. Confrontation on the Corinna's Missing FB page, where the investigation stands, why the FBI wont do anything and which theories about Corinna's fate are the most likely and makes the most sense are also covered in this episode.

You will also hear direct from the man who assaulted, robbed and trafficked Corinna as her mother attempts to find answers about her daughter.