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Catherine Mehaffey Shelton was a Texas criminal defense attorney with a reputation for sharp wit and sharp edges—oh, and a trail of dead or mysteriously injured people linked to her over the years. While Catherine denies any wrongdoing, the string of incidents raises plenty of questions. Is it all a bizarre coincidence, or is there more to the story?

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Sources:

Allegations of murder and mayhem swirl around former defense attorney Catherine Shelton - CBS News

Catherine Shelton: A timeline of the cases with links to the former Texas attorney - CBS News

Murder most embarrassing | News | Dallas

One crazy lawyer | News | Dallas

Disbarred lawyer accused of failing to return child

Reasonable doubt? | News | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas

Ex-Lawyer Arrested for Shoplifting

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We're back with part 2 of our look into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist! In this episode, we follow the twists and turns of the investigation and discuss why someone would want to steal art in the first place. There is a never ending list of suspects, each one as promising as the last, so join us to see if we can solve the mystery.

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Gardner Museum Theft Remains Art World's Biggest Mystery | Bloomberg

Surveillance video raises questions — and possible clues — in 25-year-old museum mystery - The Washington Post

Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories - The New York Times

Help solve the mystery of the Gardner art heist – Boston Herald

Episode 2: 'Inside Job?' | Last Seen

Episode 3: 'Not A Bunch Of Jamokes' | Last Seen

Episode 4: 'Two Bad Men' | Last Seen

Episode 5: 'The Bobbys' | Last Seen

Episode 6: 'Befriend And Betray' | Last Seen

Episode 7: 'I Was The One' | Last Seen

F.B.I. Releases Sketches Of Art Thieves in Boston - The New York Times

Isabella Stewart Gardner art heist happened 34 years ago, FBI still receiving tips - CBS Boston

Was anyone watching the Gardner Museum watchman?

Passing on the parade? Here are 4 other ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Greater Boston | WBUR News

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft - Wikipedia

The Theft | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Evidence in Gardner Museum thefts that might bear DNA is missing

Richard Abath, security guard tied up during Gardner Museum art heist, dies at 57 - CBS Boston

Netflix: This is a Robbery 

Book: Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Art Heist by Stephen Kurkjian

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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist is one of the most baffling art thefts in history! In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two men dressed as cops waltzed into Boston's famous museum, tied up the guards, and made off with 13 pieces of priceless art. Decades later, the frames still hang empty, waiting for the masterpieces to return. The case has never been solved and the missing works—worth over half a billion dollars—are still out there somewhere.

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Gardner Museum Theft Remains Art World's Biggest Mystery | Bloomberg

Surveillance video raises questions — and possible clues — in 25-year-old museum mystery - The Washington Post

Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories - The New York Times

Help solve the mystery of the Gardner art heist – Boston Herald

Episode 2: 'Inside Job?' | Last Seen

Episode 3: 'Not A Bunch Of Jamokes' | Last Seen

Episode 4: 'Two Bad Men' | Last Seen

Episode 5: 'The Bobbys' | Last Seen

Episode 6: 'Befriend And Betray' | Last Seen

Episode 7: 'I Was The One' | Last Seen

F.B.I. Releases Sketches Of Art Thieves in Boston - The New York Times

Isabella Stewart Gardner art heist happened 34 years ago, FBI still receiving tips - CBS Boston

Was anyone watching the Gardner Museum watchman?

Passing on the parade? Here are 4 other ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Greater Boston | WBUR News

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft - Wikipedia

The Theft | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Evidence in Gardner Museum thefts that might bear DNA is missing

Richard Abath, security guard tied up during Gardner Museum art heist, dies at 57 - CBS Boston

Netflix: This is a Robbery 

Book: Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Art Heist by Stephen Kurkjian

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This week, Kristin and Mogab are joined by special guest and friend of the podcast, Destiny, to tell them a truly atrocious story. Throughout the 70s and 80s, young women in Alaska were vanishing without a trace. These women had fallen prey to a sinister figure who took advantage of the wild Alaskan landscape, but their stories were largely ignored until one courageous woman managed to survive and broke the silence. But would she ever be able to find anyone to believe her story?

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Sources: 

PodCast: Mind of a Monster - The Butcher Baker 

https://youtu.be/2LqLOm94cMI?si=svUHtwFSaJ8NSWvM

Book: Butcher, Baker: The True Account of an Alaskan Serial Killer by Walter Gilmour

We Called Her Eklunta Annie: https://lelandhale.com/wordpress/we-called-her-eklutna-annie/

A psychobiography of Robert Hansen: The Butcher-Baker

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313161952_A_psychobiography_of_Robert_Hansen_The_Butcher-_Baker

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In April of 1922, neighbors of the Gruber-Gabriel family stumbled upon a grizzly scene on a remote farmstead near Gröbern, Bavaria called Hinterkaifeck. They found all 6 residents - Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber, their daughter Viktoria, her children Cäzilia and Josef, and their maid Maria Baumgartner - bludgeoned to death with a farm tool. When police began their investigation they realized something incredibly eerie - the killer had remained on the property for several days after the murder, feeding the farm animals and using the kitchen, before vanishing without a trace. The investigation would lead to wild speculation about family secrets and local suspects, but the case remains unsolved, cementing it as one of Germany’s most chilling true crime mysteries.

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Die Chronologie • Hinterkaifeck

Der Tatort • Hinterkaifeck

Die Opfer • Hinterkaifeck

Suspects * Hinterkaifeck

Hinterkaifeck murders - Wikipedia

The Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings, Germany's Most Famous Unsolved Crime

Strange Company: The Hinterkaifeck Mystery

Books: 

The Hinterkaifeck Murders:Terror in the German Countryside by DA Chadwick

The Hinterkaifeck Murders: The Unsolved Crime by Zelda Brodrick

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On August 5, 1996, 43-year-old Jennifer Myers was working alone at the Tailfeather Art Gallery in West Manchester Township, PA. Just before 11 AM, a man walked in, pulled a gun, and demanded money. The robber was interrupted by an unexpected delivery and fled, but he was quickly identified as a man named Kevin Dowling and arrested. But as the trial approached, Jennifer was found brutally murdered in the very gallery she worked. Police were convinced Kevin was the killer, but he had an alibi so airtight it seemed impossible—timestamped footage showed him fishing miles away on the day of the murder. So, who really killed Jennifer Myers? Or did Kevin Dowling somehow pull off the perfect crime?

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York County killer Kevin Dowling heads back to death row after high court denies new trial

Court finds state trooper fabricated evidence - awards death row prisoner Kevin Dowling new trial

Kevin Dowling, sentenced to death in infamous 1997 Spring Grove murder, awarded new trial

Kevin Brian Dowling

Armed Robbery Police Report

[J-70-2022] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant v. KEVIN BRIAN DOWLING.

COMMONWEALTH v. DOWLING (2005) | FindLaw

Kevin Brian Dowling - Forensic Files Falsehoods

Kevin Brian Dowling - Summary of Cases

Kevin Brian Dowling Case Files

Robbery Case Court Memorandum

Sentenced to die a quarter-century ago, Dowling could get new trial in Spring Grove business woman's murder

A look at York County's death row inmates

Fish, lies and videotape: Read YDR's complete 1998 coverage of Kevin Dowling's murder trial

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Mogab is out of town this week, so we are releasing one of our favorite episodes from our Patreon vault!

The monopoly game at McDonald’s ran once a year from the late 80s to the early 2000s. yYou’d get different game pieces that you’d peel off your drink cup or your fries container in exchange for prizes ranging from a free small fry or coke to boats, cars, even a million dollars!

But what people didn’t know was that if you were playing after 1989, you had no chance of legitimately winning the big ticket items.

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HBO Documentary: McMillions

https://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/08/21/monopoly.arrests/

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/how-mcmillions-scam-rigged-the-mcdonalds-monopoly-game.html

https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-fraud-true-story.html

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Daniel Morcombe was 13 years old when he vanished from a bus stop in Queensland, Australia, never to be seen again. The ramifications of this crime would be felt around Australia for decades to come. A large-scale investigation was launched almost immediately and quickly led police to several prime suspects, but after years went by with no arrests, it was looking like they may never get the evidence they’d need to solve the case.

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Daniel Morcombe murder trial: bus driver saw man standing behind schoolboy

Coronial Findings - Daniel Morcombe

https://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2013/QSC13-337.pdf

10 years later, the life and death of Daniel Morcombe | The Courier Mail

Brett Peter Cowan - Wikipedia

Murder of Daniel Morcombe - Wikipedia

Daniel Morcombe's killer sentenced to life in prison - ABC News

Daniel Morcombe’s accused killer told undercover police of ‘100% alibi’ | Australia news | The Guardian

Inside the police operation that brought Daniel Morcombe's killer to justice

Daniel Morcombe murder trial: Brett Peter Cowan led police to remains

Daniel Morcombe murder suspect led police to body after elaborate ruse, court told

How a Pair of Skate Shoes Helped Catch Daniel Morcombe’s Killer

Brett Peter Cowan found guilty of murdering Daniel Morcombe | Australia news | The Guardian

Brett Cowan sentencing begins in Brisbane Supreme Court

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On July 11, 2012, a distressing 911 call came in from Lubbock, Texas. The caller, a worker from Dr. Joseph Sonnier's landscaping service, reported that something was terribly wrong at the doctor's home. They described finding a window forcibly entered and others searching for Dr. Sonnier inside. Tragically, they discovered his lifeless body in the garage, having been shot five times and stabbed eleven times. The news was shocking to all who knew Dr. Sonnier, a cherished member of the community. Who could possibly want him dead? As the police investigation unfolded, it revealed a chilling trail leading back to someone who had never even met Dr. Sonnier but harbored a deadly vendetta against him—a tale of revenge.

Sources:

Dixon Trial: Opening statements and testimony begin

Joseph Sonnier Obituary (2012) - Lubbock, TX

Silver bars, 'murder bag,' 'jealousy' return to Lubbock Court as Dixon trial begins anew

Texas Appeals Court reverses ruling overturning Dixon conviction

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reverses ruling in Dixon murder-for-hire case

20/20 season 45 episode 30 This is Revenge

Texas Monthly - Deadly Dance

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In 2002, 26 year old single mother, Lydia Fairchild, found herself facing hard times. She decided to apply for government assistance, which required a DNA test to prove that she and the babies’ father, Jamie Townsend, were the parents of the children. It was just a standard procedure. But the results of the test were absolutely shocking: Jamie was confirmed as the father, but the tests showed that Lydia was not the mother of her own children. But how could that be?

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Chimerism: Definition, Symptoms, Testing, Diagnosis, and More

She's Her Own Twin - ABC News

My Unborn Twin is the Mother of my Children | Chimera: The Twin Inside Me | Only Human

The Case of Lydia Fairchild and Her Chimerism (2002) | Embryo Project Encyclopedia

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