We will return from our break in just a few weeks, and in the meantime we hope you enjoy this bonus episode from 2023!

Early in the morning on January 14, 2018, police in Perris, California performed a welfare check at 160 Muir Woods Road. David and Louise Turpin took several minutes to answer the door, and when they did, they looked terrified. Louise’s eyes were huge, and they were breathing heavily. Their decades-long secret was about to be revealed, but deputies were not prepared for what was inside that house.

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Originally released as a Mini Creep on our Patreon on 12/9/24!

Today Mogab tells Kristin all about one of her absolute heroes: The man, the myth, the legend: Eddie Aikau. Eddie was more than just a legendary surfer—he was a true waterman, lifeguard, and Hawaiian icon. Known for riding massive waves at Waimea Bay and for saving hundreds of lives as Oahu’s first lifeguard on the North Shore, Eddie lived his life with courage and aloha. But his story goes deeper than surfing, with a fateful journey on the Hokule’a canoe cementing his place in history and his bittersweet legacy, one that still echoes in Hawaii and beyond. Eddie would go!

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While we're on break, we're busting open the vault and releasing some of our favorite bonus episodes we've done over the years, so please enjoy this bonus episode from 2022!!

This is a case that inspired everything from the movie When A Stranger Calls to the urban legend The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs. Think "the call is coming from inside the house." It was March 18, 1950, a truly dark and stormy night. In Columbia, Missouri, 13 year old Janett Christman arrived at the Romack's home to babysit their 3 year old son. The boy was already sleeping when Janett arrived, so it should have been an easy night. But when the Romack's returned late that night, they found a horrible scene. Janett had been raped and strangled with an electric cord. As law enforcement investigates, they are stunned to see so many similarities between Janett's murder and another murder that happened nearby, 4 years previously. 

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We're on our break, so enjoy this release of an episode from 2022, originally released exclusively on our Patreon!

This is the true story behind the 2012 Richard Linklater movie, Bernie, starring Jack Black, Shirley McClaine, and Matthew McConaughey. It’s about an assistant funeral director, Bernie Tiede, who everyone in town loves, and who befriends a rich, elderly widow named Marjorie Nugent, who nobody likes. Marjorie becomes more and more controlling and more demanding, and Bernie goes to extreme lengths to get out from under her grasp. It’s described as a black comedy, of course with Jack Black at the helm, but after hearing more of the details of the case, it left people wondering: was the real Bernie Tiede the doting saint he was portrayed to be, or a conniving con man?

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Mogab asked what was going on with Fyre Fest 2, Kristin answered, and the update did not disappoint!! **Originally this was going to be a mini creep for our Patreon bonus content, but since we're on our break, we decided to release it on the regular feed! **

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This week, we’re covering the shocking double murder of Holly Williams and her boyfriend Bill Lanway who were found shot to death in a car off the highway in Nashville in March 2020. At first, it looked like a tragic car accident, but what police uncovered pointed to something far more sinister. Holly, a Nashville aesthetician with a secret life, had unknowingly become the center of a dangerous web involving blackmail and a hit squad of ex-military operatives, hired not by a cartel or crime boss, but by a wealthy Texas car dealer trying to protect his reputation.

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It started as a normal evening in Longview, Texas. Dana Blair and her daughter Alexa were packing for a trip to the Cotton Bowl, where Alexa was set to perform for the first time as a Kilgore College Rangerette. But when a woman knocked on their door wearing a wig and covering her face with a greeting card, everything changed.

This week, Kristin tells the unbelievable true story of a home invasion and kidnapping driven by drill team drama, Facebook connections, and a shocking grudge. The case would lead police to Nancy Motes, a mother whose obsession with her daughter’s high school dance career escalated into a violent act that no one could have predicted.

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Sources:

Search warrant offers new details in Rangerette kidnapping case | Police | news-journal.com

Rangerette was kidnapping victim; Kilgore woman arrested in abduction | Police | news-journal.com​​

The Positively True Adventures of the Kilgore Rangerette–Kidnapping Mom – Texas Monthly

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It’s one of the most bizarre and disturbing cases we’ve covered yet: when Sarah Boone called 911 in 2020 to report her boyfriend dead, she claimed it was all a tragic accident during a game of hide and seek. But the body of Jorge Torres told a different story.... and so did the videos Sarah forgot to delete.

This week, we’re diving into the shocking case of Sarah Boone, the Florida woman who said she zipped her boyfriend into a suitcase “as a joke” and then left him there overnight. But investigators quickly found evidence that shattered her version of events, including horrifying footage of Jorge pleading for his life and Sarah laughing in response.

We’ll break down the twisted timeline, the toxic relationship history, the long delayed trial, and the controversial use of battered woman syndrome as a defense. Was this a case of reactive abuse pushed to the limit, or calculated revenge? And what does justice look like when both people in a relationship have been hurt?

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Sources:
Florida woman charged after boyfriend dies in suitcase

'I AM NOT THE PROBLEM': Sarah Boone submits 58-page letter to court

Sarah Boone case: What to know about Winter Park woman facing murder charge after boyfriend dies in suitcase | FOX 35 Orlando

Florida woman charged after boyfriend dies in suitcase

Report: Man died of asphyxiation after girlfriend locked him in suitcase for ‘up to 11 hours'

Sarah Boone case: Florida woman who allegedly put boyfriend in suitcase accuses her lawyer of lying | FOX 35 Orlando

Sarah Boone case: Attorney plans to argue battered spouse defense in 2020 death of Boone's boyfriend | FOX 35 Orlando

Alleged Suitcase Killer Sarah Boone Nabs 9th Lawyer With Handwritten Flyer - Newsweek

Sarah Boone: Florida Woman Left Boyfriend to Die in Suitcase, Cops Say

Sarah Boone case: Florida woman charged in suitcase murder has gone through 7 lawyers, court docs reveal

Eight is enough: Judge rules Sarah Boone forfeits right to attorney | Court TV

Sarah Boone loses 8th lawyer, must now represent herself in Florida murder trial, judge rules | FOX 35 Orlando

Sarah Boone, searching for 9th attorney, represents herself at hearing

Alleged Suitcase Killer Sarah Boone Nabs 9th Lawyer With Handwritten Flyer - Newsweek

Sarah Boone's Long-Delayed Murder Trial Begins For Alleged Suitcase Killing - Newsweek

Florida woman to be sentenced Monday in suitcase murder trial

Hurricane delays murder trial of accused suitcase killer

Hurricane delays murder trial of accused suitcase killer

TIMELINE: Where things stand for Sarah Boone, Florida woman accused in suitcase death

Sarah Boone attorney formally withdraws, won't let her call him a 'buffoon' | Court TV

Jury hears witnesses in trial of Sarah Boone, accused of leaving boyfriend in suitcase to die

Sarah Boone Sentenced to Life in Prison for Suffocating Boyfriend By Leaving Him Inside Suitcase

Sarah Boone Sentenced to Life After Claiming Prison Was One of Her 'Greatest Experiences' - Newsweek

Sarah Boone 58 page letter

Sarah Boone 5 page letter

Sarah’s Texts

Court Junkie Ep 281: FL v Sarah Boone

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Due to unforeseen scheduling craziness, we were unable to record an episode this week, so thought we'd drop one of our favorites from the vault!

In this bonus episode, Kristin tells Mogab all about the Satanic Panic of the 80's and 90's, starting with the book Michelle Remembers, a controversial "memoir" detailing repressed memories of satanic ritual abuse, and culminating in the McMartin Preschool Trial where several employees at the preschool were accused of performing satanic ritual abuse on children (spoiler... none of it was true).

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On New Year’s Eve 1997, 17-year-old Olivia Hope and her close friend Ben Smart vanished after a party at the remote Furneaux Lodge in New Zealand’s stunning Marlborough Sounds. They were last seen boarding a water taxi in the early hours of the morning with a man who’s never been conclusively identified. What followed was one of New Zealand’s most high-profile investigations, leading to the arrest and conviction of Scott Watson — a man who still claims he’s innocent.

But the deeper you look into this case, the murkier it gets. With wildly conflicting witness statements, contaminated evidence, an allegedly unreliable memory, and new information buried for decades, this case has everything: mystery, obsession, media bias, and a whole lot of reasonable doubt ... or is there?

Today, Kristin dives deep into the 40,000-page police file and multiple sources on both sides of this controversial case to try and answer one big question: Did Scott Watson really kill Ben and Olivia… or was he wrongfully convicted?

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Sources:
The Scott Watson Case: What Really Happened to Ben and Olivia? – IanWishart.com

The case against Scott Watson - Newsroom

Chasing Ghosts: Murder In The Sounds

Hope-Smart murders 25 years on: Memories of the case as Scott Watson awaits court for appeal decision - The Front Page

Convicted double murderer Scott Watson’s parole hearing abandoned after running over time - NZ Herald

Ben and Olivia: What Really Happened? By Ian Wishart and Jayson Rhodes

Elementary: The Explosive File on Scott Watson and the Disappearance of Ben and Olivia by Ian Wishart

Elementary 2.0: The Unreleased Police Evidence on the Scott Watson Case by Ian Wishart

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