True Crime This Week

This week: A murder for hire plot out of a Coen Brothers movie; The motive in the Phillip Adam's murder spree; The Zodiac returns!; Sandy Hook anniversary; A member of the O'Jay's is found dead in Ohio.

Further Reading:

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/06/17/phillip-adams-a-killers-garden-daily-cover

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/nashville-murder-for-hire-plot/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Adams_(American_football)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32866344/autopsy-ex-nfl-player-phillip-adams-accused-killing-six-people-shows-unusually-severe-cte-damage

https://www.syracuse.com/state/2021/12/upstate-ny-tv-stations-receive-new-chinese-zodiac-killer-letters-fbi-investigating.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/us/covid-prison-inmates-compassionate-release-invs/index.html

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/12/14/twinsburg-remains-identified-through-dna-genealogy-research-the-o-jays-r-b-band-canton/6500806001/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O’Jays

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

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New this week: Did Jussie Smollett beat himself up on the witness stand? Ghislaine Maxwell's mystery child; Scott Peterson is re-sentenced; New info in the Delphi murders case; and the latest in genetic genealogy.

Further Reading:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony_shots-insta-profile-emerges-in-abigail-williams-liberty-german-murder-probe-in-delphi-indiana

https://jamesrenner.com/virtually-a-detective-case-101-delphi/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/jussie-smollett-trial-thursday-jury-deliberations/index.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ghislaine-maxwell-pregnant-photo-epstein-b1971772.html

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/12/09/scott-peterson-laci-peterson-murder-resentencing-death-row-modesto/

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

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/youtuber-finds-car-belonging-to-tn-teen-missing-for-2-decades/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHubEgFJZQahvKeT1vMeng

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/slain-woman-whose-body-was-found-in-davie-canal-in-1975-identified/2636494/

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The top stories this week: The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell - and what's up with her creepy dad? Author Alice Sebold and a man exonerated. Ethan Crumbley and the Michigan school shooting. A new case for the Porchlight Project. And will TikTok save the Menendez brothers?

Further Reading:

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

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/01/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-jeffrey-epstein-took-teen-girl-to-meet-trump-accuser-says.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/22/the-murky-life-and-death-of-robert-maxwell-and-how-it-shaped-his-daughter-ghislaine

https://www.newsweek.com/who-flew-jeffrey-epstein-lolita-express-plane-full-list-people-named-1654827

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

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/us/alice-sebold-apology-man-exonerated-rape/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_(memoir)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/us/michigan-oxford-high-school-shooting-thursday/index.html

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/menendez-brothers-tiktok/

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

https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/news/2021/12/01/baltimore-county-detectives-solve-40-year-old-homicide

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/murder-of-baltimore-county-girl-13-in-1981-remains-unsolved/7100892#

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-sex-abuse-dna-leads-to-astronomer-arrest-in-cold-case-slay-20211130-m66tvn5f5nhpzpud2vawv55l5q-story.html

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Did you know that Thanksgiving is the first official True Crime holiday? Pass the cranberry sauce and listen to the horrific origins of Turkey Day.

Further Reading:

https://tlio.org.uk/1637-pequot-massacre-%E2%80%8Bthe-real-story-of-thanksgiving/

http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/history/ThanksgivingDayMassacre.htm

https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-first-president/thanksgiving/

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

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This week we cover the train wreck that is the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a new direction in the disappearance of William Tyrrell, exoneration in the Malcolm X assassination, Ted Conrad's real name, new info in the Sarah Benford disappearance, and genetic genealogy updates. 

Further Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X#Assassination

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/17/us/malcolm-x-killing-men-exonerated/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_Islam#Cosmogony_and_the_Tribe_of_Shabazz

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/18/william-tyrrell-case-former-detective-defends-previous-investigation-into-boys-disappearance

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

https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2021/111221.htm

https://www.the-sun.com/news/uk-news/4067890/cold-case-cops-launch-dig-sarah-benford/

https://www.northantslive.news/news/northamptonshire-news/everything-know-missing-sarah-benford-6214030

https://dnadoeproject.org/case/hudson-john-doe-2019/

https://www.newjerseynewsnetwork.com/story/45236979/tiger-lady-identified-30-years-after-discovery-of-remains

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This week we cover the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Astroworld Tragedy, JinnKidd, Maura Murray, Morgan Nick, Walker County Jane Doe, Murder of Ruth Price, Couple Found Slain. 

Further Reading:

https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/local/walker-county-jane-doe-1980-murder-case-unsolved-new-details/499-af34ef36-5e76-43b1-9413-f339d206c118

https://abc7chicago.com/tiktok-videos-app-distress-hand-signal-laurel-county-kentucky/11210346/

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-defense-testimony/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/bruce-schroeder-kyle-rittenhouse-judge-phone-b1955443.html

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/At-least-8-deaths-Travis-Scott-Astroworld-Festival-16597376.php

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/For-37-minutes-after-officials-declared-a-mass-16598473.php?utm_campaign=cards

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

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/07/us/victims-astroworld-houston/index.html

https://todayuknews.com/travel/skyrim-tiktoker-tried-to-control-wife-before-killing-her-friend/

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/tiktok-star-accused-of-wifes-downtown-san-diego-high-rise-killing-was-living-double-life-cousin/2766634/

https://kotaku.com/skyrim-irl-tiktok-star-arrested-charged-with-murdering-1847952568

https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/local/van-buren/2021/11/09/fbi-asking-information-person-interest-morgan-nick-case/6357565001/

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

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This week we cover:

- The abduction of Cleo Smith

- The trial of Ahmaud Arbery

- Jetpack Man

- Barbara Blatnik

- Christopher Roof

- Daniel Armantrout

- Dan Rather and "What's the Frequency Kenneth?"

Further Reading:

https://www.smh.com.au/national/cleo-smith-s-alleged-abductor-had-room-full-of-dolls-20211103-p595ny.html

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

https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/11-white-jurors-1-black-man-seated-in-arbery-murder-trial/HT57CGHRIZCXPDY574UND4NTUQ/

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/audio-reveals-suspect-admitting-sexual-encounter-with-barbara-blatnik-on-night-of-her-murder/95-934c9195-e6fa-4b4d-8cc3-0060dcbaf675

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/us/la-jetpack-sighting-balloon.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/concord-journal/2021/10/04/stacyville-me-remains-identified-christopher-roof-marcia-moore-son-concord-ma-teacher-sydney-copp/5915811001/

https://bangordailynews.com/2021/10/31/news/aroostook/new-book-reveals-more-maine-connections-of-man-who-mysteriously-died-in-stacyville-joam40zk0w/

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article255506671.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ql37au/whats_the_frequency_kenneth_a_mystery_in/

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Top Stories for October 29, 2021:

- Alec Baldwin Shooting

- Brian Laundrie's remains found

- Kyle Rittenhouse's trial approaches

- New info in the Amy Mihaljevic case

- John Wayne Gacey victim identified as Francis Wayne Alexander

Further Reading:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWd7hRJkjPg

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/25/alec-baldwin-was-rehearsing-scene-when-gun-went-off-rust-director-says

https://www.cnn.com/entertainment/live-news/rust-shooting-investigation-10-27-21/index.html

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

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

https://nypost.com/2021/10/20/brian-laundrie-hunt-leads-cops-to-5-bodies-of-missing-persons/

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049458617/kyle-rittenhouse-victims-arsonists-looters-judge-ruled

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/27/us/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-victim-terminology/index.html

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

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

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-10-26/newly-identified-john-wayne-gacy-victim-north-carolina

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

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Top Stories for October 22, 2021

- Remains found in Florida could be Brian Laundrie

- Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty

- Sir David Amess murdered

- Paul Flores pleads not guilty in Kristin Smart case

- Ayotzinapa 43 fate

- Marion County John Doe identified

- Tom Mahood talks UFOs

- Chasing the Boogeyman

Further Reading:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/us/brian-laundrie-update-gabby-petito-thursday/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/elections-shootings-florida-school-shootings-gun-politics-59e3433f1741c9336c0a4b359da65e96

https://www.oregonlive.com/today/2016/06/4_things_you_need_to_know_abou.html

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

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

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

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/21/police-charge-man-with-stabbing-to-death-tory-mp-david-amess

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article255148757.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-finally-know-how-43-ayotzinapa-students-on-a-bus-vanished-into-thin-air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDfpTWpYvw

https://dnadoeproject.org/case/marion-county-ohio-john-doe-1989/

https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/2021/10/19/marion-sheriff-identifies-homicide-victim-1989/8520733002/

https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/lost-cia-spyplane-area51/

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Top news stories the week, October 15, 2021:

Gabby Petito and the hunt for Brian Laundrie

Noor Salman

Jonathan and Diana Toebbe

Lauren Cho

Zodiac

Scott R. Williams

Maryland Genetic Genealogy Laws

Mr. Poop

Further Reading:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aqxpy/noor-salman-wife-of-pulse-nightclub-gunman-speaks

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/us/politics/inside-submarine-spy-case.html

https://people.com/politics/husband-and-wife-accused-in-espionage-case/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/06/zodiac-killer-group-identifies-suspect-fbi-says-case-open/6028103001/

https://wjactv.com/news/local/the-incredible-story-behind-arrest-in-cold-case-rape-case

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/q6wa6x/who_is_japans_infamous_mr_poop/

https://www.murderinalliance.com/

https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/episodes-1

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