True Crime Uncensored with Burl Barer and Mark Boyer

Our guest is one of the most prolific true crime writers in our lifetime. He has a special knack in connecting with international drug dealers and crime kingpins, plus localized stories such the Taco Bell Strangler who murdered his coworkers!

Ron Chepesiuk is an optioned screenwriter, documentary producer and the award-winning author of more than 40 books. His books include BLACK CAESAR: The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin, SERGEANT SMACK: The Legendary Life and Times of Ike Atkinson, and his Band of Brothers, GANGSTERS OF HARLAM, BLACK GANGSTER OF CHICAGO, and NARCOS INC: The Rise and Fall of the Cali Cartel.  

He is a former professor and head of the Archives at Winthrop University in South Carolina. He is a two-time Fulbright Scholar to Indonesia and Bangladesh and a former instructor in UCLA's Extension Journalism Department. His articles, which number in the thousands, have appeared in such publications as FHM, USA Today, Black Enterprise, Woman's World, Modern Maturity, New York Times Syndicate, Toronto Star, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, among others. His documentary on Frank Matthews, legendary drug Kingpin, which he produced and directed, won the Silver Doc award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival. Four of his screenplays are currently in development for feature movies and four of his books have been optioned for movies. His script DEATH FENCES was the grand winner of the Amsterdam, Holland-based 2019 New Visions International film Festival. 

As an expert in crime history, he is a consultant to the Gangland TV series and has been interviewed on numerous TV programs, including Discovery, NBC Dateline, History, Biography, ID, Reelz, Black Entertainment Television, Starz, and TV 1. As a journalist, Ron has reported from more than thirty-five countries, including Cuba, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Kenya, Hong Kong, and Nepal, and his 16, 000 plus interviews include such luminaries as Gerry Adams, Yasser Arafat, John Kerry, Evander Holyfield, Jimmy Carter, Andy McDow, Abbie Hoffman, a former president of Nicaragua, and three former presidents and two vice presidents of Colombia, South America. 

In addition, Ron is radio host of CRIME BEAT Radio Show. The Crime Beat show has been on the air since January 2011 and has listeners in 160 plus countries. Guests have included Robert Kennedy, Jr., Henry Hill, Noam Chomsky, George Jung, Joe Pistone (aka Donnie Brasco), F. Lee Bailey and Chris Kyle, American sniper 

VISIT: ronchepesiuk.com/index.htm

The brilliant Susan Murphy Milano went to Garvin County Oklahoma to reveal three murders falsely ruled suicide or accident. She got death threats, but that didn't stop her!

A powerful episode from 2010 that is a MUST LISTEN!

Kevin M. Sullivan turns from Ted Bundy to Adolf Hitler and the men who planned the HOLOCAUST, HOW COULD THEY DO SUCH HORRIBLE INHUMAN THINGS??

This show, featuring the lawyer for the family, was recorded in 2013. The cause of death -- suicide, accident or murder- was hotly debated but never investigated! It all ended in 2017! Here is the timeline

March 2, 2012 - Jacob Limberios dies of a gunshot wound to the head at a York Township home near Clyde. Sandusky County Coroner Dr. John Wukie rules the death a suicide.

June 4, 2012 - Sandusky County Prosecutor Tom Stierwalt asks prosecutor's office investigator Bill Kaiser to conduct a follow-up investigation. Kaiser says he thinks the death was "a horrible accident."

September 2012 - Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht of Pittsburgh conducts the first autopsy on Limberios after being hired by Limberios' parents.

Oct. 19, 2012 - Limberios' parents sue Wukie in Sandusky County Common Pleas Court, seeking to force him to change the suicide ruling.

Dec. 12, 2012 - Wecht releases his opinion that Limberios' death was a homicide.

May 1, 2013 - Limberios' body was exhumed for a second autopsy conducted by Dr. Cynthia Beisser, Lucas County deputy coroner.

May 22, 2013 - Beisser says her autopsy findings are "not inconsistent" with suicide.

Nov. 20, 2013 - After reviewing evidence presented by the Attorney General's Office, a Sandusky County grand jury determines Limberios accidentally shot himself and did not have suicidal intent. Citing precedent, Wukie says he will not change his suicide ruling.

Jan. 4, 2014 - Limberios' parents dismiss their lawsuit against Wukie without prejudice, meaning they can file it again.

Jan. 2, 2015 - Shannon Limberios files lawsuit against Wukie seeking to change manner of death from suicide to accidental. 

Jan. 28, 2016 - Visiting Judge Dale Crawford, who oversaw grand jury, recuses self from proceedings. 

Feb. 10, 2016 - Patricia Cosgrove is appointed judge in the case.

Feb. 10, 2017 - Lawsuit is dismissed with prejudice.  

https://www.amazon.com/Season-Darkness-Berkley-True-Crime-ebook/dp/B0049H9AVK/

The horrific true crime cold case of Marcia Trimble, the little girl who disappeared while selling Girl Scout cookies and was discovered a month later, strangled. This mystery haunted her family for over 30 years...
When nine-year-old Marcia Trimble was murdered in 1975, her devastated parents believed justice would be served. But without a clear suspect in sight and without the ability to analyze DNA evidence, fingers pointed toward the family and toward neighborhood boys without any definitive conclusion. Police were left at a loss to find any kind of evidence that would lay this brutal murder case to rest and bring peace to the long-suffering family of this innocent little girl.
A Season of Darkness catalogs the gruesome account of the murder and its awful aftermath, detailing the thirty years of wondering, silence, and investigation that would eventually lead to a shocking, unexpected, and long-awaited concLusion.

https://www.amazon.com/Against-Tide-H-Bedford-Jones-ebook/dp/B0DZHSFHD

Against the Tide is a true story that captures the fear and hardships faced by African Americans during a disturbing time in American history the post-Reconstruction period that led to the introduction of Jim Crow laws.

Through hard work and determination, Hansford C. Bayton would rise from humble beginnings to become the captain and owner of five excursion and mail delivery steamboats that plied the Rappahannock River during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Unusually for an African American, he would acquire wealth and the respect of both blacks and whites. Nevertheless, his boats were burned one by one. But with each malicious burning, and with lynching on the rise, he would build again.

This book illuminates a time in American history when the surge of progress made by freedmen was sharply curtailed through the enactment of segregation laws and the activities of the Ku Klux Klan. As a result Hansford C. Bayton died poor, but his story is one of dignified courage and determination when faced with overwhelming odds. Truly, he was a man who swam against the tide.

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Julie Helen Sullivan is a passionate advocate for improved access to education for children in Africa. As president of a small not-for-profit organization, she sent over 1,000 U.S. volunteer educators overseas to address issues of poverty and inequity through education. She is currently an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University, where she works on developing health programs for the poor in the US and elsewhere in the world. Julie has a doctorate in international development from Tulane University and she lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband, Alan.

Julie is the daughter of the late Reverend Dr. Leon Sullivan, civil rights leader and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Grace Banks Sullivan, the granddaughter of Captain Hansford (Hanks) Bayton. As a child, she and her brother and sister learned first-hand about the struggles of the poor through her parents’ work both in cultivating self-help principals among the poor both in the United States and in Africa. One of her earliest memories is of visiting Ghana with her family in 1976 and seeing a small girl with a beaming face walk out of a Pentecostal church dressed in a tattered dress and barefoot. The memory of that young girl, poor in material things, but wealthy in spirit, stuck with her and motivated her to desire to serve.

She has over 25 years' experience in the development and implementation of grassroots education and health programs in more than dozen sub-Saharan countries. Many of these projects focused on the welfare of the child, mothers, and school leavers and involved literacy development, primary education teacher training, HIV/AIDs prevention and conflict mitigation. Many of the former volunteers who participated in these projects have chosen to live and work in Africa, working on the ground to empower people at the grassroots level. As a result of the training provided by the volunteers, over 500,000 teachers in Africa have been impacted, who, in turn, have had a positive effect on the lives of millions, particularly among the most vulnerable.

Julie has won several awards for her work, including the 2009 World Association of Nongovernmental Organization’s Education award for innovation and leadership, the American Red Cross award for leadership in 2007, and she was honored in 2013 by the Arizona Historical Commission Centennial Legacy Project. She is a board member of Ballet Arizona and a member of Charter 100 of Phoenix, Arizona.

Her book about her great-grandfather is a deeply personal story. The life of Captain Hansford Bayton is a beacon of hope for her during times of crisis. A reminder for all of us that challenges are placed there to overcome and that the history of African Americans in this country is one of pride, fortitude and courage.

Famous as the world's expert on Ted Bundy, Kevin Sullivan turns his attention to something far worse than a single serial killer -- the systematic and planned murder of 6 million Jews in highly organized death camps. Kevin researched the backgrounds and childhoods of the two men who, at the request of Hitler, planned the Holocaust.

This is part one of our conversation.

https://www.amazon.com/Irma-Grese-Becoming-Hyena-Auschwitz/dp/B0DZBR8PV3

Irma Grese - Becoming the Hyena of AuschwitzShy schoolgirl and farmer’s daughter turned vicious Nazi concentration camp guard IRMA GRESE is one of the most notorious female perpetrators to emerge from the Hitler regime. She moved quickly through the ranks of the concentration camp hierarchy due to her cruelty and fearlessness. At the age of 20 she was the youngest female camp supervisor in the SS.
Prisoners recall Grese using her custom whip, gun, and attack dog as she moved through the camps, causing terror in prisoners with torture and death. She ignored her superior’s demands to contain her cruelty. When on trial and punished, she remained defiant to the end.
Her attractiveness was legendary among prisoners and staff and - later - the press. Her good looks were used against her at trial. She was complimented by her hangman.
What created Irma Grese? Was she a killer given the right tools at the opportune time? Was she a true sadist? Or was she attempting to heal childhood injuries?
Criminologist and award - winning author Judith A. Yates details the life of Irma Grese and those around her. Dispelling ageless myths and questioning long-held beliefs, Yates exposes the truth on how Irma Grese became “THE HYENA OF AUSCHWITZ.”
Includes:

• Irma Grese’s letters from death row & her poetry
• Color images
• 100+ photos & documents
• Holocaust survivor interviews
• Rare images

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Seth Ferranti, former outlaw unlicensed pharmaceutical supplier of mind altering substances who was still in his early twenties when sentenced to 25 years in prison for the non-violent crime of selling LSD, is now a famed writer and co-producer of several outstanding documentary series available on the top streaming services, and even more excellent and insightful non-fiction insights into America's prison system and post-prison PTSD. He joins Burl and Mark for a lively discussion of LSD and other psychedelics, and all manner of amusing anecdotes!

British author J.R. Hensby joins us from the U.K.WAS ELVIS MURDERED?
AND OTHER TRUE CRIMES FROM THE DARK SIDE OF DIXIE

The shock was felt around the world when it was announced on August 16th 1977 that the world’s biggest superstar, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock-n-Roll, had died at the age of only forty-two. Since then there has been much speculation about what actually happened on that fateful day. Did he die of natural causes? Did he commit suicide? Did he die of a drug overdose? Did he not die at all? Or was he murdered?

The author, a massive fan of Elvis, examines in great detail all the available evidence relating to these possible scenarios and gives an opinion about what did happen to Elvis all those years ago.

That is the main story in the book, but additionally there are detailed true accounts of twelve horrible crimes committed in the beautiful Deep South of America: Young black boys who were electrocuted without any fair trial, women who murdered family members with impunity for years, a Baptist Minister who murdered the church handyman....... and much more.

Illustrated with 20 full page photos.

https://www.amazon.com/WAS-ELVIS-MURDERED-OTHER-CRIMES-ebook/dp