Two Girls, One Murder

In 1996, Rebecca Middleton and her close friend Jasmine Meens were getting ready to take a once in a lifetime vacation to Bermuda. Only 16 years old, they talked and dreamed of all the adventures they would get up to. A few weeks later, Becky was brutally murdered, an act that would go almost completely unpunished. This case is considered by many to be solved, but in a twist of the investigative system, the perpetrators evaded justice. The first part of our coverage includes background information, and facts of the crime itself.

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Show notes:

Kill Me Once...Kill Me Twice: Murder on the Queen's Playground by Carol Schuman

Murder in Paradise, aired 14 October 2014 (Canada)

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/rebecca-middleton-still-part-of-the-family-20-years-after-bermuda-murder-1.2966822

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/12/03/executions-trigger-riots-in-bermuda/af5ee6c5-6933-40e6-844d-4b96d7424588/?utm_term=.340d1041e166

http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20171202/riots-remembered-four-decades-on

http://bernews.com/2011/01/history-ramsbothams-initial-riot-report/

http://bermudasun.bm/MobileContent/NEWS/News/Article/Bermuda-s-secret-poverty-shame/24/270/51595

Ever wanted to ask all your burning questions to an expert in the psychology of profiling? This week we had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Kathryn Hughes. Her research has brought her into interviews with violent criminals, as well as those convicted of fraud or organised crime. Dr. Hughes now runs courses to share her knowledge, as well as blogging and creating video profiles of notable killers.

Show notes: https://crimepsych.co.uk/

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JonBenét Ramsey was just six years old when she was taken from her bed on Christmas night, assaulted, murdered, and left in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, CO. Lil's getting angry in this second installment. We take a look at what profiler John Douglas had to say about the case, examine the intruder theories, and the short list of suspects. We're also tackling the CBS special, The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, and it's accuracy.

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Show notes:

http://jonbenetramsey.pbworks.com/w/page/11682477/FrontPage 

"I Know Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey" - Detective Linda Arndt: https://youtu.be/hyuzb3fZuQk

Lisa Wilson and Nick Van der Leek (numerous published books about this case)

https://shakedowntitle.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/view-full-cbs-document-here.pdf - Lawsuit mentioned

JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation, Steve Thomas

The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, CBS (2016)

Image: Postmedia Network files

In this two parter, we're about to tell you why Burke probably didn't do it. We were as shocked as you. Looking into this infamous cold case with a researcher's hat on really brought to light some inconsistency and persistent myths. In part 1, we're covering the evidence, autopsy findings and start to debate some common 'insider' theories. Warning: discussions of child sexual abuse.

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Show notes: http://jonbenetramsey.pbworks.com/w/page/11682477/FrontPage

 

"I Know Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey" - Detective Linda Arndt: https://youtu.be/hyuzb3fZuQk

Lisa Wilson and Nick Van der Leek (numerous published books about this case)

JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation, Steve Thomas

The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, CBS (2016)

Image: Postmedia Network files

In April of this year, mother and 19-year old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez was happily expecting her second child. She joined a Facebook group for expectant mothers, and arranged to swap baby clothes. Now prosecutors say this is how she was targeted by her murderers, who wanted to steal her unborn child. In this minisode, we talk about what's known so far and who has been charged with what.

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Show notes: https://www.apnews.com/839f8dfe579d4613bf0c9fda5f69df1c

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/18/hospital-bills-ochoa-family-for-figueroa-boy-after-baby-cut-from-mothers-womb/

Second installment - we're talking about the final victim, apprehension and whether people feel justice was done.

This story is the manifestation of what we logically know: killers are hiding among us. It doesn't make it any easier for people to prepare for a case like this. When Paul Bernado and Karla Homolka met in the 80s, it was love at first sight. They were attractive, they were intelligent, they were well liked. They would also go on to take the lives of children to satisfy their urges. Police in Scarborough, Ontario struggled to catch this pair and bring them to justice, but it was difficult with such an unusual pair of killers.

Our special guest in this episode is Lil's mom, Shannan. Growing up in the Scarborough area at the time, she was kind enough to talk to us about how the community felt and reacted to these crimes.

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This story is the manifestation of what we logically know: killers are hiding among us. It doesn't make it any easier for people to prepare for a case like this. When Paul Bernado and Karla Homolka met in the 80s, it was love at first sight. They were attractive, they were intelligent, they were well liked. They would also go on to take the lives of children to satisfy their urges. Police in Scarborough, Ontario struggled to catch this pair and bring them to justice, but it was difficult with such an unusual pair of killers.

Our special guest in this episode is Lil's mom, Shannan. Growing up in the Scarborough area at the time, she was kind enough to talk to us about how the community felt and reacted to these crimes.

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This is a minisode with a maxisode kind of heaviness. A few weeks ago, news broke about the brutal murder of 17 year-old Bianca Devins of Utica, NY. There's little mystery around the suspect, as he took multiple images during his crime and uploaded them to social media. The investigation is still ongoing. Today we're talking about online (and irl) harassment, self defense and the ethics of sharing violent images.

Show notes: Brandon Clark has been charged with the murder of Bianca Devins, and pled not guilty on Monday 29th July 2019. https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Man-accused-of-killing-Utica-teen-Bianca-Devins-pleads-not-guilty-513338711.html

19 year-old Kenneka Jenkins was headed to a party with her friends in 2017. One from which she would not return. The group met others at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chicago, and continued hanging out until the early hours of the morning, when Kenneka's friends noticed she was missing. What follows is a much-too-long search for the vulnerable girl, ending at an empty freezer in an abandoned kitchen of the hotel.

Show notes: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4081998-Medical-Examiner-s-report-on-Kenneka-Jenkins-death.html - Pathology report and findings

https://youtu.be/3h6TpopdThE - Notes on apparent editing

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Frozen.pdf - Negligence claim

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Tune in to this one to hear us talk about our 'favourite murderers.' Plus, a whole bunch of others who get honorable mention for being creepy af. Minisode-C also covers the true crime community as it stands at the moment. Are we spectators, or do we have something to contribute to unsolved cases? How can we use our enthusiasm to help victims and families?

Show notes: https://www.crimecon.com/crowdsolve-seattle (CrimeCon's CrowdSolve Seattle).

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