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- Episode 52 - James Patterson Smith
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Sources:
- https://www.wkyt.com/2022/04/13/truck-gets-stuck-front-ky-school-driver-thought-he-was-another-county-sheriffs-office-says/
- https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/smith-james-patterson.htm
- https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/our-daughter-was-tortured-to-death-by-her-sadistic-boyfriend
- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tributes-paid-tragic-mum-teen-23237253
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelly_Anne_Bates
26 min - Episode 51 - The Murder of Skylar Neese
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"16-year old Skylar Neese disappeared from her Star City, West Virginia, home on July 6, 2012. While initially treated as a runaway, investigators soon came to believe something more sinister had happened to her. A break in the case came when six months later Rachel Shoaf admitted that she and another teenager, Shelia Eddy, Skylar's two best friends, had lured Skylar out of her apartment that night, driven her to a remote back road in Pennsylvania and stabbed her to death." via https://skylarneesemurder.com/.
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Sources:
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Skylar_Neese
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/skylar-neese-murder
- https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/best-friends-killers-teens-murder-friend-didnt/story?id=24573749
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7aDqv8w2xc
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/teenage-killers-eerie-tweets-stabbing-friend-death/story?id=64541231
- https://skylarneesemurder.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6zVzQLi_4
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/adoptive-parents-missing-california-boys-arrested-murder-charges/story?id=83203767
- https://www.wsaz.com/2022/03/03/ufc-champion-cain-velasquez-charged-with-shooting-molestation-suspect/
24 min - Episode 50 - Susan Smith
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"In October 1994, Susan Leigh Smith of South Carolina strapped her boys into her car, drove it straight into John D. Long Lake, and then tried to blame it all on a Black man." (https://allthatsinteresting.com/susan-smith)
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Sources:
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/susan-smith-mother-who-killed-kids-something-went-very-wrong-n397051
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/07/11/trial-begins-for-susan-smith-who-confessed-to-killing-sons/9517e149-cb7e-4670-b467-30eed78ff18e/
- https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/a-look-back-at-the-susan-smith-case-23-years-after-the-south-carolina-mom-killed-her-2-young-sons
- https://greenvillejournal.com/news/susan-smith-wants-another-day-in-court/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/01/16/death-penalty-sought-in-murder-case-of-sc-mother/66c1352b-7d32-47cf-bfd3-62e534338ba2/
- https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/smith-susan.htm
- https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/18/us/sheriff-says-prayer-and-a-lie-led-susan-smith-to-confess.html
- http://www.lsiscan.com/susan_smith_s_confession.htm
- https://jclass.umd.edu/archive/newshoax/casestudies/crime/CrimeSmith1104b.html
- https://www.wkyt.com/2022/02/19/married-couple-arrested-planning-rob-goodwill-store-west-virginia-police-say/
27 min - Bonus Episode: The Fall of the House of Murdaugh
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The bonus episodes are back! Join us as we recap ABC 20/20's documentation of the "latest details in the developing story on the Murdaugh family murders, the alleged financial crimes of Alex Murdaugh and other unusual events surrounding the family."
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Sources:
- https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2022-01/14-fall-of-the-house-of-murdaugh
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HdmZyPZqoY
39 min - Episode 49 - The Murder of Michael Williams
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On Episode 49, we discuss the murder of Michael Williams, a Kendrick Johnson update, and the negligence surrounding Lauren Smith-Fields' death.
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Sources:
- https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2021/09/09/denise-williams-convicted-wife-mike-williams-murder-resentenced-30-years/5774312001/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-williams-murder-tallahassee-florida-cold-blooded-killer-48-hours/
- https://medium.com/the-crime-scene/betrayal-of-wife-and-friend-mike-williams-murder-story-6e4149cfdaf
- https://edca.1dca.org/DcaDocs/2019/0498/2019-498_Brief_1026042_RC11202D20Supplemental20Records.pdf
- https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/first-district-court-of-appeal/2020/19-0498.html
- https://nypost.com/2018/12/13/secret-recordings-of-denise-williams-reveal-conversation-about-husbands-murder/
- https://people.com/crime/denise-williams-wife-plotted-husband-murder-with-best-friend-then-married-him/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlP2wKdUeAw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srr6Macxcgw
- https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/12/11/mike-williams-murder-denise-trial-brian-winchester-tallahassee-disappearance-affair-plot/2278989002/
- https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Lauren-Smith-Fields-investigation-What-do-we-16814824.php
- https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/detective-probing-death-of-lauren-smith-fields-suspended-ct-mayor-says/3524052/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/us/kendrick-johnson-georgia-investigation.html
46 min - Episode 48 - The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Thanks for listening! Please subscribe, share, rate and review!Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968 after years of peacefully protesting and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Today, we discuss how he was killed, James Earl Ray, and theories surrounding the assassination.FB: https://www.facebook.com/WhatACrimePodTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatacrimepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatacrimepodEmail: [email protected]Sources:https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/assassination-martin-luther-king-jrhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/30/who-killed-martin-luther-king-jr-his-family-believes-james-earl-ray-was-framed/https://www.history.com/news/martin-luther-king-1958-assassination-attempthttps://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassinationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/30/who-killed-martin-luther-king-jr-his-family-believes-james-earl-ray-was-framed/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/01/20/fact-check-martin-luther-king-jr-died-due-gunshot-wound/6564354001/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._assassination_conspiracy_theorieshttps://www.rd.com/list/conspiracy-theories-mlk-death/https://youtu.be/cmOBbxgxKvohttps://youtu.be/ACTFJPjXMaMhttps://youtu.be/dB0GXAgfHj0https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-found-dead-in-maryland-home-with-over-100-snakes/2942305/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/us/gabby-petito-notebook-brian-laundrie/index.html27 min
- Episode 47: The Delphi Murders
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The Delphi Murders, also known as the Snapchat Murders, of 14 y/o Libby German and 13 y/o Abby Williams in 2017 still remain unsolved.
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Sources:
- https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/liberty-german
- https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/delphi-homicide-investigation/
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/4276923/delphi-murder-snapchat-video-killer-sister/
- https://www.wdrb.com/news/court-documents-link-indiana-man-to-social-media-in-delphi-murder-investigation/article_66e07b3a-5786-11ec-a6eb-2b6740589b09.html
- https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/delphi-murders-libby-german-abby-williams-killed-8-graders-unsolved-indiana-snapchat-video/417-86f80290-cf77-443a-af9f-fefb7eec830c
- https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-unsolved-delphi-murders-what-happened-to-indiana-teens-libby-german-and-abby-williams
- https://www.abc57.com/news/a-look-back-at-2017-the-delphi-murders
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/delphi-murders-indiana-sketch.html
- https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/eerie-photos-capture-teens-death-march-down-the-hill/news-story/7f904cd581f93d79a9b101c222eca21b
- https://abc7chicago.com/2017-delphi-murders-suspect-update-in/10560129/
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/4277744/final-hours-delphi-snapchat-murder-victim/
- https://www.wdrb.com/news/court-documents-link-indiana-man-to-social-media-in-delphi-murder-investigation/article_66e07b3a-5786-11ec-a6eb-2b6740589b09.html
- https://youtu.be/seWioxRdQ5k
25 min - Episode 46 - Jennifer San Marco (Goleta Postal Facility Shootings)
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In January 2006, following troubles with an old employer and a battle with mental illnesses, Jennifer San Marco opened fire on her former coworkers, killing six before turning the gun on herself in Goleta, California.
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- https://www.wfla.com/news/national/new-details-emerge-in-case-of-harmony-montgomery-missing-for-2-years/?fbclid=IwAR2UH926i0qZIBG2OD6jSZzpWlK6jmpPHSu1GqOY-Or1WpjdfjpCnDFJ7Gg
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/06/harmony-montgomery-father-charged-assault/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/postal-shooters-bizarre-behavior/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/03/us/woman-in-california-postal-shootings-had-history-of-bizarre-behavior.html
- https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/san-marco-jennifer.htm
- https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/female-postal-worker-jennifer-san-marco-goes-on-mass-shooting-rampage
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11167920
- https://www.criminalbehaviours.com/post/a-woman-scorned
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goleta_postal_facility_shootings
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11167920
20 min - Episode 45 - New Year's Massacres
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In the true crime space, massacres often take place around special events and holidays, so our New Year episode will include discussion about the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud, a New Jersey family murder, and a tragic nightclub shooting in Istanbul, Turkey.
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- https://www.herald-dispatch.com/special/visitors_guide/feud-facts-the-real-story-of-the-hatfields-mccoys/article_e0ae876e-867a-11e6-bfdf-c347b77a59e8.html
- https://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/articles/the-hatfield-mccoy-feud
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield%E2%80%93McCoy_feud#New_Year_Massacre
- https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/02/new-jersey-new-years-eve-family-murder/
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/4370535/new-years-eve-crimes-son-decapitated-mom/
- https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2021/02/25/long-branch-teen-describes-killing-his-family-like-nothing-happened/6804892002/
- https://nypost.com/2018/01/01/teen-arrested-for-fatally-shooting-family-with-assault-rifle/
- https://youtu.be/FJ6vdj0mT40
- https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/02/new-jersey-new-years-eve-family-murder/
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/4370535/new-years-eve-crimes-son-decapitated-mom/
- https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2021/02/25/long-branch-teen-describes-killing-his-family-like-nothing-happened/6804892002/
- https://nypost.com/2018/01/01/teen-arrested-for-fatally-shooting-family-with-assault-rifle/
- https://www.newser.com/story/314572/mta-manager-tries-to-explain-away-this-fellow-commuter.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38481521
17 min - Episode 44 - The Covina Massacre (Bruce "Santa Gunman" Pardo)
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Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, also known as the "Santa Gunman", crashed the Ortega Christmas Party in 2008 by committing murder and arson. Following the massacre in Covina, CA, he committed suicide.
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Sources:
- https://www.newser.com/story/314574/cops-guy-robbed-bank-stopped-to-make-deposit.html
- https://www.wsaz.com/2021/12/15/death-investigation-leah-hickman-still-active-14-years-later/?fbclid=IwAR1SsdKdQl0arupGBbQPxb1GMkL-I16cgst0uDfcXxGNgDJRJ1Wc5u73LhM
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covina_massacre
- https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pardo-bruce.htm
- https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/santa-gunman-bruce-jeffrey-pardo-longer-hit-list-article-1.358924
- https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-santa-shooting-122608-2008dec26-story.html
- https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/national_and_world_news/police-santa-gunman-planned-to-flee-to-canada/article_3663365e-5daf-5bc7-ab7d-c84ffdfd13a6.html
- https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local/new-information-in-christmas-eve-rampage/1851691/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0J95fT4I6Q
- https://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/27/santa.shooting/index.html
- https://www.foxnews.com/story/santa-gunmans-marriage-dissolved-when-wife-discovered-he-abandoned-brain-damaged-son
- https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-santa-shooting31-2008dec31-story.html
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⚖️ The JailTracker Queen & Hate Crime Killa dissecting transgressions, one pod at a time | Brought to you by @carly__thomas & @pinkytaughtme 🎙