From 1976-1977, a serial killer calling himself the Son of Sam terrorized New York City. 8 shootings left 6 young people dead and 7 injured. The NYPD investigated over 3000 suspects- but it was a parking ticket that finally led them to their man. And when they got him? He blamed it on a 6000 year old demon speaking to him from a neighbor's dog. Join us for part one of our deep dive into Son of Sam!

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Thanks to Raven for our music!

Sources:

"Season 1 Episode 4" Unsolved Mysteries. NBC, 1988

Simpson, Zed. Son of Sam: The Life and Crimes of David Berkowitz. Kindle Edition, Charles River Editors, 2016

Son of Sam: the Lost Tapes. Directed by Tom Jennings, Smithsonian Channel, 2017

Sons of Sam: a Descent into Madness.  Directed by Joshua Zeman, Netflix, 2021

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Son_of_Sam

https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/berkowitz.htm

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201402/inside-the-mind-serial-killer-son-sam

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a28879011/david-berkowitz-son-of-sam/

http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Berkowitz,%20David.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/son-of-sam-daughter-of-man-terrorized-by-serial-killer-david-berkowitz-now-visits-him-in-prison/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/son-sam-trial-1978

https://nypost.com/2006/09/28/a-mom-dies-forgiving-son-of-sam/

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https://nypost.com/2016/07/17/i-survived-son-of-sams-murder-spree/

https://nymag.com/news/crimelaw/sonofsam/20333/

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/07/archives/son-of-sam-reward-to-be-shared-3-ways.html

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letters-link-son-of-sam-victims-advocate/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525086/

https://cmhadurham.ca/finding-help/the-myth-of-violence-and-mental-illness/

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Ok, so maybe feel-good isn't the right wording... but today's story is certainly heart-felt. Join us as we follow the 40+ year journey of 235 war-time letters that finally made it home, and what they meant to those who received them.

Thanks to Raven for our music!

Sources:

"Special Number 6." Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 1988

https://apnews.com/article/09ba931186e86fe1d1ac12821e7e39b1

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z1FIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5286,4567168&dq=caleb-strong+and+clarence-smith&hl=en

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1987-10-18-0150310194-story.html

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/79770/15-pieces-mail-delivered-decades-after-they-were-sent

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/mail-call-v-mail

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67820061/norman-t-smith-receives-a-letter-from/

Join us as we take our first foray into one of Unsolved Mysteries most popular topics- the supernatural! Are psychics real? Is our subject the inspiration for Zelda Rubenstein, the inimitable seer from Poltergeist? This week, you decide!

Thanks to Raven for our music!

Sources: 

"Special Number 6." Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 1988

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-07-mn-41451-story.html

http://www.nypress.com/news/the-oracle-at-nutley-MENP1019991228312289997

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/20/nyregion/dorothy-allison-74-psychic-detective-consulted-by-police.html

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Allison

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Kurcsics

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/John_DeMars

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Susan_Jacobson

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lori_Zimmerman

https://www.wmar2news.com/marylandmysteries/decades-later-police-still-looking-for-hagerstown-teens-killer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/377763571

https://www.newspapers.com/image/452988767

http://cropseylegend.com/archives/357

Athena might be a LITTLE too excited to be covering another BANK ROBBERY! Join us for the story of a by-all-accounts normal guy who made the highly unusual choice to steal 1.1 million dollars and start a new life, but could never have anticipated just how nosy the police in his friendly new town would be.

Thanks Raven for our music!

Sources:

"The Disappearing Man." Masterminds, True Crime Network, 2004

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_Hadley

https://www.newspapers.com/image/363970183/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12910775/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/132104117/

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/129227784/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/131705323/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/543048434/

How did a 15 year old girl involved with church, basketball and Future Homemakers of America get caught up in a murder plot? Join us as we discuss the the sloppy criminal career of wanted fugitive Jerry Strickland and missing teen Missy Munday.

Thanks to Raven for our music!

Sources:

"Special Number 5." Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 1989

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Missy_Munday

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jerry_Strickland

https://www.newspapers.com/image/99380133/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64649712/unsolved-mysteries/

https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/smooth-talker-comes-to-town-for-murder-true-crime-40f637d81d88

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117895005/elmer-dell-deboer

https://apnews.com/article/4fae4198d91c47880c055699f2860dfc

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/02/07/tv-crime-show-leads-to-arrests-in-murder-case/72232bf5-977c-4c41-9dc6-62c12331701c/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxqzwy/here-are-the-most-fascinating-cases-that-unsolved-mysteries-helped-solve

https://apnews.com/article/049b3d50f00ebfb4e7f8c6cd4ba1d72a

https://www.newspapers.com/image/99603581/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/366392546/

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-157268.html

Shannon Mohr was a nurse, a daughter, and a vivacious young woman who entered a whirlwind romance that ended in her tragic death. Join us as we delve into the most deliberate act of evil and many, many (and we mean MANY) lies of David Richard Davis.

Thanks to Raven for our music!

Sources:

"Season 1 Episode 1." Unsolved Mysteries, Film Rise, 2019

"Horse Play." Forensic Files, Medstar Television, 2001

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/David_Davis

https://www.newspapers.com/image/98516671/ Billy Bowles original article for the Detroit Free Press

https://www.newspapers.com/image/99255461/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/99001001/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/98979466/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/99820513/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6625167/shannon-lou-mohr

https://www.fold3.com/page/642815164-shannon-lou-mohr-davis/stories

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2019/10/18/shannon-mohr-in-the-path-of-a-con-man/

https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2014/11/man_infamous_for_killing_wife.html

https://au.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/parents-reveal-how-they-were-charmed-by-daughters-killer-020609192.html

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/marrying-for-murder-shannon-mohr-and-dave-davis-69156a23c96e

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-11-06-9102150133-story,amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-01-08-8902230678-story,amp.html

While this segment is technically solved, we still have questions. Like WHO WAS MISS MARSH? Join us on this journey into the mysterious life of George Marsh.

https://dnadoeproject.org/

http://www.doenetwork.org/

Music by Raven

Sources:

"Season 1 Episode 1." Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 1989

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Heirs_of_George_Marsh

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69593937/josef-zelenka

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33152188/james-peter-zelenka

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76872689/vaclav-zelenka

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76872688/eleonora-zelenka

https://www.newspapers.com/image/139709462

https://www.newspapers.com/image/680461243/?terms=josef%20zelenka&match=1