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Case 295 Nadia Kajouji & Mark Drybrough

*** Content warnings: Suicide, self-harm, pregnancy loss ***

When retired schoolteacher Celia Blay stumbled across an online forum where suicidal individuals shared their innermost thoughts, she had no idea that she was about to encounter a serial predator. Li Dao was a young nurse who trawled the forum, looking for people to push over the edge. She encouraged other posters to take their own lives and gave explicit instructions.

As members of the forum started to disappear, Celia Blay became determined to uncover Li Dao’s true identity and put a stop to her crimes. But nothing about Li Dao was as it seemed…

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Research & writing – Erin Munro

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Narration – Anonymous Host

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Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

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DOCUMENTARIES

Dangerous Connection – NBC

 

DOCUMENTS

State of Minnesota v. William Francis Melchert-Dinkel – Summons

State of Minnesota v. William Francis Melchert-Dinkel – Findings of fact, conclusions of law, order for judgment and memorandum

 

ARTICLES

‘For the thrill of the chase’: Online predator who posed as female nurse guilty of encouraging suicides – The Standard

Confessions of an internet suicide chat room ghoul – Crimelibrary.org

Ex-nurse accused of encouraging Nadia Kajouji’s suicide has conviction overturned – CTV News

Minn. man who helped coax 2 to suicide gets jail – Deseret News

Pensioner tracks down chatroom ghoul – The Telegraph

Meet Wiltshire’s real life Miss Marple – Wiltshire Times

Nurse may be linked to multiple suicides, tracker says – The Globe and Mail

Dangerous connection – NBC News

Student’s death highlights struggles in 1st year of university – CBC

Coventry family welcomes sentence after web suicides – BBC

Melchert-Dinkel gets half-year in jail over web suicides – BBC

Inside the tragic death of Nadia Kajouji: A teen pushed to suicide by an online predator – People

Unmasking the Faribault, Minn. suicide nurse – Grand Forks Herald

Are you sure you want to quit the world? – GQ

 

FACT SHEETS & WEBSITES

Suicide risk and protective factors

World Health Organization – Suicide

8 Common Myths about Suicide

Lifeline

Your Life Counts

 

← Case 294: Ray & Jennie Kehlet Case 296: Aaron Bacon →

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When married couple Ray and Jennie Kehlet went on a prospecting trip to the Western Australian outback in March 2015, they had one thing on their minds and that was to find gold. But when the couple suddenly disappeared without a trace, one of the biggest searches in WA history ensued, prompting the question – were Ray and Jennie lost or had they fallen victim to foul play?

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Elsha McGill
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas
Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn
A special thanks to Dave Kehlet for certain information provided in this episode

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Case 294 Ray & Jennie Kehlet

When married couple Ray and Jennie Kehlet went on a prospecting trip to the Western Australian outback in March 2015, they had one thing on their minds and that was to find gold. But when the couple suddenly disappeared without a trace, one of the biggest searches in WA history ensued, prompting the question – were Ray and Jennie lost or had they fallen victim to foul play?

CREDITS

 

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Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

  MUSIC

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

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Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

A special thanks to Dave Kehlet for certain information provided in this episode

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COURT DOCUMENTS

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Jennie Anne Kehlet and the Death of Raymond Keith Kehlet

 

VIDEOS

Outback Mystery – 9News

Kehlet Mystery – 9News

Murder in the Goldfields 

Man in the Hole: Under Investigation with Liz Hayes

 

ONLINE ARTICLES

Kehlet mystery: Police renew calls for public help in search for missing prospector Jennie Kehlet – Perth Now 

Raymond and Jennie Kehlet: $250k reward offered to solve mystery death, disappearance – ABC News

Kehlet prospectors’ mystery disappearance may be down to their dog, expert says – ABC News

Kehlet death and disappearance inquest hears from witness who stumbled on deserted camp – ABC News

Coroner finds Raymond Kehlet murdered in remote WA, missing wife Jennie also dead – ABC News

Jennie and Raymond Kehlet mystery: DPP decide not to prosecute murder of amateur prospector – ABC News

Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, Stacey Thorne among 64 WA cold cases given $1 million reward – ABC News

Ray and Jennie Kehlet: Calls for re-examination of prospector homicide after gunshot revelation – WA Today

Police return to search mine shaft where Raymond Kehlet’s body was found in 2015 – ABC News 

As police scour old mine for clues to Ray and Jennie Kehlet’s disappearance, locals continue their own search – ABC News

 

OTHER

Man in the Hole blog – Dave Kehlet

Cold Case Western Australia podcast

← Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 2/2) Case 295: Nadia Kajouji & Mark Drybrough →

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[Part 2 of 2]
After arresting Darrin Lopez for the murder of Jamie Faith, detectives were confident they had solved the case – but the biggest revelation was yet to come.

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Research & writing – Milly Raso
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Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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Case 293 Jamie Faith

[Part 2 of 2]

After arresting Darrin Lopez for the murder of Jamie Faith, detectives were confident they had solved the case – but the biggest revelation was yet to come.

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TIMELINES

Timeline of Events

 

ARTICLES

Neighbor recounts what happened when Jamie Faith was murdered near Dallas – ABC News

Wife desperate for an arrest after American Airlines IT director killed in North Oak Cliff – WFAA

Jennifer Faith sentence to life for murder for hire in husband’s death – United States Attorney’s Office

Widow used GoFundMe proceeds to shower husband’s alleged killer with gifts – CBS News

Man blames girlfriend for manipulating him into driving to Dallas to kill her husband – Fox 4

Oak Cliff neighbor testifies he ‘made eye contact’ with James Faith’s killer – Oak Cliff Advocate

Alleged murderer charged with federal firearms offense – United States Attorney’s Office

Intimate messages show a torrid love affair between woman, man accused of killing her husband – NBC

Violent, sexual messages highlight trial of man guilty in Dallas love triangle murder plot – The Brunswick News

GoFundMe offers refunds after widow of American Airlines exec is arrested in connection with his murder – TooFab

Darrin Lopez testifies about killing James Faith: ‘It made me sick’ – Oak Cliff Advocate

After a husband is shot on his own street, police arrest his wife – and her high school boyfriend – People

Jennifer Faith sentence to life for murder for hire in husband’s death – United States Attorney’s Office

Judge sentences ‘disgusting’ woman to life in murder-for-hire plot – Daily Beast

Trial for suspect in Oak Cliff murder for hire begins Monday – Oak Cliff Advocate

How a LinkedIn message from an old flame led to a brutal murder in Oak Cliff – Oak Cliff Advocate

Woman convinced boyfriend to kill husband by faking emails to make him think she was being abused: ‘pure evil’ – People

How investigators unravelled the mystery behind the shocking murder of Jamie Faith – ABC News

Dallas woman described as “puppet master,” orchestrating husband’s murder-for-hire – CBS News

A love triangle and a deadly dog walk: convicted killer says he got played by girlfriend – and now he wants Texas Gov. Abbott’s help – NBC News

 

VIDEOS

The plot to kill Jamie Faith – 48 Hours

Boyfriend hitman murder trial: jury sees graphic messages – Court TV

Friends remember what Jamie and Jennifer Faith were like after they first met – 20/20

Neighbor recounts what happened when Jamie Faith was murdered near Dallas – 20/20

Dallas woman sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating husband’s murder – Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

 

Texas v. Darrin Ruben Lopez – Law&Crime Trials/CBS Texas

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Day Four

 

COURT DOCUMENTS

Jennifer Faith federal complaint

Jennifer Faith plea agreement

 

OTHER

James William Faith, Jr. Eulogy

March 17 2020 email from Darrin Lopez email to Jennifer Faith

March 17 2020 email from Jennifer Faith to Darrin Lopez

April 11 2020 email from Darrin Lopez to Jennifer Faith, posing as Jamie Faith

← Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 1/2) Case 294: Ray & Jennie Kehlet →

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[Part 1 of 2]
Married couple Jamie and Jennifer Faith lived a comfortable and happy life together in Oak Cliff, Texas. That all changed on the morning of Friday, October 9 2020, when a masked assailant confronted the couple as they took their dog on her daily walk.

Jamie was gunned down, and Jennifer barely escaped with her life. Jamie Faith was well-liked in all areas of his life, so investigators were left wondering who would want this much-loved family man dead.

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Case 293 Jamie Faith

[Part 1 of 2]

Married couple Jamie and Jennifer Faith lived a comfortable and happy life together in Oak Cliff, Texas. That all changed on the morning of Friday, October 9 2020, when a masked assailant confronted the couple as they took their dog on her daily walk.

Jamie was gunned down, and Jennifer barely escaped with her life. Jamie Faith was well-liked in all areas of his life, so investigators were left wondering who would want this much-loved family man dead.

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Research & writing – Milly Raso

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TIMELINES

Timeline of Events

 

ARTICLES

Neighbor recounts what happened when Jamie Faith was murdered near Dallas – ABC News

Wife desperate for an arrest after American Airlines IT director killed in North Oak Cliff – WFAA

Jennifer Faith sentence to life for murder for hire in husband’s death – United States Attorney’s Office

Widow used GoFundMe proceeds to shower husband’s alleged killer with gifts – CBS News

Man blames girlfriend for manipulating him into driving to Dallas to kill her husband – Fox 4

Oak Cliff neighbor testifies he ‘made eye contact’ with James Faith’s killer – Oak Cliff Advocate

Alleged murderer charged with federal firearms offense – United States Attorney’s Office

Intimate messages show a torrid love affair between woman, man accused of killing her husband – NBC

Violent, sexual messages highlight trial of man guilty in Dallas love triangle murder plot – The Brunswick News

GoFundMe offers refunds after widow of American Airlines exec is arrested in connection with his murder – TooFab

Darrin Lopez testifies about killing James Faith: ‘It made me sick’ – Oak Cliff Advocate

After a husband is shot on his own street, police arrest his wife – and her high school boyfriend – People

Jennifer Faith sentence to life for murder for hire in husband’s death – United States Attorney’s Office

Judge sentences ‘disgusting’ woman to life in murder-for-hire plot – Daily Beast

Trial for suspect in Oak Cliff murder for hire begins Monday – Oak Cliff Advocate

How a LinkedIn message from an old flame led to a brutal murder in Oak Cliff – Oak Cliff Advocate

Woman convinced boyfriend to kill husband by faking emails to make him think she was being abused: ‘pure evil’ – People

How investigators unravelled the mystery behind the shocking murder of Jamie Faith – ABC News

Dallas woman described as “puppet master,” orchestrating husband’s murder-for-hire – CBS News

A love triangle and a deadly dog walk: convicted killer says he got played by girlfriend – and now he wants Texas Gov. Abbott’s help – NBC News

 

VIDEOS

The plot to kill Jamie Faith – 48 Hours

Boyfriend hitman murder trial: jury sees graphic messages – Court TV

Friends remember what Jamie and Jennifer Faith were like after they first met – 20/20

Neighbor recounts what happened when Jamie Faith was murdered near Dallas – 20/20

Dallas woman sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating husband’s murder – Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

 

Texas v. Darrin Ruben Lopez – Law&Crime Trials/CBS Texas

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Day Four

 

COURT DOCUMENTS

Jennifer Faith federal complaint

Jennifer Faith plea agreement

 

OTHER

James William Faith, Jr. Eulogy

March 17 2020 email from Darrin Lopez email to Jennifer Faith

March 17 2020 email from Jennifer Faith to Darrin Lopez

April 11 2020 email from Darrin Lopez to Jennifer Faith, posing as Jamie Faith

← Case 292: Monster of the Andes Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 2/2) →

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*** Content warnings: Child abuse, child victims, sexual assault ***
In the late 1970s, young girls along the Andes mountain range in Ecuador began to disappear. By 1980, the number of missing girls had reached national crisis proportions. Police feared the girls had been abducted by international child traffickers and sold into domestic and sexual slavery. That was until a vigilant market vendor spotted something out of the ordinary.

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Case 292 Monster of the Andes

*** Content warnings: Child abuse, child victims, sexual assault ***

In the late 1970s, young girls along the Andes mountain range in Ecuador began to disappear. By 1980, the number of missing girls had reached national crisis proportions. Police feared the girls had been abducted by international child traffickers and sold into domestic and sexual slavery. That was until a vigilant market vendor spotted something out of the ordinary.

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

  OTHER

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

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BOOKS

Remolina, J. (1981), El estrangulado de los Andes. Colección Enigma. Bogotá, Colombia

 

VIDEO

Pedro Lopez: The Monster of the Andes – A+E Bio

 

NEWS ARTICLES

The hands of a monster – Sunday Mirror 

Seize ‘Monster of the Andes’… – Chicago Tribune 

Monster of the Andes to soon go free – Deseret News 

The Monster of the Andes would remain free – El Tiempo 

Pedro Alonso Lopez was transferred yesterday to Espinal – El Tiempo 

They accused the Monster of the Andes of another death – El Tiempo 

Monster of the Andes sows panic in northern Ecuador – El Tiempo 

Wanted – Semana.com (6 May 2002)

The mystery of the unknown whereabouts of one of the worst serial killers – El Tiempo

 

← Case 291: David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 1/2) →

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In October of 2011, an advertisement was posted on the website Craigslist. It read: Wanted: Caretaker For Farm. Simply watch over a 688 acre patch of hilly farmland and feed a few cows. You get 300 a week and a nice 2 bedroom trailer. Someone older and single preferred but will consider all. Relocation a must. You must have a clean record and be trustworthy—this is a permanent position.

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Case 291 David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern

In October of 2011, an advertisement was posted on the website Craigslist. It read: Wanted: Caretaker For Farm. Simply watch over a 688 acre patch of hilly farmland and feed a few cows. You get 300 a week and a nice 2 bedroom trailer. Someone older and single preferred but will consider all. Relocation a must. You must have a clean record and be trustworthy—this is a permanent position.

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COURT DOCUMENTS

Richard James Beasley v State of Ohio

State v Beasley

Rafferty v Ed Sheldon

 

ARTICLES

Murder by Craigslist – The Atlantic

‘I’m supposed to be dead anyway’ – The Atlantic

The Craigslist Killers – GQ

Opening statements in Craigslist murder trial – Cleveland19

Death penalty sought for Richard Beasley, accused Craigslist killer – Cleveland.com

Craigslist murder trial: judge sentences Richard Beasley to death – The Guardian

Jury: death for ‘Craigslist killer’, Richard Beasley – BBC

‘They were candidates for death’ – Oxygen

Body found in shallow grave identified as Timothy Kern, who answered Craigslist ad – news.com.au

Craigslist ad murders: survivor testifies – Fox 8

Craigslist killer’s accomplice Brogan Rafferty loses court appeal – Akron Beacon Journal

Daughter of the Craigslist Killer on learning her father’s secret identity – Fox News

Three men mysteriously disappeared after responding to the same Craigslist job ad – True Activist

 

DOCUMENTARIES/VIDEO

Mastermind of Murder S1 E1- Victims Wanted

Monster in my Family S2 E4 – The Craigslist Killer

Scott Davis victim impact statement

← Case 290: The Crawford Family Case 292: Monster of the Andes →

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** Content warnings: Child victims ***

When a Holden belonging to Glenroy man Elmer Crawford was found at the bottom of the Loch Ard Gorge in July 1970, immediate concerns were raised for the safety of Elmer, his wife Theresa and their three children, Katherine, James and Karen. But when rescue workers gained access to the vehicle, the true extent of the mystery really unfolded.

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Case 290 The Crawford Family

*** Content warnings: Child victims ***

When a Holden belonging to Glenroy man Elmer Crawford was found at the bottom of the Loch Ard Gorge in July 1970, immediate concerns were raised for the safety of Elmer, his wife Theresa and their three children, Kathryn, James and Karen. But when rescue workers gained access to the vehicle, the true extent of the mystery really unfolded.

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BOOKS

Almost Perfect – Greg Fogarty

 

DOCUMENTARIES

Sensing Murder: Almost Perfect

 

ARTICLES

The Wreck of the Lochard – The Age, 7 June, 1878

Twisted tale of elusive family annihilator Elmer Crawford – Herald Sun, 3 December 2022

Chilling twist that could reveal hiding place of suspect in ‘darkest’ cold case – Yahoo News, 31 October 2017

Police hunt ‘evil’ dad, Elmer Crawford – Herald Sun, 11 February 2008

DNA from Texas body rules out fugitive killer Elmer Crawford – Brisbane Times, 27 August 2010

Where is Elmer Crawford? – The Age

Police still hope to close case on 1970 murder of mother and children – The Age

 

ARCHIVES

Elmer Crawford found dead? – The Age

Mystery body not Crawford – The Age

 

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Record of Inquest – Public Records Office Victoria 

Therese, Kathryn, James and Karen Crawford – $100,000 reward, Victoria Police, 2 February 2008

← Case 289: Stephen & Carol Baxter Case 291: David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern →

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When Mersea Island couple Stephen and Carol Baxter were found dead in their favourite recliner chairs in April 2023, there were no visible injuries or an obvious cause of death. Their house was immaculate, and nothing appeared to be missing. The case was initially ruled “unexplained, but not suspicious” until a few unusual discoveries were made.

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Case 289 Stephen & Carol Baxter

When Mersea Island couple Stephen and Carol Baxter were found dead in their favourite recliner chairs in April 2023, there were no visible injuries or an obvious cause of death. Their house was immaculate, and nothing appeared to be missing. The case was initially ruled “unexplained, but not suspicious” until a few unusual discoveries were made.

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COURT DOCUMENTS

Sentencing Remarks

 

VIDEOS

“Cold, calculated” killer convicted of the murder of Carol and Stephen Baxter – Essex Police

 

NEWS ARTICLES

Mersea couple found dead at home leaves community in shock – Daily Gazette

Millionaire couple found dead at their £1m Essex home ‘after carbon monoxide leak’ – The Standard 

West Mersea Stephen and Carol Baxter inquests opened – Daily Gazette

Mersea Victory Road deaths spark murder investigation – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder trial witness rules out victims’ suicide pact – Daily Gazette

The double killer who poisoned married couple in plot to steal company – and watched them die on secret camera – Independent

Mersea couple trusted murder suspected ‘completely’ court hears – Daily Gazette

West Mersea: murder suspect remains in custody over couple’s death – BBC

Mersea murder defendant ‘grossly stupid’ if he kept evidence – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder defendant’s fingerprints ‘found on fentanyl patches’ – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder suspect searched how to change voice on call – Daily Gazette

Man ‘poisoned couple with fentanyl before rewriting their will on his phone’ – Independent

D’Wit ‘had habit of popping up’ at Mersea couple’s home, court hears – Daily Gazette

Alleged fentanyl killer was like a brother to couple’s daughter, trial told – Independent

Alleged fentanyl killer was ‘weird’ and visited couple’s home every day, daughter tells court – Independent

Mersea murder suspect accused of faking identity to trick victim – Daily Gazette

Fake will was written day after millionaire couple were found dead at their home – Mirror UK

Fentanyl killer created 20 fake identities to change couple’s will before murdering them – Telegraph

The astonishing lengths fentanyl killer Luke D’Wit went to in order to ‘brainwash’ Essex couple – ITV

Mersea murder defendant accused of harming woman in February 2022 – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder defendant forged will with ‘no logic’ to it, court hears – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder trial – D’Wit accused of lying about cancer diagnosis – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder trial – Baxters gave D’Wit £1,500 in year before death – Daily Gazette

Mersea murderer took mum out for ice cream as his victims died – Daily Gazette

Character witness in Mersea murder trial speaks about suspect – Daily Gazette

Chilling voice notes of handyman, 34, who adopted 20 alter egos before poisoning couple – The Sun

Role-playing fentanyl killer Luke D’Wit one of the most dangerous we’ve faced, say Essex Police – ITV

Mersea murder trial day 4 – Ellena Baxter gives evidence – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder trial day 6 – police give evidence – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder trial day 7 – D’Wit messages read to court – Daily Gazette

Mersea murder trial – prosecution call expert witnesses – Daily Gazette 

Mersea murder trial – live updates from day 10 – Daily Gazette

Fentanyl double murderer may have been driven by desire to control, says judge – Irish News

Mersea murderer Luke D’Wit sentenced to 37-year jail term – Daily Gazette

“Cruel and senseless” killer jailed for 37 years for murdering Mersea Island husband and wife – Essex Police

IT worker found guilty of murdering married couple with fentanyl – Shropshire Star

Luke D’Wit: Fentanyl killer who poisoned millionaire couple and faked will to steal company is jailed – Yahoo News

‘I begged them to wake up’: Daughter of fentanyl-poisoned couple describes horror moment she found them dead – The Standard

‘I found Mum and Dad lifeless in their favourite chairs. Now I wonder if their fentanyl killer was drugging me too’ – Daily Mail

← Case 288: Mark Van Dongen Case 290: The Crawford Family →

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*** Content warnings: Domestic violence, suicide ***
Dutch national Mark van Dongen met South African Berlinah Wallace in 2010 in Bristol, England. After 5 years together, Mark decided he wanted to end the relationship. He finally broke it off in August 2015 when he met someone new. 

When Berlinah Wallace refused to accept Mark’s decision, she became so consumed with anger and jealousy that she did the unthinkable. Her actions lead to devastating consequences.

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Case 288 Mark Van Dongen

*** Content warnings: Domestic violence, suicide ***

Dutch national Mark van Dongen met South African Berlinah Wallace in 2010 in Bristol, England. After 5 years together, Mark decided he wanted to end the relationship. He finally broke it off in August 2015 when he met someone new. 

When Berlinah Wallace refused to accept Mark’s decision, she became so consumed with anger and jealousy that she did the unthinkable. Her actions lead to devastating consequences.

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NEWS VIDEOS

Berlinah Wallace blames Mark van Dongen in police interview – Daily Mail, Youtube

Woman cleared of murdering ex-boyfriend in acid attack… – Channel 4, Youtube (17 May 2018)

 

NEWS ARTICLES

Acid victim begged police for help weeks before attack – HuffPost (10 November 2017)

Mark van Dongen had ‘gashes on his neck and torso’ – Bristol Post (13 November 2017)

‘I told her I was leaving and she did this to me’ – Bristol Post (23 May 2018)

Updates; Father of Mark van Dongen – Bristol Post

Mark van Dongen acid attack – BBC

‘Kill me now’ acid attack led to euthanasia – The Guardian

Berlinah Wallace jailed for life for ‘sadistic’ acid attack – The Guardian

← Case 287: Half & Susanne Zantop Case 289: Stephen & Carol Baxter →

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When Half and Susanne Zantop were found brutally stabbed to death in their Etna, New Hampshire home, friends, colleagues and investigators were all at a loss to understand it.

The married couple were both beloved professors at Dartmouth College, and no one could think of a reason why someone would want to harm them. But a crucial clue left at the crime scene would lead investigators directly to some unlikely suspects: two high school students with a deadly plan…

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Case 287 Half & Susanne Zantop

When Half and Susanne Zantop were found brutally stabbed to death in their Etna, New Hampshire home, friends, colleagues and investigators were all at a loss to understand it.

The married couple were both beloved professors at Dartmouth College, and no one could think of a reason why someone would want to harm them. But a crucial clue left at the crime scene would lead investigators directly to some unlikely suspects: two high school students with a deadly plan…

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Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders – Mitchell Zuckoff and Dick Lehr

The Dartmouth Murders – Eric Francis

 

ARTICLES

The Dartmouth Murders – TruTV

Indictment in Dartmouth case outlines robbery-killing plan – New York Times

James Parker, convicted of murdering 2 Dartmouth College professors in 2001, granted parole – CBS News

Convicts who killed as juveniles to be re-sentenced as adults, N.H. court rules – Boston.com

Teenagers are sentenced for killing two professors – New York Times

Dartmouth and town reel in wake of double killing – New York Times

Police identify a suspect in Dartmouth murders – New York Times

Teenager to plead guilty as accomplice in Dartmouth killings – New York Times

Youths dreamed of adventure, but settled for killing a couple – New York Times

Arrests made in Dartmouth killings, but mystery thickens – New York Times

Boston Globe prints apology on article on murder inquiry – New York Times

Arrests of youths in Dartmouth case leave a town searching for answers – New York Times

Dartmouth professors’ anti-Nazi beliefs may have got them killed – Arizona Daily Sun

Zantop daughter: “I wish James’ family the best and hope that they are able to heal” – The Keene Sentinel

Man up for parole over 2 decades after Dartmouth professor stabbing deaths – NBC Boston

Remembrance of things past – Dartmouth Alumni Magazine

 

WEBSITE

In Memory of Half and Susanne Zantop – Dartmouth website

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After two planes struck New York City’s World Trade Center on September 11 2001, Tania Head was one of the lucky few who managed to escape from above the impact zone of the South Tower. Saved by lauded 9/11 hero Welles Crowther, Tania’s incredible and heartbreaking story of survival became an inspiration. Triumphing through trauma, she became the face of a support group called The Survivors’ Network. Yet, as Tania’s fame grew, she became uncharacteristically anxious. Was there more to her story?

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Case 286 The Survivors’ Network

After two planes struck New York City’s World Trade Center on September 11 2001, Tania Head was one of the lucky few who managed to escape from above the impact zone of the South Tower.

Saved by lauded 9/11 hero Welles Crowther, Tania’s incredible and heartbreaking story of survival became an inspiration. Triumphing through trauma, she became the face of a support group called The Survivors’ Network. Yet, as Tania’s fame grew, she became uncharacteristically anxious. Was there more to her story?

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BOOKS

The Woman Who Wasn’t There: The true story of the fraud that shocked America – Robin Gaby Fisher & Angelo Guglielmo Jr

 

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

An amazing woman and her smile – Daily News, Sept 7 2006

Remembering a hero in a red bandana – The Journal News, Sept 7 2006

FDNY pays tribute to 9/11 hero – The Journal News, Dec 16 2006

 

ARTICLES

The man in the red bandana – CNN

Touching 9/11 tribute to Welles Crowther, selfless hero, before Central Florida-Boston College game – Daily News

Haunting thoughts chill 9/11 survivors – New York Post

In a 9/11 survival tale, the pieces just don’t fit – The New York Times

Schuylkill County native had connection to one of the biggest lies about 9/11 – The Morning Call 

‘It spiraled out of control’: The fantasists who pretended to be 9/11 survivors – Independent

She wasn’t there – New York Post

The woman who hijacked 9/11 – Daily Mail

The amazing, untrue story of a Sept. 11 survivor – NPR

My relationship with the fake 9/11 survivor – Huff Post

Marid newspaper reveals more details about Alicia Esteve Head – La Vanguardia

The 9/11 pretender at the center of ‘the woman who wasn’t there’ – IndieWire

Tall tales: a towering lie – The Sydney Morning Herald

The fantasist of 9/11 – Daily Mail

The brief return of the ‘the woman who wasn’t there’ – The New York Times

‘She wasn’t there.’ In 2007, Tania Head’s web of lies started to fall apart – Mamamia

Where is Tania Head, the woman who faked being a 9/11 survivor, now? – Yahoo

 

VIDEOS

9/11 Never Forget: Alison Crowther interview – Tunnel to Towers Foundation

The Woman Who Wasn’t There

The 11th September Fake Victim – Real Stories

 

OTHER

Remembering the ‘man in the red bandana’ – 9/11 Memorial & Museum

Welles’ story – Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust

About Alicia (Tania) Head, alleged WTC 9/11 imposter – Survivors Guidelines

Archive of The World Trade Centre Survivors’ Network website

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*** Content warnings: Domestic violence ***

When freelance writer Louise Ellis disappeared after leaving her Ottawa home on April 22 1995, the person leading the search for her was her devoted partner, Brett Morgan. But Brett’s criminal background made investigators suspicious and he found himself feeling more like a suspect than a victim.

When he was approached by an aspiring private investigator named Marie Parent, the case suddenly took a very different turn…

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Case 285 Louise Ellis

*** Content warnings: Domestic violence ***

When freelance writer Louise Ellis disappeared after leaving her Ottawa home on April 22 1995, the person leading the search for her was her devoted partner, Brett Morgan. But Brett’s criminal background made investigators suspicious and he found himself feeling more like a suspect than a victim.

When he was approached by an aspiring private investigator named Marie Parent, the case suddenly took a very different turn…

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DOCUMENTS

v. Morgan (B.) (1997), 60 O.T.C. 376 (GD)

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v. Morgan (B.) (1997), 61 O.T.C. 51 (GD)

v. Morgan (B.) (1997), 61 O.T.C. 161 (GD)

R. v. Morgan (B.) (1997), 60 O.T.C. 299 (GD)

 

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Woman’s killer gets 10 years – Edmonton Journal

It was her time, accused said – Edmonton Journal

Ottawa woman vanishes in Gatineau Hills – The Ottawa Citizen

Police search secluded lot – The Ottawa Citizen

Searchers fail to find woman – The Ottawa Citizen

Distraught boyfriend mounts a lone search for missing Ottawa woman – The Ottawa Citizen

He knew he’d be a suspect – The Ottawa Citizen

Ellis possessions pawned by Morgan – The Ottawa Citizen

Few samples sought from victim’s car, court told – The Ottawa Citizen

An undefeated spirit – The Ottawa Citizen

Ellis’s husband unnerved private eye – The Ottawa Citizen

A deadly romance, Crown says – The Ottawa Citizen

Morgan guilty of murder – The Ottawa Citizen

Private eye felt Morgan hiding truth – The Ottawa Citizen

‘Unusual’ articles found in car, slaying victim’s sister testifies – The Ottawa Citizen

Woman’s nightmare came true – The Ottawa Citizen

Suspect led police to girlfriend’s body – The Gazette

Morgan paid man to write bad cheques – The Ottawa Citizen

A stormy year – The Ottawa Citizen

Murder trial hears evidence of financial affairs – The Ottawa Citizen

Police had trouble telling Ellis bones from pine branches – The Ottawa Citizen

Morgan owed Ellis ‘a lot of money’, witness testifies – The Ottawa Citizen

Distraught Morgan tried to kill himself, court hears – The Ottawa Citizen

Friend suspicious about phone call after disappearance of Louise Ellis – The Ottawa Citizen

Louise Ellis remembered as passionate, spiritual – The Ottawa Citizen

Remains confirmed as those of Ellis – The Ottawa Citizen

Police ignored other suspects, murder trial told – The Ottawa Citizen

Morgan told CBC-TV reporter he hired detectives, inquest told – The Ottawa Citizen

Crown targets bad cheques in Ellis case – The Ottawa Citizen

Morgan did poor search for wife, court hears – The Ottawa Citizen

Bank transactions made Morgan murder suspect – The Ottawa Citizen

‘This relationship will either kill me or cure me’ – The Ottawa Citizen

Officers watched murder accused take up new romance – The Ottawa Citizen

Brush hid stolen Jeep, witness testifies – The Ottawa Citizen

Friend thought Louise Ellis was visiting former partner – The Ottawa Citizen

‘I didn’t kill Louise’ – The Ottawa Citizen

 

ARTICLES

Mother of four tells how she turned sleuth to catch a killer and solve an Ottawa murder – National Post

The story behind the story – brendamissen.com

 

DOCUMENTARIES

The case of Louise Ellis – Murder She Solved

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*** Content warnings: Animal cruelty, gun violence ***

43-year-old Graham Backhouse lived a peaceful life with his wife and children on Widden Hill Farm in Horton, England. But in 1984, a campaign of harassment directed at Graham left him fearing for his safety. 

When his wife Margaret Backhouse becomes the victim of a targeted attack, investigators consider who could have a motive to hurt the loving couple. The focus soon turns on a neighbour, Colyn Beadle-Taylor, but all is not what it seems.

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Case 284 Widden Hill Farm

*** Content warnings: Animal cruelty, gun violence ***

43-year-old Graham Backhouse lived a peaceful life with his wife and children on Widden Hill Farm in Horton, England. But in 1984, a campaign of harassment directed at Graham left him fearing for his safety. 

When his wife Margaret Backhouse becomes the victim of a targeted attack, investigators consider who could have a motive to hurt the loving couple. The focus soon turns on a neighbour, Colyn Beadle-Taylor, but all is not what it seems.

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ARCHIVED NEWS ARTICLES

Farmer’s wife hurt in car blast drama – Birmingham Mail 

Vendetta bomb rocks a village – Western Daily Press 

Secrecy rules in village of fear – Sunday Times 

Neighbour is found shot dead at farm – Leicester Daily Mercury 

The Curse of Bomb Feud Farm – Daily Mirror

Police guard farm couple – Bristol Evening Post 

Scarred face of bomb feud victim – Daily Mirror 

Feud farm girl quizzed: I’m no car bomber – Sunday Mirror

Debt ridden farmer tried to blow up wife – Daily Mirror 

Farmer ‘blew up wife to collect insurance cash’ – Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) 

Shot man ‘may have been lying on floor’ – Leicester Daily Mercury

Letters deceit of ‘car bomb’ farmer – Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) 

Farmer trial told: there was no feud – Leicester Daily Mercury 

Neighbour’s fatal visit – Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) 

My secret love for blonde shepherdess – Daily Mirror 

The farmer’s fling – LIverpool Echo 

Man predicted own murder, court told – Liverpool Echo 

Neighbour was shot in self-defence’ – Leicester Mercury 

How the perfect murder went wrong – Newcastle Evening Chronicle 

Evil Farmer jailed – Newcastle Journal 

Life sentence for farmer… – The Times 

The village left stunned by murder – Western Daily Press 

Jail for a wicked farmer – Evening Post 

The evil of Graham Backhouse – Western Daily Press

 

VIDEOS

Countryside Killing: Graham Backhouse – Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence, Season 2, Episode 4

The blood trail – Forensic Files, Season 2, Episode 6

Hate Campaign – Indelible Evidence, Season 1, Episode 1, BBC

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When Dutch friends Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon set out for a six-week adventure in Panama in 2014, they were ready for the trip of a lifetime. But after failing to show up for a planned tour in the mountain town of Boquete, search parties sprung into action.

Had the two young women gotten lost while hiking the popular Pianista trail, or was something more sinister at play?

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Case 283 Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon

When Dutch friends Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon set out for a six-week adventure in Panama in 2014, they were ready for the trip of a lifetime. But after failing to show up for a planned tour in the mountain town of Boquete, search parties sprung into action.

Had the two young women gotten lost while hiking the popular Pianista trail, or was something more sinister at play?

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WEBSITES

Search for missing girls in Panama 

Find Lisanne & Kris 

Answers for Kris 

Diary entries of Kris and Lisanne 

Interviews with Kris and Lisanne’s parents 

Items Uncovered: Backpack & Contents Analysis – Imperfect Plan

 

VIDEOS

Lost in the Wild – Hike into Hell 

News from Dutch investigators – AVROTROS 

Dutch reporter in Panama, interview with tour guide F – NOS

Interview with Lisanne Froon’s brother Martijn and uncle Jan

Peter Froon – “We will stay here in Panama until you have been found, as long as it takes – AVROTROS 

Interview with Hans & Roelie Kremers – Vermist 

Lisanne Froon – Break Free

 

ONLINE ARTICLES

Timeline of Kris and Lisanne’s search – TVN

Man advised ‘tired’ Kris and Lisanne to take a taxi – AD

Dutch players will wear bracelets in support of Lisanne and Kris – TVN

20,000 Euros for Kris and Lisanne – NOS

Report confirms that Dutch women were not on the mountain – TNV

Rescue experts admit failures in Dutch case – TNV

The Lost girls of Panama: The Full Story – The Daily Beast

Did a Serial Killer Stalk the Lost Girls of Panama? – The Daily Beast 

The Lost Girls, the Bones, and the Man in the Panama Morgue – The Daily Beast

Murderous Vacations: Serial Killers Stalking the Panama Highlands – The Daily Beast

How do you live without hope – NRC

What do the bones tell us? – Jürgen Snoeren

Parents of Dutch women dissatisfied after new findings – TVN

Lawyer: path is not for Dutch women to get lost – TVN

Taxi driver investigated in Dutch case dies – TVN 

Rescue team was close to missing Kris and Lisanne in Panama – NOS

Family: Kris and Lisanne probably died in an accident – NOS

‘Hopefully the conclusion will contribute to processing’ – NOS

Two girls who never came home again – NOS

Lisanne Froon buried on Friday – RTV Utrecht 

Many questions remain about their fate – NOS

Suspicion of Panama crime strengthened by family – The Algemeen Dagblad 

Working out all night for missing Kris and Lisanne – The Algemeen Dagblad 

When you talk about them, you do something for them – NRC

‘Rescue team could not save the lives of Kris and Lisanne‘ – Tubantia 

The Daily Beast series about two Dutch girls, Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, is revisited in a new book, “Lost In The Jungle,” by authors Marja West and Jürgen Snoeren – The Daily Beast

← Case 282: April Tinsley Case 284: Widden Hill Farm →

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*** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault ***

In 2004, several young girls around Fort Wayne, Indiana received handwritten letters threatening that they would be the next victim of a child killer.
Authorities were immediately concerned. DNA from the letters matched samples they had stored from an unsolved crime that was committed more than a decade earlier – the murder of eight-year-old April Tinsley.

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Case 282 April Tinsley

*** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault ***

In 2004, several young girls around Fort Wayne, Indiana received handwritten letters threatening that they would be the next victim of a child killer.

Authorities were immediately concerned. DNA from the letters matched samples they had stored from an unsolved crime that was committed more than a decade earlier – the murder of eight-year-old April Tinsley.

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BOOKS

Unsolved Child Murders: Eighteen American Cases 1956 – 1998 – Emily Thompson

 

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

Body of missing girl found – The Reporter-Times, April 5 1988

Officials say 8-year-old girl was murdered – The Herald, April 5 1988

Autopsy shows girl was raped, suffocated – Muncie Evening Press, April 6 1988

Fort Wayne man quizzed about death of 8-year-old girl – The Indianapolis Star, April 12 1988

Police arrest Indiana man, but not for crime in question – The Herald, April 13 1988

Child’s death spurs community group action in Fort Wayne – The Tribune, May 27 1988

DNA tests: no foreign matter on dead girl – Journal and Courier, Oct 6 1988

Coroner draws parallels between deaths of two Fort Wayne girls two years apart – The Courier-Journal, June 16 1990

Police seek help on 1988 murder of 8-year-old girl – The Herald, Sept 19 2006

Notes found in 2004 may help solve 1988 murder – The South Bend Tribune, Sept 20 2006

The search finally ends – Journal and Courier, July 22 2018

 

ARTICLES

Inside the horrific murder of eight-year-old April Tinsley and the 30-year search for her killer – All That’s Interesting

Indiana mom remains hopeful for justice in 1988 murder case – AP News

DNA match leads to arrest in 1988 rape and murder of Indiana girl after decades of taunts from killer – Time

April Tinsley’s murder: this is how cops say they solved the 30-year-old cold case – Law & Crime

Who killed April Tinsley? Catching the monster in Fort Wayne – The Crime Wire

Child-killer taunted investigators for 30 years with disturbing notes. DNA ends the mystery of who did it, police say – CNN

FBI joins hunt for killer who leaves taunting notes – CNN

Sick, twisted taunts haunted Fort Wayne until arrest was made in April Tinsley Murder – IndyStar

Child-killer who left threatening messages arrested three decades on thanks to DNA testing – Nine News

How controversial DNA technology helped solved the April Tinsley cold case – IndyStar

How a genealogist helped police crack an infamous 30-year-old cold case – CBS News

DNA evidence credited for arrest in April Tinsley’s 1988 killing – IndyStar

Two girls murdered within two years, one sure killer and one only possible – The Journal Gazette

Who killed April Tinsley? Longtime suspect John D. Miller pleads guilty to girl’s 1988 murder – IndyStar

Who is John Miller? – Wane News

Tinsley detectives reveal new details about case, suspect – Wane News

How DNA led to arrest in cold-case killing of Indiana 8-year-old after it ‘haunted the community for 30 years’ – ABC News

Cold case victim’s family, who waited 30 years for justice, attends suspected killer’s court appearance – ABC News

Man who killed 8-year-old in 1988 sentenced to 80 years in prison by Fort Wayne court – IndyStar

Tinsley killer gets 80 year prison sentence – WBOI News

Mother: 80 years in prison ‘not enough’ for April Tinsley’s killer – Wane.com

April Tinsley’s mom to man who allegedly murdered her daughter: ‘I want to be the last face he sees’ – Law & Crime

April’s memory still lives on for many – The Journal Gazette

April’s mom wants death penalty – The Journal Gazette

April Tinsley – the little girl who was nearly forgotten – The True Crime Edition

Where is John D. Miller Now? – The Cinemaholic

Where is Janet Tinsley Today? – The Cinemaholic

 

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Affidavit for probable cause

 

VIDEOS

On the case with Paula Zahn – Season 17 Episode 1

The Genetic Detective S1 E4 – The Deadly Playdate

Evidence in Tinsley cold case released – Wane 15 News

 

OTHER

Cold Case Heats Up: Help Solve 1988 Murder – FBI (part one, part two, part three)

← Case 281: Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman Case 283: Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon →

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*** Content warnings: Racial violence, sexual assault ***

In June of 2020, London social worker Bibaa Henry decided to celebrate her 46th birthday with a picnic at scenic Fryent Country Park. Celebrations continued late into the night, until Bibaa and her younger sister Nicole Smallman were the only partygoers remaining. When both failed to return home the following day, their family was quick to raise the alarm. Their search would lead to a teenager who believed he’d made a deal with the Devil…

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Case 281 Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman

*** Content warnings: Racial violence, sexual assault ***

In June of 2020, London social worker Bibaa Henry decided to celebrate her 46th birthday with a picnic at scenic Fryent Country Park. Celebrations continued late into the night until Bibaa and her younger sister Nicole Smallman were the only partygoers remaining.

When both failed to return home the following day, their family was quick to raise the alarm. Their search would lead to a teenager who believed he’d made a deal with the Devil…

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ARTICLES

Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry murders ‘devastating’ – BBC

Wembley stabbing: sisters pictured dancing with fairy lights before double murder in London park – Independent

Smiling sisters dance together in a park – hours later they are both found dead – The Mirror

‘Piercing scream’ heard on night two sisters were stabbed to death, court told– The Standard

Passer-by spotted bodies of murdered sisters lying in park the day before police discovered them – The Daily Mail

Wembley double murder: Two sisters stabbed to death in park were ‘killed by a stranger’ – The Standard

Wembley ‘murder’: Friend describes ‘dread’ after sisters didn’t return home after birthday party – My London

Wembley park stabbings: Boyfriend screamed after finding sisters’ bodies – BBC

Boyfriend ‘screamed and fell to knees before bodies of partner and sister’ – Central Fife Times

Worried friends found murdered sisters in Fryent Park hedge – Harrow Times

Jury sees moment teenager ‘bought knife from Asda that he used to stab two sisters, 27 and 46, to death – The Daily Mail

Teenager appears in court over ‘unprovoked and random’ killing of two sisters – Express and Star

Met PCs suspended over photos of double murder scene – BBC

Wembley park murders: PCs ‘took selfies next to sisters’ dead bodies’ – BBC

Satanic forums visited by a killer uncovered – BBC

Facebook just booted a Satanist accused of inspiring a man to kill 2 women – Vice

Wembley park stabbing deaths: Sisters killed in ‘sacrificial deal’ – BBC 

Wembley park stabbings: Shovel found in accused killer’s wardrobe, jury told – BBC

Wembley park stabbings: Accused ‘bought lottery tickets after killing sisters’ – BBC

Danyal Hussein: A teenage murderer with far-right links – BBC

Haunting images of dancing sisters on night they died shown in court – Shropshire Star

Teenager jailed for life after murdering sisters in his satanic lottery blood pact – Berkshire Live

Teen Satanist Danyal Hussein looked at dead body pics and put on anti-terror plan before murdering sisters in demon pact – The Sun

One in billion DNA match links teenager to sisters’ murder in Kingsbury, court told – Kilburn Times

Distraught mum blasts ‘deluded’ Danyal Hussein – The Sun

Bibaa and Nicole: The life after death of two sisters – BBC

Wembley park stabbings: Danyal Hussein guilty of murdering sisters – BBC

Wembley park killings: Danyal Hussein jailed for life for murdering sisters – BBC

Danyal Hussein: Teenager who killed sisters in Wembley park found guilty of double murder – The Standard

Danyal Hussein: Teenage Satanist jailed for life for murder of sisters in Wembley – The Standard

Inside twisted life of Satanist killer Danyal Hussein – The Sun

Facebook and Instagram remove ‘magician’ who incited murder – BBC

Key events in the murders of sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry – Shropshire Star

Satanic double murder victims’ mother and Labour MP demand Apple and other tech giants hand over ‘dangerous’ suspects’ data – The Daily Mail

Met officers guilty of misconduct after sharing photos of murdered sisters – The Guardian

Metropolitan police failed family of murdered sisters, watchdog finds – The Guardian

Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman: Met apologises on anniversary of murders – BBC

Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman: Met Police apologise to family of murdered sisters – BBC

Sarah Everard: How Wayne Couzens planned her murder – BBC

Mina Smallman: ‘I know what Sarah Everard’s parents are experiencing’ – BBC

Mother of murdered sisters tells of zeal for life of her ‘girls’ – The Guardian

Killer cult that hates women – The Mirror

Mother of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman says race means their deaths weren’t taken seriously – Independent

‘You have to let the anger go’ – The Guardian

Murdered sisters’ mum slams ‘media bias reporting on two dead Black girls’ – My London

Where is the outrage for Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry? – Grazia

 

DOCUMENTS

R v Lewis Jaffer

Criminal Sentence – Danyal Hussein

Our response to issues raised by the crimes of Wayne Couzens – Metropolitan Police

 

DOCUMENTARIES

Two Daughters – BBC

 

WEBSITES

Murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman – Wikipedia

← Case 280: The Stockton Arsonist Case 282: April Tinsley →

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*** Content warnings: Animal cruelty ***

On a hot summer’s day in 1989, a father and son travelling through Stockton, California, discover a VHS tape left by the side of a road. When they take it home and decide to watch it, they make a disturbing discovery. The tape contains footage of a house burning to the ground and was apparently filmed by the arsonist who lit the fire.

When investigators looking into the tape hit a series of dead ends, they enlist the help of popular television series Unsolved Mysteries, and the case becomes known as that of the infamous Stockton Arsonist.

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Case 280 The Stockton Arsonist

*** Content warnings: Animal cruelty ***

On a hot summer’s day in 1989, a father and son travelling through Stockton, California, discover a VHS tape left by the side of a road. When they take it home and decide to watch it, they make a disturbing discovery. The tape contains footage of a house burning to the ground and was apparently filmed by the arsonist who lit the fire.

When investigators looking into the tape hit a series of dead ends, they enlist the help of popular television series Unsolved Mysteries, and the case becomes known as that of the infamous Stockton Arsonist.

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Research & writing – Erin Munro

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NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Arsonist transforms anti-growth view into fiery message on SF peninsula – The Sacramento Bee

Suspected arsonist leaves video clues in house fire – The Danville News

Hunt narrows for site of videotaped arson fire – The Sacramento Bee

 

ONLINE ARTICLES

Video tape believed to reveal satanic arson fire – UPI

The Redwood City Arsonist – twitter.com/g3thaunted

Stockton Arsonist

California in Brief: Teens arrested in videotaped blaze – Los Angeles Times

Suspected videotape arsonists arrested – UPI

 

VIDEO/AUDIO

Unsolved Mysteries – season 3, episode 1

Stockton Arsonist Tape

← Case 279: Zebb Quinn Case 281: Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman →

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In early January 2000, residents of Asheville, North Carolina were told to be on the lookout for 18-year-old Zebb Quinn after he failed to return home after finishing his shift at Wal-Mart. A co-worker of Zebb’s, Robert Jason Owens, claimed that Zebb had sped off after receiving a mysterious message on his pager. 

Two weeks later, an unexpected breakthrough in the case presents some bizarre clues. But as twist after twist emerges, the prevailing question remains - did Zebb Quinn leave of his own accord, or was he the victim of foul play?

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Case 279 Zebb Quinn

In early January 2000, residents of Asheville, North Carolina, were told to be on the lookout for 18-year-old Zebb Quinn after he failed to return home after finishing his shift at Wal-Mart. A co-worker of Zebb’s, Robert Jason Owens, claimed that Zebb had sped off after receiving a mysterious message on his pager. 

Two weeks later, an unexpected breakthrough in the case presents some bizarre clues. But as twist after twist emerges, the prevailing question remains – did Zebb Quinn leave of his own accord, or was he the victim of foul play?

CREDITS

 

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COURT RECORDS

State of North Carolina VS Robert Jason Owens

Jason Owen’s written “confession” – Buncombe County DA via X

 

VIDEOS

A Good Kid: The 22 Year Murder Mystery of Zebb Quinn

 

ONLINE ARTICLES

The Vanishing – Spin 

The Disturbing Disappearance Of 18-Year-Old Zebb Quinn And The Series Of Bizarre Clues Left Behind – All That’s Interesting

Warrant details Zebb Quinn-related search at Leicester property – Citizen-Times

In teen murder plea deal, defense claims love triangle motive; prosecutors skeptical – Citizen Times

Buncombe Co. man admits to killing, dismembering pregnant TV chef, husband – WACH Fox 57 

Compassion, Empathy May Have Led to Murders of ‘Food Network Star’ Contestant and Husband, Say Friends – People 

Food Network finalist, husband killed; neighbor charged – USA Today

911 transcripts with ties to Codd murder case reveal fear – WCNC

Mother of missing 18-year-old addresses deaths of couple – WYFF4

Murder suspect had troubled criminal history – Citizen-Times

Man admits killing Food Network contestant and husband, burning bodies in wood stove – CBS News

 

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Buncombe family trying to find missing teen – Asheville Citizen Times 

Missing Buncombe teenager’s car found – Asheville Citizen Times

Police, family puzzled by Arden teen’s disappearance – Asheville Citizen Times

Mom: Quinn clues wanted – Asheville Citizen Times

Mom aches for missing son Zebb – Asheville Citizen Times 

Investigations continue in disappearances of 3 area men – Hickory Daily Record

A mother pleads: Where is my son? – Asheville Citizen Times 

Lipstick drawing, pager messages, puppy all part of case – Asheville Citizen Times 

Authorities, family remain baffled at disappearance – Asheville Citizen Times

Quinn: Family wants answers year after disappearance – Asheville Citizen Times

Missing: James Spivey’s loved ones still hope he’ll come home – Asheville Citizen Times

Buncombe man hurt in wreck as he flees police – Asheville Citizen Times

High speed chase suspect arrested – Asheville Citizen Times

Cadets treat mother of missing man – Asheville Citizen Times

Police release tape in case of teen’s disappearance four years ago – Asheville Citizen Times

Police shoot video in search of Quinn disappearance clues – Asheville Citizen Times

New search made for vanished Quinn – Asheville Citizen Times

Cold case revisited – Asheville Citizen Times

Quinn: Family hopes for closure – Asheville Citizen Times

Boyle: Mothers anguish could be erased with one tip – Asheville Citizen Times

Parent seeks easing of a nightmare – Asheville Citizen Times

Officer adopted pup in victims car – Asheville Citizen Times

Slayings – Asheville Citizen Times

 

WEBSITES

The Charley Project – Zebb Wayne Quinn

← Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 2/2) Case 280: The Stockton Arsonist →

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*** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault ***

[Part 2 of 2]
Colin Ross maintained his innocence for the murder of Alma Tirtschke right up until his execution. Could he have been telling the truth?

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Case 278 Alma Tirtschke

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[Part 2 of 2]

Colin Ross maintained his innocence for the murder of Alma Tirtschke right up until his execution. Could he have been telling the truth?

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BOOKS

The Gun Alley Tragedy – Thomas Brennan

Gun Alley: Murder, Lies and Failure of Justice – Kevin Morgan

Great Australian Mysteries – John Pinkney

 

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

Diabolical crime. Girl aged 12 murdered. Body found in city lane. No clue to perpetrator – The Age, Jan 2 1922

Victorian murder. Alma Tirtschke’s death. Problem for police – The Sun, Jan 3 1922

Funeral of the victim. Sympathy of schoolmates – The Argus, Jan 4 1922

Gun Alley murder. Dastardly Melbourne crime. Graphic story of arrest – The Daily News, Jan 13 1922

Alma Tirtschke. Gun Alley crime. Alleged admission by accused – The Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 26 1922

The city tragedy. Evidence at inquest. Further amazing testimony. Another witness alleges confession. A circumstantial story. How the child’s clothes were disposed of. Ross committed for murder – The Age, Jan 27 1922

Melbourne murder. Death of Alma Tirtschke. Further revolting evidence of doings in wine shop. Ross committed to trial – Daily Examiner, Jan 27 1922

Ross for trial. Gun Alley murder. More startling evidence. Alleged confession in gaol – The Daily Telegraph, Jan 27 1922

Gun-Alley murder. Fresh evidence. The cafe at midnight. Colin Ross on trial – The Daily Telegraph, Feb 21 1922

Gun-Alley murder. Evidence for the defence – The Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 24 1922

Gun-Alley murder. Ross’s fate in jury’s hands. Four hours deliberation. Agreement not reached. Jury kept overnight. Court resumes this morning – The Age, Feb 25 1922

Gun-Alley murder. New evidence for the defence – The Sydney Morning Herald, March 17 1922

Ross’s appeal. New evidence outlined. A woman’s story. Was it known before? – The Argus, March 17 1922

Colin Ross’s last desperate throw fails – The Sun, March 20 1922

Dismissed. Gun Alley murder. Colin Ross appeal – The Maitland Weekly Mercury, March 25 1922

Was it the awakening smile of innocence that wrought the doom of Alma Tirtschke? – Smith’s Weekly, April 1 1922

Ross dies. Alma Tirtschke’s death avenged. Scene at execution. Protests his innocence until the last – The Sun, April 24 1922

Strangler of the Eastern Arcade – The Mail, Dec 3 1949

How lynch-mob hysteria hanged the wrong man – The Age, March 5 2000

The girl in Gun Alley – The Sydney Morning Herald, April 5 2000

 

ARTICLES

Wrong man hanged – The Age

Pardon not enough, murdered girl’s relative says – ABC

Ross cleared of murder nearly 90 years ago – The Age

Home-grown Holmes judged less than perfect – The Age

The curious case of the librarian and the detective – The Age

Executed man pardoned 86 years too late – 9News

 

COURT DOCUMENTS

Colin Cambell Ross [2007] VSC 572 (20 December 2007)

 

OTHER

Who killed Alma Tirtschke? – Museum of Lost

Gun Alley Murder: Posthumous Pardon – Parliament of Victoria

← Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 1/2) Case 279: Zebb Quinn →

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*** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault ***

[Part 1 of 2]
When 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke failed to return home after running an errand for her family, they were immediately concerned. Alma was a dutiful child who did what she was told and respected her elders.

Alma’s final movements were retraced to an infamous saloon in the heart of Melbourne and its problematic owner, a man named Colin Ross.

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Case 278 Alma Tirtschke

*** Content Warning: Child victim, sexual assault ***

[Part 1 of 2]

When 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke failed to return home after running an errand for her family, they were immediately concerned. Alma was a dutiful child who did what she was told and respected her elders.

Alma’s final movements were retraced to an infamous saloon in the heart of Melbourne and its problematic owner, a man named Colin Ross.

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BOOKS

The Gun Alley Tragedy – Thomas Brennan

Gun Alley: Murder, Lies and Failure of Justice – Kevin Morgan

Great Australian Mysteries – John Pinkney

 

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

Diabolical crime. Girl aged 12 murdered. Body found in city lane. No clue to perpetrator – The Age, Jan 2 1922

Victorian murder. Alma Tirtschke’s death. Problem for police – The Sun, Jan 3 1922

Funeral of the victim. Sympathy of schoolmates – The Argus, Jan 4 1922

Gun Alley murder. Dastardly Melbourne crime. Graphic story of arrest – The Daily News, Jan 13 1922

Alma Tirtschke. Gun Alley crime. Alleged admission by accused – The Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 26 1922

The city tragedy. Evidence at inquest. Further amazing testimony. Another witness alleges confession. A circumstantial story. How the child’s clothes were disposed of. Ross committed for murder – The Age, Jan 27 1922

Melbourne murder. Death of Alma Tirtschke. Further revolting evidence of doings in wine shop. Ross committed to trial – Daily Examiner, Jan 27 1922

Ross for trial. Gun Alley murder. More startling evidence. Alleged confession in gaol – The Daily Telegraph, Jan 27 1922

Gun-Alley murder. Fresh evidence. The cafe at midnight. Colin Ross on trial – The Daily Telegraph, Feb 21 1922

Gun-Alley murder. Evidence for the defence – The Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 24 1922

Gun-Alley murder. Ross’s fate in jury’s hands. Four hours deliberation. Agreement not reached. Jury kept overnight. Court resumes this morning – The Age, Feb 25 1922

Gun-Alley murder. New evidence for the defence – The Sydney Morning Herald, March 17 1922

Ross’s appeal. New evidence outlined. A woman’s story. Was it known before? – The Argus, March 17 1922

Colin Ross’s last desperate throw fails – The Sun, March 20 1922

Dismissed. Gun Alley murder. Colin Ross appeal – The Maitland Weekly Mercury, March 25 1922

Was it the awakening smile of innocence that wrought the doom of Alma Tirtschke? – Smith’s Weekly, April 1 1922

Ross dies. Alma Tirtschke’s death avenged. Scene at execution. Protests his innocence until the last – The Sun, April 24 1922

Strangler of the Eastern Arcade – The Mail, Dec 3 1949

How lynch-mob hysteria hanged the wrong man – The Age, March 5 2000

The girl in Gun Alley – The Sydney Morning Herald, April 5 2000

 

ARTICLES

Wrong man hanged – The Age

Pardon not enough, murdered girl’s relative says – ABC

Ross cleared of murder nearly 90 years ago – The Age

Home-grown Holmes judged less than perfect – The Age

The curious case of the librarian and the detective – The Age

Executed man pardoned 86 years too late – 9News

 

COURT DOCUMENTS

Colin Cambell Ross [2007] VSC 572 (20 December 2007)

 

OTHER

Who killed Alma Tirtschke? – Museum of Lost

Gun Alley Murder: Posthumous Pardon – Parliament of Victoria

← Case 277: Linda Slaten Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 2/2) →

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, domestic violence ***

Jeff and Tim Slaten woke on the morning of Friday, September 4 1981, to find their home teeming with police. Their mother, Linda, had been raped and murdered during the night. Neither brother heard a thing, and despite the killer having left pivotal evidence behind, it quickly became clear that this wasn’t an open-and-shut case.

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Case 277 Linda Slaten

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, domestic violence ***

Jeff and Tim Slaten woke on the morning of Friday, September 4 1981, to find their home teeming with police. Their mother, Linda, had been raped and murdered during the night.

Neither brother heard a thing, and despite the killer having left pivotal evidence behind, it quickly became clear that this wasn’t an open-and-shut case.

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ARTICLES

Police detective searching for a mother’s killer – The Ledger

Detective believes dead inmate was girl’s killer in ‘81 – Herald-Tribune

Law enforcement icon helped forge path in Lakeland – The Ledger

Linda Slaten’s sons: “We wanna know who killed our mom” – CBS News

Brothers hope to find out who killed their mother – The Ledger

Brothers still ache over mom’s killing – The Ledger

Decades-long search for Florida mom’s killer ends with arrest of son’s childhood football coach – CBS News

Man indicted in 1981 murder pleads guilty, faces life in prison – The Ledger

Face of a killer – The U.S Sun

Single mom was found strangled to death with hanger in 1981 and now cops believe her son’s former football coach killed her – Oxygen True Crime

She was murdered 38 years ago. Her son’s football coach is now charged based on DNA – Tampa Bay Times

Son’s coach ID’d as Florida mom’s killer decades after her murder – WTOP News

Linda Slaten murder: what happened to Joseph Clinton Mills? – Vizaca

38 years later: former youth football coach charged with murder, sexual battery in Lakeland mom’s death – ABC Action News

‘You can’t die and burn in hell fast enough’: brothers confront man who killed their mom in 1981 – Yahoo News

‘Why’d you take my mama?’: victim’s sons confront Florida man sentenced in 1981 murder – Wesh

A single mother was killed in 1981. Her son’s youth football coach is now a suspect – CNN

Mom was found sexually assaulted, killed in 1981 – and DNA allegedly links son’s ex-football coach – People

Lakeland man sentenced to life in nearly 4 decade-old cold case – WTSP

Boy hands photo on bedroom wall; doesn’t know its his mother’s killer – Yahoo

Lakeland cold case to be featured on CBS’s ‘48 Hours’ – The Ledger

How a DNA database’s new policy is changing police access and could hinder solving cold cases – ABC News

 

VIDEOS

The Betrayal of Linda Slaten – 48 Hours

Unthinkable Betrayal – On The Case With Paula Zahn

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May 3 1991, was a typical Friday for 58-year-old Margaret Penny. In the afternoon, she visited the Old London Coiffure in the heart of Portland, Victoria, for her weekly hair appointment with 49-year-old Claire Acocks. But when the two women are found stabbed to death in the salon’s shampoo room, the Portland rumour mill goes into overdrive. 

Who could be motivated to commit such a brazen and vicious crime in the middle of the day, in the busiest part of town? And who was the “horrible man” with a hatred of hairdressers who had tormented Claire in the weeks before the crime? 

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Elsha McGill   
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas
Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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Case 276 Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny

May 3 1991, was a typical Friday for 58-year-old Margaret Penny. In the afternoon, she visited the Old London Coiffure in the heart of Portland, Victoria, for her weekly hair appointment with 49-year-old Claire Acocks. But when the two women are found stabbed to death in the salon’s shampoo room, the Portland rumour mill goes into overdrive. 

Who could be motivated to commit such a brazen and vicious crime in the middle of the day, in the busiest part of town? And who was the “horrible man” with a hatred of hairdressers who had tormented Claire in the weeks before the crime?

CREDITS

 

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  EPISODE

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

  MUSIC

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

  OTHER

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

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RESOURCES

 

COURT DOCUMENTS

Coronial inquest into the deaths of Margaret Penny & Claire Acocks

 

BOOKS

Horrible Man – Sinister Secrets & Truths Untold: The Portland Hair Salon Murders – Leonie Wallace

 

VIDEOS

The Portland Murders – 60 Minutes

 

ARTICLES

Killings of Margaret Penny and Claire Acocks chill Portland’s sea breezes – The Age

The mystery of the Old London: murders that changed a town – The Age

Shocking Portland murders of Claire Acocks and Margaret Penny remain unsolved despite a stunning new breakthrough – Herald Sun 

Wife denies affair with murder suspect – 9News

Portland hairdresser murder mystery persists after all these years – The Age

‘Shock, devastated’: son of Portland murder victim slams court delays – The Age

 

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Portland in the grip of a new kind of chill – The Age (May 9 1991)

The day a double murder changed forever the life of a small town – The Age (May 12 1991)

 

WEBSITES

Horrible Man – Post Mortem Exam and Coroners Findings

Horrible Man – Transcript of 3RPC-FM Radio Programme

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking ***
When Angela Connell met Ian Diaz, the pair began a whirlwind romance that quickly led to marriage and a growing family. But their newfound happiness was soon disturbed by a cyberstalking campaign with real world consequences.

Angela and Ian told detectives from the Anaheim Police Department that they knew exactly who was behind the scheme: Ian’s ex-girlfriend, Michelle Hadley. But all was not as it seemed…

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Erin Munro & Eileen Ormsby
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas
Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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Case 275 Michelle Hadley

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking ***

When Angela Connell met Ian Diaz, the pair began a whirlwind romance that quickly led to marriage and a growing family. But their newfound happiness was soon disturbed by a cyberstalking campaign with real world consequences.

Angela and Ian told detectives from the Anaheim Police Department that they knew exactly who was behind the scheme: Ian’s ex-girlfriend, Michelle Hadley. But all was not as it seemed…

CREDITS

 

Casefile Presents

  EPISODE

Research & writing – Erin Munro & Eileen Ormsby

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

  MUSIC

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

  OTHER

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

  PREMIUM

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RESOURCES

 

COURT DOCUMENTS

Hadley v City of Anaheim

United States of America v. Ian R Diaz – Indictment

United States of American v. Ian R Diaz – Government’s trial memorandum

Deputy U.S. Marshal charged with cyberstalking and perjury – U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

Former Deputy U.S. Marshal sentenced for cyberstalking, perjury and obstruction – U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

 

ARTICLES

Woman poses as ex-boyfriend’s pregnant wife to post ‘rape fantasy’ Craigslist ads – NBC Los Angeles

A ‘rape fantasy’ plot sent her to jail. Now she’s fighting back – Buzzfeed News

California woman wins suit after being jailed in bogus ‘rape fantasy’ case – The Mercury News

Deputy U.S. Marshal convicted of framing ex-girlfriend over California condo dispute – The Orange County Register

Former U.S. marshal from Brea convicted of framing ex-girlfriend in ‘rape fantasy’ scheme – Los Angeles Times

Former U.S. Marshal convicted in twisted ‘rape fantasy’ plot – CBS News

Rape ads, fake sonograms and a catfisher’s web of lies – The Daily Beast

U.S. Marshal framed ex-gf as rape predator, had her jailed for months – The Daily Beast

Woman falsely accused of impersonating ex-boyfriend’s pregnant wife with rape ads, cops say – The Daily Beast

Cops say she catfished a rival into jail – and that was just the start – The Daily Beast

Real life ‘Gone Girl’ framed love rival in twisted Craigslist rape plot – The Daily Beast

Woman framed in rape fantasy plot speaks out after conviction of ex-U.S. Marshal – NBC News

How my white privilege protected me in jail – The Marshall Project

 

PODCAST

Dateline NBC – Diabolical

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