Episode 22: The Unsolved Hinterkaifeck and Setagaya Murders
05/25/20 • 38 min
This episode features two cases that occurred 78 years apart, yet are eerily similar and both remain unsolved. First, the tale of the Hinterkaifeck murders which occurred on March 31, 1922. Five members of the Gruber family along with their maid, Maria Baumgartner, were brutally slain with a Mattock. Before this, strange happenings began occurring on the Hinterkaifeck farm even as far back as six months before the murders. Investigators believe the murderer may have been living in the family's home up until the murders and then shortly after. These murders remain unsolved 98 years later.
On December 31, 2000, all four members of the Miyazawa family were murdered in their home. The youngest at just six years old was strangled and the remaining members brutally stabbed. There were strange events leading up to the murders, a plethora of obvious DNA and evidence, and the murderer even remained in the home for hours after the murders. yet these murders still remain unsolved 20 years later.
Sources:
The Scare Chamber. The Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders. Retrieved from: https://www.thescarechamber.com/the-unsolved-hinterkaifeck-murders/
Vatomsky, Sonya. (2017, August 31). The Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings, Germany’s Most Famous Unsolved Crime. Retrieved from: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime
Serena, Katie. (2017, November 13). The Gruesome Tale of the Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders. Retrieved from: https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders
De Sturler, Alice. (2014, May 1). Case of the Month: Hinterkaifeck. Retrieved from: https://defrostingcoldcases.com/case-month-hinterkaifeck/
Unresolved. The Setagaya Murders. Retrieved from: https://unresolved.me/the-setagaya-murders
This episode features two cases that occurred 78 years apart, yet are eerily similar and both remain unsolved. First, the tale of the Hinterkaifeck murders which occurred on March 31, 1922. Five members of the Gruber family along with their maid, Maria Baumgartner, were brutally slain with a Mattock. Before this, strange happenings began occurring on the Hinterkaifeck farm even as far back as six months before the murders. Investigators believe the murderer may have been living in the family's home up until the murders and then shortly after. These murders remain unsolved 98 years later.
On December 31, 2000, all four members of the Miyazawa family were murdered in their home. The youngest at just six years old was strangled and the remaining members brutally stabbed. There were strange events leading up to the murders, a plethora of obvious DNA and evidence, and the murderer even remained in the home for hours after the murders. yet these murders still remain unsolved 20 years later.
Sources:
The Scare Chamber. The Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders. Retrieved from: https://www.thescarechamber.com/the-unsolved-hinterkaifeck-murders/
Vatomsky, Sonya. (2017, August 31). The Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings, Germany’s Most Famous Unsolved Crime. Retrieved from: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime
Serena, Katie. (2017, November 13). The Gruesome Tale of the Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders. Retrieved from: https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders
De Sturler, Alice. (2014, May 1). Case of the Month: Hinterkaifeck. Retrieved from: https://defrostingcoldcases.com/case-month-hinterkaifeck/
Unresolved. The Setagaya Murders. Retrieved from: https://unresolved.me/the-setagaya-murders
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Episode 21: The Disappearance and Death of Madelyn Rae Clifton
On November 3, 1998, Maddie Clifton went outside to play and encountered a 14 year old neighbor boy, Joshua Phillips. The two began hitting a baseball back and forth when he suddenly hit the ball and struck her in the eye. Claiming he was fearing he would be in trouble with his parents, especially his abusive father, as he was not to have friends over when they weren't home and he had hurt Maddie, he took her into his house, strangled her for 15 minutes with a phone cord, but when this did not quiet her crying, he struck her in the head with a baseball bat and stabbed her with a pocket knife, then stuffing her body under his waterbed. He re-entered his room later to find that Maddie had not died, so he stabbed her again, this time in the throat, returning her body back to it's hiding spot, where a week later, his mother made the gruesome discovery.
Sources:
Mills, Gary. (NA). The Murder of Maddie Clifton-Timeline. Retrieved from: https://www.sutori.com/story/the-murder-of-maddie-clifton--8rtVFLKHAxZAhZnVsdWXY3Yh Sutori.
Kelley, Eileen. (2018, November 10). Lives Go On After Disappearance , death of Maddie Clifton, 8. Retrieved from: https://apnews.com/9b731b15a7b04f2399e5c5d8ef55c2c2 AP News.
CrimeInMyPocket. (2018, November 30). Joshua Phillips. Retrieved from: https://crimeinmypocket.com/2018/11/30/joshua-phillips/
AUDIO:
Josh’s Apology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwj5R6_omoE
Josh’s Mom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68oZoYn8y9U
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Episode 23: Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard
On the night of June 14, 2015 in Missouri, police entered the Blanchard residence after receiving a call to do a welfare check on a disabled girl named Gypsy Rose and her mother, Claudette "Dee Dee" Blanchard. They found the body of Dee Dee lying face down, stabbed to death. Gypsy was nowhere to be found. Everyone thought this girl would never be able to survive without her mother's care, as she suffered from muscular dystrophy, leukemia, sleep apnea, a chromosomal disorder, and was confined to a wheelchair.......or was she? Police discovered Gypsy Rose and her boyfriend at the time, Nicholas GodeJohn at his home and begun to realize Gypsy wasn't a victim of Nick, but a victim of her mother. Gypsy had been a victim of Dee Dee's Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome her entire life and believed Nick was her way to escape the clutches of her mother. With his help, she exacted revenge. Sources: Serena, Katie. (2018, April 9). The Story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the 'Sick' Child Who Killed her Mother Dee Dee Blanchard. Retrieved from: https://allthatsinteresting.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard Kettler, Sara. (2019, April 4). The Story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her Mother. Retrieved from: https://www.biography.com/news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-mother-dee-dee-murder. Biography.com. Meisfjord, Tom. (2020, March 25). The Tragic Childhood of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Retrieved from: https://www.grunge.com/196643/the-tragic-childhood-of-gypsy-rose-blanchard/. Grunge.com Sokmensuer, Harriet. (2019, July 15). Gypsy Rose Blanchard , Who Conspired to Kill Abusive Mom, Is Pictured with Fiance for 1st Time. Retrieved from: https://people.com/crime/gypsy-rose-blanchard-pictured-fiance-first-time/ Paul, Pritha. (2020, April 7). Gypsy Rose Blanchard Taking Things Slow with Fiance Ken After briefly calling off their engagement. Retrieved from: https://meaww.com/gypsy-rose-blanchard-reunites-with-fiance-ken-after-split-stepmother-says-they-artaking-things-slow Jones, Alexis. (2019, March 21). Who is Rod Blanchard, Father to Gypsy Rose Blanchard of Hulu's The Act" Retrieved from: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a26887470/who-is-rod-blanchard-gypsy-rose-blanchard/ Videos for information: Dr. Phil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZJfCpqGRww https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOQcOQ4Mk_I Audio: ABC2020: Gypsy's Truth and Lies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpfE3o8IriQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mDCbVy3Xp8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysUtZexaZTI
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