Death By Champagne

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back to our original format this week as we decide our next book! Liv covers the devastating cold case from the early 2000’s. The murder of Nizah Morris, who was an activist for the LGBTQ community and a pillar of inspiration for many who lived in Philadelphia. Please check the show notes for additional information on where you can donate to the Morris Home which was founded in her name after her death. Mack brings us a crazy story from Texas covering the colorful life of Bernie Tiede and the unexpected murder of Marjorie Nugent.
This episode contains foul language, murder, discussions about police brutality, and sexual abuse. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!
Morris Home
Showing Up for Morris Home: Go Fund Me
Sources: Nizah Morris
Slought: An Anthology of Silence
PGN Article by Tim Cwiek
Wikipedia
One Pennsylvania
Sources: Bernie Tiede
“Midnight in the Garden of East Texas”, Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly, Jan 1998
“How My Aunt Marge Ended Up In The Deep Freeze...”, Joe Rhodes, NYT Mag, April 2012
Interview with Melissa Torre, KLTV7 News, Youtube, November 2012
“Lights, Camera, Carthage”, Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly, May 2012 "
History of Bernie's secret: Facts of sexual abuse could have been key to defense”, Phil Latham, Longview News Journal, May 2014
“3 men say Tiede's uncle molested them when they were young”, ABC7, KLTV, April 2016 “Bernie in Hell”
Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly, June 2016
“Bernie” Film written by Skip Hollandsworth and Richard Linklater
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Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Hope you guys are ready to buckle up because Mack has brought a detailed dive into the Happy Face killer, aka Keith Hunter Jesperson. She briefly covers his childhood and then gives us an incredibly detailed story surrounding his crimes as a serial killer. Major content warning up front for this one, it’s pretty gruesome, but don’t worry she gives you enough time to skip if you choose.
This episode contains foul language, animal abuse, rape, murder, torture, and really graphic descriptions of body mutilation. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!
Sources
“I, The Creation of a Serial Killer” Jack Olsen, C 2002
“Serial killer’s sole survivor tells story after 19 years”, Toni Scott, Oroville Mercury-Register
“Happy Face Killer Keith Jesperson's surviving victim sues filmmakers for defamation”, Bryan Denson, OregonLive, The Oregonian, January 10, 2019
“Touching Evil: Students hear 'friendly' voice of a serial killer”, Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Part 3 of the 3-part series
“The Happy Face Killer and His Unidentified Victims”, Kim Pasqualini, Medium, March 24, 2020
Radford University Dept. of Psychology Assessment, Peggy Krueger, Kendra Justice, & Amy Hunt
“Happy Face Killer' Describes Killing First Victim”, ABC News
Happy Face Podcast with Melissa Moore
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As podcasters, we have a platform and duty to speak up and call out injustice. In light of the murder of George Floyd, we have come together in solidarity to use our platform to speak up against racial injustice and amplify the voices of black podcasters that deserve more recognition. Racism is prevalent in all industries; from the media who under-report on black victims to the justice system which routinely fails black victims. In this collaborative episode, we document black history and current events with the voices of those who have lived through it.
Special thanks to:
Tasha from Sinister Silhouettes
Andre and Battle from Bruh Issa Murder
Serena from Handcuffed Podcast
Aaron from True Crime? Never Heard of It
Rashad from Blood and Firewater
Alimat from Hard Truths
JiJi from Noir True Crime Files
Written by: CrimeLapse, Morbidology, Sinister Silhouettes, Bruh Issa Murder, Handcuffed Podcast, True Crime? Never Heard of it, Blood and Firewater, Hard Truths Podcast, Noir True Crime Files and All Things Eeerie
Produced by: CrimeLapse and Morbidology
Graphics by: Death by Champagne
Thanks to: Reverie: True Crime Podcast, Evidence of a Crime, All Things Eeerie, It’s Murder Up North, The True Crime Witch, Writing About Crime, Death by Champagne, Murder She Spoke, Murder and More, Always Time for True Crime, Malice, Hometown Homicide, Brew Crime, Our True Crime Podcast
SOURCES USED
HOW TO HELP
Support BIPOC Doc by Lindsey Borgna
Anti-Racism and Being an Ally Doc by Olivia Frost
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions
Petition: End Direct Provision in Ireland
Petition: Implement a Hate Crime Legislation in Ireland
Petition: Justice For Breonna Taylor
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter U.K.
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Minnesota Freedom Fund
The Bail Project
Black Visions Collective
Reclaim the Block
Steven Lawrence Charitable Trust
Black Minds Matter
Stop Watch
Movement for Black Lives
Irish Network Against Racism
Show Racism the Red Card
To the Victims -https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#victims
Black Protest Legal Support for BLM protestors in the UK
Justice for Grenfell
Kwanda
United Friends and Families Campaign
Inquest
Resourcing Racial Justice
The Reach Out Project
Exist Loudly Fund for Queer Black Young People in the UK
Thread with links to places you can donate
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Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are here this week to bring you the final installment of our latest series, Ira Einhorn and the murder of Holly Maddux. We pick up where we left off, diving further into Holly and Ira’s lives together and end the episode with a detailed look at Ira’s capture after almost 24 years of getting away with murder. We would also like to apologize up front for any audio issues, tough week recording in new spaces.
This episode contains foul language, discussions about misogyny, violence towards women, murder, and descriptions of body decomposition. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!
Black Lives Matter Links
Ways You Can Help: This site is a great starting point, they have a number of resources, everything from places to donate and sign petitions to missing people and helpful information for protesters. It is being updated very regularly.
George Floyd Memorial Fund: “This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist our family in the days to come as we continue to seek justice for George. A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund.”
You can contact the below and demand that they release people who have been detained on low-level charges and for protesting during a PANDEMIC. County Attorney Mike Freeman (612-348-5550/[email protected]) Mayor Frey (612-673-2100) City Attorney's office (612 673-3000)
The above goes for all your local government, call and tell them you do not support innocent citizens sitting in jail for exercising their right to protest.
Campaign Zero: Organization that utilizes research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in the U.S.“We can live in a world where the police don't kill people by limiting police interventions, improving community interactions, and ensuring accountability.”
Reclaim The Block: Supports efforts to defund the police and redistribute funds to programs that “keep Black communities, Indigenous communities and communities of color safe and healthy.”
The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund: The Legal Defense Fund seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.
Southern Poverty Law Center: They track the activity of more than 1600 hate groups and extremist groups. They fight for a number of issues including children’s rights, justice for immigrants, voting rights, and economic justice.
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Know how to help yourself and others if you are protesting. Also a great place to donate.
The Innocence Project: Examines cases of wrongful conviction, which specifically disproportionately affect men of color.
Snap4Freedom.org An effort led by BLACK TRANS AND QUEER people to run campaigns on the platform of diverting funds from prison systems to invest in better serving programs.
The Loveland Therapy Fund Financial assistance for black women and girls seeking therapy services.
BEAM - The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective A collective of advocates, yoga teachers, artists, therapists, lawyers, religious leaders, teachers, psychologists and activists committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities.
Black Sex Worker Collective: Aims to amplify the voices of Black Sex Workers by addressing their needs through peer support, legal assistance, housing and other basic needs.
Sources:
The Unicorn’s Secret: Murder in the Age of Aquarius, Steven Levy, Jan 2, 1990
“Ira Einhorn’s Long Strange Trip”, Neil Gordon, Salon. Aug. 15, 2002
“For Ira Einhorn, A Fate Worse Than Death”, David Lindorff, Salon. Oct. 19, 2002
“The Killer Who Spared My Mother”, Diana Whitney, Longreads, August 2018
"Ira Einhorn Returns to U.S.”, ABC News, January 5, 2006
The Ira Einhorn Interview, Ronnie Polaneczky, October 14, 2010
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Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We have a super exciting episode for you guys this week with a very special guest. Join us as we have a chat with Steven Levy, the author of The Unicorn’s Secret: Murder in the Age of Aquarius. Our main source for our recent multi-part series covering Ira Einhorn and the murder of Holly Maddux. We discuss everything from why Levy chose to write this book to a few details we left out of the series, this was an amazing opportunity for us to have and we hope you enjoy.
This episode contains foul language and discussions about murder. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!
Sources The Unicorn’s Secret: Murder in the Age of Aquarius, Steven Levy, Jan 2, 1990 “Ira Einhorn’s Long Strange Trip”, Neil Gordon, Salon. Aug. 15, 2002 “For Ira Einhorn, A Fate Worse Than Death”, David Lindorff, Salon. Oct. 19, 2002 “The Killer Who Spared My Mother”, Diana Whitney, Longreads, August 2018 "Ira Einhorn Returns to U.S.”, ABC News, January 5, 2006 “Ronnie Polaneczky: The Ira Einhorn Interview”, Ronnie Polaneczky, October 14, 2010 "And Justice for All", Newsweek, Steven Levy"Getting Away with It", Newsweek, Steven Levy "The Trial of a Radical, Finally", Newsweek, Steven Levy
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