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124: The Chicago Tylenol Murders and Corruption in Kansas City
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06/03/20 • 123 min
We don’t normally do trigger warnings, but we’re making an exception this week. In this episode, Brandi’s case very briefly mentions police brutality. The case is old timey and the alleged brutality wasn’t racially motivated, but in light of police officer Derek Chauvin’s recent murder of George Floyd and the protests that have followed, we figured some folks might like a heads up. Note: If it seems weird that we discuss police brutality without mentioning the current climate, that’s because we recorded this episode before the protests.
It was happening all around Chicago. People felt a little ill. So they took a Tylenol. A short time later, they dropped dead. Doctors were initially puzzled. Why were young, seemingly healthy people dying so suddenly? They soon found the unsettling answer. Someone -- or maybe multiple someones -- had gone to multiple Chicago-area grocery stores and drugstores, took the Tylenol off the shelves, and filled the capsules with poison. They then returned the poisoned Tylenol to the store shelves, where unsuspecting buyers picked it up.
Then Brandi tells us about Kansas City socialite Florence Barton. On an October night in 1920, Florence and her fiance Howard Winter went for a drive. They drove Howard’s Dodge Coupe through Swope Park, and eventually headed down a country road. When they stopped for Howard to smoke his cigar, a car pulled up alongside them. A man jumped out. He asked Howard for directions. As Howard answered, he realized that the man had a gun, and it was aimed right at him.
And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“The Tylenol Terrorist,” by Rachael Bell on Crime Library
“Murder by Tylenol,” by Brian Anderson for Vice
“Home of man linked to Tylenol deaths searched,” the Associated Press
“James Lewis rape case reveals horrifying allegations,” by Laurel J. Sweet for the Boston Herald
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“The 1920 murder of a socialite exposes a corrupt Kansas City” by Diane Euston, Martin City Telegraph
“Roberts Aids Defense Pleas of an Alibi” The Kansas City Kansan, newspapers.com
“Denzel Chester Freed of Murder” Sacramento Union, California Digital Newspaper Collection
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208: Easter Sunday Massacre
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03/30/22 • 93 min
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118: The Lululemon Murder & A Woman in a Trunk
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04/22/20 • 85 min
“May Ask Wilson to Save Slayer,” The Washington Herald , June 11, 1913 “True Detective Tales: What is Justice? Murder at Romantic Como,” by Peter Levins for the Pittsburg Sun-Telegraph, April 24, 1940 “‘On Trial’ -- Omaha Boy in Spotlight,” The Omaha Sunday Bee, October 17, 1915 In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Brittany Norwood” episode Snapped “‘The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing’ by Dan Morse” by Daniel Stashower, The Washington Post “Lululemon victim was alive through most of beating” by Andrea Noble, The Washington Times “Brittany Norwood sentenced to life without parole” by Richard Reeve, WLJA 7 News “Maryland Lululemon Store Gives ‘Love’ Memorial to Family of Woman Killed There” NBC4 Washington “Lululemon Murder” wikipedia.org
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166: An Office Romance & a Terrible Fall
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03/24/21 • 162 min
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164: The Tesco Bomber & a Sinister Minister
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03/10/21 • 134 min
“Forgive me, says baby food poisoner as he goes free,” The Free Library.com
“Tesco blackmail ‘bomber’ jailed,” BBC News “Inside the capture of Robert Dyer the supermarket blackmailer who threatened to bomb Tesco customers,” by Jennifer Newton for The Sun In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Sinister Minister” episode Accident Murder or Suicide “Death At The Parsonage” episode 48 Hours “DA Describes Prosecuting The ‘Sinister Minister,’ Who Had 2 Wives Die Under Mysterious Circumstances” by Benjamin H. Smith, oxygen.com “Former Lebanon pastor A.B. Schirmer sentenced in first wife's death” by Barbara Miller, Penn Live “Porn-addict pastor killed two wives and managed to make them look like accidents for years” by Akshay Pai, meaww.com YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 19+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!
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165: A Missing Bullet & the Black Widow of Las Vegas
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03/17/21 • 156 min
“Last Vegas attorney Amador arrested on felony assault charges,” by Mike Blasylas for the Vegas Review-Journal “Socialite seeks a mistrial,” by Ken Ritter for the Associated Press In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “The Missing Bullet” episode Accident Murder or Suicide “Man Passes Out, Urinates Himself After Being Questioned About Fiancée's Murder” by Aly Vader Hayden, oxygen.com “Murder trial: Opening statements paint two pictures of a woman’s death” by Amanda Thames, Jacksonville Daily News “Defendant takes stand in murder trial” by Mike McHugh, Jacksonville Daily News “Onslow Co. man sentenced to life in prison for killing fiancee” by Elizabeth New, WNCT9 News YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 19+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!
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159: The Worst Woman on Earth & a Cruise Ship
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02/03/21 • 155 min
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227: Insurance Fraud!
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09/14/22 • 137 min
Then Kristin tells us about Steven Ver Woert, whose murder shocked his family and friends. People weren’t sure who would want the fun-loving, generous man dead. But after a while, Steven’s brother spoke up. Could Steven’s ex-wife, Marty Malone be responsible for his death? Steven’s family had never liked Marty, but they were hesitant to think she was capable of murder. But when detectives knocked on Marty’s door, she acted like a total sketchball.
And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“Too Many Hit Men,” by Gary Boynton for Crime Magazine
I Went Undercover episode, “Flirting with Murder”
Jeff Zeleny’s seven-part investigative series, which ran in 1998 in The Des Moines Register
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Dead Woman Walking” episode Mastermind of Murder
“Woman Manipulated Arsonist Into Killing Her ‘Best Friend’ For Life Insurance Payout” by Joe Dziemianowicz, Oxygen
“From the Ashes of a Friendship, Charges of Fraud and Murder” by Donald P. Baker, Washington Post
“Jury chosen for murder trial” by William C. Bayne, The Commercial Appeal
“State rests in Leedom case; Dunn credibility questioned” by William C. Bayne, The Commercial Appeal
“Linda Leedom v. State of Mississippi” findlaw.com
YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 35+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!
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2: Anna Nicole Smith & the Downfall of the KKK
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03/05/18 • 91 min
In this episode, Kristin talks about world-class asshole D.C. Stephenson. Stephenson led the Klu Klux Klan through a period of unprecedented growth, but his violent crime against a white woman took him down. His trial captivated the nation and ultimately led to the downfall of the KKK’s second wave.
Brandi lightens things up (thank God), with everyone’s favorite Guess model/reality TV star/day shift stripper, Anna Nicole Smith. When she was just 26, Smith married an 89-year-old billionaire. When he died a year later, Smith battled her late husband’s descendants over her share of the estate. The case went all the way to the supreme court. Twice. Yeah. Buckle up, folks.
And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“D.C. Stephenson Trial” Famous-trials.com
“Murder Wasn’t Very Pretty: The Rise and Fall of D.C. Stephenson” Smithsonian Magazine
IndianaHistory.org
“Citizen Klansmen: The Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, 1921-1928” By Leonard J. Moore
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Paw Paw and Lady Love” by Dan P. Lee for New York Magazine
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237: Brandi's Wedding & Standing Your Ground
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11/30/22 • 112 min
Then Kristin continues her fun new habit of telling a terribly upsetting story that absolutely no one will enjoy.
Brittany Smith had some rough years. Following the death of her infant son, she became addicted to meth and lost custody of her children. Eventually, thanks to help from her family and a determination to regain custody of her kids, Brittany got her life back together. She stopped using drugs. She got a great job offer. She was on track to regain custody of her kids. Then one night, an old acquaintance named Todd Smith asked her for a favor. He told her he had nowhere to stay. He asked if she could help him out. Brittany told him he could stay on her couch. That night, Todd attacked her. Brittany fought back.
And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“How far can abused women go to protect themselves?” by Elizabeth Flock for The New Yorker
“Brittany Smith loses her stand your ground hearing,” by Elizabeth Flock for The New Yorker
“Alabama woman who killed alleged rapist back in jail for going to Trunk-or-Treat,” by William Thornton for Alabama.com
“Alabama woman who killed man she said raped her released from jail after 18 months,” by William Thornton for Alabama.com
“Brittany Smith talks from jail about pleading guilty to shooting the man she says raped her,” by Ashley Remkus for Alabama.com
“Judge says she’s not biased against Alabama woman who killed alleged rapist,” by Ashley Remkus for Alabama.com
“Two years after Alabama woman says she killed her rapist in self defense, new evidence emerges,” by Ashley Remkus for Alabama.com
“Brittany Smith’s trial on hold as she appeals self-defense ruling,” by Ashley Remkus for Alabama.com
“Judge will not dismiss case against Alabama woman who says she killed rapist in self-defense,” by Ashley Remkus for Alabama.com
“Alabama woman who said she killed her rapist in self-defense awaits fight of her life,” by Ashley Remkus for Alabama.com
“Alabama woman says she killed her rapist in self-defense. She could spend life in prison.” by Ashley Remkus for Alabama.com
The documentary, “State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith”
YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 40+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!
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How many episodes does Let's Go To Court! have?
Let's Go To Court! currently has 296 episodes available.
What topics does Let's Go To Court! cover?
The podcast is about True Crime, Comedy and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Let's Go To Court!?
The episode title '118: The Lululemon Murder & A Woman in a Trunk' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Let's Go To Court!?
The average episode length on Let's Go To Court! is 123 minutes.
How often are episodes of Let's Go To Court! released?
Episodes of Let's Go To Court! are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Let's Go To Court!?
The first episode of Let's Go To Court! was released on Feb 27, 2018.
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