Episode 5: A Terrible Case of Murder for Profit
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08/08/22 • 46 min
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Detroit, Michigan. February 1940 - the charred body of Dorsey Bowman is found at a city dump by a group of school children. Police soon uncover a murder for profit plot with the discovery of a second body. Join me and Emily as we tackle this crazy bonkers case - vintage true crime is wild, y'all!
Hop on over to www.patreon.com/maliceandmocktails for additional maps, pictures and other details of this case.
SOURCES/RESOURCES
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4114dm.g03985195104/?sp=74&st=image&r=0.416,0.56,1.011,0.621,0
https://newspaperarchive.com/uniontown-morning-herald-apr-23-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/detroit-tribune-mar-26-1949-p-12/
https://newspaperarchive.com/monitor-leader-may-04-1944-p-16/
https://newspaperarchive.com/benton-harbor-news-palladium-nov-19-1940-p-14/
https://newspaperarchive.com/benton-harbor-news-palladium-apr-08-1940-p-12/
https://newspaperarchive.com/escanaba-daily-press-apr-10-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/la-crosse-tribune-and-leader-press-apr-08-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/zanesville-signal-apr-08-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/athens-sunday-messenger-apr-07-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/dubuque-telegraph-herald-apr-08-1940-p-2/
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/automobile-rationing-world-war-ii
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/01/detroit-in-the-1940s/384523/#img01
Boneyards: Detroit Under Ground by Richard Bak
https://books.google.com/books?id=tv2osBIqxn4C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=john+kasap+murderer&source=bl&ots=TYjWQP3qDn&sig=ACfU3U3XAMeGLw5VvAw7x38Sj63EDZ3oWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-zsPjnKT5AhWoLzQIHafnCmgQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&q=john%20kasap%20murderer&f=false
Detroit, Michigan. February 1940 - the charred body of Dorsey Bowman is found at a city dump by a group of school children. Police soon uncover a murder for profit plot with the discovery of a second body. Join me and Emily as we tackle this crazy bonkers case - vintage true crime is wild, y'all!
Hop on over to www.patreon.com/maliceandmocktails for additional maps, pictures and other details of this case.
SOURCES/RESOURCES
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4114dm.g03985195104/?sp=74&st=image&r=0.416,0.56,1.011,0.621,0
https://newspaperarchive.com/uniontown-morning-herald-apr-23-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/detroit-tribune-mar-26-1949-p-12/
https://newspaperarchive.com/monitor-leader-may-04-1944-p-16/
https://newspaperarchive.com/benton-harbor-news-palladium-nov-19-1940-p-14/
https://newspaperarchive.com/benton-harbor-news-palladium-apr-08-1940-p-12/
https://newspaperarchive.com/escanaba-daily-press-apr-10-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/la-crosse-tribune-and-leader-press-apr-08-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/zanesville-signal-apr-08-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/athens-sunday-messenger-apr-07-1940-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/dubuque-telegraph-herald-apr-08-1940-p-2/
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/automobile-rationing-world-war-ii
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/01/detroit-in-the-1940s/384523/#img01
Boneyards: Detroit Under Ground by Richard Bak
https://books.google.com/books?id=tv2osBIqxn4C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=john+kasap+murderer&source=bl&ots=TYjWQP3qDn&sig=ACfU3U3XAMeGLw5VvAw7x38Sj63EDZ3oWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-zsPjnKT5AhWoLzQIHafnCmgQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&q=john%20kasap%20murderer&f=false
Previous Episode
Episode 4: Howard Unruh's Walk of Death
1 RecommendationsOn September 6, 1949, Howard Unruh walked out onto his street in Camden, NJ, and within 20 minutes had killed 13 of his neighbors and wounded three. This week I will share with you the case of the first mass shooter in US history, Howard Unruh.
This week's mocktail is inspired by a copycat cocktail my friend Tom found on Diznify.com. It is called Galaxy's Edge Jedi Mind Trick and the original can be found at Oga's Cantina in Disney World's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Below is my zero proof version:
Zero Proof Jedi Mind Trick
7.5 oz Grapefruit flavored sparkling water
1 oz Welches white grape juice
1 oz Orgeat; I used Liber & Co., but you can make your own and there are other brands.
2 tsp blue curacao syrup; look for alcohol free versions
Juice from half a lime
A few dashes of grapefruit bitters
Step 1 - Combine all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice, shake or stir, then strain into your favorite vessel.
SOURCES AND RESOURCES
Rampage by Harold Schechter - https://haroldschechter.com/books/rampage
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-first-mass-murder-us-history-180956927/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Howard
https://newspaperarchive.com/corpus-christi-caller-times-jul-22-1951-p-22/
https://newspaperarchive.com/davenport-democrat-and-leader-sep-07-1949-p-8/
https://newspaperarchive.com/madison-wisconsin-state-journal-sep-07-1949-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/holland-evening-sentinel-sep-05-1949-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-herald-journal-sep-06-1949-p-43/
https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-evening-star-sep-07-1949-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/denton-record-chronicle-sep-09-1949-p-6/
https://newspaperarchive.com/bluefield-daily-telegraph-sep-09-1949-p-48/
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/analysis-recent-mass-shootings
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/090749nj-
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Sources
https://newspaperarchive.com/taylor-daily-press-jan-21-1922-p-1/ and page 4
https://newspaperarchive.com/ada-evening-news-mar-11-1922-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/nebraska-state-journal-nov-18-1924-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/galveston-daily-news-mar-07-1919-p-8/
https://www.texasalmanac.com/drupal-backup/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf
https://sophienburg.com/true-crime-series-break-in-of-first-national-bank/
https://sophienburg.com/a-bank-robbery-in-downtown-new-braunfels/
https://www.nbtexas.org/2242/1930s
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-braunfels-herald-zeitung-jul-12-1973-p-18/
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-braunfels-herald-zeitung-jul-26-1973-p-16/
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-braunfels-herald-zeitung-jun-20-1974-p-13/
https://americanhistory.si.edu/america-on-the-move/lives-railroad
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