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Aurora and Angelina focus on missing persons, survivor stories, solved cases, and cases that could use more attention from the community, with a focus on marginalized communities. Join us each Thursday as we detangle another twisted tale from true crime history
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04/01/22 • 45 min
Missouri killer Maury Travis is better known as the Videotape Killer. His disturbing VHS collection was uncovered in a search of his home, along with plans to build a basement torture chamber. The killer's MO was to target primarily black sex workers, whose disappearances are less likely to be investigated. Travis died before he could be convicted, but is believed to have murdered around 17 women. His first victim, 33-year-old Alysa Greenwade, was found 21 years ago today.
Writing and research by Aurora Cady.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
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LINKS + SOURCES:
Forensic Files - Season 7, Episode 35 - X Marks the SpotFruit Loops Podcast - Episode 18 - Maury Travis, Part 1
Bill Smith:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/142858026/?terms=teresa%20wilson&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/142857903/
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/from-the-archives-st-louis-serial-killer-victims-were-less/article_6d10868c-b3ef-5e32-81ab-bd450eb85268.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N53FtUZ9LQU
https://www.newspapers.com/image/141160554/?terms=brenda%20beasley&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/141270886/?terms=brenda%20beasley&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/142661778/?terms=yvonne%20crues&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/208887316/?terms=verona%20thompson&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/141275439/?terms=betty%20james&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/769799041/?terms=alysa%20greenwade&match=1
https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132006&page=1
Headlines:
https://murdermurder.news/news/grandfather-found-murdered-along-north-carolina-highway
https://people.com/crime/mo-girl-12-fatally-shoots-boy-14-then-herself-at-party-while-on-instagram-live/
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The Monster of Florence
MMN Talks
04/08/22 • 69 min
A lesser-known case that you'll be shocked you don't know about, the investigation into the Monster of Florence is the largest and most expensive in Italian history, spanning more than four decades. Getting his name from investigative journalist Mario Spezi, Il Mostro di Firenze preyed on couples in cars parked in known lovers' lanes in the 70s and 80s. Anyone and everyone came under suspicion, from priests to satanic cults (and every doctor, butcher, and pizza-maker in between!) Some even theorize that the Zodiac Killer and the Monster of Florence are one and the same. Many were investigated and a few people were even convicted in the case, though it is still widely believed to be unsolved to this day.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
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LINKS + SOURCES:
Podcasts:
Rotten Mango | 117: The Monster of Italy And His Sick “Trophies” (Serial Killer)
Death Metal Dicks: Monster of Florence
Evidence Locker | 72: Italy - The Monster of Florence (pt 2)
TV:
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | s2e2 - Il Mostro
Film:
L'assassino è ancora tra noi (The Killer is Still Among Us) 1986
Book:
The Monster of Florence: A True Story by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monster-of-florence-serial-killer-families-want-case-reopened/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer
https://www.prestonchild.com/books/preston/monsterofflorence/In-Memoriam-Mario-Spezi;art165,585
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/07/the-monster-of-florence/304981/
https://www.ndrugs.com/?s=norzetam
https://globalhappenings.com/opinion/42974.html
https://www.reddit.com/user/risocantonese/comments/fuvkom/mof_links_masterpost/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/monster-of-florence
shorturl.at/djxHT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_of_Florence
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The Moors Murders
MMN Talks
05/06/22 • 54 min
For Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, Manchester was their hunting grounds, and the moors -- a vast stretch of barren landscape -- was their dumping grounds. Britain's most reviled killers preyed on children, abducting and violently murdering their victims before leaving their bodies in shallow graves. Ordinarily, criminals of this scale would have been executed, but the death penalty was abolished in the UK just a month before the case went to trial. 56 years ago today, Brady and Hindley were sentenced to spend the entirety of their lives behind bars.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
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LINKS + SOURCES:
TV:
The Moors Murders (TV Miniseries) 1999
Moors Murders (All 4 documentary series) 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/was-hindley-worse-than-brady
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/moors-murderers-myra-hindley-and-ian-brady-claimed-first-victim-pauline-reade-25-years-ago/news-story/2c0fe944c9b2a71040381a8795a8eed8
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39934966
https://brady.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4915384/brother-of-moors-murderers-victim-lesley-ann-downey-should-have-been-with-her-the-day-she-died/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170401/He-saved-children-Two-months-death-beloved-Galway-David-Smiths-wife-Mary-says-credited-helping-bring-Moors-Murderers-justice.html
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09/23/22 • 54 min
Ten years after the release of the horror classic Scream, the film served as the disturbing inspiration for the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart. Hired to house sit for family members, the teen was killed in a quiet country home in Pocatello, Idaho. Tucked away out of view from neighbors, Cassie's attackers saw her as the perfect target. Sixteen years ago this week, Cassie Jo Stoddart died in a scene straight out of a scary movie, at the hands of perpetrators who likened themselves to some of America's most infamous serial killers.
Writing and research by Aurora Cady.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
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LINKS + SOURCES:
TV:
Your Worst Nightmare - Season 1, Episode 2: When the Lights Go OutVideo Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXRYxhN_Rg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lda5WgzXdQ
https://tinyurl.com/4yea2p66
https://tinyurl.com/bdc8extw
https://allthatsinteresting.com/cassie-jo-stoddart
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/brian-draper-torey-adamcik-convicted-killing-cassie-jo-stoddart
https://adargyle.medium.com/the-loss-of-cassie-stoddart-ae61f2ee77c5
https://law.justia.com/cases/idaho/supreme-court-civil/2010/stoddart-20v-20pocatello-20-20final.html
https://tinyurl.com/2p8fa66j
https://cattstruecrimecorner.com/the-murder-of-cassie-jo-stoddart/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart
Headlines:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/adnan-syed-conviction-overturned-1.6588055
https://tinyurl.com/bd9se2b4
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The Legend of Lake Bodom
MMN Talks
06/03/22 • 43 min
In June of 1960, a scenic campsite overlooking Finland's Lake Bodom was the scene of a vicious multiple murder. Maila Bjorklund, Seppo Boisman, and Anja Maki were murdered as they slept in their tent. Their friend Nils Gustafsson survived, but with head injuries so severe that he lost all memory of the attack. Police pursued several probable suspects, Nils Gustafsson even coming under suspicion at one point. Investigators interviewed over 4000 witnesses, but without enough evidence for a conviction, the case has gone cold.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
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I N S T A G R A M -- @murdermurdernews
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LINKS + SOURCES:
Based on a True Crime - Episode 04: Lake BodomLake Bodom Lagerhttps://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-lake-bodom-facts/cristina-sanza
https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/children-bodom-announce-beer-brewed-using-water-lake-bodom
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lake-bodom-murders
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lake-bodom
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/28/alexduvalsmith.theobserver
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/584241/lake-bodom-murders
https://darkideas.net/true-crime-articles/wrongful-conviction/the-lake-bodom-murders/amp/
https://www.grunge.com/748684/the-biggest-lake-bodom-murder-theories-what-really-happened/#
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The Disappearance of Elaine Park
MMN Talks
01/28/22 • 58 min
Today marks five years since the disappearance of Elaine Park. The 20-year-old student and actress was last seen leaving her boyfriend's home in Calabasas, California early in the morning. Her car was found abandoned 10 miles away. What happened to Elaine remains a mystery, but there are some speculative theories worth exploring.
Writing and research by Aurora Cady.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
F O L L O W U S ! ! !
I N S T A G R A M -- @murdermurdernews
T W I T T E R -- @mmurdernews
F A C E B O O K -- https://www.facebook.com/mmntruecrime/
T I K T O K -- @murdermurdernews
Y O U T U B E -- MurderMurder News
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LINKS + SOURCES:
https://season2.livediela.com/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/mother-friends-of-missing-woman-seek-help-at-malibu-beach/147505/
https://www.crescentavalleyweekly.com/news/01/25/2018/missing-one-year-elaine-park/
https://wherearetheypodcast.medium.com/the-unsolved-disappearance-of-elaine-park-32acc2eeebde
https://soapboxie.com/government/Missing-Elaine-Park
https://thelocalmalibu.com/four-years-has-passed-since-elaine-park-disappeared-the-family-has-questions-and-so-do-we/
https://lauthinvestigations.com/vanishing-hollywood-actress-elaine-park/
https://lifeinlines.com/divine-compere/
https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/true-crime/police-say-anthony-rauda-is-the-malibu-sniper-who-murdered-tristan-beaudette-citizen-p-i-investigates/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/malibu-creek-campground-killing/2086973/
https://thelocalmalibu.com/searching-for-elaine-susan-park-disputes-information-in-to-live-and-die-in-l-a-podcast-episodes-12-13/
Headlines:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-ahreal-smith-body-found-missing-woman-abducted
https://people.com/crime/body-found-in-search-for-missing-va-woman-days-after-man-charged-in-her-disappearance/
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04/22/22 • 41 min
In April of 2006, local authorities were called to the scene of a triple homicide in a family home on a quiet street in Medicine Hat, Alberta. When they realized the Richardson’s 12-year-old daughter was missing from the scene, police issued an Amber Alert. After uncovering some disturbing evidence, the girl quickly went from missing person to person of interest. Jasmine Richardson went down in history as Canada’s youngest convicted killer, and its Justice system’s biggest success story.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
F O L L O W U S ! ! !
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LINKS + SOURCES:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/jasmine-richardson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conduct_disorder
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/oppositional-defiant-disorder
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/steinke-jeremy.htm
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wd7vnn/the-alberta-girl-who-had-her-family-murdered-a-decade-ago-is-about-to-be-free
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/murder-trial-begins-over-medicine-hat-triple-slaying/article1066322/
https://globalnews.ca/news/2658761/it-was-the-worst-scene-medicine-hat-police-recall-horrific-triple-homicide-10-years-later/
https://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-jeremey-steinke-souleater-20201220-cu3bwy3oxbfnrh2zp7xbzjdnz4-story.html
https://www.mamamia.com.au/jasmine-richardson/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/jr-medicine-hat-triple-murder-sentence-compelte-zickefoosefsad-1.3551963
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson_family_murders
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2154884-teenage-brains-cant-tell-whats-important-and-what-isnt/
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The Ghost of Harvard University
MMN Talks
01/07/22 • 40 min
The mystery of the murder of graduate student Jane Britton cast a dark shadow over Harvard University for half a century. Rumors murmured around campus explored the possible suspects that the Cambridge Police Department allegedly never looked into. Could the young aspiring archaeologist have been killed by a professor she had a secret affair with? Student sleuth, Becky Cooper, who found herself at Harvard more than 40 years after the murder, knew the answers were there somewhere.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
F O L L O W U S ! ! !
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T I K T O K -- @murdermurdernews
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LINKS + SOURCES:
https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/inside-the-harvard-murder-mystery-solved-by-a-student-sleuth/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/611486/jane-britton-murder
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1969/1/8/grad-student-killed-ptwenty-three-year-old-jane-s/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a34371064/jane-britton-harvard-murder-we-keep-the-dead-close/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/22/magazine/an-unsolved-1969-murder-harvard-grad-student-my-decade-long-quest-answers/
https://wamu.org/story/20/11/10/how-a-1969-murder-at-harvard-turned-into-a-cold-case-and-a-cautionary-tale/
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Country Boy Killer: Cody Legebokoff
MMN Talks
11/25/22 • 67 min
Since the early 1970s, the area surrounding Canada's Highway of Tears has seen a number of mysterious disappearances and discoveries of human remains. It's difficult to estimate the number of victims who have fallen prey to murderers and serial killers who have made this corner of British Columbia their hunting grounds. RCMP officers doubt they will ever be able to solve all the cases connected with the highway, but there have been some convictions over the years -- including Brian Peter Arp, Edward Dennis Isaac, and Cody Legebokoff. Twelve years this week, the youngest killer on the list, Cody Legebokoff was apprehended. Targeting vulnerable women and dumping their bodies off rural roads and gravel pits, Legebokoff was ultimately convicted of four counts of first degree homicide.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
F O L L O W U S ! ! !
I N S T A G R A M -- @murdermurdernews
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LINKS + SOURCES:
Podcasts
Human Monsters - The Country Boy Killer: Cody Legebokoff in Graphic Detail
Canadian True Crime - Episode 03 - Cody Legebokoff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears
https://tinyurl.com/mt2wbuzc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Legebokoff
https://tinyurl.com/yu44bv9z
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/a-slap-in-the-face-serial-killer-moved-to-medium-security/
https://tinyurl.com/532bbw24
https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/legebokoff-trial-archive
https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/legebokoff-cody.htm
https://zeph456.medium.com/cody-legebokoff-canadian-teen-serial-killer-258748603c5d
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/windsor-star/20140605/281736972510167
https://thecinemaholic.com/loren-leslie-murder-where-is-cody-legebokoff-now/
https://tinyurl.com/mry647ep
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/murdered-b-c-teen-knew-her-suspected-killer-1.580706
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/12/families_of_murdered_bc_women_and_teen_share_anquish_at_sentencing_hearing.html
https://tinyurl.com/2drd7uuv
https://www.indianz.com/News/2011/003381.asp
http://www.just
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05/20/22 • 53 min
In May of 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was abducted while hitchhiking to Northern California to surprise a friend for their birthday. She spent seven long years in captivity, and was subjected to unimaginable torture at the hands of her captor, Cameron Hooker. Hooker kept Colleen locked inside a box underneath the bed where he slept with his wife, in the home they shared with their young children. Colleen struggled to return to normal life long after her escape in 1984.
Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.
Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: [email protected]
F O L L O W U S ! ! !
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LINKS + SOURCES:
Podcasts
Not Today | Episode 56: The Girl In The Box Part 1
Not Today | Episode 57: The Girl In The Box Part 2
This is Monsters | CAMERON HOOKER : THE GIRL IN THE BOX (1/24/2022)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Colleen_Stan
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1771222.html
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/colleen-stan-the-girl-in-the-box
https://heavy.com/entertainment/cameron-hooker-today-wife-janice/
https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/local/cameron-hooker-cases-moves-to-probable-cause-hearing/article_123388a6-16be-51ad-b520-e003e83375ba.html
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/girl-in-the-box-what-happened-to-marie-elizabeth-spannhake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_of_O
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MMN Talks currently has 120 episodes available.
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The podcast is about True Crime, History, Murder, Breaking News, Entertainment, Podcasts, Current Events, Crime, Spooky and Dark.
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The episode title 'The Victims of Serial Killer Maury Travis' is the most popular.
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