Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

This week, the ears have it! Join Melissa with her very special guest, her sister Megan, as they break down the strange but true story of Frederic Bourdin. Find out whether or not you can smoke in Spain, how to get a quick group home tattoo, and stick around for THE craziest #ImInvincibleWhen we’ve had to date. #RobbableFace

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Donna O’Steen was found stabbed to death in her home after failing to pick up her daughter from piano lessons. Many believe the investigation into her murder was overshadowed by the assassination of Thomas Wales, an Assistant U.S. Attorney, leading many to believe that authorities prioritized solving his murder over Donna’s, leaving both cases unsolved.

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1. https://www.westsideseattle.com/ballard-news-tribune/2011/11/19/ten-years-later-donna-osteens-family-continues-look-answers
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This week we are discussing a perplexing murder that may or may not have been solicited, and the secret life of a man that may or may not have been innocent.

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Albert Johnson Walker, dubbed "The Rolex Killer," is a Canadian convict serving time for embezzlement and the murder of Ronald Platt. He notably did this by assuming aliases, and even deceiving others into believing his daughter was his spouse.

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2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1012290821/?terms=%22Albert%20Johnson%20Walker%22&match=1
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5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/802775469/?terms=%22Albert%20Johnson%20Walker%22&match=1
6. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1012805886/?terms=%22Ronald%20Joseph%20Platt%22&match=1
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8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/727340200/?terms=%22Ronald%20Joseph%20Platt%22&match=1
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In 1987, college student Cathy Sposito was brutally murdered while hiking in Yavapai County, Arizona. Decades later, through the efforts of volunteers and advances in genetic genealogy, her case and others were solved, providing closure to victims' families.

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Sources

1. AZ Family Digital News Staff, Pulled from the grave: Man tied to decades-old Prescott college student's murder, AZ Family, 2023
2. N/A, Cathy Sposito's killer ID'd 36 years after college student murdered on Arizona trail, CBS News, 2023
3. Corrado, Brent, Garcia, Nicole, Cathy Sposito: Man who killed Arizona woman linked to other crimes, sheriff says, FOX 10, 2023
4. N/A, Bryan Bennett - Genealogy Explained, Genealogy Explained, 2023
5. N/A, Police say killer in nearly 36-year-old Arizona cold case died by suicide in Kentucky | News, Wdrb.com, 2023
6. N/A, Police ID killer in 1987 cold case on hiking trail that has haunted Yavapai County, Associated Press, 2023
7. Winters, Debra, Sheriff's Office links 1987 Sposito murder, other assaults to man who killed himself in 1994, The Daily Courier, 2023
8. Smith, Fred, 3 Are Sought to Help Find Hiker's Killer, Arizona Republic, 1987
9. N/A, Rocks Studied in Hiker's Slaying, Arizona Republic, 1987
10. Smith, Fred, 2 Rocks Examined in the Dath of Arizona Hiker on Prescott Butte, Arizona Republic, 1987

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