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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.
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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:
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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

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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/

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.
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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

Book:
September Sacrifice by Mark Horner
Podcast:
Going West: Episode #125 - Girly Chew Hossencofft