Once Upon A Crime - Resorting to Murder - Bruce Beresford-Redman

Resorting to Murder - Bruce Beresford-Redman

07/15/24 • 26 min

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In this month’s series, I’ll share cases of vacations that turned deadly. Even in the most serene and beautiful locations, murder never takes a holiday.

This week, an award-winning television producer, his beautiful and successful Brazilian-born wife, and young children take a family vacation to a tropical resort. When Monica Beresford-Redman is found murdered just yards from their hotel suite, her husband becomes the main suspect.

Was the circumstantial evidence all pointing to Bruce Beresford-Redman as the murderer merely a series of coincidences or proof of his guilt? Was he a victim of terrible luck, or did he resort to murder?

Sources:

48 Hours: Bruce Beresford-Redman: The Verdict, Season 28, Episode 22, 2015.

In the Matter of the EXTRADITION OF Bruce Ainsley BERESFORD-REDMAN. United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, C.D. California. Dec. 2, 2010.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Beresford-Redman

https://abcnews.go.com/US/documents-detail-beresford-redman-death-mexico/story?id=12815694

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/beresford-redman-cancun-murder-tv-producer/2419136/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7453793/Survivor-producer-jailed-wifes-death-spotted-release.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/a-survivor-producer-a-dead-2-755386/

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In this month’s series, I’ll share cases of vacations that turned deadly. Even in the most serene and beautiful locations, murder never takes a holiday.

Sources:

48 Hours: Bruce Beresford-Redman: The Verdict, Season 28, Episode 22, 2015.

In the Matter of the EXTRADITION OF Bruce Ainsley BERESFORD-REDMAN. United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, C.D. California. Dec. 2, 2010.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Beresford-Redman

https://abcnews.go.com/US/documents-detail-beresford-redman-death-mexico/story?id=12815694

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/beresford-redman-cancun-murder-tv-producer/2419136/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7453793/Survivor-producer-jailed-wifes-death-spotted-release.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/a-survivor-producer-a-dead-2-755386/

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Lume - www.lumedeodorant.com - Use discount code ONCE

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Deadly Dads: Christian Longo

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In this episode of Once Upon A Crime, we delve into the horrific story of Christian Longo, a man who portrayed himself to his family, friends, and community as a devoted husband, loving father, and successful businessman while leading a double life. He lived a life of lies and deception. When he could no longer keep up the facade, he disposed of his old life in favor of a new one...by destroying his entire family.

This is the second installment of the 'Deadly Dads' series, highlighting fathers who became nightmares for their families.

00:00 Introduction

01:32 The Discovery Of Bodies

03:06 Investigations and Christian Longo's Lies

06:09 Family Background and Financial Deception

09:38 A Life of Crime and On The Run

11:58 Final Crimes and Capture

17:05 Trial, Sentencing, and Aftermath

Sources:

State v. Longo, Filed Nov. 9, 2006, Supreme Court of the State of Oregon

“The Journalist and the Murderer,” Michael Finkel, Vanity Fair Magazine, June 2005.

“Longo Prosecutors Offer Motive,” Andrew Kramer, Associated Press, March 12, 2003

“The Pretender: The Case of Christian Longo”, 48 Hours, CBS News, Original air date May 31, 2005.

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Resorting to Murder: The Body in the Suitcase

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In this month’s series, “Resorting to Murder,” I share cases proving that murder never takes a holiday.

This week’s case tells the story of a rocky mother-daughter relationship, a fight over an inheritance, and a cold-blooded murder that occurred at a luxury resort. Was the murder of socialite Sheila von Wiese-Mack the desperate act of an abused child or spurred on by an entitled young woman’s greed?

Sources:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/12/09/heather-mack-accuses-slain-mom-of-cheating-her-out-of-inheritance/

https://people.com/heather-mack-suitcase-killer-everything-to-know-7509623

Heather Mack discusses her relationship with mother: Exclusive (people.com)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-couple-sentenced-to-prison-for-bali-suitcase-murder/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/interviews-with-bali-suitcase-killers-uncovers-disturbing-details-behind-the-gruesome-murder/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3838671/Body-Suitcase-killer-Tommy-Schaefer-claims-ex-Heather-Mack-does-drugs-drinks-sex-female-prisoners-daughter-close-speaking-time-conviction-letter-friends.html

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