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Episode 230: Revenge Attacks: Sophie Elliott
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
02/08/22 • 42 min
A 22-year-old recent graduate of a New Zealand University breaks off a short-lived relationship. Her ex would take deadly revenge on her in one of the most horrific attacks ever perpetrated in the country’s recent history.
Resources:
“Own Evidence Seals Fate” by John Hartevelt for Stuff.co.nz, July 23, 2009.
“Success accompanied by stress: Weatherston” by Kay Sinclair for the Otago Daily Times, July 9, 2009.
“The Day Sophie Died: A Mother’s Untold Story” by Lesley Elliott for NzHerald.co.nz, Jun 10, 2011.
“A Decade On: Sophie Elliott’s Family Remembers Her” by Kelley Dennett for NZHerald.co.nz, Jan 5, 2018.
“Provocation defence ‘made killer a victim”, NZ Herald, July 22, 2009.
“Sophie’s beauty not targeted court told” by Kay Sinclair for Otago Daily Times, July 14, 2009
“An examination he didn’t pass”, Otago Daily Times, July 23, 2009
“Provocation defence abolished”, Otago Daily Times, Nov 27, 2009.
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Colleen Stan - The Girl in the Box, Part 2
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
01/23/24 • 44 min
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Manipulated to Murder: Pamela Smart
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
04/22/24 • 40 min
2 Listeners
Colleen Stan - The Girl in the Box, Part 1
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
01/16/24 • 47 min
2 Listeners
Royal Murders, Scandals, and Secrets: Mad King Eric
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
02/27/24 • 37 min
In history, there have been several monarchs known as “Mad Kings” - monarchs who were plagued by erratic and even violent behavior often attributed to mental illness. King Eric the XIV of Sweden is one such ruler. While intellectually brilliant, King Eric suffered from extreme paranoia, which led to erratic, violent, and even murderous behavior. Sources: Disturbed Facts About Eric XIV Of Sweden, The Butcher King - Factinate Eric XIV, King of Sweden, Britannica.com https://www.britannica.com/biography/Erik-XIV Karin Mansdotter, wikipedia.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Månsdotter
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Tarnished Hollywood: Grant and Amanda Hayes and the Murder of Laura Ackerson
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
03/18/24 • 43 min
Amanda Hayes, an actress known for roles on The Sopranos and The Stepford Wives, was convicted of conspiring with her husband, Grant Hayes, to murder Laura Ackerson, his ex-wife and mother of his two children. The murder and its cover-up would be one of the most grisly crimes investigators had ever encountered. Sources: Bitter Remains, author Diane Fanning, Berkley Books, 2016. See No Evil: Who killed Laura Ackerson and where are they now? ID’s See No Evil: Who killed Laura Ackerson and where are they now? (sportskeeda.com) Amanda Hayes: Deadly Women - https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Amanda_Hayes
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Episode 281: Dead Woman Walking: Christa Pike
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
05/01/23 • 49 min
In 1995, a troubled young woman, jealous of one of her peers, enlists the help of two others to eliminate her enemy. But when the full and horrifying details of the plan emerge, the public is aghast at how a young woman could be capable of such depravity.
Resources:
Christa Pike | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
STATE v. PIKE (1998) | FindLaw
Christa's Story | My Site 1 (mercyforchrista.org)
The Sacrifice and Mutilation of Colleen Slemmer | by Rivy Lyon | Medium
Motorcyclist dies after hit-and-run on Western Avenue | wbir.com
A Case Almost Too Gruesome To Mention: Christa Pike - YouTube
A love to die for : Patricia Springer : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Episode 265: Holidays in Hell: The Richmond New Year’s Murder Spree
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
11/29/22 • 42 min
For many people around the world, ringing in the new year brings with it the promise of new hope, a fresh start, and renewed possibilities. But each year of Ricky Javon Gray’s short life brought only violence, brutality, and death ending in a shocking murder spree over New Year’s weekend 2006.
Sources:
“The Visitors” by Melissa Scott Sinclair for Style Weekly, October 20, 2010. https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/the-visitors/Content?oid=1381013
“Man convicted of grisly murders of Virginia couple, daughters” Associated Press, August 17, 2006.
“String of Slayings Shatters Richmond” by Carol Morello for The Washington Post, Jan 15, 2006.
“Gray v. Commonwealth”, Supreme Court of Virginia, Decided June 8, 2007. Retrieved from FindLaw.com.
“Cold Blooded” on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck1M87CT1Tk
“Lawyers describe childhood abuse as ‘sexual slavery’ as they argue Ricky Gray should be spared from death” by Gary A. Harki for PilotOnline.com, Dec 13, 2016.
“Ricky Gray’s execution took more than 30 minutes. His attorneys want to know why” by Rachel Weiner for The Washington Post, Jan 19, 2017.
“Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty” by Samantha O’Connell, AmericanBar.org, March 21, 2021.
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Love Triangles: A Deadly Affair - Candy Montgomery
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
07/24/23 • 91 min
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Manipulated to Murder: Darin Schilmiller
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime
04/29/24 • 23 min
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How many episodes does Once Upon A Crime | True Crime have?
Once Upon A Crime | True Crime currently has 517 episodes available.
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The podcast is about True Crime, History, Criminology, Podcasts, Truecrime and Crime.
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The episode title 'Episode 230: Revenge Attacks: Sophie Elliott' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Once Upon A Crime | True Crime is 45 minutes.
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Episodes of Once Upon A Crime | True Crime are typically released every 6 days, 8 hours.
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The first episode of Once Upon A Crime | True Crime was released on Jun 9, 2016.
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