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Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast

Prash

Join me on a journey through some of the most heinous, macabre, and enigmatic murders from across the globe and throughout history in this immersive exploration of solved and unsolved shocking true crime cases. In this independently run show, I dive deep into the stories of the victims, as well as the killers and the detectives who put them behind bars, bringing to life detailed, vivid, and objective re-tellings of disturbing murders.

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10 | Moses Sithole The South African Strangler

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05/31/20 • 45 min

Board a plane with me and fly to one of the most beautiful countries in the world, forever bloodstained by the murders of at least 38 women by the South African Strangler, or, as I call him, the Black Ted Bundy. How did the injustice and brutality of apartheid contribute to a child growing up to shed the skin of his humanity and becoming a monster?
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio arrangement by Prash
“This is For Black Men & Women Of South Africa” poem written by Prash
Character Voices: Nicholas Mannie, Prash and Ian
Special Thanks to Nicole from True Crime South Africa. You can check out her amazing podcast here:
https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/
Music:
https://www.dl-sounds.com/
Sources:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/moses-sithole
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sithole-moses.htm
https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/blog-episode-9-the-abc-killer/
True Crime Magazine By Detective Monthly (hard copy)
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05/31/20 • 45 min

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6 | The Mystery of Mary Rogers

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04/21/20 • 54 min

What do we really know about the poignant death of the girl who inspired one of Edgar Allan Poe’s novels, The Mystery of Marie Roget? Join me in New York in 1838 to investigate the unsolved murder of the enigmatic Mary Rogers, loved by all and remembered as the Beautiful Cigar Girl.
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” – Poe’s ‘The Raven’
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Research, writing, original Mary Rogers poem(“The Beautiful Cigar Girl”), narration and audio arrangement by Prash
Character Voices: Ben(Daniel Payne, LaForge), Steve (Edgar Allan Poe)
Sources:
“Edgar Allen Poe: Was Mary Rogers his muse or his victim?”, 8 October 2015
https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena-history-famous-people/edgar-allan-poe-was-mary-rogers-his-muse-or-his-murder-020557
Duke, Thomas; “The Mysterious Murder of Cigar Girl Mary Rogers”, 1910, Celebrated Criminal Cases of America Part III Cases East of the Pacific Coast
http://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/the-mysterious-murder-of-cigar-girl-mary-rogers-1841/
Geary, Rick; “A Treasury of Victorian Murder Compendium II”, 2015, NBM Publishing Inc. New York
Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” 1978
https://www.eapoe.org/works/mabbott/tom3t001.htm
“Murder of Mary C. Rogers”, New York Tribune 12 August 1841, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19483347/murder_of_mary_c_rogers/
Nickell, Joe; “Historical Whodunnit – Spiritualists, Poe, and the real Marie Roget”, Skeptical Inquirer July/August 2010
Poe, Edgar Allen; “The Mystery of Marie Roget”, 1842 (Audible version)
Semtner, Chris; The Poe Blog, November 16 2016
http://www.thepoeblog.org/poe-museum-announces-loser-of-its-latest-poll/
Stashower, Daniel; “The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allen Poe, and the Invention of Murder,” 2006, Dutton Books
Steiner, Henry John; “The Ghosts and Mr Anderson,” October 15 2014, Headless Horseman Blog
http://headlesshorsemanblog.com/ghosts-edgar-allen-poe-john-anderson/
Various articles from archived New York newspapers
https://stupit.github.io/text/Mystery_of_Mary_Rogers/The_Mystery_of_Mary_Rogers_in_newspapers.htm#1837-09-18
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04/21/20 • 54 min

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13 | The Zodiac Killer Part 1

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07/01/20 • 69 min

How do you catch a serial killer who picks his victims at random, and whose only motive is to taunt the police? In Part 1 of this 2-part investigation into California’s Zodiac Killer, I’ll present the story of one of the most bizarre yet compelling unsolved cases in criminal history. Coincidences, letters, ciphers, phone calls and costumes – they’re all here. Join me again next time for Part 2 where we’ll do some more analysis and a review of the suspects.
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio arrangement by Prash
With the amazing voice acting talents of Ben (The Zodiac, Brian Hartnell and police officer), Mariah (Nancy Slover), lunamist (Cecilia Shepard and disclaimer) and Steven (Mike Mageau)
Sources
Bauer, Craig P, 2018, “The Zodiac Ciphers: What We Know”, History.com https://www.history.com/news/the-zodiac-ciphers-what-we-know
Butterfield, Michael,Zodiac Killer Facts website http://www.zodiackillerfacts.com/case.htm
Calhoun, Bob, 2018, “Yesterday’s Crimes: The Zodiac Killer’s First Known Victims Died 50 Years Ago”, SF Weekly, https://www.sfweekly.com/news/yesterdays-crimes-news/yesterdays-crimes-the-zodiac-killers-first-known-victim-died-50-years-ago/
Graysmith, Robert, 2007, “Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of America’s Most Elusive Serial Killer”, Titan Books
Grinell, Richard, Zodiac Ciphers website https://www.zodiacciphers.com/
Officer Down Memorial Page for Eric A Zelms, https://www.odmp.org/officer/14665-officer-eric-a-zelms
Schillemat, Brandon, 2012, “Has the code of the Zodiac Killer been cracked?”, Neighbor News, Patch, https://patch.com/california/fostercity/has-the-code-of-the-zodiac-killer-been-cracked
Voigt, Tom, Zodiac Killer website http://www.zodiackiller.com/index2.html
Was Donald Gene Harden the Zodiac Killer Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/pg/Was-Donald-Gene-Harden-the-Zodiac-Killer-189393988058502/posts/
Zodiac film, 2007 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443706/
ZodiacKillerIdentified YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Zeppelin196818/videos
ZodiacKillerVideos YouTube channel, “Lake Herman Road – The Funeral of David Faraday” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwPMg8XfOck
Zodiac Killer Wiki https://zodiackiller.fandom.com/wiki/Zodiac_Killer_Wiki
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07/01/20 • 69 min

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4 | The Horrific Lake Bodom Murders

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04/07/20 • 49 min

Pack your tent and sleeping bag, because in this episode we’re going to spend a night on the shores of Lake Bodom, the scene of one of Finland’s most famous unsolved murder cases. But it’s not the rustling leaves or the hoot of an owl that you should fear, as a vicious killer stalks the campsite. You’d better leave your flashlight switched on...
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio arrangement by Prash
Character Voices: Simon Hensby, Ian and Jurgen.
Translations from Finnish to English by my friend Marcus who burnt the midnight oil to transcribe everything I threw at him including audio and video interviews. Thank you Marcus!
Recommended Podcast:
True Crime Finland https://truecrimefinland.squarespace.com/
Music:
Randolph Smeets
https://www.dl-sounds.com/
"Heartbreaking" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Sources:
“Archaeology students plan dig at Lake Bodom murder site,” https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/archaeology_students_plan_dig_at_lake_bodom_murder_site/10780763
IncapableofGuile; “The Lake Bodom Murders,” April 2015, https://imgur.com/gallery/ToNes
“Lake Bodom murders” https://solvedandunsolvedcrimes.wordpress.com/2019/08/11/lake-bodom-murders-1960/
Lahettananyt T.K., “Case- Bodomjarven Murhat 1960”, http://rikos-uutiset.blogspot.com/2016/07/case-bodomjarven-murhat-1960.html
Serena, Katie; “The Lake Bodom Murders: Finland’s Most Famous Unsolved Triple Homicide”, August 2019 https://allthatsinteresting.com/lake-bodom-murders
Yle Uutisten artikkeliarkisto, “Suspect in 1960 murder case pleads innocence,” June 2008, https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5156265
https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2016/10/28/esbopolitiker-ar-saker-pa-att-han-vet-vem-bodommordaren-var
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/2or0mp/another_unsolved_finnish_crime_the_murder_of/
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/3ecpwe/in_1960_three_teenagers_were_murdered_at_lake/ctdvjly/
https://pastebin.com/raw/9s48TBY9
https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2006/09/08/bodomjarven-surmaajaa-etsittiin-poliisin-ja-vapaaehtoisten-voimin
https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2006/09/08/professori-palo-ei-uskonut-gustafssonin-syyllisyyteen
https://www.murha.info/rikosfoorumi/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5833&sid=0162e8467c60c0c204030438837fe135&start=15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXMM9CHrxlw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEqMEDm6gkI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4YNI-1bw6I&feature=youtu.be
https://www.murha.info/rikosfoorumi/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=22161
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXLesOFn5RU
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04/07/20 • 49 min

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11 | Murder Minis: 5 Bitesized Bloody Tales

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06/15/20 • 26 min

Today’s episode is in a slightly different format, so let’s go back in time for a whistle-stop tour of 5 Victorian crimes. From mass murder to bodies in boxes and botched hangings, Murder Minis has you covered for 25 minutes of bitesize blood-soaked crimes.
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06/15/20 • 26 min

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12 | The Papin Sisters

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06/22/20 • 22 min

Two murders. Two sisters. One mind.
Journey with me back to the 1930s to examine one of the most grotesque and brutal double slayings in the history of France. This is not for the faint-hearted, because true crime just got even bloodier.
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
If you enjoyed the show, please consider supporting Prash’s Murder Map on Patreon; take a look at the rewards on offer for as little as $1 a month.
Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio editing by Prash
French song at the beginning: Jess
Sources:
Budanovic, Nikola, “The Papin Sisters and the murder case that still haunts France after more than 80 years,”, 2017, TheVintageNews, https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/12/the-papin-sisters-and-the-murder-case-that-still-haunts-france-after-more-than-80-years/
Silent Twins: Without My Shadow, YouTube Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtP1qC61s
Strange Matters podcast, 2019, https://www.strangematterspodcast.com/the-papin-sisters/
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06/22/20 • 22 min

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5 | The Bloody Benders and Their Murderous Ways

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04/09/20 • 34 min

The American frontier could be a perilous place, but most stout-hearted travellers were expecting nothing worse than tumbleweed, rattlesnakes and boredom on their long ride. When people started to go missing in the Osage area, suspicion fell on a family who were not all that they seemed. A local legend says red corn grows on the prairie to this day as the very land is saturated with the blood of their innocent victims, so join me as we investigate one of the greatest puzzles of the Old West.
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Research, writing, original Benders Song, narration and audio arrangement by Prash
Character Voices: Natasha and Ben
Sources:
Cappello, Nile; “The Bloody Benders: America’s First Family of Serial Killers”, August 2019
https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/
Geary, Rick; “A Treasury of Victorian Murder Compendium II”, 2015, NBM Publishing Inc, New York
Kansas Historical Society; “The Bender Knife”, December 2006, Kansapedia
https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/bender-knife/10106
Martin, Michelle M; “Dinner with Death: Kate Bender, Murder and Mayhem on the Kansas Prairie”, August 2019
https://nursingclio.org/2019/08/15/dinner-with-death-kate-bender-murder-and-mayhem-on-the-kansas-prairie/
Rivenes, Erik; “The Bloody Benders”, June 2016, Most Notorious Podcast
“The Bloody Benders, America’s First Serial Killer Family”, January 2018
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53672/bloody-benders-americas-first-serial-killers
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04/09/20 • 34 min

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14 | The Zodiac Killer Part 2

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07/13/20 • 86 min

Last time, in the first part of this double episode, I told the story of the disguise-wearing, letter-writing serial killer operating in California’s Bay Area in 1968 and 69, who christened himself Zodiac. His choice of victim changed, as did his MO, so how do you catch a killer whose only motive is achieving infamy and mocking the police? Join me for Part 2, where we’ll analyse the killer’s behaviour and review some of the popular suspects and theories, and we’ll hear from Zodiac expert Michael Butterfield. It’s a case that’s now over 50 years old, so will the killer ever be named?
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Website: www.prashganendran.com
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Special thanks to Zodiac writer and consultant Michael Butterfield http://zodiackillerfacts.com/ who kindly took time out of his busy schedule to contribute to the making of this episode. Please check out his podcast Zodiac A To Z https://zodiacatoz.podbean.com/
Starring the amazing voice acting talents of Ben (The Zodiac, Brian Hartnell and police officer), Mariah (Nancy Slover, Kirsty Martire and disclaimer), Steven (Mike Mageau) and Alan Smith (Rick Marshall, Richard Gaikowski)
Sources:
Arntfield, Michael, May 2018, “The preferred jobs of serial killers and psychopaths”, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/the-preferred-jobs-of-serial-killers-and-psychopaths-96173
Bauer, Craig P, 2018, “The Zodiac Ciphers: What We Know”, History.com https://www.history.com/news/the-zodiac-ciphers-what-we-know
Butterfield, Michael,Zodiac Killer Facts website http://www.zodiackillerfacts.com/case.htm
Calhoun, Bob, 2018, “Yesterday’s Crimes: The Zodiac Killer’s First Known Victims Died 50 Years Ago”, SF Weekly, https://www.sfweekly.com/news/yesterdays-crimes-news/yesterdays-crimes-the-zodiac-killers-first-known-victim-died-50-years-ago/
Gaikowski/Zodiac Connection/Timeline, TapaTalk forum, https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/gaikowski-zodiac-connection-timeline-t2742.html
Graysmith, Robert, 2007, “Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of America’s Most Elusive Serial Killer”, Titan Books
Grinell, Richard, Zodiac Ciphers website https://www.zodiacciphers.com/
Heidelberg, April 2018, “Can estimates from forensic handwriting experts be trusted in court?”, Springer, https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/research-news/all-english-research-news/can-estimates-from-forensic-handwriting-experts-be-trusted-in-court-/15635428
Martire, K, Growns, B & Navarro, D, April 2018, “What do the experts know? Calibration, precision and the wisdom of crowds among forensic handwriting experts,” Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 25, 2346-2355
https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-018-1448-3
Officer Down Memorial Page for Eric A Zelms, https://www.odmp.org/officer/14665-officer-eric-a-zelms
Schillemat, Brandon, 2012, “Has the code of the Zodiac Killer been cracked?”, Neighbor News, Patch, https://patch.com/california/fostercity/has-the-code-of-the-zodiac-killer-been-cracked
“Understanding the Birthday Paradox”, BetterExplained.com
https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-birthday-paradox/
Voigt, Tom, Zodiac Killer website http://www.zodiackiller.com/index2.html
Voigt, Tom, YouTube Channel, “Handwriting Expert Sherwood Morrill discusses The Zodiac Killer”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAPtxcvRQko
Was Donald Gene Harden the Zodiac Killer Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/pg/Was-Donald-Gene-Harden-the-Zodiac-Killer-189393988058502/posts/
Wayback Machine Web Archive, Coroner’s Report of Paul Lee Stine,
https://web.archive.org/web/20070327182656/http://www.thezodiacmansonconnection.com/autop_stine_1.html
Wayback Machine Web Archive, New Realities Video, Richard Gaikowski’s website
https://web.archive.org/web/20010411015131/http:/www.slip.net/~richgaik/index.html
Zodiac film, 2007 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443706/
Zodiac Killer Fandom page, “Ross Sullivan”, https://zodiackiller.fandom.com/wiki/Ross_Sullivan
ZodiacKillerIdentified YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Zeppelin196818/videos
ZodiacKillerVideos YouTube channel, “Lake Herman Road – The Funeral of David Faraday”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwPMg8XfOck
Zodiac Killer Wiki https://zodiackiller.fandom.com/wiki/Zodiac_Killer_Wiki
Zodiologists.com, 2009, “The Riverside Desktop Poem,”
http://www.zodiologists.com/riverside_desktop_poem_introduction.html
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16 | Krystian Bala Runs Amok

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08/14/20 • 30 min

Most murderers try to hide their crimes. But this one wrote a book about it. Join me on a journey to Poland as we learn about the strange case of the failed intellectual, businessman and novelist who brutally killed his ex-wife’s lover in a jealous rage. He thought he was smarter than the police. But he was wrong.
Recommended Podcast: Morbidology, check out https://morbidology.com/morbidology-podcast/
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio editing by Prash
Voice Acting by “Strange Voice” and Aria. Disclaimer read by Mariah.
Sources
Casefile Podcast, “Case 36 – Amok”, https://casefilepodcast.com/case-36-amok/
CrimeTimeTV, “The Novel Killer”, 2014, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQXgx0JXec4
“Krystian Bala”, Murderpedia, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bala-krystian.htm
“Krystian Bala”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krystian_Bala
Purvis, Andrew, 2007, “Polish Murder Stranger Than Fiction”, Time, http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1659460,00.html
Struzinska, Katarzyna, 2020, “The Murderer as Writer, Storyteller and Protagonist: The Case of Krystian Bala”, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11196-020-09685-x#Sec6
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9 | The Monster of Alton who butchered Fanny Adams

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05/22/20 • 22 min

Murder mystery novels would have you believe that crimes only happen in dark, dreary places in the dead of night, but today we’re examining the tragic killing of a young girl in broad daylight on a sunny August afternoon in 1867. How did this happen in such a small, quiet town?
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Sources:
Bondeson, Jan; “Victorian Murders”, 2017, Amberley Publishing
Hoskins, John; Southern Daily Echo, “Brutal Slaying of Sweet Fanny Adams”, 7th February 2008
Journal of the Hampshire Genealogical Society, Volume XII, No. 4, February 1986
Mukerji, Jenny: “Who was Sweet Fanny Adams?” Hampshire Genealogical Society website
https://www.hgs-familyhistory.com
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05/22/20 • 22 min

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