Randy Taylor and the Disappearance of Alexis Murphy

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06/08/21 • 59 min

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In the third episode of Shockingly Wicked, we're bringing the cases closer to home. On August 3rd, 2013, 17-year-old Alexis Murphy disappeared without a trace. Briana leads us through the details of this disturbing case that happened in a nearby town in central Virginia.

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Sources we used for this episode:

https://www.facebook.com/Findalexismurphy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Alexis_Murphy
http://helpsavethenextgirl.com/advocacy/alexis-murphy/
https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/02/10/alexis-murphy-remains-missing-as-her-convicted-killer-appeals-for-deal/?fbclid=IwAR0J4t6xq7VdOsvUZJI7AMYnYdVFO6-t96lr9q6dyQH3nQ4Hne5lHG-XmwY
https://popculturecrime.medium.com/the-abduction-murder-of-alexis-tiara-murphy-66a69b601c57
https://web.archive.org/web/20160303055116/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/day-2-alexis-murphys-mother-testifies-in-randy-taylor-trial/25773594
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/state/tests-find-no-dna-link-between-jesse-matthew-and-alexis/article_d68cf996-a5a8-11e4-9ade-0bfaac181d6f.html
https://newsadvance.com/news/local/randy-taylor-gets-two-life-terms-in-alexis-murphy-murder/article_0f70c472-12a1-11e4-8573-0017a43b2370.html
https://wset.com/news/local/killer-leads-investigators-to-alexis-murphys-body-despite-no-deal-for-shorter-sentence
https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Story-of-teen-is-helping-to-save-the-next-girl-428593503.html?fbclid=IwAR21pKsZLFSVMfGwiqE5KAezQrKjJOkJYt1HE-EL30-5GGdXJehjltJ5uSg
https://richmond.com/news/virginia/article_0ce64b0c-d21c-11e3-b129-0017a43b2370.html
https://newsadvance.com/nelson_county_times/news/five-years-after-alexis-murphys-disappearance-community-and-family-remember-her-life/article_600de820-2191-5840-9fb1-b72cfd54dcaf.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexis-murphy-missing_n_3750520
https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/alexis-murphy-body-slain-teen-found-7-years-after-disappearance-6-years-after-killer-convicted/UTMOWX6BBBA45GOBGUO27V4PZ4/
https://newsadvance.com/news/local/alexis-murphy-case-randy-taylors-appeal-denied/article_c084c6ae-f7df-11e4-8aa0-e79e258a76cf.html#tracking-source=article-related-bottom

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A big thank you to this week's sponsors:

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Sources we used for this episode:

https://www.facebook.com/Findalexismurphy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Alexis_Murphy
http://helpsavethenextgirl.com/advocacy/alexis-murphy/
https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/02/10/alexis-murphy-remains-missing-as-her-convicted-killer-appeals-for-deal/?fbclid=IwAR0J4t6xq7VdOsvUZJI7AMYnYdVFO6-t96lr9q6dyQH3nQ4Hne5lHG-XmwY
https://popculturecrime.medium.com/the-abduction-murder-of-alexis-tiara-murphy-66a69b601c57
https://web.archive.org/web/20160303055116/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/day-2-alexis-murphys-mother-testifies-in-randy-taylor-trial/25773594
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/state/tests-find-no-dna-link-between-jesse-matthew-and-alexis/article_d68cf996-a5a8-11e4-9ade-0bfaac181d6f.html
https://newsadvance.com/news/local/randy-taylor-gets-two-life-terms-in-alexis-murphy-murder/article_0f70c472-12a1-11e4-8573-0017a43b2370.html
https://wset.com/news/local/killer-leads-investigators-to-alexis-murphys-body-despite-no-deal-for-shorter-sentence
https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Story-of-teen-is-helping-to-save-the-next-girl-428593503.html?fbclid=IwAR21pKsZLFSVMfGwiqE5KAezQrKjJOkJYt1HE-EL30-5GGdXJehjltJ5uSg
https://richmond.com/news/virginia/article_0ce64b0c-d21c-11e3-b129-0017a43b2370.html
https://newsadvance.com/nelson_county_times/news/five-years-after-alexis-murphys-disappearance-community-and-family-remember-her-life/article_600de820-2191-5840-9fb1-b72cfd54dcaf.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexis-murphy-missing_n_3750520
https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/alexis-murphy-body-slain-teen-found-7-years-after-disappearance-6-years-after-killer-convicted/UTMOWX6BBBA45GOBGUO27V4PZ4/
https://newsadvance.com/news/local/alexis-murphy-case-randy-taylors-appeal-denied/article_c084c6ae-f7df-11e4-8aa0-e79e258a76cf.html#tracking-source=article-related-bottom

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H. H. Holmes (Part 2)

Welcome back to the second (and hopefully last) part of the H. H. Holmes saga. This week, Briana and Brittany discuss the rest of the victims and talk more in depth about his downfall and the psychology around America's First Serial Killer.

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Sources we used for this episode:

"The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America" by Erik Larson
"Holmes: A serial killer in his own words" by Herman Mudgett, H. H. Holmes, and Matt Lake
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/h-h-holmes-29982.php
http://hhholmes.blogs.plymouth.edu/category/early-life/
https://sites.google.com/site/thelifeofhhholmes/background-information
https://www.ranker.com/list/hh-holmes-origin-story/hannah-gilham
http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/locating-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-fort-worth-tx/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145229694/lucy-theodate-moss
https://www.thecriminalcode.com/index.php/2016/06/10/h-h-holmes-profile/
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655041/1896012201/0266.pdf
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655028/1895110401/0642.pdf
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/khi/batch_khi_jennison_ver01/data/sn82014635/00280760523/1895073101/0192.pdf
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_kaiser_ver01/data/sn83030214/00175038942/1896050801/0142.pdf
https://vtdigger.org/2015/11/01/bygone-vermont-19th-century-serial-killer-hid-in-burlington/
https://windycityghosts.com/the-story-of-h-h-holmes-part-1-the-devil-in-me/
https://www.vamonde.com/posts/siegel,-cooper--co/334
https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/american-ripper-dna-reveals-identity-of-body-found-in-hh-holmes-grave/23038/
https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/

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The Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Scott

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This week, Brittany takes the lead in covering the unsolved murder of Dorothy Jane Scott. In 1980, Dorothy Scott went missing while waiting for a friend at the hospital. No traces of her disappearance were ever found until four years later, when her skeletal remains were found buried at a construction site. Her killer was never found, with little to no suspects. Join Briana and Brittany as we discuss the case and who we think could have been the one to take Dorothy Scott away from her family.

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