Small Town Mysteries - Helen Wilson & The Beatrice Six

Helen Wilson & The Beatrice Six

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09/05/23 • 48 min

Small Town Mysteries

When Helen Wilson is murdered in her apartment on February 8th, 1985, investigators work to find a suspect. However, they soon have a total of 6 - most of whom willingly state that, yes, they were involved in the crime in some way.
What do the majority of these people have in common? A psychologist they all see - who helps them uncover certain "repressed" memories...
Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice,_Nebraska
2) https://www.1011now.com/2023/02/02/woman-wrongly-convicted-beatrice-6-murder-case-dies/
3) https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-killed-helen-wilson-bruce-allen-smith-beatrice-six
4) https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/who-was-helen-wilson-hbo-mind-over-murder-beatrice-six
5) https://www.thedailybeast.com/mind-over-murder-reveals-how-the-beatrice-six-were-brainwashed-into-confessing-to-murder
6) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/19/remembering-the-murder-you-didnt-commit

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The Circleville Letters

When multiple people in Circleville, Ohio start to receive increasingly threatening letters regarding their supposed dirty laundry, everyone is questioning who this person could possibly be.
Years later, after a gun from a booby trap is traced back to someone, everyone believes the case is solved. The person who had been writing the letters for the last several years has been found and sentenced, right?
Except that the letters don't stop. They continue for around 20 years.
This is a mystery that may very well never be solved. Tune in to hear about all the crazy twists and turns this case takes.
Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circleville,_Ohio
2) https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/circleville-letters-mail-gallery/
3) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/
4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circleville_Pumpkin_Show
5) https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/he-deserved-worse-than-what-he-got-circleville-doctor-may-have-abused-150-patients/ar-AA179BnF
6)https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/rrh499/who_was_the_circleville_letter_writer/

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The Crimes of Holly Harvey and Sandra Ketchum

In this episode, Rachael covers the heinous crimes committed by two teenage girls, Holly Harvey and Sandra Ketchum, which includes the murder of Holly's grandmother and grandfather. What drove them to do this?
Sources:
1) https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/killer-couple-murderous-lesbian-teens-holly-harvey-sandra-ketchum
2) https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/harvey-holly.htm
3) https://thecinemaholic.com/sarah-and-carl-collier-murders/
4) https://heavy.com/news/2015/08/holly-harvey-killer-instinct-sandra-ketchum-grandparents-carl-sarah-collier-murder-stab-trail-bio-age-facebook-tv/
5) https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2021/s21a0871.html
6) https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murders-of-carl-and-sarah-collier
7) https://fayettecountyga.gov/information/fayette-facts#keys
8) https://latestnews.fresherslive.com/articles/holly-and-sandy-killers-where-are-they-now-what-happened-to-sarah-and-carl-collier-507340

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