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On August 28, 2016 Ashley Michelle received a phone call from William Joles at 5am asking her to come over to the apartment he shared with his best friend Nathan Deslippe. Ashley agreed and headed over. Once arriving her world would be flipped upside down when she walked into a crime scene and an attempt on her life. This is her story. A story of survival, perseverance, and overcoming trauma.
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From 1983-1989, 4 women terrorized the patients in Pavilion 5 at Lainz Hospital in Vienna Austria. From administering overdoses to torturing them with "the water cure" the Lainz "Angels of Death" murdered anyone that they deemed bothersome or annoying. Convicted of murdering 29 patients, the murder toll could easily be 200 or more.
Anomalien.com. (2019, February 21). Lainz Angels of Death: 4 Nurses Killed 49 Patients. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://anomalien.com/lainz-angels-of-death-4-nurses-killed-49-patients/CBS News & Associated Press. (2008, July 17). Austria’s “Angels Of Death” To Be Released. CBS News. Retrieved June 6, 2022, from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/austrias-angels-of-death-to-be-released/Cooksey, K. (2008, July 18). Austrians outraged over “death angels” release. The Guardian. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/18/austriaDavis, N. (2012, November 26). Making of a Monster: Waltraud Wagner (Angel of Death). Pick Me Up! Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://healthpsychologyconsultancy.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/making-of-a-monster-waltraud-wagner-angel-of-death/Death Angels of Lainz. (2020, October). Missing Doe Europe. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://missingdoe.com/sk-0001/Donkey Junk. (2021, August 17). Lainz “Angels of Death” The disturbing story of the Austrian killer nurses. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.donkeyjunk.com/post/lainz-angels-of-deathGibson, N. (n.d.). The Lainz Angels of Death. Criminal. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://vocal.media/criminal/the-lainz-angels-of-deathGuy, F. (2022, June 19). Medical Serial Killers: The So-Called Angels of Mercy. Crime Traveller. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.crimetraveller.org/2018/06/healthcare-medical-serial-killers/Keller, R. (n.d.). Serial Killers: The Lainz Angels of Death. Keller On The Loose. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from http://www.robertkellerauthor.com/2015/05/serial-killers-lainz-angels-of-death.htmlLainz Angels of Death. (n.d.). Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1966517NBC Universal. (2008, July 17). Austria’s “angels of death” to be released early. NBC News. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25722717Profile: The Lainz Angels of Death. (n.d.). Body Report. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://bodyreport.com/?q=article/profile-lainz-angels-deathProtzman, F. (1989, April 18). Killing of 49 Patients By 4 Nurse’s Aides Stuns the Austrians. The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/18/world/killing-of-49-patients-by-4-nurse-s-aides-stuns-the-austrians.htmlReaves, J. B. A. (1989, April 16). KILLINGS IN HOSPITAL STIR NAZI NIGHTMARES. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2022, from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-04-16-8904040412-story.htmlSmith, C. (2022, February 28). Catt’s True Crime Corner Lainz Angels of Death. Catt’s True Crime Corner. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://cattstruecrimecorner.com/lainz-angels-of-death/“The Lainz Angel of Death”- Meet The Four Nurses Who Killed 49 Patients within 6 Years. (2021, June 7). Opera News. Retrieved June 7, 2022, from https://ng.opera.news/ng/en/society/d62beec0890ec0d5e8c4cdb51d80527eSupport the showIf you enjoyed learning about this case, check out our Instagram @bookofthedeadpod or website botdpod.com
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To celebrate Christmas, we present to you a Double Feature of true crime Christmas tales brought to you by some friends at Darkcast Network. Today, Weird True Crime brings us some very bad Santas!
It’s everyone’s favorite dopamine hit - dumb criminals! Join us as we go over ten dumbass Santas up to some less-than-holly jolly shenanigans. Just goes to show that dumb really doesn’t discriminate.
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https://www.wistv.com/story/5828773/police-man-dressed-as-santa-charged-with-kidnapping/
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https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/drunken-zombie-santa-arrested-687543
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In today's chapter, I sat down with former counter-terrorism task force commander and author of Outside the Wire, Gary Edgington. Gary is a former counter-terrorism task force commander with over thirty years in law enforcement. From 1999 to 2008 he was a member of the LA FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. After 9/11 Gary commanded a counter-terrorism task force for the California DOJ.
In 2008, Gary deployed to Iraq as an advisor with the US Army. After, he also worked intelligence assignments with the DOD. Gary is also the son of a law enforcement officer who was murdered in the line of duty while Gary was only in the third week of police academy training which had a colossal impact on his life.
Gary shared with me stories from his lengthy career, including insight into cases like The Billionaire Boys Club and The Castration Murders, as well as speaking on the need for mental health care in law enforcement as well as Outside the Wire (which I highly recommend)
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When Irene Paget met John Barron, she thought she would have the life she had always wanted: to be a wife and mother. However, Jack Barron was not who Irene thought he was. He was overbearing, obsessed with his appearance, and flew off the handle at everything that displeased him. When a string of deaths occur within the family, the community rallies to support poor Jack Barron who seems to have lost it all, until people start asking questions. One sudden death is a tragedy, but four looks like murder.
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