Episode 78 - The Whitaker Family

06/08/20 • 50 min

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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

December 2003 was a special time for Kent and Tricia Whitaker. Their sons had returned home from University for the holidays, and they were happy to have the whole family back together again. Little did the Whitakers know it would be the last fond memory the family of 4 would share.
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The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
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Research & Writing:
Christine Penhale
https://thetruecrimefiles.com/
Special Thanks:
Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D

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Bloody Murder - http://bloodymurderpodcast.com/
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Episode 77 - Cindy James

On May 25th, 1989, the years of harassment endured by 44-year-old Cindy James came to a grim conclusion......With her sudden disappearance.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
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Research & Writing:
Alison Schwartz
Sources:
Hall, Neal. “Cindy’s Torment.” Vancouver Sun, December 31, 1990. Print.
Hall, Neal. “What Happened to Cindy James?” The Gazette, January 6, 1991. Print.
Hall, Neal. “Stranger Than Fiction.” Vancouver Sun, December 29, 1990. Print.
Hall, Neal. “Under Siege.” Vancouver Sun, March 24, 1990.
Hall, Neal. “Conflicting evidence fabricated tangled puzzle for inquest” Vancouver Sun, May 29, 1990.
Hall, Neal. “James inquest held grisly fare for coroner’s jury and journalists” Vancouver Sun, May 29, 1990.
Hockenberry, Edie. Medium, March 6, 2020
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Death Threats - Audio
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Episode 79 - Donna & Dan Fryman

On a chilly January evening in 2004 all that Donna and Dan Fryman had built together, came crashing down. Life as they knew it would never be the same.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
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Research & Writing:
Christine Penhale
Sources:
“7 Things You Should Never Say to a Survivor of Domestic Abuse.” Cosmopolitan, June 26, 2018.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a19872615/how-to-talk-about-domestic-abuse/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynpqAkxZNBg
“Donna Fryman.” Dateline, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ0N0fcCV_8
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