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She Has to Learn- The Sylvia Likens Case Ep 2
The True Crime Librarian
01/11/21 • 86 min
The torture and abuse Sylvia suffered in the months leading up to her death pale in comparison the last few days of her life. Branded as a prostitute is unimaginable to those who knew her best. She was like a typical teenage girl, she had crushes on boys her own age but her virtue was never in danger of being taken. Jealousy or envy fueled the matriarch and her young prodigy, both handed cards in life that were unfair. One at the later half of her prime and the other hopelessly in love with a married man who no longer wanted their relationship leaving her with a child out of wedlock. The neighborhood children and teens had no idea that those moments of entertainment when they abused and tortured Sylvia would play a role in her death and leave them to face very serious consequences. Join me tonight as we dive deeper and close out the case of Sylvia Marie Likens.
The Devil is in the Photograph... ep 1
The True Crime Librarian
04/26/21 • 93 min
Jodi Arias’s smiling mugshot was shown on the television around the world. The girl next door who brutally murdered her ex-boyfriend and her story as to why keeps on changing.
Jodi’s life before Travis helped mold her into the insecurities that she displayed throughout her dating life- she feared trusting that she was enough and that her heart wouldn’t get hurt but with every chance she took Jodi seemed to be the one getting hurt until she met Travis.
Travis was finding success after what seemed to be a rocky start to life- he found a Church and religion that he believed in with every fiber of his being, even when the rules seemed to be unfair. Willing to work hard he expected to have fun harder and he was a man accustomed to getting what he wanted and when an exotic looking blonde walked into his life he knew he wanted her.
A friendship began under the neon lights in the city of sin- both working for the multi-marketing firm that brought Travis out of financial struggle and Jodi was praying would be her saving grace. What kindled under the lights that night was pure unadulterated lust burning a desire so deep in the two of them neither was capable of escaping it’s flames....
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At the Hands of Their Father: The John Battaglia Jr Case ep 3
The True Crime Librarian
09/27/21 • 92 min
John wasted five years of his life on a get rich quick scheme, and when that failed so did his marriage... yet again by his own hand. This time he wasn't going to be the one on the losing end of things like he had been with Michelle, this time Mary Jean would pay for embarrassing John, she would pay for being smug, and she would pay for constantly trying to put her in jail. He would take from her the two things she treasured more than her own life... their daughters.
19 minutes is all it will take to be convicted of capital murder charges in the state known for having an express lane to the death chamber.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks of domestic violence, please proceed with caution!
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence please call 1-800-799-7233; help them become a fighter and a survivor!
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Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show.
Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library
Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke
Maybe, Possibly, Definitely... the Case of Robert Durst Ep 2
The True Crime Librarian
02/08/22 • 60 min
Susan Berman was true to her friend all the way to the end. Robert feared facing the justice system in connection with Kathie's disappearance and he is doing whatever it takes to maintain his freedom and he'll take out anyone that gets in his way...
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A big THANK YOU to Scott Buckley and his beautiful craft of TTCL's episodes, be sure to head over and see what he's been mixing up...
Research By: Ashlee O'Rourke
Music: Scott Buckley
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Miss American Serial Killer: Aileen Wuornos Ep 3
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04/18/22 • 54 min
Aileen was now a killer, her first victim Richard Mallory dead from multiple gunshot wounds, and now she has found a better way at robbing these men... kill them first- she claims self-defense in each and every victim's case but not all were out to rape and beat her.
PTSD can make the mind see and hear completely different things than what is actually going on- for Lee the repeated rapes she suffered came to a head and burst into an uncontrolled burning rage within Lee. Triggered possibly by finding herself alone with a man in the woods and her fight or flight response kicked in causing her to take the lives of David Spears, Charles "Chuck" Carskaddon, and Peter Siems but she wouldn't stop at just these men... she was going to keep killing and keep robbing them until one beat her to death or until the cops figured her out...
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This week's recommended read is "Dead Ends" by Michael Reynolds
you can find it here on amazon>> Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Female Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, the Damsel of Death (St. Martin's True Crime Library): Reynolds, Michael: 9780312984182: Amazon.com: Books
A big THANK YOU to Scott Buckley and his beautiful craft of TTCL's episodes, be sure to head over and see what he's been mixing up...
Research By: Ashlee O'Rourke Music: Scott Buckley
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: the Lisa Marie Montgomery Case ep 1
The True Crime Librarian
10/18/21 • 90 min
It feels GREAT to be back! Tonight we are tackling another Captial Punishment case the difference is this is at the federal level. Fetal abduction and Federal Death row are two of the rarest things in the True Crime World, Lisa Marie Montgomery is the anomaly, she was sentenced to death by the federal government after she cut baby girl Stinnett from her mother's mutilated body. Bobbie Jo was left to die so that Lisa Marie could hold on to her husband who she feared was slipping away due to her being unable to provide him with a child. Tonight we take a long look at who Lisa Marie was before she became infamous...
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Be sure to use the #thetruecrimelibrarian when recommending the show on social media so that I can thank you properly for your support!
Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show.
Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library
Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke
At the Hands of Their Father: The John Battaglia Jr Case ep 2
The True Crime Librarian
09/20/21 • 87 min
Michelle has fought hard and it's almost time to cut John out of her life, but John is like aggressive cancer. He keeps popping back up each time she thinks he's gone for good. It will take her moving a state away and the good looks of Mary Jean Pearle to finally silence John. But John needs to make sure she learns her lesson, the lesson he had eight days to conjure up.
John is far from tormenting the woman in his life, it's the only thing that makes him feel powerful...
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks of domestic violence, please proceed with caution!
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence please call 1-800-799-7233; help them become a fighter and a survivor!
Remember the internet leaves behind a digital footprint that can be tracked, please use the hotline to get out safely!
You can head over to www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com to pick yourself up some gear or make a donation to the show. Be sure to use the #thetruecrimelibrarian when recommending the show on social media so that I can thank you for your support!
Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show.
Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library
Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke
At the Hands of Their Father: The John Battaglia Jr Case ep 1
The True Crime Librarian
09/13/21 • 74 min
What happens when the man you marry, the man that father's your children does the unthinkable? Michelle Ward Ghetti couldn't imagine the monster that lay in the pit of darkness within her new husband John. He had shown her a glimpse at who he would become and she wanted no part of that but when the pregnancy stick turned blue she was left with a decision; shame her family and have the child out of wedlock or marry the man that was capable of completely terrifying her?
John Battaglia was never capable of becoming a loving husband and father, he was raised in an abusive household. Losing his mother to suicide emotionally stunted John and the only living role model taught him to put his wife in her place by any means necessary. The desire to win over a father left John insecure and mentally unstable. Anything deemed an embarrassment needed to be fixed so the father he tried to impress wouldn't shame him for it. John had no idea what it took to have a wife and family and he certainly had no idea how to handle the mental disorder he most definitely had...
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks of domestic violence, please proceed with caution!
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence please call 1-800-799-7233; help them become a fighter and a survivor!
Remember the internet leaves behind a digital footprint that can be tracked, please use the hotline to get out safely!
You can head over to www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com to pick yourself up some gear or make a donation to the show. Be sure to use the #thetruecrimelibrarian when recommending the show on social media so that I can thank you for your support!
Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show.
Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library
Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke
Above All Else: The Gypsy Rose Story ep 2
The True Crime Librarian
09/06/21 • 66 min
The grip of her mother has reached its maximum hold, Gypsy Rose is sick of living this way with no options on the horizon of it changing. Instead, she plans the perfect Fairy Tale Love Story; the one where the villain is defeated and the Princess is whisked away by Prince Charming. But what happens after the villain is defeated and all she is left with is a man she wants nothing more to do with. Lust is brilliantly disguised as love in this anything but a love story. Gypsy escaped her mother and now she can escape the man she thought she knew and loved and take the first steps at being a better person...
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Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show.
Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library
Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke
Miss American Serial Killer: Aileen Wuornos Ep 2
The True Crime Librarian
04/11/22 • 52 min
Aileen and Ty meeting created tsunamis in their life together, they both loved each other (Lee would later say like sisters, however, Ty had been introduced as Lee's Wife on more than one occasion) but never the less these two were virtually inseparable from June of 1986 into 1991 when Lee would be arrested for the murder of 7 men and faced the electric chair for her crimes.
Lee desperate for love and acceptance turned her to the only person she could trust, Tyria. Lee did anything and everything to make sure Ty stayed in her life, even killing in order to support their dream bubble for as long as possible, and a wrong-place, wrong-time scenario landed Richard Mallory in a chance encounter with an angry Lee who claims to have acted in self-defense when the sex-crazed Richard went rouge and decided to rape her... per her side of the story...
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This week's recommended read is "Monster" by Aileen Wuornos and Christopher Berry Dee
you can find it here on amazon>> Monster: My True Story: Wuornos, Aileen, Berry-Dee, Christopher: 8601420942974: Amazon.com: Books
A big THANK YOU to Scott Buckley and his beautiful craft of TTCL's episodes, be sure to head over and see what he's been mixing up...
Research By: Ashlee O'Rourke Music: Scott Buckley
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How many episodes does The True Crime Librarian have?
The True Crime Librarian currently has 68 episodes available.
What topics does The True Crime Librarian cover?
The podcast is about True Crime and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The True Crime Librarian?
The episode title 'At the Hands of Their Father: The John Battaglia Jr Case ep 3' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The True Crime Librarian?
The average episode length on The True Crime Librarian is 78 minutes.
How often are episodes of The True Crime Librarian released?
Episodes of The True Crime Librarian are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The True Crime Librarian?
The first episode of The True Crime Librarian was released on Aug 11, 2020.
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