Episode 2: Chisako Kakehi, The Black Widow of Japan, and the murder of Junko Furuta

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10/06/21 • 90 min

Breaking news: historically unprecedented increase in the US murder rate! Surprised? Not really. Stephanie and I are taking a field trip today over to Japan! We will discuss the case of the Japanese Black Widow and the murder of Junko Furuta. **Trigger Warning!!!** ABDUCTION, JUVENILE CRIME, RAPE, ABUSE, TORTURE, MUTILATION, MURDER, and FOUL LANGUAGE (which is the least thing to worry about in this episode) ** You’ve been warned. Sources Below: Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Junko_Furuta FilmDaily.co- Article by by Bianca Myrtil (2020) https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/junko-furuta-killers/ Article In the Tokyo Reporter (newspaper)(2019) “Junko Furuta killer again on trial: Chaos in the courtroom” Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/abrkk6/where_are_the_killers_of_junko_furuta_today/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://www.insider.com/japanese-black-widow-serial-killer-loses-execution-appeal-2021-7 https://youtu.be/yb0cBm-q_BE

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Episode 1: Gerard Schafer Jr. and Recreating Mammoths

Welcome my new murderino friend: Stephanie!! Together we discuss the monster who was Gerard Schafer Jr., one of the worst serial killers you’ve never heard of. Side note: SCIENTISTS, PLEASE DO NOT RECREATE EXTINCT ANIMALS! *** TRIGGER WARNING FOR EVERYTHING!!! *** INCLUDES VIOLENCE, ABUSE, RAPE, CHILD ABUSE, PEDOPHILIA, ABDUCTION, TORTURE, NECROPHILIA, HATRED TOWARDS WOMEN, MUTILATION, AND MURDER *** GRAPHIC VIOLENCE *** It’s a gory one, folks! —> Sources: https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/schaefer-gerard.htm, https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gerard_Schaefer, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer, http://web.archive.org/web/20150209235130/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/gerard_schaefer/1.html, http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-12-13/news/9512130172_1_young-women-life-sentences-schaefer-s-mother

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Episode 3: Leonarda Cianciulli - The Italian Soap Maker

Leonarda Cianciulli immersed herself in occult practices such as palm reading and tarot card reading to find the answer to breaking a curse put upon her by her mother Emilia. What lengths will Leonarda go to save herself and her family? All we can say is: some people will go to ANY lengths to protect their family.... There is some CW: Attempt at suicide, murder, blood, and my favorite, profanity. Because why the hell not? Also a few notes for housekeeping: STEVEN!!!!!!!!!!! Bring your dinosaurs and kittens and please teach us your ways. We need to sprinkle some fairy dust on you in order to duplicate you (science). Crime Con, we will volunteer happily. This is our official application for Las Vegas Crime Con 2022. Our only stipulation is we get to be together and chose our own matching outfits (sort of kidding about the outfit).

Resources:

True crime all the time podcast episode 148: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leonarda-cianciulli/id1179629560?i=1000449906587
YouTube: https://youtu.be/KXN1XFjUZiQ
Podcast: REDHANDED, Episode 186 &187: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YIkhzGdCUmQZpzLxAcqA8?si=MiNd0iqeTCW5sLi_NFvyvA&dl_branch=1