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Apple for the Teacher — True Crime
Apple for the Teacher

True crime stories in the school system – told by a teacher from Australia. For people looking for something different in the true crime genre, other than Ted Bundy or the Zodiac Killer. Diverse and lesser-known stories – an albino student murder in Africa, schoolgirl sexual slavery in Libya, a teacher beheaded in France, Polish teachers executed by the Nazis, just to name a few. School-based tragedies are also featured – a school bus stranded in a snowstorm, a school wiped out by a landslide, the drowning of students in a sinking ship. So join host Ana Thomas, as she presents the bad apples.

Copyright: © Ana Thomas

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EP 149 - Samurai Jan 22, 2022

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The man entered the school with a knife. What happened?

The country of Japan had long been known as having a very low crime rate, with mass murders being extremely rare. Schools had always been safe, but that all changed in the summer of 2001.

Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia)

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Sources -

http://archive.boston.com/news/world/articles/2004/12/25/in_japan_an_execution_is_underscored_by_secrecy/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-12-mn-9408-story.html

https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007470895

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_school_massacre

https://web.archive.org/web/20010616111251/http://www.time.com/time/asia/news/magazine/0,9754,129949,00.html

http://asia.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/08/japan.stabbing.04/

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14368163

https://billingsgazette.com/news/world/families-hold-funerals-for-children-killed-in-japan-school-massacre/article_bde47d3d-39f2-5d9a-9c35-d96d65d95bf4.html

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/he-stabbed-21-elementary-kids-and-2-teachers-in-minutes-95ded5b757f5

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/01/world/japanese-children-get-scary-lessons-in-fighting-violence.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Takuma

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/09/japan.justinmccurry

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/takuma-mamoru.htm

EP 148 - Shock Box Jan 15, 2022

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The volunteers participated in a scientific experiment. What happened?

It was back in 1961 that an ad was placed in a newspaper asking for volunteers to be involved in a university experiment. Those who answered the ad, had no idea that they were about to participate in a study which would become one of the most famous and controversial experiments in history.

Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia)

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Sources -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOUEC5YXV8U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DxSKTSoA_E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdrKCilEhC0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuTbun5buYI

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Revisiting-the-Milgram-Obedience-Experiment-12870042.php

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Clinton-man-hears-dad-s-taped-screams-in-1960s-11513955.php

https://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/experimenter-revisits-milgrams-obedience-experiment-at-yale/article_ae7f30f8-abad-5851-b79c-fc6ca6a0082a.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/rethinking-one-of-psychologys-most-infamous-experiments/384913/

http://smilgram.weebly.com/overview.html

https://www.grunge.com/245624/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-milgram-experiment/

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/seven-things-you-didnt-know-about-stanley-milgram

https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-during-milgram-experiment/genevieve-carlton

EP 147 - BONUS - Update #5 Jan 12, 2022

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This episode will update the story of murdered schoolgirl, Sian Kingi, who lived in my hometown. Her story was told in Episode 119 - Party Girl.

Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia)

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Sources -

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-01/qld-prison-parole-laws-passed-queensland/100662520

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-01/child-killer-laws/100665802

https://theglobalherald.com/news/sians-law-passes-parliament-to-keep-child-murderers-behind-bars-for-longer-7news/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFPb0FkY54o&t=8s

EP 146 - Taliban Takeover Jan 08, 2022

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The country of Afghanistan descended into chaos. What happened?

It was just months ago that fear and panic gripped Afghanistan. Thousands of people began a desperate attempt to flee the country. The government had been overthrown and the future looked bleak.

(Story from - Afghanistan)

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Sources -

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-31/afghan-girls-learn-code-underground-to-bypass-taliban-curbs/100581408

https://www.e-ir.info/2021/09/06/who-are-the-taliban/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8b2460YoAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6JC9eZsjDc

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/18/world/asia/women-afghanistan-withdrawal-us.html

https://time.com/6108604/afghanistan-female-students-online/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-taliban-women-rights-girls-work-school-safety-post-us-withdrawal/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/02/they-left-us-to-the-taliban/

https://deadline.com/2021/10/afghanistan-women-education-taliban-repression-takeover-1234863863/

https://nypost.com/2021/09/29/taliban-has-yet-to-give-timeline-on-when-women-can-return-to-school/

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2021/09/27/womens-rights-and-education-under-the-taliban/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10243227/Afghan-girl-famous-cover-portrait-evacuated-Italy.html?ito=social-facebook

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/statement-presidency-council-ministers/18652

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/world/europe/afghan-girl-national-geographic.html?referringSource=articleShare

EP 145 - The Spinster Jan 01, 2022

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The affair would end in murder. What happened?

It was in the early 1900's that a doctor and a teacher were involved in an illicit affair, which would ultimately end in tragedy. But for who? The husband, the wife, or the mistress?

Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia)

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Sources -

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Newspaper/BA2129?fbclid=IwAR1UikBcEKHMJ3bnChqjVm1wcTY6FJ8Tmss5dYzs67K7Hi1MAjdAcxy6ZHk

https://thecinemaholic.com/is-agnus-lusk-dead-or-alive/

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1033421427445348

Lawson, John Davison, American state trials; a collection of the important and interesting criminal trials which have taken place in the United States from the beginning of our government to the present day, 1914.

Jones, Richard O., The Blood-Soaked Woman at the Top of the Stairs - The True Crime of Grace Lusk, 2014.

PREVIEWS - Episodes 145-149 Dec 29, 2021

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This episode will preview the upcoming 5 episodes on the podcast.

Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia)

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EP 144 - MINISODE #5 Dec 29, 2021

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This episode will feature a number of shorter true crime stories.

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Sources -

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/schoolgirl-9-kidnapped-tortured-killed-25300261

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/parents-outraged-over-school-picture-day-retouch-trend/news-story/0ae0e9d90a2fbca73be51b260a09e5a7

https://guardian.ng/news/world/kenya-police-arrested-over-vampire-child-killers-escape/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masten_Wanjala

https://allthatsinteresting.com/masten-milimo-wanjala

https://www.thedailybeast.com/masten-milimo-wanjala-vampire-who-sucked-kids-blood-lynched-by-angry-mob

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16536217/girl-kidnapped-killed-female-teacher/

https://eminetra.co.uk/girl-9-years-old-handing-out-a-leaflet-saving-the-earth-kidnapped-and-killed-by-a-female-teacher-whose-child-was-taken-away/776933/

EP 143 - Santa's Naughty List Dec 23, 2021

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Christy didn’t make it to school. What happened to her?

It was just days before Christmas and a teacher named Christy had carefully wrapped her students presents and was about to leave for school. But Christy didn’t arrive.

Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia)

Promo - Ye Olde Crime Podcast - https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.com/

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Sources -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54L7W1Ewaqk

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/may/03/lastnightstvdeathinsantal

https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2008/12/north_pole_alaska.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/apr/24/usgunviolence.topstories3

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/dec/23/weekend.jonronson1

https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/christy-mirack

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/raymond-dj-freez-rowe-wants-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-in-christy-mirack-rape-murder-update/article_15d46f8c-06c1-11ec-b5a1-b7c53fde56bd.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwsXfNZTmIY

EP 142 - Linda's Story Dec 18, 2021

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I didn’t make it home after school. What happened to me?

My name is Linda and when I was 11 years old, I disappeared after walking home from school. This is my story.

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Sources -

https://twitter.com/hashtag/LindasStory?src=hashtag_click

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/linda-okeefe-murder-investigation-photos/16/

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-cindy-borgeson-now/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIm6SX7XWPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVn2eNy7a5E – press conference

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nation-world/what-happened-to-linda-murdered-schoolgirls-final-hours-live-tweeted-45-years-after-her-death/507-572411623

https://abcnews.go.com/US/sister-victim-1973-cold-case-murder-speaks-suspect/story?id=61209634

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6732507/Mom-girl-killed-1973-carried-guilt-death-rest-life.html

https://truecrimedaily.com/2020/07/23/linda-ann-okeefe-cold-case-murder-sexual-assault-suspect-dies-in-custody/

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-linda-okeefe-explainer-20190222-story.html

https://expressdigest.com/newport-beach-police-tweet-as-murdered-girl-linda-okeefe/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/07/09/my-killer-was-never-found-police-in-search-of-a-killer-live-tweet-a-murdered-girls-last-day-alive/

EP 141 - Where's Johnny Dec 11, 2021

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The schoolboy didn’t return home after school. What happened?

It was the end of another school day and Mark waited for his brother so they could walk home together as they usually did. But Johnny didn’t come and he still hadn’t returned home by nightfall.

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Sources -

https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/tag/john-zera/

https://projects.jsonline.com/topics/unsolved/season-three/the-devil-you-know.html

https://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/on-40th-anniversary-of-john-zera-murder-police-put-their-hopes-in-dna-b99669360z1-369474932.html/

https://archive.jsonline.com/watchdog/unsolved-the-search-for-john-zeras-killer-b99541076z1-339934181.html/

https://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/42036987.html/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw_ASVmQFXI

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2016/11/14/dna-doesnt-crack-zera-homicide-case/93594146/

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