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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 108 - Vampire Slayers Jun 12, 2021

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The schoolkids went to the cemetery armed with weapons. Why?

It was in a schoolyard in Scotland that a story spread of a vampire preying on small boys. It lived in the local cemetery. The schoolkids set off to slay the vampire.

(Story from - Scotland)

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Sources -

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

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/before-hollywood-went-vampire-crazy-1054391

https://www.davidcastleton.net/gorbals-vampire-glasgow-southern-necropolis/

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_gorbals_vampire_the_child-eating_monster_that_terrorized_glasgow_in_the

https://www.scotclans.com/the-vampire-of-the-gorbals/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePBuh5ay3_4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7xF7SyE558

https://soundcloud.com/citizenstheatre/cut-kenny-audio

https://soundcloud.com/citizenstheatre/cut-tommy-smith?in=citizenstheatre/sets/memories-of-the-gorbals-vampire

https://soundcloud.com/citizenstheatre/cut-tommy-kenny-and-lisa-audio

https://spookyscotland.net/gorbals-vampire/

https://flashbak.com/the-gorbals-vampire-ate-children-and-created-a-moral-panic-in-1954-34125/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok7R_34C1nc – song “The Gorbals Vampire” by Longshot Nelson and The Disjoints

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbDAjpW2FmE&t=494s

EP 107 - Milk Carton Kid Jun 05, 2021

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The girl’s photo appeared on a milk carton. Why?

The schoolgirl was singing with her school choir at the end of year Christmas concert, singing the classic Christmas carol, Jingle Bells. A friend dropped her off home after the concert. But when her father got home there was no sign of her.

(Story from - U.S.A.)

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Sources -

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/steven-pankey-murder-kidnapping.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jonelle-matthews-murder-kidnapping-steve-pankey-person-of-interest-48-hours/

https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-former-idaho-governor-candidate-indicted-in-1984-murder/b34f6192-9e9f-461a-b2a0-38c629cadb12

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-candidate-for-governor-who-killed-a-child-whats-wrong-with-steve-pankey-fd59c517c04

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8h02wvj4Rw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRhg9G5D_hU

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/10/17/steven-dana-pankey-arrest-what-we-know-about-the-idaho-man-accused-of-kidnapping-murdering-jonelle-matthews-in-1984/

https://web.archive.org/web/20190727044806/https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/crime/jonelle-matthews-disappearance-anniversary-timeline-of-events/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87VWcTSTvbI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2asOhK-ZNDc

EP 106 - Homecoming Prince May 29, 2021

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The students sat together for lunch in the school cafeteria. What happened?

It was a typical day at a high school in the U.S. Some students received a text message from a friend asking them to meet up in the cafeteria for lunch. The group gathered together and sat at a table eating and chatting.

(Story from - U.S.A.)

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Sources -

https://www.newsweek.com/2015/09/25/jaylen-ray-fryberg-marysville-pilchuck-high-school-shooting-372669.html

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

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

https://healingthruwellness.com/october-24-2014/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP3rDYn--3I

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/13/marysville-high-school-shooting-teacher-911-call/18959553/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/marysville-school-shooting-hero-teacher-4502468

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmF3Du3njpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3QFZ3BvAlw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekbKzPG9N7k

EP 105 - Valley of Death May 22, 2021

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The men were teachers in Poland in WW2. What happened to them?

At any given time, it’s sad to say that there is a war raging somewhere in the world. News sites stream images and commentary of the conflicts. The death and destruction is evident. But how often do we delve deeper to see the other devastating effects of war on a country and its people, namely that of the children and the education system. What happens to schooling in war zones? Today’s episode will delve into the effects of war on education in Poland during WW2.

(Story from - Poland)

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Sources -

https://www.dw.com/en/the-mass-murder-of-polish-intellectuals-and-the-german-nazis-who-got-away-with-it/a-50815653

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_No._1,_Bed-gosch

http://www.polishresistance-ak.org/15%20Article.htm

http://www.cantoria.home.pl/nauczyciele/index.php?item=2

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

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

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/secret-teaching.html

https://www.ctf-fce.ca/blog-perspectives/the-secret-teachers-organization-in-poland/

https://www.zmescience.com/science/flying-universities-poland/

https://www.educationworld.com/blog/global-search-education-poland

https://magazyn.wp.pl/informacje/artykul/bielinski-wiedzial-ze-za-chwile-zginie-dotarlismy-do-rodziny-jego-kata

EP 104 - Serenity//Miss Marple May 15, 2021

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Story 1 - The video was streamed live on Facebook. What did it show?
It was a Saturday night and a group of school friends went out to a party. But for one of them, the night would turn into tragedy.

Story 2 - A high school student solved a crime. What happened?
Jessica's great grandmother's house was burgled. All the furniture was gone but police didn't have any leads.

(Stories from - Canada & U.S.A.)

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Sources -

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

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/claudeguimondprincipalcharged1.4945519fbclid=IwAR2DwzhFeZi1l_Emr95CPX4kdG4fkOhCPXFUw_MXNHlwGxO8j4idqG97zdk

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-principal-sentenced-murder-1.5533186

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/defence-lawyer-serena-mckay-youth-sentence-1.4722768

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/university-jail-release-denied-serena-mckay-1.5709010

https://nationalpost.com/news/my-baby-swollen-face-mckay-mother-recalls-pain-seeing-daughter-beaten-to-death-social-media

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

https://opentextbc.ca/indigenizationfoundations/chapter/the-reserve-system/

https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools

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

https://www.mamamia.com.au/abby-and-brittany-hensel/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKrvtq5vDmk

https://abcnews.go.com/US/jessica-maple-atlanta-girl-12-solves-robbery-police/story?id=14341277

EP 103 - Fly Me to the Moon May 08, 2021

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The man lived in an airport for 18 years. Why?

It was in an airport in Paris where a man sat reading a newspaper or writing in his journal. Airport activity continued on around him. Passengers were arriving and departing but this particular man could be seen in the airport, day after day and week after week.

(Story from - Iran & France)

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Sources -

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mehran-karimi-nasseri

https://www.gq.com/story/merhan-nasseri-charles-de-gaulle-stuck

https://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2018/12/02/terminal-date-close-for-man-who-has-lived-in-ataturk-airport-for-27-years

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/sep/06/features.features11

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

https://historyofyesterday.com/the-man-who-was-stuck-in-an-airport-for-18-years-cb1c9037cfa5

https://simpleflying.com/charles-de-gaulle-airport-resident/

https://airlinegeeks.com/2020/07/18/sir-alfred-of-charles-de-gaulle-airport/

Mehran, Sir Alfred, "The Terminal Man", Corgi Publishers, 2004.

https://www.ibtimes.co.in/people-get-stuck-airports-years-how-do-they-survive-767501

https://www.cantechletter.com/2013/07/a-brief-history-of-people-who-have-lived-in-airports0724/

EP 102 - Hitchhiker May 01, 2021

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The schoolboy gave the girl a ride on his bike. What happened?

It was a fine summer’s day in a small town. There were children swimming in the river, catching turtles and fishing. But they were blissfully unaware of what was happening just nearby.

(Story from - U.S.A.)
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Sources -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp8WH2x1JLA

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

https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/steven-truscott/

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/truscott-steven.htm

Swann, Bill, “Real Justice – Fourteen and Sentenced to Death – The Story of Steven Truscott.” Lorimer Children & Teens, 2012.

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/truscott-steven.htm

https://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/40-years-of-the-fifth-estate/steven-truscott-his-word-against-history

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/002581726803600202

https://theconversation.com/the-anniversary-of-steven-truscotts-death-sentence-from-guilt-to-innocence-103671

http://ojen.ca/en/resource/timeline-of-events-for-the-steven-truscott-case

EP 101 - Charlie Brown Apr 24, 2021

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The teacher was walking home after school. What happened to him?

It was the end of the school term and the students and teachers were looking forward to their two weeks school holidays. As they were leaving school that Friday afternoon, they were not to know that one of them would not be returning after the holidays.

(Story from - France)

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Sources -

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/charlie-hebdo-proud-provoke-islamists-violence-73909940

https://www.britannica.com/event/Charlie-Hebdo-shooting/The-response

https://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/21/europe/2015-paris-terror-attacks-fast-facts/index.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-17/french-court-finds-accomplices-to-charlie-hebdo-attackers-guilty/12992514

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

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/04/samuel-paty-french-security-services-failed-to-act-over-incendiary-social-media-campaign

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-small-french-town-and-the-betrayal-of-samuel-paty

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2005967/monsieur-paty-french-teacher-was-popular-professional

https://www.dw.com/en/france-no-samuel-paty-school-after-backlash-over-name-change/a-56489841

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/17/teacher-decapitated-in-paris-named-as-samuel-paty-47

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54632353

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

SPECIAL EPISODE #100 - Sinking Ship Apr 17, 2021

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The high school students went on a school trip. What happened to them?

In the year 2014, some very excited high school students were going on a school trip. They boarded a ferry which was taking them to a nearby island. But they soon noticed that the ferry seemed to be experiencing some turbulent waters.

(Story from - South Korea)

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Sources -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Sewol#:~:text=The%20sinking%20of%20MV%20Sewol,towards%20Jeju%20in%20South%20Korea.&text=The%20sinking%20of%20MV%20Sewol%20resulted%20in%20widespread,political%20reaction%20within%20South%20Korea.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-sinking-of-the-mv-sewol-and-the-confusion-of-disasters

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/world/asia/sewol-ferry-accident.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39415794
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/south-korea-opens-another-investigation-into-sewol-disaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT9m08FxYVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkyFbcnIQV4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrgpv-JgH9M

http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/n2335/html/ch07.xhtml

https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/717778?page=1#sr-161038735

https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-korea-ferry-disaster

http://mapreport.com/countries/sewol_ferry_capsizing.html

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20171206003900315
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhME_nj5CWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqBdclF_AEk

PREVIEWS - EP 100-109 Apr 16, 2021

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