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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 99 - Having a Bad Day Apr 10, 2021

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The student came to school late. Why?

It was just another day at a high school. Students were in their classrooms, but one particular boy was late to his Maths class. The other students noticed the boy didn’t quite seem to be himself.

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

https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/category/family-annihilator/

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/shrout-clay.htm

https://schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/shrout_analysis_1.2.pdf

https://www.fox19.com/story/25495272/principal-tells-of-first-hand-experience-with-clay-shrout/

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2019/03/19/clay-shrout-parole-hearing-wednesday-appear-before-board/3214995002/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-27-mn-62900-story.html

https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/schoolhouse-rocked/

https://www.fox19.com/2019/03/21/arresting-officer-recalls-grisly-details-clay-shrout-shooting-theres-evil-world/

https://medium.com/friday-night-crimes/a-hidden-darkness-kentucky-c84d0512ffa

https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/no-parole-for-clay-shrout-who-murdered-family-and-took-classmates-hostage-in-94/

https://www.wlwt.com/article/nky-man-who-killed-family-in-1994-makes-new-admission-during-parole-hearing/26887463#

https://www.wave3.com/2019/03/25/parole-denied-nky-man-convicted-killing-parents-holding-class-hostage/

EP 98 - Satanic Panic Apr 03, 2021

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The children were enrolled at a pre-school. What happened?

It was just another day at a pre-school where the children were happily playing. But it would be a phone call from a parent which would alter the course of the preschool’s future and that of the students and staff.
(Story from - U.S.A.)

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Sources -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fftoZEmwbXk

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7290593/McMartin-Family-Trials-SEVEN-teachers-prestigious-private-school-charged-molestation.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-oct-30-tm-mcmartin44-story.html

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

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mcmartin/mcmartinaccount.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mcmartin-family-trials-review-prosecution-as-ludicrous-charade-11564089074

https://www.oxygen.com/uncovered-the-mcmartin-family-trials/crime-time/mcmartin-preschool-trial-where-are-they-now

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-mcmartin-preschool-trials

https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/educational-magazines/mcmartin-preschooler-i-lied
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=james_wood
Eberle, Paul & Shirley, The Abuse of Innocence: The McMartin Preschool Trial, Prometheus Books Buffalo NY, 1993.

EP 97 - What's Your Poison? Mar 27, 2021

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The school students got sick with a mysterious illness. What was it?

It was at a school in the country of Kosovo that students suddenly became sick and were taken to hospital. Then more and more students got sick in many other schools. The number of students affected grew and grew, but the authorities could not explain what the illness was.
(Story from - Kosovo)

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Sources -

http://denmystiskasjukdomen.se/en/summary-of-the-poisoning/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq_6ddIijSc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=453KEcBWsT8&t=9806s&has_verified=1

https://prishtinainsight.com/lessons-resistance-kosovos-parallel-education-system-1990s-mag/

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

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1978/08/21/sandy

http://denmystiskasjukdomen.se/en/the-british-doctors/

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sq&u=https://proinformacion.com/2017/11/16/interviste-me-goran-vasenius-autor-i-librit-semundja-mistikemanipulimi-i-serbise-me-helmimet-e-shqiptareve/&prev=search&pto=aue

https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/mass-hysteria-coronavirus?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

http://www.dwp-balkan.org/en/news.php?cat_id=4&text_id=570

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED570511.pdf

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

EP 96 - Plot Twist//Cookie Monster Mar 20, 2021

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Story 1 - The family went through a terrifying ordeal. What happened?
It was just another night for a family who were at home and preparing to go to bed. The two children were asleep and their parents had just finished their showers. Then there was a knock at the door which would forever change the lives of the four people in the house.

Story 2 - The student shared some cookies with her schoolmates. What happened?
The students ate some cookies which contained the ashes of a student's grandfather.

(Stories from - U.S.A.)

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Sources -
https://dks.library.kent.edu/cgi-bin/kentstate?a=d&d=dks19981209-01.2.26
https://books.google.com.au/booksid=2vADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=cheryl+trover&source=bl&ots=ZzU89EJKJx&sig=ACfU3U3K2c8bVOKNMNdRmpgIPr2gNPlgQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ4dqPmbtAhVe4jgGHWZTAaYQ6AEwGHoECBcQAg#v=onepage&q=cheryl%20trover&f=false

https://apnews.com/article/d22953f3d2ad69564253d92c2d3a15dd

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19981214&slug=2788953

https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/article_7f376adb-ec3f-50f7-a55a-b4cb0dacadae.html

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/138011846/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/world/asia/china-teacher-poison-students.html-

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/10/17/police-confirm-davis-teen-baked-grandfathers-ashes-cookies/

https://www.kcra.com/article/i-was-horrified-california-student-says-classmate-s-cookie-contained-grandpa-s-ashes/23851763

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/403703/china-nursery-head-given-death-for-child-poisoning-media

EP 95 - Family Feud Mar 13, 2021

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A crime is committed. But who-dun-it??
It was in the state of Kentucky in the US, that a gruesome crime was committed. What followed was a case with many twists and turns with a dysfunctional family at the centre. The victim was all but lost as the drama unfolded and it turned into a prolonged saga of lies, confessions, and retractions.

(Story from - U.S.A.)
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Sources -
https://www.wdrb.com/news/wdrb-news-interviews-joshua-gouker/article_4197459b-3ce5-5a66-8fb4-0e1fbe468f5d.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhaXupwVUCY

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/15/joshua-young-claims-in-letter-he-murdered-stepbrother-trey-zwicker/2869969002/

https://www.wave3.com/2019/02/14/josh-young-man-acquitted-murder-teen-writes-detailed-confession-letter/ https://vocal.media/criminal/dysfunctional-murder

https://people.com/crime/man-acquitted-in-stepbrothers-2011-murder-admits-his-guilt/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57lQhZ-0b9Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhaXupwVUCY&t=1462s

EP 94 - Snow Kids Mar 06, 2021

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The students went on a snow trip. What happened?

It had been an annual tradition at a school is the U.S. for students to participate in a 10 day hiking trip. They prepared for the trip months before and were eagerly anticipating the adventure. But they were not prepared for the unexpected turn of events.
(Story from - U.S.A.)

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Sources -
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-03-18-9303180403-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/17/us/last-michigan-campers-are-lifted-from-snowy-forest.html

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19930316&slug=1690694

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/16/nyregion/blizzard-93-seeking-save-cities-people-michigan-students-caught-appalachian-snow.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Storm_of_the_Century

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TcP-_pCls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNLMXx81z5A

EP 93 - Beslan Feb 27, 2021

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It has been called the worst school shooting in history. So, what happened?

The first day of a new school year had arrived for many excited children throughout Russia. It would be a day of special celebrations with their classmates, parents and teachers. But in an instant the celebrations would be abruptly halted.

(Story from - Russia)

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Sources -

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi6z2YkN0SM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLMdTZutiw0 https://www.theguardian.com/world/beslan

https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/30/remembering-beslan-15-years-later

https://www.rferl.org/a/beslan-fifteen-years-on/30139504.html

Phillips, Timothy, Beslan: The Tragedy of School No.1, Granta UK, 2007.

EP 92 - Bridge Over Troubled Water Feb 20, 2021

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The school bus was taking students home. What happened?

It was the year 1985 and the end of another school day for the high school students. They boarded their school buses and began the trip home. But some of them would not make it home that day.

(Story from - South Africa)

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Sources -

https://www.westdene1985.co.za/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUCPZj83oy0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBsQq9YlQXI

https://www.netwerk24.com/huisgenoot/Nuus/Ware-Lewensdramas/ware-lewensdramas-hiers-die-onbesonge-helde-van-die-westdene-busramp-20191028

https://corpus.nz/westdene-dam-bus-disaster/

https://www.lucilledavie.co.za/post/2005/03/27/the-day-the-bus-went-into-the-westdene-dam

http://ilrsafety.co.za/about/westdene.php

http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/young-victims-remembered

EP 91 - Hermit Feb 13, 2021

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A baby girl was born in the Siberian wilderness. What happened to her?
(Story from - Siberia)

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Sources -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt2AYafET68

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFK3DJ7Kn6s&t=1s

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8510407/Influencer-sparks-coronavirus-fears-Siberian-hermit-visiting-HUGGING-her.html

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taigan_erakot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TbCTtdRiWM

https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/russias-loneliest-woman-doesnt-know-there-is-virus-pandemic-in-the-world/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVqz2C8BuWc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXZ-NgjcaE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZd5O2JM-nE

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/for-40-years-this-russian-family-was-cut-off-from-all-human-contact-unaware-of-world-war-ii-7354256/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp4mzj/meet-the-last-lykov-000001-v20n4

https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/can-anyone-help-the-woman-who-time-forgot/

EP 90 - Dead Woman Walking Feb 06, 2021

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The grandmother was a Bible studies teacher. What happened to her?
(Story from - U.S.A.)

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Sources -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ruth_Pelke

https://soapboxie.com/government/Youngest-Person-On-Death-Row-Released-Aided-By-Victims-Grandson

https://archive.org/details/podcast_path-to-justice_bill-pelke-the-journey-ho_1000333432394

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igMU4A829Y0

http://www.teenkillers.org/index.php/memorials/indiana-victims/ruth-pelke/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bill-pelke-anti-death-penalty-activist-with-passion-forged-in-grief-dies-at-73/2020/11/17/7ad67f26-280d-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html

https://theintercept.com/2015/06/12/paula-cooper-dead-at-45/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbuvlHCeyAI

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