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In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, we are pleased to have as guest on the show; Sam Houston(brother to Jo Lynn) who is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1991. Houston's father Grizzly Smith was also a professional wrestler, as was his half-brother Jake Roberts and his sister Rockin' Robin.
Also we have renowned Private Investigator Jim Terry from Gulf Coast Investigations who has investigated the kidnapping of Jo Lynn Smith Rogers.
Jo Lynn Smith Rogers was kidnapped from her mobile home on Thanksgiving week of 1979 and not been seen since. In this episode we explore the question of What Happened to Jo Lynn Smith Rogers.
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In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale discuss the murder of Oakey "Al" Kite, Jr., who on the morning of May 24th, 2004, 53-year old Al Kite failed to show up for work. Later that day, investigators would search his house... and found the remains of Al in his own basement. He had been brutally and methodically murdered by an unknown assailant... who had likely posed as a potential roommate the week before.
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In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale discuss the murder of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. On January 21, 1959, Alfalfa and a friend went to the Mission Hills home of Moses "Bud" Stiltz, to collect a debt Alfalfa believed he was owed. A fight broke out, during which Stiltz shot and killed Alfalfa. A jury later ruled the incident justifiable homicide.
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In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie interviews Ashley McCraw, daughter of Walter Vernon McCraw who was last seen by his parents on July 6, 2018 when they dropped him off at the Waffle House on 1808 E. Dixon Blvd. Shelby North Carolina.
An officer found Vernon sleeping in the grass with his leg in the road just down the street at the McDonald's at 206 E. Dixon Blvd. on July 11. The officer confirmed Vernon left the area on foot. Later that day, someone turned in Vernon's ID that was found near the old police department on Lafayette Street.
According to Lieutenant Jason Benfield of the Shelby Police Department, many people knew of him and would come to his aid when he needed it.
"A lot of people would see Vernon and see him in diabetic distress and call an ambulance because they knew he had health issues," said Benfield.
According to the missing persons report, Kathy McCraw became concerned when her son did not show up to pick up his SSI check, which was not normal. She reached out to law enforcement Aug. 1, 2018.
"The reason we waited to do something is because Vernon has gone missing in the past," said Bryan. "We didn't know if he was off with some his buddies. We drove the streets looking for him about every day for an hour or so where he hung out at and nobody else saw him."
The family said they have experienced unspeakable pain since Vernon has been missing. Vernon suffered frostbite a year prior to his disappearance and lost his toes. His limited mobility makes Bryan wonder what happened the day Vernon disappeared, considering he could not have gotten very far on his own.
"It's been like hell," said Bryan. "We don't know what happened to him. He could not have went off on his own. If somebody can tell us where we can find Vernon, I would be glad to give them a reward."
Want to help?Investigators are asking anyone with information to call 704-484-6845.
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In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale are pleased to have special guest James Renner on the show to discuss the murder of Lisa Pruett.
James Renner is mostly known for his true-crime journalism. As a reporter for Cleveland Scene, he uncovered new clues and suspects in the cold-case murder of Amy Mihaljevic. His work led to the successful closure of the Tina Harmon case in 2009. He spent months researching the Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus abductions when the girls were still missing and is haunted by the fact that he had Castro's name in his notes. His true crime writing has been featured in the Best American Crime Reporting anthology. His selection was the first true crime article to use a dream sequence as a narrative device.
Renner has always been interested in filmmaking, as well. In 2004, Renner directed a short film based on the Stephen King story, All That You Love Will Be Carried Away. King sold him the rights for $1. The movie starred Joe Bob Briggs and the late-great Harvey Pekar. It premiered at the 2005 Montreal World Film Festival.
Later that same year, Renner directed a documentary about the influence of J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. The adventure culminated in a short meeting between Renner and the reclusive author at his home in New Hampshire.
In 2012, Renner's debut novel – The Man from Primrose Lane – was published by Sarah Crichton Books. Set in Northeast Ohio, The Man from Primrose Lane blends mystery with scifi in a very unique structure. The story is currently being adapted for television.
Renner's second novel, The Great Forgetting, is a "love letter to conspiracy thrillers."
A new work of nonfiction, True Crime Addict, was published in May by Thomas Dunne Books. The New York Times Sunday Book Review called it "shamelessly entertaining."
James Renner is also the founder of The Porchlight Project, a nonprofit that raises money for new DNA testing of cold cases in Ohio. In 2020, an arrest was made in their first case – the unsolved murder of Barbara Blatnik – thanks to their funding of genetic genealogy.
In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale discuss the 1990 murder of Lisa Pruett. She was a popular 16-year-old Shaker Heights High School student who snuck out of her house one late September evening to go visit her boyfriend Dan Dreifort. She was found in the early morning hours stabbed to death before she'd made it to his house. Police would focus on Kevin Young, even bringing him to trial in a nationally televised Court TV case. But a jury found him not guilty, leaving Lisa's murder one of Ohio's most frustrating cold cases.
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https://truecrimegarage.com/blogs/true-crime-garage/posts/shaker-heights-6-part-series
https://www.grunge.com/653448/the-biggest-lisa-pruett-theories-what-really-happened/
In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale discuss the Tylenol murders which were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/chicago-tylenol-murders/
https://beyondthedash.com/blog/remembering/remembering-the-victims-chicago-tylenol-murders/7360
In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale drop in and discuss Lavinia Fisher who was an American criminal who, according to urban legends, was the first female serial killer in the United States of America. She was married to John Fisher, and both were convicted of highway robbery—a capital offense at the time—not murder.
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In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale discuss the disappearance of Kurt Newton. Kurt was last seen at the remote Natanis Point Campground in Chain of Ponds, Maine, six miles from the Canadian border, on September 1, 1975. He was camping with his parents, his older sister and three other families from their hometown of Manchester, Maine.
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https://charleyproject.org/case/kurt-ronald-newton
https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/kurt-newton-disappearance/
https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/missing-for-46-years-the-case-of-kurt-newton
In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale discuss Brian James Dugan who is a convicted rapist and serial killer who was active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs. He was known for having informally confessed in 1985 to the 1983 abduction, rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville, Illinois, which was a highly publicized case. He was already in custody for two other rape/murders, one of an adult woman in 1984 and the other a female child in 1985. He was sentenced to life after pleading guilty to the latter two crimes.
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https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dugan-brian-james.htm
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-brian-dugan-serial-killer-interview-met-20141212-story.html
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