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Going West: True Crime

Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

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The Slender Man Stabbing // 349 Oct 17, 2023

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In May of 2014, two young girls lured their friend out to the woods during a game of hide-and-seek, and stabbed her 19 times, after claiming a fictional creature from the internet ordered them to do so. But once a cyclist came across the victim, clinging to life, the other girls’ plan veered off course. This is the story of Payton Leutner, also known, as the Slender Man stabbing.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Creepypasta: https://www.creepypasta.com/slenderman/

2. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mothers-teens-pleaded-guilty-slender-man-stabbing-case/story?id=52739807

3. Oprah: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a29591703/slender-man-stabbing-true-story/

4. Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFiJvVGzdpo

5. SourceFedNerd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKG81xQjPzc

6. The Game of Nerds: https://thegameofnerds.com/2017/11/24/the-slender-man-movie-from-photoshop-contest-entry-to-horror-film/

7. Beware the Slenderman: https://www.hulu.com/watch/2faf31a7-bee6-4357-aa18-8026fca1e2bb

8. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/news/waukesha/2021/04/15/slender-man-stabbing-anissa-weier-should-released-attorneys-say/7236515002/

9. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/anissa-weier-to-be-released-from-mental-health-facility

10. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-the-survivor-payton-leutner-now/

11. KLTV: https://www.kltv.com/2021/09/14/slender-man-stabbing-victims-family-nervous-about-release/

12. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/archives/2020/09/02/slender-man-stabbing-timeline-geyser-weier-cases-wisconsin/3803170002/

13. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/slender-man-stabbing/slender-man-creator-speaks-stabbing-i-am-deeply-saddened-n122781

14. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/movies/slender-man-timeline.html

15. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/payton-leutner#:~:text=Born%20in%202002%2C%20Payton%20Leutner,was%20often%20sitting%20by%20herself.

16. Criminal Minds: https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Anissa_Weier_and_Morgan_Geyser#:~:text=Geyser%20was%20born%20on%20May,grew%20up%20in%20Waukesha%2C%20Wisconsin.

17. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/critical-hearing-in-slender-man-case-to-begin-today-b99520903z1-307851871.html

18. TMJ4: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/waukesha-slender-man-stabbing-case-morgan-geyser-withdraws-petition-to-be-released

19. New York Magazine: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/08/slender-man-stabbing.html

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Jennifer Pentilla // 348 Oct 13, 2023

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In October of 1991, an 18-year-old woman left California bound for Mexico on a bicycle, hoping to volunteer along the way. But after a sudden lack of contact with her family, loved ones started to wonder if something had happened during her solo trip. With her belongings being found in a spot near where she was last seen and a suspicious final witness on police’s radar, everyone is wondering, what happened to her? This is the story of Jennifer Pentilla.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/jennifer-lynn-pentilla

2. The Missoulian: https://www.newspapers.com/image/351299569/?terms=jennifer%20pentilla&match=1

3. Doe Network: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/302dfnm.html

4. Montana Press: https://www.montanapress.net/post/jennifer-pentilla-a-montanan-forever-lost-in-new-mexico

5. Tapatalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/1991-pentilla-jennifer-lynn-october-17-1991-t12090.html

6. Websleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/nm-jennifer-pentilla-18-deming-17-oct-1991.60427/

7. Missoulian: https://missoulian.com/missoula-mom-hopes-appearance-on-maury-will-help-find-daughter/article_90d06bf6-0b15-50e5-bef3-838ebbb2d447.html

8. Cold Case Closure: https://web.archive.org/web/20150930041557/http://www.coldcaseclosure.com/montana-law-enforcement/chuy-vasquez/

9. Socorro's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lcsun-news/name/socorro-vasquez-obituary?id=24412804

10. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558679681/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

11. NBC Montana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=CzKIAScinZo

12. Daily Record: https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2016/10/20/pentilla-case-25-years-unsolved/92478404/

13. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558596869/?terms=%22jesus%20chuy%20vasquez%22&match=1

14. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558388962/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

15. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558288808/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

16. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558328954/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

17. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558570458/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

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Joan Risch // 347 Oct 11, 2023

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In October of 1961, police reported to the home of a 31-year-old Massachusetts woman after a neighbor spotted blood inside her house. When police began investigating, it felt clear that she had been met with foul play. But after finding library books on murders and disappearances similar to her own, suspicions were raised, begging the question: what really happened to Joan Risch

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Joan's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196335677/joan-carolyn-risch

2. Martin's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172928385/martin-donald-risch

3. Anderson Independent-Mail: https://www.newspapers.com/image/812685762/?terms=joan%20risch&match=1

4. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: https://www.newspapers.com/image/52772631/?terms=harold%20bard%20josephine%20bard&match=1

5. A Kitchen Painted in Blood: https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Kitchen_Painted_in_Blood/EbUEEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR3&printsec=frontcover

6. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/swhph8/the_bizarre_disappearance_of_joan_risch/

7. Medium: https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/into-thin-air-what-is-the-likeliest-explanation-for-the-disappearance-of-joan-risch-1bdd4953b4e

8. Wicked Horror: https://wickedhorror.com/features/february-2022-missing-person-of-the-month-joan-carolyn-risch/#:~:text=Joan%20graduated%20with%20honors%20from,Crowell%20Co.

9. Prabook: https://prabook.com/web/martin_donald.risch/406588

10. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/joan-risch

11. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/433749083/

12. Lost n Found Blog: https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/into-thin-air

13. I Can't Believe It's Not Fiction: https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2017/07/05/joan-risch/

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David Carter // 346 Oct 06, 2023

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In October of 2018, dismembered remains of a male body started turning up along the highway in Ohio. At the same time, a 39-year-old father from Michigan was reported missing by his family. When the disappearance and the scattered remains were found to be linked, his family had only one potential suspect in mind. But when police were forced to release them due to a lack of evidence, they fled the area, and haven’t been seen since. This is the murder of David Carter.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/tammy-renee-williams-where-she-now-david-carter-murder-unsolved-mysteries-body-bags-1753163

2. WXYZ-Detroit TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkQ6Vdz2tlY

3. America's Most Wanted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CC8Hr0-AEQ

4. David's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LHUFRESH313

5. Cosmopolitan: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a41853658/unsolved-mysteries-new-information-david-carter-case/

6. Radio Times: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/where-is-tammy-williams-david-carter-unsolved-mysteries/

7. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11373481/Netflix-Unsolved-Murders-hands-90-tips-law-enforcement-2018-Ohio-murder-case.html

8. Fox 2 Detroit: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/hundreds-honor-life-of-murdered-melvindale-dad-david-carter

9. Unsolved Mysteries: https://www.netflix.com/search?q=unsolved%20mysteries&jbv=81026055

10. Click On Detroit: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/10/29/us-marshals-want-help-finding-woman-accused-in-brutal-mutilation-murder-of-melvindale-man/

11. WXYZ: https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroits-most-wanted-girlfriend-wanted-in-murder-of-melvindale-father-found-on-ohio-road

12. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/david-carter-melvindale-mi

13. The Rayne-Arcadian Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/472273569/?terms=%22david%20darnell%20carter%22&match=1

14. ESPN: https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4686754/david-carter-jr

15. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-david-carters-dad-and-sister-now/

16. Fox 2 Detroit: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/cruises-travel-car-washes-ex-detroit-firefighter-accused-of-living-lavish-lifestyle-on-unions-dime

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Jeremiah Lexer & Lizzie Borden // 345 Oct 03, 2023

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In July of 1902, a wealthy Tennessee plantation owner went on a murderous rampage in the middle of the night, killing his entire family with an ax. But what they found at his home after his death was even more horrifying. Since the tragic slaying of six innocent people that night, and dozens of others over the years, the home has been turned into one of the scariest haunted houses in America: Frightmare Manor. This is the story of murderer Jeremiah Lexer. But 10 years earlier, an even more well-known ax murder case occurred just a few states away when a young woman is believed to have murdered her father and stepmother. So this is also the story of Lizzie Borden.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Frightmare Manor: https://frightmaremanor.com/history-jeremiah-lexer-plantation-crockett/

2. The Southern Voice: https://thesouthernvoice.com/evil-isnt-new-the-jeremiah-lexer-story/

3. The Knoxville News-Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/777973849/?terms=jeremiah%20lexer&match=1

4. Historic Archaeology: https://historicarchaeology.weebly.com/journal/small-town-cover-up-of-serial-killer-responsible-for-30plus-deaths

5. UT Daily Beacon: https://www.utdailybeacon.com/opinion/columns/east-tennessees-hidden-history-serial-killers-in-knoxville/article_70a8c42a-bfd6-11e7-ab64-5300d0bb2906.html#:~:text=The%20notorious%20Harpe%20Brothers%20are,in%201798%2C%20beginning%20in%20Knoxville.

6. WBIR: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/five-at-four/haunted-house-frightmare-manor-specializes-in-screams-and-scares/51-c30cffa1-ae5f-4d8d-bc4d-2b45b730bc55

7. Serial Killer Calendar: https://serialkillercalendar.com/PAUL-REID-THE-FAST-FOOD-KILLER.php

8. Bizarrepedia: https://www.bizarrepedia.com/when-nashville-bled-paul-dennis-reid-jr/

9. JustThoughtLounge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfuBN0c_A4

10. Associated Press: https://bobbyrossjr.com/2003/04/27/april-2003-the-associated-press/

11. Casetext: https://casetext.com/case/state-v-reid-224

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Evelyn Hartley // 344 Sep 29, 2023

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In October of 1953, a 15-year-old girl went missing while babysitting in her Wisconsin neighborhood. A cursory search of the home revealed blood, making it obvious that she had been met with foul play. And it didn’t take long for her to be linked to one of the country’s most prolific serial killers. But was he actually involved, or was it another local? This is the story of Evelyn Hartley.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley

2. Thomas' Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196827399/thomas-gordon-hartley

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8tpc5t/breaking_down_what_mightve_happened_to_evelyn/

4. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_esp5uXuK7o

5. Evelyn's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153817195/evelyn-grace-hartley

6. Stories of the Unsolved: https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/03/09/the-disappearance-of-evelyn-hartley/

7. Medium: https://medium.com/@bayar93/breaking-down-what-mightve-happened-to-evelyn-hartley-and-where-her-remains-could-ve-been-83535a1f01f5

8. The Winona Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/518102834/?terms=janice%20rasmusen&match=1

9. Tapa Talk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/1953-hartley-evelyn-october-24-1953-t13990-s10.html

10. The La Crosse Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/513685608/?clipping_id=128601574&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjUxMzY4NTYwOCwiaWF0IjoxNjk1MDA3NzE3LCJleHAiOjE2OTUwOTQxMTd9.7K4xJ2vPaB5ikYVP0XkR60URDMGHpxPuyrkUIR-wtEc

11. The Lineup: https://the-line-up.com/evelyn-hartley

12. You might be from La Crosse if... Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromlax/posts/1433741616775789/

13. La Crosse Public Library Archives: https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/local-history/history-repeats/evelyn-hartley/

14. Clyde Peterson's obituary: https://lacrossetribune.newspapers.com/article/61131341/tywee-peterson-obituary-9-23-1974/

15. Websleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wi-evelyn-hartley-15-la-crosse-24-oct-1953.9532/page-46

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Kiera Bergman // 343 Sep 27, 2023

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In August of 2018, a 19-year-old woman went missing from her home in Arizona. As police began digging deeper into her case, it became more and more clear that she had been met with foul play. When her body was found on a remote stretch of desert weeks later, their suspicions were confirmed. But was her boyfriend behind it? Or is it possible there was another mystery man involved? This is the story of Kiera Bergman.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. AZ Family: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/22/verdict-reached-trial-man-accused-murdering-ex-girlfriend-kiera-bergman/

2. Our Black Girls: https://ourblackgirls.com/2018/08/21/missing-19yo-kiera-bergman-hasnt-been-heard-from-for-3-weeks-after-fight-with-bf-findkiera/

3. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2019/05/03/case-against-jon-christopher-clark-charged-2018-murder-girlfriend-kiera-bergman-could-dismissed/1090906001/

4. ABC 15: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/kiera-bergman-friends-family-mourn-death-of-teen

5. Still a Mystery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12610736/

6. YourTango: https://www.yourtango.com/2018316857/how-did-kiera-bergman-die-details-body-found-missing-arizona-teen

7. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/09/12/bergmans-boyfriend-suspicious-data-revealed/1280129002/

8. Impact: https://www.palomar.edu/impactmagazine/2019/06/06/from-anguish-to-advocate/

9. Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/04/9644416/kiera-bergman-ex-boyfriend-murder-charge-dropped

10. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/08/24/ex-boyfriend-missing-19-year-old-released-jail/1086896002/

11. ABC 15: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/not-guilty-verdict-for-ex-boyfriend-in-the-murder-of-19-year-old-kiera-bergman#:~:text=In%20September%202018%2C%20Clark%20was,or%20at%20the%20crime%20scene.

12. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kiera-bergman-missing-phoenix-arizona-boyfriend-jon-christopher-clark-charged-identity-theft-forgery-2018-08-18/

13. Justice for Kiera Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bringKIERAhomee

14. ABC 10: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman

15. AZ Family: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman

16. ABC Family: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/not-guilty-verdict-for-ex-boyfriend-in-the-murder-of-19-year-old-kiera-bergman

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Kayelyn Louder // 342 Sep 22, 2023

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BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Kayelyn's Obituary: https://www.brownfamilymortuary.com/obituaries/kayelyn-louder

2. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/update-missing-america-kayelyn-louder-n219596

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mystery/comments/ag5d2f/the_disappearance_of_kayelyn_louder/

4. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2018/5/31/20646055/man-convicted-of-killing-uncle-gets-another-chance-at-parole

5. People: https://people.com/crime/utah-social-worker-kayelyn-louder-vanishes/

6. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/542274222570458/

7. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2015/4/16/20562756/kayelyn-louder-autopsy-inconclusive-but-family-insists-death-was-not-an-accident

8. KSL: https://www.ksl.com/article/32604089/questions-remain-in-death-of-kayelyn-louder

9. KSL: https://www.ksl.com/article/31880265

10. KUTV: https://kutv.com/news/local/cause-of-death-remains-unclear-for-kayelyn-louder

11. ICFDA: https://www.drugawareness.org/antidepressant-kayelyn-louder-autopsy-inconclusive-after-body-found-of-woman-who-disappeared/

12. BrainScratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHPPFIaU2aw

13. KSL: https://www.ksl.com/article/5805839/man-charged-with-murdering-uncle

14. Herald Extra: https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2009/mar/02/family-mourns-man-shot-by-nephew-in-pleasant-grove/

15. Fox 13: https://www.fox13now.com/2014/10/09/family-of-missing-woman-reacts-after-police-release-audio-from-911-calls

16. LDS Women's Project: https://ldswomenproject.com/interview/searching-for-kayelyn/

17. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/8/20550132/missing-woman-made-confused-911-calls-prior-to-disappearance-police-say

18. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2009/9/15/20340631/man-bound-over-to-trial-in-killing-of-uncle

19. KUTV: https://kutv.com/news/local/police-release-video-and-911-calls-of-missing-murray-woman

20. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2014/11/15/20552864/family-friends-continue-to-search-for-kayelyn-louder

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Christine & Christa Belusko // 341 Sep 20, 2023

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In September of 1991, a 30-year-old woman vanished from a lodge in Pennsylvania. Although she was found shortly after, badly beaten, strangled, and burned on a beach in New York, it took 30 years to identify her body. And when police did, it only deepened the mystery, because, as it turns out, her young daughter is still missing. This is the story of Christine Belusko, and her daughter Christa.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/christa-nicole-belusko

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251014948/christine-belusko/photo

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/l4hbg6/staten_island_jane_doe_unnamed_for_nearly_30_years/

4. Sun Gazette: https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2018/11/groves-ex-wife-talks-about-case-after-27-years/

5. ABC 7 Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQ8dU7bJDg

6. The Herald-News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/942886246/?terms=%22christine%20belusko%22

7. ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/christine-belusko-missing-girl-mother-killed-christa-nicole/13000774/#:~:text=Investigators%20have%20identified%20the%20woman,seen%20in%20over%2030%20years.

8. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/492078907/?terms=%22susan%20dalton%22&match=1

9. SI Live: https://www.silive.com/news/erry-2018/12/5d03d1bfc05988/body-found-in-woods-recalls-un.html

10. Sun Gazette: https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2018/11/groves-ex-wife-talks-about-case-after-27-years/

11. ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/christine-belusko-missing-girl-mother-killed-christa-nicole/13000774/#:~:text=Investigators%20have%20identified%20the%20woman,seen%20in%20over%2030%20years.

12. Unidentified: https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Christine_Belusko

13. Frank's Obituary: https://www.newjerseyhills.com/frank-a-belusko-78-of-montville/article_f9206f29-eee8-52f1-907b-8bd15d7d0fff.html

14. Daily Record: https://www.newspapers.com/article/121394005/obituary-for-dorothy-c-belusko/

15. KIRO 7: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/girl-with-scorpion-tattoo-identified-31-years-after-her-murder/TAKTDQYZOVATPOUQDZHUHYR5GM/

16. Staten Island Advance: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/c09241b8-c2b0-4189-a3c1-0f528591e3dd/downloads/Staten%20Island%20Advance%20-%20November%207%2C%201991.pdf?ver=1566347465590

17. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/katherine-dolan-heckel

18. The NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/nyregion/scorpion-girl-christine-buloski-staten-island.html

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Ola Salem // 340 Sep 15, 2023

Show notes

In October of 2019, a 25-year-old woman who volunteered at a shelter helping victims of domestic violence was found murdered in a Staten Island park. As police dug deeper into her personal life, they learned there were multiple men in her life who seemed to want revenge against her, leading them to a shocking suspect. This is the murder of Ola Salem.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Asiyah Center Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AsiyahCenter

2. Boxing 24/7: https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/kkabary-salem/167807

3. NY Post: https://nypost.com/2020/12/19/nypd-tracks-man-to-middle-east-in-si-murder-of-his-daughter/

4. Muslim Girl: https://muslimgirl.com/domestic-violence-advocate-ola-salems-father-charged-with-her-murder/

5. SI Live: https://www.silive.com/news/2020/12/man-52-charged-with-murdering-daughter-had-decorated-boxing-career.html

6. Bloody Elbow: https://bloodyelbow.com/2021/01/05/egyptian-olympic-boxer-kabary-salem-charged-murder-daughter-crime-sports/

7. Brick City Boxing: http://brickcityboxing.com/2021/01/01/boxing-dementia-boxers-take-lives-loved-ones/

8. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/703881888/?terms=kabary%20salem&match=1

9. Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/5fcd70a1719948c88ebcbd30a241f23b

10. ABC7NY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKdgK5vVtEY

11. Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/death-brooklyn-woman-unapologetic-muslim-advocate-ruled-homicide?utm_source=R%26I+Clips+(Coalition)&utm_campaign=1ccb20a422-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_02_10_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3a915757be-1ccb20a422-391854921&fbclid=IwAR2VPszRPFp7qUlh_t4ZJAR5tJawM_JRyIqlf3qvhKurDkjajP6zSRdrlK8

12. Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-muslim-teen-takes-credit-for-rye-playland-hijabs-riot

13. CBS New York: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUKnlgsbHcA

14. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ola-salem-new-york-muslim-woman-found-dead-staten-island-a9184521.html?utm_source=reddit.com

15. Olympedia: https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1848

16. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/nyregion/ola-salem-killing-staten-island.html

17. SI Live: https://www.silive.com/crime/2020/10/a-25-year-old-womans-body-found-in-the-park-a-mystery-and-a-search-ensues.html

18. The Journal-News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/165827639/?terms=ola%20salem&match=1

19. Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ramadan

20. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2005/08/04/playland-horror-boy-7-found-dead-in-water-ride/

21. Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/Egypt-Uprising-of-2011

22. GoFundMe:

23. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boxer-randie-carver-dies/

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