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Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast

Melissa Morgan hosts an often funny, always compelling adventure into murders and mysteries and other weirdness she finds fascinating. Looking into solved and unsolved homicide cases and looking for tips from anywhere, from anyone, on anything, Melissa’s curiosity and love of detective work and forensic science is contagious.

Melissa’s sense of humor and interest in spirituality also make for a wild ride. A broadcasting professional by training, she has written for a nationally-syndicated comedy radio show, been a music DJ in a major US radio market, run one of the country’s most popular comedy clubs – AND – she teaches yoga! All of which makes for a truly fascinating, often hilarious, often edge-of-your-seat, riveting personality and a completely enthralling listening experience.

Send your tips on ANYTHING to Melissa Morgan by sending an email to JTTIPSTERS@GMAIL.COM – or call the Tip-Ster Hotline and leave a voice mail message at (832) TIP-STER – (832-847-7837)!

Copyright: © (P) (C) Melissa Morgan. All rights reserved.

Latest Episodes:

27. Tastes Like Half Of Buffalo Bill - The Horror Of Gary Heidnik May 29, 2018

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When one of our beloved Tip-Sters - Laurencia all the way from Maine! - sent Melissa an email to suggest this gruesome little tale, we were surprised to learn that its subject - Pennsylvania's own Gary Heidnik - was one of TWO real-life killers writer Thomas Harris used to create his monstrous "Buffalo Bill" character in "Silence of the Lambs." We knew that Harris had used mass murderer Ed Gein to create his character, but we'd never heard of Heidnik. Laurencia - who's actually written a treatise on this case - set us straight on the story - which - yes! - comes complete with kidnapped young women held hostage in a dirt pit in a basement - and in this episode of JUST THE TIP-STERS Melissa fills us in on all the details of Gary Heidnik's icky lifetime of ickier crimes, culminating in a four-month spree of kidnapping, torture and murder...and at least one human head boiling on the cooktop range...

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26. The Golden State Killer Part 3 - Tastes Like Southern California May 22, 2018

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In the final years of GSK's known (and we stress KNOWN) string of vandalism, rapes and murders - from 1980 to 1986 - the killings were less frequent but far more brutal as he transitioned from Central to Southern California. In this, the third and final installment on the history of the Golden State Killer, Melissa examines not only the brutal, last known murders in his spree - she also divulges some recently-uncovered facts about where the killer may have been living and how he had access to the victims. Plus - Melissa discusses what might have been GSK's first murder victim way back in 1975 - and how recently-revealed facts tie the man then known only as the Visalia Ransacker to the man who eventually became The Golden State Killer.

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25. The Golden State Killer Part 2 - Tastes Like The Central Coast Years May 15, 2018

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In the second part of this multi-part series on California's infamous Golden State Killer, Melissa follows the path of the former East Area Rapist, now headed south to the state's Central Coast - and it's here where the now indicted John James DeAngelo allegedly acquires a real - and completely evil - taste for murder. As fascinating as it is chilling (and not for the squeamish), the story of this phase of GSK's decade-plus spree of terror is the story of a demonic madman finding his true, horrible calling and the deep and unending suffering left in his wake.

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24. The Golden State Killer Part 1 - Tastes Like The Early Years May 08, 2018

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In the first part of a multi-part series focusing on the infamous, decades-long mystery of the Golden State Killer - and the recent arrest of a suspect after 42 years - Melissa investigates not only the story itself but her own fascination - even obsession - with the case. In this installment - "The Early Years" - Melissa pieces together facts from John James DeAngelo Jr.'s youth and his youthful career as a police officer to describe in detail each step of what now appears to be over 50 years of terror and terrorizing. Each of the East Area Rapist's attacks are listed, in order, providing dramatic, staggering illustration to the enormity of his crimes. The story is often frustrating - as demonstrated by the numerous missed opportunities to stop the killer's spree before it became epidemic - but also engrossing and compelling. Now with the murderer's face is finally in the light, Melissa journeys into the place where the darkness first descended.

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23. Tastes Like A Queen City Massacre - The Bricca Family Murders May 01, 2018

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In this episode, Melissa takes the suggestion of a loyal Tip-Ster calling the Tip-Ster Hotline from Cincinnati, Ohio - and explores one of that city's most haunting and frustrating cold cases - the Bricca family murders of 1966. A young family of three brutally stabbed to death on a peaceful Sunday night for seemingly no reason - and while some of the clues lead to what seems an obvious suspect, other clues lead to some bizarre possibilities far away from the Queen City and possibly into the past of one of the victims. To this day no one has been arrested, and while cold case detectives still work the case, as time passes it gets harder to solve as witnesses and possible suspects fade away. Here's one YOU might be able to help with - maybe you, dear Tip-Ster, have a tidbit of information that you never thought was important but could break the case. Listen in and put on your thinking caps...

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22. MURDERTIZER - Golden State Killer Preview - Tastes Like A Micro-Penis In Lockup Apr 28, 2018

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He was only arrested a few days ago, but already the capture of Joseph James DeAngelo - the alleged "Golden State Killer" accused of committing 12 murders and innumerable rapes and robberies over a decade-plus crime spree, and who has eluded justice for over 40 years - has created a storm of media coverage. Some is speculative, much has turned out to be completely wrong. With all the facts still rolling in, Melissa has decided to wait for things to calm down in order to tell the full story not just of the arrest and prosecution of the suspect, but the full, complicated, frustrating story. In this MURDERTIZER, Melissa passes on her first impressions and gives a brief overview of the case so as to whet our Tip-Ster whistles for the full story - coming soon. for now, here's a taste of what's to come.

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21. MURDERTIZER - Tastes Like Zankou Revisited Apr 27, 2018

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In a special zesty MURDERTIZER between full episodes, Melissa follows up on the Zankou Chicken Massacre with a lighter chat about her numerous visits - some with Producer Mark and some by herself - to the new Zankou Chicken outlet near the Homestead Studios. Funny and touching at once, Melissa relives her thrilling first visit to the new eatery and her subsequent interactions with the Iskenderian family following the store opening, and her appreciation for all the family has gone through.

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20. Those Darn Peterson Boyz, Part 3 - Tastes Like Michael Apr 24, 2018

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Melissa completes her 3-part series on murderous men named Peterson with maybe the most fascinating of all - the tangled tale of Michael Peterson...who was convicted of killing his wife and making look like she fell down the stairs. One of the most highly-covered murder cases in the last 20 years, this case - like one of the nightclubs promoted by SNL's Stefon - has everything: late night hot tubs, microscopic raptor feathers, phony-ass blood spatter experts...and blowpokes. Yes, blowpokes. Come along for the ride as Melissa details the story of an innocent man who never gave up - or possibly a guilty bad boy who had some very good luck come his way when he most needed it...

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19. Those Darn Peterson Boyz Part 2 - Tastes Like Scott Apr 17, 2018

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Yeah, he probably did it. You can feel in in your gut, right? That's pretty much what the jury said when it convicted Scott Peterson of the murder of his wife, Laci in 2004. But is demeanor evidence really evidence? And does it prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt? In Part 2 of her series featuring three men named Peterson who were each convicted of murdering their spouses, Melissa takes an honest poke at how Scott Peterson - who by all accounts is a no-good, cheating, lying rounder, got convicted of first degree murder with special circumstances based on little more than the fact that the jury didn't like him. Whether you think he did it or not, the key question of guilt beyond reasonable doubt was thrown to the wind in this case, and Melissa asks: Is that the kind of judicial system we really want? A truly unique case gets a fresh look and a critical view through Melissa's uniquely focused lens.

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18. Those Darn Peterson Boyz Part 1 - Tastes Like Drew Apr 10, 2018

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Who would have guessed that three of the most notorious, murderous men in recent history all share the same last name? Not for nothing, ladies, but maybe if that dream date turns out to have a surname that starts with "P" and ends with "Eterson," you should reconsider Date No. 2. In this, the first of a three-part series on three dudes who had no connection to each other - other than the name Peterson...and long interviews with homicide detectives...Melissa leads us down the raunchy life-path of Drew Peterson, a choice butthead of a fella, who thought so much of himself and so little of anyone else (especially the women who were unfortunate enough to enter his sphere) that he thought he could get away with disposing of two wives as if they were no more than yesterday's trash and get away with it. In fact, it appears he still thinks he can. A real prize package, this guy. Melissa digs into the details of how the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife - whose body has never been found - led to his arrest and conviction for the murder of his third wife - and how the determination of one victim's sister is leading to a final conclusion of both cases.

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