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A Cry From the Grave - Part 2 - The Conclusion May 17, 2024

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The conclusion of "A Cry from the Grave."
Moorestown, New Jersey is a quiet, beautiful Quaker settlement, much the same as a thousand other small American communities. Along about dusk, the children drop their play, hurry home to their evening meal, and then go to bed. Nobody would pick Moorestown as the scene of a dastardly crime. Still, it was there that real-life, New Jersey-super-sleuth Ellis H. Parker, encountered a case of killing perpetrated by a man, who was, beyond all doubt, the most fiendish and cunning arch-criminal he had ever come in contact with during 35 years of man-hunting!
Super detective Ellis H. Parker returns, not long after, "The Case of the Disappearing Parrot," for another tale of grim deeds in The Garden State. Get ready for Kinda Murdery's, "A Cry from the Grave: An Ellis H. Parker Mystery!"
Sources:
https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/TrueDetectiveDec1928/TrueDetectiveDec1928.pdf
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

A Cry From the Grave: An Ellis H. Parker Mystery May 10, 2024

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Moorestown, New Jersey is a quiet, beautiful Quaker settlement, much the same as a thousand other small American communities. Along about dusk, the children drop their play, hurry home to their evening meal, and then go to bed. Nobody would pick Moorestown as the scene of a dastardly crime. Still, it was there that real-life, New Jersey-super-sleuth Ellis H. Parker, encountered a case of killing perpetrated by a man, who was, beyond all doubt, the most fiendish and cunning arch-criminal he had ever come in contact with during 35 years of man-hunting!
Super detective Ellis H. Parker returns, not long after, "The Case of the Disappearing Parrot," for another tale of grim deeds in The Garden State. Get ready for Kinda Murdery's, "A Cry from the Grave: An Ellis H. Parker Mystery!"
Sources:
https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/TrueDetectiveDec1928/TrueDetectiveDec1928.pdf
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

The Disappearing Parrot - PART 2 May 03, 2024

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Find out who killied circus-owner John Brunen, in the thrilling finale of "THE DISAPPEARING PARROT!"
Sources:
https://gardenstatelegacy.com/files/Who_Shot_Honest_John_Bilby_GSL34.pdf https://ia601404.us.archive.org/32/items/true-detective-jan-1929/TrueDetectiveJan1929.pdf
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

The Disappearing Parrot: A True-Crime-Noir Murder Mystery Apr 26, 2024

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Tonight’s Kinda Murdery is True-Crime-Noir at its most hard-boiled. As always, everything you're about to hear really happened.
John Brunen, a 47-year-old, wealthy circus owner known as, “Honest John,” is murdered in his own home before he even has a chance to draw the pistol he always carries. “Honest John’s" life ended when he was decapitated, shot from behind, his head literally blown off by a double-barrelled shotgun fired through a locked window by a shadowy, light-footed killer. Brunen’s wife Doris, a former broadway chorus girl, is upstairs when she hears the fatal blasts. But the killer didn’t know that Brunen was a close friend of New Jersey super-sleuth Ellis H. Parker. Parker swears vengeance, promising not to rest until the murderer is found. Parker's as good as his word. But promises don't mean much without results. After investigating 600 possible suspects, he can't single clue. Parker's hit a stone wall, and he can't help but wonder why someone removed Brunen's talking parrot from the scene of the murder....What will Ellis H. Parker do next? If you’re ready to find out, please join host Zevon Odelberg for Kinda Murdery’s telling of, "THE DISAPPEARING PARROT!"
Sources:
https://gardenstatelegacy.com/files/Who_Shot_Honest_John_Bilby_GSL34.pdf https://ia601404.us.archive.org/32/items/true-detective-jan-1929/TrueDetectiveJan1929.pdf
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

RIP Mahbod Moghadam Apr 12, 2024

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Zevon's dear friend, and a great freind of the show, Unicorn Tech Founder and larger-than-life impressario, Mahbod Moghadam has passed away. On this episode Zevon talks about Mahbod, his life, their friendship, and who he REALLY was as a person (not just his headline-grabbing, sometimes-scandalous, online persona). Then Kinda Murdery replays Mahbod's guest appearance from 2021 as they explore three different Kinda Murdery stories from Olancha,CA, including: "The Case of the Missing Body," "Steve Leslie Wilson," and finally "Super Human Pilot Peter Deleo."
RIP Mahbod Moghadam you are so RAD and you are so MISSED.
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

Father of the Bride?...The CIA Hitman's Daughter and the Murder of Gary Patterson w/ Anson Maddocks Mar 15, 2024

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In the sweltering early summer heat of the El Paso County desert, a search had persisted for three grueling days. Leading the operation was a young female detective, now gripped by a sense of anticipation that often precedes a significant discovery in homicide investigations. She harbored a strong conviction: the victim's body was concealed somewhere close. After a year marred by frustration, misleading leads, and dead ends, she felt today would mark a pivotal turn. Today, they would uncover what they had been tirelessly searching for. The search team was a diverse assembly: dog teams sniffing for any trace, high-tech gear scanning the rugged terrain, and volunteers from both a local military base and a nearby prison. Among them, a veteran Texas Ranger stood out. It was he who stumbled upon the first clue—a human bone, seemingly disturbed and brought to the surface by animals. Following this, a weathered tennis shoe emerged, then another bone...
Legendary Magic the Gathering artist Anson Maddocks returns (with some CRAZY stories about art theft and crafting with a human femur...) as Kinda Murdery investigates the murder of Gary Patterson...
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Sources:
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/death-in-the-desert-6393311
Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

The Talented Mr. Rockefeller: Seduction, Murder and the Many Lives of Christian Gerhartsreiter Feb 23, 2024

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In the vibrant landscape of the mid-'90s, Sandra Boss, a Stanford graduate pursuing her MBA at Harvard, found her path crossing with an enigmatic figure through a familial introduction. Her sister, playing the role of matchmaker, introduced her to Clark Rockefeller. Rockefeller presented himself as a man of considerable pedigree, claiming descent from the illustrious Rockefeller family, known for their monumental influence on American industry and philanthropy, and Sandra Boss fell…hard.
Yet, this burgeoning tale of love and legacy was set against a backdrop yet to be fully unveiled, with the narrative threads of Rockefeller's life waiting to be untangled. As the story unfolds, the true essence of Clark Rockefeller's identity and the authenticity of his claims would gradually come to light, challenging the perceptions and realities of the world Sandra Boss had been drawn into…
Introducing a NEW Kinda Murdery Segment: At the end of the true crime tale, Zevon will share his "5 KEY TAKEAWAYS," and "THE MORAL," of the story as it relates to our own lives..You should, of course, draw your own conclusions...
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Sources:
https://www.ranker.com/list/bizarre-true-crime-twists/chrissy-rose
https://allthatsinteresting.com/clark-rockefeller
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

Anatoly Moskvin: The Russian Dollmaker Feb 16, 2024

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In the shadowed corners of the early 1970s, a tale begins to unfold, one that would linger in the memories of the small Russian town of Gorky for decades to come. Our story centers around a young boy named Anatoly Moskvin, a curious soul wandering the streets with the kind of restless energy that only the innocence of youth can harbor. It was during one of these aimless wanderings that the unexpected sight of a funeral procession halted him in his tracks…
Stay tuned, as we delve deeper into the life of Anatoly Moskvin, and unravel the mystery of how a moment's encounter with death could weave a dark tapestry that would shock a nation and the world...
Sources: https://authorcindyparmiter.medium.com/graverobber-the-chilling-story-of-ghoulish-dollmaker-anatoly-moskvin-586684a45ef5
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

Alcohol Adultery Sex and Death: The Grant Park Actress Murders - PART II - Conclusion Jan 26, 2024

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Coroner Simonds, analyzing the crime scene, focuses on a particularly striking detail—the substantial amount of blood present. This observation leads him to a hypothesis involving more than just the two victims. He speculates that the volume of blood could indicate the involvement of a third person, possibly an abductor who got wounded during a struggle. This theory propels Simonds to recommend a city-wide search of hospitals for anyone with unexplained injuries, a move that could potentially identify an injured suspect. On the other hand, the police, led by Detective Sergeant Lawrence McCarthy, are formulating a different theory. McCarthy posits that the women were forcibly ejected from a moving vehicle. The impact of this action, he theorizes, rendered them unconscious. Lillian Thompson, however, might have briefly regained consciousness, only to collapse again after dragging herself a short distance. This struggle for survival could explain the scrape marks on her face, a desperate attempt to find help before succumbing to her injuries...Find out the truth...Only on Kinda Murdery!
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Sources:
https://historysevilecho.com/grant-park-double-murder/
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/two-dead-actresses-in-a-park-d27cebe94748
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Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

Alcohol, Adultery, Sex, and Death: The Grant Park Actress Murders Jan 22, 2024

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It's the early morning of Sunday, November 14, 1920. Chicago is still asleep under the veil of night. But in the shadows, a mysterious figure emerges, draped in a dark overcoat and topped with a black derby hat.
This myserious person makes a beeline for the Insurance Exchange Building on Eighteenth Street, moving with a purpose that suggests a plan long in the making. In the quiet building, the solitary figure encounters Tony Yanley, the dedicated elevator operator working the morning shift.
With a firm and decisive tone, the stranger commands, “Take me up to the fourteenth floor.” The request is straightforward, yet it carries an air of urgency. Tony, adhering to his duties, complies, and together they ascend in a heavy silence that fills the elevator. The doors of the elevator stutter open on the fourteenth floor, a signal for the man in the overcoat to stride off towards a specific destination — the offices of Conkling, Price, and Webb, known in the city for their dealings in insurance. What business does this man have here, and why at such an ungodly hour?
Meanwhile, across town, a telephone operator is jolted by an insistent buzz on her switchboard. It's a call that will soon send ripples across the city. The call is traced back to the very offices the mysterious man had visited. The voice on the other end is urgent: “Give me the police,” it demands...
CALL 888-MURDERY, that's, 888-687-3379, to share YOUR Kinda Murdery story or your story of living with a disability or other challenges, and you could inspire an episode of the show!
Sources:
https://historysevilecho.com/grant-park-double-murder/ https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/two-dead-actresses-in-a-park-d27cebe94748
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-murdery-true-crime-murder-stories--5496890/support.
Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.

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