Murderous Minors

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67: Veritas (Sinedu Tadesse) Jun 14, 2020

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Murderous Minors goes to college, but not just any college, Harvard University, the best of the best in terms of higher education, where on the last day of school, 1995, 19-year-old Sinedu Tadesse murdered 20-year-old Trang Ho, in their dorm at Dunster House.
We also mention:
Oregon Senate Bill 1008
Jonathan Daniel Kirkpatrick
Crystal Jessica Simmons
Andrew Vineyard
Kevin Adams
Gina Grant
Music:
We Talk of Dreams
www.purple-planet.com
For sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/67-veritas-sinedu-tadesse-293
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66: Reasonable Doubt - Did They Prove It? (Angel Bumpass) May 23, 2020

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On January 16, 2009, 68-year-old Franklin Bonner was murdered in his Chattanooga, Tennessee home. Did the state prove that 13 year-old Angel Bumpass was the murderer?
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Music:
We Talk of Dreams
www.purple-planet.com
For sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/66-reasonable-doubt-did-they-prove-it-angel-bumpass-719
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65: Shattered - Christopher Meyer (Timothy Buss) May 15, 2020

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After serving half of a 25-year sentence for the murder 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman in 1981, Timothy Buss was paroled, and murdered 10-year-old Christopher Meyer on August 7, 1995.
Special thank you to Mika Moulton, for helping tell the story of what happened to her son.
For more on this case, read Steffan Hou's book Moms of the Missing, and listen to the stories on the podcast feed for his other book, The Deprived.
On TV:
Shattered - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdrsyvQR9iM
The New Detectives - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5bgi6d
Sources:
Mika Moulton
When Love is Not Enough, 1999 edition by Mary Ann Kirsch
https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/65-shattered-christopher-meyer-timothy-buss-190
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64: Paroled - Tara Sue Huffman (Timothy Buss) May 11, 2020

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On May 21, 1981, 13-year-old Timothy Duane Buss murdered his aunt's neighbor, 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman, in Bradley, Illinois. Part 1 of 2.
Sources:
Mika Moulton
When Love is Not Enough by Mary Ann Kirsch, 1999 edition
https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/64-paroled-tara-sue-huffman-timothy-buss-974
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Roper v. Simmons Opinion Announcement - U.S. Supreme Court May 02, 2020

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Roper v. Simmons Oral Argument - U.S. Supreme Court May 02, 2020

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63: Too Young To Die (Christopher Simmons) May 02, 2020

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On September 9, 1993, 17-year-old Christopher Simmons, and 15-year-old Charles Benjamin, kidnapped and murdered 46-year-old Shirley Ann Crook, by throwing her over a bridge. Roper v. Simmons would ultimately abolish the death penalty for minors.
Music:
We Talk of Dreams
www.purple-planet.com
For sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/63-too-young-to-die-christopher-simmons-roper-v-simmons-604
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62: Executed (Napoleon Beazley) Apr 27, 2020

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On April 19, 1994, 17-year-old Napoleon Beazley murdered 63-year-old John Luttig, the father of a federal judge, in Tyler, Texas.
Music:
We Talk of Dreams
www.purple-planet.com
For sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/62-executed-napoleon-beazley-325
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61: Ethans' Laws (Damian Hauschultz - Ethan Song) Apr 18, 2020

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On April 20, 2018, 7-year-old Ethan Hauschultz was killed by the 14-year-old Damian Hauschultz, the stepson of his legal guardian and great-uncle, Timothy Hauschultz, in Manitowac County, Wisconsin.
This case prompted 'Ethan's Law' to be drafted in Wisconsin.
Also covered is Connecticut's 'Ethan's Law', named in honor of accidental shooting victim 15-year-old Ethan Song.
Music:
We Talk of Dreams
www.purple-planet.com
For sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/61-ethans-laws-damian-hauschultz-ethan-song-468
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60: To Kill Again - The Snowden Murders at Horseshoe Lake (Travis Santay Lewis) Apr 05, 2020

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On March 25, 2020, Travis Santay Lewis murdered 63-year-old heiress Martha McKay, after spending almost 24 years in prison for killing her mother, 75-year-old Sally and 52-year-old cousin Lee Baker, in 1996.
Music:
We Talk of Dreams
www.purple-planet.com
For sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.podsite.io/episode/60-to-kill-again-the-snowden-murders-at-horseshoe-lake-travis-santay-lewis-640
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