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280. Fatal Mistake: Margo Compton Murders Oct 02, 2024

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Today we are headed to Laurelwood, Oregon where we meet a young woman named Margo Compton. Margo grew up in Solano County, California. She was a bright child who made good grades and had good friends. Things started to change for Margo. Margo ended up getting married in August of 1969 to Doug Compton at just 16 years old. At first, all seemed good in their marriage. Things changed when Doug met new friends from the Nomads motorcycle club, an offshoot of the Hell’s Angeles. When Margo got pregnant, the violence began. This led to them both doing drugs and it was rumored that Doug often beat Margo. Doug started hanging out increasingly with the bikers and less at home. In July 1977, Margo testified in a California criminal case against a high-ranking member of the Hell’s Angels. This would be a fatal mistake.
Join Cam and Jen on our True Crime Podcast episode entitled ‘Fatal Mistake: Margo Compton Murders.’
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Sources:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/When-Jailbirds-Sing-It-was-the-pure-savagery-of-3018647.php
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CZGZPH3Z/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_lZOsi7_1_46?jic=8%7CEgNhbGw%3D
https://people.com/secrets-of-hells-angels-margo-Margo-twins-murders-8637899
https://www.eonline.com/news/1400188/murder-victim-margo-comptons-audio-diaries-revealed-in-secrets-of-the-hells-angels-docuseries#:~:text=Compton%2C%20her%206%2Dyear%2D,consecutive%20life%20terms%20in%20prison.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/When-Jailbirds-Sing-It-was-the-pure-savagery-of-3018647.php
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/31/us/oregon-jury-convicts-man-in-4-killings-linked-to-hell-s-angels.html
https://www.policemag.com/blogs/gangs/blog/15318466/protecting-gang-witnesses

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279. Under the Radar: The Murder of Pamela Maurer Sep 25, 2024

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On a frigidly cold night in 1976, in a western suburb of Chicago, sixteen-year-old Pamela Maurer was hanging out at her friend’s house in Woodridge, Illinois. Around 9:45 p.m., Pam decided she needed a pick-me-up and told her friends she was heading out to get a soda. Pam put on her plaid coat and headed out into the frozen night, her breath billowing and catching on the wind. She pulled her coat close and made her way through the snow-covered neighborhood.
When Pam did not return to her friend's house that night, none of her friends were all that worried. After all, her curfew was 10:00 p.m., and they assumed she went straight home after buying her soda. But Pam never got her soda. She never made it home, either. She would be found early the next morning when a county road commissioner came across her body lying frozen in the snow.
It would take forty years to find Pamela Maurer's killer.
However, the case doesn't end there. In fact, investigators found that it was just getting started.
Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Under The Radar: The Murder of Pamela Maurer."
*In this episode, I, Jen, accidentally say Woodbridge Illinois. It's actually Woodridge. My apologies.
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Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
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Executive Producers Nico Vitesse and Jesse of The Inky Pawprint
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lindahl_(criminal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57tMhuOhwQY
https://patch.com/illinois/woodridge/bruce-lindahl-5-things-know-likely-serial-killer
https://people.com/woman-dated-serial-killer-realized-later-being-drugged-8656517
https://www.newspapers.com/image/527767225/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/527767629/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/382310003/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/382318962/?match=1&terms=Pamela%20Maurer

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278. The Bloody Footprints: Lauren DeWise and Ashley Van Hemert Sep 18, 2024

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On the morning of January 7, 2018, at 9:25 a.m., a chilling call was made to the 911 dispatch in Belgrade, Montana. A distressed woman reported that her neighbor had just come to her home in a panic, explaining she had returned to her residence to discover her two roommates had been shot. One roommate, she believed, was gravely injured but still clinging to life. Terrified, the neighbor had fled the scene and sought refuge, desperately asking for help. Law enforcement officers were immediately dispatched, though they had no idea what they were walking into. The initial report indicated that one female was dead and another, a 30-year-old, was wounded and unconscious. Recognizing this may be a difficult scene, the first responding officer requested backup as he approached the scene. Upon arrival, the officer was met by a visibly shaken woman—the roommate who had gone to her neighbor for help, now standing before him, clearly distraught. She was the third resident of the home, the one who had just witnessed the aftermath of what appeared to be a horrifying crime within her own home. Join Jen and Cam in discussing “The Bloody Footprints: Lauren DeWise and Ashley Van Hemert” on Our True Crime Podcast.
Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS
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Sources:
https://www.kpax.com/news/outrageous-intolerable-joseph-paul-dewise-hears-from-woman-he-shot-at-sentencing
https://www.kbzk.com/news/crime-courts
/i-was-shot-in-the-back-of-the-head-victim-testifies-on-first-day-of-dewise-murder-trial
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/husband-who-shot-wife-dead-22468844
https://juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTrackId?DocId=389784
https://www.montanarightnow.com/bozeman/belgrade-shooting-survivor-fights-on-a-year-after-attack-raising-money-for-walking-device/article_6e354258-7d27-11e9-8f46-7ba8ac9b932e.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4zwPV0y5mk
https://www.ladbible.com/news/shocking-moment-convicted-killer-murder-police-20220716

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277. The Kalamazoo Uber Killer: Jason Dalton Sep 11, 2024

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On Saturday, February 20th, 2016, Matt called for an Uber driver around 4:00 in the afternoon in Kalamazoo, Michigan. When the Uber driver arrived at about 4:20 p.m., Matt noticed a dog in the backseat..
The Uber driver began driving recklessly, ignoring stop signs and driving into the median. He sped into an oncoming traffic lane, blew through a stop sign, and sideswiped a Ford Taurus. But outwardly, the driver acted like nothing was wrong. Matt was terrified. “Dude, you just hit that car!” he yelled at the driver. But the driver just said, “I didn’t hit anything.” In the back seat, the family dog lunged for the floorboard where she stayed. Matt begged him to stop the car, but the driver wouldn’t.
Matt continued to plead with the driver for the next few minutes to let him out.
The man said, “Don’t you need a ride to your friend’s house?” Matt yelled, “Not anymore! Let me out! Let me out!” But still, the driver ignored his pleas. Finally, the driver pulled onto Iroquois Trail and asked, “Which one is your friend’s house?” Matt took that opportunity to jump out of the car and run. A couple was sitting outside having a cigarette break and saw what happened. They immediately called 911. According to the woman, the 911 operator blew her off.
By the end of the night, that Uber driver would go on to kill six people and severely injure 2 more.
Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "The Kalamazoo Uber Killer: Jason Dalton."
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Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kalamazoo_shootings
https://www.newspapers.com/image/158743948/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo
https://www.newspapers.com/image/162198574/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo
https://www.newspapers.com/image/162198583/terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo
https://www.newspapers.com/image/493900183/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo
https://www.newspapers.com/image/579199573/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo
https://www.newspapers.com/image/293199438/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo
https://www.newspapers.com/image/273973457/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo

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276. Who Killed Tammy Zywicki? Sep 04, 2024

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On Sunday, August 23, 1992, Tammy Jo Zywicki, a 21-year-old college student, had just dropped off her 19-year-old brother, Daren, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The siblings had been traveling from the East Coast, and Tammy was eager to return to college. During their journey, the car, a white 1985 Pontiac T1000, had been experiencing issues, requiring frequent stops to add oil or water. After staying the night, Daren advised Tammy to monitor the vehicle closely on her journey back to college and pull over to a rest area if it acted up, especially given the day's heat. Tammy would never make it back to college.
Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Who Killed Tammy Zywicki?
Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS
Music by our E.P. @theinkypawprint
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Sources:
https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/tammy-zywicki
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/people-magazine-investigates-seeks-solve-1992-zywicki-murder
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/tammy-j.-zywicki/@@download.pdf
https://www.live5news.com/2022/08/23/who-killed-tammy-zywicki-sc-grads-death-remains-unsolved-30-years-later/
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/tammy-zywicki-slaying-still-unsolved-30-years-later
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2024/03/23/killing-of-grinnell-college-student-tammy-jo-zywicki-remains-unsolved-over-30-years-later-cold-case/72879354007/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/national/30-year-cold-case-iowa-college-students-body-found-in-mo/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hkl8CLmFw
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/08/23/who-killed-tammy-zywicki-sc-grads-death-remains-unsolved-30-years-later/
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/tammy-zywicki-slaying-still-unsolved-30-years-later
https://m.facebook.com/notes/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/previously-published-names-of-persons-of-interest-in-the-murder-of-tammy-jo-zywi/10156737632236921/

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275. First Suspect: The Murder of Carl Bridgewater Aug 28, 2024

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On the afternoon of September 19th, 1978, Carl Bridgewater, 13, hopped on his bike and started his paper route. In fifteen minutes, he arrived at Yew Tree Farmhouse, owned by Mary Poole, 79, and Fred Jones, 75, who were roommates at the farm. Both were elderly and answering the door often took them a long time. So, Carl was instructed to leave the paper in a basket outside. But if the door was open, he was supposed to take the paper inside and deliver it to them directly. However, Mary and Fred were away on this particular day. They’d gone out on a visit. Carl noticed the door was open, so he stepped inside the house to deliver the paper, as he was supposed to.
Around 5:30 p.m., a friend of the cousins stopped by. The door was open; he walked in and found Carl Bridgewater’s dead body on a settee in the sitting room. Was it a robbery gone wrong?
Four men were charged with the murder of Carl Bridgewater after police obtained a false confession. Three of the men would serve eighteen years in prison before having their convictions overturned. The fourth unfortunately died in 1981.
So, who killed Carl Bridgewater?
Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "First Suspect: The Murder of Carl Bridgewater."
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Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Four
https://liedetectortest.uk/west-midlands-polygraph-examiner-reviews-carl-bridgewater-murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZosbREHbYac&ab_channel=AbsoluteCrime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjmoOhNcCL4&ab_channel=DavidBoothroyd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9xtDrd6tg8&ab_channel=BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvC0yNYaw4o&ab_channel=CushtyTV
https://www.newspapers.com/image/259582813/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/260839419/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/848327599/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/848327302/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZosbREHbYac&ab_channel=AbsoluteCrimehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/848327302/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/858158013/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/260127783/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858158127/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/806899017/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22 (1979 trial)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/988102863/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/858487108/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858487108/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/811977193/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/858471453/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208740791/carl-bridgewater (good pics of him)
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2022/11/17/carl-suspect-seeking-to-get-separate-murder-conviction-quashed/
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2024/06/10/carl-bridgewater-murder--book-battle-in-new-court-twist/

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274. Awash in Forgiveness: The Murder of Liz Reiser Aug 21, 2024

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It is May 24, 2000, and we are going to Tuscarawas County in Ohio to New Philadelphia. It is exactly what you think of when you say small-town America, with lots of farmland and friendly people. Elizabeth Reiser who goes by Liz is a 17-year-old high school student who is looking forward to graduating and finding out all that life has to hold for her. Her good friend 18 year old Brandi Hicks asked Liz to come over and stay the night with her. On this day Brandi who was in the school choir was going to the choir banquet and wanted Liz to go with her. Even though it was a school night, her mother relented and said yes. That evening, the two friends visited a video store in New Philadelphia after the choir banquet to rent some videos for a movie night. When they left the store and started to get into the car, a man approached them. The man claimed he had no means of getting home and asked the girls for a ride, telling them he lived nearby. The girls hesitated and told them they really needed to get home. The man then offered them $20 as an incentive. The girls did not want to give this stranger a ride, but he urged them to, and they relented. They were young, naive, and always looked for the best in people. After all, he only needed to go across town and then they could go back and watch the movie they had rented. Neither Brandi nor Liz would ever get to watch that movie.
Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “Awash in Forgiveness: The Murder of Liz Reiser.”
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Music by our EP @theinkypawprint
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Sources:
https://www.amazon.com/Through-My-Tears-Awash-Forgiveness/dp/1493691384
https://beckireiser.blogspot.com/2008/05/frustration-with-justice.html
https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/05/26/man-confesses-to-killing-teen/
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-vaca
https://www.timesreporter.com/story/entertainment/books/2014/03/21/book-reiser-family-s-story/987546007/
https://veritycreates.medium.com/the-murder-of-elizabeth-reiser-and-how-her-best-friend-battled-to-survive-f455b23d9590
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/07/23/death-penalty-44/
https://veritycreates.medium.com/who-killed-corona-girl-three-decades-on-police-want-to-know-d6cbe32139dc
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7554908/
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/teen-played-dead-being-thrown-25062826
https://thecinemaholic.com/elizabeth-reiser-murder-where-is-matthew-vaca-now/

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273. An Unimaginable Act: The Murders of Chloe and Aubrey Berry Aug 14, 2024

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Thank you to Nick for the episode suggestion.
Content warning: Child death
2017 was a wondrously magical Christmas season. Heaps of heavy white snow had piled on top of Oak Bay on Vancouver Island, and everybody, except maybe the most die-hard winter haters, was excited at the prospect of building snowmen and sledding.
On Christmas Day, Sarah awaited the arrival of her daughters, Chloe and Aubrey. They had been with their father, Andrew, the days before the holiday and were due to be home at noon. The set drop-off time came and went, and there was no sign of Andrew, Chloe, and Aubrey. Calls and texts were unanswered. Sarah drove to Andrew's house, and when Aubrey and Chloe didn’t appear at the window, Sarah grew even more concerned.
Join Cam and Jen while they discuss "An Unimaginable Act: The Murders of Chloe and Aubrey Berry."
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Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/RIPAubreyandChloeBerry/
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TjDOiiuAFmc&ab_channel=Morbidology
https://www.newspapers.com/image/908182759/match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berry
https://www.newspapers.com/image/930497802/match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berry
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victim-impact-statement-what-sarah-cotton-said-in-bc-supreme-court-4677879 (If you can make it through this without crying, you're a stronger person than I am.)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/930508496/match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berry https://www.newspapers.com/image/906855476/?match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berry
https://www.facebook.com/RIPAubreyandChloeBerry/