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229. A Mother's Intuition: Ashley Wilson Sep 13, 2023

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We are headed to the great state of Texas, Houston, to be exact. Renee and her 19-year-old daughter Ashley Wilson are very close, talking often, usually every day. There was no answer when Renee tried to reach out on the phone to have their usual chat. Usually, this may scare Renee, but she thought she knew why. Ashley had called her mom a few days earlier to tell her she had some news, and that news came with lots of crying in about nine months. Renee thought Ashley was upset with her as her, as Renee told Ashley there would have to be some changes in her life with a baby coming. One of those changes included moving back home. Ashley, who had just moved out, had been in a terrible car accident with severe injuries. Ashley took a long time to heal and was proud of her new independence. On January 19, 2004, a call came into the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s office. Renee is shocked to find her sweet daughter dead inside her apartment. Around her neck is the cord she wore around her neck at her high school graduation and a pillow over her head. Ashley had hanged herself, but Renee did not believe this to be the case. Perhaps Renee was wrong, or maybe it was a mother’s intuition.
Join Jen and Cam on this “Our True Crime Podcast” episode entitled ‘A Mother’s Intuition.’
Listener Discretion by the oh-so-talented @octoberpodVHS
All Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint (formally known as @wetalkofdreams)
Promo from our friends at www.crimewithmycoffee.net
Sources:https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=127642&page=1
https://www.foxnews.com/story/passion-confessor-pleads-guilty-to-murder
https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/film-prompts-murder-confession-2509128
https://medium.com/vandal-press/an-assholes-guide-to-getting-away-with-murder-677337e321ed
https://militaryjusticeforall.com/tag/ashley-wilson/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4607592
https://www.cbn.com/entertainment/screen/passion_eldred_texaspassion.aspx?mobile=false
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Killer-confesses-Teen-s-death-not-suicide-9749822.php
https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-ashley-nicole/26483377/
https://thecinemaholic.com/ashley-wilson-murder-where-is-dan-leach-now/
https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Autopsy-Victim-in-Passion-case-not-pregnant-8955115.php
https://www.imdb.com/find/?q=%20%E2%80%98Signs%20Of%20A%20Psychopath%3A%20Unholy%20Acts%E2%80%99%20&ref_=nv_sr_smhttps://
ww.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B091JSM2D4/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_lZOsi7_2_7?jic=8%7CEgNhbGw%3D

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228. Gone In A Flash: Holly Jones Sep 06, 2023

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Content Warning
This episode deals with the rape and death of a young child.
Ten-year-old Holly had been playing with a neighborhood playmate a bit younger than her. When it came time for her friend to go home, Holly didn’t want the little girl to walk back alone. So her mother, Maria, gave her permission to escort her friend home since the walk wasn’t very far, only about six minutes. In fact, it was the same route that Holly took every day to get to school.
By 8:30, darkness had fallen, and Holly had not arrived home. At first, Maria thought that her daughter must have stayed at her friend’s house to play for a little while, but a quick phone call confirmed that she hadn’t. Family and friends began canvassing the neighborhood. A frantic Maria called the police and reported her daughter missing.
The next morning, a man was walking their dog along the beach when he saw a black nylon duffel bag in the water. Inside that bag, he would find the torso of a young girl wrapped in plastic.
Join Jen and Cam as they discuss the heartbreaking case 'Gone In A Flash: Holly Jones.'
Michael Briere is up for parole in 2028. There is already a petition to make sure he stays behind bars. Here is the link if you would like to add your name.
https://www.change.org/p/holly-jones
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print
Sources:
https://www.missingkids.org/education/
kidsmartzhttps://www.crime-safety-security.com/child-safety-kidnap.html
https://www.primetimecrime.com/Recent/Murder/murder_Holly_Jones.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwEDVJZ9xmY&ab_channel=AlexanderGoddard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs2H8x0oEAg&ab_channel=CP24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Holly_Jones#:~:text=Hours%20after%20her%20disappearance%2C%20she,Island%20on%20May%2013%2C%202003.
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-the-grim-20-year-anniversary-since-holly-jones-was-abducted-and-killed
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/detective-who-solved-holly-jones-murder-reveals-what-sharp-eyed-officers-noticed-in-killer-s-apartment-1.5599109
https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/briere-michael.htm
https://canadiancrowe.tripod.com/holly.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239273387/holly-maria-jones

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227. Silenced Witness: Donna Willard Aug 30, 2023

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Donna Willard, a single mother of three, lived in a tight-knit community of South Philly, doing her best to raise her three children. Her oldest was Todd, 12, with his baby sisters, 10-year-old Donna and 7-year-old Jessica, following. They were the light of her life, and she worked hard as a hairdresser to give them a good life. Donna was petite, weighing just over 80 pounds at 4’10, but she was big in her principles. She believed in working hard and doing the right thing. She was energetic and outgoing; love was the only thing missing in her life. In 1988, that would change for Donna when a man named Tommy Tyrrell, a pipefitter by trade, stepped into her hair salon for a haircut and ended up leaving with much more: her heart. After dating for a bit, Tommy popped the question, and the two were engaged. Life was perfect for Donna and Tommy, with a bright future ahead of them, but neither would know that was all about to change.
Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Silenced Witness: Donna Willard.’
Listener Discretion by the oh-so-talented @octoberpodVHS
All Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint (formally known as @wetalkofdreams)
Sources:
https://chaddsfordlive.com/2014/11/25/court-upholds-death-sentence-in-willard-murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gettysburg-times-donna-willard/355976/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/30388069/
https://casetext.com/case/burke-v-us-14
https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-speaker-donna-willard/355958/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7830400/http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/99d0956p.pdf
https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/homicide-bureau-attorney-anna-sigga-nicolazzi-takes-viewers-inside-the-fight-for-justice-in-investigation-discoverys-new-serie s-true-conviction/
https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/14d0588p.pdf

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226. Massacre in Muskegon: The Privacky Family Murders Aug 23, 2023

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In many ways, the Privackys were your average American family. They lived in western Michigan, in rural Dalton township just north of Muskegon. The family consisted of Stephen Privacky, a his wife Linda, and their two sons. Jedidiah, and Seth.
Around noon on November 29th, the already tense family relationships were strained to the breaking point when Seth and his father had yet another fight. Only this time, his father told Seth that he wanted him to move out of the house. This enraged Seth, who claimed that his father never had anything positive to say to him.
Steve left the house around 12:45 to pick up his father, John, to bring him back to their home for Thanksgiving dinner and Linda decided to take a quick shower. Jed made himself comfortable on the couch in front of the TV.
Seth went upstairs to his parent’s bedroom and took the gun out of his father’s closet. While the aromas of Thanksgiving dinner filled the house, Seth loaded his dad’s .22 caliber Ruger.
Join Cam and Jen as they discuss 'Massacre in Muskegon: The Privacky Family Murders.'
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskegon,_Michigan
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Muskegon,+MI/@43.2606111,-86.3913292,11z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88197cc3a93d9ed9:0x247e359134f72540!8m2!3d43.2341813!4d-86.2483921!16zL20vMHZmczg?entry=ttu
https://www.michigan.org/city/muskegon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/481046064/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/512122262/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/204917423/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/209378302/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/442308058/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/735981881/?terms=Seth%20Privacky&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/204088750/?terms=April%20Boss%20&match=1 (April's mother)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/212458485/?terms=April%20Boss%20&match=1 (911 call)

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225. I Will Not Be Ignored: Cari Farver Aug 16, 2023

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Today, we are going to a small town in Iowa called Macedonia. The city is located just outside of Omaha, Nebraska, and boasts a population of around 250 residents. It is the kind of town in America where everyone knows each other, and you can’t get away with much because you are either related to them or someone you know is related to them. When a 37-year-old single mom named Cari Farver disappeared in 2012, it was all hands on deck. It would take many people to get some answers for those who loved Cari, and when the answers came, the truth about what happened was nothing less than a horror movie. If this story were not true, you would find it difficult to believe.
Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘I Will Not Be Ignored: Cari Farver.’
Listener Discretion by Edward October @octoberpodVHS
Music by our E.P. Nico @theinkypawprint
Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9015931/Texts-Nebraska-woman-sent-family-murdered-Cari-Farver.html
https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/shanna-golyar-killed-cari-farver-after-impersonating-her
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-disappearance-of-cari-farver
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/stalker-convicted-of-murdering-missing-woman-spent-up-to-50-hours-weekly-on-twisted-plot
https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/cari-farver/
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-key-details-cari-farver-s-missing-case-ahead-lifetime-s-the-disappearance-cari-farver
https://www.the-sun.com/news/5371202/cari-farver-murder-shanna-golyar-dateline/
https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Farver-Howard-Braunstein-Films/dp/B0B67ZXJB3
https://nonpareilonline.com/news/a-tangled-web-the-cari-farver-case-becomes-lifetime-movie/article_d7afce42-45c9-11ed-a2af-37a43f4b81f8.html
https://heavy.com/news/cari-farver-body-disappeared-found/

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224. Preconceived Notions: Patricia Stallings Aug 09, 2023

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David and Patricia Stallings married in August of 1988, and with the belief that they were about to embark on their part of the American Dream, the couple bought a small white farmhouse on Lake Wauwanoka in Hillsboro, Missouri
Twenty-four-year-old Patricia gave birth to the couple’s first child, Ryan Stallings, in April of 1989. Even though Ryan suffered from gastronomic distress since birth, the couple were overwhelmingly happy in their new roles as parents. But on July 9th, 1989, that would all change as Ryan became horribly ill with nonstop vomiting and labored breathing. Patricia drove full speed up Highway 21 toward St. Louis with her sick baby cradled in his car seat. In a panic, Patricia got lost and ended up at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital instead of going to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, as she intended.
Once there, Ryan was immediately ushered into the ICU, put on a ventilator, and had numerous tubes and IVs going into his tiny body. Patricia was overwhelmed when the doctors couldn’t seem to diagnose what was wrong with him. They slammed her with a barrage of questions and then ran a complete blood and urine analysis. The staff would not allow her or David to be alone in the room with Ryan. Anytime David and Patricia were in Ryan’s room, there had to be medical staff present.
Three days later, Patricia was arrested on assault charges for poisoning Ryan.
Join Jen and Cam as we talk about "Preconceived Notions: "Patricia Stallings"
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/139943203/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/819970269/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/207793816/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/139942291/https://www.newspapers.com/image/139942651/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/139958402/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/141238228/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/141439318/https://www.newspapers.com/image/141439346/?terms=Patricia%20Stallings&match=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Stallings

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223. Death in Davie: Donna Decker Aug 02, 2023

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Today we are heading south to a town called Davie, just outside of Florida’s Gold Coast. It is a small town where not a lot happens, and that is precisely how the townfolk like it. A massacre in this sleepy town would disrupt the calm community, leaving them in fear. It would take a long time to finally get justice, but how the case unfolds is genuinely one of the most bizarre.
Join Jen and Cam on this episode of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ entitled 'Death in Davie: Donna Decker.'
Promo by our friends Whitney and Melissa over at @NavAdvocacyPod. Check them out today!
Listener Discretion by the oh-so-talented @octoberpodVHS
All Music by our EP Nico @theinkypawprint (formally known as @wetalkofdreams)
Sources
https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1996/84198-0.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-11th-circuit/1717231.html http://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/sc07-564/07-564ini.pdf https://mycrimelibrary.com/dana-williamson-florida-death-row/https://mycrimelibrary.com/dana-williamson-florida-death-row/http://www.floridacapitalcases.state.fl.us/inmatedetails8a88.html?IID=87 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-07-16-9407150625-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1990/05/04/invasion-victim-arrested-davie-home-robbery-killed-woman-wounded-3-in-1988/https://casetext.com/case/williamson-v-state-296https://www.scribd.com/book/195157649/Until-Proven-Innocent

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222. Together Forever: Barbara and Patricia Grimes Jul 26, 2023

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Life in America in the 1950s often conjures up images of an idyllic suburban life. Fueled by unprecedented economic growth after the lean and stressful years of World War II, Americans enjoyed the stability and prosperity that they craved. The innocent and wholesome portrayal of the nuclear family was often depicted in programs like Father Knows Best and Leave it to Beaver as one where every problem could be solved with a good ol’ heart-to-heart talk and a slice of apple pie.
But look closer, and there are cracks in that façade. The polio epidemic terrified families of the early 1950s, the Cold War raged, and there was little room for divergent views in what had become a homogeneous society. And crime? It existed, even if television shows tried to pretend that it didn’t.
Elvis Presley rocked America socially and literally with his huge hit Heartbreak Hotel in January 1956. Less than a year later, Presley would have a legion of fans and a new movie called Love Me Tender. And it was on a freezing cold night in December of 1956 when two teenage sisters, Barbara and Patricia Grimes, disappeared off South Archer Avenue in Chicago after having seen Love Me Tender for the twelfth time at the Brighton Park Theatre. Their disappearance and subsequent story would be hailed as the crime that stole Chicago’s innocence. It just shone a light on the less than Leave-it-to-Beaver reality.
This case is still open, so if anyone has any information regarding the Grimes sisters case, the Cook County Sheriff’s dept has a page where you can submit information. Link below.
https://www.cookcountysheriff.org/case/819/
Theresa Grimes is the only sibling left of Barbara and Patricia, and she is in her 80s. It would be amazing if she could see her little sisters get justice.
Research and writing by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by OctoberpodVHS & OctoberpodAM
Producer Music & Editing by Nico at We Talk of Drea
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLOjBEarKY&ab_channel=WGNNews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhaptd2v5bw&ab_channel=WGNNews
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Grimes_sisters
https://gizmodo.com/the-hideous-chicago-triple-child-murder-that-was-finall-1728039519
https://www.newspapers.com/image/372809377/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/372809377/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371134987/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/372098382/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371481073/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371506269/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/372089264/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1 (funeral details)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371489418/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371506299/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1 (Bedwell's confession details)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371686309/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1 (4 Quizzed in Grimes Case)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371483321/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371483354/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20 (Detailed breakdown of "sightings")
https://www.newspapers.com/image/372095078/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371314373/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/372098303/ (details of the girls last day)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/372573261/

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221. The Murder of Mark Kilroy Jul 19, 2023

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Warning: This episode is graphic. Listener discretion is advised.
It is a rite of passage for many American college students, and that is Spring Break. It’s a time when students can cut loose, drink too much, and make plenty of bad decisions. Whether Palm Springs or Palm Beach, kids flock to the surf, sun, and sand to have a week full of fun. As parents, we know our children are getting older, and we would probably prefer them not to go, but we have to trust them and know they will be ok but…what if the darkness that lurks out there is more evil than we could ever comprehend and it is just waiting for the right moment to strike.
On Wednesday, March 15, 1989, in Brownsville, Texas, two young men came into the station to talk to Chief Investigator George Gavito. The two men tell the investigator their good friend is missing as they explain that they are visiting South Padre Island for spring break. When investigators finally learn what happened to Mark Kilroy, it is indeed the stuff of nightmares.
Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘Murder of Mark Kilroy.’
Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS
Music by our EP. @wetalkofdreams
Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/13380628/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/the-believers-cult-murders-in-mexico-53577/
https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-work-of-the-devil/
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/spring-break-trip-matamoros-murder-mark-kilroy-17838251.php
http://people.com/archive/the-grisly-secrets-of-a-lonely-ranch-vol-31-no-17/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mexico-kidnapping-matamoros-mark-kilroy-b2297461.html
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-05-08/news/8905085178_1_jesus-constanzo-leon-valdez
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_99155ab6-236b-5055-9dff-06ccc00
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/friend-recalls-horrific-murder-of-mark-kilroy/cf207.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20160206041321/http://www.biography.com/people/adolfo-constanzo-408870#investigation-and-death

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Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark" Jul 17, 2023

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Leon Benson spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed to speak?
Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark is the story of two victims: one murdered, one sentenced to life. Follow host Matt Shaer and attorney Lara Bazelon as they investigate how the justice system failed both Leon and Kasey and who the real killer might be.
Join this unprecedented look inside the attempt to overturn a wrongful conviction and find out if justice will finally be served. Listen to Suspect wherever you get your podcasts.
You can binge Suspect ad-free on Wondery Plus. Find Wondery Plus in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts: Wondery.fm/Suspect3_OTCP

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