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Our True Crime Podcast focuses on bizarre, lesser-known crime cases from around the globe delivered with respect, a bit of humor, and a smidge of song. Everything you’ve come to love from Jen and Cam.

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Tampa's Classified Ad Rapist: Bobby Joe Long Day 10 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 22, 2021

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Listener warning! Listener discretion is strongly advised.
Starting in 1981, a man answered several classified ads posted by women who were selling various items in local newspapers. This man was not buying a toaster or a new home; he was searching for his next victim. They were petite young women who often worked the streets. He would become known as one of the most prolific killers operating in Florida during the 1980s, but his luck would run out when he ran into a brave teenager who would lead officers right to this serial killer.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “Tampa's Classified Ad Rapist: Bobby Joe Long Day” on Day 10 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
All the music, as well as our executive producer, is Nico @wetalkofdreams. He is as impressive as he is talented.
That incredible voice at the top of the show warning listeners is Edward October from @octoberpodVHS
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDQIN96pTQU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZgGhvVico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STMfUBI5IfY
https://www.oxygen.com/it-takes-a-killer/season-1/terror-on-the-strip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv9TQLCdblU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv9TQLCdblU
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/full-episodes/hanging-by-a-thread
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7u3in4
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/believe-me-the-lisa-mcvey-story
https://web.archive.org/web/20190524064415/http://time.com/5595252/serial-killer-florida-executed/
https://web.archive.org/web/20071010024023/http://www.oranous.com/florida/RobertLong/063088long.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20080105062445/http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/serialkillers/long.htm
https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/02/22/ex-wife-offers-look-inside-the-mind-of-notorious-serial-killer/
https://web.archive.org/web/20120714050023/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/long/6.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20071010024018/http://www.oranous.com/florida/RobertLong/Robert%20J.%20Long%20v.%20State%20Of%20Florida.htm

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Slaughter Under the Midnight Sun Day 9 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 21, 2021

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Alaska, the Last Frontier: It is a place of stunning beauty and rugged wilderness. It is an outdoorsman’s paradise with plenty of big game to hunt and fish to catch. It is also a place where people disappear--some because they want to drop out of the fast-paced rat race and some not by choice. On April 29, 1984, Roger Culp went missing from Hopkinsville. Roger was last seen in the company of a newcomer to the area, a 25-year-old man named Michael Silka. Officers head out to Michael’s remote cabin to see if they can question him about Roger. As soon as they arrive, they notice what looks to be blood outside the cabin. As they approach the door, a man comes out and identifies himself as Michael Silka. He tells the troopers that the blood was from a moose he recently killed and was outside to skin the animal. Michael tells them he hasn’t seen Roger since Roger came by for a quick visit. Content with the explanation, officers leave the cabin. This was a mistake, and many would lose their lives at one man’s hand.
Join Cam and Jen as we discuss “Slaughter Under the Midnight” on Day 9 of 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does our magical listener discretion.
Nico is our bestie. Nico @wetalkofdreams makes all our music and just happens to be our EP too.
Sources:
https://robinbarefield76.medium.com/murders-at-manley-hot-springs-2ca3205d2901
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/11/us/memories-of-springtime-murders-chill-small-alaskan-town.html
https://www.tactical-life.com/lifestyle/military-and-police/firefight-at-manley/
https://militaryjusticeforall.com/tag/michael-silka/
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/11/us/memories-of-springtime-murders-chill-small-alaskan-town.html
https://peoplepill.com/people/michael-silka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Silka

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The Ogre of Ardennes: Michel Fourniret Day 8 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 20, 2021

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Listener warning! Listener discretion is strongly advised! Also, Jen tries to pronounce French words. She is very sorry but she tried really hard,
When a 13-year-old victim escaped a killer’s hold by gnawing through her bindings and running from the killer’s van, little did the police know that a series of murders and rapes were about to be solved. The officers arrested the man and soon heard a horror story that included crimes against young victims, but he had a partner. Together the two would commit a series of crimes to earn him the name Ogre of the Ardennes.
Join Cam and Jen as we discuss “The Ogre of Ardennes: Michel Fourniret” on Day 8 of 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does our magical listener discretion.
Nico is our bestie. Nico @wetalkofdreams makes all our music and just happens to be our EP too.
Sources:
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/mort-de-michel-fourniret-la-justice-a-failli-pour-l-avocate-de-la-famille-de-marie-angele-domece-1620656403
https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/le-tueur-en-serie-michel-fourniret-est-mort-a-79-ans-10-05-2021-A2RAORSLWBALHHVAYKEI3DAZT4.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Fourniret
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/michel-fourniret-french-serial-killer-craved-only-virgins-to-rape-and-murder/news-story/07e873fd5b64f10f14a7af83be43fc9d
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-murder-trial/french-serial-killer-and-wife-get-life-sentences-idUSL273256320080528
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joanna_Parrish
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13935448/ogre-ardennes-dead-serial-killer-michel-fourniret-film/
https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-michel-fourniret-the-ogre-of-the-ardenne/cat-mcauliffe
https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/Michel%20FOURNIRET.php
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210513-ex-wife-of-france-s-ogre-of-the-ardennes-serial-killer-may-face-justice
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/serial-killer-who-murdered-british-24077032
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_0dC5zZbU4
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7yup7p

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Ramon's Ruthless Rampage: Ramon Salcido Day 7 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 19, 2021

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Today we are going back to April 14, 1989, where we meet a man named Ramon Salcido, a 28-year-old. Ramon grew up in Mexico and, at age 18, met a young lady he would marry. The only thing was she was pregnant with another man’s baby. After the baby arrived, she left Ramon and went back to the father of her baby. At this point, Ramon left Mexico and moved to California- Kern County area, to be exact. Here, he met a woman named Debra, and the two would marry. One child was born from that union; however, it was not meant to be, and they separated but never divorced. These two women and their children would not know they escaped a murderer, but the next would not be so lucky.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “Ramon’s Ruthless Rampage: Ramon Salcido” on Day 7 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
That mystical voice you hear at the top of the podcast is our friend Edward October from @octoberpodVHS
As always, our music is from Nico @wetalkofdreams. We liked him so much; we made him our executive producer.
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/2020/carmina-salcido-confronts-dad-left-dead/story?id=8835209
https://www.sonomanews.com/article/news/the-worst-crime-in-sonoma-history-30-years-later/
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/appellate-court-death-row-inmate-s-petition-must-be-heard-here/article_a3488b0c-4956-11ea-970d-b37d70970896.html
https://wn.com/20_20_on_id_what_happened_to_carmina_ramon_salcido_kills_his_family,_carmina_salcido_survi
https://web.archive.org/web/20120802065242/http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/evil-i/episodes/episode-guide-07.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/17/us/killer-of-7-gets-penalty-of-death.html
http://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/search.aspx

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The Mosman Monster: Granny Killer John Wayne Glover Day 6 the 12 NIghtmares Before Christmas Dec 18, 2021

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It is day six of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. We are going to Mosman, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, where 82-year-old widow Gwendolin Mitchellhill was found right outside her apartment building around 4 pm on March 1st, 1989. Two children had just stepped off the elevator; through the glass security doors, they saw the poor woman crawling on her hands and knees with an immense amount of blood coming from her head. The woman’s belongings, shoes, cane lay neatly a few feet away, her pantyhose were off, and her purse was open. Assuming she had fallen and hit her head, an ambulance was called for the woman, and she was rushed to the hospital. One keen-eyed ambulance driver noticed her open purse, noticed her wallet was not inside and reported it to the police. Kind neighbors took it upon themselves to gather Ms. Mitchelhill’s cane and bag and clean all the blood from the sidewalk. This was the first murder by a man known as The Granny Killer.
Join Cam and Jen as we discuss “The Mosman Monster: Granny Killer John Wayne Glover” on Day 6 of 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
Edward October from @octoberpodVHS is the voice you hear at the top of the show.
Sweet Nico is our bestie. Nico @wetalkofdreams makes all our music and just happens to be our EP too.
Sources:
Book: Crime and Punishment: 50 Crimes That Shocked Australia by Alan Sharpe
https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Punishment-Crimes-Shocked-Australia/dp/0908272502
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Glover
https://www.smh.com.au/national/suburban-serial-killer-20050910-gdm1em.html
https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/John%20Wayne%20GLOVER.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSRwUI3nkVQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ZAX1yxKUs
https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/glover-john-wayne.htm
https://www.9news.com.au/national/foy-family-archives-could-link-juanita-nielsen-disappearance-killer-john-wayne-glover-a-current-affair/3b54825c-b77d-417f-856f-c6155fb043aa
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/from-the-archives-1990-granny-killer-glover-gets-life-20200312-p549i4.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123604229/?terms=%22lady%20winifreda%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123427788/?terms=granny%20killer&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/124699907/?terms=granny%20killer&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/272649570/?terms=granny%20killer&match=1

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Death Down Under: William MacDonald Day 5 The12 Day 5 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 17, 2021

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For day five we are going ‘down under’ to Saturday, June 4, 1961. We are in Brisbane where a 55-year-old man named Amos Hurst meets a gentleman outside the Roma Street Railway Station. The two of them partake in lots of drinking and not wanting to end the night, the two head back to Hurst’s hotel room where they continued to drink. As the pair drank to near oblivion, Amos passed out only to wake up to his friend strangling him. Amos tried to fight back and was hit so hard in the face, he died. The killer then undressed Amos and put him in the bed as if he were just sleeping and made his escape. For days the murderer would obsessively check the newspapers for the death. Finally, days later, Amos Hurst’s obituary was in the paper saying that Amos had died of a heart attack. The man had just gotten away with his first murder and was now on the prowl In Brisbane for his next victim.
Join Cam and Jen as we discuss “Death Down Under: William Macdonald” on Day 5 of 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does our magical listener discretion.
Nico is our bestie. Nico @wetalkofdreams makes all our music and just happens to be our EP too.
Sources:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/death-of-serial-killer-william-the-mutilator-macdonald-not-suspicious-coroner-20160609-gpfai0.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/william-macdonald-the-mutilator-serial-5695616
https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/the-innocent-serial-killer-455ce312bfd2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_MacDonald_(serial_killer)

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A Man Most Vile: Robert Black Day 4 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 16, 2021

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Listener warning as this episode deals with sexual assault and abuse of young children. Please use discretion as needed.
This killer described his sexual abuse and torture of young girls as being like a theatre performance, and he was like an actor who would commit these crimes. However, he was not an actor but a delivery driver who committed the most heinous acts on the most vulnerable: young children. He was one of Scotland’s most evil, and we are looking at the atrocities one man bestowed on a community during the 1980s.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “A Man Most Vilel: Robert Black” on Day 4 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
That mystical voice you hear at the top of the podcast is our friend Edward October from @octoberpodVHS
As always, our music is from Nico @wetalkofdreams. We liked him so much; we made him our executive producer.
Sources:
Book: Murder by Numbers: British Serial Sex Killers Since 1950 by Anna Gekoski
https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Numbers-British-Killers-1998-09-17/dp/B01K8ZE1LK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TR17kMRY7g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSZWwZlIPTM
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6fal3y
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4nnb1m
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7s994y
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/remains-serial-child-killer-robert-7193277
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2056915/I-escaped-child-killer--destroyed-life.html
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/detective-who-netted-scottish-child-serial-killer-robert-black-after-painstaking-probe-into-abductions-and-murders-of-3-young-girls-has-died-3192683
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-44660880

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The Bible John Killings: Day 3 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 15, 2021

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We are headed across the pond to Glasgow. It is the late 1960’s and there are lots of changes happening in the world. Glasgow had been ravaged over the years but the town was investing in herself. Fashion and music were bigger and better than ever before with the young generation leading the charge. The young adults were heading out and partying in clubs overall Glasgow wearing their finest attire. All that came to an abrupt end in 1968 when a killer came to prey on young women.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “The Bible John Killings” on Day 3 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does our fabu listener discretion.
Nico @wetalkofdreams does all our music and just happens to be our EP too.
Sources:
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/8029670/bible-john-new-portraits-glasgow-serial-killer/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/how-notorious-killer-bible-john-12078716
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5947e5/the-mystery-of-bible-john-scotlands-zodiac-killer
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/who-exactly-is-bible-john-24553749
https://unresolved.me/bible-john
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/husband-bible-john-murder-victim-23770769

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Wanda Beach Murders Day 2 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 14, 2021

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For the 2nd nightmare before Christmas, we discuss one of the oldest unsolved cases in New South Wales, Australia, and one of the country’s most infamous cases. Most of us know about the Beaumont Children’s disappearance, the three Australian siblings who disappeared from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia, and are still missing. But I don’t think many of us outside of Australia know about Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock, murdered on Wanda Beach a year before.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “Wanda Beach Murders” on Day 2 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
That mystical voice you hear at the top of the podcast is our friend Edward October from @octoberpodVHS
As always, our music is from Nico @wetalkofdreams. We liked him so much; we made him our executive producer.
Sources
Crime and Punishment by Alan Sharpe
https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Punishment-Crimes-Shocked-Australia/dp/0908272502/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=crimes+and+punishment+sharpe&qid=1633142280&sr=8-3
The Snapshot Killer: The shocking true story of serial killer Christopher Wilder - from Sydney's beaches to America's Most Wanted https://www.amazon.com/Snapshot-Killer-shocking-predator-Christopher-ebook/dp/B07L2V7LL2/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=snap+shot+killer&qid=1633142425&sr=8-3
Chris Wilder - The Snapshot Killer: Inside the Wanda Beach murders | 7NEWS Spotlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQDW9pr_KzA
Crime Investigation Australia - Wanda Beach Murders: The Beaumont Children Mystery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfzy0DPTLBs
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122800045/?terms=wanda%20murders&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122113478/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20schmidt&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122727455/?terms=wanda%20murders&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122729183/?terms=wanda%20murders&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122113478/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20schmidt&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/122733141/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20schmidt&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123986430/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20helmut&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123894408/?terms=wanda%20beach%20murders%20met%20boys&match=1
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/36390/Measured_alcohol_lev.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Beach_Murders

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Lies That Bind: Chris Morris: Day 1 The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 13, 2021

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To kick us off on our first episode of12 Nightmares Before Christmas, we are traveling to southern Florida-- Coconut Creek, to be exact, where the Broward County Sheriff’s dept has been called out to an abandoned car. It is January 9, 1990, and just after 1:30 in the morning. Officers arrive at the car and notice all the windows have been shot out. As they get closer, they see something slumped over in the back seat: a man with duct tape covering his mouth, and bullets riddle his body. Officers are careful to search the car for some ID and find it. The man is 42-year-old Christopher Morris. So begins a tale of deceit, betrayal, and murder.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss “Lies that Bind: Christopher Morris” on Day 1 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.
That mystical voice you hear at the top of the podcast is our friend Edward October from @octoberpodVHS
As always, our music is from Nico @wetalkofdreams. We liked him so much; we made him our executive producer.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/02/05/parents-accused-of-murder-in-deadly-doublecross/ceae6cc7-ceea-4076-ae1c-b46f4c8582ed/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-09-05-9102030870-story.html
https://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2019/aug/09/police-identify-driver-who-died-gunshot-wound-thursdays-chase/789986/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-08-24-9102010727-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-02-02-9002023094-story.html
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19900202&slug=1053982
https://www.postbulletin.com/insurance-murder-ploy-backfires-police-say/article_ccbe4300-c254-56d2-b30d-3c98c2cb98dc.html

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