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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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A Ghost in the House: Danny LaPlant: Day 3 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 15, 2020

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For our third nightmare before Christmas, we are going to Pepperall, Massachusets which is located right outside Boston. Your home is your place of peace. It is the place where you can relax and let down your guard. It is the last place you would expect to come face to face with a monster but in the fall of 1986, this quaint northeastern town would become the stuff of nightmares and all at the hands of a teenager.
Join Jen and Cam on day 3 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss 'A Ghost in the House: Daniel LaPlant.'
A Very Special Listener Discretion by Santa's Helper: Edward October from @octoberpodVHS.
That jingle that you are tapping your foot to is courtesy of our Christmas Angel, Nico from @wetalkofdreams. We love him so much, we made him our executive producer too.
Sources:
https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/03/05/daniel-laplante-parole-sjc
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/03/23/daniel-laplante-priscilla-gustafson-murder-1987-townsend/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/03/22/killer-three-townsend-seeks-sentence-reduction/g05AdJcWXPBZiAS9rvHYDI/story.html
https://apnews.com/article/62774b5cb1a24adcaa6e71c51431a001
https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/is-somebody-else-living-in-your-house-b8c036eaa7f9
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5039796/
https://www.parkaman.com/strange-case-daniel-laplante-real-night-horror-story/
https://www.pajiba.com/horror/how-has-this-insane-true-crime-not-become-a-horror-movie-.php

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The Perfect Son: Brian Blackwell Day 2 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 14, 2020

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Brian Blackwell was described as a great student with brains, doting parents, and a sense of entitlement. When he wanted a better life for himself, he only needed to do a few things. All of these things would require lies to make his fantasy become his reality. It was just a few little white lies to impress his girlfriend. Not a big deal, after all, no one ever died from those types of lies... no one until July 2004.
On the 2nd day of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas series, Cam and Jen discuss 18-year-old Brian Blackwell.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6w
Theme music, sound, and editing by the talented Nico Vetesse. If you need any type of music composed, he's amazing!
https://wetalkofdreams.com/
Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/blackwell-brian.htm
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hcgry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Blackwell
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/brian-blackwell
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/new-documentary-sheds-light-shocking-12899520
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5iur8d
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jun/29/ukcrime
https://.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1542474/Son-who-killed-parents-must-pay-back-37000.html

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The Man Who Wouldn't Die: Mike Malloy Day 1 Nightmares Before Christmas Dec 13, 2020

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You know the old you live by the gun, you die by the gun. This tale has all the makings of a 1930’s film noir gangster movie however these men were not very gangster at all--in fact, they would have to return their membership card if they had one. One is goofier than the next. One of my favorites sayings is “You can’t make this s*it up” and boy does this apply to this story.
The scene opens with a motley crew of rough looking fellas talking over whiskeys and trying to come up with a way to make some fast, easy cash. The date is July 1932 and prohibition was still going strong. The setting is in the Bronx as friends, 27-year-old Anthony ‘Tony’ Marino, a speakeasy proprietor, 28-year-old Joseph "Red" Murphy, a former chemist and current bartender at Marino’s speakeasy, 24-year-old Francis Pasqua, an undertaker who owned a local funeral home, and 29-year-old Daniel Kriesberg, who was a grocer and father of three. The final player is a cab driver named Hersey or Harry Green.
The scene opens as these gentlemen are sitting around in Marino’s speakeasy trying to come up with a no-fail plan to make some fast money. One word: insurance. So begins the tale of Mike Malloy, the man who wouldn’t die.
This is the 1st Nightmare Before Christmas episode of Our True Crime Podcast’s 3rd Annual ‘12 Nightmares Before Christmas.’ We are coming at you with an episode a day for twelve days prior to Christmas helping you ring in the holiday season with a little something for true crime listeners to enjoy as they wrap, shop, cook, clean, and do all the holiday things.
Make sure to tune in each day to catch another episode of Our True Crime Podcast as we count down the days to Christmas.
As always our special holiday listener discretion is from the holy Edward Octoberpod from @octoberpodVHS. Check him out.
All music is from our main angel Nico from @wetalkofdream. We love him so much, we made him our executive producer. We put a ring on it.
Sources:
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/mike-malloy-murder-crime-new-york-story-who-was
https://www.drinkingcup.net/1933-the-legend-of-iron-mike-malloy-and-the-murder-trust/
https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/incredible-story-durable-mike-malloy-donegal-man-living-new-york-simply-refused-die-169395
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malloy

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106. The Monster in Front of You: Nathaniel White Dec 09, 2020

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He is handsome, well dressed, and polite but most of all he showers you with all the attention that you could ever need. You find yourself falling in love with this amazing guy and maybe, just perhaps, it is with your deep love for him, that you can’t see what is right in front of your eyes because standing right there in front of you is someone that you would truly never really know or want to know. This is the story of serial killer Nathaniel White.
Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “The Monster In Front of You: Nathaniel White.”
Promo is by Always Time For True Crime podcast @ATFTCPodcast
Our Listener Discretion is by our favorite groovy elf, Edward October @octoberpodVHS.
Our Executive Producer and Composer is from the OTCP Angel, Nico @wetalkofdreams.

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105. The Soham Murders: Holly Wells & Jessica Chapman Murdered by Ian Huntley Dec 02, 2020

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On August 4, 2002, best friends Jessica and Holly enjoyed a day together after being apart for 2 weeks. At 8 pm, Holly's mother goes to check on the girls. They had disappeared.
After 2 weeks of what would be one of the U.K.'s largest searches, the two girl's bodies were found. So was the monster who had killed them.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss the horrible murders of two sweet, young girls.
Promo by our friends at The Dumb Found Dead Podcast
https://twitter.com/tdfdpod?lang=en
Listener discretion by the soothing voice of Edward October of
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6w
Producer and theme music by ever-amazing Nico Vetesse.
https://wetalkofdreams.com/
I'd like to give a huge shout out to the following books. Without them, I couldn't have done this episode correctly. Although any words I mispronunciations are all my fault. :) I strongly recommend all of these if you want a much deeper dive into this horrible case. Warning: grab a box of tissues and prepare to be angry.
Goodbye, Dearest Holly: Ten Years On by Kevin Wells
https://www.amazon.com/sk=Goodbye%2C+Dearest+Holly%3A+Ten+Years+On+Kindle+Edition&i=digital-text&ref=nb_sb_noss
Beyond Evil - Inside the Twisted Mind of Ian Huntley. John Blake. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009DCTQUQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Flowers In Gods Garden by Bernard O`Mahoney
https://www.amazon.com/Flowers-Garden-Bernard-%60Mahoney-2012-04-30/dp/B01K92CIDA/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
more sources:
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a11435528/soham-murders-jessica-chapman-holly-wells-ian-huntley/
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/how-soham-murderer-ian-huntley-13430171
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/bodies-of-holly-and-jessica-had-been-set-on-fire-77180.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/aug/17/childprotection.children4
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-399374/Ian-Huntley-reveals-chilling-moments-Holly-Jessica.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_murders
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9136616/maxine-carr-caught-out-tv-interview-ian-huntley/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5557736/maxine-carr-ian-huntley-soham-murders/

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104. Cold Justice: Sonya Ivanoff Nov 18, 2020

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19-year-old Sonya Ivanoff was a standout in her small community of Nome Alaska. Sonja, who moved to Nome about two years prior, had made a name for herself on the basketball court in high school so almost everyone knew Sonya. On the evening of August 10, 2003, Sonja and her friend went out to have some fun. It was near midnight when the friends separated to do other things. When the roommate woke up the next morning and Sonja was not at home, worry set in. Police launch an investigation but with only a 7 person police team, specialists had to be flown in. Officers were working day and night to find out what happened to Sonya. When the truth finally came out, it was not only shocking but had been right in front of them the whole time.
Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Cold Justice: Sonya Ivanoff’on this week’s episode.
Promo by our friends Emily and Eileen who join forces to bring you their brand new podcast entitled ‘The Shattered Window,’ an investigative true-crime podcast series hosted by Emily G. Thompson & Eileen Macfarlane.
Listener discretion is by the host with the most, Edward October, from @octoberpodVHS
All our original music is by our executive producer and editor (also a terrific human being) Nico from @wetalkofdreams
Sources:
https://www.dailyherald.com/topic/4137602913/Sonya%20Ivanoff/en/
https://www.q13fox.com/news/in-small-alaska-city-native-women-say-police-ignored-rapes
https://www.indianz.com/News/archives/002379.asp
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2018/08/23/from-2003-nome-police-must-work-to-regain-trust-after-officer-charged-with-murder/
https://casetext.com/case/owens-v-state-590
https://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2020/09/25/nome-public-safety-advisory-commission-not-involved-in-florence-okpealuk-case-and-not-by-choice/
https://www.discoveryuk.com/series/the-face-of-evil-3/
https://www.facebook.com/NativeLivesTakenByPolice/photos/sonya-dora-nitcuk-ivanoff-19-yrs-old-inupiaq-nome-alaska-was-murdered-by-a-nome-/917953178293302/
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ex-police-officer-on-trial-in-alaska-killing/
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/05/the-murder-of-sonya-ivanoff-found.html
https://www.indianz.com/News/archives/002395.asp
https://www.indianz.com/News/archives/002379.asp

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103. Stark Raving Mad: George Trepal Nov 11, 2020

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It is 1988 and we are going to Florida in a town called Alturas where a man received a strange and anonymous letter in the mail. The note which had been typed stated, “ You and all your so-called family have 2 weeks to move out of Florida forever or else you will all die. This is no joke.” At first, they believed this to be a prank but they would soon be proved wrong. What they didn’t yet know is how many would die and who in the world would ever have a problem with this nice suburban family.
Join Jen and Cam as we discuss ‘Stark Raving Mad: George Trepal’ on this edition of Our True Crime Podcast.
Listener D is by the smooth talking Edward October @octoberpodVHS.
All Music, Editing and Exeutive P’ing is by Never the Sloucher Nico @wetalkofdreams.
Sources:
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1606616.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-03-31-9604110244-story.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-03-31-9604110244-story.html
https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/george-trepal-evil-genius-69896b7c69c5
https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20160103/News/608074776/LL
https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/poison-for-dummies/
https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/345265/file/01-2267_petition.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58dd76f1be6594d2a2b003ec/t/5b7f7cd2cd8366e8f19997e9/1535081684070/trepal+PETITION+FOR+EXECUTIVE+CLEMENCY+IN+A+CAPITAL+CASE.pdf
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/psycho-genius-inspired-agatha-christies-21556713

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102. Through an Open Window: Sandy Jeffers Nov 04, 2020

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In 2003, Sandy Jeffers had the world on a string. She was set to receive her 2nd undergraduate degree and was planning to start the doctoral program at the University of Tennessee in the fall.
Sandy was a sweet, young woman, the type of person that people like to be around.
Unfortunately, Sandy caught the attention of someone she didn't know. Someone that she wouldn't know until it was too late.
Join Cam and Jen as we discuss Through an Open Window: Sandy Jeffers.
If you are in need of help, please reach out and get help.
Victim Connect: 1-855-4VICTIM (1-855-484-2846)
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224 En Español
The National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Promo by our friend Linsey @stolenfrommepod
Listener Discretion by the amazing Edward @octoberpodvhs
Producer and music by the phenomenal Nico @wetalkofdreams
Sources:
https://www.marshall.edu/wcenter/stalking/characteristic-of-a-stalker/
https://donotpay.com/learn/stalkers/
http://cutekillers.com/?p=140
https://victimsofcrime.org/stalking-resource-center/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/284094041/?terms=aaron%20lee%20skeen&match=1
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/910874/posts
https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Body-of-Abducted-Tenn-Student-Found-7097398.php
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4111430/episodes?season=1&ref_=tt_eps_sn_1
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thecyberseekerssociety/aaron-skeen-guilty-murder-of-sandy-jeffers-t1723.html
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2006/skeena081406.pdf
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684682/posts
https://ssristories.org/man-murders-25-year-old-woman/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/593343447/?terms=sandy%2Bjeffers
https://www.newspapers.com/image/336376496/?terms=sandy%20jeffers%20kidnapped&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/593232522/?terms=aaron%2Blee%2Bskeen
https://www.newspapers.com/image/113675021/?terms=sandy%2Bjeffers%2Bmurder
https://www.newspapers.com/image/284091076/?terms=SANDY%2BJEFFERS%2BAARON%2BSKEEN

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101. The Werewolf Butcher: Jack Spillman Oct 28, 2020

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*Warning: this episode is extremely graphic. It deals with the death of a child and animal mutilation. Discretion is advised.
It is April 13, 1995, when the daughter of 48 year old Rita Huffman was trying to reach her mom who was not answering the phone. Her sister, 15 year old Amanda was not asnwering the phone either making it especially strange since teens love the phone. Since she felt that something was not right, she headed over to the house to check on her mom and sister. When she arrived the front door was locked so she went into the backyard and entered through the sliding glass door. Once she entered the house, she would find a vicious brutal crime scene. A monster had paid and visit to this innocent, beautiful family.
Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss The Werewolf Butcher: Jack Spillman.
Promo is from our friend Jack Luna @real_leroy_luna and his new podcast EXCUSE ME, THAT’S ILLEGAL
Listener Discretion by our friend with the mystical, magical voice: Edward October @octroberpodVHS
Our music is produced by our executive producer Nico from @wetalkofdreams
Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sp
https://www.newsbreak.com/washington/spokane/news/1532078989796/jack-spillman-aka-the-werewolf-butcher-brutally-mutilated-one-woman-and-two-girls-in-washington-state-evil-lives-here-investigatesillman-jack-owen.htm
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/may/01/spillman-pleads-guilty-to-killing-mother-daughter/
https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/lifestyles/an-escalating-evil-seeds-of-deviancy-planted-in-childhood-experts-say/article_cc7d6b98-0897-5da3-afe1-a5a77928c55f.html (special thanks to Dee Riggs who did a great article)
https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/a-serial-killer-emerges-long-before-he-murdered-rita-and-mandy-huffman-there-were-plenty/article_df4766dc-a4c2-57ff-98f6-91803dfd247c.html
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960501&slug=2326904
(below is graphic) https://books.google.com/books?id=BDXNBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA406&lpg=PA406&dq=penny+davis+spillman&source=bl&ots=QGOOg4190t&sig=ACfU3U3iuguZAgZ7eEPSpDNRc3SnoAd0Aw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNkPiflNfsAhXTK80KHRKkDUk4ChDoATASegQIBxAC#v=onepage&q=penny%20davis%20spillman&f=false
Check out Evil Lives Here for an enlightening look into the killer's life told by his sisters. Season 7, Ep. 12

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100. Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy: William "Billy" McGrath Oct 21, 2020

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When someone claiming to be millionaire interior designer Billy McGrath calls Billy's financial advisor, police are called. Friends and family haven't seen Billy in two weeks and are very concerned.
Police learn that Billy had been living in fear. Did someone hurt Billy or did he go on the run?
Join Cam & Jen as we discuss Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?: William "Billy" McGrath
Promo by our friend Paige of Reverie Podcast
Listener Discretion by Edward OctoberpodVHS
www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6w\]
Producer and all Music by Nico Vettese
www.wetalkofdreams.com
Sources:
https://www.leagle.com/decision/inazco20121002008
http://archive.azcentral.com/news/articles/20110524phoenix-2009-body-discovered-abrk.html
http://americancrimeonline.blogspot.com/2011/05/investigators-recovering-body-of-man.html
https://www.publicpolicerecord.com/arizona/doc-prisoner/BRADLEY_TOCKER/085358

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