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#078 The Tale of Love Gone Mad: The Murder of Archie McFarland Feb 12, 2019

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The 1985 Murder Of Archie McFarland Perpetrated By His Wife's Obsessed Lover Janos Kulczar
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Today’s story is going to be one about love, perhaps more like an obsession. In 1985, Archie McFarland, devoted husband and father, was leaving for work on a cold December morning, before the sun had even risen. In his driveway, he was stabbed 5 times by an unknown assailant. But his wife and his son seemed to know exactly who would have done this to Archie, but proving it would be much harder than anyone could imagine.

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#077 The Tale of Un-Neighborliness: The Murders of Mel & Elizabeth Grimes Feb 05, 2019

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A Neighbor Dispute Turned Deadly: The 2007 Murders Of Mel And Elizabeth Grimes Perpetrated By John Kenney
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This is a story about neighbors…feuding neighbors. John Kenney and Elizabeth and Mel Grimes very much as equally accomplished as the next, but with a very, very different way of living their lives. John, the orderly military scientist with his PhD in engineering, Mel, a criminal defense attorney, but forever a hippie, with his VW Bus, his eclectic ornate yard, and his equally whimsical wife. John did not take well to the eye sore of a front yard he consider his neighbors to keep. Their feud would erupt into one final violent confrontation, putting an end to a years long conflict…all of it over a tiny patch of dirt in their common driveway.

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[Bonus] The Tale of the Mysterious Killing of Faith Hedgepeth Feb 03, 2019

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The 2012 Murder Of UNC Chapel Hill Student Faith Hedgepeth By Alleged Rapist And KillerMiguel Salguero-Olivares
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**EXPLICIT LANGUAGE** In this special Vacation Series Bonus, we discuss the 2012 unsolved murder of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student, Faith Hedgepeth. With no shortage of persons of interest, and DNA left behind at the scene by the killer, the brutal rape and killing of Faith continues to confound investigators, the community, and Faith's family and loved ones. Thousands of people have been questioned and hundreds have submitted their DNA, yet the killer still eludes capture. Many feel whoever murdered Faith is within one degree of separation of some in her social circle, but he still remains unidentified and it leaves many wondering who could have done this.
UPDATE: On September 16, 2021, Miguel Salguero-Olivares of Durham, North Carolina was charged with first degree murder for Faith's death. He was arrested a month earlier for a DUI and after submitting a DNA sample, he was found to be a match the DNA, in addition to a palm print, left at the crime scene. He is currently awaiting trial.

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#076 The Tale of the Evil Step-Mother: The Death of Zahra Baker [Vacation Series] Jan 29, 2019

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The 2010 Murder Of 10 Year Old Cancer Survivor Zahra Baker By Her Step-Mother Elisa Fairchild
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We are taking a break from California Crime and traveling clear across the US to Hickory, North Carolina to discuss the disturbing and tragic murder of 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker, a two time cancer survivor from Giru, Australia. Zahra moved to the US with her dad in 2008 after he met and married a so called Gothic Fairy named Elisa Fairchild. Little did he know this woman had a checkered past, a spotty criminal history, and a half dozen marriages prior to him. Voicemail bumper courtesy of Deborah in Southern California and promo from The Brew Crime Podcast

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#075 The Tale of the Inventor: The Murder of William McLauglin Jan 22, 2019

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Nanette Johnston And Her Lover, Ex-NFL Player Eric Naposki Conspire To Murder Her Boyfriend, Inventor William McLaughlin
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On December 15th, 1994, self-made millionaire and business man William McLaughlin was gunned down, shot six times in the upper torso in his own kitchen. With no forensic evidence tying anyone to the crime scene - no fingerprints, no DNA, no footprints, no murder weapons - detectives were faced with a difficult case to crack. Looking deeper into William’s personal life, they discovered he had been in a relationship with a woman named Nanette Johnston - a woman half his age. And when it was discovered she had an ex-NFL football player boyfriend on the side, they both quickly rose to the top of the suspect list in the murder of William McLaughlin.

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[Bonus] The Tale of 1988 LAPD Raid on Dalton Street Jan 15, 2019

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The 1988 LAPD Raid Of Dalton Street In The City Of Los Angeles
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In Episode 74, we mentioned a trial that was going on a few doors down from Officer William Leasure’s trial - the Trial of the Dalton Street raid. In this bonus episode, we take a look at that 1988 raid that is considered to be the precursor of what was to come - the beating of motorist Rodney King and the LAPD Rampart Division Scandal.

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#074 The Tale of William Leasure: The Dirtiest Cop in Los Angeles Jan 12, 2019

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The Crimes Of Corrupt LAPD Officer William Leasure - The Dirtiest Cop In L.A.
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In 1986, LAPD officer William Leasure was sailing up the coast of California with a friend. They were on their way to sell a yacht his friend owned. As they pulled into the Marina in Richmond, California, they were met by Oakland Police Officers who were awaiting the arrival of the skipper of the yacht. They knew they were coming, because this yacht was stolen. What they didn’t expect was to find an LAPD officer on board, along for the ride. He was taken into custody, and when word got back to his department that he was suspected in a yacht thieving ring, little did they know what they actually had on their hands…could it be, one of their own was not only participating in this criminal enterprise, but was he involved in some even more nefarious criminal activity?

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[Addendum] #073 The Tale of Killer Moms Follow Up Jan 03, 2019

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Follow Up To Episode #073 Killer Moms Susan Smith, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony And Stacey Barker
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If you haven’t listened to Episode 73, please pause this, listen to that first, then come back to this, otherwise it won’t make as much sense. This is a follow up Addendum to Episode 73, The Tale of Stacey Barker. We are going over a couple of topics regarding the cases included in this episode that were discussed in the Facebook group, specifically the letter that Tom Findlay wrote to Susan Smith, as well as a discussion we had regarding mothers who kill vs. fathers who kill. Thank you to all the Facebook Group members who contributed to these two discussions.

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[Bonus] The Tale of the Other Possible Victims of Robert 'The Jinx' Durst Jan 02, 2019

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The Other Possible Victims Of Convicted Killer Robert 'The Jinx' Durst, A Case Covered On KD's Patreon
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The Patreon Exclusive Bonus for the month of January of 2019 is The Tale of the Jinx where we discuss the life and crimes of Robert Durst, who is currently sitting in a California jail awaiting trial for the 2000 murder of Susan Berman. If you are familiar with the case, or if you have listened to the Patreon Bonus, then you know he has seemingly left a wake of mysterious deaths and disappearances throughout his life. However, there are three other cases where his name has been floated as possibly having been involved those disappearances as well - Lynne Schulze, Karen Mitchell, and Kristen Modafferi. In this bonus, we are going to discuss the disappearance of those three young women and how their lives intersected with the Jinx.
UPDATE: Robert Durst was convicted of the murder of Susan Berman in 2021. He died in prison on January 10, 2022 while waiting to be tried for the murder of his missing wife Kathleen McCormack.
Link to Durst episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-tale-of-23612155

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#073 The Tale of Killer Moms: Susan Smith, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony, & Stacey Barker Dec 19, 2018

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Killer Moms Susan Smith, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony And Stacey Barker
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WARNING: This episode contains events involving the deaths of very young children, including toddler aged children and may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. We are going to discuss the stories of 4 different mothers who committed acts of filicide, or were at least suspected of doing so - Susan Smith, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony, and the one right here from California - Stacey Barker. We discuss each of their cases, what they did, and what could have possibly lead to them having committed such a horrific crime. Many thanks to Justin Rimmel of the Mysterious Circumstances Podcast and the Rev 9:6 podcast for lending his voice in reading Tom Findlay’s break up letter to Susan Smith.
PROMOS: Life After Linc and The Evidence Locker Podcasts.

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