The Murder Diaries

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UNRESOLVED: Dupont de Ligonnès Family May 04, 2023

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The Dupont de Ligonnès family lives were brutally and inexplicably cut short in April 2011. Five were murdered and one is still missing.

Resources:

Netflix - unsolved mysteries

https://www.grunge.com/224521/the-untold-truth-of-the-dupont-de-ligonnes-murders/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GuvyvON_UDA

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Xavier_Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a33249023/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes-netflix-unsolved-mysteries-sightings-today/

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Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

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INTERVIEW: Roo Powell from Undercover Underage May 04, 2023

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**This episode talks about child abuse. We want to make sure you are aware and in a safe space before listening. If you need or want support, this is the number to the national child abuse hotline: 1-800-422-4453**

Today on The Murder Diaries we're speaking with Roo Powell the host of Investigation Discovery's Undercover Underage. The docu-series follows Roo and her team as they combat online child sex abuse and exploitation. Season 2 of Undercover Underage airs Monday, May 1st.

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https://sosatogether.org/

https://www.roopowell.com/

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INTERVIEW: Kara Robinson Chamberlain and Kimberly Corban Rourke from Survivor's Guide to True Crime Apr 27, 2023

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**This episode talks about sexual assault. We want to make sure you are aware and in a safe space before listening. If you need to talk to someone, this is the number to the national sexual assault hotline: 1-800-656-4673**

Today on The Murder Diaries we're doing something a little different. We're speaking about ethics and advocacy in true crime with two people we've learned a lot from. Our friends from Survivor's Guide to True Crime, Kara Robinson Chamberlain and Kimberly Corban Rourke.

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https://www.kimberlycorban.com/

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https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/02/08/next-hearing-case-killing-anita-knutson-pushed-june/

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MURDERED: Anita Knutson Apr 20, 2023

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Her family and friends called her a “champion of the underdog.” She was always a voice for the quiet ones. Her close family and friends considered her to be one of the nicest people they knew. As a high school student, she even stood up to the principal when she felt that her friend had been wronged… and he apologized. In the summer of 2007, someone forever silenced the voice who stood up for so many. The beautiful, kind and smart aspiring teacher was found stabbed to death in her off-campus apartment. For more than 15 years, her case has remained cold… until now.

Her name was Anita Knutson. This is her story.

Sources:

https://mydakotan.com/2023/02/anita-knutson-murder-case-delayed-again/

https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/10/10/crime-scene-interviews-focus-pt-2-cold-justice-anita-knutson-case/

https://www.oxygen.com/cold-justice/crime-news/anita-knutson-is-cold-justice-100th-investigation

https://www.thedailybeast.com/anita-knutsons-murder-in-north-dakota-is-still-unsolved#:~:text=Anita%20Knutson%20was%20born%20to,interview%20with%20The%20Daily%20Beast.

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/north-dakota-woman-accused-of-killing-her-college-roommate-after-their-friendship-soured

https://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/horrific-murder-of-north-dakota-college-student-remains-unsolved-as-family-waits-for-new-evidence

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anita-knutson-murder-2007-roommate-nichole-rice-arrested-minot-north-dakota/

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-accused-of-stabbing-18-year-old-roommate-to-death-in-their-apartment-more-than-15-years-ago-enters-plea/

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Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

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MURDERED: Colleen Ritzer Apr 13, 2023

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We're off this week to enjoy a Springbreak. Enjoy this rewind episode and we'll see you next week!

Colleen was a popular, young math teacher from Massachusetts in 2013 when she was brutally murdered at the place she loved most DOING what she loved most.

Originally aired: May 27, 2021

Resources:

Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd8EH0Q_vKQ

Sword and Scale: Episode 88

Town Museum website: https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/welcome-to-danvers/

Article: https://nthfmemorial.org/everyone-makes-a-difference-colleen-ritzer/

Article: https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/salem-state-university-mourns-death-of-teacher/article_2d62f8d7-db52-5b02-b378-efb59e8bf7aa.html

University Blog: https://www.assumption.edu/assumption-achieves-university-status

Article: https://www.wcvb.com/article/danvers-student-14-charged-in-death-of-math-teacher/8190166#

Article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/11/22/timeline-murder-collen-ritzer-danvers-high-school/NBCbSUOpBWJcArUTpF1q3J/story.html

Obituary: https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/132681

Assumption college catalog ( Pg 25 used) https://digitalcommons.assumption.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=undergraduate-catalogs

Article: https://www.patriotledger.com/article/20151216/news/151217149

Article: http://courtjunkie.com/timeline-colleen-ritzer-murder/

Article: https://www.wbur.org/news/2016/02/26/chism-sentencing

Article: https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/justice/massachusetts-philip-chism/index.html

Music Used:

Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017

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MURDERED: Tara Calico Apr 06, 2023

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In 1988, on a beautiful day in Belen, New Mexico, a 19-year-old woman got ready to do one of her favorite things: her daily bike ride. She put on a white t-shirt with the local bank’s logo on it, white shorts with green stripes, and white sneakers. She grabbed her bright yellow Walkman with a Boston cassette tape. Before leaving home on a neon pink mountain bike, she told her mom, “Come and get me if I’m not back by noon.” It was the same route she took everyday. At some point, the route she knew by heart - took a terribly wrong turn. The punctual college student did not make it back by noon. No one could predict that this daily exercise routine that brought her so much joy would haunt her name and her family for the rest of their lives. It’s now been 35 years since that fateful bike ride and the mystery of what happened to her has never been answered.

Her name is Tara Calico.

This is her story.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the sheriff’s office at 505-866-2400.

You can also follow the latest updates as Tara’s investigation continues on Melinda’s website: https://www.taracalico.com/

Resources:

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/tara-leigh-calico

https://allthatsinteresting.com/tara-calico

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=407&v=mM2oPGLoZ8M&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogQknVSv7E&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O51sYOPdpMo

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/257dfnm.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/158492668/?clipping_id=21236946&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1ODQ5MjY2OCwiaWF0IjoxNjc4NTQxNTg2LCJleHAiOjE2Nzg2Mjc5ODZ9.Myh0B5TGzQFpkgouwjJyc8PvJ7NsD9OiBdIkgxVQgOg

https://www.belen-nm.gov/about/

https://uncovered.com/cases/tara-calico

https://www.krqe.com/news/renewed-hope-for-answers-29-years-after-disappearance-of-tara-calico/

https://www.taracalico.com/new-blog/2018/7/31/people-magazine-new-leads-in-teens-cold-case-disappearance-while-biking-why-answers-may-be-hiding-in-her-community

http://www.crimemagazine.com/polaroid

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19135143/mystery-teenage-girl-vanished-bike-ride-stalked/

https://www.koat.com/article/tara-calico-cold-case-investigation-new-mexico/37641318#

https://web.archive.org/web/20031003111915/http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/091903_news_tara.shtml

https://www.taracalico.com/thestory

https://www.taracalico.com/press

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2oPGLoZ8M&t=407s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogQknVSv7E

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Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

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MISSING: Roxanne Paltauf Mar 30, 2023

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Roxanne Paltauf said goodbye to her family after 4th of July celebrations to be with her boyfriend. The two were going to spend a few days together at a motel in the rougher part of town. It was their second anniversary and a motel was the best option to spend and extend amount of time together. They both lived at home and their families didn’t approve of the relationship... After an argument at the motel Roxanne disappeared and has been missing for 16.5 years.

This is her story.

If you have any information about Roxanne or this case please contact the Center for Missing Persons at: 910-343-1131

You can also call the 24 hour tip line at: 910-232-1687

Resources:

Disappeared S3E5

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2019-07-05/new-information-in-roxanne-paltauf-disappearance/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uko_G6AdM8g

https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/09/22/the-texas-motel-mystery-where-is-roxanne-paltauf/

https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2020/9/7/episode-243-roxanne-paltauf?fbclid=IwAR0Y7jkZPCn5LCqf0W6GoJaW8torKYYVHku0UtBerWCoIcrh9GeZ-lM8yUQ

https://charleyproject.org/case/roxanne-elizabeth-paltauf?fbclid=IwAR1u5ASYXLBAhg-aac6r1s5Ov0E0KYPR_u85vwdOo2pe73d-SxPWIe7Mbtg

https://coreysobell.medium.com/heartbreak-anniversary-the-disappearance-of-roxanne-paltauf-57a404c90745

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2009-07-03/all-that-remains/

https://www.goodwillcentraltexas.org/%20education-job-training/the-excel-center

Music Used:

Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017

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