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The 12 Beers of Christmas: Mission Valley Christmas Killings Dec 20, 2016

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Ilona Flint and Salvatore Belvedere were shot while sitting inside a parked car outside the Macy’s in Mission Valley California in the early hours of Dec. 24, 2013. Flint died at the scene while Salvatore sustained critical injuries and died a few days later. On Jan. 17, Gianni Belvedere, Salvatore’s brother, was discovered dead in the trunk of his own car about an hour and a half north of San Diego County. He, too, had been fatally shot, and his decomposing body was found with his pants and underwear around his ankles and his shirt and sweater pulled over his arms. There was speculation that this was a triple homicide related to illegal drug dealings. But sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.
The brew for this episode, number 7 in the 12 Beers of Christmas, is Sweetwater Festive Ale.
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grapevinetx — **The 12 Beers of Christmas: Psychotic Dallas Dad in a Santa Suit** Dec 19, 2016
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7 Family Members found dead on Christmas day 2011 appeared to be celebrating the holiday when they were shot dead. Who committed this horrible crime?
The answer will chill you to the bone.

Great Lakes Christmas Ale is reviewed on this 6th episode in the 12 beers of Christmas.

klopp2 — **The 12 Beers of Christmas: Married to an Ax Murderer** Dec 18, 2016
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Dustin Lee Klopp punched his wife Stephanie Kilhefner in the face, causing her to fall to the floor, and then cut her throat with a knife and struck her head with an ax multiple times on Christmas Eve 2014. He put her body in a bag in a shed on their Paradise Township property and tried to clean up the blood.
Authorities said Dustin Lee Klopp called state police on Christmas Day, told them about the body and arrived at the state police barracks in Lancaster about an hour later. Police found the body shortly after the phone call. Klopp had taken the couple’s two children to his parents’ home to celebrate Christmas before turning himself in.
Dick reviews Barrel Aged Frosted Frog!

ashland1881 — **The 12 Beers of Christmas: The Ashland Tragedy** Dec 17, 2016
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The Ashland tragedy is the name given to the violent murder of three teenagers, Robert and Fannie Gibbons and Emma Carico in Ashland, Kentucky in 1881. Robert and Fannie Gibbons and Emma Carico, staying together at the Gibbons home in Ashland, were beaten to death with axes on the night of December 23, 1881. The swift justice of this time period is a fascinating topic within this discussion.
St. Arnold’s Christmas Ale is on tap!

connievilla2 — **The 12 Beers of Christmas: The Christmas Day Murder of Aniarael Macias** Dec 17, 2016
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Connie Villa forced her three youngest children to ingest an undisclosed amount of drugs at their apartment before she honed in on her eldest daughter, Aniarael Macias, on Christmas day 2013.
When Macias refused to take the drugs, Villa told police she suffocated her daughter to death with her bare hands in their bathroom.
After Villa lured her ex-husband, Adam Villa, to the apartment, she stabbed him repeatedly in the upper torso, according to Officer Thomas Anderson, a Casa Grande Police Department spokesman. Adam Villa, who is the biological father of her three youngest children, escaped and called 911 while driving to Casa Grande Regional Medical Center.
Responding officers had to force their way into the home, where they found Villa with apparent stab wounds to her upper torso, Anderson said. She was holding a knife to her chest and had the three younger children at her side. This case paints a truly horrible picture of a family Christmas gone terribly wrong.

Corsendonk Christmas Ale is reviewed.

italianhall1 — **The 12 Beers of Christmas: The Italian Hall Massacre** Dec 16, 2016
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The Italian Hall Disaster was a tragedy that occurred on December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan. Seventy-three men, women, and children, mostly striking mine workers and their families, were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted “fire” at a crowded Christmas party.
Lump of Coal beer is served!

The 12 Beers of Christmas: Domestic Violence During the Holidays Dec 15, 2016

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In our first installment in the 12 Beers of Christmas, we discuss trends in domestic violence over the holidays and how to help and support victims of domestic abuse.
Dick shares his thoughts on Anchor Christmas Ale!

lawsonfamily — **The 12 Beers of Christmas: The Lawson Family Murders** Dec 15, 2016
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In 1929, share-cropper Charles Lawson brutally murdered his wife and 6 of his children after buying them Christmas outfits and having a family photo taken.
Rumors of his motive range from financial stress to incest. Join us at the quiet end for a Christmas beer and a Christmas crime.

Lured: The Vanishing of Erin Corwin Dec 13, 2016

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Erin Corwin thought she was being taken into the desert for a marriage proposal. Excited, she texted a friend in Tennessee, eager to share the big news. And then she vanished without a trace. We would later learn that Erin was lured to a remote location and brutally murdered. What kind of ruthless person would commit such a heartless crime? And, did he have help?
The beer is Russian River’s Supplication!

Shaken Baby: The Murder of Matthew Eappen Dec 07, 2016

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When 8 month old Matthew Eappen died of severe head trauma, his 18 year old Au Pair was arrested for murder. What followed was a trial second only to the O.J. Simpson trial in media attention and controversy. In this episode, Jill and Dick discuss the Eappen family, the life of Louise Woodward, and the crime, along with an in depth discussion of Shaken Baby Syndrome, including the latest research.

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