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Last Supper: The Murder of Joe Cinque Oct 29, 2021

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In 1997, 20-somethings Anu Singh and Joe Cinque were an up and coming young couple--Joe a successful civil engineer, Anu a law student at Australian National University, both smart and gorgeous. From the outside looking in, they seemed to be on top of the world. But there was a storm brewing behind the scenes. Anu was becoming more and more obsessed with a myriad of health problems that no doctors seemed to be able to find any evidence of. She was becoming more and more controlling and needy, demanding more than any partner could possibly provide. And the more she perceived Joe falling short of her expectations, the angrier she got. And when she got wind that he might be thinking of leaving her, a poisonous rage bubbled up inside her. This is the story of one of Australia's most bizarre murder cases, one that you'll be tempted to think we made up. But unfortunately, we didn't. Join us for a story of love, betrayal, revenge...and the starkest example of the "bystander effect" you may ever see.
Sources:
VICE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/nneypm/why-a-beautiful-promising-law-student-killed-her-boyfriend-by-forced-heroin-overdose
Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/singh-anu.htm
NZ Herald: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/joe-cinque-murder-law-students-chilling-warning-before-fatal-canberra-dinner-party/IIMCHOGQTVRCLOZ52BJYHESMOY/
TV show "Poisonous Liaisons," Episode "Toxic Affairs"
TV show "Crimes that Shook Australia," Episode "Anu Singh"
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Introducing: Shadow of Truth Oct 27, 2021

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It’s one of the most haunting murder cases you’ll ever hear about, and it takes place in a small town in Israel. Tair Rada was only 13-years-old when her body was found inside a locked bathroom stall. She was viciously murdered during a school day, and yet no one saw or heard a thing. The police arrested the janitor, Roman Zadorov, and he eventually confessed, but this was far from being the end of it. Based on the hit true-crime series from Netflix, the podcast "Shadow of Truth" will take you on a journey into one of the wildest and most contested murder cases in the history of Israel, as it reaches its final resolution, 15 years after it all started.
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Scare You Round the Campfire, Vol. 2: A Halloween Special Event with Shelby Scott Oct 22, 2021

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For our third annual Halloween special, we have the gorgeous and talented Shelby Scott, velvet-voiced host of Scare You to Sleep, a podcast that, while beautifully produced and hugely entertaining, might just make you wet yourself a little bit. Just a little bit, no big deal. It’s worth it. Shelby’s show is the gold standard in horror podcasts, but she’s also a true crime buff. So since it’s Halloween, and we have the Princess of Darkness gracing us with her presence today, we decided to pick two extra-terrifying cases to do together. We’re not gonna lie to you, campers. These are dark. First is one of the most horrifying cases we've ever heard of--a ritualistic, random double murder in one of the most tranquil neighborhoods in Hollywood. Next is the still-unsolved abduction and murder of Dorothy Jane Scott. Dorothy disappeared from a parking lot after weeks of creepy phone calls from a stalker who threatened to "cut her into bits."
You also get a bonus at the end of this episode: A peek at our "TCC Unplugged" post-show chat, normally for Patreon subscribers only. It's unedited, unscripted--just Katie and Whitney recapping the episodes.
Sources:
Reelz' "Demons in the City of Angels," Episode "The Studio Steps"
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152966332/morley-hal-engelson
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2008/04/05/ex-marine-sentenced-to-life-for-slayings/
https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/suspect-in-grisly-murders-had-troubled-history/article_f57e82d9-2487-5616-b602-e73a79d616f5.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-04-05/former-marine-jailed-for-beheading-screenwriter/2393828
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lees
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dorothy_Jane_Scott
https://www.crimetraveller.org/2020/10/the-tragic-death-of-dorothy-jane-scott/
https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/2/22/dorothy-jane-scott
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10010932/dorothy-jane-scott/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_John_Bardo
Shelby Scott's shows:
Scare You to Sleep: https://open.spotify.com/show/2sNFsS8B0qvIg1jK0Vo7Ns?si=d31eb69f48f14d97&fbclid=IwAR0bnwXFmuZdAbWgavvZpQfa246OFQITjVu_mnLU7T0mIp4P0tZyKso4iWM&nd=1
Mediums: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uxUNb7B8L8IMyywbkmUdL?si=ac1a1bb1e9f340f8&fbclid=IwAR1vos1y_QA_FEIOtId_al-s9owKRiRSmxsOykPWx-aXo-2vHk4zV-OIs6M&nd=1
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Eye of the Beholder: Serial Killer Charles Albright, Pt. 2 Oct 15, 2021

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When we left you at the end of part 1, taxidermy enthusiast, landlord and former bullfighter Charles Albright had begun living a double life. By day, a loving and gentlemanly boyfriend, a considerate friend and a fun-loving softball teammate. By night, a regular in the red-light districts of Dallas—sometimes kind and generous to the sex workers he encountered, sometimes cruel and sadistic. And in December of 1990, the brutal murder of one of those woman had just rocked the community to its core. Mary Pratt had been beaten and shot, and her killer had left a disturbing signature: He’d removed her eyes with surgical precision. As Dallas investigators began their hunt for the killer, they had the sinking feeling that a monster like this doesn’t tend to stop with just one. And they were about to find out how right they were. Join us now for part two of this bizarre true story.
Sources:
Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/see-no-evil-3/
Mara Bovson, Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dallas-eyeball-killer-murdered-women-removed-eyes-article-1.3769218
https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htm
https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/charles-albright-eyeball-killer-serial-killer-sex-workersdallas-texas-90s
British true crime show "Born to Kill," episode "Charles Albright"
Oxygen's "Mark of a Killer," episode "An Eye for Murder"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albright
https://www.audacy.com/krld/articles/news/dallas-historys-notorious-killer-of-prostitutes-has-died
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dallas-eyeball-killer-murdered-women-removed-eyes-article-1.3769218
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/lucille-baller-rapping-dallas-police-lt-regina-smith-suspended/2070872/
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Introducing: Over My Dead Body Oct 11, 2021

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A small town cop known as “GI Joe” is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015 and quickly becomes a martyr in the national media. But when a dogged investigator and his team set out to get justice, they uncover unsettling secrets about Joe, the local police department, and the village of Fox Lake. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake. Hosted by Matt Baglio.
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Eye of the Beholder: Serial Killer Charles Albright, Pt. 1 Oct 08, 2021

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In the early 90s, the city of Dallas was thrown into a nightmare. Women started turning up murdered, with a bizarre signature facial mutilation unlike anything detectives had ever seen before. As fear grew in the streets, the killer moved confidently among his pool of potential victims—savvy but vulnerable women who had turned to sex work to survive. No one could have predicted that the predator they were hunting was anything but the typical profile of a killer. A Renaissance man, a brilliant pianist and painter with a reputation as an old-school gentleman…and an astute student of human anatomy. This is the story of one of the most unexpected monsters in U.S. history.
Sources:
Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/see-no-evil-3/
Mara Bovson, Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dallas-eyeball-killer-murdered-women-removed-eyes-article-1.3769218
https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htm
https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/charles-albright-eyeball-killer-serial-killer-sex-workersdallas-texas-90s
British true crime show "Born to Kill," episode "Charles Albright"
Oxygen's "Mark of a Killer," episode "An Eye for Murder"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albright
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No Harm: The Case of Dr. Richard Karpf Oct 01, 2021

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In the winter of 2002, Dennis White suddenly found himself in a bizarre predicament. His prominent Long Island psychiatrist, Dr. Richard Karpf, seemed to be unraveling: showing up to appointments looking disheveled and distracted. Dennis was concerned about the doctor he'd come to trust over the past six years. But he had no way of knowing what would happen when, one afternoon, he offered Dr. Karpf a listening ear. Seething over a recent conflict with a female patient--and still angry about a whole series of grudges from his past--Karpf began to pull Dennis into an elaborate and terrifying revenge plot involving a gun, a silencer, a murderous dinner party, ravenous sharks, and a bizarre theory of murder as a therapeutic tool.
Sources:
NBC's "Dateline," Episode "Murder on the Mind"
NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/10/nyregion/authorities-say-li-psychiatrist-told-patient-of-plot-to-kill-6.html
http://psychwatch.blogspot.com/2008/05/
NY Post: https://nypost.com/2004/07/02/psycho-shrink-guilty-l-i-doctor-avoids-jail-in-slay-plot/
https://psychrapereporter.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/ny-state-refuses-to-reinstate-psychiatrist-richard-karpf/
https://www.legalrightsadvice.com/psychiatrist-threatens-rampage/
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Introducing: The Vanished Sep 28, 2021

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Few things are more devastating than a loved one going missing. On The Vanished podcast from Wondery, host Marissa Jones tells stories of missing persons that have gone overlooked by mainstream media. She gets the story from friends and family of the missing person, and frequently talks with law enforcement and others close to the case. This is just a preview of The Vanished, but you can listen to the full episode at https://open.spotify.com/show/2yOiTki10BkHXkDisfTPT9
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Patreon Upcycle - No Bones About It: Two True Crime-Ish Tales from the Weird Wide Web Sep 24, 2021

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This week, we're giving you a sneak peek at another one of our Patreon-exclusive episodes! This was our patrons-only from July. Usually we just do regular TCC episodes for our Patreon extras, but sometimes we like to mix things up and do something different.
For this episode, we decided to let Katie take a dive into her very favorite pool--weird internet drama. We bring you two true crime-adjacent stories: Tumblr blogger Sixpenceee, who got into hot water with her fans for an array of reasons, including offering unqualified mental health counseling, and admitting that her family owned child slaves in India. And a dust-up in the online witch community that participants ended up calling Boneghazi--a New Orleans witch picking up actual human remains at a local cemetery and offering to ship the bones to anyone who might be interested in using them for "curse work." Wow.
The internet is a mad, mad world, innit?
Sources:
●https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/boneghazi-tumblr-witch-arrested-human-bones/
●https://www.saveourcemeteries.org/
●https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_c0486bc0-2698-5dae-a810-0713f75d8db3.html
●https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/stealing-human-bones-boneghazi
●https://softyuri.tumblr.com/post/135415156346/no-i-am-not-digging-up-fucking-graves-jfc
●https://www.vice.com/en/article/vv7mk3/tumblr-devolves-into-literal-witchhunt-over-alleged-bone-thief
●https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/03/cops-bust-tumblr-witch-over-boneghazi.html
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Wicked: The Murder of Martre Coles Sep 17, 2021

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Nineteen year old Martre Coles was an aspiring artist with dreams of designing video games and making a life with his girlfriend Ashlynn. He'd had a rough few years since the sudden death of his mom, but things started looking up in the spring of 2017, when he found out he'd been accepted to a prestigious art and design program at Florida's Full Sail University. Martre was ready to leave home and take off full speed in the direction of his dreams. But then, on the day he was scheduled to leave, he disappeared without a trace. As the investigation unfolded, it became increasingly clear that someone had been luring Martre into a trap. Secrets were about to come to light that would stun everyone who knew and loved Martre, and reveal one of the strangest, most elaborate murder plots the state of Virginia had ever seen.
Sources:
Investigation Discovery's "Killer Motive," Episode "The Art of Death"
Investigation Discovery's "Deadly Women," Episode "Dangerous Liaisons"
https://roanoke.com/13-year-old-witness-testifies-in-case-where-victim-was-suffocated-and-stuffed-in-rubber/article_6e3ac164-5356-553e-87dd-8cbfeadaeae0.html
https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/denise-gay-kills-and-dump-body-of-boyfriends-son-martre-coles
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