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True Crime Couple

Join married couple Kay and John as they cover some of the lesser known true crime cases. In this bi-weekly podcast, Kay presents the case to both the audience and John at the same time, so they can react together. We pride ourselves on the research we conduct and the respect we show to victims. We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 129: Marlys Wohlenhaus | A Monster in Minnesota Jun 05, 2022

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Marlys Wohlenhaus was brutally murdered two weeks before her high school graduation. Although her family will go to great lengths to solve her murder it would take 19 years for justice to be had, however, unearthing Marlys’ murderer would reveal an evil greater than the police could have ever dreamed of.
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Sourceshttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1402916.html https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/serial-killer-joseph-donald-ture-jr-convicted-of-several-murders-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/https://www.apmreports.org/story/2016/10/11/joseph-ture-jr https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1116982.html https://vdoc.pub/documents/justice-for-marlys-a-familys-twenty-year-search-for-a-killer-2o3cfar35km0 https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7836710232597314556&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr

Episode 128: The Kananen Family Tragedy | The Monster's Back May 22, 2022

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The crime I will be telling you about today is the disappearance of a 65 year old woman- that on the surface-well in our line of work at least- seems to be a run of the mill adult disappearance but shortly into the investigation the detectives realized it was only the tip of the iceberg. Their mother’s disappearance triggered something intense among her three adult children. The disappearance unearthed a family secret long buried by the sands of time and just maybe it would reveal who had been responsible for her disappearance.
TW: Domestic violence, physical, mental, and sexual abuse of children
SourcesKananen, Stacey; Bonnice, Lisa. Fear of Our Father (p. 39). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. https://www.courttv.com/trials/fl-v-kananen-2010/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-12-30-0312300247-story.html
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Episode 127: The Murders of Todd Schultz and Annette Cooper May 18, 2022

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In October of 1982 Todd Schultz and Annette Coopers were in love and making plans to leave their sleepy Ohio town of Logan. However, before they would be able to make a go of things they disappeared. Join us as I tell John the details behind this very twisted case. TW: Alleged child sexual abuse will be discussed in this episode
Sources:Osinski, Bill. Guilty by Popular Demand: A True Story of Small-Town Injustice (True Crime History) . The Kent State University Press. Kindle Edition.https://www.logandaily.com/news/interview-with-an-admitted-killer/article_5a24e8a3-98c4-54ee-83ca-35812a923ac0.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/11/wrongly-convicted-ohio-man-death-row https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=752447.pdf https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/08/16/evil-urges/23297664007/https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/logan-man-sentenced-in-1982-double-murder/article_77f06bca-d1a7-552e-83fa-6ac880893b2e.html https://casetext.com/case/state-v-mcknight-2013

Episode 126: The Route 40 Killer Apr 24, 2022

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According to statistics from the FBI only 1% of murders are the result of serial killers. Yet for some reason they occupy 99% of my brain when it comes to my true crime fears. But that is because they activate an innate fear that we have. A fear that we will fall victim to the only thing that is still truly terrifying to us as adults, the sometimes sadistic nature of mankind.
In 1987-1988 the state of Delaware, specifically the New Castle area, was gripped in fear. A man was abducting women from Route 40 and torturing them before brutally killing them. It would take long hours of good police work and a consultation with the Behavioral Sciences Unit of the FBI but eventually justice was won for the families of the five victims.
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Sources: The Route 40 Killer: A Five Part Series by Patricia Talorico and Esteban Parra for the Delaware News JournalAccessed through Delaware Online on April 19, 2022https://law.justia.com/cases/delaware/supreme-court/1991/602-a-2d-48-5.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-03-15-1992075020-story.html

Episode 125: The Case of Joey Martin | Missing in the Hudson Valley Apr 10, 2022

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On the night of March 25, 1996 the whole country was hoping to catch a glimpse of the comet Hyakutake. And while the tiny town of Kerhonkson, NY was looking up a 15 year old boy went missing. Join us as I tell the story of Joey Martin and how it took his family 12 years to see justice.
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Sources: https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2014/09/02/alexander-barsky-one-of-two-people-convicted-in-beating-death-of-kerhonkson-teen-joseph-martin-freed-from-prison/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20New%20York,discharge%20date%20by%20six%20months.https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2010/09/15/malak-convicted-of-murder-in-joey-martins-death/https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/appellate-division-third-department/2014/104140.html https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2009/09/18/suspect-denies-guilt-in-teens-1996-death/?clearUserState=true https://www.bestplaces.net/city/new-york/kerhonkson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hyakutake#Earth_passage Newspapers.com (for archived information)https://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/https://archive.org/details/tv

Episode 124: The Brenizer and Berentson Family Murders Mar 28, 2022

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A family of five went missing in late April of 1991 in Polk County Wisconsin. Join us as we discuss what happened to the Brenizer and Berentson family in episode 124 of the True Crime Couple
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Sources:https://apnews.com/article/d3e00d4ee91165a16ad800f9bf1270e8 https://law.justia.com/cases/wisconsin/court-of-appeals/2017/2015ap002181.html https://apnews.com/article/7ff5ba26ec28bccd5565d5fb3500a4e8 https://www.wisconsinappeals.net/on-point-by-the-wisconsin-state-public-defender/category/court-of-appeals-opinions/page/116/

Episode 123: The Zodiac Copycat of NYC | Heriberto Seda Part II Mar 13, 2022

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Join us for part II of Episode 123: The Zodiac Copycat. Be prepared because part II is even crazier than the first.
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Sources:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201710/what-drives-our-curious-fascination-serial-killers https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/202107/the-psychology-copycat-killers https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/n_10181/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/22/nyregion/suspect-is-charged-in-4-zodiac-cases-in-queens.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/20/nyregion/trail-zodiac-overview-police-say-zodiac-suspect-admits-attacks-that-killed-3.html https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/15/nyregion/man-said-to-be-zodiac-killer-becomes-enraged-at-trial.html https://nypost.com/2011/12/18/a-life-dedicated-to-citys-deadliest-corner/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/15/nyregion/man-said-to-be-zodiac-killer-becomes-enraged-at-trial.htmlCrowley, Keiran (2003). Sleep My Little Dead: The True Story of the Zodiac Killer. St Martin's Paperbacks

Episode 123: The Zodiac Copycat of NYC | Heriberto Seda Feb 27, 2022

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In 1990 a young man from Brooklyn, obsessed with the crime of the Zodiac Killer from 1968-69, wreaked havoc on the streets of East New York. Join us in part one as we discuss his upbringing, his plan, and his first three crimes.
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Sources:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201710/what-drives-our-curious-fascination-serial-killers https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/202107/the-psychology-copycat-killers https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/n_10181/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/22/nyregion/suspect-is-charged-in-4-zodiac-cases-in-queens.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/20/nyregion/trail-zodiac-overview-police-say-zodiac-suspect-admits-attacks-that-killed-3.html https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/15/nyregion/man-said-to-be-zodiac-killer-becomes-enraged-at-trial.html https://nypost.com/2011/12/18/a-life-dedicated-to-citys-deadliest-corner/Crowley, Keiran (2003). Sleep My Little Dead: The True Story of the Zodiac Killer. St Martin's Paperbacks

Episode 122: The Murder of Franklin Bonner and the Trial of Angel Bumpass Feb 13, 2022

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A man is murdered during a home invasion in 2009. His case went cold for years until a hit was found on a fingerprint at the scene in 2017. But that meant that the person that was responsible for his death at the time had been a 13 year old girl. Join us as we discuss the death of Franklin Bonner and the trial of Angel Bumpass.
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Sources:A&E Network Accused: Guilty or Innocent Aired 2020https://thecinemaholic.com/franklin-bonner-murder-case-everything-we-know/https://www.thenorthstar.com/p/angel-bumpasss-face-wasnt-soft-enough https://www.change.org/p/bill-lee-demand-a-retrial-for-angel-bumpass-wrongfully-convicted-13-year-old-with-a-life-sentence https://accesswdun.com/article/2002/4/195722

Episode 121: Lee Roy Martin | The Gaffney Strangler Jan 30, 2022

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Since the founding of the United States there has actually been many times that have tried the fortitude and resilience of it's men’s souls, but rarely has the convergence of several of these events occurred at one time. But it did in Gaffney, South Carolina in 1968. Domestically the civil rights movement was strong in South Carolina. It had to be. The lawmakers of the time were doing everything they could to resist desegregation. Abroad, American men and boys fought a war that they would never win. In fact, 1968 would be the deadliest year of Vietnam, when just under 17,000 American lives were lost. So imagine, a war raged on, both at home and across the world for the people of South Carolina- the fear and hate and anger must have been as thick around them as the humidity in the summer. But then, in February of 1968, the people of Gaffney, South Carolina found out they had a serial killer on their hands.
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Sources:https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0813/ML081360310.pdf https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19680304.2.32&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-carolina/lee-roy-martin-sc-serial-killer/Mark R. Jones. Palmetto Predators: Monsters Among Us. Arcadia Publishing. 2007. ISBN: 1614234809, 9781614234807

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