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True Crime This Week

Catch up on the biggest true crime stories of the week as well as the newest developments in famous cold cases.

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Copyright: © James Renner

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True Crime This Week - March 8, 2024 Mar 08, 2024

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This week: Scary sleepover in Oregon, Another pro-wrestler breaks bad, Colorado will retest thousands of DNA profiles, Rust armorer is found guilty, Amanda Knox gets her chance, Drake Bell tells all, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2024/02/lake-oswego-dad-accused-of-drugging-girls-at-sleepover.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/us/daniel-rodimer-murder-arrest/index.html

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/02/01/colorado-cbi-dna-testing-anomalies-missy-woods/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/arts/rust-armorer-convicted-alec-baldwin-shooting.html

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/drake-bell-sexual-abuse-brian-peck-nickelodeon-1235930926/

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/price-right-host-drew-carey-finally-move-on-after-sentencing-former-fiancees-killer

https://fox8.com/news/twins-accused-of-switching-places-in-crash-that-killed-2-kids-in-amish-buggy/

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True Crime This Week - March 1, 2024 Mar 01, 2024

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This week: The death of Nex Benedict, politicians hijack Laken Riley murder, Tyler Boebert a chip off the old block, Jam Master Jay gets justice, Elvis impersonator goes method, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/25/us/oklahoma-nex-benedict-death-police-video/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/article/uga-nursing-student-death.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/one-of-tyler-boeberts-alleged-victims-says-car-break-in-scared-her-young-daughter

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/29/met-police-should-never-have-employed-wayne-couzens-report-finds

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234407240/jam-master-jay-run-dmc-death-trial

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/us/texas-execution-ivan-cantu/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/us/thomas-creech-idaho-execution-fails/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/01/were-not-finished-yet-inquest-into-marion-barters-disappearance-gives-daughter-hope-for-answers

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True Crime This Week - February 16, 2024 Feb 16, 2024

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This week: Superbowl parade turns into mass shooting, rural jurors in Alaska are forced to watch horror film, Pro-wrestler arrested for murder, Epstein victims sue the FBI, Husband gets only 180 days for spiking wife's drink with abortion pills, and more!

Further Reading:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mass-shooting-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-celebration-investigation/story?id=107254077

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2024/02/12/in-my-movies-everyone-dies-anchorage-jury-sees-horrific-video-evidence-of-womans-slaying/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/epstein-women-lawsuit-fbi/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-pro-wrestler-william-billy-jack-haynes-custody-death-wife-portland/

https://people.com/convicted-killer-freed-technicality-wrong-prison-8583882

https://www.thedailybeast.com/chrystul-kizer-wisconsin-woman-accused-of-killing-her-trafficker-is-arrested-in-louisiana

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/us/texas-abortion-drug-sentence.html

https://people.com/iowa-police-department-offers-chance-turn-in-ex-on-valentines-day-8580618

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True Crime This Week - February 9, 2024 Feb 09, 2024

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This week: Maura Murray 20 years later, Jennifer Crumbley crumbles, Holly Bobo suspect may get new trial, Marilyn Manson completes community service, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/verdict-in-for-jennifer-crumbley-mother-of-oxford-high-school-shooter/

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article285223462.html

https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/02/06/holly-bobo-case-new-developments-key-witness-admits-to-lying-at-trial/

https://www.wcax.com/2024/02/08/3-arrested-connection-with-troy-homicide/

https://apnews.com/article/marilyn-manson-blowing-nose-spit-community-service-e1303c83325ba93376beb6faaf6ab42a

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/08/jes-staley-stayed-in-contact-with-jeffrey-epstein-long-after-joining-barclays-legal-documents-said-to-suggest

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/skull-found-in-berks-co-pond-belonged-to-man-charged-in-wifes-murder-attempt-police-say/3762520/

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/business-cards-with-free-samples-of-cocaine-lead-to-charges

https://www.thedailybeast.com/they-called-him-mostly-harmless-review-hbo-doc-on-hikers-death

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True Crime This Week - February 2, 2024 Feb 02, 2024

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This week: Horror on YouTube; Vince McMahon gets a smackdown; the state of Alabama suffocates a man, Jordan Willis the chemist, Jennifer Crumbley goes to court, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.mcall.com/2024/02/01/who-is-justin-mohn-what-we-know-about-the-levittown-beheading-suspect/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bw7a/vince-mcmahon-sex-assault-lawsuit

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/alabama-nitrogen-execution-kenneth-smith-witnesses.html

https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/news/chiefs-fan-jordan-willis-was-allegedly-nicknamed-the-chemist-for-drugs-dead-friends-cousin/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/nyregion/eric-smokes-david-warren-exoneration-murder.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Oxford_High_School_shooting

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2024/02/01/live-blog-day-8-testimony-resumes-in-jennifer-crumbley-trial/72433928007/

https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/news/man-gets-100-years-for-murdering-co-worker-over-stolen-lunch/

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True Crime This Week - January 26, 2024 Jan 26, 2024

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This week: Did weed make a woman commit murder? Taylor Swift's stalker is arrested; GOP leader gets caught offering bribe; Where is Ella Jones? A trip to the DMV ends in tragedy; and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/woman-murder-cannabis-psychosis-b2484703.html

https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/metro/taylor-swifts-alleged-stalker-spotted-dumpster-diving-outside-nyc-apartment-just-minutes-after-being-released-without-bail/

https://www.businessinsider.com/kari-lake-jeff-dewit-bribery-recording-arizona-republican-party-2024-1

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mount-vernon-teen-missing/281-81655014-4e7d-48af-a0f0-a61380ad7b0c

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/acquitted-of-killing-stepdaughter-michael-turney-sues-phoenix-police-18042046

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/us/new-york-man-found-guilty-of-murder-after-20-year-old-woman-was-shot-and-killed-when-car-turned-in-wrong-driveway/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/us/yfn-lucci-plea-deal-prison-gang-charge/index.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/3akekk/man-jailed-raped-and-beaten-after-false-facial-recognition-match-dollar10m-lawsuit-alleges

https://www.vice.com/en/article/3akekk/man-jailed-raped-and-beaten-after-false-facial-recognition-match-dollar10m-lawsuit-alleges

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/24/trial-the-killing-of-dr-brenda-page-review-all-true-crime-shows-need-this-level-of-drama

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Bonus Episode - The Premiere of Syynth Sleuths Jan 23, 2024

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Each week, journalist James Renner and A.I. cohost Sky ponder the nature of consciousness while investigating the world's most confounding unsolved mysteries.

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True Crime This Week - January 19, 2024 Jan 19, 2024

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This week: Canadian swinger mystery, Rex Heuermann charged with fourth murder, Three men freeze to death after football game, Josef Fritzl may go free, woman kills her body double, Chicago pickup artist sues Facebook, and more!

Further Reading:

https://globalnews.ca/news/10231693/murder-sex-assault-probe-sparks-concerns-there-may-be-more-victims-ontario-police/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/nyregion/gilgo-beach-murders-rex-heuermann.html

https://www.insideedition.com/dead-men-kansas-city-ricky-johnson-david-harrington-clayton-mcgeeney

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/austrian-incest-father-88-could-soon-be-eligible-apply-release-2024-01-16/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67991425

https://www.insideedition.com/texas-fugitive-iris-rodriguez-border-counselor-sexual-contact

https://mashable.com/article/man-sues-facebook-are-we-dating-the-same-guy

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True Crime This Week - January 12, 2024 Jan 12, 2024

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This week: 200 bodies found in Mississippi, Matthew Perry was not the best friend, more Epstein files released, police may have solved the Colonial Parkway murders, where is Ciera Breland, attempted murder by soup, and more!

Further Reading:

https://scrippsnews.com/stories/215-bodies-found-behind-a-jail-and-families-must-pay-to-retrieve-them/

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/matthew-perrys-dark-side-abusive-behavior-lies-about-sobriety/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/last-batch-unsealed-jeffrey-epstein-documents-released-rcna132936

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/last-batch-unsealed-jeffrey-epstein-documents-released-rcna132936

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/colonial-parkway-murders-suspect-identified.html

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/ciera-breland-disappearance-xavier-brelands-firearms-charge-could-soon-go-to-trial

https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/19/sex-worker-gilgo-beach-serial-killer/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-vineyard-decapitated-woman-identified-rcna132842

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/10/massachusetts-woman-arrested-poison-soup-soap-opera-star-scam

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True Crime This Week - January 5, 2024 Jan 05, 2024

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This week: Jeffrey Epstein list is published, Perry High School shooting, Cyber Kidnapping in Utah, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is free, Michael Skakel fights back, a serial killer confesses, and more!

Further Reading:

https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-giuffre-3af500d4788ad45301be426628846d71

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/03/jeffrey-epstein-list-names-released

https://abcnews.go.com/US/utah-missing-foreign-exchange-student-cyber-kidnapping/story?id=106032547

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/04/perry-iowa-school-shooting-suspect-posted-on-tiktok-before-shooting-dylan-butler/72108055007/

https://apnews.com/article/gypsy-rose-blanchard-munchausen-mother-killed-b3a792e32b72eb13feed9a73df2065fd

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/04/us/michael-skakel-lawsuit-martha-moxley/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-80s-rock-musician-arrested-girlfriends-body-found-california-woods

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/killer-admits-murders-death-michigan-b2472817.html

https://www.the-sun.com/news/10001938/convicted-killer-deathbed-confession-murder-10-women/

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/american-nightmare-denise-huskins-aaron-quinn-netflix-doc-1234939472/

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