Robert Smith formed the band The Cure with his schoolmates when he was still in middle school. They found early success and soon began touring around the world. But their sobriety and mental health began to suffer from the strain while on tour. It all came to a dramatic end on stage in Brussels in 1982.  Resources:  ?The Crack Up? by Tonino Cagnucci, October 11, 2014. https://thecuretc.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/the-crack-up-2/ ?The ?one time? Robert Smith was really frightened with ?The Cure?? by Jordan Potter for Far Out Magazine, August 20, 2022. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/time-robert-smith-really-frightened-the-cure/ The Story of ?The Cure? (2004), More Music Shows, May 15, 2020, YouTube. https://youtu.be/9W7vOJC1qLI Sponsors:  Hunt a Killer - https://huntakiller.com/once and use offer code ONCE for $10 off your purchase. Chime - Get started building your credit with Chime. www.chime.com/once  MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at www.masterclass.com/once . Julie - www.JulieCare.co or find Julie at your nearest Walmart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our first ?Rocktober? episode of the month I?ll tell you the story of the Bad Boy of Rock and Roll - Axl Rose of Guns N? Roses. In July of 1991, Guns N? Roses was on its 28-month ?Use Your Illusion? tour when the lead singer got into a fight with a fan kicking off a 3-hour riot in St. Louis, Missouri. Guns N? Roses would be banned from performing in St. Louis for years and face criminal and civil charges as a result.  Resources:  ?Guns N? Roses: The St. Louis Incident? https://youtu.be/1qVzAA-v3qM ?Looking Back at the Riverport Riot? by David Durchholtz for Billboard, July 26, 2017 ?Reclusive Rocker Breaks His Silence? Luke Bainbridge for The Guardian, Oct 25, 2008 ?Axl Rose?s Tragic Real-Life Story? by Rob Smith and Brian Boone for The Grunge, August 30, 2022.  Thanks to our sponsors: Download BEST FIENDS, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, I?ll cover a case that sparked a national debate and shone a spotlight on discrepancies in the justice system regarding the treatment and rights of survivors of sexual assault. Brock Turner was a first-year student at Stanford University when he was accused of sexually assaulting a young woman. The media portrayal of the perpetrator and the leniency he received at sentencing would fuel public outrage regarding this highly publicized case.  Resources:  Know My Name: A Memoir, Chanel Miller, Penguin Books, 2019.  ?Know My Name: Chanel Miller?s Story?, 60 Minutes, CBS, May 3, 2021. https://youtu.be/PTvHn2_0evo ?Sentence in Stanford Assault Case Sparks Outrage?, Richard Gonzalez, NPR, June 6, 2016. ?Thes Brock Turner Headlines are Beyond Tone Deaf?, Julie Sprankles, Bustle.com, June 6, 2016.  ?Sexual assault victim Chanel Miller finally met the Swedish graduate students who helped save her from Brock Turner?, Kelly McLaughlin, Insider.com, September 23, 2019. ??I Can Always Draw My Way Out of a Feeling?: Artist and Author Chanel Miller on Why Doodling Is Her Essential Emotional Outlet?, Naomi Rea, Artnet.com, March 31, 2021.  ?Brock Turner?s life in 2022 ? The convicted sexual offender lives and works in Ohio?, Brad Witter, VoxBliss.com, Jan 13, 2022. ?The judge who was recalled over the Brock Turner case was fired from his new job as a high-school girls tennis coach?, Ashley Collman, Insider.com, Sept 12, 2019.  Sponsors: Best Fiends - Download for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. Outschool - www.outschool.com/once - Use offer code ONCE for $15 off your child?s first class. Music Attributions Music: Cinematic Background Sad by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8181-cinematic-background-sad License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles Sadness by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8051-sadness License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this bonus episode I talk to Helen Molesworth, writer and art curator, about the story of Ana Mendieta, a Cuban-born artist who was just gaining recognition for her genre-bending performance art when she fell 34 stories to her death from an apartment building in New York City. Her husband, Carl Andre, was a famous sculptor who expressed jealousy at the attention his much younger wife was receiving. Did his anger spill over into homicide on that September day in 1985 or was Ana?s death a result of suicide?  Listen to this fascinating true crime story from an art world insider on the new podcast ?Death of an Artist? a co-production from Pushkin Industries, Somethin? Else, and Sony Music Entertainment. Episode one releases on September 23rd of you can binge the entire series by becoming a Pushkin+ subscriber in Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I?ll tell you about a case that got worldwide media attention due to the bizarre circumstances, the heinous nature of the crime, and the venue at which it occurred - a high school prom. Resources: Melissa Drexler, murderpedia.com https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/drexler-melissa.htm ?Before Prom Night, a Suspect was the Girl Next Door? by Abby Goodnough and Bruce Weber for The New York Times, July 2, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/02/nyregion/before-prom-night-a-suspect-was-the-girl- next-door.html Thanks to our sponsors: Download your new favorite getaway, BEST FIENDS, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play Download Hunt A Killer at https://huntakiller.com/ONCE and use code ONCE for $10 off your purchase!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A student residing with three roommates on an Indiana college campus finds herself mired in a tense living situation. An unusual set of circumstances soon turns deadly.  Resources:  Murder Loves Company: Dorm Living Nightmare, Season 1, Episode 1, The Investigation Discovery Channel, (2019). Liette Martinez Obituary, Las Cruces-Sun News, April 22, 2008.  A series of articles regarding this case can be found in the Albuquerque Journal, April 18, 2008 - Sept. 19, 2008.  Sponsors:  Best Fiends - Download FREE on the App Store or Google Play Chime - www.chime.com/once Blood Ties - Listen to Blood Ties, Season 3, Strange Days on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or binge the series early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once called ?the miracle on the beach,? Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. Before long, it would make an even bolder claim: It could cure any of your problems. All you had to do was move in. What started in a house on the beach, soon spread to compounds across the country. The man who made the miracle happen, Charles E. Dederich, aka ?Chuck,? would be the one to destroy it all, along with the lives of many of his followers and millions of dollars in assets. The Sunshine Place tells the mind-blowing, true-story of Synanon - one of America?s most cutting edge social experiments, turned into one of its most dangerous and violent cults - as it?s never been told before: by the people who lived it. Executive Produced by Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Emily Barclay Ford for Team Downey and C13Originals, together with Josh McLaughlin for Wink Pictures and written, produced, and directed by Peabody-nominated C13Originals, a Cadence13 Studio. To Check out "The Sunshine Place": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sunshine-place/id1636534576 https://open.spotify.com/show/1lYrVVSwuyWkyuI3JnP4qd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kitty LeRoy was a sharpshooter, cardsharp, dancer, and entrepreneur. She became a well-known entertainer in the Old West and ran with legends like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock. But her fierce temper and fiery personality often made her dangerous to be around. You may have never heard of Kitty LeRoy before but after this episode you won?t soon forget her.  Resources:  ?Kitty LeRoy: Lady Gambler and Gunfighter? by Kathy Weiser for Legends of America, Feb 2020.  https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-kittyleroy/ ?Kitty LeRoy: Untimely Death? by Greta for Explore Dallas History, Dec 29, 2018.  https://exploredallashistory.com/kitty-leroy-untimely-death/ ?Kitty LeRoy was a Jig Dancer and Much More? by Marshall Trimble for True West Magazine, August 3, 2016.  https://truewestmagazine.com/kitty-leroy-was-a-jig-dancer-and-much-more/ ?Wild Women Wednesday: Kitty LeRoy? by Chris Enss for Cowgir Magazinel, Dec 30, 2015. https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-wednesday-kitty-leroy/ Boudoirs to Brothels: The Intimate World of Wild West Women, Michael Rutter, Farcountry Press, 2015. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Boudoirs_to_Brothels/QhrICgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 Sponsors:  Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. Outschool - www.outschool.com/once and use code ONCE for $15 off your child?s first class.  Links:  Get tickets to the Generation Why 10th Anniversary Live Show at www.genwhypod.com Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1819, Lavinia Fisher and her husband John were accused poisoning and murdering multiple guests of their Charleston, South Carolina inn and sentenced to hang. But were the Fishers really serial killers or is the legend simply a tall tale concocted to entertain tourists? The true story of who Lavinia Fisher was and why she was hanged may shock you.  Resources:  Lavinia Fisher: Legends of America, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-laviniafisher/  Murder and Mayhem in the Holy City, Pat Hendrix, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2006. Six Miles to Charleston: The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher, Bruce Orr, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2010.  Thanks to our sponsors:  Chime - Sign up for a checking account with no monthly fees at www.chime.com/once. Away Travel - Get free shipping and a 100-day trial of Away travel essentials at www.awaytravel.com/once20. Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE at the App Store or Google Play. Even the Rich Podcast - Listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.  Links:  Get your in-person or livestream tickets to the Generation Why Ten Year Podversary Live Show, September 8th at the Screenland Armour Theater, Kansas City, MO.  https://genwhypod.com Become a Patreon member for ad-free, early release episodes, OUAC merch, and more at www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime. Join Stitcher Premium to get ad-free versions of all your favorite podcasts including Once Upon a Crime. Use our offer code ONCEUPONACRIME to get your first month free at https://www.stitcher.com/premium.  Opt-in to receive texts from Once Upon Crime - Text OUAC to 408-676-1770. Text messaging provided by www.textsanity.com. Msg & data rates may apply.  Check out the OUAC YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OnceUponACrimePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this series we?ll step back in history to learn about some of the history?s first female outlaws. In this episode I?ll tell you about Sally Skull, ranch owner, horse trader, fandango dancer, and gunslinger. Some say Sally?s quick temper - and even quicker hand with a gun - was responsible for the mysterious disappearances of two of her five husbands.  Resources:  ?The legendary Sally Skull was a gun-slinging, foul-mouthed Texas horse trader?, Allison Ehrlich for the Corpus Christi Caller Times, March 17, 2022.  https://www.caller.com/story/news/special-reports/building-our-future/throwback/2022/03/17/tbt-sally-skull-gun-slinging-foul-mouthed-texas-horse-trader/7006359001/ ?Two Sixshooters and a Sunbonnet?, Dan Kilgore for Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Legendary Ladies of Texas.  http://sonsofdewittcolony.org/texwomen.htm Scull, Sarah Jane Newman (Sally) (1817 - unknown), Texas State Historical Association.  https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/scull-sarah-jane-newman-sally ?Sally Skull - The Scariest Siren in Texas?, Maggie Van Ostrand for Legends of America. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-sallyskull/ The Generation Why 10 Year Podversary Live Show - September 8, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. Get your tickets at www.GenWhyPod.com.  Music Attributions: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Slow Western Intro by Brian Holtz Music Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8782-slow-western-intro License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://brianholtzmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young girl leaves her hometown of Ohio for the Big Apple with her heart set on a career as a Broadway dancer. Instead, she meets a young man who becomes obsessed with controlling her life. Unable to let her go, Paul Cortez commits a shocking crime.  Resources:  The People v. Paul Cortez, New York Court of Appeals filing, April 8, 2013.  https://casetext.com/brief/e970db1d-the-people-respondentvpaul-cortez-appellant-brief  ?A dancer?s secret life and savage murder, Keith Morrison/NBCNews.com, Jan 15, 2006.  https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10868185  ?The Last Dance?, 48 Hours, May 4, 2006, retrieved from CBSNews.com https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-last-dance/  Thanks to our sponsors: Listen to SCAMFLUENCERS on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or listen one week early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Download your new favorite getaway, BEST FIENDS, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. Head over to outschool.com/once and use code once to learn all about Outschools?s summer programs and save fifteen dollars on your child?s first class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week?s episode details a murder that, at first glance, appears to be a cut-and-dried case of a lover?s quarrel turned deadly.  Upon investigation, it is discovered to be a much more thought-out and sinister plan. When authorities uncover the real killer he turns out to be an actor who attempted to parlay his skills as a performer to pull off ?the perfect crime?. Sources: ?Actor is held in double slaying.? Los Angeles Times, 29 05 2010,  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104583077/actor-is-held-in-double-slaying/. ?Actress convicted of lying to police about ex-fiance's double murder pleads innocence in interrogation tapes.? ABC News, 30 May 2019,  https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/actress-convicted-lying-police-fiances-double-murder- pleads/story?id=63234575 . Accessed 4 July 2022. ?As coldblooded as a murderer gets.? Los Angeles Times, 09 01 2016,  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104976453/as-coldblooded-as-a-murderer-gets/. Berg, Tom. ?Justice delayed: Why it took more than 5 years for trial of Daniel Wozniak, accused of killing 2, beheading one victim.? Orange County Register, 7 December 2015,  https://www.ocregister.com/2015/12/07/justice-delayed-why-it-took-more-than-5-years- for-trial-of-daniel-wozniak-accused-of-killing-2-beheading-one-victim/. Accessed 4 July 2022. ?Brother of double killer is arrested.? Los Angeles Times, 24 12 2016,  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105002079/brother-of-double-killer-is-arrested/. ?Death Penalty for OC Killer.? Los Angeles Times, 12 01 2016,  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104977538/death-penalty-for-oc-killer/. ?Neighbor beheaded and his friend killed.? Modesto Bee, 29 05 2010,  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105001017/neighbor-beheaded-and-his-friend-killed/. Pelisek, Christine. ?Daniel Wozniak Murders Re-examined in New Podcast | PEOPLE.com.? People, 28 August 2018,  https://people.com/crime/daniel-wozniak-rachel-buffett-murders-in-new-podcast/. Accessed 28 June 2022. ?Prosecutors will seek death penalty.? Los Angeles Times, 26 05 2012,  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104951198/prosecutors-will-seek-death-penalty/. Sclafani, Julia. ?Double murderer's ex-fiancée is sentenced to jail as accessory after slayings.? Los Angeles Times, 8 November 2018,  https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-buffet-sentencing-20181108- story.html. Accessed 4 July 2022. ?This community theater actor's final performance was a chilling confession to double murder.? ABC News, 29 May 2019,  https://abcnews.go.com/US/community-theater-actors-final-performance-chilling- confession-double/story?id=63181588. Accessed 4 July 2022. ?Woman pleads not guilty in beheading.? The Californian, 05 12 2012,  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104945493/woman-pleads-not-guilty-in-beheading/. The following music was used for this media project: Music: Cinematic Background Sad by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8181-cinematic-background-sad License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5048-stay-the-course License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Edge Of Forever by Tim Kulig Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8488-edge-of-forever License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license What Lurks In The Dark by Dave Deville Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8233-what-lurks-in-the-dark License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Thanks to our sponsors: Listen to SCAMFLUENCERS on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or listen one week early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Get started at chime.com/once. Download your new favorite getaway, BEST FIENDS, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. You'll even get $5 worth of in-game rewards when you reach Level 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this month?s series ?Final Curtain Call? a film or theater actor is connected to a sensational crime.  In 1973, The Exorcist was released in theaters. Moviegoers were shocked by the film?s graphic depiction of a little girl possessed by a demon. But one movie extra, Paul Bateson, had demons of his own which lead him to commit an act of violence and become a prime suspect in a series of grisly murders.  Resources:  Paul Bateson: The ?Mindhunter? Murderer Who Appeared in ?The Exorcist? -  https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-bateson   The Exorcist Serial Killer -  https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/paul-bateson Bag Murders and The Last Call Killer Put in Focus the Dangers the NY LGBTQ+ Community Faces, Inside Edition Online -  https://www.insideedition.com/how-the-bag-murders-and-the-last-call-killer-put-in-focus-the-dangers-the-new-york-lgbtq-community Rites Held for Addison Verrill, Variety Reporter Killed in Robbery, The New York Times, Sept 20, 1977. Arthur Bell, 51, a Columnist, Homosexual Rights Activist, The New York Times, June 6, 1984.  Cruising, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, Feb 22, 1980.  Links:  Visit our website at www.truecrimepodcast.com  Thanks to our sponsors: So continue your credit journey with Chime. Sign up takes only two minutes and doesn't affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/once. Start your 100-day trial and shop the entire Away lineup of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases and bags at awaytravel.com/once20. Go to goodamerican.com/ONCE and use code ONCE at checkout for $50 off your first pair and get your best butt ever! Listen to THE VANISHED on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or listen one week early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harry Uzoka was a rising star who?d broken into the world of high-end modeling against all odds. But another model envious of his success began a rivalry which lead to a violent showdown that no one saw coming. SOURCES Adey, Linda. ?Remembering Harry.? BBC, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/remembering_harry_uzoka_the_murder_of_a_model. Accessed 8 June 2022. Balogun, Simi. ?FAB Editorial: Ty Ogunkoya & Harry Uzoka Featured In Paper Magazine.? FAB, 21 February 2014, http://fabmagazineonline.com/fab-editorial-ty-ogunkoya-harry-uzoka-featured-paper-magazine/. Accessed 8 June 2022. Okeowo, Alexis. ?The Tragedy of Harry Uzoka.? The New York Times, 23 April 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/magazine/harry-uzoka-murder-george-koh.html. Accessed 8 June 2022. ?Two charged over stabbing of male model.? London Evening Standard, 16 01 2018, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103618163/two-charged-over-stabbing-of-male-model/. MUSIC CREDITS:  Missing (Loopable) by Dave Deville Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9419-missing-loopable- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  The End by Tim Kulig Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9335-the-end License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license This episode was written by Troy Larson who also provided additional research.  Thanks to our sponsors: Download your new favorite getaway, BEST FIENDS, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. Head over to outschool.com/once and use code once to learn all about Outschools?s summer programs and save fifteen dollars on your child?s first class. Check out apartments.com. The place to find a place.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In light of the ongoing tragedies of frequent mass shootings in America, I?ve decided to make this week?s episode one of hope and heroism.  In this story, a young girl becomes an unlikely hero when she acts upon a hunch derailing an evil plot before it could begin.  SOURCES:  ?De Anza bomber receives 7-year prison sentence? | News | losaltosonline.com.? Los Altos Town Crier, 3 April 2022, https://www.losaltosonline.com/news/de-anza-bomber-receives-7-year-prison-sentence/article_53662dd7-5f2f-5b74-9719-7f6bb84b6cb0.html. Accessed 4 June 2022. Fernandez, Lisa. ?Woman whose call to cops stopped De Anza College attack now has cancer.? The San Jose Mercury News, 17 August 2010, https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/08/17/woman-whose-call-to-cops-stopped-de-anza-college-attack-now-has-cancer/. Accessed 2 June 2022. Gathright, Alan. ?De Anza massacre planned in diary / College student's bomb trial begins.? SFGATE, 11 April 2002, https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/De-Anza-massacre-planned-in-diary-College-2852635.php. Accessed 2 June 2022. Glionna, John M. ?Man Accused of Bombing Plot 'Hated Everyone.'? Los Angeles Times, 1 February 2001, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-01-mn-19794-story.html. Accessed 2 June 2022. Hammack, Maria Esther. ?A Brief History of Mass Shootings ? Behind the Tower.? Behind the Tower, http://behindthetower.org/a-brief-history-of-mass-shootings. Accessed 4 June 2022. Hasan, Najeeb. ?Features | Biter.? Metro Silicon Valley, https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/papers/metro/09.01.04/biter-0436.html. Accessed 2 June 2022. Ionides, Alex. ?Metroactive News & Issues | Al DeGuzman.? Metro Silicon Valley, https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/papers/metro/01.31.02/cover/deguzman-0205.html. Accessed 2 June 2022. ?Man who planned massacre at De Anza College commits suicide.? SFGATE, 9 August 2004, https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Man-who-planned-massacre-at-De-Anza-College-2702611.php. Accessed 2 June 2022. ?PEOPLE v. DEGUZMAN | FindLaw.? FindLaw's Cases and Codes, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1009557.html. Accessed 2 June 2022. Thanks to our sponsors: Head over to outschool.com/once and use code once to learn all about Outschools?s summer programs and save fifteen dollars on your child?s first class. Get started at chime.com/once Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1996, the longest and most expensive investigation in the FBI?s history was successfully solved when Theodore Kaczynski was identified as ?The Unabomber? 18 years after he began building and planting bombs at various locations. Three people were killed and several others injured before he was brought to justice. A new book titled ?Madman in the Woods? recounts the experiences of its author Jamie Gehring regarding Kaczynski who she knew as ?Ted? the eccentric neighbor who lived in a one-room cabin just a stone?s throw from her family home in Lincoln, Montana. In this episode I speak with Jamie to discuss her memories of Kaczynski and learn how her own father was instrumental in the FBI?s capture of the elusive killer.  Link to Jamie?s book: Madman in the Woods: Life Next Door to the Unabomber by Jamie Gehring  https://amzn.to/3FNbD73 Thanks to our sponsors: Start your 100-day trial and shop the entire Away lineup of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases at awaytravel.com/once20. To score 15% off your Blenders purchase, visit blenderseyewear.com and enter promo code oncevip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher Wilder posed as a photographer to lure beautiful young women with the promise of modeling work. Those who take him up on his offer - and even those that didn?t - found themselves victims of a serial rapist who soon graduated to serial murder. Resources:  https://listverse.com/2019/08/07/10-shocking-facts-about-the-beauty-queen-killer/  https://allthatsinteresting.com/christopher-wilder   https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Christopher_Wilder  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Wilder https://charleyproject.org/case/elizabeth-ann-kenyon  https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/wilder-christopher.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young woman who creates a YouTube channel to advocate for animal rights and veganism becomes disgruntled with the social media platform when she feels she is being targeted for discrimination. But, no one imagined that her anger would spiral into a random act of violence.  Resources:  ?Sleeping in Car and Visiting Gun Range: How YouTube Attacker Spent Final Hours? by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Matthew Haag and Elizabeth Dias for The New York Times, April 4, 2018. MVPD Statement Regarding Officers? Interaction with Woman Responsible for YouTube Shooting, City of Mountain View News Details.  ?YouTube shooter was angry about company?s ?Policies and Practices?: The Latest? by Aric Jenkins, Katy Steinmetz, and Mahita Gajanan for Time Magazine, April 4, 2018.  The Case Files: Nasim Najafi Aghdam by Virginia Simmons, blog post dated March 25, 2021, Ontic.com.  Clip from Mountain View Police Department bodycam footage can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmpjNUWpLBU Links: CrimeCon UK - www.crimecon.co.uk - Use offer code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration. Once Upon a Crime Facebrook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730325570622505 Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Thanks to our sponsors: Outschool helps kids explore their interests and discover new ones! Right now, for a limited time, you?ll save fifteen dollars on your child?s first class when you go to outschool.com/once and use code once. Download your new favorite getaway, Best Fiends, for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. Take a moment and check out apartments.com. The place to find a place.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, a young man who dubs himself ?Mr. Anime? gains a large following as a critic and reviewer on YouTube.. But, he?ll later admit to harboring dark fantasies most of his life after he commits a shocking act of violence against his closest family members.  Resources:  ?Mr. Anime Loves God and His Family? by Jeannette Garrett for Crime Magazine. ?Parents, brother each had high-powered rifle wounds? by Mike Glenn and Cindy George for The Houston Chronicle, Mar 21, 2012.  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2118711/Trey-Eric-Sesler-shot-dead-parents-brother-planning-Columbine-style-massacre.html  https://rabrewster.com/2019/07/21/human-monsters-trey-sesler-mr-anime-the-first-youtube-killer/  https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Police-Man-charged-in-Waller-deaths-planned-3425659.php https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/anime-youtube-star-murdered-family-22852419  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-dWvmMif68  Links:  CrimeCon UK - www.crimecon.co.uk - use discount code ONCEUPON22 Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Thanks to our sponsors: Start your 100-day trial and shop the entire Away lineup of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases at awaytravel.com/once20. To score 15% off your Blenders purchase, visit blenderseyewear.com and enter promo code oncevip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week I have a special episode diving into the topic of the psychology of mass killers. What prompts someone to commit mass murder against random strangers? How did Columbine become a cultural touchstone that inspired others to plan and execute their own mass shooting sprees? What can we do to slow down the number and frequency of these types of crimes, if anything? I'll get answers to some of these questions from psychotherapist and author, P. Shavaun Scott, author of The Minds of Mass Killers: Understanding and Interrupting the Pathway to Violence.  Here's a link to Shavan's book which you can purchase at Amazon.com. https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09MB86W17&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2M1AWDE85GG90D9JY8QH&tag=onc01a-20 Thanks to our sponsors: Listen to The Generation Why Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. If you want to try the jeans that will make you feel confident about your body and give you your best.butt.ever - go to goodamerican.com/ONCE and use code ONCE at checkout for $50 off your first pair! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young couple on a quest for internet fame record a prank for their YouTube channel with tragic results.  Resources:  YouTube Prankster Jailed, BBC News, March 15, 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43410816 The Last Moments Before a YouTube Stunt Went Fatally Wrong, Buzzfeed News, June 22, 2018. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/failed-youtube-stunt-killing-videos Who Was Pedro Ruiz?, The Sun, March 15, 2018 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3908168/pedro-ruiz-youtube-star-killed-girlfriend-monalisa-perez-shooting-stunt-jail-latest/ Stunt Gone Wrong, Valley News, June 27, 2017 https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Family-says-it-was-a-YouTube-stunt-gone-wrong-a-22-year-old-man-is-dead-after-being-shot-in-the-chest-431170773.html Sponsors:  Best Fiends - Download for FREE today on the App Store or Google Play  Go to goodamerican.com/ONCE and use code ONCE at checkout for $50 off your first pair! Links:  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnceUponACrimePodcast  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnceUponACrimePod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730325570622505  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/onceuponacrimepod/  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@ouacpod  Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is part 2 of a 2-part- episode. As we continue the story, Shelly and Dave Knotek have isolated themselves, their three daughters, nephew, and a boarder, Kathy Loreno, in their Ramond, Washington home. The torture and abuse Kathy endured would come to a shocking conclusion in July of 1994.  Resources:  If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood - Gregg Olsen https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knotek-michelle.htm https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/876416/shelly-knotek-abuse-daughters-serial-killer/ https://casetext.com/case/state-v-knotek Snapped: Season 10, Episode 19 Couple Held in Woman?s 1994 Disappearance https://apnews.com/article/1ba1a2ceca7d8bbbc82506c3b1b488b5 Sponsors:  Blenders Eyewear - www.BlendersEyewear.com - Use promo code oncevip for 15% off BetterHelp - Use my special URL www.BetterHelp.com/once to get 10% off your first month.  Apartments.com - www.Apartment.com - The most popular place to find your perfect place.  Links: CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com - use offer code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration Southern Fried True Crime Podcast - www.southernfriedtruecrime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shelly Knotek has been called ?America?s Most Evil Mom?. She abused, tortured, and humiliated her children and partners, but her control and abuse went beyond her own family members. One-by-one people she took into her home as boarders also found themselves trapped and unable to escape her abuse.  This is part one of a two-part episode. To get Part 2 early and ad free, become a Patreon member of Once Upon a Crime at www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime.  Resources:  If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood - Gregg Olsen https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knotek-michelle.htm https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/876416/shelly-knotek-abuse-daughters-serial-killer/ https://casetext.com/case/state-v-knotek Snapped: Season 10, Episode 19 Couple Held in Woman?s 1994 Disappearance https://apnews.com/article/1ba1a2ceca7d8bbbc82506c3b1b488b5 Sponsors:  Credit Karma - www.creditkarma.com/loanoffers  Links: CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com - use offer code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration Fruit Loops Podcast - https://fruitloopspod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this month?s series, we?ll take a look at the fascinating phenomenon of narcissistic family cults - a family unit that exhibits all the hallmarks of a traditional cult group but is led by a narcissistic family member - usually a parent.  In this episode, a couple with thirteen children spend decades isolating themselves from the outside world. The public would be shocked when it was discovered their children had been subjected to long-term ritualistic abuse, neglect, and deprivation in one of the worst cases of child abuse ever recorded in California.  Sponsors:  Best Fiends - Download for free today on the App Store or Google Play.  BetterHelp - www.BetterHelp.com/once - Get 10% off your first month when you use our special URL.  Links:  CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com - Use my discount code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration for CrimeCon Las Vegas and CrimeCon UK.  Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime - Become a Patreon member of Once Upon a Crime to get ad-free, early release episodes, and more perks.  Military Murder Podcast - Check out my friend Margo?s podcast - Military Murder! www.militarymurderpodcast.com.  Resources:  The Family Next Door by John Glatt, St. Martin?s Press, 2019.   David Turpin Biography: 13 Things About Perris, California Engineer Turpin Trial: Couple Jailed for Life for ?Inhuman? Child Abuse All That?s Interesting: Louise Turpin California Torture House: Louise Turpin?s Sister Said Sibling Experimented with Religion, Sex People: Couple Accused in Calif. House of Horrors Case ?Ran Away? to Marry When She was 16 and He Was 23 David and Louise Turpin Eloped - Daily Mail Inside the Turpin ?Horror House? as Young Survivors Reveal Ongoing Struggles ABC 20/20, S44/E7 - Escape from a House of Horror - A Diane Sawyer Special Event Classmate Says Oldest Turpin Sibling Was Bullied, Frail During Grade School in Viral Facebook Post Turpins: 1 Sibling?s Desperate Escape Attempt Foiled When Police Forced Her Back to the House California Torture Case Raises Questions About Home School Regulation People: I Lived with the House of Horrors Family: What Relative Says She Saw Years Before Child Torture Case Came to Light  CNN: Judge Bars Turpins from Contacting Children People - From a Desperate Escape to Revelations of Shocking Abuse: How Abuse of Horrors Case Unfolded Huffpost - Turpin Children Speak Out About Life in California ?House of Horrors? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young man?s racist ideology lead him to take the lives of 51 people and injure dozens more all while recording and uploading a video of the murders to Facebook Live.   Resources:  Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques on 15 March 2019. https://christchurchattack.royalcommission.nz  ?Massacre Suspect Traveled the World but Lived on the Internet? by David D. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times, March 15, 2019.  ?NZ gunman to stay silent at sentencing after families bring court to tears? by Nick Perry for The Times of Israel, 26 August 2020.  ?The Christchurch shooting was streamed lived, but think twice about watching it? by Colleen Murrelll for abc.net.au, Mar 15, 2019.  ?Family of alleged gunman apologises to Christchurch victims? by Padraig Collins for The Irish Times, Mar 17, 2109.  Links:  CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com www.crimecon.co.uk - Use discount code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration. Our website - www.truecrimepodcast.com Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Thanks to our sponsor: Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health at betterhelp.com/once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young man who identifies with as an Incel carries out a mass shooting at an Arizona mall while livestreaming it via Snapchat. Special thanks to Dr. Sohom Das for lending his expertise in this episode. Check out his YouTube Channel A Psych for Sore Minds for more insights into the criminal mind and the psychology of true crime!  https://www.youtube.com/c/APsychForSoreMinds Resources:  ?Dark Side: The Westgate Shooting? by Erica Stapleton for News 12 Phoenix, Feb 18, 2021.  ??God had such mercy?: Mother of 19-year-old Westgate shooting victim speaks about son?s recovery? by BrieAnna J. Frank for The Arizona Republic, May 23, 2020.  ?A Mass Shooter Live-streamed his Attack on Snapchat at an Arizona Mall? by David Gilbert for Vice News, May 21, 2020.  ?This real-life Air Force superhero saved 28 people from an active shooter in Arizona? by David Roza for Task and Purpose, May 27, 2021.  ?Armando ?Junior? Hernandez: Glendale Westgate Shooting Suspect Arrested? by Emliy Bicks fr The Heavy, May 21, 2020.  Sponsors: Blenders Eyewear - www.blenderseyewear.com - Use promo code oncevip for 15% off. Links:  CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com and www.crimecon.co.uk - Use promo code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration.  Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A disgruntled, former television station employee takes out his revenge during a live news broadcast.  Resources:  ?Ex-Broadcaster Kills 2 on Air Virginia Shooting? by Michael D. Shear, Richard Perez-Pena, and Alan Blinder, The New York Times, August 26, 2015. ?Vester Lee Flanagan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know?, Tom Cleary, Heavy.com, April 8, 2021.  ?A Life of Listing Grievances, and Then Virginia Gunman?s Final Homicidal Explosion?, Michael D. Shear and Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times, Aug 27, 2015.  ?Murder on social media: Killer wanted the world to watch?, Emily Brown, USA Today, Aug 26, 2015.  Links: CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com www.crimecon.co.uk - Use discount code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration. Our website - www.truecrimepodcast.com Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bizarre and terrifying crime spree has been on the rise in the UK for the past several years. In this episode, I?ll share stories illustrating how acid attacks have increasingly been used to retaliate against a romantic partner once a relationship ends.  Resources:  ?Acid Attacks on the Rise in the U.K.?, Joanna Kakissis/NPR, Aug 6, 2017. ?Acid Attacks: What has led to the rise and how can they be stopped??, George Mann/BBC News, July 14, 2017.  ?Jealous woman is jailed for 14 years after scarring her boyfriend?, Rory Tingle/DailyMail.com, Nov 21, 2021.  ?Woman jailed for acid attack on boyfriend?, Tristan Kirk/Evening Standard, Nov 19, 2021. ?Man recalls moment ex-girlfriend poured acid over him while he slept?, Jamie Barlow/Nottinghamshire Live, Feb 12, 2021.  The Queen v Mark Cummings and Katie Leong, Crown Court at Leicester, March 21, 2017.  ?Katie Piper?s acid attacker is cleared for release?, Danny Gallagher/Daily Mail.com, Jun 18, 2020.  Links: CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com www.crimecon.co.uk - Use offer code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your CrimeCon tickets.  Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime  Once Upon a Crime website - www.truecrimepodcast.com More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Esther sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jake Halpern to talk about Season 2 of his podcast Deep Cover: Mob Land.  They also discuss podcast storytelling and Jake reveals which well-known actor makes a surprise guest appearance on Deep Cover in Season 2.  Links:  Listen to Deep Cover on Pushkin.fm - https://www.pushkin.fm/show/deep-cover/ Become a Pushkin+ member to binge all episodes of Deep Cover ad-free.  You will also have ad-free access to more than 20 Pushkin+ shows.  More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I?ll share with you one of the craziest ?love? stories you?ve ever heard - right in time for Valentine?s Day. Burt Pagach meets Linda Riss in 1957 and quickly becomes obsessed with her. When she breaks off the relationship he plots a despicable act for revenge.  Resources:  ?Burt and Linda Pugach: The story behind Crazy Love?, Amy Turner for The Sunday Times, June 29, 2008.  ?CityPeople; A Sort of Love Story?, Mark Fass for The New York Times, March 21, 2004.  Crazy Love (2007), Directed by Dan Klores and Fisher Stevens, Magnolia Pictures.  Links: CrimeCon.com - Use discount code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your ticket! More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 22-year-old recent graduate of a New Zealand University breaks off a short-lived relationship. Her ex would take deadly revenge on her in one of the most horrific attacks ever perpetrated in the country?s recent history.  Resources:  ?Own Evidence Seals Fate? by John Hartevelt for Stuff.co.nz, July 23, 2009.  ?Success accompanied by stress: Weatherston? by Kay Sinclair for the Otago Daily Times, July 9, 2009.  ?The Day Sophie Died: A Mother?s Untold Story? by Lesley Elliott for NzHerald.co.nz, Jun 10, 2011.  ?A Decade On: Sophie Elliott?s Family Remembers Her? by Kelley Dennett for NZHerald.co.nz, Jan 5, 2018.  ?Provocation defence ?made killer a victim?, NZ Herald, July 22, 2009.  ?Sophie?s beauty not targeted court told? by Kay Sinclair for Otago Daily Times, July 14, 2009 ?An examination he didn?t pass?, Otago Daily Times, July 23, 2009 ?Provocation defence abolished?, Otago Daily Times, Nov 27, 2009.    Links: CrimeCon UK - www.crimecon.co.uk - use discount code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration.  More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One family appears to have it all - success, wealth, a happy family life, and a beautiful ocean-view home on the California coast. But, trouble behind the scenes tears the family apart and the story of the Sachs family will end in a shocking murder.  Resources:  Shadow of Death, CBS/48 Hours, October 15, 2016.  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-investigates-andra-and-brad-sachs-murders-shadow-of-death/ ?Capistrano killings: In marriage, divorce, death, couple never parted,? by Salvador Hernandez, Lily Leung, and Meghann Cuniff for The Orange County Register, Feb 17, 2014.  Capistrano killings: In marriage, divorce, death, couple never parted ?Familly remembers entrepreneur Brad Sachs, allegedly slain by son? by Greg Fisher for CBS News, Oct 13, 2015 ?Why Aston Sachs Says He Shot His Family? by Matthew Heiler for Orange Coast Magazine, Nov 20, 2014.  https://www.orangecoast.com/features/ashton-sachs-says-shot-family/ ?Where is Aston Sachs Now?? by Kriti Mehrotra for The Cinemaholic.com, Nov 10, 2020.  https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-ashton-sachs-now/ More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An heiress builds a grand mansion as a showplace on a hill in the San Francisco Bay Area. But, it would become a white elephant and an eyesore during its long history. And, in 1985, it became a house of horrors for two young women.  Resources:  People v. Raley, Supreme Court of California Appeal, June 18, 1992. Retrieved from Findlaw.com.  ?Yesterday?s Crimes: The Hillsborough Mansion Murder? by Bob Calhoun for SF Weekly, Jan 30, 2018.  ?Carolands mansion murder: Survivor Laurie McKenna speaks, 20 years later? by Howard Mintz for San Jose Mercury News, Sept 16, 2014.  The Heiress and Her Chateau: Chateau Carolands of California? (2014), Directors: Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg, Luna Productions.  More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

July 27, 2001 Jeanine Sanchez Harms went missing after a night out with friends in Campbell, California. A man she'd only become acquainted with that night, Maurice Xavier Nasmeh, would be suspected of involvement in her disappearance. After a problematic investigation and numerous delays, the case would end in a shocking conclusion.  Resources: "Whatever Happened to Jeanine Harms?" by Loren Stein for MetroActive News, March 20, 2003. Jeanine Sanchez Harms, The Charley Project.  "Jeanine Harms 'Case Closed? by Lori Preuitt for NBC Bay Area News, Aug 24, 2011.  More about the Show:  Don?t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show Notes: On the last episode of the year, Lorena and I break down the case of family annihilator, Chris Watts. Resources: ?Chris Watts: A Complete Timeline of the Murder of His Wife and Daughters? by Rachel Change for Biography.com, Sept 29, 2020. https://www.biography.com/news/chris-watts-wife-daughters-murder-mistress-confession-timeline ?New Christopher Watts confession details how he murdered his wife, two daughters? by Elise Schmelzer for The Denver Post, March 7, 2019. https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/07/christopher-watts-confession-murder-details/ The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, John Glatt, St. Martin?s Press, (2021). ?The Case of Chris Watts, Parts 1 - 3?, JCS - Criminal Psychology, YouTube; Jan 23, 2019. https://youtu.be/Xfg861hO-Ag American Murder: The Family Next Door, Netflix, (2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week I?ll discuss the Nicole Brown/Ron Goldman murders with my sister, Yolanda. We?ll go over the evidence, timeline, and motivation for the crimes that all point to OJ Simpson as the killer. We?ll also discuss why the jury may have decided to acquit Simpson of the double homicide even in the face of overwhelming evidence of his guilt. Resources: Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson, authors: Tom Lange, Phillip Vanatter, Dan Moldea, ©?1997, 2016. (If) I Did It: Confessions of the Killer, written by O.J. Simpson and Pablo Fenjves, introduction by Fred and Kim Goldman, Beaufort Books, New York, ©?2007. The OJ Simpson Case (1995), retrieved from Famous-Trials.com, https://famous-trials.com/simpson ?What Happened to Al Cowlings, O.J. Simpson?s Former Teammate and White Bronco Driver??, Luke Norris for Sportscasting.com, August 11, 2020. https://www.sportscasting.com/what-happened-to-al-cowlings-o-j-simpsons-former-teammate-and-white-bronco-driver/ ?Murder Timeline, June 12, 1994,? retrieved from BobAugust.com. http://www.bobaugust.com/timeline3.htm ?Inside the Short, Tragic Life of Nicole Brown Simpson and Her Hopeful Final Days,? by Natalie Finn for E!Online, June 12, 2019. Chronology of O.J. Simpson Case, The Associated Press, Jan 21, 1995. ?5 other pieces of evidence that pointed to OJ as the killer,? by Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mar 4, 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I break down the myths and realities of infamous serial killer, Edmund Emil Kemper, ?The Co-Ed Killer?. My special guest is Emerson Murray, author of The Murder Capital of the World. You can find out more about Emerson and purchase the book at www.emersonmurray.com/murder-capital-of-the-world To enter a drawing to receive a copy of Murder Capital of the World sign up for texts from OUAC by texting ?OUAC? to 408-676-1770 (Texting rates may apply. U.S. listeners only are eligible for this giveaway. Text messaging provided by Text Sanity). Deadline to enter drawing is December 22nd. Winners will be randomly chosen December 23rd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young girl living outside of New Delhi, India is found murdered in her own bedroom in a high-security apartment building with her parents sleeping mere feet away. Was her murder an inside job or caused by an unknown intruder? Join us for this ?whodunit? that has been called the ?JonBenet Ramsay case of India?. Resources: ?Behind Closed Doors: How a 13-Year-Old?s Murder Ignited Class Warfare? by Nick Schager for The Daily Beast, July 14, 2019. ?Arushi murder case: A timeline of events?, The Hindu, October 12, 2017. ?2008 Noida double murder case?, retrieved from Wikipedia.com. The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors (2017), Directed by P.A. Carter for HBO Asia and Star World. Links Get links to all our social media at our website www.truecrimepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamison Bachman spent his adult years being ?the roommate from hell?. He destroyed property, bullied his housemates, filed lawsuits for petty complaints, and rarely paid his rent. But, growing more desperate once his history of scamming people was revealed, he crossed the line from annoying to dangerous. Resources: ?Worst Roommate Ever? by William Brennan for New York Magazine, Feb 19, 2018. ?Philadelphia judge to squatter in viral roommate story: ?You?re frightening?? by Andrew Parent, for The Philly Voice, Feb. 22, 2018. ?Woman details terrifying ordeal of roommate from hell? by Aoibhinn McBride for The Daily Mail, Feb. 23, 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mysterious disappearance of a 4-year-old from her own bedroom takes a bizarre twist and rumors and conspiracy theories soon follow. This case would come to be known as ?The JonBenet Ramsey Case of Mexico.? Resources: ?Resignation in Mexican missing girl Paulette case?, BBC News, May 26, 2010 ?Mexico Shocked by Discovery of Girl?s Body,? CBS News, April 5, 2010 Misterios favoritos en espanol/Unresolved Mysteries, reddit.com - https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/80s8r6/request_misterios_favoritos_en_espanol_what_are/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special Halloween episode, I?ll share creepy tales of corpses that were mistaken for Halloween displays. I?ll also share the bizarre tale of a failed outlaw who became a successful carnival oddity?after his death. Resources: ?Was a Suicide Mistaken for Halloween Decoration?? by David Mikkelson for Snopes.com, Oct. 28, 2005. ?75-Year-Old Marina Man Found Dead on Apartment Balcony? by Vince Echavaria for The Argonaut, October 22, 2009. ?Body is Mistaken for a Halloween Display? by Rebecca Cathcart for The New York Times, Oct. 17, 2009. ?Dead man slumped on balcony mistaken for Halloween decoration? by Seema Mehta for LA Now, October 16, 2009 ?Woman?s Dead Body Mistaken for Halloween Decorations? by Maya Rhodan for Time, October 15, 2015. ?Murdered woman hanging from fence mistaken for Halloween decoration?, WKRC/WSYK/Sinclair Broadcast Group, Oct 15, 2015. ?Man faces murder charges after woman?s body found? by Sara Nealeigh for The Chillicothe Gazette, Oct 13, 2015. ?See the Funhouse ?Mannequin? that was Actually the Body of an Old Bank Robber?, retrieved from All That?s Interesting, December 20, 2017. ?How a Real Corpse Ended Up in a California Fun Park Spookhouse? by Ella Morton retrieved from Atlas Obscura on Slate.com, April 11, 2014. *Visit our website for music attributions* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, a family claims a family member has become possessed by a demon. When a young man challenges the demon in an attempt to save his friend, he may have gotten more than he bargained for. He would later claim that demons drove him to commit a brutal murder. Resources: ?By Demons Possessed? by Lynn Darling for The Washington Post, September 13, 1981. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1981/09/13/by-demons-possessed/3479fa6b-eee3-4233-a2fc-b9defa403504/ ?The Murder That Inspired The Conjuring III? by Josie Klakstrom for Medium.com, June 8, 2021. https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/arne-johnson-the-devil-made-me-do-it-cf6ff04f611a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A teenager takes the life of family members as well as a random stranger and then claims his involvement in ?satanic rituals? lead him to murder. Was 16-year-old Sean Sellers demon possessed, mentally ill, or simply a cold-blooded killer? Resources: On Thursday He Dies, The Mirror (London), Jan 30, 1999 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=60226483 Reaching Out as Time is Running Out by Lois Romano, The Washington Post, Jan 22, 1999. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/01/22/reaching-out-as-time-is-running-out/4a28249b-d5e3-4c50-908c-39226d069304/ Open Letter to Satanists, writings by Sean Sellers. Retrieved from The Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120020450/http://www.seansellers.com/open_letter_to_satanists.htm# Sean Richard Sellers - from the files of Clark County Prosecutor http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/sellers512.htm Sean Sellers: The Devil and Death Row, Doug Mesner for DailyKos.com, June 21, 2013. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/6/21/1217873/-Sean-Sellers-The-Devil-and-Death-Row Links: Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime TikTok - @OUACpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this bonus episode, you?ll hear the live show from CrimeCon UK in London. Esther discusses the motivations and psychology behind mass shooters with Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Sohom Das, host of the YouTube channel A Psych for Sore Minds. Check out True Crime Week on Stitcher where they are kicking off the spookiest month of the year with the creepiest and crawliest True Crime Podcasts. Check out their curated homepage to find your next True Crime Pod obsession. If you?re on your phone you can download Stitcher in your app store or go to Stitcher.comFor tickets to CrimeCon UK, June 11-12, 2022 go to www.crimecon.co.uk. You can still use ONCEUPON21 for 10% off your pre-sale tickets. For info on CrimeCon in Las Vegas in May 2022 go to www.crimecon.com.Dr. Das?s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/APsychForSoreMinds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this conclusion to our 2-part episode on spree killer, Robert Garrow, I?ll detail Garrow?s killing spree in the summer of 1973, his time as a fugitive, and his arrest and convcition. Resources: The Garrow Manhunt: A Serial Killer in the Adirondacks https://www.adirondack.net/history/garrow-manhunt/ Crime Library: Robert Garrow https://web.archive.org/web/20140403090224/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/robert_garrow/2.html Sworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies Case, Jim Tracy, Post Hill Press, March 2021 ?When Robert Garrow?s murders, manhunt terrified the Adirondacks?, Mark Frost, Glens Falls Chronicle, July 9, 2021. ?Secrets and Death: Former reporter tackles the Robert Garrow story,? Will Doolittle, Adirondack Daily Enterprise. ?Dannemora Manhunt Harkens Back to Robert Garrow, Source of ?Terror in the Adirondacks?, Bill Carey, New York State, June 16, 2015. ?Garrow Reign of Terror 35 Years Later?, Lohr McKinstry, Press Publican, April 13, 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1973, a violent sexual predator went on a killing spree in the Adirondack Mountains. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, I detail Garrow?s abusive childhood, history of violence, and the escalation of his crimes from theft, to kidnapping and assault, and ultimately to rape and murder. Resources: Robert Francis Garrow, Jr: American Spree Killer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu5e4RJKp9s&t=1235s Murderpedia.com: Robert Garrow https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/garrow-robert-photos.htm The Garrow Manhunt: A Serial Killer in the Adirondacks https://www.adirondack.net/history/garrow-manhunt/ Crime Library: Robert Garrow https://web.archive.org/web/20140403090224/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/robert_garrow/2.html Sworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies Case, Jim Tracy, Post Hill Press, March 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1969, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy was the front runner to become the next Presidential candidate on the Democratic Party ticket. But, decisions he would make one fateful night on Chappaquiddick Island would result in the death of a young woman and leave his reputation in tatters. Did Ted Kennedy get away with murder?Resources??Kennedy Passenger Dies in Car Plunge?: How Chappaquiddick was covered by The Washington Post?, by Richard Harwood and Paul Blackwell for The Washington Post, July 18, 2019.??The Kennedy machine Buried What Really Happened?: Revisiting Chappaquiddick, 50 years later?, by Josh Sanburn for Vanity Fair, July 17, 2019.?The End of Camelot?, Vanity Fair, September 1993. ?Ted Kennedy?s Chappaquiddick Incident: What Really Happened?, by Sarah Pruitt for History, April 6, 2018. ?Why the True Story of ?Chappaquiddick? Is Impossible to Tell?, by Lorraine Boissoneault for Smithsonian Magazine, April 2, 2018.Background Cinematic Sad by MusicLFilesLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/8031-background-cinematic-sadLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMisty Lights by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5686-misty-lights-License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A billionaire heiress kills her friend in a ?freak accident?. Was Eduardo Tirella?s death actually an accident or did Doris Duke commit murder? Resources: Doris Duke: Facts, Death and Mansion, Biography.com:https://www.biography.com/personality/doris-dukeHomicide at Rough Point by Peter Lance for Vanity Fair, July 16, 2020 https://bit.ly/2VHjXC7The Fatal Crash that Plunged Doris Duke into a Scandal by Samantha Todd for Forbes Magazine, Oct 18, 2019https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthatodd/2019/10/18/the-fatal-crash-that-plunged-doris-duke-into-scandal/?sh=5a23b31e2057The Doris Duke Cold Case Reopens: The Only Known Eyewitness Speaks for the First Time by Peter Lance for Vanity Fair, August 5, 2021https://bit.ly/3Ct9oDQSponsor: Best Fiends - Download for FREE today at the Apple App store or Google Play. Links: CrimeCon UK: https://www.crimecon.co.uk - Use promo code ONCEUPON21 for 10% off your registration. Patreon: www.patreon.com/onceuponacrimeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OnceUponACrimePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The wealthy son of a New York real estate family leaves town to avoid investigation in the decades-old disappearance of his wife. A year later, he will be the number one suspect in the murder of an elderly man in Texas. This is the first chapter in the series ?Getting Away with Murder?, the case of Robert Durst. Resources:Books:A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst by Matt Birkbeck, Berkeley Books, 2005.He Killed them All: Robert Durst and my Quest for Justice by Jeanine Pirro, Gallery Books, 2015. Article links: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/robert-durst-case-timeline/26/https://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-durst-killed-neighbor-words/story?id=29689667https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a31043951/robert-durst-murder-trial-details/https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-robert-durst-self-defense-20150316-story.htmlhttps://www.gq.com/story/killer-in-the-blue-dresshttps://www.cnn.com/2021/08/04/us/robert-durst-testimony/index.htmlSponsor:Small Town Murders - Download for FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play.Links:True Crime Guys Podcast: https://truecrimelasvegas.podbean.comOnce Upon a Crime Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730325570622505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1967, a double murder shocked a small town in Virginia. A suspect was quickly rounded up, but the case wasn?t truly resolved until decades later when a chance encounter led to a series of events that would ultimately bring about a deathbed confession. Resources: ?Thomas Free on Bond; Hearing Slated Oct 27?, The News Leader, Oct 17, 1967. ?Prosecution Rests in Thomas Hearing?, The News Leader, April 10, 1968. ?Getting away with murder? Former cop has serious questions about why Staunton?s most infamous killer almost got away?, Lindsay Barnes for The Hook, Jan 8, 2009Sharron C. Smith, Obituary, retrieved from Legacy.com?Woman confesses to 1967 slayings?, Ashley Broughton for CNN, Jan 24, 2009. ?Motive in Double Killing 42 Years Ago is Revealed?, The Associated Press, retrieved from The New York Times, Jan 24, 2009. ?We just want the truth; Connie Hevener?s family wants to know why a cop allegedly hid her killer for 40 years?, Lindsay Barnes for The Hook, Feb 26, 2009. ?Bound by blood? Were cop and killer father and child??, Lindsay Barnes for The Hook, April 23, 2009. ?A $200M Wrong? One-time suspect in ?67 slayings says Staunton cops framed him?, Brad Zinn for The News Leader, Dec 23, 2010. ?High?s case featured on Investigation Discovery?, Augusta Free Press, Feb 17, 2013.Sponsors: Hooked on Phonics - www.hookedonphonics.com/once to get your first month for $1 dollar. Small Town Murders - Download and play FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Links:Patreon - Join to become a Patreon member for bonus episodes, early release, ad-free episodes and more at www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime. CrimeCon UK - www.crimecon.co.uk and use my discount code ONCEUPON21 for 10% off your registration. Join the Once Upon a Crime Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730325570622505 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices