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When people hear the name Andrew Cunanan, most people think of the murder of Gianni Versace, but Gianni was not Andrew's only victim. in Part 1 we discuss Andrew's life growing up, and some key players in this horrific case. Andrew Cunanan was wicked smart, charismatic, and ridiculously handsome, and he could have had it all until he threw it all away and took 5 innocent lives in the process. For a full list of sources please email us at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com Anderson-Minshall, D. (2017, ...

New Lisbon State School, a place for families to bring their loved ones that require round the clock care. one would think that the residents would be safe, well cared for, and in a clean environment. Not at New Lisbon. Today, we tell you about 3 disappearances and 2 of the deaths that have occurred here since 1975. We get on our soapboxes for this one, join us and find out why. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Atlantic City, New Jersey, Resident Agency of th...

We've come to the conclusion of the Christa Pike story and, frankly, its a doozy. we go over the trial, the appeals and some shenanigans that Christa has gotten into since her incarceration. If you like court case deep dives and Courtney getting on her soap box, than this Chapter is for you. For a full list of resources, email us at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com Pike v. State, No. M2012-01640-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sep. 30, 2013) FindLaw. (n.d.). FindLaw’s Supreme Court of Tennessee case an...

***This Case come's with a pretty heavy trigger warning for mentions CSA, Torture, and graphic details. Listener discretion is very much advised*** Christa Gail Pike wasn't exactly a model citizen. In fact, pretty much from birth she was set up for failure, with a very tumultuous childhood. After being sent to Knoxville Tennessee's Job Corps Center at 18 to get her life together, she meets fellow satanist, 17 year old Tadaryl Shipp, and it's love at first sight. Thing's are going well for the tw...

66 year old Maree Collins was a kind woman who would do anything for everyone, including offering a room to her struggling neighbor, 27 year old psychologist, Luke Fawcett. In repayment, Luke would commit a crime so horrific, Western Australia would give him one of the harshest sentences they've ever handed down. Don't forget to rate, review, and share, and, for our Australian listeners, let us know if we did this story justice. We'd love to hear from you. 9News Staff. (2020, April 14). Sister...

25 year old Stephanie Parze had a wonderful life & a wonderful family, but that all would be taken away when she met John Ozbilgen. Due to his violent temper she would break up with John-weeks later, Stephanie goes missing. Helpful links/numbers: Sex abuse hotline:1-800-656-4673 DV hotline : 1-800-799-7233 www.snpfoundation.org NJ DV Hotline: 1-800-572(7233) https://nj.gov/njsp/division/operations/domestic-violence-info.shtml For a full list of sources please email us at bookofthedeadpod@gm...

On January 23, 1999 while at Tacoma, Washington's New Frontier Bowling alley, 2 year old Teekah Lewis disappears without a trace while playing in the arcade. what would follow would be a 22 year long investigation with her family desperately hoping for answers. If you have information, contact Crime Stoppers for a $1,000 cash reward. Use the P3 Tips App on your phone or call the hot line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) 2486DFWA - Teekah Latres Lewis. (n.d.). https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2486dfwa.ht...

in 1999 the Potter family dealt with the unthinkable when they lost their youngest daughter, Tabitha, when she was murdered by a local house painter. They, also, never got justice for her murder. 22 years later, the unthinkable happens again. Arnold, S. H. (2022, December 12). Man Found in a Freezer Leads to a Double Tragedy for a Family. NewsBreak Original. https://original.newsbreak.com/@sam-h-arnold-1600000/2855321090474-man-found-in-a-freezer-leads-to-a-double-tragedy-for-a-family C.C.T. (...

On June 23, 2021, 24 year old Daniel Robinson headed to a job site in Buckeye, AZ, where he was a hydrogeologist at 7am. At 9am, he he got in his 2017 Jeep Renegade and drove off into the desert. A month later, his car was found a few miles from where he was last seen, crashed in a ravine,but Daniel was nowhere to be found. this is his story. Anyone with information about Daniel's disappearance cn contact Arizona crime stoppers at 602-262-6151 or Buckeye Police Department at (623) 349-6400. Help...

On this weeks chapter, we discuss how Stacey Castor may just be the worst mother on the face of the planet, how laws regarding forged wills are asinine, and another potential victim of antifreeze poisoning. It seems as if no one was truly safe from a woman obsessed with money. ABC News. (n.d.). Hear Stacey Castor’s frantic 911 call to police about daughter who overdosed [Video]. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/hear-stacey-castors-frantic-911-call-police-daughter-60891950 Ashely Wal...

Stacey Castor: Daughter, mother, wife, widow, wife.....widow? Stacey had a good life married to her husband, Michael Wallace. until Michael died at 38 of a heart attack due to his bad heart and substance abuse issues, according to Stacey. She finds love, again, in David Castor, 5 years after burying Michael, tragedy strikes again in the form of David committing suicide and poor Stacey is left alone again. it was truly a horrible, tragic situation, but there's one person that isn't buying it. One...

After over 2 decades and 2 different detectives going over Sherri's murder, answers are finally found when a new detective takes on the case. After a new investigation spanning months and the involvement of internal affairs police finally close in on Sherri's killer. In this chapter, you can hear parts of the interview that solidified police's suspicions that the murderer was one of their own. Associated Press. (2013, February 25). Parents of Sherri Rasmussen can’t sue LAPD over her murder in V...

In 1986, Sherri Rasmussen was newly married and had the career of her dreams. she was beautiful and intelligent and had a wonderful life ahead of her with her husband, John Ruetten. On February 24th, 1986 tragedy would strike when John came home from work to find their condo ransacked, and sherri murdered. what would follow would be a decades long investigation before the murderer would be found right under the LAPD's nose. Associated Press. (2013, February 25). Parents of Sherri Rasmussen can’...

Reuploaded without the metronome sound :,) 32 year old Dorothy Scott was a loving, single, single mother who loved nothing more that spending time with her 4 year old son when she wasn't at work. she was known for living a very safe, quiet life, but when she starts getting disturbing phone calls from a man she doesn't know Dorothy starts looking into ways to protect herself. On May 28th, 1980 Dorothy Disappears after going to retrieve her car to pick up her coworkers. for four long years with no...

Lynnette Quast and Thomas Crafts were high school sweethearts when they got married at 21 in august of 1985. For a few years, everything is great and they're building a good life together. After Lynnette gets pregnant with their first child, though, their relationship starts to deteriorate and would come to a head 8 years later in July of 1999 If you or anyone you know is in a domestic Violence situation, know that their are resources out there to help. The National Domestic Violence Hotline h...

In 2005, Geetha Angara was a 43 year old chemist working for the Passaic Valley Water Commission in Totowa, New Jersey. On February 8th, she went down to the facility's underground water tanks in order to do some routine recalibration. 24 hours later, her body was found floating in the second tank with no clear answer as to how she got in there. was this a case of murder by a disgruntled employee angry at Geetha's recent promotion? Or was this a terrible accident? If you have any information on...

Colleen Ritser was a 24 year old Algebra Teacher in Danvers Massachusetts, known for her passion for teaching, her big heart, and her warm smile. Philip Chism was a 14 year old freshman, new to Danvers from Tennessee with a promising High School soccer career. On October 22, 2013, both Philip and Colleen go missing and what follows would be one of the most harrowing murder investigations we have ever seen. For more information on the Colleen Ritzer Memorial Fund please visit: https://www.collee...

In July of 1980, the bodies of two unidentified women were found. One in an Almond Orchard in Kern County and one 4 days later, 180 miles away in Ventura County, California. No one knew who they were or who killed them. Over 30 years later, they would be connected by one individual who was already serving life for prior crimes. This is their story. Anyone with information about the Ventura County Jane doe, or who attended the Visalia College of the Sequoias in July of 1980 and may have known he...

This Chapter comes with a very big trigger warning. if anyone planning on listening to this chapter is sensitive to or triggered by discussion of SA or graphic details, please skip past this chapter. we don't want anyone to be triggered by our content. In November of 1989 Junko Furuta is on her way home from work when she is knocked off her bicycle by a teenage boy. another boy from her school offers to walk her home, but she never makes it. what would follow would go on to be described as "The ...

In march 2015,Elizabeth Salgado came to America from Mexico in order to learn English and be among fellow Mormons in Provo, Utah.She was described as being a shy, spiritual woman, who was excited for new opportunities.After just 18 days of being in Utah, Elizabeth finished her Language classesand headed back to her apartment, just 18 blocks away.She would never make it there.it has been 7 years & with no leads and very little evidence, the Salgado family has no answers as to what happened to Eli...

Happy Halloween guys!! In Part 2 of The Vampire Cult Murders we fall down the rabbit hole into the Wendorf Murders, discussing how they were murdered, and the events leading up to, and following them. Rod Ferrell is just as sick and twisted as he was when we discussed him yesterday, and we have some questions about Heather Wendorf, too. We go over the Vampire Cult's road trip to Louisiana and the trial, as well as Rod's appeal in 2021. Remember everyone, if you plan on drinking someone's blood,...

On November 25th, 1996, Jennifer Wendorf came home from an evening with her boyfriend to find her parents, Richard and Ruth Wendorf, brutally murdered in the family home. to add to this horrific sight, her younger sister, Heather Wendorf, was no where to be found. when police start their investigation, they learn that heather had claimed to be running away to New Orleans with a Vampire Coven Led by her former classmate, Rodrick Ferrell. In Part 1, we discuss the initial investigation, and do a d...

In the late 1940's, the S.S. Ourang Medan sent out an S.O.S. to near by ships asking for urgent help and that everyone was dead. when help arrived, the whole crew was dead, including the ship's dog, and every single one of them were unwounded, their faces frozen in horror. before anyone could even attempt to figure out what happened, a fire broke out and an explosion erupted, taking the ship and it's crew to the bottom of the ocean. the legend of the S.S. Ourang medan has been around for decades...

Ronald Clark O'Bryan never really took his children, Elizabeth and Timothy, Trick r' Treating. On October 31st 1976, he decided this was the year he was going to take them. This should be a fun night for a father and his children, But when 8 year old Timothy suddenly dies after eating a piece of candy, Investigators find out a lot of Ronald's secrets, and none of them are good. Courtney gets real angry in this one-listen and find out why. Blanco, J. I. (n.d.). Ronald Clark O’Bryan | Murderpedia...