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Ruby Franke was a popular yet controversial influencer known for her extreme parenting style. In August 2023, she and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested on numerous counts of child abuse after Franke’s son sought help from a neighbor after being bound and deprived of food. Franke’s crimes have caused many to take a closer look at family vloggers and the rights of children featured in vlogs. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.ksl.com/article/38122710 https://people.com/ruby-franke-rise-fall-youtube-vlogger-charged-child-abuse-7969073 https://www.insider.com/8-passengers-youtube-drama-what-happened-franke-family-2020-6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ruby-franke-plea-agreement-child-abuse-youtube/ https://people.com/ruby-franke-daughter-reacts-after-mom-arrest-google-doc-7964940 https://www.npr.org/2023/12/18/1220098496/ruby-franke-the-youtube-mom-who-gave-parenting-advice-pleads-guilty-to-child-abu https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/09/22/family-vlogger-controversy-viewers/ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/a-closer-look-at-toxic-family-vlogging-channels/ https://www.thepalmettopanther.com/behind-the-cameras-the-truth-and-dangers-of-family-vloggers/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/ruby-frankes-case-online-fascination-rcna104444 https://www.thecut.com/2023/12/ruby-franke-utah-mommy-vlogger-pleads-guilty-to-child-abuse.html https://people.com/ruby-franke-calls-express-concern-children-7967415 https://people.com/ruby-franke-sisters-speak-out-after-arrest-7965412 https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/a-closer-look-at-toxic-family-vlogging-channels/ * https://www.momuncharted.com/ * https://www.hollywoodinsider.com/family-vlogging-children/ https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-10-30/france-parliament-adopts-law-to-protect-child-influencers-on-social-media // https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/child-influencer-family-vlogger-protection-laws-rcna127674 https://parentology.com/family-vlogs-are-toxic/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/09/22/family-vlogger-controversy-viewers/ https://www.thepalmettopanther.com/behind-the-cameras-the-truth-and-dangers-of-family-vloggers/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12493621/Youtuber-mom-Ruby-Franke-appears-court-accuses-children-outrageous-behavior.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/influencers-parents-posting-kids-online-privacy-security-concerns-rcna55318?utm_source=NBC&utm_medium=iframely https://www.npr.org/2023/08/23/1195508847/a-new-illinois-law-wants-to-ensure-child-influencers-get-a-share-of-their-earnin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FamilyOFive https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/myka-stauffer-huxley-announcement https://thesciencesurvey.com/editorial/2023/01/18/family-vlogging-blurring-the-line-between-parent-and-employer/ https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/who-is-the-labrant-fam-and-what-are-their-biggest-controversies/ https://ethicscasestudies.fims.uwo.ca/2023/01/12/the-labrant-family-and-children-in-the-media/ https://www.intheknow.com/post/labrant-fam-family-vloggers-youtube-controversy/

During the late 1970s, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City. Better known as the Son of Sam or .44 Caliber Killer, Berkowitz is responsible for the death of six people with a further eleven being wounded. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Berkowitz https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/david-berkowitz/ https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/07/29/the-horrifying-murders-of-notorious-serial-killer-son-of-sam/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawmakers-expand-son-sam-law-cover-spouses-wake/story?id=105812124 https://time.com/3979004/son-of-sam-caught/ https://www.biography.com/crime/son-of-sam-murder-timeline https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/nyregion/07sam.html https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/academics/academic-departments/department-psychology/investigative-psychology-research-unit/investigative-psychology

Join us this week as we discuss the infamous Rajneeshee Movement who settled in rural Oregon in the early 1980s and were responsible for the first known bioterror attack in the United States. We discuss their origins, leader, and whether they were a cult or new religion. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Anand_Sheela https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/apr/07/cult-oregon-1980s-terror-netflix-documentary-wild-country https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rajneesh-movement https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/25/17275996/cult-leaders-psychology-bhagwan-shree-rajneesh-netflix-wild-wild-country https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/03/807e3a202a/what_happened_to_the_rajneeshe.html https://newrepublic.com/article/147876/antelopes-last-stand https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3633289/ https://www.selectagents.gov/overview/history.htm https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rajneesh-movement https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bhagwan-Shree-Rajneesh https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-know-rajneeshees/ https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/25/17275996/cult-leaders-psychology-bhagwan-shree-rajneesh-netflix-wild-wild-country https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirror https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/1985/07/poona_era_caps_period_of_growt.html https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/wild-country-supreme-court/556997/ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/apr/24/wild-wild-country-netflix-cult-sex-noa-maxwell-bhagwan-shree-rajneesh-commune-childhood https://www.learnreligions.com/the-real-rajneesh-cult-4165818 https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103105/http://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/index.ssf/1985/07/experts_draw_distinctions_betw.html * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Rajneeshee_assassination_plot

In November 1996, 16 year old Roderrick Ferrell murdered Naomi Ruth Queen and Richard Wendorf. Ferrell claimed to be a 500-year-old vampire named Vesago, a character he created for himself after becoming obsessed with the role playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. In this episode we explore the murders by Ferrell and his vampire clan along with clinical vampirism and the vampire lifestyle. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/how-rod-ferrell-vampire-clan-went-from-teen-blood-rituals-to-killing-parents https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/vampirism https://www.monstrous.com/famous-vampire-killers/ https://www.nature.com/articles/palcomms20156.pdf https://books.google.com/books?id=dZKIgOcdu_wC&q=%22Atlas+Vampire

In 1989, Lyle and Eric Menendez murdered their parents Kitty and Jose in their Beverly Hills family home. The high profile trial gripped the nation and exposed many to the sexual abuse of boys. Decades later, the Menendez brothers have put forward new evidence that they hope will provide them a new trial. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.courttv.com/news/lyle-menendez-details-new-evidence-life-after-murder-with-rosie-odonnell/#:~:text=30%20years%20ago%2C%20in%20a,the%20family’s%20Beverly%20Hills%20mansion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_and_Erik_Men%C3%A9ndez https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-07-23/menendez-murder-los-angeles-menudo-sexual-abuse **

Multiple studies have found that murder specifically shootings, are the cause of fifty percent of all rapper deaths. In this episode, we’ll look at three of those deaths, that of King Von, Pop Smoke, and Young Dolph and how their deaths relate to gang violence and drill music. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.youtube.com/c/TrapLoreRoss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVz8W594S4s https://www.tmz.com/2020/11/06/rapper-king-von-shot-killed-atlanta-shootout-dead-dies/ https://theconversation.com/music-to-die-for-how-genre-affects-popular-musicians-life-expectancy-36660 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26966963/ https://k100radio.com/king-vons-gang-affiliation-called-into-play-surrounding-his-death/ https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/932178314/king-von-emerging-chicago-rapper-dead-at-26 https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/pop-smoke-reportedly-refused-to-snitch-on-crip-gang-members-prior-to-death https://web.archive.org/web/20210507093115/https://www.vulture.com/article/pop-smoke-death-info-explained.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210507093115/https://www.vulture.com/article/pop-smoke-death-info-explained.html https://theacademyadvocate.com/5899/pop-culture/the-deaths-of-king-von-and-pop-smoke-shines-a-light-on-violence-in-the-rap-world/ https://eightify.app/summary/true-crime/chaotic-gang-war-erupts-after-young-dolph-s-murder https://apnews.com/article/young-dolph-rapper-killed-memphis-trial-fef17db9f4a4783121055422e62c2a3b https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/everything-we-know-about-the-murder-of-young-dolph-arrests-and-court-cases/article_ebc80516-849d-11ee-8132-bf3bc3f3aeae.html https://afrotech.com/hip-hop-birthday-rap-hip-hop-net-worth https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/gangster-rap-music-informal-study-its-message-and-correlation-gang https://time.com/6333558/young-thug-trial-rap-lyrics/

On this week’s episode, we dive into the Oklahoma City Bombing at the hands of Timothy McVeigh.

On this week’s episode, we look at the crimes of Joseph Edward Duncan.  

On this week’s episode, we look at Amanda Knox and the murder of Meredith Kercher.

On April 20,1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School with deadly intentions. After firing over 150 bullets, 12 people lay dead and a nation was forever changed. Though questions still linger about why this happened, Columbine has become synonymous with mass shooting and the dangers children face when going to a place they are meant to be safe at. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.kktv.com/2023/04/20/remembering-lives-lost-24-years-ago-columbine-shooting/ https://vault.fbi.gov/Columbine%20High%20School%20 https://allthatsinteresting.com › columbine-shooting https://www.britannica.com/event/Columbine-High-School-shootings https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/17/columbine-massacre-gun-crime-us https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/echoes-of-columbine-2019a.mp4/view https://clas.ucdenver.edu/nhdc/sites/default/files/attached-files/entry_434.pdf https://theconversation.com/how-columbine-became-a-blueprint-for-school-shooters-115115 https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/04/we-need-to-bury-the-columbine-shooters/

From 1829-1971 Eastern State Penitentiary housed over 70,000 inmates and essentially served as the first penitentiary in the US. Eastern State used the “Pennsylvania system” which relied heavily on solitary confinement and was part of a larger reform movement going on at the time. Little did the creators know that solitary confinement would have tremendous negative effects on the inmates. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.easternstate.org/notable-prisoners https://web.archive.org/web/20060620011403/http://www.easternstate.org/history/ https://www.easternstate.org/sites/easternstate/files/inline-files/ESP_PopUpMuseumHandout-forweb.pdf https://www.ushistory.org/tour/eastern-state-penitentiary.htm https://www.easternstate.org/sites/easternstate/files/inline-files/2017PopUpGalleryGuidePrisonBreakingNews_0.pdf https://www.easternstate.org/sites/easternstate/files/inline-files/ESP_PopUpMuseumHandout2018_Individual%20Pages.pdf https://www.easternstate.org/sites/easternstate/files/inline-files/ESP_PopUpMuseumHandout2018_WallsMakeGoodNeighbors.pdf https://www.easternstate.org/research/history-eastern-state/timeline https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5579901 https://solitarywatch.org/2010/02/27/charles-dickens-on-solitary-confinement-immense-torture-and-agony/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-daring-escape-from-the-eastern-state-penitentiary-180947688/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36163247 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_prison_systems https://web.archive.org/web/20160403150355/http://www.treasuresofpa.com/2009/11/esp/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastern-state-penitentiary-a-prison-with-a-past-14274660/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_prison_systems https://knowablemagazine.org/article/society/2022/prison-history-ashley-rubin-qa https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/12/08/solitary_symposium/ https://www.vera.org/downloads/publications/the-impacts-of-solitary-confinement.pdf

On this week’s episode, we look at the DC snipers, John Mohammed and Lee Boyd Malvo. In total, they killed 17 people and wounded 10 others in a 10-month span throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. This case exemplifies how adults often manipulate youth into helping them carry out crimes. Links Instagram - @CrimeCorruptionCocktails Twitter - @CharadeInc Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcocktails PayPal Donation - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=5647SFGSE8EEW Sources https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beltway-sniper-attacks https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/beltway-snipers https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/10/01/timeline-dc-sniper-attacks/ https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/mass-murder/the-washington-dc-sniper/ https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-and-Gangs-098.aspx https://bjs.ojp.gov/juveniles-incarcerated-us-adult-jails-and-prisons-2002-2021 https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-fact-sheet-juvenile-justice-system https://www.nj.gov/oag/jjc/thru_system.htm https://www.aecf.org/blog/what-is-juvenile-justice https://childsafety.losangelescriminallawyer.pro/minors-in-prison https://ojjdp.ojp.gov https://childsafety.losangelescriminallawyer.pro/juvenile-offenses.html https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/publications/trends-in-youth-arrests.pdf https://nationalgangcenter.ojp.gov https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files/pubs/96natyouthgangsrvy/surv_6a https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1744&context=jcred https://humanimpact.org/hipprojects/juvenile-injustice-charging-youth-as-adults-is-ineffective-biased-and-harmful/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301275902_ABUSE_OF_A_DIFFERENT_KIND_Adhttps://www.irishlegal.com/articles/new-law-to-criminalise-grooming-of-children-into-crimeults_using_children_to_commit_crime https://www.unicef.org/protection/justice-for-children https://www.splcenter.org/news/2022/01/21/criminal-injustice-states-unfairly-prosecute-children-adults https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/567/460/ https://www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight/how-many-children-who-commit-crimes-are-groomed/ https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/new-law-to-criminalise-grooming-of-children-into-crime https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38204048 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_bk_pb_24_en.pdf https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gangs-children-child-drug-dealers-class-a-aged-12-eight-youngest-arrested-young-younger-heroin-crack-cocaine-exploitation-scandal-gangsters-grooming-crime-violence-war-on-drugs-failing-austerity-poverty-a7826551.html