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This week,  Amber covers the family annihilation of the Browning family.   Then, Naomi shares the story of an Indiana neighborhood that was rocked by tragedy when one of their own brought a con man into their midst.  Amber's Sources:  Browning family murders - Wikipedia Md. teen pleads guilty to murdering family Teen who killed family gets 4 life sentences United in life, and now death – Baltimore Sun Community mourns death of Towson attorney - Maryland Daily Record Teen pleads guilty to killing his family | 6abc Philadelphia Home at start of Cockeysville manhunt was same home as Browning family murders in 2008 Naomi's Sources:  Worst Neighbor Ever: Season1: Midwest Meltdown – Netflix Richmond Hill explosion - Wikipedia     Support the show

This week Naomi covers the story of a man who did the unimaginable, not once, but twice.  Then Amber covers the disappearance of Christopher Kerze.  On April 20, 1990, 17-year-old Christopher Matthew Kerze told his parents he wasn't feeling well and stayed home from school. By the end of the day, he was gone.   If you know anything — anything at all — about Chris, about an old Mossberg bolt-action shotgun found in the north woods, or about a zebra-striped Swatch watch, please contact the Eagan Police Department at 651-675-5700, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. His parents are waiting. The phone number still works.  Naomi's sources:  Gregory Green | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers https://www.fox2detroit.com/grandfather-of-murderer-helped-get-suspect-out-of-prison https://www.washingtonpost.com/woman-married-murderer-he-killed-all-her-children/ Amber's Sources:  Christopher Matthew Kerze – The Charley Project https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=110dmmn Watching Your Child Grow Up in Pictures Disappearance of Christopher Kerze - Wikipedia Eagan parents still hoping to find son missing since 1990 – Twin Cities Family revitalizes search for Eagan runaway | Local News | hometownsource.com Soul Asylum - Runaway Train (Official HD Video) The Missing: Christopher Kerze – The Morbid Library https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/https-medium-com-nickib-where-is-christopher-kerze-499763f662f6 https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2020/06/14/the-missing-murdered-and-reunited-of-runaway-train/     Support the show

This week, Amber covers Robert Eric Wone.  A 32-year-old lawyer who was stabbed to death August 3, 2006,  just 79 minutes after arriving at his friends house.  Then, Naomi tells the story of a young, Christian woman who posed as a doctor to a vulnerable population under the guise of service.  Amber's Sources: Murder of Robert Eric Wone - Wikipedia Who Killed Robert Wone? Inside The Unsolved Mystery Of His Brutal Murder Who Killed Robert Wone? The Suspects and Theories Explained - Newsweek Robert Wone Murder Case is Missing ‘Huge’ Detail, Doc Director Says - Newsweek Robert Wone: The theories and suspects in the unsolved murder - Yahoo News UK Who Killed Robert Wone? Why This Peacock Crime Doc Is a Must Watch After Following the Murdaugh Murder Trial A Murder Mystery On Swann Street · City Cast DC Naomi's Sources:  https://www.theguardian.com/white-savior-complex-documentary-tv-show-hbo-renee-bach Who is Renee Bach? The controversial star of HBO's new 'Savior Complex' documentary How NPR covered the missionary who ran a center for malnourished kids where 105 died - capradio.org A Missionary on Trial | The New Yorker Serving His Children - Wikipedia https://www.npr.org/american-with-no-medical-training-ran-center-for-malnourished-kids Where There Is No Doctor - Wikipedia     Support the show

This week Naomi covers the death of a young mom married to a man with a pattern of losing wives in tragic accidents. Then Amber covers the story of Kennedy Littledike. An Idaho teenager who miraculously survived a horrific 2021 car crash.  Naomi's Sources: Randy Roth: How Many of His 4 Wives Did He Murder? | A&E Randy Roth - Wikipedia Randy Roth | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Amber's Sources: https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/us-news/idaho-teen-kennedy-littledike-hung-from-power-line-with-broken-leg-for-an-hour/ Teen Had Leg Amputated After Car Accident Left Her Dangling Upside Down on a Power Line for an Hour Meet Kennedy Littledike Bingham | Adaptive Training Foundation https://vocal.media/motivation/from-death-to-life-the-unbelievable-survival-of-kennedy-littledike Idaho Teen on Losing Leg After Surviving Car Crash That Left Her Hanging From Power Line for an Hour | Inside Edition Support the show

**THIS EPISODE STARTS WITH AN UPDATE ON THE OSCAR URIAS MURDER TRIAL. THIS CASE WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED ON EPISODE 198. THANK YOU TO THE LOVED ONES OF ELIZABETH AND HATTIE WHO REACHED OUT**** This week Amber covers the murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, committed by Taylor Parker who faked a pregnancy for months and violently attached Reagan.  Then, Naomi covers one of the most iconic concerts of all time, and the money it raised that wound up as weapons instead of food. Amber's Sources: Murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock - Wikipedia The Taylor Parker Case, Explained Where Is Taylor Parker Now? What We Know About the ‘Maternal Instinct’ Killer on Texas Death Row Texas woman faked pregnancy for months before killing friend, abducting her unborn baby Why Warnings About Taylor Parker's Fake Pregnancy Didn't Save Reagan Simmons Hancock | Oxygen What Happened to Taylor Parker’s Children After Her Pregnancy Hoax and Murder Conviction | Oxygen Taylor Parker sentenced to death for killing pregnant friend to steal her unborn baby - CBS News Taylor Parker story: Texas woman sentenced to death for killing Reagan Simmons-Hancock, removing unborn baby from womb - ABC7 Los Angeles Death Row Inmate Appeals Sentence, Claims Prosecution Fat-Shamed Her - Texas Scorecard ‘Maternal Instinct’ on Netflix: Where Is Taylor Parker’s Ex-Boyfriend Wade Griffin Now? Maternal Instinct Documentary: Where is Taylor Parker now? True Story, Cast, What Is It About? - Netflix Tudum Naomi's Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid The Truth About 1985's Live Aid Concert The Truth About 1985's Live Aid Concert - Grunge https://ifmyrecordscouldtalk.com/the-decade-of-the-charity-single-benefit-concert Live Aid: The Complicated History of the World’s Biggest Charity Concert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_Are_Not_Enough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Conspiracy_of_Hope Support the show

This week, Naomi covers a double homicide that at first glance looked like bedroom role play gone horribly wrong.  Then Amber covers Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon 2 Dutch students who went missing on April 1, 2014  while hiking in Panama.  Naomi's sources: Temptation - Dateline NBC - Apple Podcasts Where Is Brendan Banfield Now? His Life After Stabbing Wife with Au Pair Lover https://www.nbcnews.com/au-pair-murders-brendan-banfield-juliana-peres-magalhaes US man who plotted with au pair to murder wife given life sentence | Virginia | The Guardian Who Is Brendan Banfield? All About the Man Who Plotted His Wife's Murder With Their Au Pair https://www.courthousenews.com/defense-attorney-pushes-back-against-catfishing-theory/ VA man who plotted with au pair to kill his wife gets prison - Maryland Daily Record Murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan - Wikipedia Amber's Sources:  Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon - Wikipedia Lost in the Jungle: The mysterious disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in Panama by Marja West | Goodreads Death on the Serpent River: How the Lost Girls of Panama Disappeared Kris & Lisanne likely fell off cliff in Panama: investigators | NL Times https://allthatsinteresting.com/kris-kremers-lisanne-froon The disturbing deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon on their La Pianista Hike in Panama — StrangeOutdoors.com The mysterious deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon Sobering story of two tourists who vanished before camera was found and left behind disturbing clues A Decade of Unanswered Questions Surrounding Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers | by Stephen Crow | Medium   Support the show

In this episode, Amber tells the story of a young girl found in distress near the Dublin General Post Office.   Then, Naomi tries to make sense of a chaotic story of eternal life, raw food, celebrities, and coercive control.  Amber's Sources:  Operation Shepard - Identification of female found by Gardai on O’Connell Street on the 10/10/13 Four years after 'GPO girl' mystery, the woman behind it appeals jail sentence in Australia Mystery GPO girl makes similar claims in Canada ‘GPO Girl’ to walk free from Australian jail after posing as child sex ring victim https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/samantha-azzopardi-true-story Police investigating reports con woman Samantha Azzopardi targeted Melbourne family - NZ Herald https://www.goodto.com/entertainment/where-is-samantha-azzopardi-now Samantha Azzopardi - Australia's biggest con artist | that's life! Samantha Azzopardi — Grokipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Azzopardi Naomi's Sources:   The True Story Behind Netflix's New Docuseries Bad Vegan BAD VEGAN IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY — Sarma Raw A Second Act For Bad Vegan’s Sarma Melngailis Sarma Melngailis - Wikipedia Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. - Netflix     Support the show

This week, Naomi covers the murder or a husband and a father in what was first believed to be a tragic and random act of violence. Then Amber covers Hedviga Golik, a Croatian nurse who died of natural causes alone in her Zagreb apartment in the mid-1960s. Due to deep social isolation, her mummified body remained completely undiscovered in her armchair for 42 years. Naomi's Sources: 2 sentenced for roles in murder-for-hire https://komonews.com/news/local/accused-teen-goes-on-trial-in-murder-for-hire-case https://cases.justia.com/washington/files/62407-5.unp.doc.pdf https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/teens-who-conspired-to-kill-get-25-years Gov't. Puts Car in Court in Murder Trial https://thecinemaholic.com/velma-ogden-whitehead-jon-ogden-and-wilson-sayachack-now/ https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/prosecutors-say-wife-set-up-fatal-carjacking https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/wife-of-slain-boeing-worker-pleads-not-guilty https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/accused-wife-can-t-use-husband-s-money Velma Ogden-Whitehead | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Amber's Sources: Death of Hedviga Golik - Wikipedia The Haunting Silence of Hedviga Golik: Forgotten for Decades | Criminal The Woman Who Sat Dead for 35 Years While Her Neighbors Fought for Her Apartment | by MKWritesHere | Write A Catalyst | Medium Heartbreaking story of woman who died in her apartment and wasn't discovered for decades   Support the show

This week, Amber tells the story of Matthew Davies who robbed a bank in Scotland with a meat cleaver and a pillow case.  Then, Naomi tells the story of a woman out to destroy the life of the surrogate she blames for the death of her son. Amber's Sources: Bungling Dunfermline pillow case disguise bank robber jailed And finally… blind stupidity | Irish Legal News Brain of Scotland - Man who robbed bank wearing pillow case without eye holes arrested after fleeing 'very slowly' then stopping to pat a dog, court hears Hapless Scottish bank robber forgot to cut eye holes in makeshift pillow case mask Naomi's Sources: https://www.wired.com/story/the-baby-died-whose-fault-is-it-surrogate-pregnancy/ The billionaire obsession with surrogacy | The Aggie How Risky is Being a Surrogate? | Sharp HealthCare Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo - ScienceDirect Support the show

This week, Naomi covers the very public murder of a high-society architect at the hands of a playboy millionaire. Then Amber tells the story of the preventable and tragic death of Kyle Plush.  Naomi's Sources: Harry Thaw | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Stanford White - Wikipedia The Trials of Harry Thaw for the Murder of Stanford White Harry Kendall Thaw - Wikipedia Amber's Sources: Death of Kyle Plush - Wikipedia Ohio teenager suffocates in van after twice calling 911, leading to investigation Parents of Ohio teen who suffocated in minivan sue city of Cincinnati Family of Kyle Plush, teen crushed to death, can sue city workers What a new report years after Kyle Plush's death says about Cincinnati's 911 center 911 Dispatchers Did Not Use Kyle Plush's Cellphone Coordinates to Locate Ohio Teen While He Was Crushed to Death in Minivan Kyle Plush Answer The Call Foundation Support the show

This week, Amber covers  the murder of Liz Reiser and the survival of Brandi Hicks that started as an act of kindness and generosity,   Then, Naomi covers another “crime of the century” and another explosive moment in the labor movement.  Amber's Sources:  Murder of Elizabeth Reiser - Wikipedia Elizabeth Reiser Murder: Where Is Matthew Vaca Now? Brandi Hicks Now: Where is Elizabeth Reiser's Friend Today? Update Teen 'played dead' after being thrown off bridge when friend was 'almost decapitated' - The Mirror US Man confesses to killing teen – Morning Journal Naomi's Sources:  Los Angeles Times bombing - Wikipedia https://home.heinonline.org/the-bombing-of-the-los-angeles-times-building/       Support the show

This week, Naomi covers the story of two young men who committed a shocking murder, believing they were too smart to get caught. Then Amber tells the story of the E. Coli outbreak that swept across the Pacific Northwest in the early 90's. Naomi's Sources: Leopold and Loeb - Wikipedia Übermensch - Wikipedia https://home.heinonline.org/crime-of-the-century-leopold-and-loebs-perfect-crime/ The Loeb-Leopold case : with excerpts from the evidence of the alienists and including the arguments to the court by counsel for Amber's Sources: 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak - Wikipedia Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits | Marler Clark Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak: Q & A with Brianne Kiner | Food Safety News Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak – 25th Anniversary | Food Safety News 30 years after the deadly E. coli outbreak, a Seattle attorney still fights for food safety After the death of his son, Darin Detwiler became a food safety champion. Now, he’s being honored for 30 years of advocacy. Riley's E. coli Story | Stop Foodborne Illness Marler Clark Client Brianne Kiner, Jack in the Box E. coli Survivor Lessons from the Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak (1993) Looking Back: E.coli O157:H7 and the Legacy of Dr. David Theno | Food Safety Magazine Coping and Grieving with a Death from Food Poisoning| STOP Darin Detwiler Offers Inside Look at Netflix Documentary ‘Poisoned’ - Quality Assurance & Food Safety Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat: 9781982190170: Benedict, Jeff: Books Jack In The Box Sues Supplier Of Hamburger Linked To E. Coli | The Seattle Times Support the show

This week, Amber tells the remarkable survival story of Natascha Kampusch who was abducted and held captive for 8 years.  Then, Naomi covers one of the deadliest structural failures in modern history. Amber's Sources: Natascha Kampusch - Wikipedia Natascha Kampusch New Book "3,096 Days": Austrian Kidnap Victim Details 8 1/2 Years of Horror, Abuse - CBS News Kidnapped girl reveals new details of her life as a 'domestic slave' - CNN.com Natascha Kampusch Survived Abduction and 8 Years of Torment | A&E How Natascha Kampusch Survived 3096 Days With Her Kidnapper Former hostage is transformed into TV star What happened to Natascha Kampusch, and where is Wolfgang Priklopil now? Channel 5 documentary The Girl In The Basement looks at the true crime case | GoodtoKnow Natascha's Books Naomi's Sources: Rana Plaza collapse - Wikipedia Rana Plaza https://ranaplazaneveragain.org/ The History of Fast Fashion Textile industry in Bangladesh - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohel_Rana_(businessman https://www.newagebd.net/justice-still-elusive-13-years-after-rana-plaza-collapse Support the show

This week, Naomi covers the murder of a rising Hollywood star whose case was a turning point in anti-stalking legislation. Then Amber covers the story of two suicide victims who shared the same heart.  For this episode, Amber was drinking Casa Santos Lima Colossal Reserva. Naomi's Sources: 20/20 Special - Your Biggest Fan Robert John Bardo - Wikipedia Rebecca Schaeffer - Wikipedia Robert John Bardo | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Amber's Sources: 2 Suicide Victims Shared Same Heart, Wife - CBS News Two men, two suicides, one heart and one widow | Otago Daily Times Online News Man with suicide victim's heart takes own life Transplant tragedy: 2 men, 2 suicides, 1 heart, 1 widow – Deseret News Support the show