I'm baaaaaack!
I am bringing you a "House of Horrors" story suggested by multiple listeners of the show- The Turpin Family. Thank the Lord no one is killed, but this case is far from having a happy ending. Trigger warning- this case involves child abuse. 

https://linktr.ee/KillerStories

Research and partial writing by Sara Breau 

Sources:
You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9cHOpyilBI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd2zmJGx8LE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chIFYO_F9wY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmj0qXgmP4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbjNRCTMXec
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_case
New York Post
https://nypost.com/2023/02/13/some-house-of-horrors-turpin-siblings-finding-life-impossible-
after-parents-torture/
https://nypost.com/2021/11/20/house-of-horrors-kids-still-being-abused-this-time-by-system/
https://nypost.com/2022/03/31/2-turpin-siblings-molested-by-foster-father-report/
https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/news/turpin-kids-seek-settlement-over-foster-care-abuse-years-
after-being-rescued-from-sadistic-parents-lawyer/

Welcome to the first episode of my new segment, Close Calls! 

This episode features a story about a REAL Irish car bomb, words of wisdom from someone who has been burned by so-called "friends" with ill intentions, and a creepy man in the darkness of Yosemite National Park. 

Thank you for submitting your stories, Stuart Blues, Anonymous & Tori.

Send your close calls to killerstoriespodcast@gmail.com

linktr.ee/KillerStories

This episode is extremely gruesome and disturbing. Fair warning...
Taylor Shabusiness (there is a story behind this interesting last name) and her boyfriend Shad Thyrion were high on meth when they began to engage in some rather kinky sexual acts- resulting in Shad's death. 

linktr.ee/KillerStories

Sources

You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qY9rR_-zEQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_6xLjA4W3Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIdkEMo_DM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj1H3KL7i7g

Heavy.
https://heavy.com/news/shad-thyrion/
https://heavy.com/news/taylor-schabusiness/
https://heavy.com/news/taylor-schabusiness-husband-warren-family/

WISN
https://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-crime-man-decapitated-dismembered-taylor-
schabusiness/39285966
https://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-woman-accused-of-dismembering-man-after-sex-
competent-for-trial/40061952
https://www.wisn.com/article/family-identifies-victim-in-grisly-green-bay-murder-says-he-was-
loved-by-many/39318083

Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-schabusiness-shocking-moments-murder-trial-shad-tyrion-
wisconsin-1816018

Wealthy Peeps
https://wealthypeeps.com/taylor-schabusiness-parents-family-ethnicity/

Court Tv
https://www.courttv.com/news/court-documents-reveal-taylor-schabusiness-past/
https://www.courttv.com/title/motions-reveal-taylor-schabusiness-home-family-life/
https://www.courttv.com/news/suspect-in-green-bay-dismemberment-killing-attacks-attorney-in-
court/

Cornerstone Healing Center
https://cornerstonehealingcenter.com/taylor-schabusiness-meth-sexual-behavior/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shad_Thyrion

I want to bring more frequent content on Killer Stories and had the idea of my listeners sharing their "Close Calls". This is an intro to the segment where I discuss my own close call from my college days.

Please email your close call encounters to killerstoriespodcast@gmail.com
You could hear your story on a future episode!

In this strange case, 54 yo Peter Porco woke up and went about his daily routine completely oblivious to the severe head injuries he sustained before collapsing to his death. Who attacked Peter and his wife Joan with an axe on the early morning of Nov 15th, 2004? 

https://linktr.ee/Killer Stories

music credit: Upbeat by Adi Goldstein

Porco Obit
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/peter-porco-obituary?
id=4901498
CBS News/48 Hours

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-porco-murder-did-a-college-student-take-an-ax-to-his-
parents/

All That’s Interesting
https://allthatsinteresting.com/christopher-porco

Grunge
https://www.grunge.com/1031947/the-disturbing-crime-scene-of-peter-porco/

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Peter_Porco

Murderpedia
http://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/porco-christopher.htm
http://murderpedia.org/male.P/images/porco_christopher/sentence.pdf

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXPn-T8U9X8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se1dZjVVa7o
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/extra-christopher-porcos-911-calls/

Spotlight News
https://spotlightnews.com/news/2006/07/18/timeline-around-murder-includes-text-messaging/

Times Union Web Archive
https://web.archive.org/web/20071118232518/http://timesunion.com/specialreports/porco/
graphics/nohearjury.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20071011103240/http://www.timesunion.com/specialreports/porco/
graphics/emails.pdf

Today's case was suggested by listener, Abigail Vega Medina. Thank you for your continued support!

Shelly Knotek (born Michelle Watson) was a nightmare child, constantly tormenting her little brothers and causing trouble for her parents. As an adult, she continued to torment those around her. Over the years, 3 house guests mysteriously went missing from the Knotek home.

https://linktr.ee/KillerStories

music credit: Upbeat.com, Adi Goldstein - Blank Light

sourceshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/shelly-knotek

http://www.murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knotek-michelle.htm

https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/criminal-procedure/what-is-an-alford-plea.html#:~:text=An%20Alford%20plea%20allows%20a,avoid%20a%20harsher%20criminal%20sentence

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12016159/Americas-evil-mother-Shelly-Knotek-released-prison.html

https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/photos/episode-19-michelle-knotek#288881

https://www.grunge.com/985238/the-messed-up-truth-about-serial-killer-mom-shelly-knotek/

https://lizmanuelle.medium.com/when-a-other-becomes-a-monster-7949aa1d89d3

https://youtu.be/P3IQuJIsHLg?si=iR6aTuRp_QFbpH8t

This week I'm covering covicted killer and raging narcissist, John Battaglia.
In a twisted plan to get back at his ex-wife, John gunned down their 2 daughters. 9 year old Faith and 6 year old Liberty.

http://linktr.ee/KillerStories

Research by Sara Beau
Writing by Sara Beau & Bobbie Holmes

sources:
• John Battaglia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Battaglia)
• Deadly Affection: Part 3 (http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/2014_deadlyaffection/ part3/)
• Mother of slain girls testifies at ex-husband's murder trial (https://www.mrt.com/news/ article/Mother-of-slain-girls-testifies-at-ex-husband-s-7876927.php)
• Slain girls' mother tells of hearing fatal shots on phone (https://www.deseret.com/ 2002/4/23/19651020/slain-girls-mother-tells-of-hearing-fatal-shots-on-phone)
• Execution Report: John Battaglia - Page 1 (http://www.txexecutions.org/reports/548-John Battaglia.htm)
• Execution Report: John Battaglia - Page 2 (http://www.txexecutions.org/reports/548-John Battaglia.htm?page=2)
• Prosecutors show photos of slain girls (https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/ Prosecutors-show-photos-of-slain-girls-8921910.php)
• More psychiatric testimony expected in Battaglia trial (https://www.myplainview.com/news/ amp/More-psychiatric-testimony-expected-in-Battaglia-8848292.php)
• Jury finds Battaglia guilty of capital murder (https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/ Jury-finds-Battaglia-guilty-of-capital-murder-9012597.php)
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php? href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRealStoriesChannel%2Fvideos%2Ffull-doc my-dads-on-death-row%2F1813553625644817%2F&show_text=0&width=410&height=238
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Wl1LuQhEs&t=1s
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaU79hjGrjs&t=80s
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Tr6_5xkC4&t=12s
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLB-nORtSMs&t=9s
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuJdoH0c_No&t=2s
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/42ORubuDmTk?si=FOfQg9JExH5yWmWp
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxfK5S7lIVU

In today's episode, I discuss the 2007 murder of Paige Birgfeld in Grand Junction, CO.

In the beginning, there are two main suspects- her ex-husbands. I mean... its always the husband, right? But the investigation becomes more complex when Paige's secret life as a high-end escort is revealed.


https://linktr.ee/KillerStories


sources:
Dateline double-lives
cbsnews
cbsnews colorado
abcnews
tvguidetime
shenbagalakshmi.medium
denverpost
heavy
gjsentinel

Today I am covering the Lundy Murders- suggested by New Zealand listener, Lizzie Bourke.

Mark Lundy was convicted of murdering his wife and daughter in August 2000. But did he actually do it? This case has SO much controversy. I am here to lay out all the facts and let you be the judge.

https://linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
Murderpedia
Wikipedia
Girl guides
nzherald
thermofisher
Liz Wakeford - part 1
Liz Wakeford - part 2
newsroom
NZhistory

I'm baaaaaack!
Kicking off Season 11 with one of the craziest cases I've ever heard- The Lululemon Murder.

30-year-old Jayna Murray was a manager in the Bethesda, MD Lululemon store. March 11, 2011, Jayna worked the evening shift alongside 29-year-old Brittany Norwood. After closing, there was an attack that ended in the brutal murder of Jayna. Brittany lived to tell the tale.

https://linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/woman-convicted-in-lululemon-murder-wants-new-trial/33734/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1344622322001353

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/lululemon-murder-store-employee-suffered-over-300-blows-severed-spinal-cord-in-fatal-attack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lululemon_murder https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/norwood-brittany.htm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lululemon-murder

https://casefilepodcast.com/case-210-jayna-murray/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/maryland-appeals-court-affirms-conviction-in-lululemon-murder-trial/2015/04/30/35c5270a-ef21-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-yoga-store-murder-the-shocking-true-account-of-the-lululemon-athletica-killing-by-dan-morse/2013/11/29/36493e46-51fc-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html

Well helllllloooo!
It has been a thick minute, hasn't it? Life has been a bit chaotic to say the least. A new work schedule and my son home for the summer has put a halt on my ability to research, write, record, edit... get anything done at all. But.. I can't leave you hanging!

I wanted to give a little teaser until I am in a place where I am ready to bring you a full season. Some of you may have heard this story already if you are fans of British Murders. I was a guest on the show and told the story of Larry Gene Bell- a convicted killer from Lexington, SC.

Hang on because you are in for a crazy ride!

Victims:
Sharon (Shari) Faye Smith, 17
Debra May Helmick, 9

Suspected victims:
Sandee Elaine Cortnett, 26
Denise Porch, 29

sources:https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bell-larry-gene.htm

https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/12/26/larry-gene-bell
https://lizjin.medium.com/kidnapper-forces-victim-to-write-last-will-and-testament-before-killing-her-da39bff5cc0b


https://law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/1990/23163-2.html

https://thecinemaholic.com/shari-faye-smith-and-debra-helmick-murder-is-larry-bell-dead-or-alive/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Douglas

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/john-douglas-shari-smith

I am back with part two of this season's finale- The Black Dahlia.

This week I am covering all the potential suspects in this infamous unsolved murder. Who do you think is responsible? I thought I knew.. but after a deep dive into my research, I'm not so sure!

https://linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/
Parcast Serial Killers- https://open.spotify.com/episode/395kOhd0FV0Xk8dZiZrdKq https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1867198_1867170_1867291,00.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-short-aka-the-b_n_1195314 https://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/?p=1030 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hodel https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/louise-springer-green-twig-murder-cold-case https://www.unsolvedcasebook.com/jeanne-french-and-the-red-lipstick-murder/ books black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short https://crimereads.com/pop-cultures-black-dahlia-obsession/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Dahlia_(film) https://www.tbdmofficial.com

For the finale of season 10, I am bringing you one of America's most infamous unsolved murders-- The Black Dahlia.

This week I am covering the life of Elizabeth Short (AKA The Black Dahlia) and her murder. I will be back with part 2 to cover America's reaction, potential suspects and how this crime influenced pop culture.

https://linktr.ee/Killer Stories

sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/

Parcast Serial Killers- https://open.spotify.com/episode/395kOhd0FV0Xk8dZiZrdKq

https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1867198_1867170_1867291,00.html

This week I am covering the murder of Lisa Naegle. You may recognize her as a contestant on the 2010 E! network reality show, Bridalplasty. 6 years after the show aired, she was brutally attacked by her student and "friend", Jackie Rogers.

But why?


https://linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridalplasty
True Crime Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7aEQ6f6Y4Q
https://people.com/crime/man-sentenced-to-26-years-to-life-for-killing-reality-star-with-hammer/
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/12/trial-begins-for-lennox-man-accused-of-bludgeoning-former-reality-tv-star-to-death/
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/04/08/lennox-man-gets-26-years-to-life-for-killing-of-san-pedro-nurse-former-reality-star/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/defense-admits-guilt-says-hammer-killing-wasnt-premeditated/48626/
https://www.instagram.com/allyson_donovan_/?hl=en

This week I am covering the 1977 Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders.
3 young girls were killed while attending what would have been a 2 week long Girls Scout Camp near Locust Grove, Oklahoma.

Lori Farmer (8), Michelle Guse (9) & Denise Milner (10)

Their main suspect is an escaped prisoner and local football star, Gene Leroy Hart.

https://linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:

kjrh.com
urban-mythology.com
killerqueenspodcast.com/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders
oklahomadaily.news
thecrimewire.com
oklahoman.com
legendsofamerica.com
newsweek.com
investigationdiscovery.com
criminaldiscoursepodcast.com/camp-scott-girl-scout-murders
girlscoutmurders.com
koco.co
wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Girl_Scout_murders
the-line-up.com

This week I am covering the murder of Cordell Richards. 3 teens in Fort Walton Beach, FL kidnap and torture a US Air Force veteran.

After a 12-year-old boy discovers his charred remains in the woods, Kristel Maestas, Ronald Bell and Renee Lincks are charged with murder.

linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
https://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-news/kristel-maestas-ronald-bell-murder-cordell-richards-torture
https://guanabee.com/cordell-richards/
https://expressdigest.com/florida-woman-36-jailed-at-15-for-grisly-murder-now-lives-high-life-after-being-freed/
https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Cordell_Richards
https://www.grunge.com/994979/the-tragic-1999-murder-of-cordell-richards/
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/03/19/3-teens-charged-with-man-s-murder/

In a previous episode, I covered the mysterious deaths of 9 hikers in the Dyatlov Pass. This week I am going to discuss a very similar incident that occurred in Southern Siberia back in 1993. And even though there was one survivor... the Khamar-Daban Incident is still a mystery to this day.

What do you think happened to the 6 hikers who perished? Military conspiracy, lethal chemicals, low-frequency sound waves, shrooms or simply hypothermia?

linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident Madness in the Mountains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tifHdZnK_EE https://morbidkuriosity.com/the-khamar-daban-incident/ https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-most-credible-theories-regarding-the-khamar-daban-incident-ae84d8a60be2 the_khamar_daban_incident_madness_in_the_mountains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novichok https://dyatlovpass.com/hamar-daban

This week's episode involves the abuse of a 3 year old girl that ultimately led to her death. I understand this is not everyone's cup of tea (I mean who's cup of tea is child abuse?) but Nia Glassie's story deserves to be told. To raise awareness and prevention of child abuse.

5 individuals were involved in the abuse/lack of protection, including her own Mother. Tighten your boot straps becasue this one is going to be a rough ride.

linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:

https://www.okaybliss.com/nia-glassie-story/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Nia_Glassie
https://www.geni.com/people/Nia-Glassie/6000000176987146824
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sisters-of-nia-deserted-by-mother/BR42FKECRVOIG4N4G22SWZQYLE/
https://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/curtis-brothers-sentenced-to-more-than-17-years--2009020414
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/324654/nia-glassie%27s-mother-paroled-for-second-time
https://www.paroleboard.govt.nz/decisions/2017/kuka_-_lisa_michelle_-_31012017
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nias-abuser-is-free/3VS3D7FO6DHVI2EYSMSTJ4KNUQ/
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/317438/kemp%27s-child-removed-by-cyf
https://theforeveryears.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/in-loving-memory-of-nia-glassie-and-so-many-others-a-song-and-an-article-for-child-abuse-prevention-month/
https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/episode-7-nia-glassie/id1590546847?i=1000542582803

This week I have a very special episode. Jennifer Barlow joins me to tell the story of her Uncle, Stephan Manolis, and how he was convicted of a murder that took place in 1996.
(The murder of Kristin Scarabelli)

Jennifer took 8 months off to write a book dedicated to the facts of the case and how she believes he was wrongly convicted.

linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
Stephan Manolis' niece, Jennifer Barlow
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing87975/unsolved-child-homicide-kristin-scarabelli-t2639.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/11/nyregion/suffolk-police-arrest-neighbor-in-1996-killing-of-teenager.html

https://anatomyofmurder.com/nightmare-next-door/

Today's case was suggested by listener Jody Parisi. She is from Rochester, NY and wanted me to cover this (unsolved) string of murders that happened in the 1970's.
These 3 victims had something in common, they had first and last names that started with the same letter- Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowicz and Michelle Maenza. Did this murderer have a thing for illiteration or was this just pure coincidence?

linktr.ee/KillerStories

sources:
https://podcastaddict.com/episode/141265620 https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/investigations/2009/03/01/double-initial-murders-remain-mystery-after-35-years-police-still/77384622/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_murders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillside_Strangler
https://allthatsinteresting.com/alphabet-murders
https://www.the-sun.com/news/5692904/chilling-mystery-alphabet-murders-names/