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The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
BKC Productions
265 episodes
1 week ago
A quiet street in Smallwood is jolted awake by a midnight attack that leaves Leith Von Stein dead and Bonnie barely alive, and within hours the investigation collides with jurisdictional friction, fragile timelines, and the oldest question in homicide: who benefits. We walk through the first full day with Sheriff Nelson Shepard and SBI agent Louis Young as they navigate a thin crime scene, a missing mobile lab, and a press narrative that hints at burglary while the evidence suggests something...
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A quiet street in Smallwood is jolted awake by a midnight attack that leaves Leith Von Stein dead and Bonnie barely alive, and within hours the investigation collides with jurisdictional friction, fragile timelines, and the oldest question in homicide: who benefits. We walk through the first full day with Sheriff Nelson Shepard and SBI agent Louis Young as they navigate a thin crime scene, a missing mobile lab, and a press narrative that hints at burglary while the evidence suggests something...
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The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Smallwood’s Silent NightThe Von Stein Family Tragedy : Money, Motive, and a Midnight Attack Part III
A quiet street in Smallwood is jolted awake by a midnight attack that leaves Leith Von Stein dead and Bonnie barely alive, and within hours the investigation collides with jurisdictional friction, fragile timelines, and the oldest question in homicide: who benefits. We walk through the first full day with Sheriff Nelson Shepard and SBI agent Louis Young as they navigate a thin crime scene, a missing mobile lab, and a press narrative that hints at burglary while the evidence suggests something...
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1 week ago
35 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
The Von Stein Family Tragedy Part 2:The Strange Case of a Family Shattered
A predawn emergency call launches police into the heart of a wealthy Washington, North Carolina neighborhood where they discover an unimaginable scene. Leith Von Stein, a prominent local executive, lies murdered in his bed – his body bearing the marks of a savage attack with multiple head wounds and stab wounds to his chest and back. His wife Bonnie, critically injured but alive, whispers about a dark figure with a baseball bat and knife. The crime scene immediately raises questions. Blood s...
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1 month ago
35 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
The Von Stein Tragedy: A Perfect Family Shattered I
A whispered plea for help in the dead of night unravels a chilling tale of betrayal, resentment, and deadly consequences in Washington, North Carolina. July 25, 1988 began as any other sultry summer night in this sleepy riverside town, where crime rarely disrupts the gentle pace of life. But at 4:24 AM, dispatcher Michelle Sparrow received a desperate call from Bonnie Von Stein, her voice barely audible: "This is an emergency...my husband may be dying and I may be dying too." What firs...
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1 month ago
1 hour 10 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gordon's Deadly Secret: The Final Chapter of a Murderer's Trial
The chilling final chapter of Jeffrey Gordon's murder trial unfolds through the eyes of an unlikely hero—a former flight attendant turned law student who helps bring justice to her slain colleague. In a courtroom run by women, a monster's mask finally slips. When Cori Reyes, an intern with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, volunteered to assist with the Nancy Ludwig murder case, she brought a unique perspective. Having worked as a flight attendant for years, Reyes had been trained using ...
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1 month ago
38 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret XIV: Underwear, Videotapes, and Murder: Jeffrey Gordon's Double Life Exposed
A meticulously organized garage with labeled drawers for every type of nail and screw. A quiet family man who never raised his voice. A loyal employee of the family sprinkler business. This was the Jeffrey Gordon that everyone thought they knew – until police discovered what he'd been hiding between his mattress and box spring. When DNA technology finally connected Gordon to the brutal murders of Margaret Eby and Nancy Ludwig, investigators expected to find evidence of his crimes. What they ...
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2 months ago
58 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret XIV: Inside a Sexual Predator's Arrest
Deep beneath the veneer of an ordinary family man lurked one of Michigan's most disturbing predators. Jeffrey Gordon—quiet, meticulous, and seemingly gentle—maintained a double life that shocked even veteran investigators when it was finally exposed in 2001. The search of Gordon's modest Flint home revealed an astonishing collection of approximately 1,200 women's undergarments, many labeled with names, dates, and locations—trophies from his countless violations of women's privacy. His distur...
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2 months ago
58 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret XIII: The Arrest and Interrogation
The long-awaited arrest of Jeffrey Gordon unfolds in this riveting episode that takes us deep into the interrogation room where a seemingly ordinary man's dark secrets are methodically exposed. When Michigan State Police finally match DNA evidence to local sprinkler installer Jeffrey Gordon in the 16-year-old Margaret Eby murder case, tensions immediately flare between law enforcement agencies. Genesee County Prosecutor Arthur Bush is furious about being kept in the dark until the last momen...
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3 months ago
1 hour 14 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret Part XII:A Predator's DarkJourney
A crisp spring evening in 1983 turned terrifying for Marika Gugliano when a "clean-cut, Joe College type" suddenly appeared behind her in an Orlando parking lot. Her attacker knocked her down, grabbed her ankles, and attempted to drag her toward a dumpster. Her screams likely saved her life—the man fled with only her slip as a trophy. This wasn't an isolated incident. Days later, another woman was assaulted in a nearly identical attack. When police caught Jeffrey Gordon, a young Navy sailor ...
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3 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorrton's Deadly Secret Part XI Deadly Prints
The hunt for a killer ends with a thumbprint and technology that didn't exist when the crimes were committed. After fifteen years, the brutal murders of Margaret Ebby and Nancy Ludwig—killed five years apart in different Michigan cities—are finally connected through DNA evidence, launching a renewed investigation that faces political obstacles from the start. Detective Dan Snyder, who had lived and breathed the Ludwig case for a decade, nearly gets pushed off the investigation until forensic...
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3 months ago
59 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gortons Deadly Seccret Part IX: Connecting Evidence Across Decades
A stunning forensic breakthrough connects two of Michigan's most notorious cold cases, revealing the chilling work of a serial killer who eluded justice for decades. Detective Sergeant Kilbourne, a seasoned Michigan State Police veteran with experience in everything from undercover narcotics to high-profile murder investigations, faces his most challenging assignment yet. Taking charge of the 1986 Margaret Ebi murder case fifteen years after the crime, he discovers a chaotic evidence collect...
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3 months ago
38 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton: Deadly Secret Part VIII: Nancy Ludwig's Unsolved Murder
The brutal 1991 murder of Northwest Airlines flight attendant Nancy Ludwig in room 354 of the Airport Hilton stands as one of Detroit's most perplexing cold cases. This gripping episode delves deep into the exhaustive investigation that followed, revealing how detectives Snyder and Malianak pursued over 2,300 tips in their relentless search for justice. We explore the fascinating case of Michael Flynn, a pathological impostor who presented himself as a Northwest pilot while actually working ...
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4 months ago
1 hour

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret Part VII: The Hunt for a Flight Attendant's Killer
The murder of Northwest Airlines flight attendant Nancy Ludwig at Detroit's Airport Hilton sparked one of Michigan's most exhaustive investigations of the early 1990s. Detective Lieutenant Ken Krause masterfully organized the Romulus Police Department's response, creating sophisticated tracking systems for the 2,300 tips that would eventually flood their office. What makes this case particularly fascinating is the stark contrast between meticulous police work and the unreliability of human p...
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4 months ago
33 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret VI: When Two Cases Collide
Some murder cases haunt communities for decades, leaving behind unanswered questions and shattered lives. The brutal killing of Northwest Airlines flight attendant Nancy Ludwig at the Airport Hilton in Romulus, Michigan in 1991 is exactly such a case. When Art Ludwig received a phone call that a body had been discovered in Detroit that might be his wife, his world began crumbling. Through a raging blizzard, he made his way to the airport, beginning what he would later describe as the worst d...
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4 months ago
25 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffery Gorton's Deadly Secret V: : Murder at the Airport Hilton
Murder can happen anywhere, even in the seemingly secure confines of an airport hotel filled with airline personnel. In this chilling episode of Murder Book, we delve into the brutal killing of Northwest flight attendant Nancy Ludwig during what should have been a routine overnight stay at the Detroit Airport Hilton. The horror begins with multiple sightings of a suspicious man lurking through the hallways of a hotel predominantly occupied by airline crews. When experienced flight attendant ...
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5 months ago
57 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jerry Gorton's Dark Secret IV: The FBI profile was completely wrong about who killed Margaret Ebby
Tunnel vision can be the ultimate enemy of justice. In this riveting exploration of the Margaret Ebbe murder investigation, we reveal how a questionable FBI profile led detectives down a singular path focused on former university employee Charlie Stone, potentially blinding them to other suspects and evidence. The Ebbe family, desperate for answers about their mother's brutal killing, hired private investigator Thomas Reed, who embarked on a costly and ultimately absurd pursuit of Stone. Fro...
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5 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton Deadly Secret Part III
Murder has a way of revealing secrets, and the investigation into Margarette Eby's brutal killing peels back layers of deception surrounding the prime suspect, Jeffrey Gorton. Detective Dave King follows the old Flint police adage: "If you got a case on the come, you gotta write it till it's done." His investigation begins with Eby's list of lovers and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death—no forced entry until the bedroom, suggesting she knew her killer. As King dives deeper in...
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6 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret II: Unraveling Margueret Eby's Final Hours
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6 months ago
1 hour

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Jeffrey Gorton's Deadly Secret Part I
A children's roller skating party becomes the unlikely setting for a high-stakes undercover operation as police close in on Jeffrey Gorton, a seemingly ordinary family man they believe responsible for two of Michigan's most brutal unsolved murders. Investigators suspect a predator of unimaginable savagery behind his façade of normalcy—a devoted husband, father of two, church member, and eager school volunteer. For over fifteen years, two horrific cases had haunted Michigan law enforcem...
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7 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Unraveling the Columbine Tragedy Final Episode
Ten days before the Columbine tragedy's first anniversary, families of victims faced a devastating choice: trust officials who had been stonewalling them for a year or file lawsuits before the statute of limitations expired. For most, it wasn't a difficult decision. What followed was a years-long legal battle that gradually pried loose thousands of pages of evidence Jefferson County officials had desperately tried to conceal. Through court orders and persistent advocacy, families uncovered p...
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7 months ago
56 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
Unraveling Columbine: Part XIII
Delving into the disturbing minds of the Columbine killers reveals a calculated progression toward violence rather than a sudden snap. Eric Harris, a textbook psychopath, meticulously planned the attack for over a year while manipulating everyone around him with an Oscar-worthy performance of contrition and rehabilitation. The yearbooks exchanged between Eric and Dylan became repositories of their murderous fantasies – complete with drawings of massacres and X's marked over classmates' photo...
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7 months ago
1 hour 27 minutes

The Murder Book: A True Crime Podcast
A quiet street in Smallwood is jolted awake by a midnight attack that leaves Leith Von Stein dead and Bonnie barely alive, and within hours the investigation collides with jurisdictional friction, fragile timelines, and the oldest question in homicide: who benefits. We walk through the first full day with Sheriff Nelson Shepard and SBI agent Louis Young as they navigate a thin crime scene, a missing mobile lab, and a press narrative that hints at burglary while the evidence suggests something...