In the late summer of 2018, the murder of a young college student rocked a small town in Iowa. This year Mollie Tibbetts, her family, and the small town of Brooklyn, Iowa finally got justice for her murder.
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Mollie Tibbetts Memorial Fund:
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032816434/mollie-tibbetts-iowa-college-murder-sentencing
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/us/mollie-tibbetts-murder-sentence/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mollie_Tibbetts
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mollie-tibbetts-case-body-found-search-missing-iowa/story?id=57306476
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/02/us/mollie-tibbetts-father-op-ed/index.html
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a22724853/mollie-tibbetts-disappearance-fitbit-data/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mollie-tibbetts-convicted-killer-loses-bid-trial/story?id=79116729
https://www.foriowa.org/iowa-stories/iowa-story.php?namer=true&isid=20
In this episode, we cover the rest of the evidence against Barry Morphew for the murder of his wife Suzanne and wrap up any other information that was on the 131-page arrest affidavit.
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https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month
Sources:
https://www.mixedarticle.com/shoshana-darke-barry-morphew-girlfriend-arrested/
We finally got the 131-page arrest affidavit for Barry Morphew in the case of Suzanne Morphew and her murder! In this episode, I'm going over all of the new information we learned from the release of the arrest affidavit.
October is also breast cancer awareness month so here is a link to learn more, spread awareness, and donate if you wish:
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month
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Arrest Affidavit for Barry Morphew:
Other Sources:
https://kdvr.com/news/local/130-pages-of-arrest-documents-released-in-barry-morphew-case/
On March 19, 2018 law enforcement responded to a domestic disturbance only to find 33-year-old Kenyatta Barron and her 9-year-old daughter Ron'Niveya O'Neal had been brutally murdered; and 8-year-old Ronnie Jr. had sustained life-threatening injuries. With their one and only suspect still on the scene, Ronnie O'Neal was taken into custody and charged with murdering his girlfriend and daughter and attempting to murder his son. Ronnie Jr. would go on to be the star witness against his father, resulting in a guilty verdict. Rarely do these cases have any sort of silver lining, but Ronnie Jr's story does.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/17/ronnie-oneal-son-murder-trial-tampa/
https://www.myflfamilies.com/childfatality/reports/2018-477264.pdf
https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-man-guilty-killing-girlfriend-disabled-daughter/36798264
5-year-old Samuel Olson was reported missing earlier this year on May 27th. Within days law enforcement would find his body, but Samuel had been dead for weeks. What really happened to this little boy? Included are a few small updates on cases that I have previously covered at the very end of this episode including Suzanne Morphew, Summer Wells, and Orrin and Orson West’s cases.
Sources for this episode: https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/samuel-olson-update-theresa-balboa-capital-murder-case/285-57fd7cbf-712a-4b0f-83a5-fe3c235f553b https://abc13.com/samuel-olson-theresa-balboa-capital-murder-charge-dalton-sarah/10874177/ https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/06/02/mug-shot-theresa-balboa-woman-jailed-in-samuel-olson-case-seen-for-the-first-time/ https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/06/02/timeline-6-year-old-samuel-olsons-case/ https://www.fox26houston.com/news/affidavit-reveals-6-year-old-samuel-olsons-decomposed-body-was-carried-around-for-weeks https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/samuel-olson-case-update-theresa-balboa-charged-with-capital-murder/285-26434a15-1a18-48f6-91d1-62d9e5945661 https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/timeline-samuel-olson/285-bc90e1b5-b225-4ca3-957d-455225378713
On May 9th, 2021 the body of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was found in a wooded area of her own neighborhood. She had been stabbed 114 times. Her 14-year-old classmate, Aiden Fucci has been charged with her murder. He is now awaiting trial and is being charged with 1st-degree murder. He will be tried as an adult.
#tristynbaileystrong
Sources for this episode:
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/05/27/state-attorney-tristyn-bailey-stabbed-114-times/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv1oyd-RdbE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsXwCqUHyIg&t=3554s
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCY3SEDjbHKSTwJZQ-RBgf8dfIOqv390i
5-year-old Summer Wells disappeared from her family's home in rural east Tennesee almost one month ago on June 15th. Was she abducted by a total stranger or was it someone much closer to home? I'll be sharing everything I know about the case and going over a few of the theories floating around in this episode.
If you or someone you know has seen Summer Wells or has any information about her disappearance, please contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND or email them at TipsToTBI@tn.gov
Sources for this episode:
https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/tn-amber-alert-search-continues-for-5-year-old-summer-wells/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspftymVltU&t=430s
https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-tennessee-girl-summer-wells-parents-both-have-criminal-records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqeo4w3iUwM
https://www.crimeonline.com/?s=Summer+Wells
Brothers Orrin and Orson West vanished from their own backyard on December 21st, 2020, and have not been found. This case is active and ongoing.
It's A Crime Coverage & Surveillance Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M38sxrm6VfA
Trezell & Jaqueline Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rh4ORnYi4I
Behavior Panel Coverage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXY8ZEmgdcs
Other Sources:
https://medium.com/murder-by-design/missing-orrin-orson-west-where-are-the-boys-27b77663ae7b
The Poughkeepsie Serial Killer or The "Stinky" Killer, Kendall Francois killed 8 women, possibly more in the late '90s. Often targeting sex workers, he was able to fly under law enforcement's radar for far too long, and even after they caught up with him, he would go on to kill several more.
Sources:
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/crime/2014/10/11/francois-letters-part-one/16803127/
http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Francois,%20Kendall.pdf
This week I am covering the horrifying story of Elisabeth Fritzl. Kidnapped and held hostage by her own father for 24 years in her family's own backyard beneath the ground, Elisabeth survived years of abuse and rape. While the story of her life as a prisoner is beyond traumatic, Elisabeth's strength and perseverance are an inspiration.
Sources for this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritzl_case
https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/elisabeth-fritzl-natascha-kampusch-found-new-lives-after-abductions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/19/josef-fritzl-austria
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/may/04/austria.internationalcrime1
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/18/psychiatrist-analyses-josef-fritzl
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/inside-josef-fritzls-dungeon-visit-12288086
https://allthatsinteresting.com/elisabeth-fritzl
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Josef_Fritzl
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191633/Cellar-victim-Elisabeth-Fritzl-stops-therapy-finding-love-bodyguard-boyfriend.html
One of the UK's most infamous serial killing couples. Fred and Rosemary West were one of the most sadistic and twisted cases we have covered; torturing and killing 12 known women, including their own children, between the years of 1967 and 1987.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 https://ncadv.org/get-help
National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Sources for this episode:
https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/west-frederick-victims.htm
https://www.the-sun.com/news/2864871/fred-rose-west-victims-murder-cellar/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-57266871
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_West#cite_note-news.google.com-179
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_West
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/22/newsid_2549000/2549073.stm
https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/255044/The-making-of-a-monster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunday_Times
https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/1999/nov/21/featuresreview.review4
https://inews.co.uk/culture/fred-rose-west-children-daughters-what-happened-252820
Sounes, Howard (1995). Fred and Rose: The Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors. Warner Books (London).
Wilson, Colin (1998). The Corpse Garden. True Crime Library (London)
"Fred & Rosemary West". Murder in Mind. No. 1. 1996.