No credits this week because I didn't want to delay this episode any longer.
For their plan to work, Larry Bittaker knew they couldn’t rely on just any car. They needed something bigger… something that could trap a victim inside. In February of 1979, with money from Norris, he bought it—a silver-gray 1977 GMC Vandura.

The van was windowless on one side, with a sliding door large enough to swallow someone whole. Bittaker later admitted that when he first saw that door, he knew. They could pull up close to a girl, slide it open, and drag her inside without anyone noticing.

The pair gave the vehicle a name. To them, it wasn’t just a van. It was their “Murder Mac.”

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Two men are locked inside the California Men’s Colony — a medium-security state prison tucked away in the rolling hills of San Luis Obispo.

It wasn’t a fortress like San Quentin.

It didn’t house the state’s most violent criminals.

And its reputation was far from what you’d expect of a place that would soon become a breeding ground for one of the most sadistic criminal partnerships in modern history.

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Two men. Five girls. One summer of calculated, incomprehensible cruelty.

This is the story of The Toobox Killers. (If you think you already know this story you might be surprised.)

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In the suburbs of Long Island, behind the quiet streets and manicured lawns, something dark was festering. Joel Rifkin, a man with a soft voice, thinning hair, and a passion for gardening, harbored a secret—one that would horrify the nation.

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(00:00:00) Unsportsmanlike Conduct
(00:00:19) chapter 1
(00:04:38) chapter 2
(00:13:07) chapter 3

Three tales of rage and ruin in the sports world.

Chapter 1 = The Gruesome Death of Otavio da Silva
Chapter 2 = Bruiser Brody
Chapter 3 = Snook

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Eighteen-year-old Becky Thomson Brown grabbed her keys and asked her 11-year-old half-sister, Amy Burridge, if she wanted to come along for a quick grocery run.

It was a trip that would ultimately change both of their lives forever.

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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-23-mn-7229-story.html

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On the quiet morning of April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City stirred awake like any other spring day—cloudless, bright, and filled with the mundane rhythms of a midwestern weekday.

Office workers filed into the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building downtown, parents dropped children off at daycare, and streets buzzed with the easy calm of routine.

No one could have known that the next few minutes would etch themselves into the darkest chapters of American history.

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A Noble Lie: Oklahoma City 1995 
Released 2011
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It started like any ordinary Saturday morning in southern Israel. Families were still waking up. Children played. There was a music festival in the desert—people dancing under the early sun.
But just after dawn… a sound tore through the calm.

These are three stories from Kibbutz Be'eri taking place on October 7th.

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"If you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled..." Welcome to your home for all things Morning Cup of Murder Podcast.

https://morningcupofmurder.com/

Part 2 of 2.

When Christopher Boodram reached the top of the riser his nightmare was far from over. In fact, you might say that it had only begun.

Part 1 of 2.

During a routine maintenance check on a submerged oil pipeline, a team of five experienced divers encountered a catastrophic event. An unforeseen error during their work triggered a powerful suction effect commonly referred to as DELTA P within the pipeline, rapidly pulling all five divers into its depths.

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We talked about her in-person visits to Dodge Correctional Institution to visit Chandler Halderson, Chandler's confession to her, and the escalation of their "relationship." 
This is my full 1.5 hour conversation with Lisa G.

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In November of 2023, I put out an open call to interview anyone who had any relation to the Halderson case. At first the lines were quiet. Then I made contact with a man who goes by the name "Wallace."

He claimed to have been bunkmates with Chandler back in county jail. I verified this man's identity and, surely enough, his claim checks out.

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Let's dive right in with the jury's decision in the trial of Chandler Halderson.

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https://www.wkow.com/news/we-were-all-shocked-halderson-juror-says-defenses-lack-of-witnesses-helped-seal-killers-fate/article_bcf8f72e-7ef8-11ec-a0ad-6320731a1b80.html
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As this case winds down we have a tale of two closings arguments. A clunky closing from the defense — and a razor sharp one from the prosecution.

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I've decided to release this on the public feed too. Patreon members saw it early and with the option of video.

I decided to title this "Chapter 16" mainly for future listeners. It'll be better to experience this interview after first listening to Chapters 1-15.

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Is there anything we've overlooked so far that could have motivated Chandler to commit this crime?

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A horrific discovery is made near the Wisconsin River.
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Hope you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. :)

On the night of Saturday, July 2, Cathryn Mellender arrived at the Halderson family home for a sleepover with her boyfriend, Chandler.

Unbeknownst to Cat, she'd be sleeping just feet away from the dismembered bodies of Bart and Krista...hidden beneath her in a cooler on ice.

Meanwhile, Chandler frantically tried to devise a plan to dispose of their remains.

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...we therefore commit this body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
— A phrase for burial in the Book of Common Prayer.

Ashes to ashes, funk to funky, we know Major Tom's a junkie. Strung out in heaven's high and hitting an all-time low.
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