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Boston Stranglers: The Untold Story

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This one is way more interesting than I thought it would be.  And I don’t usually inject too much of my opinion on this podcast, wanting you to just have the story and the facts as I have found them in my research…..but I have lots of thoughts on this, and I really want to know what you all think.  Stay tuned at the end for information on the new voice message I have for all of you and how we will start doing an update episode here and there if you guys all like it.

The case covered in this episode is The Boston Strangler, The Untold Story, because most people still assume that Albert DeSalvo was the Boston Strangler and murdered all of the 13 women accredited to the “Boston Strangler.”  Albert DeSalvo confessed to 11 murders.  However, his confessions have been disputed, and there is a lot to this story.

We will be going over the movie: The Boston Strangler: The Untold Story and then covering the Real Story and the developments that have happened since then.

 

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Boston Strangler Case Solved 50 Years Later – ABC News (go.com)

  1. Lee Bailey – Wikipedia

Boston Strangler – Wikipedia

Boston Strangler: A Serial Killer Who Probably Never Got Caught (anomalien.com)

 

Albert DeSalvo: The Man Who Confessed To Being The ‘Boston Strangler’ (allthatsinteresting.com)

The Conviction of Albert DeSalvo – Virtual Boston (wordpress.com)

 

The Boston Strangler – Crime Museum

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Trial By Fire

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I’ll be the first to admit that when I hear that a parent or parents escaped a burning house unharmed and all of the kids die, I’m a little suspicious.  And when you start watching this movie, that is how you feel. 

But there are questions….

And the more you learn, the more you question……

The movie and the case for this episode is:  Trial By Fire  (2018-2019) movie that I found available for streaming on  (Prime Video) and  (Hulu).  It stars Jack O’Connel, Laura Dern and Emily Meade.

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sentenced to death in Texas for killing his three children even after scientific evidence and expert testimony bolstered his claims of innocence

We will cover the movie, the story of what really happened, and the controversy.

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New Yorker article:

Trial by Fire | The New Yorker

Sources for this episode:

Cameron Todd Willingham’s Ex-Wife Stacy Kuykendall Says Texas Shouldn’t Pardon Him [EXCLUSIVE] | HuffPost

Cameron Todd Willingham – Wikipedia

Cameron Todd Willingham: Wrongfully Convicted and Executed in Texas – Innocence Project

Murder of his three young children by Cameron Todd Willingham examined on Evil Lives Here (monstersandcritics.com)

5 Things To Know About The Cameron Todd Willingham Case | Crime History | Investigation Discovery

Stacy Kuykendall Now: Where is Cameron Todd Willingham’s Ex-Wife Today? Update (thecinemaholic.com)

Where Is Stacey Willingham From Trial By Fire In 2019? (refinery29.com)

Where Is Trial By Fire Playwright Elizabeth Gilbert Now (refinery29.com)

Disturbing Evidence That Texas Executed An Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham (ranker.com)

A dad was executed for deaths of his 3 girls. Now a letter casts more doubt. – The Washington Post

Jury Clears the Prosecutor Who Sent Cameron Todd Willingham to Death Row | The Marshall Project

Willingham v. State :: 1995 :: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions :: Texas Case Law :: Texas Law :: US Law :: Justia

Interviews – Elizabeth Gilbert | Death By Fire | FRONTLINE | PBS

Posthumous pardon denied for Case of Texas man Cameron Todd Willingham, executed for arson that killed his kids, puts spotlight on “pardons after death” – CBS News

10 Executed Prisoners That Were Later Found to Be Innocent (unbelievable-facts.com)

Trial by Fire | The New Yorker

Trial by Fire: True story of innocent dad executed for killing his three children – Mirror Online

Myths and Facts about the Willingham Case – Innocence Project

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The Burning Bed

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The Burning Bed (Based on a True Story)

800-799-SAFE (7233)  Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)

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The movie for this episode is The Burning Bed (1984)  (Tubi TV) (IMDB free with ads) streaming services.  Stars:  Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat and Richard Hauser.  We will go over the movie and then the case behind the movie.

This was the case that became central to the battered women’s movement. It turned the national attention to cases like Francine’s where women were brutalized by their husbands, and to help women like her through a system of life-saving shelters and laying the foundation for a modern awareness of domestic violence.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or chat with a worker  on thehotline.org

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Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband—And Changed U.S. Views on Domestic Violence – HISTORY

Francine Hughes – Wikipedia

Francine Hughes Wilson, 69, Domestic Violence Victim Who Took Action, Dies – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Burning Bed – Wikipedia

James Berlin “Mickey” Hughes (1945-1977) – Find A Grave Memorial

“The Burning Bed”: A turning point in fight against domestic violence (lansingstatejournal.com)

Francine Wilson, domestic abuse victim and subject of TV film “The Burning Bed,” dies at 69 – Chicago Tribune

‘Burning Bed’ murder case: defense attorney looks back | WKAR

Francine Hughes Wilson, who inspired ‘The Burning Bed,’ dies at 69 (lansingstatejournal.com)

The mother of a man killed in an incident… – UPI Archives

Francine Hughes Wilson, whose ‘burning bed’ became a TV film, dies at 69 – The Washington Post

Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband—And Changed U.S. Views on Domestic Violence – HISTORY

Statistics (ncadv.org)

The facts – Refuge Charity – Domestic Violence Help

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Merry Black Widows

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Welcome back to Cherry Avenue True Crime Podcast.

 I have two new movies for you, in this continued series, Based on a True Story; a true crime story that is.  

Both are about black widows who chose poison.  Interestingly, they were both southern women and were operating around the same time period.  One in North Carolina and one in Alabama.

The Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)

and

Wife, Mother, Murderer (1991)

We cover the movies and go behind the movies for the true story it was based on.

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Sources for this episode:

Marie Hilley | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom

Audrey Marie Hilley – Wikipedia

27 Interesting And Strange Facts About Audrey Marie Hilley – Tons Of Facts

Marie Hilley murdered her husband and poisoned her daughter before escaping prison (monstersandcritics.com)

Blanche Taylor Moore – Wikipedia

Blanche Taylor Moore: Black Widow Killer is North Carolina’s oldest woman on death row – ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

Blanche Taylor Moore: Black Widow Killer is North Carolina’s oldest woman on death row – ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

Where is Blanche Taylor Moore Now? Is She Still in Jail Today? Is Blanche Taylor Moore Dead or Alive? (thecinemaholic.com)

Former prosecutor in Blanche Taylor Moore trial dies in Charlotte | Charlotte Observer

Blanche Taylor Moore Women On Death Row | My Crime Library

Preacher’s Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore: Schutze, Jim: 9780688119348: Amazon.com: Books  JIM SCHUTZE

 

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No Good Reason

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Napa is located in Northern California and is known for it’s wine vineyards.    Halloween night in 2004 brought a horror movie scene to this picturesque town.

Roommates’, Leslie, Lauren and Adriane had a fun night of handing out candy and had retired to their separate bedrooms.

Lauren fell asleep but awoke to her dog growling.  Listening attentively she heard some unusual noises in the house and then screaming.  She looked out her door and saw a man run down the stairs and then jump out the front window.  She found her roommates had been attacked and she called 911.  Leslie Mazarra, 25,  was dead.  Adrien Insogna, 26, was rushed to hospital but died before arriving.  They had both been Stabbed repeatedly.

 

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The Caller

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A business office in the front of a factory building, gets a phone call.  A man’s voice tells the receptionist, Rose, that there is a body behind their building.

The caller tells the receptionist:  “There is a dead body in the back of your lot.”

Now I have had to answer the phones working in business offices many times over the years and I have got some crank calls, but never that.

The caller hangs up soon after telling her to please report it to authorities.

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

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Halloween Special with some insane Halloween murders from present day, as well as a look back at some crazy scary holiday trends that got Halloween celebrators and Halloween pranksters shot. You’ll be glad to hear those things are generally a thing of the past.  No Tricks here, Just Sweet True Crime Treats.

Happy Halloween!

Sources not already mentioned in the podcast:

WOMAN FOUND DEAD HAD HAMMER INJURY, Arizona Daily Star, by Inger Sandal, Nov 4th, 1998

WOMAN GETS 16 YEARS FOR HAMMER KILLING, Arizona Daily Star, by Inger Sandal, Sep 18th, 1999

WOMAN CONVICTED IN HALLOWEEN SLAYING OF WOMAN INVOLVED WITH HER HUSBAND, Arizona Daily Star, by Ingel Sandal, August 19,1999

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

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Halloween Special with some insane Halloween murders from present day, and a look at some crazy scary holiday trends from way back that you will be glad are a thing of the past. No Tricks here.  Just sweet True Crime Treats.  Happy Halloween from my family to yours!

Sources:

WOMAN FOUND DEAD HAD HAMMER INJURY, Arizona Daily Star by Inger Sandal, Nov 4th, 1998,

WOMAN GETS 16 YERS FOR HAMMER KILLING,Arizona Daily Star by Ingel Sandal, Sep 18th, 1999

WIFE CONVICTED IN HALLOWEEN SLAYING OF WOMAN INVOLVED WITH HER HUSBAND, Arizona Daily Star by Ingel Sandal, Aug 19. 1999

https://listverse.com/2017/10/31/10-most-horrific-murders-committed-on-halloween/

https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-goad/2014/10/13-brutal-halloween-murders-nsfw/

Newspapers.com Historical

 

 

 

 

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Raynella Dossett Leath

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Raynella Dossett Leath was accused of killing two husbands.  The first one was ruled an agricultural accident.  After the death of her second husband due to a gunshot wound to the head, they took a second look at the first husband’s death and she was eventually charged in that as well.  There are some fascinating developments and some jaw dropping surprises along the way.  After the main feature, there are historical newspaper clips read about other “Black Widows” from 1909 to 2003.

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Raymond Richmond / Robert Nichols

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Two main features this week:

Raymond Robert Richmond shot and killed his cousin Robert Stasiak in 1977.  It was ruled a suicide at the time of the death.  Nearly 40 years later the crime is solved and Raymond Richmond is arrested.

Also, the mysterious case of a War Hero, Robert Nichols, who took the identity of a young boy who died in 1945.  Robert Nichols was found dead, having committed suicide.  He was found under the name of Joseph Chandler III. The story of how they solved the case of his real identity and the questions of why?  Why did he leave his family and why did he hide his identity?

As always, there are some historical newspaper clippings at the end about cousins shooting cousins.

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