Crime Obsessed Dog Mom

America’s Unknown Child has his name!

Source Materials:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joseph_Augustus_Zarelli 
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2022/12/08/police-reveal-id-philly-slain-boy-box/10860649002/ 
https://www.deseret.com/2022/12/8/23500550/boy-in-the-box-philadelphia-dna-identity
 
 

Survivor: Jayme Closs

Another story of a survivor, Jayme Closs! 
 
Source Materials:
https://abc7chicago.com/jayme-closs-now-2021-kidnapping/11147189/ 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/14/strength-that-this-little-girl-has-jayme-closss-family-talks-their-love-pride/ 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jayme-closs-wisconsin-teen-who-escaped-captor-2019-doing-good-n1253938 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/14/strength-that-this-little-girl-has-jayme-closss-family-talks-their-love-pride/ 

I Don’t Like Monday’s Killer

Today we are going to look at the Grover Cleveland Elementary School Shooting in San Diego, California where the shooter, Brenda Ann Spencer reportedly said "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day.”
 
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Elementary_School_shooting_(San_Diego)
https://allthatsinteresting.com/brenda-ann-spencer 
https://www.snopes.com/articles/463142/brenda-spencer-i-dont-like-mondays/ 
https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/spencer-brenda.htm 
https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Brenda_Spencer 

Sara Porter-Knight

Today we are going examine a murder mystery right here in Michigan and one of Detroit Most Wanted.
 
Source Materials:
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Butch_Knight 
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/articles/harold-butch-knight-sara-knight-in-pursuit-with-john-walsh 
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/a-documentary-on-harold-butch-knight-airs-tonight/69-056ee806-e9ae-4ee6-b36f-53400ee2aafa 
https://www.sunjournal.com/2015/01/20/former-turner-womans-husband-wanted-murder-warrant/ 
https://thecinemaholic.com/has-harold-butch-knight-been-found-where-is-he-now/ 
https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroits-most-wanted-harold-butch-knight

The Purple Gang and the Haunting of the Doherty Hotel

So I was going to do a lot of spooky places in Michigan than I got researching the Purple Gang as I was recording and welp its about 25 minutes of Purple Gang History and 5 minutes about the Doherty Hotel :) 
 
Source Materials:
https://mymichiganbeach.com/haunted-places-in-michigan/
The_Purple_Gang
https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/purple-gang 
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/20th-purplegang/ 

Ezra McCandless

This week we will look at a senseless murder as a result of an odd love triangle/square.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_McCandless 
https://thecinemaholic.com/alex-woodworth-murder/ 
https://fatimhemraj.medium.com/she-was-convicted-of-murder-now-she-sells-art-on-instagram-821a1b96c8db 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyAGtRyYKmc 

Survivor: Susan Walters!

Another badass survivor! 
 
Source Materials:
https://blurredbylines.com/articles/susan-kuhnhausen-walters-survivor-hitman-portland/
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/04/woman_who_fatally_strangled_hi.html 
https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/08/17/a-hit-man-came-to-kill-susan-kuhnhausen-she-survived-he-didnt/
https://www.multco.us/multnomah-county/news/susan-walters-who-fended-hitman-provides-guidance-multnomah-county-crime
 
https://www.wave3.com/story/7051831/oregon-woman-kills-hitman-hired-by-her-husband/
https://www.thelocal.se/discuss/index.php?showtopic=5351 
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/police-say-portland-intruder-strangled-by-nurse-was-a-hit-man-1/ 
https://www.wave3.com/story/7051831/oregon-woman-kills-hitman-hired-by-her-husband/ 
https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/an-assassin-tried-to-kill-susan-kuhnhausen-it-went-poorly-for-him-f3b02fef5221 

Horrific Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart

Today we are going to look the horrific murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart.
 
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart 
https://allthatsinteresting.com/cassie-jo-stoddart 
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dateline-the-last-day-who-killed-cassie-jo-stoddart-now 
https://www.ranker.com/list/cassie-jo-stoddart-facts/jacob-shelton 
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/cassie-jo-stoddart-murder-5-quick-facts-know 
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/peacock-s-dateline-the-last-day-what-happened-cassie-jo-stoddart 
 
 

Tragic Death of Angela Samota

The truly tragic and senseless slaying of Angela Samota. 
 
Source Materials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do6yJwz_J7c&t=130s 
https://www.wattpad.com/753948303-real-crime-stories-paranormal-hauntings-the-murder
https://thecinemaholic.com/who-killed-angela-samota-where-is-donald-andrew-bess-now/
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/oxygen-s-murdered-morning-who-killed-angela-samota-now
https://www.oxygen.com/murdered-by-morning/crime-news/donald-bess-convicted-in-angela-samota-cold-case
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Angela_Samota

Abraham Shakespeare

Source Materials:
https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/abraham-shakespeare-killed-after-winning-lottery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Shakespeare
https://abcnews.go.com/US/lottery-murder-deedee-moore-found-guilty/story?id=17926009