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Episode 117: Valentine's Crimes

After our long hiatus we are back! To ease back into the show, we brought several stories revolving around the passion and heartbreak surrounding February 14th. 

 

Episode 116: Richard Speck Part 3

**Sound Note: We had extreme technical difficulties that were not caught until after we ended the recording. We were dealing with a significant audio lag, and around 42:00 Kat's audio cuts out and we received no notification that this had happened - from that point forward it will only be Crystal's side and some discussion had to be cut for continuity and clarity. Thanks for your understanding!**

Richard Speck is one of America's most infamous murderers, committing what was immediately dubbed the "Crime of the Century" in Chicago, Illinois in July of 1966. His brutal slaying of 8 young student nurses was callous and horrifying, and a huge escalation in behavior, even considering his extensive criminal history leading up to that night. In Part 3 we discuss the manhunt and Richard's capture as well as some disturbing details that surfaced about his time in prison. 

Episode 115: Richard Speck Park 2

Richard Speck is one of America's most infamous murderers, committing what was immediately dubbed the "Crime of the Century" in Chicago, Illinois in July of 1966. His brutal slaying of 8 young student nurses was callous and horrifying, and a huge escalation in behavior, even considering his extensive criminal history leading up to that night. In Part 2 we discuss the horrific events of the night of July 13th when Richard methodically slayed 8 innocent young nursing students in their home while life went on as normal just outside. 

Episode 114: Richard Speck Part 1

Richard Speck is one of America's most infamous murderers, committing what was immediately dubbed the "Crime of the Century" in Chicago, Illinois in July of 1966. His brutal slaying of 8 young student nurses was callous and horrifying, and a huge escalation in behavior, even considering his extensive criminal history leading up to that night. In part 1, we cover Richard's early years and the string of crimes leading up to the evening of July 13, 1966. 

Bonus: Interview with Christina Keller

In this episode you can hear the full interview with Marty Duram's ex-wife Christina. She shared so much information including: How she and Marty met, how Glenna knew Marty, detailed information about why her children broke into the house and what they were doing there, details from the police investigation, misconceptions about how many times Marty and Glenna were actually shot, and much more. Pay attention to the birds in the background because at one point you can hear Bud recite his now infamous dialogue.

For so much more information and lots of pictures, please see the Justice for Marty Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Justiceformarty

RETAKE - Episode 112: Marty Duram

In 2015, Marty and Glenna Duram were married and living their lives together in a rural area of Michigan. When neighbors didn't hear from the couple for a few days, they went to check and found a gruesome scene where Marty had been shot to death and Glenna was taken to the hospital to treat a gunshot wound herself. The story that unfolded is one of the strangest and most unique stories with one of the most unusual witnesses to the crime that we have ever heard of. 

After we aired the original episode, Marty's ex-wife reached out to us to let us know that there was a lot of information that was incorrect in our research due to news media twisting facts and narratives to tell a "good story" rather than the true story. In conjunction with Christina, we have taken our original audio and inserted clips from an interview to correct the information that will be found if you research this case. By doing so, we hope to cover all the bases of fact and fiction in order to get the most accurate version of the story of Marty Duram's murder told. 

Episode 113: Sarah Boone

Hide and Seek is a classic childhood game that everyone has played at some point in their lives, but how many of us have considered the potential dangers this game has? We share some horribly unfortunate stories of Hide and Seek gone wrong as a preamble to our main story featuring Sarah and her boyfriend. A night of silly fun and games turns deadly when Sarah finds her boyfriend dead the next day, and the story she tells is about as chaotic as they come. 

Episode 111: 216 South KCID Road Part 2

We pick up where we left off from Part 1 with police finding three bodies in a shed on the property of a cute little farmhouse in Idaho. The community was shocked to discover the identity of the three victims was not who they thought it would be, and one individual was nowhere to be found. 

Episode 110: 216 South KCID Rd Part 1

216 South KCID Road in Boise, Idaho was supposed to be a darling farmhouse for Cheryl and Mike to spend their retirement together. However, Mike had a lifetime of secrets he was keeping from Cheryl, and this cute farmhouse would become the center of his biggest secret yet. 

Episode 109: Clare Wood

Clare Wood is a name with a legacy that will last for decades to come due to the work of her father, Michael Brown. Clare's life was brutally stolen from her by an asshole who didn't understand or tolerate a woman rejecting him, then proceeded to steal justice from her family in the aftermath. No one in Clare's life knew what she was truly going through until after her sudden murder, and even Clare herself didn't know who she had gotten involved with while she dated George Applewood. Michael worked hard to bring about Clare's Law, which actively provides a measure of protection from men and women facing domestic violence situations. 

Link to the official Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme Guidance

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/575361/DVDS_guidance_FINAL_v3.pdf

**we profusely apologize for the literal shit show that is the sound quality of this episode and hope it does not distract from the importance of the story we are sharing**