In November of 2020, 31-year-old Nicole "Niki" Perry and her fiance, Randall Fulghum were living in a small, crowded, garage on the 300 block of West Harlan Avenue in San Antonio, Texas that had been turned into a makeshift home for transients owned by "Gizmo" and his girlfriend, Vanessa Vargas. This location was a known drug house and had been the site of several drug busts in the past. Niki had been known to be "mouthy" and could be rude at times, and during this particular time period, she had been struggling to cope with the recent death of her father when an argument ensued between her and her fiance in front of 26-year-old known Texas Mexican gang member, Rafael Castillo. What Castillo did to "quell" Niki's "disrespect" is monstrous and will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it.   Sources:  Medium (2022) The Sun (2020) KSAT (2022) Audio KSAT 12- The Gruesome Murder of Nicole Perry: South Texas Crime Stories  KSAT 12- 'I saw it all': More eyewitness testimony in trial of man accused of brutal murder    ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

In November of 2020, 31-year-old Nicole "Niki" Perry and her fiance, Randall Fulghum were living in a small, crowded, garage on the 300 block of West Harlan Avenue in San Antonio, Texas that had been turned into a makeshift home for transients owned by "Gizmo" and his girlfriend, Vanessa Vargas. This location was a known drug house and had been the site of several drug busts in the past. Niki had been known to be "mouthy" and could be rude at times, and during this particular time period, she had been struggling to cope with the recent death of her father when an argument ensued between her and her fiance in front of 26-year-old known Texas Mexican gang member, Rafael Castillo. What Castillo did to "quell" Niki's "disrespect" is monstrous and will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it. Sources: <a href="https://medium.com/the-mystery-reporter/killer-chops-woman-and-murders-her-with-an-axe-f4efb0898069" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Medium (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/1999353/texas-man-charged-chopping-up-mom-disrespecting-fiance/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Sun (2020)</a> <a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/20/the-gruesome-murder-of-nicole-perry-south-texas-crime-stories/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">KSAT (2022)</a> Audio <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuBE579oYig&amp;t=87s" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">KSAT 12- The Gruesome Murder of Nicole Perry: South Texas Crime Stories </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI0s9IiV3Vc" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">KSAT 12- 'I saw it all': More eyewitness testimony in trial of man accused of brutal murder </a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E17: The Gruesome Murder of Nicole "Niki" Perry 

On October 24, 2021, 15-year-old Jordan Lee called 9-1-1 to report that he and his two brothers had been abandoned in an apartment in Green Crest, Harris County, Texas by their mother and her boyfriend, being left to fend for themselves and live with the decomposing body of their brother for almost a year. While the boys' mother and her boyfriend were enjoying life on social media, the boys were living a nightmare that no one knew about.   Sources The Daily Beast (2021)  ABC7 Chicago (2021) Fox23 (2021) Fox23  ABC7 (2021) ABC7 (2021) Click2Houston (2022) ABC30 (2022) ABC13 (2021) hsinvisiblechildren.org (2021) NY Post (2021)  Audio ABC News (2021)- New 'house of horrors' details where boy was found dead- YouTube KHOU 11 News (2021)- 'Absolute fear' |Horrific, heartbreaking new details in case where kids were found living alone with dead sibling-YouTube  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On October 24, 2021, 15-year-old Jordan Lee called 9-1-1 to report that he and his two brothers had been abandoned in an apartment in Green Crest, Harris County, Texas by their mother and her boyfriend, being left to fend for themselves and live with the decomposing body of their brother for almost a year. While the boys' mother and her boyfriend were enjoying life on social media, the boys were living a nightmare that no one knew about. Sources <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/houston-house-of-horrors-mom-gloria-williams-became-somebody-else-after-meeting-brian-coulter-family-says" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Daily Beast (2021) </a> <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/houston-abandoned-children-brian-coulter-gloria-williams/11219647/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">ABC7 Chicago (2021)</a> <a href="https://www.fox23.com/trending_archives/mother-of-abandoned-houston-children-speaks/article_f1f3dd1c-1197-52d5-b878-a2d192db1d9d.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Fox23 (2021)</a> <a href="https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/skeletal-remains-3-abandoned-children-found-in-apartment-near-houston-sheriff-says/article_4cb7c97a-b346-5ece-9122-f3a429cdb4b4.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Fox23 </a> <a href="https://abc7.com/brian-coulter-gloria-williams-houston-child-abuse-children-abandoned-in-apartment/11177879/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">ABC7 (2021)</a> <a href="https://abc7.com/gloria-williams-brian-coulter-deadly-child-abandonment-kendrick-lee-houston/11188278/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">ABC7 (2021)</a> <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2022/02/25/state-report-shows-multiple-investigations-prior-to-abandoned-8-year-olds-death/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Click2Houston (2022)</a> <a href="https://abc30.com/houston-abandoned-children-brian-coulter-gloria-williams/11617111/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">ABC30 (2022)</a> <a href="https://abc13.com/childs-skeletal-remains-found-3-kids-abandoned-southwest-harris-county-deputies-sheriffs-office/11163555/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">ABC13 (2021)</a> <a href="https://www.hsinvisiblechildren.org/2022/10/06/kendrick-lee/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">hsinvisiblechildren.org (2021)</a> <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/27/heartbroken-heartbroken-houston-horror-house-grandma-wishes-she-adopted-kids-grandma-wishes-she-adopted-kids/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">NY Post (2021)</a> Audio <a href="https://youtu.be/mpdUb7r93Z4" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">ABC News (2021)- New 'house of horrors' details where boy was found dead- YouTube</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/fRJt5zk6pzg" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">KHOU 11 News (2021)- 'Absolute fear' |Horrific, heartbreaking new details in case where kids were found living alone with dead sibling-YouTube</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S2E16: The Apartment of Horrors: Kendrick, Jordan, Trevon, and Ja'Veon Lee

Hannah Clarke

A kind and beautiful, Hannah Clarke, met former New Zealand Rugby player, Rowan Baxter, in 2008 when she was just 19-years-old and he, 30-years old. The pair fell in love and were married in 2012, and then came the arrival of their three beautiful children, Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey Baxter. Their relationship; however, was not a normal, loving relationship as Rowan had severe issues with verbally, mentally, emotionally, and even on a few occasions, physically abusing Hannah and the children. Rowan had to have control of every aspect of Hannah's life, and eventually, she became exhausted by this and decided to leave with the children, moving back into her parents' home but fearing Rowan was going to eventually end up killing her. She had even asked her mom how to obtain a will and told her friends "I know in my heart he's going to kill me."  On February 19, 2020, Rowan enacted a devastating plan to end the lives of Hannah, his three children, and himself on a suburban street in Queensland, Australia.   Sources: 7 News (2022) News.com.au (2022) Daily Mail (2022) Daily Mail (2022) The Guardian (2022) Abigail Boyd  Queensland Courts (Coroners Court of Queensland Findings of Inquest) Newstalks Hannah Clarke's Brother Speaks about her murder (ABC News Video) Audio Mother fights for her life after man, 3 children die in deliberate car fire in Brisbane- ABC News Australia   ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

A kind and beautiful, Hannah Clarke, met former New Zealand Rugby player, Rowan Baxter, in 2008 when she was just 19-years-old and he, 30-years old. The pair fell in love and were married in 2012, and then came the arrival of their three beautiful children, Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey Baxter. Their relationship; however, was not a normal, loving relationship as Rowan had severe issues with verbally, mentally, emotionally, and even on a few occasions, physically abusing Hannah and the children. Rowan had to have control of every aspect of Hannah's life, and eventually, she became exhausted by this and decided to leave with the children, moving back into her parents' home but fearing Rowan was going to eventually end up killing her. She had even asked her mom how to obtain a will and told her friends "I know in my heart he's going to kill me." On February 19, 2020, Rowan enacted a devastating plan to end the lives of Hannah, his three children, and himself on a suburban street in Queensland, Australia. Sources: <a href="https://7news.com.au/news/qld/hannah-clarkes-controlling-killer-husband-wrote-one-callous-final-note-before-her-murder-c-6190968" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">7 News (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/heroic-final-act-of-slain-mum-hannah-clarke-revealed-as-horror-dv-murder-explored-at-inquest/news-story/36c85df4214f6df7f15ab741529103a6" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">News.com.au (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10646533/Husbands-ominous-letter-Hannah-Clarke-horrific-murder-friend-warned-police.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Mail (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10642643/How-horror-deaths-Hannah-Clarke-children-unfolded-Brisbane.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Mail (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/29/hannah-clarke-inquest-findings-coroner" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Guardian (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.abigailboyd.org/murder_of_hannah_clarke" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Abigail Boyd </a> <a href="https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/723664/cif-hannah-clarke-aaliyah-baxter-laianah-baxter-trey-baxter-and-rowan-baxter.pdf" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Queensland Courts (Coroners Court of Queensland Findings of Inquest)</a> <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/hannah-clarke-inquest-how-kiwi-dad-rowan-baxter-killed-wife-three-kids/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Newstalks</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/KINhZ1v7b1k" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Hannah Clarke's Brother Speaks about her murder (ABC News Video)</a> Audio <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGY072ooF4U" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Mother fights for her life after man, 3 children die in deliberate car fire in Brisbane- ABC News Australia </a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E15: Coercive Control: The Devastating Murders of Hannah Clarke and Her Three Children 

Melinda Marshel

On July 5, 1995, a citizen of Wayne City, Illinois called to report a mid 1980s, green Oldsmobile had been submerged nose-deep in a local pond. Police went to investigate and discovered a bloody scene. Blood had been smeared on one of the car's tail lights and filled the floor pans. A piece of wooden furring was holding the accelerator pedal and bloody hand prints were found inside the trunk along with .32 caliber shell casings. Meanwhile, 38-year-old Sue and her 13-year-old daughter Melinda Marshel had been missing, with their family highly worried as they had not shown up to the family's annual July 4th celebration. While Sue had pending Cocaine possession charges and was working with the police to catch a drug dealer, her family did not believe this was the cause for her disappearance.  Sue had five ex-husbands, and police began interviewing them when her most recent ex-husband, Niels Nielsen was swiftly identified as being a person of interest due to his lies, odd demeanor, and previous convictions. On July 6th, fishermen found a floating duffel bag containing the charred remains of Sue and Melinda in a pond just one mile from where Sue's submerged car had been located. The search for further evidence to connect Niels to their murders and concealment was on.  Sources Case Text  The Midwest Crime Files  Oxygen (2023)  Oxygen: Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 2    ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On July 5, 1995, a citizen of Wayne City, Illinois called to report a mid 1980s, green Oldsmobile had been submerged nose-deep in a local pond. Police went to investigate and discovered a bloody scene. Blood had been smeared on one of the car's tail lights and filled the floor pans. A piece of wooden furring was holding the accelerator pedal and bloody hand prints were found inside the trunk along with .32 caliber shell casings. Meanwhile, 38-year-old Sue and her 13-year-old daughter Melinda Marshel had been missing, with their family highly worried as they had not shown up to the family's annual July 4th celebration. While Sue had pending Cocaine possession charges and was working with the police to catch a drug dealer, her family did not believe this was the cause for her disappearance. Sue had five ex-husbands, and police began interviewing them when her most recent ex-husband, Niels Nielsen was swiftly identified as being a person of interest due to his lies, odd demeanor, and previous convictions. On July 6th, fishermen found a floating duffel bag containing the charred remains of Sue and Melinda in a pond just one mile from where Sue's submerged car had been located. The search for further evidence to connect Niels to their murders and concealment was on. Sources <a href="https://casetext.com/case/people-v-nielson-8/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Case Text </a> <a href="https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/independence-day-murders-the-sue-melinda-marshal-story" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Midwest Crime Files </a> <a href="https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/july-4th-murders-niels-nieslen-killed-sue-melinda-marshel" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Oxygen (2023) </a> <a href="https://youtu.be/X2fWbJ9udpQ" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Oxygen: Homicide for the Holidays Season 5 Episode 2 </a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E14: The Independence Day Murders of Sue and Melinda Marshel 

On July 3, 2012, a group of students vacationing on Portsmouth Beach in Southsea, England discovered something wrapped in a pink shower curtain and trash bags on the rocks of the beach. It was determined that the item in question was the dismembered torso of 30-year-old David Guy. Three days later, David's pelvis and legs were also located on the beach. On July 8, 2012, a confused, disheveled, and dirty 47-year-old David Hilder appeared at a police station claiming he thinks he had killed someone. After all, David Hilder had been in a rocky, violent friendship with David Guy. This case was solved in an unexpected way with the aid of a few small cat hairs found on the shower curtain that contained Guy's torso.   Sources Portsmouth (The News) (2023) Fargo North HS  BBC (2013) Jim Fisher True Crime (2022) BBC (2013) BBC (2013) Nurofen  Audio Daily Motion- The News Portsmouth (2023)   ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On July 3, 2012, a group of students vacationing on Portsmouth Beach in Southsea, England discovered something wrapped in a pink shower curtain and trash bags on the rocks of the beach. It was determined that the item in question was the dismembered torso of 30-year-old David Guy. Three days later, David's pelvis and legs were also located on the beach. On July 8, 2012, a confused, disheveled, and dirty 47-year-old David Hilder appeared at a police station claiming he thinks he had killed someone. After all, David Hilder had been in a rocky, violent friendship with David Guy. This case was solved in an unexpected way with the aid of a few small cat hairs found on the shower curtain that contained Guy's torso. Sources <a href="https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/true-crime-body-in-the-bag-killer-david-hilder-dismembered-friend-david-guy-one-of-the-most-gruesome-homicides-in-portsmouth-in-recent-memory-4079804" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Portsmouth (The News) (2023)</a> <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/fargoschools.org/forensics/case-files/murder-of-david-guy" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Fargo North HS </a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-23273866" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">BBC (2013)</a> <a href="http://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2013/08/cat-dna-in-david-hilder-dismemberment.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Fisher True Crime (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-23163632" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">BBC (2013)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-23423898" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">BBC (2013)</a> <a href="https://www.nurofen.co.za/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Nurofen</a> Audio <a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8j9y47" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Motion- The News Portsmouth (2023)</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E13: The Troubled Friendship of Two Davids- The Body in the Bag Killer

In 2000, Jin Chen and his wife, Hai Yan Li moved to a suburb in Albany, New York known as Guilderland from Houjo, Fujian province off the southeastern coast of mainland China. In New York, Jin was given a job at his relatives' restaurant, The King's Wok. The Chens decided to start a family in 2004, with the birth of their first son, Anthony, and then a second son, Edward (Eddy) in 2007. On Thursday, October 5, 2014, Jin did not show up for work and had not called to say he was not coming in. When coworkers and relatives went to check on Jin and his family, they discovered all four family members had been murdered. Language barriers and fears from community members have made this case difficult to investigate, and almost 700 leads have lead investigators to the Chinese mafia and human trafficking rings, but the case remains unsolved. Two other cases have been thought to be related to the murders of the Chen family, the case involving the murder of three Chinese family members in 2011 in D'Iberville, Mississippi and a case in 2014 involving the murder of four Chinese family members in Harris County, Texas. The D'Iberville case has yet to be solved, but the case in Texas has since been solved and is said to be unrelated. SourcesNola (2015)A&amp;E (2022)CBS 6 Albany (2019)CBS News (2022)ABC 13 News (2022)Tuscaloosa News (2019)--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

In 2000, Jin Chen and his wife, Hai Yan Li moved to a suburb in Albany, New York known as Guilderland from Houjo, Fujian province off the southeastern coast of mainland China. In New York, Jin was given a job at his relatives' restaurant, The King's Wok. The Chens decided to start a family in 2004, with the birth of their first son, Anthony, and then a second son, Edward (Eddy) in 2007. On Thursday, October 5, 2014, Jin did not show up for work and had not called to say he was not coming in. When coworkers and relatives went to check on Jin and his family, they discovered all four family members had been murdered. Language barriers and fears from community members have made this case difficult to investigate, and almost 700 leads have lead investigators to the Chinese mafia and human trafficking rings, but the case remains unsolved. Two other cases have been thought to be related to the murders of the Chen family, the case involving the murder of three Chinese family members in 2011 in D'Iberville, Mississippi and a case in 2014 involving the murder of four Chinese family members in Harris County, Texas. The D'Iberville case has yet to be solved, but the case in Texas has since been solved and is said to be unrelated. Sources Nola (2015) A&amp;E (2022) CBS 6 Albany (2019) CBS News (2022) ABC 13 News (2022) Tuscaloosa News (2019) --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E12: The Unsolved Chen Family Murders 

Junko Furuta, a 17-year-old student living in Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Japan was beautiful, popular, and a great student who her friends endearingly called 'Jun-Chan'. Junko did not smoke, drink, or participate in any "bad teenage behavior" which is why she was often called a good girl. Her beauty and kindness unfortunately caught the eye of the school bully, 18-year-old Hiroshi Miyano. When Hiroshi asked Junko on a date, she politely declined, and did not realize this would ultimately lead to her final 44 days of life involving the most horrendous, inhumane torture. Hiroshi and his friend, Nobuharu Minato devised a plan to kidnap Junko as she was biking home from work. They captured her, and four friends (Hiroshi Miyano, Nobuharu Minato, Jo Ogura, and Yasushi Watanabe)  held her hostage for 44 days at Minato's parents' vacation home before finally being murdered. The suffering Junko endured at the hands of these four boys and others was so cruel that it's hard to fathom how four teenage boys, let alone any monster, could dream up and enact such a plan. Sources Medium (2021) How Stuff Works (2023)The Cinemaholic (2023)Tokyo Reporter (2018)Film Daily (2020)Film Daily (2022)All That's Interesting (2022)The Scare Chamber Wikipedia AudioJunko Furuta on the news (in the memory of junko furuta)- Youtube--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

Junko Furuta, a 17-year-old student living in Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Japan was beautiful, popular, and a great student who her friends endearingly called 'Jun-Chan'. Junko did not smoke, drink, or participate in any "bad teenage behavior" which is why she was often called a good girl. Her beauty and kindness unfortunately caught the eye of the school bully, 18-year-old Hiroshi Miyano. When Hiroshi asked Junko on a date, she politely declined, and did not realize this would ultimately lead to her final 44 days of life involving the most horrendous, inhumane torture. Hiroshi and his friend, Nobuharu Minato devised a plan to kidnap Junko as she was biking home from work. They captured her, and four friends (Hiroshi Miyano, Nobuharu Minato, Jo Ogura, and Yasushi Watanabe)  held her hostage for 44 days at Minato's parents' vacation home before finally being murdered. The suffering Junko endured at the hands of these four boys and others was so cruel that it's hard to fathom how four teenage boys, let alone any monster, could dream up and enact such a plan. Sources Medium (2021) How Stuff Works (2023) The Cinemaholic (2023) Tokyo Reporter (2018) Film Daily (2020) Film Daily (2022) All That's Interesting (2022) The Scare Chamber Wikipedia Audio Junko Furuta on the news (in the memory of junko furuta)- Youtube --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E11: Junko Furuta's 44 Day Nightmare 

On April 16, 1996, 48-year-old James Patterson Smith reported to his local police station in Manchester, England to report that he had "accidentally" killed his girlfriend during an argument when she drowned in the bathtub. When police reported to his home, they discovered his 17-year-old girlfriend's naked, dead body lying in a bedroom and her blood all throughout his home. It was clear this was no accident. Kelly Anne had met James when she was only 14-years-old and began a relationship with him, then 45-years old, unaware of his horrifically abusive past. The pathologist tasked with examining and autopsying her body concluded that she had over 150 separate wounds showing a month's worth of severe torture in the last weeks of her life. James had starved Kelly, denied her water, and tied her to furniture and a radiator by her hair or neck ligatures, even gouging out her eyes 5 days to 3 weeks before her death. This is one of the worst, most notorious torture murders in British history. SourcesMurderpediaAll That's Interesting (2022)Manchester Evening News (2015)Ranker (2022)Daily Mail (2023)Mirror (2020)WikipediaNational Domestic Violence Hotline US: 800-799-7233 (Available in English and Spanish, as well as 200+ languages through interpretations)England: 0808 2000 247 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On April 16, 1996, 48-year-old James Patterson Smith reported to his local police station in Manchester, England to report that he had "accidentally" killed his girlfriend during an argument when she drowned in the bathtub. When police reported to his home, they discovered his 17-year-old girlfriend's naked, dead body lying in a bedroom and her blood all throughout his home. It was clear this was no accident. Kelly Anne had met James when she was only 14-years-old and began a relationship with him, then 45-years old, unaware of his horrifically abusive past. The pathologist tasked with examining and autopsying her body concluded that she had over 150 separate wounds showing a month's worth of severe torture in the last weeks of her life. James had starved Kelly, denied her water, and tied her to furniture and a radiator by her hair or neck ligatures, even gouging out her eyes 5 days to 3 weeks before her death. This is one of the worst, most notorious torture murders in British history. Sources Murderpedia All That's Interesting (2022) Manchester Evening News (2015) Ranker (2022) Daily Mail (2023) Mirror (2020) Wikipedia National Domestic Violence Hotline US: 800-799-7233 (Available in English and Spanish, as well as 200+ languages through interpretations) England: 0808 2000 247 --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S2E10: Manchester's Most Notorious: The Torture and Murder of Kelly Anne Bates

In the 1960s, Sylvia Likens lived in southern Boone County, Indiana with her family which consisted of her father, Lester Likens, mother Betty Likens, fraternal twins, Danny and Diana, and another set of fraternal twins, Bennie and Jenny. Sylvia was the middle child between the two sets of twins. The Likens family were very poor and Sylvia's father worked many odd jobs, even traveling with the carnival to sell food from a concession stand, but it is said that the children were happy and taken care of. In June of 1965, Sylvia's mother, Betty was arrested for shoplifting, leaving Lester to come up with a way to support his children while she was away. Lester found his two daughters, Sylvia and Jenny at a home near theirs known as the Baniszewski home. Lester decided he would "board" his daughters at Gertrude Baniszewski's home, paying her $20 a week to take care of them while he went with the carnival to bring in some money. Gertrude had 7+ children of her own, and the Baniszewskis were also very poor with the home being filthy, in disarray, and lacking adequate food and sleeping arrangements but Lester had not known this when he left his daughters. Bennie and Danny were sent to live with their grandparents, and Dianna had been 19, married, and living on her own. What would happen during the months of June 1965 to October 1965 consist of unspeakable horrors which Sylvia and Jenny endured. Sylvia being punished far worse, enduring unimaginable torture by not only the Baniszewskis but other neighborhood children. Some say it is due to Gertrude and her oldest daughter, Paula's jealousy of Sylvia coupled with Gertrude not receiving on time payment from the Likens but nothing that Sylvia ever could have done would make her deserving of this torture, and ultimately, horrific death. Since then, the Likens family has been plagued by a series of tragedies, and this case is one that will never be forgotten in Indiana. SourcesIndy Star (2013)The Weekly View (2015)NBC San Diego (2015)True Crime Edition (2021)Medium (2019)All Thats Interesting (2023)Sylvia's Child Advocacy Center Criminal (2020)Audio of Gertrude Baniszewski at parole board- Youtube- Thomas Henning --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

In the 1960s, Sylvia Likens lived in southern Boone County, Indiana with her family which consisted of her father, Lester Likens, mother Betty Likens, fraternal twins, Danny and Diana, and another set of fraternal twins, Bennie and Jenny. Sylvia was the middle child between the two sets of twins. The Likens family were very poor and Sylvia's father worked many odd jobs, even traveling with the carnival to sell food from a concession stand, but it is said that the children were happy and taken care of. In June of 1965, Sylvia's mother, Betty was arrested for shoplifting, leaving Lester to come up with a way to support his children while she was away. Lester found his two daughters, Sylvia and Jenny at a home near theirs known as the Baniszewski home. Lester decided he would "board" his daughters at Gertrude Baniszewski's home, paying her $20 a week to take care of them while he went with the carnival to bring in some money. Gertrude had 7+ children of her own, and the Baniszewskis were also very poor with the home being filthy, in disarray, and lacking adequate food and sleeping arrangements but Lester had not known this when he left his daughters. Bennie and Danny were sent to live with their grandparents, and Dianna had been 19, married, and living on her own. What would happen during the months of June 1965 to October 1965 consist of unspeakable horrors which Sylvia and Jenny endured. Sylvia being punished far worse, enduring unimaginable torture by not only the Baniszewskis but other neighborhood children. Some say it is due to Gertrude and her oldest daughter, Paula's jealousy of Sylvia coupled with Gertrude not receiving on time payment from the Likens but nothing that Sylvia ever could have done would make her deserving of this torture, and ultimately, horrific death. Since then, the Likens family has been plagued by a series of tragedies, and this case is one that will never be forgotten in Indiana. Sources Indy Star (2013) The Weekly View (2015) NBC San Diego (2015) True Crime Edition (2021) Medium (2019) All Thats Interesting (2023) Sylvia's Child Advocacy Center Criminal (2020) Audio of Gertrude Baniszewski at parole board- Youtube- Thomas Henning --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E09: Sylvia Likens and the Baniszewski House of Horrors

Only a few weeks ago, on April 26, 2023, police located a 10 gallon Chlorine bucket on the front lawn of a Louisiana home. Inside this bucket was the body of little 6-year-old Bella Fontanelle, who was murdered, stuffed into a bucket, and left on the front lawn of her mother’s home by her father’s girlfriend. This story is still very much in development at this time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

Only a few weeks ago, on April 26, 2023, police located a 10 gallon Chlorine bucket on the front lawn of a Louisiana home. Inside this bucket was the body of little 6-year-old Bella Fontanelle, who was murdered, stuffed into a bucket, and left on the front lawn of her mother’s home by her father’s girlfriend. This story is still very much in development at this time. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E08: The Murder of Bella Fontanelle 

A short true crime podcast detailing the stories of solved and unsolved cases for the true crime enthusiast to get a quick fix of true crime!  Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

Brenda and Dennis Freeman were peaceful, quiet Jehovah's Witnesses who had planned to raise their three sons to be just the same. They wanted their boys to grow up in their faith and be good citizens..but who doesn't want their kids to be good people? This changed when two of their sons, Bryan Freeman and David  Freeman chose to denounce their faith and become involved with Neo-Nazism after discovering it and being intrigued by it at a rehabilitation facility they were sent to at ages 12 and 13 due to drug and alcohol use. The boys were not shy about their beliefs, dressing in camo pants, doc marten combat boots, shaving their heads, and even displaying their beliefs across their heads and necks by the way of tattoos expressing their hatred. It was known that the boys caused trouble at school and at home, but not known by many just how bad Brenda and Dennis struggled to help their sons. Eventually, on February 26, 1995, the two boys at ages 16 and 17, along with their 18-year-old cousin, Nelson Birdwell III committed the ultimate act of violence toward Brenda, Dennis, and Brian and David's 11-year-old brother, Erik by bludgeoning all three of them to death and fleeing to Michigan where they were ultimately caught.   Sources The Roanoke Times (1995) Sun Signs Oxygen (2022) Grunge (2022) The Morning Call (2015)  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

Brenda and Dennis Freeman were peaceful, quiet Jehovah's Witnesses who had planned to raise their three sons to be just the same. They wanted their boys to grow up in their faith and be good citizens..but who doesn't want their kids to be good people? This changed when two of their sons, Bryan Freeman and David Freeman chose to denounce their faith and become involved with Neo-Nazism after discovering it and being intrigued by it at a rehabilitation facility they were sent to at ages 12 and 13 due to drug and alcohol use. The boys were not shy about their beliefs, dressing in camo pants, doc marten combat boots, shaving their heads, and even displaying their beliefs across their heads and necks by the way of tattoos expressing their hatred. It was known that the boys caused trouble at school and at home, but not known by many just how bad Brenda and Dennis struggled to help their sons. Eventually, on February 26, 1995, the two boys at ages 16 and 17, along with their 18-year-old cousin, Nelson Birdwell III committed the ultimate act of violence toward Brenda, Dennis, and Brian and David's 11-year-old brother, Erik by bludgeoning all three of them to death and fleeing to Michigan where they were ultimately caught. Sources <a href="https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1995/rt9503/950308/03080074.htm" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Roanoke Times (1995)</a> <a href="https://www.sunsigns.org/famousbirthdays/d/profile/bryan-freeman/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Sun Signs</a> <a href="https://www.oxygen.com/killer-siblings/crime-news/bryan-david-freeman-became-neo-nazis-killed-family" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Oxygen (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.grunge.com/867098/inside-the-brutal-murders-of-the-freeman-family/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Grunge (2022)</a> <a href="https://www.mcall.com/2015/03/01/freeman-brothers-remorseful-20-years-after-murdering-their-parents/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Morning Call (2015)</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E07: The Freeman Family Massacre 

On October 9, 2022, two brothers, Billy and Mark Chastain along with two of their friends, Alex Stevens and Mike Sparks left Billy’s home on bicycles at 8:00 P.M. The men were later reported missing by Billy’s wife and Alex’s mother a few hours later when they had not been seen or heard from. Mark’s phone pinged at a salvage yard owned by Joe Kennedy off Highway 75. Evidence of a violent crime was located at an adjacent property from this salvage yard. On October 14, the four men’s bodies were located in the Deep Fork River with multiple gunshot wounds and severed in half. Joe Kennedy became a person of interest, and then the prime suspect due to the evidence against him found at his salvage yard, in his vehicle, on his shoes, and in the field nearby. He awaits trial currently on four counts of first degree murder. Sources ABC 7 KJRH NY Post CBS News The Guardian  CNN  NY Times  CBS News Obituaries Mark Anthony Chastain  Billy Jack Chastain Smith  Mikel Tyrel Sparks   Alexray Jeffery Stevens   ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On October 9, 2022, two brothers, Billy and Mark Chastain along with two of their friends, Alex Stevens and Mike Sparks left Billy’s home on bicycles at 8:00 P.M. The men were later reported missing by Billy’s wife and Alex’s mother a few hours later when they had not been seen or heard from. Mark’s phone pinged at a salvage yard owned by Joe Kennedy off Highway 75. Evidence of a violent crime was located at an adjacent property from this salvage yard. On October 14, the four men’s bodies were located in the Deep Fork River with multiple gunshot wounds and severed in half. Joe Kennedy became a person of interest, and then the prime suspect due to the evidence against him found at his salvage yard, in his vehicle, on his shoes, and in the field nearby. He awaits trial currently on four counts of first degree murder. Sources <a href="https://abc7.com/oklahoma-missing-men-bodies/12332871/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ABC 7</a> <a href="https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/police-looking-for-four-missing-men-in-okmulgee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KJRH</a> <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/22/oklahoma-men-found-dead-in-river-were-chopped-in-half-victims-mother/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Post</a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joseph-kennedy-oklahoma-murders-cut-them-up-affidavit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CBS News</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/17/dismembered-bodies-oklahoma-river-four-missing-men" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Guardian </a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/us/oklahoma-missing-bikers-what-we-know/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CNN </a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/us/oklahoma-river-murder-case-arrest.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Times </a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-man-joseph-kennedy-charged-in-killings-of-4-men-found-in-river/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CBS News</a> Obituaries <a href="https://www.mcclendon-winters.com/obituaries/Mark-Chastain/#!/PhotosVideos/Album-936054/Photo-29351255" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Anthony Chastain </a> <a href="https://www.mcclendon-winters.com/obituaries/Billy-Chastain-Smith/#!/Obituary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billy Jack Chastain Smith </a> <a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/yourokmulgee/name/mikel-sparks-obituary?id=36904504" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mikel Tyrel Sparks </a> <a href="https://www.biglowfunerals.com/obituary/alexray-stevens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexray Jeffery Stevens </a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E06: The Okmulgee Cyclist Murders 

Bruce Pardo

On December 24, 2008, 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo dressed as Santa Claus carrying weapons and a Christmas package, walked up to the home of Joseph and Alicia Ortega where they were having a Christmas Eve party for 25-30 family members. Bruce was determined to massacre all party guests due to his anger from his recent divorce from Joseph and Alicia's daughter, Sylvia Ortega Pardo. After shooting some of the party guests, Bruce used a homemade flamethrower he carried in the package to ignite the home, charring the bodies of his victims. The aftermath of this massacre has not been forgotten by the Ortegas and their family, as it left 13 children orphaned and others without one parent. SourcesMurderpediaLos Angeles Times Audio:CBS News: Santa Shooting Spree 911 Tapes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On December 24, 2008, 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo dressed as Santa Claus carrying weapons and a Christmas package, walked up to the home of Joseph and Alicia Ortega where they were having a Christmas Eve party for 25-30 family members. Bruce was determined to massacre all party guests due to his anger from his recent divorce from Joseph and Alicia's daughter, Sylvia Ortega Pardo. After shooting some of the party guests, Bruce used a homemade flamethrower he carried in the package to ignite the home, charring the bodies of his victims. The aftermath of this massacre has not been forgotten by the Ortegas and their family, as it left 13 children orphaned and others without one parent.  Sources Murderpedia Los Angeles Times  Audio: CBS News: Santa Shooting Spree 911 Tapes  --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E05: Bruce Pardo and the Christmas Eve Massacre (Covina Massacre)

David Scott Elmquist

On the night of February 8th/early morning hours of February 9th, 2018, 24-year-old David Scott Elmquist died in a fire that was started in his apartment after the Bakken crude oil covering his body caught fire, and he suffered burns to over 90% of his body, soot-filled airways, and blindness. To investigators, this was a simple open and closed case of suicide, but to David's family and many others, he may have been the victim of foul play as well as evidence planting. There are many strange reasons concerning this case as to why there's no way David could have killed himself, according to his family. From the mysterious untouched patches of skin on his wrists when the rest of his flesh was burned to the missing lighter, unlocked door, and planted knives at the scene, this case is so hard not to think about. Please check out Sherrilyn Dale and Gavin Fish's documentaries of this case on YouTube, as well as Gavin Fish and Scott Elmquist's websites. Sherilynn Dale's videos on David: https://youtu.be/3UiQ6NnXS9c https://youtu.be/RY_fpZH5Ykw https://youtu.be/RekbUz_-L00Gavin Fish's videos on David:https://youtu.be/bziZEz73W8U https://youtu.be/IxMgMuyFj3w https://youtu.be/IxMgMuyFj3wGavin's website: https://gavinfish.com/cases/david-elmquist/Scott's website: https://www.truthfordavid.com/Please sign the petition: www.change.org/truthfordavid--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On the night of February 8th/early morning hours of February 9th, 2018, 24-year-old David Scott Elmquist died in a fire that was started in his apartment after the Bakken crude oil covering his body caught fire, and he suffered burns to over 90% of his body, soot-filled airways, and blindness. To investigators, this was a simple open and closed case of suicide, but to David's family and many others, he may have been the victim of foul play as well as evidence planting. There are many strange reasons concerning this case as to why there's no way David could have killed himself, according to his family.  From the mysterious untouched patches of skin on his wrists when the rest of his flesh was burned to the missing lighter, unlocked door, and planted knives at the scene, this case is so hard not to think about.  Please check out Sherrilyn Dale and Gavin Fish's documentaries of this case on YouTube, as well as Gavin Fish and Scott Elmquist's websites.  Sherilynn Dale's videos on David:  <a href="https://youtu.be/3UiQ6NnXS9c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/3UiQ6NnXS9c</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/RY_fpZH5Ykw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/RY_fpZH5Ykw</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/RekbUz_-L00" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/RekbUz_-L00</a> Gavin Fish's videos on David: <a href="https://youtu.be/bziZEz73W8U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/bziZEz73W8U</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/IxMgMuyFj3w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/IxMgMuyFj3w</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/IxMgMuyFj3w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/IxMgMuyFj3w</a> Gavin's website:  <a href="https://gavinfish.com/cases/david-elmquist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gavinfish.com/cases/david-elmquist/</a> Scott's website:  <a href="https://www.truthfordavid.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.truthfordavid.com/</a> Please sign the petition:  <a href="http://www.change.org/truthfordavid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.change.org/truthfordavid</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E04: The Mysterious Death of David Scott Elmquist 

Timothy Ray Jones

Ray Jones

In June 2004, 22-year-old Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. met 18-year-old Amber Kyzer. They were married a month after meeting, and over the course of their relationship, had five children: Merah, Elias, Nahtahn, Gabriel, and Abigail. Their marriage was rocky, as Amber was forced to be subservient to her husband due to his religious beliefs. They struggled to care for all of the children while keeping a clean home, and Tim developed some rather aggressive discipline habits where he would force the children to workout until absolute exhaustion if he felt they had done wrong. DSS became involved, but had failed to see the whole picture of what was going on, as they deemed the only problem to be with the cleanliness of the home. Amber and Tim eventually got divorced, and Tim had custody of the children. It seemed as though he was struggling to care for all of them and the home, as Amber had in the past, as well. One day, Nahtahn was accused by Tim of damaging an electrical outlet, causing him to have to endure exhausting physical punishment (running laps around the family home for hours) until he couldn't breathe. Tim went to check on Nahtahn later that night, claiming he had passed away in his sleep. Instead of getting help for Nahtahn, Tim then did the unthinkable.  Was all of this because he did not want Amber to have the children, or was it all only because he was just truly mentally ill as he claims?  Sources News19 (2021) PostandCourier (2021) USA Today (2019) Greenville Online (2019) News 19 (2019) WYFF4 (2014)  Audio: Timothy Jones, Sr. Testimony Law&amp;Crime Network --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

In June 2004, 22-year-old Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. met 18-year-old Amber Kyzer. They were married a month after meeting, and over the course of their relationship, had five children: Merah, Elias, Nahtahn, Gabriel, and Abigail. Their marriage was rocky, as Amber was forced to be subservient to her husband due to his religious beliefs. They struggled to care for all of the children while keeping a clean home, and Tim developed some rather aggressive discipline habits where he would force the children to workout until absolute exhaustion if he felt they had done wrong. DSS became involved, but had failed to see the whole picture of what was going on, as they deemed the only problem to be with the cleanliness of the home. Amber and Tim eventually got divorced, and Tim had custody of the children. It seemed as though he was struggling to care for all of them and the home, as Amber had in the past, as well. One day, Nahtahn was accused by Tim of damaging an electrical outlet, causing him to have to endure exhausting physical punishment (running laps around the family home for hours) until he couldn't breathe. Tim went to check on Nahtahn later that night, claiming he had passed away in his sleep. Instead of getting help for Nahtahn, Tim then did the unthinkable.  Was all of this because he did not want Amber to have the children, or was it all only because he was just truly mentally ill as he claims?  Sources <a href="https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/timothy-jones-jr-appealing-death-sentence-conviction/101-cfb49f55-3018-4a38-a10e-44f41c698ba9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">News19</a> (2021) <a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/sc-supreme-court-justices-question-death-penalty-conviction-for-father-who-killed-5-kids/article_3bdae014-4193-11ec-a3b3-233583cf3418.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PostandCourier</a> (2021) <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/04/south-carolina-father-timothy-jones-jr-guilty-killing-children/1347609001/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USA Today</a> (2019) <a href="https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/05/30/accused-sc-child-killer-timothy-ray-jones-trial-teen-babysitter-his-lover-who-abused/1283720001/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greenville Online</a> (2019) <a href="https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/murder-in-lexington-tim-jones-father-stepmother-take-the-stand/101-8c97b759-193b-44ff-943c-8e87baa8373f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">News 19</a> (2019) <a href="https://www.wyff4.com/article/timeline-of-jones-family-before-deaths-of-5-children/7010650" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WYFF4</a> (2014)  Audio: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF8_XsqLLF8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timothy Jones, Sr. Testimony Law&amp;Crime Network </a>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E03: Timothy Ray Jones, Jr.'s Chilling Crimes. Illness or Greed?

On April 16, 2022, 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal, a Hungarian-born wife and mother of two sons living in Forest Hills, New York was approached in her home between 12:30 and 12:40 A.M. by 44-year-old Mexico City native, David Bonola and viciously stabbed 55+ times, stuffed into one of her son's hockey duffel bags, and dragged 0.4 miles to the Jackie Robinson highway. Allegedly, David and Orsolya had an on-again-off-again affair, and Orsolya broke things off for good, angering David to the point of finally taking her life.   Sources: People NY Post Law and Crime  NY Post NY Daily News  Patch Audio: Orsolya Gaal murder case NYPD update    ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On April 16, 2022, 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal, a Hungarian-born wife and mother of two sons living in Forest Hills, New York was approached in her home between 12:30 and 12:40 A.M. by 44-year-old Mexico City native, David Bonola and viciously stabbed 55+ times, stuffed into one of her son's hockey duffel bags, and dragged 0.4 miles to the Jackie Robinson highway. Allegedly, David and Orsolya had an on-again-off-again affair, and Orsolya broke things off for good, angering David to the point of finally taking her life.  Sources: <a href="https://people.com/crime/orsolya-gaal-killed-heated-argument-ending-affair/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">People</a> <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/21/who-is-orsolya-gaals-accused-killer-david-bonola/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Post</a> <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/crime/suspected-duffel-bag-killer-allegedly-made-shocking-claim-about-what-led-to-grisly-basement-slaying/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Law and Crime </a> <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/17/orsolya-gaal-spotted-alive-in-backyard-before-body-found/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Post</a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-queens-mom-stabbed-orsolya-gaal-suspect-arrested-duffel-bag-20220421-53yyvd677zfahjipbigkoyg6wa-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Daily News </a> <a href="https://patch.com/new-york/foresthills/accused-mom-killer-says-he-still-loves-his-slain-ex-lover-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patch</a> Audio: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ZfYRrlUDk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orsolya Gaal murder case NYPD update  </a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S2E02: The Brutal Stabbing Death of Orsolya Gaal 

In May of 2021, a police officer's (Bruno Portillo) wife (Reyna  Gonzalez-Amador) set out to go on a shopping trip in Atizapan de  Zaragoza, Mexico with an elderly man (Andres Mendoza) who had become a  friend of the family. He was also somewhat of a charity case for the  couple and their children, as he seemed dirty, poor, and down on his  luck. They often invited him to their home for meals, and so he was not  so lonely. Since he seemed as though he meant them no harm, Reyna wanted  his help shopping for supplies for her cell phone business on May 14,  2021. When she had not returned that night, Bruno knew exactly where to  turn his attention, Andres. Bruno reported his wife missing, but with  barely any help from police at first due to their lack of funding, etc.,  he took it upon himself to obtain the police street surveillance  footage of the street where Andres lived. Reyna was seen entering Andres  house, but never exiting with him to go shopping. This is when Bruno  knew he had to take officers there to do a search for his wife. After  Reyna had been missing for four days, a search was finally able to be  conducted, and what Bruno found was horrifying. What was found after  this discovery was also never expected and launched and investigation  into one of Mexico's most prolific serial killers whose reign of terror  has lasted decades. Sources: Infobae (2022, March) NewsWeek (2022, March) AP News (2021, June)  The Sun News (2021, June) The Washington Post (2021, June)  Atlanta Journal Constitution (2021, June)     ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

In May of 2021, a police officer's (Bruno Portillo) wife (Reyna  Gonzalez-Amador) set out to go on a shopping trip in Atizapan de  Zaragoza, Mexico with an elderly man (Andres Mendoza) who had become a  friend of the family. He was also somewhat of a charity case for the  couple and their children, as he seemed dirty, poor, and down on his  luck. They often invited him to their home for meals, and so he was not  so lonely. Since he seemed as though he meant them no harm, Reyna wanted  his help shopping for supplies for her cell phone business on May 14,  2021. When she had not returned that night, Bruno knew exactly where to  turn his attention, Andres. Bruno reported his wife missing, but with  barely any help from police at first due to their lack of funding, etc.,  he took it upon himself to obtain the police street surveillance  footage of the street where Andres lived. Reyna was seen entering Andres  house, but never exiting with him to go shopping. This is when Bruno  knew he had to take officers there to do a search for his wife. After  Reyna had been missing for four days, a search was finally able to be  conducted, and what Bruno found was horrifying. What was found after  this discovery was also never expected and launched and investigation  into one of Mexico's most prolific serial killers whose reign of terror  has lasted decades. Sources: <a href="https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/03/19/serial-killer-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-mexico/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infobae</a> (2022, March) <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/serial-killer-bones-fragments-mexico-city-1600125#:~:text=Police%20Find%203%2C787%20Bone%20Fragments%20at%20Mexico%20Serial%20Killer%20Suspect's%20Home,-By%20James%20Crump&amp;text=Who%20Was%20The%20Golden%20State%20Killer%20And%20How%20Was%20He%20Caught%3F&amp;text=Investigators%20in%20Mexico%20have%20discovered,of%20a%20suspected%20serial%20killer." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NewsWeek</a> (2022, March) <a href="https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-mexico-ef30f01e030fe1630d90c0fc227f9dee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AP News</a> (2021, June) <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/3071133/cannibal-serial-killer-3787-bones-17-victims-home-mexico/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sun News</a> (2021, June) <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/14/mexican-police-found-3787-bodyfragments-buried/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a> (2021, June) <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dig-at-home-of-suspected-serial-killer-uncovers-17-victims-so-far/QNSHYRD2XJDC7M4VNGDAOPTIY4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atlanta Journal Constitution</a> (2021, June) --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S02E01: The Butcher and the Bone Fragments 

Cynthia "Cindy" Louise Vanderbeek and her husband, Stephen Alfred Vanderbeek were travelling vendors that travelled to boat shows during the 1990s, selling boat cleaning supplies and other items. Cindy gave up her whole life to be with a man she thought was absolutely perfect.  In March of 1995, Cindy was to attend the christening of her newborn nephew as she was the godmother, but when she doesn't show up, and Stephen shows up on her family's doorstep alone, they begin to worry. Stephen tells them a story about how she was offered a quick job in Wisconsin and she would be late arriving to Maryland. He then changes his story, saying she will meet him in Florida, withdraws all of their savings from the bank, asks Cindy's mother, Camille, for the money she had been saving for them, and makes his way back home. Her family struggles to report her missing as no department will take her case when finally, the police department in Montgomery county, Maryland takes it on. Detective Robert Nichols doesn't give up or lose hope and investigates this case for ten years before finally solving the mystery of what happened to Cindy Vanderbeek.    OG Release Date: 06/14/2021   Sources:  The Washington Post (2005, June)  Soundings (2005, September)  Doe Network (2005, June 21).   Tapatalk (2006, June 19.)    Anatomy of Murder. Sail Away Part 1  Anatomy of Murder. Sail Away Part 2.   Media in this episode:  NPR News (2008, January 28).    ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

Cynthia "Cindy" Louise Vanderbeek and her husband, Stephen Alfred Vanderbeek were travelling vendors that travelled to boat shows during the 1990s, selling boat cleaning supplies and other items. Cindy gave up her whole life to be with a man she thought was absolutely perfect.  In March of 1995, Cindy was to attend the christening of her newborn nephew as she was the godmother, but when she doesn't show up, and Stephen shows up on her family's doorstep alone, they begin to worry. Stephen tells them a story about how she was offered a quick job in Wisconsin and she would be late arriving to Maryland. He then changes his story, saying she will meet him in Florida, withdraws all of their savings from the bank, asks Cindy's mother, Camille, for the money she had been saving for them, and makes his way back home. Her family struggles to report her missing as no department will take her case when finally, the police department in Montgomery county, Maryland takes it on. Detective Robert Nichols doesn't give up or lose hope and investigates this case for ten years before finally solving the mystery of what happened to Cindy Vanderbeek.  OG Release Date: 06/14/2021 Sources: The Washington Post (2005, June) Soundings (2005, September) Doe Network (2005, June 21).  Tapatalk (2006, June 19.)   Anatomy of Murder. Sail Away Part 1 Anatomy of Murder. Sail Away Part 2.  Media in this episode: NPR News (2008, January 28). --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S01E31: The Disappearance of Cynthia "Cindy" Vanderbeek 

The Texas Killing Fields is an area that borders the Calder Oil Field in League City Texas. The Calder Oil Field is a 25-acre patch of land that is situated a mile from Interstate 45. This location, as well as the surrounding areas have been dubbed "The Texas Killing Fields" or "The Highway to Hell" due to a string of 30+ cases involving female murder victims' bodies being found in these locations from the span of 1971 to the early 2000s. Several other disappearances in the area have been thought to be linked to these cases, as well. Many of the cases still remain unsolved, despite suspects and confessions while few have been solved and deemed to be unrelated. Many of the victims were in the age range of 12-25 years old and had similar physical features which makes many people believe the killings to be the work of a serial killer or multiple serial killers during that time period. The Killing Fields have been often described as the perfect place to kill someone and get away with it, as it is difficult to be heard if yelling in the area and there is really no where to hide when running.   OG Release Date: 01/18/2021 Sources:   Texas Killing Fields Wiki   Websleuths Forum  Unsolved Mysteries Rhonda Johnson &amp; Sharon Shaw  I-45 Victims Chron  Patch  Ranker  Texas Equusearch  Galv News  Audrey Cook-Cold Case #86-216 Chron Charley Project Shelley Sikes  Suzanne Rene Richerson: Charley Project  Lynette Bibbs  Chron  Laura Smither article Tot Tran Harriman- Charley Project   Remembering Jessica Cain, 20 years after her disappearance Terressa Vanegas Reddit  Donna Prudhomme-Cold Case #91-2200 Houston Matters article   ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

The Texas Killing Fields is an area that borders the Calder Oil Field in League City Texas. The Calder Oil Field is a 25-acre patch of land that is situated a mile from Interstate 45. This location, as well as the surrounding areas have been dubbed "The Texas Killing Fields" or "The Highway to Hell" due to a string of 30+ cases involving female murder victims' bodies being found in these locations from the span of 1971 to the early 2000s. Several other disappearances in the area have been thought to be linked to these cases, as well. Many of the cases still remain unsolved, despite suspects and confessions while few have been solved and deemed to be unrelated. Many of the victims were in the age range of 12-25 years old and had similar physical features which makes many people believe the killings to be the work of a serial killer or multiple serial killers during that time period. The Killing Fields have been often described as the perfect place to kill someone and get away with it, as it is difficult to be heard if yelling in the area and there is really no where to hide when running.   OG Release Date: 01/18/2021 Sources:  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Killing_Fields_(location)#:~:text=The%20Texas%20Killing%20Fields%20is,of%20girls%20or%20young%20women." rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Texas Killing Fields Wiki  </a> <a href="https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/cases-from-1970-1979.153591/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Websleuths Forum </a> <a href="https://psu-sk.tripod.com/frames/i45-victims.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unsolved Mysteries Rhonda Johnson &amp; Sharon Shaw</a> <a href="https://psu-sk.tripod.com/frames/i45-victims.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I-45 Victims</a> <a href="https://www.chron.com/local/gray-matters/article/In-1974-two-Dickinson-girls-went-missing-Why-12305187.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chron </a> <a href="https://patch.com/connecticut/newlondon/missing-teen-from-new-london-identified-as-murder-victim-in-texas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patch </a> <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/texas-killing-fields-cases/jacob-shelton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ranker </a> <a href="https://texasequusearch.org/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas Equusearch </a> <a href="https://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_5b9c69d3-0415-5d4e-9264-15a2990880c1.html " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Galv News </a> <a href="https://www.leaguecity.com/3279/Audrey-Cook---Cold-Case-86-216" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audrey Cook-Cold Case #86-216</a> <a href="https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/Shelley-Sikes-disappearance-Zwarst-parole-denied-12249397.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chron</a> <a href=" https://charleyproject.org/case/shelley-kathleen-sikes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charley Project</a> Shelley Sikes  Suzanne Rene Richerson: <a href="https://charleyproject.org/case/suzanne-rene-richerson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charley Project</a> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/illinisweetie85/lynettebibbs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lynette Bibbs </a> <a href=" https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-convicted-in-1996-slaying-of-girl-3514233.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chron</a> <a href="https://abc13.com/21-years-ago-today-laura-smithers-disappearance/1272189/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Laura Smither article</a> Tot Tran Harriman- <a href="https://charleyproject.org/case/tot-tran-harriman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charley Project </a> <a href="https://abc13.com/remembering-jessica-cain-vanished-20-years-ago/2314855/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Remembering Jessica Cain, 20 years after her disappearance</a> <a href=" https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/eb3t1t/on_halloween_of_2006_16_year_old_girl_terressa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terressa Vanegas Reddit</a> <a href="https://www.leaguecity.com/3280/Donna-Prudhomme---Cold-Case-91-2200" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donna Prudhomme-Cold Case #91-2200</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/10/18/243184/investigators-think-they-know-who-killed-eleven-girls-around-galveston-in-the-1970s-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Houston Matters article</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S1E30: The Texas Killing Fields 

On this episode, I feature 3 cases chosen by my past coworkers who are also listeners of my podcast! Two cases are local to us, one is local to my friend at the time she lived in Kentucky, and the final case is one I have been wanting to get out there for a long time.   Case #1 On October 31, 2019, 35-year-old Benjamin Lee Figard of New Paris phoned 9-1-1 to report that he had shot and killed his 40-year-old wife, Amanda Jane Figard, and his 12-year-old step-daughter, Laina Rae Haney and placed their bodies in the basement.   Case #2 On the night of January 8, 2015, 21-year-old Stephanie Waters went to meet 15-year-old Ryan Hardwick and 16-year-old Deauntay Dontaz Moye in place of her boyfriend, Benjamin Holsinger to sell them some Marijuana. When she arrived with her dog, Duke, the two teens shot her and her dog, placed her in the back of the vehicle, and drove around the Altoona area while smoking the Marijuana.   Case #3 29-year-old Tromain Jerome Mackall from southern Maryland moved to Owensboro, Kentucky to be with his girlfriend, Johnathan Dewitt aka Simone Dahlia in February 2016. After attending a party on July 24, 2016 and leaving at 1:30 A.M. on the morning of July 25,  he went missing. A body was found floating in a truck toolbox on August 2nd in Spring Fork Creek near Owensboro Road in Falls of Rough, Kentucky about 30 miles from the party Tromain had attended. The body was identified as Tromain's using dental records on August 23rd. The cause of death was determined to be homicide from multi-modal asphyxiation. 5 people were charged in connection to the kidnapping and murder of Tromain Mackall.   Case #4 Revell Reuben Jeeter, a 59-year-old man from Maryland moved to the quiet village of Harrisonville, Pennsylvania on 12 acres of land he had purchased to enjoy his retirement with his best friend, his dog, Bubba. On July 21, 2003, after obtaining meat from a butcher shop in McConnellsburg with his dog, he was to attend a crab feed with his friends and family but did not show up, and has not been seen since. He is still missing 17 years later. Anyone with information is asked to call the PSP at (717) 485-3131.  Sources:  Hancock Clarion Altoona Mirror   Leagle.com   **there are 3 more sources listed on instagram**    Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support

On this episode, I feature 3 cases chosen by my past coworkers who are also listeners of my podcast! Two cases are local to us, one is local to my friend at the time she lived in Kentucky, and the final case is one I have been wanting to get out there for a long time.   Case #1 On October 31, 2019, 35-year-old Benjamin Lee Figard of New Paris phoned 9-1-1 to report that he had shot and killed his 40-year-old wife, Amanda Jane Figard, and his 12-year-old step-daughter, Laina Rae Haney and placed their bodies in the basement.   Case #2 On the night of January 8, 2015, 21-year-old Stephanie Waters went to meet 15-year-old Ryan Hardwick and 16-year-old Deauntay Dontaz Moye in place of her boyfriend, Benjamin Holsinger to sell them some Marijuana. When she arrived with her dog, Duke, the two teens shot her and her dog, placed her in the back of the vehicle, and drove around the Altoona area while smoking the Marijuana.   Case #3 29-year-old Tromain Jerome Mackall from southern Maryland moved to Owensboro, Kentucky to be with his girlfriend, Johnathan Dewitt aka Simone Dahlia in February 2016. After attending a party on July 24, 2016 and leaving at 1:30 A.M. on the morning of July 25,  he went missing. A body was found floating in a truck toolbox on August 2nd in Spring Fork Creek near Owensboro Road in Falls of Rough, Kentucky about 30 miles from the party Tromain had attended. The body was identified as Tromain's using dental records on August 23rd. The cause of death was determined to be homicide from multi-modal asphyxiation. 5 people were charged in connection to the kidnapping and murder of Tromain Mackall.   Case #4 Revell Reuben Jeeter, a 59-year-old man from Maryland moved to the quiet village of Harrisonville, Pennsylvania on 12 acres of land he had purchased to enjoy his retirement with his best friend, his dog, Bubba. On July 21, 2003, after obtaining meat from a butcher shop in McConnellsburg with his dog, he was to attend a crab feed with his friends and family but did not show up, and has not been seen since. He is still missing 17 years later. Anyone with information is asked to call the PSP at (717) 485-3131.  Sources:  Hancock Clarion Altoona Mirror  <a href="http://Leagle.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leagle.com</a>  **there are 3 more sources listed on instagram** Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itscrimetime/support</a>

S01E29: Listener Requests

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