Families That Crime Together

The Missing Daughter

What would you do if your daughter was missing and no one believed you? That's the premise of Amber Garza's new thriller IN A QUIET TOWN, releasing today!! Snag it everywhere books are sold. 

The Murderous Mother and Son Duo

An 82-year-old socialite went missing without a trace, but in the days leading up to her disappearance she'd been suspicious of one of her mysterious tenants. Could he be linked to multiple other missing people as well?
 
Sources: Snapped Podcast, Vanity Fair, Wikipedia, Murderpedia, Daily Mail UK, Encyclopedia.com, Oxygen.

Murder by Text

Conrad Roy III and Michelle Carter meet on vacation and begin a romantic, long-distance relationship, which ultimately ends in a dark and disturbing way.
 
Sources: I Love You, Now Die (HBO Max), The Girl From Plainville (Peacock), People, Men's Health, NBC Boston, Elle, Wikipedia, Women's Health 

The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Kitty Genovese was walking toward her apartment after work one night when a man attacked her from behind. The public's response to this brutal crime had a ripple effect that impacted every generation to come. 
 
Sources: Wikipedia, Simply Psychology, allthatsinteresting.com, Stuff You Should Know podcast, Los Angeles Times.

The Videogame Murder

When Heidi and her husband show up to watch a baseball game with her parents, they walk in on a gruesome scene. Could a videogame have started it all?
 
Answer to the question at the end of the episode: Minors can be sentenced to life in prison, but they cannot get the death penalty. However, in Ohio they just enacted a law in 2021 to abolish life without parole for minors, in NON-homicide cases. In this particular case, he could have been sentenced to life, but not to death because of his age. 
 
Sources: Wikipedia, Chronicle Telegram, Squarespace, Cleveland.com, Daily Mail, CBS News, engadget.com, Murder Dictionary podcast.

The Coleman Family Murders

Chris Coleman starts receiving death threats at work, which eventually escalate into threatening letters sent to his home. Then one morning he can't reach his wife and children, and he fears the worst. 
 
Sources: Crime Junkie podcast, Fox 2, Midwest Crime Files, Tuko News, Belleville News-Democrat, wikipedia.

The Blockbuster Murders

Four men are murdered execution style at a Blockbuster Video store.
 
Sources: AP News, Grunge.com, Gadsden Times, The Tuscaloosa News, Los Angeles Times, AccessWDUN, Mountain View Voice, The Anniston Star

The Toys R Us Murder

Toys R Us was one of my favorite places to go as a child, but today we will be sharing the story of a murder that took place inside one of these stores.
 
Sources: Murder with my Husband podcast, Buffalo News, ABCnews, wrgz.com, syracuse.com, wbfo.org, Clean Times Herald, The Inquisitr, The Business Journals, Wikipedia, mylifeofcrime.wordpress, 

Mother’s Day Mini-episode: Heroic Moms

In honor of Mother's Day this Sunday, we are bringing you two stories of mothers who displayed acts of heroism to save their children. 
 
Sources: New York Post, Channel 7 New York, ABC11, Genealogy Bank, Chevy Valuation site, Healthline, Wikipedia, Listverse.

The Murder of Polly Klaas

A girl was taken from her bedroom during a sleepover and the ramifications impacted the way the justice system handles repeat offenders to this day.
 
Sources: Wikipedia, Associated Press, pollyklaas.org