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Our True Crime Podcast

Our True Crime Podcast

Our True Crime Podcast focuses on bizarre, lesser-known crime cases from around the globe delivered with respect, a bit of humor, and a smidge of song. Everything you’ve come to love from Jen and Cam.

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95. Killer in Steel City: Ryan Parker

Our True Crime Podcast ·

2020/09/16

It is a Saturday afternoon on January 5, 2002, when Michael Gerboc drove to the floral store he owned with his partner florist, Ed Kirby, to check up Ed and the store. When Michael arrived and called out for Ed, he didn’t get a response but soon he finds Ed. Ed Kirby, age 48, is on the ground surrounded by a pool of blood. The popular florist had been murdered. He had been shot execution-style in the back of the head so he never saw it coming. A 9-millimeter shell was located nearby. His wallet was

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94. Breaking Point: Mary Ann Holder

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2020/09/09

Desperate and depressed with the feeling of being overwhelmed is way too real for a lot of us. This is a case when the worst that can happen, does. Listen to Cam and Jen discuss the events that lead to Mary Ann Holder's breaking point.If you have feelings of wanting to hurt yourself or others please call the Suicide HotlineIn the United States call 1-800-273-8255For all other countries, here is a link to a list of numbers International Suicide Hotlines by Country on Suicide.org

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93. Living a Lie: Mary and Chester Burge

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2020/09/02

Today we are going back in time where things were a bit more simple. There was no internet or cable tv and children played outside unsupervised until the street lamps came on. Everyone went to church on Sundays in their Sunday best and the American dream was to get married to your true love, own a house, and have 2.5 kids. The year is 1960 and we are going to pay a visit to Macon, Georgia and while a lot has changed in the past 60 years, some things never change like greed, lust, and murder. Join

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92. Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt: The Hendricks Family...

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2020/08/26

On November 7, 1983, David Hendricks was out of state on a business trip. Unable to reach his family, Bloomington Illinois Police were sent to do a welfare check. Inside the house, officers were shocked to find David's Susan, his three young children brutally murdered in their beds. Police didn't like the way David handled the news but did that make him a murderer?Join Jen and Cam as they discuss Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt: The Hendricks Family MurdersOur listener discretion by the infamous Edward

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91. Shattered Memory: Suitcase Rapist Michael Lee Jones

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2020/07/22

On Feb 21, 2005, a call comes into Miami 911 dispatch from a man who says there is a woman, unconscious in a vacant lot with what looks to be a head wound. She has no clothes on and is clinging to life. Officials were sure the person who did this thought she was dead or near death when he dumped her in the vacant lot. As she gained her strength, the victim was able to write down her name as well as some other details for police but she could not remember exactly what happened to her or who did it

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90. When Hell Came Up To The 2nd Floor: The UpStairs...

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2020/07/16

Listener Discretion on this one, kids! Derogatory slang amongst other things.On the night on June 24, 1973, around 8 pm, someone set fire to the UpStairs Lounge a gay bar located in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Thirty-two people lost their lives.Many think the police failed to really investigate the arson. The official cause is still listed as "undetermined origin", but many believe it was a man that was thrown out of the bar earlier that night.Almost 50 years later is it still one of New

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89. The Lakewood Monster

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2020/07/08

Today we are headed to the Pacific Northwest to just a bit south of Seatle Washington to a town by the name of Lakewood. Lakewood is home to McChord Air Force Base with lots of its residents supported by the base, many of the residents know one another or at least knows a friend of a friend. The small community of around 59,000 people love the area and feel safe here that is until July 4, 1996, that would all change as a monster would pay a visit to Lakewood and change it forever. Promo is from our

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88. Just A Simple Plan: Carl Patton

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2020/07/01

It is December 20, 1977, when two hunters, out for the afternoon looking to bring home some ducks for Christmas dinner, stumble upon something. Unfortunately for them, that something was not a holiday feast but the body of a woman who, from the looks of it, had been out there for a while. The men called the police immediately and due to the location, two responding counties arrive, Fayette County and Clayton County. As officers look closer they can easily see what was the cause of death: two

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SPECIAL: Victims of Injustice: Black Lives Matter

Our True Crime Podcast ·

2020/06/10

This episode is completely different than normal. OTCP, along with 19 other podcasters from around the world, came together to stand with the BLM movement. Although we had a very small part in the making of this episode, we are so thrilled to be part of it. All proceeds we make on this episode will be donated to The Loveland Foundation Therapy Fund. https://thelovelandfoundation.org/loveland-therapy-fund/ As podcasters, we have a platform and duty to speak up and call out injustice. In light of

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87. Bevan von Einem and the Family Murders of Adelaide

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2020/05/20

***WARNING***This episode contains graphic descriptions of horrible violence. Please listen with discretion. Not suitable for little ears.from 1970 through 1983, five young men between the ages of 14 and 25 were abducted, sexually abused, and then killed in Adelaide, Australia. With little clues available from each horrible murder, police are unsure if its the work of one deranged man or a group of sexual deviants. Join Cam and Jen as we discuss one of Adelaide's most haunting and truly horrific

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86. A Stranger in the Night

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2020/05/13

*THIS EPISODE INVOLVES DETAILS THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO HEAR FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE. Listener discretion is advised. It is August 5, 1992, just before midnight when 29-year-old Joan Burghardht returns home to her apartment after a night of having fun with friends. When she got inside, she felt something was not right. It scared her enough to call the police. The police arrived at her house and she explained to them about the missing money, the fan, and that it seemed like her dresser drawers had been

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85. Friendship Fraud: George Kalomeris

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2020/05/06

Fifty-six-year-old Thomas Jones was a reserved kind of fella. He lived modestly and wanted a simple kind of life so the community of Mulford Delaware provided exactly what he wanted and needed. Thomas lived by himself and was a farmer. He owned and operated a small farm but he was not quite your typical farmer. Thomas was a paraplegic but that didn’t stop him from doing what he loved to do including farming his land. It was August 13, 1997, when a hired healthcare nurse stopped by to check on

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84. Broken and Busted: Alyssa Bustamante

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2020/04/29

On October 21, 2009, a 6-year-old neighbor girl who lives nearby shows up and asks if 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten, the youngest of Patty Preiss’s children to come over and play for a bit. At first, Patty said no but we know how convincing two little girls can be and she finally broke and said ok but Elizabeth had to be home by 6 pm for dinner. When 6 pm comes and goes and Elizabeth doesn’t arrive home, her mom knows something is not right. Elizabeth is scared of the dark and would never come home

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83. A Ride with the Devil: Jackie Clarke

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2020/04/22

It is June 4, 1995, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, when eight-year-old Jackie Clarke goes missing. Jackie along with two friends were playing in and around Frog Pond, a pond near their homes located in the woods nearby. That evening, when Jackie didn’t come home, her mother called the parent of one of the friends to see if Jackie was at their house by chance. Hope turned to fear as the child’s mom said not only was Jackie not there but her son had been home for hours. Join Jen and Cam on this

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82. Blue Eyed Six

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2020/04/15

We have another Listener Submitted Script for you today!The Blue-Eyed Six was a group of men who thought they had a foolproof plan to make money by taking out life insurance policies on an old recluse, named Joseph Raber. Thinking he was frail and on the verge of death, they hoped for a speedy return on their investment.This crime became an international sensation in 1878. In fact, it was so huge, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, paid homage to the town and the sensational

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81. The Lying Game

Our True Crime Podcast ·

2020/04/08

It is February 2008 in Arlington Heights Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, where we first meet a young man by the name of Justin Newman. Justin is a blonde-haired, blue-eyed 20-year old who was working at a home improvement store and trying to figure out what to do with his life. Justin, who lived with his mother, was a generous kid who had been working since he could so that he could help his mom pay the bills. He was a very likable kid, responsible and hard-working. Working at the improvement store,

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80. The Meanest Man in America: Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins

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2020/04/01

****Warning**** Graphic ContentDonald "Pee Wee" Gaskins could be one of American most prolific serial killers. Although he was only convicted of killing 9 people- one being a one-year-old baby girl, Pee Wee claimed he had taken the lives of around 110.Come listen to Cam & Jen talks about The Meanest Man in America: Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins in on of our Listener Submitted Script EpidosesWritten by: Megan MillerListener Descretion by Edward October of OctoberpodVHS

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79. The Murder Game

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2020/03/25

It’s January 18, 1987, at the Alpine Manor Nursing home in Walker, Michigan when a nurse, who was making her rounds, went into the room of a 60-year-old Alzheimer’s patient named Marguerite Chambers. The older woman was unresponsive and not breathing. A team rushed in to revive Marguerite but it was too late. It seems that the woman died sometime during the night. Death is not uncommon in nursing homes but Marguerite was still pretty healthy and her death was not expected. Her family had been in to

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78. To Protect and Serve...and Murder : Gerard Schaefer

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2020/03/18

On July 21, 1972, a man named Gerald John Schaefer picked up two teenage girls who were hitch-hiking. Schaefer told 17-year-old Pamela Wells and 18-year-old Nancy Trotter that hitchhiking was illegal in Martin County. It wasn’t, but they were young, so they believed him. What this stranger had planned for these two young teens would, thankfully, not happen. The story these two girls would tell officers would lead to a trail of victims and from an unlikely suspect. Join Jen and Cam on this Our True

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77. Leslie "Mad Dog" Irvin: Indiana Serial Killer

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2020/03/11

A huge thank you to Cynthia Boatright Raleigh for sending us the script for this week's episode. Her excellent research and writing skills make for an excellent story.On December 2, 1954, Mary Holland was found dead on the floor of her liquor store bathroom. Her hands were tied behind her back and a .38 caliber bullet in her skull.Three weeks later Wesley Kerr was found dead at the gas station where he worked. Hands tied behind his back and with a gunshot wound to the head. It seemed Evansville,

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