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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 237 - Ghost Ship - The Joe Cool Murders

Oct 13, 2024
38:19
Join us, as we dive into the strange case of the Joe Cool Murders. 

You’ll hear how a grisly crime scene aboard an abandoned fishing boat told a gruesome tale of murder and the harrowing details of a high seas hijacking revealed by two survivors found floating in a liferaft….

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Archer Criminal Complaint
Sail-World.com
Gettyimages
BBC News
CBS News
Arkansas Online
NBC News
Riverfront Times 
Murder on the High Seas - Carol Soret Cope
Deadly Waters with Captain Lee S1E1
The Miami Herald Tue, Sep 25, 2007 - Boat Crew Vanishes
Florida Today Tue, Sep 25, 2007 - Coast Guard Finds Two Boaters
South Florida Sun Sentinel Tue, Sep 25, 2007- Coast Guard Searching 
The Bradenton Herald Tue, Sep 25, 2007 · Two Boaters Found
The Miami Herald Wed, Sep 26, 2007- 2 Customers Charged in Boating Mystery
South Florida Sun Sentinel Wed, Sep 26, 2007 - Mystery On The Ocean
The Miami Herald Thu, Sep 27, 2007 - Boater Suspected of Abusing Boys in Arkansas
The Bradenton Herald Thu, Sep 27, 2007 - 2 Held in Missing Boaters Mystery
News-Press Fri, Sep 28, 2007 - Ex Wife of Missing Boater Suspect
The Miami Herald Fri, Sep 28, 2007 - Suspect’s Father May Have Met Other Suspect in 1995
The Miami Herald Sun, Sep 30, 2007  - Missing Boaters
The Miami Herald Tue, Oct 02, 2007 - Parents of Suspect
The Miami Herald Wed, Oct 03, 2007 - Judge Prods Prosecutors
The Miami Herald Thu, Oct 11, 2007 - Two charged with murder of boat crew
The Miami Herald Sat, Oct 20, 2007 - Murder Charges Stun Family 
The Miami Herald Fri, Oct 26, 2007 - Ghost Boat Suspects Are Indicted
The Miami Herald Thu, Nov 01, 2007 - Inmate May have Info in Boater Case
The Miami Herald Thu, Nov 08, 2007 - Jailhouse Conversations Are At Issue
South Florida Sun Sentinel Thu, Dec 20, 2007 - Prisoner: Joe Cool Suspect Confessed
The Miami Herald Tue, Apr 29, 2008 - Jail Informant Won’t Testify
The Miami Herald Thu, May 01, 2008 - Joe Cool Murder Suspect Changes Story
The Miami Herald Thu, May 22, 2008 - Gun Box Allowed as Evidence
South Florida Sun Sentinel Thu, Jun 05, 2008 - Prosecutors Seek to Disallow Lie Detector
The Miami Herald Wed, Jun 18, 2008 - Aunt to Get Boater’s Orphans
The Miami Herald Fri, Jul 18, 2008 - Boat Suspect to Plead Guilty
South Florida Sun Sentinel Fri, Jul 25, 2008 - Guilty Plea Deal in 4 Slayings at Sea
The Stuart News Thu, Aug 14, 2008 - Suspect in Boat Killings Blames co-The Miami Herald Tue, Sep 16, 2008 - Suspect Gullible, Jury Told Defendant
The Orlando Sentinel Wed, Sep 17, 2008 - Agent: Suspects Tale of Piracy Hard to Believe
The Miami Herald Thu, Sep 18, 2008 - Defendant Sought Cop Job
The Miami Herald Fri, Sep 19, 2008 - Witness: Big Job Required Boat
The Miami Herald Tue, Sep 23, 2008 - Ghost Ship Defendant Tells His Side

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