Crime Curious

Crime Curious Podcast
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Dec 9, 2021 • 49min

92: Where is Mary Johnson??

Mary Johnson (also known as Mary Davis) was last seen almost one year ago, on November 25th of 2020. Since that date, very little information is known as what what happened to her. Last seen walking with a man en route to a friend’s house, Mary never made it there. Mary’s case captures an example of the lack of information and coverage on the cases of murdered and missing Indigenous women. She is one of thousands.  Her case remained unsolved.  Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wbaltv.com/amp/article/the-disappearance-of-mary-johnson-highlights-a-silent-crisis-for-missing-indigenous-women/37707616 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/25/us/mary-johnson-missing-indigenous-women-crisis/index.html https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/mary-johnson-davis https://www.heraldnet.com/news/fbi-offers-10000-reward-for-info-on-missing-tulalip-woman/
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Dec 5, 2021 • 1h

91: Ashley Loring Heavyrunner

Ashley Loring Heavyrunner had big plans for her future. She was smart, kind hearted, and passionate about helping others.  June 5th of 2017 was the last time that Ashley’s family heard from her. Since that day, it’s as if Ashley had vanished.  Ashley’s family continues to search for her with very few leads or answers. We hope that sharing her story and her name will bring awareness, to not only her, but the thousands of murdered and missing Indigenous women who also have unsolved cases in the United States. Sources: https://thehueandcry.com/ashley-loring-heavyrunner https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.insider.com/ashley-loring-heavyrunner-vanished-in-2017-cared-about-missing-native-women-2021-10%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/ashley-loring-heavyrunner-indigenous-woman-vanished-2017/%3famp=true https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/25/a-young-woman-vanishes-the-police-cant-help-her-desperate-family-wont-give-up Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell
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Dec 2, 2021 • 1h 19min

90: Dan and Fran’s Daycare

Before 1991, Dan and Fran Keller were just an All- American couple running their own day care business in the town of Oak Hill, Texas. When accusations   surface from several children, allegedly disclosing the details of what was happening at the daycare, the entire town turns upside down. Those aware of the allegations developed one mission, to bring the Keller’s down. This case is a prime example of what happens when people cannot see beyond a narrative that was created right from the start. But was it the TRUTH?  You truly will not believe the outcome.  Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell Frances Keller - National Registry of Exonerations (umich.edu) Oak Hill satanic ritual abuse trial - Wikipedia Fran’s Day Care case – Dan and Fran Keller – News Article Excerpts from 1991 – 1993 : S.M.A.R.T.'s Ritual Abuse Pages Smith, Jordan (March 27, 2009). "Believing the Children: It's likely Fran and Danny Keller were innocent of charges of child sexual abuse, but they're still in prison after 17 years". The Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas: Austin Chronicle Corp. Retrieved February 1, 2014.  Herskovitz, Jon (November 27, 2013). "Texas frees daycare operator accused of 'satanic' sexual abuse". Reuters. Austin, Texas. Retrieved February 1, 2014.  King, Michael (June 20, 2017). "Kellers Exonerated". Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas: Austin Chronicle Corp.  Lindell, Chuck (August 22, 2017). "Dan, Fran Keller to get $3.4 million in 'satanic day care' case". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas: Gannett. Retrieved August 24, 2017. The Day Care Ritual Abuse Moral Panic - Mary de Young - Google Books Embarassing Holiday Stories - Most Embarrassing Moments (cosmopolitan.com)
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Nov 28, 2021 • 1h 55min

89: The Case of Laila Daniel

Music by: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/news/local/the-short-life-and-tragic-death-laila-marie-daniel/RoUb8hgCcWJZBB5NhhGqJO/%3foutputType=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/crime/nightstick-fracture-doctor-testifies-about-broken-bones-suffered-by-laila-daniel/85-ef2bba53-b7fa-4334-bf73-d01e0c799f9e https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/toddler-laila-marie-daniel-murder-case-will-move-out-henry-county/vMgFGfEZXW9p1RZ6mnZanO/%3foutputType=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5dd39f01342cca69bd879cf0/amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/crime/mistakes-made-by-dfcs-workers-are-focus-of-rosenbaum-foster-child-murder-trial/85-c58f68c3-d06f-4e69-ba4d-59c4f4d0f88e https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/crime/it-hurt-7-year-old-details-spankings-belt-use-at-trial-of-2-year-old-sisters-alleged-murder-by-foster-parents/85-0e65df1c-3be5-47a7-98e2-a4501fdca38f https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/foster-parents-beat-boy-2-death-found-guilty-murder/%3famp=true https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsbtv.com/news/local/henry-county/now-sequestered-jury-deliberating-in-trial-of-foster-parents-accused-of-murder/971888570/%3foutputType=amp https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invisible-choir/id1407577718?i=1000491099692
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Nov 25, 2021 • 60min

88: Come on Irene

Irene Schroder was the youngest of 15 children born in poverty with very little life skills and choices ahead of her. When she meets married Boy Scout leader and Sunday school teacher Walter Glenn Dague the choices they make together would lead to Irene being the first woman in Pennsylvania to be executed via electric chair. Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell 23 February 1931 – Irene Schroeder | Execution of the day (wordpress.com) Irene Schroeder – Pennsylvania ‘Trigger Woman.’ – Crimescribe irenes (rowdiva.com) Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
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Nov 21, 2021 • 57min

87: The Sarah Henderson Case

In 2017 Sarah and Jacob Henderson were married and living with Sarah's two beautiful little girls. On November 1 Jacob became concerned for his wife and her mental state, and called 911. It turned out to be a false alarm....or so they all thought. Jacob's next call to 911 came at 2:29 a.m. on November 2 after being woke up by his wife telling him that she had done the unthinkable. Music by: Jonas Bjornstand Cover art by: Charnell  Why? Sarah Nicole Henderson Texas mom shoots daughters, 5 & 7. (scallywagandvagabond.com) Monster mum, 31, AVOIDS death penalty after admitting murdering daughters, 5 and 7, when ‘everything got too much’ (thesun.co.uk) Family, Friends Remember ‘Adorable’ Girls Allegedly Shot To Death By Their Mother – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth (cbslocal.com) Did a Texas woman snap and kill her children, or was it premeditated murder? (lawenforcementtoday.com)
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Nov 18, 2021 • 1h 5min

86: The Rattlesnake Killer

Rattlesnake James thought he was one smooth dude collecting insurance money on the wives of his life....and for a while he was. Until the fate of his actions catch up to him and he ends up being the very last man to go to the gallows in the State of California.  Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art by: Charnell In One of L.A.'s Most Outrageous Murder Cases, a Rattlesnake Was the Weapon (lamag.com) Rattlesnake James - Wikipedia Robert S. James | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family’s Secret By Pamela Everett
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Nov 14, 2021 • 48min

85: The Bus Kidnapping of 1976

What should have been a typical bus ride home for 26 school children and one bus driver ended up being the longest ride of their life when they were all kidnapped and held hostage by three individuals in 1976. Music by: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell Chowchilla bus kidnapping survivor: "I felt like I was an animal going to the slaughterhouse" — "48 Hours" Live to Tell - CBS News 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping - Wikipedia From the Archives: The 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
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Nov 11, 2021 • 1h 20min

84: The Tragic Case of Brittany Killgore

Cover Art By: Charnell Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/48-hours-ncis-search-for-a-missing-military-wife-takes-ncis-agents-into-dark-world-of-bdsm/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fallbrook-marine-wife-killing-brittany-killgore-autopsy-report-unsealed/110969/%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/brittany-killgore-murder-sentencing-fallbrook-louis-perez-dorothy-maraglino-jessica-lopez/90008/%3famp https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/10/22/three-convicted-in-sm-murder-case-that-shocked-san-diego/
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Nov 7, 2021 • 1h 22min

83: Three Bad Broads

Ocey Snead married her first cousin but that isn't even the weirdest thing that happens in her life. She is raised by her mother and two aunts that dress in mourning garb and chant prayers around people that appear to make them bend to their will. Unfortunately for Ocey, the greed of her relatives ends up bringing her to her death.  The Slow Death of Ocey Snead. Starved, overdosed, and drowned by her… | by Heather Monroe | Medium Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy; By Norman Zierold Ocey Snead - Wikipedia Cover Art By: Charnell  Music By: Jonas Bjornstand

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