Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

We're back! An this week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of  DeWayne Lee Harris, aka The Seattle Shoelace Slasher, who killed at least three women in Seattle in 1997 and 1998. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's...

While Wendy and Beth enjoy a much needed break, please enjoy this episode from the Evergreen show True Crime Psychology and Personality. Sources for this episode: https://www.cp24.com/world/police-stalker-kills-woman-husband-in-seattle-area-home-1.6309470 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/12/what-we-know-about-the-redmond-couple-killed-by-a-/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/us/podcast-...

While Wendy and Beth enjoy a much needed break, please enjoy this episode from the Evergreen show Who Killed...? On this week's episode we look into the horrible crimes committed by racist Joseph Paul Franklin. From 1977-1980, Franklin raged his very own race war as he traveled the country murdering at his discretion. This is truly one of the worst people I have ever researched. A riveting, cautio...

While Wendy and Beth enjoy a much needed break, please enjoy this episode from the Evergreen show Carol Costello Presents: Blind Rage. March 20, 1984 started out as a promising spring day for a single mom from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It wouldn’t end that way. Phyllis Cottle is assaulted in broad daylight as she leaves work, forced into her car at knifepoint, and left wondering why no one came to her...

While Wendy and Beth enjoy a much needed break, please enjoy this episode from the Evergreen show Conning the Con. Emma as she takes us back to the fateful day when she swiped right on the profile of Andrew Thomson. He's charming, charismatic, successful and empathetic, everything you look for in a life partner, right? He seemed like the perfect date but by date four the cracks were starting to ap...

While Wendy and Beth enjoy a much needed break, please enjoy this episode from the Evergreen show Living For We. When their lives are placed into the hands of white doctors and nurses, Black women’s basic needs can quickly evolve into life-threatening ordeals. Medical professionals’ lack of empathy demands that Black women prioritize advocating for themselves and their families over self-care. How...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of the Brazilian Bonnie and Clyde, Maria Bonita and Lampião. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Shout Outs Bad Seeds (podcast) https://www.iheart.com/po...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Nikko Allen Jenkins, a Black and Native American man convicted of murder in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2013, he killed four people within a span of 11 days. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... loo...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Trent Christopher Benson, a South Korean-born American serial predator who raped four women and strangled two of them to death. Benson committed his crimes against women at different times over a three-year period in the Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona area. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and was edited by Minnie Williams. Tha...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Stanley Tookie Williams III, co-founder of The Crips, Los Angeles' first major black street gang. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors This ep...

Back in January, Fruitloops Video Club reviewed The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker on Netflix. “In February 2013, a hitchhiker named Kai went viral after he used a hatchet to help save a woman from an attack. Kai became a household name and started to be referred to as “Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker." In the days, weeks, and months following the incident, Kai was sought out by reality TV produ...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir, a Kenyan immigrant to the United States and serial killer. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors This episode is spon...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Markeith Loyd, a black man who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and a police officer in Orlando, Florida. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (07:18), the killers early life (18:22) and the timeline (25:52). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (34:01), "Where are they now?" (50:02) followed...

Wendy and Beth are taking a quick break this week, and while we are off, we wanted to share this Patron episode from our video club in which we reviewed Incident at Oglala (Marlene's pick). Incident at Oglala is a 1992 documentary directed by Michael Apted and narrated by Robert Redford. It's about the Pine Ridge Shootout on the Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota on June 26, 1975. https://ww...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., aka The Grim Sleeper, a serial killer who was responsible for at least 10 murders and one attempted murder in Los Angeles, California between 1984 to 2007. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (08:20), the killers early life (15:46) and the timeline (17:05). Then, we get int...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Junior Pashi Kabunda, a Belgian man who was found guilty of murdering a 60 year old man, a 74 year old woman, an 18 month old little girl (his daughter) and the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend.  (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (07:00), the killers early life and the timeline (22:24). Then,...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Emma Jean Raine, a woman who was convicted of murdering her second husband, but is suspected of murdering her first and third husbands as well. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (06:35), the killers early life (19:03) and the timeline (20:13). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (29:56), "...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Randall Scott Daluz, who was convicted in Bangor, Maine of murdering three people and then burning their bodies in a car. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (07:06), the killers early life (16:52) and the timeline (22:09). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (34:35), "Where are they now?" (...

We are taking a quick break this week so in our absence please enjoy an episode from our colleagues at Killer Podcasts with this first episode from a new show, Carol Costello Presents: Blind Rage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Homer Lee Jackson III, a black man accused of killing at least 5 women in Portland, Oregon in the 80’s and 90’s. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (06:51), the killers early life (18:50) and the timeline (20:25).  Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (31:11), "Where are they now?" followed...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the murder of 28 year-old Monique Baugh in Minneapolis on the last day of the year in 2019. She was lured, kidnapped, then murdered. The case took a turn and had even more people involved in the crime than originally thought. So this one is a little bit different. Usually we have more victims than perpetrators - today we have more perpetrators than victims. (note:...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Milton Johnson AKA The Weekend Murderer, a black man who killed at least 5 people over three months in Will County, Illinois during the summer of 1983, but is suspected in a total of 14 murders. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (07:38), the killers early life (13:15) and the timeline (18:11). Then...

This week, in part two of this story, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Juan David Ortiz, a Border patrol agent in Laredo, TX, who went on a nearly two-week-long “serial killing spree” in September of 2018, murdering four women and attempting to murder a 5th. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we do a recap on part one (08:12), followed by a continuation into the tim...

This week, in part 1 of this story, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Juan David Ortiz, a Border patrol agent in Laredo, TX, who went on a nearly two-week-long “serial killing spree” in September of 2018, murdering four women and attempting to murder a 5th. First, we dive into the setting (10:24), the killer's early life (21:21) and the timeline (26:15). As usual we close out the show with some t...

In early January of 1992, Celeste Simone Carrington, from East Palo Alto, California, embarked on a crime spree, murdering people while burglarizing businesses in which she had previously worked as a janitor. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (11:45), the killer's early life (24:18) and the timeline (28:07). Then, we get into the investigatio...