Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Joseph Brant, a serial killer who confessed to murdering four women in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 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...

In Ohio, a black woman’s body is found beneath a bridge and labeled Victim #8. In New York, a black woman found dead inside a storage tote will become known as Peaches for the heart shaped peach tattoo on her breast. And in Georgia, a black woman’s bones are found in the underbrush by a man walking his dog. Like many women of color who came before and after them, their stories fade from news cover...

Living with trauma as a Black woman in Cleveland isn’t a rare experience, but what’s it like here when we find ourselves in the white-hot light of controversy and public scrutiny? How do we cope? Samaria Rice and Ayesha Bell Hardaway, both Black women with unique painful experiences in the court of public opinion share their stories.  Want to share your thoughts as a Black woman in Cleveland? Leav...

Please enjoy this episode of Impact of Influence while we are on break! Henry Louis Wallace, also known as the "Charlotte Strangler", killed eleven black women in South Carolina and North Carolina from March 1990 to March 1994. Ann Burgess interviewed Wallace and testified in his trial. Ann was a pioneer in the study of serial killers. The Netflix series Mindhunter based the character of Dr. Wendy...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Julian Carlton, a black man who murdered seven people, including three children, at Taliesin in Wisconsin, the estate of Frank Lloyd Wright. 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 g...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Alexander Wayne Watson, a serial killer active in Anne Arundel county in Maryland in the 1980s and 90s. He committed his first murder as a juvenile. 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...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Hugo Ernesto Osorio Chávez, a former police officer in El Salvador who confessed to being a serial killer. Dozens of bodies were found buried in his yard. 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.....

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Michael Hughes, a convicted serial killer who killed at least 7 women between 1986 and 1993. He was actually one of at least five active serial killers in Los Angeles at the time that claimed the lives of more than 50 young black women. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! T...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Asmerom Gebreselassie and Tewodros Gebreselassie, two brothers who murdered three people on Thanksgiving day, 2006. 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...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, a South African police officer who murdered six people: her lover, her sister, her cousin, her niece and two nephews. She did this in order to cash out on life and funeral policies. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Matthew Steven Johnson, a Hartford, CT serial killer who stomped women to death. He was convicted of three murders and is still the leading suspect in two others. 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 nex...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the convoluted case of Crystal Gail Mangum, known as the woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape. But she is also a convicted murderer. 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...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Fedell Caffey & Annette Williams, a couple who wanted a child, so they murdered a pregnant woman for her baby. 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! Spo...

Today we are talking about the convicted murderer of two men, James “Jimmy” Shepherd and Perry “PJ” Jennings. The killer is a black trans man with the last name Barnes, and the murders took place in Louisiana in the early 2000’s, before Barnes came out as trans.  This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly po...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Frederick Pete Cox, a black man who went on a killing spree in March and April of 1997, murdering three women and assaulting two others. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Beth Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, i...

Back in March, for our Video Club, Fruitloops reviewed the documentary Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy. About the documentary: "In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America's inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake. Decades later, the destructive effects on people's lives, families and communities are still deeply felt. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy e...

Wendy and Beth are on a minibreak while they are at CrimeCon. During the break, please enjoy this recording of our VideoClub meeting from February, when we reviewed the 2017 documentary LA 92. About the documentary: "The 1992 acquittal of white police officers for beating Rodney King, a black motorist, sparked days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles. Twenty-five years later, filmmake...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of William Henry Hance, a black man who killed four women and tried to blame his crimes on a fictitious group of white men called “The Forces of Evil”. 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...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Reginald McFadden, a black man who was imprisoned for a murder he committed at the age of 16, then released after 24 years only to commit a series of other murders in the span of 3 months. 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 ev...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Geraldine Parrish, a black woman who was responsible for a series of murders between 1985 and 1988 in Baltimore, Maryland. Although she did not carry out the murders herself, she was the mastermind. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episod...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of David Martinez Ramirez, a Latinx man who killed a woman and her teenage daughter while he was out on parole. 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! Spons...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Andre Crawford who was responsible for the murders and rapes of 11 women in Englewood, Chicago in the 90’s. 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! Sponso...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Futoshi Matsunaga & Junko Ogata, a Japanese serial killer couple who killed at least seven people between 1996 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 crazy out...

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Christopher Dwayne Peterson, aka The Shotgun Killer, an serial killer who committed at least four murders related to the "Shotgun Killer" spree in Indiana between October and December 1990. 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 e...

This episode is going to be a little bit different. It’s our 200th episode, so we are doing a Q&A, answering questions we have collected from our patrons. And we have Minnie joining us! 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! https://wordpress.com/post/fruitloopspod.com/3760 Sponsors Help supp...