Murder Sheet

This week, the Murder Sheet will go back in time to the winter of 1788. In the town of New Durham, New Hampshire, a night out among friends starts with drinks at Mr. Randall's Tavern. But a clash between two veterans who served in the American Revolution will end in a deadly confrontation. And the tragedy wouldn't stop there. We cited this excerpt from Dover History by Robert Whitehouse on the Dov...

We have uncovered new court documents in the Delphi case. We already released the transcript of a 2021 interview between Kegan Kline and HLN and  Down the Hill  journalist Barbara McDonald. In this quick update episode, we'll explain how we obtained that document, what documents we've yet to release, and when you can expect to see those. This episode takes a break from our focus on resta...

We uncovered the transcript of HLN and Down the Hill journalist Barbara MacDonald's jailhouse interview with Kegan Kline from December of 2021. This episode will delve into the details of the transcript that stand out to us, and we will reveal information we've received about the real focus of the investigation into the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams. This episode takes a brea...

On the evening of May 4, 2001, actor Robert Blake took his new bride Bonnie Lee Bakley out to dine at Vitello's, a restaurant in Los Angeles' Studio City. On the surface, it looked like the pair shared a romantic evening. But by the end of the night, Bakley would be dead. The scandalous, chilling details that would come out about the marriage between the star-chaser and the washed-up celebrit...

Just a few months ago, Kegan Anthony Kline’s name was publicly linked to the Delphi murders. But to learn more about this 27-year-old man and his connection to the unsolved killings of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, it’s important to know about Kline’s family and upbringing. This week, the Murder Sheet ventures up to Peru, Indiana to uncover some of the crimes perpetrated by Tony Kline, Kega...

DeWayne Bible was a young assistant manager who looked out for his employees at the Indianapolis McDonald's where he worked. But on November 17, 1985, he was shot and killed while protecting his crew during a robbery. Police arrested several men for the robbery-murder. Prosecutors managed to convict one. But was justice served in this senseless murder case? Follow the Murder Sheet on soc...

There's ’s a new Sheriff in town– or at least there will be soon. Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby– who has been running the investigation into the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams cannot run for the office again because of term limit restrictions.  At the moment, no one has filed for the Democratic nomination and three men have filed for the Republican nomination– Mike Thom...

In the summer of 1977, Simone Ridinger was a free spirited 17-year-old working at the Rainbow Restaurant in Natick, Massachusetts. One afternoon in late summer, Simone left her shift to thumb a ride to Martha's Vineyard. She was going to meet her mother for the long Labor Day weekend. But she never made it. Decades later, Detective James Godinho of the Sherborn Police Department is still searching...

We've told you all about the Donut Shop Killers. How Sherman McCrary and his son-in-law Carl Taylor traveled the countries with their families in tow, robbing, raping, and killing as they went. In this episode, we're switching things up. Instead of focusing on the what , we'll talk about the why . We'll be diving into the psychological factors that could spur a family to go on a murderous rampage....

When we covered the Donut Shop murders last year, we didn't get into one particularly disturbing element of the case. When Sherman McCrary and Carl Taylor embarked on their violent, cross-country rampage, they didn't just have their wives in tow. They brought along Ginger McCrary-Taylor's young sons as well. This week, we present the conclusion of our talk with Jerry Nations, one of those sons. Je...

Crimelines, one of our favorite podcasts, recently did a terrific one episode look at the Burger Chef murders. Afterwards, Charlie invited us to have a conversation with her about the ins and outs of the case. This episode features our talk with Charlie. Check out the Burger Chef episode of Crimelines here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-burger-chef-murders/id1112004494?i=1000548120955...

When we covered the Donut Shop murders last year, we didn't get into one particularly disturbing element of the case. When Sherman McCrary and Carl Taylor embarked on their violent, cross-country rampage, they didn't just have their wives in tow. They brought along Ginger McCrary-Taylor's young sons as well. This week, we are sitting down with one of those sons, now a grown man. Speaking with Jerr...

This episode is a re-release of two previous Murder Sheet episodes "The Donut Shop Killers" and "The Donut Shop Killers: Behind the Investigation." The hosts of the Murder Sheet were recently featured on Wondery’s "Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders." As interest around that horrific rampage grows, we’re combining and re-releasing two early episodes on the so-called “Donut Shop Killers.” St...

Correction: In this episode, we said that Tony Kline deleted his Facebook. That was incorrect. It appears that Kline blocked Murder Sheet co-creator Kevin Greenlee when he reached out for comment, so it only appeared that his page was gone. We regret the error. On Facebook, Kegan Anthony Kline posted that he was starting a new job in Las Vegas on the day that Abby Williams and Liberty German were...

The Burger Chef murders have touched so many lives. So we're going to wrap up this regular season of "You Never Can Forget" by introducing you to some voices who can speak to how this case impacted them, and provide our audience with valuable context about this case. In this episode, we'll speak to a Speedway resident who saved another man's life during the town's series of horrific bombings, a Bu...

A few weeks back, we covered the saga of how serial plagiarist Ashley Flowers worked out a deal with Indiana State Police investigator Bill Dalton to get the exclusive right to access — and make money off of —the Burger Chef investigative files Dalton had been entrusted with. To learn more about that sorry affair, please listened to "You Never Can Forget: The Fiasco" ( https://tinyurl.com/5n82x5wn...

On the night that four young people vanished from the Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana, something odd happened just down the road. A Speedway officer pulled over a young man who we'll call Terry. During that stop, Terry threw a .38 caliber gun out the window of his car. To this date, questions about whether that strange incident was connected to the Burger Chef murders have abounded. Well, we actu...

November 17, 1978 started out as an average Friday night for Kirk Thompson. The teenager headed over to the Galaxy dance club in Speedway, Indiana for some fun and disco-dancing. The plan was to meet up his good friend Mark Flemmonds so they could walk back home together around midnight. They had no way of knowing that they'd never see one another again. In this episode of the Murder Sheet, we'll...

Should the sketches in the Burger Chef murders be thrown out altogether? In this episode of the Murder Sheet, we'll reveal information that we feel indicates that the sketches are completely unreliable. Mary Rein is an important figure in the Burger Chef case. She's one of the teenaged witnesses who said she saw two white men — one bearded, one clean-shaven — behind the restaurant on the...

A 27-year-old Indiana man named Kegan Anthony Kline has been brought up in connection with the 2017 murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams in Delphi, Indiana. He currently stands accused of using social media to catfish and coerce young girls. This week, the Murder Sheet spoke with a woman named Kayla. She told us that Kline cat-fished her when she was just 12. Over the next few years, he...

Who is Kegan Anthony Kline? On December 6, 2021, Indiana State Police brought up a profile known only as "anthony_shots" in connection with the Delphi case. The following day, WISH-TV connected the 27-year-old Indiana man with that profile. Less than two weeks after the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, investigators raided a residence connected to Kline in Peru, Indiana. In August o...

There's a reason why we rarely speak about the modern day investigation into the Burger Chef. We have no confidence in the abilities of the officer who is currently tasked with looking into this high-profile quadruple homicide. And today, in the interest of transparency, we're going to tell you exactly why that is. Bill Dalton is the current lead investigator on the Burger Chef for the Indiana Sta...

There's a haunting story in the Burger Chef case, one that you've likely heard before. A guy named David Cathcart rolled up to a bar in Greenwood, Indiana on November 18, 1978, the night after the employees vanished, before anyone knew the kids were dead. He shot off his mouth about the disappearances of the four Burger Chef employees, telling his fellow patrons that they'd be released unharmed. L...

On November 17, 1978, four young workers vanished from a fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana. Two days later, their bodies were found in the woods of Johnson County. The Burger Chef murders remain unsolved to this day. We still don't know who killed employees Jayne Friedt, Ruth Shelton, Danny Davis, and Mark Flemmonds, or why. In this episode of "You Never Can Forget," an investigative minis...

On November 17, 1978, four young workers vanished from a fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana. Two days later, their bodies were found in the woods of Johnson County. The Burger Chef murders remain unsolved to this day. We still don't know who killed employees Jayne Friedt, Ruth Shelton, Danny Davis, and Mark Flemmonds, or why. In this episode of "You Never Can Forget," an investigative minis...