Drinking The Cool Aid

7-year-old Steven Gregory Stayner was kidnapped on December 4th, 1972 in Merced, California, by Kenneth Parnell.  He was able to escape when he was 14 years old and he saved another kidnapping victim, Timothy White. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: I Know My First Name Is Steven - Kindle edition by Echols, Mike. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.  ...

7-year-old Steven Gregory Stayner was kidnapped on December 4th, 1972 in Merced, California, by Kenneth Parnell.  He was able to escape when he was 14 years old and he saved another kidnapping victim, Timothy White. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: I Know My First Name Is Steven - Kindle edition by Echols, Mike. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.  ...

7-year-old Steven Gregory Stayner was kidnapped on December 4th, 1972 in Merced, California, by Kenneth Parnell.  He was able to escape when he was 14 years old and he saved another kidnapping victim, Timothy White. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: I Know My First Name Is Steven - Kindle edition by Echols, Mike. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.  ...

7-year-old Steven Gregory Stayner was kidnapped on December 4th, 1972 in Merced, California, by Kenneth Parnell.  He was able to escape when he was 14 years old and he saved another kidnapping victim, Timothy White. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: I Know My First Name Is Steven - Kindle edition by Echols, Mike. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.  ...

On September 28th, 2014, 59-year-old Jill Halliburton Su was found dead in her bathtub by her son Justin Su.  DNA from the crime scene lead investigators to 20-year-old Dayonte Resiles who was known for previous burglaries.  In March of 2022, he was found guilty of first-degree murder, but many people believe he is not the real killer. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources:  Watch...

Wayne Adam Ford was a former long-haul truck driver who murdered four women from 1997 to 1998.  When he turned himself into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California, he had a woman's breast in a bag in his coat pocket.  He was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on June 27th, 2006 and was sentenced to death in August of 2006. Website: https://www.drinkingthe...

Wayne Adam Ford was a former long-haul truck driver who murdered four women from 1997 to 1998.  When he turned himself into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California, he had a woman's breast in a bag in his coat pocket.  He was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on June 27th, 2006 and was sentenced to death in August of 2006. Website: https://www.drinkingthe...

Wayne Adam Ford was a former long-haul truck driver who murdered four women from 1997 to 1998.  When he turned himself into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California, he had a woman's breast in a bag in his coat pocket.  He was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on June 27th, 2006 and was sentenced to death in August of 2006. Website: https://www.drinkingthe...

Wayne Adam Ford was a former long-haul truck driver who murdered four women from 1997 to 1998.  When he turned himself into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California, he had a woman's breast in a bag in his coat pocket.  He was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on June 27th, 2006 and was sentenced to death in August of 2006. Website: https://www.drinkingthe...

Nicole van den Hurk disappeared on her way to work in Eindhoven on October 6th of 1995, and her body was discovered in the woods on November 22nd.  In 2011, her stepbrother falsely confessed to get her body exhumed for DNA tests.  DNA collected from the crime scene led to the arrest of Jos de G.  In November of 2016, he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, but this was later appealed an...

15-year-old Candice Parchment went missing in April of 2010.  Police found her remains beneath a mattress in a wooded and secluded area in November of 2010.  They finally got a break in the case when they read Candice's own diary where she described a previous attack by two other teenagers, Marshae Hickman and Jermaine Robinson.    https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: Who was Candic...

The Minnesota Iceman has been described as a male, human-like creature that is tall, hairy, with large hands and feet, and a flattened nose.  Cryptozoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan Sanderson studied the specimen for 3 days and they believed it was the real deal.  The Iceman was shown as an exhibit in a block of ice for several years.  Could this be the "missing link" between man an...

The Minnesota Iceman has been described as a male, human-like creature that is tall, hairy, with large hands and feet, and a flattened nose.  Cryptozoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan Sanderson studied the specimen for 3 days and they believed it was the real deal.  The Iceman was shown as an exhibit in a block of ice for several years.  Could this be the "missing link" between man an...

The Minnesota Iceman has been described as a male, human-like creature that is tall, hairy, with large hands and feet, and a flattened nose.  Cryptozoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan Sanderson studied the specimen for 3 days and they believed it was the real deal.  The Iceman was shown as an exhibit in a block of ice for several years.  Could this be the "missing link" between man an...

On October 26th, 2001, Chante Jawan Mallard hit Gregory Glenn Biggs with her vehicle.  She drove home and left him lodged in her windshield as she parked in the garage.  Chante was a nursing assistant, but she didn't render aid to Gregory as he was dying.  She was convicted and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment for her role in his death. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/   Resourc...

Leonarda Cianciulli is known as "The Soap-Maker of Correggio".  Her oldest and favorite child Giuseppe Pansardi was getting ready to head off to war and she wanted to protect him.  She was a very superstitious woman who believed she needed to take a life, to save her son.  She murdered 3 women and turned their remains into soap and teacakes.    Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com...

Leonarda Cianciulli is known as "The Soap-Maker of Correggio".  Her oldest and favorite child Giuseppe Pansardi was getting ready to head off to war and she wanted to protect him.  She was a very superstitious woman who believed she needed to take a life, to save her son.  She murdered 3 women and turned their remains into soap and teacakes.    Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com...

In July of 1940, the body of a strangled woman was discovered floating in Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park, Washington.  The cold water preserved the body, but the flesh had turned into a soap-like substance.  It took a while, but a dentist was finally able to identify the woman as Hallie Latham Illingworth.  She had been missing since shortly before Christmas in 1937 and investigators arres...

Martin Couney was an advocate and pioneer of neonatal technology, and he was also known as the incubator doctor.  He displayed prematurely born babies in incubators at expositions and fairgrounds and ended up saving thousands of lives. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: Julius Hess - Wikipedia Miracle at Coney Island | Claire Prentice Care of Premature Infants •  Nursing, Hist...

A bank robber that calls ahead of time, a criminal with a LegoLand license, a swarm of bees, and pumpkins stuffed with condoms.  These are just a few of the stories you will hear in our dumb criminals episode! Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ RESOURCES: Bank robbery suspect calls ahead with demand for cash - CNN.com Florida Man Accused of Attacking Girlfriend With Banana – NBC 6 South...

SantaCon may not be as jolly as it sounds.  In this story, we cover the puking, face-planting, bar-trashing kind of Santas.   Then, you get Christmas criminals with prickly bits and a squirrel stabbin! Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: Why Does the Crime Rate Increase During the Holidays? - PCS Bail Bonds SantaCon - Wikipedia 2 Charged With Stealing $2,000 Worth Of Christmas...

Natalia Grace is a Ukrainian orphan who was adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett in 2010.  They began to believe that she was actually an adult posing as a child and trying to kill them, but Natalia says she was only 6 years old when they adopted her. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ RESOURCES: Natalia Grace Barnett: 'I'm 16, not a 33-year-old scam artist' - BBC News...

Lyntell Washington died from a gunshot wound to the head near Baton, Rouge, Louisiana, when she was seven months pregnant.  Her boyfriend Robert Marks was a married assistant principal, and he was later convicted of her murder.  Solving the case came down to the barefoot witness, Lyntell's 3-year-old daughter.  Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ RESOURCES: Lyntell Washington Murder:...

Ken Rex McElroy was accused of many felonies, but continuously escaped conviction, except for the last one.  In 1981, he was convicted of attempted murder for shooting Bo Bowenkamp at the local grocery store.  Ken was murdered while he was out on bond, but no one in Skidmore saw a thing. https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ RESOURCES: In Broad Daylight: A murder in Skidmore, Missouri (scribd.com) N...

Ken Rex McElroy was accused of many felonies, but continuously escaped conviction, except for the last one.  In 1981, he was convicted of attempted murder for shooting Bo Bowenkamp at the local grocery store.  Ken was murdered while he was out on bond, but no one in Skidmore saw a thing. https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ RESOURCES: In Broad Daylight: A murder in Skidmore, Missouri (scribd.com) N...