Morning Cup of Murder

November 11th: Christa Helm Born (1949) Keeping secrets can sometimes put people in danger. On November 11th 1949 a woman was born who would do anything to become a star. A woman who had a lot of secrets tucked away in a little black book that, if made public, would change, and possibly, end the lives of many individuals. A fact that might just have made her the target of a very dangerous individu...

November 10th: Corn Rake Murder (2018) An alibi can be the difference between freedom and a lifetime behind bars. On November 10th 2018 a woman was found injured on her farm in a case that saw plenty of motive but an alibi that seemed to make a very guilty man look innocent. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/amy-mullis-corn-rake-death-evidence/, ,https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-mullis-iowa-farmer-...

November 9th: Sipho Dube Arrested (2003) Sometimes a hero comes from an unlikely location. On November 9th 2003 a man made a phone call that would put a serial killer behind bars. A hero who stopped a victim count at 7 before it could escalate any further. https://murderpedia.org/male. D/d/dube-sipho.htm, https://www.offthefence.com/Brand/1928/evil-unmasked-when-darkness-falls, https://mg.co.za/ar...

November 8th: Jennifer Daugherty Born (1979) Trust can be a dangerous tool used by deadly people. On November 8th 1979 a trusting young woman was born who would fall victim to a horrible group of individuals she thought she could trust.  *Suggested by Brittany Green on Instagram* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jennifer_Daugherty, https://morbidology.com/jennifer-daugherty-the-greensburg-s...

November 7th: Lindsay Rimer Last Seen (1994) Some cases seem doomed from the very beginning. On November 7th 1994 a young girl was seen for the last time in a case that remains unsolved to this day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lindsay_Rimer, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2150331/lindsay-jo-rimer-murder-arrests/, https://reasonedcrimechronicle.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-lindsay-rimer-19...

November 6th: Hadden Clark Arrested (1992) Revenge can be a dangerous thing depending on who the slighted party is. On November 6th 1992 a man was arrested for a crime that’s sole motive was revenge. A man who killed at least one other and, possibly, has many other victims across 6 states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadden_Clark, https://murderpedia.org/male. C/c/clark-hadden.htm, https://foren...

November 5th: Carol Cole Born (1963) A family’s fight for answers can sometimes be the difference between an unsolved case and a solved one. On November 5th 1963 a young woman was born who would later turn up as a Jane Doe in Louisiana. A girl whose family fought to find her for decades and, thankfully, used social media to do it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Carol_Cole, https://www.nol...

November 4th: Sabine Musil-Buehler Disappeared (2008) Breakups can be incredibly difficult. They should never, however, be deadly. On November 4th 2008 a woman disappeared in a case that saw odd twists and turns but, ultimately, boiled down to a break up. https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/sabine-buehler-anna-maria-murder-cold-case-solved, https://thecinemaholic.com/sabine-mu...

November 3rd: Theresa Allore Disappeared (1978) One person can change the course of an investigation. On November 3rd 1978 a young woman disappeared in a case that remains unsolved to this day. A case that has one person, her own brother, spearheading a movement to solve, not just her case, but the cases of many other female victims. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Theresa_Allore#:~:text=Th...

November 2nd: Shirley Finn Born(1941) Powerful people have the ability to get away with murder. On November 2nd 1941 a woman was born who would put herself right in the center of a group of powerful men. Men who were keen to protect her and her business until she started threatening to expose them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Finn, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Shirley_Finn, ...

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November 1st: Verdict read in Aaron Pajich's case (2017) When two people meet fireworks can go off. On November 1st 2017 the verdict in a truly heinous crime was read that would decide the fate of two women who, when they met, it wasn’t just fireworks that went off but sparks that would lead to the loss of a human life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Aaron_Pajich, https://thecinemaholic.c...

October 31st: Takahiro Shiraishi Arrested (2017) Some killers seek only the most vulnerable victims. On October 31st 2017 a man was arrested inside, what the media called, a House of Horrors where he kept the remains of 9 of the most vulnerable victims he could find. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahiro_Shiraishi, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55313161, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/w...

October 30th: Charles Sessums Attacked(1926) Football rivalries can get intense. So much so that, in some cases, people end up shedding blood for the team they love. On October 30th 1926 a game that should have been in good fun resulted in the end of an innocent young man’s life. https://wacohistory.org/items/show/190, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Brazos, https://www.texasstandard.o...

October 29th: J. Frank Hickey born (1865) Dangerous men can lurk anywhere. On October 29th 1865 a man wandering freely managed to take the lives of at least 3 individuals without detection. A man who blended in and was not a suspect until he got impatient and started sending letters to the grieving. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Frank_Hickey, https://murderpedia.org/male. H/h/hickey-john-frank....

October 28th: Carol Lubahn Born (1954) Marriages can get messy. On October 28th 1954 a woman was born who would go on to marry her high school sweetheart. A marriage that, everyone would eventually learn, wasn’t all it was cracked up to be and would end up costing her her life. https://www.dailybreeze.com/2013/01/07/michael-lubahn-clark-confesses-to-1981-killing-of-his-wife-in-torrance-at-sentenci...

27th: Damilola Taylor Killed (2000) Parents will do anything to keep their children safe. On November 27th 2000 a young boy became the victim of extreme violence in a country that his parents moved to in hopes of a better life for both he and his sister. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shauna_Howe, https://www.post-gazette.com/uncategorized/2005/10/27/Brothers-guilty-in-killing-of-11-year-...

October 26th: Gilles de Rais Killed (1440) The older the crime the harder it is to prove. On October 26th 1440 a man was executed for crimes that, in some opinions, more than warranted a death sentence, and in the opinions of others, might not have actually happened at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais, https://www.britannica.com/story/gilles-de-rais-historys-first-serial-killer, h...

October 25th: Mystery of Gabby's Bones Solved (2017) Some mysteries seem doomed to remain as such while others, remarkably, get their questions answered. On October 25th 2017 a decades long mystery was solved when the remains of an unknown set of bones was finally identified. https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Gabby%27s_Bones, https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Joseph_Mulvaney#:...

October 24th: Jaylen Ray Freyberg Kills (2014) Not every school shooter fits the pattern we’ve come to know. On October 24th 2014 a young man who, up until the days before the shooting, was described in only the most positive light, gathered his friends and made sure they were all in one place when he pulled out a handgun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marysville_Pilchuck_High_School_shooting, htt...

October 23rd: Fu Hegong Arrested (2004) Sometimes, all you need to become a victim is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. On October 23rd a man was arrested for a crime he committed against two strangers who did nothing but be in the place he wanted to rob. https://murderpedia.org/male. H/h/hegong-fu.htm, https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-30220097.html, http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/...

October 22nd: Colleen Ritzer Killed (2013) Teaching has, in the last decade or so, become a dangerous job. On October 22nd 2013 a young woman hoping to help mold the minds of her students, had her life tragically cut short by someone she tried to make feel welcome in their new school.  *Suggested by Shelby Alden* https://www.vizaca.com/colleen-ritzer-case-story/, https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/...

October 21st: Alvin Howard Neelley Jr. Dies (2005) Sometimes even the most bizarrely different cases can be connected. On October 21st 2005 one  half of a killer duo died in prison for crimes committed that, though incredibly different, seemed to have one very solid connection. The presence of his partner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_and_Judith_Neelley, https://murderpedia.org/male. N/n/ne...

October 20th: Mohamed Mohamed Noor Born(1985) Calling 911 can be an act of bravery. One that, you would think, should never place the caller in harm's way. On October 20th 1985 a man was born who would act, in his opinion, in self defense and take the life of a brave 911 caller. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Justine_Damond, https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1047986308/mohammad-noor-sentenc...

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