There’s Danger Here

Katherine Knight is an Australian born terror. Starting from the beginning she had it rough. Her alcoholic father beat her and her mother used her as a confidant. Her brothers sexually exploited her. She grew into a tough woman, who beat her partners. Paranoia plagued her, believing every man was cheating. As she moved through partners her violence grew, until one day it boiled over ending in the...

Cattle mutilations have plagued farmers across the US. In this episode the discussion sheds some light on the similarities and differences across the US. Still with all that we know about what's happening. The questions of by whom and why linger.  Sources: Unsolved Mysteries: V5: E3 “Mysterious Mutilations” Wolverton, Keith. 1976. Mystery Stalks the Prairie: unexplained cattle killings and UFOs in...

Ruby Franke rode the wave of internet fame from vlogging, creating an account called 8 Passengers. She chronicled her "life" with her family, but this sweet, LDS mother was not as she seemed. She scripted what was to be seen and when bits of her real life leaked out, the public response was to notify CPS. As she spiraled downward, she found new friend and counselor Jodi Hildebrant, a monster that...

In this episode in the MMIW series the state of Montana is our focus. While there are far more missing and murdered women, there are a few stories of the women that lost their lives. In many cases police investigations are poor, in all the coroner report is suspect.    Sources: Sources:   Bley, Bonnie. 2024. Stolen Voices Missing and Murdered in Big Horn County https://thecinemaholic.com/roylynn-r...

In 1975, fifteen year old Martha went to her next door neighbors house for all Hallows Eve. She does not come home that night. Instead her body is found in the wood line in front of her own home the next morning. An investigation gets underway swiftly and prominent neighbors and the last known witnesses to her are spoken to along with the staff in the house. Still there is little evidence and soon...

Susan Monica served in the military during the Vietnam war. After being honorably discharged she worked as an engineer before purchasing a 20+ acre farm. There she hired multiple live-in handymen. But after a family is unable to reach their father, police are called. During the investigation, his EBT card is used in nearby Grants Pass. Video shows Susan at the ATM. A warrant is obtained and during...

Miranda vs Arizona established the Miranda Warning. But nobody talks about the man and the crime. Ernest Miranda wasn't some innocent man who was simply bullied by police. He was a recidivist with a multitude of criminal cases prior to the case that made him famous. Miranda was a serial attacker of women, working his way up to rape. But prior to giving his statement, no attorney was offered and th...

Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, a topic that every person should be aware of. The violence against indigenous women is like a widespread plague affecting thousands. It is an issue that needs to be acknowledged and fought back against. This is the first of many episodes in hopes of shedding some light on the subject. For the first episode we are going to British Columbia, Canada.    Sources: McD...

15 year old Kathy's body is found. Harvey is the main suspect, but the burden of proof keeps police from an arrest. As the world closes in, Harvey leaves town moving to Minnesota. There in Minneapolis and surrounding counties a string of beatings, rapes, and murders begins. the women that survived gave matching descriptions. Soon a task for is created to deal with this savage man attack teenagers...

Harvey was born in 1927 in Fargo, North Dakota. During the great depression, his lack of nutrition stunted his growth and he wet the bed until 11. Once he started stealing things, he was moved around between family before finally ending up in a boys home. There his height exploded to 6'2". When he exited the boys home at 18, he joined the Army. His first duty station was Alaska. There he began to...

Joel was born in 1959 and immediately placed for adoption. But a loving family took him in, later adopting a daughter to expand the family. He grew up in New York state and was a slow kid. Called Joel the Turtle by his peers, bullied throughout his school years. When he graduated, he tried and failed college, preferring sex workers to class. Jobs didn't prove much better. That was until his father...

Pee Wee was born in the 1930's and almost immediately the neglect began. After drinking kerosene at one he suffered convulsions for years. All the men in his life inflicted capital punishment on him. He was a fighter from the beginning. He thought school was useless and quit early on. Then met a couple of other like-minded boys and his criminal career took off. After a while, the law caught on and...

The Stanford Experiment was touted as the gold standard for determining how good people react in bad situations. Guards become monsters in an attempt to control their prisoners. Prisoners become hopeless and reckless. But what if the experiment that based all human actions on was scripted? More of an act or a play rather than human nature. Should everything continue to be based on the results of t...

Clifford Olson Jr was worn in Canada. He came from a nice and caring family. Yet from a young age he was angry, he was a fighter. Unfortunately once he learned to fight, he became more than a formidable opponent. After quitting school, he got in with the wrong crew of friends. Leading to a life of crime. But he was caught quickly, spending the better part of 20 years in and our of prison. When he...

Paul John Knowles had run-ins with authority from a young age. Starting with the truant officers in schools then police officers soon after. He became a ward of the state when his parents decided he was too much. From there the downward spiral began. He quickly went from group homes, orphanages and then landing himself in a boys home. Once he turned 18, he was left on the streets. Not knowing what...

November 10th 1975, a storm swept across Lake Superior. By the end of the night, one ship was at the bottom of the lake. She didn't call out in distress and the ship 10 miles behind lost radar of it in seconds. The one ship that set multiple records in the preceding years was gone along with the 29 men aboard. Growing around the lakes, the story has become legend and all those know about the loss...

Martin was unfortunate enough to be born from an exiled father. He grew up as an only child after the death of his younger brother. But that wasn't easy either. After the empire invaded their homeland, the family fled only to be caught as they sought refuge. His father was killed and Martin witnessed the entire affair. His mother became catatonic, by four he learned how to find enough food to surv...

In the spring of 1992, six people were murdered. All of them in shops next to the I-70 highway. Five of the six were women. All brunettes with slender build. They were killed execution style in the back of the shops with a small caliber bullet. The media released the information that the gun was the linking element and the killer went silent. Years later a string of killings occurred along another...

Dr. Bill Bass was a leading anthropologist that found his love for the science after helping identify a woman who had been burned, buried, then exhumed exposing a leaking casket. As time went on his big mistake in time of death lead to the burning question. How to determine time of death. What can we learn from decomposition. Ultimately all roads led to the creation of a body farm. Advancing scien...

Cedric Marks is condemned to die, affirmed by the state of Texas. His crime that he was convicted of: the double murder of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingen.  The prosecution posited that he had the means and opportunity to commit the crime.  But what about the possibility that he may not have done it. It wouldn't be the first time Texas railroaded the wrong man, going so far as to complete an ex...

Built in the 13th Century, this castle is built for unknown reasons. It was built with defenses facing in. The windows were fake and there wasn't even a kitchen or water resources. Many locals believed that it was built to keep demons rising from the depth of hell. That the chapel within the walls was placed directly over a pit in which creatures and demons had come out and plagued the local area....

If you believed your child was in danger, that they were subjected to grooming. What would you do? Confront the person, talk it over, beat them, or kill them. Harley decided that his two best friends needed to die after his 4 year old daughter talked about how Paul treated her. Daniel's offense was simply being there and losing it when Paul is shot. *This case is based on conversations with an inm...

Some days live in infamy, April 15th, 2013 is one that will live on in the minds of many. Particularly those in Boston Massachusetts. The day that two brothers started 101 hour reign of terror on the Boston and surrounding area. It began with two pressure cooker bombs set off at a historic marathon. Then the callous murder of a police officer, a kidnapping and carjacking, and a shoot-out with poli...

A two for one: The first case is of Rowan Baxter, New Zealand born. Moved to Australia after a short professional life in Rugby. In Australia he established himself as a gym owner, father, and husband. But life isn't as wonderful as it should seem. His wife and kids left him and he does not like not being in control. He finds his ex and ends her life, their children, then in the ultimate act of co...

Laura suffered through an abusive relationship for years. Grant cheated on her openly and beat her into submission. When she finally left, there were two babies involved. A custody battle became heated. Accusations were thrown from both sides. Laura initially only had her two sons on the weekends. But after a psychological review of all parties, there was hope on the horizon. But that was dashed w...