True Crime and Java Chat with Kelli

A 15 year old girl from Princeton IL came home late one Saturday night. Her father was waiting up to talk to her. She told him she loved him before going upstairs to bed. This was the last conversation Jim Doyle ever had with his daughter. Sources - Leagle.com, People V. Case, Findagrave.com, Google maps. Java Momma - Javamomma.com/Kellisjava. Instagram - @kelliscoffeecrimechat Twitter - @kelliscc...

A husband, father & businessman from Indiana was harboring a horrific secret. In 1996, police found the remains of 11 people in his backyard. Sources - Wikipedia, Allthatsinteresting.com. Java Momma - javamomma.com/kellisjava Instagram - @kelliscoffeecrimechat Twitter - @kelliscccpod Facebook - Kelli’s Coffee & Crime Chat Email me at Kelliscoffeecrime@gmail.com

Jimmy Childers from Pekin IL was a high school baseball star. He tried out for the Cincinnati Reds and was getting married soon. That dream was thrown away from one bloody night in 1978. Sources: Leagle.com, Casetext.com, Newspapers.com, NWITimes.com, PekinTimes.com. Instagram - @kelliscoffeecrimechat Twitter - @kelliscccpod. Java momma - www.javamomma.com/kellisjava. Email me at kelliscoffeecrime...

Todd Gorsuch was 14 when he went on a fun day to Jubilee State Park just behind his house with his younger siblings and neighbor friends. Playing at Suds Falls and picking hickory nuts turned out to be tragedy for two little girls. UPDATE: Todd died in 2016 at age 60. He’s buried in an unmarked grave in Swan Lake Cemetery in Peoria IL. Sources - Leagle.com: People V. Gorsuch, Findagrave.com, The P...

Lisa Conn was a senior at Peoria Central High School in 1980. Employed at the Zip Tone Cleaners, her future was promising. Sadly, it was cut short by a brutal, senseless crime. This one still makes me angry to this day. Sources: People V. Taylor at law.justia.com and leagle.com, Peoriahistorianblogspot.com - Norm V Kelley, Facebook - Dr Curley “Boo” Johnson. Instagram - @kelliscoffeecrimechat Twit...

Mildred Hallmark was dropped off from a street car the night of June 16, 1935 in Peoria IL. Never to be seen again.  Twitter - @kelliscccpod Instagram- @kelliscoffeecrimechat. Email me at Kelliscoffeecrime@gmail.com References - Tails & Tales website, Haunted Peoria online, Peoria Public Library and Mysteriousheartland.com Instagram-@Kelliscoffeecrimechat

Jelani Day was a 25 year old ISU student studying to be a doctor. He was on his way to accomplishing his dreams when his life was tragically cut short Aug. 2021. What happened to Jelani Day?  Sources - jelanidayfoundation.org, CIProud.com, WCIA.com, The Pantagraph online.  Carmen Bolden-Day on  Tamron Hall - https://youtu.be/32gRi24it64 Email me at kelliscoffeecrime@gmail.com Instagram - @kellisco...

Lloyd Eldon Miller of Canton, IL was sentenced to death in 1956 for the murder of 8 year old Janice May. But did he do it?  Sources: Content.time.com, case-law-flex.com, People V. Miller Facebook - Who Killed Janice May?  Email me at kelliscoffeecrime@gmail.com Java Momma - www.javamomma.com/kellisjava Instagram - @kelliscoffeecrimechat Twitter - @kelliscccpod Royalty Free theme music from Pixabay...

Crystal Rogers goes missing from her Bardstown Kentucky home. Vanished without any clues. With a string of other unsolved murders along Bluegrass Parkway, many believe this is the result of a conspiracy.  Sources: Wikipedia, fbi.gov, The Lexington Herald, WKYT News, WAVE3.com, WHAS11.com, FBI Most Wanted online.  Facebook page - Team Crystal YouTube - WHAS11 page.  Any info - 1-800-CALL-FBI Email...

In 1995, Mark Winger called 911 saying he shot an intruder who was killing his wife, Donnah.  4 years later, the case was reopened.  Sources - Forensic Files (A Welcome Intrusion) Wikipedia  Email me at kelliscoffeecrime@gmail.com Java Momma - www.javamomma.com/kellisjava King (Stephen) Quartet is what I talk about.  Instagram-@kelliscoffeecrimechat Facebook - Kelli’s Coffee & Crime Chat  Buy me a...

Larry Bright was a serial killer in Peoria IL targeting African/American women from 2003-2004.  Sources - Wikipedia. Thezephyr.com Thanks Michelle for the suggestion!  Instagram @kelliscoffeecrimechat Facebook - Kelli’s Coffee & Crime Chat  Java momma - www.javamomma.com/kellisjava

Three young friends were sleeping on the living room floor of a small rental home in Peoria IL when they were woken up by an intruder.  Episode dedicated to Tommy, Jennifer and Kasey.  Sources- Forensic Files - A Wrong  Foot Ep. Peoria Journal Star Forensic Files Now online www. Javamomma.com/kellisjava Instagram @kelliscoffeecrimechat Facebook - Kelli’s Coffee & Crime Chat 

Adrianne Reynolds attended Black Hawk College Outreach Center in E Moline IL to earn her GED. She had hoped to join the Marines. Making friends with the wrong people led her to the end. A brutal crime followed, shocking the local community. Sources: Serial Killer Shop online & Wikipedia Book - Too Young to Kill (William Phelps) Wicked Blessed Creations - Sarah LaFlamme Java Momma Coffee - javamomm...

Nathan Leuthold calls 911 on Valentines Day in 2013. Someone had broken into his home and his wife hasn’t been answering her phone. What happened to Denise? Sources - Dateline, Von Seay’s YouTube channel, Felicia Huffman - macabreatmidnight.medium.com Peoria Journal Star Nathan’s interview with police https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/more-nathans-interview-police-n202551?fbclid=IwAR1pnc3v-r2OrlcZn...

Life usually returns to normal after Christmas. A trip to a local laundromat sadly proved otherwise for Mary Clarke of Hanna City, Illinois.  Sources: Phil Luciano of The Peoria Journal Star, The Pantagraph, Leagle.com - The People VS Reinbold, Web Sleuths, The Charley Project and DuQuoin Call news source.  Java Momma - javamomma.com/kellisjava  Instagram @kelliscoffeecrimechat Facebook - Kelli’s...

AKA the I-65 killer, Harry Greenwell was a railway worker who went on a murder spree in 1987. Sources for this episode - Wikipedia, The Indy Star and The Independent online publication.  Instagram - @kelliscoffeecrimechat Twitter - @kellilandon1 Facebook - Kelli’s Coffee & Crime Chat  Java Momma coffee - www. Javamomma.com/kellisjava Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kellilandon

Rick & Ruth Gee along with their children, were murdered in their rural Beason Illinois home. What monster could’ve done this? The outcome is shocking to the community.  Facebook - Kelli’s Coffee & Crime Chat Instagram @kelliscoffeecrimechat  Sources - Murder Comes To Town (ID channel) S1, E2. The Devil Wears Sneakers Illinois Times online.  Peoria Journal Star  Buy me a coffee - https://www.buyme...