True Crime in the 50

On the night of June 25th, 2001, Eric Tamiyasu, a 41-year-old third generation fruit farmer from Hood River, Oregon, had his friend Diane Anderson over to his house on a rural plot of land, for a date. Eric and Diane had been friends for years and were exploring the possibility of growing their relationship. At around 11 pm, the two heard strange tappings on the windows and also heard the doorbell...

On Sunday, July 7th, 17-year-old Molly Miller wanted to go to a house party in Wilson, Oklahoma to see her new crush, 21-year-old Colt Haynes. Molly had started to fall in with the wrong crowd and had begun experimenting with drugs. Also at the house party was a man named James Con Nipp who went by the nickname Con. Somehow, Molly Miller and Colt Haynes ended up in Con's car driving around.  When...

On Sunday March 24th, 2013, 53-year-old Aliza Sherman told her son Jeremy that she had some errands to run and needed to stop by her divorce attorney's office, but that she would be home later with pizza. When 7:45 rolled around, Jeremy got concerned and called his sister who lived a few miles away. But when his sister got to their house, they were met by a police officer who told them the devasta...

The case of Nikki Entzel is discussed. Show Notes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26421694/

Zebb Quinn was a 17-year-old senior in High School who lived in Asheville North Carolina. He was a proud member of ROTC and worked a full-time job at Wal-Mart. On the evening of January 2nd, 2000, Zebb wanted to buy a new car and Robert Jason Owens, who went by Jason, a fellow employee at the Wal-Mart, offered to show Zebb a used Mitsubishi. Zebb followed Jason in his car toward the dealership unt...

On Sunday, June 26th, 2004, a 17-year-old rising High School senior named Craig Frear left his friend's house and went home and grabbed his shirt for his shift at the Price Chopper, a local grocery store in Glenville, New York. Craig had been working at the Price Chopper for two years and had recently been promoted from bagger to working at the dairy counter. But when Craig's mom stopped in to say...

The cases of Sarah Beard and Tara Calico are discussed Show Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/cr/podcast/unresolved-sarah-beard/id1484748807?i=1000538808554 https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tara_Calico https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Case-Detective/dp/B09RJTPKMC

On May 5th, 2004, a fisherman named Chris Henkle and his buddy Don took their kids out of school for the day to go fishing on Chesapeake Bay by the Bay Bridge Tunnel, an 18-mile long bridge that connects Eastern Virginia to Virginia Beach. In the water, they spotted a Kenneth Cole suitcase floating by. Opening the case, they found a set of human male legs cut off from the knee wrapped in a black t...

The crimes of Emily Long and Julianne McCrery are discussed Show Notes: https://wondery.com/lawandcrime/?lg=en https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/truecrimene/episodes/Episode-93-Julianne-McCrery-e245v20

The case of Ash Armand is discussed Show Notes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35708730/

In the early morning hours of February 5th, 1985 a 68-year-old grandmother named Helen Wilson was raped and murdered in her apartment in the 600 block of North 6th Street in Beatrice Nebraska. No one could solve the case until a girl named Lisa Puttendorf went to the cops and told them that a friend of hers, JoAnn Taylor had confessed to the crime along with her boyfriend Joseph "Lobo" White and T...

The Episodes of Patricia Meehan and Nicole Waller are discussed Show Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jDYnrLUBgQ https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/missing-america-nicole-waller-n307146 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/full-episode-under-the-prairie-sky-1127895619573

On October 6, 2002, 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck asked his mom if he could go bike riding in his hometown of Richwoods, Missouri. His mom said yes, because Shawn had ridden his bike alone hundreds of times before. She told him to be home by dinner. But, when he wasn't, and it got dark out, the Hornbecks were extremely worried. Shawn was always home for dinner and was deathly afraid of the dark. Turn...

Mississippi: The Murder of Presh Campbell Show Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devil-in-the-ditch/id1715007204

Christmas Around the World: The United States of America Show Notes: WhyXmas.com History.com/articles of Christmas RottenTomatoes100BestXmas What is Hannukah GoodHousekeeping.com

Christy and Steve, an interfaith couple are interviewed

Christmas Around the World: Latin America Show Notes: Spanishacademy.com JourneyMexico.com Weareconcina.com History.com/LA Holiday Traditions NatGeo.com SpanishPanic.com

At the time of his disappearance on November 10, 2002, Joshua Guimond was a sophomore at St. John's College in Collegeville, Minnesota. Even though he had broken up with his girlfriend, Katie, of five years only two months before, Josh was thriving at his school. He had lots of friends and was involved with many extracurricular activities and academic clubs. His plan after college was to go to law...

Christmas Around the World: Asia Show Notes: Japanesefoodguide.com Japanguide.com ChinaHighlights.com China-admissions.com TheWorldofChinese.com

Christmas Around the World: The Middle East Show Notes: The Three Wise Men: The History and Legacy of the Biblical Magi by Charles River Editors Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saud The Magi: Who They Were, How They've Been Remembered and Why They Still Fascinate by Eric Vanden Eykel Embraceme.org Natakallamblog.com

The Stalking Case of Samantha Stites is discussed. Show Notes: https://www.hulu.com/series/stalking-samantha-13-years-of-terror-4f4280ca-ad11-46d2-ac17-efd6c8c79e2c

Pia from Crimes From the East Podcast is interviewed about her Indian heritage and how she celebrates the holiday. 

Christmas Around the World: India Show Notes: The Little Book of Diwali: The Festival of Lights Experiencing India's Navaratri NatGeo.com Lid & Ladle Sur la Table WhyChristmas.com COHNA.org TimesofIndia.com

Christmas Around the World: Africa Show Notes: Volunteerencounter.com NPR Dancing Devils Is Christmas Christian Colonialfamilies.wordpress.com From Holiday to Everyday

Justina Pelletier was born very premature with a slew of health problems. She mostly kept them at bay throughout her formative years, until the summer of 2010 when she was 12. That summer she complained of stomaches so bad she needed a number of surgeries. By February 2013, when Justina was 15, she was ordered to go to Boston Children's Hospital because something was very wrong. Justina was admitt...