CHECK OUT MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Listen to our spin-off show! The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) Hosted by Korina Biemesderfer and Killian Biemesderfer https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode was collected from: Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ October 9th: Ronnie Lee Gardner's First Murder (1984) For some, prison becomes the end of their story. On October 9th 1984 a dangerous man committed what would be his first murder. The first of 2 lives taken after a prison sentence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Lee_Gardner, https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Broadcast/convicted-killer-ronnie-lee-gardner-executed-utah/story?id=10949786, https://www.bbc.com/news/10254279, https://apnews.com/article/sc-state-wire-south-carolina-executions-73d96983677f04ca2ef22f0aa7a61e8c, https://meaww.com/who-was-ronnie-lee-gardner-twice-convicted-utah-murderer-last-person-executed-by-firing-squad-2010, https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=49705008&itype=CMSID, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna37776195 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices