On our final collaborative episode for the series “Fool Me Once,” Leroy and I share true stories about criminals who were very bad at their jobs. 

Sources:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzdv4FUHqP8

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Million Dollar Moron 

Walmart clerk rejects $1 million bill - UPI.com 

Vain Vandalizer Sends Selfie 

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35284225 

The Terrorist Who Claimed His Own Reward

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-17755072

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We continue our “April Fools” series with a fun game for all you Metalheads! Play along as I try to stump Leroy Luna, host of Excuse Me, That’s Illegal, as he tries to guess I’m quoting serial killers or lyrics from metal songs. 

We also discuss how rock and metal bands’ music has been tied to and even blamed for some horrific true crimes. 

Sources: 

Article: “10 Heavy Metal Bands That Were Blamed for Seriously Heinous Crimes” by Michael Berdan for The Pit, Mar 17, 2023. https://www.wearethepit.com/2023/03/10-heavy-metal-bands-that-were-blamed-for-seriously-heinous-crimes/

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080929_Confessed_killer_now_seeks_insanity_trial.html

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-ozzy-osbourne-fan-commits-suicide

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We have some exciting announcements to share with you in this short update episode. Find out where and when you can see Esther appear on television and in person! 

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We’re celebrating April, the month of “April Fools” by having a little fun with true crime. The best person I know to help me with this is my friend and fellow podcaster Leroy Luna, host of Excuse Me, That’s Illegal. Leroy will be my co-host on April’s episodes, so come and join us for true crime stories and quizzes. This week, we try to stump each other with a guessing game called “Fake or Felony?”. 

Resources: 

https://clickhole.com/

California man who beat wife to death with cement block claims group infected him with mayonnaise, reports say | Fox News

Thieves snort cremated human, animal remains believing the ashes were cocaine – New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)

https://www.nj.com/bergen/2017/10/the_strange_story_of_2_young_women_who_feds_say_he.html

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A young couple out for a leisurely day at the lake find themselves faced with one of the most infamous killers of the 20th century. Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard were victims of a brutal attack by a hooded man who called himself “The Zodiac.” They survived the initial attack after being left for dead but still faced a fierce battle to summon help. Only one would survive. 

Resources: 

Zodiac, Robert Graysmith, Penguin Random House Publishers, 1986. 

Napa Valley Sheriff’s Department Interview with Bryan Hartnell (NSO CASE #105907) at Queen of the Valley Hospital, September 28, 1969. 

Zodiac Killer Police Report, Page 1

Zodiac Killer KPIX News report 1969 - YouTube 

 1969 Zodiac Killer news clip Interview with college student Bryan Hartnell and bus driver - YouTube

KGO Story (zodiackiller.com)

KCRA Story 1 (zodiackiller.com) 

Bryan Hartnell – Shadow of the Zodiac

The Zodiac Killer - Crime Museum

The Zodiac Killer: A Timeline - HISTORY

https://zodiackillerfacts.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=270&fullsize=1 

Bryan Hartnell Interview in 1969 : MrBaseball2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 

Zodiac Killer Letters: KRON-TV Compilation (1969-70) - Bay Area Television Archive (sfsu.edu)

Something good comes from tragic tale – Redlands Daily Facts 

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This month I’m sharing cases of people who, against all odds, survived some of the worst killers in modern history. In this week’s story, a teenage girl is picked up by a seemingly ordinary couple and then spends two days trapped in a nightmare. She is the fifth victim of one of the rarest types of killers on record - a serial killer couple. But Kate Moir would keep her wits about her, and even though she was only seventeen, she outsmarted the evil duo, ending their killing spree.

Resources:

The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime, Mitzi Szereto, Editor, Mango Publishing, 2022.

Catherine, David Birnie: The macabre, sadistic Moorhouse murders | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

David and Catherine Birnie: Australia’s worst serial killer couple still haunt Kate Moir | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

'How I escaped the house of horrors': Hostage of Australia’s most evil killers tells how she fled (yahoo.com)

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In this month’s episodes I’ll tell you stories of people who were fortunate enough to survive horrifying experiences. In this episode, a family dream vacation turns into a nightmare on the sea. All seems lost when the ship sinks with all onboard. But by some miracle, a sole survivor is found. The story she tells about what happened onboard The Bluebelle will horrify all who hear it. 

Resources: 

Delivered From Evil: True Stories Of Ordinary People Who Faced Monstrous Mass Killers and Survived, Ron Franscell, Fair Winds Press, 2011. 

Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean, Tere Duperrault and Richard D. Logan, Titletown Publishers, 2010. 

SURVIVED: 11-Year-Old Found Alone in Middle of Ocean - YouTube

Extraordinary Lives | Tere Jo Duperrault - YouTube

Book 'Em: Alone, Orphaned on the Ocean - CBS News

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The Sea Waif: A Murder on the Ocean and the Little Girl Who Stayed Alive | Mental Floss

Julian Arthur Harvey | American Air Museum

Terry Jo Duperrault Family Now (thefamilynation.com) 

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In this second part of a two-part episode, in their quest to be transformed into vampires, Daniel and Manuela Ruda conclude that the only way to prove their loyalty to Satan is by performing a human sacrifice. Their crime would be described as “a picture of cruelty and depravity” such as had never been seen before in the German town of Witten. 

The subsequent trial would become a media circus with the two perpetrators proudly displaying their bizarre antics in front of the press and the public. 

Resources: 

The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime, Edited by Mitzi Szereto, Mango Publishing, 2022. 

Murder Dictionary Podcast: “Occult Murders: Daniel and Manuela Ruda” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/occult-murders-daniel-manuela-ruda/id1169967004?i=1000389846158

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/nov/16/thefarright.uk

Satanist couple jailed for killing – The Irish Times 

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3674781/satanist-killer-who-butchered-friend-in-coffin-to-drink-his-blood-is-back-in-court-charged-with-plotting-to-kill-his-ex-wife/

https://expressdigest.com/german-murderer-who-drank-his-victims-blood-is-freed/

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Daniel Ruda, a 26-year-old, self-described “black vampire” immersed himself in Germany’s goth and death metal scene as an outlet for his dark proclivities. In the year 2000, he was ready to find his soulmate or, as he put it, his “princess of darkness” and placed a singles ad in a German black-metal magazine. 23-year-old Manuela Bartel answered his ad and the two soon became inseparable. 

Separately, they participated in strange hobbies like sleeping in graves to “see what it felt like” and filing their teeth into fangs. But together they were deadly. In 2001, they jointly committed a gruesome murder. Was their violent behavior a result of mental illness or were they purely evil? 

Resources: 

The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime, Edited by Mitzi Szereto, Mango Publishing, 2022. 

Murder Dictionary Podcast: “Occult Murders: Daniel and Manuela Ruda” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/occult-murders-daniel-manuela-ruda/id1169967004?i=1000389846158

MATCH-MADE-IN-HELL-DANIEL-AND-MANUELA-RUDA.php&data=05%7C01%7Ccindy.aguilera%40studio71us.com%7C9366c4653c724402837208db0b8a80d1%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638116461737202122%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FZGa1ZkrdklmJtVR39vrlcV%2Fa5emqXfJfoydp%2FBGuMM%3D&reserved=0">https://serialkillercalendar.com/A-MATCH-MADE-IN-HELL-DANIEL-AND-MANUELA-RUDA.php 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/nov/16/thefarright.uk

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/06/17/tom-leppard-tattooed-man--obituary/

https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=cj_fac

https://www.cesnur.org/testi/gothic.htm

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I’m pleased to have Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jake Halpern, back with me again to discuss a new case he investigated for his podcast “Deep Cover”. Deep Cover, a Pushkin podcast, is all about people who lead double lives. In the new season, Jake follows the story of a girl who goes missing without a trace in South Carolina in 1999. Years later, the missing girl is connected to another missing person’s case on the other side of the country. There are twists and turns in this story that you won’t see coming connected to stolen identities, a female fugitive on the run from the law, and even espionage. 

Join me for this fascinating discussion with Jake where we talk about his latest case, female victims and perpetrators and how they are portrayed by the media, and the ethical dilemma faced by everyone who reports or podcasts about true crime.

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