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Post by happymomma on Mar 2, 2016 16:29:36 GMT
I know there are a few of us here. I'm a member of Websleuths and am or have recently been actively following these cases and some others not as closely.
DeOrr Kunz Jr. Toddler missing from campsite in Idaho. Big announcements yesterday by the PI hired to find him. Not looking good for the parents at all and I'm predicting (praying) someone cracks soon.
John Beck. Elderly gent who disappeared in California recently. He'd been in legal trouble (lots of it) for a scam he'd been running through an infomercial but the family swears he wouldn't have disappeared on his own. Evidence seems to say otherwise.
Tammy Meyers. Well known case of a Las Vegas mom who was shot in her driveway. Family lied about it being a road rage situation and they can't stop lying. Arrests have been made.
Beverly Carter. Slain realtor. This case is wrapped up but for appeals. Guilty husband and wife murdering team are behind bars. Wife took a plea.
Julia Niswender. Michigan college girl who was found dead in bathtub. Stepfather suspected and was charged on porn charges but found innocent.
Allison Feldman. Arizona. Young woman found brutally murdered in her home around Valentines Day last year. Cops have DNA but no match. LE has kept very quiet on this one.
Bryce Laspisa. Young man missing in California for a few years now. Vehicle found crashed and lots of theories but they're still looking for him.
Titus Tackett. Toddler disappears during night while parents are out running an errand. Found the next morning in a diaper in a vehicle .7 miles away. Cause of death hypothermia. Is said to have walked BAREFOOT and in only a diaper all that way in 20 degree weather, opened the door of a minivan and climbed in, shut the door and died. IMO: No freaking way.
There re are many others I follow and sadly. So many of them are children lately. Too many children dying, likely at the hands of their parents or trusted adults these days.
What cases are you following?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 16:34:31 GMT
I started listening to the podcast Sword and Scales (mentioned by someone here) and am debating about checking out WebSleuths. Just worried about the time suck rabbit hole that would be. But I do enjoy true crime (reading about it).
Annette
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Post by nicole2112 on Mar 2, 2016 16:36:00 GMT
Um, hang on..what is this websleuths that you speak of? I need to learn more about this!
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happymomma
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Post by happymomma on Mar 2, 2016 16:43:24 GMT
Websleuths.com is a true crime forum. Members sleuth cases, and discuss within the rigid TOS. It's well moderated and social media posts are generally off limits, as is sleuthing persons not officially named as suspects by law enforcement. This keeps it from becoming a gossip, rumor filled site.
ETA: It WILL suck you in. As much or more as this site does, lol. I'm glad I'm retired now as I spend a lot of time there reading and threads roll fast as new info comes in on cases.
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Post by giatocj on Mar 2, 2016 16:44:26 GMT
I am also a WebSlueths member but rarely visit these days. I closely followed the Casey Anthony and Haley Cummings cases, but they both just disturbed me so much that I had to step away. I listen to Podcasts now and have really been finding them interesting.
The DeOrr Kunz case is driving me batty, but I am following it. It reminds me SO much of the Haley Cummings case, where you just KNOW his parents know something but no one can get them to talk.
There is also the one in NY where the flight attendant just vanished leaving LaGuardia Airport.
Mostly I follow cold and/or unsolved cases like Maura Murray, Kyron Horman...those type, because they just really intrigue me.
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Post by happymomma on Mar 2, 2016 16:48:25 GMT
I am also a WebSlueths member but rarely visit these days. I closely followed the Casey Anthony and Haley Cummings cases, but they both just disturbed me so much that I had to step away. I listen to Podcasts now and have really been finding them interesting. The DeOrr Kunz case is driving me batty, but I am following it. It reminds me SO much of the Haley Cummings case, where you just KNOW his parents know something but no one can get them to talk. There is also the one in NY where the flight attendant just vanished leaving LaGuardia Airport. Mostly I follow cold and/or unsolved cases like Maura Murray, Kyron Horman...those type, because they just really intrigue me. Oh poor little DeOrr. It's driving me crazy too, especially in light of Klein's announcement last night that Jessica has admitted she knows where the body is. I'm physically aching for them to come clean so that little angel can have a respectable final resting spot and justice can be served.
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Post by kels99 on Mar 2, 2016 16:49:15 GMT
I'm not a junkie, but after reading about WebSlueths here, I started following a local case. Cheryl DeBoer, middle aged woman who worked for a huge cancer research center. She texted her regular carpool person to say that she left her badge at home and then never showed up at work. Her body was found several days later as was her car (not close to each other).
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Post by giatocj on Mar 2, 2016 16:56:00 GMT
Another one I've followed!! There was a case several years ago about a DA in Pennsylvania who just vanished. They found the hard drive from his laptop smashed, and they found his car, but they never found him. I think his last name was Ricart (or something like that), but I'm not sure. That case was always on my radar, too. I think it's time I look for an update.
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Post by nicole2112 on Mar 2, 2016 17:02:30 GMT
Websleuths.com is a true crime forum. Members sleuth cases, and discuss within the rigid TOS. It's well moderated and social media posts are generally off limits, as is sleuthing persons not officially named as suspects by law enforcement. This keeps it from becoming a gossip, rumor filled site. ETA: It WILL suck you in. As much or more as this site does, lol. I'm glad I'm retired now as I spend a lot of time there reading and threads roll fast as new info comes in on cases. I'm intrigued.....and off to investigate.
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Post by beachbum on Mar 2, 2016 17:02:46 GMT
I've been following a local case - Dr. Teresa Sievers - murdered in her home by 2 friends of her husband. They finally arrested her husband the other day. So funny to watch TV coverage of the arrest. Usually they interview the neighbors when they arrest someone, everyone says what a nice guy/quiet/never suspected...all that kind of stuff. Not this time! It was all "About time they arrested that scumbag" "Now the neighborhood can sleep easier" "We knew he had something to do with it from the start" "He's always been strange".... you could tell all his neighbors hated him!
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Post by LeaP on Mar 2, 2016 17:03:12 GMT
I don't know if this counts, but I am following the Malaysian Airlines case. A new piece just washed up in Mozambique.
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Post by taysmommy03 on Mar 2, 2016 17:07:08 GMT
I, too, am following Titus Tackett as the van he was found in is just 3.5 miles from my front door. My fiance was in the search party for him. I have a 3 year old niece and this story just hit way too close to home...literally. I would love to read anything that is posted about this. Most people I talk to in the area don't believe the story, either.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 17:12:17 GMT
My people. I've found my people.
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Post by happymomma on Mar 2, 2016 17:44:37 GMT
My people. I've found my people. Ah yes. I've been called weird, morbid and plenty of other things by those I know that just don't understand why I the world I'd want to read about these horrible things, follow them in great detail. If you're not one of "us" you wouldn't understand, right? I learn so much reading these cases! The investigation process is fascinating and the legalities so complex. I've learned a lot about court proceedings, evidence, the appeal process and on and on. The look into human behavior is fascinating and often frightening.
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Post by happymomma on Mar 2, 2016 17:46:11 GMT
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Post by flute4peace on Mar 2, 2016 18:03:44 GMT
Um, hang on..what is this websleuths that you speak of? I need to learn more about this! No. No you don't. Not unless you want to end up not leaving your house for a week, unshowered, sitting at the computer with empty Cheetos bags all around you.
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Post by flute4peace on Mar 2, 2016 18:05:17 GMT
I, too, am following Titus Tackett as the van he was found in is just 3.5 miles from my front door. My fiance was in the search party for him. I have a 3 year old niece and this story just hit way too close to home...literally. I would love to read anything that is posted about this. Most people I talk to in the area don't believe the story, either. Oh my goodness that poor baby
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Post by rainangel on Mar 2, 2016 18:08:25 GMT
A few months ago I started this thread: 2peasrefugees.boards.net/thread/32889/unsolved-murder-sad-ventYou might remember it happymomma The latest update in this case is that Norway has (finally) started a cold case unit. We are a small country, with about 5,5 million people, and this is the first and only unit that will handle old cases. In January, the cold case unit showed up at my local police station to get the files on this case. They have deemed it 'solvable', and are making it their very first case as a cold case unit. They've only had the files for about five weeks by now, and I know there are a LOT of files connected to this case. So it will take them a while to get through it all. Also, the cousin of the victim who was convicted, then acquitted for the murder, har hired a lawyer to investigate the murder aswell. But seeing as he technically has no legal reason to obtain casefiles, I'm not sure how that investigation is going. In the last few months I have read several newsarticles in Norwegian papers comparing the cousin's confession, to the confession of Brendan Dassey. There are a lot of similarities in the confessions. I will follow this case until it is solved, or until I die. Like I said in my thread about it, it is very local to me, and my family knows, and grew up next door to, the victims father. I will never stop hoping for an answer.
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Post by taysmommy03 on Mar 2, 2016 18:13:09 GMT
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Post by rainangel on Mar 2, 2016 18:20:20 GMT
Any recommendations on true crime podcasts? I listen to: Last Podcast on The Left (I love this podcast, I even have the t-shirt, but they have very colourful language, not for the easily offended) Thinking Sideways Podcast True Crime Time (stopped making episodes, but their old episodes are really good) Sword and Scale Criminal; a Podcast True Murder (interviews with authors of true crime books, not a fantastic production, but they cover fascinating cases) Generation Why Stuff You Missed In History Class
Most of these cover 'vintage' true crime cases, including infamous serial killers like Bundy and Dahmer, Maura Murray and similar disappearances, historical mysteries like the Mary Celeste and Dyatlov Pass... etc etc. Truly fascinating! I am learning SO much on my way to and from work every day!
I would love more recommendations on similar podcasts. The Stuff You Missed in Historyclass is not a true crime podcast really, but they have covered a lot historical crime stories and events.
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Post by flute4peace on Mar 2, 2016 18:22:50 GMT
I know there are a few of us here. I'm a member of Websleuths and am or have recently been actively following these cases and some others not as closely. DeOrr Kunz Jr. Toddler missing from campsite in Idaho. Big announcements yesterday by the PI hired to find him. Not looking good for the parents at all and I'm predicting (praying) someone cracks soon. John Beck. Elderly gent who disappeared in California recently. He'd been in legal trouble (lots of it) for a scam he'd been running through an infomercial but the family swears he wouldn't have disappeared on his own. Evidence seems to say otherwise. Tammy Meyers. Well known case of a Las Vegas mom who was shot in her driveway. Family lied about it being a road rage situation and they can't stop lying. Arrests have been made. Beverly Carter. Slain realtor. This case is wrapped up but for appeals. Guilty husband and wife murdering team are behind bars. Wife took a plea. Julia Niswender. Michigan college girl who was found dead in bathtub. Stepfather suspected and was charged on porn charges but found innocent. Allison Feldman. Arizona. Young woman found brutally murdered in her home around Valentines Day last year. Cops have DNA but no match. LE has kept very quiet on this one. Bryce Laspisa. Young man missing in California for a few years now. Vehicle found crashed and lots of theories but they're still looking for him. Titus Tackett. Toddler disappears during night while parents are out running an errand. Found the next morning in a diaper in a vehicle .7 miles away. Cause of death hypothermia. Is said to have walked BAREFOOT and in only a diaper all that way in 20 degree weather, opened the door of a minivan and climbed in, shut the door and died. IMO: No freaking way. There re are many others I follow and sadly. So many of them are children lately. Too many children dying, likely at the hands of their parents or trusted adults these days. What cases are you following? Are they close to arresting a parent, do you think? This one was bizarre and I agree is similar to the Hailey Cummings case (which blows my mind. How on earth did they rule out that stepmom?)
Is this the one that the family said was chased by the son's friend after teaching her daughter to drive? Or something like that. I would LOVE an update on this. Can you give me the cliff notes version?
Was he a Disappeared episode? The name is very familiar. (I was super-addicted to that show, but had to quit because I couldn't handle the ones that were open-ended.)
This probably isn't on the site, but about a year ago I was really following Joshua Parker. It's sort of dropped out of sight.
The most intriguing case I've ever run across is Taman Shud (WARNING picture of deceased in link - not gross but could be disturbing to some). I spent about a week once following rabbit trails on it. Apparently there is this professor Derek Abbott , the most aggressive and knowledgeable researcher on the case, who is said to be married to a possible descendant of one of the involved parties. While he is very forthcoming with information he has learned, he has repeatedly refused to disclose potentially personal information regarding his connection to the family, including DNA results that could possibly solve the riddle. (that may have changed recently, I haven't checked up on it in a while. There is a good reddit discussion here.
Aaand there goes the rest of my afternoon lol.
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Post by giatocj on Mar 2, 2016 18:25:11 GMT
Any recommendations on true crime podcasts? I listen to: Last Podcast on The Left (I love this podcast, I even have the t-shirt, but they have very colourful language, not for the easily offended) Thinking Sideways Podcast True Crime Time (stopped making episodes, but their old episodes are really good) Sword and Scale Criminal; a Podcast True Murder (interviews with authors of true crime books, not a fantastic production, but they cover fascinating cases) Generation Why Stuff You Missed In History Class Most of these cover 'vintage' true crime cases, including infamous serial killers like Bundy and Dahmer, Maura Murray and similar disappearances, historical mysteries like the Mary Celeste and Dyatlov Pass... etc etc. Truly fascinating! I am learning SO much on my way to and from work every day! I would love more recommendations on similar podcasts. The Stuff You Missed in Historyclass is not a true crime podcast really, but they have covered a lot historical crime stories and events. I love Thinking Sideways! I also really like History Dweebs, True Crime Garage, the first season of Serial and Missing Maura Murray...in addition to almost ALL of the ones you listed above .
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Post by flute4peace on Mar 2, 2016 18:25:29 GMT
A few months ago I started this thread: 2peasrefugees.boards.net/thread/32889/unsolved-murder-sad-ventYou might remember it happymomma The latest update in this case is that Norway has (finally) started a cold case unit. We are a small country, with about 5,5 million people, and this is the first and only unit that will handle old cases. In January, the cold case unit showed up at my local police station to get the files on this case. They have deemed it 'solvable', and are making it their very first case as a cold case unit. They've only had the files for about five weeks by now, and I know there are a LOT of files connected to this case. So it will take them a while to get through it all. Also, the cousin of the victim who was convicted, then acquitted for the murder, har hired a lawyer to investigate the murder aswell. But seeing as he technically has no legal reason to obtain casefiles, I'm not sure how that investigation is going. In the last few months I have read several newsarticles in Norwegian papers comparing the cousin's confession, to the confession of Brendan Dassey. There are a lot of similarities in the confessions. I will follow this case until it is solved, or until I die. Like I said in my thread about it, it is very local to me, and my family knows, and grew up next door to, the victims father. I will never stop hoping for an answer. I remember your thread, and am so thrilled to hear that the government is looking into it. That speaks highly of those who have kept it on the front of everyone's memory. Please come update us as evidence comes to light.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 18:31:09 GMT
I'm loving True Crime Garage. It's fairly new, but I think it may be my favorite true crime podcast.
If you are following the OJ Simpson miniseries, then American Crime Story has a podcast devoted to discussing it - it's called American Crime Story Afterbuzz TV - The People vs. OJ Simpson.
Unsolved: A Murdered Teen, a 40 year mystery is good, but there are only 7 episodes; not sure if they will be doing more
I have several more, but I haven't listened to them enough to recommend them, but I'll list them here: Casefile, Crime Time, CrimeWAV, My Favorite Murder (this one seems pretty good from the limited amount I have listened), Unresolved, Thin Air, True Crime Historian, and Unsolved Podcast.
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Post by rainangel on Mar 2, 2016 18:34:02 GMT
A few months ago I started this thread: 2peasrefugees.boards.net/thread/32889/unsolved-murder-sad-ventYou might remember it happymomma The latest update in this case is that Norway has (finally) started a cold case unit. We are a small country, with about 5,5 million people, and this is the first and only unit that will handle old cases. In January, the cold case unit showed up at my local police station to get the files on this case. They have deemed it 'solvable', and are making it their very first case as a cold case unit. They've only had the files for about five weeks by now, and I know there are a LOT of files connected to this case. So it will take them a while to get through it all. Also, the cousin of the victim who was convicted, then acquitted for the murder, har hired a lawyer to investigate the murder aswell. But seeing as he technically has no legal reason to obtain casefiles, I'm not sure how that investigation is going. In the last few months I have read several newsarticles in Norwegian papers comparing the cousin's confession, to the confession of Brendan Dassey. There are a lot of similarities in the confessions. I will follow this case until it is solved, or until I die. Like I said in my thread about it, it is very local to me, and my family knows, and grew up next door to, the victims father. I will never stop hoping for an answer. I remember your thread, and am so thrilled to hear that the government is looking into it. That speaks highly of those who have kept it on the front of everyone's memory. Please come update us as evidence comes to light. I spent the last 7 months working at this police station. And I learned that the casefiles for this case, that occured in May 1995, has never been taken out of the 'active files', and into the 'long term archive'. Simply because there has been people looking at them almost weekly for the last 20 years. This is information from the head of archives there. There have been letters and phonecalls from people calling in with information, or the names of people the police should look at, regularly for 20 years. So hopefully, there is an answer in those files somewhere. To be fair, the man who is heading the cold case unit, is the same man who was part of the original investigation in '95. He was the investigator who had the unfortunate task of informing the victim's mother her daughter had been found murdered. But according to the cold case unit, he will not actively be part of this new investigation. The detective who managed to get a confession from the cousin, died in 2006.
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Post by rainangel on Mar 2, 2016 18:37:07 GMT
I'm loving True Crime Garage. It's fairly new, but I think it may be my favorite true crime podcast. If you are following the OJ Simpson miniseries, then American Crime Story has a podcast devoted to discussing it - it's called American Crime Story Afterbuzz TV - The People vs. OJ Simpson. Unsolved: A Murdered Teen, a 40 year mystery is good, but there are only 7 episodes; not sure if they will be doing more I have several more, but I haven't listened to them enough to recommend them, but I'll list them here: Casefile, Crime Time, CrimeWAV, My Favorite Murder (this one seems pretty good from the limited amount I have listened), Unresolved, Thin Air, True Crime Historian, and Unsolved Podcast. Thanks, I will definitely check them all out! I am loving the OJ series btw. Me and my brother watch and discuss it every week. Mostly the discussions have been ' WTF? Why are they chanting the Kardashian name?'
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Post by rainangel on Mar 2, 2016 18:42:26 GMT
Have any of you gone down the rabbithole with older cases? Which historical/older cases have held your interest the most?
I seem to do this more than I do with current cases.
I have to admit I'm a sucker for Dahmer. For some reason, he is just... I just feel so bad for him. He seemed completely overwhelmed with his urges, he lived more in hiw fantasy world than in the real world it seems. And then.... when he was attacked and killed in prison, he didn't even hold up his hands to defend himself. He just let it happen, because he knew he deserved it. But holy crap! That crime scene! Wow.... I can't even begin to imagine how the victim's families are still surviving after learning about what Dahmer did to them.
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Post by happymomma on Mar 2, 2016 19:04:18 GMT
rainangel I do remember the case you posted about. As for old cases,mi followed the Dahmer case in real time and have studied it since. Most interesting was an interview with Dahmer himself where he candidly talked about his criminal progression in detail. His father was interviewed in the same program. The Darlie Routier case has stumped me for years. Despite reading massive amounts of information on it, I'm still conflicted as to her guilt. Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. Wow. That case has been solved but I cannot comprehend the acts of those two. Buddy, of course, is a perfect case study. His interview in which he admits that pornograpy led him down his dark road really intrigued me. Helter Skelter. I read that book in fourth grade! I guess that started my fascination with true crime. John Norman Collins. The Michigan co-Ed murders. The Boston Strangler. Albert DeSalvo. Wayyyy too many more to mention.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 19:10:58 GMT
rainangel I do remember the case you posted about. As for old cases,mi followed the Dahmer case in real time and have studied it since. Most interesting was an interview with Dahmer himself where he candidly talked about his criminal progression in detail. His father was interviewed in the same program. The Darlie Routier case has stumped me for years. Despite reading massive amounts of information on it, I'm still conflicted as to her guilt. Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. Wow. That case has been solved but I cannot comprehend the acts of those two. Buddy, of course, is a perfect case study. His interview in which he admits that pornograpy led him down his dark road really intrigued me. Helter Skelter. I read that book in fourth grade! I guess that started my fascination with true crime. John Norman Collins. The Michigan co-Ed murders. The Boston Strangler. Albert DeSalvo. Wayyyy too many more to mention. Fourth grade or so was about the time that I read Helter Skelter too as well as a book on the Boston Strangler. My parents didn't restrict my reading list obviously.
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Post by happymomma on Mar 2, 2016 19:20:37 GMT
rainangel I do remember the case you posted about. As for old cases,mi followed the Dahmer case in real time and have studied it since. Most interesting was an interview with Dahmer himself where he candidly talked about his criminal progression in detail. His father was interviewed in the same program. The Darlie Routier case has stumped me for years. Despite reading massive amounts of information on it, I'm still conflicted as to her guilt. Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. Wow. That case has been solved but I cannot comprehend the acts of those two. Buddy, of course, is a perfect case study. His interview in which he admits that pornograpy led him down his dark road really intrigued me. Helter Skelter. I read that book in fourth grade! I guess that started my fascination with true crime. John Norman Collins. The Michigan co-Ed murders. The Boston Strangler. Albert DeSalvo. Wayyyy too many more to mention. Fourth grade or so was about the time that I read Helter Skelter too as well as a book on the Boston Strangler. My parents didn't restrict my reading list obviously. My aunt was HORRIFIED that my mom would let me read such a book! A huge family fight ensued.
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