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Staffel 33, Folge 3

San Francisco: The Zodiac's First Letters

In 1969, the Zodiac Killer, infamous for his cryptic ciphers, mailed his... Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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20 Min.
Staffel 33, Folge 2

Vallejo: Zodiac's Ferrin & Mageau Attack

Uncover Zodiac's Ferrin & Mageau Attack, as Foul Play reveals... Experience the harrowing events of July 4th, 1969, in Vallejo, California, when the Zodiac Killer's terrifying actions once again came to the fore. learn about the disturbing attack that left Darlene Ferrin dead and Michael Mageau fighting for his life, casting a long shadow over the quiet city. Season 33 of Foul Play is dedicated to unpacking the fearsome legend of the Zodiac Killer, with 'Vallejo: Zodiac's Ferrin & Mageau Attack' casting a spotlight on another of his chilling crimes. This haunting story of survival and loss explores the pathology of a murderer who has eluded capture and identification for over fifty years. Darlene Ferrin was a young, vivacious mother, well-loved by those who knew her, while Michael Mageau represented hope for a future suddenly marred by violence. On that fateful night, celebration turned to chaos as bullets shattered the night, etching their tragic reality into history. Understanding this attack's historical impact offers a window into America's fixation on the Zodiac narrative, a terrifying embodiment of random violence and malevolent intelligence. Ferrin's death and Mageau's survival became a bitter reminder of the threats lurking in the shadows of American life. As the Zodiac's MO unfolded, authorities pieced together timelines and suspect sketches, pressured by public fear and the killer's own taunts. The Vallejo attack, with its public park setting and brazen nature, amplified the Zodiac's terrifying presence and emphasized his unpredictability. This era, beset by political turmoil and social reformation, found itself hostage to murder dramas playing out in real-life theaters. Such crimes underscored the mutual uncertainty felt across communities already on the brink of change. Listeners will examine into gripping narratives of that fateful night, featuring testimonials, trauma, and the persistent fight for justice that endures. Through expert voices and fresh interpretations, Foul Play revives essential conversations around these chilling events. Support Foul Play: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foulplaypodcast Website: https://www.mythsandmalice.com/show/foul-play/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foul-play-crime-series/id1525832703 Follow us: Instagram: @foulplaycrimeseries Twitter: @foulplaypod Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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21 Min.
Staffel 33, Folge 1

Benicia: Zodiac's Jensen & Faraday Murders

Relive Zodiac's Jensen & Faraday Murders, examining into chilling... We revisit these infamous crimes that sent shockwaves through California. The narrative of Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday's tragic demise opens our exploration into Zodiac's terror spree, revealing some of the first victims of his malevolent campaign. With Season 33 of Foul Play dedicated to the dark deeds of the Zodiac Killer, we shine a light on his initial known victims, a grim sequence that charts a course through fear and mystery. This episode, 'Benicia: Zodiac's Jensen & Faraday Murders', transports us to a solitary location marking the inception of a notorious killing spree. Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday were two teenagers in love, both described by friends and family as vibrant and full of life. The night of December 20, 1968, was meant to be an evening of youthful joy, yet it turned into a night seared into infamy, marking the beginning of the Zodiac's public notoriety. The tragedy holds historical significance beyond its immediate horror, symbolizing the entry into a period of violence that reshaped the public consciousness about safety and vulnerability. These murders were a prelude to the chilling string of attacks that plagued Northern California, reshaping public attitudes towards random violence. The killing site at Lake Herman Road bore witness to a new kind of terror: a carefully calculated attack devoid of clear motive yet tinged with a disturbing desire for notoriety. The ensuing investigation struggled against the shadows cast by the elusive killer, as scant evidence and scarce witness accounts formed the backdrop. In the late 1960s, amidst the backdrop of cultural revolution and civil unrest, America was grappling with the complexities of social change. The Zodiac murders coincided with this tumultuous epoch, embedding themselves into the era's lore as emblematic of a society wrestling with new anxieties. Listeners will journey through the investigative process, the profiles of victims left behind, and the relentless pursuit of answers that continues to this day. This episode blends detailed reconstructions with the haunting remnants of an unsolved mystery, all seen through the lens of seasoned investigators. Support Foul Play: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foulplaypodcast Website: https://www.mythsandmalice.com/show/foul-play/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foul-play-crime-series/id1525832703 Follow us: Instagram: @foulplaycrimeseries Twitter: @foulplaypod Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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18 Min.
Staffel 33, Folge 4

Lake Berryessa: The Zodiac's Infamous Attack

Amidst the serene landscape of Lake Berryessa, the Zodiac Killer launched... Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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16 Min.
Staffel 33, Folge 5

California: Zodiac's Attack on Bryan Hartnell

The idyllic afternoon beside Lake Berryessa was shattered by the chilling... Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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21 Min.
Staffel 40, Folge 8

New Hampshire & Colorado: Two Forgotten Murders, 1886-1897

This episode contains discussions of murder, execution, racial violence, and a botched public hanging. If you need to skip any section, the chapter markers below will help you find your way around. Support resources are listed at the end of these notes. This Episode Season 40 of Foul Play covers America's forgotten crimes — fifty states, 250 years, and the stories that slipped out of the history books. Episode 8 closes out the season with a double portrait. One case from New Hampshire. One from Colorado. Eleven years apart. Two thousand miles between them. The same question at the center of both: when the law finally catches up with a killer, does it actually deliver justice? This is historical true crime at its most uncomfortable. Case A: The Great Falls National Bank Murder — New Hampshire , 1897 Joseph A. Stickney was sixty-eight years old when a man walked into his bank on Good Friday morning, April 16, 1897, and cut his throat. Stickney was the cashier of the Great Falls National Bank in Somersworth, New Hampshire — a mill city of seven thousand people where the Salmon Falls River dropped one hundred feet over a mile and powered seven textile mills. The bank had operated since 1865. On a holiday morning, with the mills closed and families walking to Mass, Stickney was alone at his desk with $150,000 in money and securities behind him. The man who killed him was Joseph E. Kelley, twenty-four years old, born in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Kelley had been convicted in Somersworth five years earlier for breaking and entering. He had studied the bank's routine. He walked in with a blackjack, knocked Stickney to the floor, cut his throat, and left with approximately $6,000 in cash — leaving $144,000 behind. The historical murder investigation moved fast. Kelley hired a horse team from Whitten's Stable. The team was found the next day at Phoenix Stables. On April 29, investigators searched a boarding house in Berwick, Maine, where they found a box containing a false mustache and goatee. Kelley had already crossed into Quebec on a Boston & Maine train. He was caught in a Montreal brothel, seated between two prostitutes, still wearing a woman's dress he had purchased for $10 in gold from a hotelkeeper in Quebec. At trial in Dover, New Hampshire, in November 1897, Kelley changed his plea to guilty — but only if the hanging could be scheduled for January 16, 1898. He had a contract with the Devil, he explained, that expired January 15. Dr. Charles Bancroft of the New Hampshire State Asylum for the Insane examined Kelley multiple times and concluded he had the instincts of a man but the judgment and capacity of a child of nine. Expert after expert called him a "high-grade imbecile. " Chief Justice Alonzo P. Carpenter, who had served as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court since 1896, presided over a bench that ultimately found Kelley guilty of second-degree murder — thirty years in state prison. Kelley was reportedly disappointed. He had wanted to hang. Case B: The Trolley Murder of Joseph C. Whitnah — Colorado , 1886 On the night of May 19, 1886, Joseph C. Whitnah was driving a horse-drawn streetcar along the Broadway line of the Denver City Railway when two men approached his car at the southern terminus at Broadway and Alameda. Whitnah was a streetcar operator in a city mid-boom. Denver's population tripled between 1880 and 1890, from roughly 35,000 to more than 106,000. The Denver City Railway operated forty-five coaches across sixteen miles of track. Andrew Green, twenty-five years old, and his associate John "Kansas" Withers had been waiting for Whitnah's car. Green fired two shots from a .38 caliber revolver. The first shot was accidental — triggered when Whitnah screamed. The second was deliberate, close-range, through the heart. Whitnah died on the spot. The $14 in fares in his cashbox went untouched. The true crime investigation broke in six days. On May 21, a private detective received a tip at the G.A.R. Saloon on Larimer Street — the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization for Union veterans. Withers confessed almost immediately and identified Green as the shooter. Green was arrested and confessed on May 25. He told investigators he had been promised the death penalty would be taken off the table if he cooperated. That promise was never confirmed or denied. Green stood trial before an all-white jury. This was Denver six years after a mob of 3,000 attacked the city's Chinese quarter and lynched a man named Look Young. Defense attorney Edgar Caypless worked pro bono. He argued that no robbery had actually been completed, that Green's confession was coerced by a false promise, and that the first shot was accidental. The jury deliberated a little over an hour — was polled four times, one juror holding out for second- degree — and returned a verdict of guilty of first-degree murder. Death. On July 27, 1886, Sheriff Frederick Cramer of Arapahoe County cut the main rope at 2:24 PM before fifteen to twenty thousand spectators gathered between the Broadway and Colfax bridges. Vendors sold lemonade. Families had brought picnic lunches. Children were in the crowd. Green's neck did not snap. Twelve minutes after the jerk-up, doctors could still feel a pulse at his wrist. At 3:45 PM — eighty-one minutes after Cramer cut the rope — undertakers removed Andrew Green from the gallows and placed him in a casket bound for the "colored" section of Riverside Cemetery. The execution was condemned by nearly every Denver newspaper. In 1889, Colorado moved all executions to the state prison in Canon City, limited witnesses, and commissioned a new gallows design. In 1897 — the same year Joseph Stickney was murdered in New Hampshire — Colorado abolished the death penalty. It was reinstated in 1901. Historical Context Both cases arrived during the same decade, when American law was negotiating what justice was supposed to look like. In New Hampshire, a court grappled with whether a man who could plan a murder could simultaneously lack the mental capacity to stand fully accountable for it. In Colorado, a court asked whether a Black man could get a fair trial six years after his city had watched a lynch mob go unpunished. Neither question has a clean answer. Both still echo. This is Season 40 of Foul Play: America's 250th Anniversary — the crimes that didn't make the monuments. 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40 Min.
12. Mai

Aileen Wuornos: Part 01 - The Girl in the Woods

She had stopped going to school. She had no money. There was no adult on the planet looking for her. What she had was a sleeping bag in the snow. Her name was Aileen Carol Pittman. The world would come to know her by her grandparents’ last name. Wuornos. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chime and use my code chime.com/OBSCURA for a great deal: https://www.chime.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/obscura for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12. Mai

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40 Min.
Staffel 2, Folge 95

Who Killed Sister Cathy, The Mary Statue and Unanswered Questions

Shane Waters and Gemma Hoskins sit down together for the first time in over a year for a wide-ranging conversation about the unsolved 1969 murder of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik in Baltimore, Maryland. Known to millions through the Netflix documentary The Keepers, Gemma has spent more than a decade investigating what happened to Sister Cathy, the young School Sister of Notre Dame who taught English and drama at Archbishop Keough High School. She was found dead two months after her disappearance. This episode is a Q&A, recorded live with questions submitted by listeners through the show's Facebook community. The Investigation: Timeline Questions and New Doubts Listeners asked about the timeline of the night Sister Cathy Cesnik disappeared on November 7, 1969. Father Gerard Koob, who was in a relationship with Sister Cathy, claims he called the police at 11:30 PM after arriving at her apartment. The police report says the call came at 1:30 AM, a two-hour gap that remains unexplained. Koob says he and Father Peter McKeon found Cathy's car around 3:30 AM during a walk, but the police report credits McKeon alone with the discovery. Gemma corrects a long-standing detail from The Keepers: the car was not found directly across the street from Cathy's apartment at Carriage House. It was actually found one court up the street, on Carriage Court, around a curve and out of direct line of sight from Lantern Court. She also confirms that the image of Sister Cathy's car shown in The Keepers was digitally placed into the scene by producer Jessica Hargrave as a visual aid. The steering wheel appears on the wrong side because the original police impound photo was flipped to match the camera angle. Shane and Gemma discuss the suspicious letter Father Koob claims Cathy wrote to him, a handwritten love letter dated 12:30 AM on the Monday before she disappeared. The letter was found in the morgue notes rather than the detective's case file. Shane points out this means it was likely turned over after Cathy's body was found in January 1970, not when she first went missing. A profiler formerly with Scotland Yard analyzed the letter's content and concluded it was not written by Sister Cathy. Koob did not pass his second polygraph examination. They also examine a separate letter Cathy wrote to her sister Marilyn, postmarked after the disappearance, which was admitted into evidence with the Baltimore County Police but has since gone missing. Shane raises the question of whether Father Koob could have written the letter to Marilyn as well, noting the parallels to the other letter and the movie ticket alibi. New Evidence: The Mary Statue at St. Clement's Gemma shares a story that has not been widely reported. Approximately two years ago, Eva Nelson, a publicly identified survivor of Father Joseph Maskell's abuse, told investigators she remembered watching Maskell bury something in the backyard of the St. Clement's rectory in Lansdowne. Police obtained permission from the current property owner and brought in ground-penetrating sonar equipment. Detective Josh Battaglia, the current investigator on Sister Cathy Cesnik's case, was present at the dig. After two visits and multiple excavations, they found a broken statue of the Virgin Mary buried beneath a large bush that had once been small when Eva was a child. Eva recognized the statue immediately. A nun at St. Clement's had given it to her for protection, telling her, "Mary will always protect you." Father Maskell found the statue, broke it in front of Eva, and forced her to watch him bury it. The discovery validates Eva's memory of events that took place decades ago. Historical Context Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik was a 26-year-old School Sister of Notre Dame who taught English and drama at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore. She disappeared on November 7, 1969 after leaving her apartment to run errands. Her body was found on January 3, 1970 in a wooded area in Lansdowne. Her murder has never been solved. Father Joseph Maskell, a Catholic priest and school counselor at Keough, was later accused of sexually abusing dozens of students throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Multiple survivors have said they believe Sister Cathy was killed because she was about to report the abuse. Maskell died in 2001 without facing criminal charges. The case was the subject of the 2017 Netflix documentary series The Keepers. Content Warning This episode discusses clergy abuse and violence. Frequently Asked Questions Who is Gemma Hoskins? Gemma Hoskins is a retired Baltimore teacher and former student at Archbishop Keough High School. She has spent over a decade investigating the murder of her former teacher, Sister Cathy Cesnik. She was featured in the Netflix documentary The Keepers and authored a book about herself and the case. She was named Maryland Teacher of the Year in 1992. What happened to Sister Cathy Cesnik? Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik disappeared from her Baltimore apartment on November 7, 1969. She had gone out to run errands, including a stop at a local bakery. Her car was found near her apartment that night. Her body was found on January 3, 1970. Her murder remains unsolved. What was found buried at St. Clement's? Police used ground-penetrating sonar to search the backyard of a former rectory associated with Father Maskell in Lansdowne. They found a broken statue of the Virgin Mary that a survivor remembered Maskell burying in front of her decades earlier. Who is investigating Sister Cathy's case today? Detective Josh Battaglia of the Baltimore County Police Department currently handles the investigation into Sister Cathy Cesnik's murder. He took over from Corporal Robin Teal after her retirement. Crisis Resources If you or someone you know has been affected by abuse: US: RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800-656-4673 US: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-422-4453 UK: NSPCC Helpline, 0808 800 5000 UK: Rape Crisis England & Wales, 0808 500 2222 Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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1 Std. 22 Min.
30. März

Girl in the Box: Felicia Teo

Episode 138 of Asian Madness: Girl in the Box: Felicia Teo. Join Jess as she covers this case in detail, examining the evidence and the people involved. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

30. März

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33 Min.
05.08.2024

E119 - A Fatal Affair: Liu Hong Mei

An affair turns deadly in Episode one nineteen. Did he kill Liu Hong Mei, or was he following orders? In Singapore, an illicit affair ignites a sequence of deadly events leading to the murder of Liu Hong Mei. Affairs are fraught with secrecy and danger, but what led to the ultimate breakdown? As suspicions swirl around the principal figures, a complex web of lies and deceit begins to unravel. Did the perpetrators act independently, or were they following dangerous orders from someone higher up? This story peers into the dark side of relationships, power, and manipulation—an entanglement with fatal consequences. Support Asian Madness: PayPal | Patreon | Email: asianmadnesspod@gmail.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

05.08.2024

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41 Min.

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