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It was a cold and snow-covered morning in February 2010 when Thomas and Lynn Love decided to take the scenic route to Woodbridge, a suburb of Alexandria, Virginia. The area had recently been pummeled with snow, not once but three times that month, leaving record-breaking accumulations across the Washington, D.C. area.

They drove by Prince William Forest and turned east onto Minnieville Road. The area is a sleepy suburb, with wide open roads interspersed with the occasional subdivision or neighborhood. However, large parts are still fields and woods, so the deer often play dodgeball in the traffic. So, Thomas drove more cautiously than usual. As their vehicle approached Alps Road, Thomas saw something move. He pulled over and got out of the car. When his wife realized what they were looking at, she, too, got out of the vehicle.

It was a woman, half-dressed, covered in slush and snow and blood, stumbling toward them. She was scraped from the knees down, her face pitted with tiny red dots, and the whites of her eyes were reddish-purple. Shivering, she said in a hoarse whisper, “I’ve been raped and beaten. Where’s Lisa? Is she alive?” Lynn wrapped the woman in a blanket, put her in the car, turned up the heat, and then called 911.

There was no way at that moment that the Loves could fully comprehend that they had just played a small part in catching a murderer, freeing a wrongfully imprisoned man from jail, and bringing closure to three families, all by saving the life of the half-frozen woman now seated in their backseat.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Never A Marine"

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print

Sources:
Complete list of sources on Our True Crime Podcast website

Article written by Harry Jaffe that Jen mentioned.
https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/09/11/predator-in-the-ranks-inside-a-real-life-ncis-murder-case/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-4th-circuit/1872283.html 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Avila-Torrez
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/jorge-avila-torrez-ex-marine-sentenced-100-years-for-murder-laura-hobbs-krystal-tobias
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/09/19/convicted-va-killer-already-facing-death-penalty-admits-slaying-two-girls-illinois/
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We are headed to Indiana, near the famed Speedway where the iconic Indy races unfold. It's September 12, 2000, around 7 a.m. when a call comes into police, reporting a vehicle ablaze near Decatur Township off State Road 67. Detective Larry Sanders swiftly responds, observing the inferno and sensing its deliberate nature. Amidst the efforts to douse the flames, a chilling discovery emerges from the trunk: a charred body, its gender indiscernible, limbs bound with wire. Amidst the chaos, crucial identifiers - the car's license plate and VIN - are found, linking the vehicle to Robby Bott. Robby, a resident of Morgan County, Indiana, leaves investigators grappling with unsettling questions: Is the deceased indeed Robby Bot? How did he end up in the trunk? And, most urgently, who perpetrated this heinous act, and what drove them to such brutality?

Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Natural Born Killers: Joshua Maxwell and Tessie McFarland.’

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Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS
All music is by our EP @theinkypawprint


Sources:
https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/maxwelljoshua.html

https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2002/02/22/brooklyn-murder-suspect-on-trial-in-texas/118393996/


https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/03/11/Texas-executes-sheriffs-sergeant-killer/71481268362604/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-indiana-man-who-murdered-2-executed-in-texas-2010mar11-story.html

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Shootout-Suspect-Admits-Slaying-Confession-2733133.php


https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/10/18/Pair-wanted-in-crime-spree-arrested-in-SF-shootout/2552971841600/

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/prosecutors-want-local-trial-victims-family-doesnt/531-6490bb0f-1b55-432a-84c3-d8331e1eac7c
https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/tx/nsbhpd2o


https://thecinemaholic.com/joshua-maxwell-tessie-mcfarland/

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ex-convict-stripper-lured-men-sex-killed-them-for-cash


https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-indiana-man-who-murdered-2-executed-in-texas-2010mar11-story.html


https://caselaw.findlaw.com/in-court-of-appeals/1091648.html


a href="https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Midwest-fugitives-fled-grim-histories-3051111.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

In 2007, Carly became friends with a musician named Brandon Kane on MySpace. The two initially bonded over their love of music, and soon, Brandon regaled her with stories of growing up in the wide-open spaces of the American Southwest and traveling to other exotic places. Carly hung on to his every word. Carly soon shared with her mother that she’d “met” this awesome guy named Brandon Kane. 

Within 18 months, Brandon quickly became Carly’s entire world.  Unfortunately, Brandon Kane didn't exist.

The ease with which one online predator was able to groom, lure, and murder fifteen-year-old Carly Ryan in Australia would not only rock the nation but would make headlines globally. It was a horrifying wake-up call. The world suddenly realized that the darling invention of social media had teeth, and it could bite.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss 'Taking the Bait: The Carly Ryan Story'

If you're worried that your child is being groomed online or sexually exploited, please report it.
USA
call 1-800-843-5678  or go online to Cyber Tipline https://report.cybertip.org 
Australia
Call Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or report online at crimestoppers.com.au.
UK
Make a report https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre
or police on 101 or online at www.police.uk


Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print

Sources:
https://www.carlyryanfoundation.com/
https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2017-06-13.185.1
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-ex-wife-of-carly-ryans-killer-garry-francis-newman-says-she-suffered-decades-of-abuse-at-his-hands/news-story/a44fffae2985ec53c6a21945358036b0
https://youtu.be/VV43ezxdg5M?si=YwLqursVJ2Ardo3v
https://youtu.be/1co77A5sQG0?si=wfgfABfNZDIgXFoc
https://youtu.be/feSqADrsreU?si=y7Ijd-4BwUwLM2Gc
https://youtu.be/tQ7jQUEHRd0?si=_9c9EglisUADiLBr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Carly_Ryan
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Commerce City, Colorado, is a working-class community with a higher-than-average crime rate. On March 17, 2013, Nate Leon embarked on a journey to Domino's Pizza around 10:45 a.m. Nate, a devoted father of three and a full-time employee at IBM, also worked weekends at Domino's to supplement his income. On that particular day, Domino's received a call requesting a pizza delivery to an unspecified intersection. The employee informed the caller that an exact address was needed for delivery, prompting the caller to hang up abruptly. Minutes later, the caller phoned back, asking for a pizza delivered to a truck stop in North Denver. Although such requests were not their standard practice, the manager made an exception after the caller explained he was stranded at the truck stop, awaiting a tow truck. Nate was assigned the delivery, but when he failed to return to work, his manager reported him missing. This was just the beginning of a crime spree that would shock the community but not just in Colorado. 

Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Wild Child: Evan Ebel.”

Listener Discretion is by @octoberpodVHS

Music is by our EP @theinkypawprint

Sources:
Raw Video of shoot out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYU2FWAeHY
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/widow-of-slain-colorado-prisons-chief-may-testify/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/31/justice/colorado-ebel-prison-records/index.html

https://www.westword.com/news/inside-evan-ebel-murder-case-info-from-stripper-confidential-informants-7991468

https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-governor-sympathizes-parents-gunman/story?id=18797416

https://abcnews.go.com/US/error-led-colorado-prison-chief-shooting-suspect-evan/story?id=18858510

https://www.westword.com/news/video-shows-evan-ebel-shooting-texas-deputy-5853260

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/state/2013/03/24/man-killed-texas-called-suspect-colorado-slaying/15100830007/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2300942/White-supremacist-Evil-Evan-Ebel-threatened-kill-female-prison-guard-murder-jailors-family.html

https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/ci_23224829/evan-ebel-branded-himself-hopeless-but-his-father/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298492/The-family-tragedy-led-double-murder-suspect-white-supremacist-Evil-Evan-life-crime-parents-fought-end-bad-streak.html

https://gazette.com/news/clements-assassin-ebel-caught-on-tape-with-fellow-211-crew-member/article_277975a4-c5f8-11e9-96a4-5b75106e2f9b.html

https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/26/us/evan-ebel-profile/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/widow-of-slain-colorado-prisons-chief-may-testify/

https://www.denverpost.com/tag/evan-ebel/

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On the balmy night of June 28th, 2015, 46-year-old Dr. Teresa Sievers lugged her suitcases through Southwest Florida International Airport. At 4’ 11” tall, Teresa was known as a “little dynamo.” She was intelligent, abrupt, forceful, and, above all, caring. She always wore high heels, and she always spoke in an urgent manner. Nothing was ever blasé when it came to Dr. Sievers.   
The four members of the Sievers family took a short trip to Connecticut for a family reunion, leaving on Friday, June 26th. Teresa decided to cut her visit short and head back to Florida to prepare for her workload the next week. There was no point in making Mark or their daughters cut their visit short, so she took a solo flight home. Mark dropped her off at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. It was the last time he would see her alive.

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print

Sources:
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/why-teresa-sievers-florida-physician-and-mother-of-two-was-bludgeoned-to-death
https://winknews.com/2022/06/29/teresa-sievers-convicted-killer-jimmy-rodgers-claims-innocence-plans-to-file-for-new-trial/
https://winknews.com/2023/03/10/teresa-sievers-convicted-killer-jimmy-rodgers-files-second-appeal/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/husbands-chilling-plot-kill-wife-21712683
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/27/mark-sievers-files-motion-after-death-row-appeal-denied/69729001007/
https://winknews.com/2022/11/17/florida-supreme-court-rejects-mark-sievers-appeal-of-murder-conviction/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tk4LwJXXT0&ab_channel=48Hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkvUEiQUtQY&ab_channel=TrueCrimeDaily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gktAx68hsGE&ab_channel=Law%26CrimeNetwork
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Today, we are headed to North Philadelphia. It is March 25, 1987, and police are about to enter a run-down home on North Marshall Street. Even though officers were told what they were about to encounter, there was no way anyone could ever prepare for what they saw. The smell hit them first before they even got into the residence. Officers were gagging as they made their way inside, trying desperately to concentrate on the task at hand. A sign outside the home indicated that it was a place of worship, claiming to be the United Church of the Ministries of God, but it was far from that: it was a severely demented man’s torture chamber.
Join Jen and Cam for this episode of Our True Crime Podcast, “Unspeakable Horrors: Gary Heidnik.”
Listener discretion by the smooth-voiced talent Edward Octoberpod @octoberpodVHS
All music is by our executive producer Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:
Davidson, Peter. (2006) Death by Cannibal: Criminals with an Appetite for Murder. Berkley. ISBN 0-425-20741-2

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/07/23/inside-the-house-of-heidnik/

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/heidnik/spiral_8.html

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h1/heidnik-gary.htm

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Heidnik

https://allthatsinteresting.com/gary-heidnik

https://web.archive.org/web/20130607034824/http://articles.philly.com/1999-07-07/news/25522531_1_gary-heidnik-lethal-injection-death-chamber

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g8VdAAAAIBAJ&pg=4440,344661&dq=gary+m+heidnik+sentenced&hl=en

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/us/gary-heidnik-pennsylvania-death-penalty-cec/index.html

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,963945,00.html

http://6abc.com/gary-heidniks-house-of-horrors-30-years-later/3429565/

https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B0DEEDF1131F93BA15750C0A961948260

https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/1991/526-pa-458-1.html

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/gary-heidnik

https://broadandliberty.com/2021/07/07/thom-nickels-what-gary-heidnik-the-last-man-executed-in-pa-foretold/

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