Crime With My Coffee Suzanne Swank

We unfortunately do not have a new episode for you this week. We will be back to our regularly scheduled episodes as soon as we can, but we do not have a set date for that at this time.

Since Christmas is next week, we wanted to make this week a lot lighter and more fun for everyone. Please enjoy this collection of dumb and funny crimes and criminals and laugh along with us.

Sources for this episode:
Listverse - Ten of the Most Bizarre Crimes of 2022
AP News - 2 escape jail and go to IHOP, where patrons report them
Metro.uk - Worse disguise ever? Burglars cover faces with permanent marker
NY Daily News - 8 Weird and Wild Christmas Crimes
Oddee - 10 Ridiculous Christmas Crimes
Law & Crime - Top 10 Most Outrageous Christmas Crimes
The Odyssey - 12 Funniest Crimes That Were Actually Committed
List 25 - 25 Dumbest Criminals and How They Got Caught
The Oklahoman - Outspoken Defendant gets Point Across

It was August 5, 1992, in Vancouver, Canada when Alexandra Pesic was gunned down outside her employer's building. The authorities were able to identify and arrest the two mysterious men that were in the car when she was shot along with two of their accomplices in less than two weeks.

Sources for this episode:
Oxygen - Jelka Pesic Uses True Crime Book As Blueprint to Terrorize And Murder Her Former Daughter-in-Law
PressReader - Mother-in-law who set up murder says she feels sorry for victim
Medium - Inspired by the Plot of a True Crime Book, a Grandmother Hired a Hitman to Murder Her Daughter-in-Law
Lepotesrbije.alo.rs - JELKA PEŠIĆ JE U SVETU POZNATA KAO SVEKRVA IZ PAKLA: Njena zloba i danas šokira, a na kraju je sve otišlo PREDALEKO

In Strongsville, Ohio, Melinda Pleskovic, a middle school teacher, was found dead in her home in October 2017. Her husband and soon-to-be son-in-law both called 911 right away. Less than two weeks after her brutal murder, police would have a suspect in custody, and it would surprise many at how close the murderer was.

Sources for this episode:
Medium - He Was Going To Be Exposed So He Opted For Murder
WYKC - Jeffrey Scullin sentenced to life in prison for killing Strongsville teacher Melinda Pleskovic
Cleveland - 'Manipulative' Strongsville man gets life in prison for brutal killing of fiancee's mother, popular teacher
The Post - Man who killed Strongsville teacher sentenced to life in prison
Fox 8 - Prosecutor: Strongsville teacher stabbed 36 times, killer planned crime weeks in advance
Cleveland 19 - Alleged killer calls 911 to report future mother-in-law's death (listen)
Court of Appeals of Ohio - State of Ohio v. Jeffery W. Scullin, Jr.
Wikipedia - Strongsville, Ohio

In August 2014 in London, England 14 year-old Alice Gross went missing while returning home from a walk. Tragically, a month later, her body would be discovered. Arnis Zalkalns, a Latvian builder and convicted murderer, was identified as the prime suspect.


Sources for this episode:
New Scotland Yard Files - A True Nightmare: The Murder of Alice Gross
Public Broadcasting of Latvia - Murder suspect Arnis Zalkalns found dead in London
The Week - Alice Gross: why did police not know about killer's past?
British Transport Police - London bombings of 2005
Wikipedia - Scotland Yard

Air Force Staff Sergeant Nathan Paet was shot multiple times in his garage in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 1, 2010. The motive behind the murder was revealed to be a life insurance policy taken out by Paet, with his wife, Michelle, as the beneficiary. Michelle Paet and her boyfriend, Michael Rodriguez, were arrested and charged in connection with the murder, leading to a high-profile trial that unfolded the details of the conspiracy to commit the crime.

Sources for this episode:
Oxygen - Why Was Military Staff Sgt. And Devoted Dad Of Four Gunned Down Outside His Las Vegas Home?
Review Journal - Man gets life in prison without parole for slaying of Nellis airman
Cinemaholic - Nathan Paet Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him?
KSNV 3 News - Michelle Paet sentenced to life without parole for conspiring to kill her husband
American Monster - Season 3 Episode 6, Watch Your Back