Crimes and Consequences Crimes and Consequences X

Those in the workplace whether it be an office, department store, fast food, or corporation should never have to fear for their safety. From the time you clock in, to the time you clock out, there should be no worry about getting back to your homes and families unharmed. Unfortunately, those who worked at the Xerox Corporation of Honolulu, Hawaii in 1999, would never feel safe at work again after an employee walked into the building with a loaded semi-automatic weapon tucked under his shirt.

George Joseph Smith lived a life of crime beginning in 1881 when he was all nine years old. Spending seven years in a reformatory school, you'd think that George would have learned his lesson. However, sometimes people never learn their lesson, and George was one of them. He spent a good part of his early adult years going in and out of prison for crimes such as larceny and receiving stolen property. George probably would have continued being a thief, however, he thought up a new scheme to get rich--and for three women, their lives were worth less to George than their deaths.

On October 31, 1975, around 12:15 in the afternoon, Sheila McGuire, a teenager living in the exclusive Belle Haven community in Greenwich, Connecticut, was walking from her house to her friend Martha Moxley’s to invite her to go downtown that day. To get to her friend’s house, she cut through a wooded section of their backyard. She spotted underneath the low-hanging branches of a pine tree what looked like a sleeping bag lying on top of a foam mattress. As she continued to walk closer, she was able to see that it was the partially clothed body of her friend, Martha Moxley. Listen to this week's episode to hear more.

SOURCES:
1) https://ctvisit.com/listings/town-greenwich
2) https://www.greenwichtime.com/realestate/article/Exploring-Belle-Haven-s-history-and-architecture-15012249.php
3) http://marthamoxley.www8.50megs.com/susken.htm
4) https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/25/nyregion/ex-head-of-suspect-s-school-won-t-testify-in-75-murder-case.html#:~:text=Joseph%20Ricci%2C%20executive%20director%20and,Kennedy
5) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/02/style/skeletons-in-the-classroom.html
6) https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/05/09/skakel.trial/index.html
7) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/17/nyregion/a-witness-from-skakel-s-past-says-he-confessed-to-the-moxley-killing.html
8) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/nyregion/skakel-convicted-in-1975-beating-death-of-greenwich-neighbor.html
9) https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/24/skakel/index.html
10) https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/michael-skakel-gets-a-new-trial
11) "Murder in Greenwich" by Mark Furman
12) Redhanded Podcast EP 297 "Martha Moxley: Death and Dynasty"

On October 31, 1975, around 12:15 in the afternoon, Sheila McGuire, a teenager living in the exclusive Belle Haven community in Greenwich, Connecticut, was walking from her house to her friend Martha Moxley’s to invite her to go downtown that day. To get to her friend’s house, she cut through a wooded section of their backyard. She spotted underneath the low-hanging branches of a pine tree what looked like a sleeping bag lying on top of a foam mattress. As she continued to walk closer, she was able to see that it was the partially clothed body of her friend, Martha Moxley. Listen to this week's episode to hear more.

Nicknamed the New York Ripper, Times Square Killer, and the Torso Killer, Richard Francis Cottingham raped and murdered at least 18 young women over 13 years. After admitting to 9 murders and being convicted and sentenced for each, Richard went on to confess to 8 more under a non-prosecution agreement. Serving multiple life sentences in a New Jersey prison, Richard tends to want to tell his story when the conditions are right. Richard was a monster, not only killing young girls but raping and torturing them, some of them living to tell the tale. The question now is, how many of these women and their families will receive justice?

Lisa Au was only 19 when her car was found abandoned on a highway during a storm in Hawaii. Strange clues emerged as the police examined her car. Then, 10 days later her naked, murdered body was found in a ravine. Who killed Lisa? Listen to this episode to make your own decision.