*This case involves children* December Bonus Episode 1 ( Apple Subscriptions is now fixed! All episodes should be ad free if you are a subscriber, sorry for the issues. Second bonus episode coming out next week ) If you are still getting ads on some episodes, un-download the episode, then re-download it and it should be fixed. Any issues shoot us an email! Thanks for your patience while we got everything fixed. On this bonus episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu. Case Sources: Abcnews.go.com, “Melissa Huckaby Used Noose to Kill 8-Year-old Sandra Cantu,” by Russell Goldman, June 14, 2010 Nbcbayarea.com, “New Documents Give Gruesome Details on Cantu’s Death,” by Jodi Hernandez and Lori Preuitt, June 14, 2010 Nbcbayarea.com, “Sandra’s Mother Speaks Out,” June 15, 2010 Nbcnews.com, “Some critical of handling of girl’s disappearance,” by The Associated Press, April 8, 2009 Cbsnews.com, “Sandra Cantu’s Mother Has No Forgiveness for Daughter’s Killer, Melissa Huckaby, in ‘Suitcase Slaying,’ by Naimah Jabali-Nash, June 15, 2010 Sfgate.com, “Fear grips Tracy as cops search for girl’s killer,” by Demian Bulwa, Kevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff Writers, April 8, 2009 Santacruzsentinel.com, “Court records show Huckaby drugged, beat Sandra Cantu with rolling pin,” by Contra Costa Times Editorial, June 14, 2010 The dailybeast.com, “Melissa Huckaby: Why Did She Murder Sandra Cantu?” by Jennifer Wadsworth, June 14, 2010, updated July 14, 2017 New York Daily News, “Melissa Huckaby, who killed 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in 2009, pleads guilty to avoid death penalty,” The Topeka Capital-Journal, Cjonline.com, “Suspect Huckaby has area ties,” by Taylor Atkins, April 12, 2009 Legacy.com, “Sandra Cantu obituary” Tracy Press, ttownmedia.com, “Exclusive: Woman in mobile home park reported missing suitcase,” by Jennifer Wadsworth, April 11, 2009, updated April 18, 2009 Tracy Press, ttownmedia.com, “Details emerge in Sandra Cantu’s death,” by TP Staff, June 14, 2010 Tracy Press, ttownmedia.com, “A decade later, The killing of Sandra Cantu left a mark on Tracy,” by Press staff report, April 12, 2019 Tracy Press, ttownmedia.com, “A reporter’s role in bringing a killer to justice,” by Sam Matthews, April 19, 2019 Eastbaytimes.com, “Sandra Cantu case a fact of life for Tracy mobile home park,” by Paula King, April 22, 2009, updated August 15, 2009 Orange County Register, ocregister.com, “Woman suspected in 8-year-old’s slaying grew up in O.C.,” by Lou Ponsi and Sarah Tully, April 19, 2009 Orange County Register, ocregister.com, “Ex gets custody of child of woman accused in girl’s rape, killing,” by Sarah Tully and Jon Cassidy, July 7, 2009 Mhvillage.com, “Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park” Newspapers.com, photo from “Melissa Huckaby apology sentencing AP” Thedailybeast.com, “New Charges: Melissa Huckaby Drugged People,” by Jennifer Wadsworth, July 14, 2017 Providencetracy.com, “Providence Baptist Church of Tracy” website People.com, “Melissa Huckaby Faces the Death Penalty,” by Eunice Oh, September 11, 2009 People.com, “Woman Arrested in Sandra Cantu’s Murder Also Linked to Arsons,” by Howard Breuer, April 23, 2009 Nydailynews.com, “Woman accused of raping, killing Sandra Cantu may have drugged other girl, and a man,” by Nancy Dillon, May 22, 2009 Recordnet.com, “Huckaby pleads guilty,” by Scott Smith, May 10, 2010 Contra Costa Times, “A calculated killing: The Case against Melissa Huckaby,” by John Simerman and Sophia Kazmi, June 19, 2010 Googlemaps.com, “Tracy, California” Census.gov, “U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts: Tracy, California” Assisted research and writing by Diane Birnholz
