Bourbon, Wine and True Crime Miranda Smith

As social media influencers become more common, we see people exhibiting more and more drastic behavior in order to go viral. AJ brings us a case of a pathetic woman who tried to ruin the lives of an innocents couple who had the misfortune of seeing her at a store, just for a few likes on social media.

#truecrime #socialmediacrime #influencer

Sources:

https://twitter.com/henrykleeKTVU/status/1338646205501329409https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/katie-sorensen-mom-influencer-sentenced-instagram/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/katie-sorensen-fake-kidnapping-california-jail.html#:~:text=Katie%20Sorenson%20was%20sentenced%20to,making%20a%20false%20crime%20report.&text=A%20California%20woman%20and%20Instagram,days%20in%20jail%2C%20prosecutors%20said.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/ex-sonoma-county-mom-influencer-katie-sorensen-sentenced-to-30-days-in-cu/

https://latestinbollywood.com/who-is-katie-sorensen-wiki/#Who_Is_Katie_Sorensen_Wiki

On October 31, 2010, young Devon Griffin received a phone call from his aunt asking where his father was. When he searched the house for his family, he stumbled upon what he initially thought was a Halloween prank but would turn out to be the very real anniliation of almost his entire family. One of the most chilling parts of this case is that Devon spoke to the murderer...after his family had been killed.


#truecrime #halloween

Sources:

https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/bj-liske-kills-3-family-members-in-halloween-murders https://www.newspapers.com/image/289183577/?match=1&clipping_id=133323724

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-triple-murder-teen-thought-it-was-halloween-prank/

https://youtu.be/TKXUQFbRW2I

Velma Barfield was an American serial killer who was convicted of one murder, but eventually confessed to six. Despite being close to three suspicious deaths of her family members, Velma was allowed to take on caretaker jobs of the elderly, where the deaths continued.


Sources -
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/velma-barfield/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Barfield
https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/capital-punishment/biographies/barfield
https://youtu.be/vXHn2dqhLzM

In the late night hours of November 19, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Club Q, the oldest LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO. The shooter was stopped by three brave club-goers, but not before five people were dead and 17 were injured. Who is the shooter and why weren’t his guns taken after he took his grandparents hostage and had a stand off with SWAT the year before?

#ClubQ #ColoradoSprings
Sources:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/official-club-q-fundraiser
https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-photos#rebelltitem9
https://clubqonline.com/
https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-reopeningannouncement#rebelltitem1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrance
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/club-q-shooter-who-killed-5-getslife-in-prison
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judge-warned-of-gay-barattackers-shootout-plans-in-2021
https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-shooter-sentencing
https://gazette.com/nowall/5-victims-in-club-q-mass-shooting-identifiedas-mourning-continues-around-colorado-springs/
article_2ef3071e-69ce-11ed-bc92-bf8667b52b96.html
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-crime-hate-crimesd2379dce03c66ea3bc0faa2c5ffb7c21
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_nightclub_shooting
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/us/club-q-shooting-suspect-courtappearance/index.htm

The historic Stanley Hotel was built in 1909 as an upper-class resort and a health retreat for people suffering from tuberculosis. At the time, no one could guess that it would become iconic for the paranormal activity that happens there. The Stanley even gave inspiration to legendary author of all things horror, Stephen King, to write his 1977 novel The Shining.

Sources:

https://www.stanleyhotel.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stanley_Hotelhttps://lifefamilyfun.com/stanley-hotel-room-217/https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4834?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI14-my4WwgAMVPS-tBh0lxQTfEAAYAiAAEgL6p_D_BwE

In this episode, the ladies discuss a case a lot of us have seen play out in the media; Lori Vallow AKA the Doomsday Mom and the mysterious deaths that surround her and the outright murder of two of her children.

Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/57695046/?clipping_id=63481920&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU3Njk1MDQ2LCJpYXQiOjE2NzczNjAxMjMsImV4cCI6MTY3NzQ0NjUyM30.rD7YIPN-A9nb3S_BpTOSulb-mY6EzsEF4NBPsyAgIPkhttps://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/lori-vallow-daybell/#Lori_Vallow_Daybell_Biography_Age_Birthday_Early_Lifehttps://people.com/crime/lori-vallow-brother-recounts-harrowing-conversation/https://allthatsinteresting.com/lori-vallowhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/4495586/cult-mom-lori-vallow-brother-incest-relationship-hitman/https://www.insideedition.com/lori-vallow-daybells-niece-says-she-experienced-tragedy-during-childhood-that-kept-her-from-herhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Tylee_Ryan_and_J._J._Vallow#cite_note-loribirth-22https://conandaily.com/2022/04/19/lori-daybell-biography-13-things-about-tylee-ryan-j-j-vallows-mother/