Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast Danielle Blinka

In 2006, Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben tried to help out a family member going through a difficult time. Years later, her cousin Brian Dorsey would find himself in his own fight to live. 
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Episode Source List:
https://casetext.com/case/dorsey-v-steele-2 
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-supreme-court/1531883.html 
https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/dorsey-v-vandergriff-2/ 
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/spr-crt-mis-en-ban/115965421.html 
https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-wont-block-missouri-execution-of-rehabilitated-death-row-inmate/  
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/us/missouri-death-penalty-brian-dorsey.html 
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/missouri-officers-appeal-for-clemency-while-bonnie-family-seeks-justice 
https://apnews.com/article/missouri-execution-brian-dorsey-1a7801bb6fc42e666d95daa68a2b2ce1 
https://www.newsweek.com/brian-dorseys-final-words-before-missouri-execution-1888717
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/us/brian-dorsey-missouri-execution-tuesday/index.html 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-dorsey-is-slated-for-execution-in-missouri-dozens-of-prison-guards-and-a-former-judge-want-his-life-spared/ 
https://www.millardfamilychapels.com/obituaries/Sarah-Ann-Bonnie?obId=19492974 

23-year-old Zaria McKeever had a loving family and a beautiful baby girl whom she loved with all her heart. As she was starting her life over, her ex-boyfriend was stalking her every move, arranging a conspiracy that would end with two intruders breaking down her door.
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Episode Source List:
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2024/04/01_McKeever.asp
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2024/docs/Kamara_Complaint.pdf 
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-murder-plea-deals-walz-ellison-moriarty-71fdfc25e4c7a2e91d9ab45a2571cd75
https://apnews.com/article/guilty-pleas-zaria-mckeever-killing-41f345d18b15895406da92095bcca458 
https://www.startribune.com/judge-orders-joint-trial-for-adults-charged-in-killing-of-zaria-mckeever/600313217/?refresh=true 
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/courts-news/man-accused-of-orchestrating-murder-of-zaria-mckeever-pleads-guilty-erick-haynes/89-f109ab39-d788-4407-ac5b-b53aa88c1970
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/trial-for-3-charged-in-killing-of-zaria-mckeever-slated-to-begin-monday/ 
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/erick-haynes-homicide-charges-zaria-mckeever/ 
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/zaria-mckeever-foday-kamara-pleads-guilty/ 
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/teen-charged-with-murder-in-zaria-mckeever-case-certified-as-an-adult/ 
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/teen-admits-to-killing-zaria-mckeever-part-of-guilty-plea/89-cec06ff0-7687-4fc3-9529-62cf3d006026 
https://ccxmedia.org/news/brooklyn-park-homicide-victim-remembered-as-sister-who-loved-life/ 
https://issuu.com/mnspokesmanrecorder/docs/issue_43_-may_25-31_2023/s/25065041 
https://issuu.com/mnspokesmanrecorder/docs/issue_43_-may_25-31_2023 

In August 2010, Alicia DeBolt disappeared on the way to a party. Three days later, workers at a local asphalt plant discovered her burnt remains.
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Episode Source List:
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-longoria-7 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alicia-debolt-murder-kansas-cheerleaders-killer-adam-longoria-sentenced-to-life-term/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39043930 
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2011/10/05/girlfriend-suspect-teens-death-testifies/16454941007/ 
https://www.gbtribune.com/news/local-news/news2/longoria-charged-with-capital-murder-in-debolts-death/ 
https://www.gbtribune.com/news/local-news/news2/state-text-message-leads-to-tragic-conclusion/ 
“Be Right Back.” Web of Lies. Season 5, Episode 8. 2015.    
https://www.nicholsonrickefh.net/obituary/4904677 

In February 2013, a man out walking his dog stumbled upon trash bags emitting a horrible smell. The bags contained the remains of Tanya Byrd, a woman with a contagious smile and the heart of a caregiver. 
Note: Tanya’s name is sometimes spelled as Tania, but we’re using the spelling from her obituary and comments from family members. 3
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Episode Source List:
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bronx-body-parts-mom-cut-up-killed-morrisania-shopping-cart/2075278/
https://www.bronxda.nyc.gov/downloads/pdf/pr/2016/110-2016%20Bahsid%20McLean%20sentencing.pdf 
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mom-dismembered-bronx-son-body-saw-bags-bronx/2098457/ 
https://www.bronxda.nyc.gov/downloads/pdf/pr/2017/37-Bahsid%20McLean%20arraigned%20on%20indictment%20assault%20on%20CO.pdf 
https://nypost.com/2013/02/28/bronx-man-who-allegedly-dismembered-mom-wears-garbage-bag-to-court-ordered-held-without-bail/ 
https://casetext.com/case/mclean-v-clark-4
https://casetext.com/case/mclean-v-jennings-3 
https://casetext.com/case/mclean-v-cottrell 
https://casetext.com/case/mclean-v-coa-cottrell 
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nyndce/9:2020cv01115/125823
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nyndce/9:2020cv01115/125823/43/ 
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/23627034/McLean_v_Putnam_et_al 
https://gothamist.com/news/i-just-turned-to-spaghetti-suspect-explains-why-he-helped-dismember-friends-mothers-body 
https://pix11.com/news/correction-officer-beaten-and-slashed-by-convicted-killer-inside-rikers-island-officials/ 
https://thechiefleader.com/stories/inmate-who-beheaded-mom-slashes-rikers-co-breaks-his-nose,13127 
https://bronx.com/bahsid-mclean-who-beheaded-his-mom-in-2013-is-the-father-of-the-beaten-to-death-boy/ 

In June 2023, Tegan Day was caught up in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend, who was also dating a woman named Raquelle Casillas, who described herself as Tegan’s best friend. The throuple shared one bed—but they didn’t share one heart. 
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Episode Source List:
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/06/09/michigan-woman-charged-with-murdering-best-friend-in-dispute-over-same-man/
https://tricitytimes-online.com/2023/10/12/casillas-gets-three-to-15-years/
https://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/articles/mussey-twp-woman-sentenced-in-death-of-almont-woman-in-june/
https://tricitytimes-online.com/2023/07/26/alleged-murder-suspect-waives-arraignment/ 
https://tricitytimes-online.com/2023/06/28/murder-case-bound-over-to-circuit-court/ 
https://www.annarbor.com/news/crime/pittsfield-township-woman-charged-with-operating-meth-lab-at-her-condo/ 
https://www.annarbor.com/news/crime/second-woman-charged-with-operating-meth-lab-in-pittsfield-township/ 
https://karrersimpson.com/obituaries/16663 

In November 2020, Lisa Thorborg went hiking along a trail in a large park near her home in Carlsbad, California. Passersby found her body about an hour later just after 11:00 am in broad daylight.
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Episode Source List:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2022-08-18/man-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-woman-on-carlsbad-hiking-trail-when-he-was-17
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/carlsbad-community-honors-68-year-old-stabbed-to-death-on-trail/ 
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/teen-pleads-guity-to-killing-carlsbad-woman-on-hiking-trail-in-2020/3026779/
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/crime/man-sentenced-to-7-years-in-womans-stabbing-on-carlsbad-hiking-trail/509-d7518523-b9d8-4871-8333-c8b477b0c104 
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/defense-fights-against-efforts-to-try-teen-accused-of-murdering-carlsbad-hiker-as-adult/509-1fb91894-29b5-4df9-8283-dbd3253a38a4    
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/regional/north-county/district-attorney-wants-teen-accused-of-murdering-carlsbad-hiker-tried-as-an-adult/509-69552d10-7249-4f75-9503-b23712e6430f 
https://people.com/crime/teen-accused-stabbing-hiker-death-calif-trail/ 
https://thecoastnews.com/teen-admits-to-slaying-of-68-year-old-carlsbad-woman-on-hiking-trail/ 
https://www.hawaiipolice.com/05-15-20-missing-juveniles-andrew-k-cox-jr-and-haloa-beaudet 
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/grandmother-of-carlsbad-teen-murder-suspect-speaks-out-amid-new-images 
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-beaudet-close-3