This Story is Nuts Melissa Reece

When Russell and Shirley Dermond failed to show up to a neighborhood Kentucky Derby party their neighbors were beginning to grow concerned. It wasn't like Russell and Shirley, who were very active in their upscale gated community to not only not show up, but to also not call or give an explanation as to why they weren't going to appear.

Neighbors were still concerned days later after several attempts to reach the Dermonds' went unanswered. Taking it upon themselves to conduct a welfare check, neighbors of the Dermonds' would discover a terribly gruesome sight.

In the Dermonds' garage, laying in a dried pool of blood was the decapitated body of 88-year-old Russell.

And things would only get worse when investigators realized that not only had Russell been murdered, but his 87-year-old wife Shirley was missing.

Who could have possibly wanted to harm Russell and Shirley?

In today's case we talk about the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond.



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SOURCES:

Murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond - Wikipedia

Who killed Russell and Shirley Dermond? | The Clermont Sun

Can New Tech Solve Russell And Shirley Dermond's Murders? | Crime News (oxygen.com) (Photo source as well)

The Macabre Murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond | by The True Crime Times | Medium


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When Elliington police arrived at the Dabate home two days before Christmas in 2015, they were greeted with a shocking scene.

Richard Dabate was laying on the living room floor, tied to a folding chair that lay on top of him. His wife Connie lay dead, shot twice, in the other room.

The story Richard would tell police was terrifying- it was the story of 6'2 masked intruder with a voice like Vin Diesel. A man who would threaten the Dabate family if Richard did not give him his money and the pin numbers to his bank and credit cards. A man, who would discover that Connie had returned home from her spin class at the local YMCA and who would shoot her twice- leaving her dead and Richard fighting the man off with a blow torch.

A story that seemed like something that was far too crazy to be true- and investigators quickly seemed to think the same thing.



Was Connie Dabate murdered by a Vin Diesel sounding masked intruder? Or was Richard Dabate telling a story that was completely nuts?



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SOURCES:

For a really in-depth podcast about this case check out: Connie Dabate: "The Masked Intruder" (Part 1) - Bing video which has three parts and is very well done.

5 Things to Know About Fitbit Murder Case (people.com)

Connie Dabate murder: How a marriage of secrets and lies turned deadly - NZ Herald

Richard Dabate Gets 65 Years In Wife Connie's 'Fitbit Murder' | Crime News (oxygen.com)

Mystery 'murder' of mom shot dead in her basement cracked by her FITBIT as friend reveals chilling final texts | The US Sun (the-sun.com) (also photo source)








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Adam Hecht had what seemed like a good life. Adam was not only smart and good looking, but he was also extremely kind according to people who knew him.

But when Adam befriends the mysterious Tony soon his personality would begin to change, and he would start spending more and more time away from his family and friends and more time venturing onto the rougher streets of California.

Adam would soon disappear but what happened to the 24-year-old tennis instructor would be left a mystery. Did Adam give up his lavish lifestyle to go live on the streets or did something far more sinister happen to Adam Hecht?

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SOURCES:

Adam Hecht: Searching for Answers - UPDATE! (lostnfoundblogs.com) (Photo source as well)

Famed Film Producer’s Son Vanishes Under Suspicious Circumstances | Missing #6 | by Nicole Henley | Of Misdeeds and Mysteries | Medium

Adam Arthur Hecht – The Charley Project

Adam Hecht - Unsolved Mysteries

Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 3, Episode 5 - Full Episode - Bing video


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 On Halloween night 1957, Peter Fabiano and his wife Betty are already asleep when they hear a knock on the door. Peter, of course, is annoyed that someone is trick or treating so late, but Peter gets up from his bed, grabs the bowl of candy reserved for trick or treaters and makes his way to the front door.

Unknown to Peter however, the masked person standing on the other end of the door is not looking for a treat- they are looking to murder.



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SOURCES:

The Trick or Treat Murder – New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)

The Halloween murder of Peter Fabiano by his wife's ex girlfriend | Medium (also photo source)

Trick-or-Treat Terror: A Mid-Century Halloween Murder – The Vintage Woman (thevintagewomanmagazine.com)

Photo of Peter and Betty Fabiano.




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17-year-old Carla Walker was blonde and popular and was looking forward to going to college and maybe starting a life with her boyfriend Rodney Mccoy, the Western Hills Cougars star quarterback.

But the night of February 16th, 1974, would be the beginning of an unimaginable nightmare for not only Rodney, but also for Carla's family when Carla was abducted out of a bowling alley parking lot, all while her boyfriend Rodney sat helpless.

Carla's body would be discovered three days later, but this case would take another 46 years before anyone had an answer to the question: Who killed Carla Walker?

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SOURCES:

Carla Walker case: solved 46 years later - Caso Criminal

Murder of Carla Walker - Wikipedia

Carla Walker Cold Case: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

(1) Carla Walker: A 46-Year Old Tragic Cold Case - Bing video

Glen McCurley Strangled Carla Walker in 1974. Was She His Only Victim? (texasmonthly.com) (also photo source)


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It wasn't unusual for 13-year-old Mary Louise Day to run away, in fact, she had done it multiple times after her family had moved to Seaside California. What was unusual however, was that when Mary had run away sometime in July of 1981 her family never reported her missing nor seemed too concerned with where the teen had gone.

This was a fact that didn't sit too well with Mary's younger sister Sherrie, who as soon as she turned an adult would report her older sister missing.

But 22 years later, just as investigators are beginning to suspect that something sinister happened to Mary Day, a routine traffic stop would throw the entire investigation for a loop. A woman with the same name and same date of birth would soon claim she was the missing Mary- but was she really? Or was she, what detectives on the case thought she was....an imposter?



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SOURCES:

Mary Day mystery: Could a suspected murder victim — back from the dead — really be an imposter? - CBS News (also photo source)

Feeling Torn - The mysterious disappearance of Mary Day (cbsnews.com)

Mary Louise Day - Wikipedia








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