True Crime Cat Lawyer Elyse Lopez

TW: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
On September 20, 2017, 24-year-old Alisha Canales-McGuire was shot in the doorway of her sister’s home while she was babysitting her 2 nieces and nephew. The family’s live-in nanny was also in the home that night and she called 911. Alisha was dead by the time police arrived. Who killed Alisha?
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Sources:
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/lynnwood-man-gets-life-sentence-for-botched-murder-for-hire/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/alisha-canales-mcguire-arrests-in-botched-murder-for-hire-plot-that-killed-intended-victims-sister/
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/shooter-testifies-in-everett-murder-for-hire-trial/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/pure-evil-washington-man-sent-to-prison-for-hiring-cousin-to-murder-ex-wife-the-cousin-killed-the-wrong-target/amp/
https://www.kiro7.com/news/north-sound-news/three-arrested-in-woman-s-2017-murder-for-hire-shooting/938068688/?outputType=amp
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/hired-assassin-shoots-wrong-woman-26059901.amp
https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/835947.pdf
https://people.com/crime/newlywed-victim-mistaken-identity-murder-for-hire-intended-victim-was-sister/
https://thecinemaholic.com/alisha-canales-mcguire-murder/

TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness month. According to the Center for Disease Control, sexual violence affects millions of people every year in the United States. According to RAINN, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds. 1 in 4 women have experienced either a completed or attempted rape.
Besides April being National Sexual Assault Awareness month, there are a few other reasons I wanted to discuss the cases in today’s episode. First, the rapes and sexual assaults covered in this episode actually took place near where I grew up in SE Portland, several years before I was born. And second, this episode is a warning to all listeners who live in Oregon because the asshole I’m going to talk about today is out amongst you and could actually be living in your neighborhood - and the state isn’t required to tell you that he lives there. 
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Sources:
https://www.courttv.com/news/serial-jogger-rapist-to-be-released-from-oregon-prison/
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/12/jogger-rapist-richard-gillmore-to-be-released-friday-victim-plans-to-make-sure-his-neighbors-know-about-him.html?outputType=amp
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/10/serial-rapist-richard-gillmore-to-be-released-from-prison-before-end-of-year-as-a-low-level-sex-offender.html?outputType=amp
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/serial-jogger-rapist-released-oregon-prison-rcna51388
https://www.kptv.com/2022/12/16/portlands-jogger-rapist-released-friday-after-36-years-prison-victims-concerned-outraged/?outputType=amp
https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/jogger-rapist-officially-released-from-prison-after-36-year-sentence/amp/
https://www.kptv.com/2022/12/06/survivors-jogger-rapist-say-release-is-surreal-scary/?outputType=amp
https://www.koin.com/news/special-reports/inside-the-mind-of-oregons-jogger-rapist/amp/
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/07/rape-victims-seek-stronger-voice-in-how-oregon-classifies-sex-offenders/
https://katu.com/amp/news/local/portland-jogger-rapist-released-on-parole-as-low-risk-sex-offender-richard-gillmore-survivor-posts-warnings-oregon-state-board-multnomah-county-transitional-housing
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/11/how-the-state-classified-serial-rapist-richard-gillmore-as-a-low-level-sex-offender.html
https://www.foxnews.com/us/victims-portland-jogger-rapist-outraged-released-prison-low-level-offender.amp
https://kpic.com/amp/news/local/jogger-rapist-richard-gillmore-set-to-be-released-victim-advocates-want-emergency-order
https://www.oregonlive.com/oregonianextra/2008/07/jogger_rapist_richard_troy_gil_1.html
https://katu.com/amp/news/local/portland-jogger-rapist-to-be-released-on-parole-we-never-got-justice-survivor-says-richard-gillmore-multnomah-county-department-corrections-justice-oregon-statute-limitations
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/06/jogger_rapist_richard_gillmore.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2010/06/richard_gillmore_denied_parole.html
https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/woman-raped-as-young-girl-trying-to-heal-years-later/article_07363cf0-7db1-5c85-83ca-1ea02758fc9e.html

TW: RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT
Today's case takes us to Acme, Washington. Amanda (Mandy) Stavik was 18 years old, recently graduated high school, and had just started as a freshman at Central Washington University. She had her whole life ahead of her. But tragically, that life was cut short when she came home for Thanksgiving break in November 1989.
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Sources:
Court of Appeals Opinion
'I 100% volunteered to do it': How bakery worker got DNA to crack 30-year-old murder case
How a community came together to help solve teen's 1989 murder
How two moms chatting at a water park helped crack a Thanksgiving cold case murder
DNA leads to arrest in 1989 rape, murder of 18-year-old Whatcom County woman
Medical examiner has change of heart in Whatcom County teen's cold case murder
Man arrested in 1989 rape, murder of teen near Bellingham
After Nearly 30 Years, Suspect Arrested in Murder of College Freshman Who Vanished on a Jog
Cold case arrest: Residents had feared for 28 years that murder suspect lived among them

TW: GRAPHIC SEXUAL & PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
This episode examines the life and crimes of Jerry Brudos - aka the “Lust Killer” or “Shoe Fetish Slayer.”
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Sources:
Wikipedia
The Lust Killer by Ann Rule
The Shoe Fetish Slayer by Jack Rosewood

TW: Sexual Abuse/Rape of a Child
This episode covers the life and crimes of Mary Kay Letourneau. This episode discusses the sexual abuse/rape of a child; while no details are discussed, please listen with caution as this is a sensitive subject.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Letourneau
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mary-kay-letourneau-vili-fualauu-relationship-media-child-rape-tryst-1025466/
https://www.amazon.com/If-Loving-You-Wrong-teacher/dp/1481049011
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mary-kay-letourneau-teacher-jailed-for-raping-student-has-died-report-says/
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/americas-confused-obsession-with-mary-kay-letourneau/
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970725&slug=2551392
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wedding-of-mary-kay-letourneau-and-former-student-shrouded-in-secrecy/
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19971115&slug=2572388
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mary-kay-letourneaus-husband-files-for-legal-separation/
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/letourneau-moves-in-as-new-neighbors-fret-about-hoopla/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mary-kay-letourneau-may-december-true-story-1234918355/
https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-seattle-wa-state-wire-0542b4631cb2e6f47c57dcc3de9e7dd9

TW: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Katy Benoit was only 22 years old when she died. She should’ve had her whole life ahead of her. But sadly, a violent man with a history of mental health issues took that opportunity away from her. 
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