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Obscura: A True Crime Podcast Black Label
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Welcome to Obscura, a true crime podcast that immerses you in the depths of the darkest mysteries life has to offer. Unravel chilling narratives with us as we delve into true stories of *murders, enigmatic mysteries, and haunting disappearances*. Our meticulous storytelling brings these grim tales to life, exploring the intricate details of heinous acts with unwavering precision. Join us on a journey into the heart of darkness, where each episode unveils a captivating yet bone-chilling narrative. Prepare yourself for a *gripping exploration of the macabre in unflinching detail.*
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109: Kenneth Edwin Martell - Soulless Eyes
July 25, 2018
Lakemoor, Illinois
Officer Brianna Tedesco starts her shift. It’s 11:00 p.m. She’s scheduled until 7:00 a.m. Tedesco is dressed in her duty uniform of shirt, pants, and outer ballistic vest. She has her Lakemoor Police badge and name plate pinned to the outside of her vest and is wearing a duty belt which includes her standard duty gear.
Her body camera is equipped and, along with a squad camera microphone, she has a microphone clipped to her left shoulder. Listener, the body cam and microphones will give us insight into the worst day of Officer Tedesco’s career. And present to us the night that she peered the eyes later described as soulless.
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108: Leonard Patrick Gonzalez - The Crew
July 2009
Escambia County, Florida
Leonard “Patrick” Gonzales Jr., age 35, is broke. He’s desperate for cash. So desperate that his mom is paying his bills. Patrick, of course, finds this embarrassing. Against his wife Tabitha’s better judgment, he invested their savings into a Karate School. Savings that the two saved up together working at Long-Wiggins’ antique business.
But the Karate business, like 40 percent of businesses in the United States, went belly up. And that little venture has placed Patrick (and by extension Tabitha) in financial jeopardy. Patrick felt like he was letting his family down. Both his wife and his children. But he had an idea. His ticket out of this whole mess was 66-year-old Byrd "Bud" Starling Billings
Escambia County, Florida
Leonard “Patrick” Gonzales Jr., age 35, is broke. He’s desperate for cash. So desperate that his mom is paying his bills. Patrick, of course, finds this embarrassing. Against his wife Tabitha’s better judgment, he invested their savings into a Karate School. Savings that the two saved up together working at Long-Wiggins’ antique business.
But the Karate business, like 40 percent of businesses in the United States, went belly up. And that little venture has placed Patrick (and by extension Tabitha) in financial jeopardy. Patrick felt like he was letting his family down. Both his wife and his children. But he had an idea. His ticket out of this whole mess was 66-year-old Byrd "Bud" Starling Billings
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107: Kevin Allen - Cracker Barrel Massacre
Katherina “Katie” Allen is afraid of her husband. On Easter Sunday, the 42 year old woman packed her things and took the kids with her. The man she married, Kevin Allen, age 51, has a history of violence. A 20 year long rap sheet. Filled with domestic abuse and death threats against the four women he married in his life.
Katie was going to play it cool. She’d meet Kevin at Cracker Barrel for their daughter Kerri Allen’s birthday party. There, in a public space, she would tell her husband that she wanted a divorce. And if Kevin became violent there would be witnesses. Things don't go to plan.
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Black Label: Ronnie McNutt - Haunted
Ronnie McNutt was born on May 23, 1987, to parents Elaine and Cecil Ronald McNutt. He had one brother and one sister, Joey and Mindy. Ronnie was described by friends and family as both "caring and loyal". Ronnie grew up in a Christian household. In his adult life he would later become a member of the Celebration Church in Tupelo, Mississippi and was happy to help anyone in need.
In his young adult years Ronnie had an interest in your average nerdy hobbies. Like the theater and comic books. While still attending high school, Ronnie was a part of a theater production of Footloose. It’s here that he met his Joshua Steen. The two would quickly become close friends. Josh would become a major part of both Ronnie’s life and death. -
106: Frank Walls - Terror in Okaloosa
Listener, rummaging through these old, discarded newspapers, it paints a picture for me. The image is of a community left in a state of terror. In which a man stretched his arm, and the people of Okaloosa recoiled. And this man, this monster was acting fast. But what he didn’t know is that investigators were on his tail. Closer than he realized.
Dr. Edmun Kielman and Chief Investigator Don Vinson were working in tandem. They had prints. They had DNA. Artists sketches. Eye witness reports. Investigator Don Vinson just needed to get there when the body was still hot. No decomposing corpse. Or someone discarded on the beach.
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105: James Winkles - The Missing and the Dead
In an episode that spans decades I take a look at serial killer James Delano Winkles. His victims, the headlines of the day, and the disturbing court documents shine a spotlight on this relatively obscure case. This one gets vile at times.
Unfurling this spider's nest reveals a black pitch shadow cast by James Winkles over Pinellas County. Any woman left alone in his stomping ground lived in a quiet sort of danger. A starless and moonless night where the daughters of the working class vanished.
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Customer Reviews
Episode 98
As usual, excellent episode! I feel the way you do…Tony had true remorse…rare with psychopaths..
I feel 15 years is light…but like you said, he already did 15, and I agree the next 15 may be easier for him.
This was a rare case of guilt and remorse, for sure! Thanks so much!
3rd time not a charm!
This is my third time subscribing and being disappointed and cancelling. The host used to put way to much of his own opinions in. Now, he spends 10 minutes repeatedly doing disclaimers reminding people that he DOESN'T do that. The episodes are also now shorter. The actual episode is 90 percent 911 calls, audio of other people's livestreams and background music and sounds. I was hoping after a year, there would be a ton of new content...there wasn't. Lastly I think the price is too high. I wouldn't be surprised the creator of Sword and Scale gave this creator some bad $$ advice. Not for me.
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