There’s Danger Here

Martha Moxley

In 1975, fifteen year old Martha went to her next door neighbors house for all Hallows Eve. She does not come home that night. Instead her body is found in the wood line in front of her own home the next morning. An investigation gets underway swiftly and prominent neighbors and the last known witnesses to her are spoken to along with the staff in the house. Still there is little evidence and soon the case goes cold. It isn't until 2000 that the case has a resolution, when Michael Skakel is arrested, then later tried and convicted. After years in prison the verdict is over turned then returned just to be over turned for a third time. Leaving the state able to prosecute again. But they decline, leaving everyone to wonder, who murdered Martha Moxley.
 
Sources:
 
Murder & Justice: the Case of Martha Moxley
⁠https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/martha-moxley-halloween-murder-kennedy-b2638613.html⁠
⁠https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-martha-moxley/⁠
⁠https://www.oxygen.com/murder-and-justice-the-case-of-martha-moxley/crime-time/martha-moxley-diary-skakel-family⁠
⁠https://people.com/michael-skakel-files-lawsuit-after-martha-moxley-conviction-overturned-8421807⁠
⁠https://allthatsinteresting.com/martha-moxley⁠
⁠https://www.cbsnews.com/news/martha-moxley-murder-timeline/⁠
⁠https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/martha-moxley-murder/22636/⁠
⁠https://www.nytimes.com/article/skakel-moxley-murder-case.html⁠
⁠https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-skakel-martha-moxley-murder-conviction-overturned-lawsuit-greenwich-connecticut/⁠
⁠https://people.com/michael-skakel-files-lawsuit-after-martha-moxley-conviction-overturned-8421807⁠
 

Susan Monica

Susan Monica served in the military during the Vietnam war. After being honorably discharged she worked as an engineer before purchasing a 20+ acre farm. There she hired multiple live-in handymen. But after a family is unable to reach their father, police are called. During the investigation, his EBT card is used in nearby Grants Pass. Video shows Susan at the ATM. A warrant is obtained and during the property search a leg is found out in the open. Clearly human and clearly cut. Interrogation results in the possibility of more victims. In the end two men are found, both murdered and dismembered at the hands of Susan. 

Miranda Warning

Miranda vs Arizona established the Miranda Warning. But nobody talks about the man and the crime. Ernest Miranda wasn't some innocent man who was simply bullied by police. He was a recidivist with a multitude of criminal cases prior to the case that made him famous. Miranda was a serial attacker of women, working his way up to rape. But prior to giving his statement, no attorney was offered and the rest is history.
 
 
Sources:
⁠https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/miranda-rights⁠
Williams, Papi, 2023. Ernesto Miranda: A life, a case, and a legal revolution
Moore, T. Lohr, C. 2015. Mirandized Nation: The inside story of Ernesto Miranda and the Phoenix Police Department.
⁠https://www.police1.com/history/articles/the-story-of-ernesto-miranda-bTPZF4RTVn3zBgNz/⁠
⁠https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_miranda.html⁠
⁠https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/arizona/2024/11/25/ernesto-miranda-rights/74189703007/⁠

MMIW- British Columbia

Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, a topic that every person should be aware of. The violence against indigenous women is like a widespread plague affecting thousands. It is an issue that needs to be acknowledged and fought back against. This is the first of many episodes in hopes of shedding some light on the subject. For the first episode we are going to British Columbia, Canada. 
 
Sources:
McDiarmid, Jessica. 2019. Highway of Tears: A true story of racism, indifference, and the pursuit of justice for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/highway-of-tears/27731/
https://missingpeople.ca/highway-of-tears/
https://highwayoftears.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3wWjcIc_1M&t=35s
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8a209ae273154ac98e35d5d08737df2f
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/delphine-nikal
https://thehueandcry.com/delphine-nikal
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/ramona-lisa-wilson
https://thehueandcry.com/ramona-wilson
https://thehueandcry.com/roxanne-thiara
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/roxanne-thiara
https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/07/28/the-murder-of-aielah-saric-auger/

Harvey Carignan Part 2 of 2

15 year old Kathy's body is found. Harvey is the main suspect, but the burden of proof keeps police from an arrest. As the world closes in, Harvey leaves town moving to Minnesota. There in Minneapolis and surrounding counties a string of beatings, rapes, and murders begins. the women that survived gave matching descriptions. Soon a task for is created to deal with this savage man attack teenagers and young women. After a memo goes out, police out on patrol spot their man. He is arrested without incident. Multiple line up's all point the finger at Harvey. After getting away in Alaska, then Washington. Minnesota gets the killer. He attempts an 'adopted child syndrome' plea after insanity doesn't work. But he is convicted and spends the rest of his natural born life behind bars. 
 
Rule, Ann. 1983. The Want-Ad Killer. The True story of a manipulative murderer and the struggle for justice
https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-harvey-louis-carignan/80604640/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005114/http://crimefeed.com/2017/09/a-look-back-at-the-want-ad-killer/
https://kfgo.com/2020/02/19/tales-of-true-crime-episode-3-the-murderer-who-escaped-execution-to-become-a-serial-killer/
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/carignan-harvey.htm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/want-ad-serial-killer-harvey-carignan-b2300486.html
https://radiomankato.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-minnesota-prison/
https://www.grunge.com/1227944/how-harvey-carignan-the-want-ad-killer-got-his-nickname/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/serial-killer-who-lured-women-29453478
https://www.startribune.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-prison-at-95/600259273

Harvey Carignan Part 1 of 2

Harvey was born in 1927 in Fargo, North Dakota. During the great depression, his lack of nutrition stunted his growth and he wet the bed until 11. Once he started stealing things, he was moved around between family before finally ending up in a boys home. There his height exploded to 6'2". When he exited the boys home at 18, he joined the Army. His first duty station was Alaska. There he began to show his true colors. He killed a woman and attacked another. For this he was discharged and sentence to death, but a technicality vacated the murder charge. His assault charge was limited, but saw him do time in Alcatraz before being released. Still he was in an out of prison, even when he moved to Washington. There he married on two different occasions. But when a teenager goes missing, Harvey is the prime suspect. 
 
Sources:
Rule, Ann. 1983. The Want-Ad Killer. The True story of a manipulative murderer and the struggle for justice
https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-harvey-louis-carignan/80604640/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005114/http://crimefeed.com/2017/09/a-look-back-at-the-want-ad-killer/
https://kfgo.com/2020/02/19/tales-of-true-crime-episode-3-the-murderer-who-escaped-execution-to-become-a-serial-killer/
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/carignan-harvey.htm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/want-ad-serial-killer-harvey-carignan-b2300486.html
https://radiomankato.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-minnesota-prison/
https://www.grunge.com/1227944/how-harvey-carignan-the-want-ad-killer-got-his-nickname/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/serial-killer-who-lured-women-29453478
https://www.startribune.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-prison-at-95/600259273

Joel Rifkin

Joel was born in 1959 and immediately placed for adoption. But a loving family took him in, later adopting a daughter to expand the family. He grew up in New York state and was a slow kid. Called Joel the Turtle by his peers, bullied throughout his school years. When he graduated, he tried and failed college, preferring sex workers to class. Jobs didn't prove much better. That was until his father died. After that he finished school, but never grew out of wanting to be with sex workers. But after idolizing serial murders for too long, he decided to join them. That was until a body in his truck gave him away as a killer, his propensity to talk that he was indeed a serial killer. 
 
Sources:
Rosewood, Jack. Lo, Rebecca. Joel Rifkin The horrifying and true story of Joel the Ripper. 2018
https://www.biography.com/crime/joel-rifkin
https://troopers.ny.gov/joel-rifkin-arrest
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/joel-rifkin-childhood
https://www.nbc.com/long-island-serial-killer-joel-rifkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6iQHUJEHaU

Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins

Pee Wee was born in the 1930's and almost immediately the neglect began. After drinking kerosene at one he suffered convulsions for years. All the men in his life inflicted capital punishment on him. He was a fighter from the beginning. He thought school was useless and quit early on. Then met a couple of other like-minded boys and his criminal career took off. After a while, the law caught on and he was in and out of the confines for years. As an adult, nobody was to question him. He did what he wanted, when he wanted. Including taking any life he saw fit. For years he reigned, until the law finally caught up with him. Bored in prison with his life sentence, he was challenged to kill again. For this he received the death penalty. 
Sources: 
Rosewood, Jack. 2015. Donald Gaskins: The meanest man in America True Crime by evil killers Vol. 7
Monster Publishing. 2021. Final Truth. The autobiography of Pee Wee Gaskins
https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/exhibits/show/our-history/pee-wee-gaskins--prospect-s-no
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/donald-pee-wee-gaskins-rape-cannibalism-serial-killing-no-regrets
https://www.facebook.com/RealCrimeChannel/videos/donald-pee-wee-gaskins-the-meanest-man-in-america/466735959452199/
https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/research/news_and_pubs/caravel/archive/2014/2014-caravel-pee-wee.php
https://www.oxygen.com/sins-of-the-south/crime-news/who-is-south-carolina-serial-killer-donald-pee-wee-gaskins
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/donald-pee-wee-gaskins/
https://www.pbs.org/video/carolina-stories-pee-wee/

The Stanford Experiment

The Stanford Experiment was touted as the gold standard for determining how good people react in bad situations. Guards become monsters in an attempt to control their prisoners. Prisoners become hopeless and reckless. But what if the experiment that based all human actions on was scripted? More of an act or a play rather than human nature. Should everything continue to be based on the results of the experiment or should we take a different look at human actions? 
Sources:
The Stanford Experiment: Unlocking the Truth
Charles River Editors. 2024. The Stanford Prison Experiment. The history of the notorious pyschological experiment on guards treatment of prisoners.
Sharpe, Gordon. 2024. Unethical Psychology Experiments.

The Beast of BC

Clifford Olson Jr was worn in Canada. He came from a nice and caring family. Yet from a young age he was angry, he was a fighter. Unfortunately once he learned to fight, he became more than a formidable opponent. After quitting school, he got in with the wrong crew of friends. Leading to a life of crime. But he was caught quickly, spending the better part of 20 years in and our of prison. When he met "the one" he made all the appearances of an honest, upstanding man. But in his wake he left dozens of bodies of the most helpless type of victims. Even after being caught he tried to make deals to benefit himself. Before finally fading out of the limelight.
 
Sources:
Green, Ryan. 2021. The Beast. A chilling true story of a psychopathic child killer. 
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/serial-killers-clifford-olson-awoke-b-c-to-the-nightmare-reality-of-modern-bogeymen
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/world/americas/clifford-olson-canadian-serial-killer-is-dead-at-71.html
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-life-and-death-of-clifford-olson/article4197011/
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/video/true-crime-canada/true-crime-canada-the-case-of-clifford-olson-6086848
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/serial-killer-clifford-olson-dies-1.1110039
https://globalnews.ca/news/157594/timeline-the-life-and-crimes-of-clifford-olson/