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Lori Vallow Part 2

When Tylee and JJ two minors go missing under mysterious circumstances one woman is pushed to give answers. Instead of telling the waiting world where her children could be, Lori and her new husband hide away on the tropical islands of Hawaii. As investigations rage on, the question remains. Who is this woman and what has she done with her children. 
In episode two, we finish up discussing the deaths that surround Lori and Chad. Further speaking about their extremist views as Lori continues to state she knows where her children are and that they are safe, long after they have been buried. Her sanity is questioned multiple times and after a stint in the state hospital she is fit to stand trial. This is the conclusion of the case of Lori Vallow and how she had her children killed after they turned into dark spirits.
Sources:
⁠https://people.com/crime/lori-vallow-everything-to-know/⁠
⁠https://www.biography.com/crime/a44692641/lori-vallow-daybell-murder-trial-facts-updates⁠
⁠https://heavy.com/news/tylee-jj-cause-of-death/⁠
⁠https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-what-did-they-do-doomsday-mom-murders-case-timeline/⁠
⁠https://abcnews.go.com/US/lori-vallow-daybell-murder-trial-verdict/story?id=99227444⁠
⁠https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7991299/Cult-mom-Lori-Vallows-blissful-Hawaii-wedding-photographs-kids-vanished.html⁠
⁠https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/04/28/lori-vallow-daybell-victim-sister-testimony/11760070002/⁠
⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66333374⁠
⁠https://www.insideedition.com/lori-vallow-daybells-niece-says-she-experienced-tragedy-during-childhood-that-kept-her-from-her⁠
⁠https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-lori-vallow-daybells-parents-now/⁠
Glatt, John. 2021. The Doomsday Mother. Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the end of an American Family. 
Newbound, Netta and Brown, Marcus. 2023. Lori Vallow Part Two -The Trial.
 
 
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Chad Daybell

Chad Daybell grew up in the LDS community. He claims to have two near death experiences that open his mind to the othe side. As his grandfather becomes his guide through life, Chad morphs from loving husband and father to self proclaimed occult leader. His views are extreme within the faith and he is begins to lead a doomsday cult-like following picking up pretty young women along the way. His rhetoric is prescribed in his books determining how the end of times should come about. When he meets Lori at one of the end of times style conferences, he is immediately drawn into her allure. Combined the two become deadly, the victims are those closest to them.
Sources:
Glatt, John. 2021. The Doomsday Mother. Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the end of an American Family.
Newbound, Netta and Brown, Marcus. 2023. Lori Vallow Part Two -The Trial.
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/special-reports/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-case/denied-judge-denies-chad-daybell-motions-strike-death-penalty-possible-punishment/277-4adb1ee4-ecef-463c-8e32-53eb6292389c
https://allthatsinteresting.com/chad-daybell

Lori Vallow Part 1

When Tylee and JJ two minors go missing under mysterious circumstances one woman is pushed to give answers. Instead of telling the waiting world where her children could be, Lori and her new husband hide away on the tropical islands of Hawaii. As investigations rage on, the question remains. Who is this woman and what has she done with her children. In episode one of a two part series we discuss who Lori was growing up. How her life unfolded and what lead her down the path of potential doting mother to monster. Was it all because she met a man and fell under his spell of extremist ideology or was it lurking within her the whole time?
Sources:
https://people.com/crime/lori-vallow-everything-to-know/
https://www.biography.com/crime/a44692641/lori-vallow-daybell-murder-trial-facts-updates
https://heavy.com/news/tylee-jj-cause-of-death/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-what-did-they-do-doomsday-mom-murders-case-timeline/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/lori-vallow-daybell-murder-trial-verdict/story?id=99227444
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7991299/Cult-mom-Lori-Vallows-blissful-Hawaii-wedding-photographs-kids-vanished.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/04/28/lori-vallow-daybell-victim-sister-testimony/11760070002/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66333374
https://www.insideedition.com/lori-vallow-daybells-niece-says-she-experienced-tragedy-during-childhood-that-kept-her-from-her
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-lori-vallow-daybells-parents-now/
Glatt, John. 2021. The Doomsday Mother. Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the end of an American Family.
Newbound, Netta and Brown, Marcus. 2023. Lori Vallow Part Two -The Trial.

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Elizabeth Fritzl and her years underground

Newly 18 Elizabeth was excited to move away from home. Two days before her disappearance she argued with patriarch Joseph Fritzl upon the pronouncement that she would be moving in with her older sister in a different city. From 1988-2008 nobody saw Elizabeth, letters from her pronounced that she was happy and in a commune. But when her eldest daughter gets sick and her organs begin shutting down she is whisked away to the hospital. Staff and news plea with the, still absent Elizabeth, to come to the side of her daughter. After days, Elizabeth finally shows looking as fragile as her daughter. It isn't until police promise her safety that her story comes to light. She never left her home, all these years she's been a prisoner right under the feet of the rest of her family.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67989191
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/europe/josef-fritzl-nursing-home-intl
https://news.sky.com/story/josef-fritzl-lawyer-says-austrian-child-killer-and-rapist-should-be-moved-to-care-home-as-hes-labelled-no-longer-a-danger-13049343
https://nypost.com/2024/01/15/news/incest-monster-josef-fritzl-may-soon-be-freed/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/josef-fritzl-daughter-now-prison-b2479584.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/19/josef-fritzl-austria
https://allthatsinteresting.com/elisabeth-fritzl
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/josef-fritzl
Marsh, Stephanie and Pancevski, Bojan. (2009) I'm no Monster: The Horrifying True Story of Josef Fritzl

Daniel Viegas from convict to free man

In 1993 Texas was feeling the heat of gang violence. During elections the new DA's platform is one of tough reform and persecution of gang related crimes. Two teenagers get killed shortly after election, and the DA makes good on his promise. "The Punisher" a seasoned detective is eager to solve the case using illegal methods to illicit false confessions from numerous teenagers. Deciding Daniel Viegas fit the narrative, the punisher beats a confession from him. The state uses statements only from fellow intimidated teens and zero evidence managing to come out victorious. It isn't until 2018 that Daniels story is righted.

The Baton Rouge Serial Killer #1 of 3 Derrick Todd Lee

Derrick Todd Lee was one of three active serial killers all prowling the Baton Rouge area of Louisiana around the same time. Derricks below average intelligence didn't hinder his ability to stalk and attach women. Killing from women from 1992- 2003. Before a few Detectives made their case that Derrick Todd Lee should be a prime suspect. Time and time again the detectives were ignored or written off, each time allowing Derrick to increase his number of victims until one Detective had enough. Through hard police work and dedication a Derricks DNA was obtained and his reign of terror finally ended.
Sources:
⁠https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/son-of-baton-rouge-serial-killer-derrick-todd-lee-arrested-in-accidental-fatal-shooting/article_2ba5a620-f330-11e8-9a4e-174511dbc642.html⁠
⁠https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/derrick-todd-lee-serial-killer⁠
⁠https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/baton-rouge-serial-killer-derrick-todd-lee-was-an-unremorseful-smooth-talker⁠
⁠https://allthatsinteresting.com/derrick-todd-lee⁠
⁠https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Derrick_Todd_Lee⁠
⁠https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/coroner-s-office-serial-killer-derrick-todd-lee-died-from-heart-disease/article_086d14b2-27e6-58e4-90cf-61cc707e7bd2.html⁠
⁠https://www.brproud.com/news/louisiana-news/did-you-know-about-these-louisiana-serial-killers-were-7th-in-the-us-for-having-the-most/#:~:text=The%20Baton%20Rouge%20Serial%20Killer,had%20an%20IQ%20of%2065⁠.
⁠https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/crime-news/derrick-todd-lee-baton-rouge-serial-killer-murders⁠
⁠https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/crime-news/derrick-todd-lee-baton-rouge-serial-killer-murders⁠
⁠https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/man-arrested-after-tech-ceo-found-murdered-in-her-baltimore-apartment⁠
⁠https://allthatsinteresting.com/derrick-todd-lee⁠
Susan D. Mustafa, Tony Clayton, Sue Israel. (2006) I've Been Watching You: The South Louisiana Serial Killer

Bonus episode- The Werewolf Butcher

Jack Spillman had an obsession with werewolves. This obsession led to more than watching television and collecting memorabelia. Instead Jack thought himself a werewolf and began stalking his prey. In the middle of the night he broke into a home and attacked two females. But as court loomed, Jack confessed. This wasn't his first crime. The first one to fall prey to him was a nine year old girl. He admits to having had aspirations of becoming the worlds greatest serial killer, but the police ensured that didn't happen and the court confirmed it. For his crimes and obsession he would be labeled the Werewolf Butcher.
Sources:
https://wikimili.com/en/Jack_Owen_Spillman
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-chilling-details-jack-owen-spillman
https://serialkillercalendar.com/THE-WEREWOLF-BUTCHER-JACK-OWEN-SPILLMAN-III.php
https://www.facebook.com/289904131118255/posts/warning-graphic-photo-content-warninghttpabyssofdiseasetumblrcompost149657427069/1093504804091513/
https://www.dailycrime.com/jack-spillman-aka-the-werewolf-butcher-brutally-mutilated-one-woman-and-two-girls-in-washington-state/
https://crimelibrary.org/criminal_mind/psychology/werewolf_killers/2.html
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-jack-owen-spillman-now/
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spillman-jack-owen.htm

The Murders of Phil and Kathy Ranzo

In 1979 the Ranzo's answered a knock at the door. Four teenagers tell them they are out of gas and could use some help. Being good people, they allow the teenagers inside. Instead of thanks they are brutally assaulted and killed. The house is ransacked looking for money before the quartet take off. Now, forty five years later parole is an option and the family of the Ranzo's continue to fight to keep those who put their loved ones in the grave, behind bars.
Sources:
https://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/article278513974.html
https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/crime/with-parole-looming-in-brutal-murders-family-seeks-governors-intervention/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/ranzo-family-fights-release-of-one-of-four-men-convicted-in-brutal-modesto-murders-gov-newsom-wont-reverse-parole/
https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/crime/another-participant-brutal-ranzo-murders-1979-denied-parole/
https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2022/a162633.html
https://cases.justia.com/california/court-of-appeal/2022-a162633.pdf?ts=1651186847
https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/A162633.PDF
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caed-1_09-cv-02226/pdf/USCOURTS-caed-1_09-cv-02226-2.pdf
https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/stanislaus-county-convicted-murderer-eligible-for-parole/

The Scorecard Killer

Rand Kraft was an average looking man who had a stunning secret. He had killed more than 40 people throughout the 1970-80's. All while maintaining the normalcies of society. Randy was active in California until he began contracting worth LSI which allowed him to travel to Oregon and Michigan as well, racking up bodies wherever he traveled. Finally on the night of May 14th, 1983 he was pulled over for suspected drunk driving. As the officer approached, the body of a deceased male was clearly visible in the car. This led to a search of his car exposing an upwards of 50 polariod photographs of other men in suggestive positioning, many of them were thought to also be deceased at the time of the photographs. The trunk also led to the discovery of a list, later dubbed his scorecard of victims, garnering him the name, the Scorecard Killer.
Sources:
https://randykraft.com/
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/the-scorecard-killer-southern-california-man-may-have-murdered-as-many-as-67-victims
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-11-mn-367-story.html
https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/randy-kraft-californias-scorecard-killer-of-the-70s-and-80s
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/kraft/1.html/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSRr0JA2Xr0

Ivan Cantu

Ivan Cantu was convicted of Capital Murder in Texas in 2000. After serving over 20 years on death row, his execution date looms. But after a thorough review of his case, in which the state's star witness has been found to have committed purgery, is it certain that Ivan committed these crimes? Did the detectives and prosecution key into a single man and decide his guilt? Why were so many incorrect details given in the case and could Ivan really be inncocent? If there is reasonable doubt, why isn't Texas doing anything about it, rather than denying him the right to a new trial. Instead his execution date creeps closer and it seems, the state may be committing murder in their own right.
Sources:
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/09/21/confronting-the-truth-about-my-friend-on-death-row
https://deathpenaltyaction.org/cases/cantu/
https://apnews.com/article/texas-execution-innocent-cantu-7bd0428e55bace602cb325d526317a0c
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cantu-ivan-abner.htm
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2023/08/23/460369/texas-court-rejects-the-appeal-of-death-row-inmate-ivan-cantu/
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/ivan-cantu-tx-death-row-18332117.php
https://tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/cantuivan.html
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/04/i-know-date-my-husband-will-die