There’s Danger Here

Marcus Wesson and the Fresno murders

Marcus Wesson grew up in a tumultuous home. His religious mother left an imprint that was visible throughout his life. Marcus had a fascination for young girls, marrying a 15 year old in his late 20's. He believed himself to be a vampire and his clan could only grow through his insemination of his own daughters and nieces. He refused to work, yet wanted to reign over his family. When two of his daughters bring in authorities in a bid to get their children, Marcus puts a plan in motion. A plan that he had been grooming his most devoted child to complete. The murder-suicide resulted in the death of nine of his bloodline. Marcus believed there could be no proof of his actions if there were none left to talk. But Marcus didn't understand the proof in DNA and the DNA would ensure he would face justice.
 
 
Sources:
Veysey, N.; Decker, R. 2020. Marcus Wesson. The horrific true story behind Fresno’s worst mass murderer
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/marcus-wesson-believed-jesus-was-a-vampire-married-6-of-his-daughters-murdered-9-of-his-kids
https://abc30.com/marcus-wesson-mass-murder-children-killed-convicted-murderer/14518182/
https://www.fresno.courts.ca.gov/system/files?file=5-12-04-motion-dismiss-counts.pdf
https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/photos/family-secrets-marcus-wesson-story-11076409
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/family/marcus_wesson/2.html
Deadliest Mums & Dads, Season 2, Ep 1: A Family Massacre

Robert Maudsley

Robert Maudsley suffered in his childhood at the hands of his parents. After being taken away, he lived as a foster child never seeing his siblings who believed him to be dead. On his own he struggled with drug use, often using sex work as a means of paying for drugs. But when a John shows him photographs of underage children, he turns to murder. Even after prosecution he continues killing, sex offenders are his only target. Three additional deaths later and the crown determined him to be too unsafe to be around others. Since then he has been in isolation, for decades underground where he shall remain until he dies. 
 
Sources:
Warren, Alan R. 2020. Hannibal the Cannibal: the True Story of Robert Maudsley
⁠https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/britains-most-dangerous-killer-die-30548870⁠
⁠https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13167733/Robert-Maudsleys-brother-reveals-notorious-Hannibal-Cannibal-serial-killer-NEVER-remorse-men-killed-life-really-like-locked-bulletproof-glass-dungeon.html⁠
⁠https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/apr/27/ukcrime⁠
⁠https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13100603/I-guarded-Britains-notorious-prisoners-WRONG-Hannibal-Cannibal-Robert-Maudsley-locked-glass-dungeon.html⁠
⁠https://www.the-sun.com/news/10643590/brother-hannibal-killer-robert-maudsley/⁠
⁠https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/maudsley-robert.htm⁠
⁠https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/10/cannibals-brother-says-killer-sibling-will-never-show-remorse-horrific-crimes-20436207/⁠
 
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Britain's Acid Bath Murderer

John George Haigh was born into a religious household. Fear of sin was taught, but after learning that sin didn't result in immediate punishment, he began to backslide. Getting ostracized from his church from criminal activity. After moving away and multiple prison sentences, John realized the only way to prevent another venture behind walls was to remove any witnesses. After reviewing a French murderers scheme, John decided to follow suit. Practicing on mice, then moving to man. But in his carelessness, he picked a victim that was not easily dismissed. Olive would be the downfall that led him to the noose.
 
 
Lo, Rebecca and Rosewood, Jack. 2016. The Acid Bath Murderer. A terrifying true story of one of the worst British serial killers
⁠https://www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org/who-we-are/history/⁠
⁠https://www.officialdata.org/uk/inflation/1943?amount=6000⁠
⁠https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-george-haigh⁠
⁠https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-acid-bath-murders/⁠
⁠https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/haigh-john.htm⁠
⁠http://www.crawleysussex.co.uk/miscellaneous/john-george-haigh-the-acid-bath-murderer⁠
 

Dr Death

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a Michigan native went to medical skill at the University of Michigan. As soon as he started his career he was fascinated with death. Even after a short hiatus as an artist in California, the Dr returned to Michigan and immediately started back as an advocate for assisted suicide. But laws only change after being pushed by someone and his 130 physician assisted suicides weren't legal. After years fighting the legal system, he thought he could head up his own trial. Resulting in imprisonment for a time. Still the ball started moving and due partially for his efforts, some states now recognize physician assisted suicide as a legal way to end a life.
 
Sources:
 
⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/us/04kevorkian.html⁠
⁠https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-Kevorkian⁠
⁠https://abcnews.go.com/Health/jack-kevorkian-godfather-die-movement-leaves-controversial-legacy/story?id=13752603⁠
⁠https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN31231828/⁠
⁠https://thechp.syr.edu/resources/position-statements/death-with-dignity/⁠
⁠https://time.com/3748245/kevorkian-trial-history/⁠
⁠https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/chronology.html⁠
⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1115402/⁠
⁠https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/chronology.html⁠
⁠https://www.the-sun.com/news/4222383/controversial-sarco-suicide-capsule-kills/⁠
 

Being "white" in prison

An inmates perspective of race and the racial divide.
Read directly from his correspondence. These two letters provide insight in why he became affiliated, what his indoctrination looked like, and why he thinks the way he does.
It is a single perspective, but the view of many within the system.
It is one of the ways racism continues to grow within our country rather than being blotted out.

The Ogress of Reading

In the late 1800's Amelia Dyer made a name for herself. The child of a shoemaker and a mentally ill mother, she became a caretaker at a young age. After the passing of her mother, she sought out a life of her own, but wanted the money for little work. After the passing of father, Samuel, Amelia went home for her share of the family money, but it was for not. Once again leaving, never to see her family again. Instead she found work as a nurse, there introduced to the exploitation of unwed mothers. Baby farm entered her world and she became a prominent member of that type of society. The underbelly filled with nefarious acts and danger. Using her knowledge of the mentally ill to her advantage when the law came knocking. For years she traveled town to town killing babies in the guise of adoption. Until one of her victims found a bargeman his curiosity led to an investigation that brought police straight back to Amelia. Ending her terror on vulnerable women.
Sources:
Green, Ryan. The Babyfarm Murders: The terrifying case of the angel-maker, Amelia Dyer
https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/police-forces/thames-valley-police/areas/au/about-us/thames-valley-police-museum/the-baby-farmer/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/amelia-dyer
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/amelia-dyer/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39330793
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/death-row-serial-killer-who-31568681
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/amelia-dyer

Cedric Marks- His words

In this episode, Cedric sends a letter. He details his life before the murder of Jenna and Michael. Touching about his childhood and into teenage years. His prior convictions and military career. How it was that he became a professional fighter. Everything from his perspective. Including on the day two adults lost their lives.

La Saponificatrice Di Correggio

Leonarda's bad luck started with birth. The result of an egregious act, Leonarda came into the world through blood and pain. She was beaten for existing by her mother. After finding a man who was kind and loved her, her mother scorned the relationship. Placing a curse on Leonarda, one that she took seriously. At time went on, the curse followed her where she went. When she finally bore a son, he was the apply of her eye. She didn't let him any freedoms as he grew, he felt the weight of her fear until early adulthood. Then when WWII broke out, he saw his own chance at freedom and joined the military. Leonarda for her part focused on how to keep him alive. A life for a life, that was right for her. Only the spells didn't work the first few attempts, until it was three lives for a life. When the police came knocking, it was for her son. She couldn't have that, confessing to all her crimes, once again keeping him safe. 
 
Sources:
Green, Ryan. 2019. The Curse: A shocking true story of superstition, human sacrifice, and cannibalism
artoftheroot.com
https://medium.com/@rocknrollgeek1975/mother-dearest-the-crimes-of-leonarda-cianciulli-the-soap-maker-of-correggio-bc58c0567410
https://www.grunge.com/423095/details-you-didnt-know-about-serial-killer-leonarda-cianciulli/
https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/leonarda-cianciulli
https://theserialsisters.wixsite.com/home/post/episode-23-the-soap-maker-of-correggio-leonarda-cianciulli
https://husheduphistory.com/post/699235095917264896/keep-him-safe-the-awful-exchange-of-leonarda

Snowtown

John Bunting lived in Australia. After a rough experience in childhood, he grew up with rage in his heart. Then he met a neo-Nazi that would instill ideology into him that would remain, even into adulthood. At first finding homosexual men to rob and beat, John later moved on to more depravity. When he moved into a derelict neighborhood, he accrued a following of sorts. After the first murder, the men complied and participated as John desired. But soon he was killing to close to home and his associations were his undoing. Not before he and an a subordinate dined on human meat.
 
Sources: 
Green, Ryan. 2021. No Place for the Weak: A True story of deviance, torture, and social cleansing.
https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bunting-john-justin.htm\
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Q4k2gItTM
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/10/snowtown-murders-bodies-in-barrels-bank-residents-attention
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/snowtown-bodies-in-the-barrels-murders-life-sentence/103382696
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13021147/Snowtown-Mark-Haydon-bodies-barrels-released.html
https://www.megabooks.cz/en/p/9490287/john-bunting-serial-killer
https://www.ranker.com/list/snowtown-murders-facts/laura-allan
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/snowtown-accomplice-mark-haydon-has-control-measures-imposed/103849004

The Truro Murders

For seven weeks, two men trolled the streets of Adelaide Australia. In a dom/sub relationship, Chris got everything he wanted. He wanted to control everything, especially young women. After finding what he wanted, James drove them all out into secluded areas. When Chris was done, James even helped cover up the bodies. But Chris' recklessness and anger was his own undoing. Years later as the bodies were recovered, a woman led police back to James. James was steadfast for a moment, before spilling everything. even working with police to collect the girls still waiting where he had left them. 
 
Sources:
Sources: Green, R. 2017. The Truro Murders. The sex killing spree through the eyes of an accomplice
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/truro-murders-the-untold-story/image-gallery/63e5da5df2b414a7fa15d9337fb576dc?page=1
https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/worrell-christopher.htm#google_vignette
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/worrell/index_1.html
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-truro-murders/37292273/?locale=en-US
https://www.aic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/tandi025.pdf
 
I am aware I likely got some names incorrect. Even with phonetic spelling, names are hard ya'll. Give me that grace. Thank you for listening.