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This is the Halloween Special: 2021 We are going to go over a bunch of Scary Movies that were either inspired by or based on true stories.  I’ll give a brief synopsis of the movie in case you want to watch them this Halloween season, and then I’ll give you the details of the true story that inspired each one. Merch on Sale at links below: Cherry Avenue Retro – Cherry Avenue Logo – T-Shirt | TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/16848209-cherry-avenue-retro?ref_id=18946&store_id=614015&utm_campaign=18946&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Cherry%2BAvenue%2BTrue%2BCrime%2BPodcast] Skull cherries – Cherries – Crewneck Sweatshirt | TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/crewneck-sweatshirt/11804843-skull-cherries?ref_id=18946&utm_campaign=18946&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Cherry%2BAvenue%2BTrue%2BCrime%2BPodcast] Happy Halloween! Thank you for listening!  If you’d like to leave a voicemail about this or any other episode you can do so on my website: True Crime | Cherry Avenue True Crime Podcast [https://www.cherryavenuetruecrime.com/] and you can also let me know if you want your voicemail aired on a future episode or not.  You can leave your name, or not leave your name…it’s up to you. Visit me on social media on Instagram @CherryAvenueTrueCrime or On Twitter @AvenueCrime Sources for this episode: Nosferatu – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu] Nosferatu: Origins of the Vampire-Death Wish Coffee Company [https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/blogs/lifestyle/nosferatu-origins-of-the-vampire] The True Story Behind Nosferatu (grunge.com) [https://www.grunge.com/221990/the-true-story-behind-nosferatu/#:~:text=The%20film%27s%20production%20was%20plagued%20by%20financial%20and,Nosferatu%20was%20ordered%20destroyed%20by%20the%20German%20courts.] Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror and Shadow of the Vampire (nosferatumovie.com) [https://nosferatumovie.com/shadow_of_the_vampire1.html#:~:text=Shadow%20of%20the%20Vampire%20stars%20John%20Malkovich%20as,the%20vampire%2C%20might%20have%20been%20a%20real%20vampire.] Jack the Ripper – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper] IMDB.com Jack the Ripper – History, Victims, Letters, Suspects. (jack-the-ripper.org) [https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/] Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf – Texas Monthly [https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/two-barmaids-five-alligators-and-the-butcher-of-elmendorf/]

This one is way more interesting than I thought it would be.  And I don’t usually inject too much of my opinion on this podcast, wanting you to just have the story and the facts as I have found them in my research…..but I have lots of thoughts on this, and I really want to know what you all think.  Stay tuned at the end for information on the new voice message I have for all of you and how we will start doing an update episode here and there if you guys all like it. The case covered in this episode is The Boston Strangler, The Untold Story, because most people still assume that Albert DeSalvo was the Boston Strangler and murdered all of the 13 women accredited to the “Boston Strangler.”  Albert DeSalvo confessed to 11 murders.  However, his confessions have been disputed, and there is a lot to this story. We will be going over the movie: The Boston Strangler: The Untold Story and then covering the Real Story and the developments that have happened since then. Leave a Voice Mail on my website:www.cherryavenuetruecrime.com [http://www.cherryavenuetruecrime.com] Voice Mail me directly at:   https://www.speakpipe.com/CherryAvenue Visit me on Twitter @AvenueCrime on Instagram @CherryAvenueTrueCrime Boston Strangler Case Solved 50 Years Later – ABC News (go.com) [https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-strangler-case-solved-50-years/story?id=19640699] 1. Lee Bailey – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Lee_Bailey] Boston Strangler – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Strangler#:~:text=The%20Boston%20Strangler%20is%20the%20name%20given%20to,murders%20were%20committed%20by%20more%20than%20one%20per] Boston Strangler: A Serial Killer Who Probably Never Got Caught (anomalien.com) [https://anomalien.com/boston-strangler-a-serial-killer-who-probably-never-got-caught/] Albert DeSalvo: The Man Who Confessed To Being The ‘Boston Strangler’ (allthatsinteresting.com) [https://allthatsinteresting.com/albert-desalvo-boston-strangler] The Conviction of Albert DeSalvo – Virtual Boston (wordpress.com) [https://virtuallybostonblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/20/the-conviction-of-albert-desalvo/] The Boston Strangler – Crime Museum [https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/the-boston-strangler/]

Gold Digger Killer Multimillionaire, Steven Beard fell for the younger, attractive waitress who worked at his country club.   Soon he and Celeste were married. When Steve calls 911 and is discovered in his bedroom shot in the stomach, suspicion falls on Celeste’s friend, Tracey.  Months later Tracey implicates Celeste. We will be going over the movie made about this case and then the true story behind it. The movie is Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer. It’s a 2021 Lifetime Movie, Starring Julie Bentz, Eli Gabay and Roan Curtis.  It can be found on Lifetime and is available to rent on Amazon Prime. Social Media: Twitter @AvenueCrime Instagram: @CherryAvenueTrueCrime email: host@cherryavenuetruecrime.com CherryAvenueTrueCrime.com Sources for this episode: Man is fatally shot while sleeping, at the request of his wife – Horror History .net [https://horrorhistory.net/2020/10/02/man-is-fatally-shot-while-sleeping-at-the-request-of-his-wife/] Betrayed By Her Own Children – CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/betrayed-by-her-own-children/] Twins, Lesbian Lover Unravel Texas Murder – ABC News (go.com) [https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131984&page=1] Celeste Beard – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_Beard] Celeste Beard | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beard-celeste.htm]

Today’s episode is the story of Toni Jo Henry who had a horrible childhood, fought drug addiction, found true love and then was involved in a murder.  I am covering the movie made about her case and the True Story that the movie was based on. The Pardon is a 2013 movie.  Starring:  Jaime King, Jason Lewis, John Hawkes and M.C. Gainey The true story of Toni Jo Henry, a woman tried for the crime of murder in 1942 in the state of Louisiana. CherryAvenueTrueCrime.com Email: host@cherryavenuetruecrime.com Social Media: Twitter:  @AvenueCrime Instagram:  Cherry Avenue True Crime The sources for today’s episode: Toni Jo Henry (1916-1942) – Find A Grave Memorial [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12689552/toni_jo-henry] Claude David “Cowboy” Henry (1913-1945) – Find A Grave Memorial [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73536399/claude-david-henry] Toni Jo Henry (capitalpunishmentuk.org) [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/tonijo.html] A Courthouse Ghost: Toni Jo Henry (anomalien.com) [https://anomalien.com/a-courthouse-ghost-toni-jo-henry/] tonijo (rowdiva.com) [http://www.rowdiva.com/tonijo.html] Toni Jo Henry (en-academic.com) [https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/10177762] Toni Jo Henry – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Jo_Henry] The Pardon – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pardon] The Pardon Movie [https://www.thepardonmovie.com/]

Welcome Back to Cherry Avenue True Crime Podcast.  Just a quick reminder that new episodes come out on the 15th and the 30th of each month, with occasional bonus episodes thrown out there in between so please hit subscribe so you don’t miss anything. I’ll be the first to admit that when I hear that a parent or parents escaped a burning house unharmed and all of the kids die, I’m a little suspicious.  And when you start watching this movie, that is how you feel. But there are questions…. And the more you learn, the more you question…… The movie and the case for this episode is: Trial By Fire (2018-2019) movie that I found available for streaming on  (Prime Video) and  (Hulu).  It stars Jack O’Connel, Laura Dern and Emily Meade. The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sentenced to death in Texas for killing his three children even after scientific evidence and expert testimony bolstered his claims of innocence We will cover the movie, the story of what really happened, and the controversy. Website:  CherryAvenueTrueCrime.com Email: host@cherryavenuetruecrime.com Twitter@AvenueCrime Instagram: Cherry Avenue True Crime New Yorker article: Trial by Fire | The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire] Sources for this episode: Cameron Todd Willingham’s Ex-Wife Stacy Kuykendall Says Texas Shouldn’t Pardon Him [EXCLUSIVE] | HuffPost [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cameron-todd-willingham-stacy-kuykendall-texas-pardon_n_2058042] Cameron Todd Willingham – Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham] Cameron Todd Willingham: Wrongfully Convicted and Executed in Texas – Innocence Project [https://innocenceproject.org/cameron-todd-willingham-wrongfully-convicted-and-executed-in-texas/] Murder of his three young children by Cameron Todd Willingham examined on Evil Lives Here (monstersandcritics.com) [https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/true-crime/murder-of-his-three-young-children-by-cameron-todd-willingham-examined-on-evil-lives-here/] 5 Things To Know About The Cameron Todd Willingham Case | Crime History | Investigation Discovery [https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/5-things-to-know-about-conviction-and-execution-of-cameron-todd-willingham] Stacy Kuykendall Now: Where is Cameron Todd Willingham’s Ex-Wife Today? Update (thecinemaholic.com) [https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-stacy-kuykendall-now/] Where Is Stacey Willingham From Trial By Fire In 2019? (refinery29.com) [https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/232883/where-is-cameron-todd-willingham-ex-wife-now-trial-by-fire] Where Is Trial By Fire Playwright Elizabeth Gilbert Now (refinery29.com) [https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/232884/where-is-elizabeth-gilbert-from-trial-by-fire-now] Disturbing Evidence That Texas Executed An Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham (ranker.com) [https://www.ranker.com/list/evidence-cameron-todd-willingham-was-innocent/hugh-landman] A dad was executed for deaths of his 3 girls. Now a letter casts more doubt. – The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/letter-from-witness-casts-further-doubt-on-2004-texas-execution/2015/03/09/d9ebdab8-c451-11e4-ad5c-3b8ce89f1b89_story.html] Jury Clears the Prosecutor Who Sent Cameron Todd Willingham to Death Row | The Marshall Project [https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/05/11/jury-clears-the-prosecutor-who-sent-cameron-todd-willingham-to-death-row] Willingham v. State :: 1995 :: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions :: Texas Case Law :: Texas Law :: US Law :: Justia [https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1995/71544-4.html] Interviews – Elizabeth Gilbert | Death By Fire | FRONTLINE | PBS [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/death-by-fire/interviews/elizabeth-gilbert.html] Posthumous pardon denied for Case of Texas man Cameron Todd Willingham, executed for arson that killed his kids, puts spotlight on “pardons after death” – CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/posthumous-pardon-denied-for-executed-texas-man/] 10 Executed Prisoners That Were Later Found to Be Innocent (unbelievable-facts.com) [https://unbelievable-facts.com/2021/02/innocent-executed-prisoners.html] Trial by Fire | The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire] Trial by Fire: True story of innocent dad executed for killing his three children – Mirror Online [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/trial-fire-true-story-innocent-14353880] Myths and Facts about the Willingham Case – Innocence Project [https://innocenceproject.org/myths-and-facts-about-the-willingham-case/]