Cabin 13: A True Crime Podcast

Case 035: The Costa Concordia Disaster

January 13, 2012. The Costa Concordia departed Civitavecchia with 4,229 people on board. Traveling on this luxury cruise ship was more than a vacation, it was an experience. But just before 9:45pm that night, the Costa Concordia struck a reef off the coast of Giglio Island. With an electrical blackout, compartments flooding, and passengers in a panic, everyone wanted to know: where the hell was the captain? Art "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio Music "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen Sources 1. “Costa Concordia disaster” by Amy Tikkanen, Encyclopedia Britannica. 2. “The Costa Concordia Disaster: How Human Error Made It Worse” by Becky Little, history.com [http://history.com]. 3. “Ten years on, Costa Concordia shipwreck still haunts survivors, islanders” by Gabriele Pileri and Philip Pullella, Reuters. 4. “10 years later, Costa Concordia survivors share their stories from doomed cruise ship” by Scott Stump, TODAY. 5. “Another Night to Remember” by Bryan Burrough and Josephine McKenna, Vanity Fair.

Case 034: George Tiller

May 31, 2009. Gunfire in the foyer of Reformation Lutheran Church resulted in the murder of an usher: Dr. George Tiller. Who wanted the doctor dead, and why? Art  "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio Music  "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen Sources 1. Dr. George Tiller Memorial Fund (https://abortionfunds.org/donate-tiller-fund-2/ [https://abortionfunds.org/donate-tiller-fund-2/]) 2. “Remembering a murdered doctor who performed abortions despite threats to his life” by Aisha Turner, NPR. 3. “What to know about George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider assassinated by anti-abortion extremist” by Tim Hrenchir, The Topeka-Capital Journal.  4. “‘Wake Up, America’: Remembering Dr. George Tiller, Assassinated Abortion Practitioner” by Dr. Warren Hern, Ms.  5. “Remembering Dr. George Tiller, the Man Whose Motto Was 'Trust Women'” by Miriam Berg, Planned Parenthood Action Fund. 6. “Ten years after abortion doctor's murder, one woman carries the fight for reproductive rights” by Ed Pilkington, The Guardian. 7. “The complex life of George Tiller” by Judy L. Thomas and David Klepper, The Kansas City Star. 8. “Man who killed late-term abortion doctor gets lighter sentence” by CBS News. 9. “George Tiller funeral draws protests but ends peacefully” by Suzanne Perez Tobias and Joe Rodriguez, The Wichita Eagle. 10. “George Richard Tiller (1941-2009)” by Mark Zhang, Embryo Project Encyclopedia. 11. “Family of suspect in Tiller death had noticed a change in behavior” by Laura Bauer and David Klepper, The Wichita Eagle. 12. “Scott Roeder convicted of murder in shooting of abortion provider George Tiller” by Robin Abcarian, The Los Angeles Times. 13. Statements from Dr. Tiller’s Patients” by Center for Reproductive Rights (https://reproductiverights.org)

Case 033: Anna Mae Aquash

February 24, 1976. A rancher in South Dakota discovered the body of a Jane Doe at the bottom of a ravine. The victim was later identified as Anna Mae Aquash, a Mi’kmaq activist, an educator, and a mother of two. The coroner declared exposure as the cause of her death. Unhappy with this ruling, the family obtained a court order for a second autopsy. This second examination revealed the horrible truth: Anna Mae Aquash had been murdered. Art  "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio Music  "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen Sources 1. North American Indian Center of Boston (naicob.org) 2. The Murder of Anna Mae Aquash by Ruth Kanton (2021) 3. “Murder of Anna Mae still leaves open questions” by Richie Richards, Native Sun News. 4. “Anna Mae Aquash” by Yvette Nolan, The Beaver. 5. “Who Killed Anna Mae?” by Eric Konigsberg, The New York Times Magazine. 6. Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes (1990)

Case 032: Charli Scott

February 9, 2014. The disappearance of twenty-seven-year-old Charli Scott quickly alarmed her family. Charli was five months pregnant with her first child, a boy she already named Joshua. Steven Capobianco, Charli's ex-boyfriend and the father of her child, was the last person to see her alive. What happened to Charli and Joshua? Art  "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio Music  "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen Sources 1. “Murder conviction affirmed in case of pregnant Maui woman” by The Associated Press. 2. “6 years after Charli Scott’s murder, her parents are still waiting to receive her remains” by Lisa Kubota, Hawaii News Now. 3. “Charli Scott Was Murdered Six Years Ago in Maui - Police Won't Let her Family Bury her Remains” by crimescoop.org. 4. “Capobianco appeals, Scott family to see remains for the first time since Carly “Charli” Scott’s disappearance” by Sam Spangler, KHON2. 5. “Allow proper burial for few remains of murder victim, Charli Scott. It's been six years” by Kimberlyn Scott, change.org. 6. “Grisly Clues Found In Woods After Disappearance of 5-Months Pregnant Single Mom” by Daniel Egitto, Oxygen. 7. “Capobianco gets 50-year minimum prison term” by Lila Fujimoto and Chris Sugidono, The Maui News. 8. “Man gets life in prison for murder of pregnant ex-girlfriend, who disappeared in Hawaii” by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Associated Press. 9. “Connecting the dots in the case against Capobianco” by Lila Fujimoto, The Maui News. 10. “Capobianco Murder Trial: Man Who Found Charli’s Dog Testifies” by Maui Now. 11. “‘Charli’s’ Mom Testifies: Capobianco’s ‘Tone was Out of Context” by Maui Now. 12. “Prosecutor describes remains of missing pregnant Maui woman” by The Associated Press.

Case 031: Bill Currier, Lorraine Currier, and Samantha Koenig

June 8, 2011. It was a quiet night on Colbert Street. Bill and Lorraine Currier had already gone to bed. Good, hard-working, and honest Vermonters, Bill and Lorraine were statistically unlikely to be the victims of violent crime. But that night, the Curriers were unlucky.  Join us in the Cabin as we unravel the many evildoings of Israel Keyes. Art  "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio Music  "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen Sources 1. “10 years since Vermont couple kidnapped, murdered by serial killer” by WCAX. 2. “FBI reveals new evidence in hopes of identifying unknown victims of serial killer” by Peter Van Sant, CBS News. 3. Devil in the Darkness: The True Story of Serial Killer Israel Keyes by J.T. Hunter (2020)  4. American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan (2019) 5. “Vermont Couple Was Asleep In Bed When A Serial Killer Shattered Their Quiet Life” by Jill Sederstrom, Oxygen. 6. “Vt. Investigators: ‘Pure Evil' Killed Married Couple” by Jack Thurston, NECN. 7. “U.S. Attorney Coffin: Currier Couple ‘Fought to the End’ Against ‘a Force of Pure Evil’” by Ken Picard, Seven Days. 8. “In Memory of Bill and Lorraine Currier” by The Burlington Free Press. 9. “Lorraine Simonne Currier." The Charley Project. 10. “William Scott Currier." The Charley Project.