Sinister Crimes and Cocktails: A True Crime Podcast

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2028814/open_sms] Richard Speck was one of the most sinister mass murderers in American history. In a single evening on July 13, 1966, Richard unleashed his terror on the city of Chicago by breaking into a building that functioned as dormitory for nursing students and tragically slayed eight women which captured the attention of the entire nation. So, how did Richard Speck become a cold-blooded killer? References: Richard Speck | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers [https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/speck-richard.htm] The First Mass Murderer: Richard Speck in Chicago - Chicago History Museum [https://www.chicagohistory.org/first-mass-murderer-richard-speck/] Richard Speck - Video, Tattoo & Daughter [https://www.biography.com/crime/richard-speck] Richard Speck | Serial Killer, Murderer of 8 Nurses | Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Speck] Richard Speck And The Grisly Story Of The Chicago Massacre [https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-speck] Support the show [https://www.cash.app/$SinisterCrimes] email- sinistercrimesandcocktails@gmail.com website-https://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/ Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails Instagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/ Cash App-

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2028814/open_sms] In Indiana in 1965, 16-year-old Sylvia Likens, and her fifteen-year-old sister Jenny were sent to the home of family friend, Gertrude Baniszewski, while their parents were traveling for work. However, Sylvia would not leave the house alive. Gertrude and her own children tortured Sylvia to death and even managed to involve an entire neighborhood of kids to help her commit the brutal murder. So, what caused Gertrude Baniszewski to enlist the help of children to torture and kill Sylvia Likens? References: Top 10 Horrific True Crime Cases You Should Never Web Search - Listverse [https://listverse.com/2019/12/10/10-horrific-true-crime-cases-you-should-never-web-search/] Trials: Avenging Sylvia | TIME [https://time.com/archive/6629479/trials-avenging-sylvia/] Gertrude Baniszewski | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/baniszewski.htm] Baniszewski v. State :: 1970 :: Supreme Court of Indiana Decisions :: Indiana Case Law :: Indiana Law :: US Law :: Justia [https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1970/256-ind-1-1.html] Sylvia Likens Murder Case - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis [https://indyencyclopedia.org/sylvia-likens-murder-case/] Sylvia Likens' Horrific Murder At The Hands Of Gertrude Baniszewski [https://allthatsinteresting.com/sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewski] The Murder of Sylvia Likens 50 Years Later – Indianapolis Monthly [https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/likens-looking-back-indianas-infamous-crime-50-years-later/] Support the show [https://www.cash.app/$SinisterCrimes] email- sinistercrimesandcocktails@gmail.com website-https://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/ Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails Instagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/ Cash App-

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2028814/open_sms] In July of 2009, San Antonio, Texas mother Otty Sanchez, used a knife and two swords to decapitate her one-month-old son, then chewed off three of his toes and ate parts of his brain and nose. Otty told police that she did not mean to kill her only child, but the devil had made her do it. So, does Otty Sanchez have a sinister mind made for killing or is she a woman that is mentally unwell and did not receive the treatment that she needed? References: Gone Baby Gone - The Texas Observer [https://www.texasobserver.org/gone-baby-gone/] Cannibal Mom 911 Call: "I Didn't Mean to Do It. He Told Me To!" - CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cannibal-mom-911-call-i-didnt-mean-to-do-it-he-told-me-to/] Texas woman accused of beheading, eating infant son [https://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/texas-woman-accused-of-beheading-eating-infant-1305342.php] Mother Accused of Beheading Baby: 'I Didn't Mean to Do it' | Fox News [https://www.foxnews.com/story/mother-accused-of-beheading-baby-i-didnt-mean-to-do-it?msockid=068dd693c00b6cdd26b4c2a8c1856d95] Documents released in case of mother who killed and ate parts of son - 97.9 The Box [https://theboxhouston.com/1269241/documents-released-in-case-of-mother-who-killed-and-ate-parts-of-son/] Possessed - The Death of Baby Scotty • Morbidology [https://morbidology.com/possessed-the-death-of-baby-scotty/] Otty Sanchez, 15 years after the killing of Baby Scotty [https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/otty-sanchez-baby-scotty-san-antonio-18257560.php] Texas mom who dismembered baby not guilty by reason of insanity, will go to state institution | Fox News [https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-mom-who-dismembered-baby-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity-will-go-to-state-institution?msockid=068dd693c00b6cdd26b4c2a8c1856d95] Warning signs missed in baby dismemberment case (w/photos) [https://tucson.com/news/warning-signs-missed-in-baby-dismemberment-case-w-photos/article_03bcc17f-db88-54b7-bab4-27b6a51d92ed.html] Support the show [https://www.cash.app/$SinisterCrimes] email- sinistercrimesandcocktails@gmail.com website-https://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/ Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails Instagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/ Cash App-

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2028814/open_sms] The story of the NXIVM cult founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman has remained in the media ever since details of Raniere’s abusive sex ring emerged. The cult operating as a wellness organization which provided seminars about human potential development [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_potential], served as a front organization [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_organization] for criminal activity by Raniere and his close associates. Members of the organization which included major Hollywood celebrities, were involved in the trafficking of women at Raniere's command. Raniere’s sex slaves, with one just being 15 years old when the abuse started, were branded with his initials on their pelvises and coerced into having sex with him. So, how does one come to help a cult leader organize and run a sex trafficking ring. References: NXIVM: Allison Mack, Grace Park and Other Actors Recruited by the Cult | Entertainment Tonight [https://www.etonline.com/nxivm-allison-mack-grace-park-and-other-actors-recruited-by-the-cult-152562] What We Know About The NXIVM Cult's Horrific Branding Ceremonies [https://www.grunge.com/159183/people-who-have-claimed-to-be-the-messiah/] 3 Psychological Principles Nxivm Used to Brainwash Its Members | Psychology Today [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-social-thinker/202011/3-psychological-principles-nxivm-used-to-brainwash-its-members?msockid=068dd693c00b6cdd26b4c2a8c1856d95] NXIVM: How Self-Help Cult Was the Ultimate Wellness Scam [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nxivm-keith-raniere-wellness-scam-sex-cult-848439/] Nxivm cult: Actress Allison Mack sentenced to three years in prison [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57668736] Life as a Nxivm ‘Slave’: Branding, Whippings and Cold Showers - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/nyregion/nxivm-cult-trial.html] Inside Nxivm, the ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/magazine/sex-cult-empowerment-nxivm-keith-raniere.html] What Is NXIVM - The True Story of the Sex Cult in HBO's The Vow [https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a33658764/what-is-nxivm-sex-cult-celebrities-stars-the-vow-hbo-true-story/] Eastern District of New York | NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison for Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Offenses | United States Department of Justice [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/nxivm-leader-keith-raniere-sentenced-120-years-prison-racketeering-and-sex-trafficking] Nxivm Cult: Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/nyregion/nxivm-cult-keith-raniere-sentenced.html] A Timeline of the Nxivm Sex Cult Case - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/article/nxivm-timeline.html] Eastern District of New York | Founder Of “Nxivm,” a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Five Others Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering Conspiracy | United States Department of Justice [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-nxivm-purported-self-help-organization-and-five-others-charged-superseding] NXIVM cult l [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nxivm-cult-leader-keith-raniere-was-beaten-prison-fellow-sex-offender-rcna48962] Support the show [https://www.cash.app/$SinisterCrimes] email- sinistercrimesandcocktails@gmail.com website-https://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/ Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails Instagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/ Cash App-

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