Crimes & Closets

In January 2008, Kadie Major was a 26 year old mom to 10 month old River Lynn and pregnant with a son she planned to name Aidan Robert. On a cold night, Kadie and River went missing. They were later found nearby to train tracks. Their deaths were ruled a tragic Murder-Suicide. However, the story about their last moments alive just doesn't seem to add up to Kadie’s family. Join us in the closet this week as we discuss the case of Kadie and her babies.  *If you have any information about the deaths of Kadie, River, and Aidan Major please contact the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office at 1-843-719-7700 or anonymously at Crime Stoppers at 1-843-554-1111. There is a $25,000 reward for information. Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24456312/kadie-lee-major [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24456312/kadie-lee-major] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24456332/river_lynn_major [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24456332/river_lynn_major] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72075754/aadon_robert_major [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72075754/aadon_robert_major] https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-aaron-major-now/ [https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-aaron-major-now/] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/case-reopened-into-mysterious-deaths-of-s-c-woman-kadie-major-and-daughter-after-48-hours-investigation/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/case-reopened-into-mysterious-deaths-of-s-c-woman-kadie-major-and-daughter-after-48-hours-investigation/] https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fatal-crossing/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fatal-crossing/] https://kadieandherbabies.com/ [https://kadieandherbabies.com/] https://www.facebook.com/Victoriahall65/ [https://www.facebook.com/Victoriahall65/]

Between 2016-2017, five young lives were tragically lost to suicide at Truman State University and its surrounding community. A chilling connection? All five deaths had ties to the same fraternity, Alpha Kappa Lambda. Legal battles have ensued, but the truth remains elusive. What do you think—tragedy or something darker? ⚠️ Need help? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text HOME to 741741. Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/19/a-mysterious-suicide-cluster [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/19/a-mysterious-suicide-cluster] https://www.schrader.com/obituary/4778450 [https://www.schrader.com/obituary/4778450] https://www.playlerimermillard.com/obituaries/4094054 [https://www.playlerimermillard.com/obituaries/4094054] https://commonreader.wustl.edu/c/talking-suicide-blues/ [https://commonreader.wustl.edu/c/talking-suicide-blues/] https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/glenna-haught-obituary?pid=186019308 [https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/glenna-haught-obituary?pid=186019308] https://www.baue.com/obituaries/joshua-michael-thomas [https://www.baue.com/obituaries/joshua-michael-thomas] https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/gladstone-mo/alexander-mullins-7042322 [https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/gladstone-mo/alexander-mullins-7042322] https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/mom-settles-with-fraternity-over-truman-state-suicide-cluster-claims-41150270 [https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/mom-settles-with-fraternity-over-truman-state-suicide-cluster-claims-41150270] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/truman-state-university-suicides-lawsuit-alpha-kappa-lambda-brother-accused-encouraging-suicides/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/truman-state-university-suicides-lawsuit-alpha-kappa-lambda-brother-accused-encouraging-suicides/] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missouri-fraternity-leader-encouraged-five-students-take-their-own-lives-n1038491 [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missouri-fraternity-leader-encouraged-five-students-take-their-own-lives-n1038491] https://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-suicide-victims-sue-truman-state-alleging-student/story?id=64728805 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-suicide-victims-sue-truman-state-alleging-student/story?id=64728805] https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article233350912.html [https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article233350912.html] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/06/parents-call-fraternity-university-negligent-string-2016-17-suicides [https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/06/parents-call-fraternity-university-negligent-string-2016-17-suicides]

Maggie Daniels was a 31 one year old beloved teacher and school counselor in North Carolina. When friends and family didn’t hear from her they immediately sprung into action, and she was found brutally murdered in her apartment. DNA led investigators to a person who had made Maggie uncomfortable before and thankfully her family was able to get justice for her. Join us in the closet this week as we discussed the murder of Maggie Daniels. Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/270760177/margaret-elizabeth-daniels [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/270760177/margaret-elizabeth-daniels] https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/cleveland-oh/margaret-maggie-daniels-6033184 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maggie-daniels-sharmon-odom-neighbor-admits-killing-north-carolina-guidance-counselor/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maggie-daniels-sharmon-odom-neighbor-admits-killing-north-carolina-guidance-counselor/] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/surveillance-photo-shows-north-carolina-teacher-maggie-daniels-day-before-murder/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/surveillance-photo-shows-north-carolina-teacher-maggie-daniels-day-before-murder/] https://abcnews.go.com/US/strangled-counselor-fought-life-police-evidence/story?id=24828724 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/strangled-counselor-fought-life-police-evidence/story?id=24828724] https://heavy.com/news/2014/08/sharman-odom-arrested-maggie-daniels-murder-suspect-charged-rip-guidance-counselor-teacher-north-carolina/ [https://heavy.com/news/2014/08/sharman-odom-arrested-maggie-daniels-murder-suspect-charged-rip-guidance-counselor-teacher-north-carolina/] https://abcnews.go.com/US/relatives-heartbroken-north-carolina-school-counselors-murder/story?id=24843482 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/relatives-heartbroken-north-carolina-school-counselors-murder/story?id=24843482] https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/unsealed-search-warrants-give-details-to-maggie-daniels-murder/83-297978648 [https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/unsealed-search-warrants-give-details-to-maggie-daniels-murder/83-297978648] https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/new-warrants-describe-violent-scene-at-daniels-apartment/275-292886192 [https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/new-warrants-describe-violent-scene-at-daniels-apartment/275-292886192] https://www.wyff4.com/article/murder-suspects-mother-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-reporters-photographer/8597166

In 1976, Martin Dillon, a promising lawyer in Montrose, PA, was shot and killed during a clay shooting trip with his friend, Dr. Stephen Scher. Scher claimed it was an accidental self-inflicted gunshot, but rumors of an affair between Scher and Martin’s wife, Patricia, cast doubt. It would take many years to unravel this story. Sources: Forensic Files – Grave Evidence S16 E9 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37037456/martin_thomas-dillon [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37037456/martin_thomas-dillon] https://www.pottsmerc.com/2008/03/05/prosecutor-doctor-killed-friend-to-marry-wife/ [https://www.pottsmerc.com/2008/03/05/prosecutor-doctor-killed-friend-to-marry-wife/] https://greensboro.com/doctor-pushes-to-have-friends-body-exhumed/article_ab7afa66-3ae9-555b-8c39-99db103ba547.html [https://greensboro.com/doctor-pushes-to-have-friends-body-exhumed/article_ab7afa66-3ae9-555b-8c39-99db103ba547.html] https://www.foxnews.com/story/prosecutor-doctor-killed-best-friend-to-marry-friends-wife-in-love-triangle [https://www.foxnews.com/story/prosecutor-doctor-killed-best-friend-to-marry-friends-wife-in-love-triangle] https://www.timesleader.com/archive/274405/stories-doctor-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-friend-over-1976-love-triangle98432 [https://www.timesleader.com/archive/274405/stories-doctor-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-friend-over-1976-love-triangle98432] https://www.timesleader.com/archive/274405/stories-doctor-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-friend-over-1976-love-triangle98432 [https://www.timesleader.com/archive/274405/stories-doctor-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-friend-over-1976-love-triangle98432] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctor-guilty-in-76-love-triangle-killing/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctor-guilty-in-76-love-triangle-killing/] https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2002/08/25/after-decades-lies-taste-freedom/51009330007/ [https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2002/08/25/after-decades-lies-taste-freedom/51009330007/]

Bernita White was enjoying a local zoo in Lansing, Michigan on a summer day in June 2001. While entering the zoo with her daughter an unknown shooter fired 1 bullet and killed Bernita instantly with a high powered rifle. The identity of the shooter is still unknown 23 years later and Bernita’s family is left with so many questions and no justice. Who killed Bernita White? Join us in the closet as we discuss this case.  Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/cold-case-team-to-probe-2001-lansing-zoo-killing/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/cold-case-team-to-probe-2001-lansing-zoo-killing/] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78860413/bernita-kay-white [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78860413/bernita-kay-white] https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lsj/name/bernita-white-obituary?id=37232767 [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lsj/name/bernita-white-obituary?id=37232767] https://medium.com/crimebeat/from-the-shadows-a4dee9fae7a8 [https://medium.com/crimebeat/from-the-shadows-a4dee9fae7a8] https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/cold-but-not-forgotten,10213 [https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/cold-but-not-forgotten,10213] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqnUusEF-v0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqnUusEF-v0] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064836876756&fref=nf&pnref=story.unseen-section [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064836876756&fref=nf&pnref=story.unseen-section] https://tncpnews.com/mi-state-trooper-accused-of-murdering-his-wife-shoots-film/ https://potterparkzoo.org/ [https://potterparkzoo.org/]