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The Lake Waco Murders Day 3: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

On the 3rd Nightmare Before Christmas... On the sweltering evening of July 14, 1982, a call came into the Waco Police Department that would shatter the community’s sense of safety. Two teenage boys, fishing near the shores of Lake Waco at Speegleville Park, had stumbled across a scene no one could have imagined. Beneath a tree lay a teenage boy. His hands were bound tightly behind his back, a gag shoved into his mouth, sunglasses still shielding his eyes. His chest had been punctured repeatedly. Moments later, officers discovered two more bodies scattered across the park. In that moment, Lake Waco would forever be etched in the memory of a town that had lost its innocence. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast, entitled "The Lake Waco Murders." Murders: Day 3:12 Nightmares Before Christmas". Thank you to our incredible team: Listener discretion by Edward October @octoberpodVHS. Executive Producer/Music by @theinkypawprint  Sources:  https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075726/http://www.lakewacomurders.com/html/Melendez%20Pleads%20Guilty.PDF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lake_Waco_murders [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lake_Waco_murders] https://www.kwtx.com/2022/07/13/lake-waco-murders-40-years-later-attorneys-believe-wrongfully-convicted-man-executed/ [https://www.kwtx.com/2022/07/13/lake-waco-murders-40-years-later-attorneys-believe-wrongfully-convicted-man-executed/] https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/25/opinion/the-wrong-man.html?src=pm https://www.amazon.com/Careless-Whispers-Lake-Waco-Murders/dp/0671646060 https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Texas_Gavel_Awards&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19539 [https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Texas_Gavel_Awards&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19539] http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1991_795370/conviction-overturned-inmate-now-seeks-a-job-deeb.html [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1991_795370/conviction-overturned-inmate-now-seeks-a-job-deeb.html] https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-murders-at-the-lake/ http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/3-decades-after-brutal-killings-last-defendant-10858867.php https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081445/http://www.lakewacomurders.com/html/indictments%20near%20teenagers%20deaths.PDF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Korrina Malinoski & Annette Sagers Day 2: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

On the 2nd Nightmare Before Christmas… In November 1987, Korrina Malinoski disappears without a trace, leaving her family and a quiet South Carolina town full of questions. Almost a year later, her eleven-year-old daughter, Annette Sagers, vanishes from a bus stop in Monck’s Corner. She leaves behind a short, mysterious note, but no other clues. No evidence. No witnesses. Only decades of unanswered questions.  Join Cam and Jen as they discuss “Like Mother, Like Daughter: Korrina Malinoski & Annette Sagers.” If you have any information about the disappearance of Korrina Korri Lynne Sagers Malinowski or her daughter, Annette Sagers, please contact the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office at 803-761-7190 or 803-737-9000. We have the most incredible team: Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.octoberpodvhs.com/home]. Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen. Executive Producers/Music by @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://theinkypawprint.com/] Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1037365115/?match=1&terms=%22Korrina%20Malinoski%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1037365115/?match=1&terms=%22Korrina%20Malinoski%22] https://www.newspapers.com/image/195218856/?match=1&terms=%22Korrina%20Malinoski%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/195218856/?match=1&terms=%22Korrina%20Malinoski%22] https://www.newspapers.com/image/665856682/?match=1&terms=%22Korrina%20Malinoski%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/665856682/?match=1&terms=%22Korrina%20Malinoski%22] https://www.newspapers.com/image/665856682/?match=1&clipping_id=176116906 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/665856682/?match=1&clipping_id=176116906] https://www.newspapers.com/image/665856683/?clipping_id=176116947 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/665856683/?clipping_id=176116947] https://charleyproject.org/case/korrina-lynne-sagers-malinoski [https://charleyproject.org/case/korrina-lynne-sagers-malinoski] https://charleyproject.org/case/annette-deanne-sagers [https://charleyproject.org/case/annette-deanne-sagers] https://www.oxygen.com/up-and-vanished/crime-news/steven-malinoski-denies-involvement-korrina-malinoski-disappearance [https://www.oxygen.com/up-and-vanished/crime-news/steven-malinoski-denies-involvement-korrina-malinoski-disappearance] https://fox28savannah.com/news/local/bring-them-home-secrets-in-the-swamp-explores-the-story-of-a-missing-mother-daughter-wciv-annette-korrina-sagers [https://fox28savannah.com/news/local/bring-them-home-secrets-in-the-swamp-explores-the-story-of-a-missing-mother-daughter-wciv-annette-korrina-sagers] https://abcnews4.com/news/local/experts-take-new-look-at-berkeley-county-cold-case-of-missing-mother-11-year-old-girl [https://abcnews4.com/news/local/experts-take-new-look-at-berkeley-county-cold-case-of-missing-mother-11-year-old-girl] https://youtu.be/TsGgOY_4c1A?si=YrjpQlaqjDbvPPOE [https://youtu.be/TsGgOY_4c1A?si=YrjpQlaqjDbvPPOE] https://youtu.be/7JgGm_sOG3o?si=BOd5LPVJLLPNR1vj [https://youtu.be/7JgGm_sOG3o?si=BOd5LPVJLLPNR1vj] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Lowcountry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Lowcountry] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Sound of Guilt: Murder of Sarah Stern Day 1: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.

On the 1st day of Nightmares Before Christmas... Nineteen-year-old Sarah Stern was a gifted artist, a young woman passionate about painting, sketching, and all things Disney. Known for her kindness, creativity, and quiet energy, she was loved by friends and family alike. Her disappearance, in December 2016, would shock the close-knit communities of Neptune City and Belmar, New Jersey. But it was who was responsible that would be the biggest shock of all. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “The Sound of Guilt: Murder of Sarah Stern”. Thank you to our incredible team: Listener discretion by Edward October @octoberpodVHS Executive Producers/Music by @theinkypawprint Sources:  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/sarah-stern-new-jersey-college-student-murder-friend-liam-mcatasney-sentence-court-guilty/1537853/ [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/sarah-stern-new-jersey-college-student-murder-friend-liam-mcatasney-sentence-court-guilty/1537853/] https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2023/02/03/sarah-stern-death-murder-liam-mcatasney-conviction-upheld/69866758007/ [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2023/02/03/sarah-stern-death-murder-liam-mcatasney-conviction-upheld/69866758007/] https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sarah-stern-father-testifies/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sarah-stern-father-testifies/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fRXGTHbrg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fRXGTHbrg] https://abc7chicago.com/post/jurors-hear-mans-chilling-grisly-confession-to-childhood-friends-murder/5127362/ [https://abc7chicago.com/post/jurors-hear-mans-chilling-grisly-confession-to-childhood-friends-murder/5127362/] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-man-found-guilty-robbing-murdering-friend-throwing-her-n976681 [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-man-found-guilty-robbing-murdering-friend-throwing-her-n976681] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-man-found-guilty-robbing-murdering-friend-throwing-her-n976681 [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-man-found-guilty-robbing-murdering-friend-throwing-her-n976681] https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/court-opinions/2022/a2155-19.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/nyregion/nj-liam-mcatasney-sarah-stern-missing.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1hymSRRCXU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1hymSRRCXU] https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/liam-mcatasney-sarah-sterns-childhood-friend-trial-murder-61421935 https://abcnews.go.com/US/liam-mcatasney-sentenced-life-parole-murdering-friend-sarah/story?id=63869375 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/liam-mcatasney-sentenced-life-parole-murdering-friend-sarah/story?id=63869375] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CksZ0lxfXQ0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CksZ0lxfXQ0] https://6abc.com/post/ex-classmate-gets-life-in-prison-for-sarah-stern-murder/5357392/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

339. Nursing Uncertainty: The Lucy Letby Case

On a quiet summer morning in Chester, a nurse in a tracksuit opened her front door to find detectives waiting. Within minutes, Lucy Letby, the nurse parents trusted with their most fragile infants, was led away in handcuffs. To neighbors, she was the polite young woman who waved from her driveway. To friends, she was giving and kind, the kind of girl who carried spare tampons in her bag in case someone might be in need  But inside the Countess of Chester Hospital, prosecutors said, she had become something far darker: a “malevolent presence” who turned lifesaving equipment into murder weapons, leaving a trail of dead and critically injured newborns in her wake And as she climbed into the backseat, doubt lingered as to whether they had captured a killer, or condemned an innocent woman to the role of one. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Nursing Uncertainty: The Lucy Letby Case.’ Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources:  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/20/lucy-letby-dozens-more-babies-police-believe-chester-liverpool https://books.google.com/books?id=XA0REQAAQBAJ&dq=lucy+letby+classmates&pg=PA10 [https://books.google.com/books?id=XA0REQAAQBAJ&dq=lucy+letby+classmates&pg=PA10] https://web.archive.org/web/20240705221812/https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5147755/why-experts-continue-to-question-the-killer-nurse-lucy-letby-case [https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5147755/why-experts-continue-to-question-the-killer-nurse-lucy-letby-case] https://books.google.com/books?id=W7rYEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22lucy+letby%22+furniture&pg=PT3 [https://books.google.com/books?id=W7rYEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22lucy+letby%22+furniture&pg=PT3] https://web.archive.org/web/20190226112746/https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news-and-appeals/news/update-on-countess-of-chester-hospital-neonatal-unit-investigation/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/13/nurse-lucy-letby-released-on-bail-in-chester-baby-deaths-inquiry https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/15/lucy-letby-discussed-babies-deaths-in-excited-way-inquiry-told https://web.archive.org/web/20240513112618/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/lucy-letby-was-found-guilty-of-killing-seven-babies-did-she-do-it [https://web.archive.org/web/20240513112618/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/lucy-letby-was-found-guilty-of-killing-seven-babies-did-she-do-it] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65311400 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Letby https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-65960506 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0y9673rjno [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0y9673rjno] https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-10-14/who-are-the-children-alleged-to-have-been-murdered-by-lucy-letby https://web.archive.org/web/20240513112618/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/lucy-letby-was-found-guilty-of-killing-seven-babies-did-she-do-it https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/18/what-were-lucy-letbys-possible-motives-for-murdering-babies https://people.com/where-is-lucy-letby-now-11795133 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/09/lucy-letby-serial-killer-or-miscarriage-justice-victim/ https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-letby-trial-hears-how-doctor-raised-concerns-but-was-told-not-to-make-a-fuss-12729381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

338. Killer Charm: The Betrayal Of Michele MacNeill

Michelle MacNeill, devoted mother of eight, wife, and former beauty queen, had a life that seemed enviable. Living in Utah with her husband, Dr. Martin MacNeill, everything looked perfect on the surface, but as we all know, appearances can be deceiving. Just days after undergoing plastic surgery, Michelle was found dead in her bathtub. Her death was ruled an accident caused by prescription pain medication, but her sister and daughters were skeptical. Their suspicions would expose the carefully crafted life her husband presented to the world, showing the real darkness behind Martin MacNeill’s perfect image. Sources: Available on ourtruecrimepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]