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The Memorial Day weekend brought swarms of tourists to Niagara Falls, eager to celebrate under the sun. Just an hour away, a group of local teens gathered at Wayne Fleet Quarry, diving into the water and marking the unofficial start of summer. Alison and her friends, thrilled to leave the school year behind, decided to up the ante by jumping from an old bridge spanning the quarry. But as they reached the top, something unusual in the water caught their eye: a large, bulky bag emblazoned with "US" in bold, black letters. Curiosity piqued, they made their way down to inspect it. But the water around the bag turned red before they could haul it to shore. This wasn’t discarded junk—junk doesn’t bleed. Panicked, the teens scrambled up the road, frantically waving down a passing car, whose driver quickly called the police. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘A Body in the River: The Murder of Dr. Paul Campagna.’ Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS. All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint. This episode is proudly sponsored by Yaman.Welcome to Yaman the very latest and greatest in J-Beauty innovations Listeners can visit YA-MANUSA.com/discount/TCP [http://ya-manusa.com/discount/TCP] for a 20% discount Also proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.com [http://sleepcreme.com]The World's Original and Finest CBD Topical for SleepOrder your bottle at sleepcreme.com. Use the code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Sources: https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrihPO9bUdnkdo4e6QPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1732763198/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.stcatharinesstandard.ca%2fnews%2fcrime%2flies-damn-lies-and-fingerprints%2farticle_77e41f8b-01cd-55fb-8d35-8f10c24fd8dd.html/RK=2/RS=T8uhDLJ6WOZ2NL0a746Szmy7r_w- [https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrihPO9bUdnkdo4e6QPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1732763198/RO=10/RU=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stcatharinesstandard.ca%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Flies-damn-lies-and-fingerprints%2Farticle_77e41f8b-01cd-55fb-8d35-8f10c24fd8dd.html/RK=2/RS=T8uhDLJ6WOZ2NL0a746Szmy7r_w-] https://www.coursehero.com/file/166768238/Matt-Bowden-Casedocx/ [https://www.coursehero.com/file/166768238/Matt-Bowden-Casedocx/] https://yandex.ru/video/preview/2848096618408381532 [https://yandex.ru/video/preview/2848096618408381532] https://twitter.com/mylifeofcrime/status/198501313909239809?lang=en [https://twitter.com/mylifeofcrime/status/198501313909239809?lang=en] https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/crime/the-big-score/article_0b6d041c-5d1b-591f-a7b1-9be99f00ae33.html [https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/crime/the-big-score/article_0b6d041c-5d1b-591f-a7b1-9be99f00ae33.html] https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/crime/the-big-score/article_0b6d041c-5d1b-591f-a7b1-9be99f00ae33.html [https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/crime/the-big-score/article_0b6d041c-5d1b-591f-a7b1-9be99f00ae33.html] https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/tag/matthew-bowden-of-dunnville/

It was frigidly cold in January of 1994, with snow drifts a foot high, as twelve-year-old Rebecca Savarese made her way to Notre Dame Middle School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Suddenly, there was a man at her elbow. She was completely taken off guard because he had approached her from behind. She gave a startled jump, and the man said to her, “Do you see this gun I have?” Rebecca said that she had seen it.  The man then pointed at his truck and instructed her to get in. Rebecca balked, and although she remained calm, her mother’s words echoed through her mind. Never get in a stranger’s vehicle. When the man urged her to get into his truck, Rebecca pretended as though she was having an asthma attack. She pretended to have trouble breathing and feigned dizziness. Her actions took the man off guard for just a split second. He grabbed her and got a hold of her backpack. Rebecca wriggled out of it and took off running down the street, leaving the man holding her pack.  As she was running Rebecca saw a man standing outside a bank, “Sir, sir, sir! A man tried to kidnap me!” she said. The man ushered her into the bank, where they called the police.   There was no way that Rebecca Savarese could have known that morning when she got out of bed that she was going to inadvertently play a part in catching a child killer.  She had no idea that her actions on that day would bring closure to two families and probably stop an untold number of other children from experiencing a horrific early demise. She wasn’t thinking about any of that. But when the moment came, Rebecca knew one thing. She wasn’t getting in that vehicle. “If I’d gotten in that truck, I just knew I was going to end up someplace dead,” she later told reporters.  Of that, Rebecca was most likely correct. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Evil in the East: Sara Anne Wood & James Bernardo" If you have any information that could help locate Sara Anne Wood's remains, please contact The Major Crimes Unit at 315-366-6000. A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  Be sure to check out the new book box subscription service at Brew, Book & Candle. 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Like many Americans, Thanksgiving is a cherished occasion—a time to gather with family, indulge in turkey and stuffing, and celebrate the bonds that hold loved ones together. This Thanksgiving event hosts three generations of family ready to enjoy a day of food and good company. After a busy day of food preparation, the guests all take their seats to eat the giant feast.  A tradition that the family has been doing for many years starts right after everyone is stuffed from eating, a singalong by the piano. The tranquil joy would come to a shocking end as bullets rang out.  It was a Thanksgiving that should have been like any other—a night for family, food, and tradition at a home in Jupiter Florida not murder.  Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘A Thanksgiving Massacre 20 Years in the Making: Merhige Massacre’ Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint This episode is proudly sponsored by Yaman. Welcome to Yaman the very latest and greatest in J-Beauty innovations Listeners can visit YA-MANUSA.com/discount/TCP [http://ya-manusa.com/discount/TCP] for a 20% discount Also proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.com [http://sleepcreme.com]The World's Original and Finest CBD Topical for SleepOrder your bottle at sleepcreme.com. Use the code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Sources :https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/] https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2011/10/28/guilty-plea-brings-7-life-sentences/ [https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2011/10/28/guilty-plea-brings-7-life-sentences/] https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2011/09/15/lawsuit-merhige-s-parents-did/7486766007/ https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/state/2009/12/03/suspect-in-jupiter-thanksgiving-killings-still-at-large/31733085007/ [https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/state/2009/12/03/suspect-in-jupiter-thanksgiving-killings-still-at-large/31733085007/] https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2010/03/09/victim-thanksgiving-day-shooting-out/7578161007/ https://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/a33984895/native-american-thanksgiving-holiday/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/] https://www.yahoo.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-2009-highlights-todays-130038254.html [https://www.yahoo.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-2009-highlights-todays-130038254.html] https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-of-makayla-sitton-to-sue-thanksgiving-killer-paul-merhige-parents/2055945/ [https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-of-makayla-sitton-to-sue-thanksgiving-killer-paul-merhige-parents/2055945/] https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/02/21/parents-not-found-negligent-in-palm-beach-county-massacre/26934352007/ [https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/02/21/parents-not-found-negligent-in-palm-beach-county-massacre/26934352007/] https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a-history-of-violence/2055615/ Homicide for the Holidays S1. E 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Thanksgiving_murders [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Thanksgiving_murders] https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/two-years-after-the-jupiter-thanksgiving-massacre/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/two-years-after-the-jupiter-thanksgiving-massacre/] https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/thanksgiving-massacre-plea-deal-expected/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/thanksgiving-massacre-plea-deal-expected/] https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/lawsuit-to-be-filed-in-thanksgiving-shooting-rampage/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/no-thanks-5-notorious-crimes-committed-on-thanksgiving-day https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/3-grisly-thanksgiving-family-murders-that-will-make-you-hug-your-family-tighter-this-season

A listener requested episode.  Thank you, Katherine! Thank you to Ana, who helped me with some pronunciations. I'm still not sure I got it right. By the time twenty-four-year-old Stephen Anderson stood in the doorway of the dining room on the 8th of February 1997 and announced, “I’ve had sex with a dog,” paused, and then added, “And a cat, too.” It was already too late for any intervention. The fates of the people seated around the breakfast table were already sealed.  Moments later, Stephen Anderson would come back into the room with a sawn-off shotgun and commit one of the worst massacres in New Zealand history. Join Jen & Cam as they discuss "The Raurimu Massacre."   A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!  Thank you to our team: Written and researched by Lauretta Allen Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS [https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617] Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print [https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617] https://www.youtube.com/watchv=XmIMII7hHK0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmIMII7hHK0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimu [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimu]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimu_massacre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raurimu_massacre] https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/ [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/] https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-massacre-remembering-the-fallen-20-years-on/4E6CRIG2PFWVL26JVBGNOQFFWY/ [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-massacre-remembering-the-fallen-20-years-on/4E6CRIG2PFWVL26JVBGNOQFFWY/] http://www.crime.co.nz/c-files.aspx?ID=302 [http://www.crime.co.nz/c-files.aspx?ID=302] https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/latest-edition/2674418/Survivors-recount-lodge-nightmare [https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/latest-edition/2674418/Survivors-recount-lodge-nightmare] https://www.newspapers.com/image/829111181/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/829111181/] (gun control issue in NZ) https://khandallahiscorrupt.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/raurimu-massacre-stephen-anderson-information/ [https://khandallahiscorrupt.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/raurimu-massacre-stephen-anderson-information/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/475263667/match=1&terms=Raurimu%20New%20Zealand [https://www.newspapers.com/image/475263667/?match=1&terms=Raurimu%20New%20Zealand] https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/anderson-stephen-lawrence.htm [https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/anderson-stephen-lawrence.htm] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_New_Zealand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_New_Zealand] https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-paranoia [https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-paranoia] https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/victims-mother-upset-killers-quiet-release [https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/victims-mother-upset-killers-quiet-release] https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and- [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-]the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/

In the heart of Albuquerque, Pastor Greg Griego often stood before the fire department and the local jail, sharing his powerful testimony of redemption. Once entangled in the world of gangs in California, he had found a new path through faith, a transformation that resonated with those who listened. He was well-known and well-liked in the community.  Greg Griego. Once a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division, Greg had led a life marred by drugs and gangs. However, during a stint in jail in California in the early 1990s, he experienced a profound transformation, finding faith and embracing Christianity. This pivotal change set him on a path of redemption, ultimately leading him to serve others. While his wife, Sarah, dedicated herself to homeschooling their ten children in their modest home in the semi-rural South Valley. Greg had five children before he met his wife, Sarah, with whom he had five more. Greg turned their backyard barn into a sanctuary for released prisoners. Most would agree that Greg and Sarah were strict parents. They prohibited their children from playing violent video games and meticulously monitored their television choices. Greg Griego was determined to cultivate a home of hope, love, and healing, but that all ended on January 19, 2013. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Something Went Terribly Wrong: Griego Family Murders’ Listener Discretion by @OctoberpodVHS All Music is by our Editor @theinkypawprint This episode is proudly sponsored by Yaman. Welcome to Yaman the very latest and greatest in J-Beauty innovations Listeners can visit YA-MANUSA.com/discount/TCP [http://ya-manusa.com/discount/TCP] for a 20% discount Also proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.com [http://sleepcreme.com] The World's Original and Finest CBD Topical for SleepOrder your bottle at sleepcreme.com. Use the code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/new-mexico-supreme-court-upholds-life-imprisonment-for-nehemiah-griego/ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/01/30/Family-of-teen-killer-question-confession/31021359568995/ [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/01/30/Family-of-teen-killer-question-confession/31021359568995/] https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/lawyer-seeks-higher-quality-rehabilitation-for-nehemiah-griego/ [https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/lawyer-seeks-higher-quality-rehabilitation-for-nehemiah-griego/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Valley_homicides [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Valley_homicides] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341638987_Nehemiah_Griego_-_Killer_Child [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341638987_Nehemiah_Griego_-_Killer_Child] https://apnews.com/article/politics-new-mexico-supreme-court-albuquerque-child-abuse-fec25ffc0b34e7067728204daa55a000 [https://apnews.com/article/politics-new-mexico-supreme-court-albuquerque-child-abuse-fec25ffc0b34e7067728204daa55a000] https://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-mexico-family-killer-nehemiah-griegos-girlfriend-tells/story?id=18290148 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-mexico-family-killer-nehemiah-griegos-girlfriend-tells/story?id=18290148] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnWdQ3oNGw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnWdQ3oNGw] https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/23/sheriff-new-mexico-teen-told-others-plan-kill-his-family/15840419007/ [https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/23/sheriff-new-mexico-teen-told-others-plan-kill-his-family/15840419007/] https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-23-la-na-nn-griego-albuquerque-shooting-20130123-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-23-la-na-nn-griego-albuquerque-shooting-20130123-story.html] https://people.com/crime/nehemiah-griego-15-fatally-shoots-parents-and-three-siblings-cops/ [https://people.com/crime/nehemiah-griego-15-fatally-shoots-parents-and-three-siblings-cops/] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-mexico-teen-charged-massacre-not-monster-relatives-say-flna1c8089481