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Over the span of three decades a man left bread crumbs for law enforcement officers to find all over the country. Luckily, time and technology would eventually catch up to him and Roy Melanson would have to pay for the crimes he had committed and what he had taken from his victims and their families.  Sponsors: IQ Bar To get your twenty percent off, just text TCC to 64-000 Uncommon Goods To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/TCC [http://uncommongoods.com/TCC] Miracle Made Go to TryMiracle.com/TCC [http://trymiracle.com/TCC] and use the code TCC to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF Sources: https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/22/flower-child/?clearUserState=true [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/22/flower-child/?clearUserState=true] https://vocal.media/criminal/murder-on-kebler-pass-road-michele-wallace [https://vocal.media/criminal/murder-on-kebler-pass-road-michele-wallace] https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/22/flower-child/ [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/22/flower-child/] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9551613/michele_cecile-wallace [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9551613/michele_cecile-wallace] https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/02/20/now-they-can-say-goodbye/ [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/02/20/now-they-can-say-goodbye/] https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2008/07/06/state-case-with-local-link/8483778007/ [https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2008/07/06/state-case-with-local-link/8483778007/] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83432208/margaret-cecilia-wallace [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83432208/margaret-cecilia-wallace] https://www.wafb.com/story/12581570/deputies-charge-73-year-old-in-connection-with-1988-murder/ [https://www.wafb.com/story/12581570/deputies-charge-73-year-old-in-connection-with-1988-murder/] Smooth Talker: Trail of Death by Steve Jackson  Available: https://www.amazon.com/Smooth-Talker-Trail-Steve-Jackson/dp/194226643X [https://www.amazon.com/Smooth-Talker-Trail-Steve-Jackson/dp/194226643X]

Three members of the Colegrove family were brutally murdered in their home during a thunderstorm in a Pennsylvania town of roughly 379 people. Is the killer walking among them or is it the residents of the town that can help detectives find out who the killer is with their inside knowledge of the family.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple [https://Patreon.com/truecrimecouple] Sponsors: Uncommon Goods uncommongoods.com/tcc [https://uncommongoods.com/tcc] for 15% off! Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/1220-mda-2019.html [https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/1220-mda-2019.html] Newspaper articles arcdieved through Newspapers.com [https://Newspapers.com] from: The Star-Gazette Times Tribune Citizen's Voice Press and un Bulletin 2007-2009

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On Monday October 19, 1970 in the midst of the Manson family murder trials and with two serial killers on the loose, both the Zodiac and the Co-ed Killer, firefighters in Soquel, CA discover the bodies of five people in the swimming pool of a wealthy home in the Santa Cruz mountains. Through a note left at the scene a murderous cult took responsibility for the Ohta family murders. Join me as I tell John just what happened and who was responsible.  Sponsors: Ibiana Unlock your inner wit today by downloading the Ibiana app and sign up. Or get more information at ibiana.com [http://ibiana.com]. Join the hunt today (it’s free).  Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/5/287.html [https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/5/287.html] https://projects.scpr.org/timelines/capital-punishment-in-california/ [https://projects.scpr.org/timelines/capital-punishment-in-california/] https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Santa-Cruz-mass-murderer-kills-self-in-prison-3221281.php [https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Santa-Cruz-mass-murderer-kills-self-in-prison-3221281.php] https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/files/original/571aa1b2b278eb1f40c3970e109bbcb4.PDF [https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/files/original/571aa1b2b278eb1f40c3970e109bbcb4.PDF] https://lookout.co/i-wanted-to-see-the-co-ed-killer-in-a-wheelchair-old-and-broken-down-revisiting-edmund-kemper/ [https://lookout.co/i-wanted-to-see-the-co-ed-killer-in-a-wheelchair-old-and-broken-down-revisiting-edmund-kemper/] https://www.sfweekly.com/archives/yesterday-s-crimes-the-santa-cruz-serial-killer-epidemic/article_9b3d46d5-6be8-5fc0-9779-93e77924685a.html [https://www.sfweekly.com/archives/yesterday-s-crimes-the-santa-cruz-serial-killer-epidemic/article_9b3d46d5-6be8-5fc0-9779-93e77924685a.html] Murder in California: Rage and Revenge  By Marques Vickers, 2021 Accessed through Everand Newspaper articles from the Santa Cruz Sentinel from October 20, 1970-November 23, 1973 accessed through Newspapers.com [http://Newspapers.com]

On June 8, 2017 a call came into Montgomery County, MO dispatch. The two people on the line stated that someone had been found dead inside a large snake breeding facility and one of the large snakes was not accounted for. When deputies got on the scene they were terrified and had no idea what they were in for. Had someone been killed by a snake or had this been a cold blooded murder? Sponsors:  Hometown Ghost Stories Watch Hometown Ghost Stories live on YouTube, Tuesday nights at 9pm eastern; or catch the podcast on Wednesdays on any podcast platform. Listen to terrifying ghost stories from all around the world, or go to hometownghoststories.com [http://hometownghoststories.com] to submit your own. IQ Bar Products To get your twenty percent off, just text TCC to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Sources: https://www.courttv.com/trials/mo-v-renick-2021/ [https://www.courttv.com/trials/mo-v-renick-2021/] https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198075 [https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198075] https://abc17news.com/news/top-stories/2022/08/16/attorney-wants-murdered-mans-wife-barred-from-inheritance-payouts/ [https://abc17news.com/news/top-stories/2022/08/16/attorney-wants-murdered-mans-wife-barred-from-inheritance-payouts/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W_WPo3g_VY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W_WPo3g_VY] Archived newspapers articles from: Columbia Daily Tribune, Springfield News-Leader, Missouri States Times, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch between June 2017 and May 2023