True Crime Couple

In the sleepy Fort Worth enclave of River Oaks football, like in all Texas towns, was king. The energy surrounding Friday nights under the stadium lights was electric. Football wasn’t just a game, it was a way of life. The players were hometown heroes, the cheerleaders their shining counterparts, and together they stood at the center of the community’s pride. To many, they were untouchable teenage gods living out through their glory years. But when whispers of fear began to spread, that illusion of safety cracked. Someone out there was watching the cheerleaders. Hunting them. One by one, the girls who had once been celebrated as the town’s brightest stars would become targets in a chilling game of obsession that would end in blood. What seemed like the plot in the newest slasher film quickly became the reality for the students of Castleberry High School in 1981. Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dangerous-reunion/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dangerous-reunion/] Murder Under the Friday Night Lights, Season 1 Episode 1  https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/convict-to-return-to-prison-for-jailhouse-romance/285-342720631 [https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/convict-to-return-to-prison-for-jailhouse-romance/285-342720631] https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/second-court-of-appeals/2010/21828.html [https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/second-court-of-appeals/2010/21828.html] https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1410329.html [https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1410329.html] https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/485957-where-wesley-miller-today-retha-strattons-prison-sentence/ [https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/485957-where-wesley-miller-today-retha-strattons-prison-sentence/] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dangerous-reunion/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dangerous-reunion/] Newspapers.com [https://newspapers.com/]

Hudson, Wisconsin is a sleepy, quiet community bordering the St. Croix river. In 2002, as the rest of the country adjusted to the growing crime rates of the 21st century Hudson locked itself away in its tight northwest corner of the state. Everyone truly knew everyone and daily interactions between the residents resembled episodes from Leave It to Beaver and The Andy Griffith Show. That was why, when a beloved member of their community was murdered, the town was left reeling. It would be difficult, but, in order to catch the killer, the town would have to face their demons.  Sources: Source 1 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/343390998/?match=1&terms=ryan%20erickson] Source 2 [https://www.podles.org/case-studies/files/Rev-Erickson-Murder-Case-Study.pdf] Source 3 [https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2005_07_12/2005_10_05_Rubenstein_TheSins.htm] Source 4 [https://www.startribune.com/oct-6-2005-second-erickson-suicide-note-released/11583936] Source 5 [https://hurleyburish.com/legal-proceedings-what-is-a-john-doe-investigation-anyway/] Source 6 [http://newspapers.com]

In late October of 2012 the sudden disappearance of Katrina Smith left an Illinois community reeling. As the days went on the search for her revealed troubling clues as to what had happened to her. Detectives in this case were confronted with many bizarre circumstances and possible suspects, but it would be the revelation of a shocking secret that would lead them straight to their killer.  Sponsors: Rula Rula.com/tcc [http://rula.com/tcc] to get started today. After you sign up they ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. Mint Mobile Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/tcc [http://mintmobile.com/tcc] Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/US/hidden-past-led-katrina-smiths-killer/story?id=104055372 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/hidden-past-led-katrina-smiths-killer/story?id=104055372] https://www.yahoo.com/news/katrina-smith-her-husband-thought-033832831.html [https://www.yahoo.com/news/katrina-smith-her-husband-thought-033832831.html] https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/fd640f4a-f898-4ca4-9e9a-bb6ddcbf9afe/2170299_R23.pdf#:~:text=Trial%20court%20affirmed.,in%20the%20Department%20of%20Corrections [https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/fd640f4a-f898-4ca4-9e9a-bb6ddcbf9afe/2170299_R23.pdf#:~:text=Trial%20court%20affirmed.,in%20the%20Department%20of%20Corrections]. Articles retrieved from the Chicago Tribune, The Times (Streator, Il), Northwest Herald, Southtown Star, and The Daily Republican-Register through Newspapers.com [http://newspapers.com] between the dates of 2012-2018  20/20 Aired October 23, 2023

In the late afternoon of July 12, 1988 the neighborhood search for four year old Barbara Jean Horn would end abruptly after the girl’s body was discovered completely washed and nude in a television box just over a quarter of a mile from her home. The hunt for the man that committed the horrific crime and the subsequent trials that would follow would expose other wrong doings and injustices in the city of Philadelphia.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple [http://patreon.com/truecrimecouple]  Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/186267498/?match=1&terms=barbara%20jean%20horn [https://www.newspapers.com/image/186267498/?match=1&terms=barbara%20jean%20horn] https://www.newspapers.com/image/169372109/?match=1&terms=barbara%20jean%20horn [https://www.newspapers.com/image/169372109/?match=1&terms=barbara%20jean%20horn] https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Barbara_Jean_Horn [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Barbara_Jean_Horn] https://northeasttimes.com/2020/04/09/barbara-jean-horns-mom-release-walter-ogrod-he-is-innocent/ [https://northeasttimes.com/2020/04/09/barbara-jean-horns-mom-release-walter-ogrod-he-is-innocent/] https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/barbara-jean-horn-murder-philadelphia-walter-ogrod/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/barbara-jean-horn-murder-philadelphia-walter-ogrod/] https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2003/07/17/man-confesses-to-1987-rape/50978184007/ [https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2003/07/17/man-confesses-to-1987-rape/50978184007/] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6825730-The-Snitch-Career-Thief-A-Master-at-Dropping-the/ [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6825730-The-Snitch-Career-Thief-A-Master-at-Dropping-the/] https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigations/former-philadelphia-police-detectives-frank-jastrzembski-manuel-santiago-martin-devlin-perjury-lying-trial-wrongfully-convicted-man-anthony-wright/4144229/ [https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigations/former-philadelphia-police-detectives-frank-jastrzembski-manuel-santiago-martin-devlin-perjury-lying-trial-wrongfully-convicted-man-anthony-wright/4144229/] The Trials of Walter Ogrod [https://www.amazon.com/Trials-Walter-Ogrod-So-Called-Confessions/dp/1613738013] by Thomas Lowenstein Chicago Review Press

In the second part of our two part series on the Eastburn family we will cover the suspect and the subsequent court hearings that will follow. Please be advised that this episode contains sexual assault and crimes against children.  Sponsors: Greenlight Start your risk free greenlight trial today at greenlight.com/tcc [http://greenlight.com/tcc] IQ Bar IQBAR is offering our special podcast listeners 20% off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. To get your 20% off, text TCC to 64-000 Check out the Crime and Coffee Couple Podcast! Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/three-trials-for-murder [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/three-trials-for-murder] Three trial for murder By Nicholas Schmidle Innocent Victims: The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders [https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Victims-Eastburn-Family-Murders-ebook/dp/B01N5VD3R7]by Scott Whisnant Open Roads Media https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdf [https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdf] https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/hennis-v-united-states/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/hennis-v-united-states/] https://5clpp.com/2020/02/10/the-relationship-between-dual-sovereignty-and-double-jeopardy-the-trials-of-tim-hennis/ [https://5clpp.com/2020/02/10/the-relationship-between-dual-sovereignty-and-double-jeopardy-the-trials-of-tim-hennis/] https://www.stripes.com/news/soldier-on-death-row-will-ask-the-military-s-highest-court-to-overturn-his-conviction-1.603983 [https://www.stripes.com/news/soldier-on-death-row-will-ask-the-military-s-highest-court-to-overturn-his-conviction-1.603983] https://www.foxnews.com/us/25-years-later-widower-recalls-slain-family [https://www.foxnews.com/us/25-years-later-widower-recalls-slain-family] https://abcnews.go.com/2020/3rd-trial-master-sgt-timothy-hennis-guilty-1985/story?id=10324918 [https://abcnews.go.com/2020/3rd-trial-master-sgt-timothy-hennis-guilty-1985/story?id=10324918] https://www.newspapers.com/image/655987126/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis [https://www.newspapers.com/image/655987126/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis] https://www.newspapers.com/image/984728037/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis [https://www.newspapers.com/image/984728037/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis] https://www.newspapers.com/image/655994809/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis [https://www.newspapers.com/image/655994809/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis] https://abcnews.go.com/US/gary-jana-eastburns-nightmare-odyssey-convict-familys-killer/story?id=11644539 [https://abcnews.go.com/US/gary-jana-eastburns-nightmare-odyssey-convict-familys-killer/story?id=11644539] https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/president-leaves-military-defendants-on-death-row-after-commuting-others/ [https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/president-leaves-military-defendants-on-death-row-after-commuting-others/]