Campfire Stories with Amy Scott

Parade Massacre: The Case of Darrell Brooks

Darrell Brooks was recently sentenced for killing 6 people and injuring 60 more during a 2021 rampage through a parade route. This video covers the details of the case as well as Darrell's lengthy criminal record that dates back to 1999.

Idaho Student Murders: Suspect Arrested!

Today's episode covers the recent murders of four college students in Moscow, Idaho. Madison, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan were stabbed to death while asleep in bed on November 13, 2022.  On Friday, December 30, 2022, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, a graduate student who lives nearby, was taken into custody.

What Happened to Barry and Honey Sherman?

Today we are going over the 2017 murder of Canadian Billionaires, Barry and Honey Sherman. Murdered in their own home just before Christmas and staged to resemble a sculpture near the scene, this one has puzzled people for just over five years.    As mentioned in the video, The Star has covered this case extensively. Here's a link to one of their most recent articles:   https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/12/13/five-years-later-inside-the-barry-and-honey-sherman-murders.html

Crime for Christmas: Ronald Gene Simmons

This is the 2nd of three videos that I'll be posting over the Christmas season. This video tells the tale of Ronald Gene Simmons, an a-hole who chose to kill 14 members of his family as well as two strangers over the Christmas season in 1987.  It wasn't my intent to cover a bunch of familicides over Christmas but that seems to be the way it's shaping up. Check back for one more video tomorrow, December 26th, at noon central.

Crime for Christmas: The Carnation Murders

This is the first of three episodes I'll be publishing on the 24th, 25th and 26th of December. In this episode, we cover the 2007 Carnation Murders. Michele Anderson wasn't too happy when her parents started asking her and her boyfriend, Joe, to pay rent for the mobile home they had been living rent-free in for over a year. While the rest of the family was preparing for Christmas, Michele and Joe had a different plan.