A troubled teen turned into a miserable adult.

Being absent in his relationship and neglecting his parter resulted in an *unexpected* outcome, his wife had enough and filed for divorce.

Was it resentment at being “abandoned” in his words, or was it that she had moved on with her life that made him commit the most heinous of crimes.

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This week we discuss: Murder, Motive, Filicide

Sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/dad-accused-of-killing-3-daughters-called-mom-and-said-you-can-come-home-now-because-i-killed-the-kids-she-says

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/parents-of-man-who-killed-daughters-testify/

https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/daily-updates/psychologist-testifies-schaffhausen-sane-at-time-of-murders/article_e2653baf-9580-510b-8170-8669228ca9cf.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0mKC36lRYU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m17mEpM__FM

https://www.twincities.com/2013/04/15/schaffhausens-insanity-claim-rejected-3-slain-girls-father-faces-life-in-prison-w-video/

https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/public_safety/man-who-dated-jessica-schaffhausen-testifies-he-received-threatening-call/article_1c8c3650-b5df-5134-a20d-5c573c2e87b6.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thistles-Thorns-Jessica-Lee-Peterson/dp/1951375769?ie=UTF8

https://appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/details/detail

https://cases.justia.com/wisconsin/court-of-appeals/2015-2014ap002370-cr.pdf?ts=1436882617

Patreon Case Autopsy Sources:

https://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2012/07/aaron-schaffhausen-what-kind-of-man.html

https://mileswmathis.com/schaff.pdf

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Being involved in politics requires a certain amount of ones private life being scrutinised.

Being the child of a politician may cause you to grow up differently to your peers.

It may also give you ideas on how to deal with people that are not doing what you want them to.

Are you entitled or completely off the rails?

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This week we discuss: Murder, Motive, Arson, Politics

Sources:

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/69cbb5_1098579f4eeb40279003e881181b7fd8/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Helgelien

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/16-year-old-girl-and-her-18-year-old-boyfriend-murdered-her-dad-tried-to-dismember-body-police/

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/video-shows-arrest-of-2-teens-accused-of-killing-girls-father-2410734/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225701773/daniel_wendell-halseth

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/teen-girl-boyfriend-sentenced-for-killing-girls-father-2661082/

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/im-not-a-monster-las-vegas-teen-who-killed-girlfriends-father-discusses-what-lead-to-murder/

https://thenevadaglobe.com/articles/opinion-the-worst-congressional-candidate-ever/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nevada-elizabeth-helgelien-oped-2024-b2514499.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzCPxRSf2qU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPmXrFCKgps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dMSEzwzx5Q

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Thomas Seatt was a quiet man but behind closed doors, he was a predator.

Between the years of 1998-2004 he preyed on young women across the Midwest, luring them in before brutally ending their lives. For years, police struggled to connect the crimes as Seatt was careful, methodical and always one step ahead.

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This week we discuss: Murder, Motive, Arson, Pyromania

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sweatt

https://www.atf.gov/our-history/historical-articles/dc-area-serial-arsonist

https://wjla.com/news/local/americas-most-prolific-arsonist-convicted-in-2005-now-suspect-in-deadly-1985-dc-fire

https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/md/news/2005/SweattSentencePR.pdf

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/300303/letters-from-an-arsonist/

https://www.healthline.com/health/pyromania#definition

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120229814/bessie-mae-duncan

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165047569/roy_rogers_picott

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120225635/lou_edna-jones

https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/

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William’s childhood appeared normal and uneventful until around the age of 17, when things began to take a darker turn and he started accumulating a criminal record.

As an adult his behavior spiraled further, leading him into a life of serious crimes. For years, he managed to evade justice despite being involved in increasingly heinous acts.

Was his descent into violence triggered by an alleged drug debt, or was it simply the inevitable outcome of the path he had chosen?

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This week we discuss: Murder, Motive, Serial killing

Sources:

https://x.com/HabitualSlayers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wickline

https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w1/wickline-william.htm

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97993465/charles_morgan-marsh

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151121885/christopher_malcolm-lerch

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151122200/peggy_ann_lerch

https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A178066

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-wickline-2

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/319/813/533866/

https://drc.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/d37bdc54-c4bc-4240-87d2-bd7514495588/Wickline+William.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_K9I401S01H7F40QBNJU3SO1F56-d37bdc54-c4bc-4240-87d2-bd7514495588-obcl6yx

https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amr510402004en.pdf

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-william-dean-wi/78537661/

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Adopted at birth, Joshua began exhibiting troubling behaviors as early as age five.

Despite numerous doctors and diagnoses, nothing seemed to help, by the age of 14, his behavior had escalated to the point where he was sent to a boarding school that also served as a residential care facility.

Was his eventual act of destroying his family a response to learning about his adoption? Or was it an inevitable outcome, simmering beneath the surface all along?

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This week we discuss: Murder, Motive, Serial killing, Family Annihilator

Sources:

https://people.com/alaska-serial-killer-who-killed-five-people-dead-indiana-prison-8667872

https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jenkins-joshua.htm

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/feb/27/police-say-teen-plotted-slaying/

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/may/29/da-portrays-teen-as-brutal-killer-in-slaying-of-fa/

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/30/las-vegas-teen-who-murdered-family-describes-killi/

https://www.dailycrime.com/joshua-jenkins-murdered-five-members-of-his-family/

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/2024/09/25/hearing-results-august-2024/

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/2024/11/07/week-of-oct-28-nov-1-2024/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/reactive-attachment-disorder

https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/california/vista-del-mar-child-family-services-special-care/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10392256/?ref_=ttep_ep1

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104188377/george-jenkins

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104188372/alene-jenkins

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A heartfelt thanks to all of you who listen, a gift, and a little challenge for the budding artists.

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They were farmers, had 8 children. The oldest son (second child) was sent out to get bullets or shot and missed his fathers rampage, wiping the whole family out, including himself, on Christmas day in 1929.

Its about 60 years later that a motive comes to light but even now, its not confirmed that it is true.

This week we discuss: Murder, Motive, Serial Killer, The Great Depression, Sharecropping, Family Anihilator, Familicide

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Lawson_family#See_also

https://the-line-up.com/lawson-family-massacre

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/secret-behind-photo-in-lawson-family-christmas-day-massacre-when-seven-people-died/news-story/080cd6dcee54a210d70098ca45dc3851

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-murder-of-the-lawson-family-the-true-events-behind-folk-musics-scariest-murder-ballad/

https://www.amazon.com/White-Christmas-Bloody-Christmas-Finally-Murders/dp/0962810800

https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Our-Tears-Murders-Christmas-ebook/dp/B01EKOU42U

https://www.amazon.com/Death-North-Carolinas-Piedmont-Suicide/dp/1596291966#customerReviews

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30065567-the-meaning-of-our-tears

https://horrorobsessive.com/2020/12/21/christmas-mass-murder-the-lawson-family/

https://www.newsweek.com/28-days-haunted-madison-funeral-parlor-lawson-family-murders-1754536

https://myfox8.com/miniseries/hauntings-in-the-piedmont/disturbing-photos-taken-at-cemetery-link-back-to-one-of-north-carolinas-greatest-ghost-stories/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7944187/Charlie_davis-lawson

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50653435/james_arthur_lawson

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lawson-charles-davis.htm

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On December 23, 1989, in the quiet desert outskirts of Mesa, Arizona, a young woman's life was tragically cut short.

A woman who had been swept up by romance and a whirlwind marriage, became the victim of a cold-blooded conspiracy orchestrated by her own husband and his older brother.

What followed was a long legal battle, with Cindy’s family, particularly her younger sister Kathy, fighting tirelessly for justice.

This week we discuss: Murder, Motive, Appeals, Insurance Fraud

Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/apelt-michael.htm

https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/apelt-rudi.htm

https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1993/cr-90-0246-ap-pc-2.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1993/cr-91-0025-ap-2.html

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/az-supreme-court/1230584.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185345239/cynthia-estelle-monkman

https://twoinnocents.com/about/comment-page-1/

https://middlechildbook.com/about/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240603414/rudy-apelt

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/when-underwriters-become-undertakers-despite-glaring-warning-signs-the-insurers-approved-the-hefty-life-insurance-policy-and-gave-two-con-men-a-reason-to-kill-6425023

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/sympathy-for-the-devil-6403592

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/judge-vacates-death-penalty-for-german-killer-finds-that-rudi-apelt-is-retarded-6664670

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/judge-vacates-death-penalty-for-german-killer-finds-that-rudi-apelt-is-retarded-6664670

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/foreign-nationals/case-outcomes-of-foreign-nationals

https://eu.azcentral.com/storytelling/grid/arizona-death-row/

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