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Killer Destinations Podcast Two lifelong friends who love true crime stories and retelling them with their own blend of sarcasm and humor to anyone who’ll listen.
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17/09/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 2015, Wichita Falls, Texas was rocked when a former high school football star was caught in the middle of a shootout between rival gangs. Slowly, the truth was revealed... proving the old adage that there's no honor among thieves.

📷 - Cover slide of The Falls in Wichita Falls, TX via wichitafallstx.gov

10/09/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! The very carefully crafted image of a man named Clark Rockefeller - purportedly a member of the Rockefeller dynasty - came crashing down in 2008 when he was arrested for the parental kidnapping of his seven-year-old daughter. His fingerprints uncovered a trail of deception that had been in the works for decades. So, who was he really?

📷 - Cover slide of Boston Public Garden via meetboston.com/things-to-do
📷 - slide 2 - photos of "Clark Rockefeller" via archive.vanityfair.com

03/09/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 1907, Bill Wilson's wife Jennie took the youngest of their three daughters and moved back in with her parents. But within a year, the rumor in the small community was that Jennie and their now 19 month old daughter had disappeared. After bones were found in the area four years later, all eyes turned to Bill. There was no other reasonable explanation... right?

📷 - Cover slide of Easley Covered Bridge in Blount County, AL via wbrc.com; photo credit: Scott Baker - AL Mountain Lakes Tourist Association

27/08/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! Tonica Jenkins grew up in suburban East Cleveland, Ohio. That wasn't where she committed her first crime - that was New Haven, CT. It also wasn't where she committed her second crime - that was Tampa, FL. She saved the worst crime for her own hometown. And it would turn out to be her last.

📷 - Cover slide of mansion on East Cleveland's "Millionnaire Row" via cleveland.com
📷 - Slide 2 photo of Tonica Jenkins via cnn.com

20/08/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 2009, beloved Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve "Air" McNair was found deceased in a condo near the stadium. The woman he was with was not his wife. As the days passed, only one suspect emerged and within a very short time police closed the case. Fifteen years later, new questions have emerged about whether or not the case should be reopened.

📷 - Cover slide of H***y Tonk Highway in Nashville, TN via nationalgeographic.com. Photo credit: Mira
📷 - Slide 2 front page of the Tennessean newspaper on July 5, 2009
📷 - Slide 3 photos of crime scene via New York Post

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13/08/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 1960, Mickey Thompson was known the world over for his racing skills, innovative designs and showmanship. And he met his soulmate in Trudy Thompson and together they created a multi-million dollar business. Everyone loved Mickey. Everyone, that is, but the two gunmen who ended their lives. With no obvious suspects and few clues, the case soon went cold.

📷- Cover slide of the city of Bradbury, CA sign via en.wikipedia.org
📷- Slide 2 photo of Mickey Thompson via dragzine.com; photo credit: Auto Trader
📷- Slide 3 photos of Mickey Thompson via wagtimes.com
📷- Slide 4 - background photo of crime scene via dailymail.co.uk; inset photo of Mickey and Trudy Thompson via findagrave.com

06/08/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! Sunny and Claus Von Bulow were members of the wealthy New York elite during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their second home was a gilded mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, where they loved to spend holidays with their children. But the solace they found at the home was shattered after Sunny fell ill and Claus was accused. Did Sunny attempt to take her own life, or did Claus try to end it?

📷- Cover slide of the Von Bulow mansion in Newport, RI via privatenewport.com/clarendon-court
📷- Slide 2 background of the Von Bulow mansion via privatenewport.com/clarendon-court; inset photo of Sunny and Claus Von Bulow via thegildedageera.blogspot.com
📷- Slide 3 background photo of Sunny Von Bulow's headstone via findagrave.com

31/07/2024
30/07/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 1991, there was a huge fire at the Bristol Township, PA home where Charlie and Joy Hibbs lived with their two children. The body of Joy, who was a beloved wife and mother, was found by firefighters in the room where the fire started. But what police initially thought was an accidental death, turned out to be something much more sinister.

📷- Cover slide of Bristol Township, PA via Bristol Township page; Photo credit: Patricia Cannon
📷- Slide 2 of fire damage at the Hibbs' home via Dateline at nbcnews.com
📷- Slide 3 photos of Joy Hibbs and her children via people.com

23/07/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 1985, Jane Hylton was having problems in her marriage, so she and her youngest daughter went to stay at a friend's house. Jane stayed home while the others went out that night, and it proved to be a fatal mistake. The case went cold for more than a decade before someone was convicted. But it didn't end there...

📷- Cover slide of El Dorado Hills, CA via greenislepm.com
📷- Slide 2 photo of Jane Hylton via findagrave.com

16/07/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In December 1993, after her boyfriend broke up with her, 18-year-old Rose Larner turned to her closest friends to keep her spirits up. But tragically she soon discovered that sometimes there's a fine line between an enemy and a friend.

📷- Cover slide of the Michigan capitol building in Lansing, MI via lansing.org; Photo credit: James Lenon
📷- Slides 2 and 3 photos of Rose Larner and gravesite via findagrave.com

09/07/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In a case ripped from the headlines, in this episode we talk about the murder of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe and the trial of his girlfriend Karen Read. By now, we all know the outcome of the trial. And in this episode we cover what happened leading up to the trial and the significant events that played out in the courtroom.

📷- Cover slide of the Canton, Massachusetts Town Hall via wikipedia.com
📷- Slide 3 photos of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe and gravesite via findagrave.com
📷- Slide 4 photo of Karen Read via bostonherald.com. Photo Credit: Nancy Lane/Boston Herald

02/07/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In August1986, Michael and Christine Morton celebrated his birthday together with their young son. Little did they know that would be their last night together as a family. The next day Michael was given the horrible news that his wife was deceased. And just six weeks later he was charged with the crime. But this is just the beginning of the story…

📷- Cover slide of downtown Austin via traveler.marriott.com. Photo: Getty Images
📷- Slide 2 photo of the Morton family via CNN.com; grave marker via findagrave.com
📷- Slide 3 photo of Michael Morton’s arrest via npr.org (courtesy of The Williamson County Sun)

25/06/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! As America was celebrating its bicentennial in 1976, newly engaged couple David Schuldes and Ellen Matheys set out for a weekend camping trip. They were never seen alive again. It would be 42 years before science advanced enough to lead them in the direction of their perpetrator.

📷- Cover slide of Marinette Co., Wisconsin waterfall via upnorthaction.com
📷- Slide 2 - photo of McClintock Campground via abcnews.go.com. Photo credit: Kent Tempus/USA Today Network; photo of David Schuldes and Ellen Matheys via fox11online.com
📷- Slide 3 - original sketch via Marinette Co. Sheriff's Office page; photo of images created using genetic genealogy courtesy of the Marinette Co. Sheriff's Office

18/06/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In February 2008, police responded to a 911 call from a women's clothing store and walked into a horrific scene. Thousands of investigative hours were spent in the first week alone trying to find the perpetrator. And what no one knew was that police had a secret witness.

📷- Cover slide of Tinley Park, IL from the Village of Tinley Park via chicagomag.com
📷- Slide 2 - photo of the crime scene via CBSnews.com
📷- Slide 3 - photo of memorial crosses via Daily Southtown News: photo credit: Nancy Stone - Chicago Tribune; pictures of the 5 deceased women via CBSnews.com
📷- Slide 4 - images of suspected perpetrator via Tinley Park PD

11/06/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! While "Criminal Minds" made the FBI's BAU part of our vocabulary, it actually started back in 1974 in southwestern Montana. Over an 8 month period, one girl and one young woman were taken in the middle of the night, but there were no viable suspects. It took the emerging field of criminal profiling to track down the perpetrator and get justice for their families.

📷- Cover slide of the Missouri River Headwaters via umt.edu; photo credit: Rick and Susie Graetz/University of Montana
📷- Slide 2 - photo of Suzie Jaeger via findagrave.com; photo of tent from The Billings Gazette dated June 27, 1973
📷- Slide 3 - photo of Sandra Dykman Smallegan via findagrave.com; photo of ranch in Horseshoe Hills via The Billings Gazette dated February 27, 1974

04/06/2024

NEW EPISODE ALEER!! In 1991, 23 year old Dana Ireland had a bright future ahead of her. She'd just graduated from college and was living with her sister on the Big Island of Hawaii while deciding her next steps. Her parents flew out to spend the Christmas holidays with their daughters... but tragically it would be Dana's last. Although it took years for someone to be charged, it still might've been a rush to judgment.

📷- Cover slide of the Wai'opae tide pools in Kapoho, HI via to-hawaii.com/big-island
📷- Slide 2 photo of Dana Ireland via findagrave.com
📷- Slide 3 photos of evidence via Hawaii Tribune-Herald

28/05/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 1966, the small town of Calumet City, Illinois was the site of a horrific crime. 18-year-old Karen Snider, a newlywed and mother of a 2 1/2-month-old daughter, was brutally killed in her home while her daughter slept downstairs. It's been a cold case for almost six decades... but have detectives finally found their man?

📷- Cover slide of Smiley Tower in Calumet City, IL via calumetcity.org
📷- Photo of Karen Snider via WGN-TV; photo of Snider house via Chicago Tribune

21/05/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 1978, 15 yo Mary Vincent ran away from home to escape an abusive parent. She first went to NorCal with a boyfriend, but found herself living on the streets, sleeping in garbage cans and unlocked cars. She was desperate for a place to live, so she decided to hitchhike to SoCal to live with her grandpa. She never saw evil coming until it was too late.

📷- Cover slide of Del Puerto Canyon via savemountdiablo.org. Photo credit: Haley Sutton
📷- slide 2 photo of Mary Vincent in 1978 via History in Pictures page

14/05/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In June 2008, 12-year-old Brooke Bennett was dropped off at a convenience store to meet up with a friend. After leaving the store, she was never seen again. When her remains were found, the search for the perpetrator uncovered a shocking conspiracy that had operated in the shadows for years.

📷- Cover slide of Randolph, VT via vermontstate.edu/student-life/residential-life
📷- Slide 2 photo of Brooke Bennett from findagrave.com; photo of sign via USAToday: photo credit Glenn Russell - Burlington Free Press
📷- Slide 3 photo of gravestone via findagrave.com

07/05/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! During the frigid winter of 1878, the small town of Dexter, Maine was the site of a horrifying bank robbery. John Wilson Barron, a prestigious member of the community and the treasurer of the Dexter Savings Bank, steadfastly refused to disclose the combination to the safe… a decision that cost him his life. Police didn’t find any evidence at the scene and quickly ran out of leads. It would take almost a decade to get to the rest of the story…

📷- Cover slide of Main Street in Dexter, ME from the Dexter, ME Visitor Guide via dextermaine.info; Creator: Greg A. Hartfield
📷- Slides 2 & 3 photos via newenglandhistoricalsociety.com

30/04/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In the summer of 1980, Bruce and Darlene Rouse had three kids and had worked hard to provide for their children what they'd never had themselves. The lived an affluent lifestyle and their perfect family was the envy of many in the community. But closed doors hide secrets, and nothing is ever as perfect as it seems.

📷- Cover slide of Libertyville, IL via vistlakecounty.org/libertyville
📷- Slide 2 photos from findagrave.com

23/04/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 2015, Ellington, CT residents were stunned when a well-known community member was slain during a home invasion. When she came home unexpectedly, her injured husband yelled for her to run... but she couldn't get away from the monster pursuing her. But in this day and age, no one should ever underestimate the reach of technology.

📷- Cover slide of Crystal Lake in Ellington, CT via ellingtonhistsoc.org
📷- Slide 2 - Connie Dabate via findagrave.com; Dabate home in Ellington from the Hartford Courant via courant.com; crime scene photo of Richard Dabate via distractify.com

16/04/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In the summer of 2020, Morgan Fox and her daughter had just moved in with her boyfriend and she had a good job that enabled her to provide for her family. But just four months later, a 911 call reported that Morgan had been found deceased in the driveway of her home. Tragically, someone in her life had decided that if they couldn't have her, no one could.

📷- Cover slide of downtown North Canton, OH via northcantonohio.gov/27/Government
📷- Slide 2 - photo of Morgan Fox from Facebook via dailymail.co.uk; photo of tribute to Morgan from News5 Cleveland via dailymail.co.uk

The destination for Episode 136, which is available now, has a link that all our   out there will find very interesting!
11/04/2024

The destination for Episode 136, which is available now, has a link that all our out there will find very interesting!

11/04/2024

Another heartbreaking update from one of our episodes...

09/04/2024

BREAKING NEWS!! The parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley have both been sentenced for their roles in their son's attack that left four classmates deceaased.

09/04/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 2002, Ali Kemp was home for the summer from college. She was working at a local pool with her boyfriend and her only plans were to spend time with friends. But her fun and easy job turned into the place where she would fight for her life. Her father refused to let the case go cold and did everything he could to help catch her killer. And along the way, he changed the way the public was made aware of predators.

📷- Cover slide photo of Park Place in Leawood, KS via leasingkc.com/news
📷- Slide 2 photos of Ali Kemp and memorial marker via findagrave.com

02/04/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! In 2003, a call came into police dispatch in Altrincham, England. It was a teenage boy named Mark who said that his friend John had been stabbed in an alley. John was rushed to the hospital in critical condition while police brought Mark to the station for an interview. And then Mark told investigators an unbelievable story that was like nothing they'd ever heard.

📷- Cover slide of Dunham Massey Hall and Gardens via hotels.com/go/england/uk-best-things-to-do-altrincham

19/03/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!! Our latest episode takes us back to 1931, where 38-year-old Benjamin Collings, his 29-year-old wife Lillian and their five-year-old daughter Barbara are spending the summer aboard their 30-foot cabin cruiser, Penguin. It's an idyllic time for this small close-knit family, until late one night, two men board their boat. The violence that follows will leave this family of three now a family of two.

📷- Cover slide of Northport, NY harbor via https://facebook.com/NorthportNyHistoricPhotosAndMore
📷- Slide 2 photos of Benjamin and Lillian Collings and their boat Penguin from New York Daily News circa 1931 via newspapers.com

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