Crime Curious

This week we bring you cases dealing with "Heinous Hardware" This episode takes a dive into the horrific years of Colleen Stan's life spent held captive by Cameron and Janice Hooker in the most bizarre way. You won't believe how long she was held captive or what she was made to do. Sources: The Perfect Victim by Christine Mcguire and Carla Norton. Petition · Stop the release of Cameron Hooker because of COVID-19 · Change.org Cameron Hooker meets classification of sexually violent predator – Red Bluff Daily News Man sentenced after loaded gun found in buttocks during strip search (nypost.com) Music by Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art by Charnell

Even if spooky isn't your thing, we think you will love this episode. The death of Zona Heaster Shue wasn't really looked into until her spirit came back and forced investigators to take a deeper look into things. There is even a monument in West Virginia honoring Mrs. Shue, known as the Greenbrier Ghost! Sources: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FgvM3Vag34Y&feature=share https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/greenbrier-ghost.html https://youtu.be/XyeIdDmn2Dg https://alchetron.com/Greenbrier-Ghost https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbrier_Ghost https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5015852/zona-shue http://www.wvdnr.gov/wwvmagazine/Archive/Batch1999/1999%20-%2009%20September.pdf https://www.postize.com/16-hilarious-crimes-that-could-only-have-happened-in-florida Music by: Jonas Bjornstad Cover art by: Charnell

This week is all about Amber scaring the tits off Charnell. It's paranormal week on Crime Curious, and this case is a doozy as it is one of the few cases in the world where the paranormal activity was actually argued and presented in a court of law. Did Anneliese die from the possession of Demonic beings or was she neglected and malnourished by her parents and priests overseeing her many exorcisms? Take a listen to decide for yourself! https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/02/AR2005090200559.html https://youtu.be/i24ebpi8H3E https://youtu.be/w2AAimx9tgM https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/03/some-of-the-creepiest-audio-recordings-on-the-internet-the-exorcisms-of-anneliese-michel/ https://apsari.com/the-real-life-story-that-inspired-the-exorcism-of-emily-rose-is-way-scarier-than-the-movie https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/haunting-pics-show-bruised-face-11045634 https://jobbiecrew.com/anneliese-michel/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/what-makes-me-eligible-for-an-exorcism https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-chemistry/201808/the-power-neuroscience-compels-you%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/diabolicalconfusions.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/the-entire-case-history-of-anneliese-michel-the-real-emily-rose-warning-shocking-content/amp/ Music by Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art by Charnell

Pedro Lopez and his dirty stach were responsible for the rape and murder of at least 110 girls between the ages of 8 and 12 but experts believe his body count could possibly be over 300. The real kick in the face is that he was released from prison and went into hiding. Sources: Biography of Pedro Alonso Lopez, Monster of the Andes (thoughtco.com) Pedro Alonso Lopez - Crimes, Life & Facts - Biography Serial Killers Documentaries Full |Pedro Alonso Lopez (Monster of the Andes) - Serial Killer Documen - Bing video "Why Did They Free Pedro López, the Monster of the Andes?". Pedro Lopez - Principle source articles (archive.org) The weirdest and most bizarre crime stories of 2019 | Fox News Music by Jonas Bjornastad Cover Art by Charnell

We kick off dirty stach week with one of Columbia's worst serial killers, Luis Garavito who not only known for his large dirty mustachio, but also for the deaths of what is likely close to 300 boys throughout the 90's. The worst part is that he could possibly walk the streets of Columbia again this year. Sources: Murderpedia Luis Garavito Luis Garavito – Also Known As “The Beast” | TRUE CRIME SEVEN Behind a Grisly Confession, the Torn Lives of Colombian Children - The New York Times (nytimes.com) defrostthecoldcases.com Colombian conflict - Wikipedia

Amy Bradley took a 7 day Caribbean cruise with her family in March 1998. On the third day, so went missing within a very small timeframe from the ship and has been sighted throughout the years since then. Take a listen to hear the incredible story of her disappearance. Sources: Amy Bradley Vanished Pt.5 - YouTube (archive.org) 12 Shocking Things You Didn't Know About Amy Lynn Bradley (ranker.com) Jawbone rekindles cruise ship mystery - CNN.com AmyBradley.net (archive.org) Vanished with Beth Halloway Music by Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art by Charnell

Have you seen me? This week we check into the cold missing person case of Brian Shaffer who literally walked into a bar on camera and never walked out in Columbus Ohio. https://www.columbusmonthly.com/news/20190422/from-archives-what-happened-to-brian-shaffer https://www.columbusmonthly.com/news/20190422/from-archives-what-happened-to-brian-shaffer http://m.findbrianshaffer.com/?url=http://www%2Efindbrianshaffer%2Ecom%2F#2625 https://614now.com/2020/news/what-happened-to-brian-shaffer-detectives-investigate-potential-new-clue https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/brian-shaffer-the-ultimate-disappearance-f3496ad5956d https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.strangeoutdoors.com/strange-indoors/brian-shaffer%3fformat=amp https://www.thelantern.com/2008/10/brian-shaffer-clue-could-lead-to-missing-student/ https://digg.com/video/how-brian-shaffer-disappeared-into-thin-air https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wpbf.com/amp/article/police-fake-dentist-kissed-female-patient-s-buttocks/1315169 Music By Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By Charnell

We end Deadly Affairs week with a still unsolved and cold case of Daisy Zick that happened in Battle Creek Michigan. Daisy was murdered in her own home in broad daylight during one of the coldest days of the year yet the killer seemed to vanish. Take a listen to hear how this happened and who might have been involved. Murder in Battle Creek The Mysterious Death of Daisy Zick by Blaine Pardoe. Daisy Zick – Notes From The Bunker (wordpress.com) Transcript of E238: Daisy Zick Pt. 2 from Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories podcast | Happy Scribe Public Music by Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art by Charnell

We wrap up Irish week with the baffling case of the Kerry Babies. When the body of a newborn baby washes ashore investigators unfairly target one person and one person only for their investigation: Joann Hayes. Take a listen to hear the incredible story of Ms. Hayes and the mystery of the Kerry Babies. Sources: https://read.amazon.com/kp/kshare?asin=B007BO4CXY&id=rhvzzbhmona5de52hva7bnvh7q&ref_=r_sa_glf_b_0_hdrw_ss_AAAUAAA&reshareId=5HYVCJ94V3NPE10415YG&reshareChannel=system https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzUwMTQ1NDYucnNz/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvYm9vbS5jb20sMjAyMC0wNS0yODovcG9zdHMvNzU5MzYwMw?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjMpMTqpKbvAhVEOs0KHSf7BGUQjrkEegQIChAc&ep=6 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/09/07/europe/ireland-mother-and-baby-homes-intl/index.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/kerry-babies-scandal-joanne-hayes-s-decades-long-wait-for-an-apology-1.4439984%3fmode=amp https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/we-are-all-guilty-kerry-remembers-the-babies-scandal-1.3361358?mode=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda%25C3%25AD-apologise-to-woman-at-centre-of-kerry-babies-case-1.3357151%3fmode=amp Cover Art by Charnell Music by Jonas Bjornstad

It's Irish week! The fierce redhead Moll McCarthy was found shot twice on a well beaten path near her home, but the man who was executed for her murder only 5 months later Harry Gleeson was wrongfully executed. Take a listen to hear who was likely really responsible for her death. The framing of Harry Gleeson by Kiernan Fagan Ireland's most infamous murder: 11 things you didn't know about the killing of Moll McCarthy | The Irish Post Irish Mysteries: The Murder of Moll McCarthy 10 Most WTF Crime Stories of 2017 - Rolling Stone Music by Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art by Charnell

Susan Powell went missing on December 6, 2009 and her body has never been found. Her husband Josh Powell was the only person of interest in the case, but before he could be arrested he did the unthinkable. 20/20: If Something Happens To Me... Watch Full Episode | 2020-11-13 (abc.com) If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children A Light In Dark Places by Jennifer Graves , Emily Clawson Trial begins over the deaths of Susan Cox Powell's children (fox13now.com) Susan Powell's parents awarded $98 million in lawsuit against DSHS (mynorthwest.com) Music by Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art by Charnell

It's listener pick week! This case was brought to our attention by a listener who has been following it for years. Jennifer Kesse went missing January 23, 2006 from her condo complex. Take a listen to hear all the details surrounding her case and how bad ass her family has been in keeping the case active! Cover art by: Charnell Music by: Jonas Bjornstad

How does a boy who was not given a name until later in childhood grow up to be a cult leader and get his "family" to commit murder of celebrities to start his own race war? Take a listen to hear all about how Charles Mason....or No Name Maddox as he was born, accomplished everything from pimping and drug dealing to murder and mayhem. Running a cult under the guise of a "family" is harder than it looks for good ol'Chuck...especially when your "family" can't follow instructions. One on One Interview with Manson Follower Susan Atkins | From the Archives | NBCLA How the Manson Family Murders Worked Actress Sharon Tate was young, beautiful and pregnant. Then Charles Manson’s ‘family’ arrived. Who Were The Manson Girls, And Where are They Now? inside Charles Manson's crazed cult | 60 Minutes Australia How Spahn Ranch Became a Headquarters for the Manson Family Cult Charles Manson was sentenced to 9 life sentences for orchestrating 7 gruesome murders with his cult 'family' — here's his life story Charles Manson's Childhood | CharlesManson.com 10 Tragic Stories From The Childhood Of Charles Manson - Listverse These Women Married Charles Manson 13 of the world's most stupid criminals Cover Art by Charnell Music by Jonas Bjornstad.

It's Tiny Killer Week! This episode we detail the horrific crimes of "Pee Wee" Donald Gaskins. From drinking kerosene as a baby to murdering his own niece as an adult, Donald Gaskins might be a weenie but he committed some BIG crimes. Evil serial killers : in the minds of monsters : Greig, Charlotte : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive MY BROTHER THE KILLERWHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE A MASS MURDERER IN YOUR FAMILY? | Phoenix New Times Victims, Suspects, Psychological Profiles - Donald Henry Gaskins (weebly.com) Inside The Criminal Mind: Brain Scans Of Serial Killers Show Low Orbital Cortex Activity, High Psychopathic Tendencies (medicaldaily.com) STATE v. GASKINS | 270 S.C. 296 (1978) | 70sc2961515 | Leagle.com A Neuroscientist Uncovers A Dark Secret : NPR The Brain of a Serial Killer - Imgur Donald Gaskins: The Meanest Man in America by Jack Rosewood | Audiobook | Audible.com Microsoft Word - Gaskin, Pee Wee.doc (radford.edu) Cover Art by Charnell via word swag Music by Jonas Bjornstad.

Finally at last we conclude the case of Ian FuckFace Brady and Myra the troll Hindley. This episode covers their last victim Edward Evans which leads to their arrest and conviction, the trial details and how their time in prison was spent. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4764322/amp/Moors-murderer-Ian-Brady-played-hangman-trial.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-13943004 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4764322/amp/Moors-murderer-Ian-Brady-played-hangman-trial.html https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/how-ian-brady-and-myra-hindley-the-moors-murderers-were-https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/3571032/ian-brady-tape-recording-youngest-victim-lesley-ann-downey/amp/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39934966 Cover Art by Charnell Music by Jonas Bjornstad

We end cringe worthy couples week with the most hated couple in all of the U.K. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley had an intricate and methodically planned out way of murdering children and burring them on the vast Saddleworth Moors. Sources for this episode: Evil Relations: The Man Who Bore Witness Against the Moors Murderers Paperback – Illustrated, April 1, 2012 by David Smith (Author), Carol Ann Lee (Author) Brady and Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders Kindle Edition by Fred Harrison (Author) Format: Kindle Edition Keightley, Alan (2017), Ian Brady: The Untold Story of the Moors Murders, Pavilion Books, ISBN 978-1861057549 Cover Art by Charnell Music by: Jonas Bjornstad

Happy Valentines Day! This week's theme is "Cringe Worthy Couples" and this couple had issues like any couple does....only their relationship issues involved cannibalism and necrophilia. They were convicted officially on sixteen murders between the two of them, but confessed to hundreds. Take a listen to help you feel better about your love life! Henry Lee Lucas Crime Magazine Ottis Toole | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Top 10 Sinister Facts About Killers Henry Lee Lucas And Ottis Toole - Listverse www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/henry_lee_lucas/6.html Ottis Toole’s Mother’s House (Until He Burnt It Down) | (jaxpsychogeo.com) ULTIMATE SERIAL KILLER INTERVIEW COLLECTION By James Gilkes | | Crimes of the Centuries: Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History [3 volumes]: Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History By Steven Chermak Ph.D., Frankie Y. Bailey Top 10 Sinister Facts About Killers Henry Lee Lucas And Ottis Toole - Listverse Caught on Camera: The Untold Stories Cover Art by Charnell Music By Jonas Bjoenstad

Dorothea Puente or as some might know her...The Death House Landlady was not your average nutty grandma. She liked to take in vulnerable populations as a "charity" when in reality she was collecting their social security and burring them in the backyard. That's not all though, listen here to take a stroll through her rocky love life and learn how she swindled just about everyone she met. Cover Art by: Charnell Music by: Jonas Bjornstad Sources: wikipedia.com murderpedia.com femalekillers.com California Fruits, Flakes and Nuts: True Tales of California Crazies, Crackpots and Creeps....(best.book.name.ever.)