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Escambia County Florida is no stranger to crime. From black widow murders to the apprehension of Ted Bundy, it's seen its fair share of horrific crimes. Another such crime occurred the summer of 2015. 3 members of a family were discovered, brutally murdered in their modest, but very cluttered, home after a welfare check had been called in. The only surviving member of the immediate family was the last to see these 3 people alive, a few days before the gruesome discovery. The sheriff made claims indicating the murders were ritualistic, based on findings. Were these murders a human sacrifice for a ritual?
Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150271379/voncile-smithhttps://www.craversfh.com/obituary/3268975https://www.flomatonfh.com/obituary/3268977"Murder Under a Blue Moon" Season 1, Episode 2 of Killer Cases, series on Hulu, December 10, 2020"Sheriff: 'Ritualistic' Killings May be Tied to Blue Moon" by The Associated Press in The Jackson County Floridian on August 6, 2015"Triple Murder May be Tied to Ritual" by Will Isern in The Pensacola News Journal on August 5, 2015"Triple Murder Case May Finally go to Trial" by Kevin Robinson in The Pensacola News Journal on April 4, 2019"Man Charged in 'Ritualistic' Murders" by Kevin Robinson in The Pensacola News Journal on October 28, 2015"Victims of 'Ritual' Slayings Laid to Rest" by Staff Reports in The Pensacola News Journal on August 15, 2015"Brother Indicted in 'Ritualistic Killings'" by Kevin Robinson in The Pensacola News Journal on November 11, 2015"'Blue Moon' Triple Murder Case is Underway" by Colin Warren-Hicks in The Pensacola News Journal on January 22, 2020"Hartung Guilty on all 3 Counts of Murder" by Colin Warren-Hicks in The Pensacola News Journal on January 30, 2020"Jury Selection has Begun for 'Blue Moon' Triple Murder Case" by Colin Warren-Hicks in The Pensacola News Journal on January 14, 2020"Closing Arguments Set in 'Blue Moon' Murder Trial" by Colin Warren-Hicks in The Pensacola News Journal on January 29, 2020"Pensacola Man Sentenced to 3 Life Terms for Killing Family Members" by Colin Warren-Hicks in The Pensacola News Journal on February 8, 2020Escambia County Court Records: State v. Donald Wayne Hartung Sr."Was Witchcraft to Blame for Florida's 'Blue Moon' Triple Murder?" by Adam Janos on A&E Networks (https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/blue-moon-killer)"Blue Moon Killer: Man accused of ‘ritualistic’ murders in Pensacola" by Summer Poole on News WKRG September 10, 2022 (https://www.wkrg.com/true-crime/blue-moon-killer-man-accused-of-ritualistic-murders-in-pensacola/)Donald Hartung Trial on Law&Crime Network YouTube channel, multiple parts (https://youtube.com/@lawandcrime?si=vDTWthk0jGVdOwbg)
On November 23, 1945, a man by the name of Dennis Andrew Nilsen was born. He grew up in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. His childhood was filled with love and comfort but after the death of his grandfather in 1951, things started to change within Dennis. He grew more reclusive and didn't spend much time with friends or family. Eventually he would start having fantasies that at first involved an unconscious partner, but then quickly escalated to involving a dead partner.Between 1978 and 1983, Dennis would attempt to bring those fantasies to life. What atrocious things would Dennis do and how would anyone stop him?
Guffey Colorado is an extremely small town in the southwest corner of Park County about 74 miles from Denver. In 2001, a gruesome discovery was made at the home of Carl and Joanna Dutcher after their children had not heard from them in a few days. Living in this very small town in Colorado, suspects were extremely limited. After the police uncovered another victim, more questions than answers arose. Who could have possibly commited this gruesome crime? For months police would ask themselves this question until a small detail from the victim's mother cast suspicion on another young man. When police spoke to him, what they learned was shocking and completely unexpected.
Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225893821/anthony-j-dutcherhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190716106/carl-dutcher"Neighbors recall S. Park slaying victims" by Erin Emery and Marilyn Robinson in the Colorado News January 6, 2001 (https://extras.denverpost.com/news/news0106a.htm)https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/guffey/#:~:text=In%201907%20Colorado's%20largest%20recorded,by%20a%20couple%20of%20cowboys."Murder Comes to Town - Lord of the Rockies" Hulu Series, Season 2, Episode 9 in 2015"Texas Seven Prison Break" by History.com Editors, November 13, 2009 (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-seven-prison-break)"The Murders of Tony, Carl & Joanna Dutcher" by Luminol Cases, July 15, 2022 (https://luminolpod.com/blog/f/the-murders-of-tony-carl-joanna-dutcher)"Bizarre Triple Homicide May Have Been Cult Killing" by Jim Avila and Thomas Berman in ABC News August 18, 2009 (https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=8356244)"Last of Three Suspects to be Sentences on Triple Slaying" by The Associated Press in The Daily Sentinel December 1, 2003"Teen Gets 60 Years for Slayings" by The Associated Press in the Coloradoan March 13, 2002"Police Seek Motive in Slayings of Three" by The Associated Press in The Daily Sentinel March 11, 2001"Two Teens Accused in Triple Murder" by The Associated Press in the Daily Sentinel March 10, 2001"Teen told of Charges in Slay Case" by The Associated Press in The Daily Sentinel May 18, 2001"Two More Teens Arrested in New Year's Slayings" by The Associated Press in The Daily Sentinel April 27, 2001"Mountain Town Mourns a Year after Slayings" by The Associated Press in The Coloradoan January 3, 2002"Teen Sentenced for Part in Playings" in The Coloradoan February 13, 2002"Guilty Plea Accepted in Triple Slaying" by The Associated Press in the Daily Sentinel February 27, 2003"Lonely Sophomore Kills Best Friend, Blames Crime on Cult" by ABC News in ABC News August 17, 2009 (https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=8347009)"Mother Filed Lawsuit in Son's Death" by The Associated Press in the Fort Collins Coloradoan November 4, 2002"Killer Tells Victims' Famiily to Save Their Souls by Dropping Lawsuit" by The Associated Press in The Coloradoan May 8, 2005"Mother of Boy Murdered in Triple Slaying Forgives Killer" by The Associated Press in the Summit Daily February 6, 2006"Woman to Stand Trial for Role in Accident" by The Associated Press in the Daily Sentinel September 23, 2001"El Paso County Jury Find Mother of Slain Teenager Guilty in Road Death" by the Associated Press in the Fort Collins Coloradoan November 28, 2002"Kids with killer instincts" by Diane Hartman in The Denver Post May 7, 2016 (https://www.denverpost.com/2008/01/17/kids-with-killer-instincts/)
Back in 2019 shortly after Christmas, a worried sister from Connecticut made a phone call to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Kissimmee, Florida to request an attempt to contact be made at her brother Anthony’s home where he, his wife, Meghan, and their three children, Alek, Tyler and Zoe resided. After multiple failed attempts to make contact between January 2, 2020 and January 9, 2020, six officers would return to the home on January 13, 2020 and make a gruesome discovery. This episode will cover the Todt Family Murders and the story told by the only surviving family member as to what hell took place inside that home.
Sources: Osceola County Clerk’s Office: State of Florida v. Anthony John Todt Court Documents filed under Case Number: 2020 CF 00149 Todt Family Murders – Wikipedia - Todt family murders - Wikipedia Poison Control – National Capital Poison Center - Benadryl: Side Effects, Interactions, and Overdose | Poison Control YouTube – Law&Crime Network – Anthony Todt Trial - WATCH LIVE: FL v. Anthony Todt Trial Day 1 - Erin West - Osceola Co. Sheriff’s Ofc. - YouTube
Laurel, IN, an extremely small town between Cincinnati and Indianapolis is barely a blip when you look on a map....that is until 2011 when Laurel became the site of a brutal massacre. 5 people were found murdered in or around a particular trailer after a small child was found wandering down a road. Calling in enforcements from other towns, Laurel, a very close knit town was in a complete frenzy. This type of crime is not at all typical for this area. Who did this? People wondered was it an outsider passing through? Or could it be one of their own neighbors? Tune in this episode to learn about how the Napier family and their close friend became victims of a senseless crime.
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"Authorities: 5 Killed In Drug Deal Dispute" by Travis Gettys WLWT October 11, 2011 (https://www.wlwt.com/article/authorities-5-killed-in-drug-deal-dispute/3517382)https://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Roy-Napierhttps://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Angela-Napierhttps://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Henry-Smithhttps://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Jacob-Napierhttps://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Melissa-Napier"Woman Connected To Laurel Five Slayings Arrested" by Mike Perleberg Eagle Country October 10, 2013 (https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/woman-connected-to-laurel-five-slayings-arrested/)"Murder Comes to Town" Hulu series Season 2, Episode 4"Five victims in rural Indiana slayings identified" by Maggie Schneider and Jake Carpenter, CNN wirestaff September 27, 2011 (https://www.cnn.com/2011/09/27/justice/indiana-five-dead/index.html)"Man in Custody as Person of Interest in Indiana Mass Murders" Fox 19 Now website September 28, 2011 (https://www.fox19.com/story/15567923/person-of-interest-in-franklin-co-murders-arrested/)"Franklin County quintuple killer wins an appeal" by Pam Tharp in Pal Item News, March 19, 2017 (https://www.pal-item.com/story/news/crime/2017/03/19/franklin-county-killer-wins-appeal/99299472/)"Indiana man convicted of killing 5 people in Franklin County wins appeal" by Associated Press, Fox 59, March 21, 2017 (https://fox59.com/news/indiana-man-convicted-of-killing-5-people-in-franklin-county-wins-appeal/)"Drug Deal Gone Bad May Have Been Behind Multiple Slayings" by Pam Tharp October 10, 2011 in the Star Press"Police: Killings Over Drugs" by Pam Tharp October 10, 2011 in the Palladium-Item"Police ID Victims; Killer at Large" by Charles Wilson September 28, 2011 in The Herald"Family Suspects Drugs in 5 Deaths" by Tom Lobianco September 27, 2011 in the Journal & Courier"Suspect in 5 Killings Enters Plea of Guilty" February 16, 2012 in The Tribune"Prosecutor Requests No Parole" by Pam Tharp February 4, 2012 in the Palladium-Item"Man Gets Life for Killing 5 " March 15, 2012 in the Tribune
The media has portrayed and dramatized events of possession and exorcism over the years. But what does it look like in real life? This week for Halloween, we will be bringing you the chilling story of Anneliese Michel, a 23-year-old woman who lived in Germany in the 1970s. After unexplained episodes which doctors only guessed to be epileptic seizures, Anneliese and her family believed her to be possessed by demons. They sought religious help which then ended with Anneliese's death. The priests and Anneliese's parents ended up being charged with negligent homicide. Was Anneliese's condition a medical problem...or some sort of evil?
Sources: "Dominion" by Father Chad Ripperger"Death Riddle of the Devil's Girl" Sunday Mirror in London August 22, 1976"Exorcism - Last Hope?" by Alice Siegert in The Miami Herald September 8, 1976"A Fatal 'Possession'" by John Dornberg in the St. Louis Post Dispatch August 17, 1976"Exorcism Case: 4 are Found Guilty" The Journal (England newspaper) April 22, 1978"Anneliese Michel And The Shocking Images From The Exorcism Of The Real Emily Rose" by Gabe Paoletti (https://allthatsinteresting.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism)"Mental Illness or Demonic Possession: Annelise Michel" by Jeffrey Chao (https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/mental-illness-or-demonic-possession-anneliese-michel-53c4a474e7d1)"Cries of a Woman Possessed - German Court Hears Tapes in Exorcism Death Trial" by Michael Getler in The Washington Post April 20, 1978"The Horrific Case of Anneliese Michel’s Possession and Exorcism" by Meghan November 17, 2022 (https://cvltnation.com/horrific-case-anneliese-michels-possession-excorcism/)"2 Priests Charged In Exorcism Death Of German Woman" The New York Times July 14, 1977"The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel" by Felicitas D. Goodman"Michel, Anneliese" by Lux Ferre July 7, 2017 (https://occult-world.com/michel-anneliese/)Oxford Bibliographies (https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195393361/obo-9780195393361-0272.xml#:~:text=obo%2F9780195393361%2D0272-,Introduction,greatest%20amount%20of%20his%20time.)"Exorcism" United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/exorcism)"Full Latin Exorcism Ritual" by REELZ (https://www.reelz.com/extra/full-latin-exorcism-ritual/)The Demonic Paradise Wiki on Nero (https://the-demonic-paradise.fandom.com/wiki/Nero)
There is a house located on 8 acres of land on 3839 McMahon Road in Hinsdale, New York. This house was built back in the 1850's by two brothers who allegedly had a lust for murder. Since then, things have been happening in the home and around the property that are otherwise unexplainable. The paranormal activity take continues to take place in this home was so severe that it drove a family to leave back in the 1970's.This episode will cover the story of the Dandy Family who lived in what they thought was their dream home but would eventually realize that their time in this home would be a living nightmare.This story is a prime example that evil...is everywhere.
Sources: Project Fear - Hinsdale House Paranormal Lockdown - Hinsdale House Curran’s Corner – Bob Curran – The Buffalo News – June 18, 1975 – For Rent: Nice Home in Hinsdale Suitable for Psychics, Skeptics Curran’s Corner – Bob Curran – The Buffalo News – May 27, 1976 - Last Rites Given the Spirits that Haunted Hinsdale House Curran’s Corner – Bob Curran – The Buffalo News – May 3, 1974 – That Old Haunt in Hinsdale Got a Large Share of Exorcise Curran’s Corner – Bob Curran – The Buffalo News – October 31, 1974 – ‘Spirits’ Drive Buffalo Family Out of Their Home in Hinsdale Amy’s Crypt – Hinsdale House – Accessed: 10/26/2024 - The Haunting Allure of Hinsdale House - Amy's Crypt (amyscrypt.com) Native American History and The Haunted Hinsdale House (youtube.com) Haunted WNY: History Lurking Within The Shadows at The Hinsdale House | wgrz.com Elemental Spirits of the World: A Complete Guide - Paranormal School
Edgar Allen Poe referred to the death of a beautiful woman as the most poetic topic. But what happens after? Does the saying "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" ring true after death? This episode of Evil Everywhere covers the legends of La Llorona, La Patasola and La Tunda. Three Latin American legends that all surround the lore of female spiritual vengeance. Be careful this Halloween season o ...
After recently giving birth to their son, Nicole Vanderheyden and Doug Detrie were looking forward to a night out in Green Bay, WI with friends. After heavy alcohol consumption, a fight occurred between the couple, leading Nicole, known to her friends as Nikki, to walk off from a bar on her own. No one would see Nikki alive again. After her body was discovered, all signs pointed to Doug having committed the murder. He continously denied having any involvement. Luckily, evidence analysis cleared Doug of these charges. Due to DNA, a new suspect was charged. But he claims someone else committed the murder....Doug. Its the common case of who dunnit....Doug or this new man?
Sources: Obituary Legacy.com (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/greenbaypressgazette/name/nicole-vanderheyden-obituary?id=14653513)Linked In profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-vander-heyden-b4b5764a)Chillingcrimes.com October 28, 2021 (https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/nicole-vanderheyden)Oxygen True Crime website "A Wisconsin Mom Stomped Off After Fight with her Boyfriend. She was Never Seen Alive Again" by Megan Carpentier May 7, 2022 (https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/george-burch-killed-nicole-vanderheyden-why)"Family Remembers Nicole Vanderheyden" by Marisa DeCandido NBC 26 Northeast Wisconsin May 24, 2016Killer Cases documentary series on Hulu, season 1, episode 5 on January 14, 2021"'Mr. Burch you have to Die in Prison' Judge Issues Life Sentence without Parole for 2016 Murder of Nicole Vanderheyden" by Paul Srubas on May 5, 2018 in The Post Crescent"Burch Prosecution Moves into Final Day" by Paul Srubas in the Green Bay Press Gazette on February 27, 2018"Defense: Informant Testimony Risks Mistrial" by Paul Srubas on February 28, 2018City of Manitowoc website, visitors section( https://www.manitowoc.org/9/Visitors#:~:text=Being%20Wisconsin's%20Maritime%20Capital%2C%20we,submarines%20for%20the%20war%20effort.)"Man Arrested in Girlfriend's Death" by Patti Zarling in the Green Bay Press Gazette on May 24, 2016"Neighbors React to Ledgeview Homicide" by Shelby Le Duc in The Post Crescenton on May 25, 2016"Ledgeview Murder Probe Ongoing" by Paul Srubas in the Green Bay Press Gazette on July 14, 2016"Charge Brought in May Murder" by Paul Srubas in the Green Bat Press Gazette on September 17, 2016"Green Bay Area Murder Suspect Linked to Key Locations of the Case" by Paul Srubas in The Post Crescent on September 10, 2016"Burch: I was Knocked Out During Consensual Sex" by Paul Srubas in the Green Bay Press Gazette on March 1, 2018"Burch Found Guilty of Vanderheyden Murder" by Paul Srubas in the Green Bay Press Gazette on March 2, 2018"Testimony Begins in Burch Murder Trial" by Paul Srubas in the Green Bay Press Gazette on February 20, 2018
In part two of the Murder of Felicia Gayle and the Conviction and Execution of Marcellus Williams we are going to discuss the trial and some of the innocence claims made by the defense. We'll also be discussing why the courts had rejected those claims made by the defense and what people are thinking now.
Sources: Slayings – Mystery Surrounds two stabbings in area – St. Louis Post – Dispatch – St. Louis Post – Dispatch – Police No Longer Believe 2 Slayings are Linked – Michael D. Sorkin – May 17, 1999 St. Louis Post – Dispatch – Murder Charge is expected to be filed in killing last year of former reporter – Bill Bryan – November 24, 1999 St. Louis Post – Dispatch - Murderer has been caring father, brother, relatives say – William C. Lhotka – June 19, 2001 St. Louis Post – Dispatch Man is found guilty in fatal stabbing of University City woman – William Lhotka – June 16, 2001 St. Louis Post – Dispatch – Alleged killer of former reporter spoke of crime to others, jury is told – William C. Lhotka – June 9, 2001 St. Louis Post – Dispatch – Jury votes death penalty for woman’s murder – William C. Lhtoka, June 20, 2001 St. Louis Post – Dispatch – Defendant’s ex-girlfirned links him to slain woman – William C. Lhotka – June 10, 2001 Room for Doubt – St. Louis Dispatch St. Louis Post – Dispatch – The day Marcellus Williams didn’t die – Leonard Pitts – Miami Harrold -August 29, 2017 St. Louis Post – Dispatch – State attorney general aims to stop innocence hearing – Dana Rieck – July 20, 2024 Police Check Out Leads in slaying of former post-dispatch reporter – Deborah Peterson and Lance Williams – August 13, 1998 Murder of Felicia Gayle - Wikipedia St. Louis – Post-Dispatch – Dana Rieck – Fate of Marcellus Williams hinges on evidence hearing State v. Williams :: 2024 :: Supreme Court of Missouri Decisions :: Missouri Case Law :: Missouri Law :: US Law :: Justia Supreme Court of Missouri – Motion for Stay of Execution – Prosecuting Attorney, 21st Judicial Circuit, Ex Rel., Marcellus Williams v. State of Missouri – September 23, 2024
Welcome to Evil Everywhere! We are your hosts, Kayla and Angela. We two funny paralegals who became best friends almost 15 years ago! We have always been fascinated by true crime and all things paranormal and spooky. We will be releasing new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday where we will discuss either a true crime case or something spooky!
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