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Karl Tanzler was frequently visited by the spirit of an ancestor that told him his soul mate would be a dark haired, exotic beauty. What the ancestor must have left out was that Karl would not meet this woman until later in life when he was working as a radiology technician and she was dying from TB. This is a disturbing story of the lengths one man goes to keep his supposed soulmate with him for the rest of his physical life.    Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell Carl Tanzler - Wikipedia The Corpse Bride: the true story. Carl Tanzler and Maria Elena Milagro De… | by Tansy Bradshaw | Medium  The Real Corpse Bride - Carl Tanzler's Horrifying Obsession - History Collection

Stacey Lannert was found guilty of murder of her father at 18 and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. A sentence she would serve for two decades until someone listened to her side of the story. Stacey had endured a childhood of physical, mental and sexual abuse by her father and only ever wanted to protect her younger sister from the same fate. Take a listen to this powerful story of a sisters love, protection and resilience.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Redemption: A Story of Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Freedom Behind Bars. By Stacey Lannert and Kristen Kemp. Unspeakable Crimes: The Stacey Lannert Story

There is nothing more vulnerable than a child and Jori Lirette was only the precious age of 7 when his life was tragically and brutally cut short by his own father. Born with disabilities, Jori could only speak very few words- but his smile told everyone he was happy to see them. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Louisiana man decapitates disabled son, 7: police Louisiana father Jeremiah Wright found not guilty by reason of insanity in decapitation of disabled son - CBS News The Silent Victim: Jori Lirette • Morbidology Remembering Jori Lirette on anniversary of his murder The Picayune Item, 23 August, 2011 – “500 at Vigil” The Times, 24 August, 2011 – “Disabled Boy Buried in Family Crypt with Toys” The Times, 27 August, 2011 – “Man Indicted for Son’s Death” Boy beheaded: Dad allegedly threatened son as baby The Daily Review, 17 February, 2014 – “Insanity Ruling in Child Decapitation” Capgras delusion - Wikipedia

Judith Roberts was a month away from her 7th birthday when she was abducted from her grandparents' home in the middle of the night and found days later battered and abused. The crime shocked South Miami at the time and the motive and perpetrator still remain a mystery today. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Miami's Criminal Past: Uncovered (c) November 1, 2007 by Sergio Bustos & Luisa Yanez

This is a redone episode from our second ever episode at crime curious, just like we did last week for the Mary Vincent case. We had to bring you the conclusion of the heinous perpetrator Larry Singleton in his final act of horror, with his crimes against the beautiful mother of three from Florida, Roxanne. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell   "Lawrence Singleton vs. State of Florida: Initial brief of appellant" (PDF). Florida State University. Archived from the original.  A Figure of Infamy Is Held in a 2d Outrage - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Lawrence Singleton, despised rapist, dies / He chopped off teenager's arms in 1978 (sfgate.com) https://www.salon.com.  The Mad Chopper: How the Justice System Let a Mutilator Free, This Time to Kill: Rosen, Fred: 9781504023108: Amazon.com: Books Singleton Found Guilty Of Murder - CBS News Victim's daughter: Lawrence Singleton should live - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7846822.stm

If you have been a long-time listener you might recognize this case from our very first episode! Today we are bringing you a re-do of the amazing Mary Vincent survival story who was sexually assaulted and brutally mutilated by Larry Singleton. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Mary Vincent Speaks Out: 'He Destroyed Everything About Me.' - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) Judge sentences Singleton to death for killing prostitute in Tampa - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper The Mad Chopper: How the Justice System Let a Mutilator Free, This Time to Kill: Rosen, Fred: 9781504023108: Amazon.com: Books Los Angeles Times article by Margaret Talev https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-27-me-59877-story.html Mary Vincent - Chilling Crimes Lawrence Singleton : She Was A Job He Couldn't Finish - Monsters (thisismonsters.com) The Amazing Survival Story Of Mary Vincent (ranker.com) Lawrence Singleton, despised rapist, dies / He chopped off teenager's arms in 1978 (sfgate.com) The Case of Lawrence Singleton — Criminally Intrigued https://www.salon.com. http://thefloridamantimes.com.

Megan and Charnell are on vacation this week so we are dropping for you bonus case from 2023 that was previously released as exclusive content for our Patreon's only. This the case of Minnie Dean- and comes with historical perspective on "baby farming" We will be back next week with a new episode and hope you enjoy this look into what bonus content is like! Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Baby farmers - Baby farmers | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Related Biographies – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand NZ Folk Song * Minnie Dean Cooper, Daniel Richard and Cooper, Martha Elizabeth – Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – Te Ara Fostering: the early years | The Fostering Network

The conclusion to the heartbreaking and disturbing case of Shad Thyrion, may he rest in peace. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Sources cited within audio

Today Megan is bringing us two-part coverage on a very gruesome and disturbing case that took place in 2022. Shad was murdered and dismembered in his own home by a woman he called a friend. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Sources cited within the show

David Spanbauer was the type of serial killer and rapist that was never going to stop until he got caught. The unfortunate reality is that he had been caught after his first crimes, he had been sentenced to decades in prison... and yet he was released to continue to spread his horror where he makes up for lost time. David's crimes led to a  change in laws we just wish it hadn't been at the expense of innocent lives.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  "Parolee is Charged in Wisconsin Slaying," Chicago Tribune, November 24, 1994. Segall, Cary. "Court Backs Media On Inmate Records," Wisconsin State Journal, November 21, 1996. Bibliogragphy — David Spanbauer, Serial Child Killer and Rapist — Crime Library "Man Admits Killing Wisconsin Girls, Cops Say," Chicago Tribune, November 24, 1994. Lampert Smith, Susan. "Killer Spanbauer Put Away for Good; Judge Asks What Hellish 'Cesspool' He 'Slithered' From," Wisconsin State Journal, December 21, 1994. David Spanbauer, Serial Child Killer and Rapist By: James Card

Evelyn Hartley was a studious and steadfast 15 year old girl, just living a normal life with her parents and siblings in La Crosse Wisconsin. One night she took a babysitting job for her father's co- worker (a college professor) and never returned. The disappearance is mysterious and the later confession even more mysterious. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell Where's Evelyn? : the 1953 babysitter's kidnapping that shook the nation Author: Susan T. Hessel Publisher: Lessons from Life, La Crosse, WI, ©2005 "Evelyn Hartley – News archives 26 Oct 1953 to 27 Feb 1997". La Crosse Public Library.Home - The True Crime Database "Police Hold man in Abduction Case". Reading Eagle. Reading, PA. UP. January 21, 1954.

Martha Moxley was only 15 years old when she was found brutally murdered in her own yard in a very affluent neighborhood in Connecticut. The case went unsolved for decades until books and probs into the case drew more attention to it and an arrest and conviction was made- but technically the murder still remains unsolved today.   Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell Murder of Martha Moxley - Wikipedia How the Skakel-Moxley Murder Case Unfolded - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Martha Moxley Diary: Slain 15-Year-Old’s Journal Entries Reveal Relationship With Skakel Family | Crime News (oxygen.com) Who Killed Martha Moxley? Theories On What Happened To The Greenwich Teen | Crime News (oxygen.com) Dorthy and David Moxley Now: Where Are Martha Moxley's Parents Today? Update (thecinemaholic.com) In June 2019, Oxygen premiered a three-part documentary titled Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley, hosted by legal analyst and former prosecutor Laura Coates.[59]

Today Megan brings us a powerful case of self defense in a murder for hire that went wrong for both perpetrators in this case, and went right for the victim. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Sources cited within episode Japanese scientists make robot face with living skin that can smile (msn.com)

Tim Corbett comes back to join the show today to tell us about his recent solved cases and what it is like to work with a private investigator.  Tim and his colleagues have put over 400 people in prison for homicide, handled over 1,100 death investigations and solved 33 cold case murders.  Interview conducted with Tim September 8, 2024 Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell

Marcus was removed from his biological mother at the age of three for abuse and neglect concerns. He was placed by a private agency into the home of Liz and David Carroll. What happens within months of being place in their care is unthinkable and tragic and has led to many policy and law changes. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell Murder of Marcus Marcus Fiesel - Wikipedia What cracked the case of missing Marcus Marcus Fiesel? (wcpo.com) Marcus Marcus Fiesel's murder broke our hearts (wcpo.com)

18 year old Lloyd Bogle and 16 year old Patricia Kalitzke had been sweethearts for a little over a month when in January 1956 their lives were cut short while parking in a popular spot for lovers. At the time, there was very little evidence to go by to bring any closure to the hearts of the devastated families. It would take 65 years before that closure finally came. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Montana Sweetheart Murders - The True Crime Database Montana Sweetheart Murders Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Montana Solves Lloyd Bogle, Patricia Kalitzke Murders with DNA Evidence (lawandcrime.com)

Phil and Kathrine Ranzo were hardworking Modesto California parents to a 10 year old son Mark when their lives were brutally cut short all over the greed of four teenage boys. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  A162633.PDF (ca.gov) press-release-4-14-2023-Maria.pdf (stanislaus-da.org) Another participant in the brutal Ranzo murders of 1979 denied parole (turlockjournal.com) Stanislaus County Convicted Murderer Eligible for Parole (fox40.com) (6) JUSTICE (NO PAROLE) FOR THE KILLING OF PHIL AND KATHY RANZO | Facebook Decades after Ranzo murders, family still fights grants of parole | Modesto Bee (modbee.com) Parole request denied for Marty Spears, ‘mastermind’ of 1979 Ranzo murders - Ceres Courier

Amy Bishop was a Harvard University PhD graduate (and she wanted everyone she met to know it) a mother of four, and University of Alabama Huntsville associate professor. Her life by appearances only seemed perfect. Until one day she opens fire at a staff meeting and kills three of her colleagues execution style, and police are forced to deep dive into Amy's dark past and discover she is responsible for more than just the senseless murder of three innocent people.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville_shooting Amy Bishop: Where is the University of Alabama Mass Shooter Today? (thecinemaholic.com) Braintree native Amy Bishop's son Seth shot to death in Alabama (patriotledger.com) A Loaded Gun | The New Yorker Alabama Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison After Victims Oppose Death Penalty (eji.org) ID discovery; Deadly Women; Tipping Point.

Rosemarie Nitribitt was one of Germany's highest paid luxury call girls of her time. When she was found brutally strangled to death with all of her luxurious possessions still in the home, and many high profile clients- police have their work cut out for them to solve the case-and it only gets more complicated two years later when another luxury call girl is found murdered her in her home under similar circumstances.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell WEST GERMANY: Rosie & the New Rich | TIME Death of a Luxury Call Girl - Rosemarie Nitribitt (Episode 6) | ZDF Studios (zdf-studios.com) Home - The True Crime Database Rosemarie Nitribitt - Wikipedia BEAUTIFUL, BLONDE, AND WEALTHY, THIS GERMAN CALL GIRL MET AN UNTIMELY END (pleasekillme.com)

Johnny and Christale Careaga were a happy big blended family that enjoyed running multiple businesses together in their community. Unfortunately, Johnny also got himself wrapped up in an illegal business that ended up taking his life, his wife and two of their innocent children as well. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Kitsap Peninsula - Wikipedia 'We've wanted answers for the last 5 years': 3 suspects in Careaga family murders held without bail (yahoo.com) Christale Lynn (Agado) Careaga, 37 (kitsapsun.com) Johnathon Felipe Higgins, 16 (kitsapsun.com) Hunter Evan Schaap, 16 (kitsapsun.com) Detectives' investigation links 3 men to murders of Careaga family (kitsapsun.com) 3 found guilty in 2017 quadruple killing of Washington family | AP News Careaga family murder: Timeline of the investigation and arrests made (fox13seattle.com) Killers sentenced to life in prison for 2017 quadruple murder | king5.com Careaga family murders - Wikipedia Closing arguments begin for 'Bandidos' gang members accused of killing Seabeck family | king5.com