As social media influencers become more common, we see people exhibiting more and more drastic behavior in order to go viral. AJ brings us a case of a pathetic woman who tried to ruin the lives of an innocents couple who had the misfortune of seeing her at a store, just for a few likes on social media. #truecrime #socialmediacrime #influencer Sources: https://twitter.com/henrykleeKTVU/status/1338646205501329409https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/katie-sorensen-mom-influencer-sentenced-instagram/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/katie-sorensen-fake-kidnapping-california-jail.html#:~:text=Katie%20Sorenson%20was%20sentenced%20to,making%20a%20false%20crime%20report.&text=A%20California%20woman%20and%20Instagram,days%20in%20jail%2C%20prosecutors%20said. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/ex-sonoma-county-mom-influencer-katie-sorensen-sentenced-to-30-days-in-cu/ https://latestinbollywood.com/who-is-katie-sorensen-wiki/#Who_Is_Katie_Sorensen_Wiki

On October 31, 2010, young Devon Griffin received a phone call from his aunt asking where his father was. When he searched the house for his family, he stumbled upon what he initially thought was a Halloween prank but would turn out to be the very real anniliation of almost his entire family. One of the most chilling parts of this case is that Devon spoke to the murderer...after his family had been killed. #truecrime #halloween Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/bj-liske-kills-3-family-members-in-halloween-murders https://www.newspapers.com/image/289183577/?match=1&clipping_id=133323724 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-triple-murder-teen-thought-it-was-halloween-prank/ https://youtu.be/TKXUQFbRW2I

Velma Barfield was an American serial killer who was convicted of one murder, but eventually confessed to six. Despite being close to three suspicious deaths of her family members, Velma was allowed to take on caretaker jobs of the elderly, where the deaths continued. Sources - https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/velma-barfield/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Barfield https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/capital-punishment/biographies/barfield https://youtu.be/vXHn2dqhLzM

In the late night hours of November 19, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Club Q, the oldest LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO. The shooter was stopped by three brave club-goers, but not before five people were dead and 17 were injured. Who is the shooter and why weren’t his guns taken after he took his grandparents hostage and had a stand off with SWAT the year before? #ClubQ #ColoradoSprings Sources: https://www.gofundme.com/f/official-club-q-fundraiser https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-photos#rebelltitem9 https://clubqonline.com/ https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-reopeningannouncement#rebelltitem1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrance https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/club-q-shooter-who-killed-5-getslife-in-prison https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judge-warned-of-gay-barattackers-shootout-plans-in-2021 https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-shooter-sentencing https://gazette.com/nowall/5-victims-in-club-q-mass-shooting-identifiedas-mourning-continues-around-colorado-springs/ article_2ef3071e-69ce-11ed-bc92-bf8667b52b96.html https://apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-crime-hate-crimesd2379dce03c66ea3bc0faa2c5ffb7c21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_nightclub_shooting https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/us/club-q-shooting-suspect-courtappearance/index.htm

The historic Stanley Hotel was built in 1909 as an upper-class resort and a health retreat for people suffering from tuberculosis. At the time, no one could guess that it would become iconic for the paranormal activity that happens there. The Stanley even gave inspiration to legendary author of all things horror, Stephen King, to write his 1977 novel The Shining. Sources: https://www.stanleyhotel.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stanley_Hotelhttps://lifefamilyfun.com/stanley-hotel-room-217/https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4834?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI14-my4WwgAMVPS-tBh0lxQTfEAAYAiAAEgL6p_D_BwE

In this episode, the ladies discuss a case a lot of us have seen play out in the media; Lori Vallow AKA the Doomsday Mom and the mysterious deaths that surround her and the outright murder of two of her children. Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/57695046/?clipping_id=63481920&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU3Njk1MDQ2LCJpYXQiOjE2NzczNjAxMjMsImV4cCI6MTY3NzQ0NjUyM30.rD7YIPN-A9nb3S_BpTOSulb-mY6EzsEF4NBPsyAgIPkhttps://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/lori-vallow-daybell/#Lori_Vallow_Daybell_Biography_Age_Birthday_Early_Lifehttps://people.com/crime/lori-vallow-brother-recounts-harrowing-conversation/https://allthatsinteresting.com/lori-vallowhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/4495586/cult-mom-lori-vallow-brother-incest-relationship-hitman/https://www.insideedition.com/lori-vallow-daybells-niece-says-she-experienced-tragedy-during-childhood-that-kept-her-from-herhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Tylee_Ryan_and_J._J._Vallow#cite_note-loribirth-22https://conandaily.com/2022/04/19/lori-daybell-biography-13-things-about-tylee-ryan-j-j-vallows-mother/

The COVID pandemic hit us all differently, but today we bring you the stories of someone that chose to try and take advantage of the crisis, and just a few cases of the extreme racism and xenophobia that Asian Americans had to endure.  Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-man-accused-hoarding-covid-19-materials-price/story?id=70333494&fbclid=IwAR1U09fRuk5RoTgr2VLBi5j1C568KeQiSpNFHCXVL6FPikbHZjsszSVS0ZYhttps://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20220411.655787/https://www.npr.org/2021/08/12/1027236499/anti-asian-hate-crimes-assaults-pandemic-incidents-aapihttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/12/covid-19-fueling-anti-asian-racism-and-xenophobia-worldwidehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56218684

This case covers the story of Francine Hughes, a survivor of domestic violence who, after thirteen years of abuse, had enough. Her trial would begin the long-overdue discussion in the US about the laws protecting victims of domestic violence, or the lack thereof. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abusehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Hugheshttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/video-dept/the-burning-bed-recalls-the-case-that-changed-how- law-enforcement-treats-domestic-violence https://www.retroreport.org/transcript/the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action

Today we're talking a little bit about a strange unsolved mystery surrounding the Oklahoma City Bombing and a little bit about some of the spooky stories that have happened in our own lives. #oklahomacity bombing #spookystories #ghosts #truecrime https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/7/oklahoma-city-bombing-secret-dna-extracted-from-un/ https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Jane_Doe_(1995) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/true-crime-unsolved-mysteries

Sunny brings us an Easter story that is just a little early.   #easterstory #badeasterbunny #truecrime