Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week we are bringing you two separate cases. I cover a string of cold cases from the 70’s referred to as the Stanford Murders. One of which remains unsolved to this day. Mackenzie takes us on a trip down I-70 where a number of seemingly random attacks on retail workers leaves numerous counties in fear when it appears all of these murders were done by the same individual.This episode contains foul language and discussions about murder, descriptions of remains, and sexual assault. We’ll do our best to stay on track but the bottles are popped.SourcesStanford MurdersInside Hook Article: After 44 Years DNA Solved Satanic Murder of Arlis Perry. Was She the Only Victim? By Steve HuffThe Stanford Daily Article: Murder at Memorial Church remains unsolved 40 years later By Caleb SmithWikipedia: Murder of Arlis PerryPalo Alto Online Article: Sheriff investigating whether Stanford watchman linked to other campus murders By Linda TaaffePalo Alto Online Article: Sheriff: Suicide note, serial killer book jacket at murder suspect's home By Sue DremannI-70 Murders“Slain Clerk Shot Twice in The Head” The Indianapolis News, April 9, 1992“Interstate 70 Killer Leaves Trail of Death and Grief”, Peter Herman, Bill Smith, & Susan K. Brown, St. Louis Post Dispatch, May 17, 1992“Strange similarities link highway killings” Scott Candon, The Kansas City Star, May 16, 1992“Killer’s Strange Pattern Slows Search”, Ned Seaton, Springfield News-Leader, May 17, 1992 “Police Fear New Serial Killer” Vidette-Messenger of Porter County (Valparaiso, Indiana), May 17, 1992“Nancy Kitzmiller was killed eight years ago…”, Michele Munz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 2, 2000 “Answers remain elusive 20 years after St. Charles murder, part of interstate spree” Valerie Schremp Hahn, St. Louis Post Dispatch, May 2, 2012“20 Years Later, 'I-70 Killer' Still At Large”, KMBC News, ABC 9, May 2, 2012“Police Release Information about I-70 Killer 20 Years Later” Sarah J. Clark, Fox 4, May 3, 2012 “I-70 Holds The Secrets To A Serial Killer”, Christian Fellwock, Vox Magazine, May 4, 2016“1992 murders at bridal shop unsolved but not forgotten by women’s families”, Amy Renee Leiker, The Wichita Eagle, March 22, 2014, Updated August 08, 2014 “Investigators remain hopeful that they’ll find the so-called ‘I-70 Killer’” Haley Bull, Fox59, May 22, 2017 “29 days of terror: The hunt for the I-70 killer” Chris Nagus, KMOV 4, November 16, 2020 St. Charles Crime Stoppers Unsolved Mysteries, The I-70 Serial KillerInterstate 70

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We have a really exciting episode for you guys this week! We had the opportunity to interview Rachel Monroe, author of our most recent book series Savage Appetites. We ask Rachel some of our lingering questions about the book, along with some discussions about obsession, her career as a journalist and writer, and future projects. This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, women in crime, and books. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We have a really fun episode for you guys this week! As part of a continuation of our recent book series we had the opportunity to interview author of 18 Tiny Deaths, Bruce Goldfarb. Discussing everything from his unexpected responsibility to handle and care for the Nutshells to his process of writing this biography about Frances Glessner Lee. Hope you enjoy!This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, autopsies, and cool discoveries. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Here to bring you part two of our book series covering Rachel Monroe’s Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession. This week we dive into the victim section of this book, highlighting cases that include Sharon Tate’s death and one women, two decades later, who immersed herself into the crimes that took place at Ceilo Drive. We contemplate the motives of not only ourselves, but others who insert their grief and empathy towards someone they didn’t even know. We also take a step into the latest true crime doc to hit Netflix Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, rape, and women’s role in true crime. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesSavage Appetites, Rachel MonroeDead Girls, Alice Bolin‘McFadden, sought in Sage Smith homicide, declared missing’ Tyler Hammel, The Daily Progress, June 2019Wikipedia Pages for Hannah Graham and Morgan Dana HarringtonCrime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ Threatens to Fall Down Its Own Rabbit Hole: TV Review, Caroline Framke, Variety, Feb 9, 2021Interview with Joe Berlinger: “Netflix's Cecil Hotel Doc Attempts to Find Out What Happened to Elisa Lam”, Jelisa Castrodale, Vice, Feb 10, 2021Interview with Joe Berlinger: “Netflix's Cecil Hotel docuseries director explains why respecting Elisa Lam's story was of utmost importance”, Rosy Cordero, EW, Feb 10, 2021“The unethical mess of 'The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel,' Netflix's most popular true crime show”, Katie Dowd, SFGate, Feb 14, 2021“How ‘The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ Misses the Real Story of Elisa Lam”, EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone, Feb 25, 2021“Why Internet Sleuths Are Still Obsessed With Elisa Lam’s Death”, Alessa Dominguez, Buzzfeed, Feb 12, 2021“Netflix's Cecil Hotel documentary is a dangerous, bloated mess”, Mark Serrels, Cnet, Feb 23, 2021“Column: Black people make up 8% of L.A. population and 34% of its homeless. That’s unacceptable”, Steve Lopez, LA Times, June 13, 2020Episodes Referenced:You’re Wrong About: MurderYou’re Wrong About: The Victims’ Rights MovementLast Podcast on The Left, Norwegian Black Metal episodes

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back to bring you the final installment of our multi-part series covering the book by Jax Miller; Hell in the Heartland. We come to our tragic conclusion to a 20 year cold case. We cover a handful of suspects Jax learns about through her investigations, the more recent arrests and charges placed against the men responsible, and what may have transpired the night the Freeman’s trailer went up in flames.This episode contains foul language, discussions about police corruption, small town life, rape, torture, murder, and drug use. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesHell in The Heartland: Murder, Meth, And The Case of Two Missing Girls, Jax MillerBBI - Find Lauria Bible Facebook Group“Teens’ Fate Still Unresolved A Year Later”, Don Diehl,The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Jan 2001Arrest Affidavit for the case of Ronnie Busick, April 23, 2018Jax Miller: Switching From Fiction to True Crime, Writer’s Digest, Robert Lee Brewer, July 31, 2018“Justice after decades: Bible family sees suspect sentenced after Lorene's 'relentless' fight”, Tulsa World, Mike Simons, September 24, 2020“Ashley Freeman loved to fish. Lauria Bible was a country girl who raised pigs. This is the story the family and friends of the missing Welch girls want to tell.”, Andrea Eger, Tim Stanley, Tulsa World, Feb 18, 2019

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back this week with episode two of our multi-part series covering the book by Jax Miller; Hell in the Heartland. This week we cover the days following the fire and the Bible families determination to do anything in their power to find their daughter Lauria. We also begin to dive into theories, suspects, and what was gathered from the crime scene. This episode contains foul language, discussions about rape, molestation, police corruption, small town life, murder and autopsy reports. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesHell in The Heartland: Murder, Meth, And The Case of Two Missing Girls, Jax MillerBBI - Find Lauria Bible Facebook Group“Teens’ Fate Still Unresolved A Year Later”, Don Diehl,The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Jan 2001Arrest Affidavit for the case of Ronnie Busick, April 23, 2018Jax Miller: Switching From Fiction to True Crime, Writer’s Digest, Robert Lee Brewer, July 31, 2018“Justice after decades: Bible family sees suspect sentenced after Lorene's 'relentless' fight”, Tulsa World, Mike Simons, September 24, 2020“Ashley Freeman loved to fish. Lauria Bible was a country girl who raised pigs. This is the story the family and friends of the missing Welch girls want to tell.”, Andrea Eger, Tim Stanley, Tulsa World, Feb 18, 2019

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week starts our next multi-part series covering the book by Jax Miller; Hell in the Heartland. An unforgettable case from rural Oklahoma with questions that still remain unanswered. This week we dive into one of the families affected in our story; the Freeman’s. We start with the death of their son Shane, their muddy past with the local police department, and the day of their house fire. A fire that left two dead and two girls who remain missing to this day; Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible. This episode contains foul language, discussions about police corruption, small town life, murder and death. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesHell in The Heartland: Murder, Meth, And The Case of Two Missing Girls, Jax MillerBBI - Find Lauria Bible Facebook Group“Teens’ Fate Still Unresolved A Year Later”, Don Diehl,The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Jan 2001Arrest Affidavit for the case of Ronnie Busick, April 23, 2018Jax Miller: Switching From Fiction to True Crime, Writer’s Digest, Robert Lee Brewer, July 31, 2018“Justice after decades: Bible family sees suspect sentenced after Lorene's 'relentless' fight”, Tulsa World, Mike Simons, September 24, 2020“Ashley Freeman loved to fish. Lauria Bible was a country girl who raised pigs. This is the story the family and friends of the missing Welch girls want to tell.”, Andrea Eger, Tim Stanley, Tulsa World, Feb 18, 2019

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Bringing you the final installation of our multi-part series covering the book The Last Madam; a Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz. In this episode we cover what is left of Norma’s history. Starting in the late 50’s and taking us all the way up to 1974. We dive into a few key players, Norma’s less illegal business adventures, and the sad end to her extravagant life. Mack wraps up our episode with some Louisiana history regarding sex work, race, and the wrong doings of a lot of men in power.This episode contains foul language, discussions about the sex work industry, statutory rape, poverty, and the New Orleans underworld. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesThe Last Madam: A Life In The New Orleans Underworld, Christine WiltzNorma Wallce Audio 1, The Historic New Orleans Collection, donated by Christine WiltzNorma Wallace Audio 2, The Historic New Orleans Collection, donated by Christine Wiltz“The Last Days of Storyville”, Sally Asher, myneworleans.com, Sept 2017The Last Madam, Snap Judgement, NPR, Host: Glynn Washington, Byline: Stephanie FooFormer French Quarter brothel becomes home sweet home, Stephanie Bruno, NOLA.com, Nov 2011The Best Little Whorehouse in NOLA, Back Story Radio, Diana Williams, March 2016Biography of Christine Wiltz via christinewiltz.com“The History Behind 5 of New Orleans' Favorite Mardi Gras Traditions” Olivia B Waxman, time.com, February 20181026contist.com “Gov. Huey Long impeached in Louisiana, April 6, 1929”, Andrew Glass, Politico, April 2012“A Hamm’s ransom: How the kidnapping of one of St. Paul’s most prosperous brewers reshaped a corrupt system”, Ben Reeves, The Growler, November 2016“The 1934 Bremer kidnapping: Gangsters replace bootlegging cash with ransom money” Cathay Wurzer, MPR, January 2014“Jim Crow & Segregation”, 64parishes.com, Nikki Brown“8 reasons why New Orleans neighborhoods remain segregated” NOLA.com, Jennifer Larino for The Times-Picayune, April 2018

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back this week and full of true crime for you. Liv starts out with the murder of hiker Meredith Emerson and how her death solved a number of cases that are now known to be committed by the National Forest Serial Killer; Gary Hilton. Mack brings us an old and surprising case from our favorite east coast location, Harvard University. She covers the murder of Dr. Bernard Parkman and the very Sherlock-esque detective work that followed to discover his remains.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, body decomposition, and body mutilation. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesGary HiltonGary Michael Hilton - The disturbing case of the National Forest Serial Killer from Strange Outdoors .comNBC Article: Killer says Female Hiker Fought him to the end by the Associated PressAJC Article: Hiker’s murder still haunts those closest to the case, 10 years later by Christian Boone and Rhonda CookThe Charley Project: Rossana MilianiThe Daytona Beach news-Journal Article: Police: Daytona woman who killed, dismembered boyfriend is linked to similar cold case, by Tony HoldDr. Bernard Parkman“What lies in the lab: The gruesome murder at Harvard that transfixed New England”, Paul Collins, Boston Globe, July 11, 2018Blood & Ivy, Paul Collins, 2018The Parkman-Webster Murder Case, The West End Museum, Exhibit and Design copyright Duane LuciaThe History of HMS“Murder at Harvard Medical School: The story of the 19th century slaying that shocked Boston”, Dialynn Dwyer, Boston.com, Nov 22, 2017

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Hope you guys are ready to buckle up because Mack has brought a detailed dive into the Happy Face killer, aka Keith Hunter Jesperson. She briefly covers his childhood and then gives us an incredibly detailed story surrounding his crimes as a serial killer. Major content warning up front for this one, it’s pretty gruesome, but don’t worry she gives you enough time to skip if you choose. This episode contains foul language, animal abuse, rape, murder, torture, and really graphic descriptions of body mutilation. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!Sources“I, The Creation of a Serial Killer” Jack Olsen, C 2002“Serial killer’s sole survivor tells story after 19 years”, Toni Scott, Oroville Mercury-Register“Happy Face Killer Keith Jesperson's surviving victim sues filmmakers for defamation”, Bryan Denson, OregonLive, The Oregonian, January 10, 2019“Touching Evil: Students hear 'friendly' voice of a serial killer”, Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Part 3 of the 3-part series“The Happy Face Killer and His Unidentified Victims”, Kim Pasqualini, Medium, March 24, 2020Radford University Dept. of Psychology Assessment, Peggy Krueger, Kendra Justice, & Amy Hunt“Happy Face Killer' Describes Killing First Victim”, ABC NewsHappy Face Podcast with Melissa Moore