Pardon My Enthusiasm
Pardon My Enthusiasm
Damaris Montufar
A bi-weekly podcast dedicated to unappetizing historical and current events. Films, spooks, controversy, death & crime; where the eerie is discussed.
14: DeFeo I, Amityville Horror
The Amityville Murders. It’s got it all, abuse, the murder of a family (six members), possession, haunting, movies, and books. A classic story but we get deep into the goods. I’m talking police call reading. So, let’s start at 112 Ocean Avenue on November 14th, 1974. The first in our series Warren, where we explore the cases Ed and Lorraine Warren were involved in. Audio updated on 23 Jan 2021. References http://www.infobarrel.com/Real_Amityville_Horror_of_Mass_Murderer_Ronald_DeFeo_Jr https://amityvillemurders.com/the-defeos/the-defoe-family.html http://www.amityvillefiles.com/category/articles/ https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ronald-defeo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5066765/dawn-theresa-defeo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5066774/john-matthew-defeo
Sep 1, 2020
24 min
13: Dionne Quintuplets, the Human Zoo
Bro, bro, bro… Why are babies being put in a human zoo??? Dionne quintuplets. The big conversation on child exploitation. Let’s talk about it. Reference   Denison, Merrill. "Infant Industry: The Quintuplets". Harper's Magazine. (1938). Condensed in Readers Digest 33(200), December 1938, pp. 104–07. http://wp.quintland.com/family/elzire-dionne/#:~:text=Elzire%20Dionne%20(born%20Legros)%20was,her%20mother%20used%20to%20do. https://time.com/5555131/dionne-quintuplets-kidfluencers/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3266773/inside-the-tragic-tortured-lives-of-the-worlds-first-quintuplets-who-were-taken-from-their-parents-and-exhibited-in-a-zoo-for-5billion/ Berton, Pierre (1978). The Dionne Years: A Thirties Melodrama. W.W. Norton. ISBN 0393332268. The Dionne Years: A Thirties Melodrama. Reprinted in Clay, Marie M. (1991). Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births. Cambridge University Press. p. 6. ISBN 0521412234. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-pretended-be-doctor-ran-worlds-fair-attraction-saved-lives-thousands-premature-babies-180960200/ We Were Five and Family Secrets by Cécile, Yvonne, and Annette Dionne.
Aug 18, 2020
48 min
12: Rogers, but this time the Murderer
Another Rogers! A better Rogers? Well, a definitely more scandalous Rogers. Executed in the State of Vermont for a love shape I cannot geometry my way out of. Let’s explore, shall we?   Apple Podcast & Spotify Instagram & Facebook References https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-rogers-brings-the-capital-punishment-wars-to-vermont/ John Stark Bellamy, "Did Mary Rogers Deserve Hanging?", Rutland Herald, June 12, 2005. https://drive.google.com/file/d/12sb0d_Y2Tu0szdKDPCim75AU77mNNZso/view?fbclid=IwAR3GcUPUqaK10osvVhTs57vf5_nvyEIgpyMFraiohFOGraKdSHkwI8GIfQM https://www.facebook.com/marybennettrogers/ https://murderpedia.org/female.R/r/rogers-mary-mabel.htm https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19051209.2.35&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1  Heller, Paul (August 2, 2019). "The hanging of Mary Rogers". Times Argus. Barre, VT. “Execution of Mary Rogers", Bennington Evening Banner, December 8, 1905, pp. 1–4.
Jul 21, 2020
53 min
11: Chamberlain, a Dingo ate my Baby
“A dingo ate my baby!”, the Chamberlain’s worst nightmare. How this tragic cry became a punchline, Australian nature at its deadliest, and how this family was dragged through the mud. Let’s begin. Apple Podcast & Spotify Instagram & Facebook Reference   Comment: What the dingo does: The conclusion of the Azaria Chamberlain case reminds Australians we cannot control nature. (2012). The Guardian (London, England). Coroner finds that dingo took Azaria Chamberlain. (n.d.). PM (ABC). Reference Under S.433A of the Criminal Code by the Attorney-General for the Northern Territory of Australia of Convictions of Alice Lynne Chamberlain and Michael Leigh Chamberlain, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia, No. CA2, 1988. (Acquittal decision.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/world/australia/dingo-attack-fraser-island.html https://www.famous-trials.com/dingo/466-gilroyreport "A dingo ate their ethics". Media Watch. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2014. "Frank Cole makes claims about another murder mystery". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
Jul 14, 2020
46 min
10: Christie, Nefarious yet Unassuming
Who really killed Beryl Evans? The second part to episode 9. British serial killer, John Christie is the culprit and this episode goes into his eight identified murders. Are you grosser when you are a necrophile? Probably! We’ll also talk about some of the media, lots of TV, regarding the crimes. Reference   Christensen, T. K. & Mortensen, S. S. (2018). Introduction to special issue on Forensic Linguistics: European Perspectives. Retrieved from https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/D1937E0201CB5C49BACFE15AE282B61E/S0332586518000112a.pdf/introduction_to_special_issue_on_forensic_linguistics_european_perspectives.pdf Svartvik, J. (1969). The Evans Statements: a Case for Forensic Linguistics. Retrieved from https://www.thetext.co.uk/Evans%20Statements%20Part%201.pdf 10 Rillington Place. Retrieved from https://www.10-rillington-place.co.uk/the_principal_characters.html John Christie of Rillington Place: Biography of a Serial Killer p. 73 "Timothy Evans Reinterment (1965)". House of Commons. Historic Hansard. 25 November 1965. Retrieved 30 April 2020. Kennedy, Ludovic (1961). Ten Rillington Place. London, England: Victor Gollancz Ltd. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0685032640. Marston, Edward. John Christie. London, England: A&C Black Business Information and Development. p. 7. ISBN 978-1781592885. Eddowes, John The Two Killers of Rillington Place, p. 9. Lusher, Adam; Rimmer, Alan (9 April 2006). "My father deserved to be hanged by Pierrepoint". The Daily Telegraph. London.
Jul 7, 2020
33 min
9: Evans, Execution & Forensic Linguistics
Go Down Ye Murdered, how a serial killer got a bloke executed, stirred a frenzy in the UK on capital punishment that birthed Forensic Linguistics. The story of Timothy Evans, an introduction to John Christine, and papa Forensic Linguistics, Jan Svartvik. Reference Christensen, T. K. & Mortensen, S. S. (2018). Introduction to special issue on Forensic Linguistics: European Perspectives. Retrieved from https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/D1937E0201CB5C49BACFE15AE282B61E/S0332586518000112a.pdf/introduction_to_special_issue_on_forensic_linguistics_european_perspectives.pdf Svartvik, J. (1969). The Evans Statements: a Case for Forensic Linguistics. Retrieved from https://www.thetext.co.uk/Evans%20Statements%20Part%201.pdf 10 Rillington Place. Retrieved from https://www.10-rillington-place.co.uk/the_principal_characters.html John Christie of Rillington Place: Biography of a Serial Killer p. 73 "Timothy Evans Reinterment (1965)". House of Commons. Historic Hansard. 25 November 1965. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
Jun 16, 2020
30 min
8: Rogers, the Beautiful Cigar Girl
Who murdered the Beautiful Cigar Girl? Mary Rogers was found dead in the Hudson River; was it gang violence or a botched abortion? Let’s look at how this unsolved death inspired famed author Edgar Allen Poe. References ·    Srebnick, A. G. (1997). The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers [PDF]. Retrieved from https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7388191M/The_Mysterious_Death_of_Mary_Rogers ·    Serratore, A. (2013). Edgar Allan Poe Tried and Failed to Crack the Mysterious Murder Case of Mary Rogers. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edgar-allan-poe-tried-and-failed-to-crack-the-mysterious-murder-case-of-mary-rogers-7493607/
Jun 9, 2020
23 min
7: Tate, Goodbye to the Era of Peace & Love
Sharon Tate, the up-and-coming star, murdered by a now famed cult. Married to a famous director, expecting her first child; on August 9th, 1969, the Manson "family" committed their most notorious murders on Tate and four others. How does this affect the 60s? Let's talk. References You Must Remember This A Carina Longworth Podcast: Charles Manson’s Hollywood ep. 9 Mazierska, E. (2005). The Autobiographical Effect in the Cinema of Roman Polanski. Film Criticism, 29(3), 28–45. Foundas, S. (2014). Polanski: Art as Life. Variety, 323(10), 36. Read, B. (2018). https://www.vogue.com/article/3-sharon-tate-films-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood Martin, L. (2017). https://wordsofwomen.com/remembering-sharon-tate-as-the-woman-not-the-victim/ Dimuro, G. (2018). https://allthatsinteresting.com/abigail-folger   https://web.archive.org/web/20101119075221/http://aboundinglove.org/sensational/wydfm/wydfm-014.php
Jun 2, 2020
42 min
6: Polanski Part II, the History and Dilemma
Part II, where we get to why Roman Polanski has the sympathy of the public. We'll discuss a film before his two big events and a film after. Can you separate the man and the art? References Brockes, Emma. (2013). Samantha Geimer on Roman Polanski: 'We email a little bit'. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/18/samantha-geimer-roman-polanski-unlawful-sex-email Mazierska, E. (2005). The Autobiographical Effect in the Cinema of Roman Polanski. Film Criticism, 29(3), 28–45. Thomas Doherty. (2008). Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Jeffery Levy-Hinte Lila Yacoub Mirina Zenovich Marina Zenovich Joe Bini Peter G. Morgan. Cinéaste, 34(1), 53. The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski (2014). ISBN: 9781476716848 Foundas, S. (2014). Polanski: Art as Life. Variety, 323(10), 36.
May 26, 2020
50 min
5: Polanski, a Decorated Abuser
Roman Polanski is known for his films, as an Acadamy Award winner, the widower to Sharon Tate who was murdered by the Manson Family; but why don't we know about his crimes against minor(s)? This is part one, where we discuss the people involved in the case that had Polanski flee the United States in order to avoid the consequences. References Brockes, Emma. (2013). Samantha Geimer on Roman Polanski: 'We email a little bit'. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/18/samantha-geimer-roman-polanski-unlawful-sex-email Mazierska, E. (2005). The Autobiographical Effect in the Cinema of Roman Polanski. Film Criticism, 29(3), 28–45. Thomas Doherty. (2008). Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Jeffery Levy-Hinte Lila Yacoub Mirina Zenovich Marina Zenovich Joe Bini Peter G. Morgan. Cinéaste, 34(1), 53. The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski (2014). ISBN: 9781476716848 Foundas, S. (2014). Polanski: Art as Life. Variety, 323(10), 36.
May 19, 2020
41 min
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