The Student's Verdict
The Student's Verdict
Emily Hodge
The host, Emily, currently works in criminal defence in the UK and, as a true crime fanatic, started The Student's Verdict blog which focused on cults, horrifying criminal cases and miscarriages of justice. Now she is stepping into the world of podcasting with The Student's Verdict podcast which will focus on historic criminal cases from the archives, missing persons cases and unusual deaths.
Ep 10 Angel Bumpass and the Roll of Duct Tape
Guest starring my mum, Emma, we discuss the case of Angel Bumpass and the Role of Duct Tape. Angel Bumpass was 25 years old when she was accused of the 2009 killing of a 68 year old man, Franklin Bonner. Bonner’s body had been discovered by his wife, Linda, when she returned home from work. Her husband’s arms and legs were bound to a chair and his face was covered with duct tape which caused him to suffocate. Two fingerprints would be identified in this case which would lead cold case detectives to Angel, who would've been 13 years old when the crime occurred. Listen to how one role of duct tape affected so many lives. Website: https://thestudentsverdict.wixsite.com/mysiteEmail: [email protected] Links: https://linktr.ee/thestudentverdictMusic is Drumming in the Rain Instrumental by Chad CrouchAdRiddle Me That Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riddle-me-that-true-crime/id1522402746Resources'Accused: Guilty or Innocent' - Sky Crimehttps://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-angel-bumpasshttps://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/05/angel-bumpass-today-prison-sentence/https://justiceforangelbumpass.org/https://www.thecinemaholic.com/angel-bumpass-guilty-or-innocent/https://www.thecinemaholic.com/franklin-bonner-murder-case-everything-we-know/https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2019/oct/03/womwho-w13-time-found-guilty-2009-murder-whil/505070/
Sep 7, 2020
1 hr 29 min
Ep 9 Jack the Stripper *Not a Typo*
Between 1964 and 1965, the bodies of six young women were found in or near the River Thames. Local people and news reporters dubbed the killer Jack the Stripper because of the similarities to the original Jack the Ripper case from 1888. It’s suggested that there were two earlier murders between 1959 and 1963 which may have been committed by the same perpetrator but, like the mysterious Jack the Ripper of old, this illusive killer was never caught.Ad Dark Matter Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NkZD0cis6Dt1obx5GwchXResources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_London_nude_murdershttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/488557/is-this-man-the-real-jack-the-stripper/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hunt-jack-stripper-60s-serial-10812090https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80146917/seven-womwn-dead-and-a-city-in-fear-was-a-britishhttps://www.theweek.co.uk/99504/hammersmith-nude-murders-new-clues-in-jack-the-stripper-casehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/nov/04/sport.tonythompsonhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jul/11/books.crimebookshttps://www.mylondon.news/news/local-news/who-was-jack-the-stripper-6016971https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profumo_affairhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080601032607/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/unsolved/jack_the_stripper/12.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Jones_(murderer)https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19700517/072/0009https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002480/19640625/012/0001
Aug 24, 2020
37 min
Ep 8 The McMartin Preschool Abuse Scandal
Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Child Sexual Abuse. Listener discretion is advised.On the 12th May 1983 Judy Johnson dropped her 2.5 year old son Billy for his first day at the highly-regarded McMartin Preschool. Exactly 3 months later, the mother would make a call to police to report that her son had been molested by a member of staff at the school, 25 year old Ray Buckey. At one point in the case, it was announced the seven teachers at McMartin had committed 397 sexual crimes, which was in addition to the 115 counts they had already been charged with. This case would be one of the most expensive criminal trials in American history, costing $15 million, with so many twists and turns.Music is Drumming in the Rain Instrumental by Chad CrouchThe Student's Verdict Pod: https://linktr.ee/thestudentverdictEmail: [email protected]: thepodcastfromthecrypt.buzzsprout.comResources:https://www.famous-trials.com/mcmartin‘The McMartin Family Trials’ SKY CRIMEhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-17-me-1254-story.html
Aug 10, 2020
1 hr 22 min
Minisode 2: Where is Ashley Morin?
Where is Ashley Morin? Hear the story from the family that is actively looking for her, the struggle to get help from their local police, and what you can do to help bring Ashley Morin Home. $20,000 Dollar Reward to Help bring her homehttps://www.facebook.com/bringashleymorinhome/Tipline Email: shorturl.at/pHKMXSaskatchewan Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477 and https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=206#Tiki Laverdiere : https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/timeline-a-look-at-the-tiki-laverdiere-homicide-investigation-1.4543609Occultae Veritatis Podcast: https://www.ovpod.ca/
Aug 3, 2020
35 min
Ep 7 Vigilantes
CW: Child Sexual AbuseIn this episode we're looking at cases of vigilantes. We’ll look at a mother, grateful her son’s abuser was shot by a vigilante, two men who targeted their neighbour accused of watching child porno and parents who murdered their daughter’s pimp. Should anyone be allowed to act as judge, jury and executioner?Ad: https://www.buzzsprout.com/731348Music: 'Drumming in the Rain Instrumental' Chad Crouchhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8347705/Mother-campaigns-free-vigilante-murdered-5-year-old-sons-abuser.htmlhttps://metro.co.uk/2020/05/30/woman-says-shes-glad-vigilante-murdered-child-rapist-dad-12780915/https://www.thedailybeast.com/nebraska-mom-laura-smith-fights-to-free-james-fairbanks-man-who-killed-her-sons-molester-mattieo-condoluci?ref=scrollhttps://floridaactioncommittee.org/once-fallen-the-murder-of-mattieo-condoluci/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vigilantes-torch-home-kill-innocent-woman/https://www.foxnews.com/story/murder-charges-for-vigilantes-who-torched-child-pornographers-homehttps://en.wikipedia.orghttps://registryreport.org/2018/05/25/vice-sex-offender-registries-result-in-vigilante-murder/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/07/us/man-charged-in-killings-of-sex-offenders.htmlhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/letter-tells-killers-reasoning-for-slaying-2-pedophiles/http://on-murders.blogspot.com/2012/01/prison-death-of-sex-offenders-killer-is.htmlhttps://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/06/14/parents-accused-of-murdering-la-man-they-say-was-their-daughters-pimp/https://www.courtlistener.com/pdf/2019/03/04/united_states_v._antonio_gilton.pdfhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-jun-15-la-me-pimp-slaying-20120615-story.html
Jul 27, 2020
43 min
Ep 6 The Disappearance of Marlene Oakes
Content Warning: Child Abuse and MurderWhat would you do if you discovered that your spouse was sexually abusing your child? For married mother of two, Marlene Oakes, this was her horrific reality. She couldn't stay with a man like that so demanded a divorce from her husband of 9 years, William Major. She threatened to reveal his secret if he refused. But she didn't have the chance to escape with children before she mysteriously disappeared.Website: https://thestudentsverdict.wixsite.com/mysiteTwitter: @studentverdictInstagram: @thestudentverdictblogEmail: [email protected] on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean and Google PlayMusic is Drumming in the Rain Instrumental by Chad CrouchResources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marlene_Oakeshttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/ky-supreme-court/1301658.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMEnkLdHx78https://www.rapsheetz.com/kentucky/doc-prisoner/MAJOR_WILLIAM/54794https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verona,_Kentuckyhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/ky-supreme-court/1165049.html
Jul 13, 2020
42 min
Ep 5 A Double Homicide and 170 Years in Prison at 13 Years Old
On the 18th August 1987, 15 year old Sean Lamont Rowe and 13 year old Ronald Lee Sanford hoped they could do some yard work in return for money for the Indiana State Fair. They ended up at the house of two sisters, Anna Louise Harris and Julie Bellmar. Rowe and Sanford suspected that the sisters had money. The teens would end up forcing their way into the home and would later leave the property with $5 for the fair. The bodies of the two sisters would later be found in the basement, the sisters had been stabbed multiple times. 13 year old Ronald Sanford would end up staring down the barrel of a 170 year prison sentence.https://www.change.org/p/curtis-hill-supreme-court-president-donald-trump-free-ronald-l-sanfordMusic is Drumming in the Rain Instrumental by Chad CrouchResources:https://studentsverdict.wordpress.com/2018/02/11/a-double-homicide-and-170-years-in-prison-at-age-13/https://cases.justia.com/indiana/court-of-appeals/2016-49a05-1506-pc-485.pdf?ts=1454083637https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/152000/amr510601998en.pdfhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2005/10/11/united-states-thousands-children-sentenced-life-without-parolehttps://www.hrw.org/reports/2005/us1005/TheRestofTheirLives.pdfhttps://jlc.org/issues/juvenile-life-without-parolehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/18097984/ronald-l-sanford/https://face2faceafrica.com/article/jailed-170-years-for-a-crime-he-committed-when-13-heres-why-ronald-sanfords-case-should-be-looked-at12https://www.rapsheetz.com/sexaul-offender/ROWE_SEAN/676851https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYUBJq-4pz0https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/juvenile-life-without-parole/https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=INR19870829-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------https://pivotaleducation.com/nature-nurture-behaviour-inherited-learned/
Jun 29, 2020
25 min
Minisode 1: The Mysterious Death of Kendrick Johnson
On the 11th January 2013, Kendrick Johnson's body was found inside a rolled-up gym mat in the gymnasium of Lowndes High School where he was a student. The first autopsy ruled his death as an accident, but the following two autopsies would suggest something far more sinister. If you would like to sign the petition to reopen Kendrick's case: https://www.change.org/p/united-states-supreme-court-justice-for-kendrick-johnson?signed=trueOrganisations: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/about-us/https://blacklivesmatter.com/https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylorhttps://transequality.org/https://www.glaad.org/Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kendrick_Johnsonhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/kendrick-johnsonhttps://www.walb.com/2019/02/06/kendrick-johnson-case-timeline-events-case/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-focus-on-timeline-in-kendrick-johnson-gym-mat-death/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw4R8EHoYSUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FwIsYDtlt4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pow-2pfNy_Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLQfCEHPPxKLKbrS3U3CiUXkicPCd2aaz_&v=n0pfMRlZnzk
Jun 17, 2020
26 min
Ep 3 Kenneka Jenkins: The Woman in the Freezer
On the 8th Sept 2017, 19 year old Kenneka Jenkins attended a party at a hotel. 21 hours after she was last seen on the hotel's CCTV footage stumbling through the kitchen, Kenneka's body was found in the hotel's freezer. Her death was ruled an accident, but many argue that there are too many unanswered questions. https://www.change.org/p/federal-bureau-of-investigation-reopen-kenneka-jenkins-casehttps://www.change.org/p/united-states-supreme-court-justice-for-kendrick-johnsonhttps://blacklivesmatter.com/https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloydhttps://bailproject.org/https://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donateResources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kenneka_Jenkinshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-kenneka-jenkins-hotel-freezer-timeline-20171020-story.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-kenneka-jenkins-hotel-freezer-timeline-20170912-story.htmlhttps://www.ajc.com/news/kenneka-jenkins-update-things-know-about-teen-found-dead-hotel-freezer/yIH7wXJV0kncg1us9LXnxK/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-scan-social-media-surveillance-video-in-chicago-teens-hotel-freezer-death-investigation/23872/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-kenneka-jenkins-hotel-death-anniversary-20180906-story.htmlhttps://abc7chicago.com/raw-video-released-showing-woman-found-dead-in-rosemont-hotel-freezer/2419272/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rfZ9M0VPLEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3AVQ7CO8K0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BBOI2cDL2ghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3QFemRRV0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vVIYeolpoo&t=3969s
Jun 8, 2020
41 min
Ep 2 The Monster of Worcester
When Elsie and Clive Ralph left their children in the care of their lodger/babysitter David McGreavy on Friday 13th, they could not have imagined that their three children; Samantha, Dawn and Paul would end up murdered and their bodies presented to the world in the most brutal and sadistic way. In this episode, Emily explores the case which left one man branded 'The Monster of Worcester'.Resources in this episode are:Youtube 'Friday the 13th Killer- David McGreavy' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpdLaiSwMlUWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McGreavy'Agony of Murdered Babies' Mother' April 18 1973 The Birmingham Post accessed via the British Newspaper Archive'Life For Triple Killer' July 30 1973 Liverpool Echo accessed via the British Newspaper Archive'Lodger Gets Life for Axe Murders' July 30 1973 Evening Express accessed via the British Newspaper Archive'Child Deaths: Man in Court' April 16 1973 Liverpool Echo accessed via the British Newspaper Archive'Children's Killer Should Serve Not Less Than 20 Years- Judge' July 31 1973 The Birmingham Post accessed via the British Newspaper Archive'The Crazed Lodger Who Slaughtered Three Babes' July 31 1973 Daily Mirror accessed via the British Newspaper Archive'Triple Child Killer David McGreavy Released, Mother Told' September 11 2019 BBC News accessed via BBC.co.uk'Crime History: Three Children Killed In Most Horrific MUrders Worcester Has Ever Seen' January 29 2018 Worcester NewsMusic is Drumming in the Rain Instrumental by Chad Crouch
May 25, 2020
22 min
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