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** We are releasing a past patreon episode in place of a new episode as promised. Pray for us as we are deep in the newborn trenches** The crimes of the man who was given the moniker of Mr. Cruel have been emblazoned in the minds of the residents of the greater Melbourne area for almost four decades now. We do not know if the man who inflicted so much pain into the lives of so many will ever be caught, but we do know the hunt for him will never stop. Sources https://melbinmarvels.com/2021/01/26/mr-cruel-serial-rapist-and-murderer-overview-of-case/ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/mr-cruels-victim-sharon-wills-wants-closure-after-childhood-abduction/news-story/5a7d31b10436dc70b8d47ccb4810a4fe https://melbinmarvels.com/2021/09/04/the-abduction-of-sharon-wills/ https://www.google.com/search?q=sunrise+on+december+27+1988+ringwood+austalia&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS789US789&oq=sunrise+on+december+27+1988+ringwood+austalia&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10.17560j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://allthatsinteresting.com/mr-cruel https://melbinmarvels.com/2021/02/24/mr-cruel-2-the-lower-plenty-attack/ https://melbinmarvels.com/2022/01/20/the-abduction-of-nicola-lynas https://www.newspapers.com/image/120653574/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/22082407/ https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8c5f843543b740bc96d972e9519ea122 https://whoismrcruel.com/suspects/ Mr. Cruel | The Mystery Murderer of Melbourne (Phyllis Chan’s plea is the first clip in doc.) Hunting Mr. Cruel

During a bitterly cold day on January 30, 2002 a man was witnessed by multiple people running for his life while his hands were restrained with duct tape. Unfortunately, no one called the police. The following day he was found murdered in a car on the busy Las Vegas Blvd. Join me as I tell John just what happened to Richard Carno.  Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/150826370/?match=1&terms=richard%20carno https://www.sevenhillsbi.com/about/las-vegas-community-resources/vegas-suicide-rates/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20in%202008%2C%20National,higher%20than%20for%20those%20who https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/22/siblings-facing-off-against-each-other-in-murder-t/ Access to local newspapers through Newspapers.com

In the summer of 1990 the bar scene of Bellevue Washington was being stalked by a sadistic killer. Join me for part two of our two part episode as I tell John how this monster was caught. Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/1994/60673-1-1.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8158272_The_Rarity_of_Unusal_Dispositions_of_Victim_Bodies_Staging_and_Posing https://www.newspapers.com/image/738777312/?match=1&terms=Mary%20Ann%20Pohlreich The News Tribune, Article by Michael Gilbert dated 1/10/1991 accessed through Newspapers.com  The News Tribune, Article by the Associated Press 10/14/94 accessed through Newspapers.com

In the summer of 1990 the bar scene of Bellevue Washington was being stalked by a sadistic killer. Join me for part one of our two part episode as I tell John just what this monster did. (Part two will be released on Tuesday). Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/1994/60673-1-1.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8158272_The_Rarity_of_Unusal_Dispositions_of_Victim_Bodies_Staging_and_Posing https://www.newspapers.com/image/738777312/?match=1&terms=Mary%20Ann%20Pohlreich The News Tribune, Article by Micheal Gilbert dated 1/10/1991 accessed through Newspapers.com  The News Tribune, Article by the Associated Press 10/14/94 accessed through Newspapers.com 

In late September of 2015 Joseph Smedley was reported missing from the off campus house he shared with his fraternity brothers. The investigation that will follow will make you question everything except for the dedication and commitment his sister had to get answers for her little brother.  Sources: Walnut street and 7th location Distance from walnut and 7th to Griffy Lake Distance from Griffy Lake to Old State Rd 37 https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/in-depth/news/crime/2022/11/08/iu-students-body-found-in-lake-2015-coverage-of-joseph-smedleys-death/69626638007/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/still-a-mystery/an-indiana-family-still-wants-answers-in-a-young-mans-mysterious-death https://gordie.studenthealth.virginia.edu/learn/hazing-education/alcohol-hazing#:~:text=Since%20January%202000%2C%20over%20100,substance%20use%2C%20nearly%20always%20alcohol. http://www.hazemovie.com/ https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/iu-president-issues-statement-on-student-deaths https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/still-a-mystery/an-indiana-family-still-wants-answers-in-a-young-mans-mysterious-death Access to local and nationwide newspapers through Newspapers.com

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On February 19, 1982 Jim Krauseneck came home to his Brighton, NY residence to find his wife brutally murdered and his three year old daughter alive within the chaos. It would take forty years for a trial to hopefully bring justice to the family of Cathy Krauseneck. Join me as I tell John this tragic case and let us know if you believe justice was served.  Sponsor: IQBAR To get your twenty percent off and free shipping, just text TCC to 64-000 Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70070758/cathleen_rose-krauseneck https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brighton-ax-murder-timeline-cathy-krauseneck-jim-krauseneck/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-krauseneck-cathy-krauseneck-ax-murder-convicted-48-hours/# https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2022/09/12/stephanie-kupchynsky-life-death-new-book-stepsister-rachel-rear/65467249007/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/933875862/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck https://www.newspapers.com/image/884838132/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck https://www.newspapers.com/image/1011251995/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck https://www.newspapers.com/image/881672664/?match=1&terms=Cathy%20Krauseneck Source 9

17 year old Jessica Dishon was abducted from the driveway of her when she was leaving for school on the morning of September 10, 1999. The investigation, or lack thereof, that would follow would call into question just how safe the people of Shepherdsville, KY were and would shatter entire families in the process. Nothing can prepare you for this case.   Trigger Warning: Sexual assault and abuse Sponsor: Beam Try Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/TCC and use code TCC at checkout! Sources: https://www.wdrb.com/news/stanley-dishon-pleads-guilty-in-1999-death-of-jessica-dishon/article_0f2fd29d-c76b-5599-b6ba-ae80a4c09cd3.html https://www.belivewire.com/9864/features/too-close-to-home-the-tragic-case-of-jessica-dishon/ http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/92165 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-dishon-cold-case-stanley-dishon-ky-teens-uncle-charged-with-her-murder-14-years-later/ https://www.belivewire.com/10649/features/too-close-to-home-the-tragic-case-of-jessica-dishon-2/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/111647898/?terms=Jessica%20Dishon https://www.newspapers.com/image/180897664/?match=1&terms=david%20brooks Local newspapers accessed through Newspapers.com

On January 13, 1995 Detectives in Knoxville, TN arrived at a murder scene in Tyson Park. This was unlike anything they had ever seen before. In the dirt leading up to the victim’s body they found finger marks, which implied the victim had been physically dragged to a more remote location while fighting desperately to save her life. Her clothes were strewn up in the surrounding trees, covered in blood, and she had been beaten horrifically and slashed with what they assumed as a knife. She had a deep impact wound on the left side of her head and it appeared that brain matter was visible.  This was a brutal murder and they knew it would rock the community of Knoxville, especially because the victim was college aged, and they had many universities and post high school programs located around them. But what the detectives feared far more than fielding phone calls from concerned parents was the fact that, in the midst of America’s ‘Satanic Panic’, their victim had a pentagram carved into her chest.  Sponsors: IQBAR To get your 20% off, just text TCC to 64-000 Acorns Head to acorns.com/tcc or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Sources: A Love to Die For by Patricia Springer Amazon Link for book https://casetext.com/case/state-v-shipp-13 Newspapers.com Access to TN newspapers  https://myfox8.com/news/court-upholds-sentence-for-only-woman-on-death-row/ https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/09/17/christa-pike-death-sentence-isolation/ https://casetext.com/case/pike-v-state-15 https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/19a0205p-06.pdf https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/response_-_to_motion_1.pdf https://archive.ph/20130127053544/http://www.ksdk.com/news/crime/article/311792/147/Death-row-inmate-woos-NJ-man-and-guard-to-help-plan-escape https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/19a0205p-06.pdf https://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/3/11/319852/Chattanooga-Federal-Judge-Upholds.aspx

On the night of January 27, 1983 John Duffield fell asleep to his television in his bedroom. His wife, Carole, was a nurse who worked the night shift, so sleeping alone was something that he had grown accustomed to, and why the droning noise of the television kept him company. But in the early morning hours he was awoken by the worst sound a parent could hear. He heard the frantic calls and moans of pain from his 15 year old son Paul, whom he knew had fallen asleep on the couch in the family living room. He rushed downstairs to his son and found him unresponsive and in a large pool of his own blood, a massive wound to his head. John could barely process what was happening. He was in shock. He rushed to the phone to call 911…but the phone lines were dead. He had no idea that the chaos of that night had only just begun.  Sponsors: Masterclass Head over to MASTERCLASS.com/TCC and save up to 50% off  Miracle Made TryMiracle.com/ TCC -  If you order today you can save over 40%. AND if you use our promo TCC at checkout you’ll get 3 FREE TOWELS and SAVE an extra 20%! Sources: Newspaper articles obtained through Newspapers.com ranging in date from January 29, 1983- February 2018 from the following news sources: Wichita Eagle Olathe News Council Grove Republican The Salina Journal  Kansas City Star Kansas City Times St. Joseph’s News State v. Cade, Johnson County, No. K-44347 https://law.justia.com/cases/kansas/supreme-court/1987/59-019-2.html https://www.kmbc.com/article/man-convicted-in-35-year-old-olathe-murder-wants-out-of-prison/18917466 https://www.facebook.com/groups/in-loving-memory-of-john-carole-paul-kelly-and-janelle-duffield-273705412361/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-duffield-murders-20/49041/