“I like killing people because it’s so much fun.” In July of 1969, a letter arrived at The San Francisco Examiner newspaper containing those chilling words in a coded message. The sender: the soon-to-be-notorious Zodiac, killer terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s That identity has stymied law-enforcement officials, professional code breakers and armchair criminologists for nearly five decades In this episode, Sherry and I review a book written by Gary Stewart...

“I like killing people because it’s so much fun.” In July of 1969, a letter arrived at The San Francisco Examiner newspaper containing those chilling words in a coded message. The sender: the soon-to-be-notorious Zodiac, killer terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s That identity has stymied law-enforcement officials, professional code breakers and armchair criminologists for nearly five decades. Between December 1968 and October 1969, three (3) women and four (4)...

“I like killing people because it’s so much fun.” In July of 1969, a letter arrived at The San Francisco Examiner newspaper containing those chilling words in a coded message. The sender: the soon-to-be-notorious Zodiac, killer terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s That identity has stymied law-enforcement officials, professional code breakers and armchair criminologists for nearly five decades. Between December 1968 and October 1969, three (3) women and four (4)...

Their worlds seemed destined to collide. They were two of the most talented hip-hop rappers on the scene. And they both were dedicated to exposing the truth of the tribulations of life on the streets, social injustice and the racial divide. But the biggest difference between Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls: They represented different coasts. What exploded into arguably the biggest rivalry in music history, ended up in the death of both artists, just as their careers were skyrocketing. Tupac...

Their worlds seemed destined to collide. They were two of the most talented hip-hop rappers on the scene. And they both were dedicated to exposing the truth of the tribulations of life on the streets, social injustice and the racial divide. But the biggest difference between Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls: They represented different coasts. What exploded into arguably the biggest rivalry in music history, ended up in the death of both artists, just as their careers were skyrocketing. Tupac...

Their worlds seemed destined to collide. They were two of the most talented hip-hop rappers on the scene. And they both were dedicated to exposing the truth of the tribulations of life on the streets, social injustice and the racial divide. But the biggest difference between Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls: They represented different coasts. What exploded into arguably the biggest rivalry in music history, ended up in the death of both artists, just as their careers were skyrocketing. Tupac...

On June 23, 2001, Mary Jane Rebollar was found dead in her own car which had been abandoned in a field and set on fire. An autopsy revealed that she died of multiple stab wounds. The ensuing investigation led to the arrest and indictment of Gustavo Mireles. Actual Innocence Review is a non-profit organization found by Daryl Parker, who is our guest today. AIR has conducted an exhaustive investigation of the facts of this case, in which Mr. Mireles was convicted of the 2001 murder of Mary Jane...

This episode brings you up-to-date on the latest information about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. In 2011, Operation Grange was instituted by Scotland Yard to help solve the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. They translated and reviewed more than 100,000 documents associated with the case. At that point, they held out hope that Madeleine was still alive The McCanns also believed and have always held out that she is alive. They pinned their hope on cases like Jaycee Dugard, an...

There are two distinct views of what happened to Madeleine McCann. The primary Portuguese police investigator, Goncalo Amaral wrote a book, THE TRUTH OF THE LIE, and is of the opinion that the parents, Kate and Gerry McCann accidentally killed their daughter, Madeleine with a sedative and then covered up the crime. Kate McCann wrote a book, MADELEINE defending she and her husband from all the accusations that has them involved in the disappearance of their child. Robert Murat, an...

There are two very different views of what happened to Madeleine. There is a book written by Goncalo Amaral, the Portugueses police lead investigator and he has written the book, The Truth of the Lie, to defend the actions of the police and particulary himself because he felt like he was never given the chance to explain why the police did what they did. Kate McCann wrote a 500 page book was written to defend themselves from all the accusations that came from the Portuguese police. It was...

Months after Madeleine goes missing, Brian Kennedy, a wealthy Brit hired Metedo 3 to help solve the disappearance. Metedo 3 dove in and started infiltrating the underworld of pedophiles and the dark web. Even though they put a lot of work into the case, they came up with no solid leads and Brian fired them. Then he hired a very powerful American investigative company called Oakley International. The founder Kevin Halligen had assembled a dream team and they went to work. They went back...

On the evening of May 3, 2007, a three-year-old girl disappeared into thin air at a resort in the southern part of Portugal, Praia de Luz. Madeleine McCann was on vacation with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann and her twin two-year-old siblings…..plus a collection of their doctor friends and their kids. The grown-ups dined every evening at Tapas, the restaurant at the resort, and Madeleine and the 2-year-old twins had been left alone asleep at 8:30 in the ground-floor apartment, while...

On the evening of May 3, 2007, a three-year-old girl disappeared into thin air at a resort in the southern part of Portugal, Praia de Luz. Madeleine McCann was on vacation with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann and her twin two-year-old siblings…..plus a collection of their doctor friends and their kids. The grown-ups dined every evening at Tapas, the restaurant at the resort, and Madeleine and the 2-year-old twins had been left alone asleep at 8:30 in the ground-floor apartment, while...

On the eventing of May 3, 2007, a three-year-old girl disappeared into thin air at a resort on the southern coast of Portugal. Madeleine McCann was on vacation with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann and her twin two-year-old siblings.....plus a collection of other British friends and their kids. The grown-ups dined almost every evening at Tapas, the restaurant at the resort. Madeleine and the twins had been left asleep in the room, without supervision in the ground floor apartment since...

On Friday, December 6, 1991 when the fire trucks arrived at a fire at the I Can't Believe It's Yogurt shop near Northcross Mall in Austin, Texas, they found, not only a fire but the dead bodies of 4 teenage girls. In this episode we continue the investigation of this case. In 1999, a new detective named Hector Polanco took over the case and was determined to find the killers of these girls. In October of that year, Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn were...

On Friday, December 6, 1991, when the fire trucks arrived at a fire at the I Can't Believe It's Yogurt shop on W. Anderson Lane in Austin, Texas, they put out a fire in the rear of the store and then discovered the charred remains of 4 teenage girls. Only Amy Ayres was not burned beyond recognition. Two of the girls, Jennifer Harbison and Aliza Thomas were working the late shift and Jennifer's sister, Sara and her friend, Amy joined them to help close the store. The fire was reported at...

On a cold November night in 2012, a barefoot 26-year-old Emma Fillipoff disappeared after having a 45 minute conversation with two policeman in downtown Victoria, BC in front of the grand Empress Hotel. Emma Fillipof moved to Victoria from her home in Perth Ontario about a year before and never settled down, constantly going between friend's houses, boats in the Inner Harbor and a women's shelter. On November 28th she found out her mother was coming to Victoria and it set off a series of...

On a cold November night in 2012 in Victoria BC, a barefoot 26 year old Emma Fillipoff disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again. No one has seen her since and no body has ever been discovered. Emma grew up in Perth, Ottawa and was a happy artistic girl who also was very private. She moved to Victoria, BC in 2011, moving in with a friend who said she took long walks, sometimes as long as 8 hours. Emma was unique and moved around, even staying on a boat in the picturesque...

In this episode, we explore the details of the Maura Murray case that not everyone knows including some updates on events and people associated with the case. You will learn: * What legal problems Maura had before she left town on February 9, 2004? * What lies she told right after the wreck? * What signs were there that she was leaving for more than a week? * What signs were there that she planned to return? * What was found in her car when the police arrived? * What was unusual about the...

On the night of February 9, 2004, a 21 year old nursing student named Maura Murray crashed her car on Route 112 in New Hampshire and disapppeared 10 minutes later, never to be seen again. No body has been found, even after many thorough searches, and no creditable sightings of her have been authenticated. In this episode Sherry Search, the podcast manager, tries to stump W, the host, with questions about the details of the case. Some of the details you will learn: * How many legal...

The disappearance of Maura Murray on Feb. 9, 2004, on Route 112 in Haverhill, NH is still a mystery. Lance and Tim have been involved in investigating the case for several years. They produced a 4 part series called Finding Maura Murray with James Renner. The theory they were pursuing was that Maura ran away and is living in Canada. This theory is still valid because there have been sightings and there has never been any other credible theory. No body has ever been found, even after...

On a dark cold night on Route 112 in New Hampshire in February of 2004, a 21 year old nursing student named Maura Murray crashed her car into a snow bank and disappeared in 7 minutes never to be seen again. This seemingly insignificant event has generated a book, many podcasts, many documentaries, and full blown Oxygen TV series. James Renner, a well-known crime writer and author of the definitive book on Maura Murray entitled True Crime Addict talks not only about this case but also the...

This is The Sound of Crime's third episode on The Texas Killing Fields and the second interview with Tim Miller. In this episode we focus on the ineptitude of law enforcement in the 30 or so murders that took place in the I-45 corridor between Houston and Galveston. Laura Miller, Tim's 16 year old daughter was one of those victims and the local police dismissed her as a runaway. That was the standard response to missing teenagers back in the 80s. Tim has been diligent in pursuing his...

The Texas Killing Fields refers to an area between Houston and Galveston along I-45 where, over a 30 year period 30+ women were murdered One particular 25 acre plot where 4 of those womens' bodies were dumped is the one plot that generated the Texas Killing Fields name. One of those that was found on this plot of land is Laura Miler, a 16 year old who went missing September 1984. Her body was found 2 years later, Her father, Tim Miller found that he didn't get the cooperation from the...