This week the Rude and the Prude discuss the Steven Cox investment fraud that led hundreds of investors penniless and Steven Cox and Eugene Richmond on the run. We'll also try our best to talk about the murder of 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn. Easter tries her best to mitigate the "cox" jokes and Brown is ready to park multiple sports utility vehicles on Steven Cox's forehead. Strap in for this one; it's a doozy.
Additional Notes:
00:00 - 00:05 - Pre-Roll
00:06 - 02:17 - Introduction
02:17 - Introducing Lorraine Rondeau and Michelle Whitt
08:17 - Unsuspecting victims invested 3.5 million dollars
09:46 - How Steven Cox tricked people into investing with him
10:26 - The investors just received an IOU
11:32 - SD Cox investments started in 1982
12:20 - Eugene Richmond had always been impressed with Steven Cox
13:28 - Eugene trusted Steven completely
14:45 - Michelle Whitt invests with SD Cox Investments hoping it will help cover her medical expenses
17:13 - Eugene pitched to Lorraine but never explained the full scope (if the business goes under you lose all your money)
18:24 - Lorraine says Eugene is a liar
20:33 - The "Rich Guy" facade works
22:03 - Eugene did not think Steven was a good business man
24:44 - Eugene takes Lorraine's last $5,000
27:42 - Eugene leaves with Steven and his family
32:41 - Steven had become involved with a mysterious investor who took out a life insurance policy on Steven
35:05 - The police know who the mysterious investor is
35:25 - Lorraine wants Steven to own up to what he did and make it right
36:49 - Eugene says Steven is the one in prison (because he constantly has to be on alert)
39:42 - Steven is arrested
50:51 - Barbara Jean Horn introduction
52:26 - Barbara Jean was the daughter of Sharon and John Fahy
54:16 - Barbara Jean's murder
56:37 - Description of the murderer
58:08 - Walter Ogrod, a neighbor, was originally convicted of the murder but was exonerated after 28 years in prison.
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https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Steven_Cox
https://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/national-splash-leads-to-fraudsters-capture-54422/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-15-mn-400-story.html
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Barbara_Jean_Horn
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigators/when-will-the-search-for-barbara-jean-horns-real-killer-begin-walter-ogrod/2821415/
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigators/philly-police-reopen-case-into-1988-murder-of-barbara-jean-horn/3032949/
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