Most Wanted

This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss an infamous - and officially unsolved - murder case. They’re talking about Michael Skakel and the murder of Martha Moxley.

Sources:

• CBS News: “Michael Skakel, Kennedy cousin whose conviction in killing of Martha Moxley was overturned, sues investigator and town” by AP News
• CBS News: “Martha Moxley murder: Case timeline” by Morgan Canty
• CNN: “Moxley Case: Who is Michael Skakel?” by Court TV
• CNN: “...

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the disappearance of a whole family.

Sources:

• People: Inside the Terrifying Case of an Ivy League Grad Who Had It All, But Killed His Family and Became Fugitive by Christine Pelisek
• People: Her Father Murdered Family and Has Been a Fugitive for Decades: Here's What She'd Say If They Came Face to Face by Christine Pelisek
• People Magazine Investigates: My Father Was a Mass Murderer
• Wikiped...

This week Lauren and Amanda discuss an infamous heist planned out by masterminds.

Sources:

• Super Heists Season 1 Episode 3: A Van Full of Dollars 
• Blog Prep Scholar: The True Story of David Ghannt and the Loomis Fargo Heist posted by Hayley Milliman
• All That’s Interesting: Inside David Ghantt’s Infamous Loomis Fargo Heist In October 1997 by Wyatt Redd
• The Washington Post: Wild Spree Was Big Tip-Off -- Big-Spending Bank Robbers Buy T...

This week, Amanda and Lauren take you on the wild ride of the infamous incident between Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbitt) and John Wayne Bobbitt. 

Sources:

• Refinery 29: “This Timeline Shows How Lorena Bobbitt Became a National Obsession” by Rachel Paige
• The Independent: “Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband’s penis, shares new revelations in documentary” by Meredith Clark
• The Guardian: “‘I call us the Sisterhood of Ill Repute’: Am...

Welcome back Hannah & Sarah! This week Lauren tells them about Brenda Spencer who is often regarded as the first modern school shooter in the United States. Most people know her as the girl who didn’t like Monday’s.

Update: As of February 2025 Brenda Ann Spencer was denied parole for the sixth time.

Sources:

• All That’s Interesting: Brenda Ann Spencer, The Disturbed Perpetrator Behind The 1979 Cleveland Elementary School Shooti...

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the horrible crimes of Gene Leroy Hart and maybe a crime he didn't commit at all.

Sources:

• Girl Scout Murders.com
• 'People Magazine Investigates': The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, and a Family's Pursuit of Justice by Christine Pelisek
• KOCO: Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: Timeline of events by Brooke Withrow
• News9: Girl Scout Murders: DNA Closes The Case 45 Years Later by Reagan Le...

This week, Amanda and Lauren wrap up their Women's History Month series with the story of the tragic murder of Dominique Dunne, and the injustice that followed.

Sources:

• People Magazine: “What Happened to Dominique Dunne? How Her 1982 Death is Connected to the Menendez Brothers Trial” by Rebecca Aizin
• Cosmopolitan: “The Dominique Dunne Case and Its Connection to Lyle and Erik Menendez, Explained” by Lydia Venin
• Screen Rant: “P...

This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss the tragic stalking and death of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.

Sources:

• E! News: “The Terrifying Rebecca Schaeffer Murder Details: A Star on the Rise and a Stalker’s Deadly Obsession” by Natalie Finn
• ABC News: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s co-star on ‘My Sister Sam’ says she was ‘devastated’ by her murder” by Anthony Rivas
• ABC News: “The day a young actress was on the verge of becoming a big star was killed...

This week, Amanda and Lauren continue through Women's History Month by discussing the awful murder of celebrity couples and sex therapist Amie Harwick.

Sources:

• CBS News: “Amie Harwick’s killer ‘wanted to make a statement by killing her on Valentine’s Day,’ says prosecutor” by Erin Moriarty, Richard Fetzer, and Lauren A. White
• CBS News: “How murdered Hollywood therapist Amie Harwick ‘testified’ at her alleged killer’s trial” ...

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Tiana Notice  who was stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day, 2009. 

Sources:

•  Deseret News: Connecticut man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend by Associated Press
• The Tiana Angelique Notice Foundation
• AP News: Slain woman’s dad awarded $10M in police lawsuit
• Connecticut News: Man Who Killed Grad Student Sentenced to 60 Years by LeAnne Gendreau, Debra Bogstie and and Brynn Gingras
• Medium: MURDERE...

This week, Amanda and Lauren discuss the inconsistencies in the official story of Dr. King's assassination, including alleged conspiracy involving a mysterious man named Raoul.

Sources:

• Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica Editors
• FBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”
• Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
• Time: “What We Know Abou...

This week, Lauren and Amanda talk about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by James Earl Ray, who made the FBI Most Wanted fugitives list twice. This is the official story.

Sources:

• Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica Editors
• FBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”
• Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
• Time: “What We Know ...

This week, Lauren and Amanda continue in their Black History Month series by discussing the lynching of Emmett Till. 

This episode contains graphic depictions of violence against Black people and children. Please take care of yourselves.

Sources:

• PBS American Experience: “The Murder of Emmett Till: Timeline”
• US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs: “Federal Officials Close Cold Case Re-Investigation of Murder of Emmett Ti...

This week Lauren and Amanda discuss the murder of Botham Jean at the hands of an off-duty cop, Amber Guyger.

Sources:

• Impact of Murder: The Ballad of Botham Jean
• MPR News: Ex-Dallas Officer Who Killed Man In His Own Apartment Is Found Guilty Of Murder by Bobby Allyn
• MPR News: Amber Guyger, Ex-Officer Who Killed Man In His Apartment, Given 10 Years In Prison by Bobby Allyn
• MPR News: Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward Hi...

This week, Lauren and Amanda dive into one of the most infamous cases in US history, which was the (alleged) inspiration for a popular Oscar-winning movie. This roller coaster story catches Lauren completely by surprise!

Sources: 

• Famous Trials: “Dr. Sam Sheppard Trials: An Account”
• Case Western Reserve University, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: “Sheppard Murder Case”
• The National Registry of Exonerations pre-1989 at ...

This week Lauren and Amanda head to out east to discuss Maine's Most Notorious crime according to Readers Digest.

Sources:

• All That’s Interesting: The Grisly Story Of The Purrington Massacre, When A Revolutionary War Veteran Killed His Family With An Axe by Genevieve Carlton
• Main Genealogy Blog: Case Study: The Last Purrington
• 988 Lifeline Website
• Wikipedia
• Murder, She Told: Horrid Murder! The James Purrington Family M...

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This week Lauren tells Amanda abut an incredible survival story in Houston, Texas!

Sources:

• Blurred Bylines: How Jennifer Morey Survived a Brutal Knife Attack & Rebuilt Her Life byShari Rose
•  Blurred Bylines is like a blog that laid out the story really well, but it’s where I got the 9-1-1 transcript from. So, thank you Shari Rose and Blurred Bylines.
• Medium: Woman Wakes Up To An Intruder In Her B...

This week Lauren tells Keith about Susan Walters' fight for her life.

Sources:

• Hospital Watchdog: "ER Nurse Kills Attacker While Defending Herself" by Bob Aller
• Blurred Bylines: "A Hitman Came for Susan Kuhnhausen. He Didn’t Survive." by Shari Rose
• Willamett Week: "A Hit Man Came to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn't. Ten years later, she tells her story." by Beth Slovi...