SHADES of MURDER

Lurking behind dreamy destinations of tropical islands lie sands of blood and secrets. Tourists and residents become victims of horrific violence, and countless murders are never solved. This episode discusses two murder mysteries set in paradise.

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In January 2017, when a gruesome discovery was made at a commercial trash facility in Bronx County, New York, law enforcement investigators quickly identified the brutal killer. This horrific murder would lead to a historical fight for justice for society’s most marginalized women. This is the case of Brooklyn's Leondra Foster.

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In March 2014, when two bodies were discovered behind a convenience store, Galveston County homicide detectives were stumped on who and why these victims were killed. A letter, a window shutter, and surveillance footage would lead investigators to the shocking and horrible truth. This is the case of Brittney Cosby and Crystal Jackson of Houston, Texas.

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In March 2012, a young woman from Ukraine was discovered lying inside the basement of an abandoned hospital. She was on fire and barely alive. Her shocking and brutal story would highlight the injustice, corruption, and lack of accountability for the country's elite. This is the case of Oksana Makar.

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On May 16th, 2021, in Tempe, AZ, a tragic and shocking family murder occurred. This brutal and disturbing crime would horrify the community and forever traumatize law enforcement, crime scene specialists, the coroner, and the entire courtroom. This is the case of Yui Inoue.

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On May 2nd, 2016, on the Navajo Reservation in Shiprock, NM, two young children disappeared while walking home after school. The tragedy that would unfold would expose a loophole in the system that failed to protect indigenous children. This is the story of Ashlynne Mike. Thank you so much for listening! If you enjoy what I do and want to support me, please follow the podcast and leave a rating on Spotify or Apple by clicking on th...

On June 2nd, 2023, in a suburb outside of D.C., patrol officers entered a basement searching for signs of a missing woman. There, they were struck with the foulest of odors. As they looked around the room, they noticed a knife on the ground and several trash bags that appeared to be wet. This routine welfare check had quickly turned into a crime scene.

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On Midsummer, 2003, in Pirkkala, Finland, the police received a call from a woman who had been told about a murder in which a man had been dismembered. It wasn’t until the second call, which was from a witness to this horrendous crime, that officers began to take the report seriously. These calls would lead investigators down a path to the discovery of atrocious and shocking crimes.

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Between April and June 2017, in the small rural Southern town of Lumberton, NC, whispers of a serial killer spread throughout the neighborhood. The bodies of three women were discovered within only a few blocks of one another. Their deaths would shine a light on the unknown number of missing and murdered Indigenous women of Robeson County whose homicides have yet to be solved. 

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On November 11th, 2010, in the quaint lovely town of Apple Valley, Ohio, law enforcement officers entered a family’s residence who had been reported missing.  Inside officers were met with a bloodbath, but there were no bodies in sight. The investigation would unravel one of the most brutal and bizarre of crimes. For many of the officers involved, they would forever be traumatized by what they saw.

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On January 6th, 1999, in Port St John, Florida, the body of 29-year-old Sonya Nicole Speights was discovered lying in a blood-drenched tub. Investigators were initially informed that it was the sight of an accidental shooting, but the evidence indicated something far more suspicious. Who was this woman and who was the monster who murdered her inside her home?

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When paramedics entered a garage in Studio City, CA, they discovered the body of a woman lying on a pile of blankets. A lit charcoal grill had been knocked to the ground.  What police initially believed to be a tragic accident would unravel a murder mystery so bizarre that it could have been written in Hollywood, and it may have been.

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Disguised under their shared hatred of child predators, a group of men led by the dictatorial direction of an influential older man would embark on the most depraved and twisted of missions. To rid the world of individuals they defined as filth and lacking value, together they would commit some of the most horrifying serial murders the world has ever known. This is the Snowtown Murders of Australia.

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On Friday, October 24th, 2015, at 10:30 am, students gathered inside the cafeteria at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. They casually chatted and ate lunch with their peers like any other normal day. Then out of nowhere, they stood frozen in horror as they witnessed five of their classmates being shot. They dropped their lunches on the ground, tripped over one another to escape, and screamed in terror as the room filled with smoke a...

December 10th, 1909, Savannah, GA. On a brisk winter morning, a patrolman walking the streets of downtown heard loud moaning sounds coming from one of the homes. When he entered the residence, he discovered the bloodied mutilated body of the lady of the house. She was sitting in her bedroom easy chair with her glasses having fallen at her feet next to the newspaper. The imprint of an ax was visible on her skull. It was only the beg...

Christmas is known as a time of joy but not all tales from this season are merry. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, a sinister force invaded the small Southern Baptist town of Wake Forest, NC. Each murder whispers of evil and their darkness still lingers within the town’s lore. These are two chilling tales of Raymond Downing Hair and Luna Holmes Beddingfield.

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Around 2:15 am on Thanksgiving morning, 1995 in Fairfax, Virginia, 911 operators received a call that the Harper residence was on fire. When firefighters arrived at the house, fire and smoke masked the horrific scene inside. Once the flames were extinguished, and the heavy smoke cleared, emergency personnel found the burnt body of a young woman. When investigators examined the scene, they discovered a rolling pin smeared with blood...

On May 11th, 2021, in a town outside of Athens, Greece, law enforcement officers arrived at the residence of a young couple. When they entered the master bedroom, they discovered the swollen blue body of a nineteen-year-old woman. Next to her lying in bed was an infant crying but thankfully unharmed. Near the stairs, crime scene investigators came across a gruesome discovery. A small dog was hanging by its leash. Who murdered this ...

February 1946, in the town of Texarkana, an unknown assailant wearing a sack with holes cut out for eyes and mouth terrorized unsuspected residents. Once the moon rose, the bordering area between Texas and Arkansas would become his personal hunting ground. Within only a few months, the masked killer brutally murdered five people. Three of them escaped his homicidal clutches to tell their stories. The events that transpired would ch...