Sleuthing Around

Sleuthing Around

A true crime podcast where we discuss solved and unsolved murders, talk about the handling of the cases, and give our opinions on the outcomes of the cases.

Episodes

September 19, 2022 28 mins

This episode we discuss the night a Max Headroom impostor took over the airwaves of two of Chicago's television stations. We'll also talk about how this individual wasn't the first to perform a "signal intrusion" nor were they the last. We'll also discuss why this type of crime is so potentially damaging to not only the stations it happens to, but possibly to the nations they happen in as well. So join...

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Join Brandi and I as we discuss the brutal murder of 7 year old Fanny Adams in England in 1867. 

Resources:
www.newspapers.com;
Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, article dated August 28, 1867;

Music from artlist.io;
Intro - Forward On by Marc Robillard
Outtro - The Mad Violinist by Jakub Pietras

If you have a story you'd like us to cover you can reach us at: sleuthingaround@gm...

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June 5, 2022 82 mins

We're back!!  We're starting our second season off with Winnie Ruth Judd aka: The Trunk Murderess. Did she murder her two friends in cold blood or was it self-defense? We'll explore the case of Winnie Ruth Judd in this episode of Sleuthing Around.

Resources:
The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd (by: Jana Bommersbach);
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)-Thursday, October 26,1939;
The Spoke...

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November 12, 2021 51 mins

Join Brandi and I on part 2 of our look into the Lawson Family Murders. We'll discuss the popular theories on why Charles may have committed this heinous deed.  Then we take a look at Charles' brother Marion and how he handled (or more appropriately) mishandled the family estate afterward.  Also, what happens to Arthur?  

Resources:
www.WCNC.com
www.Greensboro.com
The Statesville Record and Landmark N...

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October 29, 2021 42 mins

Christmas Day of 1929 started out as an ordinary day for the Charles Lawson family in Germanton, NC. However something would go terribly wrong and by 3:00pm all but one member of the family would be dead. What could go so horribly wrong to cause the murder of this family? Join Brandi and I as we delve into the Lawson Family Murders.

Resources:

www.WCNC.com
www.Greenboro.com
The Statesville Record and Landm...

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June 4, 2021 70 mins

On December 26, 1985 Debbie Wolfe left work around 4:00pm from the VA hospital in Fayetteville, NC. This would be the last time anyone would ever see her alive again. Did she accidentally drown or did something more sinister happen. Join Brandi and I as we discuss this controversial case.

Resources:

Unsolved Mysteries (YouTube)
Fayetteville Observer - Body in the Barrell
Edmysteries.fandom.com
www. drm...

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Brenda Joyce Holland was just 19 years old when she went missing and was found murdered in 1967. Was she murdered by her date or was she the victim of a drunken and enraged dentist who mistook her for his wife. Join Brandi and I as we discuss the murder of Brenda Joyce Holland, also known as the Lost Colony Murder in Manteo, NC. 


Resources and credits:

www.coastlandtimes.com
The News & Observer
Jo...

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April 9, 2021 26 mins

After a last minute decision to go camping in the Siskiyou Mountains on August 30, 1974, the Cowden family wouldn't be seen alive again. What could have happened to the Cowden family during Labor Day weekend of 1974 in Copper, Oregon.

Sources:

www.phantomsandmonsters.com
www.strangeoutdoors.com
Tri-City Herald
Gracy Rodriquez - 'Unsolved Mysteries: Family Massacres'
nmchs.com

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