Massacre on Muriel Court

Massacre on Muriel Court

On October 22, 1966 three members of the Sims family were brutally murdered in their home. This horrific crime is unsolved to this day. This podcast is a deep dive into what happened, possible suspects and theories about the case.

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October 15, 2023 1 min
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Season 1 of Massacre on Muriel Court is coming to an end. But please stay tuned, because we are not even close to finishing this story. Season 2 will be released later this year.

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January 6, 2023 64 mins
In this episode, I chat with Jeremy Mutz, former Assistant State Attorney in Tallahassee, FL. He has some very keen insights on why the Sims murder case is still unsolved.

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December 30, 2022 22 mins
In this episode we explore the possibility that the murderer of the Sims family was a copycat killer.

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In this episode we look back all the way to 1949 at other cases that have happened in Tallahassee and establish a pattern with how these cases are handled.

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This is the second half of our interview with Glenn Wall, author of the book Zodiac Maniac.

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In this episode we discuss a man named William Thoreson III, who may or may not have been involved in the Sims murders, and may or may not have been a famous serial killer you've all undoubtedly heard of.
Special Guest this week is Glenn Wall, author of the book Zodiac Maniac
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November 25, 2022 26 mins
In this episode we discuss similar cases that may possibly be connected to the Sims murders.

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November 18, 2022 42 mins
In this episode we go back to 2019 when Lauren & Ken covered this Sims case on Paradise After Dark podcast and interviewed Kyle Jones, filmmaker and director of the documentary 641 Muriel Court.

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641 Muriel Court documentary: https://vimeo.com/189936003

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In this episode, we dissect Vernon Fox Jr.'s online rantings and his e-mails back and forth with me. We also hear parts of the interview Mary Charles Lajoie has with Larry Campbell in 1987.

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November 4, 2022 33 mins
In this episode we look at who's who in the case. We also reveal information from an
anonymous source and another person who was very close to one of the suspects and discuss a possible cover-up.

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October 28, 2022 26 mins
In the second episode of this series we discuss the first few leads and suspects that investigators dig into in the hunt for the murderer of the Sims family.

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On October 22. 1966, while most of the town was at the FSU football game or the North Florida fair, three of the five members of the Sims family were massacred in their home at 641 Muriel Court in Tallahassee, Florida.
This case is still unsolved.

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October 13, 2022 55 secs
Massacre on Muriel Court is an in-depth, serialized podcast about the murders of the Sims family in Tallahassee, Florida on October 22, 1966. Be sure to subscribe on whatever platform you get your podcasts!
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September 19, 2022 5 mins
Welcome to Massacre on Muriel Court. This is a serialized podcast about the murder of the Sims family in Tallahassee in 1966.

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