Morning Cup of Murder

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April 29th: John Parsons Wheeler Buried (2011) Some mysteries will likely remain. Especially when the government is involved. On April 29th 2011 a man was buried after his mysterious death. A homicide that, to this day, remains nothing but theories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Wheeler_III#Murder, https://unsolved.com/gallery/washington-insider-murder/, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a34417962/jack-wheeler-death-unsolved-mysteries-season-2/, https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a34435934/jack-wheeler-reddit-theories/, https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/19/archives-random-killing-wheelers-widow-says-he-looked-frightened/5982805002/, https://www.newsweek.com/unsolved-mysteries-volume-2-every-theory-behind-jack-wheelers-disappearance-death-1538836, https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/unsolved-mysteries-what-is-mitre-corporation, https://screenrant.com/unsolved-mysteries-jack-john-wheeler-murder-leaves-out/, https://parade.com/1106736/stephanieosmanski/who-killed-jack-wheeler-theories/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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April 27th: Diren Dede Killed (2014) Teenagers make mistakes. They make decisions that, at the time, seem harmless. But what happens when those mistakes end up costing them their lives. On April 27th 2014 a young boy made a decision that would, unknowingly, walk him straight into a trap. One that would end his life before he ever left his teenage years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Diren_Dede, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/markus-kaarma-montana-man-convicted-in-german-exchange-students-death/, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31447685, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/02/12/montana-homeowner-prison-killing-teen-trespasser/23309195/, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/10/pal-of-slain-exchange-student-on-garage-break-ins, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27243115 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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April 25th: Heidi Firkus Killed (2010) Covering up a lie can be a dangerous endeavor. On April 25th 2010 a woman was killed inside her home. A case that, if the detectives and prosecution are right, was rooted in the desperate need to cover up lies. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-heidi-firkus-nick-firkus-saint-paul-minnesota-timeline-48-hours/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nick-firkus-murder-conviction-foreclosure-rachel-firkus-heidi-rcna120385, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heidi-firkus-murder-nick-firkus-saint-paul-minneapolis-foreclosure-48-hours/, https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/married-to-a-murderer-but-didnt-know/89-39f40b69-771f-49b3-9214-9851f30b8099, https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/nick-firkus-heidi-wife-murder-b2458839.html, https://www.twincities.com/2023/04/13/nicholas-firkus-sentenced-life-in-prison-heidi-firkus-murder/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-wifes-suspicions-confirmed-husbands-arrest-murder/story?id=98498114 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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April 23rd: Marlen Ochoa Lopez Killed (2019) Mothers help one another out. Whether it be a sympathetic smile, a helping hand, a borrowed necessity, or a much needed supply, it's one of those unspoken bonds you feel with others who are in the same boat as you. On April 23rd 2019 a young girl thought she was being given one of those helping hands from a fellow mother. And, unknowingly, walked right into a deadly trap. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48641308, https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/06/26/marlen-ochoa-lopez-timeline-of-the-tragedy/, https://hue.crc.nd.edu/pilsen/murals/memorial-for-marlen-ochoa-lopez-and-her-baby/, https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/24/one-year-later-family-of-murdered-pregnant-teen-marlen-ochoa-lopez-still-waiting-for-justice/, https://abc7chicago.com/clarisa-figueroa-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-pregnant-woman-marlen-ochoa-lopezs-murder-whose-baby-was-cut-from-womb/14676286/, https://abc7chicago.com/marlen-ochoa-lopez-murdered-pregnant-woman-malren-chicago-crime/13173913/, https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/16/chicago-woman-pleads-guilty-gets-50-years-cutting-child-victim-s-womb, https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/16/south-side-woman-gets-50-years-in-murder-of-marlen-ochoa-lopez/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/14/18678827/marlen-ochoa-lopez-yovanny-dies-clarisa-desiree-figueroa-baby-cut-womb-strangled, https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/26/us/chicago-marlen-ochoa-lopez-investigation/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 22nd: Chelsea Poorman Body Found (2022) When someone goes missing the first few hours are crucial. But what happens when the police don’t seem to act in those first few hours? On April 22nd 2022 a devastating discovery was made in a case that saw a family fighting back against a police department they claimed didn’t act quickly enough when their loved one went missing. https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2022/02/03/the-disappearance-of-chelsea-poorman/, https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/notorious-vacant-shaughnessy-mansion-on-the-market-8103236, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chelsea-poorman-vancouver-police-investigation-1.7436777, https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-cops-investigated-neglect-duty-chelsea-poorman-disappearance, https://globalnews.ca/news/10963339/vancouver-police-officers-allegations-neglect-of-duty-chelsea-poorman-case/, https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/16/vancouver-police-chelsea-poorman-investigation-neglect-of-duty/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chelsea-poorman-death-shaughnessy-over-1-year-not-suspicious-1.6451091, https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/so-many-unanswered-questions-family-looks-for-answers-in-chelsea-poormans-mysterious-death, https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/mother-searching-for-missing-daughter-24-in-vancouver/, https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/15/VPD-Review-Chelsea-Poorman-Investigation/, https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/05/09/What-Happened-Chelsea-Poorman/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chelsea-poorman-missing-woman-vancouver-1.5946304 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 21st: Rachael Maidens Welfare Check Made (2013) When you say your marriage vows you promise to love, cherish, and protect the person standing in front of you. On April 21st 2013 a concerned family member asked police to perform a welfare check. In doing so, they unknowingly sent them walking straight into a crime scene. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/brentwood/2014/09/17/maidens-family-says-murderers-punishment-light/15771745/, https://www.williamsonherald.com/news/maidens-pleads-guilty-today-of-second-degree-murder/article_d9ca5f8a-3df8-11e4-b6e0-001a4bcf6878.html, ,https://www.williamsonscene.com/brentwood/news/maidens-homicide-shook-posh-brentwood-enclave/article_b31c197e-cf0b-5a5c-9012-b3ba9fa72c14.html https://www.williamsonscene.com/news/public_safety/maidens-can-return-to-governors-club-murder-details-revealed/article_03a59f0b-c055-5f10-955c-87fbb02d3801.html, https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-man-accused-killing-wife-cleared-live-million/story?id=19755471, https://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2013/12/did-randolph-maidens-murder-his-wife.html, https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/16/randolph-maidens-gets-years-wifes-death/15734969/, https://www.wkrn.com/news/2-dead-1-hurt-in-stabbing-shooting-at-governors-club-home-in-brentwood/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/tenn-man-accused-shooting-killing-wife-charged-murder/story?id=19017072 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 20th: Ma'Khia Bryant Killed (2021) How do you diffuse a dangerous situation? On April 20th 2021 a young girl found herself in the midst of a dangerous situation. An aggressive one where tensions were high and things had to be diffused. The consequences were deadly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ma%27Khia_Bryant, https://www.npr.org/2022/03/12/1086283433/police-officer-cleared-makhia-bryant-shooting, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/us/ohio-columbus-makhia-bryant-police-shooting/index.html, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/columbus-police-shooting-bryant.html, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-ma-khia-bryant-speaks-out-after-teen-killed-columbus-n1264997, https://apnews.com/article/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-girl-bd579b69e19abf5a93722986ee78c957, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/makhia-bryant-shooting-columbus-police-officer-cleared Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 19th: Matias Reyes Attacks Trisha Meili (1989) When someone gets away with a crime, where does the blame go? On April 19th 1989 a woman was brutally attacked while on a run. A crime for which the blame went to, not the man truly responsible, but a group of young people of color who, in the end, were completely innocent. Allowing a monster to walk freely and attack again and again and again. https://allthatsinteresting.com/matias-reyes, https://www.newsweek.com/who-matias-reyes-serial-rapist-murderer-central-park-five-series-when-they-see-us-1442045, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a27688229/when-they-see-us-central-park-five-matias-reyes/, https://innocenceproject.org/six-years-later-the-central-park-jogger-case/, https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48609693, https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-central-park-five/conviction-and-exoneration, https://www.colorado.edu/outreach/korey-wise-innocence-project/about-us/korey-wises-story, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/arts/television/when-they-see-us.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 18th: 911 Called for Candace Newmaker (2000) There are many different therapy practices. However, none should ever put a patient in danger. On April 18th 2000 a young girl found herself in the middle of an incredibly dangerous therapy practice. One that put her life in danger and left her completely powerless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Newmaker, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1174742/, https://learn.sunyempire.edu/media/The+Death+of+Candace+Newmaker./1_9g84vgmx, https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124076&page=1, https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,,509588,00.html, http://www.childrenintherapy.org/victims/newmaker.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 17th: Anna Repkina's Body Found (2017) You can’t always get what you want. At least, most people understand that concept. On April 17th 2017 a woman’s body was found. A victim who was in the middle of a love triangle and killed so that everyone involved, except for her, could get exactly what they wanted. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/anna-repkina-murder-evidence-photos/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anna-repkina-murder-william-hargrove-love-triangle-time-travel/, https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/man-convicted-murder-fiancee-william-hargrove-anna-repkina-alsea-oregon-time-travel-b1454490.html, https://thedylandeckard.medium.com/anna-repkina-moved-from-russia-for-love-and-was-murdered-99027f71963c, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/04/william-chase-hargrove-anna-repkina-oregon-murder/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 16th: Charles Quansah's Trial Began (2002) Desperation can make people do things they never would consider under normal circumstances. On April 16th 2002 a man’s trial began. A man who claims he is innocent and accused a desperate police department of doing the unthinkable to solve a horrific series of crimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Quansah, https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.Q/q/quansah-charles-ebo.htm, https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ebo-Quansah-the-strangler-The-serial-killer-who-murdered-nine-women-in-Kumasi-Accra-1643816, https://www.kweiquartey.com/post/africa-s-greatest-unsolved-murders-3, https://3news.com/featured/the-accra-strangler-the-tale-of-charles-papa-kwabena-ebo-quansah-murder-strangulation-rape-and-devastation/, https://www.modernghana.com/news/139720/serial-killer.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 15th: Lisa Ziegert Disappeared (1992) The tireless work of detectives can take years to finally pay off. And, when it does, the feeling is incredibly rewarding for everyone involved. On April 15th 1992 a young woman tragically disappeared. A case that, though it took almost 3 decades, was solved due to the determination and hard work of the investigators involved in the case. https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/gary-schara-murder-lisa-ziegert-massachusetts, https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/cold-case-murder-closed-after-27-years/, https://unsolved.com/gallery/lisa-ziegert/, https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/06/22/noelle-deslauriers/, https://people.com/crime/lisa-ziegert-cold-case-stabbing-murder-how-investigators-cracked-case/, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lisa_Ziegert, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/what-happened-to-lisa-ziegert-killed-by-gary-schara, https://hampdenda.com/gary-schara-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder-in-the-homicide-of-lisa-ziegert/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 14th: Angel Francisco Breard Executed (1998) Some cases cross, not just state lines, but international waters. On April 14th 1998 a man was executed in a case that saw a lot of international disputes. https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/breard-angel.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breard_v._Greene, https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amr510141998en.pdf, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/04/15/killer-executed-despite-pleas/05a7ffbe-b8d3-4bf2-84c6-b125ec118582/, https://openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.500.13051/5385, https://time.com/archive/6918792/virginia-executes-paraguayan/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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April 12th: Kam McLeod Born (2000) Some stories have unexpected endings. On April 12th 2000 a young man was born. An individual who would play a role in a story with an unexpected ending. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201936724/kam_allan-mcleod, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Northern_British_Columbia_murders#Manhunt, https://globalnews.ca/news/6331779/northern-bc-murders-how-it-unfolded/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/northern-bc-murders-ito-1.5401732, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/28/canada-murders-fugitives-who-killed-three-planned-for-more-victims-say-police, https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/25/americas/canada-murders-manhunt/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 11th: Wilma Montesi Body Found (1953) Some cases are truly bizarre. They have strange twists and turns that really don’t make a lot of sense. Which might be the reason they end up unsolved. On April 11th 1953 the body of a young girl was found at the beach. A case with a ton of weird turns that, unfortunately, remains unsolved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wilma_Montesi, https://time.com/archive/6869270/foreign-news-how-did-wilma-die/, https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/668487.html, https://time.com/archive/6621906/italy-the-montesi-affair/, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/pz8hmk/what_happened_to_wilma_montesi_a_girl_is_found/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices