The perpetrator in this case was in and out mental health facilities and in and out of prison throughout his life- and he was actually released from prison just TWO weeks before this brutal crime took place.

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SOURCES:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-39291324

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-39280460

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hotel-killer-matthew-williams-time-12847826

https://caerphilly.observer/news/963874/argoed-murder-inquest-the-evidence-heard-so-far/

Daniela Airlie’s book Unbelievable Crimes VOLUME SIX.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-39501957

https://www.baytrustradio.org.uk/pc-feared-for-her-life-facing-demonic-killer-matthew-williams-inquest-hears/

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Just a warning, this one is extra horrific and there’s a few reasons why. I won’t go into detail before we begin because it’s not a super long case and we’ll get there. But what I did want to just give you a heads up about and a little bit of a warning is that this one involves children. I do some cases that involve children or younger people and if you’re listening to this true crime podcast, I’m sure you’re used to hearing about horrific stuff- but when a case is particularly brutal or had hit me in a certain way, I do like to just give a bit of a warning. You may wanna skip this one if this is a particularly hard spot for you with it being 8 and 6 year old girls.

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SOURCES:

Main source for this episode is Daniela Airlie's book Unbelievable Crimes volume three. Along with the following sources.

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/01/dallas-man-who-killed-his-daughters-set-again-execution/

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/battagliajohn.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2018/02/02/john-battaglia-taunts-ex-wife-before-being-executed-for-killing-their-girls-while-she-listened-in-horror/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42910629

https://www.newsweek.com/killer-john-battaglia-asked-am-i-dead-and-taunted-ex-wife-during-execution-797942

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/t4j9yu/on_may_2_2001_john_battaglia_shot_and_killed_his/

https://people.com/crime/texas-man-executed-murders-daughters-john-david-battaglia/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-battaglia-executed-for-killing-daughters-while-mom-listened-on-phone/

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Hi friends,

Something a little different to eliminate the Sunday scaries...

When Jo Piazza wrote her bestselling novel The Sicilian Inheritance she loosely based it on the century old murder of her great great grandmother Lorenza Marsala in Sicily. Once the book was finished she took her entire family of five to Sicily to solve the murder in real life and the truth is even stranger than the fiction.

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15 year old Alex Rodda headed out after school one day to go meet his friend. But when he never returned later that evening, his mum Lisa just knew something was wrong. She called all of his friends to ask if they’d seen him, and they told her he was out tonight with a boy called Matthew. But Matthew wasn’t a boy, he was an 18 year old adult. And the nature of their relationship was not friendship- instead, it was full of lies, blackmail, and ultimately murder.

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SOURCES:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55796357

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-55349210

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/matthew-mason-convicted-of-killing-alex-rodda-in-england

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/toxic-mix-led-teenager-alex-144833183.html#:~:text=He%20claimed%20he%20had%20only,defend%20himself%20from%20the%20attack

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/who-alex-rodda-killed-22185340

https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18929790.alex-rodda-killing-self-defence-court-hears/

https://medium.com/@Brokenmirrorproductions/the-teen-boy-who-was-killed-by-his-secret-lover-4f5f9deaa1d7

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-55235706

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9713317/Murderer-Matthew-Mason-sees-life-sentence-reduced-two-years-successful-court-appeal.html

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/chilling-messages-between-schoolboy-lover-8666798

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/25/man-19-who-groomed-and-murdered-schoolboy-jailed-for-life

https://medium.com/@Brokenmirrorproductions/the-teen-boy-who-was-killed-by-his-secret-lover-4f5f9deaa1d7

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This one is called a murder in Scotland, because of the Scottish laws around trial that heavily impacted the outcome of this case.

Jordan told police he dropped his sister Annalise at her uncles house. He watched her go inside before driving off. Now she'd been missing for 12 hours. But when police questioned the uncle, he told them Annalise never showed up at his house.

Somebody was lying.

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SOURCES:

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-fife-edition/20190509/281552292296342

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/2555846/tayside-murder-accused-seen-on-cctv-the-morning-sister-was-cut-from-ear-to-ear/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/not-proven-verdict-related-reforms-consultation/pages/6/

https://www.findherinthehighlands.com/post/the-mystery-of-maggie-wall

https://www.dunning.uk.net/maggie.html

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/woman-murdered-witch-monument-died-15681139

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-fife-edition/20240709/281595245746539

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/brother-accused-murdering-sister-witch-16177642

http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=5911&termRef=Annalise%20Johnstone

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This is the missing persons case of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone. The two disappeared, without a trace, from Philadelphia nearly two decades ago. To this day, Danielle, Richard, as well as Richard’s pickup truck have never been found. Unlike most cases, there is not a single piece of physical evidence connected to this crime. But the FBI knows there was foul play. In There and Gone: South Street, the Glass Podcasts team opens their own investigation with unprecedented access and cooperation from the FBI. The team will track down leads, conduct their own interviews and meet with persons of interest as they look to bring justice to Danielle, Richard, and their families.

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In 2018 accused murderer Iain Packer approached an investigative reporter called Sam Poling. He’d seen her documentary about Police Scotland and decided he wanted to get her to help him clear his name.

What the on-screen interview did however, was expose his lies right there on camera for the world to see.

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SOURCES:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-68428648

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n06/jim-wilson/shameful

The podcast hosted by reported Sam Poling https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09bywsb

https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2024/february/iain-packer-convicted-of-murdering-emma-caldwell-in-2005/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2yr92ekg7o

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/24077956.woman-took-panic-attack-returning-emma-caldwell-death-site/

https://news.sky.com/story/emma-caldwell-public-inquiry-announced-over-missed-chances-to-catch-killer-13089085

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j2k77h

https://news.sky.com/story/emma-caldwell-murder-serial-rapist-iain-packer-loses-bid-to-reduce-prison-sentence-13204758

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68304929

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/28/emma-caldwell-murder-police-scotland-faces-scrutiny-man-found-guilty

https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2022/february/emma-caldwell-investigation-man-arrested/

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-02-28/why-did-it-take-police-19-years-to-find-emma-caldwells-murderer

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/03/mother-of-emma-caldwell-calls-for-criminal-investigation-into-mishandling-of-case

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/24077956.woman-took-panic-attack-returning-emma-caldwell-death-site/

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This is quite a short case because there’s just not a lot of information out there but it’s a case I’d not even heard of- it happened at the end of 2022, and I had no idea about any of it until it popped up on my research list. It’s an important story, and although it’s short, the information is pretty horrific, so buckle up and let’s get into it.

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SOURCES;

https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/03/dad-who-strangled-his-wife-and-two-young-children-to-death-jailed-for-40-years-19057651/

https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/crime/saju-chelavalel-live-updates-from-court-as-killer-is-sentenced-for-triple-kettering-murder-4204568?page=2#liveblog

https://x.com/search?q=saju+Chelavalel&src=typed_query&f=live

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/saju-chelavalel-live-updates-from-court-as-killer-is-sentenced-for-triple-kettering-murder-4204568?page=2#liveblog

https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/kerala-man-who-killed-wife-and-two-children-sentenced-40-years-uk-179331

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-07-03/jailed-for-40-years-dad-who-read-his-children-stories-before-strangling-them

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nhs-northamptonshire-police-india-justice-kerala-b2368500.html

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/03/man-who-murdered-his-wife-and-two-young-children-in-kettering-jailed-for-life

https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=7JzaEoKzm50

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/03/man-who-murdered-his-wife-and-two-young-children-in-kettering-jailed-for-life

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Stephen Spahalski was just 16 when he was convicted of murder. Over the next 30 years, his twin brother would go on to murder 4 people, possibly more.

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SOURCES:

https://585mag.com/magazines/a-very-lurid-tale/?site=September-2016

https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2006/2006-51622.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49425173/moraine-michelle-armstrong

https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-moraine-armstrong/17596917/

https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Spahalski,%20Robert.pdf

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/robert_bruce_spahalski/8.html

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Growing up, I always looked at people who worked as making art for a living, as the absolute pinnacle of ‘living the dream’. Julia Rawson was one of those people who lived her dream. She was not only an artist, but she also had this amazing ability to connect with people. Her friends said that she could literally walk up to anyone in any bar, and start a conversation with them. Usually this meant that she would have a great night, and wake up with about 10 new friends. But on the fateful evening of the 11th of May 2019, she made friends with the most devious and dangerous person. And he would end her life, in the most brutal way.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-55349295

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-55002009

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-55349295

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SOURCES:

https://medium.com/@writermsmith/the-case-of-angela-samota-9ba5a0b9eba6

https://casetext.com/case/bess-v-davis-1

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/man-found-guilty-in-1984-slaying-of-smu-student/287-411182273

https://read.amazon.co.uk/?asin=B0C1M58TV7&ref_=kwl_kr_iv_rec_1

https://www.oxygen.com/murdered-by-morning/crime-news/donald-bess-convicted-in-angela-samota-cold-case

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44470377

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