When Christine Morton was bludgeoned to death in 1986, everyone in her Austin, Texas neighborhood was terrified that a madman was on the loose. The local Sheriff and the state prosecutor soon put their fears to rest. Now they had something that was possibly more sinister to fear.

How did the police and prosecution build a case before DNA and modern forensics? This case from 1967 digs into the heavy use of circumstantial evidence and theatrics as trial techniques to sway a jury.

Joel Guy Sr. and his wife of 31 years Lisa spent Thanksgiving of 2016 with their four children and their families. None of them knew it would be the last.

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Joel_and_Lisa_Guy

https://www.cracked.com/article_35609_how-not-to-get-away-with-murder-joel-guy-jr-and-his-murder-instructions.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/joel-guy-jr

Crime Scene Photos:

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Diabolical-Stew-of-Human-Remains-The-Dismemberment-Murder-of-Joel-and-Lisa-Guy

Did local kids find sanctuary with the neighborhood "fun" Mom, or did they stumble into a house of horrors?

A NETFLIX Documentary: A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld. Kristine and Susan give you their take on this popular Netflix documentary.

Growing up the children of poor, uneducated, itinerant farmers could not have been easy for the Gilley kids. Add into that an alcoholic abusive father, an uncaring mother driven by her fundamentalist christian views, and a life of abject poverty and you've got the recipe for a story that had little chance of ending well. 

Growing up the children of poor, uneducated, itinerant farmers could not have been easy for the Gilley kids. Add into that an alcoholic abusive father, an uncaring mother driven by her fundamentalist christian views, and a life of abject poverty and you've got the recipe for a story that had little chance of ending well. 

Beautiful nature lover, 16 year old Savannah Leckie left her Minnesota suburban home to live on the Missouri farm of her birth mother. One year later she is reported missing under mysterious circumstances.