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  • Our True Crime Podcast focuses on bizarre, lesser-known crime cases from around the globe delivered with respect, a bit of humor, and a smidge of song. Everything you’ve come to love from Jen and Cam.
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  • 276. Who Killed Tammy Zywicki?

    276. Who Killed Tammy Zywicki?
    Sep 4 2024
    On Sunday, August 23, 1992, Tammy Jo Zywicki, a 21-year-old college student, had just dropped off her 19-year-old brother, Daren, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The siblings had been traveling from the East Coast, and Tammy was eager to return to college. During their journey, the car, a white 1985 Pontiac T1000, had been experiencing issues, requiring frequent stops to add oil or water. After staying the night, Daren advised Tammy to monitor the vehicle closely on her journey back to college and pull over to a rest area if it acted up, especially given the day's heat. Tammy would never make it back to college.Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Who Killed Tammy Zywicki?Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our E.P. @theinkypawprintThis episode is proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.comUse code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!Sources:https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/tammy-zywickihttps://patch.com/illinois/joliet/people-magazine-investigates-seeks-solve-1992-zywicki-murderhttps://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/tammy-j.-zywicki/@@download.pdfhttps://www.live5news.com/2022/08/23/who-killed-tammy-zywicki-sc-grads-death-remains-unsolved-30-years-later/https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/tammy-zywicki-slaying-still-unsolved-30-years-laterhttps://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2024/03/23/killing-of-grinnell-college-student-tammy-jo-zywicki-remains-unsolved-over-30-years-later-cold-case/72879354007/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/national/30-year-cold-case-iowa-college-students-body-found-in-mo/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hkl8CLmFwhttps://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/08/23/who-killed-tammy-zywicki-sc-grads-death-remains-unsolved-30-years-later/https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/tammy-zywicki-slaying-still-unsolved-30-years-laterhttps://m.facebook.com/notes/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/previously-published-names-of-persons-of-interest-in-the-murder-of-tammy-jo-zywi/10156737632236921/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/05/08/illinois-police-clark-perry-baldwin-not-suspect-1992-slaying/3101500001/https://www.wyff4.com/article/memorial-ride-for-tammy-zywicki/41137145https://people.com/crime/tammy-zywicki-murder-case-people-magazine-investigates/
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    37 mins
  • 275. First Suspect: The Murder of Carl Bridgewater

    275. First Suspect: The Murder of Carl Bridgewater
    Aug 28 2024
    On the afternoon of September 19th, 1978, Carl Bridgewater, 13, hopped on his bike and started his paper route. In fifteen minutes, he arrived at Yew Tree Farmhouse, owned by Mary Poole, 79, and Fred Jones, 75, who were roommates at the farm. Both were elderly and answering the door often took them a long time. So, Carl was instructed to leave the paper in a basket outside. But if the door was open, he was supposed to take the paper inside and deliver it to them directly. However, Mary and Fred were away on this particular day. They’d gone out on a visit. Carl noticed the door was open, so he stepped inside the house to deliver the paper, as he was supposed to.Around 5:30 p.m., a friend of the cousins stopped by. The door was open; he walked in and found Carl Bridgewater’s dead body on a settee in the sitting room. Was it a robbery gone wrong?Four men were charged with the murder of Carl Bridgewater after police obtained a false confession. Three of the men would serve eighteen years in prison before having their convictions overturned. The fourth unfortunately died in 1981.So, who killed Carl Bridgewater?Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "First Suspect: The Murder of Carl Bridgewater."A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of Thehttps://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Fourhttps://liedetectortest.uk/west-midlands-polygraph-examiner-reviews-carl-bridgewater-murderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZosbREHbYac&ab_channel=AbsoluteCrimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjmoOhNcCL4&ab_channel=DavidBoothroydhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9xtDrd6tg8&ab_channel=BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHHhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvC0yNYaw4o&ab_channel=CushtyTVhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259582813/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/260839419/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/848327599/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/848327302/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZosbREHbYac&ab_channel=AbsoluteCrimehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/848327302/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858158013/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/260127783/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858158127/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/806899017/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22 (1979 trial)https://www.newspapers.com/image/988102863/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858487108/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858487108/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/811977193/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858471453/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208740791/carl-bridgewater (good pics of him)https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2022/11/17/carl-suspect-seeking-to-get-separate-murder-conviction-quashed/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2024/06/10/carl-bridgewater-murder--book-battle-in-new-court-twist/https://www.newspapers.com/image/858164060/?match=1&terms=Hubert%20Wilkeshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/858246961/?match=1&clipping_id=151213517https://www.newspapers.com/image/859290227/?match=1&clipping_id=151213680https://www.newspapers.com/image/859337397/?match=1&terms=Hubert%20Wilkes%20Spencerhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/859317465/?match=1&terms=Hubert%20Wilkes%20Spencerhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/790233368/?match=1&terms=Hubert%20Wilkes%20Spencer (article by Paul Foote, who went on to write a book)https://www.newspapers.com/image/859334686/?match=1&terms=Hubert%20Wilkes%20Spencer (Spencer gives account on motive)https://www.newspapers.com/image/790222861/?match=1&terms=Hubert%20Wilkes%20Spencerhttps://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1996-02-28/debates/31365f62-fe88-4688-a9be-3be9630f4ffd/BridgewaterFourhttps://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1996-02-28/debates/31365f62-fe88-4688-a9be-3be9630f4ffd/BridgewaterFourhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/858161360/?match=1&terms=Carl%20Bridgewater%20alibihttps://www.newspapers.com/image/908492870/?match=1&terms=Carl%20Bridgewater%20alibi
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    43 mins
  • 274. Awash in Forgiveness: The Murder of Liz Reiser

    274. Awash in Forgiveness: The Murder of Liz Reiser
    Aug 21 2024
    It is May 24, 2000, and we are going to Tuscarawas County in Ohio to New Philadelphia. It is exactly what you think of when you say small-town America, with lots of farmland and friendly people. Elizabeth Reiser who goes by Liz is a 17-year-old high school student who is looking forward to graduating and finding out all that life has to hold for her. Her good friend 18 year old Brandi Hicks asked Liz to come over and stay the night with her. On this day Brandi who was in the school choir was going to the choir banquet and wanted Liz to go with her. Even though it was a school night, her mother relented and said yes. That evening, the two friends visited a video store in New Philadelphia after the choir banquet to rent some videos for a movie night. When they left the store and started to get into the car, a man approached them. The man claimed he had no means of getting home and asked the girls for a ride, telling them he lived nearby. The girls hesitated and told them they really needed to get home. The man then offered them $20 as an incentive. The girls did not want to give this stranger a ride, but he urged them to, and they relented. They were young, naive, and always looked for the best in people. After all, he only needed to go across town and then they could go back and watch the movie they had rented. Neither Brandi nor Liz would ever get to watch that movie.

    Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “Awash in Forgiveness: The Murder of Liz Reiser.”

    Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS

    Music by our EP @theinkypawprint

    Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode: sleepcreme.com. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. That’s sleepcreme.com. Use code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!


    Sources:
    https://www.amazon.com/Through-My-Tears-Awash-Forgiveness/dp/1493691384

    https://beckireiser.blogspot.com/2008/05/frustration-with-justice.html

    https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/05/26/man-confesses-to-killing-teen/

    https://casetext.com/case/state-v-vaca

    https://www.timesreporter.com/story/entertainment/books/2014/03/21/book-reiser-family-s-story/987546007/

    https://veritycreates.medium.com/the-murder-of-elizabeth-reiser-and-how-her-best-friend-battled-to-survive-f455b23d9590

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/07/23/death-penalty-44/

    https://veritycreates.medium.com/who-killed-corona-girl-three-decades-on-police-want-to-know-d6cbe32139dc

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7554908/

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/teen-played-dead-being-thrown-25062826
    https://thecinemaholic.com/elizabeth-reiser-murder-where-is-matthew-vaca-now/
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    26 mins
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