Burden of Proof

Case Number 30: The Lies, Addiction, and Murders of Alex Murdaugh

Who is the Murdaugh family and why are they all over the news, social media and Netflix? If you're like Elysia, you didn't know much other than it has something to do with murder. Savannah couldn't wait to share what she knows now that Alex Murdaugh was found guilty! So, we're flipping the script and giving you two weeks of Savannah episodes! Listen in as she shares what happens when the fabric of this much too powerful family begins to unravel.
 
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Sources:
SLED : South carolina Law Enforcement Department
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/murdaugh-murder-trial-timeline.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64794625
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64564568
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64645725
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64790627
Netflix: Murdaugh Murders 
 
 
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Case Number 29: Belle Gunness, Hell’s Princess: Part 2

If you didn't hold on to your butt during Part 1, be prepared to hold on now!! Join us for the finale episode of Savannah's black widow series and Part 2 to the twisted life of Belle Gunness, Hell's Princess. The lies, the murders, the affairs, and the accomplice! It's so much worse than Elysia could have predicted. 
 
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Sources:
Schechter, Harold. Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men (p. 53). Kindle Edition. 
Last Podcast on the Left 
 
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Case Number 29: Belle Gunness, Hell’s Princess: Part 1

Hold on to your butt! Savannah begins winding up her black widow mini series with the one, the only, Belle Gunness. There's far more to Belle's life than just killing her husbands though! For example, Elysia is still asking "Where did she get all those children!?" and "How did NO ONE question all those people disappearing from her farm!?" She's hoping those questions get answered in Part 2. Stay tuned to find out!
 
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Sources:
Schechter, Harold. Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men (p. 53). Kindle Edition. 
Last Podcast on the Left 
 
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Case Number 28: Michael Drejka, The Handicap Parking Sheriff

What happened when the residents of Clearwater, Florida parked in the only handicap parking at the local convenience store? Michael Drejka happened. Tune in as Elysia covers this controversial case that practically has it all including a wannabe law enforcement officer, racial conflict, a justifiable use of force defense, a spicy trial, and audio clips of a police interview that left Savannah speechless. 
 
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Sources:
https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/second-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-4385.html
 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/mcglockton-shooting-gun-owners-outraged/
 
https://www.courttv.com/trials/fl-v-drejka-2019/
 
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/STATUTES/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0790/Sections/0790.06.html
 
https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooter-florida-stand-ground-case-charged-manslaughter/story?id=57151343
 
Sheriff's Press Conference- July 20, 2018- Shooting Investigation- Unincorporated Clearwater
 
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0782/Sections/0782.02.html#:~:text=782.02%20Justifiable%20use%20of%20deadly,History.
 
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.032.html
 
Sheriff's Press Conference- Follow-Up to Markeis McGlockton Shooting Investigation- July 31, 2018
 
Video shows Michael Drejka shoot Markeis McGlockton | 10News WTSP
 
Michael Drejka Police Interview Part 1
 
Michael Drejka Police Interview Part 2
 
Michael Drejka Police Interview Part 3
 
Full Michael Drejka sentencing
 
Autopsy of Markeis McGlockton released by the Pinellas County medical examiner
 
Search Pinellas County Criminal Records
 
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/what-is-permitless-carry-understanding-floridas-gun-laws-in-light-of-new-bill/2962434/
 
 
 
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Case Number 27: Louisa Lindloff, The Seeress Who Killed

In this second installment of black widow killers, accessorize your corset with a witches hat or cloak and look into the past through Louisa's crystal ball as Savannah talks of seances, predicted deaths and insurance fraud. Elysia gets hung up on all the narcissism and they both establish that you cannot gaslight science! 
 
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Sources:
 
Mediumship
https://drvitelli.typepad.com/providentia/2021/05/the-murderous-medium-case.html
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/louise-lindloff-black-widow-serial.html
 
 
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Case Number 26: The Jenny Jones Show Murder

If you've ever thought to yourself "How could 90's daytime talk shows get any worse?", but haven't heard of this case... buckle up! Elysia talks Savannah through the drama filled adventure of how one episode of The Jenny Jones Show ended in tragedy. It's got salacious tv, a murder with a gay panic defense, and a civil suit led by a showboat of an attorney.
 
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Sources:
Trial by Media on Netflix
 
https://www.courttv.com/title/judgment-with-ashleigh-banfield-mi-v-jonathan-schmitz/
 
https://www.courttv.com/title/5-amedure-v-jenny-jones-the-episode/
 
https://www.healthline.com/health/affective-disorders
 
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/lesser_crime#:~:text=Despite%20that%2C%20a%20jury%20cannot,guilty%20of%20the%20greater%20crime.
 
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mi-court-of-appeals/1162141.html
 
https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Proximate+Cause
 
For more information on violence against the LGBTQ+ community or to find out how you can help visit:
https://avp.org/ncavp/
 
 
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Case Number 25: Louise Vermilya, The Woman Who Loved Death

Slap on a corset and travel back to the early 1900's with us as Savannah starts her 3 part series of black widow killers! Was Louise's strange fascination with death the reason for killing or was it the insurance money she truly loved? Savannah answers that and other ridiculous Elysia questions like "Wait... Was there air conditioning then?" 
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Vermilya
 
https://murderpedia.org/female.V/v/vermilyea-louise.htm
 
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19111107.2.39&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
 
https://images.chicagohistory.org/asset/144333/
 
https://morningcupofmurder.com/ 
 
 
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Case Number 24: The Murder of Laurie Show

While briefly home alone one early morning, 16 year old Laurie is brutally attacked. She survived just long enough for her mother to hear her last words. Did she in fact whisper the name of her killer as her mother claims? One thing is certain, the long history of stalking, bullying and assault by the accused did not help their case! Tune in as Elysia attempts to untangle the web of lies one suspect weaved and Savannah asks "WHAAATTT?!" 
 
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Sources:
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/timeline-the-murder-of-laurie-show-trials-and-appeals-of-co-conspirators-lisa-michelle-lambert-tabitha-buck-and-lawrence-yunkin/521-f388b38d-493e-4ea6-af06-489eb58292cf
 
https://lancasteronline.com/features/yesteryear/history/infamous-murders-of-lancaster-county-the-laurie-show-case-was-in-the-headlines-for-years/article_9be40654-97b9-11eb-87ce-8334dfdd885e.html
 
https://www.wgal.com/article/tabitha-buck-released-from-prison-free-parole-murder-laurie-show-lisa-lambert/30108327
 
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/12/12/movie-an-injustice-to-murdered-teen/
 
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-19-mn-36927-story.html
 
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/387/210/532544/
 
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/uconsCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&yr=1993&sessInd=0&smthLwInd=0&act=0028.
 
The Killing of Laurie Show (Documentary) Pt 1
 
The Killing of Laurie Show (Documentary) Pt. 2
 
The Killing of Laurie Show (Documentary) Pt. 3
 
 
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Case Number 23: America’s KNOWN Child, AKA The Boy in the Box

Savannah's at it again! She has a knack for weaving a legal lesson through even when the case is unsolved! Even if you've heard the latest news on the Boy in the Box, tune in as Savannah also dives in to introduce the players that have been investigating this 60+ year mystery. She and Elysia also discuss Safe Haven Laws and the importance of all children having a viable and safe option as they grow up.
 
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Sources: 
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/philadelphia-boy-in-box-thursday/index.html
http://www.vidocq.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnxfuvRHKDk&t=153s
"International Center for Unidentified & Missing Persons - 4UMPA"
"Who Is The Boy In The Box?"
4umpa.html
 
Resource on Safe Haven Laws:
https://lozierinstitute.org/safe-haven-laws-an-invitation-to-life/
 
 
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Case Number 22: Pamela Smart, The Media Sensation

The first criminal trial to be televised live in U.S. history. It's difficult to imagine anyone has not heard about this case! With two new generations having been too young or not yet born, it is possible though. Listen in as  Elysia takes Savannah on this roller coaster of a case and trial. Buckle up! This case has everything! A marriage gone wrong, an especially icky affair, and conspiracy. 
 
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Sources:
https://www.bu.edu/law/journals-archive/bulr/documents/bellin.pdf
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/15/juries-sentencing-ignorant-reform/
 
https://www.courttv.com/trials/nh-v-pamela-smart-1991/
 
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2021/02/03/judge-rejects-pamela-smarts-lawsuit-over-prison-punishment-morphine-drugs/4358637001/
 
An American Murder Mystery: Pamela Smart
 
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
 
 
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