Burden of Proof

Case Number 21: Chrisley Does Not Know Best

What happens when two of Savannah's favorite worlds collide? She shifts gear to cover all the juicy legal details of one of her beloved reality tv families and their downfall into fraud and tax evasion! Listen in while Savannah explains to Elysia who the Chrisley's are, why they're serving time, and how it may not harm their popularity in the long run. 
 
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Sources: 
Chrisley Indictment_16130461_ver1.0.pdf
the-chrisleys-lied-through-their-teeth-30-million-in-loans-2022-5
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/julie-chrisley-32442.php
https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a20685487/todd-chrisley-facts/
 
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Case Number 20: The Christmas Sleighings

Merry Christmas! Join us for this holiday special to find out how the Downtown Posse of Dayton, Ohio spent Christmas of 1992. Elysia walks us through the Winter Nightmare Land of the groups 3 day killing spree while Savannah attempts to make sense of it all.
 
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Sources:
Oxygen True Crime: Homicide for the Holidays, S4 E2, Six Slays of Christmas
 
https://www.journal-news.com/ohio/29-years-after-southwest-ohio-christmas-murder-spree-it-will-never-be-forgotten/VXESJEQ6VFGW5PSQKBDZGZTJEY/
 
https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/1992-dayton-christmas-killings-laura-taylor-to-have-parole-hearing/
 
https://opd.ohio.gov/static/About%20OPD/Communications/News/LegistlativeUpdates/SB%20256_FAQs_blue.pdf
 
https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/W033039
 
https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/W032633
 
https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A288043
 
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2903.01
 
https://criminal.laws.com/robbery/aggravated-robbery/differences-from-armed-robbery
 
https://casetext.com/case/keene-v-mitchell-2
 
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/who-was-marvallous-keene-the-man-executed-for-the-1992-christmas-killings/GlVPOtsKEeseytTV07GulL/#:~:text=1.,people%20dead%20and%20injured%20two.
 
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Case Number 19: Adam Strong, The Baby Wipes of Serial Killers

What happens when a man clogs his apartment building's drain with his stomach churning secret? He unsuccessfully attempts to unclog it in a most ridiculous way before plumbers call the police, of course! Tune in as Savannah covers what might possibly be our grossest case yet and Elysia wants to crawl out of her skin. 
 
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Sources:
https://oshawaexpress.ca/year-in-review-many-twists-and-turns-in-adam-strong-case/
 
https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/8148165-accused-in-rori-hache-case-jokes-laughs-during-court-appearance/
 
https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/10218465--i-have-all-the-characteristics-of-a-serial-killer-adam-strong-told-durham-police/
 
Buried Motives, Episode 50: “A Plumber’s Worst Nightmare” - Adam Strong
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6k8lr_Efjc
 
Court Documents Crown vs. Adam Strong 
 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/remains-of-kandis-fitzpatrick-found-14-years-after-she-went-missing-1.6353740
 
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Case Number 18: Anthony Sowell, The Cleveland Strangler Part Two

How does a convicted sex offender who has regular check in's with the police department kill 11 women over a period of two and a half years without being caught? Spoiler alert: It has to do with victim "credibility" or in other words victim shaming. Listen in on Part Two where Elysia covers Anthony's most heinous crimes and we discuss why it is some true crime cases are seemingly overlooked.
 
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Sources:
https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/02/cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-dies-of-terminal-illness-in-prison-hospital.html
 
https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/11/06/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-garden-11-angels-memorial-victims-cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell/
 
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2016/2016-Ohio-8025.pdf
 
https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2016/SCO/1208/111921.asp#.YqXysxPMLDI
 
https://www.acluohio.org/en/cases/state-ohio-v-anthony-sowell-amicus
 
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/anthony-sowell-victims
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2009/11/anthony_sowell_timeline.html
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OeebMR816I
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/psych_eval.pdf?tag=contentMain;contentBody
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/06/families_of_imperial_avenue_vi.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/anthony-sowell/2011/08/mental_health_experts_testimony_challenged_by_prosecutors_in_anthony_sowell_capital_murder_trial.html
 
https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2016/SCO/1208/111921.asp#.YqXysxPMLDI
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-revealed-as-source-in-sowell-leak/
 
https://www.cleveland19.com/story/11440896/cleveland-strangler-investigation-timeline/
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/anthony_sowell_case_transferre.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/10/five_years_later_anthony_sowel.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/03/anthony_sowells_family_can_sue.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2018/09/families_of_six_anthony_sowell.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2019/06/cleveland-settles-lawsuit-with-living-victims-of-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-refuses-to-disclose-amount.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/07/city-pays-300000-settlement-to-two-surviving-victims-of-cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell.html
 
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Case Number 18: Anthony Sowell, The Cleveland Strangler Part One

How does a seemingly sweet kid grow up into a horrific serial killer? Join Savannah on the struggle bus as Elysia dives deep into the disturbing details of Anthony Sowell's childhood and mental health history on this part one of two episodes. 
 
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Sources:
https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/02/cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-dies-of-terminal-illness-in-prison-hospital.html
 
https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/11/06/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-garden-11-angels-memorial-victims-cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell/
 
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2016/2016-Ohio-8025.pdf
 
https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2016/SCO/1208/111921.asp#.YqXysxPMLDI
 
https://www.acluohio.org/en/cases/state-ohio-v-anthony-sowell-amicus
 
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/anthony-sowell-victims
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2009/11/anthony_sowell_timeline.html
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OeebMR816I
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/psych_eval.pdf?tag=contentMain;contentBody
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/06/families_of_imperial_avenue_vi.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/anthony-sowell/2011/08/mental_health_experts_testimony_challenged_by_prosecutors_in_anthony_sowell_capital_murder_trial.html
 
https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2016/SCO/1208/111921.asp#.YqXysxPMLDI
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-revealed-as-source-in-sowell-leak/
 
https://www.cleveland19.com/story/11440896/cleveland-strangler-investigation-timeline/
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/anthony_sowell_case_transferre.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/10/five_years_later_anthony_sowel.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/03/anthony_sowells_family_can_sue.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2018/09/families_of_six_anthony_sowell.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2019/06/cleveland-settles-lawsuit-with-living-victims-of-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-refuses-to-disclose-amount.html
 
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/07/city-pays-300000-settlement-to-two-surviving-victims-of-cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell.html
 
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Case Number 17: The Mary Morris Murders

What happens when two women named Mary Morris from the same area are killed just days apart in similar fashion but investigators can find no connection? Conspiracy theories are born , of course! Join us as Savannah takes us through the strange and fascinating coincidences of our first (possibly only) unsolved case and Elysia jumps on the conspiracy theory bandwagon but goes even bigger!
 
Let us know what you think. Find us on Instagram and Facebook!
 
Sources:
 
https://unsolved.com/gallery/mary-lou-mary-mcginnis-morris/
Mary-morris-murders
The-mary-morris-murders
https://cina.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/An-Assessment-of-Hitmen-and-Contracted-Violence-Providers-Operating-Online.pdf
Generation Why Podcast
 
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Case Number 16: Paul Michael Merhige, The Unwelcome Guest

How do you get yourself uninvited to future family Thanksgiving dinners? Just invite your mentally unstable son without telling the hosts like the Merhige's! Join us for an unforgettable Thanksgiving tale of a family torn apart by more than politics, a brief discussion about peeing one's pants, and Savannah's love of civil litigation. 
 
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Sources:
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-of-makayla-sitton-to-sue-thanksgiving-killer-paul-merhige-parents/2055945/
 
https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/justice/florida-thanksgiving-killings
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/
 
http://live.wptv.com/Event/Paul_Merhige_Hearing?Page=1
 
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/jupiter/10-years-after-the-jupiter-thanksgiving-murders-a-family-remembers
 
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2012/03/31/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-merhige/7743572007/
 
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2012/09/26/lawsuit-against-parents-killer-paul/7601970007/
 
https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/384112/file/14-859_JurisIntBrief_050214.pdf
 
https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/merhiges-parents-fire-back-at-their-accusers-with-their-own-lawsuit-ep-383481231-343729452.html/
 
https://www.wflx.com/story/11792190/merhiges-first-statements-after-arrest-caught-on-camera/
 
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2010-04-05-fl-merhige-book-author-20100405-story.html
 
Documents Show Merhige Had a Plan Before, After Massacre
 
https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/season-1/a-deadly-thanksgiving
 
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1657743.html
 
Massacre Suspect: 'I Didn't Know What To Do'
 
 
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Case Number 15: Jasmine Richardson and Jeremy Steinke AKA The Crapbag Werewolf

What could possibly go wrong when a 23 year old man who believes he's a 300 year old werewolf falls in love with an 12 year old rebellious girl? For the Richardson family, everything. Take this remarkable journey with us as Savannah tells the facts and Elysia can't stop calling Jeremy "Crapbag". 
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson_family_murders
 
Jasmine-richardson-now
 
Steinke-jeremy.htm
 
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/yj-jj/tools-outils/back-hist.html
 
Teachers Talk Crime: Episode 8
Morbid: Episode 66&67
Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove a 12-Year-Old to Murder Her Family
Book by Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose
 
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Case Number 14: Joshua Davies, The Alpha Narcissist

What does a teenage boy do when his narcissistic abuse no longer has a hold over his ex-girlfriend? Plots her murder at his weekly breakfast club, of course! Listen in as Elysia walks Savannah through the audacious actions of this "alpha male" while simultaneously giving all the young women listening a public service announcement on the red flags of a narcissist.
 
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Sources:
Ex-Girlfriend Killed To Win A Bet | Real Stories
 
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/27/rebecca-aylward-welsh-schoolgirl-murder
 
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/schoolboy-killer-joshua-davies-finally-15311092
 
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Case Number 13: Carl Tanzler and His Corpse Bride

What does a man do when he meets the woman of his dreams but she is dying? He forces experimental medical treatment on her and then keeps her body after she dies in an attempt to preserve her until he can resurrect her, of course! Join us for a Halloween wind down as Savannah shares some all too up close and personal details about Carl Tanzler and Elysia just tries not to lose her lunch. 
 
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Sources:
https://www.ranker.com/list/carl-tanzler-key-west-story/cheryl-adams-richkoff
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Morbid: Episode 142
Blacks Law Dictionary 
 
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