Small Town Murder
This week, in Bellaire, Ohio, a teenager finds his family absolutely butchered, in their home. Even crazier is the fact that his mother is found, with nails, next to her body, and his father's head has been placed in a bowl, under some satanic drawings. What this boy doesn't know is that he was supposed to be killed, too. The murderer ends up having a list of people he was planning on murdering, but did he do it all for satanic purposes? Along the way, we find out that we don't want to square dance, in the street, that sometimes, no matter how much you plan to kill, you just can't...
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This week, in Washington Township, Michigan, a man claims that his high powered wife, just walked out on him, after an argument. But when no one ever sees her, again, suspicions start to build. Especially, when detectives see that the couple has an attractive, 19 year old German live in babysitter. Was this an affair gone wrong? All is revealed, as the murderer confesses to possibly the most inept, yet brutal murder that anyone has ever heard of, complete with body parts, falling off a sled! Along the way, we find out that people just never get tired of pageants, that sometimes...
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This week, in Groton, Massachusetts, a young man, who happens to be a prodigy jazz drummer, also has some problems. These problems lead to police showing up, after a 911 call, to find him naked, and covered in mud, claiming to have killed 4 people. As it turns out, he's not lying. Detectives find a horror scene, with blood and carnage that made even veteran crime scene people sick! The question is, is he as insane as he seems?? Along the way, we find out that even the leafiest suburb can be the scene of absolute horror, that being a musician doesn't necessarily mean you're peaceful, and...
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This week, in Madisonville, Kentucky, a bloodbath is discovered, in a quiet home, causing detectives to go through several unlikely suspects. This includes her retired doctor fiance, and even the woman's terminally ill younger sister. Detectives finally setting their sights on a man, who was living a double life, and fooling everyone in town. This leads to a manhunt, international intrigue, and a whole bunch of lies! Along the way, we find out that Kentucky can't even agree with itself, in certain matters, that selling ice cream can make you millions, and that some crime scenes are so...
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This week, in Williamsburg, Indiana, what seems like a sick woman, finally giving in to her illness, turns out to be horrible double murder, for a very dumb reason. Detectives are told that the woman's husband was overwhelmed with grief, and needed to leave town, but it turns out that he's much closer than anyone thinks. Will the couple's adult son's explanation that it was a family death pact hold up?? Along the way, we find out that bad bluegrass music is probably better than bad country music, that your sick mother's medicine cabinet is not your personal candy store, and that no one...
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This week, in Carmel, Maine, a woman vanishes, after spending a day with her family, leading detectives to a suspect, who has a history of being around women, who come up missing. This includes his wife, who has been missing for years. As it turns out, there are even more women that went missing, after spending time with this man. In the end, some very strange facts force him to fully confess, and lead police to his secrect serial killer graveyard!! Along the way, we find out that Maine's Supreme Court features a member, who is actually a beaver, that the "she must've ran away with a...
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This week, in Fredericksburg, Texas, a man's increasingly strange behavior concerns family & friends, for years. He goes through marriages, and tries to keep it under control, but eventually he buries all the furniture, and stabs the living room wall, because "the devil is in there". This all leads to shaving his head, and committing a brutal double murder, before having a stand off with police, and eventually dressing like a movie cowboy, in court!! Along the way, we find out that you can't have a parade, without a beauty contest, that when a man buriess all the furniture, he...
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This week, in Selmer, Tennessee, when a Pastor is horribly murdered, in his own bedroom, detectives scramble to locate his wife, and three little girls, who the police assume have been kidnapped by the murderers. Police are very surprised to find all of them, taking a little beach vacation. When they find they murder weapon, in her trunk, things become more clear. Or, do they? She says that she did do the killing, but for a very good reason. Will it hold up in front of a jury? Along the way, we find out that rockabilly events & hot rod shows go hand in hand, that Pastors move around...
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This week, in Pierre, South Dakota, an affair turns into a need for a divorce, which leads to a woman, disappearing. She leaves her phone, purse & car, but she's nowhere to be found. Detectives look to her new boyfriend, but eventually blame the husband, claiming it was a brutal act of jealousy, but he has someone else to blame... their 12-year-old daughter. Did she kill her mother, in some kind of trance? Or did he try to cast blame on anyone and everyone? Along the way, we find out that 10 AM is not the time slot that you want for your band, during a festival, that some people are...
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This week, in Lynchburg, Virginia, when a powerful couple is brutally murdered, in their home, detectives don't have a lot to work with, besides some bloody footprints, and blood from an unknown source. According to their daughter, they have a million enemies, ranging from angry business associates, to members of the Canadian government, and even satanic cults. But their daughter also turns out to be an enemy, when a trove of letters, linking her, and her German boyfriend to the crime. Did they do this, or will evidence clear their names?? Along the way, we find out that some bands are...
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Along the way, we find out that some places in Alaska are just about impossible to get to, that you shouldn't catcall anybody, especially from your front yard, and that just because you saw something on social media, it definitely doesn't mean it's true!!
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