Masked Murder

Today we start a 3 part series on Michael Ballard. We start by diving into his background and discuss his first murder. (yes, there’s more - make sure to come back next week!) Join us as we #winedown with the What Happened Last Night sheet mask by Leaders Insolution. Sources: Book: Fatal Jealousy by Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff https://mycrimelibrary.com/michael-ballard-pennsylvania-death-row/ https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/2015/08/michael_ballard_execution_date.html https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-michael-ballard-death-row-interview-20140719-story.html https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/abandonment-issues-symptoms-signs#:~:text=Abandonment%20issues%20happen%20when%20a,will%20often%20continue%20into%20adulthood. https://www.paulaschoice.com/ingredient-dictionary/antioxidants/panax-ginseng-root-extract.html https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-is-wormwood#benefits https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ecklonia-cava#benefits-useshttps://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ecklonia-cava#benefits-uses

Rodney Alcala aka the Dating Game Killer, committed 5 murders in CA between 1977 and 1979, but the true count of lives he took is still unknown and likely much higher. If you know someone who went missing during this time and think they may have a connection to Rodney, you can find the pictures we mentioned in our story here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/scpr/albums/72157623600695928/ We get glamorous and try the @Sephora Golden Mask. Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/rodney-alcala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder 20/20 S 43 E 9 The Dating Game Killer https://www.allprodad.com/the-consequences-of-the-absent-dad/#:~:text=The%20feeling%20of%20abandonment%20leaves,them%20never%20finished%20high%20school. https://www.healthline.com/health/glycerin-for-face#what-is-it https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/honey-for-skin#benefits

Tune in today to hear the badass survival story of Kara Robinson and how Richard Marc Evonitz’s awful crimes progressed until he chose Kara as his next victim Then we #winedown and tell you what we think about the Sephora pomegranate eye mask. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/0a2cd85c1d3258f1af723ef944a8e956 https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/kidnappings/richard-evonitz/ http://www.murderpedia.org/male.E/e/evonitz.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5806496/ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/serial-killer-meets-match-15-year-old-article-1.2384136 https://rg-cell.com/ingredients-glossary/aloe-barbadensis-aloe-vera-leaf-juice/#:~:text=Aloe%20Barbadensis%20leaf%20juice%2C%20or,leaves%20of%20the%20plant%20Aloe.&text=Aloe%20Barbadensis%20leaf%20juice%20can,reducing%20and%20wounds%20healing%20properties https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/03/22/kidnapped-kara-robinson-survives-abduction-by-serial-killer-thrives-in-law-enforcement/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/30/why-do-men-expose-themselves-its-power-attention-and-control-psychologists-say/908624001/ https://www.vilevirginia.com/episodes/episode-23-the-story-of-serial-killer-richard-marc-evonitz https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/08/14/slain-girls-cases-closed/d3a1d1ac-76dc-447d-ba08-5c4c5f269172/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Evonitz

Learn about the how murder of 16 year old Skylar Anette Neese led to an Amber Alert legislation update. We give our skin a little hydrating boost with the @AHAVA, Hydration Cream Mask. Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/US/teenage-killers-eerie-tweets-stabbing-friend-death/story?id=64541231 https://www.ahava.com/hydration-cream-mask https://allthatsinteresting.com/skylar-neese-murder https://amberalert.ojp.gov/about/national-strategy Dateline Podcast episode “Something Wicked” from Oct 4, 2019 (also televised Season 22, ep 25 - March 7, 2014) https://skylarneesemurder.com/ https://www.treehugger.com/can-thermal-spring-water-really-help-your-skin-4863529 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Skylar_Neese

The final part of our billboard series dives into the controversial VA case of two Navy SEALs, Billy Joe Brown and Dustin Turner, who were convicted of murdering Jennifer Evans. Dusty’s website:https://www.freedusty.altervista.org/index.html Where to send the letters: https://www.freedusty.altervista.org/help.html MoveOn.org petition: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/free-an-innocent-man-1 Change.org petition: https://www.change.org/p/tell-virginia-governor-mcdonnell-it-is-time-to-free-dusty-turner Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEAL_selection_and_training#Basic_Underwater_Demolition/SEAL_(BUD/S)_Training_(24_weeks) http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/resources/manuals/cc_manual_criminal/chapter_05.pdf https://richmond.com/news/virginia/billboards-urge-governor-to-free-former-seal-trainee-convicted-of-murder/article_f80ab61e-48e9-515b-bce8-10458cfef0b2.html https://www.americanspecialops.com/photos/navy-seals/navy-seal-swim-pair.php https://richmond.com/news/virginia/billboards-urge-governor-to-free-former-seal-trainee-convicted-of-murder/article_f80ab61e-48e9-515b-bce8-10458cfef0b2.html https://www.pilotonline.com/news/crime/article_e001a63c-da65-5c5d-97c7-7f09907471db.html https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940827/08260117.htm https://www.totalbeauty.com/content/slideshows/bamboo-skin-care-benefits-180926/page1 Documentary “Navy SEAL: Murderer? Framed? Target of Opportunity” (a 2015 film on IMDBtv that I watched through Prime) https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-sociopath-380184#:~:text=The%20Difference%20Between%20Sociopath%20and,when%20it%20suits%20their%20needs. Generation Why Podcast: Episode 395. The Murder of Jennifer Evans (October 18, 2020)

Part 3 of our billboard series: The 25 year old unsolved case of Jody LeCornu from Baltimore, MD. Hear how we like the Disco Kitten mask from the mini meow trio by @idewcare. Sources: https://www.justice4jody.com/ https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/03/02/jody-lecornu-was-killed-24-years-ago-still-no-suspect-identified/ https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/01/02/jody-lecornu-murder-case-billboards-baltimore/ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-03-04-1996064052-story.html https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/homicide/unsolvedhomicides/lecornujody.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2019/03/07/woman-posts-three-billboards-baltimore-asking-who-killed-my-sister/ Crime Junkie Episode from December 9, 2019 “MURDERED: Jody LeCornu” https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-jody-lecornu/ https://www.oxygen.com/relentless-with-kate-snow/crime-news/jody-lecornu-murder-billboards-jennifer-carrieri-relentless https://www.npr.org/2019/03/10/702009509/3-billboards-in-baltimore-how-one-woman-is-trying-to-find-her-sisters-killer https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/twins/lives-and-relationships-twins https://www.ulta.com/disco-kitten-illuminating-diamond-peel-off-mask?productId=xlsImpprod16361299

The second story of our billboard series is that of Kathy Page, known as 3 Billboards Outside Vidor, TX. Sources: https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/unsolved-vidor-murder-case-put-in-spotlight-with-oscar-nominated-movie/502-523896646 https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Latest-billboard-in-Kathy-Page-slaying-may-cause-4088141.php https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1406707.html https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_803 https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/06/cold-justice-finale-murder-case-inspired-three-billboards/ https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/899478/martin-mcdonagh-oscars-golden-globes-film-murder-unsolved-kathy-page-steve-page https://www.insideedition.com/real-story-behind-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-40961 My Favorite Murder (Episode 158 - Burn Day) https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Victim-s-daughter-hopes-for-breakthrough-in-13476118.phpPeople https://www.sephora.com/product/face-mask-P429722 Southern Fried True Crime (Episode 10: Three Billboards Outside Vidor, Texas: The Murder of Kathy Page) https://unsolved.com/gallery/kathy-page/ Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack Season 10, Episode 2 (available on Amazon Prime)

To kick off our dive into stories that used billboards, we are starting at the beginning. The OG case to use billboards is that of Joan, Michelle, and Christie Rogers in Tampa, FL. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/9abcbda0d186c7246723c04cb73bcaba https://forensictales.com/the-rogers-family-murders/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-30-mn-260-story.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK217849/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/06/10/Three-slain-women-drowned-police-say/3703613454400/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19911105&id=8cNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yFwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3519,5376591 Forensic Files: Water Logged https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_Chandler#cite_note-AD-1p11-32 https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/licorice-root#uses https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6930595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834700/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_dioxide#Food,_cosmetic,_and_pharmaceutical_applications

As a little holiday special, we're treating you to the 12 Days of Masked Murder before we take a break to head into the new year.

We talk through some of our and listener skincare questions with Celina!

This week we explore the story of Arthur Shawcross, aka the Genesee River Killer. Cool things down with us as we try out the SkinRev Ice Breaking Mask Pack. Sources: Netflix Documentary: Interview with a Serial Killer https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/arthur-shawcross https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/arthur-shawcross https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967 http://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/shawcross-arthur.htm https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/nyregion/12shawcross.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/hypnotherapy https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/common/common_veterans.asp https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-hypnotherapy#1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Shawcross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macdonald_triad

This week we discuss the Villisca Axe Murders from 1912, when an entire family was slaughtered. And we try out Bawdy’s Bite It collagen butt sheet mask. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/villisca-axe-murders https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/villisca-axe-murders/ http://mindhuntersinc.com/why-killers-take-trophies/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995283/#:~:text=Chamomile%20in%20the%20form%20of,other%20sleep%20problems%20(33). https://rg-cell.com/ingredients-glossary/aloe-barbadensis-aloe-vera-leaf-juice/#:~:text=Aloe%20Barbadensis%20leaf%20juice%2C%20or,leaves%20of%20the%20plant%20Aloe.&text=Aloe%20Barbadensis%20leaf%20juice%20can,reducing%20and%20wounds%20healing%20properties. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ax-murderer-who-got-away-117037374/ https://www.villiscaiowa.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villisca_axe_murders

Due to quarantining for Thanksgiving, we aren't able to get together for self care so today we treat you to a little Thanksgiving True Crime Two-fer! First we discuss the notorious Black Sisters from the early 1900s. Then we discuss the story of Leoanarda Cianciulli aka the Soapmaker of Corregio. Sources for today's stories include: The Black Sisters: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/sisters-black-murder-ocey-snead-1909-article-1.432667 https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/virginia/5-serial-killers-in-virginia/ https://www.roanoke.com/archive/three-sisters-and-their-haunting-history/article_4363f3e2-0dcc-5040-84d7-d4afc9b71793.html “The Ghosts of VA” Volume 2 by L.B. Taylor Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocey_Snead#Other_potential_victims https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocey_Snead The Soapmaker of Corregio: https://allthatsinteresting.com/leonarda-cianciulli https://medium.com/animal-abuse-project-title-tbd/soap-maker-of-correggio-6a557a181696 https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htm https://thoughtcatalog.com/allison-chase/2018/03/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-leonarda-cianciulli-who-turned-her-victims-into-soap-and-cakes/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_macroseismic_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Irpinia_earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonarda_Cianciulli

In part 2 of the the Reykjavik Confessions, we cover what happened to our 6 suspects and what we know happened to our two victims. Sources:  Netflix Documentary: Out of Thin Air  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27290883 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/04/out-of-thin-air-erla-bolladottir-interview-murder-story  https://www.icelandreview.com/society/Gudmundur-and-geirfinnur-cold-case-re-opened/  https://www.influenster.com/reviews/sephora-collection-sleeping-mask-rose-ultra-moisturizing-brightening  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924933816020824#:~:text=False%20Memory%20Syndrome%20(FMS)%20is,quite%20vivid%20and%20emotionally%20charged. \ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0mundur_and_Geirfinnur_case  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory_syndrome  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_Iceland

Listen to Part 1 of the The Reykjavik Confessions. In 1974, 2 people went missing in Iceland. Despite no bodies, witnesses, or physical evidence, 6 people confessed to the crime... Sources: Netflix Documentary: Out of Thin Air https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27290883 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/04/out-of-thin-air-erla-bolladottir-interview-murder-story https://www.icelandreview.com/society/Gudmundur-and-geirfinnur-cold-case-re-opened/ https://www.influenster.com/reviews/sephora-collection-sleeping-mask-rose-ultra-moisturizing-brightening https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924933816020824#:~:text=False%20Memory%20Syndrome%20(FMS)%20is,quite%20vivid%20and%20emotionally%20charged. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0mundur_and_Geirfinnur_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_Iceland