Wicked: A True Crime Podcast

A US Air Force Veteran is gunned down in his own home, but his case has quickly gone cold. A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of his killers. If you have any information, please contact Detective Frank Napolitano at (860) 291-7640 or fnapolitano@easthartfordct.gov CASE SOURCES: https://portal.ct.gov/DCJ/Press-Room/Press-Releases/112019-Hartford-Dominic-Marino-Reward https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/ct-only-strngr-state-offers-reward-for-information-on-east-hartford-homicide/2153035/?amp=1

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Two police officers in Bristol Connecticut are murdered in cold blood in an 80-bullet shootout. Their partner suffered a serious injury, but recovered. This was the hardest and most emotional episode I have ever recorded.  If you would like to help out the families of these officers and the police department, please donate to:    https://swipesimple.com/links/lnk_b5b5f0b3 *DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to music played in the intro*  NEWS CLIP: Channel 8/WTNH CT

A 20-year-old Rhode Island man with a promising future is senselessly killed in a case of mistaken identity. Did class privilege play a role in his killer's escape from justice? Nearly 30 years later, Adam Emery still has not been found.  If you know the whereabouts of Adam or may have seen him, please contact the FBI field office in Boston, Massachusetts. CASE SOURCES:  https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/when-adam-lost-the-taillight-of-his-tbird-things-got-bad-then-they-got-worse-a-truthisstrangerthanfiction-story-keith-botsford-reports-1396426.html https://turnto10.com/news/local/30th-anniversary-of-jason-bass-killing-renews-interest-in-adam-emery-case https://www.boston25news.com/news/fbi-tweet-reignites-familys-hope-of-tracking-down-convicted-killer/480922675/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162955309/jason-k.-bass https://twitter.com/fbi/status/815963867792576513 https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/fun-games/kids/how-we-investigate-paints-and-polymers-subunit https://www.newsweek.com/mystery-double-suicide-smacks-scam-190584 https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/courts/2016/04/29/new-effort-in-search-for-convicted-murderer/31066675007/ https://people.com/human-interest/kevin-hines-survived-suicide-jump-from-golden-gate-bridge/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/09/25/a-leap-of-fate/00f97615-edb2-48e4-add4-ecff04bd4170/ https://www.grunge.com/724887/the-untold-truth-of-adam-emerys-mysterious-disappearance/?utm_campaign=clip https://ucr.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/adam-c.-emery/@@poster.pdf http://www.psdiver.com/images/PSDiver_Monthly_Issue_72-Secure.pdf

1980s New Bedford was a hotbed for gang activity and prostitution. When 11 women all go missing from the same area and nine are found within miles of each other, the police realize they have a serial killer on their hands. To this day, the killer is still unidentified, and investigators need your help. SOURCE MATERIAL: Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer by Maureen Boyle https://historyofyesterday.com/the-cold-case-of-the-lisbon-ripper-who-butchered-sex-workers-in-the-nineties-6b6da9ec60bb https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7n6fgc/new_bedford_highway_killer_part_1_the_victims/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7ne6w1/new_bedford_highway_killer_part_2_the_suspects/ https://www.heraldnews.com/news/20180702/search-for-new-bedford-highway-killer-continues-30-years-later https://www.heraldnews.com/news/20171006/new-fbi-data-shows-crime-trends-in-massachusetts-cities-and-towns https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4880476/New-Bedford-Highway-Serial-Killer-case-unsolved.html https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2010/01/27/ken-ponte-former-suspect-in/36788030007/ https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1991/07/30/Dead-man-described-as-strong-suspect-in-serial-killings/2840680846400/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-1st-circuit/1104350.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-02-na-tavares2-story.html https://www.bostonherald.com/2007/12/16/how-daniel-tavares-went-from-runt-to-murderer/

When two young boys are brutally attacked at Stenger's Pond in Waterford, Connecticut, a forensic method new to law enforcement is used to crack the case.  SOURCE MATERIAL: Forensic Files— Season 7, Episode 3 “Reel Danger.” https://www.waterfordct.org/recreation-parks/slides/stenger-farm-park-trail https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/17/nyregion/3-teen-agers-are-held-in-attempted-murders.html https://danellemorton.com/2011/12/27/sammy-thompson/

This episode goes into why the podcast disappeared for some time, its new name change, and what can be expected moving forward. There is also an update on the disappearance of Sofia McKenna from Groton, CT. The 2020 episode chronicling this case has been modified out of safety concerns for the content creators and out of the respect for the investigation. If you would like to learn more about the disappearance, please refer to Merc's youtube video on this case, as it presents all information leading up to the disappearance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNwzw3TXV3Y&t=1s If you have any information that could lead to the location of Sofia, or information that may help aid the investigation, please contact: Detective Justin Clachrie, Badge #516 Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad- Troop E Montville, Connecticut Email: Justin.Clachrie@ct.gov Cell Phone: (860) 250-4303

Kate dives into part two of the Boston Marathon Bombings. After three young men in Waltham, Massachusetts were murdered in 2011, the case quickly went cold. However, their killers were much closer to home than police led on, and it would take the biggest terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 to reveal it all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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In this two part segment, Kaitlyn takes on the Boston Marathon Bombings, a terrorist attack that shook New England to its core. Sources for this case can be found on the Burden of Proof Facebook page. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jess and Kaitlyn discuss the case of Craig Price, also known as The Warwick Slasher, who terrorized a small community in Rhode Island for three years before he was found. Price was just 13 years old when he committed his first murder.

This episode talks about the scandal in the YouTube beauty community that has made headlines on CNN, Fox News, People Magazine, and more. Known as Dramageddon, Karma-Geddon, and the “Bye Sisters” scandal, we discuss alleged crimes that may be occurring behind the scenes on YouTube. As of this podcast, no charges have been filed, but legal action may be proceeding within the next few months. Listening discretion is advised, as we will be talking about topics including not limited to crimes against children, blackmail, and sex crimes. All parties mentioned are legally innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

In this episode Kate and Jess dive into for-profit law schools and how they are connected to predatory loan lending. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On May 18th, 2020, a video was posted to YouTube of Connecticut State Trooper Matthew Spina getting into an expletive-laced argument with a driver on I-95 in New Haven, Connecticut. Kate breaks down the incident and gives her perspective on why it is important for police officers to have someone or somewhere to turn to when their mental health deteriorates, and why in some cases, it’s better to just keep driving.

In this episode, we discuss the first case in Connecticut to ever be tried based on circumstantial evidence. The murder of Helle Crafts, known as The Wood Chipper Murder, debunked the outdated “no body, no crime” theory. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

An affair, a broken marriage, and a murder. This crime has been described by the media and the alleged murderer himself as a soap opera. In this episode, we discuss the Ellington, Connecticut shooting death of Connie Dabate, who's alleged murderer is none other than her husband. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For four years, Eastern Connecticut was plagued by the kidnapping and murdering of young girls. Little did they know that the man behind the brutal crimes was not only closer to home than they thought, but that this wasn’t his first rodeo. This is the story of serial killer Michael Ross, also known as the Roadside Strangler. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On Memorial Day Weekend, 2018, Spencer Mugford and Sofia McKenna disappeared off the coast of New London, Connecticut. One week later, Spencer was pulled from the waters, but Sofia has yet to be found. With reports of domestic abuse less than a month before her disappearance, death threats, and shady circumstances surrounding the investigation, was Sofia’s disappearance an unfortunate accident, or is there more to the story? Sources and evidence can be found on our Facebook page, Burden of Proof: The CrimeCast. https://www.facebook.com/burdenofproofcrimecast/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app