Sleuthing Around

This episode we discuss the night a Max Headroom impostor took over the airwaves of two of Chicago's television stations. We'll also talk about how this individual wasn't the first to perform a "signal intrusion" nor were they the last. We'll also discuss why this type of crime is so potentially damaging to not only the stations it happens to, but possibly to the nations they happen in as well. So join us as we take a look at the lighter side (no blood and gore this week) of true crime.Resour...

Join Brandi and I as we discuss the brutal murder of 7 year old Fanny Adams in England in 1867. Resources:www.newspapers.com;Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, article dated August 28, 1867;Music from artlist.io;Intro - Forward On by Marc RobillardOuttro - The Mad Violinist by Jakub PietrasIf you have a story you'd like us to cover you can reach us at: sleuthingaround@gmail.com

We're back!! We're starting our second season off with Winnie Ruth Judd aka: The Trunk Murderess. Did she murder her two friends in cold blood or was it self-defense? We'll explore the case of Winnie Ruth Judd in this episode of Sleuthing Around.Resources:The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd (by: Jana Bommersbach);Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)-Thursday, October 26,1939;The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)-Saturday, November 7,1992;Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, CA)...

Join Brandi and I on part 2 of our look into the Lawson Family Murders. We'll discuss the popular theories on why Charles may have committed this heinous deed. Then we take a look at Charles' brother Marion and how he handled (or more appropriately) mishandled the family estate afterward. Also, what happens to Arthur? Resources:www.WCNC.comwww.Greensboro.comThe Statesville Record and Landmark Newspaper (12/26/1929 edition)www.ancestry.com (death certificates)The Chicago Dail...

Christmas Day of 1929 started out as an ordinary day for the Charles Lawson family in Germanton, NC. However something would go terribly wrong and by 3:00pm all but one member of the family would be dead. What could go so horribly wrong to cause the murder of this family? Join Brandi and I as we delve into the Lawson Family Murders.Resources:www.WCNC.comwww.Greenboro.comThe Statesville Record and Landmark Newspaper (12/26/1929 edition)www.ancestry.com (death certificates)Chicago Daily Tribue ...

On December 26, 1985 Debbie Wolfe left work around 4:00pm from the VA hospital in Fayetteville, NC. This would be the last time anyone would ever see her alive again. Did she accidentally drown or did something more sinister happen. Join Brandi and I as we discuss this controversial case.Resources:Unsolved Mysteries (YouTube)Fayetteville Observer - Body in the BarrellEdmysteries.fandom.comwww. drmauricegodwin.com

Brenda Joyce Holland was just 19 years old when she went missing and was found murdered in 1967. Was she murdered by her date or was she the victim of a drunken and enraged dentist who mistook her for his wife. Join Brandi and I as we discuss the murder of Brenda Joyce Holland, also known as the Lost Colony Murder in Manteo, NC. Resources and credits:www.coastlandtimes.comThe News & ObserverJohn Railey & Kim Holland Thorn

After a last minute decision to go camping in the Siskiyou Mountains on August 30, 1974, the Cowden family wouldn't be seen alive again. What could have happened to the Cowden family during Labor Day weekend of 1974 in Copper, Oregon.Sources:www.phantomsandmonsters.comwww.strangeoutdoors.comTri-City HeraldGracy Rodriquez - 'Unsolved Mysteries: Family Massacres'nmchs.com