Death and Taxes

Oct 16 2024 50 ep. 53 mins
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■ Print clearly using a black pen. ■ Use whole dollars or '0' (zero). ■ This is another true crime podcast. 

Benny, Carrie, Lizzie and Clare use their lunch break to forget about tax accounting and discuss crimes that interest them.

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Episode 50 - The Williamson Sisters & "Starvation Heights"

Oct 16 2024 75 mins  
In 1910, two wealthy sisters would respond to an advertisement that promised wellness in the Seattle wilderness. An institution devoted to natural therapeutics, "Wilderness Heights" was run by Dr Linda Burfield Hazzard. To locals, however, the grounds were infamously dubbed "Starvation Heights"... Benny covers this week's case.Theme music by MVM Productions.

Episode 49 - Tamla Horsford

Oct 02 2024 112 mins  
On November 4 2018, Tamla Horsford was discovered dead in the backyard of a home where she had been attending a slumber party with other "football mums" the night before. Some argue that her race played a role in the events leading up to her death and in the investigation that followed, and her death became a topic of advocacy during the George Floyd anti-police brutality protests

Episode 48 - The murder of Lana Clarkson

Sep 18 2024 75 mins  
Lana Jean Clarkson was an American actress and fashion model. During the 1980s, she rose to prominence in several sword-and-sorcery films. On the morning of February 3, 2003, Lana was found dead inside the California mansion of record producer Phil Spector.Theme music by MVM Productions.

Episode 47 - Joseph Giarratano

Aug 18 2024 63 mins  
We've all been there. You've had a big night of partying, wake up the next morning, and you don't remember all that much about the night before.On February 4 1979, this was the case for Joseph "Joey" Giarratano. Only when he woke up, he was confronted by two dead bodies and the sinking feeling that he might be responsible.Clare covers this fascinating case and it's legacy.Theme mus

Episode 46 - Pauline Parker & Juliet Hulme

Aug 02 2024 74 mins  
At around 3:30pm on Tuesday, June 22nd 1954, a woman named Agnes Ritchie is working in a small tearooms or kiosk in a parkland known as Victoria Gardens. Suddenly she hears some commotion and hears footsteps running up the stone steps that lead to this kiosk window. She turns to see two young girls, around 15 years old, running frantically up the stairs. The girls cry out, “Pleas

Episode 45 - The Glee Curse

Jul 24 2024 83 mins  
The show Glee, which ran from 2009 to 2015, jumpstarted the careers of actors like Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Naya Rivera.But the show's cast and crew fell victim to a number of tragedies and scandals during the end of its run and since it went off the air. Carrie covers this week’s episode on the ‘Glee Curse’.Theme music by MVM Productions.

Episode 44 - Lynette (Lyn) White

Jul 10 2024 40 mins  
On the 8th June 1973, the body of 26-year-old, Lynette (Lyn) White, was found by her husband, Paul, in their Coogee apartment. She had suffered horrific injuries, but their 11-week-old son was found in his cot unharmed. Lizzie covers this tragic case.https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/can_you_help_us/rewards/1000000_reward/reward_announced_for_information_into_the_1973_murder_of_lynette

Episode 43 - The Murder of the Romanov Family

Jun 26 2024 77 mins  
It’s February 1920 in Berlin, Germany. A young woman has been found floating in a canal. She's still alive, but barely.Clinging to life, the woman refuses to give any information about her identity. She is dubbed ‘Frauline Unbekannt’, an equivalent of Jane Doe meaning ‘Miss Unknown’.But then people come forward with an extraordinary claim: Frauline Unbekannt is actually P

Episode 42 - Dan Markel

Jun 10 2024 68 mins  
Daniel Markel was a Canadian-born attorney and a law professor, who wrote various works on retribution in criminal law and sentencing, with a focus on the role of punishment in the criminal justice system. Shortly before 11 a.m. on July 18, 2014, Markel was gunned down. Clare presents this case.Theme music by MVM Productions.

Episode 41 - Jenelle Potter's Facebook Feud

May 22 2024 77 mins  
Barbara Potter is in a bit of a predicament. The year is 2011, Barbara is in her early sixties, and she lives with her husband Buddy and youngest daughter, 30 year old Jenelle. For some time now Jenelle has been the victim of severe online bullying. Benny presents this weeks case about a Facebook feud that will have terrible real-life consequences.Theme music by MVM Productions.