Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week we are bringing you two separate cases. I cover a string of cold cases from the 70’s referred to as the Stanford Murders. One of which remains unsolved to this day. Mackenzie takes us on a trip down I-70 where a number of seemingly random attacks on retail workers leaves numerous counties in fear when it appears all of these murders were done by the same individual.This episode contains foul language and discussions about murder, descriptions of remains, and sexual assault. We’ll do our best to stay on track but the bottles are popped.SourcesStanford MurdersInside Hook Article: After 44 Years DNA Solved Satanic Murder of Arlis Perry. Was She the Only Victim? By Steve HuffThe Stanford Daily Article: Murder at Memorial Church remains unsolved 40 years later By Caleb SmithWikipedia: Murder of Arlis PerryPalo Alto Online Article: Sheriff investigating whether Stanford watchman linked to other campus murders By Linda TaaffePalo Alto Online Article: Sheriff: Suicide note, serial killer book jacket at murder suspect's home By Sue DremannI-70 Murders“Slain Clerk Shot Twice in The Head” The Indianapolis News, April 9, 1992“Interstate 70 Killer Leaves Trail of Death and Grief”, Peter Herman, Bill Smith, & Susan K. Brown, St. Louis Post Dispatch, May 17, 1992“Strange similarities link highway killings” Scott Candon, The Kansas City Star, May 16, 1992“Killer’s Strange Pattern Slows Search”, Ned Seaton, Springfield News-Leader, May 17, 1992 “Police Fear New Serial Killer” Vidette-Messenger of Porter County (Valparaiso, Indiana), May 17, 1992“Nancy Kitzmiller was killed eight years ago…”, Michele Munz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 2, 2000 “Answers remain elusive 20 years after St. Charles murder, part of interstate spree” Valerie Schremp Hahn, St. Louis Post Dispatch, May 2, 2012“20 Years Later, 'I-70 Killer' Still At Large”, KMBC News, ABC 9, May 2, 2012“Police Release Information about I-70 Killer 20 Years Later” Sarah J. Clark, Fox 4, May 3, 2012 “I-70 Holds The Secrets To A Serial Killer”, Christian Fellwock, Vox Magazine, May 4, 2016“1992 murders at bridal shop unsolved but not forgotten by women’s families”, Amy Renee Leiker, The Wichita Eagle, March 22, 2014, Updated August 08, 2014 “Investigators remain hopeful that they’ll find the so-called ‘I-70 Killer’” Haley Bull, Fox59, May 22, 2017 “29 days of terror: The hunt for the I-70 killer” Chris Nagus, KMOV 4, November 16, 2020 St. Charles Crime Stoppers Unsolved Mysteries, The I-70 Serial KillerInterstate 70

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week we bring you the final installment of our book series covering Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch. We wrap everything up as much as possible by diving into Blackstone’s business dealings, a set of flyers that changed everything, and the eventual arrests that take place for those on and off the reservation. It’s a lot to unpack so stick with us.This episode contains foul language and discussions about murder, drugs, addiction, and a lot of other illegal activities. We’ll do our best to stay on track but the bottles are popped.SourcesSierra Crane MurdochYellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country, Sierra Crane Murdoch, February 16, 2021Sierra Crane Murdoch Live Event for the Lake Agassiz Regional Library, Oct 20, 2020, watched May 1, 2021“On Indian Land, Criminals Can Get Away With Almost Anything”, Sierra Crane Murdoch, The Atlantic, Feb 22, 2013, accessed April 30, 2021Overall History & ResourcesMandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, HistoryBureau of Indian AffairsNdstudies.gov, State Historical Society of North DakotaArikara Pronunciation and Spelling GuideNative Voices, Timeline of Citizenship, Services, and Sovereignty“Sakakawea name debate good”, Sheila Robinson, The Bismarck Tribune, Sept 7, 2002, accessed April 30, 2021“Breakdown of Relations: American Expansionism, the Great Plains, and the Arikara People, 1823-1957” Thesis by Stephen Auon, April 2019, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityTreaties & Garrison Dam History“The Treaty of Fort Laramie”, ourdocuments.gov“For the Taking: The Garrison Dam and the Tribal Taking Area”, culturalsurvival.org, June 1988, accessed April 30, 2021“N.D. tribe asks Congress to fulfill 50-year-old promise”, June 13, 2003, accessed May 1, 2021National Park Service, Pick-Sloan Plan“In 1868, Two Nations Made a Treaty, the U.S. Broke It and Plains Indian Tribes are Still Seeking Justice”, Kimbra Cutlip, Smithsonian Magazine, Nov 7 2018, accessed May 1, 2021“How the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River ruined a way of life for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara”, Meteor Blades for Daily Kos, Dec 26, 2018, accessed April 26, 2021“Three Tribes, a Dam and a Diabetes Epidemic”, Lisa Jones, High Country News, May 23, 2011; accessed April 20201Environmental & Oil Boom“Our River, Our Home, Our Nation”, MHA Nation YouTube video about the oil boom; features speakers Mark Fox, MHA Chairman (2019) Dr. Twyla Baker, President of the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College,“Frack Off: Kandi Mossett | Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation” , Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara) Native Energy & Climate Campaign Organizer, The New School YouTube Channel, Oct 16, 2014The Disappearance of Kristopher KC Clarke“The Case Against James Henrikson”, Case Timeline, The Spokesman Review, No Date Listed, first accessed April 13, 2021“The Woman in Search of Indian Country’s Missing”, Jessica Lussenhop, High Country News, March 25th, 2019, first accessed April 13, 2021“Mistress of alleged murder-for-hire mastermind testifies” Author: Lindsay Nadrich and KREM.com (KREM), Updated: 8:12 PM PST February 11, 2016Trials, Sentencing, Conclusion“In North Dakota, a Tale of Oil, Corruption and Death”, Deborah Sontag and Brent McDonald, New York Times, Dec 28, 2014, accessed May 17, 2021“On the Trail of Missing American Indian Women”, Sophia Myszkowski, The Atlantic, October 10, 2018, accessed May 17, 2021“Judge sentences Spokane hit man to 30 years in prison”, Author: Adem Arac, Updated: 6:54 PM PDT May 20, 2016, accessed May 17, 2021“3 plead guilty in murder-for-hire plot”, Associated Press, The Seattle Times, Originally published September 17, 2015, accessed May 17, 2021“Man sentenced to 22 years in murder-for-hire killing”, Associated Press, Q13 Fox Seattle, June 2, 2016, accessed May 17, 2021“North Dakota woman sentenced in embezzlement case” Associated Press, June 6, 2017, accessed May 17, 2021“Henrikson receives life sentence in Carlile contract killing, speaks about abortion and drugs at hearing” Kip Hill, The Spokesman Review, May 24, 2016, accessed May 17, 2021

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week we bring you part two of our book series covering Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch. We dive into more information about the days surrounding KC’s disappearance, the initial investigation, and a lot of new names and relationships that play a part in what really happened at Blackstone on the Fort Berthold Reservation.This episode contains foul language and discussions about murder, drugs, addiction, and a lot of other illegal activities. We’ll do our best to stay on track but the bottles are popped.SourcesSierra Crane MurdochYellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country, Sierra Crane Murdoch, February 16, 2021Sierra Crane Murdoch Live Event for the Lake Agassiz Regional Library, Oct 20, 2020, watched May 1, 2021“On Indian Land, Criminals Can Get Away With Almost Anything”, Sierra Crane Murdoch, The Atlantic, Feb 22, 2013, accessed April 30, 2021Overall History & ResourcesMandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, HistoryBureau of Indian AffairsNdstudies.gov, State Historical Society of North DakotaArikara Pronunciation and Spelling GuideNative Voices, Timeline of Citizenship, Services, and Sovereignty“Sakakawea name debate good”, Sheila Robinson, The Bismarck Tribune, Sept 7, 2002, accessed April 30, 2021“Breakdown of Relations: American Expansionism, the Great Plains, and the Arikara People, 1823-1957” Thesis by Stephen Auon, April 2019, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityTreaties & Garrison Dam History“The Treaty of Fort Laramie”, ourdocuments.gov“For the Taking: The Garrison Dam and the Tribal Taking Area”, culturalsurvival.org, June 1988, accessed April 30, 2021“N.D. tribe asks Congress to fulfill 50-year-old promise”, June 13, 2003, accessed May 1, 2021National Park Service, Pick-Sloan Plan“In 1868, Two Nations Made a Treaty, the U.S. Broke It and Plains Indian Tribes are Still Seeking Justice”, Kimbra Cutlip, Smithsonian Magazine, Nov 7 2018, accessed May 1, 2021“How the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River ruined a way of life for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara”, Meteor Blades for Daily Kos, Dec 26, 2018, accessed April 26, 2021“Three Tribes, a Dam and a Diabetes Epidemic”, Lisa Jones, High Country News, May 23, 2011; accessed April 20201Environmental & Oil Boom“Our River, Our Home, Our Nation”, MHA Nation YouTube video about the oil boom; features speakers Mark Fox, MHA Chairman (2019) Dr. Twyla Baker, President of the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College,“Frack Off: Kandi Mossett | Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation” , Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara) Native Energy & Climate Campaign Organizer, The New School YouTube Channel, Oct 16, 2014The Disappearance of Kristopher KC Clarke“The Case Against James Henrikson”, Case Timeline, The Spokesman Review, No Date Listed, first accessed April 13, 2021“The Woman in Search of Indian Country’s Missing”, Jessica Lussenhop, High Country News, March 25th, 2019, first accessed April 13, 2021“Mistress of alleged murder-for-hire mastermind testifies” Author: Lindsay Nadrich and KREM.com (KREM), Updated: 8:12 PM PST February 11, 2016

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back with our second book series of the season where we cover Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch. We have a lot to unpack this episode and start by covering the history of the Three Affiliated Tribes also referred to as the MHA; Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Tribes in North Dakota. We give some background information on our key individuals including how Murdoch came to research this story, our main protagonist Lissa Yellow Bird’s history, and our victim Kristopher Clarke aka KC.This episode contains a lot of history regarding Indigenous Americans and the horrifying things the government did to them, discussions of drugs, addiction, rape, and murder, we’ll do our best to stay on track but the bottles are popped.SourcesSierra Crane MurdochYellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country, Sierra Crane Murdoch, February 16, 2021Sierra Crane Murdoch Live Event for the Lake Agassiz Regional Library, Oct 20, 2020, watched May 1, 2021“On Indian Land, Criminals Can Get Away With Almost Anything”, Sierra Crane Murdoch, The Atlantic, Feb 22, 2013, accessed April 30, 2021Overall History & ResourcesMandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, HistoryBureau of Indian AffairsNdstudies.gov, State Historical Society of North DakotaArikara Pronunciation and Spelling GuideNative Voices, Timeline of Citizenship, Services, and Sovereignty“Sakakawea name debate good”, Sheila Robinson, The Bismarck Tribune, Sept 7, 2002, accessed April 30, 2021“Breakdown of Relations: American Expansionism, the Great Plains, and the Arikara People, 1823-1957” Thesis by Stephen Auon, April 2019, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityTreaties & Garrison Dam History“The Treaty of Fort Laramie”, ourdocuments.gov“For the Taking: The Garrison Dam and the Tribal Taking Area”, culturalsurvival.org, June 1988, accessed April 30, 2021“N.D. tribe asks Congress to fulfill 50-year-old promise”, June 13, 2003, accessed May 1, 2021National Park Service, Pick-Sloan Plan“In 1868, Two Nations Made a Treaty, the U.S. Broke It and Plains Indian Tribes are Still Seeking Justice”, Kimbra Cutlip, Smithsonian Magazine, Nov 7 2018, accessed May 1, 2021“How the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River ruined a way of life for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara”, Meteor Blades for Daily Kos, Dec 26, 2018, accessed April 26, 2021“Three Tribes, a Dam and a Diabetes Epidemic”, Lisa Jones, High Country News, May 23, 2011; accessed April 20201Environmental & Oil Boom“Our River, Our Home, Our Nation”, MHA Nation YouTube video about the oil boom; features speakers Mark Fox, MHA Chairman (2019) Dr. Twyla Baker, President of the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College,“Frack Off: Kandi Mossett | Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation” , Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara) Native Energy & Climate Campaign Organizer, The New School YouTube Channel, Oct 16, 2014The Disappearance of Kristopher KC Clarke“The Case Against James Henrikson”, Case Timeline, The Spokesman Review, No Date Listed, first accessed April 13, 2021“The Woman in Search of Indian Country’s Missing”, Jessica Lussenhop, High Country News, March 25th, 2019, first accessed April 13, 2021

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We have a really exciting episode for you guys this week! We had the opportunity to interview Rachel Monroe, author of our most recent book series Savage Appetites. We ask Rachel some of our lingering questions about the book, along with some discussions about obsession, her career as a journalist and writer, and future projects. This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, women in crime, and books. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We have a really fun episode for you guys this week! As part of a continuation of our recent book series we had the opportunity to interview author of 18 Tiny Deaths, Bruce Goldfarb. Discussing everything from his unexpected responsibility to handle and care for the Nutshells to his process of writing this biography about Frances Glessner Lee. Hope you enjoy!This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, autopsies, and cool discoveries. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Here to bring you the final installment of our book series covering Rachel Monroe’s Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession. This week we dive into the killer section of this book. We cover the case of the Valentine’s Day Massacre planned by Lindsay Souvannareth and James Gamble. We contemplate female killers, specifically when they are one half of a murdering duo, and touch briefly on the classic teen horror film Ginger Snaps and how it relates to women and crime.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, suicide, mass shootings, and women’s role in true crime. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!Donation Sources to Support AAPI68 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities Victims of the Atlanta, GA Spa Shootings Go Fund MeYong Ae YueSuncha KimHyun Jung Grant (Kim)Soon Chung ParkXiaojie TanDelain YaunSourcesSavage Appetites, Rachel MonroeDead Girls, Alice BolinVice article “The Woman Who Plotted a Valentine’s Mass Murder Shares How the Internet Radicalized Her” by Mack Lamoureux

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Here to bring you part three of our book series covering Rachel Monroe’s Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession. This week we dive into the defender section of this book. We focus most of our attention on Lorri Davis, a woman who gave up her entire life to defend one of the men convicted of the West Memphis Three killings. We talk in-depth about the varying motives one has in defending someone they’ve never met, and briefly touch on hybristophilia.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, rape, and women’s role in true crime. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesSavage Appetites, Rachel MonroeDead Girls, Alice Bolin“The Journalist and the Pharma Bro” Stephanie Clifford, Elle Magazine, December 20, 2021‘Passion Victim: A brief look at hybristophilia’, Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D., Psychology Today, Posted Oct 18, 2013‘Women Who Love Serial Killers’, Katherine Ramslund, PhD, Psychology Today, April 2020‘Girls Who Love Ted Bundy’, Katherine Ramslund, PhD, October 2019“The West Memphis Three and False Confessions”, Brandon L. Garrett, Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, and author of Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong - 23 August 2011Free West Memphis 3 Blog“A Death-Row Love Story”, Geoffrey Gray, New York Times, Oct. 13, 2011

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Here to bring you part two of our book series covering Rachel Monroe’s Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession. This week we dive into the victim section of this book, highlighting cases that include Sharon Tate’s death and one women, two decades later, who immersed herself into the crimes that took place at Ceilo Drive. We contemplate the motives of not only ourselves, but others who insert their grief and empathy towards someone they didn’t even know. We also take a step into the latest true crime doc to hit Netflix Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, rape, and women’s role in true crime. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesSavage Appetites, Rachel MonroeDead Girls, Alice Bolin‘McFadden, sought in Sage Smith homicide, declared missing’ Tyler Hammel, The Daily Progress, June 2019Wikipedia Pages for Hannah Graham and Morgan Dana HarringtonCrime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ Threatens to Fall Down Its Own Rabbit Hole: TV Review, Caroline Framke, Variety, Feb 9, 2021Interview with Joe Berlinger: “Netflix's Cecil Hotel Doc Attempts to Find Out What Happened to Elisa Lam”, Jelisa Castrodale, Vice, Feb 10, 2021Interview with Joe Berlinger: “Netflix's Cecil Hotel docuseries director explains why respecting Elisa Lam's story was of utmost importance”, Rosy Cordero, EW, Feb 10, 2021“The unethical mess of 'The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel,' Netflix's most popular true crime show”, Katie Dowd, SFGate, Feb 14, 2021“How ‘The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ Misses the Real Story of Elisa Lam”, EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone, Feb 25, 2021“Why Internet Sleuths Are Still Obsessed With Elisa Lam’s Death”, Alessa Dominguez, Buzzfeed, Feb 12, 2021“Netflix's Cecil Hotel documentary is a dangerous, bloated mess”, Mark Serrels, Cnet, Feb 23, 2021“Column: Black people make up 8% of L.A. population and 34% of its homeless. That’s unacceptable”, Steve Lopez, LA Times, June 13, 2020Episodes Referenced:You’re Wrong About: MurderYou’re Wrong About: The Victims’ Rights MovementLast Podcast on The Left, Norwegian Black Metal episodes

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back with season four and here to make you question everything. In our first book series of the season we take a dive into Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe. This episode covers part one of this book; the detective. Covering our main story of Frances Glessner Lee who made her mark on forensics with her miniature mock-ups of crime scenes. We question our own opinions on this archetype and take a brief detour into Alice Bolin’s book Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, rape, and women’s role in true crime. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesSavage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime and Obsession by Rachel MonroeDead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession by Alice Bolin18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee & The Invention of Modern Forensics, Bruce GoldfarbWhy are we obsessed with true crime and what is it doing to our minds?, By Laura Hensley Global News, Posted January 26, 2019https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-M-Pullman

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We have reached a milestone with this one you guys, episode 100! Thank you so much from the bottom of our cold dead hearts for staying tuned in and supporting in all the various ways that you do. We love you all! For our season three finale we both decided to cover some cold cases. Live starts us off with the bizarre disappearance of Bryce Laspisa, who went missing after what was supposed to be just a 6 hour drive home that somehow turned into 48 hours. Mack brings us a local case and covers the still unsolved murder of Judy Lynn Spencer. Who, similar to Bryce, went for a drive and never returned.This episode contains foul language, discussions about suicide, murder, death, and lots of theories. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesBryce LaspisaFacebook: Find Bryce LaspisaThe Strange Vanishing of Bryce Laspisa by The True Crime TimesThe Road to Nowhere for True Crime Society by LivUnresolved Mysteries - RedditJudy Lynn Spencer“A Killing in The Hills” Nicolas Phillips, Riverfront Times, February 2016“Trail To Nowhere” Nicolas Phillips, Riverfront Times, February 2016‘Cold Case’ Opened by Drury Class, The Houston Herald, Nov 2007“Fingerprint Enters Trial Record” The Houston Herald, Nov 2009“NASH REPORT: Prosecution’s theory lacks factual foundation, judge writes” Andrew Sheeley, salemnewsonline.com, June 2020“Nash released from custody Saturday to await state retrial decision” Andrew Sheeley, July 2020“Judge recommends vacate of sentence in death of HHS grad” Houston Herald, June 2020“Murder charges against Donald Nash have been dismissed” Chris Six, ozarkfirst.com, Oct 2020“Man who served 12 years in 1982 killing won’t be retried” Associated Press, St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 2020SC90649 Appellant Brief , MO Supreme Court

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We have a very special guest this week, author of Hell in the Heartland; Jax Miller! We talk all things midwest and touch on a few topics we didn’t discuss from the book. You can follow her on instagram and twitter @realjaxmiller. Be sure to stop by your local bookstore to pick up a copy of Hell in the Heartland.Stay up to date with the case by checking out Finding Lauria Bible - BBI Facebook group.If you have the means to donate please do so to the Go Fund Me Scholarship under Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman's names. This episode contains foul language, discussions about police corruption, small town life, rape, torture, murder, and drug use. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back to bring you the final installment of our multi-part series covering the book by Jax Miller; Hell in the Heartland. We come to our tragic conclusion to a 20 year cold case. We cover a handful of suspects Jax learns about through her investigations, the more recent arrests and charges placed against the men responsible, and what may have transpired the night the Freeman’s trailer went up in flames.This episode contains foul language, discussions about police corruption, small town life, rape, torture, murder, and drug use. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesHell in The Heartland: Murder, Meth, And The Case of Two Missing Girls, Jax MillerBBI - Find Lauria Bible Facebook Group“Teens’ Fate Still Unresolved A Year Later”, Don Diehl,The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Jan 2001Arrest Affidavit for the case of Ronnie Busick, April 23, 2018Jax Miller: Switching From Fiction to True Crime, Writer’s Digest, Robert Lee Brewer, July 31, 2018“Justice after decades: Bible family sees suspect sentenced after Lorene's 'relentless' fight”, Tulsa World, Mike Simons, September 24, 2020“Ashley Freeman loved to fish. Lauria Bible was a country girl who raised pigs. This is the story the family and friends of the missing Welch girls want to tell.”, Andrea Eger, Tim Stanley, Tulsa World, Feb 18, 2019

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back this week with episode two of our multi-part series covering the book by Jax Miller; Hell in the Heartland. This week we cover the days following the fire and the Bible families determination to do anything in their power to find their daughter Lauria. We also begin to dive into theories, suspects, and what was gathered from the crime scene. This episode contains foul language, discussions about rape, molestation, police corruption, small town life, murder and autopsy reports. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesHell in The Heartland: Murder, Meth, And The Case of Two Missing Girls, Jax MillerBBI - Find Lauria Bible Facebook Group“Teens’ Fate Still Unresolved A Year Later”, Don Diehl,The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Jan 2001Arrest Affidavit for the case of Ronnie Busick, April 23, 2018Jax Miller: Switching From Fiction to True Crime, Writer’s Digest, Robert Lee Brewer, July 31, 2018“Justice after decades: Bible family sees suspect sentenced after Lorene's 'relentless' fight”, Tulsa World, Mike Simons, September 24, 2020“Ashley Freeman loved to fish. Lauria Bible was a country girl who raised pigs. This is the story the family and friends of the missing Welch girls want to tell.”, Andrea Eger, Tim Stanley, Tulsa World, Feb 18, 2019

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week starts our next multi-part series covering the book by Jax Miller; Hell in the Heartland. An unforgettable case from rural Oklahoma with questions that still remain unanswered. This week we dive into one of the families affected in our story; the Freeman’s. We start with the death of their son Shane, their muddy past with the local police department, and the day of their house fire. A fire that left two dead and two girls who remain missing to this day; Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible. This episode contains foul language, discussions about police corruption, small town life, murder and death. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesHell in The Heartland: Murder, Meth, And The Case of Two Missing Girls, Jax MillerBBI - Find Lauria Bible Facebook Group“Teens’ Fate Still Unresolved A Year Later”, Don Diehl,The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Jan 2001Arrest Affidavit for the case of Ronnie Busick, April 23, 2018Jax Miller: Switching From Fiction to True Crime, Writer’s Digest, Robert Lee Brewer, July 31, 2018“Justice after decades: Bible family sees suspect sentenced after Lorene's 'relentless' fight”, Tulsa World, Mike Simons, September 24, 2020“Ashley Freeman loved to fish. Lauria Bible was a country girl who raised pigs. This is the story the family and friends of the missing Welch girls want to tell.”, Andrea Eger, Tim Stanley, Tulsa World, Feb 18, 2019

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Bringing you the final installation of our multi-part series covering the book The Last Madam; a Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz. In this episode we cover what is left of Norma’s history. Starting in the late 50’s and taking us all the way up to 1974. We dive into a few key players, Norma’s less illegal business adventures, and the sad end to her extravagant life. Mack wraps up our episode with some Louisiana history regarding sex work, race, and the wrong doings of a lot of men in power.This episode contains foul language, discussions about the sex work industry, statutory rape, poverty, and the New Orleans underworld. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesThe Last Madam: A Life In The New Orleans Underworld, Christine WiltzNorma Wallce Audio 1, The Historic New Orleans Collection, donated by Christine WiltzNorma Wallace Audio 2, The Historic New Orleans Collection, donated by Christine Wiltz“The Last Days of Storyville”, Sally Asher, myneworleans.com, Sept 2017The Last Madam, Snap Judgement, NPR, Host: Glynn Washington, Byline: Stephanie FooFormer French Quarter brothel becomes home sweet home, Stephanie Bruno, NOLA.com, Nov 2011The Best Little Whorehouse in NOLA, Back Story Radio, Diana Williams, March 2016Biography of Christine Wiltz via christinewiltz.com“The History Behind 5 of New Orleans' Favorite Mardi Gras Traditions” Olivia B Waxman, time.com, February 20181026contist.com “Gov. Huey Long impeached in Louisiana, April 6, 1929”, Andrew Glass, Politico, April 2012“A Hamm’s ransom: How the kidnapping of one of St. Paul’s most prosperous brewers reshaped a corrupt system”, Ben Reeves, The Growler, November 2016“The 1934 Bremer kidnapping: Gangsters replace bootlegging cash with ransom money” Cathay Wurzer, MPR, January 2014“Jim Crow & Segregation”, 64parishes.com, Nikki Brown“8 reasons why New Orleans neighborhoods remain segregated” NOLA.com, Jennifer Larino for The Times-Picayune, April 2018

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Bringing you part two of our multi-part series covering the book The Last Madam; a Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz. This week we cover a lot of ground including three of Norma’s marriages, the purchase of the notorious Conti St. house, and we give background on a number of key players in Norma’s life. We end the episode nearing the end of the 40’s and a long cat and mouse game between Norma and the chief of police.This episode contains foul language, discussions about the sex work industry, statutory rape, poverty, and the New Orleans underworld. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesThe Last Madam: A Life In The New Orleans Underworld, Christine WiltzThe Last Madam, Snap Judgement, NPR, Host: Glynn Washington, Byline: Stephanie FooFormer French Quarter brothel becomes home sweet home, Stephanie Bruno, NOLA.com, Nov 2011The Best Little Whorehouse in NOLA, Back Story Radio, Diana Williams, March 2016Biography of Christine Wiltz via christinewiltz.com“The Last Days of Storyville”, Sally Asher, myneworleans.com, Sept 2017“The History Behind 5 of New Orleans' Favorite Mardi Gras Traditions” Olivia B Waxman, time.com, February 20181026contist.com “Gov. Huey Long impeached in Louisiana, April 6, 1929”, Andrew Glass, Politico, April 2012“A Hamm’s ransom: How the kidnapping of one of St. Paul’s most prosperous brewers reshaped a corrupt system”, Ben Reeves, The Growler, November 2016“The 1934 Bremer kidnapping: Gangsters replace bootlegging cash with ransom money” Cathay Wurzer, MPR, January 2014

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are here with our next multi-part series covering the book The Last Madam; a Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz. This week we dive into our main character Norma Wallace, her youth in Memphis and New Orleans prior to becoming one of the biggest names in the industry, and we take a look at New Orleans history. How it came to be known as one of the most sinful places in the world. This episode contains foul language, discussions about the sex work industry, statutory rape, poverty, and the New Orleans underworld. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesThe Last Madam: A Life In The New Orleans Underworld, Christine WiltzThe Last Madam, Snap Judgement, NPR, Host: Glynn Washington, Byline: Stephanie FooFormer French Quarter brothel becomes home sweet home, Stephanie Bruno, NOLA.com, Nov 2011The Best Little Whorehouse in NOLA, Back Story Radio, Diana Williams, March 2016Biography of Christine Wiltz via christinewiltz.com“The Last Days of Storyville”, Sally Asher, myneworleans.com, Sept 2017“The History Behind 5 of New Orleans' Favorite Mardi Gras Traditions” Olivia B Waxman, time.com, February 2018

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back this week and full of true crime for you. Liv starts out with the murder of hiker Meredith Emerson and how her death solved a number of cases that are now known to be committed by the National Forest Serial Killer; Gary Hilton. Mack brings us an old and surprising case from our favorite east coast location, Harvard University. She covers the murder of Dr. Bernard Parkman and the very Sherlock-esque detective work that followed to discover his remains.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, body decomposition, and body mutilation. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesGary HiltonGary Michael Hilton - The disturbing case of the National Forest Serial Killer from Strange Outdoors .comNBC Article: Killer says Female Hiker Fought him to the end by the Associated PressAJC Article: Hiker’s murder still haunts those closest to the case, 10 years later by Christian Boone and Rhonda CookThe Charley Project: Rossana MilianiThe Daytona Beach news-Journal Article: Police: Daytona woman who killed, dismembered boyfriend is linked to similar cold case, by Tony HoldDr. Bernard Parkman“What lies in the lab: The gruesome murder at Harvard that transfixed New England”, Paul Collins, Boston Globe, July 11, 2018Blood & Ivy, Paul Collins, 2018The Parkman-Webster Murder Case, The West End Museum, Exhibit and Design copyright Duane LuciaThe History of HMS“Murder at Harvard Medical School: The story of the 19th century slaying that shocked Boston”, Dialynn Dwyer, Boston.com, Nov 22, 2017

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! We are back to our regular format this week with two stories. Mack starts us off with an old but still very tragic slew of arsenic murders all committed by the one and only Bertha Giffords, dubbed America's first female serial killer. Liv brings us something light-hearted and discusses the origins of Ursula Shipton, aka Mother Shipton, her notorious prophecies and possible proof of her existence. This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder (including child murder), witches and some lore. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesBertha Giffords Missouri’s Murderous Matrons, Victoria Cosner, Lorelai Shannon, Arcadia PublishingPoison was weapon for 'Missouri's Murderous Matrons', Harry Levins, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 14, 2019World Health Org on Arsenichttp://www.berthagifford.com/https://www.morsemillhotel.com/STL Post-Dispatch, Oct. 26, 1993Mysterious Heartland BlogRepublican Tribune (Union, Missouri), Aug 28, 1928Tainted Legacy, S. Kay Murphy - Bertha Gifford’s great-granddaughter explores her family historyS. Kay Murphy Blog - Article on the case, and how impossible it is to know the truth. Mother ShiptonThe Legend of Mother Shipton by Sharon Bennett ConnollyThe Eerie Prophecies of Mother Shipton that Terrified all of England by Nancy BilyeauWikipedia: Mother ShiptonWikipedia: Thomas Wolsey