The True Crime Librarian

Ashlee O'Rourke

My name is Ashlee and I am the True Crime Librarian, welcome to my channel were I will talk about all things true crime. For me sifting through the media, court docs, podcast, documentaries, and docu-series that I find let’s me dive deeper into these cases and this is where you will find some of most shocking parts. Stick with me as we tackle the cases one at a time. Follow me on Facebook & Instagram @thetruecrimelibrarian Subscribe to my YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/thetruecrimelibrarian or visit https://www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimelibrarian/support read less
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Episodes

Behind Closed Doors: The Turpin Family Ep 4
May 31 2022
Behind Closed Doors: The Turpin Family Ep 4
Louise's face on the footage from the body cam of the officers who made entrance into the Turpin home told the world all we needed to know... they were caught. 17-year-old Jordan Turpin would make a decision, one that she had been planning for more than 2 years... Despite being able to verbally tell officers what was going on behind the closed doors of her family's home, she was able to show photos for proof, photos to say the words she didn't even know existed. Her story went from a tale-tell to one of the worse child abuse cases to be uncovered in America. This time all the children would escape their prison, unlike other children who are abused or neglected.  Join me tonight to close out this house of horrors series and the closeout of yet another season of TTCL... If you know of a child being abused or neglected or suspect that a child is being abused or neglected please contact your local law enforcement or call the National Hotline for Child Abuse 1-800-422-4453, give a voice to the children fading into the background... Be sure to head over to Patreon where you can listen to this episode ad-free... www.patreon.com/thetruecrimelibrarian www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Book Recommendation: The Family Next Door by John Glatt Amazon link: The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue: Glatt, John: 9781250202130: Books: Amazon.com A big THANK YOU to Scott Buckley and his beautiful craft of TTCL's episodes, be sure to head over and see what he's been mixing up... Research By: Ashlee O'Rourke Music: Scott Buckley --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimelibrarian/support
Miss American Serial Killer: Aileen Wuornos Ep 3
Apr 18 2022
Miss American Serial Killer: Aileen Wuornos Ep 3
Aileen was now a killer, her first victim Richard Mallory dead from multiple gunshot wounds, and now she has found a better way at robbing these men... kill them first- she claims self-defense in each and every victim's case but not all were out to rape and beat her. PTSD can make the mind see and hear completely different things than what is actually going on- for Lee the repeated rapes she suffered came to a head and burst into an uncontrolled burning rage within Lee. Triggered possibly by finding herself alone with a man in the woods and her fight or flight response kicked in causing her to take the lives of David Spears, Charles "Chuck" Carskaddon, and Peter Siems but she wouldn't stop at just these men... she was going to keep killing and keep robbing them until one beat her to death or until the cops figured her out...  Be sure to head over to Patreon where you can listen to this episode ad-free... www.patreon.com/thetruecrimelibrarian www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com www.scottbuckley.com.au/library This week's recommended read is "Dead Ends" by Michael Reynolds you can find it here on amazon>> Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Female Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, the Damsel of Death (St. Martin's True Crime Library): Reynolds, Michael: 9780312984182: Amazon.com: Books A big THANK YOU to Scott Buckley and his beautiful craft of TTCL's episodes, be sure to head over and see what he's been mixing up... Research By: Ashlee O'Rourke Music: Scott Buckley --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimelibrarian/support
Miss American Serial Killer: Aileen Wuornos Ep 2
Apr 11 2022
Miss American Serial Killer: Aileen Wuornos Ep 2
Aileen and Ty meeting created tsunamis in their life together, they both loved each other (Lee would later say like sisters, however, Ty had been introduced as Lee's Wife on more than one occasion) but never the less these two were virtually inseparable from June of 1986 into 1991 when Lee would be arrested for the murder of 7 men and faced the electric chair for her crimes.  Lee desperate for love and acceptance turned her to the only person she could trust, Tyria. Lee did anything and everything to make sure Ty stayed in her life, even killing in order to support their dream bubble for as long as possible, and a wrong-place, wrong-time scenario landed Richard Mallory in a chance encounter with an angry Lee who claims to have acted in self-defense when the sex-crazed Richard went rouge and decided to rape her... per her side of the story...  Be sure to head over to Patreon where you can listen to this episode ad-free... www.patreon.com/thetruecrimelibrarian www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com www.scottbuckley.com.au/library This week's recommended read is "Monster" by Aileen Wuornos and Christopher Berry Dee you can find it here on amazon>> Monster: My True Story: Wuornos, Aileen, Berry-Dee, Christopher: 8601420942974: Amazon.com: Books A big THANK YOU to Scott Buckley and his beautiful craft of TTCL's episodes, be sure to head over and see what he's been mixing up... Research By: Ashlee O'Rourke Music: Scott Buckley --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimelibrarian/support
Cleansed by the Water- The Hunt for the Green River Killer ep 6
Dec 13 2021
Cleansed by the Water- The Hunt for the Green River Killer ep 6
The terror that rocked King County Washington is starting to fizzle out, and those investigating the GRK aren't any closer to solving their crimes... but a search warrant provides evidence that will blow this entire case wide open. Once Gary Ridgway is arrested yet again for soliciting for sex he will lose that will to fight and crumble revealing an entire case that no one was expecting Join me as we close out the Hunt for the Green River Killer and celebrate 51 episodes (because I lost count). Season 3 may already be in the books but season 4 has the potential to keep you, nerds, on the edge of your seat! Remember when you're over at www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com to shop the merch store; pick up the nerds in your life gear to unwrap Christmas morning and sneak a thing or two in there to celebrate you! Be sure to use the #thetruecrimelibrarian when recommending the show on social media so that I can thank you properly for your support! Remember those reviews and recommendations are just as important as donations to the show, they make it possible for other nerds like yourself to find the show and join the ever-growing list of True Crime Nerds! Thank you all for an incredible season, can't wait to see you all back right here in January 2022! Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show. Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimelibrarian/support
Cleansed by the Water- The Hunt for the Green River Killer ep 5
Dec 6 2021
Cleansed by the Water- The Hunt for the Green River Killer ep 5
When the most unlikely person surfaces to help the Green River Task Force in their drive to stop the man creating terror in the King County area of Washington State, investigators have more than curiosity plaguing them with this offer for aide. There could be something here to learn and with the studies of John Douglas with interviewing serial killers, they can't help but hope that Ted Bundy possesses the key in finding their guy. But you have to wonder what the true intentions are of Bundy and if he is playing a game that only results in him escaping Ol' Sparky.  Gary's longest cluster killing spree is coming to a close, then suddenly the earth around King County pushes his dirty secrets to the surface and the Task Force adapts to a new way of investigating as body after body surfaces and some are of women never even reported missing. This is part 1 of the 2 part season 3 finale of the True Crime Librarian, stick with me as we close out a case that took nearly 3 decades to solve, and the man whose hunch it was that Ridgway was their guy will get the best gift of all when his guy was the one they've been looking for all along... Remember when you're over at www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com to shop the merch store; pick up the nerds in your life gear to unwrap Christmas morning and sneak a thing or two in there to celebrate you! Be sure to use the #thetruecrimelibrarian when recommending the show on social media so that I can thank you properly for your support! Remember those reviews and recommendations are just as important as donations to the show, they make it possible for other nerds like yourself to find the show and join the ever-growing list of True Crime Nerds! Super Special Thank You to Jesus Martinez for his help with the research for this week's case! Loved getting to see and utilize his input, Thank you a million times over! Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show. Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimelibrarian/support
Cleansed by the Water- the Hunt for the Green River Killer ep 4
Nov 29 2021
Cleansed by the Water- the Hunt for the Green River Killer ep 4
27 possible victims at this juncture in 1983, they weren't even halfway through the year and their killer was adding notches to his bedpost faster than they were finding the bodies of the missing. No matter where investigators focused their eyes Gary was 2 steps ahead... Gary was developing a pattern, certain areas on the strip became his go-to spots, his dumping sites would be used until compromised, and his vehicle description changed so that no two could correctly identify him... he was smart and always felt superior to those hunting him down... he was perfecting his craft and it was taking less time from the minute he picked up a woman to the point he dumped her lifeless body somewhere in the surrounding forest and vegetation. Parents were frantic to find their missing daughters, only to find that they fit the profile of the type of victim hunted by the Green River Killer... many were left to wonder what happened to their daughters for nearly 3 decades... Gary was working in overdrive and had no plans of slowing down... You can head over to www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com to pick yourself up some gear or make a donation to the show. No donation is too big or too small- every bit goes back into the show improving it and bringing a better-quality show and even more cases you're dying to hear... Remember when you're over at www.thetruecrimelibrarian.com to shop the merch store; pick up the nerds in your life gear to unwrap Christmas morning and sneak a thing or two in there to celebrate you!  Be sure to use the #thetruecrimelibrarian when recommending the show on social media so that I can thank you properly for your support! Remember those reviews and recommendations are just as important as donations to the show, they make it possible for other nerds like yourself to find the show and join the ever-growing list of True Crime Nerds! Special Thank You to Scott Buckley for his beautiful music used in the show. Go check out his productions at www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Research and production by Ashlee O’Rourke --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimelibrarian/support