22nd May 2023 · Episode 205
Morbidology the Podcast - 205: Richard & Janet Sweet
57 Min · By Emily G. Thompson
The quaint town of Manchester, Iowa, was bathing in the warm glow of the early morning sun on Mother’s Day of 2012. Families across the town were getting together in celebration, but as the day wore on, an eerie hush fell across the town, like a foreboding cloud. On the quaint residential street of Deann Drive, the silence was broken by the shrill sound of police sirens, as a gruesome crime was being uncovered.
The quaint town of Manchester, Iowa, was bathing in the warm glow of the early morning sun on Mother’s Day of 2012. Families across the town were getting together in celebration, but as the day wore on, an eerie hush fell across the town, like a foreboding cloud. On the quaint residential street of Deann Drive, the silence was broken by the shrill sound of police sirens, as a gruesome crime was being uncovered.
Audio Sources:
“Plea Agreement in Isaiah Sweet Trial”
Sources:
NBC – 13 WHO, 13 May, 2012 – “Bodies Discovered”
Telegraph Herald, 13 May, 2012 – “Manchester Police Investigating Double Murder”
Associated Press, 14 May, 2012 – “Iowa Teen Charged in Grandparents’ Death”
Associated Press, 15 May, 2012 – “Iowa Teen Accused of Killing Grandparents in Court”
The Gazette, 15 May, 2012 – “Teen Wanted in Manchester Slayings Arrested”
The Gazette, 16 May, 2012 – “No Indication of Slayings at Release”
The Gazette, 17 May, 2012 – “Drugged Grandparents Shot to Death”
The Gazette, 18 May, 2012 – “Court Files Show Family and Financial Troubles”
Associated Press, 22 May, 2012 – “Records Show Many Police Calls to Manchester Home”
The Gazette, 23 May, 2012 – “Police Calls Show Escalating Tension”
Associated Press, 10 July, 2012 – “Iowa Man Accused of Suggesting Killing Methods”
Telegraph Herald, 10 July, 2012 – “Manchester Teen Charged with Helping Sweet Dispose of Gun”
Associated Press, 18 July, 2012 – “Iowa Murder Suspect Faces New Charges”
Telegraph Herald, 18 July, 2012 – “Sweet Facing Additional Charges from Juvenile Court”
Associated Press, 12 December, 2012 – “Iowa Attorney Wants Interview out of Homicide Case”
The Gazette, 12 December, 2012 – “Defendant Wants Interview Kept From Jury”
Telegraph Herald, 18 December, 2012 – “County Attorney Wants to Consolidate Sweet, AHlers Trials”
Telegraph Herald, 23 January, 2013 – “State Special Defence Unit to Represent Sweet”
Telegraph Herald, 26 February, 2013 – “Ahlers Waives Right to Jury Trial”
Associated Press, 16 July, 2013 – “Iowa Man Reaches Plea Deal in Manchester Slayings”
Telegraph Herald, 16 July, 2013 – “Accused Accomplice in Killing Faces 18 Years in Prison”
The Gazette, 17 July, 2013 – “Man Sentenced for Role in Manchester Homicides”
Telegraph Herald, 24 September, 2013 – “Judge Gives 18 Years in Prison”
Associated Press, 17 October, 2013 – “Man Testifies”
Telegraph Herald, 17 October, 2013 – “Sweet Discussed Ways to Kill Grandparents”
Associated Press, 18 October, 2013 – “Manchester Teenager’s Lawyer Seeks Mistrial”
Associated Press, 18 October, 2013 – “Teen Seemed Relived to Admit Killings”
The Gazette, 18 October, 2013 – “Suspect Asked how to Kill, Man Testifies”
The Gazette, 19 October, 2013 – “Jurors See Graphic Photos in Sweet Trial”
Associated Press, 21 October, 2013 – “Manchester Teen Agrees to Plead Guilty”
The Gazette, 22 October, 2013 – “Plea Deal Ends Double Murder Trial”
Telegraph Herald, 24 October, 2013 – “Murder Victim’s Daughter: No Remorse from Killer”
Telegraph Herald, 26 February, 2013 – “Sides Clash Over Sentence for Manchester Murderer”
Associated Press, 11 March, 2014 – “Iowa Teen Gets Life Terms for Killing Grandparents”
Associated Press, 27 May, 2016 – “Iowa Supreme Court Bans Life Without Parole for Teen Killers”
Telegraph Herald, 20 September, 2016 – “Manchester Man Who Killed Grandparents is Eligible for Parole”
