Morbidology the Podcast – 129: Dominic Elkins By Emily Thompson In August of 2013, the young foster child of a couple in Logan, Iowa, was reported missing. The young boy’s older foster brother had come back home after playing outside with the young boy. It was noticed that the older foster brother had blood spattered on his t-shirt. He then relayed a very perplexing and unrealistic situation, a situation that evoked immediate fear. Dec 6, 2021 • 5 min read
The Snapchat Murder of Angela Wrightson By Emily Thompson In December of 2014, 39-year-old Angela Wrightson was attacked in her home in Hartlepool, England. She was a vulnerable woman who lived alone. The world would recoil in horror when two teenage girls were arrested in connection. They would be more disturbed to learn they had documented the attack on Snapchat. Dec 2, 2021 • 6 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 128: Kimberly & Jaimie Cates By Emily Thompson Mont Vernon is a town located in New Hampshire in the United States. It is the home of around 2,500 residents, and consists almost entirely of single-family homes and just a handful of stores. It has a real quaint feel to it and is considered by many to be the perfect location to raise a family, free from the violence that can plague bigger towns and cities. In October of 2009, however, this quaint town would be rocked by an extremely brutal murder that became a chilling reminder to the world that you’re never truly safe, even in your own... Nov 29, 2021 • 8 min read
Money, Murder and Manipulation – The Bizarre Case of the Brown Family By Emily Thompson In 1985, 14-year-old Cinnamon Brown was convicted of killing her step-mother. Years later, however, she would confess that it had been in fact her father who ordered her to carry out the murder. Nov 25, 2021 • 7 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 127: Natalie & Donathan DeBlase By Emily Thompson Towards the end of November in 2010, a woman walked in to a police station in Louisville, Kentucky, and informed them that two children were dead. The grim revelation led to an extensive search for the two children which spanned across several states. Nov 22, 2021 • 5 min read
Murder in Paradise – The Unsolved Murders of Yuri Shipulin & Nataliya Gerasimov By Emily Thompson In 2016, body parts began washing up on a beach in Fiji, including a decapitated head. The remains would belong to Russian couple, Yuri Shipulin & Nataliya Gerasimov. The couple had vanished weeks earlier & their murders remain unsolved today. Nov 18, 2021 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 126: Emma Agnew By Emily Thompson In 2007, a young woman vanished in Christchurch, New Zealand, after arranging to meet somebody who was interested in buying her car. When she didn’t return home, her family reported her missing. The young woman was deaf and her disappearance would bring the hearing and deaf communities closer than ever before as they both worked together to try and bring her home safely. Nov 15, 2021 • 5 min read
The Janzen Family & The Facebook Confession By Emily Thompson In May of 2015, a disturbing Facebook appeared on Randy Janzen's page. He wrote that he had murdered his wife, their daughter and his sister, claiming he had done so because his daughter had been suffering from migraines. Nov 11, 2021 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 125: Scott Guy By Emily Thompson Feilding is a town located in the Manawatu District of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is known for its outstanding beauty and has won the title of New Zealand’s “most beautiful town” 14 times. It’s an Edwardian themed town with picturesque red-bricked pavements. The area surrounding the town is mostly farmland and at parts, can be quite rural. In 2010, the murder of a local farmer would grip the community and the outcome of the investigation would completely polarise the area as well as the victim’s family. Nov 8, 2021 • 6 min read
The Grim Crimes of Jesse Joe Hernandez By Emily Thompson In April of 2001, Misty Leverett made a decision that she would regret for the rest of her life. She left her two young children home alone with Jesse Joe Hernandez, a registered sex offender. Nov 4, 2021 • 4 min read
