The Monster of Worcester – David McGreavy By Emily Thompson In 1973, Britain was rocked by the extremely grisly murder of three young children by a man who had been entrusted to care for them. Over four decades later, he was released from prison. Jul 19, 2021 • 5 min read
Gwen Araujo and the Panic Defence By Emily Thompson Gwen Araujo was a 17-year-old transgender woman from Newark, California. In 2002, she would be brutally murdered by a group of men who uncovered that she was transgender. Jul 6, 2021 • 5 min read
The Grisly Murder of Aliahna Lemmon By Emily Thompson In December of 2011, nine-year-old Aliahna Lemmon was left in the care of a local sex offender. During her stay in his mobile home, she vanished... Jun 29, 2021 • 4 min read
The Tragic Life & Death of David Reimer, The Boy Raised as a Girl By Emily Thompson David Reimer was born male but raised as female when his penis was injured during a botched circumcision. Dr. John Money had used David as a guinea pig to try and prove his theory that parental influences and society form sexual identity. May 27, 2021 • 4 min read
The Death of Jada Justice By Emily Thompson On the 16th of June, 2009, 2-year-old Jada Justice vanished. Her cousin claimed she was abducted from outside a convenience store. An investigation, however, would uncover something a lot more sinister. May 12, 2021 • 6 min read
“I Feel Like I’m Dying” – The Death of Marissa Kennedy By Emily Thompson On 25 February, 2018, first responders were alerted to an unresponsive child. When first responders arrived at the scene, the little girl was already deceased. She was identified as 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. It was evident that she had been the victim of prolonged abuse. Apr 16, 2021 • 5 min read
Every Parents’ Nightmare – Operation Holitna By Emily Thompson Operation Holitna was the name of the investigation into a massive international child pornography network. It would identify a number of men who had been planning on abducting children for the purpose of cannibalizing them. Feb 17, 2021 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 87: Blackstone House of Horrors By Emily Thompson Blackstone is a town of less than 10,000 near the Rhode Island border in Massachusetts. It’s a quaint suburban area away from the hustle and bustle of city life in Boston, just 50 miles away. On a quiet street just four blocks away from the local police station sat an unassuming Cape Cod-style home. However,… Feb 15, 2021 • 6 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 54: Jamie Rose Bolin By Emily Thompson Cannibalism is arguably one of the most taboo crimes of all. Although most societies connect cannibalism with ancient Amazonian tribes or even rumors of devil worshiping rituals, fantasies of cannibalism are not entirely uncommon among killers, even more so if their motive for murder was sexual or sadistic. In Purcell, Oklahoma, in 2006, a little… Jun 29, 2020 • 5 min read
Teenage Hatchet Murders – Jeffrey Franklin By Emily Thompson Jeffrey Franklin was just 17-years-old when he brutally attacked his parents and young siblings with a hatchet, sledgehammer, rat-tail file and butcher knife. Jun 25, 2020 • 5 min read
