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“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

The Girl in the Closet – Lauren Kavanaugh

By Emily Thompson

When Lauren Kavanaigh was 3-years-old, she was locked in the closet and only allowed out when her mother and stepfather wanted to physically and sexually abuse her. At 8-years-old, she was rescued. She went on to become an advocate for abused children. However, when she was 25-years-old, she was arrested for sexually abusing a child.

Jun 14, 2020  •  5 min read

The Osaka Sister Killer – Yukio Yamaji

By Emily Thompson

Yukio Yamaji was just 16-years-old when he beat his mother to death with a baseball bat. Due to his young age, he was released from juvenile detention school after just 3 years. The courts would soon discover that this was a grave mistake.

May 8, 2020  •  4 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 44: James Byrd Jr.

By Emily Thompson

Jasper is a small timber town around 100 miles northeast of Houston, Texas. It’s a quaint area that holds an annual Butterfly Festival the first October every year. However, in June of 1998, Jasper was rocked by a brutal hate crime that still reverberates across the nation today.

Apr 20, 2020  •  6 min read

The Unsolved Dermond Murders

By Emily Thompson

Russell Dermond, 88, was discovered beheaded in his home on the banks of Lake Ocenee, Georgia, in May 2014. His wife of 68 years, Shirley, was missing. However, the following week, her body was discovered floating in Lake Oconee. Who killed the elderly couple and why?

Apr 12, 2020  •  4 min read

Violence Against Women in Mexico – The Femicide of Ingrid Escamilla

By Cristina Massieu

On 11 February, 2020, the horrific news about the femicide of 25-year-old Ingrid Escamilla shocked the Mexican nation, not only because of the gruesome details of the case that were soon spread across the country, but because terrifying images of the victim’s body and the crime scene were published by two tabloids.

Apr 4, 2020  •  4 min read

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