21 August · Episode 218
Morbidology the Podcast - 218: Robin Cornell & Lisa Story
64 Min · By Emily G. Thompson
The Cape Coral Courtyard Condominiums in Cape Coral, Florida, comprise of one and two-story wood-paneled townhouses. They’re nestled at the end of a winding road and are shaded under large trees, just west of Viscaya Parkway. Madeline Munch was fast asleep in her condominium on 10 May, 1990, when she was awoken by deafening screams coming from next door. Those screams were followed by tearful pleas of “my baby, my baby, the fucking neighbours, why didn’t they wake up?”
The Cape Coral Courtyard Condominiums in Cape Coral, Florida, comprise of one and two-story wood-paneled townhouses. They’re nestled at the end of a winding road and are shaded under large trees, just west of Viscaya Parkway. Madeline Munch was fast asleep in her condominium on 10 May, 1990, when she was awoken by deafening screams coming from next door. Those screams were followed by tearful pleas of “my baby, my baby, the fucking neighbours, why didn’t they wake up?”
Sources:
News-Press, 11 May, 1990 – “Both Victims Showed Sensitivity to Nature”
The Naples Daily Press, 11 May, 1990 – “Babysitter, Youngster Murdered”
The Naples Daily Press, 11 May, 1990 – “Crisis Counsellors go into Action in Wake of Fifth-Grader’s Slaying”
News-Press, 12 May, 1990 – “Clue”
News-Press, 16 May, 1990 – “Memorial Honors Slain Cape Child”
News-Press, 16 May, 1990 – “Memorial”
News-Press, 23 May, 1990 – “Hot Line Set up in Murder Probe”
News-Press, 8 June, 1990 – “Mother, Sister of Slain Cape Girl Express Thanks Through Letter”
News-Press, 14 June, 1990 – “Cape Officials Not Giving Up Hope”
News-Press, 22 June, 1990 – “Cape Hospital Offers Reward in Slaying of 2”
News-Press, 26 July, 1990 – “Cape Coral”
News-Press, 9 August, 1990 – “Catch and Kill Cape Murderer”
News-Press, 24 October, 1990 – “Mother of Slaying Victim Wants Answers – Now”
News-Press, 1 December, 1990 – “Friends, Family Remember Slain Girl on her Birthday”
News-Press, 12 December, 1990 – “Cape Eyeing Rape Suspect”
News-Press, 1 March, 1991 – “Magnolia Serves as Living Memorial to Murder Victim”
News-Press, 28 March, 1991 – “Police Still Await Key Evidence in Cape Cod Double Murder”
News-Press, 13 April, 1991 – “Fingerprints May Lead Cop to Killer”
News-Press, 10 May, 1992 – “Killer Took Watch from Scene “
News-Press, 29 September, 1992 – “Woman Wants Spotlight on Daughter’s Murder”
News-Press, 3 February, 1993 – “Slain Child’s Mom Criticizes Police on Raphael”
News-Press, 18 February, 1994 – “Victim’s Parents Pay for Billboard on Cape Killings”
News-Press, 19 February, 1994 – “Billboard’s Aim to Find Cape Double Murderer”
News-Press, 5 April, 1999 – “Daughter’s Murder Keeps Mom Fighting”
News-Press, 1 June, 2001 – “New Clues Unveiled in ’90 Unsolved Murders”
News-Press, 18 July, 2002 – “Think Tank to Look at 12-Year-Old Cape Killings”
Tampa Bay Times, 19 July, 2002 – “Vidocq”
News-Press, 30 March, 2005 – “Detective”
News-Press, 25 January, 2006 – “TV Show Rekindles Cape Double-Homicide Inquiry”
News-Press, 15 September, 2008 – “Robin Cornell/Lisa Story Case Lingers in Cape”
News-Press, 29 March, 2016 – “Zieler’s Neighbor: You Never Know”
Associated Press, 5 November, 2016 – “Man Indicted in 26-Year-Old Double Murder, Rape in Florida”
News-Press, 12 December, 2016 – “Woman Saw Prowler Before Double Slaying”
The Naples Daily News, 18 May, 2023 – “Trial Underway in 1990 Homicides”
News-Press, 20 May, 2023 – “Zieler Guilty of 2 1990 Murders”
The Naples Daily News, 26 May, 2023 – “Jury Recommends Death for Killer of Girl, Babysitter”
Audio Sources:
“Babysitter Cold Case Trial: Defendant Joseph Zieler Testifies”
“Defendant Joseph Zieler Calls 11-Year-Old Victim’s Mother a “Pig””
“Jury Shown 2016 Interrogation of Joseph Zieler”
“Babysitter Cold Case Trial: Victim’s Boyfriend Testifies”
“Babysitter Trial: Day 1 Recap”
“Babysitter Cold Case Trial: Prosecution Closing Argument”
“Joseph Zieler elbows attorney in the face ahead of his sentencing”
