Morbidology the Podcast – 172: The Jackson Family By Emily G. Thompson In August of 2015, a woman was home alone when she received a very disturbing text message from her daughter who lived in Houston, Texas. It read that she was being held hostage by a former boyfriend. Time truly was of the essence, but the response of the Sheriff’s Department would lead to a plethora of questions and criticisms. Oct 3, 2022 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 159: The Stay Family By Emily G. Thompson It was summer of 2014, when there was a knock at the front door of a family’s home in Spring, Texas. A teenage girl opened up the door to see a FedEx delivery driver. She informed him her parents weren’t home and to call back later. He returned sometime later, but this time, he kicked the front door in and barged into the family’s home. The actions of that man inside that home would poignantly illustrate the widespread impact of family violence. Jul 4, 2022 • 6 min read
The Janzen Family & The Facebook Confession By Emily G. 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 – 124: The Lin Family Murders By Emily G. Thompson North Epping is a quiet, family-oriented and leafy suburb located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It’s the kind of area that’s perfect for blossoming families who want to be a bit further away from city life. In 2009, however, residents awoke to the grim news that an extremely brutal crime had taken place overnight in their tight-knit community, a crime so heinous that the responding officers would need counselling in the aftermath. Nov 1, 2021 • 8 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 120: The Griego Murders By Emily G. Thompson In January of 2013, South Valley in New Mexico and the surrounding area was rocked by an extremely brutal mass murder which had taken place inside a secluded family home. The area would be even more horrified when they discovered who had been the perpetrator of the slaughter and in the aftermath, there be intense media coverage and a massive debate over gun control. Oct 4, 2021 • 6 min read
The Gonzales Family Massacre By Emily G. Thompson It was the 10th of July, 2001, when police in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, received a very panicked phone call from 20-year-old Sef Gonzales. He exclaimed that he had been returning home from a night out with a friend when he uncovered a particularly gruesome scene. As he entered the home, he saw the words: “Fuck off Asians KKK” painted on a wall. This was only an indication of the horrors that would be found inside. Sep 20, 2021 • 7 min read
The Greenough Family Massacre By Emily G. Thompson In 1993, Karen MacKenzie and her three children - ages 16, 7 and 5 - were brutally murdered in their remote home in Greenough, Western Australia. Details of the grisly murders were so horrific that much of Australia called for the death penalty to be reinstated. Aug 17, 2021 • 6 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 56: The Herring Murders By Emily G. Thompson In early August of 2015, Vermont was rocked by a shooting spree which culminated with the murder of a social worker. The grim murders sparked intense debate on gun control, mental illness, social services and security. The stolen lives tore apart two families, including one that was forced to deal with the aftermath of knowing that one of their own was responsible. Jul 13, 2020 • 5 min read
Teenage Hatchet Murders – Jeffrey Franklin By Emily G. 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 Eubanks Filicide By Emily G. Thompson What would drive a parent to kill their child? Revenge is one of the main motivations behind filicide. Revenge at an ex-partner for leaving them. One such case of revenge-fueled filicide is that of Susan Eubanks from San Marcos, California. Jan 15, 2020 • 6 min read
The Survival of Carmina Salcido By Emily G. Thompson Carmina Salcido was just 3-years-old when her father, Ramon Salcido, killed her two sisters, her mother, and four others. Ramon had slit Carmina's throat but miraculously, she survived. "Daddy cut me," she wept when finally rescued. Nov 22, 2019 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 12: Mick Philpott By Emily G. Thompson As human beings, we all have ambitions and goals. For a number of people all across the world, their life’s ambition is quite simply to have a large family. In a perfect world, babies are born into hard-working families that do their best to provide for them a loving home and a stable environment. But what about those that are seen as nothing more than a source of income? Sep 2, 2019 • 4 min read
