The Tragic Case of Pamela Ann Daughtry By Emily Thompson In August 2015, Pamela Ann Daughtry text her daughter asking for help. Her teenage son had gone into an outburst. When her daughter arrived, it was already too late. Mar 10, 2022 • 3 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 120: The Griego Murders By Emily 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
Morbidology the Podcast – 110: Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino By Emily Thompson Lawrence is a city of around 75,000, situated near the New Hampshire border. In November of 2016, a teenage boy vanished from his grandmother’s home. CCTV footage would capture him in the company of another teenage boy. His disappearance, and the outcome, would lead to many within the community questioning whether Lawrence police really did […] Jul 26, 2021 • 7 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 102: Elizabeth & Katie Edwards By Emily Thompson It was the 15th of April, 2016, when police in Spalding, Lincolnshire, knocked on the front door of a semi-detached home on Dawson Avenue. It was the home of 49-year-old Elizabeth Edwards and her two daughters, 13-year-old Katie and 14-year-old Kim. Police were there after receiving a report that Katie and Kim had been absent from school. After receiving no response, police would break down the door and uncover a crime scene quite unlike anything that the small community had ever experienced beforehand. May 31, 2021 • 4 min read
Murdered by my Boyfriend – Karen Perez By Emily Thompson On 27 May, 2016, Karen Perez vanished in Houston, Texas. She was found dead in an abandoned apartment days later. Her boyfriend had been at the forefront of the search for her but was he really telling the truth...? May 19, 2021 • 3 min read
The Juggalo Murder of Adrianne Reynolds By Emily Thompson Adrianne Reynolds, 16, had recently moved to East Moline, Illinois, when she vanished. Her friend, Sarah Kolb, would claim that she had dropped Adrianne off outside McDonalds shortly before she vanished but was she telling the truth? Apr 26, 2021 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 94: Susan Petric By Emily Thompson Wellington, Ohio, is a quaint village around 40 miles south-west of Cleveland surrounded by rolling fields. In 2007, it was the scene of a grisly crime that would cause irreversible damage to a well-known and well-loved family and in the aftermath, would reignite the debate over teenagers and violent videogames. Apr 5, 2021 • 5 min read
The Hruby Family Murders By Emily Thompson Alan Hruby lived beyond his means and reveled in the notion that people thought he was wealthy when in fact, his money came from his parents or from the credit card he stole from his grandmother. After being cut off financially, Alan did the unthinkable. Mar 28, 2021 • 4 min read
A Family Affair – The Murder of Jerry Heiman By Emily Thompson Barbara Opel enlisted her 13-year-old daughter and a group of her teenage friends to murder a man who had taken her family under his wing. Mar 6, 2021 • 3 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 Daughter & Father Killers – The Murder of Diane Tilly By Emily Thompson Diane Tilly was a well-known and well-loved teacher from San Antonio, Texas. She cared deeply for troubled students and became a mother figure to many of them. In 2004, she vanished. Shortly thereafter, a teenage girl and her father were arrested and a lurid background of abuse and incest would come to the surface. Mar 25, 2020 • 6 min read
Killed By My Brother – Johnathon Madden By Emily Thompson Kevin Madden, 16, was a troubled teenager from Toronto, Canada. Nevertheless, his 12-year-old brother, Johnathon Madden, always idolized him. Unbeknownst to Johnathon, however, his older brother had always begrudged him. Nov 16, 2019 • 5 min read
