Morbidology the Podcast – 36: Kaylee Sawyer By Emily G. Thompson In summer of 2016, a string of crimes sent shock waves throughout the town of Bend, Oregon Even more shocking was that when the perpetrator was arrested, it was revealed that he was involved in the disappearance of a young woman. Feb 24, 2020 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podast – 35: Joe & Joy Pittman By Emily G. Thompson It was around 1:40AM on the 28th of November, 2001, when firefighters in Chester, South Carolina, were alerted to a fire in a home on Slick Rock Road. When they arrived on the scene, they initially, believed that the home was empty. However, after extinguishing the flames, they found the bodies of 66-year-old Joe Pittman and his wife, 62-year-old Joy, in their bed on the second floor. Feb 17, 2020 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 32: Alice Ruggles By Emily G. Thompson There were missed opportunities and procedural failings by police and the army when 24-year-old Alice Ruggles contacted them for help and for protection while being the victim of a stalking campaign. The inactivity of those entrusted to care for the community led to the brutal and preventable murder of a young woman. Jan 27, 2020 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 31: Cassie Cotta By Emily G. Thompson The two most common early signs of domestic violence are jealousy and controlling behavior. It’s easy for people to say: “why don’t they just leave?” but statistics show that up to 75% of abused women who are murdered are murdered after they leave their partners. Too often, many women do try to leave toxic an abusive situations and tragically, they pay with their lives. Jan 20, 2020 • 2 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 29: Tristan Jensen By Emily G. Thompson Redlands is a tranquil city in San Bernardino County, California. It’s known for its gracious Victorian homes, the Lincoln Shrine, acres of orange groves and low crime rate. While many surrounding cities are rife with gang violence and random street violence, residents of this bucolic city like to think that they inhabit an oasis. But throughout the 1990s, a wave of youth violence rocked the city and shattered their idyll. The violence culminated with the mysterious disappearance of a 14-year-old boy. Jan 6, 2020 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 27: Goleta Postal Murders By Emily G. Thompson One thing you’ll notice about almost all mass shootings is that the perpetrator is male. Female mass shooters are rare. Female mass shooters that target their place of employment are even rarer. But in Goleta, California, in 2006, an ex-postal worker was an exception to the rule. It was the nation’s deadliest workplace shooting perpetrated by a woman and the nation’s bloodiest shooting at a postal installation in almost 20 years. Dec 23, 2019 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 22: Jim Attfield & Nahid Almanea By Emily G. Thompson In 2014, the small town of Colchster was rocked by two extremely brutal murders and the investigation to catch the killer was one of the biggest carried out by Essex Police. The town was held on edge as the spectre of a serial killer loomed over. Sales of stab proof vests rocketed while people refused to go anywhere alone out of fear they would become the next target. Nov 25, 2019 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 20: Jordan Davis By Emily G. Thompson In 2012, much of America was celebrating the re-election of the nation’s first African American president but just three weeks later in Jacksonville, Florida, the murder of an unarmed African American teenager was a bloody reminder of just how far we still have to go in the battle against racism. Nov 4, 2019 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 13: Raul & Brisenia Flores By Emily G. Thompson The case of Shawna Forde is a bizarre and tragic tale which highlights the dangers of militia groups. She first began making headlines in 2009, when she claimed to have been targeted for a series of violent incidents in Everett, Washington. According to Forde, she was the victim of Mexican drug cartel retribution for her Minutemen activism. However, in 2012, Forde committed a crime under the guise of the minutemen which completely overshadowed any of their earlier actions. Sep 9, 2019 • 1 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
Morbidology the Podcast – 11: Lauren Barry & Nichole Collins By Emily G. Thompson Lying south of Bega in New South Wales, Australia, is the tiny hamlet of Kalaru. In 1997, it only had around 400 residents, living among the green pastures of prime south-coast dairy country. The tranquil and rural lifestyle provides locals with a sense of security, but in 1997, this sense of security was completely shattered when two local teenagers vanished. Aug 26, 2019 • 3 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 05: Levi Frady By Emily G. Thompson Eleven-year-old Levi lived in 6545 Burruss Mill Road in Cumming, Georgia, with his twin sister, Laci, and his mother, Marilyn Parkman. On the 22nd of October, 1997, Levi vanished while cycling home from doing homework at his friend's home. Jul 15, 2019 • 3 min read
