The Kobe Child Killer By Emily Thompson The Kobe Child Murders refers to a string of murders that took place in Kobe, Japan, between March and May of 1997. The murders sent shockwaves across the nation and was traumatic for residents of Kobe, many of whom had just been rebuilding their homes and lives that had been shattered by the earthquake that… Jun 3, 2020 • 6 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
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
Morbidology the Podcast – 39: Breck Bednar By Emily Thompson Over the past decade and a half, the rise of smartphones and social media has combined, making it all too easy for teenagers to live their lives online. Many parents worry about what takes place behind the veil of secrecy of the internet. Many wonder if their children are being bullied or talking to people… Mar 16, 2020 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podast – 35: Joe & Joy Pittman By Emily 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… Feb 17, 2020 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 29: Tristan Jensen By Emily 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… Jan 6, 2020 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 22: Jim Attfield & Nahid Almanea By Emily 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… Nov 25, 2019 • 5 min read
Obsessed Teen Killer or Wrongfully Convicted? By Emily Thompson 15-year-old Edward O'Brien Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his best friend's mother. Was he truly the obsessed killer portrayed during trial or was he wrongfully convicted? Nov 2, 2019 • 6 min read
The Family Annihilator Turned University Professor – James Gordon Wolcott By Emily Thompson In 1967, 15-year-old James Gordon Wolcott murdered his mother, father, and sister. He was committed to a psychiatric hospital until 1974. He faded into obscurity before becoming a university professor. Sep 25, 2019 • 4 min read
The Sparks Middle School Shooting By Emily Thompson Less than ten minutes after 12-year-old Jose Reyes was dropped off at Sparks Middle School on the 21st of October, 2013, Reyes and a well-loved math teacher, Michael Landsberry, would be dead from gunshot wounds. After years of bullying and taunting, Reyes had finally snapped. Aug 31, 2019 • 4 min read
