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 • 5 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
Morbidology the Podcast – 10: Micaela Costanzo By Emily Thompson West Wendover is a small city that has thrived under a lucrative gambling industry in Nevada. In addition, it’s also known for legal brothels and the air force base where Enola Gay took off, heading for Hiroshima. Amidst these tales, however, is a story so shocking that is still wends through the deserts of West… Aug 19, 2019 • 2 min read
The Last Straw – John Caudle By Emily Thompson When John Caudle was just 14-years-old, he shot and killed his mother, Joanna Galla Rinebarger, and his stepfather, Tracy Rinebarger. What would drive a teenager to kill those who should be closest to him? Abuse. John had suffered years of abuse and neglect. One day, he snapped. Jul 27, 2019 • 4 min read
The Boy Who Snapped – Marco Tulio Flores By Emily Thompson Marco Tulio Flores had been sexually abused by a family friend from when he was just 9-years-old. As a teenager, he found a photograph of a 6-year-old nephew in the predator's home. The traumatic memories came flooding back and he snapped. Apr 30, 2019 • 5 min read
Murder in First Grade – Dedrick Owens & Kayla Rolland By Emily Thompson On the 29th of February, 2000, 6-year-old Dedrick Owens took a gun school and shot dead 6-year-old Kayla Rolland. He subsequently became the youngest school shooter in a nation plagued by such tragedies. Jan 19, 2019 • 5 min read
