The Disturbing Case of Noah Crooks By Emily G. Thompson On 24 March, 2012, police in Osage, Iowa, received a phone call from a young boy. He told the operator that he had just killed his mother... Sep 22, 2022 • 8 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 164: Westside School Shooting By Emily G. Thompson It was shortly after lunch time at Westboro Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on the 24th of March, 1998, when the fire alarm began blaring in the classrooms. Children shuffled out into the schoolyard. It was a welcome relief from the morning’s mundane classes. As children stood around chatting, a pop echoed in the schoolyard, followed by another and then another… Aug 8, 2022 • 5 min read
A Mission from God and the Murder of Diane Michele By Emily G. Thompson It was around 8AM on the 25th of April, 2005, when a relative made a grisly discovery in the foyer of the upscale home of 50-year-old Diane Michele, in Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan. It was the lifeless body of Diane, surrounded in a puddle of her own blood Jul 7, 2022 • 5 min read
The Cabin Murders of Paul and Susan Brooks By Emily G. Thompson Paul and Margaret Brooks were enjoying a vacation at their cabin near Table Rock Lake in Missouri. Unbeknownst to the couple, two teenagers had just escaped from a nearby Christian youth camp for at-risk teenagers. Jun 30, 2022 • 4 min read
Jacob Remaley & the Wrath Murders By Emily G. Thompson In 2014, police in New Stanton, Pennsylvania, received a 911 call from 14-year-old Jacob Remaley. He claimed his father had shot and killed his mother and his brother, but was he really telling the truth...? Feb 10, 2022 • 7 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 129: Dominic Elkins By Emily G. Thompson In August of 2013, the young foster child of a couple in Logan, Iowa, was reported missing. The young boy’s older foster brother had come back home after playing outside with the young boy. It was noticed that the older foster brother had blood spattered on his t-shirt. He then relayed a very perplexing and unrealistic situation, a situation that evoked immediate fear. Dec 6, 2021 • 5 min read
The Snapchat Murder of Angela Wrightson By Emily G. Thompson In December of 2014, 39-year-old Angela Wrightson was attacked in her home in Hartlepool, England. She was a vulnerable woman who lived alone. The world would recoil in horror when two teenage girls were arrested in connection. They would be more disturbed to learn they had documented the attack on Snapchat. Dec 2, 2021 • 6 min read
Money, Murder and Manipulation – The Bizarre Case of the Brown Family By Emily G. Thompson In 1985, 14-year-old Cinnamon Brown was convicted of killing her step-mother. Years later, however, she would confess that it had been in fact her father who ordered her to carry out the murder. Nov 25, 2021 • 7 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 Sasebo Slashing By Emily G. Thompson In June of 2004, a teacher at an elementary school in Sasebo, Japan, would be horrified to discover a student bleeding to death in the classroom. Even more haunting, she had been killed by another classmate. Sep 29, 2021 • 6 min read
When Worlds Collide – The Sad Case of Jamarion Lawhorn & Connor Verkerke By Emily G. Thompson In 2014, 12-year-old Jamarion Lawhorn took some "red little pills" he had found in his home & stabbed another child to death. He expected that when police arrived at the scene, they would shoot him dead. He told them: "I want to die. I don't want to be on this earth anymore." An investigation revealed Jamarion had been the victim of extreme physical abuse & neglect at the hands of his mother & stepfather. Aug 30, 2021 • 8 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 110: Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino By Emily G. 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
