Sherri Rasmussen fell in love with John Ruetten in 1985. Little did she know that John came with another woman that was still in the picture. The other woman? An LAPD cop named Stephanie Lazarus. In this week’s episode, a love triangle turns deadly and 23 years will pass before Sherri get’s justice.

Sources:

1: https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/sherri-rasmussens-family-remembers-california-woman-killed-1986-114434674
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/06/the-lazarus-file/308499/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sherri_Rasmussen
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/07/lapd-lazurus-murder-mystery-killer?srsltid=AfmBOopB7XbSLCL89ZnyBN3Fx79rVF8ZwNdau-V9Z1AjApRp2Co-JLYc
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-lapd-detective-hid-murder-decades-wont-paroled-reversing-earlier-de-rcna173723

It's a Halloween double feature, y'all! Today we're talking about some unsolved, old-timey axe murders and a case with ghosts in the walls and dark turns at the end.

Daniel LaPlante Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/daniel-laplante

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_LaPlante

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-gustafson-murders/34908982/

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a39179/five-real-life-horror-stories/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villisca_axe_murders

https://murderhouse.com/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/06/09/1912-villisca-ax-murders-what-to-know-iowa-cold-case/7567590001/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-did-a-ghost-hunter-stab-himself-inside-a-famous-axe-murder-house-1118/

On Halloween night, two roomates were tragically murdered in their home by an intruder while their third roommate was downstairs sleeping. Police worked hard to find the killer, but a surprising twist would bring the case to a close.

Sources:

1. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nightmare-in-napa-19-04-2007/

2. https://www.crimescenecleanup.com/napa-ca-halloween-massacre/

3. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/napa-arrest-made-in-fatal-stabbings-of-2-women-2567339.php

4. https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/LegalCenter/story?id=1187524&page=1

In this chilling case, a love of horror movies and serial killers inspired two deranged teenagers to end the life of their friend, Cassie Stoddart. What happened to Cassie was truly a nightmare, something straight out of Scream.

Videotapes: ⁠https://archive.org/details/draper-adamcik-tape⁠

Sources:

1. https://allthatsinteresting.com/cassie-jo-stoddart

2. https://crimesandcuriosities.medium.com/the-scream-murder-of-cassie-jo-stoddart-76b21393d0af

3. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/life-sentence-upheld-for-man-convicted-of-murder-as-teenager/

4. https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/remembering-cassie-jo-brother-opens-up-on-th-anniversary-of/article_b160f34d-1f1e-5a9c-a585-bc49422a78b7.html

5. https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_7dd7272a-6620-11e0-a3c4-001cc4c002e0.html

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart

7. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dateline-nbc-where-cassie-jo-144901705.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHRRdvz9yE_roevMtFke1lat5CsIpqij3TZO5lCOiP7tk4ltDN_TZcaFoKY8WPeWR0jVY4Wcw0spBTJ43ds0wUzIQKFFujIbFlr6aEERXzqmVJ2UgM_h1KPiXKjGo19acAJCNIgARTxhfkPM_wTk3jzpjLPmqXpnCX7xutTn-TQB

8. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/chilling-interview-with-a-disturbed-teenage-killer/news-story/3786bb4ed81f84562b04ae24799d0bc5

Stacey Castor will go down in history as the woman who almost got away with murder if it hadn't been for her kryptonite: the pronunciation of the word anti-freeze.

Sources:

1. https://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=7394363&page=4

2. https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2020/01/stacey-castor-on-lifetime-5-chilling-details-from-syracuses-2009-antifreeze-murder-trial.html

3. https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-black-widow-stacey-castors-shocking-crimes/story?id=60860538

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_Castor#:~:text=In%202009%2C%20she%20was%20found,drinks%20with%20pills%20in%202007.

Now that we’ve talked about Jack the Ripper’s victims, in part two we’ll talk about how he got his name, what job he may have had, who he might have been, and how the world can’t stop being intrigued with the mystery of The Whitechapel Murderer (aka SAUCY JACK).

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper

2. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/jack-the-ripper

3. https://www.fmhac.org/uploads/1/2/3/9/123913996/walter.pdf

4. https://whitechapeljack.com/the-whitechapel-murders/

5. https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/police-investigation.htm

6. https://whitechapeljack.com/the-ripper-letters/

7. https://www.history.com/news/who-was-jack-the-ripper-6-tantalizing-theories
   

Jack the Ripper has infamously gone down in history as the first and one of the most brutal serial killers in history.

Episode 15: In 1955 a well-traveled yacht named the MV Joyita was found severely damaged, but still floating, 600 miles from its destination. Authorities were mystified, but the biggest head scratcher: Where were the 25 people that had been passengers on the ship?

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Joyita

2. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/author-says-hes-solved-mv-joyita-mystery-47-years-later/PNNJ3FJDN6BLJXR2YMMYYLK4LE/

3. https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-mv-joyita/

4. https://www.matauala.org.nz/joyita-unsolved-mystery

5. https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/mv-joyita/24019/

6. https://www.cracked.com/article_30802_the-high-seas-mystery-of-a-found-ship-with-no-crew-or-passengers.html