Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast

Episode 29 Trace Evidence 2nd Cast Monsters are a Trial

Part 3: The trial of serial killer Roger Reece Kibbe begins, with trace evidence on trial as well and much riding on the testimony of a shaky key witness. Karma comes around for the Roger Kibbe, as Jill updates the Kibbe case, leading to several other homicide investigations. And as in done in 2ndCast, Jill pulls the threads alluded to in the story, that of the poisoned beauty queen and others murdered by serial killer, David Allen Rundle, that spilled into the I-5 investigation. Brace yourself, monsters abound in this episode!
Source material, wine and appetizer suggestions can be found on the Murder Shelf Book Club blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com, August 2021. 
 
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Trust your gut! 
 

Episode 28 Trace Evidence by Bruce Henderson Pt 2- Hunting the Hunter

Part 2: The frustrated detectives hunker down to work what little evidence they have from the bodies of the young women slain by the I-5 strangler.   Working closely with the criminalists who provide the forensic science, more bodies are discovered that exhibit the ‘non-functional cutting” ritual unique to this serial killer. Once the killer is identified, how do they get enough evidence to arrest him before he kills again?  Join Jill as she tells the story of Detectives Kay Maulsby, Vito Bertocchini, Stan Reed, Pete Rosenquist, Jim Watson, and Lt Ray Biondi as they work the twists and turns hunting the hunter.
 
Find the episode sources on Jill's blog- www.murdershelfbookclub.com, August 2021.
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
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Episode 27 Trace Evidence By Bruce Henderson Pt 1- The Elusive Killer

Part 1: A gut-twisting behind the scenes police investigation story of the missing women, that triggers a realization that a serial killer is at work.  With twists and turns, law enforcement hunts for the elusive killer, who shows no signs of stopping. How many will die, as Lt Ray Biondi, Vito Bertocchini, Pete Rosenquist, Stan Reed, Harry Machen, Bob Bell, and Jim Streeter begin to gather the evidence and work through the suspect list of hundreds?  This is Jill’s favorite true crime book—and that’s saying a LOT.
 
Source material for the Trace Evidence trilogy is on Jill’s blog www.murdershelfbookclub.com, August 2021.
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
 
See you in 2 weeks! 
 
 

Episode 26 2nd Cast - Lost Girls: Mystery Continues Pt 3

Part 3: Another terrible murder sends out shockwaves of horror, rocking a family already mourning.  Victim advocacy, competing autopsies, and new evidence creates more questions. Arrests, trials, and a search for answers and justice are pursued as the Suffolk County Police Department comes under investigation for corruption.  What does this mean for the Long Island serial killer case?  Join Jill and find out the latest in this deep dive into sex, drugs, corruption, betrayal, and scandal.  
Our sources for the Lost Girls trilogy are on our blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com, June 2021.
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
See you in 2 weeks! 
 
 

Episode 25 Lost Girls by Robert Kolker Pt 2- Mystery Deepens

Part 2 Mystery Deepens!
With the discovery of 4 bodies on Gilgo Beach, the existence of a serial killer is realized, and the fate of the missing women is known. The families respond very differently, most of all, that of Mari Gilbert, whose daughter, Shannan, is not found with the others, Maureen, Melissa, Megan and Amber.  The torturous waiting begins as law enforcement belatedly begins to investigate the murders, as families cope with grief and disappointment, anger, and misunderstandings.  Join Jill as she delves into this intimate tale of murder, sex, drugs, endurance, heartache, and families coping with the unthinkable.   
Source material for the Lost Girls trilogy is on Jill’s blog www.murdershelfbookclub.com, June 2021.
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
 
 

Episode 24 Lost Girls by Robert Kolker Pt 1 - Mystery Begins

From 2007-2010, five young women vanished, Maureen, Melissa, Megan, Amber and Shannan.  And, except for their families, law enforcement and society did not care what had happened to them. Jill tells the stories of these women, the people they loved, the dreams that drove them, and the hard choices they felt they had to make.  Who were these young women, forever united by their deaths, but each unique and special in their own right. And how did they wind up buried on a beach or lost in the swamp of Long Island?  Find out what our next book is too! 
 
Source material for the Lost Girls trilogy is on Jill’s blog www.murdershelfbookclub.com.

Mini-Cast Flame Out, the Story of James L. Blackburn, A Wilderness of Error Pt 5

Part 5: From the pinnacle of judicial success, DOJ prosecutor James L Blackburn successfully prosecuted the Jeff MacDonald case, (See Episodes 21, 22, and 23, plus later Said Update), sending Green Beret doctor to jail for life for murdering his wife and two little girls. Now a celebrity judicial hero, Blackburn was on top of the world.  For years, he succeeded in all aspects his life, until he utterly blew it up one January 1993 morning. Arrested for embezzlement, forgery, and fraud, the former US attorney was now a felon and sentenced to prison. How did Blackburn go from celebrated prosecutor to jailed felon? How did he survive his ‘flame out’?  Follow his story with Jill, who pulls back the layers to expose the hard truths and orchestrated facades to tell a story you should not miss!  Subscribe so you do not miss an episode or mini-cast! Murder Bookies! Send your comments to Jill at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, Feb. 2021.
 
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
 
Source material for the Wilderness of Error trilogy is on Jill’s blog www.murdershelfbookclub.com- May 2021

Mini-Cast Update: A Wilderness of Family Annihilators- The Said Case

UPDATE! Part 4:   For 12 years the family of Patricia Owens waited for the first wave of justice for her daughters, Amina and Sarah Said. It took that long to capture the girls’ alleged murderer, their father, Yaser Abdel Said. The story doesn’t stop there.  Jill takes you through the investigative twists and turns that shattered a family seeking justice in this Episode 23 update (A Wilderness of Errors trilogy!).
Source material for A Wilderness of Family Annihilators episodes is on Jill's blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com, Feb. 2021.
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
 

Episode 23 Pt. 3, 2ndCast A Wilderness of Family Annihilators: 'Slaughter & Baseball'

Part 3: Tara and Jill take the plunge into the terror and pure evil of the family annihilator, those men who slaughter their wives, partners, children, even the pets and often, themselves. Mixing the latest psychology with stories pulled from the news reel, they explore the “WHY” of these cases, focusing Chris Watts, John List, Yasser Said, Mesac Damas and others. Did we mention baseball trivia?
 
Source material for the Wilderness of Error trilogy is on Jill’s blog www.murdershelfbookclub.com, Feb 2021.
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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
 
 

Episode 22 A Wilderness of Error by Errol Morris Pt 2 Lawyers, Lawsuits, Lunacy and Lies

Convicted of murdering his wife Colette and daughters Kimberly and Kristen, Jeffrey MacDonald begins serving his life sentence in 1979.  This is only beginning, however, as defense attorneys file appeal after appeal, going to bat repeatedly as they doggedly pursue justice.  Hidden evidence, disputed forensics,  missing jewelry, disbarred prosecutors, join Tara and Jill as they wind through the twists and turns over 40 years of legal maneuvering, affidavits, surprise recollections, shocking revelations, and appeals to the Supreme Court of the U.S. in the pursuit of truth.  Who killed Colette, Kimberly, and Kristen?
Send your comments to jillandtara@murdershelfbookclub.com and find our source materials on our blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com.