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Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
In Part 2, our authors, George Jared and Jennifer Bucholtz, head to the scene of the crime, the carport, where Deborah Sue Williamson was gruesomely murdered on Aug 24, 1975. There, they see the site through the eyes of the victim AND the killer. Armed with more questions, they continue interview subjects as well as possible suspects, building a case file, larger than that of the Lubbock Police Department's--who also meets with these motivated investigators, with all determined to figure out- Who Killed Deborah Sue? Don’t miss Part 2 of Silent Silhouette.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Good Kwanzaa and Happy New Year 2025 to all.
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ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Sources, photographs, diagrams, recipes and wine pairings are found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com.
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Young newlywed Deborah Sue Williamson was living in Lubbock Texas in August 1975. While her husband was at work, Debbie was viciously murdered in the carport of their home. Many suspects were investigated- her husband, her brother, good family friends- but no one was arrested as the case went cold. Then came a break, serial killer Henry Lee Lucas confessed to the murder. The problem was: Lucas lied, and Debbie’s killer remained on the loose. Enter Investigative journalist and true crime author, George Jared, and former Army counterintelligence agent and university professor, Jennifer Bucholtz, who had previously helped to solve the Rebekah Gould homicide case, using a crowdsourcing method. Delving into the events that transpired on that dark, tragic night, examining case files, photographs, and conducting new interviews with eyewitnesses, they set out to determine - Who Killed Deborah Sue?
IF you have any information that might help solve this case, please be the hero of the story! Lubbock PD 806-775-2865.
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Sources, photographs, diagrams, recipes and wine pairings are found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com.
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Back discussing his latest book, the “most prolific cold case investigator in the United State for single-event homicides,” Chief Clay Bryant is here, chatting w. Jill about his newest book, on the murder of Vieng Phovixay. A young woman, with a harrowing family history, Vieng is poised on the brink of truly living the American Dream, when she suddenly went missing, her family stricken with fear and deep foreboding. Two years later, their beloved daughter and sister’s decomposing body was found. Inexplicably, her case went cold, a bureaucracy ground slowly ahead, justice crushed under its weight—Until Clay Bryant learned of the case and set the matter right once again.
We loved Clay Bryant’s two previous books, covered in Episodes 66-69: Solving the West Georgia Murder of Gwendolyn Moore- A Cry from the Well, and The Cold Case Murder of Fred Wilkerson- Untangling the Black Widow’s Web in West Georgia. Do not miss this latest book- Out Now! It's a perfect holiday gift, stocking stuffer or Secret Santa!
Purchase SOLIVING THE MURDER OF VIENG PHOVIXAY on Amazon
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Sources, photographs, diagrams, recipes and wine pairings are found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com, Dec 2024
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
A very special episode- Host of The Consult- Real Life Profilers podcast, retired FBI Profiler Julia Cowley is joining Jill! The women speak about a range of topics, from most impactful true crime books and career paths, to analyzing the JonBenet Ramsey case, Julia’s profile and insights into the Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo, serial killer Israel Keyes and more—This is not the episode to miss! Dropped early for your enjoyment, Happy Thanksgiving, Murder Bookies! So thankful for you!
Listen to THE CONSULT !
(Btw, Julia’s episode on the JonBenet Ramsey case just came out! Don’t’ miss it!)
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Sources, photographs, diagrams, recipes and wine pairings are found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com.
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Episode 105 “Exonerate the West Memphis 3” - An Interview with Dan Stidham, Defense Attorney and co-author of A Harvest of Innocence: The True Story of the West Memphis Murder Case
Part 4: In a heartfelt interview, author Dan Stidham and Jill discuss the inside story of defending the West Memphis Three’s Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin as a young, inexperienced attorney, caught up in mass hysteria. The malignant prosecution that conspired with a biased judge to convict three innocent teenagers for the 3 horrendous murders of 8-year-old boys, left a killer loose in Arkansas. Threatened, attacked, treated as a pariah, Dan suffers from PTSD, even as he receives new tips and information to this day. With Misskelley and Baldwin out of prison (along with Echols), today Dan pursues the exoneration of the West Memphis Three, and—long overdue justice for the victims, Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers, who’s killer has never been identified-- but Dan and Jill both have theories on WHO committed these gruesome murders!.
Buy A Harvest of Innocence by Dan Stidham & Tom McCarthy on Amazon- (highly recommended!
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Sources, photographs, diagrams, recipes and wine pairings are found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com - Dec 2024
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! !
Part 3
In this stunning episode, Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols languish in prison, as the Paradise Lost films are released, causing the public to become aware of the injustice and wrongful convictions of the West Memphis Three. Claiming ineffective counsel and a violation of Jason and Jessie’s rights, Dan Stidham fights for a new trial, with new attorneys joining the team. Then, out of the blue, Dan receives a shocking call- an Alford Plea has been accepted and the West Memphis Three, after 18 years and 78 days, are released from prison. Stunned by the rapid twist of events, Dan strives to understand what happened and why, as devastating revelations come forth.
(Part 4: Join Jill for her interview with Dan Stidham in 2 weeks!)
Buy A Harvest of Innocence by Dan Stidham & Tom McCarthy on Amazon- (highly recommended!)
Sources, photographs, recipes and drink information can be found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com – Oct 2024.
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Contact: jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, or X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. Join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book!
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Part 2: Preparing for trial, against all odds, defense attorney Dan Stidham gathers world-class experts from a variety of fields, ready to prove his client, Jessie Misskelley, did not kill the 3 boys of West Memphis, wasn't at the crime scene, and his confession should be inadmissible according to the law. But judicial hijinks derail the Defense’s plans as the State repeatedly violates Jessie’s rights. Convicted, a bewildered teenage, Jessie tries to adjust to prison, as Dan vows to never quit until Jessie is out of prison.
Filing appeal after appeal, the court stacks the deck against the defense. Adapting to his new pariah status, Dan sees the tide begin to change when the film, Paradise Lost is released, exposing judicial malfeasance and a case that rests on sketchy evidence & flawed eyewitness testimony. Meanwhile, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin remain in prison, with Damien Echols on -death row-.
Ep 104 'Paradise Imperfect" on A Harvest of Innocence, will drop in two weeks!
Buy A Harvest of Innocence by Dan Stidham & Tom McCarthy on Amazon- (highly recommended!
Sources, photographs, recipes and drink information can be found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com – Oct 2024.
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Part 1: West Memphis, AR May 5, 1993: After riding their bikes around the neighborhood, three 8-year-old Cub Scouts went missing, Found the next day submerged in a drainage ditch in the woods, this heartbreaking triple homicide would ultimately leave 6 families utterly devastated. 30-year-old attorney, Dan Stidham, would agree to take on 16-year-old accused murderer, Jessie Misskelley, as a client, pro bono, working on a plea deal that would spare Jessie the death penalty. This choice that would propel him onto a professional path that would test his dedication to his client, his decision to become a lawyer, and his faith, while trampling his marriage and his mental health. Meet Dan Stidham, victims, Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore, their parents, and the 3 teenagers sucked into the judicial abyss- Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, with Dan Stidham struggling against the worst possible confluence of players in the judicial system of West Arkansas, as the Satanic Panic raged.
Buy A Harvest of Innocence by Dan Stidham & Tom McCarthy on Amazon- (highly recommended!)
Sources, photographs, recipes and drink information can be found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com – Oct 2024.
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
See you in two weeks!
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Part 3: Now a homicide detective, Lindsey continues to change the system as she investigates the Bundy serial murder case, kidnappings, serial rapes, and murders. And all the while, she continued to work the unsolved 1986 Jennifer Bastian case. When a huge breakthrough occurs, it throws the Bastian and Michella Welch cases into new scrutiny- exposing the monsters, that were hidden in the shadows.
Buy Lindsey’s book on Amazon (highly recommended!) or check out the link on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com Sept 2024.
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Sources, photographs, diagrams, recipes and wine pairings are found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com.
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Part 2: Now in the Special Assault Unit, Det. Lindsey Wade and her partner investigate heartbreaking child abuse cases, violent serial rapist cases, and the kidnapping of 12-year-old Zina Linnik. Connecting the dots across jurisdictions, many perpetrators face justice. Yet, her attention returned again and again to the unsolved murder of Jennifer Bastian, even as other cases are solved with new technological breakthroughs, and changes in procedure, initiated by Det. Lindsey Wade, who holds SVPs accountable for their crimes. What's a SVP? Listen! You know Jill will give you ALL the details!
Buy Lindsey’s book on Amazon (highly recommended!) or on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com Sept 2024.
ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025: My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched! Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast!
Share your thoughts with me at jill@murdershelfbookclub.com, on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST!
Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.
See you in 2 weeks!