Episode 237 - The Murder of John & Lois McCullough & The Cleveland Kidnappings

from Crime, Wine & Chaos · host Amber Clifton | Naomi Lackaff

This week, Naomi covers the shocking details of the case of a UK woman who killed her parents and went to great lengths to cover up her crime.Then Amber tells the story of the Cleveland Kidnappings. Between 2002 and 2004, Ariel Castro abducted Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus from the Cleveland, Ohio, and held them captive in his home at 2207 Seymour Avenue. Naomi's sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ywjvwe01nohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_John_and_Lois_McCulloughhttps://people.com/virginia-mccullough-killed-parents-lived-bodies-four-years-8730630https://www.judiciary.ukRex-v-Virginia-McCullough-Sentencing-remarks.pdfhttps://news.sky.com/story/virginia-mccullough-tells-police-youve-caught-the-bad-guyhttps://www.hellomagazine.com/mccullough-murders-explainedhttps://www.lbc.co.uk/news/virginia-mccullough-murder-essex-great-baddow-police-arrest/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/parents-murdered-by-daughter-virginia-mcculloughhttps://www.echo-news.co.uk/virginia-mccullough-jailed-family-tribute-parents/https://themovietrain.com/woman-murdered-her-parents-hid-the-secret-for-four-years/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-66844514https://www.the-independent.com/dad-family-john-chelmsford-crown-court-virginiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CErp-FuenFgAmber's Sources: Why Cleveland Is Often Called 'The Mistake On The Lake'Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors: Where Are They Now?Watch 20/20 Season 42 Episode 12 Trapped OnlineCleveland MissingLinks to survivor's books:Michelle Knight’s Second Book Support the show

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