MurderCast 015: Marjorie Booth Donnelly O'Rourke

Just before 9 PM on Feb 21, 1977, firefighters are dispatched to 2740 N. Pinegrove, in Chicago, Illinois. A woman's body, a hospital worker named Teresita Basa, is found stabbed and burned inside her apartment. The case goes cold. But six months later, a doctor claims that the spirit of the murdered woman possessed his wife on several occasions, seeking justice and naming her killer. Did the ghost of Teresita Basa possess her co-worker’s body in order to attain retribution for her murder?MurderCast is now on Patreon, where you can directly support the show’s production for as little as one dollar an episode. As a one man operation, it can be hard to balance the podcast with my other obligations, but with your support, I can focus more time and energy on producing more episodes. In exchange you’ll get early access, ad-free episodes, and other patron-only rewards. So please visit MurderCast now has a patreon page where you can directly support the show’s production for as little as one dollar an episode. As a one man operation, it can be hard to balance the podcast with my other obligations, but with your support, I can focus more time and energy on producing more episodes. In exchange you’ll get early access, ad-free episodes, and other patron-only rewards. So please visit https://www.patreon.com/murdercast

A Murdercast exclusive! On September 21, 1950, Marjorie O'Rourke left for a trip to the grocery store but did not return, abandoning her three children and husband. For decades her son Robert tried finding her to reconnect with his mother, even hiring private investigators, but to no avail. After a chance meeting with a genealogist, Robert's son, who is carrying on the search for his grandmother, discovers what may be a horrifying truth about his family history, up-ending everything he had learned regarding his family history that could tear his own family apart. You are listening to Murdercast.Please support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/murdercastPlease consider giving a 100% tax-deductible donation to our 501-C3 sponsor Love of Dogz Fund by visiting: http://www.luvofdogz.org/Please check out If The Walls Could Talk podcast:https://ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com/

October 11th, 2016. Zambia, South Africa. Dr. Larry Rudolf and his wife Bianca began packing up their belongings for their return flight to the United States later that day. The couple had just finished a hunting trip where Bianca had hoped to kill a leopard. Unfortunately Bianca did not get to shoot her leopard. No trophy to behead and mount on the wall as a momento. But there would be a killing before the evening was over. Was the death a terrible accident? Was it a suicide like some claimed? Or was there more to this story? Let’s face it, after all, this is not Accidental Death-Cast. You are listening to Murdercast. Thank you to Nakia Gorden for reading the intro and Victor Olumide for additional voicing.Please make a tax-deductible donation to Luv of Dogz:https://www.luvofdogz.org/donate/Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/murdercastSubscribe to Southern Gothic:https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic

Dan Markel Summer, 2014. On a humid July morning in Tallahassee, University of Florida law professor Dan Markel pulls into the garage of his home after dropping his two children off at school. As he chats with a friend on his cell phone, he notices a car pull in behind him. After some muffled sounds, two gunshots are heard, then the line goes dead...and so does Dan Markel. Who would want to kill this popular and highly-regarded university professor? You are listening to MurderCast.