Life And Death On The Fringe

When a recent college graduate begins to show signs of a mental breakdown, restaurant workers attempt to help her. After LA Sheriff’s office is called, everything goes awry. Sources: Unsolved LA, ABC Channel 7, Los Angeles Times, and The Local: Voices of Malibu. Link to Unsolved in LA where audio and video discussed can be heard/seen https://abc7.com/mitrice-richardson-abc7-special-malibu-missing-unsolved-la/11349737/

This week’s episode is about a young 24 year old woman whose life was cut short. This is an ongoing investigation and her family needs your help to find her murderer. Sources: KHOU11, ABC13 and People.com.

The darkest side of cults are revealed in this weeks episode as we talk about the tragic end to 3 innocent lives. Sources: The Herald News, South Coast Murders and Mysteries, Commonwealth Vs. Carl H. Drew, Lines and Strings, Cults: The Fall River Cult Part 1 & 2.

Content Warning: Extreme violence, trauma and sexual assault. While the women of Laredo, Texas are being hunted down, can they trust law enforcement? Pt. 2 Sources: Dateline: The Streets of Laredo, The New York Times: Unraveling the Mystery of a 12 Day Killing Spree at the Border, KGNS News: Family and Friends of Melissa Ramirez Mourn the Loss of their Loved One, USA Today, Texas Monthly: The Hunt for the Serial Killer of Laredo, LMTonline: One Year Later: Guiselda Alicia Hernandez's Brother Feels the Bitter Pain of Loss, HM Media: Family of Laredo 'serial killer' victim mourns a life cut short.

Content Warning: Extreme violence, trauma and sexual assault. While the women of Laredo, Texas are being hunted down, can they trust law enforcement? Sources: Dateline: The Streets of Laredo, The New York Times: Unraveling the Mystery of a 12 Day Killing Spree at the Border, KGNS News: Family and Friends of Melissa Ramirez Mourn the Loss of their Loved One, USA Today, Texas Monthly: The Hunt for the Serial Killer of Laredo.

Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. The real killer is still out there. Sources: DigitalArchives.Alabama.Gov, Umbrasearch.org, Birmingham Times, The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/30/us/alabama-prisoners-are-accusing-police-of-using-60-s-cattle-prods.html), The Equal Justice Initiative, Corrections1.com (Kim Chandler at Associated Press), Joey Ledford UPI.com and Law.Justia.com.

April Beth Pitzer went out for a night on the town as a young 22 year-old. What happened to her as a result reverberated down through her life in ways that could have never been foreseen. Sources: The Mysterious Disappearance of April Pitzer by Sofia S., The Disappeared Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 20, Missing and Unsolved: The Cases That Haunt Me by Genevieve Maldi. Theme song for Life and Death on The Fringe written and recorded by Maggie Hurst, podcast engineered and recorded by Maggie Hurst, written and researched by DaNell Zepeda.

Jermain “Liz” Charlo went missing from Missoula, MT in the early morning hours of June 16th, 2018. Her case remains unsolved to this day. Sources: Connie Walker from the podcast Stolen by Gimlet Media, The Missoulian, Missoula Current, KPAX News, uncovered.com, https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/

Feb. 8th, 2018, Willy Jones Jr. was found hanging on a pecan tree outside of his girlfriend’s house. The “investigation” into this case was closed after just 40 short minutes. Lynching or suicide? Sources: Washington Post, Associated Press, The Mississippi Clarion Ledger, KTLA Channel 5, JulianFreedom.org, WLBT3 Channel 3, and The New York Amsterdam News.

The Case of Poe Delwyn Black: This is the unsolved murder of Poe Black, an indigenous trans man and the systems that failed him. Poe became unhoused at approximately 10 years old according to what little information can be found about him. At the tender age of 21 his life was taken and law enforcement are still looking for persons of interest in his case. “Knives” was last seen in Oregon and fled Slab City with Poe Blacks lover before either of them could be questioned in regards to Poe’s homicide. Sources: The HRC, Advocate.com, P!nk News, LA Blade, Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondence and Everytown.org. If you or someone you love needs help you can call The National Domestic Violenice Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text Start to 88788. If you have information about Poe Black‘s murder please call the Imperial County’s Sheriff’s Office at 442-265-2045 and reference case number 2105-0841. ”Knives” was last seen in an older model Honda Accord (Grey or Silver) in Wolf Creek, OR.

Trigger Warning: Murder and tampering with a deceased person. Sources: 11Alive News, GiveSendGo, Yahoo News, WJCL News, The Gainesville Times, People Magazine, AJC News and The Atlanta Journal. Sarai Gomez moved to the US from Ecuador searching for opportunities and was coerced into sex work which ultimately led to her death. Join us while we discuss her case.

Trigger Warning: Domestic Assault and Dismemberment. edit: Dilkon, AZ is the correct name of the city referred to in this episode. Sources: Strong Hearts Native Helpline, ICT, The Charley Project, KPNX AZ, KOAT NM.