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College aged men across the US have been going missing for decades, only to be discovered drowned days (sometimes even months) later. When smiley faces were discovered at many of the presumed drowning sites, it raised the question: Was this the act of a serial killing group or just creepy coincidences? Get comfy, don't grafitti smiley faces, and enjoy. For photos relating to today's case, check out @newfearpod on instagram. Theme music by Big G on Spotify. Sources: The Smiley Face Killers Conspiracy Theory Died Down. Then Came TikTok Fordham Murder Case Resurfaces After 22 Years - The Observer Smiley Face Killers Map: Where Were The Alleged Victims Found? | Crime News Alleged Smiley Face Killer Victims: Dakota James, Tommy Booth, Lucas Hohman | Crime News Could Alleged ‘Smiley Face’ Victim Brian Welzien Have Fallen Into Lake Michigan As Investigators Initially Theorized? Brian Welzien Was Possibly Dead Before He 'Drowned,' Says Forensic Pathologist | Crime News Why Alleged ‘Smiley Face’ Victim Todd Geib Could Have Been Drugged With Antidepressants Decomposition ‘Pig’ Test Suggests Body Of Potential ‘Smiley Face’ Victim Todd Geib Was Not In Water Since Day He Went Missing

On March 28, 1995, Sherwood Brown was found guilty in a triple homicide case and sentenced to death. For 28 years, 23 on death row, he fought for his innocence. In 2021, the courts finally agreed with his counsel and exonerated him, making him the 100th African American in the US since 1973 to be exonerated from a wrongful conviction and death sentence. Get comfy, trust the DNA evidence, and enjoy. Sources: Sherwood Brown Exonerated in Mississippi, 186th Death-Row Exoneration Since 1973 | Death Penalty Information Center Sherwood Brown - National Registry of Exonerations Wrongly convicted man survived 23 years on death row knowing he was innocent

Between 1992 and 1995, at least three different men in a small Mississippi town were convicted for brutal rape and murders: Two were sentenced to death and one to life in prison. Today, all three men have been exonerated. The reason for their exoneration? Flimsy forensics. Get comfy, approach bite mark evidence with a healthy dose of skepticism, and enjoy. Sources: Eddie Lee Howard Is Exonerated After 26 Years on Mississippi Death Row - Innocence Project Eddie Lee Howard, Jr. - National Registry of Exonerations The Life and Legacy of Levon Brooks - Innocence Project Levon Brooks - National Registry of Exonerations Kennedy Brewer - Innocence Project Kennedy Brewer - National Registry of Exonerations Life After Exoneration with Kennedy Brewer in Mississippi - Innocence Project 'They Want To Erase Me From History:' Bite Mark Analyst Dr. Michael West Bristles At Criticism Of Him And His Work

In the early 2000s, a jury in Mississippi convicted Leigh Stubbs and Tami Vance of a brutal assault. The prosecution’s theory on what happened relied on junk science, homophobic bias and omission of contradicting evidence. Were they really guilty or did the real attacker get away free? Join your host, Aine, in discussing the wrongful conviction of Leigh Stubbs and Tami Vance. Get comfy, don’t trust bite marks, and enjoy.  Sources: ‘Bite Marks,’ Homophobia, and Bias: How Two Women Were Wrongly Convicted Because They Loved Each Other - Innocence Project Leigh Stubbs - National Registry of Exonerations Leigh Stubbs, Mississippi Woman, Serving 44-Year Sentence Despite Discredited Testimony | HuffPost Latest News Forensic Bitemark Analysis Not Supported by Sufficient Data, NIST Draft Review Finds Why Bite Mark Evidence Should Never Be Used in Criminal Trials - Innocence Project

On May 24, 2013, 8 year old Gabriel Fernandez died as a consequence of heinous torture and abuse at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. His death raises the question: Why do the very systems designed to help children not step in to save them when all signs point to severe harm? PROTECT ALL KIDS. For images relating to today's case, go to @newfearpod on instagram. Sources: 'Nothing short of evil': Judge sentences mother to life in prison and her boyfriend to death in Gabriel Fernandez murder case - Los Angeles Times  Charges dismissed against social workers linked to Gabriel Fernandez's killing  Gabriel Fernandez, 8, was tortured to death. His mother didn’t like her life sentence. This is what a judge had to say.  Honorable Mention Given to Gabriel Fernandez at Palmdale Graduation Ceremony - The San Fernando Valley Sun  The Heartbreaking Story Behind Netflix's Documentary Series The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez L.A. County DCFS Failed to Protect Gabriel Fernandez - The Atlantic

When a 10 year old boy dies from a fatal brain bleed within days of disclosing to his mother his sexual orientation, police quickly rule the death suspicious. What would become apparent in the investigation is the multitude of failures by the very systems designed to protect this boy and his siblings. Get comfy, educate yourself on issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community daily, and enjoy. If you or anyone you know is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and needs help, you can text START to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386 to speak with a crisis counselor from the Trevor Project in the US. If you live in Ireland you can call the free National LGBT+ Helpline at 1800 929 539. Sources: Full coverage: The death of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos - Los Angeles Times The horrific death of Anthony Avalos and the many missed chances to save him At Anthony Avalos murder trial, siblings testify about alleged family torture - Los Angeles Times Years of abuse allegations reported at Lancaster home before boy died - Los Angeles Times Sheriff's investigators arrest mother's boyfriend in death of 10-year-old Lancaster boy - Los Angeles Times Anthony Avalos torture-murder case: Mother, boyfriend sentenced to life in prison without parole - CBS Los Angeles Anthony Avalos' mother and her boyfriend convicted of murder in child abuse case Anthony Avalos' mother and her boyfriend sentenced to life for murder of 10-year-old 'Nothing short of monsters': Prosecutors sum up torture allegations in Anthony Avalos' death $32-million settlement approved in child abuse death of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos FBI’s Annual Crime Report — Amid State of Emergency, Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Hit Staggering Record Highs Being an LGBTQ+ Ally - HRC Digital Reports

In 1942, a string of young girls throughout Pascagoula, Mississippi, woke up with less hair than they went to bed with. Why was this happening, though? Would cops ever find the aptly named phantom barber terrorizing their town? Get comfy, protect your hair tonight, and enjoy. Sources: The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula - The official blog of Newspapers.com Phantom Barber: The Strange Crime Spree That Will Have You Scratching Your Head The Strange Case of the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula - The CrimeWire Trace Evidence: How It’s Done

After his business partner is shot in an assassination attempt, Dr. Ford is quickly suspected as the mastermind behind it all. What police and the neighborhood weren’t expecting was for the investigation to uncover potential ties to South African Biological warfare. Was Dr Ford just your friendly neighborhood gynecologist or did he have another life no one knew about? Get comfy, don't trust your neighborhood gynecologist, and enjoy. Sources: The Doctor — Dr. Larry C. Ford — Crime Library California Doctor's Suicide Leaves Many Troubling Mysteries Unsolved - The New York Times 'Dr. Death' And His Accomplice - CBS News anthrax - AMBOSS botulism - AMBOSS

When a young boy shows up in Spain, 3 years after he went missing from San Antonio, Texas, the Barclay family couldn’t believe their luck. But was it really luck that brought their child back to them, or was it something more sinister?  The Chameleon | The New Yorker Interview: The private detective who uncovered The Imposter Was Nicholas Barclay ever found? What happened to teenager as Netflix drops true crime doc The Imposter Who is Frédéric Bourdin: The Imposter who lived in Rutherglen under alias Benjamin Kent - Scottish Daily Express The Art of the Con and Why People Fall for It | Psychology Today Ireland Understanding the Con Artist: The Psychology Behind Scams | by Forest Path Digital | Medium

In 1933, Monsieur Rene Lancelin returned home to a completely pitch black house after his wife and daughter failed to attend a party. What followed would shock EVERYONE and tear psychiatrists apart about a psychiatric condition called Folie A Deux. This is the Papin Sisters case. Get comfy, beware of your friends and enjoy. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/papin-sisters https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/The-Crime-of-the-Papin-Sisters-1932 Christine & Léa Papin | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Papin Sisters: The Shocking 1933 Murder Case That Horrified France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_and_Léa_Papin Shared Psychotic Disorder - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf https://www.proquest.com/docview/230497450?accountid=14507&parentSessionId=FFuSa8GKQKeF2%2BB7vXxtl477%2Fytm%2B7lrvw%2BowCG%2By34%3D&pq-origsite=summon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_à_deux

In 2010, Sam Schultz woke up in a strange bed, completely naked. In 2018, they would go public with what they experienced 8 years prior. What would follow was 5 more years of torture at the hands of his perpetrators and their supporters, as well as a conversation surrounding male survivors of rape.  Get comfy, reject toxic masculinity myths, and enjoy.  Sources For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing | AP News After singer David Daniels' guilty plea, the victim speaks out Singer claims he was drugged and raped in 2010 by classical music power couple Opera Singer David Daniels Accused Of Rape : NPR Second Man Accuses Opera Star David Daniels Of Sexual Assault : NPR Hearing Male Survivors by Dr George Severs — (Un)Silenced: Institutional Sexual Violence Male rape survivors suffer in silence. We need to help them talk | Owen Jones | The Guardian Male Survivors of Rape and Sexual Assault: Myths & Misconceptions Sexual Assault of Men and Boys | RAINN Man Up: How the Stigma of Masculinity Can Hurt Male Survivors | Blog | RISE | TTU What is Toxic Masculinity and How it Impacts Mental Health

In 2015, two bikers stopped a Brock Turner during a sexual assault on an unconscious woman. What was to follow would prompt a larger discussion of the correct punishment for sexual assault and the way our language perpetuates rape culture. This is Chanel Miller’s story. Get comfy, call out your friend's rape jokes, and enjoy. For photos relating to the case, follow @newfearpod on instagram Sources: Stanford rape case: Inside the court documents Revisiting the Brock Turner Case | The New Yorker Chanel Miller on why she refuses to be reduced to the 'Brock Turner sexual assault victim' Know My Name by Chanel Miller review – memoir of a sexual assault Brock Turner’s Statement - The New York Times Court Statement of Stanford Rape Victim - The New York Times California passes mandatory sentences for sexual assault after Stanford scandal How Brock Turner Changed California's Rape Laws - The Atlantic Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics | RAINN Sexual Assault Statistics https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2018/10/deconstructing-rape-culture The Language Behind Rape

This week's episode covers the rape kit backlog through the cases of serial rapist Joseph Beaty and serial rapists David and Jeffrey Briney. These cases exemplify how the justice systems refusal to recognize sexual assault as a serious crime has allowed rapists to remain at large and continue to harm others. Get comfy, contact your representatives, and enjoy. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and each week I will be putting out an episode regarding sexual assault. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can find resources and a helpline via https://www.rainn.org. If you want to help end the rape kit backlog in your state, you can find resources and links at endthebacklog.org. Sources: ‘Cold Case Rape Kit Testing’ Puts Serial Rapist Behind Bars Serial rape suspect released from jail - Oak Cliff No testing, no pattern. Serial rapist connected to seven assaults in Dallas. Alleged serial rapist arrested after new unit begins to test decades-old rape kits DeKalb County: DNA testing links Georgia brothers to unsolved rape cases from the 1980s | CNN Accused serial rapists, also brothers, indicted in decades-old sexual assault cases across metro Atlanta, district attorney says DeKalb County DA announces arrest of brothers linked to 1980s rapes, robberies Why the Backlog Exists Addressing the Rape Kit Backlog | RAINN States Struggle With Rape Kit Backlogs Despite Funding Efforts About the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative What Is a Rape Kit and Forensic Medical Examination? – End The Backlog

This week's episode covers the story of Nicole Addimando. This is an important story entailing criminalized survivorship and broaches the topic of when get a survivor kill their abuser? Get comfy and enjoy. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and each week I will be putting out an episode regarding sexual assault and the laws or resources available for survivors. If you have experienced sexual assault, you can contact RAINN via https://www.rainn.org or the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence at https://ncadv.org. Criminalized Survival — Nikki Addimando When can a woman who kills her abuser claim self defense The Battered Woman Syndrome by Lenore EA Walker, 2016

Friday, March 8th, was International Women's Day, a day to highlight the inequalities women face daily. To celebrate this day, I wanted to highlight the US Women's National Soccer Team's fight for equal pay after years of clear and evident discrimination and inequality at the hands of the US Soccer Federation. This is just one moment of women getting equal pay, but demonstrates a much greater issue worldwide: The Gender Pay Gap. Today, and everyday, we have a duty to ensure all women are equal to each other and to men. Sources: What does it mean to truly inspire inclusion? 1 in every 10 women in the world lives in extreme poverty Maternity deaths at highest levels in 20 years, study finds | UK News The deadly inequities of gender bias in healthcare | Concern Worldwide Health | European Institute for Gender Equality The Enduring Grip of the Gender Pay Gap. U.S. women's national soccer team pay discrimination claim - Wikipedia

Join Aine and special guest Aaron, her boyfriend, for a very special episode 10. Today, we cover the horrors LaToya Ammons and her family endured in the "Demon House." Get comfy, don't go looking for ghosts, and enjoy. For photos relating to the case, follow @newfearpod on instagram. Sources: https://catapult.co/stories/losing-my-religion-parents-childhood-spiritual-warfare https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a30681/indy-star-exorcism-story/ https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/2014/01/25/the-disposession-of-latoya-ammons/4892553/ https://medium.com/sinister-silhouettes/the-exorcisms-of-latoya-ammons-c8d128d4f66

This week's case is a shorter one, but covers the case of one of World War 2's most dangerous women: Mathilde Carre, or La Chatte. She swapped ship not once, not twice, but three times in total, but was it as bad as it seems? Get comfy, don't fall into espionage, and enjoy. Sources: https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/mathilde-carré-the-second-world-war-s-exceedingly-dangerous-woman/⁠  Carré, Mathilde (1908–c. 1970) | Encyclopedia.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilde_Carré https://academic.oup.com/fh/article/33/1/153/5470379?login=true How a triple agent called 'the Cat' got the cream of Britain's spy network | The Independent The Psychology of Espionage

February 3rd was National Missing Persons Day in the US, a day aimed to raise awareness for the countless unsolved missing persons cases in the country. The hope is that with increased awareness, new information will come forward and hopefully help find some of these individuals. In honor of this, I am sharing the stories of Christopher Dansby, Shane Walker and Andre Bryant, three boys who went missing from New York in 1989. Get comfy, check the NamUs database, and call police if you have any information about any of the cases. NamUs database: https://namus.nij.ojp.gov Sources: Should You Buy Life Insurance for Children? | TIME Stamped Christopher Milton Dansby – The Charley Project Missing: Christopher Milton "Choo Choo" Dansby | New York, NY | Uncovered https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday/101972977/ "Lost Boy Spurs Intense Search, Fear in Harlem" article in New York, New York on Sat, May 20 1989 "Tot Search Continues" - Newsday Sun May 21, 1989 "Toddlers kidnapped from city park" - Daily News Sun May 6 2001 "Police Link Missing Boys: Say baby-stealing ring could be possibility" - Newsday Tuesday Aug 15, 1989 Chilling cold case: Mom faces park where son disappeared for first time - ABC7 New York Christopher Dansby & Shane Walker - 2 Families Cope with Vanishings - Newspapers.com™ 135DMNY - Shane Anthony Walker Christopher Dansby and Shane Walker What Happened to Unsolved Mysteries' Christopher Dansby and Shane Walker? Andre Terrence Bryant – The Charley Project Murdered Mother, Missing Infant. The tragic case of Monique Rivera &… | by Jenn Baxter | Medium  Murdered Mother, Missing Infant. The tragic case of Monique Rivera &… | by Jenn Baxter | Medium National Missing Persons Day Aims to Increase Awareness and Locate Missing Individuals | Kankakee Times

January was National Stalking Awareness Month in the United States. For this second episode in my two part series on stalking cases, I cover the case of Rebecca Schaeffer and the crucial laws that came of her senseless murder to protect every American and their right to privacy. Get comfy, check your protection to DMV privacy, and enjoy. If you want to learn more about the laws regarding stalking, or in need of helpful resources, I have linked RAINN and the SPARC's resources in my instagram bio (@newfearpod). Theme Music by: @bigg.musiic on instagram or Big G on Spotify Sources: The Hollywood Murder That Made States Take Stalking Seriously | The Saturday Evening Post ABC's 20/20 episode, Your Biggest Fan Obsessive Fan Murder Trial (CA v. Bardo 1991) Court TV Archives Death of actress aided by state’s failure to protect data in 1989 - Inside CDCR Fan Convicted of Murder in Actress' Slaying : Trial: Judge also rules that the obsessed Robert Bardo lay in wait for Rebecca Schaeffer, requiring a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. - Los Angeles Times The day a young actress on the verge of becoming a big star was killed in cold blood: 'The world just seemed physically wrong' - ABC News H.R.3365 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1993 Driver's Privacy Protection Act - Wikipedia The Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) and the Privacy of Your State Motor Vehicle Record

January is National Stalking Awareness Month in the United States. For the first episode in my two part series on stalking cases, I cover the Theresa Saldana story and the tireless work that she did to advocate for victim's of violent crime and stalking. Get comfy, remember you are not at fault, and enjoy. If you want to learn about the laws in your state, use this link here: Stalking Laws | Stalking Awareness & Prevention | SPARC RAINN.org is a helpful resource for sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence: About RAINN Theme Music by: @bigg.musiic on instagram or Big G on Spotify Sources: When death came to town: How Aberdeen killer Arthur Jackson tried to murder Hollywood actress Theresa Saldana Interview of Theresa Saldana for Spotlight by Ryan Keating A Vicious Crime Blossoms into Victim Advocacy: The Story of Actress Theresa Saldana  Theresa Saldana, Best Known For ‘The Commish,’ Victims’ Advocacy, Dies At 61 Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984) People v. Jackson (1984) THERESA SALDANA: A Victim Who Survived Now Waits, With Fear - The Washington Post Actress Theresa Saldana left her hospital bed Tuesday to... - UPI Archives A Crime Without End : Theresa Saldana's Nightmare Is Real: Her Attacker May Be Free in 13 Days The Shocking 1982 Hollywood Attack That Raised Awareness About Stalking http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0407/13/lkl.00.html Stalking RAINN

This week's episode covers the fatal poisoning of Steven Robards, a 38 year old United States postal worker. Get comfy, skip the beans and enjoy. Please rate and share with your friends if you enjoyed this week's episode. You can follow us on instagram @newfearpod. Sources: Marie Robards: Deadly Daughter Article titled "Teen girl on trial for father's murder" from the Galveston Daily News page 8 on Monday 06 May 1996 https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/poisoning-daddy/ Case Definition: Barium Poisoning ATSDR Barium Tox Profile Youthful parricide: child abuse is not the primary motivator (invited paper) | Emerald Insight A Moral Tragedy: Patricide and Step-Patricide - George B. Palermo, 2014 The Psychology of Parricide: When Children Kill Their Own Parents | Crime Traveller Parricide: An Introduction for Clinical and Forensic Mental Health Professionals - Concordia St. Paul

This week, we discuss one of the most horrific cults most people don't know about. Get comfy, stay away from LSD and enjoy. For photos relating to this case, follow @newfearpod on instagram. Sources: Growing up with The Family: inside Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s sinister cult | Documentary films | The Guardian The Family: Stories from inside the Australian cult led by self-proclaimed mystic Anne Hamilton-Byrne - CBS News Family cult leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne dead at 98 | Religion | The Guardian Inside the bizarre 1960s cult, The Family: LSD, yoga and UFOs The Family Cult And Its Messianic Leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne 12 Signs That Someone May Be Involved With a Cult | Psychology Today Ireland How to Tell If Someone You Know Is in a Cult - ATTN: What Makes a Cult a Cult? | The New Yorker

This week, we discuss an attempted murder and murder all fueled by money. Get comfy, pay off your debt the legal way and enjoy. For photos relating to this case, check instagram @newfearpod. Sources: Forensic Files S2E6 "Blood Trail", forensicsciencesimplified.org article Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, crime-scene-investigator.net article Direct Reflective Lighting, history.com article Man attempts to kill wife for money using car bomb

This week we discuss the murders of Martin Brown and Brian Howe and look into the psychopathic kid who did it. Get comfy, watch your kids extra close and listen here for Episode 2: Killer Kid. Check out my instagram page @newfearpod for images relating to the case.

This week, we discuss the case of Stephen B Small and venture into the world of being buried alive. Get comfy, lock your doors and enjoy.