Question 1

Sources

Accepted Answer

The Cleveland Kidnapping Case: A timeline of events(https://www.cbsnews.com/news/timeline-of-events-the-cleveland-kidnapping-case/)
 
Cuyahoga County Court Psychiatric Clinic: Competency Report(https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1154088-castrocopetency.html)
 
Cleveland suspect Ariel Castro: A troubling portrait emerges(https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-castro-abuse-history-20130509-story.html)
 
Ariel Castro Loved Daughter, Wanted to Get Caught, Lawyer Says(https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ariel-castro-loved-daughter-wanted-get-caught-lawyer-says-n98126)
 
Ariel Castro’s alleged abuse, sadism is all too common(https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/10/world/opinion-ragan-abuse/index.html)
 
Ariel Castro files: Kidnapper and rapist tells of abuse as a child, says never suicidal (document)(https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/05/ariel_castro_files_kidnapper_a.html)
 
Ariel Castro testimony rejected by experts: 'He is not sick'(https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ariel-castro-testimony-rejected-by-experts-he-is-not-sick-1.1302652)
 
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus found 'Hope' during years trapped in Seymour Avenue home of Ariel Castro (book review)(https://www.cleveland.com/books/2015/04/amanda_berry_and_gina_dejesus.html)
 
Why Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus Don't Speak with Fellow Victim Michelle Knight(https://people.com/crime/cleveland-kidnapping-survivors-dont-speak-to-michelle-knight/)
 
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus reveal why they don’t speak with Michelle Knight(https://kfor.com/news/amanda-berry-gina-dejesus-reveal-why-they-dont-speak-with-michelle-knight/)
 
Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults(https://clevelandmissing.org/)
 
Lily's Ray of Hope(https://www.lilysrayofhope.org/)
 
What Happened to Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight After They Escaped from Captor Ariel Castro?(https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/cleveland-kidnapping-survivors-now)
 
Amanda Berry's emotional call to 911(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aoxryWaSqc)
 
Statements on behalf of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight(https://newyork.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14578484/2013/08/statement-from-michelle-knight.pdf)
 
Amanda Berry`s 3-year anniversary at FOX 8(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorInyzqf6E)
 
Inside Ariel Castro's house(https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/inside-ariel-castros-house-idINRTX127R2)
 
Remorseless Cleveland Kidnapper Tries To Justify Monstrous Crimes, Sentenced To Life Without Parole(https://www.businessinsider.com/cleveland-kidnapper-ariel-castros-statement-in-court-2013-8)
 
Ariel Castro did not die of auto-erotic asphyxiation, coroner says(https://www.wtkr.com/2013/10/11/ariel-castro-did-not-die-of-auto-erotic-asphyxiation-coroner-says)
 
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Operation Support Center After-Action Review Report Ariel Castro (A643-371) Self-Inflicted Death Corrections Reception Center: September 3, 2013(http://docshare01.docshare.tips/files/17507/175077575.pdf)
 
Ariel Castro prison guards falsified observation logs, state report finds(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/10/ariel-castro-prison-suicide-report)
 
A Look into the Psychology of Ariel Castro(https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/a-look-into-the-psychology-of-ariel-castro)
 
Attorney reveals some of Ariel Castro's secrets(https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usanow/2014/05/06/attorney-ariel-castro-secrets/8755611/)
 
Case Western Reserve psychologist says Ariel Castro suicide may leave victims with more 'unresolved issues'(https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/09/case_western_reserve_psycholog.html)
 
Michelle Knight still recovering five years after being freed from Ariel Castro(https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michelle-knight-still-recovering-5-years-after-being-freed-ariel-n870906)
 
The Cleveland Kidnapping Case: A House of Horrors, an Amazing Escape and the Survivors' Lives Now(https://people.com/crime/ariel-castro-kidnappings-cleveland-survivors-timeline/?slide=2315178#2315178)
 
Gina DeJesus, woman held captive by Ariel Castro, carjacked at gunpoint(https://wgntv.com/news/gina-dejesus-woman-held-captive-by-ariel-castro-carjacked-at-gunpoint/)
 
The Ariel Castro Kidnappings: How One Vile Man Abused Three Women For A Decade(https://allthatsinteresting.com/ariel-castro-cleveland-abduction)
 
Fernando Colon, Convicted of Molesting Ariel Castro's Daughters, May Get New Trial(https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/04/28/fernando-colon-convicted-of-molesting-ariel-castros-daughters-may-get-new-trial)
 
Ariel Castro 'kept his WIFE chained up in the basement where he later locked his victims and whipped her with dog chains'(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2321935/Ariel-Castro-kept-WIFE-chained-basement-later-locked-victims-whipped-dog-chains.html)
 
Accused Kidnapper Ariel Castro Preyed on His Daughters' Friends, Emily Castro Says(https://abcnews.go.com/US/accused-kidnapper-ariel-castro-preyed-daughters-friends-emily/story?id=19195556)
 
Accused Kidnapper Ariel Castro Beat Wife, Threatened Neighbors, Police Records Say(https://abcnews.go.com/US/accused-kidnapper-ariel-castro-beat-wife-threatened-neighbors/story?id=19169152)
 
Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings(https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Me-Reclaimed-Cleveland-Kidnappings/dp/1602862796)
 
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland(https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Survival-Cleveland-Amanda-Berry/dp/0143108204)
 
The Lost Girls: The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus(https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Girls-Cleveland-Abductions-Incredible/dp/1250092116/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ariel+castro&qid=1630527397&s=books&sr=1-1)

Question 2

Sources

Accepted Answer

Daniel LaPlante, Townsend Triple Murderer, Seeks Earlier Parole Eligibility(https://apnews.com/article/62774b5cb1a24adcaa6e71c51431a001)
 
Talk Murder With Me: Daniel LaPlante(https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2021/2/3/daniel-laplante)
 
Commonwealth v. Daniel J. LaPlante(https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/416/416mass433.html)
 
The Bizzare Story of Daniel LaPlante(https://www.joeturnerbooks.com/post/daniel-laplante)
 
ANALYSIS: Daniel LaPlante - True Crime Psychology and Personality: Narcissism, Psychopathy, and the Minds of Dangerous Criminals(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/analysis-daniel-laplante/id1496024027?i=1000521080529)

Question 3

Sources

Accepted Answer

The Disappearance of Maura Murray(https://mauramurraymystery.com/)
 
Where Is Maura Murray?(https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-unsolved-case-file-where-is-maura-murray/16760962#)
 
Not Without Peril | The Maura Murray Blog(https://notwithoutperil.com/2020/12/21/petrit-vasi-still-remembers-nothing/)
Missing: Maura Murray(https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-maura-murray/blogs/heres-what-maura-murrays-family-members-think-happened-to)
 
The Disappearance of Maura Murray(https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-maura-murray/blogs/heres-what-maura-murrays-family-members-think-happened-to)
 
Here's What Maura Murray's Family Members Think Happened to Her(https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-maura-murray/blogs/heres-what-maura-murrays-family-members-think-happened-to)
 
Cold Case: Family Searching for Maura Murray 17 Years After Disappearance(https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/cold-case-family-searching-for-maura-murray-17-years-after-disappearance/2298650/)

Question 4

Sources

Accepted Answer

An in Depth Look at the Brian Shaffer Case(https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/etsaz9/an_in_depth_look_at_the_brian_shaffer_case/)
Disappeared Blog: Brian Shaffer(https://disappearedblog.com/brian-shaffer/)
Missing Ohio State Medical Student Update(https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/missing-brian-shaffer-ohio-state-medical-student-update-3-29-21)
Brian Shaffer 14 Years Later(https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime/crime-tracker/what-happened-brian-shaffer-columbus-police-continue-work-case-14-years-after-his/530-655e2fad-0165-4559-a6c5-7cab12b92dad)
The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer(https://brenmar71.medium.com/the-disappearance-of-brian-shaffer-83bdd2080d08)
Where is Brian Shaffer?(https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/where-is-brian-shaffer)
Brian Shaffer: The Ultimate Disappearance(https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/brian-shaffer-the-ultimate-disappearance-f3496ad5956d)
What Happened to Brian Shaffer(https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190422/from-archives-what-happened-to-brian-shaffer)
Brian Shaffer Theory(https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5i8xa9/brian_shaffer_rock_solid_theory_about_his/)
FBI Missing Persons: Brian Shaffer(https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brian-shaffer)
Whats the deal with Brians supposedly flirtatious behavior at the bar(https://www.reddit.com/r/BrianShaffer/comments/ggipsk/whats_the_deal_with_brians_supposedly_flirtatious/)
Alexis 10 Years After Brian's Disappearance(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLm1ZdQg7sY)
Missing OSU Medical Student(https://www.thelantern.com/2006/04/missing-osu-medical-student/)
True Crime Garage: Brian Shaffer Revisited(https://truecrimegarage.com/blogs/true-crime-garage/posts/brian-shaffer-revisited-part-1-290)
Dateline NBC: Brian Shaffer Elevator Footage (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=373906749949924)

Question 5

Sources

Accepted Answer

Matthew Shepard: American murder victim(https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Shepard)
 
Matthew Shepard Foundation: Our Story(https://www.matthewshepard.org/about-us/our-story/)
 
Biography: Matthew Shepard(https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/matthew-shepard)
 
Matthew Shepard: The murder that changed America(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45968606)
 
5 Facts About The Life, Murder & Legacy Of Matthew Shepard(https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/5-facts-about-life-death-hate-crime-murder-of-matthew-shepard)
 
A Life for a Life(http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,20617,00.html)
 
CONDEMNING THE BRUTAL KILLING OF MR. JAMES BYRD, JR.; Congressional Record Vol. 144, No. 75(https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/1998/6/11/house-section/article/h4531-5)
 
How ‘The Turner Diaries’ Incites White Supremacists(https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/turner-diaries-white-supremacists.html)

Question 6

Sources

Accepted Answer

Elyse Pahler murder case: Here’s a timeline of the 1995 satanic killing in SLO County(https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article252167488.html)
 
Elyse Pahler: Killed in Nipomo in 1995(https://www.sanluisobispo.com/article39122823.html)
 
SLO County Teens Killed Elyse Pahler in Satanic Ritual in 1995; One Could Soon Go Free(https://www.noozhawk.com/article/slo_county_teens_killed_elyse_pahler_satanic_ritual_casey_parole_20210619)
 
The murder of Elyse Pahler: Discover how this case inspired ‘Jennifer’s Body’(https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/elyse-pahler/)
 
DA fighting potential parole of man convicted in 1995 killing of Arroyo Grande teen(https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/da-fighting-potential-parole-of-man-convicted-in-1995-killing-of-arroyo-grande-teen)
 
The Murder of Elyse Pahler(https://www.swordandscale.com/the-murder-of-elyse-pahler/)
 
A Dead Body Lying Next to Mine — Satanic Murder(https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/a-dead-body-lying-next-to-mine-satanic-murder-5687c4b9aabe)
 
The 10 Craziest Real-Life Crimes Committed In The Name Of Satan(https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/12/craziest-real-life-crimes-committed-in-the-name-of-satan/)
 
Was “Jennifer’s Body” based on this horrifying real crime story? – Film Daily(https://www.jioforme.com/was-jennifers-body-based-on-this-horrifying-real-crime-story-film-daily/242244/)
 
Murder of Elyse Pahler(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Elyse_Pahler)
 
22 years later, Arroyo Grande Teen’s Family Still Has Received No Money From Satanic Killers(https://www.noozhawk.com/article/22_years_later_arroyo_grande_teens_family_received_no_money_satanic_killers)
 
3 CALIFORNIA TEENS CHARGED WITH SACRIFICING GIRL TO SATAN(https://www.deseret.com/1996/5/3/19240197/3-california-teens-charged-with-sacrificing-girl-to-satan)
 
Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists(https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/31/us/proof-lacking-for-ritual-abuse-by-satanists.html?.?mc=aud_dev&ad-keywords=auddevgate&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8vqGBhC_ARIsADMSd1B8iBGuUueY8wj2PrNE-HnUzWPZ41oSXxzAKZq0F6tTkPP2VzNjuBoaAms9EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)
 
Ritual Killings(https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ritual-killings)

Question 7

Sources

Accepted Answer

Cold(https://thecoldpodcast.com/)
 
Steven Powell Found Guilty of Voyeurism Charges(https://abcnews.go.com/US/steven-powell-guilty-voyeurism-charges/story?id=16360730)
 
Where is Susan Powell? Her disappearance, young sons' horrific death haunts family(https://abcnews.go.com/US/susan-powell-disappearance-young-sons-horrific-death-haunts/story?id=73983127)
 
‘Cold’: Newly released wiretap conversations depict Powell family on the brink(https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/9/15/21438710/cold-podcast-newly-released-wiretap-conversations-depict-josh-powell-family-brink-susan-cox-missing)
 
The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell(https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Susan-Cox-Powell-Season/dp/B07R5Q5GGL)
 
Cold podcast goes inside the psychological evaluation of Josh Powell(https://kslnewsradio.com/1898267/josh-powell-psychological-evaluation/)
'Cold': Forensic psychologist shares impressions of Josh Powell(https://www.deseret.com/2019/2/6/20665095/cold-forensic-psychologist-shares-impressions-of-josh-powell#josh-powell-holds-his-youngest-son-braden-at-dinosaur-national-monument-in-this-august-2009-family-photo-west-valley-police-recovered-this-image-from-one-of-josh-powells-computers-while-investigating-the-dec-7-2009-disappearance-of-his-wife-susan-powell)
 
Josh Powell Psychological Report(https://www.scribd.com/document/81994361/Josh-Powell-psychological-report)
 
Who was Susan Powell? Body of missing Utah mom never found after husband killed sons, self in murder-suicide(https://meaww.com/where-is-susan-powell-body-missing-utah-mom-never-found-husband-killed-sons-self-murder-suicide)
COLD: Dave Cawley’s theory behind the death of Susan Cox Powell(https://kslnewsradio.com/1936120/cold-dave-cawleys-theory-behind-the-death-of-susan-powell/)
 
COLD: Inside The Mind Of Steven Powell(https://ksltv.com/403850/cold-inside-mind-steven-powell/)
 
'If I die, take care of my boys': Chilling journal of missing mother Susan Powell shows deterioration of her marriage - and warns that her death 'may not be an accident'(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2331240/Susan-Powell-Journal-shows-deterioration-marriage-Josh-Powell.html)

Question 8

Sources

Accepted Answer

Jeffree Star is spotlighting an alleged Grindr murder in Michigan and says the dating-app company was slow to respond(https://www.insider.com/kevin-bacon-michigan-jeffree-star-spotlights-alleged-grindr-murder-2020-1)
 
It’s been a year since Kevin Bacon was killed. Here’s where the case stands today.(https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2020/12/its-been-a-year-since-kevin-bacon-was-killed-heres-where-the-case-stands-today.html#:~:text=Mark%20D.,2019%20death%20of%20Bacon%2C%2025.&text=Bacon's%20body%20was%20found%20in,home%20in%20rural%20Shiawassee%20County.)
 
Grindr Murder:Could Kevin Bacon’sDeath Have BeenPrevented?(https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grindr-murder-kevin-bacon-mark-latunski-1148367/)
 
Michigan man to plead insanity in gruesome case of murder and cannibalism(https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/08/kevin-bacon-murder-gruesome-details-emerge-from-michigan-killing/2842279001/)
 
Man accused of killing and cannibalizing Kevin Bacon arraigned, heading to trial(https://www.wnem.com/news/man-accused-of-killing-and-cannibalizing-kevin-bacon-arraigned-heading-to-trial/article_6c34f3c0-152b-11eb-89c5-7f99e51c671d.html)
 
Police: Gruesome details emerge in death of missing Michigan man(https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/01/06/kevin-bacon-mark-latunski-michigan/2823675001/)
 
Suspect in Shiawassee County 'horror book' murder, cannibalism case set to stand trial(https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/10/23/suspect-shiwassee-county-murder-cannibalism-case-stand-trial/3741123001/)
 
Suspect in Kevin Bacon murder case has long history of mental illness, records show(https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2020/01/suspect-in-kevin-bacon-murder-case-has-long-history-of-mental-illness-records-show.html)

Question 9

Sources

Accepted Answer

Bobby Joe Long: The Classified Ads Rapist(https://web.archive.org/web/20080821131048/http)
 
Murderpedia: Bobby Joe Long(https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/long-bobby-joe.htm)
 
Netflix's Believe Me true story explained: Where is Lisa McVey now?(https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a36627110/netflix-believe-me-true-story-explained-lisa-mcvey-now/)
 
Serial Killers - Joel Norris(https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/122649/serial-killers-by-joel-norris/)
 
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers - Michael Newton(https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Serial-Killers-Facts-Library/dp/0816061963)

Episode 20
KILLER: Katherine Knight

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Episode 20 KILLER: Katherine Knight

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Episode 20
KILLER: Katherine Knight