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Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast

Melissa Morgan, Bleavbleav.com
Melissa Morgan hosts an often funny, always compelling adventure into murders and mysteries and other weirdness she finds fascinating. Looking into solved and unsolved homicide cases and looking for tips from anywhere, from anyone, on anything, Melissa's curiosity and love of detective work and forensic science is contagious. Melissa's sense of humor and interest in spirituality also make for a wild ride. A broadcasting professional by training, she has written for a nationally-syndicated comedy radio show, been a music DJ in a major US radio market, run one of the country's most popular comedy clubs - AND - she teaches yoga! All of which makes for a truly fascinating, often hilarious, often edge-of-your-seat, riveting personality and a completely enthralling listening experience. Send your tips on ANYTHING to Melissa Morgan by sending an email to [email protected] - or call the Tip-Ster Hotline and leave a voice mail message at (832) TIP-STER - (832-847-7837)!
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FEELS LIKE TWO CASES OF THE 1% KIND: DAVID GRUBBS AND BILL AND PEGGY STEPHENSON

If YOU know anything about the murder of David Grubs in Ashland Oregon in November of 2011 please contact the Ashland Oregon Police Department and Chief Tighe O'Meara at 541-488-2211 If YOU know anything about the murders of Bill and Peggy Stephenson in Florence, KY please contact the Boone County Sheriff's office at 859-334-84796 or toll free at 844-210-1111 You can also email the department on this specific case at: [email protected]

Jun 18, 202551 minEp. 364

FEELS LIKE LEON LAURELES WAS AN OPEN HEART

If YOU know anything about the unsolved homicide of Leon Laureles in May of 1996 in Brentwood Texas, PLEASE contact the Brown County Sherriff’s Department at 325-646-5510.

Jun 06, 202545 minEp. 363

FEELS LIKE WHO WOULD DO THIS TO AGGIE ALBERT?

A retired chemist, from a family that had immigrated to the US from Lebanon, she and her older sister shared a home and the LTD convertible as well as a sisterly friendship that was a beautiful bond. Aggie was a nightowl and would volunteer at the church that her family had belonged to for decades, Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Main Street in Covington. on July 2, 1992. 69 year old Aggie Albert went to Sacred Heart with her keys and spent some time cleaning up after a church event. She was exc...

May 16, 202543 minEp. 361

FEELS LIKE NAOMI IRION WAS THE MOST INNOCENT

A young beautiful free spirited girl is waiting at a local Wal-Mart for a work shuttle that picks up hard-working people like herself - every day. What could be more safe than riding with a group of professionals every day to your industrial center office, all together? On March 12, 2022 Naomi disappeared from the parking lot waiting for her work shuttle. The Monster who did this believed he had thought of everything. Not even close, loser. Hear Naomi's story here.

May 08, 202551 minEp. 360

FEELS LIKE YOU CAN'T BLAME THE MOON: THE SMITH FAMILY MASSACRE

Money makes people do awful things sometimes. Very rarely do you hear about a son torturing his mother to ger the combination to her safe by starting with cutting his elderly mothers little finger before bludgeoning her and cutting her throat. Lets not forget about killing his two half brothers including one who was special needs. "Pink Moon," Nick Drake - Island Records, 1972

Apr 30, 202550 minEp. 359

FEELS LIKE PEARL BRYAN TRUSTED THE WRONG MAN

A young women, the youngest of 12 kids from an upstanding and well loved Indiana family finds herself pregnant and hoping to find a solution. The alleged father of the baby found a solution...for himself.

Apr 16, 202554 minEp. 358

FEELS LIKE MARC ANGELUCCI WAS A THREAT TO ROY HOLLENDER'S EGO

A man who is intelligent, highly educated, seemingly personable should have no problem with a wonderful hard working, legal advocate working towards the same goal, right? So why did Roy Den Hollander show up to Marc Angelucci's home with a Fed-Ex truck, uniform and package to shoot him as he answered his front door? Hear Hollander's twisted story and the nightmares he wrought from the West Coast to the East.

Apr 13, 202550 minEp. 357

FEELS LIKE BILLY CHERMIRMIR WAS THE BIGGEST COWARD

How do you come from Africa, become a health care worker in the US and then resort to killing over 20 elderly women for their jewelry? People Magazine dubbed Billy Chermirmir's tactics from The 'Serial Killers Playbook." He got away with so much for so long preying on the most vulnerable population: Elderly women. But he messed up and left ONE victim alive. Hear the story here...

Apr 02, 202553 minEp. 356

FEELS LIKE K9 MOZART IS AN EARTH ANGEL

Sgt Christian's K9 partner Mozart has been the literal hero of many cases. He is a specially trained KP officer who can sniff out specific odors emitted from digital and electronic items, SIM cards, flash drives, hard drives, smart phones, smart watches, lap tops, iPads, GPS trackers, and more. Sgt Christian and Mozart work together to find evidence on pedophiles, crimes against children and more that are often stored on offenders digital storage. Who knew? Not me. Hear their story here and I be...

Mar 22, 202550 minEp. 355

FEELS LIKE JAMES "JIMMY" TIDWELL RAN INTO THE WORST GUY: ISRAEL KEYES

When hard working, loyal, salt of the Earth guy like Jimmy Tidwell goes missing in February of 2012 after finishing his regular shift at work, no one can imagine what could've happened. After friends and family members were suspected but no evidence of involvement was found, some questions might be closer to being answered. While random abductions and murders are relatively rare, Jimmy could have crossed paths with the devil - Israel Keyes. A late 2024 discovery in an area close to where Jimmy w...

Mar 11, 202554 minEp. 354

FEELS LIKE JUDY SMITH WAS A LONG WAY FROM HOME

April of 1997 finds accomplished, loving wife and mother Judy Smith accompanying her attorney husband Jeffrey Smith from their home in Boston to Philadelphia for a health care industry legal conference. April 10th was going to be sight seeing day for Judy while Jeffrey was attending the conference. She left the upscale hotel where the conference was being held in the morning and never returned that day or any other. Almost 6 months to the day that Judy left Philadelphia hunters found her body 60...

Mar 06, 202558 minEp. 353

FEELS LIKE INDIANA WANTS HIM-FOR 22 YEARS: THE MURDER OF ROBIN BAXTER

A small town in South Eastern Indiana, New Albany has gone through some very interesting changes. An area where more wealthy residents lived in large brick homes over looking the Ohio River when it was settled, it was always in the shadow of the larger metropolis of Louisville Kentucky just across a bridge. It had fallen on hard times and lost some of its lustre but has recently found a renaissance and has become a hip area with gentrified homes and highly touted gastro pubs. In 1990 New Albany ...

Feb 27, 202547 minEp. 352

FEELS LIKE TAMMY LYNN LEPPERT HAD A BRIGHT FUTURE

With newspaper headlines like "Brevard's Answer to Shirley Temple," and "Cocoa Beach Girl Star of Tomorrow," you would think Florida native Tammy Lynn Leppert had the world on a string. Performing since she was two years old, Tammy Lynn's career in entertainment was a family affair. Her mother Linda was an actor's agent and owned a talent agency, her older sister would help with costumes and makeup and even her younger brother would watch her performances and applaud. Tammy Lynn had roles in "Li...

Feb 19, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 356

FEELS LIKE AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE HAVE HELPED SOLVE THEIR OWN MURDERS: MELANIE URIBE AND TERESITA BASA

Whether you believe in messages from beyond or not, these two cases are compelling to consider. Two women who were never psychics or mediums in their lives were for some reason given information that helped solve two other women's murders. However the information came to them I am grateful. Listen to Melanie and Teresita's stories here. Magic Mind is a wonderful tool in your tool belt for 2025! magicmind.com CODE: TIPSIS20 for 20%off the 24 HR bundle! Edward Kent-Attorney at Law- Family Law and ...

Feb 11, 202555 minEp. 350

FEELS LIKE SOMEONE(S) KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO ERICA THOMPSON AND BRIAN SANDERSON

Beloved mother, sister, friend, co-worker doesn't show up for work on September 26, 2019. She is seen on an ATM camera on September 25th at 4:30PM making a deposit after work near her home. She was a contentious Controller at a large company in Chicago and would always notify her employer if she were not coming in to work. Brian Sanderson was a native of Vermont. He left home and did not keep in contact with family. Remains were found of a male between 40-60 on November 30, 2003. It look most of...

Jan 31, 202546 minEp. 349

FEELS LIKE ARELIE GARCIA AND KAYELEIGH GAMMILL NEED OUR HELP

When two beautiful young women from Salinas, CA go missing within a few months of each other in 2022 their cases could appear to be related. The same detectives from the Salinas PD are investigating both cases. Kayeleigh was found a few weeks after she went missing. Arelie is still out there. The detectives are not completely dismissing a connection but for now it doesn't appear they went missing for the same reason. IF you know anything about either of these two young girls please contact the S...

Jan 22, 202540 minEp. 353

FEELS LIKE JERRY ANNAN WAS AMBUSHED

WHO would want to harm a beloved husband, father, son, and community activist who gave so much of him self to the military and veteran organizations? A man who performed any fun raising concert to support the troops? Jerry Annan was a Southern California musician and Karaoke host who was treasured by everyone he met. And he never met a stranger. November 20, 1993 was like many other days with Jerry hosting Karaoke at the Hideaway Club in Lakewood, CA. After the club closed Jerry was loading his ...

Jan 12, 202532 minEp. 347

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE DID NOT EARN TERRY MCCOY'S TRUST

Terry McCoy decided he no longer wanted to live alone after some health issues made him feel more vulnerable. No one had any idea he would not make it until the day he was going to move in with his best friend of 4 decades. Who would want to harm a man who was kind and quiet, friendly to everyone and helped out his family to the best of his ability? One person for sure. Was it a family member? Was it the Pastor that Terry had testified against in court? Or was it a random stranger? Hear Terry's ...

Dec 19, 202442 minEp. 346

SOUNDS LIKE WILLIAM LESTER SUFF HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH TOO MUCH FOR TOO LONG

Whether he is known as the Lake Elsinore Killer or The Riverside Prostitute Killer, William Lester Suff skated under the radar for too long. How does a man who was convicted in Texas for beating to death his own two month old daughter get a job with Riverside County. Suff was given the job to put together the furniture for the office of the task fors and the LA County Sheriff is asking for anyones help who may know of a missing woman who may have been misidentified as a Jane Doe in Riverside or ...

Dec 13, 202436 minEp. 345

SOUNDS LIKE MICHAEL KELLY DESERVES JUSTICE

18 year old Michael Kelly is walking home with a friend. On the precipice of his adult life beginning Michael is figuring things out. A dark sedan puills along side him and rolls the window down asking the question "Do you bang?" Michael answers honestly "No." and then shots fing out. Micheal dives for cover but is shot what will turn out to be fatally. Micheal was a beautiful soul who deserves so much more than this. IF you know ANYTHING about who did this to Michael no matter HOW small you thi...

Nov 19, 202440 minEp. 344

SOUNDS LIKE THE TRUTH ABOUT JIM IS HARD TO HEAR

Was Northern CA resident Jim Mordecai the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murderer from the 1970's? Many members of his family think so. A documentary series streaming on MAX came out earlier this year produced and presented by members of Jim's family and has gotten some people thinking and finding more stories that may or may not be linked...If you know anything about the Hitchhiker Murders or Jim Moredcai's involvement please contact the Santa Rosa Police Department at 707-543-3600. www.magicmind.com Us...

Nov 13, 202456 minEp. 343

SOUNDS LIKE MELISSA "MISSY TAYLOR" ELLISON KNEW HER KILLER

A beautiful young wife and mother celebrates her last Christmas in 1987 without knowing it will be the last. Her 13 month old daughter is home with her, she talks to her mother on the phone, says she has a headache and will turn in soon. Several hours later, a roommate hears her daughter crying and gets up to find that Missy has been beaten to death in her own bedroom with very few clues left behind. And the clues that are there were mishandled with the entire investigation being botched from th...

Oct 29, 202439 minEp. 342

SOUNDS LIKE MICHELLE VANEK IS BEING FOUND

What happened when a fit, young mother of four kids, a marathon runner no less, goes on her first 14 thousand foot peak hike with a very experienced friend? We may never know for sure but we are closer than ever to finding out. Michelle was exhausted and out of water. She told her friend she was going to stop and wait for him to go on and get her on his way back down. 400 yards away from the peak she rested on a rock insisting her companion go on and finish the hike, his 39th out of 53 of Colora...

Oct 22, 202456 minEp. 341

MURDERTIZER SOUNDS LIKE DEBBIE KNOWS DOGS

Tip-Ster Debbie is starting her own podcast in 2025. She knows dogs. Boy does she know dogs. Listen when it comes out and find out what you might think you know and what you might need to learn.

Oct 20, 202412 minEp. 345

SOUNDS LIKE EDWARD SURRATT IS THE WORST OF THE WORST

Edward Surratt was born into an upper income family and had all of the advantages so many others did not. After his entrepreneur father passes away he takes over the successful company and goes bankrupt within two years. He wanders around and finally settles on long haul trucking as a career. He has been indicted on or confessed to up to 20 murders between 1977 and 1978 but it is suspected he is responsible for many more. His trucking career gave him the transportation to go town to town, break ...

Oct 11, 202458 minEp. 340

SOUNDS LIKE BRUCE MENDENHALL LEFT A TRAIL OF BLOOD

Married family man Bruce Mendenhall eventually fell into the long haul trucking industry. Unsuspecting women had no idea the plain looking monster would take their lives in such awful ways. His eventual capture and arrest by Pat Postiglione, Wunderkind Homicide and Cold Case detective from the Nashville PD is more interesting than the terrible things he did to women while trying to blame innocent men. Hear the tenacity of a team who was not going to let him continue on their watch

Oct 02, 202453 minEp. 339

SOUNDS LIKE KEITH JESPERSON DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A HAPPY FACE WAS

Being bullied as young person by school mates is never going to be enough of a reason to kill 8 women. Convicted of three murders Keith Jesperson is suspected of killing at least 5 more women. Thinking about tying victims to the back of your semi truck with a chain and dragging them behind you to scrape off their faces and finger prints as evidence is a level of evil thats hard to imagine. This is some of the stories of the Happy Face Killer.

Sep 18, 202446 minEp. 338

SOUNDS LIKE ROBERT BEN RHOADS GIVES TRUCKERS THE WORST NAME

Finally arrested in 1990 after an Arizona state trooper approached Robert Ben Rhoads 18 wheel truck on the side of the highway, the Trooper Mike Miller had no idea he was stopping one of the worst serial killers of the 20th Century. With a mobile torture and murder chamber that he also used to make a living, Rhoads was able to traverse the country appearing to be one of the hard working drivers who supply us with all that we need. His route was different. He may have been arrested for three murd...

Sep 12, 202443 minEp. 337
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