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Murder Dictionary

Brianna Mierawww.spreaker.com
MURDER DICTIONARY {mer-der dik-she-ner-e} : a humorous discussion between true crime fanatics : an exploration of multiple cases based on the weekly topic, following the letter sequence of the alphabet : a great excuse for the podcast hosts to call their morbid curiosities "research"
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Episodes

Suitcase Murders: Maxim Gareyev

This episode we talk about how Maxim Gareyev was overcome by jealousy at influencer Ekaterina Karaglanova, & attacked her brutally before stuffing her into a suitcase. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Please rate, review, subscribe & follow us on Instagr...

May 28, 20211 hr 10 min

Railroad Killers: Sid Ahmed Rezala

This episode we discuss how Sid Ahmed Rezala committed several violent offenses as a teen with little consequence before escalating to murder. Police missed several opportunities to catch him, which left Sid free to keep inflicting violence on trains. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdict...

Mar 19, 20211 hr 25 min

Railroad Killers: William Guatney

This episode we discuss how William Guatney crossed the US on the train working at various state and county fairs. During the same years many boys were abducted and murdered wherever railroad junctions and fairs crossed paths. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Pl...

Feb 11, 20211 hr 27 min

Railroad Killers: Angel Maturino Resendiz

This week we discuss how Angel Maturino Resendiz began living on the road as a teenager while supporting himself through a life of crime, that escalated to violence and multiple murders across the US and Mexico. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Please rate, revi...

Jan 22, 20211 hr 37 min

Quarantine Murders: Khari Sanford & Ali’jah Larrue

This week we discuss how a couple of Quaran-teens refused to follow the family’s social distancing rules. After being gently kicked out to stay in an Air BnB, they planned to get more money by stealing from their parents, but the plot went terribly wrong & left 2 people dead. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you c...

Dec 04, 20201 hr 33 min

Quarantine Murders: David Anthony

This week we discuss how David Anthony murdered his wife Gretchen, then told people she was quarantined while fighting COVID, to buy himself time so he could sloppily attempt to cover up his tracks. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Please rate, review, subscribe...

Nov 18, 20201 hr 17 min

Going Postal: Rosaire Bilodeau

This episode we discuss how Rosaire Bilodeau sought structure by working at the post office, and after he was let go he kept trying to get his job back. When his attempts failed, he retaliated against his coworkers and family. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Pl...

Oct 22, 20201 hr 13 min

Going Postal: Jennifer San Marco

This week we cover the case of Jennifer San Marco, whose mental health deteriorated during her time working for the USPS, but she refused treatment, so she was eventually put on disability. A couple years passed by, but Jennifer was convinced that her former coworkers were still against her, so she returned to go on a killing spree. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d li...

Oct 15, 20201 hr 35 min

Going Postal: Joseph M Harris

This episode we discuss how postal worker Joseph M Harris got away with murdering investor Roy Edwards, who lost all of his investment money. Although there were initially no suspects, when Joseph killed his former boss & coworkers after being fired from the post office, detectives were able to connect him to the unsolved case. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d lik...

Oct 08, 20201 hr 39 min

Organ Theft: Falun Gong

On this episode we discuss how the Chinese government launched a campaign in the late 90's to “eradicate” the spiritual group Falun Gong, then began imprisoning and torturing practitioners. When China’s transplant numbers increased dramatically, it became clear that the Falun Gong prisoners were being killed just so their organs could be harvested. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPod...

Sep 18, 20201 hr 39 min

Organ Theft: Michael Mastromarino

On this episode we discuss how the Brooklyn Bodysnatcher Michael Mastromarino had his dentistry license taken away, only to obtain a new license to supply tissue banks. He established a network of funeral homes that would supply him bodies, so he could illegally harvest them & forge paperwork to make the organ donation look legal. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d ...

Sep 03, 20201 hr 32 min

New York: Martha Beck & Raymond Fernandez

This episode we discuss how Martha Beck fell in love with a con artist named Raymond Fernandez who she met through a lonely hearts column ad. Once she learned the truth she decided to help him, so they went on a spree of defrauding and killing women that earned them the moniker “Lonely Hearts Killers”. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, &...

Jul 09, 20201 hr 57 min

New York: Robert Shulman

This week we talk about how Robert Shulman killed and dismembered multiple sex workers in his filthy hoarder bedroom, then scattered their body parts throughout the city. Detectives initially put little effort into solving these murders, until the victim’s family members & other sex workers started putting pressure on the police. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d l...

Jun 26, 20201 hr 26 min

New York: Lizzie Halliday

This week we discuss Lizzie Halliday, who was New York’s first female Serial Killer, & has been described in the press as “the worst woman on earth”. She is known to have killed husbands, family friends, & even staff where she was eventually incarcerated, but we may never know how many people she actually killed. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, m...

May 28, 20201 hr 35 min

Music: Felix Pappalardi

This week we talk about how Felix Pappalardi rose to fame as a songwriter in the 60's folk scene, before becoming a rock icon with bands like Cream and Mountain. Drugs and alcohol took a toll on his career, then caused his marriage to become tumultuous. When he told his wife he had fallen in love with someone else, she decided that if she couldn't have Felix, then nobody could. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.p...

Apr 23, 20201 hr 41 min

Music : Dimebag Darrell Abbott

This week we talk about Dimebag Darrell Abbott's rise to fame with Pantera, and how disputes within the band ultimately caused an unhinged fan to attack him onstage, killing multiple people who attempted to help. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Please rate, rev...

Apr 16, 20201 hr 49 min

Music: Christina Grimmie

This week we talk about how Christina Grimmie combined talent and hard work, to become successful on YouTube, before gaining more mainstream success on The Voice. A fan named Kevin Loibl became obsessed with Christina, & couldn’t handle the reality that they would not end up together, so he decided to attack her. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs,...

Mar 20, 20201 hr 34 min

Music: Mia Zapata

On this episode we talk about the lead singer of The Gits, Mia Zapata, who was randomly attacked while on her way home one night. The murder remained unsolved for many years, before there was finally a break in the case a decade later. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadles...

Feb 20, 20201 hr 15 min

Music: Carlo Gesualdo

This week we discuss Carlo Gesualdo, who was a prince and musician that killed his wife & her lover, in front of many witnesses. The guilt made him paranoid, & caused him to do some disturbing things, but would such a powerful man get justice for his crimes? To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at htt...

Jan 27, 20201 hr 11 min

Aziz Yazdanpanah

This week we discuss how Aziz Yazdanpanah was an extremely controlling husband & father, who began to fall apart when he felt like he was losing control of his family. He responded to being separated from the family by showing up on Christmas morning dressed as Santa & killing the entire family. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, ...

Jan 06, 20201 hr 22 min

Letters: William Hickman

This week we talk about William Hickman’s escalation from burglary and financial crimes, to kidnapping and murder. He tormented the parents of Marion Parker with many letters, before returning only pieces of their daughter. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com / This...

Dec 20, 20191 hr 47 min

Letters: Tsutomu Miyazaki

This episode we discuss how Tsutomu Miyazaki came from a disturbingly dysfunctional family & became one of the most evil child killers, with a sadistic penchant for sending letters to the victims families. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com / This episode has b...

Dec 06, 20191 hr 46 min

Letters: William Heirens

This episode we discuss how 17 year old William Heirens escalated from burglary to murder, and left notes that led to him being called "The Lipstick Killer". He tried to blame the crimes on another personality named George, but had no diagnosis or evidence to back that up, so he ended up being the longest serving prisoner in his state's history. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcas...

Nov 27, 20191 hr 31 min

Letters: John D. Miller

This week we start off letter “L” with some psychology on why killers write letters. We take an in-depth look at how April Marie Tinsley’s murder went unsolved for 30 years while John D Miller left notes around town. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com / This episod...

Nov 21, 20191 hr 46 min

Killer Kids: Jamarion Lawhorn

This week we discuss how 12 year old Jamarion Lawhorn felt so hopeless about his abusive home that he killed 9 year old Connor Verkerke while playing on a playground, because he thought that going to jail or being executed was his only way to escape the abuse. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://m...

Nov 15, 20191 hr 20 min

Killer Kids: Dedrick Owens

On this episode we discuss how Dedrick Owens endured a terrible home life which caused many behavioral issues, but nobody intervened to help. Despite the fact that there were many incidents of violence & multiple reports that Dedrick was carrying a weapon, he was still able to use a gun taken from home to shoot 6 year old Kayla Rolland. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If ...

Oct 24, 20191 hr 24 min

Killer Kids: Aaron Campbell

On this episode we discuss how Aaron Campbell stole 6 year old Alesha MacPhail out of her bed & murdered her, then claimed that he was framed by her father’s girlfriend. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com / This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokkos. Conta...

Oct 18, 20191 hr 35 min

Killer Kids: Christopher Pittman

This week we take a look at how 12 year old Christopher Pittman targeted his grandparents while experiencing severe side effects of Zoloft, sparking intense controversy about his culpability. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com / This episode has been edited by Dimi...

Oct 10, 20191 hr 49 min

Jailhouse Murders: Robert Michael “Pete” Wilson

This week we discuss how Robert Wilson failed upward in the Winter Hill Gang, & got away with many crimes, possibly including the murder of Albert DeSalvo “The Boston Strangler”. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com / This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokk...

Oct 03, 20191 hr 8 min

Jailhouse Murders: New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot - Part 2

This week we walk through the chain of events that quickly spread the riot, the negotiations to end the stand off, & what happened in the aftermath. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com / This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokkos. Contact him at mypodcasthe...

Sep 12, 20191 hr 17 min
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