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Small Town Murder

Two comedians look at a small town, what makes it tick, and a murder that took place there. In depth research, horrible tragedy, and the hosts' comedic spin on the whole thing. New episodes every Thursday!!

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Romeo And Juliet

William Shakespeare

Mentioned 4 months ago

Worse Than Murder - Starkville, Mississippi

The book was mentioned in the context of what a 13-year-old might have learned in school, suggesting a level of expected literary knowledge compared to the severity of the charges they were facing.

I barely fucking read Romeo and Juliet last year in school. I don't know any of that. I just still don't understand it.

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The Stranger She Loved

Shanna Hogan

Mentioned 1 year ago

#531 - Dr Serial Killer - Pleasant Grove, Utah

The book provided a very detailed account of Martin McNeil's life and crimes. The audiobook version was noted to be quite long, suggesting a deep dive into the case.

And I'll give you the title of the book later. So it doesn't give away the whole story here.

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Shadow on the Mountain

Margi Preus

Mentioned 1 year ago

#527 - Killing The Princess - Aspen, Colorado

The podcasters cited this book as their source material for the Aspen murder case, detailing the events surrounding the death of Nancy Pfister and the subsequent investigation and trial of those involved.

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100 Things to Do in the Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die

Alan J. Bartels

Mentioned 1 year ago

#519 - Show Me Your Belly - Ord, Nebraska

Alan Bartels presented this book at the 150th anniversary of Fort Hartsuff in Ord, Nebraska. The presentation was part of a schedule of events celebrating the fort's history.

100 things to do in the sand hills before you die

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Homicide

David Simon

Mentioned 1 year ago

#518 - Conspiracy Of Fools - Keithville, Louisiana

The podcasters briefly referenced a book by David Simon, "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets", while discussing the detectives' behavior during the investigation.

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Blind Eye

James B. Stewart

Mentioned 1 year ago

#517 - Slaughter At Bloody Ranch - Hondo, New Mexico

It was described as a thinly fictionalized version of this case. The book covers the details of the case, including the autopsies.

I found um there there's a book by the way in 2022 that was written uh called Blind Eye by martha burns and it's they call a thinly fictionalized version of the story i don't like that writing when you shot three people in the fucking eye yeah it's yeah blind eye exactly because everybody turned a blind eye to the abuse but she um it's it's it's it's the case i mean jesus they might have changed a name or two but i mean he just she describes the autopsies like they exactly like they happen so i mean nothing fictional about there i did find cody yeah um yeah he's going under his real name um appears to live in texas at this point he was working in the tire industry for a long time all different tire shops now it looks like he got back into ranch work uh here uh he did go to college as well central mexico new mexico community college and um yep well the one even has listed as where he was jail was in there on it so i was like oh that's got to be him so um yeah there he is there's cody he's out there and um i don't know this is one of those cases where you go fuck what do you do discuss discuss it amongst yourselves because those are the facts i don't know how to judge it because there's so many different emotions coming into it i don't know if his dad forced him to sleep with that woman but if he did that's fucked up too uh that's sick the poor i feel bad for if that happened the only person i feel bad for is that daughter that's it just the daughter yeah me too i feel terrible for her jake seems to be robbed too and he's very sweet about it but yeah that poor guy man yeah i think he he realized it was collateral damage i think and it's just really sad though so if you enjoyed that story or at least how we told it because there's no way to enjoy a story of beatings molestation and murders but you can enjoy how we told it and if you do like that give us five stars on rap you're listening on just say something nice it doesn't matter what you want to say tell us what your favorite let's say you like peanut butter and jelly what kind of jelly do you like is it jam is it regular strawberry grape boysenberry what do you fucking like tell us who's your favorite ninja of the three we want to know either one so do that check us out at shut up and give me murder.com where you get your tickets for live shows september 20th state theater minneapolis come be a part of the biggest small town murder show ever and let's hear the loudest shut up and give me murder of all time we can't wait and then get your tickets for the rest of the year too shut up and give me murder.com follow us on social media at small town murder on instagram at small town pod on facebook and at murder small on twitter patreon.com crime and sports is where you get all the bonus materials and also listen to our other shows crime and sports and your stupid opinions bonus materials five dollars or above gets you everything back catalog a hundreds of episodes and new ones every other week one crime and sports one small town murder and you get access to it all or you can have one cup of coffee come on what do you want here so do that what are you gonna do so follow us do all of that and patreon this week what we have for crime and sports which you have access to the duke lacrosse scandal yeah there's strippers there's allegations and there's a lot of lions so we'll talk all about that then for small town murders we're going to talk about the whole idaho coburger disaster this fucking guy i don't like this guy and i want to talk about him basically i want to call him a schmuck even though it hasn't been it hasn't been done yet you can't be you can't have that much dna and act that pompous about it i'm sorry that's crazy that's fucking crazy yeah so we'll talk all about that shut up and give me murder.com and you get a shout out those happen right fucking now give me the list of the names of the people who would never ever ever force us to have sex with our stepmothers hit me with them right now this week executive producers are cindy ryan happy birthday by the way skyla powell happy birthday holy shit the two years hope they're great days gary howard and dave weasel dave weasel and gary too has been listening a long time but dave weasel is a uh a comedian he's been listening to us for a very long time also he's a wonderful person i've known him from twitter for eight years ago or so he's terrific thank you dave fucking hey there's a salute uh other producers this week are crystal bobsene kelly from oh oh uh hello kelly from the it guys wife oh all right trying to figure out why i wrote that like that that's a hmm i don't know maybe i'm trying to figure out why i want yeah why why did you do that register that everybody not not trying to figure out why they wrote this i'm figuring out why i wrote this like this just make sure you registered that please i think the it guy's wife is jealous and kelly and wants her to leave him alone i don't know maybe she's coming over the house all the time really making wild accusations kelly work for other producers continuing our janice hill scarlet horror beast the third poly T sarah oh it's keen uh jacklyn rose scott big build up very easy i get suspense scottish mcmuffin uh dylan langley on your dark star clay with no last name michael with no last name amanda stewart uh jacob wise tim bland tammy with no last name greg with no last name shadow thomas rebecca kuhnlay cunely uh cunel anna walter walter rank holy shit melissa fees mckenzie malloy uh britney messer derrick lemons almost called him lamont jess dixon maria cc uh sarah ervin william cammer i think joseph g heather b soul like this like the son jim spanish soul sol yeah heather be the from the real world first season i don't think that i don't think that maybe from the boogie i hope not bdp in the fucking house audreanna justice craig craig g uh jen thomas frankie g samantha danino frank grill ashley rose jennifer loya brett brian kush flower child bmx good flower there big smoker big bike rider that's brian i like it i know a lot of things about brian right now good dude yeah he's doing good stuff corny latheam the hey elliot podcast matt with no last name eric sautel lisa hambley annaleigh olson roxanne hinds diana with no last name ml t chrissey with no last name colt cochran the mexicution what is he mexican and kills or does he kill that evidently that is a fantastic name nate sheehan gary jenkins jesse wright sarah cunningham julie d brent howard kathy gonzal goneser uh derek long sherry green amy brooks yasinia marie dump truck all right that's very nice sylvan somebody with a giant round ass uh sylvan deball i think megan murphy just meg murphy uh christy busby oh that would just remind me of busby from australia yeah mark holy shit sherry stanton just sorry not to distract from you christy you're wonderful take anything away from you you're the real hero this week mark busby didn't do shit remember mark busby what a guy he did nothing for us this week you did jesse rimland that's a great land uh megan with no last name cindy with no last name lindsey hood ginger gal alexandria weltalca uh candice pachow reina m uh rihanna maybe uh tiffany herbert nebby knows randy with no last name laurel manion nate brooks scott fineout uh emma emma downing clover with no last name elf with no last name jason hart michelle carmen uh john solomon loyal turkey peter newell newell uh angela jones mother motherfucker jones all right motherfucker sheila van nort emily uh westrick sarah hill jess herring uh reidle reedy re what is that what is that it is why did i write this how did i write this who would do that mark would know last name saraya henry katherine lanino leet lieno uh david holloway angel giovanni andy gilbert mike davis cortney harris victoria barra fernandez barra uh cortney vasquez rj rj callens jr uh dustin brown hip young johnny oh tommy tommy guns hip young tommy guns he may be a boxer we don't know uh brian dubec probably not katey carly carly murkert margaret uh salah salah nayazi salah nayazi uh jalen robertson chavarro with no last name chance mcdaniel hey chance how are you bud uh ray dog jenny uh holche uh christy denler lusco lusco melanie simone diane from spokane carrie turner oh that that rhymes it does that's very cool yeah move to a city that rhymes with your name wissman from i'm jimmy from kisimi nice to meet you that's what you gotta be much better yeah it's gonna be the first name i guess right yeah where the fuck am i carrie turner hayley fisher susan rebout uh melanie de santos alex richmond terra rodriguez joe fenton billy colley matt and jesse schlichten yep the uh d goobelman uh woody woodman zee woodman z what is that that's a road somewhere right uh yeah it wasn't a place somewhere it's a town it's a city yeah i think you're right uh jen holders jen stacy henry nelly noble tracy pettit uh jen fred cameron grip jimmy with no last name melissa with no last name shelly with no last name mason gordon uh libby alder alderfer uh christina and then christina brits i got a feeling that's one person two different patrons thank you well thank you thank you otherwise thank both of you uh jason the no hooker killing trucker james he kills no hookers that's good he kills everybody but hookers christopher sharp you gotta have standards and you know not even standards you gotta have uh just you gotta have an appetite okay otherwise you're not worth it know your appetites that's all georgia uh silent storm kyler with no last name leah works delgado and all of our patrons obviously you guys are the best thank you thank you so much everybody we cannot thank you enough for all that you do for us for all that you continue to do for us tell your friends spread the word keep hanging out with us you want to follow us on social media shut up and give me murder dot com has the drop down menu and until next week everybody it's been our pleasure bye 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Death Traps

Belton Cooper

Mentioned 1 year ago

#511 - A Deadly Love - Rutledge, Georgia

The book "Death Trap" by M. William Phillips was referenced as a source for information about the case, particularly providing details about the town of Rutledge, Georgia.

The town is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Augusta. They call it a blip on a GPS screen. It's a forgotten place, essentially there to serve its people.

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Happily Never After

Lynn Painter

Mentioned 2 years ago

#504 - Cold Blooded Obsession - Maricopa, Arizona

The podcast mentions that the woman in question, Nancy, was a romance mystery writer and that there are murders in all of her books.

She was a romance mystery writer who happens to be married to a chef.

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Chaos

Tom O’Neill

Mentioned 2 years ago

#500 - Episode 500!! Slaughter At The Shack - Citronelle, Alabama

The podcast host was checking out this true crime audiobook, called "Chaos" by Tom O'Neill.

I'll tell you one that I am checking out, the true crime one. It's very interesting. It's called Chaos by Tom O'Neill.

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Wild Game

Adrienne Brodeur

Mentioned 2 years ago

#499 - Hermit Horrors - Denio, Nevada

A fictionalized account of the events of this episode was written by Frank Burgeon in a book called Wild Game, published in 1995.

A guy named Frank Burgeon or Bergan wrote a book called Wild Game in 1995 and it's a quote fictionalized account of this exact,

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None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

Mentioned 2 years ago

#497 - The Serial Killing Nerd - Bridgeport, Pennsylvania

It was strongly recommended for being a shocking psychological thriller.

If you're in the mood for a shocking psychological thriller, check out None of This is True by Lisa Jewel.

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No Regrets

Allen Hunt

Mentioned 2 years ago

#495 - Turning A Husband Into Flowers - Lopez Island, Washington

The podcast mentioned Ann Rule's book, "No Regrets and Other True Crime Cases", which contains a variety of true crime stories, including the story of Ruth Neslund, the subject of the podcast episode.

This was Ann Rule's book is called No Regrets and Other True Crime Cases. It's got a bunch of different stories in it. It was also an A&E city confidential.

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James D. Russell

Into the Belly of the Beast

One Man's Year in the Vietnam War

This book was written by a prisoner in the 70s, mentioned as being famous.

"

What was the guy who wrote that book Into the Belly of the Beast book he wrote it?

— Episode: #463 - A Psychosexually Disturbed Pig Ma...

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This book was written by a prisoner in the 70s, mentioned as being famous.

"

What was the guy who wrote that book Into the Belly of the Beast book he wrote it?

He was a famous guy in the 70s, I believe. He was a prisoner that wrote this book

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Michael Benson

Betrayal In Blood

The podcast host briefly mentioned a book titled "Betrayal in Blood" by Michael Benson. It was said to be a book written about a local disaster and the host mentioned he wouldn't give away the subtitle because it would spoil the episode.

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Betrayal In Blood is fine if you get that.

— Episode: #457 - The Kinky Killer - Penfield, New...

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Episode: #457 - The Kinky Killer - Penfield, New York

The podcast host briefly mentioned a book titled "Betrayal in Blood" by Michael Benson. It was said to be a book written about a local disaster and the host mentioned he wouldn't give away the subtitle because it would spoil the episode.

"

Betrayal In Blood is fine if you get that.

There's an audiobook of it too.

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We The People Edition Emblems, Car Exterior Emblems Badge 3D Sticker Decal, 3D Fender Badge Decal, 3D Fender Badge Decal Car Truck Replacement, Fit for All Cars (Black&Red2)

This book was written by Pam Triano's aunt, and depicts Pam's family life, including many pictures of Pam as a child, always on a beach or travelling. The book seems to portray a luxurious lifestyle.

"

She grew up in what is described in one article as Tucson Country Club Privilege.

— Episode: #455 - An Explosive & Terrible Mystery -...

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This book was written by Pam Triano's aunt, and depicts Pam's family life, including many pictures of Pam as a child, always on a beach or travelling. The book seems to portray a luxurious lifestyle.

"

She grew up in what is described in one article as Tucson Country Club Privilege.

Like in the book that her aunt wrote, there's a lot of pictures of the family and she's like always on a beach or always, they go places where, you know.

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John Minnery

Kill Without Joy; The Complete How to Kill Book

It was subtitled "The Complete How to Kill Book" and was mentioned in the context of the content found on Douglas Garland's hard drive, along with other documents about killing.

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How to Kill Without Joy, which is subtitled The Complete How to Kill Book.

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Episode: #440 - A Character Of Evil - Airdrie, Alberta, Can...

It was subtitled "The Complete How to Kill Book" and was mentioned in the context of the content found on Douglas Garland's hard drive, along with other documents about killing.

"

How to Kill Without Joy, which is subtitled The Complete How to Kill Book.

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Franklin Horton

The Death Dealer's Manual

Book Seven in The Mad Mick Series

This book, along with an autopsy manual, was mentioned in the context of the disturbing content found on Douglas Garland's hard drive, which included photos of men and women in adult diapers and restrained adults.

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The Death Dealers Manual, which you need to have here.

— Episode: #440 - A Character Of Evil - Airdrie, Al...

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Episode: #440 - A Character Of Evil - Airdrie, Alberta, Can...

This book, along with an autopsy manual, was mentioned in the context of the disturbing content found on Douglas Garland's hard drive, which included photos of men and women in adult diapers and restrained adults.

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The Death Dealers Manual, which you need to have here.

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A. R. Bowman

Be Your Own Undertaker

This book was mentioned in the context of the disturbing items found on Douglas Garland's property, along with a book titled "How to Dispose of a Dead Body and Silent Death". It was described as a real published book with a cover.

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They found the book quote, Be Your Own Undertaker. How to dispose of a dead body and silent death.

— Episode: #440 - A Character Of Evil - Airdrie, Al...

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Episode: #440 - A Character Of Evil - Airdrie, Alberta, Can...

This book was mentioned in the context of the disturbing items found on Douglas Garland's property, along with a book titled "How to Dispose of a Dead Body and Silent Death". It was described as a real published book with a cover.

"

They found the book quote, Be Your Own Undertaker. How to dispose of a dead body and silent death.

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Nancy Lou Henderson

Love & Marriage

The Love Story of Nancy & Frank

The story was described as one that could have been ripped right out of the pages of a romance mystery novel. The speaker also mentioned that the author was a romance mystery writer and that all her books contained murders.

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Nancy's love story could have been ripped right out of the pages of one of her own novels.

— Episode: #438 - An Officer & Three Maniacs - Bilo...

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Episode: #438 - An Officer & Three Maniacs - Biloxi, Missis...

The story was described as one that could have been ripped right out of the pages of a romance mystery novel. The speaker also mentioned that the author was a romance mystery writer and that all her books contained murders.

"

Nancy's love story could have been ripped right out of the pages of one of her own novels.

She was a romance mystery writer who happens to be married to a chef.

There are murders in all of the books.

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Walter Van Tilburg Clark

The Ox-bow Incident

In the episode, the lawyer cited the title as a reminder that the pursuit of justice can go awry, using it to illustrate the theme of misguided legal efforts. The mention was brief and served as an illustrative reference rather than a strong endorsement.

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Episode: #428 - Weak Motives & Wilderness Gangsters - Palme...

The lawyer referenced this book as it reminded him of how the pursuit of justice can go awry.

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and the latter book reminded him of how the pursuit of justice can go awry.

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Joseph K. Loughlin

Finding Amy

A True Story of Murder in Maine

James Pietragallo noted that the book was written by the police officers who investigated the Amy St. Laurent case and recounts the events leading up to the murder and the subsequent investigation. The episode highlighted that it offers a true‑story account of the Maine murder.

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Episode: #418 - The Stranger & The Psychic - Scarborough, M...

The book tells the true story of the murder in Maine, focusing on the events leading up to the murder of Amy St. Laurent and the subsequent investigation.

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There was a book written by the cops who did this store who investigated this called Finding Amy, the true story of murder in Maine.

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Belton Cooper

Death Traps

The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II

The book "Death Trap" by M. William Phillips was referenced as a source for information about the case, particularly providing details about the town of Rutledge, Georgia.

"

The town is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Augusta. They call it a blip on a GPS screen. It's a forgotten place, essentially there to serve its people.

— Episode: #511 - A Deadly Love - Rutledge, Georgia

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Episode: #511 - A Deadly Love - Rutledge, Georgia

The book "Death Trap" by M. William Phillips was referenced as a source for information about the case, particularly providing details about the town of Rutledge, Georgia.

"

The town is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Augusta. They call it a blip on a GPS screen. It's a forgotten place, essentially there to serve its people.

Rutledge and Madison are quiet and nondescript wooded areas off Interstate 20 that interlopers might assume are nothing more than lost vast wilderness.

Out here, good old folks live quietly. They bother no one. Their focus is on working the same land their forefathers have had for generations past.

Dead bodies popping up every now and then was no reason for alarm. Locals knew, huh?

We happen to be so safe that even murderers feel safe to bring their victims here. They know that no one's going to see it.

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James B. Stewart

Blind Eye

How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away with Murder

In episode 517 the host referenced the 2022 title as a thinly fictionalized account of the case, noting that it detailed the autopsies and factual elements. He pointed out that while the book provided accurate forensic information, he was uncomfortable with the dramatized narrative style. The discussion was primarily informational rather than an endorsement.

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It was described as a thinly fictionalized version of this case. The book covers the details of the case, including the autopsies.

"

I found um there there's a book by the way in 2022 that was written uh called Blind Eye by martha burns and it's they call a thinly fictionalized version of the story i don't like that writing when you shot three people in the fucking eye yeah it's yeah Blind Eye exactly because everybody turned a Blind Eye to the abuse but she um it's it's it's it's the case i mean jesus they might have changed a name or two but i mean he just she describes the autopsies like they exactly like they happen so i mean nothing fictional about there i did find cody yeah um yeah he's going under his real name um appears to live in texas at this point he was working in the tire industry for a long time all different tire shops now it looks like he got back into ranch work uh here uh he did go to college as well central mexico new mexico community college and um yep well the one even has listed as where he was jail was in there on it so i was like oh that's got to be him so um yeah there he is there's cody he's out there and um i don't know this is one of those cases where you go fuck what do you do discuss discuss it amongst yourselves because those are the facts i don't know how to judge it because there's so many different emotions coming into it i don't know if his dad forced him to sleep with that woman but if he did that's fucked up too uh that's sick the poor i feel bad for if that happened the only person i feel bad for is that daughter that's it just the daughter yeah me too i feel terrible for her jake seems to be robbed too and he's very sweet about it but yeah that poor guy man yeah i think he he realized it was collateral damage i think and it's just really sad though so if you enjoyed that story or at least how we told it because there's no way to enjoy a story of beatings molestation and murders but you can enjoy how we told it and if you do like that give us five stars on rap you're listening on just say something nice it doesn't matter what you want to say tell us what your favorite let's say you like peanut butter and jelly what kind of jelly do you like is it jam is it regular strawberry grape boysenberry what do you fucking like tell us who's your favorite ninja of the three we want to know either one so do that check us out at shut up and give me murder.com where you get your tickets for live shows september 20th state theater minneapolis come be a part of the biggest small town murder show ever and let's hear the loudest shut up and give me murder of all time we can't wait and then get your tickets for the rest of the year too shut up and give me murder.com follow us on social media at small town murder on instagram at small town pod on facebook and at murder small on twitter patreon.com crime and sports is where you get all the bonus materials and also listen to our other shows crime and sports and your stupid opinions bonus materials five dollars or above gets you everything back catalog a hundreds of episodes and new ones every other week one crime and sports one small town murder and you get access to it all or you can have one cup of coffee come on what do you want here so do that what are you gonna do so follow us do all of that and patreon this week what we have for crime and sports which you have access to the duke lacrosse scandal yeah there's strippers there's allegations and there's a lot of lions so we'll talk all about that then for small town murders we're going to talk about the whole idaho coburger disaster this fucking guy i don't like this guy and i want to talk about him basically i want to call him a schmuck even though it hasn't been it hasn't been done yet you can't be you can't have that much dna and act that pompous about it i'm sorry that's crazy that's fucking crazy yeah so we'll talk all about that shut up and give me murder.com and you get a shout out those happen right fucking now give me the list of the names of the people who would never ever ever force us to have sex with our stepmothers hit me with them right now this week executive producers are cindy ryan happy birthday by the way skyla powell happy birthday holy shit the two years hope they're great days gary howard and dave weasel dave weasel and gary too has been listening a long time but dave weasel is a uh a comedian he's been listening to us for a very long time also he's a wonderful person i've known him from twitter for eight years ago or so he's terrific thank you dave fucking hey there's a salute uh other producers this week are crystal bobsene kelly from oh oh uh hello kelly from the it guys wife oh all right trying to figure out why i wrote that like that that's a hmm i don't know maybe i'm trying to figure out why i want yeah why why did you do that register that everybody not not trying to figure out why they wrote this i'm figuring out why i wrote this like this just make sure you registered that please i think the it guy's wife is jealous and kelly and wants her to leave him alone i don't know maybe she's coming over the house all the time really making wild accusations kelly work for other producers continuing our janice hill scarlet horror beast the third poly T sarah oh it's keen uh jacklyn rose scott big build up very easy i get suspense scottish mcmuffin uh dylan langley on your dark star clay with no last name michael with no last name amanda stewart uh jacob wise tim bland tammy with no last name greg with no last name shadow thomas rebecca kuhnlay cunely uh cunel anna walter walter rank holy shit melissa fees mckenzie malloy uh britney messer derrick lemons almost called him lamont jess dixon maria cc uh sarah ervin william cammer i think joseph g heather b soul like this like the son jim spanish soul sol yeah heather be the from the real world first season i don't think that i don't think that maybe from the boogie i hope not bdp in the fucking house audreanna justice craig craig g uh jen thomas frankie g samantha danino frank grill ashley rose jennifer loya brett brian kush flower child bmx good flower there big smoker big bike rider that's brian i like it i know a lot of things about brian right now good dude yeah he's doing good stuff corny latheam the hey elliot podcast matt with no last name eric sautel lisa hambley annaleigh olson roxanne hinds diana with no last name ml t chrissey with no last name colt cochran the mexicution what is he mexican and kills or does he kill that evidently that is a fantastic name nate sheehan gary jenkins jesse wright sarah cunningham julie d brent howard kathy gonzal goneser uh derek long sherry green amy brooks yasinia marie dump truck all right that's very nice sylvan somebody with a giant round ass uh sylvan deball i think megan murphy just meg murphy uh christy busby oh that would just remind me of busby from australia yeah mark holy shit sherry stanton just sorry not to distract from you christy you're wonderful take anything away from you you're the real hero this week mark busby didn't do shit remember mark 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we don't know uh brian dubec probably not katey carly carly murkert margaret uh salah salah nayazi salah nayazi uh jalen robertson chavarro with no last name chance mcdaniel hey chance how are you bud uh ray dog jenny uh holche uh christy denler lusco lusco melanie simone diane from spokane carrie turner oh that that rhymes it does that's very cool yeah move to a city that rhymes with your name wissman from i'm jimmy from kisimi nice to meet you that's what you gotta be much better yeah it's gonna be the first name i guess right yeah where the fuck am i carrie turner hayley fisher susan rebout uh melanie de santos alex richmond terra rodriguez joe fenton billy colley matt and jesse schlichten yep the uh d goobelman uh woody woodman zee woodman z what is that that's a road somewhere right uh yeah it wasn't a place somewhere it's a town it's a city yeah i think you're right uh jen holders jen stacy henry nelly noble tracy pettit uh jen fred cameron grip jimmy with no last name melissa 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They did say this they told him that um that one of people in the suit said that they don't plan to garnish cody's wages to collect it because they're not going to get that but they do this ensures that he can't like sell his story to the movies and make a bunch of money and be some kind of hero he said a 21 year old kid with no skills is not going to have any wages anyway i'm not interested in that that's so fucked up to be able to hang that over his head for the rest of his life i can take your money now

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Tom Clavin

Tombstone

The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen)

The hosts referenced the book while trying to pinpoint which of the Earp brothers might have come from a particular location, using it as a source for background information. They expressed uncertainty about the specific brother, and the mention was purely informational without any endorsement.

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The book was mentioned as the source of one of the brothers, who the speaker was unsure which one of the two, who might have been from this location.

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I'm not sure which one I'm looking for. One of them to one of them brothers.

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Helen Prejean

Dead Man Walking

An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States

The book was referenced during a discussion about a death‑penalty case, where the host noted that Sister Helen Prejean, as portrayed by Susan Sarandon in the film adaptation, advocated for mercy on behalf of the defendant. James Pietragallo mentioned the connection to illustrate the real‑world impact of the author's work. The mention was brief and served to provide context rather than a strong endorsement.

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The book was referenced while discussing how Sister Helen Prejean, the character portrayed by Susan Sarandon in the film adaptation of the book, supported Betty Lou Beats.

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Helen Prejean lady, the one from that Susan Saranda portrayed in Dead Man Walking gets on her side to try to, you know, get her mercy from this whole thing.

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Malcolm Smith

The Power of the Blood Covenant

Uncover the Secret Strength in God's Eternal Oath

Brett Colwood, who was writing a piece on the Copeland case for a magazine in the UK to tie in with a new comic book, mentioned "Copeland in the Blood" as a book coming out.

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Dear Heather, dear Heather, Mike and Copeland in the Blood, I'm writing a piece on the Copeland case for a magazine in the UK to tie in with a new comic book. Would any of you like to have your say po...

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Episode: #66 - A Deadly Scam in Mooresville, Missouri

Brett Colwood, who was writing a piece on the Copeland case for a magazine in the UK to tie in with a new comic book, mentioned "Copeland in the Blood" as a book coming out.

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Dear Heather, dear Heather, Mike and Copeland in the Blood, I'm writing a piece on the Copeland case for a magazine in the UK to tie in with a new comic book. Would any of you like to have your say post here or we can arrange something. Kind regards Brett Colwood.

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Tim Green

The Big Game

The speaker excitedly recommends "The Big Game" as a great book. They seem particularly impressed with it, repeating the phrase "It's a great book" several times.

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This one is really, really good. I'm going to give you a chance to read it. It's called The Big Game. It's a great book.

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Episode: #61 - The Mannequin Murders in Elkridge, Maryland

The speaker excitedly recommends "The Big Game" as a great book. They seem particularly impressed with it, repeating the phrase "It's a great book" several times.

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This one is really, really good. I'm going to give you a chance to read it. It's called The Big Game. It's a great book.

It's a great book.

It's a great book.

It's a great book.

It's a great book.

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Annie Proulx

Brokeback Mountain

The story involved a couple of ranchers who were out there doing this sitting around a campfire and it was described in the book Brokeback Mountain as a terrible tent.

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If you watch Brokeback Mountain, fuck each other in a terrible tent.

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The story involved a couple of ranchers who were out there doing this sitting around a campfire and it was described in the book Brokeback Mountain as a terrible tent.

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If you watch Brokeback Mountain, fuck each other in a terrible tent.

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Kate Winkler Dawson

Death in the Air

The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City

The hosts highlighted the book's exploration of 32 homicide victims in the London area between 1960 and 1985, noting the author's claim that London has the highest per‑capita serial‑killer rate in the world and praising the depth of archival research. They described it as an interesting read that sheds light on a largely forgotten chapter of true‑crime history.

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It was written in 2014, and talks about the 32 homicide victims in the London area between 1960 and 1985, all of whom were women and children. The author claims that London has the highest per capita serial killer rate in the world.

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It's a really interesting book actually.

He talks about between 1960 and 1985 the London area had 32 homicide victims that are all women and children.

London is the serial killer capital of the world.

It's unclear when it all came together but Alsop established his compendium of his original diary entries from the 60s and 70s old documents from a bygone era photo stats teletype transcripts and documents created from now extinct technologies that we thought were lost to history.

He gave him over to this to this author.

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Rafael Alvarez

The Wire

Truth Be Told

In the book, they talk about how a guy got off on a murder charge because the jury doubted if a second guy shot him or not.

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David Simon from The Wire, The Wire creator, that book, they talk about that where a guy actually got off because the jury doubted that they didn't know if a second g...

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In the book, they talk about how a guy got off on a murder charge because the jury doubted if a second guy shot him or not.

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David Simon from The Wire, The Wire creator, that book, they talk about that where a guy actually got off because the jury doubted that they didn't know if a second guy shot him or not. So that was the thing.

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Darcy. O'Brien

Murder in Little Egypt.

It was mentioned as a novel based on the events of the podcast episode, specifically the case of Dr. Dale Cavaniss.

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There is a novel about this book written in 1989 called The Murder in Little Egypt by a guy named Darcy... Or I'm sorry, a woman named Darcy O'Brien.

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It was mentioned as a novel based on the events of the podcast episode, specifically the case of Dr. Dale Cavaniss.

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There is a novel about this book written in 1989 called The Murder in Little Egypt by a guy named Darcy... Or I'm sorry, a woman named Darcy O'Brien.

That is out there. There's like an e-book for it and stuff. Like I didn't read it, but I did all the other research. You guys can read it if you want.

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Alec Schweitzer

Hell Bringeth A Woman Scorned

It was described as highly salacious and similar to an Inside Edition episode, covering the real life case of Susan Cummings and the murder of Roberto Villegas.

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There's a book that sounds highly salacious and probably like what, like a episode of Inside Edition. It's called A Woman Scorned. The Shocking Real Life Case of Billionaire Killer Susan Cummings.

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Episode: #15 - An Heiress & A Brutal Murder in Warrenton, V...

It was described as highly salacious and similar to an Inside Edition episode, covering the real life case of Susan Cummings and the murder of Roberto Villegas.

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There's a book that sounds highly salacious and probably like what, like a episode of Inside Edition. It's called A Woman Scorned. The Shocking Real Life Case of Billionaire Killer Susan Cummings.

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