Jeff and Sam tell the story of the Christmas Massacre also known as The Lawson Family Murders.

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Source

• The Lawson Family Murders By Eric Hubbard

Sam shares the insane story of Omaima Nelson, and Jeff recounts the harrowing story of Ashley Reeves. Enjoy. Merry Christmas, and see you in 2025!

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Jeff's Sources

• The Harrowing Survival Story of Ashley Reeves (YouTube)
• Sam Shelton's Story (YouTube)
• "Former Freeburg Teacher Sam Shelton Released on Parole" by KSDK
• Additional Details on Ashley Reeves (YouTube)

Sam's Sources

• Omaima Nelson by Wikipedia

In the 1970s a dead whale ended up on the beach in Oregon. They solved it. Or did they?

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Source

• Oregon’s Exploding Whale Incident Of 1970 By All Things Interesting
• The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon By KATU News

Sam tells the story of the first FBI Agent to be murdered and Jeff celebrates AIDS Awareness Month by sharing Ryan White's story.

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Jeff's Sources

• Ryan White by Britannica
• The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: The Basics by KFF.org
• Who Was Ryan White? by Chicago.gov
• December is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month by Nebraska Dept of Health & Human Services
• Hemophilia by Cleveland Clinic
• Aids Victims Right to Attend Public School Tested in Corn Belt by Washington Post
• Ronald Reagan and AIDS by Wikipedia
• Remembering Ryan White, the teen who fought against the stigma of AIDS by PBS
• Ryan White gravestone dedicated by Tampa Bay Times
• Ryan White gravestone by FindAGrave.com
• Ryan White's Mother Remembers 25 Years Later by Katie Couric | YouTube
• RWC 2024 Special Session: Ryan White’s Story as Told by His Mother, Jeanne White-Ginder (22003) by Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program | YouTube
• Ryan White: My Own Story by Ryan White

Sam's Sources

• Martin James Durkin by Wikipedia
• Durkin - Murder of an FBI Agent by FBI

On the streets of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in the late 1970s, Anatoly Moskvin was 13 and walking home from school when a group of men in black suits stopped him.
They carried along a coffin and were en route to the funeral of an 11-year-old girl who had died. What happened afterwards set the course for Moskvin's morbid life.

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Source

• The Untold Story Of Anatoly Moskvin Who Mummified Dead Girls Like Dolls By Ini-Iso Adiankpo

Jeff tells the horrible story of the explosion of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. Sam tells a story about arsenic and death in Victorian England.

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Jeff's Sources

• Space Shuttle by NASA
• Transcript of the Challenger Crew Comments from the Operational Recorder by NASA
• Toward a History of the Space Shuttle by NASA
• The Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Mission by NASA
• Report to the President By the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION On the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident by NASA
• Teacher in Space Project by Wikipedia
• Wernher von Braun by Wikipedia
• Steven J. McAuliffe by Wikipedia
• Space Shuttle Challenger disaster by Wikipedia
• Operation Paperclip by Google
• January 28, 1986: The Challenger Explosion and its aftermath by APS125
• Cold War History by History.com
• TV Brought the Trauma to Classroom Millions by Lynn Olson
• Christa McAuliffe’s Husband & Kids Now: Where Are They Today? by EntertainmentNow.com
• About [Challenger] by Challenger Center
• Cabin, Remains of Astronauts Found : Divers Positively Identify Challenger Compartment on Floor of Atlantic by Barry Bearak | LA Times

Sam's Sources

• Death by Wallpaper: When Arsenic in the Walls Was Killing Children by Veronica Parkes
• Wallpaper? by Homilepix
• A is for Arsenic by F Yeah History

On this sticky note Jeff and Sam try --- or attempt to try and explain the Butterfly Effect.

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Sam tells the story of the murder of Anne Marie Fahey. Jeff shares the story of the murder of Molly McLaren.

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Sam's Sources

• Thomas Capano and the Murder of Anne Marie Fahey By FBI
• And Never Let Her Go : Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer By Ann Rule
• 20 years later: 12 details about Thomas Capano murder trial By Patricia Talorico and Esteban Parra