As we all binge The Bundy Tapes on
@Netflix
and share the trailer for the Zac Efron movie, please remember the victims. These women all had hopes and dreams. They should all have movies made about them. I always try to remember what these monsters took away.
#TedBundyTapes
Lynda Ann Healy was 21. She was a psychology major preparing to graduate that semester. Lynda loved working with handicapped children and got up at early every day to report on the skiing conditions for local radio.
Susan Elaine Rancourt was 19. She worked two full-time jobs in the summer to save up money for tuition. Susan wanted to go into medicine and had 4.0 GPA—while working full time in a nursing home in between classes.
Kathy Parks was 20. She was a world religions major at Oregon State. There is not much written about Kathy. As someone who was also a world religions major, I can hazard a guess at what she might have been looking for—those truths we all have in common, no matter the religion.
Donna Gail Manson was 19. She was a student at Evergreen State College, a very good flute player and was described by Ann Rule as kind of a goth, as her roommate was concerned about Donna's interests in alchemy, magic and death.
“The city said there were no outdoor cameras.” I counted four facing the tree where
#RobertFuller
was found in
#palmdale
.
@palmdalesheriff
, did you ask for the footage from Ochoa Digital? From Whispering Palms Apartments?
Debra Kent was 17. She wanted to be a social worker. Debby would walk down the street and feed the parking meters of stranger’s cars so they wouldn’t get a ticket. She loved to dance.
Denise Naslund was 19. She worked part-time and was taking a computer programming course at night. “Denise is very loving and would often pick me up a gift for no special occasion," her mother said. “When she walks into my home, it’s just like sunshine coming through the door.”
Georgeann Hawkins was 18. In her senior year of high school she was named a Daffodil Princess, and traveled across Washington attending events, giving speeches and once addressed the state legislature. Georgeann graduated with straight A's and excelled in her freshman year at UW.
Janice Ott was 23. She was a juvenile probation caseworker. Janice had just gotten married, and was living with a roommate while her husband Jim attended classes in California.
Three years ago today, we lost true crime writer Michelle McNamara. She spent her last years hunting the Golden State Killer and left us with a book for the ages. (And one year ago this week, they caught the bastard.)
#IllBeGoneInTheDark
#GoldenStateKiller
Nancy Wilcox was 16. She was a cheerleader at Olympus High School and worked part-time as a waitress. Nancy was an active member of her local Mormon church.
Denise Oliverson was 25. I wish we knew more about her. All that’s usually written about Denise was that she went on a bike ride to clear her head after a fight with her husband—which should never define anyone. If you have any details about Denise, please share them.
Julie Cunningham was 26. She worked as a clerk at a Vail ski shop and was a part-time ski instructor. That month, she had just had her heart broken on a ski trip.
For anyone on the right who will say people are politicizing her death: Ruth Bader Ginsberg dictated this statement to her granddaughter days before her death:
"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."
Lynette Culver was 12. She was a student at Alameda Junior High School. If you knew Lynette and have anything you'd like to share about her, please do.
Susan Curtis was 15. She was a student at Woods Cross High School and was on the track team and the girl's baseball team. Susan rode her bicycle 50 miles to attend the Bountiful Orchard Youth Conference at Brigham Young University in Provo.
A day after Robert Fuller was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, instead of using Twitter to ask if anyone saw anything, or ask local businesses to save their security footage, the LA Sheriff's in Palmdale were trying to find the owner of this dog.
#Palmdale
#RobertFuller
If anyone lost a dog, please contact the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station at 661-272-2400. This little guy walked up to the front door of our lobby and he doesn’t have a collar. We are trying to reunite him with his family.
Caryn Campbell was 23. She was a registered nurse, recently engaged to a cardiologist and living in Dearborn, Michigan. She was on a ski vacation in Snowmass Village, Colorado.
Vaccination is not freedom to not wear a mask. It’s freedom from not dying. We still need to be vigilant until the virus—and variants—are contained. Mask. Wash. Distance.
...And we get dogs back in the White House! For 100 years until Trump, there was a dog in the White House. Bush, Reagan, Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Teddy, JFK, Obama...all had dogs. Welcome Champ and Major!
Breaking: Golden State Killer plans to plead guilty— “agreement being hammered out envisions DeAngelo also admitting guilt in another 62 crimes attributed over the years.”
A note on this
#ZodiacKiller
news.
In 2015, I was called upon by a team of producers for the History Channel to pressure test a suspect in the DB Cooper case that a group of investigators had zeroed in on. They paired me with Tom Fuentes, former asst. director of the FBI.
1/12
I just arrived in Palmdale, and I’m looking for any CCTV near where
#Robertfuller
was found. There have been reports that there are none in the area. I found this cam at the Whispering Pines apartment building 100 yards from the memorial tree. Did the
@lasd
ask to view footage?
17 years ago, 100 people died in the Station Nightclub fire after
Great White’s tour manager lit pyrotechnics inside the small club during a show. One of the band’s biggest hits is called “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.”
Who had this on their 2020 bingo card?
You’ve been listening to true crime stories for years now. Are you ready to put all that knowledge to good use and help us solve some crimes? On April 1, become part of The Murder Squad
@JensenandHoles
. Actual cases. Actual clues. Actual outcomes.
@chrissyteigen
I refuse to let the virus interrupt my traditional meal of 1 Cadbury Egg, 2 Peeps, 6 Reese’s Eggs and the ears off of a hollow chocolate bunny.
The Golden State Killer suspect Joe DeAngelo was just officially charged with the murders of Offerman, Manning, Domingo and Sanchez.
#justice
#rememberthevictims
This is how the Minneapolis police department initially described the killing of George Floyd. Ask yourself: How many times has this happened in America but there were no cameras to catch it?
Only 62% of murders are solved in America. Less than 1% of rapes result in a felony conviction in America. We are not exactly crushing it when it comes to solving crimes.
#defundthepolice
is an opportunity to change that.
Bundy confessed to murdering 8 others in Utah, Idaho, WA and CA. Maybe BS, but to the MEs in those states: if you have female remains from the era that you don’t have funds to process, DM me and I will help pay for the extraction + familial search to give them back their names.
Look at this incredible image from the DeAngelo hearing. This is the moment: “When asked to describe the assailant, Jane Doe said he had a small penis.” And that very Jane—
@SandlerCarson
— is standing up, staring him down before the applause.
#GoldenStateKiller
(AP photo)
Police departments across the country need to utilize forensic genealogy to solve murders and identify rapists from sexual assault kits. Some are doing it, but not nearly enough. So make some noise. Get loud. But be careful with your headlines--Zodiac is not solved yet.
12/12
Two years ago today, the four contributors to Michelle McNamara’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark”—
@pattonoswalt
, Gillian Flynn,
@ThePaulOfHaynes
and me—were together for the first time. A few minutes after this picture was taken, the Golden State Killer would be taken into custody.
Watch DeAngelo act feeble while being confronted with examples of him acting feeble and crazy to get out of trouble. And hear how he admitted guilt when in custody (and hinted at an alter ego?)
#GoldenStateKiller
“The woman who was attacked credits her quick thinking to a true crime podcast that she often listens to called “My Favorite Murder.’”
#murderino
Let’s get this woman some justice.
@MyFavMurder
is saving lives now!!
An arrest in Faith Hedgepeth’s murder, Woodlawn Jane Doe identified, Alex Murdaugh arrested—At the rate we’re going today, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Zodiac Killer was identified.
As we all binge The Bundy Tapes on
@Netflix
and share the trailer for the Zac Efron movie, please remember the victims. These women all had hopes and dreams. They should all have movies made about them. I always try to remember what these monsters took away.
#TedBundyTapes
An arrest in Faith Hedgepeth’s murder, Woodlawn Jane Doe identified, Alex Murdaugh arrested—At the rate we’re going today, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Zodiac Killer was identified.
Zodiac cypher cracked: “I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE GAS CHAMBER
BECAUSE IT WILL SEND ME TO PARADICE ALL THE SOONER
BECAUSE I NOW HAVE ENOUGH SLAVES TO WORK FOR ME”
Imagine being 9 years old, watching your dad cry because his country just lost the World Cup and promising him that you would win it for him one day. That was Pelé.
#RipLegend
Standing outside of
#GoldenStateKiller
suspect Joe DeAngelo’s house, I was struck by how empty his yard was. Take a look: No trees. No shrubs. No place for a prowler to hide. From above it’s even clearer—He knew to protect HIS family from someone like him.
#michellemcnamara
#GSK
My Dad died of complications from Hep C. Doctors theorized he might have got it decades earlier from IV drug use. He turned his life around and the needle still got him in the end. The selfish part of me curses that the cure was 23 years too late, but I am so happy it is here.
For the first time in history, the Hepatitis C virus can now be cured. The 2020 Medicine Laureates’ discoveries revealed the cause of the remaining cases of chronic hepatitis and made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives.
#NobelPrize
There are more than 220,000 unsolved murders in America since 1980. So odds are, more than one of you will be sitting down to Christmas dinner with a killer.
#AskQuestions
#CollectDNASamples
Please don’t use the term “karma” when referring to Richard Rose’s death. His death is what happens when you have an administration that everyday tells you the news is fake.
#richardrose
This is all playing out exactly how Trump wanted, just 4 years later. In 2016 he ran, thinking he would lose, blame the media and then start a media company. Instead, we were forced to endure 4 years of him. Now he will lose, blame the media and start a media company.
#QuarantineSolve
is for everyone. Post info about an unsolved murder you want solved with the hashtag. There are 240,000 unsolved murders in US since 1980. Let’s use this time to chip away at that number. Day 7 is Delphi Indiana, Feb. 13, 2017. The killer of Abby and Libby. (1/3)
"I've listened to all your statements, each one of them, and I'm truly sorry to everyone I've hurt. Thank you, your Honor."- convicted
#GoldenStateKiller
#JosephDeAngelo
.
Paul Holes was just announced as a surprise guest at my next panel, a deep dive on the
#GoldenStateKiller
. audience breaks out in standing ovation. Paul Holes is the rock star of
#CrimeCon
@CrimeCon2018
Long Island:
Check-out this Trump supporter trolling the media after the Biden/Harris win.
Reporters aren’t taking it anymore and I’m here for every last bit of it...
.
@PaulHoles
FYI, there is intel that one of our podcast bosses found your Macallan stash at
@ExactlyRight
studios. I’m not saying it was
@GHardstark
, but it might be revenge for all the chocolate I’ve been eating from the candy drawer. So I’ll replace the scotch :)
For everyone jumping on the
#fakenoose
hashtag, remember three weeks ago when the NYPD detectives union claimed three officers were “intentionally poisoned” at a Shake Shack. (Spoiler alert: They weren’t.)
Twenty girls and women. All with their own specific hopes and dreams. And this monster came along and swiped them all away for his own personal gratification. But there were others that he either confessed to, or was suspected of, killing.
Four years ago today, we lost Michelle Mcnamara. You might have read “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” but today, try digging into Michelle’s blog: True Crime Diary. Start with this deep dive into the unsolved murder of Suzanne Jovin.
Just when we thought we would get no
#goldenstatekiller
news till the next court date in September, boots-on-the-ground Ali Wolf drops this on us. I have a few guesses.