On this episode, we honor lives taken far too soon.

First, we tell the story of Fan Man-Yee, a bright young woman whose disappearance and murder shook her community and left a family searching for answers that never fully came.

Then, we turn to one of the most heartbreaking cases in American history: the Girl Scout Murders at Camp Scott in Oklahoma, where three young girls lost their lives during what should have been a summer of laughter, friendship, and s’mores.

This isn’t about sensational headlines.

This is about remembering who they were.

About the families who never stopped loving them.

And about making sure their names are never forgotten.

Because true crime should never forget the humans at the center of the story.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty_murder_case

2. https://people.com/hell-kitty-murder-hong-kong-11831537

3. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3011932/hong-kong-hello-kitty-murder-meth-paranoia-or-product-violent-decade-and

4. https://filmdaily.co/news/hello-kitty-murder/

5. https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/dental-forensic-doctor-who-handled-hello-kitty-murder-case-says-teeth-can-still-be-used-to-verify-the-identity-of-the-murdered-victim-abby-choi-even-after-cooking/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Girl_Scout_murdershttps://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/kidnappings/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/https://www.oklahomadaily.news/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders-faqs/https://www.thecoldcases.com/p/a-timeline-of-the-oklahoma-girl-scouthttps://www.kjrh.com/news/40-years-later-the-girl-scout-murdershttps://www.killerqueenspodcast.com/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/https://discover.hubpages.com/true-crime/1977-Girl-Scouts-Murders-Police-Hope-DNA-Will-Identify-Killer

Love isn’t always sweet. Sometimes it’s controlling. Sometimes it’s obsessive. And sometimes… it’s fatal.
This Valentine’s Week, we dive into the heartbreaking murder of Tara Grant and the shocking, rage-filled story of the Papin sisters. Two cases. Two relationships gone wrong. One unforgettable episode about what happens when love turns dangerous.Sources

Wikipedia – Murder of Tara Lynn Granthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Tara_Lynn_Grant

Murderpedia – Stephen Christopher Granthttps://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/grant-stephen.htm

Daily Press – “10 years pass since Grant murder”https://www.dailypress.net/news/local-news/2017/02/10-years-pass-since-grant-murder/

Michigan Lawyers Weekly – “Grant sentenced in wife’s dismemberment slaying”https://milawyersweekly.com/news/2008/02/25/grant-sentenced-in-wifes-dismembermentslaying/

CNN Transcripts – Nancy Grace coverage of the Grant case and confessionhttps://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ng/date/2007-03-06/segment/01

ClickOnDetroit – “I created closure for myself”: Tara Grant’s children speak outhttps://www.clickondetroit.com/video/local-news/2021/10/07/i-created-closure-for-myself-tara-grants-children-speak-out/

Chilling Crimes – Tara Lynn Grant case overview and community impacthttps://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/tara-granthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_and_L%C3%A9a_Papinhttps://sites.psu.edu/passionblogeliot/2022/02/28/the-papin-sisters/https://blogs.gwu.edu/himmelfarb/2022/07/08/disorder-in-the-court-2-folie-a-deux/https://thecoolbeans.ca/2023/12/26/the-murderous-maids-of-le-mans/

This week, we’re telling two stories about women who refused to stay in their lanes and terrified society in very different ways.

First up: Sharon Kinne. Blonde. Beautiful. Seemingly untouchable. Behind the polished smile was a trail of bullets, dead husbands, and a courtroom saga so wild it feels fictional… except it wasn’t. From suburban Kansas City to an international escape, Sharon’s story is one of manipulation, charm, and a justice system that blinked at exactly the wrong moments.

Then, we ride straight into legend with Calamity Jane. Frontierswoman. Scout. Drunk, brave, grieving, and endlessly misunderstood. Was she a fearless truth-teller or her own best myth-maker? We strip back the dime-novel nonsense to find the real woman beneath the buckskins, the loneliness behind the bravado, and the reason her name still echoes through the Wild West.

One woman killed to protect her image.
One woman became an image to survive.

Two stories. Two reputations. And a reminder that history has never known what to do with women who refuse to behave.

Pour something strong. This one rides hard.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Kinne

• https://kcpolice.org/media/news-releases/kcpd-jackson-county-sheriff-s-office-solve-fugitive-serial-killer-case/

• https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-01-31/independence-woman-sharon-kinne-accused-serial-killer-dead-missing-54-years

• https://rdnewsnow.com/2025/01/31/serial-killer-wanted-in-u-s-and-mexico-lived-in-taber-for-49-years/

• https://apnews.com/article/f100887093f0794b8b50db3989acc28b

britannica.com/biography/Calamity-Jane-American-frontierswoman nationalgeographic.com/history/article/calamity-jane-legend-reality wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamity_Jane deadwood.com/history/infamous-deadwood/calamity-jane historynet.com/the-calamities-of-calamity-jane cowboystatedaily.com/2024/11/14/the-american-west-calamity-jane-wild-woman-of-the-west

The Keddie Cabin Murders are often described as one of California’s most horrifying unsolved crimes — and for good reason. Four victims. Extreme violence. A crime scene that should have led straight to arrests. Instead, it led to decades of silence.

Then there’s Andrea Scherpf and Bernd Göricke. Killed later the same year. Officially “unrelated.” Investigated separately. Filed away.

In this episode, we unpack what happened inside Cabin 28, what police did in the crucial early hours, and why the investigation veered off course almost immediately. We also revisit the murders of Andrea and Bernd, and ask the uncomfortable question law enforcement seemed determined not to: what if these cases were never meant to be separated?

This is a story about violence, oversight, and the cost of unanswered questions — for victims, families, and a town that never really recovered.

• ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keddie_murders
• ​https://www.crimemagazine.com/cold-case-keddie-murders
• ​https://the-line-up.com/keddie-murders-cabin-28
• ​https://lassennews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Times04-17-18.pdf
• ​https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/keddie-cabin-murders
• ​https://www.buzzfeed-unsolved.fandom.com/wiki/The_Disturbing_Murders_at_Keddie_

Wikipedia: Murder of Andrea Scherpf and Bernd Görickehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Andrea_Scherpf_and_Bernd_G%C3%B6ricke Wikipedia

UCF Unsolved Case File – Andrea Scherpf & Bernd Görickehttps://www.ucfiles.com/Files/1983/andrea-scherpf-and-bernd-goricke/ Unsolved Case Files Canada

The Trail Went Cold – Episode 311https://www.trailwentcold.com/2023/01/11/the-trail-went-cold-episode-311-bernd-goericke-andrea-scherpf/ Trail Went Cold

Podcast on iHeart: Bernd Goericke & Andrea Scherpf Pt. Twohttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-path-went-chilly-80684064/episode/bernd-goericke-and-andrea-scherpf-pt-two--285270936/ iHeart

📺 The Fifth Estate – “Someone Got Away with Murder” (archived timeline)https://archive.today/20120723055359/http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2008-2009/someone_got_away_with_murder/timeline.html Trail Went Cold

📰 Police seek new leads in 1983 murder of two German tourists near Chetwynd (Vancouver Sun archive)https://web.archive.org/web/20190610173730/https://vancouversun.com/news/Police+seek+leads+1983+murder+German+tourists+near+Chetwynd/8512101/story.html

Podcast & Investigative CoverageArchived CBC Documentary & TimelineLocal News

As the old year dies and a new one staggers into the light, we travel back to industrial Leeds, where desperation was currency and superstition could be weaponized.
This is the story of Mary Bateman, known to history as the Yorkshire Witch, a woman who sold miracles, curses, and hope in tiny paper packets… until one of her promises ended in murder.

In this New Year’s Eve episode, we untangle folklore from fact, examine the life of her victim Rebecca Perigo, and ask an uncomfortable question that still echoes today: when survival depends on belief, who really holds the power?

Because not all monsters wear masks. Some sell cures. And some years end in blood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bateman https://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/prisoner-stories-mary-bateman/ https://www.iapsop.com/ssoc/1809__anonymous___life_and_character_of_mary_bateman_the_yorkshire_witch.pdf https://capitalpunishmentuk.org/mary-bateman-the-yorkshire-witch/ https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1939-0513-110 https://www.mylearning.org/stories/crime-and-punishment-in-leeds/1053 https://the-line-up.com/mary-bateman-yorkshire-witch https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bateman-mary.htm