This is the Halloween Special: 2021

We are going to go over a bunch of Scary Movies that were either inspired by or based on true stories. I’ll give a brief synopsis of the movie in case you want to watch them this Halloween season, and then I’ll give you the details of the true story that inspired each one.

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Sources for this episode:

Nosferatu – Wikipedia

Nosferatu: Origins of the Vampire-Death Wish Coffee Company

The True Story Behind Nosferatu (grunge.com)

Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror and Shadow of the Vampire (nosferatumovie.com)

Jack the Ripper – Wikipedia

IMDB.com

Jack the Ripper – History, Victims, Letters, Suspects. (jack-the-ripper.org)

Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf – Texas Monthly

This one is way more interesting than I thought it would be. And I don’t usually inject too much of my opinion on this podcast, wanting you to just have the story and the facts as I have found them in my research…..but I have lots of thoughts on this, and I really want to know what you all think. Stay tuned at the end for information on the new voice message I have for all of you and how we will start doing an update episode here and there if you guys all like it.

The case covered in this episode is The Boston Strangler, The Untold Story, because most people still assume that Albert DeSalvo was the Boston Strangler and murdered all of the 13 women accredited to the “Boston Strangler.” Albert DeSalvo confessed to 11 murders. However, his confessions have been disputed, and there is a lot to this story.

We will be going over the movie: The Boston Strangler: The Untold Story and then covering the Real Story and the developments that have happened since then.

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Boston Strangler Case Solved 50 Years Later – ABC News (go.com)

1. Lee Bailey – Wikipedia

Boston Strangler – Wikipedia

Boston Strangler: A Serial Killer Who Probably Never Got Caught (anomalien.com)

Albert DeSalvo: The Man Who Confessed To Being The ‘Boston Strangler’ (allthatsinteresting.com)

The Conviction of Albert DeSalvo – Virtual Boston (wordpress.com)

The Boston Strangler – Crime Museum

Gold Digger Killer

Multimillionaire, Steven Beard fell for the younger, attractive waitress who worked at his country club. Soon he and Celeste were married. When Steve calls 911 and is discovered in his bedroom shot in the stomach, suspicion falls on Celeste’s friend, Tracey. Months later Tracey implicates Celeste.

We will be going over the movie made about this case and then the true story behind it.

The movie is Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer. It’s a 2021 Lifetime Movie, Starring Julie Bentz, Eli Gabay and Roan Curtis. It can be found on Lifetime and is available to rent on Amazon Prime.

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Sources for this episode:

Man is fatally shot while sleeping, at the request of his wife – Horror History .net

Betrayed By Her Own Children – CBS News

Twins, Lesbian Lover Unravel Texas Murder – ABC News (go.com)

Celeste Beard – Wikipedia

Celeste Beard | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Today’s episode is the story of Toni Jo Henry who had a horrible childhood, fought drug addiction, found true love and then was involved in a murder. I am covering the movie made about her case and the True Story that the movie was based on.

The Pardon is a 2013 movie. Starring: Jaime King, Jason Lewis, John Hawkes and M.C. Gainey

The true story of Toni Jo Henry, a woman tried for the crime of murder in 1942 in the state of Louisiana.

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The sources for today’s episode:

Toni Jo Henry (1916-1942) – Find A Grave Memorial

Claude David “Cowboy” Henry (1913-1945) – Find A Grave Memorial

Toni Jo Henry (capitalpunishmentuk.org)

A Courthouse Ghost: Toni Jo Henry (anomalien.com)

tonijo (rowdiva.com)

Toni Jo Henry (en-academic.com)

Toni Jo Henry – Wikipedia

The Pardon – Wikipedia

The Pardon Movie

The Last Hangman

Today’s case and movie is The Last Hangman which is based on the life and career of Albert Pierrepoint, who was one of the head executioners in the UK between 1931 and 1956. It is estimated he executed between 435 and 600 people, 200 of these were war criminals right after WWII.

We will cover the movie, the real story of Pierrepoint, and some of the infamous murderers that he executed.

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Sources for this episode:

Josef Kramer – Wikipedia

Josef Kramer | Nazi commander | Britannica

Pictures that changed the World – Dr Fritz Klein in a mass grave | Belfast Child (belfastchildis.com)

Beast of Belsen and his lover in Nuremberg exhibit | UK news | The Guardian

A Soho Stabbing | True Crime Library

Waddingham, Dorothea (1899–1936) | Encyclopedia.com

Albert Pierrepoint – Wikipedia

ExecutedToday.com » 1945: The Belsen war criminals

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9045279/British-hangman-sent-Beasts-Belsen-hell.html

17 October 1941 – Antonio Mancini | Execution of the day (wordpress.com)

Welcome back to Cherry Avenue True Crime Podcast!

I have a bonus mini-episode for you today about the Blackout Killer.

In my next upcoming episode: The Last Hangman, I will be covering Albert Pierrepoint and the movie made about his career as executioner from 1931 to 1956. During his career he executed somewhere between 435 and 600 people. 200 of those were from war crimes that took place during WWII, such as the Beast of Belsen and Irma Grese.

Pierrepoint executed many notable murderers in the UK, but one that was not featured in the movie, was Gordon Cummins, aka the Blackout Killer or the Blackout Ripper.

So for this mini-episode we will go over one of the truly horrible men that Albert Pierrepoint had to encounter during his job as head executioner in 1942.

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Sources for this episode:

Serial Killer Blackout Ripper – Gordon Cummins (murderuk.com)

How the Blackout Ripper killed so horrifically | Daily Mail Online

Albert Pierrepoint – Wikipedia

Gordon Cummins – Wikipedia

Gordon Cummins | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom

The Burning Bed (Based on a True Story)

800-799-SAFE (7233) Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)

Welcome Back to Cherry Avenue True Crime Podcast. Just a quick reminder that new episodes come out on the 15th and 30th of each month, with mini-episodes and the occasional bonus episodes in-between, so be sure to hit subscribe so you don’t miss anything!

The movie for this episode is The Burning Bed (1984) (Tubi TV) (IMDB free with ads) streaming services. Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat and Richard Hauser. We will go over the movie and then the case behind the movie.

This was the case that became central to the battered women’s movement. It turned the national attention to cases like Francine’s where women were brutalized by their husbands, and to help women like her through a system of life-saving shelters and laying the foundation for a modern awareness of domestic violence.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or chat with a worker on thehotline.org

In the UK: FAMILYHELP.ORG.UK and REFUGE.ORG.UK Phone# 0808 2000 247

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Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband—And Changed U.S. Views on Domestic Violence – HISTORY

Francine Hughes – Wikipedia

Francine Hughes Wilson, 69, Domestic Violence Victim Who Took Action, Dies – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Burning Bed – Wikipedia

James Berlin “Mickey” Hughes (1945-1977) – Find A Grave Memorial

“The Burning Bed”: A turning point in fight against domestic violence (lansingstatejournal.com)

Francine Wilson, domestic abuse victim and subject of TV film “The Burning Bed,” dies at 69 – Chicago Tribune

‘Burning Bed’ murder case: defense attorney looks back | WKAR

Francine Hughes Wilson, who inspired ‘The Burning Bed,’ dies at 69 (lansingstatejournal.com)

The mother of a man killed in an incident… – UPI Archives

Francine Hughes Wilson, whose ‘burning bed’ became a TV film, dies at 69 – The Washington Post

Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband—And Changed U.S. Views on Domestic Violence – HISTORY

Statistics (ncadv.org)

The facts – Refuge Charity – Domestic Violence Help