The Unlovely Truth
Exploring the intersection of faith and true crime.
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Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
We all have dreams for our lives. Larissa Sam dreamed big – she was days away from auditioning for the TV show American Idol when she vanished. Police are out of leads to pursue and need fresh information. When you listen and share this episode, you join the Journey for Justice for Larissa. Help her family finally know what happened to the young woman they love so dearly. For more information about Larissa, please access the following sources:
https://fox59.com/news/crimetracker/mother-suspects-human-trafficking-connected-to-daughters-disappearance/
http://charleyproject.org/case/larissa-marie-sam
https://www.facebook.com/Bring-Larissa-Sam-home-909497312445343/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Missing.Indiana
https://www.namus.gov/
https://warinternational.org/
If you know anything about the disappearance of Larissa Sam, please reach out to the Missing Persons Branch of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 317-327-6160, or 317-262-TIPS if you wish to remain anonymous.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
What we don’t know CAN hurt us. Axton Betz-Hamilton didn’t know who her mother really was when she and her dad weren’t looking. Years of financial struggles brought on by identity theft taught her that a person can get away with a lot if no one is watching. They may even cause the people they say they love the most enormous amounts of pain, if it gets them what they want.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of identity theft, you can find resources here: https://www.identitytheft.gov/
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Why would an Australian journalist spend a year in America following the case of a black man who had killed a white supremacist? What would he find when he interviewed people who knew them, who loved them, and who hated them? The answers might shock you as much as they did me.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Detectives should pursue justice for every victim with equal diligence. Meet a group from South Central Los Angeles who take their mission to heart, especially when their victim is the son of one of their own. Why is there so much murder in some communities? This week’s author has some surprising ideas.
frankbyers.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cyclebreaking
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Every year in the United States, over 600,000 people go missing according to the website namus.gov. Most are found very quickly, but tens of thousands will remain missing for a year or more. “The sheer volume of missing and unidentified person cases poses one of the greatest challenges to agencies tasked with resolving these important cases.” This is the story of two of those people, missing now for over 31 years.
To provide information to authorities, please call:
F Kingsland GBI office 912-729-6198
Glynn County Police Department 912-554-7800
For more information on Monica and Michael’s case, you can check the following resources:
http://charleyproject.org/case/michael-anthony-bennett
http://charleyproject.org/case/monica-renita-bennett
https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/sister-searching-for-missing-family/article_88ba7479-545d-5305-a165-ca808a3cd4bd.html
https://craftonmegan.wordpress.com/2019/02/20/michael-anthony-and-monica-renita-bennett/
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
When a real-life vigilante takes down the town bully, was that man a hero - or a criminal just like the man he killed? If the criminal justice system can’t deal with a man who has dozens of felony arrests, should citizens take matters into their own hands, and impose the harshest sentence of all? Join my fascinating discussion with my special guest Aaron Hanbury.
aaronclinehanbury.substack.com
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
It’s no crime to be a widow, but how many women have lost two husbands to violence? Investigators know to follow the money when they suspect foul play. And Raynella had inherited two small fortunes from her dead husbands. Guest Diane Fanning, author of Her Deadly Web, gives special insights to one of the strangest cases she has ever covered.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
A community and family are rocked by the deaths of three young siblings in what the children’s mother claims was a horrible accident. If that was the case, family members wondered why her boyfriend told her they needed to “get their stories straight.” Trials were held and verdicts were rendered, but was justice done?
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Many cases that are officially listed as unsolved still have a suspect that is assumed to be responsible, but for one reason or another cannot or will not be prosecuted. Jane Mixer was long assumed to be a victim of serial killer John Norman Collins – the infamous Michigan Murderer of the late 1960’s. In 2004, her family received the shocking news that there had been a DNA hit on evidence from Jane’s case. But the match was not to John Norman Collins.
Warning – this book has graphic sections and may not be suitable for all readers. The podcast does not mention the more difficult parts of the narrative.
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Every year in the United States, over 600,000 people go missing according to the website namus.gov. Most are found very quickly, but tens of thousands will remain missing for a year or more. “The sheer volume of missing and unidentified person cases poses one of the greatest challenges to agencies tasked with resolving these important cases.” This is the story of two of those people, missing now for nearly 14 years.
For more information on this case, check out these resources:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2849120/
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/love-the-way-you-lie/videos/it-seemed-like-a-perfect-marraige-on-the-surface
If you have any information about this case please contact either of the following agencies:
Hardin County Sheriff: (731) 925-3377
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: 1-800-TBI-FIND