Month: August 2020

Florida Lotto Murder

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On November 15, 2006, 40-year old assistant truck driver Abraham Lee Shakespeare and a coworker, Michael Ford, stopped at the Town Star Mini Mart in Frostproof, Florida. Shakespeare purchased a $2 quick pick ticket with the numbers: 6, 12, 13, 34, 42, and 52….

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The Harvard Murder

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On the night of January 6, 1969, Jane Britton, a graduate student in the anthropology department at Harvard University went to dinner with her boyfriend, James Humphries and a few friends. After dinner, Jane and James went ice skating and returned to Jane’s apartment,…

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Noura Jackson

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On Sunday, June 5, 2005, around 5:00 a.m., 18-year old Noura Jackson called 9-1-1 to report that her mother, Jennifer Jackson, had been murdered inside their Memphis, Tennessee home. Jennifer was discovered at the foot of her bed and had been stabbed over 50…

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The Parachute Murder Plot

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On April 4, 2015, experienced free-fall instructor Victoria Cilliers was set to complete her 2,650th jump. The jump was a gift from her husband, Emile, as a way to celebrate the birth of their 2nd child together. Victoria and Emile Cilliers pictured together. PHOTO…

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