Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On June 12, 1977, nearly 140 young girls arrived at the Girl Scouts Headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma excited to attend a two week stay-away camp at Camp Scott. Camp Scott sits on over 400 acres and had been operated by the Girl Scouts since…
Read MoreSubscribe 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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In November 2006, assistant truck driver and 2-time felon, Abraham Shakespeare turned $2 into over $30 million by winning a Mega Millions Jackpot. The money didn’t just have a profound impact on his life, and the lives of his family and friends. But, did becoming a Mega Millions jackpot winner also cost him his life?
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During the early 2000’s, Mexico City was terrorized by a serial killer targeting elderly, single women. From 2002 until 2006, almost 50 elderly women had been brutally murdered inside their very own homes. But, what was even more terrifying than a serial killer on the loose, was that police started to suspect that the killer…
Read MoreSubscribe 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,…
Read MoreIn January 1969, 23-year old Harvard graduate student, Jane Britton failed to show up to take an important exam. Her boyfriend and friends were immediately alarmed because this was completely out of character for the high performing student. Jane’s body was discovered later that afternoon. She had been brutally raped and savagely beaten to death…
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In 2005, 18-year old Noura Jackson was arrested and charged with stabbing her mother, Jennifer Jackson, over 50 times. Jennifer was found inside her Memphis, Tennessee home brutally murdered. Although there was no forensic evidence linking Noura to her mother’s murder, she did have a large cut on her her hand on the night of…
Read MoreSubscribe 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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On April 5, 2015, experienced free-fall instructor Victoria Cilliers, was set to complete her 2,650th jump. The jump was a gift from her husband, Emile, to celebrate the birth of their 2nd child. At 4,000 feet, both her main chute and reserve failed. Sending her falling to the ground over 100 miles per hour, without a working…
Read MoreSubscribe 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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