# homicide (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover homicide. Page: Feed: --- ## [Bart Whitaker: The Sugar Land Murders](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=227) _2026-08-19 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ On December 10, 2003, the Whitaker family sat down for what they thought was a graduation dinner. By the time they got home, a masked gunman was waiting inside their house — and two of them wouldn't survive the night. On the surface, it looked like a burglary interrupted. But within days, investigators discovered that the "victim" sitting in the back seat, 24-year-old Bart Whitaker, had actually… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/0a1854df-b08a-4267-95e8-82aa361e4be2/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=0a1854df-b08a-4267-95e8-82aa361e4be2&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [From the Vault: The Glensheen Murders: Money, Murder and a Mansion on Lake Superior](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=225) _2026-08-12 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ FROM THE H2H VAULT: On June 27, 1977, one of Minnesota’s grandest mansions became the scene of a brutal double murder. Inside Glensheen, the sprawling Congdon family estate overlooking Lake Superior in Duluth, 83-year-old heiress Elisabeth Congdon was found smothered in her bed. Her night nurse, Velma Pietila, had been beaten to death nearby. What followed was a sensational investigation involving… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/f635caa8-ee54-46be-bd32-9d5574f40f57/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=f635caa8-ee54-46be-bd32-9d5574f40f57&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [The Psychic and the Serial Killer: The Murders of Amie Hoffman and Deirdre O'Brien](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-psychic-and-the-serial-killer-the-murders-of-amie-hoffman-and-deirdre-obrien/) _2026-08-05 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ In the fall and early winter of 1982, two young women were abducted and brutally murdered within weeks of each other in Morris County, New Jersey. Eighteen-year-old Amie Hoffman disappeared on November 23 after leaving her job at the Morris County Mall. Two days later, her body was discovered in a secluded water-retention tank. On December 5, twenty-five-year-old Deirdre O’Brien was run off the… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/da696a24-402b-4aa2-aa69-9cde69a5b8e7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=da696a24-402b-4aa2-aa69-9cde69a5b8e7&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [August 2026](https://gdea.substack.com/p/august-2026) _2026-08-02 · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ Philanthropy's Third Wave ## [The Cold Storage Killer: The Murder of Denise Huber](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-cold-storage-killer-the-murder-of-denise-huber/) _2026-07-29 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ In the early morning hours of June 3, 1991, 23-year-old Denise Huber vanished after a flat tire left her stranded along a California freeway. Her abandoned car was discovered, but Denise was nowhere to be found. For three agonizing years, her family searched for answers—until a suspicious truck in Arizona led investigators to a horrifying discovery: Denise’s body, handcuffed and frozen inside a… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/89b28ebb-a97f-4518-a829-4665b7b8aba7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=89b28ebb-a97f-4518-a829-4665b7b8aba7&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [Who Murdered Betty Gail Brown? A 60-year-old Cold Coed Case](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/who-murdered-betty-gail-brown-a-60-year-old-cold-coed-case/) _2026-07-22 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ In October 1961, 19-year-old Betty Gail Brown — a promising sophomore at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky — was found brutally murdered in her car on campus. Strangled to death with her own brassiere, her killer has never been brought to justice. This remains one of Kentucky’s most haunting unsolved murders. On this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dive deep into the shocking true… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/10b91627-f6a9-4ed7-af84-85602cb652e4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=10b91627-f6a9-4ed7-af84-85602cb652e4&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [Ella Jackson: A Deadly Marriage in Richmond, Kentucky](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/ella-jackson-a-deadly-marriage-in-richmond-kentucky/) _2026-07-15 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ In October 2019, 47-year-old Ella Jackson disappeared from her home in Richmond, Kentucky. Her cellphone, wallet, vehicle, and five-year-old son were left behind—but her husband, Glenn Jackson, claimed she had simply walked away. Ella’s family knew better. Days before she vanished, the Ukrainian-born mother of two had met with a domestic violence advocate and consulted a divorce attorney.… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/6604b548-0f43-4860-a926-41e60f1cdcd1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=6604b548-0f43-4860-a926-41e60f1cdcd1&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [Fatal Attraction Killer: How Linda Ricchio Stalked and Murdered Ron Ruse, Jr.](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/fatal-attraction-killer/) _2026-07-08 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ When Ron Ruse Jr. ended his relationship with Linda Ricchio, he hoped for a clean break. Instead, he became the target of an ex‑girlfriend whose obsession escalated from constant phone calls and public confrontations to full‑blown stalking and death threats. In this episode, we take a deep, narrative‑driven look at the case that would become known as the “Fatal Attraction Killer”: Ron’s life in… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/e80e2ec4-edf5-4539-9345-22426e1f2102/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=e80e2ec4-edf5-4539-9345-22426e1f2102&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary War Murder](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/bathsheba-spooner-a-revolutionary-war-murder/) _2026-07-01 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner’s life had all the makings of a tragedy long before there was blood in the snow. Born into privilege as the favored daughter of Loyalist Brigadier General Timothy Ruggles, Bathsheba married wealthy farmer Joshua Spooner and settled in Brookfield, Massachusetts. Behind the facade of status and respectability was a deeply unhappy, allegedly abusive marriage—and a woman who… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/745705b6-18c9-4d7f-8911-8a15314664b4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=745705b6-18c9-4d7f-8911-8a15314664b4&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [Kristin Rossum. The American Beauty Killer.](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/kristin-rossum-the-american-beauty-killer/) _2026-06-24 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ A young biotech worker is found dead in his La Jolla apartment, his body carefully laid out on a bed sprinkled with rose petals and framed by a wedding photo. His wife—an ambitious county toxicologist with access to some of the most powerful drugs in the world—tells police it was suicide. Investigators aren’t so sure. In this episode, we unpack the chilling “American Beauty” murder of Gregory de… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/828fe3ba-7954-4c41-a563-d4467e8af3f8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=828fe3ba-7954-4c41-a563-d4467e8af3f8&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/O2cNc0KAZqS8) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Jason Landry: Vanished on Salt Flat Road](https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jason-landry-vanished/) _2026-06-17 · admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) · Hitched 2 Homicide_ In December 2020, 21-year-old Texas State University student Jason Landry left San Marcos, Texas, headed home to Missouri City for Christmas break. He never made it. Just after midnight, Jason’s wrecked Nissan Altima was found on a rural gravel road near Luling, Texas, with the lights on, the keys in the ignition, and Jason nowhere in sight. His phone, wallet, backpack, and clothing were later… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/episodes/b45a25c7-ac65-4430-97db-8b55c08430c3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6&awEpisodeId=b45a25c7-ac65-4430-97db-8b55c08430c3&feed=DGHtuDtt) ## [June 2026](https://gdea.substack.com/p/june-2026) _2026-05-29 · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ AI Philanthropy, AI Foundations and African Jobs ## [April 2026](https://gdea.substack.com/p/april-2026) _2026-04-06 · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ Iran War, Industrial Policy & OpenAI's $1b in grants for 2026 ## [2024 Under 5 Child Mortality](https://gdea.substack.com/p/2024-under-5-child-mortality) _2026-03-22 · David Nash · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ Child deaths fell again in 2024, but revised estimates mean the starting point was higher than we thought ## [March 2026](https://gdea.substack.com/p/march-2026) _2026-03-01 · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ Population Project, How Africa Works Reviews & GiveWell Grants ## [February 2026](https://gdea.substack.com/p/february-2026) _2026-02-03 · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ AI, Aid and AGOA ## [January 2026](https://gdea.substack.com/p/january-2025) _2026-01-02 · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ Hits-based giving, Coefficient Giving and USA giving ## [Hits Based Giving Opportunities 2025](https://gdea.substack.com/p/hits-based-giving-opportunities-2025) _2025-12-29 · David Nash · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ There’s extensive research helping donors find cost-effective interventions in global health (GiveWell, etc). ## [December 2025](https://gdea.substack.com/p/december-2025) _2025-12-02 · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ GiveDirectly, CoGi & the End of Progress ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/otqv4hiTYfX9) _2025-12-02 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Demographic Uncertainty and the Future of Extreme Poverty](https://gdea.substack.com/p/demographic-uncertainty-and-the-future) _2025-11-19 · David Nash · Global Development & Economic Advancement_ Max Roser has a recent post arguing that progress against extreme poverty is likely to stall after 2030, with the number of extremely poor people projected to increase as stagnant economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) fail to keep pace with population growth.