We're BACK!!!!!

This episode is the wild story of random vioence by Jan Sykora (plus a cameo from a blow up doll)

34. Jan Sykora

A man missing from our key since November 22, 2021. Lots of info at http://findjasonheath.org

35. Jason Heath

We're back with a story from Terry Schmida's True Crime of key west Volume 2!

Jailbreak

In our kickoff episode, we detail the brutal 2017 murder of Mark Brann in Key West. Plus, a happy dog story to send you off into the world feeling a little better.

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1. Mark Brann

Our highest body count yet (though to be honest, we've only had 1 body count total so far). This is the story of Charlie Brandt of Big Pine Key.

Also, GR Dad's audio is messed up. Sorry! We'll do better next week.

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2. Charlie Brandt

Our first Forensic Files case - the murder of Shirley Garvin!

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3. Shirley Garvin

Our first unsolved case is the relatively well known Valentine Doe. A young woman was seen walking along route 1 and her body was found murdered the next day. She and her killer remain unidentified.

4. Valentine Doe

A square grouper, double murder, and crazy case from Islamorada

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/carlos-ortiz-and-tara-rosado-murdered-in-florida-keys-most-brutal-homicide-in-25-years-9234920

JAXON!
https://www.thedodo.com/amphtml/close-to-home/twitter-helps-dog-jaxon-find-chew-toy

8. Jeremy Macauley

Four short cases for a little anthology of Murder in Paradise this week. Michelle Osborne, baby doe, Thomas Rafferty, and 2 cats.

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And thanks for your patience with the wonky audio and edits in places this week!

10. Quickies

This week's case is that of Jeffrey Sundwall. Warning: sexual violence

Dog story of the week: https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/cyclists-stop-to-change-flat-save-dog-brazil

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11. Jeffrey Sundwall

This week we talk about the twists and turns of the Derek David case

Video of the whole mess!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CDvARGfuo8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIpXpAnz054&feature=youtu.be

Happy dog story https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/resources/woman-rescues-dog-then-he-saves-her

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12. Derek David

This week we cover the brutal, twisted case of Thomas Overton. Warning: sexual violence

Body of Evidence Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xenpArRUPQ

Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/male.O/o/overton-thomas.htm

Happy dog story of the week
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1148285835520827397

13. Thomas Overton

This week we discuss Betty Neumar, possible black widow killer!

Murderpedia entry: https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/neumar-betty.htm

14. Betty Neumar

MOTHER NATURE IS A MURDERER! This week, we talk about the 1906 Hurricane and the role it played in the development of the Keys.

If you want to read the first hand account, you can get it here: http://digitalcollections.fiu.edu/tequesta/files/1959/59_1_02.pdf

15. 1906 Hurricane

A wild story of a murder-suicide and vicious doctor. 

Our main source is this excellent article https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/murder-suicide-in-the-keys-unravels-a-doctors-decades-long-mystery-6389264

And happy dog story https://www.nbc-2.com/story/40925240/bella-the-dog-saved-by-a-cape-coral-man

16. Dr. Tucker

This week we discuss the murder of Clarance Till, taken from  Terry Schmida's True Crime Stories of Key West and the Florida Keys
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0967449871/j16t3i5j15-20

17. Clarance Till

A very rambling way to tell the story of Ducky Bennett and a deadly love triangle!

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18. Ducky Bennett

Just in time for spOoOoOky HalloweEeEeEn season, it's the story of the very haunted Robert the Doll! Pics on twitter @MurdersParadise and instagram @MurdersInParadise!

19. Robert the Doll

Week 2 of sPoOoOkY gHoSt sToRiEs!!!

But first: a better source for the Jeremy Mcauley Case: https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article190633014.html

Haunted Key West, our source book: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0978992156/j16t3i5j15-20

Dog saves owner from house fire: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/us/south-carolina-dog-owner-house-fire-trnd/index.html

20. gHoOoOoOsTs!!!

The final Spooky October Ghost Episode, we cover stories of hauntings surrounding Key West's most famous resident, Ernest Hemingway. 

Source: Haunted Key West
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0978992156/j16t3i5j15-20

Dog Palette Cleanser:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/video-of-man-reuniting-with-dogs_n_56745129e4b06fa6887d2ad2

Audible - check out It Burns
https://www.audible.com/pd/It-Burns-Audiobook/B07PRYC5XG
Get it free at audibletrial.com/thegoldenratio (our sponsor link from the Golden Ratio Podcast)

21. Haunted Hemingway

The Ku Klux Klan is in town and nothing good can possibly happen. Fuckers.

22. Key West Bloody Christmas

SO MUCH INTRIGUE HERE!

Audio of the neo-nazi comments
 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article238145954.html


Kevin gets a fire hydrant
https://www.thedodo.com/sick-pit-bull-fire-hydrant-2344619395.html

Other good sources
https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/crime/article186028463.html
https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/crime/article190138574.html
https://thebluepaper.com/tree-house-murder-the-investigators-under-investigation/


https://thebluepaper.com/tree-house-murder-gets-national-attention/

24. The Treehouse Murder

An internationally hunted sex trafficker found basically in our backyard and a murder suicide on Big Pine Key

26. Big Pine & Sugarloaf Crimes

27. Cyne

Let's talk about gHoOoOsTs again - this time, the haunted La Concha Hotel in Key West!

28. La Concha

We go through Smuggling Jewish Refugees in Key West
How the Caribbean became a stopping point for the American journey of so many Jews
by
Arlo Haskell
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/jewish-refugees-in-key-west

29. Jewish Refugees in Key West

A wild tale of murder on a charter boat in the 1960s

30. Roger Foster

A few "stories" of ghosts in bars plus a good dog named Groot!

31. Ghosts in Bars

The 1991 unsolved case of Valentine Doe has been solved! Both victim an murderer have been identified using DNA!

32. Valentine Doe: SOLVED!

Historical stories of the Key West Chickens

33. The Chicken Episode

True crime podcast about mysteries and murders in the Florida Keys

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