Welcome to the new episode of Blue Murder Club. Today we are going to be discussing the case of Ariel Castro and his Cleveland house of horrors. This is a case that shocked and horrified the world, revealing the depths of human cruelty and the resilience of the human spirit.

Ariel Castro, a former school bus driver, committed heinous acts that would ultimately lead to his arrest and the liberation of three women who had been held captive for a decade. Your favourite true crime podcasters discuss the abductions and crimes against 20 year old Michelle Knight, 17 year old Amanda Berry and 14 year old Gina DeJesus all committed by 40 year old Ariel Castro who happened to be the father of his victims school friends.

Castro used his relationship with his teenage daughters to make the young women trust him enough to get into his van and ultimately into his house at 2207 Seymour Avenue, where they were bound, beaten and savagely abused from 2002 until Amanda bravely broke free in 2013.

Amanda wasn't alone on her escape for during her captivity she had conceived and had a child. A schoolgirl on abduction and a mother of a 6 year old when she escaped.

We hope you enjoy our coverage of this remarkable case.

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This week's case is the infamous case of Edmund Kemper, the Co-Ed Killer.

Brought to by your girls Carrie and Lozza, Ed Kemper was a serial killer who was convicted of murdering seven women and one girl between May 1972 and April 1973. However this wasn't Kemper's first murder spree as years earlier, at the age of just 15, Kemper had murdered his grandparents and sent to an adult psychiatric hospital where he honed his skills as a master manipulator, managing to get released on his 21st birthday.

Believing Kemper was fully rehabilitated and no longer a danger to himself or others he was free to roam the streets of Santa Cruz, picking up hitch hikers, trying to push down the his homicidal feelings until one day it became too much. For almost a year he stalked and terrorised the area, especially the young female students of the nearby colleges.

Who knows how long he would have got away with it if he hadn't of handed himself in to the police.

Kemper is still alive today and has been studied by many law enforcement and psychiatric professionals, assisting with offender profiling for the FBI.

We hope you enjoy our show and that we manage to bring some little known facts to this famous case.

Source material for the research of this case include the excellent website Edmund Kemper Stories - Documenting the Co-Ed Killer case

And the superb documentary First Blood.

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Hey everyone and welcome to the latest case brought to your ears by your favourite true crime podcasters, Cazza and Lozza.

This has got to be one of the most famous true crime cases of this century and one that really moved Munchausen’s Syndrome by proxy into the spotlight, the case of DeeDee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. This must be one of the most bizarre true crime stories of recent times—the case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. It’s a mix of deception, over-the-top drama, and a murder that shocked the world. Was Gypsy a victim, a mastermind, or a little bit of both? Buckle up as we unpack this rollercoaster of a case!

Sources used for today's show include the excellent show:

Gypsy's Revenge | Shows | discovery+

Gypsy's new book:

My Time to Stand by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Melissa Moore | Waterstones

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Come join us this week, as we sit down with Justin Evans. Justin is the host of The Peripheral Podcast and is one part of the famous Generation Why podcast. Starting their podcast back in 2012, they are pioneers of the true crime genre in the podcasting world.

After Caz saw Justin speaking at Crimecon about conspiracies, she had the great idea of asking him to join us. Listen as we all bring a conspiracy to the table from whether Michael Jackson faked his own death to David Icke and Y2K.

Check out Justin's Podcasts here:

Generation Why True Crime Podcast- Official Site

The Peripheral Podcast — Apple Podcasts

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Happy Christmas Blue Murder Clubbers! This Patreon is brought to you by our Girl Lauren. Nearly 50 years ago, Playboy bunny Eve Stratford was the victim of an unsolved murder that send shock waves through London's nightlife scene. Then six months later a school girl was found the other side of London sharing the same DNA sample as Eve. Then we Crack on with Carries favourite Case, the case of the Somerset Gimp. This is the case of the mystery man that for years terrorised local communities dressed as a gimp while writhing and wriggling around late at night in the most bizarre costumes, Earlier this year he was finally identified, tried and sentenced.

Thank you for the likes, love and support.

Merry Christmas Love Caz and Loz xxx

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In the summer of 2014 a quiet graveyard in Barking, East London became a dumping ground for the victims of gay date rape serial killer Stephen Port. His murder and rape spree lasted for around a year before he was finally brought to justice.

Join your girls for the latest episode of series 7 where we deep dive into this truly shocking case.

Sources for this episode are the 2017 BBC documentary How the Police Missed the Grindr Killer and the excellent Podcast, I Could Murder a Podcast.

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At this year's Crimecon we were fortunate enough to meet the legend that is Steve Keogh, and Loz quickly twisted his arm to join us on Blue Murder Talks. Steve is a former DCI with the Metropolitan police who worked on the murder team. Now retired from the Force, he is an accomplished author and stars in his own TV show, Secrets of a Murder Detective. We hope you enjoy this brilliant chat where Steve share's some cracking memories from when he was a young PC to the part he played during the 7/7 London terrorist attacks.

Steve's latest venture is the very excellent and highly recommended online detective AI driven game, The Detective Experience.

Secrets of a Murder Detective - Watch Episode - ITVX

AI led interactive online 'solve the crime' game The Detective Experience

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We are back after the summer break with the terribly sad story of the murder and subsequent miscarriage of justice of Joanna Simpson.

On the evening of 31st October 2010, 46 year old mum of two, Joanna Simpson became yet another statistic. Another woman killed by the hand of the man she once loved and who had loved her. Robert Brown was her estranged husband and father of her kids who that afternoon, right in front of the children beat Joanna to death.

This violent act was the culmination of years of abuse and controlling behaviour. We explore how domestic abuse comes in many forms and how anyone from any walk of life can become a victim.

Sources for this month's episode are the brilliant podcast, the Crime Analyst and the ITV show, The British Airways Killer amongst others.

The Joanna Simpson Foundation

Our story - The Joanna Simpson Foundation Team & Our Mission

Refuge, the largest UK domestic abuse organisation for women

Domestic Violence: Types, Statistics, Laws, Shelters Search

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