Don't Blame The Mom

Between the years 1979 and 1983 young teenage boys & men began to disappear from the streets of Adelaide, South Australia

Some were picked up by people they believed they could trust.
Others simply vanished.
Then their bodies began turning up. Five young men, aged between just 14 and 25, were found murdered — and police would eventually uncover evidence suggesting that their deaths were not the work of one lone perpetrator, but by an organised group of sexually sadistic paedophiles made up of affluent and professional men and a woman.

The crimes committed by this deadly ring led to them being known as 'the family'.

Australian police believe this terrifying network of predators was made up of at least 12 active members some of whom had respectable jobs & substantial wealth.

Their reputations on the surface enabled them to operate successfully & undetected allowing them to kill young victims without the worry of being caught. A factor that has made it more difficult to bring most of the perpetrators to justice ...

That was until a local popular newsreader’s 15-year-old son Richard Kelvin was abducted and killed.

Richard’s death led to only one member of 'the family' being charged for his murder, Bevan Spencer Von Einem.

In 2025 he took many secrets of who else was involved to his grave. Meaning some suspects are still alive & still walking free amongst us to this day....

And still over 3 decades later the families of the many victims still ask for answers, for justice & for the suppression orders protecting the murder suspects to be lifted ....

We hope with enough pressure from the community and the media that one day - they will.....

This is episode 184: 'The Family' Murders - A Deadly Network

Crime Talk Time Stamp: 10:30sec

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25 year old Courtney Clenney seemed to lead a glamorous lifestyle, at least that's it appeared to her millions of followers on social media.

However all of that would change on April 3rd 2022 when 911 operators in Miami, Florida received a frantic call reporting that someone was injured inside an apartment.

The caller was Clenney, she had fatally stabbed her boyfriend 27 year old Christian Obumseli, & she was arrested for his murder.

This case gained widespread media attention when people realised the Only Fans creator had a history of aggression & violence not only during their tumultuous relationship but also throughout her past.

As Clenney recently agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter narrowly avoiding what could have been a 30 year prison sentence many believe she got off way too lightly.

Some even questioned if she received a more lenient sentence because hers was a case of a female killing her male partner rather than the other way around.

Today's case highlights some important points, & shows just how quickly violence in a toxic relationship can escalate.

And just how quickly these situations can even turn deadly.....

This is episode 183: The OnlyFans Killer Courtney Clenney -The Murder of Christian Obumseli

Crime Talk Time Stamp: 5 mins 56 seconds

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30 year old Mica Miller & her husband John Paul who was the local pastor of their church in South Carolina, had separated in 2024.

But sadly for Mica this parting of ways was anything but amicable. Infact she would allegedly be subjected to months of harassment as she was hounded & tormented by her estranged husband.

So much so that her family believe she was driven to the point of desperation & after living in fear of the daily threats she took her own life.

Videos of John Paul's strange manner whilst announcing her death in church soon leaked out to the media. Along with shocking details of the abuse & threats he subjected Mica to in the lead up to her death.

Many in the community were shocked to learn that a pastor of seemingly good faith on the surface had been tracking & threatening Mica to the point where she was terrified he would kill her.

John Paul has been charged with cyber stalking & making false statements & his trial is fast approaching.

Whatever the outcome, Mica's case about the tragic death of such a bright young woman continues to shine a light on some very important questions.

Questions that like in many abusive relationships, have been lost in a grey area for far too long.

How far can one be pushed & terrorised by a partner until they finally crack under the pressure?

How long can one be tormented by a coercively controlling ex before they feel the only way to escape the fear is to take their own life?

And at what point does one become culpable in the death of another through their abusive actions , even if they did not pull the trigger themselves ?

This is episode 182 : Terrorised To Death?
The Tragic Case Of Mica Miller

Crime Talk Time Stamp: 9 mins 56 seconds

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Michelle Knotek systematically tortured & murdered two people who lived at her farmhouse in Raymond, Washington between 1994 & 2003.
She is also believed to have ordered the murder of her 17 year old nephew Shane who was killed by her husband David during that time.
But her shocking crimes don't end there as this evil matriarch known as 'Shelly' is also the suspect in at least one other death, bringing the total of lives lost at her hands to four.

From the outside, she looked like the very definition of kindness & compassion however in reality this was far from the case ....

Because behind the doors of their home a very different, far more deadly kind of reality existed. At the centre of it all was Shelly whose carefully crafted warm persona could vanish in an instant.

Thus revealing a woman who was manipulative, extremely sadistic & capable of extraordinary cruelty to all around her. The depths of depravity her torture methods went to go beyond even the scenes of a horror film .

The people she claimed to love would become trapped in her twisted web & before they had time to escape would be subjected to a nightmare of psychological & extreme physical abuse, systematic prolonged torture, & ultimately, murder......

Her sadistic crimes were only uncovered in 2003 thanks to her brave daughters finally breaking away from their evil mothers control & exposing the four deaths that she & David were responsible for to the world .......

This is episode 181: (2/2) A House of Horrors - The Wicked Crimes of Michelle Knotek Part 2

**Crime Talk Time Stamp: 8 mins 21 seconds

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To the outside world, the Knotek family who lived in a rural farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, appeared to have it all.
The charming matriarch Michelle 'Shelly' was always willing to open up their home to those in need & her husband David was also more than happy to oblige.

Not only did they welcome in their teenage nephew Shane when his family could not care for him. But also friends & acquaintances facing difficult times could find refuge there too.

From the outside, Shelly looked like the very definition of kindness & compassion however in reality this was far from the case ....

Because behind the doors of their home a very different, far more deadly kind of reality existed. At the centre of it all was Shelly whose carefully crafted warm persona could vanish in an instant.

Thus revealing a woman who was manipulative, extremely sadistic & capable of extraordinary cruelty to all around her. The depths of depravity her torture methods went to go beyond even the scenes of a horror film .

The people she claimed to love would become trapped in her twisted web & before they had time to escape would be subjected to a nightmare of psychological & extreme physical abuse, systematic prolonged torture, & ultimately, murder......

Her twisted crimes were only uncovered in 2003 thanks to her brave daughters finally breaking away from their evil mothers control & exposing the four deaths that she & David were responsible for to the world .......

This is episode 180: (1/2) A House of Horrors - The Wicked Crimes of Michelle Knotek

**Crime Talk Time Stamp: 9 minutes 20 seconds

Sources: Book - If You Tell by Gregg Olsen / Wicked Attraction Season 3 ep2 / All that's interesting / Wikipedia / New York Post /
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