Don't Blame The Mom

When a 20 year old mother & her 2 year old daughter went off the radar after leaving their home in Alice Springs, Australia their family were reassured by text messages that they were fine.

Little did they know then what the awful truth was, that Karlie Pearce Stevenson & little Khandalyce Pearce had been brutally murdered.

In a further act of evil their killer Daniel Holdom had disposed of the mother & daughters bodies thousands of kilometres apart from one another.

When Karlie's remains were found it wasn't possible to identify her so she became known by the nation as 'Angel'.

5 years later when a grisly discovery was made in a suitcase by the side of a road both of the unsolved cases were linked & Karlie & Khandalyce were finally given their names back.

The discovery of photos Daniel Holdom had kept of Karlies murder revealed just how sadistic this man was & his shocking crimes crimes are known as some of the most evil in Australian history.

The long lost mother & daughter who had been separated for so long were reunited again when they were finally able to be laid to rest together.

Although the immense loss of these beautiful girls is still felt by so many across the nation their memory & how much they were loved has never been forgotten.

Their story as tragic as it is deserves to be told, & their voices deserve to be heard....

This is episode 170.....
Australias Lost Girls: The Murders Of Karlie Pearce Stevenson & Khandalyce Pearce

Crime Talk Timestamp: 10mins 6 seconds
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15 year old Paige Doherty stopped at a local delicatessen as she made her way to work on March 19th 2016 in Clydebank, Scotland.

Images of her entering the deli which was run by 31 year old John Leatham were captured on CCTV but afte this Paige was never seen alive again.
Soon her family received the devastating news, Paige had been stabbed to death & her murder was so brutal it was later described as "savage & frenzied".

Today's shocking case shines a light on how instrumental CCTV can be in helping to catch a dangerous killer.

And how something as innocent as popping into a local deli can sometimes be the difference between life & death.

It highlights how violence towards women can occur at anytime & raises the alarming question are we really safe anywhere?

Despite suffering the most painful loss anyone could imagine, Paige's mum has bravely used her grief to help prevent other women from suffering the same tragic fate as her beloved daughter.

She started a foundation called 'Paige's Promise' that helps women to learn skills that will no doubt help many women in the future as well as continuing to keep Paige's memory alive ...

This is episode 169: The Tragic Murder Of Paige Doherty
**Crime Talk Timestamp: 9 mins 40 secs**

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A deadly string of brutal murders began in 1974 that left the people of Missoula, Montana living in fear for over 12 years .

In this concluding episode we see serial killer Wayne Nance's deadly reign of terror finally come to a violent end & the extent of of his many crimes come to light.

Nance attacked married couple Kris & Douglas Wells in their home but little did he know he had finally met his match. What ensued was a bloody fight to the death & only one man would come through it alive...

This shocking case shines a light on a serial killer who murdered at least 6 victims but likely more, who finally met a violent death at the hands of his intended victim.

Some might say it was poetic justice & the most fitting ending for a killer that was so violent he was given the moniker the 'Missoula Mauler' ....

This is episode 168: The Missoula Mauler- Wayne Nance Part 2

Crime Talk Time Stamp: 8mins 56sec

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A string of horrific murders began in 1974 leaving the people of Missoula, Montana terrorised & living in fear for over 12 years .

After breaking into the home of his friends mother Donna Pounds, a then teenage Wayne Nance sexually assaulted & murdered her.

But thanks to a false alibi Nance was cleared of suspicion, & free to commit more murders. That is until one night his deadly reign of terror came to an abrupt end...

Nance attacked married couple Kris & Douglas Wells in their home but little did he know he had finally met his match. What ensued was a bloody fight to the death & only one man would come through it alive.

This case shines a light on a serial killer who murdered at least 6 victims but likely many more, who finally met a violent death himself at the hands of his brave intended victim.

Some might say it was poetic justice & the most fitting ending for a killer that was so deadly & so brutal he was given the moniker the 'Missoula Mauler' ....

This is episode 167: The Missoula Mauler- Wayne Nance Part 1

**Crime talk begins 13:10 minutes in**

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The brutal double murders of two young brothers in May 2019 shocked the community of Shiregreen, Sheffield, UK in May 2019.

The truth of these crimes became all the more horrifying when the identity of their killers & who helped to plan it were revealed.

Because most of us know there is nothing like a mother's love for their child .
They are normally the person who we naturally turn to from a young age when we are in need, or just want some comfort.

But what about when a mother defies that inbuilt maternal instinct? Leading the person who should protect their babies no matter what to instead be the one to brutally take their lives?

Sadly for 14 year old Blake & 13 year old Tristan, it was their own mother who took part in plotting their murders as well as attempting to kill their four younger siblings .

But the betrayal didn't end there.
The man they believed was their 'Uncle' 38 year old Brandon Machin also took part in their cold-blooded killings.

Thankfully the four younger siblings survived the attacks but the two boys shocking murders also revealed a sickening secret that 34 year old Sarah Barass & her brother Machin had planned to take with them to the grave.

Described as "Evil, nothing but evil" the shocking case of these child killers shines a light on how dangerous people really can walk amongst us every day, & in some cases can even be lurking within your own family....

This is episode 166: The Shiregreen Child Murders: The Sickening Case Of Sarah Barrass & Brandon Machin

**Crime talk begins at 14:42 minutes**

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