278: True Crime Theater 2: Sarma Melngailis

Sarma Melngailis had it all - a great idea, a booming business, and seemingly the love of her life. A man she'd do anything for. A man that would ultimately lead to her downfall.To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.SourcesSarma Melngailis - WikipediaBad Vegan Fame Fraud Fugitives - NetflixTrolls said I was a sociopath after conman lover stole $2m from my celeb-loved restaurant, but he hijacked my brain | The Irish SunYoutube - The girl with the duck tattoo.Vegan fraudster Sarma Melngailis files for divorce from estranged husband after $1 million restaurant scam – New York Daily News Anthony Strangis Addresses Bad Vegan Docuseries and Sarma Melngailis' Accusations

This is episode 2 of a 2 part series. At the end of the first episode, we learn that the person in prison for the Hwaseong murders may not be responsible for any of it, including the alleged copycat killing. If not him, then who?To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"looper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:Suspect in Hwaseong serial murder case confesses to killings: police | Yonhap News AgencyHwaseong Killings Still Baffle Police | The DONG-A ILBO(News Focus) Hwaseong serial murderer may have confessed as chances of parole dimmed | Yonhap News AgencyKiller’s confession is key to Cheongju murdersThe Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimediaSouth Korea’s most-notorious serial killing cold case now exposes huge injustices | CNNPolice identify suspect in South Korea’s infamous cold case ‘Hwaseong murders’ | South China Morning PostHwaseong murder case may have accused wrong person - The Korea TimesHwaseong Fears Return of Serial KillerSuspect in decades-old Hwaseong serial murders in South Korea booked, case to be sent to prosecutors | The Straits TimesPolice find suspect in 30-year-old Hwaseong serial murder case - The Korea HeraldHwaseong murders: Man confesses to decades-old serial killings in South Korea, police say | CNNAn innocent man was jailed for murder. It took 30 years to find the real serial killer - CNA

This is episode 1 of a 2 part series. A series of murders haunts South Korea in the late 1980's into the early 90's which would be come their first known serial killer. This meant that there was a lot of pressure to catch the perpetrator in an area that had never seen anything like this before and wasn't experienced in these types of investigations.To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:Suspect in Hwaseong serial murder case confesses to killings: police | Yonhap News AgencyHwaseong Killings Still Baffle Police | The DONG-A ILBO(News Focus) Hwaseong serial murderer may have confessed as chances of parole dimmed | Yonhap News AgencyKiller’s confession is key to Cheongju murdersThe Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimediaSouth Korea’s most-notorious serial killing cold case now exposes huge injustices | CNNPolice identify suspect in South Korea’s infamous cold case ‘Hwaseong murders’ | South China Morning PostHwaseong murder case may have accused wrong person - The Korea TimesHwaseong Fears Return of Serial KillerSuspect in decades-old Hwaseong serial murders in South Korea booked, case to be sent to prosecutors | The Straits TimesPolice find suspect in 30-year-old Hwaseong serial murder case - The Korea HeraldHwaseong murders: Man confesses to decades-old serial killings in South Korea, police say | CNNAn innocent man was jailed for murder. It took 30 years to find the real serial killer - CNA

WE ARE BACK! We will be bi-weekly from here on out, explanation in the episode. We are releasing this one now since it's been a while, but we will resume with Tuesday release days in two weeks.In this episode we discuss a case that sounds like something straight out of a movie. A simple pizza delivery turns into a scavenger hunt ending in a horrific scene... and then unravels a deep plot involving many people.To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:web.archive.org/web/20180514141517/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/05/pizza.bomb/A Childlike Pizza Deliveryman at the Center of a Puzzling Crime - The New York TimesPizza collar-bomb case solved, official saysWayback MachineFOXNews.com - Pennsylvania 'Pizza Bomber' Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Bizarre Bank Heist Plot - Local News | News Articles | National News | US NewsU.S. v. DIEHL-ARMSTRONG | 739 F.Supp... | 20100921a80 | Leagle.comIndictment: Bomb victim in on bank plot - USATODAY.comWatch Evil Genius: the True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist | Netflix Official Site

In this episode we continue talking about Ivan Milat. We go through his arrest, trial, and his actions while in prison.To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:Timeline of Ivan Milat's crimes and trialLife never a picnic for the dirt-poor, troubled Milat clanGrowing up with Ivan Milat: An insight into the backpacker killer | Australian Story (2004) - YouTubeOn the trail of a ... serial killerDoes crime run in the Milat family tree?Ivan Milat: How brother Alex led to serial killer’s arrest and conviction | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news siteIvan Milat - Paul Onions, Family & MurdersDid Australia's backpacker killer have an accomplice? | The Independent | The IndependentIvan Milat: Australia's 'backpacker killer' and unanswered questionsBorn to Kill - Ivan MilatBackpacker murders - WikipediaIvan Milat, the notorious Australian Backpacker serial killer -- — Profile of a Killer — Crime Library on truTV.comMaitland Correctional Centre Escape Attempt - 20/05/1997 - QWN - NSW ParliamentSkeleton key to unlock Milat mystery? | Herald SunRegina v Milat Matter No Cca 60438/96 [1998] NSWSC 795 (26 February 1998)Milat says brothers innocent - ABC NewsMatthew Milat, nephew of serial killer Ivan Milat ‘practising witchcraft’ in jail | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news siteThe Great Discipline Debate: Even ‘Ivan the Terrible’ was a Child - EarthschoolingBoris Milat on what it was like growing up with a serial killer.Ivan Milat's sister-in-law Maureen 'has no feelings' over his death - 60 MINUTES exclusive

In this episode we discuss a series of murders that occurred in the Belanglo Forest in Australia and the man behind it, Ivan Milat. We discuss Milat's family life and the investigation that led to him being caught.To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:Timeline of Ivan Milat's crimes and trialLife never a picnic for the dirt-poor, troubled Milat clanGrowing up with Ivan Milat: An insight into the backpacker killer | Australian Story (2004) - YouTubeOn the trail of a ... serial killerDoes crime run in the Milat family tree?Ivan Milat: How brother Alex led to serial killer’s arrest and conviction | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news siteIvan Milat - Paul Onions, Family & MurdersDid Australia's backpacker killer have an accomplice? | The Independent | The IndependentIvan Milat: Australia's 'backpacker killer' and unanswered questionsBorn to Kill - Ivan MilatBackpacker murders - WikipediaIvan Milat, the notorious Australian Backpacker serial killer -- — Profile of a Killer — Crime Library on truTV.comMaitland Correctional Centre Escape Attempt - 20/05/1997 - QWN - NSW ParliamentSkeleton key to unlock Milat mystery? | Herald SunRegina v Milat Matter No Cca 60438/96 [1998] NSWSC 795 (26 February 1998)Milat says brothers innocent - ABC NewsMatthew Milat, nephew of serial killer Ivan Milat ‘practising witchcraft’ in jail | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news siteThe Great Discipline Debate: Even ‘Ivan the Terrible’ was a Child - EarthschoolingBoris Milat on what it was like growing up with a serial killer.Ivan Milat's sister-in-law Maureen 'has no feelings' over his death - 60 MINUTES exclusive

This may be the end of Rocky's series, but it is by no means the end of our passion for him and his case. In this final chapter, you'll hear directly from Kacey Keeton and Sara Romano, Rocky's current lawyer and investigator. You'll also hear from Rocky Myers himself. *Note: Rocky's interview was conducted via prison phone. It can be hard to hear at times, but is absolutely worth hearing what he has to say about his life inside and outside of Holman Correctional Facility. Please send letters for Rocky's clemency package to:Corpus DelictiPO Box 89Chelsea, AL [email protected] access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

All the witnesses have testified, and it's time for the jury to deliberate. They certainly don't agree, but very consciously choose their verdict as well as their sentencing recommendation. Six months later during the actual sentencing, Rocky and his team are met with a huge surprise. Then, things seem to only get worse during the appeals process. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiIf you'd like to write a letter to the Governor of Alabama on Rocky's behalf, please send to:Corpus DelictiPO Box 89Chelsea, AL [email protected] merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Additional Sources:https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-must-eradicate-judicial-override-in-death-penalty-casesThe Death Penalty in Alabama: Judge Override (eji.org)Eighth Amendment | U.S. Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute (cornell.edu)www.clemencyforrockymyers.wordpress.com

This week on Rocky's story, we're picking up halfway through the trial. We learn a lot about the timeline, and just how many varying versions of it there are. Some make sense, while others... don't. One of these sheds major doubt onto one of the key witnesses who initially made a call to police. Plus, we hear testimony about forensics, or the lack thereof. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for information on writing a letter to help support Rocky. Send signed letters to:[email protected] ORPO Box 89Chelsea, AL 35043To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Clemency for Rocky Myers (wordpress.com)https://www.change.org/p/kay-ivey-grant-clemency-to-robin-rocky-myers-and-change-his-sentence-from-death-to-life-without-the-possibility-of-pa

This is part 2 of Rocky's story. Rocky is implicated and arrested, and admits to selling the VCR... but insists he didn't kill Mrs. Tucker. We're going to trial, where we will immediately see some issues before it even officially starts. Not to mention conflicting witness statements. Things are starting to not add up...To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastPodcast Promo: Zodiac SpeakingMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Additional sources for this episode:02 May 1979, Page 18 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com22 Sep 1979, 1 - The Tampa Times at Newspapers.com11 Feb 1987, 12 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com28 Nov 2000, Page 28 - Indiana Gazette at Newspapers.com21 Sep 1979, 52 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com23 Sep 1980, Page 6 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com29 Apr 1977, 17 - The Independent-Record at Newspapers.comBIRMINGHAM, ALA (bplonline.or