Bodies In the Bayous

Houston's bayous are essential to flood control but can be very dangerous if you get in. Steep, slippery banks, limited lighting and unpredictable currents create a hidden danger for anyone who ventures near. So, why in the last two years have the number of bodies found almost tripled from the previous decade. With rumors of a serial killer, what's really going on?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

In 1993, a mother and daughter returned home to find their husband and father, David Lewis, missing. Hours later, a deceased hit-and-run victim was found 1,600 miles away. It would take 11 years before the victim would be identified as David Lewis.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

Back in 1969 and the early 1970s, the world watched as Apollo astronauts collected rock samples from the lunar surface. These items, along with a piece of meteorite that could hold signs of life on Mars, were sealed to prevent contamination with the earth’s atmosphere and were ultimately stored in a safe at a Johnson Space Center lab in Houston. That’s precisely where three NASA interns found them in the spring of 2002.......and took them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

Matt Murphy is a former Homicide prosecutor and current legal analyst for ABC News. He spent more than two decades assigned to the Sexual Assault and Homicide Units of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, where he tried some of the most compelling murder cases in America. During his long tenure in Homicide, he prosecuted cold cases, famous serial killers, no-body murders, and many more. Now in private practice, he regularly appears as a legal analyst on national television shows, including 20/20, Good Morning America, and various programs on Hulu. He is a mainstay on iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas and her evening news program, where he offers his insight on murder cases across the country.For more information, visit his website https://www.thebookofmurder.com/ or on IG at   / mattmurphylaw  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

'THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides Of Benjamin Atkins' offers a chilling, in-depth account of the horrifying crimes committed by one of America's most notorious serial killers.In this interview, award-winning journalist B.R. Bates delves into the twisted life of Benjamin "Tony" Atkins, whose reign of terror in Detroit spanned less than a year in the early 1990s. Known for targeting vulnerable women in Detroit's most dangerous neighborhoods, Atkins attacked at least 12 women along a mile-and-a-half stretch of Woodward Avenue, one of the city's most iconic streets.Known as "the nation's fastest serial killer," Atkins' crimes were brutal and relentless, leaving victims abandoned in the dark corners of the Cass Corridor and Highland Park. Only when the lone survivor of his horrific spree came forward did law enforcement begin to connect the dots and ultimately capture the monster behind the killings.You can pick up the book here.... https://www.amazon.com/Murders-in-the...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

Larry Hancock earned his BA with honors, majoring in history, cultural anthropology and education. He's been researching Lee Harvey Oswald in depth for 35 years. We engaged in a discussion about the JFK assassination, with a particular focus on Lee Harvey Oswald. We explored Oswald's personality, intelligence, and interactions, as well as his experiences in Russia and his evolving political views. The conversation also touched on Marina and Lee Oswald's life in the early 1960s, the complexities of Oswald's character, and his potential involvement in the assassination of JFK.Link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510783407?...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

John Willis claims to have been the only white person within Chinese organized crime - and it's backed by FBI agent Scott O'Donnell, who stated he has "never seen" a case like that of Willis. John Willis would become a crime boss for a sect of the Chinese Mafia. That group was a larger Chinese gang called Ping On. They were the ones who accepted him and became the family he needed. From the mid-80s to the late 90s, Willis's rank grew, starting as a loan collector and bodyguard before he became the trafficker behind a multi million dollar oxycodone ring. They called him "Bac Guai," or as the FBI translated it, White Devil. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

Matt Murphy is a former Homicide prosecutor and current legal analyst for ABC News. He spent more than two decades assigned to the Sexual Assault and Homicide Units of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, where he tried some of the most compelling murder cases in America. During his long tenure in Homicide, he prosecuted cold cases, famous serial killers, no-body murders, and many more. Now in private practice, he regularly appears as a legal analyst on national television shows, including 20/20, Good Morning America, and various programs on Hulu. He is a mainstay on iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas and her evening news program, where he offers his insight on murder cases across the country. For more information, visit his website https://www.thebookofmurder.com/ or on IG at   / mattmurphylaw  

'THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides Of Benjamin Atkins' offers a chilling, in-depth account of the horrifying crimes committed by one of America's most notorious serial killers. In this interview, award-winning journalist B.R. Bates delves into the twisted life of Benjamin "Tony" Atkins, whose reign of terror in Detroit spanned less than a year in the early 1990s. Known for targeting vulnerable women in Detroit's most dangerous neighborhoods, Atkins attacked at least 12 women along a mile-and-a-half stretch of Woodward Avenue, one of the city's most iconic streets. Known as "the nation's fastest serial killer," Atkins' crimes were brutal and relentless, leaving victims abandoned in the dark corners of the Cass Corridor and Highland Park. Only when the lone survivor of his horrific spree came forward did law enforcement begin to connect the dots and ultimately capture the monster behind the killings. You can pick up the book here.... https://www.amazon.com/Murders-in-the...

Larry Hancock earned his BA with honors, majoring in history, cultural anthropology and education. He's been researching Lee Harvey Oswald in depth for 35 years. We engaged in a discussion about the JFK assassination, with a particular focus on Lee Harvey Oswald. We explored Oswald's personality, intelligence, and interactions, as well as his experiences in Russia and his evolving political views. The conversation also touched on Marina and Lee Oswald's life in the early 1960s, the complexities of Oswald's character, and his potential involvement in the assassination of JFK. Link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510783407?...