Episode 263: Murder of Mac McKenna

Nancy "Nannie" Doss killed countless relatives by poisoning them with her freshly baked pies. What drove this lovable mother and grandmother to kill husbands, children, and grandchildren without any noticeable guilt? I will be discussing Nanny Doss with true crime author Jerry Jamison. 

After police arrested Laurel Woods' father, Michael Woods, for Mac McKenna's murder, she took over the running of her father's strip club. I will discuss with Laurel the role her father played in her life and how she dealt with all the turmoil that ensued.

We will look into the tragic death of Ajike Owens and how citizens apply the 'stand your ground' law in Florida.

Keith Agee gunned down Brooklyn Sims in a premeditated, prolonged rage. Yet, during his police interview, he saw himself as the victim. We will delve into how experienced investigators used empathy and compassion to learn the truth from a cold-blooded killer.

Adreionna Crockett's life ended too early. We will delve into the interview of Devonte Douglas and see if his cover story holds up to police scrutiny.

Sabrina Zunich stabbed to death her foster mother, Lisa Knoefel. Though police found her covered in blood holding a knife, Sabrina claimed she blacked out and didn't remember doing anything to Lisa. We will delve into her interrogation with detectives.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Miami was the center of the war on drugs, specifically against the Columbian Drug Cartels. Miami Police Detective Raul Diaz took the battle to the cartels during his career in law enforcement. I will be speaking with him and his co-author, Sean Oliver.

Eric Matthew Frein used a sniper's rifle to indiscriminately kill a Pennsylvania State Trooper and permanently injure another. Afterward, it took law enforcement 48 days to capture him in the nearby, rural woods. True crime author Howard Frank will unpack these tragic events.

We will delve into the murder of Ora Schonarth and her connections to the wealthy Rhode Island family, the Blumenthals.

Part 3 of 3. In 1982 in Chicago, Illinois, people dropped dead after taking Tylenol filled with potassium cyanide. It all happened in a matter of hours and then it stopped. I will be interviewing Michelle Rosen, whose mother was one of the unfortunate victims. We will discuss the official narrative in this case, and all the illogical and perplexing actions taken by the authorities in response to the murders.