The Curious Murder of A Young Hollywood Actor - September 12 2025

September 17th: Kirk Anderson Found (1977) Not all legally historic cases involve murders. On September 17th 1977 a man came to the police with a harrowing story. One that shocked the public and had no real legal basis for prosecution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manacled_Mormon_case, https://www.grunge.com/1178046/the-manacled-mormon-case-how-an-american-beauty-queen-enraptured-the-british-tabloids/, https://www.crimelibrary.org/criminal_mind/sexual_assault/joyce-mckinney/joy-to-the-world.html, https://glenn-stewartm.medium.com/joyce-mckinney-and-the-manacled-mormon-bd45169b9b6d, https://www.dailynews.com/2020/04/02/woman-accused-of-running-over-holocaust-survivor-in-san-fernando-valley-has-led-a-tabloid-life/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to [email protected] and they could be read on a future episode! Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode:September 13th: Steve Tauzer Killed (2002) Anger is a powerful motivator. On September 13th 2002 a man was killed by someone incredibly angry. A man whose potential suspect list was long but, in the end, anger was the only possible motivator. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-the-prosecutor-26-01-2004/, https://www.advocate.com/news/2003/10/09/man-pleads-guilty-california-murder-10117, https://www.advocate.com/news/2002/10/24/murder-causes-california-city-examine-its-own-closet-6722, https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/WHO-WANTED-TO-KILL-THE-PROSECUTOR-Police-pore-2768487.php, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-oct-08-me-hillis8-story.html, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-23-me-tauzer23-story.html, https://thedailyrecord.com/2003/01/09/police-tie-calif-prosecutor8217s-slaying-to-dispute-over-drugaddicted-man/, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-27-et-gayle27-story.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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September 10th: Jared Lee Loughner Born (1988) You never know what can trigger a person. What can turn them into a monster. On September 10th 1988 a man was born who would go on to commit a devastating shooting. One that, even today, the motivation isn’t quite clear and the triggering moment remains a bit of a mystery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tucson_shooting, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Lee_Loughner, https://tucson.com/news/local/2011-tucson-mass-shooting-victims/collection_859a2d50-a92c-11e0-b122-001cc4c002e0.html, https://www.kvoa.com/news/remembering-the-victims-killed-in-2011-mass-shooting-in-tucson-11-years-later/article_1e1c452a-6fee-11ec-850b-b7b4e7e1ff91.html, https://www.kold.com/2022/01/07/reflecting-january-8th-tucson-shooting-11-years-later/, https://www.cbsnews.com/tucson-tragedy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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