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In 1971, decorated Vietnam veteran Bernard Patterson walked into his hometown bank in Mars Hill, Maine, wearing a wig, dark glasses and an ankle-length coat. He left with a fortune and launched an international manhunt that would take his story from a rubber raft in northern Maine to Europe, North Africa — and even a camel.Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesRonald Chase, The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery: The True Adventures of Maine’s Zaniest Criminal (Down East Books, 2016). Publisher page.Ron Chase Outdoors, “The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery.”Anthony Brino, “The Mars Hill bank robbery that shocked Maine 45 years ago,” Bangor Daily News, 12 November 2016.Kathryn Olmstead, “‘Oh, Bernard’: Writer rounds up adventures of Maine’s ‘zaniest criminal’,” Bangor Daily News, 30 June 2016.Lloyd Ferriss, “Book review: Maine bank robber’s exploits make for absorbing tale,” Portland Press Herald, 10 July 2016.Kate Irish Collins, “Book details controversial, colorful Maine bank robber: Q&A with Ron Chase,” Portland Press Herald, 15 September 2016.“The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery author holding book talk at CVPL,” Daily Bulldog, 23 March 2017.Paula Brewer, “5 criminals who tainted Aroostook County history,” Bangor Daily News, 19 December 2022.Created & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

Ralph and Joan Vollmer lived on a farm outside of a small Australian country town. When Joan’s mental health deteriaorated, her feverishly religious husband was convinced she was possessed by the Devil. During a botched exorcism, Joan died. But who was to blame?Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesR v Vollmer and Ors [1996] 1 VR 95 — Victorian Court of Appeal (case cited in legal sources)Adrian Howe & Sarah Ferber — “Delivering demons, punishing wives: False imprisonment, exorcism and other matrimonial duties in a late 20th-century manslaughter case”Associated Press, 3 February 1993 — “Australian woman dies after 4-day exorcism”Casefile — Case 128: Joan Vollmer (consulted only as a comparison source; this script was independently restructured and rewritten)Created & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated & written by Noel VinsonMusic: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.

If Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story left you curious about Erzsébet Báthory, revisit the accusations and disputed accounts behind “Countess Dracula” with Evidence Locker.16th century Transylvanian Blood Countess, Erzebet Báthory, was labelled as the most prolific female serial killer in history in The Guinness World Records. It is believed that she tortured, mutilated and murdered as many as 650 young girls, then bathed in their blood to preserve her youthful beauty. Historians are divided whether she was in fact a sadistic landowner or the victim of an effective smear campaign.For pictures and more information, join us on FacebookWant to support our podcast? Visit our page at PatreonFor a full list of resources and credits visit Evidence Locker WebsiteResourcesMost Evil Women in History: Countess DraculaThe Lies about Elizabeth Báthory revealedElizabeth Bathory – The ‘Blood Countess’Nadasdy MuzeumWikipediaDaily Motion – The Lady KillersThe disturbing true story of Elizabeth Báthory, The Blood CountessElizabeth Báthory – The Blood CountessThe Bloody Countess?Inside the ruined castle of a medieval serial killerEpilepsy: from the early civilizations to modern daysCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.

In June 2007, the dismembered remains of 36-year-old Sanna Garoës appeared beside three roads leading out of Windhoek. Her death brought two unsolved murders from 2005 back into the headlines and gave Namibia a frightening name for a possible killer: the B1 Butcher. Then a fourth woman’s remains were found more than 400 kilometres away. Police announced her identity, only to discover that the woman they had named was alive. As investigators followed reports of DNA evidence and competing leads, a difficult question remained: which of these crimes, if any, belonged to the same person?Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesThe Namibian, On the trail of the B1 butcher, 21 June 2007The Namibian, B1 butcher case throws spotlight on missing women, June 2007The Namibian, Head and legs found, 12 July 2007The Namibian, B1 Butcher victim identified, 16 July 2007The Namibian, Solidarity for slain Sanna, 20 July 2007The Namibian, The B1 road a lifeline and a curse, 27 July 2007The Namibian, A long farewell, 31 August 2007The Namibian, Police mum on B1 Butcher case, 2007The Namibian, Butcher victim alive, 17 October 2007The Namibian, Body parts case to High Court, 2008The Namibian, B1 Butcher DNA evidence in spotlight, 29 April 2008The Namibian, Otjomuise rape case thrown out, 10 February 2010The Namibian, Orina jailed for 40 years, 23 May 2011Created & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

In October 1849, one of America's greatest writers was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, wearing someone else's clothes and unable to explain how he had ended up there. Four days later, Edgar Allan Poe was dead. He was just 40 years old.No death certificate survives, no autopsy was performed, and the medical records have long since disappeared. Over the past 175 years, countless theories have emerged, ranging from alcohol poisoning and disease to political election fraud, robbery and even murder.#TrueCrime #EdgarAllanPoe #UnsolvedMystery #LiteraryMystery #Baltimore #EvidenceLockerBooks: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesWebThe Edgar Allan Poe SocietyEncyclopedia VirginiaEdgar Allan Poe Society of BaltimorePoe MuseumArticlesHere at last he is happy – The Death and Burial of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending RemembranceUniversity of Maryland – 175 Years Later, Mystery Still Shrouds Poe’s DeathMurder or Madness: What Really Killed Edgar Allen Poe?Created & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

In the small Italian village of Alleghe, high in the Dolomite Mountains, a series of deaths haunted the community for decades. What began in 1933 with the suspicious death of a young hotel waitress was followed by another unexplained death, then the brutal 1946 double murder of village baker Luigi Del Monego and his wife, Luigia.At the centre of the mystery stood the Hotel Centrale, a powerful local family, and a silence that seemed almost impossible to break. When journalist Sergio Saviane tried to expose the truth, he was sued for defamation and sent to prison. Years later, a patient Carabinieri investigator finally cracked the case open.#TrueCrime #AllegheMurders #Italy #ColdCase #UnsolvedMystery #EvidenceLockerBooks: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesDocumentaryMysteries of Alleghe -- Part 1Mysteries of Alleghe -- Part 2Mysteries of Alleghe - Part 3WebWikipediaArticlesI delitti di AllegheI delitti di Alleghe: la catena di omicidi che 90 anni fa macchiò il paesino delle DolomitiThe mysteries of AllegheThe dark side of AllegheCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

In 1984, a mysterious criminal group calling itself "The Monster with 21 Faces" launched an unprecedented campaign of extortion against Japan's largest food manufacturers. Beginning with the kidnapping of a confectionery company president, the group taunted police and the media with mocking letters, threatened to poison popular sweets with cyanide, and spread fear throughout the country.Despite one of the largest investigations in Japanese history, involving thousands of detectives, the elusive criminals repeatedly outsmarted authorities. Their brazen campaign caused millions in losses, shattered public confidence and remains officially unsolved more than four decades later.#TrueCrime #MonsterWith21Faces #Japan #UnsolvedMystery #ColdCase #EvidenceLockerBooks: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesWebWikipediaWikipedia – Glico Morinaga CaseArticlesHow ‘The Monster With 21 Faces’ Terrorized Japan During The Harrowing Glico Morinaga IncidentKidnapping, Extortion, and Cyanide-laced Candy: The Strange Case of the Monster With 21 FacesMonster with 21 FacesThe Monster with 21 Faces: The Unsolved Crime That Terrified Japan and Broke Its SpiritCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

As investigators searched beneath John Wayne Gacy's home, they uncovered a crime scene unlike anything they had encountered before. Hidden within the crawlspace were the remains of dozens of young men and boys, exposing years of murder concealed behind the façade of an ordinary suburban life.With the evidence mounting, Gacy confessed to a staggering number of killings before standing trial in one of the most infamous criminal cases in American history. Yet for many victims, identification would take decades, and questions still linger today.#TrueCrime #JohnWayneGacy #SerialKiller #Chicago #ColdCase #EvidenceLockerBooks: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesDocumentariesConversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy TapesWebThe Gacy ProjectArticlesWhat Was John Wayne Gacy’s Trial Like?Killer Clown in Court: The Trial of John Wayne GacyCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

In December 1978, 15-year-old Robert Piest vanished after leaving work to meet a potential employer. His disappearance led investigators to John Wayne Gacy, a respected Chicago businessman, political volunteer and community entertainer known as "Pogo the Clown." At first, Gacy appeared cooperative, but detectives soon uncovered a disturbing pattern of missing young men connected to him.As surveillance intensified, inconsistencies in Gacy's story mounted. Then investigators noticed a foul odour emanating from beneath his suburban home—a discovery that would change the course of the investigation forever.#TrueCrime #JohnWayneGacy #RobertPiest #SerialKiller #Chicago #ColdCase #EvidenceLockerBooks: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesDocumentariesConversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy TapesWebThe Gacy ProjectArticlesWhat Was John Wayne Gacy’s Trial Like?Killer Clown in Court: The Trial of John Wayne GacyCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

In August 1966, two electronics technicians climbed a hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro and were never seen alive again. Days later, their bodies were discovered lying side by side, dressed in suits, waterproof coats and strange homemade lead eye masks. There were no signs of violence, no clear cause of death and almost no clues—only cryptic notes, an empty water bottle and a mystery that has baffled investigators for decades. #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMystery #LeadMasksCase #Brazil #EvidenceLocker #ColdCase #Occult #UFO #Mystery #PodcastBooks: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesMistério das Máscaras de Chumbo WebWikipediaAnomaliesPodcastSkeptoid Podcast, Episode 398 – "Solving the Lead Masks of Vintem Hill"Articles“Be at the specified location” - The baffling lead masks case of 1966Two Dead Men, Suits, Lead Masks and a Cryptic NoteCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.