Morning Cup of Murder

October 6th: Per Anders Eklund Sentenced (2008)

Unraveling one mystery can solve another. On October 6th 2008 a man was sentenced for two crimes after being arrested in connection with just one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Eklund_(murderer), https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/eklund-anders.htm, https://www.foxnews.com/story/truck-driver-gets-life-in-prison-for-rape-murder-of-10-year-old-girl-in-sweden, https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/5959577, https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/engla-h%C3%B6glund, https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/3420794
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 4th: Margo Freshwater Goes Missing (1970)

There are two sides to every story. Three if you count what is likely the unbiased truth. On October 4th 1970 a woman went missing from a place she really wasn’t supposed to go missing from. A case in which she had her version of a story that differed wildly from that of her accomplice.

https://unsolved.com/gallery/margo-freshwater/, https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2011/11/01/tennessee-frees-margo-freshwater/23736637007/, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Margo_Freshwater, https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/ohio-grandmother-who-spent-32-years-as-fugitive-freed-from-jail-idUSTRE7A07F7/, https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/an-all-american-fugitive/article_6cf805be-2194-58d9-9765-319123293ae0.html, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/30/oliverburkeman, https://www.actionnews5.com/story/15924472/tennessee-releases-longtime-fugitive-freshwater/, https://www.actionnews5.com/story/15899518/margo-freshwater-pleads-guilty-to-1966-memphis-murder/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 3rd: Angel Bumpass Convicted (2019)

What does it take to make someone dangerous? On October 3rd 2019 an unlikely suspect was convicted of a crime. An individual who, though not found for almost a decade, became a suspect in a murder case despite all of the odds being stacked against her.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 2nd: Balli Trevino Born (1931)

A lot can happen in the heat of an argument. On October 2nd 1931 a man was born. A man who would go on to commit one truly heinous crime and inspire a character that haunts the nightmares of many.

https://www.biography.com/crime/real-life-hannibal-lecter-alfredo-balli-trevino, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Lecter, https://allthatsinteresting.com/alfredo-balli-trevino, https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/hannibal-lecter/39421/, https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/central-america-travel/mexico/unmasked-doctor-who-was-real-life-hannibal-lecter-m67hzfp5svq, https://www.thepunkhead.com/culture/is-hannibal-lecter-based-on-a-real-killer, https://remezcla.com/film/mexican-serial-killer-alfredo-balli-trevino-hannibal-lecter-the-silence-of-the-lambs/, https://www.vice.com/en/article/i-found-the-real-hannibal-lecter-for-thomas-harris/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices