Morning Cup of Murder

March 10th: Sara Kruzan Kills (1994)

Desperate times call for desperate measures. On March 10th 1994 a young girl made a deadly decision out of desperation. And fought like hell to prove her actions were justified.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Kruzan#Killing_and_arrest, https://www.usfca.edu/thacher-gallery/a-matter-of-liberation/sara-j-kruzan, https://www.worldwithoutexploitation.org/bios/sara-kruzan, https://dailyprogress.com/opinion/column/sara-kruzan-child-sex-crime-victims-deserve-justice-not-harsh-prison-sentences/article_9b80a9c2-e0f1-11ee-b1fd-a3feba1a9a08.html, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-02/newsom-pardons-sara-kruzan-woman-sent-to-prison-for-killing-man-who-sex-trafficked-her, https://www.vogue.com/article/sara-kruzan-memoir-interview, https://www.streetroots.org/news/2019/06/21/sara-kruzan-imprisoned-killing-her-sex-trafficker-free-and-fighting-back, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sara-kruzan-pardoned-woman-killed-pimp-1994-california/
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March 9th: Dale Helmig Convicted (1996)

Sometimes the people closest to the case, by proximity, become suspects. On March 9th 1996 a man was convicted for the murder of a very close loved one. A crime he said he didn’t commit.

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3833, https://krcgtv.com/news/local/dale-helmig-sues-over-wrongful-murder-conviction, https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2014/09/19/man-freed-after-murder-conviction-loses-lawsuit/15897847/, https://casetext.com/case/helmig-v-fowler, https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/dale-helmig-wrongly-convicted-of-mothers-murder/article_92552f9f-4b01-5278-b7b4-a3fbcca9fa75.html, https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/crime/2010/11/03/helmig-innocent-in-mother-s/21500229007/, https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/crime/2011/08/16/case-dismissed-against-man-reprieved/64050803007/, https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article300261/Dale-Helmig-sues-after-his-murder-conviction-was-overturned.html
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March 8th: Amberly Mendoza’s Last Day Alive (1996)

We assume we are safe inside our homes. Especially as children. Our homes, and our bedrooms, should feel like the safest places on earth. On March 8th 1996 a young girl went to bed inside her room and lost her life in the place where she should have felt safe. 

*Suggested by Danniella Awde

https://www.amberlysplace.com/amberlys-story.html, https://www.azfamily.com/2024/03/01/yuma-cold-case-10-year-old-girls-murder-unsolved-28-years-later/, https://navigatingadvocacy.com/episodes/amberlymendoza, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19040913/amberly-mendoza, https://kyma.com/news/2019/06/18/cold-case-the-murder-of-10-year-old-amberly-mendoza/, https://www.oola.com/social/the-unsolved-1996-murder-of-amberly-mendoza-will-have-you-making-sure-you-locked-your-bedroom-windows-at-night/, https://kyma.com/news/top-stories/2021/04/29/a-yuma-legacy-diane-umphress-of-amberlys-place-passing-the-torch-more-than-two-decades-later/, https://www.abc15.com/news/state/10-mysterious-disappearances-deaths-of-arizona-children, https://www.crimesolverscentral.com/homicide/894

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March 7th: Tracey Harris Goes Missing (1990)

When a wife goes missing, the attention almost always turns to the husband. On March 7th 1990 a woman disappeared from her home. A case that, like so many others, immediately turned to the loving woman’s husband as the primary focus.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tracey-carl-harris-murder-case-48-hours/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tracey-harris-murder-trial-secret/, https://www.wtvy.com/2022/01/12/wrongly-charged-with-wifes-murder-his-6-million-suit-is-tossedalmost/, https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/tracey-harris, https://ethicsalarms.com/2022/07/10/the-tracey-harris-murder-ethics-train-wreck/
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March 6th: Cotton Thompson Kills (1963)

Be careful who you choose to work with. Who you choose to include in your plans. On March 6th 1963 a woman was brutally killed inside her home. A murder that turned out to be a planned hit and would fall apart because not everyone involved could be trusted to keep their mouth shut.

https://www.mnopedia.org/event/murder-carol-thompson, https://www.twincities.com/2015/09/01/t-eugene-thompson-mastermind-of-the-murder-that-shocked-st-paul-dies-at-88/, https://www.pickingcottonbook.com/, https://www.thehistoryhandbook.com/2023/the-murder-of-carol-thompson-in-saint-paul/, https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/the-vault/money-sex-and-power-the-1963-murder-of-carol-thompson-by-her-attorney-husband-shocked-the-twin-cities
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