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• 336. Last Dance: The Murder of Roseann Quinn

  In the early 1970s, New York City was buzzing with a new, single lifestyle. But in January 1973, that freedom took a dark turn. The brutal murder of a beloved young schoolteacher named Roseann Quinn shocked everyone and made national headlines. With the recent news regarding actress Diane Keaton, who starred in the controversial film adaptation, we felt now was the time to revisit the true story that inspired it all. The sensational details of the crime were everywhere, but what you might not realize is that this case directly inspired the famous and often controversial book and movie, Looking for Mr. Goodbar. That story became a significant part of pop culture and changed the way people talked about dating and danger for years afterward. This week, Jen and Cam delve beyond the book, movie, and the rumors to explore the true story of Roseann Quinn, the infamous case that terrified a generation, and the real events behind the fictional scandal. We are grateful for our team: Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71076305/johnny_wayne-wilson https://www.nytimes.com/1974/02/17/archives/entombed-the-psychiatrist-always-asked-how-do-you-feel-do-you-hear.html https://www.nakedcitystories.com/goodbarmurder.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Roseann_Quinn https://www.newsweek.com/2015/07/17/you-cant-kill-mr-goodbar-351119.html thoughtco.com/the-murder-of-roseann-quinn-972681. https://www.bassettbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I25920&tree=1A https://slate.com/culture/2012/06/girls-and-sex-once-more-looking-for-mr-goodbar.html  A review of the book, Looking for Mr. Goodbar and it is a scathing, wonderful review. https://www.newspapers.com/image/464310446/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/464335752/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/464326822/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/464323440/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/465011394/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/465651811/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/464961948/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/395440179/?match=1&terms=%22Roseann%20Quinn%22 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16356892/roseann_m-quinn https://aliciapatterson.org/susan-brownmiller/the-police-the-press-and-roseann-quinn/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4910136/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Unsolved: The Golden Years Murders with Brew Crime

  Our good friends, Mike and JT from Brew Crime, join us for November's unsolved crossover. Today, JT tells us about a terrifying six-year murder spree (1990-1996) targeted at least thirteen vulnerable elderly women in Richmond's West End, creating widespread panic. The case was officially pinned on one killer, but the narrative quickly fell apart: the series was split by a two-year hiatus and featured a pronounced shift from the stabbing homicides of six Black women to the homicides of seven White women. The case was hastily "closed" for the Phase II victims through the highly disputed confession of a diagnosed schizophrenic with zero forensic links to the crime scenes, leaving the initial wave of brutal stabbings completely unresolved. The official resolution is rooted in systemic failure and alleged racial bias, ensuring the actual killer, or killers, walked free. Source for the Episode Associated Press. (1996, April 25). Pattern Sought in Richmond Killings. The Roanoke Times. https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1996/rt9604/960425/04250042.htm Cases Solved Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy: How DNA Profiles Crack Cold Cases. (n.d.). Genomelink. Retrieved November 3, 2025, from https://genomelink.io/blog/cases-solved-using-forensic-genetic-genealogy-how-dna-profiles-crack-cold-cases Leslie Burchart. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 3, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Burchart Perpetrator typologies and behavioral patterns in strangulation homicides: A Smallest Space Analysis. (n.d.). PMC. Retrieved November 3, 2025, from https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12046104 The Golden Years Murders. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 3, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Years_Murders https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2025/02/26/richmond-city-council-honors-black-nine-guardians-of-justice/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 335. FBI Informant, Serial Killer: The Double Life of Scott Kimball

  In 2003, Lori McLeod and her daughter, Kaysi, were living a modest, quiet life in rural Colorado. Lori occasionally visited a nearby casino to play her favorite card games—a small escape from her everyday routine. There, she met Scott Kimball. He was assisting his mother in a wheelchair when he struck up a friendly conversation with Lori. Scott’s warm demeanor, easy humor, and apparent devotion to his mother made a strong impression. To Lori, he seemed genuine, kind, and trustworthy. But the man she met that night was nothing like the person he truly was. Join us on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast  entitled "FBI Informant, Serial Killer: The Double Life of Scott Kimball" Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources:  https://www.foxnews.com/us/serial-killer-fbi-informant-tricked-feds-for-years-while-preying-on-victims-former-agent https://magazine.atavist.com/2021/the-snitch-fbi-scott-kimball-informant-killer-colorado https://www.denverpost.com/tag/scott-kimball/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/convicted-serial-killer-scott-kimballs-sons-break-silence/story?id=99174449 https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/scott_lee_kimball/9.html https://www.cbsnews.com/video/serial-killer-hannibal-speaks/ https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article218733255.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-mystery-hannibal-unmasked-20-08-2011/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/o27ohz/in_scott_kimball_the_fbi_thought_it_had_found_a/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAJ4pX8F__E https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killers-life-of-crime/ https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-scott-kimball-now/ https://www.thereviewgeek.com/where-is-scott-lee-kimball-now/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnX57daQ4kY https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/Scott%20Lee%20KIMBALL.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 334. Iowa's Six of Hearts: The Unsolved Murder of Wilma "Boots" Nissen

  On a cold fall morning in October 1978, near Rock Rapids, Iowa, a crew burying telephone cables made the grim discovery of a young woman's body hidden in an overgrown ditch off Highway 182. With no identification found at the scene, the woman was immediately classified as a Jane Doe. For 27 years, Jane Doe lay beneath a gravestone reading "Unknown Female" before she finally reclaimed her name: Wilma June Nissen. Now, investigators and Wilma's daughter, Krissi, a daughter she never met, are trying to piece together Wilma's final years and finally solve her brutal murder. If you have any information about Wilma’s murder, "Sugar" or "Peaches," please reach out to one of the following links: Crime Stoppers: 800-222-TIPS Cold Case Coalition Tip Line (385) 258-3313 Lyon County Sheriff’s Office: 712-472-8300 And the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office email: [email protected] The Iowa Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit 1-800-242-5100 and their email: [email protected] Links to Krissi’s social media and GoFundMe: Email: [email protected] Instagram: @wilma_june_nissen_cold_case Reddit: Wilma June Nissen cold case discussion page:  r/WilmaJuneNissen TikTok- Krissi_1977  X- @MyMomsMurder  And Krissi’s Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/663f6d31 If you have any information about Wilma’s murder, here are the following links:  Lyon County Sheriff’s Office: 712-472-8300 And the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office email: [email protected] Crime Stoppers: 800-222-TIPS Cold Case Coalition Tip Line (385) 258-3313 The Iowa Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit 1-800-242-5100 and their email: [email protected] Current Sheriffs of Lyon County: Sheriff Brian Hilt: (712) 472-8310 Amy Stoner (712) 472-8326 A huge thank you goes to Charity Dodd for sharing her research with us. You rock!! As always, thank you to our team. Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠⁠ Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_zhYznrqiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZKyyLs2Kx4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk-_5Hfsk20 https://seasonofjustice.org/featured/wilma-june-nissen/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/131684186/?match=1&terms=dead%20body%20found%20Rock%20Rapids https://www.newspapers.com/image/358217961/?match=1&terms=dead%20body%20found%20Rock%20Rapids https://www.newspapers.com/image/336088160/?match=1&terms=dead%20body%20found%20Rock%20Rapids https://www.newspapers.com/image/337648775/?match=1&terms=Wilma%20June%20Nissen https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193751059/june_eva-nissen (Wilma's mother's Findagrave entry) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19379833/wilma-june-nissen https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74110707/charles_clarence-nissen https://www.the-sun.com/news/14825036/wilma-nissen-cold-case-mom-murdered-krissi-atkisson-iowa/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/1174347428/?terms=%22June%20Eva%20Nissen%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1174347457/?match=1&terms=%22June%20Eva%20Nissen%22 .https://www.jurrensfuneralhome.com/obituaries/4722694 Det Craig Vinson obituary https://projectcoldcase.org/2025/05/12/wilma-nissen/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/335769175/?match=1&terms=%22John%20Van%20Gammeren%22 https://www.dglobe.com/news/perjury-charges-dismissed-in-cold-case-murder Petition: https://c.org/wPThnwH2LC  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 333. Murder by the Book: Jackie Galloway

  It was a warm Wednesday morning in Sarasota, Florida, on June 12, 1991, when 36-year-old Jackie Galloway was supposed to meet a friend for lunch. The friend arrived at her home expecting an easy midday catch-up. Instead, the front door was unlocked, Galloway’s purse was sitting on the couch, and an unsettling silence filled the house. Jackie was gone. By the next afternoon, ten miles from downtown Sarasota, a passerby discovered a body dumped in a vacant lot, wrapped tightly in a beige bedsheet. It was Jackie. Her body was already decomposing under the relentless Florida sun. A noose was still looped around her neck. Her wrists bore the angry marks of bindings, and every one of her artificial nails had been torn away, illustrating the fight that Jackie had put up to try to escape.  Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Murder by the Book: Jackie Galloway.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music by our executive producer @theinkypawprint Sources:  https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/08/25/convicted-rapist-murderer-be-released-after-serving-less-than-half-sentence/ https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/convicted-sarasota-murderer-rapist-to-be-released-after-serving-partial-sentence/67-c707042d-40e8-4c60-a3f6-e594678f8262 https://www.facebook.com/heraldtribune/posts/john-waterman-54-who-raped-and-killed-a-sarasota-county-woman-and-raped-another-/10164173446750710/ https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-waterman-no-884878986 https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/early-release-of-killer-rapist-john-waterman-angers-florida-community https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/flyer.jsf?personId=71973 https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/08/25/heres-why-convicted-murderer-rapist-is-only-serving-half-his-sentence/ https://people.com/crime/jackie-galloway-murderer-john-waterman/ https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/25/convicted-sarasota-murderer-serial-rapist-john-waterman-released/5625619002/ https://test2.milnerbrowne.com/2546961/unveiling-the-dark-truth-the-story-of-john-waterman-the-killer/ https://people.com/crime/john-waterman-florida-man-neighbors-upset-release-murderer-rapist/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2896809/news/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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