38 year old elite skydiver Els Van Doren fell to her death in 2006 after both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open—an almost impossible coincidence. Investigators soon discovered sabotage, her parachute lines had been cut.

With no forensic evidence and only a web of emotional motives, prosecutors built a purely circumstantial case. Was it jealousy? Opportunity? Or a tragic misinterpretation?

Primary reporting & factual verification

• VRT NWS (Flemish public broadcasting) – trial coverage & psychological reports
• De Standaard – Belgian national newspaper reporting on the investigation and conviction
• Het Laatste Nieuws – Flemish coverage of relationships, timeline, and trial testimony
• Reuters – English-language reporting on conviction and appeals
• The Guardian – international coverage of trial outcome and controversy
• Archived Belgian court summaries (public portions) – conviction, charges, appeals status

Supplemental contextual sources

• Skydiving gear & malfunction statistics via USPA and European parachuting associations
• Expert rigging commentary cited in Belgian press regarding line-cutting time and method
• Publicly available interviews & commentary from Belgian legal analysts regarding circumstantial cases

A family man dragged from his own home. Factories set on fire. Candy pulled from shelves in a nationwide panic. And somewhere out there, a group writing letters that start with: “To the police fools... ” This is the story of the Monster with 21 Faces—Japan’s candy terrorist who vanished without leaving a single convicted suspect behind.

Sources

• Vocal Media – “Glico Morinaga and the Mystery of the ‘Monster With 21 Faces’ (Parts 3–4)”
  Vocal
• Podcast – The Monster with 21 Faces (Apple Podcasts series)
  Spotify
• Wikipedia – “The Monster with 21 Faces”
  Wikipedia
• Wikipedia – “Glico Morinaga case”
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• People Magazine – “A Candy Exec Was Abducted — Then Terrifying Cyanide Threats Triggered a Massive Recall of Treats” (recent summary of the case and Yamamoto’s death)
  People.com

On New Year’s Day 2008, 24-year-old Meredith Emerson set out for a solo hike on Georgia’s Blood Mountain. When she didn’t return, a frantic search led investigators into a chilling pattern spanning three states — and straight to a drifter named Gary Michael Hilton.

In this episode, we uncover the truth behind Meredith’s disappearance, the manhunt that followed, and the other victims whose stories helped reveal who Hilton really was.

• AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) — comprehensive reporting on Meredith Emerson, Hilton’s arrest, plea deal, sentencing
• 11Alive News (Atlanta) — timeline reconstruction, interviews, GBI statements, ATM footage reporting
• GBI official statements & press releases — search details, evidence findings, BOLO
• CourtTV / CrimeTV “The National Forest Serial Killer” documentary — Hilton’s interviews, taped-mask ATM footage, timeline details
• YouTube – Real Crime / CrimeTV documentaries:
  • “Gary Michael Hilton: The National Forest Serial Killer”
    https://youtu.be/hc5mR0ndQCE
    
    
  • “Gary Michael Hilton Interview & Case Coverage”
    https://youtu.be/zgihjSNQaOw
• Tallahassee Democrat & AP News — Cheryl Dunlap case investigation, trial, autopsy details
• Asheville Citizen-Times & Charlotte Observer — Bryant case, federal charges, sentencing documents
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press releases — federal plea and sentencing information for John & Irene Bryant
• FBI case summaries & investigative commentary — multi-state linkage, serial offender profile
• Last Hike on Blood Mountain podcast — detailed reporting on Meredith’s disappearance, friends’ actions, timeline, search details
• Georgia & Florida court filings — plea transcripts, sentencing orders, investigative summaries
• National Forest Service reporting & missing hiker case records — environmental context, victim movement, search data

A missing dog. A calculated home invasion. A fire, a police report, and allegations that stretched across decades. This is the story has it all!

This is the sroty of Cece and Jim Doane - and the marriage that survived every accusation.

Primary Sources:

• Phoenix New Times — “Die Hard” by Terry Greene Sterling (2001)
• Not a Very Good Murderer — Ronan Farrow (podcast/audiobook)

Secondary Mentions:

• Arizona Republic reporting on the Doane robbery (historical reference)
• Public records and filings referenced in Phoenix New Times
• Paradise Valley Police Department details summarized in New Times reporting

When Joey Fulgham was found dead in his bed, suspicion fell fast on his ex-wife, Kristi — and then on her 13-year-old half-brother, Tyler Edmonds. What followed was a confession caught on camera and one of Mississippi’s most shocking reversals.

This is the case that exposed coercion, flawed forensics, and the power of family manipulation.

Sources Used

1. Edmonds v. State, 955 So. 2d 787 (Miss. 2007) – Mississippi Supreme Court opinion overturning Tyler’s conviction.
2. Fulgham v. State, 46 So. 3d 315 (Miss. 2010) – Kristi Fulgham’s capital-murder conviction and sentencing.
3. National Registry of Exonerations – Case #10433 (Tyler Edmonds).
4. Court TV coverage: State of Mississippi v. Tyler Edmonds (2004 trial) and Freeing Tyler Edmonds (2007 segment).
5. Murderpedia – entries for Tyler Edmonds and Kristi Fulgham.
6. Find a Grave – Joseph Thomas Fulgham Memorial (#39527792).
7. Evil Sister Frames 13-Year-Old Brother for Murder | The Case of Tyler Edmonds & Joey Fulgham (YouTube, @ 13:30 timestamp for Tyler’s own recantation statement).
8. WLBT News Archives – coverage of Kristi Fulgham’s death-sentence trial and family statements.
9. Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, MS) – Joey Fulgham obituary and community reporting.
10. Innocence Project Press Archive – investigation into Dr. Steven Hayne’s forensic testimony.
11. law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/2017/2015-ca-01788-sct.html
    
    

Happy Halloween!

If you missed our first ever Tiktok Livestream, thats okay! Here is what you missed.

We traveled back to 1804 London — a village buried in fog, fear, and superstition. Locals swear a ghost stalks the graveyard, and one man sets out to stop it. But when he pulls the trigger, the truth is more terrifying than any haunting.

Listen now for this spooky true-crime story.

Catch us on next months Live at Siblingsincrimepod on all platforms.

SOURCES:

• Old Bailey Online – Trial of Francis Smith (January 1804)
• Library of Congress Law Blog – “The Case of a Ghost That Haunted England for Over Two Hundred Years”
• Historic Mysteries – “The Hammersmith Ghost Murder”
• Londonist – “The Hammersmith Ghost Story”
• Regina Jeffers Legal History Review – “The Hammersmith Ghost: Legal Precedent in UK Self-Defense”
• Wikipedia – Hammersmith Ghost Murder Case (cross-checked with Old Bailey transcripts)

Welcome back to SIC

When police respond to a welfare check in a quiet New York neighborhood, they expect a simple call. Instead, they find a locked bedroom door, two glasses on a nightstand, and a man lying cold on the bed. It looks like suicide. But as detectives dig deeper, they uncover a second tragedy in the same small family — and a pattern that’s far too precise to be coincidence.

This is the story of David Castor, and the investigation that would expose one of the most chilling cases in upstate New York history.

Sources Cited

• ABC News – “Black Widow Stacey Castor Sentenced to More Than 50 Years” (March 2009)
• ABC’s 20/20 – “Black Widow” episode (2009)
• NY Daily News – “Woman Gets 50 Years in Antifreeze Murder” (March 6, 2009)
• Syracuse.com – Onondaga County trial coverage (2008–2009)
• Murderpedia – “Stacey Castor” case file
• Court transcripts and sentencing coverage (Judge Anthony Aloi, Onondaga County Court, 2009)
• Victim Impact Statement – Ashley Wallace (March 5, 2009)
• https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=7394363&page=1
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090311052333/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/03/06/2009-03-06_woman_gets_50_years_in_antifreeze_murder.html
• https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/castor-stacey.htm

Welcome to SIC!

In February 1990, four members of the Parker family were murdered inside their Walnut, Mississippi farmhouse, their home set ablaze to hide the crime. What followed was one of the most horrifying cases in state history—and a decades-long fight for justice. This week, we investigate the Parker family murders, the paroled men behind them, and the surviving sons who never stopped demanding accountability.

From Remember The Parkers Facebook group page posted on 2/2/2024

“If you have a minute today, please call the attorney general of Mississippi and ask what's th tatus of Robert Simon, Jr and Anthony Cari

+1 (601) 359-3680.

Thank you all in advance for your care and support over these 34 years.”

Sources Used

• Simon v. State of Mississippi (1993 & 1995) – Mississippi Supreme Court
• Carr v. State of Mississippi (1995) – Mississippi Supreme Court
• Simon v. Epps (5th Circuit, 2009) – Federal appellate review
• Mississippi Bureau of Investigation case files and coroner’s summaries
• Clarion-Ledger archival reporting, 1990–2021
• Sid Salter, “Reckoning Eludes Final Surviving Member of the Carl Parker Family in Quitman County”, Magnolia Tribune, Sept 15, 2021