#8 - Ronnie Lee Gardner

The Santa Claus we know and love today was based off the real-life catholic Saint Nicholas. But some of his most famous miracles get left out of the story of Christmas. You're about to find out why. From pickled zombie babies to Civil War propaganda, we're diving deep into the history of Santa Claus. Stick around after that for some holiday-themed murders from the Saturday Morning Serial Vault.

|| SOURCES || https://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/news/definitive-history-of-santa-claus |
https://www.sttammanylibrary.org/blogs/post/the-legend-of-santa-claus-part-1-the-origin-and-history-of-a-christmas-legend/ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas |
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/civil-war-cartoonist-created-modern-image-santa-claus-union-propaganda-180971074/

In October 1985, an 18-year-old woman was found shot and stabbed to death on a Salt Lake City street. Her murder has remained unsolved for over 35 years. Why? At best, the SLC Police Department wildly mishandled the case and neglected to follow up on even the most simple leads. At worst, they were actively covering it up to aid the city in its bid for the Winter Olympic Games. Let's dive into the cold case of Christine Gallegos. Make sure to stick around after the episode for an awesome chat with private investigator Jason Jensen. || SOURCES || The Justice Files series by Marcos Ortiz on ABC 4.
https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/the-justice-files-the-document-that-unveils-an-alleged-killer-pt-2/
https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/the-justice-files-after-36-years-police-actively-investigating-cold-case-murder-pt-3/

Jason Jensen - Jensen Investigations | Utah Cold Case Coalition | Interview October 12th, 2019
https://mix1051utah.com/life/sms-cold-case-christine-gallegos/

SLC PD Christine Listing
http://www.slcpd.com/1985/05/15/christine-gallegos/

Three Murders, One Gun by Sydnee Gonzalez; BYU Universe Narratives June 12th, 2020
https://universe.byu.edu/narratives/three-murders-one-gun/

Murderpedia.org
https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/rhoades-paul.htm

Deseret News
https://www.deseret.com/1994/1/24/19088421/task-force-won-t-probe-s-l-killings

OTHER:
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/rhoades1277.htm
http://www.fdsidaho.org/clemency/rhoades/full_story.html

All this true crime I've been consuming for this podcast has presented quite the problem in my life: I've started to hate men more than ever. They're monsters. And since I'm also on the hunt for a husband, I needed to do something about it. So this week, we'll be featuring our first serial murderess! Blanche Taylor Moore Poisoned 2 of her husbands and tried for a 3rd before she was caught. This is her story.

SOURCES | Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers (via Murderpida: https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/moore-blanche-taylor.htm) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Taylor_Moore | http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Moore,%20Blanche%20Taylor%20_2012_.pdf

There has been so much going on in True Crime news! So let's get into two of the biggest cases of the week: 22-year-old Gabby Petito was last seen in Salt Lake City and is believed to have last been in Grand Teton, Wyoming. Her boyfriend drove their camper van all the way back to Florida, but Gabby wasn't with him. Then we'll talk about Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer who hired a drug dealer to kill him just weeks after his wife and son were shot to death.

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||SOURCES|| GABBY PETITO: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/gabby-petito-updates-missing | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/16/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-police-bodycam-footage-missing-woman/8371246002/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PStpXFEfIs&ab_channel=NomadicStatik | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsgnE460ebvgB1I30gwuLkw | https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/fox-13-confirms-salt-lake-city-hotel-where-missing-woman-gabby-petito-was-last-seen | POLICE TWEET: https://twitter.com/NPPDPoliceChief/status/1438242034775732236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1438242034775732236%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teenvogue.com%2Fstory%2Fgabby-petito-updates-missing || ALEX MURDAUGH: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/16/alex-murdaugh-surrender-south-carolina-police-what-know/8360349002/ | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/15/alex-murdaugh-south-carolina-attorney-housekeeper-gloria-satterfield-case/8357461002/ | https://nypost.com/2021/09/15/what-we-know-about-the-murdaugh-family/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_V8RV6WibY&ab_channel=CNN |

The Clark family was a respectable east coast clan with advanced degrees and enviable careers. Nobody could guess what was going on behind closed doors. Was it the abuse they suffered at the hands of their parents that drove not one BUT TWO of their sons to commit multiple acts of murder and cannibalism? Based heavily on the book "Born Evil" by Adrian Havill, Nightcat tells you the tale of the Cross Dressing Cannibal from Cape Cod Hadden Clark.

||SOURCES|| 'Born Evil' by Adrian Havill (2001 - St. Martin's True Crime Library) | https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/clark-hadden.htm | https://torontosun.com/2016/12/03/brothers-in-barbarity | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadden_Clark

Deep in the ancient, native lands of the Americas, semi-human creatures have stricken fear into people's hearts for generations. Skinwalkers may start as human, but what they do to gain their powers turns them into something evil and otherworldly. Let's talk about the ancient Navajo creation myth and how the magic that created the world also created one of the most violent predators in the land. Plus, Nightcat will share the story of the time his uncle claims to have come face to fae with one.

| SOURCES |
http://www.auburn.edu/allynbaconanthology/documents/Creation%20or%20Age%20of%20Beginning%20(Dine).pdf | https://www.wearenavajo.org/we-are-navajo/urgeforsex | https://jimkristofic.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/dine-bahane.pdf | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_World_(mythology) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Din%C3%A9_Bahane%CA%BC |
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1968&context=gradreports |
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/navajo-beliefs-on-snakes-lead-tribal-zoo-to-abandon-exhibit/article_3feb1715-7ecc-521b-8e25-6ccaae18e88e.htmL | https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/50931/1/skinwalkers-the-creepy-creatures-terrifying-tiktok

If your child went missing, would you think your spouse had something to do with it? Do you think that the person you love could be capable of harming their own step-daughter? That's the story of what happened to Lori McLeod who was married to serial killer Scott Kimball. Scott was convicted of murdering Lori's daughter Kaysi. But she wasn't his only victim. Story originally heard on "Evil Lives Here" S5E3 on the ID Channel. Available on Discovery+

| SOURCES | https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/evil-lives-here/ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Lee_Kimball | https://charleyproject.org/case/jennifer-lynn-marcum | https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=2881 | https://www.dailycamera.com/2010/03/30/nederland-sex-offender-ted-peyton-exposed-by-concerned-mothers/ | https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4990697&page=1 |

Herb was an all-American family man. 3 kids, a doting wife, successful business.... from the outside looking in, nobody would have guessed that the skeletal remains of 11gay men he murdered were strewn around his backyard. Herb is also believed to have been the I-70 strangler from the 80's in which the bodies of 12 men and boys were found strangled and discarded between Ohio and Indiana.

| SOURCES | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/westfield/2019/05/17/fox-hollow-farm-murders-where-bodies-were-buried-now-sale/3667251002/ | https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumeister-herbert.htm | https://medium.com/crimebeat/herb-baumeister-and-fox-hollow-farm-8d4f49bb3031 |
https://inmagazine.ca/2021/03/queer-crime-the-double-life-of-herb-baumeister/ |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-70_Strangler

Larry had a rough life. He was born to a 15-year-old mom addicted to crack and eventually adopted by an abusive family. Despite all of this, he remained courageous and confident in himself. He came out as gay at 10-years-old and began wearing make-up to school in his early teens. Sadly, when he asked a boy to be his Valentine, queerphobia took over. Larry was shot in the back of the head by his crush in computer class.

This is a special episode of Curiosity Killed Nightcat, dropping early for everyone (not just the patrons). Today marks the 5th anniversary of the shooting and hostage situation at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. A total of 50 people were killed including the gunman. Then we're going to talk about how the U.S. government bans queer men from blood donations (because discrimination is still very much alive and well).