Episode 75: The NC Nightstalker - Linwood Earl Forte

Have you ever had the overwhelming urge to creep around a neighborhood at night, break into someone's home, and physically assault them to the point of death? Yeah, no... Me neither.

Linwood Earl Forte's childhood was definitely not ideal, and ultimately his environment shaped him into a very terrible person, whose desires, no matter how depraved they were, became amped up while he was using drugs.

Linwood would prey on elderly women hidden by the darkness of the early morning hours, and take advantage of them when they least expected it. Listen as Tiffany tells his twisted story that will leave you with so many questions, but more than likely the main one of... Why?

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Sources
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-supreme-court/1292205.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linwood_Forte
https://murderdb.com/linwood-forte-north-carolina-serial-killer/
https://www.wral.com/story/101852/
https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/kent-state-university/human-genetics/final-gentetics-essay-using-
dna-to-solve-cold-case-in-the-1990s-in-goldsboro-north-carolina-there/43120893

Do you think someone can be born evil, or do you think someone's heinous actions are a result of their upbringing and childhood experience? This is a hot topic of discussion this week with Sam's coverage of the notorious Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins, who ultimately is known by his nickname Pee Wee, due to his small stature.

Pee Wee had a very rough childhood which included lots of sexual assault, mistreatment, joining a gang when he was an adolescent, and overall negative life experiences that more than likely made him turn to a life of crime at the very young age of 11. Unfortunately Pee Wee was triggered easily by people's comments on his appearance, so he would never have a chance to calm his temper and try to become a better person. It seems like evil was in his blood and there was no turning back, therefore he was also known as the Meanest Man in America.

Listen to our second heavy hitter from South Carolina, where Sam talks us through Pee Wee's life and death and all of the unfortunate victims he claimed throughout.

Sources
murderpedia.org

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Have you ever had a gut feeling that someone was following you or watching you perform your usual daily tasks of life? Unfortunately for the two victims highlighted in our case this week, they did not have that feeling.

Maybe 17-year-old Shari Faye Smith was just riding the high of excitement with her impending high school graduation, and was too focused on the next chapter of her life to notice that someone followed her to her home, her safe space, to invade her personal privacy.

Maybe 9-year-old Debra Helmick was too busy playing pretend with her 3-year-old brother in her front yard right outside a window to notice the silver car stalking them.

This week we bring you the case of the notorious Larry Gene Bell, a South Carolina murderer who doesn't even need to be name dropped for locals to know who you are talking about. Listen to Tiffany and Sam discuss his evil plot to disrupt the lives of the Smith and Helmick family by abducting and murdering their sweet, bright blue-eyed, blonde daughters in the daytime hours for everyone to see.

This case has been a long time coming, so let us know what you think, did we do it justice?

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Sources
law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/1990/23163-2.html
allthatsinteresting.com/larry-gene-bell
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gene_Bell
www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/12/26/larry-gene-bell

Due to the sickness this week, we are releasing a special collaboration episode that Tiffany recorded with Beth from True Crime BnB last year.

Please listen in as this episode is very near and dear to Tiffany as the assailant's name mimicks her mother who passed away on the very day this episode was recorded.

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Have you ever heard a strange noise in your home, or started missing items that you can never seem to find? Was your first thought that there might be a stranger in your home, maybe a ghost, or did you just think it was the house settling and absent mindedness that led you to these questions?

This week, Sam and Tiffany will be discussing a case that will make you start paying more attention to the items in your home and the possibility of the noise not just being the house settling.

A young UNC-Greensboro college student, Maddie, would be faced with the same questions when her personal items started to go missing and handprints started appearing in her bathroom. All her questions would be answered, and the truth would be more terrifying than the ghost story she had created in her head.

Be sure not to miss this week’s episode and tell us what you think! Do you think the punishment fits the crime? Would you have done what Maddie did? Send us an email or message and let us know what you think you would do if you were in Maddie’s shoes.

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Sources
www.dictionary.com/e/slang/phrogging/
people.com/crime/college-student-who-thought-she-had-ghost-allegedly-finds-man-in-home/
www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/uncg-student-finds-man-in-her-closet-police/83-7ff5dd89-3a14-445f-b8cf-a59a8dde5efa
www.newsweek.com/ghost-north-carolina-college-students-closet-turns-out-be-man-wearing-all-her-1317757

Money.... Is the key to happiness or the root of all evil? I'm sure everyone has their own opinion, however money was one of the key motivators in our case this week. Susan Hendricks may have suffered from several mental illnesses, however we think she knew EXACTLY what she was doing.

Listen to Tiffany and Sam bring you through the twisted story of a Mother who secretly takes out life insurance policies on her immediate family, including her own children, in hopes that she will never have to worry about finances for the rest of her life. Rest assured, she doesnt!

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Sources
Serialkillercalendar.com
www.foxnews.com/us/woman-who-murdered-4-in-family-brought-them-together-to-pray-before-killings
www.cbsnews.com/news/horrendous-act-of-evil-cops-say-sc-woman-susan-hendricks-killed-family-for-insurance-money/
patch.com/south-carolina/easley/liberty-murder-suspect-spent-insurance-benefits-after6818803c9f
www.wyff4.com/article/mother-charged-in-quadruple-killings/6998927
murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hendricks-susan.htm

We are back for episode 70 in South Carolina. Have you ever heard that everyone has some secrets? Well this case is proof of it!

Christina Parcell was going through a nasty custody battle with her ex John, which may have led to her gruesome murder, but Christina had secrets that could have been another motivator for her murder.

Listen to Sam and Tiffany discuss Christina’s case. Be sure to buckle up for this wild ride so that you don’t wind up with whiplash! We promise when you think you have this case figured out, more information will come out that will make you question everything about it.
Let us know what you think! This case will inspire conversation and if you are a true crime enthusiast, you will tell everyone you know about this one.

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Sources
Rose Petal Murder: The Suspect - FITSNews
Vet Tech Is Stabbed to Death in S.C. Home, Suspect is Concert Pianist (people.com)
Explicit photos were mailed before Christina Parcell murder (lawandcrime.com)
Estate of Christina Parcell and her fiancé accused sexual exploitation (greenvilleonline.com)
GREER: Co-workers remember woman found dead in her home (wyff4.com)

Being a part of the LGBTQ+ community is challenging to say the least in 2023, however the members of the community found it hard to even celebrate the loss of a life in their community without fear of being targeted by gathering at a local church in early 1990.

Talana Quay Kreeger was a wonderful woman who would essentially give you the shirt off her back if you needed it and her brutal death would spark fire amongst her community in February of 1990. Listen to Tiffany tell you her story, one of the most brutal cases we have covered to date on our podcast, of a gay woman enjoying a nice night out at a local lesbian bar that would go horribly wrong and cause Talana to lose her life due to a hate crime.

No one deserves to lose their life due to someone not agreeing with your lifestyle or who you love. If you are experiencing any hate or brutal judgement simply because of the people you love, please reach out to the US department of justice at Hate Crimes | Working with LGBTQ Communities | United States Department of Justice

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Sources
Starnewsonline.com
Law.justia.com
Talana Kreeger « Unfinished Lives (unfinishedlivesblog.com)

In 1991 the community of Greensboro, North Carolina would live in fear for years as women would be murdered and dismembered and scattered around the city.
It would seem as though they had their own serial killer living amongst them but they would have to wait a few more years before finding out the truth.

Listen to Sam and Tiffany discuss the disturbing case of serial killer, Robert Alston, and his confirmed victims. This case has some twists and turns that will make your jaw drop and leave you with questions and options. Be sure to let us know how you feel about this case and what your thoughts are!

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Sources
Robert Sylvester Alston - Wikipedia
City in fear: Greensboro's only serial killer 'just looked evil'

Back in August 1976 two bodies - a man and a woman, would be discovered on the side of interstate 95 in Sumter County South Carolina and would remain unidentified for nearly 44 years after their discovery.

Even though the couple, previous dubbed as Jane and Jock Doe, have been identified as 30-year-old James Paul Freund and 25-year-old Pamela Mae Buckley, both considered American hitckhikers, their connection to each other remains a mystery after all these years.

Listen to Tiffany tell the long-awaited case of the Sumter County Does and how they were finally idenfitied 44 years after their discovery with the help of familial DNA.

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Sources
Identified: Sumter County Does – The Morbid Library & Archive
South Carolina cops solve mystery of unidentified John and Jane Doe | Toronto Sun
https://www.city-data.com/city/Sumter-South-Carolina.html
Who were the Sumter County Does? Couple found shot to death in South Carolina in 1976. : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)
Murders of Pamela Buckley and James Freund - Wikipedia
Murder of Pamela Buckley and James Freund - Wikiwand