We're back with updates on the case of Derek "Ritzy" Ritz, which we first discussed on the show in October of 2021. Ritzy is the only missing person in Stratford, Ontario, and has been missing for over six years, yet the local police department isn't giving his case any attention. But thanks to the determination of Ritzy's friends, and a private investigator from the organization 'Please Bring Me Home,' witnesses are finally beginning to come forward to confirm the rumours surrounding Ritzy's death. Ritzy deserves justice, and in order to get it, his case demands more attention from the police, and more witness testimony.

Writing and research by Aurora Cady.

Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
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LINKS + SOURCES:

Finding Ritzy “Derek Ritz” - Facebook Group

Please Bring Me Home | Visit the website to donate, or submit an anonymous tip
Ritzy's Case Profile

While we're on hiatus, enjoy this episode from fellow Darkcast Podcast, Horrifying History:
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Through the years, the little tasks that we have to do evolve with time and technology. We don’t have to go to the grocery store any longer with grocery delivery or meal preparations services. We don’t have to vacuum our floors, since we can now get a robot vacuum that can do it. But the one thing I don’t miss is going to the bank.

For me, going to the bank is the worst. Standing in line for what seems to be hours versus using an app? In my mind there is no contest. Think of all the time we save by using banking apps. But as you know; sometimes you still have to go to the bank, and for a pizza delivery man from the United States - going to the PNC Bank resulted in his death.

Welcome to Episode 100 - The Collar Bomb Bank Robbery.

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While we're on hiatus, enjoy this episode from fellow Darkcast podcast, Beyond the Rainbow:
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Join C.J. as she tells you how citizen detectives helped to solve a 33 year old cold case of porn star Billy London who was murdered in West Hollywood. This story has a bunch of twists and turns! The true crime quickie is that of murder victim 19 year old Dre Matthews of Brooklyn, New York, just this month of February 2023.

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Darkcast Soundbite by Ashley of F**k That Podcast

Intro music: Black Moons by the 126ers

Outro music: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:

https://instinctmagazine.com/you-wont-believe-who-murdered-william-newton-in-1990/

https://instinctmagazine.com/writers-quinn-and-rice-still-seeking-answers-on-billy-newtons-murder/

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/01/07/cold-case-murder-porn-actor-william-newton-sparks-jeffrey-dahmer-connection-west-hollywood/9104702002/

https://toofab.com/2023/02/07/billy-london-murder-daralyn-madden/

https://thepridela.com/2023/02/billy-london-cold-case-solved-after-33-years/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/avenging-billy-how-amateur-sleuths-took-on-a-gay-porn-actors-haunting-hollywood-murder/ar-AA17csJd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arnold_Newton

https://www.outtraveler.com/west-hollywood/gay-porn-star-murder-solved

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bloody-15-hours-in-nyc-leaves-2-dead-at-least-9-others-wounded-across-city-cops-ny-only/4098940/?_osource=taboola-recirc

https://gaycitynews.com/gay-man-fatally-shot-burned-in-brooklyn/?fbclid=IwAR2fiOkFfZmbhUjK7uEWvXsY06gnMiJHYWKKSXnGpnyyaVMs3B-X7YrN_Uw

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/missing-teen-found-dead-on-brooklyn-train-tracks-burned-with-gunshot-wound-to-head/4098636/

While we're on hiatus, enjoy an episode from our fellow Darkcast podcasters at ODFM:
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Can being on drugs be a viable defense for murder? We’re not talking prescribed drugs, here. Travel to Canada with us for this creepy Halloween day story complete with a zombie and a psycho killer.

Hosted by Jenna Swanson and Kelly DeVries
Produced and edited by Kelly DeVries
Theme music by Erik Swanson
Intro Music: Switched on Carcassi by Brian Bolger

https://linktr.ee/odfmpodcast

This week marks seven years since the death of 16-year-old Kedarie Johnson in Burlington, Iowa. The teen was gender nonconforming and non-binary, and was murdered seemingly in response to that gender expression. Still Kedarie's killers, two cisgender men, were not charged with a hate crime.

Writing and research by Aurora Cady.

Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: louis14levesque@gmail.com

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LINKS + SOURCES:

Podcast:
A Hateful Homicide - The Murder of Kedarie Johnson: "A Teenage Tragedy"

https://www.traveliowa.com/cities/burlington-iowa/992/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11662932/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2017/10/21/kedarie-johnson-iowa-teen-murder-hate-crime/771496001/

https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/5910/briefs/1678/embedBrief

https://law.justia.com/cases/iowa/court-of-appeals/2021/18-2124.html

https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/kedarie-johnson-murder-hate-crime-illinois-gender-jaron-purham

https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2016/03/10/community-gathers-to-celebrate-life/20197586007/

https://www.essence.com/news/watch-angela-yee-shares-her-favorite-moments-from-rihannas-performance/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2018/11/19/kedarie-johnson-murder-gender-fluid-teen-homicide-lgbt-des-moines-ia-burlington-hate-crime/2053302002/

https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/IA

https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local/2017-10-27/prosecution-makes-opening-statement-in-sanders-galvez-murder-trial

The tiny town of Texarkana, which straddles the state line separating Texas from Arkansas, was tormented by a string of violent attacks in the 1940s. A mysterious assailant dubbed 'The Phantom Slayer' preyed upon young couples parked on lovers' lanes, sending Texarkana into a tailspin. Residents gripped by mass hysteria bought out all the door locks, window shades, and ammunition in town. By summer of 1946 the Phantom had faded away, but left an indelible mark on Texarkana as one of the earliest unsolved serial killer cases in America.

Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.

Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: louis14levesque@gmail.com

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LINKS + SOURCES:

The Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: The Story of a Town in Terror by James Presley

https://www.voanews.com/a/sitting-in-two-states-at-once-129106053/162754.html#:~:text=It%20certainly%20is%20if%20you,They're%20not%20twin%20cities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_in_the_United_States#

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78672/10-locations-allow-you-be-multiple-places-once

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana_Moonlight_Murders

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/09/24/phantom-killer-tracks-the-terror-of-1940s-killings-in-texarkana/9872305007/

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Phantom_Killer

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/texarkana-moonlight-murders-4478/

https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/The-Texarkana-Murders-Still-Unsolved

https://www.historicmysteries.com/texarkana-moonlight-murders/

https://www.grunge.com/328601/the-creepy-truth-about-the-texarkana-murder-mystery/

https://medium.com/epic-magazine/the-phantom-killer-c6aa257dc0ee

https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2020/12/13-creepy-facts-about-the-texarkana-phantom-killer/

After she was found brutally murdered in December of 1995, the community of Mansfield, Texas mourned the loss of 16-year-old Adrianne Jones.  Investigators were baffled as to who could have wanted to harm the bright, popular high school student.  The details of her vicious attack came to light during a trial that wrapped up twenty-five years ago this week, as Adrianne's killers were finally brought to justice.

Writing and research by Aurora Cady.

Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: louis14levesque@gmail.com

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LINKS + SOURCES:

Snapped Killer Couples:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4720132/

The Cadet Murder Case: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/462167.The_Cadet_Murder_Case

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-killer-cadets/

Confession:
https://www.mail-archive.com/law-issues@mylist.net/msg02072.html

https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-texas-cadet-murder-36143851723b

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7667911/adrianne-jessica-jones

https://thecinemaholic.com/adrianne-jones-murder-where-are-david-graham-and-diane-zamora-now/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Zamora

Part one of a true crime Valentine's Day special featuring the hosts of a selection of  Darkcast podcasts. Check out www.darkcastnetwork.com for more info!

Part one of a true crime Valentine's Day special featuring the hosts of a selection of  Darkcast podcasts. Check out www.darkcastnetwork.com for more info!

For years in Salt Lake County, February 9th was a date fraught with nervous anticipation. After the slaying of 6-months-pregnant Sonia Mejia in 2006 and Damiana Castillo in 2008, a dedicated police task force patrolled the area in hopes of preventing a repeat killing in the years that followed. It wasn’t until 2016 that authorities revealed that they knew the identity of the so-called “February 9th Killer,” and the suspect was finally extradited back to Utah in 2022. Today, concerned Utahns eagerly await the trial that could bring about a conviction 17 years in the making. 

Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.

Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
For inquiries: louis14levesque@gmail.com

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LINKS + SOURCES:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-february-9th-killer/id1534970196?i=1000550518329

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-february-9th-killer-february-9-2022/id1462365038?i=1000550538911

https://www.abc4.com/news/cold-case-killer-identified-and-jailed/1625804419/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/01/11/man-charged-utah-cold/

https://www.ksl.com/article/50325473/man-wanted-for-2-killings-2-years-apart-arrested-returned-to-utah

https://bci.utah.gov/coldcases/sonia-mejia/

http://thedailybeast.com/sonia-mejia-and-damiana-castillo-were-murdered-on-the-same-day-two-years-apart-cops-finally-got-their-killer

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-brought-back-to-u-s-to-face-charges-in-utah-cold-case-murders-that-happened-on-same-exact-date-two-years-apart/

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/february-9-killer-who-strangled-26158370

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/juan-arreola-murrilla-named-february-9-killer-of-utah-woman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unborn_Victims_of_Violence_Act