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Golden Rule #28: The love of money is the root of all evil. 

Come with me as we try to figure out why a group of young adults would terrorize a city during the Christmas holiday. 

Victims: Danita Gullette, Richard Maddox, Joseph Wilkerson, Sarah Abraham, Wendy Cottrill and Marvin Washington
Wounded: Jones Pettus and Jeffrey Wright
Suspects: Marvallous Keene, Laura Taylor, Demarcus Smith, Heather Matthews

SOURCES
Awareness Link
https://www.stalkingawareness.org/stalking-awareness-month-2024/

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k1/keene-marvallous.htm

https://www.dayton.com/news/local/merry-christmas-shocking-things-detailed-book-dayton-christmas-killings/v5UrSMcQ0yg4NWrGM9HUSK/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/christmas-killing-spree-terrorised-small-25658288?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/the-christmas-killings

https://www.journal-news.com/ohio/29-years-after-southwest-ohio-christmas-murder-spree-it-will-never-be-forgotten/VXESJEQ6VFGW5PSQKBDZGZTJEY/

 https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/dayton-ohio-christmas-crime-spree-explained

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k1/keene-marvallous.htm

*Danita's Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133517664/danita-danielle-gullette/photo

*Marvin Washington's Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230464761/marvin-lee-washington/photo

*Wendy Cottrill's Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151139290/wendy-ren%C3%A9e-cottrill

*Joseph Wilkerson's Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14992360/joseph-wayne-wilkerson

https://michaeljesse.net/projects/Dayton/factfiles/Crime/History/1992_Christmas_killings/Christmas_killings.html

https://medium.com/@natasha.leigh/the-christmas-murder-spree-of-the-downtown-posse-46733467ef43     

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/the-christmas-killings

December 24th, 1992, Dayton, Ohio. Folks are enjoying the last days before Christmas. Families have gathered, children are keeping an eye out for Santa Claus, but something more sinister is afoot. Bored and looking for something to do, four teens and young adults decided they needed drama in their lives. So they went on a killing spree that lasted two days, murdering six in cold blood. Just because. This is the story of The Dayton Downtown Posse. Hunting for the Holidays.

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It's our 25th episode and our Christmas episode! We're bringing you holiday horror. First Dani talks about a "gang" who went on a killing spree during Christmas in Dayton Ohio. Marvallous Keene, Laura Taylor, Demarcus Smith, and Heather Matthews, who named themselves "Downtown Posse", robbed and killed several people over three days. Carly talks about a Christmas massacre that left 16 survivors and 9 people dead. A man dressed as Santa entered the Ortega family's Christmas eve party carrying guns and a flame thrower. Even crazier than the attack, is Santa's identity and motive. Tune in to hear more about these cases!

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