Murder Was The Case
409 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 223 ratingsCriminologist Lee Mellor discusses the darkest, most perverse, bestial crimes known to man. You can’t handle it. Tap out now.
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#152. Thailand Sting, Part 3: Deception (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier
July 14, 2020 11:09 - 1 hourPart 3. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes. When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfathomable hell. And Heroin addiction had nothing to do with it. Get ready for the biggest police scandal in Canadian history you've never heard of... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#151. Thailand Sting, Part 2: Fat Man & the Cocaine Cowboys (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier
July 04, 2020 03:25 - 56 minutesPart 2. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes. When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfathomable hell. And Heroin addiction had nothing to do with it. Get ready for the biggest police scandal in Canadian history you've never heard of... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#150. Thailand Sting, Part 1: Tuk Tuk Smack (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier
July 04, 2020 03:21 - 1 hourPart 1. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes. When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfathomable hell. And Heroin addiction had nothing to do with it. Get ready for the biggest police scandal in Canadian history you've never heard of... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#149. Criminology on a Harley, Part 4: Retribution is Restraint (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright
June 09, 2020 11:10 - 1 hourPart 4. In this final lag of their dark ride through America's most crime-ridden cities, Lee and John arrive in prison and reach out to touch the executioner's block. You'll never see the American criminal justice and carceral systems the same way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#148. Criminology on a Harley, Part 3: Dangerous Biology (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright
June 08, 2020 02:10 - 39 minutesPart 3. Dr John Paul Wright commits an unforgivable act in the halls of contemporary criminology: believing in BIOLOGY!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#147. Criminology on a Harley, Part 2: Terrible Familiarities (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright
June 08, 2020 02:10 - 37 minutesPart 2. Lee and Dr. John Paul Wright continue their expedition through the callous heart of America's most crime ridden cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#146. Criminology on a Harley, Part 1: Tribes (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright
June 04, 2020 10:56 - 52 minutesCriminologist Dr. John Paul Wright shares his experiences and observations on crime in America's ghettos. His lab is the streets. Welcome to the classroom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#145. A Deadly Curse ('Behind the Horror' Bonus Chapter)
May 28, 2020 11:07 - 35 minutesLee reads a chapter originally written for his upcoming book 'Behind the Horror' which recounts the 'true' story of 'death by ghost' that inspired the 2005 paranormal horror film 'An American Haunting'. Pre-order your copy of 'Behind the Horror' here: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Horror-Stories-Inspired-Movies/dp/1465492380/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1590651038&sr=8-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#144. Dirty Tricks, Part 3: Straight Talk Behind Bars (Dive Bar) w/ Rick Atkinson
May 24, 2020 15:54 - 1 hourPart 3. Rick dispels common misconceptions about life behind bars in the Canadian prison system and recounts some of the most horrific acts of violence he has witnessed. Following some truly unsettling revelations, Lee asks Rick to reflect back on his criminal acts and career to see how he feels about them today. His answers might surprise you... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#143. Dirty Tricks, Part 2: Race, Space, and Revolution (Dive Bar) w/ Rick Atkinson
May 24, 2020 15:53 - 49 minutesPart 2. Lee and Rick have a frank, no-holds-barred discussion about race and tribalism and how these play out in the Canadian prison system, streets, and media. Throw away your textbook and ivory tower theories, because this blunt insight is coming at you straight from the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#142. Dirty Tricks, Part 1: Toronto OG (Dive Bar) w/ Rick Atkinson
May 21, 2020 13:02 - 1 hourFormer Toronto gangster and author Rick Atkinson steps into the dive bar to give Lee a view from the streets. Time to hear from the crime side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#141. Is the Caller the Killer?, Part 2 (Academy)
May 12, 2020 10:40 - 42 minutesPart 2. Every day in America, 500,000 emergency are calls made to 911. And while the vast majority of callers will be distressed loved ones or concerned citizens seeking help, scattered among them are killers. In this academy, Lee teaches you how to tell the difference by analyzing the calls themselves... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#140. Is the Caller the Killer?, Part 1 (Academy)
May 12, 2020 10:19 - 43 minutesPart 1. Every day in America, 500,000 emergency are calls made to 911. And while the vast majority of callers will be distressed loved ones or concerned citizens seeking help, scattered among them are killers. In this academy, Lee teaches you how to tell the difference by analyzing the calls themselves... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#139. Nurse Betty, Part 3: Quiet, Discreet, and Very Hard to Detect (Dive Bar) w/ Karen Wickiam
April 30, 2020 11:14 - 54 minutesPart 3. The drug and drink-fuelled downfall of killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer. When Betty gets it cushy, Lee and Karen rant on the Canadian criminal justice system - Karla Homolka, Melissa Ann Friedrich, 'The Homicidal Drifter' Michael McGray, Vince 'Winnipeg Bus Murderer' Li - and put her case in perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#138. Nurse Betty, Part 2: Night Shiftin' (Dive Bar) w/ Karen Wickiam
April 26, 2020 12:44 - 48 minutesPart 2 of 3. Lee and Karen Wickiam continue to explore the life and crimes of night nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer. What do Betty's grown-up poems and misdeeds tell us about her? The mystery deepens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#137. Nurse Betty, Part 1: Teenage Angst of a Serial Killer (Dive Bar) w/ Karen Wickiam
April 23, 2020 11:03 - 1 hourBefore COVID 19, an evil hiding in plain sight was wiping out the denizens of Ontario care homes. MWTC divebar regular and former trauma nurse Karen Wickiam returns to look at the formative years and writing of Elizabeth Wettlaufer: the most prolific female Canadian serial killer of the 21st century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#136. Murder on the Moors, Part 3: 'Take That Ya Bastard!' (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes
April 11, 2020 11:18 - 48 minutesPart 3. So what ended up happening to Ian, Myra, and David? Dr. Holmes and Lee recall the downfall of 'The Moors Murderers' and the irony of Brady's anti-climatic exit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#135. Murder on the Moors, Part 2: Suffer the Little Children (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes
April 09, 2020 23:38 - 53 minutesPart 2. Did you hear about what happened to Pauline, John, Keith, Leslie, and Edward? Serial killer expert Dr. David Holmes is about to tell you... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#134. Murder on the Moors, Part 1: Jackboot Sadists (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes
April 09, 2020 10:45 - 1 hourHave you met Ian and Myra? One of the UK's most esteemed forensic psychologists Dr. David Holmes is about to introduce you... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#133. The Final Five: Strange and Unsolved II, Part 3: Dom & Nancy's Last Resort (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky
March 29, 2020 12:14 - 51 minutesPart 3 of 3. When Dominic and Nancy Ianeiro were brutally murdered at an all-inclusive Mexican resort during a destination wedding it resulted in a bothced investigation and signficant international incident between Mexico and Canada. But what really happened? Lee and Robert consider some of the possibilities... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#132. The Final Five: Strange and Unsolved II, Part 2: In Over Their Heads (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky
March 28, 2020 14:02 - 51 minutesPart 2 of 3. What do a 20-year-old Albertan beauty and a 67-year-old Toronto millionaire have in common? Both got mixed up with the wrong people in the big city and ultimately paid with their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#131. The Final Five: Strange and Unsolved II, Part 1: The Infinity Button (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky
March 27, 2020 11:38 - 1 hourPart 1. Author Robert Hoshowsky returns to the 'Murder Was the Case' dive bar in the first of three episodes exploring the final five cases in his book 'Unsolved: True Canadian Cold Cases'. In this episode we look at the 1980 homicide of Veronica Kaye along with the double-murder of teens Lee Rita Kirk and Kathy Potter who were found in a Pickering gravel pit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#130. The Girls on the Beach, Part 2: ‘The Profile’ (Dive Bar) w/ Suzanna Ryan
March 21, 2020 22:45 - 51 minutesLee and Suzanna discuss his profile of ‘The Torrey Pines Beach Ripper’ and what steps what need to be taken to resolve the bizarre 1978 murder of Barbara Nantais. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#129. The Girls on the Beach, Part 1: WTF? (Dive Bar) w/ Suzanna Ryan
March 21, 2020 22:43 - 1 hourDNA Analyst Suzanna Ryan is called to testify in a civil suit related to the suicide of criminalist Kevin Brown. Dr. Lee Mellor examines a series of unsolved case murders on Torrey Pines Beach for a friend. Both are colleagues and have no idea what the other is doing. When Lee and Suzanna learn they are both working on the same case they come together to untangle one of the most baffling murder mysteries in the respective careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#128. Spring AMA 2020, Pt 2: Kam & Bryer, Zodiac Rising, True Crime, Gun Grumblings
March 16, 2020 17:34 - 1 hourLee looks at the motives of spree killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, explains how to begin investigating a death, explore the challenges of writing true crime and the genre's allure, and responds to some criticisms of 'Gun-Schooled!' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#127. Spring AMA 2020, Pt 1: Epstein, Silver Hammer Killer, Lowdown Murders
March 16, 2020 17:28 - 1 hourLee gets the audience up to speed, addresses criticism of the 'Epstein Killed Himself' episode, psychoanalyzes serial killer Maxwell Edison, and revisits the strange 'Murder City' of London, Ontario. Missing video footage on night of Eptein's death myth debunked: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/nyregion/william-barr-jeffrey-epstein-suicide-investigation.html https://www.businessinsider.com/ag-barr-epsteins-death-was-a-perfect-storm-of-screw-ups-2019-11 https://www.newsweek.com/bill-bar...
#126. Sex Trade, Part 3: Porno & Pedos (Dive Bar) w/ Victor Malarek
February 25, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutesInvestigative journalist Victor Malarek concludes by revealing how predatory pedophiles access prostituted children all over the world, and reveals an unsettling truth: you've probably watched Internet pornography featuring victims of human trafficking. Have we got you attention? Check out the trailer for Target #1, the upcoming movie in which he is portrayed by Josh Hartnett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqZusUyDWyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#125. Sex Trade, Part 2: The World is a Racket (Dive Bar) w/ Victor Malarek
February 23, 2020 16:26 - 52 minutesInvestigative journalist and author Victor Malarek goes undercover on a one-man crusade to expose and combat global sex trafficking and finds himself coming into conflict with psychopathic gangsters, hypocritical judges, the United Nations, and countless armed soliders... Malarek claims to have known all about Jeffrey Epstein decades ago, and so did everybody else... Check out the trailer for the upcoming movie in which he is portrayed by Josh Hartnett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqZusU...
#124. Sex Trade, Part 1: Angry Young Man (Dive Bar) w/ Victor Malarek
February 23, 2020 16:25 - 46 minutesMeet Victor Malarek: one of the most courageous and accomplished investigative journalists in Canadian history. On his one-man crusade for human rights he has taken on judges, politicians, psychopathic criminals, corrupt cops, soldiers, and even the United Nations. Check out the trailer for the upcoming movie in which he is portrayed by Josh Hartnett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqZusUyDWyc But in the 1950s and early Sixties, he was a dejected, bed-wetting waif separated from his family ...
#123. A Killing in Cambodia, Part 2: The Gates of Death (Divebar) w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky
February 15, 2020 13:15 - 1 hourPart 2. When Dr. Peter Vronsky's friend Dave Walker vanished in Cambodia on February 14, 2014, little did he know he would be drawn into a tangled web of war criminals, Khmer gangsters, Hells Angels, Hollywood homicides, and intelligence agencies. For the first time, Dr. Peter Vronsky recounts the tale of his investigation into the disappearance of a man he thought he knew... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#122. A Killing in Cambodia, Part 1: Baby Die Hardest (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky
February 15, 2020 13:14 - 1 hourPart 1. When Dr. Peter Vronsky's friend Dave Walker vanished in Cambodia on February 14, 2014, little did he know he would be drawn into a tangled web of war criminals, Khmer gangsters, Hells Angels, Hollywood homicides, and intelligence agencies. For the first time, Dr. Peter Vronsky recounts the tale of his investigation into the disappearance of a man he thought he knew... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#121. When I Close My Eyes (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger
January 27, 2020 20:05 - 1 hourFifty years ago, Gary Gene Grant terrorized the Seattle-area, committing the worst double-murder in Renton's history. Today, he lingers in Walla Walla prison, lost in the fog of time. Detective Cloyd Steiger returns to the MWTC dive bar to talk about his new book on the Grant murders 'Seattle's Lost Serial Killer.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#120. Canadian Maniacs, Part 2: Prairie Scaries (Dive Bar) w/ Kristi Lee
January 16, 2020 13:26 - 1 hourContinuing our chat with Kristi Lee: Douglas Garland's massacre of the Likness Family in Alberta and the peculiar and disturbing case of Andrea Giesbrecht in Manitoba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#119. Canadian Maniacs, Part 1: Deaths in the Deep (Dive Bar) w/ Kristi Lee
January 16, 2020 13:26 - 1 hourKristi Lee, host of 'Canadian True Crime', joins Lee in the dive bar to gab about four of the most interesting cases from her popular podcast. In this episode: 'The Giant Mine Bombing' in the Northwest Territories and Shafia honour killing familicide in Kingston, Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#118. Homicide Headlines 2019, Part 3: Pretty Dead Girls (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, Neil Gray & Matthew Carver
January 08, 2020 00:31 - 1 hourThough 2019 saw developments in Australia's most high profile series of unsolved murders 'The Claremont Killings', the headlines were also punctuated by the murders of Mackenzie Lueck in Utah, Aniah Blanchard in Alabama, and Anastasia Yeshenko in Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#117. Homicide Headlines 2019, Part 2: Good Riddance (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, Neil Gray & Matthew Carver
January 08, 2020 00:29 - 1 hourThe guys recall the crimes of the sickest serial killers to die in 2019 and ponder the lasting fixation with Charles Manson 50 years after the 1969 slayings committed by The Manson Famly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#116. Homicide Headlines 2019, Part 1: The Land of Death and Honey (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, Neil Gray, & Matthew Carver
January 08, 2020 00:21 - 1 hourLee congregates with true crime authors Nate Hendley and Robert Hoshowsky along with artists Neil Gray and Matthew Carver at Toronto's 19th century Blake House restaurant to feast, drink, and talk about the year 2019 in homicide. In this episode: homicide rates, a deeper look into the murders of local billionaires Barry & Honey Sherman, and the controversial resolution to the cold case killing of six-year-old Ljubica Topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#115. The Bloody Awards 2019
December 27, 2019 06:05 - 56 minutesLive from the bowels of hell, the second annual Bloody Awards! We take a look back at the most memorable moments and guests from Murder Was The Case and celebrate the winners you voted for. Special appearances by Jack the Ripper, Juan Corona, Richard Speck and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#114. Winter AMA 2019 (Ask Lee Anything)
December 23, 2019 07:44 - 1 hourLee gives a year-end 'state of the podcast' address, hints at what the listeners can expect in 2020, discloses some upcoming book and music projects, reveals his new position as Vice President of AISOCC, touches upon the prodigal TV show with Det. Cloyd Steiger and Suzanna Ryan, and asks for your feedback on "Off With His Head" on Twitter and Facebook. He then addresses questions regarding - Sandy Hook conspiracy theories - studying criminology as a gateway to private investigation - AIDS i...
#113: Nominations: 2019 Bloody Awards
December 09, 2019 19:57 - 40 minutesNominations for the upcoming 2018 Bloody Awards! Patrons: go to patreon.com/murderwasthecase to cast your vote. To check out all six episodes in the 'Murder in VR' lecture series, click on the following playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL23v_yQkodypB-iPwYYxp5t8Z1Jzth2Ad&fbclid=IwAR0MBrveD8QGosoJC1oCCcIpICUGocltVlYRAK7Iwk-28sGG2vbjPQjF7HQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#112. The Landscape of Crime, Part 2: Safer streets, safer schools, safer homes (Dive Bar) w/ Douglas MacGregor
December 07, 2019 03:56 - 44 minutesDoug and Lee discuss practical measures to reduce crime in neighbourhoods, design schools so that they are better equipped to deter of deal with mass shooter, and little alterations you can make to your home to lower the chances that you fall prey to burglars, rapists, and worse... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#111. The Landscape of Crime, Part 1: Environmental Criminology 101 (Dive Bar) w/ Douglas MacGregor
December 07, 2019 03:48 - 1 hourPrivate investigator and security consultant Douglas MacGregor unpacks environmental criminology from geographic profiling and predictive policing software to hot spots. A highly theoretical but engrossing glimpse into the future of crim! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#110. Fall of the House of Musitano (Dive Bar) w/ James Dubro
November 16, 2019 04:38 - 1 hourOrganized crime expert and author James Dubro unveils the bloody history belying a recent rash of mafia assassinations and attempted murders in the Greater Toronto/Hamilton area. Replete with tales of bllundering hitmen and crumbling criminal dynasties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#109. The Lowdown Murders, Part 4: Linkage Analysis & Suspect Prioritization (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown
November 16, 2019 03:35 - 1 hourIn this fourth and final episode examining the murders in and around London from 1966-70, Lee considers Vanessa's two favourite suspects and employs behavioural analysis to determine the number of serial killers and which victims fall into a given series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#108. The Lowdown Murders, Part 3: Killing Georgia (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown
October 21, 2019 03:36 - 1 hourLee and Vanessa Brown look at the 1966 sex slaying of Georgia Jackson at the hands of David Bodemer. Could it be related to subsequent homicides in the London-area? What about the 1983 lust murder of teenage Donna Awcock? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#107. Murder in VR (Dive Bar) w/ Drax
October 08, 2019 00:05 - 1 hourDon't listen to this episode! WATCH IT here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKw96R-OzzY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#106. The Lowdown Murders, Part 2: 1969-70 (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown
October 05, 2019 04:19 - 1 hour1969: Bruce Stapylton. Murdered. Jackie English. 1970: Soraya O'Connell. Murdered. Author Vanessa Brown's new book 'The Forest City Killer' tells the tale of a shocking stint of unsolved sexual homicides in London, Ontario from 1968-70. Lee looked at those cold cases in 2013-14. On the anniversary of the Jackie English murder, they meet up in the dive bar to compare notes and brainstorm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#105. The Lowdown Murders, Part 1: 1968 (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown
October 05, 2019 03:36 - 1 hour1968: Jacqueline Dunleavy. Murdered. Frankie Jensen. Murdered. Scott Leishman. Murdered. Helga Beer. Murdered. Linda White. Murdered Author Vanessa Brown's new book 'The Forest City Killer' tells the tale of a shocking stint of unsolved sexual homicides in London, Ontario from 1968-70. Lee looked at those cold cases in 2013-14. On the anniversary of the Jackie English murder, they meet up in the dive bar to compare notes and brainstorm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
#104. Big Changes! Exciting News! aka 'F the AMA' (Important Announcements)
October 01, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutesLee makes a series of important announcements regarding the podcast, relocating, upcoming lectures in virtual reality, joining the Crawlspace network, a forthcoming appearance at American Crime Fest, the TV show, and his current relationship with academia. Crawlspace (network): http://crawlspace-media.com American Crime Fest: https://americancrimefest.com Download 'Sansar' at sansar.com Recommended specs for Sansar: https://help.sansar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002967023-System-requirement...