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13 O’Clock Episode 264 LIVE: The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy

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No one likes a bully, and on tonight’s true crime discussion, Tom and Jenny talk about a notorious case whereby essentially an entire small town decided to take matters into their own hands. Ken Rex McElroy had been committing all kinds of horrendous crimes for decades and largely escaped justice, but one day in 1981, dozens of townsfolk in Skidmore, Missouri — who had been living in fear of this man for as long as they could remember — decided they’d had enough. Ken was gunned down in broad daylight in front of between thirty and ninety witnesses, and to this day, no one in town has made a peep as to who the responsible parties were. Is vigilante justice ever…well, justifiable? Wade into the quagmire with Tom and Jenny on a vengeance-fueled episode 264.

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13 O’Clock Sidetracks LIVE: 1963 Peggy Beck Murder Case Solved, and More!

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On this wide-ranging Sunday Sidetrack, we discuss all sorts of topics, from the recent solving of a 56-year-old cold case to getting woken up early by Pooky to making money on the internet.

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13 O’Clock Episode 154 – The Bizarre Disappearance and Murder of Judy Smith

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On this mystifying true crime installment, Tom and Jenny are discussing the weird 1997 case of Judy Smith, who mysteriously vanished while on a business trip with her husband, only to be found dead months later in a remote campground six-hundred miles away. Featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries, the case is full of so many eerie and unexplained details that you’ll be trying to figure it out well after the episode is over. So put on your thinking caps and try to solve the enigma at the center of episode 154.

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13 O’Clock is hosted by Jenny Ashford & Tom Ross.

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13 O’Clock Episode 106 – Mr. Cruel

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On this crime-stuffed installment, Tom and Jenny are discussing the still-unapprehended Australian child rapist and murderer known only as Mr. Cruel. Similar to the Golden State Killer, Mr. Cruel is notorious for breaking into family homes clad in a mask, tying up the family, then taking one of the little girls away to rape before returning them later on. Tune in to the terrifying tale, which will commence after our introductory news story about yet another cold case murder that was recently solved with the help of DNA technology. Lock your doors and windows and settle in for the creepy crime saga that is episode 106.

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Clip at the beginning taken from ABC News Australia.

Song at the end: “Mr. Cruel” by Sol Invictus.

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My New Book “The Faceless Villain” is Out in Print and Ebook Formats!

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That’s right, at long last, my gruesome new true crime compilation, The Faceless Villain: A Collection of the Eeriest Unsolved Murders of the 20th Century, Volume One is now available on Amazon in print and ebook formats. If you would like an audio book, you will probably have to wait a couple more weeks, but trust me, it will be available soon. Please enjoy, and keep a lookout for volume two, which will be published next year. Oh, and also check out this cool book trailer I made, won’t you? Thank you.

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13 O’Clock Episode 49 – Murder By Witchcraft?

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In the English Midlands in the 1940s, there were two very creepy unsolved murders: in one, a woman’s skeleton was found stuffed inside a wych-elm tree, and in the other, an old farmer was murdered in broad daylight by having his throat slashed and his body pinned to the ground by a pitchfork. Neither of the killers was ever caught, and in fact, the identity of the woman found in the wych-elm is still unknown. Eerily, both cases had details that suggested that they could possibly have been occult related. Were these killings part of some weird black magic rite? On this episode, Tom and Jenny discuss two infamous unsolved murders: the case known as Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm, and the Charles Walton Pitchfork Murder. Along the way, we also discuss legends about witchcraft in rural England, as well as the possible Nazi spy connection of the mysterious Bella skeleton. Put on your goat’s head and light a few black candles, because episode 49 of the 13 O’Clock Podcast has just been summoned from the underworld.

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Song at the end: “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?” by Gravenhurst.

13 O’Clock Episode 40 – The Atlanta Ripper: America’s Forgotten Serial Killer

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The Atlanta Ripper is perhaps one of America’s most brutal and prolific serial killers, but also one of its most forgotten, and there is even some controversy over whether he existed at all. Starting around 1909, a series of murders of black and mixed-race women in Atlanta, Georgia suggested that a mysterious murderer was prowling the streets, slashing women’s throats and sending the entire community into a panic. On this episode, Tom and Jenny discuss this tragically unsolved case, delving into the murders themselves as well as the controversies surrounding the killings at the time. America, it seems, had its very own Jack the Ripper, and whoever he was, he’s the subject of our 40th episode.

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