Morning Cup of Murder

November 12th: Renee and Andrew MacRae Disappeared (1976)

Crimes tend to uncover secrets. On November 12th 1976 a woman and her son disappeared. And in their absence a secret was revealed that pointed to a motive for murder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Renee_and_Andrew_MacRae, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66498071, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr2810rx8yo, https://news.sky.com/story/renee-and-andrew-macrae-police-searching-for-bodies-of-mother-and-son-murdered-in-1976-examining-item-found-in-area-linked-to-case-13336061, https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2023/august/renewed-appeal-to-locate-the-bodies-of-renee-and-andrew-macrae/, https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2022/september/man-80-guilty-of-murdering-renee-and-andrew-macrae-in-1976/, https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/29/renee-andrew-macrae-murder-inverness-1976-william-macdowell-guilty
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November 11th: Joseph Elledge Found Guilty(2021)

You never know what piece of evidence will solve a case. On November 11th 2021 a man was found guilty for a crime he was the prime suspect of from the very beginning. One that took a surprising piece of evidence to prove.

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https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/joseph-elledge-files-motion-for-new-trial-cites-ineffective-counsel/article_8ba497e4-245c-11ef-aa2d-475238765ff7.html, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mengqi-ji-murder-joseph-elledge-missouri-tree-dna-48-hours/, https://krcgtv.com/news/local/joseph-elledge-wants-a-new-trial-claims-ineffective-counsel-during-2021-trial, https://apnews.com/article/university-of-missouri-missouri-columbia-216284c1ec05a2c6f2f9df771075c428, https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/joseph-elledge-denied-appeal-of-his-murder-conviction/article_117ec1a5-ff5e-5199-88bd-c250e6a2c064.html, https://krcgtv.com/news/local/police-investigating-husband-in-wifes-disappearance-man-charged-with-child-abuse, https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/elledge-first-degree-murder-charge-based-on-strangling-scenario/article_94105e02-536b-11ea-8805-57d2a3ea001f.html, https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/mengqi-ji-disappearance-timeline/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mengqi-ji-murder-joe-elledge-tree-dna-helped-police-close-in-on-killer/, https://www.columbiamissourian.com/the-disappearance-of-mengqi-ji/collection_7d5e84ca-c761-5e1d-983d-c91a290f0a9b.html
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mom-who-killed-kids-hours-after-husband-filed-for-divorce-is-sentenced-to-120-years/, https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2018/03/19/darlington-mom-sentenced-120-years-murdering-her-children/431401002/, https://www.wftv.com/news/trending-now/mom-who-killed-kids-after-husband-asked-for-divorce-gets-120-years-in-prison/720610306/, https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Mom-who-killed-kids-hours-after-husband-filed-for-divorce-is-sentenced-to-120-years-477367533.html, https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/indiana-mother-sentenced-to-120-years-for-fatally-stabbing-her-children-in-2016/, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/mom-stabbed-kids-husband-filed-divorce-sentenced-120-years, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indiana-woman-admits-fatally-stabbing-children-after-her-husband-filed-for-divorce/, https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/montgomery-county-mother-accused-of-stabbing-her-2-children-to-death-enters-not-guilty-plea/, https://people.com/crime/indiana-mom-killed-children-husband-filed-divorce/
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November 9th: Darlene Gentry Kills (2005)

Marriages don’t always work out. It’s a fact of life but, sometimes, people decide to stay in a relationship despite being unhappy. On November 9th 2005 a marriage came to an end, not through divorce, but when one partner died a tragic and sudden death.

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/sex-and-murder/a-slain-mans-family-stood-behind-his-widow-until-the-shocking-end, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/did-this-texas-homecoming-queen-shoot-her-husband-in-the-head-for-insurance-money, https://medium.com/the-wicked-truth/from-prom-queen-to-cold-blooded-killer-aa8ea17970f0, https://wacotrib.com/news/local/article_a642787b-2d0b-5e67-a0b1-e4cf0d1dc529.html, https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/waco-nurse-gets-60-years-for-killing-husband-1543573.php, https://wacotrib.com/news/local/crime-courts/convicted-killer-darlene-gentry-back-in-waco-for-hearing/article_84633882-eaf6-5875-88ed-bb8ff4361b14.html
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