Morning Cup of Murder

July 1st: John Bittrolff Born (1966)

The quiet and unassuming ones are the hardest to reconcile with when their crimes are revealed. On July 1st 1966 a man was born who would shock everyone with his crimes. A man who claims he is innocent and that another more prominent killer is actually the one to blame.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bittrolff, https://apnews.com/article/gilgo-beach-killings-rex-heuermann-john-bittrolf-eb7dc3c07639f77493d4f01a2c29ea7e, https://pix11.com/news/local-news/long-island/convicted-long-island-murderer-not-connected-to-gilgo-beach-killings-da/, https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/who-is-john-bittrolff-and-is-he-connected-to-gilgo-beach-killings, https://apnews.com/general-news-a5454665731248018bc0815e8fb8f4c1, https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/john-bittrolff-gets-maximum-50-to-life-in-double-murder-f41071, https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2024/09/122174/bittrolff-convicted-in-double-murder-seeks-exoneration/, https://nypost.com/2024/09/16/us-news/convicted-long-island-killer-john-bittrolff-calls-on-da-to-review-case-after-rex-heuermann-charged-in-eerily-similar-killing/
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June 30th: Tia Sharp Born (Stuart Hazell)(2000)

Trusting someone around your child is no easy thing. On June 30th 2000 a young girl was born. One who spent time around certain people who, in the end, maybe shouldn’t have been trusted.

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June 29th: Leo Beauregard Found Dead (1990)

Sometimes it takes decades to solve a mystery. On June 29th 1990 a man was found dead in his condo. A case that took 30 years to solve and almost didn’t come to the conclusion many hoped for. 

*Suggested by Perrie Susman*

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June 28th: John Rodney McRae Dies (2005)

Rehabilitation is always a goal. Though, time and time again, we hear stories about how it isn’t always something that’s possible. On June 28th 2005 a man died in prison. One who gave the illusion and hope that he was rehabilitated and, instead, took more lives after leaving prison than he took before he went in.

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June 27th: Larry Gene Bell Arrested (1985)

To take a human life is truly horrible. To taunt the family of your victims is unimaginable. On June 27th 1985 a man was arrested after weeks of calling the family of his victim. Taunting them over and over with details of how he took the life of their loved one and making them relive the horror.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gene_Bell, https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/john-douglas-shari-smith, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bell-larry-gene.htm, https://allthatsinteresting.com/larry-gene-bell
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