Morning Cup of Murder

December 25th: Harry and Harriette Moore Killed (1951) Standing up and doing what is right has a long and unfortunate history of placing a target on people’s back. On December 25th 1951 a couple who spent decades fighting for civil rights found themselves the victims of a horrific attack. An attack motivated by their activism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Harry_and_Harriette_Moore, https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/harry-t-and-hariette-moore, https://www.harryharriettemoore.org/the-moores, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/moore-home-bombed/, https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1076141993/black-history-harry-hariette-moore, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interactive/unresolved/cases/harriette-v-moore/, https://www.pbs.org/harrymoore/harry/mbio.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 24th: Robert LeCompte Killed (2009) A red herring can completely throw off a case. On December 24th 2009 a man was brutally slain in a place where, up until that moment, he felt safe and welcome. A case where, with one small clue, the motive was muddled into something totally different. https://www.vanityfair.com/style/society/2014/01/murder-drama-club-louisiana, https://www.oxygen.com/murdered-by-morning/crime-news/jorell-young-stabbed-lgbtq-bayou-bar-manager-robert-lecompte, https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/22/drama-club-blazed-trail-for-houmas-gay-community/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 23rd: Debbie Tucker Loveless and John Harvey Miller Released (1993) Fighting to prove your innocence is an uphill battle. Especially when the story seems so far-fetched. On December 23rd 1993 a couple was released from prison after claiming, from the very beginning, that they were innocent of the heinous crime they were accused of. https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/attacked-by-a-dog-or-murdered-the-case-of-april-renee-tucker, https://www.texastribune.org/library/multimedia/errors-in-judgment/, https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3393, https://forensicfiles.fandom.com/wiki/Man%27s_Best_Friend%3F Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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December 21st: Danica Childs Disappeared (2007) When a child disappears a parent, through their crippling grief, has to find a way to rally and fight to do what they can to find their loved one. On December 21st 2007 a teenager vanished and her mother, through it all, did what she needed to do to make sure she never let her daughter’s case disappear from the public eye. https://people.com/crime/danica-childs-missing-washington-sex-trafficking/, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/danica-childs-missing-washington-teen-human-trafficking-victim-case-update, https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/blog/danica-childs, https://charleyproject.org/case/danica-dianne-childs, https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Danica_Childs, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/beautiful-missing-teen-vanished-heartbreaking-29186663, https://www.koin.com/am-extra/true-crime-tuesday-danica-dianne-childs/, https://www.yourtango.com/2018318872/what-happened-danica-childs-details-missing-washington-teen-unsolved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices