Our True Crime Podcast

In January 1991, 13-year-old Paola Illera arrived home from school and stepped into the elevator of her East Harlem apartment building. She was only moments from her family's 30th-floor apartment, but she never made it upstairs. Hours later, her body was discovered miles from where she was last seen, launching an investigation that would haunt detectives for years.

As fear spread through the neighborhood, investigators searched for answers in a case that seemed to offer few clues. Yet hidden among the evidence was a tiny trace that would eventually help uncover the truth. This week, we examine the murder of Paola Illera, the long hunt for her killer, and the string of crimes that terrorized East Harlem throughout the 1990s.

Join us as we discuss: ‘The Predator of East Harlem: Arohn Kee’ on this week’s episode. 

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All music is courtesy of our editing/ producing team @theinkypawprint

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/21/nyregion/manhattan-man-guilty-in-rape-and-murder-spree.html

http://www.robertkellerauthor.com/2015/06/serial-killers-arohn-kee.html

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/homicide-york-arohn-kee-caught-161226887.html

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64506425/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/03/26/homicide-new-york-is-netflixs-third-most-watched-show-what-to-know-about-the-true-crime-series/

https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/KEE_Arohn_Malik

https://nypost.com/2004/08/13/killer-is-nailed-94-rape/

https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-jailed-rapist-selling-tales-of-his-crime-on-the-internet-1265100

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kee-arohn.htm

https://www.amazon.com/True-Crime-American-Monsters-Horrific/dp/1535162287

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/27/nyregion/rage-and-taunts-fill-courtroom-as-a-killer-gets-life-in-prison.html

https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/mbb205_arohn_kee/

https://www.nydailynews.com/2000/12/14/rape-slay-defendant-denies-guilt-on-stand/

https://www.justice.gov/archive/ag/speeches/2003/031102dnaremarks.htm

https://nypost.com/2004/08/13/evil-serial-killer-nailed-for-vicious-1994-rape/

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https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/20/nyregion/murder-suspect-found-with-missing-girl.html

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Here's part 2! Enjoy!

Rogue Transmissions--the edgy, semi-annual anthology of indie podcasts--is invading your podcast feed with DUNGEONPUNK PART 2 ... a symphony of 80s nostalgia, dystopian cyberpunk, and savage swords drawn against both super sorcery & super science. Featuring an adventuring party of your indie podcast favorites!

FIRST UP, Octoberpod presents "Byzantium Slab: The Shell Remember," a wraparound tale of adventure on the savage streets of the dystopian Witch Kingdom (featuring the voice talents of Ari Shey, MJ McAddams, and Family Plot podcast's Arthur Williams). THEN: The Final Trace investigates the satanic panic epidemic of the 1980s & the case of Bink Pulling. LATER: Ghost Bites presents a dire warning about mysterious arcade games in "Insert Coin to Die." FINALLY: Horrifying History plumbs the depths of 1980s paranormal activity with the Smurl Family Haunting.

Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk. Total Power. Total Mystery. Total Savagery ... Totally AWESOME!

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Thank you to Kimberly for the request.

Creve Coeur, Missouri, is known for its affluent, charmed lifestyle. It's a kind of safe, quiet suburb where nothing bad ever happens. But in French, Creve Coeur translates to “broken heart,” and thirty-five years ago, that translation became a brutal reality for the family of Elizabeth Mackintosh.

Elizabeth was a brilliant, fiercely independent, and strong-willed 50-year-old nurse from the Scottish Highlands who moved across the world to attend the prestigious Covenant Theological Seminary. She was just weeks away from graduation when her life was violently cut short.

On Monday, March 26, 1990, Elizabeth unlocked the campus chapel at 4:00 AM for her routine cleaning shift. By 7:20 AM, she was found dead inside a restroom. The brutality of the attack shocked the community and baffled investigators.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "An Unholy Act: Elizabeth Mackintosh."

Our team:

Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of ⁠⁠⁠The Inky Pawprint

Sources:

A huge thanks to the 15-part podcast called True Believer. Much of the information about the suspects and such is from the podcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV5q4MEJnsM
https://www.newspapers.com/image/139942858/?match=1&terms=Elizabeth%20Mackintosh

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1306576719/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Mackintosh%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1020407030/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Mackintosh%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/939290986/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Mackintosh%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/808117172/?match=1&clipping_id=197353182

https://www.newspapers.com/image/418486932/?match=1&clipping_id=197353336

https://www.newspapers.com/image/139946657/?match=1&clipping_id=197353688

https://www.newspapers.com/image/139946348/?match=1&clipping_id=197353774

https://www.newspapers.com/image/139945022/?clipping_id=197354018

https://www.covenantseminary.edu/news/seminary-statement-on-elizabeth-mackintosh (makes statement about Podcast True Believer)

https://www.oxygen.com/cold-justice/crime-news/elizabeth-mackintosh-case-explored-recap

https://majorcasesquadstl.org/investigations/1990/report-177

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/retired-police-detectives-try-to-solve-decades-old-creve-coeur-murder-case/

https://www.covenantseminary.edu/about-us

https://www.bagpipeonline.com/news/2024/2/20/new-podcast-on-covenant-seminary-student-murder-victim-elizabeth-mackintosh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creve_Coeur,_Missouri

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/cold-case-detectives-probing-murder-26540084

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-nurse-murder-suspect-tried-32486156

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This week’s episode is a little different. Instead of focusing on a single crime, we're diving into an entire criminal organization, one built on loyalty, fear, violence, and an unbreakable code of silence.

It all begins with the disappearance of 19-year-old Breanna Taylor from a quiet Ohio suburb in 2006. At first, her case seemed like another missing-person investigation. But as detectives dug deeper, they uncovered something far more disturbing: a sprawling white supremacist criminal enterprise operating in plain sight.

What started as a search for one missing young woman would eventually expose a network of murder, drug trafficking, racketeering, and corruption, and lead to what federal prosecutors called the largest white supremacist racketeering case in American history.

Join Cam and Jen as we discuss 'The Disappearance That Brought Down a Criminal Empire: Breanna Taylor.'

Listener discretion by @OctoberpodVHS

Music and editing @theinkypawprint

Sources: 

https://thecinemaholic.com/breanna-taylor/

https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/the-aryan-brotherhood-of-texas-is-a-waitaminute-support-group-7141749/

https://www.kltv.com/story/8656782/aryan-brotherhood-member-arrested-in-owentown/

https://medium.com/@chelsealynnqueen94/the-aryan-brotherhood-of-texas-a-history-of-violence-and-power-ae1a0d6f9f83

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2013/04/01/texas-prison-gang-to-get-scrutiny-in-double-slaying-sources-say/

http://dfwgangs.blogspot.com/2008/01/published-on-january-30-2008-at-1045am.html

https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/dallas-police-to-tv-star-on-first-48/63BS4OSpJAg_

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/us/aryan-brotherhood-texas-profile/

https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/combating-hate/Aryan-Circle-Report.pdf

https://www.soapcentral.com/shows/who-dale-tiger-jameton-do-details-the-takedown-american-aryans-subject-explored

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/largest-case-prosecuted-us-focusing-white-supremacist-prison-gang-members-swift-justice

http://www.adl.org/combating-hate/domestic-extremism-terrorism/c/aryan-brotherhood-texas-report.html

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/the-takedown-american-aryans/umc.cmc.4udpssfpc8mnd8fhxmnjn2u1p

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/04/30/57-white-supremacist-gang-members-charged-in-north-texas-drug-trafficking-kidnapping-conspiracy/

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/white-supremacist-gang-members-vast-criminal-conspiracy-detailed/

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2007-11-29/news/love-among-the-ruinous/

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/aryan-brotherhood-texas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_Brotherhood_of_Texas

https://www.hbomax.com/dm/en/shows/takedown-american-aryans/s1/c4b685b2-c1cd-47e9-80a9-95bf9afadd2c/e1-innocents/42d959c3-2ac7-40f7-bb5a-2d3b6fb87cb5

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Hey Everyone,

Edward October and some other indie podcasts put together a 2-part anthology. Cam and I did a short true-crime episode in this first part. With the help of JT from Brew Crime. The 2nd part will be out in two weeks. Make sure to check it out. You may discover some new shows to binge!

Rogue Transmissions--the edgy, semi-annual anthology of indie podcasts--is invading your podcast feed with DUNGEONPUNK PART 1 ... a symphony of 80s nostalgia, dystopian cyberpunk, and savage swords drawn against both super sorcery & super science. Featuring an adventuring party of your indie podcast favorites!

FIRST UP, Octoberpod presents "Byzantium Slab: Life Without A Soul," a wraparound tale of savagery & adventure in the dystopian Kingdom of the Witch King (featuring the voice talents of Ari Shey, MJ McAddams, and Arthur Williams of the Family Plot podcast). THEN: Our True Crime Podcast presents "The Acid King of the 80s," a true crime case of drugs, delusion, DnD, and murder. LATER: The Morbid Forest Takes "A Roll of the Dice" on a journey into a role-playing game that is much more than it appears. FINALLY: The Serial Napper herself, Nikki Young, lulls you to sleep (or into the arms of a nightmare) with the true tale of "Monsters Made of Dice"

Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk. Total Power. Total Mystery. Total Savagery ... Totally AWESOME!

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