Don't Blame The Mom

Utter horror erupted on February 10th 1990 inside the usually safe, popular Las Cruces bowling alley in New Mexico, United States.

Two gunmen walked in and shot 7 people at point blank range including 4 children before setting the place alight.

3 people survived thanks to 12 year old Melissia Repass' courage & heroic quick thinking but sadly 4 victims died. With another succumbing to complications from her injuries 9 years later.

Due to the shocking nature of these murders it is still regarded as one of the most haunting & heinous crimes to have ever been committed in the city.

The case has long gone cold but the victims families still spread hope & want to keep the memories of that day alive in order to seek justice for their loved ones ...

But still 36 years later no suspects have ever been found. Which means the killers of 5 innocent people are likely still out there somewhere & they deserve to pay for their wicked crimes.

Today's episode leads us to asking important questions to which we may one day know the answer ....

Who out there is holding the key that can unlock the crucial secrets that have been kept in the dark for so long ?
Who out there knows who killed Stephanie Senac, Steven Teran, Valerie Teran, Paula Holguin & Amy Houser?

This case may be old, it may be cold but there is real hope that it can still be solved ...

This is episode 159: The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

**Crime talk begins at 8:17 minutes in

Las Cruces sources :. eu.lcsun-news.com/ Reddit.com/ www.capecodtimes.com/ findagrave.com/ Ktsm.com/

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After the brutal murder of 9 year old Christine Jessop who had disappeared in October 1984 in Queensville, Ontario, Canada a young man was falsely accused & imprisoned for the crime.

But after Guy Paul Morin was released & officially cleared it would take years for authorities to discover the name of her real killer.

A man who had hidden behind the normal facade of marriage & fatherhood for years even though he knew he had committed one of the most heinous crimes in Canadian history.

In this concluding episode we delve into child killer Calvin Hoovers' history & how advances in dna technology has once again helped to solve a decades old crime, despite the mistakes made that had hindered the investigation from the beginning...

This is episode 158: Missing, Murdered, Mistaken & Solved- The Case Of Christine Jessop Part 2

**Crime talk begins at 11:20 minutes in

Sources: Tv documentary-The Case of Christine jessop/ wrongfulconvictions.ca / Canadian encyclopaedia.ca/ Canadaunsolved.com/
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9 year old Christine Jessop walked to a local shop in Queensville, Ontario, Canada after school on October 3rd 1984.

But by the time her family had returned home later that day she was nowhere to be found, Christine had simply vanished....

A frantic search was launched for the missing girl that stretched on for 3 months before her badly beaten body was discovered miles away.

Her extensive injuries revealed the young girl had suffered a horrific & violent ordeal before her murder.

What followed was a flawed police investigation resulting in the very public wrongful conviction of an innocent man.

36 years went by & her case went cold until advances in dna technology finally revealed the true identity of her real killer, their married neighbour & family friend Calvin Hoover.

Today's case proves that no matter how many years pass there can still be hope that the families of innocent victims like Christine may finally get the answers they so deserve..

This is episode 157: Missing, Murdered, Mistaken & Solved- The Case Of Christine Jessop Part 1

**Crime talk begins 12:11 minutes in

Sources: Tv documentary-The Case of Christine jessop/ wrongfulconvictions.ca / Canadian encyclopaedia.ca/ Canadaunsolved.com/
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The brutal murder of 30 year old Rachel O'Reilly had shocked everyone living in The Naul, County Dublin, Ireland on 4th October 2004.

Everyone across the country wanted to see justice for the mother of two who was found bludgeoned to death in her own home.

In this episode we see how the net tightened & eventually closed in on Rachel's killer, her husband Joe O'Reilly who raised many eyebrows with his strange behaviour in the aftermath of her death

As he is arrested, and found guilty for his savage crime we see how he still refuses to admit guilt, will not take any responsibility for her savage murder & still insists on appealing his sentence whenever the opportunity arises.

His blatant lack of remorse for murdering Rachel shows his true character- a cunning, cruel, selfish & violent man who could indeed one day be a free man despite his heinous crimes...

This is episode 156: Ireland's Most Ruthless Killer? The Murder Of Rachel O'Reilly Part 2

**Crime talk begins 11:05 minutes in

Sources: dublinlive.ie/ bbcnews.com/ Irish Mirror/ The Irish Independent/ The Lie: Who Killed Rachel O'Reilly documentary Channel 5/ www.theguardian.com/ Dublin Live/ The Late Late Show/ Wikipedia/ the independent/ Facebook

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On the 4th October 2004, 30 year old Rachel O'Reilly dropped her two kids off at their creche & tragically after that she was never seen alive again.

Her body was discovered in her home in The Naul, County Dublin, Ireland, the bloody crime scene revealing she had been savagely bludgeoned to death with a dumbbell.

Rachel's tragic murder dominated the media & her husband Joe's bizarre behaviour raised eyebrows amongst the people of Ireland who were devastated by her death.

Joe infamously appeared on 'The Late Late Show' beside her stoic mother Rose Callaly where he appealed to her killer leading viewers to believe he was infact the one who had murdered Rachel.

What followed was an intense investigation by the Garda & a huge court case that was closely followed by many people across the country who hoped to see justice for Rachel.

As Joe O'Reilly remains in prison for her murder despite believing he will one day move abroad to start a new life, he is still regarded as one of Irelands most notorious, ruthless & evil killers....

This is episode 155: Ireland's Most Ruthless Killer? The Murder Of Rachel O'Reilly Part 1

*Crime talk begins 8:27 minutes in

Sources: dublinlive.ie/ bbcnews.com/ Irish Mirror/ The Irish Independent/ The Lie: Who Killed Rachel O'Reilly documentary Channel 5/ www.theguardian.com/ Dublin Live/ The Late Late Show/ Wikipedia/ the independent/ Facebook
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