Ep. 201 & 202 Bloggers Parts 1 & 2

Part 1: "The Hit List"

Today, we’ll explore two unique cases where perpetrators took to the internet to bear their souls and how the cases relate; a vigilante killer in Washington state who was so floored by a devastating case out of northern Idaho that he took it upon himself to do the public a service and take justice into his own hands. Then we’ll dive into that northern Idaho case that left the nation holding their breath to see what would happen next. 

Episode Host: Emily Rowney

Part 2: "The Demons Have Taken Over"

In last week’s episode we discussed the 2005 vigilante killings in Bellingham, Washington. A man, haunted by the traumas of his own childhood, was on a mission to hunt pedofiles because he thought he was protecting the public, and more specifically, vulnerable children. He claimed he was inspired to do so by another 2005 case from Idaho, the murders of Mark McKenzie, Brenda Groene, Slade Groene, and the kidnapping of the two youngest Groene children; Dylan and Shasta. Driven by a desperate desire to confront the man responsible for these heinous crimes, he sought to dispose of as many level 3 sex offenders as he could. In this week’s episode we’ll continue to discuss the Idaho case and what happened after the Groene children were taken and the history of the man responsible; Joseph Edward Duncan III.

Episode Host: Emily Rowney

Eisses Residence, photo from Google Maps

Photo from Murderpedia.org

Michael Anthony Mullen, photo from Murderpedia

Left: Groene/McKenzie Home, photo from The Statesman

Right: Google Map

Slade Groene (left), Mark McKensie (middle), Brenda Groene (right), photos from Investigation Discovery

Left: Shasta Groene, age 8

Right: Dylan Groene, age 9

(The Spokesman)

Billboard (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review)

Shasta and Dylan's missing poster, photo from The Statesman

Steve Groene Shasta and Dylan's father (Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review)

The Coeur d'Alene Idaho Denny's where Shasta was rescued, photo Google Maps

Surveillance video before Shasta was rescued (murderpedia.org)

Steve and Shasta Groene reunited, photo from People

Cabin in Lolo National Forest where children were kept, photo from Daily Mail

Photo from Los Angeles Times

Joseph Edward Duncan III, photos from Ancestry.com, The Los Angeles Times, Findagrave.com, Great Falls Tribune, and The Desert Sun

Left: Anthony "Tony" Martinez, photo from Record Gazette

Right: Carmen Cubias and Sammiejo White, photo from Findagrave.com

Deborah Palmer, photo from Everett Herald

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