The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

In the early morning hours of July 31st, 2002, an Ohio business park was rocked by the thunderous crash of a car slamming into a brick wall, taking the lives of two passengers.
Shockingly, the driver, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla, somehow survived. 
But as word of the wreck spread like wildfire over social media, people couldn't help but wonder: if it had really just been an accident or whether there’d been something more sinister at play.
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Research & Writing:
Giselle Melanson Tattrie
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Global News
NBC News
Serialously Podcast Sept 4, 2023
Women and Crime Podcast – Mackenzie Shirilla
Daily Mail 
Daily Mail 2
Cleveland.com Obits
Sky News
Crime Circus
Cleveland19
Tiktok

A 911 call from a hotel on Brighton Road in Colorado reports a woman has been shot, but by the time police arrive, the man who was with her is already gone. Hours later, he’s found calmly explaining what happened, describing it as something they had both agreed to.
But inside that room, the evidence doesn’t seem to follow the same story. And the more he explains… the less clear it becomes.
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Research:
J.R. Rainbolt
Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/brighton-police-ricardo-perales-cordero-woman-shooting-death-hotel-room/
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/brighton-murder-suspect-arrested-in-trinidad
https://www.denver7.com/follow-up/jury-trial-begins-friday-in-case-of-man-accused-of-murdering-woman-in-brighton-hotel-room
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/man-found-guilty-2022-murder-brighton-hotel/73-ea23882b-fdc4-4d97-8c4a-cd417e9e1e02
https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/blog/14165/Adams-County-Defendant-Convicted-of-Murder-After-Fatally-Shooting-Victim-for-Attempting-to-End-Relationship-
https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/blog/14165/Adams-County-Defendant-Convicted-of-Murder-After-Fatally-Shooting-Victim-for-Attempting-to-End-Relationship-?utm_source=chatgpt.com

On a quiet night in Las Vegas, Nevada, a frantic 911 call reported a home invasion that left a woman dead in her own hallway.
At first, it looked like a robbery gone wrong.
But as investigators began to examine the scene, small details started to surface… details that didn’t quite fit the story they had been given.
And as the truth slowly came into focus, it revealed something far more calculated and far more disturbing than anyone expected.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Law and Crime Trial Playlist
Court Tv Trial Recap
True Crime News 5-part-series
Thomas Randolph: Nevada Man Sentenced to Death
Man convicted of killing wife, hit-man sentenced to death
Jury mulls over fate of man convicted of killing wife, hit-man
Man convicted of killing wife and hit man sent to prison
Las Vegas murder suspect
Nevada 'black widower' convicted again of murdering 6th wife, hit man
Alleged 'black widower' accused of murdering 6th wife, apparent hitman
Supreme Court Ruling
Double murderer with 6 wives not a sociopath, doctor says
'Black Widower' Was Married 6 Times, and Only 2 Wives Survived
These 6 Women Married Thomas Randolph
Should the jury know that he was acquitted of murder?
How Thomas Randolph Reacted to Late Wife's Secret Will
Who were Thomas Randolph's six wives and what REALLY happened to them?
6 wives, 4 are dead: Thomas Randolph faces trial for 6th wife's murder
The Crazy Story Of The Las Vegas Widower
Las Vegas jury convicts man of planning wife’s murder, killing hit man
Judge Delays Hearing After Witness Fails to Appear
Full House Walkthrough
How NOT To Get Away With Murder (again)

An aspiring actress. A family feud. And a gun that was never supposed to go off.
On a quiet property in Applegate, Oregon, a simple meeting turned into something irreversible. What followed was captured on video. Moments that would later be used to tell a very different story than the one first claimed.
Years later, as reality and performance began to blur, one question remained.
Where does the truth end… and the act begin?
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Research & Writing:
Sherri Smith
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
The Washington Post
EWU Crime Storytime
Dateline S. 29 “Killer Role”
KVTL
Snapped S.30 Ep. 5
Daily Mail
Wikipedia

A high speed chase through the California desert. A man who refused to stop. And a secret that should never have existed.
Scott Kimball was trusted. An informant working alongside the FBI. But as people around him began to disappear, the stories he told were just believable enough to keep suspicion away.
For years, it worked.
And by the time investigators began to see the pattern, the truth was already buried.
Retired FBI Special Agent Jonny Grusing joins us to tell the story from the inside.
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Special Thanks:
Jonny Grusing
Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Sources:
The Devil I Knew: Unmasking A Serial Killer - Jonny Grusing
The Snitch - Atavist Magazine
Three Colorado women murdered and the search for a serial killer named "Hannibal"
Convicted serial killer Scott Kimball’s sons break silence 20 years after father’s killing spree
Serial killer FBI informant tricked feds for years while preying on victims: former agent
She married Scott ‘Hannibal’ Kimball
Colorado’s FBI informant‑turned serial killer