

Dark Topic
Jack Luna
Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.
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Mar 25, 2021 • 18min
44 ~ Dirty Faced Cats
Since DT has been a bit of a ghost lately, here is a Halloween special from Tier 13 of 11:59 Media Patreon to keep you spooked. Be back ASAP. ECDLSP.www.patreon.com/1159mediaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Feb 9, 2021 • 40min
43 • The Demented Farmer of Bath
Fueled by revenge or madness, a Michigan farmer does the unthinkable — generations before it became in vogue.oooOOOooo--------oooOOOooo--------oooOOOooo------References:From the newspaper archives of the Lansing State Journal, The Windsor Star, Wisconsin State Journal, San Francisco Call, Reno Gazette Journal, The Butte Miner, The New York Times, The Neosho Daily, The Battle Creek Enquirer, The Times Herald, The Forth Worth Record, The Bristol Herald, The Detroit Free Press, The Freeport Journal, The Grande Island Daily Indepependence, The Argus Leader, The News Pallad, The Escanaba Daily, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, The Daily Telegram, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Herald-Examiner, The Associate Press, United Press International.Transcript of the May 23-25, 1927 Clinton County, Michigan Coroner's Inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the Bath School Superintendent, Emory Eli Huyck, on May 18, 1927 in the Village of Bath, Michigan.http://www.msu.edu/~daggy/tbsd/bsdlrp.htmhttp://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bauerle/history/disaster.htmhttp://harte.us.net/news/18.htmBath Massacre, by Arnie Bernstein, Copyright 2009American Murder: Criminals, Crime and the Media, by Mike Mayo, Copyright 2008Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jan 5, 2021 • 58min
42 • The Moral Imbecile
Harvey Miguel Robinson is one of America’s youngest serial killers. In the early 90’s, the 17 year old stalked the streets of Allentown, Pennsylvania, taking the lives of two women and a teenage girl. But his insatiable bloodlust got the best of him when he stumbled into a trap set by police.For additional content and to support the show. patreon.com/1159mediaFrom the archives of the:The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania)Sept. 2, 1990July 2, 1993Aug. 1, 1993Aug. 3, 1993Aug. 5, 1993Dec. 7, 1993March 4, 1994April 17, 1994Aug. 4, 1994Nov. 11, 1994Nov. 27, 1994Dec. 7, 1994May 24, 1995Nov. 4, 1999April 6, 2006July 1, 2016Oct. 16, 2019Philadelphia Inquirer (PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA)Dec. 13, 1993Nov. 10, 1994York Dispatch (York, Pennsylvania)Dec. 22, 1962The Gazette & Daily (York, Pennsylvania)Dec. 24, 1962The Mercury Morning (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)Dec. 24, 1962York Daily Record (York, Pennsylvania)May 8, 1963May 9, 1963Nov. 28, 1994Court records: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIACase No. 06-c-0089Sept. 8, 2020UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIACivil Action No. 14-227Judgement (7/17/2019)IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIACivil No. 2:14-cv-0227PLAINTIFF’S’ PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS (6/19/201)SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIACase 2:14-cv-00227-MPKCIVIL COVER SHEET (02/18/2014)SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Harvey Miguel ROBINSON, Appellant.No. 662 CAP.OPINION (12/27/2013)Romance Department:https://www.hotshotinmates.com/harvey-robinson?lightbox=image_1p6mMusicBlue Feather - Reunited by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200068Artist: http://incompetech.com/-----Music - Interloper by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100401Artist: http://incompetech.com/-----Music - Gagool by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100443Artist: http://incompetech.com/------Music - Dreamlike by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100410Artist: http://incompetech.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 2020 • 57min
41 • The Bluebeard of Quiet Dell
Harry Powers wooed the ladies with his slick stories and promises of riches. But instead of filling their hearts and homes with love, he took their money … then he took their lives . Powers is one of the first men in modern history to be labeled a serial killer.⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂ To support Dark Topic and gain access to additional content, visit www.patreon.com/1159mediaDark Topic is created and hosted by Jack LunaWritten and researched by F.T NortonProduced by Jack Luna for 11:59 MediaReferences:From the newspaper archives of:The Capital Times (Madion, Wisconsin)Bluefield Daily Telegraph (West Virginia)The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)Brooklyn Times Union (New York)Clarksburg Exponent (West Virginia)Daily News (New York, New York)Pittsburgh Press (Pennsylvania)Fort Worth Star Telegram (Texas)The Associated PressDetroit Free Press (Michigan)Knoxville Journal (Tennessee)The Winnipeg Tribune (Canada)The Chillicothe Scioto Gazette (Ohio)The Mansfield News (Mansfield, Ohio)United Press InternationalQuad City Times (Iowa)The Clarksburg Telegram (West Virginia)The Weekly Courier (The Daily Notes (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania)Lansing State Journal (Michigan)Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)The Tribune (Coshcton, Ohio)Baltimore Sun (Maryland)Mid-West Progressive (Muscatine, Iowa)Nashville Banner (Tennessee)The Daily Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota)Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)Chattanooga News (Tennessee)Decatur Daily (Illinois)Deadwood Pioneer Times (South Dakota)Sioux City Journal (Iowa)Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The Montana StandardThe Akron Beacon (Ohio)The Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia)Des Moines Register (Iowa)The Dothan Eagle (Dothan, Alabama)The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana)Time MagazineThe Selma Times Journal (Alabama)The Wausau Daily Record Herald (Wasau, Wisconsin)Records from the West Virginia & Regional History Center Music - “Crime at Quiet Dell” by Chris Stuart, Backcountry Music, BMI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFcz7_Zhjk&ab_channel=ChrisStuart%26Backcountry-TopicThe Crime at Quiet Dell by Frank Welling and John McGhee 1926Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 2, 2020 • 1h 1min
40 • A Despicable Abomination
Cesar Barone. Pupil of Ted Bundy.--------To support Dark Topic and gain access to additional content, visit www.patreon.com/1159mediaReferences:The New Detectives 2001, Season 7, Episode 2Predator at Large Season 1, Episode 2https://meaww.com/green-river-killer-ted-bundy-help-arrest-gary-ridgeway-over-70-women-rape-murder-washingtonSouth Florida Sun Sentinel, Jan. 28, 1996https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2000-07-22-0007210931-story.htmlhttps://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/12/oregon_death_row_inmate_cesar.htmlArchives of the Miami Herald, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, The Oregonian, Corvallis Gazette, Associated PressFairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100232Artist: http://incompetech.com/Dark Topic is created, hosted and produced by Jack LunaWritten and researched by F.T NortonFor 11:59 MediaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Oct 19, 2020 • 54min
39 • Little Red Wallet
The disappearance of 14 year old Stephanie Bryan on April 28th 1955, and surrounding events.⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂To support Dark Topic and gain access to additional content, visit www.patreon.com/1159mediaDark Topic is created and hosted by Jack LunaWritten and researched by F.T NortonProduced by The Operator for 11:59 Media----SOURCESFrom the archives of The San Francisco Examiner, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, San Mateo Times, Roseville Press-Times, Associated Press, Reuters, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, New York Daily News, United Press International,Book: Shallow Grave in Trinity County by Harry Farrell.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 21, 2020 • 30min
38 • The Walk of Death
The story of Americas first mass shooter. Howard Unruh.⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂⁂To support Dark Topic and gain access to additional content, visit www.patreon.com/1159mediaDark Topic is created and hosted by Jack LunaWritten and researched by F.T NortonProduced by The Operator for 11:59 MediaSOURCEShttps://www.newspapers.com/image/593718819/?terms=%22thomas%2Bzegrino%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/138420899/?terms=%22john%2Bpilarchik%22https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/nyregion/20unruh.htmlhttp://partners.nytimes.com/library/national/090749nj-shoot.htmlhttps://amp.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2014/09/04/sept-6-1949-camden-is-scene-of-nations-first-mass-murder/15063383/Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill, By Katherine M. Ramslandhttps://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/flipbooks/issues/19500916/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-first-mass-murder-us-history-180956927/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Hrf3ZqUmIsecond day story: https://www.newspapers.com/image/480360327/?terms=%22thomas%2Bzegrino%22%2Bcamdenhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=43873882&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE3NDQ0Mjg5NSwiaWF0IjoxNTgyNjQwODgxLCJleHAiOjE1ODI3MjcyODF9.ytXVaYJmLcaupih79FU1a1ZbewctK7IGcSawbftDITshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/174438481/?terms=unruh%2B%22roxy%2Bdimarco%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/343829743/?terms=%22howard%2Bunruh%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/5346356/?terms=%22Frieda%2BUnruh%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/174444420/?terms=%22Frieda%2BUnruh%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/173765790/?terms=%22Frieda%2BUnruh%22https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-first-mass-murder-us-history-180956927/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 10, 2020 • 28min
37 • Where There's Smoke
The Cheshire home invasion murders.Join Tier 13 on Patreon for even more Jack Luna originals, including the Tier-13-exclusive show Deadtime Stories - for two more episodes per-month of stories rooted in dark true crime. Plus, Tier 13 supporters get access every 4 months to the Free Store.SOURCESThe Cheshire Home Invasion Murders — Talk Murder With Mehttps://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2019/5/1/cheshire-home-invasion-murdersInvestigate One - The Cheshire Murdershttps://youtu.be/29DPtCgRVUoHartford Couranthttps://www.courant.com/community/cheshire/hc-xpm-2011-09-28-hc-komisarjevksy-day7-0929-20110928-story.htmlWATR 1320 AM radio interview w Dr. PetitInterrogation Josh Komisarjevskyhttps://youtu.be/3xCiBNPQJpcSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jun 17, 2020 • 36min
36 • The Leg Thing
Baraboo Wisconsin... a small town of around 10,000 people…. is a weird little place to be ....Old... well no older than any other spot I guess... but the architecture... paired with the aura... the mood.. lets say... feels...weathered. ... worn out... in a bad way.SPONSORS:https://murdercoffeeco.com/SOURCES:I Survived S05E18 720P Kristen Kimball Thadius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA8TZBGrS3oMurderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/clark-joe.htmCold Case Files / The Tortured TruthSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 8, 2020 • 33min
35 • What Goes Around
The botched crimes and execution of Clayton Lockett. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/1159mediaSponsors:MurderCoffeeCo.com Promo code Luna for 10 percent off your order. IronBeanCoffee.com - Promo Code - Luna for 10 percent off your order. Sources:Medium.com - The Life of Clayton Lockett, by Brian Ted Jones. https://link.medium.com/eaZq8ICnU5Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsOur Sponsors:* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/darktopic* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


