Sinister murders, ominous abductions, and ghastly crimes will leave your jaw dropping and goosebumps popping. Join Leigh and Devin every other Thursday on GhastLeigh for a menacing true crime story; it's always spooky season here!
Mickey Hughes inflicts many forms of horrific abuse upon his wife, Francine, and their 4 children in the 1960-70s. After 13 years of ferocious battering, their relationship finally bursts into flames. Francine's case sparks a movement across the US, resulting in amended laws and improved resources to support victims of domestic violence.
Sources:
https://retroreport.org/transcript/transcript-the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action/ (https://retroreport.org/transcript/transcript-the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action/)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/francine-hughes-wilson-dead-burning-bed-defendant.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/francine-hughes-wilson-dead-burning-bed-defendant.html)
https://www.wkar.org/history/2017-03-30/burning-bed-murder-case-defense-attorney-looks-back (https://www.wkar.org/history/2017-03-30/burning-bed-murder-case-defense-attorney-looks-back)
https://www.michiganradio.org/law/2017-04-03/michigan-womans-story-of-abuse-forever-changed-americas-view-of-domestic-violence (https://www.michiganradio.org/law/2017-04-03/michigan-womans-story-of-abuse-forever-changed-americas-view-of-domestic-violence)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Hughes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Hughes)
https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abuse (https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abuse)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12947080/james-berlin-hughes (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12947080/james-berlin-hughes)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177971624/francine-wilson (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177971624/francine-wilson)
McNulty, Faith (1980). The Burning Bed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
12 Oct 2023
33. Fight or Flight: Christy Mack and Jon Koppenhaver
MMA fighter Jon Koppenhaver and adult film star Christy Mack enter a fiery, passionate relationship after meeting on the set of a Hustler magazine shoot. Young Christy is already wrapped around Jon's finger when she learns that, behind his façade, he is capable of heinous, deadly domestic abuse.
*Trigger warning for assault.
Sources:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/war-machine-sentenced-to-life-for-brutal-assault-of-ex-inside-the-mma-stars-fall-200852/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/war-machine-sentenced-to-life-for-brutal-assault-of-ex-inside-the-mma-stars-fall-200852/)
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/05/war-machine-jonathan-koppenhaver-life-sentence-christy-mack-kidnapping (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/05/war-machine-jonathan-koppenhaver-life-sentence-christy-mack-kidnapping)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PLLOreTLY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PLLOreTLY)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Machine_(mixed_martial_artist) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Machine_(mixed_martial_artist))
https://youtu.be/z8OjbixPf90?si=-hBYNvyK1JTSalFy (https://youtu.be/z8OjbixPf90?si=-hBYNvyK1JTSalFy)
https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/15/war-machine-wedding-photos-prison-pen-pal-married/ (https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/15/war-machine-wedding-photos-prison-pen-pal-married/)
28 Sept 2023
32. Motel Menace: Rodstein Family Murders
A close-knit family of 4 is abducted from their Montana motel room at gunpoint the night before their cross-country road trip. The horrors that occur over the following 48 hours result in a traumatized survivor and a death penalty case.
Sources:
https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/dawson-s-last-days/article_88af748e-e339-524e-9961-e7db4388906f.html (https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/dawson-s-last-days/article_88af748e-e339-524e-9961-e7db4388906f.html)
https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/survivor-of-dawson-killings-enjoys-beach-time-with-kidsposted-on-aug-11/article_9d108632-b503-53d7-a1c0-ae7bd821ac98.html (https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/survivor-of-dawson-killings-enjoys-beach-time-with-kidsposted-on-aug-11/article_9d108632-b503-53d7-a1c0-ae7bd821ac98.html)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296453/monica-mary-rodstein (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296453/monica-mary-rodstein)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296417/david-h-rodstein (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296417/david-h-rodstein)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153650084/david-thomas-dawson (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153650084/david-thomas-dawson)
https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/friends-neighbors-recall-the-victims-of-killer-david-dawson/article_ffca8787-6185-5eca-8889-8a55990db67e.html (https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/friends-neighbors-recall-the-victims-of-killer-david-dawson/article_ffca8787-6185-5eca-8889-8a55990db67e.html)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billings,_Montana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billings,_Montana)
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/dawson1039.htm (http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/dawson1039.htm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomas_Dawson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomas_Dawson)
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