Sinister Crimes and Cocktails: A True Crime Podcast

Send us a textIn the early morning hours of Christmas Day in 1945 a devasting fire broke out at George and Jennie Sodder’s home located in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Four of the ten Sodder children survived, one had been away fighting in World War II, but the other five quite literally disappeared. It was first assumed that the five young children had perished in the fire, however, the children's remains were never discovered in the debris leaving more questions than answers. So, what happened to the five missing Sodder children?References:Mysterious Disappearance of the Five Sodder Children - Historic MysteriesThe True Story Of The Disappearance Of The Sodder ChildrenA Christmas Eve Mystery: What Happened to the Sodder Children? | HowStuffWorksThe weird disappearance of the Sodder Children in West Virginia — StrangeOutdoors.comSodder Children Disappearance: Strange Events Still Unexplained Decades After Christmas Fire | HuffPost Latest NewsThe mystery of the vanished Sodder children has never been solved, but the cold case has haunted this small town for decades - ABC NewsThe Chilling Story Of The Sodder Children Who Went Up In SmokeWhat Happened to the Sodder Children, the Siblings Who Went Up in Smoke in a West Virginia House Fire?Support the showemail- [email protected]://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktailsInstagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/Cash App-

Send us a textOn Christmas Eve in 1993, in Consett, County Durham, England, take away driver Paul Logan was found with fatal head wounds on farmland near Shotley Bridge. The previous evening, he had been making a food delivery but when he arrived at the secluded address was told by the owners that they had never placed an order for food and was sent away. It is believed that Paul had been lured there on the pretext of delivering a meal but in fact it was a ploy to murder him. Over thirty years later his murder still remains unsolved. So, who killed Paul Logan and why?References:Can you help police catch Paul Logan’s killer – cumbriacrack.comBBC NEWS | UK | England | Police 'close' to solving murderPaul Logan: Family offers £50k reward over 1993 murderPaul Logan: Timeline of the twists and turns in baffling and brutal murder probe; The Consett dad was killed after being lured to a remote farm in County Durham, yet 30 years on his murder remains unsolved. - Free Online LibraryPaul Logan: Timeline of the twists and turns in baffling and brutal murder probe | Chronicle LiveCan you help police catch Paul Logan’s killer – cumbriacrack.comSupport the showemail- [email protected]://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktailsInstagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/Cash App-

Send us a textHarry T. Moore and his wife Harriette V.S. Moore were pioneer activists and leaders of the early Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The Civil Rights power couple who founded a chapter of the NAACP in Brevard County, Florida became the first martyrs in the movement after a handmade explosive detonated under the couple’s bed on Christmas night in 1951 killing the two. So, who so sinisterly murdered Harry and Harriette Moore and why?References:Killing of Harry T. Moore and Harriette T. Moore in Florida in 1951 | The Burnham-Nobles Digital ArchiveNew evidence confirms ringleader of 1951 Florida Klan killing | ColumnPBS - Freedom Never Dies: The Story of Harry T. Moore - Florida Terror - IntroductionHarry T. and Harriette Moore | NAACPThe Unsolved Mystery of the First People Killed During the Civil Rights Movement | HISTORYHarry T. and Harriette V. Moore: Their lives and lasting legacyThe 1951 unsolved killing of Harry and Harriette Moore : True Crime DivaThe Unsolved Murder of Civil Rights Activist Harry MooreSupport the showemail- [email protected]://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktailsInstagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/Cash App-

Send us a textIn 2012, Gilberto Valle, a New York City Police Officer, dubbed “Cannibal Cop” by the media, was accused of plotting to kidnap, torture, rape, kill, cook and eat a least a hundred women, including his wife. He discussed his dark fantasies in fetish chat rooms online and in one instance, boasted he was going to have “girl meat” for Thanksgiving. Valle has since maintained that it was just fantasy, and he never intended to follow through with these sinister acts. So, what is the fine line between intent to do harm and just one’s sinister fantasies?References:Crimecon: 'Cannibal Cop' Gilberto Valle Wants A New LifeGilberto Valle, former New York police officer dubbed "Cannibal Cop," tells his story - CBS NewsThe Troubling Case of the ‘Cannibal Cop’ -- New York Magazine - NymagFormer New York City Police Officer Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court Of Kidnapping Conspiracy And Illegally Accessing Federal Law Enforcement DatabaseNYC 'cannibal cop' case man Gilberto Valle sentenced on lesser charge - BBC NewsWhat Did The Cannibal Cop Gilberto Valle Actually Do?'Cannibal cop' Gilberto Valle found guilty of plot to kidnap, rape, kill and eat his wife and other women | The Independent | The Independent Support the showemail- [email protected]://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktailsInstagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/Cash App-

Send us a textIn July of 1999, twenty-one-year-old Barry Winchell an infantry solider in the United States Army was murdered at the Fort Campbell Army base while he slept outside of his barracks by fellow soldier Calvin Glover for dating a transgender woman. Barry’s murder brought to light the military’s homophobic policy of “don’t’ ask, don’t tell” which did not allow members of the U.S. military who were homosexual, bisexual, or transgender to be open about their sexual orientation. This is the horrifying true story of United States Army solider Barry Winchell being murdered because of who he chose to love.References:The Murder of PFC Barry Winchell. The American soldier who was murdered… | by Jade Townsend | MediumThe true story of a veteran, killed for loving a woman - QueertySoldier Killed by Another Because He Dated a Transgender Woman | by Criminal Matters | MediumFort Campbell Army Pfc. Barry Winchell Died of Injuries Sustained in a Baseball Bat Attack in the Barracks; Calvin Glover Sentenced to Life in Prison (July 5, 1999) – MILITARY JUSTICE FOR ALLGetting at the complex truth of a soldier's story - Los Angeles TimesRemembering Pfc. Barry Winchell on the 10th Anniversary of His Murder | HuffPost Latest NewsCNN.com - US - Family of murdered gay soldier sues U.S. Army for wrongful death - 26 April, 2000Don’t Ask, Don’t Kill: Inside the Murder of Solider Barry Winchell | Vanity FairRemembering Soldier Barry Winchell's Tragic DeathSupport the showemail- [email protected]://www.sinistercrimesandcocktailspodcast.com/Facebook Page-https://www.facebook.com/sinistercrimesandcocktailsInstagram Page-https://www.instagram.com/sinistercrimesandcocktails/Cash App-