Murder and arson in the small Eastern Washington town of Newman Lake were rare. Neighbors looked out for each other and couldn’t have imagined that a member of their community, a single dad who was caring for two of his six children, would ever do what he was accused of, but how well do we really know our neighbors? What could drive a mild-mannered, middle-aged man to commit such a heinous act? Financial stress can cause people to do unimaginable things.Sources:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hbojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mtAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3097%2C1925661

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=42NWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5907%2C8450

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990601/2963955/arson-slaying-suspect-dies-in-apparent-suicide----spokane-county-man-accused-of-strangling-son

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990309/2948477/did-boy-pay-deadly-price-for-fathers-debts----money-mattered-most-to-man-accused-of-killing-son-for-insurance-accusers-say

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/13/boy-strangled-father-focus-of-probe-robert-wood/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/24/wood-arrested-as-suspect-in-sons-death-prosecutor/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/may/14/accused-killer-charged-with-job-related-thefts/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/27/prosecutors-formally-charge-dad-wood-accused-of/

https://forensictales.com/a-cereal-killer/

Though the 1960s were a time of change that saw women becoming more vocal about their rights and lack thereof, access to reproductive choice was still years away. When Judy Hyams found herself unexpectedly pregnant, she turned to a family friend whom she trusted. After all, he was a doctor. Things became murky after Judy was introduced to someone who promised they could help her. Years later, a true crime show would shed light on the case but provide no new answers.

Sources:

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Judy_Hyams

https://charleyproject.org/case/judith-carole-himes

https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/posts/on-this-date-judith-carol-hyams-sometimes-spelled-himes-went-missing-on-septembe/386415725381250/

https://websleuths.com/threads/fl-judith-hyams-22-coral-gables-14-sept-1965.61731/page-2

https://mysterydelver.com/judging-judy/

https://reprorights.substack.com/p/before-roe-america-had-abortion-squads

https://bioethicstoday.org/blog/abortion-welcome-to-the-sixties/

https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=04f0b513-fc12-45fb-bbeb-86ed47d25dff

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/23/health/abortion-lessons-jane-wellness

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/03/12/the-1960s-a-decade-of-change-for-women
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/powerful-complicated-legacy-betty-friedans-feminine-mystique-180976931/

Hey, everyone. We wanted to drop in to let you know that a new episode won’t be coming out on April 12, but we’ll be back with the case of Carl Tänzler on April 26.

When sheltered Sheila Watson met wealthy, man-about-town Maxwell Garvie, she was besotted. Their courtship was fast, with marriage and children following quickly. People in town believed the Garvies had an enviable life, but, as we know all too well, looks can be deceiving. Max was ready to embrace everything the Swinging Sixties had to offer, and he was hell-bent on dragging Sheila along with him. Max thought opening up their marriage would make his wife both a better lover and more interested in sex. How was he to know that introducing her to Brian Tevendale would bring about his demise?

Sources:

https://balmoralcastle.com/

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/maxwell-sheila-garvie-murder-story

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12524347.brian-tevendale-killer-who-famously-murdered-his-lovers-husband/

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-balmoral-housemaid-convicted-murder-27628435

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4375749/kinky-cottage-sheila-garvie-murder/?__cf_chl_tk=r4Db_Fpqj9Ho6pEkiWKSZhnrqdd6DlQdZ1QA6._8zac-1770334509-1.0.1.1-NLD0yQcXN2DDe3A4BdL1t_MtsQzbTo6fmVQ9L2pCLP0

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/473935/mearns-murder-house-goes-on-the-rental-market-after-failing-to-sell/?__cf_chl_tk=whsvdyGz9n3O4jC.5RwuzlBIBfJ0OKNOANya2KJmyrI-1770350899-1.0.1.1-smfzWCw_.fhKC1J3OaJ5jXKvOn60xpJjXvVCfJ.UCfs

https://www.scotsman.com/news/the-sins-of-my-mother-2479495

https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeenshire-love-triangle-shocked-north-7582821

https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/d-h-lawrence-lady-chatterleys-lover-trial

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-23685786