About this episode
This week on the BTC, we explore the unnerving truth - sometimes, the monsters are the ones who tuck you in. Familicide: When family goes fatal. Buckle up, it's gonna be dark. A special thank you to this week's guest host Rachel Bauman!
You can check out the Murder Road Trip podcast here!
Research links below!
Murderpedia - "Marilyn Lemak"
The Picayne Sentinel - "Marilyn Lemak speaks out about her bid for clemency"
Chicago Tribune - "Mother's Path From Despair to Tragedy"
Daily Herald - "'You don't want to go in there': 25 years ago, the Lemak murders left Naperville and its officers reeling"
Rxisk - "Marilyn Lemak Then and Now"
Chicago Tribune - "20 years ago, Marilyn Lemak killed her 3 children at their Naperville home; the case still haunts law enforcement"
Rxisk - "Marilyn Lemak's Trial and Punishment"
Missing Persons Awareness Network - "Lemak Murders, March 4, 1999, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois"
CBS News - "He murdered his parents when he was 12. Did he kill again a decade later?"
CBS News - "Evidence in the Lori Slesinski murder case"
The U.S. Sun - "Bloody Past: Haunting last sighting of missing Lori Ann Slesinski captured in Walmart security vid years after suspect kills parents"
Crimelines - "Lori Ann Slesinski Crimeline"
You can check out the Murder Road Trip podcast here!
Research links below!
Murderpedia - "Marilyn Lemak"
The Picayne Sentinel - "Marilyn Lemak speaks out about her bid for clemency"
Chicago Tribune - "Mother's Path From Despair to Tragedy"
Daily Herald - "'You don't want to go in there': 25 years ago, the Lemak murders left Naperville and its officers reeling"
Rxisk - "Marilyn Lemak Then and Now"
Chicago Tribune - "20 years ago, Marilyn Lemak killed her 3 children at their Naperville home; the case still haunts law enforcement"
Rxisk - "Marilyn Lemak's Trial and Punishment"
Missing Persons Awareness Network - "Lemak Murders, March 4, 1999, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois"
CBS News - "He murdered his parents when he was 12. Did he kill again a decade later?"
CBS News - "Evidence in the Lori Slesinski murder case"
The U.S. Sun - "Bloody Past: Haunting last sighting of missing Lori Ann Slesinski captured in Walmart security vid years after suspect kills parents"
Crimelines - "Lori Ann Slesinski Crimeline"
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