Meet the Karlsens, Christina, Karl and their 3 small children. Living in Murphys, California, Christmas 1990 was filled with mistletoe, ribbons and home-made cookies. But the joy was cut short, with tragedy striking. Grieving, the Karlsens move across the country to Romulus, NY, trying to settle into a new life. But back in California, investigators dig into the events of New Year’s Day 1991, where Christina Karlsen lost her life in a devastating fire. With question unanswered, suspicions rise, as Karl moves forward with his life.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>Jill’s blog </a>at <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>www.murdershelfbookclub.com</a> 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Meet the Karlsens, Christina, Karl and their 3 small children. Living in Murphys, California, Christmas 1990 was filled with mistletoe, ribbons and home-made cookies. But the joy was cut short, with tragedy striking. Grieving, the Karlsens move across the country to Romulus, NY, trying to settle into a new life. But back in California, investigators dig into the events of New Year’s Day 1991, where Christina Karlsen lost her life in a devastating fire. With question unanswered, suspicions rise, as Karl moves forward with his life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp;amp; wine pairing information is found on &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;Jill’s blog &lt;/a&gt;at &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;www.murdershelfbookclub.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Use Jill’s code  murdershelf to save 10% on your Crimecon 2024 badges at &lt;a href='https://www.crimecon.com/CC24'&gt;https://www.crimecon.com/CC24&lt;/a&gt;   Look for Jill on Podcast Row! Check out the new designs on &lt;a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'&gt;Jill’s Spreadshop&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;
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Meet the Karlsens, Christina, Karl and their 3 small children. Living in Murphys, California, Christmas 1990 was filled with mistletoe, ribbons and home-made cookies. But the joy was cut short, with tragedy striking. Grieving, the Karlsens move acros...

Meet the Karlsens, Christina, Karl and their 3 small children. Living in Murphys, California, Christmas 1990 was filled with mistletoe, ribbons and home-made cookies. But the joy was cut short, with tragedy striking. Grieving, the Karlsens move across the country to Romulus, NY, trying to settle into a new life. But back in California, investigators dig into the events of New Year’s Day 1991, where Christina Karlsen lost her life in a devastating fire. With question unanswered, suspicions rise, as Karl moves forward with his life.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com 
Use Jill’s code  murdershelf to save 10% on your Crimecon 2024 badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24   Look for Jill on Podcast Row! Check out the new designs on Jill’s Spreadshop! 

Episode 87: “Seventeen Nails”- Levi’s Eyes, by Aphrodite Jones, Pt 1

Charged with 1st degree murder, Byron Smith’s trial beings for shooting Nicholas Brady and Haile Kifer to death in his basement on Thanksgiving 2012. Armed with damning evidence, the Prosecution presents its case of calculated revenge, as the Defense presents the Defendant as a fearful man, who only wanted to defend himself against violent intruders.  The wheels of justice turn, with some stunning decisions, as debates erupt over the Castle Doctrine vs homicide, with very real consequences for lead investigator, Jeremy L. Luberts. Where is Byron Smith today? Jill updates the case since publication, filling you in on his appeals.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>Jill’s blog </a>at <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>www.murdershelfbookclub.com</a>  CRIMECON is coming- check out the new designs on <a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'>Jill’s Spreadshop</a>- free shipping April 11-April 15, 2024! 
Use Jill’s code   murdershelf   to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24

<description>&lt;p&gt;Charged with 1st degree murder, Byron Smith’s trial beings for shooting Nicholas Brady and Haile Kifer to death in his basement on Thanksgiving 2012. Armed with damning evidence, the Prosecution presents its case of calculated revenge, as the Defense presents the Defendant as a fearful man, who only wanted to defend himself against violent intruders.  The wheels of justice turn, with some stunning decisions, as debates erupt over the Castle Doctrine vs homicide, with very real consequences for lead investigator, Jeremy L. Luberts. Where is Byron Smith today? Jill updates the case since publication, filling you in on his appeals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp;amp; wine pairing information is found on &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;Jill’s blog &lt;/a&gt;at &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;www.murdershelfbookclub.com&lt;/a&gt;  CRIMECON is coming- check out the new designs on &lt;a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'&gt;Jill’s Spreadshop&lt;/a&gt;- free shipping April 11-April 15, 2024! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Use Jill’s code   murdershelf   to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24&lt;/p&gt;
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Charged with 1st degree murder, Byron Smith’s trial beings for shooting Nicholas Brady and Haile Kifer to death in his basement on Thanksgiving 2012. Armed with damning evidence, the Prosecution presents its case of calculated revenge, as the Defense...

Charged with 1st degree murder, Byron Smith’s trial beings for shooting Nicholas Brady and Haile Kifer to death in his basement on Thanksgiving 2012. Armed with damning evidence, the Prosecution presents its case of calculated revenge, as the Defense presents the Defendant as a fearful man, who only wanted to defend himself against violent intruders.  The wheels of justice turn, with some stunning decisions, as debates erupt over the Castle Doctrine vs homicide, with very real consequences for lead investigator, Jeremy L. Luberts. Where is Byron Smith today? Jill updates the case since publication, filling you in on his appeals.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com  CRIMECON is coming- check out the new designs on Jill’s Spreadshop- free shipping April 11-April 15, 2024! 
Use Jill’s code   murdershelf   to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24

Episode 86 2ndCast:  "Lesser of Two Evils"-  Murder on Elm Street- a true story by Jeremy L. Luberts Pt 3

In Pt 2, with two teenagers dead, the Byron Smith investigation heats up, focusing on the rash of burglaries that had occurred recently, including those at Smith’s previously, with damning conclusions.  Accomplices and witnesses are interviewed, arrests are made, and another search warrant unearths the ‘mother lode’ of evidence that turns this case upside down, causing huge media surge and dividing the town, state and country in this divisive, emotional case of self-defense vs homicidal rage.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>Jill’s blog </a>at <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>www.murdershelfbookclub.com</a> .
Check out the new designs on <a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'>Jill’s Spreadshop</a>- make your favorite Murder Bookies SMILE.
CRIMECON is COMING!  Use Jill’s code   murdershelf  to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Pt 2, with two teenagers dead, the Byron Smith investigation heats up, focusing on the rash of burglaries that had occurred recently, including those at Smith’s previously, with damning conclusions.  Accomplices and witnesses are interviewed, arrests are made, and another search warrant unearths the ‘mother lode’ of evidence that turns this case upside down, causing huge media surge and dividing the town, state and country in this divisive, emotional case of self-defense vs homicidal rage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp;amp; wine pairing information is found on &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;Jill’s blog &lt;/a&gt;at &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;www.murdershelfbookclub.com&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out the new designs on &lt;a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'&gt;Jill’s Spreadshop&lt;/a&gt;- make your favorite Murder Bookies SMILE.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CRIMECON is COMING!  Use Jill’s code   murdershelf  to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24&lt;/p&gt;
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In Pt 2, with two teenagers dead, the Byron Smith investigation heats up, focusing on the rash of burglaries that had occurred recently, including those at Smith’s previously, with damning conclusions.  Accomplices and witnesses are interviewed, arre...

In Pt 2, with two teenagers dead, the Byron Smith investigation heats up, focusing on the rash of burglaries that had occurred recently, including those at Smith’s previously, with damning conclusions.  Accomplices and witnesses are interviewed, arrests are made, and another search warrant unearths the ‘mother lode’ of evidence that turns this case upside down, causing huge media surge and dividing the town, state and country in this divisive, emotional case of self-defense vs homicidal rage.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com .
Check out the new designs on Jill’s Spreadshop- make your favorite Murder Bookies SMILE.
CRIMECON is COMING!  Use Jill’s code   murdershelf  to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24

Episode 85:    “The Mother Lode” Murder on Elm Street- a true story by Jeremy L. Luberts Pt 2

Enjoying a day with the family, Lead Investigator Jeremy Luberts is called into work at the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office to look into a concerning call. Arriving at the Elm Street residence, a retired Byron Smith meets him, telling him two burglars had broken into his house, and he’d defended himself, shooting them.  With 2 dead bodies, Jeremy Luberts begins an investigation that would change the small town of Little Falls, Minnesota and spark contentious debate across the country, changing his life forever.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>Jill’s blog </a>at <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>www.murdershelfbookclub.com</a> 
CRIMECON 24 is coming- check out the new designs on <a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'>Jill’s Spreadshop.  </a>Use Jill’s code   murdershelf  to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24

<description>&lt;p&gt;Enjoying a day with the family, Lead Investigator Jeremy Luberts is called into work at the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office to look into a concerning call. Arriving at the Elm Street residence, a retired Byron Smith meets him, telling him two burglars had broken into his house, and he’d defended himself, shooting them.  With 2 dead bodies, Jeremy Luberts begins an investigation that would change the small town of Little Falls, Minnesota and spark contentious debate across the country, changing his life forever.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp;amp; wine pairing information is found on &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;Jill’s blog &lt;/a&gt;at &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;www.murdershelfbookclub.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CRIMECON 24 is coming- check out the new designs on &lt;a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'&gt;Jill’s Spreadshop.  &lt;/a&gt;Use Jill’s code   murdershelf  to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24&lt;/p&gt;
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Enjoying a day with the family, Lead Investigator Jeremy Luberts is called into work at the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office to look into a concerning call. Arriving at the Elm Street residence, a retired Byron Smith meets him, telling him two burgla...

Enjoying a day with the family, Lead Investigator Jeremy Luberts is called into work at the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office to look into a concerning call. Arriving at the Elm Street residence, a retired Byron Smith meets him, telling him two burglars had broken into his house, and he’d defended himself, shooting them.  With 2 dead bodies, Jeremy Luberts begins an investigation that would change the small town of Little Falls, Minnesota and spark contentious debate across the country, changing his life forever.
Sources, photos, diagrams, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com 
CRIMECON 24 is coming- check out the new designs on Jill’s Spreadshop.  Use Jill’s code   murdershelf  to save 10% on your Crimecon badges at https://www.crimecon.com/CC24

Episode 84: “The Deer Stand” - Part I on Murder on Elm Street- a True Story by Jeremy L. Luberts

In Part 4 on Frozen in Fear, Jill chats with our author and survivor of the East Area Rapist, Jane Carson-Sandler.  Jane went from being a victim to a ‘Survivor-Thriver’, taking back control over her life, an extraordinary life of service, giving, and caring for others.
 
You may want to listen to <a href='https://linktr.ee/murdershelfbookclub'>Ep 1 &amp; 2 on Michelle McNamara’s book on the Golden State Killer, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark</a> in conjunction with this trilogy.
 
Donation Opportunity: <a href='https://www.blogger.com/u/2/blog/post/edit/8660606328618925117/6700230620626623831'>Hope Haven of Lowcounty</a> - Child Advocacy &amp; Rape Center,
Beauford, S.C.
 
Sources, photos, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>Jill’s blog </a>at <a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'>www.murdershelfbookclub.com</a> . Check out the new designs on <a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'>Jill’s Spreadshop</a>- make your favorite Murder Bookies SMILE!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Part 4 on Frozen in Fear, Jill chats with our author and survivor of the East Area Rapist, Jane Carson-Sandler.  Jane went from being a victim to a ‘Survivor-Thriver’, taking back control over her life, an extraordinary life of service, giving, and caring for others.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You may want to listen to &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/murdershelfbookclub'&gt;Ep 1 &amp;amp; 2 on Michelle McNamara’s book on the Golden State Killer, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark&lt;/a&gt; in conjunction with this trilogy.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Donation Opportunity: &lt;a href='https://www.blogger.com/u/2/blog/post/edit/8660606328618925117/6700230620626623831'&gt;Hope Haven of Lowcounty&lt;/a&gt; - Child Advocacy &amp;amp; Rape Center,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beauford, S.C.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Sources, photos, snack &amp;amp; wine pairing information is found on &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;Jill’s blog &lt;/a&gt;at &lt;a href='http://www.murdershelfbookclub.com'&gt;www.murdershelfbookclub.com&lt;/a&gt; . Check out the new designs on &lt;a href='https://murder-shelf-book-club.myspreadshop.com/'&gt;Jill’s Spreadshop&lt;/a&gt;- make your favorite Murder Bookies SMILE!&lt;/p&gt;
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In Part 4 on Frozen in Fear, Jill chats with our author and survivor of the East Area Rapist, Jane Carson-Sandler.  Jane went from being a victim to a ‘Survivor-Thriver’, taking back control over her life, an extraordinary life of service, giving, an...

In Part 4 on Frozen in Fear, Jill chats with our author and survivor of the East Area Rapist, Jane Carson-Sandler.  Jane went from being a victim to a ‘Survivor-Thriver’, taking back control over her life, an extraordinary life of service, giving, and caring for others.
 
You may want to listen to Ep 1 &amp; 2 on Michelle McNamara’s book on the Golden State Killer, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark in conjunction with this trilogy.
 
Donation Opportunity: Hope Haven of Lowcounty - Child Advocacy &amp; Rape Center,
Beauford, S.C.
 
Sources, photos, snack &amp; wine pairing information is found on Jill’s blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com . Check out the new designs on Jill’s Spreadshop- make your favorite Murder Bookies SMILE!

Episode 83: “Survivor Thriver”- Frozen in Fear: The True Story of Surviving the Shadows of Death by Jane Carson-Sandler Pt 4

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