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In today's Alaina Mini Morbid, we meet two young lovers who somehow managed to take the film Natural Born Killers as an instructional video. Erika and Benjamin are not your average couple killers, if only for the fact that they didn't have a motive for their crimes. Their only aim was the thrill of the kill. Cold-blooded doesn't even begin to describe these two lizard people.



Sources:

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2014/10/16/fed-judge-denies-erika-sifrit-appeal-decision-likely-exhausts-challenges/



https://casetext.com/case/sifrit-v-nero



https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-07-08-0307080192-story.html





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This case is one we planned to cover but has now become so time sensitive that we had to scrap our original Mini Morbid case for this week and do an emergency plea for everyone to check out the facts of this case and possibly take some action. 

Rodney Reed is accused of raping and murdering Stacey Stites in 1996, but the evidence definitely leads elsewhere. Now, Reed is set to be executed November 22nd for a crime he likely didn't commit. 



We urge you to check out some of these sources:

https://theintercept.com/2019/11/08/rodney-reed-death-row-texas/



https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/us/death-row-inmate-rodney-reed-execution/index.html



http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/12/tx-who-chopped-off-fingernails-of-sgt.html



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2839595/Murder-victim-s-family-ditch-effort-save-man-convicted-killing-execution-saying-believe-19-year-old-strangled-death-cop-fianc.html



https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2002-05-24/93214/



The documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLTcV664IgU



If you are as convinced as we are, here is the petition to try and stop his execution. There are also numbers to call and actions to take here:

https://www.freerodneyreed.com





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Guys, this Alaina "Mini" Morbid is a doozy. How did we never know about this harrowing tale of 26 children and their heroic bus driver who survived over 24 hours of terror while being buried alive? Seriously, this one if intense but it has a happy ending that will leave you satisfied....at least somewhat satisfied. 



Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/us/rewind-chowchilla-school-bus-kidnapping/index.html



https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hero-bus-driver-ed-ray-saved-kidnapped-children-1976-dies-91-article-1.1081059



https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-the-1976-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-20190709-htmlstory.html



https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ajp.138.1.14?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&

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It's another installment of your crazy-ass tales, weirdos! This one features a dead body in your bed, a stranger with too many knives, some ghosts, a killer co-worker, a recreation of Stand By Me and a few more! Come on in! The water is probably tainted with dead body juice.



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This is a Canadian DOOZY, guys. The twists and turns in this case will have your heads spinning and the absolute senselessness of Lindsay's murder will leave you speechless. A young woman is lured by mysterious strangers to a brutal end while doing her job. Who killed Lindsay Buziak?



Sources:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/chilling-confession-taunting-message-from-purported-killer-renews-focus-on-stalled-b-c-murder-probe



https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/06/09/who-killed-lindsay-buziak-realtors-murder-believed-to-be-targeted-hit/



https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/still-a-mystery/lindsay-buziak-realtor-murdered-by-phony-house-shoppers-still-a-mystery



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux4T51IYsUs



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It's the dramatic conclusion to Lizzie Borden's mysterious murder tale and we hope you brought your fans because, the vapors. Did Lizzie bump off her stepmother and father in cold blood after trying and failing to slowly poison them, or did someone else come in the house that day only while Lizzie was inside of it and kill them without anyone detecting? We certainly  have our own thoughts about her acquittal, but take a listen for yourself and let us know what you think. 



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In this extra special Morbid, we are recording in the Lizzie Borden house in Fall River, Ma. Yup, we are sitting on the couch that Andrew Borden was murdered on and we are not okay. In part one, we discuss the family dynamic a bit as well as the horrific murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in the home that we are currently sitting in. There is a lot more to this case and this family than meets the eye. So come in and have a decent alibi figured out, would ya?



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It's another installment of Listener Tales! This one is amazing, guys. We have clowns, potential kidnappings, a dead guy named Johnny, a protective English ghost, a hell demon who is just here to help and so much more. Come on in, the water is spooky as hell. 



TRIGGER WARNING

In the story about Johnny the dead guy, there is mention of dogs fighting and getting hurt. It's not super descriptive or gruesome at all, but we love animals and know that can be a little too much for some people. 



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In this Ash-tastic Mini Morbid, we discuss the truly senseless and tragic murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer. On July 18, 1989 Robert Bardo stalked and eventually ended the life of a star that was truly on the rise. Although no one else is to blame for his decent into homicidal madness, his mental health and the lack of help he received for it seemed to play a big role in this horrific crime.



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