Episode 42 - The Stalking and Murder of Shana Grice & The Alphabet Murders
In this weeks episode, Amber covers the stalking and murder of Shana Grice. Shana was a beautiful 19-year old young woman with a bright future ahead of her, when she was senselessly murdered. Shana's murder sparked outrage amongst her friends and family because it could have easily been avoided. Shana was being stalked by her ex-boyfriend and former co-worker, Michael Lane. Shana had reported the stalking to the Sussex police 5 times in a 6 month period, only to be ignored and to have her reports not taken seriously. She was even issued a fine for wasting police time and resources. It wasn't until after the brutal murder of this vibrant young woman, that the Sussex police finally believed Shana.
Amber pulled her sources from:
Podcast “They Will Kill” The Stalking and Murder of Shana Grice
Wikipedia
The Cut “Shana Grice Reported Her Ex to Police 5 Times. Then He Murdered Her.” By Claire Lampen
The U.S Sun Alison Maloney 3-22-21
Then Erika covers the alphabet murders. Three young girls: Carmen Colón, Wanda Walkowicz and Michelle Maenza between the ages of 10 and 11, all born and living in Rochester, New York at the time and all brutally murdered. They had a few similarities like being young, girls, Catholic, having a hard time in school, living in poor neighborhoods of Rochester and the most obvious similarity was that their first names started with the same letter as their surname. From 1971-1973, these 3 little girls would be abducted, raped, and strangled to death all on their way home from running errands for family members. They were all seen associating with someone driving a small beige or brown car like a Dodge Dart as well. Each girl’s body would be discovered near an expressway, just tossed aside in a city that also began with same letter as their name. These murders remain unsolved. If you have any information regarding the murders of Carmen Colón, Wanda Walkowicz or Michelle Maenza, please reach out to the Rochester State Police at (585) 398-4100 or email them at crimetip@troopers.ny.gov
Erika pulled her sources from:
www.democratandchronicle.com‘Double initial” murders remain mystery after 35 years – police still track leads into three 1970’s slayings that shattered community’s calm/Gary Craig-Rochester/Mar 1, 2009/Updated: Apr 25, 2017
www.theguardian.com Has the Alphabet murderer finally been caught? / The Observer-US News/Chris McGreal/May 26, 2012
www.wikipedia.com
