It’s Never A Mannequin

This is It’s Never a Mannequin - True Crime Casefiles. Lisa Harnum had, from the outside, a perfect life. A lovely apartment in a great location, a handsome fiance and an easy lifestyle. But things are often not what they seem.

Ruja Ignatova seemed to have it all - looks, brains and friends in all the right places. She also had money - lots and lots of money. Her business raked in somewhere between 4 and 15 billion US dollars in just a few years. The problem was, this business was all a scam - and the money was stolen from thousands and thousands of small time investors looking to improve their lives. And when the going got tough, Ruja got going.Sources:McAdams, Jennifer: Devil’s Coin - My Battle to Take Down The Notorious One Coin CryptoqueenBartlett, Jamie: The Missing Cryptoqueen - the Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away With ItBBC Podcasts - The Missing CryptoqueenWikipedia: Ruja Ignatova https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruja_IgnatovaUK Anti-Slapp Coalition: Jen McAdam https://antislapp.uk/project/jen-mcadam/Justice.gov https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scheme-onecoin-sentenced-20-years-prison

This is It’s Never a Mannequin - True Crime Casefiles. On 1st March 1999 Rachel Barber didn’t arrive home from school. Her worried parents immediately began to search, but there was no sign of their talented teenage daughter. Soon a tragic development took place.SourcesNorris, Megan and Southall, Elizabeth: Perfect VictimSupreme Court of Victoria Criminal Division https://www.scribd.com/document/1041084620/in-her-skin-court-transcripNews.com.au https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/caroline-reed-robertsons-deadly-obsession-with-beautiful-dancer-rachel-barber-led-to-murder/news-story/ca370d6f83a0f9a2c37b8075cfef2913utm_source=Google&utm_medium=AOD&utm_campaign=DSA&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=143509073&gbraid=0AAAAADnTK2_Kt2rKdiEWF96WOpz6WOZRN&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7fvUzo62lQMVUhp7Bx0MZAACEAMYASAAEgJGgPD_BwE

This is It’s Never A Mannequin - True Crime Casefiles.On the morning of February 19, 2015, Angie Goldsworthy left her home in Bristol, England, expecting it to be an ordinary day. She had no way of knowing it would be the last morning her family’s life would ever feel normal. When she arrived home, her happy and loving stepdaughter Becky Watts was nowhere to be found. Galsworthy, Darren: BeckyKay, John (2015, Nov.13) Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare Jailed for Becky Watts Killing BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34812317Parkes, Pamela (2015, Nov.11) Becky Watts ’was just beginning to enjoy life’ BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-34731336Morris, Steven (2015, Nov.12) Becky Watts Murder Trial: Nathan Matthews Found Guilty The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/11/becky-watts-stepbrother-nathan-matthews-guilty-murderWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Becky_Watts

This is It’s Never A Mannequin - True Crime Casefiles.In 1892 two prominent citizens were found hacked to death in their own home. Daughter of the house Lizzie Borden was arrested, dividing the community - could a small, Protestant single woman have done such a horrific deed?SourcesSullivan, Robert: Goodbye Lizzie BordenRebellion, Leonard: Lizzie Borden, Past & PresentAxelron-Contrada, Joan: The Lizzie Borden Axe Murder Trial - A Headline Court CaseConforti, Joseph: How Lizzie Borden Got Away with Murder https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/Last Will and Testament of Lizzie Borden https://phayemuss.wordpress.com/source-documents/

This is It’s Never a Mannequin - True Crime Casefiles. In 1993 the city of Melbourne Australia was gripped by fear - a monster was stalking the streets. 3 women were brutally murdered, 1 was attacked and another 2 had their homes broken into and violently damaged.SourcesPetraitis, Vicki: The Frankston MurdersCasefile Presents: The Frankston MurdersSilvester, John (24/7/2022) Seven Weeks of Fear - The Serial Killer Who Terrorised Frankston The AgeMurderpedia.org: Paul Charles Denyer https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/denyer-paul.htm

This is It’s Never a Mannequin- True Crime Casefiles.2007 was a big year for rising star Adrienne Shelly. She seemed to have it all - a loving husband, an adorable daughter, a close family and a burgeoning career as a screen writer and director as well as an actress. But then it all came to a sudden and violent end. Police suspected suicide - but her husband and family refused to accept that conclusion.sourcesGuimil, Eva (22/2/22) The mysterious killing of indie actress Adrienne Shelly: How a suicide turned into a murder Elpaishttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-02-22/the-mysterious-killing-of-indie-actress-adrienne-shelly-how-a-suicide-turned-into-a-murder.htmlhttps://adrienneshellyfoundation.orgHorton, Adrian (1/12/21) She’s More Than Just A Murder Victim - The Life and Death of Filmmaker Adrienne Shelley The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/01/adrienne-shelly-waitress-hbo-documentaryOstroy, Andy (2021) Adrienne [Documentary] HBO