Morning Cup of Murder

January 9th: Tommy Sullivan Kills (1988) When one takes their own life they take with them the ability to understand the motive behind an attack. On January 9th 1988 a murder took place and, though a note was left behind, a young man’s suicide took away the any real attempts at understanding the motive behind the action beyond speculation. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-11-mn-23520-story.html, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/01/11/Teen-wrote-note-before-killing-mother-and-himself/3594568875600/, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/01/10/A-teenage-Boy-Scout-obsessed-with-Satan-used-his/6483568789200/, https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/11/nyregion/boy-kills-mother-and-himself.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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January 7th: James Gilmore Goes Missing (1962) When someone disappears, you expect people to mourn the loss. Especially when that person is a child. On January 7th 1962 a young boy went missing. And, though his family searched for him, and so did the police, it seemed that not everyone was too torn up about his disappearance. https://www.sgvtribune.com/2012/05/11/teens-death-remains-a-mystery/, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4hkixb/a_boy_found_in_a_shallow_grave_under_his_own/, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-09-ga-7022-story.html, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-17-me-14681-story.html, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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January 5th: Paul Gruber Estimated Time of Death (1994) Sometimes the evidence against someone is so overwhelming there doesn’t seem to be a need to look for any other suspects. On January 5th 1994 a man went missing or, in the case of some of the timelines, was likely killed. A case in which there was only really ever one suspect because of the immense amount of evidence pointing in his direction. https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/who-suspect-charged-paul-gruber-s-murder-details-explored-ahead-a-body-basement-id, https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/01/thats-a-lie-murder-suspect-shouts-from-court/, https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/02/kuehl-found-guilty-of-murdering-ex-teacher/, https://www.savvyforensic.com/2023/06/case-study-paul-gruber-murder-case.html, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/a-body-basement-id-how-paul-gruber-s-disappearance-first-noticed, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193888901/paul_william-gruber, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/id-court-of-appeals/1309049.html#:~:text=The%20investigation%20into%20Gruber's%20disappearance,the%20likely%20cause%20of%20death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices