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In 2009, three people lost their lives in a typically peaceful community in rural Ohio. Wayne Mullet and his mother, Mary, were killed in a senseless act of violence by their husband and father, Dennis Mullet.   
 
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Sources for this episode:
“988 Lifeline - If You Need Emotional Support, Reach out to the National Mental Health Hotline: 988.” 988 Lifeline, https://988lifeline.org/. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
“5928 Private Road 633, Millersburg, OH 44654.” Zillow, https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5928-Private-Road-633-Millersburg-OH-44654/235603220_zpid/. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
“Mary Edna Hershberger Mullet (1951-2009) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/286400252/mary_edna-mullet. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
“Obituary Information for Dennis J. Mullet.” Spidell Funeral Home Brewster, https://www.spidellfuneralhomebrewster.com/obituaries/Dennis-J-Mullet?obId=13196660. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
Reports, Staff. “3 Holmes Residents Dead in Suspected Murders-Suicide.” Oakridger, 24 Feb. 2009, https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/2009/02/25/3-holmes-residents-dead-in/48819021007/.
Sabo, Nick. “Sheriff Says Man Kills Wife, Son, Then Self.” Times-Gazette, 26 Feb. 2009, https://www.times-gazette.com/story/news/2009/02/26/sheriff-says-man-kills-wife/19001945007/.
“Samuel Hershberger Cemetery in Salt Creek Township, Ohio - Find a Grave Cemetery.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2604436/samuel-hershberger-cemetery/photo#view-photo=325261153. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
Writer, Staff. “Holmes County Coroner Rules Deaths Murder-Suicide.” Canton Repository , 26 Feb. 2009, https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/state/2009/02/27/holmes-county-coroner-rules-deaths/42548152007/.
---. “Holmes County Man Kills Wife, Son, Then Himself, Sheriff Says.” The Columbus Dispatch, 25 Feb. 2009, https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/02/26/holmes-county-man-kills-wife/24000560007/.
 #dennismullet #988lifeline #helpisavailable #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #history #mystery #corruptpodcast #ohio #orrvillepodcast #millersburgpodcast #ohiocrime #amish #amishchurch

In May 2006, 32-year-old newlywed Rey Rivera suddenly disappeared. After receiving a phone call, Rey rushed out of his Baltimore home and never returned. Eight days later, Rey’s body was discovered in a conference room at the Belvedere Hotel, making the circumstances of his disappearance and death even more mysterious.
 
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Sources for this episode:
Anderton, Joe. “Unsolved Mysteries - What Wasn’t Included in Rey Rivera Episode.” Digital Spy, Digital Spy, 27 July 2020, https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a33430070/unsolved-mysteries-rey-rivera-porter-stansberry.
“Belvedere | The Fallstaff Group.” The Fallstaff Group | Real Estate Developers, https://thefallstaffgroup.com/project/belvedere. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
Brottman, Mikita. An Unexplained Death. Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
---. “Baltimore Fishbowl | ‘Crazy as a Bedbug’: A Tour of Historic Belvedere Hotel Suicides -.” Baltimore Fishbowl, https://www.facebook.com/baltimorefishbowl, 27 Feb. 2012, https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/crazy-as-a-bedbug-a-tour-of-historic-belvedere-hotel-suicides/#:~:text=On%20February%202%2C%201929%2C%20the,his%20balance%20and%20toppled%20out.%E2%80%9D.
Cremona, Patrick. “Rey Rivera | Unsolved Mysteries Boss Reveals ‘troubling’ Computer Fact | Radio Times.” Radio Times, Radio Times, 3 Aug. 2020, https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/rey-rivera-computer-unsolved-mysteries-netflix/.
Delaney, Anne. “Death of Rey Rivera, Man with Ties to Windsor, Subject of Netflix Documentary Series.” Greeley Tribune, Greeley Tribune, 5 July 2020, https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/07/05/death-of-rey-rivera-man-with-ties-to-windsor-subject-of-netflix-documentary-series/.
Henry, Grace. “What Happened to Rey Rivera? Theories behind Unsolved Mysteries Case | Radio Times.” Radio Times, Radio Times, 5 Aug. 2020, https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/unsolved-mysteries-rey-rivera-theories-what-happened/.
Hough, Quinn. “Unsolved Mysteries Theory: Rey Rivera Was Acting Out The Game.” ScreenRant, Screen Rant, 18 July 2020, https://screenrant.com/unsolved-mysteries-rey-rivera-theory-note-game/.
---. “Unsolved Mysteries Theory: Who Called Rey Rivera (& Why).” ScreenRant, Screen Rant, 15 Aug. 2020, https://screenrant.com/unsolved-mysteries-rey-rivera-phone-call-explained/.
“How Fast Can Humans Run? - JOYFIT INC.” JOYFIT INC., JOYFIT INC., 16 Oct. 2025, https://www.pitpatfitness.com/How-Fast-Can-Humans-Run.html.
Janis, Stephen. “Mystery Still Surrounds Belvedere Death Scene.” Washington Examiner, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2007, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/397670/mystery-still-surrounds-belvedere-death-scene/.
Janis, Taya Graham, Stephen. “If Rey Rivera Jumped off a Building, Why Are His Injuries More Consistent with Being Hit by a Car?” The Real News Network, https://www.facebook.com/therealnews, 29 Oct. 2021, https://therealnews.com/if-rey-rivera-jumped-off-a-building-why-are-his-injuries-more-consistent-with-being-hit-by-a-car#:~:text=Police%20Accountability%20Report-,%EF%BB%BFIf%20Rey%20Rivera%20jumped%20off%20a%20building%2C%20why%20are,Stephen%20Janis%20October%2029%2C%202021.
Masad, Ilana. “‘An Unexplained Death’ Tells The Tale Of An Unsolved Mystery — And Being Remembered.” NPR, 8 Nov. 2018, https://www.npr.org/2018/11/08/660940874/an-unexplained-death-tells-the-tale-of-an-unsolved-mystery-and-being-remembered.
Rasmussen, Aaron. “Suicide Or Murder? Questions Remain In Rey Rivera’s Mysterious 2006 Death | Investigation Discovery.” Investigation Discovery, CrimeFeed, 22 July 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20250923104616/https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/suicide-or-murder--questions-remain-in-rey-rivera-s-mysterious-2.
“Rey Rivera Part 01 (Final).” FBI Records: The Vault, 25 Aug. 2006, https://vault.fbi.gov/rey-rivera/Rey%20Rivera%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29/view.
“Rey Rivera Post Mortem Examination.” Prosecutors Podcast, https://prosecutorspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/rivera-autopsy-copy-exhibit-3.pdf. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
“Secrets of the Belvedere - Baltimore Magazine.” Baltimore Magazine, 1 Dec. 2003, https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/historypolitics/secrets-of-the-belvedere-hotel/.
Spencer, Samuel. “‘Unsolved Mysteries’ on Netflix: Can You Crack the Code of Rey Rivera’s Final Note? - Newsweek.” Newsweek, Newsweek, 2 July 2020, https://www.newsweek.com/unsolved-mysteries-netflix-rey-rivera-note-freemasons-1514973.
“Suicide Or Murder? Evidence Reviewed.” WBAL, WBAL, 16 May 2007, https://www.wbaltv.com/article/suicide-or-murder-evidence-reviewed/7054411.
Tron, Gina. “‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Shines Light On Rey Rivera’s Death, Freemason Links.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 1 July 2020, https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/unsolved-mysteries-shines-light-on-rey-riveras-death-freemason-links#:~:text=In%20the%20room%20below%2C%20investigators,it%20in%20the%20trash%20can.
---. “‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Shines Light On Rey Rivera’s Death, Freemason Links.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 1 July 2020, https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/unsolved-mysteries-shines-light-on-rey-riveras-death-freemason-links#:~:text=In%20the%20room%20below%2C%20investigators,it%20in%20the%20trash%20can.
Tully, Jeff. “Former Coach Found Dead.” Burbank Leader, Burbank Leader, 27 May 2006, https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-xpm-2006-05-27-blr-rivera27-story.html.
“Water Polo Preps for ECACs - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter.” The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2005/09/water-polo-preps-for-ecacs-49824/#:~:text=With%20an%20excellent%20pre%2Dseason,professional%20team%20over%20in%20Spain. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
“YALE STUDENT KILLED BY FALL IN BALTIMORE; Police Say 8-Story Plunge of Son of T.A. Marlow Followed Drinking Bout--Hold Two.” The New York Times, 27 May 1929, https://www.nytimes.com/1929/05/27/archives/yale-student-killed-by-fall-in-baltimore-police-say-8story-plunge.html.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE DIVISION, 5 Dec. 2003, https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/comp18090.htm.
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It’s the final episode of 2025! We wanted to take this time to reflect on our first year of podcasting, share some blooper reel laughs and favorite moments. 
 
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“Man Found Living in Decked-out Crawl Space of Oregon Condo without Owner’s Knowledge, Deputies Say - CBS News.” CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Today’s Latest Headlines, https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-found-living-crawl-space-condo-happy-valley-oregon/. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
McCormack, Caitlin. “Oregon Man Discovered Living inside Tricked-out Crawlspace in Quaint Condo Complex.” New York Post, New York Post, 5 Sept. 2025, https://nypost.com/2025/09/05/us-news/oregon-man-discovered-living-inside-tricked-out-crawl-space-in-quaint-condo-complex/.
#thatsawrap #blooperreel #quiz #favoritemoments #podcast #bloopers #shorts #paige #angela #corrupt #crew #corruptpodcast #patreon #mystery
 
 

In December 1996, a woman was found in a Virginia cemetery next to a decorated Christmas tree. For more than 25 years, she remained unidentified, known as The Christmas Tree Lady. It wasn’t until 2022, through DNA genealogy, that her true identity was revealed.  
 
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Sources for this episode:
“245UFVA.” Doe Network: International Center For Missing and Unidentified Persons, https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/245ufva.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMxrUZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFWFk5bDdub1VnRmhaeFhqAR4E9b-SnCzNBRKT4-dSjYOSCQoATcWjAeL6Jl43eBcX7WwI0Ac2NSm2FuFrHA_aem_KzIL33gu-_GCvYM0kvzRBg. Accessed 13 Sept. 2025.
Click2Houston, 2. Solving Cold Cases with DNA: Othram’s Breakthrough Forensic Lab. YouTube, 20 Mar. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApdcjBLMrS4.
“FamilySearch.Org.” FamilySearch.Org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GXGW-VFN/joyce-marilyn-meyer-1927-1996. Accessed 13 Sept. 2025.
Jackman, Tom. “She Died and Became the ‘Christmas Tree Lady.’ Now We Know Her Name.” 245UFVA, https://www.doenetwork.org/closed/articles/245UFVA_article.pdf. Accessed 13 Sept. 2025.
A woman who took her own life in a Fairfax cemetery is an Iowa native, but many other questions remain
Kalmbacher, Colin. “Joyce Marilyn Meyer Sommers Identified in Suicide Cold Case.” Law & Crime, 7 July 2022, https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/dna-testing-gives-solace-to-family-of-missing-woman-by-solving-1996-suicide-case-of-the-christmas-tree-lady/#disqus_thread.
Miller, Jax. “Virginia’s ‘Christmas Tree Lady’ Identified As Joyce Meyer.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 8 July 2022, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/virginias-christmas-tree-lady-identified-as-joyce-meyer.
Staff. “‘The Christmas Tree Lady’: DNA Match Helps Solve 25-Year-Old Cold Case.” WHAM, https://www.facebook.com/13wham, 7 July 2022, https://13wham.com/news/nation-world/the-christmas-tree-lady-dna-match-helps-solve-25-year-old-cold-case-joyce-meyer-fairfax-county-jane-doe-identified.
Vogen, Michael. “After 25 Years, ‘Christmas Tree Lady’ Is Identified.” DNASolves.Com, DNASolves®, 7 July 2022, https://dnasolves.com/articles/christmas-tree-lady-joyce-sommers/.
 
#TheChristmasTreeLady #JoyceMeyer #JoyceSommers #CorruptedChristmas #Christmas #ChristmasPodcast #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #mystery #doenetwork #virginia

Five of the ten Sodder Children disappeared after a Christmas Eve 1945 fire at their home. Decades later, their fate is still a mystery. Were they killed in the fire, kidnapped or murdered? The Sodder family believed the five missing children survived the fire but despite the decades-long hunt for answers, no definitive answers were ever found.
 
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Sources for this episode:
Abbott, Karen. The Children Who Went Up In Smoke. 25 Dec. 2012, https://www.doenetwork.org/media/sodders.pdf.
“Betty Dolly Sodder  (1940-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17174320/betty_dolly-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“FayCo History: The Sodder Children – Thoughts and Ponderances.” Thoughts and Ponderances, https://www.facebook.com/WordPresscom, 8 Nov. 2019, https://seletyn.com/2019/11/08/fayco-history-the-sodder-children/.
“Five Children Perish in Yuletide Fire.” Schenectady Gazette, 27 Dec. 1945.
https://books.google.com/books?id=f44kAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=sodder+children&article_id=760,7215871&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja4PKX88yQAxU0kYkEHYewAXQQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=sodder%20children&f=false
Frater, Jamie. “10 Facts About The Sodder Children Mystery That Don’t Add Up - Listverse.” Listverse, Listverse.com, 25 Jan. 2021, https://listverse.com/2021/01/25/10-facts-about-the-sodder-children-mystery-that-dont-add-up/.
“George ‘Ted’ Sodder Jr. (1929-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102344696/george-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“Giorgio V. ‘George’ Sodder  (1895-1969) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18304007/giorgio_v-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
Horn, Stacy. “Mystery of Missing Children Haunts W.Va. Town | SDPB.” SDPB, SDPB, 23 Dec. 2005, https://www.sdpb.org/2005-12-22/mystery-of-missing-children-haunts-w-va-town.
“‘I Still Have Hope’ Woman Seeks Children 34 Years.” Williamson Daily News, 26 Dec. 1979.
https://books.google.com/books?id=MJdDAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=sodder+children&article_id=6858,321092&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw78bx7syQAxUdC3kGHXOOL_AQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=sodder%20children&f=false
“Jennie Lauriessa Cipriani Sodder  (1903-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18304176/jennie_lauriessa-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“John Frederick Sodder  (1923-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173351729/john_frederick-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“Joseph Samuel ‘Joe’ Sodder Sr. (1924-2010) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219649842/joseph_samuel-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“Louis Erico Sodder  (1935-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17174767/louis_erico-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“Martha Lee Sodder  (1933-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17179305/martha_lee-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“Mary Ann ‘Marion’ Sodder Crowder  (1926-2005) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102344854/mary_ann-crowder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“Maurice Antonio Sodder  (1931-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17179362/maurice_antonio-sodder. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
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“Photos of Michael Sodder  - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17503770/michael-sodder/photo. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
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“Sylvia Ann Sodder Paxton  (1942-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226118601/sylvia_ann-paxton. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
“What Happened to the Sodder Children, the Siblings Who Went Up in Smoke in a West Virginia House Fire?” Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Dec. 2012, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/.
#sodderchildren #thesodderchildren #westvirginia #MauriceSodder #MarthaSodder #LouisSodder #JennieSodder #BettySodder #GeorgiaSodder #coldcase #missing #housefire #fire #corruptedchristmas #christmaspodcast #truecrime #truecrimepodcast

Lori Erica Ruff was an identity thief whose mysterious life and death sparked widespread speculation across the internet following her 2010 death. Law enforcement, journalists and online sleuths spent years attempting to identify the woman, eventually identified as Kimberly McLean.  
 
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113577602/becky_sue-turner#view-photo=84707771 
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal-missing-ep-1-beck/16591529/ 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113578500/kimberly_maria-mclean 
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Mystery-woman-After-30-years-and-a-suicide-Lori-9239232.php 
https://www.nydailynews.com/2016/09/25/true-identity-of-lori-ruff-revealed-six-years-after-she-committed-suicide/
https://www.grunge.com/340317/the-bizarre-truth-about-lori-ruff-the-woman-without-an-identity/ 
https://ciphermagazine.com/articles/2016/10/29/hello-kimberly-goodbye-kimberly
https://rachelkincaid.substack.com/p/lori-ruff-little-girl-lost 
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/special-reports/my-god-thats-kimberly-online-sleuth-solves-perplexing-mystery-of-identity-thief-lori-ruff/ 
https://websleuths.com/threads/ben-perkins-jr.215624/ 
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2994dfaz.html 
#KimberlyMcLean #LoriRuff #LoriEricaRuff #California #Texas #Idaho #CorruptedChristmas #Christmas #podcast #TrueCrime #truecrimepodcast

The bodies of Ed & Minnie Maurin were discovered on a logging road on Christmas Eve 1985. The elderly couple had been missing for days, and their deaths would shock the community, beginning a decades-long investigation into their murders. 
 
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Sources for this episode:
Homicide for the Holidays: Killing of the Christmas Tree Farmers. Season 5 Episode 3: Killing of the Christmas Tree Farmers
/ Stephanie Schendel. “1985 Maurin Murders: Solving the Puzzle | The Daily Chronicle.” The Daily Chronicle, The Daily Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2013, https://www.chronline.com/stories/1985-maurin-murders-solving-the-puzzle,90639.
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The Santa Claus Bank Robbery occurred on December 23, 1927. Just days before Christmas, four men held up the First National Bank in Cisco, Texas. The robbery was a failure that led to, at the time, the largest manhunt in Texas history. Of the four men involved, one died during the robbery, one was sentenced to death in the electric chair, one was lynched and one served time in prison before changing his ways.  
 
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In 2002, Thad Roberts and three accomplices arranged a heist to steal moon rocks from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The stolen lunar material had been collected during every Apollo mission from 1969 to 1972, and was considered a national treasure until it fell into the hands of these four conspirators.  
 
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David Brinson is a quadruple murderer convicted in 1994. From California State Prison he would murder his wife, Stephanie Dowells 30 years later.   
 
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