In the 1960's in Scotland a man killed three women. All of them came from the Barrowland Ballroom, they were all mothers, and all menstruating. They were beaten, then strangled. The last victim had a bite mark on her arm. While this suggested a pattern of escalation. Instead the killing stopped. The man disappeared and the cases have remained unsolved.

Sources:

MacGregor, Steve. 2018. Murder World Scotland. The Face of Bible John. The hunt for a Scottish serial killer

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-63916850

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/11/bbc-podcast-causes-police-to-reinvestigate-serial-killer-bible-john

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr12--eMdj0

https://bloodyscotland.com/who-was-bible-john/

This months MMIW cases hail once again out of Canada. When looking for a reference, the CBC houses a plethora of information. After looking through the list, I got lost on where to start. I did as anyone would, the beginning. The cases are all hard and tragic. But what's worse is the lack of information and outcry for every single female. It should be shouted as loud as possible. I'm simply adding my voice to the many that are speaking up and speaking out.

Sources:

https://energeticcity.ca/2025/05/05/we-stand-in-solidarity-metis-society-on-15th-anniversary-of-local-womans-disappearance/

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/abigail-andrews

https://medium.com/@Itsravenbby/the-disappearance-of-abigail-andrews-c3b451ff396d

https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Abby_Andrews

https://energeticcity.ca/2022/05/18/12-years-after-abigail-andrews-disappearance-her-family-continues-to-seek-closure/

https://www.cbc.cahttps://www.coursesidekick.com/sociology/2916779/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/ada-elaine-brown

https://thehueandcry.com/ada-elaine-brown

https://www.thecanadianlibrary.ca/post/story-of-ada-brown

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/aielah-saric-auger

https://thehueandcry.com/aielah-saric-auger

https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/07/28/the-murder-of-aielah-saric-auger/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189318855/aielah-katherina-saric_auger

https://coldcasepg.ca/?p=143

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/remains-found-near-goodfish-lake-believed-to-be-those-of-missing-alannah-cardinal

https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2019/07/17/the-death-of-alannah-jamima-cardinal/

https://www.thecanadianlibrary.ca/post/story-of-alannah-cardinal

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/alberta-gail-williams

https://thehueandcry.com/alberta-williams

https://www.grunge.com/475399/the-untold-truth-of-the-alberta-williams-murder-case/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189317214/alberta_gail-williams

Genene Jones always thought she was better than others. When she became an LVN she administered ordered however she saw fit, assuming she knew what was best. In a PICU she was present for more than half of the deaths that occurred in just over a year. After being released from the hospital, her reign of terror simply went on to the children who entered her clinic. While only convicted for a few of the murders and injuries, she is expected of killing up to sixty.

Sources:

Smith, Jack. Killer Nurse. Life of serial killer Genene Ann Jones

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/17/texas-killer-nurse-genene-jones-guilty-infant-death/4499258002/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/genene-jones

https://www.propublica.org/article/genene-jones-i-really-did-kill-those-babies

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/genene-jones-angel-of-death-nurse-has-final-conviction-for-baby-killings-upheld-by-texas

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/genene-jones/

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/how-san-antonio-baby-killing-nurse-finally-got-justice/

Erick started in Texas. After a stint in juvi, he absconded up to Seattle to be with his dad. Bringing his girlfriend, who was pregnant with their first son at the time. He waited out the law until his record was expunged and he was free to move around again. The streets were familiar and he ran them under his fathers protection. Still he didn't manage to stay away from the law. Multiple run-ins and short sentences plagued his life, culminating in a second degree murder charge. But don't take my word for it, these are his words.

Sources:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/wa-supreme-court/1666881.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/2014/85410-6.html

https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2021/06/30/twelve-people-charged-in-two-indictments-following-investigation-of-drug-trafficking-ring/

Fred West was a happy child, but after a motorcycle accident in his teens, became a different person. His true terrifying nature didn't come to fruition until his life partner Rose came into the picture. A child of abuse and mental health issues Rose had the propensity for torture. Her sexual appetite barely satiated with Fred. Together the pair prowled for the vulnerable, when challenged they killed their own. Finally stopped after decades and a dozen murders. Fred refused to give the truth, opting to end his life and take his secrets to the grave. Rose will live out the rest of her days behind iron.

Sources:

Green, Ryan. 2016. Fred & Rose West. Britain’s most infamous couple killers

Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story

Smith, Jack. The Wicked West of Cromwell Street. The lives of serial killers Fred and Rose West

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-10/fred-rose-west-victims-anniversary/103453858

https://time.com/7285264/fred-and-rose-west-true-story-netflix/

https://people.com/what-did-fred-and-rose-west-do-11739109

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/14/fred-and-rose-west-a-british-horror-story-review-netflix

https://www.biography.com/crime/a64771660/rose-west

In 1821 the world Penitentiary comes in. A place for those who have committed crimes to be and seek reflection and penance. The original spoke and wheel design housed indoor plumbing from its inception. The addition of other buildings changing its landscape, design, and overall workings. Like other prisons, overcrowding plagued the system quickly. Drugs were introduced and idle hands led to disdain and riots. Still the location was active for over 141 years before its decay and decline were too much and the door were shut. That was until it was decided preservation was necessary and the door opened again, this time not as punishment but for entertainment.

Sources:

Dolan, Frances. 2007. Images of America. Eastern State Penitentiary

Kahan, Paul. 2008. Eastern State Penitentiary. A History

https://www.easternstate.org/research/history-eastern-state/timeline

https://www.easternstate.org/unlockinghistory

https://worldadventurists.com/eastern-state-penitentiary-philadelphia/#:~:text=During%20the%20operation%20of%20Eastern,Adventures%20and%20Most%20Haunted%20Live.

Andrea Yates was a woman who suffered from mental illness throughout her adult life. Her religious mentor exacerbating her condition through his preaching. She married and the couple had five children together, but as the numbers increased, her mental health diminished. Committing several self-harm events, speaking of hearing voices and wanting to hurt her children but trying to end her own life instead. In the end, all the interventions aren't enough to save her five children. She is unattended for 60 minutes and in that time, ends the life of all of her children before calling for help.

Sources:

Crimes of the Century: Season 1, Episode 3. Andrea Yates

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/andrea-yates

https://people.com/andrea-yates-lawyer-flowers-children-grave-exclusive-11691942

https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/faculty_scholarship/104/

https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/andrea-yates-a-cry-in-the-dark/all

https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.yates8/index.html

https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1174&context=clevstlrev

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-voices-prosecutor-now-says-killings-by-andrea-yates-were-preventable

https://culteducation.com/group/1234-michael-woroniecki/22286-a-mysterious-preacher-and-the-childrens-killer.html

https://apologeticsindex.org/news2/an020124-08.html

https://facts.net/fitness-and-wellbeing/health-science/40-facts-about-tardive-psychosis/

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/antipsychotics/side-effects/#TardivePsychosis