The Babysitter Murder - Moorhead, Minnesota
This week, in Moorhead, Minnesota, when a nice young woman is found on a rural farm, murdered in multiple ways, many questions arise. Mainly, how did she end up there, and who could've possibly done this horrible thing? Suspicions fall on couple with problems, that includes a woman, who writes stories about herself using a glamorous alter ego, and her motel clerk husband. Detectives think maybe the young lady knew too much about the couple, but the couple has very different versions of what happened. Will a certain law allow them to keep quiet, and cover for each other??
Along the way, we find out that bonding over karaoke is seemingly a dangerous way to make friends, that a fantasy life has a tendency to get out of control, and that there is no reason to kill a person in three different ways!!
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Comments (123)
Not me listening to this while on a Southwest flight. 😬😅
I don’t think he was there. 😳
Damn. Dude got the shit end of that stick! And I agree with others on here, in hoping the lady has a shitty post-prison life.
Sounds like Michael would have been better off as a priest.
Originally airing on CBS-TV on December 8, 1992, A Killer Among Friends was based on the 1985 murder of Missy Avila, whose killers, who were girlfriends of hers, were eventually convicted of second-degree murder. Sentenced to 15 years-to-life, one was released after serving 21 years, while the other remains in state prison.
Sweet Child of Mine was my father daughter dance at my wedding.
Look at these idiots trying to say they didn’t like NKOTB!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Whats up guys! Thanks for keeping it up!! BTW, its pronounced “Shock-o-pee” MN. I i should know, i lived there! And worked at valleyfair! I also sent you the sand-art thing from Qatar, back in like 2019. Originally, I’m from Burnsville, MN, but i will be listening from Yorktown, VA these days!! Keep it up boys!!
I bet Michael wishes he listened to his mom when she warned him.
This was a good one. Surprised ya did'nt save it for a virtual live.
Singing my name? I’m flattered! 😆
Jonathan Knight was the least popular of the group. Jordan Knight was the hottest one and Joey McIntyre was the youngest.
I always thought that Danny was the least popular. I had such a crush on Jon!
Holy AIRBALL by the cops on this one. No way he did it right?!
🤣 found the pizza. It was Pizza Hut!
The pizza was probably from Diary Queen lmaoooo 😂😂😂😂
Hearing you two pronounce the Viking Festival names and then the subtle MN accent had me laughing hysterically in the grocery store! Lol! Being from MN, this brought me so much joy!
“It was just fuck shit shoved right up your ass!” Might be one of the funniest things Jimmie has ever said, now I have to clean my windshield… 🤣
I don’t think Michael is guilty. That journal entry was written by a psychopath. It wouldn’t be that easy to fake. The writer feigns remorse and then writes that she wants to see Anne’s dead body again and that would help her? Jamie needs to do some more study on how people with feelings express remorse, because seeing your murder victim’s body again isn’t generally thought of as healing. And now she runs wild and free. She will have more victims.
❤️ Lebowski
Speaking of It's Never a Mannequin, T-shirts of same now available. See https://www.instagram.com/grizzly575757/p/DWKwfN8GNiZ/
I actually love Burn After Reading. One of my favorite Coen bros movie. I don't like Lebowski, tho. The memes are better than the movie lol
I don’t understand why the kids didn’t testify. According to Jamie, they were there. Seems like having them confirm or deny his presence would be huge.
Theses cases makes my stomach turn.. 16 years for murder. Plea deals don't make sense. I don't think he did it unless there was a lot more evidence. This is another example of why our court system needs fixing. Well.. hope her "free" life sucks!
I dont feel bad for him too much. He had so many chances (like James said) to grow a pair and tell the truth even save that diary. Anything. But he was in too far already. Wild story. Narcissists are the real monsters.
As someone who has done a Masters losing a notebook worth of potential work on a thesis is going to cause you an intense amount of panic and anxiety, thats the act of theft that stuck out to me and legit made a shiver run down my spine thinking of losing one
I had the same thought!
Pizza Hut had the Big Foot Pizza, not to be confused with the entirely different Pizza By The Foot from Lil Caesar’s. Both Michelin star-grade dining experiences, of course
“People are dying, Kim” took me out 😭😭😭 god damn Jimmie’s one liners are underrated
I fucking love “killer among friends” it’s sooo good
As a bartender, Jimmie, I can confirm, you’re correct about the fuzzy navel - it’s literally peach schnapps and OJ hahaha
Every Walmart I know of in Pennsylvania still sells guns and ammo
Thank you, Jimmie for previewing porn genres so I don’t have to. Lol.
I wonder how far this is from St. Olaf?
Almost on the other side of the state. 😜
Walmart is crazy. You can buy booze, a shotgun, a hacksaw, & a ski mask. But you cannot buy music with cuss words in the lyrics. Weird.
First time being in the US the sheer concept of Walmart as a store blew my mind
Phil Sims went to Moorehead State in Moorehead KY
When i worked at our local Walmart in SW Ohio, we sold ammo and guns until around 2022-2024
Ahh, NKOTB, my favorite 🥰
Same!!!!! When James said Jonathan knight, I thought “nkotb”. I think he didn’t describe Danny though lol. And Joey was the 9 year old one lol
Carry gnocchi night at the bar
Crazy story. I made it to Phoenix. Going to see both shows! Fucking Delta lost my luggage so I need to buy clothes first:)
Yaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy! (Mostly)
I watch The Golden Girls well into the night whenever I'm hospitalized. They are great company.
I heard the absolute funny of Jimmie saying "raggedy" regarding Anne & Andy & I'm so fucking tickled about that. Bravo.
Where's Rose Nylan when you need her? Those Scandanavian words are bananas.
'Fuck shit shoved right up your ass' made me cackle. Loudly. On a crowded bus.
She 100% did everything. For every narcissist, there's someone attracted to them and who will placate them. He was afraid of her, and totally controlled by the first woman he was with. She's the worst.
💯
Good lord. Michael is an idiot. He didn’t kill Anne. Being an idiot led him to prison and let Jamie skip her happy ass out of prison when she obviously is the murderer.
I've seen that Lifetime movie!!! Its actually really good!
The Bigfoot pizza from Pizza Hut was great
I really liked it, too. Nobody remember it!
There were always bugs in the dilly bar dipping at the DQ I worked at... yuck.
Chocolate covered ants are considered a delicacy..lol
A killer among friends is a great lifetime movie
I wasn't pregnant, but I was nursing and a guy I dated LOVED my titties! 🤣 I can't blame him, they were pretty fantastic.
Joey McIntyre was the little guy in NKOTB.
The pedophile lobby is huge its called AIPAC and CPAC
“I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper.”
The CHIPPER ice cream delight, basically in Fargo??
I was today years old when I learned that hootie was talking about the football team and not actual dolphins.
Same! And I am in South Florida 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
A Fuzzy Navel is Peach Schnapps and orange juice. I used to drink those in the 90s.
So did I!
Sims went to Moorehead St, in Kentucky
lol Snow lead my Spotify into a slamming 90s party mix. Thanks Jimmie! 😂
I hate everything about this story. It's such a frustrating thing when justice isn't served properly. Awful.
Thanks Jimmie you got Friends in low places stuck in my head.
Finally someone else who loves Coen Bros and hates Lebowski.
It’s not a strange take at all. I love their films but Lebowski is awful.
Yessss Detroit Rock City is one of my favorite movies ever!
I had it on vhs and wore it out from about 8th grade through late teen years
This whole episode made me think of the golden girls. The scandal may be in Viking stuff is absolutely rose and Blanche. His name was Blanche Elizabeth Devereau.
We have a store here that sells, beer, bullets, and bait. It's also the name of the business.
I guess I’m weird friends
How many of us were screaming JOEY McINTYRE!!!!! lol God we’re old
Jimmie was right, the Coen brothers grew up in Minnesota
Do they not do your shout out every week? I’ve had Patreon for a few months and only had it the first month.
They announce your name the week you donate. Outside of the high tier people that donate, your name just gets said the once. They have something like 45,000 Patreon subscribers, can’t really announce everyone every week
Jonathan Knight is Jordan Knights gay brother from New Kids on the block. Danny, Donnie, Jordan, Jonathan, and Joey. 😂😂😂 and there’s your 90’s history lesson!
Taking us through it Step By Step. This is truly The Right Stuff.
Love both Fargo and Raising Arizona!!! MN-losing streak Lois:the gambling granny.
What was the older episode "I knew it was a rule and a law"
I can't be alone in waiting impatiently to see Jimmie do a Hava Nagila dance on Netflix, right?
This town sounds like St. Olaf. That's where Rose from The Golden Girls grew up 🤣
Jordan Knight.
Hearing you pronounce "hjemkomst" has made my day 🤣
Barton Fink
Listening to the stories about Jamie stealing personal possessions, all I can think of is the John Mulaney bit about his friend who stole antique photos- “Because it’s the one thing you can’t replace”
my thoughts exactly!
I'm so old I remember one of the first Real Audio files I dl in college was a Hootie parody.
She's another Rachel Buffett....
Hjemkomst = Home Coming ☺️
It's so sad with these sort of cases. So senseless as the amount of the robbery wasn't that high. Instead they ramped it up to murder, so sad
Guys… let me just say, rest in peace ma’am. May your family find peace if at all possible in this life time. BUT GUYS, I genuinely believe this man is INNOCENT. Hear me out. I was a domestic violence, emergency shelter advocate for 5 years.. I have worked with survivors who are lucky to be alive, whose stories were far worse than they ever admitted to police and only to me etc. This man has no self esteem/self worth. He WANTED to believe her and preserve the life he had with her. (She in his mind, is higher than him, too good for him, etc) He told himself what she said motivated her about wanting the shotgun, was true genuine. He had a moment of clarity and honesty with himself when talking to his parents. He mentioned a few times of not wanting to believe or face scary truths, and or the consequences (her threatened harms of herself and their children) of standing up for himself and the truth. Somewhere under all of the fear, is a voice telling him “you deserve this” “better you than them”… GUYS, THIS IS BAD. I listen to you every single day, have nearly run out of all back episodes of STM, and (obviously) listen to Crime in Sports and Your Stupid Opinions… NEVER HAVE I EVER HAD THIS HORRIBLE FEELING.. I genuinely believe in my SOUL, this man had nothing to do with this poor woman’s murder… oh lord. I feel kinda sick about it honestly. I think he lies to himself about her, to again, take what he thinks he deserves (or is better for his children) but in this SINGULAR case…. I genuinely believe he is not guilty!! Damnn.. this is bad.
I agree. I think he's telling the truth and didn't know anything. I believe there's a level of sexism involved - no one can believe that a woman would be able to intimidate and abuse a man, so he *must* be lying about that, and 'women can never be the leader in a violent crime' so he *must* have been involved and driving the crime.
“Stealing phone services” in 1996 could have been charging long distance calls to someone else’s account. I got away with that in ‘94 or ‘95 when I charged close to $900 worth of long distance calls to my high school’s phone account. It was my rebel phase 😂It took them a couple months, but I did finally get caught. Times sure were different!!
Oof... if only it were true that pedophiles are "blanket hated" in this country right now
We need a new pedo-specific pandemic
Please do a bonus on the Afroman trial!!!
I second that notion
Simms went to the one in Kentucky. Thought you were a Gmen fan, James…
My mom used to yell “large Marge” and “big Bertha “ At me as ‘encouragement’ during my sporting events. I hated it , not a fun nickname
Geez, stand down, mom! 🫂
Welcome to Minnesota everyone.
Oooo a local episode!
In relation to the psychology behind the pregnant woman and the guy hitting on her/porn thing I heard someone say once well she’s pregnant, so she obviously likes sex…. 🤷♀️I guess that could be a turn on to some people
My uncle use to call children “proof”, so you might be onto it.
Man, I miss '90s Walmart. You could buy a TV, a live Lobster and underwear at 2 a.m. It was like the Wild West.
IT WAS!
Still get my shotgun shells at WalMart.. Great Value 3” Magnums
Looks around the USA currently. There isn’t a pro-pedo movement?
So Sven and Oli jokes are a “folk” comedy tradition in MN. So any joke with “two guys” sitting around a campfire, bar or fishing hole and one says to the other. That’s a Sven and Oli joke. The jokes the funniest guy you know tells to the fellas.
Yes!! I used to hear Sven and Oli jokes when I was a kid🤣
There’s iron mines in northern Minnesota. Aka the iron Range. There’s abandoned gravel pits that we used to party in high school. I grew up about an hour from the Canada border
I’m 6 minutes from the Canadian border and there are some abandoned gravel pits and some still used! But yes definitely party spots
The Cohen brothers are from Minnesota, which is why the love setting things in the Midwest!
I hate The Big Lebowski also! Wow, I thought I was the only one. It was recommended to me in the past; I don't get it. The dude is a shallow POS character
I thought it was banal the first time I saw it. Somehow I ended up watching it another time or two and it grew on me. I think about it a lot. I still don't understand how this happened to me 🤷♀️
Phil Simms went to Morehead State in Kentucky. This is Moorhead, Minnesota
YAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!
