Murder Blood and Psychopaths

Episode description  Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2010, three young brothers from Morenci, Michigan – Andrew (9), Alexander (7), and Tanner (5) Skelton – vanished while staying with their father, John Skelton, during a bitter custody dispute with their mother, Tanya Zuvers. John claimed he’d handed the boys over to a mysterious “organization” to protect them, spinning stories about a woman named Jo or Joann Taylor and an underground group that would keep the children hidden and safe. In the fifteen years since, no such group has ever been verified, no credible sightings of the boys have surfaced, and investigators have publicly said they believe the brothers were killed and their remains concealed somewhere between southern Michigan and northwest Ohio.​ This episode of [Podcast Name], “Gone by Thanksgiving: The Skelton Brothers of Morenci,” walks through the last known hours of Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner’s lives; the frantic searches across fields, ditches, and farm country...

Episode description  Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2010, three young brothers from Morenci, Michigan – Andrew (9), Alexander (7), and Tanner (5) Skelton – vanished while staying with their father, John Skelton, during a bitter custody dispute with their mother, Tanya Zuvers. John claimed he’d handed the boys over to a mysterious “organization” to protect them, spinning stories about a woman named Jo or Joann Taylor and an underground group that would keep the children hidden and safe. In the fifteen years since, no such group has ever been verified, no credible sightings of the boys have surfaced, and investigators have publicly said they believe the brothers were killed and their remains concealed somewhere between southern Michigan and northwest Ohio.​ This episode of [Podcast Name], “Gone by Thanksgiving: The Skelton Brothers of Morenci,” walks through the last known hours of Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner’s lives; the frantic searches across fields, ditches, and farm country...

On Thanksgiving night, November 26, 2009, a family celebration in Jupiter, Florida turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Thirty‑five‑year‑old Paul Michael Merhige joined relatives at Jim and Muriel Sitton’s home for what was supposed to be a peaceful holiday dinner. Hours later, he stepped outside, returned with a handgun, and opened fire on his own family. Four relatives were killed: his aunt, 76‑year‑old Raymonde Joseph; his twin sisters, Carla Merhige and Lisa Knight, who was pregnant; and six‑year‑old Makayla Sitton, murdered as she slept in her bed.​ In this episode, Murder, Blood, and Psychopaths traces the path to the Thanksgiving Day Massacre: the troubled history within the Merhige family, Paul’s long‑standing mental‑health struggles and disturbing threats, the horrific minutes inside the Sitton home, and the multi‑agency manhunt that ended with his capture at a motel in the Florida Keys. We then break down the court proceedings that led to seven consecutive life sent...

On Thanksgiving night, November 26, 2009, a family celebration in Jupiter, Florida turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Thirty‑five‑year‑old Paul Michael Merhige joined relatives at Jim and Muriel Sitton’s home for what was supposed to be a peaceful holiday dinner. Hours later, he stepped outside, returned with a handgun, and opened fire on his own family. Four relatives were killed: his aunt, 76‑year‑old Raymonde Joseph; his twin sisters, Carla Merhige and Lisa Knight, who was pregnant; and six‑year‑old Makayla Sitton, murdered as she slept in her bed.​ In this episode, Murder, Blood, and Psychopaths traces the path to the Thanksgiving Day Massacre: the troubled history within the Merhige family, Paul’s long‑standing mental‑health struggles and disturbing threats, the horrific minutes inside the Sitton home, and the multi‑agency manhunt that ended with his capture at a motel in the Florida Keys. We then break down the court proceedings that led to seven consecutive life sent...