Penny Boudreau on Investigation Discovery

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I noticed a lot of hits coming to my blog tonight. At one point over 100 people were reading. I saw they were reading about Penny Boudreau. Perplexed, I looked at Google and didn’t see any news and then a reader on Facebook said they saw a preview for the story of Penny Boudreau on Investigation Discovery. There is no link, but they talk about Penny’s crime and its so eerie to see them reenact the crime. I watched Penny plead for her daughter when this happened in 2008, and it is hard to imagine this is now a crime being discussed on “Deadly Women”.

I don’t get Investigation Discovery, unfortunately, and they don’t have an embed link to the video, but you can watch the clip here.

Zahra Baker’s Prosthetic Leg Found

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Little 10-year old Zahra was reported missing by her step mom Elisa Baker on October 9, however, police have been unable to find anyone who has seen little Zahra in the weeks prior to this report.

Zahra Baker’s father, Adam Baker, was interviewed by the media shortly after his daughter was reported missing and he gave off many red flags that he isn’t being forthright with us. As the details emerge now, everyone is suspicious of the parents.

Police have since recovered a mattress, which they believe to have been Zahra’s which was discarded into the trash and police believe contains DNA. And now they have found Zahra’s prosthetic leg.

To read my original review of Adam Baker before we knew all these facts, click here.

Susan Wright’s Sentencing Hearing

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For those of you who have watched and followed the Susan Wright story, she is in the re-sentencing phase of her trial. Here is an update from ABC. You can read some of my thoughts here, too.

Thanks, Karon, for the story link!

48 Hours: Dirty Little Secrets

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Matt and Kari Baker

48 Hours has a sneak peak for this weekend’s episode up, though they have no embed code. Click here to see it. It’s about the Kari Baker story, which I have followed for several years.

I have written extensively on Matt Baker, and analyzed Vanessa Bulls. Check back next week for my thoughts on this show! Don’t forget to set your DVR!

Note: I just saw it is a double-feature–two hours!!

A Study of Honesty: The One Who Got Away

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This has to be one of the most chilling and fascinating 48 Hours I have seen in a long time. It aired this past weekend. I was glued to the TV the whole hour. Jennifer Asbenson recounts her nightmare encounter with a serial killer. She missed her bus to work one night and a man offered her a ride. She trusted him and went and nothing happened, so the next day when he appeared at her work again and offered a ride home, she thought nothing of it. It was a devastating mistake. Asbenson describes her frightening ordeal during the 48 Hours episode. To say it is haunting and chilling is an understatement.

Asbenson was Andrew Urdiales only surviving victim and even after all these years, the emotions that Asbenson felt almost 20 years ago are as fresh on her face as the day this happened. That’s because we don’t forget emotional memories. They become seared into our minds and faces.

The fear expressed in Asbenson’s face in this episode just seared at my soul. It scorched my heart.

There is a great lesson in this story. It’s old and often repeated but so poignant. Never go anywhere with strangers you don’t know. Serial killers don’t usually give off any warning signs that they are dangerous. To the contrary, they are usually often masters of manipulation as we see in this story with Urdiales. He gained her trust before taking advantage of her vulnerabilities.

Haunting.