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VALACHI, JOE ‘the RAT’: Mobsters TV - Mafia’s Greatest Hits TV -
He worked for years as a foot soldier in the New York Mafia. Then he revealed its secrets to the nation. Mobsters s1e9: Joseph the Rat Valachi, FYI 2007
His performance was mesmorising. ibid.
‘What do I get out of it? Nothing but misery.’ ibid. Valachi
Between 1919 and 1923 the gang burglarized hundreds of New York businesses. ibid.
Joe Valachi: hit-man for the Mob. The first man to break omerta – the Mafia’s code of silence. Valachi was the first to give the world the phrase ‘La Cosa Nostra’. Valachi was the first to reveal the names of the bosses and their soldiers; he explained the Mafia’s structure, their rituals and secrets. Valachi was the first to expose their bloody history of killings and executions and knew where the bodies were. Mafia’s Greatest Hits s1e10: Joe Valachi, AHC 2012
Kennedy had huge concerns about Valachi’s credibility. ibid.
According to the Justice Department he had at least 33 murders under his belt. And was also now singing for his life. How could anyone be sure Valachi was telling the truth? ibid.
VALE, FELIX: People Magazine Investigates TV -
We learnt about three families whose lives became intertwined when they realised they each have a loved one who either died or disappeared after falling in love with the same man. People Magazine Investigates s3e5: Gone Girls, ID 2018
Louisiana 1960: Felix remains adamant that Mary’s [Horton-Vail] drowning remains an accident. ibid.
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VALERA/VAN KREVEL, MARK & KEITH SCHREIBER: Forensic Investigators TV -
8.30 a.m. Saturday, 13th June 1998, Dapto, NSW: David O’Hearn’s cornershop remained closed after its normal early opening hours. The reason for his absence would not only shock the hardiest of police, but would send tremors throughout the entire community. Forensic Investigators s1e2: Valera I&II
‘He [Valera] had Satanic leanings. Of all things he was a filleter.’ ibid. rozzer
‘We had two very brutal murders within two weeks of each other.’ ibid.
‘The decapitated head was sitting in a sink.’ ibid.
Two weeks later and only a kilometre away, another murder [Frank Arkell] was occupying the team of detectives. A murder that had eerie similarities to the first. ibid.
A call did come into Crime Stoppers about a car leaving Frank Arkell’s house on the night he was murdered. ibid.
A clear set of fingerprints matched the O’Hearn’ and Valera’ crime scenes. ibid.
A young man walks into a police station. He wants to confess to two brutal murders. ibid.
Trevor Parkin had been killed in his Sydney flat some six months before the other two men. ibid.
‘It was certainly a consieration that Mark Valera had organised the murder of his father.’ ibid.
One of those visitors was Keith Schreiber who Mark was living with when he murdered David O’Hearn. ibid.
Jack van Krevel, the father of double murderer Mark Valera, had been bashed to death. The main suspect was Mark’s best mate, Keith Schreiber. ibid.
VALLOW, LORI & CHAD DAYBELL & ALEX COX: True Crime Recaps - Doomsday: The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybe TV - Sins of Our Mother TV - Victim to Verdict with Ted Rowland TV -
Officially, Joseph Ryan died of a heart attack in 2018, 14 years after his marriage to Lori Vallow ended. He was 59. True Crime Recaps: How Did Joseph Ryan Die? Youtube 19.55, 2020
Not just how did Joseph Ryan die, but why? ibid.
Is it possible Joe was Lori’s first victim? ibid.
We don’t know his exact date of death because his body was only found after a neighbour complained about a strange smell coming from the apartment. ibid.
Eye drops as a murder weapon had been used before. ibid.
Chad and Lori were married in Hawaii. Today they’re both in jail awaiting trial for conspiracy to destroy or alter or conceal evidence of her children’s bodies. ibid.
Special prosecutor Rob Wood is asking the court to put Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell together … Chad and Lori conspired to hide her kids … Bodies were buried in Chad Daybell’s backyards. True Crime Recaps: The Ultimate Guide to Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell Court Drama, Youtube 31.39, 2020
$430,000 Chad got from his wife Tammy’s life insurance when she mysteriously died in her sleep in October 2019. ibid.
Additional charges from Arizona for conspiracy to kill her fourth husband Charles Vallow. ibid.
It took 2 days, 10 witnesses, and the testimony of 2 of Chad Daybell’s and Lori Vallow’s former friends to convince the judge that there was enough evidence against Chad to put him on trial. What does the prosecution have on him? Well it all comes down to a text message, 2 phone calls, 2 burial sites, and 2 people who lied then went on the run. True Crime Recaps: Chad Daybell’s phone call and other explosive evidence, Youtube 32.44, 2020
2 phone calls give us a horrifying glimpse into Chad and Lori’s mindset. ibid.
Tammy’s [Daybell] body was exhumed in December 2019 and autopsy results are still pending. ibid.
What happened to JJ and Tylee? How did police even know where to dig in Chad Daybell’s yard? True Crime Recaps: Here’s What Happened to JJ & Tylee, Youtube 16.30, 2020
It’s the end of the world as they know it! ibid.
Lori’s brother, Alex Cox, helped murder his own niece and nephew. ibid.