Case 193
Suesan Knorr & Sheila Sanders
On July 17 1984, the burnt remains of an unidentified young female were located in a deserted area near Lake Tahoe, California. Nearly one year later, the remains of another young female were found in a desolate area nearby. Both were given the status of “Jane Doe.”
After a violent trucker named Benjamin “Herbert” Boyle was apprehended for murdering hitchhiker Gail Smith, authorities thought they had nabbed the killer of at least one of the Jane Doe’s. As detectives hunted for the identities of the deceased, a woman named Theresa Knorr had the answers to everyone’s questions, until two of her own children – Suesan Knorr and Sheila Sanders – mysteriously disappeared.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
WEBSITES
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Theresa Marie “Terry” Knorr Walker
NEWS ARTICLES
Hearing is slated in Galt slaying – The Sacramento Bee
Murder charge is due in Galt death – The Sacramento Bee
Roadside Horror – The Sacramento Bee
Body found burning in Sierra – The Press-Tribune
Sheriff’s search for infant – The Auburn Journal
Placer releases rendering of female found burning – The Sacramento Bee
Trucker being investigated in FW slayings – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Trucker convicted of capital murder – Associated Press
Effort fails to link killing – Associated Press
Mother sought in grisly slayings: 1 daughter burned, 2nd starved – The Sacramento Bee
Murder suspect shot her husband – The Sacramento Bee
Woman, two of her sons charged with killing two of her daughters – The Fresno Bee
Brother admits killing in fear, cops say – The Sacramento Bee
Sheriff said woman died of strangulation – The Press-Tribune
Experts clash on sanity of mom accused of killing 2 daughters – The Sacramento Bee
Report: Accused mother ‘feigned mental illness’ – The Sacramento Bee
Man’s crime mitigated by horrific childhood, prosecutor agrees – The Sacramento Bee
Mom pleads guilty to killing daughters – The Sacramento Bee
Son who helped kill gets probation – The Sacramento Bee
50-to-life for mom in kids’ murders – The Sacramento Bee
BOOKS
Mother’s Day – Dennis McDougal
Whatever Mother Says – Wensley Clarkson
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