Episode 424: The Horrifying Crimes of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich

On the afternoon of October 22, 2010, fifteen-year-old Rebecca Aylward left her house in Maesteg, Wales. She had plans to meet her ex- boyfriend in a wooded area just outside of Aberkenfig, under the guise that they were reconciling. She told her mother, “Bye Mam, I love you,” as she grabbed her purse and walked out the door—it was the last time her mother would see Becca alive. Thank you to the ravishing David White for research assistance :) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Holy shit guys, we had a CELEB in the house today! Well not like in the house, but on the zoom. THE ONE, THE ONLY..... JVN *sound the alarm* We talk all things Bravo, True Crime and Olympics related. We also tell JVN a gnarly story out of Quincy MA since he's from Quincy IL. It was a grand time, so please enjoy! Go check out Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness anywhere you listen to podcasts and on Netflix! Thank you so much to David White for research excellence References Cowperthwaite, Wheeler. 2022. "Quincy inheritance murder case on new Investigation Discovery show." Patriot Ledger, May 18. Difazio, Joe. 2021. "Man who plotted to kill his Quincy great-aunt for inheritance has been granted parole." Patriot Ledger, December 31. Ellement, John R. 2002. "DA: Woman, 84, Fought Killer." Boston Globe, October 29. —. 2006. "Former Norton Man Admits Role in Slaying of Aunt." Boston Globe, June 10. —. 2006. "Jury Hears Details of Bludgeoning ." Boston Globe, March 4. —. 2006. "Man Gets Life Sentence in Killing." Boston Globe, March 17. —. 2006. "Witness Tells of Grisly Murder." Boston Globe, March 10. Leiner, Gabriel. 2006. "First trial set in Quincy murder." Patriot Ledger, February 16. Linton, David. 2022. "Ex-Norton man granted parole for role in 2001 murder of his elderly great-aunt." Sun Chronicle, January 3. Quimby, Beth. 2002. "Friendship and Betrayal: Moments of terror for informant who says best friend' recounted Quincy murder." Patriot Ledger, November 2. Sack, Jessica Van. 2002. "Police Call Fatal 'Fall' a Killing; Kin Hed." Boston Globe, October 27. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Burger Chef part two is here y'all and it comes with a bittersweet....or really just bitter conclusion. When we last left you, the police had done LITERALLY zero work to secure the crime scene or really investigate at all. But someone would come forward with new information. This person shared details with the police that only one of the killers would know, and yet this case remains unsolved.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Burger Chef murders case out of Indiana is one of the most notorious cases in true crime history. Jayne Fried, Ruth Shelton, Daniel Davis and Mark Flemmonds were all on shift the night of November 17th 1978 when something terrible happened. To this day no one exactly knows what happened that night. Was it a robbery gone wrong? Research Assistance by Dave White. References: Bird, Paul, and Skip Hess. 1979. "Police under gag order in Burger Chef slayings." Indianapolis News , March 7: 1. Corbin, Bryan. 2003. "Victim's parents say they can forgive." Daily Journal, June 28: 1. Ellis, Mike. 1978. "Shootings frighten rural residents." Indianapolis News, November 20: 12. Frederick, Diane. 1978. "Lights to 'happy face' turned off." Indiana News, November 21: 20. Hess, Skip, and Rich Schneider. 1978. "4 shootings shock Speedway residents." Indianapolis News, November 20: 1, 12. Indianapolis Star. 1978. "Press Group Assails Police Silence." Indianapolis Star, November 21: 6A. —. 1978. "Stymied police probing murders of 4 at Burger Chef ask 'why?'." Indianapolis Star, December 10: 14. —. 1978. "'They could have been anyone's children'." Indianapolis Star, November 21: 8. Journal and Courier. 1978. "Police without leads in restaurant killings." Journal and Courier, November 26: B-2. Judkins, Jane. 1978. "Young Speedway Murder Victims." Indianapolis News, November 20. Luzadder, Dan. 1986. "Police have confession in Burger Chef murders." Indianapolis Star, November 14: 1. Morrison, Patrick. 1978. "$10,000 reward offered in westside abduction of 4." Indianapolis Star, November 20: 1. Morrison, Patrick, and James G. Newland. 1978. "Kidnap victims believed slain by more than one." Indianapolis Star, November 21: 1. Morrison, Patrick, and James Newland. 1978. "4 Speedway kidnap victims found dead in wooded area." Indianapolis Star, November 20: 1. Murphy, Shelly. 1979. "2 held in Milwaukee slayings." Boston Globe, April 27: 26. Trusnik, Mac, and John Flora. 1978. "$25,000 reward offered in four kidnap-slayings." Indianapolis News, November 20: 3. Trusnik, Mac, and Paul Bird. 1978. "4 held 24 hours before slayings." Indianapolis News, November 21: 1. Walton, Richard. 1979. "Burger Chef murder suspects held." Indianapolis Star, April 28: 1. —. 1978. "Police baffled by kidnapping." Indianapolis Star, November 19: 1. Young, Julie. 2021. The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listener Tales 71 is here and we think this is a pretty dope one! Make sure to keep your ear out for the special announcement at the top of the show, and then we dive into all things creepy, weird and macabre. On today's installment we feature stories about doppelgangers, a group of listeners who could have been featured on an episode of Dateline and the creepiest chloroform stealing lab partner. If you have a listener tale that you would like to send in please do so and direct it to [email protected] with "Listener Tale" somewhere in the subject line :) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.