This episode of the Coroner’s Report, retired coroner, Steve Nawojczyk dives deep into the story of family annihilator, John Markle. In 1987, Markle, who was facing financial ruin, chose to brutally murder his wife and two young daughters while wearing a hideous Halloween mask. While we all know who did the crime, the question for years has been why? John left clues in a 12 page letter he had written to his mother, Academy Award winning actress, Mercedes McCambridge. Special guests in this episode include attorney Richard Lawrence, Little Rock Police investigator Mike Roche, and the first police officer on the scene, Todd Armstrong. Need more content? Visit the Coroner's Report at http://coronersreport.net where you will find the entire police file, newspaper articles and photographs.
The Coroner’s Report
E1-John Markle: An Act of Macabre Benevolence
E1-John Markle: An Act of Macabre Benevolence
The Coroner’s Report
This is a Southern true crime podcast. Join our team as we delve into interesting cases. Sometimes, we look at interesting murders, and other times, just strange deaths. We talk to the experts, including police investigators, psychiatrists, family members, and witnesses, as we walk you step by step through the homicides. Murder, death, kill is just another day in the office for our team.
This is a Southern true crime podcast. Join our team as we delve into interesting cases. Sometimes, we look at interesting murders, and other times, just strange deaths. We talk to the experts, including police investigators, psychiatrists, family members, and witnesses, as we walk you step by step through the homicides. Murder, death, kill is just another day in the office for our team.
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