After covering the case for a soon-to-air spinoff of A&E's Cold Case Files, producer Ed Hydock tells the very personal tale of the murder of Betty Jones and sexual assault of Kathryn Crigler.

Labor Day evening, 1990, Starkville, Mississippi-native, Betty Jones, heard a knock at the door. She'd been staying with her friend, 81-year-old amputee, Kathryn Crigler, to help her through some health issues. When Betty answered the door, she was immediately met by a fierce attack. The suspect, a young man with spiked blonde hair and a "swarthy" complexion,

proceeded to slit Betty's throat before raping Kathryn Crigler and disappearing into the balmy Mississippi night. The brutal attacks sent shockwaves through the peaceful, tight-knit community.

For nearly three decades, the killer eluded police, until DNA technology and a dogged cold case investigator caught up with him. In 2018, 52-year-old Michael Wayne DeVaughn was arrested and charged with capital murder and sexual assault in connection with the crimes.

Tune in every Tuesday as your hosts, veteran true crime producer (Ed) and true crime super fan (Melissa), dive into the cases that keep you up at night - offering behind-the-scenes insight into what it takes to bring the headlines to life on the small screen.

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In episode 24 (BLOCK: "Friends Til the End"), the MU team dives into a tragic local case which rocked the close-knit community of Fishtown - a blue collar Philadelphia neighborhood.

No one should have to die the way Jason did...especially in an area like that. Our hearts go out to his friends, family, and loved ones.

R.I.P. Jason Keel Sweeney

1986 - 2003

In 2003, 16-year-old Jason Sweeney was working for his father, a contractor, on a building project in Philadelphia. He recently met a girl he liked, 15-year-old Justina Morley, with whom he had a date on the evening of Friday, May 30th. Unbeknownst to Sweeney, Morley had been engaging in sexual relations with two other 16-year-olds, Nicholas Coia and Eddie Batzig Jr. Batzig was Sweeney's best friend since the fourth grade. Nicholas Coia and his 17-year-old brother, Domenic, were also friends with Sweeney.

With the promise of sex, Morley lured Sweeney to "The Trails," a wooded area of Fishtown near the Delaware River, where Batzig and the Coia brothers were lying in wait. There, they brutally murdered Jason using multiple deadly weapons - stealing $500 from his wallet. After a short investigation, police charged all four suspects with Jason's murder, citing jealousy and robbery as the motives.

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MU closes out October, and their block entitled, "Hollywood Horrors," in a conversation with the great Dr. Buzz Von Ornsteiner.

Dr. Buzz has offered expert commentary on hundreds of high-profile cases for CNN, Fox News, E! Entertainment, MSNBC, WNYW, Court TV News, Tru TV, WPIX, Investigation Discovery and many more! But perhaps he's best known for his role as the recurring psychologist on Reelz Network's hit crime show, "Copycat Killers." In this candid interview, Dr. Buzz opens up about his storied career as a forensic psychologist, his days as an 80's B-movie actor, and reflects on his time as the face of Copycat Killers.

As a bonus, Dr. Buzz also offers his insight on MU's two most recent cases - the 2014 attempted murder of Payton Leutner and the awful crimes committed by James Cushing - a man dubbed "The Queen Anne Axe Murderer" in 1990 after he followed in the footsteps of renowned suspected killer Lizzie Borden. You won't want to miss this deeply personal and insightful conversation!

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