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FYI...there is a new Homicide for the Holidays on Oxygen for Halloween, plus there were 2 for July 4th.

And I've got another one! It's the Sherri Rasmussen case, which we've all probably seen many times before on other franchises (killed by her husband John's college ex, who was a police officer). This time it was on The Real Murders of Los Angeles, "Once Bitten". And the part that struck me is that the police went to talk to Sherri's parents, who told them that John's ex from college (it was now quite a few years since college) was causing problems and had tracked down Sherri at work and at home but they didn't know her name. So the police went to talk to John, and asked him if there were any exes that might have it in for Sherri and want to do her harm. He said that there was a girl he had dated casually in college, but it had been 8-9 years ago, and he didn't think she would do something like that. Then, oddly, the DA that was narrating said, "Sometimes family members have a theory based on what their sense of the case is. That's a normal reaction. But as a detective, you have to follow the facts where they lead." And then he goes on to say that crime was rampant at that time, and because Sherri's car was missing and some stereo equipment had been placed by the door (as though someone was going to steal it, but got interrupted), detectives decided that it was a burglary (even though there was no forced entry, Sherri had a bite mark on her arm which a burglar is simply not going to get involved with, none of the usual areas in the apartment had been touched where burglars would usually focus, and Sherri lived in the middle of the apartment complex but burglars usually go to the outside units to make a quicker getaway). And so nothing more was done about that lead, even through the next 23 years when the case went cold!!!! Clearly the detectives didn't "follow the facts"...it's a fact that John's ex came to Sheri's work and home (good Lord, that is not a common thing at all), but they didn't choose to follow that, because, well, I guess they were completely minimizing the importance of the facts her parents said, and putting extraordinary value instead on the opinion that John expressed that his ex wouldn't have killed Sherri. It was finally solved when a cold case team re-looked at the case, decided it wasn't a burglary, and compiled a list of women in Sherri's life at the time. Then they interviewed John more in-depth than the detective had 23 years ago, and it led to the case being solved. Pathetic.

IIRC, they didn't go over to Brad's because he wasn't responding....they went to drop off a weed whacker. So he absolutely could have gone without them. And the wife herself, when he confessed to her in the interrogation room, realized that he had deliberately and intentionally exposed the wife and step-daughter to the murder scene. It was entirely calculated, pre-meditated, self-serving, and cruel AF for him to have them all there.

Yeah, at the time I remarked to myself how fake it was that Susan said that, even before Faith came in with her story! But to be fair, there is far less tongue with the goldens! I tell them apart because Faith has a resemblance to a younger version of Dr. Phil's wife Robin (which someone also mentioned upthread).

Quoting myself because I saw another example of this genius investigative ability, on A Time to Kill, "Easter Murder". A young woman was murdered while working at a card shop, and they are unable to solve the crime. At some point, a call comes in about a year later from the lawyer of a woman who used to live with her husband about 10 miles from the little town where the murder occurred (they had since moved 3,000 away), and the lawyer thought the woman might have information to help the murder. Apparently the husband had an infatuation with the case, the wife had a striking resemblance to the dead woman, and he had sexual tendencies that involved some level of violence. She even had a gift he said he bought from that card store. The police reached out to him and he said he was coming to town soon and would come in for an interview. But then his lawyer called and said he won't come in. And further that the wife was only doing this to gain an advantage in the custody case that they were involved in, which was a concern to the police dept. Still, the police asked him to give a DNA sample, but he refused. This made them suspicious, so they looked into his background. But when they saw that he had no criminal record and no other red flags, they decided to "move on" and didn't do an interview with him. They eliminated all local suspects and the case went cold for 25 years (!!), but still they never contacted the guy for an interview. Interestingly, the narration states that the case remained a priority and that the case never "collected dust" and never "experienced a period of time where work wasn't done" (cough [bullshit] cough). Anyway, you can figure the rest..of course, he did it, and of course the woman's input was devalued and basically ignored, even when they had nothing else at all to go on in the case.

Hey auntjess, are you comfortable sharing any details? Yours is the first real-life situation like that I've ever heard of, and hearing a little more about it would help shed some light on these folks we keep watching on Catfish.

So, oddly, even though the father said the son was 28 at the time Ashley and Whitney suggested forced the date, Whitney later said that she thought he was really 22. And that's the number she was telling people that he was. So when she saw the son, that's why she wanted to see his license, because for whatever reason, she had thought he was 22. Maybe the dad has another son who is 22, and she mixed them up from when they had been talking with the dad some other time? Or maybe she misheard the dad originally when talking about his son, and thought he said 22, so when the dad said 28 this time, she just thought that was wrong? But that means that in her mind, the dad either can't remember how old his own son is, or he had lied to her and Ashley, saying his son was 28 when he was really 22. Either of those are odd conclusions, rather than to think "Maybe I'm mistaken, and the son really is 28, given that that's what his dad just said!" (And I don't think it's that she wanted a better story, so she 'decided' that he was 22 even though knowing he was 28, because it would then be revealed she was wrong, and she hates being wrong.) I could see being 40, and 'going out' with such a younger guy, but not on an actual 'date', and just going out to have some companionship, do something fun and get out of the house, and maybe provide some life experience benefit to the guy, and maybe develop a friendship/mentorship. But to think from the outset that it was a real date, especially one not initiated by the guy himself but forced on the guy, is just absurd.

And she was telling people that the restaurant guy suggested she go out with his son, even though it was actually Ashley who instigated it. Then she genuinely seemed surprised when the son didn't ask her on another date. WTAF? The 12-year age difference is enormous at that age; like he said, they are at different stages of their life, and that is not even saying anything about whether he might not find someone her size attractive.

Totes agree. Her dress really did not look good on her, except when she spun around. And given what she said about needing it to not be tight around her stomach because of her surgery, it actually looked very tight. I have reservations too. He really seems like such a bro' at times, but he redeemed himself with how emotional he got at the altar...maybe he's a good guy after all! OK, so I know what a kiwi bird is, but I would never have thought that it meant he was a "kiwi". I would have really wondered what that was about, and maybe figured it meant he was really into birds? I know that in his note he wrote something about the bird taking a trip across the ocean, but that still wouldn't make me think it was paralleling his own journey. He should have just written something in the note that either explained it or turned it into kind of a fun mystery, but he did neither. I don't blame her for being confused, but her disdain was not cool. He only mentioned that thing about his father, because one of the very first things that wino/lush Emily asked him after they were married, was "Does your family party?" WTF kind of a first question is that? I don't think that he drinks much.

With Shi and Mira, I liked that the show was up front about getting an AirBnB for him, rather than using an AirBnB but having us think that it was his place, which is what it seems like they may have done with her/her friend's place. But what on earth were Nev and Kami thinking when they were talking about being "low-key" and "undercover" when they went to the market? They are freakin' Nev and Kami...pretty darn famous! Also, it seemed like Shiona/Mira was a bad actress...usually I think these people are real, but she def seemed fake.

Watched the latest episode of Final Moments, "The Missed Bus". Early on, there was video of the car that kidnapped the victim, and it was an unusual car. The cops found that there were 9 of the cars, and they visited all the owners. And according to what was said, all 9 owners were cleared. Later, they had reason to re-visit one of the 9, and it turns out that the alibi that cleared him was that he was at home, by himself, watching TV or something. SMH. WTAF? Since when is that an alibi that clears someone? At the very least, it should keep someone on the possible suspect list, and at the best, they should actively look into the person further.

Didn't realize the show had started up again! Just watched Cody and Brittany. That was weird with us never seeing the catfisher, and whatever was going on at the end with those other messages. It's horrifying to realize that people are so easily misled as Cody. He was pretty adamant and confident that he had proof of her accident, because she had sent him a generic car upside down photo. And I loved how they pointed out that her fake license had the last name and first name in the wrong places, plus the top of her head was cut off in the license pic, and how Kami correctly was asking questions to determine that Cody was the one to first mention the supposed drive-in connection. And on a totally shallow note...how could a guy who looks like he does, working at a drive-in in Wyoming, think that a girl like that would fall for him? It's odd that they never finished pursuing who the woman was that was receiving the money in Florida.

...but we all remember how much time she spent actually visiting her supposed fiance!!

Or some of both. As they explained, each family member thought Bethany was communicating with another family member. But the grandmother is the ONLY one who would know If Bethany checked in on her daughter, and she knows that she didn't. So even though she was worried about Bethany, especially given that Bethany's text replies were terse and avoidant, it had to have been plausible that Bethany didn't check in on her daughter for 3 weeks, because grandma's level of concern was not great enough to do anything additional. Keep in mind that Bethany was still in college, and working a job on the side, with one child who already wasn't living with her, another child on the way with a new boyfriend, and hastily living with him. I don't think thoughtful decision-maker was an apt descriptor, and I'm guessing mom and grandma were used to dealing regularly with the fall-out.

100%. I have always suspected Robyn's insincerity and Machiavellian maneuvering, but it wasn't until she shut down Meri about the Christmas get-together that I actually saw it in action. And then this one was just further confirmation. It makes me wonder if maybe more had occurred, but the editors didn't show them until lately. And what was great about this one, was that she shut it down this get-together because the people should air/discuss/resolve their differences first. So if she was genuinely concerned about people resolving their differences, and it wasn't simply the best excuse she could come up with to shut it down, then she would have actually encouraged the get-together, because since the people weren't willing to meet on their own, then having them come together at this get-together would provide an opportunity to start trying to heal. She really thinks the public is stupid...probably because if all you know about are the gullible fawning fans, then she would certainly think she can keep fooling them. But we're on to her!

Don't believe that for a second. I think that Robyn is very good at that armchair-quarterback deflection thing where she appears to be throwing some shade at Kodouche in her THs. In reality, she 'needs' him to get the kids ready for school, so she can sleep! And what infuriates me, is that he talks about how he wants to do it, yet when he really was needed for it, by all the other wives with a zillion little kids, he was nowhere in sight. It really was stunning...she looked and seemed like a very tall 14-year old. Yeah, I noticed that too. Unfortunately, I think that Meri is a little delusional when she says how much Robyn's kids love her and accept her unconditionally. That may have been the case when they were little and all one big family, but I think it's out-of-sight-out-of-mind at this point.

The ladies bring their own dresses, so if they chose that style of gown, that's on them. The tennis dresses are another matter, but I thought for the most part that those looked good on the women and didn't show all the age-y skin that the gowns do. Totally agree about Cathy having some legitimate points about Theresa. And the appalling incident with Trista is a perfect example. (Trista was very gracious about appearing interested in Theresa's interruption.) It's hard to believe her heart is in the right place with that interruption. Theresa has said that she says things about her time with Gerry because she's excited to share, but I don't buy it...I think she has a particular persona that includes some 'stealth' approaches, because she tries to come off otherwise as meek and mild. BTW, one of the things I disagreed with about Cathy, is that she kept talking about how what Theresa did/said made her feel insecure. Well, why is it Theresa's job to make Cathy not feel insecure? Maybe Cathy also feels insecure when anyone says Gerry's name in the same sentence with someone else's name...should everyone start watching their sentences when they say Gerry's name, and not put any of the women's names in that sentence? What Cathy was really getting at, that had validity as a warning to Theresa overall, is that it comes off as bragging, and as intentionally throwing it in the other women's faces at the expense of those who haven't had as much time with Gerry.

Neither did she! The look on her face seemed like genuine surprise. My all-time tops for over 70 are Mark Harmon, Jack Hanna (the animal handler from David Letterman), General Wesley Clark. and former Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil. And I'll begrudgingly add Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, even though I hate him for how he left star player Reggie Bush holding the bag (but not the Heisman Trophy, since they stripped it from him) for accepting money when Carroll was the USC football coach. Just clarifying...her getting a rose wasn't related to her being sick; she had already gotten a rose on the group date when he felt bad that she missed her daughter's wedding. Yes, they did say during the FaceTime that they did it, so the wedding had already occurred. But I don't think there's any reason to assume that the call she made to her daughter was actually at the wedding, so I don't think we can read anything in to where they were or what they were wearing during the call, in terms of interpreting how fancy a wedding it was or wasn't.

FYI, there are new seasons of Killer Cases and Accused: Guilty or Innocent on A&E

Well, there were a few interesting things when they got to the guys (this was a 1-hour show, and she interviewed the girls first and then the guys): Orion had a haircut, and although it was still long, it looked sooo much better. Austin was wearing a freaking baseball cap...really, bro? Brennan was wearing a t-shirt...and when women come on, they often overdress. Orion told his story about having gone on a date with a guy, and Austin and Brennan had never heard that before. It makes me tend to agree with whoever said (either upthread or in a previous episode thread) that it doesn't seem like the guys got that close with each other this season. It was ridiculous, especially given that when one of his guys asked about what he'd do if they were miserable (or something like that), he indicated he would still stick it out. Makes me think he'd be the type to stay married in name, but not at all in spirit. Yes. On the screen, after the opening scene of the leaving at the altar, the screen showed "Two weeks earlier." Michael wasn't the girth guy...it was Orion. The main mention of the girth was during the bachelor party...they were re-discussing it on the After Party. And I don't believe for a second what Orion said on After Party that implied the "girth certificate" comment was a drunken on-the-spot comment. I think he's used that line many times before. The 'experts' talked about Emily not having been in love before or been in a relationship, but they did not give near enough weight to the fact that every time she dated a guy, she never got past the third date and they ghosted her. And perhaps most importantly. in terms of her throng of red flags, is that she said she thought the relationships were going well and she doesn't know why they ghosted her! When people you date choose to end the relationship after the third date AND it's 100% of the time AND they always choose to end it by ghosting AND you thought the relationships were going along well AND you have no idea why they did it, that should have warranted some serious consideration/discussion/dissection/examination by the 'experts'!

It wasn't your tv!

Maybe I'm crazy or need to get my eyes checked, but they keep talking about how much Angie resembles Glen, and I just do not see it! Of course, it's hard to see what her face really looks like, with her eyes so caked with mascara and liner!

I don't recall them saying anything implying that Jackie died shortly after giving birth, but anyway, apparently Jackie died in 2015, according to this article https://starcasm.net/glenn-thore-ex-jackie-details/ As much as it pains me to defend Shitney, I have lived my whole life in North Carolina and Virginia and have never come across or heard of something like that boil buffet. I have been to all-you-can-eat crab feasts, and it was people sitting down at picnic tables and eating the crab that they put in front of them. And the seafood boils at restaurants, in which you order by the pound, do not appear to be at all the same thing as that everybody-stand-up-and-eat-over-the-food spectacle. Whitney declared herself not a sore loser, which may be true...what we saw of how she handled the corn hole loss appeared to be just fine. However...what she is, is much much much worse, and that is a sore winner. It's actually understandable when someone is a sore loser...after all, they just lost. But there is no excuse for being such a miserable winner as Shitney is...you already won, so stop bleating about your fantastic accomplishment and rubbing the 'victory' in people's faces. But I have to say I was mystified by that line dancing competition, which is what they called it. Whitney was actually the only one who did line dancing, and from their comments, it appeared they had never actually seen line dancing. What Shitney did was very very basic line dancing, but she was so damn proud of it, as though she was Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader-level dancing. And excuse my snark, but Jamie took quite a chance on trying that flying leap into her boyfriend's (?) arms. Yes, she's thinner than Shitney, but she's no Jennifer Grey!

Finally watched it, and I have a question. Clearly I missed something, because at the end, I think she was in a graveyard, and she called someone's phone to prove who the killer was, and it was the lady doctor with the crush on the ghost guy. How did she solve the mystery and how did she know the doctor was at the graveyard when she was?

Yes, and that was so odd. HIs last experience with her was being dumped by her, so did she really think that he was that heartbroken, and still so, such that he would want to choose her above all other (new) women on the beach? OMG that was great! And surprising, because in a Bach/ette season, we rarely hear any contestants say anything negative about the lead...and if they do, they are wrong-reason-shamed by the other contestants. So it was great to hear a negative quality ascribed by a former contestant to a lead. It was actually worse than just not acknowledging him, because as she walked past him, he complimented her, and IIRC, she literally did not even respond. I have found it interesting that they are appearing to pull back the curtain about the timeframe of the show. We already had a comment from Kylee when she dumped Will, where she said, "I can't think of anyone I would have rather spent yesterday with than you", after someone else had said something about it being day 2. And now, someone was talking to Will while Mercedes was on the date, and said something like, "You haven't had a day yet without drama", implying that it is now day 3. Ordinarily, this franchise tries to make us think it's been a full week each time they switch which gender gets to give out the roses. That's part of what made is so funny when Will was talking about how Mercedes was really there for him when he was going through the heartbreak about Kylee...you mean that 3-hour period when you were distraught? Jess must be hugely insecure, because the first thing she said to both of the new guys when they pulled her for the get-acquainted chat, was, "I'm bloated today, so I'm wearing a one-piece bathing suit." WTAF? First of all, there is no need whatsoever to be apologetic for wearing a very attractive one-piece bathing suit. And more importantly, second, why would you EVER start a conversation with a hot stranger by saying you are bloated?!?! What struck me was how odd it was when he said that horses are like dogs; they're intimated by us. Really? I think all horses, no matter how well-mannered, know deep down that at any second, they could throw us off, and behaving well is a choice they make. Likewise, I think dogs know they could bite the hell out of us, but choose not to because they like the relationships they have with us. But being intimidated by humans? I think not!