180. The Murder Mastermind

On this episode, Payton discusses the Carol Thompson case, and how someone hiding in her basement ended her life. Who did it and why? Who masterminded this brutal murder?

Sources:

“Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson” by William Swanson

The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/us/t-eugene-thompson-dies-at-88-crime-stunned-st-paul.html

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/cold-case-t-eugene-thompson/

Park Rapids Enterprise https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/the-vault/money-sex-and-power-the-1963-murder-of-carol-thompson-by-her-attorney-husband-shocked-the-twin-cities

Court Transcripts from Law.Justia.com - https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1966/39343-1.html

MNOpedia.com - https://www.mnopedia.org/event/murder-carol-thompson

The Star Tribune - https://www.startribune.com/even-after-50-years-st-paul-wrestles-with-thompson-murder-for-hire/233885361/

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