The story of 9 brutal murders committed between 1970 to 1980 in the Heritage Hill neighborhood of Grand Rapids and the story of one woman who survived her horrible attack.




EPISODE SOURCES:

“1975 Slaying Suspect Held.” The Herald-Palladium, 23 June 1978, pp. 1–1.

“Autopsy Findings Expected.” The Record, 19 May 1976, pp. 30–30.

“Catherine J Fingleton Obituary.” Grand Rapids Press, 15 July 1980, p. 10C. 

Chopin, J., Beauregard. E., (2020). Patterns of Overkill in Sexual Homicides. Journal of Criminal Psychology

“Coed Found Strangled.” The News, 18 May 1976, p. 1.

GR Press. “Heritage Hill Killer Eluded Police in Pre-DNA Era.” MLIVE, 24 July 2008, https://www.mlive.com/grpress/2008/07/heritage_hill_killer_eluded_po.html. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.

“Grand Rapids Mystery: Murders Baffle Police.” The Michigan Daily, 4 Feb. 1977, p. 2.

“Heritage Hill.” Rapid Growth Media, https://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/cities/HeritageHill/heritage.aspx. 

Hicks, Justin P. “Unsolved 1970 Heritage Hill Murder the Subject of Documentary Airing at Wealthy Theatre.” MLIVE, 13 Sept. 2016, https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2016/09/unsolved_1970_murder_the_subje.html. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.

Hogan, John. “Grand Rapids Teacher Who Killed in ‘Violent Fit of Rage’ Wins Release from Prison.” WZZM13, 30 Aug. 2019, https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/69-c9a1b0d8-671c-4fa0-b8c4-e0ea7c82446c

“Mich. Cops Seek Caller in N.J. Woman's Death.” Courier-Post, 20 May 1976, p. 33.

Nagengast, Kate. “Lamont Marshall Proves 'Evil Can Wear a Human Face,' Prosecutor Says at Sentencing.” MLIVE, 24 July 2018, https://www.mlive.com/grpress/2008/07/lamont_marshall_proves_evil_ca.html. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.

Perlman, Lisa. “Students Stunned After Teacher Charged in Fatal Prostitute Stabbing.” AP News, 21 Mar. 1991, https://apnews.com/article/e5504d9c658a6c7215d88d88d1fb758e. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.

Reens, Nate. “Brother of 1976 Slaying Victim on Cold Case Team's Arrest of Russell Vane: 'What a Relief'.” MLIVE, 24 Apr. 2010, https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2010/04/brother_of_1976_slaying_victim.html. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.

Schock, David. Heritage Hill Bride: The Murder of Shelley Speet Mills. Vimeo.com. 

“Slaying Probed In Grand Rapids.” The Holland Evening Sentinel, 20 Mar. 1976, p. 1.

“TEACHER IS FOUND GUILTY IN KILLING OF PROSTITUTE.” Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sept. 1991, https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-09-21-9109210610-story.html. 

Why Grand Rapids?, The Right Place, https://www.rightplace.org/why-greater-grand-rapids. 

Wolter, Sally. “Notes from the Field: A Multijurisdictional Team Moved Cold Cases to the Front Burner.” National Institute of Justice, 3 Dec. 2019, https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/notes-field-multijurisdictional-team-moved-cold-cases-front-burner. 

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