Episode Notes

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Synopsis, S1E2, Something’s Wrong: The hosts explore the bizarre circumstances of their cousin’s death in 1973. His life and experiences—as well as those of his family—are described, and so is research conducted in the present.

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Content warning: This podcast contains graphic content, talk of ending one's own life, discussion of criminal conduct, cultlike practices, and animal abuse, and descriptions of sexual assault, risk taking, and abuse, including abuse of children. Note that even the language used in descriptions can be triggering. Most personal names* and geographical names* in this podcast have been changed, due to the subject matter, and because of questions about whether a crime was committed.

*Guests in this episode:

Dominic Gwyn, Ricky’s younger brother

Rhiannon Donner, Ricky’s younger sister

Glenda Petersley, Ricky’s youngest sister

Jamison Petersley, Ricky’s nephew and Glenda’s son

Marcus Suaird, brother of host Sarah Blaxon and uncle of host Alex Mazari

Helen Mazari, sister of host Sarah and mother of host Alex

Louise Masters and Carmella Monk, Ricky’s classmates in 1973

Lina Atwell, Ricky’s neighbor in Pierus, circa 1973

Fran Schudy, Leroy Robson, and Diane Cutter Green, Ricky’s friends, circa 1973

Resources:

The Clio Messenger, ordered on USB from the Clio Area Historical Association, phone 810-793-4888

Ellis, Franklin, History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers : Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. Copyright ©1879, Everts & Abbott, Philadelphia

GenealogyBank.com, for 1971 and 1973 issues of Michigan’s Flint Journal

Mack, Julie. When did crime peak in Michigan? A look at trends since 1960 - mlive.com), (Special to) MLive, Sep. 26, 2017; copyright ©2025 Advance Local Media LLC

Wood, Edwin O., LLD, President, Michigan Historical Commission, History of Genesee county, Michigan, her people, industries and institutions. Copyright ©1916, Federal Publishing Company, Indianapolis

Zawitz, Marianne W., Klaus, et al., Highlights from 20 Years of Surveying Crime Victims, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics. October 1993

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