Episode 24: Anniversary Q & A
Anniversary Q & A
with Denise Geelhart and Zelda Uvarovna
It’s our anniversary! This podcast started just over a year ago. In order to celebrate, we decided it was high time to do a Q & A session with our listeners. So, we spent over an hour answering some great questions. Listen to find out who is married (or not), more about the genealogy research process, how we choose our subjects, and more about our us.
DISCLOSURE: Murderous Roots is listener-supported. Some of the links below include Amazon affiliate links that may bring us a small commission to help support the podcast, at no additional cost to you.
recommendations
Throughout this episode, we discussed some of our favorite podcasts, television programs, and books. We have listed all that we mentioned during this episode below plus a few more.
Podcasts worth a listen
And That’s Why We Drink (Zelda): paranormal and true crime
The Office Ladies (Denise): If you loved The Office, you will love this podcast hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, stars of the show.
Podchaser List of recommendations
books to read
China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Archangel by Sharon Shinn
Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt (The historical romance novel recommendation that eluded Denise during the episode.)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Fool’s Puzzle by Earlene Fowler
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (First book in the Wheel of Time series recommended by Zelda)
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson’
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Dolly Parton: My Life and Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton
Balancing Act: The Authorized Biography of Angela Lansbury by Martin Gottfried
True Crime Television Programs
The First 48
Evil Lives Here
American Monster
Homicide Hunter
Genetic Detective
corrections
After we recorded the show, Denise went back to look into more information about the cousin she mentioned, Harold Wesley Raley, Jr., who was murdered. She discovered that she had a few facts wrong. It turns out the man responsible for her second cousin’s death was prosecuted, but he did not get much time and was out of prison within a year or two. Her belief that he got off completely and other information came from Harold’s mother. Well, that and the fact that Denise is closing on 50, and her memory isn’t what it used to be. Below you will find an article detailing the facts about the actual case.
Oliver Randall Moss did not go on trial for another 3 years after making a number of legal maneuvers to delay the trial. In Jun3 1998, he was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and was sentenced to 5 years. He was out of prison by 2000. Since he was released, he has had two different women file for orders of petition against him. Both were dismissed by the judges as was a protective order Moss tried to file against Denise’s cousin, Harold Wesley’s mother, Earlene.
Source: The Daily Oklahoman, 26 Jul 1995