In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at the heartbreaking 1981 murder of 19-year-old Rhonda Hinson, a North Carolina teen whose life was brutally cut short just two days before Christmas.
Tis the Season: Navigating Holiday Hazards
In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we embark on a reflective journey into the shadows that often accompany the festive season. Join me as we unveil the untold stories of accidents and tragedies that cast a somber hue over the holiday cheer.
Homelessness, Murder & Mayhem
On today’s episode, we continue with our ‘Deaths During the Holidays Series’ and take a look a two different stories where the fear of being homeless leads to horrendous acts of murder and mayhem.
Domestic Abuse and the Covina Christmas Massacre
On today’s episode for the deaths during the holidays series, I wanted to share a story with you about a case of domestic violence that turned deadly. On Christmas Eve 2008, in Covina, California, a man named Bruce Pardo dressed as Santa, went to his ex-wife Sylvia Pardo’s parents home during a holiday gathering, with guns, 200 rounds of ammunition and incendiary devices.
Holiday Deaths & The Lawson Family Murders
On today’s episode, I share stories of deaths during the holidays, with the main one being the Lawson Family murders. On Christmas day, in 1929 a rural North Carolina tobacco farmer brutally murdered six of his children, his wife and then killed himself.