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Brandi starts us off with a story that *seems* straightforward. When LaNell Barsock was discovered dead in her home, investigators looked into the most likely suspect – her boyfriend, Louis Bonheur. He’d always been the jealous type. LaNell’s friends said that he could be controlling. In fact, on the day of her murder, Louis got into a public altercation with LaNell. Investigators figured they had their guy. But Louis had a rock-solid alibi.

Then Kristin tells us about one of the douchiest men we’ve ever covered. His name was Ira Einhorn, but he nicknamed himself “The Unicorn.” He claimed that he read a new book every day. He claimed that he invented Earth Day. He claimed to have insider knowledge on everything from extraterrestrials to global conspiracies. What he didn’t like to claim was his history of violence toward women – specifically women who were in the process of dumping him. So when his ex-girlfriend Holly Maddux wound up dead, Ira blamed everyone but himself.

And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.

In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“The Ira Einhorn Case,” by Steve Lopez for Time Magazine
“Ira Einhorn, counterculture guru and murderer, dies in prison at 79,” by Katharine Q. Seelye for The New York Times
“No, Ira Einhorn is not the founder of Earth Day,” by Dan Mcquade for PhillyMag.com
“A touch of Eden,” by Russ Baker for Esquire
“Ex-Fugitive convicted in 25-year-old murder,” The Associated Press
“Maddux boyfriend testifies he feared for her safety,” by Joann Loviglio for The Associated Press
“For Ira Einhorn, a fate worse than death, by Dave Lindorff for Salon.com
“Fugitive Einhorn is guilty of murder in 1977 bludgeoning of his girlfriend,” by Linda Loyd for the Philadelphia Inquirer
“Former hippie guru Ira Einhorn convicted of killing girlfriend in ‘77,” by Joann Loviglio for The Associated Press
“The Unicorn Killer,” episode of People Magazine Investigates

In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“The Case of LaNell Barsock” episode Dateline: The Last Day
“Woman leaves false clues in lover's murder, caught after escape to Belize” True Crime Daily
“Investigators Focus In On Slain Nurse's Boyfriend, But Who Is The Real Killer?” By Jill Sederstrom, Oxygen
“Jury deliberates in case of woman accused of shooting ex-lover, fleeing to Belize” by Jerome Campbell, Los Angeles Times
“Palmdale woman guilty of killing lover, framing victim’s boyfriend” The Antelope Valley Times
“Palmdale woman’s conviction upheld for fatally shooting ex-lover” by City News Service, The Antelope Valley Times

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