Episode 242 - BABY SHOES, NEVER WORN - The Cold Case of Angela Blackmore
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
After browsing the aisles, they found a brand new high chair and made a small down payment to place it on layaway. It would still be some months before they needed it, as the woman had just discovered she was pregnant a few days prior.
Within weeks, the man who’d been with her called the store to cancel the order…Sadly, he explained, the high chair was no longer needed.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
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Justice for Angela Blackmoore - The Long Read from Stuff.co.nz
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Court Hears From Last Person to See Angela Blackmoore Alive - 1news.co.nz
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Key witness in murder trial is either a lying deviant or honest and candid - Stuff.co.nz
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Angela Blackmoore murder: a friend's betrayal
Angela's horrific murder: how and why killer did it - The Star
How a murder trial revealed controversial police tactics, and more concerns about top detective’s actions - The Press
Angela Blackmoore: when a Stuff investigation helped solve a cold case - stuff.co.nz
Blackmoore Signed Deal with Accused Weeks Before - Star-News
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Retrial for Two Accused Begins - Newshub.co.nz
Man allegedly threatened to kill Angela Blackmoore before murder - Star-News
Killer Told Friend “high as a Kite on MDMA”
Ex-Husband says Accused Told Him He Arranged - NZ Herald
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A family torn apart: Pregnant mum’s shocking murder
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| 0:33.3 | The The There's a famous story often attributed to Ernest Hemingway. |
| 1:09.7 | The story goes, the brilliant author was having lunch with a group of writers. |
| 1:14.6 | When he wagered, he could write a complete story in just six words. |
| 1:19.6 | Thinking it was impossible, the other writers placed their bets on the table. |
| 1:24.6 | Picking up a pencil, Hemingway quickly scribbled six words on the napkin in front of him. |
| 1:30.3 | For sale, baby shoes, never worn. |
| 1:34.3 | A complete story with a beginning, middle and end. |
| 1:38.3 | Everyone agreed, Hemingway had won the bet. |
| 1:41.3 | Although the origins of this story are more legend than fact, its impact |
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