Episode 237 - Ghost Ship - The Joe Cool Murders
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Join us, as we dive into the strange case of the Joe Cool Murders. 

You’ll hear how a grisly crime scene aboard an abandoned fishing boat told a gruesome tale of murder and the harrowing details of a high seas hijacking revealed by two survivors found floating in a liferaft….

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Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger

Editing: Aiden Wolf

**Sources: **Archer Criminal Complaint) Sail-World.com) Gettyimages) BBC News) CBS News) Arkansas Online) NBC News) Riverfront Times)  Murder on the High Seas - Carol Soret Cope) Deadly Waters with Captain Lee S1E1) The Miami Herald Tue, Sep 25, 2007 - Boat Crew Vanishes) Florida Today Tue, Sep 25, 2007 - Coast Guard Finds Two Boaters) South Florida Sun Sentinel Tue, Sep 25, 2007- Coast Guard Searching ) The Bradenton Herald Tue, Sep 25, 2007 · Two Boaters Found) The Miami Herald Wed, Sep 26, 2007- 2 Customers Charged in Boating Mystery) South Florida Sun Sentinel Wed, Sep 26, 2007 - Mystery On The Ocean) The Miami Herald Thu, Sep 27, 2007 - Boater Suspected of Abusing Boys in Arkansas) The Bradenton Herald Thu, Sep 27, 2007 - 2 Held in Missing Boaters Mystery) News-Press Fri, Sep 28, 2007 - Ex Wife of Missing Boater Suspect) The Miami Herald Fri, Sep 28, 2007 - Suspect’s Father May Have Met Other Suspect in 1995) The Miami Herald Sun, Sep 30, 2007  - Missing Boaters) The Miami Herald Tue, Oct 02, 2007 - Parents of Suspect) The Miami Herald Wed, Oct 03, 2007 - Judge Prods Prosecutors) The Miami Herald Thu, Oct 11, 2007 - Two charged with murder of boat crew) The Miami Herald Sat, Oct 20, 2007 - Murder Charges Stun Family ) The Miami Herald Fri, Oct 26, 2007 - Ghost Boat Suspects Are Indicted) The Miami Herald Thu, Nov 01, 2007 - Inmate May have Info in Boater Case) The Miami Herald Thu, Nov 08, 2007 - Jailhouse Conversations Are At Issue) South Florida Sun Sentinel Thu, Dec 20, 2007 - Prisoner: Joe Cool Suspect Confessed) The Miami Herald Tue, Apr 29, 2008 - Jail Informant Won’t Testify) The Miami Herald Thu, May 01, 2008 - Joe Cool Murder Suspect Changes Story) The Miami Herald Thu, May 22, 2008 - Gun Box Allowed as Evidence) South Florida Sun Sentinel Thu, Jun 05, 2008 - Prosecutors Seek to Disallow Lie Detector) The Miami Herald Wed, Jun 18, 2008 - Aunt to Get Boater’s Orphans) The Miami Herald Fri, Jul 18, 2008 - Boat Suspect to Plead Guilty) South Florida Sun Sentinel Fri, Jul 25, 2008 - Guilty Plea Deal in 4 Slayings at Sea) The Stuart News Thu, Aug 14, 2008 - Suspect in Boat Killings Blames co-)The Miami Herald Tue, Sep 16, 2008 - Suspect Gullible, Jury Told) Defendant) The Orlando Sentinel Wed, Sep 17, 2008 - Agent: Suspects Tale of Piracy Hard to Believe) The Miami Herald Thu, Sep 18, 2008 - Defendant Sought Cop Job) The Miami Herald Fri, Sep 19, 2008 - Witness: Big Job Required Boat) The Miami Herald Tue, Sep 23, 2008 - Ghost Ship Defendant Tells His Side)