TASTES LIKE JOSEPH GATTO WAS NOT FINISHED

TASTES LIKE JOSEPH GATTO WAS NOT FINISHED

Author: Melissa Morgan, Bleav November 21, 2023 Duration: 46:37
Joseph Anthony Gatto, a 78-year-old was shot and killed Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 in his home in the Silver Lake are of Los Angeles. A visionary, an artist, a teacher who was beloved by thousands of students, other artists and collectors of his many mediums, who would want or feel they would have to shoot Joe in the gut and watch him bleed out?!? IF you know anything no matter HOW small you think it might be please contact the LAPD Homicide Special Section, Robbery-Homicide Division at (213) 486-6890 or Los Angeles Police Dept.’s 24-hour toll-free hotline at (877) LAPD 247 (877-527-3247). Those who would like to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS. To send text tips, text the word TIPLA, a space and then the message to CRIMES (274637). Or even us at the Tip-Ster Hotline at 832-847-7837.

Melissa Morgan brings her professional broadcasting skills and an insatiable curiosity to Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast. This isn't a dry recitation of facts; it's a guided exploration into the cases that linger in the margins, both solved and chillingly open. Each episode feels like joining a conversation with a friend who happens to be deeply knowledgeable about detective work and forensic science, making complex details accessible and strangely compelling. You'll find yourself pulled into investigations, examining the evidence alongside her, and appreciating the odd tangents into the spiritual or the simply weird that some cases inspire. The tone here is unique-it respects the gravity of the subject while allowing space for the gallows humor that often accompanies a deep dive into the absurdities of human behavior. It’s that blend of professionalism, contagious curiosity, and unexpected wit that defines the journey. This podcast lives in the details others might overlook, always listening for that one piece of the puzzle, that potential tip from anywhere, that could shift an entire perspective. Prepare for a ride that is as thoughtful as it is engaging, where mysteries are picked apart with both a critical eye and a genuine sense of wonder about the stories we tell about crime and the people involved.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast
Podcast Episodes
FEELS LIKE NAOMI IRION WAS THE MOST INNOCENT [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:12
A young beautiful free spirited girl is waiting at a local Wal-Mart for a work shuttle that picks up hard-working people like herself - every day. What could be more safe than riding with a group of professionals every d…
FEELS LIKE YOU CAN'T BLAME THE MOON: THE SMITH FAMILY MASSACRE [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:18
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FEELS LIKE PEARL BRYAN TRUSTED THE WRONG MAN [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:19
A terrible story that starts in small town Indiana, shows up in Cincinnati Ohio finally ending in a field in Northern Kentucky with a well loved 20 Year old Pearl Bryan being found decapitated. Thank you to the remarkabl…
FEELS LIKE BILLY CHERMIRMIR WAS THE BIGGEST COWARD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:13
How do you come from Africa, become a health care worker in the US and then resort to killing over 20 elderly women for their jewelry? People Magazine dubbed Billy Chermirmir's tactics from The 'Serial Killers Playbook."…
FEELS LIKE K9 MOZART IS AN EARTH ANGEL [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:08
When a few people tell me about a remarkable canine program that is only being utilized in four law enforcement agencies across the country and one of them is in my home town of Northern Kentucky, I was skeptical. But co…
FEELS LIKE JAMES "JIMMY" TIDWELL RAN INTO THE WORST GUY: ISRAEL KEYES [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:01
When hard working, loyal, salt of the Earth guy like Jimmy Tidwell goes missing in February of 2012 after finishing his regular shift at work, no one can imagine what could've happened. After friends and family members w…
FEELS LIKE JUDY SMITH WAS A LONG WAY FROM HOME [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:50
April of 1997 finds accomplished, loving wife and mother Judy Smith accompanying her attorney husband Jeffrey Smith from their home in Boston to Philadelphia for a health care industry legal conference. April 10th was go…
FEELS LIKE INDIANA WANTS HIM-FOR 22 YEARS: THE MURDER OF ROBIN BAXTER [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:52
A small town in South Eastern Indiana, New Albany has gone through some very interesting changes. An area where more wealthy residents lived in large brick homes over looking the Ohio River when it was settled, it was al…
FEELS LIKE TAMMY LYNN LEPPERT HAD A BRIGHT FUTURE [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:21
With newspaper headlines like "Brevard's Answer to Shirley Temple," and "Cocoa Beach Girl Star of Tomorrow," you would think Florida native Tammy Lynn Leppert had the world on a string. Performing since she was two years…