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37 – The Wellnitz Family

  • April 14, 2021
  • , 7:56 am
  • , Podcast
Joe and Beth Wellnitz and their son, Dennis were killed in their home, in Columbia, Kentucky. The case went cold for 10 years and when it unraveled, the perpetrators were not strangers to the family.

37 – The Wellnitz Family

Joe and Beth Wellnitz and their son, Dennis were killed in their home, in Columbia, Kentucky. The case went cold for 10 years and when it unravelled, the perpetrators were not strangers to the family.

Joe and Beth Wellnitz and their son, Dennis were killed in their home, in Columbia, Kentucky. The case went cold for 10 years and when it unravelled, the perpetrators were not strangers to the family.

Show Credits:

Research, Writing, Editing, Audio Production, and Music Scoring by Renee Lynn

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Music Credits:

MOVE Altered by Bill Conn (PodcastMusic)

The Light of Moon and Sea by Emanuel Wilde (Epidemic Sound)

The Tired Summer by Franz Gordon (Epidemic Sound)

Sneak Back by Red Licorice (Musicbed)

Stories They’ll Tell When You’re Gone by Francis Wells (Epidemic Sound)

Greylock (With Sunshine Recorder) by Kyle Mcevoy (Musicbed)

Music licensed from Epidemic Sound, Musicbed, and PodcastMusic

Show Sources:

William Harry Meece Appellant v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Appellee by Caselaw

Man Sentenced To Death For 1993 Triple Slaying by Wave 3 News

Woman convicted in slayings of her parents and brother found dead in jail cell by the Messenger

Meece gets death penalty; murderer says he is being railroaded by Lexington Herald Leader

Evidentiary Hearing Underway For Convicted Triple Murderer by Lex18

Meece v. Com by Casetext

The Death Penalty in Kentucky: Is it Worth the Cost? by Kentucky Law Journal

How kosher is kosher? Inmate asks in suit by Courier Journal

Ky. woman convicted in family slayings found dead by The Oklahoman

Daughter Arrested in Decade-Old Murder by AP News

Death sentence upheld in triple slaying in Kentucky by Courier and Press

William Harry Meece Kentucky by USA Death Row 2019

William Meece Kentucky Death Row by My Crime Library

Ky. woman convicted in slayings of her parents and brother found dead in jail cell by Insurance News Net

Meece gets death penalty; murder says he is being railroaded by Claim Your Innocence

Wellnitz-Appleton gets life without possibility of parole for 25 years by Colombia Magazine

Meg Wellnitz Appleton enters guilty pleas by Colombia Magazine

Jewish Inmate on Kentucky’s Death Row Sues Over Non-kosher Chicken by Haaretz

Kentucky – Death Row Inmate Loses Lawsuit Over Shabbath by VIN News

Death Sentence Recommended For Man Who Killed Three by Wave 3 News

Columbia Kentucky by Wiki

Columbia Kentucky by City Data

Elizabeth Wellnitz by Find a Grave

Margaret Wellnitz Appleton by Find a Grave

William Meece by Murderpedia

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