180. The Murder Mastermind

On this episode, Payton discusses the Carol Thompson case, and how someone hiding in her basement ended her life. Who did it and why? Who masterminded this brutal murder? Sources: “Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson” by William Swanson The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/us/t-eugene-thompson-dies-at-88-crime-stunned-st-paul.html CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/cold-case-t-eugene-thompson/ Park Rapids Enterprise https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/the-vault/money-sex-and-power-the-1963-murder-of-carol-thompson-by-her-attorney-husband-shocked-the-twin-cities Court Transcripts from Law.Justia.com - https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1966/39343-1.html MNOpedia.com - https://www.mnopedia.org/event/murder-carol-thompson The Star Tribune - https://www.startribune.com/even-after-50-years-st-paul-wrestles-with-thompson-murder-for-hire/233885361/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices