Episode 155: How He Got Away With Murder But Was Killed By Karma (Case of Mel Ignatow)
The Watkin’s family moved into their new home and their first project was ripping out the old, brown, ugly carpet. Rip. Rip.
Wait, what is that? They found a hole in the ground. Strange. Inside that hole a little treasure. Jewelry and a roll of undeveloped film.
They had it developed and it showed 112 pictures. A series of photo sequences leading up to the gruesome torture and murder of a young woman.
They called the FBI. The FBI could do nothing. They knew the killer but he was untouchable. He was protected by law. Why?
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “Double Jeopardy” - by Bob Hill
(An amazing deep dive on this case that will honestly leave you upset, emotional, and frustrated.)
Show: “American Justice: Mel Ignatow”
https://murderpedia.org/male.I/i/ignatow-mel.htm
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17916032/the-courier-journal/
https://www.wave3.com/story/8932145/ignatows-son-reacts-to-his-fathers-death/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17915920/the-courier-journal/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98157251/ignatow-timeline/
https://web.archive.org/web/20050515031028/http://www.ky
post.com/opinion/weath093097.html
DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wanted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.