Episode 142: The Murder of Mary Ellen Stackhouse

The gruesome murder of Mary Ellen Stackhouse rocked her San Jose, CA neighborhood in 1963, and her attacker should have been in some kind of custody years prior to ever meeting her.  Sources Practice to Deceive, Ann Rule https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-mary-ellen-st/36091999/?locale=en-US https://www.seattlepi.com/local/sound/article/ONE-WOMAN-TWO-STORIES-Thomas-goes-from-2145215.php https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53882997/mary_ellen-stackhouse https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/281031865/brenda_lee-billingsley_gard https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/281031402/robert_william-stackhouse https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51009957/helme_m-hower https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-mary-ellen-stackhouse-san-jose/36092023/?locale=en-US https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/peggy-sue-thomas-drop-dead-gorgeous/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/678743000/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse https://www.newspapers.com/image/839492581/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse https://www.newspapers.com/image/1033178281/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse https://www.newspapers.com/image/1035207557/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse https://www.newspapers.com/image/693801168/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse https://www.newspapers.com/image/696435369/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse https://www.newspapers.com/image/458423417/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_to_Deceive