Episode 86: Jesse James Hollywood Part 1

<p>In August of 2000, LA drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood began a feud with his former friend Ben Markowitz over a $1,200 drug debt. This feud led to the kidnapping of Ben's brother, 15-year-old Nick Markowitz. Jesse and two of his friends smuggled Nick to Santa Barbara. There they untied Nick and partied with him for the next several days. However, only days after his kidnapping, Nick was found murdered in the San Padres National Forest. Did Jesse James order Nick's murder? Or had his friends taken it upon themselves to murder their new friend?</p> <p>Episode Sponsor: <a href="https://bit.ly/cmtsupod" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Swiftest</a></p> <p>Submit questions and case suggestions <a href= "https://linktr.ee/cantmakethisshituppod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">HERE</a>.</p> <p>Email us at: <a href= "mailto:cantmakethisshituppod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">cantmakethisshituppod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Contact us by mail at:</p> <p>P.O. Box 903</p> <p>Solvang, CA 93464</p> <p> </p> <p>Source Material:</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James_Hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jesse James Hollywood</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.jamesblatt.com/documents/NewsArticles/HollywoodfathertroubledbyAlphaDog.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood's Father Troubled by 'Alpha Dog'</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-25-me-10227-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Godfather of Fugitive Held in Colorado</a></p> <p>Unsolved Mysteries - Season 11, Episode 7</p> <p><a href= "https://www.dailynews.com/2009/07/13/middle-class-valley-suburb-unlikely-breeding-ground-for-a-killer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Middle-Class Valley Suburb Unlikely Breeding Ground for a Killer</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.independent.com/2009/06/06/graham-pressley-testimony-continues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Graham Pressley Testimony Continues</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.independent.com/2009/05/25/fifth-day-hollywood/" target="_blank" r