Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
By: Danielle Blinka
Language: en-us
Categories: Society, Culture, Documentary, True Crime
Twisted true crime tales of dark deeds and despicable people. New episodes every Thursday. Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod
Episodes
Ep. 260 — Oops! Criminals Caught in the Act
Jan 08, 2026Send us a text
It’s my birthday! Since this episode comes out on my birthday, I wanted to do something fun, so I’ve collected some cases where burglars and stalkers were caught in the craziest ways. From getting stuck at the crime scene to having their crime in the background of a TikTok, these criminals had major oopsies that got them caught redhanded.
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Ep. 259 — A Wild West Torture Murder: The Murder of Dr. J.A. Ramsey
Jan 01, 2026Send us a text
Back in 1926, south Texas was still the wild west, and Dr. J.A. Ramsey was a prominent citizen of Mathis, Texas. After a late night call to a patient’s bedside, Dr. Ramsey disappeared. Soon, Harry Leahy, another promising citizen of Mathis approached Dr. Ramsey’s wife, trying to claim the reward for his return. Only, he couldn’t return Dr. Ramsey alive.
This case has cowboys, an elaborate plan, rumored hitmen, Ma Ferguson again, Texas Rangers, a whole bunch of corruption, two rich widows, a victim that lit up the ranch...
Ep. 258 — The Infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927
Dec 25, 2025Send us a text
This case is so wild, y’all! It takes place in 1927 in Cisco, Texas, and involves a Santa, a robbery, bounties, a whole town full of people shooting at each other, murders, and mayhem. Merry Christmas from Bad Acts!
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Episode Source List:
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-claus-bank-robbery
https://member.texasbankers.com/Magazine/magazine/Vault/22-01-The-Cisco-Santa-Robbery.aspx
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Ep. 257 — The Luna Family Murders
Dec 18, 2025Send us a text
One morning, Patricia Luna opened her door to accept a flower bouquet. Seven hours later, Patricia, her husband Albert, Sr., and two of their children were discovered in a ghastly crime scene that encompassed three rooms in their home.
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https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1998/cr960296-1...
Ep. 256 — The Murders of Jennifer & Robbie Tower
Dec 11, 2025Send us a text
In 2023, Jennifer and Robbie Tower welcomed their 21-year-old adopted son back into their home. They’d rescued him from a Ukrainian orphanage, but he repaid them in blood.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAMekrZe1A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlmRs7vLgvc
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Ep. 255 — Hell-House: The Murders of Heike Poike, Lyrik Poike, and Dakota Smith
Dec 04, 2025Send us a text
On September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man who’d done the unthinkable.
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https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/2024/20220560.html
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ut-supreme-court/115885520.html
https://www.scribd.com/doc/283369702/Alexander-Tran-Charges
https://www.saltl...
Ep. 254 — How (Not) to Solve Your Problems With a Hitman
Nov 20, 2025Send us a text
Today, we’re talking about a wannabe killer who tried to solve his problems by hiring hitmen. Yes, that’s hitmen plural. He just kept hiring them.
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Gregory Hess
https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/487-mda-2019.html
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/manipulator_or_target_of_oppor.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/york-county-man-accused-of-hiring-hit-man-now-accused-of-hiring-second-hit-man-to-kill-the-first/
https://www...
Ep. 253 — “The Boy is Mine”: A Hitman Case
Nov 13, 2025Send us a text
One boss, two coworkers, and an affair that almost ended in murder. At least this lady tried to use the “dark web” instead of that fake hitman site that people keep messaging.
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telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/18/woman-workplace-love-triangle-searched-dark-web-hitman-murder/
https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/woman-in-bizarre-milton-keynes-love-triangle-hitman-case-convicted-of-soliciting-murder-3779157
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/jealous-woman-hored-hitman-to-kill-love-rival-as-they-were-both-having-affair-with-boss/news-story/42619183b25232f8afa9ccbf...
Ep. 252: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: H.H. Holmes
Nov 06, 2025Send us a text
In the 1890s, Dr. H.H. Holmes became famous for being America’s 1st Serial Killer, even though he technically wasn’t the first. He’s also famous for building a murder castle in Chicago, where he reportedly murdered over a hundred victims with torture devices, secret gas chambers, and a secret crematorium. But what really happened in Holmes’ murder castle? Today, we’re going to talk about H.H. Holmes and his basic BS.
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Ep. 251: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: Dean Corll
Oct 30, 2025Send us a text
In part one, we’re discussing Houston’s most notorious serial killer, Dean Corll, aka The Candyman or The Candyman Killer.
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The Candy Man — Dean Corll
The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. Investigation Discovery. 2025.
https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1978/53561-53566-3.html
https://law.just...
Ep. 250 — The Kidnapping of Monica De Leon Barba
Oct 23, 2025Send us a text
In 2022, 29-year-old Monica De Leon Barba moved from San Mateo, California, to the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, to do photography work for a family member’s new business. But as she was walking on a normal city street with her dog Asa in broad daylight, a group of men kidnapped her.
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Ep. 249 — The Brom Family Ax Murders
Oct 16, 2025Send us a text
In February 1988, 16-year-old David Brom used an ax to murder his parents Bernard and Paulette, and his siblings Diane and Ricky.
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https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1990/c3-89-2269-2.html
https://lawandinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/06_8Law_Ineq11989-1990.pdf
https://coms.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/OffenderDetails/Index/146854/Search
https://www.kttc.com/2025/07/31/brom-mu...
THE LOST PIE EPISODE (a bonus)
Oct 11, 2025Send us a text
Y'all! I realized today that I accidentally posted the wrong audio for episode 191, which was called "You Wanna Piece of Me: The Top Three Funniest Pie Crimes." One of you lovely listeners had commented "this is not about pie *cry face*," and I've always wondered what that meant. *insert facepalm emoji*
Today, I realized that the time length was the same for the episode before it...I posted the wrong audio. So, I have replaced it and am posting the real pie episode here. It sounds a little echo-y, but I r...
Duration: 00:55:25Ep. 248 — Is Texas Trying to Execute an Innocent Man?
Oct 08, 2025Send us a text
GOOD NEWS: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, III. He is still on death row, but at least Texas can't execute him on Thursday.
In January 2002, 2-year-old Nikki Curtis died from chronic double pneumonia and septic shock, which doctors had been treating. But as she clung to life, some doctors and nurses began to wonder…what if her father had actually shaken her? A doctor diagnosed Nikki with Shaken Baby Syndrome, which is now considered junk science. Still, the state of Texas pla...
Duration: 00:56:07Ep. 247 — I’m Possessed! The Crimes of Chad Schipper
Oct 02, 2025Send us a text
In 2017, Connie and Larry Van Oosten were sleeping in their bed when a man broke into their home and kidnapped them, sealing them in an underground cage built beneath a basement floor. But don’t worry, he wasn’t a bad guy. He was just temporarily possessed.
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https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/feds/illinois-man-caught-after-holding-couple-hostage-in-makeshift-dungeon
https://citytowner.com/connie-and-larry-van-oosten-erie-il/
https://ww...
Episode 246: The Murder of Janet Renee White
Sep 25, 2025Send us a text
Janet Renee White, who went by Renee, arrived back at her office after lunch just in time to pick up the ringing telephone. But instead of “hello,” the caller heard a piercing scream. Although police arrived minutes later, Renee’s assailant had already killed her by the time they arrived. But their quick arrival meant that her killer was still on the scene…they just had to out fox him.
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Ep. 245 — The Murder of Ann Prazniak & The Framing of an Innocent Man
Sep 11, 2025Send us a text
In 1998, Ann Prazniak died a slow death, wrapped in a blanket and taped up in her closet. When a woman pointed the finger at Bryan Hooper, Sr., everyone thought that the case had been solved. But almost 3 decades into Bryan’s prison sentence, the truth came out.
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Ep. 244 – Son, Father, Killer: The Crimes of Leslie Arnold
Sep 04, 2025Send us a text
At 16-years-old, Leslie Arnold murdered his parents, Bill and Opal Arnold, and buried them in the backyard. For two weeks, he went to school and church, and no one realized what he had done. But the law caught up with him…at least for a while. After serving 9 years in prison, Arnold escaped and built an entirely new, exciting life that would go undetected for decades.
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Ep. 243 — Kaylee Sawyer & Aundreah Maes Pt. 2: 3 Days on Interstate-5
Aug 28, 2025Send us a text
In this harrowing part 2, Aundreah Maes tries to survive as Edwin Lara adds to his victim/survivor count. Lara also starts to make up a bunch of excuses for his actions. Finally, a surprise thief shows up to sprinkle around some more bad vibes as we close the book on this case.
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Ep. 242 — Kaylee Sawyer & Aundreah Maes Pt. 1: Two Dark Parking Lots
Aug 21, 2025Send us a text
In July 2016, two young women crossed paths with aspiring serial killer Edwin Lara, kicking off a 3-day crime spree of murder, kidnapping, carjacking, attempted murder, and even more kidnapping. But don’t worry, y’all, he’s “not that guy” and he accidentally did all those things./s
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Ep. 241 — Who Needs Enemies with Friends Like These: The Murder of Christina Muse
Aug 14, 2025Send us a text
After visiting her friends and former roommates, 20-year-old Christina Muse disappeared. For four months, she remained missing, but then one of her friends led police to her body in a big blue barrel. This friend, Tory Bush, pointed the finger at her boyfriend, Troy Clark, but there was much more to the story.
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Ep. 240 — Witnessed: The Murder of Marquetta “Markie” Follis George
Aug 07, 2025Send us a text
In March 2000, Markie George found herself in a relationship with a dangerous man named Daniel Acker. Over the last few weeks of her life, she tried to get help and tried to stay safe. But it’s nearly impossible to stay safe when an abusive man has you in his sights.
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Ep. 239 — The Murder of Lauri Waterman, Pt. 2: What Really Happened?
Jul 31, 2025Send us a text
In November 2004, Lauri Waterman’s husband Doc and 16-year-old daughter Rachelle Waterman arrived home from a weekend away to discover that Lauri was missing. Around that same time, police were responding to a report of a burnt out minivan with charred human remains inside. There is no part 3 this time!
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Ep. 238 — The Murder of Lauri Waterman, Pt. 1: Charred Bones & a Bunch of Red Flags
Jul 24, 2025Send us a text
In November 2004, Lauri Waterman’s husband Doc and 16-year-old daughter Rachelle Waterman arrived home from a weekend away to discover that Lauri was missing. Around that same time, police were responding to a report of a burnt out minivan with charred human remains inside. There is no part 3 this time!
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Ep 237 — Mr. Nobody: The Murder of Jackie Galloway
Jul 17, 2025Send us a text
In Summer 1991, police discovered the meticulously tied up body of Jackie Galloway. They would soon tie her murder to Patricia Cornwell’s debut novel Postmortem, a woman assaulted a year prior, and an oversharer named John Benson Waterman.
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https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-waterman-no-884878986
https://people.com/crime/john-waterman-florida-man-neighbors-upset-release-murderer-rapist/
https://people.com/crime/jackie-galloway-john-waterman-murder-patricia-cornwell/
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Ep. 236 – A Godawful Jigsaw Puzzle of Death: The Twitter Killer
Jul 03, 2025Send us a text
On October 31, 2017, police discovered 9 dismembered bodies in a studio apartment located in Zama, Japan. The apartment belonged to 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, a devil in disguise.
Trigger warning for mentions of suicidal thoughts (though no details will be discussed).
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https://apnews.com/article/japan-hanging-takahiro-shiraishi-896b8dedd9c02719abca64acbb04cc04
https://english.kyodonews.net/a...
Ep. 235 — The Murder of Andrea Eilber Pt. 3: The Appeal, A New Suspect, & Partial Justice
Jun 26, 2025Send us a text
In November 2011, 20-year-old Andrea Eilber was found murdered in the basement of a house where she was house sitting. Her boyfriend was the main suspect, and his story about what happened sure sounded suspicious. But before she would get justice thanks to DNA, Andrea’s case would create a new injustice when the wrong man was convicted.
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Bad Acts Live: Horror Movies & The True Crime Cases That Inspired Them
Jun 21, 2025Send us a text
Live show audio, y'all. Let's discuss three true crime cases and the horror movies they inspired. First, we’re going to be discussing The Hills Have Eyes franchise and the legend of a cannibalistic Scottish clan that inspired it. Then, we’ll talk about the movie Changeling and the tragic murder case at its center. Finally, we’ll discuss Borderland, which was inspired by a drug lord who thought a human sacrifice would make his men invisible.
The Hills Have Eyes/Scottish Cannibal Clan
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Duration: 00:48:59Ep. 234 – The Murder of Andrea Eilber Pt. 2: The Trial
Jun 19, 2025Send us a text
In November 2011, 20-year-old Andrea Eilber was found murdered in the basement of a house where she was house sitting. Her boyfriend was the main suspect, and his story about what happened sure sounded suspicious. But before she would get justice thanks to DNA, Andrea’s case would create a new injustice when the wrong man was convicted.
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Ep. 233 — The Murder of Andrea Eilber Pt. 1: The Crime & Investigation
Jun 12, 2025Send us a text
In November 2011, 20-year-old Andrea Eilber was found murdered in the basement of a house where she was house sitting. Her boyfriend was the main suspect, and his story about what happened sure sounded suspicious. But before she would get justice thanks to DNA, Andrea’s case would create a new injustice when the wrong man was convicted.
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Ep. 232 — The Casanova Killer aka The Cross Country Killer Pt. 3
Jun 05, 2025Send us a text
In 1995, a serial killer murdered four women with red hair in four different states. Sandra Gallagher, Linda Price, Tina Marie Cribbs, and Andy Lou Sutton each thought that they’d met the man of their dreams, but he was actually a devil in disguise named Glen Edward Rogers.
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Ep. 231 — The Casanova Killer aka The Cross Country Killer Pt. 2
May 29, 2025Send us a text
In 1995, a serial killer murdered four women with red hair in four different states. Sandra Gallagher, Linda Price, Tina Marie Cribbs, and Andy Lou Sutton each thought that they’d met the man of their dreams, but he was actually a devil in disguise named Glen Edward Rogers.
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Ep. 230 — The Casanova Killer aka The Cross Country Killer Pt. 1
May 22, 2025Send us a text
In 1995, a serial killer murdered four women with red hair in four different states. Sandra Gallagher, Linda Price, Tina Marie Cribbs, and Andy Lou Sutton each thought that they’d met the man of their dreams, but he was actually a devil in disguise named Glen Edward Rogers.
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Ep. 229 Injustice: The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
May 15, 2025Send us a text
May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Month, so we’re going to discuss the extreme disproportionality of crime committed against MMIP, particularly Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Then, we’ll talk about four unsolved cases of four innocent teenagers: Emily Pike, Jadie Butterfly, Maleigha Yallup, and Darian Rae Nevayaktewa.
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Ep. 228 — Carol Jenkins, The Girl in the Yellow Scarf
May 08, 2025Send us a text
In September 1968, 21-year-old Carol Jenkins was walking door to door in Martinsville, Indiana, selling encyclopedias. On one of her last stops, Carol told the woman who answered the door that two white men had been following and harassing her. As a Black woman, Carol was frightened. Thirty minutes later, Carol was found murdered.
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Ep. 227 — I Turned into the Devil: The Murder of Rachelle Tolleson
May 01, 2025Send us a text
20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson disappeared from her home in the wee morning hours of March 18, 2004, leaving behind her 5-month old baby Avery. Right away, the community rallied to try to find her, but it was too late to save Rachelle.
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Ep. 226 — The Tuberculosis Episode
Apr 24, 2025Send us a text
It’s super interesting, I promise. Did y’all know that Tuberculosis, aka TB, Consumption, King’s Evil, The White Plague (because of the pale skin), etc is still a major health risk world wide? Every year, about 1.25 million people die from TB, and it’s considered the world’s most infectious disease. We can cure TB, so why is it still such a threat? Thanks to author John Green, we are going to be talking about the moral crime of TB today.
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Ep. 225 — The Frat Boy Cannibal: The Murders of Michelle Mishcon and John Stevens III
Apr 17, 2025Send us a text
In August 2016, Michelle Mishcon Stevens and John Stevens III were enjoying the evening in their garage when 19-year-old Austin Harrouff walked inside and attacked them and their neighbor. It took multiple police officers to pull Harrouff off John’s body, as he ate John’s face.
What happened?
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Ep. 224 – The Murder of AnnaRose Shove
Apr 10, 2025Send us a text
In August 2014, 17-year-old AnnaRose Shove went on vacation with her family to her favorite place, Brennan Beach. But after a solo visit to the shore, a kayaker found her floating face down in the water.
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Ep. 223 – “Dad, why do you have the knife?”: Matthew Lee Richards, Attempted Family Annihilator
Apr 03, 2025Send us a text
“We were all in bed when dad came around stabbing everyone and we all ran outside.” Police say this is what one of Matt Richards’ children said about him as detectives tried to sort out exactly what happened in the Richards home in the overnight hours of September 16, 2023.
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Ep. 222 — It’s Satan Again: The Murder of Vickie Deblieux
Mar 27, 2025Send us a text
In 1994, Vickie Deblieux accepted a ride from a group of teenagers while she was trying to make her way from Tennessee to Louisiana. Four days later, a group of rock climbers found her mutilated body discarded off a mountain.
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Duration: 00:56:17Ep. 221 – The Blitz Site Murder: The Murder of Olive Balchin
Mar 20, 2025Send us a text
In 1946, a couple of schoolboys found Olive Balchin murdered in the debris left from WWII bombings in Manchester, England. Police were convinced they had their man when they connected a convicted murderer named Walter Graham Rowland to Olive. But then another man confessed, and a similar murder cast doubt on Rowland’s guilt. Was the right man put to death?
Also, the hat people are called milliners.
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Ep. 220 — The Murder of Sarah Pasco & Attempted Murder of Melissa Pugh
Mar 13, 2025Send us a text
Sarah Pasco and Melissa Pugh were abducted in August 2020. Their captors forced them to dig their own graves and eventually forced them into a well.
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Ep. 219 — The Circus Circus Murders: Two Grisly Crimes in Las Vegas & Reno
Mar 06, 2025Send us a text
In June 2018, two Vietnamese tour guides named Sang Boi Nghia and Khuong Ba Le Nguyen were found stabbed to death in their Las Vegas hotel room in a random crime that occurred because of a faulty door lock.
Then, in July 2019, 38-year-old Amber Morris was found brutally murdered in her hotel room after she and her sister randomly met two men on the streets of Reno.
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Duration: 01:01:25Ep. 218 — The Murder of Jennifer Paxton
Feb 27, 2025Send us a text
In December 2019, 35-year-old Jennifer Paxton crossed paths with a monster and disappeared. For nine months, she remained missing—until police made an unlikely discovery under a man’s bed.
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Duration: 00:52:51Ep. 217 — The Jigsaw Murders Pt. 2
Feb 20, 2025Send us a text
In September 1935, police recovered 70 parcels containing body parts from under a bridge in Gardenholm Linn near Moffat, Scotland. Experts would have to reassemble the remains to prove that they belonged to Isabella Ruxton and Mary Jane Rogerson, two women who’d disappeared from Lancaster, England, where they lived with a popular, well-respected doctor named Buck Ruxton. Well, that was his name now…
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Ep. 216 — The Jigsaw Murders Pt. 1
Feb 13, 2025Send us a text
In September 1935, police recovered 70 parcels containing body parts from under a bridge in Gardenholm Linn near Moffat, Scotland. Experts would have to reassemble the remains to prove that they belonged to Isabella Ruxton and Mary Jane Rogerson, two women who’d disappeared from Lancaster, England, where they lived with a popular, well-respected doctor named Buck Ruxton. Well, that was his name now…
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Ep. 215 – The Death Spell Hitman Case (aka The Most Ridiculous Hitman Case Ever)
Feb 06, 2025Send us a text
My anxiety is all keyed up due to my propensity to read the news, so please indulge me in this bizarro hitman case that is THE BEST HITMAN CASE WE HAVE EVER DONE. It has everything: a doctor, an unsuspecting man, a hitman, Disney adults (no shame), the occult, a death spell, the FBI, a fake assassin, interstate commerce—okay, that last one is kinda blah, but this case has the IT factor, folks.
Side Note: Is there an app that blocks all news? JK *dies inside*
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Duration: 01:00:58Ep. 214 – The Murder of Mary Stetson
Jan 30, 2025Send us a text
In July 1999, Mary Stetson went out for a much needed night on the town. When she didn’t return home, her kids knew something bad had happened. Their worst fears came true two days later when some folks enjoying a day on the river found a duffle bag holding horrific cargo.
Also, the fake name was Jeffrey/Jeff…sounds like “Jesk” hehehe
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Duration: 00:51:45Ep. 213 — The (Not Very) Mysterious Disappearance and Murder of Cheryl Coker
Jan 23, 2025Send us a text
When Cheryl Coker disappeared in October 2018, her family and friends started looking for her right away. She was a dedicated mom, a loving daughter, and a great friend, but she had one person in her life who didn't value her enough. An abandoned vehicle, surveillance footage, and long searches would turn up lots of evidence and Cheryl's body...but how will authorities get their man?
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Duration: 00:56:55Ep. 212 — Happy Birthday, Danielle! It’s a Truly Hilarious Hitman Case
Jan 09, 2025Send us a text
In May 2023, 31-year-old DeAnn Parkin reached a low point in her life. Her marriage was over, and she blamed one person: the woman she accused of hooking up with her husband. Rather than focusing on her own happiness, DeAnn logged onto the Internet and visited one of our favorite sites: Rent-a-Hitman.com. DeAnn, noooooo.
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Duration: 00:37:28Ep. 211 — 1969 Hollywood Murder: Reet Jurvetson
Jan 02, 2025Send us a text
In November 1969, a teenage boy out bird watching discovered the body of a young woman discarded along the famed Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. Dubbed Jane Doe #59, this woman would be connected to the similar murder of Marina Habe, the Manson family, and Scientology—but investigators struggled to find out what happened to her. In 2015, a family friend finally identified her as 19-year-old Reet Jurvetson, who may have been connected to a man named Jean/John.
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Duration: 00:49:21Ep. 210 – A Flash of White Light: The Murders of Jennifer and Stephen Chapple
Dec 19, 2024Send us a text
In November 2021, Jennifer and Stephen Chapple were locked in a feud with their neighbors over the most mundane topic: parking spots. Because their neighbor was a “trained killer,” Jennifer told her friends that she feared for her life. Turns out, she had a reason to be afraid.
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Duration: 00:51:43Ep. 209 — The 1934 Dempsey Family Murder
Dec 12, 2024Send us a text
On Christmas 1934, 40-year-old Kathryn Schoch was in no mood to celebrate. And if she couldn’t feel merry and bright, the rest of her family couldn’t, either.
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Duration: 00:38:38Ep. 208 – More Dummies Hire Hitmen Instead of Going to Therapy
Dec 05, 2024Send us a text
This week, we’re keeping it chill with two recent cases where people tried to hire a hitman to handle their problems. Bonus: These peeps weren’t trying to kill their partner or a romantic rival.
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Duration: 00:48:04Ep. 207 — A Thanksgiving Massacre: The Germond Family Murders
Nov 28, 2024Send us a text
Thanksgiving Eve, 1930: A family is murdered on their small dairy farm in Stanfordville, New York, near Poughkeepsie. Their murder remained a mystery for over 90 years…but has it been solved?
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Duration: 01:06:01Ep. 206 — The Tulsa Axe Murder: James “Jimi” Patterson
Nov 21, 2024Send us a text
In October 2022, 22-year-old Jimi Patterson was visiting a friend when he became the victim of a senseless attack.
Stay tuned for a bonus case at the end.
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Duration: 00:32:56Ep. 205 — The Heart Thief & The Lady Gunslinger
Nov 14, 2024Send us a text
First, we’ll talk about Elena Estrada, a woman who literally cut out a man’s heart.
Then, we’ll talk about Mae Woodman, who had no sense of humor with a practical joke and decided to commit murder instead of laughing it off.
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Duration: 00:51:57Ep. 203 – The Bathtub Cannibal, a.k.a. The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park, Part 1
Oct 31, 2024Send us a text
Today, we’re going to New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz.
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Duration: 00:56:07Ep. 204 – The Bathtub Cannibal, a.k.a. The Butcher of Tompkins Park, Part 2
Oct 31, 2024Send us a text
We’re still in New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz. Also, WTF, Sylvia??
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Duration: 01:10:01Ep. 202 — It’s All on Tape: The Murder of Karen Perez
Oct 24, 2024Send us a text
In April 2016, 15-year-old Karen Perez celebrated her quinceañera surrounded by family and friends. A month later, she didn’t come home from school on a Friday afternoon. Her family was pretty sure that she was with her 15-year-old boyfriend, Jesus Campos, Jr.—
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Duration: 00:44:43Ep. 201 Hidden Bodies: Murder & Makeshift Graves
Oct 17, 2024Send us a text
In September 2023, Essex Police uncovered a disturbing pair of murders in a nondescript rowhouse. For 4 years, 36-year-old Virginia McCullough lived with the bodies of her murdered parents hidden in her home.
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https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/rex-v-virginia-mccullough/
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Duration: 00:46:28Ep. 200 — The Reverend & The Mother: The Unraveling of the Hopkins Family
Oct 10, 2024Send us a text
In December 2004, 36-year-old Arleatha Hopkins disappeared. Her husband, Reverend Anthony Hopkins, told multiple stories about what happened to her, and no one questioned him for nearly four years. But then, his eldest stepdaughter ran away from the family home and revealed a mess of secrets that some refused to believe—at least, at first.
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Duration: 01:09:14Ep. 199 — Acid, Axes, & The First Woman to Die in the Electric Chair
Oct 03, 2024Send us a text
17-year-old Ida Place had the stepmother from hell. When her father William married Martha Place, he probably didn’t expect her to become a total psycho. But she definitely wasn’t responsible enough to be left around all those potential murder weapons.
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Duration: 00:46:00Ep. 198 Tri-State Crimes: The 2022 Crime Spree of Caleb Anderson
Sep 26, 2024Send us a text
On August 1, 2022, 18-year-old Aurora Dahl went for a run in Michigan that she barely survived. The next day, someone killed Patrick Ernst in his Wisconsin home. Another murder down in Alabama that took the life of Dwight Dixon would link the same suspect to all three cases.
Also, I’m sorry to the town of Flomaton, Alabama, for reasons that will become obvious.
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Duration: 00:52:34Ep. 197 – Tillie Klimek, Murderess of Chicago
Sep 19, 2024Send us a text
Tillie Klimek has many nicknames, among them “The Black Widow of Chicago,” “The High Priestess of the Bluebeard Clique,” and—my favorite—“The Premonition Poisoner.” She was rumored to be a psychic, and said to have poisoned as many as 20 people, cementing her name as one of the merry murderesses of 1920s Chicago.
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Duration: 00:52:02Ep 196 - Murder in Paradise: The Plastic Surgeon & The YouTube Star
Sep 12, 2024Send us a text
In August 2023, trash collectors working at a garbage dump in Thailand discovered a fertilizer bag filled with dismembered human remains. The body parts came from an island that’s popular with tourists—Koh Phan-Ngan. Investigators soon connected this murder to a YouTube star who’s also a member of a famous Spanish acting family, which resulted in the case being plastered all over the headlines.
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Duration: 00:48:22Ep. 195 – The Meeks Family Murder: A Historical Crime
Aug 29, 2024Send us a text
In May 1896, a fiend attacked 5 members of the Meeks Family with a gun and a blunt object—allegedly an ax or hatchet. One family member survived to point the finger at the family’s killers, who turned out to be two very prominent citizens.
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Duration: 00:34:55Ep. 194 - The Disappearance & Murder of Katherine Foster
Aug 22, 2024Send us a text
When 18-year-old Katherine Foster disappeared, her friends and family banded together to find her. Two days later, searchers found her body in a wooded area near the University of South Alabama campus. Proving who put her there would be difficult—but not impossible.
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Duration: 00:59:45Ep. 193 - The Murder of Christina Yuna Lee
Aug 15, 2024Send us a text
In February 2022, Christina Yuna Lee was followed into her apartment complex in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood. Her neighbors called the police, who arrived in minutes—so why doesn’t this story have a happy ending?
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https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/02/15/christina-lee-alleged-killer-arrests-mental-health/
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Duration: 00:40:16Ep. 192: The Cemetery Hill Family Murder
Aug 08, 2024Send us a text
In December 2020, Timothy Saunders discovered a horrific scene in his daughter’s home on Cemetery Road. His daughter, Risa Saunders, lived in the house with her husband Daniel Long, and three sons named Gavin Smith, Gage Ripley, and Jameson Long. The crime that had occurred in their small West Virginia home scarred their small town.
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Duration: 01:15:31Ep. 191 - You Want a Piece of Me? The Top 3 Funniest Pie Crimes
Aug 02, 2024Send us a text
This week, we’re going to take a break from talking about traumatic crimes. Instead, we’re going to tell you about some ridiculous crimes involving pie. Trust us, you’ll enjoy this episode. It’s officially one of our favorites.
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Duration: 00:55:25Ep. 190 - 90 Seconds of Horror: The Murder of Warren Barnes
Jul 25, 2024Send us a text
In February 2021, “the Reading Man” of Grand Junction, a man named Warren Barnes, became the target of an aspiring serial killer. Two days after Warren was last seen by his friends, a local teen’s mom found a severed head and hands in her son’s closet.
Also, Junction apparently refers to the confluence of the Colorado River and the Gunnison River—though there are also some trains in Grand Junction.
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Duration: 01:01:56Ep. 189 - The Sex Doll Killer: The Murder of Kristen Trickle
Jul 18, 2024Send us a text
On Halloween 2019, 26-year-old Kristen Trickle died in her bed. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but both Kristen’s family and the detectives on her case knew that it had to be murder. The evidence kept stacking up until authorities finally had enough to arrest her killer.
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Duration: 01:12:07Ep. 188 – The Murder of Dedra Lawrence & Deanna Lawrence
Jun 27, 2024Send us a text
In November 2017, 24-year-old Dedra Lawrence was sharing a home with her mom, 46-year-old Deanna Lawrence.
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https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2023/e2022-01342-cca-r3-cd.html
https://www.local3news.com/update-bledsoe-man-gets-consecutive-life-terms-in-grisly-2017-double-ax-murders/article_fe8af2ae-c173-543e-8fe9-2c9af02dfaf3.html
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2021/8/9/432567/They-Were-Both-So-Very-Loved--.aspx
https://newschannel9.com/n...
Duration: 01:01:57Ep. 187 - The Murder of Regilla “Jill” Stacy
Jun 21, 2024Send us a text
In 2013, 48-year-old Jill Stacy was canning homemade salsa made from veggies she grew on the morning someone brutally murdered her. Investigators suspected she knew her killer, but they really didn’t have any suspects. But cold case detectives weren’t going to give up on Jill’s case, and her family would make sure she got justice.
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Duration: 00:47:52Ep. 186 - The Buffalo Narrows Ax Murders
Jun 13, 2024Send us a text
As police arrived to arrest him, murderer Frederick Moses McCallum sat at a kitchen table, drinking tea. The priest he’d called to the crime scene stood nearby. Inside the small house in Buffalo Narrows, the seven members of the Pederson Family lay bleeding from axe wounds, along with family friend John Baptiste Herman in one of the bloodiest murders in Canadian history. The Pederson family included Thomas, Bernadette, Connie, Cynthia, Grace, Donny, Robert, Richard, and Rhoda Pederson.
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Duration: 00:47:52Ep. 185 - The Murderous Postmistress of West Palm Beach: The Crimes of Lena Clarke
Jun 06, 2024Send us a text
It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than meets the eye. This case has murder, fortune telling, crystal balls, snakes, lies, snarky reporters, past lives (allegedly), even more lies, and a wayward preacher’s daughter.
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Duration: 00:56:22Ep. 184 - The Murder of Zion Foster
May 30, 2024Send us a text
In January 2022, 17-year-old Zion Foster got off work and decided to hang out with her cousin. She never came home that night, and her family lost a creative girl who loved reading and being a big sister.
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https://apnews.com/article/missing-teen-michigan-landfill-murder-205018a13dc3c32869acce1263ce29c6
https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/prosecutor/zion-foster-s-cousin-jaylin-brazier-charged-in-her.aspx
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Duration: 00:43:34Ep. 183 - Bad Acts Live: Movie Murders, Oh! The Horror, and Superhero Slip-Ups
May 27, 2024Send us a text
Join us for a 3-Part Live Show from Comicpalooza in Houston, TX. We’re going to talk about movies inspired by real-life murders (hello, Scream), murders committed by killers who claimed to be creatures (sure, you’re a real vampire), and a few dummies who committed crimes dressed as superheroes (Spiderman gets his butt kicked).
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Part 1: Movie Murders
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/
https://screenrant.com/strangers-movie-true-story-real-crimes-inspiration-explained/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/
https://www.thehollywoodoutsider.com/scream...
Duration: 00:48:27Ep. 182 - The Stolen Life of Sara Ann Goodwin
May 16, 2024Send us a text
When 18-year-old Sara Ann Goodwin disappeared off a notorious Houston, TX, street, her friends did everything they could to search for her. After her violent murder, the words used to talk about Sara would continue to tear her down.
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Duration: 00:48:27Ep. 181 – The Devil Went Down to Georgia (& Up to Tennessee)
May 10, 2024Send us a text
It’s Fall 2002, and teenagers Adam Chrismer and Samantha Leming decide to marry in a double wedding with their teenage friends, Kelly Willis and Brandon Chancey. Less than two months later, Adam and Samantha will be missing, as will Kelly’s step grandfather Sam Thomas—oh, and her mom’s been missing since 1987. Today, we’re delving into the murder web of Howard Hawk Willis.
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Duration: 02:02:02Ep. 180 - Only Murders in the Boarding House
May 02, 2024Send us a text
In October 2022, the tenants in Frances Walker’s boarding house knew something was wrong, even if the police didn’t believe them. Together, they investigated this murder until someone listened.
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https://apnews.com/article/chicago-boarding-house-owner-slaying-conviction-86fc3e86c2bf0bd6031cc6bf701e3c49
https://www.wjbf.com/news/court-eviction-notice-issued-prior-to-dismemberment-of-chicago-boarding-house-owner/
https://www.fox...
Duration: 00:53:47Ep. 179 - The Stay Family Massacre
Apr 25, 2024Send us a text
In July 2014, an intruder invaded the home of a loving family in Spring, Texas, on a misguided mission for revenge.
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https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-criminal-appeals/2184025.html
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1215826-2014-07-10-14-45-56-4-copy
https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2023/01/25/the-evidence-room-s2e1-a-spring-area-family-slaughtered-by-an-uncle-dressed-in-a-delivery-uniform/
https://www.cbsne...
Duration: 01:10:04Ep. 178 - Good Deed Punished: The Bonnie House Murders
Apr 18, 2024Send us a text
In 2006, Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben tried to help out a family member going through a difficult time. Years later, her cousin Brian Dorsey would find himself in his own fight to live.
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https://casetext.com/case/dorsey-v-steele-2
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-supreme-court/1531883.html
https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/dorsey-v-vandergriff-2/
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Duration: 01:02:12Ep. 177 - The Murder of Zaria McKeever
Apr 11, 2024Send us a text
23-year-old Zaria McKeever had a loving family and a beautiful baby girl whom she loved with all her heart. As she was starting her life over, her ex-boyfriend was stalking her every move, arranging a conspiracy that would end with two intruders breaking down her door.
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https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2024/04/01_McKeever.asp
Ep. 176 The Murder of Alicia DeBolt
Apr 04, 2024Send us a text
In August 2010, Alicia DeBolt disappeared on the way to a party. Three days later, workers at a local asphalt plant discovered her burnt remains.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alicia-debolt-murder-kansas-cheerleaders-killer-adam-longoria-sentenced-to-life-term/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39043930
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2011/10/05/girlfriend-suspect-teens-death-testifies/16454941007/
https://www.gbtr...
Duration: 01:09:01Ep. 175: The Murder of Tanya McLean-Byrd
Mar 28, 2024Send us a text
In February 2013, a man out walking his dog stumbled upon trash bags emitting a horrible smell. The bags contained the remains of Tanya Byrd, a woman with a contagious smile and the heart of a caregiver.
Note: Tanya’s name is sometimes spelled as Tania, but we’re using the spelling from her obituary and comments from family members.
Duration: 01:05:43Ep. 174 - A Murder Between “Friends”
Mar 21, 2024Send us a text
In June 2023, Tegan Day was caught up in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend, who was also dating a woman named Raquelle Casillas, who described herself as Tegan’s best friend. The throuple shared one bed—but they didn’t share one heart.
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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/06/09/michigan-woman-charged-with-murdering-best-friend-in-dispute-over-same-man/
https://tricitytimes-online.com/2023/10/12/casillas-gets-three-to-15-years/
https://thecount...
Duration: 00:44:57Ep. 173 - The Murder of Lisa Thorborg
Mar 14, 2024Send us a text
In November 2020, Lisa Thorborg went hiking along a trail in a large park near her home in Carlsbad, California. Passersby found her body about an hour later just after 11:00 am in broad daylight.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2022-08-18/man-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-woman-on-carlsbad-hiking-trail-when-he-was-17
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/carlsbad-community-honors-68-year-old-stabbed-to-death-on-trail/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/te...
Duration: 00:49:36Episode 172 - Call the Cops!: The Murder of Justin Morris
Mar 07, 2024Send us a text
In July 2013, 18-year-old Justin Morris disappeared. Around that same time, his best friend started asking for a truly awful favor. On a related note, you were supposed to call the cops, Kyle.
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https://www.piercecountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1037&ARC=1699
https://www.courierherald.com/news/south-hill-man-sentenced-to-18-y...
Duration: 00:46:47Ep. 171 - The Murder of Diamond Alvarez
Feb 29, 2024Send us a text
In January 2022, Diamond Alvarez’s younger brother found her murdered near a field where she’d been walking the family dog, Peanut. Her senseless murder was a trauma for the community.
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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21181345-frank-deleon-criminal-complaint
https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2022/jan/nr011822-22.htm
https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2022/01/14/speak-up-houston-girl-16-fatally-shot-as-she-walked-dog/
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Duration: 00:40:56Ep. 170 - Fire Fight: The Murder of Lula Young
Feb 22, 2024Send us a text
In December 1994, an explosion and fire consumed Lula Young’s house as she slept. Inside, authorities found alarming clues that someone set the fire on purpose.
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Duration: 00:58:56Ep. 169 - Girl, No: Helen Hewlett & The Hitman
Feb 15, 2024Send us a text
In 2022, authorities in King’s Lynn, England, unraveled a devious murder-for-hire plot that involved the dark web, a dumbass, and a woman determined to leave devastation in her wake.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-64557540
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-65493985
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/helen-hewlett-norfolk-hitman-kings-lynn-b1058945.html
https://metro...
Duration: 00:49:41Ep. 168 - The Murder of Marie Belcastro
Feb 08, 2024Send us a text
In March 2015, first responders responded to a possible assault, only to discover a murder in the house across the alleyway. Marie Belcastro was well-loved by her family and the community, but she lived beside a killer.
Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marie_Belcastro
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https://casetext.com/case/state-v-larosa-3
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod...
Duration: 00:53:53Ep. 167 - Unthinkable: The Murder of Melody Gambetty
Feb 01, 2024Send us a text
Firefighters found Melody Gambetty murdered while responding to a fire. Parts of her body were missing, which just didn’t make sense.
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https://apnews.com/article/decapitation-fire-sentence-clarksville-indiana-b9a0a341018b9be1cff7c58f2e013290
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/melody-gambetty-clarksville-death-brian-montez-williams-sentenced/417-64d6678c-5d02-48f4-861a-01148a3da2c...
Duration: 00:37:27Ep. 166: The Murder & Legacy of Latasha Harlins
Jan 25, 2024Send us a text
In 1991, 15-year-old Latasha Harlins, a Black teen, went into a Los Angeles convenience store to purchase a bottle of orange juice. Moments later, the teenage girl lay bleeding on the floor from a gunshot to the back of her head.
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Duration: 00:47:44Ep. 165 - Missing to Murdered: The Murders of Cristie Schoen, Joseph “J.T.” Codd, and Zebb Quinn
Jan 18, 2024Send us a text
In 2015, Cristie Schoen-Codd and J.T. Codd were building a cozy life in Leicester, North Carolina, after years of working in the film industry. They were expecting their first child and planning to open a farm-to-table restaurant. Their disappearance would scar the community—and solve a cold case that had been featured on the show Disappeared.
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Duration: 01:04:14Ep. 164 - WTF, Angela? The Murder & Dismemberment of Jimmy Sheaffer
Jan 11, 2024Send us a text
When 36-year-old James “Jimmy” Sheaffer disappeared, police thought he might be hiding from local bookies. But then his neighbor and friend, Angela Stoldt, started making some very concerning statements. Angela’s story would lead investigators to a cemetery and a soup pot that was used for very wrong things.
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https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-district-court-of-appeal/2178308.html
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Duration: 01:18:05Ep. 163 - Bashing Through the Snow: Three Cases of Santa-on-Santa Violence
Dec 14, 2023Send us a text
We’re wishing you all a very happy holiday season. With Christmas right around the corner, we decided to do a light-hearted episode about some unique crimes involving misbehaving Santas. The naughty list is about to get a lot longer.
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Territory Dispute
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/watch-santas-locked-in-fierce-brawl-of-territory-is-the-most-bizarre-christmas-video-ever-2423045.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7784903/Two-Santas-brawl-Russian-shopping-mall-one-shouts-territory.html
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