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On Saturday, February 20th, 2016, Matt called for an Uber driver around 4:00 in the afternoon in Kalamazoo, Michigan. When the Uber driver arrived at about 4:20 p.m., Matt noticed a dog in the backseat..The Uber driver began driving recklessly, ignoring stop signs and driving into the median. He sped into an oncoming traffic lane, blew through a stop sign, and sideswiped a Ford Taurus. But outwardly, the driver acted like nothing was wrong. Matt was terrified. “Dude, you just hit that car!” he yelled at the driver. But the driver just said, “I didn’t hit anything.” In the back seat, the family dog lunged for the floorboard where she stayed. Matt begged him to stop the car, but the driver wouldn’t. Matt continued to plead with the driver for the next few minutes to let him out. The man said, “Don’t you need a ride to your friend’s house?” Matt yelled, “Not anymore! Let me out! Let me out!” But still, the driver ignored his pleas. Finally, the driver pulled onto Iroquois Trail and asked, “Which one is your friend’s house?” Matt took that opportunity to jump out of the car and run. A couple was sitting outside having a cigarette break and saw what happened. They immediately called 911. According to the woman, the 911 operator blew her off. By the end of the night, that Uber driver would go on to kill six people and severely injure 2 more. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "The Kalamazoo Uber Killer: Jason Dalton."A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October of OctoberPod VHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky PawprintSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kalamazoo_shootingshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/158743948/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoohttps://www.newspapers.com/image/162198574/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoohttps://www.newspapers.com/image/162198583/terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoohttps://www.newspapers.com/image/493900183/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoohttps://www.newspapers.com/image/579199573/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoohttps://www.newspapers.com/image/293199438/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoohttps://www.newspapers.com/image/273973457/match=1&terms=Jason%20Dalton%20Kalamazoo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Sunday, August 23, 1992, Tammy Jo Zywicki, a 21-year-old college student, had just dropped off her 19-year-old brother, Daren, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The siblings had been traveling from the East Coast, and Tammy was eager to return to college. During their journey, the car, a white 1985 Pontiac T1000, had been experiencing issues, requiring frequent stops to add oil or water. After staying the night, Daren advised Tammy to monitor the vehicle closely on her journey back to college and pull over to a rest area if it acted up, especially given the day's heat. Tammy would never make it back to college.Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Who Killed Tammy Zywicki?Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our E.P. @theinkypawprintThis episode is proudly sponsored by sleepcreme.comUse code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!Sources:https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/tammy-zywickihttps://patch.com/illinois/joliet/people-magazine-investigates-seeks-solve-1992-zywicki-murderhttps://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/tammy-j.-zywicki/@@download.pdfhttps://www.live5news.com/2022/08/23/who-killed-tammy-zywicki-sc-grads-death-remains-unsolved-30-years-later/https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/tammy-zywicki-slaying-still-unsolved-30-years-laterhttps://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2024/03/23/killing-of-grinnell-college-student-tammy-jo-zywicki-remains-unsolved-over-30-years-later-cold-case/72879354007/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/national/30-year-cold-case-iowa-college-students-body-found-in-mo/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hkl8CLmFwhttps://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/08/23/who-killed-tammy-zywicki-sc-grads-death-remains-unsolved-30-years-later/https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/tammy-zywicki-slaying-still-unsolved-30-years-laterhttps://m.facebook.com/notes/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/previously-published-names-of-persons-of-interest-in-the-murder-of-tammy-jo-zywi/10156737632236921/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the afternoon of September 19th, 1978, Carl Bridgewater, 13, hopped on his bike and started his paper route. In fifteen minutes, he arrived at Yew Tree Farmhouse, owned by Mary Poole, 79, and Fred Jones, 75, who were roommates at the farm. Both were elderly and answering the door often took them a long time. So, Carl was instructed to leave the paper in a basket outside. But if the door was open, he was supposed to take the paper inside and deliver it to them directly. However, Mary and Fred were away on this particular day. They’d gone out on a visit. Carl noticed the door was open, so he stepped inside the house to deliver the paper, as he was supposed to.Around 5:30 p.m., a friend of the cousins stopped by. The door was open; he walked in and found Carl Bridgewater’s dead body on a settee in the sitting room. Was it a robbery gone wrong?Four men were charged with the murder of Carl Bridgewater after police obtained a false confession. Three of the men would serve eighteen years in prison before having their convictions overturned. The fourth unfortunately died in 1981.So, who killed Carl Bridgewater?Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "First Suspect: The Murder of Carl Bridgewater."A huge thank you to Sleep Creme for sponsoring this episode. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. Use the code OTCPODCAST (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order! Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of Thehttps://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8626939889451216631/4595841251905335617Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Fourhttps://liedetectortest.uk/west-midlands-polygraph-examiner-reviews-carl-bridgewater-murderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZosbREHbYac&ab_channel=AbsoluteCrimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjmoOhNcCL4&ab_channel=DavidBoothroydhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9xtDrd6tg8&ab_channel=BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHHhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvC0yNYaw4o&ab_channel=CushtyTVhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259582813/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/260839419/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/848327599/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/848327302/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZosbREHbYac&ab_channel=AbsoluteCrimehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/848327302/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858158013/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/260127783/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858158127/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/806899017/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22 (1979 trial)https://www.newspapers.com/image/988102863/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858487108/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858487108/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/811977193/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/858471453/?match=1&terms=%22Carl%20Bridgewater%22https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208740791/carl-bridgewater (good pics of him)https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2022/11/17/carl-suspect-seeking-to-get-separate-murder-conviction-quashed/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2024/06/10/carl-bridgewater-murder--book-battle-in-new-court-twist/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is May 24, 2000, and we are going to Tuscarawas County in Ohio to New Philadelphia. It is exactly what you think of when you say small-town America, with lots of farmland and friendly people. Elizabeth Reiser who goes by Liz is a 17-year-old high school student who is looking forward to graduating and finding out all that life has to hold for her. Her good friend 18 year old Brandi Hicks asked Liz to come over and stay the night with her. On this day Brandi who was in the school choir was going to the choir banquet and wanted Liz to go with her. Even though it was a school night, her mother relented and said yes. That evening, the two friends visited a video store in New Philadelphia after the choir banquet to rent some videos for a movie night. When they left the store and started to get into the car, a man approached them. The man claimed he had no means of getting home and asked the girls for a ride, telling them he lived nearby. The girls hesitated and told them they really needed to get home. The man then offered them $20 as an incentive. The girls did not want to give this stranger a ride, but he urged them to, and they relented. They were young, naive, and always looked for the best in people. After all, he only needed to go across town and then they could go back and watch the movie they had rented. Neither Brandi nor Liz would ever get to watch that movie. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “Awash in Forgiveness: The Murder of Liz Reiser.”Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP @theinkypawprintSpecial thanks to the sponsor of this episode: sleepcreme.com. Order your bottle today at sleepcreme.com. That’s sleepcreme.com. Use code “OTC PODCAST” (all one word) at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Through-My-Tears-Awash-Forgiveness/dp/1493691384https://beckireiser.blogspot.com/2008/05/frustration-with-justice.htmlhttps://www.morningjournal.com/2000/05/26/man-confesses-to-killing-teen/https://casetext.com/case/state-v-vacahttps://www.timesreporter.com/story/entertainment/books/2014/03/21/book-reiser-family-s-story/987546007/https://veritycreates.medium.com/the-murder-of-elizabeth-reiser-and-how-her-best-friend-battled-to-survive-f455b23d9590https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/07/23/death-penalty-44/https://veritycreates.medium.com/who-killed-corona-girl-three-decades-on-police-want-to-know-d6cbe32139dchttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt7554908/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/teen-played-dead-being-thrown-25062826https://thecinemaholic.com/elizabeth-reiser-murder-where-is-matthew-vaca-now/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Nick for the episode suggestion.Content warning: Child death2017 was a wondrously magical Christmas season. Heaps of heavy white snow had piled on top of Oak Bay on Vancouver Island, and everybody, except maybe the most die-hard winter haters, was excited at the prospect of building snowmen and sledding.On Christmas Day, Sarah awaited the arrival of her daughters, Chloe and Aubrey. They had been with their father, Andrew, the days before the holiday and were due to be home at noon. The set drop-off time came and went, and there was no sign of Andrew, Chloe, and Aubrey. Calls and texts were unanswered. Sarah drove to Andrew's house, and when Aubrey and Chloe didn’t appear at the window, Sarah grew even more concerned.Join Cam and Jen while they discuss "An Unimaginable Act: The Murders of Chloe and Aubrey Berry."If you would like to contribute to the Chloe and Aubrey Berry Bursary Fund, held at the Victoria Foundation, please go tohttps://victoriafoundation.bc.ca/donate/chloe-aubrey-berry-bursary-fund/Donations will support a scholarship for two girls—one for kindergarten and one for first grade. Thank you to our sponsor, SleepCreme.If you want a good night's rest, go to Sleepcreme.com. Use code OTCPODCAST at checkout to save twenty bucks on the first order!Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Emily Thompson @morbidology & Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.facebook.com/RIPAubreyandChloeBerry/https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TjDOiiuAFmc&ab_channel=Morbidologyhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/908182759/match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berryhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/930497802/match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berryhttps://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victim-impact-statement-what-sarah-cotton-said-in-bc-supreme-court-4677879 (If you can make it through this without crying, you're a stronger person than I am.)https://www.newspapers.com/image/930508496/match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berryhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/906855476/?match=1&terms=Aubrey%20Chloe%20Berryhttps://www.facebook.com/RIPAubreyandChloeBerry/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is just after 10:30 p.m. on June 3, 1999, and we go to 23-year-old Bobby Bornt's home in Perry, Oklahoma. He sleeps on the couch, and his 9-month-old baby boy sleeps in a nearby room. Suddenly, a loud noise startled him awake. Three men entered the house after kicking in the front door. The three strangers beat Bobby mercilessly, but not all were strangers; Bobby recognized 23-year-old Clayton Locket as the tattoo artist who had recently done some artwork on him. The other two men were 26-year-old Shawn Mathis and Clayton’s 17-year-old cousin Alfonzo Lockett. Clayton wielded a shotgun, which he used to strike Bobby repeatedly. After the brutal beating, the attackers bound Bobby's hands behind his back with duct tape, gagged him, and left him on the couch. They then proceeded to ransack the house in search of drugs. What started as a “teach him a lesson” would end with a vicious murder on not just this warm June night but yet another murder in 2014 in what some experts would deem the most inhumane. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ entitled “Someone Has To Go: The Murder of Stephanie Neiman.”Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our executive producer @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.newson6.com/story/25392928/remembering-stephanie-neiman-oklahoma-murder-victims-tragic-storyhttps://www.news9.com/story/25397453/investigator-who-worked-murder-case-remembers-stephanie-neimanhttps://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/2014/05/01/clayton-lockett-s-victim-had-a-name-stephanie-neiman/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2618893/He-deserved-Friends-victim-weigh-botched-execution-video-surfaces-chilling-1999-taped-confession-Oklahoma-murderer-showed-no-remorse-did.htmlhttps://www.courthousenews.com/mans-death-agony-stops-inmates-execution/https://www.pulitzer.org/files/2015/local-reporting/tulsaworld/01tulsaworld2015.pdfhttp://kfor.com/2014/03/17/mother-says-she-is-ready-for-her-sons-execution-state-still-lacking-two-lethal-injection-drugshttps://web.archive.org/web/20140502032829/http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/double-execution-planned-tuesday-night-for-2-oklahoma-inmates-clayton-lockett-and-charles-warnerhttps://www.pulitzer.org/files/2015/local-reporting/tulsaworld/01tulsaworld2015.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Stacy for requesting this episode. After 32-year-old Rebecca "Becky" Klein didn't show up for work on March 16, 2007, her wife of seven years, Nicole Abusharif, set off looking for her. After driving around their neighborhood, she found Becky’s car, a white work van, parked on the side of the road near their home. The van was unlocked, and the keys were in the ignition. Nicole then called the police to report her wife missing.The next day, police found Becky's body locked inside the trunk of a car in her own garage.Join Cam & Jen as they discuss "Lethal Liar: The Murder of Rebecca 'Becky" Klein."Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Abusharifhttps://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/abusharif-nicole.htmhttps://murderpedia.org/female.A/images/abusharif-nicole/people-v-abusharif.pdfhttps://www.google.com/gasearchq=nicole%20abusharif%20show&tbm=&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d5440705,vid:SQRDHKUTGn8,st:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsWYXywplR0&ab_channel=TrueCrimeTVhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/232068801/?match=1&terms=Rebecca%20Klein (missing)https://www.newspapers.com/image/232379243/?match=1&terms=Rebecca%20Klein (found)https://www.newspapers.com/image/234552633/?match=1&terms=Rebecca%20Klein (2nd person charged)https://www.newspapers.com/image/234552633/?match=1&terms=Rebecca%20Kleinhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/232068801/?match=1&terms=Rebecca%20Kleinhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/234549720/?terms=Rebecca%20Klein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s case takes us to Mason City, Iowa. It's July 25, 1993, and like most school-aged kids, summer is the reward after being stuck in a classroom for nine months. Six-year-old Amber Duncan was no different. After an afternoon of playing on a Slip 'n Slide with her best friend, Brittney, Amber headed home around 3 PM, still wet from a day of fun in the water. As the little girl waved goodbye to her best friend, no one could have known it would be the last time she'd be seen. But Amber wasn’t the only one to go missing. What followed were years of agonizing questions and desperate searches. This is one of the most disturbing cases I've ever covered, and the man at the center of it all is a real-life Walter White. Join Cam and Jen as we discuss ‘Kingpin: Dustin Honken’ on Our True Crime Podcast episode. Listener Discretion of by the Edward October of @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our executive producer Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNOWYmPKFmVggc5DAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1721871526/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2fin-depth%2fnews%2flocal%2fcolumnists%2fcourtney-crowder%2f2020%2f07%2f12%2fdustin-honken-execution-trail-crime-put-iowan-death-row-drugs%2f5403810002%2f/RK=2/RS=HhKSf7aq8OWHRitbTAwQtEiqyZ4-https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/gangsters-americas-most-evil/4755644071207856112/seasons/3/episodes/dustin-honken-episode-2/57b0b5d6-dea2-30e7-bec2-b7d4dfce899fhttps://www.ajc.com/news/local/opinion-maybe-wife-killer-fred-tokars-got-fate-worse-than-death/PbgkmWIwbkkvFTQoNczcSK/https://casetext.com/case/honken-v-united-states-4https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/1024/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/16/us/ap-us-federal-execution-meth-kingpin.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20191207201717/https://www.kimt.com/content/news/Judge-temporarily-stops-execution-of-north-Iowa-mass-murderer-Dustin-Honken-565288091.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/shootings-iowa-ap-top-news-in-state-wire-terre-haute-824b3ba56e1be497e98100b9e7b91420https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/https://openjurist.org/184/f3d/961/united-states-of-america-v-dustin-lee-honkenhttp://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/showthread.php?4741-Dustin-Lee-Honken-Federal-Execution-July-17-2020https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/fred-tokars-lawyer-who-set-murder-his-wife-dead/RZ0wVVjemrUPMQKaF8ntdK/https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNOWYmPKFmVggc5DAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1721871526/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2fin-depth%2fnews%2flocal%2fcolumnists%2fcourtney-crowder%2f2020%2f07%2f12%2fdustin-honken-execution-trail-crime-put-iowan-death-row-drugs%2f5403810002%2f/RK=2/RS=HhKSf7aq8OWHRitbTAwQtEiqyZ4-https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrNOWYmPKFmVggc4jAPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1721871526/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2fstory%2fnews%2fcrime-and-courts%2f2019%2f07%2f25%2fdustin-lee-honken-federal-execution-angela-johson-federal-death-penalty-iowa-murders-timeline%2f1826709001%2f/RK=2/RS=YtsWsQgcDI48elvf.BKm54sHlu0-https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-iand-3_01-cr-03046/pdf/USCOURTS-iand-3_01-cr-03046-1.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a warm, partly cloudy night in Vidor,(ViE Dur) Texas, a newspaper boy, up early for his route, noticed that a black 1991 Mercury sedan was pitched forward in the ditch just off Interstate 10. The ditch was located between West Bolivar and the freeway access road. He immediately called the police to report the vehicle and that he was pretty sure there was a body in the front seat. When the police arrived on the scene at West Bolivar and I-10, they immediately saw that there was a body of a woman sitting behind the steering wheel of the car. Her body was upright, back against the seat, and her head was turned toward the right, slightly nestled against the headrest. Her feet were pulled back toward the seat, and she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. When officers called out, “Ma’am?” she did not respond. They checked for a pulse and found that she was dead. The woman’s purse and ID were sitting upright on the car's floorboard, but the police already knew who she was. Kathy Page was the wife of Steve Page, whom Detective Ray Mosely had known for most of his life. This murder inspired the Oscar-winning movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which Starred Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, and Peter Dinklage.Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Behind the Billboards: The Murder of Kathy Page."If you have any information on the murder of Kathy Page, please call 1-800-252-TIPS to contact Texas Crime Stoppers, or you can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers online at crimestoppers.com. All tips are anonymous.Thank you to the listener who requested this episode.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintIf you have any information on the murder of Kathy Page, please call 1-800-252-TIPS to contact Texas Crime Stoppers, or you can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers online at crimestoppers.com. All tips are anonymous.Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmnWxIqTN2Y&ab_channel=BBCNewshttps://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/10-the-murder-of-kathy-pagehttps://unsolved.com/gallery/kathy-page/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1406707.html (You honestly don't need any other source.)https://www.nbc4i.com/news/the-real-story-behind-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1001703865/?match=1&terms=Kathy%20Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we are headed to Riverdale, Georgia, on August 2, 2004, where the Fayetteville Sheriff’s office gets a call from a 16-year-old named Sara Polk, who informs them that there had been a murder or two, to be exact, and proceeds to give them the address of the location where the killing had occurred. Det Bruce Jordan takes the call and arrives on the scene to find two people savagely murdered. The first victim, 74-year-old Carl Collier, was located in the kitchen, which had blood spatter everywhere. Walking through to discover the next victim, investigators see a small bloody barefoot print on the floor. The print would lead them to the basement stairs. Detectives make their way down the stairs, where they see the second victim, 73-year-old Sarah Collier, at the bottom of the staircase. The scene was bloody and brutal. It was clear that the perpetrator was violent and skilled in murder. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘All I Want To Do Is Kill: The Collier Murders'As always our listener discretion by our bestie @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our best executive producer Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-plead-guilty-to-stabbing/https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2021/s21a0871.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/Want-Kill-Pinnacle-True-Crime/dp/0786018615https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/young/teen_killers/index.htmlhttps://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/killer-couple-murderous-lesbian-teens-holly-harvey-sandra-ketchumhttps://www.vanceholmes.com/court/trial_harvey.htmlhttps://www.gpb.org/news/2020/03/09/investigation-discovery-channels-twisted-love-investigates-georgia-murdershttps://accesswdun.com/article/2005/4/147573https://archive.thecitizen.com/archive/main/archive-050415/pc-09_mother.htmlhttps://accesswdun.com/article/2004/8/163417https://www.wtoc.com/story/2234202/preliminary-hearing-in-teen-double-murder/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4193880/How-girl-15-stabbed-grandparents-death-drugs.htmlhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1531239/plotsummary/https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/02/04/devil-child-slaughters-her-grandparents-steals-their-car-to-pick-up-more-pot-cocaine/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg stared at his phone and wondered why Joanna, his girlfriend and flatmate, wasn’t answering his calls. Greg had spent the weekend with his family in Sheffield, U.K., which was about four hours north of Bristol, where he shared the apartment with Joanna. Maybe she was just busy. It was, after all, the weekend before Christmas. But still, it wasn’t like her to not reply to him at all. Could her phone be dead? If it was, it had been dead all weekend because she hadn’t responded to his calls or texts since before 8:00 p.m. on Friday.“Joanna?” he called out as he entered. But he got no answer. Her purse was there. The keys were there, and a bottle of cider sat on the counter. It was half full. Where was she? He called her cell phone again, calling her name and looking in the closets. He stopped. Her cell phone was ringing from inside the flat. “Joanna!?” he called out again. Any hope he had that Joanna was somewhere in the apartment was dashed as he realized the phone was ringing inside her coat pocket. The temperatures had not reached above freezing the whole weekend. Now he was really worried; Joanna wouldn't have left without her coat. Now he was really worried. With a sinking feeling in his gut, he called the police.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "The Only Murderer In The Building: Joanna Yeates."Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joanna_Yeateshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/oct/28/joanna-yeates-case-vincent-tabakhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/senseless-murder-joanna-yeates-how-22641648https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16063153/who-joanna-yeates-how-did-she-die/https://youtu.be/_HMIM8ScKt0si=AHLbnVKa5dHE7befhttps://youtu.be/LXMixkwtjYgsi=ZBgI3VsBsel_Glm4https://youtu.be/K1My3HfOuVo?si=9EzfIq43taP5wpKlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/754124703/match=1&terms=%22Joanna%20Yeates%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/723901797/match=1&terms=%22Joanna%20Yeates%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/723910638/match=1&terms=%22Joanna%20Yeates%22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's case takes us to Marietta, Georgia. The book centered on this case was one of the first true crime books I had read, and it has always stuck with me. The book Secrets Never Lie: The Death of Sara Tokars- A Southern Tragedy of Money, Murder, and Innocence Betrayed is by R. Robin McDonald. It is November 29, 1992, and Thanksgiving weekend has just ended. 39-year-old Sara has been visiting with her parents and her sisters in Bradenton, Florida, for the holiday weekend, but it was time for her and her two boys, 6-year-old Ricky and 4-year-old Mike load up the Toyota SUV to make the 9-hour trek back home to Marietta Georgia, an affluent suburb of Atlanta. After the three had departed, Sara’s husband Fred called the parent's home to inquire if they were on the road yet. Fred, who had been there earlier, had departed earlier as he had a meeting with a client that he couldn’t miss. Sara’s father, Dr John Ambrusko, had answered the call from Fred and told him they they had just departed. It was almost 10 pm when Sara and the boys pulled into her garage. Sara started to unload the car as one of the boys had fallen asleep in his car seat. As she was unloading, a strange man came out of the darkness. The man, who was carrying a sawed-off shotgun, forced Sara and little Ricky back into the car. What happened next is what nightmares are made of, what mothers fear most, and is proof that true evil exists. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “The Big Lie: The Murder of Sara Tokars.”Listener discretion by the fab Edward OctoberpodVHS @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our EP Nico @theinkypawprintSources:Secrets Never Lie: The Death of Sara Tokars- A Southern Tragedy of Money, Murder, and Innocence Betrayed is by R. Robin McDonaldhttps://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/sara-tokars-murder/https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/fred-tokars-lawyer-who-set-murder-his-wife-dead/RZ0wVVjemrUPMQKaF8ntdK/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401217/https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2020/05/13/former-attorney-fred-tokars-dies-in-prison-28-years-after-arranging-wifes-murder/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/opinion-maybe-wife-killer-fred-tokars-got-fate-worse-than-death/PbgkmWIwbkkvFTQoNczcSK/https://hmichaelharvey.medium.com/tokars-the-breaking-bad-snitch-dies-in-prison-e0dead8f0af6https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/friends-feel-renewed-sadness-sons-metro-atlanta-man-who-had-wife-murdered/6MIDSIC7TBCFXHCPIG55X6Q76A/https://www.frettholdandhamp.com/obituary/Michael-Tokarshttps://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/fred-tokars-who-hired-hitman-to-kill-wife-sara-tokars-dieshttps://people.com/crime/fred-tokars-mastermind-killing-wife-1992-dies-prison/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was 1996, and all anybody could talk about in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada was the Abbotsford Killer. A few months before, a sadistic, barbaric individual had beaten two girls with a baseball bat, raped one, and thrown her body in the Vedder River.The killer taunted the police and terrorized an entire community of 108,000 people by promising that there would be more bodies. And he was still at large. People, especially women, were terrified to go anywhere.What would make somebody do something like that? What would make him taunt the police and terrorize the victim’s family? Join Cam and Jen as they discuss You're Next: The Abbotsford KillerThank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:Please go to OurTrueCrimePodcast.com for a complete list of sources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Dauphin County Chief Detective Thomas Brennan’s phone rings between 3 am and 4 am from a responding officer requesting assistance on a crime scene. When the detective arrives, he notices a car pulled close to a ditch. Brennen, who received training at the FBI Behavioral Science Unit during his tenure with the state police, knew immediately what he was dealing with when he arrived at the Conrail crime scene. After Brennan asks the officer for details, the officer explains that a Conrail train security guard had stumbled onto a man attacking a woman. The man was startled and he ran off. Thankfully the victim was injured but alive so he called for police and waited with her until help arrived. Detective Brennan noted that the vehicle’s trunk was open and inside was what many would call a “kit” such as rope, and duct tape, as in things to help someone kill or at least bind another person. Outside the car on the ground were plastic mats, seemingly to cover the ground inside the ditch. It was now clear to Brennan that this man had planned to kill his victim, put her in that ditch, and drive away. What was also clear to the detective was that this was not this man’s first time killing someone, he had done it before and he knew what he was doing. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Steelton Serial Killer: Joe Miller.’As always, the listener discretion is by our bestie Edward @octoberpodVHSJust like our music is by our bestie Nico @theinkypawprintThis episode is sponsored by the amazing sleepcreme.comIf you don’t experience better sleep, they will refund your money. So what do you have to lose except another night of amazing rest? Order your bottle at sleepcreme.com That is sleepcreme.comYou will love it. Sources:https://www.cor.pa.gov/About%20Us/1989-SCI-Camp-Hill-Riot/Documents/01-oral%20histories%20-%20transcripts/ORAL%20HISTORY%20--%201989%20Camp%20Hill%20Riot%20-%20Joe%20Miller.pdfhttps://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/04/the_grisly_history_of_joseph_m.htmlhttp://inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov/#/https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrilzEabGdmhi0nxk4PxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZANEMjY4MjBZSF9DXzEEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1718082714/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fcriminaldiscoursepodcast.com%2fjoseph-miller%2f/RK=2/RS=REGPWwbZxnb8gEVcjUqHncqYYX4-https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/convicted-serial-killer-joseph-miller-charged-in-1997-cold-case-murder/521-c6f1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Daniel_Millerhttps://local21news.com/news/local/new-murder-charge-filed-against-most-prolific-killer-in-dauphin-co-historyhttps://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/local/20080725_Pa__court_backs_life_in_prison_for_killer.htmlThe compulsion to rape and kill: Inside Steelton serial killer Joseph Miller’s mindStory by John Luciew | [email protected]://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/04/the_grisly_history_of_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the summer of 1991, Krystal Naab was sixteen years old. She lived in a mobile home in Ramsey, Illinois, with her mother and two siblings. She spent time with her boyfriend, whom she had plans to marry, and hung out with her friends. Everyone described Krystal as a genuinely sweet person.July 23rd was shaping up to be a scorcher, and by 7:30 a.m., it was already warm and humid. Since one of Krystal's chores was to mow the lawn, her brother Curtis woke her up before he left for work. He reminded her that it would be hot and that she needed to cut the grass while it was still cool outside. Curtis then headed out the door to do landscaping work for his uncle, unaware of the horror he would later return to.When Curtis arrived home at 4 p.m., he found Kyrstal lying face-down on the floor in a pool of blood just inside the entrance to the trailer. She had been stabbed 81 times with a pair of scissors the family kept in a china cabinet in the living room.A small, white truck was seen by neighbors in Krystal's driveway that day from 10 a.m. to3 p.m., so police thought she must have known her killer. When they asked Curtis if he knew anyone with that type of truck, he immediately came up with a name.Thank you to YA-MAN USA for sponsoring this week's episode. To experience the future of beauty, you can visit yamanusa.com and use code TCP for a 20% discount.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://casetext.com/case/heaton-v-gaetz-3https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Krystal_Naabhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Heaton_casehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104419438/krystal-lyn-naabhttps://casetext.com/case/people-v-heaton-4https://www.newspapers.com/image/997895931/?match=1&terms=Krystal%20Naabhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/79698617/?match=1&terms=Krystal%20Naabhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/79801795/?match=1&terms=Krystal%20Naabhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/997884459/?match=1&terms=Krystal%20Naabhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/80161002/?match=1&terms=%22Krystal%20Naab%22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Content Warning: This episode deals with domestic violence that may be disturbing to some of our listeners.If you or someone you love needs help, please call the National Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or visit their website at https://www.thehotline.org/. Thank you to Jessi and Kristin for speaking with us about their friend Leanne.Leanne Davidson Beck was known for being fiercely independent, tenacious, and kind. She had a good heart, and she was loved by everybody who knew her. Leanne was a ‘go-getter,’ and her friends say she’d always be the one encouraging them to get up and do fun things instead of sitting around bored. She could always find the positive in bad situations, and she was always giggling. Leanne was an only child, so she made lots of friends throughout her life who she remained close to and treated like family. When Leanne met a man who Leanne fell in love with, her friends and family were excited for her as she would finally get what she had always wanted: a loving, happy family. That excitement would soon turn into concern. At 3:07 am on the 29th of August 2021, Leanne’s husband made a panicked call to 911, stating that his wife had vomited and was not breathing. When paramedics arrived, they noted that Leanne’s eyes were fixed, and they were unable to locate a pulse. Despite the lifesaving efforts carried out by the officers on the scene, Leanne Davidson Beck was pronounced dead at around 3:30 am. She was just 33 years old. Join Jen and Cam on this Our True Crime Podcast Special “The Unexplained Death of Leanne Davidson Beck.”Join Justice for Leanne Beck Facebook group for information and updates. Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic is by our E.P. @theinkypawprintWritten by Fern @eoacrimeSources: https://www.azfamily.com/2023/03/09/18-months-after-her-death-family-peoria-nurse-still-looking-answers/#:~:text=PEORIA%2C%20AZ%20(3TV%2FCBS,held%20accountable%20for%20her%20death.https://ncadv.org/statistics#:~:text=1%20in%203%20women%20and,be%20considered%20%22domestic%20violence.%22&text=1%20in%207%20women%20and,injured%20by%20an%20intimate%20partner. https://ncadv.org/statistics#:~:text=1%20in%204%20women%20and,of%20sexually%20transmitted%20diseases%2C%20etc. https://www.solacewomensaid.org/policy-campaigns/awareness-campaigns-awards/love-bombing-affection-today-abuse-tomorrow/ https://www.thehotline.org/resources/signs-of-love-bombing/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202107/why-do-domestic-violence-victims-return-abusers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On August 7, 1995, in Aroma Park, Illinois, 9-year-old Christopher Meyer approached his mom, Mika Moulton, asking for permission to visit the Aroma Park boat launch by the Kankakee River. Christopher, who spent his summers with his mother but resided with his father, Jim Meyer, in Walla Walla, Washington, during the school year, was eager to explore. Mika permitted him to go but set a curfew, instructing him to return home by 5 pm. When 5 o'clock came and went, Mika began to worry. She went out to search for Christopher but was unsuccessful so she returned home to phone the police and report Christopher missing. At the time, no one knew it but Christopher was not this person’s first victim. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled “The Murders of Tara Sue Huffman and Christopher Meyer.”Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our EP @theinkypawprintOneSkin sponsors this episode. OneSkin is the world's first skin longevity company. Focusing on the cellular aspects of aging, OneSkin keeps your skin looking and acting younger for longer. If you want 15% off use the code OTCP when you checkout at oneskin.co. This is only for a limited time. That’s 15% off oneskin.co with code OTCP. After you purchase, they’ll ask you where you heard about them, support our show, and tell them we sent you.Sources:https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/buss-timothy.htmhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/07/03/july-3-1996-buss-woes-stem-from-childhood-doctor-says/https://casetext.com/case/people-v-buss-4https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/sgeb6r/in_1981_a_13_year_old_boy_named_timothy_buss/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jul/06/killer-sentenced-to-death-in-murder-of-10-year-old/https://daily-journal.com/news/local/timothy-buss-asks-shorter-prison-time/article_638f3aa8-8ed8-5bd8-ac6c-d9fe8e7c3d74.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-tara-sue-huffman-ki/24824721/?locale=en-UShttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960706&slug=2337897https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-03-mn-41912-story.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/07/04/july-4-1996-buss-father-blames-himself-for-sons-behavior/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/il-supreme-court/1008442.htmlhttps://medium.com/@criminalmatters/13-year-old-sexually-assaulted-killed-5-year-old-12-years-later-he-killed-again-a4597417af20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In April 2001, Jerry Heimann's son, Greg, had come to Washington State to visit his father. When his father didn't pick him up from the airport, he grew concerned. When he arrived at his father's home, and there was no answer, he broke into the house. Jerry wasn't there, and neither were most of Jerry's belongings. As he made his way into the dining room, he found an 89-year-old grandmother, Evelyn, and an Alzheimer's patient slumped in her wheelchair. She had been left alone, starving. Greg called 911.When police asked the neighbors if they had seen Jerry, they said they hadn’t seen anyone at the residence after the live-in housekeeper and elder helper, Barbara Opel, had backed a U-Haul into Jerry’s driveway, packed it full of things from Jerry’s house, and left. Soon, police knocked on Barbara Opel's hotel room door, asking her, her children, and their friends to come down to the station to answer some questions about the whereabouts of her employer, 64-year-old Jerry Heimann. Barbara spun a story of how Jerry was dying of terminal prostate cancer, and he was just finished with this world. He’d given her all his earthly possessions, and she had no idea where he was. Nobody else talked to the police. They did not betray Barbara. But eleven-year-old Derek did. When the police asked him if he knew where Jerry was, he simply said, “Yes. He’s dead.”Join Cam and Jen as they discuss. "Mommy Dearest: The Murder of Jerry Heiman"Thank you to YA-MAN USA for sponsoring this week's episode. To experience the future of beauty, you can visit yamanusa.com and use code TCP for a 20% discount.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/little-girl-lost/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Opelhttps://www.heraldnet.com/news/sentenced-to-50-years-in-everett-slaying-hell-get-out-after-21/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16566644/jerry_duane-heimannhttps://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/opel-barbara.htmhttps://www.seattleweekly.com/news/little-girl-lost/https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01DQ3K84A/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 Investigation Discovery: Deadly Sins Season 2 Episode 8; Mommy's Little Killershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4xtkBOfP84&ab_channel=DanielleKirsty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early hours of May 14, 1983, two California Highway Patrol officers pulled over a suspected drunk driver on the San Diego Freeway in Mission Viejo, California. Instead of staying in his vehicle, the driver jumped out, pouring the contents of a beer bottle onto the road as he exited. His disheveled appearance caught the officers' attention as he approached their patrol car. The officers asked for the man’s driver’s license, and he readily admitted that he had been drinking beer, but he claimed to be sober. Sergeant Michael Howard approached the vehicle and noticed a man slumped in the passenger's seat, partially obscured by a jacket, with empty beer bottles strewn around his feet. A folding knife was visible on the driver's seat. Howard tapped on the window, but there was no response. The man was unconscious and had no shoes on. His pants were unzipped, with his genitals hanging out of his pants. The officer attempted to find a pulse, but there was none. A closer look at the man indicated that the man had been strangled. This standard DUI arrest just changed to murder, but this is far from the only murder this man would commit. Join Jen and Cam of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ as we discuss “The Scorecard Killer: Randy Kraft.”Listener discretion is by the talented @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our executive producer @theinkypawprintSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_Darkness_(book)https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/the-scorecard-killer-southern-california-man-may-have-murdered-as-many-as-67-victimshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Kraft#Conviction_and_incarcerationhttps://randykraft.com/the-victims/https://latimes.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-randy-kraft/138310135/?locale=en-UShttps://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/KRAFT_Randy_Stevenhttps://inmagazine.ca/2022/03/queer-crime-was-serial-killer-randy-kraft-wrongly-convicted/https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/15wby08/all_randy_krafts_victims_suspected_connected_and/https://www.ranker.com/list/randy-kraft-facts/christinatedescohttp://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Kraft,%20Randy%20_spring%202007_.pdfhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/iowa-teen-identified-victim-scorecard-killer-randy-kraft-nearly-50-yearshttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1402694.htmlhttps://www.allgaylong.com/blog/randy-kraft-the-sadistic-scorecard-killer/https://bonlinetr.unionjill.org/content?c=scorecard+killer&id=12https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-29/scorecard-killer-victim-identified-michael-ray-schlicht-orange-county-randy-kraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All considered twenty-five-year-old school teacher and beauty queen Irene Garza to be a “devout” Catholic. She attended daily mass at Sacred Heart Church in McAllen. There was nothing pretentious or fake about Irene, and she lived her faith. Being good to others was part of her life’s mantra. She told a friend of hers that she found strength and comfort from her daily communion, so it was only natural that she would go to confession that Saturday evening before Easter. In fact, her family said that Irene attended confession every Saturday, whether she needed to or not.Irene arrived for confession around 7:00 p.m., entered one of the confessionals, and seemingly disappeared. Five days after she went missing, on April 21st, 1960, the body of Irene Garza was found floating in the 2nd Street irrigation canal, just three miles from the Sacred Heart church where Irene was last seen. Police only had one suspect in mind for her murder. He was the last person to see Irene the night she left. In fact, he heard her last confession. His name? Father John Feit.Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "A Wolf In Priest's Clothing: Irene Garza."Thank you to YA-MAN USA for sponsoring this week's episode. To experience the future of beauty, you can visit yamanusa.com and use code TCP for a 20% discount.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/unholy-act/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irene-garza-murder-john-feit-former-priest-dies/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2712047-Irene-Garza-Autopsy-Reporthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Irene_Garzahttps://www.cnn.com/2013/05/31/justice/garza-cold-case-timeline/https://www.smh.com.au/world/break-in-cold-case-police-arrest-former-beauty-queens-priest-in-her-1960-killing-20160211-gmrhii.html?deviceType=texthttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/evidence-photos-in-the-irene-garza-murder-case/46/ https://www.dps.texas.gov/apps/coldCase/Home/Details/151https://www.podles.org/case-studies/Irene-Garza-Case-Study-page2.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction and reality.Listen to Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy early and ad-free on Wondery+.Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.https://wondery.app.link/HNADN-OTCP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warning: Today's episode deals with mental health struggles. If you or someone you love need help please contact 988, where resources are available to you. On Friday, July 25, 2002, Ernie Williamson woke up to the alarm at either 6 or 6:30 AM, preparing to head to work. As he starts his day, his 6-year-old daughter, Cassandra, affectionately known as Casey, approaches him, telling him she is hungry. Ernie assures her that he'll quickly take a shower and then accompany her across the street to grab breakfast. Since Ernie and Angela had separated, the couple wanted to raise their children, Chelsea--age 12, Casey—age 6, Elizabeth—4, and little Ernie—2, in a loving co-parenting style, Angela and the kids stay with her father at on Benton Street in Valley Park; while Ernie stays right across the street.As Ernie gets ready, he has no worries since a family friend, 24-year-old Johnny Johnson, is still asleep on the couch. Both Angela and Ernie have known Johnson since he was a child. However, upon finishing his shower and returning upstairs for Casey, he discovers that she is nowhere to be found inside the house. Casey is missing.Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Little Girl Gone: Casey Williamson.”Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our E.P. @theinkypawprintSources:https://people.com/johnny-johnson-murdered-casey-williamson-executed-7569504https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/a-2002-st-louis-area-sleepover-ends-with-kidnapping-murder/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpIwxvWyM50https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMCbX7cPEzAnewspapers.comhttps://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article277306138.htmlhttps://fox2now.com/news/missouri/casey-williamsons-mother-devastated-after-convicted-killer-given-stay-of-execution/https://apnews.com/article/missouri-execution-casey-williamson-johnny-johnson-b0d87ed6e459e49cb53f9b4fa5fcd738https://nypost.com/2023/08/02/eerie-final-words-of-vampire-who-killed-6-year-old-girl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annie McCarrick, an American living in Ireland, left her home on March 26, 1993, and vanished into thin air. Her father, John McCarrick, said, “It’s as if somebody came along and just vacuumed her up off the planet.” It's been thirty-one years since Annie was last seen. Many theories have been suggested and investigated in Annie’s disappearance. One is that Annie was abducted and murderedby a total stranger. And for most people, this theory seemed the most plausible for decades. The reason for that is because of the other women who have gone missing in eastern Ireland, in an area that is known as the Vanishing Triangle.Join Cam and Jen as they talk about 'Someone Knows: Annie McCarrick & The Vanishing Triangle".Thank you to YA-MAN USA for sponsoring this week's episode. To experience the future of beauty, you can visit yamanusa.com and use code TCP for a 20% discount.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Barry-Cummins/dp/0717183939https://www.newspapers.com/image/725159400/?terms=Annie%20McCarrick&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/913673397/?terms=Annie%20McCarrick&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/470589379/?terms=Annie%20McCarrick&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/913673929/?terms=Annie%20McCarrick&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/913673265/?terms=Annie%20McCarrick&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/472309257/?terms=Annie%20McCarrick&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/914594619/?terms=Annie%20McCarrick&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/1007818080/?terms=%22Annie%20McCarrick%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260654830/?terms=%22Annie%20McCarrick%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/723889044/?terms=%22Annie%20McCarrick%22&match=1 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsday/name/john-mccarrick-obituary?id=5147570 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we are going to Harrington, Delaware, where 41-year-old Charles Holden returns home from work just after 1 am. Pulling up to his home, he notices a man lurking outside, peeking in the windows. Charles, who shares the property with his mother, left the scene to phone the police. Charles explained to the dispatcher that he feared the man was trying to break into his mother’s home and was worried since she lived alone. Charles went back to the location to wait for the police. Corporal Myrna Williams Kinney of the Delaware State Police arrived, walked around the house, and discovered a window on the back of the house had been shattered. Charles's heart sank as he worried about his elderly mother. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of ‘Our True Crime Podcast’ as we discuss “The Hitchhiker: The Murder of Dorothy Donovan.”This episode is sponsored by SleepCreme.com. Go to SleepCreme.com and order today to experience better sleep, If you don't get better sleep, they will refund your money, simple as that.As always, our listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our executive producer Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847944/https://tt.se/media/image/sdl6DlqWhr5rbkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mSAimU3THQhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Donovanhttps://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-272822.htmlhttps://veritycreates.medium.com/killer-hitchhiker-the-murder-of-dorothy-donovan-b6c5dfc6d359https://www.facebook.com/341180555899616/posts/in-memory-of-dorothy-donovanshe-was-born-dorothy-mae-bonney-on-may-18-1921-in-bu/2557279680956348/https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/6opxy3/tomt_hitchhiker_kills_family_member_of_the_man/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a cold and snow-covered morning in February 2010 when Thomas and Lynn Love decided to take the scenic route to Woodbridge, a suburb of Alexandria, Virginia. The area had recently been pummeled with snow, not once but three times that month, leaving record-breaking accumulations across the Washington, D.C. area.They drove by Prince William Forest and turned east onto Minnieville Road. The area is a sleepy suburb, with wide open roads interspersed with the occasional subdivision or neighborhood. However, large parts are still fields and woods, so the deer often play dodgeball in the traffic. So, Thomas drove more cautiously than usual. As their vehicle approached Alps Road, Thomas saw something move. He pulled over and got out of the car. When his wife realized what they were looking at, she, too, got out of the vehicle.It was a woman, half-dressed, covered in slush and snow and blood, stumbling toward them. She was scraped from the knees down, her face pitted with tiny red dots, and the whites of her eyes were reddish-purple. Shivering, she said in a hoarse whisper, “I’ve been raped and beaten. Where’s Lisa? Is she alive?” Lynn wrapped the woman in a blanket, put her in the car, turned up the heat, and then called 911.There was no way at that moment that the Loves could fully comprehend that they had just played a small part in catching a murderer, freeing a wrongfully imprisoned man from jail, and bringing closure to three families, all by saving the life of the half-frozen woman now seated in their backseat.Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Never A Marine"Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:Complete list of sources on Our True Crime Podcast websiteArticle written by Harry Jaffe that Jen mentioned.https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/09/11/predator-in-the-ranks-inside-a-real-life-ncis-murder-case/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-4th-circuit/1872283.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Avila-Torrezhttps://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/jorge-avila-torrez-ex-marine-sentenced-100-years-for-murder-laura-hobbs-krystal-tobiashttps://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/09/19/convicted-va-killer-already-facing-death-penalty-admits-slaying-two-girls-illinois/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are headed to Indiana, near the famed Speedway where the iconic Indy races unfold. It's September 12, 2000, around 7 a.m. when a call comes into police, reporting a vehicle ablaze near Decatur Township off State Road 67. Detective Larry Sanders swiftly responds, observing the inferno and sensing its deliberate nature. Amidst the efforts to douse the flames, a chilling discovery emerges from the trunk: a charred body, its gender indiscernible, limbs bound with wire. Amidst the chaos, crucial identifiers - the car's license plate and VIN - are found, linking the vehicle to Robby Bott. Robby, a resident of Morgan County, Indiana, leaves investigators grappling with unsettling questions: Is the deceased indeed Robby Bot? How did he end up in the trunk? And, most urgently, who perpetrated this heinous act, and what drove them to such brutality?Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Natural Born Killers: Joshua Maxwell and Tessie McFarland.’This episode is sponsored by Oneskin. It’s about skin longevity, targeting the root causes of aging to help you look and feel your best at every age. Get started today with 15% off using code OTCP at oneskin.co. (it is co, not com) Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our EP @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/maxwelljoshua.htmlhttps://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2002/02/22/brooklyn-murder-suspect-on-trial-in-texas/118393996/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/03/11/Texas-executes-sheriffs-sergeant-killer/71481268362604/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-indiana-man-who-murdered-2-executed-in-texas-2010mar11-story.htmlhttps://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Shootout-Suspect-Admits-Slaying-Confession-2733133.phphttps://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/10/18/Pair-wanted-in-crime-spree-arrested-in-SF-shootout/2552971841600/https://www.wthr.com/article/news/prosecutors-want-local-trial-victims-family-doesnt/531-6490bb0f-1b55-432a-84c3-d8331e1eac7chttps://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/tx/nsbhpd2ohttps://thecinemaholic.com/joshua-maxwell-tessie-mcfarland/https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ex-convict-stripper-lured-men-sex-killed-them-for-cashhttps://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-indiana-man-who-murdered-2-executed-in-texas-2010mar11-story.htmlhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/in-court-of-appeals/1091648.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2007, Carly became friends with a musician named Brandon Kane on MySpace. The two initially bonded over their love of music, and soon, Brandon regaled her with stories of growing up in the wide-open spaces of the American Southwest and traveling to other exotic places. Carly hung on to his every word. Carly soon shared with her mother that she’d “met” this awesome guy named Brandon Kane. Within 18 months, Brandon quickly became Carly’s entire world. Unfortunately, Brandon Kane didn't exist.The ease with which one online predator was able to groom, lure, and murder fifteen-year-old Carly Ryan in Australia would not only rock the nation but would make headlines globally. It was a horrifying wake-up call. The world suddenly realized that the darling invention of social media had teeth, and it could bite.Join Jen and Cam as they discuss 'Taking the Bait: The Carly Ryan Story'If you're worried that your child is being groomed online or sexually exploited, please report it.USA call 1-800-843-5678 or go online to Cyber Tipline https://report.cybertip.org AustraliaCall Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or report online at crimestoppers.com.au.UK Make a report https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centreor police on 101 or online at www.police.ukThank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.carlyryanfoundation.com/https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2017-06-13.185.1https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-ex-wife-of-carly-ryans-killer-garry-francis-newman-says-she-suffered-decades-of-abuse-at-his-hands/news-story/a44fffae2985ec53c6a21945358036b0https://youtu.be/VV43ezxdg5M?si=YwLqursVJ2Ardo3vhttps://youtu.be/1co77A5sQG0?si=wfgfABfNZDIgXFochttps://youtu.be/feSqADrsreU?si=y7Ijd-4BwUwLM2Gchttps://youtu.be/tQ7jQUEHRd0?si=_9c9EglisUADiLBrhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Carly_Ryan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commerce City, Colorado, is a working-class community with a higher-than-average crime rate. On March 17, 2013, Nate Leon embarked on a journey to Domino's Pizza around 10:45 a.m. Nate, a devoted father of three and a full-time employee at IBM, also worked weekends at Domino's to supplement his income. On that particular day, Domino's received a call requesting a pizza delivery to an unspecified intersection. The employee informed the caller that an exact address was needed for delivery, prompting the caller to hang up abruptly. Minutes later, the caller phoned back, asking for a pizza delivered to a truck stop in North Denver. Although such requests were not their standard practice, the manager made an exception after the caller explained he was stranded at the truck stop, awaiting a tow truck. Nate was assigned the delivery, but when he failed to return to work, his manager reported him missing. This was just the beginning of a crime spree that would shock the community but not just in Colorado. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Wild Child: Evan Ebel.”Listener Discretion is by @octoberpodVHSMusic is by our EP @theinkypawprintSources:Raw Video of shoot out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYU2FWAeHYhttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/widow-of-slain-colorado-prisons-chief-may-testify/https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/31/justice/colorado-ebel-prison-records/index.htmlhttps://www.westword.com/news/inside-evan-ebel-murder-case-info-from-stripper-confidential-informants-7991468https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-governor-sympathizes-parents-gunman/story?id=18797416https://abcnews.go.com/US/error-led-colorado-prison-chief-shooting-suspect-evan/story?id=18858510https://www.westword.com/news/video-shows-evan-ebel-shooting-texas-deputy-5853260https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/state/2013/03/24/man-killed-texas-called-suspect-colorado-slaying/15100830007/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2300942/White-supremacist-Evil-Evan-Ebel-threatened-kill-female-prison-guard-murder-jailors-family.htmlhttps://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/ci_23224829/evan-ebel-branded-himself-hopeless-but-his-father/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298492/The-family-tragedy-led-double-murder-suspect-white-supremacist-Evil-Evan-life-crime-parents-fought-end-bad-streak.htmlhttps://gazette.com/news/clements-assassin-ebel-caught-on-tape-with-fellow-211-crew-member/article_277975a4-c5f8-11e9-96a4-5b75106e2f9b.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2013/03/26/us/evan-ebel-profile/index.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/widow-of-slain-colorado-prisons-chief-may-testify/https://www.denverpost.com/tag/evan-ebel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come travel to the UK with Jen and Cam! Find out how to join the tour HERE.To book, you can call 800-438-7672, & mention the group reference number # 70971994Seats are filling up!On the balmy night of June 28th, 2015, 46-year-old Dr. Teresa Sievers lugged her suitcases through Southwest Florida International Airport. At 4’ 11” tall, Teresa was known as a “little dynamo.” She was intelligent, abrupt, forceful, and, above all, caring. She always wore high heels, and she always spoke in an urgent manner. Nothing was ever blasé when it came to Dr. Sievers. The four members of the Sievers family took a short trip to Connecticut for a family reunion, leaving on Friday, June 26th. Teresa decided to cut her visit short and head back to Florida to prepare for her workload the next week. There was no point in making Mark or their daughters cut their visit short, so she took a solo flight home. Mark dropped her off at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. It was the last time he would see her alive.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/why-teresa-sievers-florida-physician-and-mother-of-two-was-bludgeoned-to-deathhttps://winknews.com/2022/06/29/teresa-sievers-convicted-killer-jimmy-rodgers-claims-innocence-plans-to-file-for-new-trial/https://winknews.com/2023/03/10/teresa-sievers-convicted-killer-jimmy-rodgers-files-second-appeal/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/husbands-chilling-plot-kill-wife-21712683https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/27/mark-sievers-files-motion-after-death-row-appeal-denied/69729001007/https://winknews.com/2022/11/17/florida-supreme-court-rejects-mark-sievers-appeal-of-murder-conviction/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tk4LwJXXT0&ab_channel=48Hourshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkvUEiQUtQY&ab_channel=TrueCrimeDailyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gktAx68hsGE&ab_channel=Law%26CrimeNetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to travel to the UK with Jen and Cam? Go to ourtruecrimepodcast.com and find out how to join the tour, or click HERE. To book, you can call 800-438-7672, and mention the group reference number # 70971994Today, we are headed to North Philadelphia. It is March 25, 1987, and police are about to enter a run-down home on North Marshall Street. Even though officers were told what they were about to encounter, there was no way anyone could ever prepare for what they saw. The smell hit them first before they even got into the residence. Officers were gagging as they made their way inside, trying desperately to concentrate on the task at hand. A sign outside the home indicated that it was a place of worship, claiming to be the United Church of the Ministries of God, but it was far from that: it was a severely demented man’s torture chamber. Join Jen and Cam for this episode of Our True Crime Podcast, “Unspeakable Horrors: Gary Heidnik.”Listener discretion by the smooth-voiced talent Edward Octoberpod @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our executive producer Nico @theinkypawprintSources:Davidson, Peter. (2006) Death by Cannibal: Criminals with an Appetite for Murder. Berkley. ISBN 0-425-20741-2https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/07/23/inside-the-house-of-heidnik/https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/heidnik/spiral_8.htmlhttps://murderpedia.org/male.H/h1/heidnik-gary.htmhttps://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Heidnikhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/gary-heidnikhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130607034824/http://articles.philly.com/1999-07-07/news/25522531_1_gary-heidnik-lethal-injection-death-chamberhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g8VdAAAAIBAJ&pg=4440,344661&dq=gary+m+heidnik+sentenced&hl=enhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/us/gary-heidnik-pennsylvania-death-penalty-cec/index.htmlhttp://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,963945,00.htmlhttp://6abc.com/gary-heidniks-house-of-horrors-30-years-later/3429565/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B0DEEDF1131F93BA15750C0A961948260https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/1991/526-pa-458-1.htmlhttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/gary-heidnikhttps://broadandliberty.com/2021/07/07/thom-nickels-what-gary-heidnik-the-last-man-executed-in-pa-foretold/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, being in the wrong place at the wrong time can have deadly consequences. Sometimes, it's not just the place that's the problem; it's the who that you're with. In the two cases we discuss in this episode, neither of these men intended to kill their victims. They did not set out that morning to take the life of another human being. Nor did they gain anything from the demise of their victims. But they were responsible for their deaths all the same.The first case is in London, England, where twenty-four-year-old Charlotte "Charli" Brown from Essex had been looking for love on Tinder for some time but had had no luck. She wasn't interested in having a good time; she was looking for a long-term relationship. Before long, she began talking to a thirty-year-old web designer named Jack Shepherd. On December 8th, 2015, a Tuesday night, Jack took Charlotte to a restaurant on the 32nd floor and wined and dined her. Everything was going well until Charlotte was killed in an accident involving Jack Shepherd's speedboat.The second case is a request from Jenn K on behalf of her mother. Thirty-one years ago, on August 30th, 1993, the body of a 33-year-old Nancy Lynn Manni was found floating in the Chesapeake Bay just 250 yards from the Cove Point Lighthouse in Cove Point, Maryland. Nancy had lacerations on the back of her legs and buttocks, which were most likely made from a propeller. The coroner felt that Nancy had been alive and trying to swim away when she was run over by a boat. It would take years and being featured on Unsolved Mysteries to discover who was responsible for Nancy's death.Join Cam and Jen as we discuss 'The Speedboat Killers: The Deaths of Charlotte Brown & Nancy Manni.'Seeker's Notes sponsored this week's episode.Whenever you need a break from your day, you need to try Seeker's notes. Download it now for free.Want to travel to the UK with Jen and Cam? go to ourtruecrimepodcast.com and find out how to join the tour, or click HERE.To book, you can call 800-438-7672, mention the group reference number # 70971994Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://www.itv.com/watch/the-speedboat-killer-the-killing-of-charlotte-brown/10a1748https://youtu.be/V_Wgp-p4M0o?si=KRlfJd5_S1GoWf7a https://news.sky.com/story/amp/charlotte-brown-father-urges-daughters-killer-jack-shepherd-to-reveal-truth-about-speedboat-death-ahead-of-prison-release-13038792?fbclid=IwAR0qSr3kqmWAUCLTVp_sO7spYUJb0Huy-LW5bc5tm7b-Tw4cvvCGteBi_kE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Eastburn had posted a classified advertisement in a local newspaper catering to the military community near Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg to sell their English setter, Dixie. At the time, Katie's husband Gary, an Air Force captain, was away attending a squadron officer's school in Alabama, leaving her at home with their three young children. The couple had met twelve years prior at a singles' softball game, and Gary vividly remembers her powerful impact on him, saying, "It was like somebody hit me between the eyes with a ball-peen hammer. I was madly in love with her." They tied the knot in 1975, and Katie became pregnant three years later. In 1983, the Air Force relocated Gary and his family to Pope Air Force Base, where he served as air traffic control chief. When Gary proposed the idea of moving to England, Katie had some reservations; however, her passion for horses played a significant role in her decision, and after Gary assured her that she and their daughters would have ample opportunities to ride in the English countryside, she agreed to the move. Gary typically made Saturday morning calls to check in with Katie while he was away, but when he tried to reach her on Saturday, May 11, she didn't pick up, and he wasn't overly concerned yet. He tried repeatedly that day to reach Katie, but the calls went unanswered. When a neighbor noticed the newspapers were piling up, he looked in a window and made a gruesome discovery. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled “Innocent Victims: Eastburn Murders.” Listener Discretion by the amazing Edward OctoberpodVHS @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our editor and EP Nico @theinkypawprintHEY DID YOU HEAR WE ARE TAKING A TRIP AND WE WANT YOU TO GO!CHECK IT OUT HERE!OUR TRUE CRIME PODCAST GOES TO EUROPE. Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116638/https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Victims-Eastburn-Family-Murders-ebook/dp/B01N5VD3R7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastburn_family_murdershttps://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdfhttps://www.cbs58.com/news/triple-murder-suspect-goes-from-guilty-to-innocent-and-back-to-guiltyhttps://www.wral.com/story/1422972/https://journalnow.com/soldier-gets-death-sentence-in-1985-family-murders/article_e33c942e-7ec3-57f8-93eb-7de9b4504cae.htmlhttps://abc11.com/archive/7673238/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-execution-draws-closerhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-20-ca-26627-story.htmlhttps://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2015/03/05/timothy-hennis-seeks-relief-in/22233652007/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to travel to the UK with Cam and Jen in June of 2025? Check out the itinerary for Our True Crime Podcasts Dark History Tour. Or go to ourtruecrimepodcast.com and check out the link there.Thank you to Holly Elenor for the episode request.The entertainment district of Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, draws people from all over the world to participate in its blues music and dine on the famous Memphis-style barbecue. Home of Sun Studios and Graceland, it’s often referred to as the birthplace of rock-n-roll. So, it might surprise some people to find a little hotspot, an inconspicuous-looking (in kun spic yoo us) building, where the Latin beats pulse through the crowd of dancers. They go there for the salsa dancing with its fast, syncopated celebration of life. Dancers are bathed in pink and purple lights and sweat the night away.It was there, in that little rumba room, where Heather Palumbo-Jones would spend one of her last happy nights on earth, wearing a brand-new dress and a big beaming smile. She danced for three hours with one of her best friends, something she might not have even been able to do just a year or two earlier. It would turn out to not just be one of Heather's last happy nights on earth; it was one of her last nights on earth, period.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss 'Death of a Butterfly: Heather Palumbo-Jones.'If you are suffering from domestic violence and need help, please call the hotline at 1-800-799-7233.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2017/w2015-01028-cca-r3-cd.htmlhttps://wreg.com/news/mother-of-murder-victim-hoping-to-start-movement/https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000372680_01/24947c74-4386-359b-9fb8-995607ff5c62?paused=true https://www.newspapers.com/image/777114190/?terms=Palumbo&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/777110979/?terms=Palumbo&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/777123966/?terms=Palumbo&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/777133521/?terms=Palumbo&match=1 (Obituary) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is 4 pm on Thursday, November 11, 2010, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, when a phone call comes from police. On the line is Valerie Haythorn, manager of the nearby Dairy Queen, who is concerned that her employee 32 year- 32-year-old Tina Herrmann, has not shown up to work today or the previous day. This was very unlike Tina’s character, who has always been dependable. Valerie tells the police she is so worried she goes to Tina’s house to check on her. She is there as she is phoning the police. She informs police that she went inside the house via a rear window. Tina lives in the home with her two children, 13-year-old Sarah and 11-year-old Kody, and her live-in boyfriend. She informs officers that there is blood everywhere. The officer tells her to stay outside, and they are on their way. Once officers are on the scene, they encounter a blood bath. The problem is that although blood was everywhere, there were no bodies. It was as if the family had disappeared. Join Jen and Cam on this episode named “The Leaf Killer: Matthew Hoffman.’Listener discretion by Edward October @octoberpodVHSAll music is by our EP/editor Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://abcnews.go.com/US/killer-matthew-hoffman-stockpiled-leaves-ohio-home-made/story?id=12877942https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2011/02/09/what-was-in-home-mind/985882007/https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A645571https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/leaf-killer-house-horrors-stuffed-30078266https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matthew-hoffman-ohio-killer-who-hid-bodies-in-tree-pleads-guilty/https://www.oxygen.com/twisted-killers/crime-news/why-matthew-hoffman-is-known-as-leaf-killerhttps://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-matthew.htmhttps://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Matthew_Hoffmanhttps://www.10tv.com/article/news/knox-county-killer-i-did-not-know-single-one-them/530-bce26d0a-7feb-48d0-82c5-40901a730740http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/06/ohio.family.sentence/index.htmlhttps://www.grunge.com/964006/where-is-convicted-murderer-matthew-hoffman-now/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40948174https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354984/Matthew-Hoffmann-Confession-burglar-murdered-3-raped-girl.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***This episode talks about the school shooting at West Nickels Mines Amish School. If you are sensitive to this subject, you may want to skip this one. ***Jen had points where her voice cracked and tightened as this topic is very difficult for her, so please bear with her.On October 2, 2006, the sun peeked over the horizon at 7:05 a.m. in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, bathing the green, undulating hills in a warm glow. It should have been a perfect day filled with friendship and laughter. Instead, this day would be remembered for the heartbreak and chaos that the community endured. It would also be remembered as when a small group displayed incredible compassion and benevolence. In fact, the day showed the entire range of human behavior, from the utterly vile to the impossibly divine. That morning, children filed into the one-room schoolhouse, excited for the day to begin. Boys and girls, ages 6 to 13, took their seats. Their teacher, twenty-year-old Emma Mae Zook, was also excited to begin her day. Her family was thrilled that she decided to become a teacher, and that day, some of them, her mother, two adult sisters, and a friend had accompanied her to school. They wanted to watch Emma Mae do her job. This was not unusual for this community. The sign above the chalkboard read: Welcome Visitors. Just one mile away from the West Nickel Mines School, 32-year-old Charles Roberts IV, known as Charlie to his friends, was having a very different morning. Charles put his two older children on the school bus. A neighbor heard Charles call his children back from the bus at the last minute for “one last hug.” The hugs lasted longer than usual, and he said to them, “Remember, Daddy loves you.” He then loaded up his truck with carefully curated supplies and drove to the small one-room schoolhouse so he could "take revenge on God."Join Cam and Jen as they discuss 'The Happening: West Nickel Mines Massacre'Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw PrintSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_West_Nickel_Mines_School_shootinghttps://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3678190https://www.newspapers.com/image/199843560/?terms=West%20Nickel%20Amish&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/199844055/?terms=West%20Nickel%20Amishhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/199844055/?terms=West%20Nickel%20 Amishhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/554591829/terms=West%20Nickel%20Amish&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/554591932/terms=West%20Nickel%20Amish&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are headed to Bemidji, Minnesota, where firefighters are at the scene of a mobile home fire where 35-year-old single mother Melissa Norby lived. As they worked to put out the fire, they noticed that windows had been blown away from the building by as much as 12 to 15 feet. They determined that the start of the fire seemed to be the primary bedroom. Once inside the home, in the bedroom they locate a gas can that had not burnt up in the fire. What else they find is much more disturbing. They find a body, but the body is underneath a mattress, and both the body and the mattress are severely burned. Furthermore, both were located in the middle of the home, not the bedroom. When firefighters noticed that the body had their hands taped and bound, they contacted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Authorities rule it an arson, but it is clear that there is a homicide as well, but this is just the beginning of this twisted crime.Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss “Soul-Less: The Crimes of Jacob Kinn.”Promo is by British MurdersListener Discretion is by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP @theinkypawprintSources: https://wireofhope.com/prison-penpal-jacob-kinn/https://lptv.org/tag/jacob-kinn/https://www.kare11.com/article/news/jacob-kinn-sentenced-to-52-years-for-murder-kidnapping/89-452234228https://www.twincities.com/2017/06/26/bemidji-man-sentenced-for-raping-5-year-old-girl-strangling-her-caretaker/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26761622/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/race-against-time-the-search-for-a-missing-5-year-old/85-516024729https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/jacob-kinn-murder-rape-sentence/https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/videos/jacob-kinn-monster-who-asked-unthinkable-interrogation-rawhttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/search-warrants-bemidji-girls-kidnapping/https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/waiting-for-answers-family-of-slain-bemidji-woman-wonders-why-no-arrests-charges-in-her-deathhttps://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Doctor-finds-Bemidji-kidnap-suspect-competent-to-stand-trial-410952165.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a listener request from Kari Schaan on our FB discussion page. Thank you Kari!On a cold January night in 1985, just outside Wichita Falls, Texas, a bloodied and naked Toni Jean Gibbs tumbled from an abandoned trolley car where she had just been brutally raped and stabbed. Her attacker, knowing his job was done and that her death was inevitable, had already fled the scene, driving away in Toni’s brand-new Camaro. Stumbling through the dark across the thick and scratchy grass of a north Texas grazing field, Toni, in a state of shock, ran for help. When she could run no further, she stumbled to the ground and pulled herself along on her belly. But there was nobody around to help. There was nothing around for miles. Maybe Toni just wanted to ensure that her body would be found. She wouldn’t be stuck in that rusty heap of metal, rotting away for years, while her family wondered what had happened to her. Finally, when she could crawl no more, 23-year-old Toni Jean rolled over onto her back, looked up at the endless starry sky twinkling above her, and took her last breath.It would be almost a month before her remains were found, and the Wichita Falls police would eventually tie the murder of Toni Gibbs to several other murders in the area, and early DNA science would squash any doubt that it was the technology of the future. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Coffee, Crackers & DNA: The Wichita Falls Serial Killer"Thanks to Factor Meals for sponsoring this episode.Skip the grocery stores and all the prep work and get chef-crafted, dietitian-approved meals delivered right to your door. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/OTCP50 and use code OTCP50 to get 50% off. We love it and so will you!Promo from our friend Dawn of https://www.methodandmadnesspodcast.com/Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHSExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comLink to shop with Jen's Dateline Sweatshirt- Not sure if they are still carrying it. WitTeeUS on EtsySources:Scream at the Sky: Five Texas Murders and One Man’s Crusade for Justice by Carlton Stowershttps://www.amazon.com/Scream-Sky-Murders-Crusade-Justice/dp/0312998198Wichita Falls Body Snatcher by Jack Smithhttps://www.amazon.com/Wichita-Falls-Body-Snatcher-Faryion-ebook/dp/B0BS1MRNFXhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhsmO4_N6R4&ab_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zcNeuhiRpc&t=1577s&ab_channel=TheNewDetectiveshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/782051204/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (community reaction to Gibbs)https://www.newspapers.com/image/638985170/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (Gibbs found)https://www.newspapers.com/image/780111197/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (About Gibbs)https://www.newspapers.com/image/779949485/ (Gibbs found)https://www.newspapers.com/image/779947478/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (Missing Reward for Gibbs)https://www.newspapers.com/image/781953892/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (Autopsy)https://www.newspapers.com/image/779933023/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (Laughlin Murder suspect)https://www.newspapers.com/image/779949675/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (Gibbs investigation)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53140620/toni-jean-gibbshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/779950544/?terms=Toni%20Jean%20Gibbs&match=1 (increase security) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SURPRISE!We have one last episode for 2023!Thank you to Tina for requesting this episode. She's been a listener since pretty much the beginning of OTCP.On the evening of September 11th, 2017, a fisherman spotted an unusual object floating along the surface of Lake Ontario near Oshawa Pier. After several attempts to bring the object closer with his fishing line, he realized he had made a grim discovery - the dismembered torso of a woman. There were no signs of identification, such as age indicators, scars, or tattoos, so Durham Police began scouring their missing people database for clues.It would take two months for police to identify the torso as 18-year-old Rori Hache, who had been reported missing a few days prior to being found. Despite their efforts to find the killer, the investigators could not find any significant leads that would give them the answers they were looking for. On December 29th, 2017, the police received a call a huge break. A plumber had dialed 911 to report a suspicious substance found in a drain at a property he was working at. He had gone to the property following complaints from neighbors that their plumbing was backing up into their sinks and bathtubs and was causing an unpleasant smell throughout their apartments.Durham Regional Police arrived on the scene a short while later and knocked on the home's basement apartment. When 45-year-old Adam Strong answered the door, he calmly said, "The gig's up..."Join Cam and Jen as they discuss the horrifying case "The Gig's Up: Rori Hache & Kandis Fitzpatrick"Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Fern Bushnall @eoacrimeListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comSources:https://globalnews.ca/news/3736628/woman-torso-lake-ontario/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/autopsy-on-torso-found-in-oshawa-harbour-inconclusive-police-say-1.4288354https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/oshawa-harbour-torso-1.4285247 https://www.durhamregion.com/news/concern-growing-for-oshawa-teen-who-simply-vanished-in-august/article_5ebe0d37-de93-505e-86c6-c7b1de4d110c.html https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/oshawa-murder-victim-rori-hache-was-pregnant-and-determined-to-keep-the-babyhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/she-did-not-deserve-to-die-family-remembers-teenage-girl-whose-torso-found-in-lake-ontario-1.3673593?cache=yesclipId10406200text%2Fhtml%3Bcharset%3Dutf-80404%2F7.314145%2F7.314145 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/mother-of-murdered-teen-rori-hache-believes-her-daughter-was-hunted/article_a04d0075-585d-5f13-8e73-b9cf44ea13f4.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHfRhKzmaWc https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/body-parts-found-with-undetonated-explosive-matched-to-torso-found-in-septemberhttps://www.durhamregion.com/news/torso-found-in-oshawa-harbour-is-that-of-rori-hache-teen-missing-since-august-durham/article_5b8bbc37-bb39-5e63-801f-c9ce5dfc7caa.html https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/body-parts-found-with-undetonated-explosive-matched-to-torso-found-in-septemberhttps://nationalpost.com/news/canada/body-parts-found-with-undetonated-explosive-matched-to-torso-found-in-september https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/sun-exclusive-ex-of-hache-suspect-says-he-needs-to-choke-women-to-orgasmhttps://torontosun.com/news/local-news/rori-hache-dismemberment-suspect-controlling-and-abusivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6k8lr_Efjc https://www.durhamregion.com/news/crime/police-discover-dna-of-second-woman-kandis-fitzpatrick-while-searching-home-of-adam-strong/article_deaf5e2f-f5ad-5d46-8ff6-d8112eb074ed.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.We made it to Day 12! We hope you've had a wonderful holiday season! Thank you all for such a great 2023! Most people have heard of the Green River Killer. Washington State’s most notorious serial killer was hard to miss in the 1990s. His moniker and his horrendous deeds could be found in most major newspapers across America. But there was another serial killer preying on society’s weak and vulnerable at about the same time in the exact same state.While Gary Ridgeway was killing women and dumping them on the western side of Washington, Robert Lee Yates Jr was doing the same thing just four hours to the east on the other side of the state. In fact, at one point, investigators thought that the Green River Killer had just moved his hunting ground. But after a few bodies showed up in Spokane with gunshot wounds and plastic grocery bags wrapped around their heads, they realized that the MO was totally different. With a growing sense of dread, investigators realized that the sex workers and runaways of Spokane were not the victims of the Green River Killer. They were the victims of an entirely different monster. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Little White Corvette: Robert Lee Yates Jr."Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comSources: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zK9oS7LvoIk&ab_channel=RealCrimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CInxSUo55tM&ab_channel=A%26E https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4864008/ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5GI8TAG4U&ab_channel=LMNhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lee_Yateshttps://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yates-robert-lee.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/604663550/?terms=Novella%20Yates&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/571180108/terms=%22Susan%20Savage%22%20Patrick%20Oliver&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/803298584/terms=%22Susan%20Savage%22%20Patrick%20Oliver&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/803360991/?terms=%22Susan%20Savage%22%20Patrick%20Oliver&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/873550866/terms=%22Susan%20Savage%22%20Patrick%20Oliver&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.On June 2, 1985, the Southern San Francisco police department received a report of a shoplifting incident. A man calmly exited a store with a tool called a vice, placed it in the trunk of a beige 1980 Honda Prelude, and vanished before apprehension could occur. Officer Daniel Wright reported to the South City Lumberyard. Inside the car was a man who presented a driver's license identifying him as Robin Stapley. One issue: the license photo did not match the man sitting in front of them. License plates on the vehicle indicated that it was registered to an individual named Lonnie Bond, and the car was listed as a Buick. Growing suspicious, officers got into the trunk and discovered the vice that had been reported as stolen. Also inside the trunk is a .22-caliber revolver fitted with a silencer. The unknown man was taken into the station, where he adamantly denied any involvement in any wrongdoing. What would unfold in the next several days is unthinkable.Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss The Torture Dungeon of Charles Ng and Leonard Lake: Day 11 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP Nico @theinkypawprintSources:http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/08/news/mn-61708https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19850616&id=2tsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=6662,3773323&hl=enhttp://www.biography.com/people/charles-ng-11735781#synopsishttp://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/12/news/mn-26600https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19850616&id=2tsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=6662,3773323&hl=enhttp://www.ocregister.com/articles/county-289813-convicted-murders.htmlhttp://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/21/local/me-29591https://web.archive.org/web/20110308053131/http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/serialkillers/miranda.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.Day 10 is here!On September 4, 2022, 32-year-old Myles Sanderson went on a killing spree in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on the James Smith Cree Nation. Eleven people lost their lives, and eighteen more were injured. This event is considered to be one of the deadliest massacres in Canadian history.In a country where mass killings are relatively rare, the attacks shook the country to its core. Especially when Canadians discovered shortly thereafter that the RCMP had been looking for Myles since May of 2022 when he stopped meeting with his caseworker. The public was aghast to learn of Myles Sanderson’s criminal history and how the system had so grievously failed them.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "The Saskatchewan Stabbings."Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comSources:https://www.bbc.com/news/worlduscanada65405210.ampfbclid=IwAR2994KEosA5lr9iTeFg5UD0Wg3zeZpYBgtIcRLnL1sAIX66_B1-huuj-vk]https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yUpq_R3IBQg&ab_channel=CBCNews%3ATheNationalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxae5-sVnaU&ab_channel=CBCNews%3ATheNationalhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62829432https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Saskatchewan_stabbingshttps://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a-timeline-of-the-deadly-stabbing-rampage-at-james-smith-cree-nation-in-saskatchewan/article_a34550a5-7a21-5518-a7e4-2edf7c096a5a.htmlhttps://globalnews.ca/news/9232740/james-smith-cree-nation-vanessa-burns-myles-sanderson/https://globalnews.ca/news/9232740/james-smith-cree-nation-vanessa-burnsmyles-sanderson/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/here-s-what-we-know-about-myles-sanderson-accused-killer-in-saskatchewan-stabbing-rampage/article_676a69c4-444c-5df6-9ea3-01632de2b1b1.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.On the 9th day of our "12 Nightmares before Christmas," our journey takes us to Pune, India, where we encounter twenty-one-year-old Renuka Kiran Shinde. She had just returned to her home, which she shared with her second husband, her son from her first marriage, her mother, Anjanabai, and her younger stepsister, Seema Gavit. Renuka was excited, as the family had long struggled financially and was searching for a way to obtain money quickly. Renuka believed she had a perfect plan, albeit a highly gruesome one, that would eventually earn the three women the infamous title of 'India’s Child Killers.'Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss India’s Baby Killers: The Family That Kills Together: Day 9 of The 12 Nightmares Before ChristmasListener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/gavit-sister-case-files-how-a-25-year-old-legal-battle-unfolded-101642525732195.htmlhttp://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/thieves-who-kidnapped-used-and-killed-babieshttps://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr9zX7klHdlUkMFDBkPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1702364517/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.news.com.au%2fworld%2fasia%2fserial-killer-sisters-renuke-shinde-and-seema-gavit-who-abducted-and-murdered-children-in-bid-to-avoid-execution-at-the-gallows%2fnews-story%2fef93b4b1ccc699db80223bbf0b4018ad/RK=2/RS=jnLE6M79LjOhcMYmotZkPaGMKM4-https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr9zX7klHdlUkMFFBkPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1702364517/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.indiatoday.in%2findia%2fstory%2fkolhapur-sisters-death-sentence-commuted-to-life-imprisonment-1901450-2022-01-18/RK=2/RS=YkfM2ACzy0NPpMqR6Mph14JiF44-https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Renuka-Shinde-and-Seema-Gavit-the-Serial-Killer-Sisters-of-Indiahttps://www.opindia.com/2022/01/maharashtra-serial-killer-sisters-death-sentence-commuted-life-imprisonment-kidnapped-children-murdered/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.It's already day 8!On an August morning in 2009 in Brunswick, Georgia, twenty-two-year-old Guy Heinze Jr returned to the trailer that he shared with nine family members. When he stepped inside, he found the beaten bodies of seven people: his father, Guy Sr, Russell Toler Sr, Russell Jr, Michelle and Chrissy Toler, Brenda Falagan, and Joseph West. Michael Toler and Chrissy's three-year-old were clinging to life. Michael would later die at the hospital.Guy Heinze Jr was arrested for the murders and found guilty in a court of law. But not everyone agrees with the verdict. While some agree Guy Jr killed his entire family in a drug-fueled rage, others believe that he is completely innocent. At the very least, they feel he did not get a fair trial and that the investigation was poorly executed.Listen to Cam and Jen discuss "The Gynn County Massacre: Guy Heinze Jr" and decide for yourself. Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comSources:https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2020/s20a1353.html https://casetext.com/case/heinze-v-state-3#:~:text=The%20blood%20on%20the%20top,%2C%20Sr.%2C%20on%20it.https://www.bbcselect.com/ca/watch/life-and-death-row/https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/lawyer-heinze-passed-lie-test/article_c2ef5216-bd07-5909-a687-d053ee9a294a.htmlhttps://antipolygraph.org/blog/2014/10/11/polygraph-operator-ken-blackstone-pleads-guilty-to-perjury/hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIDxPdnnmaU&ab_channel=CharleyBourneTrueCrimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvPvE8rGvI&ab_channel=TracyAnne%28Chasing%29 https://www.change.org/p/free-guy-heinze-jnr-wrongfully-convicted-of-familicide(this petition is now closed, but it does give information about the case )https://www.jacksonville.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2019/09/23/a-look-back-guy-heinze/67382362007/https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2009/09/01/stub-1847/15975006007/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.On Saturday, September 19, 1992, Ken Seily and his companion Keith Caldwell were pursuing their shared passion for running. Both were running club members and regularly trained on various trails within the Belangalo State Forest. They spent a significant part of the day running through the forest, eventually reaching a location known as the "Executioners Drop" due to its steep descent into a deep gorge. However, as they neared this spot, a foul odor began to fill the air. The closer they came to the area, the more intense the stench. Upon reaching their destination, they noticed an unusual mound on the ground, with what appeared to be strands of human hair protruding from it. Upon closer examination, they also observed a shoe fragment emerging from the mound. Sadly, the discovery of this body would be the first of many to come. Join Cam and Jen from Our True Crime Podcast to discuss The Backpack Killer: Ivan Milat: Day 7 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/27/ivan-milat-chilling-serial-murders-haunt-australia-after-deathhttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ivan-milathttps://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/ivan-milat-backpacker-murderer/ivan-milat-the-australian-serial-killer-who-murdered-7-backpackershttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/the-real-wolf-creekhttps://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/backpacker-paul-onions-took-down-serial-killer-ivan-milathttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7620569/UK-backpacker-helped-convict-Ivan-Milat-says-serial-killers-death-doesnt-change-anything.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2016/12/06/backpacker-serial-killer-boasts-prison-is-a-cakewalk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.Day 6! We are halfway there!​The revival was just getting started when 56-year-old farmer Rowland Stuart Taylor felt a wave of nausea and abdominal discomfort. Thinking it was just something he ate, Stuart fidgeted but wanted to stay for the revival. As the service went on, he began to feel worse and worse. He also didn’t want to disappoint his girlfriend, 45-year-old Velma Barfield, by leaving, so he decided to go out to the truck to lie down for a while. When the revival ended, Velma returned to the truck and drove them home. She had to stop the vehicle at least once for Stuart to throw up on the side of the road. Assuming he had one of the many strains of influenza, Stuart asked a friend to care for his pigs “just until I get over this flu.” Stuart never got over the flu. He died two days later.Stuart had not died of natural causes. He’d been murdered by his sweet, unassuming girlfriend, Velma Barfield.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Bye Bye Velma: Death Row Granny".Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comSources:https://www.amazon.com/Death-Sentence-Barfields-Crimes-Punishment-ebook/dp/B07W1PVKHXhttps://www.youtube.com/watchv=qDS_Pijlzx0&ab_channel=TheCrimeReelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXHn2dqhLzM&ab_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrimehttps://www.youtube.com/watchv=ofdGA8yudqU&ab_channel=DeathRowExecutionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Barfieldhttps://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/capital-punishment/biographies/barfieldhttps://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/barfield-velma.htm (your one-stop info dump on Velma)https://www.newspapers.com/image/401327868/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/494467203/https://www.newspapers.com/image/569891081/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/705107544/?terms=Velma%20Barfield&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.On November 10, 1986, the Redlands, California, police department received an urgent phone call from a concerned woman. She reported that her highly responsible employee, 20-year-old Corinna Novis, had failed to show up for work for several days, which was uncharacteristic of her. Corinna recently relocated from Idaho to California and worked diligently to support her education. As news of Corinna's disappearance began circulating in the media and spread throughout the area, the Redlands Police Department received an intriguing phone call from the Laguna Police Department. A Laguna Police sergeant reported that a local convenience store manager had made a puzzling discovery near the dumpster.Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast to discuss Wicked Romance: Cynthia Coffman and James Marlow: Day 5 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://murderific.com/cynthia-coffman-james-marlow/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1445535.htmlhttps://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-marlow-33453https://wickedwe.com/cynthia-coffman/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-26-mn-1532-story.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.It's Day 4!On a cold and cloudy May of 1992, a middle-aged man and his mother visited the Hillview Memorial Cemetery in the Springfield township of Oakland County, Michigan. They were there to leave flowers for his father, who had passed away two years before. The man noticed something odd as he approached his father’s grave. There was a car parked haphazardly on the drive, with the door standing wide open. The man honked his horn, but when he got no response to that, he became worried. He got out of the car to investigate, and that’s when he saw a tattooed, muscular man with a mustache dragging a woman into the bushes along the tree line. The mustached man had his hand over the woman’s mouth, and she looked frightened. “Sir, will you go away?” the muscular tattooed man yelled.The older man’s blood ran cold as he realized that what was going on wasn't consensual. As casually as he could, he placed the flowers on his father’s grave, turned, took down the car's license plate number, and then drove away. Soon, he happened upon a patrol officer who was at the scene of an accident just a quarter of a mile from the entrance to the cemetery. He told the officer he’d just seen a man try to abduct a woman from Hillview Memorial. Oakland County Deputy Gary Alexander hopped in his car and headed straight for the graveyard. As the officer got closer, he saw the car speeding down the road, and he then engaged in a high-speed chase. As he was cuffing the man, he heard a sound. He stopped, glanced around, and realized the noise was coming from the car's trunk. After securing the suspect, the officer managed to open the trunk, and there he found a woman bound with a plastic zip-tie around her neck. Alexander also found a handgun, a knife, and a bag of zip ties in the car. The deputy pulled the driver’s license from the man’s wallet, which read: Leslie Allen Williams. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss " Broken: Leslie Allen Williams"Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comSources:https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-leslie-allen.htmhttps://mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=130095https://omny.fm/shows/already-gone/serial-killer-leslie-allen-williamshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/453978537/https://www.newspapers.com/image/453978836/https://crimeindetroit.com/documents/Deadly%20 Nighmare%20ends%20Confession%20to%204%20Deaths.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.Today, we are going to the University of Alabama at Huntsville. It was February 12, 2010, and the day commenced like any other typical school day. The campus bustled with activity, featuring a mix of young students envisioning their future and more mature individuals returning to complete degrees they had embarked on years earlier.On that morning at UAH, Instructor Amy Bishop conducted her science classes, and her students later described the course as uneventful and routine. Meanwhile, a meeting for the biology department was slated for Room 369 in the Shelby Center for Science and Technology, which housed both the Biology and Mathematics departments. Amy Bishop joined her colleagues at the meeting, and for approximately 40 minutes, she sat silently among them.What would happen next would shock the academic community, leaving three families grieving and many asking why.Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast to discuss A Fine Line Between Genius and Insanity: Amy Bishop: Day 3: The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/a-loaded-gunhttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/us/21bishop.htmlhttps://www.al.com/news/2022/08/amy-bishops-son-seth-anderson-died-in-unintentional-shooting-huntsville-teen-indicted.htmlhttps://www.al.com/topic/Amy%20Bishop/index.htmlhttps://sports.yahoo.com/amy-bishops-son-seth-bishop-200037215.htmlhttps://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/types-of-crime/school-violence/amy-bishop/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/amy-bishop-husband-alleged-university-alabama-shooter-loving-mother-wife/story?id=9883895https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3280081/Former-Alabama-professor-shot-6-3-fatally-apologizes.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/02/amy_bishop_alleged_uah_shooter.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.Welcome to day 2 of The 12 Nightmares Before ChristmasFifty-five-year-old Margarette Eby lived a rich and full life as a music professor at the University of Michigan. Margarette was well-liked by her students and coworkers and had several grown children of her own. Around 4:30 in the afternoon on November 9th, 1986, some of Margarette’s students arrived at the cottage to take her to a concert. When the students knocked on the door, they were met with silence. Finally, one of them tried the doorknob, and it was unlocked. They entered the cottage and found a grisly scene.Margarette Eby was Flint, Michigan’s 56th homicide that year.Five years later, in hotel room 354 in Romulus, Michigan, the wake-up calls from the front desk went unanswered. A 41-year-old flight attendant, Nancy Jean Ludwig Lud wig, from Minnetonka, Minnesota, had checked into room 354 around 9 P.M. the night before. Nancy had been a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines since 1976 and enjoyed her job quite a bit. It was about 12:50 in the afternoon when the housekeeper opened the door to a pitch-black room. The housekeeper walked over to the window and, upon opening the curtains, turned and discovered Nancy Jean Ludwig. She had been stabbed to death.Both cases went cold until 2002 when new technology helped investigators find their killer, Jeffrey Wayne Gorton.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Room 354: Jeffrey Gorton"Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideoExecutive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.comSources:https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=428571https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gorton-jeffrey.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Gortonhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B017VDEE7I/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 (S2E8 of Your Worst Nightmare on ID “Fight or Flight”)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTRvWZIpw-I It is also featured on the Forensics Files episode "Silk Stalkings." S2E25https://thecinemaholic.com/nancy-ludwig-and-margarette-eby-murders-where-is-jeffrey-wayne-gorton-now/https://www.newspapers.com/image/99449048/https://www.newspapers.com/image/99449061/?terms=Eby&match=1http://www.bernethy-eby-scribner.com/getperson.php?personID=I271987797047&tree=Eby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Our True Crime Podcast’s original “12 Nightmares Before Christmas,” where we discuss a true crime story daily for the days leading up to December 24. Make sure to like, subscribe, and tune in each day.High school is brutal. To quote my dear friend Dexter from season 6, “High school, a small world unto itself, combining all the elements of a federal work camp with those of a third-world poultry farm.” Adrianne Reynolds, a 16-year-old, had recently arrived in town in November. Originally, Adrianne had been residing in Kilgore, Texas, with her mother. However, due to difficulties in school, her parents decided to send her to live with her stepfather, hoping that a change of environment would provide her with a fresh beginning. Consequently, Adrianne relocated to East Moline, Illinois, where her father and stepmother eagerly welcomed her. It was in East Moline that Adrianne crossed paths with Sarah and Corey. Like most teenagers, all Adrianne wanted was to fit in, and she was an outgoing and talkative girl who loved to sing. Her biggest dream was to be a contestant on American Idol. Adrianne would never get the chance to audition for the popular television show. Adrianne would never get a chance to do anything ever again.Join Jen and Cam from Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘With Friends Like These: Adrianne Reynolds Day 1: The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas.’Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHSMusic by our EP Nico @theinkypawprintSources:https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15333880https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111604/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20146836,00.htmlhttps://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/unthinkable-the-murder-of-adrianne-reynoldshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/15333880https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111604/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20146836,00.htmlhttps://qctimes.com/news/local/article_491d3fbc-0643-11df-a00e-001cc4c03286.htmlhttps://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=296357https://qctimes.com/news/local/accomplice-in-east-moline-teen-s-killing-dies-in-fiery/article_2d85584c-8996-11e1-a999-0019bb2963f4.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120324123837/http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?90249-Illinois-teen-killed-and-dismembered-classmates-under-arresthttps://www.kwqc.com/2022/03/09/cory-gregory-gets-same-sentence-2005-killing-adrienne-reynolds/?outputType=amp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices