The Murder Diaries

Imagine achieving your childhood dream, putting your middle school and high school bullies to shame. That’s exactly what Bridget Shiel did when she became a model at the age of 19. However, Bridget’s modeling career came to an end not long after it started when she was viciously gunned down in an Atlanta park. We absolutely recommend checking out Ana Luisa. ❤️ https://shop.analuisa.com/diaries We LOVE them! Their pieces start at $39, and they are currently running the biggest sale of the year. You can get 20% off if you go on https://shop.analuisa.com/diaries #analuisany Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Sources: The First 48 Presents: Homicide Squad Atlanta (Season 1, Episode 6 – The Cooler) Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DB2Q_L_Uy8 Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVZOMEsDxGI Article - https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/how-a-sprite-bottle-helped-solve-the-brutal-murder-of-bridget-shiel/83-560429756 Article - https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/a-year-later-still-no-arrests-what-happened-to-bridget-shiel/444330206 Article - https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/georgia-supreme-court-upholds-conviction-of-christopher-spencer/85-c76e15d8-d739-4112-9fad-5a893c898d2f Article - https://people.com/crime/bridget-shiel-suspect-arrested-model-naked-body-atlanta-park/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yara Gambirasio was a spirited, young, Italian rhythmic gymnast in 2010. At just 13, on a cold night in November, Yara never made it home from gymnastic practice. The case and search for Yara consumed Italy, and would unlock even more dark secrets beyond “who took Yara”. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/08/-sp-the-murder-that-has-obsessed-italy Article: https://www.ansa.it/lombardia/notizie/2021/01/14/yara-difesa-richiesta-revisione-prima-analisi-reperti_f814be1a-fc09-4a5e-a44d-dfad26dbfee7.html Article: https://www.ruetir.com/2021/06/05/case-yara-the-judges-deny-bossettis-defense-access-to-the-findings-of-the-trial/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4qz_S8oW0 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Fretless by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3777-fretless License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On January 2, 2006, Wilma June Nissen was positively identified after nearly three decades without her name. Now that investigators have Wilma’s name and updated forensic data, they will stop at nothing to solve her murder and bring the responsible party or parties to justice. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Reward Offered for Information There is a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Wilma Nissen’s death. The ANONYMOUS HOTLINE is 712-472-8334. Additional Contact Information: Detective Jerry Birkey, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, (712) 472-8300 RESOURCES: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/05/14/gone-cold-wilma-nissen-killed-1978/84379226/ https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/wilma-june-nissen/ https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/suspect-photo-released-in-1978-murder-case/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19379833/wilma-june-nissen https://www.dglobe.com/news/1343416-foster-parents-sheriff-pay-respects-wilma-nissen https://siouxlandnews.com/archive/arrest-made-in-1978-lyon-county-cold-case-01-26-2016 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Polly Klaas was a thriving 12 year old girl in 1993 when a man broke in to her house during a sleepover with friends. With her mom being asleep in the next room and her friends right there, Polly was taken. Unthinkable, horrific events ensued. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: FBI Files season 1, Episode 1 Article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-17-mn-3000-story.html Op-Ed by Polly’s friend and sister: https://www.yahoo.com/now/op-ed-polly-klaas-sister-100052511.html Article: https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/09/15/city-nearly-demolishes-polly-klaas-bench-in-pacific-grove/ Article: https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/two-decades-after-it-closed-petalumas-polly-klaas-theater-eyes-2021-grand/ Article: https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-polly-klaas/amandasedlakhevener Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Polly_Klaas Article: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6887238/polly-hannah-klaas Article: https://www.montereyherald.com/2018/10/01/polly-klaas-remembered-at-memorial-bench-in-pacific-grove/ Article: https://kion546.com/news/2018/10/01/family-and-friends-gather-in-pacific-grove-for-25th-anniversary-of-polly-klaas-murder/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Fretless by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3777-fretless License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At just 22-years-old, Christina Grimmie conquered the music world one performance at a time. However, her career — and her life— came to a screeching halt when an obsessed fan gunned her down in a theater full of people. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://christinagrimmie.com/#!/about https://christinagrimmiefoundation.org/ https://player.vimeo.com/video/536140377 https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/22/us/christina-grimmie-the-voice-orlando-police-end-investigation/index.html https://www.insider.com/christina-grimmie-death-5-year-anniversary-2021-6 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adam-levine-offered-to-pay-for-christina-grimmies-funeral-93028/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/voice-singer-christina-grimmie-shot-dead-after-concert-107853/ http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2016/images/06/22/grimmie.investigative.supplement.pdf Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Fretless by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3777-fretless License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Fall of 1995 17 year old Curtisha was thriving. She was getting ready for college on a military scholarship and enlistment in the to Army. She was nominated for homecoming queen band had a strong group of friends. So on February 29th, 1996 it was a mystery as to why she went missing. A month later answers would being to unfold when her body was found. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources Killer beauty queen Season 2, episode 1 Snapped Season 12, episode 2 Article: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/27/nyregion/body-of-girl-is-discovered-near-school.html Article: https://dejame-enpaz.tumblr.com/post/151252876783/curtisha-morning-was-a-very-beautiful-17-year-old Article: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/jury-finds-kalila-taylor-guilty-in-1996-murder-1.3819081 Article: https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2010/06/1519/kalila-taylor-rejects-court-offer-of-18-to-life-in-jail/ Article: https://patch.com/new-york/riverhead/mom-of-murdered-teen-there-s-a-hole-inside-of-me Article: https://patch.com/new-york/riverhead/mom-of-murdered-teen-there-s-a-hole-inside-of-me Article: https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/11/nyregion/romantic-rival-is-arrested-in-1996-death-of-a-teen-ager.html Article: https://nonreligiously.rssing.com/chan-1817104/article2352.html?zx=813 Article: https://riverheadlocal.com/2012/08/23/taylor-gets-maximum-sentence-in-1996-murder-of-curtisha-morning/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Fretless by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3777-fretless License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like many of you, Paige and I have been following the news of Gabby Petito’s disappearance for the past few weeks. Unfortunately, as of late Sunday evening (that’s September 19th, 2021 for those listening at a later time), authorities and Gabby’s family have confirmed the discovery of Gabby’s body. We’re crushed and heartbroken about the news and can’t imagine the pain felt by all those who knew and loved her. However, there’s still questions that need answers until Gabby gets justice. Most prominently: “What happened to Gabby and why?” Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.insider.com/gabby-petito-missing-timeline-locations-brian-laundrie-relationship-history-2021-9%3famp Article https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-reports-social-media-provide-timeline-gabby-petito-s-disappearance-n1279390 Article https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-bodycam-video-shows-emotional-gabby-petito-after-reported-fight-n1279334 Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/brian-laundrie-tiktok-hitchhiker-grand-teton-national-park-gabby-petito-missing/%3Famp%3Dtrue Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/09/18/us/gabby-petito-missing-saturday/index.html Article https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/gabby-petito-pal-suspicious-of-phone-call-before-she-went-missing/ Article https://nypost.com/2021/09/17/brian-laundrie-was-controlling-had-episodes-gabby-petito-pal/ Article https://www.foxnews.com/us/utah-gabby-petito-crystal-turner-kylen-schulte-brian-laundrie Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/gabby-petito-north-port-police-tiktok-laundrie-hitchhiking.amp FBI https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/gabrielle-gabby-petito Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/gabby-petito-utah-hotel-fbi-office.amp Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/north-port-community-holds-candlelight-vigil-for-gabby-petito/amp/ Article https://patch.com/new-york/patchogue/li-mom-missing-daughter-we-just-need-see-you-again Article https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2021/09/15/search-on-for-north-port-woman-missing-from-cross-country-trip/ Article https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/gabby-petitos-family-says-brian-laundries-parents-know-where-she-is/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Fretless by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3777-fretless License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just before 5 AM on Dec 6th, 2014, 21 year old Sandra Stevens' boyfriend called in to 911 to report that she has shot has shot herself. Questions from loved ones remained and a major twist in this case leaves all that hear it questioning as well. Today’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Special offer for Murder Diaries listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/MURDERDIARIES Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: Still a mystery – Season 2, episode 15 Article: https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/suspicious-suicides-ruling-on-cause-of-young-womans-2014-death-not-believed-by-all/article_1b175390-7358-59f8-b9db-3c950d194d7d.html Article series: https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5547506/suspicious-suicides-oklahoma-city-police-declared-sandra-stevens-death-a-suicide-but-were-they-right Article: https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-family-wants-questions-answered-surrounding-daughters-death/ https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5550334/suspicious-suicides-part-4-comparing-notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-QCpDgLWcU Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 year old Amish community member, Linda Stoltzfoos, left church, walking her normal route back home. Unfortunately she never made it. Today’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Special offer for Murder Diaries listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/MURDERDIARIES Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oxygen.com/crime-news/pennsylvania-man-justo-smoker-pleads-guilty-to-killing-amish-teenager-linda-stoltzfoos%3Famp Article https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/editorials/a-plea-agreement-brings-a-measure-of-justice-to-the-family-of-linda-stoltzfoos-we/article_28fa4514-f00a-11eb-9417-975d1e684a86.html Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/justin-smoker-pleads-guilty-stabbing-strangling-murder-amish-teen-linda-stoltzfoos/%3Famp%3Dtrue Article https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/cumberlink/name/linda-stoltzfus-obituary?pid=199385222 Article https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/pa/bird-in-hand/linda-sue-stoltzfoos-12638525 Article https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/ten-months-after-disappearance-linda-stoltzfoos-laid-to-rest/article_4a77462e-a794-11eb-a0c5-7365d2e01ba8.html Article https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ydr.com/amp/7332890002 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Petit family was living an idyllic life in an idyllic Connecticut town until a trip to the local grocery store one evening in the Summer of 2007. The family was spotted by a man with ill intentions and stalked all the way home. Later, they endured a horrific night of terror. This case is also known as the Cheshire Murders as the beloved family's untimely murder effected the town of Chesire, CT deeply. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources HBO Docu - The Cheshire murders (2013) People Magazine Investigates – Season 2, Episode 4. Wiki: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hawke-929 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire,_Connecticut,_home_invasion_murders#cite_note-JENNIFER-52 Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/hayley-petit-obituary?pid=118862380 Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/butlereagle/name/hayley-petit-obituary?pid=91594251 Article: http://www.countytimes.com/community/dartmouth-colleges-new-life-sciences-center-honors-the-memories-of-the-wife-and-children-of/article_dcd673ea-740e-5fce-8910-039b3c6b0bf0.html Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/jennifer-hawke-petit-obituary?pid=91512044 Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/nyregion/07slay.html Memorial Garden article/ Pictures: https://www.nhregister.com/news/slideshow/PHOTOS-Petit-Memorial-Garden-164661.php Article: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/community/a-new-memorial-the-petit-family-cheshire-ct/520-6c0a9805-1afd-4f08-92d3-7a41cf61409c Article: https://nypost.com/2013/07/23/police-errors-may-have-caused-victims-their-lives-in-ct-home-invade-horror/ Article: https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Joshua-Komisarjevsky-once-sentenced-to-death-in-11321289.php Article: https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/connecticut-abolishes-the-death-penalty.aspx Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/steven-hayes-cheshire-transgender.html Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/13/connecticut-supreme-court-says-the-death-penalty-is-unconstitutional-banning-it-for-remaining-inmates-on-death-row/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hope stopped to get gas on the way to her grandmother’s home. Little did she know... a predator had her in his sights. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES – See No Evil: “Shadow of Hope” Season 4, episode 13 Obituary https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82631006/beverly-hope-melton Article https://www.wbtv.com/story/16411401/funeral-planned-for-hope-melton-victim-of-chase-attack/ Article https://www.wistv.com/story/28263246/solicitor-former-sheriff-compromised-hope-melton-murder-case-coerced-confession/ Article https://scnow.com/news/state-will-seek-death-in-melton-trial-brutal-slaying-of-kershaw-county-woman-expected-to/article_5fd35cea-ae02-11e2-8d13-001a4bcf6878.html Article https://www.thelancasternews.com/content/nickolas-miller-pleads-guilty-2011-rape-murder-hope-melton Article https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/man-pleads-guilty-rape-murder-lancaster-county-wom/52178724/ Article https://www.wistv.com/story/16407832/victims-final-minutes-caught-on-store-surveillance/ Article https://www.wbtv.com/story/16397159/man-in-custody-after-leading-deputies-to-body/ Article https://www.fitsnews.com/2015/02/24/savage-sc-slaying-wont-see-death-penalty/ Article https://scnow.com/news/turning-tragedy-into-a-way-out---walk-for-hope/article_9c5fe71a-a573-11e2-a6e3-001a4bcf6878.html#:~:text=Frankie%20Melton%2C%20and%20Kayla%20Lindsey,a%20reminder%20of%20her%20love. Article https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/man-threatens-deputy-who-arrested-him-and-a-friend/ Article https://www.latestnewssouthafrica.com/2020/07/01/hope-melton-death-and-her-killer-11-years-after-what-you-need-to-know/ Article https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/archive/8844/news-news-151046985-murder-victims-memory-honored Article http://assets.matchbin.com/sites/481/assets/GMSI_01_05_2012_1325772800.pdf Article http://nicholasstixuncensored.blogspot.com/2012/01/hope-meltons-family-he-began-beating.html Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rori was 18 and living in Oshawa Canada when she disappeared in 2017. Her body would later be found completely violated and mutilated, but the question remained: who did this to her? Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Donate to the refuge https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-refuge-youth-outreach-centre/impact/view/ Resources Sword and Scale – + subscription episode 97 That chapter – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euSLzE0BcEg Obituary – https://canadianobituaries.com/durham/82551-rori-chantal-hache.html Article – https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/7948256-murdered-oshawa-teen-rori-hache-was-too-afraid-to-talk-before-she-disappeared-uncle-says/ Article – https://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/you-sir-have-brought-darkness-to-everyone-rori-hache-s-father-says-to-daughter-s-killer-in-victim-impact-statement-1.5444629?cache=yes?cli Article – https://www.toronto.com/news-story/7913331-torso-discovered-at-oshawa-lakefront-identified-as-missing-teen-rori-hache/ Article – https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/oshawa-murder-victim-rori-hache-was-pregnant-and-determined-to-keep-the-baby Article – https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/rori-hache Wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa Article – https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10276150-bruising-skull-fractures-found-in-rori-hache-autopsy-strong-murder-trial-hears/ Article – https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/hunter-killer-adam-strong-is-all-about-adam-strong Article – https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/10273334-rori-hache-s-blood-found-throughout-adam-strong-s-apartment-witness/ Article – https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/body-parts-found-with-undetonated-explosive-matched-to-torso-found-in-september Article – https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/adam-strong-murder-charges-1.4897703 Article – https://www.cp24.com/news/oshawa-man-found-guilty-of-murder-manslaughter-in-deaths-of-2-young-women-1.5348709?cache=yes Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On March 29, 2019, surveillance footage captured 21-year-old Samantha Josephson leaving a local bar and stepping into the ride-share she ordered... fourteen hours later her body was found. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: Obituary https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/trenton/name/samantha-josephson-obituary?n=samantha-josephson&pid=192041486&fhid=17127 Article https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/samantha-josephson-to-get-posthumous-degree-from-university-of-south-carolina-after-murder Article https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/benson-deangelo-vainieri-huttle-bill-samis-law-requiring-rideshare-driver-car-identification-passes-assembly/ Article https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/south-carolina-missing-college-student/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Article https://www.wistv.com/2021/07/20/nathaniel-rowland-trial-his-dna-not-found-samantha-josephson-someone-elses-was-defense-says/ Article https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/07/27/nathaniel-rowland-found-guilty-of-the-murder-of-samantha-josephson/ Article https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/life-prison-man-killing-south-carolina-student-who-mistook-his-n1275215 Article https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article253034933.html Article https://abcnews.go.com/US/love-life-boyfriend-slain-university-south-carolina-studentwho/story?id=62096308 Article https://nypost.com/2019/04/03/grieving-dad-eulogizes-daughter-samantha-josephson-during-tear-filled-ceremony/ Article https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-attend-funeral-for-jewish-student-murdered-after-ride-share-mistake/ Article https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article253026598.html Article https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article228658979.html Foundation https://www.whatsmyname.org/foundation Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Puerto Rico on April 29th 2021 Keishla (27) left home to show a famous olympic boxing star something something life changing and was never seen alive again. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: https://youtu.be/no-p989cDWc​ https://meaww.com/keishla-rodriguez-ortiz-dead-felix-verdejo-boxer https://biographydaily.com/2021/05/02/who-is-keishla-rodriguez/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/03/felix-verdejo-boxer-killing-keishla-rodriguez/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/olympic-boxer-allegedly-killed-woman-told-pregnant-child/story?id=77460406 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rican-boxer-f-lix-verdejo-charged-killing-woman-pregnant-n1266141 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-s-new-tipping-point-horrific-femicides-reignite-fight-n1267354 https://eminetra.co.uk/former-boxing-champion-felix-verdejo-interrogates-puerto-rican-police-for-missing-woman/445145/ https://www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com/specific-cause-of-keishlas-death-has-not-yet-been-determined-says-icf-director/ https://www.orlandosentinel.com/espanol/el-sentinel-in-english/os-ex-english-boxer-felix-verdejo-arrested-killing-pregnant-woman-20210503-75lqhrrxdveynpec7dxou6o7aq-story.html https://www.the-sun.com/news/2819220/who-felix-verdejos-wife-eliz-marie-santiago-sierra/ https://meaww.com/keishla-rodriguez-autopsy-report-jaw-nose-broken-heroin-fentanyl-felix-verdejo-murder-drown-alive https://www.orlandosentinel.com/espanol/el-sentinel-in-english/os-ex-english-boxer-felix-verdejo-declares-not-guilty-20210511-b2itzay475hsbgm6ng25poixhq-story.html https://www.noticel.com/la-calle/policiacas/20210429/policia-activa-alerta-rosa-ante-desaparicion-de-mujer-en-san-juan/ https://www.boxingscene.com/prosecutors-decide-whether-pursue-death-penalty-against-felix-verdejo-next-court-date-927- Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30-year-old Addie Hall was forever the life of the party in New Orleans’ French Quarter; however, when a man’s suicide note leads police to a gruesome discovery, investigators begin to piece together what horrors the free-spirited artist endured. Case requested by Melissa S. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show and help our caffeine addictions by buying us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: Final Witness: Season 1, Episode 2 Article https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/the-gruesome-tale-of-zack-bowen-and-addie-hall-and-what-it-says-about-our-fascination-with-true-5c6170a0b0f6 Article https://nicolekenney.medium.com/the-gruesome-murder-suicide-of-the-couple-that-peaked-during-hurricane-katrina-6802cff46eb6 Article https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_e3ad2f7f-838d-57d8-bbd8-eddc97a1a26d.html Video https://youtu.be/Kac2LCIZ5IA Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christina Williams was a 13 year old girl with a bright future. Born in Japan to a US naval officer and filipino mother, she had just moved to the US with her family when she met a horrible fate one evening while walking her dog. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: On the case with Paula Zahn; Season 21, Episode 6 Article: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Caller-tells-FBI-she-saw-missing-girl-in-car-3082677.php Article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-09-me-11679-story.html Article: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Slain-Woman-Was-Raped-Officials-Say-Records-3003165.php Article: https://www.montereyherald.com/2020/03/09/prosecution-rests-in-charles-holifield-murder-trial/ Article: https://www.montereyherald.com/2019/12/10/charles-holifield-waives-right-to-jury-trial-and-appeals-no-longer-facing-death-penalty/ Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Christina_Marie_Williams Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WKU student Katie Autry was assaulted and burned alive in her college dorm room. A winding investigation leads police to two suspects who have very different stories. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: Southern Gothic: “Who Killed Katie Autry” Season 1, episode 6 https://thecinemaholic.com/who-killed-katie-autry-where-is-stephen-soules-now/ https://www.bgdailynews.com/more-details-in-autry-case/article_369e2711-544d-5682-8724-4e9c68b344f3.html https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/loved-ones-remember-katie-autry-years-after-her-murder/article_2ab3ba2c-ad6a-55f2-af02-468154e443a6.html https://www.wkyufm.org/post/lawsuit-filed-autry-murder-case#stream/0 https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/volume-written-on-autry-murder/article_54911f99-92d6-544a-9b73-4ab38abac410.html Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelsey Smith was 18 years old in June 2007 when an innocent trip to Target would turn in to her worst nightmare. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: See No Evil on ID Discovery, Season 1, Episode 1 (2015) YouTube video (summary of case and contains some surveillance footage): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kr3LiOBT9U CNN (Nancy Grace) Transcripts: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/06/ng.01.html Article: https://web.archive.org/web/20150517121217/http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kelseys-law-helps-reunite-lenexa-parents-with-kidnapped-5-month-old-baby-in-record-time Article: https://web.archive.org/web/20080726165757/http://www.kctv5.com/news/16966786/detail.html Article: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3249158 Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19107235 Article: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article10539872.html Article: https://medium.com/chameleon/abducted-from-a-target-parking-lot-murdered-now-she-saves-lives-6baa1117adb3 Article: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-kelsey-smiths-parents-now/ Blog: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19751202/kelsey-ann-smith Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelsey_Smith#cite_note-disappeared-3 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In February 2004, Maura Murray drove three hours from her college dorm in Massachusetts to the White Mountains in New Hampshire without telling anyone. She was involved in a single-car collision along route 112, then vanished into thin air. What happened to Maura Murray? Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://www.mauramurraymissing.org/ https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-unsolved-case-file-where-is-maura-murray/16760962 https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/cold-case-family-searching-for-maura-murray-17-years-after-disappearance/2298650/ https://www.boston25news.com/news/missing-umass-student-maura-murray-family-denied-historic-marker-disappearance-site/PILDHBSRBNC4JNZAO5H5IFDT7E/ https://medium.com/chameleon/nursing-student-maura-murray-went-missing-over-17-years-ago-the-search-continues-542b685a6740 https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Maura_Murray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVii0SQ9vPU Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haley Anderson was a young, 22 year old nursing student when she was murdered in 2018. Red flags galore, but her pure heart always believed the best in everyone, including the wrong guy at the wrong time. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: 48 hours, Season 32, ep 35 – The Murder of Haley Anderson Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/haley-anderson-obituary?pid=188426290 Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/haley-anderson-murder-binghamton-university-crime-scene-evidence/11/ Article: https://time.com/5196500/binghamton-nursing-student-obsession/ Article: https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-haley-anderson Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Alabama woman celebrates Halloween with friends, but never returns home. She's later found tied to a tree in the Talladega National Forest, with her head detached from her body. What happened to Samantha Christine Payne? Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20200122/appellate-court-throws-out-kidnapping-convictions-in-samantha-payne-murder-case https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20190311/trial-begins-for-final-defendant-in-samantha-payne-torture-death https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-forensics-expert-medical-examiner-give-insight-on-2015-murder/ https://wvua23.com/two-arrested-for-capital-murder-after-body-found-monday/ https://wvua23.com/body-found-in-forest-identified-two-charged-in-murder/ https://wvua23.com/man-pleads-guilty-with-parole-possibility-in-murder-of-samantha-payne/ https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-witnesses-testify-trial-continues-monday/ https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-man-who-pleaded-guilty-testifies/ https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-woman-who-pleaded-guilty-testifies-against-2-on-trial/ https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-jury-to-reconvene-to-settle-on-verdict/ https://wvua23.com/guilty-2-on-trial-in-samantha-payne-murder-found-guilty-of-murder-kidnapping/ https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-two-sentenced-to-30-years-for-kidnapping-murder/ https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-last-defendant-on-trial-facing-death-penalty/ https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-calls-reveal-belcher-wanted-letters-sent-to-another-defendant/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154933932/samantha-christine-payne https://casetext.com/case/belcher-v-state-117 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brianna Maitland was 17 years old when she went missing in March of 2004 after a night at work. Her car was later found, but Brianna remains missing to this very day. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: Disappeared season 4, Episode 11: Vanished in Vermont https://charleyproject.org/case/brianna-alexandria-maitland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Vermont https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brianna_Maitland https://www.celebsagewiki.com/disappearance-of-brianna-maitland https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/brianna-maitland https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/01/21/the-disappearance-of-brianna-maitland/ https://www.samessenger.com/news/vsp-partners-with-company-to-do-new-analysis-of-evidence-in-brianna-maitland-case/article_0deb31d4-0352-11eb-8339-57fa017d7f61.html https://investigationsforthemissing.org/bruce-maitland-bio-page Bruce Maitland's Non Profit GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/investigations-for-the-missing?member=987396 Contact with any information: Vermont State Police 802-524-5993 The investigation’s official tip line 802-241-5355. Text VTIPS to 274637 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colleen was a popular, young math teacher from Massachusetts in 2013 when she was brutally murdered at the place she loved most. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd8EH0Q_vKQ Sword and Scale: Episode 88 Town Museum website: https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/welcome-to-danvers/ Article: https://nthfmemorial.org/everyone-makes-a-difference-colleen-ritzer/ Article: https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/ritzer-family-devastated-by-chism-sentence/article_0b1ab180-fd44-5185-ac7a-713d1103f262.html Article: https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/salem-state-university-mourns-death-of-teacher/article_2d62f8d7-db52-5b02-b378-efb59e8bf7aa.html University Blog: https://www.assumption.edu/assumption-achieves-university-status Article: https://www.wcvb.com/article/danvers-student-14-charged-in-death-of-math-teacher/8190166# Article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/11/22/timeline-murder-collen-ritzer-danvers-high-school/NBCbSUOpBWJcArUTpF1q3J/story.html Obituary: https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/132681 Assumption college catalog ( Pg 25 used) https://digitalcommons.assumption.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=undergraduate-catalogs Article: https://www.patriotledger.com/article/20151216/news/151217149 Article: http://courtjunkie.com/timeline-colleen-ritzer-murder/ Article: https://www.wbur.org/news/2016/02/26/chism-sentencing Article: https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/justice/massachusetts-philip-chism/index.html Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A sadistic murder that left a small Texas community reeling for two and a half decades now has a prime suspect thanks to genetic genealogy. And, perhaps, the most shocking revelation is the accused’s identity. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/mary-catherine-edwards-cold-case-murder-former-classmate-arrested/%3Famp%3Dtrue https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/amp/Genealogy-DNA-testing-helps-crack-cold-case-of-16160772.php https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.khou.com/amp/article/news/investigations/missing-pieces/missing-pieces-mary-catherine-edwards-murder-solved/285-afdf5001-4b92-4e1e-a813-7947f6db34f7 https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_bb7d3112-ad02-11eb-9dab-539a9a215d55.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theepochtimes.com/man-charged-in-1995-murder-of-former-classmate_3808469.html/amp https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/clayton-bernard-foreman-accused-of-killing-of-mary-catherine-edwards Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim was a father in living an seemingly perfect life in an idyllic life, until he was found murdered one early morning in 1986. Was it all really so perfect though? The secrets this family held were about to be uncovered. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: People investigates, Season 4 episode 9: Cheerleader and the hitman Article: https://apnews.com/article/ae39b32c5bf01a8cfb8fc81c65edff5f Article https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/magazine/murder-on-long-island.html Article https://people.com/crime/cheryl-pierson-cuccio-marriage-raising-family-after-hitman/ Hudson Link: http://www.hudsonlink.org Article: https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/09/26/dark-family-secrets-lead-to-dad-shot-dead-in-contract-killing/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smart and ambitious 24-year-old Chandra Levy had her whole life in front of her… until one spring day when she vanished without a trace. Chandra’s disappearance was soon enveloped in scandal when news of her affair with a married congressman was uncovered. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Levy https://www.oxygen.com/chandra-levy-who-killed-chandra/crime-time/11-things-to-know-about-the-chandra-levy-murder https://abcnews.go.com/US/killed-chandra-levy-15-years-questions-answers-dc/story?id=43046426 https://www.modbee.com/opinion/garth-stapley/article250961284.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-recording-that-undid-the-chandra-levy-murder-case/2016/08/06/0ce8b72a-5b45-11e6-9767-f6c947fd0cb8_story.html Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Cafferkey was vibrant 22 year old Australian women from Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, AU. She was just about to get her life back on track from recent issues she was enduring, when she met a much older man that would change her life ... forever. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhRb8EgouDo Coroner’s court Report: https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-12/sarahlouisecafferkey_488612_redacted.pdf Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/world/australia/marijuana-cannabis-recreational-legal.html Murderpedia link: https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hunter-steven.htm Article: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/police-find-car-of-missing-woman-sarah-cafferkey/news-story/7a65b945f89ea220375966043a476873 Article: https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/mystery-over-grim-wheelie-bin-murder/3962493/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 20th 1999 started out as any other day in middle class, suburban Littleton, Colorado. However, it quickly turned in to one of the darkest days in American History as two young high school students unleash terror upon their high school. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9mUpUHk3nE https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/columbine-high-school-shootings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/14/mother-supposed-know-son-columbine-sue-klebold https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/04/just-normal-kids-killed-13-people-the-columbine-high-school-shooting-in-1999.html https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/columbine-high-school-shootings-fast-facts https://www.acolumbinesite.com/weapon.php https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-myths_N.htm Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing internet personality and E-Girl, Bianca Devins, was 17 in 2019, when she met a new friend online. The two finally met in person after discovering they lived near not from each other and became close . They hung out frequently, and her family even got to know and trust him. That trust would be broken one terrible night after a concert in New York City. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAbKGlxXUtA Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/11/bianca-devins-brandon-clark-pleads-guilty-new-york-teen-death/4721542002/ Article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bianca-devins-viral-death-murder-926823/ Article: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/crime/2020/10/15/man-charged-with-killing-woman--posting-photos-online-critiques-attorney Article: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2020/02/more-horrific-details-come-out-in-bianca-devins-murder-that-was-shared-online-to-the-world.html Article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bianca-devins-murder-brandon-clark-trial-video-951548/ Article: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/08/bianca-devins-grandfather-talks-about-horror-of-graphic-photos-sent-to-family-video.html Article: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/judge-denies-brandon-clarks-request-to-withdraw-guilty-plea/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Blair Adams told friends and family someone was trying to kill him, and, less than a week later, he was found 2,600 miles from home, half-naked and beaten to death. Who was after him and WHY? Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/09/11/unsolved-canadian-blair-adams-raced-knox-county-slain-half-nude-his-gold-untouched/610262001/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Blair_Adams https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/the-strange-and-unexplained-murder-of-blair-adams-true-crime-48452d9d83e7 https://unsolved.com/gallery/blair-adams/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Blair_Adams https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2018/10/2/blair-adams https://www.historicmysteries.com/blair-adams-unsolved-mystery/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cayley was a 19 year old college student when she brought in to an ER by her boyfriend, lifeless after a weekend at a music festival. What happened to Cayley? Only she and her boyfriend know. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: 48 hours; Season 33, episode 3 Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/houstonchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=cayley-mandadi&pid=187264014 Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cayley-mandadi-death-texas-cheerleader-accident-murder/ Article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/woman-looked-like-shed-fallen-22711625 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BawkoxLYeRU Article: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-mark-howerton-now/ Article:https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/true-crime/trial-of-mark-howerton-for-murder-of-cayley-mandadi-ended-in-mistrial-48-hours-on-id-investigates/ Article:https://www.courthousenews.com/trial-of-boyfriend-accused-of-killing-texas-cheerleader-goes-to-jury/ Cayley’s On Campus living Hall: https://www.trinity.edu/directory/departments-offices/residential-life/housing-options/sophomore-college/thomas Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Smart was a college freshman when she went missing in 1996. She was a bright, young woman with a wanderlust and a zest for what the world had to offer until that fateful night she disappeared after a college party. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Kristin_Smart https://charleyproject.org/case/kristin-denise-smart https://mustangnews.net/where-is-kristin-smart-19-years-later-cal-poly-student-still-missing/ https://mustangnews.net/wheres-kristin-smart-part-two-the-investigation/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2021/03/16/kristin-smart-vanished-25-years-ago-police-are-again-searching-home-linked-prime-suspect/%3FoutputType%3Damp Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was May 17, 2001, when Alissa stopped by her boyfriend John’s shop class to tell him she was leaving school early and that she’d see him later that night at a party. After that, Alissa’s trail goes cold and over the years her case got even colder. Thank is… until a new lead led investigators to a suspect close to home. Now with an ongoing trial and a family inches from justice, we’re still left wondering: What happened to Alissa Turney? Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natalie & Paige chat with Sarah Turney about Justice Tik Tok, advocacy, and season 2 of her podcast Voices for Justice. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On February 13th 2017 Libby and Abby were just 13 and 14 year old 8th graders when they were murdered while walking along a trail in Delphi, IN. Chilling evidence shows the suspected perp's face and displays his voice just moments before the girls' last moments, but can law enforcement find them? Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: ID Discovery; Still a mystery – Down the hill (season 1, Episode 2) "Guys, down the hill" Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imEe0v72_7Q Article - https://truthtellersweb.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/looking-back-2-13-17-double-homicide-in-delphi-in/ Libby’s sister, Kelsi’s, powerful interview/ Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqGeR0-FboI Memorial Park website - Info and donation button available here https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/delphi-girls-murdered/abigail-williams-liberty-german-memorial-park-set-to-open-in-2021/531-ec4bce4b-9f6c-4d34-adab-285629488678 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2013, Virginia high school senior Alexis Murphy went missing. Surveillance footage led investigators to a local man with sinister intentions, but they were never able to recover Alexis’ remains... until now. Tune in for Alexis’ story and the most recent updates (Feb. 2021) regarding her case. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: https://www.google.com/amp/s/newsadvance.com/news/local/finally-able-to-bring-alexis-home-after-7-years-missing-nelson-county-teens-remains-found/article_8aeced79-098e-5417-b457-3084cdc4f29c.amp.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/remains-of-va-girl-17-missing-since-2013-have-been-idd-years-after-killer-was-convicted/%3Famp%3Dtrue https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oxygen.com/crime-news/alexis-murphys-remains-found-7-years-after-teen-vanished%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.boston25news.com/news/trending/alexis-murphy-body-slain-teen-found-7-years-after-disappearance-6-years-after-killer-convicted/UTMOWX6BBBA45GOBGUO27V4PZ4/%3foutputType=amp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Alexis_Murphy https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/02/10/alexis-murphy-remains-missing-as-her-convicted-killer-appeals-for-deal/ https://web.archive.org/web/20181007204541/https://www.nbc29.com/story/23086283/timeline-the-search-for-alexis-murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVe1GfJmWXA Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22-year-old Savanna LaFontaine Greywind was 8 months pregnant in 2017 when she went up to her neighbors apartment to help her out and never returned. The truth of what happened to her is so disturbing; it's hard to believe. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod RESOURCES: Killer Motive season 1, episode 5: Killer Upstairs https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/season-1/a-killer-upstairs (TV provider subscription required) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183207843/savanna-marie-lafontaine_greywind http://boulgerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/savanna-marie-greywind/ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/02/02/life-for-woman-who-killed-savanna-greywind-stole-baby https://www.twincities.com/2017/12/21/brooke-lynn-crews-pregnant-fargo-woman-killing-savanna-lafontaine-greywind-letter-reporter-jail/ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/07/accomplice-in-killing-of-savanna-greywind-gets-20-years https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/03/savanna-greywind-wasnt-dead-when-baby-cut-from-womb-prosecutors-say-at-abductors-sentencing/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/227 Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Her name was ALISHA ANN HEINRICH, but you may know her as Mississippi’s “Delta Dawn.” Police found her among the weeds of the Escatawpa River in 1982. She remained unidentified for 38 YEARS. Fortunately, that all changed in December 2020 thanks to genetic genealogy! Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zachery Rose went missing in 2018. His sheriff boyfriend didn’t report the disappearance until the next day. And the trail went cold. That is until January 2021 when a huge break in the case happened. Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sfgate.com/bayarea/amp/Zachery-Rose-body-found-linked-San-Francisco-Sheri-15882423.php https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/dropped-off-the-face-of-the-earth-case-of-missing-man-in-fairfield-stumps-police/63435/%3Famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/fairfield-police-search-home-tied-to-2-deaths/2454312/%3Famp http://neptunefairfield.tributes.com/show/William-Kendall-Volkl-93555590 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/amp/Human-remains-found-in-Fairfield-identified-as-15882288.php https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/solano-search-and-rescue-crew-looks-for-hercules-man-last-seen-in-fairfield/ https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/hercules-man-still-missing-a-month-after-disappearance/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassie was 16 in 2006 when housesitting for her Aunt turned in a worst nightmare murder. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources: - Brian and Torey video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXRYxhN_Rg0 - Your worst nightmare: When the Lights Go Out on ID discovery - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart#cite_note-18 - Medium.com blog by Amity Elise https://medium.com/@eliseamity/betrayal-the-murder-of-cassie-jo-stoddart-7d0031b0f73e - NWCN.com article: https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154603/http://www.nwcn.com/news/idaho/Supreme-Court-tosses-civil-case-in-student-slaying-103472194.html - 85 grave video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtqEccq3GY - 85grave.com listing of the house: https://www.85grave.com/case-1-the-scream-murder?lightbox=dataItem-k6x3xdua11 - Article about the house: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/house-where-murder-of-cassie-jo-stoddart-took-place-proving-hard-to-sell/article_57694590-5cdb-11e4-876d-270a4ac0f093.html Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Candance Newmaker was just 10 years old when a controversial therapy led to her murder at the hands of those who were supposed to help her. Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natalie and Paige look into the disappearance of Jessie Grace Moore from Wenatchee, Washington. Jessie’s sister, Brittany, joins the discussion to give updates on the case and share a personal message to her sister. Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sturbridge, MA, USA August 5, 1993 - Holly Piirainen was 10 years old when she went missing while visiting her grandparents. She went to get see puppies at a neighboring farm, but never made it home. Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ll be back in the new year! We cannot wait to bring you brand new episodes in January 2021! Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod?fan_landing=true) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In June of 2000, 16-year-old Molly Bish went missing from her lifeguarding post in the Massachusetts morning's broad daylight. Homicide is later confirmed, but the question remains: WHO killed Molly Bish? Buy us a coffee and support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices