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It was 2003 and the summer before college for two beautiful and popular best friends. They somehow hit the teenage fantasy jackpot and managed to get a house adult free for the whole summer. The two girls spent the weeks after their high school graduation throwing parties and having co-ed sleepovers. However, when one friend arrived for the party they were supposed to be throwing that night early she was confronted with a massacre. Bullet holes and bloody bodies were strewn across the living room, shell casings were everywhere. All of her friends had been murdered. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: AthenaClub.com and use promo code tcc for 20% off Acorn.tv use promo code tcc for a 30 day free trial Vistaprint.com/tcc to get your holiday gifts today! Sources: Never See Them Again by M. William Phelps https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourteenth-court-of-appeals/2007/84071.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1569148.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/made-houston-teen-kill-friends/story?id=12510159 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb0a_TdXV5Y

Trigger Warning: This episode contains violence against childrenIn Weleetka, OK two best friends were enjoying an end of the school year sleepover when they were senselessly murdered less than half a mile away from one of their homes. The crime went unsolved for years. Another tragic murder brought their killer to light. However, there are still many unanswered questions regarding just what happened at Bad Creek Bridge.DISCLAIMER: I am 110% aware I mispronounced the name of the accused. I completely apologize. The correction is made at the end of the episode. (Thank you in advance for your mercy!)Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSponsors:Vistaprint.com/TCCBest Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google PlaySimplisafe.com/COUPLESources:https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/judge-rules-kevin-sweat-must-face-trial-in-weleetka-deaths/article_41551204-808c-5132-ba4e-9d39220ea582.html https://people.com/crime/how-dead-woman-helped-crack-cold-case-of-murdered-schoolgirls/https://okcfox.com/archive/gruesome-new-details-emerge-is-murders-of-two-girls-from-weleetkahttps://ktul.com/news/local/weleetka-murders-still-a-mystery-ten-years-laterhttps://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kevin-sweats-long-and-twisted-path-to-a-guilty-plea/article_88c7967e-52cf-5676-879d-b2d7de52f21e.htmlCourt Transcripts of STATE OF OKLAHOMA vs. SWEAT, KEVIN JOE MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE - 21 O.S. 701.7

Trigger Warning: This episode involves conversations about suicide, self-harm, and dating abuseThis episode brings us back to 2008 in Apex North Carolina. It is focused on a group of friends that went to school together, partied together, and have dated each other. If you have ever known a group like this or been a part of one you know that it can be a recipe for disaster, especially when you add teenage hormones and emotions to it all. But this group was a little different than most. Each member was going through an inner struggle of their own, self harm, mental illness, lack of self esteem, or aggression. In the end this combination of complication would lead the the brutal murder of one of the teens, and the road to get there is a very twisted one indeed. Sponsors:Athena Club Razors | Use code: TCC to get 20% offhttps://www.athenaclub.com/Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources:https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1654186.html https://www.wral.com/news/local/asset_gallery/8288021/https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7008379/https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4157234/https://www.wral.com/silver-alert-issued-for-apex-man/4038412/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article56717093.htmlhttps://abc13.com/archive/6688410/

Happy Halloween! Listen along as we retell some scary and very real stories from our listeners- they even sent over the police reports to prove it! Enjoy!!

Join us as we discuss part two of a case that has completely polarized the town of Mckeesport, PA. In 1996 a 13 year old girl completely fell through the cracks of a broken system. This young girl’s disappearance goes relatively unnoticed until the body of another girl, who was from the same area and was the same age, was found in the town’s cemetery a few years later. In this episode there will be a lot up for debate. What is clear is that an economically depressed town, a complacent school and police department, as well as, for the first time, an uninterested media will come together to make the perfect disappearing act. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources:Memoir of a milk carton kid. WorldCat. OCLC 754718762 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-pawd-2_06-cv-01216/pdf/USCOURTS-pawd-2_06-cv-01216-9.pdfhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-3rd-circuit/1499073.htmlhttps://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59146929add7b049342d2848

Join us as we discuss a case that has completely polarized the town of Mckeesport, PA. In 1996 a 13 year old girl completely fell through the cracks of a broken system. This young girl’s disappearance goes relatively unnoticed until the body of another girl, who was from the same area and was the same age, was found in the town’s cemetery a few years later. In this episode there will be a lot up for debate. What is clear is that an economically depressed town, a complacent school and police department, as well as, for the first time, an uninterested media will come together to make the perfect disappearing act. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Best Fiends- Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play Simplisafe.com/couple Sources: Memoir of a milk carton kid. WorldCat. OCLC 754718762 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-pawd-2_06-cv-01216/pdf/USCOURTS-pawd-2_06-cv-01216-9.pdf https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-3rd-circuit/1499073.html https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59146929add7b049342d2848

Patrick Dennehy was a promising young talent that had just been given a scholarship to Baylor University when he went missing on June 12, 2003. Join us as we discuss this case and tragic circumstances surrounding the death of this young man and how it led to an investigation into Baylor.Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSend your scary stories, or true crime related incidents to [email protected]:Best Fiends- Download today on the Apple App Store or Google PlayBetterHelp: betterhelp.com/tccSources: DisgracedDirector: Pat KondelisReleased: March 10, 2017 by Showtime https://www.sportscasting.com/the-tragic-death-of-patrick-dennehy-who-was-murdered-by-his-own-teammate/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-dave-bliss-resigns-showtime-disgraced-20170404-story.html https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2085671 https://www.itemonline.com/criminal-justice-the-dotson-case-revisited/article_4c2b5f9e-5b22-5437-9c5e-2ac98ea70057.html

Warning: This episode contains descriptions of numerous sexual assaults and graphic language listener discretion is advised. The crimes of James DaVeggio and Michelle Michaud are nothing short of horrific. The depravity of these serial rapists and murders knew no bounds. Join us as we discuss how, in just four months this couple had six victims in their wake. It leads us to wonder...just what would they have been capable of if they hadn’t been caught? Sources: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1894614.htmlhttps://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/michaud-michelle.htmhttps://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/may/12/victim-tearfully-describes-brutal-rape/https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-5079/55822/20180727182319666_Opposition.pdfAbduction: The Minivan Murders by R.J. Parker Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsor: Betterhelp.com/tcc for 10% off your first month!

Robert Chae and his wife Janice worked hard to achieve the American dream. Together they built up their mom and pop beauty supply store in Philadelphia, PA to great heights. Eventually they were able to afford a sprawling home in the suburbs and give their children the life they dreamed they once could. However on the morning of January 9, 2009 everything they worked decades to achieve was stolen from them. Sponsors: Betterhelp.com/tcc for 10% your first monthBest Fiends- Download for free on Google Play or the Apple App StoreSources:https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/911-calls-released-in-chae-home-invasion-murder/1884028/https://www.delcotimes.com/news/horrific-details-of-home-invasion-victims-death-detailed/article_bf5d73f9-92af-5e69-92d8-49b804e501fc.htmlhttps://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2013/479-eda-2011.htmlhttps://www.mainlinemedianews.com/kingofprussiacourier/news/accomplice-in-chae-murder-case-gets-life-sentence/article_19025538-74e5-5b29-9636-888b433c18f0.htmlhttps://www.leagle.com/decision/inpaco20140319817 https://www.montgomerynews.com/montgomery_life/planner-sentenced-to-prison-in-robert-chae-murder-case/article_99a54078-751b-52d6-a63e-61685c5c47d8.html Source 7https://www.timesherald.com/news/ada-chae-murder-defendants-violating-plea-deal/article_9908bcd6-ac9d-5260-8b69-004d4d682a02.htmlInterviews of Richard Chae through Investigation Discovery

Join us as we discuss the murder of Christa Worthington in Cape Cod, MA. Who had the motive to commit this crime and was the right man punished? Sources: https://www.capecod.com/about-cape-cod/cape-cod-history/ https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20020113/news01/301139994 https://www.capecodtimes.com/worthington (Collection of articles) https://people.com/archive/murder-she-wrote-vol-59-no-25/ https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/christa-worthington (collection of articles) https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/02/06/i-team-dirk-greineder-innocence-prison-may-wife-murder/ http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/458/458mass461.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ma-supreme-judicial-court/1547834.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/10/26/fifteen-years-later-christa-worthington-murder-focus-new-abc-podcast-and-series/SndSlo4Z8h4Vd0iFWt4MXM/story.html https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20180105/child-rape-charges-dropped-against-brewster-man https://abcaudio.com/podcasts/a-killing-on-the-cape/ REASONABLE DOUBT The Fashion Writer, Cape Cod, and the Trial of Chris McCowen By Peter Manso Sponsors: Thrivemarket.com/TCC Best Fiends

Warning: This case is particularly brutal and may be hard to listen to. This is the tragic case of two 13 year old boys who were abducted in New South Wales Australia in 1982. What happened to them is nothing short of horrific. One of the boys is able to survive the brutal attack and bring the two men that raped and tortured his friend to justice. However, the controversy does not stop at the crime in this case.

The Brinks, a newly married couple were actually making the same plans we are now after their wedding and honeymoon in 1987. They had purchased a foreclosure on 20 acres of land. They had been in the process of renovating their home when both of their lives were tragically taken. But who murdered this perfectly happy couple? Was it the former owner angry that his property had been taken away from him? A jealous ex? Or, after another murder takes place a month after theirs within half a mile from their house, was their sleepy Michigan town dealing with a serial killer?Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSponsors:Best Fiends: Download for free today!Thrive Market: Thrivemarket.com/tccBetter Help: Betterhelp.com/tccSources (The sources are linked because we do not want article titles giving away answers):Source 1 Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6Source 7Source 8Source 9

In the Fall of September 1979 Southern California had three active serial killers and an additional two that had been apprehended that year. This is why, when a fourth is announced to the public, panic swept Orange County. They called him the Bedroom Basher. He prayed on young women who were alone in their first floor apartment buildings. He would use a blunt weapon to render them unconscious and then sexually assault them. On September 30th, he walked through the front door of Dianna D’Aiello’s apartment, little did he know it would be this case, that would be his undoing. For 27 additional episodes join our Patreon:Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources:https://casetext.com/brief/s076169-people-v-parker-gerald-respondents-briefhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-20-mn-35921-story.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-22-me-566-story.htmlSource 3Source 4

In today’s episode, we are celebrating Christmas in June as we travel back to the Christmas of 1990 where the extended Tiede family had a beautiful wood cabin in the secluded back country of Summit County Utah. The family usually gathered at this location throughout the summer months but they made a point to always visit the location around Christmas time. But this year, as the members of the close knit family make their way towards the cabin that is only accessible by snowmobile, they find that two men have been waiting for them to arrive. What the Tiede family thought was going to be their Christmas vacation turned quickly into a fight for survival.patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-tiede-case-two-killers-two-outcomes-justice-served/ https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/crime-scene-photos-deadly-home-invasion/35/https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/tiede-cabin-murders-rips-through-a-family-true-crime-1f4773216730https://www.deseret.com/1991/5/18/18921239/jury-sees-video-killers-made-prior-to-victims-arrivalhttps://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/25/us/2-are-slain-and-1-is-hurt-as-family-interrupts-burglary-at-utah-cabin.htmlhttps://www.utcourts.gov/opinions/supopin/Taylor1205012412.pdf

A 24 year old Belgian backpacker placed an ad online for a job to extend her work visa in Australia. Unfortunately, the man that answered her ad had been planning on kidnapping a young woman and keeping her as a sex slave on his hobby farm. However, he got more than he bargained for with Davine Arckens. Sponsors:Best FiendsPatreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources:https://nypost.com/2019/06/17/backpacker-escaped-horrific-kidnapping-by-posting-cries-for-help-on-facebook/https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/backpacker-davine-recalls-surviving-rape-ordeal-at-hands-of-gene-bristow-australiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccK2GifNn4Ahttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7146905/Belgian-backpacker-reveals-Gumtree-rapist-lured-shed-kept-hostage.htmlhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9312582/backpacker-shackled-raped-pig-shed-escape-facebook-australia/https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/sa/2017/02/11/man-arrested-belgian-tourists-abduction/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11798634https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-14/pig-shed-rapist-gene-charles-bristow-sentenced-to-jail/11064658https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gene-bristow-farmer-jailed-for-18-years-over-raping-woman-in-shed-pvwhrrptk

Warning: graphic detail of sexual assault and murderStoco Lake lies within the Lake Ontario drainage basin in the municipality of Tweed in Hastings County Ontario. The calm, three and half mile lake has one bay tucked away in its northwest corner. This area is known as the settlement of Cosy Cove. It is a charming section of Tweed that hugs around the lake with it’s dirt roads and beautiful bungalows. The families that call Cosy Cove home are all close. They are there for each other and welcoming to new members of their community. They have block parties and BBQs in the Summer and holiday get togethers in the Winter. It is truly the ideal place to call home. But the peace on the lake was shattered in the Summer of 2009 when the community learned that there was a man breaking into homes and sexually assaulting females. And it seemed like he was only escalating.Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources: https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/surviving-colonel-williams/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/williams-s-murder-victims-pleaded-for-their-lives-1.919706https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/col-russell-williams-timeline-1.913312https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/3518833-crown-details-what-happened-to-marie-france-comeau-on-her-final-night/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261358214_A_case_study_of_D_Russell_Williamshttps://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/russell-williamss-wife-knew-he-was-a-predator-victim/Confessions:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzh3adTWZOg&t=1shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah51vPzcVEMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mQA2yQFZ8o

In today's case we will cover the devastating destruction brought on the community of Emerson Heights in Indianapolis by one family for over just four decades. Every neighborhood has one, the family with the bad reputation. But how would you feel if the one in your town wore their prison sentences like badges of honor or, if they got away with murder? patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources: Source 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Special thanks to Mike Sellas for helping us set the scene!

In today's episode we will get deep into the world of a religious cult and the lengths the narcissistic leader will go to to maintain his dominance and pursuance of an ever growing religious movement. Sponsors: Skylightframe.com Code: TCC to get $10 offBest FiendsSources:https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/15/style/the-psychology-of-the-cult-experience.htmlhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/informant-polygamist-cult-leader-peter-moses-shot-killed/story?id=13078692https://abc11.com/archive/9162866/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/cult-leader-life-sentences-murders-boy-ex-wives-article-1.1391193https://www.oxygen.com/dying-to-belong/crime-time/polygamist-cult-leader-murders-wife-boy

In today’s case we cover the disappearance of Michael 'Bradyn' Fuksa. The 22 year old beloved son and friend seemingly walked out of his life in the Summer of 2009. Was he keeping a secret or was he in danger? The mystery, although solved 6 six years and over 730 miles away from his hometown, still leaves us with many questions. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://trib.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/remains-found-near-casper-identified-as-missing-kansas-man/article_cf6978e9-3ece-592a-b81b-c159a2d1cbef.html https://www.statista.com/statistics/240387/number-of-missing-persons-files-in-the-us-by-age/ https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article20504292.html https://seanmunger.com/2013/06/17/disappeared-bradyn-fuksa-missing-4-years/ https://charleyross.wordpress.com/tag/bradyn-fuksa/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/disappeared/full-episodes/lost-highway Sponsors: Invisawear- https://www.invisawear.com/TRUECRIMECOUPLE to get $10 off your first purchase. Discount is applied automatically at checkout. Best Fiends

In today's episode we cover a callus criminal who is responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in 1970s England. In part two of our two part series we present to you the 55 hours of hell the escaped Billy Hughes put the Moran/Minton family through. Sources:Title: The Pottery Cottage Murders: The first-hand account of a family held hostageAuthor(s): Carol Ann Lee, Peter HowseISBN: 1-4721-4393-0 / 978-1-4721-4393-8 (UK edition)https://www.the-sun.com/news/488613/slaughtered-one-by-one-as-girl-10-lay-dead-next-to-her-dolly-how-axe-maniac-took-family-hostage-in-3-days-of-terror/https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/category/billy-hughes-blackpool-pottery-cottage-murders/ Patreon.com/truecrimecouple

In today's episode we cover a callus criminal who is responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in 1970s England. In part one of our two part series we give you the backstory of Billy Hughes as well as three of his horrendous crimes. Sources:Title: The Pottery Cottage Murders: The first-hand account of a family held hostageAuthor(s): Carol Ann Lee, Peter HowseISBN: 1-4721-4393-0 / 978-1-4721-4393-8 (UK edition)https://www.the-sun.com/news/488613/slaughtered-one-by-one-as-girl-10-lay-dead-next-to-her-dolly-how-axe-maniac-took-family-hostage-in-3-days-of-terror/https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/category/billy-hughes-blackpool-pottery-cottage-murders/ Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSponsors: Sundancenow.com CODE: TCCShudder.com CODE: TCC

The episode we have for you today is a case of survival. A young mother whose will to live is stronger than that of her attacker.Sources:https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/teka-adams-faces-alleged-womb-attacker-veronica-deramous-court-article-1.457748 https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/house-of-horrors-kidnapped/videos/lived-to-tell-tekas-storyhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/veronica-deramous-gets-25-years-for-trying-to-cut-baby-from-another-womans-womb/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/woman-survives-attempt-to-cut-baby-out-of-stomach/2098100/https://www.streetsensemedia.org/article/the-history-of-homelessness-in-washington-d-c-part-iii-1994-present/#.XmjQV5NKjBIhttp://fullhousemagazine.co.uk/story_display.php?id=447

1 in every 10,000 children reported missing is not found alive. In the cases where the children are murdered 74% of them are females and 74% of them were murdered within the first three hours of the abduction. Everything we just told you is so scary but is an unfortunate reality in our society. However, there are things you can do to protect your children, tell them to travel and hang out in groups, and to be safe, play close to the house, or even go as far as keeping them inside the house. But what if you do all of those things. What if your beautiful 12 year old daughter is with her friends, what if she is sleeping in her bedroom. She should be safe right? What kind of maniac would abduct a girl from her bedroom in the middle of a sleepover with her two friends?

The Crawford family murder was the 1970 killing of pregnant mother Therese Crawford and her three children: Kathryn, 13, James, 8, and Karen, 6. The family car was located at the bottom of a cliff in Australia on 2 July 1970. The bodies of Therese and her children were still inside. But this case is not what it seems.Sources:Fogerty, G. (2011). Almost Perfect: The True Story of the Crawford Family.https://www.pedestrian.tv/podcast/australian-murders-elmer-crawford-family/https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/elmer-crawford-has-avoided-the-police-for-more-than-40-years/news-story/93b1b24f7353c1ffa40b764aabf3c456https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90UoCIgR6Hk

Today we have a brutal case for you. We will be covering the case of one of the youngest serial killers America has ever seen. But we are not covering the case from the perspective of this killer, but from the one who got away. The killer’s third victim, that we know of, was able to survive her attack with the help of her neighbors. But that is what made her vulnerable. After she got away the killer escalated and intensified his crimes but his main goal was to take down the only woman that could identify him and he was going to stop at nothing to finish the job the second time around. Sponsors:Invisawear.com/truecrimecoupleBest FiendsSources:https://murderpedia.org/male.R/images/robinson_harvey_miguel/J-36-2003.pdf https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=11411346&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI4Mzg0MTI4NiwiaWF0IjoxNTgwNDExMTA0LCJleHAiOjE1ODA0OTc1MDR9.n3fIAemBE3ZD-Sfd5FlwazJZaFUzoD4gZuZcjcOWqlchttps://www.thoughtco.com/harvey-m-robinson-973120https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2019/10/allentown-serial-killer-agrees-to-35-to-life-sentence-for-one-of-his-murders.htmlhttps://prodeathpenalty.com/case/charlotte-schmoyer-murderhttps://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/judge-urges-serial-killer-harvey-robinson-to-donate-brain-to-science

In 1999 a notorious pimp from the Triad in Hong Kong would kidnap and torture a young mother for a month because she stole from him two years prior. This tragic story becomes known as the Hello Kitty Murders, one of the most depraved cases Hong Kong has ever seen. WARNING: This episode is extremely graphic!Sponsors:Vistaprint.com code: TCCSources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/hello-kitty-murderhttps://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/1858067/five-hong-kong-most-notorious-crimes-80shttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/12/09/hello-kitty-murder-case-horrifies-hong-kong/bafa4ff1-bbf6-4d28-b0cc-2eea9bef43d0/https://china-underground.com/2012/10/24/the-hello-kitty-murder/http://www.theparanormalguide.com/blog/the-hello-kitty-murderhttp://en.chinaculture.org/gb/en_chinaway/2004-03/17/content_46337.htmhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/world/asia/hong-kong-triads-protests.html

A group of teenagers are massacred in a nature reserve in 1973. Five people are attacked, four are murdered and one is raped. The crime scene was so gruesome and large that eight law enforcement agencies would need to get involved. They would discover that the events that took place that night were worse than they could have ever imagined. Sources: Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland: Phil Hamman, Sandy Hamman Gitchie Girl Uncovered: The True Story of a Night of Mass ... Book by Phil Hamman and Sandy Hamman

In September of 2010 firefighters were called to the scene of a wildfire. As they were fighting the blaze a man, near dead, comes stumbling out of the forest. As some men tend to his wounds the others soon found that under the fire was the mutilated body of a teenage girl. Although this all seems extraordinary it is nothing compared to the details that led the two to the abandoned field that night. Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleAds: Vistaprint.com | Use code TCC for free shipping on all business cards Wix.com/podcast to get 10% off your orderEmbr Wave | Embrwave.com/tcc for $50 offSources:https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article39439272.htmlhttps://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article84305187.htmlhttps://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article39439638.htmlhttps://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/02/07/1473913/details-of-teenager-dystiny-myers.htmlhttps://lompocrecord.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/myers-murder-trial-opens-with-gruesome-photos/article_b1407e62-8ad7-11e2-8c73-001a4bcf887a.htmlhttps://www.noozhawk.com/article/dystiny_myers_murder_defendant_commits_suicide_in_prison New Times Article

In part two of our series on serial killer John Robinson we cover four more murders, a six year jail conviction, and the rise and fall of the Robinson as the slave master. WARNING: this episode is graphic and does contain crimes against children. patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSponsors: Paint Your Life - text the work CRIME to 64-000 paintyourlife.comNative- nativedeodorant.com and use promo code TCC for 20% offWix - visit wix.com/podcast to get 10% off your orderSources:John Glatt. “Depraved.” Apple Books. https://books.apple.com/us/book/depraved/id385986204

In part one of our two part series on John Edward Robinson, the internet's first serial killer, we discuss his origins and early crimes before his first arrest. Robinson was addicted to reinventing himself and making money through outlandish schemes. However, when that was no longer enough for him he moves to murder while simultaneously running a brutal brothel in which the females are treated as sex slaves. patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSponsors: Paint Your Life - text the work CRIME to 64-000Vistaprint- use code TCC50 at vistaprint.com to get 50%Wix - visit wix.com/podcast to get 10% off your orderSources: John Glatt. “Depraved.” Apple Books. https://books.apple.com/us/book/depraved/id385986204

The fourth of July in marathon county Wisconsin was looking promising in the Summer of 1987. Independence day was falling on a Saturday and the weather was going to perfect. A slight breeze and a high of 75 degrees. Perfect weather for BBQing, drinking beers, and watching fireworks once the sun set in the rural and isolated county which sat basically at the center of the mid western state. And what better place to celebrate the 4th of July than in the heartland of America? However, the day wouldn’t turn out as great for all the residence of marathon county. As other enjoyed the Summer holiday a family of outsiders was being slaughtered six miles away on an isolated farm. Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSourcing:https://mysteriousheartland.com/the-sad-saga-of-the-kunz-executions/ https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2019/10/28/kunz-family-murders-chris-jacobs-1989-acquittal-didnt-end-horrific-marathon-county-case/3902011002/https://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Special-Report-30-years-since-murder-of-Athens-family-of-5-478663343.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6b5fb1/the_kunz_family_murders/https://www.ranker.com/list/kunz-family-facts/stefanie-hammondhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1344508.htmlhttps://digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=aph_books

Welcome to spooky season! We have some amazing listener stories to share with you. If your story was picked you have an amazon gift card on your way. Thanks for all of your submissions we got over 100, it was soo hard to pick. But we LOVE you all! -John and Kay patreon.com/truecrimecouple

Even the shortest description would give it all away...We can tell you this monstrous tale includes insurance money, two marriages, a will, a suicide, and a whole lot of anti freeze.Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources:https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-black-widow-stacey-castors-shocking-crimes/story?id=60860538https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/castor-stacey.htmhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/02/tv-special-on-notorious-cny-killer-stacey-castor-tonight-watch-preview.html

During a warm July night a four year old girl runs to her neighbors house, her hands bound begging for help. She tells her neighbor someone had hurt her mother badly. Terrified the woman checks on her friend that lives across the street. The horrors that she found within the small home will become the cold case that still haunts the small town of Thatcher, Arizona. SEND SCARY STORIES TO [email protected] Sourcing: https://gilavalleycentral.net/mary-anne-holmes-cold-case-murder-suspect-still-awaiting-trial-in-california-double-stabbing/ https://www.deseret.com/1995/9/28/19195387/killing-paralyzes-arizona-town https://www.eacourier.com/lifestyle/did-you-know-possibly-cold-case-justice/article_9eda2fbe-c2f7-11e6-8206-030ef69f7d65.html https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/62668/stalking-intervention-know-5-stalker-types-safety-strategies-victims Sponsors: Vistaprint.com use code TCC2

Two calls come into 911 within minutes of each other. A mother has been killed in her Florida home. The first call comes from the son blaming his stepfather, the second from the stepfather blaming his stepson. Who is telling the truth?Sponsors:Wanderbeauty.com/tccWix.com/podcastPatreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources:https://www.inquisitr.com/3386042/diane-kyne-kevin-kyne-dateline-nbc-murder-mystery-of-seminole-florida-wife-found-dead-in-bedroom-by-husband-william-bill-kyne/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/kevin-kyne-is-not-guilty-of-murder-8212-but-not-out-of-jail-yet/2217244/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1672348.htmlhttps://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/jury-gets-case-of-seminole-man-accused-of-murdering-mom-as-defense-accuses/2217111/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRc16noyv-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTndx_rxTwkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk-3x5N9aL4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lbU6vSGfnw&t=66s

In today’s case we are going to follow a grieving husband and father, John Sharpe. In 2004 Sharpe’s pregnant wife asked for a separation from him. She made a decision to leave the house, leaving the couple’s 15 month old daughter, Gracie in his custody. Anna, his wife chose to pick up the little girl days after her original departure. The heartbroken man, watching his wife, unborn son, and daughter leave him in a taxi. Although he knew that their life as a family was over he didn’t think this would be the last time he ever saw them. Send your ghost stories, scary stories, or hometown legend stories to [email protected]/truecrimecoupleSponsors:Etittude: To get 20% off your Organic Lyocell Bamboo Sheets text TCC to 47-47-47Vistaprint: Visit vistaprint.com/tcc to receive 500 high-quality business cards for $9.99Wix: visit wix.com/podcast to receive 10% offEpisode Sourcing Information:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2cBqAIDGeg&list=PLpbeXAo_RfM1NVziITE1eeX9oJShtgqX6&index=5 https://www.theage.com.au/national/speargun-killer-jailed-for-life-20050805-ge0n2q.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090914235945/http://www.mako.org.au/newsart275.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090816153840/http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=847286https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-admits-killing-wife-daughter-20050202-gdzhco.htmlhttps://www.police.govt.nz/tenone/20060623-286/feature-mystery.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPaJJkLpDsE

In this episode we discuss the tragic story of the Hart family. On social media we see a happy family, two loving mothers and six beautiful children. A group of three siblings being adopted is unheard of, but here it happened twice. However, this story ends in a murder/suicide which takes the lives of all eight members of this family. So what happened to get us here?

Megan Meier was a beautiful 13 year old girl. During her 8th grade year in 2006 her parents allowed her to make a Myspace page. It was there she met Josh Evans, a perfect 16 year old boy. He was everything Megan needed to get through the bullying she suffered at her last school. But little did the girl know she was being deceived by someone close to her. The last message Megan sent to Josh before her suicide on October 17, 2006 was, "You're the kind of boy a girl would kill herself over."Etittude: To get 20% off your Organic Lyocell Bamboo Sheets text TCC to 47-47-47https://meganmeierfoundation.org/Sources:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/01/21/friend-game

In this episode we discuss the horrific murder of an entire family and their 10 year old house guest. The youngest member of the family is able to survive and is forced to lives his life without his parents, sister, and best friend. We then cover the subsequent investigation, the screwing up of said investigation and the trial of the number suspect as well as the aftermath of the trial. This is a big one ladies and gents. Enjoy!Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSponsors:BrutmateNative DeordorantWix.com

A 21 year old woman is found near death in the Florida everglades. She had been beaten within inches of her life. Even with DNA found on her body her case, like many sexual assaults do, would go cold. However, former federal agent turned private investigator, Ken Brennan caught the case and he was determined to find out who attacked this woman. patreon.com/truecrimecouple

The following episode covers the crimes of one man and the damage he did to hundreds of people from 1998 until 2004. He would call various fast food franchises pretending to be a manager, owner, or police officer. He would convince these employees to perform strip searches and in many cases participate in sexual assaults. We focus mainly on the case that occurred in Mount Washington, KY where, in a civil suit, McDonalds is going to claim that they are not responsible for these unforeseeable criminal acts. Join us as we discuss what happened and why it happened, as well as who is at fault for the lives that were destroyed. It's really the ending of this case that's going to shock you. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple

In this episode we discuss the senseless violent act that ended the lives of three promising young teens as well as why Scott Johnson committed that and other crimes. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/07/27/at-the-train-bridge https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/04/06/shooter-yet-feel-glimmer-remorse/82733962/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29738060/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/killer-shooting-teens-was-spilling-milk/

In today's episode we will cover part two of the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult scandal currently rocking the nation. Join us as we take a deep dive into who Larry Ray is and how he was able to manipulate some the brightest young minds of our country. Our sponsors: Vistaprint.com/TCCWix.com/podcast Best Fiends Patreon.com/truecrimecouple

In today's episode we will cover part one of the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult scandal currently rocking the nation. Join us as we take a deep dive into who Larry Ray is and how he was able to manipulate some the brightest young minds of our country. Our sponsors: Wix.com/podcastBest FiendsThe Lonely Brain Podcast Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleSources:https://www.thecut.com/2019/04/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-students.htmlhttps://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/sex-crimes/larry-ray-dad-accused-of-running-sex-cult-from-daughters-sarah-lawrence-dorm-roomhttps://jezebel.com/why-didnt-new-york-disclose-that-the-author-of-the-alle-1834393581https://jezebel.com/why-didnt-new-york-disclose-that-the-author-of-the-alle-1834393581

On July 26, 2009 a cablevision executive and mother of two drove her minivan the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway, a highway she was not even supposed to be on. In the car with her were her two children and her three nieces. After driving 1.7 miles into oncoming traffic she collided with another vehicle causing one of the most devastating crashes in New York history. On that day eight people died and four families were destroyed. But the families, although destroyed were shocked. Diane was always the responsible super mom. She would never do anything to put the children in danger. So, just what was wrong with Aunt Diane? patreon.com/truecrimecouple

A spree killer is a person who kills multiple people in a short period of time with no cooling off period or a very brief one is known as a spree killer, mass murderer, or a rampage killer. The person that commits this type of murder usually feels like they have become alienated from society or that they no longer has any connection with the rest of humanity.Mark Barton is the perfect example. But do the events from his past clue us into why he did what he did on July 29, 1999?

Salt Creek is known mostly for its rugged beauty due to the remoteness of the area, and that is what drew two backpackers in, so let's get into who these girls are, what happened to them and how they survived. Patreon.com/truecrimecoupleWix.com/podcast for 10%

Today we are going to cover a case that is so scary because of how ordinary it is. Family issues and disputes seem as eventual as death and taxes. Its funny that as a society we discuss how terrified we are of strangers stalking us in the night of the possibility of a serial killer is our midst when it is usually those who we known best that murder us over the simplest of things.

In this week's case we take a look at the case that covered the newspapers: The Pamela Smart case.

Today’s case is going to read like mystery/thriller novel ripped from the best sellers list. An affluent family from the suburbs of London is going to hire a nanny from France to take care of their two young children. But who did the they let into their lives? Is she the devious and deceitful girl the family make her out to be? Or is there something more sinister happening in the Wimbledon Flat? In this story of twists and turns we are going to uncover a story full of psychosis, affairs, torture, and celebrity pedophile rings. Join us as we discuss the true story of a Machiavellian plan gone terribly, terribly wrong. Wix.comVisit: wix.com/podcast to get 10% offPatreon.com/truecrimecouple