TRUE CRIME with Bratterstein
As someone personally affected by homicide, the host approaches true crime cases with a focus on balancing facts with empathy, giving victims a voice while exploring cultural and societal implications. Each episode aims to remind listeners that the people discussed are real and more than just their deaths. The audio is taken from the host's YouTube videos.
Episodes
When Obsession Leads to Bloodshed : The Kendra Hatcher Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kendra Hatcher with me today. In September 2015, 35-year-old Dallas pediatric dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher was shot in the head as she stepped out of her car in the parking garage of her Uptown apartment building—the day before she was due to fly to Cancún with her boyfriend. What police initially considered a robbery quickly unraveled into a murd
Deanna Cook Called 911 While Being Murdered… But Help Never Came
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Deanna Antoinette Cook with me today. In August 2012, 32-year-old Deanna Cook called 911 from her Dallas home while being attacked by her ex-husband, Delvecchio Patrick. The dispatcher heard her struggling, screaming, and calling Patrick by his nickname, “Red,” but failed to obtain her address or classify the call as an emergency; officers did n
LOVE TRIANGLE turns "Misguided, Wicked, and Evil"
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Keiona Cecilia Braxton with me today. In the early hours of New Year’s Eve 2008, firefighters responding to smoke at an apartment in Henrico County, Virginia, found 26-year-old Keiona Cecilia Braxton dying inside. She was three months pregnant, and the fire had been staged to mask the attack: Keiona had been beaten in the head, stabbed 43 times
Teenage Love Turns to Unhealthy Obsession : The Emma Walker Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Emma Walker with me today. In November 2016, 16-year-old Emma Walker, an honor student and cheerleader from Knoxville, Tennessee, was asleep in her bedroom when her ex-boyfriend, 18-year-old William Riley Gaul, fired two shots through the outside wall of her family’s house. One bullet struck Emma behind her left ear and killed her; the other lod
Her Husband Paid a Killer... He Chose the Wrong Victim
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Susan Walters with me today. In September 2006, 51-year-old Portland emergency-room nurse Susan Kuhnhausen came home after work and walked into an ambush planned by the man she was divorcing. Hiding inside was Edward Dalton Haffey, a man Susan’s estranged husband, Michael Kuhnhausen, had allegedly promised $50,000 to kill her and make it look li
4 Hours of Horrifying Family Murders
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Linda Kologi, Steve Kologi, Brittany Kologi, Mary Schulz, Shirley Severance, Charles Severance, Chad Amato, Margaret Amato, Cody Amato, Alan Johnson, and Diane Johnson with me today.
15-Year-Old Hunted Through a Cemetery : The Jessica Keen Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jessica Lyn Keen with me today. In 1991, 15-year-old Jessica Keen disappeared from a youth counseling program in Oregon just one day before she was scheduled to return home. Her disappearance became a haunting cold case until advances in DNA technology identified Marvin Lee Smith, Jr. as her murderer nearly two decades later. In this true crime
Horribly Betrayed in British Columbia : The Rachel Pernosky Case
In March 2013, 18‑year‑old Rachel Pernosky disappeared from her home in Mission, British Columbia, leaving behind her purse and cellphone, and three days later her body was found down a steep embankment in Chilliwack. The case shocked her family and community because Rachel was a young mother with a one‑year‑old child, and investigators quickly determined that her disappearance was not random.Year
Stalking Leads to Severing : The Lauren Giddings Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Lauren Giddings with me today. In June 2011, 27‑year‑old Mercer Law graduate Lauren Giddings vanished from her apartment in Macon, Georgia, just as she was studying for the bar exam. Her next‑door neighbor, Stephen McDaniel, had access to the building with a master key, and investigators later said he used it to enter Lauren’s apartment, strangl
She Was Stopped by a Police Officer… Then Vanished
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Sarah Rosemary Everard with me today. The murder of Sarah Everard became one of the most high-profile true crime cases in modern British history. In March 2021, the 33-year-old disappeared while walking home through South London, sparking a nationwide search that ended in tragedy. As investigators uncovered the truth, they discovered that Sarah&
The Thing About Pam is.. She’s a Killer
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Betsy Faria, Shirley Neumann, and Louis Gumpenberger with me today. In December 2011, 42‑year‑old Betsy Faria was found stabbed more than 50 times in her Missouri home, and suspicion quickly fell on her husband Russ even though he had a solid alibi. Pam Hupp, Betsy’s close friend and the last person known to see her alive, had recently become th
High Hopes Dashed : The Defeo Family Destruction
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering the Defeo family with me today. In November 1974, 23‑year‑old Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. murdered six members of his family in their Amityville, New York home as they slept: his parents, two brothers, and two sisters. DeFeo later admitted he was the killer, but his story shifted over time as he blamed the mob, then claimed the house itself and “vo
He Called 911 Begging for Help… But He Had Already Killed Her
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Maria Lizette Nemeth with me today. In this true crime documentary, we examine the brutal 2015 murder of Maria Nemeth in Sunrise, Florida. What began as a frantic 911 call from her boyfriend, Fidel Lopez, claiming she wasn't breathing quickly turned into one of Florida's most shocking homicide investigations. Detectives uncovered a horri
Deadly Love Triangles : 3,5 Hours of True Crime
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kendra Hatcher, Robert Limon, Keiona Braxton, Heather Elvis, and Adrianne Jones with me today.
Teenager Murdered AT WORK by Obsessed Coworker
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Riley Whitelaw with me today. In June 2022, 17‑year‑old Colorado Springs high‑school student Riley Whitelaw went to her part‑time job at a Walgreens and never came home. When she didn’t return from a 15‑minute break, her manager went looking for her and found Riley dead on the floor of the store’s break room, with blood pooled around her and doz
A Mother’s Car Was Found in Flames… But Paige Birgfeld Was Nowhere to Be Found
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Paige Meredith Birgfeld with me today. In June 2007, 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld disappeared from Grand Junction, Colorado, leaving behind her three young children and a mystery that would grip the community for years. When Paige's car was discovered burned and abandoned in a parking lot, what began as a missing persons case quickly transform
A Horrifying Display of Hate : The Gwen Araujo Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Gwen Amber Rose Araujo with me today. In October 2002, 17‑year‑old Gwen Amber Rose Araujo, a transgender girl from Newark, California, was attacked at a house party by a group of young men she knew after they forced a “sex check” and discovered she was trans. What started as taunting turned into hours of violence: they beat and choked her, struc
SLAUGHTERMAN Shoots Mother with BOLTGUN in Front of her KIDS
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Mary Griffith with me today. In 2009, 38‑year‑old Mary Griffiths was murdered in her home in Bury St Edmunds, England, by a man who had turned from rejected suitor into obsessive stalker. Mary had worked with John McFarlane and made it clear she did not want a relationship, but he began harassing and following her, to the point that she contacte
14-Year-Old Girl Plotted the Murder of Her Own Family
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Bennie Jo Tibbets and her son Billy Ray Tower with me today. In 1998, a devastating house fire in rural Oregon claimed the lives of Bennie Jo Tibbets and her son Billy Ray, but investigators soon discovered this was no tragic accident. Evidence revealed that both victims had been attacked with a hatchet before dying from smoke inhalation, launch
Bullying leads to Bloodshed : The Laurie Show Case
In December 1991, 16‑year‑old Laurie Show was ambushed and killed in her bedroom in East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania, after months of jealous harassment from 19‑year‑old Lisa Michelle Lambert, who believed Laurie was trying to take her boyfriend, Lawrence “Butch” Yunkin. Laurie’s mother briefly left home because of a fake call posing as a school official; when she returned, she found Laurie on
2 Dead and No justice: The Tragic Story of the Killing of Alexis Sharkey
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alexis Leigh Robinault with me today. In late November 2020, 26‑year‑old Houston Instagram influencer Alexis Leigh Sharkey (née Robinault) disappeared after reportedly leaving her apartment following an argument with her husband, Thomas “Tom” Sharkey. The next morning, a city public‑works employee spotted a pair of feet protruding from bushes al
7-Year-Old Vanishes... Her Teenage Killer Hid Her in His Basement
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Ashley Ann Carlson with me today. The murder of Ashley Ann Carlson is one of the most disturbing child murder cases in Oregon true crime history. In February 1999, 7-year-old Ashley Carlson vanished from her neighborhood in Astoria, Oregon, sparking a massive search for the missing child. What investigators eventually uncovered shocked the commu
He Survived 43 Hours with the Bonebreaker
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Thadius Phillips and Chris Steiner with me today.In the summer of 1995, 13‑year‑old Thadius “Thad” Phillips was snatched from his bed in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and carried to the house of 17‑year‑old Joseph “Joe” Clark, who would become known as the “Bonebreaker” killer. Over the next roughly 43 hours, Clark sadistically snapped and twisted Thad’s
Killed by her Stalker : The Alice Ruggles Story
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alice Ruggles with me today. In October 2016, 24‑year‑old Alice Ruggles was murdered in her Gateshead flat by her ex‑boyfriend, army Lance Corporal Trimaan “Harry” Dhillon, after months of obsessive stalking that she had already begged police to help her escape. Alice had broken up with Dhillon after discovering he was contacting other women, bu
5-Year-Old Shawnlee Perry was Killed by a “Helpful Neighbor”
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Shawnlee Matilda Perry with me today. In May 1992, 5-year-old Shawnlee Perry disappeared from Earth, Texas, launching a massive missing child investigation that gripped the small community and became one of the state's most heartbreaking true crime cases. After weeks of searching, Shawnlee was found murdered, and investigators spent years wo
Watched her Friends Dig her Grave : The Rachel Burkheimer Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Rachel Burkheimer with me today.
One Of The Darkest Things That I Can Ever Imagine : Mary Ann Murphy
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Mary Ann Murphy with me today. In July 2012, 48‑year‑old Mary Ann Murphy was found stabbed to death in her bed in the family home in Humble, Texas, after her teenage daughter Keri ran to a neighbor’s house and called 911 claiming an intruder had kicked in the back door. When police arrived, they discovered a scene of extreme overkill: Mary Ann h
Virginia McCullough Murdered Her Parents… Then Lived With Their Bodies
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering John McCullough and Lois McCullough with me today. The Virginia McCullough case is one of the most disturbing family murder cases in recent UK true crime history. In 2019, 36-year-old Virginia McCullough murdered her parents, John McCullough and Lois McCullough, inside their home in Essex, England. Investigators discovered that Virginia poisoned
Shaylyn Moran and Jack Doherty : The Psychotic Pawtucket Couple
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Cheryl Smith with me today. On New Year’s Day 2020 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 18‑year‑old Shaylyn Moran and her new fiancé, 23‑year‑old Jack Doherty, turned a petty grudge into a murder plot when they targeted the mother of Moran’s ex‑boyfriend. Prosecutors said the couple got engaged on New Year’s Eve, then spent the night in a hotel planning
Horrific Crimes and Somehow NOT GUILTY
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Tim McClean, Ronald Reagan, Erin DeVeau, Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis with me today.
11-Year-Old Girl Was Abducted on Camera… She Never Made It Home
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Carlie Jane Brucia with me today. In February 2004, 11-year-old Carlie Brucia was abducted in Sarasota, Florida, in a case that shocked the nation after surveillance footage captured her being approached and led away by convicted sex offender Joseph Smith. The chilling video sparked a massive search and quickly became one of the most widely publ
A Match Made in Hell : Shayna Hubers and Ryan Poston
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Ryan Poston with me today. In October 2012, 21‑year‑old grad student Shayna Hubers called 911 from her boyfriend Ryan Poston’s condo in Highland Heights, Kentucky, calmly telling dispatchers she had shot the 29‑year‑old lawyer in self‑defense after he supposedly became violent. When police arrived, they found Ryan slumped dead at his dining tabl
'Selfie Killer' Stabbed her Father-in-Law and Does Not Regret It
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Charles Taylor with me today. In April 2015, 24‑year‑old Amanda Taylor drove with her friend Sean Ball to the Montgomery County, Virginia home of her late husband’s father, 59‑year‑old Charles Taylor, carrying a bayonet‑style knife she had bought for what she called “revenge.” Once Charles sat down on his couch, Amanda suddenly attacked, stabbin
7-Year-Old Girl Murdered in Casino Bathroom… While the “Bad Samaritan” Watched
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Sherrice Marsha Renee Iversonwith me today. The murder of Sherrice Iverson is one of the most disturbing and controversial child murder cases in American true crime history. In May 1997, 7-year-old Sherrice Iverson was inside a casino outside Las Vegas with her father when she wandered into a restroom alone and was brutally assaulted and murdere
Missing in Moose Lake : The Katie Poirier Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Katie Poirier with me today. In May 1999, 19‑year‑old college student Katie Poirier disappeared from the D.J.’s Expressway Conoco convenience store in Moose Lake, Minnesota, where she was working alone on the night shift. A grainy black‑and‑white surveillance tape showed a man gripping the back of her neck and forcing her out of the store at clo
Adult Film Actor Attacked by MMA War Machine : The Survival Story of Christy Mack
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Christine Mackinday with me today.In August 2014, adult film actor Christine Mackinday, known professionally as Christy Mack, was brutally attacked in her Las Vegas home by her ex‑boyfriend, former MMA fighter Jonathan Paul “War Machine” Koppenhaver. He arrived unexpectedly and found her there with a male friend, Corey Thomas, then launched into
They Tried to Kill Her… But It Was All Caught on Camera
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Nicole Lenway Ford with me today. In April 2022, Minneapolis crime scene investigator Nicole “Nicki” Lenway was ambushed and shot at close range in the parking lot of a parenting center as she arrived to pick up her young son, left bleeding beside her car but miraculously survived. Investigators later concluded the attack was the climax of a yea
Did a Viral Video lead to her Death? The Muhlaysia Booker Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Muhlaysia Booker with me today. In 2019, 22‑year‑old Muhlaysia Booker, a Black transgender woman in Dallas, briefly survived one act of shocking public violence only to be killed weeks later in another. In April, after a minor traffic accident at an apartment complex, a crowd gathered as men dragged her across a parking lot and brutally beat her
4 Hours of the Worst True Crime Cases I've Covered...
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Serena McKay, Janette Tovar, Sandee Rozzo, Holly Guess, Rylee Elizabeth Allen, Michael James Mayo, Tiffany Dore Guess, Ivy Webster, and Brittany Brewer with me today.
She Tried to Get Help… But Her Daughter Killed Her
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Yun-Mi Hoy with me today. In August 2013, 18‑year‑old Isabella Yun‑Mi Guzman killed her mother, 47‑year‑old Yun‑Mi Hoy, in the bathroom of their home in Aurora, Colorado, after a long period of escalating conflict between them. Investigators later described how Guzman ambushed her mother in the upstairs bathroom and stabbed her dozens of times i
Brian Peck Stomped His Mother to Death over Jimi Hendrix
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Gail Peck with me today. In October 2017, 76‑year‑old Gail Peck vanished from the Chicago‑area home she shared with her son, 55‑year‑old Brian Peck, after yet another argument over how loudly he was blasting his Jimi Hendrix records. Brian later admitted that when Gail confronted him about the deafening music, the fight escalated until he knocke
Brandy's Infamous Car Crash
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Awatef Aboudihaj with me today. On December 30, 2006, singer and actress Brandy Norwood was driving her SUV northbound on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles when she failed to notice that traffic ahead had slowed. Her Land Rover rear‑ended a 2005 Toyota driven by 38‑year‑old Awatef Aboudihaj, pushing that car into another vehicle, the center divider
She Blocked Him… Then He Came to Kill Her
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Ava Grace Majury with me today. In 2021, 15‑year‑old TikTok creator Ava Majury blocked a follower whose comments had turned from fan messages into creepy, persistent demands for photos, only to have him reappear under new accounts, then finally at her front door. In the early hours of July 10, 2021, 18‑year‑old Eric Rohan Justin traveled from Ma
"What to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant?": The Jennifer Rothwell Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jennifer Rothwell and her baby with me today. In November 2019, 28‑year‑old chemical engineer Jennifer Rothwell vanished after leaving her home in Creve Coeur, Missouri, and her husband, Beau Rothwell, tearfully reported her missing and joined public search efforts. Within days, investigators found bleach‑soaked, blood‑stained carpet in the coup
Poisoned By Cheesecake, Hunted By Her Own Lookalike
In August 2016, Russian-born Viktoria Nasyrova went to the Queens apartment of her lookalike, 35‑year‑old eyelash stylist Olga Tsvyk, carrying a gift: a slice of cheesecake. Prosecutors said Viktoria had laced the dessert with phenazepam, a powerful sedative, then waited as Olga grew violently ill and lost consciousness, before staging the scene to look like a suicide and stealing her passport, ca
The Murder of Jessica Padgett… and the 6-Minute Verdict
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jessica L. Kaczmar Padgett with me today. In November 2014, Jessica Padgett, a 33-year-old mother of three from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, vanished after leaving work during her lunch break to visit her stepfather’s nearby business... what seemed like a routine errand quickly turned into a missing persons case that shocked the community.
Female-Dahmer or Psychosis? The Taylor Schabusiness Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Shad Thyrion with me today. In February 2022, 24‑year‑old Shad Thyrion was killed inside his mother’s home in Green Bay, Wisconsin, after a meth‑fueled sexual encounter with 24‑year‑old Taylor Schabusiness. Investigators say Taylor strangled Shad with a chain during sex, continued choking him until he died, then sexually assaulted his body and d
Mother of 4 Goes Missing.. then is Found Murdered
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Imani Serafina Roberson with me today. In July 2023, 29‑year‑old mother of four Imani Roberson disappeared after leaving her mother’s home in Conyers, Georgia, following a Sunday family dinner with her children. Days later, her SUV was found burned out near Atlanta, and after a nearly three‑week search, investigators located Imani’s body and det
Death Before Divorce… The Love Triangle Murder of Robert Limon
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Robert Mendoza “Rob” Limon Jr.with me today. In August 2014, 38-year-old Robert Limon was shot and killed at his workplace in Tehachapi, California, in what initially appeared to be a robbery gone wrong. However, the investigation quickly shifted when authorities uncovered a secret affair between his wife, Sabrina Limon, and firefighter Jonathan
KILLER WOMEN: Did they Snap or was it more Sinister?
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Ryan Poston, Brandon Duran, Frankie Fitzgerald, and Darlene Vandergiesen with me today.
The Murder of the Man with a Thousand Voices
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Phil Hartman with me today. On May 28, 1998, comedian and actor Phil Hartman was shot to death in his sleep by his wife, Brynn, in the bedroom of their home in Encino, California. After an argument late that night, Phil went to bed; sometime before 3 a.m., Brynn entered the room and fired three shots at close range with a .38‑caliber handgun, hi
Aliza "Lizzy" Parsy : A Kill Too Close to Home
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Aliza Parsy with me today. In August 2005, 18‑year‑old Aliza “Lizzy” Parsy was found murdered in the Staten Island home she shared with her mother, her body hidden under a mattress with a towel over her face and the house staged to look ransacked. At first, detectives focused on strangers and an ex‑boyfriend, but autopsy results showed Aliza had
He Kidnapped and Killed Their Daughters… Then Called to Torment Them
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Shari Faye Smith, Debra May Helmick, and Sandee Cornett with me today. The case of Larry Gene Bell is one that completely shook South Carolina in 1985, after two young girls, 17-year-old Shari Faye Smith and 9-year-old Debra May Helmick, were kidnapped and murdered just weeks apart in Lexington County and Richland County. Shari was taken from he
12 Miles of Terror : The Survival Story of Danielle Keener and Daniel Zapp
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Danielle Keener and Daniel Zapp with me today. On the night of January 8, 2000, 18‑year‑old college students Danielle Keener and Daniel Zapp were walking near a marina outside York, Pennsylvania, when a man in a red pickup truck blocked their path, pulled a 9mm handgun, and forced them into his vehicle at gunpoint. He drove them to an isolated s
Grant Amato Exxxecutes Family Over CamGirl
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Chad, Margaret, and Cody Amato with me today. In January 2019, 29‑year‑old former nurse Grant Amato murdered his parents, Chad and Margaret Amato, and his younger brother Cody inside the family home in Chuluota, Florida, shooting each of them in the head and then attempting to stage the scene as a murder‑suicide by placing a handgun near Cody’s
Parents Who Kill Their Own Kids
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Grace Packer, Stoni Blair, Stephen Berry and Dylan Groves with me today.
16-Year-Old Girl Betrayed and Murdered by Friends
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Adrianne Marie Reynolds with me today. The murder of Adrianne Reynolds is one of those true crime cases that’s hard to wrap your head around because of how senseless and calculated it was. In January 2005, 16-year-old Adrianne was lured out of her home in East Alton by someone she thought was her friend, Sarah Kolb, along with Sara's "b
The Most APPALLING STALKER in South Korea
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kim Tae-Hyun's victims with me today. In March 2021, 25‑year‑old Kim Tae‑hyun traveled to the northern Seoul apartment of a young woman he had met through an online game and had been stalking for weeks after she cut off contact with him. Disguised as a deliveryman, Kim forced his way inside, stabbed the woman’s younger sister to death while
The Devil on the Isle of Bute : The Alesha MacPhail Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alesha MacPhail with me today. In 2018, six‑year‑old Alesha MacPhail vanished from her grandparents’ home on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, and was found hours later in a wooded area, sexually assaulted and murdered. Her disappearance triggered an island‑wide search and intense media attention, as the quiet holiday community struggled to understa
Father Dies in Fire… But Police Suspect His Beloved Wife
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Dr. James Edward Kohnle with me today. In June 2007, a house fire in Ringgold, Georgia left 57-year-old chiropractor Dr. James Kohnle dead in his bedroom, and at first, it looked like a tragic accident. But as investigators dug deeper, they began to suspect arson, uncovering evidence that the fire may have been intentionally set while he was sti
DEADLY FAMILIES : 3 Hours of True Crime
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Myriam Dienes, Robert Dienes, Lynn Reister, Susan Lee Hudson, and Anna Karissa Grandine with me today.
What's a Nice Girl to Do? The Betty Broderick Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Dan and Linda Broderick with me today. In 1989, San Diego socialite Betty Broderick shot and killed her ex‑husband, prominent medical malpractice attorney Dan Broderick, and his new wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick, as they slept in their home, after a long, bitter divorce and custody battle. Betty had spent years alleging emotional abuse, financia
Jessica Padgett and the 6 Minute Verdict
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jessica Padgett with me today. In November 2014, 33‑year‑old mother of three Jessica Padgett left her job at a Northampton, Pennsylvania daycare on her lunch break to use the fax machine at the nearby home office of her stepfather, Gregory Graf and never came back. After a days‑long search, Jessica’s body was found buried behind a shed on the Al
Pregnant Mom Befriends a Woman Online… Then Her Baby Is Stolen
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jamie Michelle Stice with me today. In April 2011, 21‑year‑old expectant mother Jamie Stice left her Morgantown, Kentucky home with a woman she’d befriended on Facebook, 33‑year‑old Kathy Coy, believing they were going shopping for baby supplies. Instead, Kathy lured Jamie to a rural area, shocked her with a stun gun, slit her wrists and throat,
Children Betrayed: Heartbreaking Cases Where Innocent Kids were Taken Too Soon
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alesha MacPhail, Stoni Blair, Stephen Berry, Grace Packer, and Samiah Downing with me today.
Maddie Clifton, the Girl in the Waterbed
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Maddie Clifton with me today. In November 1998, 8‑year‑old Maddie Clifton vanished while playing outside her home in Jacksonville, Florida, sparking an intense week‑long search through her neighborhood. The search ended when Maddie’s body was found hidden inside the waterbed frame in the bedroom of her 14‑year‑old neighbor, Joshua Phillips, with
Millimeter from Murder : The Marti Hill Case
On a September morning in 2010, single mom Marti Hill followed handyman Brian Pennington down into the basement of her Prairie Village, Kansas home, expecting to talk about repairs, not to fight for her life. Without warning, Brian attacked her from behind, strangling her, beating her, and slashing her throat before leaving her on the cold concrete floor, convinced she would never get back up.Mart
8-Year-Old Snatched by a “Good Samaritan”
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Cherish Lily Perrywinkle with me today. In June 2013, 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle was shopping with her mother and sisters at a Walmart when they were approached by a stranger, Donald James Smith, who pretended to be a good Samaritan offering help to the struggling family. After hours of gaining their trust inside the store, Smith convinced C
Joel Guy Jr. and his House of Horrors
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Joel Guy Sr. and Lisa Guy with me today. In 2016, 28‑year‑old Joel Guy Jr. was accused of murdering and dismembering his parents, Lisa and Joel Guy Sr., inside their Knoxville, Tennessee home over Thanksgiving weekend, after years of being financially supported by them. Prosecutors alleged that Joel killed them to collect life insurance and inhe
Pregnant Wife Vanishes… 20 Years Later, Police Dig Up a Dark Secret
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Debbie Elizabeth Cameron Griggs with me today. In May 1999, Debbie Griggs, a 34-year-old pregnant mother of three from Deal, Kent, suddenly vanished from her home, sparking a missing persons investigation that would remain a mystery for decades. Debbie was three months pregnant when she disappeared, and suspicion quickly surrounded her husband,
A Unimaginable Random Act of Violence : The Donna Ongsiako Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Donna Ongsiako with me today. On a July night in 2013, 51‑year‑old Colts Neck, New Jersey mother Donna Ongsiako was attacked in her kitchen by a 16‑year‑old neighbor, Brennan Doyle, who had entered her home and stabbed her repeatedly before fleeing in her car. Donna survived the assault and was able to call for help, and investigators later link
A Controversial Case (to say the least) : Christian Andreacchio
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Christian Andreacchio with me today. On a February afternoon in 2014, 21‑year‑old tugboat worker Christian Andreacchio was found slumped over the bathtub in his small Meridian, Mississippi apartment, a single gunshot wound to the head and a pistol resting on the wrong side of his body. His death was ruled a suicide in under an hour, the scene qu
Remorse is Not a Murder Defense : Tiffany Salter and Todd Goff
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Tiffany Salter with me today. In 2012, 28‑year‑old Tiffany Nicole Salter was killed outside the Richmond County, Georgia home she shared with her boyfriend, Todd Goff, after a violent argument turned physical. Tiffany was found dead in the yard, and an autopsy determined she died from asphyxiation due to strangulation after Todd’s mother called
Killer Grandma Murdered Her Husband & Stole Another Woman’s Identity
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering David Riess and Pamela Hutchinson with me today. In 2018, the shocking case of Lois Riess, often referred to as the “Killer Grandma,” stunned the nation. After her husband, David Riess, was found shot to death inside their Minnesota home, Lois disappeared.. withdrawing thousands of dollars and sparking a multi-state manhunt. But this wasn’t just
UNC Class President Asked Killers to PRAY with Her : Eve Carson
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Eve Marie Carson with me today. Eve Marie Carson was a 22‑year‑old student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who was abducted near her home in March 2008. She was forced to withdraw money from ATMs and was then shot and killed; her body was found on a residential street not far from campus.Investigators identified
University Murder Solved After Nearly 30 Years
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Sophie Sergie with me today. Sophie Sergie was a 20‑year‑old Alaska Native student from the village of Pitkas Point who was found murdered in a residence hall bathroom at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in April 1993. She had been visiting a friend on campus when she disappeared; hours later, a janitor discovered her body in a bathtub. She ha
Rodney Alcala, The Dating Game Monster
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering all the women and young girls who lost their lives at the hands of this LOSER with me today.Rodney Alcala, the "Dating Game Killer," murdered at least seven young women and girls across California and New York in the 1970s, posing as a photographer to lure victims. His confirmed killings included 12-year-old Robin Samsoe in 1979 and fo
Christina Williams : Snatched at Sunset
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Christina Marie Williams with me today. In 1998, 13‑year‑old Christina Marie Williams disappeared while walking her dog near her home on the former Fort Ord Army base in Seaside, California. Her dog returned alone, prompting a large‑scale search; months later, Christina’s remains were found in a remote area a few miles away, confirming she had b
Ambushed by Her Estranged Husband: The Murder of Rachel Castillo
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Rachel Lynn Castillo with me today. In November 2022, 25-year-old Simi Valley social worker and graduate student Rachel Castillo vanished from her sister’s apartment after a routine custody exchange with her two young sons. Her sister found a large amount of blood inside, but Rachel and her car were gone, sparking an urgent missing-person invest
Wife Hires Hitman because.. It's Easier than a Divorce
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jake Merfeld with me today. In April 2013, Julia Merfeld, a 21-year-old newlywed from Muskegon County, Michigan, was arrested after attempting to hire a hitman to kill her husband, a plot that turned out to be a police sting operation.Merfeld had contacted a man she believed could arrange the murder, offering $50,000 in life-insurance money to h
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