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
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
“What’s The Point of Killing Me?”: BEATLE George STABBED in His Home
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering George Harrison and Olivia Harrison with me today. In December 1999, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and his wife Olivia Harrison survived a terrifying home invasion at their estate in Henley-on-Thames, England. In the middle of the night, a man named Michael Abram broke into their home armed with a knife.Abram attacked George, stabbing
She Went for a Jog and Vanished: The Mollie Tibbetts Case
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Mollie Cecilia Tibbetts with me today. The murder of Mollie Tibbetts is a haunting true crime case that shattered the illusion of safety in small-town America. On July 18, 2018, the 20-year-old University of Iowa student vanished while out for a routine evening jog in Brooklyn, Iowa.. a run she had taken countless times before. When Mollie faile
Consider THAT a Divorce : Tim Lambesis
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Meggan Lambesis with me today. In May 2013, Tim Lambesis, the lead singer of the metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested in San Diego, California, after attempting to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife. What Lambesis didn’t know was that the person he contacted was actually an undercover police officer.During recorded meetings, Lambesis di
17-Year-Old Abducted in Broad Daylight: Alexis Murphy
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Alexis Tiara Murphy with me today. In August 2013, 17-year-old Alexis Murphy disappeared after leaving her home in Nelson County, Virginia, to buy something at a nearby gas station. Surveillance footage captured her arriving but she never returned home.Investigators soon focused on Randy Allen Taylor, a local man whose vehicle was seen at the st
Attack Captured on Video : Tatiane Spitnzer
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Tatiane Spitzner with me today. In June 2018, 29-year-old Tatiane Spitzner, a university professor and martial arts instructor in Guarapuava, Brazil, was found dead under a bridge near her home, her body discovered hours after she was last seen at a birthday party. What initially looked like a tragic fall quickly turned into a harrowing case of
POSTAL WORKER Ambushed 3 RMU Students
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Michael Tatalovich, Jonathan Gilbert, and Michelle Machusko with me today. In January 2008, a quiet evening near Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania turned into a deadly attack when 23-year-old H. Paul Visnansky, a part-time postal worker, entered a North Fayette apartment and opened fire on three students studying together. Two of the youn
Mother Murdered by Deviant Couple : Melissa Jenkins
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Melissa Jenkins with me today. In March 2012, 33-year-old science teacher Melissa Jenkins, a beloved educator at St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont and devoted mother, was kidnapped and murdered after being lured from her home under a cruel pretext. A couple she loosely knew called her that evening, claiming their car had broken down and asking fo
The Most Gruesome Murder in West Hollywood | Blake Leibel & Iana Kasian
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Iana Kasian with me today. In May 2016, 30-year-old Iana Kasian, a Ukrainian-born model living in West Hollywood, California, was found dead in the apartment she shared with her fiancé, Blake Leibel. Iana had just given birth to their daughter three weeks earlier, but what should have been a joyful new beginning instead became a horrifying trage
A Conflicted Christian and the Writing on the Wall : Chris Coleman
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Sheri, Garrett, and Gavin with me today. In May 2009, what appeared to be a devoted husband and father in Columbia, Illinois turned out to be something far darker. Christopher “Chris” Coleman, a former Marine and head of security for a prominent televangelist’s ministry, strangled his wife, Sheri Coleman, and their two young sons, 11-year-old Ga
The Scariest Dr. Phil Interview Ever : Zachary Davis
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Melanie Davis with me today. In August 2012, 15-year-old Zachary Davis murdered his mother, Melanie Davis, while she slept in their Tennessee home, striking her repeatedly with a sledgehammer. After the killing, he attempted to murder his older brother by setting the house on fire, a plan that ultimately failed when his brother escaped and polic
With Friends Like These.. Who Needs Enemies
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kelly Bullwinkle with me today. On September 13, 2003, 18-year-old Kelly Bullwinkle, a college student from Redlands, California, vanished after finishing her shift at a fast-food restaurant. Her abandoned car was found at a nearby mall, and weeks of searching followed until paintball players discovered her body in a shallow grave in San Timoteo
Homecoming King & Friends Brutalize Cheerleader Ex-Girlfriend
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Heather Rich with me today. In October 1996, 16-year-old Heather Rose Rich, a high school cheerleader from Waurika, Oklahoma, disappeared after leaving home to meet a local teen on what was supposed to be a first date. Her body was found days later in Belknap Creek in Montague County, Texas, shot nine times with a shotgun and left in the water n
Monster Mother and her House of Horrors : Mitchelle Blair
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Stoni Blair and Stephen Berry with me today. In 2015, authorities in Detroit, Michigan, made a horrifying discovery while carrying out an eviction: the bodies of two of Mitchelle Blair’s children, 13-year-old Stoni Blair and 9-year-old Stephen Berry, hidden inside a deep freezer in the living room of her apartment. Investigators uncovered a hist
10-Year-Old Girl Disappeared While Running an Errand for Mom
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Katlyn "Katie" Collman with me today. In January 2005, 10-year-old Katlyn “Katie” Collman was sent on a simple errand in her small Indiana town of Crothersville but she never made it home. Her disappearance sparked an intense search across the community. Five days later, her body was found in a lake about 20 miles away, her hands bound
Mother of 2 BEATEN to Death by MULTIPLE OFFENDER
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kerri Mcauley with me today. In January 2017, 32-year-old Kerri McAuley, a mother of two, was found beaten to death in her flat in Norwich, England, at the hands of her former partner, Joe Storey. Their relationship had been marked by a long history of violence and abuse and despite warnings, restraining orders, and previous attacks, the danger
Jennifer Morey : She Survived Every Woman's Actual Nightmare
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Jennifer Morey with me today. In April 1995, 25-year-old Houston lawyer Jennifer Morey woke up in the middle of the night to a nightmare: an intruder on top of her, a knife at her throat. The attacker wasn’t a stranger off the street, he was Bryan Wayne Gibson, a Pinkerton security guard assigned to her apartment complex, hired to keep residents
Serial Killer Married a Woman to Kill her Daughter
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Kaysi McLeod, LeAnn Emry, Jennifer Marcum, and Terry Kimball with me today. In the early 2000s, convicted con-man Scott Kimball reinvented himself as a federal informant and used that identity to hide something far darker. After meeting Lori McLeod, he quickly married her, gaining access to her life… and to her 19-year-old daughter, Kaysi McLeod
The STALKING of Bjork : "I Am the Angel of DEATH for Her"
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Bjork with me today. In 1996, Icelandic singer Björk became the target of an obsessive and dangerous stalker: Ricardo López, a 21-year-old fan living in Florida. Over the course of months, López isolated himself and recorded hundreds of disturbing video diaries, documenting his fixation on the singer and his growing resentment when he learned sh
She Murdered her Mother and sent her Father a Photo
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Susan Lee Hutson with me today. Rachel Hutson was just 19 years old when she carried out a shocking and calculated crime. Armed with a handgun she had taken from her father’s safe, Rachel shot and killed her mother, Susan Lee Hutson, inside the family home. Moments later, she took a photograph of Susan’s body and sent it to her father as a messa
The New Years Eve Long Branch Massacre
As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Linda, Steve, Brittany, and Mary with me today. On New Year’s Eve 2017, what should have been a quiet family celebration in Long Branch, New Jersey, turned into a tragedy. Just before midnight, 16-year-old Scott Kologi opened fire inside his family home, killing his parents, his sister, and a family friend while relatives and neighbors gathered
