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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield 318 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

Veteran true crime reporter Ashleigh Banfield hosts this podcast, exploring mysteries and injustices with a personal and irreverent style. Each episode dives deep into critical clues, often drawing on her own connections to the cases. New episodes are released every Thursday.

Episodes

High & Dry: Brian Hooker Hits the Weed Store as Wife Remains Missing | Lynette Hooker
High & Dry: Brian Hooker Hits the Weed Store as Wife Remains Missing | Lynette Hooker Oct 14, 2026 1995 Lynette Hooker is still missing. Her husband Brian Hooker is making weed runs in California and hanging out in his mom’s garage. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani examine Brian Hooker’s pot-store outing, his behavior amid the federal investigation, and the potential legal consequences if investigators can disprove his story. Could
Bombshell Texts & Jane Doe’s Full Police Statement Raise EVEN MORE Questions | Cornell 7
Bombshell Texts & Jane Doe’s Full Police Statement Raise EVEN MORE Questions | Cornell 7 Oct 13, 2026 3464 New text messages and Jane Doe’s full six-page police statement are fueling a fresh firestorm over the Cornell University fraternity allegations, with disturbing details and messages that demand a closer look. From her account of sex and ketamine use inside the Chi Phi fraternity house to the revealing texts she sent afterward, it’s fueling a question a lot of people are asking: if the media had t
Philly House of Horrors: FBI Rips Up Floors, Walls & Pipes For Missing Women | R.C. Horsch
Philly House of Horrors: FBI Rips Up Floors, Walls & Pipes For Missing Women | R.C. Horsch Oct 12, 2026 1499 Could the missing women’s bodies have been dissolved and washed down the pipes? The FBI is searching floors, walls, and basement plumbing at Philadelphia’s “House of Horrors” as investigators examine whether chemicals were used to dispose of human remains through “wet cremation.” At least seven missing women have been linked to the home of filmmaker and suspected serial killer Raymond “R.C.” Horsc
Death Row’s ‘Mean Girl’ Kept Piece of Teen's Skull, Wakes Up ANGRY After Botched Execution
Death Row’s ‘Mean Girl’ Kept Piece of Teen's Skull, Wakes Up ANGRY After Botched Execution Oct 9, 2026 4673 Christa Pike kept a piece of her teenage victim’s skull as a trophy, but after surviving Tennessee’s botched execution, her lawyers are demanding mercy. Convicted of torturing and murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs and has now regained consciousness. But can Tennessee take her back to the death chamber? In this episode of Drop
Cornell Rape Case Explodes: Frat Brother Says HE Was Assaulted & Cornell Ignored Him ft. Megyn Kelly
Cornell Rape Case Explodes: Frat Brother Says HE Was Assaulted & Cornell Ignored Him ft. Megyn Kelly Oct 8, 2026 4194 One of the men accused in the Cornell rape case says Jane Doe sexually assaulted HIM while he was incapacitated, and that Cornell University failed to tell him about his rights as a sexual assault survivor. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Megyn Kelly joins Ashleigh to challenge the discrepancies between Jane Doe’s original police statement and her civil lawsuit, question the media’s coverag
Jane Doe’s Texts & Secret Recordings Raise SERIOUS Questions in Cornell Rape Claims | Cornell 7
Jane Doe’s Texts & Secret Recordings Raise SERIOUS Questions in Cornell Rape Claims | Cornell 7 Oct 7, 2026 5736 Jane Doe texted “none of the sexual stuff was illegal" and "i love u king” to a man she later accused of rape, and now her private messages and secretly recorded calls are fueling explosive questions about the Cornell fraternity case. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by Dan Abrams to examine Jane Doe’s texts, the recorded conversations, and the allegations in her c
Crybaby Pastor Still Denies Murder as Daughters TEAR Into Killer Dad at Sentencing | Caleb Flynn
Crybaby Pastor Still Denies Murder as Daughters TEAR Into Killer Dad at Sentencing | Caleb Flynn Oct 6, 2026 2208 Crybaby pastor Caleb Flynn had the nerve to quote scripture and deny murdering his wife while his own daughters tore into him for taking their mother’s life and destroying the family he claimed to love. At his sentencing for Ashley Flynn’s murder, the former American Idol contestant wept as his parents pleaded for mercy and insisted he was remorseful, even as he refused to admit what a jury had c
Crybaby Pastor’s Mommy Insists He's Innocent, But Who Hid the Murder Weapon? | Caleb Flynn
Crybaby Pastor’s Mommy Insists He's Innocent, But Who Hid the Murder Weapon? | Caleb Flynn Oct 2, 2026 2350 Apparently, nine guilty verdicts still aren’t enough for Caleb Flynn’s mom, who insists her son is innocent and blames the media. The “worship pastor” and American Idol reject was convicted on all nine counts, including aggravated murder, for killing his wife, Ashley Flynn. So why is the murder weapon still missing, and could someone else know where it went? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious,
No Proof She Did It? Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Trashes Murder Investigation, Holdout Juror Speaks
No Proof She Did It? Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Trashes Murder Investigation, Holdout Juror Speaks Oct 1, 2026 1657 Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer wants her acquitted of killing her three children, claiming prosecutors never proved she did it. After the first murder trial ended in a mistrial, Kevin Reddington trashed the police investigation and demanded a not guilty ruling. Prosecutors fired back, calling his argument “laughable.” In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the courtroom clas
Crybaby 'American Idol' Pastor GUILTY on All Counts After Trying to Pin Murder on Mistress
Crybaby 'American Idol' Pastor GUILTY on All Counts After Trying to Pin Murder on Mistress Sep 29, 2026 2202 All those tears, and Caleb Flynn still couldn’t sell the jury his sob story. The Ohio worship pastor and American Idol reject was found guilty on all counts in his wife Ashley Flynn’s murder after his defense tried to point the finger at his mistress. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the verdict, the scorched-earth closing arguments, and the attempt to throw his
Crybaby American Idol Pastor Squirms in Police Interrogation, Cries Watching Himself Cry
Crybaby American Idol Pastor Squirms in Police Interrogation, Cries Watching Himself Cry Sep 29, 2026 2108 Caleb Flynn cried in court while watching himself cry during a police interrogation about his wife’s murder. But as detectives pressed the former American Idol contestant and worship pastor about his missing gun, his marriage, and the intruder he claimed killed Ashley Flynn, the questions got a lot harder. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Caleb’s recorded police
Cornell 7: Ivy League Fraternity Rape Lawsuit Explodes As DA Says Jane Doe CHANGED Her Story
Cornell 7: Ivy League Fraternity Rape Lawsuit Explodes As DA Says Jane Doe CHANGED Her Story Sep 29, 2026 3741 A Cornell student says seven fraternity brothers sexually assaulted her after one allegedly posted a Snapchat message inviting other men upstairs, but the district attorney says the statement she signed for police tells a very different story. Her lawsuit has sparked fury over why no one was criminally charged, and now the DA has released excerpts describing what Jane Doe told investigators in 20

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