https://simplecast.com Hitched 2 Homicide Southern girl and suspense author, Kris Calvert teams up with her husband, Emmy® -nominated composer Rob Pottorf to delve into true crime around the globe. She gives it a southern twist. He supplies the unique wit and background music, so you always know what’s going on. For better or worse. Til death do us part. © 2026 RP Music, Inc, for Hitched 2 Homicide en-us Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:15 +0000 https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/ Hitched 2 Homicide https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/049a4a4b-c586-453e-ba30-2c09c789cdf6/8b20aa79-48d8-499f-9229-4f61778b9d31/3000x3000/xy5uumjsjxjc3q6vd7qz52434xwh.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/ episodic Southern girl and suspense author, Kris Calvert teams up with her husband, Emmy® -nominated composer Rob Pottorf to delve into true crime around the globe. She gives it a southern twist. He supplies the unique wit and background music, so you always know what’s going on. For better or worse. Til death do us part. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf false https://feeds.simplecast.com/DGHtuDtt True Crime, Murder, Crime, Southern, Comedy Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf admin@bleav.com f7320d9c-1a8c-42c9-8246-74ebc0ab0bbf Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt: The Black Widows of L.A. Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt looked more like retirees than ruthless killers, but prosecutors said the two women spent years building an elaborate life insurance murder scheme in Los Angeles.

Their victims, Paul Vados and Kenneth McDavid, were vulnerable men living on the margins when Golay and Rutterschmidt entered their lives with offers of food, housing, and help. Behind that apparent generosity, the women secured multiple life insurance policies, fabricated personal and financial relationships, and waited for the policies to mature.

Then both men died in separate apparent hit-and-run incidents.

What first looked like two unrelated tragedies eventually unraveled into a chilling case of fraud, greed, and murder. Insurance records, surveillance footage, towing records, forensic evidence, and DNA beneath a Mercury Sable helped investigators connect the women to both deaths and expose a scheme worth millions.

Known as The Black Widows of L.A., Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were ultimately convicted of murdering Paul Vados and Kenneth McDavid and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

This is the story of two unlikely killers, two vulnerable victims, and a plot built on patience, deception, and one deadly calculation: making a man worth more dead than alive.

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]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=230 Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt looked more like retirees than ruthless killers, but prosecutors said the two women spent years building an elaborate life insurance murder scheme in Los Angeles.

Their victims, Paul Vados and Kenneth McDavid, were vulnerable men living on the margins when Golay and Rutterschmidt entered their lives with offers of food, housing, and help. Behind that apparent generosity, the women secured multiple life insurance policies, fabricated personal and financial relationships, and waited for the policies to mature.

Then both men died in separate apparent hit-and-run incidents.

What first looked like two unrelated tragedies eventually unraveled into a chilling case of fraud, greed, and murder. Insurance records, surveillance footage, towing records, forensic evidence, and DNA beneath a Mercury Sable helped investigators connect the women to both deaths and expose a scheme worth millions.

Known as The Black Widows of L.A., Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were ultimately convicted of murdering Paul Vados and Kenneth McDavid and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

This is the story of two unlikely killers, two vulnerable victims, and a plot built on patience, deception, and one deadly calculation: making a man worth more dead than alive.

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]]> Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt: The Black Widows of L.A. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:24:43 Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt befriended vulnerable homeless men in Los Angeles, took out life insurance policies on them, and waited for the payouts. What followed was a calculated murder-for-profit scheme that earned them the name The Black Widows of L.A. Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt befriended vulnerable homeless men in Los Angeles, took out life insurance policies on them, and waited for the payouts. What followed was a calculated murder-for-profit scheme that earned them the name The Black Widows of L.A. false full 316 a8c07ab9-4a0d-4279-9f2a-c2c40c2c2e8f From the Hitched 2 Homicide Vault: The Skinny on Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and the Death of Virginia Rappe In September 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was one of the most recognizable figures in American entertainment: a silent-film comedian, director, and major Paramount star. Virginia Rappe was a model, designer, and working actress with ambitions of her own in the young film industry.

After both attended a Labor Day gathering in Arbuckle’s suite at San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel, Rappe became critically ill. She died four days later from peritonitis associated with a ruptured bladder. What happened in the hotel rooms—and what caused her fatal injury—became the subject of competing accounts, disputed medical testimony, and one of the most sensational criminal cases of the 1920s.

Arbuckle was charged in connection with Rappe’s death and faced three manslaughter trials. The first two trials ended in hung juries. In April 1922, the third jury acquitted him and issued an extraordinary statement arguing that he had been treated unjustly. But the legal verdict did not end the public scandal. Newspapers had already circulated lurid allegations, including claims never established by forensic evidence, while Rappe’s private life and reputation were publicly attacked in ways that reflected the era’s deep misogyny and victim-blaming culture.

In this episode, we reconstruct the party at the St. Francis Hotel, trace Virginia Rappe’s life before the scandal, examine the accusations made by Maude Delmont, follow the contested medical and courtroom evidence, and explore why Arbuckle’s career never recovered despite his acquittal. We also investigate how the case helped fuel anti-Hollywood outrage and strengthened calls for the movie industry to regulate its stars and public image.This is not a story with a neat conclusion. It is a case shaped by a woman’s death, disputed testimony, unreliable reporting, celebrity power, public prejudice, and the enduring difference between a courtroom verdict and historical certainty.

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#RoscoeArbuckle #VirginiaRappe #TrueCrime #HollywoodHistory #SilentFilm #OldHollywood #HistoricalTrueCrime #TrueCrimeDocumentary #1920s #FilmHistory


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]]> Wed, 2 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=229 In September 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was one of the most recognizable figures in American entertainment: a silent-film comedian, director, and major Paramount star. Virginia Rappe was a model, designer, and working actress with ambitions of her own in the young film industry.

After both attended a Labor Day gathering in Arbuckle’s suite at San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel, Rappe became critically ill. She died four days later from peritonitis associated with a ruptured bladder. What happened in the hotel rooms—and what caused her fatal injury—became the subject of competing accounts, disputed medical testimony, and one of the most sensational criminal cases of the 1920s.

Arbuckle was charged in connection with Rappe’s death and faced three manslaughter trials. The first two trials ended in hung juries. In April 1922, the third jury acquitted him and issued an extraordinary statement arguing that he had been treated unjustly. But the legal verdict did not end the public scandal. Newspapers had already circulated lurid allegations, including claims never established by forensic evidence, while Rappe’s private life and reputation were publicly attacked in ways that reflected the era’s deep misogyny and victim-blaming culture.

In this episode, we reconstruct the party at the St. Francis Hotel, trace Virginia Rappe’s life before the scandal, examine the accusations made by Maude Delmont, follow the contested medical and courtroom evidence, and explore why Arbuckle’s career never recovered despite his acquittal. We also investigate how the case helped fuel anti-Hollywood outrage and strengthened calls for the movie industry to regulate its stars and public image.This is not a story with a neat conclusion. It is a case shaped by a woman’s death, disputed testimony, unreliable reporting, celebrity power, public prejudice, and the enduring difference between a courtroom verdict and historical certainty.

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#RoscoeArbuckle #VirginiaRappe #TrueCrime #HollywoodHistory #SilentFilm #OldHollywood #HistoricalTrueCrime #TrueCrimeDocumentary #1920s #FilmHistory


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]]> From the Hitched 2 Homicide Vault: The Skinny on Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and the Death of Virginia Rappe Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:15:18 From the H2H Vault: In 1921, silent-film superstar Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle hosted a Labor Day party at San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel. Days later, actress Virginia Rappe was dead. Arbuckle faced three manslaughter trials, a media firestorm, and allegations so sensational they would permanently reshape Hollywood. This episode separates courtroom evidence from tabloid myth to examine the death of Virginia Rappe, Arbuckle’s acquittal, and the scandal that helped define the public image of early Hollywood. From the H2H Vault: In 1921, silent-film superstar Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle hosted a Labor Day party at San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel. Days later, actress Virginia Rappe was dead. Arbuckle faced three manslaughter trials, a media firestorm, and allegations so sensational they would permanently reshape Hollywood. This episode separates courtroom evidence from tabloid myth to examine the death of Virginia Rappe, Arbuckle’s acquittal, and the scandal that helped define the public image of early Hollywood. false full 315 7f96d044-351d-436a-9c62-212992249665 The Boys on the Tracks: The Unsolved Murder of Don Henry and Kevin Ives On August 23, 1987, teenagers Don Henry and Kevin Ives were struck by a Union Pacific freight train near the Crooked Creek trestle in Alexander, Arkansas. The first official explanation was shocking: authorities said the friends had become incapacitated by marijuana, fallen asleep on the tracks, and died in a tragic accident.

Their families did not accept it.

Independent medical opinions challenged the THC-intoxication theory, the original accidental finding was changed to “undetermined,” and a Saline County grand jury later classified the deaths as a probable homicide. Yet despite the finding, no one was ever charged.

In this episode, we trace the timeline of the “Boys on the Tracks” case—from the early-morning train collision and disputed forensic evidence to the allegations of drug trafficking, local corruption, witness deaths, disappearances, and the later Mena and political conspiracy narratives. We also examine what is documented, what remains allegation, and why the murder of Don Henry and Kevin Ives is still one of Arkansas’s most haunting unsolved true-crime cases.

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#BoysOnTheTracks #DonHenry #KevinIves #ArkansasTrueCrime #AlexanderArkansas #SalineCounty #UnsolvedCase #ColdCase #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #UnsolvedMystery #CrimeHistory #RailroadMystery #MaraLeveritt #JusticeForDonAndKevin


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]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-boys-on-the-tracks-the-unsolved-murder-of-don-henry-and-kevin-ives/ On August 23, 1987, teenagers Don Henry and Kevin Ives were struck by a Union Pacific freight train near the Crooked Creek trestle in Alexander, Arkansas. The first official explanation was shocking: authorities said the friends had become incapacitated by marijuana, fallen asleep on the tracks, and died in a tragic accident.

Their families did not accept it.

Independent medical opinions challenged the THC-intoxication theory, the original accidental finding was changed to “undetermined,” and a Saline County grand jury later classified the deaths as a probable homicide. Yet despite the finding, no one was ever charged.

In this episode, we trace the timeline of the “Boys on the Tracks” case—from the early-morning train collision and disputed forensic evidence to the allegations of drug trafficking, local corruption, witness deaths, disappearances, and the later Mena and political conspiracy narratives. We also examine what is documented, what remains allegation, and why the murder of Don Henry and Kevin Ives is still one of Arkansas’s most haunting unsolved true-crime cases.

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Boys on the Tracks documentary, Don Henry and Kevin Ives case, Alexander Arkansas murder, Arkansas unsolved case, true crime podcast episode, Saline County cold case, railroad tracks homicide, Crooked Creek trestle, Fahmy Malak, Mara Leveritt, Boys on the Tracks book, Arkansas crime history, drug trafficking allegations, Mena Arkansas conspiracy, true crime investigation, unsolved double homicide

#BoysOnTheTracks #DonHenry #KevinIves #ArkansasTrueCrime #AlexanderArkansas #SalineCounty #UnsolvedCase #ColdCase #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #UnsolvedMystery #CrimeHistory #RailroadMystery #MaraLeveritt #JusticeForDonAndKevin


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]]> The Boys on the Tracks: The Unsolved Murder of Don Henry and Kevin Ives Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:08:13 In 1987, Don Henry, 16, and Kevin Ives, 17, were struck by a freight train near Alexander, Arkansas. Authorities first called it a marijuana-related suicide—until new medical evidence and a grand jury pointed to probable homicide. This episode investigates the unsolved “Boys on the Tracks” case, disputed forensics, alleged corruption, witness deaths, and the conspiracy theories that still surround the search for justice. In 1987, Don Henry, 16, and Kevin Ives, 17, were struck by a freight train near Alexander, Arkansas. Authorities first called it a marijuana-related suicide—until new medical evidence and a grand jury pointed to probable homicide. This episode investigates the unsolved “Boys on the Tracks” case, disputed forensics, alleged corruption, witness deaths, and the conspiracy theories that still surround the search for justice. false full 314 f788263e-f3fe-4591-a3bb-52b4a37e0f87 Bart Whitaker: The Sugar Land Murders On December 10, 2003, the Whitaker family sat down for what they thought was a graduation dinner. By the time they got home, a masked gunman was waiting inside their house — and two of them wouldn't survive the night. On the surface, it looked like a burglary interrupted. But within days, investigators discovered that the "victim" sitting in the back seat, 24-year-old Bart Whitaker, had actually orchestrated the entire attack — and that this wasn't even his first attempt.

In this episode, we dig into the disturbing timeline of the Whitaker family murders in Sugar Land, Texas: the failed 2000 plot involving a Baylor roommate, the aborted 2001 murder-for-hire scheme that a former classmate walked into a police station to confess, and the final, successful conspiracy that took the lives of Bart's mother, Tricia, and his 19-year-old brother, Kevin. We trace Bart's troubled teenage years — including a string of school burglaries at 17 — through the recruitment of at least four separate accomplices, the frantic days-long investigation that unraveled his lies about college, his years as a fugitive in Mexico, and the courtroom battle over what actually drove him to try to erase his own family, not once, but repeatedly.

We also spend real time on what happened after the conviction: Kent Whitaker, the father who survived being shot in his own family's ambush, publicly forgiving his son and spending over a decade fighting to keep him off death row — a fight that came down to the final 40 minutes before a scheduled execution. It's a case that asks hard questions about motive, memory, and what forgiveness can look like when the person you're forgiving is the one who took almost everything from you.

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 #BartWhitaker, #SugarLandMurders, #WhitakerFamily, #SugarLandTexas, #TexasTrueCrime, #FamilyMurder, #MurderForHire, #Hitched2Homicide, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #CrimeJunkie, #TrueCrimeAddict, #InheritanceMurder, #MurderousSon, #FamilyBetrayal, #SuburbanNightmare, #DeathRowStories, #TexasCrime, #RealCrime, #CrimeStory


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]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/bart-whitaker-the-sugar-land-murders/ On December 10, 2003, the Whitaker family sat down for what they thought was a graduation dinner. By the time they got home, a masked gunman was waiting inside their house — and two of them wouldn't survive the night. On the surface, it looked like a burglary interrupted. But within days, investigators discovered that the "victim" sitting in the back seat, 24-year-old Bart Whitaker, had actually orchestrated the entire attack — and that this wasn't even his first attempt.

In this episode, we dig into the disturbing timeline of the Whitaker family murders in Sugar Land, Texas: the failed 2000 plot involving a Baylor roommate, the aborted 2001 murder-for-hire scheme that a former classmate walked into a police station to confess, and the final, successful conspiracy that took the lives of Bart's mother, Tricia, and his 19-year-old brother, Kevin. We trace Bart's troubled teenage years — including a string of school burglaries at 17 — through the recruitment of at least four separate accomplices, the frantic days-long investigation that unraveled his lies about college, his years as a fugitive in Mexico, and the courtroom battle over what actually drove him to try to erase his own family, not once, but repeatedly.

We also spend real time on what happened after the conviction: Kent Whitaker, the father who survived being shot in his own family's ambush, publicly forgiving his son and spending over a decade fighting to keep him off death row — a fight that came down to the final 40 minutes before a scheduled execution. It's a case that asks hard questions about motive, memory, and what forgiveness can look like when the person you're forgiving is the one who took almost everything from you.

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]]> Bart Whitaker: The Sugar Land Murders Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:12:39 A Sugar Land, Texas family celebrates a graduation dinner in 2003 — then walks into an ambush that leaves two of them dead, orchestrated by the family's own 24-year-old son in his third attempt to have them killed. We break down the failed plots, the investigation that unraveled in days, and the father who chose to forgive. A Sugar Land, Texas family celebrates a graduation dinner in 2003 — then walks into an ambush that leaves two of them dead, orchestrated by the family's own 24-year-old son in his third attempt to have them killed. We break down the failed plots, the investigation that unraveled in days, and the father who chose to forgive. false full 313 de9d04ee-ac06-4570-b8d3-b15b4cd05b1d From the Vault: The Glensheen Murders: Money, Murder and a Mansion on Lake Superior FROM THE H2H VAULT:

On June 27, 1977, one of Minnesota’s grandest mansions became the scene of a brutal double murder.

Inside Glensheen, the sprawling Congdon family estate overlooking Lake Superior in Duluth, 83-year-old heiress Elisabeth Congdon was found smothered in her bed. Her night nurse, Velma Pietila, had been beaten to death nearby. What followed was a sensational investigation involving family money, inheritance, an adopted daughter with a troubled history, and the son-in-law prosecutors believed was willing to kill for a fortune.

Suspicion soon centered on Elisabeth’s adopted daughter, Marjorie Congdon Caldwell, and Marjorie’s husband, Roger Caldwell. Roger was convicted of murdering Elisabeth and Velma, but his conviction was later overturned. Marjorie was tried separately—and acquitted. Years later, Roger would plead guilty to the killings, while questions surrounding exactly what happened inside Glensheen that night continued to haunt the case.

This is the story of Elisabeth Congdon and Velma Pietila, the extraordinary Congdon fortune, and the 1977 Glensheen Mansion murders—a case filled with wealth, family dysfunction, courtroom drama, and a legacy that remains inseparable from one of Minnesota’s most famous homes.

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]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=225 FROM THE H2H VAULT:

On June 27, 1977, one of Minnesota’s grandest mansions became the scene of a brutal double murder.

Inside Glensheen, the sprawling Congdon family estate overlooking Lake Superior in Duluth, 83-year-old heiress Elisabeth Congdon was found smothered in her bed. Her night nurse, Velma Pietila, had been beaten to death nearby. What followed was a sensational investigation involving family money, inheritance, an adopted daughter with a troubled history, and the son-in-law prosecutors believed was willing to kill for a fortune.

Suspicion soon centered on Elisabeth’s adopted daughter, Marjorie Congdon Caldwell, and Marjorie’s husband, Roger Caldwell. Roger was convicted of murdering Elisabeth and Velma, but his conviction was later overturned. Marjorie was tried separately—and acquitted. Years later, Roger would plead guilty to the killings, while questions surrounding exactly what happened inside Glensheen that night continued to haunt the case.

This is the story of Elisabeth Congdon and Velma Pietila, the extraordinary Congdon fortune, and the 1977 Glensheen Mansion murders—a case filled with wealth, family dysfunction, courtroom drama, and a legacy that remains inseparable from one of Minnesota’s most famous homes.

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]]> From the Vault: The Glensheen Murders: Money, Murder and a Mansion on Lake Superior Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:20 A mansion on Lake Superior. A family fortune. And two women murdered in the dead of night. In 1977, heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse, Velma Pietila, were found dead inside Duluth’s legendary Glensheen Mansion—launching a sensational case of greed, inheritance, family betrayal, and murder. A mansion on Lake Superior. A family fortune. And two women murdered in the dead of night. In 1977, heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse, Velma Pietila, were found dead inside Duluth’s legendary Glensheen Mansion—launching a sensational case of greed, inheritance, family betrayal, and murder. false full 312 42ebade7-4c5d-4e24-9f91-e4866aca7d58 The Psychic and the Serial Killer: The Murders of Amie Hoffman and Deirdre O'Brien In the fall and early winter of 1982, two young women were abducted and brutally murdered within weeks of each other in Morris County, New Jersey.

Eighteen-year-old Amie Hoffman disappeared on November 23 after leaving her job at the Morris County Mall. Two days later, her body was discovered in a secluded water-retention tank. On December 5, twenty-five-year-old Deirdre O’Brien was run off the road, abducted, sexually assaulted, and repeatedly stabbed. Although she was found alive, she died before she could identify her attacker.

With fear spreading across the community and few solid leads, investigators consulted Nancy Weber, a local psychic who claimed she could see the killer, his vehicle, his criminal history, and even injuries he would inflict upon himself. Her alleged insights would later become one of the most controversial elements of the investigation.

Then James Koedatich—a recently paroled murderer—reported that he had been stabbed by a mysterious woman while driving alone at night. Detectives quickly realized that Koedatich’s story was unraveling. His wounds appeared to be self-inflicted, his vehicle matched witness descriptions, and evidence found inside his car connected him to both victims.

Join us as we examine the murders of Amie Hoffman and Deirdre O’Brien, the violent history of James Koedatich, the evidence that brought him to justice, and the enduring question surrounding Nancy Weber: Did a psychic truly see through the eyes of a killer—or did time and television turn investigative coincidence into something supernatural?

This is a story of two young lives stolen, a killer betrayed by his own desperate scheme, and a criminal investigation where fact and the unexplained remain tangled together more than forty years later.

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]]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-psychic-and-the-serial-killer-the-murders-of-amie-hoffman-and-deirdre-obrien/ In the fall and early winter of 1982, two young women were abducted and brutally murdered within weeks of each other in Morris County, New Jersey.

Eighteen-year-old Amie Hoffman disappeared on November 23 after leaving her job at the Morris County Mall. Two days later, her body was discovered in a secluded water-retention tank. On December 5, twenty-five-year-old Deirdre O’Brien was run off the road, abducted, sexually assaulted, and repeatedly stabbed. Although she was found alive, she died before she could identify her attacker.

With fear spreading across the community and few solid leads, investigators consulted Nancy Weber, a local psychic who claimed she could see the killer, his vehicle, his criminal history, and even injuries he would inflict upon himself. Her alleged insights would later become one of the most controversial elements of the investigation.

Then James Koedatich—a recently paroled murderer—reported that he had been stabbed by a mysterious woman while driving alone at night. Detectives quickly realized that Koedatich’s story was unraveling. His wounds appeared to be self-inflicted, his vehicle matched witness descriptions, and evidence found inside his car connected him to both victims.

Join us as we examine the murders of Amie Hoffman and Deirdre O’Brien, the violent history of James Koedatich, the evidence that brought him to justice, and the enduring question surrounding Nancy Weber: Did a psychic truly see through the eyes of a killer—or did time and television turn investigative coincidence into something supernatural?

This is a story of two young lives stolen, a killer betrayed by his own desperate scheme, and a criminal investigation where fact and the unexplained remain tangled together more than forty years later.

Subscribe now and never miss a case!

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]]> The Psychic and the Serial Killer: The Murders of Amie Hoffman and Deirdre O'Brien Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:10:18 In the fall and early winter of 1982, two young women were abducted and brutally murdered within weeks of each other in Morris County, New Jersey. | Eighteen-year-old Amie Hoffman disappeared on November 23 after leaving her job at the Morris County Mall. Two days later, her body was discovered in a secluded water-retention tank. On December 5, twenty-five-year-old Deirdre O’Brien was run off the road, abducted, sexually assaulted, and repeatedly stabbed. Although she was found alive, she died before she could identify her attacker. In the fall and early winter of 1982, two young women were abducted and brutally murdered within weeks of each other in Morris County, New Jersey. | Eighteen-year-old Amie Hoffman disappeared on November 23 after leaving her job at the Morris County Mall. Two days later, her body was discovered in a secluded water-retention tank. On December 5, twenty-five-year-old Deirdre O’Brien was run off the road, abducted, sexually assaulted, and repeatedly stabbed. Although she was found alive, she died before she could identify her attacker. false full 311 7121d4ad-12bb-47ea-817a-28a4b6dc5756 The Cold Storage Killer: The Murder of Denise Huber In the early morning hours of June 3, 1991, 23-year-old Denise Huber vanished after a flat tire left her stranded along a California freeway. Her abandoned car was discovered, but Denise was nowhere to be found. For three agonizing years, her family searched for answers—until a suspicious truck in Arizona led investigators to a horrifying discovery: Denise’s body, handcuffed and frozen inside a chest freezer.

The investigation exposed John Famalaro, a seemingly ordinary house painter who had abducted and brutally murdered Denise before preserving her body and possessions as trophies. Known as California’s “Cold Storage Killer,” Famalaro was ultimately convicted of first-degree murder with special circumstances and sentenced to death.

This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide examines the disappearance and murder of Denise Huber, the extraordinary chain of events that finally uncovered the truth, the evidence hidden inside Famalaro’s home, and how one of Orange County’s most haunting missing-person cases was solved nearly 400 miles away.

Listen now for the disturbing true story of Denise Huber and the killer who believed his secret would remain frozen forever.

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]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-cold-storage-killer-the-murder-of-denise-huber/ In the early morning hours of June 3, 1991, 23-year-old Denise Huber vanished after a flat tire left her stranded along a California freeway. Her abandoned car was discovered, but Denise was nowhere to be found. For three agonizing years, her family searched for answers—until a suspicious truck in Arizona led investigators to a horrifying discovery: Denise’s body, handcuffed and frozen inside a chest freezer.

The investigation exposed John Famalaro, a seemingly ordinary house painter who had abducted and brutally murdered Denise before preserving her body and possessions as trophies. Known as California’s “Cold Storage Killer,” Famalaro was ultimately convicted of first-degree murder with special circumstances and sentenced to death.

This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide examines the disappearance and murder of Denise Huber, the extraordinary chain of events that finally uncovered the truth, the evidence hidden inside Famalaro’s home, and how one of Orange County’s most haunting missing-person cases was solved nearly 400 miles away.

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]]> The Cold Storage Killer: The Murder of Denise Huber Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:17:10 For three years, Denise Huber’s disappearance remained a mystery—until an observant woman became suspicious of an abandoned-looking moving truck and wrote down its license plate number. That single decision led police to John Famalaro and a padlocked freezer containing a horrifying secret. This is the chilling true story of the Cold Storage Killer—and the woman whose instincts finally brought Denise home. For three years, Denise Huber’s disappearance remained a mystery—until an observant woman became suspicious of an abandoned-looking moving truck and wrote down its license plate number. That single decision led police to John Famalaro and a padlocked freezer containing a horrifying secret. This is the chilling true story of the Cold Storage Killer—and the woman whose instincts finally brought Denise home. false full 310 5082e853-0bbe-4874-bd25-15828d66afd7 Who Murdered Betty Gail Brown? A 60-year-old Cold Coed Case In October 1961, 19-year-old Betty Gail Brown — a promising sophomore at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky — was found brutally murdered in her car on campus. Strangled to death with her own brassiere, her killer has never been brought to justice. This remains one of Kentucky’s most haunting unsolved murders.

On this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dive deep into the shocking true story of the Betty Gail Brown case: a young woman full of potential whose life was cut short in a place meant for learning and safety. We examine the chilling details of that fateful night, the botched investigation, the dramatic 1965 confession by drifter Alex Arnold Jr. that led to a high-profile trial and mistrial, and the lingering theories that still divide the community more than six decades later.

Was Betty Gail Brown the victim of a random campus predator, a personal grudge, or something even darker? Despite multiple leads and intense media attention at the time, her murder stays cold — a heartbreaking reminder of how one night can shatter lives forever.

If you’re fascinated by unsolved true crime cases, Kentucky murders, campus killings, and deadly mysteries from the 1960s, this episode is for you. We honor Betty’s memory while exploring every angle of this infamous Lexington cold case.

️ Key Topics:

• Betty Gail Brown’s final hours and the gruesome discovery • Flaws in the original police investigation • The Alex Arnold confession and mistrial • Modern theories and why the case remains unsolved

Listener discretion is advised — this episode discusses murder and sensitive details.

If you have any information about the Betty Gail Brown murder, please contact the Lexington Police Department or the Kentucky State Police.

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Episode Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 06:01 – Who Was Betty Gail Brown? 10:00 – The Night of October 26, 1961 16:55 – The Investigation Unfolds 27:33 – Alex Arnold’s Confession & Trial 38:10 – Theories & Lingering Questions 50:00 – Final Thoughts & Victim Memorial


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]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/who-murdered-betty-gail-brown-a-60-year-old-cold-coed-case/ In October 1961, 19-year-old Betty Gail Brown — a promising sophomore at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky — was found brutally murdered in her car on campus. Strangled to death with her own brassiere, her killer has never been brought to justice. This remains one of Kentucky’s most haunting unsolved murders.

On this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dive deep into the shocking true story of the Betty Gail Brown case: a young woman full of potential whose life was cut short in a place meant for learning and safety. We examine the chilling details of that fateful night, the botched investigation, the dramatic 1965 confession by drifter Alex Arnold Jr. that led to a high-profile trial and mistrial, and the lingering theories that still divide the community more than six decades later.

Was Betty Gail Brown the victim of a random campus predator, a personal grudge, or something even darker? Despite multiple leads and intense media attention at the time, her murder stays cold — a heartbreaking reminder of how one night can shatter lives forever.

If you’re fascinated by unsolved true crime cases, Kentucky murders, campus killings, and deadly mysteries from the 1960s, this episode is for you. We honor Betty’s memory while exploring every angle of this infamous Lexington cold case.

️ Key Topics:

• Betty Gail Brown’s final hours and the gruesome discovery • Flaws in the original police investigation • The Alex Arnold confession and mistrial • Modern theories and why the case remains unsolved

Listener discretion is advised — this episode discusses murder and sensitive details.

If you have any information about the Betty Gail Brown murder, please contact the Lexington Police Department or the Kentucky State Police.

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Episode Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 06:01 – Who Was Betty Gail Brown? 10:00 – The Night of October 26, 1961 16:55 – The Investigation Unfolds 27:33 – Alex Arnold’s Confession & Trial 38:10 – Theories & Lingering Questions 50:00 – Final Thoughts & Victim Memorial


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]]> Who Murdered Betty Gail Brown? A 60-year-old Cold Coed Case Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:57:19 In October 1961, 19-year-old Betty Gail Brown — a promising sophomore at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky — was found brutally murdered in her car on campus. Strangled to death with her own brassiere, her killer has never been brought to justice. This remains one of Kentucky’s most haunting unsolved murders. In October 1961, 19-year-old Betty Gail Brown — a promising sophomore at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky — was found brutally murdered in her car on campus. Strangled to death with her own brassiere, her killer has never been brought to justice. This remains one of Kentucky’s most haunting unsolved murders. false full 309 692d0a3a-8432-42c4-acd7-71f581cf239d Ella Jackson: A Deadly Marriage in Richmond, Kentucky In October 2019, 47-year-old Ella Jackson disappeared from her home in Richmond, Kentucky. Her cellphone, wallet, vehicle, and five-year-old son were left behind—but her husband, Glenn Jackson, claimed she had simply walked away.

Ella’s family knew better. Days before she vanished, the Ukrainian-born mother of two had met with a domestic violence advocate and consulted a divorce attorney. Investigators later discovered a large bloodstain and a knife in the trunk of Glenn’s vehicle. Six months after Ella disappeared, her partial skeletal remains were found in a remote wooded area of Pulaski County near property Glenn owned.

Glenn Jackson, a former Eastern Kentucky University lecturer, was charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. But after more than six years of delays—and years spent on house arrest rather than in jail—he avoided a murder trial by entering an Alford plea to reduced charges of first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.

Now featured on Dateline NBC’s “The Bluegrass Mystery,” the case raises painful questions about domestic violence, delayed justice, and a family forced to wait years for answers that may never come.

This is the disturbing true story of Ella Jackson, the evidence that pointed toward the man she feared, and the plea agreement her family says was not justice.

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]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/ella-jackson-a-deadly-marriage-in-richmond-kentucky/ In October 2019, 47-year-old Ella Jackson disappeared from her home in Richmond, Kentucky. Her cellphone, wallet, vehicle, and five-year-old son were left behind—but her husband, Glenn Jackson, claimed she had simply walked away.

Ella’s family knew better. Days before she vanished, the Ukrainian-born mother of two had met with a domestic violence advocate and consulted a divorce attorney. Investigators later discovered a large bloodstain and a knife in the trunk of Glenn’s vehicle. Six months after Ella disappeared, her partial skeletal remains were found in a remote wooded area of Pulaski County near property Glenn owned.

Glenn Jackson, a former Eastern Kentucky University lecturer, was charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. But after more than six years of delays—and years spent on house arrest rather than in jail—he avoided a murder trial by entering an Alford plea to reduced charges of first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.

Now featured on Dateline NBC’s “The Bluegrass Mystery,” the case raises painful questions about domestic violence, delayed justice, and a family forced to wait years for answers that may never come.

This is the disturbing true story of Ella Jackson, the evidence that pointed toward the man she feared, and the plea agreement her family says was not justice.

If you or someone close to you is being stalked or threatened by a current or former partner, please contact local law enforcement or a domestic violence hotline for support and safety planning.

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]]> Ella Jackson: A Deadly Marriage in Richmond, Kentucky Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:43:16 In 2019, Ella Jackson disappeared from Richmond, Kentucky, leaving behind her young son, cellphone, wallet, and vehicle. Years later, her husband, Glenn Jackson, entered an Alford plea in the case now featured on Dateline NBC’s “The Bluegrass Mystery.” In 2019, Ella Jackson disappeared from Richmond, Kentucky, leaving behind her young son, cellphone, wallet, and vehicle. Years later, her husband, Glenn Jackson, entered an Alford plea in the case now featured on Dateline NBC’s “The Bluegrass Mystery.” false full 308 30af6e91-eb96-4afa-93f3-cafbf1d0a778 Fatal Attraction Killer: How Linda Ricchio Stalked and Murdered Ron Ruse, Jr. When Ron Ruse Jr. ended his relationship with Linda Ricchio, he hoped for a clean break. Instead, he became the target of an ex‑girlfriend whose obsession escalated from constant phone calls and public confrontations to full‑blown stalking and death threats.

In this episode, we take a deep, narrative‑driven look at the case that would become known as the “Fatal Attraction Killer”:

  • Ron’s life in Carlsbad, California and his years‑long relationship with Linda Ricchio
  • The breakup and Linda’s refusal to let go, including her threats against Ron and his family
  • The campaign of stalking that forced Ron to move, change routines, and live like a fugitive
  • How Linda secretly rented the apartment right next door and positioned herself for an ambush
  • The events of December 14, 1987, when Ron was shot on the stairs outside his home
  • Ricchio’s claim that she meant to kill herself, not Ron, and the evidence that contradicted her story
  • The trial, first‑degree murder conviction, and 27‑to‑life sentence
  • Media coverage that branded her the “Fatal Attraction Killer,” and decades of parole hearings that have kept her behind bars

This episode uses archival reporting, court and parole records, and later true crime coverage to reconstruct the timeline and psychology behind the murder of Ron Ruse Jr. It is a story about obsession, entitlement, ignored red flags, and the deadly consequences when stalking is minimized or dismissed.

Listener discretion is advised.

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]]> Wed, 8 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/fatal-attraction-killer/ When Ron Ruse Jr. ended his relationship with Linda Ricchio, he hoped for a clean break. Instead, he became the target of an ex‑girlfriend whose obsession escalated from constant phone calls and public confrontations to full‑blown stalking and death threats.

In this episode, we take a deep, narrative‑driven look at the case that would become known as the “Fatal Attraction Killer”:

  • Ron’s life in Carlsbad, California and his years‑long relationship with Linda Ricchio
  • The breakup and Linda’s refusal to let go, including her threats against Ron and his family
  • The campaign of stalking that forced Ron to move, change routines, and live like a fugitive
  • How Linda secretly rented the apartment right next door and positioned herself for an ambush
  • The events of December 14, 1987, when Ron was shot on the stairs outside his home
  • Ricchio’s claim that she meant to kill herself, not Ron, and the evidence that contradicted her story
  • The trial, first‑degree murder conviction, and 27‑to‑life sentence
  • Media coverage that branded her the “Fatal Attraction Killer,” and decades of parole hearings that have kept her behind bars

This episode uses archival reporting, court and parole records, and later true crime coverage to reconstruct the timeline and psychology behind the murder of Ron Ruse Jr. It is a story about obsession, entitlement, ignored red flags, and the deadly consequences when stalking is minimized or dismissed.

Listener discretion is advised.

If you or someone close to you is being stalked or threatened by a current or former partner, please contact local law enforcement or a domestic violence hotline for support and safety planning.

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]]> Fatal Attraction Killer: How Linda Ricchio Stalked and Murdered Ron Ruse, Jr. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:01:23 Fatal Attraction Killer: how Linda Ricchio’s stalking and obsession led to the 1987 ambush murder of ex‑boyfriend Ron Ruse Jr. outside his Carlsbad apartment. Fatal Attraction Killer: how Linda Ricchio’s stalking and obsession led to the 1987 ambush murder of ex‑boyfriend Ron Ruse Jr. outside his Carlsbad apartment. false full 307 8d3dc5d0-4fbf-42f0-86a9-0fdd2af2e23b Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary War Murder Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner’s life had all the makings of a tragedy long before there was blood in the snow.

Born into privilege as the favored daughter of Loyalist Brigadier General Timothy Ruggles, Bathsheba married wealthy farmer Joshua Spooner and settled in Brookfield, Massachusetts. Behind the facade of status and respectability was a deeply unhappy, allegedly abusive marriage—and a woman who would come to say she felt “an utter aversion” toward her husband.

In March 1777, a teenage Continental soldier named Ezra Ross fell ill near the Spooner home. Bathsheba took him in, nursed him back to health, and began an affair that led to pregnancy in the middle of a war where divorce was nearly impossible and public flogging was the penalty for adultery. When two British deserters, William Brooks and James Buchanan, appeared at her door seeking shelter, Bathsheba saw her chance. Within weeks, a murder plot was in motion.

On the night of March 1, 1778, Joshua Spooner was ambushed near his own well, beaten to death, and dumped into the water. The conspirators burned his clothing, split his valuables, and tried to pass off his disappearance as an accident. They underestimated their neighbors, the blood in the snow, and a community already suspicious of the Loyalist general’s daughter.

This episode follows the case from plot to gallows:

  • Bathsheba’s upbringing in an influential Loyalist family and her isolation in Patriot‑dominated Massachusetts

  • The breakdown of her marriage to Joshua and the arrival of young Ezra Ross

  • How the affair, pregnancy, and a failed poisoning attempt escalated into a murder‑for‑hire scheme

  • The roles of British deserters Brooks and Buchanan, hiding in the Spooner barn

  • The night of the murder, the disposal of Joshua’s body in the well, and the quick unraveling of the cover story

  • The investigation, confessions, and the lightning‑fast trial before Chief Justice William Cushing

  • Defense arguments about Bathsheba’s mental state and the political climate surrounding the daughter of a notorious Loyalist

  • Bathsheba’s claim that she was pregnant, the examination by midwives and matrons, and the authorities’ decision to proceed with execution anyway

  • The July 2, 1778 public hanging of Bathsheba, Ross, Brooks, and Buchanan—and the grim autopsy that confirmed she was five months pregnant

We also dig into the bigger questions: Was Bathsheba a cold‑blooded killer, a desperate woman with limited options, or someone whose mental state and politics made her an easy target for a new nation eager to prove its resolve? How did Revolutionary‑era law treat pregnant women, and what does this case reveal about gender, power, and justice in early America?

This is a narrative‑driven, heavily sourced deep dive into one of the most extraordinary crimes of the 18th century—blending courtroom drama, wartime politics, and true crime analysis to tell the full story of Bathsheba Spooner and the murder of Joshua Spooner.

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]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/bathsheba-spooner-a-revolutionary-war-murder/ Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner’s life had all the makings of a tragedy long before there was blood in the snow.

Born into privilege as the favored daughter of Loyalist Brigadier General Timothy Ruggles, Bathsheba married wealthy farmer Joshua Spooner and settled in Brookfield, Massachusetts. Behind the facade of status and respectability was a deeply unhappy, allegedly abusive marriage—and a woman who would come to say she felt “an utter aversion” toward her husband.

In March 1777, a teenage Continental soldier named Ezra Ross fell ill near the Spooner home. Bathsheba took him in, nursed him back to health, and began an affair that led to pregnancy in the middle of a war where divorce was nearly impossible and public flogging was the penalty for adultery. When two British deserters, William Brooks and James Buchanan, appeared at her door seeking shelter, Bathsheba saw her chance. Within weeks, a murder plot was in motion.

On the night of March 1, 1778, Joshua Spooner was ambushed near his own well, beaten to death, and dumped into the water. The conspirators burned his clothing, split his valuables, and tried to pass off his disappearance as an accident. They underestimated their neighbors, the blood in the snow, and a community already suspicious of the Loyalist general’s daughter.

This episode follows the case from plot to gallows:

  • Bathsheba’s upbringing in an influential Loyalist family and her isolation in Patriot‑dominated Massachusetts

  • The breakdown of her marriage to Joshua and the arrival of young Ezra Ross

  • How the affair, pregnancy, and a failed poisoning attempt escalated into a murder‑for‑hire scheme

  • The roles of British deserters Brooks and Buchanan, hiding in the Spooner barn

  • The night of the murder, the disposal of Joshua’s body in the well, and the quick unraveling of the cover story

  • The investigation, confessions, and the lightning‑fast trial before Chief Justice William Cushing

  • Defense arguments about Bathsheba’s mental state and the political climate surrounding the daughter of a notorious Loyalist

  • Bathsheba’s claim that she was pregnant, the examination by midwives and matrons, and the authorities’ decision to proceed with execution anyway

  • The July 2, 1778 public hanging of Bathsheba, Ross, Brooks, and Buchanan—and the grim autopsy that confirmed she was five months pregnant

We also dig into the bigger questions: Was Bathsheba a cold‑blooded killer, a desperate woman with limited options, or someone whose mental state and politics made her an easy target for a new nation eager to prove its resolve? How did Revolutionary‑era law treat pregnant women, and what does this case reveal about gender, power, and justice in early America?

This is a narrative‑driven, heavily sourced deep dive into one of the most extraordinary crimes of the 18th century—blending courtroom drama, wartime politics, and true crime analysis to tell the full story of Bathsheba Spooner and the murder of Joshua Spooner.

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]]> Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary War Murder Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:56:37 Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner was the privileged daughter of a Loyalist general and the first woman executed for murder in the new United States. In 1778, she conspired with her teenage Continental‑soldier lover and two British deserters to kill her husband, Joshua Spooner, in Brookfield, Massachusetts. This episode unpacks the affair, the murder at the well, the sensational trial, Bathsheba’s pregnancy plea, and the controversial execution that followed—set against the chaos and politics of the American Revolution. Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner was the privileged daughter of a Loyalist general and the first woman executed for murder in the new United States. In 1778, she conspired with her teenage Continental‑soldier lover and two British deserters to kill her husband, Joshua Spooner, in Brookfield, Massachusetts. This episode unpacks the affair, the murder at the well, the sensational trial, Bathsheba’s pregnancy plea, and the controversial execution that followed—set against the chaos and politics of the American Revolution. false full 306 c53650b4-c6b0-4f20-ab2b-dc49f2ab87a6 Kristin Rossum. The American Beauty Killer. A young biotech worker is found dead in his La Jolla apartment, his body carefully laid out on a bed sprinkled with rose petals and framed by a wedding photo. His wife—an ambitious county toxicologist with access to some of the most powerful drugs in the world—tells police it was suicide. Investigators aren’t so sure.

In this episode, we unpack the chilling “American Beauty” murder of Gregory de Villers and the calculated actions of his wife, Kristin Rossum. We trace their relationship from whirlwind romance to toxic spiral, exploring Kristin’s hidden meth addiction, her affair with a supervisor at the medical examiner’s office, and the missing fentanyl that would become the centerpiece of a murder trial.

You’ll hear how forensic toxicology transformed a suspicious overdose into a first-degree murder case, why prosecutors called fentanyl “the perfect poison,” and how a crime scene staged to look cinematic instead exposed a killer who thought she was smarter than the system. We also dive into the courtroom drama, the life sentence, the multimillion-dollar civil judgment, and the lasting questions this case raises about trust, power, and access inside forensic labs.

If you’re drawn to evidence-driven true crime, complex relationship dynamics, and the intersection of science and deception, this deep dive into the rose petal murder will stay with you long after the episode ends.

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]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/kristin-rossum-the-american-beauty-killer/ A young biotech worker is found dead in his La Jolla apartment, his body carefully laid out on a bed sprinkled with rose petals and framed by a wedding photo. His wife—an ambitious county toxicologist with access to some of the most powerful drugs in the world—tells police it was suicide. Investigators aren’t so sure.

In this episode, we unpack the chilling “American Beauty” murder of Gregory de Villers and the calculated actions of his wife, Kristin Rossum. We trace their relationship from whirlwind romance to toxic spiral, exploring Kristin’s hidden meth addiction, her affair with a supervisor at the medical examiner’s office, and the missing fentanyl that would become the centerpiece of a murder trial.

You’ll hear how forensic toxicology transformed a suspicious overdose into a first-degree murder case, why prosecutors called fentanyl “the perfect poison,” and how a crime scene staged to look cinematic instead exposed a killer who thought she was smarter than the system. We also dive into the courtroom drama, the life sentence, the multimillion-dollar civil judgment, and the lasting questions this case raises about trust, power, and access inside forensic labs.

If you’re drawn to evidence-driven true crime, complex relationship dynamics, and the intersection of science and deception, this deep dive into the rose petal murder will stay with you long after the episode ends.

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]]> Kristin Rossum. The American Beauty Killer. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:12:32 A husband dead on a bed of rose petals. A wife who’s a toxicologist with access to fentanyl. In this episode, we break down the “American Beauty” murder of Greg de Villers and how science exposed Kristin Rossum’s perfect poison. A husband dead on a bed of rose petals. A wife who’s a toxicologist with access to fentanyl. In this episode, we break down the “American Beauty” murder of Greg de Villers and how science exposed Kristin Rossum’s perfect poison. false full 305 68d48c34-1190-44fd-8531-8aad71fb9884 Jason Landry: Vanished on Salt Flat Road In December 2020, 21-year-old Texas State University student Jason Landry left San Marcos, Texas, headed home to Missouri City for Christmas break. He never made it.

Just after midnight, Jason’s wrecked Nissan Altima was found on a rural gravel road near Luling, Texas, with the lights on, the keys in the ignition, and Jason nowhere in sight. His phone, wallet, backpack, and clothing were later found in or near the crash scene—but Jason had vanished into the cold Texas night.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we take a deep dive into the mysterious disappearance of Jason Landry, the timeline of his final known drive, the strange evidence found on Salt Flat Road, the search efforts by law enforcement and volunteers, the geofence warrant, the theories surrounding whether Jason was alone, and the painful questions his family still faces more than five years later.

Was Jason disoriented after the crash and lost in the rural Texas landscape? Did someone come across him after the accident? Or is the answer still hidden somewhere along the dark backroads of Caldwell County?

Timestamps 00:00 — Introduction: The Disappearance of Jason Landry 04:07 — Who Was Jason Landry? 06:20 — Jason at Texas State University 11:43 — The Drive from San Marcos Toward Missouri City 13:00 — Jason Misses his Turn, and the Crash on Salt Flat Road 15:02 — The Car and the Missing Student found by Volunteer Firefighter 17:04 — Jason’s Wallet, Backpack, and Clothing found on Salt Flat Road 19:04 — Jason's parent's called at home 20:15 — Kent Landry at the Crash site 22:20 — The Search Begins 27:48 — A Theory by Law Enforcement 29:17 — A History of Violence in the Area 31:01 — Kim Rossmo Joins the Search 35:05 — Paradoxical Undressing 39:03 — Abel Pena Joins the Case 45:34 — The Texas AG's Cold Case Office Closes the Case. Or Do They? 47:43 — The Search Continues 06:20 — Jason at Texas State University 11:43 — The Drive from San Marcos Toward Missouri City 13:00 — Jason Misses his Turn, and the Crash on Salt Flat Road 15:02 — The Car and the Missing Student found by Volunteer Firefighter 17:04 — Jason’s Wallet, Backpack, and Clothing found on Salt Flat Road 19:04 — Jason's parent's called at home 20:15 — Kent Landry at the Crash site 22:20 — The Search Begins 27:48 — A Theory by Law Enforcement 29:17 — A History of Violence in the Area 31:01 — Kim Rossmo Joins the Search 35:05 — Paradoxical Undressing 39:03 — Abel Pena Joins the Case 50:59 — How to Submit a Tip 51:15 — Final Thoughts

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]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jason-landry-vanished/ In December 2020, 21-year-old Texas State University student Jason Landry left San Marcos, Texas, headed home to Missouri City for Christmas break. He never made it.

Just after midnight, Jason’s wrecked Nissan Altima was found on a rural gravel road near Luling, Texas, with the lights on, the keys in the ignition, and Jason nowhere in sight. His phone, wallet, backpack, and clothing were later found in or near the crash scene—but Jason had vanished into the cold Texas night.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we take a deep dive into the mysterious disappearance of Jason Landry, the timeline of his final known drive, the strange evidence found on Salt Flat Road, the search efforts by law enforcement and volunteers, the geofence warrant, the theories surrounding whether Jason was alone, and the painful questions his family still faces more than five years later.

Was Jason disoriented after the crash and lost in the rural Texas landscape? Did someone come across him after the accident? Or is the answer still hidden somewhere along the dark backroads of Caldwell County?

Timestamps 00:00 — Introduction: The Disappearance of Jason Landry 04:07 — Who Was Jason Landry? 06:20 — Jason at Texas State University 11:43 — The Drive from San Marcos Toward Missouri City 13:00 — Jason Misses his Turn, and the Crash on Salt Flat Road 15:02 — The Car and the Missing Student found by Volunteer Firefighter 17:04 — Jason’s Wallet, Backpack, and Clothing found on Salt Flat Road 19:04 — Jason's parent's called at home 20:15 — Kent Landry at the Crash site 22:20 — The Search Begins 27:48 — A Theory by Law Enforcement 29:17 — A History of Violence in the Area 31:01 — Kim Rossmo Joins the Search 35:05 — Paradoxical Undressing 39:03 — Abel Pena Joins the Case 45:34 — The Texas AG's Cold Case Office Closes the Case. Or Do They? 47:43 — The Search Continues 06:20 — Jason at Texas State University 11:43 — The Drive from San Marcos Toward Missouri City 13:00 — Jason Misses his Turn, and the Crash on Salt Flat Road 15:02 — The Car and the Missing Student found by Volunteer Firefighter 17:04 — Jason’s Wallet, Backpack, and Clothing found on Salt Flat Road 19:04 — Jason's parent's called at home 20:15 — Kent Landry at the Crash site 22:20 — The Search Begins 27:48 — A Theory by Law Enforcement 29:17 — A History of Violence in the Area 31:01 — Kim Rossmo Joins the Search 35:05 — Paradoxical Undressing 39:03 — Abel Pena Joins the Case 50:59 — How to Submit a Tip 51:15 — Final Thoughts

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All cases discussed are researched using publicly available sources, open records, court documents, and archived materials. We make every effort to ensure accuracy; however, we make no warranties — express or implied — regarding the completeness or reliability of the information presented.

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]]> Jason Landry: Vanished on Salt Flat Road Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:57:26 In December 2020, 21-year-old Texas State University student Jason Landry left San Marcos, Texas, headed home to Missouri City for Christmas break. He never made it. And to date, he has never been found. In December 2020, 21-year-old Texas State University student Jason Landry left San Marcos, Texas, headed home to Missouri City for Christmas break. He never made it. And to date, he has never been found. false full 304 4cf11812-6d61-4c07-af07-b9e135563636 Mackenzie Shirilla. Hell on Wheels | Hitched 2 Homicide In the early hours of July 31, 2022, a 2018 Toyota Camry slammed into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio at nearly 100 mph. Two young men — Dominic Russo (20) and Davion Flanagan (19) — were killed instantly. The driver, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla, survived. What followed was one of Ohio’s most disturbing true crime cases of the decade.

 

In this deep-dive episode, we examine every angle of the Mackenzie Shirilla case: the toxic on-again, off-again relationship with Dominic Russo, the chilling vehicle black box data showing full acceleration with no braking, the dramatic bench trial, and the judge’s scathing “literal hell on wheels” verdict. Mackenzie has always maintained it was either an accident or a medical emergency — but prosecutors argued it was intentional murder-suicide.

Now, Netflix’s explosive 2026 documentary has brought renewed attention and fresh debate to the case. We break down the evidence, the families’ statements, Shirilla’s prison interview, and the bigger questions about teenage rage, accountability, and justice.

If you’re a fan of true crime stories involving cars as weapons, murder-suicide cases, or intense courtroom drama like the Gabby Petito case or the Delphi Murders, this episode will hit hard.

Content Warning: This episode discusses murder, suicide, and domestic violence.

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]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/mackenzie-shirilla/ In the early hours of July 31, 2022, a 2018 Toyota Camry slammed into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio at nearly 100 mph. Two young men — Dominic Russo (20) and Davion Flanagan (19) — were killed instantly. The driver, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla, survived. What followed was one of Ohio’s most disturbing true crime cases of the decade.

 

In this deep-dive episode, we examine every angle of the Mackenzie Shirilla case: the toxic on-again, off-again relationship with Dominic Russo, the chilling vehicle black box data showing full acceleration with no braking, the dramatic bench trial, and the judge’s scathing “literal hell on wheels” verdict. Mackenzie has always maintained it was either an accident or a medical emergency — but prosecutors argued it was intentional murder-suicide.

Now, Netflix’s explosive 2026 documentary has brought renewed attention and fresh debate to the case. We break down the evidence, the families’ statements, Shirilla’s prison interview, and the bigger questions about teenage rage, accountability, and justice.

If you’re a fan of true crime stories involving cars as weapons, murder-suicide cases, or intense courtroom drama like the Gabby Petito case or the Delphi Murders, this episode will hit hard.

Content Warning: This episode discusses murder, suicide, and domestic violence.

Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233

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Give to the Davion Flanigan Scholarship Fund

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]]> Mackenzie Shirilla. Hell on Wheels | Hitched 2 Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:34:36 In 2022, she drove her boyfriend Dominic Russo and friend Davion Flanagan into a building at nearly 100 mph in a suspected murder-suicide. Only she survived. Was it a tragic accident or deliberate revenge? With Netflix’s 2026 documentary bringing the case back into the spotlight, we uncover the toxic relationship, damning black box evidence, and controversial “Hell on Wheels” verdict. In 2022, she drove her boyfriend Dominic Russo and friend Davion Flanagan into a building at nearly 100 mph in a suspected murder-suicide. Only she survived. Was it a tragic accident or deliberate revenge? With Netflix’s 2026 documentary bringing the case back into the spotlight, we uncover the toxic relationship, damning black box evidence, and controversial “Hell on Wheels” verdict. false full 303 cd550815-c260-4d2b-b539-3c6afdd2a410 The Bloody Benders: Behind the Curtain | Hitched 2 Homicide Before Kansas had fully shaken the dust of the frontier from its boots, a small homestead in Labette County became a house of horrors. In the early 1870s, travelers moving along the Osage Trail stopped at the Bender family’s roadside inn for a meal, a bed, or a glimpse of Kate Bender—the self-proclaimed healer and spiritualist who promised supernatural insight to the desperate and curious.

But behind the canvas curtain inside that one-room cabin, something far darker waited.

Known to history as the Bloody Benders, the family—John Bender Sr., Elvira “Ma” Bender, John Jr., and Kate—were accused of luring travelers into their home, attacking them from behind, robbing them, and burying their bodies on the property. When Dr. William York disappeared in 1873 while searching for missing settlers, his brother, Colonel Alexander York, helped lead the investigation that finally exposed the Bender homestead. What searchers found beneath the Kansas soil turned a frontier rumor into a national nightmare.

At least eight bodies were reportedly discovered, with some estimates suggesting the Benders may have killed a dozen or more. But before justice could find them, the entire family disappeared. Were they lynched? Did they escape? Did Kate Bender reinvent herself somewhere far from Kansas? More than 150 years later, the Bloody Benders remain part true crime, part prairie ghost story, and part warning: sometimes the most dangerous place on the frontier was the one with a light in the window.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we’re digging into the legend, the facts, the bodies in the orchard, and the mystery of what really happened to America’s most infamous serial killer family.

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]]> Wed, 3 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-bloody-benders/ Before Kansas had fully shaken the dust of the frontier from its boots, a small homestead in Labette County became a house of horrors. In the early 1870s, travelers moving along the Osage Trail stopped at the Bender family’s roadside inn for a meal, a bed, or a glimpse of Kate Bender—the self-proclaimed healer and spiritualist who promised supernatural insight to the desperate and curious.

But behind the canvas curtain inside that one-room cabin, something far darker waited.

Known to history as the Bloody Benders, the family—John Bender Sr., Elvira “Ma” Bender, John Jr., and Kate—were accused of luring travelers into their home, attacking them from behind, robbing them, and burying their bodies on the property. When Dr. William York disappeared in 1873 while searching for missing settlers, his brother, Colonel Alexander York, helped lead the investigation that finally exposed the Bender homestead. What searchers found beneath the Kansas soil turned a frontier rumor into a national nightmare.

At least eight bodies were reportedly discovered, with some estimates suggesting the Benders may have killed a dozen or more. But before justice could find them, the entire family disappeared. Were they lynched? Did they escape? Did Kate Bender reinvent herself somewhere far from Kansas? More than 150 years later, the Bloody Benders remain part true crime, part prairie ghost story, and part warning: sometimes the most dangerous place on the frontier was the one with a light in the window.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we’re digging into the legend, the facts, the bodies in the orchard, and the mystery of what really happened to America’s most infamous serial killer family.

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]]> The Bloody Benders: Behind the Curtain | Hitched 2 Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:31 In 1873, a lonely cabin along the Osage Trail in Labette County, Kansas, became the center of one of America’s earliest serial killer legends. The Bloody Benders—John, Elvira, John Jr., and the infamous Kate Bender—welcomed weary travelers with food, shelter, and a smile… then allegedly murdered them for money, horses, and whatever they carried west. When bodies were discovered buried on the property, the Benders vanished, leaving behind blood, folklore, and one of the strangest unsolved mysteries in true crime history. In 1873, a lonely cabin along the Osage Trail in Labette County, Kansas, became the center of one of America’s earliest serial killer legends. The Bloody Benders—John, Elvira, John Jr., and the infamous Kate Bender—welcomed weary travelers with food, shelter, and a smile… then allegedly murdered them for money, horses, and whatever they carried west. When bodies were discovered buried on the property, the Benders vanished, leaving behind blood, folklore, and one of the strangest unsolved mysteries in true crime history. false full 302 665225d4-2762-4360-a57d-feea212880dc Christian Nielsen. The Quiet Guest. The Violent Weekend. | Hitched 2 Homicide In September 2006, the quiet Black Bear Bed & Breakfast in Newry, Maine became the center of one of the state’s most disturbing murder cases. Over Labor Day weekend, Christian Charles Nielsen shot and killed four people: inn owner Julie Bullard, her daughter Selby Bullard, handyman James “Jimmy” Whitehurst, and Selby’s friend Cynthia “Cindy” Beatson.

What began with a supposed fishing trip to Upton, Maine ended in a horrifying chain of murders at a peaceful mountain inn near Sunday River. Nielsen, a cook who had been living at the Black Bear B&B, later confessed to killing all four victims. Prosecutors said he gave no real motive—only chilling explanations that left investigators, families, and the community searching for answers.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we examine the Black Bear Bed & Breakfast murders, the relationships between the victims, Julie Bullard’s dream of starting over in Maine, the timeline of the Labor Day weekend killings, and the aftermath of one of Maine’s most shocking true crime cases.

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]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/christian-nielsen-the-quiet-guest-the-violent-weekend-hitched-2-homicide/ In September 2006, the quiet Black Bear Bed & Breakfast in Newry, Maine became the center of one of the state’s most disturbing murder cases. Over Labor Day weekend, Christian Charles Nielsen shot and killed four people: inn owner Julie Bullard, her daughter Selby Bullard, handyman James “Jimmy” Whitehurst, and Selby’s friend Cynthia “Cindy” Beatson.

What began with a supposed fishing trip to Upton, Maine ended in a horrifying chain of murders at a peaceful mountain inn near Sunday River. Nielsen, a cook who had been living at the Black Bear B&B, later confessed to killing all four victims. Prosecutors said he gave no real motive—only chilling explanations that left investigators, families, and the community searching for answers.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we examine the Black Bear Bed & Breakfast murders, the relationships between the victims, Julie Bullard’s dream of starting over in Maine, the timeline of the Labor Day weekend killings, and the aftermath of one of Maine’s most shocking true crime cases.

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]]> Christian Nielsen. The Quiet Guest. The Violent Weekend. | Hitched 2 Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:55:27 In September 2006, the quiet Black Bear Bed & Breakfast in Newry, Maine became the center of one of the state’s most disturbing murder cases. Over Labor Day weekend, Christian Charles Nielsen shot and killed four people in what would be one of Maine’s most shocking true crime cases. In September 2006, the quiet Black Bear Bed & Breakfast in Newry, Maine became the center of one of the state’s most disturbing murder cases. Over Labor Day weekend, Christian Charles Nielsen shot and killed four people in what would be one of Maine’s most shocking true crime cases. false full 301 2b1e7f50-843a-43de-bb76-efcae0224f7c Katherine Knight: The Australian Cannibal Killer | Hitched 2 Homicide Katherine Knight is one of Australia’s most notorious female killers. She murdered, butchered and dismembered her lover before cooking his head. But behind the infamous headlines is the story of John Price, a father who saw the danger coming and tried to protect himself and his children.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we examine the disturbing case of Katherine Knight, the former abattoir worker convicted of murdering John Price in Aberdeen, New South Wales. From her violent relationships with David Kellett, David Saunders, and John Chillingworth to the escalating domestic abuse, restraining order, and brutal murder that shocked Australia, this case is a chilling look at coercive control, male victims of domestic violence, and the warning signs that came far too late.

In this episode:

  • David Kellett: The first husband who escaped
  • David Saunders: The man who fled, but not before she killed his puppy
  • John Chillingsworth: The overlooked partner
  • John "Pricey" Price: The abuse, the murder and the skinning and dismemberment of Katherine's lover.
  • How Katherine Knight is the first female to be incarcerated with "Never to Be Released" marked on her file.

This is not just the story of the so-called “Australian cannibal killer.” This is the story of the victims who tried to survive her.

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]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=212 Katherine Knight is one of Australia’s most notorious female killers. She murdered, butchered and dismembered her lover before cooking his head. But behind the infamous headlines is the story of John Price, a father who saw the danger coming and tried to protect himself and his children.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we examine the disturbing case of Katherine Knight, the former abattoir worker convicted of murdering John Price in Aberdeen, New South Wales. From her violent relationships with David Kellett, David Saunders, and John Chillingworth to the escalating domestic abuse, restraining order, and brutal murder that shocked Australia, this case is a chilling look at coercive control, male victims of domestic violence, and the warning signs that came far too late.

In this episode:

  • David Kellett: The first husband who escaped
  • David Saunders: The man who fled, but not before she killed his puppy
  • John Chillingsworth: The overlooked partner
  • John "Pricey" Price: The abuse, the murder and the skinning and dismemberment of Katherine's lover.
  • How Katherine Knight is the first female to be incarcerated with "Never to Be Released" marked on her file.

This is not just the story of the so-called “Australian cannibal killer.” This is the story of the victims who tried to survive her.

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]]> Katherine Knight: The Australian Cannibal Killer | Hitched 2 Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:10:28 Katherine Knight is one of Australia’s most notorious female killers. She murdered, butchered and dismembered her lover before cooking his head. But behind the infamous headlines is the story of John Price, a father who saw the danger coming and tried to protect himself and his children. Extreme True Crime Content. Katherine Knight is one of Australia’s most notorious female killers. She murdered, butchered and dismembered her lover before cooking his head. But behind the infamous headlines is the story of John Price, a father who saw the danger coming and tried to protect himself and his children. Extreme True Crime Content. false full 300 111ec80a-3a4b-41d8-9a7a-feff81c1f8cf The Toolbox Killers | Part 2 | From Murder Mac to Justice | Hitched 2 Homicide They planned it in prison. Then they built the van. Now the toolbox is open… and the girls are disappearing.

In Part 2 of this chilling true crime series, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris take their deadly prison pact on the road. Their custom-built torture van—dubbed “Murder Mac”—becomes a rolling chamber of horrors as the pair begins hunting young women across Southern California in 1979.

What follows is one of the most sadistic and disturbing killing sprees in American history. Hitchhikers are lured in, driven to remote mountain roads, and subjected to unimaginable torture using pliers, vise grips, sledgehammers, and ice picks. One victim’s final screams were captured on audio tape—a recording so horrific it still shocks even veteran detectives today.

In this episode:

  • The first abduction: Lucinda “Cindy” Schaefer
  • The brutal murders of Andrea Hall, Jackie Gilliam & Jacqueline Lamp
  • The terrifying Halloween night attack on Shirley Ledford
  • How their own recordings would eventually help bring them down

If Part 1 left you stunned by their plan, Part 2 will leave you horrified by its execution.

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]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-toolbox-killers-part-2-from-murder-mac-to-justice-hitched-2-homicide/ They planned it in prison. Then they built the van. Now the toolbox is open… and the girls are disappearing.

In Part 2 of this chilling true crime series, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris take their deadly prison pact on the road. Their custom-built torture van—dubbed “Murder Mac”—becomes a rolling chamber of horrors as the pair begins hunting young women across Southern California in 1979.

What follows is one of the most sadistic and disturbing killing sprees in American history. Hitchhikers are lured in, driven to remote mountain roads, and subjected to unimaginable torture using pliers, vise grips, sledgehammers, and ice picks. One victim’s final screams were captured on audio tape—a recording so horrific it still shocks even veteran detectives today.

In this episode:

  • The first abduction: Lucinda “Cindy” Schaefer
  • The brutal murders of Andrea Hall, Jackie Gilliam & Jacqueline Lamp
  • The terrifying Halloween night attack on Shirley Ledford
  • How their own recordings would eventually help bring them down

If Part 1 left you stunned by their plan, Part 2 will leave you horrified by its execution.

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]]> The Toolbox Killers | Part 2 | From Murder Mac to Justice | Hitched 2 Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:55:28 The Toolbox Killers hit the streets in Part 2. After building their custom torture van in prison, Bittaker and Norris begin abducting and murdering young women across California. Graphic details, the Shirley Ledford recording, and the evil that drove one of America’s sickest duos. Extreme true crime content. The Toolbox Killers hit the streets in Part 2. After building their custom torture van in prison, Bittaker and Norris begin abducting and murdering young women across California. Graphic details, the Shirley Ledford recording, and the evil that drove one of America’s sickest duos. Extreme true crime content. false full 299 c2790ead-e450-4c47-8fb6-3f291eea0051 The Toolbox Killers | Part 1 | The Hunt Begins | Hitched 2 Homicide ️Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of abduction, violence against women, and murder. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

They called themselves "the Toolbox Killers." But before they had a name, before the tape recorder, before the tools — there were two men who found each other inside a California prison and made a pact that would shock even the most hardened FBI profilers for decades to come.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we go deep into one of the most disturbing true crime cases in American history—the murders carried out by Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker and Roy Lewis Norris in the summer of 1979 along the Southern California coast.

We start at the beginning. Who were these men? We trace the chilling biography of Lawrence Bittaker — a man with a tested IQ of 138 who spent his life exploiting every system he touched, racking up convictions from car theft to assault, slipping through the cracks of a justice system that failed again and again to see the predator underneath. Then we meet Roy Norris—convicted rapist, follower, and the man who would become Bittaker's willing instrument.

We walk you through their meeting inside the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, where the two men didn't just become friends—they planned. They discussed, in explicit and meticulous detail, a shared fantasy: to abduct, torture, and kill one teenage girl for every year of a teen's age—one 13-year-old, one 14-year-old, all the way through 19. They called it a "project." They bought a silver GMC cargo van they nicknamed "Murder Mac." They installed a mattress. They mounted hooks in the ceiling.

They were ready.

We cover the first two confirmed murders—16-year-old Cindy Schaefer, abducted while walking to her grandmother's house in Redondo Beach, and 18-year-old Andrea Joy Hall, a hitchhiker who accepted a ride she could never have known would be her last. We discuss what happened to them with the gravity and respect these young women deserve, and what the evidence later revealed about their final hours.

And then—they kept driving. The van kept rolling up and down the Pacific Coast Highway. And Lawrence Bittaker was already watching the sidewalks.

This is not a story for the faint of heart. It is a story about institutional failure, about predatory partnerships, about the terrifying reality that evil can organize and plan and wait. It is a story we owe it to Cindy, Andrea, and the other victims to tell — with honesty, with detail, and without looking away.

Part 2 coming next week.

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]]> Wed, 6 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-toolbox-killers-part-1-the-hunt-begins-hitched-2-homicide/ ️Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of abduction, violence against women, and murder. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

They called themselves "the Toolbox Killers." But before they had a name, before the tape recorder, before the tools — there were two men who found each other inside a California prison and made a pact that would shock even the most hardened FBI profilers for decades to come.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we go deep into one of the most disturbing true crime cases in American history—the murders carried out by Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker and Roy Lewis Norris in the summer of 1979 along the Southern California coast.

We start at the beginning. Who were these men? We trace the chilling biography of Lawrence Bittaker — a man with a tested IQ of 138 who spent his life exploiting every system he touched, racking up convictions from car theft to assault, slipping through the cracks of a justice system that failed again and again to see the predator underneath. Then we meet Roy Norris—convicted rapist, follower, and the man who would become Bittaker's willing instrument.

We walk you through their meeting inside the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, where the two men didn't just become friends—they planned. They discussed, in explicit and meticulous detail, a shared fantasy: to abduct, torture, and kill one teenage girl for every year of a teen's age—one 13-year-old, one 14-year-old, all the way through 19. They called it a "project." They bought a silver GMC cargo van they nicknamed "Murder Mac." They installed a mattress. They mounted hooks in the ceiling.

They were ready.

We cover the first two confirmed murders—16-year-old Cindy Schaefer, abducted while walking to her grandmother's house in Redondo Beach, and 18-year-old Andrea Joy Hall, a hitchhiker who accepted a ride she could never have known would be her last. We discuss what happened to them with the gravity and respect these young women deserve, and what the evidence later revealed about their final hours.

And then—they kept driving. The van kept rolling up and down the Pacific Coast Highway. And Lawrence Bittaker was already watching the sidewalks.

This is not a story for the faint of heart. It is a story about institutional failure, about predatory partnerships, about the terrifying reality that evil can organize and plan and wait. It is a story we owe it to Cindy, Andrea, and the other victims to tell — with honesty, with detail, and without looking away.

Part 2 coming next week.

Sources used for this show: https://www.hitched2homicide.com/post/toobox-killers-part1

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]]> The Toolbox Killers | Part 1 | The Hunt Begins | Hitched 2 Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:41 They called themselves "the Toolbox Killers." But before they had a name, before the tape recorder, before the tools — there were two men who found each other inside a California prison and made a pact that would shock even the most hardened FBI profilers for decades to come. Part 1 of 2 They called themselves "the Toolbox Killers." But before they had a name, before the tape recorder, before the tools — there were two men who found each other inside a California prison and made a pact that would shock even the most hardened FBI profilers for decades to come. Part 1 of 2 false full 298 5fd462d6-5563-4b10-8145-b73c853b139e Buried Beneath Fourth Street | The Trial That Divided Louisville | Jamie Carroll | Jeffrey Mundt | Joey Banis Part 2 of 2 Joey Banis was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Jeffrey Mundt was acquitted of murder and released after one year. Same crime. Same house. Same body buried in the same basement. Two men who pointed at each other across three years of legal proceedings — and two juries that reached completely opposite conclusions.

In Part 2 of Buried Under Fourth Street, Kris and Rob go inside the courtrooms for the 2013 trials of Jeffrey Mundt and Joey Banis for the murder of Louisville hairstylist and drag queen Jamie Carroll — the case at the center of HBO's 2026 docuseries Murder in Glitterball City. [Start Part 1 Here]

We cover the February 2013 trial of Joey Banis, in which Mundt testified against him and the jury returned a guilty verdict on murder, robbery, and tampering with evidence. We cover the deal Banis struck to avoid the death penalty — giving up his right to appeal in exchange for life with the possibility of parole after twenty years. And then we cover the moment that changed everything in Jeffrey Mundt's May 2013 trial: a videotaped confession found on Banis's own computer, in which Banis appeared to admit to the killing, that the jury used to acquit Mundt of murder entirely.

We ask the question Louisville has been asking ever since: who really killed Jamie Carroll?

Detective Collin King, who worked the case from the night of the 911 call, put it plainly — both men were complicit. Banis's attorney went on record saying the jury got it completely wrong. And Jeffrey Mundt, after completing his probation in the mid-2010s, has not been publicly seen or heard from since. His whereabouts are unknown.

Joey Banis remains incarcerated at the Southeast State Correctional Complex in Wheelwright, Kentucky. His first opportunity for parole is June 2, 2030.

Jamie Carroll was a hairstylist, a drag queen known as Ronica Reed, and a beloved member of Louisville's LGBTQ+ community. He was 37 years old. He deserved to go home that December night in 2009. At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to remembering how he lived — not just how he died.

Hitched 2 Homicide is hosted by thriller author Kris Calvert and Emmy-nominated composer Rob Pottorf. New episodes every week. Til death do us part.

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The content presented in this podcast and any associated video, blog, or social media is produced for entertainment and informational purposes only. Hitched 2 Homicide is not a legal authority, and nothing contained herein constitutes legal advice, factual findings, or editorial conclusions of any kind. All opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and do not represent the views of any affiliated network, platform, or sponsor.

All cases discussed are researched using publicly available sources, open records, court documents, and archived materials. We make every effort to ensure accuracy; however, we make no warranties — express or implied — regarding the completeness or reliability of the information presented.

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All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded criminal matters are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded civil matters are presumed not liable unless and until adjudicated otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.

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At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to honoring the lives of the victims at the center of every case we cover — not just the circumstances of their deaths. We approach each story with respect for victims, their families, and their loved ones, and we strive to ensure that every person we discuss is remembered as a whole human being first.

All sources relied upon in the production of each episode are credited to the best of our ability. Any errors brought to our attention will be promptly corrected.

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]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/buried-beneath-fourth-street-the-trial-that-divided-louisville-jamie-carroll-jeffrey-mundt-joey-banis-part-2-of-2/ Joey Banis was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Jeffrey Mundt was acquitted of murder and released after one year. Same crime. Same house. Same body buried in the same basement. Two men who pointed at each other across three years of legal proceedings — and two juries that reached completely opposite conclusions.

In Part 2 of Buried Under Fourth Street, Kris and Rob go inside the courtrooms for the 2013 trials of Jeffrey Mundt and Joey Banis for the murder of Louisville hairstylist and drag queen Jamie Carroll — the case at the center of HBO's 2026 docuseries Murder in Glitterball City. [Start Part 1 Here]

We cover the February 2013 trial of Joey Banis, in which Mundt testified against him and the jury returned a guilty verdict on murder, robbery, and tampering with evidence. We cover the deal Banis struck to avoid the death penalty — giving up his right to appeal in exchange for life with the possibility of parole after twenty years. And then we cover the moment that changed everything in Jeffrey Mundt's May 2013 trial: a videotaped confession found on Banis's own computer, in which Banis appeared to admit to the killing, that the jury used to acquit Mundt of murder entirely.

We ask the question Louisville has been asking ever since: who really killed Jamie Carroll?

Detective Collin King, who worked the case from the night of the 911 call, put it plainly — both men were complicit. Banis's attorney went on record saying the jury got it completely wrong. And Jeffrey Mundt, after completing his probation in the mid-2010s, has not been publicly seen or heard from since. His whereabouts are unknown.

Joey Banis remains incarcerated at the Southeast State Correctional Complex in Wheelwright, Kentucky. His first opportunity for parole is June 2, 2030.

Jamie Carroll was a hairstylist, a drag queen known as Ronica Reed, and a beloved member of Louisville's LGBTQ+ community. He was 37 years old. He deserved to go home that December night in 2009. At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to remembering how he lived — not just how he died.

Hitched 2 Homicide is hosted by thriller author Kris Calvert and Emmy-nominated composer Rob Pottorf. New episodes every week. Til death do us part.

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The content presented in this podcast and any associated video, blog, or social media is produced for entertainment and informational purposes only. Hitched 2 Homicide is not a legal authority, and nothing contained herein constitutes legal advice, factual findings, or editorial conclusions of any kind. All opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and do not represent the views of any affiliated network, platform, or sponsor.

All cases discussed are researched using publicly available sources, open records, court documents, and archived materials. We make every effort to ensure accuracy; however, we make no warranties — express or implied — regarding the completeness or reliability of the information presented.

PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded criminal matters are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded civil matters are presumed not liable unless and until adjudicated otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.

FAIR USE
Some material incorporated into this podcast is presented under the Fair Use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. Copyright in such material is retained by the respective original author or rights holder. Hitched 2 Homicide makes no claim of ownership over third-party copyrighted content.

OUR COMMITMENT TO VICTIMS
At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to honoring the lives of the victims at the center of every case we cover — not just the circumstances of their deaths. We approach each story with respect for victims, their families, and their loved ones, and we strive to ensure that every person we discuss is remembered as a whole human being first.

All sources relied upon in the production of each episode are credited to the best of our ability. Any errors brought to our attention will be promptly corrected.

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]]> Buried Beneath Fourth Street | The Trial That Divided Louisville | Jamie Carroll | Jeffrey Mundt | Joey Banis Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:51:14 Joey Banis was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Jeffrey Mundt was acquitted of murder and released after one year. Same crime. Same house. Same body buried in the same basement. Two men who pointed at each other across three years of legal proceedings — and two juries that reached completely opposite conclusions. Joey Banis was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Jeffrey Mundt was acquitted of murder and released after one year. Same crime. Same house. Same body buried in the same basement. Two men who pointed at each other across three years of legal proceedings — and two juries that reached completely opposite conclusions. false full 297 391190be-6346-4a5c-8c67-5cab43c1d6bd Buried Beneath Fourth Street | The Murder of Jamie Carroll | Part 1 of 2 In December 2009, a Louisville hairdresser and beloved drag queen named Jamie Carroll walked into a Victorian mansion in Old Louisville — and never walked out. For seven months, he lay buried beneath the basement floor while the two men who killed him went on with their lives above his grave. Nobody reported him missing. Nobody came looking. Until a 911 call, a domestic dispute, and four words spoken in the back of a squad car changed everything.

In Part 1 of Buried Beneath Fourth Street, Kris and Rob introduce you to Jamie Carroll — hairstylist by day, drag queen Ronica Reed by night — and to the two men at the center of one of Kentucky's most twisted true crime cases: Jeffrey "Jase" Mundt, the polished IT professional hiding a dangerous double life, and Joey Banis, the persistent felon fresh out of prison who was tangled up with Jamie long before he ever moved into that mansion on South 4th Street.

We lay out the love triangle, the fatal December night, the horrifying cover-up, and the thread that finally unraveled everything — from a counterfeit $100 bill at a Chicago hotel to the words that sent detectives straight to that basement floor.

In this episode:

  • Who was Jamie Carroll? Hairstylist. Drag queen Ronica Reed. A man everyone loved.
  • Who were Jeffrey Mundt and Joey Banis? Two very different men bound together by drugs and obsession.
  • The love triangle that ignited a deadly night in December 2009
  • The cover-up inside the mansion at 1435 South 4th Street
  • The Chicago counterfeiting arrest that started the unraveling
  • The 911 call, the squad car, and the words that cracked the case wide open
Part 2 drops next week. You will not want to miss it.

Hitched 2 Homicide is hosted by thriller author Kris Calvert and Emmy-nominated composer Rob Pottorf. Real cases. Real crimes. Til death do us part.

Sources used for this podcast

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

The content presented in this podcast and any associated video, blog, or social media is produced for entertainment and informational purposes only. Hitched 2 Homicide is not a legal authority, and nothing contained herein constitutes legal advice, factual findings, or editorial conclusions of any kind. All opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and do not represent the views of any affiliated network, platform, or sponsor.

All cases discussed are researched using publicly available sources, open records, court documents, and archived materials. We make every effort to ensure accuracy; however, we make no warranties — express or implied — regarding the completeness or reliability of the information presented.

PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded criminal matters are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded civil matters are presumed not liable unless and until adjudicated otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.

FAIR USE
Some material incorporated into this podcast is presented under the Fair Use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. Copyright in such material is retained by the respective original author or rights holder. Hitched 2 Homicide makes no claim of ownership over third-party copyrighted content.

OUR COMMITMENT TO VICTIMS
At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to honoring the lives of the victims at the center of every case we cover — not just the circumstances of their deaths. We approach each story with respect for victims, their families, and their loved ones, and we strive to ensure that every person we discuss is remembered as a whole human being first.

All sources relied upon in the production of each episode are credited to the best of our ability. Any errors brought to our attention will be promptly corrected.

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]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/buried-the-murder-of-jamie-carroll/ In December 2009, a Louisville hairdresser and beloved drag queen named Jamie Carroll walked into a Victorian mansion in Old Louisville — and never walked out. For seven months, he lay buried beneath the basement floor while the two men who killed him went on with their lives above his grave. Nobody reported him missing. Nobody came looking. Until a 911 call, a domestic dispute, and four words spoken in the back of a squad car changed everything.

In Part 1 of Buried Beneath Fourth Street, Kris and Rob introduce you to Jamie Carroll — hairstylist by day, drag queen Ronica Reed by night — and to the two men at the center of one of Kentucky's most twisted true crime cases: Jeffrey "Jase" Mundt, the polished IT professional hiding a dangerous double life, and Joey Banis, the persistent felon fresh out of prison who was tangled up with Jamie long before he ever moved into that mansion on South 4th Street.

We lay out the love triangle, the fatal December night, the horrifying cover-up, and the thread that finally unraveled everything — from a counterfeit $100 bill at a Chicago hotel to the words that sent detectives straight to that basement floor.

In this episode:

  • Who was Jamie Carroll? Hairstylist. Drag queen Ronica Reed. A man everyone loved.
  • Who were Jeffrey Mundt and Joey Banis? Two very different men bound together by drugs and obsession.
  • The love triangle that ignited a deadly night in December 2009
  • The cover-up inside the mansion at 1435 South 4th Street
  • The Chicago counterfeiting arrest that started the unraveling
  • The 911 call, the squad car, and the words that cracked the case wide open
Part 2 drops next week. You will not want to miss it.

Hitched 2 Homicide is hosted by thriller author Kris Calvert and Emmy-nominated composer Rob Pottorf. Real cases. Real crimes. Til death do us part.

Sources used for this podcast

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

The content presented in this podcast and any associated video, blog, or social media is produced for entertainment and informational purposes only. Hitched 2 Homicide is not a legal authority, and nothing contained herein constitutes legal advice, factual findings, or editorial conclusions of any kind. All opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and do not represent the views of any affiliated network, platform, or sponsor.

All cases discussed are researched using publicly available sources, open records, court documents, and archived materials. We make every effort to ensure accuracy; however, we make no warranties — express or implied — regarding the completeness or reliability of the information presented.

PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded criminal matters are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded civil matters are presumed not liable unless and until adjudicated otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.

FAIR USE
Some material incorporated into this podcast is presented under the Fair Use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. Copyright in such material is retained by the respective original author or rights holder. Hitched 2 Homicide makes no claim of ownership over third-party copyrighted content.

OUR COMMITMENT TO VICTIMS
At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to honoring the lives of the victims at the center of every case we cover — not just the circumstances of their deaths. We approach each story with respect for victims, their families, and their loved ones, and we strive to ensure that every person we discuss is remembered as a whole human being first.

All sources relied upon in the production of each episode are credited to the best of our ability. Any errors brought to our attention will be promptly corrected.

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]]> Buried Beneath Fourth Street | The Murder of Jamie Carroll | Part 1 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:35 In December 2009, Jamie Carroll, hairdresser, drag queen, and one of the most magnetic personalities in the room — walked into a crumbling Victorian mansion in Old Louisville and was never seen alive again, and the two men responsible went on living above his grave for seven months before four words spoken in the back of a police cruiser changed everything. In December 2009, Jamie Carroll, hairdresser, drag queen, and one of the most magnetic personalities in the room — walked into a crumbling Victorian mansion in Old Louisville and was never seen alive again, and the two men responsible went on living above his grave for seven months before four words spoken in the back of a police cruiser changed everything. false full 296 ffcb4f62-be1e-433a-8bd9-3682ffa2add4 "She Is Not My Wife." The Burning of Bridget Cleary: Ireland's Last Fairy Murder She was 26 years old, self-employed, literate, and by every account exceptional. Bridget Cleary was a dressmaker in rural County Tipperary who made her own money, kept her own chickens, and lived life largely on her own terms — which, in 1895 Ireland, made her unusual. It may also have made her a target.

When Bridget fell ill in late February 1895, her husband Michael didn't call a doctor. He called Jack Dunne — a local man known throughout the community as an expert in fairy belief and folk cures. Dunne's diagnosis was swift and devastating: the woman in the bed was not the real Bridget Cleary. The fairies had taken her. What lay in that cottage was a changeling — a fairy impostor wearing his wife's face.

What followed was nine days of escalating ritualistic abuse, witnessed and participated in by Bridget's own father, her cousins, and her neighbors. There were multiple people in that cottage on the night of March 14th, 1895. There were multiple opportunities to stop what was happening. Nobody did.

Michael Cleary dragged his wife to the fireplace. He demanded she repeat her own name three times to prove she was human. She did. He didn't believe her. He held her over the flames, then seized a household oil lamp and poured the burning fuel over her body. Bridget Cleary died that night, burned beyond recognition, while the people who knew and loved her stood in the room and watched.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we tell the complete story of the burning of Bridget Cleary — from the remarkable life she lived, to the fairy belief system that made her murder possible, to the cover-up, the shallow grave near a fairy fort, and the trial at Clonmel Assizes in July 1895 that sent nine people to the dock including her husband, her father, her cousins, her neighbors, and the so-called fairy expert Jack Dunne himself.

This is Irish true crime at its most haunting. It is a story about superstition and obsession, about community silence and female independence, about a woman who was too much herself in a world that couldn't handle it. And it is, ultimately, a story about what happens when the people who are supposed to protect you decide you are something other than human.

Bridget Cleary was not a fairy. She was not a changeling. She was a woman. And she deserved so much better than the world she lived in.

  • CHAPTERS
  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 05:14 Who Was Bridget Cleary?
  • 12:06 Fairy Belief in Victorian Ireland and Types of Fairies
  • 24:26 The Illness and Jack Dunne's Diagnosis
  • 28:53 Nine Days of Ritualistic Abuse
  • 41:09 The Night of March 14th, 1895
  • 47:03 The Cover-Up and the Shallow Grave
  • 51:00 The Arrests — Nine People in the Dock
  • 54:50 The Trial at Clonmel Assizes
  • 59:52 The Verdicts and Sentences
  • 1:03:38 Bless Your Heart

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]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/bridget-cleary/ She was 26 years old, self-employed, literate, and by every account exceptional. Bridget Cleary was a dressmaker in rural County Tipperary who made her own money, kept her own chickens, and lived life largely on her own terms — which, in 1895 Ireland, made her unusual. It may also have made her a target.

When Bridget fell ill in late February 1895, her husband Michael didn't call a doctor. He called Jack Dunne — a local man known throughout the community as an expert in fairy belief and folk cures. Dunne's diagnosis was swift and devastating: the woman in the bed was not the real Bridget Cleary. The fairies had taken her. What lay in that cottage was a changeling — a fairy impostor wearing his wife's face.

What followed was nine days of escalating ritualistic abuse, witnessed and participated in by Bridget's own father, her cousins, and her neighbors. There were multiple people in that cottage on the night of March 14th, 1895. There were multiple opportunities to stop what was happening. Nobody did.

Michael Cleary dragged his wife to the fireplace. He demanded she repeat her own name three times to prove she was human. She did. He didn't believe her. He held her over the flames, then seized a household oil lamp and poured the burning fuel over her body. Bridget Cleary died that night, burned beyond recognition, while the people who knew and loved her stood in the room and watched.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we tell the complete story of the burning of Bridget Cleary — from the remarkable life she lived, to the fairy belief system that made her murder possible, to the cover-up, the shallow grave near a fairy fort, and the trial at Clonmel Assizes in July 1895 that sent nine people to the dock including her husband, her father, her cousins, her neighbors, and the so-called fairy expert Jack Dunne himself.

This is Irish true crime at its most haunting. It is a story about superstition and obsession, about community silence and female independence, about a woman who was too much herself in a world that couldn't handle it. And it is, ultimately, a story about what happens when the people who are supposed to protect you decide you are something other than human.

Bridget Cleary was not a fairy. She was not a changeling. She was a woman. And she deserved so much better than the world she lived in.

  • CHAPTERS
  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 05:14 Who Was Bridget Cleary?
  • 12:06 Fairy Belief in Victorian Ireland and Types of Fairies
  • 24:26 The Illness and Jack Dunne's Diagnosis
  • 28:53 Nine Days of Ritualistic Abuse
  • 41:09 The Night of March 14th, 1895
  • 47:03 The Cover-Up and the Shallow Grave
  • 51:00 The Arrests — Nine People in the Dock
  • 54:50 The Trial at Clonmel Assizes
  • 59:52 The Verdicts and Sentences
  • 1:03:38 Bless Your Heart

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]]> "She Is Not My Wife." The Burning of Bridget Cleary: Ireland's Last Fairy Murder Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:07:45 In March 1895, a young Irish dressmaker named Bridget Cleary was burned alive by her husband Michael in their County Tipperary cottage. His defense? She wasn't his wife at all—she was a fairy changeling sent to replace her. With the help of a local fairy expert named Jack Dunne and the silent compliance of her own family, Michael subjected Bridget to nine days of ritualistic abuse before setting her on fire. Nine people stood in that cottage. None of them stopped him. This is the full story— the woman, the belief, the murder, and the trial that shocked the world. In March 1895, a young Irish dressmaker named Bridget Cleary was burned alive by her husband Michael in their County Tipperary cottage. His defense? She wasn't his wife at all—she was a fairy changeling sent to replace her. With the help of a local fairy expert named Jack Dunne and the silent compliance of her own family, Michael subjected Bridget to nine days of ritualistic abuse before setting her on fire. Nine people stood in that cottage. None of them stopped him. This is the full story— the woman, the belief, the murder, and the trial that shocked the world. false full 295 ab96fc88-6c77-4f01-b1bd-034b07a330cf Are You With Me? The Murder of Eric Richins Part 2 of 2 | The Kouri Richins True Crime Story *This is Part 2 of our series on the murder of Eric Richins. Start with Episode 1 if you haven't already.

March 4th, 2022. Eric Richins, a 39-year-old husband and father, is found dead in his Kamas, Utah home. Toxicology reveals illicit fentanyl at five times the lethal concentration. He had no history of drug use.

As the official investigation stalled, Kouri Richins — Eric's wife — quietly began filing claims on his life insurance policies. His family, unconvinced by the narrative she was spinning, hired a private investigator.

What he uncovered changed everything. A pattern of financial fraud. Evidence of infidelity. A motive that had been building for years inside what looked, from the outside, like an ordinary Utah marriage.

And then the friends started talking. The people Kouri had confided in, leaned on, and counted on to stand beside her, began telling Summit County authorities a very different story.

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]]> Wed, 8 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/are-you-with-me-the-murder-of-eric-richins-part-2/ *This is Part 2 of our series on the murder of Eric Richins. Start with Episode 1 if you haven't already.

March 4th, 2022. Eric Richins, a 39-year-old husband and father, is found dead in his Kamas, Utah home. Toxicology reveals illicit fentanyl at five times the lethal concentration. He had no history of drug use.

As the official investigation stalled, Kouri Richins — Eric's wife — quietly began filing claims on his life insurance policies. His family, unconvinced by the narrative she was spinning, hired a private investigator.

What he uncovered changed everything. A pattern of financial fraud. Evidence of infidelity. A motive that had been building for years inside what looked, from the outside, like an ordinary Utah marriage.

And then the friends started talking. The people Kouri had confided in, leaned on, and counted on to stand beside her, began telling Summit County authorities a very different story.

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]]> Are You With Me? The Murder of Eric Richins Part 2 of 2 | The Kouri Richins True Crime Story Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:57 The trial is over. The jury deliberated for less than a day. Kouri Richins was found guilty of aggravated murder in the death of her husband Eric Richins, and she now faces life in prison. In Part 2, we walk through what led up to her arrest, the full trial, the testimony that sealed her fate, and what the verdict means. The trial is over. The jury deliberated for less than a day. Kouri Richins was found guilty of aggravated murder in the death of her husband Eric Richins, and she now faces life in prison. In Part 2, we walk through what led up to her arrest, the full trial, the testimony that sealed her fate, and what the verdict means. false full 294 Buzzsprout-18937478 Are You With Me? The Murder of Eric Richins Part 1 of 2 | The Kouri Richins True Crime Story | Fentanyl, Fraud & Kamas Utah Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

In March 2022, Eric Richins was found dead in his Kamas, Utah bedroom. He was 39. He had four children. And he had enough fentanyl in his system to kill four people. His wife, Kouri Richins, told investigators she found him unresponsive. But prosecutors told a different story — one involving forged documents, fraudulent mortgages, multiple life insurance policies, and what they alleged was a prior poisoning attempt months earlier. Then came the detail that stopped the country: while awaiting trial for her husband's murder, Kouri Richins published a children's book about coping with loss. It was called "Are You With Me?" This podcast covers the full arc of the Richins case — from the marriage that unraveled into financial ruin, to the trial that transfixed Utah in 2024.

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In March 2022, Eric Richins was found dead in his Kamas, Utah bedroom. He was 39. He had four children. And he had enough fentanyl in his system to kill four people. His wife, Kouri Richins, told investigators she found him unresponsive. But prosecutors told a different story — one involving forged documents, fraudulent mortgages, multiple life insurance policies, and what they alleged was a prior poisoning attempt months earlier. Then came the detail that stopped the country: while awaiting trial for her husband's murder, Kouri Richins published a children's book about coping with loss. It was called "Are You With Me?" This podcast covers the full arc of the Richins case — from the marriage that unraveled into financial ruin, to the trial that transfixed Utah in 2024.

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]]> Are You With Me? The Murder of Eric Richins Part 1 of 2 | The Kouri Richins True Crime Story | Fentanyl, Fraud & Kamas Utah Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:54:42 Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! In March 2022, Eric Richins was found dead in his Kamas, Utah bedroom. He was 39. He had four children. And he had enough fentanyl in his system to kill four people. His wife, Kouri Richins, told investigators she found him unresponsive. But prosecutors told a different story — one involving forged documents, fraudulent mortgages, multiple life insurance policies, and what they alleged was a prior poisoning attempt months earlier. Then came the detail that st... Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! In March 2022, Eric Richins was found dead in his Kamas, Utah bedroom. He was 39. He had four children. And he had enough fentanyl in his system to kill four people. His wife, Kouri Richins, told investigators she found him unresponsive. But prosecutors told a different story — one involving forged documents, fraudulent mortgages, multiple life insurance policies, and what they alleged was a prior poisoning attempt months earlier. Then came the detail that st... true crime, utah true crime, kamas utah. domestic homicide, eric richins murder, murder case, crime podcast, true crime podcast, kouri richins, are you with me, fentanyl poisoning false full 293 Buzzsprout-18863028 The Shoe Fetish Slayer: Jerry Brudos and the Women He Collected | Hitched 2 Homicide Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of serial murder, sexual sadism, fetishistic violence, the abduction and killing of young women, and disturbing descriptions of post-mortem criminal behavior. Some details may be graphic and are not suitable for all listeners. Please take care of yourself and listen at your own discretion.

He seemed like any other married man in 1960s Oregon — a job, a wife, a house in the suburbs. But behind closed doors, Jerry Brudos was keeping secrets that would make him one of the most disturbing serial killers in American history.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dig into the case of Jerome Henry Brudos — the "Lust Killer" — a man whose obsession with women's shoes and clothing began in childhood and escalated into kidnapping, murder, and the unthinkable. What does it take for a husband and father to lead a double life this dark? And how did investigators finally catch up with him?

We're covering it all: his deeply troubled childhood, his volatile marriage, the murders of at least four young women in the Salem, Oregon area, and the investigation that brought him down. Trigger warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, sexual sadism, and disturbing criminal behavior.

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He seemed like any other married man in 1960s Oregon — a job, a wife, a house in the suburbs. But behind closed doors, Jerry Brudos was keeping secrets that would make him one of the most disturbing serial killers in American history.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dig into the case of Jerome Henry Brudos — the "Lust Killer" — a man whose obsession with women's shoes and clothing began in childhood and escalated into kidnapping, murder, and the unthinkable. What does it take for a husband and father to lead a double life this dark? And how did investigators finally catch up with him?

We're covering it all: his deeply troubled childhood, his volatile marriage, the murders of at least four young women in the Salem, Oregon area, and the investigation that brought him down. Trigger warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, sexual sadism, and disturbing criminal behavior.

Hitched 2 Homicide explores the intersection of marriage, domesticity, and deadly crime. New episodes every week.

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]]> The Shoe Fetish Slayer: Jerry Brudos and the Women He Collected | Hitched 2 Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:32 He seemed like any other married man in 1960s Oregon—a job, a wife, a house in the suburbs. But behind closed doors, Jerry Brudos was keeping secrets that would make him one of the most disturbing serial killers in American history. He seemed like any other married man in 1960s Oregon—a job, a wife, a house in the suburbs. But behind closed doors, Jerry Brudos was keeping secrets that would make him one of the most disturbing serial killers in American history. oregon serial killer, serial killer wives, criminal psychology, salem oregon murders, shoe fetish slayer, lust killer, true crime podcast, domestic killer, 1960s cold case, married to a killer, jerry brudos, hitched 2 homicide false full 292 Buzzsprout-18776638 Dr. Linda Hazzard: The Starvation Doctor | Starvation Heights Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

She wasn’t a real doctor—but she convinced patients fasting would heal them, then starved them to death. From Minneapolis (1901) to Washington’s “Starvation Heights” and her 1911 arrest, we break down the victims, the fraud, and the shocking medical abuse behind Linda Hazzard.

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She wasn’t a real doctor—but she convinced patients fasting would heal them, then starved them to death. From Minneapolis (1901) to Washington’s “Starvation Heights” and her 1911 arrest, we break down the victims, the fraud, and the shocking medical abuse behind Linda Hazzard.

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]]> Dr. Linda Hazzard: The Starvation Doctor | Starvation Heights Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:13:26 She wasn’t a real doctor—but she convinced patients fasting would heal them, then starved them to death. From Minneapolis to Washington’s “Starvation Heights” and her 1911 arrest, we break down the victims, the fraud, and the shocking medical abuse behind Linda Hazzard. She wasn’t a real doctor—but she convinced patients fasting would heal them, then starved them to death. From Minneapolis to Washington’s “Starvation Heights” and her 1911 arrest, we break down the victims, the fraud, and the shocking medical abuse behind Linda Hazzard. true crime, dr linda hazzard, therapeutic fasting, seattle his, medical fraud, washington true crime, quack doctor, fake doctor, early 1900s true crime, olalla washington, fasting cure, starvation heights, starvation doctor, linda hazzard, starvation heights sanitarium false full 291 Buzzsprout-18698521 The Disappearance of Suzanne Simpson and the Murder Case Against Brad Simpson Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

*This episode deals with the subject of domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know need help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE  (800-799-7233).

A Texas mother of four, Suzanne Simpson, disappears after an alleged domestic dispute—and prosecutors later charge her husband, Brad Simpson, with murder in a case that has drawn intense scrutiny because it’s being pursued as a no-body homicide.

In this episode, we break down what’s publicly known so far: the reported timeline around Oct. 6, 2024, the early arrests and allegations, the murder charge filed on Nov. 7, 2024, and the pretrial fight over evidence and discovery. We also explain why prosecutors can move forward without recovered remains, what kinds of circumstantial proof typically become pivotal, and what to watch as the court calendar shifts following reports of a new wave of evidence.

We also cover the connected case involving Brad Simpson’s longtime business partner, James Cotter, who has faced charges reported as tampering with evidence and prohibited-weapon allegations tied to the investigation.

Episode topics:

·       Suzanne Simpson missing: what we know

·       Brad Simpson murder charge + indictment

·       Bexar County hearings, discovery deadlines, and delays

·       The James "Val" Cotter case and alleged evidence issues

·       How no-body murder cases are prosecuted

Listener note: This episode discusses alleged domestic violence, disappearance, and homicide. Brad Simpson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. 

If someone has information about Suzanne Simpson’s whereabouts, call:

  • Call the Olmos Park Police Department (tip line / dispatch): (210) 822-2000.
  • Call the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse:
    • Phone: (512) 424-5074
    • Helpline: (800) 346-3243
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*This episode deals with the subject of domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know need help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE  (800-799-7233).

A Texas mother of four, Suzanne Simpson, disappears after an alleged domestic dispute—and prosecutors later charge her husband, Brad Simpson, with murder in a case that has drawn intense scrutiny because it’s being pursued as a no-body homicide.

In this episode, we break down what’s publicly known so far: the reported timeline around Oct. 6, 2024, the early arrests and allegations, the murder charge filed on Nov. 7, 2024, and the pretrial fight over evidence and discovery. We also explain why prosecutors can move forward without recovered remains, what kinds of circumstantial proof typically become pivotal, and what to watch as the court calendar shifts following reports of a new wave of evidence.

We also cover the connected case involving Brad Simpson’s longtime business partner, James Cotter, who has faced charges reported as tampering with evidence and prohibited-weapon allegations tied to the investigation.

Episode topics:

·       Suzanne Simpson missing: what we know

·       Brad Simpson murder charge + indictment

·       Bexar County hearings, discovery deadlines, and delays

·       The James "Val" Cotter case and alleged evidence issues

·       How no-body murder cases are prosecuted

Listener note: This episode discusses alleged domestic violence, disappearance, and homicide. Brad Simpson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. 

If someone has information about Suzanne Simpson’s whereabouts, call:

  • Call the Olmos Park Police Department (tip line / dispatch): (210) 822-2000.
  • Call the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse:
    • Phone: (512) 424-5074
    • Helpline: (800) 346-3243
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]]> The Disappearance of Suzanne Simpson and the Murder Case Against Brad Simpson Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:10:48 A Texas mother of four, Suzanne Simpson, disappears after an alleged domestic dispute—and prosecutors later charge her husband, Brad Simpson, with murder in a case that has drawn intense scrutiny because it’s being pursued as a no-body homicide. A Texas mother of four, Suzanne Simpson, disappears after an alleged domestic dispute—and prosecutors later charge her husband, Brad Simpson, with murder in a case that has drawn intense scrutiny because it’s being pursued as a no-body homicide. james cotter tampering with evidence, suzanne simpson case update, olmos park missing woman, true crime po, bexar county murder case, no-body murder case, brad simpson trial update, texas true crime, suzanne clark simpson timeline, suzanne simpson missing false full 290 Buzzsprout-18617863 Vanished: The Unsolved Case of Joey Lynn Offutt Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

In of July 2007, 33-year-old Joey Lynn Offutt disappeared from Sykesville, Pennsylvania. Days later, her home caught fire—investigators believe the blaze was intentionally set. In the aftermath, Joey’s infant son was found deceased in a bathtub inside the burned home. Joey was not there, and she has never been found.

In this episode, we lay out the known timeline, what investigators have said publicly, and the key unanswered questions that continue to fuel this disturbing Pennsylvania cold case.

If you have information about Joey Lynn Offutt:
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP Punxsutawney): 814-371-4652
Anonymous tip line: 1-800-4PA-TIPS (1-800-472-8477)

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In of July 2007, 33-year-old Joey Lynn Offutt disappeared from Sykesville, Pennsylvania. Days later, her home caught fire—investigators believe the blaze was intentionally set. In the aftermath, Joey’s infant son was found deceased in a bathtub inside the burned home. Joey was not there, and she has never been found.

In this episode, we lay out the known timeline, what investigators have said publicly, and the key unanswered questions that continue to fuel this disturbing Pennsylvania cold case.

If you have information about Joey Lynn Offutt:
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP Punxsutawney): 814-371-4652
Anonymous tip line: 1-800-4PA-TIPS (1-800-472-8477)

*This episode contains discussion of an infant death, arson, and a missing person case. Some details may be disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.

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]]> Vanished: The Unsolved Case of Joey Lynn Offutt Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:34 In of July 2007, 33-year-old Joey Lynn Offutt disappeared from Sykesville, Pennsylvania. Days later, her home caught fire—investigators believe the blaze was intentionally set. In the aftermath, Joey’s infant son was found deceased in a bathtub inside the burned home. Joey was not there, and she has never been found. In of July 2007, 33-year-old Joey Lynn Offutt disappeared from Sykesville, Pennsylvania. Days later, her home caught fire—investigators believe the blaze was intentionally set. In the aftermath, Joey’s infant son was found deceased in a bathtub inside the burned home. Joey was not there, and she has never been found. joey lynn offutt, unsolved, pennsylvania state police, sykesville pennsylvania crime, jefferson county pa, infant death, true crime apple podcast, cold case, hitched2homicide, missing person, true crime podcast, unso, arson investigation, cold case files false full 289 Buzzsprout-18540934 Kari Baker: Murder or Suicide? – The Case of the"Murdering Minister" Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

In April 2006, Kari Baker—a 31-year-old teacher and mother of two—was found dead inside her home in Hewitt, Texas, just outside Waco. The scene was initially treated as a suicide. But almost immediately, questions surfaced: the timeline, the circumstances, and whether what looked like self-harm was actually a staged scene meant to conceal a homicide.

In this episode, we unpack the full true crime story of Kari Baker’s death and the investigation that ultimately led to the conviction of her husband, Matt Baker, a Baptist minister whose public image didn’t match what prosecutors later argued was happening behind closed doors. We walk through the murder-or-suicide debate, the turning points that shifted the case from suspicion to charges, and the courtroom narrative that ended with a murder conviction and a 65-year sentence.

In This Episode

  • Who Kari Baker and Matt Baker were in the Hewitt/Waco community
  • What happened the night Kari was found—and what raised red flags
  • How the case evolved from suicide to a homicide investigation
  • The prosecution’s theory, key evidence themes, and trial outcome
  • Why this case remains a defining example of staged death investigations, coercive control, and intimate partner violence
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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/kari-baker-murder-or-suicide-the-murdering-minister-case/ Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

In April 2006, Kari Baker—a 31-year-old teacher and mother of two—was found dead inside her home in Hewitt, Texas, just outside Waco. The scene was initially treated as a suicide. But almost immediately, questions surfaced: the timeline, the circumstances, and whether what looked like self-harm was actually a staged scene meant to conceal a homicide.

In this episode, we unpack the full true crime story of Kari Baker’s death and the investigation that ultimately led to the conviction of her husband, Matt Baker, a Baptist minister whose public image didn’t match what prosecutors later argued was happening behind closed doors. We walk through the murder-or-suicide debate, the turning points that shifted the case from suspicion to charges, and the courtroom narrative that ended with a murder conviction and a 65-year sentence.

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  • Who Kari Baker and Matt Baker were in the Hewitt/Waco community
  • What happened the night Kari was found—and what raised red flags
  • How the case evolved from suicide to a homicide investigation
  • The prosecution’s theory, key evidence themes, and trial outcome
  • Why this case remains a defining example of staged death investigations, coercive control, and intimate partner violence
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]]> Kari Baker: Murder or Suicide? – The Case of the"Murdering Minister" Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:10:42 In April 2006, Kari Baker—a 31-year-old teacher and mother of two—was found dead inside her home in Hewitt, Texas, just outside Waco. The scene was initially treated as a suicide. But almost immediately, questions surfaced: the timeline, the circumstances, and whether what looked like self-harm was actually a staged scene meant to conceal a homicide. In April 2006, Kari Baker—a 31-year-old teacher and mother of two—was found dead inside her home in Hewitt, Texas, just outside Waco. The scene was initially treated as a suicide. But almost immediately, questions surfaced: the timeline, the circumstances, and whether what looked like self-harm was actually a staged scene meant to conceal a homicide. domestic violence true crime, kari baker case, kari baker, mclennan county, matt baker, minister convicted of murder, murder or suicide, 2006 texas mur, hewitt texas murder, waco texas true crime, texas true crime podcast, coercive control, staged suicide false full 288 Buzzsprout-18457636 "Church Lady" Janie Lou Gibbs: The Georgia Killer Who Poisoned her Family. A “church lady” in small-town Georgia. A trusted daycare operator. A grieving wife and mother.

And five funerals.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dig into the chilling case of Janie Lou Gibbs—the Georgia serial killer who poisoned her own family with arsenic, including her husband, three sons, and an infant grandson, all while collecting money and playing the role of the devoted caretaker.

We’ll walk you through the timeline of deaths, the red flags that finally turned “bad luck” into a homicide investigation, and the courtroom twists—including an insanity plea that delayed justice for years.

If you think the most dangerous predator is always a stranger… this one will change your mind.

Listener Advisory: This episode includes discussion of child death and poisoning.

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]]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/church-lady-janie-lou-gibbs-the-georgia-killer-who-poisoned-her-family/ A “church lady” in small-town Georgia. A trusted daycare operator. A grieving wife and mother.

And five funerals.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dig into the chilling case of Janie Lou Gibbs—the Georgia serial killer who poisoned her own family with arsenic, including her husband, three sons, and an infant grandson, all while collecting money and playing the role of the devoted caretaker.

We’ll walk you through the timeline of deaths, the red flags that finally turned “bad luck” into a homicide investigation, and the courtroom twists—including an insanity plea that delayed justice for years.

If you think the most dangerous predator is always a stranger… this one will change your mind.

Listener Advisory: This episode includes discussion of child death and poisoning.

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]]> "Church Lady" Janie Lou Gibbs: The Georgia Killer Who Poisoned her Family. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:02:32 A church lady in small-town Georgia. A trusted daycare operator. A grieving wife and mother. And five funerals. In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dig into the chilling case of Janie Lou Gibbs—the Georgia serial killer who poisoned her own family with arsenic, including her husband, three sons, and an infant grandson. A church lady in small-town Georgia. A trusted daycare operator. A grieving wife and mother. And five funerals. In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dig into the chilling case of Janie Lou Gibbs—the Georgia serial killer who poisoned her own family with arsenic, including her husband, three sons, and an infant grandson. gibbs v. state, black widow killer, family poisoner, georgia serial killer, arsenic poisoning, true crime podcast, janie lou gibbs, crisp county, cordele georgia false full 287 Buzzsprout-18416147 Evelyn Nesbit: The Red Velvet Swing, the Stanford White Murder & Harry K. Thaw’s “Trial of the Century” On June 25, 1906, New York City’s Gilded Age glitter cracked wide open on the Madison Square Garden rooftop theater—when millionaire heir Harry K. Thaw shot famed architect Stanford White during a performance of Mam’zelle Champagne. At the center of the scandal was Evelyn Nesbit, a teenage model and chorus girl whose fame, trauma, and private life were turned into public spectacle.

In this episode, we unpack the true story behind one of America’s earliest celebrity murder trials—often called the “Trial of the Century.” Who was Evelyn Nesbit beyond the headlines? What role did power, money, and reputation play in the world she entered? And how did Thaw’s obsession—framed as “protection” and “honor”—spiral into violence in front of hundreds of witnesses?

We break down the timeline from Nesbit’s rise in New York’s theater and modeling scene to the explosive night of the Stanford White murder, then follow the courtroom drama that reshaped true crime media forever: the “unwritten law” defense, the battle over the insanity plea, and why “not guilty” still meant confinement at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

This isn’t just a story about a shooting. It’s a case study in how America learned to consume crime as entertainment—and how a woman became the battlefield for two men’s power war.

Content note: This episode discusses coercion/abuse and murder (non-graphic).

In this episode:

  • Evelyn Nesbit’s rise to fame in early 1900s New York
  • Stanford White’s influence and secrets in Gilded Age society
  • Harry K. Thaw’s obsession, control, and motive claims
  • The Madison Square Garden rooftop murder (June 25, 1906)
  • Trial #1: media frenzy, the “unwritten law,” and a hung jury
  • Trial #2: insanity strategy, Matteawan, and the aftermath
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/evelyn-nesbit-the-red-velvet-swing-the-stanford-white-murder-harry-k-thaws-trial-of-the-century/ On June 25, 1906, New York City’s Gilded Age glitter cracked wide open on the Madison Square Garden rooftop theater—when millionaire heir Harry K. Thaw shot famed architect Stanford White during a performance of Mam’zelle Champagne. At the center of the scandal was Evelyn Nesbit, a teenage model and chorus girl whose fame, trauma, and private life were turned into public spectacle.

In this episode, we unpack the true story behind one of America’s earliest celebrity murder trials—often called the “Trial of the Century.” Who was Evelyn Nesbit beyond the headlines? What role did power, money, and reputation play in the world she entered? And how did Thaw’s obsession—framed as “protection” and “honor”—spiral into violence in front of hundreds of witnesses?

We break down the timeline from Nesbit’s rise in New York’s theater and modeling scene to the explosive night of the Stanford White murder, then follow the courtroom drama that reshaped true crime media forever: the “unwritten law” defense, the battle over the insanity plea, and why “not guilty” still meant confinement at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

This isn’t just a story about a shooting. It’s a case study in how America learned to consume crime as entertainment—and how a woman became the battlefield for two men’s power war.

Content note: This episode discusses coercion/abuse and murder (non-graphic).

In this episode:

  • Evelyn Nesbit’s rise to fame in early 1900s New York
  • Stanford White’s influence and secrets in Gilded Age society
  • Harry K. Thaw’s obsession, control, and motive claims
  • The Madison Square Garden rooftop murder (June 25, 1906)
  • Trial #1: media frenzy, the “unwritten law,” and a hung jury
  • Trial #2: insanity strategy, Matteawan, and the aftermath
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]]> Evelyn Nesbit: The Red Velvet Swing, the Stanford White Murder & Harry K. Thaw’s “Trial of the Century” Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:25:22 On June 25, 1906, New York City’s Gilded Age glitter cracked wide open on the Madison Square Garden rooftop theater when millionaire heir, Harry K. Thaw shot famed architect, Stanford White during a performance of Mam’zelle Champagne. At the center of the scandal was Evelyn Nesbit, a teenage model and chorus girl whose fame, trauma, and private life were turned into public spectacle. On June 25, 1906, New York City’s Gilded Age glitter cracked wide open on the Madison Square Garden rooftop theater when millionaire heir, Harry K. Thaw shot famed architect, Stanford White during a performance of Mam’zelle Champagne. At the center of the scandal was Evelyn Nesbit, a teenage model and chorus girl whose fame, trauma, and private life were turned into public spectacle. mam’zelle champagne, stanford white, new york city scandal, trial of the century, stanford white murder, insanity defense, gilded age true crime, madison square garden rooftop murder, harry k thaw, evelyn nesbit, unwritten law defense, harry kendall thaw false full 286 Buzzsprout-18363878 The Sameena Imam Murder: Secret Affairs Chloroform Plots and the Cooper Brothers In this UK true crime episode, we tell the devastating story of Sameena Imam, a 34-year-old Costco marketing manager whose “secret” relationship with Roger Cooper ended in calculated violence. Investigators and prosecutors said Cooper wanted the affair kept hidden—and when the truth threatened to surface, he and his brother David Cooper carried out a plan that led to Sameena’s death.

We follow the timeline from Christmas Eve 2014, when Sameena was last seen after leaving work, through the widening missing-person inquiry that became a murder investigation. You’ll hear how detectives pieced together movements, evidence, and communications—and how police ultimately located Sameena’s body buried at an allotment off Groby Road in Leicester. We also cover the forensic case presented at trial, including chloroform and reports of toxic elements detected during post-mortem testing, before the final chapter: the Cooper brothers’ murder convictions and life sentences.

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]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-sameena-imam-murder-secret-affairs-chloroform-plots-the-cooper-brothers/ In this UK true crime episode, we tell the devastating story of Sameena Imam, a 34-year-old Costco marketing manager whose “secret” relationship with Roger Cooper ended in calculated violence. Investigators and prosecutors said Cooper wanted the affair kept hidden—and when the truth threatened to surface, he and his brother David Cooper carried out a plan that led to Sameena’s death.

We follow the timeline from Christmas Eve 2014, when Sameena was last seen after leaving work, through the widening missing-person inquiry that became a murder investigation. You’ll hear how detectives pieced together movements, evidence, and communications—and how police ultimately located Sameena’s body buried at an allotment off Groby Road in Leicester. We also cover the forensic case presented at trial, including chloroform and reports of toxic elements detected during post-mortem testing, before the final chapter: the Cooper brothers’ murder convictions and life sentences.

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]]> The Sameena Imam Murder: Secret Affairs Chloroform Plots and the Cooper Brothers Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:49 In this UK true crime episode, we tell the devastating story of Sameena Imam, a 34-year-old Costco marketing manager whose “secret” relationship with Roger Cooper ended in calculated violence. Investigators and prosecutors said Cooper wanted the affair kept hidden—and when the truth threatened to surface, he and his brother David Cooper carried out a plan that led to Sameena’s death. In this UK true crime episode, we tell the devastating story of Sameena Imam, a 34-year-old Costco marketing manager whose “secret” relationship with Roger Cooper ended in calculated violence. Investigators and prosecutors said Cooper wanted the affair kept hidden—and when the truth threatened to surface, he and his brother David Cooper carried out a plan that led to Sameena’s death. new podcast episode, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, david cooper, sameena imam, roger cooper, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, uk true crime, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, p, uk crime, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic false full 285 Buzzsprout-18327329 The Wimbledon Kidnapping: Where is Muriel McKay's Body? On a cold December night in 1969, a woman vanished from her comfortable Wimbledon home without a trace. Within hours, the phone rang: a man calling himself “M3” claimed she’d been taken by the mafia, demanded £1 million, and insisted she would die if the police were called. What he didn’t realize was that he’d kidnapped the wrong woman.

This episode unravels the kidnapping and presumed murder of 55-year-old Muriel McKay—mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s wife, targeted in an elaborate ransom plot, and held at a remote Hertfordshire farm by brothers Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein. We’ll walk through the chilling ransom calls, the botched money drops, and the landmark trial that secured a murder conviction without a body.

More than five decades later, Muriel’s family are still searching for her resting place as new leads, fresh digs, and recent court rulings keep this case painfully alive.

Join us as we look at the planning behind the crime, the police operation that brought the kidnappers down, and the emotional toll of living without answers when there is a conviction—but no body and no grave.

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]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-wimbledon-kidnapping-where-is-muriel-mckays-body/ On a cold December night in 1969, a woman vanished from her comfortable Wimbledon home without a trace. Within hours, the phone rang: a man calling himself “M3” claimed she’d been taken by the mafia, demanded £1 million, and insisted she would die if the police were called. What he didn’t realize was that he’d kidnapped the wrong woman.

This episode unravels the kidnapping and presumed murder of 55-year-old Muriel McKay—mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s wife, targeted in an elaborate ransom plot, and held at a remote Hertfordshire farm by brothers Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein. We’ll walk through the chilling ransom calls, the botched money drops, and the landmark trial that secured a murder conviction without a body.

More than five decades later, Muriel’s family are still searching for her resting place as new leads, fresh digs, and recent court rulings keep this case painfully alive.

Join us as we look at the planning behind the crime, the police operation that brought the kidnappers down, and the emotional toll of living without answers when there is a conviction—but no body and no grave.

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]]> The Wimbledon Kidnapping: Where is Muriel McKay's Body? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:15:36 On a cold December night in 1969, a woman vanished from her comfortable Wimbledon home without a trace. Within hours, the phone rang: a man calling himself “M3” claimed she’d been taken by the mafia, demanded £1 million, and insisted she would die if the police were called. What he didn’t realize was that he’d kidnapped the wrong woman. On a cold December night in 1969, a woman vanished from her comfortable Wimbledon home without a trace. Within hours, the phone rang: a man calling himself “M3” claimed she’d been taken by the mafia, demanded £1 million, and insisted she would die if the police were called. What he didn’t realize was that he’d kidnapped the wrong woman. wimbledon kidnapping, muriel mckay, uk crime, true crime podcast, podcast, cold case. unsolved false full 284 Buzzsprout-18287833 The Unsolved Murder of Lena Whitmore: The Body in the Black Water On December 26, 1907, a teenage boatman walking along the Passaic River spotted two pale feet jutting from the black water of a swamp outside Harrison, New Jersey. Dragged from the muck, the woman had no clothes, no identification, and only a torn red coat and a homemade fur muff nearby to hint at who she’d been. Within days, the tabloids were calling it the Lampblack Swamp mystery—and when the victim was finally named as 35‑year‑old Brooklyn housewife Lena Whitmore, the spotlight swung to her jealous, violent husband, Theodore.​

In this episode, we reconstruct Lena’s last days: fleeing abuse to her sister’s Bronx apartment, returning home after promises of change, and then vanishing on Christmas night. You’ll hear how anonymous letters, a suspicious “don’t expect me tonight” telegram, and prior assault charges painted Theodore as a likely killer, even as his defense insisted the state could not prove how—or even where—Lena died. We walk through the autopsy that proved she was alive when she hit the water, the circumstantial case that went to trial, and the hung jury that left her murder officially unsolved.​

*This episode of Hitched to Homicide podcast discusses the subject domestic/intimate partner violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.
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]]> Wed, 3 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-unsolved-murder-of-lena-whitmore-the-body-in-the-black-water/ On December 26, 1907, a teenage boatman walking along the Passaic River spotted two pale feet jutting from the black water of a swamp outside Harrison, New Jersey. Dragged from the muck, the woman had no clothes, no identification, and only a torn red coat and a homemade fur muff nearby to hint at who she’d been. Within days, the tabloids were calling it the Lampblack Swamp mystery—and when the victim was finally named as 35‑year‑old Brooklyn housewife Lena Whitmore, the spotlight swung to her jealous, violent husband, Theodore.​

In this episode, we reconstruct Lena’s last days: fleeing abuse to her sister’s Bronx apartment, returning home after promises of change, and then vanishing on Christmas night. You’ll hear how anonymous letters, a suspicious “don’t expect me tonight” telegram, and prior assault charges painted Theodore as a likely killer, even as his defense insisted the state could not prove how—or even where—Lena died. We walk through the autopsy that proved she was alive when she hit the water, the circumstantial case that went to trial, and the hung jury that left her murder officially unsolved.​

*This episode of Hitched to Homicide podcast discusses the subject domestic/intimate partner violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.
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]]> The Unsolved Murder of Lena Whitmore: The Body in the Black Water Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:08:05 On December 26, 1907, a teenage boatman walking along the Passaic River spotted two pale feet jutting from the black water of a swamp outside Harrison, New Jersey. Dragged from the muck, the woman had no clothes, no identification, and only a torn red coat and a homemade fur muff nearby to hint at who she’d been. On December 26, 1907, a teenage boatman walking along the Passaic River spotted two pale feet jutting from the black water of a swamp outside Harrison, New Jersey. Dragged from the muck, the woman had no clothes, no identification, and only a torn red coat and a homemade fur muff nearby to hint at who she’d been. true crime, domestic violence true crime, theodore whitmore, lampblack swamp murder, lena whitmore, historical true crime, true crime podcast, podcast false full 283 Buzzsprout-18133479 LEFTOVERS: Omaima Nelson and the Thanksgiving Cannibal Murder. Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Costa Mesa, California—police respond to a tip and uncover one of the most shocking crime scenes in California history. Inside an apartment, 23-year-old Omaima Aree Nelson has killed her 56-year-old husband, William “Bill” Nelson. What makes this case unforgettable isn’t just the homicide—it’s what she did afterward: dismembering his body, attempting to dispose of it, and, according to prosecutors, cooking and even tasting parts of him.

In this episode, we break down the full timeline of the Omaima Nelson murder case—how she met Bill, the quick marriage, the alleged abuse, the brutal killing over Thanksgiving, and the sensational 1993 trial that led to her conviction for second-degree murder. We’ll talk about the cannibalism claims, the psychological factors brought up in court, and why this case still ranks among the most disturbing California true crime stories of the 1990s.

You’ll hear:

  • Who Omaima Nelson was before the murder
  • The relationship with Bill Nelson and the fast marriage
  • What investigators found inside the Costa Mesa apartment
  • Why prosecutors said she cooked her husband
  • Her claim of self-defense and abuse
  • The 1993 verdict: 28 years to life
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]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/leftovers-omaima-nelson-and-the-thanksgiving-cannibal-murder/ Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Costa Mesa, California—police respond to a tip and uncover one of the most shocking crime scenes in California history. Inside an apartment, 23-year-old Omaima Aree Nelson has killed her 56-year-old husband, William “Bill” Nelson. What makes this case unforgettable isn’t just the homicide—it’s what she did afterward: dismembering his body, attempting to dispose of it, and, according to prosecutors, cooking and even tasting parts of him.

In this episode, we break down the full timeline of the Omaima Nelson murder case—how she met Bill, the quick marriage, the alleged abuse, the brutal killing over Thanksgiving, and the sensational 1993 trial that led to her conviction for second-degree murder. We’ll talk about the cannibalism claims, the psychological factors brought up in court, and why this case still ranks among the most disturbing California true crime stories of the 1990s.

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  • Who Omaima Nelson was before the murder
  • The relationship with Bill Nelson and the fast marriage
  • What investigators found inside the Costa Mesa apartment
  • Why prosecutors said she cooked her husband
  • Her claim of self-defense and abuse
  • The 1993 verdict: 28 years to life
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]]> LEFTOVERS: Omaima Nelson and the Thanksgiving Cannibal Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:02:39 Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Costa Mesa, California—police respond to a tip and uncover one of the most shocking crime scenes in California history. Inside an apartment, 23-year-old Omaima Aree Nelson has killed her 56-year-old husband, William “Bill” Nelson. What makes this case unforgettable isn’t just the homicide—it’s what she did afterward: dismembering his body, attempting to dispose of it, and cooking it. Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Costa Mesa, California—police respond to a tip and uncover one of the most shocking crime scenes in California history. Inside an apartment, 23-year-old Omaima Aree Nelson has killed her 56-year-old husband, William “Bill” Nelson. What makes this case unforgettable isn’t just the homicide—it’s what she did afterward: dismembering his body, attempting to dispose of it, and cooking it. thanksgiving murder 1991, bill nelson murder, dismemberment case, california murder case, omaima nelson, costa mesa true crime, cannibal killer, woman kills husband, female killers, 1990s true crime false full 282 Buzzsprout-18133275 D.B. Cooper: IntoThin Air. The 1971 Skyjacking America Never Solved On the night before Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1971, a man in a dark suit and a sensible tie took seat 18C on Northwest Orient Flight 305—a short hop from Portland to Seattle aboard a Boeing 727. He ordered bourbon and soda, smoked his Raleighs, and handed a folded note to the flight attendant. It wasn’t a phone number. It was a promise. Inside the briefcase, he said, was a bomb. What followed would become the only unsolved hijacking in American aviation history: a case file swollen with false confessions, river drags, suspect sketches, and a handful of decaying bills that surfaced years later like a message from a ghost.

In this true crime deep dive, we unravel the legendary 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305 by the man calling himself Dan Cooper—mistakenly immortalized as D.B. Cooper. Calm, well-dressed, and carrying what he said was a bomb, Cooper demanded $200,000 in cash and four parachutes, then jumped out of a Boeing 727 mid-flight over Washington State… and was never seen again.

In this episode, we break down the full timeline of the hijacking, how the FBI launched NORJAK (Northwest Hijacking), why the 727’s aft airstair mattered, the discovery of ransom money on the Columbia River years later, and the leading suspects who’ve been tied to the case—none of whom were ever charged. More than 50 years later, the D.B. Cooper case remains the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history.

You’ll hear:

  • Who D.B. (Dan) Cooper might really have been
  • How he controlled the crew and escaped in the air
  • The 1970s hijacking era and airline response
  • Why the FBI never closed in on a suspect
  • Theories on whether Cooper survived the jump
true crime podcast, D.B. Cooper, Dan Cooper, 1971 hijacking, Northwest Orient Flight 305, unsolved hijacking, FBI NORJAK, skyjacking mystery, Columbia River money find, Pacific Northwest true crime, aviation mystery

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]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/d-b-cooper-intothin-air-the-1971-skyjacking-america-never-solved/ On the night before Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1971, a man in a dark suit and a sensible tie took seat 18C on Northwest Orient Flight 305—a short hop from Portland to Seattle aboard a Boeing 727. He ordered bourbon and soda, smoked his Raleighs, and handed a folded note to the flight attendant. It wasn’t a phone number. It was a promise. Inside the briefcase, he said, was a bomb. What followed would become the only unsolved hijacking in American aviation history: a case file swollen with false confessions, river drags, suspect sketches, and a handful of decaying bills that surfaced years later like a message from a ghost.

In this true crime deep dive, we unravel the legendary 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305 by the man calling himself Dan Cooper—mistakenly immortalized as D.B. Cooper. Calm, well-dressed, and carrying what he said was a bomb, Cooper demanded $200,000 in cash and four parachutes, then jumped out of a Boeing 727 mid-flight over Washington State… and was never seen again.

In this episode, we break down the full timeline of the hijacking, how the FBI launched NORJAK (Northwest Hijacking), why the 727’s aft airstair mattered, the discovery of ransom money on the Columbia River years later, and the leading suspects who’ve been tied to the case—none of whom were ever charged. More than 50 years later, the D.B. Cooper case remains the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history.

You’ll hear:

  • Who D.B. (Dan) Cooper might really have been
  • How he controlled the crew and escaped in the air
  • The 1970s hijacking era and airline response
  • Why the FBI never closed in on a suspect
  • Theories on whether Cooper survived the jump
true crime podcast, D.B. Cooper, Dan Cooper, 1971 hijacking, Northwest Orient Flight 305, unsolved hijacking, FBI NORJAK, skyjacking mystery, Columbia River money find, Pacific Northwest true crime, aviation mystery

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]]> D.B. Cooper: IntoThin Air. The 1971 Skyjacking America Never Solved Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:13:45 On the night before Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1971, a man in a dark suit and a sensible tie took seat 18C on Northwest Orient Flight 305—a short hop from Portland to Seattle aboard a Boeing 727. He ordered bourbon and soda, smoked his Raleighs, and handed a folded note to the flight attendant. It wasn’t a phone number. It was a promise. Inside the briefcase, he said, was a bomb. On the night before Thanksgiving, November 24th, 1971, a man in a dark suit and a sensible tie took seat 18C on Northwest Orient Flight 305—a short hop from Portland to Seattle aboard a Boeing 727. He ordered bourbon and soda, smoked his Raleighs, and handed a folded note to the flight attendant. It wasn’t a phone number. It was a promise. Inside the briefcase, he said, was a bomb. d.b. cooper, columbia river money find, pacific northwest true crime, dan cooper, fbi norjak, aviation mystery, true crime podcast, 1971 hijacking, northwest orient flight 305, unsolved hijacking, skyjacking mystery, hitched 2 homicide false full 281 Buzzsprout-18132862 The Murder of Influencer Alexis Sharkey: Marriage, Control, and a Fugitive Husband *This episode of Hitched to Homicide discusses the subject of suicide, self-harm, and domestic/intimate partner violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.
In November 2020, 26-year-old Houston influencer Alexis Sharkey was found nude along a roadside. At first, her death stunned social media—no visible injuries, no clear suspect, and a picture-perfect life on Instagram. But behind the filters was a marriage in trouble. In this episode, we break down the full timeline of Alexis’s disappearance, the autopsy revealing strangulation, how friends warned she was afraid, and why investigators ultimately named her husband, Thomas “Tom” Sharkey, as the killer.

We’ll walk through how Houston police built the case, what they learned about alleged domestic violence, why it took months to secure a warrant, and how U.S. Marshals finally closed in—only for Tom to die by suicide before arrest. This is a case about control, image, and the danger of leaving.

In this episode:

  • Who was influencer Alexis Leigh Sharkey
  • Her marriage to Thomas Sharkey and reports of abuse
  • The night she vanished over Thanksgiving weekend
  • Discovery of her body in Houston’s Energy Corridor
  • The medical examiner’s ruling: homicide by strangulation
  • How detectives ruled out other suspects
  • The arrest warrant and the Florida standoff
  • Why intimate partner homicides often look like this
If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, you are not alone, and help is available right now: dial or text 988 on your phone for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — or chat online 24/7 at 988lifeline.org. If you are experiencing domestic or dating violence — call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or text START to 88788. You can also chat online at TheHotline.org. 24/7. Calls to both organizations are free and confidential.

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]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-murder-of-influencer-alexis-sharkey-marriage-control-and-a-fugitive-husband/ *This episode of Hitched to Homicide discusses the subject of suicide, self-harm, and domestic/intimate partner violence. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.
In November 2020, 26-year-old Houston influencer Alexis Sharkey was found nude along a roadside. At first, her death stunned social media—no visible injuries, no clear suspect, and a picture-perfect life on Instagram. But behind the filters was a marriage in trouble. In this episode, we break down the full timeline of Alexis’s disappearance, the autopsy revealing strangulation, how friends warned she was afraid, and why investigators ultimately named her husband, Thomas “Tom” Sharkey, as the killer.

We’ll walk through how Houston police built the case, what they learned about alleged domestic violence, why it took months to secure a warrant, and how U.S. Marshals finally closed in—only for Tom to die by suicide before arrest. This is a case about control, image, and the danger of leaving.

In this episode:

  • Who was influencer Alexis Leigh Sharkey
  • Her marriage to Thomas Sharkey and reports of abuse
  • The night she vanished over Thanksgiving weekend
  • Discovery of her body in Houston’s Energy Corridor
  • The medical examiner’s ruling: homicide by strangulation
  • How detectives ruled out other suspects
  • The arrest warrant and the Florida standoff
  • Why intimate partner homicides often look like this
If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, you are not alone, and help is available right now: dial or text 988 on your phone for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — or chat online 24/7 at 988lifeline.org. If you are experiencing domestic or dating violence — call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or text START to 88788. You can also chat online at TheHotline.org. 24/7. Calls to both organizations are free and confidential.

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]]> The Murder of Influencer Alexis Sharkey: Marriage, Control, and a Fugitive Husband Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:58:03 In November 2020, 26-year-old Houston influencer Alexis Sharkey was found nude along a roadside. At first, her death stunned social media—no visible injuries, no clear suspect, and a picture-perfect life on Instagram. But behind the filters was a marriage in trouble. In November 2020, 26-year-old Houston influencer Alexis Sharkey was found nude along a roadside. At first, her death stunned social media—no visible injuries, no clear suspect, and a picture-perfect life on Instagram. But behind the filters was a marriage in trouble. alexis sharkey, houston murder case, murder, solved true crime case, domestic violence homicide, suicide to avoid prison, tom sharkey, social media influencer death, true crime podcast, women killed by partners, texas true crime, influencer found dead false full 280 Buzzsprout-18132551 Marlene Warren: The Killer Clown Murder May 26, 1990, Wellington, Florida. A doorbell rings, and wife and mother opens the front door to find a clown with an orange wig, white face, red nose and gloves, holding flowers and balloons. What she believed was a delivery and gesture of kindness, wasn’t. It was an ambush and a point-blank gunshot to her head. After firing, the clown turned and calmly walked away to a waiting car. But why murder this woman who seemed to have no enemies? Rumors of affairs swirled, and while her husband had an alibi, his mistress bided her time before becoming his second wife and living happily ever after.

This murder would sit cold for 27 years, but makeup washes off. Secrets don’t stay buried forever. And advances in DNA can bring a killer to justice.

Join us for this deep into the chilling 1990 Marlene Warren murder. This cold case haunted Palm Beach detectives until DNA on an orange wig cracked it open. Sheila Keen Warren, the mistress-turned-wife who pleaded guilty in 2023, walked free in 2024.

#True crime podcast #Florida cold cases #solved murders #killer clown case | Sheila Keen Warren release | Marlene Warren true story

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]]> Wed, 5 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/marlene-warren-the-killer-clown-murder/ May 26, 1990, Wellington, Florida. A doorbell rings, and wife and mother opens the front door to find a clown with an orange wig, white face, red nose and gloves, holding flowers and balloons. What she believed was a delivery and gesture of kindness, wasn’t. It was an ambush and a point-blank gunshot to her head. After firing, the clown turned and calmly walked away to a waiting car. But why murder this woman who seemed to have no enemies? Rumors of affairs swirled, and while her husband had an alibi, his mistress bided her time before becoming his second wife and living happily ever after.

This murder would sit cold for 27 years, but makeup washes off. Secrets don’t stay buried forever. And advances in DNA can bring a killer to justice.

Join us for this deep into the chilling 1990 Marlene Warren murder. This cold case haunted Palm Beach detectives until DNA on an orange wig cracked it open. Sheila Keen Warren, the mistress-turned-wife who pleaded guilty in 2023, walked free in 2024.

#True crime podcast #Florida cold cases #solved murders #killer clown case | Sheila Keen Warren release | Marlene Warren true story

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The content presented in this podcast and any associated video, blog, or social media is produced for entertainment and informational purposes only. Hitched 2 Homicide is not a legal authority, and nothing contained herein constitutes legal advice, factual findings, or editorial conclusions of any kind. All opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and do not represent the views of any affiliated network, platform, or sponsor.

 

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PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE: All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded criminal matters are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded civil matters are presumed not liable unless and until adjudicated otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.

FAIR USE: Some material incorporated into this podcast is presented under the Fair Use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. Copyright in such material is retained by the respective original author or rights holder. Hitched 2 Homicide makes no claim of ownership over third-party copyrighted content.

OUR COMMITMENT TO VICTIMS: At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to honoring the lives of the victims at the center of every case we cover — not just the circumstances of their deaths. We approach each story with respect for victims, their families, and their loved ones, and we strive to ensure that every person we discuss is remembered as a whole human being first.All sources relied upon in the production of each episode are credited to the best of our ability. Any errors brought to our attention will be promptly corrected.

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]]> Marlene Warren: The Killer Clown Murder Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:49:39 May 26, 1990, Wellington, Florida. A doorbell rings, and wife and mother opens the front door to find a clown with an orange wig, white face, red nose and gloves, holding flowers and balloons. What she believed was a delivery and gesture of kindness, wasn’t. It was an ambush and a point-blank gunshot to her head. May 26, 1990, Wellington, Florida. A doorbell rings, and wife and mother opens the front door to find a clown with an orange wig, white face, red nose and gloves, holding flowers and balloons. What she believed was a delivery and gesture of kindness, wasn’t. It was an ambush and a point-blank gunshot to her head. true crime, debbie warrne, mike warren, killer clown, true crime community, marlene warren, sheila keen warren, true crime podcast, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 279 Buzzsprout-18083975 The Disappearance of Liu Huijun and her Daughter: Two Red Coats and a Seventeen-Year Mystery in Taiwan In 2008, a mother and her little girl rode an elevator to the 11th floor of a building in Yuanlin, Taiwan—left two red coats and their shoes—and stepped into a stairwell. They were never seen again. This is the cold case of Liu Huijun (劉惠君) and her daughter—often called the “Taiwanese Elisa Lam,” but stranger.

We reconstruct the final minutes inside the Yuanlin Finance/Economics Building (員林財經大樓): the elevator ride, the clothing left behind, and the turn into a camera-free stairwell that may have led to a B2 vehicle exit—and total erasure from CCTV. We break down viable theories (assisted departure vs. coercion vs. on-site fatality), why building design matters, and what records could still blow this case open.

We discuss:

  • Timeline: domestic dispute, scooter with key left in ignition, elevator to 11F, entry to stairwell
  • Why the coats & shoes matter (misdirection, crisis ritual, or coercion)
  • Blind spots in mixed-use high-rises (2008 surveillance limitations)
Call for tips: If you lived or worked near Yuying Road, Yuanlin in January 2008 and remember a mother and small child who appeared without a backstory, please contact local authorities in Taiwan. Outside Taiwan, email our show—credible tips will be routed appropriately.

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]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-disappearance-of-liu-huijun-and-her-daughter-two-red-coats-and-a-seventeen-year-mystery-in-taiwan/ In 2008, a mother and her little girl rode an elevator to the 11th floor of a building in Yuanlin, Taiwan—left two red coats and their shoes—and stepped into a stairwell. They were never seen again. This is the cold case of Liu Huijun (劉惠君) and her daughter—often called the “Taiwanese Elisa Lam,” but stranger.

We reconstruct the final minutes inside the Yuanlin Finance/Economics Building (員林財經大樓): the elevator ride, the clothing left behind, and the turn into a camera-free stairwell that may have led to a B2 vehicle exit—and total erasure from CCTV. We break down viable theories (assisted departure vs. coercion vs. on-site fatality), why building design matters, and what records could still blow this case open.

We discuss:

  • Timeline: domestic dispute, scooter with key left in ignition, elevator to 11F, entry to stairwell
  • Why the coats & shoes matter (misdirection, crisis ritual, or coercion)
  • Blind spots in mixed-use high-rises (2008 surveillance limitations)
Call for tips: If you lived or worked near Yuying Road, Yuanlin in January 2008 and remember a mother and small child who appeared without a backstory, please contact local authorities in Taiwan. Outside Taiwan, email our show—credible tips will be routed appropriately.

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]]> The Disappearance of Liu Huijun and her Daughter: Two Red Coats and a Seventeen-Year Mystery in Taiwan Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:40:11 In 2008, a mother and her little girl rode an elevator to the 11th floor of a building in Yuanlin, Taiwan—left two red coats and their shoes—and stepped into a stairwell. They were never seen again. In 2008, a mother and her little girl rode an elevator to the 11th floor of a building in Yuanlin, Taiwan—left two red coats and their shoes—and stepped into a stairwell. They were never seen again. new podcast episode, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, cold case, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, elevator mysterytruecrimepodcast, crimejunkie, podcastlife, yuanlin, truecrimefanatic, taiwan, podcast recommendations false full 278 Buzzsprout-18038459 The Skinwalker Defense: Sarah Saganisto's Murder and an Arizona Acquittal Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

On a cold morning in 1987, Sarah L. Saganitso was found behind Flagstaff Medical Center — her body arranged in a way that made investigators pause. The scene didn't look like any murder they'd worked before. And that discomfort, that hesitation, would become the foundation of one of the most unusual criminal defenses in American legal history.

George Abney was charged with her murder. What followed was a trial that forced a courtroom in northern Arizona to grapple with questions no law school curriculum had prepared anyone to answer: Where does evidence end and belief begin? What happens when a defense attorney weaponizes cultural tradition to build reasonable doubt? And what is justice owed to a Diné woman when the system tasked with protecting her becomes a stage for something else entirely?

The defense called it a Skinwalker — a figure from Navajo spiritual tradition, a shape-shifting witch capable of dark and violent acts. They pointed to the odd details at the scene and asked the jury to consider another explanation. Not George Abney. Something else. Something ancient.

The jury acquitted.

In this episode, we examine the physical evidence, the courtroom strategy, the cultural context of Navajo beliefs around witchcraft and death, and the profound ethical questions raised when indigenous spirituality is filtered through the adversarial machinery of American criminal law. We speak with legal analysts and approach the Diné perspective with the care and respect it demands.

This is not a story about the supernatural. It is a story about a woman who deserved better — and a system that let her down in ways both mundane and extraordinary.

Sarah L. Saganitso deserved justice. This is her case.

Content note: This episode discusses homicide, Indigenous cultural beliefs, and systemic failures in the criminal justice system. We approach the Navajo cultural elements discussed in this case with care, context, and respect.

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DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: The content presented in this podcast and any associated video, blog, or social media is produced for entertainment and informational purposes only. Hitched 2 Homicide is not a legal authority, and nothing contained herein constitutes legal advice, factual findings, or editorial conclusions of any kind. All opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and do not represent the views of any affiliated network, platform, or sponsor.

All cases discussed are researched using publicly available sources, open records, court documents, and archived materials. We make every effort to ensure accuracy; however, we make no warranties — express or implied — regarding the completeness or reliability of the information presented.

PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE:  All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded criminal matters are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. All individuals referenced in connection with pending or concluded civil matters are presumed not liable unless and until adjudicated otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.

FAIR USE: Some material incorporated into this podcast is presented under the Fair Use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. Copyright in such material is retained by the respective original author or rights holder. Hitched 2 Homicide makes no claim of ownership over third-party copyrighted content.

OUR COMMITMENT TO VICTIMS: At Hitched 2 Homicide, we are committed to honoring the lives of the victims at the center of every case we cover — not just the circumstances of their deaths. We approach each story with respect for victims, their families, and their loved ones, and we strive to ensure that every person we discuss is remembered as a whole human being first.

All sources relied upon in the production of each episode are credited to the best of our ability. Any errors brought to our attention will be promptly corrected.

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]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-skinwalker-defense/ Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

On a cold morning in 1987, Sarah L. Saganitso was found behind Flagstaff Medical Center — her body arranged in a way that made investigators pause. The scene didn't look like any murder they'd worked before. And that discomfort, that hesitation, would become the foundation of one of the most unusual criminal defenses in American legal history.

George Abney was charged with her murder. What followed was a trial that forced a courtroom in northern Arizona to grapple with questions no law school curriculum had prepared anyone to answer: Where does evidence end and belief begin? What happens when a defense attorney weaponizes cultural tradition to build reasonable doubt? And what is justice owed to a Diné woman when the system tasked with protecting her becomes a stage for something else entirely?

The defense called it a Skinwalker — a figure from Navajo spiritual tradition, a shape-shifting witch capable of dark and violent acts. They pointed to the odd details at the scene and asked the jury to consider another explanation. Not George Abney. Something else. Something ancient.

The jury acquitted.

In this episode, we examine the physical evidence, the courtroom strategy, the cultural context of Navajo beliefs around witchcraft and death, and the profound ethical questions raised when indigenous spirituality is filtered through the adversarial machinery of American criminal law. We speak with legal analysts and approach the Diné perspective with the care and respect it demands.

This is not a story about the supernatural. It is a story about a woman who deserved better — and a system that let her down in ways both mundane and extraordinary.

Sarah L. Saganitso deserved justice. This is her case.

Content note: This episode discusses homicide, Indigenous cultural beliefs, and systemic failures in the criminal justice system. We approach the Navajo cultural elements discussed in this case with care, context, and respect.

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]]> The Skinwalker Defense: Sarah Saganisto's Murder and an Arizona Acquittal Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:21 SKINWALKER DEFENSE | In 1987, Sarah L. Saganitso was found murdered behind Flagstaff Medical Center. At trial, her accused killer's defense team did something almost no one had ever seen in an American courtroom — they invoked Navajo witchcraft. They called it a Skinwalker. The jury called it reasonable doubt. SKINWALKER DEFENSE | In 1987, Sarah L. Saganitso was found murdered behind Flagstaff Medical Center. At trial, her accused killer's defense team did something almost no one had ever seen in an American courtroom — they invoked Navajo witchcraft. They called it a Skinwalker. The jury called it reasonable doubt. flagstaff medical center, bite mark forensics, diné, coerced confession, paranormal true crime, murder case analysis, court acquittal, 1987 murder, skinwalker defense, sarah saganitso, george abney, navajo, arizona true crime, hitched 2 homicide false full 277 Buzzsprout-18010116 The “Devil Made Me Do It” Case: Demonic Possession, Arne Johnson, the Glatzel Family, and a Landmark Defense In 1981 Brookfield, Connecticut, an altercation ended with Alan Bono losing his life—and a courtroom battle followed that tried to introduce demonic possession as a legal defense. We trace the full timeline: 11-year-old David Glatzel’s reported afflictions, the involvement of Ed & Lorraine Warren and multiple clergy, Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s alleged transference challenge, and Judge Robert Callahan’s decision to bar possession evidence at trial. We also examine alternative, earthly explanations—including the Sominex (diphenhydramine) theory—and how side effects might mimic “possession” in a child.

What you’ll hear

  • Verified timeline of the Brookfield case and trial strategy
  • Priest involvement, alleged exorcisms, and the Warrens’ role
  • Why the “Devil Made Me Do It” argument never reached the jury
  • Skeptical takes and the Sominex angle: could symptoms be pharmacological?
  • Lasting impact on pop culture, documentaries, and true-crime discourse
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]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-devil-made-me-do-it-case-demonic-possession-arne-johnson-the-glatzel-family-and-a-landmark-defense/ In 1981 Brookfield, Connecticut, an altercation ended with Alan Bono losing his life—and a courtroom battle followed that tried to introduce demonic possession as a legal defense. We trace the full timeline: 11-year-old David Glatzel’s reported afflictions, the involvement of Ed & Lorraine Warren and multiple clergy, Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s alleged transference challenge, and Judge Robert Callahan’s decision to bar possession evidence at trial. We also examine alternative, earthly explanations—including the Sominex (diphenhydramine) theory—and how side effects might mimic “possession” in a child.

What you’ll hear

  • Verified timeline of the Brookfield case and trial strategy
  • Priest involvement, alleged exorcisms, and the Warrens’ role
  • Why the “Devil Made Me Do It” argument never reached the jury
  • Skeptical takes and the Sominex angle: could symptoms be pharmacological?
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]]> The “Devil Made Me Do It” Case: Demonic Possession, Arne Johnson, the Glatzel Family, and a Landmark Defense Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:22:44 The Devil Made Me Do It — In 1981, a Connecticut murder trial made history when the defense attempted to argue demonic possession as a legal justification for killing, drawing in paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren; we examine the chilling timeline, the judge's decision to bar supernatural evidence, and the far more grounded explanation that may have been hiding in plain sight all along. The Devil Made Me Do It — In 1981, a Connecticut murder trial made history when the defense attempted to argue demonic possession as a legal justification for killing, drawing in paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren; we examine the chilling timeline, the judge's decision to bar supernatural evidence, and the far more grounded explanation that may have been hiding in plain sight all along. the devil made me do it, the devil in connecticut, listen now, paranormal true crime, netflix the devil on trial, arne johnson devil made me do it, glatzel family, true crime podcast, paranormal, the conjuring 3, podcas, crime podcasts, hitched 2 homicide false full 276 Buzzsprout-17971107 Marjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Salesman. Justice for Jay Orbin | Part 2 of 2 From arrest to verdict. With Jay Orbin’s torso identified, police detain Marjorie and flip Larry Weisberg with immunity. After ten trial delays, the jury convicts her of first-degree murder; the judge orders life without parole. We unpack the evidence, the courtroom strategy, and what the case leaves behind.

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]]> Wed, 8 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/marjorie-orbin-the-showgirl-and-the-salesman-justice-for-jay-orbin-part-2-of-2/ From arrest to verdict. With Jay Orbin’s torso identified, police detain Marjorie and flip Larry Weisberg with immunity. After ten trial delays, the jury convicts her of first-degree murder; the judge orders life without parole. We unpack the evidence, the courtroom strategy, and what the case leaves behind.

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]]> Marjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Salesman. Justice for Jay Orbin | Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:04:28 They looked like the perfect desert power couple — a Las Vegas showgirl, a jeweler, and a baby son — until Jay Orbin vanished and the search for him ended in the most unthinkable way possible. Part 2 They looked like the perfect desert power couple — a Las Vegas showgirl, a jeweler, and a baby son — until Jay Orbin vanished and the search for him ended in the most unthinkable way possible. Part 2 larry weisberg, marjorie orbin, las vegas showgirl, scottsdale disappearance, missing husband phoenix, rubbermaid tub torso, arizona desert, robert ame, marjorie orbin trial, 2004 case timeline, jewelry dealer, jay orbin, phoenix true crime, folies bergèr false full 276 Buzzsprout-17933468 Marjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Death of a Salesman | Part 1 of 2 Former Las Vegas showgirl Marjorie Orbin and Phoenix jeweler Jay Orbin looked like a desert power couple—until Jay vanished in September of 2004. In this episode, we trace their story from meeting and marriage to the birth of their son Noah, the mounting marital strain and alleged affairs, and the day Robert Ame found a Rubbermaid tub in the Arizona desert containing a torso. We stop at the discovery of the partial remains and unpack the timeline, key players, and early investigative questions that turned a missing-person case into a chilling Phoenix true crime mystery.

What you’ll hear in this episode

  • Vegas to Scottsdale: how Marjorie and Jay met and built a life in Arizona
  • Inside the marriage: work travel, money stress, and alleged affairs
  • The disappearance: Jay’s final routine, missed calls, and red flags
  • The discovery: a Rubbermaid storage tub in the desert and the pivot in the case
   

 


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]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/marjorie-orbin-the-showgirl-and-the-death-of-a-salesman-part-1-of-2/ Former Las Vegas showgirl Marjorie Orbin and Phoenix jeweler Jay Orbin looked like a desert power couple—until Jay vanished in September of 2004. In this episode, we trace their story from meeting and marriage to the birth of their son Noah, the mounting marital strain and alleged affairs, and the day Robert Ame found a Rubbermaid tub in the Arizona desert containing a torso. We stop at the discovery of the partial remains and unpack the timeline, key players, and early investigative questions that turned a missing-person case into a chilling Phoenix true crime mystery.

What you’ll hear in this episode

  • Vegas to Scottsdale: how Marjorie and Jay met and built a life in Arizona
  • Inside the marriage: work travel, money stress, and alleged affairs
  • The disappearance: Jay’s final routine, missed calls, and red flags
  • The discovery: a Rubbermaid storage tub in the desert and the pivot in the case
   

 


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]]> Marjorie Orbin: The Showgirl and the Death of a Salesman | Part 1 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:28:13 They looked like the perfect desert power couple—a Las Vegas showgirl, a jeweler, and a baby son — until Jay Orbin vanished and the search for him ended in the most unthinkable way possible. They looked like the perfect desert power couple—a Las Vegas showgirl, a jeweler, and a baby son — until Jay Orbin vanished and the search for him ended in the most unthinkable way possible. marjorie orbin, las vegas showgirl, scottsdale disappearance, missing husband phoenix, rubbermaid tub torso, folies bergère, arizona desert, robert ame, 2004 case timeline, jewelry dealer, jay orbin, true crime podcast, phoenix true crime false full 275 Buzzsprout-17872535 The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: Inside America's Crime of the Century Part 2 of 2 On the night of March 1, 1932, someone climbed a ladder into Charles Lindbergh's New Jersey nursery and took his 20-month-old son — setting off the most sensational criminal case in American history. In this episode, we walk the full timeline from the ransom notes to the tragic discovery in the woods, then dig into the evidence that convicted Bruno Richard Hauptmann: the money trail, the handwriting, and the forensic ladder analysis that became a landmark moment in criminal investigation. We revisit the verdict through fresh eyes — lone killer or part of something bigger? What was the Fische box? And how seriously should we take the inside-job theories? We close with the story that history buried for decades: Lindbergh's secret children in Germany, what DNA has actually confirmed, and what remains an open question.

What you’ll learn
• Key locations, dates, and the ransom hand-off to “Cemetery John”
• How marked gold certificates and the “wooden witness” shaped the case
• Why the Federal Kidnapping Act (the “Lindbergh Law”) mattered
• Which theories persist—and why historians still argue

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]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-lindbergh-baby-kidnapping-inside-americas-crime-of-the-century-part-2-of-2/ On the night of March 1, 1932, someone climbed a ladder into Charles Lindbergh's New Jersey nursery and took his 20-month-old son — setting off the most sensational criminal case in American history. In this episode, we walk the full timeline from the ransom notes to the tragic discovery in the woods, then dig into the evidence that convicted Bruno Richard Hauptmann: the money trail, the handwriting, and the forensic ladder analysis that became a landmark moment in criminal investigation. We revisit the verdict through fresh eyes — lone killer or part of something bigger? What was the Fische box? And how seriously should we take the inside-job theories? We close with the story that history buried for decades: Lindbergh's secret children in Germany, what DNA has actually confirmed, and what remains an open question.

What you’ll learn
• Key locations, dates, and the ransom hand-off to “Cemetery John”
• How marked gold certificates and the “wooden witness” shaped the case
• Why the Federal Kidnapping Act (the “Lindbergh Law”) mattered
• Which theories persist—and why historians still argue

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]]> The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: Inside America's Crime of the Century Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:01:18 The Lindbergh baby kidnapping gave America its first true crime obsession — a famous father, a stolen child, a ransom paid in marked bills, and a verdict that millions still don't fully believe. But the secrets Charles Lindbergh took to his grave may be the most shocking part of the story. This is part 2. The Lindbergh baby kidnapping gave America its first true crime obsession — a famous father, a stolen child, a ransom paid in marked bills, and a verdict that millions still don't fully believe. But the secrets Charles Lindbergh took to his grave may be the most shocking part of the story. This is part 2. john condon, cemetery john, charles lindbergh, secret children, lindbergh kidnapping, bruno richard hauptmann, lindbergh law, isidor fisch, violet sharpe, forensic wood analysis, arthur koehler, 1930s crime, federal kidnapping act, true crime history, dna false full 274 Buzzsprout-17855707 The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: Inside America's Crime of the Century Part 1 of 2 On the night of March 1, 1932, someone climbed a ladder into Charles Lindbergh's New Jersey nursery and took his 20-month-old son — setting off the most sensational criminal case in American history. In this episode, we walk the full timeline from the ransom notes to the tragic discovery in the woods, then dig into the evidence that convicted Bruno Richard Hauptmann: the money trail, the handwriting, and the forensic ladder analysis that became a landmark moment in criminal investigation. We revisit the verdict through fresh eyes — lone killer or part of something bigger? What was the Fische box? And how seriously should we take the inside-job theories? We close with the story that history buried for decades: Lindbergh's secret children in Germany, what DNA has actually confirmed, and what remains an open question.

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]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-lindbergh-baby-kidnapping-inside-americas-crime-of-the-century-part-1-of-2/ On the night of March 1, 1932, someone climbed a ladder into Charles Lindbergh's New Jersey nursery and took his 20-month-old son — setting off the most sensational criminal case in American history. In this episode, we walk the full timeline from the ransom notes to the tragic discovery in the woods, then dig into the evidence that convicted Bruno Richard Hauptmann: the money trail, the handwriting, and the forensic ladder analysis that became a landmark moment in criminal investigation. We revisit the verdict through fresh eyes — lone killer or part of something bigger? What was the Fische box? And how seriously should we take the inside-job theories? We close with the story that history buried for decades: Lindbergh's secret children in Germany, what DNA has actually confirmed, and what remains an open question.

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]]> The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: Inside America's Crime of the Century Part 1 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:18:27 The Lindbergh baby kidnapping gave America its first true crime obsession — a famous father, a stolen child, a ransom paid in marked bills, and a verdict that millions still don't fully believe. But the secrets Charles Lindbergh took to his grave may be the most shocking part of the story. Part 1 of 2. The Lindbergh baby kidnapping gave America its first true crime obsession — a famous father, a stolen child, a ransom paid in marked bills, and a verdict that millions still don't fully believe. But the secrets Charles Lindbergh took to his grave may be the most shocking part of the story. Part 1 of 2. true crime, john condon, tru, cemetery john, charles lindbergh, lindbergh kidnapping, bruno richard hauptmann, kidnapping act, lindbergh baby, lucky lindy, 1930s true crime, lindbergh law, isador fisch, kidnapping of lindbergh baby, voilet charpe, podcast false full 273 Buzzsprout-17814825 Marybeth Tinning: Eight Children Dead, One Conviction, and the Truth about Munchausen by Proxy Between 1972 and 1985, Marybeth Tinning buried nine children in Schenectady, New York. Doctors called the deaths SIDS. Neighbors called it tragedy. But investigators eventually called it what it was — murder.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we trace the full, devastating timeline of the Tinning family: how nine children died one by one, how Marybeth shifted between confessions and denials, and how her husband Joe stood loyally by her side through all of it. We examine the role doctors, investigators, and forensic pathologists played in finally connecting the dots — and why it took so long.

We also take a deep dive into Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (now known as Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another) — the psychological framework many experts believe explains why a mother would harm the very children she was trusted to protect. It's one of the most disturbing and least understood diagnoses in criminal psychology, and this case is one of its most chilling examples.

Marybeth finally confessed to smothering her 4-month-old daughter Tami Lynne and was convicted of second-degree murder in 1987. She was paroled in 2018 after more than 30 years behind bars — but the questions this case raises about motherhood, trust, and how evil can hide in plain sight have never gone away.

Content warning: child death, infant loss, domestic violence, and psychological abuse.

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]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/marybeth-tinning-eight-children-dead-one-conviction-and-the-truth-about-munchausen-by-proxy/ Between 1972 and 1985, Marybeth Tinning buried nine children in Schenectady, New York. Doctors called the deaths SIDS. Neighbors called it tragedy. But investigators eventually called it what it was — murder.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we trace the full, devastating timeline of the Tinning family: how nine children died one by one, how Marybeth shifted between confessions and denials, and how her husband Joe stood loyally by her side through all of it. We examine the role doctors, investigators, and forensic pathologists played in finally connecting the dots — and why it took so long.

We also take a deep dive into Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (now known as Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another) — the psychological framework many experts believe explains why a mother would harm the very children she was trusted to protect. It's one of the most disturbing and least understood diagnoses in criminal psychology, and this case is one of its most chilling examples.

Marybeth finally confessed to smothering her 4-month-old daughter Tami Lynne and was convicted of second-degree murder in 1987. She was paroled in 2018 after more than 30 years behind bars — but the questions this case raises about motherhood, trust, and how evil can hide in plain sight have never gone away.

Content warning: child death, infant loss, domestic violence, and psychological abuse.

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]]> Marybeth Tinning: Eight Children Dead, One Conviction, and the Truth about Munchausen by Proxy Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:03 Nine children. One mother. Thirteen years of funerals — and a community that kept calling it tragedy instead of murder. The case of Marybeth Tinning is the most disturbing thing a mother can do, hiding behind the one thing nobody dared to question. Nine children. One mother. Thirteen years of funerals — and a community that kept calling it tragedy instead of murder. The case of Marybeth Tinning is the most disturbing thing a mother can do, hiding behind the one thing nobody dared to question. child killers, schenectady murders, marybeth tinning documentar, factitious disorder imposed on another, joe tinning, munchausen by proxy, marybeth tinning parole, notorious true crime cases, marybeth tinning confession, mothers who kill, marybeth tinning false full 272 Buzzsprout-17785840 Meant for Her Husband: The Lee Ann Riedel Conspiracy and the Murder of Alex Algeri On January 17, 2001, Alex Algeri walked out of a fitness club in Amityville, New York — and never made it to his car. He was shot multiple times in the parking lot, leaving behind a community in shock and investigators with almost nothing to work with. Al had no enemies. No debts. No criminal history. By every account, he was exactly who he appeared to be: a good man in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Except the place wasn't wrong. The man was.

Al Algeri was never the target. His business partner Paul Riedel was — and the woman behind the plot was Paul's own wife, Lee Ann Riedel, who had enlisted her lover, Ralph "Rocco" Salierno, to make sure her husband never came home. What they got instead was an innocent man's blood on a parking lot in Long Island, and a murder-for-hire conspiracy that began to unravel almost immediately.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we walk through the full story: the shooting, the investigation, the love triangle that sparked it, and the courtroom reckoning that followed. This one hits differently — because Al Algeri didn't just die at the hands of killers. He died because someone wanted to get rid of their spouse and didn't care who paid the price.

️Content warning: graphic violence, murder, and themes of marital betrayal.

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]]> Thu, 4 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-wrong-man-alex-algeri/ On January 17, 2001, Alex Algeri walked out of a fitness club in Amityville, New York — and never made it to his car. He was shot multiple times in the parking lot, leaving behind a community in shock and investigators with almost nothing to work with. Al had no enemies. No debts. No criminal history. By every account, he was exactly who he appeared to be: a good man in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Except the place wasn't wrong. The man was.

Al Algeri was never the target. His business partner Paul Riedel was — and the woman behind the plot was Paul's own wife, Lee Ann Riedel, who had enlisted her lover, Ralph "Rocco" Salierno, to make sure her husband never came home. What they got instead was an innocent man's blood on a parking lot in Long Island, and a murder-for-hire conspiracy that began to unravel almost immediately.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we walk through the full story: the shooting, the investigation, the love triangle that sparked it, and the courtroom reckoning that followed. This one hits differently — because Al Algeri didn't just die at the hands of killers. He died because someone wanted to get rid of their spouse and didn't care who paid the price.

️Content warning: graphic violence, murder, and themes of marital betrayal.

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]]> Meant for Her Husband: The Lee Ann Riedel Conspiracy and the Murder of Alex Algeri Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:01 Alex Algeri had no enemies, no debts, and no reason to fear for his life — which is exactly what made his murder so devastating when the truth finally came out: somebody wanted him dead, and he wasn't even supposed to be the one who died. Alex Algeri had no enemies, no debts, and no reason to fear for his life — which is exactly what made his murder so devastating when the truth finally came out: somebody wanted him dead, and he wasn't even supposed to be the one who died. lee ann riedel, true crime community, alex algeri, rocco salierno, crime podcast, true crime podcast, mistaken identity, podcast, murder for hire, amityville murder, hitched 2 homicide false full 271 Buzzsprout-17659945 The Legend of Pretty Boy Floyd: Hero, Outlaw...or Both? Step into the turbulent 1930s and discover the legend of Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd—an infamous bank robber, folk hero, and symbol of defiance during America’s Great Depression. From his humble beginnings in rural Georgia to high-speed getaways across the Midwest, Floyd’s story blurs the line between villain and hero.

Was he a dangerous outlaw or a misunderstood man fighting against a system that failed its people?

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we uncover the myths, the man, and the moments that made “Pretty Boy” Floyd one of history’s most captivating figures.

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]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-legend-of-pretty-boy-floyd/ Step into the turbulent 1930s and discover the legend of Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd—an infamous bank robber, folk hero, and symbol of defiance during America’s Great Depression. From his humble beginnings in rural Georgia to high-speed getaways across the Midwest, Floyd’s story blurs the line between villain and hero.

Was he a dangerous outlaw or a misunderstood man fighting against a system that failed its people?

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we uncover the myths, the man, and the moments that made “Pretty Boy” Floyd one of history’s most captivating figures.

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]]> The Legend of Pretty Boy Floyd: Hero, Outlaw...or Both? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:22:12 Step into the turbulent 1930s and discover the legend of Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd—an infamous bank robber, folk hero, and symbol of defiance during America’s Great Depression. From his humble beginnings in rural Georgia to high-speed getaways across the Midwest, Floyd’s story blurs the line between villain and hero. Step into the turbulent 1930s and discover the legend of Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd—an infamous bank robber, folk hero, and symbol of defiance during America’s Great Depression. From his humble beginnings in rural Georgia to high-speed getaways across the Midwest, Floyd’s story blurs the line between villain and hero. midwest legends, truecrimepodcast, great depression outlaw, bank robber tales, history podcast, truecrimecommunity, outlaw stories, crimejunki, public enemy no 1, pretty boy floyd, truecrimestory, american gangsters, robin hood legend, charles arthur floyd false full 270 Buzzsprout-17612167 John Edward Robinson: The Internet's First Serial Killer Before online dating was common, before “catfishing” had a name—there was John Edward Robinson. A father. A conman. And the first known serial killer to use the internet to lure, torture, and murder his victims. In this episode, we break down the chilling timeline, the fake job offers, the BDSM chat rooms, and the terrifying true story of how one man turned the web into a trap… and bodies into secrets.

᠅ Victims include Lisa Stasi, Paula Godfrey, and Isabella Lewicka.
᠅ Barrels, forged documents, and a stolen baby.
᠅ Death row… and still no remorse.

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]]> Wed, 6 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/john-edward-robinson-the-internets-first-serial-killer/ Before online dating was common, before “catfishing” had a name—there was John Edward Robinson. A father. A conman. And the first known serial killer to use the internet to lure, torture, and murder his victims. In this episode, we break down the chilling timeline, the fake job offers, the BDSM chat rooms, and the terrifying true story of how one man turned the web into a trap… and bodies into secrets.

᠅ Victims include Lisa Stasi, Paula Godfrey, and Isabella Lewicka.
᠅ Barrels, forged documents, and a stolen baby.
᠅ Death row… and still no remorse.

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]]> John Edward Robinson: The Internet's First Serial Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:13:11 Before online dating was common, before “catfishing” had a name—there was John Edward Robinson. A father. A conman. And the first known serial killer to use the internet to lure, torture, and murder his victims. Before online dating was common, before “catfishing” had a name—there was John Edward Robinson. A father. A conman. And the first known serial killer to use the internet to lure, torture, and murder his victims. truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, lifetime movie, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, bdsm killer, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, john edward robinson, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, internet first serial killer, kidnapped by a killer false full 269 Buzzsprout-17582586 Midnight in Piedmont Park: The Unsolved Murder of Katie Janness and Bowie On a warm summer night in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, Katie Janness and her beloved dog, Bowie, were savagely murdered just steps from their home. Four years later, the case remains unsolved. Who carved letters into Katie’s body? Why weren’t the park’s cameras working? And how does a killer vanish from one of the busiest corners of the city? In this episode, we walk you through that haunting night, the evidence, the heartbreak—and the desperate plea for justice.

Someone knows something. And it might be you.
If you have tips, contact the Atlanta PD or Crime Stoppers.

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]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/midnight-in-piedmont-park-the-unsolved-murder-of-katie-janness-and-bowie/ On a warm summer night in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, Katie Janness and her beloved dog, Bowie, were savagely murdered just steps from their home. Four years later, the case remains unsolved. Who carved letters into Katie’s body? Why weren’t the park’s cameras working? And how does a killer vanish from one of the busiest corners of the city? In this episode, we walk you through that haunting night, the evidence, the heartbreak—and the desperate plea for justice.

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]]> Midnight in Piedmont Park: The Unsolved Murder of Katie Janness and Bowie Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:11 On a warm summer night in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, Katie Janness and her beloved dog, Bowie, were savagely murdered just steps from their home. Four years later, the case remains unsolved. On a warm summer night in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, Katie Janness and her beloved dog, Bowie, were savagely murdered just steps from their home. Four years later, the case remains unsolved. lgbtq, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, katie janness and bowie, truecrimecommunity, katie janness, truecrimeaddict, cold case, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, atlanta murder, truecrimestory, unsolved murder, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic false full 268 Buzzsprout-17545273 The San Francisco Witch Killers: Suzan and Michael Bear’s Twisted Holy War In this disturbing episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we uncover the bizarre and brutal case of Suzan and Michael Bear—known to the media as The San Francisco Witch Killers. What began as a psychedelic love story quickly unraveled into a delusional crusade against so-called “witches.” From the murder of aspiring actress Keryn Barnes in San Francisco to the shocking roadside stabbing of Jon Charles Hellyar, the Bears believed they were soldiers in a holy war—and that murder was their divine mission. Fueled by drugs, religious fanaticism, and paranoia, this couple left a trail of bodies up the California coast.

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]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-san-francisco-witch-killers/ In this disturbing episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we uncover the bizarre and brutal case of Suzan and Michael Bear—known to the media as The San Francisco Witch Killers. What began as a psychedelic love story quickly unraveled into a delusional crusade against so-called “witches.” From the murder of aspiring actress Keryn Barnes in San Francisco to the shocking roadside stabbing of Jon Charles Hellyar, the Bears believed they were soldiers in a holy war—and that murder was their divine mission. Fueled by drugs, religious fanaticism, and paranoia, this couple left a trail of bodies up the California coast.

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]]> The San Francisco Witch Killers: Suzan and Michael Bear’s Twisted Holy War Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:17:38 What began as a psychedelic love story quickly unraveled into a delusional crusade against so-called “witches.” From the murder of aspiring actress Keryn Barnes in San Francisco to the shocking roadside stabbing of Jon Charles Hellyar, the Suzan and Michael Bear believed they were soldiers in a holy war. What began as a psychedelic love story quickly unraveled into a delusional crusade against so-called “witches.” From the murder of aspiring actress Keryn Barnes in San Francisco to the shocking roadside stabbing of Jon Charles Hellyar, the Suzan and Michael Bear believed they were soldiers in a holy war. truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truec, truecrimecommunity, witchhunters, truecrimeaddict, suzanandmichaelbear, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, sanfranciscowitchkillers, murderinthenameofgod, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, cultsandleaders false full 268 Buzzsprout-17466141 Beverly Jarosz. Obsession, Terror and an Unsolved Murder People Refuse to Forget. On December 28, 1964, 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz was found bound and lifeless in her bedroom in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Her ankles were tied. A rope was wrapped around her neck. Her room showed signs of a violent struggle – but there was no forced entry, no murder weapon, and no clear suspect.

In this episode, we unravel the chilling details of Beverly’s final hours, the evidence left behind, and the suspects and theories that have haunted her family and community for nearly 60 years. Was it a jealous classmate, a secret stalker, or someone Beverly trusted enough to let inside her home?

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  • The timeline of Beverly’s last day
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  • Why no one has ever been held accountable
This is the story of a bright young woman with dreams of becoming a teacher, whose life was stolen by someone who has never paid for their crime.

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]]> Wed, 9 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/beverly-jarosz-unsolved/ On December 28, 1964, 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz was found bound and lifeless in her bedroom in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Her ankles were tied. A rope was wrapped around her neck. Her room showed signs of a violent struggle – but there was no forced entry, no murder weapon, and no clear suspect.

In this episode, we unravel the chilling details of Beverly’s final hours, the evidence left behind, and the suspects and theories that have haunted her family and community for nearly 60 years. Was it a jealous classmate, a secret stalker, or someone Beverly trusted enough to let inside her home?

Join us as we examine:

  • The timeline of Beverly’s last day
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  • Possible motives behind her death
  • Why no one has ever been held accountable
This is the story of a bright young woman with dreams of becoming a teacher, whose life was stolen by someone who has never paid for their crime.

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]]> Beverly Jarosz. Obsession, Terror and an Unsolved Murder People Refuse to Forget. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:00:48 On December 28, 1964, 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz was found bound and lifeless in her bedroom in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Her ankles were tied. A rope was wrapped around her neck. Her room showed signs of a violent struggle – but there was no forced entry, no murder weapon, and no clear suspect. On December 28, 1964, 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz was found bound and lifeless in her bedroom in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Her ankles were tied. A rope was wrapped around her neck. Her room showed signs of a violent struggle – but there was no forced entry, no murder weapon, and no clear suspect. new podcast episode, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, unsolved ohio murder, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, beverly jarosz, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, unsolved murder, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, ohio homicide false full 267 Buzzsprout-17431390 Murder, Money & Forbidden Love: The Candy Mossler & Mel Powers Case In 1964, Miami's elite were shaken to their core when millionaire Jacques Mossler was found stabbed and bludgeoned 39 times in his luxury Key Biscayne condo. The prime suspects? His own wife — glamorous Texas socialite Candy Mossler — and her much younger nephew-by-marriage, Mel Powers, with whom she was rumored to be having a forbidden affair.

Was it greed? Lust? A deadly conspiracy between two people who should never have been together in the first place? In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we pull back the curtain on one of the most scandalous murder trials of the 20th century — complete with jaw-dropping courtroom theatrics, explosive evidence, and a verdict that left an entire nation speechless.

Wealth. Betrayal. Forbidden desire. Murder. This one has it all.

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]]> Wed, 2 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/forbidden-love-candy-mossler-mel-powers/ In 1964, Miami's elite were shaken to their core when millionaire Jacques Mossler was found stabbed and bludgeoned 39 times in his luxury Key Biscayne condo. The prime suspects? His own wife — glamorous Texas socialite Candy Mossler — and her much younger nephew-by-marriage, Mel Powers, with whom she was rumored to be having a forbidden affair.

Was it greed? Lust? A deadly conspiracy between two people who should never have been together in the first place? In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we pull back the curtain on one of the most scandalous murder trials of the 20th century — complete with jaw-dropping courtroom theatrics, explosive evidence, and a verdict that left an entire nation speechless.

Wealth. Betrayal. Forbidden desire. Murder. This one has it all.

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]]> Murder, Money & Forbidden Love: The Candy Mossler & Mel Powers Case Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:21:24 She was a wealthy socialite. He was her nephew. And together, they were accused of stabbing her millionaire husband 39 times — then walking free all in the name of love. This is the Candy Mossler story. She was a wealthy socialite. He was her nephew. And together, they were accused of stabbing her millionaire husband 39 times — then walking free all in the name of love. This is the Candy Mossler story. incest, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, new, truecrimeaddict, candy mossler, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, crimejunkie, mel powers, jacques mossler, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, texas true crime, forbidden love false full 264 Buzzsprout-17385023 The Scarsdale Diet Murder: Jean Harris and the Death of Dr. Herman Tarnower | Part 2 of 2 In Part Two of The Scarsdale Diet Murder, we pick up where the gunshots left off. Dr. Herman Tarnower—the cardiologist behind The Scarsdale Diet—was dead, and his longtime lover Jean Harris was in handcuffs. But the real battle had just begun.

What followed was a 14-week media-frenzied trial, filled with courtroom theatrics, handwritten, ten page love letters, prescription drugs, and a defense that teetered between suicide attempt and emotional collapse. Prosecutors painted Jean as a jealous, calculating killer. The defense claimed she was a broken woman, unraveling under years of psychological manipulation and amphetamines prescribed by the man she ultimately shot.

The jury didn’t buy it.

Jean Harris was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life. She would go on to serve 12 years behind bars before then-New York Governor Mario Cuomo commuted her sentence at age 69.

In this episode, we break down the trial, the aftermath, and the transformation of Jean Harris—from prep school headmistress to convicted murderer to prison reform advocate.

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]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-scarsdale-diet-murder-jean-harris-and-the-death-of-dr-herman-tarnower-part-2-of-2/ In Part Two of The Scarsdale Diet Murder, we pick up where the gunshots left off. Dr. Herman Tarnower—the cardiologist behind The Scarsdale Diet—was dead, and his longtime lover Jean Harris was in handcuffs. But the real battle had just begun.

What followed was a 14-week media-frenzied trial, filled with courtroom theatrics, handwritten, ten page love letters, prescription drugs, and a defense that teetered between suicide attempt and emotional collapse. Prosecutors painted Jean as a jealous, calculating killer. The defense claimed she was a broken woman, unraveling under years of psychological manipulation and amphetamines prescribed by the man she ultimately shot.

The jury didn’t buy it.

Jean Harris was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life. She would go on to serve 12 years behind bars before then-New York Governor Mario Cuomo commuted her sentence at age 69.

In this episode, we break down the trial, the aftermath, and the transformation of Jean Harris—from prep school headmistress to convicted murderer to prison reform advocate.

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]]> The Scarsdale Diet Murder: Jean Harris and the Death of Dr. Herman Tarnower | Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:06:03 In Part Two of The Scarsdale Diet Murder, we pick up where the gunshots left off. Dr. Herman Tarnower—the cardiologist behind The Scarsdale Diet—was dead, and his longtime lover Jean Harris was in handcuffs. But the real battle had just begun. In Part Two of The Scarsdale Diet Murder, we pick up where the gunshots left off. Dr. Herman Tarnower—the cardiologist behind The Scarsdale Diet—was dead, and his longtime lover Jean Harris was in handcuffs. But the real battle had just begun. truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, scarsdale diet murder, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, thanksgiving m, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, crime of passion, jean harris, dr. herman tarnower false full 265 Buzzsprout-17351533 The Scarsdale Diet Murder: Jean Harris and the Death of Dr. Herman Tarnower | Part 1 of 2 Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

When Dr. Herman Tarnower—celebrity cardiologist and author of The Scarsdale Diet—was found shot dead in his Scarsdale mansion, suspicion quickly fell on his longtime lover, Jean Harris. She was a respected headmistress. He was a womanizing doctor with a younger mistress. What happened the night Jean drove 300 miles with a revolver in her purse? Was it a suicide attempt gone wrong—or a calculated murder fueled by jealousy?

In this week’s episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we unpack the twisted triangle between Harris, Tarnower, and his secretary Lynne Tryforos—and explore how love, betrayal, and barbiturates led to one of the most sensational murders of the 1980s.


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When Dr. Herman Tarnower—celebrity cardiologist and author of The Scarsdale Diet—was found shot dead in his Scarsdale mansion, suspicion quickly fell on his longtime lover, Jean Harris. She was a respected headmistress. He was a womanizing doctor with a younger mistress. What happened the night Jean drove 300 miles with a revolver in her purse? Was it a suicide attempt gone wrong—or a calculated murder fueled by jealousy?

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]]> The Scarsdale Diet Murder: Jean Harris and the Death of Dr. Herman Tarnower | Part 1 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:36 Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! When Dr. Herman Tarnower—celebrity cardiologist and author of The Scarsdale Diet—was found shot dead in his Scarsdale mansion, suspicion quickly fell on his longtime lover, Jean Harris. She was a respected headmistress. He was a womanizing doctor with a younger mistress. What happened the night Jean drove 300 miles with a revolver in her purse? Was it a suicide attempt gone wrong—or a calculated murder fueled by jealousy? In this week’s episode of Hitched 2 H... Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! When Dr. Herman Tarnower—celebrity cardiologist and author of The Scarsdale Diet—was found shot dead in his Scarsdale mansion, suspicion quickly fell on his longtime lover, Jean Harris. She was a respected headmistress. He was a womanizing doctor with a younger mistress. What happened the night Jean drove 300 miles with a revolver in her purse? Was it a suicide attempt gone wrong—or a calculated murder fueled by jealousy? In this week’s episode of Hitched 2 H... truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, scarsdale diet murder, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, thanksgiving m, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, crime of passion, jean harris, dr. herman tarnower false full 264 Buzzsprout-17310426 Christine Paolilla: The Clear Lake Murders. Beauty, Betrayal, and Bloodshed. On July 18, 2003, four young people were found shot to death inside a home in Clear Lake, Texas—a quiet Houston suburb shaken by a crime that looked, at first, like a mystery with no clear motive and no easy answers.

The victims were Tiffany Rowell, Rachael Koloroutis, Marcus Precella, and Adelbert Sanchez. For three years, the Clear Lake murders remained unsolved as investigators chased thousands of leads. Then a tip pointed police toward a shocking suspect: Christine Paolilla, a former classmate once voted “Miss Irresistible,” and her boyfriend, Christopher Snider.

What followed was a disturbing story of friendship, jealousy, drugs, betrayal, and a confession that would finally bring the truth into the light. In 2008, Christine Paolilla was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison for her role in the deaths.

Kris and Rob dig into the case of Christine Paolilla, the Clear Lake murders, and the brutal Texas true crime story that asks a haunting question: how does someone go from friend… to killer?

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]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/christine-paolilla-the-clear-lake-murders-beauty-betrayal-and-bloodshed/ On July 18, 2003, four young people were found shot to death inside a home in Clear Lake, Texas—a quiet Houston suburb shaken by a crime that looked, at first, like a mystery with no clear motive and no easy answers.

The victims were Tiffany Rowell, Rachael Koloroutis, Marcus Precella, and Adelbert Sanchez. For three years, the Clear Lake murders remained unsolved as investigators chased thousands of leads. Then a tip pointed police toward a shocking suspect: Christine Paolilla, a former classmate once voted “Miss Irresistible,” and her boyfriend, Christopher Snider.

What followed was a disturbing story of friendship, jealousy, drugs, betrayal, and a confession that would finally bring the truth into the light. In 2008, Christine Paolilla was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison for her role in the deaths.

Kris and Rob dig into the case of Christine Paolilla, the Clear Lake murders, and the brutal Texas true crime story that asks a haunting question: how does someone go from friend… to killer?

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]]> Christine Paolilla: The Clear Lake Murders. Beauty, Betrayal, and Bloodshed. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:07:07 On July 18, 2003, four young people were found shot to death inside a home in Clear Lake, Texas—a quiet Houston suburb shaken by a crime that looked, at first, like a mystery with no clear motive and no easy answers. But soon the story unraveled, and the killer was closer to the victims than anyone ever knew. On July 18, 2003, four young people were found shot to death inside a home in Clear Lake, Texas—a quiet Houston suburb shaken by a crime that looked, at first, like a mystery with no clear motive and no easy answers. But soon the story unraveled, and the killer was closer to the victims than anyone ever knew. clear lake murders, true crime addict, teen murder, true crime story, true crime community, truecrimelovers, christine paolilla, clear lake tx, justice for victims, true crime podcast, chris snider, true, true crime texas, hitched 2 homicide, crime junkie false full 263 Buzzsprout-17273432 The Mystery and Unsolved German Murders at Hinterkaifeck. In 1922, six people were brutally murdered on a remote Bavarian farm—and more than a century later, the Hinterkaifeck murders remain one of Germany’s most chilling unsolved true crime cases.

Days before the killings, farmer Andreas Gruber reportedly discovered mysterious footprints in the snow leading toward the house—but none leading away. Strange noises came from the attic. A newspaper appeared that no one remembered buying. Then, on March 31, 1922, the Gruber family and their maid were slaughtered with a farm tool in a crime so brutal it stunned rural Bavaria.

But the horror did not end with the murders.

Evidence suggested the killer may have stayed at Hinterkaifeck farm after the massacre—feeding the animals, using the kitchen, and moving through the house while six victims lay dead. Was the murderer a jealous lover? A neighbor? Someone tied to dark family secrets? Or was something even stranger haunting that isolated farmstead?

Kris and Rob dig into the timeline, suspects, evidence, and enduring theories behind the 1922 Hinterkaifeck murders—a historic unsolved murder mystery filled with eerie clues, disturbing possibilities, and one question that still lingers:

Did the killer ever really leave?

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]]> Wed, 4 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-mystery-and-unsolved-german-murders-at-hinterkaifeck/ In 1922, six people were brutally murdered on a remote Bavarian farm—and more than a century later, the Hinterkaifeck murders remain one of Germany’s most chilling unsolved true crime cases.

Days before the killings, farmer Andreas Gruber reportedly discovered mysterious footprints in the snow leading toward the house—but none leading away. Strange noises came from the attic. A newspaper appeared that no one remembered buying. Then, on March 31, 1922, the Gruber family and their maid were slaughtered with a farm tool in a crime so brutal it stunned rural Bavaria.

But the horror did not end with the murders.

Evidence suggested the killer may have stayed at Hinterkaifeck farm after the massacre—feeding the animals, using the kitchen, and moving through the house while six victims lay dead. Was the murderer a jealous lover? A neighbor? Someone tied to dark family secrets? Or was something even stranger haunting that isolated farmstead?

Kris and Rob dig into the timeline, suspects, evidence, and enduring theories behind the 1922 Hinterkaifeck murders—a historic unsolved murder mystery filled with eerie clues, disturbing possibilities, and one question that still lingers:

Did the killer ever really leave?

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]]> The Mystery and Unsolved German Murders at Hinterkaifeck. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:49:07 In 1922, six people were brutally murdered on a remote Bavarian farm—and more than a century later, the Hinterkaifeck murders remain one of Germany’s most chilling unsolved true crime cases. In 1922, six people were brutally murdered on a remote Bavarian farm—and more than a century later, the Hinterkaifeck murders remain one of Germany’s most chilling unsolved true crime cases. #unsolvedmystery, #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #justiceforvictims, #crimein, #truecrimejunkie, #truecrimeaddict, #hinterkaifeck #truecrimegermany #unsolvedmurder #truecrimepodcast #historicalcrime #coldcasefiles#hitched2homicide, #truecrimeapplepodcast false full 262 Buzzsprout-17230673 The Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Drowned in Secrets The Cigar Girl: The Unsolved Death of Mary Rogers

In 1841, Mary Rogers was the most admired woman in Manhattan—a stunning young clerk in a bustling cigar shop who caught the eye of politicians, poets, and even Edgar Allan Poe. But when she vanished one summer Sunday, and her body was found floating in the Hudson near Hoboken days later, her fame turned into infamy. Was it murder? A botched abortion? Or something more sinister?

Join us as we dig into one of America’s first media-fueled murder mysteries—one that inspired Poe’s fiction and left behind more questions than answers.

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]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-cigar-girl-mary-rogers-drowned-in-secrets/ The Cigar Girl: The Unsolved Death of Mary Rogers

In 1841, Mary Rogers was the most admired woman in Manhattan—a stunning young clerk in a bustling cigar shop who caught the eye of politicians, poets, and even Edgar Allan Poe. But when she vanished one summer Sunday, and her body was found floating in the Hudson near Hoboken days later, her fame turned into infamy. Was it murder? A botched abortion? Or something more sinister?

Join us as we dig into one of America’s first media-fueled murder mysteries—one that inspired Poe’s fiction and left behind more questions than answers.

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]]> The Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Drowned in Secrets Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:47:16 The Unsolved Death of Mary Rogers In 1841, Mary Rogers was the most admired woman in Manhattan—a stunning young clerk in a bustling cigar shop who caught the eye of politicians, poets, and even Edgar Allan Poe. But when she vanished one summer Sunday, and her body was found floating in the Hudson near Hoboken days later, her fame turned into infamy. Was it murder? A botched abortion? Or something more sinister? The Unsolved Death of Mary Rogers In 1841, Mary Rogers was the most admired woman in Manhattan—a stunning young clerk in a bustling cigar shop who caught the eye of politicians, poets, and even Edgar Allan Poe. But when she vanished one summer Sunday, and her body was found floating in the Hudson near Hoboken days later, her fame turned into infamy. Was it murder? A botched abortion? Or something more sinister? truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, unsolved crime, the cigar girl. historical crime, truecrimecommunity, truecri, truecrimeaddict, victorian crime, truecrimelovers, edgar allan poe, truecrimestory, mary rogers, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic false full 261 Buzzsprout-17196643 CODE RED: The Real Marine Behind "A Few Good Men" and His Unsolved Murder In 1986, Marine David Cox helped carry out a Code Red at Guantanamo Bay on a Private who fully recovered from his injuries. When David and nine others were faced with a court-martial and an Other Than Honorable Discharge, he refused a plea deal, stood trial, and walked free; his attorney arguing that he was following orders. That courtroom drama would go on to inspire Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men. But David’s story didn’t end there.

In 1994, Cox was found shot to death—execution-style. Wallet intact. No robbery. No suspects. No justice.

This week on Hitched 2 Homicide, we’re peeling back the Hollywood polish and military records to expose the haunting, unsolved truth behind one of the most infamous cases of military justice—and murder—in U.S. history.

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]]> Wed, 21 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/code-red-the-real-marine-behind-a-few-good-men-and-his-unsolved-murder/ In 1986, Marine David Cox helped carry out a Code Red at Guantanamo Bay on a Private who fully recovered from his injuries. When David and nine others were faced with a court-martial and an Other Than Honorable Discharge, he refused a plea deal, stood trial, and walked free; his attorney arguing that he was following orders. That courtroom drama would go on to inspire Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men. But David’s story didn’t end there.

In 1994, Cox was found shot to death—execution-style. Wallet intact. No robbery. No suspects. No justice.

This week on Hitched 2 Homicide, we’re peeling back the Hollywood polish and military records to expose the haunting, unsolved truth behind one of the most infamous cases of military justice—and murder—in U.S. history.

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]]> CODE RED: The Real Marine Behind "A Few Good Men" and His Unsolved Murder Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:48:01 In 1986, Marine David Cox helped carry out a Code Red at Guantanamo Bay on a Private who fully recovered from his injuries. When David and nine others were faced with a court-martial and an Other Than Honorable Discharge, he refused a plea deal, stood trial, and walked free; his attorney arguing that he was following orders. That courtroom drama would go on to inspire Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men. But David’s story didn’t end there. In 1986, Marine David Cox helped carry out a Code Red at Guantanamo Bay on a Private who fully recovered from his injuries. When David and nine others were faced with a court-martial and an Other Than Honorable Discharge, he refused a plea deal, stood trial, and walked free; his attorney arguing that he was following orders. That courtroom drama would go on to inspire Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men. But David’s story didn’t end there. true crime, code red, military murder, a few good men, cold case, memorial day podcast, podcast recommendations, unsolved mystery, david cox, hitched 2 homicide false full 259 Buzzsprout-17164419 FROM THE VAULT: Christian Gerhartsreiter. A Real-Life Mr. Ripley Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

FROM THE VAULT: Christian Gerhartsreiter. Or was it Clark Rockefeller: The Con Man Who Killed 

He said he was a Rockefeller…
He said he was a Yale grad, a Wall Street genius…
But what Christian Gerhartsreiter really was… was a killer.

In this shocking episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we pull back the curtain on one of the most outrageous imposters in modern American history. From his small-town roots in Bavaria to the exclusive country clubs of Boston, Christian Gerhartsreiter lied, schemed, and ultimately murdered to protect the fantasy he built.

This is the bizarre and chilling story of the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller.

📌 What you'll learn in this episode:

  • How Gerhartsreiter manipulated his way into elite society
  • The long-unsolved disappearance of John and Linda Sohus
  • Why it took over two decades to unmask him
  • And how the kidnapping of his daughter finally brought him down

Whether you're into stories about cons, killers, or cold cases—this one has it all.

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FROM THE VAULT: Christian Gerhartsreiter. Or was it Clark Rockefeller: The Con Man Who Killed 

He said he was a Rockefeller…
He said he was a Yale grad, a Wall Street genius…
But what Christian Gerhartsreiter really was… was a killer.

In this shocking episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we pull back the curtain on one of the most outrageous imposters in modern American history. From his small-town roots in Bavaria to the exclusive country clubs of Boston, Christian Gerhartsreiter lied, schemed, and ultimately murdered to protect the fantasy he built.

This is the bizarre and chilling story of the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller.

📌 What you'll learn in this episode:

  • How Gerhartsreiter manipulated his way into elite society
  • The long-unsolved disappearance of John and Linda Sohus
  • Why it took over two decades to unmask him
  • And how the kidnapping of his daughter finally brought him down

Whether you're into stories about cons, killers, or cold cases—this one has it all.

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]]> FROM THE VAULT: Christian Gerhartsreiter. A Real-Life Mr. Ripley Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:21:13 Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! FROM THE VAULT: Christian Gerhartsreiter. Or was it Clark Rockefeller: The Con Man Who Killed He said he was a Rockefeller… He said he was a Yale grad, a Wall Street genius… But what Christian Gerhartsreiter really was… was a killer. In this shocking episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we pull back the curtain on one of the most outrageous imposters in modern American history. From his small-town roots in Bavaria to the exclusive country clubs of Boston, Chr... Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! FROM THE VAULT: Christian Gerhartsreiter. Or was it Clark Rockefeller: The Con Man Who Killed He said he was a Rockefeller… He said he was a Yale grad, a Wall Street genius… But what Christian Gerhartsreiter really was… was a killer. In this shocking episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we pull back the curtain on one of the most outrageous imposters in modern American history. From his small-town roots in Bavaria to the exclusive country clubs of Boston, Chr... #conmankiller, #christiangerhartsreiter, #criminalminds, #tbt, #clarkrockefeller, #psychopathunmasked, #truecrimecommunity #podcastrecommendations, #hitched2homicide #truecrimepodcast, #fakerockefeller false full 258 Buzzsprout-17111740 FROM THE H2H VAULT: Dolly Oesterreich. Love, Lies and the Man in the Wall. Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

FROM THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE VAULT: DOLLY OESTERREICH

*this episode previously aired on 2.15.2023

Love, Lies, and a Man in the Walls

At first glance, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich was the picture of a perfect 1920s housewife—elegant, sociable, and impeccably dressed. Married to Fred Oesterreich, a wealthy apron manufacturer in Milwaukee and later Los Angeles, she seemed to have it all. But beneath the satin and social charm, Dolly harbored a scandalous secret.

Los Angeles, 1922.
Gunshots rang out from the Oesterreich home. When police arrived, Fred was dead—shot three times. Dolly was found locked in a closet, unharmed, claiming a robbery gone wrong. But the truth was far more disturbing.

Fred hadn’t been killed by a burglar. He was murdered by Dolly’s secret lover—sixteen years her junior—a man who had been living in their attic for nearly a decade.

This is the twisted tale of Dolly Oesterreich:
Love, Lies and a Man in the Walls.

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]]> Thu, 8 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/from-the-h2h-vault-dolly-oesterreich-love-lies-and-the-man-in-the-wall/ Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

FROM THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE VAULT: DOLLY OESTERREICH

*this episode previously aired on 2.15.2023

Love, Lies, and a Man in the Walls

At first glance, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich was the picture of a perfect 1920s housewife—elegant, sociable, and impeccably dressed. Married to Fred Oesterreich, a wealthy apron manufacturer in Milwaukee and later Los Angeles, she seemed to have it all. But beneath the satin and social charm, Dolly harbored a scandalous secret.

Los Angeles, 1922.
Gunshots rang out from the Oesterreich home. When police arrived, Fred was dead—shot three times. Dolly was found locked in a closet, unharmed, claiming a robbery gone wrong. But the truth was far more disturbing.

Fred hadn’t been killed by a burglar. He was murdered by Dolly’s secret lover—sixteen years her junior—a man who had been living in their attic for nearly a decade.

This is the twisted tale of Dolly Oesterreich:
Love, Lies and a Man in the Walls.

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]]> FROM THE H2H VAULT: Dolly Oesterreich. Love, Lies and the Man in the Wall. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:57 Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! FROM THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE VAULT: DOLLY OESTERREICH *this episode previously aired on 2.15.2023 Love, Lies, and a Man in the Walls At first glance, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich was the picture of a perfect 1920s housewife—elegant, sociable, and impeccably dressed. Married to Fred Oesterreich, a wealthy apron manufacturer in Milwaukee and later Los Angeles, she seemed to have it all. But beneath the satin and social charm, Dolly harbored a scandalous secret. ... Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! FROM THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE VAULT: DOLLY OESTERREICH *this episode previously aired on 2.15.2023 Love, Lies, and a Man in the Walls At first glance, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich was the picture of a perfect 1920s housewife—elegant, sociable, and impeccably dressed. Married to Fred Oesterreich, a wealthy apron manufacturer in Milwaukee and later Los Angeles, she seemed to have it all. But beneath the satin and social charm, Dolly harbored a scandalous secret. ... #truecrimepodcast, #solved #mfm #crimejunkie, #true crime obsessed #ottosanhuber, #vintagecrime #latruecrime, #tbt #fromtheh2hvault #dollyoesterrich #manintheattic, #truecrimeyoutube, #truecrimeofinstagram #podcast #crime, #bizzaremurder, #twistedlove false full 145 Buzzsprout-17059994 Joe Clark. Cold Blood, Cold Case: How a Killer Hid in Plain Sight for Over 30 Years. On February 7, 1981, Lt. Ray Richard “Joe” Clark was inside his Marietta, Ohio home when a bullet shattered the kitchen window and killed him. A respected Washington County Sheriff’s lieutenant, Clark had spent his life in law enforcement—only to become the victim of one of Ohio’s most haunting cold case murders.

For more than three decades, the case sat unanswered. Then a cold case investigation involving the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Washington County authorities, and long-buried witness testimony finally pointed back to one of their own: Mitchell “Mitch” Ruble, a former deputy with a grudge, a motive, and a secret that had survived for 33 years.

Kris and Rob unravel the murder of Lt. Joe Clark, the Marietta, Ohio cold case that stunned a sheriff’s department, exposed old resentments, and proved that even after decades, the truth has a way of crawling out of the dark.

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]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/joe-clark-cold-blood-cold-case-how-a-killer-hid-in-plain-sight-for-over-30-years/ On February 7, 1981, Lt. Ray Richard “Joe” Clark was inside his Marietta, Ohio home when a bullet shattered the kitchen window and killed him. A respected Washington County Sheriff’s lieutenant, Clark had spent his life in law enforcement—only to become the victim of one of Ohio’s most haunting cold case murders.

For more than three decades, the case sat unanswered. Then a cold case investigation involving the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Washington County authorities, and long-buried witness testimony finally pointed back to one of their own: Mitchell “Mitch” Ruble, a former deputy with a grudge, a motive, and a secret that had survived for 33 years.

Kris and Rob unravel the murder of Lt. Joe Clark, the Marietta, Ohio cold case that stunned a sheriff’s department, exposed old resentments, and proved that even after decades, the truth has a way of crawling out of the dark.

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]]> Joe Clark. Cold Blood, Cold Case: How a Killer Hid in Plain Sight for Over 30 Years. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:40 On February 7, 1981, Lt. Ray Richard “Joe” Clark was inside his Marietta, Ohio home when a bullet shattered the kitchen window and killed him. A respected Washington County Sheriff’s lieutenant, Clark had spent his life in law enforcement—only to become the victim of one of Ohio’s most haunting cold case murders. On February 7, 1981, Lt. Ray Richard “Joe” Clark was inside his Marietta, Ohio home when a bullet shattered the kitchen window and killed him. A respected Washington County Sheriff’s lieutenant, Clark had spent his life in law enforcement—only to become the victim of one of Ohio’s most haunting cold case murders. false full 157 Buzzsprout-17016896 The Unbreakable Code: Who Killed Ricky McCormick? In June 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a field near West Alton, Missouri. He had not been reported missing. His cause of death was never determined. And tucked inside his pockets were two handwritten notes filled with letters, numbers, parentheses, and strange coded phrases that would become one of the FBI’s most baffling unsolved mysteries.

For years, investigators and cryptanalysts tried to break what became known as Ricky McCormick’s encrypted notes. The FBI Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit even asked the public for help, hoping the mysterious cipher might reveal where Ricky had been, who he had seen, and what happened before his death. But decades later, the code remains unsolved—and so does the question of whether Ricky McCormick was murdered, used as a messenger, or carrying a secret no one has been able to read.

Kris and Rob dig into the strange death of Ricky McCormick, the mysterious code found in his pocket, the Missouri cold case that still confounds investigators, and the chilling possibility that the biggest clue has been sitting in plain sight all along.

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]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-unbreakable-code-who-killed-ricky-mccormick/ In June 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a field near West Alton, Missouri. He had not been reported missing. His cause of death was never determined. And tucked inside his pockets were two handwritten notes filled with letters, numbers, parentheses, and strange coded phrases that would become one of the FBI’s most baffling unsolved mysteries.

For years, investigators and cryptanalysts tried to break what became known as Ricky McCormick’s encrypted notes. The FBI Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit even asked the public for help, hoping the mysterious cipher might reveal where Ricky had been, who he had seen, and what happened before his death. But decades later, the code remains unsolved—and so does the question of whether Ricky McCormick was murdered, used as a messenger, or carrying a secret no one has been able to read.

Kris and Rob dig into the strange death of Ricky McCormick, the mysterious code found in his pocket, the Missouri cold case that still confounds investigators, and the chilling possibility that the biggest clue has been sitting in plain sight all along.

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]]> The Unbreakable Code: Who Killed Ricky McCormick? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:01:01 In June 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a field near West Alton, Missouri. He had not been reported missing. His cause of death was never determined. And tucked inside his pockets were two handwritten notes filled with letters, numbers, parentheses, and strange coded phrases that would become one of the FBI’s most baffling unsolved mysteries. In June 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a field near West Alton, Missouri. He had not been reported missing. His cause of death was never determined. And tucked inside his pockets were two handwritten notes filled with letters, numbers, parentheses, and strange coded phrases that would become one of the FBI’s most baffling unsolved mysteries. true crime, ricky mccormick, fbi unsolved, cipher mystery, cipher challenge, fbi cold case, cryptic notes, true crime podcast, st. louis mystery, cold case files, unbreakable code, hitched 2 homicide false full 255 Buzzsprout-16971524 The "Shocking" Case of Michael Schiller and the Electric Chair that Couldn't Finish the Job. Third Time's a Harm. A brutal backyard murder. A courtroom drama. And an electric chair that just wouldn’t finish the job.

In 1904, Michael G. Schiller walked into the death chamber at the Ohio State Penitentiary expecting to die once. Instead, his execution became one of the most horrifying and botched electrocutions in Ohio history.

Convicted of murdering his wife, Mary Schiller, in Youngstown, Ohio, Schiller was sentenced to death in the state’s electric chair. But when the current was applied, something went terribly wrong. Schiller reportedly revived after the first shock. Then again after the second. It took three jolts of electricity before Michael Schiller was finally pronounced dead, turning his execution into a gruesome chapter in the history of capital punishment, Ohio true crime, and the early use of the electric chair.

Kris and Rob dig into the murder of Mary Schiller, the trial of Michael Schiller, and the nightmare inside the Ohio Penitentiary death chamber—where justice was supposed to be swift, but became something far more disturbing.

This is the case of Michael Schiller, the man who had to be electrocuted three times.

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]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-shocking-case-of-michael-schiller-and-the-electric-chair-that-couldnt-finish-the-job-third-times-a-harm/ A brutal backyard murder. A courtroom drama. And an electric chair that just wouldn’t finish the job.

In 1904, Michael G. Schiller walked into the death chamber at the Ohio State Penitentiary expecting to die once. Instead, his execution became one of the most horrifying and botched electrocutions in Ohio history.

Convicted of murdering his wife, Mary Schiller, in Youngstown, Ohio, Schiller was sentenced to death in the state’s electric chair. But when the current was applied, something went terribly wrong. Schiller reportedly revived after the first shock. Then again after the second. It took three jolts of electricity before Michael Schiller was finally pronounced dead, turning his execution into a gruesome chapter in the history of capital punishment, Ohio true crime, and the early use of the electric chair.

Kris and Rob dig into the murder of Mary Schiller, the trial of Michael Schiller, and the nightmare inside the Ohio Penitentiary death chamber—where justice was supposed to be swift, but became something far more disturbing.

This is the case of Michael Schiller, the man who had to be electrocuted three times.

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]]> The "Shocking" Case of Michael Schiller and the Electric Chair that Couldn't Finish the Job. Third Time's a Harm. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:04 In 1904, Michael G. Schiller walked into the death chamber at the Ohio State Penitentiary expecting to die once. Instead, his execution became one of the most horrifying and botched electrocutions in Ohio history. In 1904, Michael G. Schiller walked into the death chamber at the Ohio State Penitentiary expecting to die once. Instead, his execution became one of the most horrifying and botched electrocutions in Ohio history. new podcast ep, botched execution, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, michael schiller, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, historical true crime, crimejunkie, podcastlife, ohio true crime, electric chair false full 254 Buzzsprout-16936359 Richard Kuklinski. The Iceman Killer Explained. A husband. A father. A suburban family man. And one of the most cold-blooded killers the mob ever claimed as its own.

Richard Kuklinski, better known as The Iceman, lived a deadly double life—hiding behind the image of a devoted husband and father while allegedly working as a mafia hitman, contract killer, and enforcer tied to organized crime.

From frozen bodies and mob murders to chilling prison interviews and shocking confessions, the case of Richard Kuklinski remains one of the most disturbing stories in American true crime. He claimed to have killed for decades, fooled his family, outwitted law enforcement, and left behind a trail of death that blurred the line between fact, legend, and pure terror.

Kris and Rob unravel the terrifying story of Richard Kuklinski: The Iceman Killer—the man, the myth, and the monster behind one of the darkest names in mafia crime history.

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]]> Wed, 9 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/richard-kuklinski-the-iceman-killer-explained/ A husband. A father. A suburban family man. And one of the most cold-blooded killers the mob ever claimed as its own.

Richard Kuklinski, better known as The Iceman, lived a deadly double life—hiding behind the image of a devoted husband and father while allegedly working as a mafia hitman, contract killer, and enforcer tied to organized crime.

From frozen bodies and mob murders to chilling prison interviews and shocking confessions, the case of Richard Kuklinski remains one of the most disturbing stories in American true crime. He claimed to have killed for decades, fooled his family, outwitted law enforcement, and left behind a trail of death that blurred the line between fact, legend, and pure terror.

Kris and Rob unravel the terrifying story of Richard Kuklinski: The Iceman Killer—the man, the myth, and the monster behind one of the darkest names in mafia crime history.

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]]> Richard Kuklinski. The Iceman Killer Explained. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:36:57 He was a husband, a father, and one of the most cold-blooded killers the mob ever hired. In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dive into the deadly double life of Richard Kuklinski, aka The Iceman. From mafia hits to frozen bodies and chilling confessions, join Kris and Rob as they unravel how one man fooled his family, outwitted the feds, and left behind a trail of death over decades. He was a husband, a father, and one of the most cold-blooded killers the mob ever hired. In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we dive into the deadly double life of Richard Kuklinski, aka The Iceman. From mafia hits to frozen bodies and chilling confessions, join Kris and Rob as they unravel how one man fooled his family, outwitted the feds, and left behind a trail of death over decades. richard kuklinski, new podcast episode, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, hit man, the iceman, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, podcast recommendations, pod false full 253 Buzzsprout-16897207 The Legend of Lizzie Borden: Did She Really Take an Axe? Part 2 of 2 A wealthy father. A brutal double murder. A daughter with a hatchet-shaped shadow that has followed her for more than 130 years.

Lizzie Borden became one of the most infamous names in American true crime after her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden, were found savagely murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4, 1892. The crime scene was bloody, the family tensions were thick, and the question that still haunts history is simple: did Lizzie do it?

From the strange behavior before and after the murders to the burned dress, the missing weapon, the sensational trial, and the nursery rhyme that turned a real double homicide into American folklore, this case remains one of the most debated unsolved murder mysteries of the nineteenth century.

Kris and Rob dig into the evidence, the rumors, the courtroom drama, and the legend of Lizzie Borden—the woman accused, acquitted, and never truly cleared in the court of public opinion.

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]]> Wed, 2 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-legend-of-lizzie-borden-did-she-really-take-an-axe-part-2-of-2/ A wealthy father. A brutal double murder. A daughter with a hatchet-shaped shadow that has followed her for more than 130 years.

Lizzie Borden became one of the most infamous names in American true crime after her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden, were found savagely murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4, 1892. The crime scene was bloody, the family tensions were thick, and the question that still haunts history is simple: did Lizzie do it?

From the strange behavior before and after the murders to the burned dress, the missing weapon, the sensational trial, and the nursery rhyme that turned a real double homicide into American folklore, this case remains one of the most debated unsolved murder mysteries of the nineteenth century.

Kris and Rob dig into the evidence, the rumors, the courtroom drama, and the legend of Lizzie Borden—the woman accused, acquitted, and never truly cleared in the court of public opinion.

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]]> The Legend of Lizzie Borden: Did She Really Take an Axe? Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:00:22 On the morning of August 4, 1892, the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts, became the backdrop for one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally hacked to death in their own home, their skulls shattered by multiple blows from a hatchet. Suspicion quickly fell on Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie Borden. But was she guilty? On the morning of August 4, 1892, the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts, became the backdrop for one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally hacked to death in their own home, their skulls shattered by multiple blows from a hatchet. Suspicion quickly fell on Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie Borden. But was she guilty? truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, lizzie borden historical crime, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, crimejunkie, new podcast epi, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, lizzie borden axe murders, lizzie borden false full 252 Buzzsprout-16856537 The Legend of Lizzie Borden: Did She Really Take an Axe? Part 1 of 2 A wealthy father. A brutal double murder. A daughter with a hatchet-shaped shadow that has followed her for more than 130 years.

Lizzie Borden became one of the most infamous names in American true crime after her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden, were found savagely murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4, 1892. The crime scene was bloody, the family tensions were thick, and the question that still haunts history is simple: did Lizzie do it?

From the strange behavior before and after the murders to the burned dress, the missing weapon, the sensational trial, and the nursery rhyme that turned a real double homicide into American folklore, this case remains one of the most debated unsolved murder mysteries of the nineteenth century.

Kris and Rob dig into the evidence, the rumors, the courtroom drama, and the legend of Lizzie Borden—the woman accused, acquitted, and never truly cleared in the court of public opinion.

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]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-legend-of-lizzie-borden-did-she-really-take-an-axe-part-1-of-2/ A wealthy father. A brutal double murder. A daughter with a hatchet-shaped shadow that has followed her for more than 130 years.

Lizzie Borden became one of the most infamous names in American true crime after her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden, were found savagely murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4, 1892. The crime scene was bloody, the family tensions were thick, and the question that still haunts history is simple: did Lizzie do it?

From the strange behavior before and after the murders to the burned dress, the missing weapon, the sensational trial, and the nursery rhyme that turned a real double homicide into American folklore, this case remains one of the most debated unsolved murder mysteries of the nineteenth century.

Kris and Rob dig into the evidence, the rumors, the courtroom drama, and the legend of Lizzie Borden—the woman accused, acquitted, and never truly cleared in the court of public opinion.

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]]> The Legend of Lizzie Borden: Did She Really Take an Axe? Part 1 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:17:25 On the morning of August 4, 1892, the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts, became the backdrop for one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally hacked to death in their own home, their skulls shattered by multiple blows from a hatchet. Suspicion quickly fell on Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie Borden. But was she guilty? On the morning of August 4, 1892, the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts, became the backdrop for one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally hacked to death in their own home, their skulls shattered by multiple blows from a hatchet. Suspicion quickly fell on Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie Borden. But was she guilty? new podcast episode, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, truecrimecase, podcast addict, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, podcast recommendations, lizzie borden false full 251 Buzzsprout-16816332 Tom Brown. A Killer Among Us. Part 2 On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime.

After Tom’s remains were later discovered, the questions only deepened. Was his death a homicide, a suicide, or something else entirely? The investigation into the Thomas Brown case has led to years of speculation, conflicting theories, public accusations, private investigators, and lingering doubt about what really happened that night in Hemphill County.

Kris and Rob dig into the disappearance and death of Tom Brown, the evidence, the unanswered questions, and the troubling inconsistencies surrounding a case that still haunts Canadian, Texas.

Because after all these years, one thing remains painfully clear: someone knows more than they’re saying.

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]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/tom-brown-a-killer-among-us-part-2/ On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime.

After Tom’s remains were later discovered, the questions only deepened. Was his death a homicide, a suicide, or something else entirely? The investigation into the Thomas Brown case has led to years of speculation, conflicting theories, public accusations, private investigators, and lingering doubt about what really happened that night in Hemphill County.

Kris and Rob dig into the disappearance and death of Tom Brown, the evidence, the unanswered questions, and the troubling inconsistencies surrounding a case that still haunts Canadian, Texas.

Because after all these years, one thing remains painfully clear: someone knows more than they’re saying.

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]]> Tom Brown. A Killer Among Us. Part 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:51:31 On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime. Part 2 of 2. On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime. Part 2 of 2. tom brown canadian texas, tom brown, new podcast episode, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, justice for tom brown, crimejunkie, podcast, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic false full 250 Buzzsprout-16769288 Tom Brown. A Killer Among Us. Part 1 On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime.

After Tom’s remains were later discovered, the questions only deepened. Was his death a homicide, a suicide, or something else entirely? The investigation into the Thomas Brown case has led to years of speculation, conflicting theories, public accusations, private investigators, and lingering doubt about what really happened that night in Hemphill County.

Kris and Rob dig into the disappearance and death of Tom Brown in Part 1 of 2, the evidence, the unanswered questions, and the troubling inconsistencies surrounding a case that still haunts Canadian, Texas.

Because after all these years, one thing remains painfully clear: someone knows more than they’re saying.

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]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/tom-brown-a-killer-among-us/ On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime.

After Tom’s remains were later discovered, the questions only deepened. Was his death a homicide, a suicide, or something else entirely? The investigation into the Thomas Brown case has led to years of speculation, conflicting theories, public accusations, private investigators, and lingering doubt about what really happened that night in Hemphill County.

Kris and Rob dig into the disappearance and death of Tom Brown in Part 1 of 2, the evidence, the unanswered questions, and the troubling inconsistencies surrounding a case that still haunts Canadian, Texas.

Because after all these years, one thing remains painfully clear: someone knows more than they’re saying.

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]]> Tom Brown. A Killer Among Us. Part 1 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:55 On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime. On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas—and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime. true crime, hemphill county, unsolved death, tom brown, canadian tx, thomas brown, canadian texas, cold case, tom browns body, nathan lewis, missing person, texas crime, true crime podcast, unsolved mystery, true crime texas, philip klein, lake marvin, hi false full 249 Buzzsprout-16728652 Norma Thompson McCauley. The Heiress and the Houseboy. Murder in Bel-Air: The Scorned Lover and the Houseboy

If there’s one thing Hollywood socialites should know by now, it’s that mixing business with pleasure—especially when it involves a live-in employee—is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, Norma Thompson McCauley, a wealthy Bel-Air divorcee, learned this lesson the hard way. And by hard way, we mean stabbed and strangled to death by her former houseboy-turned-lover, John Russell Crooker, Jr., in July of 1955.

Norma was the kind of woman who knew how to live well. With the lush backdrop of Bel-Air as her playground, she enjoyed the finer things in life, including a houseboy who quickly became much more than just a helping hand. Enter John Crooker, a 30-year-old man in law school at UCLA, who was supposed to be dusting chandeliers and pouring cocktails—not plotting murder. But once Norma tired of their affair and sent him packing, Crooker proved that hell hath no fury like a jilted domestic servant.

On the night of July 4, 1955, Crooker let himself into Norma’s swanky estate, and hid in a closet until she came home from a party. When John knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Norma was cutting him loose, their conversation escalated, and soon, Norma lay dead in her home, the victim of a scorned lover’s blind rage. Crooker, however, didn’t get far. It turns out the Bel-Air elite came to Norma’s defense, saying she’d told them that Crooker said he would kill her if she broke it off. Within days, he was in cuffs.

The prosecution had a smoking gun in the form of Crooker’s signed confession—one that he later claimed was coerced by the LAPD, an argument that wasn’t exactly unheard of in the 1950s. Regardless, the jury didn’t buy it. Crooker was convicted and sentenced to die in California’s gas chamber. Case closed, right? Not so fast.

Enter Judge Stanley Mosk, the man who presided over Crooker’s trial. Mosk, apparently struck by a bout of judicial guilt, later admitted he regretted allowing the confession as evidence. Years later, when Mosk climbed the political ladder to become California’s Attorney General, he personally petitioned the governor to commute Crooker’s death sentence to life without parole.

And because the universe loves irony, years after that, the very same governor decided that even life without parole was too harsh. So in 1972, after serving 17 years at San Quentin, John Russell Crooker, Jr. walked out of prison—alive, breathing, and free.

So, what’s the moral of the story? For one, if you’re a high-society socialite with a penchant for hiring your lovers, maybe draft an airtight NDA (or at least a solid security plan). And if you’re a judge with a conscience, be careful what you regret—because one moment of hesitation can turn a gas chamber sentence into a second chance at life.

As for Crooker? He died in Oregon in 1992—twenty years after his release.

Don’t miss this week’s episode filled with WW2 ex-husbands, adult bed-wetters and enough scandal in 1955 California to fill years of newspaper articles.

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]]> Wed, 5 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/norma-thompson-mccauley-the-heiress-and-the-houseboy/ Murder in Bel-Air: The Scorned Lover and the Houseboy

If there’s one thing Hollywood socialites should know by now, it’s that mixing business with pleasure—especially when it involves a live-in employee—is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, Norma Thompson McCauley, a wealthy Bel-Air divorcee, learned this lesson the hard way. And by hard way, we mean stabbed and strangled to death by her former houseboy-turned-lover, John Russell Crooker, Jr., in July of 1955.

Norma was the kind of woman who knew how to live well. With the lush backdrop of Bel-Air as her playground, she enjoyed the finer things in life, including a houseboy who quickly became much more than just a helping hand. Enter John Crooker, a 30-year-old man in law school at UCLA, who was supposed to be dusting chandeliers and pouring cocktails—not plotting murder. But once Norma tired of their affair and sent him packing, Crooker proved that hell hath no fury like a jilted domestic servant.

On the night of July 4, 1955, Crooker let himself into Norma’s swanky estate, and hid in a closet until she came home from a party. When John knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Norma was cutting him loose, their conversation escalated, and soon, Norma lay dead in her home, the victim of a scorned lover’s blind rage. Crooker, however, didn’t get far. It turns out the Bel-Air elite came to Norma’s defense, saying she’d told them that Crooker said he would kill her if she broke it off. Within days, he was in cuffs.

The prosecution had a smoking gun in the form of Crooker’s signed confession—one that he later claimed was coerced by the LAPD, an argument that wasn’t exactly unheard of in the 1950s. Regardless, the jury didn’t buy it. Crooker was convicted and sentenced to die in California’s gas chamber. Case closed, right? Not so fast.

Enter Judge Stanley Mosk, the man who presided over Crooker’s trial. Mosk, apparently struck by a bout of judicial guilt, later admitted he regretted allowing the confession as evidence. Years later, when Mosk climbed the political ladder to become California’s Attorney General, he personally petitioned the governor to commute Crooker’s death sentence to life without parole.

And because the universe loves irony, years after that, the very same governor decided that even life without parole was too harsh. So in 1972, after serving 17 years at San Quentin, John Russell Crooker, Jr. walked out of prison—alive, breathing, and free.

So, what’s the moral of the story? For one, if you’re a high-society socialite with a penchant for hiring your lovers, maybe draft an airtight NDA (or at least a solid security plan). And if you’re a judge with a conscience, be careful what you regret—because one moment of hesitation can turn a gas chamber sentence into a second chance at life.

As for Crooker? He died in Oregon in 1992—twenty years after his release.

Don’t miss this week’s episode filled with WW2 ex-husbands, adult bed-wetters and enough scandal in 1955 California to fill years of newspaper articles.

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]]> Norma Thompson McCauley. The Heiress and the Houseboy. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:09:00 If there’s one thing Hollywood socialites should know by now, it’s that mixing business with pleasure—especially when it involves a live-in employee—is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, Norma Thompson McCauley, a wealthy Bel-Air divorcee, learned this lesson the hard way. And by hard way, we mean stabbed and strangled to death by her former houseboy-turned-lover, John Russell Crooker, Jr. If there’s one thing Hollywood socialites should know by now, it’s that mixing business with pleasure—especially when it involves a live-in employee—is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, Norma Thompson McCauley, a wealthy Bel-Air divorcee, learned this lesson the hard way. And by hard way, we mean stabbed and strangled to death by her former houseboy-turned-lover, John Russell Crooker, Jr. #crimeinvestigation, #unsolvedmystery, #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #justiceforvictims, #john crooker, #truecrimejunkie, #normathompsonmccalley, #stalker, #bel-air true crime, #killer, #truecrimeapplepodcast, #historical true crime, #hitched2homicide false full 248 Buzzsprout-16670610 Teresa Lewis: Greed, Murder-for-Hire, and the Death Penalty Debate When Teresa married Julian Lewis, a recent widower mourning the loss of his wife of nearly 30 years, it seemed like a second chance at happiness. Julian, vulnerable from his loss, was caring for his three grown children: Jason, serving in the Navy; Kathy, who had moved home to support him; and C.J. Lewis, a promising 25-year-old Army Reservist.

But behind closed doors, Teresa’s true intentions were far from loving. Motivated by greed and driven by the promise of a $250,000 life insurance payout, she manipulated two young men—Matthew Shallenberger and Rodney Fuller—using seduction and the lure of wealth to convince them to commit murder.

On October 30, 2002, a night meant for rest became a scene of horror as Julian and C.J. were gunned down in their own home. What initially seemed like a home invasion quickly unraveled into a chilling murder-for-hire plot masterminded by Teresa herself.

As investigators dug deeper, the truth revealed betrayal, manipulation, and cold-blooded greed. While Shallenberger and Fuller received life without parole, Teresa was sentenced to death by lethal injection—becoming the first woman executed in Virginia since 1912.

But was Teresa truly aware of her actions? With an IQ of 72, questions about her mental capacity ignited national debate. Was she a calculating mastermind—or a vulnerable woman with diminished intellectual ability, manipulated by those she believed she controlled?

Join us as we explore the dark depths of greed, betrayal, and the controversial execution that made headlines across the nation.

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]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/teresa-lewis-greed-murder-for-hire-and-the-death-penalty-debate/ When Teresa married Julian Lewis, a recent widower mourning the loss of his wife of nearly 30 years, it seemed like a second chance at happiness. Julian, vulnerable from his loss, was caring for his three grown children: Jason, serving in the Navy; Kathy, who had moved home to support him; and C.J. Lewis, a promising 25-year-old Army Reservist.

But behind closed doors, Teresa’s true intentions were far from loving. Motivated by greed and driven by the promise of a $250,000 life insurance payout, she manipulated two young men—Matthew Shallenberger and Rodney Fuller—using seduction and the lure of wealth to convince them to commit murder.

On October 30, 2002, a night meant for rest became a scene of horror as Julian and C.J. were gunned down in their own home. What initially seemed like a home invasion quickly unraveled into a chilling murder-for-hire plot masterminded by Teresa herself.

As investigators dug deeper, the truth revealed betrayal, manipulation, and cold-blooded greed. While Shallenberger and Fuller received life without parole, Teresa was sentenced to death by lethal injection—becoming the first woman executed in Virginia since 1912.

But was Teresa truly aware of her actions? With an IQ of 72, questions about her mental capacity ignited national debate. Was she a calculating mastermind—or a vulnerable woman with diminished intellectual ability, manipulated by those she believed she controlled?

Join us as we explore the dark depths of greed, betrayal, and the controversial execution that made headlines across the nation.

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]]> Teresa Lewis: Greed, Murder-for-Hire, and the Death Penalty Debate Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:14:41 When Teresa married Julian Lewis, a recent widower mourning the loss of his wife of nearly 30 years, it seemed like a second chance at happiness. But behind closed doors, Teresa’s true intentions were far from loving. Motivated by greed and driven by the promise of a life insurance payout, she manipulated two young men to commit murder. When Teresa married Julian Lewis, a recent widower mourning the loss of his wife of nearly 30 years, it seemed like a second chance at happiness. But behind closed doors, Teresa’s true intentions were far from loving. Motivated by greed and driven by the promise of a life insurance payout, she manipulated two young men to commit murder. #crimeinvestigation, #unsolvedmystery, #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #murderforhire, #justiceforvictims, #virginiamurdercase, #truecrimejunkie, #truecrimeaddict, #deathpenaltydebate, #truecrimeapplepodcast, #teresalewis, #hitched2homicide false full 247 Buzzsprout-16604527 Jennair Geradot: The Wife, The Mistress, The Murder. Trigger Warning: This episode of HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE discusses themes of murder, suicide, and domestic violence. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by dialing 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org. There is always someone ready to listen.

On April 23, 2018, an affluent neighborhood in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, became the backdrop for a chilling crime that stunned the nation. Jennair Gerardot, a woman deeply scorned by betrayal, meticulously planned and executed the murder of Meredith Chapman, the woman with whom her husband, Mark Gerardot, was having an affair. After carrying out the act, Jennair turned the gun on herself. The case sent shockwaves across the country, serving as a cautionary tale of how jealousy and heartbreak can drive a person to extreme actions.

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]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jennair-geradot-the-wife-the-mistress-the-murder/ Trigger Warning: This episode of HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE discusses themes of murder, suicide, and domestic violence. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by dialing 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org. There is always someone ready to listen.

On April 23, 2018, an affluent neighborhood in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, became the backdrop for a chilling crime that stunned the nation. Jennair Gerardot, a woman deeply scorned by betrayal, meticulously planned and executed the murder of Meredith Chapman, the woman with whom her husband, Mark Gerardot, was having an affair. After carrying out the act, Jennair turned the gun on herself. The case sent shockwaves across the country, serving as a cautionary tale of how jealousy and heartbreak can drive a person to extreme actions.

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]]> Jennair Geradot: The Wife, The Mistress, The Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:34:10 On April 23, 2018, an affluent neighborhood in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, became the backdrop for a chilling crime that stunned the nation. Jennair Gerardot, a woman deeply scorned by betrayal, meticulously planned and executed the murder of Meredith Chapman, the woman with whom her husband, Mark Gerardot, was having an affair. On April 23, 2018, an affluent neighborhood in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, became the backdrop for a chilling crime that stunned the nation. Jennair Gerardot, a woman deeply scorned by betrayal, meticulously planned and executed the murder of Meredith Chapman, the woman with whom her husband, Mark Gerardot, was having an affair. true c, new podcast episode, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, truecrimecase, podcast addict, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, podcast recommendations, must listen podcast false full 246 Buzzsprout-16558203 Laura Miller. Secrets, Lies and a Shot Through the Heart. Laura Safford Miller | Secrets, Lies & a Shot Through the Heart

In January 1950, 23-year-old Laura Safford Miller boarded a bus from Minneapolis to Hutchinson, Minnesota, carrying her mother’s Bible—and a family-owned .38-caliber revolver wrapped in a sugar sack. She was pregnant, desperate, and headed straight for the law office of Gordon Jones, a married attorney with whom she’d been having an affair. What happened next would leave Jones dead from a gunshot wound and Miller at the center of a courtroom drama that asked one haunting question: was this cold-blooded murder, a crime of passion, or a tragic accident?

This week on Hitched 2 Homicide, we travel back to 1950s Minnesota for the strange and scandalous case of Laura Safford Miller, a story of forbidden love, pregnancy, betrayal, a small-town law office, and a shooting that captivated Hutchinson and beyond. Long before modern true crime headlines, this case had everything: an affair, a prominent attorney, a desperate confrontation, a grand jury indictment, and a trial that left people arguing over what really happened inside Gordon Jones’ office.

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]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/laura-miller-secrets-lies-and-a-shot-through-the-heart/ Laura Safford Miller | Secrets, Lies & a Shot Through the Heart

In January 1950, 23-year-old Laura Safford Miller boarded a bus from Minneapolis to Hutchinson, Minnesota, carrying her mother’s Bible—and a family-owned .38-caliber revolver wrapped in a sugar sack. She was pregnant, desperate, and headed straight for the law office of Gordon Jones, a married attorney with whom she’d been having an affair. What happened next would leave Jones dead from a gunshot wound and Miller at the center of a courtroom drama that asked one haunting question: was this cold-blooded murder, a crime of passion, or a tragic accident?

This week on Hitched 2 Homicide, we travel back to 1950s Minnesota for the strange and scandalous case of Laura Safford Miller, a story of forbidden love, pregnancy, betrayal, a small-town law office, and a shooting that captivated Hutchinson and beyond. Long before modern true crime headlines, this case had everything: an affair, a prominent attorney, a desperate confrontation, a grand jury indictment, and a trial that left people arguing over what really happened inside Gordon Jones’ office.

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]]> Laura Miller. Secrets, Lies and a Shot Through the Heart. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:01:21 In the winter of 1950, a dramatic and tragic tale of love, betrayal, and death unfolded in the quiet town of Hutchinson, Minnesota. At the center of it all was 23-year-old Laura Safford Miller, a young woman. Was she a scorned lover pushed to the edge, or an unfortunate victim of circumstance? In the winter of 1950, a dramatic and tragic tale of love, betrayal, and death unfolded in the quiet town of Hutchinson, Minnesota. At the center of it all was 23-year-old Laura Safford Miller, a young woman. Was she a scorned lover pushed to the edge, or an unfortunate victim of circumstance? true c, new podcast episode, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, truecrimecase, podcast addict, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, crimejunkie, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic, podcast recommendations, must listen podcast false full 245 Buzzsprout-16519144 The Mysterious Death (or Murder) of Jeanette DePalma. The Devil's Teeth. In 1972, the lifeless body of 16-year-old Jeanette DePalma was discovered on a cliff in Springfield, New Jersey known as the Devil's Teeth. Found after a local dog returned home with a decomposed forearm, her death has remained one of the most chilling mysteries of Union County. Declared a "suspicious death," the case has sparked widespread speculation of cult rituals, satanic panic, and foul play. Yet, despite decades of whispers and mounting evidence suggesting homicide, Jeanette’s death remains unsolved. It’s time to revisit her case with the tools of modern forensic science and the urgency that justice demands.

Call to Action
As true crime enthusiasts and advocates for justice, we must lend our voices to Jeanette’s story. Go to Justice for Jeannette. https://justiceforjeannette.com/ OR https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-jeannette-depalma-change-her-death-from-a-suspicious-death-to-a-homicide to sign the petition for Jeanette's case to be changed from suspicious death to homicide in order for it to be reopened.

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]]> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-mysterious-death-or-murder-of-jeanette-depalma-the-devils-teeth/ In 1972, the lifeless body of 16-year-old Jeanette DePalma was discovered on a cliff in Springfield, New Jersey known as the Devil's Teeth. Found after a local dog returned home with a decomposed forearm, her death has remained one of the most chilling mysteries of Union County. Declared a "suspicious death," the case has sparked widespread speculation of cult rituals, satanic panic, and foul play. Yet, despite decades of whispers and mounting evidence suggesting homicide, Jeanette’s death remains unsolved. It’s time to revisit her case with the tools of modern forensic science and the urgency that justice demands.

Call to Action
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]]> The Mysterious Death (or Murder) of Jeanette DePalma. The Devil's Teeth. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:48:11 In 1972, the lifeless body of 16-year-old Jeanette DePalma was discovered on a cliff in Springfield, New Jersey known as the Devil's Teeth. Declared a "suspicious death," the case has sparked widespread speculation of cult rituals, satanic panic, and foul play. Yet, despite decades of whispers and mounting evidence suggesting homicide, Jeanette’s death remains unsolved. In 1972, the lifeless body of 16-year-old Jeanette DePalma was discovered on a cliff in Springfield, New Jersey known as the Devil's Teeth. Declared a "suspicious death," the case has sparked widespread speculation of cult rituals, satanic panic, and foul play. Yet, despite decades of whispers and mounting evidence suggesting homicide, Jeanette’s death remains unsolved. #serialkillerfiles, #murdermystery, #truecrimeobsessed, #truecrimehumor, #crimecouple, #coldcases, #jeanettedepalma #devilsteeth #unsolvedmysteries #unsolved # #crimestories, #southerntruecrime, #murderpodcast, #truecrime, #truecrimepod, #hitched2homicide false full 244 Buzzsprout-16465407 The Butcher, Baker and Nightmare Maker. The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen | Part 2 of 2 Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

The Butcher, Baker, and Nightmare Maker of Alaska: The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen Part Two of Two
For over a decade, the frozen wilderness of Alaska served as the haunting backdrop to one of the most sinister crime sprees in modern history. Robert Hansen, infamously dubbed the "Butcher Baker," lived a double life as a mild-mannered baker and a sadistic predator. Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen raped 30 and murdered at least 17 women, forever etching his name in the annals of true crime infamy.

The Early Years of a Predator
Born in Estherville, Iowa, in 1939, Hansen endured a turbulent childhood marked by severe acne and a debilitating stutter. These insecurities led to social isolation, breeding resentment toward women who, he claimed, ridiculed and rejected him. As a young adult, he found solace in two things: hunting and his deepening fantasies of dominance and revenge.

From Baker to Monster
Hansen moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in the late 1960s, where he established himself as a successful baker and a family man. Beneath the façade, however, lurked a methodical killer. Hansen would frequent Anchorage’s red-light district, luring sex workers and exotic dancers with promises of money or gifts. Once they were in his control, he subjected them to unspeakable acts of violence.

The Hunting Ground
Hansen’s modus operandi was as chilling as it was unique. After abducting his victims, he would fly them in his private plane to remote locations in the Alaskan wilderness. There, he would set them loose, only to hunt them down like animals. Armed with a rifle and a twisted sense of superiority, Hansen turned the vast, snow-covered terrain into his personal killing field.

The Victims
Though Hansen’s confirmed victims numbered 17, authorities believe the true toll may be much higher. These women were often marginalized individuals—runaways, sex workers, and dancers—whose disappearances were tragically overlooked by society. Their bodies, some found years later, bore the horrifying evidence of Hansen’s sadistic games.

The Fall of the Butcher Baker
Hansen’s reign of terror came to an end in 1983, thanks to the courage of Cindy Paulson, an 18-year-old sex worker who managed to escape his clutches. Paulson’s harrowing account of her abduction and assault gave investigators the breakthrough they needed. A search of Hansen’s home revealed an arsenal of weapons, as well as a hidden map marked with the burial sites of his victims.

Justice Served
In a dramatic courtroom revelation, Hansen confessed to the murders to avoid the death penalty. He was convicted of four murders but admitted to 17, and was sentenced to 461 years plus life in prison without the possibility of parole. He died in prison in 2014 at the age of 75.

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The Butcher, Baker, and Nightmare Maker of Alaska: The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen Part Two of Two
For over a decade, the frozen wilderness of Alaska served as the haunting backdrop to one of the most sinister crime sprees in modern history. Robert Hansen, infamously dubbed the "Butcher Baker," lived a double life as a mild-mannered baker and a sadistic predator. Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen raped 30 and murdered at least 17 women, forever etching his name in the annals of true crime infamy.

The Early Years of a Predator
Born in Estherville, Iowa, in 1939, Hansen endured a turbulent childhood marked by severe acne and a debilitating stutter. These insecurities led to social isolation, breeding resentment toward women who, he claimed, ridiculed and rejected him. As a young adult, he found solace in two things: hunting and his deepening fantasies of dominance and revenge.

From Baker to Monster
Hansen moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in the late 1960s, where he established himself as a successful baker and a family man. Beneath the façade, however, lurked a methodical killer. Hansen would frequent Anchorage’s red-light district, luring sex workers and exotic dancers with promises of money or gifts. Once they were in his control, he subjected them to unspeakable acts of violence.

The Hunting Ground
Hansen’s modus operandi was as chilling as it was unique. After abducting his victims, he would fly them in his private plane to remote locations in the Alaskan wilderness. There, he would set them loose, only to hunt them down like animals. Armed with a rifle and a twisted sense of superiority, Hansen turned the vast, snow-covered terrain into his personal killing field.

The Victims
Though Hansen’s confirmed victims numbered 17, authorities believe the true toll may be much higher. These women were often marginalized individuals—runaways, sex workers, and dancers—whose disappearances were tragically overlooked by society. Their bodies, some found years later, bore the horrifying evidence of Hansen’s sadistic games.

The Fall of the Butcher Baker
Hansen’s reign of terror came to an end in 1983, thanks to the courage of Cindy Paulson, an 18-year-old sex worker who managed to escape his clutches. Paulson’s harrowing account of her abduction and assault gave investigators the breakthrough they needed. A search of Hansen’s home revealed an arsenal of weapons, as well as a hidden map marked with the burial sites of his victims.

Justice Served
In a dramatic courtroom revelation, Hansen confessed to the murders to avoid the death penalty. He was convicted of four murders but admitted to 17, and was sentenced to 461 years plus life in prison without the possibility of parole. He died in prison in 2014 at the age of 75.

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]]> The Butcher, Baker and Nightmare Maker. The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen | Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:22 Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! The Butcher, Baker, and Nightmare Maker of Alaska: The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen Part Two of Two For over a decade, the frozen wilderness of Alaska served as the haunting backdrop to one of the most sinister crime sprees in modern history. Robert Hansen, infamously dubbed the "Butcher Baker," lived a double life as a mild-mannered baker and a sadistic predator. Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen raped 30 and murdered at least 17 women, forever etching his nam... Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! The Butcher, Baker, and Nightmare Maker of Alaska: The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen Part Two of Two For over a decade, the frozen wilderness of Alaska served as the haunting backdrop to one of the most sinister crime sprees in modern history. Robert Hansen, infamously dubbed the "Butcher Baker," lived a double life as a mild-mannered baker and a sadistic predator. Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen raped 30 and murdered at least 17 women, forever etching his nam... #butcherbaker, #serialkillerfiles, #crimestories, #murdermystery, #truecrimeobsessed, #truecri, #truecrimehumor, #murderinthewild, #truecrimealaska, #roberthansen, #crimecouple, #coldcases, #southerntruecrime, #murderpodcast, #truecrime, #hitched2homicide false full 243 Buzzsprout-16437911 The Butcher, Baker and Nightmare Maker. The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen | Part 1 of 2 For more than a decade, Anchorage baker Robert Hansen hid a monstrous secret. Known as the “Butcher Baker,” Hansen abducted, raped, and murdered women between 1971 and 1983, using the remote Alaskan wilderness as his hunting ground.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we cover Hansen’s double life, his vulnerable victims, the horrifying method behind his crimes, and the courage of survivor Cindy Paulson, whose escape helped bring one of Alaska’s most infamous serial killers to justice.

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]]> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-butcher-baker-and-nightmare-maker-the-chilling-case-of-robert-hansen-part-1-of-2/ For more than a decade, Anchorage baker Robert Hansen hid a monstrous secret. Known as the “Butcher Baker,” Hansen abducted, raped, and murdered women between 1971 and 1983, using the remote Alaskan wilderness as his hunting ground.

In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we cover Hansen’s double life, his vulnerable victims, the horrifying method behind his crimes, and the courage of survivor Cindy Paulson, whose escape helped bring one of Alaska’s most infamous serial killers to justice.

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]]> The Butcher, Baker and Nightmare Maker. The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen | Part 1 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:33 For over a decade, the frozen wilderness of Alaska served as the haunting backdrop to one of the most sinister crime sprees in modern history. Robert Hansen, infamously dubbed the "Butcher Baker," lived a double life as a mild-mannered baker and a sadistic predator. Part 1 of 2 For over a decade, the frozen wilderness of Alaska served as the haunting backdrop to one of the most sinister crime sprees in modern history. Robert Hansen, infamously dubbed the "Butcher Baker," lived a double life as a mild-mannered baker and a sadistic predator. Part 1 of 2 #butcherbaker, #serialkillerfiles, #crimestories, #murdermystery, #truecrimeobsessed, #truecri, #truecrimehumor, #murderinthewild, #truecrimealaska, #roberthansen, #crimecouple, #coldcases, #southerntruecrime, #murderpodcast, #truecrime, #hitched2homicide false full 242 Buzzsprout-16396468 Fatal Friendship: Rod Matthews and the Murder of Shaun Ouillette Rod Matthews was a seemingly typical 14-year-old boy living in Canton, Massachusetts, in 1986. However, beneath the surface of his suburban life lurked a chilling curiosity: he wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. His victim? A fellow classmate. The kind-hearted 14-year-old, Shaun Ouillette had no idea that his invitation to hang out with Matthews on November 20, 1986, would be a fatal mistake.

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]]> Fatal Friendship: Rod Matthews and the Murder of Shaun Ouillette Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:04:00 Rod Matthews was a seemingly typical 14-year-old boy living in Canton, Massachusetts, in 1986. However, beneath the surface of his suburban life lurked a chilling curiosity: he wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. His victim? A fellow classmate, Shaun Ouillette. Rod Matthews was a seemingly typical 14-year-old boy living in Canton, Massachusetts, in 1986. However, beneath the surface of his suburban life lurked a chilling curiosity: he wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. His victim? A fellow classmate, Shaun Ouillette. true crime, teen killer, rod matthews case, faces of death, teen murder, 1986 murder case, true crime junkie, crime podcast, canton high school murder, shaun ouillette, true crime podcast, justice for sean, rod matthews, true crime obsessed, crime junkie false full 241 Buzzsprout-16353768 Phu Lam. The New Year's Nightmare The Edmonton New Year’s Nightmare: Phu Lam’s Bloody Massacre
On New Year’s Day 2014, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, was rocked by one of the most horrifying mass murders in Canadian history. Phu Lam, a 59-year-old man, killed eight people, including his wife and young son, before taking his own life. This shocking act of violence left a lasting scar on the community and raised many questions about the man behind the massacre and the events that led to such a tragic outcome.

The Victims
Phu Lam’s rampage claimed the lives of:

  • Thuy Tien Truong, Lam’s estranged wife, 35 years old
  • Elvis Lam, their 8-year-old son
  • Thanh Ha Thi Truong, Tien’s sister, 33 years old
  • Valentina Nguyen, Ha’s daughter, 3years old
  • Van Dang Truong, Father of Thuy Tien and Ha Truong, 55 years old
  • Thi Dau Le, Mother of Tien, 55 years old
  • Viet Nguyen, Tien’s new boyfriend, 41 years old
After carrying out the murders, Lam drove to another residence in Edmonton; the home of David Lu and his wife Cyndi Duong. Cyndi, the daughter of one of Phu Lam’s enemies, he shot and killed her when her father wasn’t at her home.

The Crime
Phu Lam began his killing spree at the home he once shared with his wife and her family. Armed with a stolen handgun, he methodically targeted his estranged wife and members of her extended family. Most of the victims were found in their beds, suggesting that they were attacked while sleeping and unable to defend themselves.

After committing these heinous acts, Lam drove to the residence of Cyndi Duong where he killed her in front of her children. It is believed to be retribution for a decades-old feud with Duong’s father. Finally, he drove to a Vietnamese restaurant owned by his former common-law wife, where he was working as a maintenance man servicing equipment in her kitchen at the time. Then, using the same gun to take his own life, and was later discovered by police.

Impact on the Community

The Phu Lam murders left the Edmonton community in shock and mourning. Candles and flowers lined the sidewalks near the crime scenes, as neighbors and friends struggled to comprehend the magnitude of the tragedy. Authorities highlighted the importance of addressing domestic violence and mental health issues to prevent such tragedies in the future.

Remembering the Victims
In the wake of the Edmonton mass murder of 2014, friends and community members focused on honoring the victims rather than the perpetrator. The families were described as kind, hardworking, and deeply connected to their community. Little Elvis, at just eight years old, was remembered for being a quiet and kind student. Valentina was only three. Phu Lam and Tien Truong’s one year old daughter was spared, as was Ha’s eight-month-old baby.

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]]> Wed, 1 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/phu-lam-the-new-years-nightmare/ The Edmonton New Year’s Nightmare: Phu Lam’s Bloody Massacre
On New Year’s Day 2014, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, was rocked by one of the most horrifying mass murders in Canadian history. Phu Lam, a 59-year-old man, killed eight people, including his wife and young son, before taking his own life. This shocking act of violence left a lasting scar on the community and raised many questions about the man behind the massacre and the events that led to such a tragic outcome.

The Victims
Phu Lam’s rampage claimed the lives of:

  • Thuy Tien Truong, Lam’s estranged wife, 35 years old
  • Elvis Lam, their 8-year-old son
  • Thanh Ha Thi Truong, Tien’s sister, 33 years old
  • Valentina Nguyen, Ha’s daughter, 3years old
  • Van Dang Truong, Father of Thuy Tien and Ha Truong, 55 years old
  • Thi Dau Le, Mother of Tien, 55 years old
  • Viet Nguyen, Tien’s new boyfriend, 41 years old
After carrying out the murders, Lam drove to another residence in Edmonton; the home of David Lu and his wife Cyndi Duong. Cyndi, the daughter of one of Phu Lam’s enemies, he shot and killed her when her father wasn’t at her home.

The Crime
Phu Lam began his killing spree at the home he once shared with his wife and her family. Armed with a stolen handgun, he methodically targeted his estranged wife and members of her extended family. Most of the victims were found in their beds, suggesting that they were attacked while sleeping and unable to defend themselves.

After committing these heinous acts, Lam drove to the residence of Cyndi Duong where he killed her in front of her children. It is believed to be retribution for a decades-old feud with Duong’s father. Finally, he drove to a Vietnamese restaurant owned by his former common-law wife, where he was working as a maintenance man servicing equipment in her kitchen at the time. Then, using the same gun to take his own life, and was later discovered by police.

Impact on the Community

The Phu Lam murders left the Edmonton community in shock and mourning. Candles and flowers lined the sidewalks near the crime scenes, as neighbors and friends struggled to comprehend the magnitude of the tragedy. Authorities highlighted the importance of addressing domestic violence and mental health issues to prevent such tragedies in the future.

Remembering the Victims
In the wake of the Edmonton mass murder of 2014, friends and community members focused on honoring the victims rather than the perpetrator. The families were described as kind, hardworking, and deeply connected to their community. Little Elvis, at just eight years old, was remembered for being a quiet and kind student. Valentina was only three. Phu Lam and Tien Truong’s one year old daughter was spared, as was Ha’s eight-month-old baby.

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]]> Phu Lam. The New Year's Nightmare Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:51:32 On New Year’s Day 2014, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, was rocked by one of the most horrifying mass murders in Canadian history. Phu Lam, a 59-year-old man, killed eight people, including his wife and young son, before taking his own life. This shocking act of violence left a lasting scar on the community and raised many questions about the man behind the massacre. On New Year’s Day 2014, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, was rocked by one of the most horrifying mass murders in Canadian history. Phu Lam, a 59-year-old man, killed eight people, including his wife and young son, before taking his own life. This shocking act of violence left a lasting scar on the community and raised many questions about the man behind the massacre. true crime, domestic violence, true crime and chill, phi lam, true crime community, true crime podcast, mental health awareness, edmonton murders, podcast, podcast recommendations, mass murder, true crime canada, hitched 2 homicide false full 240 Buzzsprout-16295633 Silent Night. Deadly Night in Oklahoma. The Christmas Murders of Jack and Elaine Denney. Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, family gatherings, and celebration, but in 2007, the holiday took a grim turn for Jack and Elaine Denney of Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The couple, beloved in their tight-knit community, were brutally murdered in their home on December 23rd. What was once a quiet holiday in Cherokee County became a nightmare that sent shockwaves across the state—and left family and friends searching for answers.

Jack and Elaine Denney, both in their 60s, were known for their kindness and generosity. Jack, a supervisor of mechanical maintenance for the Grand River Dam Authority, and Elaine, a devoted homemaker, had been pillars of their community for years. The thought of anyone harming them was unthinkable. Yet, in the darkness of December 23, their lives were snuffed out in a crime so brutal it shocked seasoned investigators.

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]]> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/silent-night-deadly-night-in-oklahoma-the-christmas-murders-of-jack-and-elaine-denney/ Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, family gatherings, and celebration, but in 2007, the holiday took a grim turn for Jack and Elaine Denney of Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The couple, beloved in their tight-knit community, were brutally murdered in their home on December 23rd. What was once a quiet holiday in Cherokee County became a nightmare that sent shockwaves across the state—and left family and friends searching for answers.

Jack and Elaine Denney, both in their 60s, were known for their kindness and generosity. Jack, a supervisor of mechanical maintenance for the Grand River Dam Authority, and Elaine, a devoted homemaker, had been pillars of their community for years. The thought of anyone harming them was unthinkable. Yet, in the darkness of December 23, their lives were snuffed out in a crime so brutal it shocked seasoned investigators.

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]]> Silent Night. Deadly Night in Oklahoma. The Christmas Murders of Jack and Elaine Denney. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:09 Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, family gatherings, and celebration, but in 2007, the holiday took a grim turn for Jack and Elaine Denney of Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The couple, beloved in their tight-knit community, were brutally murdered in their home on December 23rd. What was once a quiet holiday in Cherokee County became a nightmare that sent shockwaves across the state—and left family and friends searching for answers. Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, family gatherings, and celebration, but in 2007, the holiday took a grim turn for Jack and Elaine Denney of Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The couple, beloved in their tight-knit community, were brutally murdered in their home on December 23rd. What was once a quiet holiday in Cherokee County became a nightmare that sent shockwaves across the state—and left family and friends searching for answers. christmasmurders, #truecrimepodcast, #locustgrovemurders, #crimestories, #murdermystery, #unsolvedmysteries, #coldcasesolved, #truecrime, #justinjameswalker, #tru, #hitched2homcide, #solvedcase, #truecrimecommunity, #jackandelainedenney false full 239 Buzzsprout-16255396 Christmas Carnage. The Story of Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. The holiday season of 1987 in Russellville, Arkansas, should have been a time of joy and family togetherness. Instead, it became the setting for one of the most shocking family massacres in U.S. history, orchestrated by Harold Gene Simmons Sr. Over the course of several days, Simmons murdered 16 people, 14 of whom were his own family members, in a calculated spree that left a small town reeling and the nation horrified.

On December 22, 1987, Simmons set his murderous plan into motion. He began by killing his wife, Rebecca, and eldest son, Gene Jr., in their home. He then fatally strangled Gene Jr.'s daughter, his three-year-old granddaughter, Barbara before disposing  their bodies in a cesspit he had his children dig earlier on the property.

Then he waited for four of his children to come home from school. When they arrived, one by one, he strangled and drowned them in a rain barrel outside their home.

When the other family members arrived for the Christmas holiday on December 26th, Simmons systematically executed them along with their spouses and children, using a variety of methods including strangulation and shooting. Simmons ensured that no one was left alive to escape or call for help.

After annihilating his family, Simmons did not stop. On December 28, he drove to Russellville, Arkansas and targeted former coworkers and acquaintances he believed had wronged him. He killed two and injured four others in a cold-blooded rampage before calmly surrendering to police.

The sheer brutality of Simmons' crimes stunned the nation. In total, he had murdered 16 people, making it one of the deadliest familial massacres in U.S. history. Simmons showed no remorse during his trial and even requested to waive his appeals. He was convicted and sentenced to death, and on June 25, 1990, he was executed by lethal injection at the Arkansas State Penitentiary.

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]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/christmas-carnage-the-story-of-ronald-gene-simmons-sr/ The holiday season of 1987 in Russellville, Arkansas, should have been a time of joy and family togetherness. Instead, it became the setting for one of the most shocking family massacres in U.S. history, orchestrated by Harold Gene Simmons Sr. Over the course of several days, Simmons murdered 16 people, 14 of whom were his own family members, in a calculated spree that left a small town reeling and the nation horrified.

On December 22, 1987, Simmons set his murderous plan into motion. He began by killing his wife, Rebecca, and eldest son, Gene Jr., in their home. He then fatally strangled Gene Jr.'s daughter, his three-year-old granddaughter, Barbara before disposing  their bodies in a cesspit he had his children dig earlier on the property.

Then he waited for four of his children to come home from school. When they arrived, one by one, he strangled and drowned them in a rain barrel outside their home.

When the other family members arrived for the Christmas holiday on December 26th, Simmons systematically executed them along with their spouses and children, using a variety of methods including strangulation and shooting. Simmons ensured that no one was left alive to escape or call for help.

After annihilating his family, Simmons did not stop. On December 28, he drove to Russellville, Arkansas and targeted former coworkers and acquaintances he believed had wronged him. He killed two and injured four others in a cold-blooded rampage before calmly surrendering to police.

The sheer brutality of Simmons' crimes stunned the nation. In total, he had murdered 16 people, making it one of the deadliest familial massacres in U.S. history. Simmons showed no remorse during his trial and even requested to waive his appeals. He was convicted and sentenced to death, and on June 25, 1990, he was executed by lethal injection at the Arkansas State Penitentiary.

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]]> Christmas Carnage. The Story of Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:58:09 The holiday season of 1987 in Russellville, Arkansas, should have been a time of joy and family togetherness. Instead, it became the setting for one of the most shocking family massacres in U.S. history, orchestrated by Harold Gene Simmons Sr. Over the course of several days, Simmons murdered 16 people, 14 of whom were his own family members, in a calculated spree that left a small town reeling and the nation horrified. The holiday season of 1987 in Russellville, Arkansas, should have been a time of joy and family togetherness. Instead, it became the setting for one of the most shocking family massacres in U.S. history, orchestrated by Harold Gene Simmons Sr. Over the course of several days, Simmons murdered 16 people, 14 of whom were his own family members, in a calculated spree that left a small town reeling and the nation horrified. true crime, true crime lovers, crime stories, podcast community, listen now, true crime story, murder case, crime history, infamous murders, crime blog, true crime podcast, podcaster life, dark history, shocking crimes, crime podcasts, hitched 2 homicide false full 238 Buzzsprout-16173832 The Thanksgiving Massacre: Asmerom Gebreselassie’s Deadly Recipe for Disaster Thanksgiving. A time for gratitude, family bonding, and epic overeating. But in 2006, the Keller Plaza apartments in Oakland, California, became the stage for a gruesome act of revenge that no amount of gravy could smooth over. Enter Asmerom Gebreselassie, a man whose holiday spirit leaned more toward "killjoy" than "cornbread joy."

A Recipe for Catastrophe
Asmerom Gebreselassie, 47, and his brother Tewodros, 43, didn’t exactly bring pumpkin pie to the family gathering that fateful day. Instead, they arrived with a heap of unfounded suspicions and a deadly plan. The brothers were convinced—without a shred of evidence—that their sister-in-law, Winta Mehari, was responsible for the death of their brother, Abraham Tewolde, earlier that year. Medical experts had already ruled it a natural death, but logic didn’t make it onto their Thanksgiving menu.

Denied an invitation (because threatening people tends to get you booted from the guest list), Asmerom cooked up a sinister plan. Tewodros, the “friendlier” brother, used his rapport with the Mehari family to gain entry to the apartment. Once inside, he called his big brother to crash the feast—and not in the fun “surprise, I brought wine” way.

When the Turkey Turned Cold
Asmerom arrived, and the scene quickly turned from awkward family tension to unthinkable horror. Armed and dangerous, he opened fire, killing Winta Mehari (28), her brother Yonas Mehari (17), and their mother Regbe Bahrengasi (50). This wasn't a crime of passion; it was cold, calculated vengeance served with a side of cruelty. The once festive gathering was reduced to chaos, tears, and shattered lives.

The Aftermath: A Cold Serving of Justice
The Gebreselassie brothers were arrested and charged with first-degree murder, among other offenses. Their trial in 2011 was as dramatic as a courtroom drama binge on Netflix. Asmerom fired his lawyers, represented himself (badly), and frequently lashed out at the judge. If courtroom antics earned points, Asmerom would’ve scored big; instead, he earned a lifetime supply of prison sentences.

After nearly seven years of delays, a jury found the brothers guilty. Asmerom was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without parole, plus an extra life sentence and another 132 years (just in case). Tewodros wasn’t far behind, receiving a similarly hefty punishment.

A Community Carved in Two
Oakland’s tight-knit Eritrean community was left devastated. Some sided with the brothers, seeing them as victims of systemic injustice, while others rallied behind the Mehari family. The courtroom, packed during the trial, became a powder keg of grief, anger, and divided loyalties.

Asmerom’s Encore of Defiance
True to form, Asmerom ended his trial with a dramatic flair. At sentencing, he lashed out at the judge, calling him “criminal” and “evil,” before being forcibly removed. Even behind bars, his defiance remained unshaken—but it’s hard to keep up a vendetta when you’re serving three life sentences.

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]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-thanksgiving-massacre-asmerom-gebreselassies-deadly-recipe-for-disaster/ Thanksgiving. A time for gratitude, family bonding, and epic overeating. But in 2006, the Keller Plaza apartments in Oakland, California, became the stage for a gruesome act of revenge that no amount of gravy could smooth over. Enter Asmerom Gebreselassie, a man whose holiday spirit leaned more toward "killjoy" than "cornbread joy."

A Recipe for Catastrophe
Asmerom Gebreselassie, 47, and his brother Tewodros, 43, didn’t exactly bring pumpkin pie to the family gathering that fateful day. Instead, they arrived with a heap of unfounded suspicions and a deadly plan. The brothers were convinced—without a shred of evidence—that their sister-in-law, Winta Mehari, was responsible for the death of their brother, Abraham Tewolde, earlier that year. Medical experts had already ruled it a natural death, but logic didn’t make it onto their Thanksgiving menu.

Denied an invitation (because threatening people tends to get you booted from the guest list), Asmerom cooked up a sinister plan. Tewodros, the “friendlier” brother, used his rapport with the Mehari family to gain entry to the apartment. Once inside, he called his big brother to crash the feast—and not in the fun “surprise, I brought wine” way.

When the Turkey Turned Cold
Asmerom arrived, and the scene quickly turned from awkward family tension to unthinkable horror. Armed and dangerous, he opened fire, killing Winta Mehari (28), her brother Yonas Mehari (17), and their mother Regbe Bahrengasi (50). This wasn't a crime of passion; it was cold, calculated vengeance served with a side of cruelty. The once festive gathering was reduced to chaos, tears, and shattered lives.

The Aftermath: A Cold Serving of Justice
The Gebreselassie brothers were arrested and charged with first-degree murder, among other offenses. Their trial in 2011 was as dramatic as a courtroom drama binge on Netflix. Asmerom fired his lawyers, represented himself (badly), and frequently lashed out at the judge. If courtroom antics earned points, Asmerom would’ve scored big; instead, he earned a lifetime supply of prison sentences.

After nearly seven years of delays, a jury found the brothers guilty. Asmerom was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without parole, plus an extra life sentence and another 132 years (just in case). Tewodros wasn’t far behind, receiving a similarly hefty punishment.

A Community Carved in Two
Oakland’s tight-knit Eritrean community was left devastated. Some sided with the brothers, seeing them as victims of systemic injustice, while others rallied behind the Mehari family. The courtroom, packed during the trial, became a powder keg of grief, anger, and divided loyalties.

Asmerom’s Encore of Defiance
True to form, Asmerom ended his trial with a dramatic flair. At sentencing, he lashed out at the judge, calling him “criminal” and “evil,” before being forcibly removed. Even behind bars, his defiance remained unshaken—but it’s hard to keep up a vendetta when you’re serving three life sentences.

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]]> The Thanksgiving Massacre: Asmerom Gebreselassie’s Deadly Recipe for Disaster Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:44:56 Thanksgiving. A time for gratitude, family bonding, and epic overeating. But in 2006, the Keller Plaza apartments in Oakland, California, became the stage for a gruesome act of revenge that no amount of gravy could smooth over. Thanksgiving. A time for gratitude, family bonding, and epic overeating. But in 2006, the Keller Plaza apartments in Oakland, California, became the stage for a gruesome act of revenge that no amount of gravy could smooth over. family t, truecrimepodcast, truecrimeobsessed, truecrimecommunity, truecrimeaddict, eritrean community, truecrimecase, truecrimelovers, truecrimestory, thanksgiving massacre, asmeron gebreselassie, crimejunkie, oakland crime, podcastlife, truecrimefanatic false full 237 Buzzsprout-16130152 A Thanksgiving Tragedy: How Christopher Gattis Shattered his Family. Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and celebration, but in Chester, Virginia, on November 23, 2017, it turned into a nightmare. Christopher Gattis, a 58-year-old youth pastor, committed an unthinkable act: he murdered his wife, stepdaughter, and her boyfriend, turning a holiday of joy into a story of heartbreak.

To the outside world, Chris Gattis seemed like a respectable man. He worked as a youth pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and was known in the community as calm and devout. But behind the closed doors of his home, there were deep-rooted tensions that no one fully realized—until it was too late.

The Victims
Gattis' victims were the people closest to him:

  • Jeanett Gattis (58): His wife, known for her warmth and kindness.
  • Candice (Candy) Kunze (30): His stepdaughter, full of life and love for her family.
  • Andrew Buthorn (36): Candice’s boyfriend, who had traveled from Oregon to spend Thanksgiving with the Gattis family.

What Happened That Night?
Thanksgiving evening should have been a time for laughter and leftovers, but at the Gattis home on Dogwood Ridge Court, an argument erupted. Though the exact details remain unclear, it’s known that the conflict centered on long-standing tensions between Christopher and his stepdaughter, Candy, as well as her boyfriend, Andrew.

As the argument escalated, Gattis retrieved a .45 caliber handgun. He shot his wife, Jeanett, and stepdaughter inside the home. Andrew tried to escape but was gunned down just outside, in the front yard. Neighbors heard the gunshots, but Chris called the authorities—not 911, but his alarm company. When police arrived, they found Chris Gattis calmly waiting on the porch. He was arrested on the spot.

Why Did It Happen?
There had been friction between Chris and Candy. Gattis reportedly disapproved of the couple staying in his home. These tensions came to a boiling point that Thanksgiving night, resulting in unimaginable violence.

What Happened to Chris Gattis?
Christ Gattis was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. A year later, in November 2018, he pled guilty to all charges. The court sentenced him to 58 years of which he’s required by the state of Virginia to serve 85% of the time. He will be 109 before he’s eligible for parole.

How Did the Community React?
The murders stunned the Chester community and left members of Grace Lutheran Church grappling with how someone they trusted could commit such horrific acts.

A Sobering Reminder
The Gattis case is a chilling example of how unresolved family tensions can turn deadly. Domestic violence isn’t always obvious, and even households that seem stable can hide serious issues.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org. No one should have to face such pain alone.

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]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/a-thanksgiving-tragedy-how-christopher-gattis-shattered-his-family/ Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and celebration, but in Chester, Virginia, on November 23, 2017, it turned into a nightmare. Christopher Gattis, a 58-year-old youth pastor, committed an unthinkable act: he murdered his wife, stepdaughter, and her boyfriend, turning a holiday of joy into a story of heartbreak.

To the outside world, Chris Gattis seemed like a respectable man. He worked as a youth pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and was known in the community as calm and devout. But behind the closed doors of his home, there were deep-rooted tensions that no one fully realized—until it was too late.

The Victims
Gattis' victims were the people closest to him:

  • Jeanett Gattis (58): His wife, known for her warmth and kindness.
  • Candice (Candy) Kunze (30): His stepdaughter, full of life and love for her family.
  • Andrew Buthorn (36): Candice’s boyfriend, who had traveled from Oregon to spend Thanksgiving with the Gattis family.

What Happened That Night?
Thanksgiving evening should have been a time for laughter and leftovers, but at the Gattis home on Dogwood Ridge Court, an argument erupted. Though the exact details remain unclear, it’s known that the conflict centered on long-standing tensions between Christopher and his stepdaughter, Candy, as well as her boyfriend, Andrew.

As the argument escalated, Gattis retrieved a .45 caliber handgun. He shot his wife, Jeanett, and stepdaughter inside the home. Andrew tried to escape but was gunned down just outside, in the front yard. Neighbors heard the gunshots, but Chris called the authorities—not 911, but his alarm company. When police arrived, they found Chris Gattis calmly waiting on the porch. He was arrested on the spot.

Why Did It Happen?
There had been friction between Chris and Candy. Gattis reportedly disapproved of the couple staying in his home. These tensions came to a boiling point that Thanksgiving night, resulting in unimaginable violence.

What Happened to Chris Gattis?
Christ Gattis was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. A year later, in November 2018, he pled guilty to all charges. The court sentenced him to 58 years of which he’s required by the state of Virginia to serve 85% of the time. He will be 109 before he’s eligible for parole.

How Did the Community React?
The murders stunned the Chester community and left members of Grace Lutheran Church grappling with how someone they trusted could commit such horrific acts.

A Sobering Reminder
The Gattis case is a chilling example of how unresolved family tensions can turn deadly. Domestic violence isn’t always obvious, and even households that seem stable can hide serious issues.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org. No one should have to face such pain alone.

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]]> A Thanksgiving Tragedy: How Christopher Gattis Shattered his Family. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:53:35 Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and celebration, but in Chester, Virginia, on November 23, 2017, it turned into a nightmare. Christopher Gattis, a 58-year-old youth pastor, committed an unthinkable act: he murdered his wife, stepdaughter, and her boyfriend, turning a holiday of joy into a story of heartbreak. Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and celebration, but in Chester, Virginia, on November 23, 2017, it turned into a nightmare. Christopher Gattis, a 58-year-old youth pastor, committed an unthinkable act: he murdered his wife, stepdaughter, and her boyfriend, turning a holiday of joy into a story of heartbreak. true crime, thanksgiving murder, andrew buthorn, christopher gattis, candy kunze, thanksgiving true crime, true crime youtube, murderer, true crime podcast, podcast, youth pastor murder, family murder, jeanett gattis false full 236 Buzzsprout-16088495 Alex Ewing. The Hammer Killer. In January 1984, fear descended over the Denver metropolitan area as an unknown predator entered homes and attacked his victims with a hammer.

On January 10, 50-year-old Patricia Smith was found sexually assaulted and murdered inside her Lakewood home. Less than a week later, another horrifying crime scene was discovered in Aurora. Bruce and Debra Bennett and their seven-year-old daughter, Melissa, had been bludgeoned to death inside their family home. Melissa had also been sexually assaulted. The couple’s three-year-old daughter, Vanessa, was found gravely injured—but alive.

Despite an extensive investigation, the man responsible for the crimes remained unidentified for more than three decades. Evidence was preserved as investigators waited for forensic science to catch up with the killer they could not find.

That breakthrough finally came through advances in DNA testing and genetic genealogy. The evidence pointed to Alex Christopher Ewing, a violent offender who had been imprisoned in Nevada since the mid-1980s following another brutal hammer attack. Ewing was extradited to Colorado and placed on trial nearly 40 years after the murders.

In 2021, a jury convicted Ewing of murdering Bruce, Debra, and Melissa Bennett. The following year, he was convicted of the rape and murder of Patricia Smith. He received multiple life sentences, finally giving the victims’ families the justice they had been denied for decades.

This episode examines the terrifying crimes of the man known as the Hammer Killer, the remarkable survival of Vanessa Bennett, the cold case investigation that lasted nearly four decades, and the forensic technology that finally exposed Alex Ewing as one of Colorado’s most vicious murderers.

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]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/alex-ewing-the-hammer-killer/ In January 1984, fear descended over the Denver metropolitan area as an unknown predator entered homes and attacked his victims with a hammer.

On January 10, 50-year-old Patricia Smith was found sexually assaulted and murdered inside her Lakewood home. Less than a week later, another horrifying crime scene was discovered in Aurora. Bruce and Debra Bennett and their seven-year-old daughter, Melissa, had been bludgeoned to death inside their family home. Melissa had also been sexually assaulted. The couple’s three-year-old daughter, Vanessa, was found gravely injured—but alive.

Despite an extensive investigation, the man responsible for the crimes remained unidentified for more than three decades. Evidence was preserved as investigators waited for forensic science to catch up with the killer they could not find.

That breakthrough finally came through advances in DNA testing and genetic genealogy. The evidence pointed to Alex Christopher Ewing, a violent offender who had been imprisoned in Nevada since the mid-1980s following another brutal hammer attack. Ewing was extradited to Colorado and placed on trial nearly 40 years after the murders.

In 2021, a jury convicted Ewing of murdering Bruce, Debra, and Melissa Bennett. The following year, he was convicted of the rape and murder of Patricia Smith. He received multiple life sentences, finally giving the victims’ families the justice they had been denied for decades.

This episode examines the terrifying crimes of the man known as the Hammer Killer, the remarkable survival of Vanessa Bennett, the cold case investigation that lasted nearly four decades, and the forensic technology that finally exposed Alex Ewing as one of Colorado’s most vicious murderers.

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]]> Alex Ewing. The Hammer Killer. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:12:52 In January 1984, a series of savage hammer attacks terrorized the Denver area. For more than three decades, the identity of the man known as the Hammer Killer remained a mystery. Then advances in forensic genealogy led investigators to a convicted violent offender already serving time in Nevada. In January 1984, a series of savage hammer attacks terrorized the Denver area. For more than three decades, the identity of the man known as the Hammer Killer remained a mystery. Then advances in forensic genealogy led investigators to a convicted violent offender already serving time in Nevada. #crimesceneanalysis, #crimeinvestigation, #truecrimepodcast, #murdermystery, #forensicfiles, #justiceforvictims, #unsolvedmysteries, #alexewing, #hammerkiller, #serialkillerstories, #criminalmindset, #truecrimecommunity, #crimedocumentary, #coldcasefiles false full 235 Buzzsprout-16054711 Christa Pike: The Devil in the Details. The Deadly Obsession of Christa Pike: The Devil in the Details
Born on March 10, 1976, Christa Pike grew up with a difficult family life. Her troubled upbringing involved abuse, neglect, and struggles with mental health—factors that, while tragic, would never justify the choices she made as a young woman. By her late teens, Christa found herself at Job Corps, a program designed to help troubled young adults get back on track by providing them with education and training. Here, she met and quickly fell for 17-year-old Tadaryl Shipp, a charismatic young man who would become more than just a boyfriend. Together, they would ignite a deadly obsession.

The Backstory: Love, Obsession, and Dark Beliefs
Christa Pike and Tadaryl Shipp’s relationship was intense and volatile. They were both drawn to the occult, dabbling in devil worship and dark rituals, something that set them apart and fed their shared intensity. Pike’s obsession with Shipp was fierce, almost possessive, and she was jealous of anyone she thought might interfere. | One person, in particular, fueled Christa’s jealousy: Colleen Slemmer. Colleen, a fellow Job Corps student, had reportedly irritated Christa with minor slights. Pike became convinced that Colleen was trying to seduce Tadaryl, a suspicion that spiraled quickly in her mind.

The Crime: A Night of Horror
On January 12, 1995, Christa Pike, Tadaryl Shipp, and a mutual friend named Shadolla Peterson lured Colleen Slemmer into a secluded, wooded area on the University of Tennessee’s agricultural campus in Knoxville. Colleen thought they were going for a walk, perhaps to resolve whatever tension had built up between them. But what awaited her was no peace talk—it was a nightmare. | For the next thirty minutes, Colleen endured torture at the hands of Christa and Tadaryl. Christa Pike smashed Colleen’s skull with a large chunk of asphalt, ultimately killing her. But Pike wasn’t finished. As a final, chilling souvenir, she kept a piece of Colleen’s skull, carrying it with her as if it were a trophy of her conquest.

The Aftermath: An Unraveled Crime
Christa Pike’s arrogance proved to be her undoing. Bragging about the murder to friends, she showed off the fragment of Colleen’s skull as though it were a badge of honor. News of her boasting quickly spread through the Job Corps community and reached the ears of authorities. Within 36 hours, Christa Pike and Tadaryl Shipp were arrested. | During questioning, Pike showed no remorse, relaying the horrific details of the murder with chilling indifference. The physical evidence against her was overwhelming, including Colleen’s blood on her clothes and the skull fragment she had so brazenly kept as a memento. | In 1996, Christa Pike was found guilty of first-degree murder. The court, clearly appalled by the brutality of the crime, sentenced her to death. She was just 20 years old, making her the youngest woman on death row in the United States at the time.

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]]> Wed, 6 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/christa-pike-the-devil-in-the-details/ The Deadly Obsession of Christa Pike: The Devil in the Details
Born on March 10, 1976, Christa Pike grew up with a difficult family life. Her troubled upbringing involved abuse, neglect, and struggles with mental health—factors that, while tragic, would never justify the choices she made as a young woman. By her late teens, Christa found herself at Job Corps, a program designed to help troubled young adults get back on track by providing them with education and training. Here, she met and quickly fell for 17-year-old Tadaryl Shipp, a charismatic young man who would become more than just a boyfriend. Together, they would ignite a deadly obsession.

The Backstory: Love, Obsession, and Dark Beliefs
Christa Pike and Tadaryl Shipp’s relationship was intense and volatile. They were both drawn to the occult, dabbling in devil worship and dark rituals, something that set them apart and fed their shared intensity. Pike’s obsession with Shipp was fierce, almost possessive, and she was jealous of anyone she thought might interfere. | One person, in particular, fueled Christa’s jealousy: Colleen Slemmer. Colleen, a fellow Job Corps student, had reportedly irritated Christa with minor slights. Pike became convinced that Colleen was trying to seduce Tadaryl, a suspicion that spiraled quickly in her mind.

The Crime: A Night of Horror
On January 12, 1995, Christa Pike, Tadaryl Shipp, and a mutual friend named Shadolla Peterson lured Colleen Slemmer into a secluded, wooded area on the University of Tennessee’s agricultural campus in Knoxville. Colleen thought they were going for a walk, perhaps to resolve whatever tension had built up between them. But what awaited her was no peace talk—it was a nightmare. | For the next thirty minutes, Colleen endured torture at the hands of Christa and Tadaryl. Christa Pike smashed Colleen’s skull with a large chunk of asphalt, ultimately killing her. But Pike wasn’t finished. As a final, chilling souvenir, she kept a piece of Colleen’s skull, carrying it with her as if it were a trophy of her conquest.

The Aftermath: An Unraveled Crime
Christa Pike’s arrogance proved to be her undoing. Bragging about the murder to friends, she showed off the fragment of Colleen’s skull as though it were a badge of honor. News of her boasting quickly spread through the Job Corps community and reached the ears of authorities. Within 36 hours, Christa Pike and Tadaryl Shipp were arrested. | During questioning, Pike showed no remorse, relaying the horrific details of the murder with chilling indifference. The physical evidence against her was overwhelming, including Colleen’s blood on her clothes and the skull fragment she had so brazenly kept as a memento. | In 1996, Christa Pike was found guilty of first-degree murder. The court, clearly appalled by the brutality of the crime, sentenced her to death. She was just 20 years old, making her the youngest woman on death row in the United States at the time.

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]]> Christa Pike: The Devil in the Details. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:58:25 In 1995, eighteen-year-old Christa Pike lured fellow Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer into the woods outside Knoxville, Tennessee, where jealousy, obsession, and manipulation ended in a brutal murder. This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide's, The Devil in the Details examines the disturbing crime, the evidence Pike left behind, and how she became the youngest woman sentenced to death in the United States at the time. In 1995, eighteen-year-old Christa Pike lured fellow Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer into the woods outside Knoxville, Tennessee, where jealousy, obsession, and manipulation ended in a brutal murder. This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide's, The Devil in the Details examines the disturbing crime, the evidence Pike left behind, and how she became the youngest woman sentenced to death in the United States at the time. true crime, crime, true crime story, murder mystery, true crime community, true crime youtube, colleen slemmer, christa pike case, christa pike, murderer, true crime podcast, podcast, imfamous murders, female killers, youngest death row inmate false full 234 Buzzsprout-16013973 A Halloween Nightmare: The Chilling Story of the Liske Family Murders. The Liske family seemed, on the surface, like any other. William Liske Sr. lived with his wife, Susan Liske, and her two sons, Derek and Devon, in a comfortable home nestled in the rural stretches of Oak Harbor, Ohio. But underneath this facade lay a brewing tension, especially between BJ and his step-mother. BJ’s relationship with his family was strained, complicated by years of mental health struggles, previous altercations, and brushes with the law. Though BJ was no stranger to conflict, no one could have foreseen the murder of his father, stepmother and stepbrother on Halloween morning.

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]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/a-halloween-nightmare-the-chilling-story-of-the-liske-family-murders/ The Liske family seemed, on the surface, like any other. William Liske Sr. lived with his wife, Susan Liske, and her two sons, Derek and Devon, in a comfortable home nestled in the rural stretches of Oak Harbor, Ohio. But underneath this facade lay a brewing tension, especially between BJ and his step-mother. BJ’s relationship with his family was strained, complicated by years of mental health struggles, previous altercations, and brushes with the law. Though BJ was no stranger to conflict, no one could have foreseen the murder of his father, stepmother and stepbrother on Halloween morning.

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]]> A Halloween Nightmare: The Chilling Story of the Liske Family Murders. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:00:37 On Halloween morning, the quiet rural home of the Liske family became the scene of an unthinkable horror, exposing years of tension, violence, and secrets hidden beneath an ordinary façade. Listen as we unravel the chilling story of BJ Liske and the brutal family murders that stunned Oak Harbor, Ohio. On Halloween morning, the quiet rural home of the Liske family became the scene of an unthinkable horror, exposing years of tension, violence, and secrets hidden beneath an ordinary façade. Listen as we unravel the chilling story of BJ Liske and the brutal family murders that stunned Oak Harbor, Ohio. true crime, liske family murders, halloween story, killer, halloween true crime, true crime youtube, murderer, true crime podcast, podcast, bj liske, halloween true crime. halloween murder, halloween murder false full 233 Buzzsprout-15965987 Trick or Treat: The Murder of Peter Fabiano. The Chilling Halloween Night Murder of Peter Fabiano
Halloween night is supposed to be a time for tricks, treats, and innocent fun. But on October 31, 1957, one seemingly routine knock on the door in Los Angeles turned into a real-life nightmare. Peter Fabiano, a husband, father, and owner of a successful beauty salon, opened his door that evening, unaware that what awaited him wasn’t a typical trick-or-treater, but cold-blooded murder.

The Night of the Crime
It was just past 11 PM when Fabiano’s wife, Betty, heard the knock at their door. Peter answered, expecting late-night trick-or-treaters. Instead, a figure stood at the door dressed in a mask, aiming a paper bag toward him. Without warning, a shot rang out. Peter collapsed, and his life was over in an instant. The shooter fled into the night, leaving behind a shocked neighborhood and a grieving wife.

A Case of Jealousy and Deception
It wasn’t long before investigators began to uncover a tangled web of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden love. Betty Fabiano revealed to police that her husband had a falling out with a woman named Joan Rabel, a photographer with a peculiar interest in their marriage.

As detectives dug deeper, they discovered that Rabel harbored romantic feelings for Betty and was intensely jealous of Peter’s role in her life. Rabel recruited her friend, a troubled woman named Goldeen Pizer, to carry out the murder. Pizer, captivated by Rabel’s manipulation, agreed to pull the trigger. On that fateful night, Pizer donned the disguise of a trick-or-treater and shot Peter Fabiano at point-blank range.

Justice for Peter Fabiano

The case shocked Los Angeles, not only for the brutal nature of the crime but also for the motive behind it—a twisted love triangle culminating in murder. Both Rabel and Pizer were eventually caught and confessed to their roles in the killing. In 1958, they were convicted of second-degree murder, with both women sentenced to prison.

To this day, Peter Fabiano’s murder serves as a reminder of how jealousy, manipulation, and obsession can spiral into unimaginable violence.

If you're fascinated by true crime stories like this, be sure to listen to our latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, where we delve even deeper into the plans of Joan Rabel to win back the affections of Betty Fabiano.

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]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-trick-or-treat-murder-of-peter-fabiano/ The Chilling Halloween Night Murder of Peter Fabiano
Halloween night is supposed to be a time for tricks, treats, and innocent fun. But on October 31, 1957, one seemingly routine knock on the door in Los Angeles turned into a real-life nightmare. Peter Fabiano, a husband, father, and owner of a successful beauty salon, opened his door that evening, unaware that what awaited him wasn’t a typical trick-or-treater, but cold-blooded murder.

The Night of the Crime
It was just past 11 PM when Fabiano’s wife, Betty, heard the knock at their door. Peter answered, expecting late-night trick-or-treaters. Instead, a figure stood at the door dressed in a mask, aiming a paper bag toward him. Without warning, a shot rang out. Peter collapsed, and his life was over in an instant. The shooter fled into the night, leaving behind a shocked neighborhood and a grieving wife.

A Case of Jealousy and Deception
It wasn’t long before investigators began to uncover a tangled web of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden love. Betty Fabiano revealed to police that her husband had a falling out with a woman named Joan Rabel, a photographer with a peculiar interest in their marriage.

As detectives dug deeper, they discovered that Rabel harbored romantic feelings for Betty and was intensely jealous of Peter’s role in her life. Rabel recruited her friend, a troubled woman named Goldeen Pizer, to carry out the murder. Pizer, captivated by Rabel’s manipulation, agreed to pull the trigger. On that fateful night, Pizer donned the disguise of a trick-or-treater and shot Peter Fabiano at point-blank range.

Justice for Peter Fabiano

The case shocked Los Angeles, not only for the brutal nature of the crime but also for the motive behind it—a twisted love triangle culminating in murder. Both Rabel and Pizer were eventually caught and confessed to their roles in the killing. In 1958, they were convicted of second-degree murder, with both women sentenced to prison.

To this day, Peter Fabiano’s murder serves as a reminder of how jealousy, manipulation, and obsession can spiral into unimaginable violence.

If you're fascinated by true crime stories like this, be sure to listen to our latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, where we delve even deeper into the plans of Joan Rabel to win back the affections of Betty Fabiano.

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]]> Trick or Treat: The Murder of Peter Fabiano. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:43:08 Halloween night is supposed to be a time for tricks, treats, and innocent fun. But on October 31, 1957, one seemingly routine knock on the door in Los Angeles turned into a real-life nightmare. Halloween night is supposed to be a time for tricks, treats, and innocent fun. But on October 31, 1957, one seemingly routine knock on the door in Los Angeles turned into a real-life nightmare. peter fabiano, true crime, true crime addict, 1950s crime, true crime community, los angeles crime, the halloween murder, true crime junkie, true crime podcast, goldyn pizer, betty fabiano, podcast, true crime obsessed, joan rabel, true crim, crime junkie false full 232 Buzzsprout-15931975 John George Haigh: The Acid Bath Killer John George Haigh appeared polished, persuasive, and respectable—but beneath the tailored suits was a calculating fraudster willing to murder for money. Between 1944 and 1949, Haigh targeted at least six people, including William McSwan and his parents, Donald and Amy McSwan; Dr. Archibald Henderson and his wife, Rosalie; and wealthy widow Olive Durand-Deacon. After killing them, he dissolved their remains in sulphuric acid, forged documents, and took control of their money and property.

Haigh believed he had discovered the secret to the perfect crime: without a body, there could be no murder conviction. But when Olive Durand-Deacon disappeared in February 1949, investigators began examining the smooth-talking businessman who had been among the last people to see her alive. At Haigh’s workshop, police uncovered human remains that the acid had failed to destroy, including part of a foot, teeth, gallstones, and human fat.

Arrogant and convinced he had outsmarted the law, Haigh confessed to multiple murders and attempted to portray himself as a blood-drinking madman. A jury rejected his insanity defense, and on July 19, 1949, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was executed at Wandsworth Prison on August 10, 1949.

This episode examines the crimes of John George Haigh, the victims whose trust he exploited, the forensic evidence that survived his attempts to destroy it, and the fatal legal misunderstanding that brought Britain’s infamous Acid Bath Killer to justice.

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]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/john-george-haigh-the-acid-bath-killer/ John George Haigh appeared polished, persuasive, and respectable—but beneath the tailored suits was a calculating fraudster willing to murder for money. Between 1944 and 1949, Haigh targeted at least six people, including William McSwan and his parents, Donald and Amy McSwan; Dr. Archibald Henderson and his wife, Rosalie; and wealthy widow Olive Durand-Deacon. After killing them, he dissolved their remains in sulphuric acid, forged documents, and took control of their money and property.

Haigh believed he had discovered the secret to the perfect crime: without a body, there could be no murder conviction. But when Olive Durand-Deacon disappeared in February 1949, investigators began examining the smooth-talking businessman who had been among the last people to see her alive. At Haigh’s workshop, police uncovered human remains that the acid had failed to destroy, including part of a foot, teeth, gallstones, and human fat.

Arrogant and convinced he had outsmarted the law, Haigh confessed to multiple murders and attempted to portray himself as a blood-drinking madman. A jury rejected his insanity defense, and on July 19, 1949, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was executed at Wandsworth Prison on August 10, 1949.

This episode examines the crimes of John George Haigh, the victims whose trust he exploited, the forensic evidence that survived his attempts to destroy it, and the fatal legal misunderstanding that brought Britain’s infamous Acid Bath Killer to justice.

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]]> John George Haigh: The Acid Bath Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:25 In postwar WW2 England, charming con man John George Haigh targeted wealthy victims, stole their fortunes, and attempted to erase every trace of his crimes in vats of sulphuric acid. Discover how the self-proclaimed “Acid Bath Killer” pursued the perfect murder—and how one missing woman and a few stubborn pieces of evidence finally exposed him. In postwar WW2 England, charming con man John George Haigh targeted wealthy victims, stole their fortunes, and attempted to erase every trace of his crimes in vats of sulphuric acid. Discover how the self-proclaimed “Acid Bath Killer” pursued the perfect murder—and how one missing woman and a few stubborn pieces of evidence finally exposed him. true crime, serial killers of the past, acid bath murders, acid bath killer, true crime community, uk true crime, john george haigh, infamous murders, true crime podcast, true, british serial killer, historic murders, true crime history, murder mysteries false full 231 Buzzsprout-15891806 Ricky Lee Green. The Butcher of Texas. The Savage Crimes of Ricky Lee Green: A Texas Serial Killer's Reign of Terror
In the mid-1980s, Texas was home to a series of brutal and sadistic murders that left communities shaken and horrified. At the center of this spree was a man named Ricky Lee Green, a serial killer whose thirst for violence and cruelty knew no bounds. His reign of terror spanned several years, during which he brutally murdered and mutilated at least four known victims. His crimes, driven by a deadly combination of drugs, sexual violence, and pure sadism, shocked even the most seasoned law enforcement officers. Today, we’re diving deep into the twisted mind of Ricky Lee Green, uncovering the details of his horrific acts, his eventual capture, and his legacy as one of Texas’s most brutal killers.

Early Life: The Making of a Monster
Born in 1960, Ricky Lee Green had a troubled and abusive upbringing that set the stage for his future violent behavior. Growing up in an unstable household with a history of physical and emotional abuse, Green's life quickly spiraled into darkness. As a young adult, he developed a drug habit that fueled his increasingly violent tendencies. By the time he committed his first murder in 1985, Green was already well on his way to becoming one of the most dangerous men in Texas.

The Crimes
Ricky Lee Green's first known victim was Jeffrey Davis, a man he brutally murdered and mutilated in Fort Worth in 1985. Green stabbed Davis multiple times before dismembering his body, leaving investigators horrified by the sheer brutality of the crime. This was only the beginning. Over the next four years, Green would go on to kill at least three more people, each murder more brutal and grotesque than the last.

Capture and Conviction
Green's murderous rampage came to an end in 1989 when he was finally arrested in connection to one of his murders. During his interrogation, Green confessed to several of the killings, describing them in graphic detail. His wife, Sharon, was also arrested and charged with her involvement in some of the murders. Green was ultimately convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to death.

Despite numerous appeals, Ricky Lee Green was executed by lethal injection in 1997, ending the life of a man who had caused so much pain and suffering. Sharon, who played a role in at least one of the killings, received a 10-year sentence for her involvement.

If you're fascinated by true crime stories like this, be sure to listen to our latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, where we delve even deeper into the twisted mind of Ricky Lee Green.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/ricky-lee-green-the-butcher-of-texas/ The Savage Crimes of Ricky Lee Green: A Texas Serial Killer's Reign of Terror
In the mid-1980s, Texas was home to a series of brutal and sadistic murders that left communities shaken and horrified. At the center of this spree was a man named Ricky Lee Green, a serial killer whose thirst for violence and cruelty knew no bounds. His reign of terror spanned several years, during which he brutally murdered and mutilated at least four known victims. His crimes, driven by a deadly combination of drugs, sexual violence, and pure sadism, shocked even the most seasoned law enforcement officers. Today, we’re diving deep into the twisted mind of Ricky Lee Green, uncovering the details of his horrific acts, his eventual capture, and his legacy as one of Texas’s most brutal killers.

Early Life: The Making of a Monster
Born in 1960, Ricky Lee Green had a troubled and abusive upbringing that set the stage for his future violent behavior. Growing up in an unstable household with a history of physical and emotional abuse, Green's life quickly spiraled into darkness. As a young adult, he developed a drug habit that fueled his increasingly violent tendencies. By the time he committed his first murder in 1985, Green was already well on his way to becoming one of the most dangerous men in Texas.

The Crimes
Ricky Lee Green's first known victim was Jeffrey Davis, a man he brutally murdered and mutilated in Fort Worth in 1985. Green stabbed Davis multiple times before dismembering his body, leaving investigators horrified by the sheer brutality of the crime. This was only the beginning. Over the next four years, Green would go on to kill at least three more people, each murder more brutal and grotesque than the last.

Capture and Conviction
Green's murderous rampage came to an end in 1989 when he was finally arrested in connection to one of his murders. During his interrogation, Green confessed to several of the killings, describing them in graphic detail. His wife, Sharon, was also arrested and charged with her involvement in some of the murders. Green was ultimately convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to death.

Despite numerous appeals, Ricky Lee Green was executed by lethal injection in 1997, ending the life of a man who had caused so much pain and suffering. Sharon, who played a role in at least one of the killings, received a 10-year sentence for her involvement.

If you're fascinated by true crime stories like this, be sure to listen to our latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, where we delve even deeper into the twisted mind of Ricky Lee Green.

 

 


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]]> Ricky Lee Green. The Butcher of Texas. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:14:59 In the mid-1980s, Texas was home to a series of brutal and sadistic murders that left communities shaken and horrified. At the center of this spree was a man named Ricky Lee Green, a serial killer whose thirst for violence and cruelty knew no bounds. In the mid-1980s, Texas was home to a series of brutal and sadistic murders that left communities shaken and horrified. At the center of this spree was a man named Ricky Lee Green, a serial killer whose thirst for violence and cruelty knew no bounds. true crime, fort worth murders, sadistic killer, serial killer stories, serial killer, brutal murders, 1980s murders, true crime podcast, ricky lee green, execution by lethal injection, texas crime history, texas serial killer, crime in texas false full 230 Buzzsprout-15844479 Donald Harvey: The Angel of Death. The Angel of Death: The Chilling Case of Donald Harvey In the latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we delve into the terrifying case of Donald Harvey, a man who went from hospital orderly to one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. With an estimated 70 victims, Harvey’s heinous crimes spanned hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky, earning him the chilling moniker, "The Angel of Death."

Who Was Donald Harvey?
Donald Harvey seemed like an ordinary hospital worker—quiet, unassuming, and polite. Born in Butler County, Ohio, in 1952, Harvey began his medical career in 1970 as an orderly at Marymount Hospital in London, Kentucky. Little did anyone know, this seemingly gentle man would soon embark on a 17-year killing spree that would leave a trail of devastation.

The Killing Spree Begins
Harvey’s murder spree started just a few months after he began working at Marymount Hospital. He later claimed his first murder was an act of "mercy killing," but it quickly spiraled into a terrifying habit. Harvey was adept at exploiting his access to patients, using a variety of methods including poison, suffocation, and tampering with medical equipment.

As he moved between hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky, Harvey’s body count steadily increased. He took advantage of the hospital environment, where death is often expected, to carry out his crimes without raising suspicion.

How Did He Get Away with It for So Long?
You might be wondering how Harvey managed to evade detection for nearly two decades. Hospitals in the 1970s and 1980s had far fewer checks and balances, making it easier for someone like Harvey to slip through the cracks. Additionally, his victims’ deaths were often attributed to natural causes or underlying health conditions, allowing him to remain undetected for years.

The Arrest and Confession
In 1987, a hospital worker noticed a foul odor coming from a patient's body. This led to an autopsy that revealed traces of cyanide, which eventually pointed to Harvey. He confessed to killing 37 people but later suggested the number could be as high as 70.

Harvey’s trial resulted in a life sentence without the possibility of parole, bringing a long-awaited end to his reign of terror. But for the families of his victims, the damage was already done.

Listen to the Full Episode Now
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]]> Wed, 2 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/donald-harvey-the-angel-of-death/ The Angel of Death: The Chilling Case of Donald Harvey In the latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide, we delve into the terrifying case of Donald Harvey, a man who went from hospital orderly to one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. With an estimated 70 victims, Harvey’s heinous crimes spanned hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky, earning him the chilling moniker, "The Angel of Death."

Who Was Donald Harvey?
Donald Harvey seemed like an ordinary hospital worker—quiet, unassuming, and polite. Born in Butler County, Ohio, in 1952, Harvey began his medical career in 1970 as an orderly at Marymount Hospital in London, Kentucky. Little did anyone know, this seemingly gentle man would soon embark on a 17-year killing spree that would leave a trail of devastation.

The Killing Spree Begins
Harvey’s murder spree started just a few months after he began working at Marymount Hospital. He later claimed his first murder was an act of "mercy killing," but it quickly spiraled into a terrifying habit. Harvey was adept at exploiting his access to patients, using a variety of methods including poison, suffocation, and tampering with medical equipment.

As he moved between hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky, Harvey’s body count steadily increased. He took advantage of the hospital environment, where death is often expected, to carry out his crimes without raising suspicion.

How Did He Get Away with It for So Long?
You might be wondering how Harvey managed to evade detection for nearly two decades. Hospitals in the 1970s and 1980s had far fewer checks and balances, making it easier for someone like Harvey to slip through the cracks. Additionally, his victims’ deaths were often attributed to natural causes or underlying health conditions, allowing him to remain undetected for years.

The Arrest and Confession
In 1987, a hospital worker noticed a foul odor coming from a patient's body. This led to an autopsy that revealed traces of cyanide, which eventually pointed to Harvey. He confessed to killing 37 people but later suggested the number could be as high as 70.

Harvey’s trial resulted in a life sentence without the possibility of parole, bringing a long-awaited end to his reign of terror. But for the families of his victims, the damage was already done.

Listen to the Full Episode Now
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]]> Donald Harvey: The Angel of Death. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:18:37 Delve into the terrifying case of Donald Harvey, a man who went from hospital orderly, to one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. With an estimated 70 victims, Harvey’s heinous crimes spanned hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky, earning him the chilling moniker, "The Angel of Death." Delve into the terrifying case of Donald Harvey, a man who went from hospital orderly, to one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. With an estimated 70 victims, Harvey’s heinous crimes spanned hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky, earning him the chilling moniker, "The Angel of Death." true crime, medical killer, angel of death, serial killer, true crime youtube, donald harvey, murderer, true crime podcast, podcast false full 229 Buzzsprout-15801828 The Unsolved Mystery of Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? The Unsolved Mystery of "Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
 April 18, 1943. A group of four boys make a gruesome discovery in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, England. One of them climbs inside a hollow tree, looking for a bird's nest and eggs. What they discover is a skull and the remains of a mysterious woman. After 81 years, authorities still don't know who she is. This case if full of mystery, war spies, witchcraft, and even a cabaret singer. This is the 81 year old myster of Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?

The Discovery in Hagley Wood
On that spring day in 1943, four young boys—Bob Farmer, Thomas Willetts, Bob Hart, and Fred Payne—were out exploring the dense woodland of Hagley Wood, searching for bird nests. As they wandered deeper into the woods, they stumbled upon an old, hollow wych elm tree. Curious, Bob Farmer peeked inside, and to his horror, he saw a skull staring back at him. The boys, shaken and frightened, swore to keep their discovery a secret. However, fear and guilt got the best of them, and they soon reported the macabre finding to the police.

The Investigation Begins

When investigators arrived at the scene, they unearthed a nearly complete human skeleton inside the tree. The skull still had some hair and a few crooked teeth, and a piece of taffeta was found stuffed into its mouth, suggesting foul play. Authorities also discovered a shoe and fragments of clothing near the skeleton. Forensic experts determined that the body was that of a woman who had been dead for approximately 18 months to 3 years. She was estimated to be around 35-40 years old, and her cause of death was believed to be asphyxiation.

The Strange Graffiti and the Name "Bella"
The case grew even more mysterious when strange graffiti began appearing on walls around the area, asking, "Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?" The first piece of graffiti appeared in 1944, a year after the discovery, in nearby Birmingham. As more graffiti appeared over the years, the name "Bella" became synonymous with the unidentified woman in the tree. But who was Bella, and why was her body placed in such a bizarre location?

Theories and Speculations

  1. Witchcraft and the Occult
  2. Espionage and World War II Spies
  3. A Cabaret Singer/Nazi Spy
  4. A Case of Violence Against a Woman
Conclusion The enigma of "Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?" is an 81-year-old mystery that refuses to fade away. It serves as a testament to the power of storytelling, the enduring fascination with the unknown, and the desire to uncover the truth. Whether Bella was a spy, a victim of ritualistic killing, or something else entirely, her story remains one of the most haunting cold cases in history.  

 


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]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-unsolved-mystery-of-who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/ The Unsolved Mystery of "Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
 April 18, 1943. A group of four boys make a gruesome discovery in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, England. One of them climbs inside a hollow tree, looking for a bird's nest and eggs. What they discover is a skull and the remains of a mysterious woman. After 81 years, authorities still don't know who she is. This case if full of mystery, war spies, witchcraft, and even a cabaret singer. This is the 81 year old myster of Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?

The Discovery in Hagley Wood
On that spring day in 1943, four young boys—Bob Farmer, Thomas Willetts, Bob Hart, and Fred Payne—were out exploring the dense woodland of Hagley Wood, searching for bird nests. As they wandered deeper into the woods, they stumbled upon an old, hollow wych elm tree. Curious, Bob Farmer peeked inside, and to his horror, he saw a skull staring back at him. The boys, shaken and frightened, swore to keep their discovery a secret. However, fear and guilt got the best of them, and they soon reported the macabre finding to the police.

The Investigation Begins

When investigators arrived at the scene, they unearthed a nearly complete human skeleton inside the tree. The skull still had some hair and a few crooked teeth, and a piece of taffeta was found stuffed into its mouth, suggesting foul play. Authorities also discovered a shoe and fragments of clothing near the skeleton. Forensic experts determined that the body was that of a woman who had been dead for approximately 18 months to 3 years. She was estimated to be around 35-40 years old, and her cause of death was believed to be asphyxiation.

The Strange Graffiti and the Name "Bella"
The case grew even more mysterious when strange graffiti began appearing on walls around the area, asking, "Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?" The first piece of graffiti appeared in 1944, a year after the discovery, in nearby Birmingham. As more graffiti appeared over the years, the name "Bella" became synonymous with the unidentified woman in the tree. But who was Bella, and why was her body placed in such a bizarre location?

Theories and Speculations

  1. Witchcraft and the Occult
  2. Espionage and World War II Spies
  3. A Cabaret Singer/Nazi Spy
  4. A Case of Violence Against a Woman
Conclusion The enigma of "Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?" is an 81-year-old mystery that refuses to fade away. It serves as a testament to the power of storytelling, the enduring fascination with the unknown, and the desire to uncover the truth. Whether Bella was a spy, a victim of ritualistic killing, or something else entirely, her story remains one of the most haunting cold cases in history.  

 


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]]> The Unsolved Mystery of Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:48:22 On April 18, 1943, a group of four boys make a gruesome discovery in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, England. One of them climbs inside a hollow tree, looking for a bird's nest and eggs. What they discover is a skull and the remains of a mysterious woman. After 81 years, authorities still don't know who she is. This case if full of mystery, war spies, witchcraft, and even a cabaret singer. On April 18, 1943, a group of four boys make a gruesome discovery in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, England. One of them climbs inside a hollow tree, looking for a bird's nest and eggs. What they discover is a skull and the remains of a mysterious woman. After 81 years, authorities still don't know who she is. This case if full of mystery, war spies, witchcraft, and even a cabaret singer. #p, #whoputbellainthewychelm, #crimeblog, #crimestory, #podcastcommunity, #murdermystery, #serialkiller, #podcastlife, #larryhall, #ww2truecrime, #coldcasesolved, #podcastepisode, #hagleywoods, #unsolvedtruecrime, #podcast false full 228 Buzzsprout-15764132 Abraham Shakespeare and Dee Dee Moore: The Lottery Murder Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

Fortune’s Fatal Fool: The Tragic Story of Abraham Shakespeare and His Murderer, Dee Dee Moore

On November 15, 2006, Abraham Shakespeare’s life changed overnight when he purchased a Quick Pick lottery ticket that won him a $31 million jackpot. A humble man from Florida, Shakespeare wasn’t prepared for the challenges that came with sudden wealth. Though his pockets were full, his heart remained generous, living by the philosophy that "it is better to give than to receive." But that goodwill, combined with poor financial decisions, would ultimately lead to his undoing.

This is the haunting true crime tale of Abraham Shakespeare, a man who found fortune only to pay for it with his life. His story is one of greed, manipulation, and a deadly desire for wealth, orchestrated by the woman who would ultimately claim his life—Dee Dee Moore.

A Heart Too Big
After receiving the lump sum of over $11 million, Abraham Shakespeare seemed to live out the dream that many only fantasize about. He bought a luxurious home, cars, and indulged in a few extravagant purchases. But for the most part, Shakespeare remained a simple man at heart, known for his unselfish nature. He gave freely to friends, family, and even strangers in need.

However, Shakespeare’s generosity became his downfall. People constantly approached him, looking for handouts, exploiting his kindness. His newfound wealth became a magnet for those eager to cash in on his fortune. Despite being a millionaire, Shakespeare was quickly running out of money, having given so much away. His financial literacy was virtually nonexistent, and without proper advice, he struggled to manage his wealth.

Enter Dee Dee Moore: The Predator in Disguise
In comes Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore*, a woman who saw opportunity in Abraham Shakespeare’s deteriorating financial situation. Under the guise of wanting to help him manage his money, she befriended him. Dee Dee presented herself as a businesswoman with the expertise to secure his wealth and protect him from people trying to take advantage of him.

But behind this facade of a caring advisor, Moore was a cold, calculated manipulator. She began isolating Shakespeare from his friends and family, gaining control over his financial assets. Shakespeare, trusting her, signed over various properties and accounts to Moore. He disappeared from public life soon after.

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Fortune’s Fatal Fool: The Tragic Story of Abraham Shakespeare and His Murderer, Dee Dee Moore

On November 15, 2006, Abraham Shakespeare’s life changed overnight when he purchased a Quick Pick lottery ticket that won him a $31 million jackpot. A humble man from Florida, Shakespeare wasn’t prepared for the challenges that came with sudden wealth. Though his pockets were full, his heart remained generous, living by the philosophy that "it is better to give than to receive." But that goodwill, combined with poor financial decisions, would ultimately lead to his undoing.

This is the haunting true crime tale of Abraham Shakespeare, a man who found fortune only to pay for it with his life. His story is one of greed, manipulation, and a deadly desire for wealth, orchestrated by the woman who would ultimately claim his life—Dee Dee Moore.

A Heart Too Big
After receiving the lump sum of over $11 million, Abraham Shakespeare seemed to live out the dream that many only fantasize about. He bought a luxurious home, cars, and indulged in a few extravagant purchases. But for the most part, Shakespeare remained a simple man at heart, known for his unselfish nature. He gave freely to friends, family, and even strangers in need.

However, Shakespeare’s generosity became his downfall. People constantly approached him, looking for handouts, exploiting his kindness. His newfound wealth became a magnet for those eager to cash in on his fortune. Despite being a millionaire, Shakespeare was quickly running out of money, having given so much away. His financial literacy was virtually nonexistent, and without proper advice, he struggled to manage his wealth.

Enter Dee Dee Moore: The Predator in Disguise
In comes Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore*, a woman who saw opportunity in Abraham Shakespeare’s deteriorating financial situation. Under the guise of wanting to help him manage his money, she befriended him. Dee Dee presented herself as a businesswoman with the expertise to secure his wealth and protect him from people trying to take advantage of him.

But behind this facade of a caring advisor, Moore was a cold, calculated manipulator. She began isolating Shakespeare from his friends and family, gaining control over his financial assets. Shakespeare, trusting her, signed over various properties and accounts to Moore. He disappeared from public life soon after.

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]]> Abraham Shakespeare and Dee Dee Moore: The Lottery Murder Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:09 On November 15, 2006, Abraham Shakespeare’s life changed overnight when he purchased a Quick Pick lottery ticket that won him a $31 million jackpot. A humble man from Florida, Shakespeare wasn’t prepared for the challenges that came with sudden wealth. His goodwill, combined with poor financial decisions, would lead to his undoing. On November 15, 2006, Abraham Shakespeare’s life changed overnight when he purchased a Quick Pick lottery ticket that won him a $31 million jackpot. A humble man from Florida, Shakespeare wasn’t prepared for the challenges that came with sudden wealth. His goodwill, combined with poor financial decisions, would lead to his undoing. florida lottery murder case, murdermystery, dee dee moore lottery killer, tragic lottery stories, podcast episode, true crime podcast episodes, true crime lottery murder, crime blog, hitched 2 homicide true crime podcast, podcast com, abraham shakespeare false full 227 Buzzsprout-15725294 The True Story of Black Bird and Killer, Larry Hall. Part 2 of 2 Larry Hall: A Tale of Twisted Minds and Tragic Ends

Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. Born in Wabash, Indiana, in 1962, Hall lived a quiet life, working as a janitor and groundskeeper. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. Hall's twin brother, Gary, was often seen as the more dominant sibling, while Larry was shy and introverted, traits that some believe may have contributed to his later violent behavior.

Larry had an intense fascination with the Civil War and often participated in historical reenactments. This passion for the past might have been harmless on its own, but for Hall, it became a backdrop for his sinister urges. He began to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, using his reenactments as a cover for stalking and abducting young women.

A Trail of Tragedy
Larry Hall's crimes are as mysterious as they are horrifying. He has been linked to numerous disappearances and murders across the Midwest, but the full extent of his atrocities remains unknown. What makes Hall's case particularly eerie is his ability to evade capture for so long. His method was simple yet effective: Hall would travel from town to town, often coinciding with his reenactment events, and target young women who fit his twisted ideal.

The case that ultimately led to Hall's downfall was the disappearance of 15-year-old Jessica Roach in 1993. Roach was last seen riding her bicycle in Georgetown, Illinois, before vanishing without a trace. Her body was later discovered in a cornfield, showing signs of strangulation. Hall became a suspect after authorities noticed his presence in the area during the time of Roach's disappearance. However, it was Hall's brother, Gary, who provided crucial information that led to Larry's arrest. Gary reported Larry's bizarre behavior and his confessions to multiple murders, which he initially dismissed as mere fantasies.

The Confessions and Convictions

Under intense questioning, Larry Hall eventually confessed to Jessica Roach's murder and several others. However, his confessions were inconsistent, leading some to believe that he may have been exaggerating his crimes to gain notoriety. Despite this, Hall was convicted of Roach's murder and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

But the mystery doesn't end there. Larry Hall's case is riddled with unanswered questions. How many victims were there, really? Was Hall truly the mastermind behind all the crimes he confessed to, or were some of his confessions false? The uncertainty surrounding Hall's case continues to haunt the families of the missing, who may never know the whole truth.

Join us each week for a new true crime story on Hitched 2 Homicide

 

 


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]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-true-story-of-black-bird-and-killer-larry-hall-part-2-of-2/ Larry Hall: A Tale of Twisted Minds and Tragic Ends

Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. Born in Wabash, Indiana, in 1962, Hall lived a quiet life, working as a janitor and groundskeeper. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. Hall's twin brother, Gary, was often seen as the more dominant sibling, while Larry was shy and introverted, traits that some believe may have contributed to his later violent behavior.

Larry had an intense fascination with the Civil War and often participated in historical reenactments. This passion for the past might have been harmless on its own, but for Hall, it became a backdrop for his sinister urges. He began to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, using his reenactments as a cover for stalking and abducting young women.

A Trail of Tragedy
Larry Hall's crimes are as mysterious as they are horrifying. He has been linked to numerous disappearances and murders across the Midwest, but the full extent of his atrocities remains unknown. What makes Hall's case particularly eerie is his ability to evade capture for so long. His method was simple yet effective: Hall would travel from town to town, often coinciding with his reenactment events, and target young women who fit his twisted ideal.

The case that ultimately led to Hall's downfall was the disappearance of 15-year-old Jessica Roach in 1993. Roach was last seen riding her bicycle in Georgetown, Illinois, before vanishing without a trace. Her body was later discovered in a cornfield, showing signs of strangulation. Hall became a suspect after authorities noticed his presence in the area during the time of Roach's disappearance. However, it was Hall's brother, Gary, who provided crucial information that led to Larry's arrest. Gary reported Larry's bizarre behavior and his confessions to multiple murders, which he initially dismissed as mere fantasies.

The Confessions and Convictions

Under intense questioning, Larry Hall eventually confessed to Jessica Roach's murder and several others. However, his confessions were inconsistent, leading some to believe that he may have been exaggerating his crimes to gain notoriety. Despite this, Hall was convicted of Roach's murder and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

But the mystery doesn't end there. Larry Hall's case is riddled with unanswered questions. How many victims were there, really? Was Hall truly the mastermind behind all the crimes he confessed to, or were some of his confessions false? The uncertainty surrounding Hall's case continues to haunt the families of the missing, who may never know the whole truth.

Join us each week for a new true crime story on Hitched 2 Homicide

 

 


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]]> The True Story of Black Bird and Killer, Larry Hall. Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:57:36 Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. #midwestmurders, #crimestory, #, larryhallcase, #jessicaroach, #podcastcommunity, #murdermystery, #serialkiller, #criminalconfessions #crimeblog, #podcastlife, #larryhall, #coldcasesolved, #civilwarreenactor, #podcastepisode, #unsolvedtruecrime, #podcast false full 226 Buzzsprout-15689971 The True Story of Black Bird and Killer, Larry Hall. Part 1 of 2 Unmasking Larry Hall: A Tale of Twisted Minds and Tragic Ends
Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. Born in Wabash, Indiana, in 1962, Hall lived a quiet life, working as a janitor and groundskeeper. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. Hall's twin brother, Gary, was often seen as the more dominant sibling, while Larry was shy and introverted, traits that some believe may have contributed to his later violent behavior.

Larry had an intense fascination with the Civil War and often participated in historical reenactments. This passion for the past might have been harmless on its own, but for Hall, it became a backdrop for his sinister urges. He began to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, using his reenactments as a cover for stalking and abducting young women.

A Trail of Tragedy
Larry Hall's crimes are as mysterious as they are horrifying. He has been linked to numerous disappearances and murders across the Midwest, but the full extent of his atrocities remains unknown. What makes Hall's case particularly eerie is his ability to evade capture for so long. His method was simple yet effective: Hall would travel from town to town, often coinciding with his reenactment events, and target young women who fit his twisted ideal.

The case that ultimately led to Hall's downfall was the disappearance of 15-year-old Jessica Roach in 1993. Roach was last seen riding her bicycle in Georgetown, Illinois, before vanishing without a trace. Her body was later discovered in a cornfield, showing signs of strangulation. Hall became a suspect after authorities noticed his presence in the area during the time of Roach's disappearance. However, it was Hall's own brother, Gary, who provided crucial information that led to Larry's arrest. Gary reported Larry's bizarre behavior and his confessions to multiple murders, which he initially dismissed as mere fantasies.

The Confessions and Convictions
Under intense questioning, Larry Hall eventually confessed to Jessica Roach's murder and several others. However, his confessions were inconsistent, leading some to believe that he may have been exaggerating his crimes to gain notoriety. Despite this, Hall was convicted of Roach's murder and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

But the mystery doesn't end there. Larry Hall's case is riddled with unanswered questions. How many victims were there really? Was Hall truly the mastermind behind all the crimes he confessed to, or were some of his confessions false? The uncertainty surrounding Hall's case continues to haunt the families of the missing, who may never know the full truth.

Join us next week for Part 2 of The True Story of Black Bird, and each week on for new true crime on Hitched 2 Homicide.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 4 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-true-story-of-black-bird-and-killer-larry-hall-part-1-of-2/ Unmasking Larry Hall: A Tale of Twisted Minds and Tragic Ends
Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. Born in Wabash, Indiana, in 1962, Hall lived a quiet life, working as a janitor and groundskeeper. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. Hall's twin brother, Gary, was often seen as the more dominant sibling, while Larry was shy and introverted, traits that some believe may have contributed to his later violent behavior.

Larry had an intense fascination with the Civil War and often participated in historical reenactments. This passion for the past might have been harmless on its own, but for Hall, it became a backdrop for his sinister urges. He began to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, using his reenactments as a cover for stalking and abducting young women.

A Trail of Tragedy
Larry Hall's crimes are as mysterious as they are horrifying. He has been linked to numerous disappearances and murders across the Midwest, but the full extent of his atrocities remains unknown. What makes Hall's case particularly eerie is his ability to evade capture for so long. His method was simple yet effective: Hall would travel from town to town, often coinciding with his reenactment events, and target young women who fit his twisted ideal.

The case that ultimately led to Hall's downfall was the disappearance of 15-year-old Jessica Roach in 1993. Roach was last seen riding her bicycle in Georgetown, Illinois, before vanishing without a trace. Her body was later discovered in a cornfield, showing signs of strangulation. Hall became a suspect after authorities noticed his presence in the area during the time of Roach's disappearance. However, it was Hall's own brother, Gary, who provided crucial information that led to Larry's arrest. Gary reported Larry's bizarre behavior and his confessions to multiple murders, which he initially dismissed as mere fantasies.

The Confessions and Convictions
Under intense questioning, Larry Hall eventually confessed to Jessica Roach's murder and several others. However, his confessions were inconsistent, leading some to believe that he may have been exaggerating his crimes to gain notoriety. Despite this, Hall was convicted of Roach's murder and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

But the mystery doesn't end there. Larry Hall's case is riddled with unanswered questions. How many victims were there really? Was Hall truly the mastermind behind all the crimes he confessed to, or were some of his confessions false? The uncertainty surrounding Hall's case continues to haunt the families of the missing, who may never know the full truth.

Join us next week for Part 2 of The True Story of Black Bird, and each week on for new true crime on Hitched 2 Homicide.

 

 


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]]> The True Story of Black Bird and Killer, Larry Hall. Part 1 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:38 Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. This is the Real Story of Black Bird Part 1 of 2. Larry Hall was, by all outward appearances, an average man. But beneath this mundane existence lurked a deeply disturbed individual with a penchant for death. This is the Real Story of Black Bird Part 1 of 2. #p, #midwestmurders, #crimestory, larryhallcase, #jessicaroach, #podcastcommunity, #serialkiller, #unsolvedtruecrime #murdermystery, #criminalconfessions #crimeblog, #podcastlife, #larryhall, #coldcasesolved, #civilwarreenactor, #podcastepisode, #podcast false full 225 Buzzsprout-15650247 Lizzy Halliday: The Worst Woman on Earth Lizzie Halliday: The Worst Woman on Earth
In the late 1800s, the tranquil landscapes of the Catskills in New York became the backdrop for a series of horrific crimes that would shock the nation. The perpetrator? An Irish immigrant named Lizzie Halliday, whose life was marred by a trail of suspicious deaths, multiple husbands lost to mysterious circumstances, devastating fires, and eventually, the brutal murders of her own stepson and two unsuspecting women. Lizzie Halliday would go down in history as "The Worst Woman on Earth."

A Life Shrouded in Mystery and Death
Lizzie Halliday's life began in Ireland, but it was in the United States where her dark deeds would come to light. After immigrating with her family, Lizzie seemed to attract trouble wherever she went. She was married at least five times, and each marriage ended in disaster—either her husbands met untimely deaths, or they escaped—sometimes after mysterious circumstances. Although suspicions arose, Lizzie always managed to evade justice, often claiming insanity or simply moving on to another town to start over. Her criminal record was as complex as it was disturbing. Lizzie was arrested multiple times for crimes ranging from theft to arson, with the latter earning her several stints in jail. However, these brushes with the law did little to deter her from continuing her path of destruction.

A String of Unsolved Deaths
The true extent of Lizzie's crimes began to unravel when she moved to the Catskills with her latest husband, Paul Halliday, a Civil War veteran. Paul, much like Lizzie's previous husbands, would soon meet a tragic end—along with two other women and a stepson.

Insanity or Cunning?
When Lizzie was finally apprehended and brought to trial, she once again played the insanity card. Her behavior in court was erratic and unpredictable—she often flew into violent rages, attacking anyone within reach. Some believed she was genuinely insane, while others were convinced it was all an act to avoid the death penalty. The press of the time dubbed her "The Worst Woman on Earth," a title that seemed fitting for someone who could commit such heinous acts.

Ultimately, Lizzie Halliday was declared legally insane and sentenced to life in the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.  She wasn’t a model prisoner, trying to escape and commit suicide several times, but after 12 years, she settled in—mostly due to a young nurse named, Nellie Wicks. When Nellie decided to leave the hospital for another position, Lizzie stabbed her 200 times. Nellie died t hours later at the hospital. Lizzie would die there as well in 1918, taking the full truth of her crimes to the grave.

The Legacy of Lizzie Halliday
Lizzie Halliday’s story is a tragic mix of mental illness, unchecked violence, and a cunning ability to manipulate those around her. Whether she was truly insane or a cold-blooded killer who used insanity as a guise, Lizzie's actions left a lasting scar on the communities she touched.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/lizzy-halliday-the-worst-woman-on-earth/ Lizzie Halliday: The Worst Woman on Earth
In the late 1800s, the tranquil landscapes of the Catskills in New York became the backdrop for a series of horrific crimes that would shock the nation. The perpetrator? An Irish immigrant named Lizzie Halliday, whose life was marred by a trail of suspicious deaths, multiple husbands lost to mysterious circumstances, devastating fires, and eventually, the brutal murders of her own stepson and two unsuspecting women. Lizzie Halliday would go down in history as "The Worst Woman on Earth."

A Life Shrouded in Mystery and Death
Lizzie Halliday's life began in Ireland, but it was in the United States where her dark deeds would come to light. After immigrating with her family, Lizzie seemed to attract trouble wherever she went. She was married at least five times, and each marriage ended in disaster—either her husbands met untimely deaths, or they escaped—sometimes after mysterious circumstances. Although suspicions arose, Lizzie always managed to evade justice, often claiming insanity or simply moving on to another town to start over. Her criminal record was as complex as it was disturbing. Lizzie was arrested multiple times for crimes ranging from theft to arson, with the latter earning her several stints in jail. However, these brushes with the law did little to deter her from continuing her path of destruction.

A String of Unsolved Deaths
The true extent of Lizzie's crimes began to unravel when she moved to the Catskills with her latest husband, Paul Halliday, a Civil War veteran. Paul, much like Lizzie's previous husbands, would soon meet a tragic end—along with two other women and a stepson.

Insanity or Cunning?
When Lizzie was finally apprehended and brought to trial, she once again played the insanity card. Her behavior in court was erratic and unpredictable—she often flew into violent rages, attacking anyone within reach. Some believed she was genuinely insane, while others were convinced it was all an act to avoid the death penalty. The press of the time dubbed her "The Worst Woman on Earth," a title that seemed fitting for someone who could commit such heinous acts.

Ultimately, Lizzie Halliday was declared legally insane and sentenced to life in the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.  She wasn’t a model prisoner, trying to escape and commit suicide several times, but after 12 years, she settled in—mostly due to a young nurse named, Nellie Wicks. When Nellie decided to leave the hospital for another position, Lizzie stabbed her 200 times. Nellie died t hours later at the hospital. Lizzie would die there as well in 1918, taking the full truth of her crimes to the grave.

The Legacy of Lizzie Halliday
Lizzie Halliday’s story is a tragic mix of mental illness, unchecked violence, and a cunning ability to manipulate those around her. Whether she was truly insane or a cold-blooded killer who used insanity as a guise, Lizzie's actions left a lasting scar on the communities she touched.

 

 


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]]> Lizzy Halliday: The Worst Woman on Earth Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:50:28 In the late 1800s, the tranquil landscapes of the Catskills in New York became the backdrop for a series of horrific crimes that would shock the nation. The perpetrator? An Irish immigrant named Lizzie Halliday, whose life was marred by a trail of suspicious deaths, multiple husbands lost to mysterious circumstances, devastating fires, and eventually, the brutal murders of her own stepson and two unsuspecting women. In the late 1800s, the tranquil landscapes of the Catskills in New York became the backdrop for a series of horrific crimes that would shock the nation. The perpetrator? An Irish immigrant named Lizzie Halliday, whose life was marred by a trail of suspicious deaths, multiple husbands lost to mysterious circumstances, devastating fires, and eventually, the brutal murders of her own stepson and two unsuspecting women. #catskills, #murdermys, #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #podcasting, #paulhalliday, #lizziehallidy, #historicalcrime, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #sarahmcquillian, #margaretmcquillian, #podcaster, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #truecrimecommunity, #podcast false full 224 Buzzsprout-15495995 The Bone Collector: Lost Girls of West Mesa The Bone Collector and the Girls of the West Mesa: Unraveling a Mystery
On February 2, 2009, a woman walking her dog stumbled upon what appeared to be human bones protruding from the dry, dusty ground of the West Mesa. Law enforcement was quickly called to the scene, and what they found was a mass grave. Over the next few months, the remains of eleven women and a fetus were unearthed, all buried in shallow graves across a 92-acre area. The victims were identified as missing women, most of whom had been reported missing between 2003 and 2005.

The Victims
The women, many of whom were involved in drugs and prostitution, came from vulnerable backgrounds. Their lives had been marked by hardship, and their disappearances had often gone unnoticed or under-investigated. The youngest victim, Michelle Valdez, was only 22 and pregnant at the time of her death. The other victims ranged in age from 15 to 32. Each of these women had families who had been left in the dark, yearning for answers about their loved ones' fates.

The Investigation
Despite the scale of the discovery, the investigation into the West Mesa murders has been fraught with difficulties. The sheer number of victims, combined with the passage of time and the transient nature of the victims' lifestyles, created a challenging puzzle for investigators. The burial site itself offered few clues, with no DNA evidence pointing directly to a suspect.

One key figure in the investigation was Lorenzo Montoya, a local man with a history of violence against women. Montoya lived near the burial site and was killed in 2006 by a woman he had lured to his home. Despite the circumstantial evidence linking him to the crimes, Montoya's death left investigators without the means to definitively connect him to the West Mesa victims.

Theories and Speculation
The West Mesa Bone Collector case has spawned numerous theories and speculation. Some believe the killings were the work of a single, calculating serial killer, while others suggest the possibility of multiple perpetrators working in tandem. The involvement of human trafficking rings has also been proposed, given the victims' connections to prostitution.

One compelling theory posits that the killer was familiar with the area and took advantage of the secluded, barren landscape to dispose of the bodies without attracting attention. The careful spacing and burial of the remains suggest a methodical approach, further supporting the idea of a serial offender.

The Ongoing Quest for Justice
Despite the passage of time, the West Mesa Bone Collector case remains open, and law enforcement continues to seek new leads and information. Advances in forensic technology and renewed public interest offer hope that one day, the killer or killers will be brought to justice.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-bone-collector-and-the-lost-girls-of-west-mesa/ The Bone Collector and the Girls of the West Mesa: Unraveling a Mystery
On February 2, 2009, a woman walking her dog stumbled upon what appeared to be human bones protruding from the dry, dusty ground of the West Mesa. Law enforcement was quickly called to the scene, and what they found was a mass grave. Over the next few months, the remains of eleven women and a fetus were unearthed, all buried in shallow graves across a 92-acre area. The victims were identified as missing women, most of whom had been reported missing between 2003 and 2005.

The Victims
The women, many of whom were involved in drugs and prostitution, came from vulnerable backgrounds. Their lives had been marked by hardship, and their disappearances had often gone unnoticed or under-investigated. The youngest victim, Michelle Valdez, was only 22 and pregnant at the time of her death. The other victims ranged in age from 15 to 32. Each of these women had families who had been left in the dark, yearning for answers about their loved ones' fates.

The Investigation
Despite the scale of the discovery, the investigation into the West Mesa murders has been fraught with difficulties. The sheer number of victims, combined with the passage of time and the transient nature of the victims' lifestyles, created a challenging puzzle for investigators. The burial site itself offered few clues, with no DNA evidence pointing directly to a suspect.

One key figure in the investigation was Lorenzo Montoya, a local man with a history of violence against women. Montoya lived near the burial site and was killed in 2006 by a woman he had lured to his home. Despite the circumstantial evidence linking him to the crimes, Montoya's death left investigators without the means to definitively connect him to the West Mesa victims.

Theories and Speculation
The West Mesa Bone Collector case has spawned numerous theories and speculation. Some believe the killings were the work of a single, calculating serial killer, while others suggest the possibility of multiple perpetrators working in tandem. The involvement of human trafficking rings has also been proposed, given the victims' connections to prostitution.

One compelling theory posits that the killer was familiar with the area and took advantage of the secluded, barren landscape to dispose of the bodies without attracting attention. The careful spacing and burial of the remains suggest a methodical approach, further supporting the idea of a serial offender.

The Ongoing Quest for Justice
Despite the passage of time, the West Mesa Bone Collector case remains open, and law enforcement continues to seek new leads and information. Advances in forensic technology and renewed public interest offer hope that one day, the killer or killers will be brought to justice.

 

 


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]]> The Bone Collector: Lost Girls of West Mesa Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:09:29 On February 2, 2009, a woman walking her dog stumbled upon what appeared to be human bones protruding from the dry, dusty ground of the West Mesa. Law enforcement was quickly called to the scene, and what they found was a mass grave. Over the next few months, the remains of eleven women and a fetus were unearthed, all buried in shallow graves across a 92-acre area. On February 2, 2009, a woman walking her dog stumbled upon what appeared to be human bones protruding from the dry, dusty ground of the West Mesa. Law enforcement was quickly called to the scene, and what they found was a mass grave. Over the next few months, the remains of eleven women and a fetus were unearthed, all buried in shallow graves across a 92-acre area. #syllamiaedwa, ginavaldez, #doreenmarquez, #josephblea #lorenzomontoya #victoriachavez, #veronica romerao, #lostgirlsofwestmesa #idalopez, #bonecollector, #monicacandelaria, #thewarzone #westmesa #michellevaldez #julie nieto, #cinnamonelks, #thisisboneyard false full 223 Buzzsprout-15458205 The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Folklore and Blood Feud. The Hatfields and the McCoys: A Tale of Blood, Betrayal, and Vengeance

The roots of the Hatfield-McCoy feud trace back to the Civil War era. Both families were large, influential, and fiercely loyal to their kin. The Hatfields, led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, resided in West Virginia, while the McCoys, headed by Randolph "Randall" McCoy, lived across the Tug Fork River in Kentucky. Despite their geographical proximity, the families held deep-seated differences that would eventually ignite a full-blown conflict.

The Catalyst: A Pig and a Murder
The first major spark in the feud came in 1878 over a seemingly trivial matter—a pig. Floyd Hatfield, a cousin of Devil Anse, was accused by Randolph McCoy of stealing a hog. The case went to trial, with Bill Staton, a relative of both families, testifying in favor of the Hatfields. The jury, composed mainly of Hatfields, ruled in Floyd's favor, further inflaming the McCoys' sense of injustice.

Tensions escalated in 1882 when three of Randolph McCoy's sons—Tolbert, Pharmer, and Bud—were involved in a drunken brawl with two of Devil Anse's brothers, Ellison and Elias Hatfield. The fight ended with the McCoy brothers brutally stabbing and shooting Ellison. While Ellison lay dying, the Hatfields captured the McCoy brothers and executed them in retaliation after Ellison succumbed to his injuries.

Bloodshed and Legal Battles
The feud reached its peak during the 1880s, marked by a series of violent confrontations and legal disputes. In 1888, the Hatfields launched a deadly raid on Randolph McCoy's home, killing two of his children and severely injuring his wife. This event, known as the New Year's Day Massacre, horrified the nation and prompted intervention from the state governments and the press.

Authorities from Kentucky and West Virginia struggled to maintain control, and the feud drew national attention. Numerous trials ensued, with members of both families being arrested, tried, and even executed for their crimes. The most notable of these trials was that of "Cotton Top" Mounts, a Hatfield relative who was convicted and hanged for his involvement in the New Year's Day Massacre.

The End of an Era
By the early 1890s, the feud had begun to wane. The relentless violence had taken its toll, and both families faced increased pressure from law enforcement and public opinion. In 1891, Devil Anse Hatfield, weary of the bloodshed, negotiated a truce with Randolph McCoy. The peace was tenuous, but it marked the end of the most violent chapter in the feud's history.

Legacy of the Feud
The Hatfield-McCoy feud left a lasting legacy on American culture, symbolizing the destructive power of familial loyalty and vengeance. The story has been retold in countless books, films, and television shows, capturing the imagination of generations.

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]]> Wed, 7 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-hatfields-and-the-mccoys-the-folklore-and-blood-feud/ The Hatfields and the McCoys: A Tale of Blood, Betrayal, and Vengeance

The roots of the Hatfield-McCoy feud trace back to the Civil War era. Both families were large, influential, and fiercely loyal to their kin. The Hatfields, led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, resided in West Virginia, while the McCoys, headed by Randolph "Randall" McCoy, lived across the Tug Fork River in Kentucky. Despite their geographical proximity, the families held deep-seated differences that would eventually ignite a full-blown conflict.

The Catalyst: A Pig and a Murder
The first major spark in the feud came in 1878 over a seemingly trivial matter—a pig. Floyd Hatfield, a cousin of Devil Anse, was accused by Randolph McCoy of stealing a hog. The case went to trial, with Bill Staton, a relative of both families, testifying in favor of the Hatfields. The jury, composed mainly of Hatfields, ruled in Floyd's favor, further inflaming the McCoys' sense of injustice.

Tensions escalated in 1882 when three of Randolph McCoy's sons—Tolbert, Pharmer, and Bud—were involved in a drunken brawl with two of Devil Anse's brothers, Ellison and Elias Hatfield. The fight ended with the McCoy brothers brutally stabbing and shooting Ellison. While Ellison lay dying, the Hatfields captured the McCoy brothers and executed them in retaliation after Ellison succumbed to his injuries.

Bloodshed and Legal Battles
The feud reached its peak during the 1880s, marked by a series of violent confrontations and legal disputes. In 1888, the Hatfields launched a deadly raid on Randolph McCoy's home, killing two of his children and severely injuring his wife. This event, known as the New Year's Day Massacre, horrified the nation and prompted intervention from the state governments and the press.

Authorities from Kentucky and West Virginia struggled to maintain control, and the feud drew national attention. Numerous trials ensued, with members of both families being arrested, tried, and even executed for their crimes. The most notable of these trials was that of "Cotton Top" Mounts, a Hatfield relative who was convicted and hanged for his involvement in the New Year's Day Massacre.

The End of an Era
By the early 1890s, the feud had begun to wane. The relentless violence had taken its toll, and both families faced increased pressure from law enforcement and public opinion. In 1891, Devil Anse Hatfield, weary of the bloodshed, negotiated a truce with Randolph McCoy. The peace was tenuous, but it marked the end of the most violent chapter in the feud's history.

Legacy of the Feud
The Hatfield-McCoy feud left a lasting legacy on American culture, symbolizing the destructive power of familial loyalty and vengeance. The story has been retold in countless books, films, and television shows, capturing the imagination of generations.

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]]> The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Folklore and Blood Feud. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:00 The roots of the Hatfield-McCoy feud trace back to the Civil War era. Both families were large, influential, and fiercely loyal to their kin. Despite their geographical proximity, the families held deep-seated differences that would eventually ignite a full-blown conflict. The roots of the Hatfield-McCoy feud trace back to the Civil War era. Both families were large, influential, and fiercely loyal to their kin. Despite their geographical proximity, the families held deep-seated differences that would eventually ignite a full-blown conflict. #murdermys, #thehatfieldsandthemccoys, #truecrimepodcast, #hatfieldsandmccoys, #podcasting, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #historicalcrime #crimestory, bloodfued, #podcaster, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #thehatfieldsandmccoys, #truecrimecommunity, #podcast false full 222 Buzzsprout-15458071 Jane Anker Hylton: Injustice, Justice, and DNA Exoneration. The Jane Anker Hylton Case: A Tale of Justice, Injustice, and DNA Exoneration
In the quiet suburb of Sacramento, California, on a fateful night in July 1978, Jane Anker Hylton, a 30-year-old mother of three, was brutally murdered. The heinous crime not only devastated her family but also sparked a decades-long saga that would eventually highlight both the fallibility and the power of the justice system. This is a story of a wrongful conviction, a determined quest for the truth, and the ultimate role of DNA evidence in righting a grievous wrong.

The Crime
Jane Anker Hylton was found dead in her home, having been stabbed multiple times. The community was horrified, and the police were under immense pressure to solve the case quickly. Suspicion soon fell on Ricky Davis, who lived in the house the night of the murder. Davis, along with his girlfriend, Connie Dahl, were arrested and charged with Hylton's murder.

The Wrongful Conviction
In 1985, Ricky Davis was convicted of the murder based largely on the testimony of his girlfriend, who had struck a plea deal. Dahl testified that Davis had confessed to the crime, a claim Davis vehemently denied. Despite the lack of physical evidence directly linking Davis to the murder, he was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison. Davis maintained his innocence, but his pleas fell on deaf ears. It wasn't until decades later, with advances in DNA technology, that the possibility of exoneration emerged.

The Role of DNA Evidence
In the early 2000s, the Northern California Innocence Project took up Davis's case.  DNA testing on the evidence from the crime scene revealed the presence of an unknown male profile that did not match Davis or any other suspects initially considered by the police.

With this new evidence, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office agreed to re-investigate the case. In 2020, after serving over 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Ricky Davis was exonerated and released.

The Real Killer
The DNA evidence not only exonerated Davis but also pointed to a new suspect, Michael Green. Green had never been considered a suspect in the original investigation but had lived in the area at the time of the murder.

In 2020, Michael Green was arrested and charged with the murder of Jane Anker Hylton. He later pleaded guilty, bringing a long-overdue sense of justice and closure to Hylton's family.

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]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jane-anker-hylton-injustice-justice-and-dna-exoneration/ The Jane Anker Hylton Case: A Tale of Justice, Injustice, and DNA Exoneration
In the quiet suburb of Sacramento, California, on a fateful night in July 1978, Jane Anker Hylton, a 30-year-old mother of three, was brutally murdered. The heinous crime not only devastated her family but also sparked a decades-long saga that would eventually highlight both the fallibility and the power of the justice system. This is a story of a wrongful conviction, a determined quest for the truth, and the ultimate role of DNA evidence in righting a grievous wrong.

The Crime
Jane Anker Hylton was found dead in her home, having been stabbed multiple times. The community was horrified, and the police were under immense pressure to solve the case quickly. Suspicion soon fell on Ricky Davis, who lived in the house the night of the murder. Davis, along with his girlfriend, Connie Dahl, were arrested and charged with Hylton's murder.

The Wrongful Conviction
In 1985, Ricky Davis was convicted of the murder based largely on the testimony of his girlfriend, who had struck a plea deal. Dahl testified that Davis had confessed to the crime, a claim Davis vehemently denied. Despite the lack of physical evidence directly linking Davis to the murder, he was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison. Davis maintained his innocence, but his pleas fell on deaf ears. It wasn't until decades later, with advances in DNA technology, that the possibility of exoneration emerged.

The Role of DNA Evidence
In the early 2000s, the Northern California Innocence Project took up Davis's case.  DNA testing on the evidence from the crime scene revealed the presence of an unknown male profile that did not match Davis or any other suspects initially considered by the police.

With this new evidence, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office agreed to re-investigate the case. In 2020, after serving over 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Ricky Davis was exonerated and released.

The Real Killer
The DNA evidence not only exonerated Davis but also pointed to a new suspect, Michael Green. Green had never been considered a suspect in the original investigation but had lived in the area at the time of the murder.

In 2020, Michael Green was arrested and charged with the murder of Jane Anker Hylton. He later pleaded guilty, bringing a long-overdue sense of justice and closure to Hylton's family.

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]]> Jane Anker Hylton: Injustice, Justice, and DNA Exoneration. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:07:02 In the quiet suburb of Sacramento, California, on a fateful night in July 1978, Jane Anker Hylton, a 30-year-old mother of three, was brutally murdered. The heinous crime not only devastated her family but also sparked a decades-long saga that would eventually involve a wrongful conviction, a quest for the truth, and the role of DNA in righting a grievous wrong. In the quiet suburb of Sacramento, California, on a fateful night in July 1978, Jane Anker Hylton, a 30-year-old mother of three, was brutally murdered. The heinous crime not only devastated her family but also sparked a decades-long saga that would eventually involve a wrongful conviction, a quest for the truth, and the role of DNA in righting a grievous wrong. #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #rickydavis, #podcasting, #janeankerhylton, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #dna, #truecrimeaddict, #podcaster, #murdermyster, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #truecrimecommunity, #michaelgreen, #podcast false full 221 Buzzsprout-15449805 The Shocking Case of Helle Crafts: The Wood Chipper Murder. The Shocking Case of Helle Crafts: The Wood Chipper Murder
On the night of November 18, 1986, Helle Crafts was last seen by her friends and colleagues. She had confided in them about her concerns regarding her husband’s infidelity and her intention to divorce him. When she didn’t show up for work the next day and her friends couldn’t reach her, worry began to set in.

Richard Crafts claimed that Helle had flown to Denmark to visit her mother, but her friends and family knew this was unlikely. Helle had also recently hired a private investigator to follow Richard, gathering evidence of his extramarital affairs. This revelation painted Richard as a prime suspect in her sudden disappearance.

The Investigation
Detective Henry Lee, renowned for his forensic expertise, played a pivotal role in unraveling the mystery. Initial searches of the Crafts’ home revealed bloodstains on the mattress and bedding, but it wasn’t until a snowplow driver came forward with a crucial tip that the investigation took a gruesome turn.

The driver reported seeing Richard operating a wood chipper near Lake Zoar during a snowstorm around the time of Helle’s disappearance. This led investigators to the lake, where they conducted an intensive search. What they found was both horrifying and groundbreaking.

The Evidence
Scattered along the banks of the lake were small fragments of steel, bone, and tissue. Forensic experts confirmed that these remains belonged to Helle Crafts. The discovery of a chainsaw with hair and tissue matching Helle’s DNA, found in the nearby river, further solidified the case against Richard.

The prosecution argued that Richard had struck Helle in the head with a blunt object, possibly while she was sleeping, then froze her body in a freezer before dismembering it with the chainsaw and disposing of the remains using the wood chipper. This method of disposal was unprecedented in criminal investigations at the time.

The Trial and Conviction
The trial of Richard Crafts was a landmark case in forensic science. It was one of the first to successfully prosecute a murder without a body, relying heavily on forensic evidence and expert testimony. The state’s case was built on the meticulous reconstruction of the crime, demonstrating how Richard attempted to cover up his heinous act.

In 1989, after a lengthy trial and a mistrial due to a hung jury, Richard Crafts was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison. His conviction marked a significant achievement in forensic investigation and set a precedent for future cases involving body disposal.


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]]> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-shocking-case-of-helle-crafts-the-wood-chipper-murder/ The Shocking Case of Helle Crafts: The Wood Chipper Murder
On the night of November 18, 1986, Helle Crafts was last seen by her friends and colleagues. She had confided in them about her concerns regarding her husband’s infidelity and her intention to divorce him. When she didn’t show up for work the next day and her friends couldn’t reach her, worry began to set in.

Richard Crafts claimed that Helle had flown to Denmark to visit her mother, but her friends and family knew this was unlikely. Helle had also recently hired a private investigator to follow Richard, gathering evidence of his extramarital affairs. This revelation painted Richard as a prime suspect in her sudden disappearance.

The Investigation
Detective Henry Lee, renowned for his forensic expertise, played a pivotal role in unraveling the mystery. Initial searches of the Crafts’ home revealed bloodstains on the mattress and bedding, but it wasn’t until a snowplow driver came forward with a crucial tip that the investigation took a gruesome turn.

The driver reported seeing Richard operating a wood chipper near Lake Zoar during a snowstorm around the time of Helle’s disappearance. This led investigators to the lake, where they conducted an intensive search. What they found was both horrifying and groundbreaking.

The Evidence
Scattered along the banks of the lake were small fragments of steel, bone, and tissue. Forensic experts confirmed that these remains belonged to Helle Crafts. The discovery of a chainsaw with hair and tissue matching Helle’s DNA, found in the nearby river, further solidified the case against Richard.

The prosecution argued that Richard had struck Helle in the head with a blunt object, possibly while she was sleeping, then froze her body in a freezer before dismembering it with the chainsaw and disposing of the remains using the wood chipper. This method of disposal was unprecedented in criminal investigations at the time.

The Trial and Conviction
The trial of Richard Crafts was a landmark case in forensic science. It was one of the first to successfully prosecute a murder without a body, relying heavily on forensic evidence and expert testimony. The state’s case was built on the meticulous reconstruction of the crime, demonstrating how Richard attempted to cover up his heinous act.

In 1989, after a lengthy trial and a mistrial due to a hung jury, Richard Crafts was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison. His conviction marked a significant achievement in forensic investigation and set a precedent for future cases involving body disposal.


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]]> The Shocking Case of Helle Crafts: The Wood Chipper Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:48:44 When Helle Crafts vanished from her Connecticut home in 1986, investigators uncovered a horrifying trail leading to her husband, Richard—and a rented woodchipper. The landmark case became one of the first murder convictions in Connecticut secured without the victim’s body. When Helle Crafts vanished from her Connecticut home in 1986, investigators uncovered a horrifying trail leading to her husband, Richard—and a rented woodchipper. The landmark case became one of the first murder convictions in Connecticut secured without the victim’s body. #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #richardcrafts, #podcasting, #podcastshow, #hellecrafts, #podcastlife, #truecrimeaddict, #podcaster, #murdermyster, #woodchippermurder #forensicfiles, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #truecrimecommunity, #podcast false full 220 Buzzsprout-15420178 Leonard Fraser: The Rockhampton Serial Killer and Rapist Leonard John Fraser: The Rockhampton Serial Killer and Rapist
Leonard John Fraser, infamously known as "The Rockhampton Rapist," is one of Australia's most notorious serial killers. His heinous crimes in the 1990s shocked the nation, leaving an indelible mark on the history of criminal activity in Queensland. This blog post delves into the life, crimes, and eventual capture of Fraser, shedding light on his dark legacy.

The Crimes
Fraser's reign of terror in Rockhampton, a city in central Queensland, began in the mid-1990s. His crimes were particularly brutal, targeting vulnerable women and children. He was eventually linked to the disappearance and murder of several women, including Natasha Ryan, Beverly Leggo, Sylvia Benedetti, and Julie Turner.

Fraser's method was particularly chilling. He would stalk his victims, often luring them with promises of assistance or friendship before brutally attacking and murdering them. His predatory behavior and the sheer brutality of his crimes earned him the reputation of one of Australia's most feared serial killers.

The Investigation
The investigation into Fraser's crimes was complex and lengthy. Despite the severity of his actions, Fraser managed to evade capture for several years. It wasn't until the disappearance of 14-year-old Natasha Ryan in 1998 that police began to piece together the extent of Fraser's criminal activities. Fraser was arrested in 1999 for unrelated charges, but the evidence against him soon mounted.

The turning point came when Fraser began to boast about his crimes to fellow inmates while in custody. His detailed confessions provided crucial information to investigators, leading to the discovery of the remains of some of his victims. Fraser's own words became one of the most significant pieces of evidence against him.

Trial and Conviction
Leonard John Fraser's trial was a media sensation in Australia. In 2003, he was found guilty of multiple counts of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The trial revealed the full extent of Fraser's brutality, with harrowing testimonies from survivors and detailed accounts of his crimes.

One of the most shocking aspects of the trial was the revelation that Natasha Ryan, who was presumed dead and believed to be one of Fraser's victims, was found alive. She had been hiding for years, fearing Fraser's wrath and living in secrecy with her boyfriend. This unexpected twist added a layer of complexity to the case and highlighted the pervasive fear Fraser instilled in his victims.

Legacy and Impact
Leonard John Fraser's crimes have left a lasting impact on the community of Rockhampton and beyond. His case prompted changes in how law enforcement approaches missing persons cases and investigations into serial crimes. The sheer brutality of his actions serves as a grim reminder of the potential for human evil and the importance of vigilance and justice in society.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/leonard-fraser-the-rockhampton-serial-killer-and-rapist/ Leonard John Fraser: The Rockhampton Serial Killer and Rapist
Leonard John Fraser, infamously known as "The Rockhampton Rapist," is one of Australia's most notorious serial killers. His heinous crimes in the 1990s shocked the nation, leaving an indelible mark on the history of criminal activity in Queensland. This blog post delves into the life, crimes, and eventual capture of Fraser, shedding light on his dark legacy.

The Crimes
Fraser's reign of terror in Rockhampton, a city in central Queensland, began in the mid-1990s. His crimes were particularly brutal, targeting vulnerable women and children. He was eventually linked to the disappearance and murder of several women, including Natasha Ryan, Beverly Leggo, Sylvia Benedetti, and Julie Turner.

Fraser's method was particularly chilling. He would stalk his victims, often luring them with promises of assistance or friendship before brutally attacking and murdering them. His predatory behavior and the sheer brutality of his crimes earned him the reputation of one of Australia's most feared serial killers.

The Investigation
The investigation into Fraser's crimes was complex and lengthy. Despite the severity of his actions, Fraser managed to evade capture for several years. It wasn't until the disappearance of 14-year-old Natasha Ryan in 1998 that police began to piece together the extent of Fraser's criminal activities. Fraser was arrested in 1999 for unrelated charges, but the evidence against him soon mounted.

The turning point came when Fraser began to boast about his crimes to fellow inmates while in custody. His detailed confessions provided crucial information to investigators, leading to the discovery of the remains of some of his victims. Fraser's own words became one of the most significant pieces of evidence against him.

Trial and Conviction
Leonard John Fraser's trial was a media sensation in Australia. In 2003, he was found guilty of multiple counts of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The trial revealed the full extent of Fraser's brutality, with harrowing testimonies from survivors and detailed accounts of his crimes.

One of the most shocking aspects of the trial was the revelation that Natasha Ryan, who was presumed dead and believed to be one of Fraser's victims, was found alive. She had been hiding for years, fearing Fraser's wrath and living in secrecy with her boyfriend. This unexpected twist added a layer of complexity to the case and highlighted the pervasive fear Fraser instilled in his victims.

Legacy and Impact
Leonard John Fraser's crimes have left a lasting impact on the community of Rockhampton and beyond. His case prompted changes in how law enforcement approaches missing persons cases and investigations into serial crimes. The sheer brutality of his actions serves as a grim reminder of the potential for human evil and the importance of vigilance and justice in society.

 

 


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]]> Leonard Fraser: The Rockhampton Serial Killer and Rapist Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:01:55 Leonard John Fraser, known as the Rockhampton Rapist, terrorized Queensland through years of brutal sexual violence and murder. Discover how the repeat offender became Queensland’s first convicted serial killer—and how one presumed victim’s shocking reappearance turned his murder trial upside down. Leonard John Fraser, known as the Rockhampton Rapist, terrorized Queensland through years of brutal sexual violence and murder. Discover how the repeat offender became Queensland’s first convicted serial killer—and how one presumed victim’s shocking reappearance turned his murder trial upside down. #truecrimepodcast, #podcasting, #murdermyst, #australiatruecrime, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #rockhamptonrapist, #podcaster, #serial killer #crimestory, #rockhampton #lennyfraser, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #truecrimecommunity, #leonardfraser, #podcast false full 219 Buzzsprout-15386445 Robert William Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer For years, women disappeared from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside—many of them vulnerable, marginalized, and too often overlooked by the institutions meant to protect them. The investigation would eventually lead police to the Port Coquitlam pig farm owned by Robert William Pickton, where authorities uncovered evidence connected to one of the most disturbing serial murder cases in Canadian history.

Pickton was convicted of murdering six women, though investigators believed the true number of victims may have been far higher. As detectives searched the sprawling farm, the case exposed not only the calculated brutality of a predator, but also the devastating consequences of delayed investigations, ignored warnings, and systemic failures surrounding missing Indigenous women and sex workers.

This episode examines the crimes of Robert Pickton, the women whose lives were stolen, the long fight by their families to be heard, and the troubling questions that remain about how he was able to continue killing for so long.  

 


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]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/unmasking-evil-the-terrifying-tale-of-robert-william-pickton-the-pig-farmer-killer/ For years, women disappeared from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside—many of them vulnerable, marginalized, and too often overlooked by the institutions meant to protect them. The investigation would eventually lead police to the Port Coquitlam pig farm owned by Robert William Pickton, where authorities uncovered evidence connected to one of the most disturbing serial murder cases in Canadian history.

Pickton was convicted of murdering six women, though investigators believed the true number of victims may have been far higher. As detectives searched the sprawling farm, the case exposed not only the calculated brutality of a predator, but also the devastating consequences of delayed investigations, ignored warnings, and systemic failures surrounding missing Indigenous women and sex workers.

This episode examines the crimes of Robert Pickton, the women whose lives were stolen, the long fight by their families to be heard, and the troubling questions that remain about how he was able to continue killing for so long.  

 


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]]> Robert William Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:17:12 For years, women vanished from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside before investigators traced the disappearances to pig farmer Robert William Pickton. Convicted of six murders but suspected in many more, Pickton became the center of one of Canada’s most horrifying serial killer cases. For years, women vanished from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside before investigators traced the disappearances to pig farmer Robert William Pickton. Convicted of six murders but suspected in many more, Pickton became the center of one of Canada’s most horrifying serial killer cases. #williepickton #porkchoprob #serial killer #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #podcasting, #podcastshow, #robertwilliampickton, #podcastlife, #robertpickton, #podcaster, #murdermyster, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #truecrimeadd, #truecrimecommunity, #podcast false full 218 Buzzsprout-15344541 Mary Marrs Cawein: The Fatal Nightcap. The Fatal Nightcap: The Mysterious Death of Mary Marrs CaweinOn the night of July 4, 1965, the Idle Hour Country Club in Lexington, Kentucky, was bustling with the sounds of celebration. Among the attendees were Dr. Madison Cawein, a prominent hematologist, and his wife, Mary Marrs Cawein. The couple, known for their social charm and affluence, enjoyed an evening filled with laughter, dancing, and a generous flow of drinks alongside their friends.
As the night drew on, the party at the club seemed nothing out of the ordinary, a typical gathering among the elite of Lexington. However, by the early hours of July 5th, the festive atmosphere took a dark and sinister turn. Mary Marrs Cawein was found dead, slumped in a chair in her bedroom, the victim of a lethal dose of poison.
The immediate aftermath of Mary’s death was shrouded in confusion and disbelief. How could a night of revelry end in such a tragic and unexpected way? The subsequent investigation, or lack thereof, has since been criticized and described as Kentucky’s biggest mystery and its smallest investigation.

The Background:
Mary Marrs Cawein was a well-liked socialite in Lexington, married to Dr. Madison Cawein, a respected hematologist. The couple was often seen at various social events, portraying the image of a perfect marriage. The night of July 4th began like many others, with the couple attending a gathering at the Idle Hour Country Club. Friends recall the evening being filled with joy and an abundance of alcohol.

The Discovery:
In the early hours of July 5th, Dr. Madison Cawein discovered his wife in their bedroom, lifeless and seated in a chair. Authorities were called, and it was quickly determined that Mary had been poisoned. The substance used was never conclusively identified, leading to rampant speculation and theories.

The Investigation:
Despite the suspicious circumstances surrounding Mary’s death, the investigation was remarkably cursory. Key pieces of evidence were overlooked or mishandled, and the case quickly grew cold. Many in Lexington whispered about possible motives and suspects, but no substantial leads were ever pursued with vigor.
The case is often cited as a prime example of a botched investigation, leaving a legacy of suspicion and intrigue that continues to fascinate true crime enthusiasts.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 3 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/mary-marrs-cawein-the-fatal-nightcap/ The Fatal Nightcap: The Mysterious Death of Mary Marrs CaweinOn the night of July 4, 1965, the Idle Hour Country Club in Lexington, Kentucky, was bustling with the sounds of celebration. Among the attendees were Dr. Madison Cawein, a prominent hematologist, and his wife, Mary Marrs Cawein. The couple, known for their social charm and affluence, enjoyed an evening filled with laughter, dancing, and a generous flow of drinks alongside their friends.
As the night drew on, the party at the club seemed nothing out of the ordinary, a typical gathering among the elite of Lexington. However, by the early hours of July 5th, the festive atmosphere took a dark and sinister turn. Mary Marrs Cawein was found dead, slumped in a chair in her bedroom, the victim of a lethal dose of poison.
The immediate aftermath of Mary’s death was shrouded in confusion and disbelief. How could a night of revelry end in such a tragic and unexpected way? The subsequent investigation, or lack thereof, has since been criticized and described as Kentucky’s biggest mystery and its smallest investigation.

The Background:
Mary Marrs Cawein was a well-liked socialite in Lexington, married to Dr. Madison Cawein, a respected hematologist. The couple was often seen at various social events, portraying the image of a perfect marriage. The night of July 4th began like many others, with the couple attending a gathering at the Idle Hour Country Club. Friends recall the evening being filled with joy and an abundance of alcohol.

The Discovery:
In the early hours of July 5th, Dr. Madison Cawein discovered his wife in their bedroom, lifeless and seated in a chair. Authorities were called, and it was quickly determined that Mary had been poisoned. The substance used was never conclusively identified, leading to rampant speculation and theories.

The Investigation:
Despite the suspicious circumstances surrounding Mary’s death, the investigation was remarkably cursory. Key pieces of evidence were overlooked or mishandled, and the case quickly grew cold. Many in Lexington whispered about possible motives and suspects, but no substantial leads were ever pursued with vigor.
The case is often cited as a prime example of a botched investigation, leaving a legacy of suspicion and intrigue that continues to fascinate true crime enthusiasts.

 

 


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]]> Mary Marrs Cawein: The Fatal Nightcap. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:48 After a Fourth of July celebration in 1965, Lexington socialite Mary Marrs Cawein was found dead in her bedroom from carbolic acid poisoning. Her husband’s infidelities and a tangled web of possible suspects fueled scandal and suspicion, but the identity of Mary’s killer remains a haunting Kentucky mystery. After a Fourth of July celebration in 1965, Lexington socialite Mary Marrs Cawein was found dead in her bedroom from carbolic acid poisoning. Her husband’s infidelities and a tangled web of possible suspects fueled scandal and suspicion, but the identity of Mary’s killer remains a haunting Kentucky mystery. #crimestory, #marymarrscawein #madisoncawein #unsolvedmystery, #truecrimepodcast, #podcasting, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #truecrimeaddict, #podcaster, #murdermyster, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #truecrimecommunity, #podcast false full 217 Buzzsprout-15296489 Unveiling the Mystery of the Queen of Hearts, Susan Schwarz Unveiling the Mystery: The Case of Susan Schwarz, The Queen of HeartsIn the quiet suburban town of Lynnwood, Washington, the autumn of 1979 was forever marked by a chilling discovery. On October 22, 1979, the body of 24-year-old Susan Schwarz was found in her home, a victim of a brutal crime that would haunt the community for decades. This week, Hitched 2 Homicide delves into the harrowing details of Susan Schwarz’s murder, the years of unanswered questions, and the eventual breakthrough that brought her killer to justice.

The Crime
Susan Schwarz was a young woman full of promise and life. However, her vibrant existence was cut short in a horrifying manner. She was found bound and shot in the head in her own home. The crime scene yielded no significant evidence—no fingerprints, no signs of forced entry, and no immediate suspects. The investigation quickly hit a dead end, leaving Susan’s family and friends in a state of grief and confusion.

The Cold Case

For 32 years, Susan’s murder remained a cold case. The lack of evidence and leads frustrated investigators and the community. Over the years, many theories were proposed, and numerous potential suspects were questioned, but nothing concrete emerged. Susan Schwarz’s case became a haunting reminder of the limitations of forensic science and investigative techniques of that era. But her best friend held a letter from her ex-brother in-law that would prove helpful.

The Breakthrough
The breakthrough in Susan Schwarz’s case came from an unexpected source: a deck of playing cards. In an innovative move to solve cold cases, the Washington Department of Corrections had distributed decks of playing cards to inmates, each card featuring details of an unsolved crime. Susan Schwarz was featured as the Queen of Hearts. And when her killer's half brother who was set on revenge saw Susan's face, he was ready to talk.
In 2011, prison inmate, Sherwood KVay Knight recognized the case from the playing cards and came forward with crucial information about his half brother, Greg Johnson. This led to the re-examination of old evidence and witness testimonies, including Johnson's unknown 17-year-old girlfriend at the time. It eventually produced the confession needed to solve the case.

Justice Served
The confession and subsequent investigation led to the arrest and conviction of Greg Johnson, Susan Schwarz’s murderer. This long-awaited justice brought a sense of closure to Susan’s family and the community. The case of the Queen of Hearts, once a symbol of mystery and sorrow, transformed into a testament to persistence and the power of innovative investigative techniques.

Conclusion
Tune in to our latest episode for an in-depth look at the Susan Schwarz case. Subscribe, share, and follow us on social media using the hashtags #TrueCrime #QueenOfHearts #SusanSchwarz #Hitched2Homicide. Join us as we continue to unravel the mysteries of unsolved crimes and bring forgotten stories back to life.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/unveiling-the-mystery-of-the-queen-of-hearts-susan-schwarz/ Unveiling the Mystery: The Case of Susan Schwarz, The Queen of HeartsIn the quiet suburban town of Lynnwood, Washington, the autumn of 1979 was forever marked by a chilling discovery. On October 22, 1979, the body of 24-year-old Susan Schwarz was found in her home, a victim of a brutal crime that would haunt the community for decades. This week, Hitched 2 Homicide delves into the harrowing details of Susan Schwarz’s murder, the years of unanswered questions, and the eventual breakthrough that brought her killer to justice.

The Crime
Susan Schwarz was a young woman full of promise and life. However, her vibrant existence was cut short in a horrifying manner. She was found bound and shot in the head in her own home. The crime scene yielded no significant evidence—no fingerprints, no signs of forced entry, and no immediate suspects. The investigation quickly hit a dead end, leaving Susan’s family and friends in a state of grief and confusion.

The Cold Case

For 32 years, Susan’s murder remained a cold case. The lack of evidence and leads frustrated investigators and the community. Over the years, many theories were proposed, and numerous potential suspects were questioned, but nothing concrete emerged. Susan Schwarz’s case became a haunting reminder of the limitations of forensic science and investigative techniques of that era. But her best friend held a letter from her ex-brother in-law that would prove helpful.

The Breakthrough
The breakthrough in Susan Schwarz’s case came from an unexpected source: a deck of playing cards. In an innovative move to solve cold cases, the Washington Department of Corrections had distributed decks of playing cards to inmates, each card featuring details of an unsolved crime. Susan Schwarz was featured as the Queen of Hearts. And when her killer's half brother who was set on revenge saw Susan's face, he was ready to talk.
In 2011, prison inmate, Sherwood KVay Knight recognized the case from the playing cards and came forward with crucial information about his half brother, Greg Johnson. This led to the re-examination of old evidence and witness testimonies, including Johnson's unknown 17-year-old girlfriend at the time. It eventually produced the confession needed to solve the case.

Justice Served
The confession and subsequent investigation led to the arrest and conviction of Greg Johnson, Susan Schwarz’s murderer. This long-awaited justice brought a sense of closure to Susan’s family and the community. The case of the Queen of Hearts, once a symbol of mystery and sorrow, transformed into a testament to persistence and the power of innovative investigative techniques.

Conclusion
Tune in to our latest episode for an in-depth look at the Susan Schwarz case. Subscribe, share, and follow us on social media using the hashtags #TrueCrime #QueenOfHearts #SusanSchwarz #Hitched2Homicide. Join us as we continue to unravel the mysteries of unsolved crimes and bring forgotten stories back to life.

 

 


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]]> Unveiling the Mystery of the Queen of Hearts, Susan Schwarz Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:50:45 On October 22, 1979, 24-year-old Susan Schwarz was found shot to death in her Alderwood Manor, Washington home in what looked like a botched burglary. But the truth ran far deeper: her killer, Gregory Johnson, was the estranged husband of Susan’s high school friend and blamed her for the collapse of his marriage. Featured as the Queen of Hearts on cold case playing cards, Susan’s murder remained unsolved for decades until a tip finally brought long-overdue justice. On October 22, 1979, 24-year-old Susan Schwarz was found shot to death in her Alderwood Manor, Washington home in what looked like a botched burglary. But the truth ran far deeper: her killer, Gregory Johnson, was the estranged husband of Susan’s high school friend and blamed her for the collapse of his marriage. Featured as the Queen of Hearts on cold case playing cards, Susan’s murder remained unsolved for decades until a tip finally brought long-overdue justice. #unsolvedmystery, #crimestory, #truecrimepodcast, #queenofhearts, #podcasting, #podcastshow, #podcastlife, #mysteryofsusanschwarz, #truecrimeaddict, #podcaster, #murdermyster, #truecrime, #podcastepisode, #truecrimecommunity, #susanschwarz, #podcast false full 216 Buzzsprout-15270662 Murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg | Justice Delayed On November 19, 1987, a young Canadian couple, Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, embarked on what should have been a straightforward business trip to Seattle, Washington. Tasked with picking up furnace parts for Jay's father, they decided to make a fun outing of the errand, crossing the border from their home in British Columbia into the United States. Tragically, this trip would mark the beginning of a harrowing mystery that spanned over three decades.

The couple’s plans took a grim turn when they failed to return home on time. Concern quickly grew among their families, leading to frantic searches and anguished appeals for their safe return. Days later, their worst fears were realized. Tanya’s lifeless body was discovered in a ditch near Alger, Washington, 20 miles south of Bellingham. She had been sexually assaulted and shot in the head. Jay’s body was found two days later, 60 miles away under a bridge in Snoqualmie, strangled with a pack of cigarettes shoved down his throat.

The investigation faced numerous challenges, leaving detectives with few leads and no clear suspects. The case went cold, despite persistent efforts and the enduring hope of Jay and Tanya's families for justice. As years turned into decades, the murders remained a haunting, unsolved mystery.

It wasn't until 31 years later that a breakthrough came, thanks to advancements in DNA technology and the perseverance of those still seeking answers. In 2018, investigators utilized genetic genealogy to trace DNA evidence left at the crime scenes to a distant relative of the suspect. This led them to William Earl Talbott II, a truck driver from Washington whose second cousin had unknowingly provided the crucial link.

Talbott was arrested and charged with the murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg. During the trial, prosecutors presented compelling evidence connecting Talbott to the crime scenes, including the DNA match and testimony regarding his movements around the time of the murders. In June 2019, a jury found Talbott guilty, providing a long-awaited sense of justice and closure for the victims' families.

The story of Jay and Tanya serves as a poignant reminder of the devastating impact of violent crime and the enduring quest for justice. Their families’ perseverance, coupled with modern forensic science, ultimately brought a resolution to a case that had haunted the Pacific Northwest for over three decades.

Join us on the latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide as we delve deeper into the chilling details of this case, exploring the lives cut tragically short and the relentless pursuit of justice that finally prevailed.

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]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/murders-of-jay-cook-and-tanya-van-cuylenborg-justice-delayed/ On November 19, 1987, a young Canadian couple, Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, embarked on what should have been a straightforward business trip to Seattle, Washington. Tasked with picking up furnace parts for Jay's father, they decided to make a fun outing of the errand, crossing the border from their home in British Columbia into the United States. Tragically, this trip would mark the beginning of a harrowing mystery that spanned over three decades.

The couple’s plans took a grim turn when they failed to return home on time. Concern quickly grew among their families, leading to frantic searches and anguished appeals for their safe return. Days later, their worst fears were realized. Tanya’s lifeless body was discovered in a ditch near Alger, Washington, 20 miles south of Bellingham. She had been sexually assaulted and shot in the head. Jay’s body was found two days later, 60 miles away under a bridge in Snoqualmie, strangled with a pack of cigarettes shoved down his throat.

The investigation faced numerous challenges, leaving detectives with few leads and no clear suspects. The case went cold, despite persistent efforts and the enduring hope of Jay and Tanya's families for justice. As years turned into decades, the murders remained a haunting, unsolved mystery.

It wasn't until 31 years later that a breakthrough came, thanks to advancements in DNA technology and the perseverance of those still seeking answers. In 2018, investigators utilized genetic genealogy to trace DNA evidence left at the crime scenes to a distant relative of the suspect. This led them to William Earl Talbott II, a truck driver from Washington whose second cousin had unknowingly provided the crucial link.

Talbott was arrested and charged with the murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg. During the trial, prosecutors presented compelling evidence connecting Talbott to the crime scenes, including the DNA match and testimony regarding his movements around the time of the murders. In June 2019, a jury found Talbott guilty, providing a long-awaited sense of justice and closure for the victims' families.

The story of Jay and Tanya serves as a poignant reminder of the devastating impact of violent crime and the enduring quest for justice. Their families’ perseverance, coupled with modern forensic science, ultimately brought a resolution to a case that had haunted the Pacific Northwest for over three decades.

Join us on the latest episode of Hitched 2 Homicide as we delve deeper into the chilling details of this case, exploring the lives cut tragically short and the relentless pursuit of justice that finally prevailed.

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]]> Murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg | Justice Delayed Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:56:34 On November 19, 1987, a young Canadian couple, Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, embarked on what should have been a straightforward business trip to Seattle, Washington. Tragically, this trip would mark the beginning of a harrowing murder mystery that spanned over three decades. On November 19, 1987, a young Canadian couple, Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, embarked on what should have been a straightforward business trip to Seattle, Washington. Tragically, this trip would mark the beginning of a harrowing murder mystery that spanned over three decades. #, #truecrimepodcast, #podcasting, #podcastlife, #truecrimejunkie, #truecrimeaddict, #podcastersofinstagram, #podcastfam, #truecrime, #tanyavancuylenborg, canadiantruecrime, #williamtalbott, #truecrimecommunity, #h2h, #hitched2homicide, #jaycook, #podcast false full 215 Buzzsprout-15231320 Pearl Bryan | A Headless Homicide January 31, 1896. Pearl Bryan has left her home in Greencastle Indiana and is traveling by train to Cincinnati. When she arrives, she’s to meet the man she’d been seeing, Scott Jackson, a dental student at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. You see, Pearl is pregnant with Scott’s child, and even though she wants to marry, he has other plans. What happens that night will shock the world, send two men to the gallows, and leave behind questions that one hundred and 28 years later remain a mystery. This is the headless horror or Pearl Bryan.

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]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/pearl-bryan-a-headless-homicide/ January 31, 1896. Pearl Bryan has left her home in Greencastle Indiana and is traveling by train to Cincinnati. When she arrives, she’s to meet the man she’d been seeing, Scott Jackson, a dental student at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. You see, Pearl is pregnant with Scott’s child, and even though she wants to marry, he has other plans. What happens that night will shock the world, send two men to the gallows, and leave behind questions that one hundred and 28 years later remain a mystery. This is the headless horror or Pearl Bryan.

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]]> Pearl Bryan | A Headless Homicide Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:06 January 31, 1896. Pearl Bryan has left her home in Greencastle Indiana and is traveling by train to Cincinnati. When she arrives, she’s to meet the man she’d been seeing, Scott Jackson, a dental student at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. You see, Pearl is pregnant with Scott’s child, and even though she wants to marry, he has other plans. What happens that night will shock the world, send two men to the gallows, and leave behind questions that 128 years later remain a mystery. January 31, 1896. Pearl Bryan has left her home in Greencastle Indiana and is traveling by train to Cincinnati. When she arrives, she’s to meet the man she’d been seeing, Scott Jackson, a dental student at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. You see, Pearl is pregnant with Scott’s child, and even though she wants to marry, he has other plans. What happens that night will shock the world, send two men to the gallows, and leave behind questions that 128 years later remain a mystery. true crime, crime, true crime fan, true crime addict, true crime documentary, true crime community, cold case, his, true crime stories, true crime junkie, headless horror, bobby mackies, true crime podcast, pearl bryan, haunted places, true crime obsessed false full 214 Buzzsprout-15187784 Susan Woods | Hidden in Plain Sight Tuesday, July 28th, 1987, Stephenville, Texas. The summer heat clings to the small town, where everyone knows everyone. In a modest house on a quiet street, Susan Woods is trying to pick up the pieces of her life. Recently separated from her husband, Michael, Susan is determined to start anew. Little does she know, her life is about to take a tragic turn.

That night, Susan opens her door to someone she trusts. The exact details of what happens next remain murky, but what is certain is that it leads to a brutal murder. Susan’s failure to show up for work over the next two days raises alarm bells. Her father, growing increasingly anxious, decides to check on her.

Upon arriving at Susan’s home, he is met with a horrific scene. Susan's lifeless body is discovered, the victim of a violent crime. The investigation that follows is long and arduous. The local police are stumped, chasing down numerous leads and suspecting various individuals, but always coming up short.

Initially, suspicion falls heavily on Susan's estranged husband, Michael. The circumstances of their separation, combined with typical investigative instincts to first look at close acquaintances, make him a primary suspect. However, the evidence against him is circumstantial at best. Despite their efforts, the police cannot find definitive proof to charge Michael.

As years turn into decades, the case of Susan Woods grows cold. Yet, it is never forgotten. Susan’s family continues to push for answers, and the case remains open, a dark shadow over the community of Stephenville. Unbeknownst to everyone, the real killer has been hiding in plain sight all along.

Two decades later, advances in forensic technology provide new hope. A dedicated cold case unit re-examines the evidence, employing techniques that were not available in 1987. DNA analysis brings a breakthrough—linking the crime scene to a previously overlooked suspect. The true killer, a person who had managed to evade suspicion for twenty years, is finally unmasked and brought to justice.

Join us in this episode of our true crime podcast, Hitched 2 Homicide as we delve deep into the details of this chilling case. We'll explore the timeline of events, the investigative missteps, and the eventual breakthrough that led to the capture of Susan Woods’ murderer. Through interviews with family members, law enforcement, and forensic experts, we piece together the intricate puzzle of a crime that haunted a community and baffled the police.

This is the story of Susan Woods—a tale of tragedy, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Listen to "Hidden in Plain Sight," and uncover the truth behind a case that proves the adage: the truth is often stranger than fiction.

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]]> Wed, 5 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/susan-woods-hidden-in-plain-sight/ Tuesday, July 28th, 1987, Stephenville, Texas. The summer heat clings to the small town, where everyone knows everyone. In a modest house on a quiet street, Susan Woods is trying to pick up the pieces of her life. Recently separated from her husband, Michael, Susan is determined to start anew. Little does she know, her life is about to take a tragic turn.

That night, Susan opens her door to someone she trusts. The exact details of what happens next remain murky, but what is certain is that it leads to a brutal murder. Susan’s failure to show up for work over the next two days raises alarm bells. Her father, growing increasingly anxious, decides to check on her.

Upon arriving at Susan’s home, he is met with a horrific scene. Susan's lifeless body is discovered, the victim of a violent crime. The investigation that follows is long and arduous. The local police are stumped, chasing down numerous leads and suspecting various individuals, but always coming up short.

Initially, suspicion falls heavily on Susan's estranged husband, Michael. The circumstances of their separation, combined with typical investigative instincts to first look at close acquaintances, make him a primary suspect. However, the evidence against him is circumstantial at best. Despite their efforts, the police cannot find definitive proof to charge Michael.

As years turn into decades, the case of Susan Woods grows cold. Yet, it is never forgotten. Susan’s family continues to push for answers, and the case remains open, a dark shadow over the community of Stephenville. Unbeknownst to everyone, the real killer has been hiding in plain sight all along.

Two decades later, advances in forensic technology provide new hope. A dedicated cold case unit re-examines the evidence, employing techniques that were not available in 1987. DNA analysis brings a breakthrough—linking the crime scene to a previously overlooked suspect. The true killer, a person who had managed to evade suspicion for twenty years, is finally unmasked and brought to justice.

Join us in this episode of our true crime podcast, Hitched 2 Homicide as we delve deep into the details of this chilling case. We'll explore the timeline of events, the investigative missteps, and the eventual breakthrough that led to the capture of Susan Woods’ murderer. Through interviews with family members, law enforcement, and forensic experts, we piece together the intricate puzzle of a crime that haunted a community and baffled the police.

This is the story of Susan Woods—a tale of tragedy, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Listen to "Hidden in Plain Sight," and uncover the truth behind a case that proves the adage: the truth is often stranger than fiction.

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]]> Susan Woods | Hidden in Plain Sight Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:20:50 Tuesday, July 28th, 1987, Stephenville, Texas. In a modest house on a quiet street, Susan Woods is trying to pick up the pieces of her life. Recently separated from her husband, Michael, Susan is determined to start anew. Little does she know, her life is about to take a tragic turn. Tuesday, July 28th, 1987, Stephenville, Texas. In a modest house on a quiet street, Susan Woods is trying to pick up the pieces of her life. Recently separated from her husband, Michael, Susan is determined to start anew. Little does she know, her life is about to take a tragic turn. true crime, podcasts, scotty hatley, joseph scott hatley, true crime podcasts, scott hatley, susan woods, michael woods, cold case solved false full 213 Buzzsprout-15147492 Heather Strube and the Outlaw In-Law On April 26, 2011, the small town of Snellville, Georgia, was shaken by a brutal crime that left a young mother dead and a community searching for answers. Heather Strube, a 25-year-old mother, met her estranged husband in the Target parking lot for a routine custody exchange of their 18-month-old son, Carson. What followed was a shocking act of violence that would unravel a web of bizarre and incriminating details.

Heather Strube’s life was tragically cut short when, after the custody exchange, a person in disguise confronted her in the parking lot. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a strange figure dressed in a wig reminiscent of Sonny Bono’s hairstyle, a fake mustache, and exhibiting a peculiar walk. This individual approached Heather, exchanged words with her, then pointed a gun at her forehead, pulled the trigger, and calmly walked away, leaving Heather lifeless on the ground.

The audacity and surreal nature of the disguise initially baffled investigators. The killer’s outfit—a wig, mustache, and peculiar gait—seemed almost too theatrical to be real, yet it effectively concealed the assailant’s identity. However, the investigation soon revealed a deeper, more personal motive behind the murder.

Two key witnesses played crucial roles in unraveling the mystery. These men provided testimony that helped prosecutors piece together the events leading up to and following Heather's murder. Their accounts, combined with forensic evidence, pointed investigators towards a chilling conclusion: the killer was someone Heather knew intimately.

The evidence eventually led to the arrest and conviction of Joanna Hayes, Heather Strube’s mother-in-law. Hayes had disguised herself in the bizarre costume to carry out the murder, motivated by a deep-seated animosity towards Heather. Her plan, meticulously executed, included the outlandish disguise to mislead witnesses and investigators.

The trial of Joanna Hayes captivated the nation, as the bizarre nature of the crime and the dramatic courtroom revelations unfolded. Hayes was ultimately found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, providing a sense of closure to Heather’s family and the community of Snellville.

Heather Strube’s story is a tragic reminder of the lengths some individuals will go to in pursuit of their vendettas. It also highlights the critical role of eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence in bringing justice to victims and their families. Her case continues to be a poignant topic in true crime circles, illustrating both the dark complexities of human relationships and the relentless pursuit of justice.

For those fascinated by true crime, the Heather Strube case serves as a compelling and cautionary tale, reminding us of the real and often heartbreaking stories behind the headlines. Tune in to our true crime podcast to hear more about Heather Strube’s life, the investigation that brought her killer to justice, and the lasting impact of this tragic event on the Snellville community.

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]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/heather-strube-and-the-outlaw-in-law/ On April 26, 2011, the small town of Snellville, Georgia, was shaken by a brutal crime that left a young mother dead and a community searching for answers. Heather Strube, a 25-year-old mother, met her estranged husband in the Target parking lot for a routine custody exchange of their 18-month-old son, Carson. What followed was a shocking act of violence that would unravel a web of bizarre and incriminating details.

Heather Strube’s life was tragically cut short when, after the custody exchange, a person in disguise confronted her in the parking lot. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a strange figure dressed in a wig reminiscent of Sonny Bono’s hairstyle, a fake mustache, and exhibiting a peculiar walk. This individual approached Heather, exchanged words with her, then pointed a gun at her forehead, pulled the trigger, and calmly walked away, leaving Heather lifeless on the ground.

The audacity and surreal nature of the disguise initially baffled investigators. The killer’s outfit—a wig, mustache, and peculiar gait—seemed almost too theatrical to be real, yet it effectively concealed the assailant’s identity. However, the investigation soon revealed a deeper, more personal motive behind the murder.

Two key witnesses played crucial roles in unraveling the mystery. These men provided testimony that helped prosecutors piece together the events leading up to and following Heather's murder. Their accounts, combined with forensic evidence, pointed investigators towards a chilling conclusion: the killer was someone Heather knew intimately.

The evidence eventually led to the arrest and conviction of Joanna Hayes, Heather Strube’s mother-in-law. Hayes had disguised herself in the bizarre costume to carry out the murder, motivated by a deep-seated animosity towards Heather. Her plan, meticulously executed, included the outlandish disguise to mislead witnesses and investigators.

The trial of Joanna Hayes captivated the nation, as the bizarre nature of the crime and the dramatic courtroom revelations unfolded. Hayes was ultimately found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, providing a sense of closure to Heather’s family and the community of Snellville.

Heather Strube’s story is a tragic reminder of the lengths some individuals will go to in pursuit of their vendettas. It also highlights the critical role of eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence in bringing justice to victims and their families. Her case continues to be a poignant topic in true crime circles, illustrating both the dark complexities of human relationships and the relentless pursuit of justice.

For those fascinated by true crime, the Heather Strube case serves as a compelling and cautionary tale, reminding us of the real and often heartbreaking stories behind the headlines. Tune in to our true crime podcast to hear more about Heather Strube’s life, the investigation that brought her killer to justice, and the lasting impact of this tragic event on the Snellville community.

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]]> Heather Strube and the Outlaw In-Law Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:04:35 On April 26, 2011, the small town of Snellville, Georgia, was shaken by a brutal crime that left a young mother dead and a community searching for answers. Heather Strube, a 25-year-old mother, met her estranged husband in the Target parking lot for a routine custody exchange of their 18-month-old son, Carson. What followed was a shocking act of violence that would unravel a web of bizarre and incriminating details. On April 26, 2011, the small town of Snellville, Georgia, was shaken by a brutal crime that left a young mother dead and a community searching for answers. Heather Strube, a 25-year-old mother, met her estranged husband in the Target parking lot for a routine custody exchange of their 18-month-old son, Carson. What followed was a shocking act of violence that would unravel a web of bizarre and incriminating details. true crime, podcasts, true crime podcasts, murder, joanna hayes, mother in-law murder, podcast, heather strube, hitched 2 homicide false full 212 Buzzsprout-15104755 Chris Coleman | The Writing on the Wall May 5th, 2009. The lives of a family in a small town near St. Louis are shattered. Husband and father, Chris Coleman's routine trip to the gym unraveled into a nightmare. Unable to reach his wife, Sheri, upon returning home, Chris's world collapsed when he received the chilling news from a neighbor and detective, Justin Barlow that his wife and two young sons were dead. But what unfolded next was far more than a tragic story of loss. Threatening notes, clandestine affairs, deception, infidelity, and ultimately, murder—all under the unlikely backdrop of televangelism. This is the story of Chris Coleman. The Writing on the Wall.

Discovery of the Crime Scene
Detective Barlow, responding to Chris’s concerns, entered the Coleman household. What he discovered was a scene of unimaginable horror: Sheri Coleman and her two young sons, Garrett and Gavin, had been brutally murdered. The family home, once a place of love and warmth, was now a crime scene marked by violence and loss.

The Investigation: Unraveling the Deceit
As investigators delved into the case, they uncovered a series of threatening notes sent to the Coleman family in the weeks leading up to the murders. These notes, initially thought to be from an external source, hinted at danger but offered few clues about the true perpetrator.

However, the investigation took a dramatic turn as detectives began to piece together Chris Coleman's secret life. Despite his outward appearance as a devoted husband and father, Chris was leading a double life filled with deception and infidelity. He had been involved in an extramarital affair with Tara Lintz, a woman he had known for years. The relationship was more than a fleeting indiscretion—it was a full-blown affair that Chris had gone to great lengths to conceal.

The Motive: A Chilling Revelation
As evidence mounted, it became clear that Chris Coleman had meticulously planned the murders of his wife and children. The motive? To start a new life with his mistress without the complications of a messy divorce or the financial repercussions that would follow. The threatening notes, which were initially seen as a warning from an outsider, were in fact written by Chris himself in a calculated attempt to deflect suspicion and create a false narrative of external threats.

The Trial and Conviction
The case against Chris Coleman was overwhelming. Forensic evidence, digital trails, and his own incriminating actions painted a damning picture. In 2011, Chris Coleman was tried and convicted of the first-degree murders of Sheri, Garrett, and Gavin Coleman. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Join us in our latest True Crime podcast episode as we delve deeper into the Coleman family murders, exploring the intricate details of the investigation, the shocking discoveries, and the quest for justice that followed.

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]]> Wed, 22 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/chris-coleman-the-writing-on-the-wall/ May 5th, 2009. The lives of a family in a small town near St. Louis are shattered. Husband and father, Chris Coleman's routine trip to the gym unraveled into a nightmare. Unable to reach his wife, Sheri, upon returning home, Chris's world collapsed when he received the chilling news from a neighbor and detective, Justin Barlow that his wife and two young sons were dead. But what unfolded next was far more than a tragic story of loss. Threatening notes, clandestine affairs, deception, infidelity, and ultimately, murder—all under the unlikely backdrop of televangelism. This is the story of Chris Coleman. The Writing on the Wall.

Discovery of the Crime Scene
Detective Barlow, responding to Chris’s concerns, entered the Coleman household. What he discovered was a scene of unimaginable horror: Sheri Coleman and her two young sons, Garrett and Gavin, had been brutally murdered. The family home, once a place of love and warmth, was now a crime scene marked by violence and loss.

The Investigation: Unraveling the Deceit
As investigators delved into the case, they uncovered a series of threatening notes sent to the Coleman family in the weeks leading up to the murders. These notes, initially thought to be from an external source, hinted at danger but offered few clues about the true perpetrator.

However, the investigation took a dramatic turn as detectives began to piece together Chris Coleman's secret life. Despite his outward appearance as a devoted husband and father, Chris was leading a double life filled with deception and infidelity. He had been involved in an extramarital affair with Tara Lintz, a woman he had known for years. The relationship was more than a fleeting indiscretion—it was a full-blown affair that Chris had gone to great lengths to conceal.

The Motive: A Chilling Revelation
As evidence mounted, it became clear that Chris Coleman had meticulously planned the murders of his wife and children. The motive? To start a new life with his mistress without the complications of a messy divorce or the financial repercussions that would follow. The threatening notes, which were initially seen as a warning from an outsider, were in fact written by Chris himself in a calculated attempt to deflect suspicion and create a false narrative of external threats.

The Trial and Conviction
The case against Chris Coleman was overwhelming. Forensic evidence, digital trails, and his own incriminating actions painted a damning picture. In 2011, Chris Coleman was tried and convicted of the first-degree murders of Sheri, Garrett, and Gavin Coleman. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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]]> Chris Coleman | The Writing on the Wall Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:24:48 May 5th, 2009. Husband and father, Chris Coleman's routine trip to the gym unraveled into a nightmare. Unable to reach his wife, Sheri, upon returning home, Chris's world collapsed when he received the chilling news that his wife and two young sons were dead. But what unfolded next was far more than a tragic story of loss. May 5th, 2009. Husband and father, Chris Coleman's routine trip to the gym unraveled into a nightmare. Unable to reach his wife, Sheri, upon returning home, Chris's world collapsed when he received the chilling news that his wife and two young sons were dead. But what unfolded next was far more than a tragic story of loss. justin barlow, chris coleman, rue crime podcast, st. louis tragedy, sm, true crime story, televangelism scandal, coleman family murder, gavin coleman, garrett coleman, threatening notes, sheri coleman, infidelity, murder investigation, clandestine affairs false full 211 Buzzsprout-15062069 Billy Chemirmir. The Pillowcase Murders. Billy Chemirmir and the Pillowcase Murders
In the realm of true crime, there are stories that shock, stories that haunt, and then there are stories like that of Billy Chemirmir, the face behind the chilling moniker "The Pillowcase Murderer." Between the years 2016 and 2018, the Dallas-Fort Worth area was gripped by a wave of perplexing deaths in luxury senior living facilities. Little did anyone know, a sinister figure lurked among them, preying on the vulnerable with a heart as cold as ice.

In the guise of a maintenance worker or a health aide, Chemirmir gained unfettered access to the homes and rooms of unsuspecting elderly residents. What followed was a spree of unimaginable horror, as he smothered at least 22 women with pillows, leaving behind a trail of stolen jewelry and valuables. The most disturbing aspect? For the longest time, no one suspected foul play.

The victims, predominantly in their eighties or beyond, seemed to succumb to natural causes, their deaths attributed to old age or age-related ailments. It was a perfect façade, a veil of normalcy shrouding the darkness within. But as the body count rose, so did the suspicion, until one fateful encounter shattered the illusion.

A survivor emerged from the clutches of death, her harrowing ordeal unveiling the truth behind the facade of tranquility. Suddenly, the deaths of 22 women and men were no longer mere coincidences but deliberate, calculated acts of violence. The reign of terror orchestrated by Chemirmir sent shockwaves through the community, leaving families shattered and authorities scrambling for answers.

Yet, amidst the chaos and devastation, questions lingered. How many more victims lay undiscovered in the wake of his heinous crimes? Could the number of lives he claimed extend beyond what we dare to imagine? The chilling reality is that the true extent of his atrocities may never be fully known.

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]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/billy-chemirmir-the-pillowcase-murders/ Billy Chemirmir and the Pillowcase Murders
In the realm of true crime, there are stories that shock, stories that haunt, and then there are stories like that of Billy Chemirmir, the face behind the chilling moniker "The Pillowcase Murderer." Between the years 2016 and 2018, the Dallas-Fort Worth area was gripped by a wave of perplexing deaths in luxury senior living facilities. Little did anyone know, a sinister figure lurked among them, preying on the vulnerable with a heart as cold as ice.

In the guise of a maintenance worker or a health aide, Chemirmir gained unfettered access to the homes and rooms of unsuspecting elderly residents. What followed was a spree of unimaginable horror, as he smothered at least 22 women with pillows, leaving behind a trail of stolen jewelry and valuables. The most disturbing aspect? For the longest time, no one suspected foul play.

The victims, predominantly in their eighties or beyond, seemed to succumb to natural causes, their deaths attributed to old age or age-related ailments. It was a perfect façade, a veil of normalcy shrouding the darkness within. But as the body count rose, so did the suspicion, until one fateful encounter shattered the illusion.

A survivor emerged from the clutches of death, her harrowing ordeal unveiling the truth behind the facade of tranquility. Suddenly, the deaths of 22 women and men were no longer mere coincidences but deliberate, calculated acts of violence. The reign of terror orchestrated by Chemirmir sent shockwaves through the community, leaving families shattered and authorities scrambling for answers.

Yet, amidst the chaos and devastation, questions lingered. How many more victims lay undiscovered in the wake of his heinous crimes? Could the number of lives he claimed extend beyond what we dare to imagine? The chilling reality is that the true extent of his atrocities may never be fully known.

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]]> Billy Chemirmir. The Pillowcase Murders. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:19:03 Between the years 2016 and 2018, the Dallas-Fort Worth area was gripped by a wave of perplexing deaths in luxury senior living facilities. Little did anyone know, a sinister figure named, Billy Chemirmir lurked among them. Between the years 2016 and 2018, the Dallas-Fort Worth area was gripped by a wave of perplexing deaths in luxury senior living facilities. Little did anyone know, a sinister figure named, Billy Chemirmir lurked among them. true crime, glenna day, joyce abramowitz, margaret white, mary bartel, true crime podcasts, juanita purdy, lu thi harris, norma french, phoebe perry, phyllis payne, leah corken, the pillowcase murders, mary brooks, billy chemirmir, dor, hitched 2 homicide false full 510 Buzzsprout-15021225 Laura Rogers. Mother, Murderer, or Vigilante? April 24, 2004, Laurel, Maryland. In the suburbs of Laurel, Maryland, the night of April 24, 2004, held a darkness far more chilling than the streets would suggest. Walter Rogers lay sound asleep, blissfully unaware that his life was about to end. Meanwhile, his wife, Laura Rogers, paced the living room with a tumult of emotions roiling within her—shock, anger, and devastation.

With a heart heavy with the weight of unspeakable betrayal, Laura grappled with a harrowing truth that had shattered her world: her husband, the man she once vowed to love and cherish, had been violating the innocence of her own daughter from a previous marriage, sexually abusing her. The revelation was a thunderclap in her mind, igniting a firestorm of conflicting impulses.

As the night wore on, amidst the muffled sounds of her children sleeping, Laura's turmoil reached its breaking point. A deafening boom reverberated through the house, shattering the silence of the night. In the morning's light, Walter Rogers lay lifeless, a victim of the events that had unfolded in their home.

The question echoed through law enforcement and beyond: did Walter deserve to die?

Laura Rogers' story is one that blurs the lines between victimhood, vengeance, and vigilantism. A mother, driven to the brink of madness by the unspeakable crimes perpetrated against her own flesh and blood, found herself standing at the precipice of a moral abyss. In a moment of raw agony and righteous fury, she made a choice that would irrevocably alter the course of her life—and the lives of those around her.

In the eyes of the law, Laura Rogers was a murderer—a perpetrator of the ultimate act of violence. But to many, she was a mother pushed beyond the limits of endurance, driven by a primal instinct to protect her child at any cost. Her actions, while undeniably extreme, resonate with those who take justice into their own hands when the system has failed.

The case of Laura Rogers challenges us to confront uncomfortable truths about the nature of morality, the limits of forgiveness, and the inexorable pull of retribution.

In the realm of true crime, Laura Rogers' story stands as a haunting testament to the thin line between right and wrong, justice and vengeance. It is a narrative that defies easy categorization, inviting us to wrestle with the profound moral quandaries that lie at its heart and the uncomfortable reality that the distinction between victim and perpetrator is not always as clear-cut as we would like to believe.

In the end, Laura Rogers' legacy is one that will continue to haunt the annals of true crime—a stark reminder of the human capacity for both unspeakable cruelty and unyielding resilience. Her story beckons us to ponder the age-old question: in the face of unspeakable evil, what price is too high to pay for justice?

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]]> Wed, 8 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/laura-rogers-mother-murderer-or-vigilante/ April 24, 2004, Laurel, Maryland. In the suburbs of Laurel, Maryland, the night of April 24, 2004, held a darkness far more chilling than the streets would suggest. Walter Rogers lay sound asleep, blissfully unaware that his life was about to end. Meanwhile, his wife, Laura Rogers, paced the living room with a tumult of emotions roiling within her—shock, anger, and devastation.

With a heart heavy with the weight of unspeakable betrayal, Laura grappled with a harrowing truth that had shattered her world: her husband, the man she once vowed to love and cherish, had been violating the innocence of her own daughter from a previous marriage, sexually abusing her. The revelation was a thunderclap in her mind, igniting a firestorm of conflicting impulses.

As the night wore on, amidst the muffled sounds of her children sleeping, Laura's turmoil reached its breaking point. A deafening boom reverberated through the house, shattering the silence of the night. In the morning's light, Walter Rogers lay lifeless, a victim of the events that had unfolded in their home.

The question echoed through law enforcement and beyond: did Walter deserve to die?

Laura Rogers' story is one that blurs the lines between victimhood, vengeance, and vigilantism. A mother, driven to the brink of madness by the unspeakable crimes perpetrated against her own flesh and blood, found herself standing at the precipice of a moral abyss. In a moment of raw agony and righteous fury, she made a choice that would irrevocably alter the course of her life—and the lives of those around her.

In the eyes of the law, Laura Rogers was a murderer—a perpetrator of the ultimate act of violence. But to many, she was a mother pushed beyond the limits of endurance, driven by a primal instinct to protect her child at any cost. Her actions, while undeniably extreme, resonate with those who take justice into their own hands when the system has failed.

The case of Laura Rogers challenges us to confront uncomfortable truths about the nature of morality, the limits of forgiveness, and the inexorable pull of retribution.

In the realm of true crime, Laura Rogers' story stands as a haunting testament to the thin line between right and wrong, justice and vengeance. It is a narrative that defies easy categorization, inviting us to wrestle with the profound moral quandaries that lie at its heart and the uncomfortable reality that the distinction between victim and perpetrator is not always as clear-cut as we would like to believe.

In the end, Laura Rogers' legacy is one that will continue to haunt the annals of true crime—a stark reminder of the human capacity for both unspeakable cruelty and unyielding resilience. Her story beckons us to ponder the age-old question: in the face of unspeakable evil, what price is too high to pay for justice?

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]]> Laura Rogers. Mother, Murderer, or Vigilante? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:46:52 In the suburbs of Laurel, Maryland, the night of April 24, 2004, held a darkness far more chilling than the streets would suggest. Walter Rogers lay sound asleep, blissfully unaware that his life was about to end at the hands of his wife, Laura Rogers. But Did Walter deserve to die? In the suburbs of Laurel, Maryland, the night of April 24, 2004, held a darkness far more chilling than the streets would suggest. Walter Rogers lay sound asleep, blissfully unaware that his life was about to end at the hands of his wife, Laura Rogers. But Did Walter deserve to die? true crime, mental abuse, podcasts, h2h, true crime podcasts, murder, physical abuse, sexual assault, walter rogers, laura rogers, vigilante, hitched 2 homicide false full 209 Buzzsprout-14979875 The Deadly Deeds of Alexander Keith, Jr. The Dynamite Fiend. Alexander Keith Jr.: The Dynamite Fiend of the Civil War

In the turbulent shadows of the American Civil War, Alexander "Sandy" Keith Jr. emerged as one of the most cunning and deadly con artists of the 19th century—a Scottish-born Canadian smuggler, Confederate secret agent, and cold-blooded mass murderer whose insatiable greed left a trail of devastation across continents.

Posing as a respectable merchant while secretly working for the Confederacy, Keith orchestrated elaborate insurance fraud schemes that culminated in one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in history. In 1864, he masterminded the bombing of the SS Ericssson and other vessels, using barrels of "coal" that were actually packed with gunpowder and a deadly new explosive—resulting in the deaths of nearly 100 innocent passengers and crew in a horrific explosion that shocked the world.

But Keith’s reign of terror didn’t end with wartime sabotage. Fleeing justice and assuming new identities, he continued his life of deception, bigamy, and betrayal—marrying multiple women while abandoning or endangering them in his relentless pursuit of wealth. His tangled web of deadly "relationships" and fraudulent schemes finally unraveled in 1875 when, cornered by authorities in Germany, the Dynamite Fiend took his own life rather than face the gallows.

On this episode of Hitched2Homicide, we dive deep into the chilling true story of Alexander Keith Jr.—a man who weaponized love, loyalty, and explosives in the name of profit. From his Confederate spy games and insurance scams to the personal betrayals that destroyed lives on both sides of the Atlantic, uncover how one man’s ambition turned marriages, friendships, and entire ships into instruments of death. With meticulous research, victim stories, and the historical context of a nation torn apart by war, this is a must-listen for true crime fans fascinated by larger-than-life villains and the human cost of unchecked greed.

Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and historical trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

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]]> Wed, 1 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-deadly-deeds-of-alexander-keith-jr-the-dynamite-fiend/ Alexander Keith Jr.: The Dynamite Fiend of the Civil War

In the turbulent shadows of the American Civil War, Alexander "Sandy" Keith Jr. emerged as one of the most cunning and deadly con artists of the 19th century—a Scottish-born Canadian smuggler, Confederate secret agent, and cold-blooded mass murderer whose insatiable greed left a trail of devastation across continents.

Posing as a respectable merchant while secretly working for the Confederacy, Keith orchestrated elaborate insurance fraud schemes that culminated in one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in history. In 1864, he masterminded the bombing of the SS Ericssson and other vessels, using barrels of "coal" that were actually packed with gunpowder and a deadly new explosive—resulting in the deaths of nearly 100 innocent passengers and crew in a horrific explosion that shocked the world.

But Keith’s reign of terror didn’t end with wartime sabotage. Fleeing justice and assuming new identities, he continued his life of deception, bigamy, and betrayal—marrying multiple women while abandoning or endangering them in his relentless pursuit of wealth. His tangled web of deadly "relationships" and fraudulent schemes finally unraveled in 1875 when, cornered by authorities in Germany, the Dynamite Fiend took his own life rather than face the gallows.

On this episode of Hitched2Homicide, we dive deep into the chilling true story of Alexander Keith Jr.—a man who weaponized love, loyalty, and explosives in the name of profit. From his Confederate spy games and insurance scams to the personal betrayals that destroyed lives on both sides of the Atlantic, uncover how one man’s ambition turned marriages, friendships, and entire ships into instruments of death. With meticulous research, victim stories, and the historical context of a nation torn apart by war, this is a must-listen for true crime fans fascinated by larger-than-life villains and the human cost of unchecked greed.

Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and historical trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

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]]> The Deadly Deeds of Alexander Keith, Jr. The Dynamite Fiend. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:33 He was a big man with bad table manners, who liked to flash wads of cash as he told of his tales of daring blockade runs during the American Civil War. But what started as swindling, turned into mass murder, and one man’s greed would cost eighty-one people their lives in a single blow. He was a big man with bad table manners, who liked to flash wads of cash as he told of his tales of daring blockade runs during the American Civil War. But what started as swindling, turned into mass murder, and one man’s greed would cost eighty-one people their lives in a single blow. true crime, alexander keith jr, the mosel, historical true crime, true crime podcast, podcast, mass murder, hitched 2 homicide false full 208 Buzzsprout-14942716 Dwight and Shari Tobyne. Accident, Suicide, or Murder? Dwight & Shari Tobyne: Accident, Suicide, or Murder?

On November 24, 2009, in the midst of a bitter divorce, 56-year-old Dwight Tobyne was shot and killed in his Arizona home. What followed was one of the most gruesome cover-ups in recent true crime history: his wife, Shari (also known as Sherry) Tobyne, dismembered his body, scattered the remains across three counties in the Arizona desert, and attempted to stage the scene as a suicide or accident.

As the marriage crumbled under financial stress, infidelity suspicions, and mounting resentment, Shari’s actions painted a disturbing picture of a woman pushed to the edge—or coldly calculating her escape from the marriage with a deadly final act. Investigators faced a painstaking search across rugged terrain to recover Dwight’s remains, while Shari’s shifting stories and attempts to mislead authorities only deepened the horror.

In this episode of Hitched2Homicide, we unravel the toxic dynamics of a relationship poisoned by greed, betrayal, and rage. From the couple’s early days to the explosive final confrontation and the years-long legal battle that ended with Shari’s conviction and a sentence of life plus 31 years, we explore every twist in this heartbreaking case of love gone fatally wrong.

Victim-focused and packed with timeline details, court evidence, and the emotional toll on Dwight’s loved ones, this is a raw look at how “till death do us part” can turn into premeditated horror.

Content Warning: This episode includes detailed descriptions of violence, dismemberment, and domestic conflict. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/dwight-shari-tobyne-accident-suicide-or-murder/ Dwight & Shari Tobyne: Accident, Suicide, or Murder?

On November 24, 2009, in the midst of a bitter divorce, 56-year-old Dwight Tobyne was shot and killed in his Arizona home. What followed was one of the most gruesome cover-ups in recent true crime history: his wife, Shari (also known as Sherry) Tobyne, dismembered his body, scattered the remains across three counties in the Arizona desert, and attempted to stage the scene as a suicide or accident.

As the marriage crumbled under financial stress, infidelity suspicions, and mounting resentment, Shari’s actions painted a disturbing picture of a woman pushed to the edge—or coldly calculating her escape from the marriage with a deadly final act. Investigators faced a painstaking search across rugged terrain to recover Dwight’s remains, while Shari’s shifting stories and attempts to mislead authorities only deepened the horror.

In this episode of Hitched2Homicide, we unravel the toxic dynamics of a relationship poisoned by greed, betrayal, and rage. From the couple’s early days to the explosive final confrontation and the years-long legal battle that ended with Shari’s conviction and a sentence of life plus 31 years, we explore every twist in this heartbreaking case of love gone fatally wrong.

Victim-focused and packed with timeline details, court evidence, and the emotional toll on Dwight’s loved ones, this is a raw look at how “till death do us part” can turn into premeditated horror.

Content Warning: This episode includes detailed descriptions of violence, dismemberment, and domestic conflict. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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]]> Dwight and Shari Tobyne. Accident, Suicide, or Murder? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:28 November 24, 2009. A husband and wife are splitting up. Maybe they’ve grown apart. Or maybe one of them put them 1 million dollars in debt just before the FBI begins an investigation into the family business for fraud. Whatever the reason, two go to bed and the next morning, only one is still alive. This is a story of greed, betrayal, fraud, murder and lies. November 24, 2009. A husband and wife are splitting up. Maybe they’ve grown apart. Or maybe one of them put them 1 million dollars in debt just before the FBI begins an investigation into the family business for fraud. Whatever the reason, two go to bed and the next morning, only one is still alive. This is a story of greed, betrayal, fraud, murder and lies. true crime, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, shari tobyne, married true crime, podcast, dwight tobyne, hitched 2 homicide false full 207 Buzzsprout-14891794 Donald Henry Gaskins. Better Known as the Killer Pee Wee. From 1969 to 1975, one man known for his small stature and penchant for murder, claims to have killed between 80 and 90 people along the Carolina coast. Did he do it? Possibly. Much of what this killer told people about his life was fiction—or was it? What we do know is that he murdered at least fourteen—eight of whom were found buried in his personal graveyard. When he was finally apprehended and placed on death row, the killing didn’t stop. The man known to some as the redneck Charles Manson, only stopped taking lives when he drew his last breath in the electric chair. This is the incredibly true story of Donald Henry Gaskins, better known as the Killer, Pee Wee.

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]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/donald-henry-gaskins-better-known-as-the-killer-pee-wee/ From 1969 to 1975, one man known for his small stature and penchant for murder, claims to have killed between 80 and 90 people along the Carolina coast. Did he do it? Possibly. Much of what this killer told people about his life was fiction—or was it? What we do know is that he murdered at least fourteen—eight of whom were found buried in his personal graveyard. When he was finally apprehended and placed on death row, the killing didn’t stop. The man known to some as the redneck Charles Manson, only stopped taking lives when he drew his last breath in the electric chair. This is the incredibly true story of Donald Henry Gaskins, better known as the Killer, Pee Wee.

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]]> Donald Henry Gaskins. Better Known as the Killer Pee Wee. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:09:46 From 1969 to 1975, one man known for his small stature and penchant for murder, claims to have killed between 80 and 90 people along the Carolina coast. Did he do it? Possibly. Much of what this killer told people about his life was fiction—or was it? What we do know is that he murdered at least fourteen—eight of whom were found buried in his personal graveyard. From 1969 to 1975, one man known for his small stature and penchant for murder, claims to have killed between 80 and 90 people along the Carolina coast. Did he do it? Possibly. Much of what this killer told people about his life was fiction—or was it? What we do know is that he murdered at least fourteen—eight of whom were found buried in his personal graveyard. true crime, h2h, death row, donald henry gaskins, serial killer, true crime podcast, podcast, pee wee gaskins, hitched 2 homicide false full 206 Buzzsprout-14857518 Gerard John Schaefer: The Serial Killer Cop. Gerard John Schaefer wore a badge, carried a gun, and was sworn to protect the public. Behind that trusted uniform, however, lurked a sadistic predator who used his authority to intimidate, abduct, and terrorize young women.

After two frightened hitchhikers escaped from Schaefer’s custody, investigators uncovered evidence connecting the Florida sheriff’s deputy to the murders of teenagers Susan Place and Georgia Jessup—and potentially a much larger trail of missing and murdered women. His disturbing writings, personal trophies, and carefully constructed fantasies revealed a man whose violence may have begun long before police finally caught him.

How many victims did the man known as the Killer Cop leave behind? And how did someone so dangerous manage to hide behind a badge?

Join us as we examine the crimes, conviction, and terrifying unanswered questions surrounding Gerard John Schaefer.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/gerard-john-schaefer-the-serial-killer-cop/ Gerard John Schaefer wore a badge, carried a gun, and was sworn to protect the public. Behind that trusted uniform, however, lurked a sadistic predator who used his authority to intimidate, abduct, and terrorize young women.

After two frightened hitchhikers escaped from Schaefer’s custody, investigators uncovered evidence connecting the Florida sheriff’s deputy to the murders of teenagers Susan Place and Georgia Jessup—and potentially a much larger trail of missing and murdered women. His disturbing writings, personal trophies, and carefully constructed fantasies revealed a man whose violence may have begun long before police finally caught him.

How many victims did the man known as the Killer Cop leave behind? And how did someone so dangerous manage to hide behind a badge?

Join us as we examine the crimes, conviction, and terrifying unanswered questions surrounding Gerard John Schaefer.

 

 


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]]> Gerard John Schaefer: The Serial Killer Cop. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:53:06 Gerard John Schaefer was a man you would think you could trust. He was after all, a sheriff’s deputy. But after a botched encounter with two unsuspecting girls, Gerard is forced to turn in his badge, and what his fellow officers thought was merely bad judgement, turned into a nightmare of dead bodies, mementos and written stories of lust and murder. Gerard John Schaefer was a man you would think you could trust. He was after all, a sheriff’s deputy. But after a botched encounter with two unsuspecting girls, Gerard is forced to turn in his badge, and what his fellow officers thought was merely bad judgement, turned into a nightmare of dead bodies, mementos and written stories of lust and murder. true crime, florida serial killer, gj schaefer, serial killer, gerry schaefer, gerard john schaefer, serial killer cop, true crime podcast hitched 2 homicide, killer cop false full 205 Buzzsprout-14814542 The Best (so far) of Bless Your Heart As Kris and Rob begin their fifth year of podcasting and producing, they’re taking a heartfelt look back at some of the most memorable moments from Season 4 of Well, Bless Your Heart.

Along the way, they reflect on the stories, laughter, surprises, and unforgettable moments that made the season so special. Most of all, they offer their sincere gratitude to the loyal listeners whose support has carried them through the years.

So, sit back, relax, and join Kris and Rob for a trip down memory lane as they celebrate Season 4 and look ahead to an exciting new chapter in Season 5.  

 


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]]> Wed, 3 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-best-so-far-of-bless-your-heart/ As Kris and Rob begin their fifth year of podcasting and producing, they’re taking a heartfelt look back at some of the most memorable moments from Season 4 of Well, Bless Your Heart.

Along the way, they reflect on the stories, laughter, surprises, and unforgettable moments that made the season so special. Most of all, they offer their sincere gratitude to the loyal listeners whose support has carried them through the years.

So, sit back, relax, and join Kris and Rob for a trip down memory lane as they celebrate Season 4 and look ahead to an exciting new chapter in Season 5.  

 


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]]> The Best (so far) of Bless Your Heart Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:05 As Kris and Rob begin their fifth year of podcasting and producing, they’re taking a heartfelt look back at some of the most memorable moments from Season 4 of Well, Bless Your Heart. As Kris and Rob begin their fifth year of podcasting and producing, they’re taking a heartfelt look back at some of the most memorable moments from Season 4 of Well, Bless Your Heart. true crime, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, true crime comedy, bless your heart, hitched 2 homicide false bonus Buzzsprout-14773492 Archibald Hall aka Roy Fontaine: The Butler Did It. Archibald Hall knew how to look like the perfect gentleman. Using the name Roy Fontaine, the Glasgow-born thief transformed himself into an impeccably mannered butler, slipping effortlessly into the homes of Britain’s wealthy and aristocratic families. Behind the polished accent, tailored suits, and flawless service, however, was a calculating criminal willing to kill anyone who threatened to expose him.

Between 1977 and 1978, Hall and his accomplice, Michael Kitto, left five people dead as theft, deception, and self-preservation escalated into murder. Their victims included Hall’s former prison associate David Wright, wealthy couple Walter and Dorothy Scott-Elliot, housekeeper Mary Coggle, and Donald Hall—Archibald’s own brother. Bodies were transported across Britain, buried in remote locations, or abandoned as Hall desperately tried to remain one step ahead of the law.

Known as the Killer Butler and the Monster Butler, Archibald Hall built his life on illusion. But when suspicious behavior, stolen property, and a mismatched license plate finally attracted police attention, the carefully cultivated world of Roy Fontaine began to collapse.

Join us as we uncover the extraordinary true story of Archibald Hall—a con man, thief, servant to the elite, and one of Scotland’s most notorious serial killers.

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]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/archibald-hall-aka-roy-fontaine-the-butler-did-it/ Archibald Hall knew how to look like the perfect gentleman. Using the name Roy Fontaine, the Glasgow-born thief transformed himself into an impeccably mannered butler, slipping effortlessly into the homes of Britain’s wealthy and aristocratic families. Behind the polished accent, tailored suits, and flawless service, however, was a calculating criminal willing to kill anyone who threatened to expose him.

Between 1977 and 1978, Hall and his accomplice, Michael Kitto, left five people dead as theft, deception, and self-preservation escalated into murder. Their victims included Hall’s former prison associate David Wright, wealthy couple Walter and Dorothy Scott-Elliot, housekeeper Mary Coggle, and Donald Hall—Archibald’s own brother. Bodies were transported across Britain, buried in remote locations, or abandoned as Hall desperately tried to remain one step ahead of the law.

Known as the Killer Butler and the Monster Butler, Archibald Hall built his life on illusion. But when suspicious behavior, stolen property, and a mismatched license plate finally attracted police attention, the carefully cultivated world of Roy Fontaine began to collapse.

Join us as we uncover the extraordinary true story of Archibald Hall—a con man, thief, servant to the elite, and one of Scotland’s most notorious serial killers.

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]]> Archibald Hall aka Roy Fontaine: The Butler Did It. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:02:20 January 15, 1978, Blenheim House Hotel, North Berwick, Scotland. When a hotel proprietor is suspicious about two new guests, he telephones the local police asking them run the plates on their car. When the plates didn’t match the vehicle, police arrested the two men, bringing them in for questioning. What they didn’t know was that there was a dead body in the trunk of that car—and it wasn't the first. January 15, 1978, Blenheim House Hotel, North Berwick, Scotland. When a hotel proprietor is suspicious about two new guests, he telephones the local police asking them run the plates on their car. When the plates didn’t match the vehicle, police arrested the two men, bringing them in for questioning. What they didn’t know was that there was a dead body in the trunk of that car—and it wasn't the first. perfect gentleman, mary coggle, h2h, archibald hall, murder, david wright, killer butler, walter scott-elliott, serial killer, true crime podcast, dorothy scott-elliot, roy fontaine, scottish killer, hitched 2 homicide, podcast. true crime false full 204 Buzzsprout-14710985 Teresita Basa: The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder. February 21, 1977. Firefighters race to a burning apartment on the 15th floor of a Chicago high-rise. Beneath a smoldering mattress and a pile of clothing, they discover the body of 48-year-old Teresita Basa, a respiratory therapist originally from the Philippines. A butcher knife remains lodged in her chest, and the fire appears to have been deliberately set to destroy the evidence.

Police have no clear motive, no reliable witnesses, and almost nothing pointing them toward a suspect. For months, Teresita’s murder remains unsolved.

Then something happens that defies explanation.

A woman who worked at the same hospital begins slipping into strange trances. Speaking in a voice she claims belongs to Teresita, she names the man responsible for the murder—and reveals what he allegedly did with the jewelry stolen from Teresita’s apartment.

Detectives are skeptical, but when they investigate the astonishing claims, they uncover evidence that leads them directly to a suspect.

Was it a supernatural message from beyond the grave, a buried memory rising to the surface, or something else entirely? This is the bizarre and haunting true story of Teresita Basa—the woman who may have solved her own murder.

 

 

 


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]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/teresita-basa-the-woman-who-solved-her-own-murder/ February 21, 1977. Firefighters race to a burning apartment on the 15th floor of a Chicago high-rise. Beneath a smoldering mattress and a pile of clothing, they discover the body of 48-year-old Teresita Basa, a respiratory therapist originally from the Philippines. A butcher knife remains lodged in her chest, and the fire appears to have been deliberately set to destroy the evidence.

Police have no clear motive, no reliable witnesses, and almost nothing pointing them toward a suspect. For months, Teresita’s murder remains unsolved.

Then something happens that defies explanation.

A woman who worked at the same hospital begins slipping into strange trances. Speaking in a voice she claims belongs to Teresita, she names the man responsible for the murder—and reveals what he allegedly did with the jewelry stolen from Teresita’s apartment.

Detectives are skeptical, but when they investigate the astonishing claims, they uncover evidence that leads them directly to a suspect.

Was it a supernatural message from beyond the grave, a buried memory rising to the surface, or something else entirely? This is the bizarre and haunting true story of Teresita Basa—the woman who may have solved her own murder.

 

 

 


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]]> Teresita Basa: The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:37:14 February 21, 1977, Chicago, Illinois. Firefighters and police are called to the scene of an apartment. When they battle their way through the smoke on the 15th floor, they put out a blaze of clothing and a mattress. Underneath the mattress was 48 year old Teresita Basa, a respiratory therapist originally from the Philippines—dead with a butcher knife still wedged in her chest. When police had zero leads, something supernatural happened. February 21, 1977, Chicago, Illinois. Firefighters and police are called to the scene of an apartment. When they battle their way through the smoke on the 15th floor, they put out a blaze of clothing and a mattress. Underneath the mattress was 48 year old Teresita Basa, a respiratory therapist originally from the Philippines—dead with a butcher knife still wedged in her chest. When police had zero leads, something supernatural happened. true crime, h2h, murder, paranormal true crime, jose chua remy chua, allan showery, true crime podcast, remi chua, podcast, teresita basa, hitched 2 homicide false full 203 Buzzsprout-14667330 Ken Rex McElroy. It Happened in Plain Sight. July 10, 1981, Skidmore, Missouri. For years, Ken Rex McElroy terrorized the tiny farming community of Skidmore, Missouri. Accused of theft, arson, assault, intimidation, and sexual violence, McElroy seemed untouchable—using threats and fear to silence witnesses while repeatedly escaping serious consequences.

But in 1980, after shooting elderly grocer Ernest “Bo” Bowenkamp, McElroy was finally convicted of second-degree assault. While free on bond and appealing the verdict, he continued threatening Bowenkamp and anyone willing to testify against him.

On July 10, 1981, residents gathered at a local tavern to discuss what could be done. Minutes later, McElroy climbed into his pickup truck on Skidmore’s main street. In broad daylight, with dozens of townspeople nearby, gunfire erupted. McElroy was shot and killed behind the wheel as his wife sat beside him.

Yet when investigators began asking questions, no one had seen anything. No murder weapon was recovered. No witness identified the shooter. More than four decades later, no one has ever been charged.

Was Ken McElroy’s death a calculated act of vigilante justice, a spontaneous eruption of collective rage, or a carefully protected conspiracy of silence? This is the extraordinary true story of the town bully, the murder witnessed by nearly everyone—and the small Missouri community that refused to talk.  

 


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]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/ken-rex-mcelroy-it-happened-in-plain-sight/ July 10, 1981, Skidmore, Missouri. For years, Ken Rex McElroy terrorized the tiny farming community of Skidmore, Missouri. Accused of theft, arson, assault, intimidation, and sexual violence, McElroy seemed untouchable—using threats and fear to silence witnesses while repeatedly escaping serious consequences.

But in 1980, after shooting elderly grocer Ernest “Bo” Bowenkamp, McElroy was finally convicted of second-degree assault. While free on bond and appealing the verdict, he continued threatening Bowenkamp and anyone willing to testify against him.

On July 10, 1981, residents gathered at a local tavern to discuss what could be done. Minutes later, McElroy climbed into his pickup truck on Skidmore’s main street. In broad daylight, with dozens of townspeople nearby, gunfire erupted. McElroy was shot and killed behind the wheel as his wife sat beside him.

Yet when investigators began asking questions, no one had seen anything. No murder weapon was recovered. No witness identified the shooter. More than four decades later, no one has ever been charged.

Was Ken McElroy’s death a calculated act of vigilante justice, a spontaneous eruption of collective rage, or a carefully protected conspiracy of silence? This is the extraordinary true story of the town bully, the murder witnessed by nearly everyone—and the small Missouri community that refused to talk.  

 


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]]> Ken Rex McElroy. It Happened in Plain Sight. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:04:59 July 10, 1981, Skidmore, Missouri. A man climbs into the cab of his pick-up truck after leaving the D & G Tavern. Pausing to light a cigarette, shots ring out behind and in front of him, shattering glass and killing the man inside. Forty-five people witnessed the shooting, but when it was over, no one called 911. After picking up the shell casings, the people of this small farming community went on about their business. July 10, 1981, Skidmore, Missouri. A man climbs into the cab of his pick-up truck after leaving the D & G Tavern. Pausing to light a cigarette, shots ring out behind and in front of him, shattering glass and killing the man inside. Forty-five people witnessed the shooting, but when it was over, no one called 911. After picking up the shell casings, the people of this small farming community went on about their business. true crime, podcasts, true crime podcasts, murder, ken rex mcelroy, trena mcelroy, skidmore missouri, skidmore, vigilante, hitched 2 homicide false full 202 Buzzsprout-14621423 Beulah Louise Overell and George Bud Gollum: Murder on the Mary E. March 15, 1947. Newport Harbor, California.

Walter and Beulah Overell are spending the evening aboard their yacht, the Mary E., with their daughter, Louise, and her fiancé, George “Bud” Gollum. Around 11 p.m., Louise and Bud leave the boat and head ashore in search of a late-night meal.

When they return to the pier, the Mary E. is engulfed in flames and sinking into the harbor. Walter and Beulah are still aboard.

At first, the explosion appears to be a tragic accident. But as investigators examine the wreckage, disturbing questions begin to surface. Was it an accident, a murder-suicide, or a carefully planned double murder committed by Louise and the man she loved?

This is the sensational and controversial story of Louise Overell and Bud Gollum—and the deadly mystery known as Murder on the Mary E.  

 


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]]> Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/beulah-louise-overell-and-george-bud-gollum-murder-on-the-mary-e/ March 15, 1947. Newport Harbor, California.

Walter and Beulah Overell are spending the evening aboard their yacht, the Mary E., with their daughter, Louise, and her fiancé, George “Bud” Gollum. Around 11 p.m., Louise and Bud leave the boat and head ashore in search of a late-night meal.

When they return to the pier, the Mary E. is engulfed in flames and sinking into the harbor. Walter and Beulah are still aboard.

At first, the explosion appears to be a tragic accident. But as investigators examine the wreckage, disturbing questions begin to surface. Was it an accident, a murder-suicide, or a carefully planned double murder committed by Louise and the man she loved?

This is the sensational and controversial story of Louise Overell and Bud Gollum—and the deadly mystery known as Murder on the Mary E.  

 


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]]> Beulah Louise Overell and George Bud Gollum: Murder on the Mary E. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:49:29 March 15, 1947, Newport Harbor, California. When the yacht Mary E. exploded in Newport Harbor, Walter and Beulah Overell died aboard—but their daughter, Louise, and her fiancé, Bud Gollum, had stepped ashore just in time. Was it a tragic accident, or had the young couple planned the perfect double murder? March 15, 1947, Newport Harbor, California. When the yacht Mary E. exploded in Newport Harbor, Walter and Beulah Overell died aboard—but their daughter, Louise, and her fiancé, Bud Gollum, had stepped ashore just in time. Was it a tragic accident, or had the young couple planned the perfect double murder? mary e, bud gollum, murder, parricide, george gollum, newport, beulah louise overell, walter overell false full 201 Buzzsprout-14586705 Felix Vail and the Gone Girls Mary Horton Vail was found dead. Sharon Hensley vanished. Annette Craver disappeared without a trace.

The three women came from different places and different lives, but each was connected to the same man: William Felix Vail Sr. For decades, questions followed him while families searched for answers and justice remained out of reach.

It would take 54 years, determined investigators, relentless loved ones, and the extraordinary persistence of Annette’s mother, Mary Rose Craver, to finally bring Felix Vail into a courtroom.

This is the haunting story of three women who could not speak for themselves, the families who refused to let them be forgotten, and the man at the center of it all.

This is Felix Vail and the Gone Girls.  

 


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]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/felix-vail-and-the-gone-girls/ Mary Horton Vail was found dead. Sharon Hensley vanished. Annette Craver disappeared without a trace.

The three women came from different places and different lives, but each was connected to the same man: William Felix Vail Sr. For decades, questions followed him while families searched for answers and justice remained out of reach.

It would take 54 years, determined investigators, relentless loved ones, and the extraordinary persistence of Annette’s mother, Mary Rose Craver, to finally bring Felix Vail into a courtroom.

This is the haunting story of three women who could not speak for themselves, the families who refused to let them be forgotten, and the man at the center of it all.

This is Felix Vail and the Gone Girls.  

 


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]]> Felix Vail and the Gone Girls Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:18:19 Three women entered Felix Vail’s life—one was found dead, and two vanished without a trace. More than five decades later, their families finally helped expose the man at the center of the mystery. Three women entered Felix Vail’s life—one was found dead, and two vanished without a trace. More than five decades later, their families finally helped expose the man at the center of the mystery. true crime, homicide, mary horton, murder, mary horton vail, missing, serial killer, felix vail, annette craver, true crime podcast, podcast, sharon hensley, william felix vail, hitched 2 homicide false full 200 Buzzsprout-14535491 Skip Welch, Blind Johnnie Richmond and Theresa Bier. Murder, Meth and the Mystery of Bigfoot. June 1, 1987. Fresno, California.

Sixteen-year-old Theresa Ann Bier skips school and heads into the Sierra Nevada Mountains with 43-year-old Russell “Skip” Welch, a self-proclaimed mountain man with a history of drug use and an obsession with Bigfoot.

Only Skip returns.

When investigators ask what happened to Theresa, his explanation is as bizarre as it is disturbing. Skip claims Bigfoot abducted her—and insists Theresa would not want to come home.

But behind that unbelievable story lies a missing teenager, a suspicious man, and a family desperate for answers. Theresa’s uncle, John Richmond, refuses to accept that she simply vanished into the wilderness, while questions continue to surround Skip’s actions before and after the trip.

Was the Bigfoot story the delusion of a drug-addled mind, a calculated attempt to conceal a crime, or something even stranger?

This is the haunting and still-unsolved disappearance of Theresa Bier: Murder, Meth, and the Mystery of Bigfoot.

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]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/skip-welch-blind-johnnie-richmond-and-theresa-bier-murder-meth-and-the-mystery-of-bigfoot/ June 1, 1987. Fresno, California.

Sixteen-year-old Theresa Ann Bier skips school and heads into the Sierra Nevada Mountains with 43-year-old Russell “Skip” Welch, a self-proclaimed mountain man with a history of drug use and an obsession with Bigfoot.

Only Skip returns.

When investigators ask what happened to Theresa, his explanation is as bizarre as it is disturbing. Skip claims Bigfoot abducted her—and insists Theresa would not want to come home.

But behind that unbelievable story lies a missing teenager, a suspicious man, and a family desperate for answers. Theresa’s uncle, John Richmond, refuses to accept that she simply vanished into the wilderness, while questions continue to surround Skip’s actions before and after the trip.

Was the Bigfoot story the delusion of a drug-addled mind, a calculated attempt to conceal a crime, or something even stranger?

This is the haunting and still-unsolved disappearance of Theresa Bier: Murder, Meth, and the Mystery of Bigfoot.

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]]> Skip Welch, Blind Johnnie Richmond and Theresa Bier. Murder, Meth and the Mystery of Bigfoot. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:01:29 Sixteen-year-old Theresa Bier vanished in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but the man who took her there came back with an unbelievable explanation: Bigfoot had abducted her. Was it a drug-fueled delusion, a cover story for murder, or the strangest missing-person mystery California has ever seen? Sixteen-year-old Theresa Bier vanished in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but the man who took her there came back with an unbelievable explanation: Bigfoot had abducted her. Was it a drug-fueled delusion, a cover story for murder, or the strangest missing-person mystery California has ever seen? true crime, disappearance, murder, bigfoot, bigfoot abduction, cold case, russell skip welch, sasquatch, theresa bier, true crime podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 199 Buzzsprout-14491837 Nathan Leuthold.️‍ My Bloody Valentine. February 14, 2013. Peoria, Illinois.

When Nathan Leuthold returned home on Valentine’s Day, he claimed he found the house ransacked, a door broken, and his 39-year-old wife, Denise, dead inside. She had been shot once in the head, and at first glance, the scene appeared to be a burglary that had ended in murder.

But investigators quickly noticed that something did not add up.

Valuable electronics had been left behind. Nathan’s behavior and movements raised questions, and evidence suggested the break-in had been staged to conceal a carefully planned execution. Prosecutors argued that Nathan had driven to a nearby park, secretly returned to the house, waited for Denise, killed her, and then manipulated the scene before establishing an alibi.

At the center of the prosecution’s case was Nathan’s close relationship with Aina Dobilaite, a young Lithuanian student whom Nathan and Denise had helped bring to the United States. Prosecutors claimed Nathan wanted Denise out of the way so he could pursue a life with Aina—although both Nathan and Aina denied having a romantic relationship.

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]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/nathan-leuthold-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%a9%b9-my-bloody-valentine/ February 14, 2013. Peoria, Illinois.

When Nathan Leuthold returned home on Valentine’s Day, he claimed he found the house ransacked, a door broken, and his 39-year-old wife, Denise, dead inside. She had been shot once in the head, and at first glance, the scene appeared to be a burglary that had ended in murder.

But investigators quickly noticed that something did not add up.

Valuable electronics had been left behind. Nathan’s behavior and movements raised questions, and evidence suggested the break-in had been staged to conceal a carefully planned execution. Prosecutors argued that Nathan had driven to a nearby park, secretly returned to the house, waited for Denise, killed her, and then manipulated the scene before establishing an alibi.

At the center of the prosecution’s case was Nathan’s close relationship with Aina Dobilaite, a young Lithuanian student whom Nathan and Denise had helped bring to the United States. Prosecutors claimed Nathan wanted Denise out of the way so he could pursue a life with Aina—although both Nathan and Aina denied having a romantic relationship.

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]]> Nathan Leuthold.️‍ My Bloody Valentine. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:15:23 On Valentine’s Day, Denise Leuthold was found shot to death inside a home that appeared to have been burglarized—but investigators soon suspected the scene had been carefully staged. What followed was a shocking case of deception, alleged betrayal, and a husband accused of turning a day devoted to love into the perfect opportunity for murder. On Valentine’s Day, Denise Leuthold was found shot to death inside a home that appeared to have been burglarized—but investigators soon suspected the scene had been carefully staged. What followed was a shocking case of deception, alleged betrayal, and a husband accused of turning a day devoted to love into the perfect opportunity for murder. true crime, homicide, aina dobilaite, denise leuthold, cheater, murder, killer, valentine's day murder, nathan leuthold, true crime podcast, lover false full 198 Buzzsprout-14442132 Tucker Cipriano: A Family Torn Apart. April 15, 2012. Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Nineteen-year-old Tucker Cipriano and his new friend, 20-year-old Mitchell Young, spend the night high on synthetic marijuana known as K2 or Spice. Tucker is angry, desperate for money, and determined to leave town for good.

After several failed attempts to get cash, the night takes a horrifying turn. According to prosecutors, Tucker decides the easiest family to rob and kill is his own.

What follows inside the Cipriano home is an act of violence so brutal it shocks an entire community. One family member is dead, others are left fighting for their lives, and two young men are charged with murder—each insisting the other is responsible for the worst of the carnage.

Was Tucker the mastermind behind a calculated plan to eliminate his family, or did Mitchell Young turn a robbery into a massacre?

This is the devastating story of Tucker Cipriano: A Family Torn Apart.  

 


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]]> Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/tucker-cipriano-a-family-torn-apart/ April 15, 2012. Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Nineteen-year-old Tucker Cipriano and his new friend, 20-year-old Mitchell Young, spend the night high on synthetic marijuana known as K2 or Spice. Tucker is angry, desperate for money, and determined to leave town for good.

After several failed attempts to get cash, the night takes a horrifying turn. According to prosecutors, Tucker decides the easiest family to rob and kill is his own.

What follows inside the Cipriano home is an act of violence so brutal it shocks an entire community. One family member is dead, others are left fighting for their lives, and two young men are charged with murder—each insisting the other is responsible for the worst of the carnage.

Was Tucker the mastermind behind a calculated plan to eliminate his family, or did Mitchell Young turn a robbery into a massacre?

This is the devastating story of Tucker Cipriano: A Family Torn Apart.  

 


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]]> Tucker Cipriano: A Family Torn Apart. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:56:42 High on synthetic marijuana and desperate for money, Tucker Cipriano returned to the one place he knew he could find both—his family home. By morning, one family member was dead, two were critically injured, and two young men were blaming each other for the bloodshed. High on synthetic marijuana and desperate for money, Tucker Cipriano returned to the one place he knew he could find both—his family home. By morning, one family member was dead, two were critically injured, and two young men were blaming each other for the bloodshed. true crime, homicide, murder, rose cipriano, tucker cipriano, bob cipriano, true crime podcast, mitchell young, salvatore cipriano, hitched 2 homicide false full 197 Buzzsprout-14406141 Johnny Lewis and Catherine Davis: Murder and the Hollywood Mom. September 26, 2012. Los Feliz, California.

Johnny Lewis had once been a promising young actor, appearing in popular television shows and gaining recognition as Kip “Half-Sack” Epps on Sons of Anarchy. But behind the Hollywood success, his life had begun to unravel through arrests, violent behavior, substance-abuse problems, and an increasingly serious mental health crisis.

Just five days after being released from jail, the 28-year-old actor returned to the home known as the Writers’ Villa, where he rented a room from 81-year-old Catherine “Cathy” Davis. For years, Catherine had opened her home to aspiring actors, writers, and filmmakers, offering them a welcoming place to stay while they pursued their dreams.

That morning, neighbors heard screams.

Police concluded that Lewis brutally attacked Catherine, killing her through blunt-force trauma and strangulation. Her cat was also found dead inside the ransacked home. Lewis then allegedly attacked two men at a neighboring property before returning to Catherine’s house and falling approximately 15 feet from a terrace to the driveway below, where he died.

Early speculation suggested that Lewis might have been under the influence of a powerful synthetic drug, but the coroner’s toxicology testing found no drugs or alcohol in his system. His death was ruled accidental, with investigators believing he fell while attempting to flee.

What caused a talented actor’s sudden and terrifying descent into violence? And could Catherine Davis’s death have been prevented if the warnings about Johnny Lewis had been taken more seriously?

This is the tragic story of Catherine Davis—and the violent final hours of actor Johnny Lewis.  

 


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]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/johnny-lewis-and-catherine-davis-murder-and-the-hollywood-mom/ September 26, 2012. Los Feliz, California.

Johnny Lewis had once been a promising young actor, appearing in popular television shows and gaining recognition as Kip “Half-Sack” Epps on Sons of Anarchy. But behind the Hollywood success, his life had begun to unravel through arrests, violent behavior, substance-abuse problems, and an increasingly serious mental health crisis.

Just five days after being released from jail, the 28-year-old actor returned to the home known as the Writers’ Villa, where he rented a room from 81-year-old Catherine “Cathy” Davis. For years, Catherine had opened her home to aspiring actors, writers, and filmmakers, offering them a welcoming place to stay while they pursued their dreams.

That morning, neighbors heard screams.

Police concluded that Lewis brutally attacked Catherine, killing her through blunt-force trauma and strangulation. Her cat was also found dead inside the ransacked home. Lewis then allegedly attacked two men at a neighboring property before returning to Catherine’s house and falling approximately 15 feet from a terrace to the driveway below, where he died.

Early speculation suggested that Lewis might have been under the influence of a powerful synthetic drug, but the coroner’s toxicology testing found no drugs or alcohol in his system. His death was ruled accidental, with investigators believing he fell while attempting to flee.

What caused a talented actor’s sudden and terrifying descent into violence? And could Catherine Davis’s death have been prevented if the warnings about Johnny Lewis had been taken more seriously?

This is the tragic story of Catherine Davis—and the violent final hours of actor Johnny Lewis.  

 


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]]> Johnny Lewis and Catherine Davis: Murder and the Hollywood Mom. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:38 A Sons of Anarchy actor, an 81-year-old woman who welcomed Hollywood hopefuls into her home, and a violent morning that left them both dead. What drove Johnny Lewis to kill Catherine Davis only days after his release from jail—and could the tragedy have been prevented? A Sons of Anarchy actor, an 81-year-old woman who welcomed Hollywood hopefuls into her home, and a violent morning that left them both dead. What drove Johnny Lewis to kill Catherine Davis only days after his release from jail—and could the tragedy have been prevented? true crime, los feliz, kris calvert, cathy davis, johnny lewis, murder suicide, hollywood murder, writers villa, true crime podcast, podcast, catherine davis false full 196 Buzzsprout-14337301 Winnie Ruth Judd. The Trunk Murderess. October 1931. Phoenix, Arizona.

When Winnie Ruth Judd arrived at a Los Angeles train station with two heavy trunks and a suitcase, railway employees noticed something alarming: a foul odor—and blood leaking from the luggage.

Inside were the remains of her friends, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson. One woman had been shot and left intact. The other had been dismembered and packed into separate containers. Winnie disappeared before police could question her, setting off a nationwide manhunt and igniting one of the most sensational murder cases of the Depression era.

The newspapers branded her the Trunk Murderess and the Tiger Woman, portraying Winnie as a jealous killer driven by a complicated relationship involving wealthy businessman Jack Halloran. She was eventually convicted of LeRoi’s murder and sentenced to death, although that sentence was later commuted after she was declared mentally incompetent.

But the evidence never fit neatly into the story presented at trial. Winnie claimed self-defense and insisted Halloran had helped dispose of the bodies. Questions remained about who fired the fatal shots, who dismembered Samuelson, and whether an influential man was protected while Winnie became the perfect public villain.

Was Winnie Ruth Judd a calculating double murderer—or a frightened woman condemned by scandal, sensational headlines, and a justice system eager for a conviction?

This is the bloody, bizarre, and still controversial story of Winnie Ruth Judd and the Trunk Murders.  

 


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]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/winnie-ruth-judd-the-trunk-murderess/ October 1931. Phoenix, Arizona.

When Winnie Ruth Judd arrived at a Los Angeles train station with two heavy trunks and a suitcase, railway employees noticed something alarming: a foul odor—and blood leaking from the luggage.

Inside were the remains of her friends, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson. One woman had been shot and left intact. The other had been dismembered and packed into separate containers. Winnie disappeared before police could question her, setting off a nationwide manhunt and igniting one of the most sensational murder cases of the Depression era.

The newspapers branded her the Trunk Murderess and the Tiger Woman, portraying Winnie as a jealous killer driven by a complicated relationship involving wealthy businessman Jack Halloran. She was eventually convicted of LeRoi’s murder and sentenced to death, although that sentence was later commuted after she was declared mentally incompetent.

But the evidence never fit neatly into the story presented at trial. Winnie claimed self-defense and insisted Halloran had helped dispose of the bodies. Questions remained about who fired the fatal shots, who dismembered Samuelson, and whether an influential man was protected while Winnie became the perfect public villain.

Was Winnie Ruth Judd a calculating double murderer—or a frightened woman condemned by scandal, sensational headlines, and a justice system eager for a conviction?

This is the bloody, bizarre, and still controversial story of Winnie Ruth Judd and the Trunk Murders.  

 


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]]> Winnie Ruth Judd. The Trunk Murderess. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:17 When blood began leaking from Winnie Ruth Judd’s luggage at a Los Angeles train station, authorities opened the trunks and discovered the remains of two women. But beneath the sensational headlines lies a darker question: Was Winnie the Trunk Murderess—or was she protecting a powerful man? When blood began leaking from Winnie Ruth Judd’s luggage at a Los Angeles train station, authorities opened the trunks and discovered the remains of two women. But beneath the sensational headlines lies a darker question: Was Winnie the Trunk Murderess—or was she protecting a powerful man? true crime, happy jack halloran, sammy samuelson, anne leroi, podcast hitched 2 homicide, winnie ruth judd, trunk murders, the trunk murders, true crime podcast, the trunk murderess, hedvig samuelson false full 194 Buzzsprout-14316426 Alice and Gerald Uden. Love and Buried Bodies. For more than three decades, Alice and Gerald Uden lived quietly on a rural farm in Missouri, raising animals and appearing to be an unremarkable older couple. But beneath their peaceful life were two separate collections of deadly secrets—buried in the Wyoming wilderness and hidden beneath the dark waters of a mountain lake.

In 1974, Alice’s third husband, Ronald Holtz, disappeared without a trace. Years later, investigators learned that his body had allegedly been sealed inside a barrel and thrown into an abandoned gold mine.

Then, in September 1980, Gerald’s former wife, Virginia Uden, and her adopted sons, 11-year-old Richard and 10-year-old Reagan, suddenly vanished. Gerald later admitted that he had lured the family to a remote location, shot all three, concealed their bodies in barrels, and sank them into the depths of Fremont Lake. He claimed the murders ended his child-support obligation.

The Udens remained free for decades as both cases grew cold. But in 2013, investigators recovered Ronald Holtz’s remains from the abandoned mine and arrested Alice. Gerald was taken into custody the following day and confessed to killing Virginia and the two boys. Gerald pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, while Alice was convicted of second-degree murder.

Had Alice and Gerald known each other’s darkest secrets all along? Did their shared capacity for violence help bind them together—or did two killers simply find one another by chance?

This is the chilling story of Alice and Gerald Uden: The Killer Couple Next Door.

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]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/alice-and-gerald-uden-love-and-buried-bodies/ For more than three decades, Alice and Gerald Uden lived quietly on a rural farm in Missouri, raising animals and appearing to be an unremarkable older couple. But beneath their peaceful life were two separate collections of deadly secrets—buried in the Wyoming wilderness and hidden beneath the dark waters of a mountain lake.

In 1974, Alice’s third husband, Ronald Holtz, disappeared without a trace. Years later, investigators learned that his body had allegedly been sealed inside a barrel and thrown into an abandoned gold mine.

Then, in September 1980, Gerald’s former wife, Virginia Uden, and her adopted sons, 11-year-old Richard and 10-year-old Reagan, suddenly vanished. Gerald later admitted that he had lured the family to a remote location, shot all three, concealed their bodies in barrels, and sank them into the depths of Fremont Lake. He claimed the murders ended his child-support obligation.

The Udens remained free for decades as both cases grew cold. But in 2013, investigators recovered Ronald Holtz’s remains from the abandoned mine and arrested Alice. Gerald was taken into custody the following day and confessed to killing Virginia and the two boys. Gerald pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, while Alice was convicted of second-degree murder.

Had Alice and Gerald known each other’s darkest secrets all along? Did their shared capacity for violence help bind them together—or did two killers simply find one another by chance?

This is the chilling story of Alice and Gerald Uden: The Killer Couple Next Door.

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]]> Alice and Gerald Uden. Love and Buried Bodies. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:15:51 Alice and Gerald Uden appeared to be an ordinary elderly couple—until investigators discovered that each had concealed a separate murder for decades. One victim was buried in an abandoned gold mine, while three others were sealed inside barrels and sunk into the depths of a Wyoming lake. Alice and Gerald Uden appeared to be an ordinary elderly couple—until investigators discovered that each had concealed a separate murder for decades. One victim was buried in an abandoned gold mine, while three others were sealed inside barrels and sunk into the depths of a Wyoming lake. true crime, homicide, alice uden, murder, reagan uden, cold case, richard uden, true crime podcast, gerald uden, podcast, virginia uden, ronald holtz, cold case solved false full 194 Buzzsprout-14272586 The Fatal Family Feud: Becky and Tim Bliefnick. February 23, 2023. Quincy, Illinois.

When 41-year-old nurse and devoted mother Rebecca “Becky” Bliefnick failed to pick up her three sons from school, her concerned father went to her home. Inside, he discovered a scene of unimaginable violence: Becky had been shot 14 times.

There were no obvious signs of forced entry, little physical evidence, and no murder weapon. But investigators soon focused on Becky’s estranged husband, Timothy “Tim” Bliefnick, with whom she was locked in a bitter divorce and custody battle.

Years earlier, Tim had appeared on Family Feud and jokingly named saying “I do” as the greatest mistake he had made at his wedding. After Becky’s murder, that once-awkward television moment took on a far more sinister meaning—but prosecutors would need more than a disturbing joke to prove their case.

Detectives uncovered suspicious internet searches, evidence connected to Tim’s bicycle and possible route to Becky’s home, and shell casings that prosecutors linked to a firearm once associated with his family. Most haunting of all were Becky’s own words, written before her death, expressing fear that Tim might harm her and urging others to consider him if anything happened to her.

Tim maintained his innocence, but a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and home invasion. He was sentenced to natural life in prison, and an Illinois appellate court upheld his conviction and sentence in November 2024.

Was this the deadly conclusion of a marriage consumed by resentment and control—or was an innocent man convicted through a web of circumstantial evidence?

This is the tragic story of Becky Bliefnick—and the former game-show contestant convicted of becoming the Family Feud Killer.

 

 

 


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]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-fatal-feud-becky-and-tim-bliefnick/ February 23, 2023. Quincy, Illinois.

When 41-year-old nurse and devoted mother Rebecca “Becky” Bliefnick failed to pick up her three sons from school, her concerned father went to her home. Inside, he discovered a scene of unimaginable violence: Becky had been shot 14 times.

There were no obvious signs of forced entry, little physical evidence, and no murder weapon. But investigators soon focused on Becky’s estranged husband, Timothy “Tim” Bliefnick, with whom she was locked in a bitter divorce and custody battle.

Years earlier, Tim had appeared on Family Feud and jokingly named saying “I do” as the greatest mistake he had made at his wedding. After Becky’s murder, that once-awkward television moment took on a far more sinister meaning—but prosecutors would need more than a disturbing joke to prove their case.

Detectives uncovered suspicious internet searches, evidence connected to Tim’s bicycle and possible route to Becky’s home, and shell casings that prosecutors linked to a firearm once associated with his family. Most haunting of all were Becky’s own words, written before her death, expressing fear that Tim might harm her and urging others to consider him if anything happened to her.

Tim maintained his innocence, but a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and home invasion. He was sentenced to natural life in prison, and an Illinois appellate court upheld his conviction and sentence in November 2024.

Was this the deadly conclusion of a marriage consumed by resentment and control—or was an innocent man convicted through a web of circumstantial evidence?

This is the tragic story of Becky Bliefnick—and the former game-show contestant convicted of becoming the Family Feud Killer.

 

 

 


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]]> The Fatal Family Feud: Becky and Tim Bliefnick. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:56:01 A former Family Feud contestant once joked that saying “I do” was the biggest mistake of his life—then his estranged wife, Becky, was found shot 14 times inside her home. But it was Becky’s own chilling warning from before her death that would help investigators expose the man convicted of killing her. A former Family Feud contestant once joked that saying “I do” was the biggest mistake of his life—then his estranged wife, Becky, was found shot 14 times inside her home. But it was Becky’s own chilling warning from before her death that would help investigators expose the man convicted of killing her. true crime, tim bliefnick, uxoricide, mariticide, family feud murder, becky bliefnick, true crime podcast, podcast false full 193 Buzzsprout-14234430 The Black Dahlia: The Story of Elizabeth Short. January 15, 1947. Los Angeles, California.

In a vacant lot, the body of a young woman is discovered severed at the waist, drained of blood, and carefully washed. Her dark hair and pale skin stand in haunting contrast to the brutality of the crime.

Her name was Elizabeth Short.

The newspapers would soon give her another name: The Black Dahlia.

Elizabeth had come to California hoping to build a new life, but after her murder, the press transformed her into a sensational headline. Rumors spread. Suspects multiplied. Confessions poured in. Yet beneath the mythology was a 22-year-old woman whose final days remain as mysterious as the identity of the person who killed her.

Nearly eight decades later, the case is still officially unsolved. But over the years, investigators, journalists, and family members have named men they believe may have been responsible. Was the killer a doctor, a police informant, a criminal hiding in plain sight, or someone whose name never entered the case files?

This is the haunting story of Elizabeth Short, the investigation that consumed a city, and America’s most infamous unsolved murder.

This is The Black Dahlia.  

 


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]]> Wed, 3 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-black-dahlia-the-story-of-elizabeth-short/ January 15, 1947. Los Angeles, California.

In a vacant lot, the body of a young woman is discovered severed at the waist, drained of blood, and carefully washed. Her dark hair and pale skin stand in haunting contrast to the brutality of the crime.

Her name was Elizabeth Short.

The newspapers would soon give her another name: The Black Dahlia.

Elizabeth had come to California hoping to build a new life, but after her murder, the press transformed her into a sensational headline. Rumors spread. Suspects multiplied. Confessions poured in. Yet beneath the mythology was a 22-year-old woman whose final days remain as mysterious as the identity of the person who killed her.

Nearly eight decades later, the case is still officially unsolved. But over the years, investigators, journalists, and family members have named men they believe may have been responsible. Was the killer a doctor, a police informant, a criminal hiding in plain sight, or someone whose name never entered the case files?

This is the haunting story of Elizabeth Short, the investigation that consumed a city, and America’s most infamous unsolved murder.

This is The Black Dahlia.  

 


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]]> The Black Dahlia: The Story of Elizabeth Short. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:16 Elizabeth Short came to California searching for a new life, but she became immortalized by one of the most brutal murders in American history. Nearly eight decades later, her killer has never been officially identified—but some believe the answer has been hiding in plain sight all along. Elizabeth Short came to California searching for a new life, but she became immortalized by one of the most brutal murders in American history. Nearly eight decades later, her killer has never been officially identified—but some believe the answer has been hiding in plain sight all along. mark hansen, h2h, beth short, true crie, betty bersinger, hitched2homicide, red manley, biltmore hotel, artie lane, true crime podcast, elizabeth short, black dahlia, astor motel, betty short, the black dahlia, dr. george hodel, leslie dillion false full 192 Buzzsprout-14188433 Elizabeth Báthory. The Blood Countess. Late 16th-century Hungary.

Countess Elizabeth Báthory was born into one of the most powerful families in Europe. Wealthy, educated, and protected by her position, she ruled over vast estates while stories of cruelty began to spread through the surrounding villages.

Young women entered her castles as servants and companions. Many never returned.

Witnesses later described beatings, torture, mutilation, starvation, and murder carried out within the walls of Báthory’s homes. Some claimed she bathed in the blood of virgins to preserve her youth, earning her the name the Blood Countess—although that infamous detail may have been added to the legend long after her death.

In 1610, authorities moved against her. Several servants were arrested, tried, and executed, while Báthory herself was never given a public trial. Instead, she was confined inside Čachtice Castle, where she remained until her death in 1614.

Was Elizabeth Báthory one of history’s most prolific female serial killers, responsible for the deaths of dozens—or even hundreds—of young women? Or was she the victim of a political conspiracy designed to seize the fortune of a powerful widow?

This is the bloody, controversial, and enduring legend of Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess.  

 


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]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess/ Late 16th-century Hungary.

Countess Elizabeth Báthory was born into one of the most powerful families in Europe. Wealthy, educated, and protected by her position, she ruled over vast estates while stories of cruelty began to spread through the surrounding villages.

Young women entered her castles as servants and companions. Many never returned.

Witnesses later described beatings, torture, mutilation, starvation, and murder carried out within the walls of Báthory’s homes. Some claimed she bathed in the blood of virgins to preserve her youth, earning her the name the Blood Countess—although that infamous detail may have been added to the legend long after her death.

In 1610, authorities moved against her. Several servants were arrested, tried, and executed, while Báthory herself was never given a public trial. Instead, she was confined inside Čachtice Castle, where she remained until her death in 1614.

Was Elizabeth Báthory one of history’s most prolific female serial killers, responsible for the deaths of dozens—or even hundreds—of young women? Or was she the victim of a political conspiracy designed to seize the fortune of a powerful widow?

This is the bloody, controversial, and enduring legend of Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess.  

 


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]]> Elizabeth Báthory. The Blood Countess. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:51:16 They called her the Blood Countess—a noblewoman accused of torturing and murdering young women behind the walls of her castle. But was Elizabeth Báthory history’s most prolific female serial killer, or the victim of a conspiracy built on fear, wealth, and legend? They called her the Blood Countess—a noblewoman accused of torturing and murdering young women behind the walls of her castle. But was Elizabeth Báthory history’s most prolific female serial killer, or the victim of a conspiracy built on fear, wealth, and legend? true crime, the blood countess, true crime youtube, true crime podcast, elizabeth báthory, elizabeth bathory, hitched 2 homicide false full 191 Buzzsprout-14168037 Violent Night: The Carnation Murders. December 24, 2007. Carnation, Washington.

Wayne and Judy Anderson were preparing to spend Christmas Eve with their family when their daughter, Michele Anderson, arrived at their rural home with her boyfriend, Joseph McEnroe. But the couple had not come to exchange presents or share a holiday meal. They came armed—and with a plan to kill.

After shooting Wayne and Judy, Michele and Joseph waited inside the house for the rest of the family to arrive. Hours later, Michele’s brother, Scott Anderson, entered the home with his wife, Erica, and their two young children, five-year-old Olivia and three-year-old Nathan.

None of them would leave alive.

Six members of one family—three generations—were murdered inside a home that should have been filled with Christmas celebration. Their bodies remained undiscovered for two days, until a concerned friend went to the property after Judy failed to arrive at work or answer her telephone.

Michele and Joseph initially claimed they had left town to get married, but their story quickly collapsed under police questioning. Both eventually confessed, yet each attempted to shift responsibility toward the other. At the center of the case were Michele’s bitter grievances against her family, including her belief that they had mistreated her and owed her money.

How could resentment grow powerful enough to destroy an entire family? And what could compel two people to sit inside a house filled with bodies, waiting for two innocent children to walk through the door?

This is the devastating story of the Anderson family—and the Christmas Eve massacre remembered as The Carnation Murders.  

 


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]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/violent-night-the-carnation-murders/ December 24, 2007. Carnation, Washington.

Wayne and Judy Anderson were preparing to spend Christmas Eve with their family when their daughter, Michele Anderson, arrived at their rural home with her boyfriend, Joseph McEnroe. But the couple had not come to exchange presents or share a holiday meal. They came armed—and with a plan to kill.

After shooting Wayne and Judy, Michele and Joseph waited inside the house for the rest of the family to arrive. Hours later, Michele’s brother, Scott Anderson, entered the home with his wife, Erica, and their two young children, five-year-old Olivia and three-year-old Nathan.

None of them would leave alive.

Six members of one family—three generations—were murdered inside a home that should have been filled with Christmas celebration. Their bodies remained undiscovered for two days, until a concerned friend went to the property after Judy failed to arrive at work or answer her telephone.

Michele and Joseph initially claimed they had left town to get married, but their story quickly collapsed under police questioning. Both eventually confessed, yet each attempted to shift responsibility toward the other. At the center of the case were Michele’s bitter grievances against her family, including her belief that they had mistreated her and owed her money.

How could resentment grow powerful enough to destroy an entire family? And what could compel two people to sit inside a house filled with bodies, waiting for two innocent children to walk through the door?

This is the devastating story of the Anderson family—and the Christmas Eve massacre remembered as The Carnation Murders.  

 


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]]> Violent Night: The Carnation Murders. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:45:46 On Christmas Eve, Michele Anderson and her boyfriend murdered her parents—then waited inside the house for the rest of the family to arrive. By the end of the night, six people spanning three generations were dead, including two children who had come to celebrate Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Michele Anderson and her boyfriend murdered her parents—then waited inside the house for the rest of the family to arrive. By the end of the night, six people spanning three generations were dead, including two children who had come to celebrate Christmas. true crime, scott anderson, erika anderson, carnation murders, nathan anderson, judy anderson, joe mcenroe, wayne anderson, true crime podcast, podcast, carnation washington, holiday homicide, family murders, oliva anderson false full 190 Buzzsprout-14127808 The Dayton Downtown Posse: Hunting for the Holidays. December 24, 1992. Dayton, Ohio.

As families prepared to celebrate Christmas, four young people who called themselves the Downtown Posse began a violent spree of robbery, betrayal, and seemingly senseless murder.

Marvallous Keene, Laura Taylor, DeMarcus Smith, and Heather Matthews used the home of their first victim, 34-year-old Joseph Wilkerson, as their base of operations. From there, the violence spread across the city.

Eighteen-year-old mother Danita Gullette was shot near a pay phone and robbed of her coat, shoes, backpack, and a handful of change. Richmond Maddox was shot while driving after being lured from his family’s Christmas celebration. Convenience-store employee Sarah Abraham was killed during a robbery that netted only $44. Wendy Cottrill and Marvin Washington were executed because the group feared they knew too much. Two other victims survived being shot during the spree.

Over approximately three days, six people were killed as Dayton police raced to connect the growing number of crime scenes. Investigators finally identified the suspects after receiving information about the Downtown Posse and tracking a stolen vehicle with switched license plates.

What could compel four young people to turn the Christmas holiday into a killing spree? Was it desperation, a hunger for power, or the thrill of discovering just how far they could go?

This is the horrifying story of the Dayton Downtown Posse—and the Christmas killings that left a city forever changed.  

 


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]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-dayton-downtown-posse-hunting-for-the-holidays/ December 24, 1992. Dayton, Ohio.

As families prepared to celebrate Christmas, four young people who called themselves the Downtown Posse began a violent spree of robbery, betrayal, and seemingly senseless murder.

Marvallous Keene, Laura Taylor, DeMarcus Smith, and Heather Matthews used the home of their first victim, 34-year-old Joseph Wilkerson, as their base of operations. From there, the violence spread across the city.

Eighteen-year-old mother Danita Gullette was shot near a pay phone and robbed of her coat, shoes, backpack, and a handful of change. Richmond Maddox was shot while driving after being lured from his family’s Christmas celebration. Convenience-store employee Sarah Abraham was killed during a robbery that netted only $44. Wendy Cottrill and Marvin Washington were executed because the group feared they knew too much. Two other victims survived being shot during the spree.

Over approximately three days, six people were killed as Dayton police raced to connect the growing number of crime scenes. Investigators finally identified the suspects after receiving information about the Downtown Posse and tracking a stolen vehicle with switched license plates.

What could compel four young people to turn the Christmas holiday into a killing spree? Was it desperation, a hunger for power, or the thrill of discovering just how far they could go?

This is the horrifying story of the Dayton Downtown Posse—and the Christmas killings that left a city forever changed.  

 


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]]> The Dayton Downtown Posse: Hunting for the Holidays. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:54:41 While Dayton families gathered around their Christmas trees, the Downtown Posse crossed the city robbing, shooting, and killing with almost no motive beyond the thrill of violence. In three terrifying days, six people were dead—and some had been murdered for little more than a coat, a pair of shoes, and 50 cents. While Dayton families gathered around their Christmas trees, the Downtown Posse crossed the city robbing, shooting, and killing with almost no motive beyond the thrill of violence. In three terrifying days, six people were dead—and some had been murdered for little more than a coat, a pair of shoes, and 50 cents. marvallous keene, kris calvert, hithched2homicide, heather mathews, laura taylor, downtown posse, dayton, demarcus smith, holiday homicide, holiday murder false full 189 Buzzsprout-14089622 Paul John Knowles: The Casanova Killer. July 1974. Paul John Knowles escapes from a Florida jail and begins a violent journey across the United States—leaving a trail of robbery, abduction, sexual assault, and murder in his wake.

Young, handsome, and outwardly charming, Knowles could appear polished, intelligent, and trustworthy. His looks and ability to win people over earned him the name the Casanova Killer, but the romantic nickname concealed a ruthless predator who targeted women, men, children, and families with little apparent pattern.

Over the next several months, Knowles moved from state to state, stealing cars, changing identities, and killing those who crossed his path. Authorities ultimately linked him to at least 18 deaths, although Knowles claimed he had murdered as many as 35 people. The true number may never be known.

His victims included strangers who offered him kindness, people he encountered while traveling, and those who simply happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Even as police closed in, Knowles appeared determined to control the story of his crimes, recording confessions and attempting to turn his killing spree into a path toward notoriety.

In November 1974, his cross-country rampage finally ended after a civilian captured him following a car crash. But Knowles would never stand trial. Weeks later, while accompanying law-enforcement officers in search of evidence, he was shot and killed after allegedly attempting to escape.

Was Paul John Knowles driven by rage, a desperate hunger for fame, or the thrill of moving through America as an unidentified killer?

This is the terrifying story of Paul John Knowles—the Casanova Killer.  

 


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]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/paul-john-knowles-the-casanova-killer/ July 1974. Paul John Knowles escapes from a Florida jail and begins a violent journey across the United States—leaving a trail of robbery, abduction, sexual assault, and murder in his wake.

Young, handsome, and outwardly charming, Knowles could appear polished, intelligent, and trustworthy. His looks and ability to win people over earned him the name the Casanova Killer, but the romantic nickname concealed a ruthless predator who targeted women, men, children, and families with little apparent pattern.

Over the next several months, Knowles moved from state to state, stealing cars, changing identities, and killing those who crossed his path. Authorities ultimately linked him to at least 18 deaths, although Knowles claimed he had murdered as many as 35 people. The true number may never be known.

His victims included strangers who offered him kindness, people he encountered while traveling, and those who simply happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Even as police closed in, Knowles appeared determined to control the story of his crimes, recording confessions and attempting to turn his killing spree into a path toward notoriety.

In November 1974, his cross-country rampage finally ended after a civilian captured him following a car crash. But Knowles would never stand trial. Weeks later, while accompanying law-enforcement officers in search of evidence, he was shot and killed after allegedly attempting to escape.

Was Paul John Knowles driven by rage, a desperate hunger for fame, or the thrill of moving through America as an unidentified killer?

This is the terrifying story of Paul John Knowles—the Casanova Killer.  

 


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]]> Paul John Knowles: The Casanova Killer. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:51:33 Paul John Knowles used his looks and charm to gain trust, but behind the handsome face was a predator linked to at least 18 murders during a cross-country rampage. He claimed there were as many as 35 victims—and because he died before facing trial, the full truth may have died with him. Paul John Knowles used his looks and charm to gain trust, but behind the handsome face was a predator linked to at least 18 murders during a cross-country rampage. He claimed there were as many as 35 victims—and because he died before facing trial, the full truth may have died with him. true crime, spree killer, paul john knowles, casanova killer, murder, hitched2homicide, true crime podcast, podcast, pjk false full 188 Buzzsprout-14048815 Chuck Morgan: Mystery, Murder and Maybe the Mob. March 22, 1977. Tucson, Arizona.

Thirty-nine-year-old escrow company owner Charles “Chuck” Morgan leaves home to take his daughters to school—and disappears.

Three days later, Chuck returns in the middle of the night with his hands bound, one ankle restrained, and a shoe missing. Unable or unwilling to speak, he communicates with his wife through handwritten notes. He claims he was kidnapped, tortured, and exposed to a hallucinogenic substance—and warns her that contacting the police could put the entire family in danger.

Then Chuck disappears again.

Eleven days later, his body is discovered in the Arizona desert, approximately 40 miles from Tucson. He is wearing a bulletproof vest and has been shot in the back of the head with his own gun. Although Chuck was right-handed, the weapon is found near his left hand—and investigators recover no identifiable fingerprints from it.

Inside his clothing is one of the case’s strangest clues: a $2 bill covered with handwritten names, numbers, and symbols, with a map drawn on the back. His car contains weapons, ammunition, radios, and other unexplained items. An anonymous woman later calls authorities claiming there had been a contract on Chuck’s life.

Chuck reportedly possessed information connected to questionable financial transactions and had provided testimony in a state banking investigation. Was he involved in laundering money for organized crime, secretly cooperating with authorities, or attempting to expose something dangerous?

Police believed Chuck may have taken his own life, but the county medical examiner would not confirm suicide and classified the manner of death as undetermined. Decades later, the bizarre clues surrounding his final days remain unresolved.

Was Chuck Morgan a frightened man constructing an elaborate deception—or was he silenced because he knew too much?

This is the bewildering true story of Charles “Chuck” Morgan: The Man Who Knew Too Much.  

 


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]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/chuck-morgan-mystery-murder-and-maybe-the-mob/ March 22, 1977. Tucson, Arizona.

Thirty-nine-year-old escrow company owner Charles “Chuck” Morgan leaves home to take his daughters to school—and disappears.

Three days later, Chuck returns in the middle of the night with his hands bound, one ankle restrained, and a shoe missing. Unable or unwilling to speak, he communicates with his wife through handwritten notes. He claims he was kidnapped, tortured, and exposed to a hallucinogenic substance—and warns her that contacting the police could put the entire family in danger.

Then Chuck disappears again.

Eleven days later, his body is discovered in the Arizona desert, approximately 40 miles from Tucson. He is wearing a bulletproof vest and has been shot in the back of the head with his own gun. Although Chuck was right-handed, the weapon is found near his left hand—and investigators recover no identifiable fingerprints from it.

Inside his clothing is one of the case’s strangest clues: a $2 bill covered with handwritten names, numbers, and symbols, with a map drawn on the back. His car contains weapons, ammunition, radios, and other unexplained items. An anonymous woman later calls authorities claiming there had been a contract on Chuck’s life.

Chuck reportedly possessed information connected to questionable financial transactions and had provided testimony in a state banking investigation. Was he involved in laundering money for organized crime, secretly cooperating with authorities, or attempting to expose something dangerous?

Police believed Chuck may have taken his own life, but the county medical examiner would not confirm suicide and classified the manner of death as undetermined. Decades later, the bizarre clues surrounding his final days remain unresolved.

Was Chuck Morgan a frightened man constructing an elaborate deception—or was he silenced because he knew too much?

This is the bewildering true story of Charles “Chuck” Morgan: The Man Who Knew Too Much.  

 


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]]> Chuck Morgan: Mystery, Murder and Maybe the Mob. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:42:45 Chuck Morgan vanished, returned bound and terrified, then disappeared again—only to be found shot in the back of the head while wearing a bulletproof vest. With a coded $2 bill hidden in his clothing and allegations of organized crime surrounding him, was his death suicide—or a carefully staged execution? Chuck Morgan vanished, returned bound and terrified, then disappeared again—only to be found shot in the back of the head while wearing a bulletproof vest. With a coded $2 bill hidden in his clothing and allegations of organized crime surrounding him, was his death suicide—or a carefully staged execution? true crime, unsolved, charles morgan, chuck morgan, true crime podcast, mafia, mystery false full 187 Buzzsprout-14006415 Joel Michael Guy, Jr.: The Monster, the Money and the Murders. Thanksgiving 2016. Knoxville, Tennessee.

Joel and Lisa Guy had gathered their children for what was meant to be one final holiday celebration inside the family home before they retired and moved away. But their 28-year-old son, Joel Michael Guy Jr., had arrived with a horrifying plan.

Prosecutors said Joel Jr. knew his parents intended to stop financially supporting him. Rather than face life on his own, he decided to kill them, destroy their remains, collect their life-insurance money, and frame his father for the murders.

After the rest of the family left, Joel Jr. attacked his parents inside their home. He then dismembered their bodies and attempted to dissolve their remains with corrosive chemicals. When Lisa failed to report to work, a welfare check led officers into a scene so gruesome that investigators would describe the house as almost beyond comprehension.

But Joel Jr. had left behind something even more damning: a handwritten notebook containing a detailed, step-by-step plan for the murders, the destruction of the bodies, and the financial rewards he expected to collect afterward. Surveillance footage also captured him purchasing many of the supplies prosecutors said were used in the crime.

In 2020, Joel Michael Guy Jr. was convicted of murdering and dismembering both of his parents. He received consecutive life sentences, ensuring he will spend the rest of his life in prison.

How could a son turn a family Thanksgiving into the beginning of such calculated horror—and reduce the two people who supported him to nothing more than obstacles standing between him and their money?

This is the devastating story of Joel and Lisa Guy—and the son who planned their murders in chilling detail.

*This episode contains murders that are extremely graphic in nature. Listener discretion is advised.

 

 


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]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/joel-michael-guy-jr-the-monster-the-money-and-the-murders/ Thanksgiving 2016. Knoxville, Tennessee.

Joel and Lisa Guy had gathered their children for what was meant to be one final holiday celebration inside the family home before they retired and moved away. But their 28-year-old son, Joel Michael Guy Jr., had arrived with a horrifying plan.

Prosecutors said Joel Jr. knew his parents intended to stop financially supporting him. Rather than face life on his own, he decided to kill them, destroy their remains, collect their life-insurance money, and frame his father for the murders.

After the rest of the family left, Joel Jr. attacked his parents inside their home. He then dismembered their bodies and attempted to dissolve their remains with corrosive chemicals. When Lisa failed to report to work, a welfare check led officers into a scene so gruesome that investigators would describe the house as almost beyond comprehension.

But Joel Jr. had left behind something even more damning: a handwritten notebook containing a detailed, step-by-step plan for the murders, the destruction of the bodies, and the financial rewards he expected to collect afterward. Surveillance footage also captured him purchasing many of the supplies prosecutors said were used in the crime.

In 2020, Joel Michael Guy Jr. was convicted of murdering and dismembering both of his parents. He received consecutive life sentences, ensuring he will spend the rest of his life in prison.

How could a son turn a family Thanksgiving into the beginning of such calculated horror—and reduce the two people who supported him to nothing more than obstacles standing between him and their money?

This is the devastating story of Joel and Lisa Guy—and the son who planned their murders in chilling detail.

*This episode contains murders that are extremely graphic in nature. Listener discretion is advised.

 

 


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]]> Joel Michael Guy, Jr.: The Monster, the Money and the Murders. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:13 Joel and Lisa Guy believed they were celebrating one final Thanksgiving in their family home—but their son had already written out a detailed plan to murder them and collect their money. What police discovered inside the house days later was so horrific that even seasoned investigators struggled to describe it. Joel and Lisa Guy believed they were celebrating one final Thanksgiving in their family home—but their son had already written out a detailed plan to murder them and collect their money. What police discovered inside the house days later was so horrific that even seasoned investigators struggled to describe it. true crime, joel guy jr, joel michael guy jr, murder, parricide, lisa guy, hitched2homicide, true crime podcast, podcast, joel guy sr false full 186 Buzzsprout-13943227 John Reginald Christie: Murder at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill March 1953. Notting Hill, London.

When a new tenant began renovating the kitchen at 10 Rillington Place, he uncovered a hidden alcove concealed behind wallpaper. Inside were the bodies of three women, beginning the search for one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers: John Reginald Christie.

Quiet, soft-spoken, and outwardly respectable, Christie had lived at the cramped boarding house with his wife, Ethel. Behind its walls, however, he lured vulnerable women with promises of medical help, rendered them unconscious with domestic gas, and strangled them. Several bodies were hidden inside the house or buried in its small garden.

But the horror of Rillington Place had begun years earlier.

In 1949, Christie’s upstairs neighbor, Timothy Evans, was accused of murdering his wife, Beryl, and their infant daughter, Geraldine. Christie became a crucial witness for the prosecution. Evans was convicted of Geraldine’s murder and executed in 1950—while Christie remained free to kill again. The later discovery of Christie’s victims raised grave doubts about the conviction and turned the case into one of Britain’s most infamous miscarriages of justice.

After fleeing London, Christie was arrested, tried for the murder of his wife, and hanged in 1953. He confessed to several killings, but his shifting stories left enduring questions about exactly how many people died inside 10 Rillington Place—and whether an innocent man had been sent to the gallows for Christie’s crime.

This is the chilling story of John Reginald Christie, the Rillington Place Strangler—and the neighbor who may have paid for his crimes with his life.  

 


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]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/john-reginald-christie-murder-at-10-rillington-place-notting-hill/ March 1953. Notting Hill, London.

When a new tenant began renovating the kitchen at 10 Rillington Place, he uncovered a hidden alcove concealed behind wallpaper. Inside were the bodies of three women, beginning the search for one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers: John Reginald Christie.

Quiet, soft-spoken, and outwardly respectable, Christie had lived at the cramped boarding house with his wife, Ethel. Behind its walls, however, he lured vulnerable women with promises of medical help, rendered them unconscious with domestic gas, and strangled them. Several bodies were hidden inside the house or buried in its small garden.

But the horror of Rillington Place had begun years earlier.

In 1949, Christie’s upstairs neighbor, Timothy Evans, was accused of murdering his wife, Beryl, and their infant daughter, Geraldine. Christie became a crucial witness for the prosecution. Evans was convicted of Geraldine’s murder and executed in 1950—while Christie remained free to kill again. The later discovery of Christie’s victims raised grave doubts about the conviction and turned the case into one of Britain’s most infamous miscarriages of justice.

After fleeing London, Christie was arrested, tried for the murder of his wife, and hanged in 1953. He confessed to several killings, but his shifting stories left enduring questions about exactly how many people died inside 10 Rillington Place—and whether an innocent man had been sent to the gallows for Christie’s crime.

This is the chilling story of John Reginald Christie, the Rillington Place Strangler—and the neighbor who may have paid for his crimes with his life.  

 


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]]> John Reginald Christie: Murder at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:06:20 When three bodies were discovered hidden behind the kitchen wall at 10 Rillington Place, police uncovered the secret life of serial killer John Christie. But his most disturbing victim may have been the innocent neighbor sent to the gallows after Christie testified against him. When three bodies were discovered hidden behind the kitchen wall at 10 Rillington Place, police uncovered the secret life of serial killer John Christie. But his most disturbing victim may have been the innocent neighbor sent to the gallows after Christie testified against him. true crime, john reginald christie, necrophilia, necrophiliac, serial killer, true crime podcast, beryl evans, podcast, ethel christie, john christie, timothy evans, notting hill, hitched 2 homicide false full 185 Buzzsprout-13920499 Kenneth McDuff: Free To Kill. August 1966. Near Fort Worth, Texas.

Three teenagers—Edna Louise Sullivan, Robert Brand, and Mark Dunnam—stop at a baseball field, never imagining they have crossed paths with a predator. Kenneth Allen McDuff and an accomplice abduct them at gunpoint, drive them to a remote location, and murder all three. The horrific method used to kill Edna would earn McDuff the name the Broomstick Killer.

McDuff was convicted and sentenced to death, but when the United States Supreme Court temporarily struck down existing death-penalty laws, his sentence was reduced to life in prison. Then, despite the savagery of his crimes and repeated warnings that he remained dangerous, he was released on parole in 1989.

Women soon began disappearing across Central Texas.

Among them were Brenda Thompson, Regenia Moore, convenience-store clerk Melissa Northrup, and Colleen Reed, who was abducted from an Austin car wash. Authorities eventually connected McDuff to multiple murders committed after his release, while investigators suspected there may have been still more victims.

McDuff fled Texas and became the subject of a nationwide manhunt before he was captured in Kansas City. He was returned to Texas, convicted of capital murder, and sentenced to death for a second time. In November 1998, the state executed the man it had once released back onto the streets.

How did a convicted triple murderer ever regain his freedom? And how many women died because the system failed to keep one of Texas’s most dangerous predators behind bars?

This is the horrifying story of Kenneth McDuff—the Broomstick Killer who was set free to kill again.  

 


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]]> Wed, 8 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/kenneth-mcduff-free-to-kill/ August 1966. Near Fort Worth, Texas.

Three teenagers—Edna Louise Sullivan, Robert Brand, and Mark Dunnam—stop at a baseball field, never imagining they have crossed paths with a predator. Kenneth Allen McDuff and an accomplice abduct them at gunpoint, drive them to a remote location, and murder all three. The horrific method used to kill Edna would earn McDuff the name the Broomstick Killer.

McDuff was convicted and sentenced to death, but when the United States Supreme Court temporarily struck down existing death-penalty laws, his sentence was reduced to life in prison. Then, despite the savagery of his crimes and repeated warnings that he remained dangerous, he was released on parole in 1989.

Women soon began disappearing across Central Texas.

Among them were Brenda Thompson, Regenia Moore, convenience-store clerk Melissa Northrup, and Colleen Reed, who was abducted from an Austin car wash. Authorities eventually connected McDuff to multiple murders committed after his release, while investigators suspected there may have been still more victims.

McDuff fled Texas and became the subject of a nationwide manhunt before he was captured in Kansas City. He was returned to Texas, convicted of capital murder, and sentenced to death for a second time. In November 1998, the state executed the man it had once released back onto the streets.

How did a convicted triple murderer ever regain his freedom? And how many women died because the system failed to keep one of Texas’s most dangerous predators behind bars?

This is the horrifying story of Kenneth McDuff—the Broomstick Killer who was set free to kill again.  

 


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]]> Kenneth McDuff: Free To Kill. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:06:21 Kenneth McDuff was sentenced to death for murdering three teenagers—but years later, the state of Texas released him on parole. When women began vanishing across Central Texas, investigators realized the killer they had already caught was hunting again. Kenneth McDuff was sentenced to death for murdering three teenagers—but years later, the state of Texas released him on parole. When women began vanishing across Central Texas, investigators realized the killer they had already caught was hunting again. true crime, kenneth mcduff, melissa northup, louise sullivan, serial killer, colleen reed, marcus dunnam, texas, robert brand, roy dale green, podcast, true crime podast, hitched 2 homicide false full 183 Buzzsprout-13877407 Unsolved: The Alphabet Murders November 1971. Rochester, New York.

Ten-year-old Carmen Colón disappears while walking to a neighborhood pharmacy. Witnesses later report seeing a frightened, partially clothed child running beside a highway and desperately trying to escape a man in a car—but no one stops to help. Two days later, Carmen’s body is discovered outside the nearby town of Churchville.

Less than two years later, 11-year-old Wanda Walkowicz vanishes while returning home from the grocery store. The following morning, a state trooper finds her body near a rest area in Webster.

Then, in November 1973, 11-year-old Michelle Maenza disappears after leaving school. Her body is found two days later near a rural road in Macedon.

Three children. Three matching sets of initials. And three body-disposal locations beginning with the same letters as the victims’ names: Carmen Colón near Churchville, Wanda Walkowicz in Webster, and Michelle Maenza in Macedon.

The eerie pattern led the media to call the cases the Alphabet Murders, or the Double Initial Murders. Yet authorities have never officially established that all three girls were killed by the same person. The investigations remain open, and despite numerous suspects, theories, eyewitness accounts, and advances in forensic science, no one has ever been charged.

Was a serial predator deliberately choosing children whose names fit a twisted pattern? Or did coincidence connect three separate crimes and send investigators searching for a killer who never existed?

This is the heartbreaking and still-unsolved story of Carmen Colón, Wanda Walkowicz, and Michelle Maenza—the young victims forever linked by The Alphabet Murders.  

 


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]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-alphabet-murders/ November 1971. Rochester, New York.

Ten-year-old Carmen Colón disappears while walking to a neighborhood pharmacy. Witnesses later report seeing a frightened, partially clothed child running beside a highway and desperately trying to escape a man in a car—but no one stops to help. Two days later, Carmen’s body is discovered outside the nearby town of Churchville.

Less than two years later, 11-year-old Wanda Walkowicz vanishes while returning home from the grocery store. The following morning, a state trooper finds her body near a rest area in Webster.

Then, in November 1973, 11-year-old Michelle Maenza disappears after leaving school. Her body is found two days later near a rural road in Macedon.

Three children. Three matching sets of initials. And three body-disposal locations beginning with the same letters as the victims’ names: Carmen Colón near Churchville, Wanda Walkowicz in Webster, and Michelle Maenza in Macedon.

The eerie pattern led the media to call the cases the Alphabet Murders, or the Double Initial Murders. Yet authorities have never officially established that all three girls were killed by the same person. The investigations remain open, and despite numerous suspects, theories, eyewitness accounts, and advances in forensic science, no one has ever been charged.

Was a serial predator deliberately choosing children whose names fit a twisted pattern? Or did coincidence connect three separate crimes and send investigators searching for a killer who never existed?

This is the heartbreaking and still-unsolved story of Carmen Colón, Wanda Walkowicz, and Michelle Maenza—the young victims forever linked by The Alphabet Murders.  

 


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]]> Unsolved: The Alphabet Murders Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:43:07 Three young girls vanished from Rochester, each with matching first and last initials—and each was found in a town beginning with the same letter as her name. More than five decades later, no one knows whether the chilling pattern was coincidence or the signature of a serial killer. Three young girls vanished from Rochester, each with matching first and last initials—and each was found in a town beginning with the same letter as her name. More than five decades later, no one knows whether the chilling pattern was coincidence or the signature of a serial killer. true crime, wanda walkowicz, homicide, the alphabet murders, unsolved, murder, the alphabet killer, michelle maenza, true crime podcast, podcast, carmen colón, hitched 2 homicide false full 183 Buzzsprout-13836938 Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper August 1990. Gainesville, Florida.

As students returned for the fall semester, a killer began stalking the apartments surrounding the University of Florida. Within four terrifying days, five young people—Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manuel “Manny” Taboada—were murdered inside their homes.

The crime scenes were not only brutal. They were deliberately staged.

The killer broke into apartments, attacked his victims with a knife, and carefully positioned some of their bodies to shock whoever discovered them. Fear swept through Gainesville as students reinforced their doors, carried weapons, slept in groups, or fled the city altogether. No one knew where the killer would strike next.

Suspicion initially fell on another young man, whose behavior and troubled history made him an easy target. But while investigators searched for answers, the real killer was already in custody on an unrelated robbery charge.

His name was Danny Rolling.

A drifter from Louisiana with a violent past, Rolling eventually pleaded guilty to the five Gainesville murders. He also confessed to killing three members of the Grissom family in Shreveport, although he was never tried for those deaths. The Gainesville crimes later helped inspire the opening concept behind the film Scream.

What drove Danny Rolling to transform a college town into the setting of a real-life horror story? And how many lives could have been saved had his earlier violence been taken more seriously?

This is the horrifying story of Danny Rolling—the Gainesville Ripper.  

 


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]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/danny-rolling-the-gainesville-ripper-the-devil-made-me-do-it/ August 1990. Gainesville, Florida.

As students returned for the fall semester, a killer began stalking the apartments surrounding the University of Florida. Within four terrifying days, five young people—Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manuel “Manny” Taboada—were murdered inside their homes.

The crime scenes were not only brutal. They were deliberately staged.

The killer broke into apartments, attacked his victims with a knife, and carefully positioned some of their bodies to shock whoever discovered them. Fear swept through Gainesville as students reinforced their doors, carried weapons, slept in groups, or fled the city altogether. No one knew where the killer would strike next.

Suspicion initially fell on another young man, whose behavior and troubled history made him an easy target. But while investigators searched for answers, the real killer was already in custody on an unrelated robbery charge.

His name was Danny Rolling.

A drifter from Louisiana with a violent past, Rolling eventually pleaded guilty to the five Gainesville murders. He also confessed to killing three members of the Grissom family in Shreveport, although he was never tried for those deaths. The Gainesville crimes later helped inspire the opening concept behind the film Scream.

What drove Danny Rolling to transform a college town into the setting of a real-life horror story? And how many lives could have been saved had his earlier violence been taken more seriously?

This is the horrifying story of Danny Rolling—the Gainesville Ripper.  

 


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]]> Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:05 In just four terrifying days, five college students were murdered inside their Gainesville apartments—and the killer arranged the scenes to ensure maximum horror. While fear consumed the city, Danny Rolling was already hiding behind the ordinary face of a drifter no one suspected. In just four terrifying days, five college students were murdered inside their Gainesville apartments—and the killer arranged the scenes to ensure maximum horror. While fear consumed the city, Danny Rolling was already hiding behind the ordinary face of a drifter no one suspected. true crime, homicide, the gainesville ripper, gemini, serial killer, danny rolling, true crime podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 182 Buzzsprout-13785672 Annie Kasprzak: Young Love, Lies and Murder. On March 10, 2012, fifteen-year-old Annie Kasprzak slipped out of her family’s home in Draper, Utah, to meet fourteen-year-old Chris Bagshaw. Before leaving, she wrote a note to her parents claiming she had lied to her friends and planned to run away to California.

By the following morning, Annie’s bloodied shoes and backpack had been discovered near the Jordan River, but her disappearance was initially treated as a runaway case. Conflicting stories, misleading evidence, and a series of devastating investigative mistakes sent authorities searching in the wrong direction while Annie’s family waited for answers.

It would take four years before anyone was finally held accountable for what happened that night. This is the tragic story of Annie Kasprzak and Chris Bagshaw—a case of teenage obsession, calculated lies, and murder.

Young Love, Lies, and Murder.

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]]> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/annie-kasprzak-young-love-lies-and-murder/ On March 10, 2012, fifteen-year-old Annie Kasprzak slipped out of her family’s home in Draper, Utah, to meet fourteen-year-old Chris Bagshaw. Before leaving, she wrote a note to her parents claiming she had lied to her friends and planned to run away to California.

By the following morning, Annie’s bloodied shoes and backpack had been discovered near the Jordan River, but her disappearance was initially treated as a runaway case. Conflicting stories, misleading evidence, and a series of devastating investigative mistakes sent authorities searching in the wrong direction while Annie’s family waited for answers.

It would take four years before anyone was finally held accountable for what happened that night. This is the tragic story of Annie Kasprzak and Chris Bagshaw—a case of teenage obsession, calculated lies, and murder.

Young Love, Lies, and Murder.

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]]> Annie Kasprzak: Young Love, Lies and Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:39:03 Fifteen-year-old Annie Kasprzak left behind a note saying she was running away to California—but she never made it beyond the banks of the Jordan River. What followed was a maze of lies and investigative missteps that allowed her killer to remain free for four years. Fifteen-year-old Annie Kasprzak left behind a note saying she was running away to California—but she never made it beyond the banks of the Jordan River. What followed was a maze of lies and investigative missteps that allowed her killer to remain free for four years. homicide, h2h, annie kasprzak, jordan river, teen murder, chris bagshaw, utah murder, teen love, annie grace kasprzak, darwin chris bagshaw, hitched 2 homicide true full 181 Buzzsprout-13748361 Suzanne and Barry Morphew: Unraveling a Mystery of Marriage and Murder. On Mother’s Day 2020, forty-nine-year-old Suzanne Morphew vanished from her Colorado home. Her bicycle was discovered near a steep ravine, leading investigators and the public to wonder whether she had been injured, abducted, or deliberately made to disappear.

Suspicion soon fell on Suzanne’s husband, Barry Morphew, as investigators uncovered a marriage in crisis, conflicting accounts, unusual cellphone activity, and evidence prosecutors believed contradicted his version of events. Barry was charged with Suzanne’s presumed murder in 2021, but the case collapsed before trial amid serious questions about the prosecution’s handling of evidence.

Then, more than three years after Suzanne disappeared, her remains were discovered in a shallow grave nearly fifty miles from her home. An autopsy ruled her death a homicide and detected a powerful combination of animal tranquilizers in her system—substances prosecutors allege Barry had access to. In June 2025, a grand jury indicted him again for first-degree murder. Barry Morphew has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence as the case moves toward trial.

This is the disappearance and death of Suzanne Morphew—a case of a crumbling marriage, disputed evidence, prosecutorial mistakes, and a mystery that refused to remain buried.  

 


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]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/suzanne-and-barry-morphew-unraveling-a-mystery-of-marriage-and-murder/ On Mother’s Day 2020, forty-nine-year-old Suzanne Morphew vanished from her Colorado home. Her bicycle was discovered near a steep ravine, leading investigators and the public to wonder whether she had been injured, abducted, or deliberately made to disappear.

Suspicion soon fell on Suzanne’s husband, Barry Morphew, as investigators uncovered a marriage in crisis, conflicting accounts, unusual cellphone activity, and evidence prosecutors believed contradicted his version of events. Barry was charged with Suzanne’s presumed murder in 2021, but the case collapsed before trial amid serious questions about the prosecution’s handling of evidence.

Then, more than three years after Suzanne disappeared, her remains were discovered in a shallow grave nearly fifty miles from her home. An autopsy ruled her death a homicide and detected a powerful combination of animal tranquilizers in her system—substances prosecutors allege Barry had access to. In June 2025, a grand jury indicted him again for first-degree murder. Barry Morphew has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence as the case moves toward trial.

This is the disappearance and death of Suzanne Morphew—a case of a crumbling marriage, disputed evidence, prosecutorial mistakes, and a mystery that refused to remain buried.  

 


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]]> Suzanne and Barry Morphew: Unraveling a Mystery of Marriage and Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:53:25 Suzanne Morphew disappeared on Mother’s Day, leaving behind a bicycle, a troubled marriage, and a husband whose story investigators refused to believe. Three years later, her remains—and traces of a rare animal tranquilizer—gave prosecutors another chance to prove that Barry Morphew committed murder. Suzanne Morphew disappeared on Mother’s Day, leaving behind a bicycle, a troubled marriage, and a husband whose story investigators refused to believe. Three years later, her remains—and traces of a rare animal tranquilizer—gave prosecutors another chance to prove that Barry Morphew committed murder. true crime, jeff libler, unsolved, suzanne morphew, murder, barry morphew, true crime podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 180 Buzzsprout-13701295 The Mysterious Homicide at Glensheen: Family Fortune, Greed and Murder. On the morning of June 27, 1977, a nurse arriving for work at Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, Minnesota, discovered a horrifying scene. Night nurse Velma Pietila had been brutally beaten on the grand staircase, while eighty-three-year-old heiress Elisabeth Congdon was found smothered in her bed.

The killings shattered the elegance of one of Minnesota’s most famous estates and exposed a family divided by money, resentment, and inheritance. Suspicion soon centered on Elisabeth’s adopted daughter, Marjorie Congdon Caldwell, and Marjorie’s husband, Roger Caldwell—a man prosecutors believed had traveled to Duluth to kill both women for financial gain.

Roger was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms, while Marjorie was acquitted. But disputed evidence led the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn Roger’s conviction, setting the stage for a controversial plea agreement in which he confessed to the murders and walked free after serving just over five years.

This is the story of Elisabeth Congdon and Velma Pietila, two women murdered behind the walls of a magnificent mansion—and the sensational investigation, fractured family, and courtroom battle that left questions lingering long after the doors of Glensheen reopened.  

 


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]]> Wed, 4 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-mysterious-homicide-at-glensheen-family-fortune-greed-and-murder/ On the morning of June 27, 1977, a nurse arriving for work at Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, Minnesota, discovered a horrifying scene. Night nurse Velma Pietila had been brutally beaten on the grand staircase, while eighty-three-year-old heiress Elisabeth Congdon was found smothered in her bed.

The killings shattered the elegance of one of Minnesota’s most famous estates and exposed a family divided by money, resentment, and inheritance. Suspicion soon centered on Elisabeth’s adopted daughter, Marjorie Congdon Caldwell, and Marjorie’s husband, Roger Caldwell—a man prosecutors believed had traveled to Duluth to kill both women for financial gain.

Roger was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms, while Marjorie was acquitted. But disputed evidence led the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn Roger’s conviction, setting the stage for a controversial plea agreement in which he confessed to the murders and walked free after serving just over five years.

This is the story of Elisabeth Congdon and Velma Pietila, two women murdered behind the walls of a magnificent mansion—and the sensational investigation, fractured family, and courtroom battle that left questions lingering long after the doors of Glensheen reopened.  

 


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]]> The Mysterious Homicide at Glensheen: Family Fortune, Greed and Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:52:20 Behind the grand stone walls of Glensheen Mansion, an heiress was smothered in her bed and her devoted nurse was beaten to death on the staircase. What followed was a twisted family saga of inheritance, betrayal, overturned convictions, and a confessed killer who walked free. Behind the grand stone walls of Glensheen Mansion, an heiress was smothered in her bed and her devoted nurse was beaten to death on the staircase. What followed was a twisted family saga of inheritance, betrayal, overturned convictions, and a confessed killer who walked free. true crime, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, glensheen murders, marjorie congdon leroy, roger caldwell, elisabeth congdon, true crime podcast, marjorie congdon caldwell false full 179 Buzzsprout-13658830 Bianca and Larry Rudolph. Murder on Safari. In October 2016, Bianca Rudolph and her husband, Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, traveled to Zambia for one of the couple’s many African hunting safaris. Larry was a successful Pittsburgh-area dentist, and the Rudolphs had spent years traveling the world in pursuit of big game. But on the final morning of their trip, Bianca was found inside their hunting cabin with a fatal shotgun wound to the chest.

Larry told authorities that Bianca had accidentally discharged the weapon while packing it away.

At first, her death appeared to be a terrible hunting accident.

But there were questions.

Questions about the physical evidence. Questions about Larry’s insistence that Bianca be cremated. Questions about the millions of dollars in life insurance policies on his wife—and about another woman waiting for him back in the United States.

That woman was Lori Milliron, an employee at Larry’s dental practice with whom prosecutors said he had maintained a longtime romantic relationship.

After Bianca’s death, Larry collected approximately $4.9 million from multiple life insurance companies. Federal investigators eventually concluded that Bianca hadn’t accidentally killed herself at all. They alleged Larry had murdered his wife, staged the shooting to resemble an accident, and then cashed in on her death. A federal jury agreed, convicting Rudolph in 2022 of murder and mail fraud. He was later sentenced to life in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $4.9 million in restitution.

Milliron was separately convicted of being an accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice, and perjury and received a seventeen-year federal prison sentence.

The case continued through the appeals courts, but Rudolph’s murder conviction was upheld by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in September 2025. In January 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied his petition to review the case.

This is the murder of Bianca Rudolph—a story of an African safari, a secret affair, millions in life insurance, and a hunting accident that investigators came to believe was anything but accidental.

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Hashtags: #BiancaRudolph, #LarryRudolph, #LawrenceRudolph, #MurderOnSafari, #SafariMurder, #ZambiaMurder, #AfricanSafari, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrimeStory, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #MurderMystery, #MurderCase, #LifeInsuranceMurder, #LoriMilliron, #FBIInvestigation, #CrimePodcast, #Hitched2Homicide

 


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]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/bianca-and-larry-rudolph-murder-on-safari/ In October 2016, Bianca Rudolph and her husband, Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, traveled to Zambia for one of the couple’s many African hunting safaris. Larry was a successful Pittsburgh-area dentist, and the Rudolphs had spent years traveling the world in pursuit of big game. But on the final morning of their trip, Bianca was found inside their hunting cabin with a fatal shotgun wound to the chest.

Larry told authorities that Bianca had accidentally discharged the weapon while packing it away.

At first, her death appeared to be a terrible hunting accident.

But there were questions.

Questions about the physical evidence. Questions about Larry’s insistence that Bianca be cremated. Questions about the millions of dollars in life insurance policies on his wife—and about another woman waiting for him back in the United States.

That woman was Lori Milliron, an employee at Larry’s dental practice with whom prosecutors said he had maintained a longtime romantic relationship.

After Bianca’s death, Larry collected approximately $4.9 million from multiple life insurance companies. Federal investigators eventually concluded that Bianca hadn’t accidentally killed herself at all. They alleged Larry had murdered his wife, staged the shooting to resemble an accident, and then cashed in on her death. A federal jury agreed, convicting Rudolph in 2022 of murder and mail fraud. He was later sentenced to life in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $4.9 million in restitution.

Milliron was separately convicted of being an accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice, and perjury and received a seventeen-year federal prison sentence.

The case continued through the appeals courts, but Rudolph’s murder conviction was upheld by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in September 2025. In January 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied his petition to review the case.

This is the murder of Bianca Rudolph—a story of an African safari, a secret affair, millions in life insurance, and a hunting accident that investigators came to believe was anything but accidental.

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]]> Bianca and Larry Rudolph. Murder on Safari. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:12:00 In 2016, Bianca Rudolph traveled to Zambia with her husband, wealthy dentist Larry Rudolph, for an African hunting safari. When Bianca died from a shotgun blast inside their cabin, Larry claimed it was a tragic accident—but nearly $5 million in life insurance, a longtime mistress, and troubling evidence would eventually turn a safari death into a federal murder case. Bianca Rudolph went to Africa to hunt big game. She came home in an urn—and her husband came home nearly $5 million richer In 2016, Bianca Rudolph traveled to Zambia with her husband, wealthy dentist Larry Rudolph, for an African hunting safari. When Bianca died from a shotgun blast inside their cabin, Larry claimed it was a tragic accident—but nearly $5 million in life insurance, a longtime mistress, and troubling evidence would eventually turn a safari death into a federal murder case. Bianca Rudolph went to Africa to hunt big game. She came home in an urn—and her husband came home nearly $5 million richer safari, lori milliron, larry rudolph, h2h, bianca rudolph, murder, uxoricide, hitched2homicide, zambia false full 178 Buzzsprout-13620937 The Playboy Playmate Murder: Dorothy Stratten Dorothy Stratten seemed destined for stardom.

Born Dorothy Hoogstraten in Canada, she was still a teenager when she met Paul Snider, a nightclub promoter who recognized her beauty and encouraged her to pose for Playboy. Before long, Dorothy had moved to Los Angeles, changed her name to Dorothy Stratten, and become one of the magazine’s brightest new stars.

In 1980, she was named Playboy’s Playmate of the Year and was beginning to make the transition into movies. Her career was growing, Hollywood was taking notice, and Dorothy was beginning to imagine a life independent of the man who had helped launch her career.

But Paul Snider was not ready to let her go.

As Dorothy’s success increased, their marriage deteriorated. Snider became increasingly jealous, possessive, and desperate as Dorothy separated from him and moved toward divorce. Dorothy had also begun a relationship with film director Peter Bogdanovich, making it even clearer that her life was moving in a direction that no longer included her husband.

On August 14, 1980, Dorothy agreed to meet Snider at the Los Angeles home they had once shared to discuss their separation and financial matters.

She never left.

Dorothy was sexually assaulted and murdered with a shotgun. Snider then killed himself.

Dorothy Stratten was just twenty years old.

Her death became one of Hollywood’s most notorious true crime cases, raising questions about obsession, control, exploitation, fame, and the danger women can face when they try to leave a possessive partner.

This is the murder of Dorothy Stratten—a young woman whose future was just beginning when the man who claimed to love her decided she would have no future without him.

Keywords: Dorothy Stratten murder, Paul Snider murder-suicide, Playboy Playmate of the Year, Playboy Bunny murder, Dorothy Stratten true crime, Hollywood true crime, Peter Bogdanovich, celebrity murder, domestic violence murder, true crime podcast, 1980 murder  

 


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]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/dorothy-stratten-playboy-mansion-to-murder-victim/ Dorothy Stratten seemed destined for stardom.

Born Dorothy Hoogstraten in Canada, she was still a teenager when she met Paul Snider, a nightclub promoter who recognized her beauty and encouraged her to pose for Playboy. Before long, Dorothy had moved to Los Angeles, changed her name to Dorothy Stratten, and become one of the magazine’s brightest new stars.

In 1980, she was named Playboy’s Playmate of the Year and was beginning to make the transition into movies. Her career was growing, Hollywood was taking notice, and Dorothy was beginning to imagine a life independent of the man who had helped launch her career.

But Paul Snider was not ready to let her go.

As Dorothy’s success increased, their marriage deteriorated. Snider became increasingly jealous, possessive, and desperate as Dorothy separated from him and moved toward divorce. Dorothy had also begun a relationship with film director Peter Bogdanovich, making it even clearer that her life was moving in a direction that no longer included her husband.

On August 14, 1980, Dorothy agreed to meet Snider at the Los Angeles home they had once shared to discuss their separation and financial matters.

She never left.

Dorothy was sexually assaulted and murdered with a shotgun. Snider then killed himself.

Dorothy Stratten was just twenty years old.

Her death became one of Hollywood’s most notorious true crime cases, raising questions about obsession, control, exploitation, fame, and the danger women can face when they try to leave a possessive partner.

This is the murder of Dorothy Stratten—a young woman whose future was just beginning when the man who claimed to love her decided she would have no future without him.

Keywords: Dorothy Stratten murder, Paul Snider murder-suicide, Playboy Playmate of the Year, Playboy Bunny murder, Dorothy Stratten true crime, Hollywood true crime, Peter Bogdanovich, celebrity murder, domestic violence murder, true crime podcast, 1980 murder  

 


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]]> The Playboy Playmate Murder: Dorothy Stratten Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:47 Dorothy Stratten was twenty years old, Playboy’s Playmate of the Year, and on the verge of Hollywood stardom when her estranged husband, Paul Snider, decided he would not let her go. On August 14, 1980, Dorothy walked into their former Los Angeles home to discuss their separation—and never walked out. Dorothy Stratten was twenty years old, Playboy’s Playmate of the Year, and on the verge of Hollywood stardom when her estranged husband, Paul Snider, decided he would not let her go. On August 14, 1980, Dorothy walked into their former Los Angeles home to discuss their separation—and never walked out. false full 177 Buzzsprout-13573419 Candy Montgomery: Two's a Marriage, Three's a Murder. On June 13, 1980, in Wylie, Texas, suburban wife and mother Candy Montgomery went to the home of her friend Betty Gore—and by the time she left, Betty had been struck with an axe 41 times.

The two women were connected by church, friendship, and a devastating secret: Candy had been having an affair with Betty’s husband, Allan Gore. When Betty confronted Candy about the affair, Candy later claimed the confrontation turned violent and that she killed Betty in self-defense.

The brutal murder shocked a quiet Texas community and led to one of the most sensational trials of the era. Candy Montgomery admitted she killed Betty Gore, but a jury ultimately found her not guilty of murder.

This is the true crime case of Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore—a story of infidelity, jealousy, rage, an axe, and a courtroom verdict that remains controversial decades later.

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#CandyMontgomery, #BettyGore, #CandyMontgomeryCase, #BettyGoreMurder, #AxeMurder, #WylieTexas, #TexasTrueCrime, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #MurderCase, #CrimeStory, #LoveAndDeath, #CandyHulu, #Hitched2Homicide

 


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]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/candy-montgomery-twos-a-marriage-threes-a-murder/ On June 13, 1980, in Wylie, Texas, suburban wife and mother Candy Montgomery went to the home of her friend Betty Gore—and by the time she left, Betty had been struck with an axe 41 times.

The two women were connected by church, friendship, and a devastating secret: Candy had been having an affair with Betty’s husband, Allan Gore. When Betty confronted Candy about the affair, Candy later claimed the confrontation turned violent and that she killed Betty in self-defense.

The brutal murder shocked a quiet Texas community and led to one of the most sensational trials of the era. Candy Montgomery admitted she killed Betty Gore, but a jury ultimately found her not guilty of murder.

This is the true crime case of Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore—a story of infidelity, jealousy, rage, an axe, and a courtroom verdict that remains controversial decades later.

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]]> Candy Montgomery: Two's a Marriage, Three's a Murder. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:21:27 Candy Montgomery admitted she struck her friend Betty Gore with an axe 41 times—and still walked out of court a free woman. What happened inside that Texas home would become one of the most shocking and controversial murder cases of the 1980s. Candy Montgomery admitted she struck her friend Betty Gore with an axe 41 times—and still walked out of court a free woman. What happened inside that Texas home would become one of the most shocking and controversial murder cases of the 1980s. true crime, kris calvert, hulu candy, betty gore, hbomax love and marriage, true crime podcast, allan gore, candy montgomery false full 176 Buzzsprout-13535672 Carl Panzram: The Killer Who Hated Everyone Carl Panzram was one of the most violent and disturbing criminals in American history—a drifter, burglar, arsonist, rapist, and confessed serial killer who claimed responsibility for murders across the United States and beyond.

Born in Minnesota in 1891, Panzram spent much of his life in reform schools, prisons, and on the run. Years of brutality hardened him into a man consumed by rage, and he later described a staggering trail of violence, including assaults, robberies, arson, and numerous killings. His crimes stretched across decades, but what made Panzram especially chilling was the complete lack of remorse he expressed for the people he hurt.

While imprisoned, Panzram formed an unusual relationship with prison guard Henry Lesser, who encouraged him to write down the story of his life. The result was a raw and horrifying confession that offered a rare glimpse into the mind of a man who seemed to embrace violence as both identity and purpose.

In 1930, Carl Panzram was executed by hanging at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.

This is the true crime story of Carl Panzram—a serial killer, career criminal, and self-described enemy of humanity whose name remains synonymous with rage, brutality, and murder.

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]]> Wed, 6 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/carl-panzram-the-dark-heart-of-hatred/ Carl Panzram was one of the most violent and disturbing criminals in American history—a drifter, burglar, arsonist, rapist, and confessed serial killer who claimed responsibility for murders across the United States and beyond.

Born in Minnesota in 1891, Panzram spent much of his life in reform schools, prisons, and on the run. Years of brutality hardened him into a man consumed by rage, and he later described a staggering trail of violence, including assaults, robberies, arson, and numerous killings. His crimes stretched across decades, but what made Panzram especially chilling was the complete lack of remorse he expressed for the people he hurt.

While imprisoned, Panzram formed an unusual relationship with prison guard Henry Lesser, who encouraged him to write down the story of his life. The result was a raw and horrifying confession that offered a rare glimpse into the mind of a man who seemed to embrace violence as both identity and purpose.

In 1930, Carl Panzram was executed by hanging at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.

This is the true crime story of Carl Panzram—a serial killer, career criminal, and self-described enemy of humanity whose name remains synonymous with rage, brutality, and murder.

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]]> Carl Panzram: The Killer Who Hated Everyone Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:14:50 Carl Panzram didn’t ask for forgiveness, and he didn’t pretend to feel remorse—he wanted the world to know exactly how much he hated it. His confessions revealed a trail of murder, rape, arson, and violence so extreme that even seasoned prison officials were stunned. Carl Panzram didn’t ask for forgiveness, and he didn’t pretend to feel remorse—he wanted the world to know exactly how much he hated it. His confessions revealed a trail of murder, rape, arson, and violence so extreme that even seasoned prison officials were stunned. true crime, homicide, podcasts, worlds most evil killer, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, horror, murderer, evil, carl panzram, hitched 2 homicide false full 174 Buzzsprout-13486098 Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and the Death of Virginia Rappe In September 1921, silent-film superstar Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle hosted a party at San Francisco’s luxurious St. Francis Hotel. Days later, twenty-six-year-old actress and model Virginia Rappe was dead—and Arbuckle found himself at the center of one of Hollywood’s first great celebrity scandals.

Rappe became violently ill during the party and died four days later from complications associated with a ruptured bladder. Soon, sensational accusations began circulating that Arbuckle had assaulted her, and newspapers across the country transformed the tragedy into a lurid tale of Hollywood excess, sex, alcohol, and murder.

Arbuckle was initially accused of murder before ultimately facing manslaughter charges. His case went to trial three times. The first two juries could not reach a verdict, but in April 1922, the third jury acquitted him after only minutes of deliberation—and went so far as to issue a statement declaring that a grave injustice had been done to him.

But an acquittal could not undo the damage.

Once one of the biggest and highest-paid stars in silent film, Fatty Arbuckle saw his reputation and career virtually destroyed. The scandal became a defining moment in early Hollywood, demonstrating the extraordinary power of celebrity, rumor, tabloid journalism, and public opinion.

So what really happened to Virginia Rappe inside that hotel room—and how did a man ultimately declared not guilty become permanently associated with her death?

This is the true crime story of Virginia Rappe and Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle—a Hollywood tragedy where the headlines may have become almost as important as the evidence.

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]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-and-the-death-of-virginia-rappe/ In September 1921, silent-film superstar Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle hosted a party at San Francisco’s luxurious St. Francis Hotel. Days later, twenty-six-year-old actress and model Virginia Rappe was dead—and Arbuckle found himself at the center of one of Hollywood’s first great celebrity scandals.

Rappe became violently ill during the party and died four days later from complications associated with a ruptured bladder. Soon, sensational accusations began circulating that Arbuckle had assaulted her, and newspapers across the country transformed the tragedy into a lurid tale of Hollywood excess, sex, alcohol, and murder.

Arbuckle was initially accused of murder before ultimately facing manslaughter charges. His case went to trial three times. The first two juries could not reach a verdict, but in April 1922, the third jury acquitted him after only minutes of deliberation—and went so far as to issue a statement declaring that a grave injustice had been done to him.

But an acquittal could not undo the damage.

Once one of the biggest and highest-paid stars in silent film, Fatty Arbuckle saw his reputation and career virtually destroyed. The scandal became a defining moment in early Hollywood, demonstrating the extraordinary power of celebrity, rumor, tabloid journalism, and public opinion.

So what really happened to Virginia Rappe inside that hotel room—and how did a man ultimately declared not guilty become permanently associated with her death?

This is the true crime story of Virginia Rappe and Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle—a Hollywood tragedy where the headlines may have become almost as important as the evidence.

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]]> Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and the Death of Virginia Rappe Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:15:18 Virginia Rappe walked into a Hollywood party and was dead four days later—and one of the biggest movie stars in America was blamed for killing her. Fatty Arbuckle would endure three sensational trials before being acquitted, but by then the court of public opinion had already delivered its verdict. Virginia Rappe walked into a Hollywood party and was dead four days later—and one of the biggest movie stars in America was blamed for killing her. Fatty Arbuckle would endure three sensational trials before being acquitted, but by then the court of public opinion had already delivered its verdict. true crime, h2h, kris calvert, virginia rappe, fatty arbuckle, roscoe arbuckle, scandal, true crime podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 174 Buzzsprout-13417858 Billy the Kid: Murder, Myth, and the Wild West Few names in the American West are as infamous as Billy the Kid.

Born Henry McCarty and later known as William H. Bonney, Billy the Kid became one of the most legendary outlaws of the 19th century. A teenage fugitive, cattle rustler, gunman, and participant in New Mexico’s bloody Lincoln County War, Billy’s life quickly became tangled in revenge, murder, and violence.

By the time he was barely twenty-one, newspapers had transformed him into a symbol of the lawless frontier. He was accused of multiple killings, captured, sentenced to hang, and then stunned the territory by escaping from the Lincoln County courthouse after killing two deputies.

But his freedom would not last.

On July 14, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett tracked Billy to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, where Garrett shot and killed him inside a darkened room. Or at least, that is the official story.

More than a century later, questions still surround Billy the Kid. How many men did he actually kill? Was he a cold-blooded murderer or a young outlaw whose legend became larger than the truth? And did Pat Garrett really kill Billy that night—or did the Kid somehow escape and live under another name?

This is the true crime story of Billy the Kid—a tale of murder, revenge, jailbreaks, frontier justice, and one of the most enduring legends of the American West.  

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]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/teenage-outlaw-william-henry-mccarty-jr-better-known-as-billy-the-kid/ Few names in the American West are as infamous as Billy the Kid.

Born Henry McCarty and later known as William H. Bonney, Billy the Kid became one of the most legendary outlaws of the 19th century. A teenage fugitive, cattle rustler, gunman, and participant in New Mexico’s bloody Lincoln County War, Billy’s life quickly became tangled in revenge, murder, and violence.

By the time he was barely twenty-one, newspapers had transformed him into a symbol of the lawless frontier. He was accused of multiple killings, captured, sentenced to hang, and then stunned the territory by escaping from the Lincoln County courthouse after killing two deputies.

But his freedom would not last.

On July 14, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett tracked Billy to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, where Garrett shot and killed him inside a darkened room. Or at least, that is the official story.

More than a century later, questions still surround Billy the Kid. How many men did he actually kill? Was he a cold-blooded murderer or a young outlaw whose legend became larger than the truth? And did Pat Garrett really kill Billy that night—or did the Kid somehow escape and live under another name?

This is the true crime story of Billy the Kid—a tale of murder, revenge, jailbreaks, frontier justice, and one of the most enduring legends of the American West.  

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]]> Billy the Kid: Murder, Myth, and the Wild West Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:02:04 Billy the Kid was barely twenty-one when Sheriff Pat Garrett supposedly shot him dead in a dark New Mexico bedroom—but his legend was only beginning. Murderer, folk hero, or misunderstood outlaw, the truth about Billy the Kid has been buried beneath more than a century of myth. Billy the Kid was barely twenty-one when Sheriff Pat Garrett supposedly shot him dead in a dark New Mexico bedroom—but his legend was only beginning. Murderer, folk hero, or misunderstood outlaw, the truth about Billy the Kid has been buried beneath more than a century of myth. true crime, billy bonney, h2h, kris calvert, wild west, billy mccarty, kid antrim, legends of america, true crime podcast, old west, billy the kid, cowboys, hitched 2 homicide false full 173 Buzzsprout-13394630 Henry Lewis Wallace: The Taco Bell Strangler For nearly two years, women were being murdered across Charlotte, North Carolina—and their killer was hiding in plain sight.

Henry Louis Wallace was charming, sociable, and familiar to many of the women who would become his victims. He worked in fast-food restaurants, including Taco Bell, and often gained access to his victims not as a stranger lurking in the shadows, but as someone they already knew and trusted.

Between 1990 and 1994, Wallace embarked on a horrifying series of murders across North and South Carolina, ultimately becoming associated with the deaths of eleven women. In Charlotte alone, a succession of young Black women were sexually assaulted, strangled, stabbed, or beaten as police struggled to determine whether the killings were connected.

As the bodies accumulated, so did questions about why authorities had not recognized the pattern sooner.

Then, in March 1994, investigators finally closed in on Wallace. His arrest revealed connections to victim after victim and exposed one of the most disturbing serial murder cases in North Carolina history. Wallace was ultimately convicted and sentenced to death.

Known as the Taco Bell Strangler, the Charlotte Strangler, and “Bad Henry,” Wallace became infamous not only for the brutality of his crimes, but because so many of the women he murdered had trusted him enough to let him through their doors.

This is the true crime story of Henry Louis Wallace—and the women whose murders finally exposed the serial killer living among them.  

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]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/henry-lewis-wallace-the-taco-bell-strangler/ For nearly two years, women were being murdered across Charlotte, North Carolina—and their killer was hiding in plain sight.

Henry Louis Wallace was charming, sociable, and familiar to many of the women who would become his victims. He worked in fast-food restaurants, including Taco Bell, and often gained access to his victims not as a stranger lurking in the shadows, but as someone they already knew and trusted.

Between 1990 and 1994, Wallace embarked on a horrifying series of murders across North and South Carolina, ultimately becoming associated with the deaths of eleven women. In Charlotte alone, a succession of young Black women were sexually assaulted, strangled, stabbed, or beaten as police struggled to determine whether the killings were connected.

As the bodies accumulated, so did questions about why authorities had not recognized the pattern sooner.

Then, in March 1994, investigators finally closed in on Wallace. His arrest revealed connections to victim after victim and exposed one of the most disturbing serial murder cases in North Carolina history. Wallace was ultimately convicted and sentenced to death.

Known as the Taco Bell Strangler, the Charlotte Strangler, and “Bad Henry,” Wallace became infamous not only for the brutality of his crimes, but because so many of the women he murdered had trusted him enough to let him through their doors.

This is the true crime story of Henry Louis Wallace—and the women whose murders finally exposed the serial killer living among them.  

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]]> Henry Lewis Wallace: The Taco Bell Strangler Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:01:09 The women of Charlotte weren’t opening their doors to a stranger—they were opening them to someone they knew. By the time police realized Henry Louis Wallace was the serial killer they were hunting, a terrifying number of women were already dead. The women of Charlotte weren’t opening their doors to a stranger—they were opening them to someone they knew. By the time police realized Henry Louis Wallace was the serial killer they were hunting, a terrifying number of women were already dead. true crime, caroline love, deborah slaughter, audrey spain, vanessa mack, valencia jumper, serial killer, sharon nance, brandi henderson, michelle stinson, true crime podcast, betty baucomb, shawna hawk, henry lewis wallace, the taco bell strangler false full 172 Buzzsprout-13370094 Jerry Lee Lewis. The Killer? Or the Killer. Jerry Lee Lewis was already one of rock and roll’s most controversial stars when twenty-five-year-old Shawn Stephens became his fifth wife in June 1983. Just 77 days later, Shawn was found dead in the couple’s Mississippi home.

The preliminary autopsy found pulmonary edema, while later toxicology pointed to a fatal methadone overdose. But questions surrounding Shawn’s death would linger—questions fueled by reports about the condition of her body, allegations concerning the volatile marriage, and Jerry Lee Lewis’s already infamous reputation as “The Killer.”

Journalist Richard Ben Cramer took a hard look at the circumstances surrounding Shawn’s death in a widely discussed Rolling Stone investigation. Authorities also examined whether there was evidence of foul play, but a grand jury ultimately declined to pursue charges against Lewis, and he was never convicted or charged with killing Shawn.

So was Shawn Stephens’ death simply a tragic overdose—or was there more happening inside the home of one of rock and roll’s most notorious figures?

This is the mysterious death of Shawn Stephens Lewis and the troubling questions that followed her seventy-seven-day marriage to Jerry Lee Lewis.

*Jerry Lee Lewis was not convicted of the crime of murder in the death of Shawn Stephens. This is merely a discussion of the events that led up to her mysterious death, and the proceedings following.

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]]> Wed, 9 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jerry-lee-lewis-the-killer-or-the-killer/ Jerry Lee Lewis was already one of rock and roll’s most controversial stars when twenty-five-year-old Shawn Stephens became his fifth wife in June 1983. Just 77 days later, Shawn was found dead in the couple’s Mississippi home.

The preliminary autopsy found pulmonary edema, while later toxicology pointed to a fatal methadone overdose. But questions surrounding Shawn’s death would linger—questions fueled by reports about the condition of her body, allegations concerning the volatile marriage, and Jerry Lee Lewis’s already infamous reputation as “The Killer.”

Journalist Richard Ben Cramer took a hard look at the circumstances surrounding Shawn’s death in a widely discussed Rolling Stone investigation. Authorities also examined whether there was evidence of foul play, but a grand jury ultimately declined to pursue charges against Lewis, and he was never convicted or charged with killing Shawn.

So was Shawn Stephens’ death simply a tragic overdose—or was there more happening inside the home of one of rock and roll’s most notorious figures?

This is the mysterious death of Shawn Stephens Lewis and the troubling questions that followed her seventy-seven-day marriage to Jerry Lee Lewis.

*Jerry Lee Lewis was not convicted of the crime of murder in the death of Shawn Stephens. This is merely a discussion of the events that led up to her mysterious death, and the proceedings following.

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]]> Jerry Lee Lewis. The Killer? Or the Killer. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:32:03 Shawn Stephens had been married to rock-and-roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis for just 77 days when she was found dead inside their Mississippi home. Her death was ruled a drug overdose—but troubling details and lingering questions would leave some wondering whether “The Killer” was more than just Jerry Lee Lewis’s nickname. Shawn Stephens had been married to rock-and-roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis for just 77 days when she was found dead inside their Mississippi home. Her death was ruled a drug overdose—but troubling details and lingering questions would leave some wondering whether “The Killer” was more than just Jerry Lee Lewis’s nickname. true crime, unsolved death, h2h, shawn stephens, jerry lee lewis, rock n roll, true crime podcast, the killer, mystery, hitched 2 homicide false full 171 Buzzsprout-13330037 A Scream on the Water: The Murder of Martha Brailsford On July 12, 1991, thirty-seven-year-old Martha Brailsford left her home in Salem, Massachusetts, for an afternoon sail with her neighbor, Thomas “Tom” Maimoni. She never came home.

Maimoni initially denied that Martha had ever been on his boat. When witnesses contradicted him, his story changed. He then claimed Martha had died accidentally after striking her head aboard the sailboat—and that, terrified his wife would discover he had been out sailing with another woman, he panicked and dumped Martha’s body into the ocean.

Six days after Martha disappeared, a lobsterman discovered her body in the waters off Marblehead. She had been weighted down with an anchor and diving weights, and an autopsy determined that Martha had drowned—meaning she was still alive when she entered the water.

As investigators dug deeper, other women came forward describing disturbing encounters with Maimoni during previous sailing trips. Prosecutors argued that Maimoni had tried to seduce Martha aboard his boat and killed her when things went wrong. He was ultimately convicted of second-degree murder.

This is the murder of Martha Brailsford—a seemingly innocent afternoon sail that ended with a woman at the bottom of Massachusetts Bay, a neighbor telling story after story, and a killer who thought the ocean could hide the truth.

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]]> Wed, 2 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/martha-brailsford-the-woman-the-witch-and-tom-maimoni-the-sea-monster/ On July 12, 1991, thirty-seven-year-old Martha Brailsford left her home in Salem, Massachusetts, for an afternoon sail with her neighbor, Thomas “Tom” Maimoni. She never came home.

Maimoni initially denied that Martha had ever been on his boat. When witnesses contradicted him, his story changed. He then claimed Martha had died accidentally after striking her head aboard the sailboat—and that, terrified his wife would discover he had been out sailing with another woman, he panicked and dumped Martha’s body into the ocean.

Six days after Martha disappeared, a lobsterman discovered her body in the waters off Marblehead. She had been weighted down with an anchor and diving weights, and an autopsy determined that Martha had drowned—meaning she was still alive when she entered the water.

As investigators dug deeper, other women came forward describing disturbing encounters with Maimoni during previous sailing trips. Prosecutors argued that Maimoni had tried to seduce Martha aboard his boat and killed her when things went wrong. He was ultimately convicted of second-degree murder.

This is the murder of Martha Brailsford—a seemingly innocent afternoon sail that ended with a woman at the bottom of Massachusetts Bay, a neighbor telling story after story, and a killer who thought the ocean could hide the truth.

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]]> A Scream on the Water: The Murder of Martha Brailsford Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:08:45 Martha Brailsford went sailing with a neighbor and never came home; six days later, her body surfaced weighted down with an anchor and diving weights. Tom Maimoni claimed her death was an accident—but every time investigators uncovered another piece of the truth, his story seemed to change. Martha Brailsford went sailing with a neighbor and never came home; six days later, her body surfaced weighted down with an anchor and diving weights. Tom Maimoni claimed her death was an accident—but every time investigators uncovered another piece of the truth, his story seemed to change. true crime, salem witches, homicide, murder, true crime podcast, martha brailsford, laurie cabot, tom maimoni false full 170 Buzzsprout-13286839 The Gilgo Beach Murders: How They Caught Rex Heuermann *CASE UPDATE Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, to murdering seven women and admitted killing an eighth. On June 17, 2026, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

For more than a decade, the remains discovered along Long Island’s remote Ocean Parkway represented one of America’s most haunting unsolved serial murder cases.

The investigation began gaining national attention in 2010, when police searching for missing woman Shannan Gilbert discovered the remains of four women near Gilgo Beach: Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. More human remains would follow, raising the terrifying possibility that a serial killer had been hunting women on Long Island for years.

For years, there were victims, theories, suspects, and questions—but no arrest.

Then investigators began looking closely at Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architect who lived in Massapequa Park, just miles from Gilgo Beach. A renewed task force connected Heuermann to a vehicle associated with the investigation, while cellphone records, digital evidence, and DNA—including DNA obtained from a discarded pizza crust—helped investigators build their case. Heuermann was arrested in July 2023.

And the case kept growing.

Authorities ultimately charged Heuermann with the murders of seven women: Sandra Costilla, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. Then, on April 8, 2026, Heuermann stood in a Suffolk County courtroom and pleaded guilty to those murders—and admitted that he had also murdered Karen Vergata, bringing the number of killings he confessed to eight.

His admissions revealed a horrifying pattern spanning decades. Heuermann acknowledged killing women between 1993 and 2010, primarily by strangulation, and dismembering some of his victims before disposing of their remains. Investigators also recovered material prosecutors described as a detailed planning document related to his crimes.

On June 17, 2026, Rex Heuermann was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.

But even with Heuermann behind bars, the story of Gilgo Beach is not completely finished. Authorities continue working to identify victims and determine whether additional unsolved deaths may be connected to him.

This is the true crime story of Rex Heuermann and the Long Island Serial Killings—a decades-long hunt for a predator who lived an ordinary suburban life while women disappeared, bodies accumulated along the shoreline, and their families waited years for answers. Rex Heuermann, Long Island Serial Killer, Gilgo Beach murders, Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex Heuermann murders, Gilgo Four, Long Island murders, Ocean Parkway murders, Massapequa Park serial killer, Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Jessica Taylor, Valerie Mack, Sandra Costilla, Karen Vergata, Shannan Gilbert, Gilgo Beach investigation, serial killer DNA, pizza crust DNA, true crime podcast

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]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/rex-heuermann-the-long-island-serial-killer/ *CASE UPDATE Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, to murdering seven women and admitted killing an eighth. On June 17, 2026, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

For more than a decade, the remains discovered along Long Island’s remote Ocean Parkway represented one of America’s most haunting unsolved serial murder cases.

The investigation began gaining national attention in 2010, when police searching for missing woman Shannan Gilbert discovered the remains of four women near Gilgo Beach: Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. More human remains would follow, raising the terrifying possibility that a serial killer had been hunting women on Long Island for years.

For years, there were victims, theories, suspects, and questions—but no arrest.

Then investigators began looking closely at Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architect who lived in Massapequa Park, just miles from Gilgo Beach. A renewed task force connected Heuermann to a vehicle associated with the investigation, while cellphone records, digital evidence, and DNA—including DNA obtained from a discarded pizza crust—helped investigators build their case. Heuermann was arrested in July 2023.

And the case kept growing.

Authorities ultimately charged Heuermann with the murders of seven women: Sandra Costilla, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. Then, on April 8, 2026, Heuermann stood in a Suffolk County courtroom and pleaded guilty to those murders—and admitted that he had also murdered Karen Vergata, bringing the number of killings he confessed to eight.

His admissions revealed a horrifying pattern spanning decades. Heuermann acknowledged killing women between 1993 and 2010, primarily by strangulation, and dismembering some of his victims before disposing of their remains. Investigators also recovered material prosecutors described as a detailed planning document related to his crimes.

On June 17, 2026, Rex Heuermann was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.

But even with Heuermann behind bars, the story of Gilgo Beach is not completely finished. Authorities continue working to identify victims and determine whether additional unsolved deaths may be connected to him.

This is the true crime story of Rex Heuermann and the Long Island Serial Killings—a decades-long hunt for a predator who lived an ordinary suburban life while women disappeared, bodies accumulated along the shoreline, and their families waited years for answers. Rex Heuermann, Long Island Serial Killer, Gilgo Beach murders, Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex Heuermann murders, Gilgo Four, Long Island murders, Ocean Parkway murders, Massapequa Park serial killer, Melissa Barthelemy, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Jessica Taylor, Valerie Mack, Sandra Costilla, Karen Vergata, Shannan Gilbert, Gilgo Beach investigation, serial killer DNA, pizza crust DNA, true crime podcast

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]]> The Gilgo Beach Murders: How They Caught Rex Heuermann Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:19:41 For more than a decade, the women found scattered along Long Island’s shoreline seemed to have one thing in common: someone had killed them and gotten away with it. Then investigators followed a trail of cellphone records, a suspicious vehicle, and DNA from a discarded pizza crust straight to suburban architect Rex Heuermann—and eventually to his confession to eight murders. For more than a decade, the women found scattered along Long Island’s shoreline seemed to have one thing in common: someone had killed them and gotten away with it. Then investigators followed a trail of cellphone records, a suspicious vehicle, and DNA from a discarded pizza crust straight to suburban architect Rex Heuermann—and eventually to his confession to eight murders. true crime, podcasts, long island serial killer, pizza crust, lisk, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, amber costello, long island, maureen barnes-brainard, ocean parkway, gilgo beach, melissa barthelemy, rex heuermann, megan waterman, hitched 2 homicide false full 169 Buzzsprout-13246234 James Dale Ritchie: Murder Under the Anchorage Midnight Sun. During the summer of 2016, Anchorage, Alaska, was experiencing a terrifying series of seemingly random murders. People were being shot late at night along bike paths, neighborhood streets, and inside public parks—and for months, residents had no idea whether the killings were connected or who might be responsible.

The first victims were 20-year-old Brianna Foisy and 41-year-old Jason Netter Sr., found shot to death along a bike path on July 3. Less than a month later, 21-year-old Treyveon-Kindell Thompson was gunned down while riding his bicycle home from work. Then, on August 28, 34-year-old Kevin Turner and 25-year-old Bryant “Brie” De Husson were found murdered in Anchorage’s Valley of the Moon Park.

Investigators eventually discovered something chilling: the same Colt .357 Python revolver had been used in all five killings. But the identity of the gunman remained a mystery. Police and the FBI worked the cases while keeping the ballistic connection largely out of public view, fearing the killer might destroy the weapon if he realized authorities were searching for it.

Then, in the early morning hours of November 12, 2016, an Anchorage police officer encountered a man walking downtown. That man was James Dale Ritchie. When Officer Arn Salao attempted to speak with him, Ritchie opened fire, seriously wounding the officer. Police returned fire, killing Ritchie.

And beside the dead gunman was the break investigators had been waiting for.

The revolver Ritchie carried was ballistically linked to all five unsolved murders. In April 2017, Anchorage police announced they had sufficient probable cause to conclude that James Dale Ritchie had acted alone and was responsible for all five killings.

But one question would remain unanswered: why?

The victims appeared to have little or no connection to one another, and police described them as having been chosen largely at random. Ritchie died before investigators could interrogate him, leaving the motive behind Anchorage’s frightening summer of murder buried with him.

This is the true crime story of James Dale Ritchie—the Anchorage serial killer whose identity was finally uncovered only after a chance encounter with police ended in gunfire. James Dale Ritchie, James Ritchie serial killer, Anchorage Serial Killer, Alaska serial killer, Anchorage murders, Alaska murders, 2016 Anchorage murders, Valley of the Moon murders, Brianna Foisy, Jason Netter, Treyveon Thompson, Kevin Turner, Bryant De Husson, Colt Python murders, Anchorage bike path murders, Alaska true crime, serial killer investigation, FBI serial killer investigation, true crime podcast

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]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/james-dale-ritchie-murder-in-the-midnight-sun/ During the summer of 2016, Anchorage, Alaska, was experiencing a terrifying series of seemingly random murders. People were being shot late at night along bike paths, neighborhood streets, and inside public parks—and for months, residents had no idea whether the killings were connected or who might be responsible.

The first victims were 20-year-old Brianna Foisy and 41-year-old Jason Netter Sr., found shot to death along a bike path on July 3. Less than a month later, 21-year-old Treyveon-Kindell Thompson was gunned down while riding his bicycle home from work. Then, on August 28, 34-year-old Kevin Turner and 25-year-old Bryant “Brie” De Husson were found murdered in Anchorage’s Valley of the Moon Park.

Investigators eventually discovered something chilling: the same Colt .357 Python revolver had been used in all five killings. But the identity of the gunman remained a mystery. Police and the FBI worked the cases while keeping the ballistic connection largely out of public view, fearing the killer might destroy the weapon if he realized authorities were searching for it.

Then, in the early morning hours of November 12, 2016, an Anchorage police officer encountered a man walking downtown. That man was James Dale Ritchie. When Officer Arn Salao attempted to speak with him, Ritchie opened fire, seriously wounding the officer. Police returned fire, killing Ritchie.

And beside the dead gunman was the break investigators had been waiting for.

The revolver Ritchie carried was ballistically linked to all five unsolved murders. In April 2017, Anchorage police announced they had sufficient probable cause to conclude that James Dale Ritchie had acted alone and was responsible for all five killings.

But one question would remain unanswered: why?

The victims appeared to have little or no connection to one another, and police described them as having been chosen largely at random. Ritchie died before investigators could interrogate him, leaving the motive behind Anchorage’s frightening summer of murder buried with him.

This is the true crime story of James Dale Ritchie—the Anchorage serial killer whose identity was finally uncovered only after a chance encounter with police ended in gunfire. James Dale Ritchie, James Ritchie serial killer, Anchorage Serial Killer, Alaska serial killer, Anchorage murders, Alaska murders, 2016 Anchorage murders, Valley of the Moon murders, Brianna Foisy, Jason Netter, Treyveon Thompson, Kevin Turner, Bryant De Husson, Colt Python murders, Anchorage bike path murders, Alaska true crime, serial killer investigation, FBI serial killer investigation, true crime podcast

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]]> James Dale Ritchie: Murder Under the Anchorage Midnight Sun. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:58:54 Five people were gunned down across Anchorage, and for months police knew the same weapon was killing them—but they didn’t know who was pulling the trigger. Then a routine encounter with a man on a downtown street erupted into a shootout, and the gun beside his body unlocked the mystery of an entire summer of murder. Five people were gunned down across Anchorage, and for months police knew the same weapon was killing them—but they didn’t know who was pulling the trigger. Then a routine encounter with a man on a downtown street erupted into a shootout, and the gun beside his body unlocked the mystery of an entire summer of murder. true crime, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, ship creek, brie dehasson, midnight sun killer. alaska serial killer, kevin turner, trey thompson, bryant de hasson, jason netter sr., james dale ritchie, brianna foisy, hitched 2 homicide false full 168 Buzzsprout-13203177 Maria Barbella. A Crime of Passion in Little Italy. In 1895, young Italian immigrant Maria Barbella became the center of one of New York City’s most sensational murder trials after she killed Domenico Cataldo, the man she said had seduced her with a promise of marriage and then refused to make good on it.

Barbella and Cataldo had been involved in a relationship despite her family’s objections. According to accounts of the case, Cataldo promised to marry Maria after taking advantage of her, but repeatedly delayed the wedding. When he finally told her he intended to return to Italy and marry another woman, Maria confronted him in a New York barbershop.

Moments later, Cataldo’s throat had been slashed.

Maria was arrested, tried for murder, convicted, and sentenced to die in New York’s newly introduced electric chair. Her case became a national sensation, fueled by questions about immigration, gender, sexual morality, honor, and whether Maria had received a fair trial in a courtroom where she struggled to understand English. Her conviction was eventually overturned, setting the stage for a dramatic second trial.

At that second trial in 1896, Maria Barbella was acquitted and walked free. Her case would become an extraordinary chapter in Gilded Age true crime—a young immigrant woman who went from convicted murderer and death-row prisoner to one of the most talked-about defendants in America.

This is the true crime story of Maria Barbella and Domenico Cataldo—a tale of seduction, betrayal, murder, immigration, and a death sentence that ignited a battle over whether justice had truly been served.

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#MariaBarbella, #MariaBarberi, #DomenicoCataldo, #GildedAgeCrime, #HistoricalTrueCrime, #NewYorkTrueCrime, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #MurderTrial, #DeathPenalty, #ElectricChair, #CrimeHistory, #VictorianCrime, #Hitched2Homicide

 


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]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/maria-barbella-a-crime-of-passion-in-little-italy/ In 1895, young Italian immigrant Maria Barbella became the center of one of New York City’s most sensational murder trials after she killed Domenico Cataldo, the man she said had seduced her with a promise of marriage and then refused to make good on it.

Barbella and Cataldo had been involved in a relationship despite her family’s objections. According to accounts of the case, Cataldo promised to marry Maria after taking advantage of her, but repeatedly delayed the wedding. When he finally told her he intended to return to Italy and marry another woman, Maria confronted him in a New York barbershop.

Moments later, Cataldo’s throat had been slashed.

Maria was arrested, tried for murder, convicted, and sentenced to die in New York’s newly introduced electric chair. Her case became a national sensation, fueled by questions about immigration, gender, sexual morality, honor, and whether Maria had received a fair trial in a courtroom where she struggled to understand English. Her conviction was eventually overturned, setting the stage for a dramatic second trial.

At that second trial in 1896, Maria Barbella was acquitted and walked free. Her case would become an extraordinary chapter in Gilded Age true crime—a young immigrant woman who went from convicted murderer and death-row prisoner to one of the most talked-about defendants in America.

This is the true crime story of Maria Barbella and Domenico Cataldo—a tale of seduction, betrayal, murder, immigration, and a death sentence that ignited a battle over whether justice had truly been served.

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]]> Maria Barbella. A Crime of Passion in Little Italy. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:45:50 Maria Barbella slit her lover’s throat after he promised to marry her, dishonored her, and then announced he was leaving her for another woman. She was sentenced to die in the electric chair—but before New York could execute her, an extraordinary fight for a second trial would turn her murder case into a national sensation. Maria Barbella slit her lover’s throat after he promised to marry her, dishonored her, and then announced he was leaving her for another woman. She was sentenced to die in the electric chair—but before New York could execute her, an extraordinary fight for a second trial would turn her murder case into a national sensation. true crime, homicide, podcasts, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, maria barbella, killer, rob pottorf, little italy, true crime podcasters, historical true crime, domenico cataldo, mystery, hitched 2 homicide false full 167 Buzzsprout-13157125 Blood in the Trunk: The Fourth of July Murders of Sue and Mindy Marshel On July 4, 1995, 38-year-old Sue Marshel and her 13-year-old daughter, Melinda “Mindy” Marshel, disappeared from Wayne City, Illinois, after failing to show up for a family Fourth of July celebration.

The following evening, Sue’s green Oldsmobile was discovered partially submerged in a rural pond. Inside was a horrifying scene: large amounts of blood, .32-caliber shell casings, and bloody handprints inside the trunk—as though someone had desperately tried to escape.

Then came an even more gruesome discovery.

On July 8, two boys fishing in another pond spotted a duffel bag floating in the water. Inside were the badly burned remains of Sue and Mindy. Dental records confirmed their identities. Sue had been shot twice in the head, while 13-year-old Mindy had been shot three times. Their bodies had then been burned before being dumped in the pond.

Investigators soon focused on Niels Nielsen, Sue’s much younger former husband. Their marriage had lasted only about ten days before Sue discovered Nielsen was wanted in Utah and reported him to authorities. By 1995, however, Nielsen was back in Illinois and had once again been spending time with Sue.

Evidence began piling up. Police found a .32-caliber handgun connected to the murders, wooden strips resembling the one used to hold down the accelerator of Sue’s car, and a burn pile containing human hair, blood, bone fragments, and personal belongings belonging to Sue and Mindy.

Nielsen initially denied knowing what happened. Then his story changed. He admitted helping dispose of the bodies but attempted to blame another of Sue’s former husbands—an allegation investigators determined was false.

Niels Nielsen was convicted of murdering both Sue and Mindy and sentenced to death. When Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted the state’s death sentences in 2003, Nielsen’s sentence became life imprisonment.

This is the true crime story of Sue and Mindy Marshel—a Fourth of July disappearance, a blood-soaked car, a duffel bag in a pond, and the former husband whose lies could not outrun the evidence.

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]]> Wed, 5 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/sue-and-mindy-marshel/ On July 4, 1995, 38-year-old Sue Marshel and her 13-year-old daughter, Melinda “Mindy” Marshel, disappeared from Wayne City, Illinois, after failing to show up for a family Fourth of July celebration.

The following evening, Sue’s green Oldsmobile was discovered partially submerged in a rural pond. Inside was a horrifying scene: large amounts of blood, .32-caliber shell casings, and bloody handprints inside the trunk—as though someone had desperately tried to escape.

Then came an even more gruesome discovery.

On July 8, two boys fishing in another pond spotted a duffel bag floating in the water. Inside were the badly burned remains of Sue and Mindy. Dental records confirmed their identities. Sue had been shot twice in the head, while 13-year-old Mindy had been shot three times. Their bodies had then been burned before being dumped in the pond.

Investigators soon focused on Niels Nielsen, Sue’s much younger former husband. Their marriage had lasted only about ten days before Sue discovered Nielsen was wanted in Utah and reported him to authorities. By 1995, however, Nielsen was back in Illinois and had once again been spending time with Sue.

Evidence began piling up. Police found a .32-caliber handgun connected to the murders, wooden strips resembling the one used to hold down the accelerator of Sue’s car, and a burn pile containing human hair, blood, bone fragments, and personal belongings belonging to Sue and Mindy.

Nielsen initially denied knowing what happened. Then his story changed. He admitted helping dispose of the bodies but attempted to blame another of Sue’s former husbands—an allegation investigators determined was false.

Niels Nielsen was convicted of murdering both Sue and Mindy and sentenced to death. When Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted the state’s death sentences in 2003, Nielsen’s sentence became life imprisonment.

This is the true crime story of Sue and Mindy Marshel—a Fourth of July disappearance, a blood-soaked car, a duffel bag in a pond, and the former husband whose lies could not outrun the evidence.

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]]> Blood in the Trunk: The Fourth of July Murders of Sue and Mindy Marshel Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:54:58 Sue and 13-year-old Mindy Marshel missed their family’s Fourth of July cookout—and the next day Sue’s car was found sinking into a pond with blood everywhere and desperate handprints inside the trunk. Days later, a duffel bag surfaced in another pond, revealing a mother and daughter murdered, burned, and discarded by someone Sue had once trusted. Sue and 13-year-old Mindy Marshel missed their family’s Fourth of July cookout—and the next day Sue’s car was found sinking into a pond with blood everywhere and desperate handprints inside the trunk. Days later, a duffel bag surfaced in another pond, revealing a mother and daughter murdered, burned, and discarded by someone Sue had once trusted. true crime, fourth of july, murder, sue marshel, niels nielson, mindy marshel, hitched2homicide, true crime podcast, podcast false full 166 Buzzsprout-13113938 Jennifer Pan: The Daughter Who Hired Hitmen to Kill Her Parents On November 8, 2010, Jennifer Pan called 911 from her family’s home in Markham, Ontario, claiming armed intruders had broken in, tied her up, robbed the house, and shot her parents.

Her mother, Bich Ha Pan, was dead. Her father, Hann Pan, had been shot multiple times—but somehow survived.

At first, Jennifer appeared to be the traumatized daughter who had miraculously escaped the attack. But investigators soon began finding cracks in her story. And when Hann regained consciousness, he told police something that would change everything: his daughter’s version of what happened that night wasn’t true.

Behind Jennifer’s carefully constructed life was an extraordinary web of deception. For years, she had lied to her parents about graduating from high school, attending university, and building the successful future they believed she was pursuing. She had also concealed her continuing relationship with Daniel Wong, a boyfriend her parents disapproved of.

Prosecutors alleged Jennifer eventually became involved in a plot to have her parents killed, arranging for armed men to enter the family home in what was meant to look like a robbery. The attack killed Bich and nearly killed Hann. Jennifer and several co-accused were ultimately convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder.

But the legal story did not end there.

In 2023, Ontario’s Court of Appeal overturned the first-degree murder convictions because the original jury had not been properly instructed that it could consider lesser homicide offenses in Bich Pan’s death. The attempted-murder convictions involving Hann remained intact. In April 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld that ruling and ordered a new trial on the charge involving Bich’s death.

Then came another dramatic turn: on March 18, 2026, Jennifer Pan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in her mother’s death. She received a life sentence but became eligible to seek parole earlier than she would have under her original first-degree murder conviction; her convictions connected to the attempted murder of her father remain.

This is the true crime story of Jennifer Pan—a daughter who built one lie upon another until the life she created began collapsing around her, ending with a mother dead, a father nearly killed, and a family destroyed from within.

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]]> Wed, 28 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jennifer-pan/ On November 8, 2010, Jennifer Pan called 911 from her family’s home in Markham, Ontario, claiming armed intruders had broken in, tied her up, robbed the house, and shot her parents.

Her mother, Bich Ha Pan, was dead. Her father, Hann Pan, had been shot multiple times—but somehow survived.

At first, Jennifer appeared to be the traumatized daughter who had miraculously escaped the attack. But investigators soon began finding cracks in her story. And when Hann regained consciousness, he told police something that would change everything: his daughter’s version of what happened that night wasn’t true.

Behind Jennifer’s carefully constructed life was an extraordinary web of deception. For years, she had lied to her parents about graduating from high school, attending university, and building the successful future they believed she was pursuing. She had also concealed her continuing relationship with Daniel Wong, a boyfriend her parents disapproved of.

Prosecutors alleged Jennifer eventually became involved in a plot to have her parents killed, arranging for armed men to enter the family home in what was meant to look like a robbery. The attack killed Bich and nearly killed Hann. Jennifer and several co-accused were ultimately convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder.

But the legal story did not end there.

In 2023, Ontario’s Court of Appeal overturned the first-degree murder convictions because the original jury had not been properly instructed that it could consider lesser homicide offenses in Bich Pan’s death. The attempted-murder convictions involving Hann remained intact. In April 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld that ruling and ordered a new trial on the charge involving Bich’s death.

Then came another dramatic turn: on March 18, 2026, Jennifer Pan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in her mother’s death. She received a life sentence but became eligible to seek parole earlier than she would have under her original first-degree murder conviction; her convictions connected to the attempted murder of her father remain.

This is the true crime story of Jennifer Pan—a daughter who built one lie upon another until the life she created began collapsing around her, ending with a mother dead, a father nearly killed, and a family destroyed from within.

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]]> Jennifer Pan: The Daughter Who Hired Hitmen to Kill Her Parents Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:10:29 Jennifer Pan called 911 claiming armed strangers had broken into her home and murdered her mother—but there was one problem: her father survived. When he woke up, what he told police began unraveling years of Jennifer’s lies and exposed a plot far darker than any home invasion. Jennifer Pan called 911 claiming armed strangers had broken into her home and murdered her mother—but there was one problem: her father survived. When he woke up, what he told police began unraveling years of Jennifer’s lies and exposed a plot far darker than any home invasion. true crime, podcasts, huei hann pan, h2h, true crime podcasts, jennifer pan, family murder, bich ha pan, hitched 2 homicide false full 165 Buzzsprout-13073946 Lana Turner and Johnny Stompanado: The Mobster and the 14-Year-Old Who Killed Him On April 4, 1958, one of Hollywood’s most glamorous movie stars became the center of a scandal that stunned America.

Lana Turner was at the height of her fame when her volatile relationship with Johnny Stompanato, a former Marine with ties to Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen, turned deadly. Their romance had been marked by jealousy, threats, and allegations of physical abuse, but on that Good Friday night inside Turner’s Beverly Hills home, the violence finally reached a breaking point.

According to Turner and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Cheryl Crane, Stompanato threatened Lana during a vicious argument. Terrified for her mother, Cheryl grabbed a kitchen knife. When the bedroom door opened and Stompanato moved toward Lana, Cheryl stabbed him once in the abdomen. He died shortly afterward.

Suddenly, the teenage daughter of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars was at the center of a homicide investigation.

The spectacle that followed had everything the newspapers could want: a movie goddess, a teenage girl, an abusive lover, organized-crime connections, and a killing inside a Beverly Hills mansion. Lana Turner gave dramatic testimony at the coroner’s inquest, and Cheryl maintained that she had acted because she believed her mother was in danger.

The coroner’s jury ultimately ruled Johnny Stompanato’s death justifiable homicide, and Cheryl Crane was not prosecuted for killing him.

But almost immediately, rumors began to swirl. Had fourteen-year-old Cheryl really killed Stompanato? Had Lana actually wielded the knife and allowed her daughter to take responsibility? Or was the story told by mother and daughter exactly what happened inside that bedroom?

No evidence ever overturned the official finding, but the speculation helped turn the Stompanato killing into one of the most notorious scandals of Hollywood’s golden age.

This is the true crime story of Lana Turner, Cheryl Crane, and Johnny Stompanato—a tale of Hollywood glamour, mob connections, domestic violence, a teenage daughter with a knife, and the killing that became almost as legendary as the movie star herself.

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]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/lana-turner-and-johnny-stompanado/ On April 4, 1958, one of Hollywood’s most glamorous movie stars became the center of a scandal that stunned America.

Lana Turner was at the height of her fame when her volatile relationship with Johnny Stompanato, a former Marine with ties to Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen, turned deadly. Their romance had been marked by jealousy, threats, and allegations of physical abuse, but on that Good Friday night inside Turner’s Beverly Hills home, the violence finally reached a breaking point.

According to Turner and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Cheryl Crane, Stompanato threatened Lana during a vicious argument. Terrified for her mother, Cheryl grabbed a kitchen knife. When the bedroom door opened and Stompanato moved toward Lana, Cheryl stabbed him once in the abdomen. He died shortly afterward.

Suddenly, the teenage daughter of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars was at the center of a homicide investigation.

The spectacle that followed had everything the newspapers could want: a movie goddess, a teenage girl, an abusive lover, organized-crime connections, and a killing inside a Beverly Hills mansion. Lana Turner gave dramatic testimony at the coroner’s inquest, and Cheryl maintained that she had acted because she believed her mother was in danger.

The coroner’s jury ultimately ruled Johnny Stompanato’s death justifiable homicide, and Cheryl Crane was not prosecuted for killing him.

But almost immediately, rumors began to swirl. Had fourteen-year-old Cheryl really killed Stompanato? Had Lana actually wielded the knife and allowed her daughter to take responsibility? Or was the story told by mother and daughter exactly what happened inside that bedroom?

No evidence ever overturned the official finding, but the speculation helped turn the Stompanato killing into one of the most notorious scandals of Hollywood’s golden age.

This is the true crime story of Lana Turner, Cheryl Crane, and Johnny Stompanato—a tale of Hollywood glamour, mob connections, domestic violence, a teenage daughter with a knife, and the killing that became almost as legendary as the movie star herself.

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]]> Lana Turner and Johnny Stompanado: The Mobster and the 14-Year-Old Who Killed Him Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:41 Fourteen-year-old Cheryl Crane heard her mother, Hollywood goddess Lana Turner, being threatened by her gangster-connected lover—so she grabbed a kitchen knife and waited outside the bedroom door. Minutes later, Johnny Stompanato was dead, and one of Old Hollywood’s most explosive scandals had begun. Fourteen-year-old Cheryl Crane heard her mother, Hollywood goddess Lana Turner, being threatened by her gangster-connected lover—so she grabbed a kitchen knife and waited outside the bedroom door. Minutes later, Johnny Stompanato was dead, and one of Old Hollywood’s most explosive scandals had begun. true crime, johnny stompanado, lex barker, true crime podcasts, murder, justifiable homicide, lana turner, cheryl crane, hollywood murder, artie shaw, steve crane false full 164 Buzzsprout-13028247 Darlie Routier: Mother, Murderer or Wrongfully Convicted? In the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, police rushed to the Routier family home in Rowlett, Texas, after receiving a frantic 911 call from Darlie Routier.

Inside, investigators found a horrifying scene.

Darlie’s two young sons, six-year-old Devon and five-year-old Damon, had been brutally stabbed. Devon was already dead, and Damon died shortly afterward. Darlie herself had suffered knife wounds, including an injury to her neck.

She told police that an unknown intruder had entered the house, attacked her and her children, and fled through the garage.

Investigators didn’t believe her.

Attention quickly turned toward Darlie herself as police examined the blood evidence, a broken window screen, a bloody sock discovered away from the house, and what prosecutors claimed were inconsistencies in her account. Then came a piece of videotape that would become infamous: Darlie smiling, laughing, and spraying Silly String at her sons’ graves during a birthday remembrance for Devon.

Prosecutors portrayed the footage as evidence of a mother behaving strangely after the brutal deaths of her children. Darlie’s supporters argued that the clip was taken out of context and ignored the solemn prayer service that had occurred earlier that day.

In 1997, Darlie Routier was convicted of capital murder in the death of Damon and sentenced to death. She was also charged in Devon’s killing but has never been tried separately for his murder.

Nearly three decades later, the debate has never disappeared.

Was Darlie a mother who murdered her own children and staged an elaborate home invasion? Or did investigators decide she was guilty too quickly while overlooking evidence that might support her story of an unknown attacker?

Darlie continues to proclaim her innocence while remaining on Texas death row.

This is the true crime case of Darlie Routier—two murdered little boys, a mother sentenced to die, disputed forensic evidence, an infamous Silly String video, and one haunting question that remains more than thirty years later:

Did Texas convict the right person?

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]]> Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/darlie-routier/ In the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, police rushed to the Routier family home in Rowlett, Texas, after receiving a frantic 911 call from Darlie Routier.

Inside, investigators found a horrifying scene.

Darlie’s two young sons, six-year-old Devon and five-year-old Damon, had been brutally stabbed. Devon was already dead, and Damon died shortly afterward. Darlie herself had suffered knife wounds, including an injury to her neck.

She told police that an unknown intruder had entered the house, attacked her and her children, and fled through the garage.

Investigators didn’t believe her.

Attention quickly turned toward Darlie herself as police examined the blood evidence, a broken window screen, a bloody sock discovered away from the house, and what prosecutors claimed were inconsistencies in her account. Then came a piece of videotape that would become infamous: Darlie smiling, laughing, and spraying Silly String at her sons’ graves during a birthday remembrance for Devon.

Prosecutors portrayed the footage as evidence of a mother behaving strangely after the brutal deaths of her children. Darlie’s supporters argued that the clip was taken out of context and ignored the solemn prayer service that had occurred earlier that day.

In 1997, Darlie Routier was convicted of capital murder in the death of Damon and sentenced to death. She was also charged in Devon’s killing but has never been tried separately for his murder.

Nearly three decades later, the debate has never disappeared.

Was Darlie a mother who murdered her own children and staged an elaborate home invasion? Or did investigators decide she was guilty too quickly while overlooking evidence that might support her story of an unknown attacker?

Darlie continues to proclaim her innocence while remaining on Texas death row.

This is the true crime case of Darlie Routier—two murdered little boys, a mother sentenced to die, disputed forensic evidence, an infamous Silly String video, and one haunting question that remains more than thirty years later:

Did Texas convict the right person?

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]]> Darlie Routier: Mother, Murderer or Wrongfully Convicted? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:17:28 Darlie Routier called 911 screaming that an intruder had stabbed her and her two little boys—but investigators soon decided the killer had never entered the house at all. Nearly thirty years after she was sentenced to death, the question still divides true-crime followers: Did Darlie murder her sons, or is an innocent woman sitting on Texas death row? Darlie Routier called 911 screaming that an intruder had stabbed her and her two little boys—but investigators soon decided the killer had never entered the house at all. Nearly thirty years after she was sentenced to death, the question still divides true-crime followers: Did Darlie murder her sons, or is an innocent woman sitting on Texas death row? true crime, devon routier, damon routhier, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, death row, innocence, darlie routier false full 163 Buzzsprout-12989891 Stephen Griffiths: The Crossbow Cannibal Between 2009 and 2010, three women disappeared from the streets of Bradford, England: Susan Rushworth, Shelley Armitage, and Suzanne Blamires. All three were vulnerable women involved in sex work—and all three crossed paths with a man who had spent years studying crime, violence, and serial killers.

That man was Stephen Griffiths.

Griffiths was a criminology student with a long history of disturbing behavior and violence. By the time police connected him to the disappearances, investigators would discover that his fascination with murder had become something far darker.

The break in the case came from an extraordinary piece of evidence: CCTV footage from Griffiths’ apartment building. The video captured Suzanne Blamires running from his flat before Griffiths followed her into the hallway carrying a crossbow. What happened next was recorded on camera and gave police the evidence they needed to arrest him.

When Griffiths appeared in court and was asked his name, he gave authorities a chilling answer: “The Crossbow Cannibal.”

Griffiths ultimately pleaded guilty to murdering Susan Rushworth, Shelley Armitage, and Suzanne Blamires. He admitted dismembering his victims, and the remains of Suzanne and Shelley were later recovered from the River Aire; Susan’s body has never been found. In December 2010, Griffiths received a whole-life sentence, meaning he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison.

This is the true crime story of Stephen Griffiths, the Crossbow Cannibal—a criminology student obsessed with serial murder who became the very thing he studied.

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]]> Wed, 7 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/stephen-griffiths-crossbow-cannibal/ Between 2009 and 2010, three women disappeared from the streets of Bradford, England: Susan Rushworth, Shelley Armitage, and Suzanne Blamires. All three were vulnerable women involved in sex work—and all three crossed paths with a man who had spent years studying crime, violence, and serial killers.

That man was Stephen Griffiths.

Griffiths was a criminology student with a long history of disturbing behavior and violence. By the time police connected him to the disappearances, investigators would discover that his fascination with murder had become something far darker.

The break in the case came from an extraordinary piece of evidence: CCTV footage from Griffiths’ apartment building. The video captured Suzanne Blamires running from his flat before Griffiths followed her into the hallway carrying a crossbow. What happened next was recorded on camera and gave police the evidence they needed to arrest him.

When Griffiths appeared in court and was asked his name, he gave authorities a chilling answer: “The Crossbow Cannibal.”

Griffiths ultimately pleaded guilty to murdering Susan Rushworth, Shelley Armitage, and Suzanne Blamires. He admitted dismembering his victims, and the remains of Suzanne and Shelley were later recovered from the River Aire; Susan’s body has never been found. In December 2010, Griffiths received a whole-life sentence, meaning he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison.

This is the true crime story of Stephen Griffiths, the Crossbow Cannibal—a criminology student obsessed with serial murder who became the very thing he studied.

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]]> Stephen Griffiths: The Crossbow Cannibal Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:34 Three women vanished from the streets of Bradford before a security camera finally captured the terrifying truth: the killer was living inside the building. When police asked Stephen Griffiths his name, he answered with the nickname that would make him infamous—“The Crossbow Cannibal.” Three women vanished from the streets of Bradford before a security camera finally captured the terrifying truth: the killer was living inside the building. When police asked Stephen Griffiths his name, he answered with the nickname that would make him infamous—“The Crossbow Cannibal.” true crime, shelley armitage, kris calvert, you tube, stephen griffiths, the crossbow cannibal, crossbow cannibal, susan rushworth, true crime podcast, podcast, suzanne blamires, hitched 2 homicide false full 162 Buzzsprout-12934625 Stacey Castor: Two Husbands, One Daughter, and a Deadly Secret When Stacey Castor’s second husband, David Castor, was found dead inside their New York home in 2005, investigators initially believed he had taken his own life by drinking antifreeze.

But detectives weren’t convinced.

David’s death bore an unsettling resemblance to the sudden death of Stacey’s first husband, Michael Wallace, five years earlier. When Michael’s body was exhumed, investigators discovered ethylene glycol—antifreeze—in his system as well. Prosecutors came to believe Stacey had poisoned both men.

Then the case took an even darker turn.

As police closed in, Stacey’s daughter Ashley Wallace became dangerously ill after consuming a mixture of pills and alcohol. Investigators said Stacey had attempted to kill her own daughter and leave behind a fabricated suicide note designed to make it appear that Ashley had murdered both David and Michael.

In 2009, Stacey Castor was convicted of murdering David Castor, attempting to murder Ashley, and forging David’s will. She was sentenced to more than 51 years in prison. Although prosecutors argued that she had also killed Michael Wallace, she was not separately tried for his death.

The woman dubbed the “Antifreeze Killer” continued to maintain her innocence until her death in prison in 2016.

This is the true crime story of Stacey Castor—two dead husbands, a poisoned daughter, a forged suicide note, and a murder weapon hiding in plain sight in the garage. Stacey Castor, Antifreeze Killer, Stacey Castor case, David Castor murder, Michael Wallace death, Ashley Wallace, Stacey Castor daughter, antifreeze poisoning murder, Black Widow killer, Stacey Castor trial, New York true crime, husband poisoning case, female murderer, true crime podcast, antifreeze murders

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]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/stacey-castor/ When Stacey Castor’s second husband, David Castor, was found dead inside their New York home in 2005, investigators initially believed he had taken his own life by drinking antifreeze.

But detectives weren’t convinced.

David’s death bore an unsettling resemblance to the sudden death of Stacey’s first husband, Michael Wallace, five years earlier. When Michael’s body was exhumed, investigators discovered ethylene glycol—antifreeze—in his system as well. Prosecutors came to believe Stacey had poisoned both men.

Then the case took an even darker turn.

As police closed in, Stacey’s daughter Ashley Wallace became dangerously ill after consuming a mixture of pills and alcohol. Investigators said Stacey had attempted to kill her own daughter and leave behind a fabricated suicide note designed to make it appear that Ashley had murdered both David and Michael.

In 2009, Stacey Castor was convicted of murdering David Castor, attempting to murder Ashley, and forging David’s will. She was sentenced to more than 51 years in prison. Although prosecutors argued that she had also killed Michael Wallace, she was not separately tried for his death.

The woman dubbed the “Antifreeze Killer” continued to maintain her innocence until her death in prison in 2016.

This is the true crime story of Stacey Castor—two dead husbands, a poisoned daughter, a forged suicide note, and a murder weapon hiding in plain sight in the garage. Stacey Castor, Antifreeze Killer, Stacey Castor case, David Castor murder, Michael Wallace death, Ashley Wallace, Stacey Castor daughter, antifreeze poisoning murder, Black Widow killer, Stacey Castor trial, New York true crime, husband poisoning case, female murderer, true crime podcast, antifreeze murders

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]]> Stacey Castor: Two Husbands, One Daughter, and a Deadly Secret Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:04:38 Two of Stacey Castor’s husbands died years apart, and both deaths had one chilling ingredient in common: antifreeze. But when investigators began closing in, prosecutors say Stacey tried to poison her own daughter and frame her for the murders. Two of Stacey Castor’s husbands died years apart, and both deaths had one chilling ingredient in common: antifreeze. But when investigators began closing in, prosecutors say Stacey tried to poison her own daughter and frame her for the murders. true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, michael wallace, killer, black widow, antifreeze killer, podcast, david castor, hitched 2 homicide, stacey castor false full 161 Buzzsprout-12897530 The Killer Cop: Stephanie Lazarus and the Murder of Sherri Rasmussen On February 24, 1986, 29-year-old Sherri Rasmussen was found brutally murdered inside the Van Nuys, California condominium she shared with her husband, John Ruetten.

She had been beaten, bitten, and shot three times in the chest.

Investigators initially believed Sherri had interrupted a burglary gone wrong. Her home appeared ransacked, and police focused on a theory involving unknown intruders. But Sherri’s family believed detectives were overlooking someone much closer to the victim: Stephanie Lazarus, an LAPD officer who had previously been romantically involved with Sherri’s husband.

The case went cold.

Years passed. Lazarus continued rising through the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department while Sherri’s family continued pushing for answers.

Then forensic science changed everything.

DNA testing performed on saliva recovered from a bite mark on Sherri’s arm revealed that the killer was female—a discovery that challenged the original burglary theory. Cold-case investigators eventually turned their attention to Lazarus and secretly obtained her DNA from an item she discarded.

It matched.

In 2009, more than 23 years after Sherri Rasmussen was murdered, Stephanie Lazarus was arrested. In 2012, a jury convicted the veteran LAPD detective of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison.

The case also raised disturbing questions about the original investigation. How did detectives miss—or dismiss—the possibility that one of their own officers might have been involved? And could Sherri’s murder have been solved decades earlier if her family’s suspicions had been taken more seriously?

This is the true crime story of Sherri Rasmussen and Stephanie Lazarus—a love triangle, a murdered newlywed, a police officer hiding in plain sight, and a tiny piece of DNA that finally exposed a secret buried for more than two decades. Sherri Rasmussen, Stephanie Lazarus, Sherri Rasmussen murder, Stephanie Lazarus murder case, LAPD detective murderer, LAPD murder case, John Ruetten, Sherri Rasmussen bite mark DNA, Los Angeles cold case, 1986 murder, female police officer killer, jealous ex murder, love triangle murder, DNA cold case, California true crime, Los Angeles true crime, cold case solved, true crime podcast

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]]> Wed, 24 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/sherri-rasmussen-stephanie-lazarus/ On February 24, 1986, 29-year-old Sherri Rasmussen was found brutally murdered inside the Van Nuys, California condominium she shared with her husband, John Ruetten.

She had been beaten, bitten, and shot three times in the chest.

Investigators initially believed Sherri had interrupted a burglary gone wrong. Her home appeared ransacked, and police focused on a theory involving unknown intruders. But Sherri’s family believed detectives were overlooking someone much closer to the victim: Stephanie Lazarus, an LAPD officer who had previously been romantically involved with Sherri’s husband.

The case went cold.

Years passed. Lazarus continued rising through the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department while Sherri’s family continued pushing for answers.

Then forensic science changed everything.

DNA testing performed on saliva recovered from a bite mark on Sherri’s arm revealed that the killer was female—a discovery that challenged the original burglary theory. Cold-case investigators eventually turned their attention to Lazarus and secretly obtained her DNA from an item she discarded.

It matched.

In 2009, more than 23 years after Sherri Rasmussen was murdered, Stephanie Lazarus was arrested. In 2012, a jury convicted the veteran LAPD detective of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison.

The case also raised disturbing questions about the original investigation. How did detectives miss—or dismiss—the possibility that one of their own officers might have been involved? And could Sherri’s murder have been solved decades earlier if her family’s suspicions had been taken more seriously?

This is the true crime story of Sherri Rasmussen and Stephanie Lazarus—a love triangle, a murdered newlywed, a police officer hiding in plain sight, and a tiny piece of DNA that finally exposed a secret buried for more than two decades. Sherri Rasmussen, Stephanie Lazarus, Sherri Rasmussen murder, Stephanie Lazarus murder case, LAPD detective murderer, LAPD murder case, John Ruetten, Sherri Rasmussen bite mark DNA, Los Angeles cold case, 1986 murder, female police officer killer, jealous ex murder, love triangle murder, DNA cold case, California true crime, Los Angeles true crime, cold case solved, true crime podcast

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]]> The Killer Cop: Stephanie Lazarus and the Murder of Sherri Rasmussen Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:17:05 Sherri Rasmussen was beaten, bitten, and shot to death inside her Van Nuys, California home, while police dismissed it as a burglary gone wrong. More than 23 years later, DNA from the killer’s bite would lead investigators to someone Sherri’s family had suspected from the beginning—LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus. Sherri Rasmussen was beaten, bitten, and shot to death inside her Van Nuys, California home, while police dismissed it as a burglary gone wrong. More than 23 years later, DNA from the killer’s bite would lead investigators to someone Sherri’s family had suspected from the beginning—LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus. true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, sherri rasmussen, stephanie lazarus, podcast, john reutter, crime of passion, killer cop, hitched 2 homicide false full 160 Buzzsprout-12855073 Toni Jo Henry: Murder for the Love of Cowboy Henry Toni Jo Henry had lived a hard life long before she met the man known as Claude “Cowboy” Henry. But when the former boxer and outlaw entered her world, Toni Jo fell hard—and when Cowboy was sentenced to fifty years in a Texas prison, she became determined to get him out.

Her plan would end with an innocent man dead.

In 1940, Toni Jo teamed up with ex-convict Finnon “Arkie” Burks in a scheme to obtain money, weapons, and transportation for a prison break. While hitchhiking in Louisiana, the pair accepted a ride from Joseph P. Calloway, a man who had no idea who he had just picked up.

Calloway was robbed at gunpoint, locked in the trunk of his own car, driven to a remote area, and forced to remove his clothing. He was then shot in the head and left dead in a field. Toni Jo and Burks later blamed one another for pulling the trigger.

The sensational case would send Toni Jo through three separate trials, each ending with a conviction. On November 28, 1942, she was executed in the electric chair at the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse, becoming the only woman ever executed in Louisiana’s electric chair. Burks was executed the following year.

And the love story had one final bizarre chapter.

Just days before Toni Jo’s execution, Cowboy Henry escaped from prison, reportedly hoping to see his wife one last time. He was quickly recaptured. Toni Jo went to her death at twenty-six years old, still devoted to the man whose imprisonment had set the entire deadly plan in motion.

This is the true crime story of Toni Jo Henry and Claude “Cowboy” Henry—a tale of desperate love, a doomed prison-break scheme, the murder of an innocent stranger, three sensational trials, and the woman who became Louisiana’s only female prisoner to die in the electric chair.

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]]> Wed, 17 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/cowboy-henry-and-toni-jo/ Toni Jo Henry had lived a hard life long before she met the man known as Claude “Cowboy” Henry. But when the former boxer and outlaw entered her world, Toni Jo fell hard—and when Cowboy was sentenced to fifty years in a Texas prison, she became determined to get him out.

Her plan would end with an innocent man dead.

In 1940, Toni Jo teamed up with ex-convict Finnon “Arkie” Burks in a scheme to obtain money, weapons, and transportation for a prison break. While hitchhiking in Louisiana, the pair accepted a ride from Joseph P. Calloway, a man who had no idea who he had just picked up.

Calloway was robbed at gunpoint, locked in the trunk of his own car, driven to a remote area, and forced to remove his clothing. He was then shot in the head and left dead in a field. Toni Jo and Burks later blamed one another for pulling the trigger.

The sensational case would send Toni Jo through three separate trials, each ending with a conviction. On November 28, 1942, she was executed in the electric chair at the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse, becoming the only woman ever executed in Louisiana’s electric chair. Burks was executed the following year.

And the love story had one final bizarre chapter.

Just days before Toni Jo’s execution, Cowboy Henry escaped from prison, reportedly hoping to see his wife one last time. He was quickly recaptured. Toni Jo went to her death at twenty-six years old, still devoted to the man whose imprisonment had set the entire deadly plan in motion.

This is the true crime story of Toni Jo Henry and Claude “Cowboy” Henry—a tale of desperate love, a doomed prison-break scheme, the murder of an innocent stranger, three sensational trials, and the woman who became Louisiana’s only female prisoner to die in the electric chair.

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]]> Toni Jo Henry: Murder for the Love of Cowboy Henry Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:48:46 Toni Jo Henry was willing to do almost anything to free her husband, Cowboy Henry, from prison—and an innocent man who stopped to give her a ride would pay with his life. Her desperate plan ended not with Cowboy’s freedom, but with Toni Jo strapped into Louisiana’s electric chair. Toni Jo Henry was willing to do almost anything to free her husband, Cowboy Henry, from prison—and an innocent man who stopped to give her a ride would pay with his life. Her desperate plan ended not with Cowboy’s freedom, but with Toni Jo strapped into Louisiana’s electric chair. true crime, podcasts, arkie burks, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, toni jo henry, harold finnon burks, historic crime, cowboy henry, rob pottorf, joe calloway, claude henry, tiger girl, bad girl of the bayou, electric chair, hitched 2 homicide false full 159 Buzzsprout-12715236 Sean Vincent Gillis: The Other Baton Rouge Serial Killer For nearly a decade, women were being murdered in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while another notorious predator, Derrick Todd Lee, was also terrorizing the area. Hidden among those crimes was a second serial killer whose name would become synonymous with some of Louisiana’s most disturbing murders: Sean Vincent Gillis.

Between 1994 and 2004, Gillis murdered eight women, including Ann Bryan, Katherine Ann Hall, Hardee Schmidt, Joyce Williams, Lillian Robinson, Marilyn Nevils, Johnnie Mae Williams, and Donna Bennett Johnston. His victims varied in age and circumstance, making the crimes difficult to connect at first.

Investigators eventually linked Gillis to multiple murders through forensic evidence, including DNA. After his arrest in April 2004, he confessed not only to the killings police were investigating, but also revealed his involvement in additional murders that had remained unsolved.

What emerged was the story of a killer who had operated for years in relative anonymity, even as law enforcement and the public were focused on another serial murderer in the same region. His crimes involved stalking, sexual violence, mutilation, and the disposal of victims’ bodies in isolated locations.

Gillis was ultimately convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He remains incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

This is the true crime story of Sean Vincent Gillis—the serial killer sometimes called the Second Baton Rouge Killer, a predator whose decade-long trail of murder unfolded alongside another killing spree and left eight women dead.

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]]> Wed, 10 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/sean-vincent-gillis/ For nearly a decade, women were being murdered in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while another notorious predator, Derrick Todd Lee, was also terrorizing the area. Hidden among those crimes was a second serial killer whose name would become synonymous with some of Louisiana’s most disturbing murders: Sean Vincent Gillis.

Between 1994 and 2004, Gillis murdered eight women, including Ann Bryan, Katherine Ann Hall, Hardee Schmidt, Joyce Williams, Lillian Robinson, Marilyn Nevils, Johnnie Mae Williams, and Donna Bennett Johnston. His victims varied in age and circumstance, making the crimes difficult to connect at first.

Investigators eventually linked Gillis to multiple murders through forensic evidence, including DNA. After his arrest in April 2004, he confessed not only to the killings police were investigating, but also revealed his involvement in additional murders that had remained unsolved.

What emerged was the story of a killer who had operated for years in relative anonymity, even as law enforcement and the public were focused on another serial murderer in the same region. His crimes involved stalking, sexual violence, mutilation, and the disposal of victims’ bodies in isolated locations.

Gillis was ultimately convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He remains incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

This is the true crime story of Sean Vincent Gillis—the serial killer sometimes called the Second Baton Rouge Killer, a predator whose decade-long trail of murder unfolded alongside another killing spree and left eight women dead.

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]]> Sean Vincent Gillis: The Other Baton Rouge Serial Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:10:40 Baton Rouge thought it was hunting one serial killer—but another predator had been murdering women in the same city for years. When police finally arrested Sean Vincent Gillis, his confession revealed eight victims and a decade of violence hiding in plain sight. Baton Rouge thought it was hunting one serial killer—but another predator had been murdering women in the same city for years. When police finally arrested Sean Vincent Gillis, his confession revealed eight victims and a decade of violence hiding in plain sight. true crime, podcasts, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, ann bryan, hardee moseley schmidt, johnnie mae williams, rob pottorf, sean gillis, katherine hall, marilyn nevils, joyce williams, sean vincent gillis, lillian robison, donna ben, hitched 2 homicide false full 158 Buzzsprout-12715188 The Good Hart Murders: The Unsolved Robinson Family Massacre In the summer of 1968, the Robison family left their suburban Detroit home for a peaceful vacation at their secluded cottage near Good Hart, Michigan, overlooking Lake Michigan.

They would never return.

On June 25, Richard and Shirley Robison and their four children—Ritchie, Gary, Randy, and Susan—were murdered inside the family’s vacation home. The killer used both a rifle and a handgun, and some of the victims were also beaten. Then the cottage was closed up and left silent beneath the trees.

For nearly a month, no one knew what had happened.

The Robisons had been expected to travel from Michigan to Florida, so their absence initially raised little alarm. It was not until July 22, 1968, twenty-seven days after the murders, that the family’s bodies were finally discovered inside the cottage.

Investigators soon began looking closely at Joseph Raymond Scolaro, Richard Robison’s employee and business associate. Authorities suspected financial problems and alleged embezzlement could have provided a motive, and Scolaro would remain the central suspect in the case. But he was never prosecuted.

Years later, Scolaro died by suicide, leaving behind denials of responsibility—and leaving prosecutors without the trial that might finally have answered what happened inside that cottage.

More than half a century later, the Robison family murders, better known as the Good Hart murders, remain officially unsolved.

This is the true crime story of the Good Hart Murders—six members of one family slaughtered on a summer vacation, a prime suspect who was never brought to trial, and one of Michigan’s most haunting cold cases.

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]]> Wed, 3 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-robison-family-the-good-hart-murders/ In the summer of 1968, the Robison family left their suburban Detroit home for a peaceful vacation at their secluded cottage near Good Hart, Michigan, overlooking Lake Michigan.

They would never return.

On June 25, Richard and Shirley Robison and their four children—Ritchie, Gary, Randy, and Susan—were murdered inside the family’s vacation home. The killer used both a rifle and a handgun, and some of the victims were also beaten. Then the cottage was closed up and left silent beneath the trees.

For nearly a month, no one knew what had happened.

The Robisons had been expected to travel from Michigan to Florida, so their absence initially raised little alarm. It was not until July 22, 1968, twenty-seven days after the murders, that the family’s bodies were finally discovered inside the cottage.

Investigators soon began looking closely at Joseph Raymond Scolaro, Richard Robison’s employee and business associate. Authorities suspected financial problems and alleged embezzlement could have provided a motive, and Scolaro would remain the central suspect in the case. But he was never prosecuted.

Years later, Scolaro died by suicide, leaving behind denials of responsibility—and leaving prosecutors without the trial that might finally have answered what happened inside that cottage.

More than half a century later, the Robison family murders, better known as the Good Hart murders, remain officially unsolved.

This is the true crime story of the Good Hart Murders—six members of one family slaughtered on a summer vacation, a prime suspect who was never brought to trial, and one of Michigan’s most haunting cold cases.

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]]> The Good Hart Murders: The Unsolved Robinson Family Massacre Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:56:03 The Robison family went to their secluded Lake Michigan cottage for a summer vacation, and 27 days later, all six of them were discovered murdered inside. Police believed they knew who slaughtered the family, but more than half a century later, the Good Hart Murders remain officially unsolved. The Robison family went to their secluded Lake Michigan cottage for a summer vacation, and 27 days later, all six of them were discovered murdered inside. Police believed they knew who slaughtered the family, but more than half a century later, the Good Hart Murders remain officially unsolved. true crime, richard robison, podcasts, the robison family, joe scolara, true crime podcasts, murder, the good hart murders, family murder false full 157 Buzzsprout-12712843 The Ken and Barbie Killers: Paul and Karla Homolka *This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide contains depictions of rape and violence of a sexuxal nature. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual abuse call: 800-656-HOPE (4673).

They were young, attractive, newly married, and seemingly picture-perfect. But behind the polished image of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka was one of the most horrifying crime partnerships in Canadian history.

Before their marriage, Bernardo had already been committing a series of sexual assaults in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. Then his violence escalated, and Homolka became an active participant. Together, the couple drugged, sexually assaulted, tortured, and killed young women—including Homolka’s own 15-year-old sister, Tammy.

In 1991, 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy was abducted, held captive, assaulted, and murdered. Less than a year later, 15-year-old Kristen French was kidnapped while walking home from school and suffered the same horrifying fate. Bernardo and Homolka recorded portions of their crimes on videotape, evidence that would later transform the public understanding of just how involved Homolka had been.

But before those tapes surfaced, prosecutors struck a controversial deal with Homolka. In exchange for her testimony against Bernardo, she pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and received a 12-year prison sentence—an agreement that became infamous as the “deal with the devil.” Bernardo was later convicted of first-degree murder and other offenses and received a life sentence.

Homolka completed her sentence and was released in 2005, a fact that remains one of the most controversial aspects of the case.

This is the true crime story of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, the so-called Ken and Barbie Killers—a beautiful young couple whose carefully constructed exterior concealed sexual violence, manipulation, murder, and crimes that horrified an entire country.

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]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/paul-bernardo-and-karla-homolka-the-ken-and-barbie-killers/ *This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide contains depictions of rape and violence of a sexuxal nature. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual abuse call: 800-656-HOPE (4673).

They were young, attractive, newly married, and seemingly picture-perfect. But behind the polished image of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka was one of the most horrifying crime partnerships in Canadian history.

Before their marriage, Bernardo had already been committing a series of sexual assaults in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. Then his violence escalated, and Homolka became an active participant. Together, the couple drugged, sexually assaulted, tortured, and killed young women—including Homolka’s own 15-year-old sister, Tammy.

In 1991, 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy was abducted, held captive, assaulted, and murdered. Less than a year later, 15-year-old Kristen French was kidnapped while walking home from school and suffered the same horrifying fate. Bernardo and Homolka recorded portions of their crimes on videotape, evidence that would later transform the public understanding of just how involved Homolka had been.

But before those tapes surfaced, prosecutors struck a controversial deal with Homolka. In exchange for her testimony against Bernardo, she pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and received a 12-year prison sentence—an agreement that became infamous as the “deal with the devil.” Bernardo was later convicted of first-degree murder and other offenses and received a life sentence.

Homolka completed her sentence and was released in 2005, a fact that remains one of the most controversial aspects of the case.

This is the true crime story of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, the so-called Ken and Barbie Killers—a beautiful young couple whose carefully constructed exterior concealed sexual violence, manipulation, murder, and crimes that horrified an entire country.

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]]> The Ken and Barbie Killers: Paul and Karla Homolka Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:46 Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka looked like the perfect young couple—so perfect the press would eventually call them the Ken and Barbie Killers. Behind closed doors, however, they were recording acts of sexual violence and murder that would expose one of the darkest partnerships in Canadian true crime. *This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide contains depictions of rape and violence of a sexuxal nature. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual abuse call: 800-656-HOPE (4673). Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka looked like the perfect young couple—so perfect the press would eventually call them the Ken and Barbie Killers. Behind closed doors, however, they were recording acts of sexual violence and murder that would expose one of the darkest partnerships in Canadian true crime. *This episode of Hitched 2 Homicide contains depictions of rape and violence of a sexuxal nature. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual abuse call: 800-656-HOPE (4673). true crime, podcasts, kris calvert, canadian true crime, paul bernardo, true crime podcasts, kristen french, karla homolka, tammy homolka, rob pottorf, leslie mahaffy, hitched 2 homicide false full 156 Buzzsprout-12666628 Kitty Genovese: The Murder 38 Witnesses Supposedly Ignored In the early morning hours of March 13, 1964, 28-year-old Kitty Genovese returned home to Kew Gardens, Queens, after finishing work at a Manhattan bar.

She never made it safely inside.

As Kitty walked toward her apartment building, Winston Moseley followed her, attacked her with a knife, fled when a neighbor shouted from a window, and then returned to continue the assault. Kitty was stabbed repeatedly, sexually assaulted, and robbed before Moseley escaped. A neighbor and friend, Sophia Farrar, eventually found Kitty and stayed with her until help arrived.

Kitty died soon afterward.

But her murder would become famous for something beyond the crime itself.

Two weeks later, The New York Times published a story claiming that 38 witnesses watched the attack and failed to call police. The report shocked the country and helped inspire decades of psychological research into what became known as the bystander effect or Genovese syndrome.

There was just one problem.

The story America came to believe was not entirely true.

Later investigations found that no 38 people witnessed the entire murder, many neighbors could not clearly see what was happening, some believed they were hearing a domestic argument, at least one person shouted at Moseley, and attempts were made to contact police. The final attack occurred largely out of view. Even The New York Times later acknowledged that its original reporting had significantly exaggerated what the witnesses had seen and understood.

Moseley was arrested days later after being caught during a burglary. He confessed to killing Kitty and was convicted of murder. His original death sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment, and he died in prison in 2016 after serving more than five decades.

This is the true crime story of Kitty Genovese—a young woman whose brutal murder became a symbol of urban indifference, a cornerstone of social psychology, and ultimately a cautionary tale about how a powerful headline can become more famous than the truth.

 

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]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/kitty-genovese-the-victim-the-killer-and-the-bystanders/ In the early morning hours of March 13, 1964, 28-year-old Kitty Genovese returned home to Kew Gardens, Queens, after finishing work at a Manhattan bar.

She never made it safely inside.

As Kitty walked toward her apartment building, Winston Moseley followed her, attacked her with a knife, fled when a neighbor shouted from a window, and then returned to continue the assault. Kitty was stabbed repeatedly, sexually assaulted, and robbed before Moseley escaped. A neighbor and friend, Sophia Farrar, eventually found Kitty and stayed with her until help arrived.

Kitty died soon afterward.

But her murder would become famous for something beyond the crime itself.

Two weeks later, The New York Times published a story claiming that 38 witnesses watched the attack and failed to call police. The report shocked the country and helped inspire decades of psychological research into what became known as the bystander effect or Genovese syndrome.

There was just one problem.

The story America came to believe was not entirely true.

Later investigations found that no 38 people witnessed the entire murder, many neighbors could not clearly see what was happening, some believed they were hearing a domestic argument, at least one person shouted at Moseley, and attempts were made to contact police. The final attack occurred largely out of view. Even The New York Times later acknowledged that its original reporting had significantly exaggerated what the witnesses had seen and understood.

Moseley was arrested days later after being caught during a burglary. He confessed to killing Kitty and was convicted of murder. His original death sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment, and he died in prison in 2016 after serving more than five decades.

This is the true crime story of Kitty Genovese—a young woman whose brutal murder became a symbol of urban indifference, a cornerstone of social psychology, and ultimately a cautionary tale about how a powerful headline can become more famous than the truth.

 

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]]> Kitty Genovese: The Murder 38 Witnesses Supposedly Ignored Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:04:27 For decades, America was told that 38 people watched Kitty Genovese being murdered and did nothing to help her. But the real story of what happened that night is far more complicated—and may be one of the most famous true crime myths ever told. For decades, America was told that 38 people watched Kitty Genovese being murdered and did nothing to help her. But the real story of what happened that night is far more complicated—and may be one of the most famous true crime myths ever told. true crime, kris calvert, 38, true crime podcasts, winston moseley, the witness, rob pottorf, kitty genovese, kew gardens, 38 witnesses, hitched 2 homicide false full 155 Buzzsprout-12628869 Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills: The Preacher, the Choir Singer and the Pig Woman. On September 16, 1922, the bodies of Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, a member of his church choir, were discovered beneath a crabapple tree near an abandoned farm outside New Brunswick, New Jersey. Both were married to other people—and investigators soon learned the minister and choir singer had been carrying on a secret affair.

The crime scene was as strange as it was brutal.

Hall had been shot once in the head. Eleanor had been shot three times, and her throat had been cut. Their bodies appeared to have been deliberately arranged together, and love letters connected to their affair were found nearby.

Suspicion quickly fell on Hall’s wealthy wife, Frances Stevens Hall, and members of her powerful family. Prosecutors eventually accused Frances and her brothers of confronting the lovers and killing them in a fit of jealousy and revenge.

But the investigation was plagued by mistakes, competing jurisdictions, contaminated evidence, sensational newspaper coverage, and witnesses whose stories were difficult to prove.

Then came Jane Gibson, a local hog farmer whom the newspapers dubbed “The Pig Woman.” Gibson claimed she had witnessed the confrontation on the night of the murders and eventually became the prosecution’s star witness, even being brought into the courtroom on a stretcher during the sensational 1926 trial.

Frances Hall and her brothers were ultimately acquitted.

No one else was ever convicted.

More than a century later, the murders of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills remain officially unsolved—and the case endures as one of the great true crime mysteries of the Jazz Age, filled with forbidden love, wealth, jealousy, scandal, and a media frenzy that helped shape America’s fascination with sensational murder trials.

This is the true crime story of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills—the Hall-Mills Murders—two lovers found dead beneath a tree, a wealthy wife accused of revenge, a witness known as the Pig Woman, and a double murder that has kept its secrets for more than one hundred years.

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]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/edward-hall-and-eleanor-mills/ On September 16, 1922, the bodies of Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, a member of his church choir, were discovered beneath a crabapple tree near an abandoned farm outside New Brunswick, New Jersey. Both were married to other people—and investigators soon learned the minister and choir singer had been carrying on a secret affair.

The crime scene was as strange as it was brutal.

Hall had been shot once in the head. Eleanor had been shot three times, and her throat had been cut. Their bodies appeared to have been deliberately arranged together, and love letters connected to their affair were found nearby.

Suspicion quickly fell on Hall’s wealthy wife, Frances Stevens Hall, and members of her powerful family. Prosecutors eventually accused Frances and her brothers of confronting the lovers and killing them in a fit of jealousy and revenge.

But the investigation was plagued by mistakes, competing jurisdictions, contaminated evidence, sensational newspaper coverage, and witnesses whose stories were difficult to prove.

Then came Jane Gibson, a local hog farmer whom the newspapers dubbed “The Pig Woman.” Gibson claimed she had witnessed the confrontation on the night of the murders and eventually became the prosecution’s star witness, even being brought into the courtroom on a stretcher during the sensational 1926 trial.

Frances Hall and her brothers were ultimately acquitted.

No one else was ever convicted.

More than a century later, the murders of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills remain officially unsolved—and the case endures as one of the great true crime mysteries of the Jazz Age, filled with forbidden love, wealth, jealousy, scandal, and a media frenzy that helped shape America’s fascination with sensational murder trials.

This is the true crime story of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills—the Hall-Mills Murders—two lovers found dead beneath a tree, a wealthy wife accused of revenge, a witness known as the Pig Woman, and a double murder that has kept its secrets for more than one hundred years.

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]]> Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills: The Preacher, the Choir Singer and the Pig Woman. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:16:16 A married minister and his married choir singer were found murdered beneath a crabapple tree, their secret love letters scattered around their bodies. What followed was a Jazz Age spectacle of adultery, old money, a woman called “The Pig Woman,” and a sensational trial that still failed to answer the biggest question: Who killed Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills? A married minister and his married choir singer were found murdered beneath a crabapple tree, their secret love letters scattered around their bodies. What followed was a Jazz Age spectacle of adultery, old money, a woman called “The Pig Woman,” and a sensational trial that still failed to answer the biggest question: Who killed Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills? true crime, the pig lady, eleanor mills, kris calvert, the pig woman, true crime podcasts, reverend edward hall, rob pottorf, frances stevens hall, hall-mills murders, jane gibson, hitched 2 homicide false full 154 Buzzsprout-12566610 Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen Killer In early 1984, women began disappearing across America, many of them young, attractive, and hoping for careers in modeling. The man approaching them often seemed harmless: Christopher Wilder, a successful photographer and race-car enthusiast who used promises of modeling jobs, photo shoots, and magazine opportunities to lure women into his control.

What followed was a terrifying 47-day cross-country crime spree that stretched from Florida to the West Coast and back across the country. Wilder abducted young women and girls, sexually assaulted and tortured them, and murdered at least eight. Several others survived encounters with him and helped investigators understand just how calculated his methods had become.

Among the survivors was 16-year-old Tina Risico, whom Wilder kidnapped in California and held captive for days while continuing his journey across the country. She endured repeated abuse and was forced to accompany him as he targeted other young women before he eventually released her.

By then, Wilder had become the subject of a massive FBI manhunt.

On April 13, 1984, police finally caught up with him in Colebrook, New Hampshire. During a struggle with officers, Wilder’s own gun discharged, killing him and bringing the killing spree to an abrupt end.

But his death left investigators with unanswered questions. Wilder has been suspected in additional murders and disappearances in both the United States and his native Australia, meaning the full number of women he victimized may never be known.

This is the true crime story of Christopher Wilder, the Beauty Queen Killer—a predator who used cameras, charm, and the promise of fame to hunt women across America, leaving behind a trail of murder and survivors who helped expose the monster behind the lens.

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]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/christopher-wilder/ In early 1984, women began disappearing across America, many of them young, attractive, and hoping for careers in modeling. The man approaching them often seemed harmless: Christopher Wilder, a successful photographer and race-car enthusiast who used promises of modeling jobs, photo shoots, and magazine opportunities to lure women into his control.

What followed was a terrifying 47-day cross-country crime spree that stretched from Florida to the West Coast and back across the country. Wilder abducted young women and girls, sexually assaulted and tortured them, and murdered at least eight. Several others survived encounters with him and helped investigators understand just how calculated his methods had become.

Among the survivors was 16-year-old Tina Risico, whom Wilder kidnapped in California and held captive for days while continuing his journey across the country. She endured repeated abuse and was forced to accompany him as he targeted other young women before he eventually released her.

By then, Wilder had become the subject of a massive FBI manhunt.

On April 13, 1984, police finally caught up with him in Colebrook, New Hampshire. During a struggle with officers, Wilder’s own gun discharged, killing him and bringing the killing spree to an abrupt end.

But his death left investigators with unanswered questions. Wilder has been suspected in additional murders and disappearances in both the United States and his native Australia, meaning the full number of women he victimized may never be known.

This is the true crime story of Christopher Wilder, the Beauty Queen Killer—a predator who used cameras, charm, and the promise of fame to hunt women across America, leaving behind a trail of murder and survivors who helped expose the monster behind the lens.

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]]> Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:11:00 Christopher Wilder approached young women with an irresistible offer: he could make them models. Instead, the man who became known as the Beauty Queen Killer turned a camera and a promise of fame into bait for a 47-day cross-country rampage of kidnapping, torture, and murder. Christopher Wilder approached young women with an irresistible offer: he could make them models. Instead, the man who became known as the Beauty Queen Killer turned a camera and a promise of fame into bait for a 47-day cross-country rampage of kidnapping, torture, and murder. michelle korfman, true crime, homicide, rosario gonzalez, elizabeth kenyon, kris calvert, chris wilder, killer, the collector, christopher wilder, tina risico, true crime podcast, the beauty queen killer false full 153 Buzzsprout-12513577 Gloria Pointer: The 29-Year Hunt for Her Killer On the morning of December 6, 1984, 14-year-old Gloria Pointer left her Cleveland, Ohio, home and headed to school. She never made it.

Gloria’s body was found in the stairwell of an apartment building on Cleveland’s east side. She had been sexually assaulted and murdered, leaving her mother, Yvonne Pointer, devastated—and determined that her daughter would not become just another forgotten cold case.

Years passed. Then decades.

Yvonne became an outspoken advocate for victims and refused to stop pushing investigators to find Gloria’s killer. Nearly 30 years after the murder, advances in DNA technology finally produced the break she had been waiting for.

In 2013, DNA recovered from the crime was entered into Ohio’s database and matched Hernandez Warren, a convicted sex offender with a violent criminal history. Warren was arrested and charged with Gloria’s kidnapping, rape, and murder.

In May 2014, Hernandez Warren pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and rape, finally bringing a measure of justice to a case that had haunted Gloria’s family and the Cleveland community since 1984.

But this story is about more than the man who killed Gloria Pointer.

It is about a mother who made a promise to her daughter and spent almost three decades refusing to let the world forget her name.

This is the true crime story of Gloria Pointer—a 14-year-old girl murdered on her way to school, a cold case that endured for 29 years, and the DNA evidence that finally gave a determined mother the answer she had fought so long to find.

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]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/gloria-pointer/ On the morning of December 6, 1984, 14-year-old Gloria Pointer left her Cleveland, Ohio, home and headed to school. She never made it.

Gloria’s body was found in the stairwell of an apartment building on Cleveland’s east side. She had been sexually assaulted and murdered, leaving her mother, Yvonne Pointer, devastated—and determined that her daughter would not become just another forgotten cold case.

Years passed. Then decades.

Yvonne became an outspoken advocate for victims and refused to stop pushing investigators to find Gloria’s killer. Nearly 30 years after the murder, advances in DNA technology finally produced the break she had been waiting for.

In 2013, DNA recovered from the crime was entered into Ohio’s database and matched Hernandez Warren, a convicted sex offender with a violent criminal history. Warren was arrested and charged with Gloria’s kidnapping, rape, and murder.

In May 2014, Hernandez Warren pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and rape, finally bringing a measure of justice to a case that had haunted Gloria’s family and the Cleveland community since 1984.

But this story is about more than the man who killed Gloria Pointer.

It is about a mother who made a promise to her daughter and spent almost three decades refusing to let the world forget her name.

This is the true crime story of Gloria Pointer—a 14-year-old girl murdered on her way to school, a cold case that endured for 29 years, and the DNA evidence that finally gave a determined mother the answer she had fought so long to find.

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]]> Gloria Pointer: The 29-Year Hunt for Her Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:48:45 Fourteen-year-old Gloria Pointer left for school one December morning and was found murdered before the day was over. Her killer would remain free for nearly 30 years—but Gloria’s mother made one promise she refused to break: she would never stop searching for justice. Fourteen-year-old Gloria Pointer left for school one December morning and was found murdered before the day was over. Her killer would remain free for nearly 30 years—but Gloria’s mother made one promise she refused to break: she would never stop searching for justice. true crime, kris calvert, rommell broom, true crime podcasts, murder, yvonne pointer, rob pottorf, rape, hernandez warren, gloria pointer, hitched 2 homicide false full 152 Buzzsprout-12473454 Carl "Charlie" Brandt: The Serial Killer Hiding in Plain Sight In September 2004, Charlie Brandt and his wife, Teri, evacuated their Florida Keys home ahead of Hurricane Ivan and went to stay with Teri’s niece, Michelle Jones, near Orlando.

Days later, Michelle and Teri were found brutally murdered inside the house.

Michelle had been decapitated and mutilated. Teri had been stabbed to death. Charlie was found hanging in the garage.

At first, the horrific murder-suicide seemed almost impossible to reconcile with the quiet, ordinary man friends and neighbors thought they knew. Then Charlie’s family revealed a secret they had kept buried for more than thirty years.

When Charlie Brandt was just 13 years old, he walked into his parents’ bedroom with a gun and shot both of them, killing his pregnant mother and seriously wounding his father. He was committed to a psychiatric facility but was never criminally charged.

That revelation changed everything.

Investigators began comparing Michelle’s murder to unsolved killings across Florida and eventually linked Brandt to the 1989 murder of Sherry Perisho. Detectives also suspected him in several additional cold cases whose victims had suffered mutilation similar to Michelle’s, although those killings were never conclusively proven to be his work.

The question was no longer whether Charlie Brandt had suddenly snapped in 2004.

It was how long had he been killing?

Because Charlie died before investigators could question him, the full extent of his crimes may never be known. What appeared to be one horrifying family murder ultimately exposed a man investigators came to believe had been hiding a violent secret for decades.

This is the true crime story of Charlie Brandt—a teenage killer who grew into an apparently ordinary husband, a horrifying double murder that exposed his past, and the cold cases that left investigators wondering how many other victims he may have left behind.

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]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/carl-charlie-brandt/ In September 2004, Charlie Brandt and his wife, Teri, evacuated their Florida Keys home ahead of Hurricane Ivan and went to stay with Teri’s niece, Michelle Jones, near Orlando.

Days later, Michelle and Teri were found brutally murdered inside the house.

Michelle had been decapitated and mutilated. Teri had been stabbed to death. Charlie was found hanging in the garage.

At first, the horrific murder-suicide seemed almost impossible to reconcile with the quiet, ordinary man friends and neighbors thought they knew. Then Charlie’s family revealed a secret they had kept buried for more than thirty years.

When Charlie Brandt was just 13 years old, he walked into his parents’ bedroom with a gun and shot both of them, killing his pregnant mother and seriously wounding his father. He was committed to a psychiatric facility but was never criminally charged.

That revelation changed everything.

Investigators began comparing Michelle’s murder to unsolved killings across Florida and eventually linked Brandt to the 1989 murder of Sherry Perisho. Detectives also suspected him in several additional cold cases whose victims had suffered mutilation similar to Michelle’s, although those killings were never conclusively proven to be his work.

The question was no longer whether Charlie Brandt had suddenly snapped in 2004.

It was how long had he been killing?

Because Charlie died before investigators could question him, the full extent of his crimes may never be known. What appeared to be one horrifying family murder ultimately exposed a man investigators came to believe had been hiding a violent secret for decades.

This is the true crime story of Charlie Brandt—a teenage killer who grew into an apparently ordinary husband, a horrifying double murder that exposed his past, and the cold cases that left investigators wondering how many other victims he may have left behind.

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]]> Carl "Charlie" Brandt: The Serial Killer Hiding in Plain Sight Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:00:52 When Charlie Brandt murdered his wife and niece before taking his own life, his family finally revealed a secret they had kept for more than thirty years: Charlie had killed his own mother when he was thirteen. That revelation turned a gruesome murder-suicide into the investigation of a possible serial killer—and raised one terrifying question: how many people had Charlie Brandt killed in between? When Charlie Brandt murdered his wife and niece before taking his own life, his family finally revealed a secret they had kept for more than thirty years: Charlie had killed his own mother when he was thirteen. That revelation turned a gruesome murder-suicide into the investigation of a possible serial killer—and raised one terrifying question: how many people had Charlie Brandt killed in between? true crime, homicide, murder, killer, carl charlie brandt, teri brandt, serial killer, michelle lyne jones, true crime podcast, podcast, suicide, charlie brandt, hitched 2 homicide false full 151 Buzzsprout-12429988 Linda and Charlotte Mulhall.: The Scissor Sisters. In March 2005, Dublin was rocked by a murder so gruesome that the women responsible would become infamous across Ireland as the Scissor Sisters.

Sisters Linda and Charlotte Mulhall were living in a world marked by drugs, alcohol, violence, and chaos when a confrontation erupted with their mother’s boyfriend, Farah Swaleh Noor. By the end of the night, Noor was dead.

But the killing was only the beginning.

The sisters dismembered Noor’s body and disposed of his remains in Dublin’s Royal Canal. The horrifying case began to unravel after human remains were discovered in the water, launching an investigation that would expose what had happened inside the family home.

Charlotte was convicted of murder and received a life sentence. Linda was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison; she was released in 2018 after serving her sentence.

The brutality of the crime, the dismemberment of the victim, and the fact that two sisters committed it together turned the case into one of the most notorious murders in modern Irish criminal history.

This is the true crime story of Linda and Charlotte Mulhall, the Scissor Sisters—a family engulfed in violence, a killing that spiraled into something even more horrifying, and a murder case that shocked Ireland.

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]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-scissor-sisters/ In March 2005, Dublin was rocked by a murder so gruesome that the women responsible would become infamous across Ireland as the Scissor Sisters.

Sisters Linda and Charlotte Mulhall were living in a world marked by drugs, alcohol, violence, and chaos when a confrontation erupted with their mother’s boyfriend, Farah Swaleh Noor. By the end of the night, Noor was dead.

But the killing was only the beginning.

The sisters dismembered Noor’s body and disposed of his remains in Dublin’s Royal Canal. The horrifying case began to unravel after human remains were discovered in the water, launching an investigation that would expose what had happened inside the family home.

Charlotte was convicted of murder and received a life sentence. Linda was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison; she was released in 2018 after serving her sentence.

The brutality of the crime, the dismemberment of the victim, and the fact that two sisters committed it together turned the case into one of the most notorious murders in modern Irish criminal history.

This is the true crime story of Linda and Charlotte Mulhall, the Scissor Sisters—a family engulfed in violence, a killing that spiraled into something even more horrifying, and a murder case that shocked Ireland.

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]]> Linda and Charlotte Mulhall.: The Scissor Sisters. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:07:38 When parts of a man’s body began turning up in Dublin’s Royal Canal, investigators were led to two sisters whose names would soon become infamous across Ireland. Linda and Charlotte Mulhall killed their mother’s boyfriend, dismembered his body, and earned the chilling nickname the Scissor Sisters. When parts of a man’s body began turning up in Dublin’s Royal Canal, investigators were led to two sisters whose names would soon become infamous across Ireland. Linda and Charlotte Mulhall killed their mother’s boyfriend, dismembered his body, and earned the chilling nickname the Scissor Sisters. true crime, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, murder, charlotte mulhall, st. patrick's day true crime, killer, linda mulhall. scissor sisters, ireland true crime. farah swaleh noor, true crime podcast, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 150 Buzzsprout-12386077 The Torso Killer: Richard Cottingham and the 100 Murder Claim For years, women disappeared from the streets, hotels, and neighborhoods of New York and New Jersey while Richard Cottingham lived an outwardly ordinary life as a husband, father, and computer operator for an insurance company.

Behind that façade was a serial killer.

Cottingham became known as the Torso Killer, the Times Square Killer, and the Times Square Ripper because of the extreme mutilation found in some of his crimes. His confirmed murders stretched from the 1960s into 1980, and investigators have continued linking him to cold cases decades after his arrest.

He was finally arrested in May 1980 after hotel employees heard the screams of a young woman he was attacking and called police. That arrest ended his active killing career—but it did not end the investigation into how many women he had murdered.

Over the decades, Cottingham has confessed to additional killings, some dating back more than sixty years. In January 2026, authorities announced that he had confessed to the 1965 murder of 18-year-old nursing student Alys Eberhardt, a New Jersey cold case that had remained unsolved for six decades. He has claimed responsibility for as many as 80 to 100 murders, although that staggering number has never been independently proven.

Now in his late seventies and still incarcerated, Cottingham continues to reveal information about murders long thought unsolvable—leaving detectives to determine where confession ends and truth begins.

This is the true crime story of Richard Cottingham, the Torso Killer—a serial murderer who hid behind an ordinary suburban life while leaving behind a trail of victims, cold cases, and confessions that investigators are still unraveling more than forty years after his capture.

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]]> Wed, 8 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/richard-cottingham/ For years, women disappeared from the streets, hotels, and neighborhoods of New York and New Jersey while Richard Cottingham lived an outwardly ordinary life as a husband, father, and computer operator for an insurance company.

Behind that façade was a serial killer.

Cottingham became known as the Torso Killer, the Times Square Killer, and the Times Square Ripper because of the extreme mutilation found in some of his crimes. His confirmed murders stretched from the 1960s into 1980, and investigators have continued linking him to cold cases decades after his arrest.

He was finally arrested in May 1980 after hotel employees heard the screams of a young woman he was attacking and called police. That arrest ended his active killing career—but it did not end the investigation into how many women he had murdered.

Over the decades, Cottingham has confessed to additional killings, some dating back more than sixty years. In January 2026, authorities announced that he had confessed to the 1965 murder of 18-year-old nursing student Alys Eberhardt, a New Jersey cold case that had remained unsolved for six decades. He has claimed responsibility for as many as 80 to 100 murders, although that staggering number has never been independently proven.

Now in his late seventies and still incarcerated, Cottingham continues to reveal information about murders long thought unsolvable—leaving detectives to determine where confession ends and truth begins.

This is the true crime story of Richard Cottingham, the Torso Killer—a serial murderer who hid behind an ordinary suburban life while leaving behind a trail of victims, cold cases, and confessions that investigators are still unraveling more than forty years after his capture.

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]]> The Torso Killer: Richard Cottingham and the 100 Murder Claim Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:18:07 Richard Cottingham was a husband, father, and office worker by day—but investigators would come to know him as the Torso Killer, one of the most brutal serial murderers in New York and New Jersey history. More than four decades after his arrest, he is still confessing to killings, leaving police with one chilling question: just how many women did Richard Cottingham murder? Richard Cottingham was a husband, father, and office worker by day—but investigators would come to know him as the Torso Killer, one of the most brutal serial murderers in New York and New Jersey history. More than four decades after his arrest, he is still confessing to killings, leaving police with one chilling question: just how many women did Richard Cottingham murder? true crime, the torso killer, homicide, richard cottingham, h2h, kris calvert, sexual serial killer, murder, killer, the new york ripper, serial killer, true crime podcast, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 149 Buzzsprout-12336627 The Osage Reign of Terror: The True Story Behind Killers of the Flower Moon In the early 1920s, the Osage Nation of Oklahoma had become extraordinarily wealthy after oil was discovered beneath their land. But that wealth made them targets.

One by one, members of the Osage began dying under suspicious circumstances. Some were shot. Some were poisoned. Others simply disappeared. The period became known as the Osage Reign of Terror, and behind many of the deaths was a calculated scheme to steal the victims’ oil-rich headrights.

At the center of one of the most notorious conspiracies was powerful cattleman William King Hale, known as the “King of the Osage Hills.” Hale encouraged his nephew, Ernest Burkhart, to marry Osage woman Mollie Kyle Burkhart. Then members of Mollie’s family began dying—including her sister Anna Brown, her mother Lizzie, and other relatives—allowing valuable headrights to move through the family inheritance line.

The killings were not limited to one family or one mastermind. Historians and researchers have found evidence that the violence was broader and more systematic, involving corruption, greed, guardianship abuses, and people in positions of authority who profited from the exploitation of the Osage. Many suspicious deaths were never fully investigated or solved.

Eventually, the Bureau of Investigation—the agency that would become the FBI—entered the case. Undercover investigators helped expose Hale’s murder conspiracy, and Hale, Ernest Burkhart, and other conspirators were eventually convicted for their roles in the killings.

The Osage murders later became the subject of David Grann’s bestselling book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI and Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed film adaptation. But behind the books, movies, and headlines were real families whose relatives were murdered for something other people wanted to steal from them.

This is the true crime story of the Osage Indian Murders and the Reign of Terror—a chilling chapter of American history built on oil, greed, betrayal, racism, and a conspiracy to murder people for their inheritance.

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]]> Wed, 1 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/killers-of-the-flower-moon/ In the early 1920s, the Osage Nation of Oklahoma had become extraordinarily wealthy after oil was discovered beneath their land. But that wealth made them targets.

One by one, members of the Osage began dying under suspicious circumstances. Some were shot. Some were poisoned. Others simply disappeared. The period became known as the Osage Reign of Terror, and behind many of the deaths was a calculated scheme to steal the victims’ oil-rich headrights.

At the center of one of the most notorious conspiracies was powerful cattleman William King Hale, known as the “King of the Osage Hills.” Hale encouraged his nephew, Ernest Burkhart, to marry Osage woman Mollie Kyle Burkhart. Then members of Mollie’s family began dying—including her sister Anna Brown, her mother Lizzie, and other relatives—allowing valuable headrights to move through the family inheritance line.

The killings were not limited to one family or one mastermind. Historians and researchers have found evidence that the violence was broader and more systematic, involving corruption, greed, guardianship abuses, and people in positions of authority who profited from the exploitation of the Osage. Many suspicious deaths were never fully investigated or solved.

Eventually, the Bureau of Investigation—the agency that would become the FBI—entered the case. Undercover investigators helped expose Hale’s murder conspiracy, and Hale, Ernest Burkhart, and other conspirators were eventually convicted for their roles in the killings.

The Osage murders later became the subject of David Grann’s bestselling book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI and Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed film adaptation. But behind the books, movies, and headlines were real families whose relatives were murdered for something other people wanted to steal from them.

This is the true crime story of the Osage Indian Murders and the Reign of Terror—a chilling chapter of American history built on oil, greed, betrayal, racism, and a conspiracy to murder people for their inheritance.

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]]> The Osage Reign of Terror: The True Story Behind Killers of the Flower Moon Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:14:39 The Osage became some of the wealthiest people in America after oil was discovered beneath their Oklahoma land—and then they began dying one by one. What looked like a string of mysterious deaths was actually something far more sinister: a calculated campaign of murder designed to steal their fortunes. The Osage became some of the wealthiest people in America after oil was discovered beneath their Oklahoma land—and then they began dying one by one. What looked like a string of mysterious deaths was actually something far more sinister: a calculated campaign of murder designed to steal their fortunes. true crime, mollie burkhart, homicide, oil money, william hale, killers, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, osage murders, 1920's murder, ernst burkhart, killers of the flower moon, true crime podcast, money, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 148 Buzzsprout-12284123 Christian Gerhartsreiter or Clark Rockefeller? Fake Heir. Con Man, and Killer. For decades, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter lived a life built almost entirely on lies.

The German-born con man reinvented himself again and again, adopting identities that allowed him to move through wealthy American circles as a film producer, aristocrat, financier, and eventually “Clark Rockefeller”—a man who convinced friends, employers, and even his own wife that he belonged to one of America’s most famous families.

But one of his earliest identities would eventually connect him to murder.

In the 1980s, Gerhartsreiter called himself Christopher Chichester and lived in a guesthouse behind a home in San Marino, California. The property belonged to the family of John and Linda Sohus, a young married couple who mysteriously disappeared in 1985.

Years later, new owners began digging a swimming pool in the backyard.

They uncovered human remains.

The victim was eventually identified as John Sohus, whose skull had been fractured and whose body had been dismembered and buried in bags beneath the property. Linda Sohus has never been found.

By then, the mysterious Christopher Chichester had long since vanished and Christian Gerhartsreiter had moved on to new names and new lives.

His elaborate deception finally began unraveling after another extraordinary crime. In 2008, while living as Clark Rockefeller, Gerhartsreiter kidnapped his own daughter during a custody visit following his divorce. He was captured in Baltimore, and the publicity surrounding his arrest helped investigators connect the sophisticated Boston “Rockefeller” to the man once known as Christopher Chichester.

That connection eventually brought Gerhartsreiter back to California to face trial for John Sohus’s murder.

In April 2013, a jury convicted him of first-degree murder, finding that he had killed Sohus using both blunt and sharp instruments. He was later sentenced to 27 years to life in prison.

Gerhartsreiter denied killing John and maintained that Linda Sohus was responsible, but prosecutors rejected that account. Linda’s disappearance remains one of the haunting unanswered questions surrounding the case.

This is the true crime story of Christian Gerhartsreiter, the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller—a master impostor who spent decades creating new identities until a murder buried in a California backyard finally helped expose the man behind them all.

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]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/christian-gerhartsreiter/ For decades, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter lived a life built almost entirely on lies.

The German-born con man reinvented himself again and again, adopting identities that allowed him to move through wealthy American circles as a film producer, aristocrat, financier, and eventually “Clark Rockefeller”—a man who convinced friends, employers, and even his own wife that he belonged to one of America’s most famous families.

But one of his earliest identities would eventually connect him to murder.

In the 1980s, Gerhartsreiter called himself Christopher Chichester and lived in a guesthouse behind a home in San Marino, California. The property belonged to the family of John and Linda Sohus, a young married couple who mysteriously disappeared in 1985.

Years later, new owners began digging a swimming pool in the backyard.

They uncovered human remains.

The victim was eventually identified as John Sohus, whose skull had been fractured and whose body had been dismembered and buried in bags beneath the property. Linda Sohus has never been found.

By then, the mysterious Christopher Chichester had long since vanished and Christian Gerhartsreiter had moved on to new names and new lives.

His elaborate deception finally began unraveling after another extraordinary crime. In 2008, while living as Clark Rockefeller, Gerhartsreiter kidnapped his own daughter during a custody visit following his divorce. He was captured in Baltimore, and the publicity surrounding his arrest helped investigators connect the sophisticated Boston “Rockefeller” to the man once known as Christopher Chichester.

That connection eventually brought Gerhartsreiter back to California to face trial for John Sohus’s murder.

In April 2013, a jury convicted him of first-degree murder, finding that he had killed Sohus using both blunt and sharp instruments. He was later sentenced to 27 years to life in prison.

Gerhartsreiter denied killing John and maintained that Linda Sohus was responsible, but prosecutors rejected that account. Linda’s disappearance remains one of the haunting unanswered questions surrounding the case.

This is the true crime story of Christian Gerhartsreiter, the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller—a master impostor who spent decades creating new identities until a murder buried in a California backyard finally helped expose the man behind them all.

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]]> Christian Gerhartsreiter or Clark Rockefeller? Fake Heir. Con Man, and Killer. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:21:13 For years, Christian Gerhartsreiter convinced wealthy Americans that he was Clark Rockefeller, heir to one of the most famous fortunes in the country—but almost nothing about him was real. Then investigators connected the fake Rockefeller to a man who had disappeared in 1985 and whose dismembered remains were later discovered buried beneath a California backyard. For years, Christian Gerhartsreiter convinced wealthy Americans that he was Clark Rockefeller, heir to one of the most famous fortunes in the country—but almost nothing about him was real. Then investigators connected the fake Rockefeller to a man who had disappeared in 1985 and whose dismembered remains were later discovered buried beneath a California backyard. true crime, christian gerhartsreiter, homicide, linda sohus, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, clark rockefeller, true crime podcast, podcast, christopher chichester, con man, john sohus, hitched 2 homicide false full 147 Buzzsprout-12245337 Walburga "Dolly" Oesterreich: The Lover in the Attic For years, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich appeared to be living an ordinary married life with her wealthy husband, Fred Oesterreich.

What Fred didn’t know was that another man was living inside their house.

Around 1913, Dolly began an affair with Otto Sanhuber, a teenage sewing-machine repairman who worked for her husband. To keep their relationship secret, Otto eventually moved into the attic of the Oesterreich home, where he lived hidden away while Fred went about his life below completely unaware.

When the couple later moved from Milwaukee to Los Angeles, Otto came too—and once again took up residence in the attic of their new home. He spent his days reading and writing while Dolly secretly brought him food and continued their affair.

Then, on August 22, 1922, everything changed.

During an argument between Dolly and Fred, Otto emerged from his hiding place and shot Fred Oesterreich to death. Dolly and Otto then attempted to make the killing look like a botched burglary. Otto locked Dolly inside a closet, took valuables from the house, and disappeared back into the attic before police arrived.

Investigators suspected Dolly, but there was one major problem: they couldn’t explain how she could have murdered her husband, locked herself inside a closet, and made the supposed killer disappear without a trace.

The truth would remain hidden for years.

Otto continued living secretly in Dolly’s attic even after Fred’s death, while Dolly carried on other relationships—including one with her attorney. Eventually, former lovers, suspicious gifts, hidden guns, and Dolly’s increasingly complicated web of secrets began unraveling the story.

In 1930, authorities finally learned about the mysterious man who had lived above the Oesterreich household.

Otto confessed to shooting Fred and was convicted of manslaughter, but the conviction could not stand because the statute of limitations had expired. Dolly later faced conspiracy charges, but her trial ended with a hung jury, and the case against her was ultimately dropped.

This is the historical true crime story of Dolly Oesterreich and the Lover in the Attic—a secret affair, a hidden man living above an unsuspecting husband, a staged burglary, and one of the strangest murder cases ever to come out of Los Angeles.

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#DollyOesterreich, #WalburgaOesterreich, #OttoSanhuber, #FredOesterreich, #LoverInTheAttic, #ManInTheAttic, #BatManOfLosAngeles, #LoveTriangleMurder, #LosAngelesTrueCrime, #HistoricalTrueCrime, #VintageTrueCrime, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #CrimeHistory, #Hitched2Homicide

 

 


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]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/dolly-oesterreich-lover-in-attic/ For years, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich appeared to be living an ordinary married life with her wealthy husband, Fred Oesterreich.

What Fred didn’t know was that another man was living inside their house.

Around 1913, Dolly began an affair with Otto Sanhuber, a teenage sewing-machine repairman who worked for her husband. To keep their relationship secret, Otto eventually moved into the attic of the Oesterreich home, where he lived hidden away while Fred went about his life below completely unaware.

When the couple later moved from Milwaukee to Los Angeles, Otto came too—and once again took up residence in the attic of their new home. He spent his days reading and writing while Dolly secretly brought him food and continued their affair.

Then, on August 22, 1922, everything changed.

During an argument between Dolly and Fred, Otto emerged from his hiding place and shot Fred Oesterreich to death. Dolly and Otto then attempted to make the killing look like a botched burglary. Otto locked Dolly inside a closet, took valuables from the house, and disappeared back into the attic before police arrived.

Investigators suspected Dolly, but there was one major problem: they couldn’t explain how she could have murdered her husband, locked herself inside a closet, and made the supposed killer disappear without a trace.

The truth would remain hidden for years.

Otto continued living secretly in Dolly’s attic even after Fred’s death, while Dolly carried on other relationships—including one with her attorney. Eventually, former lovers, suspicious gifts, hidden guns, and Dolly’s increasingly complicated web of secrets began unraveling the story.

In 1930, authorities finally learned about the mysterious man who had lived above the Oesterreich household.

Otto confessed to shooting Fred and was convicted of manslaughter, but the conviction could not stand because the statute of limitations had expired. Dolly later faced conspiracy charges, but her trial ended with a hung jury, and the case against her was ultimately dropped.

This is the historical true crime story of Dolly Oesterreich and the Lover in the Attic—a secret affair, a hidden man living above an unsuspecting husband, a staged burglary, and one of the strangest murder cases ever to come out of Los Angeles.

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]]> Walburga "Dolly" Oesterreich: The Lover in the Attic Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:57 Fred Oesterreich had no idea that his wife’s lover had been secretly living in the attic above his head for years. Then one night, the hidden man came downstairs with a gun—and a bizarre love affair became murder. Fred Oesterreich had no idea that his wife’s lover had been secretly living in the attic above his head for years. Then one night, the hidden man came downstairs with a gun—and a bizarre love affair became murder. true crime, homicide, otto sanhuber, h2h, kris calvert, murder, the bat man, killer, ghost in the garret, walburga oesterreich, true crime podcast, fred oesterreich, podcast, dolly oesterreich, walter klein, hitched 2 homicide false full 146 Buzzsprout-12196156 Diane Downs: Small Sacrifices and a Mother's Deadly Secret On the night of May 19, 1983, Diane Downs sped into a hospital emergency entrance in Springfield, Oregon, with her three children bleeding inside her car.

Eight-year-old Christie, seven-year-old Cheryl, and three-year-old Danny had all been shot at close range. Cheryl was dead. Christie and Danny were critically wounded. Diane herself had suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.

Diane told police a terrifying story: a bushy-haired stranger had stepped into the road, tried to hijack her car, and opened fire when she refused to surrender it.

Investigators soon began questioning that story.

The physical evidence didn’t seem to fit Diane’s account, and prosecutors argued that her behavior and changing explanations pointed toward something far darker. They eventually developed a motive involving Lew Knickerbocker, a married man with whom Diane had been involved and who, according to prosecutors, did not want children in his life.

Then came the testimony that would become devastating for Diane.

After surviving her injuries and regaining the ability to speak, Christie Downs testified that the person who shot the children was their own mother.

In 1984, Diane Downs was convicted of murdering Cheryl and attempting to murder Christie and Danny. She received a sentence of life plus fifty years.

But the story became even stranger.

In 1987, Diane escaped from prison, scaling the facility’s fencing and remaining on the run for ten days before authorities recaptured her.

For more than four decades, Diane Downs has continued to insist that she did not shoot her children. She has repeatedly been denied parole, most recently in December 2025, and remains incarcerated.

This is the true crime story of Diane Downs—a mother who claimed a stranger attacked her family on a dark Oregon road, a surviving daughter who told a very different story, and a murder case that became one of the most infamous crimes of the 1980s.

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#DianeDowns, #CherylDowns, #ChristieDowns, #DannyDowns, #DianeDownsCase, #SmallSacrifices, #OregonTrueCrime, #SpringfieldOregon, #TrueCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #TrueCrimeCommunity, #MurderCase, #CrimeHistory, #1980sTrueCrime, #Hitched2Homicide

 


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]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/diane-downs-mother-or-murderer/ On the night of May 19, 1983, Diane Downs sped into a hospital emergency entrance in Springfield, Oregon, with her three children bleeding inside her car.

Eight-year-old Christie, seven-year-old Cheryl, and three-year-old Danny had all been shot at close range. Cheryl was dead. Christie and Danny were critically wounded. Diane herself had suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.

Diane told police a terrifying story: a bushy-haired stranger had stepped into the road, tried to hijack her car, and opened fire when she refused to surrender it.

Investigators soon began questioning that story.

The physical evidence didn’t seem to fit Diane’s account, and prosecutors argued that her behavior and changing explanations pointed toward something far darker. They eventually developed a motive involving Lew Knickerbocker, a married man with whom Diane had been involved and who, according to prosecutors, did not want children in his life.

Then came the testimony that would become devastating for Diane.

After surviving her injuries and regaining the ability to speak, Christie Downs testified that the person who shot the children was their own mother.

In 1984, Diane Downs was convicted of murdering Cheryl and attempting to murder Christie and Danny. She received a sentence of life plus fifty years.

But the story became even stranger.

In 1987, Diane escaped from prison, scaling the facility’s fencing and remaining on the run for ten days before authorities recaptured her.

For more than four decades, Diane Downs has continued to insist that she did not shoot her children. She has repeatedly been denied parole, most recently in December 2025, and remains incarcerated.

This is the true crime story of Diane Downs—a mother who claimed a stranger attacked her family on a dark Oregon road, a surviving daughter who told a very different story, and a murder case that became one of the most infamous crimes of the 1980s.

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]]> Diane Downs: Small Sacrifices and a Mother's Deadly Secret Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:57:44 Diane Downs rushed her three bleeding children to an Oregon hospital claiming a mysterious stranger had shot them on a deserted road—but one of those children survived long enough to tell police a very different story. The gunman wasn’t a stranger at all, Christie said—it was her own mother. Diane Downs rushed her three bleeding children to an Oregon hospital claiming a mysterious stranger had shot them on a deserted road—but one of those children survived long enough to tell police a very different story. The gunman wasn’t a stranger at all, Christie said—it was her own mother. true crime, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, diane downs, true crime podcast, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 145 Buzzsprout-12156332 William "Bill" Bonin: The Freeway Killer. Part 2 of 2. *Warning. This H2H Episode deals with the subjects of rape and sodomy. Listener discretion is advised.

In the late 1970s, the bodies of teenage boys and young men began appearing along the freeways of Southern California. Many had been sexually assaulted, tortured, strangled, or stabbed before their bodies were dumped beside highways—and police soon realized they were hunting a serial killer.

His name was William “Bill” Bonin.

A truck driver with a violent criminal history, Bonin prowled Southern California in a van, targeting vulnerable boys and young men. He often offered them rides before overpowering them, and he sometimes committed his crimes with the help of accomplices.

Between 1979 and 1980, Bonin murdered at least 14 victims for which he was later convicted. He confessed to killing 21 and was suspected in even more cases, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in California history.

Bonin’s killing spree finally ended in June 1980, when police caught him attacking a teenage boy inside his van. Investigators were then able to connect him to the string of freeway murders that had terrified Southern California.

He was convicted of 14 murders in Los Angeles and Orange counties and sentenced to death. On February 23, 1996, William Bonin was executed at San Quentin State Prison, becoming the first California prisoner executed by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of William Bonin, the Freeway Killer—a predator who turned California’s highways into hunting grounds and left behind a trail of victims whose murders horrified an entire state. Part 2 of 2.

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]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/william-bill-bonin-the-freeway-killer-2/ *Warning. This H2H Episode deals with the subjects of rape and sodomy. Listener discretion is advised.

In the late 1970s, the bodies of teenage boys and young men began appearing along the freeways of Southern California. Many had been sexually assaulted, tortured, strangled, or stabbed before their bodies were dumped beside highways—and police soon realized they were hunting a serial killer.

His name was William “Bill” Bonin.

A truck driver with a violent criminal history, Bonin prowled Southern California in a van, targeting vulnerable boys and young men. He often offered them rides before overpowering them, and he sometimes committed his crimes with the help of accomplices.

Between 1979 and 1980, Bonin murdered at least 14 victims for which he was later convicted. He confessed to killing 21 and was suspected in even more cases, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in California history.

Bonin’s killing spree finally ended in June 1980, when police caught him attacking a teenage boy inside his van. Investigators were then able to connect him to the string of freeway murders that had terrified Southern California.

He was convicted of 14 murders in Los Angeles and Orange counties and sentenced to death. On February 23, 1996, William Bonin was executed at San Quentin State Prison, becoming the first California prisoner executed by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of William Bonin, the Freeway Killer—a predator who turned California’s highways into hunting grounds and left behind a trail of victims whose murders horrified an entire state. Part 2 of 2.

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]]> William "Bill" Bonin: The Freeway Killer. Part 2 of 2. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:14:34 Teenage boys and young men were turning up dead beside Southern California freeways, and police knew someone was using the highways as his personal hunting ground. When they finally caught William “Bill” Bonin inside his van, investigators discovered they had stopped one of California’s most prolific serial killers. Teenage boys and young men were turning up dead beside Southern California freeways, and police knew someone was using the highways as his personal hunting ground. When they finally caught William “Bill” Bonin inside his van, investigators discovered they had stopped one of California’s most prolific serial killers. true crime, homicide, sodomy, william bonin, h2h, kris calvert, murder, bill bonin, killer, serial killer, the freeway killer, torture, true crime podcast, rape, podcast, sexual killer, freeway killer, hitched 2 homicide false full 144 Buzzsprout-12109512 William "Bill" Bonin. The Freeway Killer. Part 1 of 2. *Warning. This H2H Episode deals with the subjects of rape and sodomy. Listener discretion is advised.

In the late 1970s, the bodies of teenage boys and young men began appearing along the freeways of Southern California. Many had been sexually assaulted, tortured, strangled, or stabbed before their bodies were dumped beside highways—and police soon realized they were hunting a serial killer.

His name was William “Bill” Bonin.

A truck driver with a violent criminal history, Bonin prowled Southern California in a van, targeting vulnerable boys and young men. He often offered them rides before overpowering them, and he sometimes committed his crimes with the help of accomplices.

Between 1979 and 1980, Bonin murdered at least 14 victims for which he was later convicted. He confessed to killing 21 and was suspected in even more cases, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in California history.

Bonin’s killing spree finally ended in June 1980, when police caught him attacking a teenage boy inside his van. Investigators were then able to connect him to the string of freeway murders that had terrified Southern California.

He was convicted of 14 murders in Los Angeles and Orange counties and sentenced to death. On February 23, 1996, William Bonin was executed at San Quentin State Prison, becoming the first California prisoner executed by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of William Bonin, the Freeway Killer—a predator who turned California’s highways into hunting grounds and left behind a trail of victims whose murders horrified an entire state. Part 1 of 2.

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]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/william-bill-bonin-the-freeway-killer-part-1-of-2/ *Warning. This H2H Episode deals with the subjects of rape and sodomy. Listener discretion is advised.

In the late 1970s, the bodies of teenage boys and young men began appearing along the freeways of Southern California. Many had been sexually assaulted, tortured, strangled, or stabbed before their bodies were dumped beside highways—and police soon realized they were hunting a serial killer.

His name was William “Bill” Bonin.

A truck driver with a violent criminal history, Bonin prowled Southern California in a van, targeting vulnerable boys and young men. He often offered them rides before overpowering them, and he sometimes committed his crimes with the help of accomplices.

Between 1979 and 1980, Bonin murdered at least 14 victims for which he was later convicted. He confessed to killing 21 and was suspected in even more cases, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in California history.

Bonin’s killing spree finally ended in June 1980, when police caught him attacking a teenage boy inside his van. Investigators were then able to connect him to the string of freeway murders that had terrified Southern California.

He was convicted of 14 murders in Los Angeles and Orange counties and sentenced to death. On February 23, 1996, William Bonin was executed at San Quentin State Prison, becoming the first California prisoner executed by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of William Bonin, the Freeway Killer—a predator who turned California’s highways into hunting grounds and left behind a trail of victims whose murders horrified an entire state. Part 1 of 2.

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]]> William "Bill" Bonin. The Freeway Killer. Part 1 of 2. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:17:57 Teenage boys and young men were turning up dead beside Southern California freeways, and police knew someone was using the highways as his personal hunting ground. When they finally caught William “Bill” Bonin inside his van, investigators discovered they had stopped one of California’s most prolific serial killers. Part 1 of 2. Teenage boys and young men were turning up dead beside Southern California freeways, and police knew someone was using the highways as his personal hunting ground. When they finally caught William “Bill” Bonin inside his van, investigators discovered they had stopped one of California’s most prolific serial killers. Part 1 of 2. true crime, homicide, william bonin, h2h, kris calvert, james munro, murder, bill bonin, killer, serial killer, vernon butts, gregor, true crime podcast, billy pugh, podcast, freeway killer, freeway strangler, california killer, hitched 2 homicide false full 143 Buzzsprout-12056116 Lloyd Neurauter: The Father Who Recruited His Daughter to Kill On August 28, 2017, police in Corning, New York, found 46-year-old Michele Neurauter hanging inside her home. At first glance, it looked like suicide.

But investigators quickly became suspicious.

Michele was in the middle of a bitter custody and financial battle with her ex-husband, Lloyd Neurauter, and the evidence began pointing toward something far more calculated. Prosecutors said Lloyd had planned Michele’s murder, strangled her, and staged the scene to make it appear she had taken her own life.

Then came the most disturbing revelation of all: Lloyd had involved their own daughter, Karrie Neurauter, in the plot.

Karrie later admitted that she helped her father plan the murder, drove him to and from Michele’s home, distracted her younger sister while the killing took place, and helped cover their tracks. She said Lloyd had given her a horrifying ultimatum: help him kill her mother or he would kill himself.

In 2018, Lloyd pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and admitted he had manipulated and coerced Karrie into helping him. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This is the true crime story of Lloyd Neurauter and the murder of Michele Neurauter—a staged suicide, a bitter family conflict, and a father who pulled his own daughter into a murder plot against her mother.

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]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/lloyd-and-karrie-neurauter/ On August 28, 2017, police in Corning, New York, found 46-year-old Michele Neurauter hanging inside her home. At first glance, it looked like suicide.

But investigators quickly became suspicious.

Michele was in the middle of a bitter custody and financial battle with her ex-husband, Lloyd Neurauter, and the evidence began pointing toward something far more calculated. Prosecutors said Lloyd had planned Michele’s murder, strangled her, and staged the scene to make it appear she had taken her own life.

Then came the most disturbing revelation of all: Lloyd had involved their own daughter, Karrie Neurauter, in the plot.

Karrie later admitted that she helped her father plan the murder, drove him to and from Michele’s home, distracted her younger sister while the killing took place, and helped cover their tracks. She said Lloyd had given her a horrifying ultimatum: help him kill her mother or he would kill himself.

In 2018, Lloyd pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and admitted he had manipulated and coerced Karrie into helping him. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This is the true crime story of Lloyd Neurauter and the murder of Michele Neurauter—a staged suicide, a bitter family conflict, and a father who pulled his own daughter into a murder plot against her mother.

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]]> Lloyd Neurauter: The Father Who Recruited His Daughter to Kill Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:58 Michele Neurauter’s death was supposed to look like suicide—but investigators soon uncovered a murder plot that ran straight through her own family. Her ex-husband, Lloyd Neurauter, had recruited their daughter to help him kill Michele and stage the scene. Michele Neurauter’s death was supposed to look like suicide—but investigators soon uncovered a murder plot that ran straight through her own family. Her ex-husband, Lloyd Neurauter, had recruited their daughter to help him kill Michele and stage the scene. true crime, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, lloyd neurauter, karrie neurauter, true crime podcast, podcast, staged suicide, family murder, michele neurauter, hitched 2 homicide false full 142 Buzzsprout-12010321 Mike Hensley: Sexual Obsession and Murder in Sidney, Ohio On July 8, 1999, police entered a home in Sidney, Ohio, and discovered a horrifying scene.

Three teenage girls—16-year-old cousins Sherry Kimbler and Tosha Barrett, and 14-year-old Amy Mikesell—had been murdered. Sherry and Tosha had been shot multiple times at close range, while Amy was found stabbed in the basement. A 22-year-old woman who had also been attacked managed to escape through a basement window and alert others to what had happened.

The man police wanted was 30-year-old Lawrence Michael “Mike” Hensley.

Hensley had a disturbing history that included arrests for indecent exposure. According to accounts of the case, he had been paying young girls to watch him engage in sexual acts—and investigators believed the murders were connected to his fear that his behavior would be exposed. He also claimed to believe that a satanic cult was pursuing him, adding another bizarre layer to an already shocking case.

But the violence did not end inside Hensley’s home.

Roughly half an hour after the girls were killed, 37-year-old Brett Wildermuth, a Bible-study teacher from Hensley’s church, was shot and killed at his own home. Hensley fled, heavily armed, setting off a manhunt that ended after a standoff with police.

In 2000, Hensley admitted killing the three girls and Wildermuth and received a life sentence. But even prison did not end his violence.

In 2012, while incarcerated at the Toledo Correctional Institution, Hensley strangled 24-year-old fellow inmate Brad Hamlin. He pleaded guilty and received another life sentence.

On June 21, 2015, Lawrence Michael Hensley was found hanging in his cell at the Ohio State Penitentiary. Authorities reported finding a suicide note nearby. He was 46 years old.

This is the true crime story of Mike Hensley—a disturbing sexual obsession, three murdered teenage girls, a slain Bible-study teacher, another victim murdered behind prison walls, and a killing spree that left the small community of Sidney, Ohio, searching for answers.

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]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/mike-hensley-sidney-ohio/ On July 8, 1999, police entered a home in Sidney, Ohio, and discovered a horrifying scene.

Three teenage girls—16-year-old cousins Sherry Kimbler and Tosha Barrett, and 14-year-old Amy Mikesell—had been murdered. Sherry and Tosha had been shot multiple times at close range, while Amy was found stabbed in the basement. A 22-year-old woman who had also been attacked managed to escape through a basement window and alert others to what had happened.

The man police wanted was 30-year-old Lawrence Michael “Mike” Hensley.

Hensley had a disturbing history that included arrests for indecent exposure. According to accounts of the case, he had been paying young girls to watch him engage in sexual acts—and investigators believed the murders were connected to his fear that his behavior would be exposed. He also claimed to believe that a satanic cult was pursuing him, adding another bizarre layer to an already shocking case.

But the violence did not end inside Hensley’s home.

Roughly half an hour after the girls were killed, 37-year-old Brett Wildermuth, a Bible-study teacher from Hensley’s church, was shot and killed at his own home. Hensley fled, heavily armed, setting off a manhunt that ended after a standoff with police.

In 2000, Hensley admitted killing the three girls and Wildermuth and received a life sentence. But even prison did not end his violence.

In 2012, while incarcerated at the Toledo Correctional Institution, Hensley strangled 24-year-old fellow inmate Brad Hamlin. He pleaded guilty and received another life sentence.

On June 21, 2015, Lawrence Michael Hensley was found hanging in his cell at the Ohio State Penitentiary. Authorities reported finding a suicide note nearby. He was 46 years old.

This is the true crime story of Mike Hensley—a disturbing sexual obsession, three murdered teenage girls, a slain Bible-study teacher, another victim murdered behind prison walls, and a killing spree that left the small community of Sidney, Ohio, searching for answers.

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]]> Mike Hensley: Sexual Obsession and Murder in Sidney, Ohio Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:08:27 Three teenage girls were found murdered inside a Sidney, Ohio, home—and the man police wanted had a disturbing sexual secret he may have been desperate to keep hidden. Before Mike Hensley was finally stopped, another man would be murdered, a statewide manhunt would begin, and even a life sentence would not stop him from killing again. Three teenage girls were found murdered inside a Sidney, Ohio, home—and the man police wanted had a disturbing sexual secret he may have been desperate to keep hidden. Before Mike Hensley was finally stopped, another man would be murdered, a statewide manhunt would begin, and even a life sentence would not stop him from killing again. true crime, lawrence michael hensley, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, mike hensley, murder, killer, kink, veronica eagy, tosha barrett, true crime podcast, amy mikesell, brett wildermuth, podcast, satanic cult, sidney ohio, sherry kimbler, hitched 2 homicide false full 141 Buzzsprout-11966724 John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1 During the darkest years of the Great Depression, John Dillinger became one of the most notorious outlaws in America.

He robbed banks, escaped from jail, crossed state lines, and repeatedly humiliated law enforcement while newspapers transformed him into something larger than life. To some Americans, Dillinger became a Depression-era folk hero striking back at the banks. To the federal government, he was one of the most dangerous fugitives in the country.

Dillinger’s gang carried out a string of violent bank robberies across the Midwest, and his name became linked with other infamous criminals of the era, including Baby Face Nelson. His spectacular escape from the Crown Point jail in Indiana only added to his legend and intensified the manhunt.

By the summer of 1934, federal agents were determined to bring him down.

Their break came from Anna Sage, the woman who became famous as the “Lady in Red,” although the dress she wore that night may actually have been orange. Sage tipped authorities that Dillinger would be attending a movie in Chicago.

On July 22, 1934, Dillinger walked into the Biograph Theater with two women to watch the gangster film Manhattan Melodrama. Federal agents were waiting outside.

When Dillinger emerged from the theater that night, agents moved in. According to the FBI, Dillinger attempted to flee and reached toward a weapon. Five shots were fired by three federal agents, and three struck him. John Dillinger was pronounced dead later that night.

He was only 31 years old.

But Dillinger’s death did little to diminish his legend. Nearly a century later, the bank robber who became one of America’s most famous public enemies remains an enduring symbol of the outlaw era of the 1930s.

This is the true crime story of John Dillinger—bank robber, jailbreaker, Depression-era celebrity, and hunted fugitive whose final trip to the movies ended beneath the lights of a Chicago theater marquee.

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]]> Wed, 4 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/john-dillinger/ During the darkest years of the Great Depression, John Dillinger became one of the most notorious outlaws in America.

He robbed banks, escaped from jail, crossed state lines, and repeatedly humiliated law enforcement while newspapers transformed him into something larger than life. To some Americans, Dillinger became a Depression-era folk hero striking back at the banks. To the federal government, he was one of the most dangerous fugitives in the country.

Dillinger’s gang carried out a string of violent bank robberies across the Midwest, and his name became linked with other infamous criminals of the era, including Baby Face Nelson. His spectacular escape from the Crown Point jail in Indiana only added to his legend and intensified the manhunt.

By the summer of 1934, federal agents were determined to bring him down.

Their break came from Anna Sage, the woman who became famous as the “Lady in Red,” although the dress she wore that night may actually have been orange. Sage tipped authorities that Dillinger would be attending a movie in Chicago.

On July 22, 1934, Dillinger walked into the Biograph Theater with two women to watch the gangster film Manhattan Melodrama. Federal agents were waiting outside.

When Dillinger emerged from the theater that night, agents moved in. According to the FBI, Dillinger attempted to flee and reached toward a weapon. Five shots were fired by three federal agents, and three struck him. John Dillinger was pronounced dead later that night.

He was only 31 years old.

But Dillinger’s death did little to diminish his legend. Nearly a century later, the bank robber who became one of America’s most famous public enemies remains an enduring symbol of the outlaw era of the 1930s.

This is the true crime story of John Dillinger—bank robber, jailbreaker, Depression-era celebrity, and hunted fugitive whose final trip to the movies ended beneath the lights of a Chicago theater marquee.

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]]> John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:19:09 John Dillinger robbed banks, escaped from jail, embarrassed law enforcement, and became one of the most famous outlaws in America. But on a hot July night in 1934, he walked into a Chicago movie theater unaware that federal agents were already outside waiting to make sure Public Enemy No. 1 would never escape again. John Dillinger robbed banks, escaped from jail, embarrassed law enforcement, and became one of the most famous outlaws in America. But on a hot July night in 1934, he walked into a Chicago movie theater unaware that federal agents were already outside waiting to make sure Public Enemy No. 1 would never escape again. true crime, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, gangster, murder, baby face nelson, public enemy number one, 1934, killer, fbi, j. edgar hoover, true crime podcast, hoover, podcast, dillinger gang, 1933, john dillinger, hitched 2 homicide false full 140 Buzzsprout-11936984 Death in Paradise: The Mysterious Deaths of Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory In December 2018, lifelong friends Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory traveled to the Caribbean island of Anguilla to celebrate the holidays with their wives and another couple.

Before New Year’s Eve arrived, both men were dead.

According to accounts of the night of December 30, Casey and Caleb became violently ill after returning from a beach bar. Caleb collapsed inside the apartment and died before paramedics could save him. Casey, a medical student who reportedly attempted to help his friend, soon began suffering seizures himself and died at a hospital.

But the medical findings raised disturbing questions.

Authorities reported that both men had toxic levels of MDA and cocaine in their systems. Caleb’s death certificate also listed injuries including asphyxia, strangulation, and chest compression, while Casey’s listed seizure and serious cardiac and pulmonary complications.

Their families struggled to reconcile those findings with the men they knew.

Questions also emerged about what happened during the final hours of their lives, conflicting accounts surrounding the night, the cremation of both bodies shortly after their autopsies, and why the four surviving members of the group did not return to Anguilla to participate in a later coroner’s inquest. The surviving friends have disputed accusations against them and have said they wanted authorities to determine what caused the deaths.

Years later, no one has been charged, and the mystery surrounding the deaths of Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory remains unresolved.

Were two lifelong friends accidentally poisoned on a Caribbean vacation? Did someone deliberately put drugs into something they consumed? And how do investigators explain the injuries documented in Caleb’s death?

This is the true crime mystery of Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory—two friends who traveled to paradise for a celebration and never came home, leaving their families with more questions than answers.

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]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/casey-pomeroy-macpherson-and-caleb-guillory-poisoned-in-paradise-or-murder/ In December 2018, lifelong friends Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory traveled to the Caribbean island of Anguilla to celebrate the holidays with their wives and another couple.

Before New Year’s Eve arrived, both men were dead.

According to accounts of the night of December 30, Casey and Caleb became violently ill after returning from a beach bar. Caleb collapsed inside the apartment and died before paramedics could save him. Casey, a medical student who reportedly attempted to help his friend, soon began suffering seizures himself and died at a hospital.

But the medical findings raised disturbing questions.

Authorities reported that both men had toxic levels of MDA and cocaine in their systems. Caleb’s death certificate also listed injuries including asphyxia, strangulation, and chest compression, while Casey’s listed seizure and serious cardiac and pulmonary complications.

Their families struggled to reconcile those findings with the men they knew.

Questions also emerged about what happened during the final hours of their lives, conflicting accounts surrounding the night, the cremation of both bodies shortly after their autopsies, and why the four surviving members of the group did not return to Anguilla to participate in a later coroner’s inquest. The surviving friends have disputed accusations against them and have said they wanted authorities to determine what caused the deaths.

Years later, no one has been charged, and the mystery surrounding the deaths of Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory remains unresolved.

Were two lifelong friends accidentally poisoned on a Caribbean vacation? Did someone deliberately put drugs into something they consumed? And how do investigators explain the injuries documented in Caleb’s death?

This is the true crime mystery of Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory—two friends who traveled to paradise for a celebration and never came home, leaving their families with more questions than answers.

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]]> Death in Paradise: The Mysterious Deaths of Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:45:52 Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory went to Anguilla expecting a New Year’s celebration in paradise—but before the year ended, both men were dead under circumstances their families say have never made sense. Toxic drugs, unexplained injuries, conflicting accounts, and four surviving witnesses left behind one haunting question: what really happened that night? Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory went to Anguilla expecting a New Year’s celebration in paradise—but before the year ended, both men were dead under circumstances their families say have never made sense. Toxic drugs, unexplained injuries, conflicting accounts, and four surviving witnesses left behind one haunting question: what really happened that night? true crime, homicide, unsolved, h2h, kris calvert, murder, paradise, killer, anguilla, casey pomeroy macpherson, true crime podcast, podcast, island murder, new years murder, caleb guillory, poisoned, hitched 2 homicide false full 139 Buzzsprout-11901527 The Lawson Family Murders: The Christmas Massacre No One Could Explain Christmas morning, 1929, should have been a day of celebration for the Lawson family of Stokes County, North Carolina. Instead, it became the scene of one of the most horrifying family massacres in American history.

Charlie Lawson, a tobacco farmer living near Germanton, murdered his wife, Fannie, and six of their seven children before turning the gun on himself. Only one child, his 16-year-old son Arthur, survived because Charlie had sent him away from the family home earlier that day.

What made the crime even more haunting was what Charlie had done shortly before Christmas. He took the entire family into town, bought them new clothes, and had a formal family portrait taken—an expense and event unusual enough that it would later seem almost like a deliberate final photograph.

Then, on December 25, the killing began.

Charlie murdered members of his family at different locations around the property, apparently arranging or covering some of their bodies afterward. When the violence was over, he walked into the nearby woods and killed himself.

But the greatest mystery was never what happened.

It was why.

Charlie Lawson left behind no definitive explanation, and his motive has remained the subject of speculation for nearly a century. Theories have included mental illness, a head injury, financial pressures, and allegations of incest involving his oldest daughter—but no single explanation has ever been conclusively proven.

The murders became part of Appalachian folklore, inspiring songs, books, documentaries, and generations of speculation about what could have driven a father to annihilate nearly his entire family on Christmas Day.

This is the historical true crime story of the Lawson Family Murders—seven members of one family dead, one son mysteriously spared, a haunting final photograph, and a question that has lingered since Christmas Day 1929:

Why did Charlie Lawson kill his family?

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]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-lawson-family/ Christmas morning, 1929, should have been a day of celebration for the Lawson family of Stokes County, North Carolina. Instead, it became the scene of one of the most horrifying family massacres in American history.

Charlie Lawson, a tobacco farmer living near Germanton, murdered his wife, Fannie, and six of their seven children before turning the gun on himself. Only one child, his 16-year-old son Arthur, survived because Charlie had sent him away from the family home earlier that day.

What made the crime even more haunting was what Charlie had done shortly before Christmas. He took the entire family into town, bought them new clothes, and had a formal family portrait taken—an expense and event unusual enough that it would later seem almost like a deliberate final photograph.

Then, on December 25, the killing began.

Charlie murdered members of his family at different locations around the property, apparently arranging or covering some of their bodies afterward. When the violence was over, he walked into the nearby woods and killed himself.

But the greatest mystery was never what happened.

It was why.

Charlie Lawson left behind no definitive explanation, and his motive has remained the subject of speculation for nearly a century. Theories have included mental illness, a head injury, financial pressures, and allegations of incest involving his oldest daughter—but no single explanation has ever been conclusively proven.

The murders became part of Appalachian folklore, inspiring songs, books, documentaries, and generations of speculation about what could have driven a father to annihilate nearly his entire family on Christmas Day.

This is the historical true crime story of the Lawson Family Murders—seven members of one family dead, one son mysteriously spared, a haunting final photograph, and a question that has lingered since Christmas Day 1929:

Why did Charlie Lawson kill his family?

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]]> The Lawson Family Murders: The Christmas Massacre No One Could Explain Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:50:40 Days before Christmas 1929, Charlie Lawson bought his family new clothes and gathered them together for what would become a haunting final portrait. On Christmas Day, he murdered his wife and six of their children, spared only one son—and took the answer to why with him to the grave. Days before Christmas 1929, Charlie Lawson bought his family new clothes and gathered them together for what would become a haunting final portrait. On Christmas Day, he murdered his wife and six of their children, spared only one son—and took the answer to why with him to the grave. true crime, charlie lawson, homicide, historic murder, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, familicide, 1929 murders, true crime podcast, the lawson family murders, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 138 Buzzsprout-11861619 Herb Baumeister: The Fox Hollow Farm Serial Killer From the outside, Herb Baumeister looked like a successful Indianapolis businessman, husband, and father living with his family on an 18-acre estate called Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana.

But in the woods behind that sprawling home, investigators would eventually uncover nearly 10,000 human bones and bone fragments.

During the 1990s, young men were disappearing from Indianapolis-area gay bars. Investigators came to suspect that Baumeister had been meeting men in those clubs, luring them back to Fox Hollow Farm, killing them, and hiding their remains on the property.

One of the first major clues came from inside Baumeister’s own family. His son discovered a human skull and bones on the property. Baumeister reportedly explained them away as an old medical skeleton—but in 1996, after his wife Julie allowed investigators to search the estate, the horrifying truth began emerging from the woods.

Authorities ultimately recovered thousands of burned and shattered human remains believed to represent numerous victims. Modern forensic genealogy has continued identifying those men decades later, including Allen Livingston, Manuel Resendez, and Daniel Halloran, as investigators work to give names back to those whose remains were found at Fox Hollow Farm.

Baumeister was never brought to trial.

As investigators closed in, he fled Indiana and traveled to Canada. On July 3, 1996, Herb Baumeister died by suicide in Ontario, leaving behind a note that mentioned his failing marriage and financial problems—but reportedly said nothing about the human remains discovered behind his home.

And the mystery may stretch even further.

Investigators have also considered Baumeister a prime suspect in the I-70 Strangler murders, a series of killings of boys and men in Indiana and Ohio during the 1980s and early 1990s. Those crimes remain officially unresolved, and the full number of Baumeister’s victims may never be known.

This is the true crime story of Herb Baumeister and the Fox Hollow Farm murders—a seemingly ordinary family man, thousands of bones hidden behind a suburban mansion, and an investigation that is still identifying victims nearly thirty years after the suspected killer took his secrets to the grave.

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]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/herb-baumeister-buried-in-the-backyard/ From the outside, Herb Baumeister looked like a successful Indianapolis businessman, husband, and father living with his family on an 18-acre estate called Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana.

But in the woods behind that sprawling home, investigators would eventually uncover nearly 10,000 human bones and bone fragments.

During the 1990s, young men were disappearing from Indianapolis-area gay bars. Investigators came to suspect that Baumeister had been meeting men in those clubs, luring them back to Fox Hollow Farm, killing them, and hiding their remains on the property.

One of the first major clues came from inside Baumeister’s own family. His son discovered a human skull and bones on the property. Baumeister reportedly explained them away as an old medical skeleton—but in 1996, after his wife Julie allowed investigators to search the estate, the horrifying truth began emerging from the woods.

Authorities ultimately recovered thousands of burned and shattered human remains believed to represent numerous victims. Modern forensic genealogy has continued identifying those men decades later, including Allen Livingston, Manuel Resendez, and Daniel Halloran, as investigators work to give names back to those whose remains were found at Fox Hollow Farm.

Baumeister was never brought to trial.

As investigators closed in, he fled Indiana and traveled to Canada. On July 3, 1996, Herb Baumeister died by suicide in Ontario, leaving behind a note that mentioned his failing marriage and financial problems—but reportedly said nothing about the human remains discovered behind his home.

And the mystery may stretch even further.

Investigators have also considered Baumeister a prime suspect in the I-70 Strangler murders, a series of killings of boys and men in Indiana and Ohio during the 1980s and early 1990s. Those crimes remain officially unresolved, and the full number of Baumeister’s victims may never be known.

This is the true crime story of Herb Baumeister and the Fox Hollow Farm murders—a seemingly ordinary family man, thousands of bones hidden behind a suburban mansion, and an investigation that is still identifying victims nearly thirty years after the suspected killer took his secrets to the grave.

If you believe you are a relative of a missing person possibly connected to this case (missing young men from mid 1980's to mid 1990's, please call 317-770-4415.

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]]> Herb Baumeister: The Fox Hollow Farm Serial Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:53:12 Herb Baumeister lived with his wife and children on an elegant Indiana estate—but hidden in the woods behind their home were nearly 10,000 pieces of human remains. Almost thirty years after Baumeister died, investigators are still identifying the men buried at Fox Hollow Farm and asking one chilling question: how many did he really kill? Herb Baumeister lived with his wife and children on an elegant Indiana estate—but hidden in the woods behind their home were nearly 10,000 pieces of human remains. Almost thirty years after Baumeister died, investigators are still identifying the men buried at Fox Hollow Farm and asking one chilling question: how many did he really kill? true crime, fox hollow farm, podc, podcast life, true crime addict, true crime community, trending now, hulu, serial killer, herb baumeister, crime podcast, true crime lover, true crime podcast, unsolved victims, playground of a serial killer, crime story false full 137 Buzzsprout-11821250 Daniel J. LaPlante: The Killer Who Lived in the Walls Before Daniel J. LaPlante became a convicted triple murderer, he had already terrified another Massachusetts family in a way that sounds almost impossible.

As a teenager, LaPlante secretly entered the home of a family in Pepperell, Massachusetts, hiding within concealed spaces inside the house while strange noises, missing objects, and disturbing incidents convinced the family that something was terribly wrong. When they finally discovered him, LaPlante’s bizarre behavior earned him lasting notoriety as “the boy in the walls.”

But what came next was far worse.

On December 1, 1987, seventeen-year-old LaPlante broke into the Townsend, Massachusetts, home of 33-year-old Priscilla Gustafson, who was pregnant, and her two young children, five-year-old William and seven-year-old Abigail. According to court records, LaPlante tied Priscilla to her bed, sexually assaulted her, and then shot her twice in the head through a pillow. He drowned William in an upstairs bathtub and Abigail in a downstairs bathtub.

Afterward, LaPlante went home, ate, and attended his niece’s birthday party as though nothing had happened.

Investigators connected him to the murders through stolen property, ballistics, fibers, physical evidence, and a gun LaPlante had obtained during an earlier burglary. When police began closing in, he fled, broke into additional homes, stole another firearm, and forced a woman at gunpoint to drive him before he was finally captured hiding inside a dumpster.

In 1988, Daniel LaPlante was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder. Because he was seventeen when he committed the crimes, later changes in juvenile sentencing law made him eligible for parole after serving 45 years, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld that sentence in 2019.

This is the true crime story of Daniel LaPlante—a teenager who first became infamous for hiding inside another family’s home and terrorizing them from within, then escalated to the brutal murders of a pregnant mother and her two young children.

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]]> Wed, 7 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/daniel-j-laplante-killer-in-the-walls/ Before Daniel J. LaPlante became a convicted triple murderer, he had already terrified another Massachusetts family in a way that sounds almost impossible.

As a teenager, LaPlante secretly entered the home of a family in Pepperell, Massachusetts, hiding within concealed spaces inside the house while strange noises, missing objects, and disturbing incidents convinced the family that something was terribly wrong. When they finally discovered him, LaPlante’s bizarre behavior earned him lasting notoriety as “the boy in the walls.”

But what came next was far worse.

On December 1, 1987, seventeen-year-old LaPlante broke into the Townsend, Massachusetts, home of 33-year-old Priscilla Gustafson, who was pregnant, and her two young children, five-year-old William and seven-year-old Abigail. According to court records, LaPlante tied Priscilla to her bed, sexually assaulted her, and then shot her twice in the head through a pillow. He drowned William in an upstairs bathtub and Abigail in a downstairs bathtub.

Afterward, LaPlante went home, ate, and attended his niece’s birthday party as though nothing had happened.

Investigators connected him to the murders through stolen property, ballistics, fibers, physical evidence, and a gun LaPlante had obtained during an earlier burglary. When police began closing in, he fled, broke into additional homes, stole another firearm, and forced a woman at gunpoint to drive him before he was finally captured hiding inside a dumpster.

In 1988, Daniel LaPlante was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder. Because he was seventeen when he committed the crimes, later changes in juvenile sentencing law made him eligible for parole after serving 45 years, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld that sentence in 2019.

This is the true crime story of Daniel LaPlante—a teenager who first became infamous for hiding inside another family’s home and terrorizing them from within, then escalated to the brutal murders of a pregnant mother and her two young children.

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]]> Daniel J. LaPlante: The Killer Who Lived in the Walls Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:15 Imagine hearing strange noises inside your home and eventually discovering that a teenage boy has been secretly hiding within it. But Daniel LaPlante’s terrifying story didn’t end with the boy in the walls—a year later, he murdered a pregnant mother and her two small children. Imagine hearing strange noises inside your home and eventually discovering that a teenage boy has been secretly hiding within it. But Daniel LaPlante’s terrifying story didn’t end with the boy in the walls—a year later, he murdered a pregnant mother and her two small children. true crime, homicide, teen killer, h2h, kris calvert, daniel j. laplante, murder, killer, danny laplante, priscilla gustafson, true crime podcast, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 136 Buzzsprout-11740455 Paul Merhige: The Thanksgiving Day Massacre Thanksgiving Day 2009 began like any other family holiday in Jupiter, Florida—with dinner, conversation, and relatives gathered together under one roof.

But sitting among them was Paul Michael Merhige, a 35-year-old man with a history of violent behavior and deep resentment toward members of his own family.

For hours, Merhige ate dinner with everyone and even joined in as the family gathered around the piano to sing. Then he walked outside, returned with a gun, and opened fire. According to witnesses, he declared that he had been waiting 20 years to do it.

His victims included his twin sisters, Carla Merhige and Lisa Knight, his aunt Raymonde Joseph, and six-year-old Makayla Sitton, who was asleep upstairs when Merhige found and killed her. Lisa was pregnant. Her husband, Patrick Knight, was also shot and critically wounded.

Then Merhige disappeared.

A massive manhunt followed, and for more than a month authorities searched for the man responsible for turning a family Thanksgiving into a massacre. On January 2, 2010, police finally captured him after a tip generated through America’s Most Wanted.

In 2011, Paul Merhige pleaded guilty to the killings and other charges and received seven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

This is the true crime story of Paul Michael Merhige and the Thanksgiving Day Massacre—a family celebration transformed into unimaginable violence by a man who arrived at dinner carrying decades of anger and a deadly plan.

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]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/paul-merhige-thanksgiving-day-killer/ Thanksgiving Day 2009 began like any other family holiday in Jupiter, Florida—with dinner, conversation, and relatives gathered together under one roof.

But sitting among them was Paul Michael Merhige, a 35-year-old man with a history of violent behavior and deep resentment toward members of his own family.

For hours, Merhige ate dinner with everyone and even joined in as the family gathered around the piano to sing. Then he walked outside, returned with a gun, and opened fire. According to witnesses, he declared that he had been waiting 20 years to do it.

His victims included his twin sisters, Carla Merhige and Lisa Knight, his aunt Raymonde Joseph, and six-year-old Makayla Sitton, who was asleep upstairs when Merhige found and killed her. Lisa was pregnant. Her husband, Patrick Knight, was also shot and critically wounded.

Then Merhige disappeared.

A massive manhunt followed, and for more than a month authorities searched for the man responsible for turning a family Thanksgiving into a massacre. On January 2, 2010, police finally captured him after a tip generated through America’s Most Wanted.

In 2011, Paul Merhige pleaded guilty to the killings and other charges and received seven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

This is the true crime story of Paul Michael Merhige and the Thanksgiving Day Massacre—a family celebration transformed into unimaginable violence by a man who arrived at dinner carrying decades of anger and a deadly plan.

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]]> Paul Merhige: The Thanksgiving Day Massacre Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:00:53 Paul Merhige sat through Thanksgiving dinner, laughed with relatives, and joined his family around the piano before walking outside to retrieve a gun. Minutes later, four members of his own family were dead—including a six-year-old girl sleeping upstairs—and Merhige was on the run. Paul Merhige sat through Thanksgiving dinner, laughed with relatives, and joined his family around the piano before walking outside to retrieve a gun. Minutes later, four members of his own family were dead—including a six-year-old girl sleeping upstairs—and Merhige was on the run. true crime, thanksgiving murder, homicide, lisa knight, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, the thanksgiving day killer, makayla sitton, true crime podcast, podcast, carla merhige, family murder, paul merhige, hitched 2 homicide false full 134 Buzzsprout-11690182 Tommy Lynn Sells: The Coast to Coast Killer For decades, Tommy Lynn Sells drifted across America, moving from state to state and leaving violence in his wake. He would eventually claim responsibility for dozens of murders, earning the nickname the Coast to Coast Killer.

The crime that finally brought him down happened on New Year’s Eve 1999 in Del Rio, Texas.

Thirteen-year-old Kaylene “Katy” Harris was sleeping when Sells entered the home and stabbed her to death. He then attacked 10-year-old Krystal Surles, slashing her throat. Somehow, Krystal survived. Badly wounded, she made her way to a neighbor’s house and later helped investigators create a description of the man who attacked her.

That surviving child became the key to catching a serial killer.

Police arrested Sells, and investigators soon began connecting him to crimes stretching across multiple states. Over time, Sells confessed to numerous murders and claimed he had killed as many as 70 people, although many of those confessions were never independently verified.

His name also became connected to other notorious cases, including the murder of Joel Kirkpatrick, whose mother, Julie Rea, had originally been convicted of killing him before she was later acquitted. Sells confessed to the crime and provided details investigators said were consistent with aspects of the attack.

But Sells was also known for giving questionable or inconsistent confessions, leaving investigators with the difficult task of separating truth from exaggeration. Some murders attributed to him remain disputed to this day.

Tommy Lynn Sells was convicted of murdering Katy Harris and sentenced to death. On April 3, 2014, Texas executed him by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of Tommy Lynn Sells, the Coast to Coast Killer—a transient predator whose crimes crossed state lines, a child survivor whose courage helped stop him, and a trail of confessions that may never reveal exactly how many people he killed.

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]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/tommy-lynn-sells-coast-to-coast-killer/ For decades, Tommy Lynn Sells drifted across America, moving from state to state and leaving violence in his wake. He would eventually claim responsibility for dozens of murders, earning the nickname the Coast to Coast Killer.

The crime that finally brought him down happened on New Year’s Eve 1999 in Del Rio, Texas.

Thirteen-year-old Kaylene “Katy” Harris was sleeping when Sells entered the home and stabbed her to death. He then attacked 10-year-old Krystal Surles, slashing her throat. Somehow, Krystal survived. Badly wounded, she made her way to a neighbor’s house and later helped investigators create a description of the man who attacked her.

That surviving child became the key to catching a serial killer.

Police arrested Sells, and investigators soon began connecting him to crimes stretching across multiple states. Over time, Sells confessed to numerous murders and claimed he had killed as many as 70 people, although many of those confessions were never independently verified.

His name also became connected to other notorious cases, including the murder of Joel Kirkpatrick, whose mother, Julie Rea, had originally been convicted of killing him before she was later acquitted. Sells confessed to the crime and provided details investigators said were consistent with aspects of the attack.

But Sells was also known for giving questionable or inconsistent confessions, leaving investigators with the difficult task of separating truth from exaggeration. Some murders attributed to him remain disputed to this day.

Tommy Lynn Sells was convicted of murdering Katy Harris and sentenced to death. On April 3, 2014, Texas executed him by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of Tommy Lynn Sells, the Coast to Coast Killer—a transient predator whose crimes crossed state lines, a child survivor whose courage helped stop him, and a trail of confessions that may never reveal exactly how many people he killed.

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]]> Tommy Lynn Sells: The Coast to Coast Killer Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:36:15 Tommy Lynn Sells claimed he murdered dozens of people across America, but his killing spree finally began to unravel when one ten-year-old girl survived having her throat cut. Krystal Surles lived long enough to describe the man who killed her friend—and helped police catch the Coast to Coast Killer. Tommy Lynn Sells claimed he murdered dozens of people across America, but his killing spree finally began to unravel when one ten-year-old girl survived having her throat cut. Krystal Surles lived long enough to describe the man who killed her friend—and helped police catch the Coast to Coast Killer. true crime, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, coast to coast killer, murder, killer, serial killer, true crime podcast, podcast, tommy lynn sells, hitched 2 homicide false full 134 Buzzsprout-11650029 Blanche Taylor Moore: The Woman Who Served Arsenic With a Smile For years, Blanche Taylor Moore appeared to be a respectable North Carolina woman with a quiet life, church connections, and a string of relationships marked by illness and death.

Then her new husband nearly died from arsenic poisoning.

In 1989, just days after Blanche married the Reverend Dwight Moore, he became violently ill. Tests revealed extraordinarily high levels of arsenic in his system. He survived—but investigators began looking backward at the people who had previously been close to Blanche.

That scrutiny led them to her former boyfriend and coworker, Raymond Reid, who had died in 1986 after a prolonged, mysterious illness. His body was exhumed, and investigators discovered arsenic in his remains.

Blanche was charged with Reid’s murder.

Prosecutors argued that she had poisoned him over time, allegedly serving him arsenic-laced food while he became increasingly sick. In 1990, Blanche Taylor Moore was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death.

But Raymond Reid was not the only suspicious death surrounding her.

Authorities also investigated the deaths of Blanche’s first husband, James Taylor, and her mother-in-law, Isla Taylor, while Dwight Moore’s near-fatal poisoning added yet another disturbing chapter. Blanche was convicted only of Raymond Reid’s murder, so allegations involving other deaths should be treated as suspicions rather than proven crimes.

More than three decades later, Blanche Taylor Moore remains one of North Carolina’s most notorious female killers—a woman associated with arsenic, poisoned relationships, and the chilling possibility that death seemed to follow the men closest to her.

This is the true crime story of Blanche Taylor Moore—the so-called Black Widow of North Carolina, whose secret weapon wasn’t a gun or a knife, but poison served one dose at a time.

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]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/blanche-taylor-moore/ For years, Blanche Taylor Moore appeared to be a respectable North Carolina woman with a quiet life, church connections, and a string of relationships marked by illness and death.

Then her new husband nearly died from arsenic poisoning.

In 1989, just days after Blanche married the Reverend Dwight Moore, he became violently ill. Tests revealed extraordinarily high levels of arsenic in his system. He survived—but investigators began looking backward at the people who had previously been close to Blanche.

That scrutiny led them to her former boyfriend and coworker, Raymond Reid, who had died in 1986 after a prolonged, mysterious illness. His body was exhumed, and investigators discovered arsenic in his remains.

Blanche was charged with Reid’s murder.

Prosecutors argued that she had poisoned him over time, allegedly serving him arsenic-laced food while he became increasingly sick. In 1990, Blanche Taylor Moore was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death.

But Raymond Reid was not the only suspicious death surrounding her.

Authorities also investigated the deaths of Blanche’s first husband, James Taylor, and her mother-in-law, Isla Taylor, while Dwight Moore’s near-fatal poisoning added yet another disturbing chapter. Blanche was convicted only of Raymond Reid’s murder, so allegations involving other deaths should be treated as suspicions rather than proven crimes.

More than three decades later, Blanche Taylor Moore remains one of North Carolina’s most notorious female killers—a woman associated with arsenic, poisoned relationships, and the chilling possibility that death seemed to follow the men closest to her.

This is the true crime story of Blanche Taylor Moore—the so-called Black Widow of North Carolina, whose secret weapon wasn’t a gun or a knife, but poison served one dose at a time.

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]]> Blanche Taylor Moore: The Woman Who Served Arsenic With a Smile Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:53:22 The men in Blanche Taylor Moore’s life had a disturbing habit of becoming violently ill—and some of them died. When her new husband survived a massive dose of arsenic, investigators started digging up the past, literally, and uncovered a poisoning case that would send Blanche to death row. The men in Blanche Taylor Moore’s life had a disturbing habit of becoming violently ill—and some of them died. When her new husband survived a massive dose of arsenic, investigators started digging up the past, literally, and uncovered a poisoning case that would send Blanche to death row. true crime, homicide, preacher's daughter, h2h, kris calvert, arsenic, murder, killer, black widow, serial killer, arsenic poisoning, poison, true crime podcast, podcast, blanche taylor moore, hitched 2 homicide false full 133 Buzzsprout-11607807 Charlie Cullen: The Killer Nurse Behind The Good Nurse For sixteen years, Charles Cullen worked as a nurse in hospitals and medical centers across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He was trusted with medications, IV lines, and the lives of vulnerable patients.

That trust made him deadly.

Cullen quietly poisoned patients with medications including digoxin and insulin, often making their deaths appear to be the result of their existing illnesses. He moved from hospital to hospital, sometimes leaving under suspicious circumstances, yet continued finding new nursing jobs and new patients.

By the time he arrived at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey, coworkers had begun noticing disturbing patterns. Nurse Amy Loughren became increasingly suspicious of Cullen and ultimately worked with investigators, helping police gather the evidence they needed to confront her friend and colleague. Her role in exposing Cullen later became central to the book and Netflix film The Good Nurse.

Cullen was arrested in December 2003.

What followed was staggering.

He confessed to killing as many as 40 patients during his nursing career. Twenty-nine murders were ultimately confirmed through his guilty pleas and convictions, along with several attempted murders. Investigators and journalists have long suspected that the true number of victims could be significantly higher, but estimates reaching into the hundreds have never been definitively proven.

In New Jersey, Cullen received 11 consecutive life sentences for murdering 22 patients and attempting to kill three others. Additional convictions in Pennsylvania brought his confirmed murder total to 29 and ensured that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

But Cullen’s case raised another disturbing question: How did a nurse suspected of harming patients continue moving from one hospital to another for sixteen years?

This is the true crime story of Charles Cullen, the so-called Good Nurse—a caregiver who turned lifesaving medications into murder weapons, a coworker who helped expose him, and a healthcare system that failed to stop him before dozens of patients were dead.

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]]> Wed, 2 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/charlie-cullen-killer-nurse/ For sixteen years, Charles Cullen worked as a nurse in hospitals and medical centers across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He was trusted with medications, IV lines, and the lives of vulnerable patients.

That trust made him deadly.

Cullen quietly poisoned patients with medications including digoxin and insulin, often making their deaths appear to be the result of their existing illnesses. He moved from hospital to hospital, sometimes leaving under suspicious circumstances, yet continued finding new nursing jobs and new patients.

By the time he arrived at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey, coworkers had begun noticing disturbing patterns. Nurse Amy Loughren became increasingly suspicious of Cullen and ultimately worked with investigators, helping police gather the evidence they needed to confront her friend and colleague. Her role in exposing Cullen later became central to the book and Netflix film The Good Nurse.

Cullen was arrested in December 2003.

What followed was staggering.

He confessed to killing as many as 40 patients during his nursing career. Twenty-nine murders were ultimately confirmed through his guilty pleas and convictions, along with several attempted murders. Investigators and journalists have long suspected that the true number of victims could be significantly higher, but estimates reaching into the hundreds have never been definitively proven.

In New Jersey, Cullen received 11 consecutive life sentences for murdering 22 patients and attempting to kill three others. Additional convictions in Pennsylvania brought his confirmed murder total to 29 and ensured that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

But Cullen’s case raised another disturbing question: How did a nurse suspected of harming patients continue moving from one hospital to another for sixteen years?

This is the true crime story of Charles Cullen, the so-called Good Nurse—a caregiver who turned lifesaving medications into murder weapons, a coworker who helped expose him, and a healthcare system that failed to stop him before dozens of patients were dead.

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]]> Charlie Cullen: The Killer Nurse Behind The Good Nurse Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:06:56 Charles Cullen spent sixteen years moving from hospital to hospital, entrusted with the lives of sick and vulnerable patients—while secretly using medications meant to save them as murder weapons. By the time another nurse helped expose him, Cullen had confessed to as many as 40 killings, and investigators were left wondering whether the real number was even higher. Charles Cullen spent sixteen years moving from hospital to hospital, entrusted with the lives of sick and vulnerable patients—while secretly using medications meant to save them as murder weapons. By the time another nurse helped expose him, Cullen had confessed to as many as 40 killings, and investigators were left wondering whether the real number was even higher. true crime, nurse killer, homicide, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, mass murderer, serial killer, true crime podcast, charles cullen, podcast, the good nurse, netflix, charlie cullen, amy loughren, hitched 2 homicide false full 132 Buzzsprout-11549220 Ed Gein: The Real Killer Who Inspired Psycho, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill In November 1957, the disappearance of 58-year-old hardware store owner Bernice Worden led police to a secluded farmhouse outside Plainfield, Wisconsin.

What investigators found inside would become one of the most disturbing crime scenes in American history.

The farmhouse belonged to Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein, a quiet handyman and farmer whom neighbors generally considered odd but harmless. Inside his home, authorities discovered Bernice’s mutilated body along with human remains that Gein had transformed into masks, bowls, furniture coverings, and other objects.

And most of those remains had not come from murder victims.

Gein admitted that for years he had been secretly visiting local cemeteries, exhuming recently buried women, and taking portions of their bodies back to his farmhouse. He also admitted killing Bernice Worden and tavern owner Mary Hogan, who had disappeared in 1954. Although Gein has often been called a serial killer, only those two murders were ever established, and he was ultimately convicted only in Worden’s death.

In 1968, Gein was found guilty of murdering Bernice Worden but was determined to have been legally insane at the time of the crime. He spent the remainder of his life in psychiatric institutions and died in 1984 at age 77.

Yet Ed Gein’s influence stretched far beyond Plainfield.

Elements of his crimes helped inspire some of horror’s most infamous fictional characters, including Norman Bates in Psycho, Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. His story returned to popular culture again with Netflix’s 2025 series Monster: The Ed Gein Story, although the dramatization included several events and murders that are not supported by the historical record.

This is the historical true crime story of Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield—two murdered women, stolen bodies, a farmhouse filled with horrors, and the real-life crimes that helped create some of Hollywood’s most terrifying monsters.

He was the real Norman Bates. The real Leatherface. The real Buffalo Bill. This is the true and gruesome story of Ed Gein.

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]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-true-and-gruesome-story-of-ed-gein-the-real-norman-bates-the-real-leatherface-the-real-buffalo-bill/ In November 1957, the disappearance of 58-year-old hardware store owner Bernice Worden led police to a secluded farmhouse outside Plainfield, Wisconsin.

What investigators found inside would become one of the most disturbing crime scenes in American history.

The farmhouse belonged to Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein, a quiet handyman and farmer whom neighbors generally considered odd but harmless. Inside his home, authorities discovered Bernice’s mutilated body along with human remains that Gein had transformed into masks, bowls, furniture coverings, and other objects.

And most of those remains had not come from murder victims.

Gein admitted that for years he had been secretly visiting local cemeteries, exhuming recently buried women, and taking portions of their bodies back to his farmhouse. He also admitted killing Bernice Worden and tavern owner Mary Hogan, who had disappeared in 1954. Although Gein has often been called a serial killer, only those two murders were ever established, and he was ultimately convicted only in Worden’s death.

In 1968, Gein was found guilty of murdering Bernice Worden but was determined to have been legally insane at the time of the crime. He spent the remainder of his life in psychiatric institutions and died in 1984 at age 77.

Yet Ed Gein’s influence stretched far beyond Plainfield.

Elements of his crimes helped inspire some of horror’s most infamous fictional characters, including Norman Bates in Psycho, Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. His story returned to popular culture again with Netflix’s 2025 series Monster: The Ed Gein Story, although the dramatization included several events and murders that are not supported by the historical record.

This is the historical true crime story of Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield—two murdered women, stolen bodies, a farmhouse filled with horrors, and the real-life crimes that helped create some of Hollywood’s most terrifying monsters.

He was the real Norman Bates. The real Leatherface. The real Buffalo Bill. This is the true and gruesome story of Ed Gein.

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]]> Ed Gein: The Real Killer Who Inspired Psycho, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:06:54 When police entered Ed Gein’s isolated Wisconsin farmhouse looking for a missing woman, they discovered something far worse than a murder scene—they found a house filled with human remains transformed into everyday objects. The quiet man from Plainfield would become known as the Butcher of Plainfield and inspire some of the most terrifying villains in horror history. When police entered Ed Gein’s isolated Wisconsin farmhouse looking for a missing woman, they discovered something far worse than a murder scene—they found a house filled with human remains transformed into everyday objects. The quiet man from Plainfield would become known as the Butcher of Plainfield and inspire some of the most terrifying villains in horror history. true crime, homicide, eddie gein, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, human skinning, serial killer, leatherface, norman bates, true crime podcast, podcast, edward gein, ed gein, skin suit, buffalo bill, hitched 2 homicide false full 131 Buzzsprout-11523674 The Unsolved Case of the Axeman of New Orleans: Play Jazz or Die Between 1918 and 1919, New Orleans was terrorized by an unidentified killer who slipped into homes in the dead of night and attacked sleeping victims with axes, razors, and whatever weapons he could find inside.

Many of the victims were Italian and Sicilian immigrants, often grocers and their families, fueling theories that the crimes may have been motivated by prejudice, extortion, or organized crime. But no clear motive was ever proven, and the killer’s identity remained a mystery.

The attacks were savage and unpredictable.

Victims were struck in their beds. Doors were broken or panels removed to gain entry. Some survived. Others, including Joseph and Catherine Maggio, were killed. The violence spread fear through neighborhoods as police struggled to determine whether they were dealing with one killer or several unrelated attacks.

Then came the letter.

In March 1919, a letter claiming to be from the Axeman was published in a New Orleans newspaper. The writer boasted that he was not human, claimed an affection for jazz, and announced that on a specific night he would kill again—unless the occupants of a home were playing jazz music.

New Orleans responded the only way New Orleans could.

On the appointed night, homes, bars, and dance halls filled with jazz as terrified residents played music in hopes of being spared. No Axeman murder was reported that night. Whether the letter actually came from the killer or was an elaborate hoax has never been conclusively established.

By October 1919, the attacks abruptly stopped.

The Axeman was never identified, never arrested, and never brought to justice. More than a century later, the case remains one of the strangest unsolved serial murder mysteries in American history—a terrifying mixture of violence, immigration, folklore, and the music that helped define New Orleans.

This is the historical true crime story of the Axeman of New Orleans—an unknown killer who crept into homes while the city slept and became forever linked to one of the most bizarre threats in crime history:

Play jazz—or risk getting the axe.

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]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-unsolved-case-of-the-axeman-of-new-orleans/ Between 1918 and 1919, New Orleans was terrorized by an unidentified killer who slipped into homes in the dead of night and attacked sleeping victims with axes, razors, and whatever weapons he could find inside.

Many of the victims were Italian and Sicilian immigrants, often grocers and their families, fueling theories that the crimes may have been motivated by prejudice, extortion, or organized crime. But no clear motive was ever proven, and the killer’s identity remained a mystery.

The attacks were savage and unpredictable.

Victims were struck in their beds. Doors were broken or panels removed to gain entry. Some survived. Others, including Joseph and Catherine Maggio, were killed. The violence spread fear through neighborhoods as police struggled to determine whether they were dealing with one killer or several unrelated attacks.

Then came the letter.

In March 1919, a letter claiming to be from the Axeman was published in a New Orleans newspaper. The writer boasted that he was not human, claimed an affection for jazz, and announced that on a specific night he would kill again—unless the occupants of a home were playing jazz music.

New Orleans responded the only way New Orleans could.

On the appointed night, homes, bars, and dance halls filled with jazz as terrified residents played music in hopes of being spared. No Axeman murder was reported that night. Whether the letter actually came from the killer or was an elaborate hoax has never been conclusively established.

By October 1919, the attacks abruptly stopped.

The Axeman was never identified, never arrested, and never brought to justice. More than a century later, the case remains one of the strangest unsolved serial murder mysteries in American history—a terrifying mixture of violence, immigration, folklore, and the music that helped define New Orleans.

This is the historical true crime story of the Axeman of New Orleans—an unknown killer who crept into homes while the city slept and became forever linked to one of the most bizarre threats in crime history:

Play jazz—or risk getting the axe.

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]]> The Unsolved Case of the Axeman of New Orleans: Play Jazz or Die Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:57:28 A mysterious killer was slipping into New Orleans homes at night and attacking families with an axe—then a letter arrived with one bizarre promise: play jazz, and he would let you live. On one unforgettable night in 1919, an entire city filled the darkness with music while waiting to see if the Axeman would strike again. A mysterious killer was slipping into New Orleans homes at night and attacking families with an axe—then a letter arrived with one bizarre promise: play jazz, and he would let you live. On one unforgettable night in 1919, an entire city filled the darkness with music while waiting to see if the Axeman would strike again. true crime, the axeman of new orleans, homicide, unsolved, the axeman of nola, h2h, kris calvert, murder, killer, serial killer, true crime podcast, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 130 Buzzsprout-11474077 The Mystery of the Los Feliz Murder Mansion High in the hills of Los Angeles sits a Spanish-style mansion at 2475 Glendower Place—a beautiful home with a history so dark that it became known as the Los Feliz Murder Mansion.

In the early morning hours of December 6, 1959, physician Dr. Harold Perelson entered the bedroom where his wife, Lillian, was sleeping and bludgeoned her to death with a ball-peen hammer. He then attacked his 18-year-old daughter, Judye, striking her in the head before she managed to escape and run to a neighbor for help.

The couple’s younger children awoke during the chaos. One later recalled their father telling them to return to bed because it was “just a nightmare.”

Minutes later, Harold Perelson took a fatal overdose of medication.

But the tragedy inside the mansion was only the beginning of its legend.

The house changed ownership, yet for decades no family permanently settled inside. Stories spread that furniture, Christmas decorations, and possessions had been left behind as though the Perelsons had simply walked away from the home. The abandoned mansion became an object of fascination for neighbors, urban explorers, paranormal enthusiasts, and true crime followers.

Over the years, fact and folklore became intertwined. Tales of hauntings, curses, untouched rooms, and sinister events surrounding previous owners transformed 2475 Glendower Place into one of Los Angeles’ most infamous properties—even though later investigations have shown that some of the most repeated stories about the house were exaggerated or simply untrue.

What drove a respected doctor to murder his wife and attack his daughter that December morning has never been definitively answered. Financial difficulties have often been cited as one possible factor, but Harold left behind no explanation capable of fully answering the question.

This is the historical true crime story of the Los Feliz Murder Mansion—a beautiful Hollywood Hills home, a family shattered in a single horrifying night, and a house whose legend has continued growing for more than sixty years.

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]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/los-feliz-murder-mansion/ High in the hills of Los Angeles sits a Spanish-style mansion at 2475 Glendower Place—a beautiful home with a history so dark that it became known as the Los Feliz Murder Mansion.

In the early morning hours of December 6, 1959, physician Dr. Harold Perelson entered the bedroom where his wife, Lillian, was sleeping and bludgeoned her to death with a ball-peen hammer. He then attacked his 18-year-old daughter, Judye, striking her in the head before she managed to escape and run to a neighbor for help.

The couple’s younger children awoke during the chaos. One later recalled their father telling them to return to bed because it was “just a nightmare.”

Minutes later, Harold Perelson took a fatal overdose of medication.

But the tragedy inside the mansion was only the beginning of its legend.

The house changed ownership, yet for decades no family permanently settled inside. Stories spread that furniture, Christmas decorations, and possessions had been left behind as though the Perelsons had simply walked away from the home. The abandoned mansion became an object of fascination for neighbors, urban explorers, paranormal enthusiasts, and true crime followers.

Over the years, fact and folklore became intertwined. Tales of hauntings, curses, untouched rooms, and sinister events surrounding previous owners transformed 2475 Glendower Place into one of Los Angeles’ most infamous properties—even though later investigations have shown that some of the most repeated stories about the house were exaggerated or simply untrue.

What drove a respected doctor to murder his wife and attack his daughter that December morning has never been definitively answered. Financial difficulties have often been cited as one possible factor, but Harold left behind no explanation capable of fully answering the question.

This is the historical true crime story of the Los Feliz Murder Mansion—a beautiful Hollywood Hills home, a family shattered in a single horrifying night, and a house whose legend has continued growing for more than sixty years.

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]]> The Mystery of the Los Feliz Murder Mansion Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:47:14 In 1959, Dr. Harold Perelson murdered his sleeping wife with a hammer, attacked his teenage daughter, and then took his own life inside their Los Angeles mansion. What happened next turned 2475 Glendower Place into the legendary Los Feliz Murder House—a home where the true story may be even stranger than the ghost stories. In 1959, Dr. Harold Perelson murdered his sleeping wife with a hammer, attacked his teenage daughter, and then took his own life inside their Los Angeles mansion. What happened next turned 2475 Glendower Place into the legendary Los Feliz Murder House—a home where the true story may be even stranger than the ghost stories. true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, dr, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, lillian perelson, los feliz murder house, harold perelson, podcast, los feliz murder mansion, hitched 2 homicide false full 129 Buzzsprout-11441237 The Jamison Family: They Vanished. Then Their Bodies Were Found 4 Years Later On October 8, 2009, Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and their six-year-old daughter Madyson drove into the remote mountains of southeastern Oklahoma to look at a 40-acre piece of property they were considering buying.

Then the entire family vanished.

Days later, their pickup truck was found abandoned in Latimer County. Inside were their wallets, identification, personal belongings, a large amount of cash, and their severely malnourished dog. But there was no sign of Bobby, Sherilynn, or Madyson.

The scene raised more questions than answers.

Why would a family leave behind money, identification, and their dog? Why had they seemingly walked away from the truck? And what had happened after they disappeared into the rugged terrain of the Sans Bois Mountains?

As investigators dug into the family’s life, the mystery only deepened. Reports emerged of financial troubles, family conflict, claims of paranormal activity inside their home, and unusual behavior in the days before they disappeared. A photograph of Madyson taken shortly before the family vanished also became one of the case’s most haunting pieces of evidence.

For four years, there were no answers.

Then, in November 2013, hunters discovered skeletal remains of two adults and a child in a remote area less than three miles from where the Jamisons’ truck had been abandoned. In July 2014, the Oklahoma medical examiner confirmed that the remains belonged to Bobby, Sherilynn, and Madyson Jamison.

But even the discovery of their bodies did not solve the mystery.

Because of the condition of the remains, authorities could not determine a cause or manner of death. No one has ever been charged, and theories have ranged from murder-suicide and accidental death to foul play involving another person. None has been conclusively proven.

This is the true crime mystery of the Jamison family—three people who drove into the Oklahoma mountains, left behind a truck filled with everything they should have needed, and disappeared into a mystery that remains unsolved more than fifteen years later.

If you have information about this case, please call 918-465-4013

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]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-jamison-family-deaths-mystery-or-murder/ On October 8, 2009, Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and their six-year-old daughter Madyson drove into the remote mountains of southeastern Oklahoma to look at a 40-acre piece of property they were considering buying.

Then the entire family vanished.

Days later, their pickup truck was found abandoned in Latimer County. Inside were their wallets, identification, personal belongings, a large amount of cash, and their severely malnourished dog. But there was no sign of Bobby, Sherilynn, or Madyson.

The scene raised more questions than answers.

Why would a family leave behind money, identification, and their dog? Why had they seemingly walked away from the truck? And what had happened after they disappeared into the rugged terrain of the Sans Bois Mountains?

As investigators dug into the family’s life, the mystery only deepened. Reports emerged of financial troubles, family conflict, claims of paranormal activity inside their home, and unusual behavior in the days before they disappeared. A photograph of Madyson taken shortly before the family vanished also became one of the case’s most haunting pieces of evidence.

For four years, there were no answers.

Then, in November 2013, hunters discovered skeletal remains of two adults and a child in a remote area less than three miles from where the Jamisons’ truck had been abandoned. In July 2014, the Oklahoma medical examiner confirmed that the remains belonged to Bobby, Sherilynn, and Madyson Jamison.

But even the discovery of their bodies did not solve the mystery.

Because of the condition of the remains, authorities could not determine a cause or manner of death. No one has ever been charged, and theories have ranged from murder-suicide and accidental death to foul play involving another person. None has been conclusively proven.

This is the true crime mystery of the Jamison family—three people who drove into the Oklahoma mountains, left behind a truck filled with everything they should have needed, and disappeared into a mystery that remains unsolved more than fifteen years later.

If you have information about this case, please call 918-465-4013

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]]> The Jamison Family: They Vanished. Then Their Bodies Were Found 4 Years Later Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:00:42 Bobby, Sherilynn, and six-year-old Madyson Jamison drove into the Oklahoma mountains—and vanished, leaving behind their truck, their wallets, cash, and even their dog. Four years later, their bodies were found less than three miles away, but investigators still couldn’t answer the most important question: what happened to the Jamison family? Bobby, Sherilynn, and six-year-old Madyson Jamison drove into the Oklahoma mountains—and vanished, leaving behind their truck, their wallets, cash, and even their dog. Four years later, their bodies were found less than three miles away, but investigators still couldn’t answer the most important question: what happened to the Jamison family? true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, bobby jamison, madyson jamison, sherilynn jamison, jamison family deaths, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 128 Buzzsprout-11386886 Susan Wright: The Blue-Eyed Butcher On January 13, 2003, Susan Wright killed her husband, Jeff Wright, inside their Houston, Texas, home.

What happened in their bedroom would become one of the most sensational murder cases in Texas true crime.

Susan admitted that she stabbed Jeff 193 times. Afterward, she buried his body in a shallow grave in the family’s backyard and attempted to conceal what she had done. But when the truth came out, Susan claimed she had acted in self-defense after years of physical and emotional abuse.

Prosecutors told a very different story.

They argued Susan had deliberately lured Jeff into bed, restrained him, and attacked him with a knife. During her 2004 trial, prosecutor Kelly Siegler used the actual bed from the Wright home in a dramatic courtroom demonstration, straddling a fellow prosecutor to show jurors how the state believed Susan carried out the killing.

The jury rejected Susan’s claim of self-defense and convicted her of murder.

She was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison. After an appeals court determined that her defense attorney had failed to adequately present evidence relating to battered woman syndrome during sentencing, Susan received a new punishment hearing in 2010, and her sentence was reduced to 20 years.

Susan was granted parole in 2020 and walked out of prison on December 30 of that year after serving more than sixteen years.

The case inspired the Lifetime movie Blue-Eyed Butcher, a nickname that has remained closely associated with Susan Wright and the extraordinary brutality of Jeff’s death.

This is the true crime story of Susan Wright—a troubled marriage, 193 stab wounds, a body buried in the backyard, and a courtroom battle over one question that divided everyone who followed the case:

Was Susan Wright a battered wife fighting for her life—or a woman who planned the murder of her husband?

If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline : 1-800-799-7233

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]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/susan-wright-blue-eyed-butcher/ On January 13, 2003, Susan Wright killed her husband, Jeff Wright, inside their Houston, Texas, home.

What happened in their bedroom would become one of the most sensational murder cases in Texas true crime.

Susan admitted that she stabbed Jeff 193 times. Afterward, she buried his body in a shallow grave in the family’s backyard and attempted to conceal what she had done. But when the truth came out, Susan claimed she had acted in self-defense after years of physical and emotional abuse.

Prosecutors told a very different story.

They argued Susan had deliberately lured Jeff into bed, restrained him, and attacked him with a knife. During her 2004 trial, prosecutor Kelly Siegler used the actual bed from the Wright home in a dramatic courtroom demonstration, straddling a fellow prosecutor to show jurors how the state believed Susan carried out the killing.

The jury rejected Susan’s claim of self-defense and convicted her of murder.

She was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison. After an appeals court determined that her defense attorney had failed to adequately present evidence relating to battered woman syndrome during sentencing, Susan received a new punishment hearing in 2010, and her sentence was reduced to 20 years.

Susan was granted parole in 2020 and walked out of prison on December 30 of that year after serving more than sixteen years.

The case inspired the Lifetime movie Blue-Eyed Butcher, a nickname that has remained closely associated with Susan Wright and the extraordinary brutality of Jeff’s death.

This is the true crime story of Susan Wright—a troubled marriage, 193 stab wounds, a body buried in the backyard, and a courtroom battle over one question that divided everyone who followed the case:

Was Susan Wright a battered wife fighting for her life—or a woman who planned the murder of her husband?

If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline : 1-800-799-7233

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]]> Susan Wright: The Blue-Eyed Butcher Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:03:35 Susan Wright stabbed her husband 193 times, buried him in their backyard, and then told police she had killed him in self-defense. What followed was a sensational Texas murder trial featuring allegations of domestic abuse, a prosecutor reenacting the killing on the couple’s own bed, and a defendant the headlines would dub the Blue-Eyed Butcher. Susan Wright stabbed her husband 193 times, buried him in their backyard, and then told police she had killed him in self-defense. What followed was a sensational Texas murder trial featuring allegations of domestic abuse, a prosecutor reenacting the killing on the couple’s own bed, and a defendant the headlines would dub the Blue-Eyed Butcher. true crime, susan wright, jeff wright, murder, hitched2homicide, domestic abuse, true crime podcast, jeffrey wright, husband killer, podcast, battered wife syndrome false full 127 Buzzsprout-11346236 Peter Kürten. The Vampire of Düsseldorf. In 1929, the German city of Düsseldorf was gripped by fear.

Women, children, and men were being attacked seemingly at random by a predator who stabbed, strangled, bludgeoned, and murdered his victims—sometimes returning to crime scenes afterward. The press gave the unknown killer a name that would follow him into criminal history: the Vampire of Düsseldorf.

His real name was Peter Kürten.

Kürten had spent much of his life moving in and out of prison for burglary, arson, and violent offenses. He later confessed to killing a nine-year-old girl in 1913, but his most notorious period of violence came during 1929, when a string of murders and attempted murders terrorized Düsseldorf. His victims varied dramatically in age and sex, making it difficult for investigators to predict whom he might target next.

What made Kürten’s crimes particularly disturbing was the connection he described between blood, violence, and sexual gratification. His nickname came from reports that he sometimes attempted to drink blood from his victims’ wounds.

As panic spread, Kürten played a dangerous game with authorities. He followed newspaper coverage of the attacks, returned to crime scenes, and even sent information connected to victims to the press.

But eventually, one woman survived.

In May 1930, Kürten attacked a young woman but allowed her to leave alive. Information she later provided helped police close in on him. Realizing his identity was about to be exposed, Kürten confessed his crimes to his wife and was arrested.

The scope of his confessions was staggering, although not every crime he claimed could be verified.

In 1931, Peter Kürten was convicted of nine murders and seven attempted murders and sentenced to death. On July 2, 1931, the 48-year-old Vampire of Düsseldorf was executed by guillotine in Cologne.

This is the historical true crime story of Peter Kürten, the Vampire of Düsseldorf—a serial killer whose obsession with blood and violence plunged a German city into terror and created one of the darkest criminal legends of the early twentieth century.

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]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/peter-kurten-the-vampire-of-dusseldorf/ In 1929, the German city of Düsseldorf was gripped by fear.

Women, children, and men were being attacked seemingly at random by a predator who stabbed, strangled, bludgeoned, and murdered his victims—sometimes returning to crime scenes afterward. The press gave the unknown killer a name that would follow him into criminal history: the Vampire of Düsseldorf.

His real name was Peter Kürten.

Kürten had spent much of his life moving in and out of prison for burglary, arson, and violent offenses. He later confessed to killing a nine-year-old girl in 1913, but his most notorious period of violence came during 1929, when a string of murders and attempted murders terrorized Düsseldorf. His victims varied dramatically in age and sex, making it difficult for investigators to predict whom he might target next.

What made Kürten’s crimes particularly disturbing was the connection he described between blood, violence, and sexual gratification. His nickname came from reports that he sometimes attempted to drink blood from his victims’ wounds.

As panic spread, Kürten played a dangerous game with authorities. He followed newspaper coverage of the attacks, returned to crime scenes, and even sent information connected to victims to the press.

But eventually, one woman survived.

In May 1930, Kürten attacked a young woman but allowed her to leave alive. Information she later provided helped police close in on him. Realizing his identity was about to be exposed, Kürten confessed his crimes to his wife and was arrested.

The scope of his confessions was staggering, although not every crime he claimed could be verified.

In 1931, Peter Kürten was convicted of nine murders and seven attempted murders and sentenced to death. On July 2, 1931, the 48-year-old Vampire of Düsseldorf was executed by guillotine in Cologne.

This is the historical true crime story of Peter Kürten, the Vampire of Düsseldorf—a serial killer whose obsession with blood and violence plunged a German city into terror and created one of the darkest criminal legends of the early twentieth century.

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]]> Peter Kürten. The Vampire of Düsseldorf. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:16:09 In 1929, Düsseldorf was terrorized by a killer who attacked men, women, and children—and sometimes returned to the scenes simply to enjoy the fear he had created. When police finally captured Peter Kürten, they discovered the man behind the nickname the Vampire of Düsseldorf had an obsession with blood far more horrifying than the newspapers imagined. In 1929, Düsseldorf was terrorized by a killer who attacked men, women, and children—and sometimes returned to the scenes simply to enjoy the fear he had created. When police finally captured Peter Kürten, they discovered the man behind the nickname the Vampire of Düsseldorf had an obsession with blood far more horrifying than the newspapers imagined. true crime, homicide, podcasts, germany, dusseldorf, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, serial killer, horror, peter kürten, vampire, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 126 Buzzsprout-11223602 Gerald Stano: The Florida Serial Killer Who Confessed to 41 Murders During the 1970s and early 1980s, young women were disappearing across Florida and other parts of the country. One of the men eventually connected to that trail of violence was Gerald Eugene Stano, a short-order cook who would become one of Florida’s most notorious serial killers.

Stano was convicted of multiple murders and ultimately confessed to 41 killings, although investigators believed the true number could have been even higher. Because some of his confessions were difficult to verify, the exact number of his victims remains uncertain.

His victims were often young women whom he encountered while driving, hitchhiking, or socializing around bars and roadside locations. Many were stabbed, strangled, or otherwise attacked before their bodies were dumped in isolated areas.

What made Stano especially disturbing was the sheer volume of his confessions.

Detectives repeatedly interviewed him about unsolved murders, and he supplied details about case after case. But over time, questions emerged about whether every confession was genuine or whether some might have been exaggerated, suggested, or falsely claimed. That uncertainty has followed his case ever since.

One thing, however, is beyond dispute: Gerald Stano was a convicted murderer.

He was sentenced to death for the 1973 murder of 17-year-old Cathy Lee Scharf, and on March 23, 1998, Florida executed him in the electric chair.

Decades later, investigators are still connecting victims to Stano. In 2024, genetic genealogy identified Pamela Kay Wittman, whose body had been found near Interstate 95 in 1980, and authorities determined that she too had been murdered by Stano.

This is the true crime story of Gerald Stano—a convicted serial killer, a man who confessed to dozens of murders, and a case that still leaves investigators asking where the truth ends and the confessions begin.

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]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/gerald-stano/ During the 1970s and early 1980s, young women were disappearing across Florida and other parts of the country. One of the men eventually connected to that trail of violence was Gerald Eugene Stano, a short-order cook who would become one of Florida’s most notorious serial killers.

Stano was convicted of multiple murders and ultimately confessed to 41 killings, although investigators believed the true number could have been even higher. Because some of his confessions were difficult to verify, the exact number of his victims remains uncertain.

His victims were often young women whom he encountered while driving, hitchhiking, or socializing around bars and roadside locations. Many were stabbed, strangled, or otherwise attacked before their bodies were dumped in isolated areas.

What made Stano especially disturbing was the sheer volume of his confessions.

Detectives repeatedly interviewed him about unsolved murders, and he supplied details about case after case. But over time, questions emerged about whether every confession was genuine or whether some might have been exaggerated, suggested, or falsely claimed. That uncertainty has followed his case ever since.

One thing, however, is beyond dispute: Gerald Stano was a convicted murderer.

He was sentenced to death for the 1973 murder of 17-year-old Cathy Lee Scharf, and on March 23, 1998, Florida executed him in the electric chair.

Decades later, investigators are still connecting victims to Stano. In 2024, genetic genealogy identified Pamela Kay Wittman, whose body had been found near Interstate 95 in 1980, and authorities determined that she too had been murdered by Stano.

This is the true crime story of Gerald Stano—a convicted serial killer, a man who confessed to dozens of murders, and a case that still leaves investigators asking where the truth ends and the confessions begin.

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]]> Gerald Stano: The Florida Serial Killer Who Confessed to 41 Murders Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:02:00 Gerald Stano confessed to 41 murders, but even investigators weren’t always sure where the truth ended and his stories began. Decades after his execution, new victims are still being connected to the Florida serial killer whose full body count may never be known. Gerald Stano confessed to 41 murders, but even investigators weren’t always sure where the truth ended and his stories began. Decades after his execution, new victims are still being connected to the Florida serial killer whose full body count may never be known. true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, serial killer, gerald stano, podcast, hitched 2 homicide, serial confessor false full 125 Buzzsprout-11211403 The Unsolved Case of the Freeway Phantom. In the spring of 1971, 13-year-old Carol Spinks left her Washington, D.C., neighborhood to make a quick trip to the store.

She never came home.

Six days later, Carol’s body was discovered near Interstate 295. She had been assaulted and strangled. Her murder would become the first in a terrifying series of killings that haunted Washington, D.C., and neighboring Maryland for the next seventeen months.

The victims were Carol Spinks, Darlenia Johnson, Brenda Crockett, Nenomoshia Yates, Brenda Woodard, and Diane Williams—six Black girls and young women ranging in age from 10 to 18. They disappeared while doing ordinary things: going to the store, traveling to work, returning from school, or heading home. Their bodies were later found along highways and roadsides throughout the D.C. area.

The unidentified killer became known as the Freeway Phantom.

Then, after the murder of 18-year-old Brenda Woodard, investigators found something chilling inside her coat pocket: a handwritten note believed to have been dictated by her killer. In it, the writer taunted police and signed himself “Free-way Phantom.”

The note made one thing horrifyingly clear.

Someone wanted police to know the murders were connected—and believed he could get away with them.

A massive investigation followed involving D.C. police, Maryland authorities, and the FBI. Yet important evidence and portions of the original case files were later lost or destroyed, severely limiting the ability of future investigators to use modern forensic technology to solve the crimes.

Over the decades, investigators examined numerous suspects, including convicted predator Robert Askins, but no evidence was ever strong enough to charge anyone with the six murders.

And the families were left waiting.

More than fifty years later, the identity of the Freeway Phantom remains unknown, and the murders of Carol, Darlenia, Brenda Crockett, Nenomoshia, Brenda Woodard, and Diane remain among the most haunting unsolved serial killings in Washington, D.C., history. The Metropolitan Police Department still lists the cases as unsolved and continues to seek information.

This is the true crime story of the Freeway Phantom—six young lives stolen, a killer who taunted police, an investigation plagued by lost evidence, and a mystery that has endured for more than half a century.

If you have information that could assist the police or FBI in this case call: 202-727-9099
or email unsolved.murder@dc.gov

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]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-unsolved-case-of-the-freeway-phantom/ In the spring of 1971, 13-year-old Carol Spinks left her Washington, D.C., neighborhood to make a quick trip to the store.

She never came home.

Six days later, Carol’s body was discovered near Interstate 295. She had been assaulted and strangled. Her murder would become the first in a terrifying series of killings that haunted Washington, D.C., and neighboring Maryland for the next seventeen months.

The victims were Carol Spinks, Darlenia Johnson, Brenda Crockett, Nenomoshia Yates, Brenda Woodard, and Diane Williams—six Black girls and young women ranging in age from 10 to 18. They disappeared while doing ordinary things: going to the store, traveling to work, returning from school, or heading home. Their bodies were later found along highways and roadsides throughout the D.C. area.

The unidentified killer became known as the Freeway Phantom.

Then, after the murder of 18-year-old Brenda Woodard, investigators found something chilling inside her coat pocket: a handwritten note believed to have been dictated by her killer. In it, the writer taunted police and signed himself “Free-way Phantom.”

The note made one thing horrifyingly clear.

Someone wanted police to know the murders were connected—and believed he could get away with them.

A massive investigation followed involving D.C. police, Maryland authorities, and the FBI. Yet important evidence and portions of the original case files were later lost or destroyed, severely limiting the ability of future investigators to use modern forensic technology to solve the crimes.

Over the decades, investigators examined numerous suspects, including convicted predator Robert Askins, but no evidence was ever strong enough to charge anyone with the six murders.

And the families were left waiting.

More than fifty years later, the identity of the Freeway Phantom remains unknown, and the murders of Carol, Darlenia, Brenda Crockett, Nenomoshia, Brenda Woodard, and Diane remain among the most haunting unsolved serial killings in Washington, D.C., history. The Metropolitan Police Department still lists the cases as unsolved and continues to seek information.

This is the true crime story of the Freeway Phantom—six young lives stolen, a killer who taunted police, an investigation plagued by lost evidence, and a mystery that has endured for more than half a century.

If you have information that could assist the police or FBI in this case call: 202-727-9099
or email unsolved.murder@dc.gov

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]]> The Unsolved Case of the Freeway Phantom. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:54:16 Six young Black girls disappeared from Washington, D.C., and their bodies began turning up beside highways—then one victim was found carrying a note from the killer himself. He signed it “Free-way Phantom,” dared police to catch him, and more than fifty years later, no one has. Six young Black girls disappeared from Washington, D.C., and their bodies began turning up beside highways—then one victim was found carrying a note from the killer himself. He signed it “Free-way Phantom,” dared police to catch him, and more than fifty years later, no one has. true crime, homicide, podcasts, brend, brenda crockett, h2h, kris calvert, darlenia denise johnson, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, nenomoshia yates, neno yates, serial killer, carol spinks, podcast, freeway phantom, washington dc, hitched 2 homicide false full 124 Buzzsprout-11211394 Kraig Kahler. Two's a Marriage. Three's a Crowd. Four's a Supreme Court Battle On November 28, 2009, James “Kraig” Kahler walked into the Burlingame, Kansas, home of his estranged wife’s grandmother and opened fire on his own family.

His estranged wife, Karen Kahler, was shot and killed. So were their teenage daughters, 18-year-old Emily and 16-year-old Lauren, and Karen’s 89-year-old grandmother, Dorothy Wight. Kahler’s 10-year-old son, Sean, witnessed part of the attack and escaped unharmed.

The murders came after the collapse of Kraig and Karen’s marriage. Their relationship had deteriorated amid separation, divorce proceedings, job loss, and intense conflict over Karen’s relationship with another woman. During his trial, Kahler’s defense argued that he had mentally unraveled under the pressure and suffered from serious psychological problems. Prosecutors argued that the killings were deliberate and premeditated.

In 2011, an Osage County jury convicted Kahler of capital murder, and he was sentenced to death for killing Karen, Emily, Lauren, and Dorothy.

But the case did not end in the Kansas courtroom.

Kahler challenged his conviction all the way to the United States Supreme Court, arguing that Kansas law had effectively eliminated the traditional insanity defense by limiting how mental illness could be used to excuse criminal responsibility. In 2020, the Supreme Court rejected that argument and upheld Kansas’s approach in Kahler v. Kansas, making the case significant not only as a horrific family massacre, but as a major constitutional battle over mental illness and criminal responsibility.

This is the true crime story of Kraig Kahler—a marriage collapsing, four members of one family murdered over Thanksgiving weekend, a young son left alive to remember what happened, and a death-penalty case that would ultimately reach the highest court in the country.

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]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/kraig-kahler-twos-a-marriage-threes-a-crowd/ On November 28, 2009, James “Kraig” Kahler walked into the Burlingame, Kansas, home of his estranged wife’s grandmother and opened fire on his own family.

His estranged wife, Karen Kahler, was shot and killed. So were their teenage daughters, 18-year-old Emily and 16-year-old Lauren, and Karen’s 89-year-old grandmother, Dorothy Wight. Kahler’s 10-year-old son, Sean, witnessed part of the attack and escaped unharmed.

The murders came after the collapse of Kraig and Karen’s marriage. Their relationship had deteriorated amid separation, divorce proceedings, job loss, and intense conflict over Karen’s relationship with another woman. During his trial, Kahler’s defense argued that he had mentally unraveled under the pressure and suffered from serious psychological problems. Prosecutors argued that the killings were deliberate and premeditated.

In 2011, an Osage County jury convicted Kahler of capital murder, and he was sentenced to death for killing Karen, Emily, Lauren, and Dorothy.

But the case did not end in the Kansas courtroom.

Kahler challenged his conviction all the way to the United States Supreme Court, arguing that Kansas law had effectively eliminated the traditional insanity defense by limiting how mental illness could be used to excuse criminal responsibility. In 2020, the Supreme Court rejected that argument and upheld Kansas’s approach in Kahler v. Kansas, making the case significant not only as a horrific family massacre, but as a major constitutional battle over mental illness and criminal responsibility.

This is the true crime story of Kraig Kahler—a marriage collapsing, four members of one family murdered over Thanksgiving weekend, a young son left alive to remember what happened, and a death-penalty case that would ultimately reach the highest court in the country.

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]]> Kraig Kahler. Two's a Marriage. Three's a Crowd. Four's a Supreme Court Battle Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:44:01 Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2009, Kraig Kahler walked into a Kansas home and murdered his estranged wife, his two teenage daughters, and his wife’s 89-year-old grandmother—while his young son escaped alive. What followed was not only a devastating family murder case, but a legal battle over insanity and criminal responsibility that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2009, Kraig Kahler walked into a Kansas home and murdered his estranged wife, his two teenage daughters, and his wife’s 89-year-old grandmother—while his young son escaped alive. What followed was not only a devastating family murder case, but a legal battle over insanity and criminal responsibility that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, kraig kahler, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, karen kahler, familicide, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 123 Buzzsprout-11183529 Dorothea Puente. The Death House Landlandy To the outside world, Dorothea Puente looked like a sweet, grandmotherly woman running a respectable boarding house in downtown Sacramento, California.

She took in people who were elderly, disabled, homeless, or struggling with mental illness. She cooked for them, helped manage their money, and presented herself as a caregiver.

Then her tenants started disappearing.

In 1988, a social worker became concerned when one of Puente’s residents, Alvaro “Bert” Montoya, suddenly vanished. Police came to the boarding house on F Street to investigate, and when they began digging in the yard, they uncovered something horrifying.

Seven bodies were buried on the property.

Investigators alleged that Puente had been drugging and killing vulnerable tenants, then continuing to collect and cash their Social Security and government benefit checks after they were dead. What appeared to be an act of charity had become, prosecutors argued, a calculated system of exploitation and murder for money.

And while police were still excavating her backyard, Dorothea Puente simply walked away.

She fled Sacramento and remained on the run for several days before being recognized and arrested in Los Angeles. In 1993, Puente stood trial for nine murders. The jury convicted her of three killings, and she was sentenced to life in prison.

Puente maintained her innocence until her death in prison in 2011.

The case became one of California’s most infamous serial murder stories, earning Puente nicknames including the Death House Landlady and the Killer Landlady. Her crimes were later featured in Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever, and in 2026 HBO was reported to be developing another true-crime series based on the case.

This is the true crime story of Dorothea Puente—a seemingly harmless grandmother, a boarding house filled with society’s most vulnerable people, government checks that kept arriving after tenants disappeared, and seven bodies buried beneath the flowers in her backyard.

 

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]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/dorothea-puente-the-death-house-landlandy/ To the outside world, Dorothea Puente looked like a sweet, grandmotherly woman running a respectable boarding house in downtown Sacramento, California.

She took in people who were elderly, disabled, homeless, or struggling with mental illness. She cooked for them, helped manage their money, and presented herself as a caregiver.

Then her tenants started disappearing.

In 1988, a social worker became concerned when one of Puente’s residents, Alvaro “Bert” Montoya, suddenly vanished. Police came to the boarding house on F Street to investigate, and when they began digging in the yard, they uncovered something horrifying.

Seven bodies were buried on the property.

Investigators alleged that Puente had been drugging and killing vulnerable tenants, then continuing to collect and cash their Social Security and government benefit checks after they were dead. What appeared to be an act of charity had become, prosecutors argued, a calculated system of exploitation and murder for money.

And while police were still excavating her backyard, Dorothea Puente simply walked away.

She fled Sacramento and remained on the run for several days before being recognized and arrested in Los Angeles. In 1993, Puente stood trial for nine murders. The jury convicted her of three killings, and she was sentenced to life in prison.

Puente maintained her innocence until her death in prison in 2011.

The case became one of California’s most infamous serial murder stories, earning Puente nicknames including the Death House Landlady and the Killer Landlady. Her crimes were later featured in Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever, and in 2026 HBO was reported to be developing another true-crime series based on the case.

This is the true crime story of Dorothea Puente—a seemingly harmless grandmother, a boarding house filled with society’s most vulnerable people, government checks that kept arriving after tenants disappeared, and seven bodies buried beneath the flowers in her backyard.

 

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]]> Dorothea Puente. The Death House Landlandy Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:09:49 Dorothea Puente looked like a sweet grandmother who opened her Sacramento home to people who had nowhere else to go, but her tenants had a disturbing habit of disappearing. When police finally dug beneath her carefully tended garden, they discovered seven bodies buried in the yard and a landlady who had been cashing checks for the dead. Dorothea Puente looked like a sweet grandmother who opened her Sacramento home to people who had nowhere else to go, but her tenants had a disturbing habit of disappearing. When police finally dug beneath her carefully tended garden, they discovered seven bodies buried in the yard and a landlady who had been cashing checks for the dead. true crime, death house landlady, podcasts, grandma killer, h2h, kris calvert, truecrimepodcast, true crime podcasts, murder, sacramento, hitched2homcicide, backyard burial, dorothea puente, true crime podcast, podcast, truecrime, hitched 2 homicide false full 122 Buzzsprout-11140352 Jamie Osuna: The Man With a Thousand Faces In November 2011, 37-year-old Yvette Peña, a mother of six, was found brutally murdered inside a motel room in Bakersfield, California.

The man eventually held responsible was Jaime Osuna—a heavily tattooed self-described sadist whose disturbing appearance, courtroom behavior, and fascination with violence would make him one of California’s most notorious killers.

Osuna was accused of torturing Peña before killing her. After years of legal proceedings, he pleaded guilty in 2017 to murder and other charges in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

But prison did not end the violence.

On March 9, 2019, correctional officers at California State Prison, Corcoran entered the cell Osuna shared with 44-year-old inmate Luis Romero and discovered Romero dead. Authorities identified Osuna as the suspect.

The details of Romero’s death were almost incomprehensibly brutal. Prosecutors accused Osuna of torturing, decapitating, and mutilating his cellmate during the night. Osuna was subsequently charged with Romero’s murder, adding another horrifying chapter to a case already infamous for extreme violence.

The killing also raised serious questions about the California prison system.

Why was a man already serving life without parole for a torture-murder placed in a cell with another inmate? And how could such an extensive attack occur inside a maximum-security prison without officers intervening until it was over?

Behind the shocking photographs, facial tattoos, and sensational headlines were two real victims: Yvette Peña and Luis Romero—people whose deaths became forever connected to the man who seemed to revel in the notoriety surrounding his crimes.

This is the true crime story of Jaime Osuna—a convicted murderer already serving life without parole when another man was found brutally killed inside the prison cell they shared.

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]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jamie-osuna-the-man-of-a-thousand-faces-a-k-a-the-tattooed-sadistic-killer/ In November 2011, 37-year-old Yvette Peña, a mother of six, was found brutally murdered inside a motel room in Bakersfield, California.

The man eventually held responsible was Jaime Osuna—a heavily tattooed self-described sadist whose disturbing appearance, courtroom behavior, and fascination with violence would make him one of California’s most notorious killers.

Osuna was accused of torturing Peña before killing her. After years of legal proceedings, he pleaded guilty in 2017 to murder and other charges in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

But prison did not end the violence.

On March 9, 2019, correctional officers at California State Prison, Corcoran entered the cell Osuna shared with 44-year-old inmate Luis Romero and discovered Romero dead. Authorities identified Osuna as the suspect.

The details of Romero’s death were almost incomprehensibly brutal. Prosecutors accused Osuna of torturing, decapitating, and mutilating his cellmate during the night. Osuna was subsequently charged with Romero’s murder, adding another horrifying chapter to a case already infamous for extreme violence.

The killing also raised serious questions about the California prison system.

Why was a man already serving life without parole for a torture-murder placed in a cell with another inmate? And how could such an extensive attack occur inside a maximum-security prison without officers intervening until it was over?

Behind the shocking photographs, facial tattoos, and sensational headlines were two real victims: Yvette Peña and Luis Romero—people whose deaths became forever connected to the man who seemed to revel in the notoriety surrounding his crimes.

This is the true crime story of Jaime Osuna—a convicted murderer already serving life without parole when another man was found brutally killed inside the prison cell they shared.

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]]> Jamie Osuna: The Man With a Thousand Faces Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:00 Jaime Osuna was already serving life without parole for the torture and murder of Yvette Peña when prison officers opened his cell one morning and discovered his cellmate dead and horrifically mutilated. The crime raised a terrifying question: how could a man considered this dangerous be given another human being to share a locked cell with? Jaime Osuna was already serving life without parole for the torture and murder of Yvette Peña when prison officers opened his cell one morning and discovered his cellmate dead and horrifically mutilated. The crime raised a terrifying question: how could a man considered this dangerous be given another human being to share a locked cell with? true crime, jamie osuna, yvette pena, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, tattooed killer, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, luis romero, satanist, the man of a thousand faces, rob pottorf, necklace of flesh, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 121 Buzzsprout-11107141 The Unsolved Case of the Cleveland Torso Killer: The Serial Killer Eliot Ness Couldn't Catch Between 1935 and 1938, Cleveland, Ohio, was terrorized by an unidentified killer who left a series of decapitated and dismembered bodies in and around the impoverished Kingsbury Run neighborhood.

The murderer became known as the Cleveland Torso Killer—or, more chillingly, the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run.

At least 12 victims were officially linked to the series, although some investigators and historians believe there may have been more. Most were never identified. Many appeared to have been homeless, transient, or otherwise living on the margins of Depression-era Cleveland, making their disappearances easier to overlook and their identities extraordinarily difficult to establish.

The killer’s signature was unmistakable.

Victims were decapitated, many were dismembered with disturbing precision, and their remains were dumped in ravines, beneath bridges, along railroad tracks, and in the waters surrounding Cleveland. In some cases, the victims’ heads were never recovered, making identification nearly impossible.

The murders became one of the greatest challenges faced by Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who had helped bring down Al Capone and was then serving as Cleveland’s public safety director. But even Ness could not catch the Mad Butcher.

In August 1938, two more victims were discovered near the Cleveland lakefront—within sight of City Hall, where Ness worked. Whether the location was deliberately chosen to taunt him has never been proven, but it only added to the legend surrounding the unidentified killer.

Ness eventually ordered the destruction of the Kingsbury Run shantytown, hoping to drive out suspects and eliminate the killer’s hunting ground. The murders soon stopped.

But the killer was never identified.

Several suspects emerged over the years, including Dr. Francis Sweeney, a physician whom Ness reportedly considered particularly compelling. Yet no one was ever charged, and the Cleveland Torso Murders remain officially unsolved.

And nearly ninety years later, investigators are still trying to restore names to the dead. Modern efforts have included exhuming unidentified victims and using DNA and investigative genetic genealogy in hopes of finally learning who some of them were.

This is the historical true crime story of the Cleveland Torso Killer—the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run—a Depression-era predator who dismembered his victims, challenged one of America’s most famous lawmen, and disappeared into history without ever being brought to justice.

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]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-unsolved-case-of-the-cleveland-torso-killer/ Between 1935 and 1938, Cleveland, Ohio, was terrorized by an unidentified killer who left a series of decapitated and dismembered bodies in and around the impoverished Kingsbury Run neighborhood.

The murderer became known as the Cleveland Torso Killer—or, more chillingly, the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run.

At least 12 victims were officially linked to the series, although some investigators and historians believe there may have been more. Most were never identified. Many appeared to have been homeless, transient, or otherwise living on the margins of Depression-era Cleveland, making their disappearances easier to overlook and their identities extraordinarily difficult to establish.

The killer’s signature was unmistakable.

Victims were decapitated, many were dismembered with disturbing precision, and their remains were dumped in ravines, beneath bridges, along railroad tracks, and in the waters surrounding Cleveland. In some cases, the victims’ heads were never recovered, making identification nearly impossible.

The murders became one of the greatest challenges faced by Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who had helped bring down Al Capone and was then serving as Cleveland’s public safety director. But even Ness could not catch the Mad Butcher.

In August 1938, two more victims were discovered near the Cleveland lakefront—within sight of City Hall, where Ness worked. Whether the location was deliberately chosen to taunt him has never been proven, but it only added to the legend surrounding the unidentified killer.

Ness eventually ordered the destruction of the Kingsbury Run shantytown, hoping to drive out suspects and eliminate the killer’s hunting ground. The murders soon stopped.

But the killer was never identified.

Several suspects emerged over the years, including Dr. Francis Sweeney, a physician whom Ness reportedly considered particularly compelling. Yet no one was ever charged, and the Cleveland Torso Murders remain officially unsolved.

And nearly ninety years later, investigators are still trying to restore names to the dead. Modern efforts have included exhuming unidentified victims and using DNA and investigative genetic genealogy in hopes of finally learning who some of them were.

This is the historical true crime story of the Cleveland Torso Killer—the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run—a Depression-era predator who dismembered his victims, challenged one of America’s most famous lawmen, and disappeared into history without ever being brought to justice.

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]]> The Unsolved Case of the Cleveland Torso Killer: The Serial Killer Eliot Ness Couldn't Catch Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:41:05 During the Great Depression, decapitated and dismembered bodies began appearing around Cleveland’s Kingsbury Run—and even legendary lawman Eliot Ness couldn’t catch the killer. Nearly ninety years later, the identity of the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run remains one of America’s most haunting unsolved true crime mysteries. During the Great Depression, decapitated and dismembered bodies began appearing around Cleveland’s Kingsbury Run—and even legendary lawman Eliot Ness couldn’t catch the killer. Nearly ninety years later, the identity of the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run remains one of America’s most haunting unsolved true crime mysteries. true crime, homicide, podcasts, unsolved, h2h, kris calvert, the cleveland torso murders, true crime podcasts, murder, elliot ness, the cleveland torso killer, killer, serial killer, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 120 Buzzsprout-11061454 Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer Caught By a Blocked Drain For years, Dennis Nilsen lived an outwardly ordinary life in North London.

He worked as a civil servant, drank in local pubs, and blended quietly into the city around him. But inside his homes in Cricklewood and Muswell Hill, Nilsen was hiding one of Britain’s most horrifying serial murder cases.

Between 1978 and 1983, Nilsen lured vulnerable young men and boys back to his residences, often offering them alcohol, food, or a place to stay. Once inside, he strangled many of them and sometimes drowned them before keeping their bodies inside his home for extended periods.

He later dismembered the bodies and attempted to dispose of the remains by burning them or flushing pieces down the toilet.

And that is ultimately how his secret began to unravel.

In February 1983, a plumber investigating blocked drains at Nilsen’s apartment building on Cranley Gardens discovered human remains inside the pipes. Police were called, and when officers entered Nilsen’s flat, they found additional human remains hidden inside.

Nilsen was arrested and calmly began confessing.

He initially told police he had killed approximately 15 men, although the exact number remains uncertain. Investigators established at least 12 victims, while Nilsen was ultimately convicted at the Old Bailey of six murders and two attempted murders.

He received a life sentence and later a whole-life tariff, ensuring he would never be released.

Dennis Nilsen died in prison in 2018 at the age of 72.

This is the true crime story of Dennis Nilsen, the Muswell Hill Murderer—a seemingly ordinary civil servant, vulnerable young men who disappeared into his homes, and the blocked drain that finally exposed one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers.

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]]> Wed, 3 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/dennis-nilsen/ For years, Dennis Nilsen lived an outwardly ordinary life in North London.

He worked as a civil servant, drank in local pubs, and blended quietly into the city around him. But inside his homes in Cricklewood and Muswell Hill, Nilsen was hiding one of Britain’s most horrifying serial murder cases.

Between 1978 and 1983, Nilsen lured vulnerable young men and boys back to his residences, often offering them alcohol, food, or a place to stay. Once inside, he strangled many of them and sometimes drowned them before keeping their bodies inside his home for extended periods.

He later dismembered the bodies and attempted to dispose of the remains by burning them or flushing pieces down the toilet.

And that is ultimately how his secret began to unravel.

In February 1983, a plumber investigating blocked drains at Nilsen’s apartment building on Cranley Gardens discovered human remains inside the pipes. Police were called, and when officers entered Nilsen’s flat, they found additional human remains hidden inside.

Nilsen was arrested and calmly began confessing.

He initially told police he had killed approximately 15 men, although the exact number remains uncertain. Investigators established at least 12 victims, while Nilsen was ultimately convicted at the Old Bailey of six murders and two attempted murders.

He received a life sentence and later a whole-life tariff, ensuring he would never be released.

Dennis Nilsen died in prison in 2018 at the age of 72.

This is the true crime story of Dennis Nilsen, the Muswell Hill Murderer—a seemingly ordinary civil servant, vulnerable young men who disappeared into his homes, and the blocked drain that finally exposed one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers.

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]]> Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer Caught By a Blocked Drain Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:09:40 Dennis Nilsen murdered young men inside his London homes for years, dismembering their bodies and hiding the remains beneath floorboards, in bonfires, and even down the toilet. His secret finally came undone when a plumber investigating a blocked drain made a horrifying discovery: human flesh and bone were clogging the pipes. Dennis Nilsen murdered young men inside his London homes for years, dismembering their bodies and hiding the remains beneath floorboards, in bonfires, and even down the toilet. His secret finally came undone when a plumber investigating a blocked drain made a horrifying discovery: human flesh and bone were clogging the pipes. true crime, homicide, podcasts, netflix memories of a murderer, h2h, kris calvert, dennis nilsen, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, london, serial killer, kindly killer, podcast, necrofilia, hitched 2 homicide false full 119 Buzzsprout-11027758 Serial Killer Bobby Joe Long. Red Fibers and the 17-Year-Old Girl Who Outsmarted Him. In 1984, women across the Tampa Bay area of Florida were disappearing.

Their killer was Bobby Joe Long, a predator whose crimes had already begun years earlier with a terrifying pattern of sexual assaults. Long became known as the Classified Ad Rapist because he targeted women who advertised household items for sale in newspaper classified ads, using those listings to gain access to their homes.

Then his violence escalated to murder.

During an eight-month killing spree in 1984, Long abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least ten women in the Tampa area. Their bodies were dumped in fields, wooded areas, and along roadsides as police raced to identify the man responsible.

But one victim survived.

On November 3, 1984, Long abducted 17-year-old Lisa McVey as she rode her bicycle home from work. He held her captive for approximately 26 hours, sexually assaulted her, and kept her blindfolded.

Lisa refused to surrender.

She deliberately memorized details about her surroundings, listened for sounds that could help identify where she was being held, and intentionally left fingerprints behind. She also talked to Long, convincing him to see her as a person rather than simply another victim.

And somehow, she convinced him to let her go.

Once free, Lisa gave investigators crucial details about Long, his vehicle, and the location where she had been held. Her information helped police identify many things including the red fibers from the floor of his car. Within weeks, Bobby Joe Long was arrested, ending a killing spree that had terrorized Tampa Bay.

Long was ultimately convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On May 23, 2019, after spending more than three decades on Florida’s death row, Bobby Joe Long was executed by lethal injection.

Watching from the witness room was the teenager who had survived him. Lisa McVey.

This is the true crime story of Bobby Joe Long—the Classified Ad Rapist turned serial killer, the women he murdered, and the remarkable 17-year-old survivor whose courage and attention to detail helped bring his reign of terror to an end.

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]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/serial-killer-bobby-joe-long-red-fibers-and-red-flags/ In 1984, women across the Tampa Bay area of Florida were disappearing.

Their killer was Bobby Joe Long, a predator whose crimes had already begun years earlier with a terrifying pattern of sexual assaults. Long became known as the Classified Ad Rapist because he targeted women who advertised household items for sale in newspaper classified ads, using those listings to gain access to their homes.

Then his violence escalated to murder.

During an eight-month killing spree in 1984, Long abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least ten women in the Tampa area. Their bodies were dumped in fields, wooded areas, and along roadsides as police raced to identify the man responsible.

But one victim survived.

On November 3, 1984, Long abducted 17-year-old Lisa McVey as she rode her bicycle home from work. He held her captive for approximately 26 hours, sexually assaulted her, and kept her blindfolded.

Lisa refused to surrender.

She deliberately memorized details about her surroundings, listened for sounds that could help identify where she was being held, and intentionally left fingerprints behind. She also talked to Long, convincing him to see her as a person rather than simply another victim.

And somehow, she convinced him to let her go.

Once free, Lisa gave investigators crucial details about Long, his vehicle, and the location where she had been held. Her information helped police identify many things including the red fibers from the floor of his car. Within weeks, Bobby Joe Long was arrested, ending a killing spree that had terrorized Tampa Bay.

Long was ultimately convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On May 23, 2019, after spending more than three decades on Florida’s death row, Bobby Joe Long was executed by lethal injection.

Watching from the witness room was the teenager who had survived him. Lisa McVey.

This is the true crime story of Bobby Joe Long—the Classified Ad Rapist turned serial killer, the women he murdered, and the remarkable 17-year-old survivor whose courage and attention to detail helped bring his reign of terror to an end.

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]]> Serial Killer Bobby Joe Long. Red Fibers and the 17-Year-Old Girl Who Outsmarted Him. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:13:56 Bobby Joe Long had murdered at least ten women when he abducted 17-year-old Lisa McVey—and expected her to become another victim who could never identify him. Instead, Lisa survived 26 hours of captivity, memorized the clues police needed, and helped bring down one of Florida’s most notorious serial killers using the clues she left behind, and red carpet fibers. Bobby Joe Long had murdered at least ten women when he abducted 17-year-old Lisa McVey—and expected her to become another victim who could never identify him. Instead, Lisa survived 26 hours of captivity, memorized the clues police needed, and helped bring down one of Florida’s most notorious serial killers using the clues she left behind, and red carpet fibers. true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, classified ad rapist, killer, serial killer, rob pottorf, lisa mcvey, bobby joe long, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 118 Buzzsprout-10980928 The Deliverance of Sara Kruzan: Trafficked as a Child, Sentenced to Die in Prison *WARNING. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Sara Kruzan was only a child when an older man entered her life, groomed her, abused her, and eventually trafficked her for sex.

That man was George Gilbert Howard, known as “G.G.” Kruzan has said Howard began grooming her when she was 11 and trafficking her by the time she was 13. For years, she endured sexual violence, exploitation, and control while still a child.

Then, in March 1994, everything changed.

At 16, Sara shot and killed Howard in a Riverside, California, motel room. She was prosecuted as an adult and convicted the following year of first-degree murder with special circumstances. At just 17 years old, Sara Kruzan was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

But as the years passed, the circumstances surrounding Sara’s life and the crime began receiving national attention.

Advocates argued that her original trial and sentence had failed to fully account for the severe abuse and trafficking she had endured as a child. In 2011, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted her life-without-parole sentence. Further legal proceedings eventually made her eligible for parole, and in 2013, after nearly two decades behind bars, Sara Kruzan walked out of prison.

Her story did not end with freedom.

Sara became an advocate for survivors of human trafficking and for changes in the criminal justice system that recognize how abuse, coercion, and exploitation can shape the actions of victims. In 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom granted her a full pardon, completing an extraordinary legal journey from condemned teenager to nationally recognized survivor and reform advocate.

This is the true crime story of Sara Kruzan—a child exploited by an adult, a teenager condemned to die in prison, and a survivor whose case forced difficult questions about trauma, justice, punishment, and what happens when the legal system treats an abused child only as a criminal.

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]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-deliverance-of-sara-kruzan/ *WARNING. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Sara Kruzan was only a child when an older man entered her life, groomed her, abused her, and eventually trafficked her for sex.

That man was George Gilbert Howard, known as “G.G.” Kruzan has said Howard began grooming her when she was 11 and trafficking her by the time she was 13. For years, she endured sexual violence, exploitation, and control while still a child.

Then, in March 1994, everything changed.

At 16, Sara shot and killed Howard in a Riverside, California, motel room. She was prosecuted as an adult and convicted the following year of first-degree murder with special circumstances. At just 17 years old, Sara Kruzan was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

But as the years passed, the circumstances surrounding Sara’s life and the crime began receiving national attention.

Advocates argued that her original trial and sentence had failed to fully account for the severe abuse and trafficking she had endured as a child. In 2011, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted her life-without-parole sentence. Further legal proceedings eventually made her eligible for parole, and in 2013, after nearly two decades behind bars, Sara Kruzan walked out of prison.

Her story did not end with freedom.

Sara became an advocate for survivors of human trafficking and for changes in the criminal justice system that recognize how abuse, coercion, and exploitation can shape the actions of victims. In 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom granted her a full pardon, completing an extraordinary legal journey from condemned teenager to nationally recognized survivor and reform advocate.

This is the true crime story of Sara Kruzan—a child exploited by an adult, a teenager condemned to die in prison, and a survivor whose case forced difficult questions about trauma, justice, punishment, and what happens when the legal system treats an abused child only as a criminal.

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]]> The Deliverance of Sara Kruzan: Trafficked as a Child, Sentenced to Die in Prison Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:58:33 Sara Kruzan was trafficked and abused as a child, then sentenced at seventeen to spend the rest of her life in prison for killing the man who exploited her. Nearly twenty years later, she walked free—and eventually received a full pardon in a case that became a powerful symbol of how the justice system treats survivors of abuse and trafficking. Sara Kruzan was trafficked and abused as a child, then sentenced at seventeen to spend the rest of her life in prison for killing the man who exploited her. Nearly twenty years later, she walked free—and eventually received a full pardon in a case that became a powerful symbol of how the justice system treats survivors of abuse and trafficking. true crime, homicide, podcasts, writers on the river, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, child trafficking, killer, hitched2homicide, sara kruzen, sex trafficking, true crime podcast, gg howard, thistle farms love heals false full 117 Buzzsprout-10943478 Jeremy Bryan Jones. Killer Charm and Lies. In September 2004, police in Mobile County, Alabama, arrested Jeremy Bryan Jones for the murder of 44-year-old Lisa Marie Nichols.

Nichols had been shot, and her home had been set on fire. Investigators found evidence linking Jones to the crime, including blood on his clothing that matched Nichols. He would ultimately be convicted of her murder and sentenced to death.

But after his arrest, Jones began talking.

And talking.

He claimed responsibility for more than 20 murders across several states, describing killings in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kansas, and elsewhere. Some of those confessions included details investigators considered compelling. Others quickly began falling apart under scrutiny.

Jones implicated himself in the deaths and disappearances of multiple women, including cases investigators had struggled to solve for years. But DNA evidence, alibis, geographic inconsistencies, and later arrests in some of those crimes raised serious doubts about whether Jones was telling the truth—or simply enjoying the attention and privileges his confessions brought him.

He later recanted many of those statements, claiming he had lied about being a serial killer to receive better treatment while incarcerated.

That leaves one of the strangest questions surrounding Jeremy Bryan Jones:

Was he truly a prolific serial killer—or a convicted murderer who falsely confessed to other people’s crimes?

What is certain is that Jones was convicted of murdering Lisa Nichols and sentenced to death in Alabama. What remains uncertain is how many other victims, if any, can definitively be attributed to him.

This is the true crime story of Jeremy Bryan Jones—a convicted killer, a fugitive living under an assumed identity, and a man whose extraordinary confessions left investigators trying to separate genuine murder admissions from deadly fiction.

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]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/jeremy-bryan-jones-killer-charm/ In September 2004, police in Mobile County, Alabama, arrested Jeremy Bryan Jones for the murder of 44-year-old Lisa Marie Nichols.

Nichols had been shot, and her home had been set on fire. Investigators found evidence linking Jones to the crime, including blood on his clothing that matched Nichols. He would ultimately be convicted of her murder and sentenced to death.

But after his arrest, Jones began talking.

And talking.

He claimed responsibility for more than 20 murders across several states, describing killings in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kansas, and elsewhere. Some of those confessions included details investigators considered compelling. Others quickly began falling apart under scrutiny.

Jones implicated himself in the deaths and disappearances of multiple women, including cases investigators had struggled to solve for years. But DNA evidence, alibis, geographic inconsistencies, and later arrests in some of those crimes raised serious doubts about whether Jones was telling the truth—or simply enjoying the attention and privileges his confessions brought him.

He later recanted many of those statements, claiming he had lied about being a serial killer to receive better treatment while incarcerated.

That leaves one of the strangest questions surrounding Jeremy Bryan Jones:

Was he truly a prolific serial killer—or a convicted murderer who falsely confessed to other people’s crimes?

What is certain is that Jones was convicted of murdering Lisa Nichols and sentenced to death in Alabama. What remains uncertain is how many other victims, if any, can definitively be attributed to him.

This is the true crime story of Jeremy Bryan Jones—a convicted killer, a fugitive living under an assumed identity, and a man whose extraordinary confessions left investigators trying to separate genuine murder admissions from deadly fiction.

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]]> Jeremy Bryan Jones. Killer Charm and Lies. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:22:32 Jeremy Bryan Jones was convicted of murdering Lisa Nichols after raping and murdering for 12 years without ever being caught. But after his arrest, he began confessing to more than 20 killings across five states. Then the evidence started contradicting him, leaving investigators with a disturbing mystery: was Jones one of America’s most prolific serial killers, or just an incredible liar? Jeremy Bryan Jones was convicted of murdering Lisa Nichols after raping and murdering for 12 years without ever being caught. But after his arrest, he began confessing to more than 20 killings across five states. Then the evidence started contradicting him, leaving investigators with a disturbing mystery: was Jones one of America’s most prolific serial killers, or just an incredible liar? justin hutchings, true crime, podcasts, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, killer, serial killer, danny oakly, doris harris, killer charm, rob pottorf, patrice endres, john paul chapman, jeremy jones, jeremy bryan jones, amanda greenwel, hitched 2 homicide false full 115 Buzzsprout-10898663 The Unsolved Case of The Doodler: The Serial Killer Who Drew His Victims Before He Killed Them In the mid-1970s, San Francisco was becoming a haven for gay men seeking freedom and community. But along the beaches, parks, bars, and late-night gathering places of the city, someone was hunting them.

The unidentified killer became known as the Doodler.

According to investigators, he would meet men in gay bars, restaurants, and clubs, sometimes sketching them or telling them he was a cartoonist. After gaining their trust, he allegedly convinced them to accompany him somewhere more private.

Then he attacked.

Between 1974 and 1975, San Francisco police believe the Doodler murdered six gay men, primarily in the Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park areas. The first known victim, Gerald Cavanaugh, was discovered near Ocean Beach in January 1974. Investigators now also believe Warren Andrews, who was attacked at Land’s End and died weeks later, may have been the sixth victim.

Several men survived attacks believed to be connected to the same killer.

One survivor described meeting a young man who was drawing on napkins at a late-night restaurant. After the two went back to the survivor’s apartment, the visitor suddenly attacked him with a knife. That survivor’s description helped police develop the composite sketch that would become one of the most recognizable images connected to the case.

Police identified a person of interest decades ago, but there was never enough evidence to make an arrest.

And that may still change.

More than fifty years after the murders, the San Francisco Police Department continues actively investigating the Doodler case. In June 2026, the detective leading the cold-case investigation said the longtime person of interest is believed to still be alive, now in his seventies and living in the East Bay. Investigators continue searching for the evidence necessary to finally identify and charge the killer. A $250,000 reward remains available for information leading to his identification, apprehension, and conviction.

This is the true crime story of the Doodler—an unidentified serial killer who turned charm and a sketchbook into tools for gaining his victims’ trust, terrorized San Francisco’s gay community, and may still be alive more than half a century later.

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]]> Wed, 6 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-unsolved-case-of-the-doodler/ In the mid-1970s, San Francisco was becoming a haven for gay men seeking freedom and community. But along the beaches, parks, bars, and late-night gathering places of the city, someone was hunting them.

The unidentified killer became known as the Doodler.

According to investigators, he would meet men in gay bars, restaurants, and clubs, sometimes sketching them or telling them he was a cartoonist. After gaining their trust, he allegedly convinced them to accompany him somewhere more private.

Then he attacked.

Between 1974 and 1975, San Francisco police believe the Doodler murdered six gay men, primarily in the Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park areas. The first known victim, Gerald Cavanaugh, was discovered near Ocean Beach in January 1974. Investigators now also believe Warren Andrews, who was attacked at Land’s End and died weeks later, may have been the sixth victim.

Several men survived attacks believed to be connected to the same killer.

One survivor described meeting a young man who was drawing on napkins at a late-night restaurant. After the two went back to the survivor’s apartment, the visitor suddenly attacked him with a knife. That survivor’s description helped police develop the composite sketch that would become one of the most recognizable images connected to the case.

Police identified a person of interest decades ago, but there was never enough evidence to make an arrest.

And that may still change.

More than fifty years after the murders, the San Francisco Police Department continues actively investigating the Doodler case. In June 2026, the detective leading the cold-case investigation said the longtime person of interest is believed to still be alive, now in his seventies and living in the East Bay. Investigators continue searching for the evidence necessary to finally identify and charge the killer. A $250,000 reward remains available for information leading to his identification, apprehension, and conviction.

This is the true crime story of the Doodler—an unidentified serial killer who turned charm and a sketchbook into tools for gaining his victims’ trust, terrorized San Francisco’s gay community, and may still be alive more than half a century later.

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]]> The Unsolved Case of The Doodler: The Serial Killer Who Drew His Victims Before He Killed Them Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:54:48 He walked into San Francisco’s gay bars with a sketchbook, drew portraits of the men he met, and used those drawings to gain their trust. More than fifty years after the Doodler murdered at least six men, police believe their longtime person of interest may still be alive—and they’re still trying to prove he was the killer. He walked into San Francisco’s gay bars with a sketchbook, drew portraits of the men he met, and used those drawings to gain their trust. More than fifty years after the Doodler murdered at least six men, police believe their longtime person of interest may still be alive—and they’re still trying to prove he was the killer. false full 115 Buzzsprout-10865059 Bonnie and Clyde: The True Story Behind America's Most Famous Outlaw Couple During the darkest years of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became two of the most famous—and romanticized—outlaws in American history.

Young, photogenic, and constantly on the run, Bonnie and Clyde crisscrossed the central United States with the Barrow Gang, robbing banks, gas stations, and small businesses while repeatedly slipping through the hands of law enforcement. Photographs discovered by police showing Bonnie posing with guns helped transform the couple into Depression-era celebrities.

But behind the mythology was real violence.

Clyde and members of his gang were linked to numerous killings, including the deaths of law-enforcement officers and civilians. Their crimes grew increasingly violent as their notoriety spread, and by 1933 federal authorities had joined the hunt after Bonnie and Clyde were accused of transporting a stolen automobile across state lines.

Clyde’s hatred of the Texas prison system also played an important role in his story. In January 1934, he helped orchestrate a daring breakout from the Eastham Prison Farm, freeing several inmates and escalating the determination of Texas authorities to stop him once and for all.

Enter legendary former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer.

Hamer was brought into the manhunt and began studying the couple’s movements, eventually anticipating where they would travel next. With help from information connected to fellow gang member Henry Methvin and his family, lawmen prepared an ambush along a rural Louisiana road.

On the morning of May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow drove into the trap near Gibsland in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. A posse opened fire on their Ford V-8, killing both of them instantly and ending one of the most famous crime sprees of the twentieth century.

Bonnie was 23. Clyde was 25.

Their deaths did not end their story.

Books, songs, photographs, and especially the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde transformed them into pop-culture icons—young lovers living fast, defying authority, and dying together. But the legend often obscures the people robbed, terrorized, and killed during their years on the run.

This is the historical true crime story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow—two lovers whose photographs helped make them famous, whose crimes made them hunted, and whose violent deaths turned Bonnie and Clyde into an American outlaw legend.

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]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-true-story-of-bonnie-and-clyde/ During the darkest years of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became two of the most famous—and romanticized—outlaws in American history.

Young, photogenic, and constantly on the run, Bonnie and Clyde crisscrossed the central United States with the Barrow Gang, robbing banks, gas stations, and small businesses while repeatedly slipping through the hands of law enforcement. Photographs discovered by police showing Bonnie posing with guns helped transform the couple into Depression-era celebrities.

But behind the mythology was real violence.

Clyde and members of his gang were linked to numerous killings, including the deaths of law-enforcement officers and civilians. Their crimes grew increasingly violent as their notoriety spread, and by 1933 federal authorities had joined the hunt after Bonnie and Clyde were accused of transporting a stolen automobile across state lines.

Clyde’s hatred of the Texas prison system also played an important role in his story. In January 1934, he helped orchestrate a daring breakout from the Eastham Prison Farm, freeing several inmates and escalating the determination of Texas authorities to stop him once and for all.

Enter legendary former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer.

Hamer was brought into the manhunt and began studying the couple’s movements, eventually anticipating where they would travel next. With help from information connected to fellow gang member Henry Methvin and his family, lawmen prepared an ambush along a rural Louisiana road.

On the morning of May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow drove into the trap near Gibsland in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. A posse opened fire on their Ford V-8, killing both of them instantly and ending one of the most famous crime sprees of the twentieth century.

Bonnie was 23. Clyde was 25.

Their deaths did not end their story.

Books, songs, photographs, and especially the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde transformed them into pop-culture icons—young lovers living fast, defying authority, and dying together. But the legend often obscures the people robbed, terrorized, and killed during their years on the run.

This is the historical true crime story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow—two lovers whose photographs helped make them famous, whose crimes made them hunted, and whose violent deaths turned Bonnie and Clyde into an American outlaw legend.

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]]> Bonnie and Clyde: The True Story Behind America's Most Famous Outlaw Couple Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:46:42 Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became America’s most famous outlaw lovers—posing with guns, outrunning police, and turning a violent crime spree into a legend that still fascinates us nearly a century later. But on May 23, 1934, six lawmen were waiting beside a lonely Louisiana road, and Bonnie and Clyde were about to run out of road. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became America’s most famous outlaw lovers—posing with guns, outrunning police, and turning a violent crime spree into a legend that still fascinates us nearly a century later. But on May 23, 1934, six lawmen were waiting beside a lonely Louisiana road, and Bonnie and Clyde were about to run out of road. true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, lovers, bonnie parker, killer, fbi, depression, frank hamer, hitched2homicide, clyde barrow, true crime podcast, bonnie and clyde, j edgar hoover false full 114 Buzzsprout-10823182 The Vampire Murders: Rod Ferrell and the Teenage Vampire Clan In November 1996, a group of teenagers from Murray, Kentucky, headed south toward Florida with plans to eventually make their way to New Orleans. They called themselves a Vampire Clan, drank one another’s blood, embraced vampire mythology, and followed their charismatic teenage leader, Roderick “Rod” Ferrell.

Ferrell was only 16 years old.

He called himself Vesago and had become deeply immersed in vampire role-playing and the identity he had created around it. Among the teenagers connected to the group was Heather Wendorf, a friend of Ferrell’s who wanted to leave her home in Eustis, Florida.

Then, on November 25, 1996, Heather’s parents were found murdered.

Richard Wendorf and Naoma Ruth Queen had been beaten to death inside their home. Ferrell and fellow teenager Howard Scott Anderson had entered through the garage, and Ferrell later admitted killing the couple with a crowbar. Heather and the other girls traveling with the group were not at the house when the murders occurred.

The teenagers fled Florida, setting off a multistate manhunt. Their run ended in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after a phone call made by one of the group members helped authorities locate them.

In 1998, Ferrell pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, along with armed burglary and armed robbery. He was sentenced to death, making him one of the youngest people on Florida’s death row at the time.

But because Ferrell had been only 16 when he committed the murders, the Florida Supreme Court overturned his death sentences in 2000 and reduced them to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The murders became known as the Vampire Murders, a case where teenage rebellion, fantasy, troubled family lives, and an obsession with vampirism collided with very real violence.

This is the true crime story of Rod Ferrell and the Vampire Clan—a 16-year-old who called himself a centuries-old vampire, a group of teenagers searching for a new life, and the brutal murders of Richard Wendorf and Naoma Queen that turned teenage fantasy into a nightmare.

Thank you to special guest: Author, Robyn Peterman.  For more on Robyn and her books on vampires and more hilarious paranormal adventures, go to RobynPeterman.com

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]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Robyn Peterman, Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Author) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/rod-ferrell-the-vampire-murders/ In November 1996, a group of teenagers from Murray, Kentucky, headed south toward Florida with plans to eventually make their way to New Orleans. They called themselves a Vampire Clan, drank one another’s blood, embraced vampire mythology, and followed their charismatic teenage leader, Roderick “Rod” Ferrell.

Ferrell was only 16 years old.

He called himself Vesago and had become deeply immersed in vampire role-playing and the identity he had created around it. Among the teenagers connected to the group was Heather Wendorf, a friend of Ferrell’s who wanted to leave her home in Eustis, Florida.

Then, on November 25, 1996, Heather’s parents were found murdered.

Richard Wendorf and Naoma Ruth Queen had been beaten to death inside their home. Ferrell and fellow teenager Howard Scott Anderson had entered through the garage, and Ferrell later admitted killing the couple with a crowbar. Heather and the other girls traveling with the group were not at the house when the murders occurred.

The teenagers fled Florida, setting off a multistate manhunt. Their run ended in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after a phone call made by one of the group members helped authorities locate them.

In 1998, Ferrell pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, along with armed burglary and armed robbery. He was sentenced to death, making him one of the youngest people on Florida’s death row at the time.

But because Ferrell had been only 16 when he committed the murders, the Florida Supreme Court overturned his death sentences in 2000 and reduced them to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The murders became known as the Vampire Murders, a case where teenage rebellion, fantasy, troubled family lives, and an obsession with vampirism collided with very real violence.

This is the true crime story of Rod Ferrell and the Vampire Clan—a 16-year-old who called himself a centuries-old vampire, a group of teenagers searching for a new life, and the brutal murders of Richard Wendorf and Naoma Queen that turned teenage fantasy into a nightmare.

Thank you to special guest: Author, Robyn Peterman.  For more on Robyn and her books on vampires and more hilarious paranormal adventures, go to RobynPeterman.com

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]]> The Vampire Murders: Rod Ferrell and the Teenage Vampire Clan Robyn Peterman, Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Author 01:47:55 Rod Ferrell was only sixteen when he led a group of teenagers who drank blood, called themselves vampires, and dreamed of running away together. Then the fantasy became horrifyingly real when Heather Wendorf’s parents were found beaten to death—and the self-proclaimed vampire called Vesago confessed to killing them. Special guest: Author, Robyn Peterman Rod Ferrell was only sixteen when he led a group of teenagers who drank blood, called themselves vampires, and dreamed of running away together. Then the fantasy became horrifyingly real when Heather Wendorf’s parents were found beaten to death—and the self-proclaimed vampire called Vesago confessed to killing them. Special guest: Author, Robyn Peterman true crime, homicide, podcasts, h2h, kris calvert, robyn peterman zahn, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, robyn peterman, wendorf, rod ferrell, vampire murder, vampire, podcast, hitched 2 homicide false full 112 Buzzsprout-10745294 Joe Roy Metheny: Did He Really Serve His Victims as Barbecue? In the 1990s, Joseph Roy “Joe” Metheny became one of Baltimore’s most disturbing convicted killers—a massive, intimidating man who later claimed his crimes went far beyond the murders authorities could prove.

Metheny was convicted of killing Cathy Ann Magaziner and Kimberly Lynn Spicer, and he was also convicted in a separate case involving the kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of Rita Kemper, who managed to escape and survive.

After his arrest, Metheny began confessing to additional murders.

He claimed to have killed as many as 10 to 13 people, including women involved in sex work and men living in homeless encampments around Baltimore. But investigators were unable to verify many of those confessions, and Metheny had previously been acquitted in connection with two other killings.

Then came the claim that made his name infamous.

Metheny said he had dismembered some victims, mixed their flesh with pork and beef, and sold the meat as barbecue sandwiches to unsuspecting customers from a roadside stand.

It is a horrifying story repeated endlessly in true crime—but there is an important problem: authorities never independently proved that Metheny actually served human flesh to customers. His cannibalism story came largely from Metheny himself, a convicted murderer whose claims about his own crimes were not always verifiable.

Metheny was sentenced to death for Kimberly Spicer’s murder, but that sentence was later overturned and reduced to life without parole. He received another life sentence for Cathy Magaziner’s murder.

On August 5, 2017, Joe Metheny was found dead inside his cell at Western Correctional Institution in Maryland. He was 62 years old.

This is the true crime story of Joe Metheny—a convicted Baltimore murderer, a string of chilling confessions, and an infamous cannibalism tale so grotesque that separating documented fact from the killer’s own mythology remains part of the mystery.

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]]> Wed, 8 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/joe-roy-metheny/ In the 1990s, Joseph Roy “Joe” Metheny became one of Baltimore’s most disturbing convicted killers—a massive, intimidating man who later claimed his crimes went far beyond the murders authorities could prove.

Metheny was convicted of killing Cathy Ann Magaziner and Kimberly Lynn Spicer, and he was also convicted in a separate case involving the kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of Rita Kemper, who managed to escape and survive.

After his arrest, Metheny began confessing to additional murders.

He claimed to have killed as many as 10 to 13 people, including women involved in sex work and men living in homeless encampments around Baltimore. But investigators were unable to verify many of those confessions, and Metheny had previously been acquitted in connection with two other killings.

Then came the claim that made his name infamous.

Metheny said he had dismembered some victims, mixed their flesh with pork and beef, and sold the meat as barbecue sandwiches to unsuspecting customers from a roadside stand.

It is a horrifying story repeated endlessly in true crime—but there is an important problem: authorities never independently proved that Metheny actually served human flesh to customers. His cannibalism story came largely from Metheny himself, a convicted murderer whose claims about his own crimes were not always verifiable.

Metheny was sentenced to death for Kimberly Spicer’s murder, but that sentence was later overturned and reduced to life without parole. He received another life sentence for Cathy Magaziner’s murder.

On August 5, 2017, Joe Metheny was found dead inside his cell at Western Correctional Institution in Maryland. He was 62 years old.

This is the true crime story of Joe Metheny—a convicted Baltimore murderer, a string of chilling confessions, and an infamous cannibalism tale so grotesque that separating documented fact from the killer’s own mythology remains part of the mystery.

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]]> Joe Roy Metheny: Did He Really Serve His Victims as Barbecue? Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:51:47 Joe Metheny confessed to killing multiple people around Baltimore—but murder wasn’t the claim that made his name infamous. He said he mixed human flesh into barbecue meat and sold it to unsuspecting customers, leaving one gruesome question behind: how much of the Cannibal Killer’s story was actually true? Joe Metheny confessed to killing multiple people around Baltimore—but murder wasn’t the claim that made his name infamous. He said he mixed human flesh into barbecue meat and sold it to unsuspecting customers, leaving one gruesome question behind: how much of the Cannibal Killer’s story was actually true? true crime, randy piker, kim spicer, kris calvert, cannibalism, murder, killer, cathy magaziner, serial killer, joe roy metheny, rita kessler, rob pottorf, true crime podcast, toni lynn ingrassia, cannibal, randall brewer, baltimore, hitched 2 homicide false full 111 Buzzsprout-10658241 The Amityville Murders: The True Crime Behind The Amityville Horror Part 2 of 2. Before the books, before the movies, and before the stories of demons and haunted rooms, there was a very real family murdered inside 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York.

In the early morning hours of November 13, 1974, 23-year-old Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family while they were inside their home: his parents, Ronald DeFeo Sr. and Louise DeFeo, and his four younger siblings, Dawn, Allison, Marc, and John Matthew.

All six victims were found in their beds.

DeFeo initially tried to blame the murders on organized crime, but by the following day he had confessed. In 1975, he was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to six concurrent terms of 25 years to life. He remained incarcerated until his death in 2021.

But the murders were only the beginning of the Amityville legend.

Thirteen months later, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the Ocean Avenue house with their three children. They stayed for just 28 days before fleeing, claiming they had experienced terrifying paranormal phenomena inside the home. Those allegations eventually became the basis for Jay Anson’s bestselling book The Amityville Horror and the enormously successful horror-film franchise that followed.

Whether the Lutz family truly experienced something supernatural remains fiercely disputed. Ronald DeFeo’s former attorney, William Weber, later claimed that aspects of the haunting story had been created with George and Kathy Lutz, while the Lutzes continued to defend their experiences as genuine. Later owners of the house have reported no comparable paranormal activity.

But there is nothing fictional about what happened to the DeFeo family.

Six people were murdered inside that house long before Hollywood ever arrived.

This is the true crime story behind The Amityville Horror—the DeFeo family murders, the son who killed them, the house that became a cultural phenomenon, and the question that has followed 112 Ocean Avenue for more than fifty years:

Where does the true crime end—and the horror story begin?

In Part Two, and in this week’s episode, we’re joined by Psychic Medium Kathryn Kauffman who is here to help us all understand the tragedy, the fame and the paranormal activity that followed.

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]]> Wed, 1 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kathryn Kauffman, Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Psychic Medium) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-real-amityville-horror-part-2-of-2/ Before the books, before the movies, and before the stories of demons and haunted rooms, there was a very real family murdered inside 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York.

In the early morning hours of November 13, 1974, 23-year-old Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family while they were inside their home: his parents, Ronald DeFeo Sr. and Louise DeFeo, and his four younger siblings, Dawn, Allison, Marc, and John Matthew.

All six victims were found in their beds.

DeFeo initially tried to blame the murders on organized crime, but by the following day he had confessed. In 1975, he was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to six concurrent terms of 25 years to life. He remained incarcerated until his death in 2021.

But the murders were only the beginning of the Amityville legend.

Thirteen months later, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the Ocean Avenue house with their three children. They stayed for just 28 days before fleeing, claiming they had experienced terrifying paranormal phenomena inside the home. Those allegations eventually became the basis for Jay Anson’s bestselling book The Amityville Horror and the enormously successful horror-film franchise that followed.

Whether the Lutz family truly experienced something supernatural remains fiercely disputed. Ronald DeFeo’s former attorney, William Weber, later claimed that aspects of the haunting story had been created with George and Kathy Lutz, while the Lutzes continued to defend their experiences as genuine. Later owners of the house have reported no comparable paranormal activity.

But there is nothing fictional about what happened to the DeFeo family.

Six people were murdered inside that house long before Hollywood ever arrived.

This is the true crime story behind The Amityville Horror—the DeFeo family murders, the son who killed them, the house that became a cultural phenomenon, and the question that has followed 112 Ocean Avenue for more than fifty years:

Where does the true crime end—and the horror story begin?

In Part Two, and in this week’s episode, we’re joined by Psychic Medium Kathryn Kauffman who is here to help us all understand the tragedy, the fame and the paranormal activity that followed.

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]]> The Amityville Murders: The True Crime Behind The Amityville Horror Part 2 of 2. Kathryn Kauffman, Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Psychic Medium 00:58:43 Long before The Amityville Horror became a bestselling book and Hollywood franchise, six members of the DeFeo family were shot to death inside their beds at 112 Ocean Avenue. A year later, another family fled the house after only 28 days, turning a very real mass murder into one of the most famous—and controversial—haunting stories in American history. Part 2 of 2. Long before The Amityville Horror became a bestselling book and Hollywood franchise, six members of the DeFeo family were shot to death inside their beds at 112 Ocean Avenue. A year later, another family fled the house after only 28 days, turning a very real mass murder into one of the most famous—and controversial—haunting stories in American history. Part 2 of 2. true crime, kathryn kauffman, kris calvert, lorraine warren, psychic, true crime podcasts, murder, lutz, lutz family, psychic medium, ed warren, amityville horror, ronald defeo, demons, amityville house, haunted house, defeo family, hitched 2 homicide false full 110 Buzzsprout-10658221 The Amityville Murders: The True Crime Behind The Amityville Horror. Part 1 of 2. Before the books, before the movies, and before the stories of demons and haunted rooms, there was a very real family murdered inside 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York.

In the early morning hours of November 13, 1974, 23-year-old Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family while they were inside their home: his parents, Ronald DeFeo Sr. and Louise DeFeo, and his four younger siblings, Dawn, Allison, Marc, and John Matthew.

All six victims were found in their beds.

DeFeo initially tried to blame the murders on organized crime, but by the following day he had confessed. In 1975, he was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to six concurrent terms of 25 years to life. He remained incarcerated until his death in 2021.

But the murders were only the beginning of the Amityville legend.

Thirteen months later, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the Ocean Avenue house with their three children. They stayed for just 28 days before fleeing, claiming they had experienced terrifying paranormal phenomena inside the home. Those allegations eventually became the basis for Jay Anson’s bestselling book The Amityville Horror and the enormously successful horror-film franchise that followed.

Whether the Lutz family truly experienced something supernatural remains fiercely disputed. Ronald DeFeo’s former attorney, William Weber, later claimed that aspects of the haunting story had been created with George and Kathy Lutz, while the Lutzes continued to defend their experiences as genuine. Later owners of the house have reported no comparable paranormal activity.

But there is nothing fictional about what happened to the DeFeo family.

Six people were murdered inside that house long before Hollywood ever arrived.

This is the true crime story behind The Amityville Horror—the DeFeo family murders, the son who killed them, the house that became a cultural phenomenon, and the question that has followed 112 Ocean Avenue for more than fifty years:

Where does the true crime end—and the horror story begin?

In Part One, and in this week’s episode, we’re joined by Psychic Medium Kathryn Kauffman who is here to help us all understand the tragedy, the fame and the paranormal activity that followed.

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]]> Wed, 25 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kathryn Kauffman, Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Psychic Medium) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-real-amityville-horror-part-1-of-2/ Before the books, before the movies, and before the stories of demons and haunted rooms, there was a very real family murdered inside 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York.

In the early morning hours of November 13, 1974, 23-year-old Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family while they were inside their home: his parents, Ronald DeFeo Sr. and Louise DeFeo, and his four younger siblings, Dawn, Allison, Marc, and John Matthew.

All six victims were found in their beds.

DeFeo initially tried to blame the murders on organized crime, but by the following day he had confessed. In 1975, he was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to six concurrent terms of 25 years to life. He remained incarcerated until his death in 2021.

But the murders were only the beginning of the Amityville legend.

Thirteen months later, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the Ocean Avenue house with their three children. They stayed for just 28 days before fleeing, claiming they had experienced terrifying paranormal phenomena inside the home. Those allegations eventually became the basis for Jay Anson’s bestselling book The Amityville Horror and the enormously successful horror-film franchise that followed.

Whether the Lutz family truly experienced something supernatural remains fiercely disputed. Ronald DeFeo’s former attorney, William Weber, later claimed that aspects of the haunting story had been created with George and Kathy Lutz, while the Lutzes continued to defend their experiences as genuine. Later owners of the house have reported no comparable paranormal activity.

But there is nothing fictional about what happened to the DeFeo family.

Six people were murdered inside that house long before Hollywood ever arrived.

This is the true crime story behind The Amityville Horror—the DeFeo family murders, the son who killed them, the house that became a cultural phenomenon, and the question that has followed 112 Ocean Avenue for more than fifty years:

Where does the true crime end—and the horror story begin?

In Part One, and in this week’s episode, we’re joined by Psychic Medium Kathryn Kauffman who is here to help us all understand the tragedy, the fame and the paranormal activity that followed.

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]]> The Amityville Murders: The True Crime Behind The Amityville Horror. Part 1 of 2. Kathryn Kauffman, Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Psychic Medium 01:13:41 Long before The Amityville Horror became a bestselling book and Hollywood franchise, six members of the DeFeo family were shot to death inside their beds at 112 Ocean Avenue. A year later, another family fled the house after only 28 days, turning a very real mass murder into one of the most famous—and controversial—haunting stories in American history. Long before The Amityville Horror became a bestselling book and Hollywood franchise, six members of the DeFeo family were shot to death inside their beds at 112 Ocean Avenue. A year later, another family fled the house after only 28 days, turning a very real mass murder into one of the most famous—and controversial—haunting stories in American history. true crime, kathryn kauffman, the amityville horror, podcasts, kris calvert, psychic, true crime podcasts, psychic medium, horror, amityville horror, ronald defeo jr., amityville house, paranormal, the lutz family false full 109 Buzzsprout-10630278 Gary Ray Bowles. The I-95 Killer. In 1994, a killer began moving up and down America’s East Coast, leaving murdered men behind in Florida, Georgia, and Maryland.

His name was Gary Ray Bowles, and the string of killings would earn him the nickname the I-95 Killer.

Bowles often met his victims in bars or while drifting from place to place. Many were older gay men who offered him companionship, money, or a place to stay. Once inside their homes, Bowles turned on them—beating, strangling, and robbing the very men who had trusted him.

His first known victim was 59-year-old John Hardy Roberts, murdered in Daytona Beach, Florida, in March 1994.

Over the next several months, five more men would die: David Alan Jarman, Milton Joseph Bradley, Alverson Carter Jr., Albert Morris, and Walter “Jay” Hinton.

As the bodies accumulated along the Interstate 95 corridor, authorities realized they were hunting a serial killer.

Bowles became one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, but he continued moving from city to city, using aliases and staying one step ahead of police.

Then, in November 1994, investigators caught up with him in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

When police questioned the man they had in custody, fingerprints confirmed what investigators had been desperately hoping to learn:

They had finally caught Gary Ray Bowles.

Bowles confessed to killing six men during his eight-month spree. He ultimately received the death penalty for the murder of Walter Hinton, whom he had beaten with a heavy concrete stepping stone and strangled inside Hinton’s Jacksonville Beach home.

On August 22, 2019, after spending more than two decades on Florida’s death row, Gary Ray Bowles was executed by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of Gary Ray Bowles, the I-95 Killer—a drifter who preyed on men who offered him their trust, a killing spree stretching across three states, and an FBI manhunt to stop a murderer who used America’s highways to keep moving.

 

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]]> Wed, 18 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/gary-ray-bowles-the-i-95-killer/ In 1994, a killer began moving up and down America’s East Coast, leaving murdered men behind in Florida, Georgia, and Maryland.

His name was Gary Ray Bowles, and the string of killings would earn him the nickname the I-95 Killer.

Bowles often met his victims in bars or while drifting from place to place. Many were older gay men who offered him companionship, money, or a place to stay. Once inside their homes, Bowles turned on them—beating, strangling, and robbing the very men who had trusted him.

His first known victim was 59-year-old John Hardy Roberts, murdered in Daytona Beach, Florida, in March 1994.

Over the next several months, five more men would die: David Alan Jarman, Milton Joseph Bradley, Alverson Carter Jr., Albert Morris, and Walter “Jay” Hinton.

As the bodies accumulated along the Interstate 95 corridor, authorities realized they were hunting a serial killer.

Bowles became one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, but he continued moving from city to city, using aliases and staying one step ahead of police.

Then, in November 1994, investigators caught up with him in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

When police questioned the man they had in custody, fingerprints confirmed what investigators had been desperately hoping to learn:

They had finally caught Gary Ray Bowles.

Bowles confessed to killing six men during his eight-month spree. He ultimately received the death penalty for the murder of Walter Hinton, whom he had beaten with a heavy concrete stepping stone and strangled inside Hinton’s Jacksonville Beach home.

On August 22, 2019, after spending more than two decades on Florida’s death row, Gary Ray Bowles was executed by lethal injection.

This is the true crime story of Gary Ray Bowles, the I-95 Killer—a drifter who preyed on men who offered him their trust, a killing spree stretching across three states, and an FBI manhunt to stop a murderer who used America’s highways to keep moving.

 

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]]> Gary Ray Bowles. The I-95 Killer. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 00:59:43 Gary Ray Bowles traveled the I-95 corridor accepting money, companionship, and places to stay from men who trusted him—then murdered them and disappeared down the highway. By the time the FBI finally caught the I-95 Killer, six men were dead and Bowles had become one of the most wanted fugitives in America. Gary Ray Bowles traveled the I-95 corridor accepting money, companionship, and places to stay from men who trusted him—then murdered them and disappeared down the highway. By the time the FBI finally caught the I-95 Killer, six men were dead and Bowles had become one of the most wanted fugitives in America. false full 108 Buzzsprout-10582817 Michelle Martinko:A Mall Murder, 39 Years, and a Discarded Straw On the night of December 19, 1979, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko drove to Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to buy a new winter coat.

She never made it home.

Early the next morning, Michelle was found inside her family’s Buick in the mall parking lot. She had been stabbed repeatedly in the face, neck, and chest in a vicious attack that left investigators with plenty of questions—but no killer.

For nearly four decades, the murder haunted Cedar Rapids.

Police interviewed suspects, followed tips, and eventually developed a male DNA profile from blood evidence recovered from Michelle’s clothing. But the sample produced no match in traditional law-enforcement databases, and the case remained cold.

Then investigative genetic genealogy changed everything.

In 2018, investigators uploaded DNA information from the crime scene to GEDmatch, where genealogists located distant relatives of the unknown killer. Building family trees eventually narrowed the possibilities to three brothers from Iowa.

Police began following one of them: Jerry Lynn Burns.

When Burns stopped for something to drink, an investigator retrieved the discarded straw he left behind. DNA recovered from that straw matched the male DNA from Michelle’s murder scene.

On December 19, 2018—exactly 39 years after Michelle was killed—Jerry Burns was arrested and charged with her murder. In February 2020, a jury found Burns guilty of first-degree murder after only a few hours of deliberation. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His conviction has survived subsequent appeals, including an unsuccessful Iowa Supreme Court challenge.

This is the true crime story of Michelle Martinko—an 18-year-old murdered outside a shopping mall, a cold case that endured for 39 years, and a discarded drinking straw that finally gave investigators the DNA they needed to identify her killer.

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]]> Wed, 11 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/michelle-martinko/ On the night of December 19, 1979, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko drove to Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to buy a new winter coat.

She never made it home.

Early the next morning, Michelle was found inside her family’s Buick in the mall parking lot. She had been stabbed repeatedly in the face, neck, and chest in a vicious attack that left investigators with plenty of questions—but no killer.

For nearly four decades, the murder haunted Cedar Rapids.

Police interviewed suspects, followed tips, and eventually developed a male DNA profile from blood evidence recovered from Michelle’s clothing. But the sample produced no match in traditional law-enforcement databases, and the case remained cold.

Then investigative genetic genealogy changed everything.

In 2018, investigators uploaded DNA information from the crime scene to GEDmatch, where genealogists located distant relatives of the unknown killer. Building family trees eventually narrowed the possibilities to three brothers from Iowa.

Police began following one of them: Jerry Lynn Burns.

When Burns stopped for something to drink, an investigator retrieved the discarded straw he left behind. DNA recovered from that straw matched the male DNA from Michelle’s murder scene.

On December 19, 2018—exactly 39 years after Michelle was killed—Jerry Burns was arrested and charged with her murder. In February 2020, a jury found Burns guilty of first-degree murder after only a few hours of deliberation. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His conviction has survived subsequent appeals, including an unsuccessful Iowa Supreme Court challenge.

This is the true crime story of Michelle Martinko—an 18-year-old murdered outside a shopping mall, a cold case that endured for 39 years, and a discarded drinking straw that finally gave investigators the DNA they needed to identify her killer.

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]]> Michelle Martinko:A Mall Murder, 39 Years, and a Discarded Straw Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:04:55 Michelle Martinko went to the mall to buy a winter coat and was found murdered inside her car hours later, leaving behind a case that would remain unsolved for nearly four decades. Thirty-nine years later, investigators followed a family tree to Jerry Burns—and a discarded drinking straw finally gave them the DNA match they had been waiting for. Michelle Martinko went to the mall to buy a winter coat and was found murdered inside her car hours later, leaving behind a case that would remain unsolved for nearly four decades. Thirty-nine years later, investigators followed a family tree to Jerry Burns—and a discarded drinking straw finally gave them the DNA match they had been waiting for. false full 107 Buzzsprout-10541945 The DC Snipers: John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo In October 2002, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area was gripped by a terrifying question:

Who would be next?

People were being shot while pumping gas, walking through parking lots, mowing lawns, and simply going about their daily lives. The attacks appeared random, the victims seemed unconnected, and the killer could strike almost anywhere.

Behind the shootings were John Allen Muhammad and 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, who used a modified blue Chevrolet Caprice as a mobile sniper’s nest. A hole cut into the trunk allowed them to fire a high-powered Bushmaster rifle while remaining concealed inside the car.

Between October 2 and October 24, 2002, the pair killed 10 people and seriously wounded three others in the Washington-area sniper attacks. Their victims were chosen in public places across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., creating widespread panic throughout the region. Schools locked their doors, sporting events were canceled or moved indoors, and people began zigzagging across parking lots or crouching beside their cars while pumping gas.

Then investigators received messages from the killers themselves.

One communication demanded $10 million and threatened additional killings. As police followed clues scattered across multiple crime scenes, attention eventually shifted toward Muhammad, Malvo, and their dark blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice.

In the early morning hours of October 24, police found the two men sleeping inside that car at a rest area near Myersville, Maryland.

Inside was the rifle used in the attacks.

The nightmare was finally over.

Investigators later connected Muhammad and Malvo to additional shootings outside the D.C. area committed before the October rampage, revealing that their violence stretched farther than anyone initially realized.

Muhammad was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Virginia executed him by lethal injection on November 10, 2009. Malvo received multiple life sentences; because he was a juvenile when the crimes occurred, later changes in juvenile sentencing law made him eligible to seek parole in Virginia, though parole has been denied.

This is the true crime story of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo—the D.C. Snipers—two killers hidden inside an ordinary-looking car, a series of random shootings that paralyzed an entire region, and 23 days when millions of people wondered whether an everyday errand might put them in a sniper’s sights.

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]]> Wed, 4 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/john-allen-muhammad-and-lee-boyd-malvo-the-dc-snipers/ In October 2002, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area was gripped by a terrifying question:

Who would be next?

People were being shot while pumping gas, walking through parking lots, mowing lawns, and simply going about their daily lives. The attacks appeared random, the victims seemed unconnected, and the killer could strike almost anywhere.

Behind the shootings were John Allen Muhammad and 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, who used a modified blue Chevrolet Caprice as a mobile sniper’s nest. A hole cut into the trunk allowed them to fire a high-powered Bushmaster rifle while remaining concealed inside the car.

Between October 2 and October 24, 2002, the pair killed 10 people and seriously wounded three others in the Washington-area sniper attacks. Their victims were chosen in public places across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., creating widespread panic throughout the region. Schools locked their doors, sporting events were canceled or moved indoors, and people began zigzagging across parking lots or crouching beside their cars while pumping gas.

Then investigators received messages from the killers themselves.

One communication demanded $10 million and threatened additional killings. As police followed clues scattered across multiple crime scenes, attention eventually shifted toward Muhammad, Malvo, and their dark blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice.

In the early morning hours of October 24, police found the two men sleeping inside that car at a rest area near Myersville, Maryland.

Inside was the rifle used in the attacks.

The nightmare was finally over.

Investigators later connected Muhammad and Malvo to additional shootings outside the D.C. area committed before the October rampage, revealing that their violence stretched farther than anyone initially realized.

Muhammad was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Virginia executed him by lethal injection on November 10, 2009. Malvo received multiple life sentences; because he was a juvenile when the crimes occurred, later changes in juvenile sentencing law made him eligible to seek parole in Virginia, though parole has been denied.

This is the true crime story of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo—the D.C. Snipers—two killers hidden inside an ordinary-looking car, a series of random shootings that paralyzed an entire region, and 23 days when millions of people wondered whether an everyday errand might put them in a sniper’s sights.

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]]> The DC Snipers: John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:31:36 For 23 terrifying days, people around Washington, D.C., were being shot while pumping gas, walking through parking lots, and going about ordinary lives—with no way of knowing who might be next. The killers weren’t hiding on rooftops or in the woods: John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were firing through a hole cut into the trunk of an ordinary blue Chevrolet Caprice. For 23 terrifying days, people around Washington, D.C., were being shot while pumping gas, walking through parking lots, and going about ordinary lives—with no way of knowing who might be next. The killers weren’t hiding on rooftops or in the woods: John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were firing through a hole cut into the trunk of an ordinary blue Chevrolet Caprice. true crime, dc killer, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, dc snipers, beltway snipers, rob pottorf, john allen muhammad, sniper, lee boyd malvo, hitched 2 homicide false full 106 Buzzsprout-10502291 Margaret Lawrence and Louis Bennison: Broadway, Love and Murder In the summer of 1929, Margaret Lawrence was one of the best-known actresses on the American stage—a Broadway star, socialite, and widow whose life appeared filled with glamour and success.

Then, on June 9, she was found shot to death inside her New York City apartment.

Beside her was fellow actor Louis Bennison, a stage and silent-film performer who had built his career playing rugged Western heroes. Bennison was also dead from a gunshot wound. Authorities concluded that Bennison had murdered Margaret before turning the gun on himself.

The two had been romantically involved, and contemporary accounts described the deaths as the violent end of a troubled relationship. Lawrence’s husband, actor Wallace Eddinger, had died only months earlier, leaving her widowed shortly before the tragedy.

The crime made national headlines.

Two recognizable stars of the stage were dead inside a Manhattan apartment, and the very man known for playing heroic cowboys had become the killer at the center of a real-life tragedy.

Margaret Lawrence was only 39 years old.

This is the historical true crime story of Margaret Lawrence and Louis Bennison—Broadway fame, forbidden romance, jealousy, and a final night that ended with two actors dead and one of New York’s theatrical circles stunned by murder.

In this episode we are joined by Broadway's Haley Fish.

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]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Broadway's Haley Fish) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/the-murder-of-margaret-lawrence/ In the summer of 1929, Margaret Lawrence was one of the best-known actresses on the American stage—a Broadway star, socialite, and widow whose life appeared filled with glamour and success.

Then, on June 9, she was found shot to death inside her New York City apartment.

Beside her was fellow actor Louis Bennison, a stage and silent-film performer who had built his career playing rugged Western heroes. Bennison was also dead from a gunshot wound. Authorities concluded that Bennison had murdered Margaret before turning the gun on himself.

The two had been romantically involved, and contemporary accounts described the deaths as the violent end of a troubled relationship. Lawrence’s husband, actor Wallace Eddinger, had died only months earlier, leaving her widowed shortly before the tragedy.

The crime made national headlines.

Two recognizable stars of the stage were dead inside a Manhattan apartment, and the very man known for playing heroic cowboys had become the killer at the center of a real-life tragedy.

Margaret Lawrence was only 39 years old.

This is the historical true crime story of Margaret Lawrence and Louis Bennison—Broadway fame, forbidden romance, jealousy, and a final night that ended with two actors dead and one of New York’s theatrical circles stunned by murder.

In this episode we are joined by Broadway's Haley Fish.

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]]> Margaret Lawrence and Louis Bennison: Broadway, Love and Murder Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf with Guest: Broadway's Haley Fish 01:09:01 Margaret Lawrence was a celebrated Broadway actress when fellow actor and lover Louis Bennison entered her New York apartment with a gun. By morning, both stars were dead—and a real-life murder-suicide had eclipsed anything either of them had ever performed onstage. Margaret Lawrence was a celebrated Broadway actress when fellow actor and lover Louis Bennison entered her New York apartment with a gun. By morning, both stars were dead—and a real-life murder-suicide had eclipsed anything either of them had ever performed onstage. true crime, comedy, podcasts, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, broadway, wallace eddinger, murder suicide, rob pottorf, louis bennison, margaret lawrence, haley fish, suicide false full 105 Buzzsprout-10459525 Herbert Mullin: The Serial Killer Who Murdered to Stop an Earthquake In the early 1970s, Santa Cruz, California, was already living through an extraordinary period of violence. Then Herbert William Mullin began killing people for a reason almost impossible to comprehend.

Mullin believed his murders were human sacrifices necessary to prevent a catastrophic earthquake from destroying California. Between October 1972 and February 1973, he killed 13 people, ranging in age from four to 72. His victims included a priest, a college student, a former high school friend, children, and people he encountered seemingly at random.

His first known victim was Lawrence “Whitey” White, a 55-year-old man Mullin beat to death with a baseball bat after White stopped to offer him help. Days later, Mullin murdered 24-year-old Mary Margaret Guilfoyle, a Cabrillo College student who accepted a ride from him. Then he entered a Catholic church and killed Father Henri Tomei inside the confessional.

The violence escalated.

Mullin murdered former friend Jim Gianera, Gianera’s wife Joan, and four members of the neighboring Francis family, including two young boys. He later shot four teenage campers and finally killed 72-year-old Fred Perez in broad daylight while the man worked in his yard. A witness recorded Mullin’s license plate, and police arrested him minutes later.

After his arrest, Mullin confessed.

The central question at his trial was not whether he had committed the killings, but whether his severe mental illness made him legally responsible for them. A jury ultimately convicted him of two counts of first-degree murder and nine counts of second-degree murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Adding another bizarre chapter to Santa Cruz crime history, Mullin’s killing spree overlapped with that of Edmund Kemper, the Co-Ed Killer. The two men were operating in the same general area during the same period, complicating investigators’ efforts to understand the seemingly unrelated murders occurring around Santa Cruz.

Herbert Mullin remained incarcerated for the rest of his life. He died of natural causes at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton on August 18, 2022, at age 75.

This is the true crime story of Herbert Mullin—a serial killer who believed murder could prevent earthquakes, 13 victims chosen through a horrifying delusional logic, and one of the strangest killing sprees in California history.

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]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/herbert-mullin/ In the early 1970s, Santa Cruz, California, was already living through an extraordinary period of violence. Then Herbert William Mullin began killing people for a reason almost impossible to comprehend.

Mullin believed his murders were human sacrifices necessary to prevent a catastrophic earthquake from destroying California. Between October 1972 and February 1973, he killed 13 people, ranging in age from four to 72. His victims included a priest, a college student, a former high school friend, children, and people he encountered seemingly at random.

His first known victim was Lawrence “Whitey” White, a 55-year-old man Mullin beat to death with a baseball bat after White stopped to offer him help. Days later, Mullin murdered 24-year-old Mary Margaret Guilfoyle, a Cabrillo College student who accepted a ride from him. Then he entered a Catholic church and killed Father Henri Tomei inside the confessional.

The violence escalated.

Mullin murdered former friend Jim Gianera, Gianera’s wife Joan, and four members of the neighboring Francis family, including two young boys. He later shot four teenage campers and finally killed 72-year-old Fred Perez in broad daylight while the man worked in his yard. A witness recorded Mullin’s license plate, and police arrested him minutes later.

After his arrest, Mullin confessed.

The central question at his trial was not whether he had committed the killings, but whether his severe mental illness made him legally responsible for them. A jury ultimately convicted him of two counts of first-degree murder and nine counts of second-degree murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Adding another bizarre chapter to Santa Cruz crime history, Mullin’s killing spree overlapped with that of Edmund Kemper, the Co-Ed Killer. The two men were operating in the same general area during the same period, complicating investigators’ efforts to understand the seemingly unrelated murders occurring around Santa Cruz.

Herbert Mullin remained incarcerated for the rest of his life. He died of natural causes at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton on August 18, 2022, at age 75.

This is the true crime story of Herbert Mullin—a serial killer who believed murder could prevent earthquakes, 13 victims chosen through a horrifying delusional logic, and one of the strangest killing sprees in California history.

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]]> Herbert Mullin: The Serial Killer Who Murdered to Stop an Earthquake Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:05:43 Herbert Mullin murdered 13 people because he believed their deaths were the only thing preventing a catastrophic California earthquake. Even more chilling, he was killing around Santa Cruz at the same time as Edmund Kemper, leaving police with two serial killers operating almost simultaneously in the same community. Herbert Mullin murdered 13 people because he believed their deaths were the only thing preventing a catastrophic California earthquake. Even more chilling, he was killing around Santa Cruz at the same time as Edmund Kemper, leaving police with two serial killers operating almost simultaneously in the same community. true crime, kris calvert, ed kemper, 1970's serial killers, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, serial killer, santa cruz, herbert mullin, herb mullin, rob pottorf, mental illness, schizophrenia, hitched 2 homicide false full 104 Buzzsprout-10417122 Betsy Faria: The Murder Behind The Thing About Pam. Part 2 of 2 On December 27, 2011, Betsy Faria was found brutally murdered inside her home in Troy, Missouri.

Betsy had been battling terminal cancer, but this was no natural death. She had been stabbed dozens of times, and when her husband, Russ Faria, returned home and discovered her body, investigators almost immediately focused on him.

There was just one problem.

Russ had an alibi.

He had spent the evening with friends, and receipts, cellphone records, and other evidence supported his account. Yet prosecutors built their case around the grieving husband, and in 2013, Russ Faria was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison.

Meanwhile, another person had been one of the last people to see Betsy alive.

Her friend Pam Hupp.

Just days before the murder, Betsy had changed the beneficiary of a $150,000 life insurance policy, making Hupp the beneficiary. Hupp became a key witness against Russ and offered investigators increasingly controversial information about the Faria marriage. But evidence involving Hupp was largely kept away from the jury during Russ’s first trial.

In 2015, Russ received a new trial.

This time, the defense was permitted to introduce evidence pointing toward Hupp as an alternative suspect. Russ was acquitted, finally walking free after spending years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. Lincoln County later paid more than $2 million to settle his civil rights lawsuit over the investigation.

Then the story became even stranger.

In 2016, Hupp shot and killed Louis Gumpenberger, a man with significant physical and cognitive disabilities. Prosecutors alleged she had deliberately lured him into a bizarre scheme designed to make it appear that someone connected to Russ Faria had sent Gumpenberger to kill her. Hupp ultimately entered an Alford plea and received life in prison without parole for Gumpenberger’s murder.

That killing caused investigators to take another look at Betsy’s murder.

In 2021, Pam Hupp was charged with murdering Betsy Faria. She has pleaded not guilty and has denied killing her. As of April 2026, prosecutors have agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for Hupp waiving her right to a jury trial, and her bench trial is scheduled for January 31, 2028.

The extraordinary case inspired the Dateline podcast The Thing About Pam and the NBC series starring Renée Zellweger, turning Betsy Faria’s murder into one of the most recognizable true crime cases of the past decade.

But beneath every strange twist is the reason this story exists at all:

Betsy Faria was murdered.

This is Part 2 of the true crime story of Betsy Faria, Russ Faria, and Pam Hupp—a brutal killing, a husband wrongfully convicted, a life insurance policy, another murder, and an investigation so badly mishandled that more than a decade later, the question of who will finally be held legally responsible for Betsy’s death remains before the courts.

 

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]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/betsy-faria-her-husband-russ-louis-gumpenberger-and-killer-pam-hupp/ On December 27, 2011, Betsy Faria was found brutally murdered inside her home in Troy, Missouri.

Betsy had been battling terminal cancer, but this was no natural death. She had been stabbed dozens of times, and when her husband, Russ Faria, returned home and discovered her body, investigators almost immediately focused on him.

There was just one problem.

Russ had an alibi.

He had spent the evening with friends, and receipts, cellphone records, and other evidence supported his account. Yet prosecutors built their case around the grieving husband, and in 2013, Russ Faria was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison.

Meanwhile, another person had been one of the last people to see Betsy alive.

Her friend Pam Hupp.

Just days before the murder, Betsy had changed the beneficiary of a $150,000 life insurance policy, making Hupp the beneficiary. Hupp became a key witness against Russ and offered investigators increasingly controversial information about the Faria marriage. But evidence involving Hupp was largely kept away from the jury during Russ’s first trial.

In 2015, Russ received a new trial.

This time, the defense was permitted to introduce evidence pointing toward Hupp as an alternative suspect. Russ was acquitted, finally walking free after spending years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. Lincoln County later paid more than $2 million to settle his civil rights lawsuit over the investigation.

Then the story became even stranger.

In 2016, Hupp shot and killed Louis Gumpenberger, a man with significant physical and cognitive disabilities. Prosecutors alleged she had deliberately lured him into a bizarre scheme designed to make it appear that someone connected to Russ Faria had sent Gumpenberger to kill her. Hupp ultimately entered an Alford plea and received life in prison without parole for Gumpenberger’s murder.

That killing caused investigators to take another look at Betsy’s murder.

In 2021, Pam Hupp was charged with murdering Betsy Faria. She has pleaded not guilty and has denied killing her. As of April 2026, prosecutors have agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for Hupp waiving her right to a jury trial, and her bench trial is scheduled for January 31, 2028.

The extraordinary case inspired the Dateline podcast The Thing About Pam and the NBC series starring Renée Zellweger, turning Betsy Faria’s murder into one of the most recognizable true crime cases of the past decade.

But beneath every strange twist is the reason this story exists at all:

Betsy Faria was murdered.

This is Part 2 of the true crime story of Betsy Faria, Russ Faria, and Pam Hupp—a brutal killing, a husband wrongfully convicted, a life insurance policy, another murder, and an investigation so badly mishandled that more than a decade later, the question of who will finally be held legally responsible for Betsy’s death remains before the courts.

 

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]]> Betsy Faria: The Murder Behind The Thing About Pam. Part 2 of 2 Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:23:43 Betsy Faria was stabbed to death, her husband was sent to prison for the murder, and the woman who received Betsy’s $150,000 life insurance policy became the prosecution’s star witness. Years later, Russ was acquitted, Pam Hupp was imprisoned for killing another man—and prosecutors charged her with Betsy’s murder. Betsy Faria was stabbed to death, her husband was sent to prison for the murder, and the woman who received Betsy’s $150,000 life insurance policy became the prosecution’s star witness. Years later, Russ was acquitted, Pam Hupp was imprisoned for killing another man—and prosecutors charged her with Betsy’s murder. true crime, kris calvert, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, pamela hupp, the thing about pam, serial killer, rob pottorf, russ faria, betsy faria, pam hupp, louis gumpenberger, hitched 2 homicide false full 103 Buzzsprout-10379585 Betsy Faria, her Husband Russ and Killer, Pam Hupp. On December 27, 2011, Betsy Faria was found brutally murdered inside her home in Troy, Missouri.

Betsy had been battling terminal cancer, but this was no natural death. She had been stabbed dozens of times, and when her husband, Russ Faria, returned home and discovered her body, investigators almost immediately focused on him.

There was just one problem.

Russ had an alibi.

He had spent the evening with friends, and receipts, cellphone records, and other evidence supported his account. Yet prosecutors built their case around the grieving husband, and in 2013, Russ Faria was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison.

Meanwhile, another person had been one of the last people to see Betsy alive.

Her friend Pam Hupp.

Just days before the murder, Betsy had changed the beneficiary of a $150,000 life insurance policy, making Hupp the beneficiary. Hupp became a key witness against Russ and offered investigators increasingly controversial information about the Faria marriage. But evidence involving Hupp was largely kept away from the jury during Russ’s first trial.

In 2015, Russ received a new trial.

This time, the defense was permitted to introduce evidence pointing toward Hupp as an alternative suspect. Russ was acquitted, finally walking free after spending years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. Lincoln County later paid more than $2 million to settle his civil rights lawsuit over the investigation.

Then the story became even stranger.

In 2016, Hupp shot and killed Louis Gumpenberger, a man with significant physical and cognitive disabilities. Prosecutors alleged she had deliberately lured him into a bizarre scheme designed to make it appear that someone connected to Russ Faria had sent Gumpenberger to kill her. Hupp ultimately entered an Alford plea and received life in prison without parole for Gumpenberger’s murder.

That killing caused investigators to take another look at Betsy’s murder.

In 2021, Pam Hupp was charged with murdering Betsy Faria. She has pleaded not guilty and has denied killing her. As of April 2026, prosecutors have agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for Hupp waiving her right to a jury trial, and her bench trial is scheduled for January 31, 2028.

The extraordinary case inspired the Dateline podcast The Thing About Pam and the NBC series starring Renée Zellweger, turning Betsy Faria’s murder into one of the most recognizable true crime cases of the past decade.

But beneath every strange twist is the reason this story exists at all:

Betsy Faria was murdered.

This is Part 1 of the true crime story of Betsy Faria, Russ Faria, and Pam Hupp—a brutal killing, a husband wrongfully convicted, a life insurance policy, another murder, and an investigation so badly mishandled that more than a decade later, the question of who will finally be held legally responsible for Betsy’s death remains before the courts.

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]]> Wed, 6 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/betsy-faria-her-husband-russ-and-killer-pam-hupp/ On December 27, 2011, Betsy Faria was found brutally murdered inside her home in Troy, Missouri.

Betsy had been battling terminal cancer, but this was no natural death. She had been stabbed dozens of times, and when her husband, Russ Faria, returned home and discovered her body, investigators almost immediately focused on him.

There was just one problem.

Russ had an alibi.

He had spent the evening with friends, and receipts, cellphone records, and other evidence supported his account. Yet prosecutors built their case around the grieving husband, and in 2013, Russ Faria was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison.

Meanwhile, another person had been one of the last people to see Betsy alive.

Her friend Pam Hupp.

Just days before the murder, Betsy had changed the beneficiary of a $150,000 life insurance policy, making Hupp the beneficiary. Hupp became a key witness against Russ and offered investigators increasingly controversial information about the Faria marriage. But evidence involving Hupp was largely kept away from the jury during Russ’s first trial.

In 2015, Russ received a new trial.

This time, the defense was permitted to introduce evidence pointing toward Hupp as an alternative suspect. Russ was acquitted, finally walking free after spending years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. Lincoln County later paid more than $2 million to settle his civil rights lawsuit over the investigation.

Then the story became even stranger.

In 2016, Hupp shot and killed Louis Gumpenberger, a man with significant physical and cognitive disabilities. Prosecutors alleged she had deliberately lured him into a bizarre scheme designed to make it appear that someone connected to Russ Faria had sent Gumpenberger to kill her. Hupp ultimately entered an Alford plea and received life in prison without parole for Gumpenberger’s murder.

That killing caused investigators to take another look at Betsy’s murder.

In 2021, Pam Hupp was charged with murdering Betsy Faria. She has pleaded not guilty and has denied killing her. As of April 2026, prosecutors have agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for Hupp waiving her right to a jury trial, and her bench trial is scheduled for January 31, 2028.

The extraordinary case inspired the Dateline podcast The Thing About Pam and the NBC series starring Renée Zellweger, turning Betsy Faria’s murder into one of the most recognizable true crime cases of the past decade.

But beneath every strange twist is the reason this story exists at all:

Betsy Faria was murdered.

This is Part 1 of the true crime story of Betsy Faria, Russ Faria, and Pam Hupp—a brutal killing, a husband wrongfully convicted, a life insurance policy, another murder, and an investigation so badly mishandled that more than a decade later, the question of who will finally be held legally responsible for Betsy’s death remains before the courts.

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]]> Betsy Faria, her Husband Russ and Killer, Pam Hupp. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:26:33 Betsy Faria was stabbed to death, her husband was sent to prison for the murder, and the woman who received Betsy’s $150,000 life insurance policy became the prosecution’s star witness. Years later, Russ was acquitted, Pam Hupp was imprisoned for killing another man—and prosecutors charged her with Betsy’s murder. Part 1 of 2. Betsy Faria was stabbed to death, her husband was sent to prison for the murder, and the woman who received Betsy’s $150,000 life insurance policy became the prosecution’s star witness. Years later, Russ was acquitted, Pam Hupp was imprisoned for killing another man—and prosecutors charged her with Betsy’s murder. Part 1 of 2. true crime, podcasts, life insurance, kris calvert, mark hupp, true crime podcasts, murder, killer, the thing about pam, rob pottorf, renée zellweger, russ faria, betsy faria, pam hupp, hitched 2 homicide false full 102 Buzzsprout-10334816 Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer. In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on the popular television show The Dating Game.

He smiled for the cameras, flirted with the contestant, and won the date.

What no one in the studio knew was that Alcala was already a violent predator—and was in the middle of a murder spree. His bizarre television appearance would eventually earn him one of true crime’s most chilling nicknames: the Dating Game Killer.

Alcala often used photography as a way to approach women and girls, convincing them to pose for him before gaining their trust. After his arrest, investigators discovered a massive collection of photographs depicting hundreds of unidentified women, girls, and boys, raising fears that some may have been additional victims.

His crimes stretched across multiple states and decades.

In California, Alcala was ultimately convicted of murdering Robin Samsoe, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb, and Jill Parenteau. He later pleaded guilty to the New York murders of Cornelia Crilley and Ellen Hover, and investigators have linked or suspected him in still more cases.

One of the most disturbing elements of Alcala’s story was how many opportunities there had been to stop him.

Years before his murder convictions, eight-year-old Tali Shapiro survived a brutal attack by Alcala after a witness saw him lure her away and alerted police. Other women also survived encounters with him, including Morgan Rowan, who later spoke publicly about the violence she endured.

Yet Alcala repeatedly returned to the streets.

In 1979, the murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe finally led investigators to him. He was convicted and sentenced to death, although his case went through multiple trials and appeals before later DNA evidence connected him to additional murders.

The true number of Rodney Alcala’s victims remains unknown. Authorities conclusively tied him to multiple murders, while investigators have long suspected that his actual body count may have been far higher. Alcala died of natural causes on California’s death row in July 2021 at age 77.

This is the true crime story of Rodney Alcala, the Dating Game Killer—a photographer, convicted serial murderer, and television bachelor who once smiled into millions of American homes while hiding something horrifying behind the charm.

Listen now as we break down:

  • Alcala’s early life and first known crimes
  • How he used photography to lure victims
  • The unbelievable Dating Game appearance
  • The investigation, trial, and final sentencing
 

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]]> Fri, 1 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000 admin@bleav.com (Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf) https://bleav.com/shows/hitched-2-homicide/episodes/rodney-alcala-the-dating-game-killer/ In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on the popular television show The Dating Game.

He smiled for the cameras, flirted with the contestant, and won the date.

What no one in the studio knew was that Alcala was already a violent predator—and was in the middle of a murder spree. His bizarre television appearance would eventually earn him one of true crime’s most chilling nicknames: the Dating Game Killer.

Alcala often used photography as a way to approach women and girls, convincing them to pose for him before gaining their trust. After his arrest, investigators discovered a massive collection of photographs depicting hundreds of unidentified women, girls, and boys, raising fears that some may have been additional victims.

His crimes stretched across multiple states and decades.

In California, Alcala was ultimately convicted of murdering Robin Samsoe, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb, and Jill Parenteau. He later pleaded guilty to the New York murders of Cornelia Crilley and Ellen Hover, and investigators have linked or suspected him in still more cases.

One of the most disturbing elements of Alcala’s story was how many opportunities there had been to stop him.

Years before his murder convictions, eight-year-old Tali Shapiro survived a brutal attack by Alcala after a witness saw him lure her away and alerted police. Other women also survived encounters with him, including Morgan Rowan, who later spoke publicly about the violence she endured.

Yet Alcala repeatedly returned to the streets.

In 1979, the murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe finally led investigators to him. He was convicted and sentenced to death, although his case went through multiple trials and appeals before later DNA evidence connected him to additional murders.

The true number of Rodney Alcala’s victims remains unknown. Authorities conclusively tied him to multiple murders, while investigators have long suspected that his actual body count may have been far higher. Alcala died of natural causes on California’s death row in July 2021 at age 77.

This is the true crime story of Rodney Alcala, the Dating Game Killer—a photographer, convicted serial murderer, and television bachelor who once smiled into millions of American homes while hiding something horrifying behind the charm.

Listen now as we break down:

  • Alcala’s early life and first known crimes
  • How he used photography to lure victims
  • The unbelievable Dating Game appearance
  • The investigation, trial, and final sentencing
 

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]]> Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer. Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf 01:20:44 Rodney Alcala walked onto The Dating Game, charmed the audience, and was chosen by the bachelorette as her winning date—all while he was in the midst of a serial murder spree. Years later, investigators would uncover a collection of hundreds of photographs and be left with one terrifying question: how many of the people behind his camera became victims? Rodney Alcala walked onto The Dating Game, charmed the audience, and was chosen by the bachelorette as her winning date—all while he was in the midst of a serial murder spree. Years later, investigators would uncover a collection of hundreds of photographs and be left with one terrifying question: how many of the people behind his camera became victims? california murders, hitched 2 homi, serial killer files, dating game serial killer, true crime community, infamous killers alaca victims, the dating game killer, true crime podcast, rodney alcala, crime documentary, crime junkie, serial killers in america false full 101 Buzzsprout-10335086 Welcome to Hitched 2 Homicide Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!

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