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The Murder of Glenn Kopitske

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Taylor and Lauren discuss the murder of Glenn Kopitske. Sources:

NBC News: Eagle Scout Accused of Thrill Kill
My Crime Library: Gary Hirte Teen Killer Perfect Murder
ABC News: Teen Killer Has No Remorse
Newsweek: A Merit Badge in Murder?
Wikipedia

EMPOWERED Voices: Recovery to Resiliency
A heartfelt podcast series that brings to light the challenges and triumphs of...
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The Murder of Adrianne Reynolds

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren talk about the disappearance and murder of Adrianne Reynolds.Sources:

NBC News: Circle of Friends by Rob Stafford
I Killed My BFF: The New Girl S3 E2
KWQC: Cory Gregory gets same sentence in 2005 killing of Adrianne Reynolds
Murderpedia: Sarah Anne Kolb
Family member questions need to resentence admitted killer in QC strangulation by Tom Loewy
Wikipedia

Rebroadcast: Charles Starkweather

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren tells Josh about infamous spree killer Charles Starkweather and his accomplice Caril Ann Fugate.

Sources:

Crime Library: Charles Starkweather & Caril Fugate by Marilyn Bardsley
All That’s Interesting: The Chilling True Story Of Charles Starkweather, The Teenage Serial Killer Who Terrorized America’s Heartland by Marco Margaritoff
Let’s Go to Court: Episode 42 Spree Killer Charles Starkweather & the Pricey Murder for Hire Plot
100 Most Infamous Criminals: Charles Starkweather by Jo Durden Smith
Wikipedia

The Murder of Jayna Murray

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the murder of Jayna Murray at a Lululemon Athletica located in Bethesda, Maryland.Sources:

Prosecutor: Brittany Norwood Stole Merchandise Before Killing Jayna Murray by Andrea Canning and Jessica Hopper
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of: Brutal Killing of Jayna Murray S13 E19
WBALTV: Woman Convicted in Yoga Shop Slaying
Maryland Daily Record: Yoga store killer apologizes, but gets life without parole
CBSNews: Killer appeals Lululemon murder conviction by Crimesider Staff
NBC4 Washington: Woman Convicted in Lululemon Murder Wants New Trial
Wikipedia

The Murder of Robert Scwartz

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Megan and Lauren discuss the murder of Robert Schwartz.Sources:

Snapped: Clara Schwartz S9E3
Murderpedia: Clara Schwartz
FindLaw: Schwartz v. Commonwealth
Wikipedia: The Murder of Robert Schwartz

The Murder of Cheyenne Clough

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Megan and Lauren discuss a mean girl murder!Sources:

Mean Girl Murders: Minnesota Vicious S1 E7
Kare11: Murder Charges Filed in Teen Mom Death by Dana Thiede
CBS News: 3 Suspects Charged in Buffalo Teen's Shooting Death
Fox 9: Wright Co. woman died of multiple gunshot wounds
Annandale Advocate: Four charged in Clough murder

The Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000

The first true crime adjacent episode for the holiday week! This week Lauren and Amanda discuss the death of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon - an accident or a coverup? You decide!Sources:

All That’s Interesting: Inside The Final Days Of Kris Kremers And Lisanne Froon And The Eerie Photos They Left Behind by Katie Serena
Medium: The Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon Case: What Panama Is Still Hiding in 2025
Knox Pages: Found dead in Panama: New clues on 2014 cold case by Adam Doc Fox
Wikipedia: Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon

The Oki Doke: Every Claim Has a Record
Court transcripts, sworn testimony, forensic reports. Season 1 begins July 7.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

The Broken Arrow Murders

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Keith and Lauren discuss the Bever family murders.Sources:

Killer Siblings: Bevers S1 E4
Tulsa’s News Pulse: Graphic evidence related to Bever family murders released after Michael Bever's conviction by Jessica Remer
Wikipedia: The Broken Arrow Murders

The Murders of Elisabeth Congdon and Velma Pietila

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren is back with Sandy and they discuss the murders at Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, Minnesota.Sources:

Artful Living: A Retelling of Minnesota’s Infamous Glensheen Murders by Joe Kimball
Fox 9: 45 years since Glensheen Mansion murders in Duluth
MNOpedia: Glensheen Historic Estate by Paul Nelson
TPT Originals: Glensheen's Gilded and Grisly Past
The North Shore mansion is home to splendor and secrets by Jess Bellville
Wikipedia: Glensheen Murders

The Murder of Gregory Witman

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Taylor talk about a horrible murder.Sources:

People Magazine: A Pa. Teen Pleaded Guilty to Fatally Stabbing His Brother — But Family Maintains His Innocence by Jeff Truesdell
Investigation Discovery: The Witmans
York Daily Record: Zachary Witman released; murdered 13-year-old brother in 1998 by Liz Evans Scolforo
Commonwealth v. Witman (2000)
Wikipedia

The Murder of Alisha Bromfield

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren talk about a horrible boss and the murder of Alisha Bromfield.Sources:

True Crime News: Horrific crimes against Alisha Bromfield spur law change in 32 states
Medium: Mother-to-Be Alisha Bromfield Murdered and Defiled by Boss Brian Cooper by Kym L Pasqualini
Anatomy of Murder: Killer on the Line
CNS News: Plainfield Family Fights To Change Wisconsin Law
Let’s Go To Court: A Creepy Manager & Balloonfest ‘86

The Murder of Cora Okonski

Fri, 29 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Amanda is back!This week Amanda and Lauren discuss a cold case!Sources:

Iowa Cold Case: Cora Ann Okonski
CBS News: Iowa mom's 2000 disappearance now investigated as murder
Des Moines Register: Man gets 50 years for killing fiancee nearly 18 years ago
Times Republican: Purk sentenced to 50 years
Iowa’s New Now: Appeal denied for Tama County man convicted of killing fiance 19 years ago by Dallas Warren
FindLaw: State v. Purk
The Charley Project: Cora Ann Okonski

The Murder of Sarah Ludemann

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Marissa and Lauren talk about a teenage "love triangle" and the murder of Sarah Ludemann.Sources:

CBS News: Teen Love Triangle Murder Case
A&E: A Florida Teenager Was Stabbed to Death by a Woman Who Was Also Dating Her Boyfriend by Tristan Balagtas
The Ledger: Tarpon Springs Teenage Love Case Ends in Prison for Rachel Wade by Lane DeGregory
Tampa Bay Times: Boy at Center of Fatal Feud by Lane DeGregory
Wikipedia

The Murder of Gretchen Anthony

Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Chelsea and Lauren talk about the downward spiral of David Anthony and the murder of Gretchen Anthony.Sources:

48 Hours: The COVID Cover-Up: Searching for Gretchen Anthony S34E31
Oxygen: When COVID-19 Pandemic Began, Woman Vanished And Started Sending Strange Texts — What Happened To Her? by Becca van Sambeck
Miami New Times: In Texts, Gretchen Anthony Said She Had COVID. Then She Disappeared. by Michael Majchrowicz
CBS News: Estranged husband tries to use COVID-19 as a cover for murder by Peter Van Sant
Daily Mail: Florida man will be sentenced to just 38 years in prison after taking plea deal and admitting to kidnapping and murdering his estranged wife in exchange for leading police to her body by Snejana Farberov

Douglas Le

Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Chelsea and Lauren talk about a terrible teacher!Sources:

Web of Lies: The Enemy Within S7E8
NDTV World: At School, He Was The 'Cool' Teacher. Online, He Was Catfishing, Seducing Students, Police Say. by Peter Holley
CBS News: Police: Teacher Posed As Teen Girl Using Adult Actress Pics
Let’s Go To Court: A Cool Teacher & Teenaged Love

Innocence Project: Termaine Hicks

Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren talks about the wrongful conviction of Termaine Hicks.Termaine Hicks served 19 years in jail before he was able to prove his innocence. He was convicted of Rape, Aggravated Assault, Possession of an Instrument of Crime, and Terrorist Threats. He was sentenced to 12.5 to 25 years.Termaine Hicks was released and exonerated in 2020.Sources:

Innocence Project: Termaine Hicks
The National Registration of Exonerations: Termaine Hicks
NBC News: As Innocent Black Men Wait in Prison to be Exonerated, their Families Share the Toll by Curtis Bunn

Innocence Project: Johnny Tall Bear

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren talks about the wrongful conviction of Johnny Tall. Bear.Johnny Tall Bear served 26 years in jail before he was able to prove his innocence. He was convicted of First Degree Murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Johnny Tall Bear was released and exonerated in 2018.Sources:

Innocence Project: Johnny Tall Bear
The National Registration of Exonerations: Johnny Tall Bear
CNN NEWS: Man in crash that killed student charged with DUI, traffic violations in past month

Logan Storm

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Hannah and Lauren talk about Amy Anderton and her relationship with Logan Storm.Sources:

Who The Bleep Did I Marry? Weathering The Storm
Department of Justice: Oregon teacher who twice fled US sentenced in child pornography case
Department of Justice: Former Teacher, Logan Storm, Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Pornography and Failing to Appear in Court
The Oregonian: Still claiming innocence, Logan Storm sentenced to eight years in prison on child porn, failure-to-appear convictions by Helen Jung
The Oregonian: Logan Storm slips ankle bracelet, flees hours after verdict on child porn charge by Helen Jung
The Oregonian: Jury finds former teacher Logan Storm not guilty of groping girls in public pool by Aimee Green
The Oregonian: Why did seven years pass before former teacher Logan Storm was tried for child molestation by Aimee Green
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Shaynna Sims

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Sandy and Lauren discuss the crime(s) of Shaynna Sims.Sources:

Who The Bleep Did I Marry?: The Halloween Bride S8 E6
AP News: Oklahoma woman formally sentenced in corpse-slashing case
Tulsa News: Woman found guilty of mutilating corpse during 2015 funeral home viewing by Jessica Remer
Vice: The Strange Case of the Oklahoma Woman Who Dismembered a Corpse at a Funeral by Simon Davis

Mary Kay Letourneau

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

This week Sarah and Lauren discuss Mary Kay Letourneau; the teacher who married her former student. A case that received national attention.Sources:

Crime Library: Mary Kay Letourneau
Biography.com: Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau: A Timeline of Their Forbidden Relationship By Paulette Cohn
Biography.com: Mary Kay Letourneau
People Magazine: Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau: Revisiting the Infamous Sex Abuse Case, 20 Years After the Former Teacher and Student Wed by Nicole Pomarico
Wikipedia

The Murder of Doreen Erbert

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

This week Sarah and Lauren discuss the murder of Doreen Erbert committed by the big bad wolf.Sources:

Snapped: S26 E9
Medium: A Deadly Grudge: The Horrific Halloween Night Murder of Doreen Erbert by Tim Reynolds
Oxygen: Man In Wolf Mask Hacks Pregnant Ex-Wife To Death With Machete On Halloween Night by Benjamin H. Smith
UPI: Girl recounts grisly Halloween murders by Michael Molinski
UPI: Halloween killer found guilty in slaying of wife, unborn child
FindLaw: People vs. Dennis
Let's Go To Court: A Big Bad Wolf

Treva Throneberry

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Taylor discuss the many disappearances of Treva Throneberry.The many identities of Treva Throneberry:

Briana Stewart in Oregon, Washington state, and Daphne, Alabama
Stephanie Danielle Lewis in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Emily Kara Williams in Texas
Keili T. Throneberry Smitt
Cara Leanna David in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Keili Smitt, Stephanie Williams in Pennsylvania
Emily Kara Williams in North Carolina
Cara Williams in Texas
Cara Lewis in Idaho

Sources:

Texas Monthly: The Day Treva Throneberry Disappeared
WW: The Day Treva Throneberry Disappeared
Willemett Week: Brianna: Portrait of a Serial Teenager by Chris Lydgate
Wikipedia

Innocence Project: Rosa Jimenez

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren talks about the wrongful conviction of Rosa Jimenez.Rosa Jimenez served 17 years in jail before she was able to prove her innocence. She was convicted of Injury to Child and Felony Murder. She was sentenced to 99 years for injury to child plus 75 years for felony murder.Rosa Jimenez was released in 2021 and exonerated in 2023.Sources:

Innocence Project: Rosa Jimenez
Innocence Project: Rosa Jimenez Is Exonerated of a Crime That Never Took Place After 20 Years
Travis County District Attorney: Travis County Judge Signs Order to Dismiss Rosa Jimenez’s Murder and Injury to a Child Indictment
The National Registry of Exonerations

Rebroadcast: The Murder of Tiana Notice

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Worriers! I'm devastated! This is the first time in three years I've lost audio mid-recording. I'll be back with a new episode next week! This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Tiana Notice who was stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day, 2009. Sources:

Deseret News: Connecticut man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend by Associated Press
The Tiana Angelique Notice Foundation
AP News: Slain woman’s dad awarded $10M in police lawsuit
Connecticut News: Man Who Killed Grad Student Sentenced to 60 Years by LeAnne Gendreau, Debra Bogstie and and Brynn Gingras
Medium: MURDERED: Tiana Notice by Natasha Leigh
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall Season 4 Episode 4: If I Can’t Have You
Let’s Go To Court: Episode 203. A Stalker & A Deeply Stupid Heist

Erika & Benjamin Sifrit

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000

This week Megan and Lauren discuss the horrible crimes of Erika and Benjamin Sifrit. Sources:

Snapped: Killer Couples S11 E2
Murderpedia: Erika Elaine Sifrit
This Is Monsters: BJ & Erika Sifrit: The Thrill Kill Couple
Wikipedia

The Wichita Horror

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

This week Amy and Taylor join Lauren to discuss the Wichita Massacre of 2000. Sources:

Crime Library: The Wichita Horror by Denise Noe
AP News: Judge denies new sentencing hearing for 2 brothers awaiting execution for ‘Wichita massacre’ by Heather Hollingsworth and Jim Salter
The Wichita Eagle: Judge denies Carr brothers’ request for new sentence in death penalty murder case By Chance Swaim
Wikipedia

The Murder of Annie Le

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Megan discuss the disappearance and murder of Annie Le.Sources:

Crime Library: Annie Le: The Yale Lab Murder by Kristal Hawkins
CBS News: Annie Le Case: Grisly Yale Murder "Freaks" Students by Edecio Martinez
The New York Times: A Promising Life, Ended In A Basement by James Barron
New Haven Independent: Cops Arrest Lab Tech In Annie Le Murder by Paul Bass, Melissa Bailey and Thomas MacMillan
Wikipedia

The Murder of Elizabeth Olten

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren is joined by Amy and Taylor and they discuss the horrible murder of 9-year old Elizabeth Olten.Sources:

ABC News: Alyssa Bustamante, 15, Pleads Not Guilty in 9-Year-Old's Stabbing
NBC News: Police: Girl, 15, dug grave anticipating killing
The Guardian: Missouri teenager handed life sentence for killing nine-year-old
Murderpedia: Alyssa Dailen Bustamante
Let’s Go To Court: Patreon Episode 27
Wikipedia

Rebroadcast: Grant Benjamin Everson

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

With everything happening in the United States right now, Lauren couldn't bring herself to get a new episode out that felt like quality material, so welcome to another rebroadcasted episode!I seriously hope this is the last one!This week Lauren and Amanda discuss a local case! A local Chaska, Minnesota man committed the biggest betrayal of his life.Sources:

State of Minnesota v. Everson
St. Paul Pioneer Press: "No forgiveness, only pain as dad confronts son in Chaska murder" by Emily Gurnon
St. Paul Pioneer Press: "Minnesota Supreme Court Rules No New Trial for Chaska Man, 23, Convicted in his Mothers Death" by Emily Gurnon
MPR News: "Chaska man guilty of mother's murder" by Patrick Condon

Torts! Harper v. Herman & Farwell v. Keaton

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Hi Worries!I am here giving you a bonus episode due to a death in the family. Enjoy Amanda telling us about Torts! Sources:

Amanda's Tort's Textbook

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Mind Over Murder: The Beatrice Six

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Welcome to part 2! This week Lauren and Amanda talk about how the six suspects become known as the Beatrice Six and how their story ends. We also find out who actually killed Helen Wilson.You don't want to miss this conclusion!Sources:

HBO Max: Mind Over Murder
Death Penalty Information Center: Nebraska Exonerees Awarded $28 Million, Prosecutor Says Case Made Him Oppose Death Penalty
10/11 News: Woman wrongly convicted in Beatrice 6 murder case dies
NBC News: Man cleared of crime dies before $475,000 payout by David Hendee
The New Yorker: Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit by Rachel Aviv
The National Registry of Exonerations: Joseph White
Chaloupka Law
Newspapers.com: Helen Wilson obituary 1985
Let’s Go To Court: Episode 55 & Episode 56: The Power of Suggestion
Wikipedia

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Mind Over Murder: The Murder of Helen Wilson

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

We are starting the year off with Lauren talking about a case that she has not stopped thinking about since 2021.We have a familiar person back recording with Lauren this week and next week!This week Lauren and Amanda discuss the murder of Helen Wilson, a 68-year old widow who was brutally murdered in 1985. This case will have you question so many different things and the truth will shock you!Sources:

HBO Max: Mind Over Matter

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Robert Roberson

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year! We are starting the year off with a solo episode! Lauren decided to dive a little deeper into a case that she hasn't stopped thinking about since she heard about it in 2023. Did Robert Roberson kill his daughter Nikki Curtis? Or was it an accident?Social media:Tiktok: laurenlikesshttyfoodInstagram: laurenlikesshittyfoodSources:

Innocence Project: What to Know About Robert Roberson Facing Execution on Oct. 16 for a Crime That Never Occurred by Innocence Staff on June 18th 2024
Innocence Project: BREAKING: Explosive New Evidence Revealed in NBC “Dateline” Podcast Related to Pending Claim in Robert Roberson Case by Innocence Staff written on October, 7th 2025
Attorney General Press Release: Office of the Attorney General Sets the Record Straight About Nikki Curtis’s Death, Rebutting Jeff Leach’s and Joe Moody’s Lies About Convicted Child Murderer written on October 24th 2024
PBS News: Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case
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Rebroadcast: David Ghantt

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Amanda discuss an infamous heist planned out by masterminds.You can watch Super Heists on E! and SYFY Sources:

Super Heists Season 1 Episode 3: A Van Full of Dollars
Blog Prep Scholar: The True Story of David Ghannt and the Loomis Fargo Heist posted by Hayley Milliman
All That’s Interesting: Inside David Ghantt’s Infamous Loomis Fargo Heist In October 1997 by Wyatt Redd
The Washington Post: Wild Spree Was Big Tip-Off -- Big-Spending Bank Robbers Buy Ticket To Prison by Sue Anne Pressley
The Telegraph: Loomis Fargo defendants owe as much as they stole in 1997
Let’s Go To Court: A Stalker & a Deeply Stupid Heist
Wikipedia

Michele Neurauter

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000

This week Sarah and Lauren discuss horrible manipulation and parental alienation.Sources:

48 Hours: Karrie’s Choice Season 32 Episode 21
The Star Gazette: Karrie Neurauter, manipulated into helping kill mother, released from prison by Jeff Smith
CBS News: "I had to choose": Did a father brainwash his daughter to help plan her mother's murder? by Erin Moriarty
NBC New York: New Jersey Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Wife With Daughter's Help

Celeste Beard

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

This week Sarah and Lauren discuss the two people betrayed by the same woman.Sources:

Crime Library: Marriage, Money and Murder: Steven and Celeste Beard by David Krajicek
All That’s Interesting: The Chilling Story Of Celeste Beard, The Texas Woman Who Orchestrated The Murder Of Her Millionaire Husband by Rivy Lyon
Snapped: Behind Bars: Celeste Johnson Beard
Wikipedia

Lisa Cutler

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

This week Amy and Taylor join Lauren to discuss the death of Lisa Cutler.Could it have been an accident, a suicide or a murder?Sources:

Oxygen: Accident, Suicide, or Murder: Dead in the Water
Forensic Tales: Lisa and Chad Cutler
NBC News: Drowning is one of the hardest homicides to prove. These investigators want to change that by Cara Tabachnick
Herald Review: Cutler Death No Accident, Experts Say
Herald Review: Illinois Man Who Drowned Wife For Insurance Remains Jailed

Rebroadcast: Gerald Cotten

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren covered the rise and fall of the crypto king, Gerald Cotten.

Sources:

CBC: “Quadriga CEO’s widow speaks out over his death and the missing crypto millions” by Cassie Williams with additional reporting by Andrew Chang
CBC: “Crypto exchange Quadriga was a fraud and founder was running a Ponzi scheme, OSC report finds” by Tara Deschamps
Coindesk: “Gerald Cotten” by Nikhilesh De
Vanity Fair: “Ponzi Schemes, Private Yachts, and a Missing $250 Million in Crypto: The Strange Tale of Quadriga” by Nathaniel Rich
The Independent: “‘Bitcoin widow’ reveals how she fell victim to her own husband’s $215m scam after his mysterious death” by Josh Marcus
Newsweek: “‘The Crypto King’: Who is Gerald Cotten and Where is Gerry Now?” by Molli Mitchell
Ontario Securities Commission: “QuadrigaCX”
Vancouver Sun: “B.C. seeks forfeiture of money, gold bars linked to failed cryptocurrency company QuadrigaCX” by Gordon Hoekstra
New York Times: “Crypto-Exchange Says It Can’t Pay Investors Because Its C.E.O. Died, and He Had the Passwords” by Karen Zraick
Netflix documentary: Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King
Exit Scam podcast: 8 episode series
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Sonya Ivanoff

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

This week Chelsea and Lauren discuss a murder in Alaska.Sources:

Dateline: A Walk In The Rain Season 31 Episode 5
The Nome Nugget: Owens’ murder conviction stands by Sandra L. Medearis
Oxygen: Investigation Into Alaskan Teen's Murder Reveals Shocking Killer: "Evil Comes in Different Forms" by Jill Sederstrom
Oxygen: 'I Believe He Was Gonna Kill Again': Alaska Cop Murders Native Girl, Then Stages Attack On Himself by Becca van Sambeck
Medium: Betrayal of Trust by Robin Barefield

Opal Williams

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Josh discuss the disappearance and murder of Steven Williams.Sources:

Oxygen: Snapped Season 25 Episode 5
USA Today: Husband killed in murder plot begged wife, police say by Justin L. Mack
Daily Journal: Final suspect in murder sentenced by Jacob Tellers
Twisted Love: The Murder of Steven Williams by Gina Glob
IndyStar: Husband killed in murder plot begged wife, police say by Justin L. Mack
Wikipedia

Anthony Curcio

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Keith discuss a very elaborate but stupid hesit.Sources:

The Sneak Podcast: Season 1
Let’s Go To Court: Episode 34 The Brink’s Car Robbery & The Assistant Who Ended Her Boss’s Ponzi Scheme
Medium: An Almost Ingenious Plan by AJ Wiseman
David Kushner.com: The All-American Bank Heist by David Kushner
USA Today: How an Idaho football player became a bank robber by Martin Rogers
History Link: "D. B. Tuber" robs an armored car guard at the Bank of America in Monroe on September 30, 2008. by Phil Dougherty
FBI: Seattle Division Press Release: Former High School Star Athlete Sentenced to Prison for Armored Car Robbery Defendant Used Ad on Craigslist and Flotation Device to Make Escape Following Monroe Robbery
Department of Justice: Operators Of Nationwide Sports And Pokémon Trading Card Fraud Arrested
2 WA men accused of selling fake Pokémon, sports cards in $2M scheme by Charmin Flojo
Wikipedia

Denise Huber

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Sandy and Lauren talk about the disappearance and murder of Denise Huber. Sources:

Oxygen: Buried in the Backyard: When Hell Freezes Over Season 3 Episode 15
Oxygen: Man Kidnaps Woman From Side Of The Road And Stores Her Body In Freezer For Years by Sharon Lynn Pruitt
Murderpedia: John Famalaro
Investigation Discovery: California Woman Who Went Missing After Concert Found In Freezer Inside Rental Truck by Aaron Rasmussen
Los Angeles Times: Chronicling the Murder of Denise Huber
Killer Destination: Destination: Newport Beach, CA Episode 1
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Condemned Inmate List

Christy Mack

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren is joined by Amy and Greg and we discuss the abuse of Christy Mack at the hands of War Machine.October is recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here is week four.Resources:

RAINN (anti-sexual violence organization): you can call at 1-800-656-4673, available 24 hours a day; you can also visit online at rainn.org.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): visit online for additional information at stalkingawareness.org.
Domestic Violence Hotline: you can call at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), text by sending “START” to 88788, or visit the website at thehotline.org.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: you can call 988 to talk to someone 24 hours a day, or you can visit them online at 988lifeline.org

Sources:

CNN: War Machine faces life sentence in ex-girlfriend’s beating by Diane Kaye
BBC: MMA fighter War Machine gets life for assaulting ex girlfriend
#BBCtrending: Adult actress details alleged assault on Twitter
ESPN: The Tragic Love Story Of Christy Mack and MMA Fighter War Machine by Jane McManus
MMA Junkie: War Machine: UFC cut me over declined fight, Evan Tanner comments by John Morgan
UPROXX: War Machine Has Been Disowned By His Own Clothing Brand For Failing To Do Alpha Male Sh*t by Brandon Stroud
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Elizabeth Sullivan

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Sarah and Lauren discuss the disappearance of Liz Sullivan.October is recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here is week three.Resources:

RAINN (anti-sexual violence organization): you can call at 1-800-656-4673, available 24 hours a day; you can also visit online at rainn.org.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): visit online for additional information at stalkingawareness.org.
Domestic Violence Hotline: you can call at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), text by sending “START” to 88788, or visit the website at thehotline.org.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: you can call 988 to talk to someone 24 hours a day, or you can visit them online at 988lifeline.org

Sources:

Dateline: Secrets of the Bay Season 33 Episode 82
NBC 7 San Diego: Ex-Navy Man Who ‘Brutally Murdered' Wife in San Diego in 2014 Sentenced by Monica Garske
People: Ex-Navy Sailor Murdered Wife with Children in Other Room, Then Froze Body and Claimed She'd Left by Steve Helling
Let’s Go To Court: The Disappearance of Elizabeth Sullivan & the Tech Rapist Episode 236

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Linda Riss

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

This week Hannah, Sarah and Lauren talk about a "crazy love story", or possibly, terrible abuse and manipulation... you decide!October is recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here is week two.Resources:

RAINN (anti-sexual violence organization): you can call at 1-800-656-4673, available 24 hours a day; you can also visit online at rainn.org.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): visit online for additional information at stalkingawareness.org.
Domestic Violence Hotline: you can call at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), text by sending “START” to 88788, or visit the website at thehotline.org.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: you can call 988 to talk to someone 24 hours a day, or you can visit them online at 988lifeline.org

Sources:

Crazy Love
The New York Times: Burt Pugach, Protagonist of a Strange Tabloid Love Story, Dies at 93
Los Angeles Times: Linda Pugach dies at 75; disfigured by lye, she married attacker by Elaine Woo
Daily Mail: NYC lawyer Burt Pugach, who blinded his girlfriend with lye then married her after prison, dies aged 93 leaving $15M to his married caregiver - now accused of starving him and getting him to change will by Ben Ashford and Shawn Cohen
Travalanche: The Crazy Love of Burt Pugach and Linda Riss by Trav S.D.
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Tynesha Stewart

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren is joined by Sarah and Megan to discuss a horrible crime. October is recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here is week 1. Resources:

RAINN (anti-sexual violence organization): you can call at 1-800-656-4673, available 24 hours a day; you can also visit online at rainn.org.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): visit online for additional information at stalkingawareness.org.
Domestic Violence Hotline: you can call at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), text by sending “START” to 88788, or visit the website at thehotline.org.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: you can call 988 to talk to someone 24 hours a day, or you can visit them online at 988lifeline.org

Sources:

NBC News: Police: Student was killed, then burned on grill
Oxygen: Community Activist Draws Confession From Man Suspected of Ex's Gruesome 2007 Murder by Jax Miller
Our Black Girls: Tynesha Stewart, 19: Murdered By Ex-Boyfriend In 2007 by Erika Marie
Justia Law: Timothy Wayne Shepherd v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris County
Fatal Attraction: Texas Tragedy Season 2 Episode 14

Shawn Bentler

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren, Hannah and Sarah talk about another family annihilator! Oops! Sources:

FindLaw.com State vs. Bentler
Murderpedia: Shawn Michael Bentler
Harold-Whig: Bentler Gets Life Without Parole
6 News: 22-year-old man charged with killing his parents, 3 teenage sisters in southeastern Iowa
This Is Monsters: Shawn Bentler Season 4 Episode 15
FindLaw.com STATE v. BENTLER

Everyone wonders about death. Few talk about it. That’s where we start.
Anonymous callers share their honest beliefs about death, life, and what might comes next.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Grant Amato

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren, Sarah and Hannah discuss an obsession with a cam girl! Sources:

CTRL+ALT+DESIRE on Paramount+
People: Where Is Grant Amato Now? All About the Convicted Murderer at the Center of Ctrl+Alt+Desire by Jessica Sager
Medium: The Cam Girl Killer by Nikki Young
WESH2: Man who killed Seminole County family accused in hitman plot to murder reality TV star
People: 'Ghost Adventure' Star's Wife and Convicted Murderer Who Massacred His Family Texted 'How Much They Are in Love': Arrest Report by Chris Spargo
Wikipedia

Mechele Hughes

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Megan and Lauren talk about a love triangle in Alaska! Sources:

People Magazine Investigates: Alaska Temptress Season 2 Episode 11
Snapped: Mechele Linehan Season 7 Episode 4
Dateline: The Stripper and the Steelworker Season 16 Episode 54
Murderpedia: Mechele Linehan
People: Did an Alaska Fisherman Point to His Murderers in a Letter Before His Death? by Jeff Truesdell
48 Hours: Love and Death in Alaska
Wikipedia

Peter Zimmer

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Megan and Lauren talk about a romance?Sources:

ABC News: Teen's Dark Secret: He Murdered His Family
Daily News: From Teen Killer to Obsessive Stalker: How a boy who slayed 3 members of his family ended up behind bars 25 years later
The Daily News: Killer says he's left island Collier says he’s moved to California by Laura Elder
Murderpeida: Peter Zimmer
The Boy Who Slayed His Family in Mineral Point, Wisconsin by Adam Quirk

William Burke & William Hare

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Nate discuss an old timey case based in Scotland! Were they grave robbers, horrible humans, or both?Sources:

10 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
Crime Library: William Burke & William Hare by Douglas MacGowan
BBC: Anatomy and Crime - Burke and Hare: The Body Snatchers
Wikipedia

John Christie

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Alex is back! Alex and Lauren discuss the murders that occured at 10 Rillington Place.Sources:

10 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
All That’s Interesting: The Story Of John Christie And His Grisly Murders At 10 Rillington Place by Austin Harvey
Crime Library: John Christie by Katherine Ramsland
Wikipedia

Shanda Sharer

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Alex discuss the murder of Shanda Sharer at the hands of some mean girls.Sources:

Mean Girl Murders: Girls in the Hoods Season 2 Episode 3
People: She Was Lured to Her Death and Burned Alive at 12 — Because of a Jealous Teenage Love Triangle by Christina Coulter
Crime Library: Death of Innocence - The Murder of Young Shanda Sharer by David Lohr
Wikipedia

Tyler Hadley

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Gabby discuss a killer party!Sources:

The killer partyIf Tyler Hadley’s parents weren’t home, why were their cars in the drive? by Nathaniel Rich
CBS 12 News: Man who killed parents with a hammer to be re-sentenced days before Christmas by Gary Detman
ABC 13: Best Friend “Ruined My Life” When He Killed His Own Parents by Sean Dooley
Independent: His plan to kill his parents started as a joke. He remembers laughing while he was covered in their blood by Andrea Cavallier
Wikipedia

Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Alex talk about the perfect crime and the murder of Bobby Franks.Sources:

10 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
Crime Library: Leopold & Loeb by Marilyn Bardsley
BBC: Leopold and Loeb: The grisly 'crime of the century' that fascinated Hitchcock and others by Adam Scovell
American Experience: The Leopold and Loeb Trial
Wikipedia

Byron Smith

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Amy discuss Castle Doctrine, also known as the Stand Your Ground Law.Sources:

CaseLaw: FindLaw: State v. Smith
Oxygen.com Minnesota Man Fatally Shoots Teen Cousins Who Broke Into His Home, Curses At One After Killing Her by Jax Miller
NBC News: Minnesota Homeowner Byron Smith Convicted of Premeditated Murder
Star Tribune: Byron Smith gets life sentence for murdering two Little Falls teens by Pam Louwagie
Dateline, 12 Minutes on Elm Street Season 22, Episode 38
Wikipedia

Roger Reece Kibbe

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren and Keith discuss the I-5 Strangler. How many women did he actually kill?Sources:

Crime Library: Roger Reece Kibbe: The I-5 Strangler by Katherine Ramsland
CBS 12: California inmate charged with attempted murder of convicted killer of Kristin Smart by Stephen Hawkins
AP News: Serial killer who was spared execution is killed in prison by Don Thompson
Wikipedia

Juan Corona

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Aren't You Worried? This week Lauren and Sandy (Mother of the Podcast) discuss the crimes of Juan Corona. Was he actually a serial killer or was he framed? Sources:

10 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
Crime Library: Juan Corona: Rush to Judgment? by Katherine Ramsland
All That’s Interesting: The Gruesome Crimes Of Juan Corona, The ‘Machete Murderer’ Who Slaughtered Migrant Workers by Austin Harvey
Wikipedia

Bonus Episode: Susan Walters ft. Gabby

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Lauren tells Gabby about Susan Walters' fight for her life.

Sources:

Hospital Watchdog: "ER Nurse Kills Attacker While Defending Herself" by Bob Aller
Blurred Bylines: "A Hitman Came for Susan Kuhnhausen. He Didn’t Survive." by Shari Rose
Willamett Week: "A Hit Man Came to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn't. Ten years later, she tells her story." by Beth Slovic
‘Who The Bleep Did I Marry?’: No Bigger Gamble Season 2 Episode 13

127. FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Our Final Episode!This week Amanda and Lauren say goodbye the only way they know how! They talk about the ten fugitives currently on the FBI's Most Wanted list, what their crimes were, and in some cases, where they might be found.

Have you seen one of these fugitives? Do you have information to share? Please visit tips.fbi.gov, or call 1-800-CALL-FBI. One of us only cried once!Sources:

FBI's Most Wanted website (https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten)
Wikipedia

126. Timothy McVeigh

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Timothy McVeigh. McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who perpetrated the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Sources:

FBI History: “Oklahoma City Bombing”
British Medical Journal: “The Execution of Timothy McVeigh: Must See TV?” by Stuart WG Derbyshire
CNN: “Terror on Trial: Who was Timothy McVeigh?” by Court TV
PBS: “Factual Chronology” by Amber McLaughlin, Bob Wyatt, and Stephen Jones
The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum: “Trials of the Perpetrators”
The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum: “Legislation”
Famous Trials: “The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Trial of Timothy McVeigh: A Chronology”
CNN: “What does the term ‘incel’ mean?” by AJ Willingham
Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism by Jeffrey Toobin
PBS: American Experience: Oklahoma City
Two Minutes Past Nine podcast
Wikipedia

125. David Koresh

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and the road to the Waco siege.Sources:

The New Yorker: “The Children of Waco” by Peter J. Boyer
NPR: “30 Years after the siege, ‘Waco’ examines what led to the catastrophe” by Dave Davies
Vox: “The Waco tragedy, explained” by Tara Isabella Burton
Texas Monthly: “The Enemy Within” by Gary Cartwright
People: “What Was the Waco Siege? Revisiting the 51-Day Standoff and Fire that Killed Nearly 80 Cult Members” by Emily Blackwood
ATF website: “Remembering Waco”
Department of Justice: “Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas
Waco Rising: David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America’s Modern Militias by Kevin Cook
Netflix documentary series: Waco: American Apocalypse
Wikipedia

124. Randy Weaver

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Ruby Ridge. The 11 day siege between Randy Weaver, his family, and federal agents in the Idaho mountains. Sources:

Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family by Jess Walter
American Experience on PBS: “Ruby Ridge”
Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? By Slate Podcasts
Wikipedia

123. Pedro Alonso López

Thu, 29 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the horrible crimes commited by the Monster of the Andes.Sources:

Crime Library: Pedro Lopez: The Monster of the Andes by David Lohr
Biography.com: Pedro Alonso Lopez
Medium: “The Monster of the Andes”: Pedro Alonso López Murdered Hundreds of Children in South America and Then Disappeared by Tim Reynolds
Wikipedia

122. Ruth Ellis

Thu, 22 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the murder of David Blakely at the hands of Ruth Ellis.Sources:

The Standard: Ruth Ellis: the tragic story of the last woman to be hanged for murder in the UK by Vicky Jessop
Penn Church: David Blakely 1929-1955 [Obituary]
100 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
Wikipedia

121. Michael Skakel

Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss an infamous - and officially unsolved - murder case. They’re talking about Michael Skakel and the murder of Martha Moxley.Sources:

CBS News: “Michael Skakel, Kennedy cousin whose conviction in killing of Martha Moxley was overturned, sues investigator and town” by AP News
CBS News: “Martha Moxley murder: Case timeline” by Morgan Canty
CNN: “Moxley Case: Who is Michael Skakel?” by Court TV
CNN: “Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel sues lead investigator and Connecticut town years after his murder conviction was overturned” by Zenebou Sylla and Sabrina Souza
AP News: “Mother who fought for justice in daughter’s murder case involving Kennedy cousin has died” by Susan Haigh
Politico: “Kennedy cousin whose murder conviction was overturned sues former cop, town” by Associated Press
NBC News: “Dorthy Moxley, whose daughter Martha Moxley was killed in 1975 murder case, dies at 92” by Erik Ortiz
The Independent: “A teenager was bludgeoned to death the night before Halloween in 1975. A Kennedy cousin was arrested - and then exonerated” by Andrea Cavallier

120. William Bradford Bishop Jr.

Thu, 08 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Amanda and Lauren discuss the disappearance of a whole family.Sources:

People: Inside the Terrifying Case of an Ivy League Grad Who Had It All, But Killed His Family and Became Fugitive by Christine Pelisek
People: Her Father Murdered Family and Has Been a Fugitive for Decades: Here's What She'd Say If They Came Face to Face by Christine Pelisek
People Magazine Investigates: My Father Was a Mass Murderer
Wikipedia

119. David Ghantt

Thu, 01 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Lauren and Amanda discuss an infamous heist planned out by masterminds.Sources:

Super Heists Season 1 Episode 3: A Van Full of Dollars
Blog Prep Scholar: The True Story of David Ghannt and the Loomis Fargo Heist posted by Hayley Milliman
All That’s Interesting: Inside David Ghantt’s Infamous Loomis Fargo Heist In October 1997 by Wyatt Redd
The Washington Post: Wild Spree Was Big Tip-Off -- Big-Spending Bank Robbers Buy Ticket To Prison by Sue Anne Pressley
The Telegraph: Loomis Fargo defendants owe as much as they stole in 1997
Wikipedia
Let’s Go To Court: A Stalker & a Deeply Stupid Heist

118. Lorena (Bobbitt) Gallo

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren take you on the wild ride of the infamous incident between Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbitt) and John Wayne Bobbitt. Sources:

Refinery 29: “This Timeline Shows How Lorena Bobbitt Became a National Obsession” by Rachel Paige
The Independent: “Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband’s penis, shares new revelations in documentary” by Meredith Clark
The Guardian: “‘I call us the Sisterhood of Ill Repute’: Amanda Knox on bonding with Monica Lewinsky and Lorena Bobbitt” by Amanda Knox (excerpt from her memoir)
ABC News: “John Bobbitt speaks out 25 years after wife infamously cut off his penis: ‘I want people to understand… the whole story’” by Lauren Effron and Sean Dooley
History.com: “This Day in History: Lorena Bobbitt maims her husband with a kitchen knife”
The New Yorker: “The Lorena Bobbitt Story Offers New Lessons on Male Vulnerability” by Rebecca Mead
Fox9: “John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife sliced off his manhood, loses toes due to toxic water at Camp Lejeune” by Michael Ruiz
National Domestic Violence Hotline blog: “What Most People Missed When They Watched ‘Lorena’” by Leigh Goodmark
Wikipedia

117. Brenda Spencer

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textWelcome back Hannah & Sarah! This week Lauren tells them about Brenda Spencer who is often regarded as the first modern school shooter in the United States. Most people know her as the girl who didn’t like Monday’s.Update: As of February 2025 Brenda Ann Spencer was denied parole for the sixth time.Sources:

All That’s Interesting: Brenda Ann Spencer, The Disturbed Perpetrator Behind The 1979 Cleveland Elementary School Shooting by Katie Serena
This Day In History: School Shooting in San Diego
Wikipedia

116. Gene Leroy Hart

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Amanda and Lauren discuss the horrible crimes of Gene Leroy Hart and maybe a crime he didn't commit at all.Sources:

Girl Scout Murders.com
'People Magazine Investigates': The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, and a Family's Pursuit of Justice by Christine Pelisek
KOCO: Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: Timeline of events by Brooke Withrow
News9: Girl Scout Murders: DNA Closes The Case 45 Years Later by Reagan Ledbetter
The Oklahoman: Answers to Scout Murders Case Gone With Slain Former Suspect by Judy Fossett
Tulsa World: DNA points to longtime primary suspect in 1977 Oklahoma Girl Scout slayings, sheriff says by Tim Stanley
ABC: 20/20: S45E7Girl Scout Murders
Keeper of the Ashes: The Girl Scout Murders
Wikipedia

115. The Murder of Dominique Dunne

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren wrap up their Women's History Month series with the story of the tragic murder of Dominique Dunne, and the injustice that followed.Sources:

People Magazine: “What Happened to Dominique Dunne? How Her 1982 Death is Connected to the Menendez Brothers Trial” by Rebecca Aizin
Cosmopolitan: “The Dominique Dunne Case and Its Connection to Lyle and Erik Menendez, Explained” by Lydia Venin
Screen Rant: “Poltergeist Actress Murdered: Dominique Dunne’s 1982 Death (& How It Connects to the Menendez Brothers) Explained by Jeffrey Nemon
Vanity Fair: “Justice: A Father’s Account of the Trial of His Daughter’s Killer” by Dominick Dunne
Town & Country: “What Happened to Dominique Dunne?” by Emily Burack
The Tab: “Where is John Sweeney now? Dominique Dunne murder case brought up on Monsters on Netflix” by Hayley Soen
The Kelly Clarkson Show on YouTube: “Griffin Dunne Opens Up about Sister’s Tragic Death in ‘Friday Afternoon Club’”
County Office Law on YouTube: “What Happened to Judge Burton Katz”
Wikipedia

114. The Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Lauren and Amanda discuss the tragic stalking and death of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.Sources:

E! News: “The Terrifying Rebecca Schaeffer Murder Details: A Star on the Rise and a Stalker’s Deadly Obsession” by Natalie Finn
ABC News: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s co-star on ‘My Sister Sam’ says she was ‘devastated’ by her murder” by Anthony Rivas
ABC News: “The day a young actress was on the verge of becoming a big star was killed in cold blood: ‘The world just seemed physically wrong’” by Emily Whipp, Gwen Gowen, and Enjoli Francis
The Los Angeles Times: “A young actress, an obsessed stalker and a Hollywood murder that changed America” by Christopher Goffard
Good Housekeeping: “How Rebecca Schaeffer’s Horrific Murder Led to the Nation’s First Anti-Stalking Law” by Blake Bakkila
Entertainment Tonight: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s Murder: How Actress’ Death Changed Hollywood and Inspired Anti-Stalking Laws” by Joe Bergren
Remind Magazine: “‘My Sister Sam’ Star, Rebecca Schaeffer’s Gruesome Murder Happened 35 Years Ago” by Remind Staff
People Magazine: “How the Murder of Starlet Rebecca Schaeffer by Her Stalker ‘Changed Hollywood’” by People Staff
Vocal Media: “The Tragic Death of Rebecca Schaeffer and the Birth of Anti-Stalking Laws in America” by Deji Akomolafe
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: “Death of actress aided by state’s failure to protect data in 1989”
Crimes of the Century podcast: “S1 Ep18: Rebecca Schaeffer: The Slaying of a Starlet”
20/20, Season 41, Episode 33: “Your Biggest Fan” (although it was only the first, like, ⅔ of the episode because ABC doesn’t have it online anywhere else that I could find)
Wikipedia

113. The Murder of Amie Harwick

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren continue through Women's History Month by discussing the awful murder of celebrity couples and sex therapist Amie Harwick.Sources:

CBS News: “Amie Harwick’s killer ‘wanted to make a statement by killing her on Valentine’s Day,’ says prosecutor” by Erin Moriarty, Richard Fetzer, and Lauren A. White
CBS News: “How murdered Hollywood therapist Amie Harwick ‘testified’ at her alleged killer’s trial” by Lauren A. White
CBS News: “The evidence that helped convict Amie Harwick’s killer” by Cameron Rubner
NBC News: “Ex-boyfriend of celebrity therapist Amie Harwick sentenced to life in prison in her 2020 slaying” by Antonio Planas and Phil Helsel
ABC 7 Eyewitness News: “Man sentenced to life in prison for killing well-known therapist Amie Harwick in Hollywood Hills” by City News Service
Oxygen True Crime: “Ex-Boyfriend Fueled By ‘Obsession and Rage’ Plotted Hollywood Sex Therapist’s Murder for a Month: ‘She Was Terrified’” by Caitlin Schunn
The Guardian: “Ex-boyfriend given life without parole for murder of Hollywood therapist” by Gloria Oladipo
The Independent: “Drew Carey says he can ‘finally move on’ following sentencing of ex-fiancee’s murderer” by Inga Parkel
People: “Lawyer for Man Accused of Murdering Hollywood Sex Therapist Amie Harwick Claims She Fell from Balcony by Accident” by KC Baker
Los Angeles Times: “Man convicted of killing well-known therapist Amie Harwick by throwing her off balcony” by Christian Martinez
Deadline: “Amie Harwick Murder: Ex-Boyfriend Gets Life Without Parole For Her Slaying - Update” by Dominic Patten
Forty Eight Hours, Season 37, Episode 18: “Justice for Amie Harwick”
Wikipedia

112. The Murder of Tiana Notice

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Amanda and Lauren discuss Tiana Notice who was stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day, 2009. Sources:

Deseret News: Connecticut man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend by Associated Press
The Tiana Angelique Notice Foundation
AP News: Slain woman’s dad awarded $10M in police lawsuit
Connecticut News: Man Who Killed Grad Student Sentenced to 60 Years by LeAnne Gendreau, Debra Bogstie and and Brynn Gingras
Medium: MURDERED: Tiana Notice by Natasha Leigh
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall Season 4 Episode 4: If I Can’t Have You
Let’s Go To Court: Episode 203. A Stalker & A Deeply Stupid Heist

111. Geza de Kaplany

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Amanda and Lauren discuss the Hungarian-born physician became known as the acid doctor in the 1960's.Sources:

Murderpedia: Dr. Geza de Kaplany
The Acid Doctor: The Most Horrendous Murder in American History, 1962
Medium: The Torture and Murder of Hanja Piller
100 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
Let’s Go To Court: Episode 61: The Ha Ha Tonka Castle and The Acid Doctor
Wikipedia

110. The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Part 2 - The Conspiracies

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren discuss the inconsistencies in the official story of Dr. King's assassination, including alleged conspiracy involving a mysterious man named Raoul.Sources:

Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica Editors
FBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”
Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Time: “What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.” by Olivia B. Waxman
PBS American Experience: “King’s Assassination: A Timeline”
AL.com: “Former James Earl Ray Attorney: ‘Dr. King just wasn’t on his radar screen’” by Ivana Hrynkiw
The Portland Observer: “The Conspiracy Killing of Dr. Martin Luther King” by John Coleman
Truer Crime podcast: “The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Assassinations podcast: “James Earl Ray: MLK Assassin”
Historical Blindness podcast: “The Killing of Dr. King, Part One: A Dream Defied,” “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Two: The Legend of Raoul,” and “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Three: Ray’s Reasons”
The Conspiracy Podcast: “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part One - Episode #56,” “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Two: James Earl Ray - Episode #57,” and “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Three: The Conspiracies - Episode #58”
Wikipedia

109. The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Part 1 - The Official Story

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Lauren and Amanda talk about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by James Earl Ray, who made the FBI Most Wanted fugitives list twice. This is the official story.Sources:

Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica Editors
FBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”
Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Time: “What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.” by Olivia B. Waxman
PBS American Experience: “King’s Assassination: A Timeline”
Truer Crime podcast: “The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Assassinations podcast: “James Earl Ray: MLK Assassin”
Historical Blindness podcast: “The Killing of Dr. King, Part One: A Dream Defied,” “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Two: The Legend of Raoul,” and “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Three: Ray’s Reasons”
The Conspiracy Podcast: “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part One - Episode #56,” “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Two: James Earl Ray - Episode #57,” and “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Three: The Conspiracies - Episode #58”
Wikipedia

108. The Lynching of Emmett Till

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Lauren and Amanda continue in their Black History Month series by discussing the lynching of Emmett Till. This episode contains graphic depictions of violence against Black people and children. Please take care of yourselves.Sources:

PBS American Experience: “The Murder of Emmett Till: Timeline”
US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs: “Federal Officials Close Cold Case Re-Investigation of Murder of Emmett Till”
Famous Trials: “The Emmett Till Murder Trial: Chronology”
Mississippi Encyclopedia: “Social and Economic History 1890-1954” by Connie L. Lester
Civil Rights History Project: "The Murder of Emmett Till"
FBI History: "Emmett Till"
Civil Rights Trail: "Remembering Emmett Till"
National Museum of African American History and Culture: "Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement"
CNN: "Woman whose accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till has died at 88, coroner says" by Dianne Gallagher, Sara Smart, and Emma Tucker
Crimes of the Centuries podcast: “S2 Ep2: The Galvanizing Murder of Emmett Till”
Murder in America podcast: “EP. 55 MISSISSIPPI - The Emmett Till Story” (would not recommend, because they really disrespectfully use Emmett’s nickname throughout the episode rather than call him by his given name. It was distasteful.)
True Crime Kent podcast: “The Murder of Emmett Till”
Timesuck with Dan Cummins podcast: “360 - The Lynching of Emmett Till”
Wikipedia

107. Botham Jean

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Lauren and Amanda discuss the murder of Botham Jean at the hands of an off-duty cop, Amber Guyger.

Sources:

Impact of Murder: The Ballad of Botham Jean
MPR News: Ex-Dallas Officer Who Killed Man In His Own Apartment Is Found Guilty Of Murder by Bobby Allyn
MPR News: Amber Guyger, Ex-Officer Who Killed Man In His Apartment, Given 10 Years In Prison by Bobby Allyn
MPR News: Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward His Brother's Killer Sparks A Debate Over Forgiving by Bill Chappell and Richard Gonzales
Harding.edu: Botham Jean Memorial
NBC DFW: Demonstrators March Outside AT&T Stadium to Protest Police Shooting Deaths: Arlington police made nine arrests when a separate group of protestors blocked traffic By Diana Zoga
NBC News: Texts between Amber Guyger, Dallas police partner revealed at murder trial. The testimony of Guyger's former Dallas police partner, Martin Rivera, capped the end of the first day of her murder trial. By Erik Ortiz
Wikipedia

106. Sam Sheppard

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week, Lauren and Amanda dive into one of the most infamous cases in US history, which was the (alleged) inspiration for a popular Oscar-winning movie. This roller coaster story catches Lauren completely by surprise!

Sources:

Famous Trials: “Dr. Sam Sheppard Trials: An Account”
Case Western Reserve University, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: “Sheppard Murder Case”
The National Registry of Exonerations pre-1989 at the University of Michigan Law School: “Samuel Sheppard”
Engaged Scholarship at Cleveland State University: “The Sam Sheppard Case Timeline: 1954-2002”
University of Missouri Kansas City Law School: “Did Sam Do It? The Marilyn Sheppard Murder Case: An Analysis of the Evidence”
University of Missouri Kansas City Law School: “The Trials of Dr. Sam Sheppard: A Chronology”
Cleveland Historical: “Dr. Sam Sheppard” by Victoria Smith
History.com, This Day in History: “April 6, 1970: Sam Sheppard, the inspiration for “The Fugitive,” dies” by History.com editors
PBS NOVA: “Chronology of a Murder”
Cleveland Magazine: “Dr. Sam’s Last Days” by Diane Tittle
Crimes of the Centuries podcast: “S2 Ep22: THe Notorious Case Against Dr. Sam Sheppard”
Medical Murders podcast: “Sam Sheppard Pt. 1” & “Sam Sheppard Pt. 2”
Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan podcast: “S4 Ep10: Trials and Tribulations: The Dr. Sam Sheppard Story pt. 1” & “S4 Ep11: Justice Delayed. Justice Denied: The Dr. Sam Sheppard Story Part 2”
BuzzFeed Unsolved True Crime, Season 6, Episode 5: “The Puzzling Case of Marilyn and Sam Sheppard”
Wikipedia

105. James Purrington

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Lauren and Amanda head to out east to discuss Maine's Most Notorious crime according to Readers Digest.

Sources:

All That’s Interesting: The Grisly Story Of The Purrington Massacre, When A Revolutionary War Veteran Killed His Family With An Axe by Genevieve Carlton
Main Genealogy Blog: Case Study: The Last Purrington
988 Lifeline Website
Wikipedia
Murder, She Told: Horrid Murder! The James Purrington Family Massacre

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104. Jennifer Morey

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textWe are so back!
This week Lauren tells Amanda abut an incredible survival story in Houston, Texas!

Sources:

Blurred Bylines: How Jennifer Morey Survived a Brutal Knife Attack & Rebuilt Her Life byShari Rose
Blurred Bylines is like a blog that laid out the story really well, but it’s where I got the 9-1-1 transcript from. So, thank you Shari Rose and Blurred Bylines.
Medium: Woman Wakes Up To An Intruder In Her Bed by Bliss
“I Survived…” Season 1 Episode 11
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103. Susan Walters

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Lauren tells Keith about Susan Walters' fight for her life.

Sources:

Hospital Watchdog: "ER Nurse Kills Attacker While Defending Herself" by Bob Aller
Blurred Bylines: "A Hitman Came for Susan Kuhnhausen. He Didn’t Survive." by Shari Rose
Willamett Week: "A Hit Man Came to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn't. Ten years later, she tells her story." by Beth Slovic
‘Who The Bleep Did I Marry?’: No Bigger Gamble Season 2 Episode 13

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102. Mary Vincent

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Lauren tells Sarah and Hannah an incredible story of survival.

Sources:

Blurred Bylines: How Mary Vincent Survived Lawrence Singleton’s Attack by Shari Rose
Mary Vincent Speaks Out: ‘He Destroyed Everything About Me.’ by Paul Dean
Opening Ceilings: Mary Vincent: A Life of Survival by Fiona Davis
CBSNews: Singleton Found Guilty of Murder by Lisa Holewa
“I Survived… Mary/Brooke/Sharene” Season 3 Episode 1
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101. Simon Leviev

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Amanda tells Lauren and Sandy about the Tinder Swindler!

Sources:

Esquire: "The Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev Pretended to Be the King of Diamonds" by Lauren Kranc
Vanity Fair: "Beware the Tinder Swindler, a Real-Life Dating-App Villain" by Julie Miller
Newsweek: "LLD Diamonds Responds to 'Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev's Lies" by Molli Mitchell
Tudum by Netflix: "Who Is the Tinder Swindler" by John Delillo
The Jerusalem Post: "'He impersonated our brother': Tinder Swindler faces Leviev family in court" by Erez Harel
YNetNews.com: "'I'm like Trump - invincible': fresh testimonies emerge against Tinder Swindler" by Gilad Morag
Deseret News: "'The Tinder Swindler' victims continue coming forward. Where is Simon Leviev now?" by Gitanjali Poonia
Embryo: "The Tinder Swindler Exposes the Rise of Romance Scams" by James Welch
Netflix documentary: The Tinder Swindler
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100. Donna Jean Willmott & Claude Daniel Marks

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Lauren tells Amanda about the 7th woman to make it on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitive’s List.

Sources:

Casetext: U.S. v. Sababu
Rolling Stone: FBI Adds 10th Woman to ‘Most Wanted’ List: Meet Them All
From 1960s militant radicals to a hardened gangster, meet the women who've made the FBI's infamous list by Sonia Weiser
FBI: Most Wanted: 412. Donna Jean Willmott
2 Radical Fugitives Wanted by FBI Surrender by Stephen Braun and John Beckham
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99. Paislee Shultis

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textThis week Amanda is back for a limited time!
Lauren decided to wrap up week eight of Most Wanted's Missing Children's Series with the disappearance of Paislee Shultis! It's an interesting story you won't want to miss.

Sources:

CNY Central: 'Missing since 2019, child found hidden under staircase with accused abductor' by Heather Kovar
Hudson Valley One: 'Charges adjourned against Kimberley Shultis in Saugerties abduction case' by Crispin Kott
Hudson Valley One: 'The story of Paislee, found alive in a secret room' by Rokosz Most
CNN: 'Authorities are piecing together what happened to Paislee Shultis, who was found alive under a staircase. Here’s what we know' by Mark Morales and Christina Maxouris
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98. Jayme Closs

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textSpecial Guest: Hannah
This week Lauren tells Hannah about the abduction of Jayme Closs and her amazing escape.

Sources:

CNN: Timeline of the 87 days of Jayme Closs’ disappearance by Faith Karimi
Rausch and Steel Funeral Home: James and Denise Closs of Barron, Wisconsin | 2018 | Obituary
WEAU 13: Sheriff shares message of hope, thanks community on 5-year anniversary of Jayme Closs escape by Lindsay Alowairdi
NBC News: Video shows Jake Patterson, kidnapper of Wisconsin girl Jayme Closs, in prison fight by Erik Ortiz
People Magazine: Jayme Closs Case: Timeline of Murder, Abduction and Her Miraculous Escape Jayme Closs, 13, escaped her abductor, Jake Thomas Patterson, who killed her parents so he could kidnap her. Patterson said he decided to kidnap Jayme after seeing her board a school bus by Jeff Truesdell
Kare11: 'I can’t believe I did this' | Accused Jayme Closs kidnapper writes letter from jail Jake Patterson says he will plead guilty in a letter written to KARE 11 reporter Lou Raguse.

97. Elizabeth Thomas

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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96. Kyron Horman

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textSpecial Guest: Sandy
This week Lauren and Sandy discuss the disappearance of Kyron Horman.
Week 5: Most Wanted's Missing Children's Series

Sources:

Crime Library: Missing: Kyron Horman by Tricia Romano
Medium: Disappearance of Kyron Horman
The Oregonian: Kyron Horman, missing 10 years: A timeline by Lizzy Acker
KGW8: ‘Something in there that yearns to touch him’: Mother remains hopeful 14 years after son Kyron Horman’s disappearance by Sydney Dorner
Let’s Go To Court: Episode 176: Disappearance of Kyron Horman & A Suicide Helper
https://www.thekhf.org/missing-children/kyronhorman

95. Shasta and Dylan Groene

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textSpecial Guest: Megan
This week Lauren tells Megan about the kidnapping of Shasta and Dylan Groene.
Week 4: Most Wanted's Missing Children's SeriesSources:

CBS News: The Groene Case
Crime Library: Joseph Edward Duncan III by Gary C. King
People Magazine Investigates: Groene Family Massacre (Max)
People Magazine: A Child Survived a Serial Killer — and Now Tells Her Story on Season Premiere of 'People Magazine Investigates'
"My mother was crying," recalls Shasta Groene about the night that changed her life. "Someone's in the house" by Elaine Adadillas
People Magazine: Serial Killer Survivor Shasta Groene Seeks Community Help After Losing Home in Fire by Angel Saunders
Wikipedia

94. Amber Hagerman

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Send us a textSpecial Guest: Chelsea
This week Lauren and Chelsea discuss the disappearance of Amber Hagerman and what the powerful legacy she created today.
Week 3: Most Wanted's Missing Children's Series

Sources:

Crime Library: Amber Hagerman by David Krajicek
KIRO7: Police release new photos, seek new info in unsolved 1996 murder of Amber Hagerman By Crystal Bonvillian
HubPages: How Amber Hagerman’s Murder Inspired the AMBER Alert System by Michele Freeman
KSAT: ‘A lasting legacy’: Amber Hagerman’s unsolved murder inspires AMBER Alert
Texas Crime Stories: Amber Hagerman’s abduction and murder in 1996 inspired the AMBER Alert by Erica Hernandez and Leigh Waldman
Fox7Austin: Case that sparked AMBER Alert system remains unsolved 28 years later by Angela Shen
CBS News: 28 years later, Arlington Police Department remains dedicated to finding Amber Hagerman's killer by Annie Gimbel
All Thats Interesting: Amber Hagerman
ND Response: AMBER Alert History
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93. Jacob Wetterling

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Sandy
This week Sandy and Lauren discuss the disappearance and the murder of Jacob Wetterling
Week 2: Most Wanted's Missing Children's Series

Sources:

Jacob, Megan, and Pam: Federal Sex Offender Registration Legislation by David M. Heger
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Jacob Wetterling’s killer gives-chilling details of abducted 11-year-old’s final moment alive by Crystal Bonvillian
Danny Heinrich: “Long known to investigators looking into the Wetterling abduction, he originally denied connection to the case but now admits that he murdered Jacob and pointed authorities to his remains “by Madeleine Baran and Jennifer Vogel
MPR News: "The Jacob Wetterling abduction" by Kirsti Marohn
APM Reports: “The Jacob Wetterling Investigation TIMELINE OF EVENTS”
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92. Chowchilla Kidnapping of 1976

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Sarah
This week Lauren tells Sarah about a kidnapping in Chowchilla, California.
Week 1: Most Wanted's Missing Children's Series

Sources:

26 kids were buried alive in California. A new CNN Film shows how one plotted their escape – and what happened years later by Holly Yan
The Chowchilla Kidnapping by Douglas MacGowan
Chowchilla CNN film
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91. Dean Corll

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Chelsea
This week Lauren tells Chelsea about The Candy Man of Texas.

Sources:

Texas Monthly: "The Lost Boy"s by By Skip Hollandsworth
Crime Library: "Dean Corll" by Marilyn Bardsley
100 Most Infamous Criminals: "Dean Corll" by Jo Durden Smith
Wikipedia

90. Aileen Wuornos

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Amy
This week Lauren tells Amy about the "Monster" Aileen Wuornos.

Sources:

Biography.com: Aileen Wuornos: “Serial killer Aileen Wuornos led a vagabond lifestyle as a sex worker before she was found guilty of murdering six men in Florida in 1989 and 1990.” by Biography.com Editors and Sara Kettler
All That’s Interesting: “Was Aileen Wuornos A Serial Killer, A Victim, Or Both?” by Richard Stockton
All That’s Interesting: “What Happened To Tyria Moore, The Girlfriend Of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos?” by Marco Margaritoff
Crime Library: “Aileen Wuornos: Killer Who Preyed on Truck Drivers” by Marlee Macleod
Capital Punishment in Context: “The Case of Aileen Wuornos - The Facts”
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89. Gary M. Heidnik

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Lizzie

This week Lauren tells Lizzie about Gary Heidnik. Heidnik was one of the inspirations for the character of "Buffalo Bill" in The Silence of the Lambs.

Sources:

Crime Library: Gary Heidnik: To Hell and Back by Patrick Bellamy
CNN: His gruesome crimes were a basis for ‘Silence of the Lambs.’ The sister of one of his victims has mixed feelings about his execution by Faith Karimi, CNN
100 Most Infamous Criminals: Gary Heidnik by Jo Durden Smith
Wikipedia
He Tortured Woman In His Basement Pit — What Happened To ‘Monster Preacher’ Gary Heidnik After Getting Caught?: Gary Heidnik, who kidnapped women and tortured them inside his Philadelphia basement, committed crimes so heinous he helped inspire a popular horror movie character. by Becca van Sambeck

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88. Ed Gein

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Keith

This week Keith and Lauren discuss the Butcher of Plainfield.

Sources:

Biography: "Ed Gein: Convicted murderer Ed Gein was a notorious grave robber known for dismembering victims. His gruesome activities inspired the creation of some of Hollywood’s most infamous characters, including Norman Bates of Psycho" by Biography.com Editors and Tyler Piccotti
All That’s Interesting: "The Macabre Story Of Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Used Human Body Parts To Make Furniture "by Kaleena Fraga
All That’s Interesting: "21 Petrifying Pictures Inside Ed Gein’s House Of Horrors" by Marco Margaritoff
Crime Library: "Necrophiles" by Katherine Ramsland
Crime Library: "Eddie Gein" by Rachael Bell and Marilyn Bardsley
Wikipedia

87. Charles Starkweather

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Josh
This week Lauren tells Josh about infamous spree killer Charles Starkweather and his accomplice Caril Ann Fugate.

Sources:

Crime Library: Charles Starkweather & Caril Fugate by Marilyn Bardsley
All That’s Interesting: The Chilling True Story Of Charles Starkweather, The Teenage Serial Killer Who Terrorized America’s Heartland by Marco Margaritoff
Let’s Go to Court: Episode 42 Spree Killer Charles Starkweather & the Pricey Murder for Hire Plot
100 Most Infamous Criminals: Charles Starkweather by Jo Durden Smith
Wikipedia

86. Byran Koji Uyesugi

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Special Guest: Gabby

This week Lauren tells Gabby about the Xerox murders.

Sources:

KHON2: “Xerox Murders” by Brigette Namata
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I: STATE OF HAWAI`I vs .BYRAN UYESUGI
Murderpedia: Byran Uyesugi
Hawaii News Now: “20 years ago, a killer shattered the morning calm and changed Hawaii forever” by Ben Gutierrez and Mileka Lincoln
Wikipedia

85. Jerry Brudos

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textSpecial Guest: Megan
This week Lauren tells Megan about Jerry Brudos, The Lust Killer and Shoe Fetish Slayer!

Soruces:

That Oregon Life: A Serial Killer in Oregon: “The Grisly Tale of Jerry Brudos “Shoe Fetish Slayer”” by Danielle Denham
Biography.com: “Jerome Brudos”
Crime Library: “The Fetish Killer” by Katherine Ramsland
100 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
Wikipedia

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84. Elaine Parent

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a textSpecial Guest: Keith

This week Lauren tells Keith about Elaine Parent, an American criminal known as "the world's most wanted woman" in the late 1990s and early 2000s!

Sources:

Murderpedia: Elaine Parent
The Guardian: Hunt for the Chameleon
The Telegraph: 'Chameleon Killer' cheats the Florida police by ending her many-faced life by Tim Tate
The Ledger: Murder suspect 'Chameleon' a suicide victim
Tampa Bay Times: Decapitation murder remains unsolved
Sun Sentinel: Slaying Leaves Investigators with Few Clues
Sun Sentinel: ‘90 Murder Trail Leads to Woman’
Wikipedia

83. Tom Petters

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.Special Guest: Sandy

This week Lauren tells Sandy about Tom Petters, a former American businessman and CEO of Petters Group Worldwide. Fun fact: he ends up in Lauren and Amanda's favorite penitentiary!

Sources:

Fraud Magazine: Ponzi Strikes Again: A 13-year, Multibillion-dollar Fraud Leaves Mouths Agape by Steven J. Carlson, PhD; Kenneth A. Hansen, LLM; and Robert J. Dosch, PhD.
CNBC: American Greed: The Rise and Fall of a Multibillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme by Drew Sandholm
United States Attorney’s Office: District of Minnesota Press Release: Victims Of Tom Petters Ponzi Scheme Receive Additional Distribution Of More Than $22 Million In Forfeited Funds
Jury awards $563 million verdict in lawsuit related to Tom Petters Ponzi scheme Victims will receive close to $1 billion when interest is calculated, making it the highest dollar amount awarded by a jury in Minnesota history by Lou Raguse
Wikipedia: Tom Petters
Wikipedia: Petters Group Worldwide

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Bonus Episode: Olympics

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.On this short bonus episode, Amanda tells Lauren about the Olympic Gymnastics Bronze Medal Ruling

Sources:

Athlon: “Jordan Chiles Sends a Clear Message to IOC About Returning Bronze Medal” by Michael Gallagher

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82. Raymond Abbott

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Raymond Abbott aka RoboCop and the crime that got him planted on the US Marshal's 15 Most Wanted Fugitive list.

Sources:

Fox News: ‘RoboCop” Raymond Abbott Wanted for Prison Break, Weapons Smuggling by Fox News
Fox News: Arms Smuggler Nicknamed RoboCop Most Wanted by US Marshals by Fox News
US Marshal Service: Raymond Abbott
True Crime Story Blog: Wanted: Raymond ‘RoboCop’ Abbott by: Micheal Odhiambo

81. Robert Chambers

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week Amanda and Lauren cover the murder of Jennifer Levin at the hands of the "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers.

Sources:

New York Magazine: East Side Story from the November 10, 1986 issue of New York Magazine by Michael Stone
A&E True Crime Blog: Stories & News: Robert Chambers: The Murder of Jennifer Levin and Where 'The Preppy Killer' Is Now by Robert Kahn
CBS News: "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers released from prison after second lengthy prison term
Town and Country: Looking Back at the Preppy Killer Case, More Than 30 Years Later
The infamous Upper East Side murder has yet to fade from public memory by Elizabeth Angell
Inside Edition: The 'Preppy Killer' and the Tabloid Sensation Still Defining 1980s New York Today by Sal Bono
Ranker: The Story Of Jennifer Levin's Murder And The 'Preppy Killer,' Robert Chambers by Cat McAuliffe
This Day in History: “Preppy Murder” Stuns New York PublisherA&E Television Networks

Bonus Episode: Jesse James Hollywood Update

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.Amanda and Lauren discuss updates in the Jesse James Hollywood case, which was covered in Episode 75.

Sources:

Change.org: Started Bby Nicole Lane to Gov. Gavin Newsom and The State of California Give Ryan Hoyt A New Fair Trial
Noozhawk: Gunman in 'Alpha Dog' Murder Granted Death-Penalty Reprieve Ryan James Hoyt, 44, is now serving a sentence of life without parole in the killing of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz in 2000 by Tom Bolton
CaseLaw: PEOPLE v. HOYT (2020)

80. Joe Ball

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week Amanda and Lauren discuss an old timey murderer. A man with wild nicknames such as the Bluebeard of Texas, the Butcher of Elmendorf and Alligator Man.

Sources:

100 Most Infamous Criminals: Joe Ball by Jo Durden Smith
Murderpedia: Joseph D. Ball
Texas Monthly: Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf: Did Joe Ball really do what everyone says he did? by Michael Hall
Wikipedia

79. Christian Michael Longo

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss the many lies and horrible crimes of Christian Michael Longo.

Sources:

All That's Interesting: The Chilling Story of Christian Longo, The Man Who Killed His Family To Hide His Life of Lies by Jessica O'Connor
KGW8: Victim's sister upset Oregon governor will commute death sentence of her family's killer: In 2003, a jury sentenced Christian Longo to death for killing his wife and their three children. Longo dumped their bodies off the Oregon coast and fled to Mexico. by Kyle Iboshi
CBS News: 48 Hours: The Pretended: The case of Christian Longo Produced by Miguel Sancho, Gail Abbott Zimmerman, Chris Young Ritzen
KVAL 13: Words of a Killer: Longo writes about family he killed by Anna Canzano
Crime Museum: Christian Longo
The Crime Library: The Trials of Christian Longo by Elizabeth Engstrom
Oregon Live: The Oregonian: Christian Longo, other killers now in general prison population as Oregon's death row clears out by Noelle Crombie
Wikipedia

78. Leslie Ibsen Rogge

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss supposed "gentleman" bank robber, Leslie Ibsen Rogge. They also take some time at the beginning to recap their weekend at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival in Denver!

Sources:

The Hustle: “The first fugitive caught by the internet” by Katherine Laidlaw
CNN: “Internet helps FBI nab a ‘Most Wanted’ criminal” by CNN staff
FBI: “430. Leslie Isben Rogge” (note the misspelling!)
Publisher’s Weekly: “Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber: The True Story of Leslie Ibsen Rogge, One of the FBI’s Most Elusive Criminals review”
America’s Most Wanted show: “Leslie Ibsen Rogge” (Leslie Ibsen Rogge on America's Most Wanted 1990)
United States v. Rogge
Wikipedia

77. Walter Lee Williams

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Amanda and Lauren discuss an American former professor at the University of Southern California, who in 2013, was arrested for a crime abroad. Sources:

Los Angeles Times: "Ex-USC professor and FBI fugitive gets 5 years in prison for child sex" by Richard Winton and Kate Mather
US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs: "Former University Professor Sentenced to Prison for Engaging in Sexual Conduct with a Minor"
Lambda Literary: "The Stranger Case of Walter Lee Williams: Renowned Gay Writer on FBI's Ten Most Wanted List Captured" by Victoria Brownworth
Desert Sun: "Walter Lee Williams admits to federal sex offense" by Fred Shuster
FBI 10 Most Wanted: "500. Walter Lee Williams"
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76. Roman Polanski

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.On this holiday week, Lauren and Amanda cover famed Hollywood director Roman Polanski, who has been a fugitive from American justice for almost 50 years.

Sources:

The Los Angeles Times: “Roman Polanski and the woman he pleaded guilty to raping pose together 45 years later” by Nardine Saad
AP News: “Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a minor” by Andrew Dalton
AP News: “Timeline of Roman Polanski’s 45-year-old teen sex abuse case” by The Associated Press
Variety: “Roman Polanski to Face LA Trial on Rape Lawsuit in 2025” by Gene Maddaus
The New York Times: “Roman Polanski Did Not Defame British Actress, French Court Rules” by Aurelien Breeden
Deadline: “Polanski’s Rape Victim Defends Director, Telling His Wife: ‘What Happened Was Never a Problem’” by Caroline Frost
Deadline: “Roman Polanski Rape Trial Set for Next Year; Director Accused Again of Assaulting a Minor in 1970s, Oscar Winner Served at His Paris Home” by Dominic Patten
Far Out: “The Dark Side of Hollywood: Tracing Roman Polanski’s abhorrent criminal acts” by Tom Leatham
Who What Why: “If Roman Polanski’s Rape Victim Can Forgive Him, Why Can’t You” by JB Miller
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75. Jesse James Hollywood

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Amanda and Lauren cover the murder of Nicholas Markowitz at the hand of his half brother's ex-best friend, Jesse James Hollywood.

Sources:

All That’s Interesting: "The Disturbing Story Of Nicholas Markowitz, The Teenager Who Was Murdered Over His Brother’s Drug Debt" by Marco Margaritoff
Santa Barbara Independent: "Prosecutor Okayed for Jesse James Hollywood Trial" by Chris Meagher
Santa Barbara Independent: "Hollywood Jury Deliberating" by Chris Meagher
Santa Barbara Independent: "Verdict In: Hollywood Guilty of Murder and Kidnapping" by Chris Meagher
Crime Library: "Jesse James Hollywood" by Julia Scheeres
Los Angeles Times: "Jesse James Hollywood found guilty of murder" by Steve Chawkins
Los Angeles Magazine: "The Last Ride of Jesse James Hollywood" by Jesse Katz
Let’s Go To Court podcast: "Episode 53: Drug Dealer Jesse James Hollywood & Andrea Yates"
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Bonus Episode: Malka Leifer Update

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.Amanda and Lauren discuss updates in the Malka Leifer case, which was covered in Episode 30.

Sources:

The Guardian: “Malka Leifer: former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse” by the Australian Associated Press
The Conversation: “Dassi Erlich and her sisters were ‘easy pickings for predators.’ With their abuser Malka Leifer’s conviction - and a new book - they take control” by Joanna Mendelssohn
ABC News (Australia): “Dassi Erlich on life since she and her sisters fought and won their case against abuser Malka Leifer” by Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Bec Zajac
The Australian Women’s Weekly: “The real story behind the Malka Leifer case” by the Australian Women’s Weekly
The BBC: “Malka Leifer: Israeli ex-principal jailed for sexually abusing Australian students” by Tiffanie Turnbull

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74. Sara Jane Olson

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss Sara Jane Olson, formerly known as Kathleen Soliah, former counterculture leftist and current Midwest housewife.

Sources:

The Washington Examiner: “The Terrorist Next Door” by Elliot Rothenberg
History.com: “This Day in History: June 16, 1999 - SLA member captured after more than 20 years” by History.com Editors
The Star Tribune (Minneapolis): “Convicted 1970s leftist militant Sara Jane Olson loses appeal for blocking I-94 in 2020 protest” by Kim Hyatt
Bring Me the News: “What ever happened to Sara Jane? Post-prison, Olson finds a cause in cocaine laws” by BMTN Staff
CNN: “‘70s radical Sara Jane Olson released from prison” by Eliott C. McLaughlin
ACLU: “ACLU Condemns Judge’s Gag Order on Televising Trial of Sara Jane Olson” by ACLU of Southern California
The Minnesota Daily: “Sara Jane Olson spends 1st full day back in Minn.” by no byline
Twin Cities Pioneer Press: “After 7 years in California prison, Sara Jane Olson comes home to St. Paul” by Pioneer Press
MPR News: “Sara Jane Olson back in custody; officials blame math error” by no byline
State of Minnesota vs. Sara Jane Olson
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73. William Joseph Greer

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Amanda and Lauren cover a guy who was featured on both “The Hunt with John Walsh” and on the US Marshal’s 15 Most Wanted. Fun (?) Fact: He was identified by a missing toe!

Sources:

CNN: "Texas murder suspect featured on ‘The Hunt’ caught in Mexico" by Nicole Chavez
CNN: "The Hunt with John Walsh: Alleged killer on the run after half-naked, drunken rant" by Thom Patterson
CBS News: "Missing toe helps ID fugitive homicide suspect on the run for 11 years" by Crimesider Staff
The Charley Project: "Tammy Marie Esquivel"
Beaumont Enterprise: "Fugitive known for naked arrest in South East Texas ID'd by missing toe"
Chron: A Houston Texas news outlet: "Harris County murder suspect captured after decade-long manhunt" by Marialuisa Rincon
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Murder suspect featured on ‘The Hunt’ caught in Mexico" by Bob D’Angelo
Click2Houston: "Tracking down suspects wanted for murder in Harris County" by Robert Arnold
48 Hours: "Texas mom's killer is captured after years on the run. Where did he bury her body?" by Peter Van Sant

72. Sarah Panitzke

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Amanda, Lauren, and their special guest (their mom!) discuss Sarah Panitzke, fraudster and one-time most wanted woman in the United Kingdom.

Sources:

The Independent: “One of UK’s most wanted tax fugitives has sentence doubled after failing to pay back stolen millions” by Jonathan Kanengoni
BBC: “Sarah Panitzke: UK’s most wanted woman jailed over fraud” by BBC Staff
BBC: “UK’s most wanted woman Sarah Panitzke arrested in Spain” by BBC Staff
Aol: “UK’s ‘most wanted woman’ arrested in Spain after 9 years on the lam” by Joseph Wilkinson
The Guardian: “Sarah Panitzke: UK’s ‘most wanted woman’ jailed over VAT fraud” by Harry Taylor
York Press: “Most wanted tax fugitive Sarah Panitzke jailed for 17 years” by Megi Rychlikova
Vice: “Britain’s Most Wanted Woman Laundered £1 Billion and Disappeared into Thin Air” by Lydia Spencer-Elliott
Vice: “Britain’s Most Wanted Woman Caught After 9 Years on the Run” by Graham Keeley
ITV: “Britain’s ‘most wanted woman’ Sarah Panitzke loses bid to stay in Spain” by Staff
Cosmopolitan: “The UK’s ‘most wanted’ female scammer has been caught after nearly a decade on the run” by Jennifer Savin
Gov.uk website: “How VAT works”
Wikipedia

71. Steven Brian Pennell

Thu, 30 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.This week, Amanda and Lauren head back to the Most Notorious list, this time to talk about Delaware's only serial killer, Steven Brian Pennell.

Sources:

All That’s Interesting: "The Disturbing Crimes Of Steven Brian Pennell, The Only Serial Killer In Delaware History" by Neil Patmore
Delaware Today: "Route 40 Serial Killer Remains an Enigma After Convicted 30 Years Ago" by Delaware Today Editors
WHYY NPR: "Steven Pennell: A mystery man 25 years later" by Nichelle Polston
The True Crime Database: "#0092 Route 40 Killer: The Delaware Serial Murders" by Nucleus
Murderpedia: "Steven Brian Pennell"
Wikipedia

70. Semion Mogilevich

Thu, 23 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.In the final episode of their World's Most Wanted series, Amanda and Lauren discuss Russian mob boss and overall wanted guy, Semion Mogilevich.

Sources:

All That’s Interesting: “Why Russian Crime Lord Semion Mogilevich Lives Up to His Title as ‘the World’s Most Powerful Mobster’” by Marco Margaritoff
Fox 5 New York: “FBI: $5 million reward offered in case of fugitive businessman” by Fox 5 NY Staff
FBI Most Wanted website: “494. Semion Mogilevich”
US Department of State Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program: “Semion Mogilevich”
Project Nemesis: “Semion Mogilevich”
Indictment for US v. Semion Mogilevich et al
World’s Most Wanted on Netflix: “Episode 4: Semion Mogilevich: The Russian Mob Boss”
Wikipedia

69. Samantha Lewthwaite

Thu, 16 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.In the third episode of their World's Most Wanted series, Lauren and Amanda discuss Samantha Lewthwaite, the white widow of the UK.

Sources:

The Guardian: “The radicalisation of Samantha Lewthwaite, the Aylesbury schoolgirl who became ‘the white widow’ by Zoe Williams
BBC News: “Profile: Samantha Lewthwaite” by no byline
The Week: “Is Samantha Lewthwaite really a terrorist mastermind?” by the Week staff
Rhodes University website: “Op-Ed: ‘Searching for Samantha’ and the bits terrorism narratives leave out” by Rebecca Davis
LBC (out of the UK): “Brit terror suspect accused of plotting with ‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite could be deported to the UK this week” by Will Taylor
CBS News: “Samantha Lewthwaite, fugitive Briton dubbed ‘white widow,’ wanted by Interpol” by the Associated Press
CNN: “Was ‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite involved in Kenya mall attack?” by Jason Hanna, Laura Smith-Spark, and David McKenzie
Media, War & Conflict journal: “Framing the ‘White Widow’: Using intersectionality to uncover complex representations of female terrorism in news media” by Meagan Auer, John Sutcliffe, and Martha Lee (abstract only)
Counter Extremism Project: “Extremist Leaders: Samantha Lewthwaite”
Interpol Red Notices: “Lewthwaite, Samantha Louise”
Council on Foreign Relations: “Al-Shabaab in East Africa: 2004-2022”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “radicalize”
World’s Most Wanted on Netflix: “Episode 3: Samantha Lewthwaite: The White Widow”
Wikipedia

68. Félicien Kabuga

Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Send us a Text Message.In the second week of their World's Most Wanted series, Lauren and Amanda discuss Félicien Kabuga, the financier of the Rwandan genocide.

Sources:

AlJazeera: “Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga should not face trial, UN judges say” by AlJazeera Editors
AlJazeera: “Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga declared ‘unfit’ to stand trial” by AlJazeera Editors
CNN: “UN court rules Rwandan genocide suspect mentally unfit to stand trial” by Zahid Mahmood
AP News: “UN judges declare 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial because of dementia” by Mike Corder
Voice of America: “Court Decision Likely Ends Rwandan Genocide Trial” by Associated Press
Voice of America: “Rwanda Genocide Victims Slam Kabuga Release Ruling” by Agence France-Presse
The Conversation: “Rwanda genocide accused Félicien Kabuga is rules unfit to stand trial: this will further erode trust in international justice” by Jonathan Beloff
JusticeInfo.net: “Final Curtain Falls on Kabuga Trial” by Balthazar Nduwayezu
BBC: “Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide trial halted over dementia claims”
BBC: “Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules” by no byline
France 24: “Félicien Kabuga: From poverty to alleged financier of the Rwandan genocide” by France 24
The New York Times: “Rwanda Genocide Tribunal’s Most Wanted Man Finally Faces Trial” by Marlise Simons
Human Rights Watch: “Justice Denied for Rwanda Genocide Victims” by Lewis Mudge
IRMCT website: “Kabuga, Félicien (MICT-13-38)”
IRMCT website: “Searching for the Fugitives”
US Department of State website: “Wanted: Félicien Kabuga”
Legacy website of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibliity to Protect: “Genocide: Background”
World’s Most Wanted on Netflix: “Episode 2: Félicien Kabuga: The Financer of the Genocide in Rwanda”
“A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power
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67. Ismael Zambada García

Thu, 02 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

This week kicks off a new theme month, where Amanda and Lauren explore the World's Most Wanted criminals from the 2020 Netflix series. The ladies start the series with Ismael Zambada García, also known as El Mayo, the longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico.

Sources:

ABC7: “El Mayo and son: New indictment brings father and son narco tale back to the forefront” by Chuck Goudie
All That’s Interesting: “The Little-Known Story of Ismael Zambada García, the Shadowy Drug Lord Known as ‘El Mayo’” by Marco Margaritoff
El Paso Times: “Despite El Chapo trial conviction, Sinaloa cartel retains power under ‘El Mayo’” by Maria Verza and Mark Stevenson
Huffpost: “Meet the Man Who Runs the Sinaloa Cartel… With or Without ‘El Chapo’” by Roque Planas
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Press Release: “High-Ranking Member of the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face International Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges”
United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York Press Release: “Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl”
Department of State Narcotics Rewards Program: “Ismael Zambada-Garcia”
DEA Fugitives: “Ismael Zambada Garcia”
World’s Most Wanted on Netflix: “Episode 1: Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia: The Head of the Sinaloa Cartel”
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66. Susan Smith

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

This week, Amanda and Lauren discuss the infamous Susan Smith. This case gained international attention when Susan falsely claimed that a black man had kidnapped her sons during a carjacking.

Sources:

Fox 29: "Susan Smith, nearing parole after murders of young sons, says she'd be 'good stepmom': report" by Christina Coulter
GoUpstate: "Linda Russell, mother of Susan V. Smith, sits in the courtroom Friday prior to a competency hearing for her daughter. Her husband, Bev Russell, sits behind her. Smith trial date reset for July 10 Judge issues gag order in murder case" by Staff Writer
Investigation Discovery: "The Twists And Turns Of The Infamous Susan Smith Case" by Crime Feed
Crime Library: "Susan Smith: Child Murderer or Victim?" by Rachel Pergament
The Seattle Times: "Susan Smith And The Son Of The Boss -- 'The Catch' Eluded Her" by Charles Sennott
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: https://www.missingkids.org, 1-888-373-7888, https://www.endslaverynow.org/national-center-for-missing-exploited-children

65. José Rodolfo Villareal Hernández

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

It's Lauren's birthday week, so she made an episode request! Amanda and Lauren return to a wanted fugitive that was mentioned way back in Episode 10 to discuss the full story of El Gato.

Sources:

FBI Dallas: “FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Jose Rodolfo Villareal-Hernandez Captured in Mexico” by Public Affairs Officers Melinda Urbina and Katie Chaumont
The Dallas Morning News: “Here’s the possible fallout for capture of Mexican cartel boss wanted in Southlake slaying” by Kevin Krause
The Dallas Morning News: “Alleged cartel figure to serve decade in prison for Southlake murder” by Kevin Krause
The Dallas Morning News: “Brother of cartel leader who allegedly ordered hit on Southlake lawyer arrested in Mexico, report says” by Julieta Chiquillo
The Dallas Morning News: “South Texas man gets two life sentences for providing high-tech spy cameras in murder plot against Southlake cartel lawyer” by Kevin Krause
The Dallas Morning News: “Mexican ex-cop gets life for stalking cartel lawyer who was assassinated by hit men in Southlake” by Kevin Krause
The Dallas Morning News: “Stalking their prey” by Alfredo Corchado and Kevin Krause
The Dallas Morning News: “Deadly Deal” by Alfredo Corchado and Kevin Krause
The Dallas Morning News: “Alleged cartel figure to serve decade in prison for Southlake murder” by Kevin Krause
Axios: “Mexican cartel leader linked to killing in Dallas suburb arrested” by Michael Mooney
CBS News: “Mexican cartel leader ‘El Gato,’ wanted for alleged role in 2013 Texas murder-for-hire plot, arrested in Mexico” by Kerry Breen
CBS News: “2 Mexican Cousins Get Life In US Prisons For Helping In Southlake Murder” by CBS Texas
Wikipedia

64. Jodi Arias Part 2

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

This week, Amanda and Lauren head to trial with Jodi Arias where she spends 18 days on the witness stand for the murder of Travis Alexander. You won’t want to miss this dramatic conclusion!

Sources:

Snapped: Season 11, Episodes 9 & 10
Dateline: Obsession: The Jodi Arias Story
ABC News: "Friends say they warned Travis Alexander that Jodi Arias was dangerous for months before she killed him" by Gail Deutsch, Denise Martinez-Ramundo, Jonathan Balthaser, and Enjoli Francis
ABC 20/20: "Investigator in Jodi Arias case recalls her bizarre behavior in interrogation room" by ABC News
Inside Edition: "What These Infamous Women Said During Prison Interviews With Inside Edition"
Inside Edition: "How an Inside Edition Interview Became a Key to Prosecuting Jodi Arias" by Inside Edition Staff
Investigation Discovery: "5 Essential Things To Know About The Horrific Jodi Arias Case" by Mike McPadden
People: "Where Is Jodi Arias Now? All About Travis Alexander’s Lover Turned Killer, Now a Prison Library Aide" by Skylar Caruso and Wendy Grossman Kantor
All That’s Interesting: "Inside The Murder Of Travis Alexander, The Man Who Was Slaughtered By His Jealous Ex Jodi Arias" by Kaleena Fraga
All That’s Interesting: "The Gruesome Crimes Of Jodi Arias, Who Stabbed Her Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times And Cut His Throat From Ear To Ear" by Kaleena Fraga
Biography.com: "Jodi Arias" by Biography.com Editors
AZ Central: "Jodi Arias murder case: 20 top court moments" by The Republic
AZ Central: "Former Maricopa County prosecutor Juan Martinez disbarred" by Lauren Castle
NBC News: "Jodi Arias' 18 days on witness stand could save her life: experts" by Tracy Connor
Let’s Go to Court Podcast: "Episode 200 Jodi Arias & the Duke Lacrosse Team" and "Episode 201 Jodi Arias (pt. 2) & Clarence Elkins"
Wikipedia

63. Jodi Arias Part 1

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

This week Amanda and Lauren head back to 2008 and discuss the murder of Travis Alexander at the hands of his ex-girlfriend - spoiler, it's Jodi Arias.

Sources:

Snapped: Season 11, Episodes 9 & 10
Dateline: Obsession: The Jodi Arias Story
ABC News: "Friends say they warned Travis Alexander that Jodi Arias was dangerous for months before she killed him" by Gail Deutsch, Denise Martinez-Ramundo, Jonathan Balthaser, and Enjoli Francis
ABC 20/20: "Investigator in Jodi Arias case recalls her bizarre behavior in interrogation room" by ABC News
Inside Edition: "What These Infamous Women Said During Prison Interviews With Inside Edition"
Inside Edition: "How an Inside Edition Interview Became a Key to Prosecuting Jodi Arias" by Inside Edition Staff
Investigation Discovery: "5 Essential Things To Know About The Horrific Jodi Arias Case" by Mike McPadden
People: "Where Is Jodi Arias Now? All About Travis Alexander’s Lover Turned Killer, Now a Prison Library Aide" by Skylar Caruso and Wendy Grossman Kantor
All That’s Interesting: "Inside The Murder Of Travis Alexander, The Man Who Was Slaughtered By His Jealous Ex Jodi Arias" by Kaleena Fraga
All That’s Interesting: "The Gruesome Crimes Of Jodi Arias, Who Stabbed Her Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times And Cut His Throat From Ear To Ear" by Kaleena Fraga
Biography.com: "Jodi Arias" by Biography.com Editors
AZ Central: "Jodi Arias murder case: 20 top court moments" by The Republic
AZ Central: "Former Maricopa County prosecutor Juan Martinez disbarred" by Lauren Castle
NBC News: "Jodi Arias' 18 days on witness stand could save her life: experts" by Tracy Connor
Let’s Go to Court Podcast: "Episode 200 Jodi Arias & the Duke Lacrosse Team" and "Episode 201 Jodi Arias (pt. 2) & Clarence Elkins"
Wikipedia

Bonus Episode: Earl Pasdar

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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62. The Murder of Lauren McCluskey

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

This year for Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren are going to go on a journey through some tragic deaths of young women, and their lives that were cut too short. Because they were wanted too.

In their final week of Women's History Month, Lauren and Amanda discuss the stalking and murder of Lauren McCluskey, the failures of the University of Utah, and the legacy of Lauren's Promise.

Resources:

RAINN (anti-sexual violence organization): you can call at 1-800-656-4673, available 24 hours a day; you can also visit online at rainn.org.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): visit online for additional information at stalkingawareness.org.
Domestic Violence Hotline: you can call at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), text by sending “START” to 88788, or visit the website at thehotline.org.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: you can call 988 to talk to someone 24 hours a day, or you can visit them online at 988lifeline.org.

Sources:

Deseret News: “What really happened to Lauren McCluskey? The inside story of her tragic death” by Gillian Friedman
CBS News: “University of Utah student made final phone call before being slain, family says” by CBS News
The Salt Lake Tribune: “University of Utah police officer showed off explicit photos of Lauren McCluskey to his coworker” by Courtney Tanner
The Salt Lake Tribune: “How the University of Utah’s police department treated female victims and officers for years before Lauren McCluskey’s killing” by Courtney Tanner
The Salt Lake Tribune: “Here’s an updated timeline of the slaying of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey and reform that has followed” by Courtney Tanner and Sean P. Means
ABC News: “Family of murdered college athlete Lauren McCluskey settles with University of Utah for $13.5 million” by Rahma Ahmed
Salt Lake Magazine: “Lauren McCluskey: The Tragic and Unnecessary Tale” by Jen Hill
NBC News: “A student from China told the University of Utah her boyfriend was threatening her. She was found dead weeks later.” by Zachary Schermele
The Daily Utah Chronicle: “‘I felt so angry’: Roommate of Zhifan Dong Says Her Death was Preventable” by Rachel Kloepfer
Legacy.com: “Obituary for Lauren Jennifer McCluskey, 1997-2018”
The Lauren McCluskey Foundation website
SPARC: “What is stalking?”
ESPN YoutTube channel: “Listen: ESPN Investigates Lauren McCluskey’s Murder”
Court Junkie podcast: “Ep. 136: The Unanswered Pleas for Help”
Murder in America podcast: “Ep. 83 UTAH - The Murder of Lauren McCluskey”
Least of These podcast: “16: Her Last Call - The Story of Lauren McCluskey - The Stalking” and “17: Her Last Call - The Story of Lauren McCluskey - The Murder”

61. The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

This year for Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren are going to go on a journey through some tragic deaths of young women, and their lives that were cut too short. Because they were wanted too.

It's a long one, folks! For the third week of Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren head to Aruba to discuss the disappearance of brand new high school graduate Natalee Holloway, the winding road to a Dutch national taking responsibility for her disappearance and murder, and missing white woman syndrome.

Sources:

CNN: “Joran van der Sloot says he killed Natalee Holloway with a cinder block and left her in the ocean. Now Aruba considers possible next steps” by Holly Yan, Devon M. Sayers, and Aaron Cooper
CNN: “Why Joran van der Sloot might not be prosecuted for Natalee Holloway’s murder, despite admitting he killed her” by Emma Tucker
CNN: “FBI details how van der Sloot’s confession in Natalee Holloway’s death came together” by Holmes Lybrand, Jean Casarez, and Even Perez
ABC News: “Natalee Holloway’s disappearance: a timeline” by Allie Yang and Emily Shapiro
E! News: “Natalee Holloway’s Brother Shares Bone-Chilling Details from Days After Her Murder” by Brett Malec
The New York Times: “Confession Brings Natalee Holloway Case to an End after 18 Years” by Claire Moses and Christine Hauser
CBS News: “What to know about the Natalee Holloway case after Joran van der Sloot’s confession is revealed in court” by Alex Sundby
NPR: “18 years after she disappeared, Natalee Holloway’s family finally has answers” by Melanie Peeples
WVTM 13 (Birmingham, AL): “Timeline: The murder of Natalee Holloway” by Taylor Lang
New York Post: “Natalee Holloway killer Joran van der Sloot having sex with three different women while serving life in prison” by Steve Helling
Murder with my Husband YouTube channel: “An Entire Island Tried to Cover Up This Murder”
Oxygen documentary series: “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway”
Peacock documentary: “Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot”
True Crime All the Time Unsolved podcast: “Ep4 Unsolved - Natalee Holloway”
People are the Worst podcast: “64. Natalee Holloway: Part 1 of 4;” “65. Natalee Holloway: Part 2 of 4;” “66. Natalee Holloway: Part 3 of 4;” and “67. Natalee Holloway: Part 4 of 4.”
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60. The Murder of Dru Sjodin

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

This year for Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren are going to go on a journey through some tragic deaths of young women, and their lives that were cut too short. Because they were wanted too.

In the second episode of their Women's History Month series, Amanda and Lauren discuss the murder of Dru Sjodin, a case that was local to them when they were young, and the effect the outcome of the case had on the nation.

Sources:

Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
ABC News: “Missing from the mall: How investigators nabbed a serial rapist in the death of a college student” by Ivan Pereira
Bismark Tribune: “Two decades later, Dru Sjodin case still resonates in Grand Forks and across the nation” by Sav Kelly
CBS News: “Alfonso Rodriguez, convicted of killing Dru Sjodin, moved from death row to Florida prison” by the Associated Press
CBS News: “Suspect Charged in Sjodin Murder” by the Associated Press
Twin Cities Pioneer Press: “Two years after Dru Sjodin killer’s sentence overturned, review of medical examiner’s work continues” by Mara H. Gottfried
Duluth News Tribune: “Tonight: 20/20 taking a close look at timeline of Dru Sjodin’s case in ‘Missing from the Mall’” by Trisha Taurinskas
KIRO7 (Seattle): “Death penalty tossed in 2003 abduction, murder of North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin” by Crystal Bonvillian
Valley News Life (Fargo area): “Community remembers Dru Sjodin on 20-year anniversary of her disappearance” by Zoe Jones
Fox9 News (Minneapolis/St. Paul): “Dru Sjodin: Death sentence reduced to life in prison for Minnesotan who killed North Dakota student” by the Associated Press
20/20, Season 46, Episode 12: “Missing from the Mall”
True Crime All the Time podcast: “The Murder of Dru Sjodin”
No is a Sentence podcast: “Episode 51: Dru Sjodin”
Wikipedia

59. The Murder of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This year for Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren are going to go on a journey through some tragic deaths of young women, and their lives that were cut too short. Because they were wanted too.

In their first Women's History Month episode, Amanda and Lauren discuss the senseless murder of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, and the light her tragic death shined on the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Sources:

Talk Murder with Me blog: “The Murder of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind”
The Guardian: “Women are disappearing and dying in Indian Country. We must act.” by Debra Ann Haaland
The Guardian: “A Native American woman’s brutal murder could lead to a life-saving law” by Jenni Monet
CBS News: “Report: Newborn is child of Savanna Greywind, slain woman who vanished while pregnant” by the Associated Press
MPR News: “Accomplice in killing of Savanna Greywind gets 20 years” by the Associated Press
People: “Pregnant Woman’s Killer Cut Out Her Baby with Small Blade then Smuggled Her Body Out in a Dresser” by KC Baker
American University Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Digital Exhibition: “The History and Potential of Savanna’s Act”
Valley News Live: “Remembering Savanna Greywind four years later” by Bailey Hurley
A&E TV: “Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a Native American Woman, was Murdered and Her Baby Cut from Her Womb” by Elena Ferrarin
KXNet News (North Dakota): Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: The Story of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind” by Nai Remy
Twin Cities Pioneer Press: “Savanna Greywind wasn’t dead when baby cut from womb, prosecutors say at abductor’s sentencing” by David Olson
Matt Orchard - Crime and Society (YouTube): “The Unspeakable Murder of Savanna Greywind”
Murder with My Husband (YouTube): “Couple Stole a Baby and Now the Mom is Missing”
Fetal Abduction podcast, Season 1, Episode 6: “The Murder of Savanna Greywind”
We Are Resilient: An MMIW True Crime Podcast, Episode 1: “MURDERED: Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind”

58. The Murder of Trayvon Martin

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

For the fifth and final week of Black History Month, Lauren and Amanda discuss the murder of seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin. Sources:

CBS News: "Trayvon Martin: 10 Years Later" by CBS News
History.com: "This Day in History: February 26, 2012: Florida Teen Trayvon Martin is Shot and Killed" by History.com Editors
NPR News: "A Look Back At Trayvon Martin's Death, And The Movement It Inspired" by Karen Grigsby Bates
Biography: "Trayvon Martin" by Biography.com Editors
AP News: "Trayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen’s death changes nation" by Deepti Hajela
Famous Trials.com: "The George Zimmerman Trial: An Account" by Douglas O. Linder
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
NMAAHC instagram post on Trayvon Martin’s Birthday February 5th, 2024
Wikipedia: "Killing of Trayvon Martin"

57. Mississippi Burning

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

For the fourth week of Black History Month, Amanda and Lauren return to Mississippi in the Civil Rights Movement era to discuss the murders of three civil rights workers in June 1964 - Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman. This case is most commonly known as the Mississippi Burning case, or MIBURN, and it's a real doozy, everyone.

Sources:

The US Code
FBI website: “Mississippi Burning”
FBI website: “A Byte Out of History: 50 Years Since ‘Mississippi Burning’”
University of Virginia Miller Center: “Mississippi Burning” by Kent Germany and David Carter
PBS American Experience: “Murder in Mississippi”
UMKC School of Law Famous Trials: “The ‘Mississippi Burning’ Trial: An Account”
CBS News: “Case files and photos from 1964 ‘Mississippi Burning’ murders of civil rights workers made public for first time” by the Associated Press
Mississippi Today: “On This Day: June 21, 1964” by Jerry Mitchell
The Zinn Education Project: “This Day in History: June 21, 1964: Three Civil Rights Workers Murdered in Mississippi”
US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division: “Michael Schwerner - James Chaney - Andrew Goodman” and case files
History.com: “This Day in History: August 4: Slain civil rights workers found”
Civil Rights Digital Library: “MIBURN (Mississippi Burning)”
The Gospel Coalition: “9 Things You Should Know about the ‘Mississippi Burning’ Murders” by Joe Carter
Teen Vogue: “The Mississippi Burning Murders Changed Civil Rights History” by Alexa Stevens
Real Crime channel (YouTube): “KKK Mob Kills Three Civil Rights Workers | The FBI Files | Real Crime”
The FBI Files channel (YouTube): “The True Story of Mississippi Burning | Full Episode | The FBI Files”
Criminology podcast: “Mississippi Burning”
Wikipedia

56. The Murder of Medgar Evers

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

As they reach the halfway point of Black History Month, Lauren and Amanda are changing up their format a little bit to spend two weeks in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. This week, they're covering the murder of activist and NAACP Mississippi Field Secretary Medgar Evers.

Sources:

Medgar Evers College: “History: The Murder of Medgar Evers”
FBI History: “Medgar Evers”
Zinn Education Project: “This Day in History: June 12, 1963: Medgar Evers Murdered in Mississippi”
Mississippi History Now: “Medgar Evers and the Origin of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi” by Dernoral Davis
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: “June 12, 1963: Medgar Evers Murdered”
NAACP: “Medgar Evers”
History.com: “This Day in History: June 12, 1963: Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated”
History.com: “Montgomery Bus Boycott”
AP News: “60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy” by Emily Wagster Pettus
The Washington Post: “Medgar Evers battled for civil rights. His home shows what it cost him.” by DeNeen L. Brown
Stanford Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Evers, Medgar Wiley”
The New York Times: “Beckwith’s Second Trial Ends in Hung Jury” by John Herbers
The New York Times: “Beckwith Case a Mistrial; Jury was 7-5 for Acquittal” by John Herbers
Time: “Trials: Hung Jury” by No Byline
TruthDig: “A Black Voter Suppression Slap in the Face” by Michael Datcher
Documentary: Stamped from the Beginning
Black History for White People podcast: “Medgar Evers - Part 1” & “Medgar Evers - Part 2”
Crime Binge podcast: “Episode 57: Medgar Evers”
Deadly Faith podcast: “Episode 23: The Assassination of Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers | with Guest Kyle Butler”
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55. Assata Shakur

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This week, Amanda and Lauren continue their Black History Month series and discuss Black Liberation Army member and current Most Wanted "terrorist" Assata Shakur. Those quotes are sarcastic... obviously.

Sources:

Assata Shakur’s website: “About Assata Shakur”
Democracy Now!: “Sekou Odinaga, Black Liberation Activist who Helped Free Assata Shakur, Dies at 79” by No Byline
The Guardian: “Assata Shakur: from civil rights activist to FBI’s most wanted” by Bim Adewunmi
FBI website: “JoAnne Deborah Chesimard” poster
University of Virginia Law Special Collections: “Black Liberation Army Member, Assata Shakur, Tried on Murder and Assault Charges” based on New Jersey v. Chesimard
Black Past: “Assata Olugbala Shakur (1947 - ) by Terry Anne Scott
History is a Weapon: “Women in Prison: How It Is With Us” by Assata Shakur
Washington Post: “Assata Shakur was convicted of murder. Is she a terrorist?” by Krissah Thompson
The New Yorker: “The American Fugitives of Havana” by Jon Lee Anderson
Washington Informer: “A New Campaign Demands Assata Shakur’s Removal from FBI Watch List” by Sam P. K. Collins
WNYC Studios, Notes from America: “How Assata Shakur Became One of America’s Most Wanted” by Kai Wright
The Progressive Magazine: “The Life and Ongoing Impact of Assata Shakur” by Kassidy Tarala
Wikipedia

54. Angela Davis

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

It's Black History Month! This week, Lauren and Amanda cover the inspiring academic and activist Angela Davis, who was on the FBI's Most Wanted list for a crime she didn't commit, and who has made it part of her life's work to fight back against the systems of oppression that put her there.

Sources:

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: “Angela Davis”
New York History: “Women and the American Story: Life Story: Angela Davis (1944- )”
New York Times Magazine: “Angela Davis Still Believes America Can Change” by Nelson George
Thought Co.: “Biography of Angela Davis, Political Activist and Academic” by Jone Johnson Lewis
History.com: “How Angela Davis Ended Up on the FBI Most Wanted List” by Antonio Mejias-Rentas
The History Makers: “Angela Davis”
The Guardian: “Angela Davis: ‘We knew that the role of the police was to protect white supremacy’” by Lanre Bakare
National Archives: “Angela Davis (January 26, 1944)”
Speak Out: “Angela Davis: Author, Educator, and Activist”
Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis
An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis
Documentary: 13th
Documentary: Stamped from the Beginning
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53. Shanika Minor

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This week, Amanda and Lauren celebrate their one-year podcast anniversary by discussing a deeply unsettling argument over music.

Sources:

The San Diego Union Tribune: "Woman wanted in murder of pregnant mom added to FBI's '10 Most Wanted' list: A confrontation over loud music preceded the shooting" by Sandy Coronilla
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Milwaukee woman gets 30 years for slaying over loud music as judge questions concealed carry" by Bruce Vielmetti
NBC News: "Shanika Minor Captured After Killing of Woman, Unborn Child" by Erik Ortiz
Fox 6 Milwaukee: "Shanika Minor sentenced to 30 years in prison in deaths of Tamecca Perry, her unborn child" by Fox 6 Now Milwaukee
Black Girl Tragic: "Tamecca Perry: Pregnant mother gunned down over loud music" by Craig Johnson (follow them on BlackGirlTragic.com and @blkgirltragic on Instagram)
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52. Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid, & The Wild Bunch

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This week, Amanda and Lauren go back to the Old West to talk about some infamous outlaws - Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and the Wild Bunch. And what a wild bunch they were!

Sources:

Westgate Resorts website: “20 Things You Didn’t Know about the Sundance Film Festival” by Westgate Resorts (blog)
Biography: “Butch Cassidy”
Biography: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: The True Story of the Famous Outlaws” by Hadley Meares
Legends of America: “Butch Cassidy & the Wild Bunch” by Kathy Alexander
History.com: “6 Things You May Not Know about Butch Cassidy” by Elizabeth Nix
History.com: “The Mysterious Deaths of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” by Christopher Klein
Time: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was Inspired by a True Story. Here’s How the Real Bandits Began their Life of Crime” by Daniel S. Levy
History Net: “Who Shot the Iconic ‘Fort Worth Five’ Photo of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?” by Richard Selcer and Donna Donnell
Sundance Institute: “About Us”
Wikipedia

51. Gerald Cotten

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

In this week's more lighthearted episode, Amanda and Lauren cover the rise and fall of the crypto king, Gerald Cotten.

Sources:

CBC: “Quadriga CEO’s widow speaks out over his death and the missing crypto millions” by Cassie Williams with additional reporting by Andrew Chang
CBC: “Crypto exchange Quadriga was a fraud and founder was running a Ponzi scheme, OSC report finds” by Tara Deschamps
Coindesk: “Gerald Cotten” by Nikhilesh De
Vanity Fair: “Ponzi Schemes, Private Yachts, and a Missing $250 Million in Crypto: The Strange Tale of Quadriga” by Nathaniel Rich
The Independent: “‘Bitcoin widow’ reveals how she fell victim to her own husband’s $215m scam after his mysterious death” by Josh Marcus
Newsweek: “‘The Crypto King’: Who is Gerald Cotten and Where is Gerry Now?” by Molli Mitchell
Ontario Securities Commission: “QuadrigaCX”
Vancouver Sun: “B.C. seeks forfeiture of money, gold bars linked to failed cryptocurrency company QuadrigaCX” by Gordon Hoekstra
New York Times: “Crypto-Exchange Says It Can’t Pay Investors Because Its C.E.O. Died, and He Had the Passwords” by Karen Zraick
Netflix documentary: Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King
Exit Scam podcast: 8 episode series
Wikipedia

50. John List

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

It's a new year, and Amanda and Lauren are starting strong! In their most requested episode to date, the ladies discuss the supposed original family annihilator, John List. Spoiler alert - he sucks.

Sources:

New York Times: “John E. List, 82, Killer of 5 Family Members, Dies” by David Stout
All That’s Interesting: “John List, the Mass Murderer, Who Killed His Family So He’d See Them in Heaven” by Katie Serena
ABC News: “1971 Family Killer Breaks Silence” by ABC News
MLive: “‘America’s Most Wanted’ killer John List remains infamous bogeyman in his Michigan hometown” by Cole Waterman
Stylecaster: “Where is John List Now? ‘The Watcher’ Murderer is Based on a Real Killer Who Made a New Identity After Killing His Family” by Jason Pham
Discover Walks Blog: “The John List Murders: 10 Haunting Facts about the Man Who Erased His Family” by Kennedy
The Crime Wire: “John List: Calculated Family Killer and Longtime Fugitive” by Lawrence Lease
Crimewave Media on YouTube: “Family Annihilator and Fugitive | The Case of John List”
Wikipedia

49. Grant Benjamin Everson

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

As a holiday surprise, Amanda and Lauren cover a local case! It may not be on a wanted list, but it's still a wild ride. Sources:

State of Minnesota v. Everson
St. Paul Pioneer Press: "No forgiveness, only pain as dad confronts son in Chaska murder" by Emily Gurnon
St. Paul Pioneer Press: "Minnesota Supreme Court Rules No New Trial for Chaska Man, 23, Convicted in his Mothers Death" by Emily Gurnon
MPR News: "Chaska man guilty of mother's murder" by Patrick Condon

48. Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In the final episode of their three-part series on foreign mob bosses, Lauren and Amanda cover sports enthusiast Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov, who says that he's not a bad guy, don't worry.

Sources:

ABC News: “Russian mafia boss still at large after FBI wiretap at Trump Tower” by ABC News
Mother Jones: “How Did an Alleged Russian Mobster End Up on Trump’s Red Carpet?” by David Corn and Hannah Levintova
The Daily Beast: “Russian Who Fixed the Winter Olympics Had a Link to Trump” by Michael Daly
NBC Sports: “Man indicted for fixing 2002 Olympic figure skating has ‘life of luxury’” by Nick Zaccardi
New York Times: “In Russia, Living the High Life; in America, a Wanted Man” by Andrew E. Kramer and James Glanz
DOJ Press Release: “Two More Defendants Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with Russian-American Organized Crime Gambling Enterprise”
US Department of State Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program profile: “Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov”
Wikipedia

47. Matteo Messina Denaro

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Amanda and Lauren have a special guest on the podcast this week to discuss the Matteo Messina Denaro in the second installment of their foreign mob boss series. Turns out this leader in the Sicilian Costa Nostra is a terrorist too?? Is this kind of a terrorist series now? Perhaps!

Sources:

The Guardian: “Matteo Messina Denaro, ‘last godfather’ of Sicilian mafia, dies after long illness” by Lorenzo Tondo and Angela Giuffrida
CNN: “Mafia boss ‘Diabolik’ dies in custody after nearly 30 years on the run, Italian reports says” by Alex Stambaugh
AlJazeera: “Jailed Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro is dead: Reports” by No Byline
AlJazeera: “Who is Messina Denaro, Italy’s Mafia boss caught after 30 years?” by No Byline
New York Times: “Matteo Messina Denaro, Long-Sought Italian Mafia Boss, Dies at 61” by Elisabetta Povoledo and Gaia Pianigiani
AP News: “On the run for decades, convicted Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital months after capture” by Frances D’Emilio and Andrea Rosa
BBC: “Messina Denaro: Notorious Italian Mafia boss dies” by Kathryn Armstrong
Wall Street Journal: “Italian Mafia Boss Matteo Messina Denaro Dies Months After Capture” by Alyssa Lukpat
Business Insider: “Sicily’s ‘last godfather’ said he followed ‘an old Jewish saying’ to avoid capture for 30 years, report says” by Rebecca Rommen
Time: “Italy’s Top Mafia Boss has been Arrested. He Leaves a Horrifying Trail of Violence in His Wake” by Simmone Shah
Wikipedia

46. Dawood Ibrahim

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In this week's episode, Amanda and Lauren go international to discuss the first of three foreign mob bosses (and terrorists!), Dawood Ibrahim, who has been running his D-Company gang in Mumbai, India for decades.

Additionally, at the end of this episode we have a fun promo to share with you all - our friends Jen and Cam at Our True Crime Podcast are doing a holiday series! Go listen to the Twelve Nightmares Before Christmas over on Our True Crime Podcast, starting December 13, 2023!

Sources:

United States Department of the Treasury Press Release: “U.S. Designates Dawood Ibrahim as Terrorist Supporter”
Forbes: “Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar” profile
CNBC TV18: “‘Dawood is in Karachi’: A timeline of how the D-Company chief became India’s most wanted” by CNBCTV18.com
BBC News: “Indian ‘crime lord’ Dawood Ibrahim’s whereabouts ‘unknown.’” by No Byline
Luxury Drop on YouTube: “India’s Most Famous Gangster”
Wikipedia

Bonus Episode: Another FBI Most Wanted List Update

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

We're doing something a little different this week and we're giving you our third ad free bonus episode! A new person was added to the FBI Most Wanted List!

45. Derrell Demon Brown

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000

On this week's episode, Amanda and Lauren discuss a woman who called 911 needing help and the terrible aftermath that followed.

If you have any information that could help investigators, contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-877-WANTED-2, or online at www.usmarshals.gov/tips.

Sources:

Fox 17: "US Marshals: Kent Co. double murder suspect added to Top 15 Most Wanted list" by Karie Herringa
WoodTV.com: "'Please hurry': Victim's haunting 911 call released as feds hunt suspected killer" by Susan Samples
MLive.com: "Police ID woman, boy who died in Grand Rapids house fire where 2019 homicide occurred" by Melissa Frick
Let's Go to Court podcast: "A Chilling 911 Call & a Murder 'Mystery'"
Music City 911 podcast: "Derrell Demon Brown"
Misogynoir Murders podcast: "The 553 Sheldon Ave. Murders: Cherletta Baber-Bey and Keyona Griffin"

44. Ira Einhorn

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000

We've got a listener request this week!

Amanda and Lauren discuss Ira Einhorn, a murderer and former fugitive who did NOT create any major beloved holidays. He also gave himself the nickname the Unicorn, which eventually morphed into the Unicorn Killer, because of course it did.

Please know that this episode discusses domestic abuse. For resources, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Resources can also be found on their website, www.thehotline.org.

Additionally, if you need any assistance in figuring out if there is abuse in your home, please visit https://dvsbf.org/dvsbf/print-resources/aia/.

Sources:

New York Times: “Ira Einhorn, Counterculture Guru and Murderer, Dies in Prison at 79” by Katharine Q. Seelye
NBC News: “Earth Day co-founder killed, composted girlfriend” by Remy Melina
All That’s Interesting: “The Disturbing Story of Ira Einhorn, the Environmental Activist who Murdered and ‘Composted’ His Girlfriend” by Neil Patmore
Investigation Discovery Crime Feed: “The Earth Day Fraud who Became Known as ‘the Unicorn Killer’” by Matt Gilligan
The Crime Wire: “The Murder of Holly Maddux by Earth Day Fraud Ira Einhorn” by Michelle Freeman
Time: “Behind the Photo that Made People Think Earth Day was Founded by a Convicted Killer” by Olivia B. Waxman
Toronto Sun: “Crime Hunter: Canadian Socialite Helped Killer Guru Flee to Europe” by Brad Hunter
The Guardian: “He was a guru like there have never been gurus” by Jon Henley
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43. Robert William Fisher

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000

This week on the podcast, Amanda and Lauren discuss Robert William Fisher, the supposed family man who murdered his entire family, then disappeared without a trace.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Robert William Fisher, please contact your local FBI field office, tips.fbi.gov, or call the Scottsdale Police Department at 1-480-312-5000.

Sources:

Arizona Republic: “Still missing: Inside the Robert Fisher fugitive case 20 years later” by Anne Ryman
Arizona Republic: “What happened to Blue, Robert Fisher’s dog?” by Anne Ryman
Arizona Republic: “Why Arizona fugitive Robert Fisher was removed from FBI Ten Most Wanted list” by Anne Ryman
ABC15 Arizona: “Robert Fisher: Is he dead or alive 20 years after Scottsdale killings, house fire?” by Mike Pelton and Sonu Wasu
12News Arizona: “22 years later: Revisit the history of one of the most heinous crimes in Arizona” by 12News Staff
Phoenix New Times: “Not-So-Cold Case? 15 Years After Murders, FBI Receives New Tips on ‘Most Wanted’ Fugitive Robert Fisher” by Shanna Hogan
Documentary: Where Is Robert Fisher?
The Hunt with John Walsh, Season 3, Episode 5: Fire and Murder
Our True Crime Podcast, Episode 1: Where in the world is Robert Fisher
True Crime Arizona Podcast Series: Finding Robert Fisher (and accompanying website with some photos)
Murderpedia: "Robert William Fisher"
Wikipedia

42. Anissa Weier & Morgan Geyser

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Lauren and Amanda head back to the Most Notorious list where they cover the Slenderman attack. Payton Leutner thought she was having a sleepover with her two best friends, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser. However, they turned out to be another group of notorious friends who were influenced to commit an act of violence by a creepy fictional character.

Sources:

ABCNews: "'Slender Man' teen to be released, survivor's family wishes she served longer sentence" by Emily Shapiro and Kelley Robinson
ABCNews: "'Slender Man' Stabbing Trial Delayed for Court of Appeals Ruling" by ABCNews Staff
WISN 12 News: "Morgan Geyser, convicted in Slender Man stabbing, requests release from mental institution a second time" by Mariana La Roche
Fox6 Milwaukee: "Slender Man stabbing; Morgan Geyser seeks release again" by Fox6 Digital News Team
All That's Interesting: "What Happed to Morgan Geyser, the Girl Who Tried to Murder Her Friend Because of Slender Man?" by Kaleena Fraga
Wikipedia: "Slenderman"

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41. Old West Part 3: Breach of Promise!

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Did you know that there's an old law in some states that allows women to sue their former fiancés if the man decides not to marry her after all? In their third installment of the Old West series, Amanda and Lauren discuss breach of promise lawsuits, including some interesting cases of the not-so-distant past.

Sources:

Smithsonian Magazine: “How the ‘Heart Balm Racket’ Convinced America that Women Were Up to No Good” by Tori Telfer
University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository (1989): “Agency and Partnership: A Study of Breach of Promise Plaintiff” by Mary I. Coombs
University of Pennsylvania Law Review (1929): “Breach of Promise Suits” by Robert C. Brown
Buczek Carpenter PC: “Who Gets the Engagement Ring if There is No Wedding?” by No Byline
Clark v. Reese
Gilbert v. Barkes
McGrath v. Dockendorf
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40. Adolf Eichmann

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In their final installment of international fugitives month, Amanda and Lauren discuss the famous Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann. As a fitting end to the themed month, this case has an ending - unlike the last three weeks!

Please know that this episode will discuss Nazis, the Holocaust, and genocide. Listener discretion advised.

Sources:

Timeline - World History Documentaries (video): “Adolf Eichmann: The Nazi Who Orchestrated Hitler’s Final Solution”
The Atlantic (video): “The Nazi Hunter: Capturing the Architect of the Holocaust”
Not Past It Podcast: “The Nazi Hunter 2: The Capture”
History in a Hurry Podcast: “The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann”
History Daily Podcast: “The Execution of Adolf Eichmann”
We Didn’t Start the Fire Podcast: “Eichmann (Part I)”
We Didn’t Start the Fire Podcast: “Eichmann (Part II) with Holocaust Survivor, Ruth Barnett”
True Spies Podcast: “Extracting Eichmann, Part 1/2: The Ratline”
True Spies Podcast: “Extracting Eichmann, Part 2/2: Rat Trap”
Wikipedia

39. Heloíse Gonçalves

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In their third installment of International Fugitives Month, Amanda and Lauren head to Brazil to discuss the la Viuva Negra, or the Black Widow, Heloíse Gonçalves.

Sources:

Portal Procurados (translated): “Heloíse Borba Gonçalves” by no byline
UOL (translated): “Deaths of exes and connection with the world: the Black Widow who is hunted by Interpol” by Collaboration for Splash
Brazilian Times (translated): “Accused of four homicides, ‘Brazilian Black Widow’ may be hiding in California” by no byline
Wikipedia

38. Elmer Crawford

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In this second installment of international fugitives month, Amanda and Lauren go down under to discuss the (maybe not so) strange case of the Crawford family murders.

Sources:

Murderpedia: Elmer Kyle Crawford
Medium: “Father Betrays Family; Bodies Found on the Ledge of a Cliff” by Rivy Lyon
Wonders LIst: “Top 10 Tantalizing World Mysteries that Will Probably Never be Solved” by Adriana John
The Age: “Police still hope to close case on 1970 murder of mother and children” by Carolyn Webb
Felons Podcast, Season 1, Episode 1: “The Crawford Family”
True Crime All the Time Unsolved Podcast: “The Crawford Family Murders”
Our True Crime Podcast, Episode 129: “Hanging from a Cliff: The Crawford Family Murders”
Wikipedia

37. Lord Lucan

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In the first episode of international fugitives month, Amanda and Lauren discuss the murder of Sandra Rivett by Lord Lucan, and Lucan's mysterious disappearance following the murder.

Sources:

Sydney Morning Herald: “Runaway murderer Lord Lucan ‘alive’ and living in suburban Brisbane, expert claims” by Rob Harris
Harper’s Bazaar: “Has Lord Lucan been found?” by no byline
Crime + Investigation: “Lord Lucan: Crime Files”
BBC: “Lord Lucan: The theories surrounding his disappearance” by no byline
The New York Times: “Lady Lucan, Last Witness to a Murder Most Lurid, Dies at 80” by Sam Roberts
The Irish Times: “The mystery of Lord Lucan has fascinated people for more than 40 years” by Denis Staunton
The Tatler: “10 things you need to know about Lord Lucan” by Clare Bennett
Crime Library: “The Disappearance of Lord Lucan” by Rachael Bell
CNN: “Lord Lucan, accused killer aristocrat, declared dead after 4 decades” by Don Melvin
The Guardian: “‘It’s him’: Lord Lucan hunt continues 48 years after nanny murder” by Duncan Campbell
Lord Lucan: The Truth, maintained by Neil Berriman, son of Sandra Rivett
Noble Blood podcast: “The Tragic True Crime Life of Lady Lucan”
Done and Dunne podcast, Season 5: “Disappearing Act | Lucky Lord Lucan”
Wikipedia