Sometimes on this podcast, or in true crime in general, there’s discussion over so-called “black widows,” or women who have had multiple husbands die mysteriously, with the implication that they were responsible for those deaths. B...

Over 40 years ago, on July 15th, 1984, in the rugged wilderness of the Madison Range in Montana, 22-year-old Kari Swenson went missing. Kari was a recent Montana State University graduate and rising star in the world of biathlon, a ...

One unhinged person murders their in-laws and the sister of her mother-in-law via death cap mushrooms. Sources: 1) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3ngr2n3vo2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leongatha_mushroom_mur...

On May 13, 1998, the body of a woman was found on the side of I-85 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. On September 25 of the same year, the body of a young boy was found underneath a billboard off of I-85 in Mebane, North Carolina. The bodies were...

In the summer of 2005, Melanie Metheny’s family had a cookout. For Catherine Moles, it's a vivid memory of her niece, Melanie, then 20, doting on her three-year-old son, Ryan. Catherine remembers Melanie as "very, very watchful," and "very prot...

On September 21, 1909, six members of the Meadows family were murdered and had their log cabin set on fire. George and Lydia Meadows, as well as their children: Will, Noah, and Lafayette, and Lydia's mom, Elizabeth, were all hit in the head wit...

Listen to Kate talk about how truly witless this man was!Sources: 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Wozniak_(murderer)2) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/theater/inspired-by-true-events-true-crime-play.html3) ...

Today, Christine talks about a person whose mission to complete a charitable act ended in tragedy. We are going to uncover the truth that was buried in the remote Scottish Highlands for three, long years. This is the story of Tony Parsons.<...

Today we are going back in time to the 1890s to talk about the murder of the Meeks Family.Sources: 1) https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/04/meeks-family-murder.html2) https://sullivan.mogenweb.org/meeksmurders.html3) ...

Over the course of just two days, so began a panic that ultimately led to the deaths of at least 7 people directly, and more from copycats – and borderline hysteria that would change the pharmaceutical industry forever.Sources: ...

On December 5th, 1872, about 400 miles off the coast of the Azores, crew members on the British ship Dei Gratia spotted a ship adrift in the sea. The Captain of the ship was shocked to find that the unguided ship was the Mary Celeste, which had...

This week, we talk about the murder of Patricia Richmond. This case will throw you for a loop!Sources:1) Murder in the Heartland, Season 3, episode 3: Beautiful Mess 2) https://www.yampavalleyfh.com/obituary/51512913)...

An online connection that Vickie Edge thought was fate, turns out to be a nightmare. Sources: 1) https://www.wkrg.com/true-crime/vickie-edge-owner-of-destin-day-spa-murdered-by-man-she-met-online/2) https://www.oxyge...

When Bobbi Parker vanishes one day, her family is concerned. She was thought to be taken by an inmate under her care. However, over a decade later, the mystery begins to unravel, and let's just say that everything is not as it seems!Sour...

Often in true crime spaces we come across cases where a murder is never solved, where a murdered person’s family never finds justice, where a body is never properly laid to rest. Sometimes we get one of these things, or two, and, more rarely th...

Do you know the expression: "The Dingo ate my baby"?Okay, but did you know that it was based on an actual case in Australia in the 1980s?This week, Christine covers the famous Australian case - and talks about how one of the most ...

Rachael walks us through the murders of Bruce and Darlene Rouse. As always, there's a niiiiice little twist in there...just to keep you all on your toes.Sources: 1) https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/william-billy-rous...

Daniel Williams was 21 years old when he was sentenced to one year in prison for non-violent drug charges. He was bounced around to multiple facilities during this year, and was set to finish out the last few weeks of his sentence at Staton Cor...

On the morning of September 16th, 2010, Greg Fleniken's body is found in his hotel room. Police are puzzled - they cannot find any motive for his murder and no explanation for his strange internal injuries. Greg’s wife, Susie turns to a private...

Who was Julie Doe? And how did investigators identify her decades after she had been murdered, despite several roadblocks? Find out on this weeks episode of Small Town Mysteries!Sources:1)https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteri...

This week, Rachael talks about the tragic murder of 15-year-old Trish Autry. Sources: 1) https://casetext.com/case/state-v-nielsen-402) https://www.nelsonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/trisha-autry3)https://web.archi...

This week, Christine dives into the murder of Helen Jewett. Helen was a sex worker in New York City in the 1830s. Was the murderer her most recent client? You can decide...Sources: 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Jewet...

Tune in this week to hear Kate cover one of the most badass survival stories we've covered: the unbelievable survival of 15-year-old Mary Vincent.Sources:1) https://people.com/archive/a-victims-life-sentence-vol-29-no-16/2) ht...

When three people are wrongly convicted as a result of police manipulation tactics, you have to wonder: who was actually responsible? Miscarriages of justice are rampant in this case, but most important is to remember that Lynette White's life ...

This week, Christine covers the puzzling death of Alexander Stevens. This case was never cut and dry from the beginning, but only gets more puzzling as more details emerge. Sources:1) https://www.courts.state.md.us/sites/defa...