Cafecito & Crime

On April 19, 1997, Giorgio Gallara and Jeremy Giardono, were making a late-night pizza delivery, and they never thought that it would be their last. As the news of Giorgio’s and Jeremy’s murder makes their way around the small town of Franklin, NJ, tips quickly come in on who could’ve killed two very beloved young men. And, no one could have predicted that it was two teenagers who committed such a...

On August 31, 2022, the battered body of 24-year-old Jhoana Abigail Ligues was found inside her home by her family and with her husband, Jesus Antonio, nowhere in sight. He immediately became the number one suspect, and a hunt ensued for him. He was eventually caught, but the mystery remains on what exactly led to Johana being murdered by her new husband. And how no one knew what went on behind cl...

On May 16, 2008, twin sisters Ursula and Sabina Eriksson embarked on a series of events that would shock the country, and it would all begin with boarding a ferry from Ireland to the UK. What makes this case stand out from the rest is that, for the most part, it was all caught on camera as it was unfolding. And, until this day, there has been no explanation from either woman on why they did what t...

Eric and Kouri Richins seemed to have the perfect life from the outside looking in. They had three boys and the family was doing well financially. Years into their marriage, Eric discovered Kouri was stealing money from him and had suspicions she was doing more than that. When Eric died in the couple’s bedroom in March 2022, Kouri became the only suspect after the results of his autopsy and toxico...

Sharon Carr was born into the worst possible environment, including abusive parents. As her mother moved them to the UK, it looked like an opportunity to start fresh with a clean slate, but that would not be the case. As she grew older, Sharon became aggressive and hung out with the wrong crowd. It all culminated on a faithful night in June of 1992, when the events of that night would not come to...

Cindy Song decided to move to America in pursuit of a better education in 1995. For all intents and purposes, she was achieving everything she had set out to do in that aspect. In 2001, she went out with friends on Halloween night and got dropped off at her apartment in the early hours of November 1st, and that was the last time anyone saw Cindy ever again. Join us for today’s episode to find out...

In 2010, the Liske family, a blended one, lived in the small town of Oak Harbor, OH, where they were well known. On Sunday, October 31st, 16-year-old Devon got home from a church choir concert and went straight to his room to play video games. It wasn’t until a couple of hours later that he realized the house was too quiet. He goes in search of his parents ,and what he discovers is what nightmares...

In 1992, Yoshi, as he was called, was an exchange student from Japan who was spending a year in Baton Rouge. His hosting family, the Haymaker’s just absolutely loved him, and he got along well with their son Webb. Yoshi was an extrovert, was loved by everyone, and easily made friends. So, when he met another exchange student who was also from Japan and she invited Yoshi and Webb to a Halloween par...

On October 31, 2012, 24-year-old Rebekah Gay was excited to take her 3-year-old son Conway trick-or-treating. She absolutely loved Halloween and couldn’t wait to get off of work and pick up Conway so they could get on their way. But Rebekah never made it to work that Halloween morning, and never picked up Conway. Join us for today’s episode to learn about what happened to Rebekah. So, grab your ca...

Stacey Caster seemed to be plagued by death in her family, especially her husband’s. She would lose her love first, Michael, after being married for years and having two daughters. After his death, she found love again with David, but he too would die five years later. Was this a case of unfortunate events or was Stacey Caster a black widow? Join us for today’s episode to find out more about Stace...

When Penny Cayedito woke up on April 6, 1986, to take her daughters to Bible study she realized that her oldest, 9-year-old Anthonette, was nowhere to be found. After searching the neighborhood and surrounding areas, there was no sign of her. But how does a young girl just vanish from her own home in the middle of the night without anyone seeing or hearing anything? With no person of interest or s...

In 2012, in Spokane, WA, Donna Perry, a convicted felon, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and it was then that her DNA was submitted to a national database. It was a surprise to law enforcement when her DNA was a hit to unsolved murders from 1990. Those murders were of 3 sex workers, who at the time that they were killed, were not able to be linked to Spokane serial kille...

When 22-year-old Tim McLean boarded Greyhound bus 1170 on July 30, 2008, he had no idea he would never make it home. When Vince Li boarded that same bus later that same day, he would forever change the lives of every passenger on that bus and end Tim's. Tim, who was the most accepting, friendliest, loving, and caring person, and his loss was felt by everyone who loved and knew him.  Join us f...

In 1993, Shilie Turner was a bright, talented 17-year-old girl with a great future ahead of her. With multiple scouting offers from various colleges, Shilie was on her way to attending college on a track scholarship and becoming a professional athlete one day. But, all those hopes and dreams would vanish when Shilie’s lifeless body was found on February 20 after being missing for over a month. Ini...

Nikko Jenkins had a very troubled childhood that, most likely, set up the trajectory of the rest of his life. He went from dropping out of school before being a teenager to being in and out of foster homes to spending most of his young adult life incarcerated. Through all those events, Nikko never got the mental health he needed, which would be the catalyst for the events that took place over a pe...

In June 2013, Larry Wells was happily married to his wife Jill, who was pregnant and was a great father to their four-year-old daughter. At the time, he was a Toys “R” Us manager, and no one had one bad thing to say about him. On the contrary, Larry was universally liked by everyone. So when he was found stabbed to death in the manager's office inside Toys "R" US, the police were st...

Susan Monica owned a 20-acre farm in Wimer, Oregon, and spent her days isolated from everyone else, which is just how she preferred it. When she decided she wanted to build a house on her property, she put out an ad for a handyman who could assist. Robert Haney, 56, was the man for the job and began living on Susan Monica’s property in his camper while working for her. When Robert’s children stopp...

In 2016, 30-year-old hospice nurse, Tricia Todd, had recently gotten a divorce from Steven Williams. The previous couple shared a 2-year-old daughter, Faith, and kept things civil for her sake. On April 26, Tricia dropped Faith off with Steven so they could spend time together and was due to pick up her up the next day, but Tricia never made it. She was reported missing by her family immediately a...

In 2017, Loren High finally decided to move on from a relationship that was causing too many issues in his life. He and his ex-girlfriend, Porsche Humphrey, were finally going to have a conversation to settle their relationship once and for all on February 1st. On February 5th, Curtis Peterson, a friend of Loren's, decided to go look for him at his home since he hadn't been able to get g...

Today's episode will conclude the case of Taylor Parker. In the last episode, we left off with Taylor's due date fast approaching. With that in mind, she decided to involve Regan Simmons in her diabolical plan to have a baby by taking Regan's and calling that baby her own. With a baby on hand and no signs of actually giving birth, police are onto Taylor and work to figure out whose...

In 2020, Taylor Parker was in a relationship with then-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, and the couple was "expecting" their first child. According to Taylor, she had previously suffered a miscarriage in 2019, so the couple was overjoyed that Taylor was pregnant for a second time, and things seemed to be progressing well.  At least, that's how it looked from the outside in, especially on so...

On December 19, 1979, Michelle Martinko made her way to Westdale Mall to purchase some things and chatted with friends and acquaintances while she was doing so. As the mall's closing time approached, Michelle decided it was time to head home so she left and made her way to her car. Sadly, she would never make it home. Michelle's body was found inside her car in the early hours of Decembe...

For today's episode, we wanted to try something different. We talk about past and current crime stories that we have come across. There won't be a lot of detail as some of the cases are currently developing, and for the others, we only cover the basics, and will possibly be future cases we will dedicate a whole episode to. We hope you join us for today's episode. So, grab your cafec...

Seasoned basketball player Lorenzen Wright had just retired from the NBA in 2009 and divorced his wife, Sherra, in early 2010. The couple shared six children, so in the summer of that same year, Lorenzen flew to Memphis, Tennessee to spend time with his kids and his ex-wife, among other plans he had. On July 19th, a friend was supposed to pick him up but he was nowhere to be found. After news of h...

Amy Lynn Bradley was apprehensive to join her family on a week-long cruise since she was not a fan of open water and large ships but eventually agreed to go. On March 21, 1998, the ship set sail with Aruba being the first stop. Everything seemed to be going well until the early morning of March 24th, when Amy was nowhere to be found. Time was of the essence when trying to locate Amy since the ship...