Crime Curious

Evelyn Hartley was a studious and steadfast 15 year old girl, just living a normal life with her parents and siblings in La Crosse Wisconsin. One night she took a babysitting job for her father's co- worker (a college professor) and never returned. The disappearance is mysterious and the later confession even more mysterious. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a ki...

Martha Moxley was only 15 years old when she was found brutally murdered in her own yard in a very affluent neighborhood in Connecticut. The case went unsolved for decades until books and probs into the case drew more attention to it and an arrest and conviction was made- but technically the murder still remains unsolved today.   Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating...

Today Megan brings us a powerful case of self defense in a murder for hire that went wrong for both perpetrators in this case, and went right for the victim. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  Sources cited within episo...

Tim Corbett comes back to join the show today to tell us about his recent solved cases and what it is like to work with a private investigator.  Tim and his colleagues have put over 400 people in prison for homicide, handled over 1,100 death investigations and solved 33 cold case murders.  Interview conducted with Tim September 8, 2024 Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is cre...

Marcus was removed from his biological mother at the age of three for abuse and neglect concerns. He was placed by a private agency into the home of Liz and David Carroll. What happens within months of being place in their care is unthinkable and tragic and has led to many policy and law changes. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener expe...

18 year old Lloyd Bogle and 16 year old Patricia Kalitzke had been sweethearts for a little over a month when in January 1956 their lives were cut short while parking in a popular spot for lovers. At the time, there was very little evidence to go by to bring any closure to the hearts of the devastated families. It would take 65 years before that closure finally came. Join Patreon here to binge bon...

Phil and Kathrine Ranzo were hardworking Modesto California parents to a 10 year old son Mark when their lives were brutally cut short all over the greed of four teenage boys. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell  A162633....

Adam Chase loved spending time with his son, his family and playing video games. Adam's parents became suspicious when his wife said he walked away from their home after an argument about his addiction to gaming got heated.  When Adam had not returned in 24 hours it was his mother who reported him missing instead of his high school sweetheart, Rose.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime...

Amy Bishop was a Harvard University PhD graduate (and she wanted everyone she met to know it) a mother of four, and University of Alabama Huntsville associate professor. Her life by appearances only seemed perfect. Until one day she opens fire at a staff meeting and kills three of her colleagues execution style, and police are forced to deep dive into Amy's dark past and discover she is responsibl...

Rosemarie Nitribitt was one of Germany's highest paid luxury call girls of her time. When she was found brutally strangled to death with all of her luxurious possessions still in the home, and many high profile clients- police have their work cut out for them to solve the case-and it only gets more complicated two years later when another luxury call girl is found murdered her in her home under si...

Johnny and Christale Careaga were a happy big blended family that enjoyed running multiple businesses together in their community. Unfortunately, Johnny also got himself wrapped up in an illegal business that ended up taking his life, his wife and two of their innocent children as well. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | P...

Natalia Grace born with a rare form of dwarfism was adopted from a Ukrainian orphanage at the age of 4 but when that adoptive placement did not work out, Natalia was dropped off at a private adoption agency in Florida where she was then adopted by the Barnett family. What ensues over the next several years from 2010-2014 is a series of abuse, manipulation and neglect. This was a heavily requested...

Natalia Grace born with a rare form of dwarfism was adopted from a Ukrainian orphanage at the age of 4 but when that adoptive placement did not work out, Natalia was dropped off at a private adoption agency in Florida where she was then adopted by the Barnett family. What ensues over the next several years from 2010-2014 is a series of abuse, manipulation and neglect. This was a heavily requested...

This one was a lot of fun to research- sometimes here at crime curious we like to take a break from murder and bring you other crimes....so today we are bringing you the good old fashion crime pirate story of Black Sam Bellamy- his reign as a notorious pirate didn't last long, but he left an impression on history from the Golden Pirate Age. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious i...

Have you ever played the game Bridge? Me either. It looks hard- but Joseph here made quite a name and living for himself on the game. He had it all- a yacht, several houses, cars and lots and lots of women.....his lifestyle came with everything including enemies apparently. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https:...

Sophie Elliott was a recently graduated 22 year old beautiful woman with a new job and ready to begin her adult life. She recently ended her relationship with 33 year old Clayton Weatherston a university tutor that worked at the same university Sophie had attended. Clayton could not cope with Sophie ending their unhealthy relationship just as she learned she would be moving for her first after col...

Today we bring you a case all the way back from the 1940's era. David Bacon was a hero in cinema. However, he would not be able to enjoy his fame because the role he was best known for "The Masked Marvel" did not release until after his tragic and still unsolved murder. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://ww...

Megan is back from her conference and we are changing it up just a little with an unusual stalker case or if Megan has her way it is a haunted house that wants to eat people (insert nervous laugh here). Regardless- the facts are Mr. and Mrs. Broaddus have bought the home of their dreams and excited to move in after renovations are done. That is, until they begin receiving unsettling, creepy and th...

We are BACK after a small hiatus while Charnell delt with a family emergency. Thanks for understanding!  Jennifer Mee along with her then boyfriend Lamont Newton and friend Laron Raiford conspired together to use Jennifer as bait to lure people to a secluded area to rob them at gunpoint. When Shannon Griffin fights back, his life is tragically taken over 50.00 and lives are forever changed. Jennif...

The body of Janice Weston, 36 was on top of her corporate lawyer game when she was found in a ditch near the A1 in Cambridgeshire on 11 September 1983. She had been bludgeoned to death. The details of her life and possible motives come to light throughout the investigation but it is just not enough to bring closure to this beautiful woman's case as it still remains unsolved today. Join Patreon her...

Sara is a survivor of child sex trafficking but that is not how she was viewed in a court of law when she was sentenced to life without the possibility of patrol at the age of 16. This one will leave you wondering how we could have been so negligent as a society in general in the early 90's and highlight how far we have come. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a ki...

Alexandra Zapp was a young, vibrant woman that had a love and expertise for sailing and charity work. Paul Leahy was a violent habitual sex offender felon with no future. The chances that the two would ever have met in a social setting were zero- but when Alexandra stops at a rest area to use the bathroom, her life and those who loved her would be forever changed due to the choices of Leahy who ju...

Heather Quan had recently moved in with her boyfriend Ryan Waller and the two were simply spending a quiet night in on December 23, 2006 when two men invade the home, kill Heather and leave Ryan for dead. The details of what was discovered and assumed by law enforcement two days later are shocking. Assuming Ryan had murdered Heather, he is taken into custody even though he had been shot twice in t...

Reagan Hancock was 34 weeks pregnant with her second daughter when friend Taylor Parker took her life- all in an attempt to womb raid Reagan's baby to cover up her own web of lies and deceit she had weaving in her own life. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious Music By: Micha...

Martin Tankleff woke up on the first day of what was supposed to be his senior year of high school only to discover his parents had been brutally murdered in his home while he slept.  Marty was taught to trust the police, so he when they told him that his father had regained consciousness long enough to identify him as the attacker, Marty being only 17 years old did not know what to do. Unfortunat...