True Crime with Elli Mac

On the 21st of May 2020, an Amber Alert was issued for Alejandro Ripley, a nine-year-old non-verbal autistic child. Patricia Ripley, his mother, claimed that he had been abducted by two men in a car, sparking a frantic search and widespread concern. That same day, surveillance cameras captured a horrifying scene: a woman pushing the young boy into a canal behind a housing complex. Neighbours heard...

On the 6th of June, 2023, security footage captured 31-year-old Kristel Candelario as she left her home on Lorain Avenue near West 97th Street in Cleveland. She loaded a suitcase into her car and then drove off. Kristel was headed off on a 10-day summer vacation, leaving her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn, alone in their home. The little girl was left confined to a playpen, with only a few bottles...

On March 25, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a call was received reporting an active assault in the 200 block of Carbon Street in Lehighton Borough, roughly 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. When law enforcement arrived on the scene, they found 59-year-old Edward Whitehead suffering from a severe puncture wound on the side of his head, along with cuts to his head and arms, and defensive injuri...

On the 19th of June 2019, Virginia McCullough, poisoned her 70-year-old father, John McCullough, a retired business studies lecturer with prescription medication that she crushed and put into his drinks. She then hid his body in a makeshift tomb, covered with blankets and paintings. A day later on the 20th of June 2019, she beat her 71-year-old mother Lois McCullough with a hammer and fatally stab...

Breanna, Corey's devoted mother, sensed something was wrong immediately, the moment Christopher Gregor came into their lives. Every time her son went over to his father's house, Corey came back with bruises all over his body. As Breanna documented the marks on her son with each passing day, her pleas were ignored… Until it was too late…

On Sunday, the 4th of October, 2015, a harrowing 911 call lasting 17 minutes came in from a tearful 12-year-old, saying that her father, Daniel Luke, was attacking her mother, Angela Luke, just outside of Canal Winchester in Bloomfield Township, Ohio. The call began with the 12-year-old saying her father, 42-year-old Daniel Luke, was holding her mother, Angela Luke, down and hurting her inside the...

On the 18th of July, 2005, LaToyia Figueroa, a 24-year-old single mother from Philadelphia, vanished without a trace. Five months pregnant and deeply devoted to her 7-year-old daughter, LaToyia's disappearance sent shockwaves through her tight-knit community, leaving her friends and family in a state of panic and despair. Despite their relentless efforts, the case initially received little media a...

On a seemingly ordinary October day in 2011, the quiet town of Zanesville, Ohio, faced a shocking and unprecedented crisis. Terry Thompson, a Vietnam War veteran and lifelong collector of exotic animals, had just been released from prison. Known for his Muskingum County Animal Farm, Terry Thompson kept a staggering array of exotic creatures, from tigers and lions to bears and wolves. But on that f...

On the 1st of March 2010, single mother 26-year-old Monica Botello took her 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old daughter to her ex-boyfriend Percil Carson’s house on the 19000 block of Glastonbury, Detroit. Percil had a 10-year-old son from a prior relationship and was a father figure to Monica’s two young girls. Following their breakup, they remained close friends. During the evening, Percil calle...

During a 2008 episode of the show Wife Swap, two starkly different families were presented. When the laid-back and carefree Tonkovic family was put against the strict Stockdale family, the Stockdale boys were introduced to a new and much different way of life. Their reclusive yet harmonious existence seemed picture-perfect to the outside world for years. But behind the closed doors of their seclud...

When Anthony Barajas and Rylee Goodrich went on their first date on the 26th of July 2021, they decided to end the evening with a 9:35PM screening of  “The Forever Purge”  at the Regal Edwards Theatre in Corona, California. Once the film was done, the cinema staff entered the screening room to tidy and clean up, but to their absolute horror, they found the pair still in their seats and covered in...

When An Ex-Boyfriend Won't Take No For An Answer: The Murder Of Lilie James | True Crime Documentary When a 000 call came in from an anonymous person, reporting a body inside the bathroom of a Sydney private school, horror rippled throughout the country. Police arrived at St. Andrew's Cathedral School just after midnight on the 25th of October 2023, and were confronted with a gruesome scene. A you...

When 19-year-old Kristin Smart vanished without a trace after attending an off-campus party on the night of the 24th of May 1996, everyone wondered where she could be. Some speculated that she might have gone on a trip, while others were concerned for her safety, fearing that something more sinister had occurred. As days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years, there was still...

On the 8th of March 2007, amidst the peaceful town of Brunswick, Georgia, Christopher Barrios Jr., a bright-eyed, shy six-year-old, vanished without a trace, leaving his family shattered. As the hours turned into days and the days into an agonizing week, the search for Christopher intensified. Christopher’s family prayed every day for his safe return, while law enforcement and many volunteers from...

On the 24th of February 2011, the quiet of the afternoon was suddenly shattered by the piercing wail of sirens. Neighbours emerged from their homes concerned, as smoke began to billow from the windows of Jackie’s Child Care. Firefighters rushed toward the engulfing flames, attempting to extinguish the fire and rescue the nine children trapped inside the daycare. However, it was too late; tragicall...

When 9-year-old Felicia Kononchuk heard banging on her front door, she immediately started to panic. As her angry neighbour continued to pound and shout through the door for over an hour, the terrified little girl picked up her phone and turned to social media, to document what was happening and to try and get people’s advice on what to do. Tragically, however, 15 minutes after posting her video t...

When Gregory Scott Traver was not picked up by his colleague Jerry Lynn Dean on the morning of the 14th of June 1983, Gregory immediately started to panic. As Jerry lived nearby in an apartment complex on the northwest side of Houston, Gregory headed over to Jerry’s house to see if everything was okay. As he got to Jerry’s home, Gregory noticed that the door was slightly open, so he let himself in...

On the 13th of June 2007, tragedy struck the peaceful neighbourhood of Stretham, England, leaving its residents in complete shock and disbelief. The Kumari-Baker household, a seemingly ordinary home, became the site of a heinous crime that would grip the nation, when in the dead of night, a mother slaughtered her own flesh and blood, her 2 daughters, Davina and Jasmine. How could a mother set out...

On the morning of the 29th of January 2009, Arthur Freeman drove his three children to school and on his journey, he stopped at the top of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Victoria. He then proceeded to put on his hazard lights and got out of the car. He told his 4-year-old daughter Darcey to climb onto the passenger seat, and he then took her out of the car and carried her over to the railing,...

On the 29th of January, 1979 in San Diego, California, sixteen-year-old student, Brenda Ann Spencer, was armed with a rifle and began firing at the Grover Cleveland Elementary School of the San Diego Unified School District, shooting anyone that was in sight. Officers from the San Diego Police Department were soon on site to prevent more casualties and to protect the school, but regretfully, among...

On the 14th of February 2007, Valentine's Day, Art and Lois Serrin, had just finished their date night and decided to go over to their daughter's house, Jodine Serrin to check up on her as they had not heard from her all day. As they got to Jodine's condo, they saw that the lights were on inside, but when no one answered the door, Art and Lois immediately started to panic. Using their spare key, t...

In December 2008, Karlie Pearce-Stevenson, a vibrant young woman, suddenly left Alice Springs with her two-year-old daughter, Khandalyce, and her then boyfriend Daniel Holdom, in search of work and a better life. She left her loved ones with little answers and when they could no longer reach her and Canderlease, concerned for their safety, they filed a missing persons report.2 years later, Karlie’...

When 45 year old Timothy Schuster did not turn up for breakfast with his friend Mary Solis on the morning of the 10th July 2003, everyone immediately started to panic. As Tim had recently lost his job and was going through a messy divorce and a custody battle with his wife Larissa Schuster, police thought that maybe he had done something to harm himself. As the search for Tim continued, their hope...

When Judy Anderson, did not appear for work on, the morning of December 26, 2007, Boxing Day, her friend and co-worker Linda Thiele immediately felt that something was off so drove to the Anderson family home to check on her. And here, she stumbled across a completely horrific scene. As she entered the home, Linda found the body of Scott Anderson, Judy’s son, along with Scott’s wife, Erica, and th...

On Christmas Eve night, the 24th of December, 2008, the Ortegas gathered in their Covina home, Los Angeles County, California, for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. As the night went on, the festive spirit filled the air, and the room was filled with laughter and love, three generations together. However, no one was prepared for what was about to happen. Just at the stroke of half-past eleve...