Crimes and Consequences

In November of 2010, police entered the Ohio home Tina Herrmann shared with her boyfriend Greg and her two children, 13-year-old Sarah and 11-year-old Kody. All of the residents of the house were missing, in addition to Tina's best friend, Stephanie Sprang. Evidence inside the home indicated a brutal slaughter had taken place there; however, neither of the missing people nor their bodies could be...

When Kimberly Cates went to bed the evening of September 4, 2009, she had no idea that she would be startled awake later that night and attacked in her bed with her 11-year-old daughter next to her. Kimberly was murdered during a random home invasion by members of the Disciples of Destruction, a “brotherhood” of some high school friends that decided they would raise some hell and terrorize the res...

Leslie Allen Williams is a serial killer responsible for the murders of four teenage girls in Michigan in the 90s. Two of his victims were sisters,16-year-old Michelle and 14-year-old Melissa Urbin. The teens were kidnapped while walking together along a country road near their home one afternoon. After raping and murdering the sisters, Leslie buried them in a single, shallow grave in a nearby cem...

On the night of May 30, 1997, Brandaline “Brandy” Rose Duvall left a friend's house in her red Chicago Bulls shirt and headed towards a bus stop to catch a ride home. Along the way, Brandy encountered gang members of the Latino offshoot of Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods —they called themselves Deuce-Seven. That night was a special night for Deuce-Seven, as they were initiating a new member into th...

Troy Hall received a cryptic phone call from his mother-in-law at 10:15 pm on a freezing Thursday night. As she asked for help, the phone line went dead. He and his wife, Ginny, drove through 40 mph winds during a blizzard to check on her family. To their utter horror, Ginny's mother, father, and 19-year-old brother were found side-by-side on their knees in the bathroom with their heads submerged...

John Joubert had fantasies of killing his babysitter when he was only six years old. By the time he was 16, he had attacked a woman and two children, slashing a two-inch wound that required 12 stitches to one of the children. By the time he was 20, he was sentenced to life in prison in Maine, and given the death penalty in Nebraska. Listen to this week’s episode to hear more about Nebraska’s most...

During a three-day killing spree, William "Wild Bill Cody" Neal told three women he had been dating that he had a surprise for them. While they were blindfolded eagerly awaiting their gift, he snuck up behind them with a 7.5 lbs splitting maul. A fourth victim survived his torture but was forced to watch as his horror unfolded. Get ad-free, early releases, plus exclusive Members' Only episodes not...

In 2016, Joel Guy, Sr. (“Mike”) and his wife, Lisa, were planning on retiring and moving from the hustle and bustle of their lives in Knoxville, Tennessee to a quieter life in rural Surgoinsville, Tennessee. The couple invited their family to celebrate one last Thanksgiving in their Knoxville home before their move. The next Monday, when Lisa failed to show up for her last day of work, her co-work...

Trust fund baby Blake Leibel spent months researching serial killers and their methods of murder in preparation for a graphic book he was working on that detailed fictional serial killers committing the most heinous crimes. In 2016, Blake used this plot as inspiration for the barbaric scalping and exsanguination of his model girlfriend over the course of two days. Warning: this episode discuss ext...

The Spokane Serial Killer, Robert Lee Yates, Jr., went on a killing spree that spanned 14-months in the late 1990s. But cold case detectives discovered his first victims were murdered over 25 years earlier. Investigators believe during that 25-year gap, he may have murdered up to 26 people in Alabama, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Texas, and Germany. How could a married man in the service wit...

On a warm August night in Tequesta, Florida, Michelle and John Stevens were sitting in their garage drinking a beer when 19-year-old Austin Harrouff viscously attacked them in a crazed frenzy. A neighbor tried to intervene but was repeatedly stabbed and fled the scene to call 911. When first responders arrived on the scene, Austin was grunting and growling while ripping off the flesh from John's f...

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. Violence against children and a family pet is featured. On Mother’s Day 2008, Barbara Freiberg was looking forward to receiving a call from her daughter, Lisa. Lisa was a mom herself—she had a son, Zachary, 7, and 2-year-old Heather Savannah—and Mother’s Day was always a special day for Lisa and Barbara. When Lisa failed to call her mother that Sunday, B...

On Memorial Day in 2007, farmhand Shane Hill called 911 twice requesting emergency response services. He told the dispatchers that he shot at a coyote stalking his sheep and somehow his gun misfired, striking him in the shoulder. During the second call, a loud booming sound could be heard and Shane cried out that his gun had somehow misfired again. By the time EMT arrived Shane was dead. He died w...

Cindy James was enjoying her newly single life, after divorcing her husband in early 1982. However, her joy was short-lived, when only seven months after her separation, Cindy became a victim of a stalker. The stalker was relentless and she was terrorized for the next seven years. During much of that time, police did not take her reports of harassment, threats, and incidents of physical harm serio...

19-year-old Michigan State University student Martha Young disappeared on New Year's Eve in 1976. Ten months later, her clothes were found meticulously laid out in a field, as if she had vaporized inside of them. Over a year later, journalism student Marita Choquette's body was found murdered, with her hands cut off. Marita's killer took the time to make a formation around her body, leading author...

Imagine you are a member of an internet support group for problem drinkers. One day as you are perusing through the chatroom discussions, you stumble upon a disturbing post from a regular named Larry. In his post, Larry details murdering his child three years earlier and how he got away with it. What do you do? This is the shocking story of the 200 members' reactions to Larry Froistad's confession...

Jeremiah Rodgers and Jonathan Lawrence were two young men who met in a mental institute for the criminally insane. They quickly formed a friendship, bonding over the anger and rage brewing inside them. This dangerous comradery continued even after both men were released from prison. Fueled by their dark fantasies of murder, necrophilia, and cannibalism, Jeremiah and John set out on a murderous cam...

On June 29, 2003, a 14-year-old boy was fighting for his life, laying in a pool of his own blood in an alley in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He had been stabbed by a contracted assassin that was working on behalf of The Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6. Listen to this week’s episode to find out why the British Government would want a 14-year-old boy dead, and the events that led up to hi...

Maury Travis was a very, very disturbed man. Since he was 14-years-old he fantasized about murder. As an adult, he turned his basement into a torture chamber where he killed at least 17 women, all the while videotaping their suffering and eventual death. Listen to this episode to get a glimpse into the crazed mind of this killer. Looking for our missing episodes? They are available free on our web...

Warning: This episode is extremely gruesome. From 1984 to 1988 there was a serial killer loose in the streets of Kansas City. The victims were mostly male sex workers, street kids, and drug addicts and the killer knew, after getting away with the first murder, that the police were not quick to solve these crimes involving this often forgotten about population. Fueled by his fantasies, Robert Berde...

Marc Dutroux is a monster who created a secret prison in his basement, complete with a ventilation system, to hold his victims in. Marc, along with his wife Michele, was arrested in 1989 for the abduction and rape of five girls and young women. After serving only three years, the couple was released. Marc’s evil desires only grew and by 1995, Marc had four young victims held prisoners in his home....

In March 1991, 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez won a kite-flying contest. Due to this award, Junny’s photo appeared in a local newspaper called Florida Today. Junny and his family had no idea that this public recognition would ultimately lead to an elaborate scheme to kidnap and kill him. Listen to this week’s episode to find out more. Looking for our missing episodes? They are available free on o...

In 1996, Rachel Timmerman filed rape charges against a monster named Marvin Gabrion. As the trial approached, witnesses came up missing. Then Rachel disappeared along with her baby after going out on a date. She had no idea that the date was part of an elaborate murder plot by a serial killer. Three letters, written in Rachel's own handwriting, were mailed to her father and the prosecutor shortly...

On Saturday, May 16, 1987, 14-year-old Alecia and 12-year old Monica were on their way to shoot an anti-drug video in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. They were teen models who were hired through Showcase Models by a photographer. The video shoot was supposed to only last for one day, however, Alecia and Monica had a terrifying weekend they would never forget. The man who had hired them for the video said his...

In 2017, 25-year-old Jenna Van Gelderen disappeared while house-sitting at her parent's home. Her car was found two weeks later abandoned on the side of the road in Atlanta, Georgia. During that year, Jenna started hanging around a new group of friends, some with sketchy pasts. Many of them have given false information to authorities or simply refused to talk. What are they hiding? Looking for our...