Military Murder

On March 31, 2010, Marine veteran Randy Stone was found shot to death inside his insurance office in Independence, Missouri. The investigation into his death exposed a decade’s long affair, a shocking betrayal inside Randy’s church, and a conspiracy involving two of the people he trusted most. ⸻ Check out today’s sponsor! Shop Comfrt: Visit comfrt.com/margot and get 15% off your order! ——— 🎧Did y...

These are 6 of the top headlines in military news. NOTE: All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Today I cover these 6 headlines:  -Mysterious Death of SrA Tamera Bolden-Cleckly -Justice for David Navidad-Parra -Justice for Krystofer Lopez -Justice for Baby JP -Cold Case Solved_Jim Chafin -Army Retiree Kills Two Leasing Employees ⸻ Check out today’s sponsor! Shop...

Army Major Michael Stockin was a doctor at Madigan Army Medical Center, JBLM, where service members trusted him to help manage chronic pain. Instead, dozens of male patients later accused him of inappropriate and abusive examinations—many saying Stockin used both his medical authority and military rank to make them believe the contact was medically necessary. In this episode, Margot walks through...

On June 30th, 2026, Bart Diguglielmo and Melissa Payne’s paths crossed while looking for a parking spot at Walmart. Their encounter ended with Melissa shooting Bart one time in the abdomen. Bart died as a result of that one shot.  The headlines made it sound simple; Melissa shot Bart over a parking spot, but that’s not what happened.  Two months after the shooting, the Broward County Pro...

These are 6 of the top headlines in military news. NOTE: All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Today I cover these 6 headlines:  -Justice for Matthew McLaughlin -Justice for Jesse Braswell -Fort Sill Double Murder-Suicide -Far Rockaway Double Murder & Explosion -Remembering Fallen Officer Abdelnabi ⸻ Check out today’s sponsor! Skylight: Visit myskylight.com/MMP...

In Part 1, we followed the disappearance of Maya Millete, the breakdown of her marriage, and the increasingly disturbing evidence investigators uncovered in the months after she vanished. In Part 2, the case finally moves from investigation to prosecution. Margot covers Larry Millete’s arrest, the evidence prosecutors said proved Maya was murdered despite her body never being found, the years of d...

In January 2021, 39-year-old mother of three Maya Millete disappeared from her Chula Vista, California home just days before a planned family trip to celebrate her oldest daughter’s birthday. Her loved ones immediately knew something was wrong. As investigators began retracing Maya’s final days, they uncovered a marriage in crisis, plans for divorce, increasingly troubling behavior from her husban...

21-year old Saria Hildabrand vanished the morning after celebrating her husband’s 21st birthday in Anchorage, Alaska. As her family flew to Alaska and joined the increasingly urgent search- witness accounts, surveillance footage, phone records, and evidence inside her apartment began telling a very scary story.  This episode follows Saria’s case from the initial missing-person report through...

In October 1991, a pickup truck crashed through the front window of a Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas. What followed was one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history (at the time).  In this episode, I examine the events of that tragic day, the victims whose lives were forever changed, and the lasting impact the massacre had on discussions surrounding public safety, concealed car...

Sedrick Cobb confessed to almost everything he did to 22-year old Julia Ashe - but the legal battle was far from over.  In Part 2, Margot takes you inside the courtroom as prosecutors seek the death penalty, the defense challenges the investigation and confession, and Connecticut’s highest courts ultimately decide Cobb’s fate. Listener discretion is advised. ⸻ 🎧Did you know you could listen...

Just days before Christmas 1989, 22-year-old Julia Ashe disappeared after a holiday shopping trip in Waterbury, Connecticut. What began as a missing person investigation quickly evolved into a hunt for a violent predator who had been targeting women across the Naugatuck Valley using a calculated and chilling scheme. In Part 1, Margot examine Julia’s disappearance, the meticulous investigation that...

These are 5 of the top headlines in military news. NOTE: All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Today I cover these 5 headlines:  -4 aviators survive Air Show Crash at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho -Justice for Caelick Bradley - 2 Suspects arrested near JBLM -Justice for Ivy Unruh - Joshua Orlando plead guilty -Justice for Samantha and Lance Baker - shot by eldest so...

These are 6 of the top headlines in military news. NOTE: All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Today I cover these 6 headlines:  -Sgt Quornelius Radford Convicted of Attempted Murder at Fort Stewart -Justice for Angelina Resendiz - Murderer Gets 44 Years at NAS Norfolk -Justice for Andre Stewart Jr - Natravien Landry Guilty Plea -Justice for Amanda Roark - Kyle Sanchez C...

In 1983, when the family of an Airman First Class was brutally attacked in their Michigan home, investigators uncovered a suspect no one expected. Join Margot as she discusses this decades old case that still leaves you wondering why did this happen?  ⸻ 🎧Did you know you could listen to this episode ad-free? Join the True Crime Army Club! Visit patreon.com/militarymurder to view current membershi...

In 2011, a serial predator by the name of Marc O’Leary, was taken down by the dogged work of investigators in Colorado. His arrest in Colorado, lead to the discovery of additional crimes while he was an active duty soldier in Washington state. This case became the story behind the Netflix mini-series, Unbelievable.  ⸻ 🎧Did you know you could listen to this episode ad-free? Join the True Crime Arm...

On March 12, 2026, a gunman opened fire inside an Army ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University. Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah immediately moved to stop the attacker, while cadets fought back in a desperate struggle that prevented an even greater tragedy. Investigators soon identified the gunman as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guard soldier and convicted ISIS supporter who had been...

On January 3, 2006, 56-year-old Yoshie Sato left her home in Yokosuka, Japan, and headed to work just as she had countless times before. However, she never arrived.  What began as a violent robbery quickly became one of the most high-profile crimes involving a U.S. servicemember stationed overseas. The man responsible was William Oliver Reese, a 21-year-old sailor assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk. I...

We have been following Gregory Morales’ case since 2020, and two men were recently arrested and charged with Gregory’s murder.  Those men are: Darius Nobles and Darion Brown.  ⸻ 🎧Did you know you could listen to this episode ad-free? Join the True Crime Army Club! Visit patreon.com/militarymurder to view current membership options! ⸻ Military Murder is a military true crime podcast that focuses o...

These are 4 of the top headlines in military news. NOTE: All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Today I cover these 4 headlines:  -Navy Reservist David Varela Captured In Hong Kong! -Justice For Sahela Sangrait/Pending Trial of Charles Chappelle -Manhunt for Craig Berry (Found) -Murder of Starmichael Tucker (Charles Carson-Dowdy Guilty Plea) ⸻ 🎧Did you know you could lis...

In the early morning hours of February 17, 1970, military police responded to an on base apartment in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inside the home of Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald, they discovered a horrific scene, his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two young daughters brutally murdered. Part 5 explores the 5-part docuseries, “A Wilderness of Error” (available for rent on Amazon Prime. Listen to...

In the early morning hours of February 17, 1970, military police responded to an on base apartment in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inside the home of Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald, they discovered a horrific scene, his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two young daughters brutally murdered. Part 4 explores the 1979 federal trial of United States v. Jeffrey MacDonald and the following appeals. ⸻ 🎧D...

In the early morning hours of February 17, 1970, military police responded to an on base apartment in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inside the home of Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald, they discovered a horrific scene, his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two young daughters brutally murdered. Part 3 explores Jeffrey and Colette MacDonald’s upbringing, what happened between the Article 32 hearing and...

In the early morning hours of February 17, 1970, military police responded to an on base apartment in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inside the home of Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald, they discovered a horrific scene, his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two young daughters brutally murdered. Part 2 explores the Article 32 hearing held soon after MacDonald was charged by the Army with his family’s ma...

In the early morning hours of February 17, 1970, military police responded to an on base apartment in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inside the home of Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald, they discovered a horrific scene, his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two young daughters brutally murdered. MacDonald survived and stated that a group of drug-crazed intruders committed the killings. But as Army inves...

The DA presented five weeks of evidence in People v. Letecia Stauch in Colorado Springs. And while prosecutors secured a conviction in 2023, this case may have been compromised long before opening statements ever began. In April 2026, the Colorado Court of Appeals granted Letecia Stauch a new trial, pointing to a critical issue of juror bias. At the center of it all? A juror who was the father-in-...