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In February 2021, 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore was found dead inside her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. Her death was initially ruled a suicide. But years later, the case was reopened. A federal investigation led to murder charges against former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, who prosecutors allege had a longstanding sexual relationship with Birchmore that began when she was a minor....

On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded a flight from Portland to Seattle, handed a flight attendant a note claiming he had a bomb, and changed aviation history forever. After receiving $200,000 in ransom money and a parachute, Cooper jumped from the back of a Boeing 727 somewhere over the Pacific Northwest... and disappeared. More than 50 years later, the identity and fate...

For 65 years, Philadelphia knew him only as “The Boy in the Box.”In February 1957, the body of a little boy was discovered in a cardboard bassinet box along Susquehanna Road in Philadelphia's Fox Chase neighborhood. He had been severely beaten, and despite one of the largest investigations the city had ever seen, investigators couldn't determine who he was or who had killed him. For decades, his g...

NXIVM began as a self-improvement company promising personal growth, leadership training, and success. Behind the seminars, however, prosecutors said the organization was operating as a criminal enterprise led by Keith Raniere, manipulating members through psychological control, coercion, and abuse. In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, one host goes in completely blind while the other walks...

The Lucy Letby case became one of the most shocking and controversial criminal cases in modern British history. A neonatal nurse trusted to care for the hospital's most vulnerable patients was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. The case led to multiple life sentences, public inquiries, and worldwide m...

On July 4, 2026, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells traveled by boat with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His friends returned. Nolan didn't. Two days later, his body was recovered near Horn Island. What initially appeared to authorities to possibly be a drowning quickly became the center of national attention as Nolan's family began raising questions about con...

On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse and mother of three, was home with her children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Her husband, Patrick, left the house to pick up dinner and medication. When he returned, he found Lindsay severely injured outside their home after she had jumped from a second-story window. Inside the basement were their three children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year...

The Gilgo Beach Murders remained one of America's most haunting unsolved serial killer cases for more than a decade. Beginning in 2010, the discovery of multiple human remains along Ocean Parkway on Long Island sparked a massive investigation that left families searching for answers and investigators chasing a killer who seemed to vanish without a trace. In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show,...

The Murdaugh Murders became one of the most shocking and widely followed true crime cases in recent history. What began with the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh quickly unraveled into a story involving family power, financial crimes, the deadly 2019 boat crash, missing millions, and one of the most watched murder trials in America. In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, one host goes in co...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we dive into one of the most talked-about true crime cases in recent history: the disappearance and murder of Gabby Petito. What began as a cross-country van life adventure with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, quickly became a nationwide search that captivated millions. We break down the complete timeline, the now-famous Moab police body camera footage, Brian...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we discuss one of the most heartbreaking and widely followed true crime cases in recent history: the Delphi murders. On February 13, 2017, best friends Abigail Williams and Liberty Germandisappeared while hiking near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. The next day, their bodies were found, launching a years-long investigation that captured national...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we dive into one of the most infamous cult crime stories in American history: Charles Manson and the Manson Family. In the summer of 1969, members of the Manson Family carried out a series of brutal murders that stunned the nation and forever changed Hollywood. Although Charles Manson did not personally commit the killings, prosecutors argued that he mani...

The murders of four University of Idaho students shocked the nation and became one of the most closely followed criminal investigations in recent history. In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, one host goes in completely blind while the other walks through the case from beginning to end. We discuss the lives of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, the terrifying e...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we investigate one of the most disturbing unsolved serial killer cases in American history: the Cleveland Torso Murders. During the 1930s, a mysterious killer terrorized Cleveland, Ohio, leaving behind a series of mutilated victims and baffling investigators for years. The murderer became known as the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run," and despite a massive...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we dive into one of the most heartbreaking and enduring missing persons cases in history: the disappearance of the Disappearance of the Beaumont children. On January 26, 1966, siblings Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont left their home for a day at Glenelg Beach in South Australia. They were expected home that afternoon. They never returned. For decades, inv...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we break down the disturbing case of Israel Keyes, one of the most methodical and terrifying serial killers in modern true crime history. Unlike many killers, Israel Keyes carefully planned his crimes years in advance. He buried “kill kits” across the country, traveled extensively to avoid detection, and chose victims seemingly at random, making him incre...

In this episode of The BIL and SIL Show, we dive into one of the world’s most baffling unsolved mysteries: the case of the Somerton Man, also known as the Tamám Shud mystery. In 1948, an unidentified man was found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia with no clear cause of death, no identification, and a tiny scrap of paper hidden in his pocket reading “Tamám Shud,” meaning “ended” or “fi...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we explore one of the most disturbing cult tragedies in modern history: Heaven's Gate. In March 1997, 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were found dead inside a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California, in what became one of America’s most infamous mass suicide cases. Led by cult leader Marshall Applewhite, members believed they would ascend to a higher...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we dive into one of the internet’s most talked-about true crime mysteries: the disappearance of Maura Murray. On February 9, 2004, the 21-year-old nursing student vanished after crashing her car on a rural road in New Hampshire. Witnesses saw her at the scene… but by the time police arrived, Maura was gone without a trace. More than two decades later, her...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we break down the disturbing case of Brian Cohee Jr., a crime that shocked both investigators and the internet. In 2021, the Colorado teenager was arrested after the brutal killing of a homeless man in Grand Junction. As details of the investigation emerged, the case quickly gained national attention because of the disturbing evidence, shocking confession...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we discuss the controversial and heartbreaking case of Mackenzie Shirilla, a story that sparked massive debate online and across the true crime community. In 2022, a deadly crash in Ohio killed two passengers after a car driven by Mackenzie Shirilla slammed into a building at high speed. Prosecutors argued the crash was intentional, while the defense clai...

In this episode of The BIL & SIL Show, we dive into one of the internet’s most talked-about true crime mysteries: the disappearance of Maura Murray. On February 9, 2004, the 21-year-old nursing student vanished after crashing her car on a rural road in New Hampshire. Witnesses saw her at the scene… but by the time police arrived, Maura was gone without a trace. More than two decades later, her...

Welcome to the very first episode of The BIL and SIL Show — where true crime meets real conversation. In this episode, we dive into one of the most infamous and chilling unsolved cases in American history: The Zodiac Killer. A serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, leaving behind cryptic letters, coded messages, and a trail of unanswered questions that...