True Crime

She came to America with a textbook and a dream of becoming a doctor, a beacon of hope for her family. But her future was stolen when she became an innocent pawn in the ruthless world of drug trafficking, leading to her terrifying kidnapping. This is the story of how federal agents, investigating her disappearance, uncovered a labyrinthine trail of narcotics, hired hitmen, and cold-blooded murder....

It began with a brazen, videotaped shoot-out with police in Wilmington, Ohio, that announced the Kehoe brothers as a new kind of criminal. But their escape was only the beginning. The subsequent discovery of a murdered family in Arkansas revealed a far more terrifying truth: Chevie Kehoe and his brother were not just fugitives; they were heavily armed ideologues on a violent crusade, their crimes...

In 1997, Jamie McMahan and Christopher Kauffman embarked on a violent crime spree that left a trail of robbery, kidnapping, and murder in their wake. Then, they seemingly vanished. Their disappearance triggered one of the most extensive manhunts of the decade, pulling the FBI into a desperate chase that would span six states. This is the story of that relentless pursuit, as agents pieced together...

The 1992 murder of a young mother, gunned down in a seemingly random attack in front of her terrified children, left a community in shock and police with no clear motive. But behind the facade of a perfect life—married to a prominent attorney—lay a dark and secret world. As the FBI joined the investigation, agents began to untangle an intricate web stretching from the upper echelons of society int...

A routine class field trip in a quiet Illinois town turned into every parent's worst nightmare when an 11-year-old girl vanished without a trace. As her desperate family and friends searched in vain, the FBI was called in to lead the urgent investigation. Faced with a clock that was ticking down a life, agents had to navigate a maze of conflicting witness statements and dead-end leads. This is the...

In the early 1980s, a wave of terror swept through New York state. Six Black men were murdered in a series of brutal, execution-style attacks. The only links were the victims' race and the .22 caliber bullets that killed them. But the horror deepened when two victims were found with their hearts surgically removed. The FBI launched a massive investigation to find the man the media dubbed "The .22...

When a highly organized crew began hitting banks across seven states, the FBI recognized this was no ordinary crime wave. The precision of the robberies and the discipline of the teams pointed to a larger, more dangerous purpose. Agents soon discovered the heists were a means to an end—funding a violent organization with a hidden agenda that threatened national stability. This is the story of the...

When Anita Wooldridge vanished from her Indiana home, detectives pieced together a chilling lead that pointed to a man she knew from her local fitness center. The investigation turned into a frantic, multi-state race against time when they identified him as a convicted rapist who had fled to Wisconsin. This is the story of the desperate pursuit to track the suspect across state lines, as law enfor...

The brazen abduction of a wealthy young woman from her in-laws' driveway presented investigators with an overwhelming puzzle: too many suspects with compelling motives. Was it her tumultuous current husband, a jealous ex, or one of several spurned lovers? With the victim's life hanging in the balance, the FBI faced a race against time not just to find her, but to first decipher the true motive beh...

In the heart of Arizona, an armored truck carrying a fortune simply vanished, along with the two guards entrusted to protect it. The vehicle was eventually found, emptied of its millions, but the men were gone. With no clear signs of a struggle, the FBI faced a critical mystery: were the guards the victims of a sophisticated ambush, or the architects of a brazen inside job? This is the story of ho...

In 1995, the call that a fellow officer was down sent shockwaves through the Prince George's County Police and the FBI. The scene revealed a devastating truth: Officer John Novabilski and FBI Special Agent William H. Christian Jr. were dead, shot in what appeared to be a brutal ambush. The initial story pointed to an unknown assailant, but the investigation would take a sinister turn. This is the...

In October 2023, 39 year-old mother of two, Irina Garcia, was brutally stabbed to death in her bed. It was an attack so malicious that it was assumed to be an act of passion. The only suspect in the case, Irina’s 13 year-old son, Derek, had no motive. No one could point to any sign that the teen was aggressive or capable of violence. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/pod...

Dee Ann Warner went missing in April, 2021. For years her disappearance was a source of mystery and heartache for the community she had been a part of her whole life. Dee’s last sighting had been at the farmhouse where she and her family lived and worked. It was there that search efforts focused. Just as authorities began to accept that they must seek justice without all of the answers … they made...

On an otherwise uneventful Thursday afternoon in May, 2019, 15 year-old Kaylie Juga returned home from school with her mother. They turned on some music, joked around and relaxed. Minutes later, a hooded figure dressed all in black entered the house undetected through the open garage door. A doorbell camera across the street recorded the sound of gunfire. Seven shots rang out across the usually qu...

In the Spring of 2019 a well-liked and respected trucker in a small town in West Virginia went missing. In the days that followed it seemed that everyone in the community had a theory. Rumours, speculation and accusations were rampant. The investigation navigated a maze of strange clues, finger-pointing, and colorful characters. Until one, small and seemingly innocuous lie, unravelled the mystery...

On a Saturday afternoon in October 2022, officers from the the Santa Fe Police Department found 21 year-old Grace Jennings stabbed to death by a large sword in the garage of a house on Jaguar Drive. Grace did not live in the home where she was found. She had only arrived the night before; offered an ostensibly safe place to stay the night by someone claiming to be her friend. Become a supporter of...

On a November night in 2016, a peaceful Loxahatchee home became a chamber of horror. A young man was dead, and the three people found with him—his mother, her boyfriend, and his best friend—told a chillingly simple story: a phantom intruder had somehow slipped inside their locked house, committed the murder, and vanished without a trace. With no forced entry and no evidence of this mysterious four...

On the night of July 19, 2023 desperate cries were heard emanating from Barry Schmalbach’s condo in Cape Coral. Florida. In the days that followed, no one saw Barry. Messages sent from his cellphone were at first odd, then they ceased entirely. Barry’s boyfriend, his closest friends and his family spoke with police. Though by the time investigators began retracing his steps, it seemed is was too l...

A security guard in the wealthy, gated community of Admiral's Cove responded to a home security alarm early one Autumn morning, arriving within three minutes of dispatch. Inside, the patriarch of the family lie dead in the bathroom; not one, but two possible murder weapons found nearby. Emerging from the house were two suspects: a mother and son, each with motive, and each pointing the finger at t...

In the Spring of 2019 a group of 20-somethings spent their weekends partying at friend's house in east Detroit. On one of these nights the unthinkable happened. Jokes and dancing turned into terror when a man in a mask burst through the door, armed with a gun, and began firing. The attack left three friends dead and the remaining two witnesses wounded. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

On a cold winter night in January 2018, a birthday party at an apartment complex in Denver Colorado turned deadly. Within minutes of the last guest leaving, a shot was fired - and a young wife and mother lost her life. From the apartment emerged the distraught husband, his pleas making clear what had happened: he was not to blame. He would never harm his wife Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...

In the winter of 2023, the silence from a Broomfield, Colorado mother was more ominous than anyone knew. When police performed a welfare check, they discovered a tragedy that had been months in the making. For Kristil, a 43-year-old mother, a relentless cyber-stalker had turned her digital life into a living nightmare of threats and harassment. It was only after her death that investigators could...

On a spring afternoon in 2024, an unimaginable tragedy rocked the town of Newport, Michigan. Two children were killed and over a dozen more injured. Mixed with the community’s grief was outrage towards the woman responsible. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

On a summer night in 2019, Elijah McClain was walking home, his only crime being a young Black man in a ski mask on a cool evening. A "suspicious person" call led to a violent police encounter in Aurora, Colorado, that ended with the 23-year-old massage therapist being rendered unconscious by a carotid hold. Paramedics then administered a powerful sedative, ketamine. He never woke up. This is the...

Over the period of five days in December 2022, the body parts of a woman were discovered scattered across a three mile radius within vast logging and hunting grounds in Southeast Georgia. It would take law enforcement nearly 6 months to identify their victim. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .