True Crime Podcast

She was a 17-year-old girl on her first holiday in Pattaya, trusting a stranger she had just met on the beach. Hours later, security cameras showed him leaving his condominium alone, dragging a heavy black suitcase. Inside was her body, naked and curled in a fetal position. This is the chilling case of Tunchanok "Cake" Donhomla, a young life extinguished in a squalid apartment over a dispute about...

She claimed her children were "zombies" possessed by dark spirits, and that God had chosen her to eradicate them. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell's doomsday romance left a trail of bodies—her two youngest kids buried in his backyard, his first wife suffocated in her bed. This is the chilling story of a mother who traded her children for a prophecy, and the investigation that finally unearthed the tru...

For over a decade, a phantom stalked the desolate stretch of Ocean Parkway, leaving a trail of bodies wrapped in burlap. Rex Heuermann, a hulking Manhattan architect and married father, hid in plain sight as the Gilgo Beach Killer. His downfall came not from a dramatic chase, but from a discarded pizza crust and a pickup truck. This is the chilling story of how one of America's most notorious cold...

A deafening boom shattered the cabin at 16,000 feet. The door plug of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had ripped away, leaving a gaping hole and a roaring vacuum that sucked phones and clothing into the sky. Miraculously, the two seats beside the opening were empty. The crew fought chaos to land safely, but investigators soon discovered a chilling truth: four critical bolts were never reinstalled duri...

She trusted him with her heart, and he took her life. Jenjira Ployangunsri was a 23-year-old medical student in Bangkok when she vanished after meeting her jealous boyfriend, Serm Sakhonrat. He shot her in the head, then dismembered her body in his apartment, flushing flesh down the toilet and dumping her bones in a river. Her skull, found by fishermen, became the first DNA identification in Thai...

A $36 million lie built on bribes, kickbacks, and a badge. A Stoneham police officer secretly ran a fraud empire through Massachusetts' Mass Save program, steering millions in contracts to companies he hid behind his wife's name. For years, the scheme worked. Then the FBI came knocking. This is the story of the most corrupt police conspiracy you've never heard of—and the greed that brought it all...

Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old college football player, vanished after a Fourth of July boat trip to Horn Island, Mississippi. His body was found two days later. A grand jury found no criminal charges, ruling his death consistent with drowning. But a forensic analysis of his phone revealed deleted Snapchat data, raising new questions. His family continues to demand answers.

A mother's worst nightmare unfolds when she finds her son's severed head in a bucket. Taylor Schabusiness strangled Shad Thyrion during drug-fueled sex, then dismembered his body with knives. She sexually abused the corpse for hours before scattering remains across the house and her van. A jury rejected her insanity plea in under an hour. This is the Green Bay house of horrors.

He was found beaten to death in a cardboard box in 1957, his identity a mystery for 65 years. Known only as "America's Unknown Child," his grave became a shrine. Then forensic genetic genealogy finally gave him a name: Joseph Augustus Zarelli. This is the chilling story of how a boy lost to time was found again, and the haunting question of who put him there.

The Titan submersible vanished during a dive to the Titanic, sparking a desperate search. Investigators later found the truth: the carbon-fiber hull had been failing for years. A single bang during a 2022 dive marked the beginning of the end. Every passenger who boarded after that day was risking their life. This is what really happened. The Coast Guard's final report confirmed the hull showed sig...

A former model becomes the second wife of a Malaysian prince, only to be dragged from her car and found dead beneath a bridge. The trial unveils a palace consumed by jealousy, black magic, and a first wife's desperate bid to reclaim her husband's devotion. Five men were convicted, but the alleged mastermind walked free. This is Malaysia's royal murder scandal.

The prosecution's case against Karen Read appeared damning: a shattered taillight, DNA on the bumper, and witnesses who heard her say "I hit him." Then the investigation itself unraveled. The lead trooper was fired for sending vile texts. Evidence was mishandled. Key witnesses gave contradictory testimony. A jury acquitted her of murder in June 2025.

A construction worker armed with a knife lay in wait along Lornie Trail, then abducted and raped a woman in broad daylight. This is the terrifying MacRitchie Reservoir case that shocked Singapore.

From Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka to the Shafia family murders, Canada's most disturbing true crimes reveal darkness hidden behind closed doors. Serial killers, family annihilators, and cases that shocked a nation. This documentary examines the crimes that continue to haunt Canada decades later.

On November 29, 1970, a badly burned woman was found in a desolate Norwegian valley. Her identity was erased—labels cut from clothes, prescriptions scraped off bottles, fake passports left behind. She had traveled Europe using at least eight aliases, and witnesses placed her near secret missile tests. Was she a spy, a terrorist, or something else entirely? This is Europe's most mysterious unsolved...

A truck carrying flour and margarine catches fire inside a seven-mile tunnel beneath the Alps. Within minutes, the inferno reaches 1,800 degrees, trapping dozens of vehicles. Ventilation errors fan the flames instead of suppressing them. Thirty-nine people die, most found at the wheels of their cars. This is the Mont Blanc Tunnel disaster, a catastrophe that rewrote tunnel safety worldwide.

The black box told the story the driver couldn't remember. Mackenzie Shirilla's Toyota Camry hit 100 mph before slamming into a brick wall, killing her boyfriend and his friend. No braking. Full acceleration. Was it a medical blackout or intentional murder?

For decades, Samuel Little believed no one was counting his victims. He confessed to 93 murders across 19 states between 1970 and 2005, making him the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history. The FBI called every confession credible. This is how he almost got away with it all.

A Utah mother poisoned her husband with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl, then wrote a children's book about grief. Kouri Richins was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to life without parole. Prosecutors said she was millions in debt and wanted his $4 million estate.

She vanished while jogging, triggering a massive manhunt. Three weeks later, she reappeared battered and branded, claiming two women abducted her. But DNA evidence exposed the shocking truth: Sherri Papini was hiding with an ex-boyfriend the entire time, and it was all a lie.

A birthday party at a quiet Airbnb turns into a nightmare when gunfire erupts, leaving nine injured and a community shaken. What was meant to be a celebration became a scene of chaos and bloodshed.

Chris Watts strangled his pregnant wife Shanann, then smothered his two young daughters and dumped their bodies at an oil site. His televised pleas for their return unraveled when his mistress and GPS data exposed the truth. This is the chilling story of a family annihilator.

A single DNA mistake on a knife sheath led police to Bryan Kohberger. Investigators used genetic genealogy to trace the sample to his family, then confirmed the match through trash recovered from his parents' Pennsylvania home. He pleaded guilty to the four Idaho murders.

A construction worker armed with a knife lay in wait along Lornie Trail, then abducted and raped a woman in broad daylight. This is the terrifying MacRitchie Reservoir case that shocked Singapore.

They entered the wilderness and never returned. Explore four strange vanishings without a trace, where search dogs fail and clues lead nowhere. The wild keeps its dark secrets hidden.