Crime Salad

Part 1 of 2. The case of the Long Island Serial Killer has been a chilling unsolved mystery that came to light in 2010 when the disappearance of Shannon Gilbert led to the discovery of multiple bodies near Gilgo Beach, New York. The perpetrator, still unidentified, left a trail of terror and exposed the dangers faced by vulnerable communities such as sex workers. Over the years, various suspects w...

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On June 1, 2011, Jacque Waller, a 39-year-old Missouri mother of triplets went missing under suspicious circumstances. After her disappearance, a large-scale search effort was launched to locate her but she remained missing. During the investigation, authorities were focused on her estranged husband, James “Clay” Waller, II. He had a history of domestic violence and was the last known person to ha...

On November 12, 2012, 19-year-old Jake Nolan walked into the office of Psychiatrist, Dr. Michael Weiss with a sledgehammer, a knife, and a bag of zip ties. At first, the police thought Jake was a crazed patient with a grudge against his doctor. But soon they learned that Jake’s lethal intent lay behind someone else’s shocking hidden motives. Support us! Want ad free listening? Patreon - https://pa...

In a quiet suburban neighborhood, the lives of thirty-one year old Marie Varsos and her sixty-year-old Mother, Marie Sisco were abruptly cut short on April 12, 2021 in a heinous act of domestic violence. The perpetrator was Shaun Varsos, Marie’s estranged husband. After committing the brutal murders, he committed suicide leaving behind a shocked community and a trail of heartbreak in it’s wake. To...

Chandler Halderson was an impressive and accomplished young man. By the age of 23, he was part of a Police scuba-diving and recovery team, he was about to graduate from college, he had a great job lined up with SpaceX in Florida and he held several academic certificates in engineering. All of that changed on July 7th, 2021 when he walked into a police station to report his parents, Bart and Krista...

A family man with a history of violent, aggressive and controlling tendencies, Tausha’s estranged husband, Michael Haight, shot and killed his family before taking his own life. Tausha's biggest desire in life was to raise her children. She was a mother of 5 who would do anything for them.. The 5 Children whose ages ranged from 4 to 17, had so much more ahead of them and their lives were taken too...

The conclusion to the Common Denominator. In a small English town, a seemingly dedicated nurse named Lucy Letby found herself at the center of a chilling investigation. The Countess of Chester Hospital became a place of suspicion as an unusually high number of infant deaths sent shockwaves through the community. Accused of heinous crimes, Lucy faced charges of murder and attempted murder. As the d...

In a small English town, a seemingly dedicated nurse named Lucy Letby found herself at the center of a chilling investigation. The Countess of Chester Hospital became a place of suspicion as an unusually high number of infant deaths sent shockwaves through the community. Accused of heinous crimes, Lucy faces charges of murder and attempted murder. As the dark secrets unraveled, the shocking detail...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we examine the stalking and disappearance of Rosalio Guitierrez, Jr. A recently divorced father of an 11-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter. He found joy and purpose in nurturing his children and coaching his Son’s baseball team. It was his foray into the world of online dating that would lead to his ultimate demise. He found a connection on the F...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we examine the murder of Eric Richins. Kouri Richins wrote a children’s book to help her three sons deal with the unexpected death of their father. It was her hope that they could process their grief knowing their Dad was always looking over them. She told several different versions of how Eric died to family and friends, however, none of them were...

On April 17, 2011, 15-year-old Amber Wright lured her ex-boyfriend Seath Jackson over to a friend's house. Once he arrived he was viciously attacked by Amber's brother and new boyfriend. A gruesome and senseless crime followed with Seath's body dismembered, burned, and tossed away like unwanted trash into a nearby rock quarry. The twisted plot involved multiple individuals including friends of the...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we examine the attempted murder of Greg Mulvihill. On September 1, 2016, Greg Mulvihill received a phone call from someone saying he was a private investigator with damning information on his soon-to-be ex-wife. Greg was nervous about meeting the mysterious stranger and asked a friend to accompany him. Within minutes, they were both running for thei...

In February 2020, Sarah Boone called 911 to report she found her boyfriend dead inside a suitcase after a game of hide and seek. When emergency services arrived Jorge Torres, Jr, lay dead from suffocation. A very erratic and even abrupt-sounding Sarah Boone explained she fell asleep and his death was a horrific accident. But her words didn't match her emotions and when a video surfaced of Jorge be...

For Weeks Angela Craig the 43-year-old mother of six children complained of headaches and dizziness. On March 15, 2023, her husband James Craig took her to the hospital where her condition deteriorated rapidly until her death the next day. After the hospital received a call from James' business partner at his dental practice that Angela might have been poisoned with Cyanide his history of infideli...

Gannon Stauch was an 11-year-old boy who lived with his father, stepmother, sister and step-sister in Colorado Springs, Colorado. On January 27, 2020, Gannon was reported missing by his stepmother, Letecia Stauch, who claimed he had gone to a friend's house and never returned. Within days a massive search operation was launched to find Gannon, involving law enforcement, the national guard, and vol...

The conclusion to the Cleveland Strangler. Anthony Sowell is a serial killer who was active in the Cleveland, Ohio area between 2007 and 2009. Sowell was arrested in 2009 after the police discovered the remains of eleven women in and around his house on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland. The victims of Sowell's crimes were predominantly African-American women who were vulnerable and had struggled with...

Anthony Sowell is a serial killer who was active in the Cleveland, Ohio area between 2007 and 2009. Sowell was arrested in 2009 after the police discovered the remains of eleven women in and around his house on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland. The victims of Sowell's crimes were predominantly African-American women who were vulnerable and had struggled with addiction and poverty. Sowell targeted thes...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we examine the abduction and murder of Ashley Bush. Ashley was just 33 years old and 31 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when she responded to a Facebook work-from-home post. It was a job posted by someone named Lucy Barrows and she had only joined the group a few days prior to offering newborn items to new mothers. Within days of that post, she...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we examine the disappearance of Ana Walshe. Thirty-Nine-year-old Ana Walshe was a married mother of 3 little boys ranging from 2 to 6 years old when on New Year's Day, 2023, she went missing. A few days after she was reported missing by her husband Brian Walshe, he was arrested for interference in an investigation and misleading investigators. Days...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we examine the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Natalie Marie Bollinger. 19-year-old Natalie was reported missing on December 28th, 2017. Her body was discovered the next day in a wooded area near a Dairy in Adams County. Support us! Want ad free listening? Patreon - https://patreon.com/crimesaladpodcast Sponsors! Join us on Moment for...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we examine the cold case of Rick and Gail Brink. On November 23, 1987, Rick Brink failed to show up for work. His Parents and Boss discovered his and his wife's bodies at their home later that morning. For almost 25 years their murders went unsolved until a cold case unit unraveled a thread and uncovered a family secret that led to their senseless m...

Today's case sparked a national conversation in Australia about domestic violence and the need for stronger protections and resources for victims and their families. It began on February 19, 2020 when ex rugby player and gym owner Rowan Baxter killed his entire family in a very public and horrific way before committing suicide. Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we discuss Hannah Cla...

Kristin Smart was a 19-year-old college student at California Polytechnic University when she disappeared in 1996. On May 25, 1996, Kristin attended an off-campus party with friends but never returned to her dorm. Despite extensive search efforts, Kristin's body was never found and her case went cold. That was until 2019 when Chris Lambert started a true crime documentary-style podcast about her m...

Join us on the next episode of Crime Salad where we explore a case of life imitating art. Romance Writer Nancy Brophy wrote an essay on how to get away with murdering your husband. By all accounts, she was happily married to chef Daniel Brophy at the time. But then Dan who worked as a Chef at the Oregon Culinary Institute as an instructor was found murdered by one of his students. Later surveillan...