MURDERISH

As Jami prepares for Season 2 of Lipstick & Lies, she’s sharing an episode from last season. In this episode, Jami and her co-host Melissa take a closer look at the case of Jessica Wongso, who was accused of poisoning her best friend’s iced coffee with cyanide. The trial was complex, the evidence uncertain, and the ladies walked away with more questions than answers. You won’t want to miss this de...

February 23, 2020, was just another day in the lives of Jorge Torres and Sarah Boone—a day filled with aimless hours, empty routines, and drinking. Only this day, a seemingly harmless game of hide-and-seek would turn deadly. The murder weapon: a suitcase. Jorge Torres took his last breath stuck inside of a suitcase as Sarah Boone slept upstairs.  Video footage captured by Sarah that fateful evenin...

While Jami takes time off from recording MURDERISH during the Holidays, we’re releasing an episode of her other podcast, Lipstick & Lies. In this episode of Lipstick & Lies, Jami walks co-host Melissa Moore through the case of Texas stage mom, Wanda Holloway. In 1989, Wanda went to great lengths to secure her daughter’s spot on the coveted junior high cheerleading team. When her daughter, Shanna H...

On May 27th, 1991, a call came in to the front desk of the Palm Springs Ramada Inn. The caller was 33-year-old Susan Schnell, a guest at the hotel. Shockingly, Schnell said that she had been sexually assaulted and her throat had been slit. The battered woman was in critical condition but fortunately, she survived. Police quickly arrested her attacker. When investigators questioned the man about th...

In this episode of DREADlines, Jami walks listeners through two of the latest, headline-making stories. First up, Jami breaks down the case of actor, Jussie Smollett, who was convicted in 2021 on 5 of 6 counts related to staging a hate crime. Recently, Smollett’s conviction was overturned and Jami walks listeners through the details of that update. Next up is the story involving Hannah Kobayashi,...

In June 2011, Mercer law graduate Lauren Giddings went missing. The bubbly 27-year-old blonde was good-natured, intelligent, and fiercely loyal to her many friends. After a grizzly discovery, her loved ones began fearing the worst. As police looked for answers, the truth emerged in a surprising way. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Subs...

Don King is one of the most successful and well-known boxing promoters of all time. He has been closely associated with boxing legends like Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson, and Larry Holmes. Long before his career as a big-league promotor got off the ground, Don King was a gambling kingpin with two murder charges under his belt. His life after these charges played out in a way that many people would find...

In this episode of DREADlines, Jami walks listeners through two of the latest, headline-making true crime (and not-so-true crime) cases involving the Menendez Brothers and Shannon Storms Beador of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Jami catches everyone up to speed on all the latest developments in both cases, and gives an overview of key details. She also provides commentary on what’s being sa...

In August 2016, 24-year-old Ashley Byers and 54-year-old Doug Benefield got married just 13 days after meeting. To a hopeless romantic, a whirlwind romance can seem like a dream. From a more practical standpoint, marrying someone you barely know can be perceived as impulsive and reckless. People close to the couple wondered - how well can you know someone in such a short span of time? In this case...

In the premier episode of DREADlines, Jami walks listeners through two of the latest, headline- making true crime cases involving Sean “Diddy” Combs and Garth Brooks. Jami gives an overview of key details in each case, while also providing commentary on what’s being said on social media, the interwebs and the streets about these shocking cases. She also gives her own thoughts, opinions and hot tak...

On October 21, 2021 a small crew took their places on the set of a low-budget movie titled “Rust,” starring veteran actor Alec Baldwin. When it came time for the scene to be played out, Baldwin pulled out a revolver and a shot rang out. Confusion reigned as the frightened group looked in all directions. Then their eyes fixed on a single point …42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins gripping h...

Just seven days after a quadruple homicide in Wichita, Kansas, a second would take place. This crime, known as The Wichita Massacre, would become one of the most famous crimes in the history of Kansas, along with those committed by infamous serial killer, Dennis Rader (known as BTK). Between December 7 and December 14, 2000, two brothers, Reginald and Jonathan Carr, went on a robbery, rape and mur...

On a summer evening in July 2009, Teresa Butz and her fiance Jennifer Hopper were resting peacefully in their Seattle home. Disrupting the nighttime stillness, evil arrived at their doorstep and brought their worst nightmare to life. An intense manhunt for a deadly perpetrator ensued, and when he was caught a national conversation about mental health was forced to take place.  Follow Jami on Insta...

In this episode of Serial Streamers, Jami recaps the Netflix docuseries: “The Menendez Brothers.” This 2024 documentary highlights the widely publicized case involving Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers who killed their wealthy parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989. This brutal case had a grip on the entire nation because it had all the makings of a Hollywood movie …a rich family from Beverl...

At 5:24 am on Sunday, May 22, 2016, a 9-9-9 operator responded to a call from someone reporting a person who wasn’t breathing. The caller told the 9-9-9 operator that her daughter’s partner had collapsed. When emergency medical personnel reached the home, they found Lyndsey Vaux unresponsive and not breathing. Lyndsey Vaux died not long after the 9-9-9 call. Investigators could have never been pre...

In the Winter of 1995, the former leader of hip hop’s most notorious group, N.W.A., lay bed-ridden, pale, and connected to all manner of life-saving devices and fighting for every breath. At the time, Eazy was on top of his game when, seemingly out of nowhere, the iconic rapper developed a cough. At first, Eazy was diagnosed with bronchitis-related asthma and sent home three days after seeking med...

Chris Newsom and Channon Christian had been dating just a couple of months on the evening they were carjacked and kidnapped. The couple was supposed to attend a birthday party that evening but never showed. Friends and family soon began to worry and sprung into action to try to find Chris and Channon. What they would learn about the events that unfolded that night would be anybody’s worst nightmar...

In the fall of 1989, Boston natives Carol and Chuck Stuart were just two months away from expecting their first child. The young couple were four years into their marriage and expanding their family felt like the next logical step. On October 23, 1989, the Stuarts were driving home from a birthing class when disaster struck. The events that followed would not only shatter their lives, it would cha...

Tristan Jensen was a young teenager who had his whole life ahead of him. He and his family lived in Redlands California. Unfortunately, he crossed paths with another boy who would end his life much too soon. After police caught up to Tristan’s murderer, JP Remsen, they discovered just how cold, and callous the boy was. Valaree Schwab was a smart and outspoken teenager. According to her family, Val...

Murderish & Dirty Money Moves fans! Let me introduce you to Beyond the Blinds, a show where hosts Troy and Kelli are here for all of your celebrity gossip needs! They take you beyond the "celebrity blinds" and dive deeper into the dark side of Hollywood. This podcast is full of scandal, intrigue, and gossip surrounding your favorite celebrities. Please note this podcast is for entertainment purpos...

Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime is BACK! In Season 3, we’re deep diving into the case involving Tracii Hutsona, a self-described “winner” who appeared to have it all: successful businesses, multimillion dollar mansions, luxury cars, and plenty of cash to spend on high end jewelry and vacations. She’s an intriguing woman who’s had a lengthy acting and modeling career, one that saw he...

In the summer of 1993, basketball legend Michael Jordan received the most devastating news of his life. His father, James Jordan, hadn’t been seen or heard from in three weeks. Soon, the Jordan family received the news everyone feared. The NBA superstar’s father and best friend, James Jordan, had been murdered. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime T...

In this episode of Murderish, I interview John Meehan’s (AKA Dirty John) first wife, Tonia Bales. You might remember Tonia from the wildly popular Dirty John podcast, where listeners got to hear recorded phone calls between John and Tonia. John’s threats to Tonia during those calls made the hair on my arms stick up. During the interview, Tonia talks about those phone calls and her motivation behin...

19-year-old Noah Presgrove left a house party in the early morning hours of September 4, 2023 in Terral, Oklahoma. The teenager had been drinking and partying at the house for two days, along with many of his friends. A big rig driver spotted Noah’s nude and battered body on the side of Highway 81, and immediately called 911. Nearly everyone assumed Noah had been killed by a hit and run driver, ho...

When Patricia Esparza was arrested in October 2012, nobody could believe it ...not even Patricia. She had spent the last decade living abroad, working as a respected psychology professor. There was no way she could have anticipated that returning to the U.S. would bring to the forefront a dark event from her distant past. As more details came to light, the complex nature of this case would explain...