The FOX True Crime Podcast

Weeks after 35-year-old psychotherapist and new mother Brooke Hanlon was found stabbed to death inside her home, authorities say her missing husband has retained an attorney and is communicating with investigators. Police have made no arrests as the homicide investigation continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Months after the five friends disappeared, investigators made a haunting discovery: one man was found inside a remote Forest Service trailer stocked with food, fuel, warm clothing, and supplies that could have kept someone alive for months. So why wasn't it enough? Why was the heat never turned on? And what happened to the fifth man, whose body has never been found?Author and archival researcher T...

Forty-one years after a traveling salesman was murdered in an Ohio Holiday Inn, forensic evidence discarded behind a Georgia Cracker Barrel has finally led detectives to his alleged killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What drove five dependable friends into a freezing forest? In 1978, the "Yuba County Five" vanished after a basketball game, abandoning their working car 75 miles off course in the remote Sierra Nevada mountains. Nearly five decades later, it remains one of America’s most chilling unsolved mysteries. Archival expert and author of Things Aren't Right, Tony Wright investigates who these men were, th...

DNA from a soda bottle has linked Diane Curry Peck to the 1985 murder of her newborn son, "Baby Boy Doe". The infant was found dead in the woods by hunters decades ago. Reopened in 2022 using genetic genealogy, the investigation led to Peck, who allegedly admitted to giving birth in a car. She has pleaded not guilty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wellness check takes a deadly turn after a former college football player barricades himself inside a home. 41-year-old Sierra Campbell is facing murder and aggravated assault charges in Fulton County after a tense standoff. Relatives grew worried about a 71-year-old family member, leading police to the residence. Officials had previously responded to a mental health crisis at the home. Learn mo...

In Part Two, Dr. John D. Van Dyke joins Chanley Painter to examine how the Lindbergh kidnapping became one of America's first viral conspiracy theories. They discuss the decades of claims that sought to clear Bruno Richard Hauptmann, why some people believed Charles Lindbergh was somehow involved in his own son's death, and how public distrust, celebrity, and sensational storytelling fueled those...

Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh returned to court for a status hearing ahead of his tentative April 2027 murder retrial. Defense lawyers are already clashing with prosecutors over courtroom shackles and new DNA requests, following the state Supreme Court's decision to overturn Murdaugh's original 2023 conviction due to juror tampering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

Author Dr. John D. Van Dyke joins Chanley Painter to revisit the 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of America's most famous aviator.  From the homemade ladder and ransom notes to the massive investigation and the arrest of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, they examine the evidence, the groundbreaking forensic techniques, and the trial that became known as the "Crime of the Cen...

A former youth pastor accused of pushing his wife to her death at Zion National Park in 2006 has died by suicide in jail, just three days after a chilling tip regarding an underage affair led to his long-delayed murder charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than three years after a Pennsylvania couple was found murdered in their suburban Philadelphia home, investigators have charged their daughter, Michelle Zajko, with orchestrating the killings. Authorities say the case is connected to the so-called "Zizians," a cult-like group linked to multiple violent crimes across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

In 1927, a disgruntled farmer detonated explosives beneath a Michigan elementary school, killing dozens in the deadliest school massacre in U.S. history. Nearly a century later, why has the Bath School disaster been forgotten? True crime historian and author of 'Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer,'  Harold Schechter joins to unpack this dark, overlooked chapte...

An emotional plea from NBC Today Show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie comes amid new developments in her mother's abduction.  A newly revealed second ransom note claims that 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie died shortly after she was abducted, stating she was "buried with nature." A shift from the initial note demanding cryptocurrency for her safe return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Netflix's The Crash has reignited national obsession with the case of Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio teenager convicted of murder after intentionally driving into a brick wall at 100 mph, killing her boyfriend and friend. But beyond the shocking headlines, what does this tragedy reveal about the dark intersection of toxic teenage relationships, social media performance, and modern parenting? License...

Just one day after signaling a mental health defense, Luigi Mangione's legal team abruptly pulled the filing as he continues to fight state and federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge delivered a blistering condemnation of Rex Heuermann before sentencing the admitted Gilgo Beach serial killer to multiple life terms, bringing a dramatic end to a case that remained unsolved for decades before DNA evidence led to his arrest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2021, Gabby Petito's disappearance during a cross-country road trip with fiancé Brian Laundrie captured the nation's attention. From viral body-camera footage to a nationwide search and the discovery of Gabby's remains, the case unfolded in real time before millions. Veteran journalist Ted Rowlands joins Chanley Painter to discuss the investigation, the key moments in the case, and how a missin...

Timothy Hudson, the teen accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 18-year-old step-sister Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise, surrendered to U.S. Marshals after a judge moved to revoke his pretrial release, ruling he poses a danger to himself and others. Hudson has pleaded not guilty and faces a possible life sentence if convicted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

In 2019, two women were brutally murdered within hours of each other in Cape Coral, Florida. The man responsible, Wade Wilson, would later confess to the killings and ultimately be sentenced to death. But as the case gained national attention, Wilson became the subject of something few expected: a devoted online fanbase. Social media users dubbed him the "Deadpool Killer," creating fan pages, vira...

New Hampshire's highest court overturned Adam Montgomery's murder conviction in the death of his five-year-old daughter Harmony, ruling he did not receive a fair trial, while leaving several related convictions intact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Minnesota deli owner accused of stealing more than $4.2 million from a federal child nutrition program has surrendered, becoming the first arrest tied to the FBI’s new “Most Wanted Fraudsters” initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Part One, we examined the decades-long investigation into the murders of Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison. Today, Chanley sits down with renowned investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore, whose groundbreaking work helped solve the case more than 30 years later. Moore explains how forensic genetic genealogy identified a new suspect, brought answers to the vict...

A South Carolina judge has been appointed to oversee the next phase of Alex Murdaugh’s murder case after the state Supreme Court overturned his convictions and ordered further proceedings in the high-profile double murder trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On December 6, 1991, the city of Austin, Texas, was changed forever. Four teenage girls, Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, were brutally murdered inside a yogurt shop, which was then set on fire. It became one of the most infamous, heartbreaking mysteries in American history. Decades of traditional police work led to dead ends, wrongful convictions, and overturned v...

Veteran actor James Handy, known for roles in Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick, has died after authorities say he was fatally stabbed outside a Los Angeles County home, with his girlfriend's son now under arrest in the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices