True Crime State of Mind

Kirk Lankford said he side swiped Masumi Watanabe as she was walking home from the grocery story in April of 2007. According to Kirk, problem was that when he tried to offer her a ride and apologize, Masumi couldn't understand him because she didn't speak much English. While she was a little banged up from getting swiped by his work truck, witnesses saw Masumi get into his truck on her own. She wa...

Albert Paul was a regular Houdini when it came to prison. He escaped so many times that I almost lost count! His criminal career culminated when he was accused and convicted of the murder of Ellen Donahue in 1971.

This week, we are headed to the Granite State of New Hampshire, for the sexual sadist, Sheila LaBarre. She manipulated younger men into believing they were molested, victims of incest, and pedophiles themselves. After the men went missing, nobody came looking for them. Until Kenneth Countie's family wouldn't give up. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on Facebook, insta, youtube, a...

This week, Carmella will take us WAY BACK to the early 1900s with the tale of Lucina Broadwell. She was found partially clothed, face down in a field in Barre, Vermont. Was the murderer her husband, her lover, or an unknown person? This story has it all: a brothel, a madam, a horse-drawn hearse, love, betrayal, affairs, and more! Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on Facebook, inst...

It's another 2-PARTER! This episode is part 2. In this episode we will dissect the crime. But was really a crime? We will also discuss what happened in the aftermath. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecri...

It's another 2-PARTER! This episode is part 1. In this episode we will introduce the players in this rich tale: Eduardo Tirella and Doris Duke. Friends for more than 7 years, the two were practically inseparable. But when Eddie decides to break ties professionally with DD, one of them will end up dead. But was it by unfortunate accident? Or was it rage-fueled murder? Make sure your follow us on al...

We are starting off Pride Month with a tale from the LGBTQ+ friendly town of Provincetown, Massachusetts! The Lady of the Dunes was found face down in the sand dunes. She was unidentified for DECADES, but very recently it was finally discovered who she was. Did her killer get away with it? Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateof...

Jonathon Edington took justice into his own hands when he was told that his 2 year old daughter had been molested by his neighbor, Barry James. Jonathon stabbed James to death in 2006, but were his actions justified? Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on Facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us wi...

Gary Sampson, the proverbial "career criminal" went on a killing spree that lasted week in July 2001. Among his four victims, only one would survive. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at ⁠truecrimestateofmind@gm...

Jennifer Levin was strangled by Robert Chambers in a case that the media would dub “The Preppy Murder.” After serving his unfortunately light sentence for murder, Robert doesn’t stop there. He finds himself facing more charges and an even longer prison sentence. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapc...

This week we are doing something a little different, and we are bringing you TWO cases! Both of which are Innocence Project cases from Pennsylvania. We will tell you all about the wrongful convictions of Terri Smallwood and Lorenzo Johnson. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate....

In part 1, we discussed Latonia Bellamy’s part in the murders of Nia and Mike. In part 2, we will talk about Darmelia Lawrence and Shiquan Bellamy’s part in this case. But like any twisted tale, this wild ride takes us on a journey through three MORE murders before we’re done. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And tw...

Latonia Bellamy had no real reason to kill newly engaged couple Nia Haqq and Michael Muchioki. This so-called “thrill killing” tragically took place in 2010, right after the happy couple’s engagement party. That’s where this case started, but it ended up taking us through more murders, drugs, family ties, and multiple incarcerations. And I thought this would be short one. It definitely is not. Thi...

Today we are taking you to Delaware with one of the first ever Cyber Stalking cases in the US. This (fairly) recent crime involves the Matusiewicz family's twisted, tangled, life and ends in the sorrowful death of Christine and her friend Beth. The killer might surprise you. The location will definitely surprise you. The ending is one we didn't see coming. Make sure your follow us on all the socia...

Samuel Byck tried to use an airplane as a weapon long before 9/11. His target? The White House -- and President Nixon, specifically. Listen to this week’s dive into history for this true crime case. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your sug...

Harry Powers - AKA: John Schroeder, Joseph Gildow, Cornelius Orvin Pierson, A.R. Weaver, The BlueBeard of Quiet Dell, Mail-Order BlueBeard, The West Virginia BlueBeard, Herman Drenth, and probably many others! This man killed at LEAST five people that has been proven and confessed to. But are there more? Listen today's episode to get the whole, creepy story. Make sure your follow us on all the soc...

Grace Sherwood, better known as The Witch of Pungo was the only person tried by “ducking” in Virginia. Ducking is when the accused is bound and thrown into a body of water. If they sink, they are innocent, but they die. If they float, they are a witch, but they live. Listen now to see what happened to Grace. Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok...

The conclusion to Episode 40, part 1 of the National Forest Serial Killer. If you haven't listened to the previous episode, now's your chance! P.S. Fam! Make sure your follow us on all the socials! We’re on facebook, insta, youtube, and tiktok, @truecrimestateofmind . And twitter and snapchat @ truecrimestate. You can also email us with any of your suggestions or questions at truecrimestateofmind@...

Welcome to our 4th Multi-stater episode! This one was soooo interesting, and so long that it is broken into two parts. This is part 1, and part 2 will be released next week. Listen as we wrap three cases up into one as the final victim begins to solve two other cold cases - all in THREE different states. Journey with us down south as we follow the National Forest Serial Killer.

This crime is a real whodunit all the way up the very end! Get your guesses in folks, because Brooke did not see this one coming! Carmella chose a twisted tale from Grovetown, Georgia that includes everything from suspect family members to neighbors who get a little TOO cozy with one another.

The story of Denita Smith starts with a secret love triangle and ends in the tragic death of a bright graduate student. Along the way, we'll toss around a possible police cover-up, a rape allegation, some stalking, recorded phone calls and a missing murder weapon. In the end, cell phone records will set the record straight and save the day. Listen to this week's episode in Durham, North Carolina.

This crime is a real whodunit all the way up the very end! Get your guesses in folks, because Brooke did not see this one coming! Carmella chose a twisted tale from Grovetown, Georgia that includes everything from suspect family members to neighbors who get a little TOO cozy with one another.

Was it self-defense? Or did it happen because of a 3-day alcohol- and drug-induced binge? Either way, three people lost their lives on that early November morning in 1997. Listen to this week's episode for their story.

In this episode, we explore the Freedom Summer Murders, when three activists were abducted and murdered in the city of Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement. The victims were James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi, and Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner from New York City.

This episode we are bringing you a recent/ongoing case from Tallahassee, Florida. In the case of Dan Markel, a respected law professor and doting father, a twisted web of who's who will keep you on your toes and guessing who done it. This case involved security footage, toll booth records, cell phone records, banking records and so much more to find the culprit....but did they get them all? So man...