Crimes and Consequences

THANK YOU TO JESS M. AND JENNIFER S. FOR SUGGESTING THIS EPISODE! In February 1999, sweet 9-year-old Erica Baker vanished from her neighborhood in Kettering, Ohio. Kettering was once considered a safe place to raise children; now, a madman was on the loose. The investigation that would follow would shake residents to their core. This story is filled with twists, turns, lies, and deceit. Who is tel...

Remember in "Silence of the Lambs" when we are shown the character, Buffalo Bill and his basement chamber of horrors? Many claim that the character of Buffalo Bill was based on serial killer Gary Heidnik. Listen to this week's episode and you can judge for yourself. Gary Heidnik abducted six women and subjected them to some of the most disgusting torture imaginable all for his own pleasure. Join u...

If you lived under a rock in 2015, you probably missed HBO's documentary, "The Jinx" which told the story of mysterious and bizarre deaths that occurred around multi-millionaire, Robert Durst. His first wife, Kathie, disappeared without a trace. Then his best friend, Susan, was murdered. And finally...a man named Morris Black -- his dismembered body (minus his head, which was never found) was foun...

John Sweeney seemed like a hard-working and decent man when he married his first wife, Anne in 1976. However, by the time his marriage to Anne ended, John had become a violent drug-abusing alcoholic who was a threat to women everywhere. By the time the law caught up with him, he had murdered at least two women and disposed of their bodies in a most horrific way. Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCO...

It’s all a lighthearted nightmare on the MORBID podcast. Hosted by Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley, Morbid is a full dose of true crime with a splash of comedy. Join us all month long as we celebrate 5 years of MORBID with a special anniversary series, a festive edition of listener tales, and more surprises to come. Listen to Morbid wherever you get your podcasts: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD MORBID NOW!...

Killer couples have always fascinated us. How do you get another human being to go along with heinous crimes such as rape and murder? You can decide about our story this week about Alvin and Judith Neelley. Was Judith groomed by Alvin, who was 12 years her senior? Was Judith the sick one? Regardless of the reason, these two are responsible for the deaths of two young women and the attempted murder...

PART TWO! Serial Killer Christopher Wilder's murder spree lasted only seven weeks in 1984, but those seven weeks might as well have been seven years for all that he did. Chris was a successful businessman, who had all the material things you could want. So why did he choose to be such a creeper? Listen to this week's episode to hear more! Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.cri...

Serial Killer Christopher Wilder's murder spree lasted only seven weeks in 1984, but those seven weeks might as well have been seven years for all that he did. Chris was a successful businessman, who had all the material things you could want. So why did he choose to be such a creeper? Listen to this week's episode to hear more! Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.crimesandcons...

Love blooms in the strangest of places, and our story today is about Addie Hall and Zach Bowen--whose relationship blossomed during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans, Louisiana in 2005. However, as with many of our stories, their love didn't last and Addie ended up dead. Listen to this week's episode to hear this very gruesome and strange tale of Addie and Zach's rel...

The Richardson Family seemed like the perfect family. Living in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, Marc and Debra had two children, Jasmine and Jacob. Marc and Debra and seemed like loving and involved parents, concerned with their children's wellbeing. Jasmine was a great kid until she started diving into the darker side of the internet and getting into the "Goth" lifestyle. On the internet is where...

Today's episode is about a female, Mexican serial killer. If that wasn't distinct enough, our killer was also a professional wrestler. Juana Barraza had a very sad and tough childhood and ended up growing up despising her mother. The fact that she hated her mom led her to hate all "elderly" women, enough so, that authorities believe she killed anywhere from 42-48 women. Despite those numbers, Juan...

What do you do when you try to report a crime to the police and they don’t take you seriously? This week's episode is about one such instance, where, when the police finally took our victim seriously, she was already dead. Shana Grice was a young woman who was torn between two men. When she finally made up her mind, the police allowed her stalker to continue to harass her due to their past romanti...

In November of 2013, a Cleveland 911 operator got a frantic call from a woman. Her husband had just been shot outside of the home that they were packing up to move. It seemed like a robbery gone wrong. There were no perpetrators on site, and the man shot was still breathing--even after being shot four times. The man’s wife, rode along with EMS to the local hospital, with her husband, firefighter,...

During the Great Depression in the United States, a young couple, Bonnie and Clyde, grew to fame after robbing and murdering across the country. Their reign of terror came to an end in a hail of bullets-- 130 rounds to be exact – that were fired into their car after the police set up an ambush. This week's episode follows the story of Denis Muravyov and Katya Vlasova--teenagers in love who met a f...

Many apologies to you all for this being published late. Hopefully, this will be the last hiccup and we will be on our regular schedule! William Howell is one of Connecticut's most prolific serial killers and just a real bastard. Like many serial killers before him, William preyed on sex workers thinking no one would miss them. Listen to this week's episode to hear more! Episode written by Jordan...

TW: Severe child abuse There was a time in this country when there really were not any laws against child abuse. It wasn’t until 1975 did the State of Minnesota adopt legislation regarding child abuse and in 1971, the Minnesota State Supreme Court first heard a case concerning “battered-child syndrome”. This week’s case is about the horrific treatment and death of three-year-old Dennis Jergens, at...

In 2012, Cari Farver met a new man named Dave and they seemed to hit it off right away. Neither of them was looking for anything serious, so their relationship was kind of perfect for each of them…until one day when Cari seemed to do a 180 and told Dave that she wanted to move in with him. This made him uncomfortable—and he told her that he didn’t think it was a good idea. Then she flew off the ha...

Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. When a young mother disappears under unexplained circumst...

In the early morning hours of March 19, 1985, Linda Bailey Brown lost her life. When police arrived at the home, her husband, David Arnold Brown answered the door and told them his wife’s body was in their bedroom and that he thought she had been shot. Also living in the home was Linda’s 17-year-old younger sister, Patti, David’s 14-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, from a previous marriage, and David...

A BIG THANK YOU TO JESS M. WHO SUGGESTED THIS EPISODE! On October 2, 2018, Cheryl Coker dropped off her teenage daughter, Mikayla to school and supposedly went home, or at least that's what her cell phone data said. She didn't arrive to work later that morning and when Mikayla got home from school, there was no sign of Cheryl. When Cheryl's vehicle was discovered at a local Kroger grocery store la...

Chris Watts murdered his wife and two small children, then gave multiple accounts of how their deaths took place. At first, he blamed his wife for his children's death. Eventually, he admitted in step-by-step detail to a writer for her book, how he murdered his children. The information he provided is so heart-wrenching, that it will truly break your heart. Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRU...

This story really needs no introduction. Chris Watts is an evil son-of-a-bitch that brutally killed his wife, Shanann who was pregnant at the time, and two little girls, Bella and CeCe, so he could be with this paramour and live the life of a single man. Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.crimesandconsequences.com --------> Get ad-free early releases of each episode, plus o...

On the morning of November 2, 1990, a Florida Power & Light crew was working on an electrical box located in a wealthy Miami Beach neighborhood. The neighborhood was known for its beachfront mansions, however, on this day, it would be known for something that would horrify the community. Tucked along the base of one of the mansion’s exterior walls was what the electrical worker first thought w...

No one would have suspected that Philip Markoff, a med student engaged to a beautiful woman, had a secret life. There was a dark side hiding underneath this All-American man, that included BDSM and murder! Join us on Facebook and IG: @HARDCORETRUECRIME Web: www.crimesandconsequences.com --------> Get ad-free early releases of each episode, plus over 170 exclusive Members Only episodes by going...

In 1973, Willie Steelman and Doug Gretzler met by chance. This meeting would end up being deadly for 17 people in Arizona and California that same year. During a 17-day span, Willie and Doug would kill acquaintances, strangers, and children all for what seemed to be just for the thrill. This spree killing would leave not only many dead behind, but dozens more traumatized over losing their friends...