True Crimecast

A fraternity at Penn State gets cause selling cocaine, and a murder for hire plot does not go as planned. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On April 17, 1994, 20-year-old expectant mother Tina Heins was brutally murdered in her Jacksonville, Florida apartment. Police quickly set their sights on her 19-year-old brother-in-law, Chad Heins, who had been sleeping on the living room couch after a night out. Did police have the right guy in Chad? Or did tunnel vision allow the actual killer to slip through their fingers? -- For early, ad fr...

In an attempt to save the world, a man recycles himself. And when you steal a forklift, you'd better have a good reason. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How do you invent a human being from scratch to fool an enemy's intelligence apparatus? Operation Mincemeat wasn't just a military distraction, it was a masterclass in psychological manipulation. MI5 and Naval Intelligence meticulously crafted "Major William Martin," creating a paper trail of love letters, theater stubs, overdue bills, and fabricated top-secret memos attached to a dead man's wrist...

On April 13, 1987, 54-year-old psychiatric nurse and prison minister Retha Welch was found brutally murdered in her Newport, Kentucky home. Police quickly set their sights on William Virgil, a recently released inmate who admitted to a prior relationship with her. A jury convicted him in 1988, but decades later, the conviction unravelled amidst recanted snitch testimonies, missing rape kits, and D...

In this episode, we sit down with Nikki Young , host of the Serial Napper podcast, to take a deep dive into the disturbing and unsolved disappearance of 22-year-old Liam Tomen . On the weekend of January 31, 2025 , Liam and two friends traveled from Whitby, Ontario, to the resort village of Mont Tremblant, Quebec, for a ski trip. After spending the evening at local village spots—ending at Le P'tit...

A major corporation tries to push a local company out of business, and a deathbed confession is not always a get out of jail free card.  -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What do a frozen meat heist and a cattle ponzi scheme have in common? Pretty much only the beef. And the crime. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eight student nurses killed. One survivor under a bed. A country horrified. Jamie and John cover the brutal 1966 Chicago mass murder by Richard Speck, the dramatic trial featuring Corazon Amurao’s courageous testimony, and the scandalous Stateville prison tapes leaked years after his conviction. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simple...

How can a single hair preserved on a glass microscope slide in 1996 wait thirty years for science to catch up? When seven-year-old Morgan Jade Violi was abducted in broad daylight from her Bowling Green apartment complex, an entire community was paralyzed by fear and unanswered questions. For three decades, dedicated investigators quietly guarded every piece of trace evidence, waiting for technolo...

A college football player who is paid a great deal of money to play football is suspended for accepting pocket change, and a lady takes her midlife crisis to the extreme in trying to hotwire a yacht. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

A tragedy takes place in a Kentucky lake. Who knows what happened, and will we ever know? AI facial recognition software identifies the wrong person...in the wrong state. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What started on an airplane seat in 1998 transformed into a multi-billion-dollar empire and one of the most infamous corporate cautionary tales in modern history. In this episode of True Crimecast, Jamie and John dissect the explosive rise and catastrophic fall of LuLaRoe. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

On today's bonus episode, Jamie and John sit down to talk with Hope Hooton. Hope is a child safety advocate, author, and podcast host who campaigns for family court reform after the tragic loss of her two young children, Alec and Lydia. We discuss Hope's book, "There's Still Hope: A Journey of Adversity, Tragedy, and Unshakable Faith" and the recent legislation he pushed through the legal system i...

A man in Kansas City is found trapped inside the worst part of a portable toilet, and a woman in Florida (because, of course) decides she is too good for a totally, completely random license plate.  -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pers...

In light of the recent A&E documentary about "new" evidence in the Scott Peterson case, we wanted to share our 2018 episode about the murder of his wife, Laci, and son, Connor. Even though this doc promises new findings, not much has changed from this recording aside from better recording equipment. On Christmas Eve of 2002, Scott Peterson left his pregnant wife, Laci, at home to go on a fishing t...

This episode includes a top-tier "dumb criminal" story and a prank that turns a New Jersey town upside down.  -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A small town, a teenage romance, and an anonymous stalker sending 40 death threats a day. When the FBI stepped in to find out who was terrorizing high schoolers Lauryn and Owen, they uncovered a logistical nightmare that hit too close to home. As seen in "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish", John and John break down one of the most surprising twists in recent true crime memory.  -- For early,...

Was justice served properly? Is there a case to be made for any of the Pikeville Six to be released? Thanks for listening to season one of Paradigm. Be sure to subscirbe to this show so that you receive updates on new season releases, bonus content, and more. For licensing information, follow the link below. All sounds and clips are used with permission or on a fair use basis.https://docs.google.c...

John and Jamie discuss the punishments for the Pikeville six. For licensing information, follow the link below. All sounds and clips are used with permission or on a fair use basis.https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QJcVK3kEfoSvp9GGM3YITa4kTWvT5VE/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=114163905137206803311&rtpof=true&sd=true This is a B + B Creative Production. Podcast distributed by Stove Leg Media.  -- For...

Jamie and John explore whether the Pikeville six were truly worshipers of Satan. Could they be have been simply misguided young folks who were into things that a number of teenagers in 1997 were into? For licensing information, follow the link below. All sounds and clips are used with permission or on a fair use basis.https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QJcVK3kEfoSvp9GGM3YITa4kTWvT5VE/edit?usp=sh...

 Jamie and John discuss the stories of Jason Bryant, Dean Mullins, and Joseph Risner. For licensing information, follow the link below. All sounds and clips are used with permission or on a fair use basis.https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QJcVK3kEfoSvp9GGM3YITa4kTWvT5VE/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=114163905137206803311&rtpof=true&sd=true This is a B + B Creative Production. Podcast distributed by...

John and Jamie interview an advocate for Karen Howell and a few of Satan's Six in this exclusive interview. For licensing information, follow the link below. All sounds and clips are used with permission or on a fair use basis.https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QJcVK3kEfoSvp9GGM3YITa4kTWvT5VE/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=114163905137206803311&rtpof=true&sd=true This is a B + B Creative Production. P...

John and Jamie explore the Satanic Panic and how it could have influenced the investigation and trial of Satan's Six. For licensing information, follow the link below. All sounds and clips are used with permission or on a fair use basis.https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QJcVK3kEfoSvp9GGM3YITa4kTWvT5VE/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=114163905137206803311&rtpof=true&sd=true This is a B + B Creative Pro...

Jamie and John explore who the Lillelids were, and how their son Peter has adjusted to life after sufffering this extreme trauma as an infant. For licensing information, follow the link below. All sounds and clips are used with permission or on a fair use basis.https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QJcVK3kEfoSvp9GGM3YITa4kTWvT5VE/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=114163905137206803311&rtpof=true&sd=true Thi...