True Crime Garage

She Deserved to Live ///// 962  Part 1 of 1    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   24 year old Brooke Strattan of Madison, Wisconsin was reported missing by her family on October 1, 2024. She was last seen walking with a man, believed to be her estranged boyfriend the morning after a party. The Madison Police Department reached out to the public for assistance. They had video footage of...

The Zodiac /// Part 5  Part 5 of 5   A killer’s letters. Cryptic threats. Questions that endure decades later. In the final installment of our Zodiac series, Mike Morford from the Criminology podcast joins us in the Garage to examine Zodiac’s communications with attorney Melvin Belli and the unsolved murder of Cheri Jo Bates—a case long debated for its possible connection to Zodiac. Draw...

The Zodiac /// Part 4    Part 4 of 5   A killer without a name. Letters filled with threats. Ciphers that challenged police and the public. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Zodiac terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area and demanded attention through chilling communications with the press and police. His identity remains one of true crime’s most debated mysteries. The 2018 arres...

The Zodiac /// Part 3 Part 3 of 5 A killer without a name. Letters filled with threats. Ciphers that challenged police and the public. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Zodiac terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area and demanded attention through chilling communications with the press and police. His identity remains one of true crime’s most debated mysteries. The 2018 arrest of Golden State Ki...

The Zodiac /// Part 2   Part 2 of 5   A killer without a name. Letters filled with threats. Ciphers that challenged police and the public. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Zodiac terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area and demanded attention through chilling communications with the press and police. His identity remains one of true crime’s most debated mysteries. The 2018 arrest of G...

The Zodiac /// Part 1    Part 1 of 5   A killer without a name. Letters filled with threats. Ciphers that challenged police and the public. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Zodiac terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area and demanded attention through chilling communications with the press and police. His identity remains one of true crime’s most debated mysteries. The 2018 arres...

The Zodiac Killer? /// Part 2 /// 961 Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   The Zodiac Killer remains officially unidentified, making his string of crimes one of the most infamous cold cases in American history. Operating primarily in Northern California between 1968 and 1969, the killer came to symbolize a unique brand of public terror. The Zodiac operated with an almost supern...

The Zodiac Killer? /// Part 1 /// 960  Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   The Zodiac Killer remains officially unidentified, making his string of crimes one of the most infamous cold cases in American history. Operating primarily in Northern California between 1968 and 1969, the killer came to symbolize a unique brand of public terror. The Zodiac operated with an almost...

Babes in the Wood Murders /// Chapter 4 Chapter 4 /// Double Jeopardy   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   Babes in the Wood Murders - Chapter 4 /// Double Jeopardy Almost eight years to the night that Margaret Frame disappeared and later was found killed in a park in Brighton, the terror climbed to a new level. This time it was the disappearance of two little girls, best friends who were playin...

Babes in the Wood Murders /// Chapter 3 Chapter 3 /// The Search    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   Babes in the Wood Murders - Chapter 3 /// The Search  Almost eight years to the night that Margaret Frame disappeared and later was found killed in a park in Brighton, the terror climbed to a new level. This time it was the disappearance of two little girls, best friends who were play...

Babes in the Wood Murders /// Chapter 2  Chapter 2 /// The Murder of Margaret Frame    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   Babes in the Wood Murders - Chapter 2 /// The Murder of Margaret Frame  In the late 1970s sexual assault attacks were on the rise in Brighton, England. London saw a very similar uptick in crimes against women and child as well. By the autumn of 1978, Brigh...

Babes in the Wood Murders /// Chapter 1  Chapter 1 /// The Darkening of Brighton    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   Babes in the Wood Murders - Chapter 1 /// The Darkening of Brighton In the late 1970s sexual assault attacks were on the rise in Brighton, England. London saw a very similar uptick in crimes against women and child as well. By the autumn of 1978, Brighton and the...

Interstate Strangler /// Part 2 /// 955 Part 2 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   This week in the Garage we explore one of the most unsettling unsolved murder investigations in Indiana and Ohio history - the case of the unidentified killer known as the I-70 Strangler. The killings took place across Indiana and Ohio between 1980 and 1991. During that span, at least 12 men and boys were mu...

Interstate Strangler /// Part 1 /// 954 Part 1 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   This week in the Garage we explore one of the most unsettling unsolved murder investigations in Indiana and Ohio history - the case of the unidentified killer known as the I-70 Strangler. The killings took place across Indiana and Ohio between 1980 and 1991. During that span, at least 12 men and boys were mu...

Tracy Harkness ////// Part 4 of 4    Friday, November 6, 1992 was a horrifying day that forever changed the lives of everyone who knew and loved 24 year old Tracy Renee Harkness.  Tracy was found beaten to death in her apartment that she shared with her 18 month old daughter.  There were no signs of forced entry and police ruled out burglary as a motive. Investigators said the...

Tracy Harkness ////// Part 3 of 4    Friday, November 6, 1992 was a horrifying day that forever changed the lives of everyone who knew and loved 24 year old Tracy Renee Harkness.  Tracy was found beaten to death in her apartment that she shared with her 18 month old daughter.  There were no signs of forced entry and police ruled out burglary as a motive. Investigators said the...

Tracy Harkness ////// Part 2 of 4    Friday, November 6, 1992 was a horrifying day that forever changed the lives of everyone who knew and loved 24 year old Tracy Renee Harkness.  Tracy was found beaten to death in her apartment that she shared with her 18 month old daughter.  There were no signs of forced entry and police ruled out burglary as a motive. Investigators said the...

Tracy Harkness ////// Part 1 of 4    Friday, November 6, 1992 was a horrifying day that forever changed the lives of everyone who knew and loved 24 year old Tracy Renee Harkness.  Tracy was found beaten to death in her apartment that she shared with her 18 month old daughter.  There were no signs of forced entry and police ruled out burglary as a motive. Investigators said the...

The House by the Water /// Russell and Shirley Dermond /// Part 2 On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, a woman called 911 from the lakeside home of her friends, Russell and Shirley Dermond. The elderly couple had been missing for days. Concerned friends went to check on them and made a horrifying discovery inside the garage: Russell Dermond was dead. Shirley was nowhere to be found. What investigators would u...

The House by the Water /// Russell and Shirley Dermond /// Part 1 On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, a woman called 911 from the lakeside home of her friends, Russell and Shirley Dermond. The elderly couple had been missing for days. Concerned friends went to check on them and made a horrifying discovery inside the garage: Russell Dermond was dead. Shirley was nowhere to be found. What investigators would u...

The Pastor’s Wife /// Mica Miller /// Part 2 /// 953 Part 2 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com    The new Netflix docu-series  Death of a Pastor’s Wife has folks talking, including Nic and the Captain. This week we explore and discuss the life and death of Mica Miller. Mica’s death was ruled a suicide in April of 2024.   Beer of the Week - Serpent’s Kiss, watermelon Pilsner b...

The Pastor’s Wife /// Mica Miller /// Part 1 /// 952   Part 1 of 2 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com      The new Netflix docu-series Death of a Pastor’s Wife has folks talking, including Nic and the Captain. This week we explore and discuss the life and death of Mica Miller. Mica’s death was ruled a suicide in April of 2024.  Beer of the Week - Serpent’s Kiss, watermelon Pilsner b...

Stars Bar Murders ////// 951 Part 1 of 1   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com This week, we step into the Garage to look at a double homicide from 2023. Shortly after closing time, Jessyca Hohn, along with her coworker and best friend, Katie Dunke, were both shot and killed just steps outside of the Stars Bar & Grill. On May 21, 2023, a physical altercation occurred in the parking lot of the bar at which bo...

Fox Hollow Farm /// Part 2 /// 950 Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In 1994, Herbert Baumeister’s son discovered a human skull and bone fragments in the woods. Baumeister, a successful businessman, convinced his wife that the bones were from a medical skeleton belonging to his late father, a doctor. In 1996, police murder investigations regarding several missing men intensified. Baumeister'...

Fox Hollow Farm /// Part 1 /// 949 Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In 1994, Herbert Baumeister’s son discovered a human skull and bone fragments in the woods. Baumeister, a successful businessman, convinced his wife that the bones were from a medical skeleton belonging to his late father, a doctor. In 1996, police murder investigations regarding several missing men intensified. Baumeister'...