Documented 187

A secret accidental-death policy, a question about what happens if the insured person is robbed and killed, and a murder that would eventually expose far more than anyone initially knew. Sources • St. Louis County Woman Who Had Her Fiancé Murdered Sentenced to 225 Months in Prison • Jury Finds Man Guilty of 2011 St. Louis County Murder-For-Hire • Felon who Arranged Murder of St. Louis County Man S...

A trusted relationship. A sudden illness. And questions that reached far beyond one household. Sources • AAIHS — “Roberta Elder: The Case of a Black Woman Serial Killer” • Atlanta Daily World — March 7, 1953, City Edition • Atlanta Daily World — October 1, 1953, City Edition • The Oconee Enterprise — “Serial killer rests in Watkinsville: Woman poisoned children and adults” • Criminalia — “Roberta...

A marriage in crisis. Three calls to law enforcement. One locked door. By the end of the evening, one person was dead and the other was in custody. In this case file, we follow the timeline, the evidence, and the questions that remained long after the final shot. Listener discretion is advised. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🆘 CRISIS RESOURCES AVAILABLE 24/7: • Domestic Violence Support: https://theh...

In mid-1990s South Africa, a job interview could mean more than employment. For women struggling to find work, it could mean stability, independence, and a way forward. But some of those opportunities were never real. As women disappeared and bodies were discovered across Atteridgeville, Boksburg, and Cleveland, investigators began uncovering a pattern built around false job offers and trust. Cont...

In 1971, a quiet New Jersey suburb was shaken by a crime that began behind the doors of a mansion built to project success, order, and respectability. For weeks, no one knew what had happened inside the home. The family kept to themselves. The house stayed silent. The lights slowly burned out. By the time police entered, the man responsible was already gone. This episode of Documented 187 follows...

A man working late in Washington, D.C. decides to avoid the long drive home and stay overnight at a friend’s townhouse. Less than two hours after he arrives, a 911 call reports an intruder and a stabbing. But when first responders enter the guest room, the scene does not match the story. The room is too clean. The wounds are too precise. The evidence raises more questions than answers. What follow...

A woman escapes an apartment after being injured. She runs toward a nearby work van and hides inside. But the person she is running from follows her. Running Wasn’t Enough examines a fatal domestic violence case that unfolded in broad daylight in Washington, D.C., and the court proceedings that followed. LEGAL DISCLAIMER Documented 187 is a true crime podcast that uses publicly available records,...

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains discussionsof elder abuse, drugging, financial exploitation, homicide, and death. Listener discretion is advised. What does it look like when the most dangerous person in the room is also the most trusted? This episode takes you inside a Sacramento boarding house where elderly, disabled, and vulnerable tenants disappeared — and no one askedthe right questi...

A 1960 Independence, Missouri case begins with a man shot in his own bedroom and an explanation that investigators couldn't quite believe — but couldn't disprove either. What follows is a story about money, motive, and a woman who kept moving forward no matter what stood in her way. Every detail in this episode comes from documented records, court filings, and personal accounts. Listener d...

Sacramento, 1977. A quiet neighborhood. An unlocked door. A man who believed he needed blood to survive. This episode follows a case that exposed deep failures in the mental health and criminal justice systems — a man hospitalized, diagnosed, medicated, and then released back into the world with almost no net beneath him. We examine the warning signs that preceded the violence, the victims whose l...

It is 1:00 a.m. on Interstate 75. The thick Florida humidity looks like smoke in the high beams. You pull over on the dark shoulder because you think you’re in charge. You’ve got the car, the cash, and you’re twice her size. But the power dynamic vanishes the second you hear the click of the hammer. In the series premiere of Documented 187, we dive into a case that shattered FBI profiles and flipp...