Crime With My Coffee

In October 1927, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, housekeeper Nettie Compass walked into the apartment she was supposed to clean and found it covered in blood. Once the police arrived, they found the dismembered bodies of Leonide Moity and her sister-in-law, Theresa Moity, stuffed into trunks in the bedrooms of the apartment. After a quick search, the man responsible for their deat...

Kim Groves was a 32 year old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana in 1994. She was a mother and was also kinda considered the "neighborhood" mom, always cheering on the neighborhood kids, getting on to them when they needed it, and looking out for them. She had a run in with a NOPD officer, Len Davis, on day after he had beat a young man he had mistakenly identified as a suspect that had shot a fell...

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In the early 1990s in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, a man that the FBI would give the name of Cowboy Bob to, was robbing banks. He would walk in, wearing his cowboy hat, gloves, and hand over a note to the teller demanding all the money they had, minus any dye packs. He was always described as very calm and collected. It wasn't until late 1992 that Cowboy Bob robbed two banks in the same day that...

In April 2007, a little over a week after Michele MacNeill had a full facelift done, she was found in her bathtub, not breathing. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. Listen in this week as we talk about her life, her death, and the aftermath. Sources for this episode: sources to be updated soon Support the show

Rey Rivera, a writer and videographer, seemed to have disappeared May 16, 2006 after he received a phone call that has never had a name or business put with it publicly. His wife, Allison, was out of town for work when he went missing. His body was found May 24, 2006, eight days later. He had seemingly jumped from the roof of the Belvedere Hotel, going through another part of the roof several feet...

This week we tried to keep things a bit more on the lighter side with the upcoming holidays. June tells us about some crazy and funny stories from Texas, and Suzanne challenges June to a game of Texas Man vs Florida Man where she gets a headline without the state named and June has to guess the state. Sources for this episode: Sources to be updated soon Support the show

December 12, 1997, Brian Deneke was run over by Dustin Camp and his 1983 Cadillac during a big brawl between the jocks and the punks in Amarillo, Texas. Join us this week as we discuss the short life of Brian Deneke, a man who by the time he was 19 had become the unofficial leader of the Amarillo punk scene. Sources for this episode: News Channel 10 - Teen Killer Camp Receives Parole Texas Monthly...

On November 29, 2004, armored truck guard Robert Keith Palomares was shot dead in front of the AMC Ahwatukee movie theater in Phoenix, Arizona. The FBI quickly zeroed in on Jason Derek Brown as a suspect. They were just a step or two behind him. In December 2008, he was added to the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list where he remained for nearly 15 years. Jason Brown is still on the run. If you have a...

On November 24, 1971, an average looking man, who identified himself as Dan Cooper, bought a one way ticket from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington. During this flight he informed the flight attendant that he had a bomb and a list of demands she needed to take to the pilots. Once his demands were met, the flight landed, but then took off again headed towards Reno, Nevada. Somewhere between Se...

In 1981, Robert Mountford, Jr and his coworker Laura Susan Ramsay were hiking the Appalachian Trail. In May, they were in Virginia, hiking the area of the trail around Dismal Creek, near Pearisburg. When they didn't arrive at a scheduled meet with a fellow hiker towards the end of the month, the hiker called the authorities. A few days later, their bodies were found, along with a fingerprint that...

We have the pleasure of chatting with the writer and director of American Murderer, Matthew Gentile. American Murderer is a true crime thriller based on the story of Jason Derek Brown. Jason Brown has been on the FBI's Most Wanted list for nearly 20 years, after he disappeared after the murder of armored truck guard, Robert Keith Palomares and making off with about $56,000 in cash. American Murder...

This week we have two quick cases for you. First up, we have the tragic death of Sean McHugh. He was 19 years old, on his way to the laundromat, when he was attacked by five guys of the local gang, the Laneheads. All five killers were quickly apprehended. Also, we discuss the life and accomplishments of actor Phil Hartman and his unfortunate death at the hands of his wife. Sources for this episode...

In the late 1980s, New Castle County in Delaware became the hunting grounds for The Corridor Killer. Once captured, Steven Pennell was convicted of the murders of Shirley Ellis and Catherine DiMauro. He plead No Contest in the murders of Margaret Finner and Michelle Gordon. Kathleen Meyer's body has never been found, though she is suspected to be a fifth victim of Pennell. After his trial, Pennell...

During 1970 and 1971, a man was stalking women in Bucharest, Romania. He would attack them in the middle of the night, during insane weather events, and he reportedly would drink blood from some of his victims. This man became known as the Vampire of Bucharest. He was eventually identified as Ion Rimaru. He was caught, arrested, and convicted of several crimes before he was ultimately sentenced to...

On July 24, 2002, Clara Harris confronted her husband of 20 years about the affair he was having with his former receptionist. She did this in the foyer of the hotel he and his mistress had gotten a room in in Houston, Texas. When told to take it outside, Clara got behind the wheel of her car and proceeded to run him over and kill him. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Friendswood, Texas , Hou...

In 2015 in Bristol, England, 16 year old Rebecca "Becky" Watts was reported missing. Within the next two weeks, police launched the #FindBecky campaign online, searched multiple homes, and did everything they could to find the missing teenager. Just under two weeks after she was reported missing, the police arrested two people in connection with her disappearance and her subsequent murder. It hit...

David Mason was a serial killer who targeted elderly people in the early 1980s. He also left a cassette tape in the possession of his family, who turned it over to the police when they came knocking. This tape had David's confessions on it, with details only the police and the killer could know. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Statesboro, Georgia , David Mason (murderer) , Oakland, Californi...

Take a break for the heavy episodes with us this week as we share some short and humorous crime stories. Sources for this episode: Newser - Cops: Man Stole Car, Tried to Sell It Back to Its Owner Police1 - 20 crazy funny police reports BabaMail - Could These Be the Most Incompetent Criminals? Fox News - Florida man sent back to jail after not paying for taxi ride home from jail WSB TV - Florida wo...

In the 1970s in Wyoming, Mark Hopkinson, who had seemed to have such a promising football career ahead of him before injuring his knee, ended up being the only person sentenced to death and executed in the state since 1965. Sources for this episode: sources to be updated soon Support the show

In 1968 in Good Hart, Michigan, the Robison family was on a vacation in a remote cabin on Lake Michigan. Even though they weren't discovered for over three weeks, and even though there was plenty of evidence to charge a person of interest with the murders, it was nearly five years before a new prosecuting attorney would do so. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Readmond Township, Michigan Wikip...

We have made a promise to you amazing listeners, and we are unable to keep that promise this week. We have experienced some crazy rain and storms and flooding in our particular regions of Texas over the past few days and our internet is currently not working to get this week's episode recorded for you guys. We are trying every day (and have been for three days now) to get it recorded and it is jus...

January 31, 2012 Billy Payne and his live in girlfriend and mother of his infant child, Billie Jean Hayworth, were found shot to death in their Mountain City, Tennessee home. During the course of the investigation, officers identified Marvin "Buddy" Potter, his wife, Barbara, and their youngest daughter, Janelle, as enemies. What they uncovered throughout the course of their investigation would in...

In the mid 1980s in England two teenage girls were found raped and strangled. Their murderer, Colin Pitchfork, was eventually identified by his semen that he left behind through the discovery of Alek Jefferys' DNA identification. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Colin Pitchfork Wikipedia - Newbold Verdon Wikipedia - Leicester The Guardian - Killer breakthrough - the day DNA evidence first nai...

In September 2012, Harold Henthorn, a wealthy business man in Denver, Colorado, was on a hiking trip with his second wife, Toni Bertolet Henthorn, to celebrate their 12th anniversary. Harold would call 9-1-1 about 6 pm that evening to report that he needed help as his wife had gone over the edge of a cliff. Sadly, she wouldn't make it out of the park alive. Listen in this week as we learn about th...