Crimeatorium

In the early 1980s, a series of disappearances involving young boys left families across Utah searching for answers. What investigators eventually uncovered was a horrifying pattern of crimes committed by a man who appeared, to those around him, to be entirely ordinary. This is the story of Arthur Gary Bishop, a man who concealed a terrible secret behind an unassuming exterior, and the investigati...

The year was 1974 and Lana Harding was a teacher at the Pioneer School, a one room building with only 5 students located 13 miles northeast of Conrad, Montana. Lana lived in the teacherage, which was a housing accommodation the school provided for her. We will also go to Coeur d’Alene Idaho, the home of Debra Prety, a 15 year old girl whose life was stolen from her and her loved ones, while walkin...

On November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

On November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

Onn November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

Onn November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

In November 2015, Michael Shaver, a Disney World employee and father of two, seemingly vanished from his Florida home. His wife, Laurie, told friends and family that he had abandoned them and started a new life. But as the years passed without anyone seeing or speaking to Michael, questions began to mount. When a concerned friend finally contacted authorities, investigators turned their attention...

In the early morning hours of June 24, 2000, fifteen-year-old Trisha Autry disappeared from her family’s home in Hyrum, Utah. She left behind her money and belongings, and no one knew whether she had gone willingly or had been taken.  If you’d like to support Crimeatorium and help fund its research and production, visit crimeatorium.com/support . Music: CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmu...

Ten-year-old Ame Deal lived in a crowded Phoenix home filled with adults and children. Yet behind its walls, she endured prolonged cruelty, degrading punishments, and treatment that singled her out from everyone else. This is the case of Ame Deal: a child surrounded by people who could see what was happening, but failed to protect her. This episode contains descriptions of severe child abuse and t...

In May 1977, Immanuel and Rachel David moved their seven children into an eleventh-floor suite at Salt Lake City’s International Dunes Hotel. The children rarely ventured outside, received no conventional schooling, and appeared to live entirely within the world their father had constructed. Born Charles Bruce Longo, Immanuel David claimed to be a prophet and eventually declared himself to be God....

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: Lauren is Mary-Beth Tomaselli’s daughter and Anthony Tomaselli’s granddaughter. She had been staying with Anthony and helping care for him, and she was inside his home on the night he died. According to investigators, Lauren was given a sleeping pill so she would remain asleep and not witness what happened. In this final installment, Lauren discusses her relationship with...

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: In Part 6, investigators speak with the doctor for whom Linda Sue Roberts worked for approximately 30 years. Although this interview does not introduce a major new development, it provides an outside perspective on Linda, her family, and the circumstances surrounding Anthony Tomaselli’s health and death. It also gives listeners additional context for evaluating statements...

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: Mary-Beth Tomaselli is Linda Sue Roberts’s sister and the other daughter of Anthony Tomaselli. After interviewing Linda, investigators brought Mary-Beth in for questioning about her father’s death and her possible involvement in the events Linda had described. The audio presented in Part 5 is Mary-Beth’s interview with detectives. For the clearest understanding of the case...

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: Following the secretly recorded conversations presented in the previous episodes, investigators asked Linda Sue Roberts to come in for an interview. The audio in Part 4 is the resulting conversation between Linda and detectives as they question her about her father’s death. For the clearest understanding of the events, please listen to Parts 1 through 3 before continuing....

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: The Anthony heard in this recording is Linda Sue Roberts’s former boyfriend, not her father, Anthony Tomaselli. After speaking with investigators, Anthony agreed to record another conversation with Linda using equipment supplied by law enforcement. The audio presented in this episode is that police-directed recording. For the clearest understanding of the events, please li...

A NOTE BEFORE LISTENING: The Anthony heard in this recording is Linda Roberts’s former boyfriend—not her father, Anthony Tomaselli. Following the secretly recorded conversation featured in Part 1, he went to the police and described his interaction with Linda. This interview provides important context and fills in some of the gaps the original recording may have left. If you haven’t heard Part 1,...

This seven-part series features the secretly recorded conversations that helped expose the truth behind Anthony Tomaselli’s death. Crimeatorium obtained the recordings from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Four years after 85 year old Anthony Tomaselli’s death was attributed to natural causes, his daughter Linda Roberts invited a man she had been dating to her home and entrusted him with a di...

Twenty nine year old Tiffany Moss stood trial on April 15, 2019 for the 2013 death of her 10 year old stepdaughter, Emani Moss. Emani’s father, Eman Moss, did nothing while Tiffany systematically starved, neglected, and abused his daughter, and later helped to cover up the murder. Emani was described as a precious and happy child who always had a smile on her face, by everyone that knew and loved...

Like a lot of people her age, sixteen year old Alexis Rasmussen turned to babysitting to earn money for clothes and hanging out with friends. In September of 2011, she was hired to watch a married couple’s two children while they went out on a date. Plans changed and Alexis didn’t babysit that night. This is Alexis Rasmussen’s story. Music: CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823 If yo...

Joe didn't want to send his son Ethan, to stay with his mother that April, but he was court ordered to as part of the divorce agreement. He wrote to the judge telling him of his concerns. It turns out that Joe's feelings about Ethan going away, were right, only he never imagined how bad it would really get for his son. This is Ethan Stacy's story. Music: CO.AG Music https://www.youtube...

Five year old Alec and one year old Asher was spending the night with their father Andre. Their mother Laurie received a phone call the following morning that would change her life forever. Music: CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823 Jesse Gallagher https://jessegallagher.bandcamp.com/ Marissa Nadler https://marissanadler.bandcamp.com Sources : Bulletproof, by Laurie Beth Morales ht...

Raytown is a city in Jacksonville County, Missouri with a population of 30,000. One of those 30,000 was Ann Marie Harrison, age 15 at the time this story begins. Ann was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 22nd 1974. She was a sophomore honor student at Raytown South High School, Ann attended church with her parents and two sisters, and played on a softball league. Annie, as she was known by...