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Essex, England. March 2018. Police received a series only disturbing phone calls. A family were being stalked. As the harassment continued to get worse, it would soon culminate in a shocking act of violence.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our o...

Between May 2011 and June 2013 Dr Christopher Duntsch performed surgery on 38 people. 32 were left with life changing injuries, in some cases completely paralysed, and 2 would die. This case for many reasons is nothing short of frightening, and contemplating the amount of damage caused by one person in such a position of trust and power is hard to fathom...https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources:...

Bolton, 2020. When 7-year-old Emily Jones went to the park with her father on Mother's Day, she was excited to see her mom there and ride around the park on her scooter. The peace and quiet of that afternoon would be shattered when a shocking and brutal act of violence was carried out. Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/5e09a...

This episode is in collaboration with Naomi Channell over at Real podcast. She has a ten-part deep dive into this case, complete with interviews and first-hand recordings. Please go and check her podcast out, she is the best - https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5c7c7a1a-6e6b-4426-8395-3fbf92695aa1Special thank you to Ronay Crompton who runs the Justice...

On Thanksgiving weekend 2022, residents in a small cul-de-sac in Riverside, California, noticed a red Kia Soul driving around the area. The driver would get out and walk around for a while before driving off. Neighbours thought it strange and contacted the police. Little did anyone know, just a few hours later, a house would be up in flames and the police would be on the hunt for a murderer and ki...

Heather Elvis was a much-loved young waitress from South Carolina. In 2013, when she failed to return home from a date, people where immediately concerned and a missing persons case was now underway. What police uncovered in their investigations was a story of jealousy, bitterness and a campaign of harassment to destroy Heather's life. This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:ht...

Today's case takes us to the United States, home to Reagan Tokes. When Reagan failed to contact her family after leaving a late-night shift near her university, everyone knew something was wrong. What had happened to Reagan was absolutely horrifying and resulted in a much-needed change in the law in Ohio. A string of catastrophic failures had led to the ultimate tragedy.https://linktr.ee/trulycrim...

Sunday 28th April 1996 began as any other for the residents of Port Arthur. As the coaches of tourists came into the town to visit the historic sites, shot began to ring out. As chaos ensued and people tried to work out what was happening, a tragedy was unfolding that would change Port Arthur and its people forever. This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/st...

In 2022, 54 year old Yolanda Dillion was busier than ever. She worked in the New Orleans police department, cared for her mother, was studying for a PHD and never missed a Sunday church service. With school and medical bills mounting up, she picked up some extra work with Uber. But when she picked up a passenger one afternoon in December, no-one had any idea the events that would unfold...Sources...

In March 2015, a man walking near a landfill on the outskirts of Saskatoon, Canada found a teenage girl lying dead on the ground. She had marks around her neck, her watch was smashed, her shoes were missing and her jacket had blood on it. It was clearly a violent death. It would take 2 years to solve the case, and little did officers realise, the biggest clue would staring them in the face the ent...

Muskogee in Oklahoma, is a city of less than 40,000 people. It has quite a rural feel, and most homes are fairly spaced out and set apart from each other. The 900 block of Indiana Street, is no exception. And todays case takes us there, starting at 1:30am on February 2nd 2021 when a 911 call is made... Nothing could prepare officers for what they were about to walk into. Sources 📝 https://control...

On the evening of September 27th, 2011 Maple Batalia headed to the campus library with a friend. They had a late night study session planned and met up with a few more people there as well.  As the hours ticked by into the next morning, Maple hugged her friends goodbye and walked to her car. Just minutes after 1am, a resident heard 7 loud bangs in quick succession. Maple was lying on the ground, h...

In March 2020, the world was in the grips of the pandemic.  When Gretchen Anthony started texting people saying she had contracted the virus, friends were concerned. But concern soon turned into a sense of unease and confusion, when things just weren’t adding up. Gretchen was missing without a trace, and police needed to act fast. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Support the show https://linktr.ee...

October 4th 2004. Rachel O'Reilly had been due to collect her son from his creche, and when she failed to turn up people were immediately concerned. When her mother went to check the house, she would find a scene that was nothing short of a nightmare. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️...

May 9th, 2016. Authorities respond to a call from an apartment complex. A resident had found someone lying on the ground, tucked under the stairs to the back of the building. They wondered if they might be sleeping rough and taking shelter, but as they got closer, they saw a pool of blood, and it was now obvious that this was a homicide. Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤...

1st August 2019. It was a bright and sunny day in Mansfield, England. For Liam Gray, it was a chance for him to spend his last day in the town with his friends before he moved to a new city. What had started as a good day would soon end in tragedy. Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulyc...

April 11th, 2015, was supposed to be Stephanie Scott's wedding day.  She could not be more excited, having planned every little detail. The final thing to sort out, was the handover for the teacher that would be taking over her classes while she was on her honeymoon.  But when she didn't come home from school that day, panic quickly set in... Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patre...

September 4th 2011. A panicked member of the public called 999, saying they had heard an incident at a neighbour's house. When emergency services arrived at the house, they were met with horrifying scene. Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

In 2019, the Kyoto Animation Arson Attack claimed the lives of thirty-six people, injuring an additional thirty-four. The devastating impact of this is almost impossible to comprehend and the impact of it is still felt to this day. This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds: https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_w Stephen is also an accomplished author, so pl...

On July 23rd, 2018, a 000 call was made from a house in Sunbury in Melbourne, Australia. The caller bluntly and calmly said they thought they had killed someone. When officers arrived at the home, they were met with a face they knew all too well…and this would all be the tip of the iceberg as they started looking into this frightening case. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Support the show https:/...

December 1999. A letter arrived at a newspaper’s office. It contained a long and graphic confession; the author was admitting to being a serial killer. When journalists went to investigate the property, it would set in motion one of the biggest manhunts Pakistan had seen to find the self-confessed ‘killer of 100 children.' https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/279838ea S...

In the summer of July 2019, Canada would watch in horror, as a cross country manhunt would travel across three provinces. It was a case that gripped the country and the world, leaving a total of 5 people dead, with more questions than answers. https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/82ab9e13 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/t...

When police in Dundee arrived on Troon Avenue in March 2021, they were trying to trace a missing woman and two children. Upon knocking on the door of Number 21, the man who lived there was reluctant to let them inside. Little did the police know, they were about to uncover a crime so awful, it was called one of the most shocking cases Scotland had ever seen. Support the show https://linktr.ee/trul...

When Nathan Trapuzzano left for an early morning walk before the sun rose, it was just like any other day. But when his wife Jennifer woke up and realised he wasn't home and getting ready for work, she knew something was wrong. She set off on the route he normally took, hoping to find him out and about... but suddenly, she turned a corner and walked right into yellow tape and police cars... https:...

When Elizabeth Arellano didn't return home from a night with colleagues, her family knew immediately that something was wrong. A desperate search was launched to find her and the police would soon uncover a series of events that were so horrifying and brutal, even the most seasoned officers could not believe it. Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/truly...