Black True Crime Podcast

23 year old Phoenix Coldon pulled out of the driveway of her family’s home on December 18, 2011, and was never seen again. Her car was found less than three hours later on the side of an East St. Louis street, completely abandoned and It’s been almost FIFTEEN years and there has still been no sign of Phoenix.  So JOIN US as we discuss the life, the secrets, and the disappearance o...

I was very sick this week you guys, I wasn't able to record a brand new episode, but please enjoy this archived episode. In 2010, 2109 Pear Tree Lane Durham, North Carolina was home to a man, his children, and the women he claimed to love. It was located in a very comfortable, middle-class neighborhood, and one would assume that the residents of this neighborhood were relatively well to do. An ass...

You may have heard of a woman named Nannie Doss. She was a white American serial killer from Oklahoma who was responsible for the poison deaths of 11 people between 1920 and 1955.  The media referred to her as the Giggling Nanny, the Black Widow, The Lonely Hearts Killer, and one newspaper even called her the Self-Made Widow. She was sentenced to life in prison and died in 1965, and her story...

In the late 80s and early 90s, there was a man that was able to get away with some of the heinous crimes in not 1, not 2, but 3 DIFFERENT STATES. And the worst part is, he didn’t really even have to try. From rapist cop to murderous cable guy. JOIN US as we discuss Boston Native, David Stephen Middleton. RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with th...

In February 1993, A man was walking his dog in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia one winter evening when he came across what looked like a large piece of tarp tucked under some shrubs. When he approached it to see exactly what it was.. He saw body parts.. Human body parts. Immediately, he called police, who, along with the rest of Philadelphia, would be heartbroken when they found who was under that...

JOIN US as we discuss the listener requested episode about a beautiful young couple that was career oriented, had JUST gotten engaged, and was violently gunned down as they were unloading engagement presents from their car. JOIN US as we discuss the murders of Nia Haqq & Michael Muchioki. Thank you to listener Robyn M. for recommending this case. RIP to the victims💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO E...

JOIN US for part 2 of the Grim Sleeper case. RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @BlackTrueCrimePodcast Subscribe to our YOUTUBE Channel: www.youtube.com/c/blacktruecrimepodcast Join our PATREON for full video episodes and exclusive content: www.patreon.c...

The Pioneer Hotel in Tucson, Arizona used to be the hotspot for all of the rich and affluent in the city. It felt expensive and luxurious and SAFE. So no one was expecting a fire to break out that would kill over two dozen people on one of the busiest nights of the year. But was it an accident or was it arson? JOIN US as we discuss Louis Taylor and the Pioneer Hotel Fire. RIP to the victims 💔 To...

Los Angeles in the 80s was an extremely dangerous place to be if you were a woman, specifically a black woman. Not only did you have to find a way to support yourself and your family at a time when unemployment was at an all time high, but you had to worry about making it back home safely every day because there were MULTIPLE serial killers active at the time, that specifically targeted black wome...

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom, it is our duty to win. We must love and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” These are the famous words of freedom fighter Joanne Byron. A woman that fought tooth and nail for the black community in New York, only to be wrongly arrested, physically abused, and framed for murder by the powers that be. So JOIN US as we dis...

In December 2000, two brothers embarked on a week-long crime spree in the Wichita, Kansas area. They are the two men responsible for a horrifying quadruple murder that has become known as the Wichita Massacre . JOIN US as we discuss the upbringing and the unforgivable acts of the Carr Brothers.  RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Jo...

So sorry about the audio! The term we know as “Uncle Tom” is NOT based on a man named Tom. It’s actually the title of a book.. And the man the book was written about, spoiler alert, was NOT A SELL OUT like so many of us have come to believe. In fact, he was an enslaved man that was intelligent, freakishly strong, a husband AND the father of 12 children that just wanted to protect...

today’s case, we are focusing on enslaved people, specifically WOMEN, that stood up against their caucus cuckolds and decided to do the KILLING instead of waiting to be killed.. SO JOIN US as we discuss the enslaved women that decided they’d HAD ENOUGH.   RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www....

Teddy Pendergrass was a legendary singer and songwriter from the 60s and 70s that attracted the attention of women world wide. But when one of the closest women to him is murdered, and then he suffers a near fatal accident years later.. Are people wrong to suggest that the two may be connected? JOIN US as we discuss Teddy Pendegrass and the murder of Taaz Lang. RIP to the victims 💔   To ACCE...

JOIN US as we discuss the contract killing of Rudolph Tyner, by the “Meanest Man in America”. RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @BlackTrueCrimePodcast Subscribe to our YOUTUBE Channel: www.youtube.com/c/blacktruecrimepodcast Join our PATREON...

JOIN US for this bonus episode as we discuss the murder of Alberta Williams King and more king family tragedies.  RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @BlackTrueCrimePodcast Subscribe to our YOUTUBE Channel: www.youtube.com/c/blacktruecrimepodcast Joi...

For today’s case, I decided that I wanted you to hear it introduced by the man we are going to be talking about today, and per his own words: My name is Keith LaMar. I’m a poet, author and musician. For the past 31 years, I’ve been in solitary confinement, buried under the never-ending agony of sensory deprivation. On January the 13th, 2027, the state of Ohio intends to kill me....

Today’s episode takes us through a case filled with abuse, hopelessness, desperation, and a plan to be free of it all. The solution? MURDER. JOIN US as we discuss the murder of Sonya Nicole Coleman Speights.  RIP to the victim! To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @B...

In our first episode of the year, you guys are getting a little bit of everything from murders to the mob. JOIN US as we discuss a man so violent and calculating, that he earned the nickname, Dr. Death. JOIN US as we discuss Chester Wheeler Campbell.  RIP to the victims 💔 Visit  DeColonaise.com  for Amazing hair and body care products made by Black women! To ACCESS   the FULL...

In today’s episode, we are looking at one of the most notorious crimes in the HISTORY of the city of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. Although this case happened 25 years and TWO days ago, it remains the LARGEST SINGLE MASS MURDER event in Philly’s history… So without saying too much more to spoil the story, JOIN US as we discuss the Lex Street Massacre.  RIP to the victims&nb...

Today’s case is about a man that was instrumental in creating one of the most famous street gangs, NOT just in California, but in the entire US. So JOIN US as we discuss Stanley Williams, co-founder of the Crips.  RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @Blac...

Thank you to listener Khadijah K for recommending this case. Here's a little portion of the email she sent us:  I’m reaching out because today marks the 13th anniversary of the disappearance and murder of Alicia Moore, a 16-year-old girl from Greenville, Texas. This case deeply impacted my community, but outside of local coverage, Alicia’s story hasn’t been widely revisited. I feel it’s import...

Join us as we discuss a man whose spree of violence across Prince George’s County was described as a tsunami of crimes. JOIN US as we discuss Jason Thomas Scott. Thank you to listener Chantay for requesting this case! RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @...

Tis the season for ANOTHER Medley case. So JOIN US as we discuss three Black Friday Murders.  RIP to the victims 💔 To ACCESS the FULL VIDEO EPISODE + ALL PICTURES associated with the case. .. Join US on PATREON: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast⁠ Follow us on INSTAGRAM: @BlackTrueCrimePodcast Subscribe to our YOUTUBE Channel: www.youtube.com/c/blacktruecrimepodcast Join our PATREON for full...

This week’s case takes us way back to the 1800s, a few years before slavery was officially abolished. A 16 year old black boy convicted of a crime that HE claims he did not commit, and VOWED to get revenge for the injustice he faced. So JOIN US as we discuss the first case in US history where someone used the insanity defense. JOIN US as we discuss the revenge story of William Freeman.  RIP to the...