Cafecito & Crime

In 2023, a wellness check for Lois and John McCullough was called in by the couple's doctor's office since they had been canceling their doctor's appointments throughout the years. Not only that, but no one had seen them around since the pandemic. When police finally get to speak to their daughter, Virginia McCullough, she reveals things to the police that would leave them in shock...

When 29-year-old business owner Andreen McDonald didn’t show up to work on March 1, 2019, friends and family knew that something was wrong.  As it happens in many cases, her husband, Andre, soon became a person of interest in her disappearance. When he stopped cooperating with investigators and lawyered up, the race was on to prove that he did have something to do with Andreen's disappearance...

On October 22, 2013, beloved 9th-grade math teacher Colleen Ritzer went to work just as she loved to do every day. On this day, toward the end of the school day, she stayed with a student, Phillip Chism, who was also new to the school, in her classroom in case he needed help with schoolwork. Later in the day, a search ensued for both Colleen and Phillip after neither showed up at their homes. Phil...

High school senior Brooke Skylar Richardson seemed to have everything going for her. She was a cheerleader, she was a good student, she had a good boyfriend, and was on her way to the University of Cincinnati. But Skylar was keeping a big secret: she was pregnant. Skylar would end up giving birth to a baby alone in the middle of the night at home, and it is what she did next that would unravel her...

When Nadia Ford called her mother, Alla, multiple times on October 5, 2014, and didn't answer, she knew something was wrong. She soon suspected that her mother’s neighbor, Viktoria, knew something about her mother’s whereabouts. Sadly, Alla’s remains would be found, and Viktoria would soon be on the run from the Russian police for Alla’s disappearance and murder. Viktoria would continue her s...

On a stormy night on June 3, 2007, police arrived at Etta Jean Westbrook's home to find her dead in her living room in a pool of blood. As the investigation of her death begins, investigators catch a big break early in the case that leads to an arrest. What investigators weren't expecting was that, while looking for more evidence in that case, they'd find that someone else had been...

When Matthew Trussler met Melissa Turner in 2017, he thought he had finally met someone who he genuinely connected with. The couple went on to get engaged and purchase a home in Tampa, FL. Everything seemed to be going well, until October 2019 when Melissa called 911 stating that she found her fiance Matthew in a pool of blood. As the investigation begins, police soon realize that Melissa was not...

On Saturday in the fall of 1998, Sara Raras thought she was going to spend the night alone since her son was spending the weekend with his father, Sara's estranged husband. Tragically, what Sara thought was going to be a quiet night, would actually turn deadly and she would never see her son again. As investigators tried to solve Sara's murder, her estranged husband became suspect number...

Before Christmas break in 2018, 16-year-old Iyana Sawyer didn’t return home from school. It raised immediate concern from her family, not only because it was unlike her, but also because she was pregnant. A large search for Iyana ensued, which led to discovering the worst news her family could have received, that she was no longer alive, and that it was someone close to the family who was involved...

When Maribel Ramos posted an ad on Craiglist for a roommate, she thought that she was going to find someone with whom she could get along. Initially, that was the case, and things were going well with her roommate, KC until he developed feelings for her. Things would take a turn for the worse when Maribel let KC know that she didn’t return his feelings. Join us for today’s episode to learn about w...

When Sherri Papini disappeared on November 2, 2016, her husband and family, along with the rest of the nation, waited with bated breath for her return. Her face on a missing poster was all over the place and her story was on every news outlet from the moment she went missing. Twenty-two days would pass by before Sherri was found on a highway with injuries. Eventually, Sherri’s story of abduction w...

When Dr. George Blumenschein started feeling unwell on the morning of Sunday, January 27, 2013, he tried to shake it off. He also discarded suggestions from colleagues and his girlfriend to go to the ER and continued his work day. It wasn’t until almost midnight when he finally made it to the ER with failing kidneys, and it was detrimental that doctors found out the cause before it was too late. I...

In 1979 and 1980, children in the Claymore suburb of Sydney began to die. Since the community was described as needy and underprivileged, no one ever truly put the pieces together that the deaths had one common thread, Helen Patricia Moore. It wasn't until a specific death in 1980 that one person knew for certain that it was Helen who was involved and would finally put an end to the killing s...

On January 3, 2022, Lacey Fletcher's suffering would finally end, which she had been experiencing for about 12 years. The 36-year-old woman would be found in horrific living conditions in the home where she lived, conditions that no one should ever be found in. Her parents, Sheila and Clay Fletcher would be charged with her murder and sentenced for her death. Join us for today's case, so...

In the early morning hours of December 14, 2006, 55-year-old James Langley woke up to excruciating pain and realized he was on fire. He managed to extinguish himself as his wife went next door to get help. He would be transported to the hospital but would sadly pass away 12 days later. During the investigation, detectives would soon learn that there was someone who had a motive to hurt James and i...

It’s another current true crime stories for today’s episode. We’re still chugging along here so thank you for joining us today and for your continued support while we get back on schedule.  Takesha Williams, 24, and Efrem Allen 25, were arrested and charged with charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child after their 3-year-old son was found unresponsive in the family home.   Ashely Parmeley,...

For today’s episode, we are discussing current true crime cases that we are keeping up with. Thank you for joining us today and for your continued support while we get back on schedule.  Jose Cortez, 39, was arrested in the Mexican city of Iztacalco, after raping and murdering a 17-year-old. After further investigation, he was found to be a serial killer, and named by some as the Mexican Jeffrey D...

In the early morning hours of December 8, 2000, 22-year-old Trevor Deely was walking home from a night out. He was still planning on going to work that morning, Friday, but unfortunately, he never showed up. When he didn't show up again on Monday, his family was contacted, and the search for Trevor began. Investigators would find CCTV footage of Trevor making a stop at his workplace before he...

Thank you for joining us today. We are currently trying to get back on schedule and are working on it, we promise! So, in the meantime, for today's episode, we discuss current true crime stories that are still developing.  Story 1. Elias Huzier shot and killed his ex-wife Amber outside of an elementary school, where their oldest child witnessed the crime. After his home was searched, a woman&...

In the early morning hours of October 13, 1984, 20-year-old Angela Samota went home after dropping off some friends from a night out. After arriving, she got a knock on her door and had no idea her killer was on the other side. Sadly, it would take 24 years until Angela's killer was brought to justice, and it was all due to her friend Sheila's unrelentingness. Join us for today's ep...

In 2001, 38-year-old Armin Meiwes would fulfill his life fantasy to consume another human. Having grown up with a domineering mother, an absent father, and both of his brothers having moved away when he was just young, it affected him deeply. So much so, that he believed that if he consumed another person, they would never leave him and would be with him forever. Join us for today's episode t...

In September 2022, 34-year-old Maria Belen Bernal was not seen again after going to drop off a burger for her husband, who was working an overnight shift as a Lieutenant in a police academy. Tragically, her body was found ten days later, three miles from where she was last seen. All signs point to her husband, German, as her killer, especially since he disappeared after being interviewed. Join us...

On April 16, 1960, 25-year-old Irene Garza went to confession as she did every Saturday, but on this particular night, Irene would not make it home afterward. Her body would be floating in a canal five days after her disappearance, and unfortunately, by 1962, her case would go cold. It would be until 2002 when her case got taken over by the Texas Ranger's new cold case unit, that new light wa...

In today’s case, we conclude the case of Harvey Glatman. We’ll learn about Harvey’s downfall, and the woman, responsible for it, Lorraine—as well as some of his trial, and possible connections to unsolved murders in Colorado. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started.  You can follow us on Instagram at @cafecitoandcrimepod. Or you can send us a nice email to cafecitoandcrimepod@gmail.com

Harvey Glatman's mother, Ophelia, noticed something was wrong with her son from a young age. She tried to get him professional help several times but was told that his behavior was normal. Since Harvey never received the help he needed, as he got older, his actions became increasingly severe and ultimately led him to kill his first victim, Judy Dull, in 1957. In this episode, we will also dis...