Campus Killings

Episode 78 The Kent State Shootings Part 2 We conclude season 4 of Campus Killings with part 2 of our deep dive into the infaamous Kent State shootings. If you have not yet listened to part 1 yet, please stop now and go back and listen to that part first.  In this episode we break down the details of  May 4, 1970, when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on protesting students at Kent State Univer...

Episode 77 The Kent State Shootings Part 1 We wrap up season four of Campus Killings with a 2-parter exploring one of America's darkest and most infamous campus cases; the Kent State shootings. The Kent State Shootings in 1970 have become an infamous case in American history. But while many may know that the National Guard killed students on Kent's campus, there is so much more to the story.  In p...

Episode 76 Alexa Cannon When police responded to a 911 call from one of Radford University's off-campus housing units, they did not expect to be met at the door by a woman covered in blood and pleading to be arrested for murder.    To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider s...

Episode 75 Sam Martinez Washington State University freshman, Sam Martinez, died of acute alcohol poisoning after a fraternity pledge ritual. While the university initially stated they had no culpability in Sam's death, his family would take their case all the way to the Washington Supreme Court….and win.  To learn more about hazing on campuses, visit Hazinginfo.org   To listen to every episode of...

Episode 74 Melissa Herstrum  When 19-year-old University of Toledo student, Melissa Herstrum was found frozen solid to the ground in the Science building's parking lot in 1992, it would only take days for law enforcement to realize the perpetrator was one of their own.   To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on Apple Podcasts...

Episode 73 Jasper Howard & Jafar Karzoun Between 2009 and 2010 two students were killed by campus visitors at the University of Connecticut. Between an unsecured dance and a campus tradition that had gotten out of control, Jasper Howard and Jafar Karzoun tragically lost their lives in avoidable circumstances. Their deaths forced the University to contend with its safety issues and take steps towar...

Episode 72 Kelsey Annese and Matthew Hutchinson In the cold winter of 2016, no one on the quiet, bucolic campus of SUNY Geneseo could have imagined that an innocent breakup would lead to a double murder/suicide.  To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.  Follo...

Episode 71 Mia Henderson  When University of Arizona police were called to the Graham-Greenlee dorm on the morning of September 5th, 2007, they found two injured freshmen and a dorm room full of blood. Mia Henderson died at the hospital, and her wounds clearly showed she'd been murdered. When the survivor, Galareka Harrison, was questioned, they soon realized she was not a second victim. She was t...

Episode 71 Alan Beaman Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the Alan Beaman case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, please stop now and go back and listen to that part first. In 1995, Illinois Wesleyan University senior, Alan Beaman, was facing a trial for the first degree murder of his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Lockmiller. But Alan maintained his innocence, assuming that the American justice system...

Episode 70 Alan Beaman Part 1 of 2   When 22 year old Jennifer Lockmiller was found murdered in her off-campus apartment outside Illinois State University, her ex-boyfriend, Alan Beaman, from Illinois Wesleyan seemed like the perfect suspect. But over 30 years later, her case remains unsolved and Alan Beaman has faced incarceration, appellate courts, and, finally, exoneration for a crime he never...

Episode 69 Arlis Perry On an October night in 1974, recently married Arlis Perry went to Stanford University's Memorial church to pray after an argument with her husband. The next morning, her body was found lying in front of the altar in a truly disturbing, and shocking scene. News of her murder spread quickly across campus, and investigators were tasked with finding the cold blooded killer who m...

Introducing: Below the Surface from AbJack Entertainment  Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection.  The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention. In this special preview of episode 1, we explore the puzzling case of Kim Wall who...

Episode 68 Virginia Olsen On a brisk spring day in April of 1973, University of North Carolina-Asheville drama major, Virginia Olsen, was found brutally murdered in the University's botanical gardens. Though her homicide was rigorously investigated, only rumors surround her story now, and her case remains unsolved over fifty years later. Check out the book about Virginia's case mentioned in this e...

Episode 67 Tucker Hipps Clemson University sophomore, Tucker Hipps, pledged to Sigma Phi Epsilon and joined their pledge run on Sept 22nd, 2014. He never returned, and his body was later found floating in Hartwell Lake under the I-93 bridge. Twenty-nine SigEp members were with Tucker on the run, but none of them came forward to explain how he died. Over a decade later, what happened to Tucker is s...

Episode 66 Taylor Samson   Dalhousie University physics student, Taylor Samson, left his apartment right before school began in 2015. He told his girlfriend he'd be right back, but he never returned. A missing persons report soon turned into a murder investigation that would haunt Halifax, Nova Scotia for the next decade. Please consider donating to the Taylor Samson Memorial scholarship through G...

Episode 65 Sarah Papenheim   Minnesota native, Sarah Papenheim decided to study abroad at Erasmus University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She picked a roommate who shared her love of music. She had no idea how dangerous he was until he killed her in 2018.  To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on Apple Podcasts to get sta...

Episode 64 Maggie Wardle The small, insular culture of Kalamazoo College often led to short, fiery relationships between co-eds that heated up and fizzled quickly. But in October of 1999, one fizzled relationship between sophomores Maggie Wardle and Neenef Odoh would reignite into a deadly end. This episode deals with domestic abuse. If you are a victim of Domestic Abuse and need help, visit Theho...

Episode 63 Scout Schultz Scout Schultz was in their last year at Georgia Tech. The president of the campus' Pride Alliance who was so far ahead in their academics they were set to graduate a semester early seemed to be on top of the world. But Scout's mental health was in a dark place that led to their death at the hands of police. Their story would uncover the long ignored mental health crisis of...

Episode 62 Michigan State University Mass Shooting A gunman entered the Michigan State University campus on a cold February night in 2023 and opened fire. But what his motives may have been have never been clear.     To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.  F...

Episode 61 Sis Linn When Glenville State University alumni Sis Linn is murdered in her own home, her case goes quickly cold. Over one hundred years later, students and faculty still speculate about who killed her and what their motive was.   To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack...

Episode 60 Hannah Graham Campus Killings is back with an all new season! In this episode, we explore the 2014 disappearance and murder of Hannah Graham; an 18 year old student at University of Virginia. She vanished on September 13 of that year. A large scale search for her was conducted, which to this day, is still the largest missing persons search conducted in the state of VA. Unfortunately, no...

Episode 59 The White Rose Resistance Part 2 This is the conclusion, part 2 of The White Rose Resistance. If you have not yet listened to part 1, please stop now and go back and listen to that part first.  In part 2, we find out the fates of the White Rose Resistance members, and we'll hear how their legacies, and efforts were honored. Check out the book mentioned in this episode;  Sophie Scholl an...

Episode 58 The White Rose Resistance Part 1 Welcome to Part 1 of our Season Finale! In the heart of Nazi-Germany, a group of students and a professor from the University of Munich ran a secret resistance movement against the Nazi regime. Risking death by execution and the imprisonment of their loved ones, the self-proclaimed "White Rose" littered the Third Reich with thousands of anti-Nazi leaflet...

  Episode 57 The Seton Hall Fire Badly burned in the infamous Seton Hall University fire of 2000, roommates Alvaro Llanos and Shawn Simons have spent the last twenty five years turning their traumatic experience into a legacy of hope, resilience, and education. Visit Alan and Shawn's website to learn more about them and their efforts   To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get...

Episode 56 The Rio Grande Rivalry Shooting The University of New Mexico Lobos and New Mexico State University Aggies have had a friendly athletic rivalry for over a century. But after a brawl broke out at an Aggies football game in October of 2022, the rivalry turned from school spirit to deadly personal revenge.  The link to footage mentioned in this episode is located here . (some viewers may fi...