Cigar And A Crime

In the early morning hours of September 1, 2022, 39-year-old Thomas James Ruffen left his home near Boston's Jackson Square. Minutes later, the respected father, mentor, and community leader was lying in the roadway. What happened next would transform what initially appeared to be a tragic pedestrian collision into one of Boston's most disturbing homicide cases. Prosecutors alleged that...

On the surface, Cerina and Justin Fairfax appeared to have built the American dream. She was a respected dentist, devoted mother, and successful business owner. He was a rising political star who became Virginia's Lieutenant Governor and was once viewed as one of the most promising figures in American politics. But behind the public image, pressure was mounting. In this episode of Cigar &...

Chicago, Illinois… A city known for resilience. For culture. For community. But on April 14, 2026, tragedy entered a home on West Arthington Street and left an entire city searching for answers. In Episode 22 of Cigar & A Crime, Dr. Dee examines the heartbreaking deaths of Barbara Deer and her son, Kaleb Deer, the widow and son of former Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer. Barbara Deer was k...

He was built like a nightmare for defenders. Six-foot-five. Over 220 pounds.  A playmaker who helped lead Mississippi State to the #1 ranking in the nation. They called him Bear. But on January 21st, 2020… De’Runnya “Bear” Wilson wasn’t on a football field. He was inside a home in Birmingham, Alabama-  where his life was taken in a case that, years later, still has no answers. In this episode of C...

Paradise. Love. Celebration. That’s what Ashlee Jenae Robinson was experiencing in Zanzibar as she celebrated her 31st birthday, just days after saying yes to a proposal. But within a week… everything changed. Ashlee, a 31-year-old woman from South Jersey, was found unresponsive in a resort villa and later passed away. What followed was a wave of unanswered questions, conflicting narratives, and a...

Inside a quiet home in Cherokee County, Georgia, a moment unfolded that would change everything. On July 13, 2025, Tenisha Williams was shot and killed by her husband, Kelvin Demond Williams, in a case that would later reveal chilling details, a surviving teenage witness, and questions that still linger beneath the surface. But this episode goes beyond the headlines. Because when we searched for T...

What if the person you trusted… never really existed? In Episode 18 of Cigar & A Crime , Dr. Dee takes you inside the haunting story of Kayla Kelley , a 33-year-old woman whose life was built on ambition, family, and a future she was actively creating, until a relationship rooted in deception pulled her into something far more dangerous. What began as a connection on a dating app quickly escal...

On the night of September 19, 2018, 22-year-old Amarah Riley was driving along Rainier Avenue South in Skyway, Washington when another vehicle pulled alongside her car. Within moments, gunfire shattered the quiet night, leaving Amarah’s life tragically cut short. Investigators would later suggest something chilling — Amarah may not have been the intended target. In this episode of Cigar & A Cr...

In the final hours of 2025, a father’s life ended in a courtyard in Northridge, California — and the narrative surrounding his death unfolded faster than the facts. On New Year’s Eve, 43-year-old Keith Porter Jr. was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent outside his apartment complex. Federal officials described it as an “active shooter” situation, while family members and community witnesses s...

What if you buried your newborn child…  and then got a call saying she was alive? In this haunting episode of Cigar & A Crime , we step into one of the most disturbing and unresolved stories to surface in recent years, the case of LaChunda Hunter and her premature daughter, Legacy Darmika-Grace Gray . In February 2022, LaChunda was told her newborn had died in the NICU. Days later, a doctor ca...

When 33-year-old Tory Medley was found hanging from a tree in one of Wisconsin’s wealthiest suburbs, police were quick to call it a suicide. But his family-and a growing number of supporters-aren’t convinced. In this episode of Cigar & A Crime , Dr. Dee unpacks the final 48 hours of Tory’s life: a mysterious bus ride, surveillance footage, a missing red backpack, and a community left reeling....

When 41-year-old Valerie Smiley left her Chattanooga restaurant on a warm June day in 2024, no one imagined it would be the last time she’d be seen. A devoted mother of four, a business owner, and the heartbeat of her community, Valerie vanished without a trace—her maroon SUV slipping into the Georgia highway system like a ghost on the road. In this haunting episode, Dr. Dee takes listeners deep i...

What does brotherhood mean when it becomes violent? In this deeply personal and unflinching episode of Cigar & A Crime , Dr. Dee examines the tragic death of Caleb Wilson , a Southern University student whose life was cut short following an alleged hazing ritual. What begins as a case investigation becomes something much bigger, a reckoning with fraternity culture, silence, tradition, and acco...

In the early hours of July 8, 2022, University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee walked out of his apartment after receiving a message from someone he once trusted. He never came home. In this episode of Cigar & A Crime , Dr. Dee brings you inside the Lounge of Truth to honor Jay Lee, a 20-year-old social work major, performer, activist, and unapologetically proud young man whose light s...

A young woman did everything we tell people to do when they feel unsafe.  She documented the warning signs.  She reported the danger.  She asked for help. But when 23-year-old nursing student Elizabeth Tamilore “Tami” Odunsi reached out for protection, the systems around her responded with delays, cancellations, and silence- until it was too late. In this episode, Dr. Dee takes you inside the fina...

In March 2025, 19-year-old twin brothers Qaadir and Naazir Lewis were found fatally shot near the summit of Bell Mountain in northern Georgia, a haunting scene that sent shockwaves through their family and the community. Authorities ruled it a double suicide. But from the start, the Lewis family has cried foul, insisting the boys were happy, hopeful, and headed to Boston, not to their deaths. In t...

She called for help—and ended up dead. In the early hours of July 6, 2024, 36-year-old Sonya Massey dialed 911 to report a prowler near her Springfield, Illinois home. Minutes later, she was shot in the face by a responding sheriff’s deputy. Unarmed. In her own kitchen. In front of a boiling pot of water and a prayer. In this episode, Dr. Dee unpacks the heartbreaking story of Sonya Massey—a devot...

In this episode of Cigar and A Crime , we honor the life and light of Jasmine Singleton , a woman whose spirit illuminated every room she entered — until that light was tragically taken too soon. Through her story, we confront the painful realities of domestic violence , silenced cries for help , and the unspoken struggles faced by countless Black women across America. As the smoke rises in the Lo...

An 18-year-old Black teen. A police bullet in the back. A community in mourning—and demanding answers. In this episode, we take you to Homewood, Alabama, where Jabari Peoples was shot and killed by police under disputed circumstances. Police say it was justified. His family says it was murder. What really happened that night in the park? And why won’t the state release the full bodycam footage? Dr...

When 23-year-old Kada Scott left for her overnight shift at a Philadelphia nursing facility, her family expected to hear from her the next morning. Instead, her car was found abandoned — her phone off, and Kada was gone. Days later, disturbing details surfaced: harassing phone calls, missing surveillance footage, and now — an arrest. In this powerful episode, Dr. Dee lights up a Padron 1964 Annive...

When 22-year-old Trey Reed was found dead on the campus of Delta State University, the story was supposed to end there — ruled an accident, quickly explained, and quietly filed away. But in Mississippi, where history and silence often walk hand in hand, nothing is ever that simple. Now, a second autopsy reveals new questions — bruises, inconsistencies, and a chilling sense that justice still hasn’...

In November 2022, 26-year-old Delano Burkes walked out of McIntyre’s Pub in Houston’s Heights neighborhood—and was never seen alive again. Thirteen days later, his body was discovered in the Houston Ship Channel, miles from where he vanished. But who was Delano beyond the headlines? A young husband, a realtor, an entrepreneur with a heart for community, working two jobs, chasing dreams bigger than...

On December 10, 2023, 17-year-old Louise Jean Wilson drove through downtown Houston with two friends, chasing the sunrise in Galveston. Moments later, a sudden act of rage on the Pierce Elevated freeway ended her life. Shot through the heart, Louise still found the strength to steer her car to safety, saving others even as she lost her own fight for survival. In this episode, Dr. Dee takes you ins...

Thirteen lives. Thirteen tragedies. Thirteen families searching for answers. In 2025, across New England, an unsettling pattern emerged—bodies discovered in woods, rivers, and quiet neighborhoods from Massachusetts to Rhode Island. At first glance, each case seemed isolated: addiction struggles, mental health battles, missing persons. But together, the deaths painted a chilling mosaic that demande...

In October 2022, 25-year-old Rasheem Carter disappeared in Taylorsville, Mississippi. Just days before, he called his mother in fear, saying men were chasing him and that if anything happened, his boss would be responsible. A month later, his dismembered remains were discovered scattered in the woods — only 300 yards from where a trail camera captured him shirtless and bruised, carrying a branch a...