Coffee Meets Murder

A seemingly perfect marriage. A husband found dead in his own home. And a wife who would later write a children’s book about grief. In this episode of Coffee Meets Murder, we dive into the shocking death of Eric Richins, a Utah father whose sudden passing led investigators down a path filled with financial troubles, suspicious behavior, and allegations of murder. As authorities uncovered new evide...

In 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley vanished from a Caribbean cruise ship without a trace. One moment she was dancing with her brother aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas; the next, she was gone. Was it an accidental fall into the ocean, a voluntary disappearance, or something far more sinister? In this episode of Coffee Meets Murder, we dive into the mysterious disappearance of Amy Bradley, examine...

America's most prolific serial killer and most people have never heard of him. Samuel little confessed to 93 murders across 19 states, and the FBI confirmed him as the most prolific serial killer in U.S history. The scariest part? Most of his victims' deaths were ruled overdoses or accidents. The system didn't even notice. He sketched portraits of his victims from memory some still haven't been id...

She was 17 years old when a crash killed two people. Prosecutors called it murder. The defense called it a tragic accident. This week on Coffee Meets Murder, we break down the Mackenzie Shirilla case.

🎪 He made people laugh in public… while hiding unimaginable horror behind closed doors. This week on Coffee Meets Murder, we dive into the chilling case of John Wayne Gacy the man known as “The Killer Clown.” From his double life as a respected community member to the horrifying discoveries beneath his home, this episode explores how one of America’s most infamous serial killers evaded suspicion...

Behind the doors of 25 Cromwell Street lived a family hiding unimaginable horrors. Fred and Rose West appeared ordinary to neighbors, but beneath their home lay decades of torture, abuse, and murder. This week on Coffee Meets Murder, we uncover the chilling story of one of Britain’s most infamous killer couples and the secrets buried beneath their house.

Miami, Florida. The 1990s. Inside a bodybuilding gym filled with ambition, steroids, and dreams of wealth, a group of men became obsessed with fast money and the luxury lifestyle they believed they deserved. Led by charismatic conman Daniel Lugo and ruthless enforcer Noel “Adrian” Doorbal, the Sun Gym Gang would spiral from fraud and extortion into kidnapping, torture, attempted murder, and dismem...

She had a voice that inspired millions and a future that seemed limitless. But on a summer night in 2016, rising star Christina Grimmie was taken in an act of shocking violence that stunned the world. This episode of Coffee Meets Murder explores her life, her talent, and the tragedy that cut her story heartbreakingly short.

On March 12, 2004, police responded to a child custody dispute at a modest house on West Hammond Avenue in Fresno, California. What they found inside would shock the nation.

They were just 10 and 12 years old when they never made it home. The Lyon sisters’ disappearance became one of the most chilling child abduction cases in American history.

In the quiet town of Fall River, a brutal double murder shattered the illusion of safety inside one family home. Andrew and Abby Borden were found hacked to death in broad daylight… and all eyes turned to the daughter who claimed innocence—Lizzie Borden. In this episode of Coffee Meets Murder, we dive deep into one of the most infamous cases in American history. Was Lizzie a cold-blooded killer wh...

On March 11, 2002, three employees worked the overnight shift at a Waffle House in Davie, Florida. Two of them were teenagers. Before the sun came up, two of them were dead — shot execution-style on the floor of a walk-in freezer by men they recognized. Men who had just sat down and eaten breakfast. This is the story of Christina De La Rosa, Willy Absolu, and the woman who survived the unsurvivabl...

A young couple. A night shift. And a crime caught just enough on camera to haunt investigators forever. When Palak Patel was found murdered inside a Dunkin’ Donuts, suspicion immediately fell on the last person seen with her—her husband. But before police could close in… he vanished. In Episode 13 of Coffee Meets Murder, we break down the evidence, the timeline, and the chilling reality of a kille...

What happens when the life you build online starts to crumble in real life? Ali was known on TikTok. Charismatic. Visible. Watched. But when his relationship ended and his ex-girlfriend began seeing someone new, the situation escalated into something no one could have predicted—or stopped. Two victims. One suspect. And a digital trail that told a story long before the violence began. In Episode 12...

In 1922, on a quiet farmstead in rural Germany, an entire family was brutally murdered—one by one, lured into a barn before meeting a horrific fate. But what makes the Hinterkaifeck case truly terrifying isn’t just the violence… it’s what happened before the killings. Footprints in the snow leading to the house—but none leaving. Strange noises in the attic. A newspaper that no one in the family ha...

On December 6, 1991, a horrific crime shook the city of Austin, Texas. Inside an “I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt” shop, four teenage girls—Jennifer Harbison, Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and Sarah Harbison—were brutally murdered in a case that would become one of the most disturbing unsolved crimes in American history. The crime scene was devastating. The shop had been set on fire in what investigators b...

In 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas. Within seconds, her life — and the lives of her family — changed forever. Her killer has never been identified. But Amber’s story did not end in silence. In this deep-dive episode of Coffee Meets Murder, we examine the events of January 13th, the investigation that followed, and how one child’s tragic dea...

In 1984, beneath the glow of neon lights inside a Los Angeles amusement center, a night of laughter turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Rachel Kaster. Edward Kaster. Veronica Flores. Three lives ended in a place meant for fun. By the time the music stopped and the flashing arcade lights faded, they were dead. And decades later, their killer has never been identified. In this episode of Cof...

In July 1918, in the final days of the Russian Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, their five children, and four loyal attendants were executed in the basement of a house in Yekaterinburg. The killings brought a violent and final end to more than three centuries of Romanov rule in Russia. In this episode of Coffee Meets Murder, we examine the downfall of the Romanov dynasty, the poli...

Four gunshots. A locked bathroom. A Valentine's Day that ended in death. This episode explores the night Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp and the trail that changed everything.

In September 2018, the discovery of multiple bodies along a remote stretch of road in Laredo, Texas, exposed a chilling truth: the killer was a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Juan David Ortiz, a veteran law enforcement officer, was responsible for the murders of several women over the course of just two weeks. In this episode of Coffee Meets Murder, we examine Ortiz’s background, the timeline of the ki...

In the late 1970s, fear crept into the hills overlooking Los Angeles. Young women were disappearing—only to be found later, discarded along quiet slopes and shadowed roads. The media would come to know the killers as The Hillside Stranglers, but behind the headline was a far more disturbing truth: two men, bound by manipulation, violence, and a shared hunger for control. In this episode of Coffee...

In 1983, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanished after a music lesson inside Vatican City. Decades later, her disappearance remains one of the most mysterious and controversial cases in the world. In this episode, Coffee Meets Murder explores the key events, theories, and unanswered questions that still surround Emanuela’s fate.

In 1993, a disgruntled ex-employee walked into a Colorado Chuck E. Cheese after closing time and turned a family friendly restaurant into a scene of horror. This episode dives into the life of Nathan Dunlap, the massacre that left four employee s dead, the lone survivor who escaped, and the decades long fight over his death sentence. A chilling look at vengeance, tragedy, and the night everything...

The chilling story of Harold Perelson, a doctor whose life ended in a shocking act of family violence. Episode One of Coffee Meets Murder explores what went wrong behind closed doors.