Consuming Crime

Detective Kenda finds the body of Vicki Ross strangled and left in the backseat of her own car. Kenda must sort through the endless suspicious characters in Vicki's past to find the truth. (Summary via Google)

Kathy Chou was a young girl, just trying to get through the madness that is high school. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and going to the mall. One day, she was at the mall with her friends and she received a text from a good friend of hers. Little did this person know, they would be the last person to see her alive.

After skeletal remains were determined to be that of the missing little girl, Caylee Anthony, her own mother is now facing first-degree murder charges. At the court hearing Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, drops the ultimate bombshell.

He was a crime addict. From disorderly conduct, to forgery, to robbery, to the murder of 8 innocent nursing students.

Rey Rivera was a happily married 32-year old man, working on the career of his dreams. He had a plan to have kids, expand his close knit family, and so much more. However, on May 16th, 2006, his wife would say good bye to him for the very last time.

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Twenty-four-year-old Lorraine Laribo is dropped off at a bar by her sister’s boyfriend, Anthony. It’s the last time anyone would ever see her alive again. Lieutenant Kenda must use his impressive interrogation skills to find her killer. (Summary taken from episode on Discovery+)

In the series finale of American Detective ft. Joe Kenda, Hazel and John Durnavich are enjoying their final years in retirement. Suddenly, things take an unexpected and horrific turn for the worst. They are attacked in their own home and detectives will not stop until they find out who would want to harm this couple.

Christian Rojas was a well-known, hard working man. His life was quite normal until he met someone whose life was anything but. Things escalate to the point where greed and jealousy lead to Christian's unfortunate death. Was the new person to blame, or was it something else entirely?

A woman is on her way to her day job as a caregiver to her patient, Jasmine. When she arrives at the home, no one is answering the door. This was odd... she goes in through the back and walks into the bedroom. What she stumbles upon was enough to make her scream. What's worse? Jasmine saw everything, virtually untouched. With her disability, will she be able to help officers solve this crime?

In 2016, a man is driving around hope mills, North Carolina, when he spots someone unconscious in a secluded area. He steps out of his truck and is horrified to see what appears to be a teenage boy, deceased. What led him here? Officers are determined to find out.

23-year old Tessa Vanhart is working her usual shift at the pizza shop with her husband. The shop receives a phone call late at night for a pizza delivery. Tessa is sent to make a delivery and never returns. Did she have car trouble? Why didn't she call to check in? Officers find her car, running, on the side of a dirt road. No one is in the front seat. What they discover in the back seat shakes u...

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On January 8th, 2010, 22-year old Carmen Sanders was found stabbed to death at her boyfriend's home in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The 911 call was suspicious enough, but when Carmen's mother comes into the station, she puts that much more suspicion on the boyfriend, Michael Mason. Tune into today's episode and find out, things are much more complicated.

Ronald Jacobs is on the road in the middle of the night, looking for his friend, Melissa Jenkins. He discovers her car, hazard light on, on the side of the road. She isn't there... but her two-year-old son is in the backseat, unharmed. Where would she go? More importantly, what would cause her to leave her child alone in the car? and at night?

In January of 1998, the body of a woman is found at the bottom of a staircase in an area known as 'the jungle'. Officers describe this area as a place where people go to commit crimes as they are seldom ever caught. However, in this particular case, a shoelace is all it takes to lead detectives to the answers they are searching for.

Kayleigh Haywood was your everyday 15-year old girl. She wanted to live her life happily, focus on school, her friendships, and more. Things take a turn for the worst when she gets caught in the web of an online predator.

Shannan and Chris Watts were seemingly perfect online. They had two little girls and one little boy on the way. To their average online viewer, they were one happy little family. Behind closed doors, however, there was something much more sinister being plotted...

Wayne and Sharmon Stock were found in the homes one morning, shot and killed. A few of their items and money had gone missing as well. The question police are having is: Was this cause by a family member or a random young couple from out of state? Both? Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https:...

In 2008, 22-year old Casey Anthony became the most hated woman in America for not reporting the disappearance of her 2-year old daughter, Caylee Anthony. While there is no playbook for how to act when your child goes missing, this woman's demeanor was definitely not right.

A truck driver is backed into a corner, figuratively speaking, and solicited into confessing to the murder of 17-year old Casey Crowder. After using illegal tactics and creating fake documents, officers obtain their confession. Answer this: Can someone confess to a crime they did not commit?

Cyntoia Brown was a 16-year old girl, later convicted of murder in the first degree back in 2004. Her story caused an uproar on social media in 2018, just enough to have her case heard once again, leading to an eventual release. How does a young woman go from life without parole, to freedom?

Zilphia Lowery and her nephew Jeremiah Pittman go missing within the same 9 months of one another.. the question remains: Was this a crime committed by one person or is it pure coincidence?

You will not believe what was happening just under the noses of the Dishon family...

Brad Perry decides to take the night shift at work in order to start paying for his future wedding. Little did anyone know that one disagreement can turn deadly. Officers would not find Brad's killer for over 3 decades...