Crime and Coffee Couple - True Crime Podcast

Skip the banter: 00:08:17 Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler, and Leonard Dyck were all traveling through remote parts of British Columbia when their lives intersected with a case investigators struggled to make sense of. Allison tells the story through the roadside sightings, forensic links, and unanswered questions that remained even after the manhunt ended. Support us and become a Patron! Over 150 bonu...

Skip the banter: 00:04:38 Sade Robinson was last known to be on a first date, but the investigation that followed depended on fragments of footage, phone data, and evidence that did not answer every question neatly. Allison tells the story, including the parts of the case where procedure, timing, and what was missed became impossible to separate. Support us and become a Patron! Over 150 bonus epis...

Skip the banter: 00:08:56 When sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman stayed behind after a birthday gathering in Fryent Country Park, the first concern was that no one could reach them. This episode looks at the missed calls for help, the delayed search, the evidence vulnerable to weather and contamination, and the conduct of officers that deepened their family’s grief after the murders. As the...

Skip the banter: 00:05:41 Dylan Redwine’s court-ordered visit with his father began with visible dread and ended with questions that only grew harder as the search continued. In this episode, Allison tells the story with attention to the missed warnings, the investigative turns, and the evidence that slowly changed the direction of the case. Support us and become a Patron! Over 150 bonus episodes:...

Skip the banter: 00:05:32 After Andrew Bagby was killed, his parents found themselves fighting not only for justice, but for access to the baby who tied them to their son. This episode looks at the warning signs, court decisions, and overlooked details that followed. Allison tells us the entire story, including the part of the case that still raises the hardest questions. Support us and become a P...

Skip the banter: 00:05:27 The Glensheen murders began inside one of Minnesota’s most recognizable homes, but the case quickly moved beyond the mansion itself and into questions about motive, money, and what investigators could actually prove. Allison tells the story with a careful look at the evidence, the trial decisions, and the details that left people still wondering who knew what, and when. S...

Skip the banter: 00:06:04 Rey Rivera left home after a brief phone call and never returned, leaving behind a scene that his family has struggled to reconcile for nearly two decades. This episode follows the unanswered questions around the Belvedere Hotel, the note found later, and the investigation that divided those closest to the case. Allison tells the story with careful attention to the detail...

Skip the banter: 00:06:14 When 15-year-old Sierra LaMar disappeared on her way to school in Morgan Hill, California, investigators were left piecing together a case from scattered evidence and an unusually short timeline. This episode follows the investigation, the trial, and the later court decision that reopened difficult questions years after the conviction. Allison tells the story carefully, i...

Skip the banter: 00:03:47 A seven-year-old girl was taken from her driveway in broad daylight by the man who had just dropped off her Christmas present. Tanner Horner confessed, pleaded guilty at trial, and jurors still had to sit through the evidence before deciding his fate. Allison tells us the full story, and the details that came out during sentencing are something else entirely. YouTube of t...

Skip the banter: 00:06:34 (give or take a minute depending on ads) This episode looks at a baby’s death that unfolded during the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, where missed appointments, confusing medical guidance, and daily survival collided. The central question is not only what happened, but what responsibilities remain when families and institutions are both under pressure. Allison ca...

Skip the banter: 00:07:24 After a young woman collapsed moments after taking a sip of coffee, authorities focused on the sequence of events leading up to that single drink. What followed was a case defined by disputed medical findings, missing evidence, and questions about what investigators could truly confirm. Allison guides us through the details that remain unsettled long after the headlines f...

Skip the banter: 00:06:57 Garrett Phillips was 12 years old when he was found strangled in his Potsdam, New York apartment in 2011, and within days, investigators had a suspect with no physical evidence tying him to the crime. The case that followed was riddled with misconduct, racial bias allegations, and a key witness whose account was quietly buried. Allison tells us the full story, and the par...

Skip the banter: 00:10:10 The disappearance of Karyn Slover quickly turned into a complex investigation marked by conflicting timelines, disputed forensic findings, and questions about how evidence was handled from the very beginning. Decades after convictions were secured, new DNA developments are forcing authorities to revisit what was once considered resolved. Allison brings clarity to the inve...

Skip the banter: 00:06:33 On Halloween night in 2015, Cathy Scott, Mike Scott, Barbara Scott, and Violet Taylor were murdered inside their home in rural Pendleton, South Carolina, and the case sat cold for over eight years. The evidence that finally cracked it open was hiding in plain sight the whole time. Allison tells us the rest, and the financial paper trail alone will leave you unsettled. Sup...

Skip the banter: 00:06:47 (give or take a min depending on ads) Mandy Matula left her house for what seemed like a brief conversation, but the details surrounding that night quickly became complicated. Small contradictions and unexpected actions forced investigators to reconsider the story they were first given. Allison lays out the sequence of decisions and statements that still leave parts of th...

Skip the banter: 00:05:44 Long before the shooting in Winnetka, there were police calls, medical notes, and repeated concerns from people who felt something was wrong. Each response addressed the immediate problem, but none seemed to connect the larger pattern that was forming. Allison walks through the documentation step by step, highlighting the detail that makes the timeline feel harder to dism...

Skip the banter: 00:08:26 (give or take a min depending on ads) A man claims he shot an intruder who was attacking his wife, but the circumstances surrounding how that stranger ended up inside the house quickly draw scrutiny. As investigators examine messages, timelines, and the people living under the same roof, the explanation offered that morning becomes harder to accept. Allison lays out the s...

Skip the banter: 00:08:27 Give or take a min for ads When Toyah Cordingley went to walk her dog at Wangetti Beach in 2018, it should have been an ordinary afternoon. Instead, investigators were left piecing together phone records, traffic footage, and movements that didn’t fully line up with what anyone expected. Allison tells the story of how the evidence unfolded and the detail that continued to...

Skip the banter: around 00:09:14 depending on ads When Army Private LaVena Johnson was found dead in Iraq, her family was told it was a suicide. What they uncovered in the weeks and years that followed raised difficult questions about the investigation, the evidence, and whether key details were overlooked. Allison carefully lays out what was documented, what was missing, and why her parents conti...

Skip the banter: 00:10:20 When Timmothy Pitzen’s mother picked him up early from school in 2011, she said there was a family emergency, then spent several days traveling with him before being found dead in a motel room. She insisted in a note that her son was safe and would never be located, but the evidence investigators uncovered tells a more complicated story. Allison carefully traces those fin...

Skip the banter: 00:09:08 (give or take a minute depending on ads) James Bulger disappeared from a shopping center in Bootle in February 1993, and the case unfolded through CCTV, witness statements, and a growing realization that the usual assumptions did not apply. We walk through the moments that were missed in public, the inconsistencies in what people thought they saw, and what the investigati...

Skip the banter: 00:07:41 (give or take a minute depending on ads) In May 2019, 15-year-old Riley Crossman disappeared from her home in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, sometime during an ordinary school night. What followed was a series of quiet red flags, overlooked moments, and conflicting statements that only became clear after Riley failed to show up for school. This episode closely examines...

Skip the banter: 00:07:41 In 2014, Russell and Shirley Dermond were living out their retirement in a quiet lakeside community—until neighbors made a discovery that would shake the entire area. What followed was a case marked by contradictions, clean surfaces, and missing evidence. Allison brings the full context, including one detail that was easy to miss at the time. Support us and become a Patro...

Skip the banter: 00:07:23 In the summer of 2017, four young men disappeared days apart across Bucks County. As families scrambled for answers, investigators uncovered a link none of them had expected. Allison walks us through the timeline, the search efforts, and the detail that finally brought the cases together. Support us and become a Patron! Over 150 bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/cri...

Skip the banter: 00:10:23 Over three years, four couples were attacked along quiet stretches of Virginia road, their cases marked by eerie patterns and evidence that pointed in unsettling directions. Only one case would eventually yield a name. Allison tells us the rest of this crazy case. Support us and become a Patron! Over 150 bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecouple Our Ama...