Crime and Conjure

You know that older couple in your neighborhood that seems to always know what's going on with everyone? What if that was all for show and what was happening in their home was something that would give the community absolute chills. This is a story about a family that had so many secrets one was bound to catch up with them eventually. 

For over 50 years a Long Island family struggled with the mystery of their missing loved one, feeling like no one else cared. A local documentary finally brought this case to light but what they discovered was that the answers had always been there and the police seemed to have been actively covering it up all along.

Fathers are given the role of being the backbones of the family. You may have heard of the Watts family story this past year. Well before the Watts Family there was the Longo family. Behind this picture perfect family was something so sinister that no one saw coming.

Thanksgiving is meant to be a joyous time when families come together and appreciate each other and all the blessings they have. However, a lot of extended families, whether due to religious, political or personality differences, find Thanksgiving more of a battle ground than a peaceful gathering. In this episode we discuss one Florida Thanksgiving battle that got way too real.

Sometimes the quirky, good Samaritan next door is actually the monster you need to watch out for. In the 80’s the people of the Hyde Park neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri never suspected a serial killer was living among them. This story is another prime example that outward appearances rarely show us everything a person is capable of.

This story highlights a long abandoned practice the majority of us wouldn’t dare take part in, modern day human sacrifice. Two teenage boys commit horrific acts of violence in an effort to "sell their souls to the devil".  Join us as we dive deeper into what and why these boys did what they did, as well as how it could have been avoided. 

A sinister and deranged priest holding church service one floor above his own personal dungeon, packed full of chained and tortured women, sounds more like the plot of a Hollywood horror movie than true crime. We assure you, this nightmare could not have been more real for six women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Forced to do whatever they had to in order to survive, this weeks story is about gett...

The forest can be a beautiful and peaceful place. It can also be haunting and full of mystery. There is no place that proves this more than the Hagley Woods of England. This crime is not only unsolved, we don't even know who the victim was. Witchcraft, Nazi spies, magic candles, practical jokes gone wrong; what might have happened to this mysterious woman has no limits. 

Happy Halloween Conjurers! This bonus episode is a special treat all about Halloween! The only documented case of poisoned Halloween candy took place in Texas in 1974. This murder claws it's way into parent's worst fears even to this day. 

When the world seems to be going crazy around us we all want to feel like home is a safe sanctuary.  For one Illinois family, home became the scene of their worst nightmare. This is a story of a perfectly unassuming young family, viciously murdered in their own home, for seemingly no reason. Did they have secrets hidden so deep, those closest to them never had a clue or did evil come knocking...

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This case while unique in it's own way, is far too common. The escalation from domestic violence to murder can happen in an instant. If you take anything from this case, please know that there is no good reason to stay with an abuser. Abuse, whether verbal or physical is not love.

Most know that in America we have a shameful history of mistreating indigenous people. What a lot of people don't realize or would prefer not to think about is how badly Native Americans are still treated today. In this episode we highlight two cases of murdered Native American women, who's cases didn't get the attention they deserved. There are thousands more like this, proving that violence agai...

In the early 70’s a serial killer was stalking the streets of Washington DC looking for beautiful, young, black girls. What is the community supposed to do when no one with power to help seems to care? In this episode we analyze the six still unsolved murders believed to be the work of one horrible killer. We also look at how the cases could have gone differently if the police had taken these murd...

We as humans share one common trait which is the desire to live authentically without judgement. This is a story of a boy who became a man, holding a secret many can relate to. Once Matthew Shepard freed himself to live his truth, his life was violently taken. His murder led to outrage and long over due changes in America. His story is an example of what happens when someone makes the choice that...

Ghosts, possession, communicating with the dead. The idea of talking with those who are no longer living has fascinated people for decades. In this episode we discuss the brutal murder of Teresita Basa and the unusual way her case was solved.  This case gives ghost story a whole new meaning. What if the ghost is the one with a story they wish to tell?...

This seemingly perfect, all American family is ripped apart in one horrifying night. Are there darker secrets in this family that no one suspected? Is there something or someone we are missing from this story? Or did the stress of suburban life push this Mom to a breaking point and she needed to find a way out?

When two preteen girls go missing on their way to school, this Oregon community is forced to face a terrifying reality. Is there a monster lurking in the shadows? Or could the monster have been hiding in plain sight all this time, disguised as the odd but harmless neighbor on the corner? 

Was it jealousy or witchcraft that led a group of friends to attack a sleeping family in the middle of the night late one August? In this week's episode we explore the motives behind the 2005 murder of Joshua Bennett. Who was the real target? Was someone casting hexes in this small Illinois town? What had they done to invoke the wrath of five people they didn’t know?

This is an introduction to the upcoming Crime & Conjure Podcast!