Crime Curious

This case couldn’t be more fitting for our Halloween special. It really has it all, and probably not in a good way. We are discussing the tragic true  case of Leonarda Ciancuilli. Born out of hate, and a victim of extreme trauma herself-Leonarda’s life was full of pain and tragedy and as a result she becomes obsessed with various forms of the occult, Wicca and other alternative spiritual practices...

In honor of Halloween, we wanted to bring you a good old fashioned spooky case…a case in which a series of well known horror movies stemmed from in 1979, into the 1980s, ‘90s, and STILL into the 2000s.  If you are a scary/paranormal movie buff, you of course know of Amityville. This week we discuss the very horrific TRUE crime story involving the murder of the Defoe family in November of 1974.  Mu...

We are finishing up our “Cut it OUT Michigan” theme with another story just way too close to home. Kevin “Kip” Artz and his wife Patty were small business owners, working hard in their very own Pizza Taco House. The establishment was located in Jackson, MIchigan.  As bills piled up and the business began to struggle… tensions started to rise.  Join us to find out what happens in this very unsettli...

Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell  Sources: Dead North, 2018 documentary,    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-kelly-cochran-sentencing-st-0517-story.html%3foutputType=amp , Snapped, Season 24, Episode 13: Kelly Cochran, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-time/woman-murders-husband-forces-her-kill-lover-marriage-p...

Grab your wine, you will need it as we conclude the case of the Rucki family.  Make sure you listen to part one to learn all of the details as to how this case transpired!!!!  Missinginminnisota.com The Girls Are Gone By: Allison Man & Michael Brodkorp Purchase Here: The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to K...

Sandra Grazzini-Rucki was married to her husband David Rucki for almost 20 years. To the outside world the Ruckis seemed liked a well to do, all American family with five beautiful children. In 2011 Sandra decided to separate from her husband. The whirlwind of chaos, lies and unimaginable events that followed  are hard for even us to comprehend. Join us as Charnell does a very deep dive into a two...

Music By: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Ary By: Charnell  Our Story - Matthew Shepard Foundation The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie and a World Transformed by:Judy Shepard with Jon Barrett. 'The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard' by Stephen Jimenez - Lambda Literary Changing Hearts and Minds - Matthew Shepard Foundation Matthew Shepard - Wikipedia  Geen, Jessi...

Music By: Jonas Bjornstand Cover Art By: Charnell  Sources:  https://youtu.be/4unT6wyUefY https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Teena https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/282738/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/crime-figure/brandon-teena

William and Margaret Patterson looked like a typical couple from El Paso Texas....that is until they disappeared without a trace and police start to piece together some pretty sketchy details not only about their disappearance but also about their life. Take a listen to hear the legit theories that range from murder, to spy games....to alien abduction! The Bizarre Vanishing of William and Margaret...

Zach Bowen and Addie Hall met while bar tending in the French Quarter, New Orleans.  Shortly after they were acquainted, they became an inseparable couple. Join us in discussing a love story that quickly turned into horror, among the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.   Music By: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell  Resources:  https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/the-gruesome-tale-of-zack-bowen-an...

This was a highly recommended case, but many called it the "Jeepers Creepers" case because the real life murder of Marilynn DePue in Branch County Michigan was said to have inspired the opening scene in the 2001 blockbuster horror film....but what often gets lost in the story is that one mother of three lost her life at the hands of her ex husband and he almost got away with it....almost.  https:/...

We are not sure it gets much worse than two 16 year old shit for brain girls who think they are untouchable, and murder their best friend in cold blood for no other reason than "we didn't like her anymore". Skylar was a beautiful and intelligent young woman who deserves to have her story told, so her murderers can stay where they belong. Music By: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell  The Murder...

Junko was a brilliant and steadfast student when she was abducted by a group of teenage dirtballs, and held in captivity and tortured for over 40 days. The punishment for these teens defiantly did not meet the crime, and the extent of what she went through in her final days is nearly unbearable to conceive. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Junko_Furuta https://japaninsides.com/44...

Marybeth Tinning was a mother of nine....and considered to be an early case example of fictitious disease...but perhaps after you hear the way all nine of her children mysteriously pass away, you might ask yourselves did she suffer from fictitious disease (also known as Munchhausen by proxy) or was it simply madness? Music By: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell  Marybeth Tinning: Mom Who Kille...

Welcome to "Munch or Madness?" week....and Amber is bringing it with a case that will seriously have you pondering who the real victim is in all of this. Gypsy Rose Blanchard was an adult who was never told her real age, told she was special needs and endured years of medical procedures that she never needed all because her mother Dee Dee likely suffered from Fictitious Syndrome or as others know...

Hannibal MO is not just the birthplace of Mark Twain...it is also the place where three boys disappeared without a single trace while exploring a cave....or a construction site...or they were possibly more victims of John Wayne Gacy Jr. Either way...it's not good. Sources: Wingate, John. Lost Boys of Hannibal. Wisdom Editions, 2018. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-boys-of-hannibal/id147...

As promised part two is released early for you! Hear the conclusion of the 1937 murders of three little girls in Inglewood California and how one woman's journey to find her long lost aunts possibly uncovered a huge miscarriage of justice on one man. Music by: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell  Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family’s Secret by Pamela Evere...

Pamela Everett might never had known she had two aunts that were murdered along with their friend in 1937 if she had not tried to lie to her father about where she was one night when she was 15. Instead of being upset with her, her father simply told her that he had lost two sisters and he couldn't lose a daughter too. It was that statement that sent her searching as an adult for the two aunts she...

To conclude our "unexplained" week, Charnell brings you a 2009 case of what seems like a tragic drunk driving accident caused by Diane Schuler but her husband maintains to this day that his wife was not a drinker and was an amazing mother, so she never would have been drunk and high while transporting 5 children home from a camping trip. Take a listen to decide for yourself.  Music By: Jonas Bjorn...

This week we bring you the theme of "unexplained" but honestly......this one is even unexplained by the doctors. The horrific murder attempt on Alison Botha by the "Ripper Rapists" is one of the most gruesome and unbelievable survival stories ever told. Take a listen to hear her amazing story. Sources: https://www.alison.co.za/assets/content-page.php?id=home Alison, Marianne Thamm. I Have Life: AL...

Charnell brings you the recently and FINALLY solved 1979 murder of the beautiful Michelle Martinko who was found stabbed to death in her vehicle at a mall parking lot in Iowa. Take a listen to hear how karma comes back to bring justice, and how Michelle helped solve her case 40 years later.  Music By: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell One-time suspect in unsolved Cedar Rapids homicide dies in...

April Millsap was a 14 year old girl in Michigan walking her dog Penny when she was brutally murdered. Take a listen to hear how her fitness tracking app on her phone significantly helped to solve her case. Music By: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell  https://missingsouls.com/girl-who-solved-her-own-murder-with-fitness-app-april-millsap/  On the Case with Paula Zahn. It’s season 14 episode 7,...

Amber is wrapping up her small town secrets week with the horrific unsolved murders of two beautiful girls in the small town of Delphi Indiana. Take a listen to hear the details and information of how you might be able to help! Sources: https://youtu.be/-8OBeidiJ1E https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Abigail_Williams_and_Liberty_German https://youtu.be/7LIzbat_ktM https://www.google.com/amp...

Amber brings to light some small town secrets in our own home state! You won't believe the horrific story of the murder of the entire Robison family that is still "unsolved" (but we have a good idea who did it). Sources: https://www.9and10news.com/2021/02/04/unsolved-the-robison-family-murders/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.northernexpress.com/amp/news/feature/case-closed/ https://www.mlive.com...

The conclusion of one of England's worst criminals, Fred and Rose West. See Episode 52 for complete description and to hear part one.  Music By: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell Love As Always, Mum By: Mae West and Neil McKay   Fred and Rose By: Howard Sounes  The Lost Girl By: Caroline Roberts. Who was Fred West's first wife Catherine 'Rena' Costello and what happened to her? - Gloucestersh...