Crime Curious

Joe Clark may have acted like a typical 17 year old, going to parties with his girlfriend and hanging out with friends...but he had a deep secret that he kept between himself and his "list." The list contained names by category of "can wait" "get to now" and "the leg thing." Take a listen to hear one of the most disturbing fetish crimes we have covered to date. Join Patreon here to binge bonus con...

Join us for the unimaginable story of beautiful Morgan Patten as told to us by her amazing parents Steve and Renee Patten. Morgan was a talented, intelligent and family oriented woman with big plans for her future. On a trip to see her fiancé stationed in North Carolina just hours after texting her parents that she was headed to bed at her hotel...Morgan's parents are woken in the night by a polic...

Three year old Amari Boone was placed in the care of two friends Deondrick Foley and Joseph Delancy through a Fictive Kin placement while their mother sought treatment for substance abuse. While in the placement signs were repeatedly ignored that Amari was being abused.    Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon Don’t w...

The conclusion to the very disturbing case of Louis Gumpenberger and Betsy Faria that Megan has brought us with her deep diving research.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon Don’t want to become a monthly subscriber but want to show us some love and support? Donate to us through Crime Curious Podcast (buymeacoffee....

Megan is bringing you her very first deep dive in a well known case from her educated perspective. It is not often that we bring heavily covered cases to the podcast but even if you have heard this case before, hopefully you will learn something from this legal perspective. Besty Faria was found dead by her husband in her home with a knife sticking out of her neck and her wrist cut nearly to the b...

We saved a very special case near and dear to our hearts for our 200th episode. This is the conclusion to the Molly Young Case. If you feel so inclined you can click the links below to join the fight for Justice for Molly. Molly Marie Young – unique, compassionate, and talented. | Citizens Against Homicide Illinois Attorney General - Contact Us Molly Young Memorial Foundation - Justice, Non Profit...

Molly Young was a beautiful 21 year old with her entire life ahead of her. Until one fateful day in March 2012 when everything changed for Molly and her family. A phone call to the Carbondale Illinois 911 dispatch indicated that Molly had taken her own life via overdose. When EMT's arrive however, they recognize right away this is no overdose considering Molly had an obvious gunshot wound to the l...

Ann Marie was only 8 years old when her mother woke up at 5:00 A.M. with a mother's intuition that something was terribly wrong. The front door was unlocked and ajar. The living room window was open wide, and Ann Marie was not in her bed. The theories of this case will shock you and we can't wait to hear what you all think possibly happened. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious...

Don't skip the very, very beginning before the intro music or you will miss the special announcement. Although this case is not as long as our typical style, we still think it is important to cover and remember. Wishing you all the best in 2023. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon Don’t want to become a monthly subs...

Teresita Basa was a respiratory therapist at Edgewater Hospital outside of Chicago Illinois just living a normal quiet life. That is until she was found naked, stabbed to death and burned in her own apartment. Who would want to do such a thing to a quiet woman with a soft heart? The police have no leads, until months later when they receive a tip from Teresita herself...but how is this possible? S...

Amanda was a typical stay at home mom of three boys....until one night her husband didn't come home from work and she discovers he has been arrested on human trafficking charges. How can this be? What does this even mean? We interviewed Amanda personally to get her story and bring light to what the perpetrators family goes through during a criminal case as well. Find Amanda at Home | Sex Trafficke...

Kim Proctor was called Kimmy by those who loved her. At 18 Kimmy had plans for her future after graduation which included volunteering at an animal clinic because she had a vast love of animals and didn't want to see anything suffer. Her heart was the complete opposite of two people in her life whom she called friends, who only had hatred and anger in their hearts. They used this anger and hatred...

Bruce Pardo did not want to accept that his marriage was over, and he especially did not want to accept that it was due to his own actions. As a way of revenge on his ex wife, Bruce does the unthinkable and spends 6 months plotting the murder of his ex wife and her entire family to take place on Christmas Eve.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusiv...

The conclusion to the Danny Piquette case.  Danny didn't have an easy life after finding his mother murdered when he was 15 and her death being carelessly and quickly ruled a suicide, but he and his family did the best they could to carry on with life. That is until Danny's life was suddenly taken 21 years later with what seemed like an impossible gunshot from 300 yards away right in the heart. Ar...

Danny Piquette didn't have an easy life after finding his mother murdered when he was 15 and her death being carelessly and quickly ruled a suicide, but he and his family did the best they could to carry on with life. That is until Danny's life was suddenly taken 21 years later with what seemed like an impossible gunshot from 300 yards away right in the heart. Are the deaths connected? Who would h...

18 year old Sandra Valade went missing in 1960 during a blizzard in small town New Hampshire. The brutal manner in which she was found days later left the hearts and minds of the peaceful town in worry. The case grew cold until 4 years later another teenager is found, 14 year old Pamela Mason and her body told the exact same story as Sandra's. Then just days after Pamela is found another brutal mu...

The first documented serial killing family in America were known as the Bender family...but even if you have heard this tale before, you won't want to miss Megan's deep dive that enlightens us to the times, and extras that brings new insight into the 1800's mass murders. Binge exclusive bonus content here: Crime Curious | a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon Music By: Jonas Bjornstan...

Jennie Becker was a loving mother of four that would do anything for her children. Even if that meant begging on the street for food after her husband Abe left her for a younger woman he had impregnated. When Abe comes back begging for forgiveness and then suddenly Jennie disappears without a trace, her friend and neighbor Rebecca is not willing to accept Abe's explanation that Jennie left him for...

Centered around Glastenbury Mountain in Vermont this triangle is said to be a setting for many unexplained disappearances, bodies found and even UFO and Bigfoot sightings. Join us to hear of the seemingly cursed area and the theories behind the unusual and unexplained cases of Vermonts largest unsolved mystery.  To help support the show and keep us creating join Patreon today to get early access t...

Kandis and Terri were in love, planning for their future together and finally seemed to have it all figured out. That is until October 19, 2009 when they are discovered shot to death in their Frankford Illinois home with no signs of forced entry. This was the most gruesome crime scene many police in the area had ever seen and with quick response and action by the police, the shocking discovery of...

From the outside the large brick house in Springs South Africa looked like any other on the street. In 2014 neighbors believed a couple lived there and rented the house out to tenants. What they didn't know though is that an entire family lived there with 5 children-only one of which ever had a documented birth and the abuse and torture the children endured living in that house at the hands of the...

Audrey Mestre was in the prime of her life, competing at the highest level of her extreme sport of freediving when her life comes to a tragic end. It would be easy to say that the danger of the sport took her life. However, others have questioned the circumstances that lead to the beautiful divers death and brought about hard questions that Audrey's husband has had a difficult time answering.    T...

Theresa and Leonide Moity were married to brothers in 1920's with both families living together in a small apartment to make ends meet. Times were hard, and when Theresa and Leonide revert to the oldest profession in the book to make ends meet, at least one of their husbands is not too pleased even for survival sake. What ensues goes down in history as one of New Orleans most brutal murders of the...

LaDonna Cooper was a 32 year old loving mother of three, working second shift at Bonanza restaurant in Marion Illinois when her life was senselessly taken directly after her shift for reasons known only to the murderer(s). Clues were left behind as to the motive of the crime, but the case remains open and unsolved still to this day. To binge loads of exclusive content join Patreon here: Crime Curi...

Sean Daugherty was a bubbly straight A student with a big heart and even bigger smile. April 14, 2022, was like any other day for the happy- close knit family. That is until one member of the family came home to discover every parent's worst nightmare. The body of their 12-year-old son hanging in a very mysterious an unnatural state from the family swing set. The circumstances in the case do not a...