Crime Estate

The city of New Orleans has many stories of sordid events. This is one of those stories.  This story is steeped in drugs, trauma, gore, salaciousness and set on the heels of one of the nation’s most catastrophic weather occurrences. Zack Bowen and Addie Hall fell in love during Hurricane Katrina. The French Quarter became their deserted playground but their romance turned ugly when the...

Cruel, calculating, remorseless: words that many people could and would use to describe John List. However, to himself he was a savior of sorts; a good person, a Man of God who, despite what he did, will go to Heaven and be reunited with his family.  Though, really, you only need one word to describe John List: psychopath. Join us as we discuss the the List family, the horrible events that oc...

A look back at our most listened to episode of 2023 while we enjoy a little vacation - enjoy!

For over 15 years, investigators have been trying to solve the mystery behind Vancouver real estate agent Lindsay Buziak’s murder. Who are the buyers that Lindsay labeled “million dollar” and what motive did they have to kill her?  It’s a story that combines true crime and real estate more than any other we have covered. The Real Estate: 1702 De Sousa Place | Victoria,...

A name synonymous with peace, love and anti-conflict whose life was cut entirely too short by a man who should’ve protected him: his father. Marvin Gaye grew up in lower income DC. His minister father ruled the home with fear, intimidation and abuse. Despite this, Gaye became a legend. Join us as we talk about the life, death and real estate surrounding this Motown icon. The Real Estate:&nbs...

The kidnapping of Charles Linbergh Jr. from the family's remote estate in New Jersery was nationwide news.  While someone was quickly arrested and sentaced for the crime, conspiracy theories abound and many believe that Charles Lindbergh, Sr. may have in fact been responsible for his son's death.  Join us as we discuss the house, the crime and the theories of this case.  The Real Es...

Lana Clarkson is considered by many to be a B-list actress, though we beg to disagree. Regardless, her life was cut too short when she died as a result of a gunshot wound in the foyer of Phil Spector’s Pyrenees Castle. The real estate: 410 Dogwood Drive | Wylie, TX The Real Estate: 1700 Grand View Drive Alhambra, CA Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ CrimeEstate.com...

It’s the story that has spurred several made for TV movies. When family friends Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore started an illicit affair, it set a series of events in motion that would change both of their lives and the lives of their family members forever. Join us as we discuss the Wylie Axe Murder and the real estate surrounding this infamous case.  The real estate:  410 Dogwoo...

Is possession really 9/10th of the law?  Just last year, a live-in caregiver in Mexico City plotted to steal the home of the elderly man she had been responsible for.  What transpired left three men dead, a woman tortured and 7 people arrested.  The real estate:  Medellín 113  Roma Mexico City, Mexico Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ CrimeEstat...

Lauren Smith Fields was a beautiful, ambitious young woman who should’ve gone on to live a beautiful life. But on the evening of December 12, 2021 she was robbed of her future and her family was left desperate for answers. Join us as we break down the mysterious death of Lauren Smith Fields, the controversy surrounding it and the legacy that she left behind. The real estate:  33 Plymout...

Have you ever wondered who lives in a murder house? As it turns out, the answer is: Heather’s husband (and his family!) among others.  Join us as we discuss the Cain and Able Murders, the story that inspired this podcast and also the crime that shook the small town of Cedar Falls, Iowa on Halloween night, 1975.  The real estate:  5829 N. Union Road | Cedar Falls, Iowa Other Ep...

Hostages, ransom and murder - the story of the Savopolous family is one nightmares are made of.  Go inside this D.C. mansion with us as we explore the crime there.  The real estate: 3201 Woodland Drive NW Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ CrimeEstate.com This episode edited by the oh-so-talented, Elena  

Mystery, mysticism, escorts, secrets, lavish parties and murder. This story has it all. Join us as we step into 1970s Georgia and retell the story of the famed Mercer Williams House, the deaths that occurred there.   The Real Estate:  429 Bull Street Savannah, GA   Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ CrimeEstate.com   This episode edited by the oh-so-talented...

Heather has some strong opinions - about lots of things - but crimes against Christmas is at the top of her list of no-nos. Join us as we take a lighthearted dive into some common Christmas crimes and discuss what has happened to some of cinemas most beloved holiday homes.

If ever there was a story to prove that guns and drugs are a bad idea, this is it.  Join us as we discuss the murder of Preston Murr in Boise, Idaho and the tragic story of the Chop-Chop House.    The Real Estate:  805 W. Linden Street | Boise, Idaoh   Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ CrimeEstate.com   This episode edited by the oh-so-talented, E...

It's not all glitz and glamour in Beverly Hills.  In the summer of 1989, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez brutally murdered their parents.  That fact is not in question, but in recent years, their trial and conviction has been called into question...along with everything we thought we knew about the Menendez family.  Join us as we discuss the Menendez murders, then and now, as well a...

Join us this Thanksgiving as we discuss a first for us - a female serial killer.  Dorothea Puente preyed on society’s most vulnerable.  Those that few people would miss. Those that few people would look for. Her reign of terror was finally discovered when a social worker took extra care to watch over one of her charges.  Albert Montoya was sent to live in the gingerbread-like...

With parallels to the ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ blockbuster movie, this dark story about a haunted mansion sheds a light on a forgotten part of US History. The crime at the center of Grisso Mansion was actually its origin story – how did Doc Grisso gain the land and oil rights that made him at one time one of the richest men in Oklahoma? Join us as we discuss the Grisso Mansio...

Rowlett, Texas in June of 1996, on paper, shouldn’t have been the site of such a horrific event. An idyllic upscale community on the banks of Lake Ray Hubbard, shouldn’t also be the site of an unimaginable murder that grabbed national headlines. In a huge, colonial style home, nestled on a cul-de-sac, the lives of two innocent boys were stolen from the world. The convicted murderer: th...

On October 1st, 1993 - just over 30 years ago - a young teenage girl by the name of Polly Klaas did what many other young teenagers do every week.  She conspired with her friends to have a sleepover - and that evening would shatter their childhoods forever.    The Real Estate:  427 4th Street - Petaluma CA   Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ CrimeEstat...

Daniel LaPlante grew up with many hardships. A dilapidated home, bullied by his peers and abused by people who were supposed to protect him, he found himself acting on criminal impulses early in life. Seemingly, petty theft was the gateway to more sinister acts that would quickly snowball into a boy committing an almost unspeakable crime of the most vulnerable of victims. Join us as we discuss the...

An Antebellum mansion, one family, and multiple murders 24 years apart.  This is a story almost too bizarre to be true. Join us as we discuss the shocking murders of Martha McKay and her mother, Sally Snowden McKay, at the Snowden House on Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas.   The Real Estate:  1527 Bream Rd, Horseshoe Lake, AR   Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ Cri...

2008, Mesa, Arizona. Travis Alexander was found naked, bludgeoned and nearly decapitated at his home. His on-again, off-again girlfriend was arrested and put on trial in both the courtroom and TVs across the country. Join us as we discuss the salacious details of Jodi Arias and the events that occurred at 11428 E Queensborough Ave.   The Real Estate:  11428 E Queensborough Ave Mesa, AZ &...

Has this Greenwich Village brownstone been haunted for more than 100 years?   Many owners claim to have seen the ghost of former tenant, Mark Twain walking the halls and mysterious deaths and tragedies seem to follow anyone who lives in the building.  Join Heather and Elena as they kick off  the spookiest month of the year with the story of The House of Death.  The Real Estate:...

An historic ocean front mansion. Two mysterious deaths. Join us as we discuss The Spreckel Mansion and the suspicious deaths of Max Shacknai and Rebecca Zahau. The Real Estate:  1043 Ocean Blvd. | Coronado, CA   Show Notes & Sources + Mentions & Shout Outs @ CrimeEstate.com   Brantly Hightower, Editor https://branhightower.wixsite.com/portfolio