Crime Family: A True Crime Podcast

On New Year's Day 1991, Catherine Carroll was murdered in her own home in St. John's, Newfoundland. Her son Greg Parsons was the one who found her lifeless body on the bathroom floor- stabbed a total of 53 times. Soon after her murder, the police focused in on Greg as the culprit, despite there being zero pieces of forensic evidence tying him to the crime. Over the next several years, Gr...

On New Year's Eve 2020, 20-year-old Zack Lefave attended a party in Plymouth,  a 15-minute drive from the larger town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Just before midnight struck, Zack inexplicably left the party alone and decided to walk back to Yarmouth. During his walk home, Zack made several phone calls to friends saying he was in another town that was over five hours in the opposite direction o...

On December 30, 2022, Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested in connection to the murders of four University of Idaho students that occured just six weeks earlier. Join us for this special update episode as we discuss the latest developments in this case, what we know about the suspect and where the case lies right now. We covered this case earlier this season, and since then there has been a to...

Robert “Willy” Pickton is one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers. His killing spree went uninterrupted for years, starting in the early 1990s until his arrest in 2002. Living on a dirty pig farm all his life, Willy was known for his stench, his money, and his frequent company with sex workers. Despite rumours and eyewitness accounts, police could not connect Willy to the dozens of women goi...

Elizabeth Wettlaufer was a nurse working the night shifts at Caressant Care, a long-term care home in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2007. Shortly after her arrival at the home, residents began passing away in their sleep. However, because they were elderly and nothing about their deaths seemed suspicious, no autopsies were conducted. If only the care home dug a little deeper into the circumstanc...

In part 2 of our Canadian serial killer mini series, we cover the case of Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old self employed landscaper who was arrested in January 2018 and eventually charged with the murder and dismemberment of eight men in Toronto's gay village from 2010-2017. Bruce left his family and suburban life behind after coming out in his 40's and relocating to Toronto in the late 199...

As a special thank-you to our listeners, we are unlocking a patron-only bonus episode for all of you! In this Christmas-themed bonus episode, we discuss the Lawson Family Massacre that took place on December 25, 1929 in small town North Carolina. Charles Lawson, the family patriarch, seemingly snaps on Christmas day and decides to take the lives of almost his entire family and then turns the gun o...

Welcome to the four-part miniseries on Canadian serial killers. In part 1, we'll be discussing Dellen Millard, who was not your typical serial killer. Dellen had a loving family, lots of opportunities and was wealthy growing up- but all that didn't stop him from becoming a murderer. If it wasn't for his arrogance and a few missteps he may have gotten away with it all and maybe even...

Garnett Spears was only five-years-old when he dies in hospital after years of health struggles and mysterious illnesses. Upon further investigation, police begin to suspect that his death may actually be murder at the hands of the person he should have been able to trust the most: his own mother. Lacey Spears had been documenting her son's medical journey through the years, ever since he sta...

The Mr. Big tactic used in Canada continues to be controversial as many believe it often elicits false confessions from those targeted by this undercover method. The case of Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay is no exception. There is evidence that supports both sides of the argument as authorities in Canada and the US investigate the brutal murders of three members of the Rafay family. Having been be...

On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were murdered in their off-campus home. Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were all stabbed in their beds by an unknown assailant between the early morning hours of 3 and 4 AM and it wasn't until their two surviving roommates called 911 the next morning that their bodies were discovered. This high-profile qua...

18-year-old Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez set out on a trip across Australia in late 2018. Looking for adventure, he backpacked all over the continent before ending up in Byron Bay, a small town on Australia's Eastern tip, in late May 2019. After not hearing from him for days, Theo's mother gets worried and discovered that he actually hadn't been seen since the night of May 31- when...

On March 18, 1990, twins Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook disappeared after a walk to a local convenience store not far from their home. Earlier that day, the girls expressed concerns to family members that a white van was following them. Shortly after the girls disappear, it becomes clear that not a lot is being done to help locate them as a series of missteps and oversights have caused the case...

David Roman was just 15-years-old when his parents decided to send him to a for-profit foster home in Barrie, Ontario after he began skipping school and experimenting with marijuana. His arrival at the Expanding Horizons foster home coincided with the arrival of another young teen boy with a history of violence and run-ins with the law, and it's not long until trouble arises. Due to alleged n...

Darrien Hunt ran for his life before he was tragically gunned down in 2014 by Utah police officers. Darrien's story is another example of the justice system falling short. In this case, there are suspicious circumstances that look like a coverup,  and there have been no charges or punishments brought down upon the officers involved, fueling the pressure from the public to re-open the investig...

Crime Family is back! To kick off our fourth season (and to celebrate spooky season), we're telling you the story of the Salem Witch Trials, a series of cases that took place over an 18-month period back in the late 1600's. After two young girls in the Parris family household start to exhibit very strange symptoms in early 1692, it is soon speculated that the girls have had a curse place...

*This episode contains details of the mass shooting which involve domestic violence and gun violence and may be triggering to some listeners. Please use discretion when listening to this episode* On April 18 and 19, 2020, madman Gabriel Wortman unleashed terror across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. What began as a domestic violence incident between Wortman and his partner turned into a seri...

*This episode contains details of the mass shooting which involve domestic violence and gun violence and may be triggering to some listeners. Please use discretion when listening to this episode* On April 18 and 19, 2020, madman Gabriel Wortman unleashed terror across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. What began as a domestic violence incident between Wortman and his partner turned into a seri...

In a special bonus episode, we give you some of the biggest updates on past cases, including some major breaking news in the Adnan Syed Case, a conviction for the leader of the Sarah Lawrence Cult, and both an arrest and a Canada-wide warrant issued in relation to Elnaz Hajtamiri's abduction! In this update episode, we provide updates on the following cases: - The Tylee Ryan & JJ Vallow C...

Skylar Neese was a typical teenager living with her parents in Star City, West Virginia in July 2012. One night, security cameras capture her sneaking out of her house and into the backseat of a white vehicle parked nearby. When her parents find her bedroom empty the next day and she doesn't show up for work, she is reported missing to the police. As the weeks and months drag on with no sign...

Elisa Lam took a solo trip to Los Angeles, California in late January 2013  and found herself staying at the Cecil Hotel- a historic, yet run down hotel in one of America's roughest neighborhoods. Only days into her trip, she mysteriously disappears and her family reports her missing shortly after. The search for the 21-year-old Canadian tourist results in one of the most captivating missing...

Tess Richey went for a night out with friends at a local Toronto drag bar in November 2017. When her friends and family don't hear from her at all the next day, they become increasingly worried and file a missing person's report. This begins a frantic search by her family and a lackluster attempt by local police to find the missing woman- and the police's seemingly uninterested sear...

Tera Smith was a typical teenager living in Redding, California in 1998. One August night, she went for a short jog before a scheduled shift at the family-run business but she never showed up for her shift, and was never seen again. Instantly, her family and local authorities swung into action in hopes of finding the 16-year-old. The only leads that surface point to Troy Zink- Tera's taekwond...

Mirna Salihin and her friend Hani Boon made their way to an upscale Jakarta café on January 6, 2016 to meet up with an old college friend. Only seconds into the meeting, Mirna loses consciousness and begins convulsing, with foam coming from her mouth. She tragically dies en route to the hospital and an investigation into her death immediately begins. It's not long before her cause of death is...

*This episode contains audio footage that may be triggering to hear. Please use discretion when listening to this episode* In the early morning hours of August 8, 2014, 26-year-old Warriena Wright falls to her death from a balcony 14 floors above the ground. Immediately, questions about what happened to her abound. Only days later, 28-year-old Gable Tostee is arrested for her murder and as it turn...