Crime Family: A True Crime Podcast

There are hundreds of missing  and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada, and these are just some of their stories. In part 2 of the missing and murdered Indigenous women mini-series, we cover the case of Amber Tuccaro, a 20-year-old Indigenous woman who went missing in August of 2010 during a short vacation with a friend and her young son.  En route to Edmonton, Amber was hitchhiking,...

There are hundreds of missing  and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada, and these are just some of their stories. In part 1 of a special 4-part miniseries, we will be covering the stories of various missing and murdered Indigenous women across the country and exploring the history and circumstances that has lead to this national crisis. This week, Katie provides a brief history on th...

**Trigger Warning- This episode contains discussions about the topic of domestic violence in its various forms, which may be disturbing or triggering to some listeners. Please use discretion when listening to this episode** October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the US and to bring more awareness to this massive issue, we will be doing a two-part episode on the topic. In part 2 of our dom...

**Trigger Warning: This episode contains topics and discussions regarding physical and sexual abuse that may be triggering. Listener discretion is advised** October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the US and to bring more awareness to this massive issue, we will be doing a two-part episode on the topic. Jennifer Magnano and her children endured the physical, verbal and sexual abuse of the...

When high school teacher Tara Grinstead vanishes without a trace in October 2005, nobody could have anticipated the years-long mystery that would surround her disappearance. After leaving a friend’s barbecue on the evening of October 22, Tara was never seen or heard from again. With every discovery in the case only leading to more questions than answers, a slew of clues, tips and possible suspects...

Crime Family is back and we're kicking off our new season with a 3-part premiere episode about Jeffrey Deskovic- a 17-year-old high school student who was wrongfully convicted of his classmate's murder and spent nearly 16 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. Angela Correa disappeared on November 15, 1989 in Peekskill, New York and her body was found only two days later ha...

In part 2 of our special 3-part premiere, we talk to Jeffrey Deskovic himself to get all the details on his wrongful conviction- including his interrogations and botched polygraph test, his trial, his experience behind bars and his long overdue exoneration- even recalling the events of his first day post-release. Jeff's inspirational story is moving and emotional and our interview with him is...

In part 3 of our season premiere, we talk with documentary filmmaker Jia Wertz- whose debut film, 'Conviction', is all about Jeffrey Deskovic's story. In the interview, we discuss what motivated Jia to make a drastic career change into documentary filmmaking, her experience filming the doc and working with Jeff in the process as well as her connection to another wrongful conviction...

Continuing our discussion from part one, we break down three of the most popular theories in this case and discuss the evidence that supports each theory and the evidence that contradicts it. Was it an intruder? Was someone in the family involved? Our friend Jennifer Knowles joins us once again to finish off our finale discussion about this crazy unsolved case. Also, we read theories and comments...

The JonBenet Ramsey murder case is one of America's most high-profile and baffling unsolved cases. Nearly 25-years ago, Patricia Ramsey wakes up to find a nearly 3-page ransom note- stating that 6-year-old JonBenet has been abducted and the family must pay $118,000 for her safe return. Hours later, Jonbenet's dead body is found in the basement of the family's home. Between the 911 c...

In this bonus mini-episode, we discuss major updates in some of the cases we've covered this season. We cover updates about the ongoing Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell case from our very first episode, very exciting developments in the Adnan Syed wrongful conviction case, news in the Cooper Harris case, a shocking Supreme Court decision in the Barry & Honey Sherman murder case, and sentenc...

The human mind is a truly fascinating and terrifying thing. What happens when the unconscious mind controls the body? This episode explores the deadly sleepwalking cases of Scott Falater and Kenneth Parks. FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @crimefamilypodcast Twitter: @crimefamilypod1 Facebook: Crime Family Podcast Email: crimefamilypodcast@gmail.com EPISODE RESOURCES: World Science Festival : T...

Nikki Whitehead was a troubled child who wound up pregnant at the age of 17. After giving birth to twins, Tasmiyah and Jasmiyah, Nikki was determined to give the girls a better life and upbringing than her own, but the girls grew to resent their mother no matter how hard she tried. When the girls became teenagers, their hatred towards their mother was at an all-time high and one morning in January...

This week is a 2-for-1; two different cases in one episode! Nicole Doucet and Dalia Dippolito are two very different women with one thing in common: they both wanted their husbands out of their lives for good and were both willing to do the unthinkable to make it happen. These two cases are very different versions of the classic "hitman for hire" story:  One shows that these things can e...

*Trigger Warning: This episode contains explicit language and topics/discussions involving alleged sexual abuse which may be disturbing. Listener discretion is advised* No one could have imagined the true tyranny that was happening inside the Said household in Bedford, Texas.  It was a horror that sisters Sarah and Amina would experience for years which included alleged abuse and control by their...

Andrea Yates grew up with a long history of mental illness within her family, including bouts in the hospital for her own struggles throughout her life. After marrying Russell "Rusty" Yates in 1993, she eventually went on to have five children in an attempt at a perfect life that so many dream of. However, on the morning of June 20, 2001, Andrea makes a tragic decision that will forever...

In the middle of a stormy night in February 2000, 9-year-old Asha Degree walks out of her home and sets off on a walk down a nearby highway, being spotted by two different motorists along the way before eventually running into the woods. After this, the little girl is never seen again. Over 21 years later, many questions still surround this unsolved case and new developments have been coming in as...

On July 26, 2009, an SUV driving the wrong way on a busy New York highway collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle, resulting in a devastating crash that took the lives of eight people- including four children. The circumstances leading up to the crash and the autopsy results that were released shortly after revealed a devastating truth about the SUV's driver, Diane Schuler. Twelve years aft...

When Andrew Bagby broke it off with Shirley Turner on November 3, 2001, he could not have known the devastation that was waiting for him and his family. When Shirley allegedly travelled over 1000 miles to confront and murder Andrew in cold blood, this is just the beginning of the heartbreak for the Bagby family. As this story unfolds, it emphasizes a tragic example of how the Canadian child protec...

In December 2017, Barry and Honey Sherman (one of Canada's wealthiest couples) were found murdered inside their home in Toronto.  Initially considered a cruel murder-suicide, the case blew wide open when the police revealed that it was now being considered a targeted double murder. With a list of possible suspects and little evidence known to the public, theories are endless. Was it a profess...

Nearly twenty-five years ago, Adam, Trevor and Mitchell O'Brien were abducted by their father, Gary. After one final call to the boys' mother, Gary fled with them and was never seen again. While some evidence led police to believe that they never made it out of the Canadian province of Newfoundland alive, an anonymous tip a few years after their disappearance changed everything. As a res...

On a hot summer day in 2014, 22-month-old Cooper Harris dies after being left in a hot car for over 7 hours. In what initially looks like a horrifying case of "forgotten baby syndrome", an investigation leads police to suspect that the incident may have actually been planned by the boy's own father, Ross. This is the story of how a man's forgotten child led to the discovery of...

Continuing our conversation from episode six, we discuss even more reasons why we believe Adnan Syed has been wrongly convicted of Hae's murder. This includes more about Jay's ever-changing stories, the fax cover sheet that was never brought up in trial that completely discredits the cell phone 'evidence' used in the prosecution's case and why Hae's boyfriend at the t...

Most true crime fans are familiar with the Adnan Syed case due to the wildly popular podcast "Serial", which covered the case in-depth back in 2014. This case involves the disappearance and murder of 18-year-old high school senior Hae Min Lee in January 1999. We believe that Adnan Syed, the 17-year-old ex-boyfriend of Hae who was convicted of her murder, is completely innocent and has sp...

The small community of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia was shocked when 12-year-old Karissa Boudreau was found dead two weeks after she went missing. As a homicide investigation gets underway, clues lead police back to Penny Boudreau- Karissa's own mother.  This is the story of a devastating case and the controversial undercover sting operation that took place to get to the deadly truth. FIND US ON...