Crime Obsession

Bride Found Dead in a Suitcase on Her Wedding Night A woman left her wedding reception with her new husband and was never seen alive again. What makes this case almost impossible to process is not just the violence that followed, but the warnings she received, the fear she voiced, and the choice she made to walk down that aisle anyway. In this episode, we analyze the tragic story of Dawn Walker, a...

Daughter Stuffs Her Mother's Body in a Suitcase in Bali A taxi driver arrives at a luxury resort to collect luggage, only to discover a small, sealed suitcase that is far too heavy. Inside, he finds the body of a socialite, brutally murdered and folded into the bag. What led to this horrific discovery in one of the world's most beautiful places? In this episode, we analyze the complex relationship...

Couple Opens Door for Two Teens Who Plan to Kill Them On January 27, 2001, Half and Susanna Zantop, two Dartmouth professors, opened their front door to two strangers. Within minutes, both were dead, killed by the young men they had welcomed into their home. What made this generous, trusting couple targets? In this episode, we analyze the tragic events of that day, from the Zantops' final, ordinar...

The Smell That Hid a Family for Weeks Federal agents arrived at a quiet Florida rental for a welfare check, and the smell told them something was wrong before they reached the door. Inside, a mother and three children had been dead for weeks — while the husband and father who shared that house left them there through Christmas and New Year's. How does an entire family vanish in plain sight? In thi...

Roommate Comes Home and Finds Adrian Dead in Her Bathroom A roommate returned home to a silent apartment, only to find 29-year-old Adrian Roberts dead in her bathroom with deeply cut bare feet. There was no forced entry, yet the scene told a story of brutal violence and a desperate struggle. How did a night out turn into a horrific crime inside her own home? In this episode, we analyze the shockin...

Mom Reports Daughter Missing — She Had Been Dead Two Days On November 21, 2021, a mother called 911 to report her eight-year-old daughter missing from a hotel room, claiming the door was latched and the child couldn't have opened it. What she didn't reveal was that Amari Hall had already been dead for approximately two days. How did investigators uncover the truth when the initial story seemed so...

Mother Buys Flowers With Daughter Who Vanishes That Night A mother and daughter spent a Sunday afternoon buying daffodils and a birthday card. "Bye, Mom. Phone you Monday or Tuesday," the young woman said. She never called, and weeks later a man walking his dog found her body in the woods with a garrote around her neck. How does a system that knew the danger let her killer stay free for years? In...

Farmer Finds a Skull Five Years After the Body Was Already Found In 2014, police found a headless body in a Michigan park, but the most disturbing piece of the puzzle wouldn't surface for another five years. A pregnant 18-year-old and her boyfriend vanished after answering a Craigslist ad, walking into a trap that a previous victim had already escaped. Why did the system fail to stop the man who h...

Deputy Finds a College Girl Shot Nine Times at the Lake A college senior, just weeks from graduation, was found shot at least nine times near a secluded lake, thirty miles from her campus. Her last call to her mother was unremarkable, a casual chat about going out with friends. What happened in the hours between that call and the discovery of her body? In this episode, we delve into the shocking m...

Wife Poisons Husband Then Writes a Children's Book About Grief Eric Richins died in his bed, but not before telling friends he believed his wife was trying to kill him. Months later, as investigators quietly built a case against her, his wife published a children's book about grief. What did Eric know, and why wasn't it enough to save him? In this episode, we analyze the murder of Eric Richins, a...

Daughter Watches Her Father Silence Her Mother Forever A mother sends a lighthearted text to her boyfriend, plans to pick up her children, and then vanishes without a trace. What chilling secret did her own daughter witness that would ultimately expose the truth behind her mother's disappearance? In this episode, we delve into the baffling case of Crystal McDowell, a woman who had overcome immense...

Husband Calls 911 After Stabbing His Wife One Hundred Twenty Three Times At 1:10 AM, a man called 911, claiming he took too much medicine and found his wife stabbed 123 times. But what investigators discovered about him before that call would become one of North Carolina's most dissected criminal audio pieces. In this episode, we analyze the chilling 911 call and the brutal death of Lauren Ashley...

Dentist Shot in Parking Garage Because Her Boyfriend's Ex Wouldn't Let Go On September 2, 2015, a pediatric dentist was shot in a Dallas parking garage, just minutes after arriving home from work. What initially appeared to be a random act of violence quickly unraveled into a meticulously planned contract killing. How far can jealousy push someone to orchestrate such a precise and brutal act? In t...

The Snapchat That Killed Her: Annayia's Law On October 24, 2019, a college student sent a Snapchat message saying she was fine, but her closest friend immediately knew the message was not from her. This was the last time anyone heard from Annayia Blanchard, a young woman whose meticulous safety habits could not protect her from a killer already free on bail for kidnapping and attempted murder. How...

Eight-Year-Old Vanishes While Fifty Adults Failed to Notice An eight-year-old girl disappeared from a D.C. homeless shelter with a janitor posing as a doctor, unnoticed by dozens of adults for weeks. How did a system designed to protect children fail so completely, allowing a child to vanish without a trace? In this episode, we analyze the shocking disappearance of Relisha Rudd from the D.C. Gener...

Father Confesses to Murder After 14 Hours, Then DNA Frees Him A father reported his three-year-old daughter missing, only to be accused of her murder by the state of Illinois. What evidence could have cleared him from day one, and why was it never processed? In this episode, we analyze the case of Kevin Fox, a father charged with killing his daughter Riley after she disappeared from their home. We...

Girlfriend Watches as Boyfriend's Case Gets Buried Alive A Boston Police officer was found unresponsive on a snow-covered lawn in the early hours of a January morning. His injuries told one story, but the evidence scattered across the scene told another, and the woman accused of killing him has maintained her innocence. What really happened that night? In this episode, we analyze the perplexing ca...

Two Kids on Skates Stab a Man 63 Times in Central Park A trail of blood, each drop with a shape and direction, led investigators away from a man found stabbed sixty-three times inside Central Park. The victim, known to his attackers from a rehabilitation center, was targeted not randomly, but through a shared history. What drove two fifteen-year-olds on inline skates to commit such a brutal act? I...

The Cyclist, The Husband, and The Hour That Vanished Suzanne Morphew rode her bicycle out of her driveway on Mother's Day and never returned, leaving behind a helmet and a husband whose timeline didn't match his truck's data. What happened in the hour before he claimed to leave, and why did her remains go undiscovered for three years? In this episode, we analyze the disappearance of Suzanne Morphe...

Son Steps Off Bus and His Mother Has Vanished A boy arrived home from school to find his front door locked and the back door wide open, his mother nowhere to be found. She was last seen in the yard less than an hour before, in a quiet neighborhood where such an event should have drawn attention. What happened in those fifty minutes, and why did the doors tell two different stories? In this episode...

The Caller Knew Her Name: Unsolved DC Homicide At 1:30 AM, a man called a family in South Carolina, claiming their daughter was safe after an arrest. But Dana Chisum was already dead, and the caller, impersonating a detective, may have been her killer. Why would someone go to such lengths to delay the discovery of a murder? In this episode, we analyze the calculated deception surrounding the 1995...

Four Burger Chef Workers Vanish — Then Someone Finds Them in the Woods Four young employees finished their closing shift at a Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana. Forty-eight hours later, their bodies were found in a wooded area, each killed in a different way. What happened in the two hours between closing time and their disappearance through a back door? In this episode, we analyze the baffling cas...

The jury that defied death: a medium's chilling choice A young law student was brutally murdered, and the district attorney made an unprecedented move: he hired a medium to select the jury. What did Allison DuBois see in the legal questionnaires that no one else could, and how did her unconventional choices lead to a verdict that shocked everyone? In this episode, we explore the extraordinary case...

The Attic: Jaylen Griffin Walked Out, Never Arrived A young man left his home, heading toward Broadway, and was never reported arriving anywhere. Years later, he was found dead in someone's attic with stab wounds, yet no one has been arrested. How does a young man walk out his front door and end up dead in someone else's attic without a single arrest? In this episode, we analyze the baffling case...

The Girl Who Vanished, The Alert That Wasn't There A child disappears in Arizona, and no emergency alert interrupts the radio or flashes on digital billboards. This wasn't due to a lack of concern, but because the system simply didn't exist there yet, a gap that had a name: Mel Biggs. What happened to Mel Biggs, and why was there no alert? In this episode, we analyze the disappearance of Mel Biggs...