Crime With My Coffee

Join us this week as we discuss the undercover police work of George Raffield back in 1987 that led to his death. Sources for this episode: Los Angeles Times - Texas Teen-Agers Face Charges: Death of a Young Narc: Town Searches for Motive AP News - Small Town Stunned By Undercover Policeman's Death The Dallas Morning News - Murder of undercover cop sent ripples through Midlothian still felt 30 yea...

On January 2, 1999 11 year old Mikelle Biggs was playing outside with her little sister in their Mesa, Arizona neighborhood. When her sister went inside to grab a jacket, someone abducted Mikelle. Join us as we go through the evening of her abduction, the steps the police took to try and find her, and the working theories of who took Mikelle 22 years ago. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Mesa...

How about a special two-for this week? Two quick cases in one episode. The first case is the unsolved murder of Betty Gail Brown in Lexington, Kentucky. She was found murdered in the early morning hours after leaving a study group at college headed home. The second half features the murder of Fred Harmon and the three men that ended his life. Sources for this episode: Sources to be linked soon Sup...

This week we head on down to the land down under, Australia! We hear about how a shark in a public aquarium got sick and caused the start of a crazy police investigation that went from a missing body to a murder! Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - The Shark Arm Case Newspapers.com - Death of Reginald Holmes Trove - What Sick Shark Revealed Support the show

We are giving you all a sneak peek into what’s available monthly with any subscription on our Patreon channel. Please enjoy our very first monthly Express-o Shot! We go over four crazy funny crimes that have happened in this quick little shot. Sources for this episode: sources to be uploaded soon Support the show

One Friday night back in September 2003, four young girls were heading back into town for an after party after the big rival high school football game. As they were leaving the last girl's home, they were hit by a young man who had been racing a friend of his. This is the story of David Reid and his experience with street racing. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Tatum, Texas Texas Monthly - W...

This week we go back to our hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. Chante Mallard hit Gregory Biggs with her car in the early morning hours one day, and left him there to die. Sources for this episode: The New York Times - Details Disputed in Death of Man Lodged in Windshield Fox News - Windshield Killer Take Stand in Sentencing Hearing Fox News - Timeline of Events in the Chante Mallard Windshield Death...

This week we delve into the murder of Kenzie Houk and her unborn child and the subsequent conviction of Jordan Brown. Sources for this episode: pacourts.us - Supreme Court Ruling Wikipedia - Wampum, Pennsylvania Morning Journal News - Man Sues for Wrongful Conviction After Childhood Spent in Prison Post-Gazette - Relatives say boy threatened to pop slain mom PennLive - Victim’s mother says boy mad...

Back in the 1970s, being rich and charged with murder in two high profile trials got everyone's attention. Sources for this episode: Sources to be linked soon. Support the show

This week, to celebrate over 10 published episodes and over 800 downloads (what!? y'all are fabulous!) we thought we would give you a glimpse into what it's really like when we record. We hope you enjoy these outtakes and bloopers! Support the show

Back in the 1980s, there was a string of unsolved murders in the Wichita Falls, Texas area. They would later be connected to an unsolved murder in Fort Worth, Texas after a man who had already confessed to one murder years before was looked into and confessed to them, too. Listen to the tale of Faryion Wardrip, which we have dubbed the Tattletale Serial Killer. Sources for this episode: News Chann...

Join us this week as we hear about the horrors committed by William and Lila Young, the Baby Barons of East Chester. In the 1920s through the 1940s, they ran the Ideal Maternity Home for unwed mothers to help them adopt their babies out. Sources for this episode: Canadian CRC - Survivors of dark episode in Canada's history trace their past Canadian CRC - The Selling/Murdering of Canadian Babies an...

Seven years ago, 26 year old Brandon Lawson left his home in San Angelo, Texas and has never been heard from again. If you have any information, please call the Texas DPS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at (512) 424-5074 or the Coke County Sheriff's Office at (325) 453-2717. Brandon was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, camo shorts, and size 11 white 2013 Nike Air Max shoes. He was 5'9" tall and wei...

June takes us in the Way Wayback Machine to tell us about the crimes committed by Herman Webster Mudgett, AKA H. H. Holmes. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - H. H. Holmes Britannica.com - H. H. Holmes Britannica.com - Ben Pitezel Oak Cliff Advocate Magazine - Backstory: The Oak Cliff victims of famed serial killer H. H. Holmes Support the show

Suzanne tells us about a cold case that was solved by forensic genealogy. William Talbott, II was the first ever person to be convicted using forensic genealogy evidence. Sources for this episode: Victoria News - Unsealed Record Suggests U.S. Man Convicted in Murder of Saanich Couple Left DNA on Zip Tie in 1987 Herald Net - Jurors Share Why They Found Talbott Guilty of Double Murder Times Colonist...

June takes us in the Way Back Machine to the kidnapping of a school bus full of children returning from a field trip in California in 1976. Spoiler Alert: The children are all returned back to their parents alive. Sources for this episode: New York Times - 3 Plead Guilty '76 Chowchilla Kidnapping of 26 Children and Driver New York Times - Ed Ray, Bus Driver During Kidnapping, Dies at 91 LA Times -...

Suzanne takes us on the roller coaster ride that is Amy Jones's reality in this episode to highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Amy is a survivor of a case of domestic violence that swung from one extreme to the next in the blink of an eye. Join us as we learn about her harrowing ordeal. If you are in an abusive relationship, please visit thehotline.org for resources to help you get out. A...

This week June tells us about what led up to Martha M. Place being the first woman executed in the electric chair in New York in 1899. Sources for this episode: Murderpedia - Martha M. Place Wikipedia - Martha M. Place Support the show

This week, Suzanne tells us about the famous Big Dan's Rape case from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Sources for this episode: AP News - Death of Big Dan's Rape Victim was Final "Tragic Chapter" of Her Young Life People.com - No Town Without Pity, a Divided New Bedford Seeks Justice in a Brutal Gang Rape Case Washington Post - Woman Leaves Seclusion to Tell Court of Assault, Cheering in Big Dan's Bar...

This week, June tell's us all about the rise and fall of notorious crime boss, Al Capone. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Al Capone Support the show

This week, we discuss the horrific 2006 murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart by her friends Torey Adamcik and Brian Draper in Pocatello, Idaho. Sources for this episode: parkaman.com - transcripts of the tapes CourtListener.com - Torey Adamcik's State Supreme Court Appeal Decision Leagle.com - Brian Draper's State Supreme Court Appeal Decision The Guilty Innocent by Shannon Adamcik - book Idaho State Jour...

This week we discuss the 1979 school shooting in California of Grover Cleveland Elementary that was done by Brenda Ann Spencer. Sources for this episode: Wikipedia - Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego) Vocal. Media - "I Don't Like Mondays," the Story of Brenda Ann Spencer by Mr. Davis Killer Kids - featured on Season 3, Episode 19 Deadly Women - featured on Season 2, Episode 1 Support...

In this introduction we introduce ourselves, Crime With My Coffee, and tell you how Crime With My Coffee came about. Support the show