Day By Day: True Crime Stories

On November 11, 1969, 20-year-old Joyce Helen Malecki left her Baltimore home to go Christmas shopping at Harundale Mall in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She never came home. Two days later, her body was found on the grounds of Fort George G. Meade, a U.S. Army installation between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. An autopsy determined that she had been strangled. More than fifty years later, Joyce’s case...

On November 10, 2014, 47-year-old Las Vegas hiker and YouTuber  Kenny Veach  set out alone into Nevada’s Sheep Mountains — and never came back. Searchers would later find only one clue: his  cell phone , discovered near the edge of a mine shaft in the high desert north of Las Vegas. In the years since, Kenny’s disappearance has become the subject of intense online speculation — tied to an “M-shape...

On November 9, 1971, Westfield, New Jersey accountant John Emil List methodically murdered his wife, mother, and three children inside their 18-room home,  Breeze Knoll . He then turned off the heat, left the lights on, mailed letters explaining absences, and vanished. For nearly 18 years, the devout father and respected businessman lived under a new name —  Robert P. Clark  — hundreds of miles aw...

On November 8, 1983, Bloomington, Illinois police entered a quiet suburban home and uncovered a horrific scene. Inside were Susan Hendricks and her three young children — Rebekah, Grace, and Benjamin — brutally murdered in their beds. With no signs of forced entry and no clear motive, investigators turned their attention to the family’s patriarch, David Hendricks, a respected businessman who had b...

On the night of November 7, 1994, 13-year-old Lindsay Jo Rimer left her home in the small town of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, to buy a box of cornflakes. It was a short, familiar walk to the local SPAR shop — one she had made many times before. CCTV captured her at 10:22 p.m., paying for her purchase. Minutes later, she vanished. Five months later, canal workers found her body in the Rochdale C...

In the days following the 1980 presidential election, 44-year-old political fundraiser Nancy Marleine Snow returned home to Maryland — and vanished. A multilingual world traveler and political professional, Nancy had spent the fall working on a Senate campaign in St. Louis. On November 4, she flew to Baltimore, attended an election party, and the next morning, was picked up by a man she trusted —...

On the night of November 5, 1975, 22-year-old logger Travis Walton vanished from a remote stretch of forest near Snowflake, Arizona, after he and his crew saw an unusual light in the trees. For five days, Walton was missing. When he reappeared, his story became one of the most famous — and most debated — accounts in modern American history. Was it a genuine unexplained encounter, a case of mistake...

On November 4, 1979, student militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seizing dozens of American diplomats and staff. Their protest—sparked by the U.S. decision to admit the exiled Shah of Iran for medical treatment—quickly became a geopolitical standoff that lasted 444 days. In this episode, Kona Gallagher revisits the tense beginnings of the Iran Hostage Crisis, tracing how a small group of...

On November 3, 1979, a march against the Ku Klux Klan in Greensboro, North Carolina, turned into a deadly confrontation. Members of the Klan and the American Nazi Party opened fire on anti-Klan demonstrators from the Communist Workers Party, killing five people and wounding several others. The entire attack — just 88 seconds of gunfire — was captured on live news cameras. The massacre shocked the...

On November 2, 2016, 34-year-old Sherri Papini vanished while out for a jog near her home in Redding, California. For three weeks, her disappearance gripped the nation — until she reappeared on Thanksgiving morning, claiming she’d been abducted by two women and held captive. Her story sparked sympathy, fundraising, and a multi-agency investigation. But years later, DNA evidence and digital records...

On November 1, 1955, United Air Lines Flight 629 exploded eleven minutes after taking off from Denver’s Stapleton Airport, killing all forty-four people on board. At first, investigators suspected a mechanical failure. But what they found among the scattered wreckage north of Denver would change aviation history — a pattern of destruction that could only mean one thing: sabotage. As agents followe...

This episode explores the tragic case of Clifford Smith, who disappeared on Halloween night in 1982. After decades of uncertainty and a cold case, new investigative efforts led to the arrest of his brother-in-law, Ronald Jack Anderson, in 2023. The story highlights the long journey to justice and the impact of unresolved cases on families and communities. #TrueCrime #ColdCase #Halloween #cllifford...

On the night before Halloween in 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley spent “Mischief Night” with neighborhood friends in the quiet, gated community of Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut. By morning, she was dead—her body discovered beneath a tree in her own backyard, bludgeoned and stabbed with a broken golf club traced to a set at the house across the street. For decades, the murder of Martha Moxley...

In the early hours of October 29, 1995, a series of frantic 911 calls shattered the quiet of Hartford, Connecticut. Witnesses reported something horrific: a woman being dragged by a moving car, heading south toward Wethersfield. Within minutes, police traced the trail to Jordan Lane, where they found 24-year-old  Leah Ulbrich —beyond saving. Nearly three decades later, Leah’s murder remains unsolv...

On October 28, 1971, nineteen-year-old Gloria Ann Gonzales disappeared from her Houston neighborhood. Three weeks later, her skeletal remains were found near the Addicks Reservoir — the same remote area where another missing girl’s body had been discovered. Gloria’s death, ruled a homicide by blunt-force trauma, became one of the earliest cases in what would later be known as the Texas Killing Fie...

On October 27, 2018, a quiet Shabbat morning in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood was shattered by gunfire. Inside the Tree of Life synagogue, where three congregations gathered for worship, a gunman opened fire, killing 11 worshippers and injuring several others, including police officers who ran toward danger. It remains the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Host  Kona Gallaghe...

This episode recounts the tragic story of Sylvia Likens, a 16-year-old girl who suffered horrific abuse and ultimately lost her life in 1965. The podcast details the circumstances leading to her death, the investigation that followed, the trial of her abuser Gertrude Banaszewski, and the lasting impact of Sylvia's case on child protection laws in Indiana. #TrueCrimePodcast #SylviaLikens #India...

This episode explores the tragic case of Susan Smith, who in 1994 falsely reported her children were abducted in a carjacking. The investigation revealed inconsistencies in her story, leading to her confession of murdering her two sons. The case sparked national outrage, discussions on race, and left a lasting impact on the community. Smith's trial and subsequent sentencing raised questions ab...

On October 24, 1961, 31-year-old Joan Risch vanished from her Lincoln, Massachusetts home in broad daylight. Her four-year-old daughter told a neighbor, “Mommy is gone—and the kitchen is covered in red paint.” When police arrived, they found blood smeared on the walls, a tipped table, and a phone ripped from the wall—but no sign of Joan. A trail of blood led to her car and stopped. Over sixty year...

This episode explores the tragic case of Aniah Blanchard, a college student who was abducted and murdered in Alabama. The podcast details her disappearance, the subsequent investigation, the arrest of Ibrahim Yazeed, and the legal changes that followed, including the creation of Aniah's Law. It highlights the impact of her story on her family and the community, emphasizing the importance of ju...

This episode explores the tragic abduction and murder of Jacob Wetterling, a case that haunted Minnesota for nearly three decades. It details the events of that fateful night in 1989, the extensive search efforts, the eventual breakthrough in the case, and the lasting impact of Jacob's story on child safety laws and community awareness. #TrueCrime #JacobWetterling #onthisday Advertising Inquir...

This episode explores the tragic case of Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of culpable homicide for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The conversation delves into the events leading up to the shooting, the trial that captivated South Africa, the subsequent sentencing, and the public's reaction to the case. It highlights the complexities of justice and the impact of privil...

This episode of Day by Day True Crime Stories recounts the tragic murder of news anchor Ann Presley in Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 20, 2008. The podcast details the events leading up to her death, the investigation that followed, the trial of her killer Curtis LaVelle Vance, and the lasting impact of her life and legacy on the community. #TrueCrimePodcast #AnnePressly #curtisvance Advertisin...

This episode explores the dramatic rise and fall of John DeLorean, the famed automaker who was arrested in 1982 for drug trafficking. It delves into his ambitious automotive dreams, the sting operation that led to his arrest, the subsequent trial, and the lasting impact on his legacy. #JohnDeLorean #TrueCrimeHistory #FBISting Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...

This episode explores the tragic events of October 18, 1974, when soul singer Al Green was attacked by Mary Woodson, leading to her death and his transformation from a celebrated musician to a gospel preacher. The narrative delves into the complexities of their relationship, the impact of the attack on Green's life, and his eventual redemption through faith and music. #TrueCrime #MusicHistory...