Evidence Locker True Crime

On the morning of 22 March 2010, 4-year-old Paulette was not in her bed. She was disabled and would not have been able to leave her family home by herself. Suspicion turned to her parents and her caregivers, who gave conflicting statements. When the little girl’s body was found after nine days, the case became even more baffling. Sponsor: Noom - sign up for your trial and get psychology-based supp...

Bianca befriended one of her Instagram followers in real life, and they seemed to get along just fine. Brandon Clark wanted a romantic relationship with her, but Bianca was not interested in him that way. When he realized he would never have her, he took brutal action, recording his revenge and posting it to social media.  Promo: Journey to the Centre of Food   For pictures and more information, j...

On a rainy night in Dublin, 22-year-old Trevor Deely was walking home after an office party. CCTV footage shows an unidentified man following behind him from his place of work, along the route to his apartment. Trevor never made it home that night and has never been seen since. 21 years on and his family is still searching for answers. What happened to Trevor Deely? Do you have information about T...

**Warning: This episode contains descriptions of brutality against adults and children. Listener discretion is advised. ** A direct quote from Roch Thériault contains a slur. Thériault promised his loyal followers that he would save them from the apocalypse. He convinced them that the only way to survive the end of the world was by following his teachings and living out their days in isolation fro...

The body of socialite Ghislaine Marchal was found inside her home in Mougins. She had been bludgeoned to death. She seemed to have left a clue, written in her own blood: Omar m’a tuer – Omar killed me. Omar was her gardener. What was curious was a grammatical error in the phrase. Why would a native French speaker like Ghislaine Marchal make such a mistake in her last moments alive? Did someone els...

When Eli Weaver left his wife and children for a life outside of their Amish community, he didn’t realise that his livelihood was at stake. Because the community shunned him, his fishing-goods store was struggling. He reconciled with his wife and weaseled his way back into the community. All the while, he was still meeting women from the outside world online. Then he convinced one of his lovers to...

When Copenhagen police discovered the brutal murder of a mother and her two sons, they were horrified. They soon learnt that the victim, Marianne Pedersen, was dating a convicted killer, Peter Lundin. He was released from an American prison after murdering his own mother in Maggie Valley, NC. When he learnt Peter had murdered again, his father Ole said that, ultimately, there was no stopping him,...

When his marriage ended, Des Thorpe became a homeless alcoholic. His young daughter ran away from foster care to be with her dad and grew up on the streets. Lorraine became a part of her dad’s street drinking group and met many unsavoury characters. One of them was kind-hearted, down-on-her-luck Rosie Hunt. She notified social services that Lorraine was not in a good environment and was made to pa...

Petty criminal Peter Egan, his wife Barbara and his brother Gerald were shot, execution-style at a rest stop north Watertown on Interstate 81. The case became known as the Jefferson County Egan Murders, and to this day, no one has been brought to justice for the cold-hearted killing. But do police know who was responsible? Sponsor: Trip CBD : To take a TRIP to happy days go to drink-trip.com . Get...

Becky Johnson and her boyfriend of two years signed up for seasonal work in the Christmas wonderland of Lapland. They were both avid dog sledders and worked as guides, taking tourists on Husky sled rides in the snow-covered pine forests near Santa Claus Village. The couple had a volatile relationship, and on the morning of 3 December 2016, it ended in tragedy. Sponsor: Best Fiends - A world on you...

When multimillionaire, Herman Rockefeller, failed to return home from the airport after a business trip, his wife immediately knew something was wrong. As the investigation unfolded, Herman’s secret double life was exposed, much to the shock of his closest family members and friends.  Sponsor: Tails.com – Nutritious food made just for your dog. Go to tails.com/evidence21 and tell them all about yo...

The 51-year-old father of four, Jukka S. Lahti was brutally murdered inside his home in December 2006. Three years after his murder, his wife, Anneli Auer, was arrested and charged with his murder. She was eventually acquitted, which means the murderer is still out there. This case has puzzled Finland for over a decade.  Sponsors: Tails.com – Nutritious food made just for your dog. Go to tails.com...

Cruise ships are floating resorts that dreams are made of. But dark danger lurks beyond cocktails, fine dining and endless entertainment. Because cruise ships mostly operate in international waters, there is no police force on board. Security guards keep the peace, but they do not have any policing power. Disney Wonder employee, Rebecca Coriam was recorded on CCTV footage, frazzled and distraught,...

After exploring the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping in episode 161 last week, we bring you this phone conversation Noel had with author Bryan Johnstone. Washington native, Bryan stumbled across one of the most interesting stories from the 1930s in his local state. In this bonus episode, Bryan talks about researching the case and recounts his interview with George Weyerhaeuser himself. Buy the book: Websit...

When a lumber baron’s 9-year-old son was kidnapped on his way home from school in Tacoma, Washington in 1935, the news gripped the entire nation. The Lindbergh kidnapping was still fresh in the collective memory, and everyone held their breaths, hoping that young George Weyerhaeuser would be found alive and well. This is a story with interesting characters, and puzzling details and intrigue. Join...

Happy Halloween! 16th century Transylvanian Blood Countess, Erzebet Báthory, was labelled as the most prolific female serial killer in history in The Guinness World Records. It is believed that she tortured, mutilated and murdered as many as 650 young girls, then bathed in their blood to preserve her youthful beauty. Historians are divided whether she was in fact a sadistic landowner or the victim...

After a Friday night out three teenage friends never made it home. A frantic search ensued and after 75 days, the mutilated bodies of Miriam García Iborra, Toñi Gómez Rodríguez and Desirée Hernández Folch were found buried in a shallow grave. A fumbled investigation followed, and many people wonder if the person charged with the murders was guilty or not. The murders that caused a national sensati...

In 1987, Singapore police were informed about a grisly murder that took place three years before. According to the informant, three men had killed a caretaker in an Orchard Road church and dismembered his body. They cooked his remains into a curry, then scooped it into black plastic bags and went about disposing of it across town, in various public trash cans. Did this actually happen, or was it a...

When Dellen Millard and Mark Smich were charged with the murder of Tim Bosma, investigators had another look at two other cases connected to Millard. Laura Babcock disappeared in the summer of 2012, and Millard was the last person she had contact with. Millard’s father, Wayne’s suicide was also found to be a homicide. Was there any limit to the ruthlessness of Dellen Millard and his sidekick Mark...

Devoted family man, 34-year-old Tim Bosma left his home with two strangers who posed as potential buyers for his pickup truck. He was never seen again. In the weeks that followed, police uncovered a heartless murder, committed for the thrill of it. Tim’s killer was a wealthy playboy who was out to push the boundaries, and ultimately, to see if he could get away with murder. He didn’t. Support Tim’...

Athens police arrested a local taxi driver, on suspicion of murder. To their surprise, he confessed that it was not his first murder. Between 1987 and 1996, Dimitris Vakrinos murdered five people and attempted to kill another seven. He killed or attacked anyone who crossed him, no matter who they were. Because of his varied methods of murder and the fact that his victims were all different, police...

On Friday the 13th of January 2017, 20-year-old Birna Brjánsdóttir went out to a nightclub in downtown Reykjavik. She left in the early morning hours of Saturday but never made it home. 8 days later, her body washed up on a beach. CCTV footage showed Birna’s last moments, as she disappeared in the car of an unknown person. Special thanks: Hildur Sif Thorarensen For pictures and more information, j...

On a gloomy November afternoon in 1966, 49-year-old Dr Helen Davidson, a beloved GP, was bashed to death in Hodgemoor Wood while birdwatching. Her body was found the following day and as soon as news of her murder hit her hometown the rumour mill began to churn. Who would kill the beloved doctor? Did she stumble across something she shouldn’t have seen? Or was the murder personally motivated – wha...

On the morning of January 27, 2015, three members of the Van Breda family were found dead at their luxury home in Stellenbosch. Two of the children survived: 16-year-old Marli was at the brink of death and 20-year-old Henri only suffered minor injuries. The crime scene was a blood bath, and Henri described an attack by an axe-wielding madman wearing a mask. But police suspected the Van Breda’s sur...

Frank Sheridan promised his Russian wife Katerina heaven and earth if she moved to America with him, but when she arrived, her life became a living hell. Frank forced her to stay at home to cook and clean for him and to provide him with sex. When Katerina managed to escape, he stalked her and even framed her for a crime she did not commit. Frank was prepared to take extreme measures to prevent Kat...