Forensic Tales

#049 - On January 26, 2011, 27-year old elementary school teacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead inside her locked Philadelphia apartment. She had a total of 20 stab wounds to her chest, stomach, and back of her neck.   The initial autopsy ruled her death a homicide until the ruling was reversed a few weeks later to suicide.   For over 9 years, the Greenberg's have fought to get their daughter jus...

#048 - Christian Andreacchio, a 21-year old from Meridian, Mississippi, was found dead inside his apartment from a single gunshot wound to the head. His death was ruled a suicide but the circumstances surrounding his death left his family wondering what really happened inside that apartment in February 2014. Was this a tragic suicide? Or was there more to the story? For a complete list of sources...

#047 - On Thanksgiving day 2009, four members of the same family were shot and killed by another family member.  Following the murders, the shooter evaded police capture for five weeks. What caused the shooter to turn the gun on his very own family? For a complete list of sources used in this episode visit forensictales.com Support My Work If you love the show, the easiest way to show your support...

#046 - Between September and October 1982, seven people throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area were killed after ingesting the over-the-counter painkiller Tylenol. The pills were discovered to have been laced with cyanide. Their deaths sent shock waves throughout the country and forever changed the way we take medicine in the United States. The person behind the Chicago Tylenol murders r...

#045 - In November 1978, four employees of a Burger Chef fast food chain in Speedway, Indiana were murdered in cold blood. A poorly investigated crime scene led the murders to become a cold case lasting over 4 decades.   Will forensic science be able to finally solve the Burger Chef murders?   Support My Work   If you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive...

#044 - In January 2013, 17-year old high school student Kendrick Johnson didn't return home from school. The following morning, his parents learned that their son missed class the day before. Something that was completely out of character for the student. Nearly 21 hours after Kendrick Johnson was last seen, a couple students made a shocking discovery inside the high school's gym. A discovery that...

#043 - For three weeks in October 2002, the areas of Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia were terrorized by a series of coordinated shootings. Innocent people were being gunned down at gas stations, bus stops, and while just walking down the street. At the end of the rampage, 17 people would be murdered and 10 people would be seriously injured. The killers became known in the media as the D.C....

#042 - A 24-year old Washington D.C. intern and graduate student, who has hopes and dreams of working for the FBI, suddenly vanishes. Disappears from her apartment, leaving behind her ID, purse, cell phone, and dirty dishes in the sink.  The investigation into her disappearance would uncover a romantic affair involving a well-respected U.S. Congressman. A Congressman, who was married and almost 3...

#041 - On April 1st, 2014, Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers from the Netherlands went missing while hiking a trail in Panama. Their remains were discovered months later after an international manhunt didn’t turn up any leads. Without a proper cause of death, was this a tragic hiking accident, or did the girls become victims of foul play? Support My Work If you love the show, the easiest way to show...

#040 - A 16-year old high school student from Washington is savagely raped and brutally murdered just yards away from her classmates. With dozens of potential eyewitnesses, and 2 boys who saw the suspect, it seemed like it was an open and shut case. But it would take investigators almost 3 decades before they had a potential suspect in the murder. Was a killer about to get away with the perfect mu...

#039 - A 34-year old wife and mother of 2 young children is kidnapped in Redding, California while out for a jog. Her cell phone and headphones are discovered less than a mile from her house, with a clump of her long blonde hair. Her disappearance was dubbed as the kidnapping of ‘Super Mom”. A beautiful woman simply vanished. After 22 long days, Sherri Papini, Super Mom, was discovered on Thanksgi...

#038 - On December 7, 1987, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, carrying 38 passengers and 5 crew members, departed from Los Angeles for what should have been a short flight to San Francisco. Moments after reaching the standard cruising altitude of 22,000 feet, the pilots inside the aircraft signaled distress, telling air traffic controllers that shots had been fired. The airplane was sent fal...

#037 - In June 2017, a young Chinese scholar, Yingying Zhang, was abducted in broad daylight while she waited at a bus stop near the University of Illinois campus. The entire encounter was caught on nearby surveillance cameras. With no body, could forensic science and good old fashioned detective work put a wannabe serial killer behind bars? Support My Work If you love the show, the easiest way to...

#036 - In the summer of 1977, over 140 young girls attended Girl Scout Camp in the remote woods of Oklahoma. Lori Farmer, Michelle Guse, and Denise Milner were among the girls who attended camp that summer. On the morning of June 13,1977, only the second day of the 2-week long camp, the bodies of 3 young girls were discovered brutally murdered, sexually assaulted, and stuffed inside their sleeping...

#035 - In November 2006, assistant truck driver and 2-time felon, Abraham Shakespeare turned $2 into over $30 million by winning a Mega Millions Jackpot.   The money didn’t just have a profound impact on his life, and the lives of his family and friends. But, did becoming a Mega Millions jackpot winner also cost him his life?   Support My Work   If you love the show, the easiest way to show your s...

#034 - During the early 2000’s, Mexico City was terrorized by a serial killer targeting elderly, single women. From 2002 until 2006, almost 50 elderly women had been brutally murdered inside their very own homes. But, what was even more terrifying than a serial killer on the loose, was that police started to suspect that the killer they were hunting, was a female herself. Support My Work If you lo...

#033 - In January 1969, 23-year old Harvard graduate student, Jane Britton failed to show up to take an important exam. Her boyfriend and friends were immediately alarmed because this was completely out of character for the high performing student. Jane's body was discovered later that afternoon. She had been brutally raped and savagely beaten to death inside her own Boston apartment, just blocks...

#032 - In 2005, 18-year old Noura Jackson was arrested and charged with stabbing her mother, Jennifer Jackson, over 50 times. Jennifer was found inside her Memphis, Tennessee home brutally murdered. Although there was no forensic evidence linking Noura to her mother's murder, she did have a large cut on her hand on the night of the murder. Is Noura Jackson a wrongfully accused teenager, charged wi...

#031 - On April 5, 2015, experienced free-fall instructor Victoria Cilliers, was set to complete her 2,650th jump. The jump was a gift from her husband, Emile, to celebrate the birth of their 2nd child. At 4,000 feet, both her main chute and reserve failed . Sending her falling to the ground over 100 miles per hour, without a working parachute. Miraculously, she survived . Was this some freak acci...

#030 - In 2020 there are only 53 women on Death Row in the United States. Darlie Routier from Rowlett, Texas is one of those women. In 1997, she was convicted of murdering her 2 sons, Devon and Damon and sentenced to death. Devon and Damon were stabbed to death with a kitchen knife while Darlie sustained stab wounds on her arms and across her throat. Darlie said it was an intruder who broke into t...

#029 - September 11, 2001 is a day all Americans will forever remember. But the 9/11 terrorist attacks weren't the only thing that happened. While the world watched the World Trade Center buildings crumble to pieces, the family of missing 31-year old Sneha Philip were busy searching for her. The missing doctor hadn't been seen or heard from since the day before the attacks, September 10, 2001. Was...

#028 - Oscar Pistorius, also known as "Blade Runner", is a South African former professional sprinter who competed in 3 Paralympic Games and the 2012 Olympics as a double amputee. He was celebrated as the first amputee runner to ever compete at an Olympics Games. But, blade runner won’t just be remembered for his athletic achievements. He will also be remembered as a murderer. In 2015, h...

#027 - The man simply known as B.T.K, Bind Torture and Kill , has become known as one of America’s most notorious serial killers. From 1974 until 1991, BTK was responsible for murdering 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas metro area. Including 4 members of the same family.  After selecting and killing his victims, he taunted the police by sending letters and poems, detailing the events of the murders...

#026 - On March 1, 1932, the 20-month old son of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh went missing from his bedroom. The kidnapper or kidnappers left behind a ransom note demanding money for the return of the Lindbergh baby. The missing baby and the hunt for his kidnapper became the biggest story since the Resurrection. How could forensic evidence help investigat...

#025 - This is Part 2 of the Staircase Murder. On December 9, 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of the staircase inside her home in Durham, North Carolina. Her husband, Michael Peterson, discovers the body and was thought to be a tragic accident. But, as the forensic evidence evolved in the case, the incident started to look less like an accident. And more like a homicide. Suppo...