Full Rigor: Florida True Crimes

This episode Karen and Jen ask the question, what do you do if you hook a brick of cocaine while fishing off the coast of Florida? Fishermen catch "square groupers" all the time and some turn it in, others try to cash in. Unfortunately the latter can be deadly especially for a couple in the Keys. Also, the most horrific crustacean in the world may have eaten Amelia Earhart. See Privacy Policy at h...

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Karen and Lexi explore the history of the undefeated Seminole tribe that still thrives today. The girls also explore the possibility the Miami Dolphins are cursed for disturbing the remains of vengeful natives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Find out all the red flags and indicators that your boyfriend, husband, neighbor or co-worker may be a serial killer. Karen and Lexi also delve into the disturbing warning signs your child may become a psychopath. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

PBSO Deputy Sgt. Rocky Hunt was slain in 1993 and is the last Palm Beach County officer shot in the line of duty. His killer, Nicholas Hardy, turned the officer's gun on himself and survived. He was sentenced to death, but is now serving life. Also, Coral Castle, one of Florida’s greatest unsolved mysteries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

The Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling, used a knife to carve up his victims which included five young people near the University of Florida. The Louisiana drifter had a penchant for bursting into song while in court and during his execution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

America's most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy, ended his murder spree in Florida, but left a trail of women alive and dead  in his wake across America.   Why did he snap?  It was one flame who dumped him who sparked his violent rampage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A Port St. Lucie teenager, Tyler Hadley, kills both parents by beating them over the head with the claw of a hammer. He then holds a killer party with his parents' bodies hidden in the bedroom. Find out the sentence "Bamm-Bamm" received. Plus a Full Rigor extra "short" story about an adopted 6-year-old dwarf from Ukraine. Is she an adult killer or just a kid? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

The double murder trial of Austin Harrouff is set to begin November 28th in Martin County. The FSU frat is accused of attacking a Tequesta couple in their garage, beating and stabbing them to death. When police arrived they found him eating the face of the male victim. Was the trigger, drugs or insanity? You decide. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

A convicted murderer is "the most prolific serial killer" in U.S. history, according to the FBI. Samuel Little has confessed to 93 murders including several here in South Florida and law enforcement has confirmed 50. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The rape and murder of 14-year old Rachel Hurley in a popular Jupiter oceanside park is still unsolved after three decades. Plus, Karen and Lexi uncover the hiding place for a legless Florida fugitive. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Hollywood police took three decades to reveal the true killer of Adam Walsh, the son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh. Blood evidence on carpet from the back of a car where Adam was decapitated was lost along with the car itself. But finally the killer was identified as Ottis Toole, a mentally challenged drifter and serial killer who had already died in prison. See Privacy Policy at http...

Another suspected serial killer is under arrest in Florida thanks to a DNA match with a genealogy website. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Gerard Schaefer obtained his victims easily in the early 70's, as he was a Martin County deputy who tied a noose around the necks of his young female victims and hung them from the "Devil Tree."  He also bound and raped them.  If they weren't dead yet, he shot them with a .22 weapon.  While in prison for his crimes, Schaefer's luck ran out when another inmate barged into his cell, slashed his thro...

Palm Beach County Sheriff's office received a tip on a 35 year-old cold case of an 8 year old girl who went missing just yards away from her house. A new tip lead to an excavation of the ground around the home. Bones were found, but were they Christy's? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Gary Ray Bowles, nicknamed the I-95 killer, "suddenly snapped" and murdered six older gay men from Daytona Beach to Maryland over an 8 month period in 1994. His M.O. was to shove items like a towel, dirt, leaves or a sex toy down his victim's throat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode Karen and Jen talk about the origins of DNA, the silent witness, at trial. DNA was first used to convict a rapist in Tampa, Florida in 1987. Since then, DNA has been used to convict and exonerate defendants. But ins some cases DNA only confuses the jury as in the OJ trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...

Karen and Jen explore the hellish case of 10-year-old South Florida twins who were terrorized in foster care. They tied up, confined to a bathtub, beaten, and starved . The case cast a harsh spotlight on the Department of Children and Families, which approved their adoption. Eventually one twin was allegedly beaten and murdered by her adoptive father. The state is seeking the death penalty. See Pr...

On this episode Karen and Jen are talking about a 35 year old cold case that might have just been cracked. The the Palm Beach County sheriff's office is digging for the remains of an 8-year old girl in Greenacres, Florida near where she disappeared in1984. Little Christy Luna was last seen buying cat food at a grocery store 400 feet from her house. Unfortunately there were a number of child predat...

A Miami high school couple on a date is abducted by five men at gunpoint from South Beach. After a terrorizing ride up I-95, the beautiful girl, "Angel," is gang raped and murdered. Her boyfriend is left for dead. Now the killer, a self-professed "Devil," faces the death penalty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

In this episode Karen and Lexi look into the strange disappearance of a 5-month old Tampa infant from her crib in the middle of the night. Baby Sabrina has never been found and would be 21 today if she is still alive. Also, a special little Florida road rage extra. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

On this episode Karen and cub reporter Lexi Behr talk about the Wellington Killer Clown cold case that just broke open with an arrest. The wife of a widower is charged with shooting his then wife in the face 27 years ago while dressed as a clown. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode, Karen and Jen relive the terrifying last moments of a 14-year-old babysitter in Delray Beach who was stabbed and raped by an intruder while the children slept in the other room. And they try to figure out why the perpetrator is still alive, sitting on death row after thirty years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

Julie Weil is a south Florida rape survivor. She was carjacked with her two toddlers in her minivan while picking them up from a church daycare and raped in the Everglades. She was able to put her rapist behind bars and help other victims get their rape kits tested in a timely manner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

Boca Raton Police and the FBI are still trying to find the killer who murdered a mother and daughter at the Boca Town Center Mall at Christmas in 2007. Another mother and her young son were also carjacked months earlier, but she survived the ordeal and was able to describe the suspect to police. A decade later, the cases remain unsolved. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

In this episode, Karen and Jen talk about the death penalty specifically in Florida. The state sanctioned murder has evolved in the sunshine state from "Old Sparky" the electric chair to lethal injection and perhaps an even more pleasant way to go. The episode also explores the pros and cons of the death penalty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...