GRIMM: A True Crime Podcast

Two Everett women, murdered four years apart. Two cold cases. Decades of silence — until DNA, a determined detective, and a stick of gum finally caught up with the man who killed them. In this episode, Marina covers the horrific crimes of Mitchell Gaff and how his narcissism contributed to his life sentence.

For years, Gisèle Pelicot knew something was wrong. She was exhausted, losing chunks of time, living with symptoms no doctor could explain. Then her husband of fifty years was arrested, and the truth finally surfaced. In this episode, Marina covers what Dominique Pelicot did inside an ordinary home in the south of France, the dozens of ordinary men who came through its doors, and the decision Gisè...

*Special Guest Appearance by Colby!* In September 2004, Charlie Brandt and his wife Teri evacuated the Florida Keys ahead of a hurricane and went to stay with Teri’s niece Michelle in Orlando. Two of them never left. What investigators found in that house — and what they would learn about Charlie’s past — would unravel a secret the Brandt family had kept for more than thirty years, and reopen cold...

*Special Guest Appearance by Colby!* In 1997, a teacher was raped at her elementary school in Rogers, Arkansas. The man who did it left almost no evidence behind, and for two decades, the case went cold. In 2017, a city worker was shot to death on a country road in a town of 450 people. In episode, Marina discusses how Grant Hardin, a small-town police chief, was the missing link.

In the finale of this series, Marina brings the story of Fred and Rose West to its conclusion. From the police investigation that finally broke the case open, to the discovery of nine sets of remains at 25 Cromwell Street and the fields of Much Marcle, this episode covers the full reckoning: Fred’s confession, his death on New Year’s Day 1995, and the trial that put Rosemary West behind bars for l...

In Part II, Marina picks up where the story left off — inside 25 Cromwell Street, where Fred and Rose West had already gotten away with murder. This episode covers the assault on Caroline Owens, the one victim who survived and went to the police — and what happened when the justice system let Fred and Rose walk free. From there, Marina covers the eight young women murdered at Cromwell Street betwe...

In the first of this series, Marina explores the origins of one of Britain's most notorious killer couples — Fred and Rose West. From Fred's troubled childhood and his first murders in the 1960s, to Rose's deeply disturbed upbringing and how the two came together in Gloucester, this episode traces the making of two killers before the world knew their names.

In March 1960, a quiet day trip to Starved Rock State Park ended in tragedy. Three women set out to hike the trails and never came home. What followed was a confession, a conviction, and decades of lingering doubt. The man who admitted to the crime later recanted, raising unsettling questions about how the case was handled and whether the truth was ever fully uncovered. In this episode, we walk th...

Daisy De La O was nineteen years old when she was murdered outside her Compton apartment in February 2021. Her killer, Victor Sosa, was identified quickly. Then nothing happened. In this episode, Marina tells the story of who Daisy was, the relationship that killed her, and how the people who loved her refused to let her case go cold.

In August 2017, Swedish journalist Kim Wall boarded a homemade submarine in Copenhagen for an interview with Danish inventor Peter Madsen. She was supposed to be back in two hours. She never returned. This is the story of Kim Wall - an accomplished journalist who traveled the world telling stories about people others overlooked. It's about the investigation that followed her disappearance, the...

In this episode, Marina examines the case of Brittany Smith, who was charged with murder after shooting a man in her Alabama home in 2018. Brittany claimed she acted in self-defense after being raped and beaten, and that the man was strangling her brother when she pulled the trigger. Alabama's stand your ground law was designed to protect people who defend themselves in their own homes—but wou...

In the finale of our Robert Durst series, The Jinx airs and millions of people hear what Bob said in that bathroom. As the episode goes live, the FBI is already tracking Bob—he's on the run again. They arrest him in New Orleans and charge him with Susan Berman's murder. At trial, prosecutor John Lewin builds his case while Bob's defense team fights back with everything they have. Bob t...

In this episode, Marina examines some medieval torture devices including the Pear of Anguish, the Rack, the Iron Maiden, the Catherine Wheel, and the Judas Cradle. These instruments were used across Europe for interrogation, punishment, and execution, designed to inflict severe pain and maintain social control through fear.

In Part 2, Bob flees to Galveston, Texas disguised as a mute woman named Dorothy Ciner. When his neighbor Morris Black is found dismembered in Galveston Bay, Bob admits to cutting up the body—but claims it was self-defense. With the best lawyers money can buy, he faces a Texas jury. Years later, filmmaker Andrew Jarecki convinces Bob to sit for interviews for the HBO documentary The Jinx . Bob say...

The Appalachian mountains have a rich history and are infamous for containing things that go bump in the night. In this episode, we discuss “The Mimic.”

Before he became one of America's most infamous suspects, Robert Durst was the eccentric son of a New York real estate dynasty. In this first installment of our three-part series, we explore the 1982 disappearance of his wife Kathie Durst, the 2000 execution-style murder of his best friend Susan Berman, and Robert's flight to Galveston, Texas, where he lived disguised as a mute woman. What connect...

In 1983, Tracey Thurman did everything she was supposed to do. She reported threats from her estranged husband, Charles “Buck” Thurman, sought restraining orders, and pleaded for help. Police refused to act—until a brutal attack shocked the nation and reshaped how the law handles domestic violence.

In 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded a flight out of Portland, handed a note to a flight attendant, and calmly claimed he had a bomb. What followed became one of the most famous hijackings in American history — a ransom drop, a midnight parachute jump into rough wilderness, and a suspect who vanished without a trace. Over the next five decades, theories multiplied, evidence surfaced a...

The horrors inside the Knotek home escalate as Shelly’s cruelty consumes everyone around her—family, friends, and anyone who dares to care. In Part 2, Marina covers the final years of Shelly’s reign of abuse and the shocking truth that finally brought it all to light.

From the outside, the Knotek home looked ordinary, just another farmhouse tucked behind the trees on the Washington coast. Inside, though, things were different. Part I traces Shelly Knotek’s path from troubled daughter to abusive wife and mother, as her control and cruelty escalate—ending with the death of family friend Kathy Loreno.

In the fall of 1982, a wave of sudden deaths swept through the Chicago area — healthy people collapsing just hours after taking Extra Strength Tylenol. As panic spread, shelves were cleared, public trust shattered, and investigators raced to find out who had poisoned one of America’s most trusted products.

In 1987, a 911 call from a Philadelphia payphone led police to a row house on North Marshall Street—and to horrors they could barely comprehend. Women chained in a basement. Human remains in the freezer. A pot boiling on the stove. At the center of it all was Gary Heidnik, a preacher and self-styled investor whose neighbors thought he was eccentric but harmless. In this episode, we unravel Heidnik...

In September 1989, Annamaria Phelps and Daniel Lauer set out on what should have been a short drive. Days later, their car turned up miles off course, and their bodies were discovered in the woods nearby. Their murders added new complexity to the string of Colonial Parkway cases and shifted how investigators viewed the pattern. This episode explores the final couple connected to the parkway, the e...

Between 1986 and 1989, four young couples were killed along Virginia’s Colonial Parkway. Isolated turnouts and quiet overlooks became crime scenes, and investigators struggled to connect the cases. In this first part, we look at the early victims, their lives, and how the investigation began to take shape.

A family vacation in the Caribbean should have been nothing more than a week of sun, music, and memories. For the Bradleys, it began that way—laughter over dinner, dancing late into the night, and plans for the next day’s adventures. But before the ship could reach its next port, their 23-year-old daughter, Amy, was gone. In the years since, sightings, rumors, and unsettling leads have pointed in...