GRIMM: A True Crime Podcast

In the early morning hours of July 13, 2011, Rebecca Zahau was found hanging from one of the balconies of her boyfriend’s $12 million dollar home, less than 48 hours after Max, her boyfriend’s son, was critically injured in an accident under her watch. In part 1 of this 2 part episode, Laura walks us through the mysterious circumstances surrounding 2 Grimm incidents that occurred days apart in the...

In this episode, we shake things up and pivot from the topic of murder to something more cheerful and lighthearted… haunted cemeteries. Laura and Marina discuss the history of 3 cemeteries in CT and the spooky stories unique to each of them that have earned them the title of “most haunted” in CT.

In this episode, Colby dives into a chilling unsolved case that has stuck with her from the moment she first learned the GRIMM details. On August 2, 2006, Robert Wone was murdered while staying at a friend’s townhouse in Washington D.C. At the time, there were 3 other men in the home; all of whom were unharmed and claimed that an unknown intruder must have broken in and committed the senseless cri...

On July 6th 1944 in Hartford, CT, excited ticket holders hurried into the big top to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, “the Greatest Show on Earth.” What started as a day filled with joy and wonder ended in terror and chaos when a fire broke out during the performance, burning the big top to the ground. Was it an accident or arson?

The people closest to Glennon Engleman, a local dentist and entrepreneur, each met untimely and gruesome ends. Were they just unlucky? Or was something more sinister at play? Laura explains the intricate web of relationships that all lead back to Glen and how the unlucky fates of those around him were more than just bad luck.

Part 2 of 2: In the conclusion of our discussion on William Devin Howell, Colby attempts to shed some light on the inner workings of a serial killer. Who is he really, and why did he commit such heinous crimes against these women? This case hits close to home for us, with several key events occurring in our hometown, expect lots of GRIMM facts and dark humor throughout!

Part 1 of 2: In the summer of 2003, Nilsa Arizmendi vanished without a trace. Who is to blame: her long time boyfriend, Ace Sanchez, or a local landscaper William Devin Howell? Join us as we discuss her disappearance and how her case would ultimately end up being the key to a much larger puzzle.

Two days before Christmas in 2015, Connie Dabate was murdered in the basement of her home in Ellington, CT. We discuss why Connie’s case has been referred to extensively in the media as the “Fitbit Murder” and how the authorities used technology to unravel the tale of the murdering camouflaged-clad intruder spun by her husband, Richard Dabate.

In this week’s episode, Marina brings us back to CT to discuss the infamous murder of Helle Crafts. The criminal case against her husband, Richard Crafts, involved the first murder trial in CT that proceeded without a body. Listen in to decide for yourself whether Helle left her husband and children behind for another life or whether something far more sinister happened.

Just in time for Friday the 13th we have our first mini episode to send shivers down your spine! In this case of A Little GRIMM, Colby recounts the horrifying story of Fan Man-yee, a young Hong Kong mother who met an untimely and brutal demise at the hands of members of the Chinese Triads.  Warning: after this episode you'll never look at Hello Kitty the same again.

In this week’s episode, Laura takes us out of the northeast to Wisconsin, where we meet Ed Gein, a genuine psychopath whose troubled upbringing led him to commit murder and rob graves in support of his even more heinous hobbies. His crimes of the 1950s inspired many infamous killers in pop culture including Psycho, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Silence of the Lambs, and American Horror Story. Follo...

We’re back with episode two and continuing to keep it local! Colby, Laura, and Marina discuss Kelly Silk, her husband Charles Silk, and their 4 children from East Hartford, CT. Join us as we talk about the pattern of events that led up to a fateful night in June of 1999 that claimed the lives of several family members. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 Postpartum Support Internati...

In the first ever episode of GRIMM, three best friends, Colby, Laura and Marina, take on the Cheshire Home Invasion. The quiet, affluent town of Cheshire, CT was turned upside down overnight when two parolees, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes, broke into the home of the Petit family at 3am on July 23, 2007, where they terrorized Dr. William Petit, Jennifer Hawke-Petit and their two daughters,...