Gunz and Butta- True Crime Podcast

In December 1992, the dreams of two young women chasing opportunity in New York City ended in unimaginable violence. Brittany Rojas, 19, and Nikki Silas, 20, were roommates living on the Upper West Side of New York City. Both were aspiring performers working as dancers while hoping to break into entertainment and build a better future. But on the morning of December 19, a building superintendent n...

On April 18, 1974, a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill became the scene of one of the most brutal home invasions the city had ever seen. Inside a small home on Kansas Street lived a young married couple, Frank and Annette Carlson. They had no idea that a violent intruder was about to turn their lives into a nightmare. This is the story of a brutal home invasion, a husband who lost...

Sixteen-year-old Susana Morales was walking home on July 26, 2022, when she vanished. What should have been a normal summer evening turned into every family’s worst nightmare. Susana never made it home. For months, her family searched. Flyers covered the neighborhood. Volunteers canvassed the area. Her case gained attention across Georgia, with many fearing the worst but still holding onto hope. I...

This episode covers the heartbreaking 2020 murders of 26-year-old Jerica Banks and her two young daughters, Zaniya and Kamaria, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — a tragedy that left a family shattered and a community searching for answers. In 2020, inside what should have been the safety of their own home, Jerica and her babies were killed in an act of violence that stunned Milwaukee. Jerica was a young m...

On quiet Sunday mornings, when most families were still asleep or preparing for church, a predator was already on the move. Carl Eugene Watts—later known as The Sunday Morning Slasher —terrorized Detroit and surrounding areas in the late 1970s, targeting women inside their own homes. Police were slow to connect the dots, and in the meantime, fear spread through neighborhoods. Women began locking d...

In the early morning hours of May 16, 2001, a quiet Houston neighborhood became the scene of a nightmare. Three masked intruders stormed into the home of Joana Rodriguez, a young mother, and her husband. What followed was a brutal home invasion that ended with Joana kidnapped, robbed, and later found dead. At the center of this case is Linda Carty, a British-born mother who prosecutors claimed orc...

In June 2001, Shelton Sanders vanished without a trace after giving a ride to a friend he believed needed help. That decision would place Shelton at the center of a mystery that still raises disturbing questions more than two decades later. Despite mounting circumstantial evidence and lingering suspicions, Shelton Sanders was never found, and no one was ever charged in his disappearance.

In December 2000, DeKalb County, Georgia stood on the brink of change. Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown—a reform-minded leader with a grassroots following—had just defeated the sitting sheriff, Sydney Dorsey, in a shocking runoff election. Brown promised to clean up corruption inside the sheriff’s department, and for many in the community, his victory felt like hope. But just days before he was set to t...

In May 1998, 36-year-old Lisa Valdez—a successful computer programmer—was found brutally murdered inside her secure San Francisco apartment. There were no signs of forced entry. Nothing was stolen. And the building’s security suggested one chilling truth: Lisa let her killer inside.

Carla Stefaniak was the kind of woman who lit up every room she entered—a 36-year-old Venezuelan queen with big energy, big dreams, and a passport always ready for the next adventure. So when she flew out to Costa Rica in November 2018 to celebrate her birthday, she expected sun, beaches, and a great time. What she didn’t know was that would her last trip.

In November 1994, 36-year-old Robin Lawrence — a gifted Black artist and mother living in Springfield, Virginia — was brutally murdered in her home, leaving behind her two-year-old daughter and a family and community in shock. For decades the crime went cold, until advancements in DNA and genetic genealogy finally cracked the case. This episode delves into the life she led, the investigation’s lon...

This episode dives into the truth behind a hit that took place on a cold January night in Bridgeport, Connecticut and how a young mother, Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son BJ Brown, stepped up to testify in a murder case. While trying to protect her family and do what’s right in a city that was already drowning in fear and street politics, that choice put a target on her back. Listen in on how t...

Eight-year-old Victoria Climbié came to London from the Ivory Coast for a better life — but instead, she met pure evil. Starved, beaten, and burned , Victoria’s cries for help were ignored by doctors, police, and social workers who should’ve protected her. By the time anyone acted, it was too late. This episode breaks down how a system built to protect children turned its back on one little Black...

Shawn Washington and Adrienne Hickson were that college couple everybody thought would make it — young, Black, educated, and in love. But behind the cute selfies and matching hoodies was a relationship full of control, jealousy, and pride. When Adrienne got accepted to law school in D.C., distance started tearing them apart. What should’ve been a birthday celebration turned into a nightmare when a...

In this episode, we cover the heartbreaking case of 13-year-old Kei’Mani Latigue — a bright, loving girl from Toledo, Ohio, whose cries for help went unanswered. Despite multiple reports to Child Protective Services about possible abuse, Kei’Mani was left in a dangerous home. When she went missing in March 2025, the community hoped she’d just run away. But days later, her body was found inside an...

Monique Baugh was a young, beautiful real estate agent, a mother of two, and a woman grinding to build a better life for her family. But on New Year’s Eve 2019, that life was stolen in a crime that shook Minneapolis to its core. It started with what seemed like a normal workday — a house showing for a new client. But when Monique arrived, she walked straight into a setup.

This week we explore the harrowing story of Lamar Johnson, a St. Louis man who spent nearly three decades behind bars for a murder he did not commit. In 1994, Johnson was convicted of killing his friend Marcus Boyd — despite having an alibi placing him miles away at the time of the crime. The case against him relied heavily on shaky eyewitness testimony and police misconduct, with no physical evid...

Between 1998 and 1999, Mwenvano Mwambashi Kupaza, a 25-year-old woman living in Madison, Wisconsin, vanished under mysterious circumstances. What followed was one of the more disturbing, grisly cases in state history — a case with body parts, forensic artistry, and grave allegations of betrayal from someone very close.

On January 22, 2025, Antioch High School in Nashville became the site of an unspeakable tragedy. Seventeen-year-old Solomon Henderson entered the school cafeteria and opened fire, fatally wounding 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante before turning the gun on himself. This episode explores a pattern of red flags that preceded the shooting—from early violent incidents at home and school to chilling...

In this week's episode, we dive deep into the timeline, the investigation, the trial — and the questions that remain. After months of panic and public pressure, authorities arrested 23-year-old Wayne Williams — a freelance new reporter and talent manager — charging him with the murders of two adult men. Listen as we learn who Wayne Williams was and how he was named the Atlanta Child Killer.

In this weeks two-part episode we turn our focus to one of the most disturbing and controversial cases in American true crime. Between 1979 and 1981, Atlanta was haunted by the mysterious disappearances and murders of at least 28 young Black children and teens. Fear gripped the city as families searched for answers, and a community pleaded for justice. After months of panic and public pressure, au...

In this chilling episode we dive deep into the shocking and tragic murder of Judge Josephine Holmes-Cook, a respected figure in the legal community whose was known for her tough but fair courtroom demeanor. Judge Cook dedicated her career to justice—but her own fate would become a case more twisted than any she presided over. We examine the events leading up to her murder, the possible motives swi...

In this episode we examine the terrifying true story of the Briley Brothers — Linwood, James, and Anthony — whose seven-month killing spree turned Richmond, Virginia, into a city gripped by fear in 1979. Behind the doors of an ordinary-looking home lived three young men who would become some of the most violent serial killers in American history. Responsible for the brutal murders of at least 11 p...

In this episode, we delve into the tragic story of Abraham Shakespeare, a Florida man who went from rags to riches — and ultimately to his grave. After winning a $30 million lottery jackpot in 2006, Shakespeare hoped to escape poverty and help those around him. But his sudden wealth attracted vultures. He vanished in 2009, and suspicions grew around a woman who had inserted herself into his life u...

On a rainy night on November 5th, 1994, in San Leandro, California police were called to a elementary school to investigate an alarm. Upon arrival a 15-year-old girl by the name of Evelyna Leblanc was found clinging to life on the side of the building. After evading capture in California, 13-years later, her killer strikes again, but this time in Portland, Oregan.