Hitched 2 Homicide

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! FROM THE VAULT: Christian Gerhartsreiter. Or was it Clark Rockefeller: The Con Man Who Killed  He said he was a Rockefeller… He said he was a Yale grad, a Wall Street genius… But what Christian Gerhartsreiter really was… was a killer . In this shocking episode of Hitched 2 Homicide , we pull back the curtain on one of the most outrageous imposters in modern Americ...

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! FROM THE HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE VAULT: DOLLY OESTERREICH *this episode previously aired on 2.15.2023 Love, Lies, and a Man in the Walls At first glance, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich was the picture of a perfect 1920s housewife—elegant, sociable, and impeccably dressed. Married to Fred Oesterreich, a wealthy apron manufacturer in Milwaukee and later Los Angeles, she se...

On February 7, 1981, Lt. Ray Richard “Joe” Clark was inside his Marietta, Ohio home when a bullet shattered the kitchen window and killed him. A respected Washington County Sheriff’s lieutenant , Clark had spent his life in law enforcement—only to become the victim of one of Ohio’s most haunting cold case murders . For more than three decades, the case sat unanswered. Then a cold case investigatio...

In June 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a field near West Alton, Missouri . He had not been reported missing. His cause of death was never determined. And tucked inside his pockets were two handwritten notes filled with letters, numbers, parentheses, and strange coded phrases that would become one of the FBI’s most baffling unsolved mysteries. For years, investigators and cryptanalysts tri...

A brutal backyard murder. A courtroom drama. And an electric chair that just wouldn’t finish the job. In 1904, Michael G. Schiller walked into the death chamber at the Ohio State Penitentiary expecting to die once. Instead, his execution became one of the most horrifying and botched electrocutions in Ohio history. Convicted of murdering his wife, Mary Schiller , in Youngstown, Ohio, Schiller was s...

A husband. A father. A suburban family man. And one of the most cold-blooded killers the mob ever claimed as its own. Richard Kuklinski, better known as The Iceman , lived a deadly double life—hiding behind the image of a devoted husband and father while allegedly working as a mafia hitman , contract killer , and enforcer tied to organized crime. From frozen bodies and mob murders to chilling pris...

A wealthy father. A brutal double murder. A daughter with a hatchet-shaped shadow that has followed her for more than 130 years. Lizzie Borden became one of the most infamous names in American true crime after her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden, were found savagely murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4, 1892. The crime scene was bloody, the family ten...

A wealthy father. A brutal double murder. A daughter with a hatchet-shaped shadow that has followed her for more than 130 years. Lizzie Borden became one of the most infamous names in American true crime after her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden, were found savagely murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4, 1892. The crime scene was bloody, the family ten...

On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas —and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime . After Tom’s remains were later discovered, the questions only deepened. Was his death a homicide , a suicide , or something else entirely? The investigatio...

On November 23, 2016, the night before Thanksgiving, 18-year-old Thomas “Tom” Brown disappeared from the small town of Canadian, Texas —and what began as a missing person case soon became one of the most baffling mysteries in Texas true crime . After Tom’s remains were later discovered, the questions only deepened. Was his death a homicide , a suicide , or something else entirely? The investigatio...

Murder in Bel-Air: The Scorned Lover and the Houseboy If there’s one thing Hollywood socialites should know by now, it’s that mixing business with pleasure—especially when it involves a live-in employee—is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, Norma Thompson McCauley, a wealthy Bel-Air divorcee, learned this lesson the hard way. And by hard way, we mean stabbed and strangled to death by her former...

When Teresa married Julian Lewis , a recent widower mourning the loss of his wife of nearly 30 years, it seemed like a second chance at happiness. Julian, vulnerable from his loss, was caring for his three grown children: Jason , serving in the Navy; Kathy , who had moved home to support him; and C.J. Lewis , a promising 25-year-old Army Reservist . But behind closed doors, Teresa’s true intention...

Trigger Warning: This episode of HITCHED 2 HOMICIDE discusses themes of murder, suicide, and domestic violence. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by dialing 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org . There is always someone ready to listen. On April 23, 2018, an affluent neighborhood in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, bec...

Laura Safford Miller | Secrets, Lies & a Shot Through the Heart In January 1950, 23-year-old Laura Safford Miller boarded a bus from Minneapolis to Hutchinson, Minnesota, carrying her mother’s Bible—and a family-owned .38-caliber revolver wrapped in a sugar sack. She was pregnant, desperate, and headed straight for the law office of Gordon Jones, a married attorney with whom she’d been having an a...

In 1972, the lifeless body of 16-year-old Jeanette DePalma was discovered on a cliff in Springfield, New Jersey known as the Devil's Teeth. Found after a local dog returned home with a decomposed forearm, her death has remained one of the most chilling mysteries of Union County. Declared a "suspicious death," the case has sparked widespread speculation of cult rituals, satanic panic, and...

Send Kris and Rob a Text Message! The Butcher, Baker, and Nightmare Maker of Alaska: The Chilling Case of Robert Hansen Part Two of Two For over a decade, the frozen wilderness of Alaska served as the haunting backdrop to one of the most sinister crime sprees in modern history. Robert Hansen, infamously dubbed the "Butcher Baker," lived a double life as a mild-mannered baker and a sadistic predato...

For more than a decade, Anchorage baker Robert Hansen hid a monstrous secret. Known as the “Butcher Baker,” Hansen abducted, raped, and murdered women between 1971 and 1983, using the remote Alaskan wilderness as his hunting ground. In this episode of Hitched 2 Homicide , we cover Hansen’s double life, his vulnerable victims, the horrifying method behind his crimes, and the courage of survivor Cin...

Rod Matthews was a seemingly typical 14-year-old boy living in Canton, Massachusetts, in 1986. However, beneath the surface of his suburban life lurked a chilling curiosity: he wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. His victim? A fellow classmate. The kind-hearted 14-year-old, Shaun Ouillette had no idea that his invitation to hang out with Matthews on November 20, 1986, would be a fata...

The Edmonton New Year’s Nightmare: Phu Lam’s Bloody Massacre On New Year’s Day 2014, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, was rocked by one of the most horrifying mass murders in Canadian history. Phu Lam, a 59-year-old man, killed eight people, including his wife and young son, before taking his own life. This shocking act of violence left a lasting scar on the community and raised many questions about...

Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, family gatherings, and celebration, but in 2007, the holiday took a grim turn for Jack and Elaine Denney of Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The couple, beloved in their tight-knit community, were brutally murdered in their home on December 23rd. What was once a quiet holiday in Cherokee County became a nightmare that sent shockwaves across the state—and left fa...

The holiday season of 1987 in Russellville, Arkansas, should have been a time of joy and family togetherness. Instead, it became the setting for one of the most shocking family massacres in U.S. history, orchestrated by Harold Gene Simmons Sr. Over the course of several days, Simmons murdered 16 people, 14 of whom were his own family members, in a calculated spree that left a small town reeling an...

Thanksgiving. A time for gratitude, family bonding, and epic overeating. But in 2006, the Keller Plaza apartments in Oakland, California, became the stage for a gruesome act of revenge that no amount of gravy could smooth over. Enter Asmerom Gebreselassie, a man whose holiday spirit leaned more toward "killjoy" than "cornbread joy." A Recipe for Catastrophe Asmerom Gebreselassi...

Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and celebration, but in Chester, Virginia, on November 23, 2017, it turned into a nightmare. Christopher Gattis, a 58-year-old youth pastor, committed an unthinkable act: he murdered his wife, stepdaughter, and her boyfriend, turning a holiday of joy into a story of heartbreak. To the outside world, Chris Gattis seemed like a respectable man. He worked...

In January 1984, fear descended over the Denver metropolitan area as an unknown predator entered homes and attacked his victims with a hammer. On January 10, 50-year-old Patricia Smith was found sexually assaulted and murdered inside her Lakewood home. Less than a week later, another horrifying crime scene was discovered in Aurora. Bruce and Debra Bennett and their seven-year-old daughter, Melissa...

The Deadly Obsession of Christa Pike: The Devil in the Details Born on March 10, 1976, Christa Pike grew up with a difficult family life. Her troubled upbringing involved abuse, neglect, and struggles with mental health—factors that, while tragic, would never justify the choices she made as a young woman. By her late teens, Christa found herself at Job Corps, a program designed to help troubled yo...