In The Shade

Listen to our 19th episode, covering the story of Wayne Williams who is a convicted murderer serving life in prison since the early 1980s for murders of two men in Atlanta, GA. He is also accused of being the serial killer behind the 20-30 Atlanta Child Murders that occurred between 1979-1981. Sources: 11 Alive, Former prosecutor speaks about Atlanta Child Murders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

We wanted to start off season two with a follow up episode about Jaxon Sales, whose story we covered in episode 3 last season. In this episode we got to talk with Jaxon's parents Jim and Angie Sales and learn about their journey since Jaxon's death, updates on the case and their difficulties finding representation to get justice for their son.   If you haven't seen episode 3, check out season...

Tune in to episode 17, our final episode of this season. In this episode we will talk about one of the catalyst cases of the civil rights movement, the kidnapping and brutal murder of Emmett Till. We will also talk about being a person of color at work and microaggressions that come with that. Thank you again for listening to us for 17 episodes this year, we look forward to hearing your feedback a...

Listen in to our second hometown murder. This episode we will talk about Camerina Trujillo Perez’ disappearance and murder that started with a tumultuous relationship with her partner Luis Angel Montes, who is still on the run today.  Sources:  KXAN, Body of woman whose disappearance triggered CLEAR Alert found; boyfriend still wanted in her murder ( https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travi...

Tune in to our 15th episode of In The Shade, where we discuss the discovery of five female bodies found in shopping carts in wooded areas around the DC/Fairfax area. The suspect is Anthony Robinson from New York, who is charged with the murder of two out of the five victims. Resources ABC8News, Daughter of alleged shopping cart killer’s victim describes ‘the most hurtful thing’ ( https://www.wric....

Listen to the second episode about the U.S. most notorious serial killer, Samuel Little, who confessed to killing 93 women between 1970s to 2005. In this continuation of our coverage of Samuel Little, we discuss three of his 93+ murders. If you haven't listened to part I of our Samuel Little coverage, listen to that episode to learn about his early life, arrest and confessions. Listen on Spotify ,...

Tune in to our 13th episode to learn about the U.S. most notorious serial killer Samuel Little, who confessed to killing 93 women between 1970s to 2005. This episode will cover his early life, arrest and confessions. Our next episode will cover the stories of some of his victims and their murder. Sources New York Times,Samuel Little, Serial Killer Who Confessed to 93 Murders, Dies at 80( https://w...

Listen about the heartbreaking murder of Sarmistha Sen, a 43 wife and mother of two from Sindri India, who was a devoted clinical research manager who worked on cancer research. She was attacked and killed while on her morning run in Plano, TX. In The Shade Episode 12 Sources WFAA, Grand jury indicts man on capital murder charge in slaying of Plano jogger ( https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/...

Hear about Harvey Marcelin, the 84 year old trans woman and serial killer who was charged with the murder of a 68-year-old woman living in an LGBTQ shelter in NYC. In The Shade Episode 11 Sources: New York Post, Don’t call her Harvey: Chilling jailhouse interview with trans serial killer https://nypost.com/2022/04/09/trans-serial-killer-harvey-marcelins-first-prison-interview/ NBC New,83-Year-Old...

Hear about the abusive relationship between 19 year old Daisy De La O and her 25 year old boyfriend Victor Sosa, who eventually murdered her in front of her family's apartment complex in Compton, and then fled. With the help of her friends and thousand of social media sleuths, Victor was discovered in Mexico and returned to LA to face charges.   If you or anyone you know is in an abusive rela...

Hear about the murder of 25 year old pregnant LaToyia Figueroa by the father of her unborn child in 2005, which happened during the same time as pregnant Laci Peterson who received national attention when she went missing. In The Shade Episode 9 Sources Greensboro News & Record, Missing Woman May Share Fate of Her Mother in '85 (https://greensboro.com/missing-woman-may-share-fate-of-her-mother...

Learn about the heartbreaking murder of Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow, 28-year-old member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, and of the Sioux Falls Two-Spirit and Allies group. As a two-spirit individual, Wounded Arrow also identified as a transgender woman. In The Shade Episode 8 Sources Argus Leader, She never got the opportunity to blossom': Victim in 2016 stabbing was working to change her life. ( https://...

Learn about the murder of Christy Lynne Espinosa, who was set on fire the day after Mardi Gras in 2009 in Austin, Texas. Married couple, Martha Hernandez and Kenneth Hernandez, were both charged with her gruesome murder.   In The Shade Episode 7   Sources   Caselaw, Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. Kenneth Hernandez, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee ( https://caselaw.find...

In The Shade Episode 6 Learn about Andrew Cunanan, the 27-year old spree killer who was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1997 because he killed fashion designer Gianni Versace and was suspected in the killings of four other people in Minnesota, Illinois and New Jersey. Sources: Time Magazine, The Real Story Behind The Assassination of Gianni Versace and Serial Killer Andrew Cunanan (...

In The Shade Episode 5 Learn about the Incestuous Patriarch, Marcus Wesson. Wesson was convicted of the murder of nine of his children/grandchildren because he believed that he was Jesus and that if anyone tried to separate the family, then Marcus Wesson said “we would all go to heaven”. Sources: ABC News, Family Brainwashed by Dad Struggles to Heal ( https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/marcus-wesson...

In The Shade Episode 4 Tik Tok Influencer Gone Mad  Learn about the deaths of Ana Abulaban and Rayburn Cardenas Barron by the accused Ali Abulaban, who let Tik Tok fame and jealousy get the best of him.   The starred links below are to the video of Ali's jail interview and his trial outbursts.   Sources:  San Diego Union Tribute, 2 People found dead in east village apartment (...

In The Shade Episode 3 The last first date.  Learn about the death of Korean-American Jaxon Sales, who was found dead in a man's luxury apartment in San Francisco after a first date gone horribly wrong.   Sources:   Buzzfeed news: Jaxon Sales’ Family Says Authorities Ruled His Death An Accidental Overdose Because He Was Gay (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonyocampo2022/jax...

In The Shade Episode 2 Learn about the murder of Maribel Ramos by her roommate Kwang Chol "KC" Joy. Sources: Link to Yelp thread that KC Joy commented on: https://www.yelp.com/topic/diamond-bar-my-friend-maribel-ramos-is-missing Dateline episode "Mystery in Orange County": https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2eht8m Case text People vs Joy: https://casetext.com/case/people-v-joy-130 Newsweek "Worst...

In The Shade Episode 1 Learn about the story of a Bumble date gone wrong. Sources Rolling stones: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/lauren-smithfields-death-police-death-investigation-1283552/ CTN post: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Lauren-Smith-Fields-family-looking-for-answers-16786191.php Daily mail "About Matthew LaFountain": https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10444...

Welcome to In The Shade! We are Jenny Wilson and Isabelle Encela, two women of color that wanted to start a platform that brings awareness to unsolved cases, missing persons, and stories where the conclusion still seems a little suspicious - all about victims of color. On the same vein, we also cover people of color who are serial killers, who don't become the subjects of tv shows, movies, books o...