Kerosene: A True Crime Podcast

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot! Today is episode 38. The Case of murderer Thomas D. Carr. He was an American thief, arsonist , war criminal and self-confessed serial killer . He was hung in 1870 for murdering 13-year-old Louisa Fox his supposed fiancé but before his death he confessed to murdering 14 men, including to participating in...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot! Today is episode 37. It is the tragic murder of Adrianne Jessica Jones. Her murder is also referred to as the Texas Cadet Murder. Adrianne was a teenager, a sophomore in high school. On December 3, 1995 she received a phone call. This phone call would be the beginning to the end. Lured out of the house a...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot! Today is episode 36 the Case of Lena Baker. She was an African American woman from Cuthbert, Georgia who was convicted of the capital murder of a white man in 1945. She is the only woman in Georgia to be executed by electrocution. This is a case of self defense but unfortunately because of the time frame...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot! Today is episode 35 the Case of Larry Gene Bell. He is an American serial killer who kidnaped and murdered at least 3 young women/girls in South Carolina. But is suspected in another disappearance. He is a horrible human who ended up meeting his fate on October 4th, 1996 via the electric chair. If you en...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! Today is episode number 34 the case of Mary Frances Creighton also known as the The Long Island Borgia and the Black Eyed Borgia. She is a convicted murderer and was eventually sentenced to death by electric chair. The murders take place in Long Island where Mary gets her nick names.` If you enjoyed thi...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! Today is episode number 33 it is the Case of the Hawes murders. Which includes Emma Hawes and her daughters May and Irene Hawes. This horrific murder took place in Birmingham, Alabama in December of 1888. The sensational and graphic nature of the crime lead to riots producing 10 deaths. If you enjoyed t...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! Today is episode number 32 the murder of Elyse Pahler. She was a 15 year old Freshman in high school who was murdered by 3 of her male classmates. The boys claimed that they murdered Elyse in a satanic ritual in hopes to enhance their death metal playing…… This case will make you question what teenagers...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! I just wanted to tell everyone I apologize for missing last week but my middle son had state wrestling and there was a lot going on. Good chaos. Home boy wrestled his little heart out and ended up 2nd. Had to do a little mom brag. But let’s get back to why we are here. I am back at it and today is Episo...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 30. This is the case of Suzanne Margaret Basso Burns who along with 6 other co-defendants were convicted of murdering Louis “Buddy” Musso. Suzanne is the niece of serial rapist and murderer Robert Garrow (who I covered last week). This is a very sad case of the true evils of greed...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 29. This is the case of Robert Francis Garrow Sr. He was an American serial rapist, spree killer, and suspected serial killer who was active during the early 1970’s in New York State. His trial was known as the Buried Bodies Case because his attorneys refused to disclose the locat...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 28. This is the case of the Caffey family murders. It occurred on March 1, 2008 in Alba, Texas. This is a strange case of young love and how far would this Romeo and Juliette go the stay together. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, and review. Please follow me on...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 27 the Murder of Phil Hartman. He was a Canadian and American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. He was a beloved cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1986-1994. Phil was murdered by his wife Brynn on May 28, 1998 in his home in Los Angeles, California. He was...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 26. Today’s episode is the Black Swan Manslaughter case which occurred on September 27, 2020 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. It is the murder of Douglas “Doug” Benefield by his wife Ashley Benefield who was a former ballerina. Hence the name in reference to the 2010 film Black Swan. I...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 25. Today we are discussing the murder of Lisa Ann French. She was little girl who was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered when she was out trick or treating alone on Halloween night in 1973. This is a tough one listeners. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, a...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 24. Today we are discussing the murder of Matthew Shepard. Matthew was a college student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie, Wyoming on October 6, 1998. This is an awful hate crime that will leave you wondering how humans can be so...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 23. Today we are discussing the murder of Kathy Augustine. She was an American politician from Nevada who served in the Nevada Assembly from 1993-1995 and the Nevada Senate from 1995-1999. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, and review. Please follow me on Instagra...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 22. Today we are discussing the murder of Jeanne Clery. She was a 19year old freshman at Lehigh University located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania who was brutally raped and murdered in her college dorm in the spring of 1986. Her murder would spark a campaign that would take a hard loo...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 21. Today we are going to be discussing the case of Belle Gunness AKA Hell’s Belle. She was a Norwegian-American serial killer who is thought to have murdered at least 14 people between 1884-1908 in Illinois and Indiana. Most of her victims were men who she had convinced to come v...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 20. Today we are discussing the case of Thelma Anne Taylor. She was an American teenager who was kidnapped and murdered in North Portland, Oregon in 1949. Her murder received national attention and the death of Thelma Anne Taylor was felt by an entire nation. Innocence stolen in o...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 19. Today we are going to be discussing the murder of Paige Birgfeld. She was a 34 year old woman murdered on June 28, 2007 in Grand Junction, Colorado by a man named Lester Jones. This case takes an unexpected turn that I don’t think anyone was prepared for. If you enjoyed this e...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 18. Today we are discussing the case of Robert Christian Hansen AKA the Butcher Baker. He was an American Serial Killer who was convicted of murdering, raping, and abducting at least seventeen women between 1972-1983 in Alaska. He is known for releasing several of his victims into...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 17. Today we discussing the case of Robert Leroy Anderson AKA The Duct Tape Killer. He is an American murder, rapist, and self proclaimed serial killer. He is convicted of murdering 2 victims. His crimes took place between 1994-1996 in South Dakota. If you enjoyed this episode ple...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 16. Today we discussing the case of Gary Michael Heidnik. He is an American Serial Killer who raped 6 women and murdered 2 of them in Philadelphia between 1986 and 1987. He was the last person executed in the State of Pennsylvania as of October 2025. He was also one of the inspira...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 15 and I thought because it is Halloween week we could do something a little different. Today we are going to be discussing the History of Tarot. I have always wanted to go get a Tarot card reading but have yet in my 40years on this earth have gone to get one. Whether you believe...

Hello and welcome to Kerosene Hosted by me Kara Cina where the true crime flame burns red hot!! This is Episode number 14. Today we discussing the case of Robert Sylvester Alston AKA The Greensboro Serial Killer. He is an American Serial Killer who raped and murdered at least 4 women between 1991 and 1993 in Greenboro, North Carolina. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, and review....