Killer Destinations

Y'all, this one is a special episode because we recorded it last week LIVE in Chattanooga, Tennessee! Chattanooga is a such a cool city and we met so many amazing people. And while this episode doesn't take place in Chattanooga, it happened just a couple of hours northwest. It took almost a decade to find out what happened, and what sealed the fate of the accused came from a very unlikely...

In 1985, a husband and father on assignment more than 500 miles away from home received a devastating phone call. He rushed home to find his wife and two of his three children gone forever. The only thing his 22-month-old daughter could tell them was they needed to hide from the burglar.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1987, a preacher's wife in Dallas, Texas was found unresponsive on the floor of her garage. Her husband kept vigil at her bedside for more than a week, with rumors swirling in the community that he was somehow involved. Did rumors drive his downfall or was he actually responsible? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 2014, a college student living in the trendy Isla Vista community of Santa Barbara was struggling to fit in. Throughout his education, he just wanted to be popular. But that never happened. He wrote pages and pages in his journal about the day he would seek retribution. That tragic day was May 23, 2014.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...

In 1998, Mark and Julie Jensen had been married for 14 years and were devoted to their two sons, ages eight and three. At the end of the year, Mark noticed some significant changes in Julie's personality - she was depressed and wasn't sleeping or eating. He urged her to go to the doctor, but she refused. On December 3rd, Mark and the boys came home to find Julie had passed away. Police did...

What happened to Tim Bosma in 2013 could have happened to anyone. He was selling his truck and went for a test drive with a prospective buyer. He never came home. But no one expected the investigation into his disappearance to uncover a web of lies that left the community and the country in shock.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We are back in Texas, y'all for a shocking case of betrayal and greed. In 1992, Fort Worth, TX socialites Jack and Caren Koslow were ambushed in their home. Tragically, Caren did not survive. And just when police were ready to arrest their suspect, they received information from an unexpected source that changed everything.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

In 1983, three members of the Ryen family and their son's friend were killed in a brutal attack in the Ryen home. Despite initial reports that up to three men were involved, only one man was arrested and convicted. Kevin Cooper has maintained his innocence for the past 38 years. In 2021, the CA governor ordered an independent review of the case and on Jan. 13, 2023, the results were made publi...

In 2018, Daniel Brophy was a chef and instructor at the Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland. Early on a Saturday morning, students found his body on the floor of one of the school's kitchens. Daniel's wife, Nancy, became an early suspect, in part because she was an author and had a lengthy search history involving different ways to kill someone. Was she really researching plotlines or wa...

We've all heard bits and pieces about the tragic murders at the University of Idaho. But now that the Moscow Police Department has made their probable cause affidavit public, we can bring you the facts - from what happened that terrible night to how they tracked down the now-infamous white Hyundai Elantra to the arrest in Pennsylvania. And, what happens next. Advertising Inquiries: https://red...

We're beginning the new year by bringing you big updates on four cases we've covered over the past year. We have updates on Episode 41 - the murders of Mike Sisco and Karen Harkness in Topeka, KS; Episode 18 - covering the murders of a suspected serial killer police have dubbed "The Shopping Cart Killer"; Episode 29 - which discusses the case of the first person to be tried and con...

This week's episode is a rebroadcast of our favorite episode to-date - Episode 1, the disappearance and murder of Denise Huber in Newport Beach, CA. In 1991, Denise vanished into thin air from the shoulder of a Southern California freeway. The trail went cold for three years until a woman, acting on her instincts, finally discovered what happened to Denise. Advertising Inquiries: https://redci...

Michele Rae Powers was the mother of a 3-year-old son, and, in January 1982, after fighting for two years, was finally given visitation rights. Which her son's father was NOT happy about. She told her twin sister she was concerned about her safety. And unfortunately, it turned out that her instincts were correct.   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...

In 1997, brothers Melvin and George DeJesus were arrested and convicted of murdering their next-door neighbor - and the mother of a childhood friend - Margaret Midkiff. They became targets of the investigation after a jailhouse snitch gave police information that only someone present at the scene would know. Did police arrest the right perpetrators?  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br...

The Harvey family home in Richmond, Virginia was where friends and neighbors gathered every New Year's Day for food and fun. But in 2006, arriving guests found emergency vehicles and crime scene tape surrounding the house and property. They stood together as they waited to hear news about their friends. The answer was more horrific than any of them imagined.  Advertising Inquiries: https://red...

In July 1966, five student nurses and three exchange nurses from the Philippines were sharing a dorm-style townhouse in Chicago, Illinois. All of the young women were smart, caring and had bright futures. They had no way of knowing someone had been watching them for days, and learning their routines, before breaking into the townhouse late one night. He was smiling and kind as he told them he woul...

In 1986, 13-year-old Jennifer Bastian rode her bike to Tacoma's Point Defiance Park and never returned. The investigation into her disappearance uncovered similar crimes targeting young teenage girls. The determination of cold case detectives eventually led to the clang of a prison cell door. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In November 2012, a 911 call was placed from a home located in the upscale northern California suburb of Monte Sereno. Raveesh Kumra and his ex-wife Harinder were the victims of a brutal home invasion robbery. Both had been tied up, and when police arrived Raveesh was unresponsive and cold to the touch. As investigators searched for a possible motive, they uncovered secrets that led to an unthinka...

In November 1984, Anne Swanke, a University of San Diego honors student and music major, went to San Diego State University to hang out with her boyfriend and some friends on her way home from a sorority function. She left to go home about 1:30am... and vanished. The investigation into Anne's disappearance led detectives to cross paths with David Allen Lucas. And what they uncovered sent shock...

Quee Choo “Q.C.” Chadwick was smart, talented and above all else, devoted to her husband, Peter, and their three sons. When Q.C. and Peter did not pick up their sons after school, it was so unlike the couple that neighbors were quick to call the authorities. Q.C.’s body was found a week later in a dumpster more than 100 miles away from her home. The roadblocks to justice that popped up along the w...

In 2018, Kelsey Berreth lived in Woodland Park, CO, and she and her fiancé had a 13-month-old baby girl. On Thanksgiving Day, Kelsey disappeared. Police, however, believed her life ended inside her condo that day and arrested a suspect only a few weeks later. Despite never finding her body, the case was taken to trial. Was there justice for Kelsey, or were authorities too quick to judgment? Advert...

In Part 2, we continue our deep dive into what happened to Michael Francke, We discuss possible suspects, how the person who was charged became the focus of the investigation and the outcome of the trial. Did they arrest the right person? Did they convict the real perpetrator? And what did Michael Francke's family believe?  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

Michael Francke moved to Salem, Oregon to be the director of the State Department of Corrections and address problems in their prison system. Michael was the perfect candidate… he was an honorable and fearless leader who believed honesty was a requirement for every public servant. Tragically, in 1989 he was found murdered. In Part 1, we follow detectives as they search for possible suspects and de...

In 1982, James Krauseneck left work and went home to his wife Cathleen and young daughter in Brighton, New York. He went upstairs and found Cathleen dead in their bedroom with an ax embedded in the side of her head. The case remained cold for almost four decades until 2019 when the Brighton Police Department finally made an arrest. Trial began in September 2022. Did they finally get their man? Or...

In 2002, Marlyne Johnson was 58 years old and looking forward to the arrival of her first grandchild. When she missed lunch with her daughter-in-law - with whom she was very close - her son and daughter-in-law went to check on her and found her body in the basement of the family home. Marlyne was kind and caring and everyone liked her. So who could have committed such a heinous crime? And when pol...