Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

This week we are discussing the tragic murder of Ramón Novarro, one of the first Latin American actors to make it big in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing Jamie and Andy Schliepsiek, who were murdered during a brutal attack on Robins Air Force Base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing the horrific quadruple murder that occurred aboard the Joe Cool, a 47 foot charter yacht.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing Nancy DePriest, a young wife and mother who loved life, and the two men who were wrongfully convicted of her murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing the tragic murder of Ashleigh Love, a sweet, kind, and intelligent 19-year-old who is deeply missed by all who knew her.  A huge thank-you to Kyle Olson with Love and Justice Podcast, as well as the Love family, for their help in sharing Ashleigh’s story.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are discussing Brittanee Drexel, a strong-minded and independent young woman whose life was taken by a man whom the police had suspected almost immediately after her disappearance, but he wouldn't be charged with her murder for over a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing Burt Pugach and Linda Riss, who married 14 years after Burt was convicted of hiring three men to maim Linda with lye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing the death of Army Pfc. Denisha Montgomery-Smith was a mother of three known for her headstrong and caring nature. Thank you to Margot with Military Murder for allowing us to collaborate on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi Friends, This week we are discussing the murder of Irene Garza, and the coverup that followed her murder for decades. Irene Garza was a beloved teacher and pillar in her community and it took decades to find her justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing Andrew Kissel, a real estate developer who was murdered four days before he was scheduled to plead guilty to bank fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing the murder of Robert Kissel, a loving father of three, at the hands of his wife Nancy Kissel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***We are off this week (back on January 3, 2023), so we wanted to play an episode you either haven't heard or maybe just don't remember. This week we are discussing the greatest art heist in history and the mystery that still surrounds it. Stick around for Last Thing Before We Go, it’s a fun one! Thank you to Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research for your help in the episode!  Learn more about your...

When self-made Texas media millionaire Steven Beard married a glamorous younger woman named Celeste Beard, he believed he had found his perfect partner. But only five years into their marriage, Steven was startled awake in his Austin mansion by a devastating shotgun blast to his stomach. Miraculously, he survived the initial attack and called emergency services himself, only to pass away months la...

This week we are discussing how Sally McNeil shot and killed her husband of eight years, Ray McNeil, on Valentine’s Day 1995. Sally claimed to have killed Ray in self-defense, citing years of abuse at the hands of Ray. But the prosecution painted a different picture, one where Sally killed Ray in a fit of jealous rage.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research. Research assistance by Anna L...

This week we are going back into the vault and replaying an episode from March of 2020 while we work on this super-size episode for next week. This week we are re-telling the story of a well-known attorney in Nevada and how he was murdered at the hands of a lifelong con artist. Plus there's an update on the story at the end of the episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

This week we are discussing the death of Bianca Rudolph, who was shot and killed while she and her husband, Larry Rudolph, were on a safari hunt in Africa.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing the disappearance of a woman who went missing shortly before her early morning shift as a local news anchor in Mason City, Iowa.  Anyone with information on Jodi’s case can reach out to the Mason City Police Department at (641) 421-3636. Information can also be provided to the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations at (515) 725-6010 or dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.   Cat...

This week we’re discussing the dark side of the Chippendales and the man who let jealousy ruin his legacy. Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing Patricia Allanson, the woman many believe orchestrated the murder of her in-laws, and the attempted murders of several others.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Make sure to check-out L.A. Not So Confidential Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing the real-life events that were the inspiration for the movies Scream, Jaws, and The Strangers.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we wanted to highlight a story that showed how much is still broken within the system, and what we can work to change. This week's story discusses the murder of a woman and her mother as she fought tooth and nail to get away from her abuser.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Make sure to check out Missing by Crawlspace Media podcast...

This week we are discussing the real-life story that inspired the upcoming Netflix series, “The Watcher”.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are discussing the murder of a man after his co-workers made finding him their main mission.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Re-Play Episode: We need your help in an on-going murder investigation out of Jacksonville, Florida. Jared Bridegan was a devoted and loving husband and father, but on the night of February 16, 2022, he was shot in front of his (then) 2 year-old daughter with no other witnesses around. No suspects have been officially named, but this case is solvable, and we hope to bring awareness to it in the ho...

This week we are discussing a mild-mannered nurse who became the focus of an intense investigation into the deaths of multiple patients at a single dialysis center.  Research by Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices