Most Wanted

Send us a Text Message. This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Raymond Abbott aka RoboCop and the crime that got him planted on the US Marshal's 15 Most Wanted Fugitive list. Sources: Fox News: ‘RoboCop” Raymond Abbott Wanted for Prison Break, Weapons Smuggling by Fox News Fox News: Arms Smuggler Nicknamed RoboCop Most Wanted by US Marshals by Fox News US Marshal Service: Raymond Abbott True Crime St...

Send us a Text Message. This week Amanda and Lauren cover the murder of Jennifer Levin at the hands of the "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers. Sources: New York Magazine: East Side Story from the November 10, 1986 issue of New York Magazine by Michael Stone A&E True Crime Blog: Stories & News: Robert Chambers: The Murder of Jennifer Levin and Where 'The Preppy Killer' Is Now by Robert Kahn CB...

Send us a Text Message. Amanda and Lauren discuss updates in the Jesse James Hollywood case, which was covered in Episode 75. Sources: Change.org: Started Bby Nicole Lane to Gov. Gavin Newsom and The State of California Give Ryan Hoyt A New Fair Trial  Noozhawk: Gunman in 'Alpha Dog' Murder Granted Death-Penalty Reprieve Ryan James Hoyt, 44, is now serving a sentence of life without parole in the...

Send us a Text Message. This week Amanda and Lauren discuss an old timey murderer. A man with wild nicknames such as the Bluebeard of Texas, the Butcher of Elmendorf and Alligator Man. Sources: 100 Most Infamous Criminals: Joe Ball by Jo Durden Smith  Murderpedia: Joseph D. Ball Texas Monthly: Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf: Did Joe Ball really do what everyone says he...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss the many lies and horrible crimes of Christian Michael Longo. Sources: All That's Interesting: The Chilling Story of Christian Longo, The Man Who Killed His Family To Hide His Life of Lies by Jessica O'Connor KGW8: Victim's sister upset Oregon governor will commute death sentence of her family's killer: In 2003, a jury sentenced Christia...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss supposed "gentleman" bank robber, Leslie Ibsen Rogge. They also take some time at the beginning to recap their weekend at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival in Denver! Sources: The Hustle: “The first fugitive caught by the internet” by Katherine Laidlaw CNN: “Internet helps FBI nab a ‘Most Wanted’ criminal” by CNN staff FBI:...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Amanda and Lauren discuss an American former professor at the University of Southern California, who in 2013, was arrested for a crime abroad. Sources: Los Angeles Times: "Ex-USC professor and FBI fugitive gets 5 years in prison for child sex" by Richard Winton and Kate Mather US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs: "Former University Professor Sentenc...

Send us a Text Message. On this holiday week, Lauren and Amanda cover famed Hollywood director Roman Polanski, who has been a fugitive from American justice for almost 50 years. Sources: The Los Angeles Times: “Roman Polanski and the woman he pleaded guilty to raping pose together 45 years later” by Nardine Saad AP News: “Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Amanda and Lauren cover the murder of Nicholas Markowitz at the hand of his half brother's ex-best friend, Jesse James Hollywood.  Sources: All That’s Interesting: "The Disturbing Story Of Nicholas Markowitz, The Teenager Who Was Murdered Over His Brother’s Drug Debt" by Marco Margaritoff  Santa Barbara Independent: "Prosecutor Okayed for Jesse James Hollywood Tr...

Send us a Text Message. Amanda and Lauren discuss updates in the Malka Leifer case, which was covered in Episode 30. Sources: The Guardian: “Malka Leifer: former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse” by the Australian Associated Press The Conversation: “Dassi Erlich and her sisters were ‘easy pickings for predators.’ With their abuser Malka Leifer’s conviction...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss Sara Jane Olson, formerly known as Kathleen Soliah, former counterculture leftist and current Midwest housewife. Sources: The Washington Examiner: “The Terrorist Next Door” by Elliot Rothenberg History.com: “This Day in History: June 16, 1999 - SLA member captured after more than 20 years” by History.com Editors The Star Tribune (Minneap...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Amanda and Lauren cover a guy who was featured on both “The Hunt with John Walsh” and on the US Marshal’s 15 Most Wanted. Fun (?) Fact: He was identified by a missing toe! Sources: CNN: "Texas murder suspect featured on ‘The Hunt’ caught in Mexico" by Nicole Chavez CNN: "The Hunt with John Walsh: Alleged killer on the run after half-naked, drunken rant" by Thom P...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Amanda, Lauren, and their special guest (their mom!) discuss Sarah Panitzke, fraudster and one-time most wanted woman in the United Kingdom. Sources: The Independent: “One of UK’s most wanted tax fugitives has sentence doubled after failing to pay back stolen millions” by Jonathan Kanengoni BBC: “Sarah Panitzke: UK’s most wanted woman jailed over fraud” by BBC St...

Send us a Text Message. This week, Amanda and Lauren head back to the Most Notorious list, this time to talk about Delaware's only serial killer, Steven Brian Pennell. Sources: All That’s Interesting: "The Disturbing Crimes Of Steven Brian Pennell, The Only Serial Killer In Delaware History" by Neil Patmore Delaware Today: "Route 40 Serial Killer Remains an Enigma After Convicted 30 Years Ago" by...

Send us a Text Message. In the final episode of their World's Most Wanted series, Amanda and Lauren discuss Russian mob boss and overall wanted guy, Semion Mogilevich. Sources: All That’s Interesting: “Why Russian Crime Lord Semion Mogilevich Lives Up to His Title as ‘the World’s Most Powerful Mobster’” by Marco Margaritoff Fox 5 New York: “FBI: $5 million reward offered in case of fugitive busine...

Send us a Text Message. In the third episode of their World's Most Wanted series, Lauren and Amanda discuss Samantha Lewthwaite, the white widow of the UK. Sources: The Guardian: “The radicalisation of Samantha Lewthwaite, the Aylesbury schoolgirl who became ‘the white widow’ by Zoe Williams BBC News: “Profile: Samantha Lewthwaite” by no byline The Week: “Is Samantha Lewthwaite really a terrorist...

Send us a Text Message. In the second week of their World's Most Wanted series, Lauren and Amanda discuss Félicien Kabuga, the financier of the Rwandan genocide.  Sources: AlJazeera: “Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga should not face trial, UN judges say” by AlJazeera Editors AlJazeera: “Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga declared ‘unfit’ to stand trial” by AlJazeera Editors CNN: “UN court rules Rwandan...

This week kicks off a new theme month, where Amanda and Lauren explore the World's Most Wanted criminals from the 2020 Netflix series. The ladies start the series with Ismael Zambada García, also known as El Mayo, the longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico. Sources: ABC7: “El Mayo and son: New indictment brings father and son narco tale back to the forefront” by Chuck Goudie All That’s In...

This week, Amanda and Lauren discuss the infamous Susan Smith. This case gained international attention when Susan falsely claimed that a black man had kidnapped her sons during a carjacking. Sources: Fox 29: "Susan Smith, nearing parole after murders of young sons, says she'd be 'good stepmom': report" by Christina Coulter  GoUpstate: "Linda Russell, mother of Susan V. Smith, sits in the courtroo...

It's Lauren's birthday week, so she made an episode request! Amanda and Lauren return to a wanted fugitive that was mentioned way back in Episode 10 to discuss the full story of El Gato. Sources: FBI Dallas: “FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Jose Rodolfo Villareal-Hernandez Captured in Mexico” by Public Affairs Officers Melinda Urbina and Katie Chaumont The Dallas Morning News: “Here’s the possible fa...

This week, Amanda and Lauren head to trial with Jodi Arias where she spends 18 days on the witness stand for the murder of Travis Alexander. You won’t want to miss this dramatic conclusion! Sources: Snapped: Season 11, Episodes 9 & 10 Dateline: Obsession: The Jodi Arias Story ABC News: "Friends say they warned Travis Alexander that Jodi Arias was dangerous for months before she killed him" by...

This week Amanda and Lauren head back to 2008 and discuss the murder of Travis Alexander at the hands of his ex-girlfriend - spoiler, it's Jodi Arias. Sources: Snapped: Season 11, Episodes 9 & 10 Dateline: Obsession: The Jodi Arias Story ABC News: "Friends say they warned Travis Alexander that Jodi Arias was dangerous for months before she killed him" by Gail Deutsch, Denise Martinez-Ramundo,...

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This year for Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren are going to go on a journey through some tragic deaths of young women, and their lives that were cut too short. Because they were wanted too. In their final week of Women's History Month, Lauren and Amanda discuss the stalking and murder of Lauren McCluskey, the failures of the University of Utah, and the legacy of Lauren's Promise. Resources...

This year for Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren are going to go on a journey through some tragic deaths of young women, and their lives that were cut too short. Because they were wanted too. It's a long one, folks! For the third week of Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren head to Aruba to discuss the disappearance of brand new high school graduate Natalee Holloway, the winding road to...