Murder Files Unsealed

The episode details the tragic premeditated murder of U.S. Army Sergeant Tyrone Hassel III, who was ambushed while on holiday leave. Investigators initially explored theories of robbery or mistaken identity before an anonymous tip revealed a deadly affair between the victim's wife, Kamaya Hassell, and fellow soldier Jeremy Cuellar. Through a recorded confession and incriminating jailhouse calls, i...

This episode details the tragic 2019 kidnapping and murder of Samantha Josephson, a college senior who mistakenly entered a vehicle she believed was her Uber ride. The episode describes how the perpetrator, Nathaniel Roland, used child safety locks to trap her before committing the violent act and disposing of her body in a remote area. During the trial, prosecutors presented critical evidence inc...

Following the recent mistrial of Lindsay Clancy, who was charged with the first-degree murder of her three children, legal experts are weighing the possibility of a plea deal. Although the Plymouth County District Attorney is notoriously hesitant to offer such compromises, the 11-1 jury deadlock suggests that a unanimous conviction may be difficult to achieve in a future retrial. Defense attorney...

This episode documents the tragic disappearance and murder of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine, who vanished during a forced holiday visit with his father, Mark Redwine. Investigators eventually discovered Dylan's remains scattered in a rugged mountainous area, leading to a high-profile criminal case that spanned nearly a decade. Central to the prosecution was a set of disturbing photographs found by the...

This episode details the chilling investigation into Julene Simco, who was ultimately convicted of murdering her husband, Jeremy Simco, in their Ohio home in 2009. Although Julene initially reported a fictitious intruder, law enforcement spent years uncovering a web of inconsistencies, including the suspicious lack of foreign DNA and the discovery of a "slave contract" that revealed a deeply toxic...

This episode details the tragic triple homicide of Amara Banks and her two young daughters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following the sudden death of her infant son. The perpetrator, Arzelle Ivory, confessed to the killings after fleeing to Memphis, revealing a gruesome scene where he murdered his family and attempted to hide their remains in a garage. A significant portion of the account focuses on t...

This episode details the disturbing discovery of Sony Millbrook’s remains, which were found hidden inside a motel room bed frame months after she vanished. Following her disappearance in January, the room was rented and cleaned multiple times before staff finally reported a foul odor. Investigators identified Millbrook's boyfriend as a person of interest, though he was already in custody on separa...

The episode chronicles the capital murder investigation into the death of Kendra Hatcher, a pediatric dentist gunned down in a Dallas parking garage. Authorities discovered that the victim’s romantic rival, Brenda Delgado, orchestrated the killing by hiring Crystal Cortez and Christopher love to carry out the hit. Although Delgado fled to Mexico and earned a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list,...

This episode reports on the brutal murder of Aileen Seiden, whose body was discovered in a small Florida town following a violent road trip. Investigations revealed that the victim was part of a turbulent three-way romantic relationship with Zachary Abell and Christina Araujo, characterized by frequent domestic abuse and jealousy. Both surviving partners were eventually apprehended after a witness...

The episode details the disappearance and murder of 23-year-old Christina Morris following a high school reunion in Plano, Texas. Suspicion quickly centered on Enrique Arochi, an acquaintance seen on surveillance footage walking Morris to a parking garage before she vanished. Although Arochi maintained his innocence and offered conflicting stories, forensic evidence found in his vehicle's trunk an...

This episode details the investigation and trial of Stanley Ford, an Ohio man convicted of murdering nine neighbors through intentional arson. The narrative describes two separate fires on the same street, including a 2017 tragedy that claimed the lives of five children and two parents. Prosecutors linked Ford to the crimes using surveillance footage that captured his distinct walking gait and spe...

The episode details the sentencing of Simon Levy, a 40-year-old serial sex offender who received a whole-life tariff for the murder of two women and the rape of a third. The court proceedings revealed that Levy’s crimes occurred while he was on bail, highlighting a sequence of critical police and prosecutorial errors that allowed him to remain free despite a history of violence. Family members and...

This episode describes the emergence of cellphone footage recorded by Sandra Bland during the 2015 traffic stop that preceded her death in a Texas jail. The video captures Trooper Brian Encinia threatening Bland with a Taser, providing a firsthand perspective of the confrontation that her family claims was withheld during legal proceedings. While state officials maintain the recording was never hi...

The episode detail the investigation and trial of Mark Gooch, a military airman convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Sasha Krause, a young Mennonite woman. Krause vanished from her New Mexico community and was later discovered deceased in Arizona, leading detectives to use cell phone tracking data to identify Gooch as a suspect. Investigators uncovered that the perpetrator, who grew up in the...

Authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, have apprehended Jacques Ratliff in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a mother of four whose body was discovered suspended from a tree. The state medical examiner officially classified the case as a homicide, contradicting any initial ambiguity regarding the nature of the event. Because of the state's historical association with racist violence, the l...

The episode reports on the death of Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy who was serving a twenty-year prison sentence for the second-degree murder of Sonya Massey. Grayson, who was thirty-two years old, had previously been diagnosed with stage three colon cancer, though an official cause of death was not explicitly confirmed. The sources detail the 2024 shooting of Massey, an unarmed...

This episode details the arrest of a Louisiana man, Tyronne Brazille, who allegedly murdered his wife, Lanessa Bradford, before transporting her remains across state lines. Authorities state that after the fatal shooting in Baton Rouge, the suspect drove for hundreds of miles with the victim in the passenger seat until he was stopped for a traffic violation in Memphis. Friends of the victim reveal...

The episode details the investigation and trial of Kevin Dean Eastman, who was convicted for the murders of Scott Sessions and Heather Frank. Law enforcement discovered Sessions' charred remains in a remote area, which eventually led them to Frank, a woman with whom Sessions had been communicating. The investigation revealed a history of domestic violence perpetrated by Eastman against Frank, culm...

This episode documents the investigation and trial of Todd Kendhammer, a Wisconsin man convicted of murdering his wife, Barbara, in 2016. While Kendhammer maintained that his wife was killed when a pipe fell off a truck and pierced their windshield, forensic evidence and a lack of witnesses for the mystery vehicle led police to suspect a staged accident. Prosecutors argued that Todd beat and stran...

The episode details the decade-long investigation into the 2010 murder of NBA star Lorenzan Wright, a beloved figure in Memphis whose body was found in a remote field. Investigators eventually uncovered a murder conspiracy involving Wright's ex-wife, Sherah Wright, and her accomplice, Billy Ray Turner. A critical breakthrough occurred when a murder weapon was recovered from a Mississippi lake, con...

This episode explores two separate criminal cases where individuals betrayed their families for romantic or sexual obsessions. The first case documents the trial of Grant Amato, who was convicted of murdering his parents and brother after they attempted to cut off his contact with a Bulgarian webcam model. Despite the lack of physical evidence, prosecutors argued his life revolved around a costly...

The episode chronicles the legal proceedings against Amy Vilardi, a South Carolina woman accused of the quadruple murder of her family members in 2015. Although Vilardi initially contacted authorities to report the gruesome scene and pleaded for justice on local news, she and her husband were arrested years later following new investigative leads. Prosecutors allege the couple was motivated by fin...

A San Francisco residence that was the site of a violent homicide has recently been listed for lease at a significantly higher price than before. Prosecutors allege that the owner murdered his tenant in order to empty the property for a future sale, which is currently being blocked by a legal injunction. Despite the ongoing criminal case and litigation from the victim's family, the home is now bei...

Authorities have identified the five victims and the perpetrator of a gruesome quintuple murder-suicide that took place on a rural Oregon property. The suspect, Benjamin Charles Parker, killed his girlfriend, several of her family members, and two friends, along with multiple domestic animals, before taking his own life over 180 miles away in Washington. First responders initially discovered the s...

The episode details a true crime docuseries titled A Friend, a Murderer, which explores the harrowing realization of three individuals who discovered their close companion was a serial predator. The narrative centers on Philip Patrick Westh, a Danish man who maintained a normal social life while committing a series of violent crimes, including the 2016 murder of a teenager. His illicit activities...