Murders to Music: Crime Scene to Music Scene (Streamline Events and Entertainment)

Send us Fan Mail Life takes unexpected turns. After spending nearly eleven years handling homicide cases, child abuse investigations, and crime scene processing, I've found myself in an entirely new world—crafting unforgettable wedding experiences as the owner of Streamline Events and Entertainment. My passion for music has always run parallel to my law enforcement career. From playing drums...

Send us Fan Mail Are you running your life in the red zone without realizing it? That was me—juggling family commitments, a demanding day job, a DJ business in peak wedding season, and countless other responsibilities. I thought I was handling it all until my body delivered a devastating wake-up call. What started as blurry vision in one eye led to a shocking diagnosis: retinal venous occlusion. H...

Send us Fan Mail The turning point arrived unexpectedly during a therapy session when discussing the growth of this podcast. After years of exposing my deepest wounds, sharing every secret, and crying more times than I can count, I realized I've reached a crossroads in my healing journey – and so has this show. When I began Murders to Music, I believed that God gave me pain for a purpose: to...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when faith collides with the trauma of policing? After 25 years as a pastor and a decade as a police chaplain, Jared Altick has witnessed this intersection firsthand, walking alongside officers during their darkest moments while navigating his own spiritual journey. With disarming honesty, Altick reveals the hidden realities of police chaplaincy—how he entered a world...

Send us Fan Mail "Damn you fine...you aight." Four simple words that sparked a decade-long inside joke between two police officers and perfectly captures the unexpected moments of levity in law enforcement. Nothing humbles you quite like trying to command a situation while someone completely ignores you for your partner. There I was, nine years into my policing career, undergoing field t...

Send us Fan Mail Detective Aaron offers unique insights into the Moscow, Idaho college murders case by examining evidence, investigation techniques, and the psychology of trauma responses. • Former homicide detective's perspective on the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students • Investigation followed digital evidence, cell phone records, and crucial DNA from the knife sheath • Disc...

Send us Fan Mail Dawn breaks differently for those working the earliest shifts. For one 50-year-old bottle drop employee, a routine August morning in 2017 transformed into a nightmare when four masked gunmen surrounded her car at 4:45 AM. What followed was a meticulously executed heist that netted $50,000 in less than five minutes. This episode takes you behind the scenes of a real detective inves...

Send us Fan Mail My journey began with reluctant recognition during a workers' comp interview, listing traumatic incident after traumatic incident from my career. That moment of clarity was both devastating and liberating: I wasn't weak—I was wounded. But wounds can heal with the right treatment. Through trial and error, I discovered two transformative programs that approached trauma rec...

Send us Fan Mail Facing the darkness so others don't have to—this snapshot takes you behind the yellow tape of a case that haunted a veteran detective for years. When two young girls become victims of their father's violent revenge, the responding officers display extraordinary heroism by rushing into a burning car filled with gas cans to attempt a rescue. Their bravery represents the fi...

Send us Fan Mail Two powerful episodes could transform your approach to trauma and healing: Episode 6 shares my most impactful police call and how moving past it saved my daughter's life, while Episode 40 reveals how to find a therapist who truly understands first responder experiences. • Episode 6 "Parenting Through the Worst Tragedy" details the police call that affected me most p...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever considered what makes a problem "real"? This week delivered a powerful lesson about perspective when two life-altering events struck within days of each other. First, my son watched helplessly as his friend crashed on a motocross track, resulting in paralysis from the knees down. A 20-year-old engineering student's entire future changed in a fraction o...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to sit across from a child abuser, a murderer, or a rapist and get them to confess? How do investigators maintain their composure when confronted with the darkest sides of humanity? These questions form the foundation of an illuminating journey into the psychology of criminal interviews. Through captivating real-life cases, we explore the delicate psychological d...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes our greatest teachers leave us with lessons that outlive them. Ten years ago, during the darkest chapter of my life, I sat in a classroom in Seattle as a depression-riddled patrol officer going through the motions. Fighting demons I couldn't name, failing as a husband, father, and officer—I was checking nearly every box on a suicide risk assessment without realizing...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the thing you love most becomes your entire identity? After experiencing a surge of podcast downloads, I'm reflecting on the fine line between healthy passion and destructive obsession. My journey from law enforcement obsession to meaningful balance wasn't straightforward. When injury took away my ability to serve, I lost not just my career but my entir...

Send us Fan Mail Some stories of heroism fade with time, but the account of two F-16 pilots who were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice on September 11th, 2001, deserves to be remembered forever. When America came under attack, these fighter pilots—one male, one female—were thrust into an unimaginable situation. What began as a routine morning briefing quickly transformed into a desperate scr...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder what happens when teenage impulse meets small-town boredom? Aaron's wild tale of the "Maytag Mafia" perfectly captures that moment when youthful indiscretion transforms into the stuff of local legend. At just sixteen years old, Aaron was already juggling multiple identities in 1990s Alaska: responsible pizza shop manager, dedicated police Explorer spendi...

Send us Fan Mail We celebrate one year of the Murders to Music podcast by reflecting on our journey of vulnerability, transparency, and the mission to help others through shared experiences.  • 18 guests sharing intimate stories spanning faith, family, serial killers, and mental health • 68 different uploads across 54 episodes in one year • Reaching 36 countries, 377 cities, and 4,800 downloads to...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what really happens during those long surveillance operations you see in police procedurals? One former detective's candid story pulls back the curtain on the unglamorous realities of law enforcement surveillance work—with hilariously catastrophic results. Set against the backdrop of the 2020 Portland protests and civil unrest, our storyteller shares a deeply pe...

Send us Fan Mail After years of struggling with anger, anxiety and resentment following his departure from law enforcement, Aaron shares his breakthrough in finding peace, forgiveness, and a new perspective on life. This deeply personal episode explores how releasing control and embracing faith transformed his outlook on past trauma and present possibilities. • Aaron reflects on the one-year anniv...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Hall recounts the tragic 1984 shooting at Manly Hot Springs that claimed the life of his partner, Trooper Troy Duncan, during a manhunt for mass murderer Michael Silka. This powerful firsthand account reveals how quickly a routine operation can turn deadly and the lasting impact of losing a fellow officer in the line of duty. • Former Marine Captain Troy Duncan joined Alaska...

Send us Fan Mail Step into the punishing world of Alaska's State Trooper Academy, where my transition from eager recruit to hardened law enforcement officer unfolded through 16 weeks of calculated psychological warfare and physical endurance.  The journey began deceptively—arriving in Sitka in a pressed suit with a freshly shaved head, greeted cordially by a trooper who quickly faded into the...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron reflects on his law enforcement career and journey through PTSD to mental health recovery, sharing how his identity was once completely wrapped up in being the unstoppable detective who solved every case. • Started police work at 13 as an Explorer, handling dead bodies and making arrests before adulthood • Lost his partner John who was killed while working Aaron's shift...

Send us Fan Mail The invisible thread between prosecuting a cartel murder case and becoming their next person of interest runs thinner than most realize. What began as a standard investigation into a drug-related execution quickly evolved into something far more personal and unsettling. Following my prosecution of five cartel members for a brutal murder in Portland, strange occurrences became my n...

Send us Fan Mail Four young adults with "not a complete thought that connects inside of their brains" make the fateful decision to rob their marijuana dealer rather than pay for the drugs they want. What follows is a textbook example of poor decisions compounding into tragedy at a local elementary school basketball court. Detective Aaron takes us deep into the methodical police response...

Send us Fan Mail When Jay Dobbins joined ATF in 1987, he never imagined his career would begin with a bullet through his chest just four days later. But that harrowing introduction to law enforcement was just the beginning of an extraordinary journey that would eventually lead him into the heart of America's most notorious motorcycle gang. After transitioning from college football aspirations...