Never Light Up A Room Podcast

On Sunday, February 23, 2020, Jorge Torres and Sarah Boone were reportedly playing a game of hide and seek when Sarah zipped Jorge into a suitcase. Sarah then left Jorge in the suitcase overnight. When Sarah awoke the next morning, she realized that Jorge was still inside the suitcase and had suffocated to death. Sarah was arrested for Jorge’s death, however Sarah’s defense tried to argue that she...

We’re back with our ninth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References: “Michael Peterson trial”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_trial , accessed November 29, 2024.    “2022 University of Idaho killings”...

On November 28th 1981 Natalie Wood, her husband Robert Wagner, Friend Christopher Walkin, and yacht captain Dennis Davern would head out to dinner on the island of Catalina off the coast of California. After the dinner they would return to their yacht and only a short period later Natalie Wood would go missing. She would later be found dead the next morning. Join us this week to listen to our theo...

On May 26, 1990, Marlene Warren opened her door to someone dressed as a clown who was presumably delivering flowers and balloons to Marlene’s home. However, as Marleen accepted the gifts, the clown pulled out a gun and shot Marlene. Investigators then struggled for 27 years to gather enough evidence to make an arrest. Join us as we discuss the details of Marlene’s murder, including a recent update...

On Oct 26, 2015, Lee Antoni arrived home to his Calgary home from a weekend out of town. When Lee entered his home, he made the horrific discovery of his wife, Amanda Antoni, dead in a pool of blood in the basement of their home. Calgary Police initially investigated Amanda’s death as a potential homicide, however there was no evidence that linked someone to the scene. Amanda’s death has perplexed...

On the evening of February 9th 2004 21 year old college student Maura Murray would be involved in a car accident when her car came off the road and crashed into a tree in Haverhill New Hampshire. Police were called and arrived within 10 minutes but Maura was no where to be found. Tune in this week to learn more about what may have happened to Maura Murray. Sources   The Charlie Project, “Maura Mur...

We’re back with our eighth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know! References:  Elizabeth Yuko, “Why Black Cats Are Associated With Halloween and Bad Luck” History.com, Published October 13th 2021, https://www.history.com/news/black-cat...

On Friday, September 22, 2006, 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart was housesitting for her aunt and uncle when she was brutally attacked and murdered in the home. Police quickly narrowed in on 2 of Cassie’s classmates, Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik, as the prime suspects in the crime. It was later discovered that Brian and Torey had extensively planned Cassie’s murder and the two were planning on con...

This week we are covering the horrifying real life events that inspired the horror movie ‘Scream’. The university town of Gainesville Florida was shaken in 1990 when 5 students, Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manny Taboada, were brutally murdered over the course of 4 days in August, right before the fall semester was about to begin. Investigators eventually linked...

Join us for episode 31 where we head back to the 1970s to the Defoe family murders that happened in Amityville Long Island in New York. These murders are what sparked the famous Amityville horror hauntings. We go through the events that happened on November 13th 1974 where Ronald Defeo jr would go on to murder his parents and 4 siblings. Sources: History.com Editors, “The Amityville murders”, A&am...

This week, in honor of the Candian Thanksgiving holiday, we are covering a series of Thanksgiving related cases. We start by discussing the murder of Brioni Rutland, who was killed by Jeremy Williams over an apparent gambling bet. Then we discuss the murder of Janet Yearly, which went unsolved for 17 years, until 2022. Then we discuss 2 family murders that took place during the Thanksgiving holida...

The Black Dahlia case is the tragic murder of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. Her case became notorious due to the gruesome nature of the crime and the fact that it remains unsolved to this day. Elizabeth Short, who later became known as the Black Dahlia, aspired to be an actress and became the subject of intense media scrutiny after her death. Despit...

We’re back with our seventh Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   References:    Morgan Le, “Judge prepares ruling on possible retrial of movie armourer in fatal set shooting by Alec Baldwin”, Toronto Sun, Sept 26, 2024, https://torontosun.com/...

On September 27th 2008 the town of Edson would endure a tragedy as 14 year old Emily Stauffer would be murdered by Ross Kleman while out for a walk on the town's trail system. Join us this week as we go through the case and why this one is near and dear to our hearts. Sources: Leo Pare, “Alberta man pleads guilty to killing pastor’s daughter in broad daylight”, Red Deer Advocate, April 26 2010...

On Aug 3, 2020, Jonathan Creswell made a call to 999 saying that he had found his partner’s sister, Katie Simpson, hanging by the banister in the home that they all lived in. Katie was transported to hospital but never regained consciousness and passed away on Aug 9, 2020. While Jonathan initially appeared as the “chief mourner” after Katie’s death, some suspicions began to be raised about if Jona...

August 13th 2018 in Fredrick Colorado, the Watts family would be changed forever. Shanann, Celeste, and Bella Watts would end up missing with husband and father Chris Watts at a loss for words of where they could be. With lies, deceit and a massive news following is Chris really telling the truth on not knowing where his family is? Sources:  Elise Schmelzer, “Christopher Watts murder investigation...

On the night of Oct 6, 2019, Kristine Melton and her friend went out to a bar, where Kristine met a man, Wade Wilson. Kristine and Wade seemed to initially hit it off with each other, but later that night, Wade strangled Kristine to death. The following day, Wade also killed Diane Ruiz, by strangling her and then repeatedly running her over with the vehicle he was driving.   Sources:   Jillian Jal...

We’re back with our sixth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   References:  Kaitlyn Huamani and Andrew Dalton, “What to know about the 5 people charged in Matthew Perry’s death”, AP News, Aug 15, 2024, https://apnews.com/article/matthew-perry-...

On Feb 19, 1984, 11-year-old Jody Plauche was abducted from his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. What was seemingly unique about this abduction is that Jody was not abducted kicking and screaming. He willingly and knowingly went with his abductor, Jeff Doucet. After the abduction, Jody’s dad, Gary Plauche took justice into his own hands.   Sources:  Jody Plauche, “Why Gary Why”, Aug 22, 2019, Inspi...

Join us this week as we talk about the Bennington Triangle that is located in the state of Vermont in the USA. Wally talks about ghost towns, disappearances, monsters, and possibly some curses. Sources:  Jennifer Deutschmann, “THE BIGGEST BENNINGTON TRIANGLE DISAPPEARANCE THEORIES: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?”, Grunge, Published October 17th 2023, https://www.grunge.com/625795/the-biggest-bennington-tri...

On August 3, 2019, Patrick Crusius drove from Allen, Texas to El Paso, Texas. When he arrived, he went to the Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall, where families were spending their Saturday morning grocery shopping and doing their back-to-school shopping. After uploading a “manifesto” to the website, 8Chan, Patrick went on a shooting rampage in the Walmart. In the attack, 23 people were killed and...

On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, employees at the Wal Mart in Chesapeake Virginia were preparing for their evening shift when gunshots ran out through the store. Sadly, 6 employees, Lorenzo Gamble, Kellie Pyle, Tyneka Johnson, Randall Blevins, Fernado ‘Jesus’ Chavez-Barron, and Brian Pendleton lost their lives in this attack along with the gunman, Andre Bing. It was identified that the gunman, Andre...

We’re back with our fifth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   References:  Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, “Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of all charges of sexual assault”, CNN, July 26, 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/uk/kevin-sp...

On the morning of April 12, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp returned to her family’s cabin in Keddie, California after spending the night at her friend’s house for a sleepover. Sadly, Sheila walked in to find her mom, Glenna “Sue” Sharp, her older brother, 15-year-old John Sharp, and John’s friend, 17-year-old Dana Wingate were brutally murdered. Sheila ran back to her friend's house to alert h...

On January 28, 2022, John O’Keefe and his girlfriend, Karen Read, were hanging out with friends at a local bar. When the bar closed, the group of friends went to Brian and Nicole Albert’s house for an after party. Karen dropped John off at the party and went home, however when John did not come home, Karen went looking for him. Karen would find John’s body in the snow in front of the Albert’s home...