No Is A Sentence

Hello, lovelies! We’re so sorry for the delay but part two of Arthur Shawcross is FINALLY here!! Arthur is freed on parole and eventually finds himself living in Rochester, NY. It doesn’t take long for sex workers begin going missing or found deceased and police realize they have a serious problem. Wrapping up this case, we finally get the answer (kind of) to “What the frick is Arthur’s deal?” and...

Hey, lovely listeners! Katie is bringing us a TWO PARTER! This story inspired Jack mother-truckin Olsen to write the book “The Misbegotten Son”. Arthur Shawcross is in his 20s and living in Watertown, New York in the 1970s, just riding around on his bicycle and being a weirdo (not in a good way). His hobbies include terrorizing little kids and fishing. When 10 year old Jack Blake, a boy he’s been...

Welcome back, loveliest listeners! This week’s episode takes us back to the early stages of the internet. New Year’s Eve 2001, 13 year old Alicia Kozak snuck out of her family home in Pennsylvania to quickly visit with a 13 year old boy she met in an online chat room several months prior. However, she discovers too late that she had actually been talking to a grown man the whole time. After forcin...

We’re back, lovelies, and we’ve missed you! In this week’s new episode, Katie tells the heartbreaking story of 11 year old Shauna Howe. It was October 27, 1992 when Shauna was attending a Girl Scout Halloween party at a nursing home just a few blocks from where she lived in Oil City, Pennsylvania. When she doesn’t make it home, her mother calls the police to report her daughter missing. Police do...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! For this episode, Alex is taking us to Scotland. Lindsay was a sweet, bright and outgoing 16 year old on September 7, 2001. All that changed when she was  attacked by a 14 year old named Lee Don Bell. When the trial started, Lindsay made the decision to testify in court. The experience was a traumatizing nightmare for her as she was forced to show the court the unde...

Welcome to another episode!  We’re nearing the end of Pride Month 2023 and Katie chose to cover the case of Brandon Teena. Assigned female at birth, Brandon knew from a young age he was a male. However, back in the 80’s and 90’s (and even in 2023 in some places) education regarding transgender individuals was lacking. In 1993, Brandon moved from his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska to Falls City, Neb...

Hello, lovelies! This week, Alex is covering the case of 8 year old Midsi Sanchez, abducted blocks away from her family’s home in Vallejo, California. When her disappearance is brought to the attention of local law enforcement and the FBI, it’s suspected that Midsi was not the first victim to be taken by this kidnapper. The community works tirelessly alongside law enforcement to locate Midsi and b...

Hello, lovelies! This week, Katie is taking us to the small town of Nome, Alaska. In 2003, when the body of Sonya Ivanoff, a 19 year old Indigenous woman is found on an abandoned mining road, Nome’s police force of seven jumps into action. They soon discover one of their own is responsible for her murder.  When Officer Matt Owens is arrested, officers discover Sonya’s murder was just his latest cr...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! This week, Alex's man, Ivo, did all the research after being inspired by this case. Alex had no idea what we were getting into when we started recording. There is a second warning at the beginning of the episode but we can't stress enough that this case is heavy and heartbreaking. Joe Arridy, born in 1915 in Colorado to Syrian immigrants, was diagnosed wit...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! In celebration of Alex visiting The Netherlands, Katie is covering a 2017 case that shocked the area. Anne Faber was 25 when she decided to ride her bicycle to a neighboring town. Unbeknownst to her and the surrounding area, a convicted rapist was running loose.  Michael Panhuis, 27 at the time, had already served about 7 years in prison before entering a rehabilita...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! This week, Alex is taking us to North Dakota and Minnesota, USA. Dru Sjodin was a smart, beautiful and sweet 22 year old in 2003. A certifiable saint, she volunteered her time to teach children to read, take them to activities like bowling and raised money for charity foundations. She also had a dream of going to Australia so she was working two jobs to save money f...

Welcome to Episode 50, lovely listeners! What better way to celebrate than cover someone true crime author Jack Olsen wrote about? His book “Predator” goes into the life and crimes of the monster named Edward Lee King. Edward grew up in an abusive household and was taught early on that women are lesser beings. He took this ideal with him into adulthood and left behind at least 50 victims/survivors...

Hey lovelies! Welcome back to another NIAS episode! Alex as a unique case with a very unique M.O. Many people have worked in a r3esaurant before. As if dealing with people isn't bad enough, there was a man making phone calls to restaurants all over the United States in the late 90's and early 2000's to play a horrific "prank." Workers in these restaurants, and on at least...

Welcome to NIAS Podcast’s birthday episode! Dean Corll befriended young boys while working at his family’s candy company in Texas and earned the nickname “The Candy Man” by giving away free candy to kids. He didn’t do this out of the goodness of his heart and had an ulterior motive. With the help of a young accomplice, he lured young boys to his home where he would torture, assault, and eventually...

Welcome back to another episode! This case was made into the movie “Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez” and boy is it a trip. Abby was kidnapped shortly before her 15th birthday while walking home from school. Held for months, she suffered at the hands of her kidnapper — an unhinged, gun loving, anti-government, 34 year old man.  Abby, the clever girl she is, makes the effort to ga...

Welcome back! This week, we're headed to Missoula, Montana. The Department of Justice launced an investigation into how officials in Missoula handled the SA cases that were reported to them. Katie gets into a few cases that highlight the ways in which victims were let down by people who weresupposed to help them --  specifically, victims who attended the University of Montana. Or, their attac...

Welcome to episode 45! In light of Andrew Tate being arrested, Alex is giving us all the gory, horrifying details of human trafficking. Don’t worry, you still get a case as well!  Chrystul Kizer was a struggling young teen, forced to ask people for money to help pay for school supplies and other necessities, when she met 32 year old Randall Volar III. He quickly got her involved in forced prostitu...

Welcome back! This week, Katie is covering a convicted rapist and serial killer in Colorado, USA. Richard White grew up in an abusive home with his two younger sisters. He did his best to protect and care for them… while also terrifying them at times, so they learned how to love and fear him at a young age. As an adult, Richard tells almost anyone who will listen about the people he’s killed. No o...

We’re baaaaaack! Hopefully you’re ready for a real bummer to start off the new year. This week, Alex is telling us about a few victims and survivors of the Russian invasion on Ukraine that suffered and are still suffering in unimaginable ways. War has a very dark element that is rarely spoken about but is extremely common. It’s time to give these victims and survivors a voice. Thank you for contin...

Welcome back and happy holidays! Katie's case this week will not help you get in the festive spirit. So, hopefully that wasn't your plan. There's not much information on Michael Sumpter but we do know his hobby was collecting purses that weren't his. He also liked using fire escapes for the wrong reason and he's a Libra. Most of his serious crimes weren't known until...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! Alex has a wild case for you today AND this is the oldest case we’ve covered so far. We’re actually out of the 70s and 80s! Charles “Carl” Panzram had a hard life right from the start. He was forced to work on his parents’ farm all night after attending school all day. When he finally got away from them, he was abused physically and sexually by people who were suppo...

Welcome back to another episode! Katie is covering a few cases from several ICE detention centers in the United States that hold detained immigrants. Cases like you’ll hear about in the episode are not uncommon and the victims rarely get justice. In the US, many citizens fail to realize the kind of danger these immigrants are in when they’re supposed to be safe. Nobody deserves to be sexually assa...

Hello, lovelies! Alex is bringing us the unsolved and heartbreaking case of 8 year old, Debbie Makel. She lived in a small town in Pennsylvania with her parents and two brothers and attended an elementary school just two miles from her home. One day, her brothers decided to walk home from school so Debbie rode the bus alone and was never seen alive again. Key details in the case are perplexing but...

Gobble Gobble! Welcome back for part 2! Katie left off with Kenneth being paroled from prison. Tommy Pickles makes a reappearance when news of Kenneth's release spreads through town. Since the case doesn't end there, we know he's back to being a punk. What we don't know is if he'll be convicted again or if the charges will stick. Thank you for listening RAINN

Hello, listeners! That’s right, you get a two parter this week! Katie is bringing the story of spoiled, irresponsible, cruel  and, unfortunately, ridiculously lucky Kenneth McDuff. Born in Texas to an aloof father and overprotective mother, Kenneth grew up thinking he was above the rules of everyone else. After getting a slap on the wrist for 12 burglary convictions, how could he think otherwise?...