Old Time Crime Gals

Last week we talked about Harold Henthorn and his second wife Toni who had a tragic "accident" that seemed suspicious. Then everyone realized that his first wife Lynn had also died under some pretty shady circumstances. This week we take a look at what happened to Lynn and how investigators came to the conclusion that Harold possibly killed both of his wives.  Sources for this episode include...

Harold Henthorn took his wife of 12 years Toni on an anniversary trip to go for a hike in the Rocky Mount National Park. It was a beautiful Saturday and then things went horribly wrong. This is part one of a multiple episode series on Harold.  Sources for the episode include Wild Crime episode 1 available on Hulu email us oldtimecrimegals@gmail.com 

Michele MacNeill was recovering from plastic surgery at the request of her husband Dr. Martin MacNeill. Just one week after the surgery she was found dead in her bathtub and it was ruled an accident. After her daughter's and family members pushed and got loud the case was looked at again. This time more disturbing information about the good Dr. MacNeill came to light and he was ultimately responsi...

It was a normal workday for several CIA agents as they were heading into work on the Monday morning of January 25th, 1993. While waiting at a red light to turn left into the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency a gunman started showering the cars with bullets that left 2 dead and 3 critically wounded. It would be a global manhunt to find out who was responsible. Sources include an episo...

Lauren Cho has been missing since June 28 from the Yucca Valley area in California. The last person to have seen her alive was her ex-boyfriend Cory.  Official Finding Lauren Cho facebook can be found here.  Email us at oldtimecrimegals@gmail.com Find us on facebook here . 

Gabby Petito went on a cross country trip with her fiance Brian Laundrie in July of 2021. He came back home to Florida driving her van, but without Gabby. Gabby was reported missing and now a hunt is on for this "person of interest" Brian Laundrie. Here is everything we know so far.  Police footage of traffic stop can be found here   Join our Facebook group here   News coverage info...

On January 16, 1980 Helene Pryszynski leaves her intern job at local radio station in Denver, Colorado. She takes the bus to her stop near her aunt's house where she is staying. It is just a 6 block walk home when she disappears. She never made it home and was found brutally murdered the next day. It would take 4 entire decades before this murderer was caught.  Sources for this episode includ...

August 13, 1998 someone broke into a home in Orange County, California and stabbed an already dying man Jack Jessee. With no physical evidence and no real suspects the case is complicated to solve and it would be years before the person responsible was held accountable. It turns out the killer was close to home all along.  Sources for this episode include the episode titled Intent to Kill of...

On a Tuesday night in May of 1997 in Oklahoma eight years old Kirsten Hatfield was taken right from her own bed in the middle of the night without disturbing anyone in her house including her 3 year old sister that slept right beside her. It would be almost 24 years before investigators would find that the person responsible was so close the entire time.  Sources for this episode  Crime...

Unfortunately my partner in Crime is still recovering and life happens. No episode today, but next week I will be here partner or not and will deliver an awesome episode.

On a Sunday morning Anna Mae Florence was waiting for her sister and brother in law to come pick her up for a day of shopping. There is a knock on the door and she answers. It's not her family but a young girl asking for money. She grabs her purse to help the young woman out but then gets attacked. It was a crime scene so horrible and she fled just as Ana May's brother was at the door. He caught h...

On February 24, 1986 Sherri Rasmussen was having a normal day. Her husband John Ruetten went off to work. He returned home later in the evening to find his house broken into and his wife on the floor dead. It would take the police 23 years to find out who was responsible.  Sources for this episode include an Episode of In Plain Sight.  An article on wikipedia found here  

This is the story of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Myra would be known as "the most evil woman in Britain" for carrying out horrible crimes against children. Under the influence of Ian Brady the two selected there victims by riding around and convincing their prey they needed help. This is the Moor Murders.  Sources for todays episode include: The Moors Murders on Wikipedia, find that here. &nb...

Daniel LaPlante had a very rough childhood and had to endure abuse from several authority figures in his life. He was deeply disturbed and developed some unusual habits that included breaking and entering with the intention to play with the homeowner's minds. He eventually escalated to more violent crime. If he had received the help he needed at a young age perhaps most of these tragic crimes coul...

It is London in the 1900's. The country has just declared war on Germany. Crime is running rampant through Great Britain. Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the city. Now brides are turning up dead in bathtubs. Is there another serial killer on the loose. Inspector Arthur Neil is on the hunt for the murderous groom. 

In October of 1997 Loomis Fargo employee David Ghannt was unhappy. Money was tight and he had bills to pay. Along with the nudge from some friends he decided to rob his company's warehouse. Overnight 17.3 million dollars in cash was loaded into a van and driven away. In a complicated investigation several different players were involved and finding them was not easy. Having all of that cash it was...

Leigh Occhi had just turned 13 years old and was excited for an upcoming open house at her middle school in Tupelo, Mississippi. Her mother left her home alone to get ready while she headed off to work. In just under an hour her house had turned into a horrible crime scene. Hurricane Andrew was making it's way into town and sending off storm warnings. Her mother returns shortly after leaving and L...

Lillian Oetting (50), Frances Murphy (47), Mildred Linquist (50) were all friends and neighbors in their community of Riverside. Their husbands were all prominent business men in Chicago. They decided to take off on a winter girl's trip. They were going to take a 4 day trip to Starved Rock State Park and Lodge for some hiking and just getting away. They arrived on March 14, 196...

Today we cover the story of the disappearance of Amy Billig. She was just 17 years old when she vanished from Coconut Grove, Florida on March 5, 1974. Her family received strange calls for over 20 years from someone claiming they knew where she was. Her mother Sue, through tips, was sent on a goose chase all over the United States in search for her daughter. Even today it is still an open investig...

Dorothy Jane Scott was a loving single mother who started receiving phone calls from a secret admirer. Soon those calls turned from sweet to threatening. They even scared her into taking karate classes and making her debate about buying a hand gun for protection. Those classes were not enough and eventually the unthinkable happened and Dorothy disappeared. The phone calls continued to torment her...

We just want to drop in your feed on this Wednesday to ell you hello and hope that you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We took this week off but we'll be back next week with more true crime stories.

Discovered on Somerton Beach near Adelaide, Australia in December 1948 was a man lying against a sea wall. Thought to have been sleeping it was soon found out he was dead. With no identification, no signs of violence, and virtually no clues but a piece of an 11th century book hidden in a secret pocket, his name has never been revealed. Several theories have emerged about who is was, including stor...

Join us this week as we talk about a mysterious unsolved case. Judy Smith was on a vacation with her husband of eight months, Jeffrey Smith. He was working at a conference and she went off to sight see in Philadelphia. She goes missing and the search begins. She ends up over 600 miles away on the side of a mountain in the North Carolina Pisgah National Forest. There are so many unanswered question...

Today we look at the unusual circumstances surrounding the case of Debbie Wolfe. It was deemed an accidental death from the police. The question is can you accidentally fall in 5 feet of water and drown on your own and end up buried at the bottom of a pond in a barrel? Where is the barrel she was found in?  Sources for this episode include a well written article from The Crime Bus and Unsolve...

Meet Leonarda Ciancuilli. She suffered a hard childhood and road to motherhood and was cursed by her mother. When the life of one of her own came into danger she had to take drastic measures to ensure his safety. She would protect her children at all cost. This is her story.  Sources for this episode include murderpedia.org  Video Link by Explore with Us here.   email us at oldtimec...