Reader, I Murdered Him

In today’s episode of "Reader, I Murdered Him," we’ll uncover the shocking story of Bill Macallan, a con artist and financial philanderer. Discover the luxurious and seemingly perfect life he built for himself and his wife, Alyssa, from Weston Massachuessets to their summer house in St. Bart’s. But beneath the surface of opulence lies a web of deceit, fraud, and illegal financial activit...

Today on Reader, I Murdered Him , we’ll investigate the perplexing murder of a young migrant farm worker named Milagros Santos, whose death cast a sinister shadow over a Texas border town. Uncover the chilling connection between her tragic demise and a mysterious cult-like religion revolving around the enigmatic Queen of the Cicadas and Mictecacihuatl, the Aztec goddess of death. From there, we’ll...

Today’s episode is based on 48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates.  Marguerite Fulmer is beautiful and, by all critical accounts, a talented sculptress. So when she goes missing on her way into her studio one morning, people take notice. Not only because she is beautiful and talented, but because she is the daughter of Milton Fulmer. And the Fulmer Family is rich. Rich...

Community boards are great places for people to find out about their neighbors. Who calls the cops on every minor infraction. Who refuses to clean up after their dogs. Who has way too much stuff and always leaves the good junk out on their curb, free to whoever can get there the fastest.  And Murbridge, Massachusetts is no different. You can learn a lot about the people of Murbridge through what t...

Mr. Igasaki was beloved by everyone who knew him. His parents adored him. His students were enamored with him. His friends knew he had a bright future ahead of him. But when his life is ended too soon, the victim of a brutal killing in his own bed, police don’t know where to begin. There are no traces of the killer left at the scene of the crime. No forced entry. Not even a solid lead on someone w...

We all know England has a “Problem,” and with the proliferation of the spirits of the undead walking the streets there has been a surge in real life ghost stories and psychic crimes to report. But today, we’re going to tackle one of the most infamous of these haunted places. Combe Carey Hall, legendary home of the Satan worshiping monks who have been credited with driving multiple residents of the...

Today's case takes us to Shady Palms, Illinois, a suburb about two hours outside of Chicago, where prodigal niece Lila Macapagal returns home to help her Tita Rosie in her restaurant that’s struggling to keep the lights on and the doors open.  But her plan to bring new life to her Aunt’s restaurant is put to a quick end when restaurant critic Derek Winter dies while eating lunch there—and Lila...

Today's case follows the murder of Jane Grover, a woman in her fifties who visited Yorkville, VA for the wedding of her late sister's husband. Or at least, that's why she told everyone she was there. But really, Jane Grover came out to her sister's old house to do some investigating of her own. Because her sister's sudden illness and death have never sat right with her. And all...

Someone is stalking men in the back alleys of Chicago. And not just any men. The kind that harbor dark minds and darker desires. The kind of men that kill their wives, abandon their children, and abuse their secretaries. The kind of men that aren’t missed by the women in their lives. And there is no man in Chicago with darker thoughts than Dennis Ferry, who is already caught up in a potential corr...

In the spirit of cozy mysteries, today’s episode doesn’t just do a deep dive into a murder, we’re going to meet one of England’s most premiere detectives of the 1950s. An eleven-year-old girl who lives in her family’s crumbling mansion, known as Buckshaw in the town of Bishop’s Lacey. She has a passion for poison’s and dreams of growing up to be a chemist. But in the meantime, she solves murders....

Twin sisters Rob and Jack had an unusual upbringing. Instead of going to school and making friends their own age, they lived on a ranch lovingly nicknamed Sundial in the middle of the Arizona desert, surrounded by their parents Falcon and Mia and an ever-changing group of scientist grad students who came to the ranch to work in Falcon's lab. Falcon was a former government scientist who left hi...

The Army of the Changing World is infamous for it's 1986 shooting of Martin Queller at the Oslo economic summit, and then it's successful bombing attack of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. But what, exactly, the Army of the Changing World wanted, has never been as clear. While all the members of this group--now classified officially as a cult--seem to show strong devotion and loyalty, it&#...

Have you ever wondered what happens to a town when it finds out that it has unknowingly been housing a serial killer? Or what about the businesses that employed them? The children who have to grow up balancing the love they have for the parent they knew with the terror they have of the person that parent has been revealed to be. We see some of this in fiction, the shows Prodigal Son and Dexter: Ne...

Have you ever stood in a dark bathroom, closing your eyes, and whispering the name Bloody Mary three times before blinking your eyes open and experiencing that thrill of hoping to see her ghostly silhouette in the mirror while, at the same time, relieved when there’s nothing there after you turn on the bathroom lights? Ever played light as a feather, stiff as a board with a gaggle of chanting pret...

Eleanor Walsh is a #girlboss the way only a woman starting up a coworking space for other women to start their start ups in the 2020s can be. And she's getting rich off of her exclusive HERd spaces and instagram worthy offices. So when she doesn't show up on the night of a major company announcement, the HERders know something must be wrong. And when a trip to Eleanor's apartment shows that her be...

Scarlet Leigh, better known as @ScarletLetter, is the teen influencer of influencers. And her star is rising so fast it seems like nothing will slow her down. But when her phone gets cloned and all her fans find out about her unplanned pregnancy at the same moment she does, that rise to IRL stardom gets more complicated. Not to mention her longtime boyfriend, YouTuber Jack Dono, has been seen cozy...

Bethany Kostolus worked at the Untapped Books & Cafe with her terrible boss and a regular who refused to tip but always took her best table. But none of that matters because her online soap making business is just starting to take off. Soon she'll be able to pay off her student loans, move out of the cramped apartment she shares with three roommates, and make a life with her longtime boyfriend...

Emmeline Jackson, better known as Emmy of @MamaBare, created a social media empire around her #greydays campaign sharing stories of the not so bright and cheerful days of motherhood. But there's a price for using your personal life to make a living, and the more notable Emmy becomes, the more devoted--and obsessed--her followers get. Until one follower makes it her mission to track Emmy down at an...

The town of Wakarusa, Indiana, is still reeling from the 1994 murder of six-year-old January Jacobs, whose body was found in a ditch just two miles away from her home. When, in 2019, another little girl goes missing the next town over, they can't help but think about their January, and her still unsolved murdered. But with the help of true crime journalist Margot Davies, January's case is about to...

Meredith and her daughter Delilah disappear from their suburban Chicago home in the middle of the day. No one sees them go and no one has a clue where they might have gone. It takes days for Meredith's body to be discovered, along with her suicide note. But there's still not trace of Delilah. And there won't be until 11 years later. When everything investigators thought they knew about this case b...

Today we’ll be traveling into dark academia territory as we investigate the murder of Richard Sterling and his classmate, Oliver Marks, who willingly spent ten years in prison for Richard’s murder. A murder Oliver didn’t commit. Reader, I Murdered Him is a real podcast about fake crimes. Each episode features a fictional crime from a fabulous book, but it's not spoiler free, so listen at your own...

Dr. Edmund Bickleigh hated his wife even before he met Madeleine Cranmere, but it wasn't until after they started their affair that the doctor began to fantasize about what his life would be like if his wife were dead. And that's when Dr. Edmund Bickleigh comes up with a plan to murder his wife. And if he'd stopped there, he might have gotten away with it... Reader, I Murdered Him is a real podcas...

Vivian Hawthorne was unforgettable, the kind of girl other campers at the exclusive Camp Nightingale would write home about. So when she and two of her cabinmates go missing in the middle of the night, it's devastating. But with no signs of foul play, the police have every reason to believe they'll find the girls alive. Most likely lost in the woods surrounding the came. Except after weeks of an e...

Welcome to Reader, I Murdered Him , a true crime parody podcast where the crimes are fake, but the drama is real. Every week I'll tell you about one of my favorite books, but like it's true crime. We try to be spoiler free, but there's no guarantee. So listen at your own risk. Today's episode covers the murder of high school teacher Daisy Buckner, who was threatened by one of her students just day...

Welcome to Reader, I Murdered Him , a true crime parody podcast where the crimes are fake, but the drama is real. Every week I'll tell you about one of my favorite books, but like it's true crime. We try to be spoiler free, but there's no guarantee. So listen at your own risk. Today's episode covers the heinous crimes of one of London's most famous serial killers. No, it's not Jack the Ripper. Thi...