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Send us Fan Mail Joshlin Smith was a 6‑year‑old South African girl who vanished from her home in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay near Cape Town on 19 February 2024. Her disappearance triggered a massive search, including community efforts and an Interpol inquiry, but she remains missing. Her mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, along with her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and friend Steveno van Rhyn, were arrested...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Corbett, an Irish businessman living in North Carolina, was brutally murdered on August 2, 2015, by his wife, Molly Martens, and her father, retired FBI agent Tom Martens. He was beaten to death in his bedroom with a baseball bat and a concrete brick. Molly and Tom claimed they acted in self-defense, alleging Jason was abusive. However, prosecutors argued the killing was mot...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Corbett, an Irish businessman living in North Carolina, was brutally murdered on August 2, 2015, by his wife, Molly Martens, and her father, retired FBI agent Tom Martens. He was beaten to death in his bedroom with a baseball bat and a concrete brick. Molly and Tom claimed they acted in self-defense, alleging Jason was abusive. However, prosecutors argued the killing was mot...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this week as Lindsay lays our the grisly details on what can happen when a death penalty execution goes wrong. Part 2 is finally here and it was worth the wait! Part 2 brings us to more modern times as Lindsay breaks down the issues in the firing squad, the gas chamber, the electric chair, and lethal injection.  Botched executions refer to instances where the process of ca...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Haight was a 42-year-old man from Enoch, Utah, who, on January 4, 2023, killed his wife, Tausha Haight; their five children, aged 4 to 17; and Tausha’s mother, Gail Earl, before taking his own life. The tragedy occurred two weeks after Tausha filed for divorce and days after Michael removed firearms from the home, potentially leaving the family defenseless. In 2020, Michae...

Send us Fan Mail Ash Armand, born Akshaya Kubiak, is a former reality TV star known for his role in Showtime’s Gigolos . In July 2020, he was arrested for the murder of Herleen Dulai, a 29-year-old personal trainer and client. Dulai was found dead in Kubiak’s Las Vegas home, having suffered blunt force trauma and strangulation. Kubiak claimed he blacked out after consuming psychedelic mushrooms wi...

Send us Fan Mail The Circleville Letters refer to a mysterious series of anonymous, threatening letters sent to residents of Circleville, Ohio, beginning in 1976. The letters targeted individuals with accusations of infidelity, corruption, and other personal secrets. One of the most prominent targets was Mary Gillespie, a school bus driver, who was accused of having an affair with the school super...

Send us Fan Mail The "Killer Clown" case centers on the 1990 murder of Marlene Warren in Wellington, Florida, when she was fatally shot at her front door by a person dressed as a clown delivering flowers and balloons. Her son, Joe Ahrens, witnessed the attack. The investigation initially pointed to Sheila Keen, a business associate of Marlene's husband, Michael Warren, who was later...

Send us Fan Mail ​Wayne Nathan Nance, known as the "Missoula Mauler," was a suspected American serial killer active in Montana from 1974 until his death in 1986. Although never formally charged or convicted, law enforcement linked him to at least six murders and suspected he may have had more victims.​ Born on October 18, 1955, in Clinton, Montana, Nance exhibited disturbing behavior fro...

Send us Fan Mail Steve McNair, a former NFL quarterback, was tragically murdered on July 4, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was found shot to death in a condominium he shared with his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sahel "Jenni" Kazemi, who was also found dead at the scene. Investigators concluded it was a murder-suicide , with Kazemi shooting McNair multiple times before turning the gun on h...

Send us Fan Mail Raymond Buys was a 15-year-old South African boy who died in 2011 after enduring severe abuse at a military-style training camp run by Alex de Koker and Michael Erasmus. His mother had enrolled him in the Echo Wild Game Rangers camp in hopes of helping him overcome behavioral issues. However, during his time there, Raymond was starved, beaten, electrocuted, and subjected to other...

Send us Fan Mail ​Amanda Plasse, a 20-year-old waitress from Chicopee, Massachusetts, was tragically murdered in her apartment on August 26, 2011. She was found with multiple stab wounds in her kitchen by her boyfriend, Seth Green, who immediately called 911. The crime scene showed signs of a violent struggle, including bloodstains and bloody shoe prints. Initially, investigators focused on indivi...

Send us Fan Mail ​In October 2019, Wade Wilson, a 25-year-old from Fort Myers, Florida, committed the brutal murders of two women in Cape Coral. On October 6, Wilson met 35-year-old Kristine Melton at a local bar and accompanied her home. The following morning, he strangled Melton to death in her residence. Later that day, Wilson encountered 43-year-old Diane Ruiz as she walked to work. After luri...

Send us Fan Mail In October 2017, 39-year-old Nicholis Wilcox was murdered in Plantation, Florida, in a fatal love triangle involving his roommate, Eric Robinson, and Robinson's ex-girlfriend, Isabella Tagliarini. Robinson discovered Wilcox and Tagliarini together and fatally beat Wilcox with a metal rod. He then forced Tagliarini to assist in disposing of Wilcox's body in a dumpster and...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Guys!! We just wanted to update you on a case we did, episode 114, on Kaitlyn Conley and Mary Yoder. Go check out the episode if you haven't first then jump over here and check out our update!  Support the show Thanks for all the support!! Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok, or email us, and remember we now have a Patreon!!   patreon.com/sinnersamongsain...

Send us Fan Mail In January 1976, the town of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, was shaken by the disappearance and subsequent murder of Jerry Bailey, a beloved high school football coach. Bailey had recently resigned from his position as head coach at Sapulpa High School and was preparing to transition to another coaching role. On the day of his disappearance, Bailey and his assistant coach, Paul Reagor Jr., le...

Send us Fan Mail Gerard John Schaefer was an American serial killer and former police officer who committed murders in Florida during the early 1970s. He was convicted of killing two young women but was suspected of murdering many more. Schaefer lured victims by abusing his authority as an officer, often pretending to offer them safety before abducting and killing them. He was known for his sadist...

Send us Fan Mail Gerard John Schaefer was an American serial killer and former police officer who committed murders in Florida during the early 1970s. He was convicted of killing two young women but was suspected of murdering many more. Schaefer lured victims by abusing his authority as an officer, often pretending to offer them safety before abducting and killing them. He was known for his sadist...

Send us Fan Mail  Amina and Sarah Said were two sisters from Texas who were murdered on January 1, 2008, in Irving, Texas. Their father, Yaser Abdel Said, an Egyptian-American, was convicted of their murders in 2022. The sisters had long suffered abuse and control from their father, and their deaths were widely considered an "honor killing." On the night of the murder, Yaser lured them i...

Send us Fan Mail Jodi Parrack was an 11-year-old girl from Constantine, Michigan, who was tragically found murdered in 2007. Her body was discovered in a local cemetery, sparking a years-long investigation. Ray McCann, a reserve police officer at the time, became a suspect largely due to inconsistencies in his statements and his suggestion to search the cemetery, where Jodi's body was later f...

Send us Fan Mail Marcus Schrenker is a former American financial advisor and businessman known for his dramatic attempt to fake his own death in 2009. Schrenker was facing multiple legal issues, including investigations for financial fraud and embezzlement from clients through his company, Heritage Wealth Management. As authorities closed in, Schrenker devised a plan to escape. In January 2009, he...

Send us Fan Mail Christa Pike is an American woman who became the youngest woman sentenced to death in the United States during the modern era. Born on March 10, 1976, in West Virginia, Pike had a troubled upbringing marked by instability and abuse. At 18, while attending a Job Corps program in Tennessee, she murdered a fellow student, Colleen Slemmer, in 1995, in what was described as a premedita...

Send us Fan Mail  Judith Barsi was a talented child actress known for roles in films like All Dogs Go to Heaven and The Land Before Time . Tragically, in July 1988, at just 10 years old, she was murdered by her father, József Barsi, in their Los Angeles home. József, an abusive and controlling figure, shot Judith and her mother, Maria, before setting the house on fire and taking his own life. The...

Send us Fan Mail Jersey Bridgeman was a six-year-old girl from Bentonville, Arkansas, whose tragic murder shocked the community in November 2012. Jersey had endured a difficult early life, including abuse by her father, David Bridgeman, who was convicted in 2011 for chaining her to a dresser as punishment. Afterward, she was placed in her mother's care. On November 20, 2012, Jersey was report...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this week as Lindsay lays our the grisly details on what can happen when a death penalty execution goes wrong. This part she is going to go over the more archaic forms of executions like beheading, hanging, and dismemberment. The second part will not be a consecutive episode but one that we will release in the future.  Botched executions refer to instances where the proces...