Sinners Among Saints

Send us Fan Mail  After the bodies of three eight-year-old boys—Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers—were discovered in a wooded area of West Memphis, Arkansas, in May 1993, police launched a high-profile investigation. The brutal nature of the crime led authorities to suspect it was connected to satanic ritual activity, a theory influenced by the ongoing “Satanic Panic” of the era....

Send us Fan Mail On May 5, 1993, three eight-year-old boys— Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers —were reported missing in West Memphis, Arkansas. The boys were last seen riding their bikes together in the early evening, near their neighborhood by the Robin Hood Hills wooded area. When they didn’t return home, their parents contacted police, and a search began. The following day, Ma...

Send us Fan Mail  Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Cochran in 1864, was a pioneering American journalist best known for her fearless investigative reporting. She gained fame in 1887 when she went undercover in a New York City asylum, feigning insanity to expose the brutal conditions patients endured—her exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House , led to major mental health reforms. In 1889, she made headlines aga...

Send us Fan Mail The Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) is a conservative Christian organization founded in 1961 by Bill Gothard, promoting strict biblical living through homeschooling, rigid gender roles, and obedience to authority. Its teachings emphasize large families, courtship over dating, and avoiding mainstream culture. The Duggar family, made famous by TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting ,...

Send us Fan Mail Jaycee Dugard is an American woman who was abducted in 1991 at the age of 11 while walking to a school bus stop near her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. She was held captive for 18 years by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in their backyard in Antioch, California. During her captivity, she endured abuse and gave birth to two daughters. Jaycee was discovered in August 2009 when Garr...

Send us Fan Mail  Sierra Mae LaMar, a 15‑year‑old freshman from Morgan Hill, California, went missing on the morning of March 16, 2012, while walking to her school bus. Within days, her cellphone and pink backpack containing her clothes were found in rural areas nearby. Forensic evidence showed signs she may have been abducted. DNA testing matched genetic material on her jeans and belongings to An...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Cochran, a 38‑year‑old from Beckley, West Virginia, died unexpectedly in February 2019, initially believed to be from a medical condition after exhibiting severe brain swelling and dangerously low blood sugar. Subsequent investigation revealed his wife, Natalie Cochran—a former pharmacist—had been running a $2 million Ponzi scheme through a fake government contracting comp...

Send us Fan Mail In 1978, 15-year-old Barbara Nantais was brutally murdered on Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego, California, while camping with her boyfriend, Jim Alt, who was severely injured but survived. She was beaten, strangled, sexually assaulted, and mutilated. The case went cold due to insufficient evidence. Six years later, in 1984, 14-year-old Claire Hough, visiting from Rhode Islan...

Send us Fan Mail Judy Buenoano (born Judias Anna Lou Welty in Texas on April 4, 1943) was an American serial killer, infamously dubbed “the Black Widow.” She was convicted of murdering her first husband, son, and attempting to kill her fiancé—primarily for financial gain through life insurance payouts.  Her crimes culminated in a trio of convictions—including two murders and one attempted murder—a...

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...

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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...