Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast

35-year-old Angelique "Angel" Goyena, and her mother, 74-year-old Vonda Goyena, were found dead in their home in Norfolk, Virginia on June 2007.   David Wayne Hoshaw Jr. first claimed to be at Boy Scout camp with his boys while the murders occurred. Only after some letters were received by police and further investigation was He eventually charged with the murders of his fiance and soon to be moth...

John Bunting spearheaded a "neighborhood" watch with a sinister mission.  No one was safe from this group, not even family members.  This huge case was also known as "The Bodies in the barrels case" or "Snowtown Murders"  Bunting and his group claimed the lives of 11 victims. 

James Ruppert decided he had had enough of a life in his brothers shadow and on Easter Sunday 1975 took it out on his family.  This case still holds the record for being the largest mass shooting in a private residence. 

On March 23rd 2020, Gretchen Anthony's friends and family started receiving text messages from her phone letting them know that she had Covid and would be at the hospital until further notice. Unfortunately, this was a text that many received from their loved ones around this time. Luckily her friends and family noticed that something was off and raised the alarm.   Gretchen's soon to be ex husban...

Daniel Thompson showed signs of having unhealthy boundaries in relationships, especially with exes.  After the relationships ended, He would continue trying to pursue the women he had loved. One of those encounters turned fatal. 

In 1960 Graeme Thorne was 8 years old when his parents Bazil and Frida Thorne were the lucky winners of the Austrian Opera House Lottery.  People soon flocked to ask for money from the winners. Stephen Bradley was one of those people. 

Joseph Roy "Joe" Metheny   Joe was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.  He stood trial for only a handful of murders although he claimed to have many more victims, but his claims did not stop there. He also claimed to have fed human burgers to unassuming patrons from a roadside burger stand. 

Brittany had recently graduated high school and had big goals of going off to college in the fall of 2005 in order to became a teacher.  On July 11th, she was found by her step dad Reginald Weeks jr, brutally murdered in her own bedroom. The case developed quickly, but the sentencing for the perpetrator felt just as short.    

Cari Farver  and Dave Kroupa had a 2 week relationship that showed promise but Cari suddenly disappeared and left everything and everyone she knew behind but "kept in contact" via messages.  Shanna Elizabeth "Liz" Golyar and Dave Kroupa had a rekindled romance over the looming threat of a supposed crazy ex girlfriend of Dave, Cari Farver.   Amy Flora was Daves ex girlfriend and mother of their 2 c...

Tracy and Richard Schoeck were supposed to have a romantic meet up at one of their favorite parks for Valentines day, instead one of them was met with a deadly surprise.        Tracy Schoeck  Lynitra Ross   Reginald Coleman   

Mollie Olgin and her girlfriend Mary Kristene Chapa were out for date night. What was supposed to be a nice time at a park quickly turned deadly.   This case has a lot of plot twists that will keep you at the edge of your seat.   Advances in DNA technology shrouded the conviction even more.   David Strickland Dylan Spellman

We discuss the infamous case of The Menendez brothers and the parricide they committed on August 1989 in Beverly Hills, California.    

Elizabeth Thomas at the young age of 15 had just entered public school after surviving a difficult home situation. School can be a daunting task for any teenager. In this case Tad Cummings, a teacher at her school, took advantage of Elizabeth's naivety and started an inappropriate relationship with the her. 

Tiffany Hall and Jimella Stunstall met in kindergarten and started what would be a lifelong friendship, helping each other through some of their toughest times.   In early 2006 the best friends announced their respective pregnancies. The ultimate betrayal would unexpectedly occur in September 2006. This case is a whirlwind, it all unraveled so quickly.   TW: children/babies 

Melinda Pleskovic was a beloved member of her community, she had coached soccer as well as served as a teacher for many years. She and her husband opened their home to their daughter and future son in law when they found out they were having a baby.   As their daughters wedding date approached more and more weird things kept disappearing from their home and they seemed to be the targets of a rando...

On December 25th 2016, Tricia McCauley had baked a pie and prepared her signature dish of Brussel sprouts. She was headed out for a night of festivities with her friends and colleagues from the theatre scene from Washington D.C. but she never made it.   It wouldn't be long before it was discovered why she didn't make it to the party. 

"T'was the night before Christmas and amongst all the fun the Ortega's never imagined that Santa would arrive with a gun"  - Brii    The Ortega family gathered in their Covina, CA home to celebrate Christmas and were ambushed by Bruce Pardo aka Santa on December 24th 2008. 

Steven and Alyssa met through the internet in the late 90's and  eventually met up in person. Soon after meeting they would have a baby named Denise that they would be giving for adoption.   18 years later, Denise, now named Katie would be back in their lives. Katie and Steven wasted no time making up for lost time. 

After over a decade of wondering what happened to Brittanee during her spring break trip down to Myrtle Beach, we have answers.  

Brittanee Drexel was in her third year of hight school when she decided to join her older friends on their spring break trip in 2009. Unbeknownst to her mother Brittanee was not where she told her she would be for the week.  Brittanee's boyfriend then realized something was wrong when Brittanee suddenly stopped texting.    If you are a Patreon, you will have access to part 2 a week before it is pu...

On this episode we dive into what happened during trial of Casey Anthony.   What the jury hears is very important and in this case, what they didn't hear proved to be even more important. 

Caylee Anthony was last seen alive on June 16th 2008 by her grandparents.  When the police were finally involved in her disappearance on July 15th, 2008 , 31 days had passed since anyone else had seen Caylee.   Immediately Casey Anthony began to spin a web of lies about Caylee's whereabouts.    

Chandler Halderson ,23 was living at home with his parents. Chandler had everything going well for him. He was enrolled in school, full time job, successful relationship and the job offer lined up to work in the SpaceX program in Florida.  His parents Bart and Krista may have been on to him and his exaggerated stories of success.     In July 2021, Chandler hacked up a plan to get rid of them. 

Doreen Erbert , who was 8 months pregnant had just gotten home from trick or treating with her then 4 year old daughter Deanna. Suddenly there was an unexpected knock on the door and that is when all hell broke loose.   This brutal murder took place on Halloween night and the detectives were quick to piece together who the perpetrator was.  William Michael Dennis was Doreen's ex husband and used t...

Phillip Taylor was finally on the right track and was looking forward to spending more time with his kids. At first, the scene was made to look like a robbery gone wrong, but you can't get too far when you live in a small town without someone knowing your every move.