Super SUS: A True Crime Podcast

This week on Super SUS, we cover the case of Michael and Lori Shaver, middle school sweethearts from upstate New York who built a life together in Clermont, Florida. Michael worked for Disney's monorail. Lori worked from home. From the outside, it looked like the dream. By 2015, the marriage was falling apart. Michael was last physically seen in November 2015, and then things got strange. He...

This week on Super SUS, we cover the attempted murder of Greg Mulvihill, and the genuinely unbelievable piece of evidence that cracked it open. Greg and Diana Lovejoy were a San Diego tech couple, married in 2007. They'd been through a lot together before having a son in 2012. From there things started to fall apart, and by 2014 they'd separated. On September 1, 2016, a phone call lured...

This week on Super SUS, we cover the disappearance of 39-year-old Maya Millete. On January 7, 2021, a security camera caught her walking into her home in Chula Vista, California. No camera ever caught her coming out. She hasn't been seen since. Maya was a contract specialist at the Naval Information Warfare Center and a mother of three. That same day, she'd called a divorce law office to...

We're back with part two, and this is where the "accident" story starts to fall apart. We pick up right after the July 31, 2022 crash in Strongsville, Ohio that killed Dominic "Dom" Russo and Davion Flanagan, and we walk through how this case went from a tragic wreck to murder charges. The turning point is the evidence, and trust us, there's a lot of it. We dig into w...

This week we're diving into part one of the Mackenzie Shirilla case, and trust us, this one has layers. It all starts in the early morning hours of July 31, 2022, in Strongsville, Ohio. At 5:35 a.m., 17-year-old Mackenzie drove her 2018 Toyota Camry straight into a brick building going over 100 mph. The crash killed her boyfriend, 20-year-old Dominic "Dom" Russo, and his friend, 19-...

In this episode of Super SUS, we wrap up the Whitaker family case with part two - picking up after Bart vanishes and tracing the years-long hunt to find him. In this episode of Super SUS, we wrap up the Whitaker family case with part two - picking up after Bart vanishes and tracing the years-long hunt to find him. He built a new life under a new name, in a new country, with a story for everything....

In this episode of Super SUS, we cover part one of the Whitaker family case - a home invasion in Sugar Land, Texas on December 10, 2003 that was supposed to look like a burglary gone wrong. The night started as a celebration. By the time the family pulled back into their driveway, someone was waiting for them inside the house. Two people were killed. Two survived. And the crime scene didn't a...

When you mix paranormal investigations with domestic violence, the results can be devastating - and in these two cases, the connections to one of cable TV's biggest ghost hunting shows make the stories even harder to look away from. This week, we're covering two separate cases tied to the Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures - and both of them go in directions we genuinely did not see...

In this episode of Super SUS, we cover the murders of Sheri Coleman and her sons, Garett and Gavin - a family living in the quiet St. Louis suburb of Columbia, Illinois. Chris Coleman had what looked like the perfect life: a beautiful family, a prestigious job heading security for televangelist Joyce Meyer, and a home in one of the safest neighborhoods around. Then, starting in late 2008, threaten...

In this episode of Super SUS, we cover the case of Tyler Smith — a 23-year-old Army National Guardsman who was found face down in a drainage canal in Galesburg, Illinois in September 2018, just weeks before he was set to begin his dream career as a police officer. Galesburg PD closed the case within 24 hours. His family never bought it. And the deeper you go, the harder it is to understand how any...

This week, Ande and Amethyst sat down with Dr. Rachel Toles - licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, true crime consultant, and the mind behind the Psychology of Serial Killers live tour - for a conversation that honestly went in a lot of directions we weren't expecting. Dr. Toles has spent her career studying serial homicide, extreme violence, and threat pathways, and she gets into all...

In our latest episode of Super SUS, we examine the baffling disappearance of Rebecca Coriam, a British youth worker who vanished from Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder in March 2011 and was never found. We dig into the details that made this case so difficult to ignore: the complicated relationship dynamics among crew members, the oversized clothing Rebecca appeared to be wearing in the foot...

Ashley Jane Schwalm (née Mills) seemed to be living a picture-perfect life—a Toronto-raised interior designer, wife, and mother of two settled in Collingwood, Ontario. But behind the scenes, her marriage was unraveling, tangled in affairs, financial strain, and shifting loyalties that blurred the lines between two couples. On January 26, 2023, Ashley’s burned vehicle was discovered in a ditch in t...

Originally released as a bonus episode and now brought to you from the Super SUS archives.  Life has been a little chaotic lately for your co-hosts, but we’re doing our best to keep fresh-ish content coming your way each week. When 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart agreed to house-sit for her aunt and uncle in Pocatello, Idaho, it seemed like an easy, quiet weekend. Instead, it became one of the most...

In October 2019, 26-year-old Kristen Trickle was found with a fatal gunshot wound in her Kansas home. Her husband, Colby Trickle, told police she had taken her own life. At first, the case appeared straightforward. But investigators soon began noticing details that didn’t add up. As questions mounted, what was initially ruled a suicide became far more complicated. This episode examines the circums...

In this episode of Super SUS , we examine the disturbing case of Wade Wilson , the man known in the media as the Deadpool Killer . In October 2019, Wade murdered Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz in Cape Coral, Florida, killing both women within hours of each other in a brutal and seemingly random crime spree. The violence of the attacks, combined with Wade’s behavior before and after his arrest, lef...

In this episode of Super SUS , we examine the shocking and deeply disturbing death of Michelle Jones , whose life ended in violence inside her own Orlando home. Michelle had invited her aunt Teri Brandt and Teri’s husband to stay with her while they evacuated ahead of a hurricane. When Michelle stopped answering her phone, friends became alarmed and went to check on her — only to find a scene of t...

On this episode of Super SUS , we take a closer look at the mysterious and tragic death of Melissa James, whose life came to a shocking end amidst the chaotic world of Las Vegas bodybuilding. Join us as we uncover the puzzling circumstances surrounding Melissa's death, the hidden secrets of those around her, and the stunning twists that left investigators searching for answers. What really ha...

In our latest episode of Super SUS , we examine the tragic and still-unsolved Lane Bryant store shooting that occurred in Tinley Park, Illinois, on February 2, 2008. We dive into the chilling details of the case, describing how a gunman, posing as a delivery driver, held six women hostage, resulting in the execution-style murders of five. We discuss the survivor's account, the evidence collec...

In this episode of Super SUS , we examine the disturbing case of Zach Bowen and Addie Hall, a couple whose relationship began in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. What started as a connection forged through shared interests and intense circumstances slowly unraveled under the weight of substance abuse, emotional volatility, and unresolved trauma.  We explore Zach’s deeply troubled...

In Part 2 of our coverage on the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse, we pick up where the investigation deepens—and the questions become even more troubling. We break down the leading theories that have emerged over the years, including the possibility of an abduction linked to construction workers at Jennifer’s condo complex, the role of opportunity and access, and whether her disappearance was a ta...

In this episode of Super SUS , we begin our deep dive into the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse , a 24-year-old professional who vanished from her Orlando, Florida condo in January 2006. Jennifer was last heard from the night before she disappeared, after speaking with her boyfriend. The following morning, she failed to show up for work—a rare occurrence—and concern quickly escalated. When her fami...

In this episode of Super SUS , we dig into the life and crimes of Aileen Wuornos , often called the “Damsel of Death” Wuornos was a serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990, later being convicted of six of those killings. We walk through Aileen’s deeply unstable childhood, marked by abandonment, abuse, and early exposure to violence, and how those experiences shaped he...

In this episode of Super SUS, Ande and Amethyst dive into the devastating case of Kristy Manzanares, whose life was tragically cut short during a family cruise to Alaska in 2017. They walk through the events leading up to that night, the shocking aftermath witnessed by loved ones, and the investigation and court proceedings that followed. The episode also explores the lasting impact on the Manzana...

In this episode of Super SUS , we unravel the disturbing—and often misunderstood—story of H.H. Holmes, the man long labeled America’s first serial killer. We trace Holmes’ path from his early life to his arrival in Chicago, then into the shadow of the 1893 World’s Fair and the infamous building later dubbed the “Murder Castle.” But was the Castle truly a maze of gas chambers, torture rooms, and tr...