The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

On a cold February night in Somerset, England, a retired couple sat down to celebrate a birthday dinner during the COVID lockdown. Hours later, police were standing outside their quiet bungalow while one of them calmly admitted what had just happened inside. What began as an ordinary evening of steak, lobster, and a video call with family would end with a husband on the kitchen floor and a case th...

In the spring of 2020, as isolation settled over Pella, Iowa, one woman’s new beginning ended in violence. Tracy Mondabough was building a fresh start when a silver Cadillac began appearing in the background of her life. What followed was a confrontation caught between obsession and heartbreak, leaving investigators to untangle what was planned and what was simply justified after the fact. How to...

North Port, Florida is built for fresh starts, quiet streets, new homes, friendly neighbors. On Mallicoat Road, Robbie and Jennifer Tower were the kind of people who made a neighborhood feel like family. Always present. Always helping. Always opening the door. Then one summer night, a Ring doorbell rang just before midnight. A voice screaming for help. Blood on a front porch. A car slipping into t...

When 21-year-old Shayna Hubers called 911 saying she had “killed him,” officers found attorney Ryan Poston shot six times in his Kentucky condo. What followed were two trials, conflicting stories, and years of questions about what really happened that night. A video version of this episode is available on YouTube and Spotify How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early releas...

When a woman in Wisconsin is found dead in the woods, the explanation seems almost ready-made. It is built from familiar truths, repeated often enough to sound convincing. But as investigators dig deeper, small inconsistencies begin to surface. Timelines shift. Messages do not quite fit. And what first appears straightforward slowly turns into something far more unsettling. How to support: For ext...

It was a calm fall night in Vermont when something suddenly felt off. A neighbor heard an engine roar through the quiet, then take off again. Not long after, sirens filled the air. By morning, the state was trying to understand how five teenagers had lost their lives, and how one man, Steven Bourgoin, became the center of a tragedy that would haunt Vermont for years. What happened on the highway w...

On August 2, 2017, 21-year-old Savannah Gold arrived for her evening shift at a Jacksonville restaurant and was never seen alive again. What began as a missing person case quickly turned into a homicide investigation that revealed a story of betrayal, deception, and a family’s unwavering fight for answers. A video version of this episode is available on YouTube and Spotify How to support: For extr...

In the summer of 2024, a woman retreats into isolation, filling notebooks with carefully written details and rehearsing every line until it feels unshakable. To anyone watching, it looks like preparation. Discipline. Control. But what she is preparing for has nothing to do with school. When police are called to a Wisconsin apartment late one humid night, the story they’re given seems simple enough...

An eighteen year old mother goes to work expecting an ordinary day and never comes home. Brooklyn Sims was building a life for herself and her young daughter when a familiar place suddenly became the setting for something unthinkable. What followed was not chaos but calculation. As investigators began piecing together the truth, hidden connections and erased messages slowly surfaced. The deeper th...

On Christmas Day 2006, police in Phoenix, Arizona, entered a quiet home expecting a simple welfare check. Instead, they found 21-year-old Heather Quan deceased, and 18-year-old Ryan Waller barely alive, suffering from a gunshot wound that went unnoticed at first. What followed changed the course of multiple lives, reshaped an Arizona law, and left two families searching for understanding in the af...

Under the glare of fluorescent lights, the world feels suspended in time. Highway stops where strangers cross paths for minutes and then vanish back into the dark. Places built on movement, anonymity, and trust between people who know almost nothing about each other. When that trust is misplaced, a journey meant for escape or healing can quietly turn into something far more dangerous. What begins...

On a warm March night in Ocala, Florida, a quiet household settles into its familiar routine. A movie plays. The lights go out. Nothing feels out of place. By morning, that sense of normalcy is gone. Join us, as we examine the disappearance and murder of Tim Smith, a man known for stability, kindness, and devotion to his family. What begins inside the safety of home slowly unravels into a haunting...

A quiet Monday morning. A trusted routine that suddenly breaks. And a crime scene that left investigators asking how any of it was possible. In this episode, we unravel a case built not on eyewitnesses but on movement, silence, and a timeline that refuses to behave the way it should. A family forever altered and a truth that remains deeply contested. Sometimes the most unsettling stories are not a...

An elderly couple known for their quiet lives and deep roots in North Carolina are found dead, setting off an investigation that stretches far beyond a single crime scene. What begins with an early-morning fire along a rural highway soon collides with a second act of violence nearly two hundred miles away. As authorities follow the trail, familiar assumptions fall apart. An arrest brings answers,...

Happy holidays everyone!! If you’ve been with us since the beginning, all the way back to 2017, thank you for continuing to join us for this crazy ride. We started with biweekly episodes and transitioned to weekly episodes. Now, we're excited to share that we’ll be adding two additional episodes a month (every other Thursday) starting January 8th! The new episodes will be titled Between The Madnes...

A Christmas reunion meant to bring a family together becomes the starting point of a crime that would confound investigators across two states. What initially appears to be a brutal triple homicide slowly unravels into something far more calculated, a deception maintained for nearly a year, hiding a truth no one was prepared to face. Join us, as we explore the Ivancic family murders, a case define...

On a deserted Florida backroad, a passing moment goes unnoticed until it becomes the key to a crime no one saw coming. When a young, pregnant woman is found in a roadside ditch, investigators are left with fragments: a truck in the dark, a web of secrets, and a timeline that refuses to stay quiet. What follows is a slow unraveling where routine turns sinister, and the truth is revealed in a place...

Join us, as we uncover the investigation that followed — how a burning dumpster led detectives from a quiet street in Fort Worth to a budget motel across town… And how what first looked like a single gruesome act revealed a far deeper horror — one that had been hiding in plain sight for years. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to...

Join us, as we revisit the mysterious murder of Melissa Wolfenbarger. A 21-year-old mother of two who vanished in 1999.  You’ll hear how a confessed serial killer begged police to help find his missing daughter… before realizing she was already in the morgue. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website I...

Join us, as we examine the disappearance of Barry Schmalbach, a man who vanished without a trace from his Florida condominium.  You'll hear a desperate voicemail left in the final hour, a search that spanned counties, and a trail of evidence buried beneath lies, dirt and duct tape. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon Ho...

Join us, as we examine the tragic murder of Adreian Payne. A former NBA first-round draft pick and Michigan State basketball star. You’ll hear how a late-night attempt to calm a dispute ended in sudden gunfire. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sp...

Join us, as we examine the case of Gretchen Anthony, a woman whose final words may not have been her own. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Nutrafol - Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limit...

Join us, as we unravel the murder of Ryan Cooper. A husband and father of four found dead in his favourite chair.  We’ll follow the twists of a case that began as straightforward…but revealed layers of deception that stunned even veteran investigators, showing how modern technology exposed secrets someone thought were deleted forever. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, ea...

Join us, as we explore the bizarre and tragic case of the Amato family, where love turned lethal and fantasy became fatal.  You'll hear how Grant Amato's obsession with an online model escalated from stolen credit cards to something darker and how his fixation, even behind bars didn’t stop, finding a new target in a reality TV star who investigates the paranormal. How to support: For extra perks i...

Join us, as we examine the murder of Genai Coleman, a teacher and mother who was gunned down in a shopping mall parking lot. You’ll hear how detectives spent two years chasing a case that always seemed just out of reach. And how one piece of DNA gave them what looked like an ironclad case… until a twist so strange, it felt more like a dream than real life. How to support: For extra perks including...