The Murder Diaries

In 1993 27 year old musician and The Gits frontwoman, Mia Zapata, left her friend’s apartment around 2AM. An hour later, her body was found. She had been murdered. The drawstrings from her own band’s sweatshirt had been used to strangle her. It would take over a decade before Mia would receive justice. This is her story… RESOURCES: Link to The Gits Documentary (2005): https://dai.ly/x2fn41o Unsolv...

When 19-year-old Nona Dirksmeyer is found brutally murdered in her apartment, an investigation full of twists and turns follows. Not one, but two suspects were eventually charged for Nona’s murder; however, both were acquitted and remain free to this day. This episode is sponsored by Microdose, which is available nationwide. To learn more about microdosing THC go to https://www.microdose.com/ and...

On June 21, 1996, Swedish au pair Karina Holmer went to the now-closed Zanzibar nightclub in downtown Boston’s theater district and never made home. No one knows what happened to Karina after 3AM that night when she was removed from the club. There are accounts, tips, and stories, but as the Boston Herald puts it “This remains a haunting cold case that police are still seeking the public’s help to...

When pregnant Charli Scott disappears, suspicion falls on the unborn baby’s father. Investigators must sift through miles of dense forest terrain for clues and piece together her last known movements to bring her killer to justice. Resources: Disappeared S10E1: Missing in Maui Article https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168801963/carly-joann-scott Article https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-wailuku-...

In 2013 18 year old Zoe Campos went missing in the dead of night from her TX home. She, her sister, and their friend all went to sleep while watching a movie, but in the morning Zoe wasn’t there. Her car… missing. The family and law enforcement were perplexed as to when she would have left and where she would have gone. This is her story. Resources: Disappearances season 8, ep 6 https://www.kcbd.c...

When 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel vanishes from Myrtle Beach during spring break, her parents are shocked to learn that she traveled across state lines without their permission. Brittanee’s family, law enforcement, and the community band together to search for the teen, but the case eventually turns cold. That is until May 2022, thirteen years later, when a confession blows the case wide open. RES...

In May 2004 19 year old Brooke Wilberger was home in Oregon on her Summer break from BYU, UTAH. She had just finished her Freshman year of college. While home on break Brooke was working for her sister and her brother-in-law at at an apartment complex they manage in Corvallis, OR right by the OSU campus. That’s when one morning, while washing and cleaning up some light poles in the complex’s parki...

Hours after 16-year-old Sherita Williams is reported missing, her mother makes a gruesome discovery. Investigators spend years scrutinizing every lead and suspect, but the case grows cold. That is until DNA evidence cracks the case wide open. RESOURCES: On the Case with Paula Zahn: A Bridge Too Far Nightmare Next Door: Season 7, episode 7 Out of the Past Article: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/ne...

Today’s case is one that hits pretty close to home for me. It’s a case that happened in the church of a pastor that I know. This pastor happens to be the Uncle of my best friend of 29 years. I first told this case for The Murder Diaries when we were a baby podcast. My best friend joined and so did her cousin, David, the son the pastor. We’ll be including the phone call we had with him exploring th...

When British backpacker Grace Millane disappears just days after arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, the world watches as local police piece together her last-known movements— including a date with a man she met on Tinder. The search ends as authorities come face-to-face with her cold-blooded killer. RESOURCES: Article - https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/109205584/missing-backpacker-grace-millan...

According to The National Crime Information center there are over 5700 cases of murdered and missing indigenous women in the US. According to nativewomenswilderness.org only 116 of those cases are reported in the U.S. department of justice’s database.  Alaska, the last frontier holds  229, a quarter, of those cases according to dataforindigenousjustice.com. 19 year old Alaska Native, Sonya Ivanoff...

A teenage girl walks to work, but never arrives. Three years later law enforcement continues to plead for the public’s help, while her family vows to never stop searching. If you have any information regarding Leah Croucher’s disappearance, please contact the Thames Valley Police Department and reference number 43190049929 or Operation Dawlish. RESOURCES: Article – https://www.mkfm.com/news/local-...

On June 9, 2017 a visiting Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign was waiting for a bus in broad daylight when a car stops at the bus stop, right next to her. Instead of waiting for the bus any longer, the scholar gets in the car. She would never be seen again. This is the story Yingying Zhang. Sponsor: Babbel: Babbel.com/diaries Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariesp...

After a night of partying, Indiana University sophomore Lauren Spierer left a friend’s off-campus apartment and seemingly vanished into thin air. This upcoming June (June 2022) will mark the 11th anniversary of the 20-year-old’s disappearance, and law enforcement is still no closer to solving the case. There’s a lot to unpack with Lauren’s disappearance, and at the center of it all is the question...

Jessyca Arro was a teen mom form Stockton, CA who had her whole life ahead of her. In June 2006 She had just graduated from high school, and was celebrating her milestone 18th birthday. After a night of birthday festivities with friends, Jessyca would unfortunately not make it back home. She was later found in a delta of the San Jaoquin river. The question remained. What happened to Jessyca Arro?...

When a little girl goes missing from her own front yard, the community is shocked to learn the offender is a sinister individual hiding in plain sight... Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at themurderdiariespod@gmail.com Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Sources: Article - https://www.foxnews.com/story/crying-mom-charged-with-cantu-murder-rape...

Molly McLaren was a young university student in The UK when she met who she thought was her true love. It was her first seriously relationship, but before it even hit the year mark, her new boyfriend would show his true colors. Those true colors were murderous. This is the story of Molly McLaren. Sponsor - Green Chef: www.greenchef.com/diaries130 Code: diaries130  Follow us on instagram @themurder...

An officer responds to a 911 call for an unresponsive woman. A man answers the door and tells the officer that he awoke to find his Bumble date not breathing with blood coming from her nose. When asked for the woman’s name, the date simply says “Lauren,” clarifying that he’s uncertain of her last name except that her Instagram profile lists it as “Smith.” A problematic investigation followed... Fo...

Monday January 23rd 2006 24 year old Jennifer Kesse never made it work. Surveillance footage held a major clue, but unfortunately that all important clue was still hidden in the footage. Stick with us that will all make sense as you listen to the episode. This is the case of Jennifer Kesse. Sponsors- Prose: Prose.com/diaries Sundance Now: Sundancenow.com; Use code: Diaries Follow us on instagram @...

When a pregnant 23-year-old mother vanished without a trace, her family was left wondering where she could have gone or if something might have happened to her. It would be a very long year before they got answers in her horrifying case. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at themurderdiariespod@gmail.com Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCE...

In 1999 two sisters in mesa Arizona were playing outside and enjoying what was left of their winter break. What as an innocent time playing together would turn in to the family’s worst nightmare when the older sister went missing in 90 seconds. Sponsor: Magic Mind - Magicmind.co/Diaries ; Code Diaries20 Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at themurderdiariespod@gmail.com Help s...

13-year-old Dylan Redwine vanished from his father’s mountain home less than 24 hours after he arrived for a court-ordered visit... and nobody would ever see him alive again. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at themurderdiariespod@gmail.com Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod SOURCES: Article - https://www.thedailybeast.com/colorado-dad-mark-re...

On February 26th 2014 a father calls 911 to let them know his daughter had found a body. She had been riding her 4 wheeler behind the Haigs Creek subdivision when she across what she thought was a body. She got her dad to come help identify it was for sure what she thought it was. Not only was it a body like she thought. She recognized who it was. It was Briana Rabon,  a former classmate from Lugo...

Maya vanished almost exactly a year ago, leaving behind all of her personal effects and her three young children. The last person to see Maya alive was her husband Larry. Is this a case of "the husband did it?" Maybe. However, until he gets his day in court, he’s presumed innocent... even if it appears otherwise. And without Maya's body, prosecutors will be facing an uphill battle in his upcoming...

In 2006 screenwriter and actress Adrienne Shelly was found hanged at a secondary apartment that she rented to use as an office space. It’s a space where she could get piece of mind, away from the busy life of being a mom and wife, and focus on writing.  When she was found the question remained: Did Adrienne take her own life and if not, then who did this to her? It was start of her family's worst...