The Murder Diaries

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...

She was only walking home… Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at themurderdiariespod@gmail.com Help support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Sponsor links: Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.com/diaries14 and use code diaries14 (for up to 14 free meals AND 3 free gifts) SOURCES Article https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58746108 Article https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-l...

On Oct 17, 2009 a 20 year old college student from Roanoke, VA went missing from a Metallica concert. She seemingly vanished without a trace. Stingers would report seeing her later that night, but her friends and family never seen her again. Sponsor links: Warby Parker: www. WarbyParker.com/murderdiaries Athena Club: https://www.athenaclub.com/ Code: Diaries Follow us on instagram @themurderdiarie...

Back in 2007, 25-year-old Amber Belken managed an EB Games store at the 7300 block of San Pedro Street in San Antonio, Texas. And, it’s here that her coworkers stumbled upon a horrifying scene in the back storeroom. Amber’s lifeless body lay on the floor with a bag over her head. She had been viciously and cruelly murdered. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at themurderdiarie...

19 year old Faith was found by her roommate, murdered in September 2012. Faith case is one that has mystified a college community for 9 years now. It not a lesser known case, as many of us have heard about it over the years, but in the last few months there have finally been some updates and possibly some questions answered. Sponsor info: Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.com/diaries14 and use code diaries1...

It’s June 1995. 16-year-old Mary Lewis and her friends cruise around their Garden Grove, CA neighborhood, flirting with cute, older guys while drinking a beer or two. Hours later, a man calls 911 and reports a victim of a hit and run. Officers arrive to find Mary clinging to life in a pool of her own blood, but things aren’t as they appear. What happened to Mary and why? We absolutely recommend ch...

In 2003, 22 year old Dru Sjodin worked a shift at her retail job at Grand Forks, North Dakota’s Columbia Mall but never made it home. Sponsor links: We absolutely recommend checking out Ana Luisa. ❤️ https://shop.analuisa.com/diaries We LOVE them! Their pieces start at $39, and they are currently running the biggest sale of the year. You can get 20% off if you go on https://shop.analuisa.com/diari...

Imagine achieving your childhood dream, putting your middle school and high school bullies to shame. That’s exactly what Bridget Shiel did when she became a model at the age of 19. However, Bridget’s modeling career came to an end not long after it started when she was viciously gunned down in an Atlanta park. We absolutely recommend checking out Ana Luisa. ❤️ https://shop.analuisa.com/diaries We...

Yara Gambirasio was a spirited, young, Italian rhythmic gymnast in 2010. At just 13, on a cold night in November, Yara never made it home from gymnastic practice. The case and search for Yara consumed Italy, and would unlock even more dark secrets beyond “who took Yara”. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at themurderdiariespod@gmail.com Help support the podcast: https://www.b...