The Murder In My Family

Episode 96 Patrick Russell Carver 18 Year old Patrick Russell Carver was beaten to death inside his Houston, TX home in September, 2010. Sadly. Pat's father Rusty was the person that found him dead in a pool of blood. The horrible image haunts Rusty to this day, but as if that was not bad enough, Rusty soon found out that the investigator in his son's murder was under internal investigation for no...

Introducing Wondery's Over My Dead Body Season 3: Fox Lake A small town cop known as "GI Joe" is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015 and quickly becomes a martyr in the national media. But when a dogged investigator and his team set out to get justice, they uncover unsettling secrets about Joe, the local police department, and the village of Fox Lake. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrin...

Episode 95 Angie Barlow On October 26, 2016, Twenty three year old Angie Barlow disappeared in Indianapolis, Indiana. Angie, a dancer, had accepted an offer to dance at a private party following a text from a person that she didn't know. She arrived at the party, and posted to social media saying she was okay. After that, noone heard from her again. The next day, Angie's friend and roommate called...

This is Actually Happening from Wondery What would you do if a singular moment changed your life forever? This is Actually Happening is a weekly podcast from Wondery that features extraordinary life-changing stories told by the people who lived them. We've all had powerful moments in our lives that have given us the feeling of, "Nothing is ever going to be the same." This is Actually Happening exp...

Episode 94 Jacob Landin In April, 1987, Nine month old Jacob Landin died after suffering suspicious injuries while in the care of his Mom's boyfriend. It turns out, there was a history of mysterious injuries to Jacob during his life, showing a troubling pattern. Despite suspicion of this boyfriend 'John', he was never arrested. Jacob's brother Eric loved his little brother dearly, and has never gi...

Episode 93 Sharon Blankenbeckler Twenty year old Sharon Blankenbeckler grew up in the small town of Chilhowie, Virginia. On March 10,1977, she traveled to the nearby town of Marion to apply for a job at the K Mart there and never returned home. Her parents wasted no time involving police, and Sharon's car was found in the K Mart parking lot with a flat tire. Sharon was nowhere to be found. Almost...

Introducing Suspect from Wondery A big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the hosts is dead. The police look to the partiers as the prime suspects: was it the guy in the devil mask, the bank robber, the construction worker? As investigators comb through forensic evidence, witness testimony, DNA,...

Episode 92 James Terry In October, 2010, 48 year-old Channelview, Texas resident James Terry was beaten to death inside the camper he lived in on a private piece of land. James was well-liked, and was a hard worker, but could sometimes clash with some people, especially if he was drinking. But no one could imagine who would want him death, and the case went cold. But James's family has someone the...

Introducing Dr. Death Season 3: Miracle Man from Wondery Paolo is a smart and handsome surgeon, renowned for his ability to perform surgeries that transform his patients' lives. When television producer Benita covers him for a story, he'll transform her life too, but not in the ways she expects. As Benita crosses professional lines to be with him, she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his se...

Episode 91 Rosaura Barbosa Eighteen year-old Rosaura Barbosa had her entire life ahead of her. The kind, and friendly animal lover thought she had found love when she moved into a Tucson, AZ apartment with her twenty year old boyfriend, Joshua Hilaire. Things quickly took a turn for the worse in their relationship, and before long, Rosaura decided to leave her boyfriend. She made plans to move bac...

Episode 90 Deborah Lynn Jacobson In October, 1989, California resident Deborah Lynn Jacobson, or Debbie as she was known to family and friends, had a lot going for her. The 24 year-old mother of two was enjoying her life as a mom, and had just embarked on a new career in the medical field. Following a divorce, she had started a relationship, and moved in together with John Christopher Smith. On th...

Episode 89 Juan Leon Laureles In May, 1996, 30 year-old Juan Leon Laureles did not show up for the Midnight shift at the Kroger's market he worked at, and was quickly was found dead in Brown County, TX. Leon, as his friends and family called him, was shot in the head execution style. Feet away, his car had been set on fire. Everyone that knew Leon was shocked and saddened, unable to think of anyon...

Introducing: Killer Psyche from Wondery When a shocking crime occurs, people ask "WHY?" Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On KILLER PSYCHE, retired FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong draws on her decades of experience to reveal why these murderers and criminals committed these acts. She will reveal fascinating new details about what drove these people, including cases she worked on first-hand...

Episode 88 Anthony Iniguez 20 year-old father of two, Anthony Iniguez was shot and killed as he rode his bike home in his Harbor City neighborhood in the early morning hours of June 17, 2017. Harbor City, a community within Los Angeles has had a serious gang problem for years, and sadly, it appears that Anthony, who had hoped for a career in the military, became a victim of that gang violence. The...

Episode 87 Kymberlee Larsen In early 2018, 22 year-old Kymberlee Larsen seemed to have a lot going for her. She had recently given birth to her son, Donovan, and she was living in Meridian, Idaho with Donovan's father, Evan Bashir. Things were looking good for the young family, but in March of 2018, Evan abused Kym for the first time, and she was not going to let there be a second time. She fled t...

Episode 86 Matthew Calkins Matthew Calkins, a 35 year-old deaf man, was found murdered and dismembered in a basement in Kansas City after police and firefighters were called to the home. Matthew's brutal murder shocked the community, and left his family heartbroken. It turns out, that Matthew's murder may be connected to another death as well, and an accused killer has yet to go to trial. Matthew'...

Episode 85 Gary and Cheryl Young In January, 2004, a well-liked and popular Kentucky couple, Gary and Cheryl Young, vanished along with their car. Friends and family knew that it was out of character, and alerted police. In short order, they found the Young's missing car, and honed in on an unlikely suspect in their disappearance. Before long, the remains of the Youngs were recovered and arrests w...

Episode 84 Brittany Phillips Eighteen year old Brittany Phillips was a bubbly and bright college student with a bright future, but in late September, 2004, her life came to a violent and tragic end when she was raped and murdered in her Tulsa apartment. The news was devastating for Brittany's family, and it would be years of ups and downs in the case before it looked like the case might be close t...

Episode 83 Melissa Nease On February 28th, 2021, Twenty-Nine year-old Mother of three, Melissa Nease, was found dead from a gunshot inside her Ocklawaha, Florida home. Just 2 days earlier, her boyfriend and kids had gone to Tennessee to watch the snow fall. Melissa had recently started a job, and had to work so she could not go on the trip. It was a decision that proved to be deadly. Intruders ent...

Episode 82 Norma Mae Martinez-Cooper 40 year-old Mother of 3, Norma Mae Martinez-Cooper vanished from a seedy part of Longview, Texas on April 19th, 2006. Her body was found the next day not far from where Norma had last been seen. She had been beaten to death, and there was evidence Norma was bound, sexually assaulted, and tossed from a moving vehicle. Norma's sister, Linda, traveled from Arkansa...

Episode 81 Loretta Benaderet Years of family dysfunction, and mental illness culminated on September 4th, 2014 when 76 year-old Loretta Benaderet was gunned down by her own son in Casper, Wyoming. The murder-suicide carried out by Loretta's son David was shocking, but not totally unimaginable. Loretta's daughter Kim experienced years or torture and abuse at the hands of her brother, and despite ma...

Introducing: Zodiac Speaking Zodiac Speaking is a new True Crime Podcast from AbJack Entertainment that explores in depth, the mystery of the Zodiac Killer case. In every episode, Zodiac case experts Mike Morford and Richard Grinell explore various aspects of one of America's most infamous unsolved mysteries. New episodes air every other Saturday beginning on March 13, 2021. Subscribe today so you...

Episode 80 Bryan Lewis 21 Year-Old Bryan Lewis was gunned down in his Louisville, KY home during the early morning hours of October 20th, 2012, while his Mother, Rhonda slept only feet away in the next room. Jolted awake by the shots, Rhonda called 911 and raced out into her living room only to find both Bryan, and his beloved dog in a pool of blood. Rhonda knew that Bryan was dead, and later his...

Episode 79 Kevin Anthony Sanders 15 Year-Old Kevin Anthony Sanders was murdered in the Chicago suburb of Cicero, Illinois on November 22, 2010. Kevin's life ended in a hail of bullets as he was taking the trash out, and he died just feet from his home. In an area that is overwhelmed with shootings and gang violence, Kevin's case remains unsolved. Police have few clues to work with but his family i...

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