The Murder In My Family

Episode 63 Michele Frank 19 Year-Old Michele Frank vanished in the early morning hours of October 1st, 1984 after leaving her job in St. Louis, MO. Days later, her body was found a couple miles away. She had been raped and strangled. Her car was also found with it's brake lines cut. Michele's family was devastated by her senseless murder which remains unsolved today. Michele's sister Debbi who was...

Episode 62 LeRyan Nicholson Eighteen year old LeRyan Nicholson went missing in Nashville, TN in April, 1998. After being told incorrectly that LeRyan was found and was safe at home, police called off the search for him. Unfortunately, that wasn't actually the case and LeRyan was still missing. The day after LeRyan was last seen, a body found wrapped up and set on fire was found in Nashville. It to...

Episode 61 Karen Marchioni In October, 2001, just two days after celebrating her 41st Birthday at a party with family and friends, Karen Marchioni was brutally attacked inside her Framingham,MA home. Karen managed to barricade herself inside of her bathroom and called 911. She was rushed to the hospital, but she soon died from her injuries before she could give police any details. As a result, her...

Episode 60 Janette Roberson Janette Roberson, a 27 year old wife & mother to two children, was brutally murdered in the basement of the Reed City, MI department store she worked in January 19th, 1983. Janette's bizarre murder shocked her small town, and despite the attack happening in the middle of the day with fellow employees and customers in the store, no one saw a thing, and the case remains u...

Wondery Presents American Scandal Join Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondery's show American Scandal as he dives deep into the heart of the most shocking moments of fraud and deception in American history. In this six-part series "The Hare Krishna Murders" he explores an eastern religion with pure intentions that, in the hands of its western followers, became a criminal enterprise of drug running, m...

Episode 59 Barbara Nantais In August, 1978, 15 year old Barbara Nantais was murdered in San Diego at Torrey Pines State Beach as she slept in her sleeping bag on the beach. The attack on her was brutal and sadistic. Barbara's 17 year old boyfriend James Alt was also attacked and barely survived. He was left to cope with four decades of PTSD. Meanwhile, a second murder on that same beach in 1984 of...

Episode 58 Carmine Lapello In episode 58, we dive into a century old murder out of Toronto, Canada. In July, 1917, Twenty year-old cabbie, Carmine Lapello, gave a ride to a mysterious couple- a man and a woman. Early the next morning, his body was found discarded. He had been stabbed repeatedly. Police thought that his murder was a simple crime of passion, but after digging into the case, Carmine'...

Introducing Joe Exotic Joe Exotic devoted his life to raising and breeding lions, tigers, and other exotic animals at his Oklahoma zoo. He croons ballads, shoots guns, and puts it all on YouTube. But he's also made a lot of enemies. And the biggest of all is the owner of a big cat sanctuary in Florida named Carole Baskin. The feud between Joe Exotic and Carole gets messy, vicious, and outrageous -...

Charles McKinney Jr Episode 57 In February, 2014, 37 Year-Old Charles McKinney Jr was shot to death as he sat in his SUV in Irvington,NJ in what may have been a case of mistaken identity. The hard working father worked two jobs to support himself, and his young son. Sadly, Charles's second son was born just three months after the murder. Charles's murder devastated his family, and was just the the...

Celebrities, royals, heirs and heiresses—you may think you know them, you may think you envy them, but you have no idea what really goes on behind the scenes. Wondery's new series Even the Rich pulls gives you a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the stories of some of the greatest family dynasties in history. From the Murdochs to the Royals, and the Kardashians to the Kennedy's, Even the Rich is...

Matthew Dane Episode 56 When 19 year-old Air Force Crew Chief, and newlywed Matthew Dane is found murdered outside of Las Vegas in 1986, his family is devastated. Before long, the investigation into Matt's murder leads investigators to his young wife, and when questioned, her story doesn't sound believable. She's soon arrested, but eventually released, and today, Matt's case remains unsolved. Matt...

Introducing The Dating Game Killer In 1978, Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of a cross-country murder spree. In this six-part series, co-hosts Tracy Pattin (Hollywood & Crime) and Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don't Breathe) take listeners on an unbelievable journey into Alcala's twisting secret life....

  Episode 55 Samuel Charles Evans Los Angeles Cab driver Samuel Charles Evans was robbed on his first day of the job in 1974. He was shot three times in the head, and dumped like trash in the gutter. He died days later. The killer's take? $6. Thankfully, the murderer was identified, and apprehended, and has spent the better part of the last 4 decades in prison. But the prison sentence id not make...

If you are a fan of The Murder in My Family, then you will enjoy Missing Persons, a brand new podcast out right now. It's from Mike Morford, the host and creator of The Murder in My Family. New episodes are launching in March, 2020. In each case of Missing Persons, you'll hear about an open Missing Persons case, and from a loved one searching for that person. Will you help be part of the effort to...

    Episode 54 Calvin 'Bud' Lane In February of 1969, Eighteen year-old Calvin 'Bud' Lane vanished after heading out for a new job interview in Tuscon, AZ. He wasn't happy with his old job. Days after he went missing, co-workers of Bud's started to scatter, and soon after, the business closed its doors causing Bud's father to question if Bud's case was tied to his job. Bud's father began a decade...

Episode 53 Skip and Joni Tillman Skip & Joni Tillman were found strangled to death in a shallow grave in Southern, CA in February, 2000. Were their murders tied to lawsuits that they were involved in prior to their murders? Almost 20 years later, the case remains unsolved. Skip's Daughter Tami discusses the fractured relationship she had with her father, and how despite that, she longs to see the...

Episode 52 Ryan McCall 21 year-old Ryan McCall was shot to death in Tampa, Florida in 2009 during a robbery as he was walking home with a friend. Ryan's Father Kevin discusses how his son's senseless murder at the hands of a career criminal affected his family. To learn more about Ryan, visit: https://www.ryanpmccall.com/ To learn more about journals published as a book by Kevin McCall visit: http...

Introducing an all new true crime podcast, Scene of the Crime, which is Co-Produced by Mike Morford, host of the Murder in my Family podcast. Scene of the Crime Season 1: Delphi, explores the February, 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi, IN. This 5 minute preview is a sample of what's coming up in season 1 of Scene of the Crime. Season 1, Episode 1 is out right now, and you c...

Episode 51 Melissa 'Missy' Taylor Ellison In this episode, we discuss the case of 20 year old Melissa Taylor Ellison, better known as Missy to her family and friends. Missy was brutally bludgeoned to death 32 years ago this week in her Jacksonville,FL mobile home. Despite 2 adult roommates, and Missy's 13 month old daughter being home when the murder happened, several clues, and a 911 call from a...

Episode 50 Melanie Meleney In October, 2018, Melanie Meleney a 45 year-old mother and grandmother, vanished from her Glen Burnie, MD apartment. Just over a week later, a person walking their dog along a nearby creek discovered human remains, a single leg. DNA testing revealed that the remains were Melanie's, and that the leg had been removed. Despite the obvious, that Melanie didn't remove her own...

Episode 49 Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook In July, 2012, Cousins Eight year old Elizabeth Collins, and Ten Year old Lyric Cook, vanished while riding bikes in their Evansdale, IA neighborhood. Months later, their remains were found 20 miles away in Seven Bridges Wildlife Park. Their murders were heartbreaking for their families, and shocked the community. Years later, their case remains unsolved...

Episode 48 Annie Rippel In April, 1997, the body of Annie Rippel was discovered along a creek in Alexander, NY. Since the location was miles from Annie's home and Annie didn't drive or have a car, it led to questions. Annie apparently had drowned, but the creek was only a couple inches deep, and Annie had duct tape around her neck. DNA from an unknown person was collected into evidence but has not...

Episode 47 Anita Taylor In October, 1966 twenty year-old wife and mother, Anita Taylor was brutally raped and murdered inside of her Springfield, Ohio home. Anita's attacker stomped on her and beat her with a bottle. Anita's eighteen month old son Aaron had also been attacked, but survived the carnage. Anita's husband came home from work only to discover his wife near death and his injured son in...

Episode 46 Michael Paul Burke In March, 2019, Michael Paul Burke was murdered in Florida by the estranged husband of the woman he was dating.  Michael's girlfriend Kimberly was only days away from officially being divorced and was looking forward to moving on. Instead of celebrating, she had to witness Michael's murder followed by her estranged husband's suicide, all the while worried about her ch...

Bonus Episode Karen Bodine CrowdSolve 37 year-old Karen Bodine's lifeless body was found discarded along a Rochester, WA highway in January, 2007. The mother of 3 had wrestled with drugs for much of her life, and her family feels that because of this, her case didn't get much press coverage. But her case has not been forgotten! Over a decade later, Karen's case is getting a new look from a bunch o...