This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

On the morning of November 26th, 2001, a call went out to emergency services about a fire at the home of Terry King and his two sons, Derek and Alex.  Once the blaze was extinguished and investigators began to search the home, they discovered the body of Terry King.  His two sons, however, were missing.  Police combed through the neighborhood and questioned neighbors, but Derek and Alex  weren't l...

Today's episode will cover three different cases.  First is the murder of Kendra and Alysha Suing at the hands of their stepfather, Lawrence Harris.  He would claim that it was a protection spell he learned studying witchcraft that went awry, which caused the girl's death.  Then we take a look at John Crutchley, the "Vampire Rapist."  Crutchley was convicted of kidnapping and rape, but he is suspe...

In January of 2004, 27-year-old Terrance Williams disappeared in the early morning hours. His mother soon found out that he was last seen getting into the back of a police cruiser in Naples, Florida. The deputy reported that he'd dropped Terrance off at a nearby gas station. It wasn't long before Terrance's mother found that her son wasn't the last young man seen in the police car belonging to the...

In July of 1995, Thad Phillips went missing from his family home.  For the next 43 hours, he would endure pain and torture beyond belief.  Eventually, though, Thad escaped and was able to notify the police.  After his captors arrest, Thad was able to provide details that lead to solving the disappearance of another boy the year before. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** Kidnapping & Torture and child murder  H...

***TRIGGER WARNING*** Gun Violence - Assault - Choking / Strangulation - Mentions of Drug Use and Death by Drug Overdose In July of 2015, Neal Falls responded to an online ad that had been posted by Heather Saul.  At the time, Heather was working as a sex worker and agreed to meet with Neal at her apartment, with a friend waiting on the front porch for security.  It was immediately apparent that F...

On a rainy October afternoon in the small town of Potsdam, New York, a young woman called 911 to tell them that she heard some odd noises coming from the apartment across from hers. The noises sounded like a child in danger. When an officer finally arrived, he heard footsteps inside and the sound of the door's lock clicking when he knocked. When he finally gained access, the officer found 12-year-...

TRIGGER WARNINGS: child abuse/murder/kidnapping On December 11th, 1994, a security guard at the Wonderland shopping mall in Livonia, Michigan called the local police to alert them that they had a missing child. Four-year-old D'Wan Sims was reported missing by his mother, who said he was walking behind her, and when she looked back, he was gone. The immediate search did not find the little boy, how...

On a rainy October afternoon in the small town of Potsdam, New York, a young woman called 911 to tell them that she heard some odd noises coming from the apartment across from hers. The noises sounded like a child in danger. When an officer finally arrived, he heard footsteps inside and the sound of the door's lock clicking when he knocked. When he finally gained access, the officer found 12-year-...

Hey ya'll! This week's bonus episode is actually the first in a series that we are covering on our Patreon. We call the series Doc Jams and it's the show where we go episode by episode and recap documentaries that ya'll ask us to cover! At the time of this recording we are currently releasing episodes of this series weekly and are releasing episode 3 this Friday. So we're gifting you episode 1! If...

On May 4th, 2007, Patricia Tice opened her door to find two sheriff deputies standing on her front porch. They told her that her 19-year-old daughter, Brittany McGlone was deceased. They wouldn't elaborate, just telling her that her body was en route to a funeral home. Patricia soon found out that not only was her daughter dead, she had been brutally murdered. Brittany had suffered a vicious attac...

On the evening of August 2nd, 2006, Robert Wone stayed late after work and decided to stay at a friend's house instead of making the train ride out to the suburbs of Washington DC.  Robert spoke with his wife throughout the day and eventually told her he was heading to their friends house, but he would be dead only hours later.  Despite evidence pointing to a sinister end at the hands of the 3 men...

On November 15th, 2004, the remains of 50-year-old Lauri Waterman were found in a burned out vehicle near the north side of the island of Craig, Alaska. Her remains were so badly burned that only a skull was immediately recognizable. Lauri was loved and respected in her small town, often referred to as a "saint" by most of the people who knew her. She volunteered and worked with children with spec...

On February 16th, 1974, 17-year-old Carla Walker and her 18-year-old boyfriend, Rodney McCoy, left their school's Valentine's Day dance and went to cruise around town in Rodney's mom's car. They stopped at a nearby bowling alley so Carla could use the bathroom. Afterwards, as the two young lovebirds fooled around in the parking lot, a man yanked open the car door and pulled Carla out. He beat Rodn...

In September of 1978, 15 year old Mary Vincent was hitchhiking the California roads to return to her home in Las Vegas.  Mary had run away from her mother and father and lived on the streets for a period of time, often sleeping in unlocked cars.  Eventually she went to her grandfather's house, but became home sick and decided to return to Las Vegas.  While hitchhiking back home though, she was pic...

In the small town of Jamestown, California, Daniel Mark Driver was on trial facing child abuse charges against multiple boys.  Willie Nesler was a victim of Driver's who was set to testify after a lunch break, but before he had the opportunity, his mother, Ellie took matters into her own hands and shot driver 5 times in the head and neck.  Nesler would receive world wide support and condemnation f...

On Wednesday, December 12th, 2007, 47-year-old Nancy and her 7-year-old Joey Bochicchio left the Boca Raton Town Center Mall after doing some Christmas shopping. Surveillance video showed the two girls leaving the mall, with everything appearing to be normal. However, several hours later, Nancy's SUV was spotted in a back parking lot of the mall, still running, after the mall had closed. Inside, p...

In June of 1994, 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay was reported missing by his mother. He was supposed to return home from a nearby park before dinner, but Nicholas disappeared without a trace. There were no signs of the teenager until his mother received a phone call over three years later from authorities in Spain. They said that they had found her missing son, that he'd been held captive and abused...

Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father's dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of "Th...

On February 17th, 1970, 26-year-old Jeffrey MacDonald called 911, saying that there'd been a stabbing at his home and people were dying. MacDonald, a Green Beret, lived on the Army base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Military police responded quickly to the MacDonald house to find a horrific scene: 26-year-old Colette and the MacDonald's two daughters, five-year-old Kimberley and two-year-old Kris...

On April 22nd, 1974, the Hi-Fi store in Ogden, Utah was the scene of one of the most gruesome, inhumane attacks in US history.  Over the course of a few hours, hostages were tortured, raped, and shot while the perpetrators loaded up stolen audio equiptment to sell later.  The city of Ogden was on edge after the murders, but suspects quickly emerged and were arrested.  Of the 5 hostages taken that...

On January 20, 2006, Kim Crespi came home to her beautiful house in Matthews, North Carolina after a hair appointment, only to be stopped by a police barricade. She was informed that her two, five-year-old twin daughters, Tess and Sammie, had been murdered, and her husband, David, had confessed and was in police custody. David, a man who had never outwardly shown any signs of violence or aggressio...

Part 2 of 2.  On the morning of August 9, 1969, a housekeeper arrived at her job to find a horrific scene. There were five dead bodies in the home on 10050 Cielo Drive on Benedict Canyon in Beverly Hills. The victims were actress Sharon Tate and several of her friends, as well as a teenager who had been visiting the house's caretaker. Scrawled on the front door in blood was one word: PIG. The foll...

Part 1 of 2. Want Part 2 right away??? Join our Patreon to get it a week early! Plus you get all of our past episodes ad-free as well!a On the morning of August 9, 1969, a housekeeper arrived at her job to find a horrific scene. There were five dead bodies in the home on 10050 Cielo Drive on Benedict Canyon in Beverly Hills. The victims were actress Sharon Tate and several of her friends, as well...

March 22nd, 2018, after getting a weird feeling regarding his ex-girlfriend, Jason Mengel went to his friend Alex Woodworth's house to check in on him.  Ezra McCandless is the ex in question, and she told Jason she had some personal items to return to Alex, since they were friends as well.  Once at Alex's home, Jason saw the two talking, and a passerby called the police when they saw Jason pacing...

On October 8th, 2009, the Jamison family, consisting of dad, Bobby, mom, Sherilynn, and 6-year-old Madyson, left their home in Eufaula, Oklahoma to drive to a nearby mountain area to check out a parcel of land that they were considering purchasing. Eight days later, their truck was found on a dirt road in the mountain area, abandoned, with the family dog locked inside. What happened to the family...