True Crime All The Time

In April 1963, former Olympic skier Sonja McCaskie was strangled and dismembered by 18-year-old high school student Thomas Lee Bean, who had a history of troubled behavior. Thomas’s attorneys presented an insanity defense, but there was evidence that he put thought and planning into the murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Thomas Lee Bean and the murder of Sonja McCaskie. The strategy that...

On July 19th, 2008, the body of the missing James Durgan was found in the Arkansas River in Colorado. Investigators found evidence that led them to suspect his wife, Kristin, and two accomplices of his murder. They soon uncovered a case involving a $500,000 inheritance and affairs on both sides. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Kristin Durgan and the murder of Jim Durgan. Jim filed for divorce...

Leon Benson spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed to speak? Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark is the story of two victims: one murdered, one sente...

On January 26th, 2005, Juan Manuel Alvarez parked his vehicle in the path of a Metrolink commuter train in Glendale, California, causing a crash that killed 11 people and injured 180. Alvarez argued that he planned to end his own life and didn’t intend to harm anyone else, but he was convicted of 11 counts of first-degree murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the crimes committed by Juan Alv...

In 1975, 22-year-old Faye Brown and two accomplices participated in a bank robbery in a small town in North Carolina. Just 15 minutes later, one of the accomplices shot a state trooper. At trial, all three defendants were convicted of murder and sentenced to death based on state law. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of Faye Brown. She was a bright young girl whose life spiraled downwar...

In 1985 Roswell Gilbert was convicted of murdering his wife of 51 years. The prosecution argued that he planned to kill his wife, who had suffered from Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis for years, while Gilbert’s defense described it as a “mercy killing.” Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Roswell Gilbert and the murder of Emily Gilbert. The prosecution and defense offered up their evidence and their...

Matthew Phelps and Lauren Hugelmaier married in 2016. Less than a year into the marriage, Matthew called 911 early one morning to report that he had taken too much cold medicine and believed he had killed his wife. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of Matthew Phelps. Phelps was not working, spending too much money, and not helping out around the house. Lauren told family members that sh...

On April 2nd, 1988, the body of 18-year-old Lisa Marie Kimmell was found in the North Platte River near Casper, Wyoming. Fourteen years later, Dale Wayne Eaton was charged with her murder after Lisa’s missing car was found on his property. In the preceding years, the investigation had stretched all the way to Canada because of numerous reported sightings. Lisa had a very distinctive license plate...

In February 1996, Frank Black traveled to Florida to discuss a potential business deal. He was never seen again. Months later, his business rival Alan Mackerley was charged with murder. Without Frank's body, the prosecution had their work cut out for them trying to convict Alan. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Alan Mackerly and the murder of Frank Black. Alan had a cohort named Lisa Costello,...

Aaron Hernandez showed exceptional athletic talent from a young age. In high school, he was recruited to play football at the University of Florida, and ultimately he left college early to join the NFL. It seemed like Aaron had everything. He was a millionaire playing for a top NFL team. He was engaged to his high school sweetheart and had a daughter with her, and he was a talented football player...

Aaron Hernandez showed exceptional athletic talent from a young age. In high school, he was recruited to play football at the University of Florida, and ultimately he left college early to join the NFL. It seemed like Aaron had everything. He was a millionaire playing for a top NFL team. He was engaged to his high school sweetheart and had a daughter with her, and he was a talented football player...

Kai McGillvary went viral in February 2013 for beating a man with a hatchet when the man hit someone with his car and attacked a woman. Kai became known as the “Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker.” He was considered a hero, but just a few months later, he was arrested for the murder of a 73-year-old man. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Kai McGillvary. Kai stated that he had a very rough childhood and...

On February 17th, 1970, the military police at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, responded to a distressed call from Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald. Officers entered his home and found Jeffrey’s wife and two daughters dead. MacDonald claimed they had been attacked by a group of “hippies,” but ultimately, he was the one who was arrested and convicted of murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Jeffrey...

On May 6th, 1993, an infant’s body was found inside a trash bag along the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania. A month later, a 17-year-old girl named Melisa McManus was charged with murdering her own child, allegedly with the help of three accomplices. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Melisa McManus. Once confronted by the police, Melisa told a number of different stories about what...

In January 2017, 34-year-old Julii Johnson was shot outside her boyfriend’s home in Warren, Michigan. Like many cases, her boyfriend was a suspect at first, but the police found evidence that indicated it was actually his ex-girlfriend and two other men who were involved in the murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Marcie Griffin, the ex-girlfriend of Terrell Lattner, who was Julii's current...

On August 31st, 1997, Michael Sanders along with a group of supposed bounty hunters forcefully entered a home in Phoenix, Arizona, holding a woman and children at gunpoint and fatally shooting two of the home’s occupants. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this baffling case of what prosecutors eventually called a robbery gone wrong. When the bounty hunters were arrested, the police learned that...

Billy Mansfield Jr murdered at least five women and girls in the late 1970s and into 1980. He committed his murders in multiple states. He was finally caught in California for the murder of Renae Saling. As his trial was about to start, police in Florida began unearthing bodies buried at the Mansfield family Home. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murderous Billy Mansfield Jr. Billy's father...

In 1878 a group of six men conspired to kill another man for insurance money. Some of the group were beneficiaries of the insurance policies, and instead of waiting for the man to die naturally, they planned his murder. They got their infamous nickname, the “Blue-Eyed Six,” because all of them happened to have blue eyes. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the "Blue-Eyed Six" and the murder of Jos...

In June 2019, former Arkansas state senator Linda Collins was found stabbed to death outside her home. The killer was an unlikely suspect- Linda’s close friend and former campaign worker, Rebecca O’Donnell. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murderous Rebecca O'Donnell. It took police less than a month to zero in on and arrest Rebecca. But, during that time, a few people fell under suspicion....

In August 1986, 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found dead in Central Park after a night out. She had been attacked and strangled. When the police questioned Robert Chambers, the young man who was seen leaving a bar with Jennifer, he had injuries that indicated he’d been in a fight. Chambers eventually admitted to killing Jennifer but claimed it happened on accident after Jennifer injured him durin...

This Is Actually Happening, is a podcast that brings you extraordinary true stories of life changing events, told by the people who lived them. Now, This Is Actually Happening presents: Point Blank, a five-part series shedding a light on the forgotten spree killings of Rancho Tehama. In November of 2017, a lone gunman devastated a small town in northern California, attacking 8 different locations...

In 2006, Karen McCarron murdered her 3-year-old autistic daughter, Katie. The details of the case are shocking and heartbreaking, but there’s also the reasoning behind the murder that truly tears people up. This is also a case that divides some, especially as it relates to the mental health of McCarron and the stresses that come with raising a child with autism. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss...

In January 2003, 28-year-old Randi Trimble was found stabbed to death inside her home in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania. Police suspicion would eventually settle in on Randi’s husband Brian Trimble. Brian had been telling people that he and Randi were having marital difficulties for a few months leading up to her murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Brian Trimble and the murder of Ra...

John Gilbert Graham was responsible for the deaths of 44 people in 1955. Graham created a bomb and hid it in his mother’s luggage before she boarded a flight from Denver, Colorado, to Portland, Oregon. He killed his mother and everyone on board in an attempt to collect an insurance policy worth more than $30,000.Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss John Gilbert Graham, a man who told FBI agents tha...

Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. When a young mother disappears under unexplained circumst...