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On May 3, 2024, Megan Rouse, 24, was brutally beaten and shot nine times. She was left on the side of a desolate road in Houston, Texas, where she died alone.  Just twelve days before Megan’s murder, 29-year-old Kalie Godwin’s Mom received a call from an unknown number demanding money via Cash App. On that call, she could hear her daughter screaming and begging for her life.  Kalie was last seen i...

Separated by 20 years and thousands of miles, two women, Mary Vincent & Roxanne Hayes shared a  tragic encounter with the same heinous monster. Their stories are a benchmark display of extraordinary courage and unimaginable horror. ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS including rape, mutilation, child sexual abuse, and suicide.  Opening and closing music “Under Your Thumb” by Nom Fabrique SOURCES I Surviv...

Joshua Graham-Caskey placed a 911 call on January 18th, 2024, and seemingly vanished from his life.  In this episode, we delve into the very recent and mysterious disappearance of 26-year-old Joshua Graham-Caskey.  A responsible young man with a bright future, Josh vanished without a trace, leaving behind his phone, beloved cat, and a trail of unanswered questions. From a puzzling 911 call to pote...

“My intent is to harm society as much as I can, then die.” Trigger warning: This episode contains traumatic and graphic content including the emotional, physical and sexual abuse and murder of children. ⁠ GO FUND ME ⁠ SOURCES ⁠Habeas⁠ ⁠Crime Library- Gary C. King⁠ ⁠KMTV⁠ ⁠The Spokesman-Review⁠ ⁠CRIMINAL⁠ ⁠Seattle Times⁠ ⁠KTVB (You-Tube)⁠ ⁠People Magazine Investigates Season 6, Ep. 1⁠ ⁠Fox News⁠ ⁠T...

In Part 2 we will cover what came after Joan’s heinous murder. This includes Rosemarie’s relentless advocacy work, her staggering achievements as well as a deeper dive into her daughter's rapist/murderer. **This episode features graphic descriptions of the murder and sexual assault of a child. In 1973 seven-year old Joan D’ Alessandro headed out of her Hillsdale, New Jersey home to deliver Gir...

In 1973 seven-year-old Joan D’ Alessandro headed out of her Hillsdale, New Jersey home to deliver Girl Scout cookies. Within minutes she would be enduring a horrific assault that brutally ended her short life. For the next 50 years, Joan’s Mother, Rosemarie D’ Alessandro fought tirelessly to keep her killer in prison and to keep countless other children safe. In Part 1 of the Joan D’ Alessandro, w...

In February 2020, a Mother in Arkansas received a ransom demand for the safe return of her missing 26-year-old son, Marquis Martin. He would later be found shot in the head. Rumors and speculation did nothing to help the lackluster investigation that followed. Get ready to get mad. If you have any tips or information about the murder of Marquis Martin, please call the Drew County Sheriff's Departm...

Twilight Crooks was a beaming, 15 year old Indigenous girl from Bowling Green, Kentucky with dreams of attending Harvard. After receiving a call from an unknown person in the late hours of August 28th, 2001, she quietly walked barefoot, out of her family home, and into the night. She would never be seen alive again. Twilight’s brutally murdered body was found 13 days later, discarded in a remote r...

Part 2 will conclude the very deep dive into the senseless murder of Janet March. Just because you know who did it- that doesn’t make the story any less bewildering, complicated or tragic. Janet March was a beautiful artist and mother of 2 small children. She vanished from her Nashville home on August 15th, 1996. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence- help is available. The...

Just because you know who did it- that doesn’t make the story any less bewildering, complicated or tragic. Janet March was a beautiful artist and mother of 2 small children. She vanished from her Nashville home on August 15th, 1996. This will be a deep dive. TW for very brief mention of suicide at around the 8 minute mark SOURCES   A Good Thing Gone Bad | News | nashvillescene.com                 ...

When you hear or think about the phrase “every parent's worst nightmare” you may think it can’t get any worse. But it can - and it does . Jaclyn Dowaliby was just 7 years old when she vanished from her home in Midlothian, Illinois in 1988- years before the more well known JonBenét Ramsey case. This is a TC podcast, please decide for yourself if this content is healthy for you right now. SOURCE...

True Crime BFF is a weekly podcast hosted by me, your TC BFF. Each week I will take you through a well-researched, deep-dive into a horrific story. The kind you just can’t seem to get enough of-because- let’s admit it, there’s something a bit off about us both, isn’t there? Like all BFF’s, we will cry, we will laugh and we will definitely rage but we will always make sure to honor and create aware...