True Crime Cases w/ Lanie

As any True Crime Fan Club listener knows, life can change in a split second. The decision to turn left, getting stuck in traffic, going back to the office at the end of the day, sometimes all these things can unwittingly put you into the path of danger. Other times, the day is nothing out of the ordinary, and someone evil crosses paths with an innocent person going about their day. Innocent peopl...

The bond between a mother and child is a strong one. Most mothers would do anything for their child and vice versa. Some would even kill for their child. But what happens when a mother recruits her son to aid in her life of crime, which included offenses ranging from petty theft to murder? That is precisely what happened with today’s story about Sante and her son, Kenny Kimes Jr. A mother-son duo...

I’ve debated on how to proceed with the letters. At first, I wanted to share various inmates’ stories but, the person I speak to consistently is Milishia. So, this season if you will – I will be sharing our correspondence. Just a recap from episode one, I started my correspondence with inmates across various states over the summer. I wanted to reach out and have conversations with those who are ov...

When most people think about the state of Florida, they imagine happy thoughts of sun, sand, ocean, and Disney World. It is a vacation destination for most. The Amato family were life-long residents of Chuluota, Florida. They were a happy, fun-loving group that loved their home state very much. The family never missed a Florida Gators home game and were quite active in many outdoor sports. However...

In his mind, their love affair was a modern-day David and Bathsheba. In the BIble, David sent Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah, off to the front during a war, so David and Bathsheba could be together. His plan worked, Uriah was killed, David’s reputation was spared, and he and Bathsheba were together, with no one else the wiser. If only it had been that easy for Jonathan Hearn and Sabrina Limon. Sabrina...

In many years past, Native American women were told to stuff dirt inside themselves if they were captured by the military, in the hopes the men would just kill them…and not defile them…A sobering statistic provided by IndianLaw.org “More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence, and more than 1 in 2 have experienced sexual violence”. I’m afraid that these numbe...

On the evening of July 24th, 1984, Brenda Lafferty and her daughter, Erica were brutally murdered in their little apartment in a small suburb of Salt Lake City called American Fork, Utah. The men that attacked Brenda and her child were on a mission. One of the attackers, Ron Lafferty, claimed God sent him on this mission to ‘remove’ Brenda and several others to right the wrongs he felt were commit...

Dubbed the “Christmas Killings”, the murder rampage claimed the lives of six innocent victims, while injuring two more. What makes this story more tragic is that the killings, while completely random and senseless, were committed by a 19-year old named Marvallous Keene and three members of his teenage gang who called themselves the Downtown Posse. Sponsors: SimpliSafe - Visit SimpliSafe.com/TCFCP...

In the late ’80s through the early ’90s, Timothy Wilson Spencer was mainly known to the world as The Southside Strangler. However, it was actually the groundbreaking DNA evidence that was used in connection to this case that makes it such an important and relevant case to this day. The same DNA evidence that easily connected Timothy Spencer to each of his cold-blooded murders was the same that was...

Pastors are supposed to be beyond reproach and on a pedestal. What happens when one falls from grace, for having lust in his heart for a younger woman? Did he kill his wife, or did she take her own life? Show recommendation of the week - CRIME SALAD. Download the Himalaya app or go to https://www.himalaya.com/crimesalad and enter promo code SALAD at checkout to get 30 days of premium content, FREE...

As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. For one Texas mom, that was especially true when she went further than anyone to ensure her daughter had a spot on the high school cheer squad. The Pom Pom mom herselfTX Pod Union is meeting on 12/14/19 at the Shipping & Receiving Bar in Ft. Worth – join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/texas-podcast-union-end-of-year-meet-up-tickets-81615890325?r...

Life in small-town Texas is always considered safe…until it’s not. One family was ripped apart and the case introduced new technology using firewood. That’s right… Firewood helped solve a case that might have had the lead suspect walking free. Find out more in this episode of True Crime Fan Club. Sponsors: HelloFresh & SimpliSafeProduced: Nico @ We Talk of Dreams Written / Research: Suzy St. John...

Hello everyone – Lanie here. I started my correspondence with inmates across various states over the summer. I wanted to reach out and have conversations with those who are overlooked because their crimes only made blips in the newspaper. I am not advocating or expressing support for these people or their crimes, however, I do want to share their stories. Perhaps you know someone who is incarcerat...

On a chilly autumn night in the middle of September, a woman was murdered on the side of a quiet suburban street, mere feet from her front door. The investigation that followed uncovered dark secrets that, it could be debated, were more sinister than the murder itself. Sponsor: Start thriving and help women in need today by going to ThriveCausemetics.com/TCFC and enter code “TCFC” for 15% off your...

Serial killers are almost always made famous by their crimes. The public nearly always knows when a serial killer is on the loose, so how could one remain living among the unsuspecting public, undetected by all? That is precisely what happened with Lorenzo Gilyard for several decades before DNA evidence finally brought him to justice. Sponsors:For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant...

On April 29, 2008, 27-year-old Michelle Murphy was suddenly jolted awake in the middle of the night by an unknown assailant. She thought he was pounding on her chest. In the milliseconds it took to orient herself, she realized, he wasn’t hitting her, but rather, he was stabbing her. She didn’t know it yet, but her strength, quick reflexes and ability to fight back will put an end to an 18-year rei...

An awkward love triangle with an odd man out. A husband kills his estranged wife and the estranged wife of another man, just to cause pain and suffering. He spies, stalks, and uses technology to track the affair…Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-cases-w-lanie--3643504/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyrone Hassel III was gunned down on New Years Eve on his fathers front lawn. Who was responsible for the ambush on the unsuspecting veteran? Find out who plotted his untimely death & how Snapchat came into the picture. If you’re in the San Antonio, Texas area on September 7, 2019 the Texas Podcast Union will be hosting another meet up. Join me and other Texas podcasters for some brews, chats, and...

April 27, 2008 began as an ordinary day for Elisabeth Fritzl. But it would ultimately end as a day of freedom for Elisabeth and a day of reverse imprisonment for her father, Josef Fritzl. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-cases-w-lanie--3643504/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Altemio Sanchez stalked women in Buffalo, New York. He wanted to gain control, to have power over someone like his abuser had over him as a young child. Despite there being an arrest and conviction for the vicious rapes he committed, Altemio remained free. But, how? Listeners, this episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/p...

In 2018, the world was rocked by the disappearance and murder of Shannan Watts and, her two beautiful daughters, especially when it was discovered they were murdered by Chris Watts, their husband and father. In 2014, in a similarly horrific case that was not highly publicized, Timothy Jones Jr. of Lexington, SC murdered his five […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...

David Westerfield and the van Dam family lived in the same upper scale neighborhood of Sabre Springs, in northeast San Diego, California. In fact, they only lived several houses apart. On February 1, 2002, these neighbors would become connected forever in the most brutal and awful of ways. MagellanTV – a brand-new streaming service that features […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.s...

In the early 1970’s, Santa Cruz, California, became known as the “Murder Capital of the World” because of two serial killers operating in the area, and a senseless mass murder that occurred on October 19, 1970. The mass murder filled the community with fear, leading them to  believe there was another Manson Family was operating […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcas...

When you think of mass murder, you often associate the act with school shootings, workers “going postal”, or domestic acts of terrorism. What you don’t often think about, is family. . The deadliest case of familial mass murder in the United States took place in the last place anyone would think of… in a sleepy […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-cases...

Melissa Lucio is one of only 6 women on death row in the state of Texas. She is to be executed by lethal injection for the crime of Capital Murder against her very own child, Mariah. Robert Alvarez was Melissa’s live-in partner and also Mariah’s father. While Robert looked the other way, Melissa was convicted […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-cases-...