True Crime Cases You Haven't Heard

When Adult Victim 1 punched through a metal door with her bare hands and climbed a fence to freedom, she set in motion a reckoning that would expose a decade-long pattern of violence. In this final episode of our three-part series on Negasi Zuberi, we take you inside the federal courtroom where justice was finally delivered. But what the jury never heard during trial—and what prosecutors revealed...

On May 11, 2023, Adult Victim 2 walked into the Klamath Falls Police Department with bloodied clothes and a detailed account of her assault by Negasi Zuberi. Officers were reluctant to follow up. They didn't collect the evidence. For the next two months, Zuberi made documented trips to Home Depot, purchasing concrete blocks, lumber, insulation, and deadbolts. His own security cameras captured him...

On July 15, 2023, a woman escaped from a five-ton concrete cell in Klamath Falls, Oregon—punching through metal doors until her hands were bloody. This is Episode 1: The Escape. All details from court documents and official records. Full case files at TrueCrimeUnheard.com .

In May 2024, Graceland was 24 hours from foreclosure—all because of a forged signature from a woman who'd been dead for 18 months. Lisa Jeanine Findley, a 54-year-old con artist from Missouri, nearly stole Elvis Presley's mansion using fake companies, burner phones, and Microsoft Word in a $2.85M extortion attempt that shocked Memphis. Host Steve Rhode shares his personal connection to Elv...

In this gripping episode of our True Crime podcast, we delve into the untold true crime story of federal agent Alberico Crespo, who knelt at a Santería altar—was he seeking spiritual guidance or protecting a drug empire? This shocking true crime case reveals how a decorated fraud investigator used his badge to shield the very crimes he swore to stop, including connections to drug trafficker Jorge...

He confessed to killing 48 women, but the real story is darker. In this episode, we strip away the myths and expose the realities of Gary Ridgway — the so-called Green River Killer. Discover why he wasn’t caught for nearly 20 years, how he hid in plain sight as a father and factory worker, and the systemic failures that allowed him to keep killing. Built entirely from court records, sworn testimon...

In this episode of True Crime Cases You Haven't Heard, explore the untold true crime story of a woman who became a victim after trying to help during a Detroit carjacking. Hours later, the very man she assisted, Cortez Blake, led her abduction, mistakenly convinced she had set him up. This episode recounts how one night of bad decisions, arrogance, and ignorance turned suspicion into violence,...

In this episode of True Crime Cases You Haven't Heard, we dive into an untold true crime story about the infamous hospice fraud scam that occurred in Los Angeles but it's happening elsewhere as well. Nita Palma was convicted of health-care fraud and illegal kickbacks as she manipulated the hospice care system, enrolling patients who were not at the end of their lives. Families and physicia...

In this true crime podcast episode, we delve into the untold true crime story of Michael Geilenfeld — a man from Iowa once celebrated as a missionary savior in Haiti who was ultimately convicted in U.S. federal court for child sexual abuse. This episode uncovers a decades-long timeline filled with survivor testimony, overlooked red flags, and the closure of a Haiti orphanage due to corruption and...

Explore the harrowing true crime case of the Lobster Trap Murder, where James Dao became a victim of betrayal at sea. Five miles off the Southern California coast, James Dao was not just out on another late-night lobster run; he was pulled into a harrowing true crime story. Instead of catching lobsters, he became the victim of the Lobster Trap Murder, shot, bound, and dragged into the Pacific Ocea...

For more than two decades, the true crime case of Kansas prosecutor Linus Thuston revealed shocking allegations of misconduct that went largely unchecked. This episode of True Crime Cases You Haven't Heard traces the untold true crime stories surrounding early financial improprieties and allegations of sexual exploitation involving around 50 women, examining how each missed intervention point allo...

In this episode of our true crime podcast, we delve into an untold true crime story of a small-town Virginia sheriff who sold law enforcement badges like items on a menu—ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 each. Captured on video by FBI agents wearing hidden recording devices, these shocking transactions led to his conviction on all counts and a 10-year sentence in federal prison. But then an unexpecte...

Shan Hanes was a respected Kansas banker who testified before Congress and chaired the state banking association — until a WhatsApp message from crypto scammers led him to embezzle $47 million and destroy his community bank. This unknown true crime case reveals the first documented instance of international pig butchering scams penetrating American financial institutions, told with dignity through...