True Crime Consumes Me

Send us Fan Mail In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became a city of survival — and for some, a city of unraveling. This episode examines the tragic case of Zack Bowen and Adriane “Addie” Hall, a volatile relationship shaped by untreated mental illness, substance abuse, post-combat trauma, and a complete breakdown of stability. What began as a passionate connection in the French Qu...

Send us Fan Mail On a quiet morning in the Arizona desert, 24-year-old geologist Daniel Robinson waved goodbye to a coworker, got into his Jeep… and vanished. His vehicle was later found crashed in a ravine.  His phone, wallet, keys, and clothes were left behind.  But Daniel himself was never found. Four years later, his disappearance still raises more questions than answers — forensic red flags,...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is one we never wanted to record. Authorities have confirmed that 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been found, and the outcome is heartbreaking. In a tragic turn, her mother, Ashlee Buzzard , has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. This update walks through what has been officially confirmed and how a missing child’s case became a homicide investigation...

Send us Fan Mail He didn’t kill in a frenzy.  He killed with precision. In this episode of True Crime Consumes Me , we examine the chilling case of Charles Albright — the Eyeball Killer , a man whose crimes were rooted not in rage, but in control. From a childhood shaped by fear and perfection, to forged identities, unchecked lies, and a ritual that terrorized the streets of Dallas, this is a stor...

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of September 22, 2022, 25-year-old Arelie Yeraldine Garcia Sanchez left her home in Salinas, California — and was never seen again. Arelie was routine-driven.  She went to the gym every morning.  She never missed work.  She lived with her mother, Blanca Sanchez , and stayed closely connected to her family — especially her sister Veronica , who would later track her...

Send us Fan Mail Some friendships are built on faith. Some are built on trust. And some are built quietly… with an end already in mind. She was a gentle, devout widow — known for her kindness, her church, and her belief in the goodness of others. The other was an educated healer — calm, composed, and quietly convinced the universe owed her something more. What began as prayer and spiritual guidanc...

Send us Fan Mail She told her mom she was going camping. She stopped for coffee the next morning. And then, somewhere deep in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey… Danielle Evelyn Lopez vanished. Danielle was 37 years old — warm, loud in the best way, and deeply loved by her family. On April 13, 2024, she was last seen walking alone along a remote forest road after her car became stuck. Nearly two weeks...

Send us Fan Mail Deep in the quiet of the national forests… a predator was hiding in plain sight. Hikers thought they were alone. He made sure they were. This week on True Crime Consumes Me, we’re heading into the case of Gary Michael Hilton — the drifter who turned some of the most beautiful trails in the Southeast into hunting grounds. Four confirmed victims. Dozens of possible ones. A manhunt a...

Send us Fan Mail  Twenty-year-old Ashley Loring HeavyRunner vanished from the Blackfeet Reservation in June 2017 — leaving behind a family desperate for answers and a trail clouded by delays, jurisdictional confusion, and silence. In this Missing Monday story, we revisit Ashley’s final known days, the evidence found, the unanswered questions, and the sister who has never stopped searching.  If you...

Send us Fan Mail  In 1981, 32-year-old Patricia Beard was found murdered in her small Denver apartment — sexually assaulted, strangled, and left with no witnesses and no leads. For more than three decades, her case sat cold and was not spoken about much in news or any other way… until a single forgotten swab, nearly tossed in a 1994 evidence purge, finally spoke.  Today, we unravel the brutal crim...

Send us Fan Mail In 1992, in the quiet foothills of Tennessee, 44-year-old Roy Lee Whited walked away from his home in White County… and vanished without a trace. A beloved father, friend, and well-known local, Roy didn’t just disappear — he left behind a trail of questions that still haunt the people who knew him best. This Missing Monday, we’re shining a light on Roy’s story — the strange circum...

Send us Fan Mail This week on True Crime Consumes Me , we dive into the horrifying case of Dr. Harold Shipman — the quiet, respected family doctor who murdered more than 200 of his own patients. Behind the white coat and gentle bedside manner was a man driven by control, obsession, and a secret addiction that shaped one of the darkest medical crimes in history. From his childhood as a “special boy...

Send us Fan Mail A 21-year-old woman leaves her home for a short walk — less than a mile — to her first day of work on a nearby ranch.  Clear skies. Open terrain. A road she knew by heart. She never makes it. Search teams, drones, K-9 units, and volunteers comb the desert.  Her phone goes silent.  Not a footprint.  Not a belonging.  Not a single trace. How does someone vanish on a 10-minute walk i...

Send us Fan Mail  He beat, stabbed, and drowned his victims…  Then called 911 sobbing, begging to be caught.  A killer who confessed in tears but hunted without mercy.  This is the Weepy-Voiced Killer. 

Send us Fan Mail 13 years old. A quiet argument. A walk into the woods that should’ve ended with her coming home. But it didn’t. In the remote town of New Sweden, Maine — a child vanished without a trace. No footprints. No scent trail. No goodbye. This week on Missing Monday, I’m telling the story of Stefanie Lynne Damron — a bright, independent 13-year-old who walked into the woods behind her fam...

Send us Fan Mail Between 1998 and 2003, the quiet neighborhoods of Baton Rouge became the hunting ground of a man hiding in plain sight. Women were taken from their homes, from their routines, from the lives they worked so hard to build — while police spent months looking for the wrong kind of killer. In this episode, we walk through the life and crimes of Derrick Todd Lee: his violent upbringing,...

Send us Fan Mail Seventeen-year-old Morgan Amina Crenshaw told her grandmother she was heading to Oakland — just 37 miles from her home in Antioch, California. But she never came back. Days later, her phone was found abandoned outside an empty warehouse… her name now tied to a statewide Ebony Alert and a family’s desperate search for answers. In this week’s Missing Monday , we retrace Morgan’s fin...

Send us Fan Mail The Alaskan Avenger: The Story of Jason Vukovich A boy grows up in a house full of prayer and pain. Decades later, that same boy walks into the Alaskan night with a hammer and a notebook full of names. The headlines called him The Alaskan Avenger. But this story isn’t about a hero or a villain — it’s about what happens when the system fails a child long enough for the child to sto...

Send us Fan Mail  Fifteen-year-old Sophie Reeder walked out of her Fort Lauderdale home just before midnight — leaving a candle burning in her room and a mystery that’s haunted her family ever since.  Her diary spoke of loneliness, her searches revealed danger, and her final phone ping traced to a place she never left.  Eight years later, her story still echoes through the Florida night. 

Send us Fan Mail In 1974, a Texas father tucked his kids into bed after trick-or-treating…  but only one of them woke up the next morning. What looked like a random Halloween tragedy turned out to be something much darker — a crime that made the entire country fear its own candy bowls. This is the story of The Candyman Murders. A father. A plan. And the Halloween night that changed everything.

Send us Fan Mail  A little girl vanished, and her story can’t fade away.   Melodee Buzzard , age 9, was last seen with her mother in California — her mom came home alone and won’t talk. Share this post and help us keep the search alive.  

Send us Fan Mail Something dark was brewing in the Colorado mountains — and it wasn’t the weather. The 7-11 Ranch looked like a dream: wide pastures, mountain wind, and cabins tucked under tall pines. But behind that postcard view, a family was falling apart… and by the time the dust settled, one of them would be buried beneath the very land he worked to save. This week on True Crime Consumes Me,...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the person you trust most… turns into your worst nightmare? In 2007, 13-year-old Paris Bennett called 911 from his home in Abilene, Texas, and calmly told the dispatcher: “I killed my sister.” But what sounded like shock soon revealed something far darker—an act of revenge, calculated to cause his mother the deepest pain imaginable. This case isn’t just about a m...

Send us Fan Mail This is not a story for the faint of heart. In the quiet town of Aberdeen, Australia, one woman’s violence would shock the world and redefine the limits of human cruelty. Katherine Knight — a name forever etched in true crime history. A life filled with abuse, obsession, and rage spiraled into one of the most gruesome murders Australia has ever seen. What happened inside that smal...

Send us Fan Mail She thought she was going on a date. She even sent a Snapchat—smiling, hopeful, “Ready for my date.” But by the next morning, Sydney Loofe was gone. What unfolded in Nebraska in 2017 was not a love story—it was a trap, set by two people hiding a darkness that would shock the entire nation. Tinder messages, strange Facebook videos, a chilling discovery scattered across rural fields...