True Crime Couple

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On Monday October 19, 1970 in the midst of the Manson family murder trials and with two serial killers on the loose, both the Zodiac and the Co-ed Killer, firefighters in Soquel, CA discover the bodies of five people in the swimming pool of a wealthy home in the Santa Cruz mountains. Through a note left at the scene a murderous cult took responsibility for the Ohta family murders. Join me as I tel...

On June 8, 2017 a call came into Montgomery County, MO dispatch. The two people on the line stated that someone had been found dead inside a large snake breeding facility and one of the large snakes was not accounted for. When deputies got on the scene they were terrified and had no idea what they were in for. Had someone been killed by a snake or had this been a cold blooded murder? Sponsors:  Ho...

As all news does in a high school, rumors of what happened to bright, beautiful, athletic Emma Walker spread like wildfire. Some said that she had died by suicide, but most couldn’t believe that. Her life was perfect. She had a great boyfriend, she was a cheerleader, and had a close circle of friends. It just didn’t seem like it could be true. But if Emma Walker did not harm herself, it meant that...

On August 30, 2011 the body of Jennifer Webb was found beside her SUV near a drainage ditch in Buena Vista, MI. What police think initially is a suicide turns out to be a case that will shake them to their very core. Trigger Warnings: Discussions of suicide and violence against a pregnant woman Send in your listener stories to truecrimecouple@gmail.com Sponsors: Magic Mind You have a limited offer...

Introducing a NEW investigation from the BBC’s World of Secrets podcast: The Apartheid Killer. All the victims were black and the youngest was just 12 years old. Some relatives are still searching for the graves. They were killed during a three-year bloodbath in the 1980s, in the South African city of East London – by one person. He killed so many, he lost count. It has been 30 years since the whi...

Jake Millison was last seen leaving the ranch he called home on May 16, 2015 by his mother. He would often leave for long term jobs in other states, but after he was not heard from for two months he was finally reported missing. Investigators would have to make up for a lot of missed time in order to solve the mystery of the 7-11 Ranch. (Solved case) Sponsors: Miracle Made TryMiracle.com/TCC and u...

In the early morning hours of June 2, 2009 a thunderstorm broke the constant quiet that existed in the Amish community of Apple Creek, OH. Inside the well kept two story white house the occupants slept fretfully because of the storm. What they did not know was that the loud noises outside were nothing compared to the danger that had sneaked its way inside. A figure walked its way through the unloc...

In the early morning hours following the 4th of July celebrations in Moorpark, CA a security guard spots what he assumed was a drunk driving incident. But when he approached the accident he realized something more sinister had occurred at the intersection between Highway 23 and Los Angeles Avenue. The investigation that would follow would reveal the depth to which humanity could reach.  Sponsor: M...

Two days after she had run away and returned home 14 year old Kristy Ohnstad went missing from her home in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Bellingham, WA. The investigation that followed would reveal an evil so diabolical no one saw it coming.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: IQ BAR To get your twenty percent off, just text TCC to 64-000. Get your discount.  Message and data rates may apply...

Fred ‘FC’ Martinez Jr. was brutally murdered on the night of June 16, 2001. He is one of the youngest recorded victims of a hate crime in the United States. Join me as I tell John the case of the Navajo teen and his two spirits.  Trigger Warning: mentions of suicide and hate crimes Patreon.com/truecrimecouple or join on the app to get ad free episodes and two full length bonus episodes per month S...

In the early morning hours of July 22, 1987 a mother and daughter were found in a car wreckage. An first responders worked to save the women's lives they quickly realized the crash had been no accident... Sponsors: Detective Perspective Podcast Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/175480928/?match=1&terms=robert%20peernock https://www.newspapers.com/image/403006838/?match=1&terms=robe...

On August 3, 2013, just weeks before beginning her senior year of high school, 17 year old Alexis Murphy left her family home after telling her mother that she was going to spend the day shopping in Lynchburg, VA. Unfortunately Alexis never returned home that night so her mother reported her missing to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department. Within a week investigators would find a suspect, but it...

On the night of August 8, 2017 15 year old Jasmine Block seemingly disappeared into thin air. When her mother returned home after only being gone an hour that night Jasmine’s cell phone was near the couch which she had left her daughter sitting on. Join me as I tell John the case of Jasmine Block.  Trigger Warning: Sexual assault and descriptions of extreme violence Correction: John told me to let...

On April 17, 2016 A motorist found the burned, beaten, and frostbit body of a woman on a desolate stretch of Highway 212 in the Crow Reservation in Montana. Miraculously she was still alive. Join me as I tell John the case of Roylynn Rides Horse and the senseless act of violence that left her in the condition in which she was found.  Trigger Warning: domestic violence, extreme violence ** Correcti...

Today’s case spans three countries and the course of ten years. It begins as separate tragic cases of young individuals who are in crisis, but when a 64 year old self-admitted armchair detective got involved she slowly began to connect all the dots…something horrible was happening on the internet.  Trigger Warnings: Today’s case deals with discussions surround suicide and suicide ideations Resourc...

On November 14, 2015 the most unthinkable crime was committed in the midst of a youth football game in Scottsville, KY reaffirming the scary truth that it is not the unknown we should fear, but those closest to us. Join me as I tell Johnny the case of seven year old Gabriella Doolin. Trigger warning: sexual abuse and murder of a minor Sponsors: Factor Meals Factormeals.com/truecrimecouple50 and us...

30 year old Cindy Monkman went missing in the hours before she was supposed to catch a flight home with her sister for Christmas. Join me as I tell John the heartbreaking case of Cindy and how falling in love can sometimes be a very dangerous thing to do.  Kathy Monkman Higham’s links: Blog Youtube Channel   Sponsors: FUM TryFum.com/tcc Get 10% when you use code tcc Sources: Source 1 https://www.f...

The case that we have for you today will take us on a scenic road trip from the beautiful Vancouver Island through the majestic pacific northwestern state of Washington, with our final destination being Seattle. But somewhere along the way a wrong turn was taken, and the vast and dense forests around us, once beautiful and intoxicating, will take on a new sinister light. And very quickly the trip...

In New Washoe City, Nevada two armed gunmen stormed into the trailer of the Dodd Family in late December of 2012. In their wake they would leave the head of the household dead and a family reeling from the seemingly senseless act of violence. But as the investigation fell into the lap of investigators the family would only be further torn apart by devastating secrets and betrayals.  Patreon.com/tr...

Detective Scott Day had been on the Edmond Police Force for just about 20 years. Close to his retirement, he could reflect back on his career and be proud of the work that he had done…all except for that one case from 18 years prior. He had been a rookie officer then, and the first to respond to the scene of a murder and a violent sexual assault. The case had gone unsolved and haunted the communit...

Just weeks before Christmas a woman was found murdered in her car on a remote country road in Texas. Her murderer was trying to throw off detectives with a faked sexual assault, the clothes of the victim folded neatly in the front seat, her purse missing but not other the other valuables in the vehicle. They didn’t know what to make of it. But the family of Sandy Harper Dial would not let their si...

In 1995 detectives from the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Department had a witness who saw the man that brutally murdered a mother of two in her hair salon. They had another witness that saw the vehicle he had most likely been driving, and to the credit of one very diligent criminalist, they had his DNA…but for an infuriating ten years the murderer of Dana Satterfield would evade them allowing him...

When a badly burned body is found in a home in Las Vegas on April 9, 2021 it only takes investigators a short time to figure out who committed the crime. In this case it is not the investigation that must be discussed but rather the years leading up to this tragic event.  Patreon.com/TCC Sponsors: Blissy Blissy.com/TCC and use code TCC to get an additional 30% off  Skylight Frames To get $15 off y...

On the night of March 23, 1997 a 911 call came in from a 16 year old boy who stated that he had come home that night to find his father murdered in the living room. He was unsure if the other members of his family were alive because he had left the home in fear. When police responded they found four members of the Hunt and Duke family brutally murdered. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Skylig...