True Crime

When a respected city judge, Vincent Sherry, and his wife, Margaret, are found brutally murdered in their Biloxi home, it sends a shockwave of fear through the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The investigation quickly points to a sinister force: the Dixie Mafia. This is the story of the relentless FBI pursuit to untangle a web of corruption, contract killers, and a conspiracy that reached into the heart o...

In the 1990s, the line between cop and criminal in New Orleans was dangerously blurred. A sprawling FBI investigation uncovered a nest of corruption, revealing officers who were not just on the take, but active participants in the city's violent drug trade. This is the story of that landmark probe, where the FBI's greatest law enforcers and forensic accountants faced a unique challenge: investigat...

The case began not with a name, but with a scene: the body of an unidentified young woman discovered along a highway in a quiet Pennsylvania town. For years, she was known only as a Jane Doe, her story a silent mystery. This is the journey to give her a name—Dawn Marie Birnbaum—and to unravel the truth of her tragic fate. Follow the FBI's greatest law enforcers and forensic scientists as they empl...

The hunt for Genaro Ruiz Camacho was a pursuit of two intersecting trails: one of drugs, and one of blood. As a prolific trafficker operating in the shadows of the border, Camacho built a formidable empire. But when his business was threatened, he revealed his true nature as a ruthless killer, leaving a trail of bodies to cover his tracks. This case follows the FBI's greatest law enforcers and for...

In the humid heat of South Carolina in 1985, a predator named Larry Gene Bell unleashed a wave of terror that was as psychologically cruel as it was violent. His weapon wasn't just a gun; it was the telephone, which he used to torment the families of his victims with chilling, taunting calls. This is the story of the desperate manhunt to stop him, a race against time led by the FBI's elite profile...

When a former Motown Records producer, Lawrence Horn, arranged the brutal murders of his own family for a massive inheritance, the investigation led to a chilling revelation: the hit man, James Perry, appeared to have used a book—the true-crime manual Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors—as a step-by-step guide. This case delves into the FBI's meticulous work to untangle the mur...

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) became the weapon of choice for the FBI in their war against New York City's most elusive drug lord: Clarence Heatley. Operating with brazen efficiency, Heatley's empire seemed untouchable—until federal agents built a devastating RICO case, treating his entire organization as a criminal enterprise. This investigation unpacks how the FBI...

When a series of murders along Interstate 70 revealed a pattern of senseless violence, the FBI faced a terrifying new threat: a killing duo. This is the story of Jeffrey Barnes and Kenneth Jones, two men whose random spree of robbery and murder turned a major American highway into a scene of horror. Follow the nation's top law enforcers and forensic scientists as they piece together a complex puzz...

In the Spring of 2023 police in Hudson, Ohio were dispatched to the home of a 41 year-old father who had failed to collect his daughter from school. Officers performing the welfare check made a gruesome discovery.  Dr Todd Morgan was a well-liked and respected professor at the University of Cleveland. He was also a doting and loving father of two.  But under his professional facade, the professor...

On December 2nd, 2019 just days after celebrating Thanksgiving with family Christine Holloway and her 14 month-old daughter, Vanessa, went missing. Parked on the street outside her apartment was Christine’s new car but she was not answering the door. Despite the freezing conditions, two windows were sitting open. The door was locked but a light remained on. When officers forced entry, they made a...

In the Autumn of 2013, a young mother and her two children went missing from their home in Deltona, Florida.  28 year old Yessenia’s last contact had been a phone call around midnight the night before she vanished. Her children did not arrive for school the next day.  Suspicions immediately turned to the most likely suspect: the husband, who turned up on scene claiming to have no idea what had hap...

Canadian millionaire Richard 'Dick' Oland was found dead on the floor of his office on a warm summer morning in 2011. The 69 year-old was known to be ruthless in his business dealings. He had no doubt made many enemies. But the scene suggested that his murder had been a crime of passion. The killer was likely someone Dick had known well, and maybe even loved. Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...

In July 2020, 18 year old Grant Solomon died in what was deemed a freak accident in the parking lot of a gym in Gallatin, Tennessee. The circumstances were as strange as they were tragic. There was only one witness to the accident: Grant’s father, Aaron Solomon, a man who had been under intense scrutiny after years of allegations of abuse and mistreatment from his ex-wife. Become a supporter of th...

In the early morning hours of October 5, 2020 a 23 year-old woman was captured leaving a popular area for bars and clubs with an unknown man. The woman, Marisela Botello-Valadez, was from out of town. She had only just met the man whose vehicle she is shown climbing into.  What Marisela is about to find out is that it isn’t just this charming stranger that she needs to worry about. It is the other...

On the 27th of September 2020, 28 year old former ballet dancer, Ashley Benefield shot and killed her 58 year old husband in the Lakewood Ranch neighbourhood of Manatee County, Florida.  From that moment onwards, she has claimed that she did so in self-defence. She was in fear for her life. But many - including County investigators and prosecutors - doubt the young mother’s claims ... and with goo...

When 28 year old Ashley Fallis was rushed to the hospital in the early morning hours of New Years Day, 2012, her family had no doubts as to who had put her there. Only Ashley's husband, Tom, had been in the room with her when she was struck by a single gunshot. Only Tom, with his temper and controlling nature would have pulled the trigger. But where Ashley's family saw no doubt, law enforcement fo...

The view of the Colley family home on South Bellagio Drive in St Augustine in late August 2015 was the picture of suburban contentment … until it wasn’t.  Only minutes after an officer from the St Johns County Sheriffs office left the quiet cul de sac on a routine call emergency calls would bring deputies, search teams and crime scene units back out to the neighborhood. Become a supporter of this...

In the Spring of 2020, a mother of four was found stabbed to death sitting inside her vehicle. She was parked just outside of her home. The 47 year old had not even taken off her seatbelt. Only moments before law enforcement arrived, the killer had run from the scene. As investigators moved rapidly to put the pieces together, they discovered that all signs pointed squarely at one individual: A wom...

In early July, 2018 a late-night house fire in the town of Dundas, Ontario claimed the lives of two retirees.  Alan and Carla Rutherford were known as loving parents, grandparents and good friends.  The blaze had taken hold of their home quickly and it had burned intensely. Investigators at the scene had little doubt that this was no accident.  But who could possibly have wished harm on the Ruther...

In early 2023, medical personnel at a hospital east of Houston received a diabetic patient who was not responding to their treatment. His condition, they said, made no sense.  At his bedside, his wife was displaying what they called “theatrics.” When the patient, 46-year-old Joseph Hartsfield passed away his death left a number of unsettling questions. An investigation was launched, which began to...

Two groups of fishermen on opposite sides of the St Croix River began arguing across the water. For hours, insults and curse words were exchanged. As the sun went down tempers began to flare. The two groups of men would find themselves on the same side of the river, squaring off. After all was said and done one fisherman, a young father to five children, would not leave the park alive. Become a su...

On the evening of May 7th, 2019, 62 year old Kenneth Herring ran a red light. He drove head first into an 18-wheeler, smashing the front of his Dodge pick-up truck before coming to an abrupt stop.  Thankfully, no one was injured from the crash.  Minutes passed as the damage was assessed. Multiple calls to 911 were placed. Then, to the shock of on-lookers, Kenneth got back into his truck and he dro...

43 year old former US Army sniper, counsellor, wife and mother, Brenda Thurman was rushed to the hospital on a cold January morning in 2016; ostensibly the victim of a tragic accident.    The evidence - for the most part, appeared to align with this conclusion. It was a devastating end for a trailblazing, loving and strong woman.  But questions arose, only a week later, when a colleague of Brendas...

The 1983 murder of the teenager David Wilkey. Unravel the mystery alongside the FBI's greatest law enforcers and forensic scientists. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

The case of convict Danny Ray Horning and his later prison escape. Unravel the mystery alongside the FBI's greatest law enforcers and forensic scientists. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .