True Crime Garage

Angel #333 /// Part 2 ///  799 Part 2 of 2  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In the early morning hours of Monday, April 17, 2023 around 12:30 a.m., the Department of Public Safety received a 9-1-1 call of a vehicle on fire on interstate 10 outside of Tonopah, Arizona.  The Fire Department extinguished the fire and found 22-year-old Mercedes Vega inside deceased.  This vehicle fire quickly became a homici...

Angel #333 /// Part 1 ///  798  Part 1 of 2  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In the early morning hours of Monday, April 17, 2023 around 12:30 a.m., the Department of Public Safety received a 9-1-1 call of a vehicle on fire on interstate 10 outside of Tonopah, Arizona.  The Fire Department extinguished the fire and found 22-year-old Mercedes Vega inside deceased.  This vehicle fire quickly became a homic...

Dominique Dunne  //////  797  Part 1 of 1 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com The night before Halloween attack on Poltergeist movie star Dominique Dunne shocked and surprised both Hollywood and the nation.  Dominique was an up and coming star.  At the young age of twenty two years old she had already found success on both television and the big screen.  Her star was rising but that would be brought to an ab...

Zodiac Killer /// Part 2 /// 796  Part 2 of 2 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  This is the Zodiac speaking… the words of a killer.  The haunting words of a killer determined to terrorize and taunt the public in and around the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 60s and early 70s.  We featured this case at length a few years back with “The Zodiac” parts 1 through 5.  Those episodes are available for your l...

Zodiac Killer /// Part 1 /// 795  Part 1 of 2 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  This is the Zodiac speaking… the words of a killer.  The haunting words of a killer determined to terrorize and taunt the public in and around the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 60s and early 70s.  We featured this case at length a few years back with “The Zodiac” parts 1 through 5.  Those episodes are available for your l...

Delphi Murders Trial  ////// 794 Part 1 of 1 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com The trial against Richard Allen who is accused of killing Libby German and Abby Williams in Indiana back in 2017 is underway.  True Crime Garage has brought you coverage of the crimes and the investigation since May of 2017 starting with episodes #110 and #111.  Now we take a look at the jury selection process, details learned s...

The “KN” Murder  ////// 793 Part 1 of 1  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In August of 1972 a young mother is reported missing to police by her roommate.  Vicki Lynn Harrell was a smart and hard working woman, making her way in the world.  She went out one night to run a few errands but never returned.  Later her body was discovered.  The killer had crudely carved KN on the dead woman’s chest.  Four law e...

Main Line Murders /// Part 2 /// 792  Part 2 of 2 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com The Main Line Murders is the largest and longest running murder investigation ever conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police.  On June 25th, 1979 the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinsert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a motel parking lot.  Her two children Michael and Karen have not been seen since June...

Main Line Murders /// Part 1 /// 791  Part 1 of 2 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com The Main Line Murders is the largest and longest running murder investigation ever conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police.  On June 25th, 1979 the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinsert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a motel parking lot.  Her two children Michael and Karen have not been seen since June...

Obsessed with Serial Killers  ////// 790 Part 1 of 1 www. TrueCrimeGarage.com Does America and other nations have an obsession with Serial Killers?  Many have asked that question.  I say no, but what is clearly obvious is many people have a very deep fascination with Serial Killers.  Serial murderers are a rare breed.  Many people who follow true crime will typically go through a phase when they f...

11 Skulls /// Israel Keyes  /// Part 2  Episode:789 Part 2 of 4   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  Israel Keyes was an American serial killer.  Keyes is now deceased but when he died he took many of his deep dark secrets with him.  He truly was a predator with no boundaries.  He killed in several states and is suspected to have done so in others.  That is the mystery of Israel Keyes.  It’s not just about...

11 Skulls /// Israel Keyes  /// Part 1  Episode: 788 Part 1 of 4   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  Israel Keyes was an American serial killer.  Keyes is now deceased but when he died he took many of his deep dark secrets with him.  He truly was a predator with no boundaries.  He killed in several states and is suspected to have done so in others.  That is the mystery of Israel Keyes.  It’s not just abou...

Out-R-Inn Murders ////// 787  Part 1 of 1  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  Bob Gil was a very successful young business man.  During his college days he purchased a failing bar located on the North Campus of The Ohio State University.  He quickly turned the business around.  Then he grew his business, purchasing an old Steak restaurant and flipping it to an exciting Sports Bar and Grill.  A couple of ye...

Cassie Compton ////// 786 Part 1 of 1    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   Cassie Kay Compton went missing 10 years ago from the town of Stuttgart, Arkansas.  Today she would be 25 years old.  She was just 15 when this mystery began.  According to reports, Cassie was dropped off at her mother’s home on the evening of September 14, 2014.  It is believed that the last person known to have seen Cassie was h...

The Cell Phone Murders /// Part 2 /// 785  Part 2 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   On September 25, 1996 just before midnight, a 911 call came into emergency services.  A crying woman requested police and ambulance personnel to her home.  She reported a lot of gunfire in her home with several people down.  Within minutes, Police, Fire, and EMTs were on the scene.  A young man covered in blood ran...

The Cell Phone Murders /// Part 1 /// 784  Part 1 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   On September 25, 1996 just before midnight, a 911 call came into emergency services.  A crying woman requested police and ambulance personnel to her home.  She reported a lot of gunfire in her home with several people down.  Within minutes, Police, Fire, and EMTs were on the scene.  A young man covered in blood ran...

Kyle Fleischmann - Missing /// Part 2 /// 783 Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we feature a case that remains one of Charlotte, North Carolina’s best known unsolved mysteries.  24 year old Kyle Fleischmann was out with friends for a Thursday night celebration.  The group ends up at the Buckhead Saloon in the Uptown area.  Kyle’s friends start going home in the early morning hours...

Kyle Fleischmann - Missing /// Part 1 /// 782 Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we feature a case that remains one of Charlotte, North Carolina’s best known unsolved mysteries.  24 year old Kyle Fleischmann was out with friends for a Thursday night celebration.  The group ends up at the Buckhead Saloon in the Uptown area.  Kyle’s friends start going home in the early morning hours...

After Midnight  //////  781 Part 1 of 1   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   Katara Johnson was a vibrant, young woman with a zest for life.  On August 25, 2004 Katara worked the late shift, leaving work at midnight and heading home.  By morning, her car was gone, and her family could not get in touch with the 21 year old.  Less than 24 hours after leaving work, Katara was found dead.  This homicide case...

Shannon Paulk ////// 780 Part 1 of 1  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  One week before the start of the school year a little girl was taken from her Candlestick Park neighborhood.  The entire city of Prattville, Alabama was looking for this little girl.  Eleven year old Shannon Paulk was missing for about two months when rabbit hunters found her remains in a remote hunting area.  This is the crime that f...

The Dartmouth Murders  /// Part 2 /// 779  Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com The 2001 homicides of two Dartmouth College professors completely shocked and rocked Hanover, New Hampshire to it's core.  No one could imagine something like this happening in a town best known for being the home of an elite academic institution.  Half and Susanne Zantop were both loved and very highly respected by...

The Dartmouth Murders  /// Part 1 /// 778  Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com The 2001 homicides of two Dartmouth College professors completely shocked and rocked Hanover, New Hampshire to it's core.  No one could imagine something like this happening in a town best known for being the home of an elite academic institution.  Half and Susanne Zantop were both loved and very highly respected by...

Brandon Cartellone ////// 777 Part 1 of 1    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com On July 26, 2011 - Brandon Cartellone was viciously killed.  His body was found in his second floor apartment at approximately 1AM on July 27th.  Brandon was just 21 years old.  He was a successful Industrial Design student at the Cleveland Institute of Art.  Brandon’s death continues to be an open wound that will not and canno...

Phoenix Canal Killer /// Part 2 /// 776 Part 2 of 2  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  Dismemberment killings are rare.  We hear of them as these types of stories, make the news and headlines that get clicks.  This is partially because of the rare nature of these types of crimes.  Even amongst those who kill, many simply do not posses the ability to carry out such a horrific act.  In Phoenix and Tucson, A...

Phoenix Canal Killer /// Part 1 /// 775 Part 1 of 2  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  Dismemberment killings are rare.  We hear of them as these types of stories, make the news and headlines that get clicks.  This is partially because of the rare nature of these types of crimes.  Even amongst those who kill, many simply do not posses the ability to carry out such a horrific act.  In Phoenix and Tucson, A...