True Crime Garage

The Bedside Murders /// Part 2 /// 774 Part 2 of 2  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  Sometime between the waning hours of October 13th and the dawning of October 14th a young mother and her grandmother were viciously beaten and strangled.  The night of Sunday, October 13, 1968 was a gloomy one, with rain falling steadily.  Clyda Jean and her three boys arrived back at their home around 9:30pm that night....

The Bedside Murders /// Part 1 /// 773 Part 1 of 2  www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  Sometime between the waning hours of October 13th and the dawning of October 14th a young mother and her grandmother were viciously beaten and strangled.  The night of Sunday, October 13, 1968 was a gloomy one, with rain falling steadily.  Clyda Jean and her three boys arrived back at their home around 9:30pm that night....

The Twin Cities Weepy Killer /// Part 2 /// 772  Part 2 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   In the early 1980s a deadly man was stalking the women of the Twin Cities.  He used different weapons and methods to kill his victims.  Often after a kill, the act was followed by a phone call claiming responsibility for the murder.  Why were these calls seemingly part of the killer’s M.O.?   What purpose did...

The Twin Cities Weepy Killer /// Part 1 /// 771  Part 1 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   In the early 1980s a deadly man was stalking the women of the Twin Cities.  He used different weapons and methods to kill his victims.  Often after a kill, the act was followed by a phone call claiming responsibility for the murder.  Why were these calls seemingly part of the killer’s M.O.?   What purpose did...

Brian Shaffer Interview ////// 770 Part 1 of 1   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   How did Brian Shaffer a 27 year-old man at the time just simply disappear?  It's a question Columbus Police detectives and thousands from central Ohio have been asking for more than 18 years.  Brian Shaffer, was a medical student at The Ohio State University.  As legend has it; he walked into a campus bar and was never see...

Robert Pickton /// Part 2 /// 769 Part 2 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   This week we tell the tale of Robert Pickton, Canada’s most infamous serial killer.  Robert Pickton was a pig farmer turned serial killer who hit it big with the sale of a large portion of the family farm.  Instead of using his riches for good, he hosted drug and alcohol fueled parties on his disgusting farm at a place call...

Robert Pickton /// Part 1 /// 768  Part 1 of 2   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   This week we tell the tale of Robert Pickton, Canada’s most infamous serial killer.  Robert Pickton was a pig farmer turned serial killer who hit it big with the sale of a large portion of the family farm.  Instead of using his riches for good, he hosted drug and alcohol fueled parties on his disgusting farm at a place cal...

A Murder so Cold  //////  767   www. TrueCrimeGarage.com   On Friday, January 21st 1994 Evelyn Fleck’s nude body was found in her backyard by a neighbor who saw the 37 year old’s foot protruding from beneath an old refrigerator.  The murder investigation that followed was conducted by the Kentucky State Police Ashland Post.  Now over 30 years later, the case remains unsolved.  Police have suspects...

Cabins by the Lake /// Part 2 /// 766 Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com 17 year old Belinda VanLith has been missing for fifty years now.  At the time of her disappearance she was described as five foot five inches tall, about one hundred ten pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.  Belinda was house sitting for a neighbor at the time.  She failed to attend her sister’s going away party on Jun...

Cabins by the Lake /// Part 1 /// 765 Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com 17 year old Belinda VanLith has been missing for fifty years now.  At the time of her disappearance she was described as five foot five inches tall, about one hundred ten pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.  Belinda was house sitting for a neighbor at the time.  She failed to attend her sister’s going away party on Jun...

Crystal Bradshaw ////// 764 Part 1 of 1    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In 2007 twenty eight year old Crystal Bradshaw was murdered in her home in Boiling Springs, South Carolina.  Unfortunately, this case has remained unsolved.  The night of the homicide, an unknown person was seen in the carport of the home.  This person left the scene before police arrived.  There is a composite sketch of this pers...

John O’Keefe /// Part 2 /// 763 Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we respond to the many requests to cover the John O’Keefe case / Karen Read trial with two hours of Garage coverage.  John O’Keefe was a veteran officer with the Boston Police Department.  Sadly, he was killed in January of 2022.  His body was recovered in the snow at the property of another law enforcement officer....

John O’Keefe /// Part 1 /// 762  Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we respond to the many requests to cover the John O’Keefe case / Karen Read trial with two hours of Garage coverage.  John O’Keefe was a veteran officer with the Boston Police Department.  Sadly, he was killed in January of 2022.  His body was recovered in the snow at the property of another law enforcement officer....

Katie Janness /// Part 2 /// 761  Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In July of 2021- 40 year old Katie Janness was walking her dog in a city park in Atlanta, Georgia when the two were attacked.  Piedmont Park was just a short walk from Katie’s home.  The two had walked together in the park many times.  But on this night both were attacked and stabbed by an unknown assailant.  Just before 1AM...

Katie Janness /// Part 1 /// 760  Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com In July of 2021- 40 year old Katie Janness was walking her dog in a city park in Atlanta, Georgia when the two were attacked.  Piedmont Park was just a short walk from Katie’s home.  The two had walked together in the park many times.  But on this night both were attacked and stabbed by an unknown assailant.  Just before 1AM...

West Memphis 3 /// Discussion  Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com Join Nic & The Captain in the Garage for a riveting and energy filled discussion about the West Memphis 3 case.  This case and True Crime story continues to be one of the more debated cases of the 20th century, even after more than 30 years has passed.  Why can’t we as a collective community move on from this case?  Is it becau...

West Memphis 3 /// Discussion  Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com Join Nic & The Captain in the Garage for a riveting and energy filled discussion about the West Memphis 3 case.  This case and True Crime story continues to be one of the more debated cases of the 20th century, even after more than 30 years has passed.  Why can’t we as a collective community move on from this case?  Is it becau...

West Memphis 3 /// A Harvest of Innocence  Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com After taking a listen once again to our West Memphis 3 case coverage from 2016 we have decided to revisit the case and get some additional thoughts from a perspective not yet heard on TCG.  Today we welcomed in Dan Stidham, the Defense Attorney for Jesse Misskelley Jr.  Mr. Stidham represented Jesse for many years a...

West Memphis 3 /// A Harvest of Innocence  Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com After taking a listen once again to our West Memphis 3 case coverage from 2016 we have decided to revisit the case and get some additional thoughts from a perspective not yet heard on TCG.  Today we welcomed in Dan Stidham, the Defense Attorney for Jesse Misskelley Jr.  Mr. Stidham represented Jesse for many years a...

West Memphis 3 /// Jessie, Jason and Damien  Garage Refill ////// TrueCrimeGarage.com Part 3- Jessie, Jason and Damien  We discuss some police tips and Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols. We will try to get to the bottom of it all. Are they guilty? If not who is, Mark Byers? Terry Hobbs? The strange man seen at the Bojangles? Join us for this double feature, the follow up to yester...

West Memphis 3 /// Timeline & Confessions  Garage Refill ////// TrueCrimeGarage.com Part 2- Timeline & Confessions  We pick up right where we had left off... This week we look into the timeline of the parents of each of the victims and their movements on the night and morning of the search for the boys. We discuss some police tips and we introduce Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols...

West Memphis 3 /// Robinhood Hills Murders Garage Refill ////// TrueCrimeGarage.com Part 1 - Robinhood Hills Murders May 5, 1993 between the hours of 8pm and 10pm three sets of parents called police and each reported their son to be missing. It was quickly determined the three 8 year old boys were last seen together and they may have wondered into the woods on the edge of the neighborhood. The fol...

The Collector & the Fugitive /// Part 2 /// 755  Part 2 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com Leonard Lake and Charles Ng silently terrorized and collected victims in the greater San Fransisco area for about two years.  Leonard Lake was a criminal in every way, committing every type of criminal offense that one could think of.  He was obsessed with the book “The Collector" by John Fowles.  When Lake me...

The Collector & the Fugitive /// Part 1 /// 754  Part 1 of 2    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com Leonard Lake and Charles Ng silently terrorized and collected victims in the greater San Fransisco area for about two years.  Leonard Lake was a criminal in every way, committing every type of criminal offense that one could think of.  He was obsessed with the book “The Collector" by John Fowles.  When Lake me...

Kyle Byrtus ////// 753  Part 1 of 1    www. TrueCrimeGarage.com  On August 15th, 2013 a body was discovered by an electrical worker in a developing area called Lehigh Acres.  Later it was learned that this was the body of 25 year old Kyle Byrtus.  The victim had been tied and killed.  The Lee County Sheriff’s Office just caught another homicide case.  Kyle’s case remains unsolved to this day.  The...