True Crime New England

Can you believe it’s True Crime New England’s 95th installment of their case profile mini-episode series? This week, the girls have no shortage of horribly depressing and unsolved crimes. First, Katie starts off the episode by telling the story of the murder of Alessia Mesquita in March of 2021 in New Haven Connecticut. She then follows up with the unsolved murder of Alessia’s brother, 20-year-old...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the horrible murder of Fern Feather, a transgender woman out of Morristown, Vermont. At the beginning of April of 2022, Fern stopped to help a hitchhiker named Seth Brunell. The two were fast friends and spent some time together before Seth brutally stabbed Fern to death on April 12th, 2022. Seth would end up going to trial fo...

Can you even believe it? True Crime New England is five years old! On this year’s special episode, Katie and Liz talk about their usual topics: statistics, favorite episodes, and of course, the popular superlatives! Listen through to the end to take a walk down memory lane and be the first to hear of a very important and special announcement.

Another Sunday, another installment of True Crime New England’s mini-episode case profile series! This week, Liz starts off by talking about the heinous murder of 18-year-old Tafar Lewis out of Worcester, Massachusetts in July of 2019. Then, Katie discusses the murder of 17-year-old Shevron Wilson, who was robbed and shot in Hartford, Connecticut in April of 2025. Both cases are in the process of...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz jump in their time machine and go all the way back to the 1840's in Rhode Island to discuss the murder of Amasa Sprague. Hailing from a very prominent and wealthy family, Amasa and his brother, William, grew their success with a massive mill franchise and political positions. On New Year’s Eve of 1843, Amasa was doing his nightly chec...

Join Katie and Liz for another mini-episode in their case profile series that covers crimes against people of color in New England that don’t get enough media attention. This week, Katie starts off the show by discussing the horrible neglect that led to the murder of 11-year-old Jacqueline Torres-Garcia in September of 2024 in New Britain, Connecticut. Then, Liz discusses the senseless murder of 2...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they discuss the troubling disappearance of 54-year-old Jessie Hoover. In May of 1983, feeling motivated to accomplish something great after her longtime husband passed away suddenly, Jessie decided she was going to do a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Despite being ill-prepared and untrained in hiking, Jessie still travele...

Join Katie and Liz for their 92nd installment of True Crime New England’s case profile mini-episode series! This week, Liz starts the show off with the horrible murder of Jasper Howard in 2009 at the University of Connecticut, where he was stabbed after a football game. Then, Katie talks about the unsolved murder of Tameika Mayo, a 15-year-old girl who was killed in 1988 in Hartford, Connecticut....

Join Katie and Liz on this episode of True Crime New England as they discuss the exoneration of the wrongfully convicted Marvin Mitchell. In September of 1988, an 11-year-old girl was walking to school in Boston, Massachusetts when she was grabbed off the street and raped. Marvin ended up being convicted based on false eyewitness testimony and potential conspiracy between arresting officers. After...

Join Katie and Liz for another installment of their mini-episode case profile series! This week, Katie starts the show off with a devastating story about the murder of 20-year-old Mariyah Inthirath, who was shot and killed in New Haven, Connecticut in May of 2021. Then, Liz talks about the disappearance of Elizabeth Diaz, a young mother of two who was last seen in Springfield, Massachusetts on Sep...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they discuss the absolutely heinous case of the murder of little Jarrell Cuyler. Based on deep jealousy and a desire for revenge, 23-year-old Chasity West decided she needed to attack her first cousin, Tammi Cuyler, in the worst way possible. Chasity had been having an affair with Tammi’s husband for years, and after their divo...

Welcome to the 90th installment of True Crime New England’s case profile mini-episode series! This week, Liz starts the episode off with the confusing and unnecessary murder of Jorge Osorio-Caballero out of New Haven, Connecticut in January of 2021. Then, Katie talks about the heartbreaking murder of Sylvia Baker out of Hartford, Connecticut in July of 1982, who was taking out the trash when she g...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take a trip to 1800's New Hampshire as they talk about potential serial killer Franklin B. Evans. In 1872, Franklin murdered his 13-year-old grand-niece in Northwood, New Hampshire by luring her into the woods on the guise of helping him check snare traps. When Franklin led investigators to her body, she was found strangled and badly...

Join Katie and Liz for another installment of their case profile mini-episode series! This week, Katie starts the show by telling of the tragic murder of Bruno “Papote” Lugo who was shot and killed in Hartford, Connecticut on October 23rd, 2011. His death still remains unsolved. Then, Liz talks about the murder of Cecil Lopez III out of New Bedford, Massachusetts in October of 2004, and how his de...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz touch upon the upsetting story of the murder of 52-year-old Kerry Munger in Rutland, Vermont. On April 20th, 2009, Kerry met up with his estranged wife’s lover, a young man named Trevor Herrick, in the parking lot of a mall. After a nasty verbal altercation occurred, Trevor ended up fatally stabbing Kerry twice. Trevor later claimed s...

It’s another Sunday with another case profile mini-episode installment from True Crime New England. On this week’s episode, Liz starts off by telling the horrible story of the murder of Tyshaun Hargrove, a 14-year-old father out of New Haven, Connecticut who was murdered in August of 2021. Then, Katie gives the details of the brutal murder of 32-year-old Olga Maria Cornieles-Ubiera, who was found...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the tragic and suspicious death of the talented Eduardo Tirella out of Newport, Rhode Island in 1966. Eduardo possessed many talents, mostly for the arts and performing. He was employed by the insanely wealthy tobacco heiress Doris Duke, who also had an interest in fine arts. One fateful day at Doris’ oceanside mansion, when E...

Another week, another installment of True Crime New England's case profile mini-episode series! This week, Katie starts us off by sharing the extremely depressing case of the murder of 29-year-old Jephthe Chery, who was shot on Thanksgiving day of 2015 in Boston. Then, Liz tells the partially solved story of the murder of John Lima, an 18-year-old who was shot an killed in Brockton, Massachusetts...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, take a trip back in time to 1850's Maine where Katie and Liz share the infamous story of Mary Bean, “The Factory Girl.” This tale involves a young woman from Quebec named Berengera Caswell, who left home with her sisters to work in the ever-expanding textile mills in New England. After she met a young machinist at the same mill she was employed at,...

On this week's installment of True Crime New England's case profile mini-episode series, Katie and Liz cover two solved murders from New Haven, Connecticut. First, Liz shares the troubling murder of 18-year-old Tashawn Brown, who was killed after an argument at a family gathering in May of 2021. Then, Katie discusses the upsetting murder of 29-year-old Dwaneia Turner, who was shot and killed by he...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz dive into a relatively well-known case in recent Massachusetts history. In February of 2021, 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, who was 3 months pregnant, was found dead in her Canton apartment. She had recently found out she was pregnant and was so excited to be a mom. Her body was found with a duffel bag strap around her neck and tied to...

Would you look at that... another mini-episode from True Crime New England's case profile series! This week, Katie talks about the very suspicious homicide of 63-year-old Jake Keels out of Norwalk, Connecticut in August of 1996. Then, Liz talks about the puzzling disappearance and eventual unfortunate discovery of Jerry Riley in October of 1993 out of Epsom, New Hampshire.  Anyone with any informa...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take a look at the mysterious murder of Barbara Beach Hamburg. Barbara, a mom of two living in Madison, Connecticut, was found beaten and stabbed to death on her lawn on March 3rd, 2010. She hadn't answered her teenage daughter’s calls about picking her up from school, and had also failed to appear in court that morning for a schedule...

On this week's episode of True Crime New England's case profile mini-episode series, Katie and Liz discuss two murders, both by gun violence. First, Liz tells the upsetting story of the murder of 22-year-old Ciera Jones, who was shot and killed in New Haven, Connecticut in July of 2021. While someone has confessed to the crime, no sentencing has been done. Then, Katie talks about the tragic murder...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the troubling home invasion that took place in Bedford, New Hampshire in November of 2012. That evening, Dr. Eduardo Quesado and his wife, Sonia, returned home to their mansion on Proclamation Court after seeing a movie. When they got inside, they were confronted by a man in a ski mask who then proceeded to viciously attack an...