True Crime New England

Join Katie and Liz for the 48th installment of their case profile mini episode series. Today, Liz starts the episode off by telling of the disappearance of Celia DeJesus, a caring mother of two who went missing from 'Methadone Mile" out of Boston in 2019, and hasn't been seen since. Then, Katie tells the story of the murder of 17-year-old Latasha Beebe Cannon, who had run away from the group home...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz talk about the disturbing murder of 18-year-old Tara Stratton out of Barre, Vermont. Tara was a driven, beautiful young woman who was brutally stabbed in her apartment in January of 2003. Several months of evidence collection, interviews, and intense investigation led the police to her killer- and it would be someone that nobody would...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, join Katie and Liz as they tackle a recent case out of Warwick, Rhode Island. Free-spirited and bubbly mom-of-three Charlotte Lester lived her life giving back to others; whether it was donating money to the homeless, volunteering at local charities and churches, or feeding ducks at the pond, Charlotte was always doing good deeds. It wasn’t until h...

True Crime New England turns three years old today! Join Katie and Liz as they reflect on the last year, from the listener numbers, to the amount of coffees you guys bought, to their favorite episodes. The girls also throw in another rousing round of the fan-favorite superlatives, and recap on the exciting accomplishments the last year has brought.

Join Katie and Liz on another mini episode in their case profile series. Katie starts the episode off by telling the tragic story of a double homicide that happened in 2009. Two good friends, Anthony Glover and Paul Roberson, were found dead after several days in Roslindale, Massachusetts. Then, Liz tells of the mysterious disappearance of Donald Sampson out of Randolph, Massachusetts. One day in...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they take you to the small town of East Millinocket, Maine, where tragedy struck in 1980. 16-year-old Joyce McLain went on her usual jog on a warm summer night, when she didn’t return home. Two days later, her body was found with a large wound to her head, and her hands tied behind her back. Despite having a local young man con...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they take you all the way back to the late 19th century to talk about the alleged crime of Reverend H.H. Hayden. A well-loved and well-respected clergyman, Hayden was known in his community as a hard worker who could do no wrong. So when one fateful September day in 1878, when one of his former servant girls shows up murdered,...

Tune in to the 46th installment of True Crime New England's case profile mini-episode series for another set of heart wrenching tales. To start off the episode, Liz tells of the senseless murder of Berta Pereira-Roldan in 2019, who was mistakenly shot outside of a club while she celebrated her birthday. Then, Katie tells the mysterious tale of the Westford John Doe, who was a black man that had be...

This week’s episode of True Crime New England is a special one. Covered briefly on Case Profiles #39, Katie and Liz tell a more detailed and full version of the murder of 17-year-old Nereida Melendez in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1989. Nereida disappeared on the day of her high school graduation, and was found the next day, murdered. For this episode, Katie and Liz had the pleasure of talking wit...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they take a deep dive into the depraved mind of a self-proclaimed infidel whose delusions and obsessions, with the help of an internet search firm, led to the death of a successful young woman. 20-year-old Amy Boyer was shot and killed outside of her workplace in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1999 by an old classmate who had stalked...

Join Katie and Liz on the 45th installment of their case profile mini-episode series. This week, Katie starts the episode off with a solved story. She tells the details of the disappearance turned murder of Sherell Pringle, who went missing after a date with her boyfriend in Woburn, Massachusetts in December of 2021. Then, Liz tells the unsolved murder of Dimitri Perry out of Providence, Rhode Isl...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they talk about the story of a whirlwind romance turned obsession turned double homicide. In early 2014, Robin O’Neill fell hard and fast for Steven Lott. Both in their 60s, and living in Townshend, Vermont, the couple moved their relationship along very quickly, moving in together immediately, and getting engaged in July of th...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz talk about one of the most publicized cases in Rhode Island’s history. Socialite and multimillionaire, Sunny von Bülow, had been married to rich oilman, Claus von Bülow, for quite some time when their marriage began to sour. In December of 1980, Sunny was found unconscious on the floor of her Rhode Island mansion, where she was discov...

Join Katie and Liz on another round of case profiles where they talk about people of color whose crime stories just do not get enough media attention. In this mini-episode, Liz starts off by telling the details of the shooting of LaRay Moore in Connecticut in 2006. His killer remains at large to this day. Then, Katie finishes off the episode by telling the story of Juan Oquenda, who, in 2006, was...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz tell the courageous survival story of a small-town dad and his 10-year-old daughter. On May 27th, 2008, in Pittston, Maine, the Guerrette family home was broken into by two young men yielding a knife and a machete, with the goal of killing the dad and leaving no witnesses behind. Tune in to hear the details of how the Guerrette family...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they tell the story of one teenager from Massachusetts who had nothing but malice in his heart. Daniel LaPlante, who had a pension for sneaking into homes just for the thrill of scaring people, decided to take his evil desires to the next level. In 1986, Daniel tortured two girls in their home while he hid in the walls, making...

Join Katie and Liz on a very intense mini-episode in their case profile series. First, Katie starts off by telling the story of the disappearance of 5-month-old Marlon Devine Santos, who was living in a neglectful and atrocious foster home in Massachusetts when he went missing in 1998. Then, Liz tells the details of the discovery of two black teenagers decomposing bodies in Dorchester, Massachuset...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the horrifying details of the murder of young mom Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son, Leroy “BJ” Brown Jr. In 1997, BJ was in the car with his mom’s boyfriend in Bridgeport, Connecticut when shots were fired in an attempt to kill the boyfriend. BJ was unharmed, but turned out to be a really reliable witness. When the perpetra...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take you on a journey between the two states of New Hampshire and Florida as they navigate the murders of two young women who ended up being connected in death. Thanks to a Portsmouth, New Hampshire officer attending a conference in Florida in the late 1990s, a connection was made between the murder of two beautiful, dark-haired women...

Another Sunday, another case profile mini-episode. This week, Katie and Liz discuss two cases that are sure to pique your interest. First, Liz starts the episode off by telling the story of the murder of local basketball star Markus Austin, who was shot and killed following a fight in Brattleboro, Vermont in 2017. Then, Katie tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of Vietnamese immigrant...

Join Katie and Liz this week on True Crime New England as they go through the tragic murders of beloved elderly couple, George and Catherine Peacock. Residents of the small town of Danby, Vermont, the generous and strongly faithful couple were found murdered in their home in 1989. Initial investigations and fear from the community pointed to a botched robbery, but the police pursued a different op...

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they discuss the terribly tragic murder of 19-year-old college student Diane Drake. On March 21st, 1980, Diane was supposed to work a shift at the Photo Patio in Middletown, Rhode Island, but didn’t show up after opting to walk there when a ride fell through. She was found the next morning, washed up on a local beach, nude and...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz talk about a devastating case of family annihilation at the hands of a disgruntled son. In February of 2008, following an argument about not financing a backpacking trip through Europe, Matthew Cushing murdered his mother, stepfather and his half-brother before setting their Old Orchard Beach, Maine house on fire. Tune in to hear the...

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz talk about the life of Watertown, Massachusetts’ first black police officer, Gail Miles. Not only did she hold that impressive title, but she was also only the second woman to serve in that department. While Gail broke many barriers, she struggled constantly against racism and harassment, until she was forced to retire in 2004. The ne...

Can you believe there’s already been 40 installments of True Crime New England's case profile mini-episode series? This episode is just as sad as the rest. Liz kicks things off by telling the story of the murder of Sultan Rashed, who was shot and killed in his car in Brattleboro, Vermont in 2015. Then, Katie rounds out the show by sharing the details of the mysterious disappearance of Henry Fermin...