True Crime Travelers

🛫 Destination: Praia da Luz, Portugal In May 2007, three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from a holiday resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while her parents dined just meters away. What should have been a relaxing family vacation turned into one of the most haunting missing persons cases in modern history. Despite countless theories, worldwide media coverage, and a multimillion-dollar investiga...

🛫 Destination: Auckland, New Zealand Grace Millane, a 21-year-old British backpacker, embarked on a solo adventure of a lifetime right after graduating from University. Starting in South America, Grace then headed to Auckland, New Zealand, where, in December 2018, she connected with Jesse Kempson through a dating app.  They went on a date to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Dinner, drinks…and the...

Destination: Santa Teresa, Costa Rica Moriah "Mo" Wilson, a rising star cycling star, was tragically murdered on May 11, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The 25-year-old was shot multiple times at a friend's home, by Kaitlin Armstrong, a woman involved in a love triangle with Moriah and Kaitlin’s boyfriend, Colin Strickland, a fellow cycling star. Moriah had been spending time with Stricklan...

Destination : Vang Vieng, Laos In this eye-opening episode, we investigate the tragic case of Australian tourists who suffered from methanol poisoning at a hotel in Laos. This shocking incident serves as a crucial reminder for travelers about the hidden dangers of alcohol consumption abroad. 🔍 In This Episode, We Discuss:   ⚠️ The alarming details of the methanol poisoning incident  ⚠️Understandi...

Destination: Pyongyang, North Korea  |  On this episode of True Crime Travelers Podcast, we explore the shocking case of Otto Warmbier, an American traveler who was locked up abroad during a travel to North Korea, a prison sentence that eventually killed him. What happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea? Investigate the case on the True Crime Travelers podcast here . Check out Emilia's Art h...

Destination: Rosarito, Mexico in Baja Norte Imagine going on vacation to Mexico with your husband, the love of your life, but coming back alone as a widow. That is what happen to Kim Williams after her husband, Elliot Blair, was found dead in the middle of the night. Authorities say it was an accident, that he fell. But why was he outside in his pajamas at midnight? How did he fall? This case is s...

Destination: Bocas del Toro, Panama Imagine a tropical paradise where solo travelers turn to expats, living under the sun as digital nomads, business owners or retirees. Until one day, an expat serial killer arrives. Enter William “Wild Bill” Holbert—a man who used charm and deceit to lure his victims in, only to rob and murder them. In this episode of True Crime Travelers , we uncover how this se...

Destination: Koh Tao, Thailand April 2017, Belgian backpacker Elise Dallemagne was member of a tantra sex cult on Koh Phangan island in Thailand. After a year living there, she decided to return home. She announced her departure and attempted to leave, but for some reason, she fled to a neighboring island. A few weird things happened here and then a week later she was found dead in the jungle with...

Destination: Bali, Indonesia Heather Mack, a wealthy teenager from Chicago, and her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, arrived in Bali for what seemed like a luxurious tropical escape. But this vacation would take a dark turn... In August 2014, Heather and her boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer, were accused of brutally murdering her mother and stuffing her body into a suitcase, later abandoned in the trunk of...

Destination: Varna, Bulgaria Lars Mittank, a 28-year-old German tourist, set off with friends for a sun-soaked getaway to the beaches Bulgaria. But after a mysterious altercation left him with an ear injury, doctors advised him to delay his return home. Alone and awaiting recovery in Bulgaria, Lars’s behavior grew increasingly erratic—haunted phone calls to his mother spoke of someone stalking him...

Destination: Goa, India If you’re sitting at a bar sucking a hashpipe in Goa, India… then you’ve committed to having zero responsibilities that day. But what about your 9 children? What are they doing while you get high, smoking hashish abroad? Mothers, this case will make you rage when I tell you about 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling, a UK teenager who was left to live with a 25-year-old local man w...

Destination: Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming Gabby Petito was a 22-year-old van-life blogger on a cross-country adventure with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. It seemed like a dream trip, filled with social media posts of scenic landscapes, yoga in the mornings, and van-life bliss. But behind the camera, things were unraveling. In Moab, Utah, a 911 call reported a disturbing domestic dispute. D...

Destination: Perugia, Italy Amanda Knox, a college student from Seattle, dreamed of learning Italian and immersing herself in the culture of Italy. But in the fall of 2007, her Italian study abroad turned tragic when her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was found brutally murdered in their Perugia apartment. Amanda and her Italian boyfriend were accused and arrested, igniting one of the most high-profi...

Destination: San Jose del Cabo, Mexico October 2022, 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson flew to Mexico for a luxury vacation with a group of 6 friends. Within 24 hours, she was dead. Cause of death? According to her "friends" it was alcohol poisoning. But then... a video surfaced showing one of her so-called friends violently beating her. The autopsy revealed she died from severe spinal cor...

Destination: Medellín, Colombia Tou Ger Xiong, a Hmong refugee who fled Laos during the Vietnam War, built a life in the U.S. as a comedian and activist, advocating for marginalized communities. After his divorce, he sought new romantic ventures in Medellín, Colombia, where he met a 19-year-old local woman on Tinder. For months, their relationship blossomed long distance with late-night phone call...

Travel + True Crime = True Crime Travelers Podcast where we investigate suspicious murders and disappearances of tourists abroad. We’re your hosts, Alexa & Emilia, award-winning authors of The Solo Girl’s Travel Guide (the #1 travel guide book series for women).  Each episode, we teach you how to stay safe while traveling the world - while also honoring the stories and voices of the travelers...