Truly Criminal

In February 2020, Faye Marie Swetlik disappeared from her front yard while she was outside playing. Everyone sprung into action and an intensive and extensive search got underway. One that would last just 3 days before it reached a tragic conclusion.  Further resources:  https://www.samaritans.org https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines https://linktr....

In today's episode of Deadly Fame we are looking at the sinister world of Phil Spector: a mogul, millionaire and murderer. His bizarre and volatile behaviour would culminate in an appalling crime that would horrify people across the world. https://www.angelfood.org https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy M...

Today’s episode will focus on Alice Ruggles’ story. Alice was in a brief relationship with an Army Corporal named Harry Dhillon. Dhillon was controlling and possessive and it wasn’t long before Alice ended the relationship. But Dhillon was not prepared to take no for an answer, and launched a frightening and obsessive campaign to try and win her back.  Alice reported his behaviour to the police se...

In 2004, Wife Swap USA took to the screens, and 4 years later, viewers around the world were introduced to the Stockdale Family.  But less than 10 years later, tragedy would strike, and two members of the family would be dead… Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/b75eab09 Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buym...

In 2014, 21 year old Tawnee Baird and her girlfriend Victoria Mendoza, had been together for around 5 years. A fraught and turbulent relationship from the beginning, the pair would often break up and reunite. Everything would soon come to a head, in the most brutal way imaginable. Further Resources: Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.uk National Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.natio...

Today’s case is one of the most polarising and controversial ones we’ve looked into. In 2010, Anni Dewani and her new husband Shrien, set off on their 10 day honeymoon to South Africa. What started off as a picture perfect holiday, soon turned into a nightmare when Anni was kidnapped and killed. Soon, everyone involved would be pointing the finger at each other, leaving the events of what happened...

What began as any normal day would soon turn into a nightmare for a family in a small Welsh community. It would soon turn into a search and manhunt that was unprecedented in the United Kingdom as detectives were in a race against time to find a little girl who had allegedly been kidnapped.  Sources📝 https://controlc.com/aed4ef8e Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https:/...

WARNING: This episode contains issues surrounding domestic violence and animal cruelty. In May 2021, the world was rocked by a disturbing story. Reports were coming through, that a family in Greece had been the target of a violent and barbaric rampage inside their own home. MAY 2022 UPDATE: According to the Mirror, her husband "faced four counts: premeditated murder, animal abuse, perverting the c...

August 2012. The frantic family of Tia Sharp go to their local police station to report her as missing. She has apparently left her home to go shopping and then seemingly vanished; the police are now in a race against time to try and find her.  Sources 📝 https://controlc.com/f15633cc Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕...

In April 2013, the community of Davis - Yolo County, California - was rocked by a horrific double murder. When 87 year old Chip Northup and 76 year old Claudia Maupin, were found dead in their condo, the race was on to find the killer. Was the killer hiding in plain sight the entire time? Further resources:  https://www.samaritans.org https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org https://www.opencounselin...

December 27th, 2010. Colorado City, Texas.  13 year old Hailey Dunn is reported missing. Her mother’s partner told police she had left that afternoon to stay at a friends house.  But Hailey, hadn’t turned up there and was nowhere to be found. What happened to Hailey Dunn? DECEMBER 2021/JANUARY 2022 UPDATE (CONTAINS SPOILERS) - Indictments came down on December 30th, 2021, in the 32nd Judicial Dist...

In September 2019, Alicia Navarro disappeared from her house, in Glendale, Phoenix, Arizona. She climbed over the fence in the garden, and disappeared into the night. She took only a few items with her; including her iPhone, MacBook, some makeup and a comic book. But the chargers were left in her room, as was all her medication. Neither her iPhone or MacBook have been used since the morning she we...

In today's episode of Deadly Fame we are looking at the brutal murder of one of Britain's most respected and loved journalists and news readers - Jill Dando.  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/jill-dando-institute/about Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices....

In today's video we are looking at the murder of Lesley Molseed - a notorious case that lead to one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British criminal history. Patreon 🖤 https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https...

In today's episode of Deadly Fame we are looking at the murder of Phil Hartman - a case that would leave the world of show business in shock Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode we are looking at the strange disappearance of Phoenix Coldon… http://www.blackandmissinginc.com/wordpress/2012/03/help-us-find-phoenix-coldon/ https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-phoenix-coldon/crime-time/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-disappearance Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️...

In today's episode we are looking at the tragic and brutal murder of Mickey Shunick and how CCTV helped catch one of Louisiana's most dangerous men. https://mickeyshunick.com/site/ Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

In today's episode of Deadly Fame we are looking at the horrific assassination of the fashion legend Gianni Versace and the nationwide manhunt that would lead police to a serial killer.  Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...