Twisted Travel and True Crime

It was the Caribbean vacation Shelley Tyre had been looking forward to - sunning, sailing and scuba diving with her husband and friends in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In March 1999, the vacation finally came. They had lots of fun activities planned but at the top of the list was plenty of SCUBA diving as it was a passion of theirs.  On the fateful last dive, at a site called Twin Tugs, someth...

A genius American stock trader and his exotic wife build a eco-mansion and animal refuge in the jungles of Costa Rica then appear to slowly, steadily lose their mental health. A spiral of handguns, angry locals, armed guards, uncut gems, abduction plots, and a bedroom decorated with hundreds of Tiffany lamps ends with a body and a compelling mystery: Did John Bender die by his own hand? Or did Ann...

There maybe no justice for the death of Ruby Rose Barrameda, after her body was found cemented in a steel drum and thrown into the Pacific Ocean. The accused murderers seem to live above the law in a mafia style family.  One of the confessed killers comes forward but then goes missing.  DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-a...

In the 1970's, a science project descended into violent chaos.  The Acali raft, which sailed the Atlantic in 1973, was part of  a social experiment devised by anthropologist Santiago Genovés.   He set sail across the Atlantic Ocean on a raft with 10 attractive people.  He didn’t foresee hurricanes, epiphanies and murderous scheming.  DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=324882675217203...

In August of 2012, police responded to a 911 call about a boat on fire. Once inside they found what appeared to be a burnt skeleton.  The owners of the boat had been in dispute over ownership.  This is a story of love, greed, and revenge.  DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Li...

This case is one that is well known in Australia because it scandalized the headlines in 2014. Some of which read "Chef killed, dismembered and cooked girlfriend in Teneriffe apartment". Some headlines were even worse, because the murder involved people with alternative lifestyles and the headlines were demeaning.  This is the case of Markus Volke and  Mayang Prasetyo. DONATE: One time: https://ve...

Fans of true-crime are about to hear a tale of a man that is quite possibly one of the most prolific conmen that the world has ever seen. 31-year-old Shimon Hayut pretended to be a billionaire named Simon Leviev and claimed to be the son of a billionaire Russian-Israeli diamond mogul. He preyed on young successful women.  DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly...

It was quiet in the jail cell holding 47 year old Jollyamma Joseph, except for the sound of a faint scratching and what might be interpreted as a moan.   This sound woke one of Jolly's cell mates who glanced across the dimly lit room. Something wasn't right, so she looked a little harder then called for the guards.   Jolly was found bleeding her cell. Her bed and the wall next to it was covered in...

In the summer of 1997 reporters raced to the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent to report on an American couple, Jim and Penny Fletcher, who had a reputation as rich rude Americans. They’d been kicked out of some of the best bars and restaurants in their hometown of Huntington, West Virginia before leaving for the Caribbean on a yacht called the Carefree. Alcohol and drug induced sexual hijinks fol...

Janet Campbell was found dead by authorities at the bottom of cliff, with the surf washing up onto her body.  Her newlywed husband was the one to alert authorities to this this terrible misadventure while they were camping.  Police found him to be a grieving widow but Janet's family knew better.  Des Campbell was the first person they suspected, but did he do it? DONATE: One time: https://venmo.co...

Ex Survivor (reality TV show) producer Bruce Beresford-Redman killed his wife Monica in Cancun while on a family vacation. His motive...money and the love for another woman. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com...

Raveesh Kumra was killed in in 7000sqft mansion and though a sex worker and 3 men were involved another man walked away free. His DNA was under the victims nails but how it got there is still a mystery. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecr...

The perfect murder weapon, is it a gun, an icicle, ingested poison, or brute strength? In India, a man thought he had the perfect weapon to kill his wife and the mother of his child. His weapon of choice was none of the above but it worked. He used venomous snakes. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Soci...

In South Africa there is a case that has become infamous over the years. Its often referred to as "The Missing Six". Gert van Rooyen and his accomplice Joey Haarhoff allegedly abducted several young girls and trafficked many others, but what happened to these innocent victims is unknown.   They have never been found. Some believe there was a massive cover up by people with high political standing...

"All of a sudden we hear the most inhumane scream.  It was blood curdling. Then it was over.  Silence.  There was no crying, nothing.  There was no doubt what got him. The sharks got him."  These words came from Deborah Scaling Kiley, one of the survivors from the sinking of the "Trashman". This is a true story worse than the movie "Jaws".  Brad Cavanagh and Deborah Kiley survived to tell the stor...

The Forest of Horror - The ancient city of Ibadan, Nigeria has been playing host to the theatre of the absurd. Things have taken a dizzying pace. The focus on the city was on the unusual discoveries- mangled, decomposing bodies, human parts and walking corpses that people have been turned into. - The Western Post Nigeria, April 1, 2014 DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172...

Love triangle murderess Sarah Williams who is often referred to in the press as a "Bunny Boiler" and her accomplice Katrina Walsh thought they had planned the perfect murder of Sadie Hartley.  They believed she was the cause of all Sarah's troubles.  The truth was that Sadie was completely innocent and Sarah was psychotic.  Sarah and Katrina were caught in only 3 days.   DONATE: One time: https://...

In 2010, Sue Neill Fraser was convicted of murdering her husband one year earlier. Her case is far from closed though as she has many supporters who refuse to give up on her and feel that she is innocent. Her partners body has never been found and her conviction was based on circumstantial evidence. She has never waivered in her claim of innocence but her extremely wavering recollections of her ac...

This is an interview with Wild Bill also known as William Dathan Holbert, an Amercian who killed several expatriates in Panama in order to steal their homes and money.  It is a follow up episode to the previous 2 episodes. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/tw...

This is part 2 of Serial Killer William Dothan Holbert also known as Wild Bill.  He lived like a king in Panama off the profits he made by killing multiple expatriated Americans in Panama.  Motivated by money, he murdered innocent people before burying their bodies on the grounds of his stolen tropical paradise.  The now confessed killer and self proclaimed hitman has become an inmate representati...

Serial Killer William Dothan Holbert also known as Wild Bill, lived like a king in Panama off the profits he made by killing multiple expatriated Americans in Panama.  Motivated by money, he murdered innocent people before burying their bodies on the grounds of his stolen tropical paradise.  The now confessed killer and self proclaimed hitman has become an inmate representative and has found Jesus...

In early 2011, Don North and his sailboat, the Wind Dancer vanished somewhere off the coast of Panama. During the search for Don, a body was found floating near where he had gone missing. It was tied to an anchor and was clearly a victim of foul play but the body wasn’t Don’s.  This is the story of how a disappearance, led to the capture of an alleged serial killer who targeted sailors. DONATE: On...

It was undoubtedly one of the most horrific murders in Wilmington history. The body of a disemboweled woman was found in a wooded area off Shipyard Boulevard, February 22, 1990. It would turn out to be a 32-year old woman named Talana Kreeger.  This murder was called a hate crime and would lead to some fantastic changes in the way the LGBTQ community would be treated in Wilmington.  At the time th...

Armed with boiling water, a fire extinguisher and a food cart, the exceedingly brave passengers of Flight 93 put aside their personal fears and revolted against the terrorists who now steered the plane. They had only one goal, to take back control of the plane.  Their actions and sacrifices may have saved thousands of innocent lives.  On one of the darkest days in US History, these men and women a...

Let me set a scene for you. It’s a busy shopping center, on a busy Saturday afternoon.  A mentally exhausted worker from a Burger King restaurant is taking a smoke break outside. A young woman walks by him. He remembers her because she was with an abusive customer who got upset, cursing and swearing over some small problem with his order. The woman is beautiful. She has long dark hair and a slight...