True Crime

This is the twisted true story of a respected surgeon, a missing wife, and a chilling mid-flight confession that left investigators stunned. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

She was beautiful, talented, and had her whole life ahead of her—until she crossed paths with a monster. This is the horrifying true story of a charming predator who targeted stunning beauty queens, leaving a trail of shattered lives in his wake. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

This is the chilling story of a killer who idolized Ted Bundy—and tried to outdo him in brutality. Bobbi Anne McLeod, a bright and beloved young woman, became the victim of a predator who saw her not as a person, but as a stepping stone to infamy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

Prepare yourself for a harrowing journey into one of the most heartbreaking and disturbing crimes ever recorded in American history. This tragic tale is not just about a crime—it’s about shattered innocence, unimaginable betrayal, and a justice system pushed to its limits. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

Dive into the shadows of humanity with this gripping true crime documentary compilation, unraveling three chilling cases that left investigators baffled and communities haunted. Each story peels back layers of mystery, deception, and forensic intrigue, exposing the darkest corners of human behavior. From a decades-old cold case cracked by modern technology to a twisted web of lies masking a killer...

In the early 1990’s, the French capital of Paris found itself the unwilling hunting ground of Nico Claux, a self-proclaimed Satanic, who spent years prowling the city’s cemeteries in order to unearth and mutilate corpses before moving onto the fresher flesh found within hospital morgues – until not even the dead could satisfy his gruesome proclivities. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

The family of Anthony Tomaselli lived for years believing their beloved father and grandfather had died of natural causes. But his daughters shared a dark secret. Unfortunately, they also shared a lover, a man who would eventually blow the lid off the secret they’d sworn to take to their graves. Like that wasn’t bizarre enough already, as investigators dug deeper into the nature of the crime itsel...

Imagine waking up to an inbox full of life threatening messages each day. Unfortunately for Dave Kroupa, by the winter of 2012 this had become his reality. Within weeks of hopping onto an online dating site, he’d become the target of one of the most deranged stalkers to ever walk the planet. And these messages? They were just warm up exercises for the real hell that what was to come. You see, Dave...

Sasha Samsudean was last seen on her apartment surveillance camera not long after returning home after a night out with friends in downtown Orlando, Florida. Just hours later, police would find her dead in her bed, with no clues as to who had committed her murder. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

It began like a plot from a horror film, with masked men peering through the windows of an ordinary suburban house and the chilling sound of door handles being turned in the night. Then, right on script, the strange occurrences that terrorised a Strongsville family from 2016 to 2017 culminated with a horrific stabbing murder in the kitchen of the family home – and a twist so shocking not even thos...

On August 7, 2014, Warriena Wright met her Tinder date 28-year-old Gable Tostee later that night she plunged fourteen stories to her death from the balcony of his high-rise apartment. Gable claimed she’d been so drunk she’d attempted to climb over and fell. Police would disagree and, several days later, charge Gable Tostee with her murder. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...

Victoria Mendoza was the female equivalent of a ‘bad boy’. Tattooed. Rebellious. Wild and willing to break the rules. But while her tough-girl persona held a certain appeal to peers, it masked a much, much darker reality. When 17-year-old Tawnee Baird fell for her in 2004, the warning signs were there from the start. But like so many abusive relationships, by the time Tawnee wanted out – it was to...

39-year-old Jacque Sue Waller was reported missing on June 1, 2011, after her sister Cheryl Brenneke grew concerned over her whereabouts. Jacque was last seen by her estranged husband, Clay Waller, they met at an attorney’s office in Cape Girardeau to finalize paperwork for divorce proceedings. The couple had separated months prior and Jacque maintained primary custody over their three children. C...

The 4th of December 2020 began as a quiet morning at the Payne family home in Columbus, Ohio. The calm of the household was interrupted when 23 year-old Casey returned home from his dentist appointment. Casey was shot to death just inside the doorway of his grandmother’s house; crashing onto the kitchen floor, the sandwiches he purchased for lunch falling to the ground next to him. Become a suppor...

Mica Miller was 30 years old when she died on 27 April, 2024. She had been married to John Paul Miller, a pastor at Solid Rock Church in South Carolina for seven years. When the pastor’s wife was found dead from a single gunshot to the head, all signs pointed towards a conclusion that no one wanted to accept. As the secrets of her past and marriage came to light, a growing chorus of family members...

In March 2024, Riley Strain was on a pub crawl with friends on Broadway in Nashville. The 22 year-old left his last bar of the night at just past 9:30 PM. He seemed to vanish only minutes later. Even with cameras retracing his steps through the city, there were gaps in his movements. Witnesses coming forward that could not always be trusted and clues being uncovered that raised more questions than...

The last message that Zion Foster sent before she disappeared said that she was on her way home. The teenager told her mother and boyfriend that she was going out that night with her favourite cousin, Jaylin Brazier; something that she did at least twice a month. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

The day following her 13th birthday party, Madeline Soto, went missing. The Orange County Sheriff's Office in Florida proceeded on the best and only information they had: the story offered by Maddy’s mother, Jennifer, and her partner, Stephan. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the home of Daniel and Kendy Howard around 11PM on February 2, 2021. Dan Howard, a marine and former state trooper was inconsolable. He had just discovered his 48 year-old wife, Kendy, dead in the bathtub. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

In the winter of 2020 in Fort Valley Georgia, university senior Anitra Gunn was looking forward to graduating. While studying and working part-time, the thoughtful and hardworking 23 year-old was lining-up job interviews and celebrating milestones with friends. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

On October 30th 2011, 44 year-old Karen Swift’s car was found abandoned on the side of rural highway in Northern Dyer County, Tennessee. The mother of four was last seen at her home the night before when she put her 9 year-old daughter to bed. When the kids awoke the next morning their mother was gone. To the frustration of investigators, there was very little indication of what may have happened...

Between the hours of 1:30AM and 4:30AM on Saturday October 21st 2023, 40 year-old Samantha Woll was stabbed to death inside of her townhouse in Detroit, Michigan. A neighbor discovered Sam lying on a walkway outside of her home later that morning where she had managed to crawl before succumbing to her injuries. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--647340...

For one week in February 2017, communities across Florida, Georgia and Alabama lived in fear of a killer on the run. It was a case that local a Sheriff described as the 'type that law enforcement fear most': a known killer, choosing his victims frequently and randomly. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

On a winter morning in February 2019, 50 year-old Lori Phillips awoke at home and couldn’t find her husband. Before she reached the garage to check for his vehicle, Lori spotted something through the window out of the corner of her eye. It was.a dark figure collapsed in the snowbank. She had found her husband. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403...

Sometimes a serial killer will strike and then lay low for a year or more before killing again. Others will travel from city to city, state to state, staying ahead of those hunting them. Some kill in sprees, rushing to pile up victims before local law enforcement finally catches them. But what if one was simply hiding among an uptick in violent crimes and homicides in a city, shielded by statistic...