Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast

A wealthy Malibu doctor welcomed two strangers into his home, believing they were there to help him. Instead, they gained control of his finances, isolated him from his family, and watched through surveillance cameras as his condition deteriorated. By the time he was found dead, millions of dollars were missing—and the people he trusted most were at the center of it all. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thirteen-year-old Madeline Soto vanished the morning after her birthday, and the man she called her “bonus dad” claimed he had dropped her off near school. But as detectives retraced her final hours, surveillance footage, a missing phone history, and a story that kept changing began pointing somewhere far closer to home. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lola Daviet had made the same ten-minute walk home from school dozens of times, and on October 14th, 2022, she arrived at her apartment building right on time. But after stopping for a stranger at the entrance and following them inside, Lola vanished somewhere between the lobby and the front door—while her parents waited only steps away. By the end of the night, investigators would discover that the person last seen with her had done something almost impossible to comprehend. Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three friends drove away from a quiet house before sunrise, but just six minutes later, their car struck a brick wall at more than 100 miles per hour—killing two of them while the teenage driver survived. She insisted she had blacked out and remembered nothing about the crash. But the wrecked car had recorded its final 4.75 seconds, and what investigators found turned an apparent accident into something far more disturbing. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young woman’s parents found her brutally murdered in the back seat of her own car, her face so badly mutilated they could barely recognize her. But less than 24 hours later, forensic testing revealed something impossible—the dead woman wasn’t their daughter. Their daughter was still alive… and police were beginning to suspect she knew exactly who was lying in that car. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don’t need anyone’s approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four relatives gathered for a quiet family lunch—but within days, three were dead and one was fighting for his life. At the center of it all was a homemade beef Wellington, a lethal dose of death cap mushrooms, and a host who walked away untouched. What followed was a trail of hidden evidence, shifting stories, and one of Australia’s most shocking murder trials. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don’t need anyone’s approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Kerstin Gurtner followed her boyfriend up Austria’s highest mountain, she trusted him to lead her safely through the storm. Hours later, she was left alone in the freezing dark—164 feet from the summit—and a court would be forced to decide whether his choices were tragic mistakes or a crime. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don’t need anyone’s approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼⁠ ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. For three weeks, the Washington, D.C. area lived in terror as random people were shot while pumping gas, shopping, mowing lawns, and going about ordinary life. Behind the attacks were John Muhammad and Lee Malvo — a twisted mentor and teenage protégé with a rifle, a modified car, and a plan far more horrifying than anyone realized. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don’t need anyone’s approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dozens of bodies have surfaced in Houston’s bayous, and officials insist there is no evidence tying them together. But as the numbers rise and answers remain scarce, residents are asking the same chilling question: is something—or someone—using the water to hide the truth? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don’t need anyone’s approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Puerto Vallarta was supposed to be paradise — beaches, nightlife, and tourists chasing the perfect escape. But after cartel violence shook the resort town, three women were found dead within days of each other, each case carrying disturbing similarities authorities refused to connect. Now, with officials denying a serial killer is stalking the city, one question remains: is Puerto Vallarta hiding something far darker than anyone wants to admit? Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A charming stranger walked into San Francisco’s gay nightlife scene with a pencil, a smile, and a sketch meant to make his victims feel seen. But behind the drawings was one of the city’s most disturbing cold cases: the Doodler, a killer linked to at least six men and possibly many more. Fifty years later, police say they may still know who he is — but proving it is another story. Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1912, an entire family and two young guests were found murdered inside a quiet Iowa home, but the crime scene was destroyed almost immediately by the very town desperate for answers. What followed was a maze of false leads, suspicious ministers, powerful enemies, coerced confessions, and a chilling theory about a killer who may have been traveling America by train. More than a century later, the Villisca axe murders remain one of the most disturbing unsolved cases in American history. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1979, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris turned a windowless cargo van into one of California’s most horrifying crime scenes. For months, young women vanished across Southern California while police struggled to connect the cases. But when one survivor came forward and one killer finally talked, investigators uncovered the nightmare behind the Toolbox Killers. Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A disturbing number of scientists and government-linked researchers have died or vanished under strange circumstances. Some were tied to NASA, Los Alamos, the Air Force, and classified UAP programs. Now investigators are asking the question everyone wants answered: coincidence… or did they know too much? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Whatnot: Download Whatnot in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A family of four is found murdered in their quiet Tokyo home, and the killer leaves behind an ample trail of evidence—fingerprints, DNA, clothing, even traces of his final hours inside the house. What should have been one of Japan’s most solvable crimes instead becomes its most haunting mystery. Decades later, with no arrest and time slipping away, the question remains: who walked out of the Miyazawa home that night? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What begins as a search for spiritual meaning ends in a subway car filled with invisible death. Follow the tragic journey of the Sakamoto family and the horrifying rise of Aum Shinrikyo, a cult that turned enlightenment into a mandate for mass murder. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roch Thériault, known as the “Modern Moses,” led the Ant Hill Kids, a Canadian doomsday cult built on fear, isolation, and total obedience. What began as a religious survivalist commune slowly transformed into a nightmare of manipulation, violence, and blind devotion. As Thériault’s power grew, his followers found themselves trapped under the control of a man who believed he answered only to God. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ina, Illinois was the kind of town where nothing ever happened… until an entire family was found murdered inside their mobile home. A young mother, her children, and a newborn baby were left arranged in bed, while the husband was discovered miles away in a field—executed and mutilated. Decades later, a notorious serial killer confessed, but his story kept changing, leaving one terrifying question behind: did the real killer ever get caught? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016, fitness instructor Missy Bevers arrived early to teach a class inside a church in Midlothian—but never made it out alive. Surveillance cameras captured a mysterious figure in tactical gear roaming the halls before her murder, and nearly a decade later, the killer still hasn’t been identified. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two married colleagues slip away after a New Year’s Eve party—but by morning, both are found dead by a quiet riverbank. Their bodies are strangely arranged, with no signs of violence and no clear explanation. What happened in those final hours remains one of Australia’s most haunting mysteries. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three days of silence… a quiet house… and a refrigerator that should have never been opened. What police discovered inside 1815 Driscoll Street would become one of the most disturbing and mysterious crimes in American history—an entire family shattered, a son vanished without a trace, and a crime scene so methodically cleaned it felt almost… calculated. Decades later, the question still lingers: did Charles Rogers snap… or did he plan the perfect disappearance? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼⁠ ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. A wave of mysterious deaths tears through the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, as wealthy families are hunted down for their oil fortunes in a chilling conspiracy known as the Reign of Terror. As bodies pile up and justice fails, one woman uncovers a plot of greed, betrayal, and calculated murder that would later inspire Killers of the Flower Moon. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shot more than a dozen times and hunted relentlessly by federal agents, Major Lewis Redmond refused to surrender, turning the Appalachian mountains into his personal battlefield. But as his legend grew into that of a folk hero, the line between outlaw and icon blurred—until the government finally closed in. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to quince.com/crimehub for free shipping and 365-day returns. Listen to Crimehub completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1999, police searching for a missing woman unlocked the vault of an abandoned bank in the small town of Snowtown, Australia—and discovered barrels filled with human remains, exposing one of the country’s most horrific serial murder cases. What followed revealed a sadistic cult-like group led by John Bunting that tortured and killed at least twelve victims, many of them vulnerable people targeted under the guise of a twisted “moral crusade.” Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1999, police searching for a missing woman unlocked the vault of an abandoned bank in the small town of Snowtown, Australia—and discovered barrels filled with human remains, exposing one of the country’s most horrific serial murder cases. What followed revealed a sadistic cult-like group led by John Bunting that tortured and killed at least twelve victims, many of them vulnerable people targeted under the guise of a twisted “moral crusade.” Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. Listen to Crimehub completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a lifetime of rage, fraud, arson, and even faking his own death, conman Randy Mainwaring finally met someone in prison who wasn’t fooled by his charm. But even after being stabbed and beaten nearly to death, the man who once published his own obituary still wasn’t finished rewriting his story. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A terrified teenager walks into a Hong Kong police station claiming her nightmares are haunted by a murdered woman who won’t let her rest. Moments later, she admits she helped dispose of the body—and can lead detectives straight to what’s hidden inside a Hello Kitty doll. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/crimehub Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas Eve 1945, a house fire in Fayetteville, West Virginia, erased five children from a family—and left behind more questions than ashes. Nearly a century later, the town still argues whether the Sodder children died that night… or vanished into something far darker. Huge thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/crimehub Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to Crimehub ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a beloved D.C. power family vanished behind the doors of their mansion, a routine workday spiraled into a nightmare of lies, ransom, and fire. What investigators uncovered inside would expose a meticulously cruel plot—and leave one haunting question that still lingers: did one man really do this alone? Huge thank you to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a quiet New Hampshire street in 1990, a young husband was executed in his own home—what looked like a botched robbery quickly unraveled into something far darker. This episode explores the explosive case of Pamela Smart: a forbidden affair, teenage accomplices, a murder-for-hire plot, and the woman who remains behind bars while the killer walks free. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 patreon.com/crimehub⁠. On New Year’s Eve 1970, a vulnerable woman named Mary Brosley was murdered after leaving a bar with a stranger—becoming the first known victim of Samuel Little. Her death marked the beginning of what the FBI later confirmed as the most prolific serial killing spree in U.S. history, spanning decades and at least 93 victims. Writer: Mike Colucci  Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1972, a friendly stranger named Art took two boys fishing in upstate New York—and only one ever came home. What followed was a catastrophic failure of justice that allowed a known child killer to walk free, reinvent himself, and go on to murder a dozen more victims as the Genesee River Killer. This is the story of how Arthur Shawcross slipped through the cracks, and the lives he destroyed because of it. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a quiet Australian town, a man’s chilling premonition and a trail of ignored warnings lead investigators into one of the most disturbing domestic violence cases in modern history, forcing a reckoning with how evil can hide in plain sight for years. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a wave of frantic 911 calls revealed that a teenage girl’s murder was being broadcast online in real time, investigators realized the killer wasn’t running—he wanted to be seen. What followed was a horrifying portrait of obsession and entitlement, as Bianca Devins’ final moments were transformed into a spectacle that would scar the internet forever. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A frantic phone call from an eight-year-old girl is the last warning before a minivan carrying five children disappears into one of the deadliest crashes in New York history. What investigators uncovered afterward shattered the image of a perfect mother—and left a question so disturbing, it still has no answer. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up for Premium here:⁠ ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠ She hitchhiked along Florida’s highways, luring men into remote wooded areas where she killed seven victims, insisting each killing was a desperate act of self-defense. But as investigators uncovered her trail of stolen cars, pawned belongings, and chilling confessions, the truth behind America’s “Damsel of Death”, AKA Aileen Wuornos, became far darker than anyone imagined. Writer: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, “Thomas Randele” lived as the perfect husband, father, and neighbor—an ordinary man with nothing to hide. But when cancer came for him, a single confession exposed the extraordinary truth: he’d been running from a million-dollar heist since 1969. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Get Crimehub Premium here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lured out of her home by a so-called friend, Alleen Rowe never suspected the “party” she was invited to was actually a death trap set by Tucson’s notorious Pied Piper, Charles Schmid. Her disappearance would unravel a chilling web of manipulation, teenage accomplices, buried bodies, and a killer who thought he was untouchable. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When an eviction crew opened a child’s sticker-covered deep freezer in a filthy Detroit apartment, they uncovered the frozen remains of two missing siblings—hidden in plain sight for nearly three years. What followed exposed a mother’s unimaginable brutality, a trail of ignored warnings, and one of Michigan’s most shocking failures of protection. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A late-night employee walks into his Burger Chef restaurant and finds only silence, chaos, and four co-workers missing. What happened next became one of the strangest and most unsettling mysteries in Indiana history. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of Crimehub Premium. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 patreon.com/crimehub Jayna Murray was a bright, ambitious young woman whose life was brutally cut short inside a Bethesda Lululemon store—a place she thought was safe. What began as a minor workplace dispute spiraled into one of the most shocking and savage murders in Maryland’s history, revealing how jealousy, desperation, and deceit turned a trusted coworker into a cold-blooded killer. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2014, firefighters in small-town Mississippi raced to a blazing car—only to find 19-year-old Jessica Chambers staggering from the flames, barely alive and whispering the name of her killer. What followed was a years-long investigation mired in mystery, obsession, and two trials that left one haunting question unanswered: who really set Jessica on fire? Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the misty wilds of 16th-century Scotland, hundreds vanished without a trace—until body parts began washing ashore, gnawed clean and hacked like butchered meat. What followed was the unmasking of the most terrifying legend in British history: Sawney Bean and his inbred clan of cannibals, who may have feasted on more than 1,000 souls before vanishing into myth. Author: Mike Colucci  Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2003, a seemingly ordinary pizza delivery turned into one of America’s most shocking crimes when Brian Wells was forced to rob a bank with a live bomb locked around his neck. What followed was a bizarre and deadly chain of events that exposed a twisted web of deception, greed, and murder unlike anything the FBI had ever seen. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Barber was a gifted 15-year-old dancer from Melbourne whose future seemed destined for brilliance—until she mysteriously vanished after receiving a call from someone she trusted. That caller, 19-year-old former babysitter Caroline Reed Robertson, had become dangerously obsessed with Rachel’s beauty and success, lured her to her apartment under false pretenses, murdered her, and buried her body in a shallow grave in a delusional attempt to become her. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young hitchhiker named Colleen Stan was abducted in 1977 by Cameron and Janice Hooker and held captive in unimaginable conditions for over seven years—locked in boxes, tortured, and psychologically enslaved—before ultimately escaping and helping bring her sadistic captor to justice. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1970s Delhi, a charming French-speaking stranger lured a group of young travelers into his web with stories, drinks, and “medicine.” But the man they knew as “Daniel” was really Charles Sobhraj—The Serpent—a conman and killer whose final scheme was about to unravel. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2003, 14-year-old Jodi Jones was found brutally murdered in the woods near her Scottish hometown, and her boyfriend Luke Mitchell was swiftly cast as both the prime—and only—suspect. Convicted on circumstantial evidence after the longest trial in Scottish history, Luke has spent decades behind bars insisting on his innocence, fueling one of the UK’s most controversial true crime battles. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2008, 24-year-old realtor Lindsay Buziak agreed to show a luxury home to a mysterious couple with an urgent, million-dollar budget. What should have been the biggest sale of her career became a carefully staged trap that ended her life. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In December 1987, Ronald “Gene” Simmons carried out the deadliest act of familicide in U.S. history, murdering 14 of his own relatives on his isolated Arkansas farm before killing two more and wounding four in a nearby town. A controlling abuser with dark family secrets, Simmons left behind only a chilling letter and a trail of bodies that revealed the monster he had long been hiding. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On May 18th, 1927, a quiet Michigan farming town was torn apart when school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe wired a local school with dynamite, murdering 45 people—including 38 children—in the deadliest act of school violence in U.S. history. What began as a summer morning of finals and playground chants ended in fire, rubble, and screams that still echo nearly a century later. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1985, 28-year-old nurse Deborah “Debbie” Wolfe vanished after a routine shift—only to be found days later submerged in a pond under chillingly suspicious circumstances. Officially ruled an accidental drowning, her death remains shrouded in vanishing evidence, conflicting accounts, and haunting questions that refuse to die. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In December 2000, brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr went on a brutal weeklong crime spree in Wichita, Kansas—robbing, raping, and murdering five innocent people in what became known as the Wichita Massacre. Their sole surviving victim, Holly G, narrowly escaped execution and played a crucial role in bringing the brothers to justice, who remain on death row to this day. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Johan Kotze lured his estranged wife into his home on January 3, 2012, the night erupted into one of the most brutal crimes South Africa had ever seen, leaving her son dead and the nation in shock. Dubbed the “Modimolle Monster,” Kotze’s week-long flight through the bushveld sparked a massive manhunt that ended with his capture and two life sentences. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A beloved sister vanished after being picked up early from school by her stepfather, leaving behind her phone, money, and a note that didn’t add up. For two decades, her younger sister fought to expose the dark secrets inside their home—until the man she believes killed Alissa Turney was put on trial. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Robinson, known as the "Slavemaster," was a conman and serial killer who preyed on vulnerable women in the BDSM community, luring them with false promises before murdering them and hiding their bodies in chemical drums on his Kansas farm. His niece, Heather Robinson, discovered the horrifying truth about her biological mother’s fate and her family’s dark secret when police arrested John in 2000, exposing decades of deceit, abuse, and murder. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a cold December night in 1991, four teenage girls were found stripped, bound, and executed inside a burning yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. What began as a quiet shift at a family-friendly storefront ended in one of the most haunting and savage crimes the city has ever witnessed. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What began as a routine disturbance call in a quiet New Jersey suburb unraveled into a chilling hostage crisis, revealing a blood-soaked basement and a family held captive by a deranged father-son duo. The investigation led authorities to Joseph Kallinger—a delusional, foul-smelling shoemaker on a divine mission to murder the world—using his own 12-year-old son as an accomplice. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Nandipha Magudumana was a celebrated doctor with a glamorous public image. Behind the scenes, she was secretly involved with Thabo Bester—the Facebook Rapist—who had faked his own death to escape prison. Together, they orchestrated a shocking deception that rocked South Africa. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Nandipha Magudumana was a celebrated doctor with a glamorous public image. Behind the scenes, she was secretly involved with Thabo Bester—the Facebook Rapist—who had faked his own death to escape prison. Together, they orchestrated a shocking deception that rocked South Africa. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Nandipha Magudumana was a celebrated doctor with a glamorous public image. Behind the scenes, she was secretly involved with Thabo Bester—the Facebook Rapist—who had faked his own death to escape prison. Together, they orchestrated a shocking deception that rocked South Africa. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joanne Chambers was everything a first-grade teacher should be: warm, creative, and adored by students and parents alike—until a series of anonymous, increasingly disturbing letters accused her of drug use, child abuse, and sexual deviance, shattering her reputation and igniting a firestorm of fear. As the harassment escalated into planted evidence, public humiliation, and a high-profile trial, investigators zeroed in on a fellow teacher—only to discover a chilling truth no one saw coming. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was a loving father, a charming drifter, and a trusted coin collector—until closing time. For five years, Charles Sinclair crisscrossed the country, befriending coin shop owners before executing them in cold blood and vanishing without a trace. His perfect streak ended the day Kelly Finnegan took a bullet to the head—and lived to tell the tale. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Ireland, a self-declared serial killer with a chilling New Year’s resolution to "murder a human being," used London’s gay BDSM scene in the early '90s to lure five unsuspecting men to their deaths. Known as the "Gay Slayer," he meticulously planned each murder to avoid detection—until a single fingerprint finally unraveled his gruesome campaign of violence. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind the sweet smile of a Sacramento landlady, a backyard turned into a graveyard as Dorothea Puente drugged, robbed, and buried her tenants—stealing their lives one government check at a time. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When police reviewed a grainy security tape from a quiet Bradford apartment complex, they didn’t just witness a murder—they uncovered a narcissistic serial killer who filmed his crimes, ate his victims, and proudly dubbed himself 'The Crossbow Cannibal.' Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a family moves into their dream home in one of America’s safest towns, they begin receiving chilling letters from someone calling themselves 'The Watcher'—a hidden figure who knows far too much and refuses to let them live in peace. Author: Samantha Davis * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the quiet suburb of Frederick, Colorado, a seemingly perfect family was shattered when Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters in a chilling act of calculated betrayal. Beneath his calm facade lay a darkness so disturbing, it shocked the nation and exposed the terrifying reality that evil can wear a familiar face. Author: Samantha Davis * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside one of South Africa’s most exclusive gated communities, 20-year-old Henri van Breda calmly reported a gruesome home invasion—his voice eerily composed as he described his family lying butchered in pools of blood. But as investigators dug deeper, it became clear there was no intruder… only a privileged son with a chilling secret and an axe to grind. Author: Samantha Davis * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During World War II, a desperate woman seeking love went to a local fortune teller for help—and vanished. What no one knew was that Leonarda Cianciulli, a beloved soapmaker and grieving mother, was performing human sacrifices in a twisted attempt to save her son from the horrors of war. Her victims? Lonely women lured by false promises of marriage and jobs—then poisoned, butchered, and rendered into bars of soap and baked goods. This is the chilling tale of Italy’s most macabre serial killer… and the curse she believed justified it all. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco, 1973. A city defined by peace, progress, and counterculture… until the sun went down. That’s when the killers came out—dressed sharp, speaking soft, moving fast. They didn’t rob. They didn’t steal. They didn’t even know their victims. All they wanted was blood. By the time police figured out what they were dealing with, fifteen people were dead and the city was on the brink of collapse. This is the forgotten story of the Death Angels… a homegrown terror cell hiding in plain sight. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chained, beaten, and bleeding in a remote Alaskan home, 17-year-old Cindy Paulson made a daring escape that would unravel the chilling truth behind Robert Hansen—the respected family man and baker who secretly hunted women for sport in the brutal wilderness. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Kenneth McDuff became one of Texas’ most sadistic serial killers, he was a high school dropout with a crooked smile and a broomstick in his hands. This is the horrifying story of how the system caught him, let him go—and paid for it in blood. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beneath the ordinary hum of a suburban Cape Town post office, a young woman’s life was stolen in a calculated act of monstrous violence that would ignite a nationwide reckoning. This is the haunting story of Uyinene Mrwetyana—and the uprising that followed when her death shattered the illusion of safety for South African women everywhere. Author: Samantha Davis * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1974, 19-year-old newlywed Arlis Perry was found brutally murdered in Stanford Memorial Church—ritually posed with candles, sexually violated, and pierced with an ice pick—sparking wild theories of satanic cults, the Son of Sam, and a coast-to-coast conspiracy. But after 44 years of mystery and misdirection, DNA evidence revealed the killer wasn’t a satanist or serial predator from afar, but the church's own security guard—Stephen Crawford—who had locked her inside and kept his secret until the day he took his own life. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deranged killer stalked the streets of Sacramento in 1978, drinking blood, devouring organs, and leaving corpses torn open like crime scene autopsies—his name was Richard Chase, and he would become known as the Vampire of Sacramento. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A teenage girl’s late-night walk home turns into a nightmare when she crosses paths with Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka—Canada’s notorious “Ken and Barbie Killers”—in a horrifying true crime saga of rape, torture, and murder that shocked the nation. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rodney Alcala was a charming photographer and game show contestant—while secretly living as a sadistic serial killer. Known as the “Dating Game Killer,” he left behind a trail of victims, haunting photographs, and unanswered questions. Authorities fear the true death toll could be far higher than anyone imagined. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Texarkana Moonlight Murders were a series of brutal attacks in 1946, where an unidentified assailant, dubbed the “Phantom Killer,” stalked and murdered young couples in secluded areas around Texarkana, Texas, and Arkansas. The killer, known for wearing a white sack mask, claimed five lives and seriously injured three others, instilling terror throughout the region and sparking one of the largest manhunts in the area’s history. Despite numerous suspects and investigations, the case remains unsolved, inspiring books, films, and a lasting urban legend of a faceless killer who vanished without a trace. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Lundgren, a self-proclaimed prophet and former RLDS preacher, led a cult in Kirtland, Ohio, where he manipulated his followers through religious extremism and violence. In April 1989, he orchestrated the brutal murders of Dennis and Cheryl Avery and their three daughters, believing their deaths were a necessary sacrifice for divine favor. After fleeing to West Virginia and later California, Lundgren was eventually captured, convicted, and executed in 2006, while several of his followers received lengthy prison sentences. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the summer of 1985, eleven-year-old Jesse Morgan stumbled upon a 55-gallon barrel in Bear Brook State Park while playing hide-and-seek, unaware that it contained the remains of a woman and child. This grim discovery would unravel a decades-long mystery involving four victims and a serial killer known as “The Chameleon,” who lived under multiple aliases to evade capture. Through breakthroughs in DNA technology and the determination of internet sleuths, police finally connected the dots, revealing a chilling tale of deception, murder, and lost identities. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between 1990 and 2002, ambulance workers in Łódź, Poland, conspired with local funeral homes in a gruesome scheme known as the "Skin Hunters" scandal, selling dead bodies for profit. When natural deaths were insufficient, paramedics and doctors began killing patients, often using the muscle relaxant Pavulon, which induced a torturous, silent death by suffocation. Although some perpetrators were convicted, authorities fear that hundreds more victims remain unidentified, and the full extent of the conspiracy is still shrouded in mystery. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fritz Haarmann, the infamous "Butcher of Hanover," was one of Germany’s most prolific serial killers, luring young men and boys to their deaths between 1918 and 1924. His gruesome method of murder—biting through his victims’ throats—earned him the nickname "The Vampire of Hanover," while rumors swirled that he sold human meat on the black market. Protected for years by his status as a police informant, Haarmann was finally exposed after human bones flooded the Leine River, leading to his arrest, trial, and execution, but his crimes left a lasting stain on German history, particularly for the gay community, which faced intensified persecution in the years that followed. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1985, a simple shoplifting incident led San Francisco police to uncover one of the most sadistic serial killing duos in American history—Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. Obsessed with survivalism and torture, they built a hidden bunker in Wilseyville, California, where they abducted, raped, and murdered victims, often entire families. Their depravity was documented on chilling video tapes, many of which were destroyed by Lake’s ex-wife, who was granted immunity. When police closed in, Lake took a cyanide pill, leaving Ng to face trial years later. With over 25 victims, their crimes remain among the darkest in true crime history. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 1980s, the Chicago suburbs became the hunting grounds for the Chicago Rippers, a sadistic group led by Robin Gecht, whose twisted rituals of mutilation and murder left at least 17 women dead. The gang's youngest victim, 21-year-old Lorraine Borowski, vanished on her walk to work, her golden high heels left behind as a chilling clue. Through shocking confessions, satanic rituals, and heinous crimes, the Rippers became infamous for their depravity. Decades later, their legacy still haunts Illinois, with one member controversially released, forcing the question: Were justice and the truth ever fully served? Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ricky Atkinson’s journey is one of grit, crime, and redemption. Growing up as a mixed-race boy in 1960s Toronto, he faced harsh racism and poverty. Torn between his father’s law-abiding life and the allure of his uncle's flashy criminal world, Ricky chose both paths. He became the leader of the Dirty Tricks Gang, notorious for sophisticated heists and tactical maneuvers, earning millions while evading police with cunning strategies like spike belts. Ricky’s life of crime saw him spend half his years in prison, yet inside, he found a spark of change. From co-founding the Black Inmates Friends Association to producing an inmate-run TV show, he worked to inspire others. Today, Ricky teaches boxing and pottery, warning youth of the dangers of crime. His story reflects a fight against systemic injustice and personal demons, proving redemption is possible even for the most hardened lives. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Hope T. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or older. These stories are NOT intended for children under the age of 18. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1980s, women with red hair began vanishing along highways in the Bible Belt, their bodies discarded in shallow graves or along desolate roads. Truck driver Jerry Leon Johns was arrested after his brutal attack on a young dancer went awry, linking him to at least one of the infamous "Redhead Murders." Spanning six states, 14 victims, and decades of unanswered questions, this chilling true crime saga explores the patterns of a predator, the lives of the victims, and the enduring mystery: Was Johns the Redhead Killer—or is he still out there? Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1850s North Carolina, schoolmaster Clement Lassiter’s fateful journey turns deadly when he crosses paths with Reverend George Carawan, a charismatic preacher with a violent past. After Lassiter’s body is discovered in a shallow grave, a sensational trial exposes dark secrets, fiery tempers, and shocking betrayal. A haunting tale of honor, vengeance, and the sinister legacy of a man of God. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Jake Bible * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edwin Alonzo Boyd, a former soldier and family man, transformed into one of Canada’s most infamous criminals. Initially seen as a charming "Robin Hood," Boyd led a gang of armed robbers in the 1950s, orchestrating elaborate heists while evading capture. His life of crime included daring prison escapes, violent shootouts, and a reputation as a cunning master of disguise. The public fascination with Boyd turned to horror after a police detective’s death, sealing his gang’s fate. Later in life, Boyd hinted at a chilling secret—a possible connection to an unsolved double murder from 1947. Though he confessed to journalist Brian Vallée, Boyd escaped final justice, taking the full truth to his grave in 2002. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1995, a woman checked into Oslo's luxurious Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel under the name Jennifer Fairgate. Days later, she was found dead in her locked hotel room, sparking one of Scandinavia's most perplexing mysteries. Was it suicide, murder, or something more sinister? With falsified identities, erased clues, and whispers of espionage, the case remains shrouded in secrecy. Who was Jennifer Fairgate, and what secrets did she carry to Room 2805? This is the chilling, unsolved story of a locked-door mystery that continues to baffle investigators and true crime enthusiasts alike. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philadelphia, 1876: Bananas first captivated the American public at the World’s Fair, but their journey to supermarket shelves is steeped in blood and corporate greed. This episode uncovers the dark history of the United Fruit Company—now Chiquita Brands—and its role in government overthrows, civil wars, and massacres across Latin America. From the 1928 Banana Massacre in Colombia to the CIA-backed Guatemalan coup of 1954, we peel back the layers of history’s most controversial fruit. A chilling tale of power, exploitation, and the high cost of a seemingly simple snack. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1930s and 40s, an unassuming candy shop in Brownsville, Brooklyn, doubled as the headquarters for Murder Inc., the Mafia's secretive enforcement arm. Led by ruthless figures like Louis “Lepke” Buchalter and Albert “Mad Hatter” Anastasia, this group of killers carried out hundreds of hits with chilling efficiency, shaping the underworld of organized crime. Discover how the mob’s "middlemen for murder" rose to power, upheld their deadly code, and eventually met their own violent demise. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the shadowy streets of the 1920s Jazz Age, John and Mabel Carroll—dubbed the "Millionaire Bandits"—charmed and conned their way across America. From daring post office heists to masterminded escapes, their criminal exploits captivated the nation. John’s audacious prison breakout to rescue his dying wife became a sensational story of love and defiance. This true crime tale unravels the Carrolls’ legacy, blending romance, rebellion, and a fading dream of freedom. Author: Jake Bible * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On November 21st, 1974, Birmingham, England, was forever scarred by one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in its history. Two bombs tore through crowded pubs, killing 21 people and injuring nearly 200. In the wake of the explosions, six innocent men—later known as the Birmingham Six—were wrongfully convicted, victims of police brutality, fabricated evidence, and anti-Irish sentiment. Decades later, their story remains a chilling reminder of justice gone awry. Who really planted the bombs, and why has the truth remained elusive for so long? Join us as we delve into the events of that fateful night, the miscarriage of justice, and the ongoing investigation into one of England’s darkest chapters. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the summer of 1960, four teenagers embarked on a carefree camping trip to the serene shores of Finland's Lake Bodom. What began as a weekend of love and laughter turned into one of the country’s most haunting murder mysteries. By morning, three were brutally slain, and the lone survivor, Nils Gustafsson, had no memory of the attack—only a shadowy figure with glowing red eyes. Decades of theories, suspects, and shocking DNA evidence have done little to solve the case, leaving haunting questions about the true identity of the killer. Join us as we unravel the chilling story of the Lake Bodom murders and explore whether the monster still walks among us. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a rainy November evening in 1984, the peaceful town of Orangeville, Ontario, was shattered by the disappearance of two children, Daniel and Monique Babineau. What began as a frantic search quickly turned into a horrifying tragedy when their bodies were discovered mere hours later, lifeless in their schoolyard. As investigators unraveled the chilling events, a shocking suspect emerged—a 13-year-old boy from the community with a dark confession. The case stirred national outrage, inflamed debates about the dangers of popular culture like Dungeons & Dragons, and left a family forever scarred. Decades later, the haunting memory of that night still lingers, as their father honors their memory through acts of kindness and resilience. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the late 1990s, Colombia faced a horrifying discovery when dozens of young boys' remains were uncovered in mass graves around Pereira. Authorities initially suspected cult activity due to the disturbing, ritualistic nature of the mutilations. Over time, however, the investigation uncovered the work of a single man, Luis Garavito, also known as “La Bestia,” a brutal serial killer responsible for the torture and murder of over 100 children across Colombia. His crimes, fueled by deep-seated psychological trauma and a methodical, deceptive approach, terrorized communities and exposed grave social injustices toward vulnerable children. Despite his horrific acts, Garavito’s sentence was eventually reduced, inciting public outrage over the limitations of Colombia’s judicial system. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The "Smiley Face Killers" theory suggests that the drownings of young, college-aged men across the U.S. are not mere accidents but the work of an organized group of killers. Retired detectives Kevin Gannon, Anthony Duarte, and Michael O'Neill, after noticing disturbing patterns in multiple cases, posited that these deaths were staged to appear accidental, often marked by smiley face graffiti near recovery sites. Critics, including the FBI, maintain that these incidents are alcohol-related drownings, dismissing the graffiti as coincidental. The theory has sparked significant media interest and debate, with documentaries, true crime discussions, and online communities delving into the details. Despite skepticism, the detectives continue their investigation, seeking to bring awareness and potentially uncover the truth behind these mysterious deaths. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices