On September 15, 2010, Greg Fleniken was in his hotel room, watching a movie like he usually did when he stayed at the Elegante Hotel. Nothing was out of the ordinary, but sadly Greg would die that night. His body was discovered the next day with no major physical wounds, and his manner of death was thought to be caused by a heart attack initially until his autopsy. The autopsy revealed extensive internal damage. So what happened to Greg? How is it that no one saw or heard anything? And how was ...
Feb 09, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 40
When Brittani Marcell headed home for her lunch on September 11, 2008, no one could have imagined the tragic events that would follow. After being beaten severely with a shovel within an inch of her life, Brittani miraculously recovered. Brittani suffered major memory loss and did not remember anything from the attack, and there were no other suspects. There was DNA recovered at the scene, but it would take almost a decade before the DNA was matched to someone. So, grab your cafecito, and let's ...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In today's episode, Barbie brings us the case of Clinton Young. In November 2001, at the age of 18, Clinton was accused of murdering two people but maintained his innocence throughout his trial. He would get convicted of capital murder in 2003 and sentenced to death. Eight days before Clint's execution date in 2017, his conviction would be overturned by the Texas Supreme Court of Appeals due to prosecutorial misconduct. Join us on this wild ride of an episode. So, grab your cafecito, and let's g...
Jan 26, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In our latest episode, we discuss the case of the Kyoto Animation studio arson attack. On a regular Thursday, a man set fire to the animation studio that had over 70 people inside. He killed 36 and injured over 34, including himself. It would take almost a year before he was actually arrested due to his injuries. So what made this man carry out Japan’s biggest massacre since 2001? Grab your cafecito and listen to find out. You can follow us on Instagram at cafecitoandcrimepod Or you can send us ...
Jan 19, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In today's case, Barbie brings us the story of Michele Williams, Keller's "Black Widow." When she called 911 in the early hours of October 13, 2011, she claimed that an intruder in her home shot and killed her husband, Greg, and then attacked her. She later goes on to change her story multiple times and says that Greg committed suicide. From a plea deal, to a pregnancy, to a new boyfriend and business venture, Michele does not have one concrete version of the truth. What is the truth? And what w...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 36
When we hear the term serial killer I think our minds automatically picture an adult, but in today’s case, the serial killer is a child. Mary Bell was born to a mother who didn’t want her and made it known. She also went through all types of abuse and loss before they age 6. Was it her environment that made her kill at such a young age or was she born evil? Join us for today’s episode to find out. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started. Book used a source: Mary Flora Bell: The Horrific Tr...
Jan 05, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 35
On today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the case of Jennifer Schuett. At the age of 8, she survived the impossible and gave the police all the information needed to capture her kidnapper and rapist. Unfortunately, her case would go cold in 1990, and it wouldn’t be until 2008 when he was finally captured. Join for todays unbelievable case, so grab your cafecito and lets gets started. TW: rape and attempted murder of a child. You can follow us on Instagram @cafecitoandcrimepod Send us an email at ...
Dec 29, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Today's episode is a crazy one! I'm talking novela cuckoo. Michelle meets Ian, and they get engaged, things don't work out and they break up. Michelle moves on and so does Ian, after some messy business in regard to the condo they lived in finally gets settled. Months pass and Ian's new wife starts receiving very disturbing threatening emails and other disturbing things also show up at their front door. Every terrorizing email points to Michelle being the sender but what if she's not? Join us fo...
Dec 22, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 33
It is always a tragedy when something happens to a child, and not knowing who did it must add another layer of unimaginable pain for their loved ones. Sadly, that is what happens in today's case. In 1996, ten-year-old Amberly Mendoza went to bed as she always did, but her lifeless body would be discovered in her room the following morning. Police never made an arrest, and her case remains open till this today. Join us today to learn more about what happened to Amberly Mendoza. Grab your cafecito...
Dec 15, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Brittanee Drexel was your typical 17-year-old high school student who wanted to enjoy her spring break in 2009. She had been having a hard time at home and thought that going to Myrtle Beach with some friends was just what she needed, but sadly, Brittanee would never make it back home to her family. Today's case is tragic and one that is considered a parent's worst nightmare. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. You can follow us on Instagram @cafecitoandcrimepod Send us an email at ca...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Today’s episode will conclude The Thanksgiving Killer case. Paul Merhige is on the run after murdering 4 members of his family. Spoiler alert! He does get caught and goes to prison. Though his sentence was not something that all family members of the victims agreed with, one thing is for certain, Paul Merighe would never be a free man ever again. So grab your cafecito and let’s get into it! You can follow us on Instagram @cafecitoandcrimepod Send us an email at cafecitoandcrimepod@gmail.com...
Dec 01, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Barbie is bringing us today's case! On Thanksgiving Day in 2009, a family of 16 gathered in the Sitton's home to celebrate. Everything was going well and dandy until an uninvited guest arrived, Paul arrived. After leaving for a bit, Paul returns with a gun and fatally shoots 4 of his family members and wounds others. The victims were his twin sisters, Carla and Lisa, aunt Raymonde, and 6-year-old Makayla. At some point, he said he has been waiting 20 years to do it. But what drove Paul to commit...
Nov 24, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 29
On Thanksgiving day of 2006, the Mehari family gathered in their apartment to celebrate the holiday. A little after 3 pm, someone came into the apartment and shot to death Winta Mehari, her mom, and one of her brothers, and injured others. That, someone, was Asmerom Gebreselassie, who was Winta's brother-in-law. Winta had been married to Abraham, Asmerom's brother, who passed away from natural causes in March of 2006. You see, Asmerom believed that Winta and her family killed Abraham even though...
Nov 17, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome to episode numero 27 of Cafecito and Crime! This week we will be going over the Halloween murders. I know what y’all thinking, (it’s not Halloween Espooky vibes anymore), but hear us out on this one. Two young women, Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara who had their whole lives ahead of them were murdered brutally and senselessly on Halloween night of 2004. There are a lot of twists and turns in this one. Brought to you by the one the only Barbs. So grab your cafecito and let’s get into i...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 27
On Thanksgiving weekend of 1991, Bill Nelson invited his daughter, Margaret, over to spend the holiday with him and his new wife Omaima. Margaret declined and said goodbye to her dad not knowing that would be the last time she would ever speak to him. A couple of days later after Thanksgiving, Omaima would knock on the door of an old acquaintance named Jose and ask for his help in disposing of Bill's body. Jose calls the police, and Omaima is arrested after human organs are found in a trash bag ...
Nov 03, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In 2014, Payton Leutner was an ordinary 12-year-old girl doing everyday 12-year-old things, like going to a sleepover at a friend’s house After school, on Friday, May 30, Payton set out to go celebrate her best friend's birthday at Skateland, which was a success but nothing could prepare her for her friend's betrayal the next morning. After being stabbed 19 times by said friend, Payton manages to crawl her way to safety and is found just in time by a bicyclist and gets rushed to the hospital. Af...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 25
La Mano Peluda, La Llorona and El Cucuy are Latin myth icons that we were told about as kids to get us to behave. In our case, we were never given the full story behind them, just that they would come for us if we did not listen. They'd lurking, biding thier time for a kid to misbehave and then, at night, they'd strike. In this episode we will be talking about the origin of these legends and how they came to be the legends we know about today. So grab your cafecito, and let's get espooky. You ca...
Oct 20, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Espooky Season Continues! On Memorial Day weekend of 1990, Marlene Warren was at home hoping to enjoy the holiday just like everyone else. When her doorbell rang right before 11 am, she did not expect a clown to be standing at her front door holding flowers and balloons, but that was not the only thing the clown was holding. After handing Marlene the flowers and balloons, the clown pulls out a gun and shoots Marlene in the face. When the police start investigating the case, they cannot find anyo...
Oct 13, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Happy October! We're happy to start spooky and cucuy season! We're here with all the Halloween vibes and there isn't a better way to start than with the classic case of the OG Candy Man. Ronald Clark O'Bryan, also known as The Man That Killed Halloween and The Candy Man, murdered his son on Halloween night in 1974 and also attempted to murder four additional innocent children. It's a lot to unpack for this one so agarre su cafecito and let's get started. You can follow us on Instagram @cafecitoa...
Oct 06, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 22
On June 2, 2010, Derrick Bird went on to commit one of the deadliest mass shootings in UK history and no one really knows why. Growing up in a normal family, that included his twin brother, David, an older brother, and his 2 parents, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. As an adult, he went on to have 2 children with his longtime girlfriend but she eventually left him. He went on to struggle for many years after that, but were his personal struggles the real reason why he killed 12 people that fa...
Sep 29, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Judy Buenoano had a hard childhood. From losing her mother at an early age to being put up for adoption, to then going back to live with her dad and new stepmom who made her life a living hell. As she became an adult, had children and got married, Judy finally seemed to be living a stable, happy life. That is until her first husband James Goodyear dies. After James's death, Judy's next partners also die or are almost killed. Her oldest son Michael also passes away. One thing they all had in comm...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Kenia Monge was a regular 19-year-old girl who was out with her friends when she disappeared in 2011. The next day her cell phone receives a text message from an unknown number belonging to Travis Forbes, who turned out to be the last person to have seen her alive. But who was Travis Forbes? And how did he end up giving Kenia a ride when the last time she was seen by her friends was when she got up to use the restroom? This one is a crazy one so grab your cafecito and let's get into it. TW: Rape...
Sep 15, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 19
On January 1st, 2008, Amina and Sarah were sadly gunned down by their own dad. Throughout their whole lives, Yaser abused both girls, physically and mentally. Their mom, Patricia, and older brother Islam, did not stop Yaser and in some ways, assist in the torment of both girls. There is a point where it looks like Amina and Sarah have finally escaped their terrible home life but they get dragged by in by lies, which result in both their deaths. So grab your cafecito and join us for this episode....
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Katherine Knight was Australia's first woman to receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole. That's just how heinous her crime was. Before committing the crime that put her behind bars, Katherine was building up to her final act. In this episode, we'll dive into Katherine's early life, adulthood, and how her assaults on her partners escalated. So grab your cafecito and join us for this crazy ride. TW: rape, child abuse, animal cruelty, suicide. Blood Stain By Peter Lalor https://ww...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 17
When Samantha Koenig goes missing and the search for her begins, the local police and FBI never could have imagined that when her abductor was caught, they'd arrested a serial killer. As the FBI interrogates Israel Keyes, they soon learn that he did not just have more than 2 or 3 victims, but up to a possible 11. For the next 8 months after Israel's arrest, the FBI works diligently to get as much information on any other victims as possible but it all comes to an abrupt when Israel commits suici...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Our first serial killer case! Paul Michael Stephani, the weepy-voiced killer, terrorized the St. Paul-Minneapolis area from 1980 - 1982 until he was finally caught. What made him different from other serial killers was that after he committed a crime he would call 911 to let them know what he had done in what was described as a weepy voice. He was put on the police radar when witnesses identified him as the last person to see one of his victims, Barbara Simons alive. He was able to be brought to...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Hola guys! Today's episode will conclude the sad and tragic case of The Benoit Family. We'll talk about how the news shocked the world and theories on why Chris did what he did. So grab your cafecito and let's get into it. TW: the murder of a child and suicide. You can follow us on Instagram @cafecitoandcrimepod Send us an email at cafecitoandcrimepod@gmail.com
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week we discuss the case of pro wrestler Chris Benoit and the tragedy involving his wife Nancy, and son Daniel. Part one gives us the background of who Chris and Nancy were, and the moments leading to the crime. So grab your cafecito, get comfortable and let’s get into part one. TW: the murder of a child. You can follow us on Instagram @cafecitoandcrimepod Send us an email at cafecitoandcrimepod@gmail.com
Aug 04, 2022•43 min
Rachel Barber was a star that shined bright and would've definitely achieved success in dance had she not been murdered. In this episode, we go through the search for Rachel, whose parents searched for her day and night with little to no help from the police initially. When Rachel is finally found, it comes as a major surprise to her family that her murderer was someone they knew. So grab your cafecito or drink of choice, and join us for this episode. Book: Perfect Victim by Elizabeth Southall a...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Holisssss! Bienvenidos to this week's episode! We will be discussing the bizarre case of the boy in the walls, Daniel LaPlante. He is currently incarcerated for the murders of Priscilla, Abigail, and William Gustafson so there is peace in knowing justice was served. Before committing these heinous murders he terrorized another family. So grab your cafecito or drink of choice, and join us for this insane episode. Trigger warnings for this episode are the following; sexual abuse of a child, rape, ...
Jul 21, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 11
