This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Erika Friman called it quits with her high school boyfriend before they went off to college, she never thought he’d take it so hard. But his heartbreak soon turned into an obsessive mission to win her back – to the point that he ditched his plans to attend a four-year university and followed her to a community college across the state of Florida. Then, when he learned Erika had started dating one of his friends from high school, he spir...
Apr 29, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 77
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In 2015, 22-year-old Heather Maples packed up her bags and moved across the country from Texas to Tennessee for new opportunities and a fresh start. But only a week after she learned she was accepted into college at Middle Tennessee State University, she was found brutally murdered in her off-campus apartment. Although several persons of interest immediately surfaced, police were ultimately led to her killer through one key clue – a clear-as...
Apr 15, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 76
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). One of the most critical moments in any dating or domestic violence situation, is when the victim tries to leave or break off the relationship. Unfortunately, for 20-year-old college student Alyssiah Wiley, her exit from the relationship with her long-term boyfriend resulted in the ultimate betrayal – her murder. Listen now to hear the full story. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-crime-chronicles/exclusive-content Adver...
Apr 01, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 75
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale), and it sheds light on just how dangerous firearms can be if they are placed into the hands of an irresponsible owner – even when they aren’t used with intention to kill. In September of 2021, just days after he committed to the U.S. Army, Texas State University student Austin Salyer was fatally wounded by a bullet while he slept. The tragic incident occurred when the gun owner mishandled the weapon from an apartment next door, inadvertently ...
Mar 18, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 74
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When 22-year-old college student Jenna Burleigh didn’t show up to classes during the first week of school and wasn’t responding to texts or calls, her father quickly became worried and reported her missing. Unfortunately, Jenna’s body was found a few days later, over 100 miles away. An intense, yet swift investigation led police right to her body, and her killer. Listen now to hear the full story. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle....
Mar 11, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 73
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). After college student Sydney Powell was placed on academic suspension at the University of Mount Union for poor grades, she dreaded telling her parents the news. So when her mother, Brenda Powell, called the college to get some answers, Sydney flew into a rage and brutally killed Brenda. But here’s the primary question: Was the murder due to a psychotic break that had been building in Sydney for months? Or, was it more sinister than that? A ...
Mar 04, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 72
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). During Homecoming weekend in the fall of 2007, Rowan University student Donald Farrell III was beaten to death by at least two men in a well-lit, convenience-store parking lot. It was a chance encounter, and police believe the motive was robbery. But to this day… despite a clear image and description of one of the suspects, despite a rare, limited-edition jacket, despite a phone number written on an old lottery ticket, AND despite a massive ...
Feb 26, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 71
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Binghamton University student Haley Anderson went missing in March of 2018, her roommates turned to their iPhones and the Find My Friends app in a desperate attempt to locate her. The app led them to the apartment of fellow Binghamton student Orlando Tercero, but when he wasn’t answering the door and was nowhere to be found, Haley’s friends took matters into their own hands. They entered the apartment through an unlocked window, and wha...
Feb 19, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 70
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When New Mexico State University student Liette Martinez applied for and got accepted into a National Student Exchange program at a university in Indiana, she thought she was signing up for a life-changing experience. Instead, it was life-ending. In April of 2008, Liette Martinez was brutally stabbed to death in her on-campus, apartment-style dorm, leaving her roommates and the entire campus community in shock and terror. Listen now to hear ...
Feb 05, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 69
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When police found 24-year-old University of Florida student Michelle Herndon dead in her home, it appeared that, in an ironic twist of fate, the health-conscious young woman had suddenly and tragically passed away from natural causes. Although rare, situations like these aren’t as completely out of the ordinary as one might think. So, investigators began processing the case as such – a bizarre death due to natural circumstances. But the case...
Jan 29, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 68
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). It’s the story of not one, but two victims who tragically lost their lives at the hands of an unlikely suspect – a person who would only be caught because he left behind the same clue at both crime scenes. In 1997, Vincennes University student Brook Baker was raped and brutally murdered in her off-campus home. Police interviewed hundreds of potential suspects but were only led to dead ends. That is, until the killer struck again two years la...
Jan 22, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 67
This episode is rated a 4 (on my Serious Crime Scale). It's one of those truly puzzling stories that will leave you scratching your head, racking your brain, and just really wondering… WHERE IS HE??? In this episode, I tell you the story of University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth student Charles Allen Jr., affectionately known as Charlie to his friends and family. In October of 2007, Charlie made plans to attend a party with his best friend, Mason; but when the two were supposed to meet up on ca...
Jan 15, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 66
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In February of 2010, a distraught biology professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville opened fire at a staff meeting, killing three colleagues and critically wounding three others. The professor, Dr. Amy Bishop, taught at least five different courses in the Department of Biology, and she had been employed at the university since 2003. In 2009, six years after she was hired, Dr. Bishop went through a rigorous tenure application process ...
Jan 08, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 65
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In February of 2010, a distraught biology professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville opened fire at a staff meeting, killing three colleagues and critically wounding three others. The professor, Dr. Amy Bishop, taught at least five different courses in the Department of Biology, and she had been employed at the university since 2003. In 2009, six years after she was hired, Dr. Bishop went through a rigorous tenure application process ...
Jan 01, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 65
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). I want to shine a light on a deeply troubling issue – dating and domestic violence among college students. This vulnerability becomes stark when young adults navigate relationships without the compass of prior experience. Think about it: this stage of life is often labeled in academic research as emerging adulthood, a time when they’re not quite kids, but not fully adults either, and they are just trying to figure things out. In this episode...
Dec 11, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 64
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In October 2022, a cross-state rivalry took a bleak turn when University of New Mexico student Brandon Travis and his friends visited New Mexico State University in Las Cruces for the two schools’ annual football showdown. What started as a clash between fans ended with Travis on the losing side of the scuffle, which sparked a chilling chain of events. The next month, when New Mexico State traveled to Albuquerque for a basketball face-off, T...
Nov 27, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 63
You've been asking for it, and I have been listening! Your favorite campus crime podcast is going to a WEEKLY show! Starting Monday, January 1, 2024, Campus Crime Chronicles will officially transition to a weekly podcast, so all you Campus Chronies can get your CCC fix EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK. AND I will also be launching a Patreon on January 1... FINALLY! Stay tuned for more info. Big things ahead for CCC!! Cheers! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-crime-chronicles/exclusive-co...
Nov 15, 2023•2 min
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). It’s a heartbreaking tale that unfolded on a prestigious campus, changing lives forever. In August of 2016, Ithaca College student Anthony Nazaire embarked on what should have been a promising sophomore year as a business administration major. Anthony’s journey from a challenging neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, to college was a testament to his determination. The first in his family to graduate high school and pursue higher education, An...
Nov 15, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 60
This episode is rated CREEPY AND SCARY! I have a very special episode of the podcast for you today. In true Halloween spirit, I’m giving you more of a University Mystery rather than a Campus Crime Chronicle. It’s no secret that most colleges and universities have some rich traditions and strong history attached to them. Many come with folk tales and urban legends that have been passed down from one generation of students to the next. And, at one institution of higher education in particular, The...
Oct 30, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 57
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). During the mid-winter of 2006, John Jay College student Imette St. Guillen went out with several of her friends for an early birthday celebration. In a few days, 24-year-old Imette would turn 25, and she was on top of the world. She was a brilliant graduate student in John Jay College’s Criminal Justice program who, in only a couple months, would graduate and pursue a career in forensics and crime scene investigation. But in the early mornin...
Oct 16, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 60
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). Sometimes in this world the unfortunate, violent actions of certain individuals can be explained by severe mental illness, and reform and treatment are viable options. But other times, those actions stem from nothing but pure and utter evil. There’s simply no explanation other than the fact that the person CHOSE to be violent or commit a heinous crime. It’s disgusting and loathsome, and it just plain sucks. This is the story of how one colle...
Oct 02, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 59
This episode is rated a 4 (on my Serious Crime Scale). The COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of college students at very rapid rates. Not only were they navigating the physical health effects of COVID and how it impacted themselves and their loved ones, but they were also having to abruptly adjust to a completely digital world. Just imagine being forced to take courses like statistics and chemistry and molecular biology in a solely online format. They were also forced to move out of t...
Sep 18, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 58
This episode is rated a 5. In the spring of 2008, Brittany Zimmermann, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, arrived home to her off-campus apartment after class. On her way back home, she tried calling her mother at work, since the two talked every single day, sometimes even multiple times a day. But her mother was away from her desk at that specific time, and the phone wasn’t equipped with voicemail, so Brittany didn’t leave a message. However, as Brittany hung up the phone and made...
Sep 04, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 57
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In September of 2021, Valencia College student Miya Marcano was scheduled to take a flight from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale to meet up with family. They were actually planning to go on to Jamaica for a family vacation. But when she failed to board the plane and missed her flight, Miya’s family became incredibly worried and reported her missing. After EIGHT grueling days, her family received the news they feared the most. Miya had been found, ...
Aug 21, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 54
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). Y'all… Fair warning: Some of this may be particularly hard to hear because it involves the murder of an entire family – a husband and a wife and their teenaged daughter. In 2014, three members of a prominent newspaper publishing family in Duncan, Oklahoma, were shot to death inside their home. The one and only suspect – the family’s 19-year-old son and brother who was attending college at the University of Oklahoma – confessed to the triple-...
Aug 07, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 55
This episode is rated a 4.5 because it is a story of survival. In the summer of 1974, Texas Christian University student Janelle Kirby was attacked in her own apartment by a man she did not know. He shot her five times, but Janelle lived to tell her story. However, it took 12 years before her attacker was found, and for 12 years, two separate lives were ruined in a way that most of us couldn’t even begin to fathom. You see, there are actually three people involved in this story – Janelle, her ac...
Jul 24, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 54
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When a sophomore from the University of Nebraska, Jessica O’Grady, failed to show up for work and stopped responding to all texts and phone calls, her family reported her missing. When investigators dug into her case and focused on one prime suspect – Jessica’s so-called boyfriend – they quickly shifted the case to a homicide, despite never recovering her body. In 2007, the man police say is responsible for Jessica’s murder, Christopher A. E...
Jul 10, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 53
This episode is rated a 1.5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). Let’s all put ourselves back in college for a minute. Think back to those early years of going away from home for the first time, living on campus, making new friends... You know, truly embracing “college life.” Well, what would you do if one of the friends you made inn the dorm and hung out with every day turned out to be a complete imposter? Like, the person did not attend the school at all, but pretended like they did for nearly a whole...
Jun 26, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 52
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). I’m sure many of you are at least familiar with the name Chandra Levy. In 2001, before Sept. 11, 24-year-old Chandra was a graduate student from the University of Southern California, finishing up an internship in Washington, D.C., when she went missing in early May of that year. Her case uncovered a secret affair with a well-known California Congressman, which was blasted all over the media. But when her body was discovered in a D.C. metro ...
Jun 12, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 51
This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale of 1-5). In the summer of 2004, 23-year-old college student Jesse Valencia was found dead in a neighborhood in Columbia, Missouri, a city that’s home to the University of Missouri (better known as Mizzou). Jesse’s throat had been slashed by a jagged-edged, serrated knife. So, from the moment investigators arrived, they knew without a doubt that Jesse had been murdered. It didn’t take them long to zero in on their prime suspect – a man who had ...
May 29, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 50
