Former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic was found dead inside her family’s home in a quiet Swiss suburb with her remains pureed in a blender — a discovery that launched a disturbing murder investigation and a legal battle that’s still unfolding. Prosecutors allege her husband killed her and attempted to conceal the crime, while he insists he acted in self-defense. Katie breaks down what investigators say happened inside the house, the forensic evidence challenging that claim, and wh...
Jan 26, 2026•23 min•Ep. 210
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you the latest breaking true crime stories. Today, a former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged cocaine kingpin is captured in Mexico after years on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, facing sweeping federal charges tied to international drug trafficking and murder conspiracies. In Missouri, a decorated U.S. Marine veteran is fatally shot during a Facebook Marketplace meetup, texting his family a final goodbye as multiple suspects are now held w...
Jan 26, 2026•27 min•Ep. 209
This week on True Crime This Week, Vanessa Richardson revisits two courtroom battles that defined true crime in the 1990s. First, the sensational Menendez brothers trial, where Lyle and Erik’s confession to murdering their parents collided with shocking abuse claims and a defense strategy that split the jury and ended in a mistrial. Then, the trial of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, whose claims of self-defense unraveled under scrutiny as jurors convicted her of murdering seven men across Florida....
Jan 25, 2026•47 min•Ep. 208
Rick Singer didn’t just bend the college admissions process. He sold a way around it. He is as con-man as they come: promising wealthy families guaranteed acceptance to elite universities through a secret “side door” powered by fake athletic profiles, bribed coaches, rigged test scores, and a nonprofit used to move millions without raising alarms. For years, he and his clients thought they could get away with it. But the feds were watching the entire time. In the final episode of Night Watch: Un...
Jan 23, 2026•31 min•Ep. 207
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you breaking crime news as stories develop. In the U.K., a jury finds a mother of ten guilty after prosecutors say she held a woman captive for more than 20 years and forced her into unpaid labor starting at age 16. Meanwhile, in Florida, a resentencing trial begins for a man convicted of kidnapping a five-year-old girl and leaving her to die in the Everglades, as jurors weigh whether he still faces the death penalty. And in Los Angeles, a C...
Jan 23, 2026•27 min•Ep. 206
A fellow pledge begged for help. No one called 911. By morning, a 19-year-old freshman was dead on a fraternity couch. Inside the Beta Theta Pi house at Penn State, cameras and messages recorded every missed chance to act: the drinking, the falls, the fear, and the silence. Katie walks through the night Timothy Piazza went to a bid event and never came home, the evidence that led prosecutors to charge 18 fraternity members, and why accountability in this case took years to arrive…if it arrived a...
Jan 22, 2026•30 min•Ep. 205
Welcome to Crime House 24/7 . Vanessa Richardson brings you breaking crime news as stories develop. In Utah, a woman takes the stand against her own brother in a murder conspiracy trial, accusing him of being in on her plot to kill her husband, while he claims self-defense. In Europe, authorities announce the largest synthetic drug bust in the continent’s history, arresting dozens and dismantling industrial-scale labs. In Virginia, the FBI links a deceased suspect to multiple killings tied to th...
Jan 22, 2026•27 min•Ep. 204
Louisiana State Police said reckless driving caused a fatal crash that killed Herman Hall and led them to believe LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was the perpetrator. Within weeks, Lacy was arrested, released on bond, and faced serious charges…before doing something unexpected and leaving both his family and Hall’s family without closure. Katie dissects the timeline, the state’s theory, the evidence behind the arrest, and the video released months later that complicated what the public thought it k...
Jan 21, 2026•22 min•Ep. 203
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you the latest breaking true crime stories. In Iowa, a man is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his wife, a medical laboratory scientist, as investigators outline allegations of a planned attack inside the couple’s home. In Pennsylvania, an 11-year-old boy faces criminal homicide charges in adult court after police say he fatally shot his father following a dispute over a gaming device. Plus, authorities in North Caro...
Jan 21, 2026•27 min
Sherrone Moore isn’t the only scandal to cross Michigan’s desk. The university’s football team faces another crisis, time tied to former co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss. Federal prosecutors allege that he accessed athlete databases without authorization and used that information to get into private accounts and download intimate material. In the next episode of Night Watch University Week, Katie breaks down what the indictment says, why the case raises major questions about athlete data secu...
Jan 20, 2026•26 min•Ep. 201
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you the latest breaking true crime stories. In Florida, rapper YNW Melly is expected in court for a witness tampering hearing tied to his pending double homicide retrial. In New Mexico, actor and director Timothy Busfield faces a crucial pretrial detention hearing as prosecutors push to keep him jailed on child sex abuse charges. Plus, in Michigan, a 20-year-old man is bound over for trial in the killing of his 63-year-old housemate, and in ...
Jan 20, 2026•26 min•Ep. 200
College is supposed to be a fresh start. But for some, it becomes the setting for abuse, fraud, and crimes hidden in plain sight. This week, Katie breaks down the cases that turned college campuses into crime scenes in a special edition of Night Watch: University Week. To kick it off, Katie breaks down a case that’s happening right now: the downfall of Sherrone Moore: the man who was supposed to lead the University of Michigan into its next chapter. Instead, he was fired for cause and booked int...
Jan 19, 2026•27 min•Ep. 199
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you the latest breaking true crime stories. An Oregon man learns his fate after pleading guilty to killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in the woods, with a life sentence handed down in Clackamas County. In California, a long-running and disturbing case returns to court as a mother charged in her young daughter’s death during a church “exorcism” files a high-stakes motion alleging bias under the state’s Racial Justice Act. Plus, new c...
Jan 19, 2026•29 min•Ep. 198
This week on True Crime This Week, Vanessa Richardson examines two brutal mass murderers who managed to evade justice for years. First, the hunt for Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, the “Butcher of Lyon,” who fled Europe after World War II and built a new life in South America—until relentless Nazi hunters exposed his past. Then, the story of Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso, a sadistic New York mob boss responsible for dozens of murders who continued running the Lucchese crime family while hiding just mi...
Jan 18, 2026•52 min•Ep. 197
North Port, Florida is the kind of place where nothing out of the ordinary is supposed to happen. But one night on a quiet residential street, a family built on faith, service, and second chances was torn apart. In this episode of Night Watch, Katie Ring examines the murders of Robbie and Jennifer Tower — a couple known in their community for opening their home and their hearts. We trace the family’s decision to adopt a teenage boy from Ukraine, the years of struggle that followed, and the night...
Jan 16, 2026•24 min•Ep. 196
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you breaking crime news as stories develop. In Florida, a woman is convicted in the 2021 murder of her sister, whose body was found bound, wrapped in garbage bags, and buried in the backyard they shared. In Arizona, a third suspect appears in court in the murder of an exotic dancer, as prosecutors outline an alleged multi-state plot. Then, in Wisconsin, a father is found guilty after six children, including a newborn, were discovered locked ...
Jan 16, 2026•28 min•Ep. 195
In July 2020, Megan Thee Stallion was shot on a dark road in the Hollywood Hills. What followed wasn’t just a criminal trial — it was years of online speculation, viral misinformation, and competing narratives that blurred the line between fact and fiction. In this episode of Night Watch, Katie Ring traces the full arc of the case: the shooting, the criminal conviction of Tory Lanez, and the digital backlash that refused to accept the verdict. We examine how online commentary escalated into defa...
Jan 15, 2026•30 min•Ep. 194
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you the latest crime stories as they unfold. In Washington, a former fire battalion chief is on trial for the murder of his wife, as prosecutors lay out evidence and the defense pushes back amid a newly filed defamation lawsuit. In Minnesota, a man faces murder charges after a deadly apartment-building stabbing that left a maintenance worker dead and a teenage boy seriously injured. In Florida, prosecutors detail what they allege was a stage...
Jan 15, 2026•27 min•Ep. 193
A camper was found dead inside his tent along a remote stretch of road in Montana in October of 2024. The injuries were so severe that the first 911 call described the scene as a possible bear attack. But investigators quickly realized something didn’t add up. In this episode of Night Watch, Katie Ring examines the killing of 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem, tracing the final hours of his life and the chilling discovery that the violence inside the tent wasn’t caused by wildlife, but by a man he had ...
Jan 14, 2026•21 min•Ep. 192
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson brings you breaking crime news as stories develop. In Colorado, Barry Morphew pleads not guilty for a second time in the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, after prosecutors allege she was killed with a tranquilizer. In Tennessee, authorities search for suspects accused of impersonating police officers during a targeted carjacking and kidnapping. Over in Ohio, the doctor charged in the murders of his ex-wife and her husband waives extradition and...
Jan 14, 2026•27 min•Ep. 191
20-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo walked into the woods behind her Tennessee home in 2011— and never came back. What followed was one of the largest missing-person searches in state history, a years-long investigation marked by false leads, shifting suspects, and unanswered questions. Eventually, prosecutors secured a conviction, but the case was far from settled. In this episode of Night Watch, Katie Ring revisits the disappearance and murder of Holly Bobo, tracing the case from the mornin...
Jan 13, 2026•31 min•Ep. 190
Welcome to Crime House 24/7. Vanessa Richardson launches the new daytime crime news podcast with breaking stories as they develop. Police in Ohio announce an arrest in the killings of a dentist and his wife, detailing the evidence that led investigators to the suspect. In another Ohio case, opening statements begin in the murder trial of an 83-year-old man accused of fatally shooting an Uber driver after a phone scam turned deadly. In New Jersey, jurors are seated in the long-delayed trial of Pa...
Jan 13, 2026•27 min•Ep. 189
In January 2024, Caitlin Tracey made a frantic call to 911. “Please hurry,” she told the dispatcher, reporting that her husband had assaulted her before. Months later, Caitlin was found dead at the bottom of a high-rise stairwell in Chicago’s South Loop. Investigators would later come to believe her 24-foot fall was no accident. In this episode of Night Watch, Katie Ring examines the life and death of Caitlin Tracey — a successful tech executive, devoted daughter and sister, and a woman who repe...
Jan 12, 2026•24 min•Ep. 188
Welcome to the first episode of Crime House 24/7 . Vanessa Richardson launches the new daytime crime news podcast with breaking stories as they develop. Jury selection is set to begin this week in Virginia for the high-profile Au Pair Affair double-murder case. Court updates continue to roll in for Nick Reiner as he’s held without bail for allegedly murdering his parents, famed filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle. Plus, prosecutors uncover human remains in what they describe as a “horror...
Jan 12, 2026•30 min•Ep. 187
This episode of True Crime This Week dives into two of Boston’s most infamous and enduring mysteries: the chilling 1960s killing spree attributed to the Boston Strangler—capped by Albert DeSalvo’s controversial confession, later recantation, and mysterious prison death—and the audacious 1950 Brink’s heist, where a disciplined crew of professional thieves executed a near-perfect $2.7 million robbery and evaded justice until betrayal from within unraveled their operation. Vanessa Richardson guides...
Jan 11, 2026•54 min•Ep. 186
In this special update, host Katie Ring shares what’s next as Crime House Daily becomes Crime House 24/7 —your new home for true-crime coverage around the clock. With breaking news during the day hosted by Vanessa Richardson, and deep-dive storytelling every night on Night Watch with Katie, Crime House is expanding to bring you the full story, all day long. If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House Daily to never miss a case! For ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subsc...
Jan 07, 2026•1 min
This episode of True Crime This Week revisits two of the most shocking scandals in sports history: the 1994 assault on Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan—an attack that unraveled into a web of abuse, jealousy, and sabotage involving fellow skater Tonya Harding—and the 2015 murder trial of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, whose meteoric rise gave way to a life marked by violence, paranoia, and tragedy. Vanessa Richardson chronicles how both athletes’ careers were derailed not by competition, bu...
Jan 04, 2026•56 min•Ep. 185
This week in crime history, we revisit two of the most infamous killers of the 20th century — men whose charm masked unimaginable evil. On December 30th, 1977, Ted Bundy slipped through the ceiling of his Colorado jail cell and vanished into the night, igniting one of the most infamous manhunts in American history. His escape would lead to more murders and cement his place as one of the world’s most notorious serial killers. Then, we travel back to January 3rd, 1972, when John Wayne Gacy — a see...
Dec 28, 2025•55 min•Ep. 184
In 2002, Laci Peterson, eight months pregnant, vanished from her home in Modesto, California. Her husband, Scott Peterson, claimed he’d gone fishing—but as investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a web of lies, infidelity, and murder that captivated the world. Then, we travel back to 1945, when five children from the Sodder family vanished after a mysterious house fire in West Virginia. Decades later, their disappearance remains unsolved—fueling rumors of arson, kidnapping, and conspiracy. Join...
Dec 21, 2025•53 min•Ep. 183
Tonight, our Diddy series reaches its finale. We unpack Jane Doe’s testimony in full, including the “love contract,” the hotel nights she says turned into obligation, and the chilling ways coercion showed up even after Diddy’s arrest. Then we track the closing arguments, the jury’s reasoning, and the verdict that left the courtroom divided. And just as the trial dust settles, 50 Cent and Netflix light the fuse again, dropping a new docuseries built on trial footage Diddy allegedly never meant th...
Dec 19, 2025•37 min•Ep. 182
