When Megan Kanka went missing in 1994 her case exposed one of the holes in the sex offender registry. Yes, people were registered but that was only known to government officials, not to those living among potential predators. Had her parents known who was living right down the street from them Megan’s story might have ended differently. Instead, it set a precedent for community reporting. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source...
Feb 07, 2022•26 min
When Jacob Wetterling went missing in 1989 one of the first thoughts police had, was to track down all the local violent sex offenders in the area to see if they could be potential suspects. But this was easier said than done because back then there was no centralized database for this sort of thing. Jacob’s case went unsolved for decades and his mom always wondered if her son fell through the cracks of a system without enough regulation. So, she worked to set a precedent that would require all ...
Feb 07, 2022•33 min
A 12-year-old girl slips through the cracks…and exposes them in every system that should have protected her. Now her sister is fighting for justice, hoping to find out who murdered her sister nearly 25 years ago. If you have any information about Georgia’s murder, please call 707-565-2185 or submit a tip at www.sonomasheriff.org/silent-witness. You can also email the family directly at [email protected] Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character lim...
Jan 31, 2022•44 min
When 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer is arrested for first-degree murder in Milwaukee, the investigation uncovers a connection between her and her victim that can’t be ignored. And it mirrors an eerily similar story -- that of Cyntoia Brown -- that played out over a 15-year span in Tennessee. To learn more about The Mission of the Indiana Protection of Abused and Trafficked Humans Taskforce (IPATH) or to view their resources please visit HERE . For current Fan Club membership options and policies, pl...
Jan 24, 2022•53 min
To help Sherri fund the search for her mother you can donate HERE . If you know anything about the disappearance of Diane Francis, please contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office at 561-688-3000. A woman goes missing, leaving behind little evidence to help figure out when, how, where or why she disappeared. But her determined daughter has spent years piecing together every clue she can find. National Domestic Violence Hotline : 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); for TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Text “START” to...
Jan 17, 2022•24 min
When Lauren Dumolo disappeared, she left behind a ton of questions, a mystery that keeps unfolding and a family desperately searching for answers. If you know anything about the disappearance of Lauren Dumolo, please contact the Cape Coral Police Department at 239-574-3223 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS, referencing case number 20-011323. National Domestic Violence Hotline : 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); for TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Text “START” to 88788 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admini...
Jan 17, 2022•44 min
Just before Valentine’s Day in 2001 a New Jersey housewife goes missing. For almost a decade her case remains unsolved until a bizarre connection is made to a clue that washed ashore years before. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-patricia-viola/ Don’t miss...
Jan 10, 2022•40 min
When Mary Lynn Witherspoon doesn’t show up to work at the South Carolina school where she taught, her friends and family immediately know something must be wrong. And they immediately suspect the involvement of a person who had been stalking and harassing Mary Lynn for more than twenty years. There’s just one problem: that person is supposed to be in jail. For more information and resources on stalking, visit the Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center (SPARC) website at www.stalkinga...
Jan 03, 2022•40 min
A 16-year-old vanishes from England’s Isle of Wight. And the quest for answers leads us deeper and deeper into an underbelly most didn’t even know existed on the island. If you have any information on the disappearance of Damien Nettles please contact Crime Stoppers (UK) at 0800-555-111 or phone Hampshire police on 101. To visit Damien’s website please click HERE . For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this epis...
Dec 20, 2021•52 min
The investigation into Sherese Walker Bingham’s death points police in one direction: toward her husband, Eugene Bingham Jr. But all of their evidence isn’t enough to make a murder charge stick. If you have any information regarding this case, regardless of how insignificant it may seem, please contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477). For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode ca...
Dec 13, 2021•40 min
A woman takes her dogs for their nightly walk and is shot and killed with her own gun in a downtown Indianapolis state park. Is it a tragic accident or cold-blooded murder? If you have any information regarding this case, regardless of how insignificant it may seem, please contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477). For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here du...
Dec 13, 2021•49 min
When young mother goes missing from the reservation border town of Mobridge, South Dakota, investigators struggle to find any leads in the case. A chance discovery along the muddy banks of the Missouri River answers one question. But it’ll take 15 years and a whole lot of chance to finally unravel the mystery of what happened – and why – on one fateful night in 1980. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this ep...
Dec 06, 2021•39 min
Two women. Two cities. Two years apart. Both of them – vanished without a trace. Both are mysteries that need to be solved. If you have information on the disappearance of Kierra Coles please contact the Chicago Police Special Victim’s Unit at 312-747-8274. And if you have any information on the disappearance of Keeshae Jacobs please contact Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or text I-TIP to 274637 to submit tips anonymously. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https:...
Nov 29, 2021•46 min
After 25-year-old Janet Abaroa is discovered brutally murdered in her North Carolina home, her family suspects her husband’s involvement. But a lack of direct evidence means the case goes cold for years, leaving Janet’s family without closure and potentially putting another woman in danger. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of s...
Nov 22, 2021•39 min
Petition to have attorney general re-open Ellen’s case Justice for Ellen Facebook page Ellen Rae Greenberg had everything going for her when she was found dead in the apartment she shares with her fiancé. Police are quick to say she died by suicide – despite the 20 stab wounds she sustained. But her heartbroken parents are sure she was murdered and their search for answers has raised serious questions about the investigation. National Domestic Violence Hotline : 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); for TTY: 1...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr
A young soldier vanishes during a camping trip. His partial remains wash up on the beach 10 days later. If you have any information on this case, contact Army CID Special Agents at 910-396-8777 or submit a tip anonymously online HERE To sign the petition, visit HERE To donate to the Martinez family’s GoFundMe, please visit HERE For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to chara...
Nov 08, 2021•39 min
This year’s Halloween’s special is the story of a woman whose tragic murder almost went unsolved… until a tip came in from the last person police expected. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/captured-allan-showery/ Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! Instagram: @crime...
Nov 01, 2021•43 min
Daniel Robinson: To sign the petition to elevate Daniels’ case click HERE and to sign up to help search click HERE If you have information regarding Daniel please call 623-349-6400. Jason Landry: If you have information regarding Jason please call the Sheriff’s office at 512-398-6777 or any of the following investigators: Detective Ferry with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, 512-398-6777 Ext. 4516 or by email: [email protected] Investigator Abel Pena, with PM Investigations by ph...
Oct 25, 2021•48 min
A 21yo British woman is less than a month into a foreign exchange in Perugia, Italy when she is brutally murdered in her apartment. Everyone’s world is turned upside-down. And for the woman who found herself in the center of the storm -- and on trial for murder -- it has stayed that way ever since. My question is: Why, all these years later -- long after the courts have spoken -- are we still talking about Amanda Knox? For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://cr...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 17 min
A violent marriage ends in a bloody murder. Police solve the case -- but it’s the victim who ends up on trial in a case that thrust the issue of domestic violence into the public conversation and made it impossible for law enforcement to ignore. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, there are resources to help. In Canada, you can visit https://sheltersafe.ca/ for domestic violence resources and information or for more information on the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Hal...
Oct 11, 2021•39 min
For years, David Hendricks was the walking embodiment of the true crime trope "The Husband Did It." After his family was brutally murdered in their Illinois home back in 1983, police were quick to zero in on him as their main suspect despite the lack of evidence and mostly because... nothing else made any sense. Decades later some still believe in his guilt but knowing what we know now can you still be so sure? For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunki...
Oct 04, 2021•50 min
In the 1980s the Denver area was terrorized by a hammer-wielding mad man. But as fast as the attacks started, they suddenly stopped. Leaving the area to wonder if the mad man was dead or had moved on to another place. Once answers came, decades later the public would learn that the truth was much more concerning. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitation...
Sep 27, 2021•52 min
One woman’s promising career in Washington, D.C. is cut short when she mysteriously vanishes one night on her way home from work. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-joyce-chiang/ Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast | @au...
Sep 20, 2021•37 min
Gabby Petito is missing after a cross-country trip with her fiancée. He returned home alone with her van and since has refused to speak with her family or police. This case is actively unfolding in real-time and authorities urge anyone with information to call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALLFBI (225-5324). The Family’s approved GoFundMe page can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-find-gabby NOTE: Be aware of other pages as they may be scams. Like Gabby, Lauren “El” Cho went missing...
Sep 19, 2021•45 min
For decades after she was mysteriously murdered and left on the side of a busy interstate, she was known only as Orange Socks Doe. But after years of investigations, law enforcement learns that her case may be even more complicated than they first thought. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimej...
Sep 13, 2021•41 min
When a young man vanishes in a small resort town, the question is: does someone know something, or does no one know anything? If you have any information about the disappearance of Ryan Shtuka, please call the Kamloops RCMP at 1-250-828-3000, or if you want to remain anonymous, you can call Kamloops Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or visit their website at https://kamloopscrimestoppers.ca/submit-a-tip/ . For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app...
Aug 30, 2021•45 min
Two notorious murder cases stay ice cold for decades, until a mysterious clue helps bring a killer to justice. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/captured-rocky-mountain-killer/ Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie! Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: ...
Aug 23, 2021•35 min
When a 38-year-old woman leaves her home - and a violent marriage - without saying goodbye, her two adult daughters suspect her husband. By the time police take interest in the file and begin investigating, years have passed and the case is cold. If you have any information regarding the disappearance and possible homicide of Mary Badaracco please contact the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad at #800-376-1554 or email [email protected] For current Fan Club me...
Aug 16, 2021•39 min
A young woman’s shocking murder forces residents to question the very people who are supposed to keep them safe. If you have any information about the murder of Lisa Au, please call the Honolulu Police Department at 808-529-3111, or you can go online and submit your tips anonymously at www.honolulucrimestoppers.org . For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limita...
Aug 09, 2021•36 min
Police in Cleveland enter a home in Mount Pleasant to arrest a man on sexual assault charges. But they don’t find their suspect. And what they do find sends an already struggling community into chaos. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-cleveland-strangler/ Don’...
Aug 02, 2021•40 min
