When tragedy strikes in a wealthy Argentinian community, the suspicions of the nation fall squarely on the victim’s own family, and the case takes on a life of its own. This is Part 2 of 2. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-maria-marta-garcia-belsunce-part-2 https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things ...
Apr 02, 2024•29 min
When tragedy strikes in a wealthy Argentinian community, the suspicions of the nation fall squarely on the victim’s own family, and the case takes on a life of its own. This is Part 1 of 2. Listen to Part 2 NOW in the Fan Club! Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-maria-marta-garcia-belsunce-part-1 Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit...
Apr 01, 2024•43 min
When five young boys vanish from their village in South Korea, local authorities are quick to assume they ran away. However, their parents know that’s not what happened – and as their search for their children expands, they become convinced that something terrible happened… and it’s being covered up. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/conspiracy-frog-boys-of-south-korea You can lea...
Mar 25, 2024•50 min
Since 2014, the mysterious deaths of Joyce and John Sheridan have been a major topic of conversation in Skillman, New Jersey. And as you might expect from the title, the story I have for you today is not as cut-and-dried as certain city officials would have you believe. In fact, the deeper I dove into this story, the more confused, shocked, and angry I became. This case could be a simple mishandling of an investigation, or it could be a corruption cover-up… time will tell. Listen to WNYC Studios...
Mar 18, 2024•53 min
After midnight on July 6th, 2012, three teenage girls walked into the thick Appalachian woods somewhere along the Mason-Dixon county line. Hours later, under the glow of a nearly full moon, only two walked out. The very last time Dave and Mary Neese saw their only child Skylar was in a grainy black-and-white video. In it, she's sneaking out of her ground-floor bedroom in the middle of the night, her purse over her shoulder, her brown hair swinging as she hurries across the small parking lot to a...
Mar 13, 2024•38 min
When Angela Green vanished from her home in a Kansas suburb in 2019, she left behind a web of her husband's lies and a mystery that’s been haunting her loved ones and baffling police. If you have any information about Angela’s disappearance, please contact the Prairie Village Police Department at 913-642-6868 . You can also call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477 . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of so...
Mar 11, 2024•53 min
Ohio State Highway Patrol were identifying unknown remains along the side of a highway in northern Ohio at the same time a man in Michigan was being reported missing. Now, over five years later, U.S. Marshals are still searching for the culprit of this despicable crime. And they know exactly whom they’re looking for, she’s just been on the run since 2018. Listen closely to this episode, and if you believe you’ve seen Tammy, or someone who looks and acts an awful lot like her, please submit your ...
Mar 04, 2024•34 min
Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, but no one pulls over to help. The community is devastated when her body is discovered just days later, but it’s assumed to be a tragic but isolated incident. But when more young girls go missing, only to have their bodies discovered within days in a similar manner… the community must ask: is a serial killer stalking the streets of Rochester? And is he choosing his victims based on a seemingly rand...
Feb 26, 2024•49 min
Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, but no one pulls over to help. The community is devastated when her body is discovered just days later, but it’s assumed to be a tragic but isolated incident. But when more young girls go missing, only to have their bodies discovered within days in a similar manner… the community must ask: is a serial killer stalking the streets of Rochester? And is he choosing his victims based on a seemingly rand...
Feb 19, 2024•34 min
When a beloved college student disappears on her way home one January day in 2007, a massive city-wide ground search is initiated, and the community is hopeful that she’ll be found and brought safely home. But as hope starts to dwindle, investigators realize that a predator has been stalking their community for years, hiding in plain sight. For more information on Texas Equusearch, please visit their website, texasequusearch.org . RAINN’s National Sexual Abuse Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 or chat onl...
Feb 12, 2024•50 min
In honor of this past National Missing Persons Day, Ashley and Brit are going to take turns telling you the stories of seven missing kids that all have a certain connection. These are the stories of 7 out of 36 missing kids that are featured in the 1993 music video for the song Runaway Train by Soul Asylum. A majority of those cases have been resolved thanks to that video, but that means there are still too many left that need your attention – and maybe someone, somewhere out there holds the key...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Over the past 20 years, Maura Murray’s case has taken on a life of its own. It’s become hard to distinguish what’s fact versus what’s rumor… until now. For the first time ever, we’re getting Maura’s full story from the person who knew her best - her sister, Julie Murray. But there’s so much more. Once you’re done listening, make sure you go listen to and follow Media Pressure wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow Julie Murray on social media: TikTok: @mauramurraymissing Instagram: @mysistermau...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 16 min
When Aarushi Talwar is found brutally murdered in her bedroom, it sets off one of the strangest and most controversial murder cases in India’s history. Check out Avirook Sen’s book, Aarushi , here . Watch Aarushi: Beyond Reasonable Doubt here Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-aarushi-talwar-hemraj-banjade Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join t...
Jan 29, 2024•50 min
A fun-filled wakeboarding festival turns tragic after a young woman’s body is found floating in the lake. Her family is told that it was an accident, but they begin to suspect that her friends may know more than what they are saying. Check out the Without Warning Podcast , hosted by Sheila Wysocki and Danielle Burch! 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-laure...
Jan 22, 2024•38 min
When 14-year-old Christie Mullins is found murdered, police are quick to charge a young man who fits the description of the killer to a tee. However, as the case unfolds, Christie’s father – and the public – realize that the case is not as open and shut as it seems. You can read John Oller’s An All-American Murder for free here ! Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-...
Jan 15, 2024•55 min
In this episode, we discuss the latest update in the Colonial Parkway Murders case. Investigators have recently named Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. as a suspect in three unsolved killings from the late 1980s... including one of the double homicides in the Colonial Parkway Murders. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/update-colonial-parkway-murders/ Did you know you can listen to this...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Just days before she was due to give birth to her second child, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez goes missing, along with her 5-year-old son, Alex. And although her disappearance receives some media attention, it pales in comparison to a much more infamous case that shares disturbing similarities. If you have any information about this case, please contact the San Francisco Police Department at 415-553-1145 . If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our episode on the disappearance of Lucely Ara...
Jan 08, 2024•30 min
A young mother walks out her front door in the middle of the night and seems to vanish into thin air. With little help from law enforcement, her family and friends fight to keep her case active and find the answers they deserve. If you have any information on Lily’s disappearance, please call the Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 or you can submit a tip anonymously HERE . Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, ple...
Jan 08, 2024•31 min
When 13-year old Matthew Margolies didn’t come home for supper on the night of August 31, 1984, police in Greenwich, Connecticut launched a full scale search scouring the Pemberwick woods and waters of the Byram River for any sign of the young fisherman. Despite numerous suspects and abundant evidence over the last 40 years, police have failed to make an arrest in this senseless crime that tossed the otherwise idyllic New England town into a state of chaos. The 1984 homicide of Matthew Margolies...
Jan 04, 2024•43 min
When a 36-year-old man is found stabbed to death in his apartment, it’s just the beginning of a locked room mystery that has his family convinced he was murdered, but the police convinced it might be something far stranger. If you have any information on the death of Hugues de la Plaza, please contact the San Francisco Police Department at 1-415-553-0123. If you’d like to stay anonymous, you can reach their anonymous tip line at 1-415-575-4444. Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free...
Jan 01, 2024•45 min
Kitty Genovese has become infamous as the woman who was ignored by her neighbors as she was being murdered on March 13th, 1964. Much of her story has been embellished or misreported, though that’s not to say the truth isn’t horrific and her legacy lasting. Kitty’s case set the precedent for the 911 system we have in place and rely on to this day. If you have enjoyed these bonus episodes and want to see more in the future, please let us know via email at CrimeJunkie@audiochuck.com! Source materia...
Dec 25, 2023•22 min
Sometimes we see our legal system as black or white. Innocent or Guilty. But there is a technical gray area. Room for someone to plead guilty while still maintaining their innocence. And this is only possible because of a precedent set in the case against a man named Henry Alford more than half a century ago. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/precedent-henry-alford/ Did yo...
Dec 25, 2023•23 min
Join Brit and the founder of Safe from Online Sex Abuse (SOSA), Roo Powell, and learn about the incredible work SOSA is doing, how to stay safe online, and how any Crime Junkie parents can best support their children against the monsters of the internet. For more information on SOSA, please visit sosatogether.org . Follow them on Instagram @sosatogether ! If you or a loved one is struggling with online sexual abuse or exploitation, please consider the following resources: The National Center for...
Dec 18, 2023•34 min
Two harrowing stories – those of Asia Anderson and Walker Montgomery – illustrate how the rising digital threat of sextortion can impact anyone and forever change lives. If you believe you have been a victim of sextortion by Buster Hernandez, AKA Brian Kil, AKA Purge of Maine, and or any of the usernames listed here , you can contact the Indianapolis FBI Office at 317-595-4000 or submit the information to https://tips.fbi.gov/home . Resources: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) : Find informa...
Dec 18, 2023•51 min
An ASU student comes home one afternoon in 1997 to find her roommate, Fiona Yu, clinging to life in their shared apartment. She had been sexually assaulted, beaten, and left for dead. Though DNA evidence was left at the scene, the case goes cold. When other attacks of young women in the area are reported and their cases closed, there is hope that a connection will shed light on Fiona’s. If you would like to check out The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence by Gavin De Be...
Dec 11, 2023•38 min
When 23-year-old Beth Barnard is found murdered in her home, investigators immediately suspect a woman named Vivienne Cameron, whose husband had been having an affair with Beth. But the more investigators – and the wider public – dig into the mystery, the less the puzzle pieces seem to fit together. If you would like to purchase Vikki Petraitis’ and Paul Daley’s book, “The Phillip Island Murder,” please visit this link ! If you or someone you know if experiencing thoughts of suicide, support can...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min
When 23-year-old Beth Barnard is found murdered in her home, investigators immediately suspect a woman named Vivienne Cameron, whose husband had been having an affair with Beth. But the more investigators – and the wider public – dig into the mystery, the less the puzzle pieces seem to fit together. If you would like to purchase Vikki Petraitis’ and Paul Daley’s book, “The Phillip Island Murder,” please visit this link ! If you or someone you know if experiencing thoughts of suicide, support can...
Nov 27, 2023•58 min
Two 17-year-old girls set off one summer night in 1999 for a high school field party, excited to mark the end of summer with friends. But when they never make it to the party… or back home… the search is on. If you want to check out Isabel’s nonprofit, Genealogy for Justice, please visit their website ! Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-jb-beasley-tracie-hawlett/ ...
Nov 20, 2023•43 min
The sudden disappearance of the manager at an Off-Track Betting parlor has his family, friends, and the police convinced he's met with foul play at the hands of someone he knows. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-bruce-blackwood/ Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membe...
Nov 13, 2023•33 min
Reed Jeppson, a Salt Lake City teen, went outside to feed his dogs one Sunday afternoon in 1964 and vanished, with the dogs, into thin air. Decades later, his heartbroken family still has so many unanswered questions. If Reed is alive today, he is 74 years old. He’s white, with medium blond hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'6" and 140 pounds, and he had braces on his top and bottom teeth. If you have any information about Reed, please contact Salt Lake City police at...
Nov 06, 2023•48 min
