For nearly 30 years, Dorothy Kilgallen was a media icon, as a columnist, investigative journalist, star of radio and television. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Dorothy began her own through investigation. But before she was able to release her findings, Dorothy Kilgallen was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Was her death an accident? Suicide? Or was she murdered? Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acas...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 111
Cardiff has the biggest British born Somali population in the UK. One of those Somalians was a man named Mahmood Husein Mattan. He had worked as a merchant seaman in the Tiger Bay dockland district of Cardiff. Life wouldn’t pan out well for Mr Mattan as he would later be found guilty of murdering a local businesswoman, But on what grounds? The following music was used for this media project:Music: Mystery Palace by Alexander NakaradaFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7257-mystery-palace Li...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 110
On Friday, November 10th, 1995, 13-year-old Brad Hansen would wake up early, hop on a bike and ride to a friend’s house. The two seventh grade boys had made plans earlier in the week to spend the day off school hanging out and playing video games. But to the horror of Brad’s family, he would never return home. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: http...
Oct 25, 2022•53 min•Ep. 109
Leah Croucher left her home to travel to work. Her parents had already left to go to their jobs. The journey would usually take Leah around 30 minutes.On the journey, various witnesses report seeing Leah. Then, she vanished into thin air. There are no further sightings of Leah and her phone has not been on again since that time. The following music was used for this media project:Music: Crazy by Phat SoundsFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9961-crazy License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic...
Oct 18, 2022•54 min•Ep. 108
In October 2015, an 18-year-old girl would disappear under mysterious circumstances shortly after being a victim of a sexual assault. For nearly 3 years, she would remain a missing person until her body was discovered in a drainage pipe in a park located in west Little Rock, Arkansas. Her death has been ruled a homicide and remains unsolved to this day. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 107
The small parish of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire will forever be steeped in suspicion. Even in 2022, the villagers are still not keen on talking about the events of 14th February 1945, when the body of a local man was discovered by his niece and a neighbour. The murder of Charles Walton remains unsolved to this day and is Warwickshire’s longest unsolved case. Did his murderer take the secret of his death to their grave? Or did Witchcraft play a part in ending this man’s life? Get bonus content ...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 106
In this bonus episode, Morgan speaks to Kevin Ryan, a missing persons investigator hired by Amanda DeGuio's family to look into her disappearance. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimepedia--5894684/support ....
Sep 28, 2022•47 min
In June 2014, just days after returning from a family trip, 24-year-old Amanda DeGuio would go missing. Leaving behind most of her belongs, Amanda left her mother’s home in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and seemingly disappeared without a trace. For 8 years very little had been learned about where she may have gone and why. But in 2022, a renewed effort by law enforcement to find the missing woman led to a possible break in the case.d Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 105
Evan Jones, was a 46 year old man living in St. Paul's in Bristol. He was a former rugby player from Chippenham. He was described as a happy and friendly man who would do anything for anyone So why was it that on the 13th March 2022 was he savagely beaten and left for dead? Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimeped...
Sep 20, 2022•48 min•Ep. 104
50 years ago, the Games of the XX Olympiad were marred when 8 Palestinian commandos scaled the security fence surrounding the Olympic Village and attacked the Israeli team compound. For nearly 20 hours, the world watch and waited as the lives of 11 Israelis weighed in the balance. This is the story of how poor planning, a lack of foresight, and ineffective leadership, led to tragedy. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 11 min
50 years ago, the Games of the XX Olympiad were marred when 8 Palestinian commandos scaled the security fence surrounding the Olympic Village and attacked the Israeli team compound. For nearly 20 hours, the world watch and waited as the lives of 11 Israelis weighed in the balance. This is the story of how poor planning, a lack of foresight, and ineffective leadership, led to tragedy. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Sep 05, 2022•57 min•Ep. 102
On 5th July1919, 21 year old Bella Wright's body would be found on a country lane covered in blood. Her death would become one of the oldest cold cases in British History. Was it an accident? Or was it a murder? And what happened to the crow? The following music was used for this media project:Music: The Children Of MH17 by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/268-the-children-of-mh17 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-end...
Aug 30, 2022•52 min•Ep. 101
In 2014, two senseless and savage knife attacks shocked the residents in the town of Colchester. When a suspect was finally apprehended and brought in for question, the town was in for an even bigger shock. This week we are joined by Kacey from Cult Vault Podcast and DCI Colin Sutton as we discuss the murders of James Attfield and Nahid Almanea. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Beco...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 100
On the 22nd March 2011 Rebecca Coriam was working on the The Wonder, a Disney Cruise Ship bound for Mexico. She was last seen at 5:45 a.m., about three hours before she was scheduled to begin work, but by 9am there was no sign of her. The following music was used for this media project:Music: Childhood by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/448-childhood License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de Get bonus content on Patr...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 99
In the early morning hours of July 23, 2019, a 50-year-old woman would seemingly pull out of the driveway of her Wilmington, Delaware home for unknown reasons. Hours later, her husband would be notified that the body of his wife had been found floating in the nearby Brandywine Creek. While at first most people assumed her death was simply accidental, it would later be ruled a homicide. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 98
When you’re 14 years old, your life is ahead of you. School is an inconvenience and you can’t wait to hang out with friends. 14 Year old Charlene Downes was no exception. She liked meeting her friends and hanging out at the local arcades. She was a likeable cheeky girl, with siblings that she got on with really well. One November afternoon she kissed her mum goodbye and left with friends to visit the local arcade. Her daughter walking away with friends smiling and chatting would be Karen Downes ...
Aug 02, 2022•54 min•Ep. 97
Andrea Knabel volunteered countless hours searching and advocating for missing persons. But in August 2019, after an argument with family members, Andrea would go missing and has never been seen or heard from again. Was Andrea a victim in an escalating domestic dispute, did she simply just walk away, or did a high-risk lifestyle finally catch up with her? Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Jul 26, 2022•47 min•Ep. 96
In Bristol, 1957 in the middle of a heatwave and a young brother and sister leave home to visit a nearby field to look at the horses and ponies. When they don’t return home their parents are worried and immediately call police. The children are missing and it seems they have disappeared without a trace. Their disappearance sparked one of the biggest searches ever in England. Thousands of people came and offered help. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crime...
Jul 12, 2022•49 min•Ep. 95
When Caleb Diehl went missing in 2015, his family had no idea that dark secrets would be discovered during the investigation into his disappearance. His case would became much larger than that of just a missing teen and would shock his North Texas community. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimepedia--5894684/supp...
Jul 05, 2022•56 min•Ep. 94
On Friday 13 September 1907, the Daily Mail reported the discovery of the naked body of a young woman in the bedroom of her flat in Camden Town. She had been brutally murdered, her throat had been cut from ear to ear almost to the point of decapitation. A number of items of value were missing, including her wedding ring, but there were other valuable items in her home that were left. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Jun 28, 2022•49 min•Ep. 93
It’s been 10 years since Brittney Wood walked out of her mother’s home and was never seen or heard from again. The search for Brittney would lead to numerous twists and turns which shocked and confused the public. Had Brittney simply run away, or was her disappearance part of another horrendous crime which would become one of Alabama’s most notorious cases? Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 91
This week, we speak to Rose Self and Denise Stewart, Natalie Bollinger's mother and grandmother, about her murder and how it has effected their lives. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimepedia--5894684/support ....
May 31, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 90
On December 28, 2017, 19-year-old Natalie Bollinger would go missing from her apartment in Broomfield, Colorado. The following day she was found shot to death in a wooded area of Adams County, Colorado. On this special episode of Crimepedia, we speak to the lead detectives in Natalie's case and learn how investigation unraveled. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 89
In 2007, a 14 year old boy called Andrew Gosden woke up for school. He was irritable. He left home and made his way across a local park to go to school. Only Andrew didn’t go to school that day. He boarded a train to London and hasn’t been seen since. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimepedia--5894684/support ....
May 10, 2022•55 min•Ep. 88
It was the early morning hours of Palm Sunday 2003, residents and guests at 64 E. 17th Avenue were settling down for bed after enjoying the evening celebrating a 21st birthday. Without warning, smoke and fire ripped through the three-story house, leaving three people severely injured and five people dead. Investigators would determine that fire was not accidental and been purposely set. So that left the question, who set the fire and why? Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://sup...
Apr 26, 2022•58 min•Ep. 87
Happy Easter everyone! Because of the holiday, there is no new case this week. But instead we have decided to share with you one of our recent episodes of Crimepedia Extra, which is available exclusively on Patreon. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimepedia--5894684/support ....
Apr 19, 2022•36 min
According to The Burn Institute more than half of fire-related deaths result from smoke inhalation, Smoke inhalation occurs when you breathe in harmful smoke particles and gases. Inhaling harmful smoke can inflame your lungs and airway, causing them to swell and block oxygen. This can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome and respiratory failure. Smoke inhalation commonly happens when you get trapped in a contained area, such as a bedroom at home, near a fire. Most fires occur in the home,...
Apr 12, 2022•51 min•Ep. 86
How does one just simply vanish? Barbara Bolick wanted to share the view of one of her favorite places with a family friend. She had just hiked a 2.6 mile trail to a beautiful overlook in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. She was less than 30 feet away from her hiking partner, when she seemingly vanished without a trace. Despite an extensive search, no sign of Barbara was ever found. Did Barbara get lost? Did she stumble of the path or fall off a cliff? Or was Barbara the victim of foul play?...
Apr 05, 2022•54 min•Ep. 85
It was the hottest day of the year. The mercury in the thermometers rose to 33C/91.4F. Car parks melted. Railway tracks buckled. Moors caught fire. Fuel tanks exploded. Ann Heron was making the most of the sunshine, sunbathing in the garden listening to her radio alongside her dog. That day would be the start of over 30 years of suspicion that would cloud the Heron family. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/crimepedia . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Mar 29, 2022•55 min•Ep. 84
Inside the dark bathroom of room 319 at the Sports Stadium Motel in Independence, Missouri, the body of a young 21-year-old woman lies on the cold floor. Police would determine that woman had committed suicide and would close the case after a months investigation. But numerous red flags would lead many to question the thoroughness of the police investigation. Was this truly a suicide, or was this the violent outcome of a turbulent and often abusive relationship. Get bonus content on Patreon Supp...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 83
