It is safe to say that most have heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but have you heard of the Nevada Triangle? It's an area in America that stretches across part of the Sierra Nevada, where on average 3 planes go missing every month. What about the Michigan Triangle? A ship was found capsized with 11 crew members that just vanished. Or the Dragon’s Triangle? An area south of Tokyo, in the Pacific Ocean, where the events are described as being “paranormal”...We hadn’t heard of these either and decide...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Junko Furuta's case is widely known in Japan and even worldwide. It is one of the worst and most notorious crimes to ever be committed by juveniles in Japan. She endured over a month of brutality and her perpetrators received infuriatingly light sentences. ***TW: Take caution when listening as this episode will contain graphic details of torture.
Jan 17, 2025•39 min•Ep. 58
If you have been following the Allahnia Lenoir case, then you know there has been major breaking news this month. The last suspect, Steven Oboite was caught on June 1st when officers attempted to pull him over on his jet ski for being in a no wake zone on Lake Allatoona, GA. He took off and then ditched the jet ski at the shore and ran off into the woods. Game Wardens captured him and Oboite is now awaiting arraignment at the Fulton County Jail. This month Allahnia's case was also featured on In...
Jun 30, 2024•11 min
Timothy Ferguson was 15 years-old when he passed away while in the 'care' of his mother, Shanda Vander Ark. While he lived with her in May 2021-July 2022, he was tortured by his mother and brother by way of humiliation, starvation, forcing him to take ice baths, and physical abuse. We'll discuss what Timothy went through and the court proceedings that took place after. Below are the links to the videos if you're curious to watch the police interview or the trial: TW: child abuse and murder Polic...
Apr 14, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 56
Two men are in custody and accused of murder in the disappearance of Allahnia Lenoir, a local woman that went missing in Atlanta on July 30, 2022. One of the men accused, Diante Reynold's, filed his second motion for bond after being beaten by three inmates in a Fulton County jail. We will update you on this case and ask you to continue to share Allahnia's story. Steven Oboite is still on the run and one of Atlanta’s Most Wanted. The reward for information that leads to his arrest has been raise...
Mar 31, 2024•21 min•Ep. 55
Nestled in downtown Atlanta on 210 Peachtree Street NW, stands the Westin Peachtree Plaza. At 73 stories tall, the cylindrical, glass covered hotel will catch your attention and has been dubbed one of the most beautiful buildings in Atlanta. What you may not know is that it has also been the location of two unsolved murders. Join us as we discuss the cases of Elia Banderas and Pauline Cerasoli, plus some unusual deaths that have occurred there, too.
Mar 13, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In the first hour of our collab with MRP; we delve into the true crime genre; how we decided to start the podcast and how you can help find a local missing woman, Allahnia Lenoir. In the second hour, we get into Jennifer's supernatural experience in the Philippines; our Covington ghost tour with MRP on June 23, 2023, then share our own ghost stories and even get into the possibility of other dimensions. Be sure to check out the MRP Show on Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. https:...
Nov 12, 2023•2 hr 15 min
You may have heard of the recent murder of Abby Choi, socialite, model and social media influencer that occurred in Hong Kong, China. Not only was she a gorgeous human being but she was known to be a genuine, generous, and kind person. She fell victim to the worst horrors that greed creates in people and was betrayed by the people she should've been able to trust. Join us in discussing this horrific case. This is still an active case so we will share updates when they are available. TW: brief di...
Jun 12, 2023•48 min
A string of mysterious deaths in Auburn, CA, caught the attention of attorney and reporter Christine Craft. She enlists two PIs to help her look into 10 cases where the deaths were ruled either accidental or suicide rather quickly by the police but had too many similarities to ignore. Some think the social or economic status of the residents may have caused their deaths to go without investigation, or that there was even a serial killer in Auburn around that time. We are going to talk about the ...
Apr 30, 2023•55 min
On December 18, 1994, Alison Botha was having an ordinary day out with her friends until she was driving herself home. A man got into her car and took her by knife point. He picked up his friend and they took her to a deserted area and brutally assaulted her. The men, Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, left her for dead but they did not expect Alison to have the strength to pull herself up and survive. We'll discuss her amazing survivor story and her determination to make sure her attackers were c...
Apr 16, 2023•39 min•Ep. 51
In this episode we will discuss Harold Shipman a.k.a. Dr. Death. Shipman was a general practitioner from the United Kingdom who is estimated to have killed 250 of his patients, with the majority being women over the age of 40, with lethal injections of morphine, or by prescribing high amounts of a medication. 218 of those murders were committed between 1975 and 1998. Since most of his murders can be confirmed through medical records and the fact that he would be the last person with the patient ...
Apr 02, 2023•35 min
Lonnie Franklin, Jr. lived a double life as a charming family man who helped his neighbors with their cars then would sneak around Los Angeles to sexually assault and murder women. He began his spree in the 1980's but after realizing one of his victims survived, he decided to lay low and his next confirmed murder wouldn't happen until 2001. He was dubbed the Grim Sleeper because of his supposed 14-year hiatus. This monster would terrorize the city of Los Angeles for almost 30 years. TW: rape, mu...
Mar 19, 2023•37 min
Terry Neely went missing on August 2, 2009 and his body was found 3 days later in unrecognizable condition. Later on, the details of what happened to him would put the city of Phoenix, AZ in a panic. Angela Simpson was arrested and convicted of his brutal torture and murder. She would go on to do multiple interviews, one of which went viral. We'll discuss her cold and calculated demeanor in this episode and our thoughts on this horrific case. TW: torture
Mar 05, 2023•43 min•Ep. 48
For this episode, we are covering a local missing woman, Allahnia Lenoir, who is called “Fruity” by her friends. Allahnia is a 24-year old Atlanta woman that went missing on the evening of July 30, 2022, after an evening spent hanging out with a family friend and two men at the 1660 Peachtree Apartments in Midtown. Despite being told that their daughter was probably a runaway, Janette Jackson and Abraham Lenoir, Allahnia's parents, started putting the word out in every way they could that their ...
Feb 23, 2023•27 min
Emanuela Orlandi went missing at the age of 15 under strange circumstances. Her disappearance is described as one of Italy’s most baffling missing persons cases. This episode will take you down a rabbit hole that leads to suspicions of mafia ties, the KGB and a Vatican coverup. We’ll discuss all of these theories and a few others. TW: kidnapping and brief mention of an alleged sexual assault on a teenager
Feb 12, 2023•59 min
In part two, we discuss the horrific massacre of the six members of the Alday family - Ned, Jerry, Jimmy, Shugie, Aubrey, and Mary Alday. We'll get into the eventual capture of the fugitives, the confession of what happened to Richard Miller and trials of the men responsible for this awful day in the small, quiet town of Donalsonville, Georgia. TW: sexual assault, murder
Jan 29, 2023•41 min
In this two-parter, we discuss the events that led up to the tragic murder of the Alday family in Donalsonville, which was the second largest mass murder in Georgia history at the time. In part one, we get into the backstories of Carl Isaacs, Billy Isaacs, Wayne Coleman, and George Dungee and talk about the circumstances in which a killer can be "created." TW: sexual assault, child abuse --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support...
Jan 28, 2023•50 min•Ep. 44
You may be somewhat familiar with the case of Richard Speck, or at least heard about 8 student nurses being mass murdered in Chicago one evening in July of 1966, but we will discuss some things about this case that you may not have known and even touch on the history of Miranda Rights. We will discuss Speck's early life, the night leading up to the murders of the 8 student nurses, the sole survivor who hid under a bed, and an interview one of the victim’s brothers gave about the impact this had ...
Dec 24, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Takahiro Shiraishi was a pretty average child except for the instances when he played a game with his friends where he would choke them until they passed out. Once in adulthood, he would use the social media app, Twitter, to engage with potential victims. He specifically targeted people who were mentally and emotionally vulnerable and who wanted to commit suicide. He'd present himself as some sort of confidant or spiritual guide who would assist them with the act and even suggested he would join...
Dec 11, 2022•28 min•Ep. 43
On February 14, 2000, Asha Degree, a 9 year-old girl from North Carolina, packs her book bag in the early morning hours and leaves her home. She is spotted walking by herself on a highway by two passerbys, roughly a mile from her home, but the rest of the investigation doesn't provide the Degree family with many answers. We will talk about the days leading up to Asha's disappearance, what the public was told about her case and how you can help. If you have any information about Asha's case, you ...
Nov 27, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In this episode, we discuss one of the biggest UFO sightings in Melbourne, Australia. In April of 1966, the teachers and students of Westall High School sighted what they believed to be a flying saucer. Shortly after, the military arrived at the scene and told the witnesses not to talk about what they had just seen. Years have passed and there are still many strange circumstances and questions regarding the incident. We'll discuss the media coverage of the event, possible theories and what seems...
Nov 12, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Happy Halloween weekend! To celebrate, we are going to discuss the Vampires of Eastern Europe and early America. We will go into when vampires first appeared in history, the beliefs surrounding them, how it has changed over time, as well as what happened to people, or pumpkins, that were thought to be vampires. Yes, there are vampire pumpkins, so we will give you the ancient remedies to help keep you safe this Halloween. **TW: lots of morbid talk about dead bodies, blood, possessed vegetation, a...
Oct 29, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 39
You may have heard of this infamous serial killer because of him being dubbed 'The cannibal' who would murder his victims and make them into hamburger meat and sell them to customers at his roadside BBQ stand. Join us in discussing what caused him to start his horrid rampage, how he gets caught and his confession. All may not be as it seems. TW: murder, rape, cannibalism, explicit language --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewednoir/support...
Aug 21, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 38
One of the most prolific serial killers in Connecticut, William Devin Howell murdered 7 people in just 9 months. He would lure his victims into his “murder mobile” a large work van, and then bound them with zip ties and duct tape and took them to abandoned parking lots where he would keep them for a day and a half to rape and brutalize them for hours and hours. Then he would strangle them and bury their bodies in shallow graves, in a roughly ¾ of an acre swampy, wooded lot behind a strip mall he...
Aug 07, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Alexander Spesivtsev was a cannibalistic serial killer in Russia known as The Siberian Ripper and the Novokuznetsk Monster. Throughout his childhood, his mother would show him gruesome crime scene photos, which possibly started his obsession with murder. Later in life, his mother took enabling to another level by enticing victims to come to Alexander's apartment where he would brutally torture, murder them, and then sometimes even cook and eat them. This horrifying serial killer is believed to h...
Jul 24, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Henry Louis Wallace would befriend women and then go to visit them at their home, rape them and then strangle and kill them, usually robbing them as well so he could buy drugs. The women were all young, attractive black women who either worked at Taco Bell, where he was a supervisor, or were friends of his girlfriend. After his capture, he confessed to killing 11 women, all friends, one of them he even had referred to as his “little sister." We will cover Wallace's early life, crimes and capture...
Jul 10, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In the 1980s, Adolfo Constanzo took the practices of Palo Mayombe and used it to trick his followers into believing they were invisible and protected. He built what he perceived as a powerful following of drug lords and law enforcement through ritual sacrifice of animals then later escalating to humans. Join us in discussing his life, some of his devoted members, and the search for the victim that led to his attempted capture and demise. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freshlybrewedn...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 34
For this episode, we will go over Jan Brobergs multiple kidnappings by Robert Berchtold, who was a neighbor and friend of the family. The parents don't contact the police initially because they believe Robert is a good man and will come back with their daughter. But what happens next is truly unimaginable and will leave you questioning how this man was able to manipulate so many people and avoided multiple charges in the end. **TW: child molestation, child rape and brief mention of suicide. --- ...
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In today's episode, we talk about the historic city of Savannah and the crime that shocked its people. Jim Williams was a wealthy antiques dealer and preservationist who made his name well known in Savannah. He was arrested for the murder of his assistant, then later convicted, and would continue to go to trial four times. We'll discuss the trials and his eventual acquittal, the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," and our trip. Cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fres...
May 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Carol Nora King was an indigenous woman from Canada who went missing in August of 2011. The RCMP waited 3 days to start looking for Carol and that was only after her family flew out to put pressure on the police and investigate her disappearance for themselves. We cover her story, which was under reported in the media, like so many other missing indigenous women's stories are. For more information on how to support the indigenous community, please visit: https://www.csvanw.org/about-us/ --- Supp...
May 15, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 31
