What started as a fun Eastern European vacation ended in a family’s worst nightmare and remains a mystery to this day. 28 year old Lars Mittank, from Germany, joined his friends last minute on a trip to Varna, Bulgaria. His friends would return home safe, but Lars would vanish under extremely bizarre circumstances. Last sightings of Lars were caught on camera when he ran out of the airport into a nearby forest….and vanished into thin air on July 8, 2014. If you have any information about Lars yo...
Dec 15, 2023•33 min
Mary Vincent was picked up when hitchhiking at just 15 years old in CA, not realizing she would soon become the victim of a brutal attack that would include rape, torture, and the maiming of her arms. She would go on to become an advocate for other women, among many other things, and she is known to be an icon of survival. This is her story. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook....
Dec 08, 2023•31 min
Just three years ago, FedEx turned their heads when Morgan Fox filed a complaint with HR regarding a co-worker that was stalking her. Jason McDermitt had taken her phone, downloaded private information including intimate pictures, and shared those with her co-workers. He was calling and texting her dozens of times a day...even tracking her location somehow. Sadly, she did not get the help she needed in time. When Morgan was murdered, her family was shocked at the Facebook post Jason made... The ...
Dec 06, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 8
On June 29th 1978 Hogan’s Heroes Star Bob Crane was found murdered in his apartment in Scottsdale, Arizona. After his death several details about his personal life were revealed to the public which only deepen the mystery of who was responsible for his death. Nonprofit organization: This organization is especially close to my heart. It’s the Cold Case Foundation. This organization works to support law enforcement agencies in their efforts to successfully close cold homicides, missing persons, un...
Dec 01, 2023•39 min
Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch vanished in 1982, then the chilling sightings of him began. The 12-year-old was one of the first in the nation to have his photograph placed on a milk carton. His parents advocated for the Johnny Gosch bill, which passed, changing the way law enforcement handles missing children cases. From cults to terrifying pictures, mysterious phone calls and sightings, and sketches that resemble police this case has puzzled us for over 40 years! Support the show Thanks for listeni...
Nov 24, 2023•58 min
January 6, 1982 was one of the coldest nights of the winter, with temperatures dipping down to negative 20 degrees, when two young women vanished from the popular ski resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado within 3 hours of each other and were later found shot to death. Even though the women — 29 year old Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and 21 year old Annette Schnee — disappeared on the same day, their cases were initially not linked until Annette's body was discovered six months later. The killer had lef...
Nov 22, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 7
When Hans Schmidt was a child in Bavaria, other kids played sports, but he liked going to the slaughterhouse to watch animals being killed. " Ich seh gern blut !" he'd say ("I like to see the blood"). The blood excited him—sexually excited him, noted his doctor. He also took to killing animals himself and carrying their heads in his pocket. Then he decided to become a priest. This didn't quite turn his life around, and he ended up committing all kinds of offenses, both heretical and sexual, till...
Nov 17, 2023•44 min
In 1984 Deborah Wilson's body was discovered on campus at Drexel University in Philadelphia, and investigators had four main suspects. The case was a tough one, and sat cold for eight years although the answer was right in front of them. It was presented to the Vidocq Society, a private organization that assists police, and a criminal profiler within the group knew immediately the very thing that was overlooked. Let's see if you catch it! Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Insta...
Nov 10, 2023•35 min
You have a chance to help other women and also help solve this murder. This episode contains a detailed interview with both her mother and father, Tom and Erika Pillsbury. On April 16th 2023, Mercedes Vega was captured on CCTV footage walking into her apartment parking garage in Tempe, AZ. Just after the clip ends at 9:15pm, she encountered her killer(s). She was adbucted and tortured over the course of several hours...she was hit in the head, shot in the arm, bleach was poured down her throat, ...
Nov 08, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 6
On October 6, 1983, the bodies of Andrea Scherpf and Bernd Göricke, two German backpackers, were discovered in a wooded area west of Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada. Both victims had been shot in the head. Bernd and Andrea’s camping gear, passports, and travelers checks were missing from the crime scene. The following day, a pair of bloodstained blue jeans, waist size 34 inches, was discovered about a kilometer away from the crime scene. A forensic serologist determined that the blood was con...
Nov 03, 2023•36 min
Johnny Frank Garrett was accused of murdering a Catholic nun who lived across the street from him. On Halloween in 1981, Sister Tadea Benz was the victim of a horrific murder in her seemingly safe St. Francis Convent. Many speculate that Johnny was wrongfully convicted, and that chilling theory seemed to prove itself when people involved in the trial started mysteriously dying after. You see, Johnny had left a letter in his cell that promised he would seek revenge even in death for those who con...
Oct 27, 2023•48 min
Did you know San Antonio, TX is one of the most haunted cities in America? A hotel would not be complete without a ghost story attached to its history. The story goes that in February of 1965, a young man named Walter Emerick checked into the Gunter Hotel with a lovely young lady. Two days later Emerick committed one of the most horrific crimes in San Antonio’s history. In room 636 at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel, Emerick murdered and butchered the woman, whose identity has yet to be discovered. Po...
Oct 25, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Today’s case is very scary and heart wrenching. We’re gonna be talking about what happened to Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara, both 26. This case happened on Halloween night in 2004 and it’s truly terrifying and so shocking. Home invasions are so frightening. Your home is where you should feel the safest. Roommates Lauren, Leslie, and Adriane went to bed after passing out candy to the neighborhood kids. All three go to bed, but only one will make it to the next morning. What happened? Support...
Oct 20, 2023•46 min
Sally met Pastor John White in 2006 on Halloween in Mount Pleasant, MI. Over the next six years, John did a fantastic job of fooling her as well as the congregation. He had been fantasizing about having relations with Sally's daughter, Rebekah, only he didn't want to just have his way with her. He wanted her to be dead while doing so. No one realized just how dangerous John could be...but his dark secrets were revealed on Halloween in 2012. Sources: Available Upon Request Support the show Thanks...
Oct 13, 2023•32 min
Issei Sagawa had disturbing unspoken fantasies from the age of just seven years old. He longed to eat people...and that is exactly what he grew up to do. Renee Hartevelt, his college friend, would be his meal for days on end. Not only did Issei fulfill his fantasy, he was able to walk freely and talk about it. He became a media sensation in Japan and was even featured on a cooking show. Sources: Available upon Request. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Fac...
Oct 11, 2023•19 min•Season 5Ep. 4
On the evening of Sept. 12, 1980, Rose Burkert, 22, and Roger Atkison, 32, checked into the Amana Holiday Inn along Interstate 80 near Williamsburg, Iowa, for a romantic getaway….but they never checked out. The next day, shortly after noon, a housekeeper discovered the couple dead in their room. Blood was splattered across the wall, headboard and carpet…it was gruesome. When Police got to the room, they discovered the most horrific and bizarre things had been done to the couple and the room. Too...
Oct 06, 2023•44 min
Was it an accident, murder, or a conspiracy to hide an unimaginable truth? Over 40 years ago, on October 23rd, 1981, Kurt Sova went to a Halloween house party with a friend. The same night, he disappeared. Five days later, on Wednesday, October 28th, three boys discovered his body in an area that had already been searched. The deeper we dive into the days leading up to his death, the more confusing it becomes. Crime Con featured this case in 2020 using Crowd Solve, with over 300 participants try...
Sep 29, 2023•37 min
Robert and Charlotte Hullinger, from Cincinnati, OH, formed Parents of Murdered Children after their 19 year old Daughter Lisa was brutally attacked by her ex boyfriend and died from her injuries on September 25th, 1978 in Hamburg, Germany while there on a work study program. 20 years later Gloria Gomez was murdered the same way….by the same guy. In 2007, Congress designated September 25 as the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The purpose of this event is to focus on the impact of...
Sep 27, 2023•26 min•Season 5Ep. 3
On a hot summer night on July 13, 1982, three teenagers, Raylene Rice, Jill Montgomery and Kenneth Franks, were brutally murdered in Speegleville Park, near Lake Waco, Texas. That night the area was full of people, yet nobody saw the trio leave the area, no one heard any screams and no one saw any kind of commotion on the other side of the lake. Four men were quickly arrested and in the following months, a complex criminal case unfolded, one that sparked local and national attention. Was an inno...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 2 min
CRIMINAL BEATS SERIES: Surprise! This is Part 2 of the song, "Franki & Johnny," a murder ballad based on two different murders! This episode includes the second murder, the story of Franki Silver. Franki killed her husband in the remote mountains of North Carolina around 200 years ago and the legend has been talked about ever since. Was it cold blooded murder? Was it a jealous rage? Or was it self defense? This is the first case we have EVER found where one person has three graves. Let us kn...
Sep 20, 2023•25 min
CRIMINAL BEATS: Our last song in the Criminal Beats series is "Franki & Johnny" which has been recorded 256 times by different artists including Jack Johnson and Louis Armstrong ! The catchy tune that went on to Hollywood films as well as Broadway was known to be inspired by two very grim murders...one by Franki Baker and the other by Franki Silver. In this episode, we will discuss the first murder, Franki Baker! Her case was unfair all around, and the song didn't quite match what actually h...
Sep 15, 2023•20 min
“The Husband Did It” is a fair assumption, given that it is almost always the case. After the family of David Hendricks was brutally murdered in their Illinois home back in 1983, he quickly became the prime suspect despite the lack of evidence. Decades later some still believe in his guilt! Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
Sep 13, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 2
CRIMINAL BEATS Episode: It's time to take another trip to the musical dark side! This track* by the Rolling Stones called Claudine is about the french singer and actress Claudine Longet, who never really caught a break in the spotlight, but was best remembered for fatally shooting her boyfriend, ski legend Spider Sabich in their Aspen, CO chalet on March 21, 1976. At the trial she claimed the gun went off accidentally when he was showing her how to use it. We'd love to hear what you think about ...
Sep 08, 2023•39 min
CRIMINAL BEATS Episode: Have you ever wondered if there are songs based on actual murders? A song that I remember from my childhood has a grim storyline that I never fully realized and you've just got to hear it! Join Claudia, Marky Mark, and I on a walk on the Wildside. And while this case is still technically unsolved, we most definitely feel we know the perp. Come with us to Boston, MA, in 1989, sister! Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook....
Sep 01, 2023•34 min•Ep. 8
Enietra Washington was a 27 year old mother of two and was intended to be the Grim Sleeper's 8th murder victim. On November 19, 1988 she walked to her friend's house. They were suppose to go to a party together, but Enietra never made it to her friend's. A guy in an orange Pinto stopped and asked if he could give her a ride. She politely declined several time, but he made her feel sorry for him, so she got in the car. Without warning he shot her point blank, but against all odds, she survived. E...
Aug 30, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 1
This is the story that inspired the song "Jenny was a friend of mine" by The Killers. 18 year old Jennifer Levin met 19 year old Robert Chambers at a bar in New York City, and went for a walk with him in Central Park. Just a couple of hours later her half naked, badly bruised body was found under a tree. Chambers tried to claim that Jennifer died during consensual rough sex. He said "I didn't mean to hurt her. I liked her very much. Jenny was a friend of mine." Leave us a voice message at judgyc...
Aug 25, 2023•49 min
Nearly 20 ago, two retired New York Police Department detectives started tracking the suspicious drowning deaths of young men across the country. Victims—typically white, athletic, college students—had appeared in multiple cities and states along the I-94 corridor, which passes from Michigan to Montana. Suspiciously, near many of the victim's bodies investigators would find graffiti smiley faces. These detectives theorized that these drownings were not drownings, but homicides that could possibl...
Aug 18, 2023•49 min
Barbara Nantais, 15 and her boyfriend Jim Alt, 17 decided to set up their sleeping bags in a secluded area at Torrey Pines Beach in San Diego, California on a warm summer night on August 13, 1978. What was supposed to be a romantic night under the stars ended in the brutal strangulation and mutilation of Barbara and the near death of her boyfriend Jim by an unknown attacker. To this day Barbara's murder remains unsolved. If you have any information about the murder of Barbara Nantais call the SD...
Aug 16, 2023•21 min•Season 4Ep. 30
October 2011...40 year old Stefan Ramin and his 37 year old girlfriend Heike Dorsch, both from Germany, have been sailing around the world for three years. After 17 straight days at sea, Stefan and Heike found land. They anchor off the coast of a horseshoe shaped bay of Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. When they met the handsome local, Arihano Haiti, who took Stefan on an excursion, their time on the beautiful and tranquil island quickly turns into a horror movie. Stefan ...
Aug 04, 2023•41 min
This is our second to last episode of our Criminal Currents Summer Series. On September 5, 1982, eight people were murdered on a fishing boat in Craig, AK. Two murder trials resulted, but no one has ever been convicted of the crime. Almost 41 years later, the murder of Mark Coulthurst and his pregnant wife, Irene, along with their children Kimberly, 5, and John, 4, and four deckhands — Chris Heyman, 17; and Jerome Keown, Dean Moon and Mike Stewart, all 19 — remains Alaska's worst unsolved mass h...
Aug 02, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 29
