In order to spend more time with our families at Christmas, this is the one time each year that we do a repeat of an episode. Kathy chose the episodes for our first two years, so this year Cathy chose - and she went with Episode 29 - the first case in the US that used genetic genealogy to find the perpetrator and went to trial, resulting in a conviction. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 24, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 173
The day after Christmas 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey woke up to their worst nightmare… their six-year-old daughter JonBenét was gone. When the little girl’s body was found, detectives immediately believed that the parents were responsible. But almost 30 years later, the case remains unsolved. The world wants to know… who killed JonBenét Ramsey??? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 17, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 172
10-year-old Alison Chadwick grew up in a tight-knit community just outside of London, England. Her family and friends lived close by and kids were always playing in the street together. Alison left home one morning to go to a friend's house, but never returned. The police search was immediate and far reaching, but no one had seen anything... it was like she just disappeared off the face of the Earth. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com...
Dec 10, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 171
In the mid-1980s, the murders of two teenage girls in England – Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth – shook their community and the country. No one could’ve predicted that a scientific breakthrough to catch their killer would forever change how killers were caught. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dec 03, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 170
In 2014, Dan Markel was well-regarded and admired in the Florida legal community and had a dream job as a professor at Florida State. To him, however, his most important role was that of father, and he adored his two young sons. But how did a man loved by his family and friends and respected by his community wind up the target of a hit? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 26, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 169
In 2008, 11-year-old Tom Hunter and the family’s housecleaner were found brutally murdered in the family home. Despite a massive search by police, the case soon went cold. Five years later, it looked like the killer had struck again. But what could have connected these two sets of murders? And why would a killer wait five years between attacks? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 19, 2024•43 min•Season 4Ep. 168
In 1995, the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the United States took place in Oklahoma City. 168 people were killed, including 19 children, 219 children lost at least one parent and 30 children were orphaned. Several hundred more were injured. When the tragedy occurred, the people of Oklahoma banded together in a community-wide display of spontaneous altruism – giving until there was no more to give. This became a statewide initiative known as the Oklahoma Standard. Advertising Inquiries: ...
Nov 12, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 167
In 2003, tragedy struck the Puebla family when their 16-year-old daughter was killed in front of her house. Within a few months, police arrested a man they believed committed the crime. But he swore he had an alibi. So, what do the 2024 World Series Champion L.A. Dodgers and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" have to do with this case? Everything! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 05, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 166
In 2003, after first liking each other in middle school, Kim Long and Ozzy Conde had re-connected and were building a life together. But after a day of barhopping and fighting, Kim came home to find Ozzy deceased. She was the most logical suspect... but did she really do it? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 29, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 165
One morning in October 2012, Katrina Smith’s husband and family were alerted that she hadn’t shown up for work that day. That never happened, and immediately they were all on alert and anxious to find her. When their fears turned into reality and their worst nightmares came true, detectives had several people to investigate, including an admitted stalker and possibly spurned paramour. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 22, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 164
In 1908, the body of 20-year-old Hazel Drew was found floating in Teal’s Pond in Sand Lake, NY. A coroner’s inquest determined that she’d died before her body was left in the pond… but a team of 12 detectives were unable to determine whodunnit. This is the murder that inspired the TV show Twin Peaks… and two superfans may have finally solved the case. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 15, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 163
Canadian Lynne Knight was outgoing, popular and loved by everyone. But despite being known by many, no one knew what happened in her final moments... And it would take police more than 3 decades to find the answers they’d been searching for. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 08, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 162
Rinette Riella Bergna had just arrived home after six weeks in Italy as part of her job as an international tour guide. Her husband Peter picked her up and took her to one of their favorite spots near Lake Tahoe to look at the lights in the city below. But on their way, tragedy struck. Their truck’s brakes failed, and it plowed through a guard rail before tumbling down the mountain. But was it an accident? Or was it murder? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Ou...
Oct 01, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 161
In 2003, Kristi Johnson left her hometown of Holland, Michigan to seek fame and fortune in Hollywood. She was paying her dues, working in makeup and production as she waited for her big break. And then... it came. She met a man casting the newest James Bond movie and it seemed too good to be true. Tragically, it was. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 24, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 160
In 2015, Wichita Falls, Texas was rocked when a former high school football star was caught in the middle of a shootout between rival gangs. Slowly, the truth was revealed... proving the old adage that there's no honor among thieves. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sep 17, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 160
The very carefully crafted image of a man named Clark Rockefeller - purportedly a member of the Rockefeller dynasty - came crashing down in 2008 when he was arrested for the parental kidnapping of his seven-year-old daughter. His fingerprints uncovered a trail of deception that had been in the works for decades. So, who was he really? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 10, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 158
In 1908, Bill Wilson's wife Jennie took the youngest of their three daughters and moved back in with her parents. But within a year, the rumor in the small community was that Jennie and their now 19 month old daughter had disappeared. After bones were found in the area four years later, all eyes turned to Bill. There was no other reasonable explanation... right? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 03, 2024•33 min•Season 3Ep. 157
Tonica Jenkins grew up in suburban East Cleveland, Ohio. That wasn't where she committed her first crime - that was New Haven, CT. It also wasn't where she committed her second crime - that was Tampa, FL. She saved the worst crime for her own hometown. And it would turn out to be her last. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 27, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 156
In 2009, beloved Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve "Air" McNair was found deceased in a condo near the stadium. The woman he was with was not his wife. As the days passed, only one suspect emerged and within a very short time police closed the case. Fifteen years later, new questions have emerged about whether or not the case should be reopened. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 20, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 155
In 1960, Mickey Thompson was known the world over for his racing skills, innovative designs and showmanship. He met his soulmate in Trudy Thompson and together they created a multi-million-dollar business. Everyone loved Mickey. Everyone, that is, but the two gunmen who ended their lives. With no obvious suspects and few clues, the case soon went cold. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 13, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 154
Sunny and Claus Von Bulow were members of the wealthy New York elite during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their second home was a gilded mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, where they loved to spend holidays with their children. But the solace they found at the home shattered after Sunny fell ill and Claus was accused. Did Sunny attempt to take her own life, or did Claus try to end it? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 06, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 153
In 1991, there was a huge fire at the Bristol Township, PA home where Charlie and Joy Hibbs lived with their two children. The body of Joy, who was a beloved wife and mother, was found by firefighters in the room where the fire started. But what police initially thought was an accidental death, turned out to be something much more sinister. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 30, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 152
Just two months ago, a Multnomah County grand jury indicted 39-year-old Jesse Calhoun for the murders of three women whose bodies were found within just a few months of each other last year. Two or three other murdered women are being investigated as possible additional victims. Listen to the latest details... and we'll keep you posted as updates become available. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 25, 2024•20 min
In 1985, Jane Hylton was having problems in her marriage, so she and her youngest daughter went to stay at a friend's house. Jane stayed home while the others went out that night, and it proved to be a fatal mistake. The case went cold for more than a decade before someone was convicted. But it didn't end there... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 23, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 151
In December 1993, after her boyfriend broke up with her, 18-year-old Rose Larner turned to her closest friends to keep her spirits up. But tragically she soon discovered that sometimes there's a fine line between an enemy and a friend. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jul 16, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 150
In a case ripped from the headlines, in this episode we talk about the murder of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe and the trial of his girlfriend Karen Read. By now, we all know the outcome of the trial. And in this episode, we cover what happened leading up to the trial and the significant events that played out in the courtroom. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 09, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 149
In 1986, Michael and Christine Morton celebrated his birthday together with their young son. Little did they know that would be their last night together as a family. The next day Michael was given the horrible news that his wife was deceased. And just six weeks later he was charged with the crime. But that’s not the end of the story... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 02, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 148
As America was celebrating its bicentennial in 1976, newly engaged couple David Schuldes and Ellen Matheys set out for a weekend camping trip. They were never seen alive again. It would be 42 years before science advanced enough to lead detectives in the direction of the perpetrator. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 25, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 147
In 1985, Sandra Hemme was sent to prison after a one-day trial resulted in a conviction for capital murder. Last week - 43 years after Sandra was sentenced to life in prison - a judge overturned the verdict and ordered her released. You won't believe the reason behind the ruling. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 20, 2024•26 min
In February 2008, police responded to a 911 call from a women's clothing store and walked into a horrific scene. Thousands of investigative hours were spent in the first week alone trying to find the perpetrator. To no avail. But what no one knew was that police had a secret witness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 18, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 146
