This week, Sara and Danny kick off the episode with a quick update on the Murdaugh trial(updates are moving quick, make sure to follow @notanothertruecrime to stay up to date,) before diving into the main story of the week: the Ozy Media Scandal. They give an overview of the media outlet and the general gist of their operations before diving right into the details of the scanda, which included fake interviews, fasified metrics, and fabricated stories. They also zero in on the main person implica...
Mar 13, 2023•52 min
This week, Sara and Danny are joined by Aly Michalka from Aly & AJ to spend a bit of time talking about true crime! They kick things off discussing the recent release from prison of Charles Sobhraj (popularized by the Netflix series "The Serpent"), and the questionable reason behind the decision. Then, they dig into the main topic of the episode, the unsolved murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor in 1922. They start off with some background info on Desmond Taylor and his immigr...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr
Sara and Danny cover the story of Norman Baker, the magician who later claimed to have the cure for cancer. They start off by exploring his background as a vaudeville performer, inventor, and tramp machinist (yes, that’s a real profession). They talk about his time as the original Joe Rogan hosting his own radio broadcasting show called KTNT “Know The Naked Truth” - if only he was born 98 years later. Finally they chat about how he secured fame as well as state and federal prison terms by promot...
Feb 27, 2023•39 min
Sara and Danny cover the story of Joe Elwell, a tale of murder, mystery and… bridge! They talk all about the life of the conniving con artist in the early 1900s, whose shady dealings ultimately led to his demise. They dig into the circumstances of his murder, which remains unsolved to this day and has been named the Locked Room Murder. To end the show, they put their lateral thinking skills to the test, as they are presented with a series of puzzles they need to solve in honor of Joe’s ‘impossib...
Feb 20, 2023•58 min
Sara and Danny are back to talk all about infamous scammer extraordinaire Victor Lustig, the Austro-Hungarian who once sold the Eiffel Tower. They cover his laundry list of scams he ran throughout his life in the early 1900’s, and the numerous victims he left behind in his wake. They also get into the events that left to his eventual downfall, and how his romp through he United States came to an end. To end the show, they play a game testing their skills at sussing out a fake sale, guessing whet...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Sara and Danny cover the Nolan sisters this week, and the famous Waterford poisoning case that they were invovled in. They start with the story of ther immigration to the United Statates, and along with some interesting facts about their background before diving into the case and everything that happened. They cover the mysterious deaths of mutiplle people around them throughout the years, and the eventua trial that followed the discovery of multiple types of posion in their possesion. To end th...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Sara and Danny dive in to the disappearance of the Beaumont Children, one of the most infamous cold cases from Australia. They start off with an overview of the Beaumont family from Adelaide, South Australia and quickly get into the circumstances of their disappearance. They also discuss the exhaustive investigation that followed it, and the string of suspects that have been suggested over the years. To end the episode, they play a game of "Six Feet Down Under" to see who will get the advantage ...
Jan 30, 2023•58 min
Sara and Danny are here with a special bonus episode on some updates in the world of true crime! They cover Anna Delvey's upcoming Dinner Party series, Elizabeth Holmes' apparent attempt to flee the country, Alec Baldwin charges, and new information on Brian Walshe's search history. Be sure to follow @notanothertruecrime to stay up to date on all the updates as they develop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 26, 2023•24 min
Sara and Dany are back to cover the story of Kai, the hatchet wielding hitchiker who went viral all the way back in 2013. They talk all about the circumstances of how Kai became involved in the murder of Jett Simmons McBride, who had picked up Kai as he was hitchhiking in Fresno, California. They also get into the media sensation that followed the events, and how Kai became incredibly famous from the ordeal. After that, they discuss Kai's arrest the year after for the murder of Joseph Galfy, and...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Sara and Danny are back with a round-up of various updates to the stories of several scammers in the news recently. They kick things of with Jen Shah of Housewives fame, who was recently sentenced to prison for her involvement of various scams throughout the years. Then, they turn to a couple who went viral on with a heart felt story and managed to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars on GoFundMe, which all ended up being one big scam. They also cover the story of Malachi Love-Robinson, a fake...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min
This week, Sara and Danny take us all the way back to the 90's, the 1890's. They breakdown the story of the infamous protagonist of a nursery rhyme Lizzie Borden, who took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. They talk all about Borden's life before the events and what led her to commit the murderous acts, and the fallout of the entire ordeal. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 09, 2023•55 min
Sara and Danny are back with the thrilling conclusion of the Fake Rockefeller story. To end the show, they go through their predictions of the year past and find out who is the winner of the NATCP Trivia Championship of 2022! Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Happy Holidays! Sara are Danny are back with Part 1 of the incredible story of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter AKA The Fake Rockefeller. In this first episode, they take us through the beginnings of Christian's life in West Germany, and his introduction to university life in the USA. They also talk about a few people he met early in his life and how he gained their trust, foreshadowing his later life of lies and deceit. Be sure to tune in next week for the conclusion of the story! Check out our la...
Dec 26, 2022•42 min
This week, Sara and Danny take us all the way back to 1920’s Texas for a Christmas themed heist gone wrong. They takes us through all the details of the attempted robbery of the First National Bank in Cisco, and the deranged mad plan the robbers came up with to carry out the heist. They also talk about the manhunt that followed the robbery, which spanned days and took a more than a few left turns. To end the show, they play “Twist In The Case, Or Pulling My Leg?” where they have to say whether v...
Dec 19, 2022•52 min
This week, Sara and Danny did us all a favor by watching “Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies” so we don’t have to. They kick off with some background on the disappearance of Casey’s daughter Caylee, and the details of the events. Then they breakdown the new version of the events Casey outlines in the doc, which are confusing and at times contradictory. They go through her claims and try to make sense of her new “revelations” and give us their thoughts on what’s going on here. They end by giving...
Dec 12, 2022•48 min
Sara and Danny bring us the story of John Darwin, a British teacher and prison officer who has believed to have died in a canoeing accident. They kick off with some background on him and his family before the "accident" and what lead him to fake his own death. They also cover how he went about his life after the faking, and how it all came crumbling down in Panama five years after. RESOURCES: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/dec/03/aidanjones https://web.archive.org/web/20100813043948/https:/...
Dec 05, 2022•54 min
Sara and Danny kick off the week with some updates on Elizabeth Holmes before diving into this week's case: The Germond House Murders. They take us back all the way to Thanksgiving in 1930, where a dairy farm in upstate New York was the setting for the murder of an entire family. They walk us through all the details of the case and give us some theories of what could've been the motive behind the murders, which to this day remains a mystery. To end the show, they play a few rounds of some good o...
Nov 28, 2022•50 min
Sara and Danny bring us the story of the murder of Ray McNeil at the hands of Sally McNeil, as covered in the recent documentary ‘Killer Sally’. They start off with some background info on the couple, and their involvement in bodybuilding culture. They also cover their turbulent marriage, which included multiple instances of domestic violence throughout the year. After that, the get into the event in question and the trial that followed it, including the evidence, or lack thereof, of Sally actin...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min
This week, Sara and Danny are back to talk about the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, Italy’s most famous unsolved mystery. They get into the circumstances of Emanuela's disappearance after a flute lesson in 1983, and the numerous alleged sightings throughout the years. They also discuss various theory's behind her disappearance, which range from mafia involvement to the Church as the villain. To end the show, they play "Vati-can or Vati-can't," where they put their knowledge of Vatican City l...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Sara and Danny are back with a few updates on some stories everyone is talking about in the true crime world, this time touching on Casey Anthony, Ryan Murphy, and Elizabeth Holmes. As always, make sure to follow @notanothertruecrime to stay up to date with the latest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2022•27 min
Sara and Danny are back talk all about the new Netflix series The Watcher, based on a real story taking place in Westfield, New Jersey. They give some background on Derek and Maria Broaddus, who even before moving into their newly purchased home, began to receive threatening letters from an anonymous person calling themselves ‘The Watcher.’ Then, they talk about the series so far, and some differences between the fictionalized version of these events. To end the show, they play a game called “We...
Nov 07, 2022•54 min
Sara and Danny are back with the stranger-than-fiction story of Walburga Oesterreich, a German woman who settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They talk about her background and what her life was like in the early 1900's, as well as the secret she was hiding in the attic through the years. They also cover the death of her husband, and the part she had to play in the whole endeavor. To end the show, they play a Halloween Themed trivia game, where they attempt to identify iconic horror movie quotes and...
Oct 31, 2022•49 min
Danny is back for a solo episode this week covering the murder of Kim Wall, a Swedish journalist who was killed in 2017 in Denmark. Danny talks us through the circumstances of her murder, and how Peter Madsen managed to lure her to his submarine Nautilus under the guise of an interview. He also gets into how the murder was discovered, and the investigation that followed it unfolded. Then, he wraps up by giving his thoughts on the recent Netflix documentary detailing the case. RESOURCES: https://...
Oct 17, 2022•44 min
Sara and Danny are back to break down the story of Larry Ray, who has been found guilty of running a sex cult at Sarah Lawrence University. They first go over the details of how Ray managed to recruit college students into an abusive cult through over a decade of abuse and manipulation. They also get into the recent Peacock documentary on the case and discuss what the doc got right, and where it misses the mark. To end the show, they are put to the test with a series of college-level questions t...
Oct 10, 2022•56 min
Sara and Danny breakdown the recent Netflix true crime doc 'Sins of Our Mother,' which follows the terrifying story of Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell, who have been accused of murdering two of her children. The give some background on the whole story and how it all happend before diving into some recent updates of the state of the trial, and how it might unfold once it happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 03, 2022•38 min
This week, Danny is back with Jorge to breakdown a fraudster that had an undeniable impact on pop culture in the 90's: Lou Perlman. They get into Lou's beginnings before launching bands massively successful such as Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, and how he went from one scam to another defrauding people from all walks of life one step at a time. The also talk about the barrage of suits he faced throughout his fraudulent career, and just how he managed to escape jail for so many years. Learn more abo...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Sara and Danny are back for a special bonus episode covering how "Serial" subject Adnand Syed was released from prison after his conviction was vacated (at least, for now) due to deficiencies found in how the prosecutors turned over their evidence to the defense attorneys 23 years ago. Follow @notanothertruecrime to stay up to date with all of these updates as they develop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 21, 2022•22 min
Sara and Danny take us back to the 1950’s to dive into a scandal that rocked the brand new world of Quiz Show TV. They follow the stories of Jack Barry and Dan Enright, and the lengths they went through to make their show Twenty-One interesting to watch, which ended up getting Congress involved. To end the show they play a very special edition of Jeopardy!, all centered around various true crime categories to see who knows their true crime trivia best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
Sep 19, 2022•52 min
Sara and Danny are back to cover the case of Chris Dawson, an Australian rugby league footballer whose wife, Lynette Dawson, mysteriously disappeared from their family home. They go all the way back to the beginning of their relationship in Australia and set the scene before her disappearance, which included infidelity on Chris's part and reports of abuse. After that they get into the investigation that followed it which spanned decades, and which eventually came to a verdict a few weeks ago. RE...
Sep 12, 2022•48 min
This week, Sara and Danny cover OneTaste, an organization founded around their belief in the power of OM or orgasmic meditation. They dig into the group's controversial operations that caused an FBI investigation, which included reports of sex trafficking, prostitution, and manipulation all under the guise of sexual freedom and empowerment. They also talk about the organization's similarity to MLM's and how it took advantage of its clients and employees and left many in serious debt. RESOURCES: ...
Sep 05, 2022•53 min