Day Nine and we are taking a plane flight to Zama City, Japan which is a suburb of Toyko and also home to the United States' Camp Zama Army base. The story begins with two investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department's Personal Safety-related Case Comprehensive Countermeasures Headquarters and Takao Station. This unit, which usuallt dealt with stalking, had a much different case on this day in October of 2017. A report had been made about a missing woman who was supposed to met a man sh...
Dec 21, 2020•36 min
On August 17, 1991, 33-year-old Wade Frankum wakes for the day. He gets dressed in casual clothes with a beanie on his head and a duffle bag in his hand. Frankum went to the train station to buy a ticket to Strathfield but gave the rail worker, whom he knew, a strange command: "you'd better go home." Frankum then walked away to catch the train to Strathmore, after all, Frankum was on a mission of murder. What would happen later this day would leave a trail of victims and a hero who would rise to...
Dec 20, 2020•35 min
On August 19 in 1979 Edda Kane went for a hike in a scenic park that overlooked the San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Usually Edda would enjoy these hikes with a friend or two but on this particular day, no one wanted to go with her. When Edda did not return home at the time she was expected, her husband called police. Worried that perhaps she fell and hurt herself, the police put together a search team but sadly, they could not locate her. Her body was found the next day, she had been murdere...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min
On the 6th day of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas series, Cam and Jen talk about Leo Held. Massacres in the workplace have become all too familiar in today’s society, but crimes like these were fairly unheard of in 1967. Sadly that would change one chilly fall morning when Leo Held woke up, got ready for work, kissed his wife goodbye, dropped his children off at school, and then went to his workplace where he unleashed a rampage. The slaughter would not end there as he was not done killing. A...
Dec 18, 2020•37 min
On December 10 1973, a young man lured two underage hitchhikers into his car and drove them to the outskirts of town. What the man didn’t know is that he picked the wrong two girls to attack that fall evening. The victims fought viciously with the man. Frustrated, the man took out his gun and fired. Shocked and thrown off guard when the gun misfired, the girls made a run for it and escaped. The woman went straight to the police to tell them what happened. They not only gave police a description ...
Dec 17, 2020•42 min
Christian Nielson had moved into the Black Bear Bed & Breakfast in Newry, Maine to start a new job helping out owner Julie Bullard. For his few months on the job, things seemed to be going well for the 31-year-old but over Labor Day weekend, Christian’s father would receive an odd phone call from the young man that would cause alarm. When his father drove to the inn to check on him, alarm turned to shock. Join Cam and Jen as they discuss The Murders at the Black Bear Inn: Christian Nielson. ...
Dec 16, 2020•33 min
For our third nightmare before Christmas, we are going to Pepperall, Massachusets which is located right outside Boston. Your home is your place of peace. It is the place where you can relax and let down your guard. It is the last place you would expect to come face to face with a monster but in the fall of 1986, this quaint northeastern town would become the stuff of nightmares and all at the hands of a teenager. Join Jen and Cam on day 3 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas of Our True Crime ...
Dec 15, 2020•34 min
Brian Blackwell was described as a great student with brains, doting parents, and a sense of entitlement. When he wanted a better life for himself, he only needed to do a few things. All of these things would require lies to make his fantasy become his reality. It was just a few little white lies to impress his girlfriend. Not a big deal, after all, no one ever died from those types of lies... no one until July 2004. On the 2nd day of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas series, Cam and Jen discus...
Dec 14, 2020•41 min
You know the old you live by the gun, you die by the gun. This tale has all the makings of a 1930’s film noir gangster movie however these men were not very gangster at all--in fact, they would have to return their membership card if they had one. One is goofier than the next. One of my favorites sayings is “You can’t make this s*it up” and boy does this apply to this story. The scene opens with a motley crew of rough looking fellas talking over whiskeys and trying to come up with a way to make ...
Dec 13, 2020•50 min
He is handsome, well dressed, and polite but most of all he showers you with all the attention that you could ever need. You find yourself falling in love with this amazing guy and maybe, just perhaps, it is with your deep love for him, that you can’t see what is right in front of your eyes because standing right there in front of you is someone that you would truly never really know or want to know. This is the story of serial killer Nathaniel White. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True...
Dec 09, 2020•44 min
On August 4, 2002, best friends Jessica and Holly enjoyed a day together after being apart for 2 weeks. At 8 pm, Holly's mother goes to check on the girls. They had disappeared. After 2 weeks of what would be one of the U.K.'s largest searches, the two girl's bodies were found. So was the monster who had killed them. Join Jen and Cam as we discuss the horrible murders of two sweet, young girls. Promo by our friends at The Dumb Found Dead Podcast https://twitter.com/tdfdpod?lang=en Listener discr...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min
19-year-old Sonya Ivanoff was a standout in her small community of Nome Alaska. Sonja, who moved to Nome about two years prior, had made a name for herself on the basketball court in high school so almost everyone knew Sonya. On the evening of August 10, 2003, Sonja and her friend went out to have some fun. It was near midnight when the friends separated to do other things. When the roommate woke up the next morning and Sonja was not at home, worry set in. Police launch an investigation but with...
Nov 18, 2020•48 min
It is 1988 and we are going to Florida in a town called Alturas where a man received a strange and anonymous letter in the mail. The note which had been typed stated, “ You and all your so-called family have 2 weeks to move out of Florida forever or else you will all die. This is no joke.” At first, they believed this to be a prank but they would soon be proved wrong. What they didn’t yet know is how many would die and who in the world would ever have a problem with this nice suburban family. Jo...
Nov 11, 2020•50 min
In 2003, Sandy Jeffers had the world on a string. She was set to receive her 2nd undergraduate degree and was planning to start the doctoral program at the University of Tennessee in the fall. Sandy was a sweet, young woman, the type of person that people like to be around. Unfortunately, Sandy caught the attention of someone she didn't know. Someone that she wouldn't know until it was too late. Join Cam and Jen as we discuss Through an Open Window: Sandy Jeffers. If you are in need of help, ple...
Nov 04, 2020•44 min
*Warning: this episode is extremely graphic. It deals with the death of a child and animal mutilation. Discretion is advised. It is April 13, 1995, when the daughter of 48 year old Rita Huffman was trying to reach her mom who was not answering the phone. Her sister, 15 year old Amanda was not asnwering the phone either making it especially strange since teens love the phone. Since she felt that something was not right, she headed over to the house to check on her mom and sister. When she arrived...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min
When someone claiming to be millionaire interior designer Billy McGrath calls Billy's financial advisor, police are called. Friends and family haven't seen Billy in two weeks and are very concerned. Police learn that Billy had been living in fear. Did someone hurt Billy or did he go on the run? Join Cam & Jen as we discuss Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?: William "Billy" McGrath Promo by our friend Paige of Reverie Podcast Listener Discretion by Edward OctoberpodVHS www.youtube.com/chan...
Oct 21, 2020•54 min
The year is 1965 and Alice Crimmins is not like most of the women of the time as she is about to be a divorced woman with two small children, 4-year-old Alice Marie who went by Missy, and 5-year-old Eddie. She dressed well and had style, ladies wanted to be friends with her and men wanted to marry her. She was the envy of almost all of them-- that was-- until something happened that summer day and now, no one would ever want to trade places with Alice. It was July 14, 1965, when Alice went into ...
Oct 14, 2020•53 min
Known as the "Great Equalizer", Arsenic has been used for thousands of years to get rid of one's enemy. It's tasteless, odorless and easily slipped into one's food. Roman Emperor Nero was suspected of using arsenic to seize the throne from his stepbrother’s throne in the 1st Century, The aristocratic 16th-century family, the Borgia's, were well known for killing off their political opponents with this naturally found element. Many women have also used arsenic to escape their marriages when divor...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr
It is October 3, 1999, when Lt. Cliff Mathews reports to a nearby residence to take a report about a missing man. A young woman answers the door and informs the officer that 71-year-old Jack Irwin has not checked in with anyone and it had been several weeks since she had heard from him. The woman explained that she had only known Jack for about 7 months. During that time, she would help Jack around the house like cooking and cleaning as well as run errands. She tells the officer that she last sa...
Sep 30, 2020•59 min
In Hartlepool, England on June 30th, 1994, little 3-year-old Rosie walked to the ice cream van, bought a, and never came back home. ***It has been brought to my attention that I have mispronounced the name Hartlepool. My apologies.*** Join Cam and Jen as we discuss our first listener suggested case, The Murder of Little Rosie. Listener discretion by Edward "The Voice" Octoberpod https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQk-oAsjZNG18y8bX24c6w Producer and music by the amazing Nico Vettese www.wetalkofdr...
Sep 23, 2020•44 min
It is a Saturday afternoon on January 5, 2002, when Michael Gerboc drove to the floral store he owned with his partner florist, Ed Kirby, to check up Ed and the store. When Michael arrived and called out for Ed, he didn’t get a response but soon he finds Ed. Ed Kirby, age 48, is on the ground surrounded by a pool of blood. The popular florist had been murdered. He had been shot execution-style in the back of the head so he never saw it coming. A 9-millimeter shell was located nearby. His wallet ...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Desperate and depressed with the feeling of being overwhelmed is way too real for a lot of us. This is a case when the worst that can happen, does. Listen to Cam and Jen discuss the events that lead to Mary Ann Holder's breaking point. If you have feelings of wanting to hurt yourself or others please call the Suicide Hotline In the United States call 1-800-273-8255 For all other countries, here is a link to a list of numbers International Suicide Hotlines by Country on Suicide.org http://www.sui...
Sep 09, 2020•52 min
Today we are going back in time where things were a bit more simple. There was no internet or cable tv and children played outside unsupervised until the street lamps came on. Everyone went to church on Sundays in their Sunday best and the American dream was to get married to your true love, own a house, and have 2.5 kids. The year is 1960 and we are going to pay a visit to Macon, Georgia and while a lot has changed in the past 60 years, some things never change like greed, lust, and murder. Joi...
Sep 02, 2020•50 min
On November 7, 1983, David Hendricks was out of state on a business trip. Unable to reach his family, Bloomington Illinois Police were sent to do a welfare check. Inside the house, officers were shocked to find David's Susan, his three young children brutally murdered in their beds. Police didn't like the way David handled the news but did that make him a murderer? Join Jen and Cam as they discuss Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt: The Hendricks Family Murders Our listener discretion by the infamous Ed...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 14 min
On Feb 21, 2005, a call comes into Miami 911 dispatch from a man who says there is a woman, unconscious in a vacant lot with what looks to be a head wound. She has no clothes on and is clinging to life. Officials were sure the person who did this thought she was dead or near death when he dumped her in the vacant lot. As she gained her strength, the victim was able to write down her name as well as some other details for police but she could not remember exactly what happened to her or who did i...
Jul 22, 2020•57 min
Listener Discretion on this one, kids! Derogatory slang amongst other things. On the night on June 24, 1973, around 8 pm, someone set fire to the UpStairs Lounge a gay bar located in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Thirty-two people lost their lives. Many think the police failed to really investigate the arson. The official cause is still listed as "undetermined origin", but many believe it was a man that was thrown out of the bar earlier that night. Almost 50 years later is it still one of N...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Today we are headed to the Pacific Northwest to just a bit south of Seatle Washington to a town by the name of Lakewood. Lakewood is home to McChord Air Force Base with lots of its residents supported by the base, many of the residents know one another or at least knows a friend of a friend. The small community of around 59,000 people love the area and feel safe here that is until July 4, 1996, that would all change as a monster would pay a visit to Lakewood and change it forever. Promo is from ...
Jul 08, 2020•54 min
It is December 20, 1977, when two hunters, out for the afternoon looking to bring home some ducks for Christmas dinner, stumble upon something. Unfortunately for them, that something was not a holiday feast but the body of a woman who, from the looks of it, had been out there for a while. The men called the police immediately and due to the location, two responding counties arrive, Fayette County and Clayton County. As officers look closer they can easily see what was the cause of death: two gun...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr
This episode is completely different than normal. OTCP, along with 19 other podcasters from around the world, came together to stand with the BLM movement. Although we had a very small part in the making of this episode, we are so thrilled to be part of it. All proceeds we make on this episode will be donated to The Loveland Foundation Therapy Fund. https://thelovelandfoundation.org/loveland-therapy-fund/ As podcasters, we have a platform and duty to speak up and call out injustice. In light of ...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 24 min
***WARNING*** This episode contains graphic descriptions of horrible violence. Please listen with discretion. Not suitable for little ears. from 1970 through 1983, five young men between the ages of 14 and 25 were abducted, sexually abused, and then killed in Adelaide, Australia. With little clues available from each horrible murder, police are unsure if its the work of one deranged man or a group of sexual deviants. Join Cam and Jen as we discuss one of Adelaide's most haunting and truly horrif...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 33 min
