*THIS EPISODE INVOLVES DETAILS THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO HEAR FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE. Listener discretion is advised. It is August 5, 1992, just before midnight when 29-year-old Joan Burghardht returns home to her apartment after a night of having fun with friends. When she got inside, she felt something was not right. It scared her enough to call the police. The police arrived at her house and she explained to them about the missing money, the fan, and that it seemed like her dresser drawers had bee...
May 13, 2020•56 min
Fifty-six-year-old Thomas Jones was a reserved kind of fella. He lived modestly and wanted a simple kind of life so the community of Mulford Delaware provided exactly what he wanted and needed. Thomas lived by himself and was a farmer. He owned and operated a small farm but he was not quite your typical farmer. Thomas was a paraplegic but that didn’t stop him from doing what he loved to do including farming his land. It was August 13, 1997, when a hired healthcare nurse stopped by to check on Th...
May 06, 2020•45 min
On October 21, 2009, a 6-year-old neighbor girl who lives nearby shows up and asks if 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten, the youngest of Patty Preiss’s children to come over and play for a bit. At first, Patty said no but we know how convincing two little girls can be and she finally broke and said ok but Elizabeth had to be home by 6 pm for dinner. When 6 pm comes and goes and Elizabeth doesn’t arrive home, her mom knows something is not right. Elizabeth is scared of the dark and would never come home...
Apr 29, 2020•50 min
It is June 4, 1995, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, when eight-year-old Jackie Clarke goes missing. Jackie along with two friends were playing in and around Frog Pond, a pond near their homes located in the woods nearby. That evening, when Jackie didn’t come home, her mother called the parent of one of the friends to see if Jackie was at their house by chance. Hope turned to fear as the child’s mom said not only was Jackie not there but her son had been home for hours. Join Jen and Cam on this ep...
Apr 22, 2020•42 min
We have another Listener Submitted Script for you today! The Blue-Eyed Six was a group of men who thought they had a foolproof plan to make money by taking out life insurance policies on an old recluse, named Joseph Raber. Thinking he was frail and on the verge of death, they hoped for a speedy return on their investment. This crime became an international sensation in 1878. In fact, it was so huge, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, paid homage to the town and the sensationa...
Apr 15, 2020•39 min
It is February 2008 in Arlington Heights Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, where we first meet a young man by the name of Justin Newman. Justin is a blonde-haired, blue-eyed 20-year old who was working at a home improvement store and trying to figure out what to do with his life. Justin, who lived with his mother, was a generous kid who had been working since he could so that he could help his mom pay the bills. He was a very likable kid, responsible and hard-working. Working at the improvement sto...
Apr 08, 2020•43 min
****Warning**** Graphic Content Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins could be one of American most prolific serial killers. Although he was only convicted of killing 9 people- one being a one-year-old baby girl, Pee Wee claimed he had taken the lives of around 110. Come listen to Cam & Jen talks about The Meanest Man in America: Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins in on of our Listener Submitted Script Epidoses Written by: Megan Miller Listener Descretion by Edward October of OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min
It’s January 18, 1987, at the Alpine Manor Nursing home in Walker, Michigan when a nurse, who was making her rounds, went into the room of a 60-year-old Alzheimer’s patient named Marguerite Chambers. The older woman was unresponsive and not breathing. A team rushed in to revive Marguerite but it was too late. It seems that the woman died sometime during the night. Death is not uncommon in nursing homes but Marguerite was still pretty healthy and her death was not expected. Her family had been in...
Mar 25, 2020•54 min
On July 21, 1972, a man named Gerald John Schaefer picked up two teenage girls who were hitch-hiking. Schaefer told 17-year-old Pamela Wells and 18-year-old Nancy Trotter that hitchhiking was illegal in Martin County. It wasn’t, but they were young, so they believed him. What this stranger had planned for these two young teens would, thankfully, not happen. The story these two girls would tell officers would lead to a trail of victims and from an unlikely suspect. Join Jen and Cam on this Our Tr...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min
A huge thank you to Cynthia Boatright Raleigh for sending us the script for this week's episode. Her excellent research and writing skills make for an excellent story. On December 2, 1954, Mary Holland was found dead on the floor of her liquor store bathroom. Her hands were tied behind her back and a .38 caliber bullet in her skull. Three weeks later Wesley Kerr was found dead at the gas station where he worked. Hands tied behind his back and with a gunshot wound to the head. It seemed Evansvill...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 26 min
On October 16, 2009, in Red Oak Oklahoma hunters come across a truck on the side of the road near the top of Panola Mountain. As they start to look around and investigate, they notice that the truck is locked but there is a dog inside. The puppy didn’t look well as it seemed like she had been inside this truck for a long time. The hunters fan out and look around to see if they can find the owner of the truck but have no luck. They call in the Latimer County Sheriff’s to get help. Investigators a...
Mar 04, 2020•46 min
****Warning**** This episode is not for the squeamish. In fact, Jen cried a bit while telling it to Cam. You have been warned. Mornington, Victoria Austria is a quiet coastal town that is located about 35 miles or 57 kilometers south of Melbourne. Many folks from Melbourne take day trips to visit the beaches and wineries that Mornington has to offer. On May 26, 2004, 37 John Sharpe, a lifelong resident of Mornington goes on TV to plead for anyone with any information about his wife and daughter ...
Feb 26, 2020•42 min
Twenty-year-old Tiffany Sessions is a junior at the University of Florida studying economics and getting excited to get her life started. It is February 9, 1989, and Tiffany had finished all her classes and decided she would go out and take a walk before hunkering down for a night of studying. Tiffany told her roommate she was going to take her usual powerwalk and she would be back soon which meant she would be returning around 6 pm or so. Six o’clock comes and goes and Tiffany has not come home...
Feb 19, 2020•41 min
*Warning: today’s episode is extremely graphic and contains details involving child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Blaine Milam, 18 years old, had just been released from jail and was now deemed a sex offender. It was shortly after his ‘self-imposed’ release that he met Jessica Carson. Jessica was still in high school in January 2008 when she fell for Blaine. Jessica, however, was not just a high school teen--she was a mom to a baby girl by the name of Amora, which means ‘love.’ While th...
Feb 12, 2020•45 min
January 1964. Neighbors alert the fire department that 510 Sarah St in Stroudsburg PA was on fire and Edward, Christine and four-month-old Julie Louise were inside. The first responders found 23-year-old Christine barely alive on the kitchen floor. They found Julie Louise not breathing only a few feet away from her mother. Numerous searches in the house and surrounding areas were held but Edward Maps was never found. The District Attorney named Edward a wanted man for arson and murder. The FBI p...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min
If you love television documentaries, especially on crime or prison, this is the OTCP episode for you. On Friday, January 31st, Netflix is releasing the second season of ‘I Am A Killer.’ The series features people that are currently in prison serving time for committing murder and telling their stories. The show combines crime footage along with interviews of the killer as well as interviews with family members and their victims’ families. In today’s episode, ‘The More You Know: Netflix’s I Am A...
Feb 01, 2020•55 min
If you love television documentaries, especially on crime or prison, this is the OTCP episode for you. On Friday, January 31st, Netflix is releasing the second season of ‘I Am A Killer.’ The series features people that are currently in prison serving time for committing murder and telling their stories. The show combines crime footage along with interviews of the killer as well as interviews with family members and their victims’ families. In today’s episode, ‘The More You Know: Netflix’s I Am A...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Los Angeles 1922, police report to a residence after neighbors reported hearing gunfire. Authorities enter the house and are shocked to see a man bleeding on the ground from gunshot wounds. As they are taking it all in, they hear something faint. They listen and can hear a woman’s voice coming from the closet. An officer slowly approaches and opens the door. Sitting on the floor is a woman who was locked in the closet with an incredible tale to tell. This is a story you will not soon forget. Joi...
Jan 22, 2020•50 min
It is April 1, 1989 and 35 year old Donald Welling was enjoying what he often did on weekend mornings which was taking a jog on the pretty back roads of Tuscarawas County. The peaceful moments of enjoying his run were shattered as a long shot rang out. The rifle bullet struck the middle of his heart killing him instantly. It was just 19 months later when on November 10, 1990, when 21 year old Jamie Paxton decided to go out and do some bow hunting with his crossbow. He found a nice area off state...
Jan 15, 2020•56 min
***Warning*** This episode deals with sexual abuse of a child. In the summer of 2012, London was abuzz with excitement of being the host to the Olympic games. Close to 11K athletes from over 200 countries flooded the city for what is considered the most important sports competition. Over 900 million people globally watched the event. But in early August,hundreds of people in London turned their attention away from the games to a town just an hour away from the games to focus on the disappearance...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Just 3 years after the Son of Sam murders had terrorized New York, Buffalo was hit with the same kind of surprise attack killer, but this murderer preferred killing black men. With 3 different MOs, and 2 different monikers, FBI profiler John Douglas was brought in. Come join Jen & Cam as we discuss the .22 Caliber Killer Listener Discretion by the utterly amazing Edward October @octoberpodvhs Music and audio stylings by our Producer Nico @wetalkofdreams. We would be lost without him. Really....
Dec 24, 2019•38 min
On Easter Sunday, families gather to celebrate with family and friends. They enjoy the traditional ham dinner with all the trimmings and attend service to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. It is a time to be together with those you love and cherish but for James Ruppert, it was something much different. As we have learned, often things look different on the outside than on the inside and sometimes they are not at all what they seemed. Join Jen and Cam on day 11 of the 12 Nightmares Before Chr...
Dec 23, 2019•35 min
Most serial killers have a certain type of victim. Ted Bundy liked to kill women with long, straight, dark hair. John Wayne Gacy liked young men between the ages fo 16 and 19. Gary Rdgeway preferred female sex workers and young runaways. Stewart Wilken was different. He killed female sex workers and young boys living on the street. Come join Jen and Cam as they talk about one of South Africa's serial killer and what he liked to call the 'jellybean effect' Edward October @octoberpodvhs lends his ...
Dec 22, 2019•36 min
On August 6, 1966, Kenneth McDuff and Roy Dale Green spent the day working for Kenneth’s dad pouring concrete. When they finished for the day they decided to go out and drive around and ‘look for a girl.’ Sadly they would come upon three teens and commit an unthinkable act. At 10 pm that night, 17-year-old Robert Brand, 16-year-old Edna Louise Sullivan who was Robert’s GF, and Robert’s 15-year-old cousin Mark Dunman just hanging out in Everman, Texas when McDuff noticed Edna Sullivan. He pulls u...
Dec 21, 2019•35 min
We've talked about hundreds of killers and the weapons they use. Guns, knives, bombs, ligatures. This list goes on. Well, today we add a new method of murder. Gilbert Paul Gilbert's MO was to force alcohol down women's throats. Join Cam & Jen as they discuss Canada's Boozing Barber: Gilbert Paul Jordan Listener discretion by OTCPs bestie Edward Ocotber @octoberpodvhs Music and audio Stylings by OTCPs Producer, St Nico, Patron Saint of Sound Sources: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-hi...
Dec 20, 2019•34 min
Many women dream of becoming mothers and are so excited when they finally get to welcome a little bundle of joy into this world. Often couples struggle to conceive and spend lots of money trying to make their dreams of becoming parents a reality. For one mother, conceiving a child was the easy part but seeing them live past their fourth birthday was another matter. It's day 7 of The 12 Nightmares Before Christmas and Jen and Cam will discuss Dirty Diana on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast....
Dec 19, 2019•31 min
These senseless murders were so violent, the court has barred the crime scene photos from ever being seen outside the courtroom. Join Jen and Cam as the discuss the events that led upto The XBox Murders. Listener Discretion by Edward October @octoberpodvhs Music and audio styling my Nico @wetalkofdreams Research and writer for this episode is Lana McCall Sources https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/the-killer-inside/Content?oid=2274001 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-08-11-0408110...
Dec 18, 2019•38 min
How many times in your head have you thought about being someone? Like a famous actress? An award winning author? A huge sports star? Today’s story is just that. It reads like a dramatic movie plot featuring Leo DiCaprio as the handsome young doctor who worked hard in the healthcare field, saving lives by the day and discovering the cure for cancer at night. The difference is that Jean-Claude Romand is no Leo and well, actually he is not a lot of things and that is where all the trouble begins. ...
Dec 17, 2019•42 min
After his infant son is accidentally killed, Archie McCafferty's already out of control anger starts spiraling.. Upon heatkng a voice telling him how he can bring his son back, Archie goes on a murder spree. Join Cam & Jen as they discuss The Revenge Murders of Archie McCafferty. Listener discretion by Edward October @octoberpodvhs Music and audio stylings by Nico @wetalkofdreams Sources https://www.smh.com.au/national/mad-dog-mccafferty-slashes-wife-holds-child-at-knifepoint-20040411-gdippe...
Dec 16, 2019•59 min
A local constable had pulled over to take a break and do some paperwork and while he was parked, a woman comes running up to him. She was in a panic and barely able to get her words out. She kept saying they are dead, they are all dead. She begged the officer to come with her. They arrive to a house and find a scene right out of a movie. While barely clinging to life, a woman who had been stabbed and would later be identified as 73 year old Virginia Critchley, was able to give some information a...
Dec 15, 2019•51 min
