Teachers Talk Crime

S2 Ep94: Ep. 90 - Craig Mulligan (Part 1)

Today's episode begins at the 13:00 minute marker. Keep in mind by skipping ahead you will miss our amazing personalities and our star student segment, but we understand if you are in a hurry today. Police officers found Logan partially submerged, wearing his dinosaur pajama bottoms and a Spider-Man top. The young 5 year old had been brutally murdered, but no one could predict the horrors the truth would uncover. Listen for more as Ashleigh brings you part one of the Craig Mulligan case. Sources...

S2 Ep93: Ep. 89 - Lauren McCluskey

Episode starts at 12:30 seconds, if you want to use the skip ahead feature and jump right in. In 2018 at the University of Utah a student athlete Lauren McCluskey was shot and killed outside her college dorm. Lauren before being murdered realized her boyfriend at the time might not be who she thought he was and she was right. Lauren broke up with Melvin Rowland and pleaded for help to campus police and security as he stalked and extorted her. No one listened … and she was murdered. Sources: 1.) ...

S2 Ep92: Ep. 88 - The Murder of Adrianne Reynolds

Episode begins at 13:35 and be kind this was Brooke's first episode she has ever recorded, edited and uploaded into Audioboom. I hope you like it. The murder of an Illinois teenager Adrianne Reynolds found its way on national news after she was strangled, beaten and dismembered in a Taco Bell parking lot by two of her classmates, Sarah Anne Kolb and Cory Gregory in 2005. Sarah and Cory would go on to be sentenced to life in prison and change their genders inside the walls of prison. Listen for m...

S2 Ep91: Ep. 87 - Teacher Happy Hour: The Mini-Lesson of Rachel King

Estudiantes, today's lesson begin around the 13:45 mark, but remember you will miss the star student of the week and any teacher tips we may discuss. First of all, it's Tuesday, but you deserve that drink, so go get it! Today's lesson as you know will involve a teacher. Rachel King was shot dead in a Dunkin' drive-thru on April 11, 2023. The murder took place while Rachel's son was present inside the car. He was unharmed physically, but the trauma of his mothers death will live on. Rachel's kill...

S2 Ep90: Ep. 86 - Gavin Smith

Estudiantes, today's lesson begins around the 16:22 mark, this would mean you are skipping our weekly banter AND our weekly star student, but as we know to each their own. Gavin Smith, now 18 years old, was recently found guilty during a trial in December 2022 of first-degree murder for the deaths of his stepfather, Daniel Dale Long, mother, Risa Mae Saunders, and brother, Jameson Long. He was found guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of his other brother, Gage Ripley. We will ...

S2 Ep89: Teacher Chat Vol. 4 - Teach Your Heart Out Cruise & A Negative Review

Estudiantes, this is a teacher chat episode...which means we will most definitely be chatting so there is no "start" time for today's episode 🙂 Also, the audio quality for this episode is not the greatest. We haven't quite figured out how to get the best audio quality when we're together in person so please bear with us! Today is Brookie's birthday 🎈 Head over to our IG and show our favorite southern gal some birthday love! Check out our socials for more content from us: LEAVE US A REVIEW TO B...

S2 Ep88: Ep. 85 - The Mini-Lesson of Stephanie Melgoza

Today's episode starts at the 20:48 mark in case you want to jump right in and not hear us chat about life. We totally understand and we are working on only chatting for about 10-12 minutes, but you know sometimes it is hard for teachers to shut up. :) Almost graduate Stephanie Melgoza decided to drink and drive days before her next chapter of life began. However, on this night she killed two people and you may be wondering why would you cover this, drunk driving happens all the time. Yes, sadly...

S2 Ep87: Ep 84 - Hi-Fi Utah Murders

I am back from the Teach Your Heart Out cruise and I have A LOT to share with you all, so stay tuned for a teacher chat soon. The Hi-Fi murders took place in Ogden, Utah the afternoon of April 22, 1974. This horrendous act took the lives of three victims and left two survivors with life altering injuries. Three men were arrested and two received the death penalty. Listen for more details now. Sources: 1.) https://exhibits.weber.edu/s/SC50/page/Hi-Fi 2.) https://www.abc4.com/news/justice-files/th...

S2 Ep86: Ep. 83 - Teacher Happy Hour: Christy Mirack

It's that time again... FULL MOON episode, however this one fell on a Monday, so we are sorry it doesn't technically qualify as a bonus episode, but we are working on two bonus episodes this month for you all. Christy Mirack was in her prime when her life was taken in the worst way possible. She was murdered in her townhouse in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on December 21, 1992. Her case went unsolved for 26 plus years and it was only from the use of genealogy DNA testing that this case was ever solve...

S2 Ep85: Ep. 82 - Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape

Brooke is leaving for the Teach Your Heart Cruise on July 5th if anyone is going and would like to meet up please DM us. Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape, both 13 years old murdered Antonio's great-grandmother in 2012 in an attempt to rob her. The murder was premeditated and both boys were charged with first-degree intentional homicide. They were both later convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Listen for more details now. Sources: 1.) ** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxJeFECCfFA → start ...

S2 Ep84: Teacher Chat Vol. 3 - Missing Titanic Submarine & Verity

S2 Ep83: Ep. 81 - Ronald L. Sanford

We just hit 130K downloads/listens and it is all because of you guys! Thank you for loving us, growing with us, supporting us, and sending us the best reviews ever! Ronald L. Sanford was 13 years old when he was a part of a double homicide in Indiana, Indianapolis. He has now served over 25 years in prison and was sentenced at 15 years old. He was sentenced to 170 years, which means he is only eligible for parole when he is 100 years old. Listen for more details now. Sources: 1.) https://www.in....

S2 Ep82: Ep. 80 - The Murder of Derrick Robie

Eric Smith, a red head with bulky glasses was born on January 22,1980. When he was 13 years old he chose to murder and torture a 4 year old boy, Derrick Robie as he was walking to the park. Derrick like Eric was from New York and died August 2, 1993. Eric has since been released from prison. Listen for more details now. Sources: 1.) https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/smith-eric-m.htm 2.) https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/where-is-derrick-robie-murderer-eric-smith-now 3.) https://allthatsinterestin...

S2 Ep81: Ep. 79 - Teacher Happy Hour: Ellen Greenberg

Ellen Greenberg was found stabbed to death in her kitchen that she shared with her fiance in 2011. With the amount of injuries it was initially suggested that Ellen died by homicide. But after a sketchy investigation, according to her family, authorities changed her matter of death and labeled her death a suicide. Listen for more details now. Sources: 1.) https://tatiana2417.medium.com 2.) https://www.tuko.co.ke 3.) https://d21fq5n81psbpn.cloudfront.net 4.) https://6abc.com 5.) Petition → https:...

S2 Ep80: Ep. 78 - Scott Kologi

Scott Kologi was convicted of murdering most of his family along with a family friend on New Year's Eve 2017. Scott was 16 years old at the time of the shooting and according to his defense, Scott was autistic and suffering from psychotic break. He was recently sentenced to 150 years. Scott Kologi, now 20, faces up to four life sentences. Sources: 1.) https://people.com 2.) https://www.app.com 3.) https://nypost.com 4.) https://lawandcrime.com Check out our socials for more content from us: Amaz...

S2 Ep79: Ep. 77 - Conrad Roy III

Conrad Henri Roy III was a young, handsome American teenager who tragedy died by suicide at the age of 18 years old. His current girlfriend, 17-year-old Michelle Carter, played a huge role in this life ending occurrence. She had encouraged him in multiple strings of text messages to kill himself on a weekly if not daily basis. Listen for more as we dive into this case surrounding topics of mental health. Sources: 1.) https://thecinemaholic.com 2.) https://www.oxygen.com 3.) https://thecinemaholi...

S2 Ep78: Ep. 76 - The Mini-Lesson of the Faraday School Kidnapping

The Faraday School kidnapping occurred in October 1972 at what Australia called a one-teacher school. These schools were located in in the rural towns, but this case took place in Faraday, which is apart of Victoria, Australia. Two men, Edwin John Eastwood and Robert Clyde Boland, kidnapped six female students and their teacher, Mary Gibbs for a $1,000,000 ransom. They were unsuccessful in collecting their money, the story is much more. Listen for all the details. Sources: 1.) https://www.newspa...

S2 Ep77: Teacher Chat Vol. 2 - State Testing & The First Lady

Surprise, we released our second teacher chats. Today we talked about state testing (blah) and good ole Jill Biden. Teacher chats is an episode where we just chat about all things teacher related and sometimes not teacher related. These are mini episodes where you just get to chat with us and hear our most inner thoughts about certain topics. We hope you enjoy volume 2 of teacher chats. Check out our socials for more content from us: Amazon Storefront - all your must have items recommended by us...

S2 Ep76: Ep. 75 - Teacher Happy Hour: Eliza Fletcher

We are currently having our own happy hour in Nashville, so wish us luck. The disappearance of Eliza Fletcher took the internet world by surprise. It sparked movements for women safety and allowed Tennessee to find many flaws in their system. Eliza Fletcher went out on a 4:00 am run as she did most mornings, but never returned. It was discovered that she was abducted and murder by Cleotha Abston, who had been released from prison on other kidnapping charges just two years prior. Sources: 1.) htt...

S2 Ep75: Ep. 74 - The Murder of Kayla Rolland

Good luck Ashleigh on testing this week & happy Bachelorette Week to Brooke. Welp, this case may seem familiar to some of you as we covered a very similar case recently. See if you can find any similarities and/or differences. This is the murder of Kayla Rolland, a 6 year old who was shot by her classmate Dedrick Owens, also 6 years old. Dedrick brought a handgun to school and killed Kayla, because she wouldn't kiss him. Where is Dedrick now and what do we know about this case in comparison ...

S2 Ep74: Ep. 73 - The Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping

In the summer of 1976 in Chowchilla, California three armed men from upscale neighborhoods kidnapped a school bus full of children with the intentions of demanding $5 million dollars from authorities. After 32 hours held captive the driver and children dug themselves out and escaped, all surviving. Listen for more as we tell who was behind this horrible act and where they are now. Sources: 1.) https://www.cbsnews.com 2.) https://www.cbsnews.com 3.) https://cityofchowchilla.org/300/1976-Bus-Kidna...

S2 Ep73: Ep. 72 - The Mini-Lesson of the Violent Assault of Joan Naydich

I think we actually kept this one somewhat mini. This is a more recent case that was brought to our attention by social media and the stir it caused among teachers. This is the assault on Joan Naydich. Joan, although she now says she didn't, was attacked because she took a students Nintendo Switch. The student was Brendan Depa and is currently facing charges for this brutal attack. Sources: 1.) https://www.usatoday.com 2.) https://www.foxnews.com 3.) https://www.news-journalonline.com 4.) https:...

S2 Ep72: Ep. 71 - 9 Million Dollar Catfish Murder

A 19-year-old female was murdered in Anchorage, Alaska – shot in the head by her so called best friend. Cynthia Hoffman was murdered in an online scandal surrounding her best friend Denali Brehmer. Now 6 people face charges related to this murder. Listen for how cat-fishing and meeting online turned deadly. Sources: 1.) https://people.com 2.) https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2023/DAO/021523-Brehmer.html 3.) https://www.legacy.com 4.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY2hQyk9m_w 5.) https://w...

S2 Ep71: Ep. 70 - Teacher Happy Hour: Abby Zwerner

Welcome to this month's full moon BONUS episode. We have a very interesting and very high profile case for you guys. This is the shooting of Abby Zwerner, the 1st grade teacher who was shot by her 6 year old male student. Sources: 1.) https://www.13newsnow.com 2.) https://www.today.com 3.) https://abcnews.go.com 4.) https://www.wavy.com 5.) https://www.vpm.org 6.) https://abcnews.go.com 7.) https://www.nbcnews.com 8.) https://www.cnn.com Check out our socials for more content from us: Amazon Sto...

S2 Ep70: Teacher Chat Vol. 1 - Teacher of the Year & School Shootings

Welcome to volume 1 of teacher chats. We are literally just chatting with you guys and we would love to make this a monthly thing. Let us know on social media what you think? We would love to pick a topic and just chat about it. Today we got on a soapbox about Teacher of the Year and the Nashville school shooting. Happy Monday and have a wonderful week. Check out our socials for more content from us: Amazon Storefront - all your must have items recommended by us! MERCH IS HERE - *NOW LOOKING FOR...

S2 Ep69: Ep. 69 - Teancum Petersen-Crofts

OMG we hit 100,000 downloads and we have ALL of you to thank. So, THANK YOU! Hey you 1% Australian listeners, this case is for you! An Australian man was recently found not guilty by reason of insanity for murdering his mother, sister, and half-brother in their home. Teancum had been suffering from schizophrenia at the time. Teancum will now be held in a mental health hospital until he is deemed to be rehabilitated. Sources: 1.) https://medium.com/crimebeat/psychotic-son-murders-family-ec99c0f93...

S2 Ep68: Ep. 68 - Skylar Neese

Happy Monday TTC Peeps. This case might be familiar to some of you, but others may still be in shock as we discuss the murder of Skylar Neese. Skylar Neese's body was found on January 16, 2013 in Greene County, Pennsylvania after being missing since July 2012. Skylar was murdered by two of her "best friends", Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf. On January 3, 2013, Rachel Shoaf had a mental breakdown and confessed to everything she and Shelia had done. Listen for more details. Sources: 1.) https://www....

S2 Ep67: Ep. 67 - The Westside Middle School Shooting

Mitchell Johnson, 13 years old and Andrew Golden, 11 years old shot and killed their classmates and teacher in Jonesboro, Arkansas on March 24, 1998. Andrew asked to be excused from his class, pulled the fire alarm and joined Mitchell who was waiting in the nearby woods. As the school was evacuating the building the students opened fire. Four students and one teacher were killed, while 10 others were wounded. Listen for more details here. Sources: 1.) https://www.commercialappeal.com 2.) https:/...

S2 Ep66: Ep. 66 - Teacher Happy Hour: The Once Cold Case of Rita Curran

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! WE ARE OFFICIALLY ONE YEARS OLD! Thank you for all your support and encouragement this last year. We are so blessed with the community we have built and we hope we never disappoint any of you. In July of 1971 Rita Curran a 24 year old 2nd grade teacher moved into a first floor shared apartment with two other females she met in a news paper ad. She was hard working and driven, but on July 19th she was murdered. Her case went cold for 52 years before DNA and Genealogy testing...

S2 Ep65: Ep. 65 - Another Scream Murder: The Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart

Another Scream inspired murder (disclaimer the Scream franchise bares no responsibility for this tragedy). The murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart took place in Bannock County, Idaho on September 22, 2006 when Cassie was house sitting for her aunt and uncle. She was brutally attacked by two peers who she considered somewhat friends, Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik. They two killed her all for the thrill of killing someone and recorded the before and after math of their tragedy. Listen for more wherever ...