When beauty salon owner Dana Satterfield was brutally raped and murdered inside her Roebuck Hair and Tanning Center, the tight-knit community was shattered. Dana left behind two young children, including a young daughter, Ashley. Little did she know, her face would play a key role in bringing down her mother's killer years later. Trey Gowdy , host of Sunday Night in America and the Trey Gowdy Podcast , joins the show to discuss how he secured justice in this haunting case and how it inspired his...
Dec 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min
The murder trial of Brian Walshe nears its conclusion as a Massachusetts jury returns for deliberations. Walshe is accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, Ana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2025•2 min
The acting warden of a federal medical center says former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is now competent to stand trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, with a judge set to make the final call at a March hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2025•2 min
Luigi Mangione is back in court this week for critical pre-trial hearings that will determine what evidence can be used in his upcoming trial. His defense team is working to suppress key materials, including statements he allegedly made during his arrest and evidence recovered from his backpack. Mangione is accused of the 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a case that has drawn national attention. FOX News Contributor and criminal defense attorney Donna Rotunno breaks down what ...
Dec 11, 2025•29 min
The former South Carolina court clerk tied to the trial of Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury, and misconduct in office for leaking sealed evidence and promoting a book about the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 10, 2025•2 min
William Noguera spent 42 years in San Quentin on California’s death row. There, he lived alongside notorious serial killers, including Joseph Naso, the “Alphabet Killer.” Naso eventually confided in Noguera, revealing details of crimes that had never been solved. Offered a path to freedom, Noguera instead chose to stay on death row to help bring justice to Naso’s unidentified victims. Artist, speaker, and former death row inmate William Noguera details how he uncovered the truth, as detailed in ...
Dec 09, 2025•50 min
Police have arrested 66-year-old Andrew Dykes in connection with the 1997 murder of Tanya Denise Jackson, long known only as “Peaches,” and the death of her young daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, whose remains were found years apart during the Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 08, 2025•2 min
Police say a California couple was fatally shot in their garage by their adult son, who later died by suicide, as investigators are still searching for a motive behind the tragic attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 05, 2025•2 min
The murder trial of Brian Walshe - the man who's been accused of killing, dismembering, and hiding the body of his wife - began earlier this week. Prosecutors focused on Walshe's alleged internet search history, which included entries inquiring about getting away with murder. Walshe has pleaded guilty to the two lesser charges against him, but maintains he did not murder his wife. Former NYPD Inspector, FOX News Contributor, and Co-host of The Weekly Rap Sheet , Paul Mauro, provides his legal an...
Dec 04, 2025•27 min
Defense attorneys for Luigi Mangione are in court this week fighting to suppress evidence and police statements in the murder case, accusing him of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 03, 2025•2 min
Beginning in the late 1970s, Ruth Finley was terrorized by a mysterious stalker known as 'The Poet'. At that time, Wichita, Kansas, was on the hunt to find another monster: the BTK serial killer. Over time, Ruth's encounters with The Poet grew more violent, leading investigators to ask a chilling question: was Ruth yet another victim on BTK's list, or did Wichita have another serial predator on the loose? Associate Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, Corey Mead discusses the many twist...
Dec 02, 2025•46 min
Italian authorities say a man posed as his deceased mother to keep collecting her pension, leading police to discover her mummified body hidden in their home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 01, 2025•2 min
A New Hampshire cold case has been solved nearly 50 years later, revealing that a flawed FBI report allowed the prime suspect in a young mother’s murder to walk free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 28, 2025•2 min
Emily revisits her discussion with Rick Alan Ross, the Executive Director of the Cult Education Institute , about the structure and psychology of notorious cults. Rick unpacks the many tactics cults use to recruit, manipulate, and control members, and discusses how impacted individuals can be deprogrammed. He later revisits notable cases from his years of experience. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send u...
Nov 27, 2025•41 min
Authorities are searching for longtime Virginia high school football coach Travis Turner, who vanished just as police issued 10 warrants accusing him of child pornography and soliciting a minor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 27, 2025•2 min
Emily revisits her conversation with author and documentary producer India Oxenberg about how she was drawn into, and ultimately escaped, the NIXVM cult. For seven years, India endured abuse, manipulation, and isolation under the coercive control of NXIVM's leader, Keith Raniere. She reflects on how she ultimately found the courage to break free and head toward a path of healing. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Po...
Nov 25, 2025•1 hr 19 min
A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for instigating a carjacking in Mexico that led to the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend, whose bodies were later found in a remote well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 24, 2025•2 min
U.S. authorities have charged former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned international drug kingpin Ryan Wedding with ordering the murder of a key witness set to testify against him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 21, 2025•2 min
Brian Walshe, a Massachusetts man headed to trial for the murder and dismemberment of his wife, Ana, has pleaded guilty to two of the three charges he faces. Walshe admitted to misleading police officers and unlawful conveyance of a human body. He continues to deny the first-degree murder charge against him. The trial is scheduled to begin on December 1st. FOX News Contributor and criminal defense attorney Joshua Ritter shares his expert legal analysis and explains what listeners can expect to s...
Nov 20, 2025•23 min
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murdering legendary Laney College football coach and “Last Chance U” figure John Beam in what police say was a targeted shooting driven by a dangerous fixation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 19, 2025•2 min
In 2003, four people mysteriously disappeared. Their paths never crossed, but they were all connected in one monster's web of darkness, deception, and lies. That monster's name was Scott Kimball. For years, Kimball led a double life. By day, he was a paid FBI informant. But by night, he was a cold-blooded serial killer. Retired FBI Special Agent Jonny Grusing provides firsthand insights into his high-stakes investigation into one of Colorado's most chilling serial killer cases, as detailed in hi...
Nov 18, 2025•1 hr 19 min
A Montana man with white supremacist ties has been convicted of killing a fellow camper in a brutal attack first believed to be a bear mauling, after DNA evidence on a beer can exposed him as the murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 17, 2025•2 min
High-tech DNA testing has finally identified the man believed to have raped and murdered 34-year-old Margaret Anselmo in a Spokane, Washington alley in 1997, solving a cold case that had stumped investigators for nearly three decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 14, 2025•2 min
ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence platforms are becoming a seemingly common part of everyday life in the digital age. Though these AI tools can be useful, they can also be exploited for criminal purposes. Chief AI Officer and Chief of Research at SANS Institute Rob T. Lee explains how ChatGPT can be used as a new form in evidence, and how it can help to prosecute criminals. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime ...
Nov 13, 2025•33 min
Advanced DNA testing has solved two cold cases on Long Island, linking a career criminal who died 12 years ago to the 1990s murder and rape of two elderly psychiatric patients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 12, 2025•2 min
When scientist and researcher Eric Miller succumbed to a mysterious illness, his friends and colleagues were baffled. But as investigators looked deeper into Eric's sudden death, they uncovered a sinister truth: he had been slowly poisoned with arsenic. Even more shocking was the person behind the crime: his wife, Ann. True crime author and investigative journalist Amanda Lamb revisits the chilling murder case that continues to haunt North Carolina as detailed in her book, Deadly Dose. Follow Em...
Nov 11, 2025•41 min
Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has been arrested in Dubai and extradited to the U.S. on an attempted murder charge, accused of firing a gun at a man after a fight at a celebrity boxing match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 10, 2025•2 min
Austin police say a woman was found half-naked, shackled, and severely injured after being allegedly held captive and tortured for months by five former friends who now face multiple felony charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 07, 2025•2 min
Kouri Richins has asked the judge presiding over her case to reconsider her bail and the conditions of her release after a key witness changed his statements. The 35-year-old Utah mom has been accused of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced drink in 2022. Attorney and Richins family spokesman Greg Skordas breaks down the latest updates in the case and discusses how the pending trial has impacted Eric's family. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a stor...
Nov 06, 2025•22 min
A man known as the “Pillowcase Rapist” has been convicted in another South Florida rape from the 1980s, after DNA evidence linked Robert Koehler to dozens of unsolved attacks across Miami-Dade County. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 05, 2025•2 min
