Dr. Mark Sawusch was a successful and well respected ophthalmologist working in Malibu, California. Despite his thriving practice and impressive investments he dealt with horrible mental health issues. Those issues made him a prime target for con artists Anthony David Flores, a.k.a. “Anton David,” and Anna Rene Moore. These sorry excuses for humans didn't just steal millions of dollars from Dr. Sawusch, but they watched him die over a 2 day psychotic break and did absolutely nothing... other tha...
Jul 21, 2023•32 min
No one in their right mind would ever withhold food and water from a baby for not saying "Amen." Unfortunately Ria Ramkissoon was desperate and fell prey to cult leader Queen Antoinette of '1 Mind Ministries.' Ria's religious beliefs were twisted to have her convinced that her beautiful 16-month old Javon Thompson would be resurrected through prayer and dance after having been starved to death. Ria was not in her right mind, but does this excuse her behaviour?
Jul 14, 2023•21 min
Jung Yoo-jung is a true crime enthusiast who decided that her life was so horrible that it would just be better if she simply took over the life of someone else. She did her research, found the right victim, and tried to do just that. She pretended to be a school girl to get access to a tutor who she then brutally killed, dismembered, and intended to body swap with. It sounds like the plot of a true crime show, but it's just the irrational actions of a very sick and disturbed individual.
Jul 07, 2023•17 min•Ep. 119
Everyone has their own demons, but choosing to try and conquer them is what makes a person truly strong. Lisa Hazard chose to fight her demons not just for herself but for her 8 year old son. Unfortunately, Lisa never arrived to get the much needed help she was hoping to get. Her disappearance reached a fever pitch when the father of her son, George Scott III cowardly took his life and that of their son. His craven actions left both families with so many questions.
Jun 02, 2023•9 min•Ep. 114
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. This was Kori Richins' attitude when it came to murdering her husbands Eric Richins. And all because she wanted to get access to more of his money, because half a million in credit card debt and a multi-million dollar home was just not enough for her.
May 19, 2023•15 min•Ep. 112
Shommaonique Oliver-Wickerson got the call every parent fears, her babies were missing. Eight-year-old A’Miyah Hughes Oliver, 9-year-old Zi’Ariel Robinson-Oliver, and 5-year-old Te’Mari Robinson-Oliver were being babysat by their cousin Paris Propps while their mother worked. Authorities first told Shommaonique that her daughter had drowned, only to be told 9 months later that her babies had actually been assaulted, mutilated and murdered.
Apr 28, 2023•19 min•Ep. 109
Betrayal, murder and the high seas... This is a special collab episode with Rich from Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs about the historic murder of Corienne “Cora” Turner aka Bell Elmore.
Apr 21, 2023•24 min
When you are 15 there is nothing like your first summer love. Karen Stitt was enjoying a magical night with her boyfriend that ended in the worst way possible. For almost 40 years her case went unsolved, but thanks to technology advances in genetic genealogy the monster that cut her life short, Gary Gene Ramirez was finally caught. There is no expiration day on justice.
Apr 14, 2023•13 min
Serial-wife, Sarah Hartsfield, was in-between husbands three and four when she shot her then fiancé David Bragg's to death in their home in May 2018- the shooting was rule self-defense and Sarah was free to continue living her best life. And, that's just what she did, marrying two more times, until tragedy struck again in January 2023, when another one of Sarah's lovers, her husband Joseph Hartsfield, died suddenly under suspicious circumstances. This time around, there were immediate suspicions...
Apr 07, 2023•29 min
" Till death do us part. " James Toliver Craig twisted those vows to fit his needs, just like everything else he did in his life. Unfortunately for his doting wife and mother of six, Angela Craig, those wedding vows led to her end in the most prolonged excruciating way possible.
Mar 31, 2023•57 min
Reyna’s got some recent headlines for you on today's episode! Today Reyna covers the case of missing mother of eight, Heather Kelly; a family in Kansas who lived with their deceased father Mike Carroll in their home for six years; the grim discovering of over 150 remains found in a storage unit in Hayward CA; Jennifer Maedge who sadly realizes she has been living under the same roof as her “missing” husband Richard for months; a Texas woman who has been held captive for over four years escapes h...
Mar 24, 2023•15 min•Ep. 104
Reyna and Those Murder Girls Podcast producer Jewels host author David Dominé on the show today to promote his book "A Dark Room In Glitter Ball City" the story of the James Carroll murder, in a prerecorded interview that you Do! Not! Want! To! MISS!!!!!!!!!
Mar 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 103
All creatures have a biological innate instinct to protect their young. You know that there is something fundamentally wrong with someone that doesn't do so. Samiah Downing was a beautiful, kind, loving, sweet 4 year old girl that any parent would be lucky to have as their baby. Unfortunately, she wasn't as lucky when it came to her sack of shit callous father Ronald Greer, and his sadistic girlfriend Bianca Stanch. Listener Note: This episode contains graphic descriptions of child abuse. Listen...
Mar 10, 2023•27 min
Abby Choi was a bright star whose light was brutally extinguished. The socialite was savagely murdered and then prepared (YES, prepared Hannibal Lecter style) by her ex-husband Alex Kwong and his family. This massacre was all due to a property dispute.
Mar 03, 2023•17 min•Ep. 101
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Feb 24, 2023•15 min•Ep. 100
Dexter Stefonek was brutally murdered on the morning of November 19, 1985 at a rest area in Montana, a senseless crime that still remains unsolved.
Feb 17, 2023•10 min•Ep. 99
The plan is to have a kid, raise them to do well in life, and eventually (maybe) have a family of their own. But sometimes that plan fails and that kid turns out to be garbage. Matthew Slocum brutally massacred his mother, stepfather, and brother all because he didn't want to take care of his own child and girlfriend.
Feb 10, 2023•19 min•Ep. 98
Monsters hide in plain sight and are everywhere, including in idyllic small towns. Shawnlee Perry, a beautiful, sweet, darling 5-year old who lived in one of those idyllic places, unfortunately faced off with one of those monsters known as Eddie Rowton.
Feb 03, 2023•8 min•Ep. 97
They say that parents have an innate connection with their children where they just know when there is something wrong. This was a devastating truth for the mother of Michael Darnell Bell, Jr. when he suddenly disappeared under suspicious circumstances. This is his story. Book: Vanished Without A Trace The Michael Bell, Jr. Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BGLZ76M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Jan 27, 2023•33 min•Ep. 96
12-year-old "Sophia" is found drunk on the side of the road. She is bruised, battered, and disoriented. The monster responsible was her mother's boyfriend, Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes. Unfortunately, she is the "lucky" one.
Jan 20, 2023•10 min
After serving a four-hour punishment at the kitchen table, Cody was sent to his room at midnight. His sisters listened on helplessly as Cody was savagely beaten by his dad and his live-in girlfriend. Since that night the couple alleged that Cody ran away. Too many coincidences beg to differ. If you have any information on the disappearance of Cody Haynes please call Kittitas Police Department at (509) 968-0222, Kitcom at (509) 925-8534, or the anonymous tipline at (530) 378-4491, tips can be rep...
Jan 13, 2023•27 min•Ep. 94
21-year-old Juliana Redding is a sweet girl who was swept off her feet by a millionaire doctor while she was waitressing. It sounds like a meet-cute in most romantic movies, but this relationship took a wrong turn when Dr. Munir Uwaydah's love turned into an obsession.
Jan 06, 2023•28 min•Ep. 93
A sixteen year old is arrested for the shocking deaths of multiple family members inside their family home minutes before they were to ring in the new year.
Dec 30, 2022•9 min•Ep. 92
Ronald O'Bryan committed the ultimate Halloween no-no in 1974- poisoning his own son with tainted Halloween candy. His crime not only made headlines around the world but history as Ronald was the first person put to death by lethal injection in the state of Texas in March 1984.
Oct 31, 2022•29 min•Ep. 93
The search for a 78 year old great-grandmother deepens when authorities find themselves investigating not only her disappearance but the discovery of another missing person, as well…
May 27, 2022•24 min•Ep. 91
The arrest of Anatoly Moskvin for the desecration of graves in 2011 would lead to more crimes than anyone could have ever imagined. What was found inside the home he shared with his parents is something out of a horror movie.
May 13, 2022•20 min•Ep. 90
The search for 22 years old Michaela "Mickey" Shunick took investigators in multiple directions over the course of her disappearance in 2012. Michaela’s strength and perseverance would ultimately lead to the arrest of her killer. Michaela “Mickey” Shunick Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/findmickeynow/ Official Website: https://mickeyshunick.com/site/facts-about-mickey-shunicks-disappearance/ RAMissingPeople.com - A site founded by the Mickey Shunick Campaign www.ramissingpeople....
May 06, 2022•19 min•Ep. 89
A young single mother and her 22 month old daughter go missing April 2019 after they move into the home of a man in Calgary, Alberta, Canada just months after meeting him. Sadly, she couldn’t have met this man at a more vulnerable time in her life as things would turn deadly shortly after they moved in.
Apr 30, 2022•22 min•Ep. 88
The fourth victim of the infamous Happy Face Killer (Keith Hunter Jesperson) has been identified after nearly 30 years. Dumped along Highway 152 near Dinosaur Point in Gilroy, California, Patricia 'Patsy' Skiple was referred to only as 'Blue Pacheco' because of the clothing and location she was found in by the Santa Clara County Sheriffs department. The department never forgot her story or the will to give Blue Pacheco her identity back. Thanks to a team of dedicated professionals, now she does....
Apr 22, 2022•36 min•Ep. 87
Elnaz Hajtamiri, an Iranian-born woman, has been missing for over three months, baffling authorities, family and friends. Violently taken from the home of family she had been staying with while they looked on helplessly. Elnaz has not been seen since January 12, 2022. #bringelnazhome #saveelnaz Ways YOU can support the show! Want to make a one-time donation? You can do that on #PayPal using the email address murdergirls@thosemurdergirlspodcast.com Become a #Patreon! With five levels to choose fr...
Apr 17, 2022•21 min•Ep. 86