In July 2003, four friends were gunned down inside a home in the Clear Lake area of Houston. The community was shocked and devastated that four young lives were brutally cut short. The fact that police could not identify the perpetrators only added to the pain and confusion that the victims’ families and friends experienced. Three years later, a Crimestoppers tip led to the identification of a surprising suspect. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders of 18-year-old Rachael Koloroutis, ...
Apr 06, 2026•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 486
On September 4th, 1981, Linda Slaten was murdered inside her apartment while her sons slept in another room. The case had gone cold for decades, but was finally solved through genetic genealogy. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Linda Slaten. One of Linda’s sons would go on to say that the killer was the “last person on his radar.” You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime Visit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and don...
Apr 02, 2026•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 485
Dixie and Lloyd Ortiz, and their son Steven, were murdered inside their home during the early morning hours of Father’s Day 2011. Over a year into the investigation, authorities received a tip from an inmate that would help solve the case. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders of the Ortiz family. The family had an excellent reputation in their community and seemed like good, hard-working people. Lloyd and Dixie adopted and were caring for their son, Steven, who was partially paralyzed...
Mar 30, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 484
On August 11th, 1991, Pearl Bruns disappeared after an intense argument with her husband, who did not report her missing for several days. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Pearl Bruns. From the beginning, Bill Bruns was the prime suspect, but it took over a year to find enough evidence for an arrest. You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime Visit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and donation information An Emash Digital production...
Mar 26, 2026•53 min•Ep. 483
In April 2001, a toddler’s body was found in a wooded area in Kansas City, Missouri. The victim became known as “Precious Doe.” Four years later, she was identified as Erica Green. The perpetrators in the brutal act against Erica were determined to be very close to her. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Erica Green. The facts of this case are disturbing. Not only what happened to Erica, but it was committed by those who were charged with loving and taking care of her. But when you have more th...
Mar 23, 2026•59 min•Ep. 482
In June 2013, Deborah Ann Jessie filed for a restraining order against her abusive ex-boyfriend Jammy Washington. She told authorities that she feared for her and her children’s safety. Days before a hearing to make the restraining order permanent, Deborah disappeared. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Deborah Ann Jessie. Deborah lived in Pahokee, Florida, and was said to be a godmother, grandmother, and missionary to the neighborhood. Deepening the mystery, the police found her close friend, ...
Mar 19, 2026•46 min•Ep. 481
39-year-old Connie Dabate was a mother of two who was killed just two days before Christmas. Her husband Richard claimed she was killed by an armed intruder who broke into their house that morning, but Connie’s Fitbit data would prove his story was a lie. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Connie Dabate. Connie's husband Richard claimed a masked intruder shot Connie and then wounded him and left him zip-tied to a chair. His wounds were fairly superficial for the scene, so the poli...
Mar 16, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 480
Gabrielle Rodgers, a Georgia mother, was shot by a woman she met in a Facebook mom group, who then kidnapped her newborn twins. Gabrielle survived the shooting and immediately fled to get help. Officers then began a desperate search to find the missing twins and the suspect, a woman Gabrielle identified as “Kathleen Daniels,” before it was too late. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Angela Montgomery. Investigators soon learned that Kathleen Daniels was a fake identity. As they closed in on th...
Mar 12, 2026•46 min•Ep. 479
Bobby Farrell Jr. left his home in New Richmond, Ohio, on July 6th, 2021, and never returned. The killer was a complete shock to his friends and family. He was someone Bobby trusted implicitly and had become part of the Farrell family over the years. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Bobby Farrell Jr. There was no shortage of persons of interest in Bobby's murder. Ex-girlfriends, jealous boyfriends, and even his best friend were all on police radar. Authorities had to wade through everyone's s...
Mar 09, 2026•55 min•Ep. 478
In February 2017, Larry and Connie Van Oosten were abducted from their home by a masked man and held in a makeshift dungeon inside a basement. Authorities were shocked when they learned the suspect was someone from the Van Oostens’ small, peaceful town. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the abduction of Larry and Connie Van Oosten. Connie and Larry were both in their early ‘60s and retired. Connie once owned a flooring store, and Larry operated a pest-control company. They did well for themsel...
Mar 05, 2026•48 min•Ep. 477
Grady Franklin Stiles Jr. was a carnival performer who had the genetic condition ectrodactyly. Because of this, Stiles performed under the stage name “Lobster Boy.” In 1979, Stiles was convicted of murdering his own daughter’s fiancé a day before their wedding. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Grady Stiles Jr. Grady came from a long line of carnival performers who all had the same genetic condition. Some of his children had it as well. Grady was said to have been extremely abusive to his fami...
Mar 02, 2026•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 476
After pleading guilty to manslaughter for killing a pedestrian while speeding, Frank Freshwaters escaped from an honor farm in Ohio and spent over fifty years on the run. In 2015, the U.S. Marshals located Freshwaters in Florida, where he had started a new life under a fake identity. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Frank Freshwaters. By all accounts, Frank had led a pretty decent life on the run and had stayed out of trouble. So the question became what should be done with a man who escaped ...
Feb 26, 2026•46 min•Ep. 475
On October 22nd, 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped by a masked man from St. Joseph, Minnesota. For 27 years, what happened to Jacob and who took him remained a mystery. The perpetrator had been on police radar since the early stages of the investigation. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the abduction and murder of Jacob Wetterling. In 2015, 52-year-old Danny Heinrich was arrested and charged with five counts of possessing or receiving child pornography. He was also named a pers...
Feb 23, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 474
Known as “La Tia” or “the butt lady,” Libby Adame and her daughter Alicia Galaz built a social media following offering silicone buttocks injections at a low price. This illegal cosmetic procedure killed at least three women and disfigured dozens more. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Libby Adame. What happens when someone builds a social media following, gains credibility, and then uses that to scam people out of their money? Adame's greed knew no bounds and ended in death, mayhem, and disfi...
Feb 19, 2026•43 min•Ep. 473
Louis Davidson was a well-known emergency room doctor in the Tampa Bay Area. In January 1994, Louis was brutally beaten and murdered in his own home. Investigators discovered a trail of evidence pointing to Louis’s estranged wife, Denise. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Louis Davidson. The authorities had to untangle a web of lies and the connection between several people to discover the truth. But when it was all said and done, they pieced together a murder for hire plot that ...
Feb 16, 2026•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 472
In June 1967, 75-year-old Louisa Dunne was murdered inside her home in Bristol, England. The murder became one of the oldest cold cases in modern UK history. Fifty-eight years later, advancements in forensic technology helped authorities identify the killer. Join Mike and Gibby as they travel to the UK to discuss the murder of Louisa Dunne. On June 28th, 1967, Louisa’s neighbors were concerned when they noticed one of her windows was open and they hadn’t seen her outside. One neighbor climbed th...
Feb 09, 2026•58 min•Ep. 471
19-year-old Frank McAlister was reported missing on May 7th, 1993, by his fiancée, who told police he left the house to meet friends and never came back. Investigators suspected foul play when they found blood in the vehicle Frank was driving. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Frank McAlister. Both Frank’s family and authorities suspected Frank was killed by the three people who last saw him alive, but his case went cold for almost twenty-five years, until one of the suspects rev...
Feb 02, 2026•57 min•Ep. 470
On September 1st, 2015, Officer Joe Gliniewicz was found shot to death minutes after he called for backup during a pursuit of three suspects. Gliniewicz was considered a hero killed in the line of duty until investigators took a closer look at the crime scene, Gliniewicz’s phone records, and his personnel file. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the death of Joe Gliniewicz. What came out after Joe's death tarnished his squeaky-clean reputation as the good cop. Extramarital affairs, theft, and i...
Jan 26, 2026•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 469
47-year-old Jermaine L. Ross was a popular barber from Cahokia, Illinois. After missing an appointment, his body was found inside his home. Leading up to his death, Jermaine had alluded to having problems with unspecified people. Authorities worked to narrow down a wide suspect pool and identify the killer. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Jermaine Ross. Police worked through many leads that didn't pan out until they finally hit upon the people involved. As is normally the case,...
Jan 19, 2026•58 min•Ep. 468
On November 13th, 2022, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their off-campus house at 1122 King Road in Moscow. The victims were 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, 21-year-old Madison Mogen, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin. Two other roommates in the home survived that night. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders at the University of Idaho. In part two, we’ll cover additional information about the crime that was released in the months after Koh...
Jan 12, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 467
On November 13th, 2022, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their off-campus house at 1122 King Road in Moscow. The victims were 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, 21-year-old Madison Mogen, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin. Two other roommates in the home survived that night. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders at the University of Idaho. Four fun-loving young people with their whole lives ahead of them lost their lives. In this part 1 episod...
Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 466
We are taking this week off for the holidays, but wanted to put something out in case anyone needed a TCATT fix. This is a fascinating 2022 episode that has always stuck with us. The level of deceit and horrible decisions in this one is off the charts. Thomas Montgomery is currently incarcerated for murdering his 22-year-old coworker, Brian Barrett. Both men were involved with a girl they met on the internet, and Montgomery became enraged with jealousy to the point where he murdered Brian in col...
Dec 29, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Alvin and Judith Neelley were a young married couple who went on a violent crime spree in the fall of 1982 that resulted in the deaths of two victims, one of whom was just thirteen years old. A teenager herself, Judith Neelley would become the youngest woman sentenced to death in the United States. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Alvin and Judith Neelley. Their crimes were horrific, and after they were caught, they gave very different accounts of what happened and each other's involvement. D...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 465
Brittanee Drexel was a teenager from New York State who went missing during a spring break trip in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Her case remained unsolved for years and sparked nationwide interest. Join Mike and Gibby for the 2nd and final part of the case of Brittanee Drexel. In part two, we’ll learn how police used advances in technology to arrest a former person of interest finally, and how the case has unfolded in recent years. You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetim...
Dec 15, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 464
Brittanee Drexel was a teenager from New York State who went missing during a spring break trip in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Her case remained unsolved for years and sparked nationwide interest. Join Mike and Gibby for part 1 of the Brittanee Drexel case. In what may be a TCATT first, we actually covered this on TCATT unsolved back in 2019 on episode 139. But now that it has been resolved, we thought it would be interesting to revisit it with the updated information that has emerged. You can...
Dec 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 463
25-year-old Irene Garza was a Texas beauty queen and schoolteacher whose murder remained unsolved for more than 50 years. Irene was last seen going into confession at her church, leading police to question the priest who was the last person to see Irene alive. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Irene Garza. The priest, John Feit, was questioned by the police at the time, but nothing ever came from it. It wasn't until the 2000s that details began to emerge about the culprit, and th...
Dec 01, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 462
Marie Robards was charged with poisoning her father with chemicals she stole from her high school laboratory. Marie, who was just sixteen at the time, claimed she only wanted to make her father sick so she could go back to living with her mother, but prosecutors described the death of Steven Robards as “coldblooded murder” and “the perfect crime.” Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Marie Robards. Marie wasn't getting along with her stepfather and decided she couldn't live there any longer. But ...
Nov 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 461
William Walker was a Cleveland firefighter who was fatally shot in his driveway one night in November 2013. Over a year later, a Crime Stoppers tip led police to look into those closest to William as suspects. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of William Walker. The murder investigation would uncover a tangled web of lies and deceit, all instigated by the person closest to William, his wife, Uloma. But she wasn't in it alone. Uloma recruited her daughter and several other young peop...
Nov 17, 2025•58 min•Ep. 460
Shawn Johnson traveled to New Orleans for a work conference. He was eager to explore the city and meet new people, but Shawn was found dead in his hotel room on the last day of his trip. Investigators set out to identify four people captured on surveillance entering Shawn’s hotel room before he was killed. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Shawn Johnson. Investigators determined that Shawn was partying that night and had befriended some locals. He asked them back to his hotel roo...
Nov 10, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 459
Jose Herran moved to Pennsylvania in the fall of 2015 to live in a property owned by an old friend. He went missing weeks later. The case went cold, but a year later, a police informant in an arson case claimed he knew exactly what happened to Jose. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Jose Herran. Roberto Torner and David Alzugaray came under law enforcement scrutiny. The investigation revealed an extensive drug operation, a possible cover-up by the Chief of Police, undercover info...
Nov 03, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 458