Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson guide you through the most interesting true crime stories. This is a true crime podcast that spares none of the details and delves into what makes these killers tick. Join us for a good mix of lesser known cases as well as our take on what we call the "Big Timers". We don't take ourselves too seriously but we take true crime very seriously.
In the early morning hours of August 16th, 1986 an intruder entered the home of 27-year-old Gary Larson and stabbed him to death before raping Gary’s fiancee. The case was unsolved for almost twenty years, until a peeping tom was arrested in 2004, when authorities noticed similarities to the suspect in the cold case. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Jonathan Scott Graham. Graham had a history of peeping around his neighborhood. When he was arrested on something unrelated to the murder, ...
Mike and Gibby delve into the tragic story of Johnny Lewis, a promising actor whose life spiraled downward, culminating in the murder of his landlady and his own death. They explore his career, personal struggles, and erratic behavior following a motorcycle accident, examining potential links to head trauma and mental health issues. The episode raises questions about the factors contributing to his violent actions and whether the tragedy could have been prevented.
Richard Glossip spent years on Oklahoma’s death row for a murder he says he did not commit. He has come within hours of execution and has been served his last meal three times. Richard has filed numerous appeals and professed his innocence for over 20 years. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Richard Glossip. He was convicted of murdering his boss and sentenced to death row. The trial revolved around circumstantial evidence and testimony from an alleged accomplice. But many believe Glossi...
In 1958, 16-year-old William Leslie Arnold shot his parents over a dispute involving the family car. Less than a decade into his life sentence, he escaped prison and was on the run for over forty years. In 2022, a genealogy database finally revealed his whereabouts. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss William Leslie Arnold. The crimes he committed as a 16-year-old were horrific. They were made even more disturbing because they were carried out against the people who loved him the most. But...
Kevin Bacon left home on Christmas Eve 2019 to see a man he met on a dating app that evening. After his parents reported him missing the following day, the police received a tip that led them to the home of Mark Latunski, who was already known to police because of two disturbing incidents earlier that year. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Mark Latunski. Before meeting Kevin, two different men called 911 to report that Mark Latunski had kept them chained up in his basement. But both men...
April Millsap was murdered while walking her dog on a popular Michigan trail. Prosecutors used data from her digital footprint to help secure a conviction in her 2014 murder case. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss James VanCallis. Some eyewitnesses saw a man on a motorcycle interacting with a young girl on the trail, and they were able to provide a composite sketch. The police had to work to put together a circumstantial case against VanCallis. Would it be enough for a jury to convict? Y...
Bernard Finch was a wealthy doctor who worked in the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. In 1958, he began having an affair with his married receptionist Carole Tregoff. When Dr. Finch’s wife was found dead, the two became the prime suspects. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff. Finch was the type of man used to getting his way. He also had a habit of divorcing wives when he fell in love with a younger woman. But Barbara Finch was in a position to divorce ...
The disappearance of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope is one of New Zealand’s most high-profile and controversial true crime cases. Scott Watson was convicted of the murders, but Watson has spent years appealing the verdict and has many supporters who believe in his innocence. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Scott Watson and the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope. Watson has his fair share of supporters who do not believe there was enough evidence to prove his guilt. You be the judge. You c...
Stephen Reitz invoked a sleepwalking defense after he was charged with killing a woman during a weekend getaway. He claimed he woke up from a dream that he was fighting off an intruder and discovered her body. Investigators doubted his story, especially when they uncovered evidence about his tumultuous relationship with the victim. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Stephen Reitz. Could a person really commit a savage murder during a sleepwalking incident, or is it a convenient way to exp...
On August 7th, 1985, an entire family was murdered at their farmhouse in Essex, England. Authorities initially believed it was a murder-suicide, but suspicion soon turned to Jeremy Bamber, the surviving family member who called police to the house that night. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the White House Farm Murders. Initially, police suspected that the daughter, Sheila, killed her parents and her two boys before turning the gun on herself. But as the investigation heated up they discover...
Austin, Texas experienced three similar murders in December 2014. The killer left behind no DNA evidence, and the police worried they were dealing with a serial killer. A neighbor testing out his new thermal imaging scope recorded evidence that would help identify the killer. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Shawn Gant-Benalcazar. Shawn didn't have a long history of criminal activity but was linked to several murders through an associate named Tim Parlin. The murders were ruthless, and ...
Steve Pankey was a husband, father, car salesman, and Idaho gubernatorial candidate. He was recently convicted of murdering 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews, bringing closure to a case that had been cold for decades. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Steve Pankey and the murder of Jonelle Matthews. Jonelle went missing in December of 1984 after arriving at her Colorado home. When her parents got home, they became frantic, and a massive search ensued, but the case went cold. Jonelle's remains...
Micaela “Mickey” Costanzo was a 16-year-old from West Wendover, Nevada, who was murdered by two teens, one of whom she briefly dated. One suspect was identified quickly, but the other surprised investigators by coming forward on her own weeks later. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Kodi Patten and Toni Fratto. Both teens were arrested and charged with the murder of Micaela Costanzo. But Patten and Fratto told several different stories, which clouded the investigation. Investigators had ...
Cari Farver went missing in November 2012 after spending the night at her new boyfriend’s house. Days after she disappeared, her boyfriend began receiving harassing and threatening text messages. Investigators believed Cari was not sending these messages and identified an unlikely suspect. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Cari Farver. Cari's family didn't believe she just disappeared. But her mother and son also received strange text messages, seemingly from Cari. Things c...
Bruce McArthur is a grandfather who worked as a landscaper and a mall Santa in the off-season. For nearly eight years, McArthur lived a secret life as a serial killer, primarily targeting men in The Gay Village, an LGBTQ+-friendly area of Toronto. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur. In part two of the Bruce McArthur episodes, we’ll cover the final disappearances in the Gay Village, how McArthur was finally caught, and his later court proceedings. ...
Bruce McArthur is a grandfather who worked as a landscaper and a mall Santa in the off-season. For nearly eight years, McArthur lived a secret life as a serial killer, primarily targeting men in The Gay Village, an LGBTQ+-friendly area of Toronto. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur. In part one of the Bruce McArthur episodes, we’ll cover the police investigation and how McArthur was first identified in connection with missing men. Rumors about the missi...
In May 1980, a woman’s body was found near Blue Earth, Minnesota. In 2015, the woman was identified as 18-year-old Michelle Yvette Busha, who had been buried in an anonymous grave for nearly 35 years. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Michelle Busha. In 1988, a former Minnesota State Trooper named Robert Leroy Nelson confessed to a litany of crimes. One of these crimes was an unsolved murder that Nelson said he committed in Minnesota while on duty. The details of his confes...
On November 17th, 1973, five teens went to the Gitchie Manitou State Preserve on the Iowa-South Dakota border to hang out and play guitar. Three brothers found them sitting by the fire and began shooting. Only one of the teens survived the night. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss what has become known as the Gitchie Manitou murders. The only survivor was a 13-year-old girl. She was dropped off at home by one of the men, and she was able to give the police many details about what had happ...
On the afternoon of February 23rd, 2023, 41-year-old Becky Bliefnick was found dead on her bathroom floor. Becky had three boys with her husband, Tim. But at the time of her death, the two were estranged and going through a contentious divorce. Becky had started dating someone new, and it didn't take the police long to zero in on Tim. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Tim Bliefnick. As you would imagine, the police considered Tim a possible suspect because he was the estranged husband. Bu...
Scarlett Jenkinson was a troubled teen who transferred schools due to a serious incident involving another student. At her new school, she met Brianna Ghey, a lonely girl who needed a friend. The relationship turned deadly. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. Scarlett became obsessed with Brianna and spent weeks plotting her murder with her friend Eddie Ratcliffe. But Brianna wasn't the only person the duo had plotted to kill. The two had made a "kill...
Joleen Jensen went missing in May 2018. The last person to see her alive was her coworker, Jennifer Sybert. Investigators quickly realized that Jennifer was not who she said she was, and she was charged with murdering Joleen. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Kimberly Kessler. Kessler had been on the run from the FBI for 25 years at the time that Joleen Jensen went missing. While authorities quickly ascertained her identity, they still had to put together a case that Kimberly murdered Jo...
Grant Amato’s life took a downward spiral after he was fired from his nursing job for suspected theft. He then began chatting online with a cam model and stole thousands of dollars from his family to maintain contact with her. When the family gave him an ultimatum, a confrontation ensued that ended with Grant murdering his parents and brother. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Grant Amato and the murders of his family. What went so wrong in Grant's life that he felt he needed to murder h...
Andre McDonald is a former Air Force Major who was a cyber warfare analyst. He met his wife, Andreen, in the city of Port Antonio, Jamaica, in 2009. The two started a successful together after moving to the United States. Andre and Andreen McDonald were a wealthy couple who seemed like they had a perfect life, but they had a volatile marriage that ended when Andreen was found beaten to death inside their family home. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Andre McDonald. The investigation quic...
33-year-old Scott Hartman lived in Williamsburg, Indiana, when he was charged with killing his parents. Initially, the authorities thought his mother died of natural causes. Scott said that his father, Brian, had taken a trip. But all of his stories quickly fell apart. Join Mike and Gibby as they talk about Brian Scott Hartman. Scott told many different stories about what happened to his parents. It seemed as though Scott was coming up with different stories to cover the known facts and evidence...
When Kenneth Wise passed unexpectedly in June 2011, his family and local authorities assumed he died of a heart attack. Weeks later, routine toxicology tests revealed that he actually died of a morphine overdose. Suspicion turned to his wife Kathleen, a registered nurse with access to narcotics. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Kathleen Wise and the murder of her husband. This is a strange case in that there is no apparent motive for the crime. But authorities slowly began putting evide...
In June of this year, DNA evidence identified a deceased serial rapist from Ohio as the man who murdered two women in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park over twenty years ago. And we profiled these two women in episode 259 of our unsolved podcast called The Route 29 Stalker. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Walter Leo Jackson Sr. 26-year-old Laura Winans and 24-year-old Julianne Williams were found dead at their campsite inside the park after their families reported them missing to the Natio...
Freddie Owens was convicted of murdering a convenience store clerk in 1997. Twenty-five years after his conviction, he was executed on September 20th, 2024, making him the first inmate executed in the state of South Carolina in thirteen years. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Freddie Owens. Freddie told his girlfriend that he wanted to go down in history for committing the most murders in Greenville, South Carolina, without getting caught. Thankfully, he never reached his goal, but unfo...
Stephen Epperly was convicted of the murder of a Radford University student in 1980. He was the first person in the state of Virginia to be convicted of murder in a case without a body. Over 40 years later, the victim’s remains have still not been found. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Stephen Epperly. When Gina Hall went missing, her family became worried. Gina was a college student who met Stephen Epperly while out dancing. He immediately became a suspect because he was the last know...
Known as the “Moon Maniac” killer, Albert Fish is one of the most infamous serial killers in United States history. Fish confessed to multiple murders, but only a few could be verified. The true number of victims will never be known. Most of the victims were children, the youngest just four years old. Join Mike and Gibby for the second and last episode of Albert Fish. Fish admitted to torturing some of his victims and then committing acts of cannibalism afterward. In addition to murder, Fish was...
Known as the “Moon Maniac” killer, Albert Fish is one of the most infamous serial killers in United States history. Fish confessed to multiple murders, but only a few could be verified. The true number of victims will never be known. Most of the victims were children, the youngest just four years old. Join Mike and Gibby for part 1 of 2 on Albert Fish. Fish admitted to torturing some of his victims and then committing acts of cannibalism afterward. In addition to murder, Fish was later known for...
