Birna Brjansdottir disappeared on January 14, 2017, after a night out with friends in Iceland. The 20-year-old sales assistant lived with her mother and routinely walked home after a night at the bars. This was a common practice in Iceland because their crime rate, and especially their homicide rate, was so low. But, Birna met a complete stranger named Thomas Olsen who was determined to end her life. Join Mike and Gibby as they head to Iceland to discuss Thomas Olsen and the murder of Birna. Tho...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 247
Cassie Jo Stoddart was a 16-year-old girl from Pocatello, Idaho who was murdered by two friends in 2006 while housesitting for her aunt and uncle. The crime scene was a horrific sight, and the perpetrators turned out to be unlikely suspects- two of Cassie’s high school friends. Cassie’s murder case is often called “The Scream Murder” because Torey Adamcik and Brian Draper were inspired by the movie Scream. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart. At just 16, Cassie h...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 246
Peter Dupas was born into what many would call a normal family in Australia. There were no documented signs of abuse or trauma. But, for some reason, Peter developed a hatred for women and he began committing crimes at an early age. His crimes escalated over the years from sexual violence to murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Peter Dupas, an infamous Australian serial killer. No one knows exactly how high Peter's victim count really is. But, it is undoubtedly much higher than the three ...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 245
Edward Adams was drawn to a life of crime from a young age. He became an American spree killer and a classic representation of a gangster in the 1920s. He killed seven people, including three police officers who were trying to end his criminal ways. Adams terrorized several different states and especially the people of Wichita. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Edward Adams. Adams may not be that well known, but this case is just as disturbing as any modern spree killer story. He managed to es...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 244
On March 13th, 1964, Winston Moseley attacked Kitty Genovese, a young woman heading back to her apartment in the early morning hours. He stabbed her and left her there to die. Winston then returned to rape her and deliver the fatal wounds that would kill Kitty. Kitty Genovese is one of New York City’s most well-known murder victims. Psychologists have cited her case for decades as an example of the bystander effect. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Winston Moseley. Most...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 243
Bryan Romero Leiva is a man that not many people outside of Peru have heard of before. Bryan was angry and humiliated after his ex-girlfriend Thalia participated in a game show, revealing personal and embarrassing secrets for a cash prize. Thalia never gave him his cut of the money, and the social humiliation of the secrets she exposed was too much for him. He felt he had to retaliate against her. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Bryan Leiva. Bryan murdered Thalia and lied to the police, her ...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 242
Jimmy Robertson had it all. He was born into a loving family who had considerable wealth. He went to the best schools and had all of the opportunities to succeed. But, He flamed out of college and began using drugs and alcohol heavily. He also began committing petty crimes. He was mad at his family because they stopped supporting him financially. He made the decision that his best option was to kill his parents in order to get his hands on his inheritance sooner rather than later. Join Mike and ...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 241
If you suddenly came into a large sum of money, would you tell anyone? If you did tell someone, who would you trust with that secret? Sarah Stern believed she could trust her best friend Liam McAtasney, but she was wrong. Liam thought that money was more valuable than the life of his friend and murdered Sarah when she least expected it. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murderous ways of Liam McAtasney. An intense investigation involving lies, surprise evidence, and a sting operation led t...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 240
In August 2000, Pam Shelley, along with her two children, moved to Cuero, Texas with a man she had met named Ronnie Hendrick. Hendrick was both physically and verbally abusive to not only Pam but to her young daughter Kayla as well. On January 6th, 2001, Pam Shelley was shot in the head inside the home she shared with Ronnie. Ronnie and his family told the police that Pam had taken her own life. And he almost got away with murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Ronnie Hendrick and the murde...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 239
Benjamin Atkins was a serial killer and rapist who operated in the Detroit area in 1991 and 1992. He is considered by the FBI to be America's fastest serial killer because he murdered 11 women in such a short span of time. Atkins preyed on women along Detroit's Woodward Avenue and his M.O. remained consistent. He targeted sex workers because his mother was a sex worker who took him with her and he was forced to see things that no child should have to witness. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss ...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 238
On June 22nd, 1991, 40-year-old Charles Holden left work and stopped by a Hardee's restaurant. A stranger came up to his window asking for a ride and Charles agreed to give him one. But, just a few miles down the road Charles changed his mind and a fight ensued. He was able to get away in his truck. But, when he got home he found this man lurking around his house. And, hours later with police on the scene, he found his mother, Dorothy Donovan, murdered in her house next door. Join Mike and Gibby...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 237
In 1995, 15-year-old Elyse Pahler left her home in Arroyo Grande, California to hang out with some kids her age and never returned. What Elyse didn't know is that three boys, Joseph Fiorella, Jacob Delashmutt, and Royce Casey had been planning to kill her for some time. The murder was shocking, but, the reasons behind the murder caused a media frenzy. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Elyse Pahler. Joseph, Jacob, and Royce were into death metal and especially the band Slayer. The...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 236
Richard Lyon was a man who had it all. He had money, a loving wife, and two little girls. But, when he met another woman, he began scheming on how to get out of his marriage. He wanted this new woman, but, he did not want to give up his social status, his money, or his children. He developed a plan to poison his wife, Nancy, and he almost got away with it. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Richard Lyon. When he married Nancy, Richard gained the status and money that came from her family. He wa...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 235
Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, known as the Moors Murderers, were British child murderers and rapists. Their crimes are some of the most violent and disturbing acts against children ever committed in Britain. They abducted, tortured, beat, sexually abused, and murdered five children. The couple quickly became the most hated people in the country. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the couple Hindley and Brady. There is a lot of debate about the extent of Myra's involvement in the murders and sexua...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 234
Betty Neumar was married five times and all of her husbands died. Some of the deaths were suspicious but police had a very hard time putting together the evidence to charge Betty with any of them. That changed in 2008 when Betty was charged with hiring a hitman to murder her fourth husband Harold Gentry in 1986. It took authorities 22 years to put it together, and after she was charged, police reopened the deaths of some of her other husbands. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Betty Neumar who...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 233
Reyna Marroquin left El Salvador in 1966 to make a new life for herself in America. She got a job as a factory worker at Melrose Plastics in Manhatten, New York. That's where she met Howard Elkins, the co-owner of the factory, and the two started an affair. Howard was married but continuously told Reyna that he was going to divorce his wife so that they could be together. This was a lie, however, simply used to string Reyna along. She disappeared in 1969 Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the m...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 232
Jerry Buck Inman experienced a horrible childhood. He was also diagnosed with a number of severe mental illnesses. He first went to prison at the age of 17 and did an 18-year stretch. As soon as he got out, He began traveling from his home in Tennesse to college campuses looking for young women to assault. In 2006, Inman saw college student Tiffany Souers at Clemson University. He targeted her, followed her home, and sexually assaulted and murdered her. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the li...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 231
HH Holmes is often called one of the first serial killers in the United States. Born Herman Mudgett, he took on various aliases over his life, including his most famous one, HH Holmes. Holmes was a con artist and a serial killer. While living in Chicago, he built what many have called his "murder castle." In 1893, the World's Fair came to Chicago and it is believed that Holmes lured many to his "murder castle" under the guise of employment or a place to stay while visiting the fair. It's also be...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 230
Gregory Fester and Jessica Reid were 19-years-old and 17-years-old, respectively, when they went on a drug-fueled crime spree in 2006. The couple left their home in Wisconsin determined to make it to a beach somewhere and they were willing to do anything they had to in order to get what they wanted. This including picking the home of Wayne and Sharmon Stock at random, and killing the couple the day after Easter. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the crime spree and murders committed by Fester ...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 229
Margo Freshwater grew up in Columbus, Ohio. In 1966, she made the decision to head to Memphis, Tennessee to try to get her boyfriend out of jail. She ended up having a relationship with the attorney, Glen Nash, who was supposed to help her boyfriend. Glen Nash had some severe mental health issues and began having delusions. Margo was with Glen when he murdered a number of people, and that fact got her convicted and a 99-year sentence. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the fascinating case of M...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 228
Charles Starkweather was a teenager when he went on a killing spree in the late 1950s. He committed 11 murders in total, including 3 members of his 14-year-old girlfriend's family. He then took Caril Ann Fugate with him on the run from Nebraska to Wyoming, murdering as he went. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this infamous case from the 1950s. The murderous exploits of Charles Starkweather shocked the nation and it had many in the Midwest in a state of fear. After they were apprehended, both...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 227
In 1984, Angela Samota was a 20-year-old college student studying computer science and engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Angela lit up every room she walked into and she was extremely intelligent, hard-working, and driven. But, in October of that year, Angie showed kindness to a stranger and let him inside her apartment to use the phone. Her boyfriend became worried when he couldn't reach her and called the police who found Angie inside. She had been raped and murdered. Joi...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 226
Bryan and David Freeman were two teenagers in Pennsylvania rebelling against authority. Their parents, Dennis and Brenda Freeman, were devout members of the Jehovah's Witness religion. Bryan and David shunned their religion and began to take up with various neo-nazi and white supremacist groups. As their parents tried to gain control, the anger within Bryan and David Rose. It culminated when they murdered their parents, along with their younger brother Erick, with the help of their cousin Nelson...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 225
In December 2001, Tracey Richter shot and killed 20-year-old Dustin Wehde. What followed was an investigation into what exactly happened that fateful night. Just exactly who was Tracey Richter and, did she act in self-defense or did she murder Dustin in a failed plan to frame her ex-husband John. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Tracey Richter and what a jury ultimately decided was the murder of Dustin Whede. Tracey had been married twice but harbored a lot of bad feelings toward her first hu...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 224
Mark Valera claims that his father Jack Van Krevel abused him while he lived at home. By the age of 19, Mark had moved out of the home and changed his last name to Valera. The hatred he felt toward his father grew and he took it out by murdering two men, David O'Hearn and Frank Arkell. Join Mike and Gibby as they head to Wollongong, Australia to talk about teenage murderer Mark Valera. Valera later told police that he believed both O'Hearn and Arkell were homosexuals and pedophiles and he was in...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 223
Bonnie Haim was a wife and mother who disappeared on January 6th, 1993. There were indications that her marriage to Michael Haim was in trouble and that he was abusive. Bonnie had been making preparations to take off with her 3-year-old son Aaron before she disappeared. Little Aaron made incriminating statements to police against his father, but the authorities could never had enough evidence to charge Michael Haim with anything. Join MIke and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance and murder o...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 222
Eddie Lee Mosley had a very low IQ and didn't make it past the 3rd grade. He worked some low-paying jobs but eventually turned to crime. He was convicted of an armed robbery at the age of 18. By 1973, Mosley was suspected of at least one murder and almost 100 rapes in the Northwest part of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the prolific predator Eddie Lee Mosley. He is definitely one of the worst killers in the history of Fort Lauderdale, and may very well be one of th...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 221
By 2015, Carrie and Steven Turner had retired and had begun looking at homes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for their retirement. They took care of Carrie's brother, Thomas Daley, who required constant care due to an intellectual disability. Thomas accompanied them on their trips to Myrtle Beach to look at houses. But, in March of that, the Turners made a trip to Myrtle Beach to try to help their son, Alex Turner, who had been arrested. Police found the bodies of Carrie and Steve Turner under t...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 220
Michael Wayne Jackson was a man with a long criminal record, abused alcohol and drugs, and was diagnosed with multiple forms of mental illness. Jackson woke up on the morning of September 22, 1986, for a scheduled meeting at his house with his probation officer. Things went sour quickly and Jackson shot and killed the man. This began a 13 hour or so crime spree that spanned three states as he fled. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Michael Wayne Jackson. He had spent muc...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 219
Gary Charles Evans experienced a horrible childhood at the hands of his alcoholic parents. He was the victim of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. He left out on his own at an early age and lived off the money he earned robbing stores and houses in New York. But, in 1985, Gary committed his first murder, and it seems as though it became easy for him after that. He killed store owners when they got in his way and he killed his accomplices when he thought they had stolen from him. Join Mik...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 218
