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True Crime Garage

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Hosts Nic and the Captain invite you to grab a chair, grab a beer and join them as they talk some true crime. This is no ordinary garage: it’s a rabbit hole of true crime, with a generous supply of alcohol and banter to lighten the load. From international atrocities to heinous stories on (US) home turf, dive head-first into a different case each week, and enjoy a cold one whilst your there.  If you consider yourself an armchair detective, you’re in the right place, and you’re amongst friends. For the mystery-seeker, True Crime Garage presents an archive of missing persons, unsolved and cold cases, plus accounts of infamous serial killers and chilling solved cases.  True Crime Garage has just one rule: don’t litter. Remember to not take yourself too seriously because if you do, nobody else will.  Missing persons (including): Maura Murray  Brandon Lawson  Asha Degree Wiliam Tyrell Emma Fillipoff Brian Shaffer Jaliek Rainwalker  Madeleine McCann Jennifer Kesse Unsolved cases (including): Mitrice Richardson  Kendrick Johnson JonBenet Ramsey The Delphi murders OJ Simpson The Tylenol Murders  Elisa Lam The Photo: Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon  The West Memphis 3  Amy Mihaljevic Serial killers (including): The Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) Zodiac  Ted Bundy The Backpacker: Ivan Milat  BTK: Dennis Rader John Wayne Gacy  Jeffrey Dahmer  Edmund Kemper Ed Gein Solved cases (including): Chris Watts The Unabomber  John Lennon  Scott Peterson Son of Sam Columbine Room 309: Sidney Teerhuis-Moar Kenneka Jenkins Rae Carruth

Episodes

Zachariah Juwaun Shorty ////// 847

Zachariah Juwaun Shorty ////// 847 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com July 20, 2020: 23 year old Zachariah Juwaun Shorty went missing from a motel room at the Journey Inn, located at 317 N. Airport Drive in Farmington, New Mexico. According to Zach’s mother, there were four individuals staying there in addition to her son. This was two men and two women. The room number was 129. The F.B.I. has announced an $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. If you have an...

Jun 03, 20251 hr 5 min

Unsolved Mystery of McCoy ////// 846

Unsolved Mystery of McCoy ////// 846 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com 68 year old Terry Lee McCoy lived alone in a nice ranch style home on 38 acres of land. Few several months he had been working to sell the home and property to downsize but mysteriously he vanished. At his home there were obvious signs of foul play. Terry didn’t just disappear he was murdered and likely by someone who knew him. His body was found 19 days later. There are several “Persons of Interest” in this still unsolved ...

May 27, 20251 hr 5 min

Killing was Purposeful Interviews /// Off The Record

Killing was Purposeful Interviews /// Off The Record As a follow up to our “Killing was Purposeful” 4 part series we offer this episode of Off the Record to the masses. Nic talks with Officer Simon from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office regarding the disappearance of 20 year old college student Sierah Joughin. Also, joining the show is Bob & Nikki Kolasinski founding members of Keeping Our Girls Safe, an Ohio non-profit working hard to educate and empower, young ladies and women. www.KOGSAF...

May 21, 202559 min

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 4 /// 844

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 4 /// 844 Part 4 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Starting in the 80s and then continuing for two decades, Toledo and northwest Ohio was experiencing an increase in violent crimes. Horrifically, abduction, murder, and rape were on the rise. Some of these cases remain open to this very day. Murder was difficult to investigate. Some cases were traditional homicides - person kills someone they know for reasons specific to their relationship. Others were more random. Ther...

May 21, 202546 min

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 3 /// 843

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 3 /// 843 Part 3 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Starting in the 80s and then continuing for two decades, Toledo and northwest Ohio was experiencing an increase in violent crimes. Horrifically, abduction, murder, and rape were on the rise. Some of these cases remain open to this very day. Murder was difficult to investigate. Some cases were traditional homicides - person kills someone they know for reasons specific to their relationship. Others were more random. Ther...

May 20, 202549 min

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 2 /// 842

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 2 /// 842 Part 2 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Starting in the 80s and then continuing for two decades, Toledo and northwest Ohio was experiencing an increase in violent crimes. Horrifically, abduction, murder, and rape were on the rise. Some of these cases remain open to this very day. Murder was difficult to investigate. Some cases were traditional homicides - person kills someone they know for reasons specific to their relationship. Others were more random. Ther...

May 14, 20251 hr 5 min

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 1 /// 841

Killing was Purposeful /// Part 1 /// 841 Part 1 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Starting in the 80s and then continuing for two decades, Toledo and northwest Ohio was experiencing an increase in violent crimes. Horrifically, abduction, murder, and rape were on the rise. Some of these cases remain open to this very day. Murder was difficult to investigate. Some cases were traditional homicides - person kills someone they know for reasons specific to their relationship. Others were more random. Ther...

May 14, 202559 min

Killing for Chaos /// Part 2 /// 840

Killing for Chaos /// Part 2 /// 840 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com February 28, 2025 - a simple welfare check was requested by multiple persons at a residence in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Deputies were sent to the home to check on a family of three. No one answered the door. Soon the officers would have to force their way into the home. What they discovered there quickly made a simple check a very complex homicide investigation. The Waukesha Sheriff’s Office filed and executed multiple search w...

May 07, 202554 min

Killing for Chaos /// Part 1 /// 839

Killing for Chaos /// Part 1 /// 839 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com February 28, 2025 - a simple welfare check was requested by multiple persons at a residence in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Deputies were sent to the home to check on a family of three. No one answered the door. Soon the officers would have to force their way into the home. What they discovered there quickly made a simple check a very complex homicide investigation. The Waukesha Sheriff’s Office filed and executed multiple search w...

May 06, 202549 min

Missing Interviews True Crime Garage /// Part 2

Missing Interviews True Crime Garage /// Part 2 Part 2 of 2 Nic and the Captain sit down to talk True Crime with Tim and Lance from the podcast Missing. www.TrueCrimeGarage.com

May 05, 20251 hr 5 min

Missing Interviews True Crime Garage /// Part 1

Missing Interviews True Crime Garage /// Part 1 Part 1 of 2 Nic and the Captain sit down to talk True Crime with Tim and Lance from the podcast Missing. www.TrueCrimeGarage.com

May 05, 20251 hr 1 min

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 4

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 4 Released: 5-1-2018 Part 4 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com January 1974 - Wichita, Kansas - After years of fantasizing a killer emerges from the shadows and announces himself to the world. A dark haired man slipped into the home of the Otero's one morning as the children prepared for school. He murdered all four people inside the home. Later that same year he would attack and kill again before vanishing into hibernation. After many requests we have decided to t...

Apr 30, 202551 min

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 3

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 3 Released: 5-1-2018 Part 3 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com January 1974 - Wichita, Kansas - After years of fantasizing a killer emerges from the shadows and announces himself to the world. A dark haired man slipped into the home of the Otero's one morning as the children prepared for school. He murdered all four people inside the home. Later that same year he would attack and kill again before vanishing into hibernation. After many requests we have decided to t...

Apr 30, 202553 min

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 2

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 2 Released: 5-1-2018 Part 2 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com January 1974 - Wichita, Kansas - After years of fantasizing a killer emerges from the shadows and announces himself to the world. A dark haired man slipped into the home of the Otero's one morning as the children prepared for school. He murdered all four people inside the home. Later that same year he would attack and kill again before vanishing into hibernation. After many requests we have decided to t...

Apr 30, 202548 min

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 1

BTK /// Bind, Torture, Kill /// Part 1 Released: 5-1-2018 Part 1 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com January 1974 - Wichita, Kansas - After years of fantasizing a killer emerges from the shadows and announces himself to the world. A dark haired man slipped into the home of the Otero's one morning as the children prepared for school. He murdered all four people inside the home. Later that same year he would attack and kill again before vanishing into hibernation. After many requests we have decided to t...

Apr 30, 202547 min

Jimmy Townsend ////// 838

Jimmy Townsend ////// 838 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com If there ever was a boy who was a living legend in his neck of the woods, well for West Monroe, Louisiana in the early 1980’s it was Jimmy Townsend. Jimmy was smart, talented, good looking, and liked by all. He was known in West Monroe for his athleticism and the ability to carry his youth sports teams to success. It was thought that Jimmy would most certainly someday take his talents to the Majors. Jimmy as it seemed was destined for...

Apr 22, 202555 min

Hate American Made ////// Oklahoma City Bombing

Hate American Made ////// Oklahoma City Bombing Part 6 of 6 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On the morning of Wednesday, April 19th, 1995 an ex-army soldier turned homegrown terrorist Timothy James McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah building in downtown Oklahoma City. He had conspired with others to carryout this horrific act against his fellow Americans. April 19th, is also Patriot’s Day. In 1995 it was the sad two year anniversary of the conclusion of the Waco Siege resulting in the deaths of many A...

Apr 16, 20251 hr 2 min

Hate American Made ////// The Soldier

Hate American Made ////// The Soldier Part 5 of 6 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Timothy James McVeigh was a decorated American Soldier who served during Operation Desert Storm. After the war McVeigh had difficulties finding a new path for himself. Ultimately, he became enraged against the government that his soldier duties once served. He believed and told others that the U.S. government was in the process of taking away the freedoms of its citizens. Then Ruby Ridge happened and when the Waco standoff...

Apr 15, 202551 min

Hate American Made ////// Waco Siege

Hate American Made ////// Waco Siege Part 4 of 6 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com The Waco siege began on February 28, 1993, when the ATF raided Mount Carmel Center. The ensuing gun battle resulted in the deaths of four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians. This chaos kicked off a 51 day standoff that ended in the deaths of many of the Branch Davidians including women, children, and leader David Koresh. Be good, be kind, and don’t litter.

Apr 09, 20251 hr 7 min

Hate American Made ////// The Prophet

Hate American Made ////// The Prophet Part 3 of 6 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In 1983 David Koresh formally Vernon Wayne Howell claimed to possess the power of prophecy. This would spearhead his accent to leadership of a Texas religious group known as the Branch Davidians. The Branch Davidians were a splinter group of the Davidian Seventh Day Adventists. Koresh prophesied that his martyrdom would take place in the United States. Thanks for listening, thanks for telling a friend....

Apr 08, 202548 min

Hate American Made ////// Ruby Ridge

Hate American Made ////// Ruby Ridge Part 2 of 6 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Ruby Ridge is the name given to a standoff that lasted for days when federal agents were attempting to serve a bench warrant for husband, father, and property owner Randy Weaver. Weaver was wanted for failure to appear in court, facing illegal weapons charges. A series of errors created unnecessary bloodshed. Several people lost their lives on both sides of this standoff. The words Ruby Ridge have grown to be an “uncomforta...

Apr 02, 202559 min

Hate American Made ////// The White Supremacist

Hate American Made ////// The White Supremacist Part 1 of 6 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Hate itself is not a crime. Hate is a feeling, an emotion but hate can very easily become criminal. In fact we see it everyday on the News, playing out before our eyes. Richard Wayne Snell was a white separatist and a white supremacist. His hate became criminal. He committed several hate crimes that resulted in the murders of innocent people. Unfortunately within certain groups throughout several states Richard S...

Apr 01, 202559 min

God’s Misfits /// Part 2 /// 831

God’s Misfits /// Part 2 /// 831 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com One year ago two women went missing. Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelly were traveling together to pick up Veronica’s children. At the time, the children were in the custody of their grandmother Tifany Adams. After the women were reported missing, Tifany instructed police that the two women never arrived to retrieve the kids. Veronica’s vehicle was discovered abandoned. At the scene of the vehicle police found signs of foul play....

Mar 26, 202546 min

God’s Misfits /// Part 1 /// 830

God’s Misfits /// Part 1 /// 830 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com One year ago two women went missing. Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelly were traveling together to pick up Veronica’s children. At the time, the children were in the custody of their grandmother Tifany Adams. After the women were reported missing, Tifany instructed police that the two women never arrived to retrieve the kids. Veronica’s vehicle was discovered abandoned. At the scene of the vehicle police found signs of foul play....

Mar 25, 202548 min

Erin Taylor ////// 829

Erin Taylor ////// 829 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On Friday, August 11, 2000 - 24 year old Erin Taylor left a message on her best friend’s answering machine at 10:04PM. A few days later her friend traveled to Erin’s house looking for her. Her findings were alarming and concerning. She decided to report her friend missing as she feared the worst for Erin. What was known was that Erin had plans to meet a man from out of town that weekend. However after the Friday night answering machine message no on...

Mar 18, 202557 min

Under the Bridge ////// 828

Under the Bridge ////// 828 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Who murdered cheerleader Marilee Burt? This week in the Garage we examine one of the oldest and maybe one of the coldest cases from Arapahoe County, Colorado. On a chilly winter evening someone kidnapped and murdered 15-year-old Marilee Burt. The killer left her in Deer Creek under a bridge. Her personal items have never been located. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Offic...

Mar 11, 202555 min

Asha Degree /// Part 2 /// 827

Asha Degree /// Part 2 /// 827 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we are taking another look at a missing persons case out of Shelby, North Carolina. 9 year-old Asha Degree left her house for unknown reasons in the early morning hours of February 14, 2000. Two independent eyewitnesses spotted the little girl walking alone in the dark on highway 18, 1 to 1.5 miles from her home. She has not been seen since. Now 25 years later, search warrant affidavits and text messages could hold the ...

Mar 05, 20251 hr 4 min

Asha Degree /// Part 1 /// 826

Asha Degree /// Part 1 /// 826 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we are taking another look at a missing persons case out of Shelby, North Carolina. 9 year-old Asha Degree left her house for unknown reasons in the early morning hours of February 14, 2000. Two independent eyewitnesses spotted the little girl walking alone in the dark on highway 18, 1 to 1.5 miles from her home. She has not been seen since. Now 25 years later, search warrant affidavits and text messages could hold the ...

Mar 05, 20251 hr 1 min

Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg /// Part 3

Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg /// Part 3 Episode: 825 Part 1 of 3 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we join in the ongoing discussions being had across the nation about the perplexing Ellen Greenberg case. Ellen died after sustaining twenty knife wounds. Surprisingly her death was ruled a suicide. But her parents, Josh and Sandee did not agree with the ruling and so they fought for their daughter. The Greenberg’s went on a litigation battle against the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s offic...

Feb 26, 202549 min

Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg /// Part 2

Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg /// Part 2 Episode: 824 Part 2 of 3 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we join in the ongoing discussions being had across the nation about the perplexing Ellen Greenberg case. Ellen died after sustaining twenty knife wounds. Surprisingly her death was ruled a suicide. But her parents, Josh and Sandee did not agree with the ruling and so they fought for their daughter. The Greenberg’s went on a litigation battle against the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s offic...

Feb 26, 202554 min
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