Holly Branagan /// Part 1 /// 236 Part 1 of 2 www.truecrimegarage.com On Wednesday, March 28th, 1979 - 17 year Holly Branagan was murdered inside her family’s home. The following day her brother found her lifeless body, laying in blood on the kitchen floor. Through the years many have speculated as to who could have killed her. Her own brother has been considered by some to be a good suspect. Tonight we talk about the murder of a young lady and the events of that day. Beer of the Week - Project ...
Aug 28, 2018•45 min
Mollie Tibbetts /// Part 2 /// 235 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, Mollie Tibbetts was last seen jogging in Brooklyn, Iowa in the evening hours. There have been no credible sightings of, or communications with, Mollie since that time. Mollie is 20 years old, 5 foot two inches to 5 foot 3 inches tall. She was about 120 pounds. She has long brown hair. She is caucasian with a tan complexion. It is believed that she was wearing athletic clothing when last seen which...
Aug 21, 2018•39 min
Mollie Tibbetts /// Part 1 /// 234 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, Mollie Tibbetts was last seen jogging in Brooklyn, Iowa in the evening hours. There have been no credible sightings of, or communications with, Mollie since that time. Mollie is 20 years old, 5 foot two inches to 5 foot 3 inches tall. She was about 120 pounds. She has long brown hair. She is caucasian with a tan complexion. It is believed that she was wearing athletic clothing when last seen which...
Aug 21, 2018•52 min
The Oakland County Child Killer /// Part 2 /// 233 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Four children were abducted and murdered in Oakland County, Michigan during the winters of 1976 and 1977. All of the victim’s were held captive for several days, one victim for nineteen. All four children appeared to have been well care for during their time in captivity. This week we revisit a case in an attempt to layout the final solution in one of America’s most haunting serial murder cases. And Captain an...
Aug 15, 2018•43 min
The Oakland County Child Killer /// Part 1 /// 232 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Four children were abducted and murdered in Oakland County, Michigan during the winters of 1976 and 1977. All of the victim’s were held captive for several days, one victim for nineteen. All four children appeared to have been well care for during their time in captivity. This week we revisit a case in an attempt to layout the final solution in one of America’s most haunting serial murder cases. And Captain an...
Aug 14, 2018•56 min
Billy Smolinski /// Part 2 /// 231 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Billy Smolinski was born January 14, 1973. His missing flyers describe him as a caucasian male, 6 foot tall, 200 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance his left ear was pierced. He has a tattoo of a blue cross on his left shoulder and a tattoo that reads Pruitt on his forearm. He was last seen on August 24, 2004, at his home in Waterbury, Connecticut. Billy was 31 years old at the time of his ...
Aug 08, 2018•51 min
Billy Smolinski /// Part 1 /// 230 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Billy Smolinski was born January 14, 1973. His missing flyers describe him as a caucasian male, 6 foot tall, 200 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance his left ear was pierced. He has a tattoo of a blue cross on his left shoulder and a tattoo that reads Pruitt on his forearm. He was last seen on August 24, 2004, at his home in Waterbury, Connecticut. Billy was 31 years old at the time of his ...
Aug 07, 2018•51 min
Charles Whitman ////// 229 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In 1966 a former U.S. Marine took rifles and climbed atop the main building tower at the University of Texas and opened fire on the people below. This induced over 90 minutes of pure run for your life panic. Tonight on a very special episode of TCG the Captain has a Guinness and hangs out with Justin from the Generation Why podcast to discuss one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. Check out Nic and Arron's Episode @ www...
Aug 01, 2018•55 min
Kelly Cochran ////// 228 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Where was Chris Regan? That is what started this whole messed up situation. Jealousy and revenge murders are pretty common but Kelly Cochran is as cold as they come. She set up her lover to be killed. Then she killed her husband for revenge. This is the story of a love triangle with only one side remaining. Tonight we introduce you to a manipulative and heartless woman. Beer of the Week - Mind Games by Answer Brew PubGarage Grade - 4 o...
Jul 31, 2018•50 min
The Colonial Parkway Murders /// Part 2 /// 227 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com The Colonial National Historic Parkway, Virginia - From 1986 to 1989, four young couples died at the hands of what the FBI long ago concluded was most likely a serial killer or killers. For years investigators actively and exhaustively worked the case, compiling a list of 150 possible suspects. But no one was ever arrested. This week we discuss the details of these unsolved cases and examine if the cases are in f...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 12 min
The Colonial Parkway Murders /// Part 1 /// 226 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com The Colonial National Historic Parkway, Virginia - From 1986 to 1989, four young couples died at the hands of what the FBI long ago concluded was most likely a serial killer or killers. For years investigators actively and exhaustively worked the case, compiling a list of 150 possible suspects. But no one was ever arrested. This week we discuss the details of these unsolved cases and examine if the cases are in f...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Christy Mirack /// Part 2 /// 225 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com December, 1992 - Inside Christy Mirack's sixth grade classroom, her students waited for her arrival. She was the type of teacher that went above and beyond. Unfortunately, she never made it out the front door of her home. Someone brutally attacked this young woman and left her lifeless body inside her townhouse. The investigation started. The usual suspects were interviewed, and all leads were followed. Then the case went cold...
Jul 18, 2018•40 min
Christy Mirack /// Part 1 /// 224 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com December, 1992 - Inside Christy Mirack's sixth grade classroom, her students waited for her arrival. She was the type of teacher that went above and beyond. Unfortunately, she never made it out the front door of her home. Someone brutally attacked this young woman and left her lifeless body inside her townhouse. The investigation started. The usual suspects were interviewed, and all leads were followed. Then the case went cold...
Jul 17, 2018•43 min
Sean McDuffy Jr. /// Part 2 /// 223 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Sean Patrick McDuffy Jr. was last seen on December 20th, 2015. Sean left his house in Calhoun, Georgia and was driving to North Carolina. It was going to be a quick trip to drop off his friend Eric Brown. But Sean likely had more than just dropping off his friend in his plans. Like most of Sean's recent activity this trip revolved around drugs. Either buying, selling or trading drugs for weapons. In Calhoun, Meth is cheap an...
Jul 11, 2018•49 min
Sean McDuffy Jr. /// Part 1 /// 222 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Sean Patrick McDuffy Jr. was last seen on December 20th, 2015. Sean left his house in Calhoun, Georgia and was driving to North Carolina. It was going to be a quick trip to drop off his friend Eric Brown. But Sean likely had more than just dropping off his friend in his plans. Like most of Sean's recent activity this trip revolved around drugs. Either buying, selling or trading drugs for weapons. In Calhoun, Meth is cheap an...
Jul 10, 2018•55 min
Officer Luky ////// 221 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Who killed officer Luky? Luky was a K-9 Officer for the Hot Spring County Sheriff’s department for two years. In July 2017 his handler left for an out of town trip. The sheriff’s deputy left Luky chained up in his backyard on a 98 degree day. When the deputy returned home he found Luky dead. The cause of death is bizarre. In the beginning we heard rumor and speculation that it was heat stroke or maybe a gunshot. We are told this was blu...
Jul 03, 2018•43 min
Kevin Cooper /// Part 2 /// 220 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Chino Hills, California, 1983 - In the dark of night, evil lurks around a house at the top of a hill. A sliding door was left unlocked and evil makes it's way inside the home. A sleeping family are surprised and slaughtered. One victim survives and tells a story that doesn't fit the evidence found at the scene. A suspect is quickly identified, and the manhunt began. Kevin Cooper is arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for ...
Jun 27, 2018•51 min
Kevin Cooper /// Part 1 /// 219 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Chino Hills, California, 1983 - In the dark of night, evil lurks around a house at the top of a hill. A sliding door was left unlocked and evil makes it's way inside the home. A sleeping family are surprised and slaughtered. One victim survives and tells a story that doesn't fit the evidence found at the scene. A suspect is quickly identified, and the manhunt began. Kevin Cooper is arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for ...
Jun 26, 2018•59 min
Brittanee Drexel /// Part 2 /// 218 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Every parent tells their child to be careful. Every parent has to tell their child no. But children do not always listen to mom and dad. In fact sometimes they ignore their parents. Then kids grow up and may rebel from time to time. This is a story of an otherwise good kid that defied her parents by going out of town. Sneaking off with friends almost a thousand miles from home. A vacation from which she does not return. This...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr
Brittanee Drexel /// Part 1 /// 217 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Every parent tells their child to be careful. Every parent has to tell their child no. But children do not always listen to mom and dad. In fact sometimes they ignore their parents. Then kids grow up and may rebel from time to time. This is a story of an otherwise good kid that defied her parents by going out of town. Sneaking off with friends almost a thousand miles from home. A vacation from which she does not return. This...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Tara Grinstead /// Part 2 /// 216 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Saturday night, October 22, 2005. Ocilla, Georgia. 30 year old Tara Grinstead, a popular high school history teacher and former Miss Georgia contestant, attends a BBQ with friends at the home of the former Ocilla school superintendant Dr. Troy Davis and his wife Missy. The party has gathered to watch the Georgia football game, socialize and enjoy some Southern barbecue. At approximately 11 pm, Davis walks Tara to the door as s...
Jun 13, 2018•47 min
Tara Grinstead /// Part 1 /// 215 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Saturday night, October 22, 2005. Ocilla, Georgia. 30 year old Tara Grinstead, a popular high school history teacher and former Miss Georgia contestant, attends a BBQ with friends at the home of the former Ocilla school superintendant Dr. Troy Davis and his wife Missy. The party has gathered to watch the Georgia football game, socialize and enjoy some Southern barbecue. At approximately 11 pm, Davis walks Tara to the door as s...
Jun 12, 2018•1 hr 23 min
The Mad Bomber /// Part 2 /// 214 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Taken from Michael Cannell’s amazing book titled - Incendiary... The NYPD certainly didn’t understand it. The famously tough-minded New York Detectives stumbled and fumbled, as a harassing band of news-paper reporters detailed every turn. For more than a century the police had relied on muscle and shoe leather to collar bad guys. The street corner respected the billy club and that was that. But reliable strong-arm methods prov...
Jun 06, 2018•43 min
The Mad Bomber ///Part 1/// 213 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Taken from Michael Cannell’s amazing book titled - Incendiary... The NYPD certainly didn’t understand it. The famously tough-minded New York Detectives stumbled and fumbled, as a harassing band of news-paper reporters detailed every turn. For more than a century the police had relied on muscle and shoe leather to collar bad guys. The street corner respected the billy club and that was that. But reliable strong-arm methods proved...
Jun 05, 2018•48 min
Esther Reed ////// 212 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com She conned us all... it was 1999 in South Carolina. 20 year old Brooke Henson went for a walk. She was traveling two blocks on foot in the middle of the night. She intended to walk to a store and buy some cigarettes. She never made it. Before leaving she had left a note for her boyfriend. They had been arguing that night. Her parents last saw her walking from their home at 2:20 in the morning. They have not seen nor heard from her since....
May 29, 2018•52 min
Barry and Honey Sherman /// Part 2 /// 211 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Barry and Honey Sherman were one of the wealthiest couples in Canada. Barry had founded a large pharmaceutical business in his younger years that was wildly successful. With the success came many friends and enemies. In December of 2017 both Barry and Honey were found dead in their mansion. It’s very likely that the two were dead for more than 24 hours before the discovery of their bodies. Early indicators suggest str...
May 23, 2018•52 min
Barry and Honey Sherman /// Part 1 /// 210 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Barry and Honey Sherman were one of the wealthiest couples in Canada. Barry had founded a large pharmaceutical business in his younger years that was wildly successful. With the success came many friends and enemies. In December of 2017 both Barry and Honey were found dead in their mansion. It’s very likely that the two were dead for more than 24 hours before the discovery of their bodies. Early indicators suggest str...
May 22, 2018•59 min
Jodi Huisentruit /// Part 2 /// 209 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com June of 1995 in Mason City, Iowa a beautiful, successful woman is abducted in the parking lot of her apartment complex. Jodi Huisentruit was on her way to the top. The 27 year old Newscast producer and anchor was leaving to go to work. She had carried some items to her car. When she opened the passenger side door someone attacked her from behind. Screams were heard as well as a name shouted out in the dark. Her neighbors hea...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Jodi Huisentruit /// Part 1 /// 208 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com June of 1995 in Mason City, Iowa a beautiful, successful woman is abducted in the parking lot of her apartment complex. Jodi Huisentruit was on her way to the top. The 27 year old Newscast producer and anchor was leaving to go to work. She had carried some items to her car. When she opened the passenger side door someone attacked her from behind. Screams were heard as well as a name shouted out in the dark. Her neighbors hea...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 3 min
BTK /// Part 4 /// 207 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 take an in depth look into the dark,...
May 09, 2018•51 min
