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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

Nieko Lisi /// Part 2 /// 618

Nieko Lisi /// Part 2 /// 618 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com 18 year old Nieko Lisi went missing sometime around October 1st, 2011. His disappearance occurred sometime during a time period filled with suspicious circumstances. Nieko is technically missing from Addison, New York. He may have gone to Michigan and/or Ohio. Nieko is said to have been seen in and interacted with persons who knew him in the Franklin/ Nashville Tennessee area. His phone also shows activity in all four of the previ...

Sep 28, 20221 hr 1 min

Nieko Lisi /// Part 1 /// 617

Nieko Lisi /// Part 1 /// 617 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com 18 year old Nieko Lisi went missing sometime around October 1st, 2011. His disappearance occurred sometime during a time period filled with suspicious circumstances. Nieko is technically missing from Addison, New York. He may have gone to Michigan and/or Ohio. Nieko is said to have been seen in and interacted with persons who knew him in the Franklin/ Nashville Tennessee area. His phone also shows activity in all four of the previ...

Sep 28, 202257 min

Texas Monster /// Part 2 /// 616

Texas Monster /// Part 2 /// 616 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we take a look at a triple homicide case from the greater Fort Worth, Texas area. This is the case that should have stopped a Serial Killer and shut him down for good. A killer that one Sheriff said has absolutely no conscience, and he enjoys killing. With a gun and a broomstick, Kenneth McDuff took the lives of three teenagers back in 1966. Then a little more than twenty years later Texas paroled him. The paroled kil...

Sep 21, 202258 min

Texas Monster /// Part 1 /// 615

Texas Monster /// Part 1 /// 615 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we take a look at a triple homicide case from the greater Fort Worth, Texas area. This is the case that should have stopped a Serial Killer and shut him down for good. A killer that one Sheriff said has absolutely no conscience, and he enjoys killing. With a gun and a broomstick, Kenneth McDuff took the lives of three teenagers back in 1966. Then a little more than twenty years later Texas paroled him. The paroled kil...

Sep 20, 202258 min

Nevaeh Buchanan /// Part 2 /// 614

Nevaeh Buchanan /// Part 2 /// 614 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On a Sunday night in May, 2009 in Monroe County Michigan an Amber Alert was issued for a little girl. Nevaeh Buchanan was last seen in the 6PM hour riding her scooter near her home. This very quickly was believed to be a child abduction. Local authorities were seeking the public's help looking for several witnesses and the driver of a green minivan. Oddly enough, within forty eight hours of the girl going missing the Monroe C...

Sep 14, 202257 min

Nevaeh Buchanan /// Part 1 /// 613

Nevaeh Buchanan /// Part 1 /// 613 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On a Sunday night in May, 2009 in Monroe County Michigan an Amber Alert was issued for a little girl. Nevaeh Buchanan was last seen in the 6PM hour riding her scooter near her home. This very quickly was believed to be a child abduction. Local authorities were seeking the public's help looking for several witnesses and the driver of a green minivan. Oddly enough, within forty eight hours of the girl going missing the Monroe C...

Sep 13, 20221 hr 1 min

Bryce Laspisa /// Part 2 /// 612

Bryce Laspisa /// Part 2 /// 612 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Bryce David Laspisa was last seen in Castaic, California on August 30th, 2013. Bryce just started his sophomore year at Sierra College in Northern California. After what can only be described as questionable actions and behavior Bryce decided to head home to his parent’s house. This is a drive that would require him to travel more than four hundred miles. On this trip Bryce ran out of gas, crashed his vehicle and then disappear...

Sep 07, 202252 min

Bryce Laspisa /// Part 1 /// 611

Bryce Laspisa /// Part 1 /// 611 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Bryce David Laspisa was last seen in Castaic, California on August 30th, 2013. Bryce just started his sophomore year at Sierra College in Northern California. After what can only be described as questionable actions and behavior Bryce decided to head home to his parent’s house. This is a drive that would require him to travel more than four hundred miles. On this trip Bryce ran out of gas, crashed his vehicle and then disappear...

Sep 07, 202250 min

Nancy Eagleson /// Murder Investigation /// 610

Nancy Eagleson /// Murder Investigation /// 610 Part 4 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com November 13, 1960 - Nancy Eagleson was abducted while walking home. A man driving a dark car pulled up alongside of her and asked if she would like a ride. Seconds later the car was gone and so was Nancy. Unfortunately her body was discovered a short time later and only a few miles from the abduction location. Who could do such a thing? This is a small town murder that shocked the community of Paulding, Ohio and ...

Aug 31, 202255 min

Nancy Eagleson /// Murder Investigation /// 609

Nancy Eagleson /// Murder Investigation /// 609 Part 3 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com November 13, 1960 - Nancy Eagleson was abducted while walking home. A man driving a dark car pulled up alongside of her and asked if she would like a ride. Seconds later the car was gone and so was Nancy. Unfortunately her body was discovered a short time later and only a few miles from the abduction location. Who could do such a thing? This is a small town murder that shocked the community of Paulding, Ohio and ...

Aug 30, 202259 min

Nancy Eagleson /// Another Victim /// 608

Nancy Eagleson /// Another Victim /// 608 Part 2 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On Sunday, November 13, 1960 - Nancy Eagleson was abducted while walking home. She was just a few houses away from her own when a man wearing glasses and driving a dark car pulled up alongside of her and asked if she would like a ride. Just seconds later the car was gone and so was Nancy. The Sheriff was looking for a suspect. There was a manhunt in northwest Ohio and they found their first suspect in Indiana. But unfo...

Aug 24, 202247 min

Nancy Eagleson /// The Abduction /// 607

Nancy Eagleson /// The Abduction /// 607 Part 1 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On Sunday, November 13, 1960 - Nancy Eagleson was abducted while walking home. She was just a few houses away from her own when a man wearing glasses and driving a dark car pulled up alongside of her and asked if she would like a ride. When Nancy replied no, the man got out of the car and grabbed her. He threw Nancy into the backseat of the car and sped off. This case has haunted northwest Ohio for 62 years and now this...

Aug 23, 202248 min

Murder in Moab /// Part 2 /// 606

Murder in Moab /// Part 2 /// 606 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On August 16, 2021 Sean-Paul Schulte reported to police in Utah that his daughter Kylen Schulte and her wife Crystal Turner were missing. Sean-Paul had been unable to reach Kylen for a couple of days and this was not normal at all. In fact this sent the anxious father into a frenzy of activity. Sean-Paul lived in Montana and so he contacted everyone he could think of to try to help locate his daughter. He called the hospital, ...

Aug 17, 202245 min

Murder in Moab /// Part 1 /// 605

Murder in Moab /// Part 1 /// 605 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On August 16, 2021 Sean-Paul Schulte reported to police in Utah that his daughter Kylen Schulte and her wife Crystal Turner were missing. Sean-Paul had been unable to reach Kylen for a couple of days and this was not normal at all. In fact this sent the anxious father into a frenzy of activity. Sean-Paul lived in Montana and so he contacted everyone he could think of to try to help locate his daughter. He called the hospital, ...

Aug 16, 202252 min

The Short Family Murders /// Part 3 /// 604

The Short Family Murders /// Part 3 /// 604 Part 3 of 3 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Around 9AM August 15th, 2002 a man named Chris Thompson went to his employer’s home. This was a scheduled work day and Chris was to be there at the home to start work that morning. When he arrived Chris found the overhead garage door to the home open. He found his boss inside the garage, dead. Michael Short had been shot once in the head. Inside the Henry County Sheriff’s department located Michael’s wife Mary. She t...

Aug 10, 202252 min

The Short Family Murders /// Part 2 /// 603

The Short Family Murders /// Part 2 /// 603 Part 2 of 3 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Around 9AM August 15th, 2002 a man named Chris Thompson went to his employer’s home. This was a scheduled work day and Chris was to be there at the home to start work that morning. When he arrived Chris found the overhead garage door to the home open. He found his boss inside the garage, dead. Michael Short had been shot once in the head. Inside the Henry County Sheriff’s department located Michael’s wife Mary. She t...

Aug 10, 20221 hr 2 min

The Short Family Murders /// Part 1 /// 602

The Short Family Murders /// Part 1 /// 602 Part 1 of 3 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Around 9AM August 15th, 2002 a man named Chris Thompson went to his employer’s home. This was a scheduled work day and Chris was to be there at the home to start work that morning. When he arrived Chris found the overhead garage door to the home open. He found his boss inside the garage, dead. Michael Short had been shot once in the head. Inside the Henry County Sheriff’s department located Michael’s wife Mary. She t...

Aug 10, 202258 min

The Hog Trail Murders /// Part 2 /// 601

The Hog Trail Murders /// Part 2 /// 601 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com The Hog Trail Murders refers to series a murders that took place in the Southwest District of Florida from 1994 - 1996. Warning this is some pretty gruesome stuff. Today we take a look at the crimes as people working and living in two Florida counties begin finding the bodies of victims that were left in the woods and on the Hog Trails. Today we expand this True Crime story to a third county as eight bodies are recovere...

Aug 03, 202249 min

The Hog Trail Murders /// Part 1 /// 600

The Hog Trail Murders /// Part 1 /// 600 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Wow! 600 episodes of True Crime Garage in the books but as you will hear it was lost on both of us until the conversation started flowing. Thank you all for helping the Garage to hit this milestone! The Hog Trail Murders refers to series a murders that took place in the Southwest District of Florida from 1994 - 1996. Warning this is some pretty gruesome stuff. Today we take a look at the crimes as people working and liv...

Aug 02, 202248 min

Donita Cutts ////// 599

Donita Cutts ////// 599 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Donita Cutts was a successful young business woman. She lived alone in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. In the early morning hours of July 29th, 1978 someone entered Donita’s home and attacked her. Donita was brutally killed and her home set on fire so that the killer could cover his tracks. This was a high priority investigation but there were problems. It has been 44 years since her murder and the killer has yet to be found. Beer of the...

Jul 27, 202254 min

Emma Compton Layne ////// 598

Emma Compton Layne ////// 598 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Emma Compton Layne loved Christmas, Humming Birds and helping people. She was a friendly face in a tiny town. Everyone knew her because she owned a general store in Cody, Virginia. Emma was missing for approximately five months. Later the missing investigation turned into a homicide case. If you have any information about Emma Compton Layne’s disappearance and death, call the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office at 434-476-3339. Beer o...

Jul 26, 20221 hr

Garage Refill /// The Unabomber /// Part 2

The Unabomber /// Part 2 /// 483 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In the 1990’s the F.B.I. was hunting a serial killer they called the Unabomber. At the time he was the most wanted man in America. He some how managed to avoid detection and capture for over a decade. This week in the Garage Nic and the Captain explore and examine the case and the man who committed these terrible crimes. Beer of the Week - Birthday Bomb by Praire Artisan AlesGarage Grade - 5 out of 5 bottle caps Our show - True...

Jul 20, 20221 hr 5 min

Garage Refill /// The Unabomber /// Part 1

The Unabomber /// Part 1 /// 482 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In the 1990’s the F.B.I. was hunting a serial killer they called the Unabomber. At the time he was the most wanted man in America. He some how managed to avoid detection and capture for over a decade. This week in the Garage Nic and the Captain explore and examine the case and the man who committed these terrible crimes. Beer of the Week - Birthday Bomb by Praire Artisan AlesGarage Grade - 5 out of 5 bottle caps Our show - True...

Jul 20, 20221 hr 1 min

Madman in the Woods ////// 597

Madman in the Woods ////// 597 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Unfortunately serial killers and terrorists are in a lot of ways similar to the rest of us but of course with drastic differences. But one of the ways that they are like the rest of us they have family, friends and neighbors. This week we are joined in the Garage by someone who knows this much better than any of us. Jamie Gehring grew up a friendly neighbor to both a serial killer and terrorist. Ted Kaczynski better known as the ...

Jul 20, 202251 min

The Evansdale Murders - Ten Years Later /// Part 2 /// 596

The Evansdale Murders - Ten Years Later /// Part 2 /// 596 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com What could be more innocent, more everyday America, than two little girls setting off on a bike ride to explore the neighborhood? Something they had done countless times before. Except this time, they did not come home. This week we re-visit the still unsolved double murder case of Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Colins. We covered this case for the first time over two years ago and with the unfortunate ten y...

Jul 13, 20221 hr

The Evansdale Murders - Ten Years Later /// Part 1 /// 595

The Evansdale Murders - Ten Years Later /// Part 1 /// 595 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com What could be more innocent, more everyday America, than two little girls setting off on a bike ride to explore the neighborhood? Something they had done countless times before. Except this time, they did not come home. This week we re-visit the still unsolved double murder case of Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Colins. We covered this case for the first time over two years ago and with the unfortunate ten y...

Jul 12, 202253 min

Princess Doe ////// 594

Princess Doe ////// 594 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On July 15th, 1982 a grave digger at the Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown New Jersey made a gruesome discovery. On the very edge of the grounds near highway 94 in a wooded area near a creek he found the body of a young female. She had been bludgeoned to death and left there for an indeterminate amount of time. The good people of local law enforcement and the people of Blairstown named her “Princess Doe.” Unfortunately we are coming up...

Jul 05, 20221 hr 3 min

America’s Highway Serial Killers /// Part 4 /// 593

America’s Highway Serial Killers /// Part 4 /// 593 Part 4 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we pick up right where we left off with more bad guys and bad news from America’s Highways. Tammy Jo Zywicki was an amazing young woman who had just one year left at Grinnell college before going on to some big and wonderful things. When her car broke down in central Illinois that all changed. Most of us would have stopped to help the young woman or felt guilty as we continued on our journey hoping ...

Jun 29, 202255 min

America’s Highway Serial Killers /// Part 3 /// 592

America’s Highway Serial Killers /// Part 3 /// 592 Part 3 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we pick up right where we left off with more bad guys and bad news from America’s Highways. Tammy Jo Zywicki was an amazing young woman who had just one year left at Grinnell college before going on to some big and wonderful things. When her car broke down in central Illinois that all changed. Most of us would have stopped to help the young woman or felt guilty as we continued on our journey hoping ...

Jun 28, 202251 min

America’s Highway Serial Killers /// Part 2 /// 591

America’s Highway Serial Killers /// Part 2 /// 591 Part 2 of 4 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we start off by looking at an unsolved homicide of a young woman from California. Twenty two year old Kristin Alice Schmidt’s body was recovered from a State Park in Oregon. She was killed elsewhere and her body dumped and discovered by campers. As we started to look at Kristin’s still very active case investigation we learned that something larger may be at hand. Something so much larger than any o...

Jun 22, 202255 min