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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

Robert Pickton /// Part 2 /// 769

Robert Pickton /// Part 2 /// 769 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we tell the tale of Robert Pickton, Canada’s most infamous serial killer. Robert Pickton was a pig farmer turned serial killer who hit it big with the sale of a large portion of the family farm. Instead of using his riches for good, he hosted drug and alcohol fueled parties on his disgusting farm at a place called “The Piggie Palace.” Around this same time women started to disappear from a seedy area of Vancouver, kn...

Jun 26, 202446 min

Robert Pickton /// Part 1 /// 768

Robert Pickton /// Part 1 /// 768 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we tell the tale of Robert Pickton, Canada’s most infamous serial killer. Robert Pickton was a pig farmer turned serial killer who hit it big with the sale of a large portion of the family farm. Instead of using his riches for good, he hosted drug and alcohol fueled parties on his disgusting farm at a place called “The Piggie Palace.” Around this same time women started to disappear from a seedy area of Vancouver, kn...

Jun 26, 202453 min

A Murder so Cold ////// 767

A Murder so Cold ////// 767 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On Friday, January 21st 1994 Evelyn Fleck’s nude body was found in her backyard by a neighbor who saw the 37 year old’s foot protruding from beneath an old refrigerator. The murder investigation that followed was conducted by the Kentucky State Police Ashland Post. Now over 30 years later, the case remains unsolved. Police have suspects. This homicide is solvable. Detectives are seeking and pursuing new information and leads. Any of the investi...

Jun 18, 202455 min

Cabins by the Lake /// Part 2 /// 766

Cabins by the Lake /// Part 2 /// 766 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com 17 year old Belinda VanLith has been missing for fifty years now. At the time of her disappearance she was described as five foot five inches tall, about one hundred ten pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. Belinda was house sitting for a neighbor at the time. She failed to attend her sister’s going away party on June 15th, 1974. Her family contacted the Sheriff’s office and reported her missing the following day. Account...

Jun 12, 202454 min

Cabins by the Lake /// Part 1 /// 765

Cabins by the Lake /// Part 1 /// 765 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com 17 year old Belinda VanLith has been missing for fifty years now. At the time of her disappearance she was described as five foot five inches tall, about one hundred ten pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. Belinda was house sitting for a neighbor at the time. She failed to attend her sister’s going away party on June 15th, 1974. Her family contacted the Sheriff’s office and reported her missing the following day. Account...

Jun 11, 202455 min

Crystal Bradshaw ////// 764

Crystal Bradshaw ////// 764 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In 2007 twenty eight year old Crystal Bradshaw was murdered in her home in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. Unfortunately, this case has remained unsolved. The night of the homicide, an unknown person was seen in the carport of the home. This person left the scene before police arrived. There is a composite sketch of this person. Anyone with information should email [email protected] OR call the Sheriff’s Office at 864-50...

Jun 05, 20241 hr 9 min

John O’Keefe /// Part 2 /// 763

John O’Keefe /// Part 2 /// 763 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we respond to the many requests to cover the John O’Keefe case / Karen Read trial with two hours of Garage coverage. John O’Keefe was a veteran officer with the Boston Police Department. Sadly, he was killed in January of 2022. His body was recovered in the snow at the property of another law enforcement officer. John's girlfriend Karen Read is accused of hitting John with her vehicle and leaving him to die. The State ...

May 29, 202456 min

John O’Keefe /// Part 1 /// 762

John O’Keefe /// Part 1 /// 762 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we respond to the many requests to cover the John O’Keefe case / Karen Read trial with two hours of Garage coverage. John O’Keefe was a veteran officer with the Boston Police Department. Sadly, he was killed in January of 2022. His body was recovered in the snow at the property of another law enforcement officer. John's girlfriend Karen Read is accused of hitting John with her vehicle and leaving him to die. The State ...

May 28, 20241 hr 7 min

Katie Janness /// Part 2 /// 761

Katie Janness /// Part 2 /// 761 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In July of 2021- 40 year old Katie Janness was walking her dog in a city park in Atlanta, Georgia when the two were attacked. Piedmont Park was just a short walk from Katie’s home. The two had walked together in the park many times. But on this night both were attacked and stabbed by an unknown assailant. Just before 1AM Katie’s partner Emma discovered Katie in the park and called 911. Please help get justice for Katie Janness....

May 22, 20241 hr 9 min

Katie Janness /// Part 1 /// 760

Katie Janness /// Part 1 /// 760 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In July of 2021- 40 year old Katie Janness was walking her dog in a city park in Atlanta, Georgia when the two were attacked. Piedmont Park was just a short walk from Katie’s home. The two had walked together in the park many times. But on this night both were attacked and stabbed by an unknown assailant. Just before 1AM Katie’s partner Emma discovered Katie in the park and called 911. Please help get justice for Katie Janness....

May 21, 202459 min

West Memphis 3 /// Discussion /// Part 2

West Memphis 3 /// Discussion Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Join Nic & The Captain in the Garage for a riveting and energy filled discussion about the West Memphis 3 case. This case and True Crime story continues to be one of the more debated cases of the 20th century, even after more than 30 years has passed. Why can’t we as a collective community move on from this case? Is it because the case manages to creep its way back into the headlines, over and over again? Or, is it because at the ...

May 08, 202451 min

West Memphis 3 /// Discussion /// Part 1

West Memphis 3 /// Discussion Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Join Nic & The Captain in the Garage for a riveting and energy filled discussion about the West Memphis 3 case. This case and True Crime story continues to be one of the more debated cases of the 20th century, even after more than 30 years has passed. Why can’t we as a collective community move on from this case? Is it because the case manages to creep its way back into the headlines, over and over again? Or, is it because at the ...

May 08, 20241 hr

West Memphis 3 /// A Harvest of Innocence /// Part 2

West Memphis 3 /// A Harvest of Innocence Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com After taking a listen once again to our West Memphis 3 case coverage from 2016 we have decided to revisit the case and get some additional thoughts from a perspective not yet heard on TCG. Today we welcomed in Dan Stidham, the Defense Attorney for Jesse Misskelley Jr. Mr. Stidham represented Jesse for many years and at some points was assisting Jason Baldwin as well. He has since gone on to become a highly respected Ju...

May 07, 202456 min

West Memphis 3 /// A Harvest of Innocence /// Part 1

West Memphis 3 /// A Harvest of Innocence Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com After taking a listen once again to our West Memphis 3 case coverage from 2016 we have decided to revisit the case and get some additional thoughts from a perspective not yet heard on TCG. Today we welcomed in Dan Stidham, the Defense Attorney for Jesse Misskelley Jr. Mr. Stidham represented Jesse for many years and at some points was assisting Jason Baldwin as well. He has since gone on to become a highly respected Ju...

May 07, 202457 min

West Memphis 3 /// Jessie, Jason and Damien

West Memphis 3 /// Jessie, Jason and Damien Garage Refill ////// TrueCrimeGarage.com Part 3- Jessie, Jason and Damien We discuss some police tips and Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols. We will try to get to the bottom of it all. Are they guilty? If not who is, Mark Byers? Terry Hobbs? The strange man seen at the Bojangles? Join us for this double feature, the follow up to yesterday's show. Welcome to the after party! Beer of the week - Elvis Juice by Brew Dog Garage Grade - 4 ou...

May 06, 20241 hr 52 min

West Memphis 3 /// Timeline & Confessions

West Memphis 3 /// Timeline & Confessions Garage Refill ////// TrueCrimeGarage.com Part 2- Timeline & Confessions We pick up right where we had left off... This week we look into the timeline of the parents of each of the victims and their movements on the night and morning of the search for the boys. We discuss some police tips and we introduce Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols. We will also go through not one but three confessions. Beer of the week - Elvis Juice by Brew Dog Ga...

May 05, 20241 hr 37 min

West Memphis 3 /// Robinhood Hills Murders

West Memphis 3 /// Robinhood Hills Murders Garage Refill ////// TrueCrimeGarage.com Part 1 - Robinhood Hills Murders May 5, 1993 between the hours of 8pm and 10pm three sets of parents called police and each reported their son to be missing. It was quickly determined the three 8 year old boys were last seen together and they may have wondered into the woods on the edge of the neighborhood. The following afternoon police pulled the three dead boys from a drainage ditch located in the Robinhood Hi...

May 05, 20241 hr 12 min

The Collector & the Fugitive /// Part 2 /// 755

The Collector & the Fugitive /// Part 2 /// 755 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Leonard Lake and Charles Ng silently terrorized and collected victims in the greater San Fransisco area for about two years. Leonard Lake was a criminal in every way, committing every type of criminal offense that one could think of. He was obsessed with the book “The Collector" by John Fowles. When Lake met Charles Ng, Charles was a fugitive on the run from the U.S. Government. To this day we still do not know h...

May 01, 202459 min

The Collector & the Fugitive /// Part 1 /// 754

The Collector & the Fugitive /// Part 1 /// 754 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Leonard Lake and Charles Ng silently terrorized and collected victims in the greater San Fransisco area for about two years. Leonard Lake was a criminal in every way, committing every type of criminal offense that one could think of. He was obsessed with the book “The Collector" by John Fowles. When Lake met Charles Ng, Charles was a fugitive on the run from the U.S. Government. To this day we still do not know h...

Apr 30, 202447 min

Kyle Byrtus ////// 753

Kyle Byrtus ////// 753 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On August 15th, 2013 a body was discovered by an electrical worker in a developing area called Lehigh Acres. Later it was learned that this was the body of 25 year old Kyle Byrtus. The victim had been tied and killed. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office just caught another homicide case. Kyle’s case remains unsolved to this day. The case appears to not have gone “cold” as detectives are still chasing a few leads. There was a lot of criminal ...

Apr 23, 202451 min

Who Killed Jill Dando /// Part 2 /// 752

Who Killed Jill Dando /// Part 2 /// 752 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we are sharing a case that rocked Britain. It was a daytime murder of a major U.K. celebrity. On April 26th, 1999 someone shot and killed TV presenter Jill Dando on the stoop of her home in London. Jill was beloved by millions. Her girl next door looks, Princess Di hair cut, and her charm took her to the heights of British broadcasting. So who would want to harm the woman that so many adored? That is the myste...

Apr 17, 20241 hr 6 min

Who Killed Jill Dando /// Part 1 /// 751

Who Killed Jill Dando /// Part 1 /// 751 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com This week we are sharing a case that rocked Britain. It was a daytime murder of a major U.K. celebrity. On April 26th, 1999 someone shot and killed TV presenter Jill Dando on the stoop of her home in London. Jill was beloved by millions. Her girl next door looks, Princess Di hair cut, and her charm took her to the heights of British broadcasting. So who would want to harm the woman that so many adored? That is the myste...

Apr 16, 202457 min

Florida Vampire /// Part 2 /// 750

Florida Vampire /// Part 2 /// 750 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In November of 1985 in Malabar, Florida authorities responded to a strange and disturbing call. A young woman who had been abducted the day before somehow managed to escape from her captor’s home. A motorist found the young woman on the side of the road. He took her to his home for both her protection and to call first responders for help. The woman described to detectives what the abductor had subjected her to over the last ...

Apr 10, 20241 hr 4 min

Florida Vampire /// Part 1 /// 749

Florida Vampire /// Part 1 /// 749 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com In November of 1985 in Malabar, Florida authorities responded to a strange and disturbing call. A young woman who had been abducted the day before somehow managed to escape from her captor’s home. A motorist found the young woman on the side of the road. He took her to his home for both her protection and to call first responders for help. The woman described to detectives what the abductor had subjected her to over the last ...

Apr 09, 202459 min

Murder at N.A.S. Norfolk /// Part 2 /// 748

Murder at N.A.S. Norfolk /// Part 2 /// 748 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Carolyn Ann Molnar, a 21 year old Navy clerk, disappeared February 6, 1983. Her body was found about 3 months later at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia. A year prior Pamela Anne Kimbrue, a 23 year old Navy messenger, disappeared from the Navy base. She was later found in her car, submerged at the end of a seaplane wall. Her killer tied her arms behind her back with clothesline. This week in the Garage, Nic ...

Apr 03, 202457 min

Murder at N.A.S. Norfolk /// Part 1 /// 747

Murder at N.A.S. Norfolk /// Part 1 /// 747 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Carolyn Ann Molnar, a 21 year old Navy clerk, disappeared February 6, 1983. Her body was found about 3 months later at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia. A year prior Pamela Anne Kimbrue, a 23 year old Navy messenger, disappeared from the Navy base. She was later found in her car, submerged at the end of a seaplane wall. Her killer tied her arms behind her back with clothesline. This week in the Garage, Nic ...

Apr 02, 202452 min

Kane Coronado ////// 746

Kane Coronado ////// 746 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 eighteen year old Kane Coronado was shot while riding his bike in Wyoming, Michigan. This attack happened in broad daylight. Sadly Kane did not survive. With the help of eyewitnesses, Wyoming Police have released a description of the suspect and the suspect’s vehicle and now police need your help. The suspect is described as a white male, around the age of 30 with a medium build and a brown or gray scruffy ...

Mar 26, 202452 min

Sheldon Johnson ////// 745

Sheldon Johnson ////// 745 Part 1 of 1 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com From jail, to anti-violence leader, to busted in torso slay - that was the headline from the Daily News earlier this month. 44 year old Collin Small was shot and killed in his sixth floor apartment in the Bronx on March 7th, 2024. Police discovered Small’s dismembered torso in a blue bin and later found other parts in a freezer. When police arrived at the apartment, they found Sheldon Johnson junior inside Small’s apartment. Sheldon ...

Mar 19, 20241 hr 5 min

Apex Predator /// Part 2 /// 744

Apex Predator /// Part 2 /// 744 Part 2 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com The Virginia State Police and the F.B.I. are calling Alan Wade Wilmer Senior a Serial Killer. After his death Alan Wade Wilmer sr. was linked to three murders. Two of those murders are part of a series known as The Colonial Parkway Murders . Alan Wade Wilmer sr. killed David Knobling and Robin Edwards in Isle of Wight in 1987, and he is also responsible for the murder of Teresa Howell in Hampton, Virginia. This week in the Gara...

Mar 13, 20241 hr 4 min

Apex Predator /// Part 1 /// 743

Apex Predator /// Part 1 /// 743 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com The Virginia State Police and the F.B.I. are calling Alan Wade Wilmer Senior a Serial Killer. After his death Alan Wade Wilmer sr. was linked to three murders. Two of those murders are part of a series known as The Colonial Parkway Murders . Alan Wade Wilmer sr. killed David Knobling and Robin Edwards in Isle of Wight in 1987, and he is also responsible for the murder of Teresa Howell in Hampton, Virginia. This week in the Gara...

Mar 12, 202453 min
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