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Bowe Bergdahl: Taliban Prisoner Turned Informant?

Bowe Bergdahl is best known for being the longest-held American POW since Vietnam. However, questions still surround his capture by the Taliban and the actions leading to the capture. Was Bowe Bergdahl a Taliban Prisoner turned informant? Did he give information to the enemy? SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.huntakiller.com - Promo Code TCNS for 20% off your first box DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST P...

May 19, 202228 minEp. 231

Cold Case Friday: The Murder of 13-Year-Old Aarushi Talwar

Rajesh and Nupur entered the bedroom, and there they saw Aarushi’s dead body on the bed, covered with a flannel blanket. The parents were shocked. Rajesh started screaming while Nupur stood motionless. By this time, Bharti had opened the outermost entrance with a firmer push and found that the middle door was only latched, not locked. She opened and walked in and saw Rajesh and Nupur crying, and the housemaid was taken aback by the sight of the dead daughter. Nupur pulled the blanket off Aarushi...

May 14, 202221 minEp. 230

John Anthony Walker Jr: The Soviet's Greatest Spy Against America

This week we are diving into John Anthony Walker Jr: The Soviet's Greatest Spy Against America. John Walker Jr created a dangerous spy ring consisting of himself, his brother and a friend. This is the life and crimes of this man. John Walker Jr. was responsible for an espionage network that included his son Michael and his brother Arthur, he collected information about the US Navy, mainly about its secret transmissions, for the Soviets. Walker spied from 1968 until 1985 when he was arrested and ...

May 11, 202211 minEp. 228

Murder Monday: The Gruesome Komatsu Family Murder

We are back after a long hiatus with another Murder Monday case, this week we dive into The Gruesome Komatsu Family Murder. Hirobumi Komatsu, when faced with the situation of his family potentially falling apart, decided to go another route. Instead of trying to reconcile with his wife who was thinking about divorcing him, he decided to plan out a vicious crime. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.huntakiller.com - Promo Code TCNS fo...

May 09, 202219 minEp. 229

Cold War Spy: Klaus Fuchs

This week on True Crime Never Sleeps, we return to the Cold War era and discuss the Cold War Spy: Klaus Fuchs. Klaus Fuchs lived a double life for years—on the surface, a brilliant scientist working on the British and American nuclear programs. Behind closed doors, Klaus Fuchs was a spy who gave details of everything he worked on to the Soviet Union. But not for the reason you might first think of. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www...

May 04, 20227 minEp. 227

Murder Monday: The Murder of 8-Year Old Maddie Clifton

Eight-year-old Maddie Clifton, a girl with a sweet smile and eyes full of life, went missing one day while playing in the backyard. A frantic 911 call from a distressed mother to the police left the whole town in chaos and the entire nation praying for the girl’s safe return. It was the evening of November 3rd, 1998. Atypical day for the Clifton family in times when children were allowed to play in the backyards unattended without any fear. Maddie’s mother, Sheila Clifton, called 911 and reporte...

May 03, 202212 minEp. 226

Cold Case Friday: The Disappearance of Alice Corbett

Inthe early morning hours of Friday, 13 November 1925, in Northampton, Massachusetts, a young woman named Jean M. Robeson was discovered dead in her dormitory at Smith College by asphyxiation through illuminating gas. However, shortly after Jean's untimely death, another tragedy would befall the institute. At around 8 a.m. that same morning, Alice M. Corbett exited her room in the Clark House dormitory. She may have also had $75 in cash on her person. It would mark the last time she was seen ali...

Apr 30, 202212 minEp. 225

Anna Chapman: Russia's Hottest and Most Dangerous Spy

Anna Vasilyevna Chapman, born on February 23rd, 1982 is a Russian intelligence agent, media personality, and model who was arrested in the United States on June 27th, 2010 as part of the Illegals Program spy ring. Join us this week as we continue our series on spies and traitors with a focus on Anna Chapman. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.huntakiller.com - Promo Code TCNS for 20% off your first box DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO T...

Apr 27, 202212 minEp. 224

Murder Monday: The Horrifying Murder of 16-Year-Old Suzanne Capper

The murder of Suzanne Capper was committed in Greater Manchester, England in December 1992. Sixteen-year-old Suzanne Jane Capper died in Withington Hospital on 18 December 1992, from multiple organ failure arising from 80% burns after being deliberately lit on fire on 14 December. Before her death, Capper related that she had been kidnapped and kept prisoner for seven days at a house in Moston, Manchester, where she was beaten and tortured.Suzanne was taken from the house by car, driven into the...

Apr 25, 202212 minEp. 223

Cold Case Friday: Delphi Murders Update

This week we give an update on the unsolved Delphi Murders. New details have come to light in the unsolved Delphi, Indiana, double murder investigation with the publication of a police interview with a man who, according to transcripts, admitted to communicating with 14-year-old victim Libby Germany. Libby and her best friend Abby Williams, 13, were on a local Delphi hiking trail when they were killed on Feb. 13, 2017. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your ord...

Apr 22, 20229 minEp. 222

12 Surprising Facts about the Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac Killer murdered at least five people during the late 1960s and early 1970s but authorities believe he may have killed as many as 30 people. Except for the murder of a lone taxi driver, all his documented attacks targeted couples. The first cipher Zodiac sent to newspapers was quickly solved (also by amateur cryptologists) but the “340 Cipher” eluded the efforts of the world’s best mathematicians, detectives, and cryptologists for 51 years — not to mention the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI...

Apr 21, 202218 minEp. 221

Jonathan Pollard: Former Intelligence Analyst turned Israeli Spy

This week on True Crime Never Sleeps, we continue our season focusing on spies with a look at Jonathan Pollard. is a former intelligence analyst for the United States government. In 1987, as part of a plea agreement, Pollard pleaded guilty to spying for and providing top-secret classified information to Israel. He was sentenced to life in prison for violations of the Espionage Act, making him the only American to receive a life sentence for passing classified information to an ally of the U.S. S...

Apr 20, 202236 minEp. 220

Murder Monday: The Richardson Family Murders

Amongst all the odd things in the world, children shedding the blood of others is near the top. It is even more inconceivable and horrifying when their own parents are the victims. Jasmine Richardson, a 12-year-old from Medicine Hat, Alberta, followed the same destructive path in 2006 when she killed her whole family with her boyfriend, Jeremy Steinke. It was a tragic night at the Richardson house, with blood smeared on the walls and three dead bodies lying on the floor. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www....

Apr 19, 202213 minEp. 219

Shit Out of Luck: Bruce McArthur

One of Canada's most notorious serial killers is Bruce McArthur. Currently in prison and serving a life sentence for murdering eight men, McArthur terrorized Toronto's gay community by targeting and killing gay men who frequented the Gay Village neighborhood of the city. Most of his victims were of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent, and they had not yet come out; their sexuality was not known by their relatives. But from 2010-2017, McArthur apparently knew, and hunted them down for it. The ...

Apr 06, 20226 minEp. 217

Aldrich Ames: CIA's Worst Nightmare

Aldrich Hazen "Rick" Ames, born May 26th, 1941 is a former CIA officer turned KGB double agent, who was convicted of espionage in 1994. He is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, in the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Today we are diving into the life and crimes of one of the CIA's greatest spies. Join our Giveaway and win a pair of Raycon Earbuds: https://kingsumo.com/g/8cilme/win-a-pair-of-raycon-earbuds SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.po...

Apr 06, 202221 minEp. 216

Murder Monday: Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom

This is yet another murder case, unique in its utter barbarity. The couple in Knoxville never saw it coming- neither did their family and the entire town. It sent shocks into the American city, and many still recount it as the worst crime in their city. Join our Giveaway and win a pair of Raycon Earbuds: https://kingsumo.com/g/8cilme/win-a-pair-of-raycon-earbuds SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.huntakiller.com - Promo Code TCNS fo...

Apr 05, 202211 minEp. 215

Cold Case Friday: Allyson Romedy

A missing persons poster has hung in the lobby of the Rincon Police Department in Georgia for the past 20 years. On it is the smiling face of a 43-year-old mother-of-two who vanished into thin air one night in 2002, never to be heard from again. Now, investigators who were haunted by their inability to solve the case or find any trace of Allyson Romedy are hopeful they might finally be making headway — and they want the person they think was responsible for her disappearance to know they’re hot ...

Apr 01, 20229 minEp. 214

Shit Out of Luck: The Capture of Samuel Little

Dubbed “the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history” by the FBI, Samuel Little confessed to murdering 93 women over a span of almost four decades, and he has been successfully “matched to 50 cases,” according to the Bureau. As shocking as his murders are, what's even more astounding is how Little stayed a free man so long. This week on Shit Out of Luck, we dive into the long awaiting capture of Samuel Little. Join our Giveaway and win a pair of Raycon Earbuds: https://kingsumo.com/g/8cilme/w...

Apr 01, 20229 minEp. 213

American Spy: Robert Hanssen

Today we begin an all new season of True Crime Never Sleeps, this season is all about spies and traitors. This week we begin with one of the most infamous spies in American history, Robert Hanssen. Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is an American former FBI triple agent who spied for Soviet and the Putin Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2021. His espionage was described by the Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S....

Mar 30, 202215 minEp. 212

Shit Out of Luck: The Capture of The Kansas City Strangler

Over 15 years, a string of unsolved homicides had left a pile of such cases on the desks of Kansas City detectives. One of the victims was Sheila Ingold, a sex worker whose murder led to the questioning of one suspect shortly after her body was found in 1987. His name was Lorenzo Gilyard. Though he wasn't charged due to a lack of sufficient evidence, police were able to get a blood sample from him. Little did they know at the time that in the future, this sample would link this suspect to more t...

Mar 24, 20229 minEp. 211

Luby Cafeteria Shooting

The Luby's shooting was a mass shooting that took place on October 16th, 1991, at a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas. The perpetrator, George Hennard, drove his pickup truck through the front window of the restaurant. He shot and killed 23 people, and wounded 27 others. He had a brief shootout with police, refused their orders to surrender, and fatally shot himself. Join our Giveaway and win a pair of Raycon Earbuds: https://kingsumo.com/g/8cilme/win-a-pair-of-raycon-earbuds SPONSORS: PodDecks...

Mar 23, 202214 minEp. 210

Cold Case Friday: Ellen Greenburg

Ellen Greenburg was a 27-year-old elementary school teacher at Juniata Park Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a well-educated young woman who had graduated from Penn State before going to Temple University to earn her teaching credential. It was a career she had loved and a job she enjoyed going to every day. A young woman was found dead in her apartment, but was it murder or suicide? SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www....

Mar 19, 202211 minEp. 209

Shit Out of Luck: How Robert Berdella Was Caught

Robert Berdella was an American serial killer, known as The Kansas City Butcher and The Collector, who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered at least six men between 1984 and 1987 in Kansas City, Missouri after having forced his victims to endure periods of up to six weeks of captivity. Berdella pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of one of his victims, Larry Pearson, in August 1988, and would later plead guilty t...

Mar 16, 202210 minEp. 208

Fort Hood Mass Shooting

On November 5, 2009, a mass shooting took place at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas. Nidal Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others. It was the deadliest mass shooting on an American military base. Hasan was shot and as a result paralyzed from the waist down. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.huntakiller.com - Promo Code TCNS for 20% off your first box DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE...

Mar 16, 202217 minEp. 207

Murder Monday: Thomas Chan And The Paranoid Induced Murder

The advancement of our society has led to cutting-edge treatments in the medicinal field. Psilocybin mushrooms, known for their hallucinogenic properties, are starting to be used to treat depression and also help people quit smoking and drinking. When used recreationally people experience a psychedelic euphoria but if too many are ingested it may turn into a bad trip. Rarely does that result in violent crime. There are horrific exceptions though. In the middle of a bad trip, Thomas Chan lost all...

Mar 15, 20229 minEp. 206

Cold Case Files: The Unsolved Disappearance of Tara Calico

34 years ago, a 19-year-old girl named Tara Calico left her Berlin home and took a bike ride along Highway 47 in Valencia County; she was never heard from again and after years of searching, was declared a victim of homicide. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.huntakiller.com - Promo Code TCNS for 20% off your first box DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https...

Mar 05, 202210 minEp. 205

Shit Out of Luck: The Capture of The Hillside Stranglers

Between October 1977 and February 1978, Los Angeles, California, and the surrounding region was terrorized by a serial killer — who preyed on young girls and women. Because most of the victims were strangled, and their bodies were found in the Hollywood hills, the killer was dubbed the Hillside Strangler. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.huntakiller.com - Promo Code TCNS for 20% off your first box DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ...

Mar 03, 20229 minEp. 204

Las Vegas Shooting

On October 1st, 2017, Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old man from Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire upon the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. He fired more than 1,000 bullets, killing 60 people and wounding 411. This week we continue our series looking at some of America's worst mass shootings and acts of terror, by diving into the Las Vegas massacre. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.hu...

Mar 02, 202214 minEp. 203

Murder Monday: The Murder of Uber Driver Christina Spicuzza

We are finally back with an all-new episode of Murder Monday, diving into the shocking murder of Christina Spicuzza. Her final devastating moments were caught on camera. Footage from the dashcam she had mounted in her car shows investigators all they need to know. The Uber driver and mother of 4 was shot and killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after she had picked up a passenger: a man by the name of Calvin Crew. This is the story of her final moments. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - Promo...

Mar 01, 20228 minEp. 202

Shit out of Luck: The Capture of The Wolf of Moscow

The Russian serial killer Vasili Komaroff — the so-called "Wolf of Moscow" — admitted to killing 33 men after his arrest in 1921, according to The True Crime Database. One of the earliest-known modern serial killers in Russia, Komaroff was born in Vitebsk to a poor family in 1871. He grew up, joined the army, and got married. To outsiders, he seemed like an ordinary man leading an ordinary life. SPONSORS: PodDecks: www.poddecks.com - PromoCode Larry21 for 10% off your order Hunt A Killer: www.hu...

Feb 24, 20228 minEp. 201
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