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True Crime with Kendall Rae

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High School Teen & Rodeo Star Murdered by Her Ex: The Case of Ashley Doolittle

Ashley Doolittle was an 18-year-old with a passion for horses and horse shows, and dreams of studying agriculture at university, which she'd begin in the fall. But her life was cut short by a controlling and possessive ex-boyfriend, Tanner Flores, who couldn't handle that she had broken up with him. Ashley Doolittle Foundation: https://www.ashleydoolittlefoundation.org/ Learn more about teen dating violence: https://www.nationalsafeplace.org/teen-dating-violence How to talk to teens about dating...

Jul 18, 202445 min

Kansas Moms Killed by Grandma & God’s Misfits: The Case of Veronica Butler & Jilian Kelley

Veronica Butler was in a long-standing custody battle for her children with her mother-in-law, Tiffany Adams, for several years, but in March of 2024, it all came to an end when Tiffany orchestrated and carried out her murder. Veronica had been granted supervised visitation with her children once a week, on Saturdays, and on March 30th she and the supervisor, Jilian Kelley, were on their way to pick up the kids when they were diverted down a dirt road and ambushed by Tiffany and the rest of her ...

Jul 11, 20241 hr 1 min

Pastor Kills “Sister-Wife” After She Gave Birth to Their Baby: The Case of Marie Carlson

Marie Carlson was going through tough times battling her mental health when she met James and Tanya Flanders. James, who was the pastor of a local church, took Marie in and began helping her pay her bills and eventually allowed her to move in with him and his wife. All seemed to be going well… that is until Marie became pregnant. Rumors circulated about whose baby it was, but eventually, the truth came out. James, Tanya, and Marie were in a polygamist relationship, and the baby was his. After ba...

Jul 04, 202446 min

He Vanished Mysteriously From His College Apartment… Where Is Caleb Harris?

In the early hours of March 4, 2024, college student Caleb Harris was awake with his roommates, meeting their new dog, playing with her outside, and taking her out for a walk. Caleb stayed up later while his roommates went to bed. He messaged a friend, ordered food delivery, and then disappeared. The following morning when his roommates saw that all of his belongings were still at home, his food untouched, and his car in the driveway, they reported him missing. Update: On the evening of June 24t...

Jun 27, 202448 min

What Happened to Missing 5-Year-Old LeeAnna Warner?

In June 2003, five-year-old LeeAnna Warner suddenly went missing after going off to play with a friend. Even after the entire town got involved with the search effort, there was no break in the case; no one could find the little girl. A neighbor who lived down the street was separately charged after police found CP on his computer, but he took his own life before he could be truly questioned. To this day, LeeAnna's whereabouts are a mystery, but her family still holds on to hope. Donate to NCMEC...

Jun 20, 202443 min

Fake Veteran Plots Wife’s Murder With Motorcycle Gang?! The Death of April Kauffman

April Kauffman was described as part princess, part bulldog… She was beautiful, funny, charismatic, generous, incredibly philanthropic, and would stop at nothing to give back to the causes she believed in. One of the things she believed in most was helping Veterans. Her passion for helping Veterans is what drew her to Jim Kauffman, her third husband. But after 10 years of marriage, she wanted out. After finding out he lied about being a veteran and that he was running an illegal pill mill with a...

Jun 13, 202455 min

Social Media “Health” Guru Fakes Cancer for Profit: The Belle Gibson Story

Belle Gibson always had a problem with lying, but she took it to another level when she started posting on social media claiming to have been diagnosed with cancer and only had 4 months left to live. Her success in life and seemingly charming way about her got people hooked on her positive message. These lies soon turned to scams through an app and a cookbook, and she started convincing people to follow her harmful claims in pseudoscience as it “helped” her live longer than she was allegedly sup...

Jun 06, 20241 hr 6 min

Facebook Catfish Murders: Jenelle Potter Tricks Dad & Boyfriend Into Murder

In 2012, Billy Payne and his fiancée Billie Jean Hayworth were found shot dead in their home, their 7-month-old baby still alive in Billie Jean’s arms. When police began their investigation, they found through social media that the murders were plotted by a woman named Jenelle Potter. Donate to NCMEC through my campaign! https://give.missingkids.org/campaign... Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: + Laundry Sauce - For 15% off your order, head to LaundrySauce.com/...

May 30, 202454 min

Family Feud Contestant Murders His Wife!? The Case of Becky Bliefnick

Becky Bliefnick was a mother of three sons and a beloved nurse when she was fatally shot 14 times by her estranged husband, Tim. Tim was someone Becky was nervous about, and she had even texted her sister that if something should ever happen to her, to look to him first. The Daisy Foundation Donate to NCMEC through my campaign! https://give.missingkids.org/campaign... Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: + Dreamland Baby - promo code: TCKR + Nutrafol - promo code:...

May 23, 202456 min

Vanished Into Thin Air!? What Happened to 21-Year-Old Layla Santanello…

Layla Santanello was a 21-year-old woman living with her family in Tennessee when she went missing in June 2023. After her disappearance, Layla’s family members received requests for money on CashApp from Layla’s account. Someone was behind the account posing as Layla and her alleged captor. If you have any information, please call: Kingsport PD: (423) 343-9780 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: 1-800-TBI-FIND Poster: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/fo... Links: https://www.facebook.com/profi...

May 16, 202457 min

Police Officer Turned Killer: The Murder of 16-Year-Old Susana Morales

Susana Morales was 16 years old, living in Norcross, Georgia when one night she suddenly disappeared. July 26th, 2022 was a seemingly normal evening, and Susana spent a few hours that night a block away from her house with a friend, at her friend’s apartment. This was something she did often as it was less than a 10-minute walk from her house. But when she never came home that night, her family began to worry. She was reported missing the following morning, but it wasn’t until early February of ...

May 02, 202446 min

He Poisoned Her Cereal With WHAT?! The Murder of Christina Harris

Jason Harris must have decided he had enough of being a husband and father, and figured the best way to deal with these feelings was to murder his wife. He had divorced a woman before and was paying child support to her, and didn’t want to do that again with his current wife and the two daughters he had with her. His plan? Poison her cereal and claim that she had eaten the drugs of her own accord. Learn more about A Call To Men: https://www.acalltomen.org/ Donate to NCMEC through my campaign! ht...

Apr 25, 202443 min

High School Grad Killed After Dumping Her Boyfriend: The Murder of Lauren Astley

Lauren Dunne Astley was 18 years old and had her whole life ahead of her. In the fall of 2011 she was planning on attending Elon University for college, but not before spending her last summer at home in Massachusetts with her friends. But that all changed on July 3rd, 2011, when Nathaniel Fujita, her recent ex-boyfriend, strangled her to death in his garage. His motive? Their breakup. On March 7, 2013, he was found guilty and convicted of first-degree murder. Amidst this tragedy, Lauren’s paren...

Apr 18, 202440 min

No Body, No Problem: Guilty Verdict Reached in the Presumed Murder of Jennifer Dulos

Part 1 Donate to NCMEC through my campaign! https://give.missingkids.org/campaign... Shop my Merch! https://kendallrae.shop This episode is sponsored by: Quince Rocket Money Huggies Nutrafol - promo code: KENDALLRAE Check out Kendall's other podcasts: The Sesh & Mile Higher Follow Kendall! YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook Mile Higher Zoo REQUESTS: General case suggestion form: https://bit.ly/32kwPly Form for people directly related/ close to the victim: https://bit.ly/3KqMZLj Discord: http...

Apr 11, 202438 min

From “Perfect” Marriage to Possible Murder: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos

Jennifer Dulos, a loving mother of five, was two years into a bitter divorce battle against her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Fotis Dulos, when she suddenly vanished. Though her car was quickly found a few miles from her home, Jennifer’s body has never been found. Investigators conducted an incredibly thorough, extremely detailed search and found evidence that she had been murdered in the garage of her home. The person responsible? Her husband, Fotis. Through said search efforts, investigators also con...

Apr 04, 202456 min

Disappeared Kayaking on Guatemalan Lake: What Happened to Nancy Ng?

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fi... Email Tobin Bradley – AmCitsGuatemala@state.gov Subject Line: E99 - Urgent: Assistance Required In Search For Nancy Ng Hello Mr. Bradley, My name is ____, and I am writing to you on behalf of Nancy Ng’s entire family, who have gone months without answers regarding what happened to her on October 19, 2023, on Lake Atitlán. After kayaking out into the lake, she disappeared in an alleged drowning incident. The one and only person who witnessed Nanc...

Mar 28, 20241 hr 17 min

Dr. Love: The 18-Year-Old Who Faked Being a Doctor & Stole Thousands…

Malachi Love-Robinson is a con artist who committed several crimes starting at the age of 18. Though he began his fraudulent schemes posing as a doctor with a PhD, he would go on to later scam innocent people and businesses out of money. Malachi has, at times, denied wrongdoing, and in exclusive interviews shared that he is not who the media makes him out to be… yet he continues to plead guilty arrest after arrest… His evasiveness when answering any question about his “training” has led many to ...

Mar 21, 202453 min

Her Crush Killed Her Over a Pregnancy Scare: The Murder of Ole Miss Student Ally Kostial

Ally Kostial was a 21-year-old student at the University of Mississippi, who was loved by many friends, and was seen as a real go-getter at school. All she really felt was missing from her life was someone to share it with. When she met Brandon Theesfeld, she thought she had finally met someone worth connecting with. But Brandon would turn out to be dismissive of her and her feelings. Their relationship was never official, but was constantly on-off. When Ally took a pregnancy test and told Brand...

Mar 14, 202447 min

Vanished Weeks Before Her Dream Wedding: What Happened to Niqui McCown?

Niqui McCown was a 28-year-old mother living in Richmond, Indiana, with her 9-year-old daughter, Payton, and her fiancé, Bobby Webster. In July of 2001, they were 3 weeks away from their wedding, and Niqui was said to have been very excited. But on the 22nd of that month, she vanished. After going to church that morning, she took some clothes to the laundromat, and rather than wait around for them to be ready, she went to her mother’s house, who lived not too far away. When she got there, she ex...

Mar 07, 202449 min

Her Lying Husband Paid Someone $10,000 To Kill Her: The Murder of Kelley Clayton

Kelley Stage was funny, kind, endearing, and goofy… qualities that made her loved by everyone she met, including local hockey star Thomas Clayton. After meeting in a bar, the two quickly began dating, and a year later, they were married and starting a family together. They had what many perceived to be the perfect life. That is until September 29th, 2015, when Thomas came home just after midnight from a poker game to find his wife brutally bludgeoned on their kitchen floor. He called 911, and wi...

Feb 29, 20241 hr

Abducted & Left in a Burning Car: What Happened to Mercedes Vega?

A huge thank you to Erika, Tom, Alahzay, Makenzie, and Astilia for participating in this case. Their effort these last few weeks has made this episode possible, and I am so grateful for their time and energy. A note from Erika to detectives: Dear MCSO, FBI and the Great state of Arizona. Your dismissive attitude towards my daughter’s murder is disgusting. The unimportance of her life is obvious. Your ignorance of reality and unwillingness to tell me why my daughter is gone pisses me off. If anyo...

Feb 22, 20241 hr 4 min

Ex-NFL Super Bowl Player Sergio Brown Denies Killing His Mom… but Evidence Suggests Otherwise

Myrtle Simmons-Brown was not just a loving mother, but a leader in her community. Myrtle had just turned 73 and was living in Maywood, Illinois, with her oldest son, Sergio Brown. Sergio is known for his 7 successful seasons playing in the NFL, and for reasons we don’t know, he had moved in with his mom and didn’t have much to his name. And on September 14th and 15th 2023, when neither responded to loved ones, people grew concerned. So, on September 16th, a loved one went to their house to check...

Feb 15, 202447 min

TikToker Exposed for FAKING Cancer: Maddie Russo Sentenced in Fraudulent Scheme

Madison Marie Russo was a 19-year-old college student at St. Ambrose University who, for actual reasons we may never know, decided to fake having cancer. Her scheme began on TikTok where she spread her story to thousands of people willing to listen, pray, and follow her along her “cancer journey.” It wasn’t until anonymous witnesses brought her story to the police, citing medical discrepancies in her story. Investigators subpoenaed her medical records and it confirmed what many suspected - Maddi...

Feb 08, 202448 min

Savanah Soto & Matthew Guerra Murdered Days Before Becoming Parents…

Savanah and Fabian were finally laid to rest. If you're interested, you can learn more about their service here: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/sava... On the night of December 21st, 2023, 18-year-old Savanah Soto and 22-year-old Matthew Guerra left their apartment in Texas to sell marijuana to 19-year-old Christopher Preciado unbeknownst to their families. Then, two days later Savanah missed her appointment to be induced into labor. She and her boyfriend Matthew were expecting their first chi...

Feb 01, 202448 min

Found 100 Yards From Her Own Backyard: The Murder of 17 Year Old Valerie Tindall

Valerie was a 17-year-old girl, living with her family in Arlington, Indiana. Her mom had moved them there, just outside of Indianapolis, to help get her daughter away from violence. During the summer of 2023, Valerie was working a handful of jobs, including helping her neighbor, a 59-year-old man named Patrick Scott, with his lawn care business. The two seemed to have developed a friendship and even when they weren’t working, they sometimes spent time together. However, on June 7th, 2023, Valer...

Jan 25, 202437 min

Custody Battle Turned FAILED Murder Attempt: The Survival Story of Nicki Lenway

Nicole (Nicki) Lenway was a crime scene investigator for the Minneapolis Police Department and a mother to her 5-year-old son, Callahan. Things in her life were going well with the exception that her ex-boyfriend, Tim Amacher, was trying to destroy her. They dated for many years but broke up after Nicki had had enough of his toxicity. But, a month after breaking up Nicki found out she was pregnant. After having her son, Nicki hoped that co-parenting would work, but Tim seemed uninterested. That ...

Jan 18, 202432 min

She Went Missing During a “Digital Detox”? Seeking Justice in the Murder of Trina Hunt

Trina Hunt was a deeply loved, highly respected woman living in Port Moody, British Columbia. She was fun, kind, generous and had a zest for life that most people don’t have. She was married to a man named Iain Hunt, and based on the reporting there didn’t appear to be any major issues in the relationship. However, on January 18th, 2021, he reported her missing after returning from work and not being able to find her. As HIS story goes, he and Trina went to a campsite on January 16th together an...

Jan 11, 202430 min

This Woman “Scamanda” Faked Cancer & Stole Over $400K From People: The Amanda Riley Story

Amanda Riley was an ordinary girl living in Northern California until she wasn't. She was a teenager when she was introduced to the Riley family and, within a matter of years, started a relationship with and got married to Cory Riley. Then, a few years into the marriage, Amanda shared that she had cancer. For the next several years, she would use her blog to describe her journey with the disease and garner sympathy from people in her community and beyond. But the truth? Amanda wasn't sick. She n...

Jan 04, 20241 hr

Mo Wilson’s Killer CAUGHT After Changing Her Appearance & Fleeing the Country

Moriah “Mo” Wilson was a 25-year-old cycling prodigy, and was quickly becoming one of the most famous female cyclists of her time. She was the “up and coming” star of that world, and in May of 2022, was planning on attending a race in Texas where she was expected to win. However, just days before the race, Mo was shot and killed inside a friend’s house. Investigators would quickly learn that Mo had spent the day with Colin Strickland, a guy she dated for about 2 weeks the previous October. Withi...

Dec 21, 202349 min

She Recorded Her Killer Yet Authorities Botched the Investigation: The Murder of Amber Tuccaro

Amber Alyssa Tuccaro was a young mother and member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, living in Fort McMurray, Canada. In August of 2010, while on a trip to Edmonton with her son and a friend, Amber decided to hitchhike into the city, but after doing so, she was never seen again. Her mom reported her missing. However, the RCMP wouldn't listen and didn't care. They did next to nothing to search for Amber and even destroyed her personal belongings. For 2 years, her family was without answers until ...

Dec 14, 202337 min
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