Portland, Oregon. Home to the Martin family. Widely seen as pillars of their community, they were loved and respected by those who knew them. In December 1958, the family were getting ready for Christmas and what started as a normal holiday period would soon end with some of the most sinister disappearances police had seen. This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds: https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_w Patreon 🖤 https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCrimina...
Apr 09, 2024•31 min
February 1997. It was a beautiful day in Hastings, England. Families were out enjoying the sunshine and making the most of the school half-term holiday. The peace of this small town would soon be shattered and the hunt would be on to catch a dangerous offender, in a case that would captivate Britain.Listen to Naomi's podcast 'Real' here ➡️ https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcasthttps://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://pastebin.com/B35K5NLgPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy ...
Mar 30, 2024•56 min
The mob. Those two words alone conjure up so many images and thoughts, and one city immediately comes to mind - New York City. Most people knew not to mess with them, and the brutal ramifications of doing so were well known. When one couple humiliated the mob in a series of robberies, revenge was swiftly promised. This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds: https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_w Patreon 🖤 https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1 Buy Me ...
Mar 26, 2024•26 min
One warm spring evening, in March 2009, 8 year old Sandra Cantu skipped out of her house to go and play with her friends before dinner. But several hours later when it was time to eat, Sandra was nowhere… and within a day over 200 officers would be looking for her. What had happened to her, would leave her small community shattered and sickened.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Sources 📝https://controlc.com/c7f145acPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycrimi...
Mar 23, 2024•42 min
When emergency services in England responded to a call to a train station, they had no idea the horror that was about to unfold. They would uncover a series of crimes spanning decades, a web of manipulation and lies and missed opportunities to protect those most vulnerable.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://pastebin.com/Xj2VtLp2#google_vignettePatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulyc...
Mar 16, 2024•23 min
August 29th 2014 was the start of Labour Day weekend, and Christina Morris, like many others, wanted to be out with friends. At close to 4am, everyone started making their way home and Christina set off for her car. The next morning however, her car was still parked in the same spot and it was clear she hadn't got there...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/7386b6dbPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️h...
Mar 09, 2024•33 min
At just 20 years old, Dorothy Stratten had one of the most well known faces and names in Hollywood. But it had been far from easy getting there. It all started with a chance encounter at a Dairy Queen, one which would change her life forever. But with this meeting, came a pain and heartbreak which would plague the young stars short life… until everything reached a devastating end, in August, 1980. This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds: https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&a...
Mar 03, 2024•31 min
Sunday 13th March 2011, Burgh le Marsh, England. When a call came in to the emergency services that a building was on fire and someone was trapped, firefighters quickly rushed to the scene. However, it soon became apparent that this was no accident. The fire had been started to cover a trail of lies and those lies were about to be exposed.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://pastebin.com/x8LL83NyPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Bu...
Mar 02, 2024•25 min
When Miya Marcano failed to board her plane home to see her family, everyone knew something was wrong. When they saw the state of her apartment, this further cemented their fears. But it was their gut instinct about a man working in her complex, that would start to give them the answers they needed…https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Our email is for business enquiries only.Sources 📝https://controlc.com/19509a10Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee....
Feb 24, 2024•31 min
July 2016, Metamora, Ohio.Sierah Joughin and her boyfriend were out riding their bikes along the winding rural roads.They soon separated, and Josh asked her to call him when she was home. But a few hours passed, and his phone stayed silent. Sierah hadn't made it home...https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Our email is for business enquiries only.Sources 📝https://controlc.com/fe85c2b0Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to...
Feb 17, 2024•27 min
In August 2010, high school sweethearts Gary and Linda Haas set off in their trailer for their annual camping trip to Colorado. Since retiring, travelling was something they loved to do, and Colorado was their favourite place. What started as a dream vacation for the couple, would soon turn into an unbelievable twisted nightmare. This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds: https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_w Patreon 🖤 https://www.patreon.com/TrulyC...
Feb 14, 2024•27 min
6th July 2022. Police in Bradford were out searching for a high-risk missing woman who hadn’t been seen since the 25th of June. While going through an area of wasteland, they would come across a truly horrifying scene. The investigation would take them very close to home as the hunt to uncover the truth began.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/56c81f78Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.bu...
Feb 10, 2024•26 min
In June, 2011, Lauren Giddings was studying hard to take the bar exam, and doing little else. So when a few texts and calls went unanswered, it wasn't initially alarming. But as hours turned into days, it was clear something was wrong. Where was Lauren Giddings?https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Our email is for business enquiries only.Sources 📝https://controlc.com/e9c68c8cPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter...
Feb 03, 2024•44 min
Jerica Banks' routine was clockwork. Her mother said she was a creature of habit. She always called, she always answered, and everyone always knew where she was. So when she failed to show up to brunch with her family, and her phone was going unanswered something was definitely wrong. Jerica and her two daughters were missing.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://pastebin.com/Wb4zkiRbPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee...
Jan 27, 2024•27 min
February, 1977. Star Stowe was the centrefold of one of the world’s most popular magazines: Playboy. She was not only now a world-famous model, but in a relationship with one of the most famous musicians on the planet. After years of trying to find success, it seemed that everything has fallen into place for her. Just 20 years later, her life would be brutally cut short. A suspected serial was prowling the streets, someone who, to this day, has not been caught. This episode was researched and wr...
Jan 22, 2024•29 min
Shipman, Virginia. August, 2013. When 17-year-old Alexis Murphy went shopping in a nearby town, it was just your typical Saturday. She was always online, come rain or shine, so when she failed to make her 11pm curfew, and hadn’t posted in a few hours, something instantly felt wrong. Alexis was missing. And her case would spark a huge investigation, one that would only reach its conclusion 7 years later.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/a9b1e891Patreon 🖤https://patre...
Jan 13, 2024•22 min
On the morning of October 9th, 2020, Jamie Faith and his wife Jennifer were taking their dog for a walk, when a masked man came up behind them and fired 9 shots. 7 of them, hitting Jamie and killing him. As the months passed, the case started to unravel. A shocking, sordid and twisted story would come to light... one that left everyone completely stunned.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/7c051141Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://w...
Jan 06, 2024•39 min
For many, New Year's Eve is a chance to say goodbye to the previous year and ring in the upcoming one with those nearest and dearest; for 21-year-old Rachel Moran, this was no different. She set off back to her flat, which was less than a mile away, and told her mother she would call as soon as she got in. But as the hours ticked by, that call never came. Before long, it became the biggest search operation ever undertaken by Humberside Police as everyone was left wondering - what had happened to...
Dec 30, 2023•31 min
Grapevine is the Christmas capital of Texas. Every year, people go all out for the holiday period with something for everyone. On Christmas morning 2011, all was quiet and peaceful; that was until 11:34 AM. Police received a 911 call from a house, and what they found that morning was one of the worst crimes the police department had ever seen.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupi...
Dec 23, 2023•22 min
On April 6th 2012, the small, sleepy and rural hamlet of Griekwastad, would be rocked by a triple murder. A 15 year old boy ran into the police station shouting that his parents and sister had been killed. It was a crime unlike anything anyone living there had experienced before, and a shocking investigation would begin to unravel.To this day, it remains one of the most notorious and controversial cases to come out of Northern Cape in South Africa.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https:...
Dec 16, 2023•40 min
When a little girl was admitted to a hospital in Warwickshire, England in 2018, it appeared to be nothing more than a child being unwell. All that would change within a matter of weeks, and police would be searching for the truth amidst a web of lies.Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.ap...
Dec 12, 2023•25 min
When Ronan Kanda returned home from a day with friends on 29th June 2022, he had loads to be excited about. He had just completed his GCSE exams and looked forward to starting his A-Levels. Without warning, everything would change and a community would be left in shock by a horrifying act of violence.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Further Resources ⬇️ Life Or Knife: https://lifeorknife.west-midlands.police.uk/Lives Not Knives: https://www.livesnotknives.org/The Ben Kinsella Trust: https://benki...
Dec 02, 2023•23 min
In January 2022, news about the murder of a young teacher in Tullamore, Ireland, would start to ripple through the media. It was soon a case on everyones minds, both in Ireland and much further afield. Every case is horrific, but certain cases leave a lasting and profound impact in huge ways... in ways we have not experienced before. And in the words of the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the case of 23 year old Ashling Murphy has “united the nation in solidarity and revulsion”.https://linktr.ee/trulycr...
Nov 25, 2023•31 min
Essex, England. March 2018. Police received a series only disturbing phone calls. A family were being stalked. As the harassment continued to get worse, it would soon culminate in a shocking act of violence.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1https://music.apple.com/gb/arti...
Nov 18, 2023•31 min
Between May 2011 and June 2013 Dr Christopher Duntsch performed surgery on 38 people. 32 were left with life changing injuries, in some cases completely paralysed, and 2 would die.This case for many reasons is nothing short of frightening, and contemplating the amount of damage caused by one person in such a position of trust and power is hard to fathom...https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources: https://controlc.com/b56179c9Duntsch's emails: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4952350-Occam-...
Nov 12, 2023•54 min
Bolton, 2020. When 7-year-old Emily Jones went to the park with her father on Mother's Day, she was excited to see her mom there and ride around the park on her scooter. The peace and quiet of that afternoon would be shattered when a shocking and brutal act of violence was carried out.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/5e09ac5fPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycrimi...
Nov 04, 2023•32 min
This episode is in collaboration with Naomi Channell over at Real podcast. She has a ten-part deep dive into this case, complete with interviews and first-hand recordings. Please go and check her podcast out, she is the best - https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5c7c7a1a-6e6b-4426-8395-3fbf92695aa1Special thank you to Ronay Crompton who runs the Justice For Charlene Downes Campaign https://www.justiceforcharlenedownes.co.uk/https://linktr.ee/trulycrimi...
Nov 01, 2023•34 min
On Thanksgiving weekend 2022, residents in a small cul-de-sac in Riverside, California, noticed a red Kia Soul driving around the area. The driver would get out and walk around for a while before driving off. Neighbours thought it strange and contacted the police. Little did anyone know, just a few hours later, a house would be up in flames and the police would be on the hunt for a murderer and kidnapper. Support the show https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1 Patreon 🖤 https://patreon.com/trulycrimi...
Oct 28, 2023•34 min
Heather Elvis was a much-loved young waitress from South Carolina. In 2013, when she failed to return home from a date, people where immediately concerned and a missing persons case was now underway. What police uncovered in their investigations was a story of jealousy, bitterness and a campaign of harassment to destroy Heather's life.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wStephen is also an accomplished author...
Oct 22, 2023•34 min
Today's case takes us to the United States, home to Reagan Tokes. When Reagan failed to contact her family after leaving a late-night shift near her university, everyone knew something was wrong. What had happened to Reagan was absolutely horrifying and resulted in a much-needed change in the law in Ohio. A string of catastrophic failures had led to the ultimate tragedy.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/282adeb5Support the showhttps://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Patreon ...
Oct 14, 2023•43 min
