Who was Alfred Packer? Was he America's first Hannibal the Cannibal? On February 9, 1874, Alferd Packer and five other men departed from the camp of Ute Chief Ouray, near what is now Montrose, Colorado. They were resuming a trek that had begun several months earlier in Provo, Utah, hoping to reach newly discovered gold prospects in Breckenridge, Colorado. While the original party was considerably larger, only Packer (as guide) and Israel Swan, Shannon Wilson Bell, George Noon, James Humphrey, an...
Mar 17, 2023•36 min
Checkout Crime Capsule from Killer Podcasts HERE or wherever you get your favorite Podcasts Former SLED employee, Rita Shuler, joins Crime Capsule to discuss the latest in the Murdaugh Murder trial. Retired Special Agent, Lieutenant Rita Y. Shuler, of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is also the author of The Lowcountry Murder of Gwendolyn Elaine Fogle: A Cold Case Solved. Lieutenant Rita Y. Shuler was supervisory special agent of the Forensic Photography Department of the South Carol...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Alex Murdaugh is convicted of killing his wife & son. Thank you to SLED for the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 03, 2023•31 min
On December 20th, 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews was abducted from her sleepy neighborhood north of Denver. Despite extensive searches and a national push for answers her case went cold... until it wasn't. Tune in for Who Killed Jonelle Matthews? If you'd like to support this show directly, you can do so by donating via the Venmo app with my name @bill-huffman-3. Thank you for your continued support. For more information about this case and to stay up to date on the trial starting in October...
Feb 24, 2023•40 min
Over the course of several months in 1982, Spisak, driven by his Nazi beliefs, killed three people at CSU - the Rev. Horace Rickerson; CSU student Brian Warford; and Timothy Sheehan, an assistant superintendent for buildings and grounds at the university. Spisak also shot John Hardaway, a factory worker, and Coletta Dartt, a CSU employee. - Cleveland.com Spisak would go on "hunting parties" and targeted Rickerson, Warford and Hardaway because they were black, according to his parole records. SOU...
Feb 17, 2023•46 min
A big thanks to Jim Harold, the man of a million podcasts, for joining me this week to discuss one of Cleveland’s oldest mysteries, the Torso Killings. Thank YOU for tuning in to this week's episode of Who Killed...? As a reminder, I drop new episodes of Who Killed…? every Friday, wherever you get your favorite podcasts. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT, you can do so the show via the Venmo app with my username @whokilled. Every contribution helps keep these podcasts running. If you do enjoy this po...
Feb 10, 2023•47 min
On today’s episode we are going to start a look into the Kirtland Cult Killings from 1989 in Kirtland, Ohio. Located in Lake County and only a 25 minute drive east of Cleveland the small town became a national story in January 1990. After moving to town, Lundgren became a lay minister in Kirtland for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Dale Luffman, president of the northeast Ohio chapter of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, said Lundgren worke...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 20 min
On this week's episode we look into the horrible crimes committed by racist Joseph Paul Franklin. From 1977-1980, Franklin raged his very own race war as he traveled the country murdering at his discretion. This is truly one of the worst people I have ever researched. A riveting, cautionary tale rooted in history that continues to echo today, The Killer's Shadow is a terrifying and essential exploration of the criminal personality in the vile grip of extremism and what happens when rage-filled s...
Jan 27, 2023•40 min
Blind Rage is the newest true crime podcast original from Killer Podcasts. Carol Costello is a former CNN anchor and is now hosting her own podcast, Blind Rage. Phyllis Cottle was going to her car on West Exchange in Akron, in a parking lot near where she worked.Herring approached her with a knife. She honked the horn and screamed, but no one helped. Bystanders thought it was a domestic situation.He pushed her into the passenger seat and took off, later raping her, blinding her, tying her up, an...
Jan 20, 2023•59 min
This week's guest, Nic Edwards, is the co-host of the wildly successful and entertaining podcast, True Crime Garage . In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, between 3 am and 4 am, four University of Idaho college students were stabbed to death in a shared rental home close to campus, in which three of them resided. Four University of Idaho students were killed: Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21. Chapin was a freshman, Kernodle was a junior...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min
In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, between 3 am and 4 am, four University of Idaho college students were stabbed to death in a shared rental home close to campus, in which three of them resided. Four University of Idaho students were killed: Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21. Chapin was a freshman, Kernodle was a junior, and Goncalves and Mogen were both seniors. This week's guest, Matthew T. Mangino, is the former district attorney of...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 12 min
On this week’s episode we will take a look back to 19-45 when a mysterious fire broke out on Christmas Eve at the Sodder family home. One of my main sources for this story comes from an article written in the New York Post from 1975, detailing the strange circumstances surrounding this fire. The kids had received their presents earlier in the evening so they were excited and wanted to play with their toys. The parents went to bed at 10:30 p.m. Jennie began to smell smoke around 1:30 am and she r...
Dec 30, 2022•46 min
Sources: Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office THE CASE: On November 20, 2006 the four victims were found in the drainage ditch behind the Golden Key Motel in West Atlantic City (Egg Harbor Township). The drainage ditch contains fresh water run-off and is also tidal measuring five feet deep and ten feet across. It runs parallel with Route 322. Kim Raffo was the first victim discovered when her body was located by two women out for a walk. They were walking along a path that ran parallel to the drain...
Dec 23, 2022•38 min
Jay Orbin was allegedly murdered by his ex-wife Marjorie Orbin, join me and her attorney as we discuss her case. This week's guest is author and criminal defense attorney Kerrie Droban. She believes she has evidence to help her client Marjorie Orbin who has been locked up for 18 years. Join us as we discuss this wild and infuriating case. Marjorie Ann Orbin murdered her husband Jay Orbin in Phoenix, Arizona on or about September 8, 2004 - which would have been his 45th birthday. Orbin was a jewe...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min
From Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office: "Prosecutor Tyner said law enforcement needs the public’s help as the investigation continues 12 years later. “Somebody knows something about this case. Somebody has to know something,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner says of the discovery on Nov. 20, 2006, of the bodies of Kim Raffo, Molly Dilts, Barbara Breidor and Tracy Roberts that were dumped in a drainage ditch in West Atlantic City. “At the end of the day, Kim Raffo, Molly Dilts, Barbara B...
Dec 15, 2022•45 min
From Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office: "Prosecutor Tyner said law enforcement needs the public’s help as the investigation continues 12 years later. “Somebody knows something about this case. Somebody has to know something,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner says of the discovery on Nov. 20, 2006, of the bodies of Kim Raffo, Molly Dilts, Barbara Breidor and Tracy Roberts that were dumped in a drainage ditch in West Atlantic City. “At the end of the day, Kim Raffo, Molly Dilts, Barbara B...
Dec 11, 2022•46 min
From Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office: "Prosecutor Tyner said law enforcement needs the public’s help as the investigation continues 12 years later. “Somebody knows something about this case. Somebody has to know something,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner says of the discovery on Nov. 20, 2006, of the bodies of Kim Raffo, Molly Dilts, Barbara Breidor and Tracy Roberts that were dumped in a drainage ditch in West Atlantic City. “At the end of the day, Kim Raffo, Molly Dilts, Barbara B...
Dec 09, 2022•35 min
From the Moscow, ID., Police , "Detectives are looking for context to the events and people involved in these murders. To assist with the ongoing investigation, any odd or out-of-the-ordinary events that took place should be reported. Our focus is the investigation, not the activities. Your information, whether you believe it is significant or not, might be a piece of the puzzle to help investigators solve these murders." Telephone: 208-883-7180 Email: tipline@ci.moscow.id.us Digital Media: fbi....
Dec 02, 2022•41 min
Join me and Mike Morford from the Criminology Podcast as we discuss the #GoldenStateKiller. This is one of the most high profile cases, maybe ever, and Mike is basically an encyclopedia on this case. If you like the shows we produce, you can help us stay independent by donating on Slo Burn Media by clicking on the donate button on the right-hand side of sloburnmedia.com, which is slo minus the w, or via the Venmo app with my username @bill-huffman-3. Any amount is appreciated and it really doe...
Nov 25, 2022•47 min
MOSCOW, Idaho — Law enforcement has released the names of four University of Idaho students found dead Sunday, Nov. 13, in an off-campus apartment in a suspected homicide. The students were: Ethan Chapin, a freshman from Mount Vernon, Washington, and a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity majoring in recreation, sport and tourism management in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences; Xana Kernodle, a junior from Post Falls majoring in marketing in the College of Business and Economics ...
Nov 22, 2022•27 min
BREAKING NEWS...THIS DEATH HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RULED A HOMICIDE! On this week’s episode we are going to look into one of the most mysterious deaths in Cleveland in the last decade, the death of 22 year old Corey Barron of Fremont, Ohio. The day started off with high expectations as Corey and his friends were heading to a country music concert featuring Jason Aldean. They were headed to Progressive Field, where the Cleveland Indian’s play. It was meant to be a night of fun with friends and a few ...
Nov 18, 2022•39 min
On June 18, 2010, police discover a body buried in the wine cellar of a Victorian mansion in Old Louisville. James Carroll, shot and stabbed the year before, has lain for 7 months in a plastic storage bin—his temporary coffin. Homeowner Jeffrey Mundt and his boyfriend, Joseph Banis, point the finger at each other in what locals dub The Pink Triangle Murder. On the surface, this killing appears to be a crime of passion, a sordid love tryst gone wrong in a creepy old house. But as author David Dom...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In 1982, the nation was living in fear. One by one people in the Chicago area were dying. No one knew why — or who would be next. Law enforcement mobilized to answer the what, who and why. The what was Tylenol, laced with cyanide, placed randomly on store shelves to kill unsuspecting victims. But the who and the why? That would elude investigators for decades. If you think you know the story of the Tylenol Murders, think again. Award-winning Chicago Tribune investigative reporters Christy Gutows...
Nov 04, 2022•41 min
Here is today's press conference announcing the arrest of Richard Allen in connection to the deaths of Libby German & Abigail Williams. Today is the day these families have been waiting for since 2017. On Monday, February 13th, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the two young girls were let off near the Monon High Bridge, an abandoned rail bridge over Deer Creek to walk around and hang out. They were to be picked up later in the afternoon, but did not show up there at the previously arranged time. ...
Oct 31, 2022•23 min
In 1982, the nation was living in fear. One by one people in the Chicago area were dying. No one knew why — or who would be next. Law enforcement mobilized to answer the what, who and why. The what was Tylenol, laced with cyanide, placed randomly on store shelves to kill unsuspecting victims. But the who and the why? That would elude investigators for decades. If you think you know the story of the Tylenol Murders, think again. Award-winning Chicago Tribune investigative reporters Christy Gutows...
Oct 28, 2022•55 min
On Tuesday, March 24, 2009, shortly before 7:00 am, Lisa Marie Leckie’s (Johnson) body was discovered by her common-law husband Derek Stacey after he returned home from working the nightshift.Lisa was only 25 years old at the time of her murder. SUBSCRIBE to The True Crime Files HERE: https://thetruecrimefiles.com/unsolved-murder-of-lisa-leckie-podcast/TCF Episode on Lisa LeckieDon’t forget to head on over to The True Crime Files to check out our true crime articles and to subscribe to our month...
Oct 21, 2022•59 min
Using the online moniker “Dread Pirate Roberts,” or “DPR,” ULBRICHT controlled and oversaw every aspect of Silk Road, and managed a staff of paid, online administrators and computer programmers who assisted with the day-to-day operation of the site. Through his ownership and operation of Silk Road, ULBRICHT reaped commissions worth more than $13 million generated from the illicit sales conducted through the site. ULBRICHT also demonstrated a willingness to use violence to protect his criminal en...
Oct 14, 2022•51 min
We have reached episode 200 of Who Killed...? and to honor the occasion I am once again joined by Nic of the True Crime Garage Podcast . Sources: Nic Uncovered.com: https://uncovered.com/cases/nancy-eagleson WTOL 11 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBHHC_hYDY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 07, 2022•53 min
We have reached episode 199 of Who Killed...? and to honor the occasion I am once again joined by Nic of the True Crime Garage Podcast . Sources: Nic Uncovered.com: https://uncovered.com/cases/nancy-eagleson WTOL 11 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBHHC_hYDY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 30, 2022•57 min
Sherri Papini was found alive on Thanksgiving morning, three weeks after her alleged abduction. Although the circumstances surrounding the 34-year-old mother's disappearance and return are unusual, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said he has "no reason to disbelieve" the California woman's story. - Inquisitir Papini was reported missing after she went out for a jog near her Shasta County home in Northern California. Three weeks later, she was found injured and alone on a highway about 140 mile...
Sep 23, 2022•48 min
