#116 - Oakland, California resident, Laurie Wolfe, lived the kind of life many people strive for. At 57-years-old, she had become a successful business and property owner. She was a wife, daughter, and good friend. But everything came crashing down on July 6, 2014, when her husband, Joseph Bontempo, discovered her lifeless body at the bottom of the couple's staircase. When the police arrived at the house, Joseph told the first responders his wife must have accidentally slipped down the stairs. B...
Mar 21, 2022•55 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast #115 - In 1995, a woman died inside the Plaza Hotel in Oslo, Norway, from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. When the police attempted to identify the woman, they discovered she checked into the hotel three days earlier with a fake name. The police initially thought the woman had committed suicide. But as they got deeper into the investigation, they realized there could be much more to this woman's death. Who is the real Jennifer Fairgate? And how did she end up dead inside the Plaza Hotel? Sup...
Mar 14, 2022•52 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast #114 - Between 1981 and 1983, women in Fort Lauderdale, Ocala, Miami, and Dade County, Florida, were terrorized by a serial rapist. In his terror, the Classified Ad Rapist assaulted over 50 women. The rapist targeted women through the Penny Saver, who placed classified ads. In 1984, the suspect graduated from rape to murder. Over eight months, the Classified Ad Rapist brutally murdered at least 10 women in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Throughout the investigation, the police recovered one cons...
Mar 07, 2022•48 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast #113 - On August 29, 2009, Glynn County, Georgia police received a 911 call from 22-year-old Guy Heinze Jr. He told them his entire family had been beaten to death inside their trailer home. Once authorities arrived at the trailer park, they found eight people dead. The police quickly suspected Guy Jr murdered his entire family over money and painkillers. But not everyone believes Guy Jr is guilty. After listening to the forensic evidence, you can decide for yourself if you think he's innocent o...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast #112 - On March 6, 1959, nine-year-old Candice "Candy" Rogers disappeared while selling Camp Fire mints around her Spokane, Washington, neighborhood. Two weeks later, the police discovered her body buried in the woods. The gruesome discovery revealed that her killer kidnapped and sexually assaulted her before murdering her. Initially, the police received thousands of tips that led to several possible suspects. But as the months turned to years, the murder of Candice Rogers became known as the st...
Feb 21, 2022•42 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast #111 - Lisa Marie Kimmel, 18-years-old, disappeared while driving from Denver, Colorado, to her parent's house in Billings, Montana in March 1988. On her way home, she drove her black 1988 Honda CR-X with its personalized Montana license plate, "LILMISS." One week later, a fisherman discovered her body floating in the North Platte River near Casper, Wyoming. Based on the autopsy findings, investigators believed someone killed Lisa on March 26th. However, during their investigation, the police re...
Feb 14, 2022•51 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast #110- In January 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her condo in Orlando, Florida. Two days after she disappeared, her car was found abandoned in a nearby apartment complex. Security footage installed at the complex captured an individual seen driving and parking Jennifer's car on the day she went missing. Unfortunately, the camera didn't record a continuous video and only captured an image every three seconds. Every three seconds this individual was somehow able to obscure their ...
Feb 07, 2022•56 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast #109 - In March 1998, the Bradley family embarked on a trip of a lifetime on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas. Just a few days into the trip, 23-year-old Amy Bradley mysteriously went missing from the ship. Years after her disappearance, the Bradley family received photographs of a woman posted to an escort website that closely resembled their daughter. Despite many possible sightings of Amy over the years, she has still never been found. Was she killed on the cruise ship and t...
Jan 31, 2022•53 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast #108 - In October 2009, Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn and daughter Madyson mysteriously disappeared. They left their home in Eufaula, Oklahoma to look at a 40-acre plot of land near Red Oak they considered buying. When the police were notified about their disappearance, they found the family's abandoned truck in the woods with their dog still inside. Their skeletal remains were found four years later in November 2013. After a lengthy investigation into their deaths, the police still don't kn...
Jan 24, 2022•50 min•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast #107 - On Sunday, July 22, 2001, just three weeks before her wedding, 28-year-old Niqui McCown disappeared after doing laundry at a laundromat in Richmond, Indiana. A few months into the investigation, the police found her SUV parked at an apartment complex 40 miles away. Inside the car, they found her neatly folded laundry still inside laundry baskets. Even with two prime suspects, her case turned cold. What happened to Niqui McCown in July 2001? Support My Work If you love the show, the easies...
Jan 17, 2022•50 min•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast #106 - On March 31, 2006, 27-year-old medical student Brian Shaffer went out with friends to celebrate the Spring Break holiday from classes. Sometime around 2:00 am Brian was separated from his friends. Security cameras around the bar where Brian and his friends went captured Brian entering but never leaving. Brian Shaffer has not been seen or heard from since. How did Brian manage to leave the bar without detection? Is he still alive? And what happened to him? Support My Work If you love the s...
Jan 10, 2022•48 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast #105 - One early morning in June 2007, the Vaughn family left their home to drive to a water park in Springfield, Illinois. At 5:15 am, a motorist driving on I-55 spotted Christopher Vaughn bleeding and limping away with his parked SUV. When the motorist asked if he had been in a car accident, Christopher replied, "No, I think my wife shot me." But when the police arrived on the scene, not everything about Christopher's story added up. And once crime scene technicians arrived, they found blood i...
Jan 03, 2022•49 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast #104 - In March 1995, Fort Worth Police officers responded to a 911 call about an apparent suicide. The caller, Warren Horinek, told first responders that his wife, Bonnie, shot and hilled herself. But when the police arrived at the house, he changed his story. Although the Fort Worth police and District Attorney's office refused to charge Warren with his wife's death, a Grand Jury indicted Warren on first-degree murders charges. At trial, the prosecution and defense shared two very different st...
Dec 27, 2021•47 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast #103 - In September 2003, Alan and Diane Johnson were shot in cold-blood in their Bellevue, Idaho home. The couple's 16-year-old daughter, Sarah Johnson, was the only other person inside the home when the shooting took place. Suspicions fell on Sarah's story after the police discovered key evidence inside a trash can behind the house. Support My Work If you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive rating with a review. You can also tell your family and frie...
Dec 20, 2021•50 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast #102 - On July 29, 2012, two police officers from the Jonesboro, Arkansas, Police Department pulled over a vehicle containing three males. One of the passengers was 21-year-old Chavis Carter. After discovering that Chavis had a small amount of marijuana on him and he had an active warrant, the police handcuffed him and placed him in the back of the patrol car. Within minutes, Chavis was shot in the head with a stolen .38 caliber Cobra pistol. After an autopsy was performed, the forensic patholog...
Dec 13, 2021•43 min•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast #101 - A teenager from Silver Spring, Maryland, was found hanging from a tree in 1986. Even though the teen was only one month away from starting college and seemed to have a bright future ahead of him, the police ruled his death a suicide. On what would have been his 25th birthday, the teen's mother received a mysterious envelope on her doorstep. Inside the envelope were official crime scene photographs that showed him wearing someone else's clothing. Why did Keith Warren commit suicide while w...
Dec 06, 2021•49 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast #100 - In 2005, 19-year-old Missouri native, LaVena Johnson was deployed to serve in Iraq. Eight weeks into her tour, fellow soldiers found LaVena's body inside a contractor's tent on base. She had been shot with her own M-16 automatic rifle, which was found lying next to her on the ground. After a quick investigation, the Army ruled her death a suicide. However, her death became suspicious after the Army released her body to the Johnson family.Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest wa...
Nov 29, 2021•50 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast #099 - In January 1984, murder arrived in Colorado for a 12-day stay. Over 12 long days, the cities of Aurora and Lakewood, Colorado, were terrorized by a real-life boogeyman. His M.O. was horrifying yet simple and effective. He targeted strangers. He raped women and children and then bludgeoned them to death. But just as quickly as he arrived in Colorado, the Hammer Killer mysteriously vanished. Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positiv...
Nov 22, 2021•47 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast #098 - On July 22, 2015, twelve year old David Bever called 911 to report that his brother was attacking his family. When the police and paramedics arrived at the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, home they found five dead family members, one who was severely injured, and another who was found unharmed. A short investigation led to the arrest of the Bever's two older sons. What drove two teenage boys to brutally murder their entire family? Can their behavior be explained by forensic psychology? Listen to ...
Nov 15, 2021•50 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast #097 - In 2007, 36-year-old Hugues De La Plaza, a sound engineer with dual U.S. and France citizenship was found mysteriously dead inside his locked San Francisco apartment. Security cameras outside his apartment don't show anyone else coming or leaving from the apartment and the forensic evidence lead the police to explore the possibility Hugues committed suicide. However, Hugues' family strongly disagrees and point to mysterious evidence that suggests he was murdered.Support My WorkIf you love...
Nov 08, 2021•48 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast #096 - Linda Stermer was convicted of murder and arson after the police say she set their home on fire to murder her husband and ran him over with the couple's van. However, Linda says she's completely innocent. According to her, her husband, Todd, was the one who intentionally set the house on fire and she accidentally ran him over. What does the forensic evidence say happened?Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive rating with a rev...
Nov 01, 2021•53 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast #095 - In May 2006, Rey Rivera disappeared from his Baltimore home after receiving a mysterious phone call. A week later his body was discovered beneath a hole in the roof of the Belvedere Hotel. The Baltimore Police suspect that Rey probably committed suicide but the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death are disputed. Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive rating with a review. You can also tell your family and frien...
Oct 25, 2021•54 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast #094 - In May 2004, the body of 23-year-old Alonzo Brooks was found In La Cynge, Kansas, 27 days after he was reported missing. He was last seen attending a house party with friends but he never returned home from the party. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death promoted the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate Alonzo's death. But after months and years of investigating, no one could figure out how Alonzo died. Or if his death ...
Oct 18, 2021•47 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast #093 - In September 2010, Florida sheriff deputies are called to the scene of an apparent suicide. When the police arrived at the condo, they realized the condo belonged to a fellow deputy within the department. Inside the bathroom, they found deputy Jeremy Bank's girlfriend, Michelle O'Connell dead from a gunshot wound to the head. There was Jeremy's service weapon on one side of her body. And a bottle of prescription pills on the other side.Was this a textbook case of suicide? Or was there som...
Oct 11, 2021•48 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast #092 - In May 2008, 13-year old Aarushi Talwar was discovered dead in her bedroom by her parents, Dr. Nupur and Dr. Rajesh Talwar in Noida, India. The Talwars suspected that the family's live-in servant, Hemraj Banjade, was Aarushi's killer. But Hemraj was nowhere to be found after the murder.Early on in the investigation, the police failed to secure the crime scene and caused valuable forensic evidence to be contaminated. Will this case ever be solved?Support My WorkIf you love the show, the ea...
Oct 04, 2021•54 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast #091 - On April 27, 2012, mother and wife Lisa Cutler was found dead in her bathtub. Lisa's husband, Chad, insisted to the police that his wife committed suicide. Can forensic science help determine whether Lisa's death was an accident, suicide, or murder?Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive rating with a review. You can also tell your family and friends about Forensic Tales.Patreon - If you would like to get early AD-free access t...
Sep 27, 2021•52 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast #090 - On August 22, 1990, Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson drove to “Lovers Lane” in a wooded area of Houston. They were never seen alive again. Cheryl’s body was found underneath a fence not too far from Andy’s abandoned car. She’d been sexually assaulted and murdered. Andy’s body was discovered tied to a nearby tree. His throat had been slashed so deeply that his head was nearly decapitated. Houston police obtained DNA evidence from the killer. But after decades of searching, no suspects have e...
Sep 20, 2021•55 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast #089 - In 1992, a Tennessee man who worked at the Knoxville Zoo was arrested for murdering four local women. But after his arrest, he claimed he wasn't the person responsible for the murder. It was his alter-ego, Kyle. Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive rating with a review. You can also tell your family and friends about Forensic Tales.Patreon - If you would like to get early AD-free access to new episodes, have access to exclus...
Sep 13, 2021•42 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast #088 - Since 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have washed up onshore in British Columbia, Canada, and the United States. Many of the feet were discovered still inside a single shoe. The shocking discoveries led many to believe there was a serial on the loose with a foot fetish. Could forensic science explain why so many feet washed ashore?Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive rating with a review. You can also tell your family ...
Sep 06, 2021•39 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast #087 - In December 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered inside an Austin, Texas "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Shop." Even though suspects have been arrested over the years, the case remains unsolved three decades later. Can DNA evidence obtained from the crime scene help solve this 30-year old case?Support My WorkIf you love the show, the easiest way to show your support is by leaving us a positive rating with a review. You can also tell your family and friends about Forensic Tales.Pat...
Aug 30, 2021•48 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast 
