On December 23, 1996, the body of 39-year-old Sophie Toscan du Plantier was discovered by her neighbor outside her holiday home in West Cork, Ireland. Who would commit such a heinous crime just days before Christmas? Listen to part one as we cover the early days of the investigation.
In 1870 the Bloody Benders obtained a 160-acre property along the Osage Trail and established a general supply store and inn for weary travelers. In 1871 bodies were discovered nearby and the disappearance of a prominent doctor soon lead his family and the surrounding community to suspect that all was not right at The Bender Inn.
In 2008, 38-year-old John Altinger emailed friends that he was taking off to Costa Rica with a woman he just met. They were shocked by this turn of events. Listen to the story of how good friends stopped Mark Twitchel. A budding serial killer who fancied himself after the TV character Dexter.
An abandoned car was found on a New Jersey bridge. Was it a missing person case, or something more? What happened to 19-year-old Sarah Stern? The answer sent shock waves through the close-knit community of Neptune. Listen to the story of how a young woman’s childhood friends committed the ultimate betrayal.
In August of 1969, the city of Memphis, Tennessee was living in fear due to a spree killer on the loose. For 29 days a killer terrorized the citizen of Memphis. Learn how George Howard Putt kept a city on edge never knowing where or when he would strike again.
Hallways that lead to nowhere, soundproof rooms with trap doors and chutes that drop into vats of acid. This is what some unexpecting guests encountered when checking into H.H. Holmes Chicago hotel in the 1890s. Listen to the story of one of the most deranged serial killers in America’s history.
Twenty-five years after a young school teacher, Christy Mirack, was senselessly murdered new DNA technology lead investigators to an arrest. Listen to the story of how a man, known as DJ Freeze, lived in plain sight with authorities never knowing of his connection to the murder until ancestry genealogy brought him to justice.
When an elderly man passes away it’s assumed it was due to his numerous health issues. No crime here, right? Have you ever heard the phrase, “loose lips sink ships?” Listen to the story of Anthony Tomaselli and how that phrase brought to light a murder that may have never been discovered.
In April 1966, 18-year-old Pamela Sue Rimmer would be found murdered in rural Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Her killer would soon confess claiming it all started with a misunderstanding but did it? Listen to the case and hear how Jon Yount would evade justice for a time with the help of his prison pen pal.
On a hot summer day in June 1975, a firefighter in California was called to put out a fire in one of the barbeque pits in China Camp State Park. Initially thought to be the remains of an animal left behind by hunter. Listen and find out why Marlene Olive orchestrated her parents murders.