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Language: en True Crime
Last Checked: 2025-07-29 21:19:03

MURDERED: Kristin David

28 Jul 2025

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22-year-old Kristin David was missing for over a week before her remains were found in the Snake Riv...

MISSING: Amy Bradley

24 Jul 2025

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We hear you, Crime Junkies! We’ve seen the Amy Bradley Is Missing documentary on Netflix, and we s...

SERIAL KILLER: The Lewis-Clark Valley Murders

21 Jul 2025

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In the late 70s and early 80s, the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley was rocked by multiple disappearances a...

INFAMOUS: University of Idaho Murders

14 Jul 2025

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Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, four University of Idaho students ...

MISSING: John & Shelly Markley

Mon, 7 Jul

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In 1995, a married couple vanishes from their Ohio home without a trace, leaving behind their five k...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Jeannette Bishop May & Gabriella Guerin

Mon, 30 Jun

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In 1980, the ex-wife of a British aristocrat and her Italian friend vanished from a small ski resort...

MISSING: Jennifer, Sidney, & Monique

Mon, 23 Jun

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When a young mom and her two small daughters disappear without a trace from Topeka, Kansas, in May 2...

MURDERED: Jennifer Farber Dulos

Mon, 16 Jun

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When Jennifer Farber Dulos vanished after dropping her five children off at school in New Canaan, Co...

MISSING: The Gospel Trio

Mon, 9 Jun

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In 1980, two women and a two-year-old girl seemingly vanish into thin air on their way back from a g...

UPDATE: Kimberly Doss

Mon, 2 Jun

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After a fourteen-year-old goes missing from her boyfriend’s home in Iowa in 1980, her mother puts ...

MURDERED: Peggy Hettrick Part 2

Tue, 27 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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When Peggy Hettrick’s body was found in an open field in Fort Collins, Colorado, police rushed to ...

MURDERED: Peggy Hettrick Part 1

Mon, 26 May

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When Peggy Hettrick’s body was found in an open field in Fort Collins, Colorado, police rushed to ...

SERIAL KILLER: The Doodler

Mon, 19 May

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In the 1970s, few places on earth were more queer-friendly than San Francisco. But it wasn’t all d...

MURDERED: Kala Williams & Heather Higgins

Mon, 12 May

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Kala Williams was 20 years old when her family stopped hearing from her. Weeks later, her body was d...

MISSING: The Mishawaka Girls

Tue, 6 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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Nic Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a dinky apartment in her hometown of Mish...

SURVIVED: Fallon Farinacci

Mon, 5 May

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In honor of May being National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Month, Brit sits do...

INFAMOUS: The Westside Park Murders

Mon, 28 Apr

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In September of 1985, two teenagers drove into Westside Park but, tragically, never left the park al...

MURDERED: Solomon Robinson

Mon, 21 Apr

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A young soldier, home on leave, should have been safe in his own neighborhood. Instead, 19-year-old ...

MURDERED: The Feeney Family

Mon, 14 Apr

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When the family of a beloved high school teacher is brutally killed, investigators race to make sens...

MURDERED: Charlotte Grabbe

Mon, 7 Apr

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After a woman goes missing, it’s up to law enforcement and her children to make sure justice is se...

INFAMOUS: The Death of John O'Keefe & The Trial of Karen Read

Mon, 31 Mar

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John O’Keefe, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, died of blunt force trauma and hy...

IDENTIFIED: Midtown Jane Doe

Mon, 24 Mar

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In 2003, construction workers in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, discovered a concrete tomb hidden in th...

INFAMOUS: Indiana Dunes Disappearances

Mon, 17 Mar

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In the summer of 1966, three young women head to the beaches of Lake Michigan and are never seen aga...

MURDERED: Dana Ireland

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

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On Christmas Eve in 1991, Dana Ireland is found tucked away in a secluded, hard to get to area of th...

INFAMOUS: Lovers' Lane Murders

Mon, 10 Mar

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When what should have been a carefree date goes horribly wrong, the city of Houston realizes there’...

MURDERED: Helen Betty Osborne

Mon, 3 Mar

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The discovery of 19-year-old Helen Betty Osborne’s body should have outraged the residents of The ...

UPDATE: Asha Degree

Wed, 26 Feb

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When nine-year-old Asha Degree vanished on Valentine’s Day in 2000, it devastated her family and s...

WANTED: Justice for Rhys Pocan & MMIW Part 2

Mon, 24 Feb

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In 2021, we set out to cover the case of Rhys Pocan, a 35-year-old Indigenous woman who was murdered...

UPDATE: Beaumont Children

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont disappeared nearly 60 years ago without a trace. On February 22, 202...

WANTED: Justice for Rhys Pocan & MMIW Part 1

Mon, 17 Feb

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In 2021, we set out to cover the case of Rhys Pocan, a 35-year-old indigenous woman who was murdered...

MURDERED: Marcus Rutledge

Mon, 10 Feb

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A young father moves to Nashville chasing his college dreams, but in June 1998, 23-year-old Marcus R...

MISSING: Randy Leach

Mon, 27 Jan

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For over 36 years, the people of Linwood, Kansas, have been asking the same question… what happene...

MURDERED: Elizabeth Barraza

Mon, 20 Jan

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Elizabeth Barraza was 29 when she was gunned down in her driveway in Tomball, Texas, while setting u...

INFAMOUS: Highway 20

Mon, 13 Jan

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Over several decades, women and girls have encountered a monster whose full reign of terror might no...

SURVIVED: Dianna D'Aiello

Mon, 6 Jan

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When a pregnant woman is found brutally beaten in her apartment, the race is on to find out whether ...

MURDERED: Lesly Palacio from Las Vegas

Thu, 2 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in September 2024, exclusively in the Crime Junkie Fan Club, an...

INFAMOUS: The Jeff Davis 8

Mon, 30 Dec

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Between 2005 and 2008, eight women are killed in and around the small town of Jennings, Louisiana. R...

MURDERED: Aaron Taylor from Phoenix

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in January 2023, and is one of seventeen episodes from the arch...

MURDERED: Robin Benedict

Mon, 23 Dec

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A discovery in a rest stop trash can leads police to suspect a young artist and sex worker has been ...

MURDERED: Karina Holmer in Boston

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in January 2018 and is one of seventeen episodes from the archi...

MURDERED: Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca

Mon, 16 Dec

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When Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca, a young mother on the brink of a new beginning, is found murdered just ...

INFAMOUS: The Preppy Murder in New York

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in October 2019, and is one of seventeen episodes from the arch...

INFAMOUS: The Lake Waco Murders Part 2

Mon, 9 Dec

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A community demands answers when three teenagers are found brutally slain in a scenic lakeside park,...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joyce Chiang in Fairfax

Thu, 5 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in Septemebr 2021, and is one of seventeen episodes from the ar...

INFAMOUS: The Lake Waco Murders Part 1

Mon, 2 Dec

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A community demands answers when three teenagers are found brutally slain in a scenic lakeside park,...

MISSING: Brian Wehrle from Atlanta

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in May 2023, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archives...

MURDERED: JonBenét Ramsey

Fri, 22 Nov

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The morning after Christmas Day 1996, six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was reported missing... only for...

INFAMOUS: The Todt Family from Orlando

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in June 2023, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archive...

MURDERED: Lyric Cook-Morrissey & Elizabeth Collins

Mon, 18 Nov

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When two young cousins go out for a bike ride and never come home, a community has to ask: is a pred...

MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones

Fri, 15 Nov

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Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra is back with Season 7 of CounterClock, The Murder of Nathanie...

CAPTURED: Hammer Killer in Denver

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in September 2021, and is one of seventeen episodes from the ar...

MURDERED: Malvina Krutz

Mon, 11 Nov

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When a young woman is found brutally murdered in her Indianapolis home in 1958, police start pointin...

SERIAL KILLER: The Hillside Strangler from Los Angeles

Thu, 7 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in August 2019, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archi...

MURDERED: Roger "Fred" Farmer

Mon, 4 Nov

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As soon as Roger “Fred” Farmer’s family realizes they haven’t seen him in a few weeks, they ...

WANTED: Justice for Hassani Campbell and Tianna Kirchner from Everett

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in November 2022, and is one of seventeen episodes from the arc...

INFAMOUS: The Bricca Family

Mon, 28 Oct

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When the Bricca family is found murdered in their home, rumors and speculation follow every turn of ...

Anna Kendrick is CJAF!

Fri, 25 Oct

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On today's episode of CJAF, Ashley sits down with actor, director, and producer Anna Kendrick.  To ...

MURDERED: Deanna Cook from Dallas

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in October 2023, aand is one of seventeen episodes from the arc...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Elfrieda Knaak

Mon, 21 Oct

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In 1928, a 30-year-old woman is found barely alive, burned beyond recognition, in a basement of a sm...

WANTED: Yogurt Shop Killer in Austin

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in February 2019, and is one of seventeen episodes from the arc...

ANNOUNCING: Park Predators Weekly!

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Park Predators is back and Delia D’Ambra is staying in the parks all year long, making Park Predat...

MURDERED: Jessica Chambers

Mon, 14 Oct

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When first responders made their way out to a rural road in Mississippi in 2014, the last thing they...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Bethany Deaton from Kansas City

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in June 2024, exclusively in the Crime Junkie Fan Club, and is ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Debanhi Escobar

Mon, 7 Oct

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When a young woman disappears after being left alone on a highway, the search for her whereabouts an...

MURDERED: Ada Haradine

Fri, 4 Oct

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Our card this season is Ada Haradine, the 3 of Clubs from Indiana."The Deck Investigates" returns wi...

INFAMOUS: The Lipstick Killer from Chicago

Thu, 3 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in April 2020, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archiv...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: John Bender

Mon, 30 Sep

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When a 44-year-old millionaire ends up shot and killed in his bed in Costa Rica, authorities are qui...

SURVIVED: Cyntoia Brown from Nashville

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This case was originally told in an episode released in January 2022, but we pulled Cyntoia's story ...

MURDERED: Mary Morris

Mon, 23 Sep

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Two women, both in the same county in Texas, are murdered within days of each other. But along with ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: JoAnn Matouk Romain from Detroit

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in February, 2022 and is one of seventeen episodes from the arc...

MURDERED: Michella Welch & Jennifer Bastian

Mon, 16 Sep

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When a 13-year-old Tacoma girl disappears on a bike ride in her local park, the community rallies to...

SERIAL KILLER: Herb Baumeister from Indianapolis

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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This episode was originally released in April 2018, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archiv...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Jennifer Fergate

Mon, 9 Sep

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The bizarre case of Jennifer Fergate in June 1995 has intrigued investigators, journalists, and the ...

ANNOUNCING: Supernatural is BACK!

Fri, 6 Sep

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Now an audiochuck original, Supernatural is back! Only this time, it's better than ever... it's So S...

MURDERED: Mary & Susanne Reker

Mon, 2 Sep

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Monday, September 2, 2024, marks 50 years since the murders of Mary and Susanne Reker. 50 years of p...

AUDIO EXTRA: The Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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When bits of meat fall from the sky seemingly at random, the citizens of Olympia, Kentucky, don't kn...

MURDERED: Bryan "Nick" Moore

Mon, 26 Aug

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Described as one of the first antique hunters in the Anderson, South Carolina, area and beyond, this...

MURDERED: Kent Leppink

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Kent Leppink was murdered in 1996 near Hope Alaska. Many media sources attribute his death to a love...

MISSING: Ben McDaniel & Kenneth Plaisted

Mon, 19 Aug

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A young man disappears in the depths of an underwater cave system in 2010. A father mysteriously van...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Cindy James

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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On June 8, 1989, the quiet Vancouver, British Columbia, suburb of Richmond was shocked when a body w...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Jane Neumann

Mon, 12 Aug

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When a 30-year-old woman is found shot to death under the strangest of circumstances, police try to ...

SERIAL KILLER: Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka

Thu, 8 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka’s wedding day was a lavish affair, horse-drawn carriage and all. W...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Robin Pope

Mon, 5 Aug

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When a young woman and her dog go mysteriously missing, only to be found dead in the Chesapeake Bay,...

WANTED: Justice for Arnold Archambeau & Ruby Bruguier

Thu, 1 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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When a young South Dakota couple goes missing from the scene of a car accident in 1992, local police...

MURDERED: Kelly Disney

Mon, 29 Jul

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Kelly Disney disappeared without a trace in 1984, leaving behind a devastated family brimming with q...

AUDIO EXTRA: Unsolved Mysteries Part 1 & 2

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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We wanted to give you an Unsolved Mysteries recap Crime Junkie style – You’re watching it, we’...

MISSING: Trevor Deely

Mon, 22 Jul

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A 22-year-old IT worker attends his company holiday dinner party in downtown Dublin… and then vani...

MISSING: Barbara Bolick

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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When an experienced hiker vanishes from one of her favorite trails, her friends and family are force...

MURDERED: Roberta "Bibi" Lee

Mon, 15 Jul

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Roberta Lee, or "Bibi" to her friends, vanished while on a run with her boyfriend and friend. When h...

CONSPIRACY: Charles “Chuck” Morgan

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:30:00 +0000

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When detectives discover a mysterious death in the desert southwest of Tucson, Arizona, questions im...

MISSING: Carolyn Killaby

Mon, 8 Jul

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When a young woman goes missing in November 1995, no one knew just how close they were to a monster ...

MURDERED: Thomas Bearson & Geetha Angara

Mon, 1 Jul

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We have two stories for you today. Two separate cases that both need one thing – people to talk. T...

MISSING: Kristen Modafferi

Mon, 24 Jun

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A vibrant young woman from North Carolina decides to spend the summer between her freshman and sopho...

INFAMOUS: The Bowraville Murders

Mon, 17 Jun

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When three Aboriginal children go missing in a span of several weeks in the small town of Bowraville...

MURDERED: Devan Duniver

Mon, 10 Jun

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When a beloved five-year-old falls victim to a brutal homicide, authorities quickly close in on a su...

MISSING: From a Bus Stop

Mon, 3 Jun

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For most of us, heading to a bus stop would be a mindless act. Just a stop before your next destinat...

INFAMOUS: The LaSalle Street Murders

Mon, 27 May

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When a couple of young Indianapolis businessmen fail to show up for work in December of 1971, their ...

SURVIVED: The Chowchilla Kidnapping

Mon, 20 May

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On a warm summer day in 1976, 26 children went missing from the town of Chowchilla, California, sett...

MURDERED: Lisa Norell

Mon, 13 May

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When a 15-year-old girl vanishes on her way home from a friend’s quinceañera rehearsal in 1998, a...

WANTED: Justice for MMIP

Tue, 7 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Month, and we want to highlight some of the...

MURDERED: Brittany Locklear

Mon, 6 May

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When a little girl goes missing from her bus stop in 1998, it’s just the start of one community’...

BWBRSA: Online Scams

Mon, 29 Apr

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Scammers have an infinite number of ways to steal your money and information. In this episode, we ex...

INTRODUCING: Crime Junkie AF

Fri, 26 Apr

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Have you heard yet? Your newest obsession and the ultimate destination for 24/7 true crime, Crime Ju...

MURDERED: Scott Johnson

Mon, 22 Apr

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When 27-year-old Scott Johnson is found deceased at the bottom of a cliff in Australia, authorities ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Franchesca Alvarado

Mon, 15 Apr

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When 22-year-old Franchesca Alvarado set out on a quick weekend trip to Atlantic City in March of 20...

MISSING: Steven Clark

Mon, 8 Apr

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A young man stops for a restroom break during a walk with his mom along the seaside in the United Ki...

MURDERED: María Marta García Belsunce Part 2

Tue, 2 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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When tragedy strikes in a wealthy Argentinian community, the suspicions of the nation fall squarely ...

MURDERED: María Marta García Belsunce Part 1

Mon, 1 Apr

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When tragedy strikes in a wealthy Argentinian community, the suspicions of the nation fall squarely ...

CONSPIRACY: The Frog Boys of South Korea

Mon, 25 Mar

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When five young boys vanish from their village in South Korea, local authorities are quick to assume...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joyce and John Sheridan

Mon, 18 Mar

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Since 2014, the mysterious deaths of Joyce and John Sheridan have been a major topic of conversation...

NEW SHOW: Three

Wed, 13 Mar

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After midnight on July 6th, 2012, three teenage girls walked into the thick Appalachian woods somewh...

MISSING: Angela Green

Mon, 11 Mar

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When Angela Green vanished from her home in a Kansas suburb in 2019, she left behind a web of her hu...

WANTED: Justice for David Carter

Mon, 4 Mar

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Ohio State Highway Patrol were identifying unknown remains along the side of a highway in northern O...

SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 2

Mon, 26 Feb

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Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, b...

SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 1

Mon, 19 Feb

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Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, b...

MURDERED: Jodi Sanderholm

Mon, 12 Feb

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When a beloved college student disappears on her way home one January day in 2007, a massive city-wi...

MISSING: Runaway Train Kids

Tue, 6 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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In honor of this past National Missing Persons Day, Ashley and Brit are going to take turns telling ...

MISSING: Maura Murray (NEW)

Mon, 5 Feb

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Over the past 20 years, Maura Murray’s case has taken on a life of its own. It’s become hard to ...

INFAMOUS: Aarushi Talwar & Hemraj Banjade

Mon, 29 Jan

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When Aarushi Talwar is found brutally murdered in her bedroom, it sets off one of the strangest and ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Lauren Agee

Mon, 22 Jan

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A fun-filled wakeboarding festival turns tragic after a young woman’s body is found floating in th...

MURDERED: Christie Mullins

Mon, 15 Jan

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When 14-year-old Christie Mullins is found murdered, police are quick to charge a young man who fits...

UPDATE: The Colonial Parkway Murders

Tue, 9 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000

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In this episode, we discuss the latest update in the Colonial Parkway Murders case. Investigators ha...

MISSING: Alex Hernandez

Mon, 8 Jan

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Just days before she was due to give birth to her second child, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez goes mi...

MISSING: Lucely "Lily" Aramburo

Mon, 8 Jan

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A young mother walks out her front door in the middle of the night and seems to vanish into thin air...

MURDERED: Matthew Margolies

Thu, 4 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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When 13-year old Matthew Margolies didn’t come home for supper on the night of August 31, 1984, po...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Hugues de la Plaza

Mon, 1 Jan

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When a 36-year-old man is found stabbed to death in his apartment, it’s just the beginning of a lo...

PRECEDENT: Kitty Genovese

Mon, 25 Dec

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Kitty Genovese has become infamous as the woman who was ignored by her neighbors as she was being mu...

PRECEDENT: Henry Alford

Mon, 25 Dec

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Sometimes we see our legal system as black or white. Innocent or Guilty. But there is a technical gr...

EXPERT ON: Safety from Online Sex Abuse

Mon, 18 Dec

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Join Brit and the founder of Safe from Online Sex Abuse (SOSA), Roo Powell, and learn about the incr...

BWBRSA: Sextortion

Mon, 18 Dec

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Two harrowing stories – those of Asia Anderson and Walker Montgomery – illustrate how the rising...

MURDERED: Fiona Yu

Mon, 11 Dec

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An ASU student comes home one afternoon in 1997 to find her roommate, Fiona Yu, clinging to life in ...

CONSPIRACY: Phillip Island Part 2

Mon, 4 Dec

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When 23-year-old Beth Barnard is found murdered in her home, investigators immediately suspect a wom...

CONSPIRACY: Phillip Island Part 1

Mon, 27 Nov

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When 23-year-old Beth Barnard is found murdered in her home, investigators immediately suspect a wom...

MURDERED: J.B. Beasley & Tracie Hawlett

Mon, 20 Nov

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Two 17-year-old girls set off one summer night in 1999 for a high school field party, excited to mar...

MURDERED: Bruce Blackwood

Mon, 13 Nov

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The sudden disappearance of the manager at an Off-Track Betting parlor has his family, friends, and ...

MISSING: Reed Jeppson

Mon, 6 Nov

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Reed Jeppson, a Salt Lake City teen, went outside to feed his dogs one Sunday afternoon in 1964 and ...

MURDERED: Patricia Newsom

Mon, 30 Oct

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After nearly 50 years as East Haven, Connecticut’s Jane Doe, police have finally identified the mu...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Molly Young

Mon, 23 Oct

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On March 24th, 2012, Molly Young rushed to her on-again, off-again boyfriend Richie Minton's aid, on...

MISSING: Rachel Good

Mon, 16 Oct

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When a young mother vanishes from her small town, alarm bells sound immediately. Local police are on...

UPDATE: James Reyos Exonerated

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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In May 2021, Crime Junkie covered the 1981 murder of Father Patrick Ryan and the subsequent convicti...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Jade Winston

Mon, 9 Oct

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When 18-year-old Jade Winston is found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in her Carrier Mills, ...

MURDERED: Deanna Cook

Mon, 2 Oct

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When 32-year-old Deanna Cook is found murdered in her home, her family automatically suspects her ex...

MURDERED: Pherbia “Faye” Tinsley

Mon, 25 Sep

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When Pherbia Tinsley is found shot to death inside her car miles from her apartment in Central Virgi...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Morgan Patten

Mon, 18 Sep

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When Morgan Patten is killed in a mysterious auto crash while visiting her fiancé in North Carolina...

MISSING: Jodi Huisentruit

Mon, 11 Sep

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When a local news anchor vanishes in the pre-dawn hours, the entire community is struck by the irony...

PRECEDENT: Daniel M’Naghten

Mon, 4 Sep

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In 1843, Daniel M’Naghten gunned down another man in broad daylight. But when he was taken to tria...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Clarence Roberts

Mon, 28 Aug

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When the body of a man is found in the burned remains of the Roberts home, the family assumes it’s...

UPDATE: Alissa Turney Trial

Fri, 25 Aug

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If you’ve been following Alissa Turney’s case, you’ll know that her stepfather, Michael Turney...

MISSING: Donyelle Johnson

Mon, 21 Aug

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When a young woman goes missing under mysterious circumstances, questions swirl around a local busin...

MURDERED: Shannon Siders

Mon, 14 Aug

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When a young woman vanishes, police think she left willingly. That changes when her body is discover...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Adrienne Salinas

Mon, 7 Aug

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When a promising young woman fails to show up for a Father’s Day celebration in 2013, her dad know...

CAPTURED: Gilgo Beach Killer

Mon, 31 Jul

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The update episode you all have been waiting for! On July 13th, 2023, Suffolk County ended the searc...

UPDATE: Alicia Navarro

Fri, 28 Jul

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On July 26, 2021, we covered the case of MISSING: Alicia Navarro. On July 26, 2023, exactly two year...

MISSING: Allison and Marie-Josée Benitez

Mon, 24 Jul

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When a beautiful young woman and her mother go missing, all eyes turn to the strange behavior of her...

MURDERED: Pamela Butler and Marta Rodriguez

Mon, 17 Jul

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When a successful career woman goes missing in Washington, D.C., her family immediately knows someth...

MURDERED: Maribel Ramos

Mon, 10 Jul

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When 36-year-old Maribel Ramos doesn’t show up to her weekly softball game, her friends and family...

SERIAL KILLER: The Honolulu Strangler

Mon, 3 Jul

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When young women start disappearing from the streets of Honolulu only to soon be found brutally murd...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Shawn O’Brien

Mon, 26 Jun

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When Shawn O’Brien is found unconscious in his Cranston, RI, apartment and dies days later in the ...

MISSING: Denise Pflum

Mon, 19 Jun

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On a Friday afternoon in 1986, 18-year-old Denise Pflum leaves her home in Connersville, Indiana, to...

INFAMOUS: The Todt Family

Mon, 12 Jun

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When police and federal agents descended on the home of the Todt family, they never expected to disc...

PRECEDENT: Amber Hagerman

Mon, 5 Jun

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When Amber Hagerman was abducted in 1996, there was a witness who saw a man and a distinctive car ne...

MISSING: Joey Lynn Offutt

Mon, 29 May

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When firefighters responded to 33-year-old Joey Lynn Offutt’s burning house in Sykesville, Pennsyl...

MURDERED: Sasha Samsudean

Mon, 22 May

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When a friend is MIA after a night out, loved ones worry that she didn’t make it home safely. When...

MISSING: Brian Wehrle

Mon, 15 May

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Brian Wehrle vanished without a trace during a trip to his hometown of Carrollton, Georgia. Everyone...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Nanette Krentel

Mon, 8 May

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When a fire destroys the Krentel home, family and friends are devastated to learn that one member, N...

MISSING: Ashley Loring HeavyRunner

Mon, 1 May

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When 20-year-old Ashley Loring HeavyRunner goes missing on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, her...

MURDERED: Mengqi Ji

Mon, 24 Apr

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When a young mother is reported missing, investigators quickly realize she was probably murdered. Th...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Elizabeth Santos

Mon, 17 Apr

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Elizabeth Santos’ unexpected and tragic death in 2020 left behind a million questions. Some believ...

CAPTURED: Michael Townson

Mon, 10 Apr

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When a young mother is found brutally beaten to death in 2007, investigators are able to quickly app...

MISSING: Oakley Carlson

Mon, 3 Apr

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Oakley Carlson was only four years old when she went missing in 2021. Investigators launched a despe...

PRECEDENT: Adam Walsh

Mon, 27 Mar

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In 1981, a young boy named Adam was abducted by a stranger from a shopping plaza. It would take almo...

MURDERED: QC Chadwick

Mon, 20 Mar

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When mother-of-three QC Chadwick and her husband, Peter, don’t pick their kids up at the bus stop,...

MISSING: Phoenix Coldon

Mon, 13 Mar

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When 23-year-old Phoenix Coldon walks out the front door of her family home, her parents never could...

MURDERED: Julie Kibuishi and Sam Herr

Mon, 6 Mar

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When Julie Kibuishi’s body is discovered in Sam Herr’s apartment, investigators immediately laun...

INFAMOUS: The Vernon-Tolland Three

Mon, 27 Feb

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, multiple young women and girls go missing in the Vernon-Tolland a...

MURDERED: Tracy Kirkpatrick

Mon, 20 Feb

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When 17-year-old Tracy Kirkpatrick is found murdered in March 1989, investigators struggle to find a...

CONSPIRACY: Theresa Allore

Mon, 13 Feb

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When Theresa Allore vanishes from her college campus in Quebec, Canada, in 1978, local police dismis...

MURDERED: David Josiah Lawson

Mon, 6 Feb

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David Josiah Lawson headed off to college in Arcata, California with big dreams only to be stabbed t...

MISSING: Christina Calayca

Mon, 30 Jan

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When Christina Calayca disappeared on a camping trip in Ontario, Canada, in 2007, investigators expe...

MURDERED: Sharmini Anandavel

Mon, 23 Jan

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When 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel doesn’t come home from her first day at a new job, her family ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Family in Anaqua Springs

Mon, 16 Jan

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When Nichol Olsen and her two daughters are found shot in the home they shared with her boyfriend, a...

MURDERED: Aaron Taylor

Mon, 9 Jan

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Aaron Taylor was 36 and experiencing homelessness when he was lit on fire on Christmas Day in 2007. ...

MISSING: Natanalie "Naty" Perez

Mon, 2 Jan

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Natanalie Perez was chasing her dream of being a singer when she fell victim to a violent sex-traffi...

PRECEDENT: Ernesto Miranda

Mon, 26 Dec

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In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested for kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery. Ultimately, he gave p...

Everyone Needs a True Crime Friend

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

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There are Crime Junkies far and wide and SURPRISE! Conan O’Brien is in fact a Crime Junkie. On thi...

MURDERED: Phylicia Simone Barnes Part 2

Wed, 21 Dec

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When 16-year-old Phylicia Simone Barnes is found dead in a river 40 miles from where she was staying...

MURDERED: Phylicia Simone Barnes Part 1

Mon, 19 Dec

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When 16-year-old Phylicia Simone Barnes goes missing while visiting her half-sister in Baltimore, th...

5 Years of Crime Junkie!

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

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For our 5-year celebration episode, we take a look back at the impact Crime Junkie has made. From fu...

CONSPIRACY: Jonathan Luna

Mon, 12 Dec

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When federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna was found face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds, homi...

SURVIVED: Jaycee Dugard

Mon, 5 Dec

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11-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted as she was walking to school in June of 1991. No one would se...

MISSING: Anthonette Cayedito

Fri, 2 Dec

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When a 9-year-old girl vanishes from her home overnight, investigators must try and overcome a lack...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Nadia Malik

Mon, 28 Nov

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Nadia Malik was trying to break free of an abusive relationship when she disappeared only to be foun...

MISSING: Heather Teague

Mon, 21 Nov

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A young woman is abducted in the middle of the day, and despite seeming like an open and shut case...

MURDERED: The Short Family

Mon, 14 Nov

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When Michael and Mary Short are found murdered in their Virginia home in August of 2002, the questio...

MISSING: Arianna Fitts

Mon, 14 Nov

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When Nicole Fitts is found murdered in a park in San Francisco, both her family and law enforcement ...

WANTED: Justice for Hassani Campbell and Tianna Kirchner

Mon, 7 Nov

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Five-year-old Hassani Campbell disappears without a trace, leaving behind a community desperate for ...

CAPTURED: Killer on the High Bridge

Mon, 31 Oct

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Today, October 31, 2022, the Indiana State Police, in conjunction with the Carroll County Sheriff’...

MISSING: Celina Mays

Mon, 31 Oct

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Celina Mays was 12 years old when she vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night back in 1...

SERIAL KILLER: Mack Ray Edwards

Mon, 24 Oct

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When 8-year-old Stella Nolan went missing in 1953, no one could have known that she was the first in...

MISSING: Kreneice Jones & LaMoine Allen

Mon, 17 Oct

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Toddlers Kreneice Jones and LaMoine Allen disappear from a small town in Mississippi during a family...

CONSPIRACY: Boys on the Track

Mon, 10 Oct

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When two boys are found deceased on the train tracks in Bryant, Arkansas, their deaths are considere...

MURDERED: Owachige Osceola

Thu, 6 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

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Recently divorced and living on her own in a new city, 27-year-old Owachige Osceola’s life was in ...

MURDERED: Yeardley Love

Mon, 3 Oct

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When 22-year-old Yeardley Love is found murdered in her apartment just a few weeks before graduatin...

MISSING: Hang Lee

Mon, 26 Sep

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When 17-year-old Hang Lee leaves for a job interview and never comes home, police are quick to dismi...

CAPTURED: Timothy Coggins Killers

Mon, 19 Sep

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In 1983, a young Black man named Timothy Coggins is found brutally murdered in Spalding County, Geor...

MURDERED: Shakara Carter

Mon, 12 Sep

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When Shakara Carter is found strangled to death on a dead-end road in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she’...

Update from Brit

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 13:18:09 +0000

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Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie!Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @Cr...

PRECEDENT: John Brady

Mon, 5 Sep

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In 1958, John Brady, along with an accomplice, was accused of murdering his friend, William Brooks. ...

MISSING: Mekayla Bali

Mon, 29 Aug

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16-year-old Mekayla Bali vanished from a bus depot in her hometown of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, in 2016...

MURDERED: Jenny Lin Part 2

Wed, 24 Aug

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After days of searching for 14-year-old Jenny Lin’s killer, detectives received some promising tip...

MURDERED: Jenny Lin Part 1

Wed, 24 Aug

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In 1994, the brutal murder of a 14-year-old inside her parents' safe suburban house left a community...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Davina Buff Jones

Mon, 22 Aug

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When Officer Davina Buff Jones is found dead in the middle of her shift on Bald Head Island, those i...

BONUS: Possible Bell Victims

Sun, 21 Aug

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After Larry Gene Bell is arrested, investigators dive into his past and uncover three unsolved cases...

ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE…IS HERE!!

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

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The day has FINALLY arrived, Crime Junkies!! Ashley Flowers' debut novel ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE is off...

MURDERED: Shari Smith and Debra Helmick

Mon, 15 Aug

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When 17-year-old Shari Smith is abducted from her driveway in broad daylight, it seems like her fami...

MISSING: The Millbrook Twins

Mon, 8 Aug

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When twin sisters Jeannette and Dannette Millbrook go missing in Augusta, Georgia, in 1990, police a...

MURDERED: Kathy Page

Mon, 1 Aug

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When a young woman is found dead in a crashed car, the first thought is a tragic accident. But after...

MISSING: Susan Robin Bender

Mon, 25 Jul

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Susan Robin Bender got into a van in 1986 and was never seen again. Police believe the teenage girl ...

SERIAL KILLER: Khalil Wheeler-Weaver

Mon, 18 Jul

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When a New Jersey family is rocked by the disappearance of one of their own, they set up a trap to c...

MURDERED: Ruby J. Doss

Mon, 11 Jul

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In 1986, a young woman named Ruby Doss is found strangled to death in the East Sprague area of Spoka...

MISSING: Jamie Fraley

Mon, 4 Jul

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Everything was going great for Jamie Fraley when she vanished in April of 2008, after telling a fri...

MURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 2

Mon, 27 Jun

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After years of rumors, gossip, and dead-end leads, the investigation into 14-year-old Shawn Edwards’...

MURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1

Mon, 20 Jun

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When 14-year-old Shawn Edwards is stabbed and beaten to death outside of a high school in Middletown...

Ashley Flowers Wrote a Book!

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000

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Get ready Crime Junkies because Ashley Flowers’ debut novel All Good People Here will officially b...

MISSING: Dawnita Wilkerson

Mon, 13 Jun

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When Dawnita Wilkerson stops answering her phone one Sunday in June of 2020, her loved ones know som...

MURDERED: Joseph Kinville III

Mon, 6 Jun

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When 16-year-old Joseph Kinville III is brutally stabbed to death in a field in his neighborhood in ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Pravin Varughese

Wed, 1 Jun

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When 19-year-old Southern Illinois University student Pravin Varughese dies unexpectedly, police qui...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory

Mon, 30 May

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Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory had plans to ring in the new year on the beautiful Carib...

MISSING: Dulce Maria Alavez

Mon, 23 May

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When 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez vanishes from a playground in New Jersey, the whole community pit...

DESAPARECIDA: Dulce Maria Alavez

Mon, 23 May

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Cuando Dulce María Alavez, de 5 años, se desaparece de un parque infantil en Nueva Jersey, toda la...

SERIAL KILLER: The Freeway Phantom

Mon, 16 May

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When six young girls are found murdered, their similarities link them all to one killer. With no wit...

PRECEDENT: Polly Klaas

Mon, 9 May

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Polly Klaas was taken from her own home in the middle of the night back in 1993. But had the legal s...

Important Message

Tue, 3 May 2022 22:00:00 +0000

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If you'd like to leave words of encouragement & well wishes for Brit, we've posted a virtual card on...

MISSING: Michelle Eason Part 2

Mon, 2 May

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When the bodies of eight missing sex workers are found in the home of a serial killer in Poughkeepsi...

MISSING: Michelle Eason Part 1

Mon, 25 Apr

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When Michelle Eason is reported missing, she’s the fifth sex worker in one year to vanish from Pou...

INFAMOUS: Circleville Letters

Mon, 11 Apr

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An anonymous letter-writer antagonized residents of Circleville, Ohio for years, singling out the sc...

MURDERED: Karen Gregory

Mon, 4 Apr

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Karen Gregory dies a violent death in the hallway of her own home, on a quiet residential street in ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Erica Alonso

Mon, 28 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

When Erica Alonso disappears on Valentine’s Day after a night out with her ex-boyfriend, a months-...

MURDERED: Marqueise Coleman

Mon, 21 Mar

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Marqueise Coleman had his whole life ahead of him when he was shot to death in a trailer in North Ca...

UPDATE: Flathead County Doe

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000

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This is an update to the August 2020 episode "UNIDENTIFIED: Flathead County Doe." In the year and a ...

INFAMOUS: Juan Rivera

Mon, 14 Mar

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If you have any information in Holly Staker’s case, please contact Lake County Crime Stoppers at 8...

MURDERED: Erica Gene Shultz

Mon, 7 Mar

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From the moment her sister Erica’s phone went to voice mail, Emily Corbin knew something was wrong...

MURDERED: Emma Walker and Mya Peña

Mon, 28 Feb

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Emma Walker had what looked to the world like a picture-perfect high school relationship — until h...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: JoAnn Matouk Romain Part 2

Mon, 21 Feb

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The January 2010 death of JoAnn Matouk Romain gets even more mysterious when her family learns of tw...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: JoAnn Matouk Romain Part 1

Mon, 14 Feb

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In January 2010 JoAnn Matouk Romain runs a quick errand to get gas followed by attending a 15-minute...

PRECEDENT: Megan Kanka

Mon, 7 Feb

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When Megan Kanka went missing in 1994 her case exposed one of the holes in the sex offender registry...

PRECEDENT: Jacob Wetterling

Mon, 7 Feb

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When Jacob Wetterling went missing in 1989 one of the first thoughts police had, was to track down a...

MURDERED: Georgia Leah Moses

Mon, 31 Jan

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A 12-year-old girl slips through the cracks…and exposes them in every system that should have prot...

SURVIVED: Chrystul Kizer and Cyntoia Brown

Mon, 24 Jan

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When 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer is arrested for first-degree murder in Milwaukee, the investigation ...

MISSING: Diane Francis

Mon, 17 Jan

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To help Sherri fund the search for her mother you can donate HERE.If you know anything about the di...

MISSING: Lauren Dumolo

Mon, 17 Jan

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When Lauren Dumolo disappeared, she left behind a ton of questions, a mystery that keeps unfolding a...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Patricia Viola

Mon, 10 Jan

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Just before Valentine’s Day in 2001 a New Jersey housewife goes missing. For almost a decade her c...

MURDERED: Mary Lynn Witherspoon

Mon, 3 Jan

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When Mary Lynn Witherspoon doesn’t show up to work at the South Carolina school where she taught, ...

MISSING: Damien Nettles

Mon, 20 Dec

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A 16-year-old vanishes from England’s Isle of Wight. And the quest for answers leads us deeper and...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Sherese Walker Bingham Part 2

Mon, 13 Dec

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The investigation into Sherese Walker Bingham’s death points police in one direction: toward her h...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Sherese Walker Bingham Part 1

Mon, 13 Dec

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A woman takes her dogs for their nightly walk and is shot and killed with her own gun in a downtown ...

MURDERED: Candace Rough Surface

Mon, 6 Dec

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

When young mother goes missing from the reservation border town of Mobridge, South Dakota, investiga...

MISSING: Kierra Coles and Keeshae Jacobs

Mon, 29 Nov

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Two women. Two cities. Two years apart. Both of them – vanished without a trace. Both are mysterie...

MURDERED: Janet Abaroa

Mon, 22 Nov

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After 25-year-old Janet Abaroa is discovered brutally murdered in her North Carolina home, her famil...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Ellen Greenberg

Mon, 15 Nov

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Petition to have attorney general re-open Ellen’s caseJustice for Ellen Facebook page Ellen Rae G...

MURDERED: Enrique Roman-Martinez

Mon, 8 Nov

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A young soldier vanishes during a camping trip. His partial remains wash up on the beach 10 days lat...

CAPTURED: Allan Showery

Mon, 1 Nov

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This year’s Halloween’s special is the story of a woman whose tragic murder almost went unsolved...

MISSING: Young Men From Their Cars

Mon, 25 Oct

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Daniel Robinson:To sign the petition to elevate Daniels’ case click HERE and to sign up to help se...

MURDERED: Meredith Kercher

Mon, 18 Oct

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A 21yo British woman is less than a month into a foreign exchange in Perugia, Italy when she is brut...

MURDERED: Billy Stafford

Mon, 11 Oct

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A violent marriage ends in a bloody murder. Police solve the case -- but it’s the victim who ends ...

MURDERED: The Hendricks Family

Mon, 4 Oct

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

For years, David Hendricks was the walking embodiment of the true crime trope "The Husband Did It." ...

CAPTURED: Denver Hammer Killer

Mon, 27 Sep

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In the 1980s the Denver area was terrorized by a hammer-wielding mad man. But as fast as the attacks...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joyce Chiang

Mon, 20 Sep

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One woman’s promising career in Washington, D.C. is cut short when she mysteriously vanishes one n...

MISSING: Gabby Petito

Sun, 19 Sep

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Gabby Petito is missing after a cross-country trip with her fiancée. He returned home alone with he...

MURDERED: Debra Jackson (Orange Socks Doe)

Mon, 13 Sep

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For decades after she was mysteriously murdered and left on the side of a busy interstate, she was k...

MISSING: Ryan Shtuka

Mon, 30 Aug

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When a young man vanishes in a small resort town, the question is: does someone know something, or d...

CAPTURED: Rocky Mountain Killer

Mon, 23 Aug

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Two notorious murder cases stay ice cold for decades, until a mysterious clue helps bring a killer t...

MISSING: Mary Badaracco

Mon, 16 Aug

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

When a 38-year-old woman leaves her home - and a violent marriage - without saying goodbye, her two ...

MURDERED: Lisa Au

Mon, 9 Aug

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A young woman’s shocking murder forces residents to question the very people who are supposed to k...

SERIAL KILLER: The Cleveland Strangler

Mon, 2 Aug

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Police in Cleveland enter a home in Mount Pleasant to arrest a man on sexual assault charges. But th...

MISSING: Alicia Navarro

Mon, 26 Jul

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A teenage girl finds community online, but her family believes she also found something much more si...

DESAPARECIDA: Alicia Navarro

Mon, 26 Jul

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Una joven encuentra una comunidad en línea, pero su familia cree que ella se encontró con algo má...

INFAMOUS: Tommy Zeigler

Mon, 19 Jul

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Tommy Zeigler was sentenced to death for the murders of his wife, her parents, and a customer at his...

SEASON OF JUSTICE!!!

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

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Audiochuck’s founder and CEO, Ashley Flowers, has founded a new non-profit called Season of Justic...

WANTED: The Keddie Cabin Killer

Mon, 12 Jul

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A family’s brutal murder rocks a tiny California town and leaves behind too many unanswered questi...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Kaysera Stops Pretty Places

Mon, 5 Jul

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When 18-year-old Kaysera Stops Pretty Places disappears after a night with friends in Hardin, Montan...

SERIAL KILLER: Bruce McArthur

Mon, 28 Jun

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For years, the LGBTQ+ community in Toronto, Canada worried there was a serial killer targeting men i...

CAPTURED: Jennifer Pan

Mon, 21 Jun

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The Pan Family seemed to have it all until a shocking home invasion upended their lives in the most ...

MISSING: Branson Perry

Mon, 14 Jun

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 2001, a young man vanished without a trace and more than 20 years later the only thing law enforc...

MURDERED: Mollie Olgin

Mon, 7 Jun

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Two teenage girls in love are forced to endure an unimaginable trauma that rocks their south Texas t...

INFAMOUS: The Signal Mountain Murders

Mon, 31 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A summer joyride turns deadly when three men are viciously gunned down in the hills of southern Tenn...

MURDERED: Father Patrick Ryan

Mon, 24 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A Catholic priest is found savagely beaten to death in an Odessa, TX motel room in 1981. A man confe...

INFAMOUS: The Setagaya Family Murders

Mon, 17 May

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A Tokyo family is slaughtered in their home, leaving behind a brutal and baffling mystery. For curr...

MURDERED: Rosie Tapia

Mon, 10 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A little girl vanishes from her bedroom in the middle of the night only to be found brutally murdere...

MISSING: Diane Louise Augat

Mon, 3 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A woman leaves her sister’s home one April day in 1998 and never returns. But she doesn’t vanish...

INFAMOUS: Prom Night Murders

Mon, 26 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 1989 the small town of Lakeville, Indiana was rocked by the massacre of a pastor and his family. ...

MURDERED: Sierah Joughin

Mon, 19 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A beautiful young woman's brutal murder at the height of Midwestern summer shatters her community's ...

INFAMOUS: #ChallengeAccepted

Mon, 12 Apr

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When two women are violently murdered five years apart and half a world away, advocates look for a w...

MURDERED: Peggy Reome

Mon, 5 Apr

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When a mother of three walks out her front door and into the New York morning, she leaves a trail of...

MISSING: Esther Hollis

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000

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When Esther Hollis goes missing after a conversation with her husband, her best friend and sister tr...

MURDERED: Donnah Winger

Mon, 29 Mar

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In 1995 a new mother is killed after being attacked by a man who'd been harassing her. Or at least, ...

MURDERED: Heather Bogle

Mon, 22 Mar

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When a woman is murdered in a small Rust Belt town, the quest to find her killer gets turned upside ...

UNIDENTIFIED: St. Louis Doe // Beth Doe

Mon, 15 Mar

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Two different people have one terrible thing in common: they were both brutally murdered but despite...

SURVIVED: Elizabeth Smart

Mon, 8 Mar

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Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint in the middle of the night from her bedroom in Salt Lake ...

MURDERED: The Lundys Part 2

Mon, 1 Mar

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After Mark Lundy was convicted of viciously slaying his wife and daughter, another story started to...

MURDERED: The Lundys Part 1

Mon, 22 Feb

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When a woman and her young daughter are found brutally murdered in their home, the investigation lea...

BWBRSA: Operation Fireball 2.0

Mon, 15 Feb

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BWBRSA: Operation Fireball was one of our most popular episodes ever! And it's more terrifying than ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Holly Bartlett

Mon, 8 Feb

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On a cold day in March 2010, workers discovered a woman lying unconscious under the MacKay Bridge in...

MISSING: Jaliek Rainwalker

Mon, 1 Feb

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A child's mysterious disappearance sparks tough questions about his adoptive family and the system t...

MURDERED: Harvey and Jeannette Crewe

Mon, 25 Jan

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A shockingly brutal crime rocks a rural New Zealand community, but the fallout has bigger consequenc...

UPDATE: Sumter County Does - IDENTIFIED!!!

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:01:00 +0000

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As of 2pm ET on January 21, 2021 The Sumter County Sheriff's office has identified the Sumter Count...

CAPTURED: Bay Area Predator

Mon, 18 Jan

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When Michaela Garecht was abducted in 1988, no one was prepared for the heartbreaking investigation ...

MISSING: Jeramy Burt

Mon, 11 Jan

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Late one night in 2007, Jeramy Burt left his home to meet up with a friend but never made it. His di...

INFAMOUS: Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre

Mon, 4 Jan

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A normal Saturday morning at the bowling alley takes a shocking and brutal twist that shakes a New M...

MURDERED: Gina Hall

Mon, 21 Dec

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A young college student never comes home after a night of dancing. All the evidence suggests she's b...

AUDIO EXTRA: Bizarre Crime History

Fri, 18 Dec

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Crime Junkie OFFICIALLY turns 3 today, and we decided to give ourselves and YOU a little birthday gi...

STALKED: Dorothy Jane Scott // Cynthia Jane Anderson

Mon, 14 Dec

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Even though they're strangers who've never met, two women suffer through similar patterns of fear an...

MURDERED: Girly Chew Hossencofft

Mon, 7 Dec

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When a young mother fails to show up at her scheduled shift at the bank, her friends and colleagues ...

BWBRSA: Operation Fireball

Fri, 4 Dec

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We're dropping in your feed on an unusual day of the week to tell you an unusual Crime Junkie story....

INFAMOUS: Manhole Murders

Mon, 30 Nov

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The investigation into one man reported missing from South Bend, Indiana, uncovers four dead bodies ...

MURDERED: Madeleine McCann

Mon, 23 Nov

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Madeleine McCann was just three years old in 2007 when she disappeared from her family’s room duri...

MISSING: Leigh Occhi

Mon, 16 Nov

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In 1992, a teenage girl disappears from her home during Hurricane Andrew, leaving behind only a few ...

CONSPIRACY: Fort Hood

Mon, 9 Nov

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When a 20-year-old soldier goes missing from one of the largest military bases in the country, her t...

MURDERED: Tamika Huston

Mon, 2 Nov

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When Tamika Huston goes missing and leaves everything behind, her family is sure from the very start...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Michelle O’Connell

Mon, 26 Oct

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When a young mom is killed by her boyfriend's service weapon, local law enforcement treat her death ...

INFAMOUS: The “Lonely Hearts” Killers

Mon, 19 Oct

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In the late 1940's, women who thought they'd found true love were being conned out of their life sa...

MURDERED: Faith Hedgepeth

Mon, 12 Oct

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When 19-year-old college student Faith Hedgepeth is horrifically slain in her apartment after a ni...

MURDERED: Shaquita Bennett // Tara Costigan

Mon, 5 Oct

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This week, for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're bringing you the stories of two women whose ...

MISSING: Tara Calico

Mon, 28 Sep

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A bright young college student vanishes while out on a bike ride, leaving behind a mystery that's en...

SERIAL KILLER: The Butcher Baker of Alaska

Mon, 21 Sep

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Robert Hansen owned and operated a successful bakery in Anchorage, Alaska in the 1970s and 80s, sell...

MISSING: DeOrr Kunz Jr.

Mon, 14 Sep

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An idyllic family camping trip in the Idaho forests turns into a nightmare when 2-year-old DeOrr Kun...

MURDERED: Stacey Stanton

Mon, 7 Sep

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After three decades of rumors, secrets and one man’s conviction...the question remains, who really...

MURDERED: Pamela Milam // Vickie Lynn Harrell

Mon, 31 Aug

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In 1972, two young women with their whole lives ahead of them vanish from public places, leaving beh...

MISSING: Bradley Sisters

Mon, 24 Aug

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When a pair of young sisters vanished from their home in Chicago, they left behind a mystery that ha...

SERIAL KILLER: Ed Kemper

Mon, 17 Aug

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When female college students started turning up dead in Santa Cruz in 1972, local police had no le...

UNIDENTIFIED: Flathead County Doe

Wed, 12 Aug

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The Flathead County Sheriff's office and the DNA Doe Project are so close to identifying a man who’...

MURDERED: Martha Moxley

Mon, 10 Aug

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When 15-year-old Martha Moxley was brutally murdered in 1975, no one could have imagined that the se...

INFAMOUS: Bathtub Killer

Mon, 3 Aug

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In 1996 there was one apartment complex in Texas that was home to two brutal killings, just months a...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Phoebe Handsjuk

Mon, 27 Jul

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When a young woman falls 12 floors down a garbage chute to her death only questions remain. Was it s...

MISSING: Rico Harris

Mon, 20 Jul

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In 2014 Rico Harris left Los Angeles to drive north for a new life in Seattle, only to vanish somewh...

CONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer

Mon, 13 Jul

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For over 20 years young college-aged men have been going missing, only to turn up dead in local wate...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Rey Rivera

Mon, 29 Jun

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In 2006 Rey Rivera was found dead at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore. Did he die by suicide, or w...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Tamla Horsford // Joseph Smedley

Mon, 22 Jun

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In the last few years two people died under very mysterious circumstances. Though their cases aren't...

WANTED: Monsters of Ohio Part 2

Mon, 15 Jun

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After Asenath Dukat, 11 more young girls in Ohio were kidnapped and murdered. Many under eerily simi...

WANTED: Monsters of Ohio Part 1

Mon, 8 Jun

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In the 1980s something strange was going on in Ohio. Almost a dozen young girls were kidnapped and m...

MURDERED: Matthew, Daniel, & Islan

Mon, 1 Jun

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This very special episode for Pride Month tells the stories of three people joined together not just...

MISSING: Margaret Ellen Fox

Mon, 25 May

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In 2017 the FBI released a chilling recorded phone call that may be the only clue as to what happene...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Yuba County Five

Mon, 18 May

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In February 1978, five young men headed from their home in Yuba County, California to catch a colleg...

MISSING: Danielle Imbo & Richard Petrone

Mon, 11 May

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In February 2005 Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone had been broken up for a number of weeks. But on ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Mitrice Richardson

Mon, 4 May

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Mitrice Richardson disappeared after being released from an LA County Sheriff's station, leaving beh...

MURDERED: Diana Alvarez

Mon, 27 Apr

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In 2016 a young girl went missing from her home in the middle of the night. It would take four excru...

INFAMOUS: The Dexter Killer

Mon, 20 Apr

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In October 2008, Johnny Altinger headed out to meet up for the first time with Jen, a woman he’d m...

MURDERED: Najah // Angie

Mon, 13 Apr

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Two Indianapolis women have been murdered. Though the cases aren't connected they both have eerie ...

INFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer

Mon, 6 Apr

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A young Chicago girl's brutal murder in 1946 led police to a dangerous criminal with more blood on h...

MURDERED: Barry and Honey Sherman

Mon, 30 Mar

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In December 2017, a realtor touring the mansion of billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman made a gru...

CAPTURED: The Monster of Miramichi

Mon, 23 Mar

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In 1989, Allan Legere was serving a life sentence for the murder of an elderly shopkeeper in a rural...

MURDERED: Missy Bevers

Mon, 9 Mar

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When Texas fitness instructor Missy Bevers was murdered in 2016, police and the public seized on a...

CAPTURED: A Secret Stalker

Tue, 3 Mar 2020 22:39:49 +0000

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In 1992 Lisa Ziegert felt like someone was watching her at a gift shop where she worked. People woul...

MURDERED: Jessica Heeringa

Mon, 24 Feb

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Jessica Heeringa was a young mom in her mid-20’s who was trying to provide for her family. She...

MISSING: Relisha Rudd // Unique Harris

Mon, 17 Feb

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This week we bring you two mysterious disappearances. Why did it take 18 days for people to notice 8...

MURDERED: Breanna Moore

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000

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Breanna Moore was a young woman on the very cusp of the rest of her life when dating violence turn...

SERIAL KILLER: Rodney Alcala

Mon, 10 Feb

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He was charming enough to win an episode of The Dating Game back in the 70's and that charm is what ...

WANTED: Massachusetts Murderer

Mon, 3 Feb

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Is there a predator in Massachusetts who targeted two girls with an eerie connection?For current Fan...

MISSING: The Beaumont Children

Mon, 27 Jan

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Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont left their home in Adelaide to go swimming at the beach on Austral...

CONSPIRACY: Ray Gricar

Mon, 20 Jan

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In 2005, a day of playing hooky for Ray Gricar turned into an enduring mystery for his friends and...

MURDERED: Denise Johnson

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +0000

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After more than two decades of rumors and secrets, the question still remains, who killed Denise Joh...

MISSING: Brittanee Drexel

Mon, 13 Jan

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High school junior Brittanee Drexel just wanted to get away for Spring Break and have a good time w...

MURDERED: Lindsay Buziak

Mon, 6 Jan

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24-year-old Lindsay Buziak was an up-and-coming real estate agent in beautiful Victoria, BC, when sh...

WANTED: A Christmas Killer

Mon, 23 Dec

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5 days before Christmas in 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews went missing from her Colorado home an...

SERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears

Mon, 16 Dec

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Loren Donn Leslie was only 15 years old when police discovered her remains on a lonely logging road ...

MURDERED: Jody LeCornu

Mon, 9 Dec

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In March of 1996 a young woman was shot under very bizarre circumstances. 23 years later her case r...

SERIAL KILLER: Dellen Millard

Mon, 2 Dec

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Dellen Millard was the 27-year-old millionaire heir to a Canadian aviation company when he murdered ...

MISSING: Brian Shaffer

Mon, 25 Nov

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Brian Shaffer was supposed to be enjoying a night out with friends on April 1, 2006. Instead, he va...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Kyle Antonacci

Mon, 11 Nov

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When Navy sailor Kyle Antonacci was found dead in his barracks in 2010, investigators quickly ruled ...

INFAMOUS: D.C. Sniper

Mon, 4 Nov

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For three weeks in October 2002, the nation's capital region was paralyzed with fear as a series of...

INFAMOUS: The Preppy Murder

Mon, 28 Oct

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When Jennifer Levin is found murdered in Central Park in 1986, and one of her private school friend...

MURDERED: Annamarie Cochrane Rintala

Mon, 21 Oct

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Just like love knows no gender, neither does jealousy, dysfunction or murder. In honor of domestic v...

SERIAL KILLER: Robert William Pickton

Mon, 14 Oct

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In this week's episode, we talk more about the man responsible for making Canadian women disappear f...

MISSING: Women of Vancouver’s downtown Eastside

Mon, 7 Oct

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For two decades, women living in a ten-block stretch of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, were di...

MISSING: Lauren Spierer

Mon, 30 Sep

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In the early morning hours of June 3, 2011, Lauren Spierer went out and celebrated the end of a seme...

MURDERED: Yingying Zhang

Mon, 23 Sep

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When Chinese graduate student Yingying Zhang agreed to spend a year in America, she did so by lookin...

INFAMOUS: Darlie Routier Part 2

Mon, 16 Sep

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After Darlie was sentenced to death for the murder of her two boys her defense team immediately star...

INFAMOUS: Darlie Routier Part 1

Mon, 9 Sep

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In 1996 a small Texas community was rocked by the tragic slaying of two young boys. The police and p...

MURDERED: Adam Walsh (Preview)

Mon, 2 Sep

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In 1981 a young boy named Adam was abducted by a stranger from a shopping plaza. It would take almos...

MURDERED: Russell and Shirley Dermond

Mon, 26 Aug

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In May of 2014, a married couple went to check in on their elderly neighbors, who lived alongside th...

SERIAL KILLER: The Hillside Strangler

Mon, 19 Aug

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Between October of 1977 and February of 1978, a serial killer terrorized women in Southern Californi...

MISSING: Kimberly McAndrew

Mon, 12 Aug

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Today, August 12, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of Kimberly McAndrew's disappearance. Over the ye...

CAPTURED: Lloyd Lee Welch

Mon, 5 Aug

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During spring break of 1975, Sheila & Kate Lyon went missing from a shopping center near their home ...

MURDERED: Kara, Kelsey, & Jessica

Mon, 29 Jul

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Three cases over ten years. Each one bringing a killer a little closer to justice.EDIT TO THE EPISOD...

SERIAL KILLER: Charlie Brandt

Mon, 22 Jul

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In 2004 a seemingly normal man commits an unthinkable crime. Police and friends are left to wonder w...

MISSING: Brandy Hall

Mon, 15 Jul

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In 2006 Brandy Hall vanished after leaving her post at the volunteer fire station early. It would ta...

INFAMOUS: Alice Crimmins

Mon, 8 Jul

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Long before Casey Anthony, there was another mother America loved to hate... Alice Crimmins. When he...

UNIDENTIFIED: Sumter County Does

Mon, 1 Jul

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In August of 1976, the bodies of a young man and woman were found in rural Sumter County, South Caro...

MURDERED: Reyna Marroquin // Michelle Schroader

Mon, 17 Jun

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This week we have two stories of women who were murdered and laid to rest, Reyna and Michelle. It wo...

CONSPIRACY: North Fox Island & The Oakland County Child Killer Part 2

Mon, 10 Jun

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In part 2 we discuss more suspects in the Oakland County Child Killings and how some or all of them ...

CONSPIRACY: North Fox Island & The Oakland County Child Killer Part 1

Mon, 3 Jun

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In the 1970s the affluent neighborhoods around Detroit, Michigan were terrorized by a child killer b...

MISSING: Patti Adkins

Mon, 20 May

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Patti Adkins had been having a secret relationship with a man from her work. When she went missing i...

MURDERED: The Eastburn Family

Mon, 13 May

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In 1985 Katie Eastburn and two of her daughters were brutally murdered while her husband was away. I...

SERIAL KILLER: Israel Keyes

Mon, 6 May

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Israel Keyes is the most terrifying name you have probably never heard of. Officials believe he hunt...

MISSING: Suzanne Lyall

Mon, 29 Apr

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In 1998 a 19 year old college student boarded a bus from her job at the mall to go back to her campu...

UPDATE: Killer on the High Bridge

Mon, 22 Apr

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On April 22, 2019, the Indiana State Police released new information in the unsolved murder case of ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Kendrick Johnson

Mon, 22 Apr

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In 2013 a 17-year-old boy's body was found rolled up in a high school gym mat. Local law enforcement...

MISSING: Timmothy Pitzen

Mon, 15 Apr

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On April 3, 2019 someone claiming Timmothy Pitzen approached a stranger in KY and told them he had e...

MURDERED: Jerry Michael Williams

Mon, 8 Apr

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One day before his anniversary Jerry Michael Williams went for a duck hunting trip on Lake Seminole ...

MISSING: Rachel Cooke

Mon, 1 Apr

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17 years ago, college student Rachel Cooke was visiting her family home in Texas for her winter brea...

MURDERED: Kacie Woody

Mon, 25 Mar

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Like many young kids, Kacie Woody had an active online life in 2002 but the ‘friends’ she was me...

MURDERED: Kirsten Hatfield

Mon, 18 Mar

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It took decades and DNA science to catch a predator who was able to snatch a girl, Kirsten Hatfield,...

UPDATE: April Tinsley & The Monster in Ft. Wayne

Mon, 11 Mar

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Captain Kevin Smith of the Indiana State Police granted us an interview to discuss the arrest of Apr...

MISSING: Amy Lynn Bradley

Mon, 4 Mar

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In March of 1998 Amy Lynn Bradley and her family set off on what was to be the trip of a lifetime, a...

UPDATE: Angela "Mischelle" Lawless (Interview with Josh Kezer)

Mon, 25 Feb

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UPDATE: Josh Kezer, the man who was wrongfully convicted of Angela's murder and then later declared ...

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Lynn Messer

Mon, 18 Feb

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In 2014, Lynn Messer went missing from her 260-acre farm in the middle of the night. When her remain...

CAPTURED: Dr. No

Sun, 17 Feb

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We just found out the man we know as Dr. No has been captured. His name is Samuel Legg III and Brit ...

MISSING: Sneha Philip

Mon, 11 Feb

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Sneha Philip was last seen shopping just a couple blocks away from the World Trade Centers on Septem...

WANTED: Austin Yogurt Shop Killer

Mon, 4 Feb

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In the early 90's, Austin, TX was turned upside down when four young girls were sexually assaulted, ...

MURDERED: Robert Wone

Mon, 28 Jan

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This is probably the strangest case of murder we have ever covered here on Crime Junkie. It's the st...

SERIAL KILLER: Dr. No

Mon, 21 Jan

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During the 80's and 90's, a serial killer was operating out of Ohio, killing sex workers and leaving...

WANTED: Bradford Bishop // Yaser Said

Mon, 14 Jan

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This week, we have two stories for you of men who are wanted for killing their families.Our first st...

MISSING: Asha Degree

Mon, 7 Jan

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In February of 2000, a 9-year-old girl named Asha Degree packed her book bag and tucked it away, wai...

MURDERED: The Watts Family

Mon, 24 Dec

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The most recent family annihilator case in the U.S. was incredibly heartbreaking and had every Ameri...

MURDERED: Colleen Orsborn

Mon, 17 Dec

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In March of 1984, 15-year-old Colleen Orsborn skips school for a day on the beach but never returns ...

SERIAL KILLER: On The Colonial Parkway (Part 2)

Mon, 10 Dec

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In part two, we tell you about the murders of Cassandra Lee Hailey, Richard Keith Call, Annamaria Ph...

SERIAL KILLER: On The Colonial Parkway (Part 1)

Mon, 3 Dec

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In 1986, park rangers near Virginia's Colonial Parkway get notified of a possible traffic accident. ...

UPDATE: Alissa Turney

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000

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An interview with Alissa's half-sister, Sarah, reveals she no longer thinks her sister ran away. She...

MISSING: Alissa Turney

Mon, 26 Nov

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In 2001 Mike Turney reported to Phoenix, Arizona police that his 17-year-old step-daughter, Alissa, ...

MURDERED: Oklahoma Girl Scouts

Mon, 19 Nov

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One of Oklahoma's darkest stories. Three young girl scouts are brutally murdered while away at their...

MISSING: Zachary Bernhardt

Mon, 12 Nov

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In September of 2000, Zachary Bernhardt went missing from his mother's bed while she was out for a b...

MURDERED: The Camm Family

Mon, 5 Nov

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In 2000, David Camm, a former Indiana State Trooper, came home from playing basketball to find his e...

INFAMOUS: Lizzie Borden

Mon, 29 Oct

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Lizzie Borden took an axGave her mother 40 whacksWhen she saw what she had doneShe gave her father 4...

CONSPIRACY: Women in the U.S. Military

Mon, 22 Oct

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In 2010, statistics came out that 120 female U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq had died. Half of those...

EXPERT ON: Domestic Violence

Tue, 2 Oct 2018 07:00:00 +0000

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In our last episode, we talked about Susan Powell who was a victim of domestic violence. Many of her...

MURDERED: The Powell Family

Mon, 1 Oct

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During a blizzard on December 6, 2009 Josh Powell Claims to have taken his two young sons, ages 2 an...

MURDERED: Angela Savage

Mon, 24 Sep

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Sometime after dropping off her young daughter at the school bus, Angela Savage and her 6-month-old ...

SERIAL KILLER: Bible John

Mon, 17 Sep

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In the late 1960s, three women were murdered after attending the same nightclub. But aside from thei...

MURDERED: Danielle "Gabby" Akers

Mon, 10 Sep

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In April of 2016, Danielle "Gabby" Akers's body was found in a creek bed 60 miles from her home. She...

MURDERED: The Coleman Family

Mon, 3 Sep

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When the head of security for a cutting edge televangelist starts getting threatening emails, no one...

MURDERED: Chandra Levy

Mon, 27 Aug

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When a political intern goes missing, all eyes turn towards her hometown congressman. But when that ...

WANTED: Answers from a Deputy

Mon, 20 Aug

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When Terrance Williams goes missing, most law enforcement officers consider him a low-priority; He w...

MISSING: Leah Roberts

Mon, 13 Aug

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After friends and family can't get ahold of her for days in a row, they decide that college student ...

SERIAL KILLER: Todd Kohlhepp

Mon, 6 Aug

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Our Fan Club supporters will be happy to note that today, we are covering the multiple murders commi...

IF I GO MISSING: Tanya Rider

Mon, 30 Jul

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When hard-working Tanya Rider misses two shifts and is late for a third, her husband knows something...

MURDERED: Barbara Nantais & Claire Hough

Mon, 23 Jul

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In the dreamy summers of southern California, two murders happen within yards of each other, but a d...

WHITE COLLAR: The Dalkon Shield

Mon, 16 Jul

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With the permission from the team over at Swindled Podcast, we are covering one of their best True C...

CAPTURED: Monster in Fort Wayne

Sun, 15 Jul

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On July 15, 2018 police finally made an arrest in the 30-year unsolved murder of April Marie Tinsley...

MURDERED: Angela "Mischelle" Lawless

Mon, 9 Jul

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In November 1992, Mischelle Lawless was found by passersbys deceased in her car with the headlights ...

CONSPIRACY: The Women of Juarez

Mon, 25 Jun

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Since 1993, women in Juarez, Mexico have been dying violent deaths. Is this the work of one killer o...

SERIAL KILLER: The Claremont Killer

Mon, 18 Jun

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Since 1996, people in Claremont had been looking over their shoulders when they go out for a night o...

MISSING: Sage Smith

Mon, 11 Jun

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On November 20, 2012, Sage Smith left her home at 5:30 for a date. She was seen alone at 6:30 talkin...

UPDATE: Katelin Akens

Fri, 8 Jun

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In this update episode, Ashley gets the chance to talk to Lisa, Katelin's mom, about Katelin's case,...

MURDERED: Sylvia Likens

Mon, 4 Jun

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Sylvia was a happy, beautiful 16-year-old when her parents left her and her sister in the care of Ge...

SERIAL KILLER: The Green River Killer

Mon, 28 May

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Through the '80s & '90s, women in the state of Washington were turning up dead. First, along the Gre...

MISSING: Misty Copsey

Mon, 21 May

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In September of 1992, a young teenager named Misty Copsey went missing after visiting the local fair...

CAPTURED: Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible's Killer

Mon, 14 May

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 In April of 2018, we were all talking about the capture of the Gold State Killer but did you know ...

MURDERED: Amber Tuccaro // Henry McCabe

Mon, 14 May

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This week we tell you not one but two stories that have been underreported despite the terrifying au...

MISSING: Bethany Decker

Mon, 30 Apr

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In 2011, Bethany Decker's life was far from easy. As a young wife and mother with a husband overseas...

CAPTURED: The Golden State Killer

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 12:59:00 +0000

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On April 25th, 2018, a decades-long search for the man believed to be the Visalia Ransacker, the Eas...

MURDERED: Kenia Monge

Mon, 23 Apr

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19-year-old Kenia Monge went missing in downtown Denver on April 1, 2011. When Kenia's stepdad finds...

SERIAL KILLER: L.I.S.K.

Mon, 16 Apr

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When a young escort goes missing after an outcall on Long Island in 2010, no one bothers to search f...

ADNAN: What Serial Didn't Tell You

Mon, 9 Apr

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Hundreds of millions of people tuned into Serial season one back in 2014. Sarah Koenig told us all a...

UPDATE: Monster in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Thu, 5 Apr 2018 07:15:00 +0000

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In this bonus episode, we get the opportunity to talk with April Tinsley’s mom, Janet, about the i...

WANTED: Monster in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Mon, 2 Apr

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Thirty years ago this week, a little girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was abducted, sexually assaulted, ...

MISSING: Kiplyn Davis

Mon, 26 Mar

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In 1995, one of our listeners from Kentucky was high school pen pals with a girl named Kiplyn Davis ...

MURDERED: The Longo Family

Mon, 19 Mar

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What makes a seemingly normal family man snap, murder his entire family, and assume a new identity i...

MISSING: Katelin Akens

Mon, 12 Mar

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In December of 2015, Katelin was to board a plane from VA to AZ. She texted her mom that she made it...

SERIAL KILLER: Herb Baumeister

Mon, 5 Mar

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In the late '90s, Indianapolis was rocked when it was found out that a local businessman was murderi...

UPDATE: Niqui McCown

Thu, 1 Mar 2018 01:34:00 +0000

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In this bonus episode we get the opportunity to talk with Niqui McCown’s daughter, Payton, and get...

CONSPIRACY: Bardstown, Kentucky

Mon, 26 Feb

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A 35-year-old woman named Crystal Rogers went missing from Bardstown, KY back in 2015. Her car was f...

MURDERED: Tent Girl

Mon, 19 Feb

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On May 17, 1968, a woman was found in the woods, murdered and wrapped in tent fabric. For over 30 ye...

WANTED: Killer on the High Bridge

Mon, 12 Feb

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On February 13th, 2017, Abby Williams and Libby German went for a hike near the Monon High Bridge, i...

MURDERED: Amy Weidner

Mon, 5 Feb

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A teenage mother stays home from school one day with her daughter because she isn't feeling well. Ju...

MISSING: Bryce Laspisa

Mon, 29 Jan

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Bryce Laspisa started acting strange on August 27, 2013. Just a couple of days into his sophomore ye...

SERIAL KILLER: Shawn Grate

Mon, 22 Jan

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Shawn Grate is currently awaiting trial in Ohio for two counts of murder but his admitted body count...

MURDERED: Karina Holmer

Mon, 15 Jan

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In 1996, Boston saw one of the most brutal, and now notorious, murders of their city. Over 20 years ...

WANTED: Robert Fisher

Mon, 8 Jan

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Robert William Fisher is an American fugitive wanted for the murder of his wife and two children. Th...

SERIAL KILLER: The West Mesa Serial Killer

Mon, 1 Jan

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Happy New Year! For our first episode of 2018, we outline the still-unsolved murders of the West Mes...

MURDERED: Laci Peterson Part 2

Mon, 25 Dec

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The story everyone thinks they know... but do you really? In part two, we discuss the continued focu...

MURDERED: Laci Peterson Part 1

Mon, 18 Dec

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The story everyone thinks they know... but do you really? In part one we cover Laci’s disappearanc...

MISSING: Niqui McCown

Mon, 18 Dec

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The story of an Indiana woman who disappears from a laundry mat only weeks before her wedding. Sour...