Serialously with Annie Elise
271: Locked in a Toolbox, Trapped in a Cave, and a Murder Caught on Voicemail
Thu, 08 May 2025
This week on Headline Highlights, a Missouri woman fatally stabs a paramedic during an ambulance ride to the hospital. In New Mexico, a couple is exposed for forcing their seven children to live in underground caves, enduring years of horrific abuse. A convicted felon in Florida brutally attacks two women, beating one and kidnapping the other, who is later hogtied inside a giant toolbox. A Florida teacher crosses the line by writing a disturbing love letter to a female student. In California, a woman is murdered, and the chilling crime is captured in a voicemail she left for a friend. 🔎Join Our True Crime Club & Get Exclusive Content & Perks 🔎 Join The Club: https://www.patreon.com/annieelise 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to EXTRA deep dive episodes every week on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serialously-with-annie-elise/id1519456164 🌸 SPRING MERCH IS OFFICIALLY HERE! 🌸 Shop now at https://annieelise.com/collections/shop-all Don't miss out before your faves sell out! 🛒🌷 Follow Annie on Socials 📸 🩷Instagram: @ _annieelise 💜TikTok: @_annieelise 🗞️ Substack: @annieelise 💙Facebook: @10tolife ⭐️Sponsors ⭐️ Ancient Nutrition: is offering 25% off your first order when you go to http://AncientNutrition.com/AE. Mint Mobile: Grab 3 months of service for just $15 a month at http://MintMobile.com/ae. Shop Annie’s Closet & Must-Haves! 👗 Poshmark: https://posh.mk/Tdbki6Ae0Rb ShopMY: https://shopmy.us/annieelise Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/10tolife?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_aipsfshop_BKN1ZMCMEZHACVFQ2R75&language=en_US Disclaimer ‣ Some links may be affiliate links, they do not cost you anything, but I make a small percentage from the sale. Thank you so much for watching and supporting me. 🎙️ Follow the podcast for FREE on all podcast platforms! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serialously-with-annie-elise/id1519456164 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HdheEH8WeMTHoe5da34qU All Other Platforms: https://audioboom.com/channels/5100770-serialously-with-annie-elise Get Involved or Recommend the Case 💬 About Annie: https://annieelise.com/ For Business Inquiries: [email protected] Episode Sources 🔗 Court TV Daily Mail Kansas City Star Law and Crime Los Angeles Times New York Post People.com WMBB News 13 *Sources used to collect this information include various public news sites, interviews, court documents, FB groups dedicated to the case, and various news channel segments. When quoting statements made by others, they are strictly alleged until confirmed otherwise. Please remember my videos are my independent opinion and to always do your own research. •••••••••••••••••• Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this video are personal and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company. Assumptions made in the analysis are not reflective of the position of any entity other than the creator(s). These views are subject to change, revision, and rethinking at any time and are not to be held in perpetuity. We make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, suitability, or validity of any information on this video and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. All information is provided on an as-is basis. It is the reader’s responsibility to verify their own facts.
Chapter 1: What shocking crimes are covered in this week's true crime episode?
Hey, true crime besties. Welcome back to an all new episode of Serialistly. Hello, hello, hello. Welcome back to an all new episode of Serialistly. With me, your true crime bestie, Annie Elise. And I am here to talk to you today because I need to talk to you about all the cases that are going on this week in the true crime world.
There are some truly batshit crazy and unhinged things happening out there. And look, every single week I talk with you, I feel like there are a lot of crazy cases going on. This week, it just kind of takes the cake. There are so many different things to discuss. And I also just wanted to remind you that the Karen Reid retrial is still in full swing.
I'm putting out recaps for you every single Friday where I'm breaking down the highlights and biggest takeaways of the week because...
you know I know you don't have seven hours a day to watch the trial so I'm here to help you out and just like give you the cliff notes version almost like you needed to write the essay in high school but didn't have time I'm your bestie I got your back so those recaps are coming out every single Friday as a reminder and we already are only a couple days into this week and it has been wild we've been talking about the leaf blower the solo cups that they used to collect evidence
some credibility issues. I mean, you name it. But anyway, I'm not here to talk with you about that today. I am here today to talk to you about everything happening this week. And this first case I want to share with you, it's a little bit jarring because it makes you just kind of fearful of humanity. And it also takes place in Missouri. So let me just set the scene for you, okay?
So it takes us to Kansas City, Missouri. And honestly, I don't think I've ever heard of a case like this one before, which is why I wanted to talk with you about it. But on April 27th, police responded to a call at 1240 a.m. with about a woman who was walking on the shoulder of the freeway.
So they're dispatched, they go, and upon arrival, they notice that this woman, 39-year-old Shanetta Basel, had a laceration on her hand. And she was bleeding extremely heavily, so the police decided they needed to call the paramedics so that they could come and treat her.
then once the paramedics arrived on the scene they decided you know what this looks really bad this is pretty deep there's a lot of blood loss we need to transport her to the hospital for further evaluation like We can't do all the things here. We got to take her in, right? But then she began becoming uncooperative with both the police and the paramedics.
It was almost like she just was refusing their offers for help. She didn't want to go with them for whatever reason. But then after a short while, after they were convincing her, being like, look, you got to go to the hospital. You got to get this checked out. It doesn't look good. She finally gave in and was like, fine, I'll get in the ambulance. I'll go with you. Like, you know.
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Chapter 2: How did a paramedic tragically lose his life during an ambulance ride?
But what you don't know, unless you've heard of this case or you're watching the video version of this on my YouTube, is that the way he wrote this letter, he wrote it in a font, in a text, as though he was a fifth grade student himself.
Like the full kind of like, not bubble writing, but like more like rounded letters where, you know, you take up the whole line on not even college ruled paper, but like wide ruled paper, like full kid writing.
And I don't know if he did that to try to relate to her more in a weird, groomy kind of way, or if he did that so that when the parents, if they ever found it, they would think that it's just from another student. I don't know, but certainly intentional and extremely unnerving.
And I also feel like when you start to dissect some of the letter, such as, I know you hate it when I smile, but he put hate it in quotes. Like, is there something underlying there where he's trying to like flirt and be like, oh, I know you hate it when I smile because like you think I'm flirting. Or when he says like, you'll talk to your friends right after you tell me that you don't feel well.
I don't like that. It's just so manipulative and weird. And when he says, you forget that I know you pretty well, all of these things, it's like, Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross and take a listen to this interview with this little girl's parents.
This whole nightmare started when we discovered a two page letter and Mitchell gave eight on your side a copy of a letter she says was given to her fifth grade child from their teacher.
It reads in part quote. You know I truly love you no matter what. That will never change. It's signed love and then the teachers name with a note encouraging the student to keep the A secret that 11 year old girls parents saw the letter and tell it on your side. They were shocked.
Incredibly upsetting as a father.
As a dad, where does your mind go from there? What does that even open the door for in your head?
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