Criminal Notes

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Every crime leaves a trail. Criminal Notes invites you to decipher the dark stories hidden within the evidence. We meticulously unpack real-life criminal cases, from unsolved mysteries and chilling serial killer sagas to shocking murder investigations, providing a deep dive into the human psyche and the justice system.

Go beyond the headlines with us as we explore forensic details, investigative twists, and the profound impact of these events. Criminal Notes offers a fresh, analytical perspective on true crime, ensuring every case is presented with respect and thorough research, uncovering the complexities behind each tragic event.

New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 9:00 AM, guaranteeing a consistent stream of compelling content to fuel your curiosity. Each episode is a standalone exploration, perfect for your daily commute or a deep dive into the shadows.

This podcast is for anyone fascinated by the intricacies of crime, seeking to understand the 'why' behind the 'what', and those who appreciate detailed storytelling in the true crime genre. If you're a fan of investigative journalism and real crime documentaries, Criminal Notes is your next essential listen.

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Yesterday · 21 min
She Left Her Bag Behind: The Murder of Pamela Perry
She Left Her Bag Behind: The Murder of Pamela Perry A neatly placed green canvas bag with a cardinal embroidered on the side stood upright against a stop sign at 7:22 AM on October 14, 2009 - inside was a phone, a half-eaten granola bar, hand...
Saturday · 22 min
The Man Who Left No Return Prints: Inside a Timberland Secret
The Man Who Left No Return Prints: Inside a Timberland Secret A line of size eleven boot prints led forty yards up a frozen logging road and then stopped - no return, no tire marks, and a twenty-three-year-old man dead thirty feet away in a...
Friday · 22 min
Six Feet of Nebraska: The Farm That Hid Megan Brooks
Six Feet of Nebraska: The Farm That Hid Megan Brooks A water-stained tote bag found six miles from Megan Brooks’s abandoned car held her library card - and nothing that explained how she got there. Six miles, no road, no witnesses, and a county...
Thursday · 20 min
The Watch That Recorded a Killer: Mile 9's Last Hour
The Watch That Recorded a Killer: Mile 9's Last Hour A cracked Casio ProTrek quietly recorded a barometric trail that captured the last hour and a half of Jeffrey Hamilton’s life, logging a sharp pressure drop nineteen minutes before he left the...
Wednesday · 22 min
One Shoe Left Behind: The Murder of Kenneth Walsh
One Shoe Left Behind: The Murder of Kenneth Walsh A single clean white Nike sneaker, size 10 left, double-knotted, was placed on a bait table inside a locked shed while the padlock showed no sign of being opened - and two days later Kenneth Walsh’s...
Tuesday · 22 min
The Dry Red Coat: How a Changed Door Code Betrayed a Killer
The Dry Red Coat: How a Changed Door Code Betrayed a Killer A dry red coat hung on a locked service promenade railing after a night of nonstop rain - completely free of moisture, soil, or river residue. That impossible detail forced investigators...
August 31 · 22 min
The Locked Pump House, a Shoe, and a Notebook of Secrets
The Locked Pump House, a Shoe, and a Notebook of Secrets A single shoe inside a padlocked pump house broke every assumption about Angela Berry’s disappearance and helped put Jerry Hoffman behind bars for life. The locked room, an intact padlock,...
August 30 · 23 min
She Vanished Mid-Journey: The Murder of Patricia Fisher
She Vanished Mid-Journey: The Murder of Patricia Fisher The suitcase appeared at 6:14 a.m., leaking a steady drip from a reset triple-zero lock and a name tag that read FISHER P.; the owner, 52-year-old Patricia Fisher, had boarded the Sunset...
August 29 · 22 min
She Said Goodnight at 6:51: The Murder of Erin Novak
She Said Goodnight at 6:51: The Murder of Erin Novak The front door was wide open at 8:47 a.m. and a single low-heeled woman's shoe sat centered in a twelve-foot hallway - no second shoe, no forced entry, and Erin Novak's paper planner gone for...
August 28 · 21 min
Dead Man's Boots Appear on His Porch: The Murder of Donald Davis
Dead Man's Boots Appear on His Porch: The Murder of Donald Davis A tidy pair of boots, laces tucked, toes pointing at a cabin door - left on the porch more than thirty-six hours after the man who wore them had died a mile and a half away. Someone...
August 27 · 23 min
The Field Gives Her Back: The Jean Riley Murder Case
The Field Gives Her Back: The Jean Riley Murder Case A pair of labeled reading glasses surfaced from a harvested field on October 4th, 11 feet above a buried body - the soil itself seemed to give her back. How did a teacher's glasses, labeled "J....
August 26 · 21 min
The Watch Still Ticking: How a Casio Cracked Five Killings
The Watch Still Ticking: How a Casio Cracked Five Killings A dead woman with a running Casio watch pressed against her ribs turned a local murder into a pattern that spans three counties and multiple victims; the watch’s display read 7:14 and had...
August 25 · 21 min
The Jacket on the Bench: How a Wharf Killer Stayed Hidden
The Jacket on the Bench: How a Wharf Killer Stayed Hidden A woman’s phone stops at 4:47 PM and eight days later her body is pulled up forty feet below the Atlantic, weighted with marine anchor chain bought less than 200 yards from where she parked...
August 24 · 24 min
The Coat on the Ice: How a Friend Hid a Murder Trail
The Coat on the Ice: How a Friend Hid a Murder Trail A gray wool coat was found forty feet out on a frozen river with no footprints leading to or from it, and its dry-cleaning receipt remained in the pocket - the owner had been missing since the...
August 23 · 22 min
The Boathouse Cup: How a Warm Thermos Solved April Vogel's Last Run
The Boathouse Cup: How a Warm Thermos Solved April Vogel's Last Run Steam still rose from a plain thermos lid in a sealed boathouse while April Vogel's body lay on warped dock planks - the cup had been poured within about 45 minutes of discovery...
August 22 · 22 min
Three Suitcases, One Address: The Night Michelle Vanished
Three Suitcases, One Address: The Night Michelle Vanished At 6:40 a.m. on October 14 a baggage handler found three burgundy suitcases tagged "WEBB, M. - 14 Crestline Drive" lined on the Amtrak platform in Maren Junction; inside were Michelle Webb's...
August 21 · 21 min
The Watch That Kept Time After She Was Gone
The Watch That Kept Time After She Was Gone The watch was running - a Seiko with a cream face and a cracked leather strap, placed centered on a doorstep and still ticking for three days while its owner was missing and later found strangled. Who...
August 20 · 23 min
She Fought Back: The Murder of Rebecca Evans
She Fought Back: The Murder of Rebecca Evans A woman found beside a drainage culvert with her hands folded over her stomach, a single line of boot prints leading in and no prints coming out-Rebecca Evans was murdered on the night of October 11,...
August 19 · 19 min
The Snow Globe in the Soybean Field: How a Gift Exposed Two Murders
The Snow Globe in the Soybean Field: How a Gift Exposed Two Murders A snow globe with a gold inscription led a combine operator to a body four feet below the soil - a farmhouse scene marked "For Mom, Christmas 1999" found tucked against the victim....
August 18 · 22 min
The Radio That Should Have Been Silent: The Murder of Mark O'Brien
The Radio That Should Have Been Silent: The Murder of Mark O'Brien A pickup truck radio played without power beside a dead long-haul driver whose battery terminal had been physically disconnected; the impossibility stopped a night worker at 5:20...

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