True Blue Crime

Daniel McCarty

Listen along as a seventeen year veteran of Law Enforcement and Crime Scene Investigation covers some of the most interesting crimes of the last 100 years. He offers his own unique analysis of the cases using his knowledge and experience. You don't want to miss this podcast.

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#120
Nov 9, 2023 · 42 min
Episode 120 - Sophie Elliot
On January 9th, 2008, 22 year old Sophie Elliot was attacked in Dunedin, New Zealand by her ex-boyfriend. He would later try to use a 1961 law aimed at protecting victims of domestic abuse to get his crime reduced from murder to manslaughter. News of the violent murder and the use of the law sparked outrage in the low-crime country and the outcome of the trial contributed to changes in New Zealand law and an attempt by police to teach young people about toxic relationships. Listen along as we break down our 12th international episode with the tragic murder of a promising young woman. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#79
Nov 7, 2023 · 54 min
Episode 79 - Gabby Petito Part 2
After meeting Gabby's family at CrimeCon 2023, I felt I needed to redo Gabby's story and present it in a way that highlights not just what happened to her but the mission the foundation named after her is all about. When her tragic murder was front page news across the country in 2021, there was a lot discussion about the how it happened but not much about why it happened. In this two part series we will tell Gabby's story and talk about the dangerous relationship she found herself in and how we can prevent acts of domestic violence and homicide for women like Gabby. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#78
Nov 6, 2023 · 53 min
Episode 78 - Gabby Petito Pt 1
After meeting Gabby's family at CrimeCon 2023, I felt I needed to redo Gabby's story and present it in a way that highlights not just what happened to her but the mission the foundation named after her is all about. When her tragic murder was front page news across the country in 2021, there was a lot discussion about the how it happened but not much about why it happened. In this two part series we will tell Gabby's story and talk about the dangerous relationship she found herself in and how we can prevent acts of domestic violence and homicide for women like Gabby. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#119
Nov 2, 2023 · 59 min
Episode 119 - Emma Walker
In 2016, high school student Emma Walker was found deceased on her bed with a single gunshot wound to the head. Her ex boyfriend, who had cultivated an extremely unhealthy relationship with the young woman, was eventually found guilty of her murder after it was proven that he shot into the bedroom to scare her into dating him again and one of the shots proved to be fatal. Listen along as we use this story as a chance to discuss the signs and dangers of unhealthy relationships and remember a young woman filled with life and promise who lost her life under such tragic circumstances. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#118
Oct 31, 2023 · 49 min
Episode 118 - Timothy O'Bryan
On Halloween night in 1974, a father took his two children out trick or treating. After returning home the children were allowed to eat on piece of candy before bed. Eight year old Timothy chose a giant pixy stix and after his father helped him open the tube containing the candy powder, the boy ingested some of the treat but immediately complained about a bitter taste. His father gave him some Kool-Aid to help swallow the powder but soon Timothy was vomiting and convulsing. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead with cyanide poisoning. The resulting police investigation would reveal a sinister plot, scarier than any horror movie. Listen along as we discuss the tragic death of Timothy O'Bryan and the Candy Man Killer. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#117
Oct 28, 2023 · 48 min
Episode 117 - Marlene Warren
In 1990, in an affluent neighborhood outside West Palm Beach, FL, a person dressed as a clown delivered two balloons and some flowers to an unexpecting homeowner. After handing the items over the suspect shot and killed the homeowner and calmly walked away. The case would go on to be known as the Killer Clown case and for over 30 years the killer of Marlene Warren escaped justice. While investigators had a solid suspect early on it took advances in DNA to finally put the killer behind bars. Listen along as we discuss this troubling and frustrating case. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#116
Oct 26, 2023 · 47 min
Episode 116 - Daniel Ott
In 2006 a 31 year old man named Daniel Ott was killed in a what police believed to be a murder for hire. The victim's background yielded no clues as to why he was targeted for death but after six months, investigators found another Daniel Ott in the area that was a much more likely victim and believed the younger Daniel was killed because he shared a name with a marked man. Listen along as we discuss the murder of Daniel Ott. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#115
Oct 15, 2023 · 46 min
Episode 115 - Nohema Graber
On November 2, 2021 a beloved Spanish teacher from Fairfield, IA was killed while walking in a city park. The investigation revealed that two students were responsible for the murder and the motive revolved around the teacher giving one of the suspects a failing grade. Listen along as we discuss the sad and infuriating case of Nohema Graber. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#114
Oct 14, 2023 · 46 min
Episode 114 - The Manley Hot Springs Massacre
In 1984, the small village of Manley Hot Springs Alaska was the scene of a gruesome spree killing. A 25 year old man on the run from law enforcement in Illinois and Alaska killed seven people at a boat landing outside town. He had just killed his neighbor a couple week earlier and as law enforcement closed in, he shot and killed a trooper before being killed by the trooper's partner. Listen along as we discuss the brutal case of the Manley Hot Springs Massacre. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#113
Oct 12, 2023 · 40 min
Episode 113 - The Birth of the Ponzi Scheme
In 1920 an Italian immigrant named Charles Ponzi found a legal way to get rich but he needed investment money. He convinced people he could double their money in 90 days and within 6 months he grew a company from nothing to be worth almost half a billion in today's money. His house of cards came crashing down and he spent 14 years in prison before being deported back to Italy and eventually dying penniless in Brazil in the late 1940's. Listen along as we discuss the life and crimes of the man behind the birth of the Ponzi scheme. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#112
Oct 11, 2023 · 38 min
Episode 112 - A Tale of Two Brothers Pt 2
In Merced, CA in 1972, a seven year old boy was abducted and held captive for over seven years. He only escaped to save another young boy from suffering the same fate he did and was hailed as a hero. Steven Stayner would tragically die ten years after his harrowing escape and then ten years after that, someone very close to Steven began his own reign of terror. Listen along as we discuss the dichotomy of evil in these two stories. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#111
Oct 11, 2023 · 38 min
Episode 111 - A Tale of Two Brothers Pt 1
In Merced, CA in 1972, a seven year old boy was abducted and held captive for over seven years. He only escaped to save another young boy from suffering the same fate he did and was hailed as a hero. Steven Stayner would tragically die ten years after his harrowing escape and then ten years after that, someone very close to Steven began his own reign of terror. Listen along as we discuss the dichotomy of evil in these two stories. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#110
Oct 7, 2023 · 43 min
Episode 110 - The Pan Family
In 2010 a brutal home invasion near Toronto, Canada, left a mother dead, a father clinging to life and a daughter tied up inside the home. The father miraculously survived being shot in the face and would go on to tell the police something so startling, it changed the entire investigation. Listen along as we break down the twisted case of the Pan family. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#109
Oct 6, 2023 · 44 min
Episode 109 - Heather Quan and Ryan Waller
When Phoenix police were met at the door by Ryan Waller during a welfare check, they found his girlfriend, Heather Quan, deceased on the couch from a gunshot wound to the head. Ryan looked like had been in a fight and was taken into custody. Sadly it would take police six hours to realize Ryan too had been shot and was a victim, not a suspect. Listen along as we break down the highly controversial and frustrating case of Heather Quan and Ryan Waller. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#108
Oct 5, 2023 · 46 min
Episode 108 - Killing for Apep
In 2013, eleven days after being released from prison, a monster named Nikko Jenkins killed four people in ten days in Omaha. His murder spree had very different motives and victims. Investigators were baffled by the crimes and once he was in custody, Nikko told investigators the killings were done to appease the Egyptian God of darkness, Apep. Listen along as we break down this terrible loss of life at the hands of one of the most violent killers in recent history. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay
#107
Oct 2, 2023 · 42 min
Episode 107 - The Chowchilla Mass Kidnapping
Less than two weeks after America celebrated its 200 birthday, three armed men hijacked a school bus containing 26 children and the driver. They drove the bus to a secluded location and forced their captives into two modified vans and drove them to a rock quarry. There they forced them into a buried trailer and closed the hatch, imprisoning their prey underground. The suspects planned to exchange their prisoners for $5 million in cash but couldn't call in the ransom demand due to overloaded phone lines as concerned parents and members of the media tied up the switchboard. The suspects fell asleep and the captives made their escape. Within a few weeks all three men were captured. Listen along as we discuss the largest single abduction of children in American history. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#106
Oct 1, 2023 · 46 min
Episode 106 - The Harper Family Murders
Over the 4th of July weekend in 2003 a family of five including a mother and her three young children and their mother/grandmother, were killed in what was setup to look like a burglary gone wrong. The main suspect was the estranged husband and father to the children but he had what at first looked like an airtight alibi. The murders occurred in Bakersfield, CA and he had flown to Ohio on July 2 and had credit card receipts for purchases on the day of the murder. But a rental car in his name that was returned with 5400 miles on it led investigators to have an entomologist look at dead bugs on the car and it was soon determined the car had been driven to California and back and eventually the suspect's alibi fell apart and he was put on trial for the murders. Listen along as we discuss the case of the Harper Family Murders. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#105
Sep 29, 2023 · 51 min
Episode 105 - Dan O'Connell and James Ellison
In 2002, a double murder in the small town of Hudson, WI rocked the community. A funeral home director and his intern were shot in the middle of the day, in the funeral home by an unknown suspect. Two years later, a young man reported being sexually assaulted by a local priest and that investigation would eventually point investigators to the killer from the double homicide. Listen along as we discuss the strange and tragic case of the Hudson Funeral Home Murders. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#104
Sep 16, 2023 · 58 min
Episode 104 - Ted Bundy Pt 3
In the mid 1970's, Ted Bundy terrorized the states of Washington, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Florida. Before he was executed he confessed to 30 murders of young women and girls but some believe he started killing well before he will admit to and it's possible he killed 75 to over 100 people, starting during his teenage years. In this three part series we explore the childhood, life, crimes, and the rationale behind the crimes committed by this monster of a man. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.
#103
Sep 16, 2023 · 41 min
Episode 103 - Ted Bundy Pt 2
In the mid 1970's, Ted Bundy terrorized the states of Washington, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Florida. Before he was executed he confessed to 30 murders of young women and girls but some believe he started killing well before he will admit to and it's possible he killed 75 to over 100 people, starting during his teenage years. In this three part series we explore the childhood, life, crimes, and the rationale behind the crimes committed by this monster of a man. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay.

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