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Join married couple Kay and John as they cover some of the lesser known true crime cases. In this bi-weekly podcast, Kay presents the case to both the audience and John at the same time, so they can react together. We pride ourselves on the research we conduct and the respect we show to victims. We hope you enjoy!

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September 20 · 1 hr 50 min
Episode 241: Mandy Lemaire | Kidnapped in Alaska
Along the Copper River in south-central Alaska exist tiny outposts and towns that are scattered along its banks. They are communities that have learned to both love and revere its presence. One of those very places was Tazlina, a tiny village of 421 people (1991). Tazlina, the residents thought, was their own little slice of heaven. A remote community that believed they were beyond the reach of the violence they had heard so much about on the news at the dawn of the 21st century. But it would be the summer of 1991 that would change the town forever. One resident would say that they had all deluded themselves into believing that their isolation would protect them and that they really knew each other. But what would be revealed in the months-long investigation headed by the Alaska State Troopers was that evil can reach even the furthest corners of the world. Sponsors: RULA Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod Primal Queen For a limited time only, our listeners are getting a FREE MONTH of Primal Queen plus FOUR FREE GIFTS at PrimalQueen.com/TCC Sources Trading Post Location (picture of locations break down on instagram) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166611043/amanda_lynn-lemaire https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2017/07/14/chitinas-charms/ https://cbn.com/article/tragedy/wake-tragedy-light-shines-through https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2016/07/01/ministering-to-men-one-oar-stroke-at-a-time/ https://morbidology.com/the-controversial-case-of-mandy-lemaire/ https://www.dailycrime.com/mandy-lemaire-11-was-raped-and-murdered-but-suspect-never-faced-retrial-vanished-in-alaska/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/1059360920/?match=1&terms=Charlie%20Smithart&search-id=2ae9ae92-a58c-474c-9c44-620b395f254b&search-rank=1 Newspapers.com
September 7 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 240: Sandra McGee Steppuhn and Suzanne Nixon | Secrets Revealed
In the fall of 2015 a secret would be unearthed that would bring the detectives of Monterey, CA back to another case they had worked on just about 33 years prior. Sponsors: Instant Hydration INSTANTHYDRATION.com/TCC and use our promo code TCC for over 40% off your first subscription order Sources: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-eligibility/ The Califorian, Aug. 20, 1983-2018 (18 articles) https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/Home/Components/News/News/10894/1336 https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2018/01/05/california-prisoner-admits-killing-seaside-woman-1982/1009554001/ Buried in the Backyard Seaon 1 Episode 6 Episode aired Jul 8, 2018 https://www.ksbw.com/article/man-who-murdered-women-on-monterey-peninsula-sentenced/16334275 https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/vacaville-prison-inmate-pleads-guilty-to-1982-monterey-bay-murder/
August 23 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 239: Elizabeth Ennen | What the Video Revealed
15 year old Elizabeth Ennen's parents wanted her to begin taking on more responsibility. For a teenager, babysitting seemed like the perfect place to start. On a cold January night in 2011, Elizabeth took a job watching two young children, but she never came home. She had done a wonderful job and was driven home but somewhere between the car and the safety of her home, Elizabeth seemingly vanished into the night. Sponsor: Instant Hydration instanthydration.com/tcc and use our promo code TCC for over 40% off your first subscription order Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1294175442/?match=1&terms=Elizabeth%20Ennen&search-id=5264b395-a4e5-4f3b-923f-3ce85b0251d6&search-rank=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1299893972/?match=1&terms=Elizabeth%20Ennen&search-id=5264b395-a4e5-4f3b-923f-3ce85b0251d6&search-rank=5 https://www.kcbd.com/story/13908033/suspect-in-elizabeth-ennen-case-has-violent-criminal-history https://www.kcbd.com/story/13895997/police-release-new-information-in-the-case-of-missing-teenager https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ng/date/2011-01-24/segment/01 https://abcnews.com/US/missing-texas-girl-elizabeth-ennen-strangled-death-babysitting/story?id=12768898 Newspapers.com
August 9 · 1 hr 29 min
Episode 238: Latrese Curtis | The I-540 Murder
During the Tuesday morning commute of January 8, 2008 motorist traveling a stretch of I-540 also known as the 'Raleigh Outer Loop' were shocked to find a body on the side of the road. The investigation that would follow would provide many suspects, all with motives that could have potentially led to the murder of 21 year old student Latrese Curtis. Join me as I tell John just what happened on the side of the highway that January night. Sponsors: Vinted: Download the Vinted app today! Rula: Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that’s actually covered by insurance. Visit Rula.com/tcc to get started. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/court-of-appeals/2011/10-1246-7.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/659733657/?match=1&terms=latrese%20Curtis&search-id=522bb306-00f8-4ee4-9563-9950c38e1536&search-rank=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/652460220/?match=10&terms=latrese%20Curtis&search-id=522bb306-00f8-4ee4-9563-9950c38e1536&search-rank=3 https://dig.abclocal.go.com/wtvd/Curtis_Autopsy.pdf https://abc11.com/archive/6071872/ https://abc11.com/archive/7035633/ https://abc11.com/archive/7042495/ https://abc11.com/archive/7023545/ https://abc11.com/archive/6115159/ https://abc11.com/archive/6161680/ https://www.wral.com/archive/2387389/ https://www.wral.com/archive/2931791/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsobserver/name/latrese-curtis-obituary?id=13545043 https://legalclarity.org/latrese-curtis-murder-case-investigation-and-trial/
July 26 · 1 hr 49 min
Episode 237: Jessica Carpenter | On the Street Where You Live
When Jessica Carpenter was found murdered in her home on August 4, 2000 investigators searched for answers in what proved to be a very complicated case. As they did, rumors spread throughout the neighborhood, suspicions reached the people closest to the victim, and every lead seemed to raise more questions than it answered. The truth remained hidden behind an ordinary summer day and a series of moments that, at first glance, appeared completely unremarkable. What began as the murder of a 17-year-old girl would grow into a years-long mystery—one that challenged investigators, tested a grieving family, and proved that sometimes the most devastating crimes begin with something so routine that no one gives it a second thought. Sponsors: Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-rivera-is-sentenced/41199209/ https://nationalregister.sc.gov/SurveyReports/HC02001.pdf? https://www.sccourts.org/media/opinions/HTMLFiles/COA/4124.htm? https://www.hatcherfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Ms-Chrisilee-Lena-Barton?obId=46374611 https://thecinemaholic.com/jessica-carpenter-murder/ https://www.wistv.com/story/917771/8-30-2002-south-carolina-officers-make-first-arrest-thanks-to-dna-database/ https://www.sccourts.org/media/opinions/advSheets/no242006.pdf “Cold Blood” Home All Alone (TV Episode 2011) https://www.lockhaven.com/uncategorized/2020/08/murder-life-of-south-carolina-teen-remembered-20-years-on/ https://theaugustapress.com/chrisilee-barton-the-woman-who-survived-a-serial-killer-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/ https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2007/s07p0151-1.html https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-tiffaney-sheree/41199055/
July 13 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 236: Traci Todd | Missing in Chicago
On September 14, 2000, a concerned neighbor called 911 after hearing sounds of a violent fight in the apartment next door. Unable to gain entry after no one buzzed them into the building, responding officers eventually left, a decision they would later regret. What followed was the disappearance of a 34 year old flight attendant, a gruesome discovery, and a case that unraveled one shocking secret after another. Sponsors: Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod Sources https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/11/19/murder-coverup-outlined-to-jury/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/12/24/65-year-term-for-womans-murder/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/170520970/?match=8&terms=traci%20todd https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/taking-stock-community-policing-chicago https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/fed3a0e5-a70e-42b9-b4fc-8cc35f602e01/1091520_R23.pdf Newspapers.com Archived articles from the Chicago Tribune
July 1 · 1 hr 32 min
Episode 235: Joann and Alex Katrinak | The Conclusion: Part III
Join John and I as we discuss the final part in our series on the murders of Joann and Alex Katrinak. Trigger Warning: This episode includes violence and the death of children under the age of one. Sources: Newspapers.com Access to archived newspaper editions from the Durham Sun, Morning Call, and East Penn Press https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1201?utm https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mcall/name/andrew-katrinak-obituary?id=18087919 https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.html https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/socialhistory-crime-punishment/chpt/lindbergh-law#_ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lindbergh-law https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6931475/joann_marie-katrinak https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/alex-katrinak/ https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.html Mal, Tammy. Convenient Suspect. Chicago Review Press, 2017.
June 23 · 1 hr 43 min
Episode 234: Joann and Alex Katrinak | The Discovery: Part II
In today's episode we continue to discuss the case of Joann and Alex Katrinak. Part III will be made available this Sunday and our final Patreon episode for June will be released the following Tuesday. Trigger warning: This case involves violence against a child under one. Sources: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1201?utm https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mcall/name/andrew-katrinak-obituary?id=18087919 https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.html https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/socialhistory-crime-punishment/chpt/lindbergh-law#_ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lindbergh-law https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6931475/joann_marie-katrinak https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/alex-katrinak/ https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.html Mal, Tammy. Convenient Suspect. Chicago Review Press, 2017.
June 14 · 1 hr 40 min
Episode 233: Joann and Alex Katrinak | The Disappearance: Part I
In the quiet borough of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, the days leading up to Christmas in 1994 should have been filled with the familiar comforts of the season. Instead, an unsettling silence settled over a neighborhood when a young mother and her infant son seemingly vanished without a trace. Their home held troubling clues, their car would soon be found abandoned nearby, and a community accustomed to knowing its neighbors suddenly found itself gripped by fear and uncertainty. As investigators searched for answers, rumors spread through the ornamented streets and suspicion seemed to fall in every direction. What happened inside that small Pennsylvania town would become one of the region's most haunting mysteries: a case marked by compulsion, secrets, and a trail of evidence that only seemed to raise more questions. Tonight, we follow the twists and turns of an investigation that would captivate the Lehigh Valley for years, and uncover a story far darker than anyone could have imagined. Trigger warning: This case involves violence against a child under one. Sponsors: Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tcc #rulapod Sources: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1201?utm https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mcall/name/andrew-katrinak-obituary?id=18087919 https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.html https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/socialhistory-crime-punishment/chpt/lindbergh-law#_ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lindbergh-law https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6931475/joann_marie-katrinak https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/alex-katrinak/ https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2017/1919-eda-2016.html Mal, Tammy. Convenient Suspect. Chicago Review Press, 2017.
June 2 · 1 hr 41 min
Episode 232: Judith Johnson and Brooke Sutton | Hidden in Plain Sight
The stillness of the hot June morning in Barberton, OH was broken by the creaking of floorboards beneath the small feet of a six year old girl. She was unsure of what had happened or what she had suffered, she just knew she was scared. As she searched the home she was in, the brutality of the previous night revealed itself to her. Just hours earlier she had been laughing with her beloved grandmother and now she lay dead at her feet. Someone had slipped in their home in the middle of the night and destroyed a family’s world. And yet, the most haunting part of this story wouldn’t be the bloodshed itself, it would be the years that followed. Because the little girl who staggered through the neighborhood at sunrise, traumatized and barely alive, carried with her the only account of what happened inside that house. Her words would shape the investigation, divide a family, and eventually help lead to justice because the killer had always been right there… Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/296313955/?match=1&terms=Clarence%20elkins https://www.newspapers.com/image/297064102/?match=1&terms=Clarence%20elkins https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32300943/judith_ann-johnson https://www.cleveland19.com/story/6729058/prisoner-indicted-in-1998-murder-case/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wifes-detective-work-frees-hubby/ https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/lkl/date/2005-12-26/segment/01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715131515/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17562131/ns/dateline_nbc-killer_instinct/t/killer-instinct/#.U63PM_boct4 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ohnd-5_06-cv-03004/pdf/USCOURTS-ohnd-5_06-cv-03004-2.pdf https://lawlit.net/adcrimlaw4/images/elkins_timeline-1.pdf https://www.newspapers.com/image/1075753446/?match=1&terms=earl%20mann https://magazine.uc.edu/editors_picks/recent_features/Innocence/elkins.html https://content.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ice513343a49311df952a80d2993fba83/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default) https://innocenceproject.org/cases/clarence-elkins/ https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/ninth-district-court-of-appeals/2003/2003-ohio-4522.html https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914b1beadd7b0493475b518 https://web.archive.org/web/20140403061401/http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/ff313_clarence_elkins/4.html https://abcnews.com/US/hicks-baby-adoptee-sold-georgia-doctor-50-years/story?id=32743492
May 17 · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 231: Suzanne Harrison, Gena Turner, and Bryan Boone | Before and After "The Kids"
If I were to tell someone from Wood County Texas to close their eyes and try to imagine what the tiny town of Hawkins, which sits at the intersections of Highway 80 and Farm Road 14 in the south east corner of the county, looked like in 1986 they would not have to use their imagination. Moving with a slow east Texas rhythm the town has not changed with time, but rather has found itself suspected within it. The town sits as an Americana time capsule, arrested to the last time that they knew the innocence, hope, and freedom they once prided themselves on for within hearts of the residence sits a wound that has never healed. Time is only measured in two ways in Hawkins, TX before what happened to them in 1986 and after…or as they refer to it…before and after, “The kids”. For this case I am bringing you into a town named Hawkins, in 1986, and to be honest the vibes of the town seem strikingly similar to another Hawkins you are all well acquitted with, time period and all…and there is one more similarity…high school students going missing. But in our case the disappearances are real and the effects of what happened to the children of Hawkins in 1986 have reverberated through the quiet roads ever since. So let’s step back in time… Sponsors: Rula.com/tcc You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget! Avery After Dark Podcast Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/166/757/630178/ https://texasstandard.org/stories/upshur-county-courthouse-gilmer-tx-jerry-mcfadden-jail-cell/ https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/166/166.F3d.757.98-50485.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Walter_McFadden https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653351/gena_lee-turner#view-photo=141666582 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653379/suzanne_denise-harrison https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653334/bryan_drew-boone/flower https://www.newspapers.com/image/639801109/?match=1&terms=jerry%20mcfadden https://www.newspapers.com/image/1314219208/?match=1&terms=jerry%20mcfadden https://www.newspapers.com/image/1205660661/?match=1&terms=suzanne%20harrison https://barnwellmountainra.com/ https://www.txexecutions.org/reports/191-Jerry-McFadden.htm https://www.newspapers.com/image/649944728/?match=1&terms=gerald%20mcfadden https://www.newspapers.com/image/1158959852/?match=1&terms=Anna%20Marie%20Hlavka
May 5 · 1 hr 35 min
Episode 230: Dawnia Dacosta | Riding with the Devil
After a late night church service Dawnia Dacosta began the familiar half and hour ride home. She had done the drive so many times she could have done it with her eyes closed. But as she cruised down I95 she felt her car sputter then slow. She had run out of gas. As she eased onto the shoulder, she may have thought of her mother and the lessons drilled in long before moments like this ever came. Be prepared. Stay alert. Know what to do. So Dawnia followed those rules. Windows up. Doors locked. Hazards flashing. From where she stood, she could see the glow of a Texaco sign just off the exit ramp, not far at all. As she clutched an empty gas can, she stepped into the night, convinced it would be a quick walk… she’d make it. Sources: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-supreme-court/1720973.html https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/347254/file/02-1590_AmdInit.pdf https://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/sc02-1590/02-1590amdinit.pdf https://www.iexitapp.com/exits/Florida/I-95/North/686 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229834760/?terms=dawnia%20dacosta&match=1 https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/lucious-boyd-cold-case-jane-doe-eileen-truppner-dawnia-dacosta-murder-rape-resolved-indictment-convicted-murderer-rapist-death-row-broward-county-sheriff-detectives-florida-december-5-2023 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1998/12/13/hundreds-celebrate-life-of-slain-nursing-student/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/638261922/?match=1&terms=Roderick%20Bullard https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/05/us/florida-murder-rape-cold-case-dna/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090830185850/http://www.fadp.org/news/Sun-Sentinel-20040115.htm https://cbs12.com/news/local/lucious-boyd-cold-case-jane-doe-eileen-truppner-dawnia-dacosta-murder-rape-resolved-indictment-convicted-murderer-rapist-death-row-broward-county-sheriff-detectives-florida-december-5-2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/238640528/?match=1&terms=melissa%20floyd https://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=699893&TypeSearch=AI newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-gina-marie-moore/9867526/
April 19 · 1 hr 44 min
Episode 229: Lee Ann Smith Mangrum | Where the Water Lies
The stillness of a warm September morning in the South was broken by something that didn’t belong: a bright red Jeep, abandoned and half-submerged in the murky edge of a quiet creek. Not far from it, drifting in the same dark water, was a young mother of two. What should have been a peaceful start to the day instead became the beginning of a mystery as clouded as the water itself. For the detectives called to the scene, nothing about this case came easily. The deeper they looked, the more the details seemed to twist. Unanswered questions, unsettling circumstances, and relationships that were far more complicated than they first appeared. But as the truth slowly surfaced, it revealed something far more disturbing than anyone had been prepared to face. Sponsors Visit Rula.com/tcc to get affordable, high-quality therapy that’s actually covered by insurance Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/244437525/?match=1&terms=18%20years%20later%3A%20What%20to%20know%20about%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrum%27s%20killing https://www.newspapers.com/image/276089133/?match=1&terms=%20Lee%20Ann%20Mangrum https://www.tncourts.gov/press/2013/03/27/supreme-court-affirms-convictions-upon-finding-no-prosecutorial-misconduct https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/m2009-01810-cca-r3-cd.html Snapped Season 24, Episode 25
April 9 · 1 hr 59 min
Episode 228: Kaci Woody | Trapped in the Web
The danger of a predator that stalks their victims online, the one that moves silently through glowing screens, is that they use cunning to trap those they prey upon. They study the patterns of their victims, learn their rhythm of life through late night posts and quiet confession. To them vulnerability isn’t a tragedy but rather a signal. With unsettling precision they are able to step in and be or say whatever they need to to become whatever their target needs. They lead with understand, compassion. They listen, they mirror, they comfort. They are exactly what their target craves or needs. Pieces by piece they build trust, an assurance of safety. But behind the carefully chosen words and curated personas lies something sinister. It had been orchestrated in a way that by the time the illusions cracks their victim has already been trapped and the cage that has been so meticulously built around them has consumed them. The greatest weapon of the 21st century against the safety and sanctity of our homes is the internet, because it has allowed predators an opportunity to be stealthy enough to prey on your children and infiltrate your home…from the comfort of theirs. Sources: Newspaper articles accessed through Newspapers.com from 2002-2021. Papers include: The Sun and The Mountain Echo https://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=821033 Caught in the Web: Four Part Series by Cathy Frye for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Investigation Discovery: Web of Lies Aired 1/15/2014 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-07-na-slay7-story.html https://www.fbicollector.com/historybaltimoreinnocentimages.html https://katv.com/community/good-morning-arkansas/officer-shares-personal-tragedy-to-warn-families-and-children-about-online-dangers?fbclid=IwAR3TIHuLlb56dvkRSQ9xaLc0LXJHrz8OmNrIs4LdxOIF8AA2UIv00U84ByE
March 22 · 1 hr 48 min
Episode 227: Joel Kirkpatrick | Screams in the Night
Two screams pierced the silent, unseasonably warm and windy night of October 13, 1997 in Lawrenceville, Illinois. The first, was that of 10 year old Joel Kirkpatrick as he desperately sought help against the person who had entered his room in the black of night and had attacked him with a knife. The second scream was that of his mother’s as she ran to her neighbors house and pounded on their door desperately seeking help. She begged for them to open up. “They’ve got Joel”, she bellowed into the closed door, “They took Joel.” Once the shock of what had happened settled, and the years went on the question that lingered was whether or not the person that hurt Joel was the least likeliest suspect or the dangerous stranger that had rolled into town with that warm wind. Trigger warning: violence against a child Sources: https://www.greatnorthinnocenceproject.org/news/bloodstain-pattern-analysis-another-subjective-science-convicting-innocent-people/ https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2004/06/26/court-overturns-rea-convictio/118184118/ https://www.uis.edu/illinoisinnocenceproject/julie-rea https://nationalpublicdata.com/people/r/julie-rea/tn/martin/pd06p1qslq5zi0nmlilw2zf05nyb8p17/ https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/who-killed-joel-11440266/ https://www.propublica.org/article/bloodstain-pattern-analysis-jury-wrongful-conviction-acquitted-exonerated https://www.newspapers.com/image/84706396/?terms=Joel%20Kirkpatrick https://www.newspapers.com/image/84742918/?match=1&terms=Joel%20Kirkpatrick https://www.newspapers.com/image/84769767/?match=1&terms=Joel%20Kirkpatrick https://www.newspapers.com/image/84769827/?terms=Joel%20Kirkpatrick https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/who-killed-joel-11440266/ https://www.facebook.com/ABC2020/videos/julie-rea-recalls-what-happened-night-her-son-was-killed-2020-goodnight-mother/854470515223652/ https://wwws.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/documents/nulawreporterwparticle.pdf Through the Window: The Terrifying True Story of Cross-Country Killer Tommy Lynn Sells by Diane Fanning
March 9 · 1 hr 44 min
Episode 226: The Shakespearean Tragedy of the Robards Family
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, guilt does not stay buried. It festers beneath crowns and costumes, slipping through rehearsed smiles and whispered prayers. A kingdom rots from the inside, not because of the murder alone, but because of the secret that follows it, heavy and impossible to silence. “O, my offence is rank,” King Claudius confesses, discovering that even a throne cannot shield a poisoned conscience. In the bedroom of a teenager, centuries later, those same words would land a little too close to home. In this case we will explore a modern tragedy shaped by Shakespearean shadows: ambition without a crown, desperation without a dagger, and a confession that would echo far beyond the pages of a play. Because sometimes the most dangerous poison isn’t poured into a cup, it’s carried in the heart, waiting for its moment to speak. Sources https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/poisoning-daddy/ https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/hamlet/read/3/3/ https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/sigald/243671 https://www.newspapers.com/image/644815133/?terms=Marie%20Robards https://www.newspapers.com/image/823666883/?match=1&terms=Marie%20Robards https://www.newspapers.com/image/644815129/?match=1&terms=Marie%20Robards https://www.newspapers.com/image/646308983/?match=1&terms=Marie%20Robards
February 23 · 1 hr 44 min
Episode 225: The Murder of Seath Jackson
In today’s case a similar situation to the one we covered in Episode 224 arose in central Florida in the Spring of 2011, but this time with a 21st century twist. The teens exhibited the same type of behavior we saw in 1965 in Tucson but this time social media was present to fan the flames of an all too familiar fire caused by jealous, and hierarchical, high-conformity behavior…and just like last time someone would lose their life. Join me as I tell John the case of Seath Jackson. Sponsors Factor Meals factormeals.com/truecrimecouple50off and use code truecrimecouple50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a year NOCD Go to NOCD.com to schedule a free 15-minute call with their team and find out more about how they can help. Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1557636/#:~:text=Rather%20than%20a%20sense%20of,Steinberg%20&%20Silverberg%2C%201986). https://psychcentral.com/lib/click-or-clique-positive-and-negative-teen-social-groups#:~:text=Members%20are%20discouraged%20from%20being,are%20valued%20for%20their%20individuality.&text=Natural%20leaders%20may%20emerge%20but,t%20find%20mutually%20trusting%20relationships. https://www.marionschools.net/parents__students__and_community/parents/Student_Enrollment/your_zoned_school https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/soto-sentencing-5-30-12.pdf https://www.ocala.com/story/news/crime/2012/09/05/man-charged-as-accessory-in-seath-murder-case-ruled-incompetent/64312725007/ https://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=U46099&TypeSearch=AI https://www.ocala.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/20/guilty-plea-to-accessory-in-murder-of-seath-jackson/12948232007/ https://www.ocala.com/story/news/crime/2020/06/17/charlie-ely-wins-freedom/42153993/ https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2011/04/21/facebook-posts-show-troubled-relationship-before-murder/64298523007/ https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/state/2016/02/23/amber-wright-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-a-second-time-for-summerfield-murder/31892000007/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-supreme-court/1866390.html#footnote_ref_2 "Seath Jackson - Sleeping With a Killer (Season 1, Episode 12)". Apple TV. 2021. Retrieved February, 2026.
February 8 · 2 hr 7 min
Episode 224: Alleen Rowe and Gretchen and Wendy Fritz | The Pied Piper of Tucson
By the summer of 1965 three teenage girls had gone missing from Tucson, AZ. When the truth would finally come to light the members of the community would be forced to question everything they knew to be true…and also what their children had been up to. Join me as I tell John the cases of Alleen Rowe and Gretchen and Wendy Fritz. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: NOCD If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: https://learn.nocd.com/TCC Sources: https://altsclass.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/8/0/38808759/lifemagazinepiedpiper.doc.pdf https://tucson.com/morguetales/article_db508906-e3de-11df-af58-001cc4c002e0.html https://tucson.com/morguetales/article_0826e27c-e245-11df-b65f-001cc4c03286.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166810356/james_mcilroy-fritz#view-photo=162428330 https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1973/1720-0.html Newspapers.com Access to the Daily News,Arizona Daily Star, and the Los Angeles Times from 1966-182
January 31 · 1 hr 40 min
Episode 223: Nancy DePriest | Austin's Pizza Hut Murder
The city of Austin found itself in a predicament in late 1988. A horrific crime was committed against a young mother in broad daylight, in a well known establishment on a busy street. The unsolved crime would largely impact the city’s reputation for having the lowest crime rate of all of Texas’s great cities…so it was time to solve the murder of Nancy DePriest, let’s see how they did it. Instagram: Truecrimecouple Patreon.com/truecrimecouple | Join for ad free episodes and two bonus episodes a month! Sponsors: True Crime Society Podcast Sources: https://exonerationregistry.org/cases/10386 https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/third-court-of-appeals/1991/4881.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/649638052/?match=1&terms=nancy%20depriest https://www.newspapers.com/image/364054228/?match=1&terms=nancy%20depriest https://www.newspapers.com/image/363966719/?match=1&terms=nancy%20depriest https://www.facebook.com/groups/742034912983989/posts/2019627575224710/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/hector-polanco-andre-causey-false-confessions/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/burden/innocents/danziger.html https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/03/09/facing-her-daughter-s-killer-at-last https://www.justice.gov/archives/dag/file/877741/dl?inline=#:~:text=Forensic%20hair%20examiners%20generally%20recognize,Forensic%20Examination%20of https://nij.ojp.gov/nij-hosted-online-training-courses/crime-scene-and-dna-basics-forensic-analysts/history-and-types-forensic-dna-testing/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr/dq-alpha https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/austin-police-hector-polanco-yogurt-shop-murders/269-160c495f-9212-420c-ad47-edf02bea3d5a https://law.wisc.edu/fjr/clinicals/ip/ https://innocenceproject.org/about/#:~:text=We've%20helped%20free%20more,and%20advance%20the%20innocence%20movement. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jun-21-me-confess21-story.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261908704/richard_edward-danziger
January 11 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 222: The Candice Fonagy Story | The Courage of Conviction
On Halloween night of 1992 something happened that divided the small farming town of Kipling, Saskatchewan. A young single mother accused the town’s well respected doctor of sexual assault while under his care. Wanting to save his reputation, the doctor took a blood test to prove his DNA was not a match for the samples found during the performance of a sexual assault exam. It was not a match. Despite this, Candice, the accuser, was adamant about what had happened. Join me as I tell John about the case of the ‘Good Doctor’. Sponsors: Masterclass Masterclass.com/tcc to get an additional 15% off any annual membership Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/497356653/?terms=john%20schneeberger https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-endless-nightmare-of-lisa-dillman/article761440/ https://forensictales.com/case-of-dr-john-schneeberger/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/19616-midazolam-injection https://www.iflscience.com/a-doctor-cheated-dna-tests-by-implanting-somebody-elses-blood-into-his-arm-59380 https://www.newspapers.com/image/496716610/?match=1&terms=john%20schneeberger Forensic Files Interviews Season8, Episode 8

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