True Crime Obsessed

404: Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Viral sensation and fierce victim advocate Sarah Turney examines her tumultuous childhood to reconstruct the truth about her suspicions that her dad k...

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02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

FAM! Patrick here! I'm headed back out on tour WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW! It's a storytelling evening that turns into a party where I get to meet all of ...

403: Worst Roommate Ever: My BFF Tried To Kill Me

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Jamie were longtime best friends and roommates. But as Janie's obsession with raising Rachel's young son grew, so did her killer instincts....

402: Andreen McDonald: A Millionaire Vanishes (From 48 Hours)

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On March 1, 2019, an uber-successful young businesswoman named Andreen McDonald was reported missing by her family and friends. The disappearance didn...

401: Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gird your loins for one of the most elaborate and sophisticated--AND TRULY SHOCKING--scams you'll ever hear. Kirat, a successful marketing executive a...

Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, & Scandal (from Patreon)

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

GIRD YOUR LOINS FAM, BECAUSE HOLY MOLY DO WE HAVE SH*T TO SAY! In the early 2000s some man had what he thought was a great idea: to create a website f...

400: Jailbreak: Love on the Run

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2022 a lovestruck prison guard and a murder suspect fled and Alabama jail together. This is the unbelievable true story of their run from the...

399: Dateline: The Final Curtain

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In May 2010, a young woman named Julie Kibuishi is found murdered inside her friend Sam Elizer's apartment. And Sam is nowhere to be found. At the sam...

398: Netflix's The Menendez Brothers

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the evening of August20, 1989, brothers Lyle and Eric Menendez, 21 and 18 respectively, entered the Beverly Hills home where they lived with their ...

397: Into The Fire: The Lost Daughter Part 2

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of a surprising arrest, Cathy inches closer to uncovering what happened to her daughter. And guess what...SHE FREAKING SOLVES IT. Cathy is...

396: Secrets of the Lake (From 20/20)

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As environmental crises cause a Las Vegas reservoir to recede, a trail of bodies from decades past is revealed. FAM!! Do you want to WATCH this episo...

395: Into The Fire: The Lost Daughter Part 1

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1974, Cathy Terkanian gave her 8 month old daughter up for adoption. She didn't want to, but her mother convinced her that the baby would go to a "...

394: Worst Ex Ever Ep 1: Dating The Devil

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Relationships veer off course all the time, but some take a dark and destructive turn. In this week's episode, Justine's frantic call to a friend lead...

393: Affluenza (From "Smug Shot: True Crime Story")

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A wealthy Texas teen has a deadly drunk driving accident. His lawyers claim he suffers from affluenza, and it works. No jail time. Then, caught violat...

392: American Murder: Laci Peterson Part 2

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When the bodies of Laci and Conner Peterson wash up in the San Francisco Bay - very near where Scott had been on the day Laci went missing - Scott Pet...

391: Florida Man Murders: Murder in the Keys

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Young newlyweds Michael and Susan “Missy” MacIvor were living the dream in the Florida Keys with a baby on the way. But the Florida Man strikes in...

390: American Murder: Laci Peterson Part 1

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the evening of December 24, 2002, Scott Peterson returned home from a day of fishing. His pregnant wife, Laci, was not home - her car and purse wer...

The Jinx Part 2 Episode 1: Why Are You Still Here?

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

THE JINX IS BAAAAAAAACK! As new evidence is revealed, Bob Durst is arrested for the murder of Susan Berman and we all get a front row seat to watch th...

389: The TikTok Star Murders

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Popular TikTok creator Ali Abulaban and his beautiful wife Ana seem like they have it all, but behind the picture-perfect life portrayed online is a r...

388: Murder at the Met (from "New York Homicide")

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On July 23, 1980, thirty-year-old Helen Mintiks, a world-class musician, was on a break during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New Yo...

387: Body In The Basement: Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries (Season 4 Ep 2)

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Antoni and her husband Lee spend a weekend apart for the first time in their relationship. They're texting constantly. And then, on a call, Ama...

386: How To Rob A Bank

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Picture it: Seattle in the early 1990s. GRUNGE! FANCY COFFEE! AND ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFICE BANK ROBBERS OF OUR TIME! That's right, they called him Ho...

385: Broken Harts: The Hart Family Murder

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On March 26, 2018, a family van carrying a white lesbian couple, Jennifer and Sara Hart,  and their six adopted Black children drove off a cliff and ...

384: The Murder of Candice Parchment (From "How I Caught My Killer")

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When 14-year-old Candice Parchment goes missing, the police write her off as a runaway. Months later, her body is found blocks from her home. Investig...

383: Murder In The Cove

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We honestly didn't mean to become a fishing podcast...but here we are. Also, where are our non male fisherPEOPLE? A cluster of postcard-perfect Acadi...

Quiet On Set Episode 1: Rising Stars, Rising Questions

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

FAM!! We are so excited to share Episode 1 of our Patreon coverage of "Quiet On Set." All 5 episodes of our coverage are now live and ad free on our P...

382: The Disappearance of The Bradley Sisters

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

FAM: THIS ONE HAS A TWIST YOU WILL NOT SEE COMING! In 2001, sisters Diamond and Tionda Bradley vanish from their Chicago apartment. Twenty-two years...

381: Fishing For The Truth (from True Crime Story: Smugshot)

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

STRAP IN  FAM, WE'RE GOING FISHING! After an astounding winning streak made these Lake Erie partners the best fishermen at the year's top Walleye tou...

380: Sins of the Parents: The Crumbly Trials

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On November 30, 2021, a 15-year-old boy murdered 4 of his fellow students in a mass shooting at their high school in Oxford, Michigan. For the first t...

379: The Thief Collector

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2017, a painting by Williem De Kooning was found hanging on the bedroom wall of a deceased middle class New Mexico couple. The painting had been mi...

378: The Playboy Murders: The Story of Stacy and Jim Arthur

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1990, 19 year old Stacy Arthur went from Ohio farmgirl to Playboy centerfold practically over night. And right by her side was her husband and mana...

377: Brandy Hellville And The Cult of Fast Fashion

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just when you think the world has hit peak dumpster fire, along comes a clothing brand that, at once, destroys both the self worth of young girls AND ...

376: Boulder Jane Doe (From Web of Death)

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a cold spring day in 1954, the battered and beaten body of a young woman was found in a river in Boulder Canyon. For decades she would be known as ...

375: Still Missing Morgan Part 2

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As shocking new evidence emerges, Morgan's family comes to believe that the case is solvable and that there is hope they'll find out what happened to ...

374: Still Missing Morgan Part 1

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a humid night in 1995, the lives of the Nick family are changed forever when 6 year old Morgan is kidnapped while attending a local baseball game w...

From Truth and Justice: Season 15, Episode 1 "Hear Me"

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fam! We are thrilled to be  dropping episode 1 of SEASON 15 of the amazing Truth and Justice podcast here for you to check out. The Truth and Justice...

Twin Flames: Desperately Seeking Soulmates, Escaping the Twin Flame Universe (From the Patreon)

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Alice Hines discovers the world of Twin Flames Universe, an online group run by Jeff and Shaleia Divine. Twin Flames Universe guarantees th...

373: What Jennifer Did

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On November 8, 2010, three men broke into a home just outside of Toronto where 25 year old Jennifer Pan lived with her parents. Within the hour, Jenni...

372: A Special Investigation

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Chicago, Candice Clark is sworn in as the brand new Director of Special Investigations for the state of Illinois. She is a trailblazer and a fast-r...

371: Ruby Franke: Momfluencer to Felon

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

March 23, 2023, an 11 year old boy appears at a. neighbor's house. He has duct tape and rope covering bruises. He's just escaped a house of horrors. P...

370: Gwyneth Vs. Terry: The Ski Crash Trial

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This whole episode is deliciously ridiculous. You probably didn't have a TRUE CRIME PODCAST ABOUT GWYNETH PALTROW ON YOUR BINGO CARD FOR THIS WEEK., B...

369: Deadly Spell: The Murder of Edna Pierre-Jauques (From "New York Homicide")

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mama Edna was the matriarch of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Everyone loved her. But someone wanted her dead. As authorities look into the brutal homicide ...

368: What Happened to Valentino Dixon?

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On August 10, 1991, 17-year-old Torriano Jackson was shot and killed in front of 100 people on the East side of Buffalo, New York. Valentino Dixon was...

367: Who Killed The Lyon Sisters

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine and Sheila Lyon--ages 10 and 12 respectively--vanished from a Maryland mall on March 25, 1975. For decades, detectives work to uncover what ...

366: The New Years Eve Murder

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New Year's Eve 2018. Police bodycam footage captures the cries of Army Sergeant Kemia Hassel as she cradles the lifeless body of her husband, Sergeant...

365: The Hollywood Ripper (from "Snapped: Notorious Hollywood Ripper")

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On February 1, 2001, 22 year old Ashley Ellerin was at home in Hollywood, California getting ready for a date with Hollywood A-lister Ashton Kutcher. ...

The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (From our Patreon Feed)

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Michael and Kristine Barnett receive a call from an adoption agency looking to place a 5 year old Ukrainian orphan suffering from an incredibly r...

364: Escape from a House of Horrors: The Turpin Family

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On January 14, 2018, 17-year-old Jordan Turpin did the unthinkable: She broke out of the home where she and her 12 siblings were being heled prisoner ...

363: The World's Most Evil Killers: Todd Christopher Kohlepp

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On November 3, 2016, authorities found 30 year old Kala Brown handcuffed to a pipe inside a storage container on property owned by popular local real ...

362: Can I Tell You A Secret: Part 2

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now that the stalkers identity has been revealed, a detective sets out to find him and  take him down in order to end the terror he has brought to th...

361: Can I Tell You A Secret? Part 1

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

FAM! This is part 1 of our two part coverage of "Can I Tell You A Secret". Episode 2 is available right now and ad free at the $5 tier on Patreon. It...

360: This is Revenge (From "20/20")

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A prominent and beloved local doctor is found murdered in his Lubbock, Texas home. He was shot, chased, and then stabbed 11 times. When investigators ...

359: Girl in the Picture

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murdero...

358: Sex, Lies, and the College Cult

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The true story of a sex cult of students from Sarah Lawrence told in the victims’ own words -- a tale of control, sex trafficking, violent assault a...

357: Revenge of the PTA Mom (from Sundance TV's True Crime Story)

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A wealthy and INSUFFERABLE Orange County mom and her husband, both attorneys, plot revenge on the PTA president for not properly supervising their son...

356: Chowchilla: The Strangest Mass Kidnapping In History

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On July 15, 1976 , in Chowchilla, California three armed and masked men hijacked a school bus carrying 26 children (aged 4 - 14) and an adult bus driv...

355: Last Stop Larrimah

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air,...

354: The Tree that Helped Solve A Murder (from 48 Hours)

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When a young mother mysteriously vanishes, DNA from a tree is used to lead investigators to her killer. BECAUSE SCIENCE IS WILLLLLLLLD! LOOKING FOR M...

353: The Disappearance and Murder of Lynette Dawson

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris and Lynette Dawson were the "perfect" couple. He was a famous rugby star, model, and teacher. Lynette was a loving wife and mother. But everythi...

352: The Murder of Jasmine Fiore (From Max's "The Playboy Murders")

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On August 15, 2009, the body of 28-year-old Playboy model Jasmine Fiore was found stuffed into a suitcase in San Diego, California. She had been bruta...

351: The Murder of Julie Jensen

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was late afternoon, December 3, 1998 when Mark Jensen found his wife, Julie, in their bed where she lay under the covers, not breathing. EMTs arriv...

350: They Called Him Mostly Harmless

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An emaciated man is found dead in a tent on the southern end of the Appalachian trail. He was surrounded by food and cash and there was no evidence of...

349: The Murder of Joey Comunale (From Peacock's "New York Homicide")

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On November 26, 2016, 26-year-old Joey Comunale was partying with his friends at night club in NYC's Meatpacking District. When the club closed at 4am...

348: The Murder of Chiquita Tate: From Dateline's "Shining Star"

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A rising star and ambitious defense attorney, Chiquita Tate, was stabbed to death in her Louisiana legal office on February 19, 2009. The crime scene ...

347: The Dolly Madison Murders

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On September 4, 2002 two women were found dead--brutally murdered in broad daylight--inside the Dolly Madison bakery in Great Bend Kansas. The victims...

Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Crestone, Colorado, local cops rush into a rural home with their guns drawn. In the back bedroom, they find the mummified corpse of a young woman n...

346: Death in the Dorms: The Murder of Christian Aguilar

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

18-year-old Christian Aguilar had it all: A girlfriend who adored him, friends and family who were proud of him, and promising future at the prestigio...

345: The Murder of April Kauffman

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In public, April and Jim Kauffman had the perfect life and the perfect marriage. So when Kim is found dead in their home in 2012, Jim is not an obviou...

344: The Murder of Lorenzen Wright

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When a basketball superstar vanishes, the entire community unites to try to find him. Known for his generosity and kindness, Lorenzen Wright was belov...

343: The Murder of Becky Bliefnick (From "48 Hours: The Gameshow and The Murder")

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Feb. 23, 2023, Becky Bliefnick was shot 14 times inside her Quincy, Illinois, home. The killer had broken in through a second floor window, killed ...

342: Devil In The Ozarks

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A brazen sexual assault shocks a small town, but goes unsolved for 20 years, until a nearby murder produces a suspect with matching DNA and uncovers a...

Interview: Julie Murray--Maura Murray's Sister--talks her new podcast "Media Pressure"

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty years after her sister, Maura Murray, vanished, Julie Murray is launching a new podcast called "Media Pressure" in which she is telling the sto...

341: Candy And Betty: The Murder of Betty Gore

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When neighbors find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose. But the bloody crime scene leads po...

340: Murdered for Millions: The Ewell Family Killings

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On April 19, 1992 the Ewell family was gunned down in their Fresno, CA home. What was thought to be a burglary gone wrong, quickly grew into a game of...

Manifesto Of A Serial Killer

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In October, 1984 39 year old Paul Cosner vanished from his San Francisco home. His sister Sharon quickly embarked on a tireless search to find him. Th...

339: Florida Man Murders: The Musclehead Murders

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

when a wealthy Miami couple disappears, leaving their bright yellow Lamborghini abandoned by the Florida Everglades, police are perplexed. That is unt...

338: Night Terror: The New York Zodiac Killer

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1990s, a killer targets his victims based on their birth signs. He calls himself The Zodiac. Could this be California's infamous Zodiac Killer-...

337: Jackpot Murder: The Killing of Abraham Shakespeare

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can you imagine winning $30 Million? For Abraham Shakespeare, that dream became a reality on November 15, 2006. His life instantly changed as he went ...

Never Let Him Go

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Scott Johnson is found dead at the bottom of a cliff in December, 1988, his death is quickly ruled a suicide. But his brother Steve knows differe...

336: Dateline's Dead Man Talking

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ANDREA CANNING GETES REAL MAD IN THIS ONE, FAM!  Investigators search for an American fugitive accused of faking his own death to evade law enforceme...

335: The Murder of Grace Millane (From "Faking It: Murder Far From Home" On Discovery+

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

22 year old Grace Millane was on vacation in Auckland, New Zealand when she hopped onto Tinder and arranged a date for the next day with a "cute, loca...

334: Dateline's The Sting

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FAM! THIS IS OUR MOST REQUESTED "DATELINE" YET! Newlywed Dalia Dippolito returned home from the gym to the awful news that her husband had been kill...

333: Murder At Carter County Mines

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2004, Cheryl and Gary young, a popular couple in their small Kentucky town, vanished. In their home, police discover a bloody crime scene, ...

332: Dateline's "Tangled"

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's one of our most requested Datelines yet! After a sudden marriage creates tension between two families, a murder exposes secrets, lies and a long-...

331: The Murder of Nikki Kuhnhausen (From Hulu's "How I Caught My Killer)

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

17 year old Nikki Kuhnhausen was a social media star. She lived her life online. So when she suddenly stopped posting in June of 2019, instantly her f...

330: Dateline's "Murder in Mustang"

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Firefighter Keith Bryan and his wife Becky have recently reconciled after a brief split in their marriage. Everything seemed to be going great. But th...

329: The Case of the Poisoned Cheesecake (Maybe our most outrageous episode ever?)

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This. One. Is. Wild. In August 2016, a beauty stylist in Queens, NY became deathly ill after a client--Who insisted on an "Emergency Eyelash Extension...

328: Dateline's "Queen of the County"

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A matriarch's death leads to a prominent family from Texas being torn apart by decades of betrayal, greed and mistrust. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our ...

327: Catching The Craigslist Killer

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2009, the city of Boston was on high alert--there was a madman on the loose. They called him the Craigslist killer since his MO was to meet y...

326: Dateline's The Mystery at Empire Lake

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Harris, a mother of four, disappears, vanishing in the night. The next morning, her car is found at the foot of the driveway, but nothing els...

325: The Murder of LaJoya McCoy (From Dateline's The Dead of Night)

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In June 2015, LaJoya McCoy's life is on the upswing: a good job, exciting business ventures, and a new love prospect. But all of a sudden, LaJoya vani...

324: Dateline's The Favorite Son (The murders of Joe and Olga Connell)

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the early morning hours of September 22, 2013, residents of Paladin Club Apartments in Wilmington, Delaware were awoken by shouting and a shower of...

323: The Piketon Family Murders

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have never covered a case as gruesome as this. Eight murders in 4 separate crime scenes. All at the same time. All members of the same small town f...

322: The Murder of Paula Sladewski (Dateline's "The Death of A Golden Girl")

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Grainy surveillance video captured the last known images of 26 year old Paula Sladewski leaving a Miami night club on the morning of January 3, 2010. ...

321: Death By Fame: The Murder of Amie Harwick

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of February 15, 2020, 38-year-old Amie Harwick was found unresponsive outside the Los Angeles apartment building where she lived. She'd...

320: Evil Was Waiting: The Murder of Vincent Goslyn (From Dateline)

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the evening of February 3, 2012, 28-year-old Vincent Goslyn Jr and his wife Jessie were on their way home from dinner when they pulled over to help...

319: The Murder of John Lennon (From Max's "Crimes Of The Century")

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

December 8, 1980. 10:50 pm. John Lennon--the former Beatle and music industry icon--returned to his Manhattan apartment building with his wife, Yoko O...

318: The Murder of Marie Singleton (Dateline's "Missing Marie")

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On November 16, 1994, the body of 33-year-old Marie Singleton was found in the trunk of her car near a beach in Los Angeles, California. The young mot...

317: Matthew Shepard: An American Hate Crime

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the evening of October 6, 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard was kidnapped by two young men. He was taken to a remote Wyoming prairie where he was t...

316: The Dexter Killer (from 48 hours)

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

By the fall of 2008, Mark Twitchell could no longer control his dark urges. And so the 29-year-old filmmaker, husband, and father began luring unsuspe...