EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 32 MIN
Stalked at Home: The Olympian Killer Case
from Serial Defense · host Joey Walker
In 1963, Olympic skier Sonja McCaskie was stalked and brutally murdered inside her Reno, Nevada home.This episode breaks down the Thomas Bean case, examining how the crime unfolded, the warning behaviors that preceded it, and why investigators believe the violence would have escalated if he hadn’t been caught. A chilling true-crime case that exposes how obsession turns deadly.
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