The price of ignoring alarms: Alisha Bronfield

The price of ignoring alarms: Alisha Bronfield: The murder of a pregnant 21-year-old employee in Wisconsin. A six-month pregnant employee reports harassment by her supervisor for five years. The company takes no action. One night, he forces her to travel four hours to a wedding, takes her to a hotel under false pretenses, and she ends up dead in her room. The most disturbing part: Brian Cooper called 911 confessing to intentional homicide - but he almost achieved a mistrial using intoxication as a defense. In this episode, we explore how an unfinished anger management order, a hidden camera installed in the bathroom, and corporate silence over half a decade converge on a night in August 2012. How did Home Depot allow a predatory supervisor to retain a victim who had already formally reported him? What forensic evidence closes the case when the killer himself confesses but Wisconsin law allowed for an unconsciousness argument? Victim: Alisha Bronfield Date: August 18, 2012 Location: Sand Bay Reserve, Door County, Wisconsin Status: Sentenced to two consecutive life sentences (2014) - Brian installed a spy microcamera in the hotel bathroom trash can before the trip, indicating explicit premeditation. - Alisha sent a message to her mother saying they would return, then another stating they stayed to "fix problems" - both messages within a two-hour window. - The 911 confession detailed a specific plan (to bind with wire) that Brian executed differently, demonstrating intent and awareness despite the alcohol. - Home Depot maintained records of a former employee (Jessica) who was also harassed by Brian, proving documented systemic negligence. Alisha Bronfield, Wisconsin, murder, 2012, workplace harassment, homicide, investigation, forensic, corporate truth, criminal minds, true crime SpanishTo listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie