PODCAST · true crime
Caught Red Pawdcast
by Jesse and Meaghan Light
Just two dog lovers talking about true crime, horror movies, and most likely our dogs too
Episodes
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Episode 101: Sara Anne Bushland
Aye! Meaghan is on Christmas Break so that means it is time for a couple of new episodes! She is kicking things off with an unsolved case. Sara Anne Bushland was a 15 year old girl who was last seen at the end of her driveway one afternoon after school. Did she runaway? Was she met with foul…
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Episode 100: Buford Pusser vs The State Line Mob
From battling the State Line Mob to avenging his wife's death, Buford Pusser left his mark on Tennessee history before dying in a mysterious car crash. For our 100th episode, we tag team this story. Jesse takes on the story of Buford Pusser and Meaghan goes more in depth about the State Line Mob.
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Episode 99: Kaytlynn Cargill
On June 19th, 2017, 14-year-old Kaytlynn Cargill took her dog to the park in her apartment complex. Two hours later, her mother found her dog tied to the fence, but Kaytlynn was missing. Police identified a 16-year-old boy living in the same complex as a possible suspect.
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Episode 97: Cassie Carli
On March 27th, 2022, Cassie Carli was scheduled for a custody exchange to pick up her 4 year old daughter Saylor from her ex, Marcus Spanevelo at Juanas Pagodas in Navarre Beach, Florida. Cassie would go missing and ultimately be found dead a few days later. Two years later, a new bill, called…
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Episode 96: Lisa and Rita Bado
In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew was predicted to be the worst storm system to hit Florida in the state's history. If the preparation wasn't enough, Palm Beach County Sheriff's office received a request for a wellness check. Upon arrival, law enforcement found the bodies of Lisa and Rita Bado. It...
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Episode 95: Kenneth Dewayne Williams
On Sunday, December 13, 1998, Nikki Hurd and Peter Robertson decided to take their friendship to the next level and go on their first date. They would have never predicted the horror that followed. The couple would not be the only ones to fall victim to Kenneth Dewayne Williams.
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Episode 94: Benoit Family Tragedy
Chris Benoit was a professional wrestler. He was one of the best to ever step into the ring. But at the tail end of his career, all his family and friends could see that it was taking a toll on him. On June 25th, 2007, sheriffs responded to a welfare check request by the WWE. Upon entering the...
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Episode 93: Marion Albert Pruett
On April 16, 1981, a badly burned body was discovered just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This will lead the Sandoval Sheriff's office to Charles "Sonny" Pearson, a biker living in the area. What they couldn't have known was that this man wasn't really who he said he was. Something else they...
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Episode 92: Cassie Leigh Cotta
*Listener recommendation by Jessica On today's episode of the Caught Red Pawdcast, Jesse takes us to Fort Smith, Arkansas to tell the story of the fun-loving, free-spirited Cassie Leigh Cotta. By telling Cassie's story, we hope that it'll inspire others to take a stand against domestic violence....
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Episode 91: Kathy Augustine
During the early morning hours on July 8, 2006, Kathy Augustine was found to be unresponsive in her home. Despite medical treatment, she would pass away days later. Foul play was instantly suspected. Was it due to her job as Nevada State Controller and the enemies she made as she climbed the…
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Episode 90: Sydney Sutherland
As an avid runner, Sydney Sutherland got her miles in every day. She didn't let anything deter her from her normal routine. Despite just returning from a family vacation the night before, and against her mother's intuition, Sydney headed out for her run on the afternoon of August 19th, 2020. When...
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Episode 89: Marlin Barnes
On April 13th, 1996, Earl Little walked into his apartment on the University of Miami's campus to find his best friend, Marlin Barnes, lying in a pool of blood and hanging on for dear life. Marlin's longtime friend, Timwanika Lumpkins, was found in the next room beaten badly as well. Police would...
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Episode 88: Cowboy Bob
Starting way back in the 90s, there was a man dubbed "Cowboy Bob" that was robbing banks in the smaller towns that surround the Dallas Fort Worth area. He is able to stump the FBI and local police for over a year because nothing appeared to be what it seemed. When they do finally catch their man,...
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CrimeCon Nashville RECAP
On today's episode, we discuss our trip to Nashville for CrimeCon! We discuss all the speakers and presentations we went to. It was a blast!
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Episode 87: Linda Collins
In May of 2019, one of our former Arkansas state senators, Linda Collins, was found murdered at her home. She had moved back to her hometown of Pocahontas after losing her reelection. Questions were raised whether her death was personal or the result of her controversial political views.
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Episode 86: Dean Faiello, The Killer Quack
Maria Cruz gave the blueprint on how to move to the United States in search of a better life. She excelled in college and got her dream job living in New York. Then on April 13th, 2003, she went missing. Detectives discovered that she was scheduled to have a cosmetic procedure done at the office…
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Episode 85: Leslie and Mike Mackool, what a killer couple!
Back in 2003, a well-loved business owner named Janie Ballard was murdered in her Little Rock home. From looking at the crime scene, it would have appeared that Janie became the victim of a botched robbery. But, was it?
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Episode 84: Trouble Finds Lee Murray
On this episode of the Caught Red Pawdcast, joined by a special guest, Jesse tells the story of a talented MMA fighter with all the potential in the world. Unfortunately, trouble just continued to find him. "Lightning" Lee Murray was well on his way to superstardom in the UFC until a series of...
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Episode 83: Stella Nickell
This episode is considered a listener recommendation. One of our Pawd Squawd members sent Meaghan a book! During the summer of 1986 in the state of Washington, two complete strangers would die from the same thing. One was by accident, the other was intentional. Their deaths would nearly spark a...
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Episode 82: Peggy Ann Fulford
Between 2001 and 2014, a number of professional athletes including Dennis Rodman, Ricky Williams, Lex Hilliard, and Rashad McCants put their trust in financial advisor Peggy Ann Fulford to bring them generational wealth. In reality, this hire led to a lot of heart ache and empty bank accounts.…
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Episode 81: The Con Man of Love
For years, a man named Richard Scott Smith would win over the hearts of numerous women. He would become their dream man, sweeping them off their feet. There was a catch. This man had a secret agenda with every woman he was with. He would mesmerize her then leave her but not before ruining...
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Episode 80: Keith Jones
27-year-old Keith Jones was a Marine Corps veteran and recent police academy graduate from Daytona Beach, Florida. In 1997, he was traveling across Florida stopping at law enforcement agencies in search of a job. He made a detour in Fort Myers to visit an old friend. They spent some time in his...
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Episode 79: The Trader Joe's Shootout
Saturday, July 21, 2018 was just another day for the customers shopping at the Silver Lake location of Trader Joe's. Then, all of the sudden, they would hear a crash and gunshots. A man, on the run from the police, would end up taking them hostage inside the store. Because of this man's actions...
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Episode 78: Ann Harrison
On March 22, 1989, Ann Marie Harrison was a 15-year-old girl who became the victim of two career criminals when they decided to abduct her while she waited on the school bus to pick her up. These two men were involved in several car thefts in the area. They would leave behind their trademark with...
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Episode 77: Deja vu at Horseshoe Lake
In 1996, the small town of Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas was shaken by the murders of two of their own. In 2020, another murder occurs, and again, the town is in shock. What makes it strange is that the murders all happened on the property of the famous Snowden House. Are they connected or is it a...
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Episode 76: The Legend of Dog Boy
In 1890, a beautiful Victorian era home was built in Quitman, Arkansas known as the Bettis Home. Gerald Bettis grew up there and was infamous for bringing home stray dogs and cats to torture. He became known as Dog Boy. He outgrew this obsession with hurting animals and turned his sights on…
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Episode 75: Pamela Carnahan
On May 9, 2014, Pamela Carnahan would last be seen dropping her daughter off at her bus stop. Hours later, Pamela was found murdered in her locked apartment. One month later, another woman's body would be found not far from Pamela's crime scene. Were these two deaths done by the same killer or…
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Episode 74: Vidocq Society
Once a month, some of the greatest minds in law enforcement get together in Philadelphia to discuss cold cases. This group of American heroes is known as the Vidocq Society, named after Eugene Francois Vidocq. He was the founder of the first private detective agency. The society's first case...
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Episode 73: Lauren Dewise
On the morning of January 7, 2018, a woman ran to her neighbor's house, asking for him to call the police. She had come home to find that her house had been broken into and her two roommates had been shot. One roommate was dead and the other was fighting for her life. Was this a house invasion…
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Episode 72: El Dorado Jane Doe
On July 10th, 1991 a young woman, known to her friends in El Dorado, Arkansas as Mercedes, was murdered in a motel room by James McAlphin. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Case was closed for him but investigators still had a problem to solve. Mercedes was living under a stolen identity…
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Episode 71: Sharon Harrelson
Can you think of anything worse than being cheated on? How about being cheated on and then being murdered? That's exactly what happened in this week's episode. Sharon Douglas Fuller Nelson Harrelson was a black widow. When she set her sights on a man with money, she would have him no matter what…
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Episode 70: A Bad Day at Blacksnake Ranch
On June 24th 1966, a 13 year old girl, Cathie Ward was found dead after she spent a day horseback riding at Blacksnake Ranch. The ranch owner, Frank Davis, told police that she fell from the horse and her foot got caught in the stirrup. Then the horse dragged her through a field full of rocks and...
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Episode 69: The Package Killer
For more than three decades, St. Louis, Missouri, was haunted by the deaths of at least four women. All of their deaths were attributed to someone the media named "The Package Killer." The deaths happened between 1990 and 1991. One determined detective in 2008 would work for 14 years to solve…
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Episode 68: Escaping to Camp Keller
After spending 8 years building an underground bunker, Peter Keller was finally ready to go through with his master plan. He was ready to throw his whole life away for a permanent vacation in isolation. In 2012, he set fire to his home with his family inside and he disappeared into the woods.
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Episode 67: Arkansas River Bottom Murders
January 5, 1981 should have been just another Monday in the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas. But, instead, a mysterious man would kidnap and murder four people over a car he saw for sale in a newspaper ad. Anita Paddock, in her book "Cold Blooded," does an amazing job at honoring the lives of Larry...
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Episode 66: Lisa McVey
Lisa McVey is the definition of a survivor. From a young age, she went through hell and was ready for it all to go away. On the same day that she planned to take her own life, she was abducted by a serial killer. From then on, she wanted nothing more than to live. Her survival instincts kicked in...
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Episode 65: Mollie Tibbetts
Today's episode is a listener recommendation* In July of 2018, a University of Iowa student went for her nightly run and never was seen alive again. While searching for her, the police would come across the body of another young female. In this episode, Meaghan will cover the cases of both of…
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Episode 64: Larry Porter Chism
On this episode, Jesse tells the story of a longtime Arkansas fugitive who escaped prison multiple times and could still be on the run today. Larry Porter Chism was convicted in 1974 and was sentenced to 40 years in prison for armed robbery and numerous drug offenses. US marshal services have put...
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Episode 63: The Moffitt Family Haunting
Beginning in 1987, the Moffitt family would be terrorized by an unknown presence for almost 7 years. They did their best to survive. The family tried everything but would learn that nothing could help them...not even Ed and Lorraine Warren had an answer.
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Episode 62: Lynnette Quast Craft
On this episode of the Caught Red Pawdcast, Jesse tells the story of high school sweethearts from Wisconsin who get married and start their lives together in Ohio. All seems right in the world for this couple. But their relationship starts to show signs of weakness after their first child is…
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Episode 61: Elizabeth Decaro
In March 1992, a mother of four was found dead in her home. Suspicion fell on her husband immediately, but why? He was out of town with their children and the family dog. As they searched for the killer, police uncovered many secrets in the so-called picture perfect marriage along with a...
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Episode 60: Jerry Mork
On July 14th 1985 in Iola, Wisconsin, a police officer, Jerry Mork, was found murdered beside his patrol car in the Riverside cemetery. The small town was hosting their annual old car show that weekend that brought in over 85,000 people from around the country. Could the killer be any one of…
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Episode 59: The Mueller Family Murders
In the summer of 1996, there was a gruesome discovery in the Illinois Bayou that would lead Arkansas law enforcement on a wild goose chase all over the United States. The Pope County Sheriff's office, with the help of the ATF, would not only solve one family's murder, but uncover several crimes...
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Episode 58: The Willingham Fire
On December 23rd, 1991, in Corsicana, Texas, a fire destroyed the home of Todd and Stacy Willingham and took the lives of their three daughters. The question in this case is whether the home burned down by accident or by arson.
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Episode 57: Nona Dirksmeyer
On December 15th, 2005, a small town beauty queen was found murdered in her apartment. Law enforcement would have tunnel vision suspecting her boyfriend from the start. But did he do it?
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Episode 56: Brent Morrison
On today's episode, Jesse tells the story of an Arkansas runner who was taking a morning jog on his favorite trail when he was violently shot to death. With the suspect in custody, the detectives would ask the question: was Brent Morrison a specific target or was this a random killing?
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Episode 55: Hawkins Triple Murder
In the small, close-knit town of Hawkins, Texas, three of their youngest and brightest didn't return home after a day at the lake. No one would have ever expected that they were the victims of an "Animal." The search for him would turn into the largest manhunt in Texas history.
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Episode 54: The Staton Family
On this episode, a family-owned jewelry store was robbed on September 10th, 1980, in Van Buren, Arkansas. One of the thieves thought they could get away with the loot without hurting anyone, but his partner had other things in mind. Listen in as Jesse tells the story of the Staton family and the...
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Episode 53: Robin Farnsworth & Kenyatta Haynes
On this episode, Jesse tells the story of two girls from Bald Knob, Arkansas who went missing about a month apart. Are their disappearances connected or just a coincidence?
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Episode 52: Fern Cowen Rodgers
Today's episode has it all! A scandalous affair, a murder... and a hitman who should have been named Eugene! (if you know, you know) Meaghan takes us to the quiet town of Searcy, Arkansas, where the residents are shocked at the death of one of their own. The story comes right out of the book, "A...
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