PODCAST · true crime
Crime Chats
by Lisa Iacoletti and Hilary Morrow
Crime Chats is a casual true crime podcast where we get together and chat about the crimes we can’t stop thinking about. From infamous cases and unsolved mysteries to shocking criminal behavior and courtroom chaos. No scripts, no stiff narration, just casual conversations between real-life best friends. We'll share our honest opinions, theories, and the occasional dark joke every now and then. In each episode, we'll chat about a case that’s been living rent-free in our minds. If you love true crime podcasts, unsolved cases, crime discussion, hearing two friends break down criminal cases in a relatable, conversational way, and you don't mind the occasional colorful language, Crime Chats is for you.
Episodes
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Mark Kilroy & the Matamoros Murders: Adolfo Constanzo’s Narco-Satanic Cult
In March 1989, Mark Kilroy traveled to South Padre Island with three close friends to celebrate spring break and his recent 21st birthday. During a night out in Matamoros, Mexico, Mark disappeared. His friends tirelessly searched for him, his family launched an extensive campaign to find him, and...
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Ferdinand Waldo Demara: The Man Who Could Be Anyone
What if you could walk into almost any job, claim to be someone you're not, and somehow convince everyone around you that you belonged there? Meet Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., better known as The Great Impostor. Demara spent much of his life assuming false identities and inserting himself into...
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Charity Johnson: The 34-Year-Old High School Sophomore (Part 2 of a 2-Part Series)
What would you do if the teenager sitting next to you in class turned out to be a 34-year-old woman? And what if the story went far beyond one fake ID? In 2013, Charity Anne Johnson enrolled at New Life Christian School in Longview, Texas, as a 15-year-old sophomore named Charity Stevens. She…
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Charity Johnson: The 34-Year-Old High School Sophomore (Part 1 of a 2-Part Series)
What would you do if the teenager sitting next to you in class turned out to be a 34-year-old woman? And what if the story went far beyond one fake ID? In 2013, Charity Anne Johnson enrolled at New Life Christian School in Longview, Texas, as a 15-year-old sophomore named Charity Stevens. She…
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The Zion Society Cult: What Happened Behind the Walls of Northwood?
In the quiet Northwood neighborhood of northern Ogden, Utah, rows of single-family homes sat on beautifully manicured lawns. From the outside, the community seemed to be tight-knit, warm, and welcoming. But behind closed doors was a world of absolute control, secrecy, and heinous abuse led by one...
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The 7M Cult: Inside the Church That Controlled TikTok Dancers (part 2 of 2)
For the first case in our Cults & Con Artists theme, Hilary takes us down the rabbit hole of 7M Films, TikTok dancers, and Shekinah Church pastor Robert Shinn. What appeared to be an opportunity for young dancers trying to make it in Los Angeles became something much darker. Allegedly. As former...
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The 7M Cult: Inside the Church That Controlled TikTok Dancers (part 1 of 2)
For the first case in our Cults & Con Artists theme, Hilary takes us down the rabbit hole of 7M Films, TikTok dancers, and Shekinah Church pastor Robert Shinn. What appeared to be an opportunity for young dancers trying to make it in Los Angeles became something much darker. Allegedly. As former...
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Raymond Goedecke: A Family Massacre and A Split Insanity Verdict (Part 2 of 2)
Raymond Henry Goedecke was just 18 years old when he killed his entire family in the early morning hours of August 15, 1964. His victims were his father, Henry; his mother, Joan; his 15-year-old sister, Ellen; and his 8-year-old brother, Mark. Goedecke attacked them in their home with an iron bar...
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Raymond Goedecke: A Family Massacre and A Split Insanity Verdict (Part 1 of 2)
Raymond Henry Goedecke was just 18 years old when he killed his entire family in the early morning hours of August 15, 1964. His victims were his father, Henry; his mother, Joan; his 15-year-old sister, Ellen; and his 8-year-old brother, Mark. Goedecke attacked them in their home with an iron bar...
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Lorena Bobbitt: You Know What She Did. But Do You Know Why? (Part 2 of 2)
In 1993, the name Lorena Bobbitt became synonymous with one shocking act: she cut off her husband John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis while he was sleeping. That’s the part of the story almost everyone remembers. But what happened before that night is far more complicated—and far more important. In this...
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Lorena Bobbitt: You Know What She Did. But Do You Know Why? (Part 1 of 2)
In 1993, the name Lorena Bobbitt became synonymous with one shocking act: she cut off her husband John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis while he was sleeping. That’s the part of the story almost everyone remembers. But what happened before that night is far more complicated—and far more important. In this...
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Precious Bland: COVID, Delusions, and a Family Tragedy
In August 2021, Precious Bland drowned her 15-month-old daughter, Emii, in a bathtub and attacked members of her family. What followed was a complicated criminal case centered around one major question: Was Precious Bland legally responsible for what she did, or was she experiencing a severe...
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Vincent Li: The Making of a Greyhound Bus Tragedy (Part 2 of a 2-Part Series)
🧠 Episode Summary In Part 2 of our Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) series on the Vincent Li case, we pick up where Part 1 left off and take a closer look at the Greyhound bus attack, the immediate response by law enforcement, and aftermath of this tragedy. This episode explores the...
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Vincent Li: The Making of a Greyhound Bus Tragedy (Part 1 of a 2-Part Series)
We begin our Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) month with a 2-part episode covering one of Canada's most infamous cases: Vincent Li, the man responsible for the shocking killing of Tim McLean aboard a Greyhound bus in 2008. In Part 1, after a quick but horrifying look at the crime itself…
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Mark Twitchell: The Dexter Killer
In October 2008, aspiring filmmaker Mark Twitchell lured a stranger into a garage using a fake online dating profile. What happened next was far more disturbing than anyone expected. Inspired by his obsession with movies, storytelling, and the TV show, Dexter, Twitchell attempted to create his…
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American Nightmare: The Denise Huskins & Aaron Quinn Case
In March 2015, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn became the victims of a terrifying home invasion and kidnapping that would capture national attention. But not for the reasons it should have. After Denise disappeared from Aaron’s home, the investigation quickly took a shocking turn. Instead of being...
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The Lost Lives of Suzanne Sevakis and Michael Hughes
A suspicious hit-and-run. A custody battle. A missing 6 year old. When little Michael Hughes vanished in 1994, investigators could not have known the chaos that would unfold before them. Decades of deception, stolen identities, abuse, and murder...all leading back to one man: Franklin Delano…
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The Pizza Bomber Case that Gets Stranger by the Minute
In 2003, a pizza delivery driver named Brian Wells walked into a bank wearing what appeared to be a bomb locked around his neck. Later, he was surrounded by police on live television, insisting he had been forced to rob the bank. Then... the bomb exploded. What followed was one of the strangest...
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The Cari Farver Case and the Twists that Just Kept Coming
One bad date. One missing woman. Thousands of terrifying messages. When 37-year-old Cari Farver disappeared after spending the weekend with a man she'd just started dating, everyone believed she had simply become an obsessive ex-girlfriend. For years, friends, family, and investigators received...
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The Fall of Ted Bundy (Part 4 of a 4-Part Series)
This final chapter sees Ted Bundy coming unglued. His violence ramps up but, he also starts to make big mistakes. On this episode, we follow Ted from Chi Omega to the grave. 📚 Sources Bundy v. State. (n.d.). Justia Law. Retrieved June 22, 2026, from...
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The Hunt for Ted Bundy (Part 3 of a 4-Part Series)
In Part 3 of our Ted Bundy deep dive, we turn back the clock a bit to his time as a law student in Utah who enjoyed the occasional winter break trip to Colorado. We see him back at his old tricks, making women disappear, in a new locale. We'll discuss the murders in Colorado, how they were…
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The Rise of Ted Bundy (Part 2 of a 4-Part Series)
In Part 2 of our four-part Ted Bundy series, we move from the making of Ted Bundy to the beginning of his deadly criminal career. We examine the disappearance of his first known victims in the Pacific Northwest, the terrifying escalation of his violence, and the investigation that slowly began to...
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The Making of Ted Bundy (Part 1 of a 4-Part Series)
In Part 1 of our Ted Bundy Deep Dive, we're going all the way back to the beginning. Before the infamous murders, media frenzy, and courtroom spectacles, there was a young man whose early life has been scrutinized for decades in an attempt to understand how one of America's most notorious serial...
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Andrea Yates: Mental Illness, Religious Influence, and the Tragedy That Shocked America
In this solo episode of Crime Chats, Lisa takes a deep dive into one of the most heartbreaking and controversial true crime cases in modern history: the case of Andrea Yates. Most people know the headlines, but this case is far more complex than many realize. Lisa explores Andrea's history of...
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The Dark Days are Upon Us: The Disturbing Case of April Short
In this episode of Crime Chats, we discuss the heartbreaking and disturbing case of April Short, a mother convicted of murdering her 11-month-old son while her two older children were still inside the home. April’s husband James, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, reportedly received an alarming...
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Lisa McDaniel, Medical Child Abuse & the Questions Surrounding Collin McDaniel’s Death
This week on Crime Chats, we discuss the heartbreaking and disturbing story of Collin McDaniel, a young boy whose life was surrounded by hospitals, medications, medical procedures, and a devastating diagnosis that many now believe was never real. At the center of the case is his mother, Lisa...
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LaVena Johnson: Suicide or Cover-Up?
In this episode of Crime Chats, we discuss the heartbreaking and highly controversial death of LaVena Johnson. LaVena was a 19-year-old soldier from Missouri serving in Iraq when the Army reported that she had died by suicide inside a contractor’s tent in 2005. But almost immediately, her family...
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Why Would Mommy Do This To Us? The Terrible Crimes of Diane Downs
This week, we’re diving into the case of Diane Downs. A story that continues to disturb and true crime listeners to this day decades later. What was reported as a horrific roadside attack on a mother and her three children quickly began to unravel as investigators examined the details more…
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The Strange Case of Winnie Ruth Judd
This week, we’re chatting about Winnie Ruth Judd. This is one of the most bizarre and confusing cases we’ve covered so far… and honestly? We’re still not sure what to believe. 😳 From a fresh start in Phoenix to an illicit affair, things quickly spiral into a case of contradictions, unanswered...
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Survivor Sisters (Part 2 of 2) | Epstein Series Finale
This is it. The final chapter in our deep dive. We are almost done with this atrocious man. But this episode isn’t about Jeffrey Epstein. It’s about the women who lived through it and how they got their voices heard. In this two-part finale, we’re shifting the focus where it belongs: onto the...
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Survivor Sisters (Part 1 of 2) | Epstein Series Finale
This is it. The final chapter in our deep dive. We are almost done with this atrocious man. But this episode isn’t about Jeffrey Epstein. It’s about the women who lived through it and how they got their voices heard. In this two-part finale, we’re shifting the focus where it belongs: onto the...
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Jeffrey Epstein Deep Dive — Part 4: The Files (Part 3 of 3)
In the final part of our Epstein Files series within a series, we take a step back from the heavier material and start untangling some of the claims and narratives that continue to circulate online. First, we break down an infamous letter allegedly written by Epstein from prison. Does it hold up...
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Jeffrey Epstein Deep Dive — Part 4: The Files (Part 2 of 3)
In Part 2 of our deep dive into the Epstein Files, we move into some of the most disturbing and personal material uncovered. This episode centers around firsthand victim statements and journal entries written by one of the girls involved, offering a distressing and deeply disturbing look into…
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Jeffrey Epstein Deep Dive — Part 4: The Files (Part 1 of 3)
In Part 1 of our 3-part mini-series, we begin our deep dive into the Epstein files and unpack the details, patterns, and disturbing insights we uncovered while combing through. This episode focuses on two chilling and revealing aspects of the case: Jeffrey Epstein’s email interactions with women,...
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Jeffrey Epstein Deep Dive — Part 3: Nobody's Girl, The Story of Virginia Giuffre
Virginia Giuffre was one of the most vocal and public survivors connected to Jeffrey Epstein. In Part 3 of our Jeffrey Epstein series, we dive into her powerful memoir, Nobody's Girl. In this episode, we discuss Virginia's personal thoughts and feelings and her allegations of sex trafficking and...
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Jeffrey Epstein Deep Dive — Part 2: The Legal Cases That Should Have Stopped Him
In Part 2 of our Epstein deep dive, we leave the origin story behind and focus on the legal actions taken against Jeffrey Epstein and how he repeatedly escaped meaningful consequences. From early civil lawsuits to the controversial 2008 non-prosecution agreement, this episode walks through the...
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Jeffrey Epstein Deep Dive — Part 1: The Making of Epstein
In the first episode of our five-part deep dive into Jeffrey Epstein, we go back to the very beginning. Before the headlines, the court cases, and the global scandal, there was a young man from Brooklyn with an unusual path to wealth and influence. In this episode, we examine Jeffrey Epstein’s...
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Daddy's Deadly Manipulation: The Murder of Linda Brown
How many wives is too many? How old should they be before wooing begins? What do you do when another prospective wife catches your eye but your current wife is still....alive? Well, maybe your teenage daughter would help you...clean up lose ends. If you're like David Brown, you likely see no...
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John List: The Family Annihilator — Crime, Capture, Trial & Psychological Analysis
In this episode of Crime Chat, we dive into the chilling case of John List, the New Jersey accountant who murdered his entire family in 1971 and then disappeared. We walk through the crime itself, the aftermath, his full confession, and how John managed to evade capture for 18 years before being...
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Gareth Williams: Mysterious Death of a Maths Prodigy
In this episode of Crime Chats, Hilary leads us through the baffling and deeply unsettling death of Gareth Williams, a brilliant mathematician and intelligence officer found dead in a locked duffel bag in his London flat in 2010. We explore who Gareth was beyond the headlines and unpack the media...
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Folie à Deux
In this episode of Crime Chat, we explore the mysterious death of John Bender, whose wife was tried for his murder on three separate occasions, ultimately culminating in an acquittal. We discuss John's life before meeting Ann, the events that happened leading up to his death, and walk through…
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Bever
In this episode of Crime Chat, we discuss one of the most disturbing family annihilation cases in recent U.S. history. The tragic and terrible crimes of Robert and Michael Bever. We walk through the events leading up to the 2015 massacre in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where two teenage brothers…
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#JusticeforJeremy
In this episode of Crime Chat, Lisa leads a deep dive into the White House Farm murders thay occurred on August 7th, 1985 and the conviction of Jeremy Bamber in October of 1986. We walk through the full timeline of the case: from the 1985 killings of five members of the Bamber family, through...
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Diddy Do It? Part 2
In Part 2 of our Diddy series, we dive into the allegations and theories surrounding the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. as presented in the docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning. We walk through the claims and long-standing suspicions discussed by interviewees, focusing on how...
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Diddy Do It? Part 1
In Part 1 of our Diddy 2-part series, we break down the trial-related testimony and allegations surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs, while also unpacking what the docuseries interviews reveal about his early career, rise to power, and long-discussed character traits. We talk through key witness...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Crime Chats is a casual true crime podcast where we get together and chat about the crimes we can’t stop thinking about.
From infamous cases and unsolved mysteries to shocking criminal behavior and courtroom chaos.
No scripts, no stiff narration, just casual conversations between real-life best friends. We'll share our honest opinions, theories, and the occasional dark joke every now and then. In each episode, we'll chat about a case that’s been living rent-free in our minds.
If you love true crime podcasts, unsolved cases, crime discussion, hearing two friends break down criminal cases in a relatable, conversational way, and you don't mind the occasional colorful language, Crime Chats is for you.
HOSTED BY
Lisa Iacoletti and Hilary Morrow
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