Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast

Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼⁠ ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. For three weeks, the Washington, D.C. area lived in terror as random people were shot while pumping gas, shopping, mowing lawns, and going about ordinary life. Behind the attacks were John Muhammad and Lee Malvo — a twisted mentor and teenage protégé with a rifle, a modified car, and a plan far more horrifying than anyone realized. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don’t need anyone’s approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dozens of bodies have surfaced in Houston’s bayous, and officials insist there is no evidence tying them together. But as the numbers rise and answers remain scarce, residents are asking the same chilling question: is something—or someone—using the water to hide the truth? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don’t need anyone’s approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Puerto Vallarta was supposed to be paradise — beaches, nightlife, and tourists chasing the perfect escape. But after cartel violence shook the resort town, three women were found dead within days of each other, each case carrying disturbing similarities authorities refused to connect. Now, with officials denying a serial killer is stalking the city, one question remains: is Puerto Vallarta hiding something far darker than anyone wants to admit? Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A charming stranger walked into San Francisco’s gay nightlife scene with a pencil, a smile, and a sketch meant to make his victims feel seen. But behind the drawings was one of the city’s most disturbing cold cases: the Doodler, a killer linked to at least six men and possibly many more. Fifty years later, police say they may still know who he is — but proving it is another story. Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1912, an entire family and two young guests were found murdered inside a quiet Iowa home, but the crime scene was destroyed almost immediately by the very town desperate for answers. What followed was a maze of false leads, suspicious ministers, powerful enemies, coerced confessions, and a chilling theory about a killer who may have been traveling America by train. More than a century later, the Villisca axe murders remain one of the most disturbing unsolved cases in American history. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1979, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris turned a windowless cargo van into one of California’s most horrifying crime scenes. For months, young women vanished across Southern California while police struggled to connect the cases. But when one survivor came forward and one killer finally talked, investigators uncovered the nightmare behind the Toolbox Killers. Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A disturbing number of scientists and government-linked researchers have died or vanished under strange circumstances. Some were tied to NASA, Los Alamos, the Air Force, and classified UAP programs. Now investigators are asking the question everyone wants answered: coincidence… or did they know too much? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Quince: Go to⁠ ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Whatnot: Download Whatnot in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A family of four is found murdered in their quiet Tokyo home, and the killer leaves behind an ample trail of evidence—fingerprints, DNA, clothing, even traces of his final hours inside the house. What should have been one of Japan’s most solvable crimes instead becomes its most haunting mystery. Decades later, with no arrest and time slipping away, the question remains: who walked out of the Miyazawa home that night? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What begins as a search for spiritual meaning ends in a subway car filled with invisible death. Follow the tragic journey of the Sakamoto family and the horrifying rise of Aum Shinrikyo, a cult that turned enlightenment into a mandate for mass murder. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roch Thériault, known as the “Modern Moses,” led the Ant Hill Kids, a Canadian doomsday cult built on fear, isolation, and total obedience. What began as a religious survivalist commune slowly transformed into a nightmare of manipulation, violence, and blind devotion. As Thériault’s power grew, his followers found themselves trapped under the control of a man who believed he answered only to God. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ina, Illinois was the kind of town where nothing ever happened… until an entire family was found murdered inside their mobile home. A young mother, her children, and a newborn baby were left arranged in bed, while the husband was discovered miles away in a field—executed and mutilated. Decades later, a notorious serial killer confessed, but his story kept changing, leaving one terrifying question behind: did the real killer ever get caught? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016, fitness instructor Missy Bevers arrived early to teach a class inside a church in Midlothian—but never made it out alive. Surveillance cameras captured a mysterious figure in tactical gear roaming the halls before her murder, and nearly a decade later, the killer still hasn’t been identified. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two married colleagues slip away after a New Year’s Eve party—but by morning, both are found dead by a quiet riverbank. Their bodies are strangely arranged, with no signs of violence and no clear explanation. What happened in those final hours remains one of Australia’s most haunting mysteries. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three days of silence… a quiet house… and a refrigerator that should have never been opened. What police discovered inside 1815 Driscoll Street would become one of the most disturbing and mysterious crimes in American history—an entire family shattered, a son vanished without a trace, and a crime scene so methodically cleaned it felt almost… calculated. Decades later, the question still lingers: did Charles Rogers snap… or did he plan the perfect disappearance? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼⁠ ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠. A wave of mysterious deaths tears through the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, as wealthy families are hunted down for their oil fortunes in a chilling conspiracy known as the Reign of Terror. As bodies pile up and justice fails, one woman uncovers a plot of greed, betrayal, and calculated murder that would later inspire Killers of the Flower Moon. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns.  Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shot more than a dozen times and hunted relentlessly by federal agents, Major Lewis Redmond refused to surrender, turning the Appalachian mountains into his personal battlefield. But as his legend grew into that of a folk hero, the line between outlaw and icon blurred—until the government finally closed in. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to quince.com/crimehub for free shipping and 365-day returns. Listen to Crimehub completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1999, police searching for a missing woman unlocked the vault of an abandoned bank in the small town of Snowtown, Australia—and discovered barrels filled with human remains, exposing one of the country’s most horrific serial murder cases. What followed revealed a sadistic cult-like group led by John Bunting that tortured and killed at least twelve victims, many of them vulnerable people targeted under the guise of a twisted “moral crusade.” Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1999, police searching for a missing woman unlocked the vault of an abandoned bank in the small town of Snowtown, Australia—and discovered barrels filled with human remains, exposing one of the country’s most horrific serial murder cases. What followed revealed a sadistic cult-like group led by John Bunting that tortured and killed at least twelve victims, many of them vulnerable people targeted under the guise of a twisted “moral crusade.” Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠quince.com/crimehub⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. Listen to Crimehub completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a lifetime of rage, fraud, arson, and even faking his own death, conman Randy Mainwaring finally met someone in prison who wasn’t fooled by his charm. But even after being stabbed and beaten nearly to death, the man who once published his own obituary still wasn’t finished rewriting his story. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A terrified teenager walks into a Hong Kong police station claiming her nightmares are haunted by a murdered woman who won’t let her rest. Moments later, she admits she helped dispose of the body—and can lead detectives straight to what’s hidden inside a Hello Kitty doll. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/crimehub Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas Eve 1945, a house fire in Fayetteville, West Virginia, erased five children from a family—and left behind more questions than ashes. Nearly a century later, the town still argues whether the Sodder children died that night… or vanished into something far darker. Huge thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/crimehub Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For over a decade, a shadow hunted the lovers’ lanes of Florence, striking on the darkest nights and disappearing without a trace. Each time police believed the killer was finally caught, the murders began again. This is the story of the Monster of Florence—where the most dangerous mistake wasn’t the killer, but the moment everyone thought he was gone. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to Crimehub ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a beloved D.C. power family vanished behind the doors of their mansion, a routine workday spiraled into a nightmare of lies, ransom, and fire. What investigators uncovered inside would expose a meticulously cruel plot—and leave one haunting question that still lingers: did one man really do this alone? Huge thank you to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Writer: Mike Colucci * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a quiet New Hampshire street in 1990, a young husband was executed in his own home—what looked like a botched robbery quickly unraveled into something far darker. This episode explores the explosive case of Pamela Smart: a forbidden affair, teenage accomplices, a murder-for-hire plot, and the woman who remains behind bars while the killer walks free. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 patreon.com/crimehub⁠. On New Year’s Eve 1970, a vulnerable woman named Mary Brosley was murdered after leaving a bar with a stranger—becoming the first known victim of Samuel Little. Her death marked the beginning of what the FBI later confirmed as the most prolific serial killing spree in U.S. history, spanning decades and at least 93 victims. Writer: Mike Colucci  Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1972, a friendly stranger named Art took two boys fishing in upstate New York—and only one ever came home. What followed was a catastrophic failure of justice that allowed a known child killer to walk free, reinvent himself, and go on to murder a dozen more victims as the Genesee River Killer. This is the story of how Arthur Shawcross slipped through the cracks, and the lives he destroyed because of it. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a quiet Australian town, a man’s chilling premonition and a trail of ignored warnings lead investigators into one of the most disturbing domestic violence cases in modern history, forcing a reckoning with how evil can hide in plain sight for years. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a wave of frantic 911 calls revealed that a teenage girl’s murder was being broadcast online in real time, investigators realized the killer wasn’t running—he wanted to be seen. What followed was a horrifying portrait of obsession and entitlement, as Bianca Devins’ final moments were transformed into a spectacle that would scar the internet forever. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A frantic phone call from an eight-year-old girl is the last warning before a minivan carrying five children disappears into one of the deadliest crashes in New York history. What investigators uncovered afterward shattered the image of a perfect mother—and left a question so disturbing, it still has no answer. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up for Premium here:⁠ ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠ She hitchhiked along Florida’s highways, luring men into remote wooded areas where she killed seven victims, insisting each killing was a desperate act of self-defense. But as investigators uncovered her trail of stolen cars, pawned belongings, and chilling confessions, the truth behind America’s “Damsel of Death”, AKA Aileen Wuornos, became far darker than anyone imagined. Writer: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, “Thomas Randele” lived as the perfect husband, father, and neighbor—an ordinary man with nothing to hide. But when cancer came for him, a single confession exposed the extraordinary truth: he’d been running from a million-dollar heist since 1969. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Get Crimehub Premium here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lured out of her home by a so-called friend, Alleen Rowe never suspected the “party” she was invited to was actually a death trap set by Tucson’s notorious Pied Piper, Charles Schmid. Her disappearance would unravel a chilling web of manipulation, teenage accomplices, buried bodies, and a killer who thought he was untouchable. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Writer: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When an eviction crew opened a child’s sticker-covered deep freezer in a filthy Detroit apartment, they uncovered the frozen remains of two missing siblings—hidden in plain sight for nearly three years. What followed exposed a mother’s unimaginable brutality, a trail of ignored warnings, and one of Michigan’s most shocking failures of protection. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A late-night employee walks into his Burger Chef restaurant and finds only silence, chaos, and four co-workers missing. What happened next became one of the strangest and most unsettling mysteries in Indiana history. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠ Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to Acorns for sponsoring the show! Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of Crimehub Premium. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 patreon.com/crimehub Jayna Murray was a bright, ambitious young woman whose life was brutally cut short inside a Bethesda Lululemon store—a place she thought was safe. What began as a minor workplace dispute spiraled into one of the most shocking and savage murders in Maryland’s history, revealing how jealousy, desperation, and deceit turned a trusted coworker into a cold-blooded killer. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2014, firefighters in small-town Mississippi raced to a blazing car—only to find 19-year-old Jessica Chambers staggering from the flames, barely alive and whispering the name of her killer. What followed was a years-long investigation mired in mystery, obsession, and two trials that left one haunting question unanswered: who really set Jessica on fire? Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the misty wilds of 16th-century Scotland, hundreds vanished without a trace—until body parts began washing ashore, gnawed clean and hacked like butchered meat. What followed was the unmasking of the most terrifying legend in British history: Sawney Bean and his inbred clan of cannibals, who may have feasted on more than 1,000 souls before vanishing into myth. Author: Mike Colucci  Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2003, a seemingly ordinary pizza delivery turned into one of America’s most shocking crimes when Brian Wells was forced to rob a bank with a live bomb locked around his neck. What followed was a bizarre and deadly chain of events that exposed a twisted web of deception, greed, and murder unlike anything the FBI had ever seen. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Barber was a gifted 15-year-old dancer from Melbourne whose future seemed destined for brilliance—until she mysteriously vanished after receiving a call from someone she trusted. That caller, 19-year-old former babysitter Caroline Reed Robertson, had become dangerously obsessed with Rachel’s beauty and success, lured her to her apartment under false pretenses, murdered her, and buried her body in a shallow grave in a delusional attempt to become her. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young hitchhiker named Colleen Stan was abducted in 1977 by Cameron and Janice Hooker and held captive in unimaginable conditions for over seven years—locked in boxes, tortured, and psychologically enslaved—before ultimately escaping and helping bring her sadistic captor to justice. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1970s Delhi, a charming French-speaking stranger lured a group of young travelers into his web with stories, drinks, and “medicine.” But the man they knew as “Daniel” was really Charles Sobhraj—The Serpent—a conman and killer whose final scheme was about to unravel. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2003, 14-year-old Jodi Jones was found brutally murdered in the woods near her Scottish hometown, and her boyfriend Luke Mitchell was swiftly cast as both the prime—and only—suspect. Convicted on circumstantial evidence after the longest trial in Scottish history, Luke has spent decades behind bars insisting on his innocence, fueling one of the UK’s most controversial true crime battles. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than 50% at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2008, 24-year-old realtor Lindsay Buziak agreed to show a luxury home to a mysterious couple with an urgent, million-dollar budget. What should have been the biggest sale of her career became a carefully staged trap that ended her life. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In December 1987, Ronald “Gene” Simmons carried out the deadliest act of familicide in U.S. history, murdering 14 of his own relatives on his isolated Arkansas farm before killing two more and wounding four in a nearby town. A controlling abuser with dark family secrets, Simmons left behind only a chilling letter and a trail of bodies that revealed the monster he had long been hiding. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On May 18th, 1927, a quiet Michigan farming town was torn apart when school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe wired a local school with dynamite, murdering 45 people—including 38 children—in the deadliest act of school violence in U.S. history. What began as a summer morning of finals and playground chants ended in fire, rubble, and screams that still echo nearly a century later. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1985, 28-year-old nurse Deborah “Debbie” Wolfe vanished after a routine shift—only to be found days later submerged in a pond under chillingly suspicious circumstances. Officially ruled an accidental drowning, her death remains shrouded in vanishing evidence, conflicting accounts, and haunting questions that refuse to die. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In December 2000, brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr went on a brutal weeklong crime spree in Wichita, Kansas—robbing, raping, and murdering five innocent people in what became known as the Wichita Massacre. Their sole surviving victim, Holly G, narrowly escaped execution and played a crucial role in bringing the brothers to justice, who remain on death row to this day. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Johan Kotze lured his estranged wife into his home on January 3, 2012, the night erupted into one of the most brutal crimes South Africa had ever seen, leaving her son dead and the nation in shock. Dubbed the “Modimolle Monster,” Kotze’s week-long flight through the bushveld sparked a massive manhunt that ended with his capture and two life sentences. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A beloved sister vanished after being picked up early from school by her stepfather, leaving behind her phone, money, and a note that didn’t add up. For two decades, her younger sister fought to expose the dark secrets inside their home—until the man she believes killed Alissa Turney was put on trial. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to get started. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices