Global True Crime
by Global True Crime
Global True Crime explores real criminal cases from around the world, from well-known murders to lesser-known disappearances, cold cases and unsolved mysteries. Hosted by Swedish sisters Annie Nordström and Michaela Malm, the podcast focuses on the known facts, clear storytelling, and the human impact behind each case. Global True Crime is the English adaptation of the established Swedish true crime podcast Rysarpodden.
Episodes
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44 - Operation Snowpitch: The Murder of Anthony Littler
On 1 May 1984, 45-year-old Anthony Littler was found dead on a dark footpath in north London. Earlier that night, he had left East Finchley Underground station on his way home after an evening with friends. No one had witnessed the attack, nothing had been stolen, and a mysterious emergency call...
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43 - Back in 2 Minutes: The Case of Trevaline Evans
It was a Saturday in June 1990, and Trevaline Evans was standing behind the counter of her small antiques shop in Llangollen, Wales. People came and went throughout the morning. Some stopped for a chat. Others browsed the things she had for sale. Around lunchtime, Trevaline locked the door.…
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42 - A Nation's Grief: The Murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir
In January 2017, 20-year-old Birna Brjánsdóttir disappeared after a night out in central Reykjavík. In Iceland, where serious violent crime was rare and young people often walked through the city alone late at night, there was initially little reason to suspect that anything serious had happened....
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41 - The Forgotten Suspect : The Case of Emma Caldwell
In the spring of 2005, 27-year-old Emma Caldwell disappeared from Glasgow. A little over a month later, she was found dead in a remote woodland, miles from the city. What followed became one of the largest and most controversial murder investigations in modern Scottish history. Leads were…
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40 - Fifteen Minutes: The Disappearance of Diane Suzuki
On the 6th of July 1985, a 19-year-old dance instructor and university student disappeared from a dance academy on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It was the middle of the afternoon in a busy area, and whatever happened appears to have unfolded within a window of just 15 minutes. Her car was still in...
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39 - The Man in The Van: The Case of Dennis DePue
On Easter Sunday in 1990, a couple were out driving when a van came speeding up behind them. The van passed them, but a few minutes later they saw the same van parked outside an abandoned school. Standing beside it was a man holding a bloodstained piece of fabric. They kept driving, confused by...
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38 - Missing in Minnesota: The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson
In May 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson spent an evening celebrating the end of the college year with friends in southwestern Minnesota. Sometime after midnight, his car became stuck on a gravel road during the drive home, and he called his parents for help. But despite staying in contact by...
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37 - The Murders at Lake Oconee: The Case of Russell & Shirley Dermond
In early May 2014, Russell and Shirley Dermond were supposed to attend a Kentucky Derby party at a neighbor’s house. They lived in Great Waters, a lakeside community in Georgia where many people had moved to enjoy a quieter life in retirement. But Russell and Shirley never showed up. At first…
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36 - The Banker On The Train: The Case of John DeMars
John DeMars was a 30-year-old husband and father of two living in Nutley, New Jersey. He worked in banking in Manhattan and made the same commute to and from work almost every day. But on Friday, the 20th of December 1974, John left his office and never made it home. Somewhere along his usual...
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35 - World Wide Web of Lies: The Murder of Brian Barrett
One evening in September 2006, 22-year-old Brian Barrett finished his shift at work, got into his pickup truck in the parking lot outside his workplace, and was shot. At first, there was no obvious motive. No clear enemies. No apparent conflict that could explain why anyone would want to kill…
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34 - Murder On The Island: The Case of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (part 2)
In 1996, Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered outside her holiday home in Ireland. Before long, one man became the main suspect. Almost thirty years later, doubts still remain. What really happened that night? Was the man suspected for all these years responsible for Sophie’s murder, or was he...
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33 - Murder On The Island: The Case of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (part 1)
One December night, in a remote corner of Ireland, a woman was brutally murdered on the road outside her holiday home. There were many suspects, but very few clear motives. Who would have wanted to kill this charming French woman? The residents of the nearby village were deeply unsettled. They…
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32 - The Green Widow: The Case of Mary Ellen Samuels
On the 9th of December 1988, 40-year-old Hollywood cameraman Robert “Bob” Samuels was found murdered inside his home in Northridge, California. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, had been separated for more than two years, but their divorce had never been finalised. After Bob’s death, Mary Ellen…
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31 - The Sound of Bones Breaking: The Case of The Bonebreaker Killer
On the night of July 29, 1995, thirteen-year-old Thad Phillips is asleep on the couch when he wakes up to the familiar feeling of his father picking him up to carry him to bed. But he soon realizes that the person carrying him isn't his father, and that he's being carried out of the house in the...
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30 - Fermoy’s Missing Couple: The Disappearance of Conor & Sheila Dwyer
On the 30th of April 1991, Conor and Sheila Dwyer, a married couple in their sixties, were seen at a church close to their home in the small Irish town of Fermoy. The following day, Sheila spoke to her sister on the phone. After that, the couple vanished without a trace, along with their white...
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Trailer: Season 3
A brand new season of Global True Crime launches on Monday, 3 August. We're looking forward to sharing a new selection of cases from around the world. In this trailer, we share a preview of what’s to come. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/globaltruecrimepod Get in touch:...
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29 - What Happened to the Baby: The Case of The Clouse Family
In 1980, a young couple disappeared together with their baby daughter. They left everything behind, their families, their lives, every trace of themselves. For more than four decades, their relatives held on to one explanation: that the couple had been drawn into a religious group and had chosen…
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28 - The Body On The Beach: The Murder of David Guy
In early July 2012, two horrifying discoveries were made on the beach in Southsea, in southern England. More specifically, human remains that were later identified as belonging to a 30-year-old man who lived in the area. The discovery marked the beginning of a major murder investigation, a highly...
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27 - The Clown By The Door: The Murder of Marlene Warren
Clowns are supposed to make us laugh. Colourful wigs, exaggerated expressions and oversized red shoes are things we associate with birthday parties, circuses, and children’s entertainment. But what happens when a clown knocks on your door carrying flowers, balloons, and a gun? Marlene Warren…
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26 - The Turning Point: The Murder of Caren Koslow
In the early hours of 12 March 1992, Jack and Caren Koslow were woken by two unknown men entering their bedroom. Within minutes, their home in the affluent Rivercrest neighbourhood of Fort Worth, Texas, had become a brutal crime scene. At first, it looked like a violent break-in that had…
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25 - Driving in Darkness: The Case of Jason Landry
On the night of December 13 into December 14, 2020, 21-year-old Jason Landry got into his car to begin the three-hour drive from college back to his parents’ home for Christmas break. Investigators were later able to trace his route through GPS data until contact was lost about 30 minutes before…
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24 - Darkness Over Friesland: The Murder of Marianne Vaatstra
During the night between 30 April and 1 May 1999, 16-year-old Marianne Vaatstra cycled home after a night out in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It was a route she already knew well, through an area generally considered quiet and safe. But that night, she never made it home. What...
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23 - Predicting Her Murder: The Case of Rebecca Bliefnick
"If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim, as that is who would do something to me. I'm putting this in writing that I'm fearful he will somehow harm me, come after me, or will try to do something to me that takes me away from the kids or the kids...
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22 - The Denver Spider Man: The Murder of Philip Peters
In October 1941, a man named Philip Peters was found brutally murdered in his own home in Denver, Colorado. He had been beaten to death by an unknown attacker in his kitchen. At first, police believed the murder may have taken place during a robbery. But there was no evidence to suggest that…
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21 - The Name She Claimed: The Case of Mary Louise Day
In the summer of 1981, thirteen-year-old Mary Louise Day disappeared from her home in Seaside, California. And no one reported her missing. The family moved on, as if nothing had happened. And for years, no one asked about Mary. But much later, suspicions began to surface. Unusual statements, an...
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20 - Abduction and Revenge: The Case of Jody and Gary Plauché
In 1984, Baton Rouge in Louisiana was shaken by a kidnapping that quickly gained national attention across the United States. An eleven-year-old boy was taken by someone the family believed they could trust. When he was eventually found, the case took an unexpected turn. What followed was a…
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19 - The Man in Black: The Disappearance of Trevor Deely
It was the night between December 7th and 8th, 2000.Twenty-two-year-old Trevor Deely stepped out into the rain after attending a Christmas dinner and after-party with colleagues in Dublin, Ireland. On his way home, he stopped by the bank where he worked to pick up an umbrella, and then continued...
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18 - The Happy Land Fire: The 1990 Arson Attack in New York City
In the early hours of 25 March 1990, a party was in full swing at the Happy Land Social Club, an unlicensed nightclub located in the Bronx in New York City. The atmosphere was lively and music poured from the speakers. But before long, Happy Land would be transformed into a burning inferno, and...
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17 - The Night in Paderborn: The Case of Frauke Liebs
It was June 2006. Germany seemed to stand still during the World Cup. Streets filled with flags, cheering crowds, and a sense of collective celebration. In Paderborn, a small university town caught up in the festivities, 21-year-old Frauke Liebs left a pub on a warm summer evening and began…
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16 - The Erdington Murders: Mary Ashford & Barbara Forrest
Violence against young women is, tragically, not uncommon. Crimes like these have taken place throughout history. But the murders of Mary Ashford and Barbara Forrest have drawn particular attention because the circumstances surrounding their deaths were eerily similar, even though the second…
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15 - Wrapped in Silence: The Case of “Tent Girl” / Barbara Ann Hackmann Taylor
In May 1968, the body of a young woman was discovered in a ditch outside Georgetown, Kentucky. She was naked and wrapped in a green canvas tent bag. No one knew who she was. Despite extensive police efforts, the years passed without answers. The woman became known only as “Tent Girl”, and her...
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14 - Secrets of the Steel Mill: The Disappearance of Jim Donnelly
Monday, 21 June 2004 began like any other day. 43-year-old Jim Donnelly drove to work at the Glenbrook Steel Mill, just outside Auckland, New Zealand. He said goodbye to his wife, Tracey, and the couple’s two children. Once he arrived, he clocked in, changed into his work uniform, and then…
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13 - A Cry For Help: The Case of Denise Amber Lee
Denise Amber Lee was just 21 years old. She was married, the mother of two young boys, and lived with her family in a quiet neighbourhood in Florida. Her life revolved around her children, her home, and everyday routines, until everything changed in a matter of minutes. One afternoon in January...
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Trailer: Season 2
A brand new season of Global True Crime launches on 2 February. We're looking forward to sharing a new selection of cases from around the world. In this trailer, we share a preview of what’s to come. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/globaltruecrimepod Get in touch…
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12 - The Xerox Murders: Byran Uyesugi
Hawaii is often associated with golden beaches, vacations, and tranquillity. A place long regarded as unusually safe, far removed from the violence that so often dominates headlines in other parts of the United States. By the late 1990s, Honolulu was often described as one of America’s safest…
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11 - From Florida to Wisconsin: The Unexplained Death of Tim Molnar
24 January 1984 began like any other Tuesday. Nineteen-year-old Tim Molnar left his family home in Daytona Beach, Florida, and dropped his younger brother off at school. He was then supposed to continue on to university, but Tim would never arrive that day. Instead, he vanished, leaving behind a...
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10 - Lake Seminole Mystery: The Case of Mike Williams (Part 2)
On December 16th, 2000, 31-year-old Mike Williams left home at dawn to go duck hunting. It was one of his greatest passions in life, something he did often and something he truly loved. But this day would not be like all the others. Mike never returned home after that trip. He disappeared without…
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9 - Lake Seminole Mystery: The Case of Mike Williams (Part 1)
On the morning of December 16th, 2000, 31-year-old Mike Williams left his home in Tallahassee before sunrise. He was heading out to do something he’d done hundreds of times before, go duck hunting on Lake Seminole. But sometime after Mike launched his boat, something went wrong. Very wrong. When…
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8 - Madness Of Two: Pauline Parker & Juliet Hulme
They say that true friendship can overcome anything. But what happens when love, obsession, and imagination become so intertwined that reality begins to fade away? On the 22nd of June, 1954, the world received its answer in Christchurch, New Zealand, when two teenage girls made a decision that...
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7 - A Hidden Past: William Leslie Arnold
In the fall of 1958, a teenager named William Leslie Arnold made the shocking decision to shoot and kill both of his parents after an argument. He later managed to escape from prison in the state of Nebraska in the United States, and from that moment on, he seemed to have vanished without a…
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6 - The Dark Secret: The Case of Blanche Monnier
"What have I done to deserve being locked away? I do not deserve this horrible torture. God cannot exist if He allows His creatures to suffer like this. And there is no one coming to my rescue.” These were some of the words Blanche Monnier scratched onto the walls of the dark room where she was...
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5 - Double DNA: The Murder of Genai Coleman
In July 2008, tragedy struck in a parking lot when a well-liked teacher and mother of three, Genai Coleman, was shot and killed during a carjacking. The attack was cold, calculated, and completely senseless. Police immediately launched an intensive search for the person responsible. Before long,...
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4 - The Phantom of Heilbronn: The Case That Shook Germany
In April 2007, two German police officers were found shot in their patrol car in the city of Heilbronn. When forensic investigators examined the crime scene, they were surprised to discover a female DNA profile that also matched traces found at a number of other unsolved crimes. The same genetic...
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3 - Broken Dreams: The Jeffrey MacDonald Case
The MacDonald family seemed to have it all: young, beautiful, and successful. Colette and Jeffrey, with their two little daughters. Jeffrey was thriving in his career, and they had big plans for the future. But all of that ended on the night of February 17, 1970, when three members of the family...
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2 - Simply Vanished: The Disappearance of Steven Clark
Shortly after Christmas in 1992, 23-year-old Steven Clark went out for a walk with his mother, Doris, near Saltburn, along the coastline of North Yorkshire in England. At one point, they stopped at a public restroom. Steven went into the men’s, while Doris slipped into the ladies’. From that very...
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1 - The Angel of Death: Kristen Gilbert
During most of the nineties, Kristen Gilbert worked as a nurse at a veterans’ hospital in Massachusetts. She was young, intelligent, skilled, and well-liked by her colleagues. Later on however, she would earn the chilling nickname “The Angel of Death,” because an alarming number of her patients...
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Trailer: Global True Crime
Real stories and criminal cases from across the globe. From murders and disappearances to unsolved mysteries, we explore both well-known and more overlooked cases that reveal how crime impacts people, societies, and justice systems worldwide. Coming soon. Global True Crime is an English…
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Global True Crime explores real criminal cases from around the world, from well-known murders to lesser-known disappearances, cold cases and unsolved mysteries. Hosted by Swedish sisters Annie Nordström and Michaela Malm, the podcast focuses on the known facts, clear storytelling, and the human impact behind each case.
Global True Crime is the English adaptation of the established Swedish true crime podcast Rysarpodden.
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