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The Chalkline
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🔍 Your True Crime Podcast🗣 Tune in Every Thursday for a Brand New Episode🎙 Cohosted by Helen Allen and Sherry Ferreira
Episodes
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Jonestown Massacre
From a young age, Jim Jones had his eyes set on becoming a preacher. At 24 he would accomplish that goal by opening the Peoples Temple church in Indianapolis. But, by the end of his life he lead over 900 people to their death in what is now known as the Jonestown Massacre. Before 9/11 the…
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The Church of Scientology
You GUYS. We are tackling one of the newest religions, or oldest cults, depending on how you want to look at it. We are tackling the church of scientology, Leah Remini, Tom Cruise, Danny Masterson, and the disappearance of Shelly Miscovich. Buckle up, it's about to be a long ride. Sources:...
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Charles Manson: A Delusional Mess
Family is everything. No question about it. True, they will get on your nerves like nobody’s business. But at the end of the day, it's all love. I WISH that was the theme for today. But, this “Family” is nothing of the sort. This “Family” ruthlessly murdered without remorse or care, all led by a...
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DAVID SPADE ATTACKED BY ASSISTANT???
GUYS! This is our final episode of the celebrity crimes season and so we thought we would end it on a fun note, where no one is murdered! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Spade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJKbtVtPz-o...
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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO MURDERS
On November 13, 2022, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves lost their lives in a tragic quadruple homicide. Xana, Ethan, Madison and Kaylee all attended the University of Idaho and had come back from a night out when their lives were taken. Much of this episode’s facts...
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THANK YOU, 2022.
Thank you to all of our listeners that joined us in 2022, and to all of our listeners who were (for some reason) with us before that. We are so grateful for these silly little microphones and this community. We talk about really gruesome crimes but MAN are we looking out for each other! Listen...
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THE BOY IN THE BOX IDENTIFIED!!!
**TW: In this episode we discuss topics that are not suitable for all listeners. The topics we discuss include abuse toward children and gross mistreatment. Please take care and be well :) It’s February 25, 1957, and someone reports finding the body of a little boy in a box in Philadelphia. This...
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Brittany Murphy
On December 20, 2009, Brittany Murphy collapsed on the bathroom floor in the home where she lived with her mother Sharon and her husband Simon. A few hours later, around 10 a.m., she was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Brittany was only 32 years old when she died…
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STOCKTON SERIAL KILLER FOUND?
YOU GUYS! The police in Stockton, California have MADE AN ARREST in connection with the Serial Killer investigation. We discuss the developments in the case!! Sources for this episode: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mysterious-stockton-serial-killings-timeline/story?id=90916836...
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LADY OF THE DUNES IDENTIFIED!!!
YOU GUYS!!!! We are ending 2022 with a freaking bang. Another step closer to justice!! The Lady of the Dunes has officially been identified, her name is Ruth Marie Terry. If you haven't listened to our initial episode on the case, do that first!!! This one is a wild ride. If you have any...
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Princess Diana: What Happened Here?
Princess Diana was a legend. I could go on for hours about how much of an influence she is, not only for the barriers she broke for women, but for being the breath of fresh air that the people needed. Whether it was breaking stigma around AIDS or being apart of 10000 charities, Princess Diana was...
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Delphi Update: October 31, 2022
For those of you who sleep under rocks, and aren’t on your phones 24/7 refreshing the news like me, a press conference was held on October 31st to discuss the arrest made in connection with the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. Helen covered this case, more commonly known as the...
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The Celebrity Game
This week’s episode is not another true crime case. Hold your tears. Instead, we took a moment to formally introduce you all to…the celebrity game. It’s a fun game that we’ll be playing throughout this season and we really want to hear your answers. Make sure to write to us on Instagram, we want…
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WTF ARTICLES 2: Stockton Serial Killer?
We think of serial killers as being mostly associated with the past, where it wasn’t as easy to trace someone, you could easily slip through so many cracks, but to think of a potential serial killer, being active today, is chilling. Sources for this episode:...
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Armie Hammer
Armie Hammer, heir to the controversial Occidental Petroleum, and mediocre actor, has really been on everyone’s radar lately. Whether you know him from Call Me By Your Name, J Edgar, The Social Network, or his quick little guest appearance on Gossip Girl, I’m sure you also know him as a potential...
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WTF ARTICLES 1: Bad Landlord
Aaaaaaaaand we're back AND we have some news to share…We're adding a new segment called WTF, where Helen and I will be going over the craziest, jaw dropping, omg how can this be real, articles. So, going forward, if you ever read an article that makes you go WTF, send it our way! AND we're not...
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Kevin Rice
PSA to all asthmatics, don't drop your inhaler when you're fleeing the scene of the crime! If your lungs don't fail you, that DNA on the inhaler will give you all the karma you need :)) Thank you for listening!!! We appreciate all the feedback!! <3 Sources for this episode: Forensic Files, S11…
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The Lost Boys of Bucks County
Four young men in Bucks County Pennsylvania go missing over the span of about a week around the Fourth of July in 2017, leaving their loved ones and community totally frenzied and panicked with no answers. Are they connected? Or is this just a freak situation? Sources for this episode: That...
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Ramon Sosa
At several points during this episode, you might think, this… is not real. This cannot be happening, oh this did happen? OMG…I'm here to tell you that it’s all true. These events, this story that seems like it was pulled straight from a movie, is real. It ALL happened to a real person with real...
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Christina Kettlewell
Maybe this week you wanted to listen to true crime, or maybe you wanted to watch a bad rom com about a love triangle. Well I’ll tell you what people!!! I happen to be delivering both this week!!!! This episode is riddled with toxicity you guys...this is the mysterious death of Christina…
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Helen Marlene Oakes
LaLana Oakes is the designated sheriff, chief of police, detective, investigator, and lieutenant in command for this episode. But before she took on all those hats, she was a daughter, worried for her mother. You see LaLana’s mother disappeared 20 years ago and it never sat right with her. But…
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D.B. Cooper
Living in a post 9/11 world, it truly is a mind boggling concept to consider hijacking a plane and getting away with it. Today, we think of the tragedies like 9/11 and it’s no wonder that the security cracked down so hard. But before there were all these precautions and protections, there was…
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The Church of Synanon
This week's story is….interesting to say the least. It involves a cult, a snake bite, and a lawyer's determination to expose the truth. Tune in every THURSDAY for a new episode ! Sources for this episode: Oxygen True Crime: Deadly Cults, Synanon...
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Marilyn and Sam Sheppard
A prominent doctor wakes up to his wife brutally murdered and there are two options here: he did it, or someone else got away with the perfect murder. But this case goes down in history for even more than that. It is a foundational case on how we navigate the balance between freedom of the press,...
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Nikki Whitehead
When two 16 year old girls come home from school to find their mother murdered, its traumatizing to say the least. I randomly came across this episode of Dateline NBC, called Bad Blood and (trust me) by the end of this episode your jaw is going to hit the floor. The suspect list seems promising,...
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Michael Andrade
This week’s episode we will be discussing a pre-med student that was killed in his college apartment, and there seemed to be no sign of a break in. That’s it, short and sweet! Tune in every THURSDAY for a new episode Sources for this episode:...
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The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders Pt. 2
Guys...this episode gets SO wild, SO quickly, just bear with me... This week we’re finishing ABC News Studios’ Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders. We take a look at the trial and how the families of Denise, Lori Lee, and Michele unfortunately dealt with all the shenanigans...
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The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders Pt. 1
On June 13, 1977, Lori Lee Farmer, Denise Milner, and Michele Guse were found dead at what was supposed to be a fun camping trip with the Girl Scouts. It is one of the most horrific crimes to ever happen to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and to this day people in Broken Arrow are plagued by what happened...
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The Tromp Family
You guys…this is a weird one. It takes SO MANY twists and turns, pun intended, that your head is going to be spinning. Thankfully *prayer hands* Helen has pieced together a timeline so we can try to understand what happened to the Tromp family. The story of the Tromps made its way into the media...
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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was born February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, WA. Kurt was the guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the legendary, iconic, “SooMeThinGs in THE WaYyYYy”…Nirvana! This week we are talking about the documentary Kurt and Courtney that investigates the events leading up to...
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Brittanee Drexel
Last week authorities were finally able to bring peace to Brittanee Drexel’s family!! After being identified through dental records, it was announced that Brittanee’s remains were found on May 11th AND AND AND that the piece of sh** responsible was charged with her murder. We here at Chalkline...
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Merrian Carver
Its cruise ship fuckery yall. I simply cannot. I won’t. I can’t even, and this case is odd as hell. The sea is a lawless land and you guys are going to want to hear EVERYTHING about it before your next trip. It all started with a phone call. A worried girl calls her grandpa, frantic as hell,...
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Caylee Anthony
This one's a doozy…so strap in and lets get to it. Casey Anthony ?!?! Are we sure about this? Yes. Yes, we are. But, forget her snooty little pretentious wannabe ungrateful horrible.....ya know what, we’re gonna cut this one real short. It’s a case many of you know, many have feelings toward, and...
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Helle Crafts
GUYS ?!?!?? Hello? Is anyone there? Well….we’re back and better than ever! Season 3 is going to bring you the same energy, amazing stories, new stories, and we’re even retelling some old ones. We wanted to start the new season by giving you guys a well deserved retelling of Helle Crafts. Helle…
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Shanann Watts
This week we are going to be walking through American Murder: The Family Next Door, a documentary Netflix put out, all about the life of Shanann Watts. The documentary details her life, raising two kids, and how it got torn apart by the one person who was supposed to protect and love them.…
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Jennifer Dulos
This is the case that consumed the nation in 2019, before we knew what Covid even meant. It’s about a family from a picturesque town in Connecticut that was torn apart by the disappearance of the matriarch. This is the disappearance of Jennifer Farbor Dulos. Sources for this episode:...
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Samuel Little: Full-Time POS
In 2019 Samuel Little was declared the most prolific serial killer in U.S. History, having confessed to 93 murders, FBI and Texas Rangers are still actively working to identify these victims. Despite committing a slew of other crimes, that led to him being arrested over 100 times, he was still…
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Kalief Browder
Kalief Browder’s story is one that inspires change. Through every injustice that Kalief faced, he tackled it head on, not letting up for a second. All to fight for the one thing he knew he had, his truth. Sources for this episode: TIME: The Kalief Browder Story...
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Sandra Bland
The foundational promises of justice and freedom come at a sacrificial cost to black Americans as we demand to be seen and heard regardless of our gender, age, educational attainment and socioeconomic status. When we’re thrust into unsolicited encounters with law enforcement, it leaves us…
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Carlesha Freeland-Gaither
It’s Sunday night and the streets of Germantown Philadelphia are barren. I mean sure there's two or three people walking around but it's a quiet night. That is until a voice breaks through and screams for help. What follows is a trail of clues, a massive search, and the bravery of Carlesha...
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Scott Amedure
In the 1990s America was in a hailstorm of media frenzies left and right. Day Time Talk Shows were at their ultimate trash high and America was eating it up. However, this week Helen is going to tell you a case in which trash tv may have gone way too far. ***DISCLAIMER: This episode includes...
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Ken Rex McElroy
The year is 1981 in Skidmore, Missouri and it’s exactly what you’d picture when thinking about the midwest. Corn fields, endless land, and a population of 437. This week Sherry is going to walk you through how 60 of those residents stuck together and covered up the murder of the town bully.…
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The Sifrits: Bootleg Bonnie and Clyde
We don’t even know how to preface this case. America dubs them the thrill killing couple, and before you think Bonnie and Clyde– let us stop you. These two people are the most pathetic comparison to Bonnie and Clyde that the world has ever known, they are not even close. This week we discuss…
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The Delphi Murders Pt 2
This week we dive into everything the Delphi Police Department have been doing to find this POS!! Helen walks us through potential suspects, we get into some theories, and you know she’s gonna tell you everything about the latest update. Hopefully we are one step closer to bringing justice to...
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JonBenét Ramsey
Hey guys…don’t be alarmed!! We know it's not Thursday, but we still wanted to gift you guys with a little Christmas special about, arguably, the most unsolved crime. As a little thank you for being patient with our posting, we discuss 20/20’s special on JonBenét Ramsey. Enjoy! From our family to...
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The Delphi Murders Pt 1
You guys know this case, we know this case, and your mother knows this case. But have you guys been keeping up? You guys. The Delphi case may have just gotten the break we’ve been waiting for, and we are here to deliver it straight to you. If you haven’t heard of it yet, then you’re in the…
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Martha Moxley
At the beginning of the season we brought you the tragedy that was the assassination of our beloved John F Kennedy. The Kennedy’s were known for a lot. Robert F. Kennedy was Attorney General, and Jaqueline Kennedy, JFK’s wife was America’s truest sweetheart. But there are some dark stories tied…
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Pamela Sweeney
When officers receive two calls about the same murder, its a little weird. The fact that the second call was made only 2 minutes after the first, is strange. But when both men claim to have been in the house and both found the victim dead, it's just a little too coincidental for me. But, we know...
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Yara Gambirasio
The town of Brembate di Sopra is just 1 hour north of Milan. It is small and quaint and is known for being beautiful and peaceful. Until it was shaken to its very core one day in November 2010. A beautiful and talented girl goes missing, and the case would turn out to be one of Italy’s biggest…
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The Dupont de Ligonnès
Nantes, France is a large city thats known for being peaceful and quiet; everyone goes to church on Sundays, theres a residential neighborhood in the middle of town, and it's just chill vibes all around. That is until a neighbor’s suspicion launches an investigation into one of the most horrific...
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