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True Crime & Mystery
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True Crime & Mystery dives into real crime stories, unsolved mysteries, and shocking true cases from the US, the UK, and around the world. New episodes every week — follow now and never miss a case.
Episodes
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Life Without Parole: The 'Instagram Rap Beef' Murder of Bogalusa
On October 20, 2026, Tauj Taplin and Quardaviaon White — both 24 — were sentenced to mandatory life in prison without parole for a 2021 Bogalusa murder born from an 'Instagram rap beef.' This episode traces the shooting, the flight to Texas, the digital evidence that convicted them, and what a…
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30 Years Later: DNA Sends the 1996 Azusa Ditch Murder to Trial
Brian Walton, 63, was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for the 1996 murder of Claudia Guevara, 23, whose body was found in an Azusa drainage ditch — a case rebuilt after 30 years by DNA evidence, now carrying special-circumstance allegations that put the death penalty on the table. Follow True…
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Guilty: The Journals of a Brother Who Planned to Kill His Pregnant Sister
On October 20, 2026, a Dakota County judge found Jack Joseph Ball, 25, guilty of first-degree murder for the May 2024 killing and dismemberment of his pregnant sister, Bethany Ann Israel, in Lakeville, Minnesota. Ball had pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree premeditated murder in January…
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The Holdout Juror: Why One Man Refused to Call Lindsay Clancy 'Not Guilty'
Eleven jurors voted that Lindsay Clancy was not guilty by reason of insanity in the deaths of her three children. One man — holdout juror Michael Desronvil — refused, and the September 4, 2026 trial ended in a mistrial. In his first interview, given to Fugitive TV on October 20, 2026, Desronvil...
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$10 Million for a Mother's Life: The Civil Verdict Against Killer Husband Brian McKay
On October 19, 2026, a Kansas judge ordered convicted murderer Brian McKay to pay $10,005,533.76 to the family of his wife, Monica McKay — the woman he was convicted of beating, strangling, and drowning in 2024. This deep-dive episode covers the brutal murder, the criminal conviction, the sons'...
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A Water Bottle at a Concert: DNA Solves the 1985 Murder of Hillary Hellewell
In 1985, 22-year-old Hillary Hellewell was found strangled on a Newport, Rhode Island sidewalk — and her killer vanished for 41 years. In 2023, preserved evidence and genetic genealogy led investigators to William "Billy" Morton, and a discarded water bottle at a Woonsocket concert gave them the...
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West Melbourne Store Owner Charged with Murder After Killing 14-Year-Old with His Car
On October 13, 2026, West Melbourne store owner Kavan Vishnbhai Patel got a 4:21 a.m. alarm alert of an attempted break-in at his Quick Check Food Store. When he arrived, he spotted 14-year-old Hunter Russey near the broken glass of the barred front door. Police say Patel — admittedly angry —...
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Two 77-Year-Old In-Laws Plead Not Guilty in Murder of NYT Exec Jonathan McKinsey
A New York Times executive shot dead in a parking lot — allegedly by his own 77-year-old in-laws. On October 19, 2026, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen stood before a California judge and pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the September 26 shooting of Jonathan McKinsey at Dublin Sports...
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Tonight's Execution: The Vietnam Veteran on Florida's Death Row for 34 Years
William Reaves Jr., 77, a Vietnam veteran and Army infantry machine gunner, is scheduled to be executed tonight — Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 6 PM Eastern — at Florida State Prison in Raiford for the 1986 killing of Indian River County Sheriff's Deputy Cpl. Richard Raczkoski in Vero Beach,...
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A Mother Indicted: The Wellesley Children and the Weight of a Grand Jury Vote
On October 19, 2026, a Norfolk County grand jury indicted Janette MacAusland, 49, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, on two counts of first-degree murder in the April deaths of her children Kai, 7, and Ella, 6. We walk through the allegations, what a grand jury indictment actually means versus a...
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A Mother Indicted: The Wellesley Children and the Weight of a Grand Jury Vote
On October 19, 2026, a Norfolk County grand jury indicted Janette MacAusland, 49, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, on two counts of first-degree murder in the April deaths of her children Kai, 7, and Ella, 6. We walk through the allegations, what a grand jury indictment actually means versus a...
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Florida Charges Raúl Castro: The 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown
Thirty years after Cuban MiGs shot down two Brothers to the Rescue planes over international waters, Florida has issued a murder warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. We break down the 1996 shootdown that killed four Floridians, what "conspiracy to commit first-degree murder" actually…
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The Bones in the Desert: The 29-Year Hunt for Anna Marlene Somoza
On October 18, 2026, Mexican federal agents detained 60-year-old Anna Marlene Somoza in Xochitepec, ending a 12-year fugitive run on a first-degree murder charge in the 1997 death of her 4-year-old daughter, Crystal Reyes. From bones found by a hunter in 1998 to a DNA breakthrough via the...
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Fifty-Five Years: The Tampa Teen Murder Case and the Judge Who Refused to Say "Life"
On October 16, 2026, 17-year-old Jahmir Moore of Tampa, Florida was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Jevario Buie — a killing on railroad tracks in April 2024, when Moore was just 15. The jury rejected his self-defense claim, but Judge Lyann Goudie…
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Guilty in 71 Minutes: The Mumby Vehicular Homicide Verdict — When Anger Took the Wheel
On October 14, 2026, a Florida jury convicted Leigha Mumby of vehicular homicide in the death of her boyfriend Daniel Waterman — a crash that began with a pregnancy announcement and a discovered affair, ended at 70 mph into a tree, and was decided in court by speed, physics, and the one…
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A Decade to Justice: The Murder of 6-Year-Old Martin Osinski
In July 2016, six-year-old Martin Osinski was found unresponsive in his Colorado home and pronounced dead at St. Mary's Medical Center, with injuries consistent with strangulation. Ten years later, on October 18, 2026, a Mesa County jury convicted Darin Thrailkill - his mother's then-partner - of...
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A Decade to Justice: The Murder of 6-Year-Old Martin Osinski
In July 2016, six-year-old Martin Osinski was found unresponsive in his Colorado home and pronounced dead at St. Mary's Medical Center, with injuries consistent with strangulation. Ten years later, on October 18, 2026, a Mesa County jury convicted Darin Thrailkill - his mother's then-partner - of...
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"I Will Not Allow This to Become a Circus" — Alex Murdaugh's Retrial Takes a Shocking Turn
On October 16, 2026, Alex Murdaugh returned to court in Lexington, South Carolina — and the judge overseeing his double-murder retrial made one thing clear: she is running the courtroom. Judge Debra McCaslin granted independent DNA testing by Othram on swabs taken from Maggie Murdaugh's phone,...
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The Guildford Four: Britain's Other Miscarriage of Justice
Four innocent people spent fifteen years in prison for the 1974 IRA Guildford pub bombings they didn't commit. How police fabrication was exposed — and justice finally came. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Ben Needham: Vanished on Kos
In 1991, twenty-one-month-old Ben Needham disappeared on the Greek island of Kos. One of Britain's most enduring missing-child cases — and the search that never ended. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Mark Bridger: The Murder of April Jones
In October 2012, five-year-old April Jones vanished in the Welsh town of Machynlleth. The investigation, the trial of Mark Bridger, and a community's grief. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Sarah Payne: The Murder Behind Sarah's Law
In 2000, eight-year-old Sarah Payne was abducted in West Sussex by convicted sex offender Roy Whiting. Her murder led to Sarah's Law, the child sex-offender disclosure scheme. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Thomas Hamilton: The Dunblane Massacre
In March 1996, a gunman walked into a Scottish primary school and murdered sixteen children and their teacher. The Dunblane tragedy — and the handgun ban it brought about. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Michael Ryan: The Hungerford Massacre
In August 1987, a gunman killed sixteen people in the Berkshire town of Hungerford. The massacre that changed Britain's gun laws forever. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Derrick Bird: The Cumbria Shootings
In June 2010, a Cumbrian taxi driver went on a shooting rampage across the Lake District, killing twelve people. What drove Derrick Bird — and how a community rebuilt. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Neville Heath: The Lady Killer
In 1946, a charming RAF officer tortured and murdered two women in London and Bournemouth. The trial and execution of Neville Heath, Britain's postwar Lady Killer. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Robert Black: The Child Killer
A Scottish delivery driver used his van and his routes to abduct and murder young girls across Britain. How Robert Black was finally stopped — and the victims never forgotten. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Kenneth Erskine: The Stockwell Strangler
In 1986, elderly victims were found strangled in their London bedsits. The crimes of Kenneth Erskine, the Stockwell Strangler, and the questions that still surround the case. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Brandon Swanson: The Call That Went Silent
In 2008, a Minnesota teen's car got stuck on a country road. He called his parents for help — and mid-sentence, the line went dead. Brandon Swanson was never found. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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The Connecticut River Valley Killer
Between 1978 and 1988, women were stabbed to death along the Connecticut River in New Hampshire and Vermont. Decades later, the Valley Killer has never been caught. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen Killer
An Australian race-car driver lured models and aspiring actresses on a cross-country killing spree in 1984. The FBI manhunt for Christopher Wilder, the Beauty Queen Killer. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Bobby Joe Long: The Classified Ad Killer
In 1984 Tampa, a killer used newspaper classified ads to find his victims. The story of Bobby Joe Long — and Lisa McVey, the teenager whose courage ended his spree. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Tommy Lynn Sells: The Coast-to-Coast Killer
A drifter murdered across America for decades, nearly invisible to law enforcement. How Tommy Lynn Sells was finally caught — thanks to a ten-year-old girl who survived. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Leonard Lake and Charles Ng
A survivalist bunker in Calaveras County hid a torture chamber — and videotapes of the unthinkable. The crimes of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, and the investigation that uncovered them. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Gary Heidnik: The House of Horrors
In 1986, a Philadelphia preacher chained six women in his basement in one of America's most shocking captivity cases. The story of Gary Heidnik and the woman who got out. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Robert Hansen: The Butcher Baker
A respected Anchorage baker abducted women and hunted them in the Alaskan wilderness like game. How Robert Hansen's double life was exposed by the victim who escaped. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Ángel Maturino Reséndiz: The Railroad Killer
He rode freight trains across the US–Mexico border and killed near the tracks, earning the name the Railroad Killer. The manhunt for Ángel Reséndiz and the sister who helped bring him in. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Keith Jesperson: The Happy Face Killer
A long-haul trucker murdered women across the Pacific Northwest, then signed his confession letters with a smiley face. How Keith Jesperson's need for credit became his downfall. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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David Carpenter: The Trailside Killer
Hiking trails around San Francisco became hunting grounds in 1979 as a one-eyed drifter stalked his victims. The investigation that caught David Carpenter, the Trailside Killer. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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William Bonin: The Freeway Killer
Between 1979 and 1980, young men and boys vanished along California's freeways. How William Bonin and his accomplices were finally stopped — and the hitchhiker who survived. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Earle Nelson: The Gorilla Killer
In the 1920s, a drifter strangled landladies across America and Canada, leaving a trail of bodies from San Francisco to Winnipeg. The hunt for Earle Nelson, one of the first known serial killers of the modern era. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a...
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Jane Toppan: The Angel of Death
A trusted Boston nurse spent years poisoning her patients and relatives with morphine and atropine, then confessed to it all. Inside the mind of Jane Toppan, who called her urge to kill irresistible. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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Belle Gunness: Hell's Belle
In the early 1900s, an Indiana farm widow lured wealthy suitors with lonely-hearts ads — and none of them were ever seen again. The story of Belle Gunness, America's female Bluebeard, and the fire that may or may not have ended her. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery…
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The Millennium Dome Raid
In 2000, a gang tried to steal the world's most perfect diamond exhibition in broad daylight with a JCB digger. The audacious heist foiled by Britain's biggest-ever armed ambush. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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The Essex Boys: The Rettendon Murders
Three drug dealers found shot dead in a Range Rover down a quiet Essex lane in 1995. Britain's most infamous gangland hit — and the question of who really pulled the trigger. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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The Lockerbie Bombing: Pan Am Flight 103
On a December night in 1988, a bomb destroyed a jumbo jet over a Scottish town, killing 270 people. The decades-long hunt for justice in Britain's deadliest terror attack. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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The Grindr Killer: Stephen Port
Four young men found dead near a London churchyard, all drugged with overdoses of GHB. How Stephen Port hid in plain sight — and the police failures that let him kill again. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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The London Nail Bomber: David Copeland
In 1999, three nail bombs tore through London's Black, Asian, and gay communities in thirteen days. The hunt for the far-right extremist who wanted to start a race war. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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The Turpin Family: The House of Horrors
Thirteen children found starved and shackled inside a California home. How David and Louise Turpin hid years of torture behind a picture-perfect family facade. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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The Anthrax Letters: The Amerithrax Investigation
Weeks after September 11, letters laced with anthrax killed five Americans and paralyzed the nation. The FBI's decade-long hunt for the killer ended with a suspect who never saw a courtroom. New true crime stories every week — follow True Crime & Mystery so you never miss a case.
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True Crime & Mystery dives into real crime stories, unsolved mysteries, and shocking true cases from the US, the UK, and around the world. New episodes every week — follow now and never miss a case.
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