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The Mother Who Tortured for Nine Years Without Conviction: The Murder of Susan and Sheila by Teresa Cross A mother shot, stabbed, and burned her own daughters alive in Sacramento. For nine years, authorities ignored the cries of a survivor. The system that absolved her of murder in 1964 would fail again decades later, until a television program exposed what no one wanted to see. In this episode, we explore how Teresa Cross kept her children as forced accomplices, how two unidentified bodies remained archived while one daughter pleaded for justice, and why a confession from her own son was necessary to unleash the final downfall of a serial killer operating in broad daylight. Victim: Susan and Sheila Cross Date: 1984-1985 Location: Orangeville and Sacramento, California Status: Sentenced to two life terms (1995) - Teresa shot her first husband in the back in 1964 and was acquitted; the system taught her that dramatic victimization works. - Susan was stabbed, burned alive, and her body was found charred nine years later, classified as Jane Doe. - Sheila died locked in a closet without water or food; that closet survived the fire Teresa ordered to destroy evidence. - Terry reported to the police in 1992 and was dismissed as a liar; in 1993, she saw her dead sister on television and called America's Most Wanted. Teresa Cross, Susan Cross, Sheila Cross, Sacramento, Orangeville, murder, torture, homicide, investigation, serial killer, forensic, unsolved mystery, true crime, late justice, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Serial Killer Wins Dating Game Contest While Police Hunt Him for Murder: The Decades-Long Hunt for Rodney AlcaláSeptember 13, 1978. A man smiled at television cameras, charmed a national audience, and won a prime-time dating contest. Off-screen, he had already killed at least three times that year. No producer, no investigator, no one in the studio knew they were broadcasting a serial killer in real time.This episode explores the impossible contradiction at the heart of a true crime investigation that spanned fifty years: how a convicted predator with a documented psychiatric diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder and extreme sadism was repeatedly released by the justice system, diagnosed as rehabilitated after thirty-four months in prison, and allowed to keep killing for over a decade. From the moment Alcalá assaulted eight-year-old Tali Shapiro in 1968, the system saw him, documented him, and still let him go-not once, but multiple times.Victim: Robin Samsoe (primary case); also Ellen Hoover, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb, Jill Parenteau, and othersDate: 1968-1979 (primary crimes); trials through 2010Location: Los Angeles, California; New York; New Hampshire; multiple statesStatus: Convicted of 7 confirmed murders; estimated 130+ victims; died in prison July 24, 2021- Eight-year-old Tali Shapiro survived a skull-crushing assault in 1968, yet Alcalá was arrested, served thirty-four months, and was released- Two months after release, he reoffended and was arrested for parole violation-then freed again in June 1977- Between November 1977 and June 1978, four women were murdered in Los Angeles; their cases remained unsolved for twenty-four years until DNA linked them to Alcalá in 2002- Police recovered over 1,000 photographs in a Seattle storage unit, with names, dates, and addresses written on the backs of images; one jewelry bag contained an earring from victim Robin Samsoe and DNA from victim Georgia Wixted, connecting two murders a year apartRodney Alcalá, The Dating Game, serial killer, Los Angeles murders, 1970s unsolved cases, antisocial personality disorder, forensic failure, criminal history ignored, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The mother who sold her son for revenge: The murder of Elmer in Iquitos A mother organized the kidnapping of her own 11-year-old son, provided his school route to the captors, and when she was informed that he had been murdered, her only concern was to destroy the chips from the cell phones. On May 9, 2019, Elmer disappeared in Iquitos in what seemed to be an impossible crime: the family itself was the architect of the plan. In this episode, we explore how Arlen designed every detail of the kidnapping, from placing contact numbers in her son's backpack the night before to withholding the ransom money while her accomplices crumbled under greed. We reconstruct the internal breakdown between Lester, Cásculo, and Belson that ended in asphyxiation, the discovery of the black sack next to the cemetery, and the coldness of a mother who never cried during the search. Victim: Elmer (11 years) Date: May 9, 2019 Location: Iquitos, Peru Status: Sentenced (life imprisonment, June 2022) - Arlen placed a phone number in Elmer's backpack the night before the kidnapping, proving premeditation of 24 hours. - Security cameras located Lester at payphones exactly when the captors called the family. - Arlen withheld 4,500 of 5,000 soles from the ransom, causing the financial breakdown that triggered the asphyxiation murder. - The mother did not cry during three days of searching; the only tears came when they found the body. Elmer, Iquitos, family murder, kidnapping, 2019, criminal minds, investigation, homicide, true crime, forensic, revenge, justice, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Neighbors Pull Bones from River as Police Realize Their Own Informant Is the Killer: The Serial Murders of Friedrich HaarmannMay nineteen twenty-four: fishermen dredging the Leine River in Hannover recovered more than five hundred human bones. Within weeks, forensic experts confirmed they belonged to at least twenty-two young people, all dismembered with butcher's precision. The impossible contradiction: the man police arrested had been working as their own informant for six years while killing.In this investigation, we examine the brutal mechanics of Haarmann's crimes, the ignored red flags stretching back to nineteen eighteen, and the evidence that vanished during a raid when police found him with a naked thirteen-year-old boy yet made no connection to the murders that would follow. We reconstruct the institutional failures, the ambiguous role of his accomplice Hans Grans, and the questions the parliamentary inquiry deliberately left unanswered.Victim: Friedrich Karl HaarmannDate: May 1924Location: Hannover, GermanyStatus: Convicted; Executed April 1925- In October nineteen eighteen, police raided Haarmann's apartment, found him with a thirteen-year-old minor, and searched the space-yet Haarmann later confessed Friedel Rothe's severed head sat hidden behind the stove during that exact raid.- Between nineteen nineteen and nineteen twenty-four, Haarmann worked as a paid police informant while hunting victims at the central station, offering food and shelter before murdering them by tearing their throats with his teeth.- The remains bore cut marks from butcher tools, and two women independently reported suspicious meat to police before his arrest; those reports were filed away as pork and never independently analyzed.- Hans Grans, Haarmann's lover and alleged accomplice since nineteen nineteen, was convicted only as an accomplice despite Haarmann's direct accusations; a letter recanting those accusations arrived after Grans' appeal succeeded.Friedrich Haarmann, Hannover Germany nineteen twenty-four serial killer, butcher, police informant, murder investigation, institutional cover-up, homicide investigation, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Woman Returns at Dawn to Find Police Guarding Her Bank Card at Crime Scene: The Murder of Edward BaldockA nearly decapitated body on a Brisbane riverbank. A wallet with thirty-five dollars still inside. And inside the victim's left shoe: a bank card that did not belong to him. On the morning of October twenty-first, nineteen eighty-nine, the woman whose name was printed on that card returned to the river looking for it-only to find the entire scene cordoned off by police.This episode explores the night of October twentieth when four women from Brisbane's underground lesbian subculture encountered Edward Baldock walking alone after a darts tournament. The contradictions begin immediately: the victim had twenty-seven wounds concentrated in his neck, his clothes were carefully folded beside him, and the card inside his shoe would become the single detail that unraveled the entire investigation. How did a card exchange become the forensic evidence that identified a killer?Victim: Edward Baldock, 47Date: October 20-21, 1989Location: Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaStatus: Convicted, served 22 years- Bank card belonging to Tracy Wigginton discovered inside victim's left shoe after he was found nearly decapitated with twenty-seven neck wounds- Highway patrol stopped a green sedan carrying the four suspects hours before the body was discovered, documenting their identities without knowing their connection to the crime- Lisa Kaczynski, one of the four women, voluntarily confessed to police and testified that Wigginton drank blood from the victim's wounds- Tracy Wigginton changed her story three times when confronted by investigators, first denying knowing the victim, then claiming she lost her card days before the crimeEdward Baldock, Brisbane River murder 1989, homicide investigation, true crime, forensic evidence, criminal minds, vampire case, serial crime, unsolved mysteries, Australian murder, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Five executions for 315 dollars in Narvarte: The multiple homicide of Rubén Espinoza Cervantes Three armed men burst into a middle-class apartment at noon in Mexico City. Five people executed with a shot to the head. But investigators closed the case as simple robbery, and the loot barely reached 315 dollars while valuable items remained intact at the scene. In this episode, we explore the contradictions that dismantle the official narrative: eleven calls made during the crime to a contact never investigated, an anonymous video showing five attackers instead of three, and evidence destroyed under the authority's custody. The differentiated torture of two victims, their bodies placed face to face, and an identifiable vehicle but off the registry suggest an ordered execution, not a robbery. Who ordered this massacre and why do authorities insist on covering it up? Victim: Rubén Espinoza Cervantes Date: July 30, 2015 Location: Calle Luz Saviñón 1909, Colonia Narvarte, Mexico City Status: Open; masterminds unconvicted - Three men were charged; subsequent anonymous video shows five attackers arriving in separate vehicles. - Omar made eleven calls to a contact never officially investigated during the crime, one every five minutes. - Victims' clothing was burned the next day in the presence of authorities, destroying primary evidence. - Contact "Captain Storm" identified as a former Secretary of Public Security of Veracruz with a company ten minutes from the apartment. Rubén Espinoza Cervantes, Narvarte multiple murder 2015, systematic execution, institutional cover-up, organized crime, destroyed investigation, obstructed justice, Veracruz, criminal minds, forensic, Spanish true crimeIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The clan that killed in broad daylight: The true story of Arquímedes Puccio A family that went to church on Sundays, swept sidewalks, and organized dinners in San Isidro operated a kidnapping and murder business from their basement. For three years, no one in the neighborhood suspected anything. How is it possible that a man with a diplomatic career, connected to state intelligence, kept three corpses and a woman chained while his son watched movies upstairs? In this episode, we explore the investigation that led to the capture of the most sinister clan in democratic Argentina: the contradictions between what the family claimed to know, the confessions of the accomplices, and what the police found in August 1985. We unravel how Alejandro identified Ricardo Mannochan, why Laborda executed Emilio Nahún without collecting a ransom, and what role an undercover police officer played in protecting Puccio for years. How much institutional protection surrounded this operation? Victim: Ricardo Mannochan, Eduardo Aulet, Emilio Nahún Date: July 22, 1982 to August 23, 1985 Location: San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina Status: Resolved; life sentences executed; unresolved institutional details - Three victims murdered in three years; a woman chained in a secret basement behind a wardrobe; police found a bucket, cot, and straw. - Puccio denied everything until conviction in 1995; Laborda confessed that he recruited, manipulated, and defrauded money; unresolved contradictions about economic distribution. - An undercover police officer warned Puccio of a monitored delivery operation; allowed the clan to prepare a defense; the informant's identity was never revealed. - Daniel Puccio arrived from New Zealand with a letter from his father describing the business as "an industry without chimneys"; arrested in Brazil in 2019 with a false document; successful escape without public explanation. Arquímedes Puccio, San Isidro kidnapping murder, 1982-1985, criminal minds, state intelligence, true crime, forensic, homicide, imperfect justice, Spanish true crime If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Truck Painter Passes Polygraph as Detectives Search Nineteen Years for Wrong Profile: The Green River Murders of Gary Leon RidgwayFive young women found strangled in the Green River within two months of summer nineteen eighty-two. The killer lived next door, paid taxes, attended church, and painted trucks for thirty years. No one suspected him because investigators were hunting for someone smarter than he actually was.We explore the impossible timeline: how a man with an IQ of eighty-two evaded fifty detectives and thirteen thousand suspects across nineteen years, why Rebecca Garten's attempted strangulation report was never connected to the murders, and why a voluntary saliva sample collected in nineteen eighty-four sat in evidence for fourteen years before DNA technology could speak the truth it always contained.Victim: Wendy Leigh Field (first confirmed victim, July 8, 1982)Date: July 1982 - November 2001 (arrest)Location: Green River, King County, WashingtonStatus: Forty-nine confirmed victims; guilty plea two thousand three- Ridgway passed a nineteen eighty-four polygraph despite Rebecca Garten positively identifying him as her attacker in photographs- Detectives dismissed him because his psychological profile did not match the FBI's prediction of above-average intelligence and sophistication- Ted Bundy from death row identified the corpse-abuse pattern in nineteen eighty-four letters, but this knowledge arrived too late to refocus the investigation- Detective Tom Jensen preserved a saliva sample that no laboratory in nineteen eighty-four could process, betting on future technology that would arrive exactly fourteen years laterGary Leon Ridgway, Green River Killer, Seattle Washington, nineteen eighty-two, DNA technology, homicide investigation, serial killers, psychological profiling, forensic science, unsolved mysteries, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The nanny who wanted to steal her identity: The murder of Rachel Barber An anonymous call offered easy money. Rachel Barber, a 16-year-old dancer, accepted without telling her mother. Hours later, she disappeared. What the family discovered in her killer's notebook revealed a documented obsession: Caroline Reed not only wanted to kill her, she wanted to become her. In this episode, we explore how a trusted nanny spent years gathering personal data, how the police took 48 crucial hours to act, and how a phone cord and a notebook with Rachel's complete biography exposed an identity theft plan that almost worked. How does someone who was part of the family turn into a killer? Victim: Rachel Barber Date: March 1, 1999 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Status: Sentenced to 20 years; parole January 2015 - Caroline obtained Rachel's number by calling twice with fake money offers: modeling and "psychological study." - In her home, there were photographs of Rachel, family data lists, and a notebook where she described the victim as "pure and perfect" while depreciating herself. - The body was transported in military bags and buried on a family farm; the phone cord was still around her neck when it was found. - In prison, Caroline lost 30 kilos, dyed her hair blonde, and straightened it to physically resemble Rachel, continuing the identity theft plan even behind bars. Rachel Barber, Melbourne 1999, murder, identity, impersonation, obsession, criminal minds, forensic, premeditated crime, investigation, homicide, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Man Confesses to Dissolving Body in Acid, Certain No Court Can Convict Without a Body: The Murder of Olive Durand-DeaconFebruary 1949, London. A sixty-nine-year-old widow vanishes after leaving her hotel with a businessman offering to help develop her business idea. What police discovered in the warehouse would expose a calculated system of murder-one that had worked flawlessly five times before. A pathologist's examination of two hundred kilos of greasy soil revealed what sulfuric acid could not destroy, unraveling a killer's fatal miscalculation.In this episode, we explore how John George Haigh built a method that eliminated bodies but left behind systematic evidence: forged documents, jewelry sales witnessed by dealers, bloodstains on warehouse walls, and the meticulous planning of a con artist turned serial killer. How did a pathologist named Keith Simpson identify a victim from fragments the acid was supposed to obliterate, and why did Haigh's confidence in the absence of a corpse become his undoing?Victim: Olive Durand-DeaconDate: February 18, 1949Location: South Kensington, London / Crawley, East Sussex, EnglandStatus: Solved- A killer voluntarily accompanied the victim's friend to report her disappearance to Scotland Yard the very next day- Haigh confessed without pressure, believing sulfuric acid had made conviction impossible without a body- Pathologist Keith Simpson discovered a gallstone the size of a cherry, preserved by protective fat tissue the acid could not penetrate- Olive's dental prosthesis and bone fragments allowed definitive identification, collapsing Haigh's entire defense strategyOlive Durand-Deacon, John George Haigh, London serial killer, sulfuric acid murder, 1949, forensic science, criminal minds, pathology, unsolved vanished, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Marilyn's last post: 30 stabs and a secret: The femicide of Marilyn Martínez in San Borja, Lima. On January 16, 2023, a scream pierced an apartment in San Borja. Marilyn, an influencer with 600K followers who smiled on TikTok, was packing to escape when her husband arrived. An impossible detail: her last post from the day before carried a message of female autonomy. In this episode, we explore the contradictions between the happy couple image on social media and the documented cycle of violence since 2013, the partially empty closet that evidenced her intention to leave, and the jealousy declared by Alexander Pinedo Barrón as the motive for 30 stabs to the head and arms. How was a woman on the radar of millions murdered without anyone seeing the outcome coming? Victim: Marilyn Martínez Date: January 16, 2023 Location: San Borja, Lima, Peru Status: Aggravated femicide; preventive detention since January 23, 2023 - Alexander admitted that comments from men on social media were the declared trigger for his attack. - The couple's son witnessed the crime from another room and locked himself in out of fear of his father. - Marilyn made her first report at 18 years old for serious assault, which she withdrew after manipulation by Alexander. - Alexander requested a reconstruction of the event at the scene and carried it out with complete coldness, asking to be recorded. Marilyn Martínez, San Borja Lima femicide 2023, coercive control, domestic violence, influencer, criminal minds, serial murder, forensic investigation, justice, Spanish true crime If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Killer Changes Weapons Every Crime While Police Search Five Separate Cases: The Serial Murders of Sergey ReakovskyIn June 1988, a screwdriver murder in Balashikha opens a file. Two weeks later, another stabbing victim dies in the hospital. The two cases sit in separate desks, handled by different units, connected by nothing but geography.This episode traces five years of institutional fragmentation across twenty-four homicides. We examine the fingerprint of exceptional dimensions left at multiple scenes, the glove that pointed to an unusually large hand, the DNA evidence that finally linked two murders-and why none of these pieces met on the same table until two survivors described the same extraordinary physical profile.Victim: Anatoly Bilkin, Claudia Koclova, Vasili Zaitsev, Irina Shumakova, Tatiana Norquina, Nikolay Belkin, Oleg Volkov, Margarita Tusikova, Irina Furmanov, Boris Osipov, Olga Suiko, and seventeen othersLocation: Balashikha and Moscow outskirts, Soviet UnionDate: June 1988 - April 1993Status: Convicted, 1995 trial- A fingerprint of exceptional dimensions appeared on a ski pole in January 1989, found again on eyeglasses four years later, yet never cross-referenced until the arrest.- Police investigated Anatoly Bilkin's screwdriver murder and Claudia Koclova's fourteen stab wounds separately despite occurring fifteen days apart in the same district.- A semen sample from Irina Shumakova's 1990 decapitation remained in a laboratory with no suspect to match it against for three years.- Boris Osipov's body showed mutilations that occurred twenty-four hours after death, revealing the killer returned to the scene-a planned behavior masked as isolated crimes.Sergey Reakovsky, Balashikha Moscow homicide serial killer 1988-1993, unsolved mysteries, forensic science, true detective, criminal minds, investigation, serial killers, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

A like on Facebook triggered the femicide of Adriana: The murder of Adriana Jacobo Rocha Adriana liked a photo of Yael on social media. Her friend Alexa saw it, secretly contacted Giovanni, and for weeks planned the perfect crime. The trigger for a premeditated femicide was not an explicit love triangle, but a digital gesture that escalated to murderous planning among teenagers. In this episode, we explore how a message of false reconciliation turned into a deadly trap, how a toy gun kept Adriana under psychological terror, and how screenshots from a threatened friend revealed the entire network of premeditation. We trace from the first public threat in the classroom ("your days are numbered") to the extortion call that activated the investigation, through 20 testimonies of systematic harassment and the autopsy that confirmed strangulation asphyxia and sexual assault prior to death. Victim: Adriana Jacobo Rocha Date: January 17, 2019 Location: Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico (Cerro del Pájaro) Status: Sentenced to 67 years and 8 months (Alexa Quesada García and Giovanni de Jesús González Rodríguez) - Alexa planned the murder weeks in advance and then called a friend "almost proudly" to report what she had done - A toy gun, not real, was used to intimidate; a cutter caused the injury that immobilized Adriana during the assault - The coerced friend made a rescue call under threat of death; her tracking led investigators directly to Alexa within hours - Adriana's cell phone was confiscated during the transfer to eliminate her ability to call for help and destroy evidence of prior communications Adriana Jacobo Rocha, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, femicide, January 2019, serial killer, premeditated murder, forensic investigation, criminal minds, bullying, digital crime, justice, mystery, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Man Jumps from Eight-Meter Window as Courtroom Realizes Who He Really Is: The Serial Murders of Ted BundyA law student in a three-piece suit sits calmly in a Florida courtroom, taking notes on legal motions. Hours earlier, forensic evidence linked him to the bodies of at least thirty women across five states. The question that haunted investigators for years was not whether he killed-it was how someone so articulate, so intelligent, so utterly charming had operated in plain sight.In this episode, we trace the complete architecture of Ted Bundy's deception: the carefully constructed public identity, the calculated exploitation of interstate police failures, the systematic selection of victims, and the moment when forensic science finally caught what charisma could not hide. From his first documented attack in 1974 to his final escape across state lines, we examine how a man with an IQ of 136 weaponized intelligence itself-and why the system took so long to see what was in front of it.Victim: Margaret Bowman, Lisa Levy, Kimberly Leach, and 27+ othersDate: January 1974 - February 1978Location: Washington, Utah, Colorado, FloridaStatus: Executed 1989- At age eight, Ted Bundy had documented access to domination pornography; no one understood why- A girl named Ann Marie Burr vanished from blocks away in 1961; the case was never solved and Bundy denied it until death- He was interviewed by police after the Lake Sammamish disappearances and dismissed because he was too articulate and educated to be a killer- Forensic dentistry proved bite marks on a victim's skin matched his teeth with such precision that no jury could ignore itTed Bundy, serial killers, forensic dentistry, homicide investigation, Florida State University, Chi Omega murders, 1970s true crime, criminal psychology, unsolved disappearances, charismatic predator, televised trial, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The glove that pointed to the void of the Colca: The homicide of Ciro Castillo Rojo A body found 900 meters deep without shoes or jacket, with a foreign glove next to it on a route that Ciro knew well. His girlfriend survived nine days alone in the canyon. But the evidence and her own words contradicted her. In this episode, we explore how an unregistered phone call, impossible knowledge about a fracture not yet discovered, and a systematic refusal to cooperate with the forensic investigation pointed in one direction. 202 days of searching, experts concluding violent projection, a statement from a pump operator that changed everything - and a judicial file without answers. Victim: Ciro Castillo Rojo Date: April 4, 2011 Location: Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Peru Status: Case archived, no convicted perpetrator - Rosario Ponce testified without a cell phone battery, but the prosecution verified calls made during the nine days she was alone in the canyon. - Upon being rescued, she claimed to know that Ciro "had fallen and had a broken arm" - information impossible to know without being present at the scene. - The glove found next to the body was an identical model to Rosario's; Ciro was wearing his. - Autopsy revealed polytrauma inconsistent with natural free fall; experts concluded external force. Ciro Castillo Rojo, Colca Canyon homicide 2011, serial killer, murder, forensic investigation, unsolved mystery, true crime cartel, archived justice, Spanish true crimeIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Two Officers Stop the Zodiac in the Dark and Let Him Walk: The Murder of Paul Lee SteinOctober eleventh, nineteen sixty-nine. A taxi driver named Paul Stein is shot in the head on a quiet residential street in San Francisco, and three teenagers watch a man calmly wipe down the vehicle before walking into the darkness. The killer's identity would become unmistakable-but not before two patrol officers unknowingly stopped him mere minutes after the murder and released him into the night.We explore the chain of catastrophic errors that put the Zodiac within arm's reach of capture: a radio dispatcher's single typographical mistake that changed "Caucasian" to "African American", the officers who questioned the real suspect without recognizing him, and the killer's later letter mocking the police for their brush with him. How did the country's most wanted serial killer slip through the hands of law enforcement when he was standing directly in front of them?Victim: Paul Lee SteinDate: October 11, 1969Location: Washington and Cherry Street, Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CaliforniaStatus: Unsolved- A radio operator's typo broadcasts the wrong suspect description, sending every responding officer to hunt for someone who doesn't exist- Two patrol officers stop a man matching the actual witness description perfectly but release him because they're looking for a different person- The killer mails a bloodstained piece of the victim's shirt to the San Francisco Chronicle, confirming his identity and bragging about evading capture- Detectives later reconstruct that the Zodiac was detained and questioned by police while still holding evidence from the crime scenePaul Lee Stein, San Francisco 1969, Presidio Heights, taxi driver murder, Zodiac killer, police error, unsolved case, serial killer, investigation, homicide, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The night Montse did not return for dinner: The homicide of Monserrat Vendimes Roldán A 20-year-old young woman left a family gathering on April 17, 2021, promising to return for dinner. Her mother found her hours later in a coma, with fractures in her skull, neck, and arms. Her boyfriend was already fleeing, protected by a wealthy family willing to do anything. In this episode, we explore how the negligent transfer to a private clinic worsened the fatal injuries, how her parents were arrested for complicity, and how the video where Marlon tries to negotiate his freedom in exchange for releasing his family exposes a judicial system paralyzed by economic influence. Victim: Monserrat Vendimes Roldán Date: April 17, 2021 Location: Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico Status: Ongoing investigation; homicide without conviction - Marlon brutally beat Monserrat and fled before the police arrived, disappearing for 13 months. - Her parents transferred the victim to a clinic without emergency services, worsening injuries that would cause brain death. - The attacker was captured in Mérida thanks to viral banners and national pressure, but remains in a preventive module designed for 72 hours, not for homicide proceedings. - Three consecutive hearings were suspended without public explanation, while the defense advances in systematic delays. Monserrat Vendimes Roldán, Boca del Río Veracruz murder, 2021, domestic violence, forensic investigation, family cover-up, slow justice, criminal minds, judicial corruption, Spanish true crimeIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Twelve Days After Release, He Started to Kill: The Murders of Jorge Cajiga Ruiz, Juan Uribe Peña, Curtis Bradford, and Andrea KruegerOn August eleventh, two thousand thirteen, Omaha police found two men dead in an alley, shot with a twelve-gauge shotgun. Eight days later, a third victim appeared-connected by a single photograph on Facebook to a man released from prison just twelve days before. Then a fourth body. Four murders in ten days, and a system that had documented every warning.This episode explores the impossible contradiction at the heart of the case: Niko Jenkins had told the parole board he heard dangerous voices. His wife warned authorities. Prison guards knew his stated intentions. Yet Nebraska released him without treatment, without adequate supervision, without explanation. The forensic evidence was absolute-ballistics, DNA, security cameras, confession-but the context surrounding those four deaths raises a question the state has never publicly answered.Victim: Jorge Cajiga Ruiz, Juan Uribe Peña, Curtis Bradford, Andrea KruegerDate: August 2013Location: Omaha, NebraskaStatus: Death sentence imposed May 2017- Released from prison July 30, 2013, despite documented warnings of imminent harm- Formal psychiatric diagnoses dating to age eight: bipolar schizoaffective disorder with severe psychosis- IQ decline of nineteen points documented between evaluations; served ten years in solitary confinement- Four victims killed in ten days using two different weapons; full confession within thirty days of releaseNiko Jenkins, Omaha Nebraska murders 2013, Niko Jenkins crimes, parole board negligence, solitary confinement mental health, criminal justice system failure, homicide investigation, death penalty case, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The Jachachiran Sisters: 35 Stabs to a Tyrant: The murder of Mikail Jachachiran in Moscow. Three sisters stabbed their father 35 times while he slept, then called the police and confessed everything. The same act that should close the case opens it: why did these confessed murderers never escape? Why did the system ignore their cries for years? In this episode, we explore the tension between premeditation and survival: hidden cameras proving captivity, medical examinations confirming systematic sexual abuse, and a petition of 300,000 signatures that divided Russia. Were they calculated criminals or victims with no other way out? Victim: Kristina, Angelina, and María Jachachiran Date: July 27, 2018 Location: Moscow, Russia Status: Open trial; sisters officially recognized as victims; sentencing pending - Three sisters coordinated a lethal attack against their father while he slept, but confessed without a plan for escape or subsequent resistance. - Social services were formally alerted by the school; they never visited the home despite systematic class absences. - Medical examinations document sexual abuse of minors, scars from prolonged mistreatment, and psychological damage sufficient to declare the youngest sister unaccountable. - The paternal family of the father denies having witnessed violence, even though they lived in the same home where Mikail installed hidden cameras in his daughters' bedrooms. Mikail Jachachiran, Moscow 2018, murder, sexual abuse, self-defense, premeditated homicide, criminal investigation, criminal minds, failed justice, Spanish true crimeIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Killer Confesses to Thirteen Murders from Prison Before He's Stabbed to Death: The Boston Strangler case of Albert De SalvoIn the early hours of November 25, 1973, Albert De Salvo was stabbed six times in his maximum-security cell while he slept. Hours earlier, he had requested an urgent meeting because he claimed he had something to reveal about the Boston Strangler-the man he had confessed to being. But the confession that paralyzed Boston was never proven in court, and the killer died just before changing the story.In this episode, we explore the thirteen murders that terrorized Boston between 1962 and 1964, the contradictions in De Salvo's detailed confessions, and the witnesses who pointed to a different man entirely. We examine the biological evidence, the mysterious details left at crime scenes, and the unsolved question: was the right person ever identified for these homicides?Victim: Mary Sullivan, Joan Graff, Beverly Simmons, Evelyn Corbin, Patricia Bissette, Sophie Clark, Aida Irga, Jane Sullivan, Helen Blake, Nina Nichols, Anna Lessers, and othersDate: June 1962 - January 1964Location: Boston, MassachusettsStatus: Unresolved- Thirteen women strangled with signatures-knots, positioned objects, no forced entry-across five jurisdictions in less than two years- De Salvo confessed to all thirteen murders but was tried only for sexual assaults; the strangler murders never went to trial- Two independent witnesses identified George Nazar-not De Salvo-in a lineup as the man seen entering victim Sophie Clark's building- De Salvo demanded the reward be paid to Nazar and sought psychiatric hospital transfer rather than prison, structuring his confession as a financial transactionAlbert De Salvo, Boston Strangler, 1962, 1963, 1964, homicide investigation, serial killers, unsolved mysteries, forensic science, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Marichuy: the fall that the State wanted to hide: The femicide of María de Jesús Jaime Samudio A university student falls from the fifth floor of an apartment in the early morning of January 16, 2016. Within hours, the police close the case as a suicide. The impossible: four years later, DNA under her nails proves she was thrown by two men while struggling and calling for help. In this episode, we explore how an educational institution supports the official version, how the incomplete autopsy and the unsecured scene allow for a cover-up, and why the reclassification as femicide only comes when a mother goes viral with the truth on social media. An investigation into state omission and the impunity that persists. Victim: María de Jesús Jaime Samudio (Marichuy) Date: January 16, 2016 Location: Iztacalco, Mexico City Status: Arrest warrants issued; suspects at large since 2022 - The DNA under Marichuy's nails directly links the attackers, dismantling the suicide hypothesis after four years. - The forensic injury mechanics demonstrate that she fell on her feet while clinging to her attackers, incompatible with a voluntary jump. - Neighbors heard struggles, banging on doors, and cries for help in the hallway minutes before the fall. - The case was closed without securing the scene, without an intimate autopsy, and without notifying the prosecutorial authority, facilitating any manipulation of evidence. María de Jesús Jaime Samudio, Iztacalco femicide 2016, IPN, Julio Iván Ruiz Guerrero, Gabriel Galván Figueroa, state cover-up, criminal minds, justice, Spanish true crime If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Girl Vanishes from Her Bed as Lipstick Message Warns Stop Me Before I Kill: The Lipstick Killer murders of Chicago, 1945-1946Chicago, June 1945. A woman is found stabbed and washed clean in her apartment with no witnesses and no leads. Six months later, another woman dies with a knife in her neck-and this time, a desperate message scrawled in her own lipstick appears on the wall: "For the love of God, catch me before I kill more. I can't control myself." The city descends into panic. Then a six-year-old girl vanishes from her bedroom.This episode reconstructs the three violent homicides that gripped Chicago during the final months of World War II and examines the chain of events that led police to William Heirens, a seventeen-year-old college student with no history of violence. Over six days of interrogation without legal representation, under documented coercion including forced sodium pentothal injection, and with no solid food, Heirens signed a confession to all three murders. Yet the physical evidence tells a different story-one of twenty-nine documented inconsistencies, fingerprints that failed FBI standards, and an alternative suspect never formally investigated.Victim: Susan Degnan, Josephine Ross, Frances BrownDate: June 1945-January 1946Location: Chicago, IllinoisStatus: Heirens convicted without trial; died in prison 2012- The lipstick message was presented as definitive proof, yet graphologists who analyzed it reached conflicting conclusions about authorship- Frances Brown's fingerprint, publicized as irrefutable, matched only six points when FBI standards required twelve for validity- The dismemberment showed anatomical precision, yet Heirens was an engineering student with no registered medical training or dissection experience- The psychiatrist who administered the truth serum later testified under oath that Heirens confessed to nothing-only mentioned an alter ego called "George"Susan Degnan, Josephine Ross, Frances Brown, Chicago 1945, Lipstick Killer, William Heirens, coerced confession, unsolved mysteries, forensic evidence, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Lupita: Nine months without a name in Nezahualcoyotl: The murder of Guadalupe Medina Pichardo A small girl's corpse lies in a vacant lot in Nezahualcoyotl, wearing red shoelaces. Nine months later, no institution knows who she was. The central question: how does a minor disappear without the State knowing her identity? In this episode, we explore the investigation that connected a citizen video, a forensic portrait, and a police report ignored one day before the discovery. We unravel why Lupita's empty civil registry allowed the prosecutor's office to archive the case, and how an activist and a forensic expert returned a name to a homicide victim that the system never registered. Victim: Guadalupe Medina Pichardo "Lupita" Date: March 18, 2017 Location: Colonia El Sol, Nezahualcoyotl, State of Mexico Status: Sentenced to 88 years in prison (sentence September 4, 2019) - She was never registered in the civil registry; the system had no record of her name in databases. - The report of child abuse was filed on March 17, one day before her death, but it was not cross-referenced with the discovery. - A citizen witness recognized Lupita alive in a video, showing the same red shoelaces found on the corpse. - The formal identification took 243 days; it only occurred when her aunt Marina contacted activist Verónica Villalvazo. Guadalupe Medina Pichardo, Nezahualcoyotl, child murder, 2017, abuse, investigation, forensic, justice, criminal minds, unregistered crime, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Two Young Men Find a Severed Hand and Discover What Lies Beneath the Bridge: The cannibal case of José Dorcel Vargas GómezOn a February morning in 1999, two young men walking along the Torbes River in Tariba, Táchira state, discovered a severed hand and foot on the riverbank. What they found inside the shack beneath Libertador Bridge defied explanation: human heads, seasoned organs in containers, and evidence of systematic consumption. The man arrested had confessed to the exact same crimes four years earlier-and the state had released him anyway.In this episode, we trace how a documented confession to murder and cannibalism in 1995, a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, and a signed psychiatric order somehow resulted in the suspect walking free for two years without supervision or follow-up. Between 1997 and 1999, men disappeared from Tariba and San Cristóbal-young, homeless, marginal-matching the profile Dorcel described. The investigation uncovers not just the crimes of one disturbed man, but the bureaucratic collapse that allowed them to continue.Victim: Cruz Baltazar Moreno (confirmed); multiple additional victims identified between 1995-1999Date: January 26, 1995 (first disappearance); February 12, 1999 (discovery and second arrest)Location: Under Libertador Bridge, Tariba, Táchira state, Venezuela; Torbes RiverStatus: Convicted; unresolved victim count and unanswered questions regarding potential accomplices- A man confessed to killing and eating another person in 1995, was hospitalized with a paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis, and received a psychiatric placement order-which was issued one week after he was already released and lost to the system.- Two years passed with zero supervision or follow-up before his second arrest, during which an estimated twenty to forty people disappeared from the region matching his victim profile.- The forensic evidence showed anatomically precise cuts that raised questions about whether one homeless man with a machete could have produced them, yet no formal investigation into possible accomplices was completed.- Among the possible victims during the period of impunity was Antonio López, the same homeless witness who had reported the first crime in 1995 and triggered the initial arrest.José Dorcel Vargas Gómez, Tariba Táchira Venezuela, 1995 cannibalism murder case, 1999 arrest, serial killer, missing persons, forensic evidence gaps, psychiatric system failure, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Ten Against One: The Ambush That Changed Everything: The Murder of Fernando Báez Sosa One January morning, an eighteen-year-old buys an ice cream on the street after leaving a nightclub. Minutes later, he is dead. The impossible: ten middle-class attackers coordinate the murder of a stranger without any of them raising a hand to stop it. In this episode, we explore how a fifteen-second video recorded by one of the attackers becomes irrefutable evidence, how WhatsApp messages document the prior hatred, and why an innocent man was accused while the true culprits coordinated their defense. The case that exposes the cracks in Argentine justice and divides opinions on the sentences. Victim: Fernando Báez Sosa Date: January 18, 2020 Location: Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires Status: Convicted (sentence February 6, 2023) - Ten young people coordinate a premeditated attack captured on video while the victim holds an ice cream - Racist WhatsApp messages exchanged minutes before the beating reveal deliberate intent - Pablo Ventura detained without evidence: size 43 shoe when he wears size 50 - Five life sentences, three fifteen-year sentences, but lawyer Burlando considers the sentences insufficient Fernando Báez Sosa, Villa Gesell, 2020, murder, serial killer, investigation, forensic, premeditation, justice, mystery, criminal minds, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Medical Student Opens Door with Hammer, Knife, Machete Inside His Bag: The Eight Murders of Alex MaqueraDecember 20, 2004. Police arrive at a house in Tacna after a disappearance report and find a twenty-five-year-old medical student standing at the door with a canvas bag. Inside: a hammer, a knife, a machete, a sharpener. Inside the house: the body of Fidel Mina Mamani, beaten forty times. The contradiction that haunted investigators for years: did he kill for money, or was money just the excuse?In this episode, we trace the documented timeline of Alex Maquera's homicides across 2004 and beyond. We examine the collision between his own confession-that he killed for theft and addiction-and the evidence that defies that logic: his murder of his own sister Priscila, her husband Rafael, and their four children in a single night, hours after the money was already secured. We explore the psychiatric profiles, the family history of violence, and the system failures that allowed the crimes to escalate and continue even after his arrest and imprisonment.Victim: Fidel Mina Mamani (and seven others)Date: December 20, 2004Location: Tacna and Lima, PeruStatus: Convicted; serving sentence- Police found the body of Fidel Mina Mamani with forty blows from a hammer, along with signs of strangulation and a slit throat.- Maquera confessed calmly to seven additional homicides without apparent pressure, including the murder of his own sister Priscila, her husband, and four children buried in their backyard.- Excavations of Priscila's home revealed six bodies wrapped in blankets, decomposed, with skulls fractured by repeated blunt-force trauma, matching Maquera's detailed confession.- Fifteen years later in 2019, Maquera killed two more people inside Pocoyai prison using the same hammer and a knife, including Carmen Olmedo Moreno, who was sixteen weeks pregnant.Alex Maquera, Tacna, Lima, Peru, December 2004, serial killer, psychopathy, hammer murders, family homicide, investigation, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The demons in the freezer of Detroit: The case of Michelle Blair A domestic freezer. Two bodies stacked. Almost three years living under the same roof while the mother continued to collect welfare for children who were already dead. The discovery was not the result of a police investigation: it was accidental, during an eviction for unpaid rent in March 2015. In this episode, we explore how a mother justified multiple homicides by claiming child abuse, while her own daughter testifies that the accusation was fabricated under death threats. We unravel the forensic investigation, the failures of the protection system that visited the house in 2002 and 2005 without intervening, and how Blair continued to collect $771 monthly in child support for children who were already frozen. Victim: Steven Gage Berry (9 years old, August 2012) and Stony Blair (13 years old, May 2013) Date: March 24, 2015 Location: Detroit, Michigan Status: Life imprisonment without parole (June 2015) - Steven Gage Berry was tortured approximately two weeks before being murdered; his body showed thermal injuries documented by late thawing. - Blair mumbled "I'm sorry" at the arrest but later stated without remorse that she would kill again, describing her children as "demons." - The surviving sister Gabi testified that Matthew repeatedly denied abuse, only "confirming" it after coercive interrogation with physical threats from the mother. - As of March 2017, Blair accumulated 28 prison warnings for violent assaults, including throwing urine and feces at officials. Michelle Blair, Detroit Michigan, child murder, freezer, homicide, 2015, mystery, investigation, forensic, true crime, criminal minds, failed justice, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Police Stop a Pickup Truck at Three AM and Discover Seventeen Bodies: The Serial Murders of Joel RifkinA routine traffic stop on the Southern State Parkway at three in the morning turns into one of New York's darkest discoveries. Officers pull over a pickup truck without rear license plates, but what they find in the back shatters the quiet facade of a suburban gardener living a double life for four years.In this episode, we explore the shocking contradiction between Rifkin's ordinary appearance-a dyslexic gardener mowing lawns in East Meadow-and the systematic homicide investigation that connects seventeen separate murders across New York. How did a man with no violent criminal history escalate to serial killing? What role did his father's suicide play in unleashing violence he had fantasized about since age twelve?Victim: Tiffany Bresiani and 16 othersDate: June 28, 1993Location: Southern State Parkway, Long Island, New YorkStatus: Convicted- Rifkin told arresting officers "I am the worst serial killer in the history of New York" before they even asked questions- His first victim, Heidi Balch, murdered in 1989 in the basement, was not identified until 24 years later through forensic reconstruction- Seventeen separate murder investigations across four years remained unconnected because Rifkin varied his methods-no single police unit saw the pattern- He possessed a photographic memory and kept trophies from each victim in his bedroom while living with his motherJoel Rifkin, East Meadow Long Island serial killer 1989-1993, dyslexia psychology criminal behavior, murder investigation forensic evidence homicide New York unsolved mysteries true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Sharon La Hechicera: Accident or calculated femicide?: The femicide of Rosario Bermeo Cisneros A call in the early morning asking for help. Minutes later, Sharon lies dead on the road. Her partner blames a phantom car. But her two-year-old son whispers the truth no one expected to hear: "my dad pushed my mom." In this episode, we explore the collision between two irreconcilable versions: the defense of "traffic accident" against an autopsy that reveals blows prior to impact, messages of economic extortion, and the involuntary testimony of a child who witnessed everything. How did one court convict for negligent homicide while another reclassified the crime as femicide with the same evidence? Victim: Rosario Bermeo Cisneros (Sharon La Hechicera) Date: January 3-4, 2015 Location: Highway km 2.5 via San Pablo, Santa Elena, Ecuador Status: Sentenced to 26 years in prison (confirmed January 2016) - Her partner stated "hit-and-run car"; forensic evidence proved that Sharon was pushed from the vehicle, not run over. - The first court sentenced 2 years for negligent homicide; subsequent judges reclassified it to femicide with prior evidence. - Brian, two years old, spontaneously recounted the push while his mother was dying meters away. - Text messages proved systematic economic extortion: "pay me for every year together if you want to separate." Sharon La Hechicera, Rosario Bermeo, technocumbia, femicide Ecuador 2015, forensic investigation, criminal minds, homicide, justice, suspense, true crime, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Killer Calls Police Crying While Choosing His Next Victim: The Serial Murders of Paul StefanJanuary 1981, early morning. A man dials 911 sobbing, confessing to an attack he just committed. Minutes later, police find a young woman barely alive near railroad tracks. But the caller vanishes into the city, and the emergency recordings become the only evidence he exists.In this investigation, we explore the impossible contradiction at the heart of this case: a man who called police to confess his crimes in real time, who promised to stop and to kill himself, yet continued attacking for over four years. How could the same voice on multiple 911 recordings be dismissed in court? Why did an innocent man's suicide in prison give the true killer six more months of freedom?Victim: Karen Potak, Kimberly Compton, Bárbara Simmons, Denise WilliamsDate: January 1981 - August 1982Location: Saint Paul and Minneapolis, MinnesotaStatus: Paul Stefan convicted of murder; cases legally incomplete- Killer called 911 at 3 a.m. on January 1, 1981, minutes before police found his first victim with a fractured skull and stab wounds to the neck- Before any media reported details, he called again and mentioned the ice pick used on victim Kimberly Compton, a fact only the killer could know- Kimberly Compton received 61 stab wounds; the brutality was so extreme investigators recognized it as something beyond functional attack- Stefan's ex-wife and sister independently identified his voice on the 911 tapes in court, but the judge excluded the recordings as evidence due to technical standardsPaul Stefan, Saint Paul Minnesota murders ice pick 1981 serial killer emergency calls voice identification forensic investigation true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The killer who asked for his victim to return: The homicide of Brenda Requena Montaña A man appears on national television pleading for the return of his missing wife. Five days later, burned and dismembered remains are found just meters from his home. How did the perpetrator become the public face of the search? In this episode, we explore the obsessive control that Diego exerted over Brenda, the gestural contradictions that a specialist detected in his television interview, and how two teenagers who were birdwatching witnessed the moment he burned the body. A chain of the Virgin of Guadalupe found alongside the charred remains sealed his fate. Victim: Brenda Requena Montaña Date: July 11, 2019 Location: San Juan, Argentina Status: Sentenced to life imprisonment (June 2021) - Diego was preventively detained on July 14, three days before the body was found, thanks to Guajardo's testimony that contradicted his public narrative. - Brenda's mother recognized a chain of the Virgin of Guadalupe alongside the charred remains; DNA confirmed the identity definitively. - The analysis of body language revealed micro-expressions of denial while Diego was pleading on television for the return of his wife on screen. - Two minors aged 14 and 17 declared that they saw Diego incinerating a body in El Bicum and received money to keep silent. Brenda Requena Montaña, San Juan Argentina femicide 2019, murder, strangulation, investigation, forensic, gender violence, homicide, criminal minds, autopsy, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Woman Shoots Her Date and Stops a Photographer's Three-Year Killing Spree: The Murder of Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, and Ruth MercadoAugust 1957, Los Angeles. A nineteen-year-old named Judy Doll climbs into a stranger's car for what she believes is a professional photo shoot. She never returns. What remained hidden for months was that her killer kept a toolbox filled with photographs documenting every moment of his crimes-image after image, victim after victim.In this episode, we explore the systematic predation of Harvey Glatman, a man of completely ordinary appearance who weaponized the desperation of aspiring models. We examine the contradictory witness descriptions, the rehearsal sessions with women he did not kill, and the devastating gap in information between jurisdictions that allowed a documented sex offender to operate freely in a new city.Victim: Judy Doll, Shirley Britford, Ruth MercadoDate: August 1957 - October 1958Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaStatus: Solved; Perpetrator Executed- Glatman used at least three false identities (Johnny Glenn, George Williams, Frank Johnson) within the same modeling circuit without detection- A woman named Lorraine Vigil wrestled a gun from him during a fourth attempted abduction and shot him, leading to his arrest- His home contained a toolbox with sequential photographs of each victim before, during, and after their murders- He had served five years for kidnapping and sexual assault but arrived in California with no criminal history transmitted between statesJudy Doll, Shirley Britford, Ruth Mercado, Los Angeles 1957, serial killer, homicide investigation, true crime, forensic evidence, criminal predator, missing women, unsolved disappearance solved, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The priest who confessed to a crime for 57 years: The murder of Irene Garza A young teacher went to confess on Holy Saturday in McAllen, Texas, and never came out alive from the Sacred Heart church. Her body floated in an irrigation canal days later, but the priest who heard her confession took more than half a century to be convicted - although his guilt was an open secret from the first month. In this episode, we explore how the ecclesiastical institution concealed a murder for decades: the handwritten note that contradicted everything, the inexplicable scratches on the priest's hands, the polygraph that was tampered with, and the pact between the church and the prosecution to exile the killer instead of prosecuting him. A monk from Oklahoma and a lawyer who kept silent for 42 years finally revealed the truth that no one wanted to see. Victim: Irene Garza Date: April 16, 1960 Location: McAllen, Texas Status: Resolved (2017) - The green slide viewer found at the bottom of the canal was recognized by Fight in his own handwritten note as evidence of his presence at the scene. - Irene's clothing was unbuttoned with her underwear missing, indicating sexual assault in a closed location - the soundproof rectory described by monk Tessen. - The scratches on Fight's forearms were photographed by detectives the night of the crime, located on the outer side inconsistent with climbing a fence. - The district attorney informally admitted to lawyer Davis that both he and the church knew of Fight's guilt and had agreed to send him to a monastery in Missouri before any formal charges. Irene Garza, McAllen Texas, 1960, murder, priest, church, killer, investigation, crime without justice, institutional corruption, mystery solved, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Teenager Walks Into Cafeteria and Opens Fire in Forty-Seven Seconds: The Chardon High School Shooting of Daniel Parmertor, Russell King Jr., and Demetrius HulinSeven thirty-five in the morning. A seventeen-year-old pulls a stolen .22-caliber pistol from his backpack in a crowded high school cafeteria. Ten shots. Three students dead by dawn the next day. But the shooter himself could never explain why.In this episode, we examine the contradictions that define one of America's most disturbing school shootings: a killer described by classmates as quiet and kind, violent incidents years earlier that went largely unpunished, and a Facebook post two months before the attack declaring death to everyone-yet no one acted. We explore the unanswered trigger, the romantic conflict theory, and the generalized hatred that may have driven the violence.Victim: Daniel Parmertor, Russell King Jr., Demetrius HulinDate: February 27, 2012Location: Chardon High School, Chardon, OhioStatus: Convicted, three consecutive life sentences without parole- TJ Lane had posted images of death on Facebook two months before the shooting, yet no intervention occurred- The first shots targeted a specific table, suggesting deliberate initial victims, not random violence- Lane wore a shirt labeled KILLER to his sentencing and made an obscene gesture at victims' families- He carried a second unused magazine and a knife, indicating extended premeditation over daysChardon High School shooting, Chardon Ohio 2012, TJ Lane, school shooting investigation, homicide, true crime, unsolved motivation, serial violence, forensic investigation, criminal minds, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The night Eric disappeared with Leslie: The murder of Leslie Palacio Leslie Palacio's last transmission was a text message to her sister at 3 a.m. on August 29, 2020: "I have something important to tell you." She never did. Hours later, a neighbor's camera recorded Eric Rangel removing a lifeless body from his home while his father José helped him load it into a truck. In this episode, we explore how the surveillance cameras at the Long Casino document Leslie and Eric leaving together at 2 a.m., how a prepaid phone activated in Valley of Fire admits to the murder to a friend, and why an unequivocal neighborhood video has not resulted in any arrests three years later. The bloodstains in Eric's room, the burned body found eleven days later, and the pending toxicology raise an impossible question: how does the alleged killer remain at large while his father serves only eight months in prison? Victim: Leslie Palacio Date: August 29, 2020 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada and Valley of Fire Status: Unsolved homicide; fugitive killer - Neighborhood video shows Eric leaving shirtless and returning with his father José to remove Leslie's lifeless body to the truck. - Eric's prepaid phone activated in Valley of Fire on the same day of disappearance admits to the murder; geolocation matches exactly with the location of the discovery eleven days later. - José Rangel claims that Leslie died from an accidental overdose, but the Rangel family fled to Mexico, attempted to cross the border, and his son Eric remains at large. - Official toxicology still pending on the third anniversary; cause of death classified as "undetermined," preventing a definitive legal classification of the crime. Leslie Palacio, Las Vegas homicide, Valley of Fire 2020, murder, investigation, mystery, forensic, impunity, fugitive, Rangel family, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Killer Calls Police from Outside the Station to Claim His Crimes: The Zodiac Killer Case of Betty Lou Jensen, David Arthur Faraday, Darlene Ferrin, Michael Mageau, Bryan Hartnell, Cecilia Shepard, and Paul Lee StineDecember 20, 1968: two teenagers shot dead on a rural road near Lake Herman, California. Seven months later, the killer calls the police station from a payphone fifty meters away, claiming both murders. He wasn't hiding-he was hunting for attention, sending cryptograms to newspapers and promising to reveal his identity.In this episode, we explore the documented attacks across Northern California, the cryptographic messages the FBI could not break, and the piece of the victim's bloody shirt mailed as proof of authorship. We examine the survivor's testimony that contradicted every assumption about the killer's identity, the boot prints that matched over a million pairs, and the police radio error that allowed the suspect to walk past officers just blocks from his final confirmed victim. Why did someone with this level of planning and ideology vanish completely, leaving behind fifty years of unsolved tips?Victim: Betty Lou Jensen, David Arthur Faraday, Darlene Ferrin, Michael Mageau, Bryan Hartnell, Cecilia Shepard, Paul Lee StineDate: December 20, 1968 - October 11, 1969Location: Lake Herman, Blue Rock Springs, Lake Berryessa, San Francisco, CaliforniaStatus: Unsolved- Nine .22 caliber shell casings recovered at Lake Herman, Winchester ammunition manufactured after October 1967, with no distinctive rifling marks to identify the weapon.- Michael Mageau survived the Blue Rock Springs attack and testified that Darlene Ferrin appeared to know her attacker and tried to calm him before he opened fire.- The Zodiac's three-part cryptogram, which promised to reveal his name, was solved in less than twenty hours by a couple with no cryptanalysis training while the FBI and NSA remained stuck.- Officers Donald Fouke and Eric Zelms intercepted a man matching the witnesses' description in Presidio Heights minutes after Paul Stine's murder, but the radio operator had broadcast an incorrect race description, so they let him walk past them.Zodiac Killer, Betty Lou Jensen, David Faraday, Darlene Ferrin, Lake Herman, Blue Rock Springs, Paul Stine, Northern California 1968, unsolved homicide, cryptogram, serial killer, investigation, forensic evidence, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The night Mario didn't come back: mystery in Madrid: The homicide of Mario Biondo May 30, 2013, apartment on Magdalena Street, Madrid. A domestic worker opens the door and finds the Sicilian cameraman hanging from a shelf with a scarf around his neck. The police close the case within hours: suicide. But ten years later, an Italian judge will say something very different. In this episode, we explore the three contradictory autopsies that reveal an impossible detail: a clot in the skull suggesting dragging after death, two unknown phones connected to the wifi that night, and data erased from the laptop after Mario was already dead. Raquel Sánchez Silva, his wife, admits to drug use in 2013 but denies it in 2014. How does an engineer cousin disappear from the attendance record at the anatomical institute? Victim: Mario Biondo Date: May 30, 2013 Location: Madrid, Spain Status: Closed case with no charges; homicide confirmed by Italian judge 2022 - Loose knot under the larynx, incompatible with voluntary self-placement according to Italian experts - Feet resting on the ground in partial suspension, biomechanical contradiction with accidental erotic play - Skull and stomach omitted in the first autopsy, serious breach of forensic protocol - Laptop password changed at 02:41 on May 31, six hours after the estimated time of death Mario Biondo, Madrid 2013, murder, investigation, forensic, mystery, hitman, justice, homicide, autopsies, corruption, Spanish true crime If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Girl Found Burning in Bathtub While Three Adults Walk Free: The Death of Victoria MartensA ten-year-old girl arrives home from school on August 23rd, 2016, and never leaves the apartment alive. Hours later, firefighters discover her body submerged and burning in a bathtub in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three adults lived in that apartment. None were convicted of killing her.In this episode, we reconstruct the fractured timeline of Victoria Martens' final hours through conflicting confessions, forensic contradictions, and a DNA sample that belongs to someone no one can identify. The medical examiner's autopsy reveals manual strangulation and stabbing-yet the confession describes an overdose. Geolocation data places two suspects outside the apartment during the exact window of death. A third admits to severe intoxication. And a neighbor witnesses someone descending the stairs with a body wrapped in a sheet before any emergency call was made.Victim: Victoria Martens, age 10Date: August 23-24, 2016Location: Arroyo Villas apartment complex, Albuquerque, New MexicoStatus: Three convicted; killer unconfirmed- Autopsy found no drugs or alcohol in Victoria's body, contradicting the mother's confession that she died from an overdose.- Geolocation data places the two adult suspects outside the apartment during the exact 30-minute window when the medical examiner determined death occurred.- An unidentified male DNA sample was found on Victoria's back that does not match any of the three convicted individuals or emergency responders present at the scene.- A neighbor witnessed Jessica Kelly descending the apartment stairs carrying a girl wrapped in a sheet before emergency services received any call for help.Victoria Martens, Albuquerque New Mexico, 2016, homicide, unsolved mysteries, forensic science, manual strangulation, child death, criminal minds, investigation, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The open door of the Michigan killer: The murder of Kevin Bacon On the night of December 23, 2019, Kevin Bacon went on a Grindr date and disappeared. When the police arrived at the suspect's home, he opened the door without resistance, knowing that Kevin's body was hanging from the basement ceiling. How did a man with a history of prior complaints manage to stay free long enough to commit a documented murder? In this episode, we explore how multiple failures of the police and judicial system allowed Mark Lonski to operate without consequences. We analyze the manipulative conversation on Grindr where Kevin asked, "Are you going to keep me safe?", the purchase of the knife hours before the meeting, and the deliberate plan of body dehydration. The central question remains: institutional negligence or a systematic predator that the state itself did not see coming? Victim: Kevin Bacon Date: December 23, 2019 Location: Michigan, United States Status: Life sentence without parole - Kevin asked in a message, "Are you going to keep me safe?" before descending into the basement where he was tied up and stabbed. - Lonski bought the knife at Walmart hours before the meeting and confessed to the crime via text photo to a friend in the early morning of December 24. - Multiple victims escaped from Lonski's basement years earlier; the complaints did not progress because the victims admitted to voluntary entry. - Lonski was declared mentally incompetent in 2014 for a kidnapping case, then released and never properly monitored. Kevin Bacon, Michigan 2019, murder, true crime, investigation, criminal minds, predator, justice system, forensic, real crime, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Passersby Find Female Torso in Shopping Cart at Three AM: The Murder of Susan LeidenAt 1:45 in the morning on March 3, 2022, a shopping cart abandoned at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn contained a mutilated female torso. The discovery would unravel a case of homicide and dismemberment that exposed a system's fatal miscalculation about an eighty-one-year-old man released from prison.This episode explores the final days of Susan Leiden, the evidence that connected her disappearance to her neighbor Harvey Marcelin, and the pattern of dismemberment that repeated itself across four decades. How did a convicted killer released on parole strike again, and why did authorities miss the warning signs hidden in plain sight?Victim: Susan LeidenDate: February 27 - March 3, 2022Location: East New York, Brooklyn, New YorkStatus: Convicted- Security cameras captured Susan Leiden entering the building on February 27 at 11:40 AM; she was never seen alive again.- On March 1, Marcelin purchased a chainsaw, garbage bags, and cleaning supplies at Home Depot one day before remains were scattered.- Footage from March 2 shows Marcelin on an electric scooter transporting an amputated leg in broad daylight through Brooklyn streets.- The 2022 dismemberment pattern matched identically the 1985 murder of Ana Laura Serrera Miranda, committed while Marcelin was on parole for his first homicide.Susan Leiden, Brooklyn, East New York, Pennsylvania Avenue, March 2022, Harvey Marcelin, dismemberment, homicide investigation, serial killers, forensic evidence, parole system failure, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Man Searches for Missing Girl He Buried Weeks Earlier: The Serial Murders of Penny Davis and the Hoffman FamilyA hiker discovers a human jawbone in a rural valley, and within weeks, a double homicide shakes a quiet Washington town. The man arrested had a documented history-a prison file from 1989 explicitly predicting he would become a threat to the community. No one acted on it. The investigation uncovers something far worse: the same suspect had participated in the organized searches for a missing nine-year-old girl, appearing affected and helpful, all while returning to her burial site at night.In this episode, we trace how Jack Spilman operated for months under institutional radar, balancing a functional facade with methodical predation. The evidence includes a verification phone call made from a gas station before the attack, a knife buried in a nearby dumpster, and a balaclava containing the blood of both victims-the highest concentration at the mouth opening. Psychiatric evaluations ruled out psychosis: Spilman knew exactly what he was doing and chose to do it anyway. What separates calculated evil from impulse? And how many warnings must exist before a system responds?Victim: Penny Davis (age 9), Rita Hoffman (age 31), Amanda Hoffman (age 16)Date: September 17, 1994 - April 13, 1995Location: Eneas Valley and Wenatchee, WashingtonStatus: Convicted- Spilman participated in daytime search efforts for Penny Davis while returning to her burial site at night to commit necrophilia- A 1989 prison file contained an explicit prediction that he would become a threat to the community, filed and archived without action- He made a verification call from a gas station to confirm Rita Hoffman was home before entering through an unlocked kitchen door at 11:30 p.m.- A balaclava discovered in his room contained blood from both murder victims, with forensic evidence suggesting ingestion during the attackPenny Davis, Rita Hoffman, Amanda Hoffman, Wenatchee Washington murders 1995, serial killer, homicide investigation, forensic evidence, psychopathy, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The Notebook that Condemned the Killer: The Murder of Patrick de la Cerda in Deltona, Florida. A man wrote down every detail of his plan: the exact address, the dog's name, how to hide fingerprints. Then he threw it in the trash without destroying it. Patrick de la Cerda was shot four times on February 27, 2018, and the crumpled pages of the blue notebook became the most devastating forensic evidence in the investigation. In this episode, we explore Gregory Vender's documented obsession, the restraining order that was never verified, and how a simple decision not to burn a notebook transformed a premeditated crime into a textbook case of criminal arrogance. How does someone capable of planning every small detail make the most basic mistake? Victim: Patrick de la Cerda Date: February 27, 2018 Location: Deltona, Florida Status: Sentenced to life in prison without parole - The notebook contained the exact address, sketches of the property, and the victim's dog's name, but it was left in the trash. - Gregory Vender called Jessica twice on the day of the crime, directly violating the restraining order issued three months earlier. - The 300 Blackout ammunition used in the four shots matched exactly with that found in the accused's desk drawer. - Patrick's security system was stolen before the crime, demonstrating that the break-in was precisely planned in advance. Patrick de la Cerda, Deltona Florida murder, 2018, forensic investigation, restraining order, premeditated crime, detectives, criminal minds, ammunition, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The dog that accused the killer of Florencia: The murder of Florencia Aranguren in Búzios, Brazil A recently arrived Argentine woman in Brazil disappears four days after landing. Her dog stays by her body, covered in blood, on the beach. The impossible: during the court hearing, the animal's reaction against the suspect was presented as identification evidence. In this episode, we explore how a man sentenced to 15 years for sexual abuse was still at large when he murdered Florencia; how security cameras, defensive scratches, and blood-stained clothing converge in 48 hours; and why a traumatized dog became a key witness in a court of justice. Victim: Florencia Aranguren, 31 years old, Argentine artist and trapeze artist Date: December 6, 2023 Location: José Gonçalves Beach, Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Status: Pending jury trial; preventive detention - Carlos José de França had an active sentence of 15 years (2009) for robbery, assault, and sexual abuse of a minor, but was circulating in a semi-open regime without supervision. - Cameras capture Florencia entering a curve with dense vegetation; 20 minutes later, De França passes by on a bicycle wearing a cap; no one else is seen in the area. - Female underwear with blood stains was found in his home during the search; forensic analysis could reveal previous victims. - De França bathed immediately after the crime, but scratches on his body and defensive wounds on Florencia's hands contradict his denial in court. Florencia Aranguren, Búzios femicide 2023, forensic investigation, murder Brazil, dog reaction evidence, sexual abuse history, Argentine justice, unsolved crime, feminist poster, autopsy, judicial truth, true crime SpanishIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Killer Signs His Murders With Letters Police File Away as Pranks: The Serial Homicides of Wolfgang Abel and Marco Furlán November 1980. A letter arrives at an Italian newspaper signed "Ludwig" describing three unsolved murders with classified details no one outside the crimes could know. The police read it, note the impossible accuracy, and dismiss it as a hoax. Over the next four years, Ludwig will claim thirteen more victims across four countries-sending physical evidence, technical specifications, and architectural diagrams with each killing. In this investigation, we uncover how two brilliant university students built their own cosmology of murder while operating completely invisible to authorities who received direct confessions in the mail. We explore the contradiction between perfect forensic correspondence and institutional blindness, the targeting of marginalized victims invisible to investigators, and why it took seven years to connect letters that authenticated every detail of violent acts. Victim: Wolfgang Abel, Marco Furlán (perpetrators); Multiple victims including Guerino Spinelli, Luciano Stefanato, Claudio Costa, Alice María Pareta, Luca Martinotti, Mario Lovato, Giovanni Batista Pigato, Father Armando Bisón, and victims of the Heros cinema fire Date: 1977-1984 Location: Verona, Padua, Venice, Vicenza, Trento, Milan, Italy; Amsterdam; Munich Status: Convicted, escaped, recaptured - Four Molotov cocktails thrown at a sleeping man's car in 1977, detail confirmed only in a letter the police filed away as a prank - Hammer and axe murders described with brand names, colors, and weights before forensic analysis could verify them - A fire at a Milan cinema set using a fuel mechanism so specific the perpetrator's letter matched technical blueprints the police had not released - Two young men in Nazi costumes caught at a nightclub the same night investigators finally connected the correspondence to the crimes Wolfgang Abel, Marco Furlán, Guerino Spinelli, Luciano Stefanato, Claudio Costa, serial killers, unsolved murders, Italian true crime, investigation failure, homicide investigation, criminal minds, forensic evidence, true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The carpet that disappeared: Diomedes and the buried secret: The homicide of Doris Adriana Niño In the early morning of May 15, 1997, a man in a yellow sweater throws a body wrapped in a raincoat into a thicket on the outskirts of Bogotá. Three farmers see everything. But when the police arrive, no one asks about the carpet that disappeared from the apartment where it all happened. In this episode, we explore the contradictions that condemned singer Diomedes Díaz: a death that changed causes between autopsies, fluids from three men found on the corpse, and a note with the exact address kept in the pocket of an engineer who loved an idol too much. How did six years in prison turn into three and a half years of freedom? Victim: Doris Adriana Niño Date: May 14-15, 1997 Location: Bogotá, Colombia Status: Closed case with reduced sentence - Mechanical asphyxia confirmed in second autopsy after two years; first autopsy concluded overdose. - Fluids from three men found on the corpse; post-mortem abuse never formally investigated. - Carpet from the apartment replaced without authorization from the record label before forensic inspection. - Diomedes released after 3 years and 7 months of a 6 and a half year sentence; died in 2013 as a popular idol. Doris Adriana Niño, Bogotá premeditated homicide 1997, murder, mechanical asphyxia, investigation, cover-up, impunity, cartel, criminal minds, Spanish true crimeIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

System Releases Him Thirteen Months Before He Murders Three: The serial murders of Nicole Paterson, Margaret Josephine Mack, and Mersina HalvagisSeptember 1996. A man with sixteen documented sexual assault convictions walks free from a Victorian prison. Psychiatric records flag him as high-risk. No one stops him. Thirteen months later, a woman is found dead with injuries Australian forensic science had never documented before.In this investigation, we examine how Peter Dupas moved through decades of institutional cycles-arrested, convicted, released, reoffended-each time the system processing him without breaking the pattern. We reconstruct the three murders that finally caught him, the forensic signatures that linked them, and the central question: why did a system with complete knowledge of his escalating violence repeatedly set him free?Victim: Nicole Paterson, Margaret Josephine Mack, Mersina HalvagisLocation: Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDate: 1997-1999Status: Convicted; three life sentences- A man released in September 1996 with sixteen prior sexual assault convictions and documented psychiatric warnings against release- A forensic signature so specific-mutilation of breasts and surgical placement-that it appeared in case files as unprecedented in Victorian records- Investigators discovered he had called Nicole Paterson's phone fifteen times in forty days while denying ever knowing her- His grandfather's grave was 128 meters from Mersina Halvagis's body, and he rented a hotel directly across from the cemetery where she was foundPeter Dupas, Nicole Paterson, Margaret Josephine Mack, Mersina Halvagis, Melbourne Victoria Australia, 1997, homicide, serial killer, forensic signature, criminal justice system failure, recidivism, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

No body, no forgiveness: the murder that Tucumán could not solve: The disappearance and murder of Beatriz Argañarás On July 31, 2006, a 45-year-old teacher leaves her home for work and disappears without a trace. Blood splatters in a freshly painted apartment, a car filled with fuel, and text messages would be enough to convict two women of murder, but the body would never be found. How do you prove a perfect crime when the victim remains missing? In this episode, we explore the forensic investigation that faced impossible contradictions: alibis that didn’t add up, injuries on hands that spoke of a struggle, and a fuel record that placed the accused exactly on the route to El Cadillal. Susana Acosta and Nélida Fernández were sentenced to twenty years, but decades later they were granted parole without revealing Beatriz's whereabouts, leaving the most disturbing question of Tucumán justice open. Victim: Beatriz Argañarás Date: July 31, 2006 Location: San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Status: Disappearance without a body; convicted on parole - The apartment was painted and fumigated between the first and second searches, but Beatriz's blood remained on the bathroom frame, the wall, and the plumbing. - Susana and Nélida filled up with gas twice on the day of the crime; the exact amount matched the trip from the apartment to El Cadillal and back. - Luis Fernández's housekeeper testified that she washed one of his shirts with blood stains on the same July 31. - Both convicted women married in prison as a pact of silence and obtained parole in 2023 and 2024 without revealing where the body is. Beatriz Argañarás, Tucumán 2006, murder without a body, mystery, forensic investigation, Argentine justice, enforced disappearance, criminal minds, kidnapping, Spanish true crimeIf you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Man Feeds Two Women Into Industrial Shredder in Basement: The double homicide of Adriana Joiosa and Lidia HernándezFreshly painted walls, the smell of bleach, and in the center of the room, an industrial shredder with remnants of flesh and bone. When investigators opened the basement door in Majadahonda, Madrid, they discovered evidence of two women who had vanished without a trace-one five years prior, the other just days before. The forensic contradiction that would haunt this case for years was just beginning.In this investigation, we explore the impossible collision between a severely mentally ill man and the calculated precision of his crimes: forged documents prepared years in advance, a phone moved across multiple Spanish cities to construct a false alibi, internet searches for cremation methods, and the methodical construction of an industrial disposal system. How could a patient with paranoid schizophrenia-a man known to neighbors for screaming about demons and rituals with dead animals-orchestrate two murders with the cold calculation of a psychopath?Victim: Adriana Joiosa and Lidia HernándezDate: April 2015 (Adriana); circa 2010 (Lidia)Location: Majadahonda, Madrid province, SpainStatus: Unsolved (bodies never recovered)- Industrial shredder found in basement contained DNA from both victims mixed together- Bruno's internet history included searches for "cremation," "meat grinder," and "funeral documentation" before the crimes occurred- Adriana's phone continued sending messages and traveling across Spanish cities after she disappeared, with Bruno controlling her digital identity- Bruno submitted forged property transfer documents three years after his aunt vanished, claiming ownership of the building where both victims disappearedAdriana Joiosa, Lidia Hernández, Majadahonda basement murders, 2015, paranoid schizophrenia, industrial shredder, serial killers, investigation, forensic science, unsolved mysteries, homicide, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

The fall that wasn't: murder in Pergamino: The qualified homicide of Iván Ortiguera A 16-year-old teenager falls from the seventh floor in Pergamino, Argentina. Four witnesses declare that he committed suicide. But the autopsy reveals something impossible: he had facial fractures prior to the fall. How does someone commit suicide who was already unconscious? What seemed like a desperate jump was actually a murder covered up by lies under oath. In this episode, we explore the contradictions that dismantled the first version. We analyze the testimony of two neighbors who saw Fabián Núñez holding Iván by the neck at the window, shouting "Jump or I'll throw you!" We reconstruct the 2014 trial where forensic experts, criminalistics, and forensic psychology converged on an inevitable verdict: what was the true motive behind this crime in the early hours of January 6, 2012? Victim: Iván Ortiguera, 16 years old Date: January 6, 2012 Location: Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Status: Sentenced to life imprisonment for qualified homicide with premeditation (February 2014) - Maxillary and nasal septum fractures documented before impact; forensic expertise incompatible with voluntary fall. - Direct eyewitnesses saw Núñez holding Iván by the neck, with blood on his head and unresponsive, minutes before the fall. - Núñez publicly admitted in a Clarín interview to having hit Iván and uttered the phrase "jump or I'll throw you," but denied having pushed him. - Previous formal complaint for death threats against Iván establishes a pattern of violent behavior and a motive of pathological jealousy towards his daughter. Iván Ortiguera, Pergamino homicide, 2012, murder, forensic investigation, criminal minds, suspense, true crime, justice, premeditation, qualified homicide, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]

Man Reads FBI Manual and Decides to Become Serial Killer That Year: The Murders of Peter Walker, Christopher Donn, Perry Bradley III, Andrew Collier, and Emmanuel SpiteriLondon, spring 1993. Five men vanish from the same gay bar within twelve weeks. All are found bound, gagged, strangled-scenes so clean they seem unconnected. Then the killer calls the police himself, unprompted, demanding recognition for crimes investigators haven't yet linked. Why would a serial killer volunteer a confession before capture?Explore how Colin Ireland meticulously studied forensic procedures and gay community codes, executed five murders with surgical precision, then destroyed his own perfect crimes by calling the newspapers. Discover the single fingerprint mistake, the fourth victim's refusal to break under torture, and the psychological profile that reveals a man hunting for fame rather than fleeing justice.Victim: Peter Walker, Christopher Donn, Perry Bradley III, Andrew Collier, Emmanuel SpiteriDate: March-June 1993Location: London, EnglandStatus: Solved- Colin Ireland planned his first murder on New Year's 1993 with the stated goal of becoming a serial killer before December- He called The Sun newspaper after killing Peter Walker, not to confess but to warn that the victim's dogs needed rescue- The killer peered through a window frame to watch emergency responders arrive, leaving the only fingerprint evidence across four crime scenes- Emmanuel Spiteri refused to reveal his bank PIN under torture, preventing the killer from completing his signature ATM withdrawalColin Ireland, London serial killer 1993, Coleherne pub murders, Earl's Court gay community, forensic signature, serial killer psychology, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: [email protected]