True Crimecast
by Stove Leg Media
True Crimecast is a podcast that adds a unique perspective to the true crime genre. John and Jamie dig into new cases and revisit old ones to try to get to the truth. Each episode takes on a different case and the hosts share both details and theories about what really happened.
Episodes
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Alabama vs. Tennessee
When Tennessee goes up against Alabama, the real battle is getting in the doors. Or getting away with your Pokemon cards. Either way, it's a battle. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Hide and Seek - Acura on the Run
The worst game of hide and seek ever leads to an arrest for obstruction, and a getaway car doesn't do a great job of getting away. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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The Colorado Hammer Attacks - Alex Ewing
In January 1984, a brutal intruder armed with a hammer struck four separate households across Denver in a twelve-day span. The attacks left three adults severely injured and four people dead, including a seven-year-old girl, while a three-year-old survivor was left to be found in a scene...
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Making a Break For It - The Sandwich Defense
A copper thief gets desperate and orders off menu. And a burglar uses the ever-popular sandwich alibi to get away with his crime. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Unmasked - Lawnmower Pranks
Why would you drive a riding lawnmower into a Target? Or take a leaf blower into a Culvers? Or repeatedly use the same mask to commit robberies? The world may never know. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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10 Rillington Place - Timothy Evans and John Christie
In March 1950, 25-year-old Timothy Evans was executed for a brutal crime inside his London home. The prosecution's star witness was his soft-spoken downstairs neighbor—a former police constable named John Christie, whose quiet authority seemed above suspicion. But three years later, a terrifying...
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A Cold Case in a Furnace - Smokey Loses his Head
A murder is solved by digging into a furnace and an indoor outhouse. Yes, you read that right. Also, John cries because a brass dog was assaulted. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Manholes on Fire - The Insanity Defense
A man loses his mind when he emerges from the sewer (or before he goes in?), and another tries to burn down his house and his roommates. Which one is insane? And John has a hot take on the insanity defense. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Stand Your Ground - Brittany Smith
On January 16, 2018, Brittany Smith shot and killed 38-year-old Todd Smith inside her Stevenson, Alabama home. What followed was a complex legal battle that brought national attention to the intersection of sexual violence and "Stand Your Ground" laws. Though a sexual assault exam documented 33...
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Call Me Maybe - Failing in Tennessee
We have to talk about the failed executions of Christa Pike (and others) in Tennessee. And to lighten things up, we talk about one of the dumbest criminals of all time. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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October at Last - Peppers and Football
It's a scandal when sriracha producers gets greedy and sue the pepper-growers. And stealing trade secrets is apparently a lot easier than I expected. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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The Sister’s Passport - Moriah Wilson
On May 11, 2022, 25-year-old Moriah "Mo" Wilson, one of America's brightest rising stars in off-road cycling, was shot to death inside an Austin, Texas home just days before a major race. What began as a tragic loss quickly uncovered a web of jealousy, love triangles, and a calculated plot...
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Wrong Turn - Kidnappings and Old DNA
A cold case is FINALLY solved, and a live is potentially saved by confusing traffic patterns. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Up the Creek - Jonathan Luna (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
On a freezing December morning in 2003, the body of Federal Prosecutor Jonathan Luna was discovered face down in a shallow stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania—90 miles away from his Baltimore office. His running Honda Accord sat nearby, stained with blood. Why did a dedicated prosecutor…
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Horrifying - Missing the Super Bowl
Genuinely maybe the most disturbing story we have ever told. And we may have found a secret agent man. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Behind the Filters - Gabby Petito
To millions scrolling social media in the summer of 2021, Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie were living the American dream by converting a Ford Transit van to travel across national parks. But beneath the curated Instagram posts lay a toxic and escalating dynamic. When Brian returned home to…
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Royal Bidet - Chicken Fighting Ring
Kentucky uses 12 agencies to track down and indict five chicken fighters, and a crew steals a toilet made of solid gold. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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MurderGPT - Knives Down Under
A former NFL player consults ChatGPT when trying to cover up a murder, and a recent machete ban in Australia leads to the most dangerous geocaching event ever. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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The Retrial - John O'Keefe and Karen Read (Part Two)
In April 2025, Karen Read returned to Norfolk Superior Court facing a second murder trial for the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe. With lead investigator Michael Proctor officially fired and a complete roadmap from the first trial, both sides delivered an explosive replay of contested...
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Criminal Defense Investigations - Interview with Amber Kaset
Amber Kaset is a criminal defense investigator and mitigation specialist with more than 20 years of experience and over 1,000 cases. She spent seven years as an investigator with the Public Defender's Office in Nashville before founding AK Investigations in 2010. Today she leads a team of...
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The Construction Site - Lingerie and Cucumbers
A (Florida, of course) man is caught at a construction site hiding a weapon in his unmentionables, and a would-be robber in Scotland gets himself in a pickle. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Get the Bucket - Grab the Vest
Can one person give consent to another person to shoot them? If not, what would justify throwing a bucket of feces on another human? -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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34 Fairview - John O'Keefe and Karen Read (Part One)
Did Karen Read strike her boyfriend with her vehicle, or was she framed by a tight-knit circle of local law enforcement? The death of John O'Keefe sparked one of the most divisive criminal cases in modern New England history. In Part One of our two-part series on True Crimecast, we examine...
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Cargo Largo - Dangers of the Swamp
When cornered by the police, you have a few options: drive away, turn yourself in, or...swamp. What would you choose? And a girl finds an extra special gift in her Barbie box. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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All You Can Eat Fraud - The Governer and the Receiver
What is worse: Pretending to be an NFL player to defraud women of over $1 million? Or being a former govorner charged with not supporting your adoption son? -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Postpartum Psychosis - Andrea Yates
How does the legal system weigh moral awareness against severe psychiatric delusion? The tragedy of the Yates family forced a national reckoning on the M'Naghten legal standard, the vital distinction between postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis, and medical accountability. In this…
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Locked In - Streaking Success Stories
A man gets locked in a car (that he's trying to steal), and we find out what happens when you streak on a sports field/court/pitch. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Rolls on the Run - Sunrise, Florida Heist
A truckload (literally) of cinnamon rolls go missing, and a college football locker room turns into a crime scene. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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44 Pounds of Plutonium - Karen Silkwood
Karen Silkwood was a mother, a union activist, and a whistleblower who sacrificed everything to expose corporate negligence and protect her fellow workers. Whether her fatal crash was a tragic accident or a targeted hit, the disappearance of her binder of evidence and the tens of pounds of...
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The Accused - Cheryl Ann Araujo (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
On March 6, 1983, 21-year-old Cheryl Ann Araujo walked into Big Dan’s Tavern in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to buy cigarettes. What followed was a nightmare: a two-hour assault on a pool table while a room of bystanders watched, cheered, and did nothing. When Cheryl chose to report the crime, she...
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A Double Life - Interview with Author Dr. Mikita Brottman
Mikita Brottman is an acclaimed nonfiction author, psychoanalyst, and professor whose work explores the darker and more complicated corners of human behavior. Her books include A Double Life, Guilty Creatures, Couple Found Slain, and An Unexplained Death, a Gold Dagger Award finalist. With...
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Universally Loved - Dolly Parton
The entire country mourns as we lost Dolly Parton this week. So we found a few stories about crimes commited against her. You know she never committed a crime. Dolly never did anything wrong. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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House Bill 4 - Legislation in Action
Kentucky has passed a new bill against grooming, and it’s already making a difference. Plus, there’s a story about a ninja burglar. #PowerRangers -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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DNA on Trial - Juliana Redding
When 21-year-old aspiring model Juliana Redding was found strangled in her Santa Monica apartment, police uncovered a bizarre crime scene: a lit candle left in a gas-filled room intended to trigger a lethal explosion. Investigators recovered an unprecedented amount of foreign DNA...on the stove,...
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Wait...That's Weird - Interview with Anna Sonoda
Anna Sonoda, LCSW is a graduate of Emory University, where she double-majored in Anthropology and French Studies, and earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Georgia in 2006. She became a licensed clinical social worker in 2009. With a career spanning counseling convicted sexual...
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Undercover Shrubbery - The Wrong Number
What if the best way to deter texting and driving was to dress up like a bush? And if you got a murder for hire call on your voicemail, what would you do? -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Cocaine Pledges - Penn State Fraternity Drug Ring (Alleged)
A fraternity at Penn State gets cause selling cocaine, and a murder for hire plot does not go as planned. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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One DNA Profile - Tina Heins
On April 17, 1994, 20-year-old expectant mother Tina Heins was brutally murdered in her Jacksonville, Florida apartment. Police quickly set their sights on her 19-year-old brother-in-law, Chad Heins, who had been sleeping on the living room couch after a night out. Did police have the right guy…
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Criminal Tool - A Forklift on the Run
In an attempt to save the world, a man recycles himself. And when you steal a forklift, you'd better have a good reason. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Operation Mincemeat - The Body That Fooled the Nazis
How do you invent a human being from scratch to fool an enemy's intelligence apparatus? Operation Mincemeat wasn't just a military distraction, it was a masterclass in psychological manipulation. MI5 and Naval Intelligence meticulously crafted "Major William Martin," creating a paper trail of…
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False Witness - Retha Welch and William Virgil
On April 13, 1987, 54-year-old psychiatric nurse and prison minister Retha Welch was found brutally murdered in her Newport, Kentucky home. Police quickly set their sights on William Virgil, a recently released inmate who admitted to a prior relationship with her. A jury convicted him in 1988…
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What Happened to Liam Tomen? - Interview with Nikki Young from Serial Napper
In this episode, we sit down with Nikki Young, host of the Serial Napper podcast, to take a deep dive into the disturbing and unsolved disappearance of 22-year-old Liam Tomen. On the weekend of January 31, 2025, Liam and two friends traveled from Whitby, Ontario, to the resort village of Mont...
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Gas Station Confessions - The Corporate Takeover
A major corporation tries to push a local company out of business, and a deathbed confession is not always a get out of jail free card. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Where's the Beef - Missing Cattle and Frozen Meat
What do a frozen meat heist and a cattle ponzi scheme have in common? Pretty much only the beef. And the crime. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Under the Bed - Richard Speck
Eight student nurses killed. One survivor under a bed. A country horrified. Jamie and John cover the brutal 1966 Chicago mass murder by Richard Speck, the dramatic trial featuring Corazon Amurao’s courageous testimony, and the scandalous Stateville prison tapes leaked years after his conviction.…
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The Hair on the Glass Slide - Morgan Jade Violi (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
How can a single hair preserved on a glass microscope slide in 1996 wait thirty years for science to catch up? When seven-year-old Morgan Jade Violi was abducted in broad daylight from her Bowling Green apartment complex, an entire community was paralyzed by fear and unanswered questions. For…
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Planes, Trains, & Automobiles - A Plane Ticket and a Yacht Heist
A college football player who is paid a great deal of money to play football is suspended for accepting pocket change, and a lady takes her midlife crisis to the extreme in trying to hotwire a yacht. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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The Lake and The Law - AI Falls Flat on its Face
A tragedy takes place in a Kentucky lake. Who knows what happened, and will we ever know? AI facial recognition software identifies the wrong person...in the wrong state. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon!
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Patterns & Pyramids - LuLaRoe
What started on an airplane seat in 1998 transformed into a multi-billion-dollar empire and one of the most infamous corporate cautionary tales in modern history. In this episode of True Crimecast, Jamie and John dissect the explosive rise and catastrophic fall of LuLaRoe. -- For early, ad free...
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Hope in the Pain - Interview with Hope Hooton
On today's bonus episode, Jamie and John sit down to talk with Hope Hooton. Hope is a child safety advocate, author, and podcast host who campaigns for family court reform after the tragic loss of her two young children, Alec and Lydia. We discuss Hope's book, "There's Still Hope: A Journey of...
About this show
True Crimecast is a podcast that adds a unique perspective to the true crime genre. John and Jamie dig into new cases and revisit old ones to try to get to the truth. Each episode takes on a different case and the hosts share both details and theories about what really happened.
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Stove Leg Media
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