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Omar left his moms apartment one afternoon, and told his sister he would pay her a visit later, but when he didn't turn up she knew something was wrong.12 days later, a barrel was found floating in a marina. It had been weighed down, clamped and sealed shut...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://pastebin.com/Qbm1zCwUPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

It should have been a celebration.In June 1982, 27-year-old Vincent Chin was preparing to be married. Instead, a night out with friends ended in a brutal attack that would leave him fighting for his life.But what happened next would shock people across the United States. As the details emerged, Vincent’s death became more than a single act of violence. It became a case that forced a nation to confront uncomfortable questions about race, justice, and whose lives are valued.More than four decades later, those questions still resonate. This is the story of Vincent Chin.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1

As the lockdowns started lifting, Amber Griffin decided to go to a house party with her boyfriend. At 2am, 911 got a call from the house... but they couldn't trace it. And the following morning, Amber was missing.

When 911 dispatch received a call to a home in Herndon, Virginia, it was clear from the panic that something awful had happened. When they arrived it would be a complex scene to piece together, made even tougher by stories that didn't seem to make much sense.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/2xzol4xpPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

Lauren was walking home from her classes on the phone to her mom, when she screamed and dropped her phone to the ground, prompting a campus wise manhunt for her kidnapper. Using phone calls, police logs and lots of cctv, a tragic and preventable case was soon bought to light...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/vcpr9mqnPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

Sydney Loofe matched with someone online and agreed to a second date. She had no way of knowing it would be the last decision she would ever make...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/93l6h0szPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When Kevin Fox called 911 to report that his three-year-old daughter Riley had vanished from her family home in the middle of the night, investigators immediately faced every parent's worst nightmare. In those crucial first hours, suspicion naturally fell close to home, but as the search for answers intensified, the investigation would become consumed by a single theory.What followed was a case marked by mounting pressure, controversial decisions, and a desperate race against time to find the truth. As the focus narrowed, critical questions were left unanswered, and the consequences would prove devastating for everyone involved.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/5cobsfubPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Merchandise 👕https://trulycriminal.shop

On the evening of November 28th, 2004, Alistair Wilson answered a knock at the door of his family home in the quiet Scottish town of Nairn. Minutes later, he was dead.More than two decades on, investigators have pursued leads, examined theories, and revisited evidence, yet the question at the heart of this case remains unanswered: why?In a murder surrounded by uncertainty, where a seemingly ordinary night ended in tragedy, the search for the truth continues. This is the murder of Alistair Wilson.When John Ruetten failed to get hold of his wife, Sherri Rasmussen, on February 24th 1986, he knew something was wrong. What had started as a normal day would end in tragedy, and the long hunt for a killer would begin.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1

Dentist Kendra Hatcher pulled into her parking lot at her apartment building after a standard busy day. No sooner had she stepped out of the car, shots were fired. Police would begin to unravel an intricate and twisted murder for hire plot...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/g4bm1xd8Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When authorities in Washington, D.C. were alerted to the fact that an eight-year-old girl had not attended school for an extended period of time, they knew they needed to act quickly. But what began as a welfare check soon became something far more alarming when investigators discovered that nobody seemed to know where Relisha Rudd was.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/0u7hv08dPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

19 year old Aniah Blanchard dropped her brother off late one October night, and stopped to get a drink at a gas station. When her roommate went to her room the following morning and found it empty, everyone knew something was wrong.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://pastebin.com/FfUxRNz9Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When a 911 call was made to emergency services in Raleigh, NC, it was immediately clear that something truly horrific had taken place. What followed was an investigation focused on piecing together how a crime so violent and devastating had come to pass, and uncovering the events that led to the death of Lauren Phelps.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/b63pd9x6Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

In March 2022, 911 answered the phone to Kouri Richins. Her husband Eric was cold and not breathing. Years worth of investigation would ensue to work out what had killed a fit, healthy and only 39 year old man. And the truth proved that sometimes it isn't strangers we should fear... it is those we trust and love the most.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/x51eswakPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

This case unfolds against the backdrop of a devastating hurricane. Chaos and confusion created the perfect conditions for the truth about what happened to Crystal McDowell to be hidden. But it did not stay hidden for long.Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When Emma Caldwell left her home in April 2005 and disappeared, her family knew something was seriously wrong. As days turned into months, and months into years, they were pulled into a world far darker than they ever expected. This would be the beginning of a nearly 20-year fight for answers and the hunt to bring a sadistic killer to justice was on.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/mem0c9zrPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

In 1967, a quiet community in Bristol was rocked by the brutal murder of an elderly woman, 75-year-old Louisa Dunne.What followed was a mystery that would haunt investigators for decades. With no clear suspect and few answers, her case slowly faded into the background, becoming one of Britain’s oldest unsolved murders.But Louisa’s story didn’t end there.In this episode, we uncover the details of her life, the investigation that stalled, and the extraordinary breakthroughs that finally led detectives back to the truth in 2025. Through relentless police work, evolving forensic science, and sheer determination, the man responsible was finally identified.Because no matter how much time passes, you can run from the past, but you can’t outrun the truth forever.

Roy and Judith Eccles left behind their old lives in search of something better, settling on the idyllic island of Kefalonia to enjoy their retirement. But just months into their new beginning, their dream was shattered by a crime so brutal it sent shockwaves through the island.As fear spread among locals, a manhunt began to track down those responsible. In this episode, we explore what happened, how the investigation unfolded, and the devastating reality behind a dream that turned into a nightmare.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1

In July of 2019, after a standard night out, Ally Kostial arrived back home—safe and well.But sometime after midnight, she left again without anyone realising. Less than 12 hours later, everything would take a shocking turn.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/g0you99gPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

18 year old Brooke and her boyfriend Charles left their home to meet someone they had been talking to on Craigslist. And 4 days later they were reported missing...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/2b9f5ff2Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

In 2017, Tony Parsons set off on a solo charity cycle across Scotland, hoping to raise money and make a difference. But somewhere along his journey, he vanished without a trace. What began as a hopeful act of kindness quickly turned into a baffling missing person case that left investigators and loved ones searching for answers.For years, questions lingered: where did Tony go, and what really happened on that quiet stretch of road? This episode explores the mystery surrounding his disappearance and the long road to uncovering the truth.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1

When federal agents arrived at a quiet home in Florida, to execute a warrant, they didn’t expect the overwhelming silence, nor the horror waiting behind the closed door. They would discover a scene so disturbing and so horrifying, it would shift the course of the entire case, and the investigators would be left trying to piece together exactly what had happened.Sources 📝https://controlc.com/6bf2685ePatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

In the summer of 2024, the United Kingdom would be shaken by a case that unfolded with chilling speed and devastating consequences. What had started as an ordinary day would soon spiral into a nationwide manhunt, as news broke of a brutal triple killing that left a family shattered and a community in disbelief.As investigators worked to piece together the events, disturbing details began to emerge.In this episode, we explore the timeline of that harrowing day, the rapid police response, and the wider impact of a crime that would leave an indelible mark on the country.This is a story of tragedy, urgency, and the unsettling reality of how quickly everything can change.Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When a woman went round to her friend's, Half and Susanne's house, for dinner, she was excited for a nice evening ahead. When she went inside, the house was eerily quiet. She quickly came across a scene straight out of a nightmare, and the hunt for whoever was responsible would be on.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/144401edPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

Adrianne was a day after from moving in with her partner and went out to celebrate with her roommate. She decided to walk home alone at about 1:30am. She was found in the bathroom of her apartment about 2 hours later... CCTV and a discarded cigarette would piece the timeline together.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/0bf8bae0Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When 8 year old Amari was reported missing, a huge 48 hour search began. But she wasn't missing at all, two of the closest people to her actually knew exactly where she was, and where she had been for days...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/19ed0c9dPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

For Nicole duFresne, the world was at her fingertips. She had recently moved to New York, drawn by the bright lights of Broadway and the promise of a career on the stage.But on a cold night in January 2005, everything changed. In a single, brutal moment, all of those hopes, dreams, and that bright future were cut short in an act of senseless violence.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1Use code TRULY10 for tickets to CrimeCon UKhttps://www.crimecon.co.uk/ticket-options357d58a5

A night out in Denton, Texas. A stranger at the bar. And a shocking discovery by Grapevine Lake just hours later. In this episode we look into the tragic murder of 24-year-old Jackie Vadagriff and the investigation that followed.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/4246be9ePatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When Steven Cook set off on holiday with his friends, it was supposed to be the time of their lives. But when he decided to walk a friend back to the hotel after a night out, it would be the last time anyone saw him.What happened next became one of the most haunting missing person cases in the UK. For years, the mystery of Steven’s disappearance remained unsolved, and the search for answers consumed the lives of those who loved him most.Just when it seemed hope was fading, news broke that stunned everyone.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:⁠https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

Dylan Redwine was just 13 when he went missing from his dad's house. Searches went on for months in the wilderness and freezing cold of Colorado. But the truth, which would only come to light years later, was darker than anyone thought...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/3e91b6e5Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

For this week's case, we're in New York, home to Karina Vetrano. Karina was an avid runner, and when she decided to go for a run in Spring Creek Park in August 2016, it was supposed to be a day like any other. But when she failed to answer her phone to her dad, this day would turn into a nightmare for the Vetrano family, and the hunt for a killer would be on.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/7725c0a2Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Merchandise 👕https://trulycriminal.shop

21 year old Kristi excitedly left her home to meet a casting director in Beverly Hills. He had offered her the role of a lifetime in a James Bond movie. But when she didn't come home that night, people worried...whoever had spoken to her, was not who they claimed to be...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/4b682b9cPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When a woman was found brutally murdered in a small village convenience store, it would be the beginning of a complex and traumatic case, one that would take nearly 40 years to solve.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1Use code TRULY10 for tickets to CrimeCon UKhttps://www.crimecon.co.uk/ticket-options357d58a5

October 2021. Dawn Walker had just got married and set off on her honeymoon, but when she failed to meet her daughter upon her return, people quickly knew that something was very wrong. As the lies surrounding her disappearance began to unravel, the truth about what had happened to her would be revealed, and it would be more horrendous than anyone could have thought.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/733de53dPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Further Resources ⬇️ Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.ukNational Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Refuge (UK): http://www.refuge.org.uk/Men's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.ukManKind Initiative (UK): http://new.mankind.org.uk/Everyman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.orgRizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.auhttps://www.thehotline.org/stakeholde...Ending Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org/gett...United Nations Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/wha...

In March 2013, Aliza Sherman was waiting on a sidewalk in downtown Cleveland. She had a meeting with her divorce attorney scheduled, but this would never happened after she was brutally attacked and killed in broad daylight.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/507d1e74Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When the parole board makes the decision to release someone, there are many factors that come into play. In April 2012, one prisoner would be released, and it would spark a chain of events so devastating that many would never be the same again.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/28bf7725Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Further Resources ⬇️ Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.ukNational Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Refuge (UK): http://www.refuge.org.uk/Men's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.ukManKind Initiative (UK): http://new.mankind.org.uk/Everyman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.orgRizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.auhttps://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/Ending Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help-2/United Nations Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/what-is-domestic-abuse

Sheila traveled to Bali with her daughter Heather in hopes of reconnecting and repairing their fractured relationship. But this was not to be… as everything took the darkest turn imaginable.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/efb78908Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When 19 year old Morgan got on a flight to Atlanta, it was supposed to be a new start and a new chapter for her. But 2 weeks after landing she stopped replying to people and soon a search was underway. A search that would last 7 years.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/0c48c731Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When the body of a man was found buried in a shallow grave in Hatfield, England, it was clear from the outset that there was more to this crime. As police dug deeper, the investigation brushed against the unresolved murder of his close friend. As the cases went cold, they left behind the unsettling sense that some secrets stayed buried by design.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1

A family wedding should be a moment of joy and togetherness. Instead, it became the starting point for a chain of events that would leave three people dead and one man with no chance of parole.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/1238f1efPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

Carla Stefaniak was an avid traveller, and a trip to Costa Rica to celebrate her birthday was the perfect plan. But when the power went out on her last night there, and no-one heard from her after that, it quickly turned into a nightmare in paradise.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/4ba46e7fPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When Deanna Cook failed to show up to church and return any calls, her family rushed to her house. They knew something was wrong. What they found inside was a nightmare, and the investigation that followed would leave everyone shocked, angry and ready for change.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/2c2c888eFurther Resources ⬇️ Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.ukNational Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/https://www.thehotline.orgMen's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.ukEveryman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.orgRizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.auhttps://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/programs/family-violence-prevention-services/programs/ndvhEnding Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help-2/Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.orgUnited Nations Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/what-is-domestic-abusePatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

For years, two untimely deaths were accepted as a tragic suicide pact; a closed chapter in a grieving community. But the real story, revealed only after a shocking confession, exposed a darkness no one saw coming.

On 23 December 1993, delivery driver Paul Logan left a Chinese takeaway with an order to deliver. It was to a remote house that he vaguely knew of. When he didn’t return home, a quiet North East community was thrust into a mystery that has more questions than answers.

Jessie returned from a cast party in the early hours of the morning. She went to bed and slept in. But when her mother returned at noon she walked into a harrowing scene in her daughter's bedroom.https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.comOur email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/2fddfb95Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

As the sun beat down on a perfect summer afternoon, Ann Heron was doing what she often did: sunbathing in the quiet isolation of her house. She had no idea that the day would end in tragedy, or that her murder would become one of Britain’s most haunting unsolved cases.

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July 2002. California. As 5-year-old Samantha Runnion played outside her apartment complex with her friend, a man drove by and parked up. He asked them if they had seen his missing dog. Within just a few seconds, a kidnapping investigation was underway, and the race to find Samantha was on.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/e99bb740Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Further Resources ⬇️ https://www.thejoyfulchild.org

In November 2010, the town of Kapunda in Australia was rocked by a shocking triple murder and it turned out the killer was hiding in plain sight.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/55cef594Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

In this episode, we look at the heartbreaking case of Jessica Ridgeway, a story that deeply affected a community and changed the way many think about safety and trust.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/f55d588dPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When a young couple failed to check out of their motel room, it wasn’t something unusual. Perhaps they had simply lost track of time or hadn’t yet woken up. A cleaner was sent to check, and she walked into a scene that was nothing short of a complete nightmare. A grizzly murder, a series of sinister clues and a case with more questions than answers. This is the story of Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison.Check out CrimeCon London 2026!https://www.crimecon.co.uk/crimecon-uk-2026This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1