Podcasts by Lets Go To Court!

The Let’s Go To Court podcast brings together two of the greatest legal minds of our time. Just kidding.

We’re your hosts Kristin Caruso and Brandi Pond. What we lack in legal training we more than make up for in being completely obsessed with lawsuits. Every week, we discuss two juicy legal battles. Each episode is peppered with Brandi’s booming laugh and Kristin’s Olympic-level talent for putting the word “so” into every sentence.

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280: The Pandemic Defense from 2023-12-13T12:30

Michelle Boat was livid. Her husband of more than 20 years, Nicholas Boat, wanted a divorce. Nicholas told Michelle that he’d found someone new – a woman named Tracy Mondabough. Michelle began...

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279: The Mini Madoff from 2023-12-06T12:30

Darren Berg was a bit of a scammer. He scammed his fraternity brothers at the University of Oregon. He scammed a Portland bank. Following each scam, Darren received a slap on the wrist. So was...

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278: Insurance Fraud from 2023-11-22T12:30

Melvin Eugene Hanson was dead. The 46-year-old had apparently passed away in his doctor’s office after he’d called to complain about chest pain. Right away, investigators were suspicious. Why ...

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277: Buried Treasure?? from 2023-11-15T12:30

Michael was terrified… and frankly, confused. Two masked men had just broken into his Newport Beach home. They’d beaten him mercilessly. They’d threatened him with a gun. They’d zip tied his w...

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276: A Hunting Accident from 2023-11-08T12:30

When Leonila Stickney died from a gunshot wound, her fiance Russell Bertram was quick to provide an explanation. The former police chief told investigators that she’d died in a hunting acciden...

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275: A Timber Swindler (and Obsessed Fest '23) from 2023-11-01T11:03

Well hello, everyone!

We recorded this episode a few days after we returned from Obsessed Fest ‘23. … Though it’s probably more accurate to say that we recorded this episode a few day...

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274: A Big Bad Wolf from 2023-10-25T11:30

It was Halloween night. Doreen Erbert and her four-year-old daughter were cuddled up on the couch, watching a movie, when they heard a knock at the door. The knock sounded aggressive, but Dore...

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273: A Foreclosure from 2023-10-18T11:30

Nicholas Firkus couldn’t believe what he was hearing. It sounded like someone was downstairs, trying to break into his home. So he woke his wife, Heidi, asked her to call 911, and grabbed his ...

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272: The Murder of Imette St. Guillen from 2023-10-11T11:30

Imette St. Guillen wanted to have a good time. Her birthday was just a few days away, so she and a friend went out to celebrate. But when the bar closed and her friend wanted to go home, Imett...

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271: 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing from 2023-10-04T11:30

September 15, 1963, should have been a typical Sunday at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In the church basement, children busily prepared for youth Sunday. Five lit...

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270: The Kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser from 2023-09-27T11:30

When nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser went missing, his family panicked. Kidnappings weren’t commonplace, but in 1935, wealthy families were on guard for them. The Great Depression was in ful...

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269: The Nose Doctor! from 2023-09-20T11:30

Mark Weinberger didn’t ask for much. All he wanted was an 80-foot yacht, a sushi chauffeur, a skinny wife, and a five-story townhome. Luckily, Mark could afford his glitzy lifestyle. He was an...

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268: The Disappearance of an Entire Family from 2023-09-13T11:30

Alice Anderson was in a state of alarm. Her fifteen year old son, Bruce Brenizer had just called with disturbing information. His father, Rick, was missing. So was his father’s girlfriend, Rut...

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267: The Coca-Cola Poisonings from 2023-09-06T11:30

Peggy Carr didn’t feel well. She was nauseous. She could barely speak. Her feet felt as though they were burning from the inside out. Her family rushed her to the hospital, but the doctors wer...

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266: The Murder of Martre Coles from 2023-08-30T11:30

Martre Coles was no stranger to tragedy. When he was just 16 years old, his mother died suddenly. A month later, Martre’s father invited his new girlfriend, Denise Gay, to live with them. Mart...

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265: SENSA! from 2023-08-23T11:30

BREAKING NEWS! We just discovered the biggest weight loss breakthrough of the 21st century!! It’s definitely not a scam!!!!!!!!!1

You don’t need to diet! You don’t need to exercise! ...

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264: The Fager Family Murders from 2023-08-16T11:30

Bill Butterworth claimed he had no idea what happened. He awoke in a haze, hundreds of miles from home. He’d driven from Kansas to Florida in a car that wasn’t his. The vehicle belonged to a f...

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263: Strongman Duo Chop and Steele from 2023-08-09T11:30

Are you ready to get buff? Boy, have you come to the right place!

In this episode, we learn from the VERY REAL strongman duo, Chop and Steele. They’ll lead you through workouts you’ve...

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262: The Murder of Michelle Martinko from 2023-08-02T11:30

Plenty of people saw Michelle Martinko at the Westdale Mall on December 19, 1979. She spoke to a few friends, tried on a winter coat, and grabbed a bite to eat at Orange Julius. By the time sh...

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261: The Six Flags Haunted Castle Disaster from 2023-07-26T11:30

The Haunted Castle at Six Flags Great Adventure always drew a big crowd. People often waited for more than an hour to get into the spooky, dimly-lit corridors of the castle. But the Haunted Ca...

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260: The Multiple Attacks on Donna Palomba from 2023-07-19T11:30

Donna Palomba desperately needed the police’s help. She’d just been attacked in her home by a masked gunman. He’d raped her and threatened her life. Donna was shaken to her core. The attacker ...

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259: The Kidnapping of Ginny Piper from 2023-07-12T11:30

We’ve got big news to share… and boy are we nervous to share it.

In this episode, we announce a change to the show’s format that will hopefully give us better work/life balance....
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258: The Massie Affair&a Disappearance from 2023-07-05T11:30

One thing is certain: *Something* happened to Thalia Massie on the night of September 12, 1931. She’d stormed out of a party at the Ala Wai Inn alone, annoyed with her husband and his Navy fri...
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257: A Drowning&a Shipwreck from 2023-05-31T11:30

Note: This is our last episode before we go on break! We’ll be back with new episodes in July, but if you can’t wait that long, sign up for our Patreon! The $5 level gets you instant acce...
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256: The Sweetheart Swindler&a Cold Case from 2023-05-24T11:30

When Desiree Boltos (literally) bumped into Dick Olmstead in Office Depot, Dick felt a spark. It didn’t matter that he was 75 and she was 32. As the two of them talked, they discovered that th...
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255: A Trip to the Movies&the eBay Stalking Scandal from 2023-05-17T11:30

Chad just wanted to see a movie. He sat next to his wife, Nicole, as the previews rolled. When Chad pulled out his cell phone to check on his toddler, another moviegoer angrily told him to put...
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254: An A*shole&a Psychic Vision from 2023-05-10T11:30

Brian Eftenoff was a bit of a douche. He was arrogant. Self centered. Controlling. But when he met a young Judi Harding at a bar in Phoenix, he laid on the charm. Judi was smitten. Soon, Brian...
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253: A Black Guy&a Disappearance from 2023-05-03T11:30

When Mike Golub’s ex-girlfriend, Shannon Floyd, asked him to pick up their son from her home, Mike had to be a little taken aback. In the years since they’d broken up, Mike had only ever been ...
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252: Ringing the Wrong Doorbell&the Disappearance of Maribel Ramos from 2023-04-26T11:30

This week, Kristin starts us off with an old, yet very timely story. In 1992, Yoshihiro Hattori and his friend Webb Haymaker arrived at what they thought was the location of a halloween party....
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251: A Bomb&an Irish Heiress from 2023-04-19T11:30

Barry Hornstein wasn’t sure what, exactly, was in his driveway. It looked like some sort of metal cylinder. Barry went to pick it up, but thought better of it. He gave it a kick instead. The s...
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250: A New Neighbor&an Assplosion from 2023-04-12T11:30

Leith, North Dakota, is a very small place. So, when Craig Cobb moved to town, everyone tried to be friendly. He was a little odd, but he seemed harmless. He was just an older, lonely...
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249: Faylene Grant&Peanuts! from 2023-04-05T11:30

Faylene Grant’s death could have been many things. It could have been an accident. It could have been a suicide. It could have been cold-blooded murder. It could have been the result of emotio...
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248: The Lost Script&License Plate Scanners from 2023-03-29T11:30

Gather ‘round, dear listeners, for a devastating tale! A nugget of pure comedy gold has, sadly, been lost forever.

You see, two months ago, one of our Patrons suggested that we do som...
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247: The Murder of Maddie Clifton&a Triple Kidnapping from 2023-03-22T11:30

Brandi starts us off with a gut-wrenching story. On the evening of November 3, 1998, all eight-year-old Maddie Clifton wanted to do was go outside and play. Her mother gave her permission to g...
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246: Toilets&the Red Sash Murderer from 2023-03-15T11:30

Hank Robar is not one to be messed with. So when he got into a dispute with village officials in his hometown of Potsdam, New York, he got even by decorating his property with toilets. Over t...
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245: Good Solid Policework&Monopoly from 2023-03-08T12:30

Heather Bogle’s murder was nothing short of brutal. The young, single mother’s body was discovered in the trunk of her car, shot and beaten. Detective Sean O’Connell was assigned to Heather’s ...
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244: LGBT Bullying&a Home Invasion from 2023-03-01T12:33

When Jamie Nabozny reached middle school, several of his classmates began bullying him for being gay. They called him names. They spat on him. They tripped him in the halls. Jamie and his pare...
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243: Fires from 2023-02-22T12:30

Brandi starts us off with a story that’s as bizarre as it is upsetting.

Ashlea Ann Harris was, most likely, exhausted. She was an assistant manager at American Eagle, and she’d spent...
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242: Don't Mess With Moms! from 2023-02-15T12:30

Mike Williams was an avid outdoorsman. So it was no surprise when he headed out early one morning to go duck hunting on Lake Seminole. But it was definitely surprising when Mike wasn’t home by...
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241: Fugitives! from 2023-02-08T12:30

Dry those eyes! Your favorite midwestern gals are back from break and fully (ahem) rejuvenated.

Brandi starts us off with a story that *seems* straightforward. When LaNell Barsock wa...
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240: Liberace&Karl Karlsen from 2022-12-21T12:30

Liberace was many things. He was a talented pianist. A singer. A showman. He was also… a messy bitch. So buckle up, folks! His struggles as a closeted gay man in Hollywood will have you feelin...
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239: A Bank Robbery&SoHo Karen from 2022-12-14T12:30

A gunman rushed into the Texas Commerce Bank, barking orders. He wore a mask. He disguised his voice. Bank tellers Kelly McGinnis and Lisa Silvas were terrified. It had finally happened. The b...
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238: The Tulia Drug Bust&Online Dating from 2022-12-07T12:19

In the late 90s, the little town of Tulia, Texas, was up to its ass in drugs. At least, that’s what the local sheriff thought. So he hired a guy named Tom Coleman to work as an undercover narc...
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237: Brandi's Wedding&Standing Your Ground from 2022-11-30T12:30

This week, Brandi made entry into the sex dungeon with a WHOLE NEW NAME! She is officially Brandi POND! She tells us all about her big day, and Kristin tells us exactly how far her pubes exten...
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236: The Disappearance of Elizabeth Sullivan&the Tech Rapist from 2022-11-16T12:30

Elizabeth Sullivan was struggling. She’d married her military husband following a whirlwind romance a few years earlier. Shortly after they married, the Navy relocated the couple to San Diego....
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235: Prepare to be DP'd! from 2022-11-09T12:32

He’s back by popular demand! Kristin’s dad, DP, returns to the pod to ask critical questions, like: Where’s Norm? Where’s David?? And do you have at least six months’ living expenses in saving...
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234: Back to Our Roots from 2022-11-02T11:34

This episode should feel like an old, familiar tune. Kristin starts us off with an old timey love triangle and Brandi covers a family annihilator…?

Robert Miller was a celebrated cri...
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233: A Catastrophe and a Preppy Rapist from 2022-10-26T11:00

James Scott had a reputation for wreaking havoc. As a teen, he burned down an abandoned elementary school. A few years later, he set fire to an apartment complex and a garage. But by 1993, he ...
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232: Cameron Diaz&the Murder of a Criminal Defense Lawyer from 2022-10-19T11:00

Cameron Diaz had a lot going on. Her latest movie, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, was about to hit theaters. With the release just days away, a photographer named John Rutter reached out to ...
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231: The Cardiff Giant from 2022-10-12T11:00

T’was 1869 (nice) and a farmer named William “Stub” Newell hired two men to dig a well on his property. He told the men where to dig and left them to do their thing. The men dug and dug. They ...
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230: Erin Andrews' Stalker&a Honeymoon Mystery from 2022-10-05T11:30

Sportscaster Erin Andrews was living her dream, traveling all over the country to cover college football games. It was tough to be a woman in a male-dominated industry, but she made a name for...
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229: The Murders of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind&Rachel Hoffman from 2022-09-28T11:00

Savanna Lafontaine-Greywind had no reason to suspect her neighbor, Brooke Crews, was up to something. Brooke claimed she just needed a quick favor. Would Savanna come upstairs and try on a dre...
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228: The San Antonio Four&Michele Neurauter from 2022-09-21T11:30

When Liz Ramirez’ nieces came to visit her for a week in 1994, they had a nice time. They went to the pool. They played basketball. They ate hot dogs. Liz’s roommate, Kristie Mayhugh met the g...
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227: Insurance Fraud! from 2022-09-14T11:05

Linda Leedom and Lula Young had been best friends for years. They were like sisters. So when Lula developed cancer, and later died in a fire, Linda was overwhelmed with grief. Then she read Lu...
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226: CoolSculpting&the Disappearance of Michele Harris from 2022-09-07T11:30

Supermodel Linda Evangelista was feeling insecure about her body. Her thighs weren’t quite as slim as they used to be. Her jawline wasn’t quite as hard. A new cosmetic procedure called CoolScu...
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225: This One's So Bad We Invented a Strip Club from 2022-08-31T11:30

Tynesha Stewart was exceptionally bright and beautiful. She studied civil engineering at Texas A&M University. But a few years earlier, when she was still in high school, Tynesha met Timot...
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224: The Kidnapping of Adolph Coors III&a Disappearance from 2022-08-24T11:30

Adolph Coors III was in an enviable position. His grandfather had founded the Coors Brewing company, and by 1960, Adolph Coors III was the company’s CEO. He had a wife and four children. He wa...
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223: Threatening Messages&an Airplane Pooper from 2022-08-17T11:30

Being the head of security for a televangelist can be pretty scary… apparently. In late 2008, Chris Coleman received a threatening email. The writer was upset with his boss, Joyce Meyer. They ...
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222: The Hell House&a Normal Death from 2022-08-10T11:30

Kristin really did the Lord’s work this week by bravely sitting through an entire episode of Obsession: Dark Desires. (Please clap.) Between the terrible reenactments and over-the-top Southern...
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221: We're Terribly Sorry for this Terrible Episode from 2022-08-03T11:30

If you’re looking for a light-hearted episode that’ll leave you feeling warm and tingly, this ain’t it.

Brandi starts us off with the story of a toddler whose body was discovered in t...
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220: Dippin' Dots&the Disappearance of Jennifer Rothwell from 2022-07-27T11:05

In the year of our Lord 1987, a microbiologist named Curt Jones blessed us with the invention of Dippin’ Dots. The nation’s theme parks were never the same. But with success comes thievin’ bit...
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219: 48 Hours! from 2022-07-20T11:30

In this episode, we both covered cases from 48 Hours. Did we plan for this to be a themed episode? Yes. Yes we did. We are professionals.

Brandi starts us off, as she often does, with...
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218: A Victory for Gay Rights&Terrible Friends from 2022-07-13T11:30

When Sharon Kowalski and Karen Thompson fell in love, they knew they needed to be careful. It was the 1970s, and they lived in a conservative Minnesota town. They feared that if they came out ...
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217: A Chilling 911 Call&a Murder"Mystery" from 2022-06-01T11:20

Keyona Griffin needed help. Terrified, she dialed 911 and whispered to the dispatcher that she was in grave danger. She told the dispatcher her address and said, “he’s trying to kill me. He al...
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216: A Hollywood Scandal&the Disappearance of Annie Le from 2022-05-25T11:00

Patricia Douglas had been misled. She, like all the other girls and young women who’d answered MGM’s casting call, thought she’d been hired to dance in a movie. Instead, she was taken to a wil...
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215: Wrongfully Convicted People With The Last Name Brown from 2022-05-18T11:30

We’ve got a theme! …. A weird, totally accidental theme! This week, we’re talking about wrongfully convicted people who also happen to have the last name Brown.

Br...
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214: A"Victim"&a Fire from 2022-05-11T11:35

Michael Dunn pulled into a gas station parking lot, peeved. The teenagers in the car next to him were playing their music too loud. Michael told his fiance, Rhonda, “I hate that thug music.” W...
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213: A Murder Mystery&the Central Park Karen from 2022-05-04T11:30

Brandi is back at it again with another Johnson County murder mystery. How does she keep finding these? Is it because she’s the one committing all these murders? Is that why she knows so many ...
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212: An Australian Catfish&Domestic Violence from 2022-04-27T11:30

Kristin starts us off with a catfish…. AUSTRALIAN STYLE!

When Davine Arckens was 24-years-old, she set off on the adventure of a lifetime: A year in Australia. She ...
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211: A Creepy Manager&Balloonfest '86 from 2022-04-20T11:30

Alisha Bromfield wasn’t interested in being Brian Cooper’s wedding date. But Alisha didn’t have much of a choice. Brian was her boss, and he was a vindictive creep. If she rejected his invitat...
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210: A Cool Teacher&Teenaged Love from 2022-04-13T11:25

PSA: If you haven’t Googled that “cool” teacher from high school, go ahead. We’ll wait.

Douglas Le had a reputation for being the cool teacher at Gilroy High Schoo...
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209: A Durham Staircase&the Transy Book Heist from 2022-04-06T11:30

Brandi starts us off with a story about a staircase in Durhan, North Carolina. To clarify: That’s a staircase in Durham – not the staircase in Durham. Turns out, there’s more...
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208: Easter Sunday Massacre from 2022-03-30T11:30

Brandi really outdid herself this week by covering the most horrifying crime… ever???

James Urban Ruppert had a rough life. As he grew into adulthood, his struggles...
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207: An Abduction&a Surgeon from 2022-03-23T11:00

The out-of-work supermodels really struggled with this episode. Brandi’s case gave her nightmares and Kristin’s case is infuriatingly stupid.

Brandi starts us off w...
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206: Vincent Chin&a Johnson County Mystery from 2022-03-16T11:30

Kristin starts us off with the story of a hate crime that galvanized Asian Americans.

On the night of his bachelor party, Vincent Chin was brutally attacked by Michael Nitz and his s...
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205: A Charlatan&a Family Annihilator from 2022-03-09T12:30

Is this the twilight zone? Perhaps it is. We’re wearing top hats on our tits, we’re putting Jello in our salads, and Brandi’s covering a charlatan while Kristin covers a family annihilator. Wh...
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204: Wells Fargo Robbery&a Mysterious Illness from 2022-03-02T12:30

It’s tough to rob an armored car. But on November 28, 1994, a group of men did exactly that. Their crime was brazen. They took control of the vehicle in a mall parking lot, in broad daylight. ...
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203: A Stalker&a Deeply Stupid Heist from 2022-02-23T12:30

Get ready to be infuriated.

Tiana Notice wanted nothing to do with her ex-boyfriend, James Carter. He’d seemed perfect at first, but it didn’t take long for Tiana ...
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202: Death Penalty Cases from 2022-02-16T12:30

Wanda Lopez was a little freaked out. She was working the evening shift, alone, at a gas station in a rough part of town, and a sketchy dude was outside the store with a knife. She called the ...
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201: Jodi Arias (Pt. 2)&Clarence Elkins from 2022-02-09T12:30

If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, then sashay away. If you have listened to part one of Brandi’s Jodi Arias coverage, then Shante, you stay.

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200: Jodi Arias&the Duke Lacrosse Scandal from 2022-02-02T12:30

We missed you all! We are back from break, refreshed and rejuvenated and ready to bring you a VERY meaty boi!

Kristin starts us off with a sports story. (Yes, you r...
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199: Shawn Bentler&War Machine from 2021-12-15T12:30

Shawn Bentler had money trouble. He wanted money desperately, but didn’t want to work for it. In fact, Shawn was so bad at showing up for work that he got fired from the family business. He la...
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198: The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery&a Mysterious Pool Death from 2021-12-08T12:30

Nearly every day, Ahmaud Arbery went out for a jog. February 23, 2020 was no exception. His route included a loop through Satilla Shores – a neighborhood just a couple miles from his own, but ...
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197: Childhood Friends&the Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr from 2021-12-01T12:30

Initially, Sarah Stern’s disappearance looked like a suicide. Her car had been found abandoned on a bridge. On the day she went missing, she gave a box of keepsakes to a neighbor. Her best fri...
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196: Internment Camps&a Bathtub Mystery from 2021-11-17T12:30

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Fred Korematsu led a fairly typical American life. His family went to church every Sunday. They owned a small business. The Korematsu family had always faced...
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195: Boston Massacre&Alexis Murphy from 2021-11-10T12:30

Alexis Murphy had a bright future ahead of her. She was the captain of her high school’s volleyball team, a robust social media presence, and plans to go to college. But one day in August of 2...
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194: Newlyweds&Anthony Gray from 2021-11-03T11:30

Hold onto your hats, because Kristin starts us off with a doozy. When investigators arrived at the home of James and Vivian Gray, they didn’t do a great job. They invited randos to help clean ...
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193: An Anniversary Getaway&the Lynching of Timothy Coggins from 2021-10-27T11:30

Harold Henthorn loved a good surprise. So when he began planning a surprise anniversary trip for his wife, Toni, he pulled out all the stops. He asked her office staff to clear her schedule. H...
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192: A Wild Robbery and the Honeymoon from Hell from 2021-10-20T11:21

Marjorie Jackson was a multi-millionaire who didn’t trust banks. So, when she discovered that a high ranking bank employee had stolen from her, she took action. Over the course of four months,...
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191: Bresha Meadows&Nailah Franklin from 2021-10-13T11:30

Bresha Meadows had run out of options. She’d tried talking to the police. She’d tried running away from home. She tried everything she could think of to get away from her abusive father. Nothi...
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190: A Mighty Slut Shaming&Brothers from 2021-10-06T11:30

T’was the fall of 1882, and Nicholas Dukes had a lot going for him. He was a prominent attorney. He’d just been elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. To top it all off, he was ...
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189: The Secret Serial Killer&a Mother from 2021-09-29T11:30

It was the summer of 2004, and Charlie and Teri Brandt needed to get someplace safe. With Hurricane Ivan headed for their home in Big Pine Key, the couple went to Orlando to stay with their ni...
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188: The Mysterious Death of Greg Fleniken&a Love Triangle from 2021-09-22T11:30

When Detective Scott Apple entered room 348 of the MCM Elegante Hotel, he didn’t think he had a mystery on his hands. A man named Greg Fleniken lay dead on the floor. The hotel room showed no ...
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187: What are the chances?? from 2021-09-15T11:30

Candy Williams couldn’t believe her luck. She’d been out on the beach in late 2005, when a handsome stranger approached her. His name was Jovan Collier. The pair quickly hit it off. Jovan was ...
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186: The Murder of Robert Schwartz&a Mystery in Miami from 2021-09-08T11:30

When a utility worker came across Inna Budnytska, he initially thought she was dead. She’d been severely beaten and abandoned in a vacant lot in Miami. She was unconscious, and remained in tha...
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185: The Clinton 12&the Murder of Adrianne Reynolds from 2021-09-01T11:09

Adrianne Reynolds had a tumultuous childhood. But when she turned 16, she moved to East Moline, Illinois to live with her adoptive father and stepmother, and it seemed that Adrianne was on ste...
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184: 2002! from 2021-08-25T11:30

Lydia Fairchild was in a tight spot, financially. She had two young children, was pregnant with a third, and she was unemployed. So she applied for welfare. As part of Washington state’s appli...
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183: Exonerations! from 2021-08-18T11:30

Kathy Sigman and Maria Ridulph were best friends. The little girls played together constantly, and the evening of December 3, 1957, was no exception. But that evening, a young man approached t...
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182: Kidnappings! from 2021-08-11T11:30

When he was working as a manager at Imo’s Pizza, Michael Devlin put up a pretty good front. He was personable. Well read. Friendly. But back at his apartment, Michael was a different man. He w...
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181: Sh*tbags! from 2021-08-04T11:22

This episode nearly killed us. ….Or was it the Oreos, Pringles and alcohol that nearly killed us?

When we sat down to record this episode a *second time,* we about...
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180: Candy Montgomery&Ruth Snyder from 2021-07-28T11:30

Candy Montgomery was bored. Her life wasn’t half bad. She was living in her dream home in the outskirts of Dallas, she had two kids, and a husband who made bank at Texas Instruments. Plus, she...
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179: A Mother-Daughter Bond&A Speech from 2021-07-21T11:30

Steven Robards was in rough shape. He’d been perfectly fine just hours earlier, but suddenly, the 38-year-old man’s arms and legs went stiff. He couldn’t swallow. His mouth foamed. By the time...
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178: An Old Timey Meghan Markle&A Possession from 2021-07-14T11:30

Ready for some old timey Meghan Markle vibes? Unfortunately, America has its own homegrown case. Back in the day, the Rhinelander name was synonymous with success. The Rhinelanders were as wea...
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177: A Cold Case&A Lover from 2021-07-07T11:05

Corey Wieneke was popular. He’d been a high school football star, and soon after graduation, he began working in his family’s bar -- Wink’s Bar & Grill. His good looks and gregarious perso...
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176: Disappearance of Kyron Horman&a Suicide Helper from 2021-06-02T11:11

Nadia Kajouji was having a rough time. It was her first year of college, and she was suffering from depression. Feeling isolated, Nadia turned to an online forum where she found people struggl...
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175: A Cult&the Murder of Doris Angleton from 2021-05-26T11:00

Sherry Shriner had a wacky belief: That alien lizards had come to Earth, shape shifted into human form, and were conspiring to put the antichrist in power. Sherry shared this belief online, an...
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174: A Determined Mother from 2021-05-19T11:36

Patrick Smith called 911, distraught. He told the dispatcher that his wife, Amanda, had just shot herself in the head. When police arrived on the scene, they found gun cleaning equipment near ...
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173: The Kidnapping of Zephany Nurse&the Dionne Quintuplets from 2021-05-12T11:30

Celeste lay in her hospital bed, drifting in and out of sleep. Her newborn baby, Zephany, lay sleeping in a cot next to her. At some point, Celeste remembers a woman in a nurse’s uniform comin...
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172: The Murder Of Botham Jean&A Fire from 2021-05-05T11:30

Botham Jean had been looking forward to a quiet night at home. The 26-year-old accountant made himself a bowl of ice cream and settled into his comfy leather couch, ready to watch some footbal...
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171: An Intruder&A Real Estate Agent from 2021-04-28T11:30

Julene Simko called 911 in a panic. She’d just discovered her husband dead in their bed. He’d been shot in the back of the head by an intruder. She’d already grabbed a gun and fired two shots ...
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170: A Catfish&A Brutal Murder from 2021-04-21T11:30

Brian Hile was smitten. He’d never had much luck with the ladies, but at 28, his dream had come true. He’d found a smokin’ hot girlfriend. She had long blond hair, piercing eyes, and she loved...
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169: Cold French Fries&a Texas A&M Professor from 2021-04-14T11:30

Cindy Reese had a bad feeling. The second she opened her front door, she saw that her house had been ransacked. She called for her husband, Michael, but he didn’t answer. Clearly, something wa...
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168: A Man Who Hated Domino's&a Family Annihilator from 2021-04-07T11:30

Mitchell Carlton Sims was pretty proud of himself. He’d landed a job as the manager of a Domino’s Pizza in West Columbia, South Carolina. But the good times didn’t last long. He got into a dis...
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167: A Supposedly Sketchy Medical Examiner&the Murder of Mandy Stavik from 2021-03-31T11:30

Kay Sybers hated going to the doctor. According to her husband, Bill Sybers, Kay hated going to the doctor so much that she refused to get medical treatment for her ongoing chest pain. The mor...
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166: An Office Romance&a Terrible Fall from 2021-03-24T11:30

As far as 911 calls went, this one was strange. An anonymous woman claimed that her neighbor, whose name she didn’t know, had been attacked by a man. Then she hung up. When the dispatcher call...
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165: A Missing Bullet&the Black Widow of Las Vegas from 2021-03-17T11:30

Tim Noble called 911, desperate for help. He’d just walked into the home he shared with his fiance, Debra Holden, and found her dead on the couch. A gun lay next to her. It appeared she’d died...
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164: The Tesco Bomber&a Sinister Minister from 2021-03-10T12:30

John Purnell was having a pretty normal day at his job as head of security for Great Britain’s biggest supermarket chain. Then he got a bizarre phone call from a local newscaster. The newscast...
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163: Ewell Family Murders&April Kauffman from 2021-03-03T12:30

Brandi starts us off with a very Brandi case. It was Easter weekend, 1992, and Dana Ewell was concerned. He was spending time with his girlfriend’s family and couldn’t get a hold of h...
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162: Undercover Mother&Another Bathtub Murder? from 2021-02-24T12:30

Mark Fisher just wanted to have a little fun. That’s why the 19-year-old college sophomore headed into New York City with his friends. While they were out drinking, Mark ran into another frien...
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161: The Murder of Randy Sheridan from 2021-02-17T12:30

It was just before Christmas 1992. Randy Sheridan was out jogging near his house in Junction City, Kansas, when he was ambushed and killed. An investigation revealed that he’d been shot five t...
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160: The Mysterious Death of Sarah Widmer from 2021-02-10T12:30

It was nearly 11 p.m. when Ryan Widmer called 911. He told the dispatcher, “My wife. She fell asleep in the bathtub, I think. I was downstairs. I just came up here and she was laying face down...
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159: The Worst Woman on Earth&a Cruise Ship from 2021-02-03T12:30

Brandi starts us off with a story about a serial killer who the New York Times dubbed, “the worst woman on Earth.” In 1889, Lizzie Brown took a job working as a housekeeper for a 70-y...
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158: Rosa Parks&a Serial Killer from 2021-01-27T12:30

We all think we know the story of Rosa Parks. She was an old, tired woman who got on a bus in segregated Montgomery, Alabama. When the white bus driver asked her to give up her seat t...
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157: Amber Alerts! from 2021-01-20T12:30

Stephenie Woods was beyond exhausted. She’d just had a c-section a week earlier, when she gave birth to her daughter, Abby. So Stephanie laid down on her couch for a nap. Abby was asleep in he...
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156: The Mysterious Lloyd Gaines&a Creepy Church Lady from 2021-01-13T12:30

When Lloyd Gaines requested a course catalog from the University of Missouri’s School of Law, the registrar sent one right away. Later, when Lloyd applied to the school, university officials t...
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155: A Killer Son-in-Law&An Innocent Joke! from 2021-01-06T12:30

Kenneth Parks showed up at his local police station in a haze. He was covered in blood. His hands were horribly injured. He was confused, but horrified. He told police, “I think I have just ki...
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154: PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Typhoid Mary&Scrunchies from 2020-12-30T12:30

Hello you skeezy scunches! We’re off this week for New Year’s, but we’ll be back next week with a brand spankin’ new episode. We hope you’re having a safe and happy holiday season!

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153: REBROADCAST: EHR MAH GERD! A CERH BERM! from 2020-12-23T12:30

Hi everyone! We are taking the week off to celebrate the holidays, but we're rereleasing one of our all-time favorite episodes. We hope you enjoy! Happy Holidays from the LGTC crew!<...
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152: Embezzlement and Sisters from 2020-12-16T12:30

Rita Crundwell had just about everything. She owned multiple properties. A kick ass RV. 400 horses. A freezer full of horse semen. How did she support herself? Well, that depended on who you a...
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151: A"Massive"Defense Strategy&Ed Johnson from 2020-12-09T12:30

Richard Henry Patterson was mortified. His girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez, was dead in his bed, and he knew exactly what was to blame. His sizable penis. He was certain she’d choked and died ...
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150: Consensual Murder&Horror at Dollar General from 2020-12-02T12:30

It was the mid-90’s and Sharon Lopatka was super into the brand spankin’ new world wide web. She launched a handful of online businesses. She chatted with newfound friends. She also e...
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149: Wrongful Convictions from 2020-11-18T12:30

When Kathleen Schroll called her mom late one night in the spring of 2008, her voice shook with fear. She said that a man named Ollin “Pete” Coones was in her house. He’d stolen her lawn mower...
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148: A Dwelling Defender&a Normal Middle Class Family from 2020-11-11T12:30

Byron David Smith was in his basement on Thanksgiving Day, minding his own business when he heard a window break upstairs. Then he heard someone enter his home. Byron grabbed his gun and waite...
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147: MURDER! from 2020-11-04T12:30

When Bruce Rouse didn’t show up for work one summer morning in 1980, his employees immediately knew something was up. So they called his house and Bruce’s teenage children went to their parent...
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146: Dane Cook&Ryan Ferguson from 2020-10-28T11:30

For a few years in the mid-2000’s, Dane Cook was on top of the world. He performed high-energy stand up routines to countless adoring fans. He sold out Madison Square Garden. One of his stand ...
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145: The Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews&Eliza Jumel's Divorce from 2020-10-21T11:30

It was a cold February day, and mother of the year Karen Matthews was in a panic. Her nine-year-old daughter, Shannon Matthews, hadn’t come home from school that day. Immediately, the tightkni...
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144: The Queen of Mean&Sunny von Bulow from 2020-10-14T11:30

Leona Helmsley referred to herself as the queen of the palace, but her terrible personality earned her a more apt nickname -- the queen of mean. She and her husband were rich beyond most peop...
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143: Ruth Bader Ginsburg&Identity Theft from 2020-10-07T11:30

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer. When she entered Harvard Law School, she wa...
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142: REBROADCAST: Too Much Betrayal&the Reluctant Lottery Winner from 2020-09-30T11:30

Steven Beard woke up on October 2, 1999, in horrible pain. His stomach was split open. His intestines were exposed. When he called 911, he couldn’t tell the dispatcher what had happened — he c...
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141: The Pitfalls of Being a Child Star&a Troubled Marriage from 2020-09-23T11:30

Jackie Coogan landed his first movie role when he was just an infant. A few years later, when he was performing the shimmy on stage, Charlie Chaplin was taken by his performance. He cast littl...
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140: High Schoolers from 2020-09-16T11:00

As the Civil War came to an end, Alexander Clark saw possibilities. He’d helped dismantle slavery, and now he wanted a piece of the next big fight -- the fight for equality. So he and other bl...
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139: A Facebook Stalker&a Foreclosure from 2020-09-09T11:30

It all started with a friend request. Amanda Playle was flattered to see the Facebook request come in from her old high school boyfriend, Anthony Reynolds. The two hadn’t spoken for a while, b...
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138: The Ken and Barbie Killers&the Cocoanut Grove Fire from 2020-09-02T11:30

In the early 1940s, Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub was *the* place to see and be seen. The club owner, Barnet “Barney” Welansky, was a sharp businessman. He ensured that the club was beauti...
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137: A Poisoner&A True Douche Canoe from 2020-08-26T11:30

Audrey Marie Frazier defies true crime labels. Was she a black widow? Was she a master of disguise? An escape artist? We like to think she was all three! See, ladies? We really can have it all...
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136: The Great Molasses Flood&a Father's Love from 2020-08-19T11:45:09

It was the winter of 1919, and the folks at the Purity Distilling Company were working their asses off. Prohibition was right around the corner, and they wanted to make as much rum as they cou...
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135: Love Stories from 2020-08-12T11:30

This week, we covered two romantic entanglements that’ll have you reaching for the puke bucket.

Burt Pugach was a wealthy, married lawyer when he met 21-year-old Li...
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134: The Kidnapping of Jeremy London&a House Fire from 2020-08-05T11:30

Cameron Todd Willingham woke up to his two-year-old daughter screaming “Daddy, Daddy!” He sat up in bed, but was surrounded by smoke so thick he could barely see. He made his way out of the bu...
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133: The Watcher&Laura Ingalls Wilder from 2020-07-29T11:00

Derek and Maria Broaddus couldn’t have been more thrilled. In the summer of 2014, they bought their dream home in Westfield, New Jersey. But their dream home quickly turned into a nightmare wh...
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132: Brandi's Back&the Black Widow of Keller, Texas from 2020-07-22T11:30

Michelle Williams called 911 in a panic. She’d woken up from on her living room couch to a loud bang. She groggily made her way to the master bedroom, only to be struck in the face by a man dr...
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131: Conrad Hilton III&a Bad Pot of Coffee from 2020-07-15T11:30

Daryl Pitts, aka DP, is back for his third illustrious guest appearance on the podcast, and he has one hell of a story to tell.

Conrad Hilton III is young, rich, a...
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130: Rebroadcast: Bad Dads! (Featuring DP) from 2020-07-08T11:00

Hey everybody! With Brandi out on maternity leave, we decided to rebroadcast one of our favorite episodes -- the Bad Dads episode, featuring Kristin's Dad, Daryl Pitts. But why this episode? W...
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128: A Museum Heist&Dalia Dippolito from 2020-07-01T11:30

Dalia Dippolito was mid-workout when she got a terrible phone call. A police officer informed her that she needed to come home immediately. He wouldn’t say why. Dalia rushed back to the townho...
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127: PATREON BONUS EPISODE: The Candyman&Buried Alive from 2020-06-24T11:00

Barbara Mackle had just been kidnapped. An armed man and woman had stormed into her hotel room, bound and chloroformed her mother, and taken her at gunpoint to their car. They drove for roughl...
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126: Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw&a Shocking Medical Diagnosis from 2020-06-17T11:00

Buckle up. This first story is awful.

Daniel Holtzclaw had been an officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department for a few years when a woman came forward with an accusation. Her ...
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125: Larry Flynt vs. Jerry Falwell&the Murder of Becki Dillard from 2020-06-10T11:30

Moody, Missouri, isn’t known for its crime rate. So when a passerby discovered a dead body on the side of the highway, they called 911 and reported a fatal car crash. But when police arrived o...
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124: The Chicago Tylenol Murders and Corruption in Kansas City from 2020-06-03T11:15

TW: Police Brutality

We don’t normally do trigger warnings, but we’re making an exception this week. In this episode, Brandi’s case very briefly mentions police brutalit...
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123: A World Health Organization Researcher&a Fallopian Tube from 2020-05-27T11:30

Jean-Claude Romand was a pretty big deal. He was a medical doctor. He was a researcher for the World Health Organization. He had an eye for good investments. To the outside world, Jean-Claude ...
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122: Fruitcakes&an Obsessed Girlfriend from 2020-05-20T11:30

The Collin Street Bakery makes one hell of a fruitcake. For more than 100 years, the bakery has shipped their fruitcakes to everyone from Grace Kelly to Vanna White. In fact, the small-town ba...
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121: Family Annihilator Neil Entwistle&a Tumor from 2020-05-13T11:00

Rachel Entwistle’s friends knew something was up. They’d had plans to get together, but Rachel wasn’t answering the door. She wasn’t answering her phone, either. Plus, earlier that day, she’d ...
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120: Pizzagate&the Seton Hall Dorm Fire from 2020-05-06T11:30

Pizzagate is a wildly stupid, debunked consipracy theory. It goes a little something like this: There’s a pizza place in Washington DC! They have a child sex ring in the basement!! Hilary Clin...
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119: Kate Middleton's Topless Photos&William Wallace from 2020-04-29T11:00

William Wallace was on a wild goose chase. He’d been told to go to 25 Menlove Gardens East, in Liverpool, for a business meeting. But no matter how hard he tried, or how many people he asked f...
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118: The Lululemon Murder&A Woman in a Trunk from 2020-04-22T11:30

Mary Scott Castle was hot, rich, and well connected. But when she met a 21-year-old Porter Charlton, she was down on her luck. She’d just gotten divorced, and she’d blown her reputation to bit...
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117: The Murder of Skylar Neese&Dr. Ossian Sweet from 2020-04-15T11:00

This week, Brandi makes up for Kristin’s April Fool’s Day prank by *actually* covering the murder of Skylar Neese.

It was the summer of 2012, and Dave Neese was su...
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116: The Springfield Mall Shooting&Mrs. Sherlock Holmes from 2020-04-08T10:30

It was February of 1917, and 18-year-old Ruth Cruger was missing. Her family panicked. They called the police. But detectives didn’t seem too concerned. They assured the family that Ruth would...
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115: Pepsi's Big Mistake&the Murder of Skylar Neese from 2020-04-01T10:30

It was the early 90s, and Pepsi needed to make a name for itself in the Philippines. So they came up with a brilliant idea. They dubbed it Number Fever. Under the bottle cap of each Pepsi prod...
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114: The Biggest Idiot Ever&a Woman Who Refused to Marry a Rapist from 2020-03-25T10:30

Picture it. Sicily. 1963.

Franca Viola was 15 years old, and engaged to a mafia member named Filippo Melodia. When Filippo went to jail for theft, Franca broke off...
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113: Episode 113: The Murder of Peter Porco&the Boorn Brothers from 2020-03-18T10:30

Kristin starts us off with our most old timey story ever. It was May of 1812 in Manchester, Vermont, and something was up. Russell Colvin was missing. People were pretty sure he’d come back. H...
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112: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis&the Caffey Family Murders from 2020-03-11T10:30

In the summer of 1945, the USS Indianapolis was tasked with a top secret mission. The ship was to transport materials for the atomic bomb that the United States would later drop on Hiroshima, ...
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111: Chocolate Candy Murders&the Wrongful Conviction of Scott Hornoff from 2020-03-04T11:30

Brandi starts us off with a wrongful conviction story unlike any we’ve ever covered. When Scott Hornoff was put on trial for the murder of Victoria Cushman, he had every conceivable advantage....
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110: The Murder of Emmett Till&Justice for Cyntoia Brown from 2020-02-26T11:30

This week, Kristin starts us off with a case that’s as awful as it is important. Emmett Till was just fourteen years old in 1955, when he traveled from his home in Chicago to visit relatives i...
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109: An Interview With The Dog Lady of Lansing Prison from 2020-02-19T11:30

Get ready for a wild ride. This week, we sat down with Toby Dorr, who made international headlines in 2006 when she helped an inmate escape from Lansing Federal Prison.

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108: A YouTube Lawsuit&the Disappearance of Lizabeth Wilson from 2020-02-12T11:30

In 2013, Matt Hoss created an exceptionally cringey YouTube video. He cast himself as the cool guy. He cast a hot young woman to act alongside him. He wrote a script where he gave himself all ...
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107: Fatal Attraction&the Kidnapping of Brooke Hart from 2020-02-05T10:20

Dave Kroupa thought he’d hit the jackpot. He’d just met Cari Farver, a beautiful, intelligent woman who wasn’t looking for a long-term commitment. The two dated casually for a little while, bu...
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106: Cases Covered by America's Most Wanted from 2020-01-29T10:30

This week, we’re talking about cases profiled by America’s Most Wanted.

Kristin starts us off with the story of David James Roberts -- the first fugitive featured in the pilot episode...
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105: The Mother from Hell&the Kidnapping of Yingying Zhang from 2020-01-22T10:30

In the summer of 1984, a small fire broke out along a California highway. A driver pulled off the road to get a closer look at the blaze, but that closer look brought more questions than answe...
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104: The Hazing Death of Matt Carrington&a Murderer Turned Professor from 2020-01-15T11:35

Matt Carrington wasn’t your typical frat boy. He was reserved. He didn’t drink much. But when a friend asked him to rush the Chi Tau fraternity at Chico State University, Matt said sure. He co...
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103: Carol Burnett v. The National Enquirer&the Seemingly Perfect Couple from 2020-01-08T11:30

Brandi starts us off with a story from her Johnson County, Kansas, bubble. Ed and Tyler Patton seemed like the perfect couple. In many ways, they were opposites. He was a partier, while she wa...
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102: The Origin of Miranda Rights&an"Ugly"Anchorwoman from 2020-01-01T11:01

We all know that Miranda rights are important. They’re a staple in every episode of Law & Order. They’re a quick and concise way of making a person aware of their rights. But how did we ge...
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101: Holiday REMIX from 2019-12-25T11:33

It’s time for a remix! In honor of the holiday season, we are re-releasing last year’s ridiculously fun holiday episode. But we’ve added some new stuff, too! There’s a new set of holiday-theme...
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100: Can we get a re-do?? from 2019-12-18T11:01

Can you believe it? It’s our 100th episode! Holy sexy times! Thank you to everyone who joined us on this perilous journey. We hope you’ll stay with us for many episodes to come. If you don’t, ...
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99: Another Family Annihilator&the Smiling Widow from 2019-12-11T11:30:37

Lowell Lee Andrews seemed like a brainy, well-behaved teenager. In fact, the local newspaper called him, “the nicest boy in Wolcott.” After he graduated from high school, he took off for the Uni...
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98: Celia Fought Back&the Disappearance of Kelsey Berreth from 2019-12-04T11:01:12

Celia was sick and tired. She was an enslaved woman, living in Missouri. It seemed the man who purchased her had done so for the sole purpose of raping her. For years, Robert Newsom raped Celia....
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97: A Biology Professor&Winona Ryder’s Shoplifting Trial from 2019-11-27T11:30:34

It was a seemingly normal day at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The biology department was holding their weekly meeting. Biology professor Amy Bishop was unusually quiet that day, but ...
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96: Taylor Swift’s Assault Trial&Ali Kemp from 2019-11-20T07:01:14

Taylor Swift was doing her thing. Before her concert started, she stood backstage, greeting fans and posing for photos. It all seemed pretty normal. Then, a Denver morning radio DJ named David M...
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95: Mob Bosses! (a.k.a. Bob Mosses) from 2019-11-13T07:01:10

Brandi starts us off with the ultimate mob boss, Al Capone. For years, Al Capone ran Chicago. He was the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Mafia, commonly known as the Chicago Outfit. During th...
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94: Skechers Shape-Ups&a Ton of Leaves from 2019-11-06T07:01:39

Ten years ago, Skechers Shape-Ups took the world by storm. The shoes were a miracle. They melted our fat, sculpted our hips buns and thighs. And the best part? We didn’t have to do any extra wor...
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93: A Psychic&Nightmares in a Mansion from 2019-10-30T06:01:11

Jude Deveraux is a prolific romance writer. She’s a New York Times Bestseller and the author of more than 40 novels. One day, the celebrated novelist sought out the services of a psychic named R...
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92: A Man Who Sued His Wife’s Lover&a Robbery at a Video Game Store from 2019-10-23T05:01:40

When Kevin Howard’s wife, Julie, announced that she wanted to separate, Kevin was stunned. They’d been married for twelve years. They had two children. He thought they were happy. Julie claimed ...
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91: Fatty Arbuckle&Strangers with Candy from 2019-10-16T06:01:15

Fatty Arbuckle was a star. He could act. He could sing. He could make an audience roar with laughter. By the 1910s, he was one of the highest paid actors, and among the most popular stars of sil...
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90: The Assassination of William McKinley&a Disturbed Young Gamer from 2019-10-09T06:01:36

United States President William McKinley was on top of the world. For the most part, the American people loved him — and he loved them. In fact, shaking hands and meeting new people was one of h...
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89: The Divorces of Kim Kardashian&Susan Kuhnhausen from 2019-10-02T05:01:33

It’s divorce week! In this episode, we’ll talk about Kim Kardashian’s two divorces and we’ll hear about a guy who *really* didn’t want a divorce.

It was 1988 and Susan Walters was ready...
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88: The Durable Michael Malloy&A Mother Who Took Justice Into Her Own Hands from 2019-09-25T06:01:44

Michael Malloy was one tough dude. He was also an out-of-work alcoholic who didn’t have many friends or family. But his apparent poor health and social isolation made him the ideal target for ...
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87: A Brutal Attack on a Lawyer&Olestra from 2019-09-18T06:01:23

Jennifer Morey Caldwell was a cautious person. So when she picked out her apartment complex, she chose the Bayou Park Apartments. She was a young lawyer living alone in Houston, Texas, so she ...
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86: The Suicide of Tyler Clementi&a Discovery in a Cooler from 2019-09-11T06:01:56

Tyler Clementi was a smart, talented young man with a promising future. But shortly before his freshman year at Rutgers University, Tyler’s randomly assigned roommate, Dharun Ravi, discovered ...
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85: The Dartmouth Murders and an Evil Phlebotomist from 2019-09-04T06:01:47

Dartmouth College professors Half Zantop and Susanne Zantop were hanging out at home, waiting for their friend to arrive for dinner, when two boys showed up at their door. The boys said they w...
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84: A Big Hug&An Incredible Story of Survival from 2019-08-28T06:01:15

It was Sean Tarala’s eighth birthday party, and man was he excited. He’d just gotten a new red bike! He was gonna eat cake! And then, just when life couldn’t get any better, his aunt, Jennifer...
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83: Bad Dads! (Featuring DP) from 2019-08-21T06:01:52

Guess who’s baaaack? It’s none other than Daryl Pitts, a.k.a. DP. For some reason, you people just can’t get enough DP. We don’t judge. We just indulge your every whim.

For this epi...
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82: Holding your wee for a Wii&the Disappearance of a Troubled Teen from 2019-08-14T06:01:42

In the winter of 2007, the Nintendo Wii reigned supreme. It was cool, new, and impossible to get ahold of. So when the California radio station KDND-FM 107.9 The End announced their “hold your...
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81: The Kidnapping Of Edward Cudahy&A Baker Who Refused To Make A Cake from 2019-08-07T06:01:27

Brandi starts us off with the old timey-est kidnapping of them all! It was the winter of 1900 in Omaha, Nebraska, and 16-year-old Edward Cudahy was walking home from a neighbor’s house. Two me...
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80: A Swig of Mountain Dew&the Phony Pony Bandit from 2019-07-31T06:01:08

Ronald Ball was thirsty. So he walked over to the vending machine, got himself a Mountain Dew and cracked it open. He took a swig. Right away, he became violently ill. As soon as he recovered,...
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79: Cruel Teenage Girls&the Snake House from 2019-07-24T06:01:47

Brandi starts us off with a story so upsetting that she’s put off telling it for weeks. In the winter of 1992, two hunters discovered a body that was so badly abused it initially didn’t look r...
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78: Dating Naked&the Abduction of Amber Hagerman from 2019-07-17T06:01:01

When Jessie Nizewitz agreed to be on VH1’s reality dating show “Dating Naked,” she knew one thing for certain — she’d be filmed naked. When Jessie arrived on set, she says producers encouraged...
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77: A Home Invasion&Pepsi Points from 2019-07-10T06:01:55

It was the winter of 2014, and Sue Duncan and her husband Leo Fisher were settling in for a quiet night at home. Sue had a chicken roasting in the oven, and Leo was reading on his recliner. Th...
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76: A Shopaholic&the Glensheen Mansion Murder Mystery from 2019-07-03T06:01:06

It’s October of 2014, and the people of Duncan, Oklahoma, are concerned. They haven’t seen the Hruby family all weekend. The Hruby’s are usually everywhere. They own the local newspaper. They’...
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75: The Jenny Jones Show&Brandi’s Most Horrifying Case from 2019-06-26T06:01:16

Brandi starts us off with a story that makes her skin crawl. Seriously. She dry heaved like five times telling this story. It starts innocently enough. In late 2007, Brian and Susan Trost boug...
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74: A Killer Party&An Upsetting Discovery from 2019-06-19T06:01:23

Amy Anderton was concerned. Her boyfriend, Logan Storm, *seemed* like a good guy. He was a middle school math teacher. He talked a lot about trust and positivity. But something seemed off. So ...
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73: Brock Turner&The Boy Who Thought He Pulled Off the Perfect Murder from 2019-06-12T06:01:50

We’re launching a Patreon! You can support the show by joining the district, appellate, or the SUPREME COURT! Either, way, we guarantee you’ll...
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72: The Assassination Attempt on Ronald Reagan&Bite Mark Analysis from 2019-06-05T06:01:36

Ione Cychosz’s life ended in the worst possible way. Her body was discovered in a vacant lot. She’d been beaten, stabbed, and bitten. There were no witnesses. And since it was the 80’s, invest...
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71: A Murder Mystery&Nazi Saboteurs from 2019-05-29T06:01:34

It was early in the morning on March 7, 1986. Joyce Cohen called 911 in a panic. Her husband, Stan, had just been shot. Police rushed to the couple’s lavish mansion in Miami’s exclusive Co...
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70: Dr. Kevorkian&IHOP from 2019-05-22T06:01:38

Dr. Jack Kevorkian is a polarizing figure. Some call him a murderer. They think he earned the nickname “Dr. Death.” But to others, Dr. Kevorkian was a compassionate man who performed a nec...
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69: A Terrible Commute&The Dark Web from 2019-05-15T06:01:18

It was a hot day in the summer of 2014. Justin Ross Harris was driving down the road with his toddler, Cooper, when the pair stopped at Chick-fil-A for breakfast. Justin was supposed to dr...
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68: The Day Care Shooter&Misery at Taco Bell from 2019-05-08T06:01:04

It was a typical Thursday morning for Rusty Sneiderman. He woke up, had breakfast with his son Ian, and then dropped his son off at Dunwoody Day Care. But as Rusty left the day care, a man...
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67: Fraud, Embezzlement, and the Vatican&Road Rage from 2019-05-01T06:01:11

If Martin Frankel had one thing, it was confidence. Confidence in his own intelligence. As a young adult, Martin wanted to get ahead in life. He figured the easiest way to do that was to g...
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66: The Man in the Attic&an Unsolved Mystery from 2019-04-24T06:01:49

Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich was unhappy in her marriage. She and her husband, Fred, were financially successful, but Dolly was bored. One day, Dolly told Fred that her sewing machine was ...
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65: Cyberbullying&the Hot Cup of Coffee from 2019-04-17T06:01:34

Thirteen-year-old Megan Meier was thrilled. She’d just logged onto MySpace, and found a message from a hot 16-year-old boy named Josh. Megan wasn’t allowed to spend much time online, but s...
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64: Trapped in a Burger King&Eccentric Millionaire John du Pont from 2019-04-10T06:01:36

Curtis Brooner loved Burger King. In fact, he ate there almost every day. So it’s no surprise that on December 15, 2018, Curtis popped into Burger King for a quick bite. But before he left...
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63: Too Much Betrayal&the Reluctant Lottery Winner from 2019-04-03T06:01:39

Steven Beard woke up on October 2, 1999, in horrible pain. His stomach was split open. His intestines were exposed. When he called 911, he couldn’t tell the dispatcher what had happened — ...
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62: April Fools: The Exercise Guru&the Innocent New Yorkers from 2019-04-01T06:01:59

Brooke Taylor was the head of a fitness empire. She was completely gifted. She could make you lose three pounds in one class. But her perfect world shattered when she found her beloved hus...
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61: The Ha Ha Tonka Castle and the Acid Doctor from 2019-03-27T06:01:55

When Kansas City businessman Robert McClure Snyder ordered the construction of Ha Ha Tonka Castle, he thought he was building the ultimate vacation home. In a way, he was. Robert spared no...
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60: The Chipotle Lawsuit&Infidelity from 2019-03-20T06:01:53

Jeanette Ortiz was a model Chipotle employee. She’d worked there for 14 years. She had excellent performance reviews. But in early 2015, things got weird. Hundreds of dollars went missing ...
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59: The Milkshake Murder&Blood Spatter Analysis from 2019-03-13T06:01:26

Robert Kissel appeared to have it all. He was a high-powered investment banker living in Hong Kong with his wife and children, making millions of dollars a year. Then, in late 2003, he did...
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58: The Sleepwalker&the McDonald’s Strip Search from 2019-03-06T07:01:26

Scott Falater killed his wife — that much we know is true. He stabbed Yarmila dozens of times, then held her underwater. Afterward, he hid the murder weapon and his bloody clothes. When po...
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57: The Seaman Family&Elizabeth Freeman’s Quest for Freedom from 2019-02-27T07:01:13

Nancy and Bob Seaman had a long and unhappy marriage. They got married in 1973, and by 2004, they were sleeping in different areas of the house and communicating exclusively through angry ...
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56: Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns&the Power of Suggestion (Part 2) from 2019-02-20T07:01:42

Anthony Burns was born into slavery in Stafford County, Virginia. Despite laws that forbade him to do so, he learned to write and read. He became a preacher. As he got older, there was one...
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55: The Power of Suggestion&Con Man Clark Rockefeller from 2019-02-13T07:01:12

In this episode, Brandi gives us part one of a two-part series that begins with the rape and murder of 68-year-old widow Helen Wilson. When investigators discovered Helen’s body, they were...
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54: The So-Called Kayak Killer&the Girl Scout Camp Murders from 2019-02-06T07:01:43

Angelika Graswald and her fiance, Vincent Viafore, loved going on adventures. On a Sunday in April of 2015, they strapped two kayaks to the top of Vincent’s Jeep and headed for the Hudson ...
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53: Drug Dealer Jesse James Hollywood&Andrea Yates from 2019-01-30T07:01:29

Jesse James Hollywood was a suburban Los Angeles pot dealer. At just 20 years old, he owned his own home, pulled in a grand a week, and had a couple of his old little league friends to sel...
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52: A Celebrity Stalker&the Blended Family from 2019-01-23T07:01:10

Rebecca Schaeffer was at the beginning of a promising acting career. She was gorgeous, talented, and dedicated. She landed the cover of Seventeen magazine, nabbed several movie roles, a re...
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51: Johnson County’s Other Serial Killer&the Graduate from 2019-01-16T07:01:22

Brandi starts us off with the story of Johnson County’s other serial killer. That’s right, folks. There’s more than one.

In the late 8...
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50: The Wood Chipper Murder&a Robbery Gone Wrong from 2019-01-09T06:01:51

If there was one thing Helle Crafts’ friends knew for certain, it was that Helle’s husband Richard was a violent sketch ball. So when she didn’t show up for work one day, they got suspicio...
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49: Cheaters… with Daryl Pitts! from 2019-01-02T06:01:24

The day has arrived. Kristin’s dad Daryl Pitts, a.k.a. DP, *cringe* is on the podcast! Our theme this week is cheaters, because what could be more fun to discuss with your father? <...
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48: Holiday Crimes! from 2018-12-25T06:01:58

Around the holidays, a lot of people bake cookies for their neighbors. It’s supposed to be a nice, friendly gesture. But boy, can it backfire! Teenagers Taylor Ostergaard and Lindsey Zelli...
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47: Subway Spokesman Jared Fogle&a Brutal Attack on a Midwestern Family from 2018-12-19T06:01:04

John Duffield woke to a horrifying sound. It was his 15 year old son, Paul, calling out for help. John sprang out of bed to find Paul lying on the couch, bleeding from a massive head wound...
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46: The Great Brink’s Robbery&the Murder of Kelsey Smith from 2018-12-12T06:01:49

It was the late 1940s in Boston, Massachusetts, and a group of career criminals had a crazy idea. They wanted to rob the Brinks’ armored car depot. If they could pull it off, it would be t...
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45: The “Other” Craigslist killer&the Watts Family Murders from 2018-12-05T06:01:47

When Nicole Atkinson dropped her friend Shanann Watts off at home early one morning, everything seemed fine. But the next day, Shanann didn’t answer any of Nicole’s texts. Then Shanann mis...
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44: That’s My Foot&The Tyneside Strangler from 2018-11-28T06:01:46

When Shannon Whisnant bought a storage unit at auction, he got a whole lot more than he bargained for. He discovered a severed human foot tucked inside the unit’s BBQ grill. Turns out, the...
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43: Deadly Love&The Unbelievable Kidnapping from 2018-11-21T06:01:45

Randy Stone played a big role in his community. He owned an insurance business, was a former marine, and was an active member of New Hope Baptist church. But seemingly out of nowhere, afte...
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42: Spree Killer Charles Starkweather&the Pricey Murder for Hire Plot from 2018-11-14T06:01:21

Nancy Howard just wanted a quiet night at home. She pulled into the garage of her upscale home, got out of her car, and was about to head inside for dinner when an armed gunman grabbed her...
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41: The Dangers of Winning the Lottery&the Unhappy Father from 2018-11-07T06:01:05

When Abraham Shakespeare won a $30 million lottery, he was ecstatic. He bought himself a beautiful home and a new car. He was generous with nearly everyone he encountered. When friends nee...
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40: Crimes That Inspired Horror Movies from 2018-10-31T05:01:22

Happy Halloween, and welcome to a very spooky episode of Let’s Go To Court! This week, we discuss crimes so terrifying that they inspired horror films.

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39: Intern Chandra Levy&the Wichita Horror from 2018-10-24T05:01:39

Chandra Levy had her life together. She was an intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons and was just a few days shy of graduating with a master’s degree in public administration. She had dr...
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38: The Affluenza Teen&the “CIA” Con Artist from 2018-10-17T05:01:06

Ethan Couch did a horrible thing. When he was 16 years old, he got drunk, loaded his friends in his truck, and drove recklessly down a dark, two-lane road. Not far from hi...
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37: The Dangers of Letting Extended Family Live With You&the Kidnapping of Quinn Gray from 2018-10-10T05:01:49

Here’s a tip: When a member of your spouse’s family asks to stay with you, just say no. That’s the lesson Brandi took from the murder of millionaire Jacques Mossler. When his younger, “too...
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36: The Scottsboro Boys&the Dangers of Cheerleading in Texas from 2018-10-03T05:01:37

Kristin starts us off with one of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, a group of nine African American boys and young men who were accused of gang raping two white women in...
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35: White Collar Crime from 2018-09-26T05:01:51

Kelli Peters was the heart of Plaza Vista School in Irvine, California. She was the PTA president and the volunteer director of the after school program. But then, one day...
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34: The Brink’s Car Robbery&the Assistant Who Ended Her Boss’s Ponzi Scheme from 2018-09-19T05:01:29

Paul Kruse had an irresistible sales pitch. He told his investment clients that their principal investment would be totally safe. They could expect annual returns between ...
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33: The Casey Anthony Trial&the Starvation Doctor from 2018-09-12T05:01:19

Cindy Anthony’s 911 call in the summer of 2008 was as upsetting as it was chilling. She said her granddaughter, three-year-old Caylee Anthony had been missing for 31 days. Her daughter Listen

32: The Trials of Lizzie Borden&Alice Crimmins from 2018-09-05T05:01:26

When Lizzie Borden’s dad and stepmom were brutally murdered in their Massachusetts home, people were stunned. The wealthy couple had been mercilessly hacked to death. But who could have do...
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31: The Many Losses of Marybeth Tinning&the Cannibal Cop from 2018-08-29T05:01:30

When Marybeth Tinning’s infant daughter Jennifer died, friends, neighbors and medical personnel felt sorry for the grieving mother. A few weeks later, Marybeth’s young son...
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30: Murders at a Chinese Hostel&Gypsy Blanchard’s Quest for Freedom from 2018-08-22T05:01:40

In Gypsy Blanchard’s world, nothing is as it seems. For years, people saw her as a sickly girl plagued by medical issues. She was wheelchair bound. She suffered from mental delays. She had...
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29: The Internet’s First Serial Killer&the Disappearance of Cora Okonski from 2018-08-15T05:01:03

For years, it looked like investigators would never figure out why 23-year-old Cora Okonski disappeared. One spring day, she left home to buy cigarettes from a local conve...
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28: The Kidnapping of America’s Best Businesswoman&the Murder of Lisa Techel from 2018-08-08T13:07:37

By the early 1930’s, Nell Donnelly had it all. Women everywhere loved Nell Donnelly’s stylish, well-made, and inexpensive dresses. But she didn’t just make great dresses. ...
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27: The Strange Life of Michael Marin and Game Night Gone Wrong from 2018-08-01T05:01:17

Brandi starts us off with the strange story of millionaire adventurer Michael Marin. Marin likened himself to the dapper man in the Dos Equis commercials — the Most Intere...
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26: The Big Break&the Kidnapping of Bobby Greenlease from 2018-07-25T05:17:49

Eric Abramovitz plays the shit out of the clarinet. He’s amazing. But you know what’s cool about him? He wants to get better. So a few years ago, he applied to the Colburn...
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25: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire from 2018-07-18T05:27:20

When the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire in 1911, it was the worst workplace fire in New York City’s history. In fact, if it weren’t for September 11th, it would <...
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24: The Charming Kidnappers&the Swope Family Murders (?) from 2018-07-11T05:00:18

This week, we’re covering old timey Kansas City cases.

Two brothers entered Henry McElroy’s home in the spring of 1933 with a sinister scheme. They wanted to kidnap H...
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23: Rolling Stone’s Most Outrageous Article&the Bever Family Murders from 2018-07-04T14:22:57

When Rolling Stone published an article about a gang rape at the University of Virginia, people were outraged. Not only had a young woman been assaulted — but her attempts...
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22: Food Lawsuits with the Gaming Historian from 2018-06-27T06:00:52

The Gaming Historian is back, by popular demand! Norman agreed to do another episode with us on one condition: that we talk about food. We agreed. (Let’s face it… we’re in no position to b...
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21: Never Trust a Hottie&the McMartin Preschool Trial from 2018-06-20T05:07:48

Brandi starts us off with a story that’ll have you giving the side-eye to good looking white guys everywhere. This horrible crime began when a well-dressed, charming man walked into a Los ...
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20: The Case of the Missing Pants&the Chicken Coop Murders from 2018-06-13T05:01:28

When Roy Pearson landed a new job as a judge, he knew he’d have to wear suits to work. But his budget was tight — and so were his pants. Rather than buy a new wardrobe, he took all of his ...
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19: The Suicide of Conrad Roy&the Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar from 2018-06-06T05:02:39

Conrad Roy committed suicide. That much we can all agree on. But did text messages from his long-distance girlfriend, Michelle Carter play a role in his death? And if so, ...
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18: The Family Annihilator&Is This Love? from 2018-05-30T00:01:30

Kristin kicks things off with the story of tenured Rutgers University ethics professor Anna Stubblefield. A few years ago, Anna began working with a physically and mentall...
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17: The Astronaut Love Triangle&the @$&!?* Pre-trial Hearing from 2018-05-23T05:20:25

Warning: This is an especially explicit episode. Blame Denver Fenton Allen.

Brandi starts us off with an absolutely insane pre-trial hearing unlike anything you...
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16: The Runaway Bride&the Not-So-Perfect Crime from 2018-05-16T17:13:02

Teenagers Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold had everything they ever wanted. They were highly intelligent. They came from wealthy families. Life was so great that they fe...
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15: The BTK Serial Killer&That Time Some Dude Stole the Mona Lisa from 2018-05-09T17:21:41

This week, Brandi scares the pants off us with the story of serial killer Dennis Rader, a.k.a., the BTK killer. Over the course of several decades, Rader killed ten people and...
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14: A Serial Killer in the Making&the Many Faces of Juanita Maxwell from 2018-05-02T17:12:01

This week, Kristin starts us off with a story that begins with the murder of her second cousin and ends with police capturing a serial killer in the making. The murder of sweet, outgoing A...
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13: The Home Owners’ Association From Hell&Jennifer Jackson’s Murder from 2018-04-25T23:49:18

When Jim Hildenbrand moved to the Avignon Villas in Olathe, Kansas, he thought he’d found the perfect place to live. But pretty soon, he started butting heads with the ...
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12: Video Game Lawsuits with the Gaming Historian from 2018-04-19T01:54:20

This week, we discuss video game lawsuits with our special guest, Norman Caruso, the Gaming Historian. How did we get the Gaming Historian on t...
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11: The Finger-in-the-Wendy’s-Chili&Government Corruption from 2018-04-12T00:35:35

This week, Brandi’s story doesn’t involve stabbings, serial killers or cult leaders. Instead, she talks about Budd Dwyer, the Pennsylvania treasurer accused of awarding...
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10: The Honors Student Murder&the Wrongful Conviction of Lamonte McIntyre from 2018-04-05T02:14:51

Brandi starts us off with a story about 17-year-old honors student Syndi Bierman, who was murdered during a robbery gone wrong. At least… that’s what her sister said. W...
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9: The April Fools Edition: Pranks and Hoaxes Gone Wrong from 2018-03-30T17:25:32

We’re celebrating April Fools’ Day with some of our favorite pranks and hoaxes.

Brandi starts us off by talking about Balloon Boy. This is the story of the six year old boy who flo...
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8: The Blue-Eyed Butcher&the Illegitimate Con Artist from 2018-03-28T03:52:23

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The audio quali...
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7: The Toxic Tush Doctor&the Torn Love Letters from 2018-03-23T04:20:12

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The audio quali...
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6: Smiling Bob&the Slender Man Stabbings from 2018-03-19T21:24:44

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The audio quali...
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5: The Ultimate Plot Twist&the Innocent Family Photos from 2018-03-16T04:56:11

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The audio quali...
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4: The West Memphis Three&The Corn Flake Brothers from 2018-03-13T02:17:10

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The audio quali...
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3: Hulk Hogan’s Sex Tape&the Killer Doctor from 2018-03-08T18:18:36

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The audio quali...
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2: Anna Nicole Smith&the Downfall of the KKK from 2018-03-05T00:53:38

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The...
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1: Charles Manson Trial&the Diluting Pharmacist from 2018-02-27T19:43:17

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The...
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