This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Erika Friman called it quits with her high school boyfriend before they went off to college, she never thought he’d take it so hard. But his heartbreak soon turned into an obsessive mi

Chronicle 76: "A Pristine Print"

14 days ago 32m 29s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In 2015, 22-year-old Heather Maples packed up her bags and moved across the country from Texas to Tennessee for new opportunities and a fresh start. But only a week after she learned she wa

Chronicle 75: "When She Tried to Leave"

29 days ago 31m 3s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). One of the most critical moments in any dating or domestic violence situation, is when the victim tries to leave or break off the relationship. Unfortunately, for 20-year-old college studen

Chronicle 74: "A Negligent Homicide"

Mar 18th, 2024 31m 32s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale), and it sheds light on just how dangerous firearms can be if they are placed into the hands of an irresponsible owner – even when they aren’t used with intention to kill. In September of 202

Chronicle 73: "A Chance Encounter"

Mar 11th, 2024 30m 26s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When 22-year-old college student Jenna Burleigh didn’t show up to classes during the first week of school and wasn’t responding to texts or calls, her father quickly became worried and repo

Chronicle 72: "Suspension Sparks Murder"

Mar 4th, 2024 38m 35s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). After college student Sydney Powell was placed on academic suspension at the University of Mount Union for poor grades, she dreaded telling her parents the news. So when her mother, Brenda

Chronicle 71: "Robbery Leads to Homicide"

Feb 26th, 2024 25m 50s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). During Homecoming weekend in the fall of 2007, Rowan University student Donald Farrell III was beaten to death by at least two men in a well-lit, convenience-store parking lot. It was a cha

Chronicle 70: "Finding Their Friend"

Feb 19th, 2024 32m 15s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Binghamton University student Haley Anderson went missing in March of 2018, her roommates turned to their iPhones and the Find My Friends app in a desperate attempt to locate her. The

Chronicle 69: "A Deadly Dispute"

Feb 5th, 2024 36m 39s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When New Mexico State University student Liette Martinez applied for and got accepted into a National Student Exchange program at a university in Indiana, she thought she was signing up for

Chronicle 68: “Deadly Injection"

Jan 29th, 2024 33m 10s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When police found 24-year-old University of Florida student Michelle Herndon dead in her home, it appeared that, in an ironic twist of fate, the health-conscious young woman had suddenly an

Chronicle 67: "Two Victims, One Killer"

Jan 22nd, 2024 40m 8s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). It’s the story of not one, but two victims who tragically lost their lives at the hands of an unlikely suspect – a person who would only be caught because he left behind the same clue at bo

Chronicle 66: "The Disappearance of Charlie Allen Jr. (AKA: Neo)"

Jan 15th, 2024 39m 42s

This episode is rated a 4 (on my Serious Crime Scale). It's one of those truly puzzling stories that will leave you scratching your head, racking your brain, and just really wondering… WHERE IS HE??? In this episode, I tell you the story of Uni

Chronicle 65 (Part 2): "Tenure Denied - A Professor's Revenge"

Jan 8th, 2024 34m 27s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In February of 2010, a distraught biology professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville opened fire at a staff meeting, killing three colleagues and critically wounding three others. Th

Chronicle 65 (Part 1): "Tenure Denied - A Professor's Revenge"

Jan 1st, 2024 30m 42s

Chronicle 64: "Should've Known - The Murder of Alex Kogut"

Dec 11th, 2023 26m 54s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). I want to shine a light on a deeply troubling issue – dating and domestic violence among college students. This vulnerability becomes stark when young adults navigate relationships without

Chronicle 63: "Rivalry, Revenge, & Homicide"

Nov 27th, 2023 29m 53s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In October 2022, a cross-state rivalry took a bleak turn when University of New Mexico student Brandon Travis and his friends visited New Mexico State University in Las Cruces for the two s

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*SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!*

Nov 15th, 2023 1m 32s

You've been asking for it, and I have been listening! Your favorite campus crime podcast is going to a WEEKLY show! Starting Monday, January 1, 2024, Campus Crime Chronicles will officially transition to a weekly podcast, so all you Campus Chro

Chronicle 62: "Murder at an Ivy League"

Nov 15th, 2023 32m 7s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). It’s a heartbreaking tale that unfolded on a prestigious campus, changing lives forever. In August of 2016, Ithaca College student Anthony Nazaire embarked on what should have been a promis

Chronicle 61: "The Haunting of Room 428"

Oct 30th, 2023 39m 23s

This episode is rated CREEPY AND SCARY! I have a very special episode of the podcast for you today. In true Halloween spirit, I’m giving you more of a University Mystery rather than a Campus Crime Chronicle. It’s no secret that most colleges an

Chronicle 60: "Murdered at Last Call"

Oct 16th, 2023 35m 55s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). During the mid-winter of 2006, John Jay College student Imette St. Guillen went out with several of her friends for an early birthday celebration. In a few days, 24-year-old Imette would tu

Chronicle 59 - "Evil Strikes Purdue"

Oct 2nd, 2023 26m 30s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). Sometimes in this world the unfortunate, violent actions of certain individuals can be explained by severe mental illness, and reform and treatment are viable options. But other times, thos

Chronicle 58: "Searching for Dane Elkins"

Sep 18th, 2023 25m 23s

This episode is rated a 4 (on my Serious Crime Scale). The COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of college students at very rapid rates. Not only were they navigating the physical health effects of COVID and how it impacted themselves a

Chronicle 57: "Murder in Madison"

Sep 4th, 2023 33m 25s

This episode is rated a 5. In the spring of 2008, Brittany Zimmermann, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, arrived home to her off-campus apartment after class. On her way back home, she tried calling her mother at work, since the

Chronicle 56: "Miya Marcano-Murdered in My Apartment"

Aug 21st, 2023 35m 15s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). In September of 2021, Valencia College student Miya Marcano was scheduled to take a flight from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale to meet up with family. They were actually planning to go on to Ja

Chronicle 55: "A Greedy Betrayal"

Aug 7th, 2023 23m 44s

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). Y'all… Fair warning: Some of this may be particularly hard to hear because it involves the murder of an entire family – a husband and a wife and their teenaged daughter. In 2014, three memb