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On November 13, 1974, police reported a homicide at 112 Ocean Avenue, where they discovered six members of the DeFeo family — father, mother, and four of their five children — shot and killed execution style. The surviving son, Ronald “Butch” D
When the Broaddus family bought a new house in an affluent New Jersey suburb, they believed they had finally achieved their lifelong goal of settling into their dream home. But it wasn’t long before the family realized they had actually walked
Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom. She was convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely, and hanged at Holloway Prison. But was her execution justified or was the death penalty a harsh sentence for a beau
What happens when urban legends have a true story behind them? This was a question one of our listeners, Autumn Bones, had that led her to find the truth about her local urban legend. This week she shares that story with us. Shortly after the t
When 19-year-old Margaret Martin agreed to attend a meeting to discuss a job offer little did she know she was actually going to meet the person who would ultimately take her life. There were few clues about her killer’s identity other than the
As we get closer to Halloween many of you will head out to enjoy a haunted house. I’m sure your experience will not only be scary but safe. But what if I told you that there is a haunted house that not only scares you but physically tortures yo
It is April 13, 2010, when a probation officer goes to the home of Joseph Naso to perform a routine check. As the officer walks around the house he discovers questionable photos of women who looked unconscious, perhaps dead. Immediately sensing
The Mystery of Room 1046 is a puzzle that has challenged true crime and mystery nerds for more than eight decades. A young man, a brutal death, and a series of shady and nameless figures make for a story that reads more like a soap opera than a
In 1973 the bodies of two 16-year-old girls were found dumped in South Wales. The friends had been raped and strangled on their way home from a disco. Less than a year later, the police trail had gone cold. It was not until a breakthrough in DN
More than 50 years ago, during a quiet Thanksgiving week at Penn State University, 22-year-old graduate student Betsy Aardsma was murdered by a single stab wound in the school library’s stacks. There are two main suspects but no real evidence c
When it comes to mid-century murders in Los Angeles, the Black Dahlia gets all the ink, but another woman was slain during that same winter of 1947. Like Elizabeth Short, Jeanne French was found dead in a vacant lot, nude, with massive pre- and
When a former beauty queen (Joyce McKinney) kidnaps a Mormon missionary ( Kirk Anderson) and holds him hostage for 3 days people take notice. But when the word got out about what happened to the male victim many people began to question the val
In October of 2002 the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia were terrorized by a mysterious shooter who would randomly kill people in broad daylight. For 23 days law enforcement searched for the culprit while citizens ran for their live
In 1994, police dug up the bodies of nine young women from the home of Gloucester builder Fred West and his wife Rosemary. Upon further investigation, police were shocked to learn what atrocities were committed in the home, both to their victim
Throughout the mid-1980s and early-1990s, Los Angeles was plagued by a series of fires that claimed the lives of four people and cost the state millions of dollars in damages. Investigators concluded that the arsonist, nicknamed the Pillow Pyro
In the late 1980s in Delaware, a string of bodies started piling up off Route 40. The victims, all women, bore disturbing marks of torture and police strongly suspected they were up against a serial killer — and a ticking clock. But it would be
Solicitor Janice Watson was young, pretty, and seemingly had her whole life ahead of her. However, it was brutally cut short on the evening of September 10, 1983, when her lifeless body was found in a ditch next to a lay-by on London’s A1. Kil
It's a pod swap featuring the Short Shorts Podcast! In this episode 5 fictional, life, and true crime-based short stories are done in a dramatic reading style. Featured stories include:1. I am From the Future2. Rose3. The Room4. Hero Within5. O
Over the course of several months, it was reported that an unknown person, dubbed the “Mystery Pooper”, had defecated almost daily on the track and football field of Holmdel High School. But when a surveillance operation caught someone in the a
Eight-year-old April Marie Tinsley was abducted and murdered in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1988. For years, no progress in finding her murderer was made, despite creepy notes left by the killer in 1990 and 2004. But 30 years after her murder, thing
On July 13, 2014, Conrad Roy III, hooked up a hose to a generator inside his pickup truck and took his own life. But the suicide soon turned into a manslaughter case after investigators discovered sent texts from his then-girlfriend Michelle Ca
Many true crime fans know about Northern California's Zodiac killer and his New York copycat. But did you know that there was a third killer who was influenced by the Zodiac 6,000 miles away in Japan? In this week’s episode, we will look into t
It's the special cross-over no one asked for! Joining Eliza is Lindsey from Ye Olde Crime Podcast. Together the ladies look into the bizarre case of Amelia Dyer and the practice of baby farming. Be prepared for laughs and interesting facts. For
On the evening of July 30, 2008, Tim McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian man, was stabbed, beheaded, and cannibalized while riding a Greyhound Canada bus. The McLean family not only suffered the loss of their loved one but they never saw true justic
On June 7, 2021, Alex Murdaugh called the police to report that he had found his 22-year-old son, Paul, and his 52-year-old wife Maggie shot to death on their property. The murders of the two Murdaugh family members shocked the community — but
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