Episodes

UNIDENTIFIED: Sumter County Does
July 1, 2019

UNIDENTIFIED: Sumter County Does

In August of 1976, the bodies of a young man and woman were found in rural Sumter County, South Carolina. Police would infer a lot from their belongings and the state of their bodies, but more than four decades later, their identities - as well as the identity of their killer - remain a mystery... …
MURDERED: Reyna Marroquin // Michelle Schroader
June 17, 2019

MURDERED: Reyna Marroquin // Michelle Schroader

This week we have two stories of women who were murdered and laid to rest, Reyna and Michelle. It would take decades before Reyna would be able to rest in peace and Michelle and her family are still waiting for their day.
CONSPIRACY: North Fox Island & The Oakland County Child Killer Part 2
June 10, 2019

CONSPIRACY: North Fox Island & The Oakland County Child Killer Part 2

In part 2 we discuss more suspects in the Oakland County Child Killings and how some or all of them might be connected to North Fox Island.
CONSPIRACY: North Fox Island & The Oakland County Child Killer Part 1
June 3, 2019

CONSPIRACY: North Fox Island & The Oakland County Child Killer Part 1

In the 1970s the affluent neighborhoods around Detroit Michigan were terrorized by a child killer but were the four murders connected to a bigger conspiracy across the state and possible across the nation?
MISSING: Patti Adkins
May 20, 2019

MISSING: Patti Adkins

Patti Adkins had been having a secret relationship with a man from her work. When she went missing in July of 2001, troubling details emerge about their affair and the days leading up to her disappearance.
MURDERED: The Eastburn Family
May 13, 2019

MURDERED: The Eastburn Family

In 1985 Katie Eastburn and two of her daughters were brutally murdered while her husband was away. It would take over 20 years and three trials before their killer would be brought to justice.
SERIAL KILLER: Israel Keyes
May 6, 2019

SERIAL KILLER: Israel Keyes

Israel Keyes is the most terrifying name you have probably never heard of. Officials believe he hunted and killed people all across the US and abroad from as early as 1997 - 2012.
MISSING: Suzanne Lyall
April 29, 2019

MISSING: Suzanne Lyall

In 1998 a 19 year old college student boarded a bus from her job at the mall to go back to her campus dorm room. She was seen getting off the bus around 9:45 at night but was likely abducted somewhere between her bus stop and her dorm. Many theories and suspects have emerged over the years but her …
UPDATE: Killer on the High Bridge
April 22, 2019

UPDATE: Killer on the High Bridge

On April 22, 2019, the Indiana State Police released new information in the unsolved murder case of Abby & Libby in Delphi, Indiana. Here are the updates you absolutely NEED TO KNOW!
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Kendrick Johnson
April 22, 2019

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Kendrick Johnson

In 2013 a 17-year-old boy's body was found rolled up in a high school gym mat. Local law enforcement was quick to rule it an accident and move on but the family is sure this is a case of murder being covered up.
MISSING: Timmothy Pitzen
April 15, 2019

MISSING: Timmothy Pitzen

On April 3, 2019 someone claiming Timmothy Pitzen approached a stranger in KY and told them he had escaped abductors. The news went wild with this information as the public waited for DNA results to come in. We learned that the man was not Timmothy but it reignited one of the most mysterious disapp…
MURDERED: Jerry Michael Williams
April 8, 2019

MURDERED: Jerry Michael Williams

One day before his anniversary Jerry Michael Williams went for a duck hunting trip on Lake Seminole but never returned home. For years people were convinced he had been eaten by alligators but the truth was much more sinister.
MISSING: Rachel Cooke
April 1, 2019

MISSING: Rachel Cooke

17 years ago, college student Rachel Cooke was visiting her family home in Texas for her winter break. She went out for an early morning run on her regular route but never return. No sign of Rachel has been found in all these years but there was a break in 2017 that could hold all the clues to what…
MURDERED: Kacie Woody
March 25, 2019

MURDERED: Kacie Woody

Like many young kids, Kacie Woody had an active online life in 2002 but the ‘friends’ she was meeting online turned out not to be friends at all. Kacie’s story is a cautionary tale that her dad and best friend still champion for, to warn against the dangers of the internet.
MURDERED: Kirsten Hatfield
March 18, 2019

MURDERED: Kirsten Hatfield

It took decades and DNA science to catch a predator who was able to snatch a girl, Kirsten Hatfield, from her own room in the dead of night.
UPDATE: April Tinsley & The Monster in Ft. Wayne
March 11, 2019

UPDATE: April Tinsley & The Monster in Ft. Wayne

Captain Kevin Smith of the Indiana State Police granted us an interview to discuss the arrest of April Tinsley's killer who was apprehended in July of 2018 using new genealogy methods. He tells us what it was like finally catching John Miller after 30 years, how they decided to use this method to f…
MISSING: Amy Lynn Bradley
March 4, 2019

MISSING: Amy Lynn Bradley

In March of 1998 Amy Lynn Bradley and her family set off and what was to be the trip of a lifetime, a full week-long cruise around the Caribbean. But little did they know their dream vacation would turn into a nightmare when Amy goes missing from their stateroom in the early morning hours of March …
UPDATE: Angela Mischelle Lawless (Interview with Josh Kezer)
Feb. 25, 2019

UPDATE: Angela Mischelle Lawless (Interview with Josh Kezer)

UPDATE: Josh Kezer, the man who was wrongfully convicted of Angela's murder and then later declared actually innocent, reached out to us to discuss the case. If you are familiar with the case details you can skip to 52:20 just to hear his interview. ******* In November 1992, Mischelle Lawless was …
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Lynn Messer
Feb. 18, 2019

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Lynn Messer

In 2014 Lynn Messer went missing from her 260-acre farm in the middle of the night. When he remains are found on the far two years later, despite a thorough search, her family and investigators are left wondering if this was a terrible accident or foul play.
CAPTURED: Dr. No
Feb. 17, 2019

CAPTURED: Dr. No

We just found out the man we know as Dr. No has been captured. His name is Samuel Legg III and Brit and Ashley tell you everything we know in the early days of his arrest.
MISSING: Sneha Philip
Feb. 11, 2019

MISSING: Sneha Philip

Sneha Philip was last seen shopping just a couple blocks away from the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. She never returned home that night or after the attacks leaving many to speculate whether she died as a result of the terrorist attacks or if she saw the tragedy as an opportunity to wa…
WANTED: Austin Yogurt Shop Killer
Feb. 4, 2019

WANTED: Austin Yogurt Shop Killer

In the early 90's, Austin, TX was turned upside down when four young girls were sexually assaulted, murdered, then set on fire inside an ICBY store. Four men were accused of the crime, but there have always been questions around their guilt. Those questions have only been amplified in recent years …
MURDERED: Robert Wone
Jan. 28, 2019

MURDERED: Robert Wone

This is probably the strangest case of murder we have ever covered here on Crime Junkie. It's the story of Robert Wone who, while staying in a friend's DC guest room, was brutally attacked. But with a staged crime scene, a timeline that doesn't add up, and three people keeping secrets we may never …
SERIAL KILLER: Dr. No
Jan. 21, 2019

SERIAL KILLER: Dr. No

During the 80's and 90's, a serial killer was operating out of Ohio, killing sex workers and leaving their bodies along interstates. Could their killer be a truck driver who called himself Dr. No? And could his crimes extend beyond the Ohio state lines?