Our True Crime Podcast
Our True Crime Podcast focuses on bizarre, lesser-known crime cases from around the globe delivered with respect, a bit of humor, and a smidge of song. Everything you’ve come to love from Jen and Cam.
Episodes
322. Into the Never-Never: Peter Falconio & Joanne Lees
A big Thank You to Belinda for requesting this episode! On a remote stretch of highway in the Australian Outback, a young couple's road trip turned into a nightmare. Peter Falconio, a British backpacker, vanished without a trace, and his gi…
321. From Boy Scout to Serial Killer: John Joubert
***Make sure to listen for a special announcement about an informational meeting we will be having on August 19 to discuss our trip to Italy. Go to ourtruecrimepodcast.com to register for the zoom meeting.*** Thirteen-year-old Danny Joe …
320. Unpunished Predator: The Murder of Nona Dirksmeyer
In December 2005, a beautiful young woman named Nona Dirksmeyer was brutally murdered in her Arkansas apartment. Her death was a shock, starting a mystery that still isn't solved. The hunt for Nona's killer was messy. Police botched the inv…
319. From Diplomat to FBI’s Most Wanted: William Bradford Bishop
How hard is it to disappear after killing someone? But what if the victims were your own family? The idea of vanishing after such a crime seems unfathomable—yet some manage it, at least for a while. Few cases illustrate this more chillingly…
318: Maddy Scott: The Girl Who Never Came Home
On a quiet, long weekend in May of 2011, 20-year-old Maddy Scott set out for a camping trip with friends at Hogsback Lake near Vanderhoof, British Columbia. The next morning, her truck and tent were found, but Maddy was nowhere to be seen. …
317: Family Ties, Fatal Lies: Futo Family Massacre
26-year-old Emory Futo Jr., his father’s namesake, had a childhood that was anything but normal, but he was now a grown man determined to change for the better. To those on the outside, the Futos were settling into a picture-perfect life—a …
316. Tunnel Vision: The Murders of Sally Des Prez & Marcia Trimble
In the 1970s, Nashville appeared to be a picture of safety, with quiet streets and friendly neighbors. It seemed the kind of place where nothing truly bad was supposed to happen. But within the first few months of 1975, two girls would be f…
315. Horror in St. Louis Hills: Ellen Dooling and Gary Consolino
The neighborhood of St. Louis Hills was quiet that evening in November 1980. The leaves were turning as winter was making its way in. John Dooling was suddenly jolted awake by a loud sound. Was it A scream? Or had he imagined it? He immedia…
314. Double Jeopardy at the World's End: Scotland's Angus Sinclair
It was a brisk autumn night in October 1977 when two best friends, Christine Eadie and Helen Scott, stepped into Edinburgh’s World’s End Pub for what should have been a carefree night of drinks and laughter. Just seventeen years old, they w…
313. The Devil's Daughter: Sharon Carr
On June 7, 1994, a 13-year-old Ann-Marie Clifford, a student at Collingwood College in Camberley, Surrey, was jumped. The attack was swift, unprovoked, and deeply disturbing. In the school’s bathroom, the student was stabbed in the back wi…
312. The Buried Secrets of Peter Tobin
In 1993, MTV aired a music video for the song “Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum. In the video, names and photographs of real missing people were featured. In that music video, the picture of fifteen-year-old Vicky Hamilton is displayed just l…
311. Pope's Cafeteria Massacre
If you listen to the podcast, you know a thing or two about crime. You may like the following questions: Why did they do it? How did they do it? Why this victim and not someone else? No matter why you listen, I bet you can remember a case f…
310. Targeted: The École Polytechnique Massacre
On December 6th, 1989, a gunman walked into an engineering classroom in Montreal's École Polytechnique and opened fire. Within twenty minutes, fourteen women were dead. Killed only because they were women.Join Jen and Cam as we discuss what…
309. Crossing the Thin Blue Line: Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek
Lawrencia Bembenek’s beauty was both a blessing and a curse. To some, it was a key that unlocked doors. But to others, it was the perfect tool for shaping a narrative—a narrative that framed her as a modern-day femme fatale. The press depic…
308. Sweet Tea & A Southern Scandal: The Murder of Fern Cowen Rodgers
Fern Cowen Rodgers was a wealthy socialite living in the quiet town of Searcy, Arkansas. But in September 1974, her life came to a shocking end when she was found shot to death in her home.The murder stunned the people of Arkansas. As poli…
Special: ROGUE TRANSMISSIONS: Halfway to Halloween Hullabaloo
Somewhere the sun shines, somewhere the birds sing the glories of a new dawn. Somewhere … it's Spring again! But HERE … every day is Halloween! Rogue Transmissions, an uncanny anthology of exceptional indie podcasts, presents the Halfway…
307. Burning Betrayal: The Murders of Tim and Kelly Farrar
The night was bitter that October night, but then came the fire. An all-consuming inferno that lit up the quiet streets of Prairie Village. In minutes, the Farrar home — the suburban dream home belonging to two respected doctors, Michael F…
306. Three Minutes: The Daniel Morcombe Abduction
*****Warning*****This episode contains discussions of child abduction, abuse, and violence that may be distressing for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.In just three minutes, a quiet bus stop in Queensland became the site of o…
Introducing: Suave
The Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast returns for its second season!Seven years after his release from prison, former juvenile lifer Luis "Suave" Gonzalez seems to be thriving. His career has taken off, he’s in a committed relationship and he’…
305. Genetic Justice: Unmasking Robert Brashers
For years, Robert Brashers had managed to evade justice, slipping through the cracks repeatedly. But on January 13, 1999, his luck finally ran out in a modest motel room in Kennett, Missouri. What began as a routine police search quickly es…
304. Last Rites: Father John Kerrigan
On the evening of Saturday, July 21st, 1984, the local Catholic residents of the tiny town of Ronan, Montana, all gathered at 5:30 p.m. to celebrate mass with their new priest, Father John Kerrigan, who had just been assigned to their paris…
303. Shots in the Dark: The Murder of Denise Wolff
In the early hours of July 17, 1997, Denise Wolff, 39, had just finished her overnight shift as a card dealer at the President Casino on the Admiral. It had been a good night, and Denise, feeling optimistic, climbed into her brand-new Chrys…
302. The Gitchie Manitou Murders
Thank you Katie for requesting this case!On the evening of November 17th, 1973, five teenage friends decided to head to the Gitchie Manitou State Preserve located in the far northwestern corner of Iowa. Most of the parents of those teenage…
301. Buried for Decades: Discovery of Midtown Jane Doe
Today, we are going back in time; let’s rewind the clock to 1969, the year the world got slightly brighter—because Jen and I came into being. But hold on tight because we’re about to dive into the scene's heart. A place where the music’s al…
300. Cash for Corpses: Clifford Olson Jr
Episode requested by Anthony W. Thank you, Anthony!Welcome to OTCP's 300th regular episode! ******Content Warning: Sexual assault and death of children*********In this episode, we dive into Canada's most notorious serial killer, Clifford Ol…
299. Mafia's Finest: Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito
It is November 6th, 1990. The air was crisp, the Belt Parkway humming with the usual New York traffic. Among the cars was Eddie Lino—an old-school Gambino enforcer, a man whose name carried weight in the city's underworld. He’d spent years …
298. A Journey To Justice: The Camm Family Murders
Thank you to Charity, who requested the episode!In the quiet town of Georgetown, Indiana, former state trooper David Camm’s life was torn apart when he came home and found his wife, Kim, and their two children, Brad and Jill, shot to death …
297. Thrill Killers: The Murders of Jeremy Giordano and Giorgio Gallara
The night of April 19, 1997, was like any other Saturday at Tony’s Pizza in Hardyston, New Jersey. The dinner rush had come and gone, and as the clock neared 10:45 p.m., Jeremy Giordano, 22, and Giorgio Gallara, 25, prepared to call it a …
296. Twisted Fascination: Rachel Barber
15-year-old Rachel Barber. a bright and promising teenager from Melbourne, Australia, disappeared after leaving class in 1999.Rachel's boyfriend told the Barbers his cryptic conversation he had with Rachel earlier in the day about her havin…
295. Snatched As She Slept: Rowan Ford
Nestled in the small, unassuming town of Stella, Missouri, in the heart of the Ozarks, nine-year-old Rowan Ford lived a life like any kid would. She shared a modest home in Newton County with her mother, Colleen Munson, and her stepfather, …
294. Revenge and Ruin: The Pearson Family
In the early hours of December 11, 2017, the small, tight-knit community of Walkden, Salford, was thrust into the heart of a nightmare that would forever scar its residents. It was just after 5 a.m. when Michelle Pearson, a single mother of…
293. She'll Pay: The Stalking and Murder of Shana Grice
Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.-Margaret AtwoodShana Grice was a bubbly teenager who worked as an office receptionist in Portslade in the summer of 2015. At the time, she was just 18, …
292. Officer Down: The Execution of Sergeant Carl D. "Dewayne" Graham
It was a cold November evening on the 26th, 2004, in Van Buren, Missouri, when the events that would soon unravel in the small, unsuspecting town began to take shape. Two men, Lance Shockley and his sister-in-law’s fiancé, Jeffrey Bayless, …
291. Snapped: The Kastanis Family Murders
Sam and Margaret Kastanis met while playing in a band and were married in 1987. When the children came along, they quit the band to focus on family. Margaret said that even after a decade of marriage, she still often had butterflies in her …
The Personification of Evil: The Chicago Ripper Crew: Day 12: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
Listener warning: this case is extremely disturbing. It is our final day of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. In May 1981, on the outskirts of Chicago, a hotel maid went to work like she did every day. For the most part, the day was uneve…
Trail of Terror: The Bloody Benders and Their House of Death: Day 11: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
Here is day 11 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. After the American Civil War, the U.S. government decided it would be delightful to shuffle the Osage Indians from Labette County, Kansas, to what would soon be the state of Oklahoma—bec…
Ohio's 22 Caliber Killers: The Lewingdon Brothers Day: Day 10: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
We are on day ten of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On a freezing cold night in December of 1977, two women in their mid-thirties were leaving the Forker’s Café at 64 Union Street in Newark, Ohio. At 2:30 a.m., Joyce Vermillion, a barm…
The Sex Beast: Melvin Rees: Day 9: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
It is day 9 of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On a sweltering June 26, 1957, Margaret Harold, a vibrant young woman, and her boyfriend, a U.S. Army sergeant, were enjoying a rare weekend getaway. As they were making their way, a green …
The Roadside Strangler: Michael Bruce Ross: Day 8: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
It is day eight of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. At 5:45 a.m. on May 12, 2005, Michael Ross woke up and got out of bed as usual. It was a partly cloudy morning in Somers, Connecticut, and the day would be warm and pleasant. At 6:00 a.…
The Fast Food Murders: Paul Reid: Day 7: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
As we start this episode, it is day seven of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On Sunday, February 16, 1997, around 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., an employee arrived at Captain D’s restaurant on Lebanon Road in Donelson, Tennessee, ready to start a…