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The biggest cases. The latest developments. Delivered every weekday, morning and night. Hosted by Katie Ring, Crime House Daily brings you twice-daily true crime updates on active investigations, headline trials, and breaking developments. Every morning, we give you the need-to-know with our First Watch episodes. And every evening? We go even deeper. Follow a case from the first 911 call to the final verdict with our Night Watch episodes. And on Sundays, don’t miss True Crime This Week episodes. A weekly drop hosted by Vanessa Richardson exploring the most unforgettable cases in true crime history, tied together by a chilling them...
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True Crime This Week: Infamous Heists
This week on True Crime This Week, host Vanessa Richardson dives into two of history’s most daring and unforgettable heists.First, journey to Nazi-occupied France, where art curator Rose Valland risked her life to secretly track thousands o…
A Crime House Halloween Special: The Salem Witch Trials | From Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore
Here at Crime House, we love Halloween and we know you do too! Because you’re one of our most loyal fans, we’re treating you to a spooky bonus episode from our hit series, Clues. Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take a deep…
Night Watch: Devil in the Ozarks: Inmate Uses Costume to Escape Prison
He asked a victim if she recognized his voice. Years later, DNA answered: he was Grant Hardin, a cop, police chief, and convicted rapist. After pleading to murdering James Appleton in 2017 and being convicted of the 1997 rape of Amy Harriso…
First Watch: The Murders of Lizbeth Medina & Sade Robinson
This Halloween, Katie breaks down cases that may sound like nightmares, but are very much real horrors. In Edna, Texas, 16-year-old cheerleader Lizbeth Medina missed her town’s Christmas parade. But then she was found mysteriously stabbed t…
Night Watch: The Ellen Greenberg Case: 20 Stab Wounds and They Said SUICIDE
Fifteen years. Twenty stab wounds. One official ruling that left her parents devastated. In 2011, 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg was found in her Philadelphia apartment with a head laceration and 20 stab wounds: ten to the back of her neck, ot…
First Watch: Miami “Date Night Burglar” & Philly Triple Family Murder
From bottle service to burglary: Miami detectives say Angelina Esty targeted men leaving clubs and high-end hotels, going home with them, drugging them and allegedly walking out with thousands of dollars in luxury items. Then Katie investig…
Night Watch: Man Threw 2-Day-Old Baby into River: Brandon Isabelle’s Crime
It’s the crime that shattered Memphis. 25-year-old Brandon Isabelle didn’t want to be a father…so he murdered his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Hoyle, and their newborn daughter, Kennedy, just two days after her birth. Prosecutors say he shot Dan…
First Watch: Best Friend-Turned-Killer & Couple’s 277-PAGE ‘KILL BIBLE’
In Utah, 15-year-old Nick Vetecnik had already faced unimaginable loss after both of his parents passed away. Known as a “gentle giant,” Nick was finally starting to rebuild his life when his best friend, Rowdy Aguilar, betrayed him and too…
Night Watch: Teacher Groomed Sarah Kopp at 15
When 15-year-old Sarah Kopp met her 31-year-old PE teacher, she thought he was just being kind. What followed was years of manipulation, control, and abuse that changed the course of her life. Katie unpacks how Sarah’s teacher became her ab…
First Watch: Child OUTSMARTS Mom’s Kidnapper & Uncle Attacked for Cash
For her first case, Katie reveals how a young boy in Iowa became a real-life hero after saving his mother from a terrifying hostage situation. The boy heard her being abused throughout the night by a man, so when he went on the school bus t…
Night Watch: Bryan Pata’s MURDER WITNESS FOUND ALIVE
Miami Hurricanes football standout Bryan Pata was months from the NFL when he was shot outside his apartment in 2006. Fifteen years later, former teammate Rashaun Jones was arrested and charged in the killing, but the case swerved again whe…
First Watch: Sex Offender Hunted & Triple Femicide Streamed in “House of Horrors”
In California, police say 29-year-old Varun Suresh used Megan’s Law listings to track down 71-year-old David Brimmer—then stabbed him to death, allegedly calling it “justice.” Suresh now faces murder and burglary charges as investigators pr…
True Crime This Week: Halloween Horrors
On the scariest night of the year, two women met real-life terror. In 2008, Arpana Jinaga hosted a costume party in her Seattle apartment and was found strangled days later, her killer still unknown. On Halloween morning in 1981, Sister Tad…
Night Watch: The Idaho College Murders Part 5
He wouldn’t talk after his arrest…but the data did. In the finale of our Idaho Student Murders series, we unpack what investigators uncovered about Bryan Kohberger’s alleged motive: unsettling internet searches, late-night car cleaning, Ins…
First Watch: “HORRIBLE HOWIE” Wall Street Predator Exposed & Online Romance Turned Dismemberment
Today, Katie digs into two disturbing cases of power and violence. First, the fall of Howard “Horrible Howie” Rubin, a wealthy Wall Street trader accused of luring vulnerable women into a Manhattan torture chamber with the help of his assis…
Night Watch: The Idaho College Murders Part 4
In Part 4 of our five-part deep dive into the Idaho student murders, the investigation closes in on its prime suspect. Detectives trace the movements of Bryan Kohberger through the early-morning hours of November 13th, 2022: his phone going…
First Watch: “ASSASSIN INC.”: Dad Accused of KILLING Daughter’s Boyfriend + Fugitive Caught on Live TV
Today’s first case follows a shocking “family affair” murder that is headed back to court. Jeffrey Spence is accused of gunning down his daughter Caitlin’s drug dealer boyfriend, Kirby Carpenter, in a deadly plot that prosecutors say he car…
Night Watch: The Idaho College Murders Part 3
In Part 3 of our five-part deep dive into the Idaho student murders, the investigation moves beyond the crime scene and into the chaotic world of online speculation. As police race to find the killer who brutally stabbed Xana Kernodle, Etha…
First Watch: Breakup Texts to MACHETE Bloodshed & Kentucky Mother-Daughter Murder
In Iowa, 20-year-old Melody Hoffman, who lived with an intellectual disability, vanished after late-night messages. She was later found strangled and stabbed…a crime prosecutors say was planned by her ex-boyfriend McKinley Louisma and two a…
Night Watch: The Idaho College Murders Part 2
The Idaho student murders left a small college town reeling, and nearly two years later, new details continue to emerge about what happened inside 1122 King Road. In Part 2 of our special five-part series, Katie takes us inside the house as…
First Watch: Ohio Couple’s Starved 9-year old child ONLY 30 POUNDS & Vet Accused of GROOMING Teen Intern
In Ohio, 32-year-old Angel Holland and her boyfriend, 34-year-old Aaron Stalling, were arrested last month after police say 3 children in their care were starved and abused. A 9-year-old weighing just 30 pounds arrived at the hospital in ca…
Night Watch: The Idaho College Murders Part 1
The Idaho student murders shocked the nation. Nearly two years later, new details are still emerging in the case against Bryan Kohberger. In the first episode of our special five-part series, Katie takes us back to the beginning: the fall o…
First Watch: Lorenz Kraus Admits to Murdering Parents on LIVE TV
In Alabama, a 64-year-old plumber’s twisted plan to “erase” his family comes to light. Mohammad A.H. Mohammad has pleaded guilty to hiring a hitman, who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, to kill his wife and six children. Now, as he…
True Crime This Week: Cults
When faith becomes a weapon, devotion turns deadly. In 1982, Frances Thomas commanded her Miracle Valley followers in Arizona to attack sheriff’s deputies, sparking a bloody shootout that left multiple dead. Two decades later, doomsday prop…
Night Watch: The ‘Tinder Swindler Strikes Again: Love, Luxury and $50K STOLEN
He fooled women across the world with private jets, luxury hotels, and promises of forever. But behind the lavish lifestyle was one of the most notorious scams of the decade. Tonight on Night Watch, we’re revisiting the story of Simon Levie…
First Watch: Husband’s Murder-for-Hire & Killer Drove Beside Victim’s Body for A MONTH
In Louisiana, 70-year-old Charles Johnson is behind bars, accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife, Pamela, during a bitter 2015 divorce. After nearly a decade of unanswered questions, Katie breaks down the new evidence that has led to m…
Night Watch: Etan Patz Started a Movement, But Will His Killer WALK FREE?
In 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to the school bus in New York City, becoming one of the first missing children ever featured on milk cartons. Decades later, Pedro Hernandez was convicted of his murder. But this summer, a…
First Watch: The FBI’s MOST-WANTED-MOTHER & Ex-News Anchor SNAPS
In Texas, 37-year-old Cindy Rodriguez-Singh is accused of murdering her 6-year-old son, Noel, before fleeing across the globe. After a year-long international manhunt, she’s been extradited from India to face trial as investigators continue…
Night Watch: He Kills His Pregnant Mistress and BRAGS Police Has No Evidence
Tania Wise was just 23 years old and over eight months pregnant when she was brutally murdered and left on a Florida roadside. With a mysterious truck sighting and a recorded conversation as evidence, investigators soon uncovered the shocki…
First Watch: From Victim to Perpetrator: The REAL Mark Sanchez Story
Former USC & NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez made headlines after being stabbed during a parking dispute, and prosecutors say he was the aggressor. Sanchez is facing a felony charge and a civil lawsuit after allegedly at…
Night Watch: TEEN Girl Cyberbullied by HER OWN MOM: Kendra Licari
For more than two years, Michigan teen Lauryn Licari and her boyfriend were tormented by a relentless stream of abusive, anonymous messages. They were sent up to 50 a day. Convinced a jealous classmate was behind the harassment, they turned…
First Watch: REMAINS in the Woods: Three Girls Killed By Their DAD Travis Decker
In Washington, police say 32-year-old Travis Decker murdered his three young daughters with plastic bags and zip ties before vanishing without a trace. After a months-long manhunt, his decomposed remains were discovered in the woods. Katie …
Night Watch: Nurse Fatally Injects Friend who FAKED Cancer for $1.5M DREAM
Tonight, Katie unravels a bizarre case in Salt Lake City, Utah that still has prosecutors scratching their heads. Nurse Meggan Sundwall allegedly spent years plotting the death of her friend and former roommate, Kacee Lyn Terry, all for a p…
First Watch: Twisted Trial of Bionca Ellis: Pleads INSANITY after Murdering Toddler
In Cleveland, Ohio, the trial of Bionca Ellis is underway after she allegedly stabbed 3-year-old Julian Wood to death in a grocery store parking lot in a shocking, seemingly random attack. Her defense plans to plead insanity, setting up a c…
True Crime This Week: Disappearances
Two women. Two different generations. Two disappearances that still defy explanation. Atlanta secretary Mary Shotwell Little disappeared in 1965, her groceries left in the car and blood on the seat. In 2018, California teen Karlie Lain Gusé…
A Crime House Halloween Special: The Conjuring’s True Horror | From Twisted Tales
Spooky season is here, and because you’re part of the Crime House community, we’re treating you to a bonus Halloween episode from our very own team—the same creators behind the show you’re listening to now. This time, we’re introducing you …
Night Watch: Kidnapped For Bitcoin: The SoHo Crypto Torture House
What started as a trip to New York for a young crypto trader spiraled into 17 days of unimaginable torture inside a SoHo townhouse. Prosecutors say Michael Carturan was kidnapped and tortured for 17 days inside a SoHo townhouse, all in an a…
First Watch: Microsoft Dad’s Murder Case & Florida Sets 14th Execution of 2025
In Jacksonville Beach, Florida, the ambush murder of Microsoft software engineer and father of four Jared Bridegan is making headlines again. Prosecutors just released a massive batch of evidence: from police bodycam footage to 911 calls, a…
Night Watch: The Murdaugh Murders Take Another Twist
With Alex Murdaugh’s appeal now headed to the South Carolina Supreme Court and a new Hulu miniseries premiering in just days, the infamous Murdaugh saga is back in the spotlight. Once one of the most powerful families in Hampton County, the…
First Watch: Florida Husband Convicted of Murder & Daniel Hanna’s Upcoming Trial
In Ocala, Florida, 55-year-old Herbert Swilley called police in March 2023 to report his husband missing. But what began as a husband’s public display of grief unraveled into something much darker. In a new development, Swilley was convicte…