Criminal, Interrupted
I’m Sophie Imogen and I’ve always been fascinated by the way our minds shape the stories we tell, especially when those stories involve crime, memory, and the darker corners of human behaviour. Criminal, Interrupted is a true crime podcast that dives into cases where psychology plays a starring role. Each week, I explore stories that challenge what we think we know, about guilt, motive, and even reality itself. From unreliable narrators to fractured memories, this show is about the moments when the mind breaks, bends, or rewrites the truth.
Episodes
Ed Gein: The Grave Robber and Depraved Killer
When police searched Ed Gein’s farmhouse in 1957, they uncovered a scene that defied belief. This episode documents the crimes, the investigation, and the media frenzy that followed. Content Warning: Contains graphic descriptions of crime s…
The Tragic Death of a Child Star: The Judith Barsi Story
Judith Barsi lit up screens in the 1980s, but her life at home was marked by terror. In this episode, we explore the heartbreaking reality behind her success: the domestic violence that shaped her final years, the warning signs that were mi…
Jennifer Pan: The Betrayal Inside the Family Home
In November 2010, what looked like a violent home invasion in Markham, Ontario, was revealed to be something far darker: a murder‑for‑hire plot orchestrated by Jennifer Pan against her own parents. References:Karen K. Ho, “Jennifer Pan’s Re…
The D4vd Case: What We Know So Far
On September 8th, 2025, LAPD discovered the body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd. She had been missing for over a year. In this episode, we break down the facts released so far, from the timeline …
What Happened to Madeline Soto? How the Truth Came to Light
Madeline Soto was reported missing in February 2024. What followed was a devastating investigation that revealed years of abuse hidden in plain sight. This video honours her memory, outlines the facts of the case, and calls for greater awar…
The Murder of Elizabeth Olten: Innocence Betrayed
In this emotionally charged episode, we explore the heartbreaking case of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten, whose life was stolen by someone she trusted, 15-year-old neighbour Alyssa Bustamante. Through detailed research and careful storytelling,…
Anatoly Moskvin: The Grave Robber of Nizhny Novgorod
In this episode, we explore one of Russia’s most haunting criminal cases, not of murder, but of grave desecration. Anatoly Moskvin, a respected linguist and historian, exhumed the bodies of 29 girls and young women, preserving them in his a…
Family Annihilator: The Coleman Family Murders
In this episode, we examine the chilling case of Christopher Coleman, a man who murdered his wife Sheri and their two young sons, Garett and Gavin, in a calculated attempt to protect an extramarital affair and preserve his public image. Con…
Freeway Phantom Killings: Remembering the Lives of Six Innocent Young Girls
Between 1971 and 1972, six young Black girls were abducted and murdered in Washington, D.C. Their bodies were found along or near the Anacostia Freeway. The press called the killer the “Freeway Phantom.” More than fifty years later, the cas…
The Slenderman Stabbing: Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier
In 2014, two twelve-year-old girls from Waukesha, Wisconsin, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their friend Payton Leutner into the woods and stabbed her nineteen times. Their motive? To appease Slenderman, a fictional internet entity t…
A Promise Kept: The Murder of Angela Samota and a Best Friends Determination
Episode Description: On October 1984, 20‑year‑old Southern Methodist University student Angela Samota was known for her bright smile, fearless spirit, and boundless energy. That all ended in the early hours of October 13, when she was foun…
The Almost Perfect Murder: The Death of Kathy Augustine
Episode Description: Kathy Augustine was a trailblazer in Nevada politics, sharp, ambitious, and unafraid to challenge the status quo. But in July 2006, her life came to a sudden and suspicious end. Found unconscious in her Reno home, Kathy…
Sean Gillis: The Disturbing Serial Killer and Necrophile
In this episode, we delve into the chilling case of Sean Vincent Gillis, a serial killer who operated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, between 1994 and 2004. Unlike the more publicly known offenders of the region, Gillis lurked in the shadows, hi…
Vanished: The Beaumont Children
On Australia Day 1966, three siblings, Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont, eft their home in Somerton Park for a short trip to Glenelg Beach. They never returned. What followed was the largest missing persons investigation in Australian histor…
Amelia Dyer: The Reading Baby Farmer
Amelia Dyer, the woman history remembers as the Reading Baby Farmer, preyed on society’s most vulnerable under the guise of care. In Victorian Britain, she turned the desperation of unwed mothers into profit, leaving a trail of innocent liv…
The Brutal Attack of Alison Botha, The Woman Who Refused to Die
In this episode we explore the extraordinary survival story of Alison Botha. In 1994, Alison was abducted, brutally attacked, and left for dead, but against all odds, she lived to tell her story.This episode walks through the events of that…
The Murder of Elizabeth Reiser and Survival of Brandi Hicks
In this first episode of sophieimogene, we look into the heartbreaking case of Elizabeth Reiser and Brandi Hicks—two friends whose night took a terrifying turn in 2000. Elizabeth was tragically murdered, while Brandi managed to survive and …