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In the fourth and final episode of Campus Crimes, Vanessa Richardson examines the 2003 murder of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy, who was shot and killed by his own teammate...but the crime that followed may have been even colder. Head coach Dave Bliss, facing exposure for recruiting violations, launched a calculated scheme to brand Dennehy a drug dealer after his death, recorded in his own words on a hidden tape. One young assistant coach risked everything to stop it. And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Serial...

In 1993, a cult outside Waco, Texas went to war with the U.S. government. Seventy-six people, including 25 children, didn’t survive. In today's second episode of Cults and Cons, Vanessa Richardson unravels the terrifying rise of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians...and how belief in a coming apocalypse turned deadly.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Conspiracy Theories, Cults and Crimes.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad-free listening and exclusive bonus...

He stole trucks. He stole cattle. He stole a plane. And every time he was arrested, he seemed to walk free. Joshua Paul Calhoun, known as the Texas Superthief, turned small-town chaos into a years-long game of cat and mouse with law enforcement. In today's first episode of Cults and Cons, Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien unpack one of the wildest crime sprees in Texas history. And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Crimes Of Reddit.If you’re new here, don’t forget to foll...

After suspicion fell on Shrien Dewani in the murder of his wife, Anni, the case quickly expanded into an international legal battle over whether he would be extradited to South Africa to stand trial. As prosecutors worked to build their case, the question of what truly happened on the couple’s honeymoon became even more contested. In today's second episode of Justice Served, Carter Roy examines the fight over Dewani’s extradition, the courtroom proceedings that followed, and the testimony surrounding Anni’s killing. The prosecution argued that the attack had been carefully orchestrated, while the defense challenged the credib...

In 2010, newlyweds Anni and Shrien Dewani arrived in Cape Town for what was meant to be a luxury honeymoon, but within days, Anni was found shot to death in a hijacked taxi in a crime that quickly made international headlines. What initially appeared to be a tragic robbery soon took a darker turn as investigators uncovered signs that the attack may have been planned. On today's first episode of Justice Served, Carter Roy examines the couple’s relationship, the events leading up to the night of the killing, and the early investigation that led to multiple arrests. As witness st...

On today's second Throwback Thursday, Carter Roy concludes the case of the Burger Chef murders, when four young employees were kidnapped and murdered at the Burger Chef restaurant in Speedway, Indiana. The investigation was at a dead end until 1984, when a convict named Donald Wayne Forrester confessed to the murders…but the case was far from closed.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Murder: True Crime Stories.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad...

On today's first Throwback Thursday episode, Carter Roy goes back to November 1978, when four young employees were finishing a late shift at the Burger Chef fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana. Later that night, they disappeared… and were later found dead on the outskirts of town. The police had no idea who murdered them — or why.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Murder: True Crime Stories.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad-free...

In today's second episode of Conspiracies and & the Unknown, Carter Roy investigates the mysterious death of journalist Danny Casolaro, who was found dead in a West Virginia hotel room in 1991 just as he claimed to be on the verge of exposing a vast global conspiracy he called “the Octopus.” Danny believed powerful government officials, intelligence agencies, and criminal networks were secretly connected through stolen software, covert weapons programs, and international corruption. After his death was ruled a suicide, his most critical files vanished, fueling decades of suspicion. Was Danny unraveling under pressure, or was he silenced for getting too clos...

In 1997, thousands across Arizona reported seeing strange lights in the night sky. The military called them flares. But some witnesses, including pilots, doctors, and the state’s own governor, say it was something far more mysterious. In today's first episode of Conspiracies & the Unknown, Vanessa Richardson explores the Phoenix Lights, one of the largest UFO sightings in U.S. history.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Conspiracy Theories, Cults and Crimes.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never...

On today's second Unsolved Tuesday episode, Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole cover the disappearance of four-year-old Nyleen Marshall, who vanished during a family picnic in Montana's Helena National Forest in 1983. At first, authorities believed she had wandered into the wilderness. Later, children reported seeing a strange man speaking with her moments before she disappeared. Years afterward, a cryptic letter surfaced from someone claiming personal knowledge of Nyleen's life. Decades later, the case remains one of Montana's most haunting unsolved disappearances.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original...

A mother makes a difficult choice. When Latice Sutton learned her daughter had been arrested, she believed she’d be safest spending the night in custody. But just after midnight, Mitrice Richardson was released — without a phone, without transportation, and without anyone notified. Hours later, a homeowner spotted her six miles away in the dark hills of Malibu Canyon. Then she was gone. In today's first Unsolved Tuesday episode, Kaelyn Moore and Morgan Absher ask the question her family still demands an answer to: Should she ever have been released that night?And for more cases just like...

For years, the Golden State Killer haunted California—and then simply vanished. But he wasn't gone. He was hiding in plain sight. In today's second Killer of the Week episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels follow the decades-long investigation that finally unmasked Joseph James DeAngelo, the DNA that cracked the case, and the shocking moment he was brought to justice.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Serial Killers and Murderous Minds.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to nev...

Burglary. Stalking. Rape. Murder. Before the world knew him as the Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo instilled fear across California. In today's first Killer of the Week episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels explore his dark past, twisted relationships, and how his obsession with control escalated into cold-blooded murder.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Serial Killers and Murderous Minds.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad-free listening and exclusive bonu...

In the third of our four-episode Campus Crimes limited series, Vanessa Richardson follows the events of the Friday after Thanksgiving 1969, when 22-year-old graduate student Betsy Aardsma was stabbed through the heart in the basement stacks of Penn State's Pattee Library, surrounded by people, in broad daylight, and dead within minutes. A man walked calmly out of the stacks, said five words, and vanished; no one was ever charged. Decades of institutional silence, a scrubbed crime scene, and a suspect who died before investigators assembled the full picture left her family without justice. And for more cases just...

In today's second episode of Cults & Cons, Vanessa Richardson unpacks the rise and collapse of the Rajneesh Movement, a New Age cult that transformed a remote stretch of rural Oregon into a powerful and deeply disturbing experiment in control. What began as a promise of spiritual enlightenment and communal living under the guidance of guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh quickly devolved into paranoia, political manipulation, and violence. As the cult’s leadership consolidated power, its members carried out election interference, intimidation campaigns, and ultimately the largest bioterror attack in U.S. history.And for more cases just like th...

On today's first Cults & Cons episode, Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien follow one of the strangest and stickiest white-collar crimes ever committed, a group of Quebec thieves siphoned off nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup—worth over $18 million—from the Global Strategic Maple Reserve, an actual government-run stockpile meant to stabilize syrup prices. And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Crimes of Reddit.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad-free listening and exclusive bonus episodes...

Within days of his family’s disappearance, Chris Watts’s façade begins to crumble. Failed polygraphs, missing sheets, and GPS data all lead detectives to one horrifying conclusion: the husband everyone trusted has been lying. As the truth unfolds, from the interrogation room to the oil fields ,the nation learns what really happened inside the Watts home. Join Carter Roy for today's first episode of Justice Served on the Watts Family Murder. Featuring the confessions, the aftermath, and the lasting impact on everyone who loved Shanann, Bella, CeCe, and baby Niko, this is the devastating end to a story...

Join Carter Roy for today's first episode of Justice Served on the Watts Family Murder. To the outside world, Chris and Shanann Watts had it all: a beautiful home, two adorable daughters, and a baby boy on the way. But behind the smiling family photos, cracks were forming. When Shanann and the girls vanish without a trace, Chris’s pleas for their return ignite a nationwide search. Yet, as investigators look closer, they uncover secrets that turn a picture-perfect marriage into one of the most chilling crimes of the decade.And for more cases just like this on...

As fear gripped California, the Zodiac Killer escalated his mind games, sending letters, making threats, and pushing police and the public to the brink. In today's second Throwback Thursday episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels trace his psychological unraveling, the search for his true identity, and the failed attempts to bring one of America’s most notorious murderers to justice.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Serial Killers and Murderous Minds.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to nev...

The Zodiac Killer left behind more than victims; he masterminded a chilling legacy of cryptic messages, taunts, and terror. In today's first Throwback Thursday episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels trace his early murders, the ciphers that baffled authorities, and explore the disturbing psychology that drove one of history’s most notorious serial killers.And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Crime House Original, Serial Killers and Murderous Minds.If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad-fre...