Crime Junkie

In 1997, a young woman is found shot dead in a cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Police work on tracking down the group of friends she was last seen with… and they learn another life has been lost. As the pressure mounts, the investigation stalls until a shocking confession gets the Wheels of Justice moving. But at the end of the day, some are left to wonder…Did they find the right person?

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In 1991, Austin, Texas was rocked by one of the most horrifying crimes the city had ever seen: four young girls were brutally murdered and set on fire inside a local yogurt shop. The investigation would stretch on for decades, leading to four men being accused of the crime, yet lingering questions and evolving forensic evidence have continued to cast doubt on whether justice was truly served.

Now, with renewed attention to the case,...

In 2023, 48-year-old Erin Patterson invited a group of her husband’s family members over, and things took a turn for the worst, and by the worst, we mean murder. Patterson has been convicted of murdering three people and one attempted murder after poisoning them with mushrooms served over a nice dinner. But some questions still remain: How did she go from loving mother to mass murderer, and WHY?

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22-year-old Kristin David was missing for over a week before her remains were found in the Snake River. While her murder is often thought to be related to a series of other murders and disappearances in the late 70s and early 80s, investigators think she’s the victim of another mystery killer. 

• If you know anything about the murder of Kristin David, please contact the FBI office in Salt Lake City by calling 801-579-1400 or by su...

We hear you, Crime Junkies! We’ve seen the Amy Bradley Is Missing documentary on Netflix, and we see YOU searching for our original episode on her case. Look no further; we’ve re-released it for you right here <3 

In March of 1998 Amy Lynn Bradley and her family set off on 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 whe...

In the late 70s and early 80s, the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley was rocked by multiple disappearances and homicides. Police at the time thought it was the work of one man, who has remained free. And despite a decades-long investigation, these cases remain unsolved. 

• If you have any information about the disappearances of Christina White and Steven Pearsall, or the murders of Kristin David, Brandi Miller, and Kristina Nelson, you ca...
  

Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, four University of Idaho students in their 20s, were brutally murdered inside their off-campus home in the early morning hours on November 13, 2022. Two surviving roommates and a heartwrenching 911 call led police to discover the friends stabbed to death inside the three-story house at 1122 King Road. The safe place that once rang with parties, TikTok dances and laug...

In 1995, a married couple vanishes from their Ohio home without a trace, leaving behind their five kids, an unlocked gun cabinet, and a house full of clues. As ransom calls roll in and suspicions mount, their family is left wondering: Was this a planned disappearance? Or something more sinister?

• If you know anything about the disappearance of John and Shelly Markley, contact the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office at 330-675-2540.
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In 1980, the ex-wife of a British aristocrat and her Italian friend vanished from a small ski resort town during a snowstorm in the mountains of central Italy, and investigators had a simple theory—they got lost and had some kind of accident. But when mysterious messages arrive, clues lead them on a decades-long deep dive into the art world jet set, the mafia underworld…and even the Vatican.

• If you have any information about the...

When a young mom and her two small daughters disappear without a trace from Topeka, Kansas, in May 2000, her family goes on a decades-long hunt for answers. But right in the middle of our reporting, the family gets a huge tip that could change everything.

If you have any information about the disappearances of Jennifer Lancaster or Sidney and Monique Smith, please reach out to Topeka PD at 785-368-9551. You can also submit a tip ...

When Jennifer Farber Dulos vanished after dropping her five children off at school in New Canaan, Connecticut, on May 24, 2019, all eyes were on her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos. And when investigators found surveillance footage showing Fotis suspiciously stopping at multiple trash cans in a nearby city and throwing things just hours after she disappeared, a massive hunt for evidence kicked off, and a conspiracy involving at leas...

In 1980, two women and a two-year-old girl seemingly vanish into thin air on their way back from a gospel concert in Lowcountry, South Carolina, and their mysterious disappearance leaves their families pushing for justice for decades.

Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Sarah Boyd, Kimberly Boyd and Linda McCord can contact the Dorchester County sheriff’s office at 843-832-0300.

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After a fourteen-year-old goes missing from her boyfriend’s home in Iowa in 1980, her mother puts all the pressure she can on police to take her daughter’s case seriously and bring her home.

• If you or anyone you know has any information about the disappearance of Kimberly Doss, please contact Davenport PD at 563-326-7979 or call Quad City CrimeStoppers at 309-762-9500 to leave an anonymous tip.
   

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When Peggy Hettrick’s body was found in an open field in Fort Collins, Colorado, police rushed to the nearest suspect. But clues left behind on Peggy’s body later turn the case upside down, leaving justice undone and multiple victims in the wake of a sloppy investigation. 

In Part 2, we take a closer look at other viable suspects in Peggy's case, some who were ignored or dismissed by investigators, and others we uncovered ourselves.

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When Peggy Hettrick’s body was found in an open field in Fort Collins, Colorado, police rushed to the nearest suspect. But clues left behind on Peggy’s body later turn the case upside down, leaving justice undone and multiple victims in the wake of a sloppy investigation. 

Join us in asking the Colorado Attorney General to reopen Peggy’s case, assign a new investigator and explore new DNA testing by following this link. 

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In the 1970s, few places on earth were more queer-friendly than San Francisco. But it wasn’t all drag queens and rainbows in the City by the Bay, and when the bodies of gay men started turning up one after another, fear spread like wildfire, and it got harder and harder to distinguish rumor from fact.

If you have any information about murders connected to the Doodler, please call the San Francisco PD’s 24-hour tip line at 415-575-44...

Kala Williams was 20 years old when her family stopped hearing from her. Weeks later, her body was discovered dismembered in the woods with the DNA of a possible suspect on her body and items from the crime scene. Yet, the DNA evidence hasn’t been enough to charge him in Kala’s case - or the disappearance of another Spokane woman two years prior. 

If you know something about the disappearance of Heather Higgins or the murder of Kala...

Nic Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a dinky apartment in her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana, she’s just gotten a DWI, and she works the same dead-end job she’s been working since high school, a job she only has because her boss is a family friend and feels sorry for her. Everyone has felt sorry for her for the last seven years—since the day her older sister, Kasey, vanished without a trace.

On the night Kasey ...

In honor of May being National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Month, Brit sits down with Red River Métis woman and survivor Fallon Farinacci to hear her story—and how a series of tragic events set her on a path toward tremendous advocacy and change for her community.

Fallon’s Celebrate Indigenous Resilience GoFundMe can be viewed at this link. All proceeds go to the Abbey House and Manitoba Metis Federation St. Eu...