Criminal Intent

-New Episode on March 4, 2025-

Hi all - I am back from a completely unplanned hiatus with an episode teaser and some "housekeeping" where I go over what I have planned for the podcast and I talk about the improved website, criminalintentpod.com. This is where a lot of information such as the source list for each episode will now be housed. I will also write blog entries for topics related to the subjects I cover, but eithe...

In Part 2 of the Servant Girl Murders story, Austin, Texas, the Servant Girl Murderer is still at large and would soon find more victims. We will discuss what happens next, the hunt for the killer, and if historians have figured out who did the killings.

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Austin, Texas in the late-1800s was starting to become a bustling hub for business. And with the rush of people coming in, unsavory characters also came in with them. The mysterious figure dubbed “The Servant Girl Annihilator,” by the American writer O. Henry, someone would stalk the streets at night, invade the rooms of servants, and brutally attack and kill his victims. This is part one of Criminal Intent’s recount of the histori...

Hello! Here is the teaser for the upcoming episode of Criminal Intent. We will be discussing the Servant Girl Murders of Austin, Texas during the year of 1885. 

Several brutal murders occurred. The murderer attacked mainly African American servant women during the night and early morning hours. Then, as suddenly as the killings began, they stopped. The killings remain unsolved, but some experts believe they may know who wa...

In part two of The Freeway Phantom Murders, De Andra takes a look at a potential seventh death in the Freeway Phantom killings. She also looks into the investigations that happened after the initial investigation concluded, where the case stands now, and why it remains unsolved 50 years later.

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If you or anyone have information that can lead to the identity of the Freeway Phantom killer and/or the murder of T...

Lurking in the shadows of Washington D.C. away from the thousands of Vietnam War protestors was a predator looking for young girls and teens to abduct, rape, and kill. At least six girls would die by the hands of the killer dubbed the Freeway Phantom. 

Now, some 50 years later, there are still very little answers into who killed Carole Spinks, Darlenia Johnson, Brenda Crockett, Nenomoisha Yates, Brenda Woodard, and Diane W...

Hi Everyone,

I am back from an unexpected hiatus that I had to take. However, I wanted to come back with a bang. Here is the teaser for the next two parter episode - The Freeway Phantom Murders. The first full episode will be released May 27, with the next episode coming in June. 

I also let you know some updates in this teaser as well. I hope you look forward to the next episode as much as I do. A lot of research...

Criminal Intent presents "On the Beat: What Happened to Taylor Blackwell

A young woman is found dead in a hotel room in Sacramento, California on a late February night in 2020. The case of Taylor Blackwell goes viral on social media, and garnered local news attention. Her mother is looking for answers into the nature of her daughter’s death, but is met with silence, misinformation, and even deception. 

 On this special episode o...

On Thanksgiving Eve 1971, America's most famous skyjacking occurred upon Northwest Orient Airlines' flight 307, on course from Portland, Oregon to Seattle Washington. The mystery of who would have done it and why still intrigues professional investigators and internet sleuths alike. 

Criminal Intent’s host, De Andra Kenoly, will take a look at seven suspects that were on the FBI's list. These were the ones we felt wer...

Thanksgiving Eve of 1971 started off as a typical day for the crew of Flight 307. But when a flight attendant is handed a note from a passenger sitting in the very back of the plane, things take an eventful turn. The most infamous skyjacking in the history of U.S. aviation had just begun. 

Criminal Intent’s host, De Andra Kenoly, will take a look into the skyjacking of Flight 307 and the man known as D.B. Cooper. We will examine the...

Alberta O. Jones had a bright future in the law profession in Louisville, Kentucky. She was known as a trailblazer, creating a name for herself and breaking ground for women and African Americans in the legal world. She was the first black woman to pass the Kentucky bar exam and was the first female prosecutor in the state of Kentucky. But just five months after accepting the position, she beaten and thrown in the Ohio River where ...

Los Angeles in the late 1940s was in the stages of recovery after World War II. While people strived to find a sense of normality after years of being at war, Los Angeles would soon be haunted by the murder of a young woman found in a vacant lot, cut in half. Many suspects were investigated, but none were indicted. Will this case ever be solved? This is the story of Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia.

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Los Angeles in the late 1940s was in the stages of recovery after World War II. While people strived to find a sense of normality after years of being at war, Los Angeles would soon be haunted by the murder of a young woman found in a vacant lot, cut in half. This is the story of Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia.

Resource List:
Betty Bersinger Interview - YouTube Video
The Black Dahlia - A university...

Hello! And welcome to Criminal Intent, the podcast that dissects crime one episode at a time. Hosts De Andra and Colm will look into criminal cases spanning nearly all categories of crime from murders, to missing persons, to fraud, and more. We will examine cases and try to understand the impact of the crimes on the victims involved, the community at large, as well as look into the suspects and theories. We hope you enjoy this trai...