Jill Meagher’s Last Day
29-year old Jill Meagher was going about her daily life on September 22, 2012 when a man with a lengthy criminal record took it all away from her. That night, she had gone out with some friends after work for drinks. On the short walk back to her apartment, she encountered serial rapist Adrian Bayley. CCTV would capture Bayley approaching Jill on the street at 1:40am. She had her mobile phone i...
1hr 28m Aug 04, 2018
1hr 28m
The Murder of Bonny Lee Bakley
Bonny Lee Bakley was not an ethical or particularly law-abiding woman. Not someone you would want your daughter to model her life after. She was a con artist and a groupie who used sex and deception to get money from men. When she was shot to death in May 2001, her husband at the time, [...]
1hr 29m Jul 24, 2018
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158: The Murder of Bonny Lee Bakley
Bonny Lee Bakley was not an ethical or particularly law-abiding woman. Not someone you would want your daughter to model her life after. She was a con artist and groupie who used sex and deception to get money from men. When she was shot to death in May 2001, her husband at the time, actor Robert Blake, was charged with the crime, but there was a long list of other people with a motive. As a yo...
1hr 29m Jul 22, 2018
1hr 29m
A Dangerous Woman: The Life and Crimes of Tracey Richter
Tracey Richter's outrageous crime-filled life could be the basis for a horror film featuring an attractive, revenge-oriented narcissist willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants and hurt anyone who gets in her way. The only problem is, no one would believe it. And that may explain why she got away with [...]
1hr 26m Jul 17, 2018
1hr 26m
156: A Dangerous Woman
Tracey Richter's outrageous crime-filled life could be the basis for a horror film featuring an attractive, revenge-oriented narcissist willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants and hurt anyone who gets in her way. The only problem is, no one would believe it. And that may explain why she got away with it for as long as she did. Tracey lied to, cheated on, stole from, and physically...
1hr 26m Jul 17, 2018
1hr 26m
Tainted Love: The Murder of Kathy Augustine
Does tragedy run in families? In the case of the Augustine family, they seemed to have more than their own fair share of unexpected deaths. In August, 2012, 32-year old Dallas Augustine shot and killed her wife Jessie McCaskill before turning the gun on herself. Six years earlier, Dallas’s step-father Chaz Higgs had been accused [...]
1hr 57m Jul 10, 2018
1hr 57m
155: Tainted Love: The Murder of Kathy Augustine
Does tragedy run in families?  In the case of the Augustine family, they seemed to have more than their own fair share of unexpected deaths.  In August, 2012, 32-year old Dallas Augustine shot and killed her wife Jessie McCaskill before turning the gun on herself.  Six years earlier, Dallas’s step-father Chaz Higgs had been accused of murdering her mother Kathy Augustine with a fatal drug overd...
1hr 57m Jul 09, 2018
1hr 57m
The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay
In Australia, about one person goes missing every 15 minutes. The majority are found within a week. Most missing persons cases take hours, days, or even weeks before an in-depth investigation is put into action. In the case of 43-year old mother of three Allison Baden-Clay, it took mere minutes. Constables arrived at the Baden-Clay [...]
2hr 33m Jul 03, 2018
2hr 33m
154: The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay
In Australia, about one person goes missing every 15 minutes. The majority are found within a week. Most missing persons cases take hours, days, or even weeks before an in-depth investigation is put into action. In the case of 43-year old mother of three Allison Baden-Clay, it took mere minutes. Constables arrived at the Baden-Clay home at 8am, took one look at Allison’s husband Gerard, and str...
2hr 33m Jul 02, 2018
2hr 33m
The Trooper’s Target: The Murder of Dr. John Yelenic
The life of John Yelenic, a young, friendly, prominent dentist who was murdered in Pennsylvania back in 2006, was intertwined with the lives of his soon to be ex-wife Michele and her live-in boyfriend, Pennsylvania State Trooper Kevin Foley. All three of these people had specific personalities and beliefs which can be traced back to [...]
2hr 2m Jun 26, 2018
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153: The Trooper's Target: The Murder of Dr. John Yelenic
The life of John Yelenic, a young, friendly, prominent dentist who was murdered in Pennsylvania back in 2006, was intertwined with the lives of his soon to be ex-wife Michele and her live-in boyfriend, Pennsylvania State Trooper Kevin Foley. All three of these people had specific personalities and beliefs which can be traced back to their childhoods and family relationships. In our discussion o...
2hr 2m Jun 26, 2018
2hr 2m
Missing Amy: The Disappearance of Amy Billig
When 17-year old Amy Billig disappeared in 1974, her mysterious absence created a life-altering void. Amy’s loved ones, especially her mother Sue, would never be the same. But Amy's story is about so much more than pain and loss. It's about the lasting qualities of courage, hope, and bravery after a mother’s biggest nightmare come [...]
1hr 16m Jun 19, 2018
1hr 16m
152: Missing Amy: The Disappearance of Amy Billig
When 17-year old Amy Billig disappeared in 1974, her mysterious absence created a life-altering void. Amy’s loved ones, especially her mother Sue, would never be the same. But Amy's story is about so much more than pain and loss. It's about the lasting qualities of courage, hope, and bravery after a mother’s biggest nightmare come true.  Like the parents of missing children all over the world, ...
1hr 16m Jun 19, 2018
1hr 16m
Murder Actually: The Texas Cadet Murder
In the early morning of December 3, 1995, a farmer driving along a quiet country road saw the body of a teenage girl on the ground behind a barbed-wire fence. At first, he thought he was looking at a dead animal. As he moved forward, the girl’s face was unrecognizable. One bullet hole was in [...]
1hr 13m Jun 12, 2018
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150: Murder Actually
In the early morning of December 3, 1995, a farmer driving along a quiet country road saw the body of a teenage girl on the ground behind a barbed-wire fence. At first, he thought he was looking at a dead animal. As he moved forward, the girl’s face was unrecognizable. One bullet hole was in her left cheek, another in her forehead. She had been hit so hard on the left side of her head that the ...
1hr 13m Jun 11, 2018
1hr 13m
The Spreckels Mansion Mystery
In 2011, at the Spreckels Mansion on the Southern California Coast, there were two unexpected deaths that have since raised many doubts and endless speculation. On July 11, 32-year old Rebecca Zahau was at the Spreckels Beach House along with her sister when her boyfriend's 6-year old son fell over a second-floor banister. Sadly, he [...]
1hr 51m Jun 05, 2018
1hr 51m
149: The Spreckels Mansion Mystery
In 2011, at the Spreckels Mansion on the Southern California Coast, there were two unexpected deaths that have since raised many doubts and endless speculation. On July 11, 32-year old Rebecca Zahau was at the Spreckels Beach House along with her sister when her boyfriend's 6-year old son fell over a second-floor banister. Sadly, he would die in the hospital days later. On July 12, understandab...
1hr 51m Jun 05, 2018
1hr 51m
The Surgeon’s Wife: The Disappearance of Gail Katz-Bierenbaum
Gail Katz-Bierenbaum was the attractive, young wife of an up and coming surgeon when she disappeared in July of 1985. Her husband, Dr. Robert Bierenbaum, was an overachiever with a very promising future. Charming but admittedly awkward, Bob was a surgical resident who spoke several languages, piloted his own plane, and enjoyed gourmet cooking. They [...]
1hr 50m May 29, 2018
1hr 50m
148: The Surgeon's Wife
Gail Katz-Bierenbaum was the attractive, young wife of an up and coming surgeon when she disappeared in July of 1985. Her husband, Dr. Robert Bierenbaum, was an overachiever with a very promising future. Charming but admittedly awkward, Bob was a surgical resident who spoke several languages, piloted his own plane, and enjoyed gourmet cooking. They seemed like the perfect Manhattan couple. Trou...
1hr 50m May 28, 2018
1hr 50m
All Her Children: The Victims of Marybeth Tinning
The story of Marybeth Tinning and her nine deceased children is one of the worst cases of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy in the history of the disorder. Between the years of 1967 and 1985, Marybeth, a wife and mother in upstate New York, gave birth to and buried every one of her babies and young [...]
1hr 52m May 22, 2018
1hr 52m
147: All Her Children: The Victims of Marybeth Tinning
The story of Marybeth Tinning and her nine deceased children is one of the worst cases of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy in the history of the disorder. Between the years of 1967 and 1985, Marybeth, a wife and mother in upstate New York, gave birth to and buried every one of her babies and young children, often within months of one another. The eldest, Barbara Ann, was born in 1967. By 1972, bo...
1hr 52m May 22, 2018
1hr 52m
Introducing The Wonderland Murders
Jill and Dick introduce you to a new true crime podcast from Wondery. The Wonderland Murders takes you on a journey back to the drug and sex-fueled world of 1970s L.A. that leads up to a brutal multiple murder just off the Sunset Strip. You can hear the first two episodes right now by searching [...]
7m May 17, 2018
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146: Introducing The Wonderland Murders
Jill and Dick introduce you to a new true crime podcast from Wondery. The Wonderland Murders takes you on a journey back to the drug and sex-fueled world of 1970s L.A. that leads to a brutal multiple murder just off the Sunset Strip. You can hear the first two episodes right now by searching for The Wonderland Murders on Apple Podcasts, wherever you listen to True Crime Brewery, or by going to ...
7m May 17, 2018
7m
Trees of Death: The Barron Family Murders
Jack Barron's wife, Irene, died in her bed in the spring of 1992. She was only 34 and in apparently good health. On the day of her death, Jack told some people at work that she was having headaches and hadn’t felt well for several days. Eight months later, Jack Barron's son, Jeremy, 4, stopped [...]
1hr 47m May 15, 2018
1hr 47m
145: Trees of Death: The Crimes of Jack Barron
Jack Barron's wife, Irene, died in her bed in the spring of 1992. She was only 34 and in apparently good health. On the day of her death, Jack told some people at work that she was having headaches and hadn’t felt well for several days. Eight months later, Jack Barron's son, Jeremy, 4, stopped breathing in his sleep. Jack began to suggest to his in-laws and neighbors that there was some genetic...
1hr 47m May 15, 2018
1hr 47m
Unleashed: A Dog Mauling in San Francisco
With her arms full of grocery bags, 33-year old Diane Whipple had just returned to her upscale apartment in San Francisco on Jan. 26 2001. As she opened the door, a neighbor’s dog—a 112-lb. female Presa Canario named Hera—rushed down the narrow hall and began barking at her, followed by 123-lb. Bane, who was on [...]
1hr 24m May 08, 2018
1hr 24m
144: Unleashed
With her arms full of grocery bags, 33-year old Diane Whipple had just returned to her upscale apartment in San Francisco on Jan. 26 2001. As she opened the door, a neighbor’s dog—a 112-lb. female Presa Canario named Hera—rushed down the narrow hall and began barking at her, followed by 123-lb. Bane, who was on a leash but pulling his owner, Marjorie Knoller, behind him. Diane was knocked to th...
1hr 24m May 08, 2018
1hr 24m
A Dark Heart: Inside the Twisted Mind of Patricia Taylor Allanson
Patricia Taylor and Tom Allanson came together after each of them left failing marriages behind. At thirty, Tom was younger than Pat by six years. He had been through two short, bad marriages and she had escaped one long one where she said she had felt trapped and smothered by her military husband. Both of [...]
1hr 50m May 01, 2018
1hr 50m
143: A Dark Heart
Patricia Taylor and Tom Allanson came together after each of them left failing marriages behind. At thirty, Tom was younger than Pat by six years. He had been through two short, bad marriages and she had escaped one long one where she said she had felt trapped and smothered by her military husband. Both of them had been looking for the perfect love most of their lives. Despite the odds, they se...
1hr 50m May 01, 2018
1hr 50m
Blind Faith: The Murder of Maria Marshall
Maria Marshall seemed to be living an enviable life. She was beautiful and wealthy, with a successful husband and three healthy sons. It wasn’t until Maria was killed that her friends, family, and neighbors saw how hard she had been working to keep up appearances and keep her family together. On the night of September [...]
1hr 26m Apr 24, 2018
1hr 26m
142: Blind Faith: The Murder of Maria Marshall
Maria Marshall seemed to be living an enviable life. She was beautiful and wealthy, with a successful husband and three healthy sons. It wasn’t until Maria was killed that her friends, family, and neighbors saw how hard she had been working to keep up appearances and keep her family together. On the night of September 7, 1984, Robert and Maria were traveling home from Atlantic City when, accord...
1hr 26m Apr 19, 2018
1hr 26m
Help Save the Next Girl: The Murders of Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham
When UVA student Hannah Graham disappeared from a Charlottesville mall in 2014, authorities and volunteers began a massive search to find her. Joining the search were the parents of Morgan Harrington. Morgan had disappeared five years earlier. At the time, the Harringtons didn’t realize that solving Hannah’s case would lead them to the man who [...]
1hr 9m Apr 17, 2018
1hr 9m
141: Help Save the Next Girl
When UVA student Hannah Graham disappeared from a Charlottesville mall in 2014, authorities and volunteers began a massive search to find her. Joining the search were the parents of Morgan Harrington. Morgan had disappeared five years earlier. At the time, the Harringtons didn’t realize that solving Hannah’s case would lead them to the man who had killed Morgan. Charlottesville is a historic ci...
1hr 9m Apr 17, 2018
1hr 9m
Terror by Sea: The Murders of Joan, Michelle, & Christe Rogers
Oba Chandler was executed in 2011 for the killings of a mother and her two daughters off the coast of south Florida. Jo Rogers and her two teenaged daughters were enjoying a rare and well-deserved vacation when they were approached by Oba Chandler and invited to take a cruise on his boat. He seemed like [...]
1hr 49m Apr 10, 2018
1hr 49m
139: Terror by Sea
Oba Chandler was executed in 2011 for the killings of a mother and her two daughters off the coast of south Florida. Jo Rogers and her two teenaged daughters were enjoying a rare and well-deserved vacation when they were approached by Oba Chandler and invited to take a cruise on his boat. He seemed like a kind, harmless, middle-aged man. There was nothing threatening about him. But Chandler had...
1hr 49m Apr 10, 2018
1hr 49m
Preppy Murder: The Killing of Jennifer Levin
Labelled as the "rough sex killing" or the “preppy murder,” the 1986 murder of college-bound teenager Jennifer Levin at the hands of so-called preppy Robert Chambers caught the attention of the entire country. Her horrible death opened up discussions about the reckless and promiscuous world of teenagers in her crowd. In this time of the [...]
2hr 5m Apr 03, 2018
2hr 5m
138: Preppy Murder: The Killing of Jennifer Levin
Labelled as the "rough sex killing" or the “preppy murder,” the 1986 murder of college-bound teenager Jennifer Levin at the hands of so-called preppy Robert Chambers caught the attention of the entire country. Her horrible death opened up discussions about the reckless and promiscuous world of teenagers in her crowd. In this time of the Me-Too movement, the media’s and the defense attorney’s at...
2hr 5m Apr 03, 2018
2hr 5m
Bonus: Felonious Florida
Jill and Dick introduce you to a new true crime podcast from the sunshine state.  In this new series, Sun Sentinel reporters uncover new details in two gruesome murders.  If you enjoy true crime, and you know you do, check it out on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to True Crime Brewery.     [...]
9m Apr 03, 2018
9m
Bonus: Felonious Florida
Jill and Dick introduce you to a new true crime podcast from the sunshine state.  In this new series, Sun Sentinel reporters uncover new details in two gruesome murders.  If you enjoy true crime, and you know you do, check it out on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to True Crime Brewery.
9m Apr 02, 2018
9m
Step-Monster: The Murder of Zahra Baker
In her 10 years, Zahra Baker had gone through a lot and overcome more than most adults. She was a cancer survivor who had to have an amputation, the removal of part of her lung, and she was left hearing impaired from cancer treatments. But she was still beautiful, inside and out. A resilient spirit [...]
1hr 36m Mar 27, 2018
1hr 36m
137: Step-Monster: The Murder of Zahra Baker
In her 10 years, Zahra Baker had gone through a lot and overcome more than most adults. She was a cancer survivor who had to have an amputation, the removal of part of her lung, and she was left hearing impaired from cancer treatments. But she was still beautiful, inside and out. A resilient spirit with a child’s pure love of the simple things in life, Zahra was a person worthy of much more tha...
1hr 36m Mar 26, 2018
1hr 36m
The Babysitter’s Secrets: The Murder of Cherry Walker
Cherry Walker was a trusting, uncommonly innocent young woman with a developmental disability. When her neighbor Kim Cargill brought her son to Cherry to babysit, Cherry didn’t know enough to question her. Mentally still a child herself, Cherry played alongside the child, sharing her food and her small apartment with him. Kim took full advantage [...]
1hr 26m Mar 20, 2018
1hr 26m
135: The Babysitter's Secrets
Cherry Walker was a trusting, uncommonly innocent young woman with a developmental disability. When her neighbor Kim Cargill brought her son to Cherry to babysit, Cherry didn’t know enough to question her. Mentally still a child herself, Cherry played alongside the child, sharing her food and her small apartment with him. Kim took full advantage of Cherry, leaving her neglected son with Cherry ...
1hr 26m Mar 19, 2018
1hr 26m
A Beheading on Mount Baldy
High on the mountains of Southern California, an overgrown driveway leads to the burned-out piece of ground that once supported Jack Irwin’s Mt. Baldy cabin. Life has moved on, as it always does, and the forest has grown over much of this site where a horrific murder took place. Back in 1999, Jack Irwin sold [...]
1hr 24m Mar 13, 2018
1hr 24m
134: A Beheading on Mount Baldy
High on the mountains of Southern California, an overgrown driveway leads to the burned-out piece of ground that once supported Jack Irwin’s Mt. Baldy cabin. Life has moved on, as it always does, and the forest has grown over much of this site where a horrific murder took place. Back in 1999, Jack Irwin sold his cabin for $48,000 to two women—Marcia Johnson and Judy Gellert. He gave them very g...
1hr 24m Mar 12, 2018
1hr 24m
The Life and Loss of Sheree Beasley
Six-year old Sheree Beasley was a tough little cookie. She had been through a lot in her short life, but she had a love of life and an independent streak. Sheree loved her bicycle and was always happy for any excuse to take it out for a spin. She had survived her baby brother who [...]
1hr 16m Mar 06, 2018
1hr 16m
133: The Life and Loss of Sheree Beasley
Six-year old Sheree Beasley was a tough little cookie. She had been through a lot in her short life, but she had a love of life and an independent streak. Sheree loved her bicycle and was always happy for any excuse to take it out for a spin. She had survived her baby brother who died of SIDs, followed by the fatal drug overdose of her step-father. Sheree’s Mom struggled in life and tried to gi...
1hr 16m Mar 02, 2018
1hr 16m
The Final Act: The Murders of Julie Kibuishi & Samuel Herr
Daniel Wozniak believed his acting abilities would help him get away with anything, including the perfect crime. For him, this crime was a cold-blooded double murder with money as the sole motivation. Wozniak was engaged to be married and he killed combat vet Samuel Herr and his college tutor Julie Kibuishi because he needed money [...]
1hr 49m Feb 27, 2018
1hr 49m
132: The Final Act: The Murders of Julie Kibuishi & Samuel Herr
Daniel Wozniak believed his acting abilities would help him get away with anything, including the perfect crime. For him, this crime was a cold-blooded double murder with money as the sole motivation. Wozniak was engaged to be married and he killed combat vet Samuel Herr and his college tutor Julie Kibuishi because he needed money to pay for a lavish beach side wedding. These murders were equal...
1hr 49m Feb 26, 2018
1hr 49m
Risky Business: The Murder of Larry McNabney
Larry McNabney lived an exciting and tumultuous life. Haunted by tragedies in his early life, Larry drank to excess and did his fair share of pharmaceuticals. But Larry’s biggest passions were love and money. He loved and lost again and again with 5 marriages and countless relationships. As a talented and hard-working attorney, he earned [...] The post Risky Business: The Murder of Larry McNab...
1hr 33m Feb 20, 2018
1hr 33m