Episode 145: Lisl Auman | Felony Murder in Colorado
Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “The case of Lisl Auman, who first wrote me from prison three years ago, is so rotten and wrong and shameful that I feel dirty just for knowing about it, and so should you.” So, let’s see how you feel about the case of the 21 year old woman who was arrested for the brutal murder of a police officer while she was handcuffed in the back of a cruiser. Patreon.com/tr...
2hr 43m Jan 16, 2023
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Episode 144: Sean Gillis | Murder on the Mississippi Part II
Sean Gillis’ crimes take us into the depths of depravity. In part two of a two part series we will discuss the tactics he used to evade police in his last four murders, and how he was finally caught. Trigger Warning: Extremely graphic content Patreon.com/truecrimecouple (http://patreon.com/truecrimecouple) https://truecrimecouples-store.creator-spring.com Sponsors: Gerber Life Insurance vis...
1hr 46m Jan 01, 2023
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Episode 143: Sean Gillis | Murder on the Mississippi Part I
Sean Gillis’ crimes take us into the depths of depravity. In part one of a two part series we will discuss the tactics he used to evade police in his first four murders, and most importantly, who the women were that he stole from this earth. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple (http://patreon.com/truecrimecouple) https://truecrimecouples-store.creator-spring.com Sponsors: Skylight Frame Get $15 off ...
2hr Dec 18, 2022
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Episode 142: The Case of Sierah Joughin
In the Summer of 2016 a 20 year old woman never returned home after a bike ride to her boyfriend’s house. Join me as I tell John the tragic case of Sierah Joughin. Justiceforsierah.org (http://justiceforsierah.org) Patreon.com/truecrimecouple (http://patreon.com/truecrimecouple) Sponsors: The Check In - A Bonus Podcast from An Acquired Taste Podcast GerberLifeFamily.com (http://gerberlifefa...
1hr 44m Dec 04, 2022
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Episode 141: Stephanie Bruner | Death by the Blue River
Around the holidays there is nothing more consistent than a mother. She has to make sure the home is clean, the meals are cooked, feasts and all, the home decorated, the cookies baked. And no mother was more reliable when it came to holiday consistency as 41 year old, mother of three, Stepahnie Bruner. That was why it seemed especially odd when, just three days before Thanksgiving, she left to ...
1hr 37m Nov 27, 2022
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Episode 140: The Murder of the MacIvor Family
On the night of August 21, 1991, while a storm raged outside their Florida Keys home, a couple fought for their lives. What happened to the MacIvors that night was terrifying, and rage inducing. Join me as I tell John the story of Michael and Susan “Missy” MacIvor. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Warnings are given in episode for graphic content Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/florida-man-murder...
1hr 31m Nov 07, 2022
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Episode 139: Listener Stories Part VI
Join us for a new bunch of terrifying listener stories...
51m Oct 24, 2022
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Episode 138: Shauna Howe | The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The story I have for you today will be, just as they always are, hard to get through, especially because it involves a child. Just around Halloween in 1992 a vicious crime would shock the blue collar town of Oil City, PA, changing it forever. In fact, the town would put a ban on night time trick or treating for 16 years after the case I am about to tell you, and even now the time is restricted ...
1hr 31m Oct 09, 2022
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Episode 137: The Tragedies of the Hand Family
The idea that it is nearly impossible to get away with murder would make true crime listeners feel better. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Listen in as I tell John about a truly unbelievable case that spans decades. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Listen to The Dark Swamp: Horror Stories wherever you listen to podcasts! Sources: https://projectcoldcase.org/cold-case-homicide-stats/ https://...
1hr 22m Sep 26, 2022
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Episode 136: The Case of Cheryl Pierson
Tragedy struck the town of Selden, NY in February of 1986, however the community was divided on just what the tragedy was when dark secrets about a murder victim come out after his death. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/magazine/murder-on-long-island.html https://www.amazon.com/Incest-Murder-Miracle-Murder-Hire-ebook/dp/B01N3SZFE5 https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/13/nyregion/woman-w...
1hr 58m Sep 12, 2022
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Episode 135: The Murder of Joanne Witt | Forbidden Love or Murder by Manipulation?
On June 15, 2009 the body of 47 year old Joanne Witt was found in her El Dorado Hills, CA home. She had been stabbed over 20 times and her killer had put the air conditioning on high to slow the decomposition process. But Joanne did not live alone. She shared the beautiful home with her 14 year old daughter, Tylar, who was nowhere to be found. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple (http://patreon.com/tr...
2hr 12m Aug 28, 2022
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Episode 134: Jennifer Schuett | Are You Afraid of the Dark?
In the early morning hours of August 10, 1990 an 8 year old girl in Dickinson, Texas was taken from her bed. The search to find the man that had committed the heinous crimes that occured that night would take 20 years. Join us as I tell John the harrowing tale of Jennifer Schuett. Trigger Warnings: Violence against children, sexual assault against children, suicide Sponsors: Lumi Labs Microdo...
1hr 22m Aug 14, 2022
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Episode 133: Davina Buff Jones | Mystery Beneath the Hunter's Moon
Just like the stories of pirates and buried treasure, the mysterious death of Davina Buff Jones has become legend on Bald Head Island, North Carolina. The residents and visitors of the affluent vacation spot are split on what truly occurred beneath the oldest lighthouse in the state on the night of October 22, 1999. Join us as I tell John the heartbreaking case of the dedicated and eager 33 yea...
1hr 49m Jul 31, 2022
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Episode 132: Kiss the Girls | The Tale of the Ether Man
Join us as I tell John one of the craziest stories I have ever told him. We do not even want to go into any detail in this description because we want you to experience it for yourself.  Trigger warning: coercive control and sexual assault Sponsors Lumi Labs Microdose.com and use code tcc for free shipping and 30% off - be sure to tell them True Crime Couple sent you Best Fiends Download ...
1hr 30m Jul 17, 2022
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Bonus Episode: Israel Keyes Parts I-III (From Patreon)
We decided to share with you one of our Patreon episodes that we released two years ago. We figured that this would be a great way for our listeners to know what it was like to get our bonus Patreon episodes. Please know this was released as a three part series but the audio was combined into one, so you will hear us saying goodbye and hello at certain times.  Enjoy!
3hr 33m Jul 15, 2022
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Episode 131: Tragedy in Tennessee | A Deadly Sleepover
Join us for our 5th anniversary episode!  On the night of July 29th two young girls begged their mothers for a sleepover after a softball tournament. However, what was supposed to be a night of fun turned into a nightmare.  Sponsors: LumiLabs Microdose.com  (http://microdose.com) and use code tcc for 30% off and free shipping Prose Prose.com/tcc  (http://prose.com/tcc) for a free consul...
1hr 29m Jul 03, 2022
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Episode 130: Ana Kriégel | Something Terrible
In Leixlip, Ireland a 14 year old girl went missing after going to a park with friends that her parents, and she, did not necessarily know too well. The subsequent search, discovery, investigation, and trial will rock Ireland to its core and call into question laws relating to juvenile offenders. Sponsors: Best Fiends - Download today on the Apple App store and Google Play Athena Club - Ath...
1hr 56m Jun 19, 2022
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Episode 129: Marlys Wohlenhaus | A Monster in Minnesota
Marlys Wohlenhaus was brutally murdered two weeks before her high school graduation. Although her family will go to great lengths to solve her murder it would take 19 years for justice to be had, however, unearthing Marlys’ murderer would reveal an evil greater than the police could have ever dreamed of.  Side note: We know we may have pronounced some names wrong- we apologize in advance! Spo...
1hr 34m Jun 05, 2022
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Episode 128: The Kananen Family Tragedy | The Monster's Back
The crime I will be telling you about today is the disappearance of a 65 year old woman- that on the surface-well in our line of work at least- seems to be a run of the mill adult disappearance but shortly into the investigation the detectives realized it was only the tip of the iceberg. Their mother’s disappearance triggered something intense among her three adult children. The disappearance u...
1hr 40m May 22, 2022
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Episode 127: The Murders of Todd Schultz and Annette Cooper
In October of 1982 Todd Schultz and Annette Coopers were in love and making plans to leave their sleepy Ohio town of Logan. However, before they would be able to make a go of things they disappeared. Join us as I tell John the details behind this very twisted case.  TW: Alleged child sexual abuse will be discussed in this episode Sources: Osinski, Bill. Guilty by Popular Demand: A True Story...
1hr 43m May 18, 2022
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Episode 126: The Route 40 Killer
According to statistics from the FBI only 1% of murders are the result of serial killers. Yet for some reason they occupy 99% of my brain when it comes to my true crime fears. But that is because they activate an innate fear that we have. A fear that we will fall victim to the only thing that is still truly terrifying to us as adults, the sometimes sadistic nature of mankind.  In 1987-1988 the...
1hr 51m Apr 24, 2022
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Episode 125: The Case of Joey Martin | Missing in the Hudson Valley
On the night of March 25, 1996 the whole country was hoping to catch a glimpse of the comet Hyakutake. And while the tiny town of Kerhonkson, NY was looking up a 15 year old boy went missing. Join us as I tell the story of Joey Martin and how it took his family 12 years to see justice. Sponsors: Peloton Onepeloton.com Good Chop- America’s Online Butcher Good Chop.com/tcc100  and use code ...
1hr 45m Apr 10, 2022
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Episode 124: The Brenizer and Berentson Family Murders
A family of five went missing in late April of 1991 in Polk County Wisconsin. Join us as we discuss what happened to the Brenizer and Berentson family in episode 124 of the True Crime Couple Sponsors: Best Fiends Download best fiends free today on the app store or google play Acorn TV Try Acorn TV free for 30 days by going to Acorn dot TV and using my promo code tcc. But you HAVE to enter ...
1hr 22m Mar 28, 2022
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Episode 123: The Zodiac Copycat of NYC | Heriberto Seda Part II
Join us for part II of Episode 123: The Zodiac Copycat. Be prepared because part II is even crazier than the first.  Sponsors: Lumi Labs Want to try microdosing? Visit MicrodoseGummies.com and use (tcc) for 30%-OFF + Free Shipping Peloton Onepeloton.com Good Chops goodchops.com/tcc100 and use code tcc100 to get $100 off your first 3 boxes Sources: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blo...
2hr 9m Mar 13, 2022
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Episode 123: The Zodiac Copycat of NYC | Heriberto Seda
In 1990 a young man from Brooklyn, obsessed with the crime of the Zodiac Killer from 1968-69, wreaked havoc on the streets of East New York. Join us in part one as we discuss his upbringing, his plan, and his first three crimes.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Acorn TV Acorn.tv use code tcc (lower case) Best Fiends Download in the Apple App store or on Google Play Sources: https:...
1hr 43m Feb 27, 2022
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Episode 122: The Murder of Franklin Bonner and the Trial of Angel Bumpass
A man is murdered during a home invasion in 2009. His case went cold for years until a hit was found on a fingerprint at the scene in 2017. But that meant that the person that was responsible for his death at the time had been a 13 year old girl. Join us as we discuss the death of Franklin Bonner and the trial of Angel Bumpass.  Sponsors: Good Chop Good Chop.com/tcc100  Use code tcc100 to g...
1hr 32m Feb 13, 2022
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Episode 121: Lee Roy Martin | The Gaffney Strangler
Since the founding of the United States there has actually been many times that have tried the fortitude and resilience of it's men’s souls, but rarely has the convergence of several of these events occurred at one time. But it did in Gaffney, South Carolina in 1968. Domestically the civil rights movement was strong in South Carolina. It had to be. The lawmakers of the time were doing everythin...
1hr 17m Jan 30, 2022
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Episode 120: The Bain Family Murders | The One Who Deserved to Stay Part II
On June 20, 1994 all but one member of the Bain Family has been murdered in their dilapidated home in Dunedin, New Zealand. A one sentence suicide note remained, it read: Sorry, you are the only one that deserved to stay. So was that it? Had Robin Bain murdered murdered his wife, three of his four children, and then turn the gun on himself? Or had this been the plan of the surviving member of t...
1hr 55m Jan 24, 2022
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Episode 120: The Bain Family Murders | The One Who Deserved to Stay Part I
On June 20, 1994 all but one member of the Bain Family has been murdered in their dilapidated home in Dunedin, New Zealand. A one sentence suicide note remained, it read: Sorry, you are the only one that deserved to stay. So was that it? Had Robin Bain murdered murdered his wife, three of his four children, and then turn the gun on himself? Or had this been the plan of the surviving member of t...
1hr 50m Jan 16, 2022
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Episode 119: The KFC Massacre
In 1983 tragedy struck in East Texas. As the Friday night lights crowd cheered on their beloved hometown football teams, five employees of a local fast food restaurant were being gunned down in an isolated oil field. Their murders would shake the town of Kilgore Texas to the core. The five families of the victims, along with the Kilgore Police department, the Texas Rangers, and the FBI would se...
1hr 13m Jan 02, 2022
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Episode 118: The MacNeill Family Tragedy Part II
In Part II of the MacNeill Family Tragedy we get further into the betrayals of Martin, the bravery of the MacNeill sisters, and the shocking trial to follow. 
1hr 24m Dec 28, 2021
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Episode 118: The MacNeill Family Tragedy Part I
Behind the walls of a gated community we have another wife found dead in a bathtub with her husband desperately trying to save her life. But it was too late for beautiful 50 year old Michele MacNeill. She was pronounced dead hours later at the hospital. Although the medical examiner would deem her death one of natural causes her family would stop at nothing to prove that the her husband of 30 y...
1hr 39m Dec 20, 2021
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Episode 117: The Samaritans | The Murder of Allen Ross
Our case today is going to take us all over the country as an accomplished filmmaker gets sucked into the intrigue of a new age cult in the 1990s. But just when he realized he may be better off without the group he went missing. The search for him lasted three years when his body was found in a shallow grave...now the question is, which member of the cult did it?  Sponsors: Best Fiends - down...
1hr 30m Dec 05, 2021
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Episode 116: The Murder of Kirsten Costas
The town of Orinda, CA is known for its beautiful views, stellar educational program, and exclusivity. But in 1984 it was also known as the town where the cheerleader was murdered in her neighbors front yard. Join us as we discuss the tragic death of Kirsten Costas and the investigation that followed. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Splendid Spoon Splendidspoon.com/tcc Acorn TV Acor...
1hr 10m Nov 21, 2021
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Episode 115: The Groene Family | A Monster Lie in Wait
During the weekend of May 14, 2005 someone was watching the Groene/McKenzie household. They stalked the family from a fair distance away as they enjoyed the late Spring weekend in Idaho. At night they peered into the family’s windows using night vision goggles so they could learn the floorplan of their home and watch the children sleep. This is the stranger that you have always been warned abou...
1hr 45m Nov 07, 2021
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Episode 114: Listener Stories | Part V
Get ready for some nightmares tonight... Thank you to everyone who submitted at story!
44m Oct 24, 2021
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Episode 113: The DeFeo Murders | An Amityville Horror
Amityville, NY, located on the south shores of Long Island is not known for its seaside beauty and small town quaintness despite being located in the shadows of New York City. Rather, it is a town that is haunted. It is haunted by a house that sits on busy Ocean Ave located right off the Montauk Highway. It is not the ghosts that haunt Amityville, as anyone beside the residents think, it’s the ...
1hr 40m Oct 09, 2021
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Episode 112: Missing | The Search for Sage Smith
Sage Smith was a 19 year old transgender woman when she disappeared from the downtown area of Charlottesville, VA on November 20, 2012. In today’s case we discuss her background, the circumstances surrounding her case, and question why her story has not been as told as other missing teen’s cases. Sage, and someone else closely related to the case, are still missing.  The investigation into the...
1hr 47m Sep 26, 2021
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Episode 111: The Yosemite Killer | The Victim's Stories
Today’s case covers the murders of the Yosemite Park Killer. Carole and Juliana Sund along with their family friend were murdered in February of 1999. Five months later Joie Armstrong would also be senselessly and brutally murdered. In this case we discuss the murders, the investigation and the shocking identity of the killer and what this meant for all the crimes that were committed.  Please ...
1hr 44m Sep 12, 2021
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Episode 110: A Monster in Michigan | The Rachel Timmerman Case
In today’s case we are going to discuss a strong woman from Newaygo county MI. She had a very difficult childhood which led her down a dangerous road. However, when she got pregnant at 17 she chose to start making the right choices in her life. Months after the birth of her daughter she was brutally raped. When she went to police to report this story it resulted in a good investigation and the ...
1hr 33m Aug 30, 2021
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Episode 109: The Trover Family | A Calculated Plan
In the winter of 1998 there did not seem to be a more idyllic family than the Trovers in Gillette Wyoming. But in early December of that year the perfection would come to a screeching halt when the family was brutally attacked in their own home. The Trovers had just returned from a night out at a local bar and grill and was preparing for bed when the power to their house was cut, and the nightm...
1hr 2m Aug 15, 2021
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Episode 108: The Erie Factory Murders | A Family Betrayed
On December 3, 1997 the Dosso family was supposed to be celebrating the birthday of Frank Dosso's 10 year old twin daughters. Instead, the family ended up mourning his death. But the mourning did not stop there. Frank had been found in the family owned factory alongside his father's business partner and his brother-in-law. His sister was found in the entrance way. Who could have so callously de...
1hr 19m Aug 01, 2021
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Episode 107: Elise Makdessi | The Case of the Fallen Officers
On the night of Tuesday May 14, 1996 a call came into the Virginia Beach dispatch. A man was frantically screaming into the phone. "Please help, my wife, my god", he yelled between labored breaths. Dispatch was slowly able to get all of the information out of him. He told them where he lived, which was a condo complex near the naval base. But what the man said next shocked even the veteran disp...
1hr 23m Jul 18, 2021
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Episode 106: The Murder of Tristan Jensen
In September of 1998 a foul smell and blockage was reported by the citizens in Redlands, CA within a two block radius. The town’s DPW went out to clear the blockage. But instead of hair, tree roots, or disposable wipes (fun facts from John), they found a human skull. It took the police hours and the uncovering of all the manholes that were interconnected for one mile to find the entire skeleton...
1hr 11m Jul 04, 2021
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Episode 105: The Honeymoon from Hell | The Van Beers
In today’s case we examine a honeymoon a young Belgian couple took on a Mediterranean island in 1995. What is supposed to be the happiest time in their life turns to tragedy when the bride has to bring her new husband home in a coffin. The death that occurred on that trip led to an international manhunt and the uncovering of a diabolical scheme that seemed more fit for a movie than it did the r...
1hr 19m Jun 20, 2021
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Episode 104: Zach and Greg Witman
The murder of Gregory Witman on October 2, 1998 was brutal. The 13 year old boy walked home from his bus stop after school and was ambushed the second he walked through the threshold of his home. He was stabbed over 64 times and practically decapitated with a pen knife.  The investigation into the crime took only 12 hours. The police concluded it was Gregory’s 15 year old brother, Zach. Join u...
1hr 48m Jun 06, 2021
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Episode 103: Amanda Gaeke | Taken in Broad Daylight
TW: This case includes heinous acts against children In 1991 a beautiful 9 year old girl went missing from the North Park neighborhood of San Diego, CA. This case, and it’s twists and turns, brings to light the high crime rates San Diego suffered from in the early 1990s-and a bizarre string of missing children's cases, some of which have still not been solved. But this case, the one of Amanda ...
1hr 22m May 23, 2021
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Episode 102: Ryan and Sarah Widmer | The Bathtub Murder
On the night of August 11, 2008 the world of a newlywed couple would come crashing down. Young Sarah Widmer was found by her husband Ryan unconscious in their master bathroom. Ryan immediately called police and told them what he had found. The four minute conversation would be notorious. Later Sarah’s death was ruled as a homicide and the only suspect was Ryan himself. Join us as we analyze the...
2hr 2m May 16, 2021
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Episode 101: Hatice Corbacioglu and Winsome Perez
In Today’s episode we are going to talk about a missing person’s case that led to the convergence of three governments. A lack of treatises meant a lack of communication and the escape of a possible killer. Until one year later a body is found...but it is not the body of the missing woman. This murder reinvigorates the hunt for the man who had been able to elude the Canadian police due to techn...
1hr 11m Apr 25, 2021
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Episode 100: Kathleen Doyle and Aundria Bowman | Justice Served
In 1980 Kathleen O’Brien Doyle was murdered in her home while her husband was deployed as a pilot with the U.S. Navy. Her murder went unsolved for nearly 40 years. When her killer was revealed it brought to light another horrific secret kept by the man responsible.  Sponsors: Athena Club Razors | Athenaclub.com | Use promo code TCC for 20% off Prose | Prose.com/tcc for 15% off AcornTV | Use...
1hr 10m Apr 11, 2021
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