Episode 99: The Ortiz Family Murders | No Good Deed
On June 18th, the night before Father’s Day in 2011, three members of the Ortiz family were brutally slain in their home. At the scene there is a lot of motive, marijuana plants and cash. However, none seemed to be the motive for the murders as it was all still at the scene when police arrived. Even more puzzling was the absence of physical evidence. Who could have killed Lloyd and Dixie and th...
1hr 7m Mar 29, 2021
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Episode 98: Sherry Gibson | A Lover's Lane Abduction
Our story today takes us to Knox County, Indiana where, in 1975, a couple was approached while together late at night on a lover’s lane, not once, but twice. The woman was kidnapped and her date was subdued. He was helpless as he watched the girl he so desperately hoped to be his girlfriend get dragged into another car. When he told his story the following day not many in Vincennes believed wha...
1hr 17m Mar 14, 2021
1hr 17m
Episode 97: Kathy Bonney | The Devil Made Me Do It
In late November of 1987 the body of a 19 year old girl is found in the Dismal Swamp Canal by a man who was compelled by the Holy Spirit to search the area. Little did he know it was the devil that murdered her.  Join us as we discuss the murder of Kathy Bonney, a sweet and loving girl who was taken from this world too soon because of her desire to protect the ones she loved most.  Patreon.co...
1hr 37m Feb 28, 2021
1hr 37m
Episode 96: The Thai Backpack Murders | Murder Island
On the surface the island of Koh Tao was heaven on earth for travelers looking to escape the world, to party all night, and sleep all day on white sand beaches. A lawless paradise, such a far cry from the policed western world. But the underbelly of that paradise was a far cry from the excited stories the back packers had to tell. On the island there existed corruption, racism, disorder, and, s...
1hr 27m Feb 14, 2021
1hr 27m
Episode 95: Dean Olds | Murder on the North Shore
A rich man, who has been living a lie his whole life, finally tries to seek happiness. However, the intentions of that pursuit are not as pure as they may seem. They will lead a loss of millions of dollars, several relationships, and a brutal murder three days after Christmas in a very wealthy gated community.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/...
1hr 24m Jan 31, 2021
1hr 24m
Episode 94: The Bike Path Killer | 25 Years of Terror
It was a horrific crime scene. But there was one detail that the investigators could not take their eyes off, her neck. Two thin lines had been cut into her neck. A garrote had been used to strangle her. A woman strangled on a bike path. The investigators looked at each other, he was back.  Please join us as we discuss the case of the Bike Path Killer Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsor: At...
1hr 19m Jan 17, 2021
1hr 19m
Episode 93: The Mommie and Clyde Killers
This case will take us to the upper east side of New York City during the summer of 1998. A famed socialite went missing and the man that was suspected in her disappearance was none of the things that he had claimed to be. Join me as I tell John a story of high society, eviction laws, and how not to be a parent. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2000/03/sant...
1hr 19m Jan 03, 2021
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Episode 92: Ari Squire | Deadly Deception
Ari and Denise Squire were having a lot of problems in their marriage. What solved them all was that one of them ended up dead...a tale as old as true crime. Sponsors: Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R – Best Fiends! Go to GreenChef.com/tcc80 and use code tcc80 to get $80 off including free shipping Get a FREE home security c...
1hr 21m Dec 20, 2020
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Episode 91: Carnage in Clear Lake
It was 2003 and the summer before college for two beautiful and popular best friends. They somehow hit the teenage fantasy jackpot and managed to get a house adult free for the whole summer. The two girls spent the weeks after their high school graduation throwing parties and having co-ed sleepovers. However, when one friend arrived for the party they were supposed to be throwing that night ear...
1hr 24m Dec 07, 2020
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Episode 90: Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Paschal-Placker | Murdered at Bad Creek Bridge
Trigger Warning: This episode contains violence against children In Weleetka, OK two best friends were enjoying an end of the school year sleepover when they were senselessly murdered less than half a mile away from one of their homes. The crime went unsolved for years. Another tragic murder brought their killer to light. However, there are still many unanswered questions regarding just what h...
1hr 16m Nov 22, 2020
1hr 16m
Episode 89: Matthew Silliman | A Tragic End
Trigger Warning: This episode involves conversations about suicide, self-harm, and dating abuse This episode brings us back to 2008 in Apex North Carolina. It is focused on a group of friends that went to school together, partied together, and have dated each other. If you have ever known a group like this or been a part of one you know that it can be a recipe for disaster, especially when you...
1hr 9m Nov 09, 2020
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Episode 88: Listener Stories Part IV
Happy Halloween!  Listen along as we retell some scary and very real stories from our listeners- they even sent over the police reports to prove it!  Enjoy!!
1hr 3m Oct 31, 2020
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Episode 87: Captive | The Tanya Kach Story Part II
Join us as we discuss part two of a case that has completely polarized the town of Mckeesport, PA. In 1996 a 13 year old girl completely fell through the cracks of a broken system. This young girl’s disappearance goes relatively unnoticed until the body of another girl, who was from the same area and was the same age, was found in the town’s cemetery a few years later. In this episode there wil...
1hr 3m Oct 27, 2020
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Episode 87: Captive | The Tanya Kach Story Part I
Join us as we discuss a case that has completely polarized the town of Mckeesport, PA. In 1996 a 13 year old girl completely fell through the cracks of a broken system. This young girl’s disappearance goes relatively unnoticed until the body of another girl, who was from the same area and was the same age, was found in the town’s cemetery a few years later. In this episode there will be a lot u...
1hr 4m Oct 25, 2020
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Episode 86: Patrick Dennehy | The Baylor Scandal
Patrick Dennehy was a promising young talent that had just been given a scholarship to Baylor University when he went missing on June 12, 2003. Join us as we discuss this case and tragic circumstances surrounding the death of this young man and how it led to an investigation into Baylor. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Send your scary stories, or true crime related incidents to truecrimecouple@gm...
1hr 58m Sep 27, 2020
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Episode 85: DaVeggio and Michaud | The Minivan Murders
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of numerous sexual assaults and graphic language listener discretion is advised. The crimes of James DaVeggio and Michelle Michaud are nothing short of horrific. The depravity of these serial rapists and murders knew no bounds. Join us as we discuss how, in just four months this couple had six victims in their wake. It leads us to wonder...just what ...
1hr 41m Sep 13, 2020
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Episode 84: The Chae Family | An American Nightmare
Robert Chae and his wife Janice worked hard to achieve the American dream. Together they built up their mom and pop beauty supply store in Philadelphia, PA to great heights. Eventually they were able to afford a sprawling home in the suburbs and give their children the life they dreamed they once could. However on the morning of January 9, 2009 everything they worked decades to achieve was stol...
55m Aug 29, 2020
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Episode 83: Murder on Cape Cod | Christa Worthington
Join us as we discuss the murder of Christa Worthington in Cape Cod, MA. Who had the motive to commit this crime and was the right man punished? Sources: https://www.capecod.com/about-cape-cod/cape-cod-history/ https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20020113/news01/301139994 https://www.capecodtimes.com/worthington  (Collection of articles) https://people.com/archive/murder-she-wrote-vol-59-...
2hr 16m Aug 16, 2020
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Episode 82: One Buried Alive, One Survived
Warning: This case is particularly brutal and may be hard to listen to.  This is the tragic case of two 13 year old boys who were abducted in New South Wales Australia in 1982. What happened to them is nothing short of horrific. One of the boys is able to survive the brutal attack and bring the two men that raped and tortured his friend to justice. However, the controversy does not stop at the...
54m Aug 02, 2020
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Episode 81: The Brinks | A Dark Secret Revealed
The Brinks, a newly married couple were actually making the same plans we are now after their wedding and honeymoon in 1987. They had purchased a foreclosure on 20 acres of land. They had been in the process of renovating their home when both of their lives were tragically taken. But who murdered this perfectly happy couple? Was it the former owner angry that his property had been taken away fr...
1hr 34m Jul 19, 2020
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Episode 80: The Bedroom Basher
In the Fall of September 1979 Southern California had three active serial killers and an additional two that had been apprehended that year. This is why, when a fourth is announced to the public, panic swept Orange County. They called him the Bedroom Basher. He prayed on young women who were alone in their first floor apartment buildings. He would use a blunt weapon to render them unconscious a...
1hr 24m Jul 06, 2020
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Episode 79: Christmas 1990 | A Holiday Massacre
In today’s episode, we are celebrating Christmas in June as we travel back to the Christmas of 1990 where the extended Tiede family had a beautiful wood cabin in the secluded back country of Summit County Utah. The family usually gathered at this location throughout the summer months but they made a point to always visit the location around Christmas time.  But this year, as the members of the...
1hr Jun 22, 2020
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Episode 78: The Monster of Meningie | A Desperate Plea
A 24 year old Belgian backpacker placed an ad online for a job to extend her work visa in Australia. Unfortunately, the man that answered her ad had been planning on kidnapping a young woman and keeping her as a sex slave on his hobby farm. However, he got more than he bargained for with Davine Arckens.  Sponsors: Best Fiends Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://nypost.com/2019/06/17/ba...
57m Jun 07, 2020
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Episode 77: The Cosy Cove Killings
Warning: graphic detail of sexual assault and murder Stoco Lake lies within the Lake Ontario drainage basin in the municipality of Tweed in Hastings County Ontario. The calm, three and half mile lake has one bay tucked away in its northwest corner. This area is known as the settlement of Cosy Cove. It is a charming section of Tweed that hugs around the lake with it’s dirt roads and beautiful bu...
1hr May 26, 2020
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Episode 76: The Reese Family | The Destruction of Emerson Heights
In today's case we will cover the devastating destruction brought on the community of Emerson Heights in Indianapolis by one family for over just four decades. Every neighborhood has one, the family with the bad reputation. But how would you feel if the one in your town wore their prison sentences like badges of honor or, if they got away with murder?  patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: Sourc...
1hr 2m May 10, 2020
1hr 2m
Episode 75: Netta McKoy | The Power of Manipulation
In today's episode we will get deep into the world of a religious cult and the lengths the narcissistic leader will go to to maintain his dominance and pursuance of an ever growing religious movement.  Sponsors: Skylightframe.com Code: TCC to get $10 off Best Fiends Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/15/style/the-psychology-of-the-cult-experience.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/informant-p...
1hr Apr 26, 2020
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Episode 74: The Disappearance of Bradyn Fuksa
In today’s case we cover the disappearance of Michael 'Bradyn' Fuksa. The 22 year old beloved son and friend seemingly walked out of his life in the Summer of 2009. Was he keeping a secret or was he in danger? The mystery, although solved 6 six years and over 730 miles away from his hometown, still leaves us with many questions.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://trib.com/news/local/...
1hr 4m Apr 12, 2020
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Episode 73: The Pottery Cottage Massacre | A Bloodbath in the Snow Part II
In today's episode we cover a callus criminal who is responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in 1970s England. In part two of our two part series we present to you the 55 hours of hell the escaped Billy Hughes put the Moran/Minton family through.   Sources: Title: The Pottery Cottage Murders: The first-hand account of a family held hostage Author(s): Carol Ann Lee, Peter Howse ISBN: 1-4...
1hr 46m Apr 09, 2020
1hr 46m
Episode 73: The Pottery Cottage Massacre | A Bloodbath in the Snow Part I
In today's episode we cover a callus criminal who is responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in 1970s England. In part one of our two part series we give you the backstory of Billy Hughes as well as three of his horrendous crimes.   Sources: Title: The Pottery Cottage Murders: The first-hand account of a family held hostage Author(s): Carol Ann Lee, Peter Howse ISBN: 1-4721-4393-0 / 978...
1hr 29m Mar 30, 2020
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Episode 72: The Will to Survive | The Teka Adams Story
The episode we have for you today is a case of survival. A young mother whose will to live is stronger than that of her attacker. Sources: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/teka-adams-faces-alleged-womb-attacker-veronica-deramous-court-article-1.457748 https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/house-of-horrors-kidnapped/videos/lived-to-tell-tekas-story https://www.cbsnews.com/news...
32m Mar 15, 2020
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Episode 71: Taken in the Night | The Polly Klaas Story
1 in every 10,000 children reported missing is not found alive. In the cases where the children are murdered 74% of them are females and 74% of them were murdered within the first three hours of the abduction. Everything we just told you is so scary but is an unfortunate reality in our society. However, there are things you can do to protect your children, tell them to travel and hang out in gr...
1hr 2m Mar 08, 2020
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Episode 70: The Crawford Family Murders
The Crawford family murder was the 1970 killing of pregnant mother Therese Crawford and her three children: Kathryn, 13, James, 8, and Karen, 6. The family car was located at the bottom of a cliff  in Australia on 2 July 1970. The bodies of Therese and her children were still inside. But this case is not what it seems. Sources: Fogerty, G. (2011). Almost Perfect: The True Story of the Crawford ...
1hr 9m Feb 16, 2020
1hr 9m
Episode 69: The One That Got Away | A Serial Killer in Allentown
Today we have a brutal case for you. We will be covering the case of one of the youngest serial killers America has ever seen. But we are not covering the case from the perspective of this killer, but from the one who got away. The killer’s third victim, that we know of, was able to survive her attack with the help of her neighbors. But that is what made her vulnerable. After she got away the k...
53m Feb 02, 2020
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Episode 68: The Hello Kitty Murders | The Tragedy of Fan Man-Yee
In 1999 a notorious pimp from the Triad in Hong Kong would kidnap and torture a young mother for a month because she stole from him two years prior. This tragic story becomes known as the Hello Kitty Murders, one of the most depraved cases Hong Kong has ever seen. WARNING: This episode is extremely graphic! Sponsors: Vistaprint.com code: TCC Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/hello-kitty-...
45m Jan 19, 2020
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Episode 67: The Massacre at Gitchie Manitou
A group of teenagers are massacred in a nature reserve in 1973. Five people are attacked, four are murdered and one is raped. The crime scene was so gruesome and large that eight law enforcement agencies would need to get involved. They would discover that the events that took place that night were worse than they could have ever imagined.  Sources: Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of ...
1hr 15m Jan 06, 2020
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Episode 66: Wisto Home for the Wayward | Dystiny Myers
In September of 2010 firefighters were called to the scene of a wildfire. As they were fighting the blaze a man, near dead, comes stumbling out of the forest. As some men tend to his wounds the others soon found that under the fire was the mutilated body of a teenage girl. Although this all seems extraordinary it is nothing compared to the details that led the two to the abandoned field that ni...
43m Dec 22, 2019
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Episode 65: John Robinson | The Slave Master Part II
In part two of our series on serial killer John Robinson we cover four more murders, a six year jail conviction, and the rise and fall of the Robinson as the slave master. WARNING: this episode is graphic and does contain crimes against children.  http://patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: Paint Your Life - text the work CRIME to 64-000 paintyourlife.com Native- nativedeodorant.com and use pr...
1hr 30m Dec 09, 2019
1hr 30m
Episode 64: John Robinson | The Slave Master Part I
In part one of our two part series on John Edward Robinson, the internet's first serial killer, we discuss his origins and early crimes before his first arrest. Robinson was addicted to reinventing himself and making money through outlandish schemes. However, when that was no longer enough for him he moves to murder while simultaneously running a brutal brothel in which the females are treated ...
1hr 15m Dec 01, 2019
1hr 15m
Episode 63: The Kunz Family | Fourth of July Massacre
The fourth of July in marathon county Wisconsin was looking promising in the Summer of 1987. Independence day was falling on a Saturday and the weather was going to perfect. A slight breeze and a high of 75 degrees. Perfect weather for BBQing, drinking beers, and watching fireworks once the sun set in the rural and isolated county which sat basically at the center of the mid western state. And ...
46m Nov 10, 2019
46m
Episode 62: Listen Stories Part III
Welcome to spooky season! We have some amazing listener stories to share with you. If your story was picked you have an amazon gift card on your way. Thanks for all of your submissions we got over 100, it was soo hard to pick. But we LOVE you all! -John and Kay patreon.com/truecrimecouple
1hr 8m Oct 27, 2019
1hr 8m
Episode 61: The Destruction of the Wallace Family
Even the shortest description would give it all away... We can tell you this monstrous tale includes insurance money, two marriages, a will, a suicide, and a whole lot of anti freeze. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-black-widow-stacey-castors-shocking-crimes/story?id=60860538 https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/castor-stacey.htm https://www.syracuse.com/ne...
49m Oct 13, 2019
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Episode 60: The Murder of Mary Ann Holmes
During a warm July night  a four year old girl runs to her neighbors house, her hands bound begging for help. She tells her neighbor someone had hurt her mother badly. Terrified the woman checks on her friend that lives across the street. The horrors that she found within the small home will become the cold case that still haunts the small town of Thatcher, Arizona. SEND SCARY STORIES TO truecr...
43m Oct 06, 2019
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Episode 59: Diane Kyne | A Mother Murdered
Two calls come into 911 within minutes of each other. A mother has been killed in her Florida home. The first call comes from the son blaming his stepfather, the second from the stepfather blaming his stepson. Who is telling the truth? Sponsors: Wanderbeauty.com/tcc Wix.com/podcast Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://www.inquisitr.com/3386042/diane-kyne-kevin-kyne-dateline-nbc-murder-m...
47m Sep 15, 2019
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Episode 58: The Mornington Monster
In today’s case we are going to follow a grieving husband and father, John Sharpe. In 2004 Sharpe’s pregnant wife asked for a separation from him. She made a decision to leave the house, leaving the couple’s 15 month old daughter, Gracie in his custody. Anna, his wife chose to pick up the little girl days after her original departure. The heartbroken man, watching his wife, unborn son, and daug...
46m Sep 01, 2019
46m
Episode 57: The Hart Family Crash
In this episode we discuss the tragic story of the Hart family. On social media we see a happy family, two loving mothers and six beautiful children. A group of three siblings being adopted is unheard of, but here it happened twice. However, this story ends in a murder/suicide which takes the lives of all eight members of this family. So what happened to get us here?
54m Aug 18, 2019
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Episode 56: Megan Meier | Myspace Suicide
Megan Meier was a beautiful 13 year old girl. During her 8th grade year in 2006 her parents allowed her to make a Myspace page. It was there she met Josh Evans, a perfect 16 year old boy. He was everything Megan needed to get through the bullying she suffered at her last school. But little did the girl know she was being deceived by someone close to her. The last message Megan sent to Josh befo...
1hr 5m Aug 05, 2019
1hr 5m
Episode 55: The Chino Hills Massacre | A Question of Guilt
In this episode we discuss the horrific murder of an entire family and their 10 year old house guest. The youngest member of the family is able to survive and is forced to lives his life without his parents, sister, and best friend. We then cover the subsequent investigation, the screwing up of said investigation and the trial of the number suspect as well as the aftermath of the trial. This is...
1hr 42m Jul 21, 2019
1hr 42m
Episode 54: Miami Hotel Attack | Gone Girl
A 21 year old woman is found near death in the Florida everglades. She had been beaten within inches of her life. Even with DNA found on her body her case, like many sexual assaults do, would go cold. However, former federal agent turned private investigator, Ken Brennan caught the case and he was determined to find out who attacked this woman.  patreon.com/truecrimecouple
1hr 17m Jul 07, 2019
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Episode 53: Compliance | Unforeseeable Criminal Acts
The following episode covers the crimes of one man and the damage he did to hundreds of people from 1998 until 2004. He would call various fast food franchises pretending to be a manager, owner, or police officer. He would convince these employees to perform strip searches and in many cases participate in sexual assaults.  We focus mainly on the case that occurred in Mount Washington, KY where,...
1hr 7m Jul 01, 2019
1hr 7m
Episode 52: Mass Murder at the Train Bridge
In this episode we discuss the senseless violent act that ended the lives of three promising young teens as well as why Scott Johnson committed that and other crimes.  Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/07/27/at-the-train-bridge https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/04/06/shooter-yet-feel-glimmer-remorse/82733962/ http://www.nbcnews...
51m Jun 09, 2019
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