154: Death at the Mansion: Rebecca Zahau. Part 2
WILLIAM ELIZABETH AND BLAZER HOLES ARE BACK! On July 13, 2011, the body of 32 year-old Rebecca Zahau was found naked, bound, and hanging from a balcony at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California. The death was quickly ruled a suicide, but many strange facts surround the case. The son of Rebecca's boyfriend, the Billionaire Jonah Shacknai, had fallen from a staircase inside the mansion ju...
53m Oct 20, 2020
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Unsolved Mysteries Ep 2: 13 Minutes
On April 15, 2004, 38 year-old hair dresser Patrice Endres vanished from her salon sometime in a 13 minute time frame--in the time between a client leaving at 11:30 am and an unanswered phone call that came into the salon 13 minutes later. Patrice was a beloved member of the community and a doting mother who adored her son, Pistol. Who would take her? And Why? And how did they do it in broad da...
57m Oct 15, 2020
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153: Death at the Mansion: Rebecca Zahau Part 1
On July 13, 2011, the body of 32 year-old Rebecca Zahau was found naked, bound, and hanging from a balcony at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California. The death was quickly ruled a suicide, but many strange facts surround the case. The son of Rebecca's boyfriend, the Billionaire Jonah Shacknai, had fallen from a staircase inside the mansion just 2 days before and was now in critical condi...
50m Oct 13, 2020
50m
Unsolved Mysteries Ep 1: Mystery on the Rooftop
FAM!! SPOOKY SEASON IS HERE! To celebrate, we're adding an extra episode each week for the next 12 week to cover the FREAKING GLORIOUS NETFLIX REBOOT OF "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES!" Episode 1 delves into the mysterious death of Rey Rivera. On May 16, 2006 Rey was seen leaving his home in a hurry after getting a phone call. His wife was away on a business trip, so it was a house guest who heard him sa...
51m Oct 08, 2020
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152: Athlete A
As the 2016 Summer Olympics get underway in Rio, The Indianapolis Star newspaper breaks a story about rampant sexual abuse inside the world of US Gymnastics by team doctor, Larry Nassar. How could this happen? Who knew? And how deep was the cover up? Athlete A gets all the answers.  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) , you'll find over 140 FUL...
51m Oct 06, 2020
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151: Who Killed Chandra Levy?
In May of 2001, 24 year old Washingtond DC intern, Chandra Levy, vanished. As her parents and investigators frantically searched for her, rumors of a relationship with a powerful Congressman surface. A year later, when her body is found 4 miles from where she was last seen, it raises more questions than answers. A suspect is named and charged, but is he the right guy? What is the Congressman hi...
49m Sep 29, 2020
49m
150: Class Action Park
Here's the gist: During its 1980s and 1990s heyday, New Jersey’s Action Park earned a reputation as the most insane — and possibly the most dangerous — amusement park that ever existed.  It was known as a lawless land, ruled by drunk teenage employees and frequented by even drunker teenage guests. The rides were experimental and illogical, and seemed to ignore even the most basic notions of ph...
52m Sep 22, 2020
52m
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Episode 1: Murder Habit
FAM!! We're SO excited to share episode 1 of our Patreon coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark." It is truly one of the best series we've ever covered and we think it's some of our best work!! You can find all 6 episode right now and ad free on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) That's where you'll also find over 150 FULL BONUS episodes covering everything from "Tiger King" t...
53m Sep 17, 2020
53m
149: Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam Of Crystal
SEX! DRUGS! EXOTIC BIRDS? You all know Heidi Fleiss, right? The 'madam' of the 90s with the infamous black book who got busted for selling sex but never, like, named names, so took the fall for all the people who used her services? WE SEE YOU CHARLIE SHEEN, YOU PILE OF HUMAN GARBAGE. Anyway, after an encounter with ROSEANNE-GARBAGE-BARR she decides to move to Nevada to open a stud farm....WHAT...
55m Sep 14, 2020
55m
148: Atlanta Child Murders: Part 2
It's been two and a half years of terror. 28 young black children have vanished and later been found dead in and Around Atlanta. When a man is pulled over at 3 am, after tossing something that sounded like a body off the side of a bridge, the police finally have a suspect. Who is this man? Is he the real killer? A scapegoat? Are Atlanta's children finally safe again?  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On ...
52m Sep 08, 2020
52m
147: Atlanta Child Murders: Part 1
From 1979 - 1981, a string of murder of black children terrorized the city of Atlanta, igniting terror and frustration from a community that increasingly feels neglected. Is it the work of the KKK or a cold blooded serial killer? After years of dead ends, the police get creative and stop a man on a bridge just after 3 am. Did he just dump a body? Could he be their guy? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On...
46m Sep 01, 2020
46m
146: Drew Peterson: American Murder Mystery
When Stacy Peterson, a 23-year-old mother of 4, vanishes without a trace, authorities look to her husband Drew, a man 30 YEARS HER SENIOR! Peterson, a cop, claims--we swear to Goddess, you guys--that Stacy grabbed $25,000, the deed to the house, AND HER BIKINI-- and took off with another man. AND GUESS WHAT, THERE'S MORE! Turns out, Drew's third wife, Kathy, died under very mysterious circumsta...
50m Aug 25, 2020
50m
The Jinx
FAM!!! We are SO excited to share episode 1 of our Patreon coverage of "The Jinx." This might be our most beloved of ALL the Patreon episodes! You can get our other 5 episodes covering "The Jinx" plus over 140 FULL BONUS episodes at the $5 level on Patreon RIGHT NOW BY CLICKING HERE! (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) All patreon episodes are Ad-Free! And we've covered all the great s...
40m Aug 20, 2020
40m
145: Blago: The Rise and Fall of Rod Blagojevich
Rod "Blago" Blagojevich had a charmed path to the Governor's Mansion in Illinois: He married Patty Mell, the daughter of a powerful Democratic Alderman who helped him jump from state legislator to Governor in just 10 years. And then he F***ED it all up. When Obama (COME BACK, GIRL!) was elected President, and it was up to Blago to appoint a replacement, he went all over Chicago trying to SELL. ...
51m Aug 18, 2020
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144: Big Dan's: The Nation's First Televised Rape Case
In 1983, a 21 year-old woman walked into a bar in New Bedford, Massachusetts. When she tried to leave a little later, the door was locked and 4 men raped her over the course of 2 hours on the bar's pool table while a group of other men cheered them on. Nobody helped her. When the case went to court, it would be the nation's first televised rape case. And the woman, who wished to remain anonymou...
52m Aug 11, 2020
52m
143: King Richard (Trial By Media Episode 4)
THIS ONE IS ALL ABOUT THE PIZZAZZ FACTOR, YOU GUY! CUE. THOSE. JAZZ. HANDS. Richard Scrushy (a name you can't say without sounding hammered) is a mediocre, yet very rich, white dude. He runs a huge company! AND GUESS WHAT? HE'S BEEN STEALING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM IT! Or, so says the government.....and the 5 CFOs who worked for him. But who cares! Scrushy is rich and totally the ...
50m Aug 04, 2020
50m
142: 41 Shots: The Killing of Amadou Diallo (Trial By Media Episode 3)
In the early hours of February 4, 1999, 23-year-old Amadou Dialo, an unarmed black man standing on the steps of his apartment building, was fatally shot by four plain clothes New York City police officers. The officers shot 41 times with 19 of the bullets striking Dialo. The four officers were charged with second degree murder as New York City was taken over by protests and and demonstrations i...
50m Jul 28, 2020
50m
141: The Subway Vigilante (Trial By Media Ep. 2)
On December 22, 1984, a white man named Bernhard Goetz shot 4 black teenagers on the New York City subway. He claimed self defense--that the 4 boys were in the process of robbing him. But eye witness accounts and crime scene evidence said otherwise. Still New Yorkers, who had lived in fear for years, rallied to the man's defense and he became an instant celebrity.  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our...
52m Jul 21, 2020
52m
McMillions
Fam! We are so excited to share episode 1 of our coverage of HBO's "McMillions." It's perfect for week 729 of quarantine because there's no murder! It's mostly just Mafia idiot (come for us Frank Colombo!) and hot FBI guys (Call us, Doug Matthews!). Go get your laugh on! The rest of this series is available right now and ad-free on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) On our Pa...
47m Jul 20, 2020
47m
140: Talk Show Murder (Trial By Media Ep. 1)
Two words: Jenny Jones. On March 6, 1995, Scott Amadure and Jonathan Schmitz went on the Jenny Jones show. On the show, Scott revealed to Jonathan that he had a crush on him. Jonathan, seemed to take it in stride. But three days later, he bought a gun, drove to Scott's home, and murdered him in broad daylight. What happened? Who is responsible? Was Johnathan pushed to a breaking point by his f...
55m Jul 14, 2020
55m
139: 13th
The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted freedom to enslaved people. Except, it didn’t really. The drafters of the amendment included a loophole that allowed for the re-enslavement of any person convicted of a crime. 13th explores The progression from that loophole to the horrors of mass criminalization...
50m Jul 07, 2020
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138: Killing Versace: The Hunt for A Serial Killer
A little after 8:45 am on the morning of July, 15, 1997, famed fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot execution-style on the front steps of his Miami Beach mansion. The assassin was 28 year old Andrew Cunanan--a hanger on who claimed to have met Versace in San Franciscio a few years before (though nobody knows if this is true.). When Cunanan flees the scene of the murder, a week long manhunt ...
48m Jun 30, 2020
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137: The Zodiac Killer: The Most Dangerous Animal of All (Part 2)
Based on The New York Times best-selling book of the same name, The Most Dangerous Animal of All is a documentary series that explores one man's search for the father who abandoned him, only to uncover the worst: he believes his father is the Zodiac killer, one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. In this episode, the evidence is scrutinized and Gary claims new DNA evidence ...
56m Jun 23, 2020
56m
Tiger King: Episode 1: Not Your Average Joe
Hey Fam! We're so excited to share with you episode one of our Patreon coverage of Netflix's Tiger King. This is BY FAR our most requested series to cover, so buckle up! All 7 episodes are available RIGHT NOW AND AD FREE at the $5 level on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) , you'll find over...
44m Jun 18, 2020
44m
136: The Zodiac Killer: The Most Dangerous Animal of All (Part 1)
Based on The New York Times best-selling book of the same name, The Most Dangerous Animal of All is a documentary series that explores one man's search for the father who abandoned him, only to uncover the worst: he believes his father is the Zodiac killer, one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. In this episode, the evidence is presented, and it's compelling. From a near i...
55m Jun 16, 2020
55m
135: Unseen
In 2009, Cleveland police discovered the bodies of eleven women decomposing in the house and yard of known sex offender Anthony Sowell. With unprecedented access to the surviving victims, UNSEEN tells a chilling story about the invisibility of women on the margins of society and raises troubling questions about why this killing spree went unnoticed for so long. WHERE TO GO FROM HERE: Donate: 11...
49m Jun 09, 2020
49m
Rebroadcast: Say Her Name: The Life and Death Of Sandra Bland.
On July 10, 2015, a 28 year-old black woman named Sandra Bland was pulled over in a small Texas town for failing to use a turn signal when she changed lanes. She was ultimately arrested and taken to the county jail. Three days later, she was found dead in her cell. The official coroner's report ruled the death a suicide, but many people believe that Sandra Bland was murdered. Sandy, as she was ...
46m Jun 06, 2020
46m
Israel Keyes: Method of a Serial Killer
Israel Keyes is the most terrifying serial killer you’ve maybe never heard of.  Here’s what we know about him: He was methodical—he left “kill kits” hidden all across the country. He hid them years before using them, so he was also patient and self controlled. He picked his victims at random to avoid detection and is believed to have murdered at least 11 people across the United States between ...
52m Jun 03, 2020
52m
134: Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
Brittany Murphy was a rising star who had it all, beauty, fame, and success … but she also had secrets. When she was found dead in her Los Angeles home at just 32 years old, Hollywood and legions of fans are left in disbelief. While her autopsy revealed that she died of natural causes, many believe foul play was involved. Details of her life and death emerge after her husband, Simon Monjack, an...
54m May 26, 2020
54m
133: Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee
YOU GUYS, DO YOU HAVE A PC? I PROMISE I WON’T TELL GILLIAN? Gringo tells the story of John McAfee who invented anti-virus software, AND AS BORING AS THAT SOUNDS, I PROMISE THIS IS ANYTHING BUT! He owned that software company for, like, two weeks, got bought out, and relocated to Belize. There, he devolved into a SUPER-PARANOID, UBER-RICK lunatic. He gets mixed up in drug trafficking, sex offend...
53m May 19, 2020
53m
Oxygen's The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
18 year old Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba on May 30, 2005. After 12 years of following every lead--each one ending in heartbreak and disappointment--Natalee's dad, Dave, gets a tip that could change everything. All 6 episodes of The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway are available ad-free on  our Patreon feed. That's where you'll find over 140 AD- FREE FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT ...
41m May 14, 2020
41m
132: Chris Watts: Family Man / Family Murderer
Chris Watts and his wife Shanann seemed to have it all: Thriving careers, wonderful friends, two beautiful kids with a third on the way. But then on August 13, 2018, Shanann’s best friend Nicole can’t get ahold of Shanann. She calls and calls,  and then goes to Shanann’s house. Shanann’s car, purse, phone, wallet, medication are all there, but Shanann and the kids are gone. The mystery of the d...
55m May 12, 2020
55m
131: TREAD
YOU GUYS WE REALLY LIKE THIS ONE!! WE ALMOST NEVER SAY THAT! Marvin Heemeyer was a beloved resident of Granby, Colorado. He was a welder by trade and he loved his work. But slowly he came to believe that the town was out to get him. And then, according to Marvin, God told him to “get” the town first. So he bought a bulldozer and secreted himself away. For months he worked on the “Dozer” turning...
50m May 05, 2020
50m
130: CBS's "The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey" Part 2
This is part 2 of our 2-part series. To hear episode 1, go here! (https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/post/129-cbs-s-the-case-of-jonbenet-ramsey) On December 26, 1996, 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in the basement of her family home. The case quickly became one of the most famous murder mysteries in American history. 20 years after the murder, a team of famous investigators, inclu...
54m Apr 28, 2020
54m
129: CBS's "The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey" Part 1
On December 26, 1996, 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in the basement of her family home. The case quickly became one of the most famous murder mysteries in American history. 20 years after the murder, a team of famous investigators, including Dr. Werner Spitz (known for is work on the JFK assassination, The West Memphis Three, OJ Simpson, and the death of Caylee Anthony) and Dr. ...
56m Apr 21, 2020
56m
128: Shut Up and Sing
In 2003, The Dixie Chicks were on top of the world. They were the number 1 selling female band of all time, They were Grammy winners, and all around darlings of the country music scene. But then, at a club date in London, the band's lead singer, Natalie Manines, told the crowd that the band was "ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas." The backlash from their American fan...
57m Apr 14, 2020
57m
127: Where Is Robert Fisher?
 In 2001, Robert Fisher murdered his wife and two young kids. And then vanished into thin air. Is he dead, or did he escape to a new life…THIS IS THE QUESTION POSED TO THE PSYCHIC WHO CLOSES OUT THIS….”DOCUMENTARY?” This film, amateur as it is…and we complain about it the whole time…tells the story of the events leading up to the murders and explores ALL the theories of where Robert Fisher coul...
59m Apr 07, 2020
59m
126: The Man Who Would Be Polka King
UMMMMMM, So we have a lot of questions. We can’t wait for you to meet Jan Lewan, the “Polka God” at the center of this thing. But we also can’t wait for you to meet his wife Rhonda, who definitely didn’t win the Mrs. Pennsylvania 1998 pageant, no matter what she tells you. And look, there’s no getting around it, there’s a lot of polka and super old people in this one. But also fraud and a SUPER...
57m Mar 31, 2020
57m
125: Dahmer on Dahmer: Part 2
Two-and-a-half decades ago, a man from Milwaukee named Jeffrey Dahmer was tried and convicted of 17 gruesome murders that occurred between 1978 and 1991. Dahmer was convicted of luring young men into his home, where he then drugged, sexually violated, killed, and finally, consumed them. Investigative journalist Nancy Glass secured exclusive access and the first televised interview with the famo...
53m Mar 24, 2020
53m
124: Dahmer on Dahmer: Part 1
This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Part 2 is available RIGHT NOW AND AD FREE for one week at the $5 level on Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) It will be our regular episode (with ads) next week. Two-and-a-half decades ago, a man from Milwaukee named Jeffrey Dahmer was tried and convicted of 17 gruesome murders that occurred between 1978 and 1991. Dahmer was convicted of luri...
55m Mar 17, 2020
55m
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez Part 1 (Patreon Bonus Episode)
Patrick may be from Massachusetts (and has the Dunkin Donuts loyalty card to prove it), but  he somehow missed out on Boston sports fever (feee-vah!). We have a lot of feelings about this one, but we're going to be SUPER careful because we don't want to get beat up at our Boston live show, kid! We all know what this one is about, so let's just dive in! YOU GUYS WE'RE GOING TO BROADWAY!!! (https...
49m Mar 10, 2020
49m
123: Oxygen's "Up and Vanished"
On October 21, 2005, local beauty queen, Tara Grinsted vanished from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. 12 years later, two men were arrested for her murder. This was thanks in part to Payne Lindsay's popular podcast by the same name. So Payne is here to take us through the events surrounding her disappearance and the arrests. He and his team are not convinced the police got it right. And the are goi...
49m Mar 03, 2020
49m
Obsessed With: Abducted in Plain Sight Ep 1: One Year Later (Our first-ever spinoff podcast!)
HERE'S EPISODE 1 OF OUR FIRST-EVER SPINOFF PODCAST! For Patrick, this new podcast has been year long labor of love! Please take a listen! It's been a year since the smash hit documentary Abducted in Plain Sight premiered on Netflix and set the internet ablaze with shock, fascination, disbelief, and rage over the story of 12 year-old Jan Broberg who was kidnapped TWICE by her neighbor and family...
23m Mar 02, 2020
23m
122: A Tale of Two Thieves
August 1963. Sears Crossing, Buckinghamshire, England. Fifteen men pull off "The Great Train Robbery," netting today's equivalent of almost $70 million. It’s one of the most famous crimes in the history of Great Britain. Movies have been made, books have been written, LOOSE LIPPED CRIMINALS INVOLVED PULLED A PATRICK—GOT HAMMERED AND BRAGGED TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN! But the true inside story ...
49m Feb 25, 2020
49m
121: Mary Kay Letourneau: Autobiography
Mary Kay Letourneau is garbage. What else is there to say? I mean for context, she was a 35 year old teacher who had an affair with her THIRTEEN YEAR OLD student....and had two babies with him. She served (not enough) jail time and then then, after years and years of grooming, convinced him to marry her. AND FOR SOME REASON A&E FELT THAT SHE SHOULD GET TO TELL HER OWN STORY IN HER OWN WORDS! OH...
54m Feb 18, 2020
54m
120: Without Charity
In the fall of 2000, three construction workers were brutally murdered on a job site in rural Indiana. A police investigation leads to three men. But digging a little deeper, investigators discover a young woman named Charity Payne. The police come to believe that 18-year-old Charity was the mastermind behind the murders. Charity claims she had nothing to do with it. Charity's friends seem to k...
49m Feb 11, 2020
49m
Don't F**K With Cats (Patreon Bonus Episode)
The internet is the wild west, you guys. But even the GD no-rules internet has one actual rule. SAY IT WITH ME: Don't fuck with cats. So when a weird looking sicko starts uploading cat-murder videos to the internet, a band of internet sleuths set out to identify him. AND. THEY. ARE. BAD. ASS. This is episode 1 of our 3-part coverage. The second two episodes are available RIGHT NOW AND AD-FREE o...
49m Feb 07, 2020
49m
119: The Source Family
TICK TOCK IT’S CULT O’CLOCK! What can we say, the 60s in Los Angels were ROUGH! Lots of drugs and crappy eating, not to mention the terrible music. So it just seemed fitting that when the 70s rolled around and a guy named Jim Baker opened a bunch of popular health food restaurants on the Sunset Strip that he should parlay that into a full on cult…WITH A ROCK BAND! Soon hundreds of members of “t...
56m Feb 04, 2020
56m
118: Natalie Wood: American Murder Mystery
At 43 years old, actress Natalie Wood had it all. She was an adored icon who'd been acting since before she could remember. She'd married the love of her life and had a thriving career and a loving family. But on Thanksgiving weekend in 1981, she disappeared from the yacht she was sharing with her husband Robert Wagner and actor CHRISTOPHER FREAKING WALKEN. Hours later, her body was recovered i...
49m Jan 28, 2020
49m
The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All: Part 1 (Patreon Bonus Episode)
In 1989, 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik Menendez walked into their parents' den and killed them. In episode 1, Erik Menendez himself shares in stunning detail the events of the week leading up to the murders and the motive behind the crime that shocked America.  COME SEE US LIVE ON TOUR! We're coming to a city near you! CHECK OUT ALL THE DETAILS AND GET TICKETS HERE! (https://www.truecri...
40m Jan 23, 2020
40m