110: The Tiahleigh Palmer Case: A Tragic Betrayal of Trust
Join Emma Kenny as she navigates the complex and poignant case of Tiahleigh Palmer, providing a sobering look into the dark side of the foster care system and the need for constant vigilance in child protection.
1hr 15m Jun 15, 2023
1hr 15m
109: Elisa Izquierdo: A Forgotten Angel - The Tragic Tale of a System's Failure
In this heart-wrenching episode of Emma Kenny True Crime Stories, we journey through the tragic life and untimely death of Elisa Izquierdo, a six-year-old girl whose story brought to light glaring inadequacies in child protective services and sparked much-needed reforms. Emma Kenny, renowned psychological therapist and criminologist, provides an empathetic retelling of Elisa's story, detailing...
1hr 24m Jun 12, 2023
1hr 24m
108: The Mysterious Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman: An Unresolved Enigma
In this compelling episode of Emma Kenny True Crime Stories, we delve into the enigmatic case of Barry and Honey Sherman, a billionaire Canadian couple whose unexpected deaths in 2017 have been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Psychologist and crime expert Emma Kenny leads us through the fascinating yet disturbing narrative of the Shermans, a philanthropic couple who made significant contr...
59m Jun 08, 2023
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108: Anthony Avalos: A Lost Childhood - System Failures & Unheard Pleas
In this harrowing episode of Emma Kenny True Crime Stories, we navigate the heartbreaking case of Anthony Avalos, a young boy who tragically slipped through the cracks of the child protective system, leading to unimaginable consequences. Emma Kenny, with her expertise in psychology and crime analysis, provides a poignant recounting of Anthony's story, focusing not only on the unspeakable abuses...
1hr 7m Jun 05, 2023
1hr 7m
107: The Horrifying Case of Rurik Jutting: The Psycho Banker
In this week's episode of Emma Kenny True Crime Stories, we delve into the chilling case of Rurik Jutting, a man whose professional success masked a deadly secret life. Rurik, once a successful British banker, became infamously known as 'The Psycho Banker' due to his brutal crimes. Emma Kenny, a psychologist and crime expert, takes us through the unsettling journey of Jutting's life and crimes...
1hr 8m Jun 01, 2023
1hr 8m
107: The Baffling Case of Ka Yang: A Deadly Microwave Incident
Delve into the harrowing case of Ka Yang and the shocking incident of a baby in the microwave in this riveting true crime video. Explore the chilling details surrounding Ka Yang's actions and the investigation that followed. Uncover the disturbing truth behind this tragic event and its lasting impact on the community. This video unravels the Ka Yang and baby in the microwave case, a deeply unse...
1hr 4m May 29, 2023
1hr 4m
106: Unveiling the dark truth: The disturbing case of female predator Vicki Bevan
Delve into the chilling case of Vicki Bevan, a female predator, in this gripping true crime video. Explore the shocking details surrounding Vicki Bevan's predatory behavior and the devastating impact it had on her victims. Uncover the disturbing truth behind her actions and the subsequent investigation that brought her to justice. This video exposes the dark and unsettling case of Vicki Bevan, ...
1hr 4m May 22, 2023
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105: THE SCAREY BRIDGE MURDER - THE CASE OF MELANIE RICHEY
In 1994, South Carolina, a 15-year-old girl was killed in a truly horrific way, when a sexual assault turned deadly. The murder weapon – a pipe bomb. Even more shocking, the perpetrators of the crime were all minors. For some reason, her killing has largely been forgotten – but it’s a story that needs to be heard. This is what happens when unsupervised teenage behaviour escalates out of control...
58m May 16, 2023
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104: Robbie McIntosh: The Devil in the Woods
In this gripping episode of Emma Kenny True Crime Stories, we delve into the sinister and gruesome tale of Robbie McIntosh, often referred to as 'The Devil in the Woods,' whose heinous crimes shook Scotland to its core. Renowned psychologist and crime analyst, Emma Kenny, uncovers the life and crimes of McIntosh. From his early years to the chilling acts that earned him his chilling moniker, E...
1hr 4m May 12, 2023
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103: THE MURDER OF LILLY HANRAHAN
The worst crimes are those committed against children – the most vulnerable members of our society. In 2017, unexplained injuries began appearing on a toddler’s body. Her guardian searched desperately for an answer, unaware that the perpetrator was hiding in plain sight. This is what happens when a babysitter becomes a killer. This is the murder of Lilly Hanrahan.
1hr 15m May 08, 2023
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102: THE TREEHOUSE KILLER- JULIA ENRIGHT
In 2018, Massachusetts, 20-year-old Brandon Chicklis disappeared. His severely decomposed body was discovered weeks later. The investigation that followed soon became a media sensation, with reports of a blood-obsessed dominatrix, disturbing collections of animal parts and an S&M treehouse. This is what happens when a dark obsession crosses the threshold between fantasy and reality. This is the...
1hr 14m May 06, 2023
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101: THE CASE OF BART WHITAKER
In 2003, Houston, Texas, an entire family was almost wiped out by a masked intruder who had broken into their home. It appeared to be burglary that had turned deadly – but evidence at the crime scene did not support this theory. A murder investigation was launched but, with few leads, police were baffled by the seemingly motiveless crime – until shocking evidence came to light suggesting the tr...
1hr 4m May 01, 2023
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100: THE CASE OF KELLY TURNER
In 2017, Colorado, 7-year-old Olivia Gant lost her fight to a rare, incurable disease she had been battling for years. Her doting mother had dedicated her life to raising awareness of her daughter’s plight, collecting donations and helping her complete the items on her bucket list. It was only following Olivia’s demise that doctors finally realised the mother was not the guardian angel she appe...
1hr 14m Apr 27, 2023
1hr 14m
99: THE MURDER OF ELI HART
In May 2022, police in Minnesota pulled over a vehicle with a blown tyre and shattered back windshield. Officers could not have imagined that a routine traffic stop would turn into a investigation, following the discovery of a boy’s mutilated remains in the boot of the car. The manner of his death was horrific, and the identity of his killer, shocking. This is what happens when a vulnerable ch...
1hr 17m Apr 24, 2023
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98: THE SUNDAY SCHOOL KILLER - THE MURDER OF SANDRA CANTU
In 2009, in Tracy, California, 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was caught on security camera, playing in the sunshine outside her trailer park home. Moments later, she seemingly vanished off the face of the Earth. Her body was found 10 days later. Whilst authorities initially suspected a male sex offender was responsible, the true identity of the perpetrator would prove far more shocking. This is what ...
1hr 11m Apr 20, 2023
1hr 11m
97: THE MURDER OF OLIVIA PRATT-KORBEL
On a summer’s night in August 2022, Liverpool, a ruthless criminal pursued a man through the streets with deadly intent. He had managed to injure him, but had failed to deliver the fatal shot. They were members of the city’s criminal underworld – people who only brought pain and misery to others like them. But this night, the lives of an innocent family and a 9- year-old girl would be forever s...
1hr 10m Apr 18, 2023
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96: LOCKED UP FOR 50 YEARS - THE CASE OF CHARLES BRONSON
In the UK, there have been many infamous, notorious criminals. However, one face stands out amongst the others – one that is instantly recognisable for all the wrong reasons. It’s the face of a man who has spent nearly 50 years behind bars, despite never having killed or raped anyone, or harmed a child. This year, he had the chance of freedom. But will he ever be fit for release, or has the pri...
1hr 37m Apr 11, 2023
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95: The Killing of Harvey Borrington
In August 2021, Leila Borrington contacted emergency services, claiming her 3-year-old stepson had fallen and hit his head at her home in Nottingham, England. Tragically, the toddler subsequently died from his injuries. However, medical opinion concluded it had been no accident, but rather the culmination of a history of abuse inflicted on a defenceless, vulnerable child, whose disability meant...
1hr 4m Apr 06, 2023
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94: THE NORWEGIAN ISLAND MASSACRE - THE CASE OF ANDERS BREIVIK
On a summer’s day in July 2011, Oslo was subjected to two horrific terror attacks, acts of mass murder, perpetrated by one man – someone who believed in male superiority, Christian fundamentalism and a white Europe, and who was vehemently opposed to the Labour government’s stance on immigration and multiculturalism. It was the worst attack on Norwegian soil since the Second World War and claime...
1hr 32m Apr 03, 2023
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93: LIVES DESTROYED BY A WEB OF LIES - THE CASE OF ELEANOR WILLIAMS
In May 2020, a young woman in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, posted a graphic account onFacebook, detailing the years of abuse.The post, complete with photos of the serious injuries she had suffered, rapidly went viral. These latest allegations followed earlier scandals in the north of England, increasing racial tensions and incidences of hate crime at a time of heightened unrest due to Covid lock...
1hr 35m Mar 30, 2023
1hr 35m
92: ACCIDENT OR MURDER?- THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOSHUA MADDUX
In May 2008, an 18-year-old man vanished whilst walking in forests near his home in Woodland Park, Colorado. His disappearance remained a mystery for 7 years, until his body was finally found. However, this discovery only raised more questions – this time about how he died. Was it, as the coroner concluded, an accident, or was his demise something far more sinister? This is what happens when fa...
55m Mar 28, 2023
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91: LEFT TO ROT IN HER BED - THE TRAGIC CASE OF KAYLEA TITFORD
In October 2020, a 16-year-old disabled girl was found dead at her home in Powis , Wales. The smell of human waste and rotting flesh in her bedroom made even the most hardened of emergency responders physically sick, whilst the police investigation revealed she had suffered 6 months of appalling neglect at the hands of her own parents. This is what happens when Covid lockdown causes the most vu...
1hr 19m Mar 23, 2023
1hr 19m
90: BRUTALLY KILLED WITH AN AXE TO THE HEAD - THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF DANIEL MORGAN
In March 1987, a private investigator was found dead in the car park of the local pub. It would become the most investigated unsolved murder in the history of the Metropolitan Police. Multiple enquiries into the killing would reveal evidence of police cover-ups and corruption – it was a case which authorities wouldn’t, rather than couldn’t, solve. More than 3 decades on, no one has been convict...
1hr 8m Mar 20, 2023
1hr 8m
89: BRUTALLY MURDERED IN A CAR PARK - THE CASE OF RYAN FERGUSON
In November 2001, Columbia, Missouri, a sports editor was strangeled and beaten in the carpark of his workplace. With little forensic evidence and no leads, the case went cold – until 2 years later, when a teenager claimed responsibility for the crime and, in the process, implicated one of his friends. Both were subsequently imprisoned for murder – but had the right men been convicted, or had t...
1hr 16m Mar 16, 2023
1hr 16m
88: ASSASSINATED ON HER DOORSTEP - THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF JILL DANDO
In April 1999, a famous TV personality was gunned down on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, London. Whilst a nation reeled in shock, a murder inquiry was launched that would become the biggest ever conducted by the Metropolitan Police and the largest criminal investigation since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. This is one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of the 20 th century. This is ...
1hr 21m Mar 13, 2023
1hr 21m
86: THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF JEANNETTE DePALMA
In August 1972, a teenage girl vanished after leaving her home in Springfield, New Jersey, USA. The discovery of her decomposed remains 6-weeks later would lead to decades of speculation as to how she died, along with rumours of witchcraft and the occult. 50 years on, the cause of her death remains unsolved and has become the stuff of urban legend. Was the girl a victim of ritual sacrifice, a s...
1hr Mar 11, 2023
1hr
87: KILLED AND BURIED UNDER THE KITCHEN FLOOR - THE CASE OF ANDREW INNES
In 2021, Dundee, Scotland, a young Filipino mum and her daughter were murdered. The police investigation and judicial process that followed uncovered details that would rank among the most harrowing in Scottish criminal history – the full facts of which will never be disclosed to the public. This is what happens when a predator goes online to hunt their perfect victim. This is the case of Andre...
1hr 30m Mar 06, 2023
1hr 30m
85: EXECUTED ON HIS OWN DOORSTEP - THE MURDER OF AAMIR SIDDIQI
In Cardiff, 2010, a teenager was killed in his home by 2 masked men. It was a brutal crime that shocked a community, and a nation, and which seemed to have no motive. The investigation that followed would prove one of the most complex ever undertaken in Wales and reveal a botched hit and a tragic case of mistaken identity. This is what happens when money and drugs cause the lives of decent peop...
1hr 4m Mar 02, 2023
1hr 4m
84: A MOTHER BRUTALLY EXECUTED IN HER OWN BED - THE CASE OF GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD
In June 2015, Missouri, a 48-year-old woman was found brutally stabbed to death in her home. Her disabled, wheelchair-bound daughter was missing, and neighbours feared the worse. Their concern, however, turned to disbelief after police quickly arrested 2 people. Not only was the missing teenager one of those under suspicion, but she was also able to walk. This is what happens when a mother’s lo...
1hr 50m Feb 27, 2023
1hr 50m
83: BRUTALLY EXECUTED BY HER BEST FRIEND - THE TRAGIC CASE OF CYNTHIA HOFFMAN
In Anchorage, Alaska, 2019, a 19-year-old woman was murdered – killed execution-style, shot in the head. The subsequent police investigation became a media sensation, uncovering a sinister plot to rape and kill, a fake identity, plus allegations of blackmail and child abuse. This is what happens when catfishing turns deadly. This is the murder of Cynthia Hoffman.
1hr 32m Feb 23, 2023
1hr 32m
82: VIOLENTLY MURDERED IN AN ABANDONED HOUSE - THE TRAGIC CASE OF ANA KRIÉGEL
In May 2018, County Kildare, Ireland, the body of a 14-year-old girl was discovered in an abandoned farmhouse. A lonely teenager, she had only craved friendship, but instead had been mercilessly bullied in school and online, before being brutalised and murdered. It was a horrific crime, made even more shocking when the perpetrators were identified – the youngest people ever to be charged with m...
1hr 32m Feb 20, 2023
1hr 32m
81: MURDERED AND BURNT IN A BARREL - THE LITTLE BRIDGE FARM MURDERS
In November 2021, Sussex, UK, a female escort worker disappeared. After a male suspect was identified, the police investigation discovered that another female escort had vanished 6-months earlier and was linked to the same man. The search for bodies would focus on an area of remote farmland, leased by the suspect, and police would soon build a picture of the horrors that had occurred there. Thi...
1hr 21m Feb 16, 2023
1hr 21m
80: CHOPPED UP ALIVE AND EATEN - THE CASE OF PAMELA MASTROPIETRO
In January 2018, the dismembered remains of a young woman were found in Macerata, Italy. The suspected perpetrator – an African immigrant. Allegations of voodoo sacrifices and connections to the Nigerian mafia, combined with the politicisation of the murder by the country’s right-wing parties, inflamed tensions around the contentious issue of immigration – with devastating consequences. This is...
1hr 17m Feb 13, 2023
1hr 17m
79: THE PICK AXE KILLER - KARLA TUCKER
In June 1983, Houston, Texas, 2 people were killed with a pickaxe – the kind of grisly double murder that would dominate the headlines any day of the week. But this crime captured more attention than usual – because the killer was a 5 foot 3, 121-pound woman. Her brutal slayings, and her subsequent reformation as a Born-Again Christian, divided a nation when it came to her fate. This is what ha...
1hr 8m Feb 10, 2023
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78: THE TRAGIC MURDER OF BOTHAM JEAN
In September 2018, a white police officer fatally shot a black man in Dallas, Texas. Allegations of institutional racism and police violence in the US had been rife for decades, but the circumstances of this case made it all the more shocking. The officer in question was not on duty at the time, and the victim was in his own home. This is what happens when mistakes cost lives. This is the murde...
1hr 28m Feb 06, 2023
1hr 28m
77: HE MURDERED HIS MOTHER IN COLD BLOOD - THE DISTURBING CASE OF KEVIN DAVIS
It’s believed 1% of the population is a psychopath. The vast majority of these individuals will not be violent during their lifetime. A minority, however, will use their anti-social personality disorder to fulfil horrific warped fantasies – fantasies often formed in childhood and played out in their minds 1000s of times. This is the story of one such individual. This is the disturbing case of K...
1hr 24m Feb 02, 2023
1hr 24m
76: A PREDATOR ON THE STREETS - THE CASE OF JORDAN MCSWEENEY
A recent study by the Femicide Census found that a woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK. In June 2022, a violent predator was prowling the streets of Ilford, East London, looking for a victim. The brutal encounter that followed shocked the nation and added volume to a growing voice – a voice calling for action to address the serious issue of femicide in the UK. This is what happe...
1hr 23m Jan 30, 2023
1hr 23m
75: THE YOUNGEST WOMAN TO BE PUT ON DEATH ROW - THE DISTURBING CASE OF CHRISTA PIKE
Some murders are so horrific they live long in the memory. In 1995, Knoxville Tennessee, such a killing occurred. Victim and perpetrators were just teenagers, and the sadistic brutality of the crime caused a media sensation. It would only be after trial that the truth of the ringleader’s dysfunctional past would be revealed, dividing opinion across a nation. Should she pay the ultimate price in...
1hr 52m Jan 26, 2023
1hr 52m
74: WHEN KIDS KILL - THE DISTURBING CASE OF ERIC SMITH
In August 1993, a mother kissed her 4-year-old son goodbye as he set off to make the short journey to a park in the tiny, close-knit village of Savona, New York. 5 minutes later, he was deceased. The killing was shocking enough, but when the perpetrator was finally identified, it caused a national sensation – the shockwaves from which still reverberate today. This is what happens when damaged ...
1hr 27m Jan 23, 2023
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73: THE DISTURBING CASE OF DAMIEN BENDALL
In September 2021, in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, 2 children, their friend and their mother were brutally murdered in the place they should have been safest – their own home. A subsequent investigation uncovered catastrophic failings by the Probation Service – failings that had deadly consequences. This is what happens when a drug-abusing, violent predator enters the world of a happy family. This i...
1hr 11m Jan 19, 2023
1hr 11m
72: THE MURDER OF CALLUM HILL
In March 2020, two men agreed to settle a dispute in an arranged fight at a remote beauty spot in Cornwall. What was supposed to be a one-on-one fight would end in a brutal assault on a vulnerable young father of one, who would be left for dead both by his attackers, and by those he thought were his friends. This is what happens when a dispute turns deadly. This is the murder of Callum Hill.
1hr 32m Jan 16, 2023
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71: KILLED BY A 14 YEAR OLD STUDENT -THE MURDER OF COLLEEN RITZER
In October 2013, a 14-year-old boy went missing after leaving his high school in Danvers, Massachusetts. The same evening, his 24-year-old maths teacher was also reported missing. Whilst the boy would soon be found alive and well, his teacher would not be so fortunate. The subsequent police investigation would uncover a brutal, senseless murder that would send shockwaves through a community. Th...
1hr 34m Jan 13, 2023
1hr 34m
70: THEY DUMPED HIS BODY IN SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES - THE MURDER OF NEIL STONECHILD!
In November 1990, the body of a 17-year-old First Nation boy was found on the outskirts of Saskatoon city, Canada. It would not be until a decade later that the truth behind the teenager’s death would be officially acknowledged, exposing systematic racism within the city’s police department and its lethal practice of the ‘Starlight Tour’. This is what happens when those tasked with your protect...
59m Jan 09, 2023
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70: HE KILLED WOMEN IN COLD BLOOD - A COLD CASE SOLVED! - JOE ERVIN
In 1970s Denver, Colorado, USA, a serial killer was on the loose. Over the course of 2 years, 4 women had killed in similar circumstances. When police failed to link the killings and separate investigations produced no suspects, the cases went cold. The families of the victims would have to wait 40 years to find any form of closure via an unlikely link between latest DNA profiling techniques an...
58m Jan 05, 2023
58m
69: THE MURDER OF JERSEY BRIDGEMAN!
In 2011, a young Arkansan girl escaped abuse at the hands of her stepmother and drug-abusing father. Back in the full time care of her loving mother, she began putting the past behind her and was enjoying a happy childhood. But that all changed when a predator, hiding in plain sight, entered her world. This is the tragic story of a young life, marred by abuse, cut brutally short. This is the mu...
1hr 16m Jan 02, 2023
1hr 16m
69: HE SLAUGHTERED HIS GIRLFRIEND AND UNBORN TWINS! - THE MURDER OF ARRIJANA HILL !
In 2014, a pregnant teenager was found dead in her home in Pearland, Texas. The police investigation focused on the victim’s 16-year-old boyfriend – the father of her unborn children. Teenagers can sometimes be accused of being egocentric, but one young man took narcissism to a whole new level. This is what happens when you interfere in the plans of a sociopath. This is the murder of Arrijana H...
1hr 16m Dec 29, 2022
1hr 16m
68: THE SANTA CLAUS KILLER ! - BRUCE MCARTHUR
Between 2010 and 2017 in Toronto, Canada, men were disappearing from the city’s gay village. The subsequent police investigations were criticised and It would take years for authorities to realise that the disappearances were linked, and they were hunting the deadliest serial killer in Toronto’s history. This is the story of a ruthless man hiding in plain sight. This is the case of the Santa Cl...
1hr 37m Dec 26, 2022
1hr 37m
67: HE ATTACKED HIS PARENTS WITH AN AXE! - CHRISTOPHER PORCO
In November 2004, an intruder broke into a couple’s Delmar home in the US, brutally axe- murdering a man as he slept, and critically injuring his wife. What appeared to be a burglary gone wrong soon turned into something even more sinister, as police identified a family member as prime suspect. This is what happens when a cold-blooded sociopath is raised as a member of the family. This is the c...
1hr 3m Dec 22, 2022
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66: THE MAD CHOPPER - LARRY SINGLETON!
In September 1978, a teenager hitchhiking through California narrowly avoided death after accepting a lift from a middle-aged man in a blue van. Whilst she would escape with her life, she would be left horrifically mutilated. Meanwhile, shortfalls in the criminal justice system would mean that, after a short term behind bars, her attacker would be released – free to hunt another unsuspecting vi...
1hr 19m Dec 15, 2022
1hr 19m
65: DIRTY JOHN MEEHAN
In 2014, a wealthy California woman met the man of her dreams online. After four failed marriages, she finally thought she’d found Mr Right. Her dream man, however, soon turned out to be her worst nightmare, as the sinister truth about him was revealed. What’s more, her own children would find themselves in his line of fire. This is the story of a psychopathic con man living a web of lies. This...
1hr 26m Dec 14, 2022
1hr 26m