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Karla Brown was 22-years-old in 1978. After five-years of an off and on relationship, she and her fiancé, Mark, bought their first home together. That June, the couple were focused on moving and decorating their new home. They had friends over to help with the move on June 20th, followed by an evening of food […] The post Finding Karla Brown’s Killer https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/finding-karla-browns-killer/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Elana Steinberg’s husband, Steve Steinberg, was a well-liked restaurant manager with a gambling problem. Elana struggled to keep their finances afloat, but it wasn’t easy. Then, on an otherwise normal night in 1981, Elana was stabbed 26 times in their bed. Steve called 911 and told the dispatcher that two bearded men had robbed them […] The post Victim on Trial: Elana Steinberg https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/victim-on-trial-elana-steinberg/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
On March 18, 1990, 15-year-old fraternal twins Dannette and Jeanette Millbrook disappeared while out walking from a convenience store to their home in Augusta, Georgia. Earlier that day, the girls told their mother that a man in a white van had been following them. Nothing more is known about this man and he would not […] The post The Missing Millbrook Twins https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/the-missing-millbrook-twins/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
At 6:00 a.m. on August 28, 1965, Carl and Carmela Coppolino’s physician, Dr. Juliette Karow, was awakened by a phone call. Carl Coppolino tearfully described to her how he had just found his 32-year-old wife dead, seemingly from a heart attack. Dr. Karow was concerned when she arrived at the house—young women in their 30s […] The post The Love Triangle Murders https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/the-love-triangle-murders/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
On December 22, 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons began a killing spree that would become the worst massacre in Arkansas history as well as the deadliest domestic crime in the history of the United States. His murderous rampage ended six days later, leaving fourteen members of his family and two former coworkers dead. Join us at […] The post Christmas Vacation Massacre (Bonus Episode) https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/christmas-vacation-massacre-bonus-episode-2/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Just nine days before Christmas 1998, thirty-three-year-old Ronda Reynolds was getting ready to visit her mother for the holidays. Ronda’s second marriage was falling apart after less than a year and her career as a Washington State Trooper had ended badly, but her friends and family would insist that Ronda had still been optimistic about […] The post Who Killed Ronda Reynolds? https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/who-killed-ronda-reynolds/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
From Wondery, and hosted by Laura Beil – The new season of Dr. Death, BAD MAGIC is a story of miraculous cures, magic and murder. When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. As medical experts praise Serhat Gumrukcu’s […] The post Listen Now – Dr. Death: Bad Magic https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/listen-now-dr-death-bad-magic/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
In June of 1959, just two months before her thirteenth birthday, Lynne Harper was found dead in a wooded grove near a Clinton, Ontario, Air Force base. Lynne was small for her age, the middle child between two brothers. She was described as bossy and a “live wire.” She had her whole life ahead of […] The post Two Innocents https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/two-innocents/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Jayne Leebrick met David Miller on January 1, 1991 on a cross country flight from Florida to Los Angeles. He was in the seat next to her and seemed like the perfect man. Handsome, wealthy, and a brave cancer survivor, David won her over. If David seemed too good to be true, that’s because he […] The post Love Bomber https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/love-bomber/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
On the morning of January 21, 1998, 12-year-old Stephanie Ann Crowe was found dead on her bedroom floor. She had been brutally stabbed to death as her family slept soundly in their bedrooms down the hall. Stephanie’s parents desperately called 911 for help. After police officers arrived at the scene, a cursory search of the […] The post Confessions of Youth https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/confessions-of-youth/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
“Disney” Dad Anthony Todt and his wife Megan seemed to be living an ideal, enviable life together. High school sweethearts, they married, had three children, and owned a busy Physical Therapy practice in Connecticut. But that life blew up in December of 2019. Join us at the quiet end for Destroyer of Worlds. How did […] The post Destroyer of Worlds https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/destroyer-of-worlds/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Tristan Redman is a journalist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom – weirder than normal. When, years later, he discovers subsequent occupants of his family home say they have been visited by the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s curious. It just so happens that the house Tristan […] The post Listen Now: New Podcast “Ghost Story” https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/listen-now-new-podcast-ghost-story/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Follow MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge the first 8 episodes, early and ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today. The human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it can be the stuff of nightmares. On this new series from master storyteller MrBallen, we’re […] The post Listen Now: MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/listen-now-mrballens-medical-mysteries/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Perhaps no case more than that of 22-year-old Gabby Petito demonstrates that the images we see on social media do not accurately show us the reality of a person’s life. On July 2, 2021, Gabby enthusiastically set out on a “van life” journey with her fiancé Brian Laundrie. The two had quit their jobs and […] The post The Case of Gabby Petito https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/the-case-of-gabby-petito/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Confident and carefree, Icelandic woman Birna Brjánsdóttir was just 20-years-old when she disappeared in 2017. Birna grew up in the nearby suburbs, but she was very comfortable in the city of Reykjavik. It’s known as a safe place to be, even for a young woman in the dark of night. The main street was busy […] The post The Disappearance of Birna Brjánsdóttir https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/the-disappearance-of-birna-brjansdottir/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Rachel Hatfield was in a 14-year relationship with a struggling artist named Tim when she met her future husband, Todd Winkler. Todd couldn’t be much more different than Tim. He was a former F-16 fighter pilot with a big corporate job, a house, and even his own plane. When Tim heard about Todd, he hurried […] The post Out of Wedlock https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/out-of-wedlock/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
29-year-old attorney Anna-Jane Cheney was looking forward to her wedding in March of 1994. But just a few weeks before she was to walk down the aisle, she was found dead in her Adelaide home. Join us at the quiet end for 4 Bruises. At around 7:30pm on March 18, Anna went to the home […] The post 4 Bruises https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/4-bruises/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much closer to home. The mystery of Mike’s disappearance might have faded from memory, if it wasn’t for one woman’s tireless crusade. From Wondery, comes a new season of Over […] The post Listen Now – Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/listen-now-over-my-dead-body-gone-hunting/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Jeff Wright was always looking for a good time. When he met his future wife, Susan, he thought she would be a good time. But then things between the two became something more than just fun. Susan became pregnant, they married, and they moved into a house in the suburbs of Houston. But it was […] The post The Last Seduction https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/the-last-seduction/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
27-year-old music teacher Stephanie Kupchynsky disappeared from a Rochester, New York, suburb in 1991. Stephanie grew up in New Jersey and had taught on Martha’s Vineyard. She was scheduled to attend a music conference in New Jersey that was organized by her father, also a music teacher, when she disappeared. Soon afterwards, her car was […] The post The Disappearance of Stephanie Kupchynsky https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/the-disappearance-of-stephanie-kupchynsky/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Leon Benson spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed […] The post Listen Now: Suspect “Five Shots in the Dark” https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/listen-now-suspect-five-shots-in-the-dark/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
After Jimmy Don Beets’ fishing boat was found abandoned in Lake Athens, Texas, the locals speculated that he had accidentally drowned. But two years later, his body was found buried in a wishing well on his own property. And, shockingly, another missing man was discovered entombed on the same property. These two men had one […] The post Down the Wishing Well https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/down-the-wishing-well/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
In its immediate aftermath, the 1984 murder of Brenda Lafferty and her baby daughter had their community asking “why?” But once the investigation was under way, law enforcement began to look closely at the family Brenda Lafferty had married into. Brenda was a devout Mormon, but she disagreed with the extreme religious beliefs of her […] The post Blood Atonement https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/blood-atonement/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
The ostensibly charmed marriage of Kelley and Jim Cannon became something like a bad lifetime movie after years of drug addiction and domestic disturbances. Judging from outward appearances, the two were a successful and happy couple raising a young family. Jim was a law school graduate and a well-liked businessman. Kelley was a housewife and […] The post A Body in the Closet https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/a-body-in-the-closet/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero were hitchhiking on their way to the Rainbow Family Gathering in June, 1980, when they disappeared. This was an annual gathering of hippies and free-thinking people where they would celebrate harmony, peace, and freedom at Monongahela National Forest. But after the two young women accepted a ride from a quiet […] The post The Rainbow Girls Murders https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/the-rainbow-girl-murders/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
It’s all a lighthearted nightmare on the MORBID podcast. Hosted by Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley, Morbid is a full dose of true crime with a splash of comedy. Join us all month long as we celebrate 5 years of MORBID with a special anniversary series, a festive edition of listener tales, and more surprises […] The post Introducing: Morbid https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/introducing-morbid/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch had little in his background to predict the trail of surgical atrocities he would commit in his short-lived career. Before he was finally stopped, Duntsch had caused serious neurological injuries to most of his patients and killed two of them. In fact, of the 38 surgeries he performed, 33 were catastrophic. Join […] The post Dissecting Dr. Death: Christopher Duntsch https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/dissecting-dr-death-christopher-duntsch/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
After a 911 call came in late at night on August 2, 2006, paramedics were dispatched to a high-end Washington D.C. townhouse. Inside, the home was very neat with expensive electronics and other valuables in plain sight. On the second floor, 32-year-old attorney Robert Wone was found lying flat on his back in a t-shirt […] The post Murder Mystery on Swann Street https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/murder-mystery-on-swann-street/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
As far back as Brian Stidham could remember, he wanted to be a doctor and work with children. As an exceptional student, he graduated from Harvard Medical School. Then he began his residency in pediatric ophthalmology. Eventually, Brian married, had two children, and moved to Tucson, Arizona. As one of very few specialists in the […] The post Eye to Eye https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/eye-to-eye/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
Diane Whitmore grew up in the Midwest. She was a smart girl and, as she matured, she was looking forward to an exciting life as an independent, sophisticated woman. But when it came to men, Diane had a bad picker. Diane married Joe Pikul after meeting him at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. He was exciting […] The post One Last Family Weekend https://tiegrabber.com/podcasts/one-last-family-weekend/ appeared first on Tiegrabber https://tiegrabber.com.
