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Malcolm Webster drugged and murdered his first wife and, after getting away with it, he tried to do the same to his second wife. A third fiancé, Simone Banarjee, was saved by detectives when they warned her and showed her evidence of her intended’s lies and crimes. She was stunned to learn that the man […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

There is no question that Michael Dunn shot and killed 17-year old Jordan Russell Davis. Tommy Stornes, Jordan’s friend who was driving the car Jordan was in, acted quickly, backing his car away as Michael Dunn shot into the vehicle. Jordan’s murder is often referred to as the Loud Music case, because the incident began […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

A young woman was found in a ditch and rushed to a hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in April of 1990. She was the apparent victim of a hit and run. She seemed to be getting better and recovering from her head injury when her husband, a much older man named Clarence Hughes, paid one […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Early one Sunday morning, kayakers found the body of a woman floating in the shallow water of a river outside Emporia, Kansas. She was identified as Sandra Bird, the wife of a minister and the mother of three young children. Her station wagon appeared to have run off a gravel country road near a bridge. […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

There are vulnerable people in society who the rest of us have a moral obligation to protect and defend from those who would take advantage of them or abuse them. Of course, we often fail. But when someone dedicates their life to helping these people who society has basically cast out, it is an honorable […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Full-time mom Candy Montgomery always did what was expected of her. She married, had two kids, and taught Sunday school at her church. Her husband Pat loved her and she loved him. But something was missing from Candy’s life: excitement. She took creative writing classes in order to express herself. She made close women friends […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

When Cheryl Keeton was found dead in the middle of the highway in 1986, she was a talented, well-respected lawyer and the mother of three young boys. After her death was determined not to be an accident, her husband Bradley Cunningham became the prime suspect. Cheryl was Bradley’s 4th wife. They had been involved in […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Members of the Heaven’s Gate cult donned black outfits, new Nike sneakers, and purple shrouds on the day of their deaths. They each had a $5 bill and 3 quarters in their pockets. It was March 1997 and 39 cult members ritually ended their lives in waves. Each cleaned up after the last until all […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

The story of Gypsy Rose Blancharde, a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and a convicted killer, has gained international attention and invited speculation from lay people and professionals in the medical community. On the night of June 14, 2015, deputy sheriffs in Greene County, Missouri, found the body of Dee Dee Blancharde face down […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

In-home daycare settings allow caretakers to work from home while offering working mothers an alternative to traditional day care settings. Parents weigh the benefits and drawbacks of their daycare options and most are satisfied with the care their children receive. When a tragedy occurs, as it did with the death of one-year old Maria Harris, […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

At 7:36 pm on the first Tuesday in July 2008, Carol Kennedy made her nightly call to her mother. Ruth Kennedy lived across the country in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 83-years old at the time and Carol worried about her living on her own. She had called her mother almost every night since her father […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

We all have someone in our family who is a little unstable. An eccentric aunt or a brother preparing for the zombie apocalypse maybe. But what happens when a family member sinks deeply into true madness, becoming a danger to himself and others? This is when interventions are needed or lives fall apart. Susie Sharp […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

It only took minutes to tear apart the family of Darren Galsworthy, a blended family that had been through hardships and illnesses to finally find some happiness and equanimity. Darren and his wife Anjie had each been through difficult relationships before they fell in love and merged their two families into one cohesive group. Things […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Pregnant mother Belinda Temple, 30, was found dead in her bedroom closet on January 11, 1999, shot in the back of the head with a shotgun. Her husband David, a Houston-area high school football coach and former local football star, was the focus of the investigation, but authorities did not have enough evidence to arrest […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

We’ve all done stupid things due to peer pressure. It can be harmless, such as influencing the way we dress or the way we wear our hair. Sometimes it involves drinking or other high-risk behavior. It often plays a part in bullying, with a teen or group of teens encouraging abusive behavior against a peer. […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

In 1966, three children, Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont, went to the beach to celebrate Australia Day. Many people there saw the siblings having a great time, but they never returned home. They vanished without a trace. While a widespread investigation was launched, it turned up very little. To this day, we’re still unsure of what happened, but […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

David Brown, a man who masterminded the 1985 murder of his wife, died of natural causes in a prison hospital in 2014. He was 61. Brown was in a protective housing unit because of his notoriety for the killing of his fifth wife, Linda Brown. He was accused of persuading two teenagers —one his daughter, […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Darren Burgess had married the wrong woman. Clinging to a dying relationship for the sake of his children, he turned to alcohol. Through 1998 and 1999, he drank heavily “just to numb the pain.” He started taking risks. In March of 2000, after a work meeting, he was arrested for drunk driving. He feared he […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

A young mother is shot to death while she clutches her 7-month old baby. Her husband lies executed in the next room. This isn’t the story of a Hollywood drama, but the tragic end to an average Tennessee working class family. Billie Jean Hayworth and her husband Billy Payne were going about their normal weekday […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

It has been 8 and a half years since anyone has seen Haleigh Cummings alive. When she was last seen on February 9, 2009, she was 5-years old. She would now be 13. Haleigh’s 17-year old babysitter, Misty Croslin, the girlfriend of her 25-year old father, Ron Cummings, called police at 3:30am on February 10th. […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.