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The Covina Christmas Massacre occurred on December 24, 2008, in Covina, a city in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California. Nine people were killed, either by gunshot wounds or in an arson fire inside a house, where a Christmas Eve party was being held. The perpetrator, 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, who entered the house wearing […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

According to testimony, Joseph McEnroe and Michelle Anderson armed themselves and drove their pickup to the home of her parents, Wayne Anderson, 60, and Judy Anderson, 61, on the afternoon of Dec. 24, 2007. Once inside, McEnroe distracted Judy Anderson, who was wrapping Christmas gifts, while Michele shot her father. After Michele’s gun jammed, McEnroe […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Ilona Flint and Salvatore Belvedere were shot while sitting inside a parked car outside the Macy’s in Mission Valley California in the early hours of Dec. 24, 2013. Flint died at the scene while Salvatore sustained critical injuries and died a few days later. On Jan. 17, Gianni Belvedere, Salvatore’s brother, was discovered dead in […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

7 Family Members found dead on Christmas day 2011 appeared to be celebrating the holiday when they were shot dead. Who committed this horrible crime? The answer will chill you to the bone. Great Lakes Christmas Ale is reviewed on this 6th episode in the 12 beers of Christmas.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Dustin Lee Klopp punched his wife Stephanie Kilhefner in the face, causing her to fall to the floor, and then cut her throat with a knife and struck her head with an ax multiple times on Christmas Eve 2014. He put her body in a bag in a shed on their Paradise Township property and […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

The Ashland tragedy is the name given to the violent murder of three teenagers, Robert and Fannie Gibbons and Emma Carico in Ashland, Kentucky in 1881. Robert and Fannie Gibbons and Emma Carico, staying together at the Gibbons home in Ashland, were beaten to death with axes on the night of December 23, 1881. The […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Connie Villa forced her three youngest children to ingest an undisclosed amount of drugs at their apartment before she honed in on her eldest daughter, Aniarael Macias, on Christmas day 2013. When Macias refused to take the drugs, Villa told police she suffocated her daughter to death with her bare hands in their bathroom. After […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

The Italian Hall Disaster was a tragedy that occurred on December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan. Seventy-three men, women, and children, mostly striking mine workers and their families, were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted “fire” at a crowded Christmas party. Lump of Coal beer is served!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

In 1929, share-cropper Charles Lawson brutally murdered his wife and 6 of his children after buying them Christmas outfits and having a family photo taken. Rumors of his motive range from financial stress to incest. Join us at the quiet end for a Christmas beer and a Christmas crime.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

In our first installment in the 12 Beers of Christmas, we discuss trends in domestic violence over the holidays and how to help and support victims of domestic abuse. Dick shares his thoughts on Anchor Christmas Ale!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Erin Corwin thought she was being taken into the desert for a marriage proposal. Excited, she texted a friend in Tennessee, eager to share the big news. And then she vanished without a trace. We would later learn that Erin was lured to a remote location and brutally murdered. What kind of ruthless person would […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

When 8 month old Matthew Eappen died of severe head trauma, his 18 year old Au Pair was arrested for murder. What followed was a trial second only to the O.J. Simpson trial in media attention and controversy. In this episode, Jill and Dick discuss the Eappen family, the life of Louise Woodward, and the […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Lacey Spears’s struggle seemed to be every mother’s worst nightmare. From the day he was born, her son Garnett was afflicted with multiple illnesses. She shared all of his struggles on social media along with her struggles to be a perfect single mom. Apparently a courageous and selfless mother whose entire life was dedicated to her son, Lacey […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

The recent news is shocking and we’re learning more each day. Todd Kohlhepp, successful real estate agent and convicted sex offender, has been arrested in 7 murders after his latest kidnapping victim was saved from her chained and caged torture chamber–a storage container—for 3 months. We will discuss the lives and deaths of his victims, […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

On December 6, 1991, Jennifer Harbison and Eliza Thomas, both 17, were scrubbing down counters and sweeping the floors at a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas, anticipating going home and having a sleepover. Jennifer’s 15-year-old sister , Sarah, and her 13-year-old friend, Amy Ayers, were sitting at one of the tables in the shop, waiting […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

Born again Christian Chris Coleman had a great life: an intelligent and loving wife, two healthy and robust young sons, and a six figure income from his job as televangelist Joyce Meyers’ chief of security. Then Chris began getting threats related to his job, putting a target on the backs of his family. The horrible […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

On June 6th, 1996, Darlie Routier’s throat and arms were slashed. Her two oldest sons, 6-year-old Devon and 5-year-old Damon, were brutally stabbed to death in their suburban Texas home. By the time the police and paramedics arrived, Devon was already dead. They tried to save Damon, but he died in the ambulance on the way to […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

After nearly four decades behind bars, an Arizona man who long maintained that his ex-wife had framed him for a double murder left prison as a free man. With the help of the Arizona Justice Project, Bill Macumber gained national attention as a man wrongly convicted. It was less than one year after his release […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

The Friedli family home in Pinyon Pines, California was burned to the ground in 2006. This was no accident. Inside, investigators found the charred remains of Vicki Friedli and her boyfriend, Jon Hayward. Out front, posed grotesquely in a wheelbarrow, were the remains of 18 year old Becky Friedli. She, too, was burned beyond recognition. […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.

On a cold evening in January 2001, the idyllic community of Dartmouth College was shattered by the discovery that two professors had been brutally murdered in their own home. Investigators searched in vain for clues linking the victims, Half and Susanne Zantop, to their murderer or murderers. The residents of Hanover, New Hampshire, speculated about who could have been […]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.