Case 189: JoAnne Chambers

*** Content warnings: Crimes against children ***In July 1997, residents of Moe, Victoria were left reeling after their town was put on the map for all the wrong reasons. A 14-month-old boy named Jaidyn Leskie had gone missing under the most bizarre of circumstances, prompting a ... Show More

New Hampshire couple Pamela and Gregory Smart had only recently married when their lives took a shocking turn. Gregory was murdered in their home in what appeared to be a burglary gone wrong. As Pamela navigated life in the public eye as a newly grieving widow, an anonymous phone ... Show More

*** Content warnings: Child victim, child sexual assault ***On April 22 2003, Queensland police arrived at a suburban home in Brisbane’s Bridgeman Downs to find a confronting scene. Three siblings, Neelma, Kunal and Sidhi Singh, had been killed while their parents were overseas, ... Show More

<p>On April 9th, 1989, a fire took JoAnn Parks’ 3 children. Originally ruling the fire an accident, the nonscientific arson investigation - just as subjectively - switched directions to call her a monster and steal 29 years of her life.</p> <p>Learn more and get involved at: <br> ... Show More

In 2023, a woman named Jella got a new job. On her first day, she got in a car to go to her new office. Then she got a feeling that something wasn’t right. Denise Chan hosts the podcast Scam Factory. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newslett ... Show More

An investigation into threatening letters sent to a popular elementary school teacher.To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ... Show More

Did leaders at Sambation know one of their colleagues was allegedly abusing children? Nastya speaks to one former teacher who accuses her of prying into the private lives of others.Visit our website for photos and other materials referenced in the story: https://adultsintheroom.l ... Show More

As an accomplished attorney, Annie is used to tackling tough legal challenges. But an unexpected call spurs her to revisit a case more personal than the rest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

<p>When a young schoolteacher in Pennsylvania is murdered, her friends wonder if the killer will be caught. Following years without an arrest, investigators discover a new tool that may finally help unlock the murderer’s identity. Can police work fast enough to catch the suspect? ... Show More

<p>When a woman disappears, the search soon turns into a homicide investigation. Who was responsible and the motive for the crime caught everyone by surprise.</p><p>View source material and photos for this episode at:<a href="https://anatomyofmurder.com/double-take/"> anatomyofmu ... Show More

When Jessica Lynn Reale was 13-years-old, she was timid and untrusting. In early October of 1997, she mustered the courage to approach her 8th grade math teacher, a woman she’d only known for a number of weeks, to tell her a huge secret she had been keeping. Jessica told her teac ... Show More