Ep 20: On the evening of April 9, 1989, JoAnn Parks put her three children to sleep and went to bed. She woke up around midnight to the sound of her children screaming and to a home engulfed in flames. Although the fire was initially ruled accidental, Joann was later convicted of arson and murder remains in prison 27 years later, even though there is substan ... Show More
Jun 2022
Wendy DiRodio: “Deadly Envy” | MURDERISH Ep. 112
At 61 years old, Wendy DiRodio’s life was just getting started. An accomplished author, therapist and
dance instructor, she was ready to excel in the only part of life where success had escaped her: love.
She’d begun dating a handsome younger man; there was even talk of marriage. ... Show More
55m 4s
May 2020
Darla Dee Peede, "In Case I Don't Return" | MURDERISH Ep. 056
A woman left her home in Florida to pick someone up from the airport. Before she left, she provided very specific details to her daughter in the event she didn’t return home. The woman was obviously concerned about her safety, but she went forward anyway. Sadly, her intuition was ... Show More
43m 40s
Dec 2021
Gail Katz Bierenbaum: “Warning Letter” | MURDERISH Ep. 098
Relationships oftentimes seem fine, even loving, when viewing them from the outside. It’s difficult to know
what may be going on behind closed doors. For one woman, her relationship began this way, with mostly
everyone thinking she’d found a man whose future value would allow the ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 2021
Kat West: Date Night Murder or Accident? | MURDERISH Ep. 091
On January 12, 2018, 47-year old Jeff West and his 42-year-old wife Kat enjoyed a date night in their small Alabama city. It would prove to be an unforgettable evening, not from all the drinking and dining but because Kat wouldn’t live to see the next sunrise. Initially, it was u ... Show More
48m 39s
Jan 2022
Hae Min Lee: Part 1 | MURDERISH Ep. 100
In January of 1999, an 18 year high school student mysteriously vanished after school. Four weeks later,
her body was found in a shallow grave in a nearby wooded park. An arrest was made and the suspect
was eventually convicted of her murder. When it happened, this tragic story b ... Show More
1h 43m
Jun 2024
State of North Carolina v. Joan Little
When Karen Bethea-Shields was in college, she heard a judge say, “No way in the world a Black woman can get raped.” A few years later, in 1975, she helped successfully defend Joan Little—a Black woman—who became the first woman in the U.S. to be found not guilty of murder using t ... Show More
37m 11s