After a 911 caller tells police he strangled a woman and left her body on the living room floor of a Michigan home, police find 48-year-old Sara Knight, her body covered with a sheet, her cell phone, and the names of family and friends to contact beside her. The caller is quickly identified as Sara’s husband, Harold “Butch” Knight, who fled to Maine and then ... Show More
Mar 2023
The Scott Family Massacre
On November 2, 2015, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responds to a 911 call and walks into a horrific scene. The bodies of Mike and Cathy Scott, and their two elderly mothers, are sprawled across the blood-soaked floor of their Pendleton, SC home. Seven years later, the brut ... Show More
33m 44s
Dec 2020
Confessed killer claims dead wife murdered family; Detectives debunk boyfriend's cover-up
This week on True Crime Daily the Podcast: Anthony Todt, a Connecticut man who confessed to killing his wife, three children and the family dog in Florida, told his sister a different story in a newly released jail phone call. Plus, a man in California claimed his girlfriend died ... Show More
48m 18s
Mar 2020
Shocking allegation: 'Cold-blooded murderer' asked stepdaughter's BF to help dump dead bodies
A surprising case out of Alabama, where a city councilman led police to the body of his wife, who he had reported missing. Now he's facing multiple charges, including manslaughter and abuse of a corpse. Plus, a man in Florida allegedly killed a sleeping couple and then enlisted h ... Show More
40m 22s
May 2023
He Called 911 on Himself and Then Disappeared! Have You Seen Butch Knight?
One day in January 2015, Butch Knight called 911 to tell authorities that he had strangled his wife Sara to death, and then disappeared. Knight was known for being verbally abusive to not only Sara, but to her young daughters as well. He also refused to hold down a job, instead c ... Show More
17m 50s
Aug 2020
52-year-old cold case murder solved; social workers’ case dismissed in death of 8-year-old
Police in Orange County, California, have solved a 52-year-old cold case murder — the county’s oldest Jane Doe case. Using genetic genealogy, detectives were able to identify a young woman who had been found dead in a Huntington Beach farm field more than half a century ago. Plus ... Show More
48m 40s
Mar 2020
The Heidt Family Murders - 364
August 25th, 2008. Springfield, Georgia. A 911 operator had difficulty understanding a woman who called for help. After a number of minutes, police and emergency personnel are dispatched to the home of the respected Heidt family. The details were disturbing. Someone had entered t ... Show More
54m 56s