In May 1911, 27 year old Laura Nelson and her son L.D. who was 14 years old at the time were both lynched after an angry mob drug them from their cells after they were charged with murder when the local deputy sheriff was accidentally shot and killed.
We are releasing four bonus minisodes in honor of Black History Month about four women killed between 1911 ... Show More
Sep 17
MISSING: The Disappearance Of Tarasha Benjamin
On June 26, 2010, seventeen-year-old Tarasha “Pooh” Benjamin left her home in Selma, Alabama, for a routine Saturday trip to the local flea market. Hours later, the SUV she had been driving was found abandoned and damaged—but Tarasha was nowhere to be found. More than sixteen yea ... Show More
37m 9s
Sep 15
AFTERTHOUGHTS: The Peters Family
This week on Afterthoughts, Amara and Jason discuss the murders of Brandi Peters and her three children, Tamiyah, Taniyah and JaVante. They talk about the haunting details left behind inside the family’s home, the evidence that complicated the investigation, and how two juries co ... Show More
50m 50s
Sep 10
MURDERED: The Peters Family
In November 2010, 27-year-old Brandi Peters and her three young children, six-year-old twins Tamiyah and Taniyah and three-year-old JaVante, were found murdered inside their Tallahassee, Florida home. With no obvious signs of forced entry, investigators began looking closely at t ... Show More
41m 10s
Sep 2023
S5 Ep9: The Hillside Stranglers
November 13th, 1977. Los Angeles, California. Young students, Dolores and Sonja were on their way home from a day out shopping, when two police officers stopped them for questioning. However, it was just a clever disguise, and the supposed police officers were actually sadistic k ... Show More
42m 35s
Jun 2020
Female Criminals: Mary Elizabeth Wilson
This month, we’re featuring mini episodes from the Female Criminals special series, “Black Widows.” Every day in June, Female Criminals is taking a closer look at the web of lies, deceit, and murder spun by some of history’s most deadly women: First up, we’re discussing Mary Eliz ... Show More
10m 7s
Aug 2023
Justice for Selonia (Selonia Smith Reed)
<p>A wife and mother was brutally murdered. A suspect emerged quickly, but the case went unsolved for decades. Would a new DA and a new look at the file, bring the justice long denied?</p><p> </p><p>For episode information and photos, please visit <a href="https://anatomyofmurder ... Show More
55m 17s