the summer of 1992, the brutal rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker shakes the community of Waukegan, IL to its core. When Juan Rivera confesses to the crime, it seems like Holly’s family and members of the public might be able to breathe a sigh of relief. But that’s only the beginning of a case that would haunt the Illinois justice system for years.
Sep 7
UPDATE: The Sodder Children
In 2019, we covered the Sodder children, five siblings who vanished after their family’s home burned down on Christmas morning in 1945. Officials said they died in the fire, but no bodies were ever found. And now, with new information from a family descendant, we’re taking anothe ... Show More
31m 3s
Aug 31
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Alyssa Romine-Olson Part 2
When 30-year-old Alyssa Romine-Olson is found floating naked and face down in the pond of a Gilbert, Arizona nature preserve in 2016, online coverage makes the case sound like a suicide. But her missing belongings, an undetermined cause of death, and key evidence found at the sce ... Show More
54m 49s
Oct 2024
EP. 174 : ILLINOIS - The Tunstall Family Murders
In 2006, a brutal crime unfolded in the state of Illinois, a crime surrounded by the most disturbing, and shocking of circumstances. Listener discretion is heavily advised for this episode. - Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/sho ... Show More
1h 10m
May 2023
Episode 165 - The Ohio Strangler - Part 2 of 2
Previously in Part 1 of the Ohio Strangler case, you heard the harrowing story of Jane. A woman who barely escaped being kidnapped, raped, and tortured at the hands of a local drifter named Shawn Grate in Ashland, Ohio.In the end, police found and raided the abandoned house she w ... Show More
46m 1s
Feb 2025
The Chicago Rippers: A Legacy of Horror and Controversy
In the early 1980s, the Chicago suburbs became the hunting grounds for the Chicago Rippers, a sadistic group led by Robin Gecht, whose twisted rituals of mutilation and murder left at least 17 women dead. The gang's youngest victim, 21-year-old Lorraine Borowski, vanished on her ... Show More
24m 37s