Sometimes, life imitates art. And in 2006, a crime rocked a small town in Idaho that seemed to be drawn straight from the script of a horror movie. The story of the death of Cassie Jo Stoddart will shock you. It will anger you. And above all, it will terrify you. Get ready to “Scream”... you’re listening, to Murder in America.
If you've ever sat and wondere ... Show More
Oct 16
EP. 264 - PENNSYLVANIA: THE SHOPPING SPREE MURDERS
Two lives. A brutal double murder. And a story far more disturbing than anyone could have imagined. On September 10, 1995, a routine shopping trip turned into an unimaginable nightmare. Twenty-nine-year-old Lisa Marie Manderach and her 18-month-old daughter, Devon, stopped at a c ... Show More
1h 23m
Oct 9
EP. 263 - ILLINOIS: The Catfish Cartel Family Murders
On September 18th, 2023, officers in Romeoville, Illinois, knew they were facing something they had never seen before. As they peered in the windows of a darkened family home, the flashes of what lay inside made their stomachs churn. Three dogs, shot. Furniture turned over. Belon ... Show More
1h 21m
Oct 2
EP. 262 - TEXAS: A SISTER’S LOVE: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MARIA JIMENEZ-RODRIGUEZ
On June 21st, 2018, a 29-year-old dedicated mother and aspiring lawyer, Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez, vanished without a trace. For the next 8 years, her family fought for justice: Leading the investigation into her disappearance, hunting down clues, and even confronting her killer by ... Show More
1h 22m
Sep 2025
Teen Girl Killed In This Homemade Scary Movie
In this week’s investigation on Hot On The Case, we’re looking into the chilling murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart, a case that has since been tied to the infamous “Scream Killers.” In a quiet Idaho town, two disturbed teenage boys found each other in high school, bonding over their o ... Show More
48m 49s
Jun 2024
Talking Dateline: The Secret in Black Rock Canyon
<p>Andrea Canning talks to Keith Morrison about his episode, “The Secret in Black Rock Canyon.” In 2006, 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart was found stabbed to death at a relative’s home in Pocatello, Idaho. Detectives quickly learned that Cassie’s last day alive was nothing short ... Show More
23m 41s
Apr 2024
214. The Encounter With Evil - The Groene Family Murder
On this episode, Payton and Garrett dive into the nightmare that happened to an unsuspecting family in rural Idaho.
Case Sources:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Edward_Duncan
Stolen in the Night (2007, St. Martin's), by Gary C. King
People Magazine Investigates, episode: "The Gro ... Show More
49m 30s