This week, I’ll tell you about a rising singing star who began her career on YouTube before making it to Hollywood to compete on a nationally televised talent show. Christina Grimmie had a bright future ahead of her as an entertainer in 2016 when an obsessed fan cut her career short with an unprovoked act of violence. Resources: The cold-blooded murder ... Show More
Yesterday
The Oracle's Daughter: Inside an American Cult
How does a free-spirited hippie become the authoritarian leader of a religious cult? And why do ordinary people remain loyal to dangerous leaders, even when faced with abuse, isolation, and fear?This week on Once Upon a Crime, we explore the disturbing history of the Aggressive C ... Show More
46m 50s
Oct 12
Rocktober: Axl Rose — Welcome to the Nightmare
Before he became the legendary—and notoriously volatile—frontman of Guns N’ Roses, Axl Rose was a troubled kid from Lafayette, Indiana, with a childhood marked by family secrets, abuse, and rebellion.In this special Rocktober episode, we explore the life behind the rock-star pers ... Show More
38m 17s
Oct 5
Axl Rose, American Cults & Mexico’s ‘Reformed’ Serial Killer - Welcome to Spooky Season on Once Upon a Crime!
Axl Rose, American Cults & Mexico’s ‘Reformed’ Serial Killer - Welcome to Spooky Season on Once Upon a Crime! Spooky Season has arrived on Once Upon a Crime! October is Esther’s favorite month, and this year we’re celebrating with a lineup of stories exploring murder, music, mind ... Show More
4m 24s
Oct 2020
The Stalker Files: Christina Grimmie
In this episode of The Stalker Files, a deadly case of a “Silent Stalker.” Christina Grimmie was an artist on the rise, making a name for herself on The Voice and YouTube, little did Christina know that a man was toiling away in silence, contemplating a deadly strike. With exclus ... Show More
46m 31s
May 2025
OnlyFans Model MURDERED & IMPERSONATED by her Killer!
Russia, 2022: Influencer turned Only Fans Model Anastasia Grishman, went on a Reality TV talk show to discuss her life. Only the episode became an intervention as experts sat lecturing her new found career in porn. Her mum cried, begging Anastasia to stop and just as it looked li ... Show More
1h 11m
Mar 2023
S1 E39: The Only Fans Murderer: Case of Christian Obumseli
On April 3rd, 2022, Courtney Cleeney, Only fans model and Instagram personality, went on Instagram live to talk to her fans. She talked about her summer plans, her new makeup, etc. But no one watching the live would have guessed that 30 minutes after the live ended, Courtney woul ... Show More
44m 56s
Sep 2023
Flash Back Friday: Christina Perri
Singer/songwriter Christina Perri joins the Fempire, and shares her Hollywood Heartbreak, what it means to be the "sad song girl," how she finds inspiration in happy moments, why she thinks Ed Sheeran is the coolest celebrity she knows, and which "Twilight" moment was almost too ... Show More
54m 12s