On November 2, 1984, fifty-two-year-old Velma Barfield was executed by lethal injection at North Carolina’s Central Prison, bringing an end to years of legal appeals and emotional debates over the death penalty and how, when, and to whom it gets applied. For six years, Barfield had sat on death row following her conviction for the poisoning murder of her boy ... Show More
Nov 20
Listener Tales 104: Your Grandparents Might Be Criminals!
<p>We COULDN"T skip Listener Tales this month, so we HAD to give it to you one week early, so prepare for a batch of tales that are brought to you BY you, FOR you, FROM you and ALLLLL about you! Today we have stories of parents visiting from beyond the grave, a bladder that serve ... Show More
56m 9s
Sep 2020
147: Atlanta Child Murders: Part 1
From 1979 - 1981, a string of murder of black children terrorized the city of Atlanta, igniting terror and frustration from a community that increasingly feels neglected. Is it the work of the KKK or a cold blooded serial killer? After years of dead ends, the police get creative ... Show More
45m 53s
Feb 2024
SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 2
<p>Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, but no one pulls over to help. The community is devastated when her body is discovered just days later, but it’s assumed to be a tragic but isolated incident. But when more young ... Show More
49m 11s
Feb 2024
The Callous Killing of Sylvia Fleming
This week, in a listener-researched and written episode, we head to Omagh in Northern Ireland, as we take a look at the brutal 1998 murder of 17-year-old Sylvia Fleming.
On the cusp of adulthood, and with a difficult childhood now behind her, Sylvia thought she had struck gold wh ... Show More
1h 10m
Dec 2023
The "Psychic Killer" | The Case of Lea & Maxx Porter | UNSEEN
“I would give up my life to find her” --
It’s June 3rd, 2014 and Maxx Porter is desperately trying to reach his little sister Lea, but she isn’t answering any of his calls. 8 days later, her family turns on the TV and there's a bizarre interview of a man with a disturbing story ... Show More
23m 44s
Jan 2024
RLRC Daily 1/22/24 | Navy Commander Arrested for DUI, Hollywood Heir Charged with Brutal Murder, Woman Arrested for Assaulting Husband over Birthday Sex
<p>In this episode, We discuss a murder case involving self-defense claims, the firing and arrest of a Navy Commander, a court case surrounding a Hollywood heir, and a peculiar incident of accusing neighbors of being pirates. Additionally, we touch on a fatal shooting during a ve ... Show More
46m 58s